Childhood Friend Who Sees the Future Utters Nonsense

119 – To gain courage

Time really flies by in the blink of an eye.

After almost a month since I went public with my relationship with Yuna, there weren’t as many changes in our daily lives as I had thought.

Yuna was busy going back and forth between her dorm and the office to prepare for her next album, and I was busy preparing for the college entrance exams, so I didn’t have time to open my eyes.

However, if you ask if that means nothing has changed, then no. Perhaps the biggest change that has occurred since the big scandal of that day is this.

“Thank you! I’m looking forward to the next album!”

“I am the one who is most grateful. Please continue to support me in the future!”

A fan approached Yuna, who was standing in front of a fancy store, bowed deeply, took a piece of paper, and disappeared somewhere.

Yuna waved her hand politely toward the fan, but then she caught sight of me and opened her eyes wide. At that, I shrugged my shoulders and approached Yuna without saying anything.

Wow.

Then, before I could even get to the fancy store, Yuna ran over to me and hugged me.

I almost fell over because of the sudden shift in my center of gravity, but fortunately, I was quite used to my girlfriend’s surprise attacks, so I was able to safely support my body.

“It’s been a long time since we last met, but you didn’t even say hello?”

As I looked down at Yuna in my arms, a playful feeling welled up in me and I said something I didn’t mean.

“Is this a greeting? Or do you want me to give you a big kiss on the street?”

Then, as expected, Yuna raised her head with her cheeks puffed out and asked back with powerful words. It was like giving and receiving in return.

“No, that’s a bit… .”

“What, you don’t like it?”

“You know that’s not what I meant.”

Yuna frowned at me with a sharp tone as I expressed my discomfort. Thinking about what would happen if I made a mistake here, I hastily waved my hand.

Even if you’re in a public relationship, you have to keep what you have to keep. There are morals in public places.

As I blurted out my excuses in a weak tone, Yuna stared at me and laughed so loudly that I could almost hear the snickering sound effect. It seemed like she was just acting to tease me.

“Hehe, just kidding. Just do it when you get home. Why do you have to do it in front of other people?”

“That sounds strange in its own way.”

It seems like this idol has been using harsh language a lot lately. Is he losing self-control because he thinks the seal will be lifted in two months? It’s dangerous.

“Anyway, why are you free today? It’s for someone who is taking the CSAT next week.”

The moment I was about to take a step to move, Yuna naturally clung to my arm and asked in a rather excited voice.

I felt a little sorry when I heard that. In fact, I haven’t been able to hang out with Yuna at all recently because I’ve been preparing for the college entrance exam. To be exact, even when I tried to set up a day to meet her, Yuna didn’t come because she was afraid of bothering me.

In fact, that’s why I had a hard time getting Yuna to come out today. I told her that if she had time today, we should meet, but she declined, saying that it was because she was worried about me, so I asked her to please meet me since she wanted to meet me, and we made a date.

Even after hearing that, Yuna seemed to think that I was just being careful about her and asking to meet her, so she had a worried expression on her face. Anyway, she seems like a womanizer, but she secretly worries a lot.

“I thought that since I had done everything I could, it would be useless to cram more into my head. Besides, if I studied that hard and failed just because I took a day off, then I would fail no matter what I did.”

“Oh, as expected from my boyfriend, he’s full of confidence.”

“If you want to be Armo’s boyfriend, you have to be at least this good.”

As he shrugged his shoulders and smiled playfully, Yuna also burst into laughter. Her breath spread out quite a bit.

Come to think of it, the temperature was pretty low today. Despite that, Yuna’s clothes are a bit too thin. She’s not wearing clothes that reveal her legs or anything, but in my opinion, it’s enough to make me think she should wear a bit more.

“Aren’t you cold? You should have come wearing a long padded coat.”

I thought of Yuna, who had recently bragged about the new long padding she had bought to prepare for this winter, and said something casually. The response I got was quite surprising.

“That’s not pretty. I’m going to see my boyfriend for the first time in a long time, so I have to dress up as pretty as possible.”

“Oh my god, I’m going to freeze to death trying to look good in front of my boyfriend twice.”

You’re already pretty enough without having to go to all this trouble to get your makeup done, so I wonder why you’re trying to dress up more.

