63 – You who came back
A new morning with dazzling sunlight coming through the living room window.
The morning news on TV was abuzz with the terrorist attack on the committee building that took place the previous day.
“Is it delicious?”
“Yes. Delicious.”
But, without paying any attention to such matters.
We were having a simple breakfast of toast with sunny side up.
The golden brown bread I’m holding in my mouth right now was made by Ruina herself, just like yesterday.
Actually, it felt a bit lacking to call it morning.
You can use a toaster for toast, and frying an egg is so easy that even a child can do it.
However, the crispy, savory flavor I felt in my mouth was richer than ever.
Didn’t Ruina make it for me herself?
No matter how simple or simple it was, there was no way it wouldn’t be delicious.
“If you want, I will make it more often in the future.”
“I’ll be looking forward to it.”
“Ehehehe.”
I gently stroked the head of Ruina, who had suddenly appeared on the table.
My current attire is a neat suit.
Today was a monumental day as I finished two weeks of sick leave and went back to work.
What…. In fact, it can’t even be called a monument.
To be honest, I felt awkward because I was closely attached to Ruina for two weeks.
I now have to be away from her for about 10 hours.
In addition to her, her black suits that monitor her are currently absent.
“I wonder if I’ll be okay… ….”
“What~?”
“Ruina. “You can stay home alone, right?”
“Wow. I am not a child. “I can be alone!”
“I’m sorry.”
After posting a short apology,
I took her empty plate and put it in the sink.
“Oh. I’ll do the dishes. “Get ready for work quickly.”
“Are you going to be okay?”
“I can just finish it in 3 minutes.”
Ruina quickly grasped my intention of asking if it would be okay, and showed a confident look by bending her arms in an ‘ㄴ’ shape.
One month.
Is it because we worked hard for two weeks?
Ruina and I were now communicating to the point where we could say ‘Ah’.
“Then let me ask you a favor.”
“Yes, yes. “Take care and have a good trip.”
Her slightly blurry eyes looked at my abdomen.
In that direction, there was already a trace of a stab wound from an A-class villain who did not exist in this world.
Since it wasn’t completely cured yet, Ruina had reason to be worried.
“It’ll be okay. “There’s no need to run around too much anyway.”
“But do I still have to be careful?”
“Yes. Of course it should be. Also, fainting is a real requirement. Thank you for your concern.”
I put on my work bag that I had left next to the table.
Finally, to the entrance.
Ruina followed behind me.
“Then I’ll come back, Ruina.”
“Yes. Have a nice trip, honey.”
After seeing Ruina off, I lightly waved her hand and was about to hold the front door handle.
I felt a force pulling on the collar of my suit.
When I looked back at Ruina again, her expression looked somewhat pouty.
“Ruina?”
“I forgot something.”
“Forgot something?”
“Yes.”
Ruina nodded her head and closed her eyes tightly.
Ah… ….
Now that I think about it, she forgot something.
I bent her knees slightly to match Louis and her height.
And.
Page.
“hehehe♡”
When I lightly touched her lips, Ruina blushed and said, “I like it.”
“I will really go and come back.”
“Yes~”
I lightly patted Ruina’s head to nullify her abilities and then walked out the front door.
I went round and round down the narrow 4-story stairs without an elevator.
We reached the ground just like that.
In front of the glass common entrance.
As the door creaked open, the cool autumn morning breeze blew in.
“It’s a little chilly.”
The weather has been changing rapidly over the past few days.
I caught a cold while playing in the water last time, so I’ll have to be really careful this time.
“Anyway… ….”
I went out to the alley in front of the villa and looked around vaguely.
It is extremely quiet.
It was the morning view of a quiet neighborhood as usual.
But it wasn’t just quiet I was looking for.
Big guys that manage to hide in that silence.
It was to find their presence.
But my five senses were not as sharp as Ruina’s.
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I frowned and looked around with my eyes and ears, but I couldn’t see or hear anything.
In the first place, less than a day has passed since the Strategic Crisis Response Team was turned over along with the committee.
Even for ordinary public institutions, it takes quite a long time to normalize when an incident occurs, and it is no different for the NIS secret team.
