Bamboo Forest Manager

171 – 166. Mafia

Mid-March.

Although it was a bit early compared to other universities, all the students who were going to become close had already become close, and it was time to try to become close with the kids who weren’t close.

It was only a 1-night, 2-day trip, but my feet wouldn’t move.

“It’s a bit awkward, more than I thought.”

It’s not bad to go out and play.

However, it felt strangely uncomfortable because it felt like I was hanging out with the freshmen.

I think it feels that way more because the reasons why 2nd year seniors join MTs are rather blatant when you see them on the internet.

“What are you doing?”

Seo Yerim, who was next to me, tilted her head as if she found my hesitation strange.

“Why are you just standing there?”

Seo Yerim, who told me to hurry up and get on the bus.

Does she know that everyone’s eyes are shaking at every little thing she does?

There were many people who said that Seo Yerim and I were dating, and there were a few guys who looked frustrated because they were after Seo Yerim.

The girls seemed to feel strongly about why they were with me.

It’s like they’re wondering why someone like Seo Yerim is hanging out with me.

“Is it right for us to be hanging out with the freshmen?”

With Seo Yerim’s participation, quite a few 2nd years also attended.

The freshmen were embarrassed, and the professors seemed to like it.

I wondered if we had taken over the event that the freshmen were supposed to be the main characters of.

“What does that matter? Is there a rule that only freshmen can go to MTs?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Right? And anyway, we’re going to play among ourselves, so there’s nothing to look at around us.”

“……”

“Why?”

“No, I’m a little embarrassed that you convinced me.”

“What are you talking about!”

She pinched my side and dragged me to the bus with a bright smile.

My eyes met Choi Yiseo’s, who was checking the number of people in front of the bus, and she sighed after glancing at us.

“Unfold your arms and get on.”

“Why?”

Seo Yerim joked.

‘More than I thought.’

I had given up on the thought because I hadn’t met them together recently.

Even though the two of them are here, there’s no particularly fierce atmosphere.

I was secretly worried that there would be a love fight like in love and war, but the fact that the two of them were close friends played a part.

Squeak.

Choi Yiseo pinched my cheek, telling me to hurry up and let go, since Seo Yerim wouldn’t understand if I told her.

I didn’t want to cause any unnecessary trouble, so I let go of Seo Yerim, and one side smiled comfortably while the other pouted her lips in dissatisfaction.

“Sit right behind the front seat. The seat next to it is mine.”

Choi Yiseo whispered secretly.

The variable would be Seo Yerim, who was listening to us from the side.

“I know!”

She immediately stepped in and stuck out her tongue.

I thought she was just being playful, but it seemed like she had her own reasons.

“I don’t want to see Woojin sandwiched between girls and acting proud just because he’s sitting with Yiseo.”

“……I admit it.”

Choi Yiseo also waved her hand, saying that she couldn’t bear to see such a sight.

I felt like I had just been insulted, but I went into the bus for now.

In the end, I decided to sit in the back.

“Do you want to sit by the window?”

I asked because she usually likes the window seat, but Seo Yerim shook her head.

“No, you go inside. I don’t want to talk to other kids and just talk to you.”

“What’s the concept today?”

“Obsessive?”

My back was pushed and I ended up sitting by the window.

“Don’t worry, I’ll only play with you.”

She smiled and pulled out her cell phone.

“Let’s play a game! Did you get the new pickup?”

“That, the kid with the scar on his face? No, I didn’t get it separately.”

“I didn’t get it on purpose because I wanted to get it with you! Let’s get it together.”

It naturally led to a conversation about the game.

“Come on, come on, let’s do it.”

Seo Yerim leaned on my shoulder and pressed the draw button with her cell phone in between.In the past, she wouldn’t have whispered because she was worried about what others would think, and she wouldn’t have leaned on my shoulder like this.

I smiled, realizing that she had definitely changed a lot in many ways.

“Is this a game?!”

“……”

“500,000 won disappeared in 2 minutes! Ugh! My mooooney!”

I smiled even wider when I saw her money evaporating right before my eyes because she failed to draw.

“J, just a little more! A little moooore!”

Before I knew it, Seo Yerim, who had lost everything, tried to recharge in a hurry, so I grabbed her wrist.

“Hey, hey. You don’t even have a part-time job, so why are you spending money like this?”

