The Secretive XX

“You smell.”

One day, Tae-Gyeol, a 20-year-old returning student, is suddenly told by a classmate he's never met before that he smells. Though flustered by this remark he's never heard before, he tries to brush it off as a minor incident. Offended by a teacher's remark comparing him to another returning student from a different class, Tae-Gyeol impulsively heads to the classroom. There, he encounters none other than Mu-Won, the very person who had told him he smelled. When Tae-Gyeol confronts him about the earlier comment, Mu-Won evades the question with an ambiguous, half-hearted response. Annoyed by this, Tae-Gyeol finds himself strangely unable to look away from Mu-Won. Finally, Tae-Gyeol approaches first and proposes they become friends.

*“Want to hang out with me later?”

“No...”*

Even though he clearly said no, Mu-Won is waiting for Tae-Gyeol at the school gate after class. What exactly is this guy's true intention?

(Source: Ridibooks, translated)