#129. Do you still love me?
If I said no regrets left, that would be a lie.
Because it was a clear fact that I also wanted Choi In-wook’s child.
Because I also wanted to have a child who resembled him and create a harmonious family.
But the price he paid for having children was harsh.
He didn’t know about the other kids, but I thought he was too harsh, at least for me.
[The child who will save the world]
There was nothing to think deeply about.
Because I thought that there was no comparison between Yoon Ha-rin and Yoo Shi-hwa, who can be considered as two other bride candidates.
Struggled to become stronger than them was futile.
So I…
All I can do is…
I was only trying to be a selfish person for a while.
Supposing that the amount of time that I can be the most loved by Choi In-wook is getting shorter and shorter, now is the time to put everything else down.
Before he was married to other women.
Before another woman bore his child.
I just wanted to have a very sweet dream I don’t want to wake up from.
So when he said that he was leaving for Jinhae, I said I would follow him right away.
It didn’t mean there was nothing to do.
I had to work to earn a living, and I had to turn down the offer that Master had asked me to come back as a disciple.
However, there was no series of hesitation in the process.
“Yena!”
Choi In-wook is approaching me more and more.
Seeing what I was waiting for, he stood in front of me, almost jogging.
“Yes. Choi In-wook.”
“Is it really okay for you to follow me so suddenly?”
Worried face.
It was really useless consideration.
“Yes. You said I don’t care.”
“No… I can go alone.”
“You don’t like going with me like that…?”
I came running like this because I wanted to be with you for a while.
“Of course not. But I was afraid that I might have bothered you by speaking out for nothing.”
Even if I’m alone anyway, I can only think of you.
I just want to be by your side.
“…I’m really fine. Besides, I bought a ticket.”
I grabbed the ticket with two fingers and waved my hand.
“Still.”
“Let’s go down slowly. The train is coming.”
Cutting his words and holding his wrist, I made my way down through the crowd to the platform where the train was waiting.
I don’t know how I stopped the slow local train, but I didn’t bother asking why.
I was just grateful that the time alone with him could increase.
“48B 48A here.”
When I first went inside and sat down, Choi In-wook leaned against the seat next to him.
“I think it’s the first time I’m riding a train with you like this…”
I looked out the window and indifferently looked back on the memories of my previous life.
“There was a car back then.”
“So… you still don’t have a license?”
“If you want to drive, do it.”
“That is a crime. You.”
“I don’t even have a car yet. What.”
As the meaningless conversation continued, an announcement rang out to announce that they were leaving soon.
The train started moving forward very slowly.
Choi In-wook with his arms crossed and a serious expression.
I wanted to talk to him, but I knew very well when he made such an expression.
“What do you think?”
“Think of the time when a level 6 monster first appeared.”
“Are you not there then?”
“Yeah… I had a high rank, but I was just a newcomer. It wasn’t put in right away.”
One year after graduating from the academy…
What was I doing back then…
I didn’t think about it exactly, but it was clear that it was before the ‘event’, so it was a time when I still had affection for the hunter job.
“What would you do if he really showed up?”
“You have to knock it down.”
I thought it was a really simple answer.
“Is it possible with my skills now?”
“Even if I went back, it would have been difficult by myself.”
Choi In-wook smiles at my words.
“Still, at least if I go and see for myself, I will be able to get a feel for it. Sihwa has also started working now, so she will be able to seek help from her own association.”
I felt ashamed for a while as I followed without any help, but I once again engraved in my mind that this shouldn’t be the case.
“Are you looking for a place to stay?”
“Yes. I made a reservation, but in fact, I didn’t think you would come…”
Sorry dripped from the drooping tail.
“It doesn’t matter. In the first place, I just followed suit.”
“It may be very uncomfortable?”
“Don’t you remember the first time you and I were in an inn like that?”
He patted his forehead as if he had forgotten about it for a moment.
“I’ll cancel it now and find out somewhere else.”
“I told you not to do that. It’s okay if it’s a little narrow.”
Then I can stick with you more.
I was about to say it was good, but it was a feeling that my pride wouldn’t allow me to say it.
“Do you have any plans on how to go there and find out?”
“Ah… that’s what I was thinking of. I’ve had something like a search mission before.”
“Yes? What are you doing?”
“As for the results, I don’t think there will be that much activity this time around. I think I’ll spend it all around the area where the phenomenon is said to have been captured.”
If it’s not that crazy though, wouldn’t there be a lot of time to talk like this?
“It must be hot in July.”
I gently lifted the handle of the chair and rested my head on his shoulder in the name of avoiding the sun.
“I think it will be hotter if we go down.”
“Do you buy me ice cream?”
I have no money.
“Then. Even if you eat the most expensive thing, I won’t do anything.”
Choi In-wook patted my hair, wondering if I was cute looking for ice cream.
The warm sunlight coming through the window.
I feel his soft touch on my head.
I just hope this train doesn’t arrive…
I thought so.
* *
As expected, Jinhae boasted more muggy weather than expected.
“Aww… it’s hot…”
As soon as we got out of the station, we had to face the haze rising on the asphalt, and sighs came out of our mouths automatically.
“Do you really want to buy me ice cream?”
When I laughed and joked about it, Jena shook her head and told her to go to the dorm first.
The hotel we arrived at by taxi was a motel near Jinhae Port.
“This is Choi In-wook.”
I gave her name and received her key, so I took Jena and went up to the 3rd floor.
There was no elevator, so we went up the stairs.
Jena told her not to care, but it was mine that she was rather concerned about.
Ah… Why do you always do this only when you go with Jena?
Isn’t it?
I think it’s because when I’m with Harin or Sihwa, they’re the ones I don’t have to worry about.
Of course, it wasn’t intentional this time, but it was true that I felt sorry for Jena more and more.
“It’s not bad though.”
When we got the key, what was waiting for us was a bed and a small table.
The TV looks a bit old.
If there was one good thing though, it was the view through the window.
I thought that seeing the calm blue sea at a glance was a very good advantage.
Jenna also liked that, so she leaned against the window and leaned forward.
“So. Are you leaving right now?”
“It’s too hot right now, so let’s go out as soon as the sun goes down.”
“After I left?”
“I will go around this area.”
“Is that really enough?”
Jenna looking at me with suspicious eyes.
It may seem like a lame plan just by looking at it, but it was possible because of my age.
If level 6 magic is really felt in this area, even for a moment, I will be able to predict that point.
“Yes. Don’t worry about it. Have you ever eaten lunch?”
“…No.”
“Then let’s go eat first.”
You followed me, but do I have to starve to eat?
If the dormitory was already ruined, he should have suggested that we go out to eat delicious food.
I picked up my phone and immediately searched for a restaurant in Jinhae, and found a restaurant with a good reputation not far from here, so I immediately called to make a reservation.
“What else do you eat, make a reservation?”
“No. Not far from here I think it will be fine if I just go.”
We decided that there was nothing to stay inside anyway, so we took a walk along the coastline.
There were not many cars passing by, and the heat of midday quickly faded and a cool breeze blew.
On the street where there is no conversation.
Only the footsteps of the two of us filled the silence.
“…Choi Inwook.”
Her brown hair fluttered in the salty sea breeze.
“Why.”
“I have a question for you.”
Jena’s dark brown eyes stared intently at me.
“…Do you still love me?”