Chapter 27: Retro (6000 words)
"Got it, I'll see you then."
After Lin Nanxing replied to the message, he brushed up the recent topic of black bubbles on SNS.
Lee Kwang-jae picked up his mobile phone and swiped mnet Korean radio, this radio station has a mobile phone APP, this guy usually likes to use this thing to watch some music programs.
"Speaking of which, there have been a lot of music students performing in Hongdae recently, and I would like to go and see it."
Lee Kwang-jae looked at Lin Nam-sung and said.
"What are you going to see?"
Lim Nam-sung looked at Lee Kwang-jae with disdain.
"Hehe, of course, including beauties, there seems to be an indie band going to perform at the Swallow Teahouse (μ λΉλ€λ°©) in Hongdae recently, I want to go and see it, do you want to go?"
Lee Kwang-jae asked.
Swallow Teahouse is a famous livehouse in Hongdae, where IU and Oh Hyuk (lead singer of the band Hyukoh have also performed in the past).
There are often indie bands performing there, which is one of the more famous places, in Sheung Shui Cave, Hongdae.
"Forget it, you'll definitely invite some girls to come with you then."
Lin Nanxing narrowed his eyes.
"Of course, what are we two old men doing in the past? It's a great place to go on a date. β
Lee Kwang-jae gave him a blank look.
"That's why I'm not going."
Lin Nanxing said.
"That's better, I just wanted to invite a girl from Ewha Womans University to see it together, and the last time a friend introduced me to her, she was very beautiful."
Lee Kwang-jae said with a smile.
"Whatever you want."
Lin Nanxing shook his head.
After the morning class, he and Lee Kwang-jae went to the cafeteria, ordered a simple meal, and sat down to eat together while chatting about the end of the term.
After the end of the semester in a few days, the winter break is officially here.
The two discussed their plans after the winter vacation, and Lee Kwang-jae naturally planned to ask a few girls to go skiing in Gangwon Road together.
Lin Nanxing is going to make beats at home, go to some club performances by the way, earn some money, and then update the music equipment he uses now.
"You're just too boring, it's rare to come here to go to college, and it's not a pity not to fall in love with a peninsula girl?"
Lee Kwang-jae said.
"It's okay, I'm not particularly interested in being in love."
Lin Nanxing shrugged.
In my mind, Kim Jisoo's face with a very beautiful smile came to mind, but when I thought of staying up late to play games, I couldn't help but shudder.
"Whatever, I made an appointment to go bowling with my friends in the afternoon, are you going to work part-time at a coffee shop again?"
Lee Kwang-jae asked.
"Nonsense."
Lin Nanxing nodded.
"You guy is so boring, life will teach you a lesson, don't regret it later, I'll go first."
Lee Kwang-jae picked up his phone and saw that it was Kakaotalk sent to him by a schoolgirl, the same girl who had made an appointment to play bowling together.
"Get out of here!"
Lin Nanxing is naturally not very polite to his good friends.
"This stinky boy, when I get out of my single life, don't envy me."
Lee Kwang-jae raised a middle finger and left the school cafeteria.
"I'm going to work part-time at a coffee shop."
Lin Nanxing got up, and after coming out of Yonseidae, he headed for the nearby subway station.
Punch!
At this time, his kakaotalk rang, and it turned out to be a message from Winter.
"Oba, what are you doing now?"
"I'm on my way to a coffee shop to work part-time, so I have to take the subway."
Lin Nanxing glanced at the vehicles that were driving not far away, and sent a message.
"It turns out that I went to a coffee shop to work part-time, I can't believe it, I can make a lot more money from club performances than this."
Winter asked curiously.
"It's okay, it's mainly that there's nothing to do, and it's not bad to make a little more."
Lin Nanxing replied.
"So that's the case, I see, then you fight, I'm going to be busy again now."
Winter sent another message.
βOKγβ
Lin Nanxing was very helpless.
