chapter 35
035. Dalian (5)
“…… You want to join forces? It’s a little strange when you say things like that to me.”
Kang Do-hee looked at Shin Se-hee’s outstretched hand with new eyes.
“Um, it’s true that I made a hasty judgment when I first misjudged Jin Yu-ha, and it’s also true that I was attracted to your proposal with your honest words… ….”
She crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes as if gauging Shin Se-hee.
“Flower garden. You don’t think I made a mistake in my judgment as long as I’ve seen it?”
“…… Yes?”
“I just thought that if I held that hand, I wouldn’t be able to apologize properly to him again. Writing behind the scenes. Because that’s not my taste.”
Kang Do-hee said bluntly.
Shin Se-hee bit her lip at her resolute refusal.
Then he let out a deep sigh.
“Haa-“
Shin Se-hee felt dejected.
What on earth should I do?
Let’s meet her face to face. That strange woman is standing in her way.
Using the people around her, Kang Do-hee refuses to hold hands with her.
Even when approached honestly, he pushed himself away.
Slope thatched.
‘Seriously, there is no answer.’
Shin Se-hee felt that her stomach was getting stuffy.
* * *
On the way back to the training camp after talking with Seolhee Baek about her next fight until late at night.
Two people stood in my way.
“…… What are you two doing?”
The combination of Kang Do-hee and Shin Se-hee.
We didn’t even see each other talking because our relationship wasn’t that good, but it felt fresh when they came together.
The two glared at each other.
“Because I was going to watch it first?”
“Did you make an appointment?”
“And you?”
Kang Do-hee did not answer Shin Se-hee’s question, but first brought up her business.
“…… I came to you because I wanted to apologize to you.”
“Apology?”
Kang Do-hee bowed her head toward me.
I was taken aback when she suddenly lowered her head.
“Huh? Is it because of what you said to me before? That’s fine. Because back then we didn’t know each other very well. I understand why you reacted that way.”
“No, it’s not like that.”
Kang Do-hee shook her head with her head bowed.
“I had a request before.”
“Request?”
“Yes, a request from the Hunter Administration to investigate that you are suspected of being a demon.”
“Ah.”
Only then did I understand why Kang Do-hee was glaring at me so savagely.
She got a request from her, and it seems that she suspected me of being a demon.
And since it turns out that I’m not a demon right away, I’m sorry.
“…… Oh well then.”
I secretly turned my eyes toward Shin Se-hee.
‘Hasn’t he done nothing?’
“… ….”
Shin Se-hee’s eyes trembled as if there was an earthquake, as if this was unexpected.
“So I wanted to formally apologize to you.”
A calm voice with no pitch.
I lowered my head, but I didn’t feel servility.
It was Kang Do-hee.
He’s self-centered and strict with others, but he’s also the type that’s strict with himself.
I waved my hand and said.
“It’s okay. I wasn’t too upset. I haven’t escaped anything with that.”
Even though he said that, Kang Do-hee was still hesitant.
“But… ….”
“I told you, come visit me directly anytime. And if you ask me, I will answer you.”
“…… Yes.”
“That’s why I’m being honest. It’s really okay, so it’s okay.”
Only then, Kang Do-hee lifted her head while scratching her cheek as if embarrassed.
Then he slightly averted his eyes and spoke in an awkward voice.
“…… Um, then can you let me dig into the party too…… ?”
My eyes widened wide.
‘I didn’t expect him to bring it up first…… ?’
Originally, I was going to ask after Gukbap was recruited next week.
Now, though, we’ve reached a point where we’ve come to terms with each other.
Even if it didn’t work, I tried to make an offer by asking for the number and contacting you periodically.
‘Mmm… …. But.’
It was a very welcome proposal, but I had no choice but to worry a little.
‘First of all, the first recruit is you, Gukbap put it in front of you, but they say they take Kang Do-hee first… ….’
Of course, Lee Yu-ri will understand because she rejected it first…….
It took a little while because I felt like I was breaking a promise.
And Kang Do-hee also likes people who are loyal like a knife in this area.
In order to catch both the rabbits Kang Do-hee and Gukbap, it was better to refuse here.
I made my decision and told Kang Do-hee.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can accept it right now because I have a prior arrangement. After you solve that part first, would it be all right if I make a proposal to you?”
“Dalian opponent next week?”
Kang Do-hee asked, wriggling his eyebrows.
“How did you know? Ah, I heard the conversation with the instructor earlier.”
Then Kang Do-hee let out a chuckle.
“Ha, then I can’t cut corners either.”
Kang Do-hee gave her a cool smile and nodded her head.
Then he held out his hand to me.
“For now, you should know that.”
“Yeah, I’m sorry I can’t answer right now, but I wanted to recruit you into my party from the beginning.”
