Chapter 468 (2/2)

“There’s something like that?”

Maru threw his chopsticks at the guys that had a l.e.w.d smile on their face.

“That place disappeared a long time ago. Also, you guys should do something more decent. If you use your middle leg in the wrong place, you might ruin your lives.”

They didn’t seem to have any actual intentions to go as they just shrugged and moved on to the next topic.

Around thirty minutes passed after they started eating the food they bought from the convenience store.

“Hey, it’s getting cold.”

“We have to wait two more hours, huh. Dammit, I’m going to go.”

“Me too.”

That was the privilege of those at their age who did things on impulse. Maru hit the Adam's apple of those that just waved their hands as they were about to go home. They left after saying their goodbyes.

“You guys should just go as well. It’s nothing fun to watch,” Maru said to Dowook, Dojin, and Daemyung who still remained.

“You’re sure that there’s nothing l.e.w.d in it, right?” Dojin asked.

Maru nodded.

“Then I guess I’m going to go as well. I don’t have any energy after seeing those guys leave. Dowook, let’s go,” Dojin hooked his arms around Dowook’s shoulders as he said that.

Dowook flicked his arm away angrily, but Dojin just smiled and hooked his arm again.

“Shoot something more famous next time, so that we can watch it during the day. What the hell are we doing, I wonder,” Dowook complained.

“I never told you guys to do this, you know? Stop talking nonsense and just go home.”

Dojin and Dowook waved their hands before leaving. The only one left now was Daemyung.

“You aren’t going?”

“Aren’t you going home?”

“Huh? I want to watch it though. It’s Joon-hyung’s work that’s been adapted to a movie, right? I want to watch it. I want to watch it and compare it to the original work and see how video is different from writing.”

Daemyung spoke with clear eyes. Maru did not dare tell him to do something unnecessary when he saw Daemyung’s eyes.

“Alright. I guess it’s a form of study for you. Then good luck with that. It’s cold, so you should go to the nearby fast food restaurant or something before you go there.”

He turned around after saying that. Just then, a burly hand was placed on his shoulders. Maru did not turn around and just twisted his body to get out of his grip, but he wouldn't budge.

“What now?”

“How am I supposed to do it alone?”

“Do what?”

“The movie… I’m a bit scared to go by myself.”

“Daemyung. There won’t be anyone there once it goes past one o’clock. You just need to look around before sneaking in.”

He explained in kind, but Daemyung did not loosen his grip. Maru’s shoulder started aching. This guy’s gripping strength seriously wasn’t normal.

Maru turned around to look at Daemyung. Daemyung made an awkward smile and asked him to watch it together.

“Just my luck.”

“I’ll buy you the hamburger as compensation.”

In the end, he was dragged by Daemyung to the nearby fast food restaurant. Two men eating a hamburger together late at night was something indescribably depressing. Moreover, Maru became even more depressed when he thought that he would have to watch his own unskilled acting.

“Let’s walk around for a while before going in.”

They walked around Suwon station for a while before going into the theater at exactly 1 o’clock. The hall was completely empty as they had expected. The lights were even off in the snack bar as though they had finished cleaning there.

“Can we really go in though?”

“Let’s not look for our conscience at this point in time.”

“Uhm, okay.”

Maru looked at the ticketing office before walking inside. He went past the entrance blocked by a red line and wondered if he should really do this, but somewhere in his heart, he wanted to watch the movie when he heard the movie sounds all around him. He dragged the uneasy Daemyung and opened the door to the 3rd theater. The light reflecting off the screen was faintly lighting up the audience seats, and there were less than ten people from a glance.

It was an independent movie, age-restricted, and the last show for the day. It was amazing that the staff turned on the movie at all.

“Gosh, this is unnerving,” Daemyung said as he sat down.

His eyes were uneasily tracking the entrance and the exit.

“Don’t you ever get involved in something like a scam. And don’t commit any crimes either.”

“Huh? Why’s that?”

“I bet my entire fortune that you will be caught within the day.”

He was such a naïve guy. Maru leaned back in the chair and looked at the screen. The ads were just ending.

The lights in the theater started dimming. The screen motor sounds could be heard. This signalled the start of the movie. The nervous Daemyung seemed to have calmed down now as he looked at the screen with his eyes wide open.

“Alright, let’s have a look.”

Maru crossed his arms.

The hour of embarrassment was nigh.

[1] A tobacco brand.

[2] Lit. ‘triangular kimbap’. It’s ‘kimbap’ but rolled into the shape of a triangle. Wikipedia for more info. Look at the #variants section.

[3] Petrol stations used to earn high incomes until the mid 90s due to a law that restricted new petrol stations from being built within a certain range of the other. That law was removed in 1994, leading to a dramatic increase in that number, increasing competition.