It seems that Winter is not a very enthusiastic fan, and he just chats with him occasionally.
After taking the subway, he quickly came to Cheongdam-dong, came to the coffee shop where he worked, changed his clothes, and started today's work.
At the cash register is Park Eun-chae, who works with him, and the two just have overlapping working hours today, but Park Eun-chae has to leave work a little earlier than Lim Nam-sung.
"Oba, good afternoon."
Park Eun-chae smiled and secretly glanced at Lin Nanxing.
She naturally likes Lin Nanxing a little, but it's a pity that this person doesn't understand her mind at all.
"Good afternoon."
After Lin Nanxing said hello, he began to get busy.
"Oba, I'll play a song, I've been listening to BP's songs recently, do you have any favorite girl group?"
Park Eun-chae asked curiously.
Although she and Lin Nanxing have chatted many times, they have never asked what idols they like.
"No, I'm only interested in Black Bubble, and my favorite rapper is justhis."
Lim Nam-sung glanced at Park Eun-chae.
He remembered that Park Eun-chae seemed to be a fan of a certain boy group, and of course he only knew that.
"Oh oh, I see."
Park Eun-chae was helpless.
This person's hobby is really special, she turned on the music player, and BP's songs were played in the coffee shop.
"I look like I've heard of it."
Lin Nanxing scratched his head, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
"I've heard a lot of BP's songs, hehe, I like Jennie more."
Park Eun-chae said.
"Oh."
Lin Nanxing said casually.
He didn't know who Jennie was, but Jisoo seemed to have mentioned a similar name when chatting yesterday, probably the same English name.
In this way, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, Park Eun-chae left work early, so he left first.
Lin Nanxing was bored in the coffee shop, and it didn't seem that there were many people today, so he wasn't very busy.
At this moment, a black-haired girl wearing a black down jacket and a dark blue scarf tied around her neck walked in, and pin-like studs could be seen on her ears.
"Yahoo, good afternoon!"
Kim Jisoo let out a strange cry and looked around.
found that in addition to Lin Nanxing, there was only a small couple drinking coffee not far away, so he was a little more unscrupulous.
"Good afternoon, it's only five o'clock, why are you here so early?"
Lin Nanxing smiled helplessly.
"I got off work early, so I came, give me a glass of iced Americano, remember to use the coupon to give me a cheaper, and play a game for a while when I first came."
Kim Jisoo took out the switch from his bag, sat down near a nearby round table, and started playing again.
"Yes, guest!"
Lin Nanxing squeezed out a smile to entertain the guests, feeling a little helpless in his heart.
He really can't cope with Kim Jisoo.
"After getting off work for a while, I'll go to the game hall in Yeonnam-dong, but the underground game hall is actually a pub (a comprehensive place that serves alcohol and drinks), and it actually also serves cocktails and of course coffee, otherwise I wouldn't have gone there."
Kim Jisoo smiled and said while playing.
"How much do you drink? Do you want to be together next time? β
Lin Nanxing asked curiously.
He remembered that the girls on the peninsula generally didn't drink too badly, and Park Eun-chae, whom he knew, was also a very good drinker.
He had seen it when he had dinner at a coffee shop before.
"I can't do it, I'm going to sleep after a drink, I'm super bad at drinking, and my friends persuade me not to drink."
Kim Jisoo shook his head like a rattle.
"Really? That's rare. β
Lin Nanxing was a little surprised.
"But if you drink a little bit, you should be fine."
Kim Jisoo stretched out his right hand and gestured.
"Forget it, lest you get drunk."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Hey, I'm not going to get drunk, okay? Will only sleep. β
Kim Jisoo glared at Lin Nanxing and snorted.
"Okay, but it's better not to drink, I'll just ask casually, guest, your ice American is ready, come and get it."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Hey, I'm here."
Kim Jisoo walked over, picked up the iced Americano, then looked around again, and found that after the couple left, they pulled off their masks, took a puff, and made a sound of satisfaction.
