Bamboo Forest Manager

Inside the dorm.

Yu Arin, trying to soothe her stomach with a Chocomong, couldn’t hide her anxiousness, blowing air through her nose in frustration.

“Is this really the right thing to do?”

Unable to hold back, she looked over at Seo Yerin.

“Is it really right to just let them go?”

Even though Choi Yiseo had come from far, and even though only two could attend the concert.

She questioned whether it was really right to let the man she likes go on a date with another woman.

However, Seo Yerin shrugged without taking her eyes off her phone.

“Then, what do you suggest? It was something we promised before Yiseo even came to Gold One.”

“Honestly, I don’t really like crowded places, so…”

Look at her acting all calm.

Yu Arin pouted, thinking that Choi Yiseo must have had some confidence to go with him.

Was it different from the last time, when she seemed anxious, because they weren’t going to sleep together?

‘This girl’s changed somehow.’

Anyway, there’s something about Kim Woojin that ruins people. Seo Yerin, herself, and even her.

“Ah, damn it.”

In the midst of all this, Yu Arin got annoyed by the notification on her phone.

It was a notification from the Bamboo Forest after a long time.

• Anonymous69: I want to have sex.

• Anonymous69: I want to have sex.

• Anonymous69: I want to have sex.

• Anonymous69: I want to have sex.

• Anonymous69: I want to have sex.

Today, for some reason, the sex pest was spamming the board, ignoring the rules.

“Anyway, I’m in a bad mood, and now this weird thing catches my eye.”

Annoyed, Yu Arin blocked the person for three days without any warning. She had already warned them several times not to flood the board with messages, so this seemed fair enough.

“Such a nuisance.”

Feeling slightly relieved that she had let out some steam, Yu Arin tossed her empty Chocomong into the trash can.

“…What?”

Suddenly, Seo Yerin was staring at her with a resentful look.

“Nothing.”

Seo Yerin, who had been engrossed in her phone, slowly put it into her pocket.

Yet, she continued to glare languidly.

“What is it?”

“Nothing at all!”

Even though Yu Arin asked again, wondering why she was acting like this, Seo Yerin just responded more irritably.

‘What’s this about?’

Yu Arin wondered if she had somehow offended her, but she really hadn’t done anything.

‘She was fine just a moment ago, so why is she acting like this now?’

Recently, Seo Yerin had been really unpredictable, and Yu Arin thought she might just go for a walk.

“Hey guys, anyone want to go skiing?”

Just then, Min Ju-hee came into the room. The way she shook her shoulders and urged them to go skiing was childishly cute for her age.

It was a fitting suggestion from Min Ju-hee, who loved to move around.

“I’m not going…”

“Let’s go together. Arin will go too.”

“Okay.”

Bang.

Min Ju-hee closed the door and left.

As Yu Arin stared blankly at Seo Yerin, she responded with a chilly smile.

“You’ve made me bored.”

Then Seo Yerin began to get ready.

“…I did?”

Watching her back, Yu Arin asked what she meant, but there was only an empty silence in response.

“Wow, look at all the people.”

It was only expected that there would be a lot of people since it’s a UI concert, but I was a bit surprised by how many there actually were.

I quickly put my hand on Choi Yiseo’s shoulder, thinking that I might lose her if I let my guard down for even a moment.

“What’s this?”

And then Choi Yiseo shoots me a glare.

She pinches my arm that is around her shoulder lightly.

“I’m just holding you like this because we might get separated.”

“Don’t people usually hold hands for that?”

A cold voice.

Thanks to her expressing her anger so clearly, I could restrain myself.

“No, I thought it might hurt if we held hands.”

I slowly let go of her shoulder and took her hand.

“Ouch! It hurts!”

Choi Yiseo immediately squeezes my hand tightly. She even clenched it hard with both hands, so it really hurt a lot.

“It hurts! I said it hurts!”

People around us stare, but Choi Yiseo doesn’t care at all.

Panting heavily, she let go of my hand, delivered a low kick to my butt, and stomped off to the queue.

“Oh, what the hell kind of strength…?”

Yu Arin told me not to exercise more, but Choi Yiseo is the one who needs to stop.

At this rate, she’ll become Ironman.

I quickly followed Choi Yiseo and stood behind her, but she still had her arms crossed and didn’t even look back at me.

She was really pissed off.

I had a girlfriend here, and it was time to show the technique I had learned from having sex with three people in my major.

Soothing an angry woman’s heart should be easy.

I playfully covered Choi Yiseo’s eyes with both hands and asked,

“Who- kuhuck?!”

A backspin elbow struck my abdomen immediately. This girl must be learning not just PT but also mixed martial arts.

I clutched my stomach in pain for a few seconds.

‘Is the first operation a failure?’

It’s okay.

There are still many ways.

“Yiseo, you want a piggyback ride…!”

“Do you want to die?”

“…….”

Failed the second attempt.

I thought giving her a piggyback ride and letting her inhale the fresh air would lighten her mood.

“Then how about a wind…!”

“Enough already.”

Failed the third attempt too.

‘I thought a windmill would surely work.’

I believed that showing off my windmill dance moves would impress Choi Yiseo.

Although I’m not good at it yet, wouldn’t it be nice to at least show that I’m trying?

‘Then next…’

Let’s show her something that can make her laugh.

“Look at this.”

I showed her my phone.

A drinking party with Han-kang, Pyo Jinho, and Ahn Hyeon-ho in the picture.

The important part was that there were a lot of unfamiliar faces.

