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Join the ServerUpon seeing Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake’s message, the corners of Seon Woo-min’s mouth rose almost imperceptibly.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Okay okay, first take this for now]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Brave Mung Bean live action]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Brave Mung Bean in the flesh! (cool)(cool)]
Soon the photo of the Mung Bean figure appeared.
Taking a deep breath, Seon Woo-min enlarged the image.
It was a figure that made a gasp escape involuntarily.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [It’s truly dazzling…]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I’m speechless.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [My heart feels so grand, our Mung Bean TT TTTTT]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Lol lol lol lol right?]
“Is there a specific way they talk?
Probably not?”
Worried that clumsily imitating a Kitty Corps fan would just make things more complicated, Lee Do-kyung just typed as he normally would.
Surrounded by noisy friends seated around the table, he twisted his body toward a corner to send messages.
“Hey, Lee Do-kyung.
Stop muttering to yourself and toss some chips.
You’re not playing, right?”
Inside the dimly lit establishment, red neon signs glowed along the walls.
A staff member wearing a black vest was shuffling poker cards at the center of the table.
It was a hold’em pub where he frequently met up with his high school classmates.
“Yeah, count me out.
Watching you guys get cleaned out is entertaining enough.”
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [But why did you leave it unopened?]
At Nokddoongie Bokddoongie’s unexpected question, Do-kyung paused.
He couldn’t very well answer that he had zero interest in a figure and had bought it purely for Woo-min, even paying double to snatch it from those little squirts.
Just then, a blinking red dot indicated Nokddoongie was typing.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Ah, I think I get it.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [That feeling of not even daring to open it… (teary)]
“Crazy….
How can you be this cute?”
Burying his forehead on the table, Lee Do-kyung laughed, almost sobbing, as he hugged his phone.
A friend next to him grabbed his arm, asking what on earth he was doing.
Do-kyung, tears welling in his eyes, just giggled while letting his arm be pulled.
“Hey.
What’s wrong with this guy?”
“Looks like he’s got another fling.
Is she pretty?”
The topic of conversation among the dozen or so friends holding poker cards shifted to Do-kyung.
Ignoring them, Do-kyung typed away diligently to Nokddoongie.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Yeah yeah, you know? that feeling lol]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [And]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Just call me comfortably]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [No need to type all the exclamation marks…]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Ah, okay then?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Then I’ll call you MungBeanPancake-nim.]
‘Crispy Pancake-nim’ would have been funnier, a pity.
Woo-min knew he was a Mung Bean fan, so he probably included ‘Mung Bean’ to be considerate.
Briefly looking up, Do-kyung posed a question.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Nokddoongie-nim, how many times have you rewatched IPKC?]
During the days he’d been absent from the messenger, Lee Do-kyung had studied and researched Mung Bean from the Invincible Power Kitty Corps to a level that could have earned him a thesis.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had consumed almost all Mung Bean-related information available online.
But he hadn’t managed to rewatch the anime.
Not only that, he couldn’t even watch the best scene compilations or highlights.
Even when he resolutely played the anime, he would naturally end up doing something else on his phone or nodding off.
Even if he barely pulled himself together, soon his eyes would glaze over and his mind would wander.
He guessed he just wasn’t cut out for anime.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I gave up counting long ago.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I’ve just watched it so many times]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I even have the sound effects memorized.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Keu, as expected…]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [What are you watching these days?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Old ver?
New ver?
Or manga?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Comics?]
Do-kyung bombarded him with questions.
It was a clever tactic to keep Woo-min from asking him anything.
Safer that way.
Plus, he was genuinely curious about what Woo-min was watching.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [These days I’m watching season 3, episode 12 of the old version.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [When do you usually watch it?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I watch before sleeping]
Because then I can sleep like a log…
How could anyone get so seriously invested in a cat acting like a fool?
Do-kyung found it fascinating.
No matter how much they fought demons with blood splattering, in his eyes they were just cats.
No matter how cool a cat was, it was still a cat, and even if it was a warrior, it was still a cat.
An anime cat at that.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Oh!
That’s similar to me?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [After work, I tidy up a few things, then]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I watch until I fall asleep.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [So sometimes]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [The first thing I see when I open my eyes is Mung Bean. (heart)]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Kya that’s the best! (thumbs up)]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hehe sometimes he even appears in my dreams.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [And I don’t usually dream much.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Ah, I heard this somewhere,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [If you receive strong visual stimulation right before falling asleep, or]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Whatever you think about the most during the day]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Has a high chance of appearing in your dreams.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Subconscious, something…]
“Aha.”
That’s why you appear in my dreams every single day.
