chapter 2
2 – Too many S-class girlfriends (3)
003.
It was just a while ago.
As an F-class hunter, I was living a hard day by day, but I got into a small accident while hunting monsters. Of course, it wasn’t a big accident. At best, it was only minor injuries.
But perhaps because of the aftereffects of the accident, the entire memory of several months evaporated.
Memories from last summer disappeared as if washed away.
For the first time in my life, I experienced memory loss.
But I didn’t really care.
It’s only a few months of memories.
I don’t go to work, nor do I go to school.
Like a one-time job working on a construction site, I went around doing rounds and rounds.
Even if the memories of several months disappeared, there was no way that my trivial daily life would change.
It was always the same day over and over again, and I thought it would continue forever as if it were spinning on a treadmill.
But during the months when he lost his memory, he and Lee Ji-hyun became lovers?
It was difficult to understand with common sense.
I thought about it objectively and subjectively, but there was no reason for Lee Ji-hyun to go out with me. It was more realistic to think that Lee Ji-hyun was lying. Even so, Lee Ji-hyun was not an ordinary person.
In short, he was the most famous and popular hunter in Korea.
Lee Ji-hyun received numerous love calls from hunters, entertainers, politicians, businessmen, etc.
You must have seen countless young, rich, handsome, and capable men.
If you compare me and the swings, I, Han Seo-joon, did not have a competitive edge as a lover, to the extent that the comparison itself felt like an insult.
“Memory Loss? Amnesia?”
“Yes.”
…… First of all, I explained to Lee Ji-hyun about memory loss step by step.
How much time has passed like that?
Lee Ji-hyun, who had been listening to me in silence, quietly lifted her head and looked straight into my eyes. Her gaze intertwined. She was judging whether she was lying or not. Lee Ji-hyun hesitated, then she cautiously pursed her lips.
“Really?”
“Because it’s true.”
“No, what is this? It’s memory loss. That’s ridiculous…….”
“To be honest, I’m a bit bewildered too.”
Jihyun Lee blinked her eyes in disbelief.
Her hair was twisted at the ends of her hair.
She looked more embarrassed than I was.
“Then what about the phone? Did I text you?”
“I think my cell phone disappeared when I got into an accident. I plan to buy a new cell phone soon.”
“…… Under.”
She was silent for a moment.
She took her pursed lips off once or twice, then put them back together.
Before long, she lowered her head and licked her lips slowly.
“…… I really am.”
Lee Ji-hyun spoke very quietly, as if in a whisper.
“…… Really, me I just thought it was weird, and I was the only one who became an idiot, really.”
“Yes.”
“Eh. Embarrassing. I thought you were angry about that interview and just contacted me and went on a dive, and I was worried for no reason even though I knew you weren’t that kind of personality. That’s why you came after a few weeks of raiding, really.”
“…… Sorry.”
“But if you lose your memory, you won’t remember all the memories of our dating, right?”
I quietly glanced at her face and nodded at her.
Lee Ji-hyeon gave a lonely smile as if he was a bit regretful.
For me, it’s a few months’ memory at most, but for Lee Ji-hyun, it seemed like a precious few months’ memory.
“I see. But where are you not seriously injured? Is not it?”
“Uh, yes.”
“Seojun, I told you many times in the past. How difficult and dangerous the Hunter is.”
“Is that so?”
“You always said you were fine and said you didn’t want to cling to me. I ended up getting into an accident like this…….”
Lee Ji-hyeon looked down and muttered bitterly.
I thought to show Lee Ji-hyun’s appearance.
…… I’m really dating a boy
Lee Ji-hyun’s appearance was like that of a girlfriend who genuinely cares about her boyfriend.
During the months when she lost her memory, there was only the question of what the hell had happened to her and whether she could have been in a romantic relationship with Lee Ji-hyun, who is considered one of the best hunters in Korea.
“Seo Jun-ah.”
“Why?”
“Are you going to keep working as a hunter?”
“Maybe?”
I was a bit taken aback by Jihyun Lee’s sudden question, but she quickly moved her head slowly while maintaining her composure. When I nodded her head and told her that I would continue working as a hunter, Lee Ji-hyun just stared at her with a worried face.
But I did not avoid her gaze.
“… ….”
Suddenly, Lee Ji-hyun makes a bitter expression.
“After all, you got into an accident like this and lost your memory. Do you still want to continue?”
“Yes.”
I shook my head.
Lee Ji-hyeon chewed her lower lip carefully and then suddenly let out a sigh. She shook her head and twisted the ends of her hair back into a bang.
“Yes, I will.”
Muttering to himself while laughing bitterly.
Lee Ji-hyun knows why I insist on being a hunter.
That’s why you can’t actively dissuade me.
Why am I so obsessed with Hunter work?
Actually, it’s not a big reason.
