[2019, May 26th Sunday, 03:45 AM]
[Lee Joon: Number of Attempts - 2]
[Ghost Story Points: 581]
[Causality Rate: 32%]
After reporting the situation to the Detective so far, this time I checked the footage from a little while ago when I saw theghost and ran away.
"This is it."
"Uh-huh.."
Unfortunately, the recorded footage
didn't capture anything.
All I could see was myself, jumping up and down in surprise, just like the former managers.
Only after confirming that did I let out a sigh and turned off the computer.
"All done."
"Yeah?"
Jinhee, who was chewing gum noisily, soon tapped me lightly.
"Shouldn't you leave already? It's already 3:45. You're way past your time."
"...Yeah. I really should go to bed now."
It was only then that I felt the wave of exhaustion and stretched.
"Ugh... Did you say it's 3:45?"
"Yeah"
"Is Sunah next?"
"I guess?"
The last night watch duty at 4 o'clock was coming up soon.
If my memory was correct, it should be Sunah's turn.
I checked the group chat again.It is Sunah.'
Since things had already been messed up when Hayoon woke me up and I was way past my shift anyway, I decided to wait a little longer to at least see Sunah's face before leaving.
"Only 15 minutes left, might as well just greet Sunah before I go."
"Ah, lookat you being so caring. But could you move over a bit? I need to sit down."
"Yeah, here..."
Anyway, since it was Jinhee's night watch shift, this seat originally belonged to her.
After giving up my spot, I leaned against the wall this time, and Jinhee sat in front of the computer.
The two of us quietly passed the time like that for a while.
'...But what does Jinhee usually do on her phone?'
Suddenly curious, I quietly removed myself from the wall and looked over Jinhee's shoulder with a peek~ motion.
[Starlight Brown 3-Con, 13.9mm,Recommended for 11 months /2p]
Jinhee chewed her gum and browsed a website filled with photos of female models.
It looked like an online store, but most of it was stuff I couldn't make sense of, even when I tried reading it.
'Are those contact lenses...?'
Jinhee kept browsing through tons of other stuff too, mnakeup, clothes, and more.
She had no idea I was secretly watching her, hmming away with a hmm~ and even tapping her feet.
Suddenly, Jinhee scrolled down the webpage and switched to the KakaoTalk app.
She tapped the screen with her manicured fingernails, scrolling up and down through her chat list filled with unread KakaoTalkmessages.
'Wow, how many people is that even..?'
Jinhee really was a social butterfly, no
doubt about it.
Looking at the profile pictures of people quickly passing by, I could see pretty-looking college girls and handsome-looking boys.
The only thing they all had in common was that they were all filled with unread KakaoTalk messages.
So Jinhee didn't just treat our group chat that way, she only replied to her Own friends when she felt like it, too. Just as I was thinking that...
Paat-
[Your understanding of the character Lee Jinhee has increased by 5.]
[Your understanding of the character Lee Jinee has reached 50. You can now view information about her Quirk.]
"...Huh? All of a sudden?"
I was startled by the message that suddenly appeared.
I'd been so focused on Gyeongwon, whose understanding level was at 95, that I hadn't really been paying much attention to the other club members.
But it seemed Jinhee's understanding, which had been building up little by little over the time, had finally Surpassed 50.
'Guess I got a little lucky.'
I nodded silently and opened the Status Window.
[Opening information about Quirk]
[Lee Jinhee's Quirk is Hot-tempered.]
Paat-
(STATUS WINDOW
Name: Lee Jinhee LV.1
Age: 17
Title: Backseat Delinquent Girl
Disposition: Sports Bully
Special Ability: None
Quirk: Hot-tempered
Understanding: 50/100)
.. Hmm, hot-tempered....
Well, I had already sensed it before when she argued with the Vice Principal during that mystery case, or earlier when she got into a fight with What I'd thought was just a random outburst was finally confirmed by the system, revealing its exact label.
Unaware that I was nodding quietly behind her with hmm hmm, Jinhee was busy chatting with her sister on KakaoTalk.
[Lee Jinjoo: I told you to stop texting me, f*ck]
[Lee Jinhee: You asleep?]
[Lee Jinhee: You asleep?]
[Lee Jinhee: You asleep?]
[Lee Jinjoo: Blocked.]
