Around the time Yoo Ji-hwan was lying in his wife’s arms .
Liberty Guild .
“ I think I heard it wrong. how old? seventeen ?”
Ahn Ye-rim, the guild leader of the Liberty Guild, opened her mouth .
“ This guy or that guy… . What kind of country is this beggar at 17 years old ?”
Ahn Ye-rim, who is well aware of the monster couple who were only one year older than her, who took S and A grades respectively, did not like Kang Hyuk-joo’s news .
meanwhile .
Recruiting team leader, Kang Hyuk-ju, carefully opened his mouth, recalling the skills of Yoo Ji-hwan that he witnessed .
“… Anyway, the skill is certain. Good personality… .”
“ You have a good-looking face. There was one more like this before… .”
When Ahn Ye-rim brushed her teeth while thinking of ‘this guy’, Kang Hyuk-joo thought of ‘this guy’ and opened his mouth .
“ Are you talking about Min Seong-jae ?”
Then, Ahn Ye-rim turned her head to Kang Hyuk-joo, and looked at her with her eyes wide open .
“ It’s noisy .”
Kang Hyuk-joo avoided her gaze and pretended to shut her mouth , and
Ahn Ye-rim threw the material in her hand on the table and sighed with a tired face .
“… ha… . I don’t know if it’s okay to touch this… .”
Now Ahn Ye-rim is concerned about two things .
The first is that Yoo Ji-hwan must be recruited to Liberty .
Before Kang Hyuk-joo brought Yoo Ji-hwan’s information, instructions came directly from SS Group, the parent company of the Liberty Guild .
You must ‘must’ recruit a young talent named Yoo Ji-hwan .
In this situation, the headquarters and the recruitment team are strongly pushing for it, so even Ye-rim Ahn will have no choice but to push for the recruitment of Yoo Ji-hwan .
So, what is the second concern ?
That’s because of the rumors circulating in the hunter industry recently .
Rumor has it that the sudden appearance of a ‘swordsman’, who has been living in seclusion, is all because of a man .
When Ahn Ye-rim first heard the rumor, she had no idea .
In the past, I hated ‘The Swordsman’ and her husband to death, but… .
Min Seong-jae is already dead, and Ju Joo-hee is obsolete .
In the meantime, it was a rumor that Ahn Ye-rim, who reached A rank and gained social status, was not very impressed .
but .
Yoo Ji-hwan is in the spotlight .
The moment it was revealed that Yoo Ji-hwan’s partner was the ‘daughter of a swordsman’ .
“ I will turn… . If you touch it wrong, you will die… .”
It was no longer possible to ignore the rumors circulating in the world .
*
“… Are you late ?”
Min So-yeon, who gives a hint .
There was a hint of suspicion in her eyes .
I answered her gaze, pretending it was nothing, and sat down .
“ Yeah. The story is a bit long… .”
Then Min So-yeon pulled a chair and came to my side, brought her face closer and made eye contact .
“… What are you talking about ?”
She rolls her eyes openly and looks around my body .
Seeing her like that, I swallowed my saliva for nothing .
… A little scary… .
Now that I’ve come to realize it, Soyeon, who is my ‘girlfriend,’ is very similar to Jooyeon-hee when I was dating .
no… , it’s not just at the same level, it’s like being with Jooyeon-hee back then .
… Where did my genes go ?
“ It’s just your story… , Talking about getting together to eat again later ?”
“… Hmm .”
When I looked around with the contents of kissing my wife, Soyeon also turned her eyes away and didn’t ask anymore .
You’re making a face that says you’re very annoyed, but… .
“… After .”
He quietly chimed in and relieved his anger, but he held onto me and didn’t get annoyed . What would you be like if you were
a
wife when you were young? Maybe he went to a fight somewhere by now, or he held onto me and beat me up until I got annoyed .
If you think about it that way, it’s clear that Soyeon’s personality is also mixed .
At least Soyeon didn’t knock anyone down, did she ?
“… .”
After looking away from Soyeon, while preparing for the remaining theory class, .
… … huh ?
A question suddenly came to mind .
Why is Soyeon angry ?
I paused for a moment at the question that ran through my head, and I turned my head to look at her sitting next to me .
She quietly stares into the air, as if to reduce her anger .
Anyone can see that she is angry, but no matter how much she shakes her head, she can’t come up with any reason to be angry .
Why are you angry… .
What if I missed 3 hours of class ?
Or is it because I, the ‘boyfriend’, didn’t keep my seat ?
However, even his wife, who was in full swing, did not get angry for such trifles .
There must be something more fundamental, something I’m missing .
“… .”
Like that, I was engulfed in anguish, wrapped in a bad feeling ,
♪~♫~♩~♬
… I really don’t know… . It won’t matter… ?
Only after the class bell rang, I was able to shake off my worries .
*
After class as usual .
