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“As if... There are other people that I would suspect before even considering you."
I lightly smiled and shook my head. Although It was a forced smile, it would appear as a laugh that had involuntarily escaped. In confusing or embarrassing situations, it was even more important to keep my facial expressions in control, and I was confident in my skills to do so.
Jun-Hyuk stared at me silently, seemingly trying to grasp whether I was telling the truth. He then let out a relieved sigh.
"Right? It’s just that, hm… What should I say... Lately, I feel this weird vibe when I'm with you."
"What do you mean?”
"I lowkey feel like you’re trying to keep your distance... No, what am I going on about? If you say no, then I guess that’s it."
Jun-Hyuk's intuition was on the mark. Since suspecting him of being a Satanist, I had secretly treated him with caution. Facial expressions and speech could be faked, but suspicion and unease revealed in one's gaze couldn’t be hidden. Jun-Hyuk had guessed that he was under scrutiny by picking up on those cues.
Was he always so perceptive? No, come to think of it, Jun-Hyuk had always seemed perceptive. He just hadn't acted on his perceptions until now. Jun-Hyuk was good at reading the atmosphere, but he didn't know how to use it to his advantage.
"To be honest, I had my suspicions. But─"
"What? Why the fuck?"
"Listen to me. I thought it couldn’t be you after seeing your mother affected by black magic yesterday."
When I said, "I had my suspicions," I was telling the truth. But saying, "I no longer suspect you because of what happened yesterday," was a lie. Mixing truth with lies was a common tactic that everyone knew, but it also meant that it was effective as a common tactic.
When I brought up his mother, Jun-Hyuk's expression darkened slightly. He chewed on the myeong-namul that had been served as a side dish without touching the meat[1].
He then gulped down a cup of water and said, "Yesterday... Since we’re on the topic, I have something I want to say."
It seemed like he was going to tell me something serious. I quenched my burning throat with a sip of water. While he hesitated, looking around, I noticed someone watching us from a distance. I thought it was In-Ah, but it was Min-Seo. Her eyes were boring into us, observing our conversation.
Jun-Hyuk seemed anxious. He fidgeted with his hair, played with the utensils, and hesitated a while before finally...
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