episode_0012

“Crazy… .”

Did I give you my home address? How did you find it? First of all, what time is it?

Accidents abound along simple routes. The stream of thoughts was interrupted by increasingly harsh knocking sounds.

“Jeong, Jeongwoo… . Oh, are you inside? Quickly, open it… .”

Ha-yeon Moon was stuttering more often than usual. I didn’t know much about her yet, but I knew clearly that it was a sign of danger to me.

I quickly threw off the blanket and got up. I tidied up my loose clothes and ran halfway to the front door, making a loud noise.

Whether you’re in pajamas or your clothes are disheveled. It was not the time to worry about such things one by one. My hand, which was about to open the front door, suddenly stops.

‘If Moon Ha-yeon even sees Chae Seo-ah… .’

Even if it’s because I took off my clothes and did it. There were dark traces of what had happened the previous day on Chae Seo-ah’s lower body.

I had no idea what kind of reaction Moon Ha-yeon would have when she saw that. She was a woman who wouldn’t be surprised if her eyes suddenly turned and she used magic.

I quickly put on the front door chain. I opened the door lock and carefully pushed the door open with my body.

bang!!

Rather than knocking, it was an act closer to hysterical violence. The door that had opened slightly closed again with a loud noise.

In response, I took a step back and looked at the heavy iron door with blank eyes, covering my numb shoulders.

It becomes quiet beyond the closed door. A small sound breaks the eerie silence.

“… Hehe.”

It was a sound of laughter. For some reason, Ha-yeon Moon was smiling.

I hastily opened the door. The chain hanging tight makes a clicking sound.

“Ah, ah… . phew… thank god… .”

Ha-yeon Moon was sighing in relief, sweeping her heart. He looks down at me with a dark smile, raising the corners of his mouth.

“Ah, I’m sorry for coming to see you in the morning… . Still, I haven’t been able to contact you since last night… .”

Hold your hands together in front of your chest, wiggle your fingers and speak in a low voice. With a slightly downcast expression, he lowers his head and just raises his gaze to look at me.

I didn’t have the energy to get angry and go to sleep. Because I was scared. When I stood in front of her, I became as pitiful as a rabbit in front of a fox.

“Don’t do anything okay, right… ?”

“Okay, sure! I was a bit tired yesterday so I went to bed as soon as I got home. It’s okay now! I’m fine!”

“Well, I’m glad… . I also thought something was going on… .”

She, who was speaking calmly, suddenly raises her head. Sniff. Sniff. I twitch my nostrils and smell the smell.

Dark purple eyes scan the entrance. After looking around for a while, she slowly bent down.

… I wanted to close the door right away. However, I didn’t have the confidence to handle it. Her head gradually lowers, with her face slightly pushed through the narrow gap in the chain-secured door.

Ha-yeon Moon squatted down in front of the door. Pull it all the way back, around my waist. Sniff in front of the crotch.

Suddenly, her movements stopped. Moon Ha-yeon slowly raises her head and looks at me with a naughty smile. He was pursing his plump lips.

“… Ma, was there a lot piled up? I’m calling you… .”

The red lips part slightly. The corner of her mouth trembles and goes up.

It was an all too familiar smile. As if it were a promised response, I unconsciously exerted force downwards and the front of my pants bulged slightly.

“Ah… ,”

She looks down at me with a small exclamation. Her lips, drawn in a bewitching arc, keep quivering.

Ha-yeon Moon’s arm, which was silently reaching through the gap in the door, stops. Perhaps because the narrow gap was uncomfortable, he pulled his arm out again. Get up from your seat. I tap the chain hanging on the iron door with my index finger.

“Moo, open the door, Jeongwoo. Hey, I promised I’d help… .”

Ha-yeon Moon whispers in a low voice. Cheeks that turned strangely red. Rough breathing. The corners of the mouth tremble.

Like the one seen in the Goblin Forest cave. It was a familiar expression.

“Oh, not now. I’m still a little tired. I don’t think I should overdo it… .”

“Ah, you said earlier that everything was resolved… ? It’s okay, I’ll take it out soon… .”

The speed at which you gnaw on the chain with your fingernails becomes faster and faster. I could see with the naked eye that my patience was wearing out.

Snap, click, click. The metal and fingernails rub against each other, making an unpleasant sound. dizzy. I was scared. I wanted to throw the door open right away.

But not now. If Moon Ha-yeon sees Chae Seo-ah. It won’t be my responsibility to take care of it alone. Chae Seo-ah will definitely try to help me. Maybe there will be a big fight.

I struggled to come to my senses and pulled the doorknob. Without realizing it, my voice is filled with tears.

“Oh, no. today… .”

“Why, what’s wrong? Is that why I came here without contacting you? Sis, is it too early for you… ?”

no. still. It’s not. I can’t do it. The speed at which Ha-yeon Moon mutters gradually becomes faster. When I lowered my head slightly, my eyes were hidden by my long bangs and I could not see them.

Muttering. The sound of something muttering at a rapid pace suddenly stops.

“… I understand.”

Whenever I feel like I’m going to explode at any moment, I drop my shoulders. In his depressed voice, I could hear only a hint of resignation, without motivation or anger.