Nodding as if he understood perfectly, Lee Do-kyung had his entire mind absorbed by Nokddoongie Bokddoongie, not even noticing a new snack—a buffalo wing—being sloppily tossed onto his side plate.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [After work, what do you usually do, MungBeanPancake-nim?]
“Ooh, getting proactive?”
Do-kyung raised an eyebrow.
He’d been wondering if they’d only talk about the cat kids forever, but here Woo-min was coming in with a jab.
Come to think of it, Seon Woo-min would chatter tirelessly all night if you touched on his interests.
He remembered Woo-min’s flushed cheeks as he talked in detail about his favorite poets.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Me?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I’m a freeetancer]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Freelancer]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [So no fixed commute hours]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Work, exercise,]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Work, meet friends,]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Mess around at home, work…]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Something like that?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [What kind of work does Nokddoongie-nim do?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I work at a café.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I see]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I see]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [But they say if you work at a café]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [You get asked for your number all the time]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [That’s a myth… hehe]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Is that so lol lol]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I’ve been to cafés but]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I’ve never worked at one so lol lol (sheepish)]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Has Nokddoongie-nim ever been asked for your number?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Sorry if this type of question is uncomfortable (teary)]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Huh?
No.
Not at all.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Numburr]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Well]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hehe]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [It has happened.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Not a lot, though.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [It’s really nothing special.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll]
Regardless, Do-kyung’s thumb was furiously pressing ‘l’, as if in rage.
He didn’t even notice the chat window becoming a mess.
“Who the hell dares to ask for whose number?
You wanna die?”
“Do-kyung, you gonna eat that wing?
I’m taking it.”
“Leave it.”
Lee Do-kyung, just now noticing the buffalo wing on his plate, brushed away his friend’s hand.
“This guy, your drink’s still full too?”
“He’s on a sobriety kick lately.”
“Hey, what’re you talking about?
A dog giving up shit.”
His friends were laughing among themselves.
Indeed, Do-kyung hadn’t touched the bottled beer sitting on his table.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [What did they say when they asked for your number? (lightning)]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hmm.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Actually, people who ask directly are surprisingly rare.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Because it’s an open space]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [And there are other staff around.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Usually they write their number on the receipt, or]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [When they pick up their drinks]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [They ask if I’m seeing anyone.
Something like that?]
“Whether you’re seeing someone or not, why would they ask?”
At some point, Do-kyung was chewing vigorously on an unlit cigarette filter.
The pompadour’s buttery face flashed through his mind.
His one eternal regret was not being able to punch that bastard in the jaw.
Not only did he bother, but he acted up—what a crazy f*ck.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [I see]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [So what do you do, Nokddoongie-nim?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [I refuse.]
“Good job.”
You’re doing great.
Do-kyung nodded contentedly.
Yes, Woo-min.
Keep refusing like that.
“Hey, you’re not bluffing again, are you?”
“No, I’m not.
I just have good cards, so I’m betting.”
“Ugh, what a bastard.
Your life’s pitiful.”
Loud laughter erupted.
Getting an idea from his friends’ conversation, Do-kyung grabbed his pack of cigarettes and went outside.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Working at a café]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [You must see a lot of jerks, right?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Jerk customers]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Not many, but sometimes.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [What kind of jerks? (curious)]
Why is he suddenly curious about this?
Thinking it was odd, Woo-min typed his answer.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Even though it says outside food not allowed,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [They bring in food and eat it.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Eating it, I can pretend not to see,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [But sometimes they ask for plates and forks according to the number of people.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Oh dear… (lightning)]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Breaking cups, spilling drinks, that kind of thing happens a lot too, right?]
Do-kyung recalled the scene of the pompadour breaking a cup and spilling his drink.
He’d done it on purpose to mess with that guy, but he hadn’t meant to cause Woo-min extra trouble.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Yeah a lot, hehe]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [But that’s not necessarily being a jerk,]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Because we also make mistakes and break cups sometimes.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [As long as it’s not throwing them on purpose]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Lol on purpse lol lol lol lol]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Everyone makes those kinds of mistakes.]
“…You’re so kind, my Woo-min.”
The corners of Do-kyung’s lips, cigarette in mouth, curved gently.
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [So if I break a cup at a café, I don’t have to feel awkward, right?
Lol lol]
But the words that came back to that kind Woo-min were absurd.
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hehe yes.
The important thing is not getting hurt.]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [That’s the priority.]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Hearing that Nokddoongie-nim works at a café]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Makes me feel sorry for some reason (teary)]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [No, why would you feel sorry, MungBeanPancake-nim?]
Crispy!!!MungBeanPancake (find_B12345): [Lol lol lol lol (smile) Anything besides that?
Jerk customers?]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Hmm.
There was this time I was cleaning up a cup a customer broke]
Nokddoongie Bokddoongie (nokkdoo1107): [Picking up the glass shards]
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