"Karim." When I hurriedly called for Karim, I could hear someone running right before the door burst open. "Nuna!" Karim smiled and greeted me. He looked excited. "Are you here to tell me a fun story before I go to sleep?" I couldn't demand answers at such an excited Karim. I wordlessly stroked his sky … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (25)

I felt a bit sorry for Harun, so I opened my mouth to make an excuse. But Harun had seemingly gotten over it, and smiled as he spoke to me again. "Well, Shushu is charming no matter what she does. Your older brother loves even your annoyed look!""........" Harun went right back to grinning widely … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (24)

"Why?" When I asked why she didn't eat, Shushu scratched the back of her head as she made an excuse. "Oh, that's...... I needed to finish making the project model. And I wasn't that hungry." Shushu's face hardened as she responded. Then, she muttered "....why am I making excuses?" to herself. I could see Shushu's … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (23)

Next semester, everyone will be given the option to choose another club if they wished. Then, the club application that Cory submitted would lose its power. That meant that I would be unable to tie Cory down to our club. Cory had said that he liked it here, but he could have just said it … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (22)

When Cory moved away from me, I walked to the nearest window in the room. It was getting dark outside while the room was still bright, so I could use it as a mirror. I looked at what was on my ear. It was a dark orange piercing. It was shaped like an orange. My … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (21)

There was a heap of slime essence where Cory had burned all the slime. We could take approximately ten per person, so Hylli, Cory, and I would all receive high scores. Looking at the clock, it seemed we still had twenty minutes left. Cory slowly released the floating magic and gently put me down onto … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (20)

Once Cory had taken his hands away from his face, I could see that it was slightly red. It was so barely there that I had to look carefully at his pale skin to tell. Cory avoided my gaze as he continued to speak with a small voice. "I just barely accepted the truth. Stop … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (19)

Cory still looked shocked. I thought I understood the situation a bit more. Cory was a magic geek. I had completely overlooked that he would be interested in this area. I had only assumed that the only people interested would be those who wanted to figure out the secrets of the underworld and force me … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (18)

"Look at me." I didn't look. "Look at me." I muttered "Oh, hold on." and gently took his hand off of my arm. Cory stared at his hand for a moment, then let out a deep sigh. He shifted his fingers as he looked at me, still in my weird state. Then, he made me … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (17)

"But these days, it's nice that they're not scared of me. I'm used to it, but it still hurts when someone obviously avoids me.""Really." I didn't really understand what he was talking about. Cory sat upright from his face-down position on the table. He poured himself a cup of milk and drank it, pausing to … Continue reading I Don’t Want to be an Ojakgyo (16)