“I’m going to ask my mom for the money I saved for the New Year!”

That’s probably gone.

As I held back Seo Yerim, who was trying to spend more money by shaking off my hand, Yoo Arin passed by.

“Tsk.”

She clicked her tongue and tried to sit down opposite us, but then she got up again.

“No, I don’t want to be in a place where you can see me.”

“Do you have a script?”

How could she say the same thing that Choi Yiseo and Seo Yerim had said earlier?

In the end, Yoo Arin sat behind me.

She said that if I tried to do anything strange to Seo Yerim, she would use her geographical advantage to beat me up.

Senior Joohee also passed by in the middle, but I avoided her gaze.

I didn’t want to show her that I was with Seo Yerim, so I let go of her hand.

The senior didn’t seem to care about us, and she was just as usual.

She had her hands deep in her dragon jumper pockets, and she even had the scent of air freshener that she used to smoke.

At first, I was a little worried when she said she was going to go on a trip with us, but now it didn’t seem like a big problem.

“Okay, we’re going to leave, so please fasten your seatbelts.”

The bus left as soon as we fastened our seatbelts according to Choi Yiseo’s instructions, but.

It was only for a moment, and soon everyone was unbuckling their seatbelts and chatting among themselves.

Seo Yerim and I also played games on our cell phones and chatted about this and that.

As expected, we were stuck together, but since we were on the bus anyway, there was no one to see us.

“Yerim, we’re going to play a game. Do you want to join us?”

An Hyunho, who came to our side, asked.

“What game?”

Even though An Hyunho was watching, Seo Yerim asked without any intention of backing down.

An Hyunho also smiled without changing his expression much when he saw us.

“Mafia game. I’m going to install the app on my cell phone and we’re all going to play together.”

“Oh, that sounds fun? Woojin, let’s do it together.”

“Yeah, Woojin. You should join us too.”

Seo Yerim’s words were echoed by a suggestion to me.

“……Who are you?”

There’s no way that bastard would welcome me like that.

Anyway, we ended up playing the Mafia game together. I saw that quite a few people were participating, and all the names were familiar.

“If I get caught as a mafia, I’ll kill Kim Woojin first.”

The game started with Yoo Arin’s murder announcement from behind.

– You are a citizen! –

‘Yeah, it’s safe to be a citizen.’

I didn’t want to draw attention to myself when I played this kind of game.

I’m usually quiet, so it would be embarrassing if I came to play and made a lot of noise.

“Woojin, what are you?”

“Am I not supposed to tell you?”

Seo Yerim was nagging me from the side.

Whether she did or not, the discussion was already in full swing on the screen.

– An Hyunho: Kim Woojin is suspicious.

– Yoo Arin: Let’s kill ㅇㅈ.

– Baek Seou: Woojin is a worker.

– Lee Hyunah: Kim Woojin all of a sudden? But he is suspicious.

‘This bastard suggested we play the game so he could do this.’

I can already see that bastard An Hyunho smiling sinisterly.

He must have suggested we play the Mafia game together because he wanted to get a rise out of me somehow.

– Seo Yerim: It’s not Woojin!

– An Hyunho: Woojin, confess.

– Kim Iju: Who is he?

– Seo Yerim: The one next to me!

– Kim Iju: Oh.

– Shin Hochang: Woojin, confess.- Yu Arin: Shin Ho-chang? Who is he? Did we have someone like that in our department?

– Shin Ho-chang: He’s a 3rd year senior… You even bought me coffee last time, Arin.

– Yu Arin: Tell him to work for Kim Woo-jin.

“Same height.”

“Oh, I didn’t know.”

I said something to Yu Arin behind me while laughing, and she grumbled as she kicked her chair.

– Kim Woo-jin: I’m a citizen.

– Ahn Hyun-ho: I knew it. You’re a mafia. Just die.

– Yu Arin: I suspected it. Die.

– Kim I-ju: I think we should just kill him.

In an instant, the votes came to me and I died.

Of course, I was a citizen.

By the way, the mafias were Ahn Hyun-ho and Yu Arin.

“What the hell is this?”

If this is how it’s going to be, just bully me.

I grumbled, but the next game started anyway.

– You are dead! –

And I was killed by the mafia on the first night.

The mafias were Shin Ho-chang and senior Min Ju-hee.

‘Senior Ju-hee…?’

