Chapter 62: What's That, It Scares Me...
The time set to meet with Choi Mi-hwa was around 7 PM.
Actually, they could have met earlier, but Seo Juhwan intentionally scheduled it late.
It was to go after his morning workout.
"Ugh... that was hard. Thank you for your hard work, Instructor Soo-hee."
"Hehe. You worked hard too, Juhwan."
Lim Soo-hee, the owner of Ribbon Fitness and his PT trainer.
She said this while wiping the sweat from her forehead.
Seo Juhwan had moved his residence to Anyang but continued going to the gym.
However, he was now checking in at the Anyang branch instead of Gwangmyeong, and fortunately, he was able to receive PT from Lim Soo-hee at the Anyang branch as well.
"It's fortunate that Instructor Soo-hee goes back and forth between the Gwangmyeong and Anyang branches. I was planning to ask if I could be assigned to a new trainer."
"...Aha. Since we just opened the Anyang branch recently, I keep going back and forth to check on things."
Lim Soo-hee hesitated for a moment, then said with an awkward smile.
When Seo Juhwan tilted his head, she quickly continued.
"And Juhwan, you're lucky. In most cases, those get refunded. It's difficult to change trainers midway, you see."
"Ah. That is fortunate indeed."
"Hehe. You don't like having your trainer changed midway either, right Juhwan?"
"No. It's always better to have someone you're used to. And learning from someone like you, Instructor Soo-hee, is great too."
"Oh my. What do you mean by that?"
"Haha. It means you teach really well."
"Come on. That's it?"
"...Of course, there's also the advantage of learning from a beautiful trainer."
"Tsk tsk. Even if you say that, I won't let you look during workouts."
"Ugh. You caught me?"
He said this with a deliberately disappointed expression.
Through continuing PT, the two had become close enough to joke around like this.
After showering, Seo Juhwan said goodbye to her and left the gym.
"Let me see... I have plenty of time."
Now that he had finished his morning workout, it was time to prepare. There was still a long time until the appointment, but if he was going to visit a salon and shop for clothes, there was no time to waste.
'I'll just buy one outfit that's decent.'
Because he was tall and thin, aside from the workout clothes he had bought before, he had no clothes that fit him properly.
The reason he was only buying one outfit was because his body shape was still changing. His height, which had been changing daily, seemed to be slowing down, but his weight continued to dropâhe had recently achieved 75kg.
175cm and 75kg.
He was still slightly overweight, but compared to when he was 92kg, it was like being born anew.
Seo Juhwan headed to the hair salon he had made a reservation at beforehand.
He had always gotten his hair cut at a men's barber shop near his house, but this time he made a big decision and reserved the most expensive salon in Anyang.
A salon of a scale incomparable to neighborhood shops.
As he opened the door and entered, a female staff member greeted him with a pretty sales smile.
"Welcome~. Have you been here before? If you'd like to request a specific stylist, you can write their name here."
"No. This is my first time. Oh, but I made a reservation beforehand."
"Ah. Then what's your name?"
"Seo Juhwan."
"Yes. One moment... Huh? Oh, you're that lucky person."
"Pardon?"
The staff member was saying something completely incomprehensible out of nowhere.
The staff member continued with a still-smiling face and explained.
"You made a reservation with stylist Shin Ba-da, right?"
"Ah, yes."
"Actually, Ba-da is the ace of our salon. So her reservations are always full. Ba-da is someone really difficult to book."
"..."
"But just recently, one person cancelled their reservation, right? You made a reservation right in that open slot."
"...Ah, I see."
The staff member seemed to enjoy talking, chattering away cheerfully. In any case, it meant he was lucky, so it wasn't bad.
As he waited briefly, one stylist called his name.
"Seo Juhwan?"
A female stylist wearing jeans and a white t-shirt.
Shin Ba-da spoke with a bright smile.
"Would you like to sit here?"
"Yes."
"What would you like me to do for you?"
"Um... I'm not sure about these things, so could you recommend a hairstyle? I want to keep my bangs as they are for now. Oh, and could you style it for me when you're done?"
Thinking that since she was called the ace of a big salon, she must do something good, Seo Juhwan spoke.
The stylist seemed to ponder for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
"Then I'll keep your sides clean and just tidy up your bangs. I'll thin it out a bit too... and I'll show you how to style it when I'm done."
"Okay."
Seo Juhwan nodded readily, and inwardly thought that being the ace of a big salon didn't make much difference. From what she was saying, it sounded like a standard two-block cut.
Shortly after, the cut began, and the stylist started talking.
"Customer, it hasn't been long since your discharge, has it?"
"Oh, does it show?"
Seo Juhwan asked in slight surprise. He never expected someone to tell at a glance. Thanks to the blessing of the "Blessed Physique" his hair had grown quite quickly... but it still seemed to show signs of military service.
Seeing his reaction, Shin Ba-da laughed and said.
"Hoho. Your hair has grown a lot, but it shows. When people just let their hair grow after discharge, this is what it looks like."
"I see. As expected, you know well as a stylist."
"Right? At this length, it seems like you've been discharged for about a month or two?"
"No. It's only been about ten days now."
"What? Oh my, your hair grows really fast. I'll be seeing you often from now on."
She widened her eyes in surprise, while subtly suggesting he come back often.
'Good sales skills.'
Beyond her sales skills, her tone of voice was so natural and friendly that the conversation flowed well even though they had just met. Normally, when stylists try to talk to him, it felt burdensome, but now it felt comfortable.
The stylist continued talking as she cut his hair.
"Customer, this is your first time coming, right? Honestly, this place is on the expensive side, so you must be meeting your girlfriend today?"
"Huh? Oh, no. I don't have a girlfriend."
"Really? I thought you did. That's unexpected."
"Haha. Thank you. I've never heard that before."
"Really? I feel like you're lying..."
She knew how to make people feel good. Her lip service was amazing. He thought he should come here often.
Seo Juhwan inwardly thought this and summoned the stylist's status window. What kind of talent does this person have? Looking at other people's status windows had recently become his hobby.
Shin Ba-da's status window came to mind.
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Height: 165cm
Weight: 57kg
Current Sexual Desire: E
Favorability: E
Fetishes: Trichophilia (High+)
Possessed Talents: Hairstyling (A/A+), Styling (A/A+), False Modesty (B/B+)
The status window appeared, and Lucy's explanation inevitably followed.
[Trichophilia is a trichophilia, a syndrome where one feels sexual arousal from another person's hair.]
[High-level, even among the highest tierâsevere. This woman really loves hair.]
What's that, it scares me...
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