chapter 29
29 – Choi Seo-yoon (Complete), a young lady from a rich family
When I heard the price of the elixir, I couldn’t help but feel astonished.
The back of my neck was trembling and the blood was gone.
Does the food you eat without thinking cost tens of billions of won?
I thought it would be expensive, but this far exceeded my expectations.
No matter how much elixirs and spiritual creatures, I would never have thought they would cost tens of billions of dollars.
“Really?”
I didn’t doubt it, but I casually asked.
Because the price is inevitable.
“Yes.”
Cha So-yeon lowered her head with her brown eyebrows gently raised.
Of course, it didn’t seem like a lie.
I swallowed my saliva.
…… It would have been nice if she said it was a joke, but Cha So-yeon was not the kind of person who would tell a joke.
“Spiritual objects and elixirs are not something you can get just because you want to.”
“Yes, Joe.”
“The price fluctuates a lot due to the lack of supply, but it is usually traded at around 60 to 70 billion won in the market.”
“Ha.”
A mischievous laugh broke out.
It’s a price that can’t be tasteless.
Did I just eat it silently?
A bit of cold sweat ran down his temples.
“Tens of billions… ….”
Inadvertently, I muttered something to myself.
It didn’t really feel real.
Then Cha So-yeon shook her head.
“No.”
“Yes?”
“If you look at the solar rate alone, it is 65 billion won.”
65 Billion won for one steamed carp?
Are you out of your mind?
I feel like my economic concept is being smashed.
Tens of billions isn’t even the name of the dog next door.
“Baeksa Sindam, Blood and Sam, Baeknyeon Haosu, Baeknyeon Seolryeonggwa, Seolyeonsil, Okbong’s Honey Water… ….”
“All of them?”
“Yes. The total cost of the spiritual objects and elixirs that Seo-Jun Han has consumed so far is…….”
Cha So-yeon, who let go of her words for a while, changed her words before long, perhaps seeing my expression hardened.
“…… Of course, it was quite expensive, but there were quite a few elixirs and spiritual objects that the president had allocated for the young lady in the past. Of course, due to the nature of the lady, I couldn’t eat it, so I kept it separately, but I gave all of them to Han Seo-jun.”
I pressed my temples for a moment.
“Excuse me. Mr. Cha So-yeon.”
After organizing my thoughts for a while, I slowly opened my lips.
“Yes. Please speak.”
“Why is Hunter Seoyoon Choi giving so much for me?”
It was a very reasonable question.
Of course, it must have been to suppress Choi Seo-yoon’s telepathic ability by increasing my ability, but I wanted to ask myself once.
“The young lady was always worried about Han Seo-joon.”
“Are you worried?”
Cha So-yeon looked up into the air for a while and then spat out words.
“Yes. I was afraid Seo-Jun Han would feel burdened if I helped him outright, so I tried to help him at least like this.”
But even so, giving that amount of elixirs and spiritual objects is too much.
“I know what you are thinking. But the young lady was always sincere with Han Seo-joon.”
“Seriously… ….”
“I deeply admired Han Seo-joon, not simply because of his ability. He was always worried that he would get hurt in the dungeon and in the tower.”
Moment.
– Mr. Seojun.
Choi Seoyoon’s voice shimmered in my head.
– But I hope you don’t doubt my feelings.
Choi Seo-yoon looked at me sadly.
– Because I’ve always been sincere.
He whispered that he was sincere.
…… I couldn’t forget those sorrowful purple eyes in my mind. In my memory, Choi Seo-yoon just stared at me with desperate eyes without a word.
I touched my forehead once.
A bitter feeling crept up.
“…… I’m not good enough to be loved by Hunter Seoyoon Choi.”
“Han Seo-joon.”
A little stronger, Cha So-yeon called me.
Her eyes, which were dry, contained a little anger.
“I hope you don’t lower yourself too much. Because the lady values Han Seo-joon more than anyone else.”
It’s really full of minutes.
A guy like me doesn’t deserve to be loved by her.
“The reason I met Seo-jun Han was not to interrogate him about the post, nor to threaten him with the price of the elixir.”
Cha So-yeon looks at me with her upright posture.
Then, she folds her straight waist in half.
With her head and back neatly bowed, she speaks as if begging.
“I just wanted to tell you that you really care about Seo-Jun Han.”
“I see.”
“Please don’t push the girl away.”
She shut her mouth at Cha So-yeon’s words.
Is this what you’re asking for?
Cha So-yeon, an A-rank hunter and Choi Seo-yoon’s right-hand man?
“I promise that no matter what answer Han Seo-joon gives, there will be no disadvantages. Regarding the previous post, I will also ask the lady without question.”
“… ….”
“It is not at all to force Han Seo-joon. So please make a good decision.”
