# WebtoonLib — Heart-Pounding Planet #9 ## Series - title: Heart-Pounding Planet - slug: heart-pounding-planet-jh3bbyfp ## Chapter - number: 9 - chapter_key: 9-8g28e4 - release_date: 2026-09-27 ### Summary Jium and Nahi, late for lunch because class ran long, meet the punctual Kwon Beomju and get acquainted. An embarrassing close encounter while paying and intimate moments over the meal lead to Nahi's teasing. Then, at the group project meeting, Beomju sternly rounds up the missing members and assigns tasks. The day ends with a nostalgic cafe message from Seungjo. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Jium, Nahi and Beomju eat lunch together; Jium reaches into Beomju's back pocket for wallet - Jium receives message from Seungjo that their Seorae Village cafe is closing soon - Nahi teases Jium and Beomju for looking like a married couple on a dating show - Jium and Nahi run late to lunch due to long class and discuss latecomer pays rule - Only Jium and Beomju attend project meeting, Beomju drags late members back and sets roles and fines ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Jium and Nahi, late for lunch because class ran long, meet the punctual Kwon Beomju and get acquainted. ### Spoiler summary Jium and Nahi, late for lunch because class ran long, meet the punctual Kwon Beomju and get acquainted. An embarrassing close encounter while paying and intimate moments over the meal lead to Nahi's teasing. Then, at the group project meeting, Beomju sternly rounds up the missing members and assigns tasks. The day ends with a nostalgic cafe message from Seungjo. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 167 ### Content HA... HA... KWON BEOMJU TOLD ME TO BE THERE BY NOON. I'M TOTALLY SCREWED! CURRENT TIME: 12:10 PM Jium, wait for me~! I FELT SO AWKWARD AFTER GIVING HIM THAT VOICE RECORDER EARLIER THAT I JUST BLURTED OUT THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND... Well, aren't you full of surprises? Thanks, I'll put it to good use, okay? Uh, see you later, then! Whoever's late buys lunch! WHO COULD HAVE KNOWN THE PROFESSOR'S LECTURE WOULD DRAG ON THIS LONG?! JIUM... I TASTE BLOOD IN MY THROAT... M-ME TOO... ISN'T THAT KWON BEOMJU OVER THERE? Gasp, you're right. HE REALLY IS FREAKISHLY PUNCTUAL. B-BEOMJU! HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING LONG? HEY. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TIME-- I'M SO SORRY! THE PROFESSOR RAN OVERTIME, AND... IT'S THE HONEST TRUTH! WE SPRINTED THE WHOLE WAY HERE WITHOUT STOPPING TO CATCH OUR BREATH... ...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY YOUR FRIEND IS HERE, OR I WOULDN'T LET THIS SLIDE. THANK GOODNESS I CAME WITH NAHI. LET'S DO INTRODUCTIONS BEFORE WE EAT. THIS IS MY FRIEND PARK NAHI, THE ONE I MENTIONED. AND THIS IS KWON BEOMJU. Awkward... HELLO. WE'RE THE SAME AGE, RIGHT? DROP THE FORMALITIES. AH, OKAY! SO BASICALLY, YOU TWO OUTCASTS COME AS A PACKAGE DEAL? Outcasts...? YOU CAN THINK OF JIUM AND ME AS A BURGER AND FRIES. WE’RE NOT OUTCASTS... OH~ THEN DOES THAT MAKE ME THE COKE? UH... HELLO? AH...? THAT WAS A PRETTY LAME JOKE... ...YOU TWO ARE A LOT COLDER THAN YOU LOOK. I LIKE THAT. LET’S HEAD INSIDE AND EAT. