33 – Reunion with ex-girlfriend [EPISODE – 2]
The day after the decisive battle with Reitana.
I was able to greet a pretty refreshing morning.
Actually, it was always a refreshing morning since I didn’t feel tired while acquiring the [Hero] skill.
The [Hero] skill isn’t all-powerful, so it couldn’t help with mental fatigue.
But now, maybe it’s because I’ve finished a big job, and now I feel refreshed both physically and mentally.
Besides, today was a leisurely Saturday day.
It was a day where I didn’t have to go to the guild and could rest in peace.
Who doesn’t like holidays, but I really liked holidays.
Since I worked as Yoo Eun-ha’s manager in the past, I’ve been extremely busy on weekdays.
Holidays are not so comfortable, but it felt like a guarantee to rest to some extent.
Even now, that mind hasn’t changed.
It was now a dream where I didn’t feel tired, but I still felt like I was regaining peace of mind.
“Sieun-ah. Good morning.”
“Yes…”
But for some reason, I didn’t feel that comfortable.
The reason was because of Lee Si-eun’s attitude, which somehow changed.
Somehow, since yesterday, Lee Si-eun started avoiding me.
Don’t they glance at my face when I’m watching TV?
Don’t you stare at me during meals instead of eating?
And it was only a slight bump on the body, but doesn’t your face turn red in embarrassment?
Certainly, Lee Si-eun’s condition has changed noticeably enough to be called strange.
Seeing that, I had no choice but to judge that Lee Si-eun had something to hide from me.
‘What should I do at a time like this…’
To be honest, I have no intention of forcing Lee Si-eun to ask this.
Lee Si-eun is an adolescent girl in her prime, and it was only natural that she had at least one or two things to hide.
I know that too and understand Lee Si-eun.
However, knowing that, on the other hand, it was my brother’s heart that made me regret it.
If you just calmly talk to me, I’ll give you an appropriate answer, but it’s too bad.
‘no. Shall I ask?’
At times like this, I think as an older brother, I have to harden my heart.
No matter how good your relationship with your sister is now, it may only be a matter of time before you become distant.
At times like this, I had to feel the need to talk to her first and approach her.
“Sieun-ah. What’s going on these days?”
“Ah… no… no…!”
So, I asked Si-eun Lee directly, but Si-eun Lee looked away and took a stance that clearly did not want to talk to me.
And I was about to leave.
“Brother. I’ll come to play with my friends.”
“Yes. Have a good trip.”
On the other hand, it hurts to see Lee Si-eun leave in such a hurry.
It is not an exaggeration to say that I raised Lee Si-eun on my back, and although she is a younger sister, she is also like a daughter in a way.
Could this be the feeling of a father who is slowly moving away from his daughter as he grows up?
It was a bit lonely.
‘I still have to endure it.’
I let out a small sigh and decided to stop thinking about the matter.
The appointment time was slowly approaching.
After finishing work with Reitana the day before yesterday, Park Jin-ha asked me to go shopping for clothes, just like he did to me.
I took a shower and changed my clothes to prepare for it.
ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ
I arrived at the promised place to meet Park Jin-ha.
And I could see a girl with red hair in the distance.
“Siwoo…! You’re here.”
“Are you here early?”
Park Jin-ha was already with me even though I arrived 10 minutes early for my appointment time.
When I approached Park Jin-ha, Park Jin-ha greeted me warmly.
I took a look at Park Jin-ha.
It was a cute outfit with a black thigh-length skirt, a white cardigan, and black stockings.
I had a strong feeling that it was definitely made up.
Even until yesterday, I was wearing loose-fitting clothes like leather jackets and hot pants.
It wasn’t that I couldn’t wear clothes back then, but now I felt like I was wearing a much more girlish style.
“Siwoo-nim… Thank you so much. To accompany me like this…!”
“No. I had nothing to do.”
Park Jin-ha bowed his head to me and thanked me.
I smiled at Park Jin-ha and said it was okay.
“Do you want to eat first?”
“yes…!”
I took Park Jin-ha and walked to the store I had in mind.
ㅡ Wow… isn’t that Park Jin-ha?
ㅡWho is Park Jin-ha?
—-Why. Hey. The guy who came in 10th this time. The person next to me is a boyfriend, but he is very handsome.
ㅡHmm… After all, you have to have that kind of appearance to have an S-class hunter as your girlfriend.
On the way, of course, we couldn’t help but look at us.
There were quite a few people who recognized Park Jin-ha, who had just become S-class.
