097. I’ve never been on a blind date before, but I guess this is what it feels like.

Breath.

It’s hard to breathe.

The couple sitting across from us were bursting into laughter, wondering what was so funny.

“No~ baby! “What if we do this to ourselves?”

Humu Ling naturally wiped the cocoa off her boyfriend’s lips.

Natural movement, as if it were a habit.

It wasn’t a very common scene for Doa and me.

“Ah. That’s right~ I’m late in introducing myself! “Haeng-im!”

Why do you keep calling me ‘hyungnim’ when I’m not your brother?

I had a hard time getting used to his nickname as I had a low immune system due to excessive friendliness.

“My name is Gahee’s boyfriend, Changjin!”

“Ah. Yes. Mr. Changjin.”

“Ah~ I’m your younger brother, so please treat me comfortably!”

Things were rising up in my throat as I asked what I should call him if I felt uncomfortable, but I couldn’t spit on his smiling face.

“Uh… Okay…”

“But sister! “Isn’t your boyfriend really handsome?”

Unlike Luca, Fumu Ling’s synchronization rate was so high that she was instantly recognizable even in real life.

The admiration wasn’t an unreasonable tension.

“Who is this celebrity? “Do you look like that idol?”

“A. “What are you talking about? You look like that actor Haengim.”

In the end, the two people are having a heated discussion about who I resemble.

I just wanted you to stop.

“Oh. “My older brother was popular at school.”

Doa also seemed to have difficulty dealing with their personnel power and agreed with Humuring’s words in a hushed voice.

“Hey! “What kind of face is this? I was wondering if he would be looking for you during the broadcast, but it was worth it!”

Doah looked as if she had been hit in the solar plexus when the controversy in the virtual world arose in her current life.

Just as the eyes of the character in her cartoon were spinning, Doa’s eyes also lost their place.

“I heard it was my dad…”

“Why are we hiding it between us? Sister! “It’s not business with me!”

Every time she moves her mouth, her piercing also moves.

Just looking at cancer makes me feel sick.

What on earth is he thinking?

I was curious, but I didn’t have the courage to ask.

“Wow. But did you know that your brother is Doa’s older sister, Luca?”

It was a secret that could not be told to anyone, but not as much as now.

Because the person who asked was not anyone else but a Closer member.

When I glanced at Doa as if to ask if it was okay for me to speak, she said, “It was Doa who opened her mouth instead of me.”

“I told you later.”

“Wow. “Then you were really surprised!”

If that was Doa’s will, I thought it would be right for me to follow suit as well.

“Ah. What. “I was surprised at first.”

“Did you know that there is such a thing as a Virtuber?”

“Just something.”

I didn’t think revealing that I was a hardcore otaku would be of much help here.

“Oh my! “People like Haeng-im don’t normally see things like that!”

When Changjin gave Muringi a blank look as if he was asking such a question, I was the one who cringed.

No…

Look so hard…

It seemed like people were living with a strange fantasy.

In the end, no matter how you look, your tastes are all different.

“Oh my! Sister! “We’re going to be late!”

“What time is it?”

“1:40!”

Reservations for the escape room cafe open at 2 o’clock.

There was quite a bit of coffee left, but I left it out.

“Baby! I’m really looking forward to it! Right?”

The tone of voice seems to be more coquettish than when broadcasting.

If Doah were that type of person, I don’t think she would have been so exhausted that she would never have been able to endure it.

No.

Rather, I thought that if he were that type, dating me would have been close to impossible.

Doa must have felt something when she saw the two people like that, so she squeezed my collar.

“…Huh?”

“Ooh.”

Red face.

Incomplete word.

As I waited for her quietly, as if asking her to continue speaking, Doa stuttered and continued her sentence.

“Ooh. Let’s go too. Babe.”

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…Honey?

It was an unfamiliar expression.

That’s because the title she usually calls me is ‘Oppa.’

When her eyes blinked and she suddenly looked at her as if asking why, Doa lightly kicked her shin.

“Ah. Okay. Let’s go.”

I thought about why I was hit, but I couldn’t find a clear answer.

Did he want me to call him baby too?

No. But why are you doing something you’re not used to doing?