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET? HMM, SHOULD WE GET TODAY'S SPECIAL? SOUNDS GOOD. CHARGE IT ALL IN ONE PAYMENT, PLEASE. ? seriously~ HEY, YOUR JOKE WAS PRETTY LAME, TOO. ◀ HANGOOK UNIVERSITY 학생증 1223 0326 President of Hangook University UGH, WHAT ARE YOU STARING AT...? YOUR PHOTO. HOW OLD WERE YOU HERE? COME TO THINK OF IT, SEUNGJO ALSO SAID I LOOKED CUTE BACK THEN... That was my freshman year. STOP STARING. I ALREADY KNOW I LOOKED BETTER BACK THEN. WHY? I THINK YOU LOOK GREAT RIGHT NOW. HUH? GO WAIT IN LINE. I'LL PAY. Huh? No, I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS LATE, SO I'LL BUY! Drop it. WHY WOULD I LET A BURGER AND FRIES TREAT ME? BEFORE YOU GO, PULL MY WALLET OUT OF MY BACK POCKET. YOUR BACK POCKET? YEAH. IT'S TUCKED IN PRETTY DEEP. Ughhh ~ FINE! JUST HOLD STILL FOR A SECOND! IT'S SO TIGHT MY HAND WON'T GO IN! WHY IS HIS BUTT SO ROCK-HARD...?! I JUST TOUCHED KWON BEOMJU'S BUTT. Yeah, thanks. Haaah... here, take it. WAIT, YOUR LEFT HAND IS PERFECTLY FINE, SO WHY DID I HAVE TO-- OH~ THEY EVEN HAVE REWARD POINTS HERE. HE DIDN'T EVEN PRETEND TO LISTEN. BY THE WAY, DO YOU TWO ALWAYS STICK TOGETHER LIKE THAT? WE USED TO~ BUT THE PROFESSOR KEEPS CALLING ME IN SEPARATELY, SO WE BARELY SEE EACH OTHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS. So true. K I N STUDIO WHY DOES THE PROFESSOR KEEP CALLING YOU IN? DOES THAT PROFESSOR CALL LEE JIUM IN, TOO? NO, NOTHING LIKE THAT~ HEY. PUT SOME SIDE DISHES ON MY RICE. OR SHOULD I JUST USE YOUR CHOPSTICKS...? DID I PUT TOO MUCH...? WHOA, IT ALL FIT IN HIS MOUTH. PUT SOME MEAT ON IT THIS TIME. AH, ALL RI-- YOU TWO LOOK JUST LIKE A MARRIED COUPLE. IT'S SO SWEET~ WHAT?! ARE YOU CRAZY?! I SERIOUSLY FELT LIKE I WAS WATCHING A DATING SHOW~ A DATING SHOW?! CUT IT OUT! ? WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING? PUT MORE SIDE DISHES ON. UH, IT'S NOTHING. ME, MARRIED TO KWON BEOMJU? UGH, BARF... YOU KNOW WE HAVE THAT GROUP PROJECT MEETING AFTER LUNCH, RIGHT? Let's go together. RIGHT, THAT'S TODAY. GOT IT. JUDGING BY THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE GROUP CHAT YESTERDAY, I KIND OF SAW THIS COMING, BUT... Kwon Beomju Reminder: group project meeting tomorrow at 2:00 PM, under the wisteria trellis at Jinrigwan. Performing Arts 1 - Oh Gihyeok Don’t think I can make it ㅜㅜ ㅜㅜ Just do it without me and fill me in during class haha Kwon Beomju We will strictly use polite speech during group meetings, so please adhere to that. Also, absence is not permitted. Physics 2 - Hong Gahui Understood. TO THINK ONLY KWON BEOMJU AND I WOULD ACTUALLY SHOW UP... IS THIS REALLY GOING TO BE OKAY? ...LEE JIUM. WHAT TIME IS IT RIGHT NOW? Where is everyone right now? UH, IT'S 2... 