Bamboo Forest Manager

Choi Yiseo had left.

It was expected, but there was still a bit of regret.

Since it was enjoyable seeing her after a long time, even if it was brief, the feeling of parting was significant.

“If you’re Kim Woojin and you’re upset about not touching Choi Yiseo’s chest, upvote. I’ll start.”

“I’m Kim Woojin, and I upvoted.”

“……”

Seo Yerin and Yu Arin have no consideration for my troubled heart.

Even while having lunch together in the staff cafeteria, they never miss a chance to tease me.

“I’m really Kim Woojin, and I don’t regret it at all.”

I denied it while eating soup with a spoon, but their piercing stares remain unchanged.

“If you’re Kim Woojin and you asked how to greet a girl you became awkward with in the Bamboo Forest early this morning, upvote.”

“Cough!?”

“…Truly, upvote-worthy.”

I coughed involuntarily at Seo Yerin’s sudden ambush, causing Yu Arin to grimace in disgust.

“How, how did you know?! I wrote and deleted it briefly at dawn!”

“Hehe, I’m the spirit of the Bamboo Forest.”

Anyway, both of them know that I’m the Administrator, and Seo Yerin knows that Yu Arin is the moderator.

But there’s just one thing.

“What’s Yerin’s Bamboo Forest number?”

Only Yu Arin doesn’t know Seo Yerin’s identity.

“……”

“……”

The two of us looked at each other at the same time.

I looked to Seo Yerin for cues, wondering if it was okay to tell Yu Arin.

‘Oh dear.’

Seeing her turn pale and break out in a cold sweat, it seemed absolutely forbidden.

“It’s an anonymous community, why do you want to know that?”

“What, that’s an unconvincing persuasion.”

Yu Arin looked puzzled.

“If Yerin knew you were the Admin from the start, shouldn’t she join as the second Bamboo Forest admin by now?”

Since Yu Arin became the first admin under the condition that she knew the Admin’s identity.

Seo Yerin had mentioned wanting to be the second admin last time, but now it’s a little different.

If she accepts, Yu Arin would know that Seo Yerin is Anonymous69.

“No, that was just to get you involved. We don’t force anyone just because they discovered the Admin’s identity.”

“You little…”

Yu Arin started to grumble, but I made my own excuses.

“There are quite a few people who know I’m the Admin, not just you. So just let it slide. We don’t really need more admins right now anyway.”

Actually, Seo Yerin is just Anonymous69.

There are only a few people like Anonymous90 in the Physical Therapy department, and senior Lee Eun-woo, who has now graduated and handed over the role of administrator to me.

Still, to exaggerate a bit, Yu Arin just breezes through it with a nasal voice.

It seems like the atmosphere didn’t feel particularly welcoming.

“Well, as long as you don’t pick fights like 11 or act like a sex maniac like 69.”

Immediately, Seo Yerin cringes and shrinks back.

Does she have the intention to hide it?

Poke. Poke.

Under the table, Seo Yerin is bumping her foot against mine, signaling for help with a red alert.

In that case.

I decided to choose the lesser of two evils.

“Anonymous243.”

“243? Who’s that?”

Even Yu Arin couldn’t remember all the numbers.

“Anime enthusiast.”

“Oh, the otaku!”

Yu Arin slams the table and nods vigorously.

It seems she understood.

“I don’t watch anime.”

But Seo Yerin couldn’t accept it.

‘This girl…’

When asked for help and given, she says she doesn’t want it again.

Staring at Seo Yerin while she avoided my eyes.

“What are you talking about? You watch anime every day after work.”

Yu Arin countered immediately.

“You watch a ton of anime in the dorm.”

“……”

Seo Yerin kept her mouth shut.

I was dumbfounded and had to say something.

“If you’re going to hide it, can’t you at least think before you speak?”

“I watch a lot of other things besides anime.”

“That’s true. Yerin watches a lot of dramas and movies too.”