"Is it delicious? I hate drinking iced American. β
Lin Nanxing felt that the ice American style was sour and bitter, and it was simply an anti-human drink.
"Of course it's delicious, you guy doesn't know the beauty of it, human beings have to try pain before they can grow, remember my Jisoo quotes."
Kim Jisoo said.
"OK, I remember now."
Lin Nanxing spread his hands.
"You're off work in half an hour, I'll play a game for a while."
Kim Jisoo looked at the time, took the switch to the side, and started playing the game again, and I don't know why she was so obsessed with the game.
Aren't normal girls preferring to watch dramas or go shopping?
"You keep playing, I'll call you when you get off work."
Lin Nanxing shook his head, waiting for the arrival of the person who had changed shifts with him.
Half an hour later, he finally waited for someone to change shifts with him.
After Lin Nanxing changed shifts with that person, he changed his clothes and came to Kim Jisoo, who was playing a game.
She was lying on the table playing a game, very fascinated.
"Hey, genius Jisoo, it's up, it's time to go."
Lin Nanxing stretched out his hand and rubbed Kim Jisoo's little head, and his hair was extremely soft to the touch.
"You stinky boy, I'm your anger, you dare to touch my hair casually."
Kim Jisoo looked up and wanted to bite his finger.
"It's only a few years older than me, we don't have so many rules over there, can we go?"
Lin Nanxing pinched Kim Jisoo's face and found that it was fleshy and very comfortable.
"Let's go, but I'm not done yet, wait for me for a while, do you listen to the song?"
Kim Jisoo took off the AirPods in his ear and stuffed them into one of Lin Nam-sung's ears.
Suddenly, a soothing prelude sounded, and a slightly sad song came.
"Hehe, it's a song I listened to recently, "μ (sleep)" by Night Off, it's just a little sad, but it's okay, it's the range of sadness I can bear."
Kim Jisoo raised his head and smiled.
"It's a bit sad indeed, the lyrics."
Lim Nam-sung glanced at Kim Ji-so unexpectedly, she didn't look like someone who looked like she could listen to sad songs.
"yes, why do you think of me like that? I just like it, I'm a happy person. β
Kim Jisoo threw a punch and hit Lin Nam-sung in the stomach.
"Ah, tap."
Lin Nanxing rubbed his stomach, Kim Jiso's strength was unexpectedly great.
Is it because you play games a lot, so you have become more energetic?
"Hehe, I'm a fitness guy, okay, now I can go."
Kim Jisoo put the switch away with satisfaction and glanced at Lin Nam-sung again.
This guy is a little gentle, he often attacks him, and he has never seen him fight back.
"Why do you think I'm doing that? Is there anything on my face? β
Lin Nanxing asked suspiciously.
"No, let's go to Hongdae, I really want to play retro game consoles, by the way, try the dance console, I haven't played in a long time."
Kim Jisoo grabbed one of Lim Nam-sung's hands and pulled him out of the coffee shop.
The two took the subway and soon came to Hongdae's side.
There were people coming and going on the streets, and there were a lot of music students performing, but Lin Nanxing couldn't help but take a few more looks.
"Hey, what are you looking at?"
Kim Jisoo pinched Lin Nam-sung's waist.
"Ah, I'll just take a look."
Lin Nanxing was very helpless.
They're just friends, they seem.
"I'm helping you as a friend, and in case you go astray, there's the retro arcade ahead."
Kim Jisoo pointed ahead.
Sure enough, there was an entrance not far away, with Yannan Game Hall written on it, and some icons for game consoles.
Going down the stairs, you can just see a small blackboard hanging on the wall, with "Yeonnam Game Hall" written in Korean at the top, and a paragraph in English "Retro game pub" below.
Here's what it reads:
MON DAY OFF
TUEγWEDγTHUγ SUN
Pm06ββAM02
FRIγSAT
PM06ββAM04
Closed on Mondays!!
