CH 235

After a late breakfast with a packed lunch and sandwiches from Park Geon-ho, Woo Seo-hyuk, and Kwon Jeong-han, who went out to buy clothes and daily necessities, we gathered in the room to organize our schedule.

“I think this place is Gangnam, Korea.”

Woo Seo-hyuk put the pamphlet he had brought separately on the table. It was an information pamphlet that listed nearby tourist spots.

“There was Gangnam Station nearby. This is the pamphlet I got from there.”

Park Geon-ho opened his mouth to Cheon Sa-yeon, who was looking at the pamphlet.

“It’s similar to the real world, but there are a few things that are different. Above all, I couldn’t meet a single talented person here.”

“There’s no talented people?”

Min Ah-rin, who was flipping through the pamphlet with an interesting expression, asked with a surprised face.

“Yes. There were a lot of people passing by because it was Gangnam Station, but there was not a single person with ability.”

“It’s a world without talented people…”

In response to Kwon Jeong-han’s answer, Ha Tae-heon touched his lips with a complicated look.

“Then I can’t use my ability hastily. It will only cause an unnecessary commotion.”

“I agree with Deputy Master Ha Tae-heon. I think it’s better to find a way out by staying as quiet as possible.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who had folded the pamphlet and roughly threw it on the table, said with his chin on his backhand.

“Edward will stay in the hotel and uses his ability to figure out the space. Healer Min Ah-rin is by his side.”

“Are the others going back to the bar we visited yesterday?”

“Not only to go there, but we will also find the way out by spending time there as much as possible.”

“Umm, as Master said, there’s no place that looks suspicious other than that. I understand.”

“I will find the way by working hard with my ability!”

I looked at Min Ah-rin and Edward, then shifted my gaze to Fox.

“Fox.”

Piik?

Fox, who was tapping the pamphlet with his hand on the table, tilted his head at my call.

“Stay with Edward-ssi and Min Ah-rin-ssi.”

Pik!

In this world where there were no talented people or monsters, it was unreasonable to carry Fox no matter how much invisibility was possible. I thought it would be better to leave him to Edward and Min Ah-rin.

“I’m a little uneasy with only Fox was let. Why don’t we leave one with combat ability behind?”

“Then I will stay.”

Woo Seo-hyuk came forward to Park Geon-ho’s suggestion. After considering various possibilities for a while, Cheon Sa-yeon gave permission.

It was decided that Edward, Min Ah-rin, Woo Seo-hyuk, and Fox remained at the hotel and the remaining people went to Dies, Kwon Se-hyun’s store, once again.

I turned my head and looked out the window. A cloudy sky with dark clouds caught my eyes.

* * *

We visited the store again at the same time as yesterday and met Go Dong-ju standing in front of the door. Go Dong-ju, who saw us walking proudly from the opposite side, made a bewildered expression at first, but then wrinkled his forehead.

“Did these bastards put iron plates on their faces? Where are you going to step in again? Don’t leave?”

Go Dong-ju rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and clenched his fists. Because he was so bulky, his big fists were the size of his face.

‘Yeah, even so…’

It wasn’t much of a threat to me, knowing that he was a good-natured guy who loved his wife terribly.

“Hello?”

Rather, I felt welcomed, so I smiled broadly without realizing it and when I greeted him, Go Dong-ju hated it as if he had met a pervert. It’s too much, really.

“We’re here to meet the owner, can you guide us?”

“What? You guys dare to look at Hyung-nim…”

“Go Dong-ju.”

A languid voice could be heard from behind Go Dong-ju, who was growling as if he was about to run at me. It was Kwon Se-hyun who came down after hearing the commotion.

I thought quietly after seeing the dark circles under his eyes and the rougher skin than yesterday.

‘It looks like he hasn’t slept.’

That was understandable. Because our sudden appearance must have made him anxious and curious.

“……”

“……”

Kwon Se-hyun, who looked at me like I did, blinked slowly. A strange air flow passed between the two of us, who looked at each other for a moment while facing each other.

“…you can come in.”

“Pardon? Hyu, Hyung-nim. Is it okay?”

“It’s okay. You can clean the hall.”

Leaving Go Dong-ju, who was looking at Kwon Se-hyun with a worried look, we entered the store and followed Kwon Se-hyun up to the third floor.

Unlike the first floor, where the wine bar and open tables were arranged, and the second floor, where rooms were mainly, the third floor had a private office and a drawing-room. Kwon Se-hyun, who led us to the drawing-room, unbuttoned his suit jacket and sat down on the sofa.

“Please have a seat.”

I deliberately handed over the centre seat to Cheon Sa-yeon and sat at the very end. Kwon Se-hyun, who looked around us with a face feeling uncomfortable, broke the silence first.

“Why did you come back here again?”

Cheon Sa-yeon raised the corner of his lips lightly at Kwon Se-hyun’s attitude, which went straight to the point.

