Chapter 95 (1/2)

“So, where’s you guy’s new home?”

“Not far from here. It has two rooms.”

“Wow, this area’s homes must come with huge security deposits.”

“Miho paid for it. I will earn and save money to pay him my share later.”

Jagyeom couldn’t stand his family being nice to him. They had been harsh on him for years for turning into a rat and he couldn’t just move on. That was exactly why Myohan had wanted him to forget everything, but he told him knowing was much better than not knowing, and Myohan could say nothing if that was what he thought.

“It must be so fun living with a friend!”

“Myohan, would you like to live with me?”

“Shut up, you snake.”

It was good that Miho proposed living together when Jagyeom wanted to move out from his family’s house. As Jagyeom couldn’t afford to live alone and Miho didn’t want to live alone, they agreed on finding a place to live together.

“I’m already living with him.”

Myohan pointed at Shihuang as he drank his beer. Shihuang was still snarling at the snake and snorted, but Sajun just smiled and said nothing. They all knew the two had been living together since high school.

“Oh, shit, you are all dirty bastards!”

“Cheong, you should stop drinking.”

“Is he drunk again?”

“Again? Again? When was I drunk before?”

“Sadeol and I had a drinking competition and Cheong got drunk? Why?”

After some drinking and eating, Cheong’s face turned red and he fell on the table. Myohan moved plates in front of him and pointed at him.

“Hey, just grab him. He’s not a rabbit anymore.”

“You bastard!”

“Hey, calm down.”

“Wow, he’s got a low tolerance…”

In the end, Sajun had to grab Cheong. He kept wailing and threw a huge fit, but then he soon dropped on the table and went to sleep peacefully. In the meantime, Sinsul and Chookjae agreed beer was too weak for them and ordered soju.

“Hey, I want soju too.”

“Wow, Myohan! So you’re running to the end too?”

“No, Jino’s the one who’s running.”

“Myohan, you really shouldn’t make those weird jokes.”

“Then you should stop squeaking at me.”

“Don’t speak to me like that!”

After Myohan reached drinking age, he got to find out he was quite good at drinking. It was at the welcoming party for freshmen he had no choice but to go. His seniors kept offering him drinks because he was the most good-looking freshmen, but he remained conscious long after they all fell down. Shihuang was a surprised to see that, of course.

“But you two…”

Yuja, who’d been taking sips of beer in silence, suddenly spoke. The two he was talking about had to be Myohan and Shihuang. Shihuang glanced at him as he poured soju into Myohan’s cup.

“Have been dating for some time.”

It got quiet immediately. It almost felt like the entire bar was silent. Myohan flinched for a second then he drank his soju and said like it was no big deal, “Well, I guess so.”

“…Wait.”

Jagyeom raised a question with a frown. He glanced at Sajun, and then at others.

“Isn’t that outing them?”

“Why?”

Yuja frowned and pointed at everyone.

“You all knew, don’t you?”

No one could say no. They just kept glancing at each other. They could speak again only when Jino raised a hand with wide eyes.

“I didn’t know!”

“…You are the only one who didn’t know.” Chandeul explained with a sigh. It meant he had known. Miho agreed with him.

“I could see it too…”

“Of course you could see it! Everyone could!”

“I’ve known for some time too.”

Even Seonhan and Sadeol scolded Jino for being so slow. Sajun smiled.

“As for me, I realized it the second I saw them.”

Yuja drank his beer.

“See? We all knew.”

Jino was the only one who couldn’t agree. He just couldn’t accept the fact he was the only one who hadn’t figured it out. He pointed at sleeping Cheong.

“Maybe Cheong didn’t know as well!”

“No, he knew too.”

With Shihuang’s firm confirmation, Jino truly became ‘the one who had had no clue.’ He sighed sadly and said he felt betrayed. Sinsul tried to make him feel better.

“Well, it never seemed like you would break up soon.”

“So how long have you been dating?”

“About a thousand years, give or take.”

“Maybe Myohan learned how to joke from Shihuang, they’re equally bad at it.”