Bamboo Forest Manager

Who’s Going Together

“But this is really ridiculous.”

After finishing all the pizza and cleaning up the area, I opened the window to air out the place.

Seo Ye Rin, who was brushing her teeth, burst out of the bathroom and started arguing.

“What’s wrong with me?!”

“Why is that suddenly happening?”

“Finish brushing your teeth and come out.”

Even though Yu-A-Rin and I exchanged a few words, Seo-Ye-Rin didn’t back down.

“What’s so strange about me?!”

In that moment, Yu-A-Rin and I exchanged glances simultaneously.

“Are you seriously asking?”

Yu-A-Rin asked incredulously, and Seo-Ye-Rin nodded while thrusting her chest forward.

“Yeah!”

“I think the bigger problem is that you don’t even realize how strange you are.”

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“What’s so strange about me?!”

“Just finish brushing your teeth!”

As Yu-A-Rin started to push her way in, Seo-Ye-Rin tried to hold her ground.

But, of course, she was overpowered and eventually crumpled back into the bathroom.

“Ugh, that’s just ridiculous.”

Does she really think it’s normal to flood the bamboo forest with posts about wanting to have s*x?

What’s truly frightening is that she’s been writing even during break to maintain her ‘concept.’

Thanks to that, there were more than five of Seo-Ye-Rin’s posts on a single page of the bamboo forest.

With it being vacation, the bulletin board wasn’t very active, but one person was flooding it with posts, practically overwhelming it.

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

Just look at how many of those are taking up space.

I thought Anonymous90 would join in, but surprisingly, they didn’t.

Maybe being a graduate student means they’re busy even during break?

As I mindlessly flipped through the pages, it felt like the posts would never end, just kept coming.

I suddenly became curious if she had been writing consistently since the break started, so I kept turning the pages.

“Hmm?”

There was quite a peculiar exchange in the early part.

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

↳ Anonymous222: There’s an open chat room. Please leave a reply.

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

↳ Anonymous222: There’s an open chat room. Please leave a reply.

– Anonymous69: I want to have s*x!

↳ Anonymous222: There’s an open chat room.

A strange guy was pestering Seo Ye-rin.

The problem was, it wasn’t just Seo Ye-rin.

– Anonymous90: I want to have s*x!

↳ Anonymous222: There’s an open chat room. Please leave a reply.

↳ Anonymous90: What kind of chat room?

↳ Anonymous222: It’s for people who get along to spend a day together. Leave your address.

And then, the address for the open chat room was casually left below.

“What’s this? I didn’t know this existed?”

Since the replies were delayed, it seemed the other moderators hadn’t noticed either.

Seo Ye-rin seemed to just ignore it, but Anonymous90, that is, Lee Eun-woo from the dental department, appeared to be intrigued.

‘I feel a bit uneasy.’

I was only entangled with Lee Eun-woo by chance, and we weren’t particularly close.

It was a bit unsettling that something strange was happening in the bamboo forest.

I took a moment to look over the records of Anonymous222.

There were times when the bamboo forest was used normally, but at some point, they started inviting users to the open chat room.

“……”

After turning off the bamboo forest, I stepped out onto the balcony.

I was curious about what Lee Eun-woo, who had received the address, had done, so I called the number.

After a few rings.

– Hello? What’s up? The admin usually makes all the calls.

“How have you been lately?”

– ……You want to know how a grad student is doing? Are you planning to go to grad school?

Ah, I asked the wrong question.

“No, I’m not curious. It was just a greeting.”

– Don’t greet grad students. It feels like I’m chewing over my current situation again, and it’s a bit sarcastic.

It’s a mess.

I wanted to say something like, “You chose this, so why are you whining?” but I barely held back and got to the point.

“Do you remember Anonymous222?”

– Open chat room? I remember.

It wasn’t an ordinary matter, so Lee Eun-woo recalled it quickly.

– I even checked it out. It was fascinating.

“Fascinating?”

– Yeah, you have to state your gender and age first, right? There’s also a separate verification process.

“So?”

– I didn’t do it. I said it didn’t seem very fun.

I thought for sure they would have done it.

– So I got kicked out. That’s the end of it.

“That’s it?”

– Yeah, it wasn’t particularly interesting.

“But what was fascinating?”

– There were a ton of people.

“……”

– About a hundred? It seemed like there were not just kids from Gahyundae, but also students from other universities.

“Hmm, got it for now.”

– Then take care. If you want to relieve the stress of a struggling grad student every day, come find me.

“Then I’ll just die.”

Click.

I hang up just like that.

Even though I felt a bit unsettled, it didn’t seem right to jump in right away.

As I pondered whether to check the address left in the bamboo forest, I returned to the living room to find the three of them chatting among themselves.

It seemed the discussion about Seo Ye-rin’s oddities was dragging on.

“No matter what, Ye-rin, the fact that you’re a bit… different from the others is a fact.”

Although Choi I-seo spoke with a refined language.

“Hey, is it normal to write that you want to have s*x every day? Is it normal to get all excited and start seducing at the drop of a hat?”

Yoo Ah-rin spoke bluntly without any filter.

“You know, it’s like being addicted to masturbation or porn. Yerin, isn’t that what you are?”

“No way!”

Seo Ye-rin shouted, clenching her fists tightly.

She really looked wronged.

“I wasn’t like this back in the day! What was I like during your first semester of freshman year?”

“…….”

“…….”

The two fell silent for a moment.

I too recall the time when I was a freshman and not close to Seo Ye-rin.

Back then, Seo Ye-rin was, quite literally.

The pure and lovely goddess of the department.

She was truly the envy of all the boys.

