Bamboo Forest Manager

146 – 141. Dormitory Gathering

The dormitory interview itself wasn’t particularly difficult.

There wasn’t much to say, and it felt like they were just trying to weed out the bare minimum rather than trying to fail someone.

‘It’s a bit different from other universities.’

I heard that it’s difficult to get into the dorms after the first year at other places. There are even places where it’s harder to get into the dorms than it is to get into the university.

Compared to those places, GaHyun University was definitely easier.

I had seen GaHyun University being introduced as a university with a good dormitory system on YouTube.

But I didn’t expect it to be this easy.

As I came out, JooHee sunbae and DaeHo hyung were still sitting there.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, and DaeHo hyung was looking at the floor.

‘Well, he’s the head of the dormitory.’

How many people can keep their eyes off JooHee sunbae when they’re next to her?

“I’m done. The atmosphere was good, so I think I’ll pass!”

I thanked the two of them with a smile.

“Really? Congratulations.”

DaeHo hyung congratulated me with a big smile when I came back.

“…….”

JooHee sunbae gave me a sharp look for a moment. I couldn’t help but flinch and almost took a step back.

“That’s good, I’m glad.”

She quickly returned to her usual expression and patted me on the back.

“Ouch! S, sunbae. It hurts.”

“Really? Sorry!”

Paang!

The sunbae patted me on the back one more time.

As expected, her boldness is very general-like.

‘……It’s a bit much.’

There was something about it that was hard to just let go.

‘Could it be because of what happened last time?’

I wondered if she was upset because I didn’t mention it. But if I said anything, I might just get hit again.

‘Hmm.’

As I was wondering what to do, it was JooHee sunbae’s turn to go for her interview.

“What’s wrong with JooHee sunbae?”

I asked DaeHo hyung right away, and he just shrugged his shoulders, saying he didn’t know.

“Rather than that, WooJin-ah. The kids who moved into the dorms before decided to have a drink. Do you want to join us?”

“Um? Out of the blue?”

He had been looking down at his phone earlier, but it seemed like he had made some kind of appointment.

“Yeah, the kids who are moving into the dorms this time are getting together to get to know each other better. You’ll be seeing them often if you live in the dorms.”

“…….”

To be honest, I didn’t really feel like it.

I didn’t really want to drink, and I didn’t want to go to a gathering and talk to anyone.

“You don’t look so good.”

DaeHo hyung patted me on the shoulder and gave me some advice.

“You look like you’re having a hard time, unlike when you were at Gold One. It’s good to think about things when you’re like that, but it’s not bad to just drink and not think about anything.”

“…….”

I hadn’t had a drink since Oh YoonJi had come and gone, but my head had been complicated.

To the advice that felt like it came from hyung’s age and experience.

“I guess so.”

I decided to go.

It would be good to get to know the other people in the dorms in advance if I wanted to get along with them.

“But what if I see someone I don’t like there?”

“Well, that’s too bad.”

I guess it wouldn’t be so bad to go and get to know some people, even if I might not like a few of them.

As we were talking about various things related to the dorms, JooHee sunbae came back.

She didn’t seem to have any problems, so she must have done well in her interview.

DaeHo hyung got up as if to take her place and went to his interview.

“Well, I’ll be going. I’ll contact you later. It’ll probably be around 7, WooJin-ah.”

“Yes, hyung. Contact me.”

I nodded and saw hyung off to his interview.

I could just go back, but I guess I liked the fact that the surroundings were quietly bustling.

As I was sitting there for a moment.

JooHee sunbae, who was sitting next to me, looked at me intently and asked.

“Do you have an appointment?””Yeah, the people who are going to live in the dorm are gathering to drink. Just to get to know each other’s faces.”

“…….”

“Would you like to join us, sunbae?”

I suggested it to Joohee sunbae because I know she likes to drink.

“Sure, but not that kind of gathering.”

Surprisingly, Joohee sunbae waved her hand and declined.

“Woojin-ah, it’s a university dorm, so there are bound to be some incidents and accidents.”

And then she gave me some advice.

“You don’t have to get close to everyone at the drinking party. You need to draw the line where you see fit.”

