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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Simzy
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While Kang Cheol was running diligently for his disciplinary action…
Backsa sat on the toilet in the men’s bathroom, staring endlessly at her phone.
‘No reply.’
She’d sent a message to Kang Cheol.
The read receipt had popped up, but there was no response.
‘Is he looking for me? Or did he decide to ignore me?’
She hoped he wouldn’t ignore her.
She wanted to meet Kang Cheol, but at the same time, she was afraid.
Their relationship had started off on the wrong foot.
She was afraid he’d be disappointed if he learned her true identity. No matter how she tried to spin it, “Backsa,” the backside girl, wasn’t someone to be viewed favorably.
Caught between these conflicting feelings, she couldn’t make a clear decision, leaving the choice to chance and circumstance. Whether Kang Cheol found her today or not would change everything.
‘If he finds me, no, if he even comes here, I’ll reveal everything.’
If Kang Cheol came here, she’d confess everything. She was even prepared to accept punishment for her provocative messages. Whatever that punishment might be.
So, separately from the picture she posted on Camta, she’d given Kang Cheol the information that she was in the “men’s bathroom.” She wanted him to find her.
‘But he won’t be able to, right…?’
After all, the only information she’d given him was that she was in a men’s bathroom. How many buildings and bathrooms were there on campus? It was practically impossible to find her with such a meager clue.
Her actions stemmed from the conflicting desires of wanting to be found and the fear of it.
But in the end…
It seemed the desire to be found was stronger.
Worried that Kang Cheol wouldn’t even come close, she sent two more pictures.
One was a picture of the pond near the Paddy building.
The other was a picture of the entrance to the mountain trail behind the building.
With these clues, he should be able to figure out the location.
She worried she’d given him too much information.
But her anxiety soon turned to disappointment.
‘Why isn’t he looking at them?’
One minute passed, then two, but the read receipts didn’t appear.
Had he decided to ignore her completely?
Just as she was feeling disappointed…
Bang.
The sound of a door opening.
‘He’s here!’
Backsa’s trembling hand reached for the latch. Now, if she opened this door, finally…
“Hey, did you see Camta?”
She flinched.
She pulled her hand away from the latch.
It was an unfamiliar male voice.
“Oh, Backsa?”
“Yeah, what? You know Backsa too?”
“Not personally, but someone posted about her in the comments. I clicked the link, and damn, that body is amazing.”
“Right? That ass is just…”
The two men’s voices were filled with lewd excitement.
“If only we knew where she was, we could go right now.”
“Exactly. We can’t search every bathroom on campus.”
“And it’s a women’s bathroom, so we can’t even look.”
“Who knows? Maybe she’s in the men’s room.”
“What? Hahaha. You’re crazy. Be realistic.”
Backsa held her breath. The thought of being discovered by someone other than Kang Cheol terrified her.
Even though the promised 10 minutes were up, she couldn’t leave the bathroom stall.
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As I ran towards the Paddy building, I had to admit I’d miscalculated.
‘This uphill climb is killing me!’
Distance-wise, it should have been an easy 10-minute run. But to get from the D-Con building to the Paddy building, there was a steep incline. It took longer than I’d anticipated.
Finally arriving in front of the Paddy building, I scratched my head.
“Damn. Too late?”
I checked my phone; it had been 15 minutes since the promised 10-minute wait. If it weren’t for that uphill…
No, maybe her promise to wait was a lie anyway. Thinking that way made me regret getting worked up and running all the way here.
‘Might as well use the bathroom while I’m here.’
Since I was already here, I might as well check the Paddy bathrooms. I also needed to pee.
As I was climbing the stairs…
“…Huh?”
I ran into Han Saebyeok.
My mind was instantly flooded with confusion.
‘Could she be Backsa?’
Not Ju Hana, but Han Saebyeok?
Flustered, I gave a small bow.
“Oh, hello.”
“……”
Han Saebyeok, also seemingly flustered, looked at me with slightly widened eyes. Then, acknowledging my greeting, she gave a small nod.
That was it.
Han Saebyeok nodded and went on her way.
“…What was that?”
We were in the same club; she was being awfully cold. Or maybe, considering she acknowledged my greeting without A-reum present, it was an improvement.
‘So, is she Backsa or not?’
I couldn’t tell.
Her expressionless face gave nothing away.
growls
Feeling the urge to pee, I started walking again.
I reached the floor where the Paddy department was located and was about to enter the bathroom when…
“Man, I’m so horny. That Backsa…”
“Shut up, idiot, there’s someone here.”
Two men came out of the bathroom.
The one talking about Backsa and sex looked startled when he saw me, then quickly bowed his head and hurried past.
‘Wow, that must be embarrassing.’
Anyway, they mentioned Backsa.
Could they have been looking for her too?
‘No. I was the only one who received the message about the men’s bathroom.’
While peeing, I checked my phone. Did she post about being in the men’s bathroom on Camta too?
[You have unread messages.]
There were unread messages I hadn’t seen before.
A picture of a pond and a picture of the entrance to the mountain trail.
