Nonsense
#02 - The Passion




배진영
Hey, Mr. Nubble?? Why is your expression so rotten? Did you step in some shit?


너블이
......


배진영
What the... Really?


너블이
No, I'm just a little stupid...



배진영
You're not that stupid, are you? You're really stupid.

Even though I was angry at Bae Jin-young's joke that he blurted out with a bright expression,


너블이
I guess so..

It was I who answered


배진영
??


너블이
Huh...


박지훈
??


Even though it seemed like he was reaching out to take out the book next to him, he was startled to the point of being completely shocked.



박지훈
if...


너블이
No! I'm not surprised that you turned around and thought I was some weirdo!!!


박지훈
???


너블이
Ah.. no.. that.. that



박지훈
I'm not that bad of a person

The man left the place after speaking.

Isn't the commonly used word 'jjokpalinda' really meant to be used in situations like this?


너블이
Ah... am I one of the biggest fools?



박지훈
Phew

He wasn't even close, but he must have been sharp-eared to hear me and smiled.


너블이
Did you hear that?? No way??

They say people don't repeat the same mistakes. So, does that mean I'm not human?

The man looked through the book, scratched his head, and then walked back towards me.


박지훈
excuse me...


너블이
This is so stupid...

The fact that my face was as red as a carrot was something I could easily guess without looking in the mirror.


박지훈
if...


너블이
No!! It's not that you're stupid, it's that I think you're stupid..


박지훈
yes??

Today is the biggest crisis of my life.


박지훈
No, it seems like you're borrowing a book, so I was wondering if you might be doing a reading report homework.


박지훈
Looking at the name tags, it looks like we're in the same grade. Are we really in the second year?

Our school uses name tags to distinguish grades, so I could tell that the boy was in the same grade. The boy's name was Park Ji-hoon... Is that right?


너블이
yes..


박지훈
I'll speak informally to you! If you don't like it, just tell me.


너블이
Yeah.. haha


박지훈
That's why I wanted to ask about the reading report assignment because there's something I don't know about..#@%_!

When I saw your face, I realized why I was so flustered.


너블이
handsome...



박지훈
what?

Ding dong dang dong - The bell rang, breaking the awkward silence and signaling the next class.


박지훈
Phew.. haha See you next time!

Even though he could see Ji-hoon's back fading away, Noble couldn't move a single step.


너블이
haha...

If you had to pick the most difficult time in your life, wouldn't it be today?