41 – Blade of Revenge
The four people gathered together and headed straight to the high-end restaurant that Si-eun had mentioned.
Although the interior was not that big, the atmosphere was very old-fashioned.
“Oh…….”
Ruina looked around her maroon wooden interior and let out an exclamation.
I, who was sitting next to her, also had my eyes drawn to the surroundings.
“This restaurant was near my commute. “I had no idea.”
“This place is quite famous. “It’s only been a while since we opened, but influencers come here often.”
Si-eun, who was sitting across from her, took out her paper coupon from her handbag and grinned.
“The price is a bit expensive, though. “If you have these guys, everything will be fine.”
“There are only two more than expected. “Then isn’t the discount only for two people?”
There are two coupons in Si-eun’s hand.
And there were four people in our group.
“Tsk tsk tsk. Don’t worry about that part. “Who is this sister?”
The hero ranked 10th in popularity polls, pointing vigorously at herself with her free arm.
Yes, yes. I guess I was worried for no reason.
When I was wrestling with a bunch of papers in the office.
Si-eun would be receiving the same amount of salary as long as she was still breathing.
But I am also an unknown hero who will soon receive a large sum of money.
Later, when she has time, she should throw a meal at Si-eun.
“Anyway… ….”
Just 10cm from the smiling Si-eun.
Rolled her eyes to the side.
Gyeongtae was sitting there, very stiff and in an angular, military-like posture.
“Hey, Yoo Gyeong-tae.”
“Uh, huh?”
“You seem very nervous right now. Are you okay?”
“Uh… …. I am that… …. Uh…….”
Seeing that he can’t even answer properly, he doesn’t look okay at all.
First of all, of course Ruina and I had no choice but to sit in the same row.
Not only do I not have a good relationship with Si-eun, but there is no way Ruina would give up the seat next to me.
Then, of course, Si-eun and Gyeong-tae had no choice but to sit side by side in the remaining seats.
Was this guy not even thinking about that?
“Ahahahaha. Mr. Gyeongtae. Although this place is a bit expensive, don’t be too stiff. “I’m going to shoot today.”
Chuck!
She is a bright and friendly follower of a woman who doesn’t seem to know that she is the reason why her condition is hard right now.
“Ah…. Under. Under. Under… ….”
Her face was as hard as a robot and could barely contain her brightness.
To begin with, today is not a blind date or meeting place.
I don’t know if that guy is really okay…….
* * *
Before long, the food was taking its place on the table one by one.
Starting with simple appetizers, golden-baked aperitif bread, salad mixed with organic vegetables, sirloin steak shining with appetizing colors, and seafood pasta plated in a circle.
It was an authentic style that could be called the entry level of fine dining, although it wasn’t very flashy, but it wasn’t completely commonplace either.
“All the sheep are small…….”
It was Ruina’s confident statement as she looked down at the food on the table.
Well, I guess it can’t be helped.
High-end restaurants tend to compete on quality rather than quantity.
“But if you eat it all, will you be full? I think Yuri already has a short mouth. hahahaha.”
“Oh my. Thank you. hehehehe.”
Ruina responded by nodding her head to Si-eun’s words, which I couldn’t tell if they were compliments or sarcasm.
If you see each other smiling even though it is not a situation to laugh at all, does this mean that it is a fight between women? ….
“Baby. Aang~♡”
Just now, Ruina looked like she was chewing on a bug, but her appearance had completely changed as she pointed a fork at me, poking at a piece of her meat.
“Here?”
“Wow. Here.”
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It seems like he is telling me to take it quickly.
Ruina’s unspoken pressure as she pokes her fork.
Where does that nervous look go?
While carefully observing Gyeongtae, who had already become the embodiment of jealousy, I put a fork in her mouth.
“hehehe. Delicious?”
“Umm… ….”
The firm texture of the sirloin is chewy and chewy.
I found myself nodding my head at the taste and texture that I definitely couldn’t get from ordinary meat dishes.
“Phew. Thank god. “I was wondering what would happen if it didn’t suit my taste.”
I guess Ruina was paying attention as she fed me meat.
Si-eun let out a sigh of relief and took a bite of the piece of meat she had cut off with her fork.
“Come on, we can’t lose either. “Right?”
“Of course—??”
Gyeongtae seemed to momentarily not understand what was happening to him and made a dumbfounded voice.
Well, the woman sitting next to me was pointing at me with her fork just like Ruina did to me, so she deserved it.
“It’s like that again.”
Si-eun shook her head and scoffed at Si-eun’s actions, which easily confused the man.
During my time as an academy cadet.
Many men got their noses pierced by that fox’s actions that they were completely unaware of.
When someone actually mustered up the courage to confess, Si-eun didn’t mean to do that and put up an iron wall, showing that she wasn’t even interested.
I guess it’s because there was a time when I, when I was in the prime of my adolescence, was caught in that trap.
The behavior of that babbler just seemed displeasing.
“Eat it quickly. “It’s a rare opportunity, isn’t it?”
“Uh, uh…” ….”
At my words, Gyeongtae’s mouth slowly moves towards the fork.
And soon Sook.
Si-eun, who could swear she had no idea, put the steak she had given her into her mouth.
“Is it delicious?”
“Sigh…… !”
“Huh? “Do you not like it?”
Instead of answering, Si-eun was quite surprised by Gyeong-tae’s tearful response.
“No. “It’s because it’s so delicious.”
Gyeongtae nodded his head vigorously in agreement with my assist.