Beautiful face, great personality, and deep consideration—a perfect woman.

‘Wow, how did someone like her end up like this?’

I clicked my tongue inwardly, but Seo Ye-rin confidently continued speaking.

“Besides, Arin, you saw me since high school! Was I like this back then?”

“……No.”

“See! Even now, the department still sees me the same way! It’s just you guys who think I’m weird!”

It seems like it’s been a while since Seo Ye-rin’s words have been so persuasive.

Indeed, Seo Ye-rin is still the pure and lovely goddess of the English Language and Literature department.

With her chest even bigger, she has become a perfectly glamorous woman.

I heard from Ahn Hyun-ho that people are saying, “Who molded her to grow like that?”

‘I was the one who molded her…….’

I don’t know if I really molded her to grow like that, but in any case, I did put in a lot of effort.

“And you think I’m addicted to porn?! No way! I haven’t watched that stuff in a long time!”

Oh?

I know that Seo Ye-rin isn’t the type to lie about things like this.

Because she was too transparent in her s*xual aspects, it seemed like she was going overboard.

“Really?”

I, too, had a hard time believing it, but Seo Yerin smiled confidently and nodded.

“It’s true, no matter how many times I see it, it’s not that stimulating, you know.”

She then fixed her gaze on me, and from her eyes, a lovey-dovey feeling started to emerge.

“Ujin is the most depraved in the world.”

“What’s that? Any praise that’s not even slightly pleasing?”

“No matter what I look at, I don’t get excited when it’s with Ujin! Ah, that’s right! I’ve fallen to Ujin! I’ve been corrupted! I’ve been defiled!”

As Seo Yerin’s cry echoed, Chi-ho and Yu-ah’s gazes turned to me.

Their eyes seemed to be staring at trash.

It was as if I had corrupted the most beautiful girl in our school, who was once normal and well-adjusted, into something like that.

“I’m not me.”

It’s unfair.

“That’s how you were from the start.”

Seo Yerin was saying that from the beginning, she had been a pervert.

“There was a bit of that back then!”

A bit?

“But I’ve become this way because of Ujin. Kim-mu-jin is a super s*xy perfume bomb, you know!”

Are you trying to make me eat it now?

“Come here, you’ve finished.”

As I tried to approach her with my arm outstretched, the other two people intervened.

“Hold on, hold on.”

“That’s not a wrong statement.”

“What’s not a wrong statement?! What did I do?! If someone sees me, they’ll think I’m a bad person!”

“I’m a bad person, so hold on, hold on.”

“That’s not a wrong statement.”

These things.

“It’s all Kim-mu-jin’s fault! Chi-ho turned into a female pervert and had fun with Yu-ah under Kim-mu-jin’s bed! Yu-ah even got her butt slapped and became a masochist!”

“Ah, female pervert?”

“Hey! Not me! I didn’t have fun!”

Now, Seo Ye-rin shouts as if she’s given up on everything.

“And I, the department’s top pure and delicate beauty, even have to suffer for losers at the door! It’s all your fault, Kim Woo-jin!”

“Ugh, I’m dizzy.”

I’m really dizzy.

With a headache, I sit on the sofa and let out a long sigh.

They’ve already started bickering among themselves, so I won’t get caught in the crossfire.

“Choi Yi-seo is definitely corrupted! That girl was trying to seduce me by pushing her butt back when Kim Woo-jin was coming on to me!”

“Me, me?! No way! When?! Besides, Arin, you also feel it when your butt gets hit! Show me your butt right now! There’s a mark left!”

“Ah! Kim Woo-jin’s c*ck is the problem! It needs to be restrained! The issue is that it’s so lewd that I want to devour it!”

‘They wouldn’t talk like that outside, would they?’

Even though it’s not my concern, I worried that if they talked like that outside, they’d be seen as crazy.

Avoiding the noise, I take out my phone again and head to the balcony.

“Hello? Older brother?”

– Yeah.

My older brother picked up the phone almost immediately, with hardly any waiting tone.

Maybe he knows why I’m calling, as he deliberately waits in silence.

“I’m going to a reunion. I’ll let Choi Jin-ah know separately.”

– Yeah, good thinking.

“You haven’t forgotten that you promised to send me on an overseas trip, right? If it’s okay, could you lend me your card when the kids buy travel supplies?”

– …How many people are going?

“Four, including me.”

– Huh, don’t act recklessly.

“Ahem.”

Thinking about it, I realize I haven’t explained this well at home yet.

“If it’s not possible, then forget it.”

– It is possible. But think carefully. Don’t get caught up with some strange woman and waste your money.

“I know, having a lot of money and spending it recklessly are completely unrelated.”

I can’t explain it any other way than to say that no matter how much money you have, it’s foolish to use it carelessly.

– Huh, just knowing that is enough. Yeah, once you decide on a destination, I’ll help you buy some things to use there.

“Thanks. And I need to bring a bodyguard to the reunion.”

—

– Yeah, I’ve prepared in advance. The team leader you saw last time will be going.

“No. I have someone to go with.”

It hadn’t been long, but there was someone I was curious about.

– I’m still learning.

The older brother seemed to catch on to who I was talking about and replied.

“It’s fine. Honestly, I just thought it would be good to see the atmosphere there and learn.”

– …….

With other chaebols’ bodyguards already spread around, what danger could there possibly be?

It would be nice to learn in a safe place, like an on-site internship.

Besides, isn’t it a good opportunity to see other professionals, not just the seniors who are currently learning the ropes?

“And he’s the strongest person I’ve ever met.”

At my words, the older brother pondered for a moment before sighing and agreeing.