Chapter 94 (2/2)

“Hey, Chandeul, do you think this gochujang is of that brand that bears your name?”

“…How am I supposed to know that?”

“Hey, shit, shut up and sit down.”

“Cheong, are you sure you can drink?”

“Sadeol! Let’s drink ’til one of us passes out!”

“Challenge accepted! You’re going down!”

“What are they talking about?”

“…You’d better not know, Miho.”

They were sitting in a bar. As there were fourteen of them, Yuja had made a reservation for a table big enough for all of them. They each got a pitcher of beer to celebrate reaching drinking age. Sinsul was already too excited about it. Myo Cheong frowned.

“Oh, I think it was better when he couldn’t drink.”

“Hey, I would drink in Sul Time then!”

Myohan smiled to see them all. It had been only a few months, but as they had met every day back in high school, that time had felt like quite a long time ago. He was glad to see them all again and smiled at Shihuang.

“You would have regretted your choice, right?”

“Well, I guess so.”

They had gathered again by a series of miracles. Myohan asked the god to let them forget everything and live normal lives, but it was in vain.

Seonhan was the only one who couldn’t remember until the end, but when the twelve of them told him the same story, he finally surrendered. Myohan thought he shouldn’t have made that wish as it didn’t work anyway.

“Well, as we are all now in the universities we wanted, I think we should have a toast.”

Jagyeom proposed, with huge beer glasses in both hands. Sinsul nodded hard. Sajun also raised his glass with a smile.

“I’d like a toast.”

“But shouldn’t someone say something for a toast?”

“It’s not like it’s a wedding, we don’t need that.”

But then, Shihuang raised his glass, his eyes shining playfully.

“We should toast for the person who’s achieved the most.”

Everyone looked at Yuja. He was now wearing contact lenses instead of his usual glasses, but he tried to raise his glasses out of habit. Sinsul jumped to his feet and yelled.

“For Yuja!”

“For Yuja!”

They had been admitted to universities all thanks to Yuja. As soon as he got back his memories, he started teaching them every day at Myohan’s place.

“Can we order more food?”

“Do as you want, piggy.”

“….I think being called a rat is better than being called a piggy.”

Of course, most of the boys hadn’t had a problem. Chookjae, Sajun, Seonhan, and Myohan had always gotten good grades, and Shihuang somehow managed to do it by himself. As Jagyeom got good grades in most subjects except for math and Miho could learn fast with Yuja’s help, it wasn’t hard for them as well. And Jino was going to be an athlete, so he was fine too.

“Wow, shit. Honestly, I never thought I’d come to college.”

“I was surprised to see Sadeol admitted.”

But the problem was Sinsul, Myo Cheong, Chandeul, and Sadeol. When they were taught something new, they forgot what they’d been taught the day before. Even after they understood a concept, they said they’d never heard it before when asked about it the next day. It was Yuja who didn’t give up on them and taught (brainwashed) them.

“All human beings have the ability to learn.”

“But Yuja, I wasn’t a human.”

“Yes, you were a dog.”

“Yes!”

“…You really want to admit it yourself?”

But in the end, they all got to their dream universities. Sinsul was put on a waiting list and had to wait in agony, but as many of the admitted students gave up their places to go to other universities, his turn eventually came and he got admitted at the last moment.

“So, what do you learn in medical school?”

“Oh, all of the books are in English.”

“Yuck!”

And as for Yuja, he went to a medical school as he had wanted. He went to the top medical school of the country, and as soon as it was announced, a huge placard with his name on it was put in their high school. Soon Chookjae, Sajun, and Seonhan’s names were put under it. Myohan was quite impressed to see it. He hadn’t thought Sajun and Seonhan would do so well.

“Jino, you can’t drink, right?”

“Yeah, tryouts for the national team is soon.”

Jino had failed to stay in good condition for tryouts for college teams, but he eventually managed to go to the college he wanted, with the help of Myo Cheong’s affectionate cussing.

“Drink a little. I can’t turn you into a rabbit anymore.”

“Hey, I’m asking only because it’s all in the past now, but what happened on that day?”

“Well, another toast!”

“Hey, don’t change the subject!”

“Cheong, it’s all for you!”

How Sajun had made Cheong turn into a rabbit was still a secret to him. He forgot Jino could lie now and kept drilling him, but he didn’t tell the truth.

The funny thing is, he just kept saying, ‘Cheong, I can’t tell you,’ instead of making a story. He didn’t turn into a horse anymore, but that hadn’t taken his innocence away.