“……You seem to know something.”

Joohee sunbae’s tone of voice had a strange aftertaste, so I asked her, and she scratched her cheek and replied.

“Well, I don’t know everything. You go and see for yourself.”

“Yes.”

As expected of a sunbae.

Her cool and clean advice is impressive.

“……Or maybe it’s because you’re bad.”

“What?”

She muttered something behind me and glared at me, but.

“Okay, I’m going.”

Pow!

“Ugh!”

The sunbae left after hitting me on the back again. Judging by the fact that she can’t control her strength, she should probably exercise somewhere.

‘Me too.’

I thought I should get going, so I got up from my seat.

* * *

First of all, let me tell you the conclusion: it’s getting annoying.

It’s annoying to stay home and drink, and it’s annoying to meet new people.

But since I told Daesang hyung that I would go, I’m going to go for now.

It’s our first meeting, but I don’t bother to dress up. I just put on my hat, put on my jacket, and head to the store on my phone.

‘The name of the store is… Bulgyeopsal? Korean barbecue? What is it?’

Isn’t it just a samgyeopsal restaurant?

It’s a strange place to have a meeting.

I was about to put my phone away because I was at the end of the road, but I got a message.

– Yooarin: Are you there, traitor?

It was a group chat, and the members were me, Yooarin, Seoyerin, and Choi Yiseo.

I thought it was a bit of a weird group chat, but I had already told them that I had a meeting today.

– Kim Woojin: Not yet.

Yooarin, who was supposed to drink with me and the others, was cursing me out because I was going to drink somewhere else.

– Yooarin: You’re such a jerk.

– Kim Woojin: That’s why I said I’d see you tomorrow.

– Yooarin: Oh, look at that. You’re saying you’ll see me. You should be bowing down to me in gratitude.

– Yooarin: Which way are you going? I’ll come and bow to you.

‘This girl.’

The atmosphere had been strangely bad lately, but it had come back to me as if it had never been there since I sent a message saying I had a meeting.

– Choi Yiseo: Don’t drink too much.

– Kim Woojin: Yes.

– Choi Yiseo: I told you not to do that.

– Kim Woojin: Yes.

– Yooarin: You look like a couple. You’re so caring. But drink in moderation.

– Yooarin: When you get drunk, you always try to bring girls home.

– Kim Woojin: ???

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– Yooarin: Massage.

– Kim Woojin: I don’t bring girls home. I bring anyone who wants to go with me.

– Choi Yiseo: Die.

To be honest, I don’t feel wronged.

What can I do about my drinking habits?

In fact, those three have slept over at my house because of that.

– Seoyerin: But the name of the store is Bulgyeopsal, so it doesn’t seem like Woojin’s taste.

– Yooarin: Yerim-ah, when are you going to take your clothes? Why did you put your clothes in my carrier?

– Choi Yiseo: If you have a hard time drinking, call me. I’ll pick you up.

– Seoyerin: Declaration of conscience.

– Kim Woojin: I’m not a baby.

– Seoyerin: I put it in your carrier because there was no room in mine.

– Yooarin: …….

‘They’re so crazy.’

Why are they talking so much?

The chaotic conversation gave me a bit of a headache, but a small smile was forming on my lips.

I arrived at the barbecue restaurant.

I arrived just in time for the appointment, but there weren’t many people yet.

“Daesang hyung.””Woojin, you’re here.”

Thanks to my senior, I was able to sit next to him and chat.

There were students from various departments, not just culinary arts. In particular, first-year students who were just moving into the dorms were also present, introduced by their seniors.

The gender ratio was balanced.

The kids had been giving me strange looks before they came here, but there weren’t as many girls as I thought there would be.

I chatted with my senior about what had happened at Gold One while we drank.

“Haah.”

I thought drinking a little would make me feel better.

But it didn’t relieve the heaviness in my chest.

What should I say?

I felt like I was reliving the heartbreak I felt during the break after the first semester.

‘This sucks.’

I tried to drink away my bitterness.

“Why are you drinking so much by yourself?”

When I looked up, a familiar face was sitting in the seat where my senior had been sitting.