As I kept studying Jinhee's Status Window and comparing it to her real self, my eyes suddenly caught on the word under the 'Disposition'.
"..jinhee, were you into sports?"
"Huh?"
At the sudden question, Jinhee locked
her phone, frowned, and turned to look at me.
"Sports? Where'd that come from?"
"No reason. The system just says you are athletic."
"...?"
She squinted at me.
"What exactly does it say there?"
"Well, just...."
I wondered if she might get offended by this kind of thing.
It felt like I'd accidentally let slip something I found while snooping on someone's Instagram, and now I was being interrogated for it.
"..There's this section in the status window called Disposition. And under that, it says you're a Sports Bully."
"What? Sports bully? Ah~ what the hell,
pfft! Is it crazy?"
Thankfully, Jinhee burst out laughing,
clapping her hands in disbelief.
"It just labels people like that outright? This much shameless?"
"That's right....."
"That's hilarious, seriously..."
Jinhee laughed it off.
Anyway, she was laughing, so I guess that's a relief.
Soon after, Jinhee let out a sigh and ran a hand through her hair as she began to explain.
"I used to be a track athlete back in the day. You know, one of those future star' kids? I even ran as a regional representative."
".. Regional representative?"
"Representative of Incheon City. Back in elementary school."
Jinhee crossed her legs.
Her robust muscles stood out, radiating health and strength.
"I was a promising athlete, but when my parents got divorced and I transferred schools, I just quit. The new school I transferred to didn't even have any sports programs anyway."
"I see "
And that's where she met Eunjung at the new school.
I began to get a clearer picture of Jinhee, who I had vaguely thought only as a sports bully and sharp-tongued.
Looking back, I realized I'd never really taken the time to hear about Jinhee's life story like this before.
Honestly, I kind of want to take this chance to ask about her parents' divorce and stuff like that....
But I couldn't.
Because Sunah was peeking through
the gap in the counter door.
"Joony, why haven't you gone back to your room even though your night watch time's over what are you two still talking about over there why is Jinhee wearing such short clothes"
"Oh, you're here, you're here! Come here, come here."
Jinhee spotted Sunah watching through
the crack in the door with blank eyes, and called her over playfully acting like it was nothing.
"Youngest of our club, come here, come
here."
Jinhee quickly stood up and pulled Sunah, who was outside the door, into a tight hug, and dragged her inside.
"Did you sleep well? Tell me did you"
"Hey, don't...."
As Jinhee suddenly pulled her into a tight hug and ruffled her hair wildly, Sunah, her eyes wide like a frozen fish, frowned in fluster.
"Don' dooo what, hmm? Don' doo what?"
Despite Sunah's squirming, Jinhee spoke in a slurred, teasing tone and continued to tease her roughly.
Sunah twisted her body, trying to escape with a clearly annoyed expression.
..Surprisingly, Jinhee's pretty good at handling Sunah.
In any case, it was a good thing for me. I quietly gave a small nod in farewell and stepped out of the counter area.
"...Su, Sunah. Good luck with the night watch. I was just waiting to see you before I left."
"....."
"call me if anything weird happens, okay? I'll get going now. You got this. Fighting."
Even while being messed with, Sunah turned her head slightly and just blinked at me for a moment.
I repeated, " I'm going now. Bye," and only then did she let out a small groan and responded.
"Sleep well, Joon....".
"good night~"
I hurried out of the counter area. Behind me, I could still hear Jinhee teasing Sunah.
"You even woke up and came on your own before I went to get you, so good, sO good.."
"Ah... stop patting my head..."
***
[2019, May 26th | Sunday, 8:00 AM]
[Lee Joon: Number of Attempts - 2]
[Ghost Story Points: 581]
[Causality Rate: 32%]
Beep-beep-beep-beep-beep
[Everyone, hope you all have a day as beautiful as Dasom. Have a good day]
Morning, boarding house.
I opened my eyes drowsily.
But it was still dark.
It was because there were no windows leading outside.
As I was looking for my phone to turn off the Fourincess alarm, someone walked up and banged sharply on the door.
"Are you crazy! Turn off the alarm!"
...
'What the f*ck, early in the morning...'
If I can't even set an alarm, how am I supposed to get up on time in the morning? Do you think I have some kind of superpower or what?
