Bamboo Forest Manager Chapter 58: Outing

Screech!

“Oh, this is delicious! If it can turn out like this, there will be no problem.”

Senior Min Ju-hee’s complint after eating the stir-fried pork made shrug. At my reaction, senior Ju-hee chuckled, patted on the shoulder, and then headed towards the other kids.

“If you serve pork like this, who are you planning to feed? Even for a university bar, is this supposed to be edible?”

“The outside is all burnt, and the inside is undercooked! It’s so obvious you’ve never done this before. I told you to practice at ho.”

“What’s this hard thing in the rolled olet…? Ah, didn’t you at least check properly!? There’s a piece of shell in here!”

Observing her move around and comnt among the other kids, I could tell she couldn’t help but complint .

There were kids who did well, but since we had to sell food, it needed to et a certain standard.

‘…Thank goodness.’

I did well to only cook stir-fried pork for several days. Of course, there was also the reason being that I liked it.

Since the bar starts in the evening, having finished the inspection early, I had so ti left.

Normally, I would have stayed in the kitchen, but since the kids’ looks towards weren’t very kind, I stepped out.

‘Well, speaking up won’t change anything.’

Even if senior Min Ju-hee denied it on my behalf, without presenting evidence and just denying, it wouldn’t have been believable.

In this regard, I also thought it rather fortunate that Seo Yerin did not get outed.

The hall was bustling on its own. Though when I say hall, I just an the chairs and tables set under the tent.

“Bring the tape to stick the nu up!”

“Where did the wooden chopsticks and plastic spoons go? I don’t see them?”

“I told you we didn’t buy any! We need to go to the convenience store to get so!”

It was mainly Choi Yiseo and Ahn Hyeon-ho, the vice rep, moving things along. Even though there were sophomores around, they were idly chatting among themselves only to kill ti.

Not just Choi Yiseo, but Seo Yerin and Yu Arin were also seen, busy with their respective tasks.

When Seo Yerin and I made eye contact, she blushed red, thinking about what had happened before.

It seed she was sulking after coming back to her senses.

Yu Arin glared at indifferently and asked not to play around and help, but I gave her the middle finger and refused.

The hall was getting organized and nearly completed.

Just like us, the other festive booths were also getting organized, and people were beginning to trickle into the bar to take a look.

“Let’s have a few people go outside to promote.”

I thought it would involve handing out flyers, but apparently, that causes litter, so the student council said no to flyers.

So, the chosen thod of promotion was to write promotional phrases on small blackboards and walk around with them.

Carrying a blackboard around here and there for promotion seed like a good enough strategy.

If things get busy, we can just call them back with a phone.

Moreover, maybe people wanted to do it because it gave them a chance to look around the fest.

“First… Yerin.”

Choi Yiseo hands over the board to Seo Yerin as if she was awarding so certificate.

“Let’s make a round and co back. It should be fine near the entrance.”

Choi Yiseo had this look of discomfort, and it wasn’t hard to see why.

“I’ll stay with you so you don’t end up wasting ti getting hit on. Let’s go.”

It was because of senior Han-kang, who appeared by her side naturally.

With senior Han-kang stepping in, the other first-years went silent, and Seo Yerin looked around in confusion.

Then, our eyes t.

“…You look nice.”

Honestly, I could understand that Seo Yerin might feel uncomfortable around senior Han-kang.

But it was good to see the image of them together.

At first glance, they looked like a handso man and beautiful woman, making anyone likely to cast them a second look.

I gave a thumbs up, a sort of encouragent that wasn’t really encouragent, and Seo Yerin bit her lip and started to walk towards .

“Senior, let’s go.”

“Uh? O-okay.”

Suddenly, Han-kang followed right behind the proactive Seo Yerin.

Whatever the case, now that the two of them have set off, I wonder if there’s hardly anyone who can beat our departnt in terms of promotion.

After that, Choi Yiseo handed the chalkboard to people who seed likely to promote well.

“I’ve decided.”

Suddenly appearing next to there was Yu Arin holding the board.

“Eh?”

I was wondering what she ant but Yu Arin soon crossed her arms and started dragging away.

“I’ll be back!”

Dragged away by Yu Arin, I sneak a look back to see Choi Yiseo crossing her arms and lips pouting.

As soon as our eyes t, she imdiately pretended as if nothing happened and resud focus on her work.

Once we were a bit distant from the booth, Yu Arin imdiately let go of my arm and showed her annoyance.

“Ah, the sll of grilled pork.”

“…Psycho?”

