As soon as I sat on the convenience store chair, Lee Yugeon immediately issued a stern warning to me.
“Don’t do it.”
“…Don’t eat the ramen?”
As I gazed longingly at the cup ramen I had just filled with water at the convenience store, Yugeon opened the wooden chopstick wrapper he was holding and handed it to me, replying.
“I said don’t talk. Hurry and eat the ramen before it gets soggy.”
“Jjini will die of frustration if I don’t talk for even a minute.”
“…Hyung, you’re trying to mess with my head again, just like that time, aren’t you? Making me eat something and then stirring up emotions.”
Ah, caught.
“Stop making that ‘I got caught’ face and just eat your ramen. Let’s hurry and get inside.”
Yugeon took a sip of the canned coffee I bought him. While he looked away, staring at the night sky, I focused on clearing the late-night snack in front of me with the chopsticks he had handed me, taking a big bite of the freshly cooked cup ramen.
[System Alarm: Oh, what should we do?]
[System Alarm: The system is disheartened, saying that the Chosen Regressor’s plan has been seen through…!]
Thirteen made a fuss with flapping sound effects, but I focused on devouring the food as Yugeon instructed.
[System Alarm: Did you really come because you were hungry?]
‘Of course not. I’m full.’
[System Alarm: But you’ve already eaten one cup ramen, two triangular kimbaps, one hot bar, and one ice cream bar!]
‘Exactly. Normally, I’d have two of each cup ramen and hot bars.’
[System Alarm: The system is still confused and unable to understand the Chosen Regressor’s actions….]
[System Alarm: ヾ(｡>﹏<｡)ﾉﾞ]
Jeez, just stay quiet for a bit.
I muted the noisy Thirteen by pressing Alt+F4 and emptied the last bit of soup from the cup ramen. As I started coughing from the spiciness, Yugeon, who was still gazing at the night sky, hurriedly opened a bottle of water and handed it to me.
“Are you a kid? Even Dan Haru eats more calmly.”
As I thanked Yugeon with a hand gesture and took a sip of water, the coughing finally subsided.
“Wow, I really almost choked on something spicy just now.”
“Do you want tissue?”
“Yeah. I’m done eating, should we head back? Can we throw this away inside the convenience store?”
When I stood up as if I had no regrets, Yugeon’s expression subtly changed.
Watching him still leaning back against the chair, not moving for over three seconds, I felt that my plan had succeeded.
‘The late-night vibe at a convenience store… You can’t underestimate it.’
I wasn’t just spilling my secrets to Jung Siwoo here for no reason back then.
Seeing Yugeon soaked in the evening’s emotions just like I was back then, I looked up at the pitch-black Seoul sky, devoid of stars.
I teased Yugeon, who remained seated without saying anything.
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Fantasy**Story not mine** Title: Grab the regressor by the collar and debut! When he first regressed, Kang Ha-Jin thought he finally had a chance to change his life. "What brat just regressed right now?!" That is, until he's forced to regress four times! [...