It’s because my parents died while attacking the tower in the past.
“I’m sorry. Still, I can’t help but be a Hunter.”
After the death of her parents, she quit her broadcasting job and set foot on the path of a hunter. The goal was to attack the tower, the monster’s nest and mankind’s long-cherished wish.
Of course, attacking the tower by me, who is only an F-class hunter, is an overstatement. Just being active as a porter feels good. Because I don’t have any special ability or talent like Lee Ji-hyun.
But even so, I won’t give up.
Very little. It’s really good even if it’s just a little bit, so I’ll develop my own ability and challenge the top.
“I know how you feel when you challenge the tower. The aunt and uncle’s work must keep bothering them.”
“Yes.”
“I am also heartbroken that they passed away.”
“Yes.”
In the old days, my parents took good care of Lee Ji-hyun.
Lee Ji-hyun followed my parents well.
“But can you think of me?”
Lee Ji-hyun approached with a little desperate look.
The expression of concern, worry, and concern was on that face.
I blinked my eyes.
“Do I really have to do such a risky thing, knowing exactly how I feel?”
“No, wait.”
“Do you know what I was thinking when you told me you had just been in an accident and lost your memory?”
“Lee Ji-hyun? You?”
I inadvertently took a backward step at Lee Ji-hyun’s behavior approaching me.
Lee Ji-hyun stared at me and was approaching me.
It was one step, one step, but in the end it reached right in front of my nose.
Her dark eyes stare at me.
For some reason, I swallowed dry saliva.
“Seo Jun-ah. Seojun Han.”
“Uh, uh.”
“I am your girlfriend, right? Yes?”
“Isn’t it? Well, I don’t remember.”
“You don’t intend to pretend you don’t know because you have no memory, right?”
“Of course not.”
I averted my gaze with a stiff face.
It’s because the current Lee Ji-hyun was a bit awkward.
Of course, we were very close in the past, but that’s literally just an old story.
Since we haven’t seen each other for years, we can’t help but feel a sense of distance.
However, Lee Ji-hyun strode into my personal space without feeling the slightest sense of distance.
…… It was a disprove that they had become close again during the months of memory loss.
“But Seo-joon, why do you always worry about me?”
“Huh?”
“I was afraid that you would hate me if I interfered too much, but I couldn’t do it, really.”
“Wait, Jihyun Lee, what are you trying to do?”
“Call me Jihyun, not Lee Jihyun. What are you doing like everyone else?”
M Right?
“Yes, Jihyun. But what are you going to do?”
“No big deal. Anyway, because of your personality, you will go to the gate again in a few days, right?”
“You think so? Why?”
“Really? Then it’s done.”
Lee Ji-hyun looked at my face with a frown on her face, as if she didn’t like it, and took out her black cell phone.
“Good. I was still thinking about it.”
Lee Ji-hyeon muttered something incomprehensible to herself and then went outside the veranda with the words “I’ll call you and come back.”
“Yes, hello. Ah. It’s no big deal…….”
The call went on for a while.
I wondered where the hell he was calling, but I couldn’t hear him because he was so far away.
But he couldn’t help but be startled by a few vague words in between.
‘I think I just said Sephiroth?’
The Sephiroth are one of the four major clans in Korea, right?
It is also the clan Lee Ji-hyun belongs to.
No way, Jihyun Lee?
“…… Yes. Good job then.”
Beep.
I hung up the phone.
Lee Ji-hyun came this way.
He put his cell phone down and stared blankly at me.
“All right.”
“What?”
“I was on vacation.”
“Vacation?”
“Yes.”
A vacation with just a phone call?
A lot of doubts and doubts passed through my mind, but for now, I was silent without asking any questions. Lee Ji-hyun stared at my face and then suddenly spoke out.
“I took a few weeks off. So let me help you.”
“You want to help my hunter?”
“Yes. You’ve lost most of your memories of being a Hunter. That’s why I’m thinking of helping you with how to hunt monsters, how to train, and various other things…… Why. No?”
“Huh? You can’t hate it? Rather, it is sensitive.”
Who would say no to Lee Ji-hyun, one of the best hunters in Korea, who would like to help?
“You kept refusing my help until you lost your memory.”
“Did I?”
“Yes, stupid.”
“Ah, hahahaha. I see.”
I shyly scratched the back of my neck.
“You always refused, saying that there could be a scandal if you went to the gate alone with me.”
“Ah.”
It’s a love scandal.
Certainly it can.
Until now, Lee Ji-hyun has been active as a Hunter public relations ambassador and has appeared in commercials quite often. He has done advertisements for drinks, advertisements for swimwear, advertisements for cosmetics, and so on. It is safe to say that most people know Lee Ji-hyun’s face.
I am not a national hunter for nothing.
But you use the gate with a young man?
