CH 255

After being dragged into the hotel room with both arms held together like a criminal being arrested, I was forcibly seated in front of Min Ah-rin, who was making a scary expression.

“Yi-gyeol-ssi.”

“Yes…”

Piiik, piik! Pik! Piik!

I calmly answered while holding Fox, who was crying nonstop with irritation in my arms. There was nothing to say, even if I had ten mouths.

When I looked up, I saw their cold faces. Cheon Sa-yeon, Park Geon-ho, and Kwon Jeong-han, who were smiling, also had cold eyes.

As I looked at her without giving an excuse, Min Ah-rin took a deep breath and said.

“I’ll start with treatment first and then scold you. Take off your hat and mask.”

“Um…”

That’s even scarier. Suppressing the desire to run away, I slowly took off the hat and mask and raised my head. Then, everyone’s expressions became even more distorted.

“Does it look that bad?”

“Yi-gyeol-ssi… really…”

I smiled awkwardly at Min Ah-rin’s reaction that she was frustrated and Edward, who was standing next to her helplessly, pulled out a small mirror from his inventory and handed it to me.

I thanked him for it and checked my face. There wasn’t much of a difference from before, but after some time, bruises started to appear. The band was wet with blood from the torn wound.

‘Such a mess.’

Seriously, I was hit by Yoo Shi-hyuk, not someone else, but this was normal. Fox huffed and bit the hand holding the mirror quite hard.

“It doesn’t look like it hurts that much.”

“Is that what Yi-gyeol-ssi should say now?”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

I guessed I should just keep my mouth shut. Min Ah-rin sighed once more and used her ability, carefully placing her hand on my bruised face. The bright, pure white light slowly flowed out and the throbbing pain quickly disappeared.

I looked in the mirror again and was surprised to see that I had returned to my usual clean face. Healing ability to completely heal wounds was the best I had ever seen.

“Are other places okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine.”

“How can that be okay.”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who had been watching quietly with his arms crossed, came in with an annoying smile.

“It looks pretty uncomfortable around the stomach too.”

“…no way.”

He was just needlessly too smart. Although I pretended not to, there was already suspicion in Min Ah-rin’s eyes.

“Then why don’t you let her take a look. If I’m mistaken, I’ll sincerely apologize.”

“……”

I swallowed dry saliva at Cheon Sa-yeon’s next words. I hadn’t seen that yet.

‘But I got hit only once though, wouldn’t it be better than a face?’

Only a red mark remained and it might be fine. Anyway, there were no cuts or stab wounds, so I didn’t think there would be any major problems.

With one last hope, I took hold of the hem of the shirt I was wearing and lifted it up to reveal my belly.

“……”

“……”

The abdomen, which had such black bruises, was clearly exposed.

I’m doomed… Having nothing to say again, I shed tears inside and quietly shut my mouth.

“Oh, my… Judging from the appearance, it looks like he was kicked.”

“If you look at the bruises, they look pretty strong.”

“It wasn’t enough to be punched in the face, so they even kicked your stomach… what an evenly matched shot.”

Park Geon-ho, Woo Seo-hyuk, and Cheon Sa-yeon, who saw the condition of the stomach, each spoke a word. What were you doing looking at someone else’s body.

“Why do you keep being beaten, Yi-gyeol-ssi? I’d rather you hit them and get sued.”

“No… that’s a bit… No, I’m sorry.”

When I saw Min Ah-rin staring at me with her deathglares, I quickly changed my words and apologized.

“That’s good. The cost of the lawsuit will be paid by Master anyway.”

“If you belong to Requiem, that’s about the cost of the getting a complaint.”

“Han Yi-gyeol. Roheon can pay enough for the cost of the lawsuit. If you don’t like it, you can beat them at any time.”

“What do you mean… I won’t be sued and I won’t go to any guild.”

I didn’t know why they were competing with something weird again. I said to Min Ah-rin as I lowered the clothes after seeing the clean stomach from her treatment.

“Sorry for making you worried. I don’t mean it, really.”

“…who hit you?”

Kim Woo-jin asked in a voice full of upset feelings. I didn’t want to lie to them anymore, so I answered with a bitter smile.

“The one who visited the store last time… That’s him.”

“He’s a man with very bad hand habits.”

Park Geon-ho clicked his tongue. Bad hand… habit.

“If it had been someone else, I wouldn’t have been beaten up. However… he…”

I didn’t know what to explain. Unable to finish what I said, I bowed my head and Cheon Sa-yeon asked another question.

“That Gyeongseong. Did you learn anything new about the situation?”

“There is.”

Even if it wasn’t, it was something I wanted to say. I slowly brought out what I had gone through earlier.

“As I expected, there was still a gang left near the motel used by Gyeongseong. They still didn’t seem to have any intention of giving up on Dies.”

“Then?”

“It’s said that five days from now, they will meet again at the construction site in the early morning. I don’t know how many people will gather, but I’m guessing it’s about 60 people.”