Tuesday to Thursday and Sunday, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m
Fridays and Saturdays, open from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. (This part is in Korean)
The two of them stepped down the stairs, pulled the door open, and entered, where it was dark and there were quite a few people playing games.
Sure enough, there was a bar not far away, which seemed to be a bar serving cocktails and coffee.
In addition to the old-fashioned arcade machines, there is also an old TV connected to the retro arcade with a game console that can play old-fashioned games.
"Ahaha, that's how it feels!"
Kim Jisoo screamed excitedly when he saw it.
"It's a very old-fashioned arcade."
Lin Nanxing also nodded slightly,
"Of course, and there's a lie detector here, the kind of thing in variety shows where you put your hand on it and call you if you lie."
Kim Jisoo narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Nam-sung.
"And this kind of thing?"
Lin Nanxing was a little surprised.
This retro arcade really has it all.
"yes, let's go play with the dance machine first. I'm not particularly good at dancing, but you should be fine if you win. β
Kim Jisoo took Lim Nam-sung's hand and ran towards the dance machine not far away.
The retro game hall was extremely noisy, but it seemed to feel good to be held by Kim Ji-so, and her hand was soft like a marshmallow.
"But I don't know how to dance."
Lin Nanxing said helplessly that he was very average in dancing.
Although he participated in that hiphop club and learned a little bit of dance, he is an idiot.
"It's okay, it's easy, I'll teach you."
Kim Jisoo said firmly, and then the game began.
"Assi, got it, then I'll try."
Lin Nanxing gritted his teeth and had no choice but to jump up.
He couldn't help but look at Kim Jisoo beside him, and found that she danced quite well, and her hair was flicking around, which looked wonderful.
"Kekeke, you're so stupid, are you stupid?"
Kim Jisoo couldn't help but let out a weird laugh.
It's really the first time she's seen such a stupid person, obviously rapping so badly, dancing so stiffly, it's just like a zombie.
"It's hard, okay?"
Lin Nanxing smiled bitterly.
What kind of sin have you created to do such a thing?
"It's not very difficult, so I'll teach you."
Kim Jisoo walked over and grabbed one of Lim Nam-sung's hands, then tried to teach him how to dance.
However, because of this, the bodies of the two people are also slightly closer.
Lin Nanxing smelled a faint fragrance in the turbid air, very light, and he didn't know what the smell of perfume was.
And when Kim Jisoo lowered his head, he just showed part of his fair neck, and soft hair could be seen behind him, and he wanted to rua it.
"Hey, you're serious, what are you looking at?"
When Kim Jisoo saw Lin Nanxing's gaze, he also felt a little shy, and couldn't help but step on his foot.
"Ah, it hurts."
Lin Nanxing bared his teeth.
"Keep coming, there happens to be a song by the 2NE1 seniors, you can try it."
Kim Jiso's eyes lit up and he started the dance machine mode again.
"Are you still coming?"
Although Lin Nanxing didn't think much about it, he had no choice but to hold the red bar behind him with his hand, and then quickly moved his feet to tap on the symbols that appeared on the screen.
I don't know if Kim Jisoo taught him well just now, but he unexpectedly followed up this time.
"Yes!"
Kim Jisoo was a little surprised, was this kid pretending just now?
"I felt like I suddenly understood."
Lin Nanxing smiled, this doesn't seem to be that difficult.
"Then I'll make it harder."
Kim Jisoo narrowed her eyes, she was not a loser either.
So the next two people began to dance like crazy.
Half an hour later, Lin Nanxing was already sweating.
And the air in the underground game hall was not very good, which made him a little dizzy.
"Hahaha, it looks like I won! The victory of the genius Jisoo! β
Kim Jisoo laughed out loud and walked over and hugged Lin Nam-sung.
ββ¦β¦ Yes? β
Lin Nanxing felt a slight softness, and his heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.
"Let's play racing games."