Both locations were near the Paddy department.
“So it was the Paddy building after all. But what is she trying to do…”
Suddenly, there was a loud bang from behind me.
“What, what was that?”
Startled, I turned around to see one of the bathroom stall doors rattling from the impact.
It must have been hit quite hard.
The latch indicated it was “Occupied.”
At the same time, a new message arrived.
= Is that you?
After checking the message, I looked back at the stall.
Could it be… Backsa was inside? I thought she’d left after 10 minutes.
“Back…”
I started to call out to her, but stopped myself. If it wasn’t her, I’d look like a fool.
Instead, I replied to the message.
Was that you who just banged on the door?
= Yeah…
Backsa readily admitted it.
I gulped and closed the bathroom’s main door. Feeling uneasy, I washed my hands, then stood in front of the stall where I suspected Backsa was hiding.
If it’s you, open the door. I’m right here.
= No.
Are you crazy?
Still playing games?
= What if it’s not you?
= Say something.
She wasn’t joking; she was scared.
I cleared my throat and spoke, avoiding using Backsa’s name, just in case.
“Hey, come out.”
I spoke as if calling out to a friend.
Click.
The lock disengaged.
Creak…
The door slowly opened.
And there, revealed, was Backsa’s true identity.
“It was you after all.”
I saw Ju Hana, her face pale and drawn, with dark circles under her eyes.
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I first led Ju Hana out of the men’s bathroom.
“There’s no one here. Come on out.”
Ju Hana, her body hunched over, scurried out of the bathroom.
Seeing her like that made me sigh.
‘What was she thinking… Forget it, how can I even understand her?’
Who could understand the mind of a pervert who exposed herself on social media and university forums?
After five years of being a shut-in, I’d learned something.
There were a lot of people in the world who defied common sense. Weird people weren’t confined to online communities.
“Let’s move somewhere else.”
I took the withdrawn Ju Hana to the campus cafe. She was trembling so much that she seemed to need to calm down.
“What do you want to drink?”
“I-I’ll buy…”
Ju Hana, startled, tried to take out her wallet.
“Oops!”
She dropped it, and coins spilled out.
“Wah!”
“Oh dear…”
I quickly helped the flustered Ju Hana pick up the coins. Fortunately, a few kind students helped, and we quickly recovered them all.
“S-sorry. I’ll pay…”
“It’s okay, just tell me what you want to drink. And try not to drop your wallet again.”
Ju Hana’s hands were still trembling.
At first, seeing her frightened expression, I felt a bit of smug satisfaction, thinking, ‘So she knows she did wrong.’ But now, I just felt sorry for her.
How could someone so timid act so boldly online?
‘Give me a blowjob if you find me, my ass.’
I couldn’t even laugh.
“A-anything is fine…”
“So I can just order whatever?”
“Y-yes.”
“Two hot chocolates, please.”
Hopefully, the hot chocolate would help her calm down. Warm, sweet drinks were the best for nerves.
“Here are your two hot chocolates.”
“Thank you.”
We took the hot chocolates and stepped outside the cafe. This wasn’t a topic to discuss in a crowded place.
“Let’s sit over there.”
I sat down on a relatively inconspicuous bench on campus.
Ju Hana, instead of sitting, bowed.
“I-I’m sorry.”
“…”
“I-I did wrong…”
She apologized in a barely audible voice.
What was I supposed to say to that?
‘So you know you did wrong?’
‘Why provoke me so much if you were just going to apologize?’
‘Give me that blowjob you promised.’
Various thoughts came to mind, but I dismissed them all.
Her frightened demeanor made me feel too sorry for her to be sarcastic or scold her. And I was too big a fan.
‘I was originally going to give her a piece of my mind…’
Seeing her look so pathetic, I realized the power of fandom. Or was I just too soft?
“The apology is fine, so why don’t you sit down?”
“S-standing is more comfortable…”
“…Okay, whatever you’re comfortable with. But drop the formalities. We’re on a first-name basis.”
“…”
Ju Hana kept her head down, fidgeting with her hands.
Being human, I sighed in frustration.
She flinched.
…She flinched again just because I sighed. I needed to reassure her first.
“Look, don’t be so scared and try to calm down. I’m not going to do anything to you.”
“…”
“I mean, I know you’re Backsa, but I’m not going to blackmail you or anything. Of course, I’m not going to… force you to do anything either.”
“…”
“Ahem. You said you’d give me a blowjob and all that, but you only said that because you thought you wouldn’t get caught. Even if I did find you, I wouldn’t demand that. Like I said before, I’m your fan, and…”
Ju Hana interrupted me.
“Y-you’re not? Going to do anything?”
Her expression was one of surprise.
That’s what she was worried about.
I put on my most reassuring, kindest expression and said,
“Of course not. Don’t worry about that. It’s just that it’s dangerous, so from now on, don’t post on Camta…”
“W-why? Why?”
“…Huh?”
“Why not?”
“…”
What was she talking about?
I stared at Ju Hana with a dumbfounded expression.
Why did she look disappointed?
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