CH 254

Time passed for hours. I woke up after sleeping longer than I thought and removed the curtain that was blocking the window and looked up at the dark night sky with a crescent moon.

“I have to leave soon. It will probably take an hour or two.”

“Is it really okay if you go alone?”

When I opened the window, a cool night breeze blew in. I brushed away the fluttering bangs and covered the underside of my face with a mask.

“I feel comfortable being alone. If I take someone with me, I have to use that much energy.”

I had no experience of flying with other people for hours, so taking them with me could be dangerous. Kwon Se-hyun, who looked at me with an uneasy expression, eventually nodded.

“Come back right away when things get bad. You are in bad condition right now.”

“Maybe because Boss took care of me, so I’m pretty fine.”

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

“Nonsense, That’s too much.”

I smiled and put the hat on. Wearing a mask and a hat, my appearance looked like a criminal, but my face wasn’t clearly visible.

I stepped on the window sill and slowly raised my energy. Huung, the wind slowly wrapped around me and floated my body as I went out the window. Kwon Se-hyun, who stood next to me and watched it, blinked.

“No matter how many times I see it, it doesn’t feel real…”

“Now you have to get used to it. Then I will go.”

After leaving Kwon Se-hyun behind, I flew outside and headed straight to the alley in the back door of the store. First, I planned to look around the motel area.

Fortunately, it was late, so except for some signage lights, the surroundings were pitch black. I increased my speed and flew comfortably through the sky.

* * *

Kwon Se-hyun glanced at the window without looking at the documents. He couldn’t concentrate on his work no matter how many times it had already been.

About an hour had passed since Han Yi-gyeol flew out to find people related to Gyeongseong and gather information. Through the tightly closed window, only the dark night sky could be seen, but there was no sign of Han Yi-gyeol’s return.

“Haa…”

In the end, Kwon Se-hyun, who put the pen down, touched his forehead and sighed. As expected, he shouldn’t send him.

No matter what the inside was, the outside looked weak and young. Besides, he must not be in good physical condition due to a sudden collision with Yoo Shi-hyuk.

He didn’t even have a cell phone, so he couldn’t even send a call to stop and come back. No, if there was a cell phone in the first place, when Yoo Shi-hyuk came to the store, he would have sent a message telling him not to come.

There were a lot of inconveniences because he couldn’t contact him right away.

‘Should I rather get one and give it to him?’

A cell phone that could only send and receive calls and messages was easily available, so he didn’t think it would be a bad idea to get one.

It was then that Kwon Se-hyun, who had made up his mind to tell Go Dong-ju, finally picked up the pen again.

Knock, knock.

“Yes.”

When Kwon Se-hyun answered the neat knock, the door slowly opened and Cheon Sa-yeon entered the office. Cheon Sa-yeon with his lips slightly raised toward Kwon Se-hyun, who was sitting opposite him, strode forward with his long legs.

“Looks like you are working.”

Kwon Se-hyun, who had become somewhat accustomed to Cheon Sa-yeon’s behaviour, who spoke informally as if it was natural when they were together, opened his mouth.

“Of course. What happened?”

“Where is Han Yi-gyeol?”

“I sent him some errands.”

“Are you talking about looking into Gyeongseong?”

“You know.”

Cheon Sa-yeon smiled brightly at the insincere answer.

“Apart from that, Han Yi-gyeol didn’t come down all day today… is there any reason?”

“……”

Kwon Se-hyun, who couldn’t immediately respond to the sharp question, narrowed his eyes.

‘Amazing…’

To be honest, it was a bit strange to say that Yoo Shi-hyuk came and beat his ass and it was strange to lie blindly.

Since his face had become like that, he would be found out quickly even if he pretended not to know, but as long as he deliberately hid his wounds enough to waste time in the office, he couldn’t ignore Han Yi-gyeol.

“I don’t know what you’re trying to say.”

In the end, Kwon Se-hyun chose to take a step back. Cheon Sa-yeon, who stared at him for a moment, tilted his head.

“I’m sorry if I sounded like I was interrogating you.”

“No, you don’t. I’m sorry…”

“Did you call him Director? I saw that person come down from the third floor and Han Yi-gyeol hasn’t come down since then, so everyone is worried.”

Worried… Then Kwon Se-hyun thought of the other two people who were working downstairs. Their names were Woo Seo-hyuk and Kwon Jeong-han. Were the two of them worried about Han Yi-gyeol that much?

“…everyone seems to care a lot about Han Yi-gyeol.”

“We have to. He’s like our leader.”

Leader? Leaving Kwon Se-hyun, surprised by the unexpected response, Cheon Sa-yeon left the office. Kwon Se-hyun, who was alone again, leaned back on the chair and looked out the window.

He thought Cheon Sa-yeon or Ha Tae-heon would be leading the team… it was actually Han Yi-gyeol. Come to think of it, it was like the first time they met and this time he went to reconnaissance Gyeongseong… Han Yi-gyeol did most of the work.

Judging from the way he went up to the office and asked where he was, it was felt that everyone was genuinely worried about Han Yi-gyeol.

It didn’t feel unfamiliar to him, but he could relate to him. Kwon Se-hyun himself hadn’t been able to get things in his hands since Han Yi-gyeol left.

