New York Double Date (2)
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New York, called the de facto capital of the United States.
New York City is not only the largest city in New York State but also the largest in the entire United States, and it’s a historic metropolis that can be called the center both economically and culturally.
Its scale is so vast that it’s considered a global city.
And this fame of New York...
Was not limited to just the world of ordinary people.
“In the American Holder community, it’s called one of the two mountain ranges.”
“Two mountain ranges?”
Kim Chae-eun asked again, seemingly curious and interested.
She probably already knew this from studying, but it seemed she liked hearing it from me again.
“Yes. LA and New York. They have the largest number of Holders, and global large clans are also based there. Naturally, major cities tend to become famous as Holder cities as well.”
New York is called one of the two mountain ranges of Holder cities in America.
Along with Los Angeles, it’s the largest in scale, with many large clans and high-ranking Holders settled there.
Just as we have well-established Holder infrastructure in Seoul, our capital and largest city, America also had a structure where Holders inevitably gathered in famous and large cities.
“Wow... There are really a lot of people.”
Perhaps because of this, an enormous crowd of Holders was waiting at the [Warp Gate] where we arrived.
New York’s Warp Gate is located in Queens, which you have to cross the river to reach from Manhattan, the central area, and this is also where JFK Airport (New York’s main airport) is located.
‘It’s similar to Incheon.’
Just as Korea’s international Warp Gate is located at Incheon International Airport, America also has international Warp Gates located within each region’s airports.
However, if there’s a difference.
JFK Airport, which was somewhat smaller compared to mega-airports like ATL or LAX, has grown much larger as it became a hub for international Holders.
“Did the airport get bigger because it’s the central city for Holders?”
“Yes. All Holders trying to come to New York pass through this airport.”
The central cities for American Holders, LA and New York.
Holders traveling internationally naturally favor the Warp Gates of these two cities.
In other words, most Holders coming and going to America use one of these two.
Because of this, the floating population inside JFK Airport was at an enormous level, and as a result, the surrounding amenities and auxiliary buildings were also quite spectacularly constructed.
“Wow- I’m so excited, Jae-hyun!”
The hot breath befitting the city’s reputation.
Kim Chae-eun seemed to like their welcoming greetings, pulling on my arm with a bright smile.
“I know. It really feels like we’re on a trip, right?”
“Yes, yes! Where’s our hotel? Is it near here?”
“No, the hotel is in Manhattan. We could go straight to the domestic travel Warp Gate over there, but...”
I turned my gaze slightly towards that gate, then trailed off as I looked at Kim Chae-eun.
She was staring at me with sparkling eyes.
It was as if she was shouting, ‘I want to stay here longer...!’
I couldn’t help but burst into laughter at that.
“Shall we look around Queens a bit before we go?”
“Yes!”
As expected, what Kim Chae-eun wanted was a diverse trip.
I also felt like going straight to the Manhattan hotel to unpack and rest, but since we’ve come all the way to America, it was good to move around as we pleased and travel.
Fortunately, since we didn’t take a plane, we had enough energy.
We prepared to leave the airport right away after putting our suitcases and luggage into the magic bag.
“...Huh?”
A familiar face encountered in an unfamiliar place.
That is, until I saw Park Jin-woo.
“Why are you here?”
“......”
Park Jin-woo was looking at us with a sour face.
He sighed while scratching his head, then slowly approached us.
“Hey, Do Jae-hyun.”
“Huh?”
Park Jin-woo’s cold voice, which I had never heard before, came out.
The unexpected turn of events and the unfamiliar tone.
That combination made me feel nervous for some reason.
And Park Jin-woo continued speaking.
“Keep your promise.”
“Promise?”
“Yeah.”
“...What promise?”
“Special coaching! You said you’d give special coaching when you make a clan!! But this damn bastard kept putting it off for a long time, and before the coaching even started, he’s coming to play with his girlfriend using work as an excuse?! Hey, you bastard. Save me first...!!”
“Please just shut up.”
I quietly closed my mouth, feeling like he might draw a sword if I said any more.
Indeed, Park Jin-woo who has awakened to love is scary.
“Then can’t you just meet her? If you’re both in New York.”
Kim Chae-eun suddenly tilted her head and asked.
As expected of my girlfriend.
Her thoughts seem very similar to mine.
Park Jin-woo shuddered at the appearance of Do Jae-hyun mk2, but finding it hard to get angry even at Kim Chae-eun, he sighed and answered.
“If it were that easy, would I be like this...?”
If Park Jin-woo was that good at dating in the first place, it wouldn’t matter whether Camila was in New York or LA.
He could just contact her to meet and go see her.
...For him, that was complex and difficult, which was the problem.
“Then should we meet together?”
“Huh?”
At this unexpected suggestion, my and Park Jin-woo’s gazes turned simultaneously.
Kim Chae-eun spread her fingers as if asking what the problem was and said.
“If it’s hard to meet alone, we can see her together. Camila and Jin-woo, me and Jaehyun. We’ve done a lot of activities together so it won’t be awkward.”
Kim Chae-eun smiled brightly as she came up with a clear solution.
“How about a New York double date?”
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We made a decision right away at Kim Chae-eun’s suggestion.
To send a text message to Camila.
At first, we told Park Jin-woo to call her directly, but when he said he absolutely couldn’t do that, we agreed on a text message.
Fortunately, Chae-eun and I also have time.
Hendricks’ official invitation was tomorrow, so we still had some free time.
However.
“Kim Chae-eun, are you really okay with this?”
Park Jin-woo keeps asking, feeling unnecessarily sorry.
After all, for Chae-eun, this was a date with me that she was enjoying after a long time, and it was supposed to be just the two of us.
He seemed to have mixed feelings, thinking he was taking this away because of his own issues.
Such a considerate guy, yet he can’t handle his own love life.
“Yes. We came on a long trip anyway so we have plenty of time, and I’ve always wanted to try a double date sometime.”
After saying that, Kim Chae-eun briefly turned her gaze to me.
As if asking if I was okay with it even though she was.
I nodded with a smile in response.
“I’m fine too. I was supposed to give Jin-woo special coaching anyway. This time I should teach him properly through a double date.”
Hearing those words, Park Jin-woo frowned and chided me.
“Hey. Is that how you coach? It’s Kim Chae-eun who’s doing it.”
“In a way, I’m the manager. Chae-eun is the coach I brought. Bringing a good coach is also part of a manager’s skill.”
“Oh, you’re impossible.”
He surrendered at my annoying response.
And it’s not wrong either.
Actually, I’m the one who brought Chae-eun to America, and I helped write the text to Camila in collaboration with her.
“Does Camila know you came to New York?”
“Yeah, I mentioned it once before.”
“Okay. Then we can send it like this.”
We send the text as naturally and gently as possible.
Me, Kim Chae-eun, Park Jin-woo, Camila.
A proposal for the four of us to meet together.
Of course, we absolutely don’t use the term ‘double date’, just a message asking if she’d like to hang out together since friends happened to come to America due to their schedule.
And then.
“It’s here!”
Park Jin-woo shouts, clutching his phone.
[Camila Flores] Okay. Let’s go together. Master, Chae-eun. Sightseeing America. Will help.
A positive response came from Camila.
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