It wasn’t as popular as the other S-rankers, but they still glanced at me.
But even if it’s not that, it’s only natural to look at them because good men and women are on the road.
I didn’t really care.
Even when I was dating Yoo Eun-ha in the past, I always received attention from people around me, and now I don’t really dwell on that kind of thing. It’s not like I’m guilty of anything.
It might be right to say that I am used to the current situation.
“Ahaha… We’re female…lovers… Uh…funny, isn’t it?”
But it seemed that Park Jin-ha was not.
I saw Park Jin-ha with her head bowed down with a red face.
Well, well, that’s a natural reaction when you’ve just become S-class.
I hurried to the store for Park Jin-ha.
The place I arrived at was a little secluded spaghetti restaurant.
It was a little past lunchtime, so fortunately there were not many people.
We sat in an empty seat.
And each person ordered spaghetti, and the spaghetti they ordered came out.
“This place is so delicious…!? Do you know this kind of restaurant often?”
Park Jin-ha rolled up the spaghetti and put it in his mouth and exclaimed.
The eyes seemed to glow brightly.
Fortunately, he seemed to like it.
“Well… I got to know him well due to the nature of his job.”
In fact, this spaghetti restaurant is one that only those in the know know about.
When I was acting as Yu Eun-ha’s manager, it was a restaurant I knew about.
To be honest, I thought it was natural for the reaction to be delicious.
“By the way, what does Jinha do when he has free time?”
“I… watch YouTube… or read novels.”
“Hmm? A novel? Which novel do you usually read?”
“It’s a romance… It’s a novel.”
“I see.”
And while eating, we talked.
“What do you usually do in your free time?”
“Ummm…well. Nothing special.”
“Do you have any hobbies in your spare time?”
“Umm… I don’t remember seeing it for a while.”
“Siwoo-nim, you lived a very busy life.”
“Well, that’s right…”
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Just some talk.
“By the way… Siwoo-nim… you’re a very cool person. It’s really fun…”
“Haha. Thanks for the compliment. You’re a very nice person too.”
“It’s not an empty word…”
“I’m not talking empty words either.”
I felt like I was talking to my younger sister, so it wasn’t too bad.
“Now that we’re done eating, let’s get up. You said you were going to buy clothes, right?”
“yes…!”
“What clothes are you going to buy anyway?”
“Umm… I’m going to buy some clothes to wear when I go out with my friends this time.”
Time passed, and we ate spaghetti deliciously.
I paid the bill and left the store.
“Hey, Siwoo-nim, can I hold your hand?
“Yes. Come on.”
downtown once again.
Then, with a slightly reddened face, Park Jin-ha reached out to me, and I held his hand.
When I held his hand, he was slightly delighted.
‘Wait… Now that I think about it, does it sound like a date?’
For some reason, seeing Park Jin-ha holding hands like a lover made me realize something.
A situation where a man and a woman eat together and go shopping for clothes was definitely something that could be called a date.
However, I decided not to think too deeply.
Because I don’t think so at all.
Park Jin-ha is a 17-year-old high school girl. She is the same age as my younger sister Lee Si-eun.
On the other hand, I am a 24-year-old adult.
As expected, there is a big age difference, and while I am an adult, Park Jin-ha is a decent student.
In that situation, I don’t really have any plans to seduce Park Jin-ha.
There is nothing better to be socially reprimanded than to touch an ignorant high school girl.
I also don’t live so lavishly that I just touch this woman and that woman.
So right now, this is a date, but in a way, it would be correct to think of it as a short-lived friendship with a co-worker on the weekend.
“Siwoo-nim. This way is the shortcut, do you want to go this way?”
“Yeah. So what?”
Park Jin-ha looked at me and guided me down an alleyway.
I followed Park Jin-ha.
“Siwoo-nim. There’s a person sleeping over there.”
“Looks like he’s homeless.”
And in the alley, I was able to find someone sleeping face down on a newspaper.
It was a young woman with silver hair, who had been drunk since daylight and had been sleeping on the ground.
I tried to pass without paying any attention.
Because it wasn’t a particularly nice sight.
“Huh? It’s a little familiar anyway, right?”
But for some reason, I couldn’t help but notice because of the familiar clothes.
“Siwoo-nim… Yoo Eun-ha… Isn’t that a hunter? That one?”
Park Jin-ha looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.
I couldn’t help but notice at this point.
The person who is sleeping since broad daylight right now is Yoo Eun-ha.