Chapter 22: Extra saves the leader who is being hunted.

In the end, my worries were unfounded.

Because the thing I imagined didn’t happen.

Instead, I became a little more tired.

“I’m telling you, navy blue definitely suits Hayeon.”

Saying that, Sohee pushed a navy blue apron in front of me.

“No, a bright beige apron suits Hayeon better than navy blue. Look, she’s wearing white beautifully now. A bright color has a gap that suits her well.”

Jia enthusiastically expressed her opinion, placing a beige apron next to it.

“Or how about one with a checkered pattern? One that’s too plain looks empty…….”

Sejeong seemed to have a taste for patterns, as she had been recommending aprons with patterns for a while.

‘How did it come to this?’

At first, we were clearly choosing aprons to wear ourselves.

-Are you choosing an apron for Hayeon to wear?

-Huh? Yeah……I’m going to buy the same one for myself.

-Really? Then I’ll choose with you.

-Me too, me too.

Then two people came over, and at some point, the three of them started enthusiastically choosing an apron for me to wear.

-Hey, guys. I can choose separately…….

At first, I said that too.

But…….

-No, leave it to us. We’ll choose a pretty one for you.

-That’s right. Isn’t it better for three people to choose than to leave it to the transfer student alone?

I couldn’t refute that, so I became a model wearing an apron.

I guess the good thing is that you can put on an apron while wearing clothes.

Otherwise, I might have had to go eat lunch without even choosing, since the number of aprons the three of them chose had already exceeded double digits.

“Maybe the checkered pattern is okay too…….”

“Navy blue also suits Hayeon.”

“Beige too. The apron you brought a little while ago had a similar feel and suited her, so should we consider that one…….”

‘They’re being persuaded by each other.’

I’m the one who’s going to wear it, but they looked at each other’s chosen aprons and started looking for other ones, saying it was good.

Can’t they just choose something?

At this rate, I felt like I would see all the aprons in the store.

‘Hmm…….’

I need to choose quickly.

That was the only way to escape from this situation.

Thinking that, I scanned the aprons that caught my eye while wearing them.

Most of them looked fine to me.

Except for things like the rabbit pattern that Sejeong recommended, most of them were neat styles suitable for a practical garment called an apron, so it seemed like it would be okay to wear any of them.

‘Navy blue is definitely okay, though…… No, beige also has a bright feel, so it might be okay…….’

I imagined myself wearing it and chose one or two.

That apron was too dull, and that apron was too bright.

The other apron had a pattern that was too big, and another apron was too plain.

‘……Why am I looking at it so diligently?’

When I came to my senses at some point, I was choosing more delicately than I had originally intended to choose.

It was the first time I was so engrossed in choosing clothes.

‘Certainly, a woman wearing an apron looks nice.’

When I was a man, I would have been embarrassed just by choosing an apron, but I was glad I was a woman now.

Thinking that, I tried on a few selected aprons in the mirror.

Unlike the Kim Hayeon in the comic, the real Kim Hayeon had clear features, and above all, it was my favorite style.

Natural brown, flowing long hair.

Her eyes also had a reddish-brown color, so it suited her well.

Putting clothes on such an appearance. It felt like playing dress-up with a doll.

She was tall, so maybe she could be a model. I have no intention of doing so, though.

‘Is this the joy the kids felt while choosing my apron?’

I felt it when I put on clothes to go out at home, but I was somewhat happy to see the mirror.

Actually, if I keep looking, I get embarrassed thinking about what I’m doing, but I seemed to be screwed since I’m still looking at the mirror.

Yeah, if you can’t avoid it, enjoy it.

Everything suits me well.

Well done, my face.

But this makes me unsure about what to choose.

Should I ask the kids…….

I glanced back, and the other three were a little away from the mirror I was in.

They had seen the aprons around them, so it seemed like they were looking at clothes in a slightly farther place.

Then, I have no choice but to ask someone else.

Tap tap tap.

[Which one looks better?]

I sent a message to Baek Ahra, who was looking at the curtain over there.

That side would have a good view of the aprons I was holding, so it was a good place to ask.

–Ding.

‘……Huh, wasn’t it on silent?’

It was a small sound, but it was definitely a sound from Baek Ahra’s side.

[Don’t send it suddenly, idiot!]

[You surprised me.]

[I thought it was on silent. Sorry.]

[……Anyway, don’t ask me that.]

[Just choose. 1. Checkered pattern beige, 2. Navy blue, 3. Mint color.]

[I said I wouldn’t.]

[Hurry.]

[……1.]

[Oh.]

I also thought that side was a little better, and Baek Ahra seemed to think so too.