A typical homebody.

It was very Seo Yerin-like.

Having nurtured her lasciviousness at home, she ultimately became Sex God.

“But why did the conversation go this way?! Weren’t we teasing Woojin?”

Seo Yerin, having regained her composure, hurriedly changes the subject.

She thought she had successfully diverted the conversation that was about Choi Yiseo earlier, but it came back around.

“So, did you say goodbye to Yiseo? Did you wish her well?”

“…I did.”

I saw her off in the morning, telling her to be careful.

Choi Yiseo, noticing my awkwardness, smiled and said we’d see each other after the break.

“Yiseo looked pretty after a long time.”

“Her grown-out hair…looked nice.”

Seo Yerin and Yu Arin naturally began to compliment Choi Yiseo. Her slightly short hair had grown down to her shoulders, giving her a different aura.

Thanks to her healthy physique, she now exuded elegance.

“She did look pretty.”

When talking to girls, it’s important to empathize.

This was a rare topic that I could genuinely relate to, so I agreed quickly.

Thwack!

Immediately, Yu Arin kicked my calf under the table.

Seo Yerin’s foot, which had been stepping on mine earlier, stretched out and pressed against my groin.

“…You guys were the ones praising her.”

I tried to speak up in frustration, but it was no use.

The two who had finished eating first rose.

I too finished my meal and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

Vrrr!

My phone buzzed.

It was a message from Seo Yerin, who had just been eating with me.

She still seemed worried about what we had been talking about earlier.

It must mean she really doesn’t want anyone else to find out.

‘But it might be a bit risky.’

Yu Arin seems to have forgotten, but when we were looking for Anonymous90’s identity before, I mentioned that I knew who Anonymous69 was.

If Yu Arin had slightly better memory and deductive skills, it wouldn’t be hard for her to figure out it was Seo Yerin.

Whatever it may be, for now.

I gave the obvious answer since I had no intention of telling.

Her reaction is odd.

Seo Yerin has been making a lot of crazy statements lately, but this seemed a bit over the line.

No reply.

Thinking it had finally quieted down, I started brushing my teeth, but another message came in.

Ugh, how annoying.

“……”

I stared blankly at my phone.

In the bathroom mirror, I saw my reflection with a cold, disappointed expression.

I was contemplating what to send to Seo Yerin, who was sending angry emojis.

I tried to reply in a way that suited Seo Yerin’s taste.

Wooong! Wooong! Wooong!

She called immediately.

I spit the toothpaste out, rinsed my mouth, and answered the phone.

“…Hello.”

I’m really getting dizzy.

Should I leave early today?

“I said something I thought you’d like.”

“This isn’t that sort of place.”

What kind of situation does she want to explain?

“……”

I just kept my mouth shut.

Surely, I had enjoyed it with Seo Yerin in that way.

“Well, that… Let’s talk about it then.”

Seo Yerin, now in a good mood, mixes in some aegyo with her nasal voice.

“Get back to work.”

Seo Yerin hangs up.

A sigh naturally escapes.

But just imagining it made my lower body tense up a little.

‘Rather…’

How about I really scold her harshly next time?

To the point where Seo Yerin would be reluctant to even mention the word sex.

‘Would that be possible?’

Well, it was just a thought.

Having finished brushing my teeth, I washed my hands and went back to work on Room Service.

I had to switch shifts with the deputy manager for lunch later.

When I went to the office, Yu Arin was folding napkins with the other kids.

As I walked past her, I took revenge for the calf strike earlier and for telling Seo Yerin what we did.

Slap!

“Hic?!”

“Deputy Manager! Time for your meal!”

The crisp sound of the slap and Yu Arin’s scream rang out, but my voice was louder and drowned it out.

“Damn it…!”

Breathing heavily and clutching her butt, Yu Arin glared at me, and I gave her a thumbs up, saying it was satisfying.