Chapter 173

Countless people surrounded us, slowly closing the distance as they approached.

【Handsome Licker】─Let’s run! *Lick!*

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Run where? LOL.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─LOL, is this the life of a celebrity? They’re swarming like zombies.

【Qkrnfl892】─This is so annoying.

【Min Ji】─You should’ve worn a mask and hat. T_T

【Maehwa Tree】─Do they really want to do this to someone who’s just here to shop?

【Meng Yao】─People usually go crazy when they see a celebrity, no matter what.

I guess I’m pretty famous among the younger crowd.

The people at the mart recognized me and started asking to take photos with me.

Guburi shrunk back, clinging to me tightly, and whispered with a trembling voice.

“Se, Se-hoon… what do we do…?”

“What do you mean? They want photos, so just take them.”

“You’re going to take photos with everyone? There are too many people…”

“I can’t just tell them to go away because it’s annoying.”

If they had been rude, I could’ve cursed them out and told them to leave.

But I couldn’t do that now. The people asking for photos were all polite.

So, I had no choice but to agree to their requests.

【Handsome Licker】─Wait, are you really going to take photos with them? *Lick!*

【Qkrnfl892】─Se-hoon has become so much nicer compared to before.

【Jujijoa】─Se-hoon has always been kind to people who don’t pick fights with him.

“Anyway, I’ll stay here and take photos with them. You go ahead and do the shopping.”

After saying that to Guburi, I asked the crowd to make way for my group to pass through.

Luckily, the people obediently listened to me.

Like the parting of the Red Sea, everyone moved aside to clear a path.

【Jujijoa】─They listen well.

【Big Girl】─They have basic manners.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, walking through that would be so awkward.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, look at Guburi’s red face.

【Min Ji】─You’re embarrassed by the smallest things.

“T-then, I’ll go ahead…”

Guburi lowered his head and quickly slipped through the crowd.

He seemed really uncomfortable with all the attention.

Anyway, after Guburi left, I took photos with everyone who asked.

I’m not a celebrity, so what am I even doing? But I didn’t show any displeasure.

I didn’t force a smile either. I just kept a straight face.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, surprisingly, no villains here.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, everyone just wants photos.

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, days like this are good too.

【Big Girl】─Who would dare mess with Se-hoon? Everyone knows what happens to those who do.

【Drifting AI】─ദ്ദി(⩌ᴗ⩌ )

【Meng Yao】─But villains usually don’t care about that stuff.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Yeah, they’re just thoughtless jerks.

【Handsome Licker】─Is Mania a villain because he’s thoughtless? *Lick!*

The photo session went on for over two hours.

***

After the photo session ended, I finally escaped the crowd and dragged my tired body into the mart.

‘Should I call Guburi?’

It would be hard to find him otherwise.

This isn’t just any mart—Novel Mart is several times bigger than most large marts.

Just as I was about to call Guburi…

‘Huh? Is that…?’

In the distance, a woman loading items into a cart caught my eye.

She was wearing the same clothes as Guburi, but I couldn’t see her face clearly.

Still, I was sure it was Guburi.

The loser vibes were strong even from here.

‘Every move is so awkward. That’s definitely Guburi.’

No one else would dress like Guburi and act like such a loser.

Unless it was a doppelgänger.

She really has a distinct character.

‘It’s easy to spot her even from far away.’

I quickly approached Guburi.

Guburi stopped loading the cart and started tapping on her phone.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn it. I almost lost it earlier.

【Qkrnfl892】─LOL, you ran away without saying anything.

【Min Ji】─Stop messing around and focus on shopping.

【Handsome Licker】─Guburi is so cute. *Lick!*

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Anyway, I’m done shopping. Sex.

I quietly approached Guburi from behind and gently placed my hand on her shoulder.

“Eeeek!!!”

Guburi jumped in fright and fell to the ground.

She’s such a scaredy-cat.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOLOLOL

【Qkrnfl892】─So damn funny. Eeeek! LOLOLOL

【Maehwa Tree】─What an idiot…

【Drifting AI】─I declare, Gyeongsaeng Guburi has reached the peak of loserdom.

【Handsome Licker】─Guburi is so cute… *Lick!!!*

I looked at Guburi with pity and said,

“What are you doing?”

“Y-you scared me…! Don’t just appear out of nowhere!”

【Min Ji】─Oh my. How dare you raise your voice at Se-hoon? Do you want to die?

【Yoho】─Looks like she’s gotten too comfortable. We need to teach her a lesson on Christmas Eve.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, the Guburi squad is deploying? Can’t wait!

Guburi added some nonsense about how I could’ve given her a heart attack.

I sighed and looked at the items in the cart.

“By the way, you said you were done shopping, but why is there so little in the cart? How many people are coming over?”

“There are nine more carts near the checkout.”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn it.

【Big Girl】─Cursing in the chat, huh?

Guburi tapped on her phone while answering.

She didn’t have the guts to curse in real life, so she did it in the chat.

“Really? So, we’re done shopping?”

“Yeah, I got everything we need…”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn it.

“Did you get the cola?”

“Of course I did…”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn it.

“Oh, right. I’m really sorry for making you shop alone today. Next time, I’ll wear a mask or something.”

“You should’ve covered your face from the start…”

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─You damn bastard.

I immediately confiscated Guburi’s phone.

You need to know your limits, you crazy woman.

I wasn’t planning to give it back until we got home.

“Let’s go check out now.”

“M-my phone… give it back…”

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow? Guburi’s acting weird without her phone.

【Min Ji】─It’s like her soul was taken away.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, was Guburi’s true form her phone?

【Yoho】─Getting your phone confiscated at that age… how pathetic.

【Reverse Rape Mania】─I get mine confiscated by teachers sometimes.

【Handsome Licker】─You should get your phone confiscated if you use it at school. *Lick!*

【Jujijoa】─Handsome Licker, you shouldn’t be saying that.

【Handsome Licker】─I’m a teacher, so it’s fine. *Lick!* LOL

【Qkrnfl892】─Teachers are worse. Damn it.

【Meng Yao】─LOL, a teacher who watches streams during class.

“My phone… give it back…”

【Maehwa Tree】─Is she a zombie or what?

【Big Girl】─Sigh.

【Drifting AI】─I’m shaking my head.

Later, we checked out all the items from the ten carts and packed them into boxes.

Now, all that was left was to load them into the truck.

Of course, I had no intention of doing it myself.

“Excuse me, you’re the ones I took photos with earlier, right?”

“Huh?”

“Oh, yes!”

The people I took photos with greeted me one by one, then stared at the boxes I was holding.

“Um… are you asking for help moving these…?”

“Oh, we’ll help!”

“Of course we’ll help! Just leave it to us!”

So, everyone volunteered to help without me even asking.

Such kind-hearted people.

“I didn’t say anything, but it’s nice that they’re offering to help on their own.”

【Qkrnfl892】─?? You basically told them to. LOL

【Handsome Licker】─Voluntary my ass. *Lick!*

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, what kind of person does that?

【Reverse Rape Mania】─Is this the silent dad treatment?

【Big Girl】─The silent pressure.

“Gyesekkihoon… gangster…”

【Min Ji】─Guburi, if you’re going to talk, speak up. -_-

Honestly, it wouldn’t have been that hard to move them myself.

This was just petty revenge for Guburi ruining our shopping trip.

From the look on Guburi’s face, she seemed really upset about not shopping with me.

Anyway, with everyone’s help, we loaded all the items into the truck in just five minutes.

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