CH 245

“Hey, Boss. You must have come to rest.”

“Please don’t call me Boss… ha, never mind.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who had roughly cut out Park Geon-ho’s words with an annoyed expression, looked at me and asked.

“It just so happens. I was looking for you.”

“Looking for me?”

“Yeah.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who grabbed my arm, said to Park Geon-ho.

“Go down first. I have something to talk about separately with Han Yi-gyeol.”

“Hm… are you okay?”

Park Geon-ho looked at me and asked, not Kwon Se-hyun. My heart fluttered for some reason at that trivial act.

“Yes. It’s okay.”

“If you say so.”

Park Geon-ho, who shrugged his shoulders, gave Kwon Se-hyun a wink and went down the stairs. Kwon Se-hyun, who was glaring at Park Geon-ho’s back with a sign of getting annoyed, headed to the rooftop.

I followed him and closed the rooftop door, looking up. Kwon Se-hyun’s hair, who was standing while looking at the night scene where the yellow lights shone, fluttered in the wind.

“Do you have anything to say to me?”

“…I want to ask you a favour.”

A pale blue shadow fell over Kwon Se-hyun’s face, who made eye contact with me. Ask me a favour.

“It’s a sudden request, I’m embarrassed.”

“You don’t seem very embarrassed.”

“The only thing we can exchange is information about the future.”

Kwon Se-hyun narrowed his eyes when I refused to hear what the request was.

“We can make one more deal. Tell me what you want. I will listen.”

“Haa…”

A sigh came out of my complicated heart. I opened my mouth, sweeping my bangs that swayed in the wind and tickled my forehead.

“Boss. Don’t you trust me too much?”

“What?”

“I don’t understand why you’re saying things like this, asking a favour or a deal regardless of how short time it has been since you met me.”

Kwon Se-hyun laughed as if it was absurd when I said it without hiding my annoyance.

“Trust? Me to you?”

“……”

“How can I trust someone who hates me? I think it would be hard to believe you even if we know each other for 10 years.”

“Then we can talk quickly. I have no intention of granting any request.”

“Wait. I’ll tell you what…”

When Kwon Se-hyun grabbed me as I turned to leave the roof, I heard an unfamiliar voice from somewhere. Seeing that Kwon Se-hyun was unaware, they seemed to be far enough that only I could hear with my A-rank ears.

“Hold on. Be quiet.”

“……?”

Kwon Se-hyun quickly shut his mouth when I suddenly looked around without having a conversation. As I moved to the rooftop railing where I heard the sound, I saw two or three men in the alley near the back door of the building.

“What’s wrong?”

Kwon Se-hyun followed me and tilted his head, looking down. It was midnight and we were on the rooftop, so it was as if nothing could be seen in his eyes.

“…I mean, it’s not bad…”

“…I said. However…”

The conversation wasn’t clearly heard because the distance was a bit far and the other person was speaking so quietly. I stretched my arms across on the railing and put my chin on it, contemplating.

‘I’d rather leave it alone at any other time…’

Now was the time when Gyeongseong was starting to get twisted, so there was a corner to just skip. I couldn’t help it.

“Let’s go.”

“Where?”

“Below.”

I was too lazy to explain, so instead of explaining, I wrapped my arm around Kwon Se-hyun’s waist. Then, with the bewildered Kwon Se-hyun, we floated in the air by raising the wind energy.

There was no place to hide in the light coming from near the building, so I flew to the corner of the alley. I slowly came down to the ground so as not to hear any noise and let Kwon Se-hyun’s waist go, then he slowly opened the distance from me.

‘Do you think I like hugging you…’

Anyway, Kwon Se-hyun’s actions weren’t important now. When I leaned my head close to the wall and looked at the building, I saw the back of the crowd chattering.

Great. At this distance, Kwon Se-hyun would be able to hear it enough.

“Ah, damn. My legs are killing me.”

“What time is it? It’s going to be dawn like this.”

“Is this really meaningful?”

As expected, the men’s voices could be heard vividly because the street was close. Kwon Se-hyun also hardened his face and stood close to me.

Chik, cigarette smoke flowed into the tip of my nose with the sound of a lighter being turned on.

“If it doesn’t mean anything, you bastard, what shall we do?”

“I’m just going to fuck off and go.”

“I was excited to get behind, you bastard…”

A giggling man with a cigarette in his mouth playfully tapped the man next to him, who was squatting.

“You bastard, did those rice cakes give you money for nothing? They’re not even pushovers. They think about everything, so they didn’t throw the money first.”

“Just like a dog. Damn it…”

“Keep in touch. Since I’ve got some money, I’m going to play.”

The man quickly swung his hand. Judging by the hand gestures, it probably meant gambling. I whispered to Kwon Se-hyun, who had a stiff expression on his face.

“These guys are hired by Gyeongseong. Come to think of it, they said they came yesterday as well.”

“As expected, you know Gyeongseong too.”

“Of course. I said I’d give you information about the future, how can I not know about Gyeongseong?”

“So feisty.”