But I can understand that feeling. I am Yuna’s boyfriend, but I still always have the thought of wanting to look better to Yuna.

One example is how I started looking up fashion-related articles and videos on the Internet, something I wasn’t particularly interested in, and how I ended up dating Yuna.

“Wear this or you’ll catch a cold.”

I had no choice but to take off the muffler I had been wearing around my neck and put it around Yuna’s neck. She looked up at me with a puzzled look. Judging from the way her hands were shaking slightly, it seemed like she was quite cold.

“Hey, hey… Why are you giving that to me? You’re cold too.”

“I’m okay because I’m already dressed enough. I also wore a thin polar fleece t-shirt underneath.”

He lifted up the knit that went up to his neck slightly to show the inside, reassuring Yuna who was worried.

I tend to catch a cold easily, so I’m always a bit overprotective around this time of year, so it’s okay. To be honest, I’m only a little hot when I put on a muffler.

“Is it warm?”

I put the muffler around her with all my heart, slightly bent my knees, and asked while getting down to eye level. Then Yuna smiled brightly, revealing the lips that had been covered by the muffler.

“Yeah, totally. But this is a bit messy?”

“Oh, I was going to buy a new one, but I forgot. I’ll buy it after the CSAT.”

After hearing Yuna’s comment, I realized that my muffler had been in my care for quite some time, and smiled bashfully.

For a moment, I was worried that it might be old and smelly, but Yuna buried her face deeper into the muffler as if to completely erase those worries.

Was the redness on her exposed cheeks due to the cold surrounding her skin, or was it due to some other reason? It was a moment when I suddenly became curious.

“By the way, where are we going? We still have some time left until the movie.”

While I was naturally leading my girlfriend somewhere, Yuna noticed something strange and asked me with a puzzled expression.

That makes sense, the movie we were planning to see was scheduled to start at 2:45. But it was only 12:10 at the moment. Even if we were to eat and go, that meant we would have lost a lot of time.

If it were me on a normal day, I would have already discussed with Yuna where and what to do during that remaining time. But today, I didn’t. There’s a reason for that.

“I’m going to stop by for a bit and then go eat.”

“Where is that?”

“Follow me and you’ll find out.”

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I answered vaguely on purpose and guided Yuna somewhere.

The place we had chosen as the meeting place was not a place we usually visited, so the road was a bit unfamiliar, but we remembered the map we had looked at earlier and walked without hesitation.

It was definitely on the right at that corner… Ah, there it is.

“Why are you at the department store? Are you trying to buy clothes?”

“Well, that’s true.”

As we finally stopped in front of the large building we had arrived at, Yuna asked with her eyes wide open.

This time, I took Yuna inside the department store, talking nonsense. When I saw the sign posted in the center, I remembered that the destination was the second floor.

“Wow, there are so many pretty things.”

“I know.”

As we arrived at the second floor hall, which mainly deals with accessories and watches, we were greeted by brightly shining jewelry under the lights.

Meanwhile, Yuna, who was also a girl, at first seemed to be wondering why I had come to the department store, but soon her eyes lit up and she began to look around. I followed her quietly.

“uh?”

Then, as if she had found something that she particularly liked, Yuna’s feet suddenly stopped. It was at that moment that a female employee who had been standing far away approached her.

“Welcome, is there anything you are looking for?”

“Oh, no. We just wanted to take a quick look around…”

Yuna, who was looking back and forth between me and the staff in confusion and shaking her head, looked like a puppy abandoned in a remote place. Today might be the first time that I felt like a puppy rather than a cat when I saw Yuna.

“Oh, are you looking at couple rings? Most of the products displayed here are couple rings… .”

“I didn’t mean it like that, I just….”

Yuna quickly waved her hands and looked at me as if asking for help, as if she couldn’t bring herself to say that she was just going to watch for fear of seeming like a nuisance.

At that, I smiled and took a step forward, gently pulling Yuna towards me while nodding to the staff member.

“Yes, actually, I’m trying to match couple rings.”

“… What!? A, a couple?”

Then Yuna’s response came back a beat late. It seemed like she never dreamed that the reason I asked her to come to the department store was to get couple rings.

