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As Ideum tries to run away, a voice interrupts.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Nice to See You Chapter 23 opens with Ko Ideum unable to reach Jaeyi and afraid of crossing the line of their friends-with-benefits arrangement. Arriving early at the pool, Ideum confronts Kwon Jiseong, who was waiting for him in the locker room; Jiseong says he knows they are brothers, that he saw the marks Jaeyi left, and gifts him skin-colored concealing tape he brought from abroad for his chest. As Ideum tries to run away, a voice interrupts.","key_events":["Ko Ideum blames himself for failing to reach Jaeyi and fears returning to lonely self despite friends-with-benefits rule.","Kwon Jiseong gifts skin-friendly wound-covering tape unavailable in Korea for chest marks, wants friendship.","Nearby swimmers gossip about visible marks left by Jaeyi and the pair's relationship.","Kwon Jiseong invites Ko Ideum to lunch and reveals he knows he and Jaeyi are brothers and friends with benefits.","Ko Ideum trains early in pool while coach corrects head position and relaxed legs, then gives break.","Ko Ideum suspects Jaeyi learned situation and skipped class, considers changing time slot but is stopped.","Kwon Jiseong texts Ko Ideum to pick him up and looks for him at swimming class after no reply."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"HA...\nMr. Kwon Jiseong Did you get home safely?\n\"YOU'RE SUCH AN INTERESTING PERSON.\"\n\nAH, COME TO THINK OF IT...\n\"I ACTUALLY KNOW SOMEONE WHO WAS REALLY SICK...\"\n\"THEY ALWAYS GOT ATTENTION AND OPPORTUNITIES SO EASILY.\"\nI DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS... BUT IT SEEMED LIKE JAEYI REALLY HATED HIM...\n\n...SO THAT'S WHY HE WAS EVEN ANGRIER...\nI CAN'T REACH HIM, AND I'M SAYING STUPID THINGS EVEN THOUGH WE'RE JUST FUCKBUDDIES...\nMMPH\n\nIF EITHER OF US CATCHES FEELINGS, THIS RELATIONSHIP IS OVER.\nHA...\n\nBUT IF THAT HAPPENS...\nWILL I BE ABLE TO GO BACK TO HOW THINGS USED TO BE...?\nBACK TO THE KO IDEUM WHO WAS ALL ALONE...?\n\nDid you get home safely? 7:12 PM\nYes, thank you for asking.\nYou’re coming today, right? I can pick you up.\nWhere are you?\nHMM...\nDID JAEYI FIND OUT...?\nIS THAT WHY HE'S NOT COMING...?\n\nJISEONG, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? CLASS IS STARTING SOON, AREN'T YOU GOING IN?\nMY STUDENT, KO IDEUM... HAVE YOU SEEN HIM AROUND AT ALL?\nIDEUM?\nHE CAME EARLY TODAY. HE'S ALREADY IN THE POOL.\n\nHE CAME EARLY?\n\nHMM...\nIDEUM, LOWER YOUR HEAD A BIT MORE. THAT'S IT...\n\nNICE, YOU'RE DOING GREAT! YOU'RE NOT EVEN STOPPING HALFWAY THROUGH ANYMORE. JUST TRY TO RELAX YOUR LEGS A BIT.\nWE'LL TAKE A TEN-MINUTE BREAK!\n\nADVANCED CLASS, TEN-MINUTE BREAK FOR YOU TOO!\n\nHAA...\nMAYBE I SHOULD JUST CHANGE MY TIME SLOT...\nAND WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?\n\nAH...\nI DIDN'T KNOW YOU GOT HERE SO EARLY TODAY, IDEUM. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE LOCKER ROOM THIS WHOLE TIME.\n\nWHY...?\n\"HE MESSES WITH WHATEVER CATCHES HIS EYE.\"\nI WAS WONDERING IF YOU WANTED TO GET LUNCH TOGETHER AGAIN TODAY.\nAH, NO... TODAY I'M A BIT-\nDO YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS?\n\nUH... AH, YES.\nWITH JAEYI?\nDID HE TELL YOU? THAT WE'RE BROTHERS.\n\nNGH...\nWHY DID YOU PRETEND NOT TO KNOW?\nTHEY SAID YOU KNEW THAT JAEYI REFERRED ME. IS THAT WHY YOU-\nWHY I WHAT? DID JAEYI SAY I DID SOMETHING? I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT, IF I DID...\nRIGHT FROM THE START, I COULD TELL YOU TWO WEREN'T JUST NORMAL FRIENDS. BUT...\n\n...SINCE HE SAID YOU WERE JUST \"FUCKBUDDIES...\"\n...IT FELT AWKWARD FOR ME TO ACT LIKE I KNEW THE WHOLE SITUATION.\nI'M SURE JAEYI WASN'T EXACTLY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT ME, BUT...HE CAN BE A BIT MUCH SOMETIMES.\n\nI MEAN, WITH THE WAY HE LEFT THOSE MARKS ALL OVER YOU, IT'S ALMOST LIKE...HE WANTED SOMEONE TO SEE.\nAH...\nWHAT'S THE DEAL?\nFOR THE TWO OF THEM JUST BEING \"FUCKBUDDIES\", KWON JAEYI SURE IS MAKING IT OBVIOUS...\n\nTHIS KID LOOKS SO PLAIN AND INNOCENT, BUT WITH A FACE LIKE THAT...\n...I WONDER HOW MUCH HE-\n\nAH, CLASS... I-I NEED TO GO...!\n\nHAHA...\nIDEUM!\nWAIT A SECOND.\n\nWHY ARE YOU RUSHING OFF AGAIN...?\nACTUALLY, THE WHOLE REASON I WAS WAITING THIS MORNING IS BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU.\nTHIS IS-\n\nIT'S A COVER-UP TAPE FOR SCARS...\nIT'S GENTLE ON THE SKIN AND THE COLOR BLENDS RIGHT IN. IT'S A PRODUCT YOU CAN'T GET IN KOREA.\nFOR MY...CHEST...?\nI'M NOT FORCING YOU TO USE IT, BUT...I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN WEARING A HEAVY RASH GUARD...\nIT'D BE GOOD FOR YOU TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TOO, IDEUM.\n\nI'M SORRY IF IT SEEMS LIKE I TRICKED YOU.\nI REALLY JUST WANT THE TWO OF US TO BE FRIENDS. THAT'S IT. NO OTHER REASON.\nSO DON'T WORRY ABOUT JAEYI, AND LET'S GRAB FOOD AGAIN SOMETIME, OKAY?\n\nBULLSHIT.\n?!\nWHO SAYS YOU CAN DO THAT?\n\nIT'S IDEUM'S CHOICE.","bubble_count":78,"pages_count":26,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Nice to See You Chapter 23 opens with Ko Ideum unable to reach Jaeyi and afraid of crossing the line of their friends-with-benefits arrangement.","spoiler_summary":"Nice to See You Chapter 23 opens with Ko Ideum unable to reach Jaeyi and afraid of crossing the line of their friends-with-benefits arrangement. Arriving early at the pool, Ideum confronts Kwon Jiseong, who was waiting for him in the locker room; Jiseong says he knows they are brothers, that he saw the marks Jaeyi left, and gifts him skin-colored concealing tape he brought from abroad for his chest. As Ideum tries to run away, a voice interrupts."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/nice-to-see-you-39ieye6w/chapter-23-5zpnk5","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Nice to See You #23","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-07T09:26:20.844Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/nice-to-see-you-39ieye6w"}}