24 PM? Physics 2 - Hong Gahui I'm so sorry. Something came up in my department, so I will be late. GAHUI TEXTED SAYING SHE'S RUNNING LATE... ...AND GIHYEOK STILL HASN'T REPLIED... UM, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYONE ELSE IS COMING, SO SHOULD THE TWO OF US JUST GET STARTED-- HEY, LEE JIUM. YOU WAIT RIGHT HERE FOR A MINUTE. EVEN IF I HAVE TO TURN THIS ENTIRE CAMPUS UPSIDE DOWN, I AM FINDING THOSE TWO. K I N STUDIO EEP! 10 MINUTES LATER. HEY, LET GO OF ME! WHY ARE YOU EMBARRASSI NG ME LIKE THIS?! L-LET GO OF ME! GASP, HE ACTUALLY DRAGGED THEM BOTH BACK! ONE OF YOU WAS LATE BECAUSE YOU WERE PICKING AN MT RETREAT SPOT WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT. THE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT IS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE, SO I COULDN'T JUST CUT THEM OFF AND LEAVE! THAT'S WHY I POSTED IN THE GROUP CHAT BEFOREHAND... AND THE OTHER WAS PLAYING SOCCER ON THE FIELD. HEY, I TOLD YOU THE MATCH RAN LONG! MAN, YOU'RE SERIOUSLY PISSING ME OFF. SO WHAT IF YOU'RE THE TEAM LEADER? WHO GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO TALK DOWN TO AN OLDER GUY? AN OLDER GUY? HOW OLD DID YOU SAY YOU WERE? I'M A FRESHMAN, BUT I TOOK THE ENTRANCE EXAMS THREE TIMES, SERVED IN THE MILITARY, AND WORKED A JOB BEFORE COMING HERE. I'M TWENTY-NINE. SO YOU'RE PLENTY OLD ENOUGH. THEN WHY CAN'T YOU ACT YOUR AGE? HUH? ...AAAARGH! DON'T PISS ME OFF. BREAKING PROMISES IS THE THING I DESPISE MOST. ...YES, SIR. ...YES. SO HE HAS THAT KIND OF NASTY TEMPER IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE, TOO... I'D BETTER MAKE SURE I NEVER BREAK A SINGLE PROMISE WITH KWON BEOMJU... ...THEN WE'LL WRAP UP THE MEETING HERE. WE WILL DIVIDE THE ROLES AS WE JUST DISCUSSED. Investment Journal: Hong Gahui Presentation: Lee Jium Investment Execution: Kwon Beomju Stock & Market Analysis: Oh Gihyeok -5,000 KRW per 5 minutes late to meetings -50,000 KRW for unexcused absence -Persistent issues will result in removal after consulting the professor SINCE WE WON'T BE BUYING ANYTHING DURING THE FIRST WEEK AND WILL ONLY BE LOGGING ECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE JOURNAL... ...I THINK WE CAN JUST COORDINATE IN THE GROUP CHAT. THAT WORKS, RIGHT? YEEES... UNDERSTOOD. BEING LATE TO THE GROUP CHAT WILL ALSO RESULT IN A FINE. FINISH YOUR RESEARCH AND GATHER IN THE KAKAOTALK ROOM BY 9:00 PM TONIGHT. EEP, YES... THEN LET'S DISMISS FOR TODAY. You have received a message from Seungjo. SEE YOU NEXT TIME... HUH? IT'S SEUNGJO. YES, SIR~ Seungjo Jium, that cafe in Seorae Village we used to go to is only open until the end of this month. I'd love to go together before it shuts down. What do you think? IT'S CLOSING DOWN...? IT WAS NEAR SEUNGJO'S NEIGHBORHOOD, SO THE TWO OF US WENT THERE ALL THE TIME... Coffee Shop OH RIGHT, THAT WAS THE FIRST PLACE I EVER TRIED DRIP COFFEE, TOO. TO THINK A PLACE LIKE THAT IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS... I GUESS NOTHING LASTS FOREVER... I SHOULD HURRY UP AND TEXT SEUNGJO BACK-- HEY, LEE JIUM. 14:52 ← Seungjo Seungjo Jium, that cafe in Seorae Village we used to go to is only open until the end of this month. I'd like to go there before it closes. What do you think? YOU'RE TEXTING THAT ONE-SIDED CRUSH OF YOURS AGAIN, AREN'T YOU? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Heart-Pounding Planet #9](/series/heart-pounding-planet-jh3bbyfp/chapter-9-8g28e4) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/heart-pounding-planet-jh3bbyfp ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. 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