Semantic Error

iscarded earlier?”

“We said that it wasn’t a matter of true or false.
We need to start with the attitude of approaching sociological theories with correctness.”

Sangwoo was walking in the hallway at the College of Humanities and discussing the contents of today’s class with Jihye.
It was not surprising that Jihye was more intelligent than she looked.
Sangwoo was encouraged because he did not see bright red at all.

‘This is what normal is like.’

After two days of suffering, he was delighted by the brief experience of normalcy.
Jihye sat next to him during two class periods, but unlike anyone else, she didn’t disturb him at all.
In addition, after class, Sangwoo explained what she hadn’t understood properly, which was icing on the cake.

“Oppa, where’s the next class?”

“I don’t have any more classes.”

“I envy you…” I still have two more.
What should we eat for lunch?” Jihye said as if it were natural for two people who took the same class to have lunch together.
Sangwoo questioned the compatibility of that premise, but he didn’t bother to contradict her, as he was already on his way to the restaurant.

Sangwoo felt anxious walking around campus, because he didn’t know where his enemy would pop up.
He kept looking around, and Jihye asked why he was doing that.
The moment he was about to answer, Sangwoo saw a group of people pouring out of the humanities college.
The only advantage of red padding is that it stands out from afar.

“Hey, quickly.
Let’s go.”

“Why?”

“Hurry up.”

Sangwoo arrived at the restaurant and quickly lined up at the Korean food section.
Because Jang Jaeyoung came out among so many people, it meant that he had just taken a seminar class with a lot of students.
Come to think of it, he has to retake the “Personality Education for Korean University Students” class.
It was clear that their classes overlapped, so he couldn’t bother Sangwoo in the cultural theory class.

Sangwoo felt satisfied while carrying his tray.
He had a good idea upon choosing a seat after grabbing his meal.
He headed to a crowded area unlike usual.
When he quietly looked around at the restaurant, he looked for tables with only two empty seats.
Sangwoo sat down with Jihye in these remaining seats.
The table was now full, thereby blocking Jaeyoung’s ability to take a seat.

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“Oppa, you seem to be in a good mood.”

“Yeah.”

Sangwoo started eating without saying a word.
While eating, his gaze wandered over the people who were serving the food.
The red padding was in line to get the pork cutlet.
He also looked around as sharply as Sangwoo.

Soon, Jaeyoung was pushed into the restaurant.
Looking around everywhere, his eyes reached Sangwoo.
Sangwoo had a triumphant look on his face, and Jaeyoung went to another area with a strange look of ridicule.
It wasn’t a big deal, but Sangwoo felt great pleasure.

“Are you going home after eating?”

“No, I’m going to the library.”

“Then, let’s go to the snack bar before that.
I’ll buy you a drink.”

“No.”

“Why?”

Sangwoo stopped his efficient chopsticks for a second.
It was such a complicated story.
How can you easily explain why you can’t drink anything at the snack bar?

“It’ll sound strange, but I’m being bullied.”

“What?”

Jihye looked so surprised that Sangwoo closed his mouth.
When Sangwoo kept silent, she begged him to tell her more.

“Really, Oppa? That’s a lot.
If it’s true, then it’s serious.”

He felt like he shouldn’t have said anything.
While thinking about how to explain this, Jihye seemed to imagine dreadful things.

“I don’t know who the hell is doing such things, but there’s a counseling center, a police station, and a lot of people in the world who can help.”

Sangwoo became more embarrassed and just returned to Jihye’s first question.

“He bought all the coffee I drink, so there are no drinks left in the snack shop to buy.”

“What? Sold out at the snack shop? The story of Master Heo.”

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Jihye burst into laughter after making an absurd expression.

“What? Just order a box online.
What’s wrong when it can be delivered within a day?”

“…….”

He was so shocked.
It was as if he had been hit on the head.
It wasn’t only the school snack shop that sold “Blackholic,” but it was the only one that had been trapped in his spatial frame.
Sangwoo wasn’t stupid, but he couldn’t easily escape his rigid mindset.

In the past, when he received a low score on the school intelligence test, the teacher explained that Sangwoo was a genius in logical computational intelligence.
However, his lack of applied reasoning and emotional intelligence had reduced his average score.
Sangwoo looked at Jihye from a new perspective.

“You’re pretty smart.”

Ha ha ha.
Jihye laughed.

“In what other ways is he harassing you? Tell me everything.”

“…I know it sounds weird again this time, but I have to sit in a particular seat in class to concentrate.”

“Oh! I saw a guy like that in an American TV show.
I’m being cautious, but isn’t that what you’re talking about? OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)…”

“The doctor says it’s not a disability.
Anyway, that person keeps taking the seat before I do, so I can’t sit there.
The farther away I get from that seat, the more difficult it is to concentrate.
But when I try to sit closer, I don’t know what to do, because I hate that bas-… no, that person so much.”

“Uhm… Well, then just sit next to him and use a divider like the ones we used in elementary school.”

Allow close physical distance, but block the view.
This solution sounded good too.
Sangwoo became increasingly trusting of Jihye’s flexible mindset.

“And he keeps shaking his legs in the library and reading his books too loud.
The sound of flipping pages is annoying….”

“You can just wear earplugs.
They’re cheap.”

Jihye grinned.
Sangwoo laughed with her.

“Hey, thanks.
I’ll treat you to dinner next time.”

“Really? I’ll be looking forward to it!”

Instead of going to the library that day, Sangwoo decided to shop extensively at the 1,000 won shop.
When he finished his meal, he saw Jang Jaeyoung surrounded by friends and eating in another area.