“I never thought the day would come when I would miss those gentlemen. hahahaha… ….”
Is it because I received a lot of help from them?
It looks like they’ve definitely become attached.
“But I want you to watch me sneak into the house.”
I immediately thought of their atrocities in breaking into my house three times already.
I took a big step toward the company.
* * *
“Congratulations on your return, dude!”
Gyeongtae’s face, which I had not seen in a few days, suddenly became closer.
The sound of applause followed.
On the first day of work in two weeks, the Hero Bureau employees were all standing and applauding.
“Thank you, everyone…” ….”
“You really are a monster. “How can an injury like that heal in two weeks?”
That’s right.
The doctor was very curious, and of course I was also curious.
“It would have been okay for Seonghoon to rest a little more.”
“The doctor said it’s okay as long as I don’t move too hard. “I was sick of lying in the hospital.”
“hahahaha. Is that so. “Young blood these days is so resilient.”
The manager smiled generously.
But our manager.
Not to mention that you yourself are in your late 40s.
I think I’m still young to say things like that.
“Anyway, dude. “I just got back from work today, so I’m going to be a bit confused in many ways, so I’ll let this brother take care of your work as well.”
“Yeah dude. “Thank you so much.”
I accepted Gyeongtae’s good deed by giving me his shoulder with a short word of gratitude.
I also received help in many ways from Gyeongtae.
Aside from Louis, she came to visit me in my hospital room the most.
I even personally delivered the sick leave application form to the manager.
Also, when I just got stabbed and fell down.
Considering Ruina’s testimony that Gyeongtae had turned pale and worried about me, this man was enough to be considered a real friend.
“I guess I should at least repay the favor somehow.”
“Huh? “What do you mean?”
“I was thinking about introducing you to her girlfriend.”
It was that moment when I thought I might be introduced to someone I knew through her younger sister in her hometown.
“Ah. What. “That’s it.”
“…… ?”
What is this guy?
Is this a very cool reaction from a guy who is so thirsty for women?
“Did you feel disillusioned with women while I was away?”
“That’s not it… ….”
When I looked closely, it wasn’t clear.
Rather than being upset, he looked like he was embarrassed.
Soon Gyeongtae took out his cell phone and gently thrust it at me.
“Cell phone? Messenger?”
Floating on the phone screen is a messenger app that shows traces of an intense conversation.
And the other person is,
“Han Si-eun!?”
“hahahaha… …. That’s how it happened.”
In the name field of the messenger app, there is definitely a female classmate of my academy.
At the same time, Hero Blaze’s real name was written down.
And it wasn’t just Han Si-eun.
It was Si-eun♡.
“You, you guys… …. What happened while I was in the hospital…….”
No. I tried some tricks to keep him connected.
I can’t believe it had progressed to the point where I was able to attach a heart while I was hospitalized.
If I had to put my finger on the important issues that occurred this month, I would have thought it would be right after being attacked by a villain and the committee trying to stab me in the back.
“I visited you in the hospital once in a while, right? “At that time, I also ran into Si-eun outside.”
“Sieun… ….”
Naturally, even calling people by their informal names.
It’s not a hidden camera trying to tease me, it looks like they’re really dating.
“It was a lot of emotional distress. “She really blamed herself for getting hurt because of her.”
“Ah… ….”
It was definitely like that.
I clearly remember him being so sorry that even coming to visit me was painful.
She reassured her again and again that it was really okay for her to be such a soft person.
“At that time, were you next to her and comforted her?”
“It’s not just comfort. “You just listened to what I had to say?”
“That’s comfort, dude.”
“So I said let’s start with friends, and somehow this ended up happening.”
“How long have you been dating?”
“About four days now? hahahaha… ….”
Saying that, Gyeongtae scratched the back of his head and felt extremely embarrassed.
I also felt this way until about four days after I started dating Ruina.
I feel embarrassed just by talking about my girlfriend.
“You benefited the most from my hospitalization.”
“What would become of me if I say that, man… ….”
“It’s a joke. Congratulations on your solo escape.”
As someone who was the same parent until recently, I sincerely congratulated Gyeongtae.