It was pretty, and when I wore it, it felt like my sharp atmosphere calmed down a bit, so it was one of the candidates.

With this, I can blend in well during club activities.

Then I should decide on this.

“Guys, I’ve decided on this one.”

After folding the apron well, I turned around and said it loud enough for the kids who were still choosing aprons to hear.

“Huh? Did you decide?”

“Yeah, I’m done with this.”

“That’s a shame…… Dark colors would suit you well too…….”

Sohee put down the black apron she was holding as if she was disappointed.

As expected of someone who likes dark colors, Sohee, who had only picked out dark colors, looked disappointed when she saw the apron I chose.

‘That’s too dark.’

I felt a little sorry, but still, I liked the bright side for aprons.

It’s not that I don’t like dark colors, but I wanted to distinguish colors according to the intended use.

“Beige is good for Hayeon.”

“It’s definitely pretty.”

The two of them seem to be satisfied because their opinions were reflected to some extent.

“Excuse me. Do you have the same apron as this one?”

Sejeong pointed to the one I chose and asked the clerk about the stock.

“Ah, I’ll have the same one.”

“Hmm……then I’ll have the same one too.”

‘It ends up like this.’

Still, buying the same apron didn’t seem so bad.

You get close through things like this.

I decided to think positively.

“Madam, this is all the stock we have, would you like to check the size?”

Fortunately, there was enough stock for everyone to buy the apron.

‘She looked happy.’

Sejeong, seen from afar, was smiling and choosing an apron.

The person she mainly talked to was Kim Hayeon, but she also talked little by little with the other two while choosing aprons, so it seemed that they had become somewhat close in a week.

That appearance was not the appearance of someone who was forced to deal with it.

A girl shopping with her friends.

My impression of Sejeong so far was that.

‘Rather, Kim Hayeon was being attacked…….’

At first, she made a slightly troubled expression, but soon she gave up and obediently wore the aprons the three of them chose, which was somewhat funny.

‘……Ah, silent.’

If Kim Hayeon sent me another message, it would be very troublesome, so I switched my cell phone to silent mode again.

I turned off the silent mode while coming out of the elevator in case there was a call from home, but if a call comes later, I’ll have to call back.

“The movie we’re going to see this time is said to be scary, are you really okay, transfer student?”

“Yes. I’m good at watching scary things. Sohee, are you not good at watching scary things?”

“Really? I’m jealous. I’m scared even when I see a cockroach…….”

“I’m scared of that too…….”

The four of them were heading to the movie theater after eating lunch.

I made a reservation in the back diagonal line, a place where the four of them could be seen well, following the seat map sent by Kim Hayeon.

‘I should try not to watch the movie as much as possible…….’

I hated scary things.

How can anyone enjoy such a thing?

I couldn’t understand how it was fun to suddenly appear and startle people with a scary appearance.

“Excuse me, did you come alone?”

It was when I was moving to take the escalator leading from the square to the movie theater.

“……Are you talking to me?”

“Yes.”

A woman I had never seen before was standing there.

She had heavy makeup on her face, and her clothes were so short that her stomach and legs were exposed.

She was the type of person who advertised that she was good at playing.

“My friends left me alone, so I have some time……if you’re alone, would you like to hang out with me just for today?”

‘This person, is a person who is hunting.’

She had a very similar impression to the people I had encountered several times on the street.

There were many men and women on the street who approached me just by looking at my face and asked me to hang out or get my number.

No, there seemed to be some people who were waiting just for that.

But I didn’t know I would be subjected to this kind of thing even inside this building.

‘Should I scream for help, should I call a security guard……no, both of them will be noisy.’

It would be very troublesome if I was caught.

And, I didn’t really want to cause a commotion in a place like this.

If my mother heard that I went to the shopping mall on the weekend, it wouldn’t be good.

I had to solve it alone.

“I’m sorry, but I think it’s more fun to play alone.”

“Don’t say that, it’ll be more fun if we play together, you know?”

Grab.

‘……Ha.’

Now my wrist was forcibly grabbed.

If it goes this far, I don’t think she’ll let go with just words.

What should I do?

I feel like the attention of the people around me is gathering, so should I just spit out a frontal insult since it’s come to this?

Yeah, let’s do that.

“I’m sorry, but you’re not my type…….”

No, it was when I was about to say that.

“Right? Then there’s no need to be sorry.”

I was grabbed by the shoulder from behind and pulled.

“This is, my companion, so let go of your hand and get lost, okay?”

It was a low voice, but there was no way I wouldn’t know who it was.

‘Why…….’

Kim Hayeon.

She, who should have gone up the escalator, was pulling me and hugging me in her arms for some reason.