“So, I called a lawyer I know to ask for advice on what to do. We decided to discuss the details in person.”
-That was what had happened while I was on the phone with Edel.
Since my conversation with Edel wasn’t very long, Da-eun must have seen the post while I was lazily rolling around on the bed.
“Um… I’m sorry.”
“Huh? Kana, why are you apologizing?”
“It’s because I turned around, isn’t it?”
I only turned around for a mont because I felt sothing suspicious, but who would have thought they’d take a picture during that short mont?
…Honestly, I didn’t expect it.
No, that’s not entirely correct. It’s more accurate to say I didn’t think soone would take a picture.
I have no interest in taking pictures myself.
That’s why I didn’t really understand things like Da-eun asking to take pictures together or squealing with excitent while snapping photos—but-
‘It’s all about making mories. Even if ti passes and you forget this mont, you can look back at the pictures and reminisce, like, “Oh, that happened.” I really like that.’
Seeing Da-eun say that with a warm smile, I thought that even if I didn’t quite understand it, it wasn’t such a bad thing.
…But using my photo as a phone wallpaper? Isn’t that crossing the line?
That’s not reminiscing about mories at all.
“Well… you could say it was careless, but…”
“Ugh…!”
Da-eun suddenly lifted up and sat down on the sofa with in her arms.
“I don’t want to bla Kana for sothing like this. The person who randomly took a picture of soone passing by is in the wrong. How is turning around your fault? Should people only walk around staring straight ahead? It’s weird to bla the victim when the responsibility is clear.”
“…Still, like you said, if I’d at least been wearing sunglasses—”
“That might have helped a little. But in the end, it would just change how the topic beca a buzz; it still would’ve happened. Though I can’t really talk, wearing sunglasses late at night would’ve looked suspicious.”
“Would it?”
“Of course. What’s the point of wearing sunglasses when there’s no sunlight? It’s like announcing you want to hide your face.”
The arms holding tightened slightly.
Not enough to suffocate , but enough to make feel a little breathless.
At the sa ti, though, it wrapped in an odd sense of security.
“To , Kana is a little cheeky but always confident. So don’t let sothing that isn’t even your fault get you down.”
“I’m not really feeling down.”
I just felt a little sorry, that’s all.
Anyway, seeing her talk like that, it doesn’t seem like I need to feel guilty.
“Kana being shaless is cuter.”
“Shaless…?”
“Yeah! Like a cat that knocks over a vase on the shelf and then acts all proud. …Ah!”
“?”
Da-eun, who had been excitedly chatting away, suddenly let out a startled sound.
Thanks to that, I lost the timing to say sothing back and closed my mouth.
“Now that I think about it, Kana is at fault!”
“…All of a sudden?”
It hasn’t even been a minute since she said it wasn’t my fault.
While I was still dumbfounded by her sudden change in stance, Da-eun carefully set down and darted off to her room.
Soon after, a loud noise ca from her room.
Clatter! Crash! Bang!
“…”
After what sounded like a textbook example of chaos, her door opened again.
In the short ti she was gone, her neatly arranged—well, at least sowhat tidy—hair had beco a total ss.
Her sleeve was rolled up awkwardly, though I wasn’t sure if she even noticed.
Da-eun approached with sothing in her hand, grinning brightly.
She proudly held it out to .
“Ta-da!”
“…What’s this?”
“It’s a gift and punishnt for Kana!”
“A gift? Out of nowhere?”
If it’s a gift, it’s a gift—why call it punishnt too?
“Does it have to be a special occasion to give a gift?”
“…I guess not.”
That’s true… maybe?
Then again, isn’t it strange to give soone a gift for no reason at all?
Pushing aside my desire to nitpick, I took the item Da-eun handed .
The first thing I noticed was the soft texture.
It wasn’t the highest quality, but the smooth fabric was pleasant to the touch.
Rustle!
Unfolding the neatly folded cloth revealed what it truly was.
A white… pajama set?
Why?
Tilting my head in confusion, Da-eun gave a sowhat awkward smile.
“Having only two sets of pajamas is a bit inconvenient, don’t you think? It’s not like having more is a bad thing.”
“Hmm.”
“That’s why I bought it. No other reason.”
“Hmmm….”
“…Really.”
That couldn’t possibly be true.
I trust Da-eun, but at the sa ti, I don’t.
I know it’s a contradictory thing to say. I also know that anyone who hears this would find it nonsensical.
But in essence, that’s how it is.
I know that soone like Da-eun would never harm or betray , but I don’t take everything she says at face value.
It’s not that she lies—it’s just that she doesn’t always reveal the full truth.