You’re talking nonsense. I hit Kwon Se-hyun’s side next to me with my elbow.

“Ugh…!”

“Ong? What?”

One of the men turned around after hearing the brief groan of Kwon Se-hyun who had been beaten by me. Kwon Se-hyun was also surprised and quickly covered his mouth with his hand, but it was already spilled water.

“What?”

“Fuck, wait a second. I think I heard something.”

I heard footsteps striding towards us.

‘This crazy.’

The distance was too close, so even if I used my ability, we were caught before flying up. I hurriedly hid with Kwon Se-hyun in a pile of abandoned boxes at the end of the alley. I pressed Kwon Se-hyun’s shoulder and sat him down, and overlapped my body on top of his.

“Is that bastard here?”

“Dunno.”

“I’m sure I heard people’s voices. Strange…”

Thank, God. It was dark and he couldn’t find us.

I raised my head while facing Kwon Se-hyun. Over Kwon Se-hyun’s shoulder, a man could be seen through the gap between the piles of boxes. The man glanced around with his cigarette in his mouth, then scratched the back of his head and threw the cigarette on the ground.

“Did you see a ghost?”

“That’s so funny, you bastard. If you want to scare me, go home.”

“Ah, you fucking bastards. Shut up.”

Seeing the man returning to his seat, I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn’t know what the hell this was because of Kwon Se-hyun.

“How painfully did I hit you that you can’t stand it and make a noise?”

“You blame me for this. The problem is with the person who hit me suddenly.”

“Isn’t it Boss who said something feisty or harsh?”

While Kwon Se-hyun and I quarreled, the men who had been chatting for a few more words straightened their crouched legs.

“Ya, withdraw.”

“Oh. The timing is good? Let’s go grab it right away.”

The men left the alley as if the Gyeongseong, who had hired them, had ordered them. After confirming that they had completely disappeared, I removed the pile of boxes and got up.

Kwon Se-hyun, who got up from his seat just like me, brushed off the dust on his suit and looked at the place where the men had just been.

“We still have a long time before the business closes, why did they step back?”

“That means they need time to get started in earnest.”

To be honest, this was the first time I just learned that the guys hired by Gyeongseong were hovering around Dies.

In the beginning, I thought it was all about sending a few people to check in… were they watching the store more earnestly than expected?

“It means that they’re just taking a look.”

“Ho… isn’t that enough to hire someone to watch over?”

Kwon Se-hyun knew exactly what Gyeongseong was aiming for. However, he didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation. After more time passed, he would understand naturally…

“Information I couldn’t tell you yesterday and today’s information. I will tell you both now.”

Kwon Se-hyun, knowing naturally that I was going to talk about Gyeongseong, quietly nodded.

“In four days, people related to Gyeongseong will come again. Unlike last time, they won’t back down easily. Be prepared in advance.”

“Be prepared…”

“And if you go down a bit in the direction of Seonjeongneung Station, there’s a motel area… Among them, there must be a building with a sign saying ‘Double Rose Motel’.”

“Motel? Why?”

“The motel had just been ruined. It’s now a hiding place used by Gyeongseong.”

It wasn’t far from Dies, so it was easy to get to and from, and it was an old motel building, so it was aimed at things that weren’t easily seen by others.

“I didn’t… even think about that far.”

“Now that you know, does it matter? You’ve experienced over the past week that the information I’m giving you is certain.”

Kwon Se-hyun frowned and made an uncomfortable expression.

“Be sure to send a reliable employee to the motel, but tell them to be careful not to get caught by Gyeongseong guys.”

“…I really don’t know what’s going on.”

“It’s better to start with what’s right in front of you. Let’s go back to the store for now.”

When I motioned for him to come closer, Kwon Se-hyun approached me with disgust. Ah, I don’t like it either.

Just as when we came down, I grabbed Kwon Se-hyun’s waist and wrapped him around in the wind. I flew quickly so that no one was watching and when I reached the rooftop, Kwon Se-hyun quickly got away from me.

That jerk didn’t even know how good Han Yi-gyeol’s wind was. I grumbled inwardly, saying what I hadn’t said earlier.

“I gave you useful information today, but… don’t expect the same tomorrow. The rest is up to you to find out.”

“I’m going to do that.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who had been pressing his forehead with his hand as if he was very tired after a sudden incident, looked at me.

“Han Yi-gyeol. The request I asked you earlier…”

“I don’t want to.”

Kwon Se-hyun had been asking for help again, but I firmly shook my head because it was a problem that I didn’t want to even listen to.

“I don’t want to and I shouldn’t. You already know.”

“……”

“Even if I come to see how that person is doing with my ability…”

I suddenly remembered a dream in which cherry blossom petals were flying. Long black hair waving through them.

“What would be different?”

Kwon Se-hyun, who heard my question, smiled with a sadder face than anyone else. And… I knew without looking that I, too, would be making a similar expression.

“…right.”

After a while, Kwon Se-hyun, who spat out a concise answer with a weak voice, turned around first. He walked towards the rooftop door as usual, but he wasn’t like that inside.

That was the part only I knew.