I said holding Kang Do-hee’s hand.
Somehow, it seemed that a little too much weight had been put into her gripped hands, but I endured the pain and raised the corners of her mouth.
“Yes, of course I feel comfortable talking directly like this.”
She nodded her head with her coolness and turned her back as if her business was done.
‘Hey, this is how Kang Do-hee’s recruitment was resolved due to the mine misunderstanding case…….’
And what’s left is Shin Se-hee.
“…… You.”
She looked undeservedly flustered.
He is holding a bunch of unknown documents in his arms.
She frowned, then let out a sigh as if there was no answer.
“Haa—. It’s ruined. I’m really screwed-“
I understood her sigh.
Maybe he tried to suggest something else using the connection with Kang Do-hee as an excuse.
However, with Kang Do-hee’s sudden coming out, it was revealed that Kang Do-hee and I had little to do with her connection.
Shin Se-hee, who was trying to create a debt to me, rather she became something she owed herself.
“There is no answer—. Really. How the hell can things go this far?”
Shin Se-hee grumbled as if she didn’t like it.
“By the way, couldn’t you have stayed with Lee Yu-ri in the first place?”
“…… That strange woman.”
“Yeah, you don’t seem to be able to talk properly when you’re in front of me, so even if you join my party, how are you going to promote together?”
At my words, Shin Se-hee snorted.
“…… Hey. Jin Yoo-ha.”
“Huh?”
“I’m going to give you a quiz, would you like to guess it?”
I didn’t say I would, but Shin Se-hee started asking questions on her own.
“Is there one part of my body that I am most confident in? Where is it?”
While doing so, Shin Se-hee pushed her chest forward.
Unbeknownst to me, I grabbed the gaze that was about to go down and forcibly pulled it up.
“…… Eye.”
“Really, I can’t even joke in front of this guy.”
Shin Se-hee burst into laughter.
“I don’t know how you figured it out, but that’s the correct answer. I have my eyes I believe in that one thing.”
“… ….”
“Then, Yuha Jin, would you like to guess how you are reflected in my eyes?”
“I don’t know about that.”
To be honest, even now I didn’t know why Shin Se-hee was so interested in me.
It is true that he grew rapidly in the early stages of his career, and his aptitude for swordsmanship belongs to the highly specialized S axis, but in the end, it is just that he is exceptional among men.
If you include all the girls, my level is 4 stars after all.
Even compared to Kang Do-hee, a 5-year-old, she is one step behind.
Shin Se-hee strides forward.
One step closer to me.
A fairly close distance.
“You look like a gemstone to me. A gemstone that will shine brighter than anyone else if you polish it a little.”
She opened her moist lips while making eye contact with mine.
“It’s beautiful, enchanting, and seemingly disappearing the moment you take your eyes off it…….”
Shin Se-hee carefully stroked my chin with her fingertips.
“Until now, I have never seen a gemstone like this anywhere. I really want to have it. To the point where I want to destroy it if I don’t have it……. I’m in debt…….”
Suddenly, her smile deepened.
“But how come there is no way?”
Kick─
“If you really want to do it, it’s not that there isn’t a way… …. I don’t want to do that yet.”
Shin Se-hee took a step back and built arsenic.
“Is that a threat?”
“No. Are you begging?”
She answered my question in a calm voice.
“Please understand. It’s the first time I haven’t had what I want. It’s because it’s so unfamiliar that I don’t know how.”
Shin Se-hee looked at me intently and opened her mouth.
“So Jin Yu-ha. Please answer me. What should i do? How can I get some of your attention?”
I couldn’t help but look at her and make her complex expression.
‘There might be a way to just name him as a party member and not use it… ….’
As there are dozens of characters from the character gacha, there are of course abandoned students who do not use them.
And he didn’t complain about it because he left it unattended.
However, now the relationship is not a convenient character draw, but a friendship.
The Shin Se-hee I know is not a woman who can stand such treatment.
‘Sseup, what should I do with him…… ?’
She thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that the time that her pride would allow was over.
“You are still worrying about me in front of you.”
She smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
“Well, that’s all right. If you can’t let go of her pride like this, you really can’t.”
She scattered her papers in her hands on the floor with her sad face.
“Whoa, why did I work so hard to prepare for this…”
Fluttering— Fluttering—
“From now on, I won’t stand in front of you. But I’ll work hard until this group match. Don’t worry. Party leader.”
Then Shin Se-hee immediately turned his back and left as if he were running away.
Wheeing─
And a piece of paper that was pushed by the wind to my feet.
I looked at it blankly and picked it up.
‘Oh, wait. This… ….’
In an instant, my eyes widened.
“The status window of Yu-Ri Lee’s party…… ?”