King of the Night Chapter 4

4.  I Told You.  I Like Cheap-looking Girls.

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-Name : Oh-soonghwee

-Age : 27

-Interests towards me : E

-Sexual Desire : ?

-Sexual Openness Index : ?

-Sexual Fantasy : ?

-Pinpoint : ?

-Target Tip : The 'Interest towards me' is the worst.  You should try to accumulate friendship to increase the Interest.

-Recommended Comment : “Isn't Park-bogum doing well these days?”

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What the fuck.

He felt his face flush from embarrassment when he read that her interest in him was the worst possible grade.

It was as Gahm-sungdae had said.  The 'Interests towards me' was too low, so the proper information hadn’t appeared.

[She is a Rank E....... I've never seen such a Ranking in my life.  She basically thinks of you like food waste.  Or maybe she thinks of you as something akin to a road-kill pigeon with its innards sticking out.]

'Son of a bitch.  I got it.  Stop making such a detailed comparison.'

[Hyung-nim.  Did you do something to that woman that would make her hate you?  This isn't just about not being interested.  She hates your guts.  If she is uninterested, it usually comes up as Rank C.]

He was very curious about that part.

He had no idea why it was like this.

It had only been one month, since he had arrived at this location.  He hadn't done anything that would incur the resentment of an employee.

His standing was high, but in terms of experience amongst the senior management, he was the youngest.  This was why he didn't do anything that would single him out amongst the employees.  He did his best to fit in with everyone.

Moreover, if she hated him, wouldn't she have shown it through her everyday attitude?  He had never gotten the impression that Oh-soonhwee had hated him.

If he felt that way, he would have asked her about it.

He would have said, "Ms Soonghwee.  Do you have a problem with me?"

Fuck.  He wanted to know the reason behind it.

He mechanically set down the spoons and chopsticks.  He looked over the Fuck Screen as he did this.

At the very least, there was some info in the Recommended Comment....

'Isn't Park-bogum doing well these days?'

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Did he have ask this question to Oh-soonghwee?

He quietly whispered towards Kahm-sungdae.

“Hey.  What does the Recommended Comment mean?”

[From my experience, it just means Oh-soonghwee is a fan of Park-bogum.  It is telling you to bring up a subject that the woman is interested in.  Then you'll be able to form a bond from a common interest.  I'm guessing she is a hardcore fan, since it popped up in her Recommended Comment.]

When he heard those words, the memory suddenly flashed to the surface.

'Ah ah.  So that's what happened.'

Now he knew why Oh-soonghwee hated him so much.

It wasn't too long ago.  He had tried to get closer to the female part-timers, so he tried to make them laugh.  To do this, he had spoken about Park-bogum.

'I really like Park-bogum right now.'

The conversation between the part timers had started that way, and he wanted to get in on their conversation.

“Park-boogum? Is his name Boogum? Hey, his name is scary.”

“Poo-hahaha.  It isn't Boogum.  It is Bogum.  Don't you know about Park-bogum?”

“Bogum? Treasured sword?”

“If you are intentionally acting as if you don't know him, it isn't really funny.”

“Is he a singer?  An idol?”

“Wow. This is incredible.  He really doesn't know him.”

Normally, he didn't watch TV, so he really didn't know who Park-bogum was.  He had clearly heard the name as Bogum, but he purposefully said Boogum.  He had intentionally acted like a fool.

That's right.  

Oh-soonghwee was by his side during that dinner.

So this was what had pissed her off so much?

This made her think of him as being on the same level as food waste or the corpse of a pigeon?

He had never been interested in entertainers, so he couldn't understand it.  Well, there were all kinds of people living in this world, and things get tangled up in life.

However, he had to talk about Park-bogum to increase Oh-soonghwee's interest towards him.  It was impossible, since he didn't know anything about Park-bogum.  Afterwards, he had found out what he looked like, but he had no idea which dramas Park-bogum had starred in.

He felt his pride surge forward, so he decided to consult with Gahm-sungdae.

This wasn't simply a matter of having sex or not.  His dignity as a human was on the line here.

He put a great importance in his ability to form interpersonal relationships.

After finishing up his work, he moved to the restroom.

After checking the other two toilets were unoccupied, he went into one of them.  He put down the cover, and he sat on top of it.

“Hey.  I really don't know anything about Park-bogum.  What should I do?”

[Then why don't you change your handphone wall paper to a picture of Park-bogum?]

“I really know anything about him.”

[Jeez.  Just change it.  Then you should discreetly show it to Oh-soonghwee.]

“What if she keeps asking me question about him?  Previously, I spoke as if I didn't know about Park-bogum.”

[Just be truthful about it. You just have to say that you aren't really interested in entertainers, and you don't really know much about Park-bogum. However, you decided to make him the background wallpaper, because he looked to be an upright character.]

“You crazy bastard.  Who would believe that drivel?”