Of course, as I said earlier, her intentions aren’t malicious. At most, they’re harmless whims that are easily exposed, so I let them slide.
So, what she just said was probably true, but I was certain there was a bigger reason behind Da-eun gifting new pajamas.
“If you don’t like it, I’ll just—”
Whoosh!
“Taking back a gift is an.”
I turned my body to avoid her outstretched hand and carefully examined the pajamas she had handed .
They were oversized.
Not ridiculously so, but definitely larger than the clothes I usually wore. The reason beca clear as I looked at the front of the garnt.
The buttons were sparsely placed from top to bottom, suggesting that it wasn’t a two-piece set but a one-piece outfit.
As I glanced at Da-eun’s anxious face, I continued my inspection of the pajamas.
Other than that, there wasn’t much to note.
There were so small pink patterns here and there, but they were subtle enough to overlook.
“Hmm.”
“…See? You’re suspicious for no reason. I really was just thinking about you, Kana.”
“That can’t be true.”
“What?! How can you say that?! I care about you so much—how could you think otherwise?!”
“No, not that.”
It wasn’t suspicious, yet sohow it was.
With that contradictory thought, I inspected the pajamas again.
“Ah.”
“Ah…”
Then, I noticed sothing I hadn’t before.
The fabric around the head hole had been tucked in, and when I unfolded it, two pointed shapes popped out.
“…Cat ears?”
Attached to the hood, which seed designed to cover the head, were what looked like cat ears.
Of course, they didn’t look like real cat ears, but it was clear they were inspired by them.
As I stared at them, the details I had previously overlooked started to stand out.
The patterns I had thought were just decorative turned out to mimic the markings of a cat’s body, and similar designs appeared on the arms and legs.
The most decisive detail was the buttons.
Pink buttons shaped like cat paw prints.
I couldn’t believe I hadn’t noticed sothing so obvious earlier.
“…”
“…”
“…What! Why are you staring like that?!”
“I didn’t say anything.”
As I silently t her gaze, Da-eun couldn’t withstand the heavy silence between us and burst out shouting.
“Fine! I wanted to see you wearing cat pajamas! Is that a cri?! If wanting to see sothing cute is a cri, I’ll accept my punishnt!”
“It’s not a cri.”
I nodded.
This wasn’t the first ti Da-eun had acted like this.
She often hugged out of nowhere, saying I was cute, so I had no choice but to get used to it.
“But… it’s a little pathetic.”
She had just said sothing cool about how I wasn’t at fault, but now she was admitting to doing this for selfish reasons.
Hearing my honest assessnt, Da-eun clutched her chest dramatically.
“Ugh! Using facts against … that’s unfair!”
“Isn’t it unfair for you to pounce whenever you feel like it?”
“Ahhh! Stop! My life points are already at zero!”
I could wear it if she asked, but I didn’t really want to sleep in a hooded outfit.
It seed like it would be uncomfortable and botherso.
Also, I was a bit annoyed that she tried to slip this past so casually.
After neatly folding the pajamas and setting them aside, I ignored Da-eun’s sulky expression and spoke.
“About that post earlier—can’t we just ignore it?”
“Well… I’ve considered it. It might be the most effective approach. There’s even a saying, ‘indifference is the best cure.’”
Returning to the main topic, Da-eun’s sulkiness disappeared as she spoke seriously.
“But it could also make the issue escalate. Especially with this type of person.”
“This type of person?”
“Why else would they take a picture and post it in such a public place in such a short ti? It’s because they want attention. Look at this.”
Da-eun held out her phone.
The screen showed soone’s activity log on a community site.
“The number of posts they’ve written far outweighs the comnts they’ve left on other people’s posts, right?”
“Yeah.”
“People like this are often warned about. They don’t care about others and are only interested in talking about themselves.”
“Hmm… that makes sense.”
“Well, it’s half-joking, but.”
“So, you’re saying half of it is serious?”
“Hehe, you could say that.”
Da-eun chuckled and patted my head.
If she’s going to laugh, why does she always have to pat my head while doing it?
Though I found it odd, I let her continue without complaint.
“In my opinion, people like this won’t stop just because they get attention once. On the contrary, they might do sothing even weirder to get more attention. Or try to prove that they were right.”
“Yeah, I think I get what you an.”
I’ve seen that a lot, too.
Mainly with nobles who were full of vanity.
“So, what are you going to do?”
“What else?”
Ding!
At that mont, Da-eun’s phone rang.
“Handle it legally, of course.”
She smirked sharply.
She was going to show them just how terrifying the law could be.
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