“Ahahahaha. “Then I’m glad.”
“Ha… ….”
I already had a rough idea of what Gyeongtae was thinking.
It would be better to tell him in advance so that he doesn’t get hurt later.
It was a time when we continued eating and talking for a long time.
Buuu!!
The new cell phone that I put in my pocket vibrates.
I slowly put my head under the table and looked down at the screen.
For some reason, it was team leader Lee Tae-seok who sent the text message first.
The fact that this man sent me a text message out of the blue must have something to do with Ruina.
“Wait a minute, I’ll go to the bathroom.”
“Oh, then me too.”
When I quietly got up, Si-eun got up as well.
“Huh!? Uvvv!!”
And when she got up, Ruina, who had been munching on her pasta, also got up from her seat as if it were a chain reaction.
“It’s okay. Sit down. “It looks like the bathrooms here are well separated for men and women.”
“Wow… ….”
Ruina pouted her lips, as if she was displeased with the fact that Si-eun and I were leaving together.
“Please send it, Mr. Yuri. “I wonder if our Seonghoon will set his sights on another woman when he is clearly with Yuri.”
As Ruina fidgeted and hesitated, Gyeongtae, who had relieved her tension a little, readily opened her mouth.
This guy.
I don’t know what the plan is, but anyway, thank you for your intervention.
Ruina just glared at Si-eun, who seemed thoughtless.
“If we do something strange to ourselves… …. “You know, right?”
“hahahaha. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything. Let’s go.”
“Uh… ….”
Trying to escape Louis’ harsh gaze that was pressing heavily on the back of her head, we soon entered the curved hallway in her corner of the store.
“Hey. Yuri, you’re really scary. “She was really surprised when she called last time.”
When Ruina disappeared from her sight, Si-eun sighed and said, as if she had been waiting.
“Isn’t it because you act so misunderstanding?”
“Well. “Even when she was a student, she heard this so often that she was admonished not to live like that.”
“Did you even receive discipline?”
“Yes. “Out of the blue, a third-year senior confessed to me and said he was sorry, and he just admonished me not to do anything that would cause misunderstanding.”
I let out a hollow laugh at her shameless words.
It’s really a wonder that he hasn’t been hit by anyone while living like that.
“Of course, there were people I liked too.”
“Hey. Is that so? “How come it didn’t work out with that person?”
“That’s right. There was something shameful about it at the time. “I hesitated and lost contact.”
“It’s good to be self-employed.”
As soon as I said a cold word, Si-eun whined lowly as if to mock herself.
“Oh, anyway! I’m this way. “You are there.”
We soon arrived in front of the bathroom.
Unlike the meat restaurant a week ago, this time it was a very nice place with clear distinctions between men and women.
Si-eun greeted me with her hand, and then she stepped into her bathroom first.
I checked to see if anyone else was coming.
I immediately sent a text message to team leader Lee Tae-seok.
“I’m not talking about Ruina… ?”
As I looked down at the text message from Team Leader Tae-seok Lee, who came back as loud as Gobongbap, a question mark naturally appeared in my head.
If it’s the Paranormal Abilities Research Society, then it’s definitely the organization that Pale Rider, who Si-eun managed to catch while blowing up a while ago, belongs to.
Could it be that he is trying to get revenge on Si-eun for capturing his colleague?
“I’ll pass…” ….”
“Ah, yes yes.”
Meanwhile.
She barely gave space to the hooded woman who stepped into the hallway.
A woman with gloomy, drooping eyes peeking out from inside the hood passed me by and opened the door to the women’s bathroom.
“It’s a research group… ….”
A thought occurred to me for a moment.
It was a list of villains that the Hero Bureau always checked.
The table of contents is Paranormal Abilities Research Society.
Starting with Pale Rider, the list of villains was listed in a list in the brain.
And among them.
The details of Hong Il-jeom’s villain soon unfolded in my mind.
“A-level villain Stabber… …. The ability is a nail that can be transformed into a blade……. His appearance has droopy eyes and a gloomy aura…….”
Exciting!
No way… ….
“That woman just now─.”
It was a moment when I couldn’t even finish speaking.
Ta-ta-tat!!
Urgent footsteps came quickly from inside the bathroom.
“Get out!!”
“!!?”
An unexpected situation that happened so quickly.
Unlike before, the villain Staver, with blood splattered on his face, ran deep into me blocking the passage.
“Hundreds of millions!?”
I was hit by the villain’s full-force body slam and fell as if I was thrown away.
“Tch! He’s running away really fast…… !”
Si-eun then appeared, clutching her wounds, her shoulders stained with fresh blood.
“Sung Hoon. “Maybe the b*tch who just ran away──.”
Si-eun, who continued her words while looking down at me who had fallen, suddenly stood tall and closed her mouth.
“Hey, hey. Cho Seong-hoon….”
“Ugh. “Why are you doing that?”
“You’re okay…” Ah?”
Si-eun’s trembling gaze glances downwards at me.
As I lowered my head down after her, I saw that for some reason my stomach was turning bright red.
And only then.
“Wait…. Me. This. What….”
A terrible pain that cannot be expressed in words slowly began to engulf my body.
“Sung Hoon!!!”
Si-eun shouts my name so loudly that it feels like her ears are going to fall off.
“Oh, no! No! “No, no, no, no, no, no, no!”
And behind me.
Ruina’s screams were heard, much more desperate than Si-eun’s.
There, my consciousness was suddenly cut off.