[Hyung-nim.  Oh-soonghwee is a true fan, so she'll eat this up completely.  Afterwards, ask her a question.  I want you to ask her to recommend some drama or movies with Park-bogum in it.]

Oh-ho.  That did sound like a pretty good idea.

“I should expand on the conversation from that point on?”

[Yes.  Now you are getting a hang of it.]

He immediately searched for a close-up picture of Park-bogum, and he put it up as his background wallpaper.

Fuck.

Why did he have to go through all this for Oh-soonghwee?

For a brief moment, he felt a sense of shame, but he decided it would be better than being hated for such a ridiculous reason.

Anyways, nothing bad will come from developing a more favorable impression from a fellow employee.

He had been sitting on the toilet, and it seemed he had a Pavlovian response.  He had to go number two, so he put up the cover.  He sat back down after lowering his pants.

He was reading sports news as he was about to push one out when he heard the voices of women speaking in low voices.

The men's restroom and the women's restroom faced each other, so he was able to clearly hear what was being said in front of the door.

“You know Nah-moonjung?  She is a used rag.”

“No way.  Really?  Her face doesn't match that description.”

“A dongsaeng I know was in the same class as her. She lives with only her grandmother, and she was known to exchange sex for favors with older men.  She did this starting from her junior high school days.”

“No way......”

'Ho-oh.  Would you look at this?'

He was familiar with those voices, so he checked the time.  It was already 5:50, so it was time for the night part timers to come in for work.

The two involved in the conversation soon went into the restroom, so he could no longer hear them.

The owner of the novices were Che-mihyun and Kim-songhwee.  They had been friends before they were hired.

Moreover, they were gossiping about the part-timer named Nah-moonjung, who was hired only a few days ago.  Nah-moonjung had a cute face, and she had a bright personality.  She had picked up on the work quickly, so she had received a lot of praise from the full-timers.

Yet they were saying she exchanged sex for favors since her junior high school days?

It was as Kim-songhwee had said.  This story didn't match up with Nah-moonjung's normal image.

If it was true, it was a bit shocking.

After finishing his business, he washed his hands, and he exited towards the hall.

There were already two groups of customer sitting inside the restaurant.

He approached the counter, and he spoke to the manager.

“Hyung-nim.  I'll head in, and I'll come back around closing time.”

“All right.”

“Ah.  Do you know a nearby place where I can make an appointment for our group?  If we are going to take our whole staff, I'll probably have to make an appointment beforehand.”

“Why don't just eat at our store?”

“Here?”

“Uh.  Why would you want to spend your money elsewhere?  You guys can eat whatever meat we have left.  You just have to pay for the alcohol and beverages.”

“Keek keek.  I bet the cost of alcohol will far outstrip the food cost.  Well, that would be great for me.  Thank you.”

“All right.  We'll close 20 minutes early, so you should come here around 10:30.”

Great.  He saved some money.

After giving farewell to the employees, he hummed an indecipherable tune as he headed outside.

“Hello, chief!”

The person that was coming up from the 1st floor was Nah-moonjung.  She gave a bright greeting.

[Oh, hyung-nim.  Isn't she lovely?]

He spoke nonchalantly, and he greeted her as always.

“Yes. Hello~”

“Shouldn't you be working?  Are you running away from work!”

[She is pretty, and her body is petite. This kind of girl is a true Bagel girl(girl with glamorous body with a baby face).]

“It is my off-day. I just stopped by for a brief moment.”

“Ah-hang!  I see!  I thought you were playing hooky again.”

[She is full of Aegyo(way of acting cute).  How old is she?  If she is over twenty, isn't she a legal loli?]

“Ah, you should keep your mouth shut.”

“Yes, sir.  I'll shut up.”

“No.  No.  I wasn't saying it to you.  I'm sponsoring a company dinner after work today.  You should come and eat.”

“Wow. Really?  Where?”

“We just decided to eat at our store.”

“Ooh-wahng!  Our store's meat is really delicious. Are we allowed to eat a lot?”

“Yes.  Originally, I was going to pay for it, but the manager decided to pick up the cost.  So you can eat as much as you want.”

“Hell yeah.”

As he was having a conversation with her, a smile had unconsciously formed on his mouth.  

He was probably not the only one this had happened to.

She was letting out such a positive energy that even Auntie Gyungja, who was strong in her likes and dislikes of the part-timers, became disarmed by Nah-moonjung.

She had been responding to him as she was coming up the staircase.  Nah-moonjung stopped next to him, and she took out something from a paper shopping bag.

“Chief is getting up there in age, so you should replenish your sugar for energy.”

It was a Chupa Chups.

“Hey.  I'm not that old.”

“Heh heh.”

“Thank you.  I'll enjoy it.”

Oh no.

It wasn't intentional, but the candy was so little that their hands touched.

After Nah-moonjung went into the store, the both of them held their breath as they read her profile.