Slightly longer hair.

The same glasses and smiling lips.

A fossil from the dental department and a devotee of s*xology.

Anonymous90 from the bamboo forest.

It was Eunwoo, who was now a graduate student and a teaching assistant.

“Are you still living in the dorms?”

You’re a fourth-year student, so you shouldn’t be able to live there anymore, right?

“I got a separate room. I just came to hang out today.”

Well, she’s a fossil from the dental department and a girl who’s been living in the dorms for four years.

She must have a lot of close friends in the dorms.

“Then I’ll be going.”

“Aren’t you managing the bamboo forest anymore? You were doing a great job as the caretaker.”

Is Yu-arin still doing it by herself?

I feel a little sorry for her.

“I am. I was just taking a break.”

“Aha, I thought you had passed it on to your successor.”

“That’s still being painted.”

I remember how Seo Yerim was so upset when she lost her s*xology seat.

I also remember how happy she was when she got her s*xology seat back while painting at Gold One.

I don’t know what’s so important about that.

“……A little?”

“Oh, it’s not a little.”

I could tell that I was drinking more than usual.

“I came here today to ask about a guy.”

“……You’re sharp.”

Anyway, she’s crazy about guys.

“I like freshmen. They’re so fresh and enthusiastic, aren’t they? They’re like that during the day and at night.”

“Take it easy. Don’t mess with the kids’ relationships.”

My eyes went to the table where the freshmen were gathered.

Many of them were openly expressing their affection for each other, not hiding it because they were drunk.

“Ugh, am I an old lady to those kids? Then will the manager keep me company today?”

“You’re sick again. I’ll introduce you to a nice guy, do you want to meet him?”

“Who?”

“Oh Daesang.”

“Not my type.”

She’s so picky.

Daesang is a good guy, he’s solid.

“I see some English freshmen over there. Have you talked to them?”

“Huh?”

Why didn’t I know about this?

“I guess they came with their friends. Why don’t you go and say hello?”

“No, it’s fine. They’ll hate me if I pretend to know them.”

How awkward would it be if a stranger came up to them and acted like a senior?

‘Ah, I’ll just go.’

I came here to get to know the people I’ll be living with in the dorms, but I didn’t feel like talking to anyone and drinking with them.

‘It was a little different earlier.’

When I was chatting with the kids before we went to the barbecue restaurant, I felt like I was back to my old self.

My heart felt a little lighter.

But now it wasn’t.

‘……I don’t think she’ll come even if I ask her to.’

I was about to get up, thinking I should get in shape for tomorrow’s drinking, but then a woman came in through the door.

It was obvious that she had put a lot of effort into her appearance for a late night out, and the soft lighting in the store made her look even more attractive.

Her charm naturally drew the attention of everyone in the store.

“Seo, Yerim?”Why am I here?

Various thoughts came to mind, but Seoyerin came straight to me, meeting the gazes of others.

“Woojin-ah, I texted you, why didn’t you see it?”

She pointed at her phone, smiling elegantly.

“Wow.”

“Hey, is that your sunbae? The goddess of the Gold One bakery.”

“Her pureness is just your type.”

“Yeah.”

Voices could be heard from here and there.

Just like when she was at Gold One, Seoyerin definitely shone brighter when she was among students.

Looking at Seoyerin’s pure and innocent appearance.

‘She was originally like this.’

I had only seen her as a s*x toy for a while, so this Seoyerin felt unfamiliar.

“Huh? Woojin-ah.”

Seoyerin urged me, even smiling with her eyes.

I blankly checked my phone.

There was a separate personal text from Seoyerin.

– Seoyerin: (Photo)

– Seoyerin: (Photo)

– Seoyerin: Which one do you like better?

One was a photo of her wearing only panties, covering her breasts with both hands.

The other was a photo of her wearing only a white shirt, covering her lower body with her hands.

Both of them were Seoyerin herself.

“……Did you come here to ask me this?”

I asked Seoyerin blankly, dumbfounded.

“Yeah, which one do you like?”

She asked me with a pure and refreshing smile, as if nothing was wrong.