Honestly, it was unexpected. I was about to lose heart. The hand holding the doorknob twitches without realizing it. In the end, I slowly reached out through the crack in the door and held Ha-yeon Moon’s slightly trembling hand.

“If you contact us and come, we will definitely open it for you… . Today, I’m sorry… .”

“Ugh, no… Because it was my fault for coming here on my own… . Anyway, I’m glad nothing happened. I’ll go… .”

She speaks while holding my hand with both hands and touching it. He played with my hand with his fingertips for a while, then slowly took his hand away. I pick up the staff that was parked next to the front door.

“Jo, be careful… .”

“Yes, if anything happens, be sure to contact me. Because I’m worried… .”

Ha-yeon Moon goes up the stairs. Do you have any regrets? Every time I go up two stairs, I look back with a sad expression.

Until I saw her completely out of sight. He stuck his head out through the slightly open door and waved.

*

Park Jeong-woo, who returned after closing the door, was surprised. The only blind spot not visible from the entrance. Chae Seo-ah, who had been hiding closely behind the closet, suddenly jumped out.

“… Chae, Ms. Chae Seo?”

She shakes off her clothes with her fingertips as if adjusting her appearance, then looks toward the front door and speaks. There was a chill in his voice.

“Did you have a girlfriend? And yet, you kept your mouth shut to me yesterday?”

Chae Seo-ah turned her head and looked at Park Jeong-woo. His previously emotionless gaze was filled with slight contempt. He was taken aback and quickly threw up his hand.

“No! That guy was just, uh, just… . Anyway, I’m not your girlfriend. really… .”

“Okay then. What is your relationship? I don’t know what kind of relationship exists where someone comes to you at 6 in the morning just because you can’t contact them. Plus… Although I didn’t intend to see it. Here.”

Chae Seo-ah hands out her cell phone to Park Jeong-woo. It was the same wallpaper that Ha-yeon Moon had forced to change the day we first met, just before we parted ways.

A selfie of herself stretched out on the floor and Ha-yeon Moon in the background. It was a photo that could have been misunderstood by anyone who didn’t know it.

Although there are 109 missed calls and over 300 text messages. Let’s ignore that for now.

Park Jeong-woo awkwardly picks up the phone. The look of contempt in Chae Seo-ah’s eyes grew increasingly darker.

“Well, me and Ha-yeon Moon are just… .”

One of Chae Seo-ah’s eyebrows is raised.

“Wait a minute. Hayeon Moon? Do you mean wizard Moon Ha-yeon?”

After interrupting Park Jeong-woo, Chae Seo-ah asked. He blinked his eyes slowly, and then asked Chae Seo-ah in a voice filled with curiosity.

“… Do you know Hayeon?”

“We are not acquaintances. There were just a few things that had to do with work. … The style has changed so much that I didn’t recognize it. Anyway, if it’s her. I guess she wasn’t really my girlfriend.”

Work relationship? What if she? Park Jeong-woo was extremely confused.

In fact, Park Jeong-woo knew all the hunters who had achieved even a little bit of fame. Even though he doesn’t know, if he’s a hunter that a vigilante leader might know… .

“She didn’t do anything. but… no. no. You didn’t say anything, so there’s no need for me to interfere.”

Chae Seo-ah’s words weren’t the only thing that made Park Jeong-woo feel uncomfortable. Those eyes. Pink eyes filled with a little compassion fueled the confusion.

But this time too, the thoughts did not last very long. The cell phone I was holding absentmindedly suddenly lit up.

It was a call from Ha-yeon Moon. Park Jeong-woo looked at the screen and at Chae Seo-ah alternately. Chae Seo-ah seems to understand. He fell a few steps, covering his mouth with one hand as if to keep quiet.

Park Jeong-woo answered the phone with trembling hands.

“Hello.”

– Yes, it’s me, Jeongwoo. Oh, there’s no energy in your voice? What’s going on?

Ha-yeon Moon stuttered harder than usual. Is the way home difficult? Were the clothes hot? but. It was quite muggy today. It must have been quite hot walking around with my sleeves and neck tightly wrapped like that.

However, Park Jeong-woo was too busy to ask kindly. It was because the meaningful words Chae Seo-ah left were floating around in my head.

“No, nothing happened.”

– Yeah, really? Really, Ro?

“Yes. Really. Nothing happened.”

– I, I, I, I, don’t like people who lie… .

Suddenly, something moves rapidly in Park Jeong-woo’s field of vision. Chae Seo-ah, who was right against the opposite wall, was standing at attention and flapping her hands hastily.

As his vision reached her hand. She moved her fingers desperately. He only moved the lower part of his wrist and pointed in one direction.

The finger was pointing in the direction of the window.

“… Mr. Hayeon. excuse me… .”

-Why do you avoid talking?

It was a cold, subdued voice. Chae Seo-ah’s hands were hanging down as if she had given up. Park Jeong-woo takes his time. Very slowly. I moved my gaze towards the semi-basement window.

Bloodshot eyes. The eye area seems to be heavily shaded, perhaps due to my mood. It must have been a while since it was stuck to the window, and there was clear steam around the nose and mouth. Purring mouth and twitching eyes.

Ha-yeon Moon was staring intently at Jeong-woo Park from beyond the window.

-why. Avoiding words?

Park Jeong-woo dropped his cell phone.