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-Name : Nah-moonjung

-Age : 20

-Interest towards me : B

-Sexual Desire : D

-Sexual Openness Index : A

-Sexual Fantasy : She just like normal sex with the person she loves

-Pinpoint : Neck, lobe of her ears

-Target Tip : Her mother died, and her father married another woman.  He left her behind to form another family.  Her maternal grandmother had done her best to take care of Nah-moonjung, but she hadn't received any love from her parents.  This was why she suffers from lack of affection.  Her personality is delicate and kind.  She is strongly averse to hurting others even at the cost of hurting herself.  Her personality doesn't allow her to turn others down.

-Recommended Comment : “I want to sleep with you.”

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What the hell is up with this one?

He just had to say 'I want to sleep with you?'

Maybe the gossip spoken earlier by Che-mihyun was true.

In truth, he was a bit shocked.

He didn't like comparing a woman to a rag, but that word appeared inside his head.

[Her Sexual Desire is D, yet her Sexual Openness Index is A.  She is a person that exemplifies prototypical passive sex.]

“Prototypical passive sex?”

[Yes.  She doesn't have sex, because she feel like it.  She does it, because the men like it.  As you can see, her Sexual Fantasy is having regular sex with the man she  loves.  It basically means she hadn't had sex with anyone that truly liked her for who she is.]

“She sleeps with anyone even though she doesn't like them?”

[From her perspective, she enjoys seeing her partner feel good.  It is evidence that she is someone that is needed by someone else.  Sex is a tool that allows her to prolong a human relationship.  It seems she is the style where she is really dependent on men.  I believe her deep unconscious mind is projecting the yearning she has for her father. There is a high probability that women would mistake her for a git that likes to get with men.]

This son of a bitch sounded like Freud.

[Hyung-nim. How about we choose Nah-moonjung for today?  You've rested for two days, so it's about time.]

“You really see Na-moonjung as a woman?”

[Totally.]

“You son of a bitch.  She is too young.”

[She is twenty years old.  In terms of the law and hormones, she is a full-fledged adult.]

“She isn't my style. Even if she is my style, I can't touch her after hearing your assessment.  I don't want to use her personality, which doesn't allow her to refuse others.”

[Then shall we go for Oh-soonghwee?]

“She isn't my style either.  I like girls that look trashy at a glance.  I want the girl to be giving off a cheap vibe.”

Gahm-sungdae's eyes started to narrow at his consecutive rejections.

[I won't be able to last past today.  You have to do it.]

“Of course, I want to do it.  Still, can't you take my taste into consideration?”

[Do you have someone in the part-timers that is within your strike zone?]

“Uh.  I do.”

A woman's face popped up inside his head.

It was the woman that had called Nah-moonjung a rag.

“Che-mihyun. She is one of the girls that talked in front of the restroom.”

[Then go with her.]

“However, it doesn't seem like she likes me.  That's the problem.  I can tell she doesn't like me from how she looks at me.”

[That's normal.  Hyung-nim's face is quite disagreeable.]

“Fuck you.  What about Nah-moonjung?  Why is her 'Interest towards me' at Rank B?”

[She is quite pure, and she likes almost everyone.  She likes the person instead of his appearance.  She'll probably register a Rank B even against a homeless person at the Seoul Station. That is why we should just go with Nah-moonjung.]

“Do you think I'm some pig in a rut?  I have to be interested in the woman.  I don't feel anything about Moonjung as a woman.”

[Hyung-nim is speaking out of ignorance.  If you see her nude body, you won't be able to say that......   Well, you can lead a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.  Wait here a moment.  I'll go check up on Che-mihyun.  What does she look like?]

“She has a nametag on her uniform.”

Gahm-sungdae went into the store for a brief amount of time.  He came back out with a surprised expression as he clicked his tongue.

[Wow.  Her face, speech and actions doesn't have a single ounce of elegance in her.  She is completely trashy. That's the type I really hate.]

“I don't know why, but I'm attracted to those kinds of girls.”

[However, you should be aware of this.  They may look cheap on the outside, but they don't treat their body as cheap.  If those kinds of girls think you are a pushover, their body will get very expensive.  You heard this saying, right?  'Everyone can eat me except you.'  You might become that person.]

“So how should I go about this?”

[Whether it is a man or a woman, it ends up being about one's outer appearance. First, you need a makeover.  I can't even look at you.  Hyung-nim is so old fashioned.]

“Hey.  Don't over do it.  This is one of the best clothes I have.  It isn't at a level where it should be unsightly to you.”

[Huh.......  Should I honest with you?]

“No.”

[I could put a stick into a Goodwill bin to take out random clothes, and it would be better than what you are wearing.]

Did this bastard go to a school that taught him to come up with these metaphors?

Every one of his comparison was shitty, yet it was apt.

He wanted to flip off the ghost.  He wanted to punch the ghost on the side of its head.

[If I had the choice to dress like hyung-nim, I'd rather stick a leaf on my dick instead.  No, I'll be considerate of the people around me.  I wouldn't even come out dressed like that.]

“All right.  I get it.  Let's hurry up and go buy some clothes.”

Chapter end