These crazy b*stards.
Flick-
I got up and turned on the light in my room.
It was blinding.
"Umm....".
At home, whenever I woke up in the morning, the sunlight would naturally come in and wake me up.
Sleeping in the dark and waking up in the dark like this felt like wandering through darkness.
My head felt dizzy, as I'd just woken up and couldn't tell whether it was day or night.
For a moment, I just sat on the bed, still not fully alert, then I suddenly felt like I couldn't breathe, so I opened the door first.
Maybe because it was such a small space, the carbon dioxide I had exhaled while sleeping overnight had filled the room.
Creak-
"Huu....."
As I opened the door, a small, barely breathable fresh air entered the room. I briefly held my pounding head and sat back down.
I had been sleeping intermittently, taking turns for the night watch, sleeping somewhere else other than at home, and when I woke up in the darkness, the space was cramped and even lacking in Oxvgen. so I felt extremely nauseous.
'How can anyone live here...:'
As I sat there like that, I soon heard someone coming from the hallway on the opposite side.
Thud- Thud-
Soon, Gyeongwon walked up to the front of the room and poked his head through the door I had left slightly open.
".Prez. If you're awake, you should hurry up and get ready."
"... Oh, right. Sorry."
His tone was strangely sharp. It seemed like he was feeling on edge, probably because the competition was tomorrow.
"Everyone else is already up and getting ready. Go wash up, quick."
"Okay..."
I waved my hand and got up from my spot.
Honestly, I hadn't even been sitting for that long.
And we still had to eat breakfast and all, so there was still some time left before we really had to get ready for the competition...
Getting scolded right after waking up put me in a bad mood, but still, I was the one who handed him the authority So he could lead the team well in the competition, after all.
I reluctantly accepted, stood up, and walked into the shower room.
If I kept dragging my feet like this, he'd get annoyed again.
I should just hurry up, wash up, and get ready.
Still half-asleep, even taking a shower felt like a chore that morning, so I just washed my hair quickly in the sink.
***
After getting ready, I headed out the front door and saw Gyeongwon waiting, impatiently tapping his foot with an irritated expression as he urged the club members to hurry.
Soon after, Sunah hastily locked her room behind her and came running. We stepped outside the entrance and did a headcount.
"jinhee, Sunah, Gyeongwon, Hayoon. One person's missing. Where's Dukhun?"
"I clearly saw him awake. Why isn't he Coming out...."
Gyeongwon's face grew anxious. After waiting for a moment, he finally sighed in frustration with a Damn it, what's he doing? and went back inside the boarding house.
"Gyeongwon is being so sensitive."
"You bet."
Jin hee look bored.
Trying to lighten the mood, I took advantage of Gyeongwon's absence, and kindly greeted the members.
"Did everyone sleep well? Was everything comfortable?"
"Yeah.."
Sunah answered with a sleepy face. Her eyes were half-closed, as if she were still half-asleep.
"Hayoon, what about you?"
She just nodded silently.
Hayoon's eyes were open, but she was motionless, looking like she was suffering from low blood pressure in the morning.
Unlike her usual neat, dignified, and tidy appearance, her hair was sticking out in places, lacking the usual luster.
"Are you okay? Are you really okay?"
I tried to get her attention by nudging her a bit, but Hayoon didn't even look my way and just stayed still.
"Haam... I'm so damn sleepy."
Meanwhile, Jinhee, without a care for decorum, yawned widely.
This was the fresh, half-awake morning faces of the female members of our club.
As I was watching with mild interest,
Gyeongwon suddenly stomped over with an angry look and came back out of the boarding house.
"He was sleeping again. Crazy guy."
"..What is he doing now?"
"I woke him up and made sure he was in the shower."
Saying that, he stomped down the stairs like he was kicking the steps, laptop in hand.
Muttering hoarsely, 'Am I the only one thinking about the competition?' he headed downstairs.
The other members watched him awkwardly.
'Haa...'
After I finally sorted things out, I urged
the mermbers downstairs.
"Alright, good job getting up this morning, everyone. I know you're tired, but just hang in there for today. Tomorrow the competition Now, let's go follow him down, Let's go."
"Let's go..."
Sunah mumbled and rubbed her sleepy eyes as she went down first.