Until a mont back, she was playfully dragging along but now she was pushing away.

I wondered what was with her but Yu Arin shrugged and said,

“Let’s go check the Physical Therapy booth.”

“Hmm? Didn’t you want to go there alone?”

Yu Arin suddenly said she wants to go together. She said she would go alone but Yu Arin’s steps were already heading there.

I thought she might need help, but looking at her face, that wasn’t it.

She probably just thought it looked fun and wanted to join in.

It took a while to find where the Physical Therapy departnt’s booth was, but since we were walking around for promotional purposes, it wasn’t a big deal.

Upon arrival, the booth was in full swing.

“Grip strength asurent?”

They were holding an event where people who exceeded a certain level in grip strength asurent would receive a souvenir.

It wasn’t just that, looking behind, they were doing a variety of things like asuring blood pressure and shoulder massage.

“No fun.”

The response ca quickly but I agreed with Yu Arin. This was kind of boring.

“Wow! Are you a couple? Co this way!”

As we approached a student who was looking at his phone until now imdiately greeted us with a smile.

“We aren’t dating you moron.”

Yu Arin drew a line right then.

I nodded in agreent.

“She has soone she’s flirting with.”

I said this thinking of Jeong Chan-woo, but Yu Arin, noticing, imdiately looked up at and growled.

I avoided her gaze and went in.

I paid the participation fee and asured my grip strength, but as expected I was nowhere near the required level.

“Yes, that’s too bad.”

After exerting a lot of strength the first ti, I shake my hand which was tingling to loosen it up and as I am about to take the grip strengthener, I casually strike up the conversation.

“Excuse , are any fourth-year students here?’

“Uh?”

It must have been a sudden question that made the student look flustered, but I awkwardly smiled and said,

“Ah, there was this senior I was hoping to et today, so I was wondering if they were here.”

“Hmm.”

The student tilted their head, seemingly thinking of it as a vague reason.

However, they shrugged as if thinking there is no reason for to hide and said,

“None of the fourth-year students are here. They might be out for practical training or preparing for job applications separately? If you’re looking for them, the library might be the best place.”

“Ah, I see.”

Upon showing a hint of disappointnt, the student thought for a mont and then said, clapping his hands.

“Are you talking about senior Eun-woo?”

Senior Eun-woo?

“I heard they graduated and beca teaching assistants. Did they ntion going to grad school?”

“……”

“So, they might accompany professors.”

It was a subtle gain, but progress nonetheless. This person, Eun-woo, could very well be Anonymous90.

“Is there any indication of when they might arrive?”

“…Nope.”

The dental student shrugged, hesitant to respond. Perhaps due to my keen interest, they chose to remain silent.

‘Disappointing.’

I learned that so fourth-year students attend the fest. If they aim to advance beyond the fourth-year to beco teaching assistants, the Bamboo Forest might prove beneficial.

I was on the verge of leaving, considering Eun-woo as my pri suspect.

“Woah!”

Yu Arin, clutching a grip strengthener, raised both hands and cheered.

“F-female top score! It’s a new record!”

She bead, delighted at setting a new record in the female grip category.

‘She’s here to have fun.’

I assud she ca to find the man, so why did she seem so joyful?

Well, she received a simple keychain as a prize, hardly worth the entry fee we paid.

Despite her disdain for the prize, she was elated about her new record in the female grip strength category and began humming a tune as she strolled around the festival once more.

“Okay, let’s head to the convenience store. We need to buy so chopsticks and spoons.”

“Is this why you wanted to co with ? We should head back now.”

In response to my query, Yu Arin couldn’t contain her happiness and shrugged.

“How can I wander around with soone who needs to cook pork stir-fry in the kitchen?”

She has a point.

If Captain Ju finds out, she’ll surely have a few words for us.

After purchasing the required items and each of us grabbing a chocolate milk each, we made our way back to our tent.

Thanks to the duo of Seo Yerin and senior Han-kang, custors started arriving early, despite it being too soon to start serving drinks.

I imdiately went to the kitchen and took my place.

“One stir-fry pork belly.”

As soon as the order of spicy pork ca in, I began to stir fry. After quickly making the spicy pork, I cut so tofu into small pieces to put on the side and was about to hand it over to the server when,

Choi Yiseo was waiting.

“Where were you?”

As she asked, taking the pork, I smiled awkwardly.

“To the Physical Therapy departnt booth. They are doing a grip strength test.”

“Hmm.”

Dragging her words, Yiseo mumbled indifferently and left.

“Then I guess I shouldn’t go there.”