“Yeah, couples. You don’t like it? It’s time to start getting used to it.”

When I asked in a playful tone, Yuna quickly shook her head as if she was worried that the opportunity to match the couple would slip away. For a moment, I could feel the wind.

If you keep doing that, you’ll break your neck.

“It’s not that I don’t like it, but… isn’t it too expensive to get it tailored at a department store?”

“Well, what do you think? It’s not like it costs millions of won. Oh, can you show me that ring?”

“You mean this product? Could you please wait a moment?”

When I asked about the ring that Yuna had been eyeing, the employee quickly took out the ring and showed it to me. Perhaps because it was a couple ring, the top and bottom rings were almost the same, but they were different in some very detailed ways.

The ring that appeared to be the woman’s had a very thin engraving of metal that seemed to be a mixture of pink and gold, while the ring that appeared to be the man’s had none of that.

The small difference represents femininity and masculinity, but at the same time, it is not so flashy that it is clearly felt as a couple.

“What do you think? It looks like you like it.”

“Oh, yeah. Pretty. I was thinking that if we ever get a couple ring together again, I want it to be something like this.”

“Oh really? That’s good.”

It’s nice to find the product I had in mind in the first store I visited. I was planning to buy something I liked from the beginning anyway, so it didn’t really matter to me.

It’s not that I’m trying to ignore my taste, but I don’t have an eye for accessories anyway, so I was thinking of leaving it to Yuna. Besides, this ring looks pretty good to me.

“Here they are. Would you both like to try them on?”

I told the staff the size I had found out in advance, and they quickly brought me a product that fit me. When I tried it on right away, it fit my fingers perfectly.

I’ve never worn a ring before so it feels unfamiliar, but I guess I’ll get used to it in the future.

“It suits you well, right?”

“Hey, you too.”

After we smiled at each other and showed each other the rings on our fingers, I took out the card in my wallet and handed it to the clerk.

“Would you please do the calculation like this?”

“Hey, wait a minute! I’ll give you my card, so take this… .”

At that moment, as expected, Yuna rummaged through her handbag and tried to take out the card. Seeing that the price was not cheap, she probably couldn’t just sit still any longer.

I appreciate your consideration, but I didn’t accept the card because I intended to pay for this from the beginning.

“If you do this, what will become of me…! T, if I knew this would happen, I would have stopped you earlier….”

At this, Yuna repeatedly tapped my arm and pouted her lips. Since she has always been the type of person who can’t live with debt, she probably feels bad about just receiving it.

“I told you it’s okay. I didn’t receive it because I bought it out of my greed.”

I added my own valid reason to that.

To begin with, I didn’t buy this because I wanted to show off as a boyfriend, nor did I intend to spend extravagantly. I literally bought it just because of my personal greed.

“Greed… What is that?”

Yuna glared at me with sharp eyes as if she was going to take off the ring right away if I said anything nonsense.

I’ve seen quite a few women on the internet who get upset because their boyfriends tell them to split the bill, but I think Yuna might be the first girl to get upset because she doesn’t. It’s such an unusual sight that it makes you think so.

“Actually, I was a little nervous because it was right before the college entrance exam. I thought that if I just looked at this ring on the day, I would have courage.”

“… Huh, you want me to believe such a stupid excuse?”

“It’s true, please believe me.”

I was in a situation where I had to make excuses even after giving her a gift, so I smiled bitterly and asked for her trust.

My girlfriend, who had been staring at me that day, gave me a look of disapproval, but turned her head away, perhaps unable to pursue the weak words that came out of my mouth for the first time.

Then he spread his hand wide so that the ring was clearly visible, and spoke to me confidently as if declaring war.

“Okay, I’ll trust you. But I’ll buy you a wedding ring that’s ten or twenty times more expensive.”

“Hey, I’m looking forward to that.”

Is this really what it means to be a popular idol? The ring you just bought is a luxury item considering our age, but you’re going to give me a ring that’s ten or twenty times more expensive.

Although he didn’t really wish for it, he nodded his head, secretly hoping that his girlfriend would become a more successful idol who would be able to afford to spend that much money.

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Then, as if it were a reward in advance, Yuna gave me a cheek kiss with a cute sound.

You said you wouldn’t do it outside.