“Remember when you came, Yiseo? You said your boyfriend was attending a club drinking party.”

“……”

Choi Yiseo listens blankly.

Alright.

Without stopping, I continue talking to her, seemingly interested.

“I felt a bit sorry for rejecting, so I asked our goofy friends for help.”

Aren’t these guys quite charming just by their looks?

Kang Han-kang, who looks like a church oppa.

Pyo Jinho, with a sturdy bear-like build.

Ahn Hyeon-ho, with a sharp bad boy style.

“They crashed the club gathering by hitting on everyone. See the guy sulking in the corner? That’s Yiseo’s boyfriend.”

“Huh…”

Choi Yiseo looks at me with an incredulous expression.

Thinking it’s my chance, I try to explain further, but her interest doesn’t last long.

No, rather…

“At least they helped.”

She responds curtly, as if something doesn’t sit well with her.

‘Is this not it?’

It was my secret weapon that could at least yield a compliment, if not entertain, but it failed.

Even worse.

“How did you start dating Yoon-ji?”

“……”

I ended up hearing a question that overwhelmed my abilities.

Honestly, I had recently gotten quite close with some girls due to various events, so I was confident.

‘Come to think of it, it wasn’t exactly normal.’

One was a girl chattering about sex in the Bamboo Forest, and another was a girl spinning like a windmill.

Even just thinking about it, they were far from ordinary.

‘What should I do.’

At this rate, it might remain this way until after we return from the concert.

Once the concert starts, there won’t be time to talk separately.

Then, it would be no different from just watching the concert separately instead of together.

‘Apologize again?’

I already did that several times before coming here.

Choi Yiseo didn’t want that.

To begin with, she was sarcastic about whether she was even in a position to receive an apology.

‘Should I call and ask for help?’

In my heart, I wanted to ask Yu Arin or Seo Yerin, both women, but I didn’t know what kind of swearing might come back.

Just seeing Seo Yerin flooding the Bamboo Forest, I could tell she was extremely stressed right now.

‘Sigh, I didn’t want to have to use this method…’

Slowly, I took out my phone and made a call.

After a few rings, a man answered.

• …Hello.

His voice was hoarse, as if he had just woken up.

It was senior Han-kang.

“Can I ask you something?”

• I don’t want to listen.

“Okay, I’ll ask.”

• I said I don’t want to.

I subtly turned my body to whisper so that Choi Yiseo couldn’t hear.

“How do you calm an angry woman down?”

• Who’s angry? Yerin? Or Yiseo? Did you break up? They can’t stand the sight of you now? Woohoo! Woohoo woohoo! Let’s gather the gang and drink tonight! Woohoo!

Son of a bitch.

• Tell Yerin that Han-kang oppa is still single…!

• Oppa, who are you talking to?

“Crazy bastard.”

Sleeping with a girl next to him and talking nonsense.

I hang up and call the next person.

• Why, I sent you a photo.

This time it was Ahn Hyeon-ho.

“Hey, by any chance…”

• Hold on a second.

With the sound of a notification and some rustling, a much more excited voice asks.

• You broke up with Yiseo?! I knew it, useless Woojin! Just got dumped!

“Are you guys dating? How do you respond so quickly?”

It seems Han-kang contacted him.

He kept swearing, so I just hung up.

Finally, senior Pyo Jinho.

• …Did you think I’d know that and contact me?

“No, I just wanted to tease someone too.”

• Yiseo…!

Click.

After hanging up, I ponder for a moment and then decide to contact someone trustworthy.

• Hey, Woojin.

“Senior Ju-hee, are you busy right now?”

• No, not at all… Wear two pairs of socks. Your feet will get cold.

“You seem busy?”

• Sorry, I’m at a ski resort with my roommates, and it’s their first time. So, what’s up?

“How do you calm an angry girl down…?”

• Is that Woojin?

• You bastard! We’re having so much fun right now, you jerk! Jealous?!

• Woojin! Be sure to come back by 8 o’clock! If you’re late, you’ll be in trouble!

• If you come back, expect to find a lock on your underwear!

• And don’t hold hands or anything like that! Got it?!

• Who goes to concerts these days?! Skiing is the best, so thrilling and refreshing!

• Arin couldn’t ski, so she was whining about riding a sled!

• Hey! Why did you say that?!

• Through the white snow! Riding a sled! Running, A-rin! How refreshing!

• Stop it!

• Typical strong woman goes straight to the board, typical weak woman rides the sled with kids.

“Oh, it’s noisy.”

I immediately hung up.

I was going to ask senior Ju-hee something, but it seemed like they all went to the ski resort together.

As soon as I hung up the phone, Choi Yiseo was staring at me intently.

The girls’ voices were so loud that she must have heard them.

“Huh?”

“No, it’s just…I had something to ask.”

Feeling awkward, I replied, and Choi Yiseo turned back without much reaction.

At the moment when I thought it was really messed up.

Thud.

Choi Yiseo leaned her back against my chest.

I wondered what it was, but she grumbled bluntly with her arms crossed.

“It’s cold, block the wind for me.”

Today isn’t that cold of a day, but.

‘Ah.’

I realized what her intention was.

I slowly embraced her as if to envelop her and whispered softly.

“This way, it’s warmer.”

No particular response.

She just gently entrusted her body to me.

‘This is the right answer.’

But then I wondered why she pushed me away when I put my hand on her shoulder earlier.

Whatever it is, I’ve found the answer, so it’s alright.