Chapter 56: A Mouse Caught


    It was meant to be a witty jest, but it backfired. I managed to calm Yu Arin down, who was on the verge of calling the authorities, and got her to sit.


    Yu Arin, still visibly tense, let out a sharp exhale through her nose as she resumed drinking the rest of her Chong.


    I inserted a straw into the Hershey’s and timidly adjusted theptop so Yu Arin could see better.


    “Anonymous90. We must uncover how this individual uncovered the identity of Anonymous69.”


    Upon hearing my words, she appeared puzzled and responded.


    “Huh? Did they guess correctly? Was that ‘Sex’ person really from our department?”


    “Yes.”


    “Wow, who could it be?”


    Yu Arin reclined in her chair with her feet up on the desk, taking a sip of her Chong before furrowing her brow and remarking.“Hold on. So, you know who the ‘Sex God’ is?”


    “I do.”


    “Huh? How? Am I close to them?”


    Too close, actually.


    You’ve been friends since high school.


    “You don’t need to know. Don’t attempt to reveal their identity on the forum.”


    “I’m curious, though.”


    “There’s no need for curiosity. Finding Anonymous90 is what matters.”


    “What!”


    Yu Arin sulked, her expression indicating displeasure. Since this wasn’t the first or second time I’d seen her like this, I checked the posts by Anonymous90.


    [Recent Records of Anonymous90]


    -Anonymous90: I want to join in too! I’m feeling pumped today!


    -Anonymous90: You’re being brief today! I want to engage in ‘Sex’ too!


    -Anonymous90: ‘Sex Master’! How did your exam go?


    -Anonymous90: Just a simple ‘Sex’.


    -Anonymous90: I must urgently inform the ‘Sex God’! This person is boosting the birth rate in Bamboo Forest!


    -Anonymous90: Just now, Admin1 uncovered the identity of the covert Bamboo Forest Admin, who became an Admin as a result, but observed the Admin promptly deleting the post.


    -Anonymous90: I’m craving ‘Sex’ so badly!


    -Anonymous90: Seems like you’re all fired up!


    -Anonymous90: I unveil the identity of the ‘Sex God’, Anonymous69.


    - Anonymous90: I will give you one hint every day – a student in the English Literature department.<hr>


    “Isn’t this just a crazy bastard?”


    Yu Arin, who was checking the records, suddenly got annoyed and made a disgusted face. It definitely felt much more excessive than Seo Yerin, known as the Sex God.


    Maybe it was a kind of zealot.


    “It does seem a bit much.”


    “Too much. Hey, this is like a cult. They didn’t just lick but shoved it all the way into the mouth.”


    “……”


    “If it wasn’t this bad, even I would ignore it. The Sex God is being stalked then.”


    Is Seo Yerin also being stalked? I felt a bit sorry for her.


    Thinking about it, ignoring the only person who almost worshiped her on the forum with clenched teeth might have been a way she learned through her real-life experiences.


    Since Seo Yerin mostly didn’t respond to men contacting her to hit on her.


    “Let’s continue to look.”


    Yu Arin leaned towards me.


    “I can’t see.”


    I pushed her head with my left hand and scrolled down with the mouse as the scent of fruit spread.


    [Recent Records of Anonymous90]


    -Anonymous90: When will the Sex Gode? Why do I not see them?


    -Anonymous90: It is fun, right?


    -Anonymous90: Why are you picking a fight?


    -Anonymous90: You have returned, JOAT!


    -Anonymous90: The Dark Knight of Gahyeon University, even smacking down the Admin! The JOAT of libido!


    -Anonymous90: The Sex God has arrived. Another day full of erections!


    -Anonymous90: The Sex God seems to be in good condition today!


    -Anonymous90: Please show some consideration for the board’s named figure, Admin.<hr>


    “This guy, no matter how much we go through, it doesn’t end.”


    “He really fell for the Sex God, huh.”


    I couldn’t figure out what made them like this, but it was bothersome for us.


    Should I call for cyberstalking or something?


    Yet, at the same time, my mind was trying to make sense of this.


    ‘Maybe a first year?’


    Most of the posts here are focused on Anonymous69. Apart from that, there isn’t much writing ormenting happening.


    When I think about it, Seo Yerin has been active since the middle of the first semester, so I suppose they appeared around the same time.


    But.


    “Oh?”


    Yu Arin leaned in close to theptop screen. Irritated as I could only see her head, I nudged her aside.


    “Wait! You’ll end up licking the screen at this rate!”


    “Look at this!”


    There was a post that might be helpful regarding Anonymous90.


    [Recent Record of Anonymous90]


    -Anonymous90: I also attend physical therapy, I will deal with them physically.


    “Physical therapy?”


    It was ament on a rtively recent post.


    -Anonymous21: There are high school students smoking in the alley next to Pump Chicken. Is there anyone from the Department of Physical Education who can intervene?


    -Anonymous11: Department of Security Studies, ss 21, will head over immediately for university security.


    -Anonymous90: I also attend physical therapy, I will deal with them physically.


    -Anonymous54: I will bringw books from the Department of Law.


    -Anonymous12: Should I bring an animal from the Department of Veterinary Medicine?


    -Anonymous85: I am in the film department, can Ie and film a bit? I need it for an assignment.<hr>


    “Huh? Is this a call for full mobilization?”


    Among them, I recognized a few users but chose to skip them over.


    It appears to be a post that has attracted some of the famous anonymous users in the Bamboo Forest.


