Hmm? Rude opened his eyes attentively and chewed the straw thoughtfully. In front of him, Min Jaeyun twisted his body. Something suspicious……. The moment he felt that, Min Jaeyun dropped a bombshell.

“Noona, will you date me?”

“Huh?”

‘Huh?’ Yes. It’s ‘huh?’ It’s as confusing as that.

It took exactly 30 seconds for Rude, who had just blinked his eyes, to understand the meaning of those words.

“……What?!”

“Just as I said. Date me. Noona. I’ve fallen for you, noona.”

Rude’s eyes slowly widened. Understanding the situation, Rude yelled out loud.
“Hey!! Snap out of it!! You’re a student, and I’m in my mid-20s!!”

“Age doesn’t matter in love!”

“It does matter!!”

“Humph! Well then, nothing I can do about it.”

Min Jaeyun rummaged through his pocket, took out his wallet, and extended a card. It was an ID card. Rud, who was bewildered, read the numbers. Min Jaeyun spoke confidently.

“I’m currently twenty years old! I skipped a grade and started late! In a month, I’ll be twenty-one! Is that okay?!”

“…….”

“Oh, no, please don’t look at me with such a dumbfounded expression. I’m a bit hurt…….”

“Take off the school uniform and talk…….”

Min Jaeyun placed my hand holding an iced Americano on the table and tapped my fingers.

As Rud felt a strange sensation, shivers ran down his spine, and his expression became increasingly astonished.

‘Chaos Lord, just shut up!’

Suddenly, Rud, who felt a tingling headache, pressed his forehead. He had used a skill affecting the mind on Min Jaeyun, but why was his own head hurting?

“Hey, you’ll have plenty of good people around you…….!”

“Noona, I’m still a student! I’m graduating in a few months!”

“Hey! The high school mark is sewn onto your name tag, and you have to accept if you’re hit with a nail. That settles it!”

Kuh, Rud, back to his true self, fanned himself and spoke again.

“Why did you like me from the start? You don’t even know my true appearance.”

“Well, I…”
Min Jaeyun tapped his cheek. Seeing the pink mark on his cheek, Rud became frightened.

‘I-Is he really into me? Me? Why…? What did I do? Is this my fault…?’

“I like strong women……. ”

“At least it’s not my fault. Thank goodness.”

Rud let out a relieved smile and swept his chest. Min Jaeyun’s shy confession continued.

“Noona, when you raised your hand to my head back then, I tried to kill or drive myself crazy using a skill. I keep thinking about that moment, and I can’t sleep at night……. ”

“Isn’t that just like Stockholm Syndrome or something?”

“I originally have a preference for older women……. I like strong women who can smash my head with their hands.”

“Uh, um……. ”

Rud slowly avoided eye contact. Min Jaeyun, with his characteristic cheerful attitude, continued talking.

“I’m really sincere, Noona. Let’s casually date for just a month.”

“What… What do you mean by sincere…”

“I’m confident that you’ll fall for me. Are you confident in yourself? More than Hyun-ah.”

“Why is Kang Ihyun even brought into this? No, if your grandpa knows you’re doing this, he’ll collapse.”

“Ah, seriously, Noona! Just a bit!”

Faced with Rud’s iron wall, Min Jaeyun deflated again. Rud, looking at him, let out an awkward sigh.

‘No, what’s going on with this explosion? What do I do with this? Should I just walk away?’
Rud, who had been just rolling his head, exerted force to pull his hand away. Ironically, the third party ended the tremendous situation.

“Min Jaeyun.”

“Ah.”

When Rud took his hand away from his throbbing forehead and looked to the side, Kang Ihyun was holding Min Jaeyun’s wrist.

“Stop it. You’re making it awkward.”

Soon, Kang Ihyun released Min Jaeyun’s hand. It was a completely different tone from usual. A subtle tension surrounded them. Kang Ihyun, looking up, had a chilly expression.

“……Ah~”

Watching Ihyun’s attitude, Min Jaeyun, who had been silent for a while, pretended to be amazed and chuckled. A tense atmosphere lingered between them.

“So, he’s the one? The person from high school, your brother. You should’ve told me in advance.”

“Min Jaeyun.”

“But I already told you. Your brother can’t stay in that condition. He can’t even see around him right now. How can he…… Ah, I get it! I get it. Let’s go. Don’t look at him like that, just for a bit.”

Min Jaeyun, who was venting his annoyance to Ihyun, quickly sucked up the coffee in front of him and put on his coat.

“Noona, is our grandpa bothering you right now? Our grandpa’s personality wouldn’t allow it. But this guy didn’t know that, huh?”

“No, I told my uncle. It’ll be resolved soon. So just relax.”

“It’s not enough if he says it. He doesn’t care about anyone other than you.”
A fierce mental battle took place between them. Rud bit the chewed-up straw anxiously as he stared at the two.

‘Wh-what’s going on right now?’

Rud, with an expression of incomprehension, stood frozen, only looking at the two. In front of such Rud, the Lord of Chaos sent a telepathic message.

‘Huh.’

Typical people might notice the subtle relationships and currents surrounding them in such a situation, but Nari was different.

No friends since middle school! Sharp-tongued! Half of the words spoken are curses! Isolated from the family! Apart from the convenience store owner, the number of people Nari has consistently met in the past 10 years approaches 0! The main conversation partner is usually the Lord of Chaos!

So, Nari was not sensitive to positive feelings towards her but was quite sensitive to negative comments or curses. In fact, throughout her life, Nari received more curses than compliments.

Even during the time with Rud, it was the same.

That’s why, Nari was not sensitive to signals of affection toward her, if there were any! Well, even if there were!

‘Well, if I were in Rud’s shoes, having such a young sibling speak to me like that would give me existential dread.’

Watching the mental battle between the two, Nari had such thoughts.
Suddenly, as if ignoring a fire alarm system ringing inside a building with a dismissive attitude, just passing by like it wasn’t their concern or business at all! It had become as if Nari had turned into a dense sweet potato heroine who couldn’t even entertain the thought of someone liking her!

“[Nari! Can’t you see the ‘majority of male leads’ in your hashtags!]” said the Lord of Chaos, breaking the fourth wall.

“I should have taught my little sister in this direction as well…,” regretted the Lord of Chaos deeply.

‘What’s going on?’

Nari couldn’t understand the current situation. But one thing was for sure – if she hadn’t used the perception interference, there would be a headline tomorrow like, ‘[Exclusive] Rud and Kang Ihyun, Arguing over Dating a Minor Male at a Cafe!’ or something equally terrible!