“Are you not even giving us a chance to introduce ourselves?”

“I don’t think I’m going to introduce myself honestly and without lies.”

“Any name will do.”

“I will listen to what you want first. Introduction is the next issue.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was staring at Kwon Se-hyun, who knocked out the trick, with a smile, answered immediately.

“I want you to help us spend our time here.”

“If it’s here… do you mean Dies?”

“We have something to find. We will try not to do as much damage as possible.”

Kwon Se-hyun narrowed his eyes when he heard the suggestion that felt a bit shameless.

“What do you mean?”

“Literally. I don’t care what you want us to do, so I’d like you to let us stay here.”

“……”

I, who was listening next to him, sighed inwardly as I saw Kwon Se-hyun making a face like, ‘What the hell is this madman?’

‘I expected him to choose this way, but…’

Why were the explanations so weird? It seemed that Cheon Sa-yeon’s condition wasn’t very good today.

I was lucky because I made a deal with Kwon Se-hyun in advance last night. If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have been able to come this far.

“Hmm…”

Kwon Se-hyun, who leaned back on the sofa with his eyes frowned, folded his arms. After thinking for a long time with a complicated face, he tilted his head slightly.

“All right. As you said, you can work here. But instead, there are some conditions.”

“What is it?”

“Even if you work because you want it, I have nothing to give you. Also, give me your basic information.”

“Not bad.”

“The last thing, no matter how old you are, you’re a newcomer here, so I won’t be involved with whatever our staff treated you. If there’s a commotion or dissatisfaction among the staff, that person will be banned immediately.”

After finishing the explanation, Kwon Se-hyun looked at Cheon Sa-yeon with his chin slightly raised.

“Are you going to do this?”

“If that’s the case, of course, we should. The owner here is very kind.”

“……”

Kwon Se-hyeon looked annoyed at the natural Cheon Sa-yeon. As I watched it, I felt more and more uncomfortable.

‘Have my thoughts been revealed on my face like that every time I have a conversation with Cheon Sa-yeon?’

Kwon Se-hyun, who was in front of me right now, was like my past, so I was more concerned. I needed to control my facial expressions from now on.

“Start work tomorrow. I have to explain it to the staff in advance. And four people is enough.”

“Four people. Then we will have to take turns working.”

“Well… the three of you know what to do.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who replied harshly, turned to me. As I entered the drawing-room, I felt an ominous feeling at his behaviour of staring at me without saying a word.

“He comes every day as a regular.”

At those words aimed at me, everyone’s eyes focused on me and Kwon Se-hyun. In that situation, Kwon Se-hyun raised the corner of his mouth slightly and smiled.

‘This punk…’

He must have made that suggestion on purpose, noticing my thoughts that I didn’t want to get involved as much as possible.

If it had been someone else, I wouldn’t have cared about it and ignored it, but probably because it was Kwon Se-hyun, the unpleasant feelings and irritability soared more than ever before.

“Wait, if you need one person regularly, I will…”

“No. I’ll do it.”

Ha Tae-heon, who was trying to protect me, was cut off in the middle as I answered firmly.

“There must be a reason why you chose me. We accepted the conditions, so we will follow them without complaint.”

Even though I knew enough in my head that I shouldn’t react emotionally, it wasn’t easy to swallow my stomach ache.

Kwon Se-hyun also opened his mouth with a smile at my words with a sharp thorn growing out.

“It’s just, I needed an assistant to help me with my work and you seem like the right person. I also like the determination to follow without complaints. I look forward to seeing how hard you work.”

“I’m already curious to know what you’re going to make me do. Did you say starting tomorrow? I can do it today, but it’s a pity.”

“It’s a shame, but don’t worry. Once you start working, I won’t let you even think about it at all.”

The more I exchanged words with Kwon Se-hyun, the more hot something boiled from the depths of my heart. Kwon Se-hyun was also in a different situation. Even though his mouth was smiling, his black eyes were so cold.

Bad bastard. A person who only needslessly built self-esteem on stupid fake subject living in the past. A deep hatred for Kwon Se-hyun was filled.

‘…as expected, I have to get out of this space as soon as possible.’

The result of losing my temper and pouring out my emotions returned with severe fatigue and headaches. After barely swallowing the swear words that reached my throat, I turned my head.

When I ignored him without answering, Kwon Se-hyun, who took a light breath, spoke in a calmer voice than before.

“Let’s prepare documents to write personal information right away. Please write down the size of your clothes as I need to prepare the uniforms you wear to work.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who looked at me with strange eyes, turned to Kwon Se-hyun and answered.

“…will do so.”

In addition, I frowned while listening to the voices of Cheon Sa-yeon and Kwon Se-hyun, who were having a conversation to decide on small details.

‘I want to go out…’

I clenched my fists tightly to hide my impatience. Concentrating on the sensation of my fingernails digging into the palm of my hand, I had the illusion that my anxious feelings were getting better.