It felt a little cheap, but anyway, we moved on to the next game right away.

– Min Ju-hee: Policeman Kim Woo-jin is a mafia.

– Kim Woo-jin: ……

– Yu Arin: Kim Woo-jin is so bad at this lol

“I can’t even make it past the second day? Is this how the game is supposed to be?”

“Try a little harder, Woo-jin.”

“You’re just bad at it.”

The two people next to me said something, and I just wanted to hit them.

Am I losing this game because I’m bad at it?

We played a few more rounds after that.

The police were caught, but the mafia Seo Ye-rin next to them secretly looked at my screen and killed me.

Or I would die because the votes were cast in my favor due to Ahn Hyun-ho’s incitement.

Anyway, I never saw the sun twice in the game.

‘This sucks.’

– You are a mafia! –

This time, I looked at my phone with the thought of really getting down to business.

The same mafia was senior Ju-hee.

– Kim Woo-jin: Is there anyone you want to kill?

I asked carefully in the chat, and the senior answered calmly.

– Min Ju-hee: You?

“Oh, that hurts.”

My heart was pounding, but I wondered when we would arrive at the rest stop.

– Min Ju-hee: Just kidding. Kill anyone. Is there anyone you want to kill?

– Kim Woo-jin: Yu Arin. She’s been kicking my chair with her feet since earlier.

– Min Ju-hee: Okay, let’s do Arin.

There was no more chat after that.

Judging by how long the night was, it seemed like the police and the doctor were thinking.

– Min Ju-hee: Woo-jin.

Senior Ju-hee spoke to me again.

– Kim Woo-jin: Yes.

– Min Ju-hee: ……I’m bored.

– Kim Woo-jin: Yes?

What the hell is she talking about all of a sudden?

– Kim Woo-jin: We’re in the middle of a game right now?

From Noble mtl dot com

– Min Ju-hee: We’re in the middle of a game, but it’s not very fun.

– Kim Woo-jin: So you only investigated me when you were the police, and you only killed me when you were the mafia?

– Min Ju-hee: I saved you even when I was the doctor. You died because of the votes.

– Kim Woo-jin: You’re giving me the disease and the cure.

We seemed to be having a comfortable conversation, but it didn’t feel as open as before.

It felt like we were talking to each other while being careful not to step on each other’s toes.

It was awkward for no reason.

– Min Ju-hee: I’m suffocating.

It seemed like I wasn’t the only one who thought that.

– Min Ju-hee: Don’t worry about it. It’s nothing.

– Kim Woo-jin: Senior…

– Min Ju-hee: I’m 23 now. I don’t want to lose a good younger brother over something like this.

A good younger brother.

I was overwhelmed with emotion.

– Min Ju-hee: Your relationships with women seem a bit complicated, but you need to sort it out.

– Kim Woo-jin: ……I think about it every day. I’m going to sort it out soon.

– Min Ju-hee: Yeah, don’t hurt the kids for no reason and do well.

– Min Ju-hee: Don’t worry about me. Just call me captain or hyung like you always do.Then.

The night was over.

– Min Joo-hee: Let’s pretend I never confessed.

“…….”

My fingers holding the cell phone stiffen.

“Huh?”

“Se, Senior Joo-hee?”

Along with the cheers heard from here and there on the bus.

– Kim Lee-joo: ?

– Yoo Ah-rin: ?

– Shin Ho-chang: ?

– Lee Hyun-ah: ?

– Seo Ye-rin: ?

– Ahn Hyun-ho: ?

– Baek Seo-woo: ?

Question marks pop up one after another.

Cold sweat drips down.

I wondered what Senior Joo-hee’s expression would be like right now.

A third-year student carelessly adds one more.

– Shin Ho-chang: This… I think Joo-hee is the mafia.

Chatting hard at night means you’re the mafia.

In that case, of course.

It means that I was chatting with a fellow mafia member.

‘Damn it, what am I going to do?’

Even if I win, it will eventually be revealed that I am the mafia.

The moment I racked my brain wondering how I could just ruin this game.

– Choi Lee-seo: Startled.

– Choi Lee-seo: Kim Woo-jin is the mafia.

Choi Lee-seo’s angry report came up.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Yoo Ah-rin, who started kicking the chair behind me with her feet.

“……Woo-jin?”

It was Seo Ye-rin calling me coldly.