‘He should have come back without any major problems.’

The stars gleamed faintly through the slow-moving clouds.

* * *

Cheon Sa-yeon, who left the office without getting a clear answer, slowly went down the stairs. Shortly after he arrived at the store, he remembered the face of the man with platinum hair who had come down to the hall on the first floor.

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was standing near the bar after changing his clothes, met the man who turned his head. The man who was gazing at Cheon Sa-yeon with his silver-grey eyes shining brightly under the light immediately smiled deeply.

‘I’m not feeling good.’

Cheon Sa-yeon, who recalled the man’s sneer, frowned.

“Master?”

Kwon Jeong-han, who was just returning from serving, noticed Cheon Sa-yeon coming down to the first floor and asked with a puzzled face.

“Is something wrong?”

“There was no Han Yi-gyeol on the third floor.”

“Yes? Ah… come to think of it, he said about Gyeongseong and was going to look over there. It looks like he went away with his abilities.”

Kwon Jeong-han, who remembered what Han Yi-gyeol had said belatedly, also made a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

“Didn’t that foreign man we saw before come down from the third floor before the opening?”

He was worried because of what happened a few days ago, but since the man came and went, Han Yi-gyeol didn’t show up and went out to reconnaissance with his ability. No matter how he thought about it, it was unnatural.

Cheon Sa-yeon gave a simple order to Kwon Jeong-han, who noticed something strange like him.

“If you see Han Yi-gyeol later, tell me right away.”

“I understand. I will also pass it on to Secretary Woo Seo-hyuk.”

It was then that Kwon Jeong-han, who quickly added an answer, was going to the bar where Woo Seo-hyuk was.

“Oi, newbie! Put this out there.”

An employee, who looked at the creaking chair, called Kwon Jeong-han. Kwon Jeong-han stopped walking and approached the employee after seeing Woo Seo-hyuk busy making cocktails.

“Can I go through the back door?”

“Ong, one leg was completely gone. We can’t use it.”

Anyway, Woo Seo-hyuk was busy making cocktails right now, so he just had to clean up the chair and stop by. Lifting the chair, Kwon Jeong-han draped it over his shoulder and headed towards the back door.

Squeak, the unglazed iron door opened and the cool autumn night air was felt. Kwon Jeong-han, who put down the chair in a place where broken objects were piled up, found someone hurriedly rushing back to the opposite side.

“……?”

Rustle, the opponent who stepped on the plastic bag that had been thrown on the ground was startled and pressed more on the hat he was wearing.

Kwon Jeong-han, who immediately recognized who was standing in front of the shadowy entrance to the alleyway where the store lights couldn’t reach, quickly approached him and grabbed his arm.

“Yi-gyeol-hyung?”

No matter how dark it was and he covered his face with a hat and a mask, it wasn’t Kwon Jeong-han who couldn’t notice Han Yi-gyeol. His arm was grabbed and Han Yi-gyeol opened his mouth with an awkward expression.

“Hi. You are here.”

“The chair was broken and they want me to put it out. You’ve been out all this time and just come now?”

Kwon Jeong-han, who raised one eyebrow, lowered his upper body at the attitude that was restless compared to his usual voice.

“Oh, ung. I just…”

“But what are you doing at the back door?”

“There was Go Dong-ju on the rooftop. After resting for a while, I flew up.”

“Are you going to fly again? You just come.”

Avoiding Kwon Jeong-han, who was constantly trying to make eye contact, Han Yi-gyeol turned his head to the side and replied vaguely.

“There are a lot of customers, so it’s a little odd to walk in with this outfit.”

“Ah~ really? Then you can take off your hat and mask.”

“That… I’ll take care of it. You go in first. I’m going to the roof…”

“Hyung, wait a minute.”

After Kwon Jeong-han cut off Han Yi-gyeol’s words, he unexpectedly stretched out his hand and took off his hat. Under his fluttering hair, he could see Han Yi-gyeol’s eyes slightly widened as if surprised. In addition, the right temple and the eye area, which were stained bright red and swollen, were also clearly visible.

“…what. Did you really get hurt?”

“……”

“You’re not trying to make excuses for falling down by mistake like that, are you? Seeing that the band is attached, it seems like someone has already treated you.”

“Um…”

Although Kwon Jeong-han was smiling with an annoyed smile, Han Yi-gyeol couldn’t straighten out a reply and only avoided his gaze. Still, he knew that his own actions to hide it was wrong.

“Okay, put your hat back on and go in together. If you went out earlier and used your abilities to fly, you would be tired, so don’t overdo it.”

“It’s okay to go to the rooftop.”

Kwon Jeong-han, who had carefully put the hat back on Han Yi-gyeol’s head, grabbed his hand. Han Yi-gyeol’s hand slipped into his large hand.

“It ended up being caught by me anyway. I have no intention of keeping Hyung’s secret.”

“Isn’t that too harsh?”

“Don’t you think the Hyung who was beaten without a bodyguard is more ruthless? Come on.”

Han Yi-gyeol, who had hesitated at the resolute words, followed after him without shaking off his hand.

‘I can’t even express my anger at will.’

Kwon Jeong-han sighed inwardly as he saw Han Yi-gyeol staring at him in disbelief.