Kim Jisoo pulled up Lim Nam-sung and walked towards a game console, she was a little happy today.
With Lin Nanxing, it seems that you can go crazy casually.
"It's insane."
Lin Nanxing was very helpless, they had just finished dancing, why did they play games again?
"Is your physical strength so poor? If you find a girlfriend, your girlfriend will be disappointed. β
Kim Jisoo glanced at Lin Nam-sung.
"Hey, are you underestimating me? Well, let's see how awesome I am! β
Lin Nanxing couldn't help but say.
In this regard, he can't bear it.
"Kekeke, that's pretty much it, hurry up."
Kim Jisoo's face turned red.
It was a little strange for her to think of her words, but Lin Nanxing didn't seem to find any problems.
Ding dong!
At this time, her mobile phone rang, and it turned out to be a message on SNS.
"What do you think it is? Okay, go ahead. β
Kim Jisoo glanced at his phone and pulled Lin Nam-sung to start the racing game.
Next, the two of them tried a variety of games in the arcade.
Lin Nanxing feels that he has not played as many games in his life as he has today.
The two were fighting the King of Boxing 98 at this time, and Kim Jisoo's skills were obviously much better than him, and he was beaten without any power to fight back.
"Ahaha, you're too weak."
Kim Jisoo smiled smugly and patted Lin Nanxing's shoulder.
"I just haven't played much of it."
Lin Nanxing said helplessly.
"Is it past eight o'clock now? Are you hungry? β
Kim Jisoo touched his stomach and felt a little hungry.
I just played various games with Lin Nanxing like crazy, and my physical strength was a bit seriously depleted.
"Sort of."
Lin Nanxing said.
"Let's go grab a bite to eat, the bar here seems to sell food, pizza and whatever."
Kim Jisoo smiled and glanced at Lin Nanxing again.
This guy is indeed a good guy.
"Alright then, let's go eat some."
Lin Nanxing stood up.
The two of them came to the bar and looked at the menu.
The price of coffee here is okay.
The menu says Coffee/Cafe HOT/ICE
Pour-over coffee is 5,000 won
A pour-over coffee latte is 6,000 won
Black tea is 4,000 won
Milk tea is 5,000 won
Green tea is 4,000 won
There is also a menu of drinks below, and Coke and Sprite are both 3,000 won.
And there is even a pizza on the menu, and the most surprising thing is that there is a dish called Pikachu & Fried Rice Cake in it, and the price is 6,000 won.
"What kind of dish is this?"
Lin Nanxing was surprised.
"Pikachu, it's the first time I've seen this strange dish name, I just came to play a game."
Kim Jisoo looked at the menu unexpectedly and pulled the side hair of his left ear behind his ear, revealing the two pin-like studs.
"You have a lot of pierced ears."
Lin Nanxing said.
"It's okay, but I wanted to try it at the time."
Kim Jisoo said.
"I see."
Lin Nanxing didn't care too much.
However, he still thought that Kim Jisoo was an ordinary otaku, and it didn't seem to be exactly like that.
"By the way, how about going to Hongdae next time? I want to buy a canvas bag, the first floor is still a cafΓ© where I can have some coffee. β
Kim Jisoo smiled.
"Yes."
Lin Nanxing naturally had no opinions.
But isn't that a date?
"That's it, by the way, before dinner, should we come and play some games?"
Kim Jisoo held his cheek with one hand and stared at Lin Nam-sung with a smile.
"What game?"
Lin Nanxing was a little puzzled.
"Didn't I say before, there's a lie detector here? So, I wanted to give it a try. β
Kim Jisoo took out the lie detector he had just found on a nearby table and put it in front of Lin Nam-sung, staring at the silly-looking guy in front of him.
She wondered if this guy had a crush on her.
After all, he is so good-looking and so generous.
"Huh? This thing shouldn't be very accurate. β
Lin Nanxing shook his head and said.
He doesn't believe in such a thing.