Prologue. - [Contest 2] Love Fool and Mr. Cupid

I actually like someone. I don't think you and I are a good match. I'm sorry.

Looking back on the past five years, Kim Yeo-ju had no sense of pride. If something feels good, it's good. It's okay to be excited alone. It's okay to look at things alone. It's okay to carry the burden alone. I'm fine with it all. If I have anything to curse, it's my crippling gold-digging nature.

It feels like it's time to numb myself, but the words that break me down again, like arrows, pierce me and pierce me. It hurts, but I smile. I smile foolishly, like a fool. That's how I cope.

I guess there's nothing I can do. It's okay, that's how it is. I'm sorry.

Everyone around me was saying the same thing: "You foolish bear. You're so stupid. You're really amazing." Of course, the voice wasn't particularly pleasant. It was a sympathetic voice, clicking its tongue and sarcasm.

But I'm kind of used to it now. It's time to get used to it. But, well, that's true.

I get rejected every time I confess, and I have no idea how to date.

Now, even love is scary.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me. Someone would appear before me, correct my crippling gold-digging tendencies, and point me in the right direction. All I had to do was walk down that path.

When I woke up from this nightmare, I wished there was someone there to welcome me warmly.

The alarm I had set on my phone rang out of nowhere.

Oh my, it's Sunday today.

The ringing alarm in my ears made me frown. I couldn't even open my eyes properly, and was about to reach for the nightstand where my phone was.

???

Are you awake?

A strange man's voice was heard.

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Huh… …?

A bright 18-year-old living alone. How could I bring a stranger into my home? No, absolutely not! Not only do I not have many close male friends, but you think I'm crazy enough to bring a man into my home? As long as I keep my eyes open, that's absolutely not going to happen.

… … Of course, it’s not like it’s open right now.

???

If you're awake, open your eyes properly. How long are you going to sleep, it's boring.

Huh, fun? Who the hell came barging into my house out of the blue? And to top it all off, you're disturbing my nap?

In front of me, who was sitting up in irritation,

A strange man was looking at me with a faint smile.

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The head is pink… … .

I just blinked blankly at the sight of a man dressed in pure white, his dark pink hair a stark contrast to his uncommon appearance. But it didn't end there.

… … She is prettier than me.

???

Hello, little one.

Wait a minute. What the heck? Are you ignoring me because I'm short?

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"No, who are you? Why are you in my house like this? Are you a robber? Aaah, help me!"

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Oh, no, wait a minute!

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Can't you hear me, can't you hear me! Why, you're going to drug me, kidnap me, and sell my organs for something like that. Or are you going to take my money? You're going to barge into the house of a young, delicate student like me? Wow, this is really bad. Stop it, I'm going to call the police. Get out of the way!

???

… … It doesn’t seem that thin.

This is secretly making people angry.

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Ahem, I gave you a special treatment. If you disappear from my house within 10 seconds, I won't report you. But if you don't leave within 10 seconds, I will. Why are you staring at me like that? Are you threatening me with a knife too?

Even if he disappears in ten seconds, I'm still going to report him. I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I did. Besides, I don't want a guy like that to just barge in and swear at me and steal my underwear or valuables.

???

What on earth are you looking at to imagine something like that, really?

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It's because the world is so dangerous these days! Are there only a few people who are out of their minds? For example,

???

Like you?

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hey!!

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Hey. Hey? I'm 500 years older than you.

500… … years old?

Oh, Jesus. This man who came to rob my house seems to be more than just a simple robber. He's 500 years old. 500 years old. Then he'd be born and open his eyes in the Joseon Dynasty. There's no way he'd be fine like this!

???

What are you doing?

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What should I do? I'm going to report it to the police first and then call the nearest psychiatric hospital.

???

Even if I report it, it won't help?

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Ha, I guess I'll have to go there first.

???

Charseo?

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police office!

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Reporting it won't help, you know? You'll just be treated like a weirdo.

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So, let's go to the police station, okay? I, huh? I wasn't trying to make my mom worry, but there's no need for that. My safety is important... ...right?