    ‘Physical therapy.’


    My hunch is that it could be a freshman who changed courses, so I decided to revisit their previous posts.


    [Recent records of Anonymous90]


    -Anonymous90: Selling test answers.


    -Anonymous90: Anyone up for drinks? It’s so boring.


    -Anonymous90: Assignments are such nonsense. Did the professor even try doing them himself?<hr>


    Although I skimmed through a couple of posts, nothing caught my attention.


    Still, continuing to look through, it was clear where they belonged.


    “It’s been almost 4 years since the records started, right? Then there’s a high chance of them being a senior.”


    I agreed with Yu Arin’s words, but…


    “A fourth-year senior still in the Bamboo Forest?”


    Especially since Anonymous69 always gets the firstment whenever they post, it seems like they are someone who always checks.


    “Yah, this might be a hard one to find.”


    After all, the seniors are almost noting to uni with their job hunting.


    “It’s so ambiguous.”


    The situation turned troublesome.


    Even if we just decide to go to the Department of Physical Therapy, who knows what will happen?


    If they are a senior, they are likely preparing for the national exam in the library or out on practical training.


    “I think we should give up. We don’t know anyone in the department either.”


    I sighed at Yu Arin’s words, as she shrugged.


    “I know you don’t have friends.”


    “I really want to kill you. You pretend to have friends.”


    “There’s Chan-woo.”


    At my words, Yu Arin rushed at me like a cat, raising her arms above her head.


    “You are dead.”


    The moment the name Jeong Chan-woo came up, her reaction turned to that of a Taekwondo girl.


    Even as I push her, I think.


    “Hmm?”


    Something sparked in my mind. I remember the person in question is a fourth-year student who is frequent in the Bamboo Forest.


    “Fest!”


    “Ah!”


    This girl bites my arm, but I ignore her and continue.


    “Wouldn’t theye to the festival? A fourth-year who still hangs out in the Bamboo Forest wouldn’t miss the festival right?”


    Continuously watching the app means…


    It means they have time to spare.


    I figured they would attend the festival if they were still around the uni.


    “Sooo waa.”


    (So what)


    “Let go, it smells like saliva.”


    Personally, I thought the chances were high. Moreover, since it’s a festival I could naturally approach the Department of Physical Therapy.


    The problem was.


    There were still two days left until the festival.


    And they were releasing information about Seo Yerin each day, and the festival wouldst two days.


    ‘Just endure it well.’


    This depends on Seo Yerin.<hr>


    Two days passed, and it was the day of the festival.


    Surprisingly, time passed ndly.


    -Anonymous90: Second – Anonymous69 tends to avoid people.


    I let it slide the second time.


    Because I thought they were speaking about Seo Yerin’s nature to avoid men.


    Up until then, Anonymous69, who was stressed, gave so many inquiries.


    Mostly about sex.


    But on the day of the festival.


    We realized that we were taking the case way too seriously than we thought.


    -Anonymous90: Third – Anonymous69 is a guy.


    “This fucking bastard.”


    Of course, therees swearing. It was ridiculous and infuriating that he was speaking without knowing anything.


    Thinking about it, how could this Physical Therapy department person possibly know the identity of Seo Yerin?


    He’s hardly ever at school, that too.


    Even while preparing the pub’s kitchen, I couldn’t help but hit my forehead in frustration whenever I thought about it.


    And of course.


    -Anonymous11: Is he a moron? Then, does this guy have many friends?


    -Anonymous276: He is just speaking nonsense, right? For attention?


    -Anonymous85: Attention-seeking bastard.


    -Anonymous178: Would a girl say she wants to have sex every day? If there is such a person, then introduce me.


    Anonymous90 was being criticized in the Bamboo Forest. Of course, they would be scolded for such a vague story.


    Seeing that Anonymous69 didn’t reach much either, people were more convinced.


    -Anonymous69: Ah! I want to rage so badly!


    -Anonymous11: Try to stop your follower from going insane.


    Moreover, perhaps because Anonymous90 thought their identity was unknown, Seo Yerin was doing well.


    ‘Ah, well, this is typical for an anonymousmunity, right?’


    Just write something nonmittal and run. That’s all there is to it. I felt childish for taking this too seriously just because Seo Yerin was involved.


    How funny.


    And shockingly.


    The incident hadn’t even ended yet.


    While I was busily organizing the kitchen under the department’s tent and checking theyout, senior Min Ju-hee came.


    “Uh, Woojin?”


    With an expression that said it was awkward.


    “Uh?”


    I wondered if something had happened while I was in the kitchen. Senior Ju-hee nced around and then quietly asked.


    “D-do you write in the Bamboo Forest?”


    “Uh?”


    “No… the kids say you have been spamming weirdly in the Bamboo Forest. That it’s ufortable to be around you. If it’s a misunderstanding, I’ll clear it up for you.”


    “……”


    Suddenly, the characteristics of Sex God written by Anonymous90 get listed.


    -Anonymous90: I will give you one hint every day – a student in the English Literature department.


    -Anonymous90: Second – Anonymous69 tends to avoid people.


    -Anonymous90: Third – Anonymous69 is a guy.


    In other words.


    A male person in the English department who avoids people.


    I was sure.


    Anonymous90 must have written the post without knowing anything. How they knew it was the English department, I had no idea, but that could be skipped.


    It was clear that they knew nothing about Anonymous69’s identity, especially since they got the gender wrong.


    This was an idental catch.


    “This is insane.”


    I got caught.