It may have been my own illusion that I thought I understood Doa quite well.

Cross the main street and enter the alley.

A commercial building that doesn’t look like it was built that long ago.

After climbing up the narrow stairs and reaching the third floor, I was able to reach the escape room cafe I had reserved.

“Ah, welcome~”

The staff greeted us in a tone similar to that of an entertainment host on TV.

“Yes! “Please put your belongings here and call me when you’re ready!”

“Baby! “What if we end too soon!”

“So~ Kahi is so smart that she might do that?”

Wow… Do you really think normal couples use that kind of speaking style?

The more I listen, the more I feel dizzy.

Doa’s mouth also showed no signs of closing.

I guess you are shocked too.

“Come on! “If you want, close your eyes now and follow me in!”

Close your eyes and grab the shoulder of the person in front of you.

I am Doa. Doa wears her humu ring.

I waddled along with the employee in the same position as when I was playing trains when I was young, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a dimly lit room.

“The time limit is 1 hour! “If you are trying to solve a problem and find it too difficult or have no idea, please use this smartphone to check the hints!”

Because it was the first time for all four of us, we were very focused on what he said.

“Then, I hope you find the hidden name! Go for it!”

As the employee left, a red timer appeared above his head.

The inside of the room we were confined in had an atmosphere that was more like the shabby houses often seen in foreign movies rather than Korean.

The floor was covered with wooden tiles that appeared to have been intentionally destroyed, and the lamp was also quite exotic.

“Uh… So what should I do?”

They said all the clues were in this room.

“Let’s just bring everything that looks suspicious.”

It wasn’t about standing still and thinking.

“I understand!”

“Yes!”

According to my instructions, we each split up and started rummaging around inside the room.

The area I was in charge of was the inside of the drawers and closets.

When I opened the first target, the chest of drawers, one opened and the other did not.

What I found on the first floor was a palm-sized postcard.

I don’t know who burned it, but I couldn’t find out the entire contents.

Just a few sentences and some words remain.

After putting the postcard down on the table, I headed to the closet and took out everything I could get my hands on, one by one.

A stopped clock.

No matter how you look at it, the box looks suspicious.

An old teddy bear with one eye missing.

How can all of these items be so suspicious?

After gathering things that seemed plausible, we gathered again and began the meeting in earnest.

“Where should I start to solve the problem?”

In response to Doa’s question, I looked closely at the items on the table.

“But wouldn’t it be better to look at postcards that have the most direct words written first?”

I picked up the damaged postcard I found and read the words written on the inside.

“It was a wonderful July. The end of summer. I don’t regret going to the island with you. Did you receive the gift well? Please be in your heart.”

That’s a complete sentence.

The rest was damaged and only part of it was visible.

“I was sad that the cat died.”

“The box is rain.”

“Porridge.”

I don’t know what to do, but if we all gather our intelligence…

“What do you think? Babe.”

“First of all, I think the fact that it’s July is a huge hint, right?”

Humooring answers my boyfriend’s words like a detective.

“There’s a calendar among the things I brought, so let’s check it out, shall we?”

There were sparse notes left for each month on a notebook-sized calendar.

“July… Because it’s July…”

July arrived after turning the page.

There were two main events listed on the schedule.

[7/12 – 7/13 Fencing Competition]

[7/20 ☆]

“What are stars?”

At Humu Ling’s words, her boyfriend slapped her hand together as if he realized something.

“I knew exactly! Babe! “This is it!”

He was looking through the dictionary that was on the bookshelf and handed us a page with the word star written on it.

“This must be related to the English word star!”

A question mark appears in my head.

A one-dimensional approach like that?

“That’s right! “That’s it!”

Humurin nods vigorously.

The two got close and started talking about stars and constellations.

No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s that one.

Doa sneaked up next to me and tapped my shoulder. She then made a pose asking me to lend her ear.

Low your upper body slightly to adjust the height.

I almost died from laughing at the words that eventually reached my ears.

“I think it’s so miserable.”

Ah. Luca Kim.

Don’t be funny.

My girlfriend’s unfiltered confession of her true feelings made me desperately think that this was a form of bonding.

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