“It sure sounds like a bit of a nuisance.”
Hunter Gallery and Hunter bulletin board burned all day due to Lee Ji-hyun’s slip of the tongue in the interview. More than dozens of articles related to Lee Ji-hyun’s scandal were pouring in every day. If you go out with Lee Ji-hyun at this time, you will definitely become a target of controversy.
I was also a Hunter Gallery user, so I was sure.
“…… Are you okay too?”
While I was lost in my thoughts, Lee Ji-hyun cautiously opened her mouth.
He must have noticed it for nothing because he remained silent and stood still.
“No. Rather, thank you.”
“Really?”
“That’s right. Jihyun says you are helping me, how can I refuse?”
Lee Ji-hyun crossed her arms and glanced at her slightly.
“Are you really okay? Aren’t you overdoing it? Could this lead to a useless scandal?”
“It’s okay. That’s about it. If someone says something later, you can just say that you helped because we were friends, right? Actually, people from the same school know that we used to be quite close.”
Compared to receiving your help, that scandal is nothing.
I think I’m going to get bullied and attacked on the Internet a bit, but what’s my job? It would be foolish to refuse the help of Lee Ji-hyun, one of the top 10, because of that level of work. All you have to do is cut off the internet for a while.
I have a strong mentality.
“If you’re going to do that, can’t you reveal that you’re in a relationship?”
“Ah. That’s kinda I don’t think I can handle it yet…….”
I laughed awkwardly and scratched my temple.
If it is revealed that he is in a relationship with Lee Ji-hyun, I am afraid that Lee Ji-hyun’s sasaeng fans will come to my house beyond being slaughter on the Internet.
For now, let’s keep an eye on the situation.
“…… What. It’s okay. If you do then it is.”
“Oh, well. Sorry.”
“Huh. That’s fine.”
It felt good to say that.
Because the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.
“Well, to be honest, it would be difficult for me to be public as well.”
Lee Ji-hyun speaks lightly.
“Still, the two of us can walk together without paying attention to some extent.”
“Wasn’t it like that in the past?”
“Yes. What’s so scary about you is that you always meet with other people or play at home. I asked you to keep our relationship a secret, no matter how close we are.”
“Oh yeah?”
Before I lost my memory, I must have cared more than necessary.
“Well, now that the conversation is over, shall we go soon?”
“Now?”
“If you don’t like it, go tomorrow? I don’t care.”
“No. Let’s go now.”
I hurriedly shook my head.
Lee Ji-hyun even took a vacation to help me. He couldn’t waste time in vain. If Jihyun Lee hadn’t been my childhood friend and girlfriend, I would never have been able to get this kind of help. She was grateful for her kindness and wanted to follow Lee Ji-hyun’s wishes as much as possible.
“Then prepare and come out. I’m going to the gate.”
Lee Ji-hyun said to me while wearing sunglasses and a coat.
That look reminded me of a celebrity secretly preparing for a date with her lover.
I stared blankly at Lee Ji-hyun’s face.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“No, just. I have a question.”
“What?”
“Why did we start dating?”
She blurted out the words she had inadvertently stored in her heart. These were the questions and doubts that had been swirling around in my head for a while. I was very curious about how Lee Ji-hyun and I developed into a romantic relationship.
“… ….”
Jihyun Lee blinked her eyes for a moment as if she was embarrassed.
She licked her pursed lips once or twice.
It seemed like he was contemplating whether to speak or not.
I suddenly glanced at my face and straightened my sunglasses.
She bit her lower lip once and turned her head away.
“My…… Confessed, why?”
Lee Ji-hyeon spat out in a low voice and grabbed the front door handle.
“What? You?”
“Yes, stupid. Why. Can’t I confess?”
“Wait. Why are you confessing to me?”
“Stop talking nonsense and come outside. I will be waiting for you.”
Lee Ji-hyun, who finished her concise words, quickly opened the front door.
He hurried on and he went outside.
The front door closed with a thud.
“… ….”
Just before going out, I saw Lee Ji-hyun’s cheeks turn red. He flinched, his eyebrows quivering as if he was embarrassed. He seemed pretty confident, but he was actually a little shy.
That Jihyun Lee.
“…… I cannot understand.”
Have you been confessed to by Lee Ji-hyun?
What could be the reason?
Why? Why?
It only adds to the question.
But even if I asked, it seemed like he wouldn’t give me a proper answer.
I just asked about the reason for dating, but Lee Ji-hyun scattered the point of the question by saying that he confessed.
In effect, he evaded the question.
‘What happened before you lost your memory?’
A lot of curiosity soared to the top of my neck.
But he shook his head and allayed his doubts.
Because the important thing is not the reason why you dated Lee Ji-hyun.
The only important thing right now was the fact that he was dating Lee Ji-hyun.