Yesterday, the chief confessed to Go Dong-ju that Gyeongseong and Sacheonghwa would meet in four days. Judging by the date, they intended to postpone the original plan two days and proceed as it was.

“Does the store owner know about this?”

“Yes. I explained it when I stopped by the office earlier. He replied that he would think about it, but… it’s much more profitable for us to attack first, so Kwon Se-hyun will make the same decision.”

At my words, Ha Tae-heon touched his lips and nodded his head.

“We’re also outnumbered and if a fight breaks out in the store, the situation will only become more complicated, so it’s definitely better to go first.”

“That’s right.”

I got up from my seat and talked.

“For more details, I think I will have to go to work tomorrow and discuss it with Kwon Se-hyun again. After all, his opinion is the most important thing.”

“Yeah. It would be better to just take a break today.”

The morning sun was rising high outside the hotel window. Min Ah-rin asked me with an anxious voice as I headed to the bathroom to wash.

“You aren’t hurt anymore, are you, Yi-gyeol-ssi? If it happens later, you have to tell me.”

“I will.”

I answered with a smile and entered the bathroom. Han Yi-gyeol’s face, which had been cleaned on the mirror above the sink, appeared. I took off the band that was attached, threw it in the trash, and took off my clothes.

“Umm…”

Taking off all my underwear, I noticed a long dark blood bruise from my left pelvis to my thigh and frowned. It was the part where I bumped into when I was grabbed by Yoo Shi-hyuk and thrown to the floor.

As expecter, I also got bruises here. It hurt a lot more than my stomach, so I was prepared… but it was worse than I expected.

As time went on, the pain I felt every time I walked became more and more difficult, but I just hid it because it wasn’t a part that could be seen in front of everyone. Even Min Ah-rin was a woman.

‘I can’t help it, well.’

I should pretend not get hurt in front of other people. This seemed painful just by looking at it, but the pain would get better if I took a good rest for a day or two.

* * *

After showering and changing into a loose T-shirt and training pants, I came out of the bathroom and was surprised to find Kim Woo-jin standing right in front of me.

“Wha, what is it, Kim Woo-jin?”

“……”

“What about the others?”

Everyone had gone, but Kim Woo-jin was alone in the dimly lit room.

“…Master and Team Leader went out with Producer Edward and Deputy Master Roheon went to the pharmacy. The rest went to wash or go to bed.”

“Pharmacy? Why a pharmacy?”

Kim Woo-jin, who looked down at me while approaching with an expressionless face, opened his mouth.

“Han Yi-gyeol, please be honest with me.”

“Oh?”

“Leg. It hurts, right?”

I couldn’t hide my surprise at the next words. It was only a few steps from getting up from the chair to the bathroom, did he notice that brief moment?

“It’s a little uncomfortable, but it’s just a sprain, so it’s not really painful or anything like that. It will be fine soon… ugh!”

Kim Woo-jin, who was listening to my answer without changing his expression, suddenly grabbed my thigh with his hand. Just below the pelvis, a piercing pain rose from the hand that pressed precisely on the injured area.

“It hurts, right?”

“No, if you press it so suddenly… uh…”

Kim Woo-jin pressed my thigh more. Tears welled up at his merciless touch. He seemed to be very angry.

“Alright, sorry. I’m apologizing, so stop pressing.”

As I stumbled under the force, Kim Woo-jin wrapped his arms around my waist and supported my body.

“I thought it was a difficult area to tell Healer Min Ah-rin, so Deputy Master Roheon went to buy some medicine.”

“…who else has noticed it?”

“Healer Min Ah-rin doesn’t know. Producer Edward, too. Others will probably know.”

At least I was glad that the two didn’t even know. Kim Woo-jin narrowed his eyes and criticized me with a hard tone.

“Han Yi-gyeol… I told you not to hide it.”

“How can I say this part.”

“Then you should know more. You can’t even get treatment from Healer Min Ah-rin, but why don’t you apply any medicine and leave it as it is?”

“……”

Why was this guy talking so well? Unable to come up with anything to refute, I moved away from Kim Woo-jin, avoiding his gaze. At that time, luckily, Ha Tae-heon returned.

“A thin, large bandage for bruises, a paste and a pain reliever.”

“Thank you.”

Medicines were constantly flowing out of large white plastic bag with pharmacy mark on it. As soon as I received the medicine I needed, Ha Tae-heon opened his mouth with a very natural attitude.

“Take it off. I will put some medicine on you.”

“Pardon? No… the area is a bit…”

“It doesn’t matter, take it off.”

I care… Even Kim Woo-jin was by my side. Unsurprisingly, upon hearing this, Kim Woo-jin hurriedly exclaimed.

“Me, too! I can do it for you, too.”

“No. I will do it.”

“I don’t need either.”

Shaking my head, I rushed to the bathroom with the medicine in my arms.

Both of them scared me because there was sincerity in their eyes. The sound of Ha Tae-heon clicking his tongue was heard from behind the closed bathroom door.