On the way to the grocery store with Soyeon .
“… What are you doing, don’t catch me .”
She reached out her hand as if it was natural , and
I fell into a lot of trouble as I looked at her hand .
… What do you do ? As
‘ boyfriend’ I have to hold her hand .
It’s always been like that, because it was natural .
But now I have no intention of holding hands .
No, I don’t want to catch it .
Because of the beggar-like ‘message’, she is forced to continue playing strange games, but that doesn’t mean she can’t pretend to be Soyeon’s lover !
… I can’t… .
Having hardened my mind after deep contemplation, I shifted my gaze and met her eyes .
“ The road is narrow, shall we just go ?”
OK… .
“… what ?”
Soyeon started looking at me with cold eyes .
Ugh… .
I shrugged reflexively because of my ex-wife, so I hurriedly tried to add a plausible excuse so as not to misunderstand her .
However… .
“… do you hate me ?”
Soyeon was one step faster .
“ Soyeon-ah. That’s not it… .”
“… If you don’t like it, what is it? Did I tell you to do something weird ?”
She slips her luck to peck me .
It gave me goosebumps for a moment, and my wife and I had the same pattern .
… driving me crazy… .
In our long experience, there are only two ways to break out of this pattern .
Do what you want, or satisfy yourself with something better .
No excuses or persuasion works .
Can’t help it… .
I can’t do anything worse than holding hands, so with a feeling of vomiting blood, I grabbed Soyeon’s hand and tried to cover it from the mouth .
Suck –
“… ok .”
Soyeon made an expression that she made a mistake for a moment, and then suddenly removed her hand .
“… huh ?”
I was surprised by her unexpected reaction, and involuntarily let out a stupid sound, and Soyeon quickly turned
her head with a subtle expression and added a word .
“… You can’t force it .”
A tone that seems to appeal to benevolence .
… what, what… ?
I was bewildered by Soyeon’s sudden change, and I began to ponder whether I should hold her hand first .
“… Let’s go .”
As if nothing had happened, she naturally turned away .
“ Uh, yes… .”
Again, I was puzzled and followed Soyeon .
So after shopping together and going home .
Tak-tak- tak-
Onion in the middle of the dinner
While I was cutting, Soyeon came up to me wearing an apron .
“… Can you help ?”
“ Huh? No, it’s okay. Almost done .”
I said it was okay not to help, but Soyeon looked into the boiling pot and said, ‘Does she really want to help me ?
“… Have you been to this ?”
“ I haven’t done it yet… .”
“… I will do it .”
Then he started adding seasonings while tasting the broth on his own .
… What kind of wind was there… ?
I felt an incomprehensible sense of incongruity again when I saw Soyeon sipping seasoning with a serious expression .
It’s like seeing a child who has grown up suddenly and has grown so much .
Come to think of it, Soyeon has been weird all day .
You can get angry, but be patient with your anger .
You can blame me, but you don’t .
He didn’t even buy snacks at the mart, and he kept looking at me and trying to match my mood .
Did you really realize something all of a sudden ?
As someone who has been watching Soyeon all this time, I am just wondering .
“… .”
So I prepared dinner with Soyeon with the hope that I might be able to finish mimicking my lover earlier than I thought. After washing the dishes together ,
I sat on the sofa in the living room and ate ice cream for dessert .
Soyeon naturally tried to sit on top of me, so I was embarrassed for a moment… ,
“… So Yeon-ah. I think it would be uncomfortable to eat if you sit on it… .”
“… Yes .”
She was content to cling to her side for some reason .
[ Yuju, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature this time… ]
So while sitting side by side on the sofa, watching TV and eating ice cream .
Touk –
Soyeon leaned her head on me .
“… .”
When I quietly turned my head, Soyeon was watching TV with her head resting on my shoulder, muttering a spoon .
And after a while .
She pulled the spoon out of her mouth, shoved it into the ice cream bowl, and spoke softly .
“… I worked really hard today .”
It’s as if you want people to know that you’ve worked hard .
Fortunately, I was able to immediately see what Soyeon was trying , and
“… In the future, I won’t force myself, and I won’t be annoyed… .”
So I quietly listened to her .
“… You cannot leave me .”
Soyeon’s voice reveals a faint sense of anxiety in her strong faith .
I finally understood why she had suddenly changed her appearance .
However… .
I couldn’t figure out why Soyeon had such a thought .
Maybe it’s because I’m too far apart .
Or maybe I was drunk and talking nonsense .
I was so troubled for a while, I opened my mouth, remembering that now is not the time to be thinking about it .
“ Soyeon-ah. Are you going to leave me ?”
“… no .”
“ But why are you so worried ?”
To my question, Soyeon did not answer anything .
I just lifted my head that had been leaning on it, popped the ice cream in a big way, and with a satisfied face, I grabbed a spoon and looked at the TV .