“… ….”
I looked up at the empty space for a moment.
Cha So-yeon was considerate of me as much as possible.
She chooses to be pretty gentle, even though she can be intimidating or pressuring with harsh words. It was proof that she respected me.
Of course, the mention of the post and the price of the food itself acted as pressure.
“…… Ha.”
She sighed carefully.
Does Choi Seo-yoon still have lingering feelings for me?
I could tell just by looking at Cha So-yeon asking for help by herself.
I think you came without telling Seoyoon Choi. Tsk.
But I already chose Lee Ji-hyun.
So there was only one thing I could say.
“…… Sorry.”
“… ….”
“…… All I can say is that I am sorry.”
“… ….”
Cha So-yeon was silent.
I just silently bowed my head.
“I can’t meet you as a lover, but if you need my skills, I can help.”
This was all I could do for Seoyoon Choi.
Choi Seo-yoon just prayed that she would forget a guy like me and meet a good man.
“…… Seojun Han.”
“Oh, yes.”
Cha So-yeon’s voice was slightly subdued.
“…… The lady has lived in pain for a long time. She always avoided people and it’s been so long that I can’t remember ever smiling sincerely.”
Suddenly, Cha So-yeon’s eyes and eyes are entangled with her head raised.
“…… But she was the only one who smiled sincerely when she was with Han Seo-jun.”
“Ah.”
“That was something that neither the chairman of Ilsung Group nor Park Kyu-seong of Signature Clan, nor me who assisted the lady for a long time could do it.”
“That is.”
“Only Han Seo-joon could make the lady happy.
I bit my lower lip slightly.
“Sorry, it’s been a long time.”
“No.”
“I will go back now. Then.”
“Oh, yes. Goodbye.”
They seem to have finished what they have to say, and are backing away more than expected.
Without any coercion or threat, Cha So-yeon moved her steps like that.
Just before she steps her foot toward her front door.
She turned her head slightly and looked at me.
Suddenly, she utters a word.
“I look forward to making a different choice someday.”
That’s it.
Cha So-yeon quietly opened the front door and went outside.
I looked at the front door Cha So-yeon had opened for a little while.
“…… I am tired.”
I’m really tired.
My heart and mind are exhausted.
Is this feeling guilt or something else?
I sat down on the sofa with a bitter smile, feeling drained.
“…… Breaking up with Choi Seo-yoon is so hard, but can I really break up with Ganghwa-ryeon and Ryu Ye-rin?”
He let out a deep sigh and muttered in a low voice.
Of course, there was no answer that came back even after talking to myself.
I asked myself a question, but I couldn’t find an answer myself.
My words just flew around in the air and then crumbled.
…… Next time, don’t declare a breakup like this without thinking, let’s observe it a little more and break up when there is no aftertaste.
Because an ignorant farewell declaration can be the seed of trouble.
Choi Seoyoon’s case was not neat.
Unfortunately, he seemed to have some lingering attachments to me.
Hwaryeon Kang and Yerin Ryu shouldn’t have ended like this.
We had to part cleanly for each other’s sake.
‘By the way, Ganghwa-ryun’s house is a bit scary.’
I’m from the same class as Kang Hwa-ryeon, but to be honest, it’s kind of scary.
Because he comes from a gangster family.
Heuksanhoe was founded after overpowering numerous talented people.
I’m not kidding, it reminded me of a drug cartel, mafia, or yakuza.
In the past, rumors were so vicious that people called log vendors, water vendors, and mulberry vendors…… Anyway, only rumors abounded.
Still, these days, they are active as construction and hunter clans and are receiving quite good reviews, but the essence does not change.
The foundation and root of the black society is a history marked by violence.
‘What would have happened if it had been Sol Lee instead of Soyeon Cha who came today?’
The face of Lee Sol, who always acts with a smile on his face, came to mind.
Like her Cha So-yeon, she also has the role of assisting her own lady, but her behavior is so extreme that she is called ‘a b*tch b*tch’ or ‘a crazy b*tch’ in her hunter gallery.
‘…… I wish I could meet Ganghwa-ryeon later.’
First, let’s meet and talk with Yerin Ryu, and later, when we have time, with Ganghwaryeon…….
– Burr. Burr.
The mobile phone vibrated.
These days, I always set it to silent or vibrate.
I reflexively grabbed my phone and looked at the standby screen.
KakaoTalk was here.
Who are you?
– Seojun Han. My dad’s body seems to be a little better now.
Ah. It was reinforcement.
Kang Kang-ryun, who usually doesn’t contact her unless it’s important, why all of a sudden?
– Uh. Thank god. Congratulations.
– What is congratulations? Oh right. I have something to say.
– What is it?
– You know what I said the other day.
– ?
– My dad wants to meet you.
What the f*ck?