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34. I didn’t want this much attention. (1)

A couple is pressed against a wall, with the sound of tongues licking coming from a dark room.

A man just sitting there, pressed against the wall by a woman.

As they slowly build up their passion and fill each other’s hearts, the kiss ends and their lips separate, and a transparent thread sparkling in the moonlight shining through the crack in the window tells the story of their relationship.

” Hey… how was it…? ”

” No matter how many times I do it… it’s the best. ”

” Really…? Then, now… ”

The moment when the woman’s hand slowly moves towards the man’s lower body!

‘Bang!’ The locked door opens and someone comes in.

” Okay, that’s it. ”

Yujisung slowly approached the two, his expression distorted to a serious degree.

It was as if he had the same expression as a father with a shotgun, not wanting to let his daughter go.

As he tries to approach, a dagger of flame falls into the ground right in front of him with a ‘thud!’

” Phew, if it gets any closer, there’s no next time… ”

A voice that was a bit too low to be considered a woman’s. Her amber eyes, slowly shining brightly in the darkness, were blazing as if they were burning with flames.

Ji-seong, who stopped when he saw Hyun-seok being pushed against the wall by the woman and a flaming dagger stuck in front of his feet, was captivated by the energy she was emitting and just stood there still.

Ji-sung slowly raises both hands and opens his mouth with an awkward smile.

” Haha… First, calm down… Okay? Do you want to go get some dinner? My. Brother. Right? ”

” Oh, yeah! We were going to have dinner, right? Yeah? ”

Immediately after, Hyun-seok suggested to her that they go out for dinner, Charlotte, who was overwhelming the atmosphere of the two adult men, slowly let go of Hyun-seok’s hand that was pressed against the wall.

” Haa, really… I got it… ”

As he said that, he slowly gathered the energy that had spread throughout the room. However, he slowly approached his older brother, no, his older brother, Yoo Ji-seong, and hugged him.

No, the hug was just a disguise, and the low, cold voice whispering in his ear…

” Next time… if you disturb me… I really won’t leave you alone… ”

” Okay, okay. Okay… ”

He slowly released the arm that was wrapped around his waist, turned around, smiled, and reached out his hand.

” Alright! Let’s go~ ”

” Yeah… ”

Hyunseok looked at her smile that seemed to have relieved his mood, but he remembered the expression on her face as the ‘predator’ who had tried to devour him just a moment ago, and he trembled slightly and grabbed the hand she extended.

The moment he held her hand, he felt a warm yet somewhat cold aura… He thought that it would make him unable to forget her actions today.

*****

As the three approached from afar, Jia and Yeonseo, who had been waiting for them, seemed to have become quite close and were laughing and talking to each other.

When I saw that, I approached them, held their hands, and asked what they were talking about. The answer I got was…

” Of course, that’s your story. ”

” Right, I was talking about my little brother. ”

” Really…? What do you have to talk about… ”

I don’t know what they were talking about, but I felt like I had to get away from these two quickly, so I tried to leave, but when I grabbed their hands, they held onto my hands and wouldn’t let go.

” Where are you going? First, let’s talk slowly while we’re going? ”

” Ugh… Let go of me…! ”

” Give up. We’re useless. ”

As we walked towards the restaurant holding each other’s hands, Ji-ah asked Yeon-seo if she cared about what she had said when she called me a bitch.

” Heung~ Bye~ Why are you calling me that? ”

” That’s it? This thing on my arm is an artifact. It’s an item that has the effect of allowing you to see the near future. ”

” Really? That must have been pretty hard to get. So? ”

” When we first met, the scene the artifact showed us was Hyunseok burying his face in my stomach and rubbing it. ”

” Haha! Really? Wow, that’s really amazing. My little brother… It was already over then? Right? ”

” Ugh… ”

Embarrassed by being caught remembering that day’s memories that I didn’t want to share, I just blushed and lowered my head until we arrived at the restaurant.

On the way there, Yeonseo kept telling Ji-ah about my actions one by one… and Ji-ah was looking at me with a meaningful expression and smiling.

When I turned around to ask Hyunseok for help, he was already, tongue… no, caught by my brother, and he was having a hard time in his own way.

” Okay, this is our settlement’s dining hall. There’s a kitchen for those who want to cook separately, but it’s basically just serving food. ”

I asked my sister, who spoke proudly, if there were any problems in running the settlement.

” Ah~ You could think so. But it’s okay. Our settlement has quite a lot of people, and among them, there are many with food-related abilities.

Thanks to that, I can provide it pretty well. Oh, but it’s a little difficult these days. There are a lot of people coming from other places.

But don’t worry, the taste is guaranteed. ”

” Okay. If you say so… ”

Actually, food wasn’t really a concern. What was more concerning was… the fact that two important figures in the Blue House settlement were with us.

In particular, because of my brother who had not seen me in a long time, people who were eating or helping with the distribution of food would come up to me to say hello and then go back, which was just a little tiring.

Among those people, a man of considerable size approached us and looked at us.

” Branch Manager. By the way, who are these guys…? ”

” Oh, aren’t you the branch manager of Seoul Forest, Seungwoo Cho? These guys… are my youngest brother and his friends. ”

” Youngest… younger brother? Are you talking about that friend who was your family that you lost a long time ago? ”

My brother grabbed my arm and started introducing himself.

” Yes, this is my youngest sister, Yujisu. Now, I call her Charlotte. ”

When he saw me call his name, he seemed to notice and spoke in a small voice so that no one else could hear.

” A returnee… is what you mean. Okay. Miss, my name is Jo Seung-woo. Please take care of me. ”

” Oh, yes. Please take care of it. ”

As I shook his huge hand, more and more people’s eyes began to gather around me.

‘Did you hear? He’s Yoo Ji-seong’s youngest brother!’

‘The youngest sibling? Come to think of it… You said one of your family members was missing…? But didn’t you say it was the second sibling? ‘

‘Hey, that’s probably just a false story. You look quite pretty, though.’

‘ Hmm, looking at that figure… is that it? ‘

‘I wonder where I saw them? They’re the guys who conquered the pagoda at Gyeongbokgung Palace.’

‘Those kids? Huh, so it looks like he’s good at conquering towers since he’s Yoo Ji-seong’s younger brother?’

This story began to spread among the people.

I was just trying to eat quietly, so how did it end up like this?

I didn’t expect this much attention…

” Oh, oh, it looks like the story has already spread. I’m sorry, miss. It looks like you don’t like this kind of attention, right? ”

” I don’t hate it, I’m just a little embarrassed. ”

” Really? You and your friends… are planning to conquer Namsan Tower, right? Since you’ve already conquered Gyeongbokgung Palace, it would be even stranger if you didn’t participate. ”

” Yes, I plan to participate. Is Branch Manager Seungwoo Cho participating too? ”

” Haha, not me. My friends are participating. I just had people to meet and things to do here. ”

” Really…? ”

” Well, we just met the person we were going to meet, so that’s enough. What’s next? Can we talk about it later? ”

As he spoke quietly, looking at his brother and sister, the two nodded slowly and said they would see each other later, and he said okay and left.

At the same time, as my brother slightly glanced at me, the stories about us that had been heard around us gradually disappeared and they began to talk amongst themselves.

*****

After we finished eating, my brother apologized to us.

” Oh… It’s okay! If you think about it, you’ve built a network… ”

” Haha. Thank you for thinking so. Hmm, I’m starting to like him more and more! ”

The older brother sitting next to Hyunseok would pat his back and say with a smile,

” You’ll meet people from quite a few settlements here, just like the person I just met. So be careful with your actions. ”

” Okay. By the way, are you going back to normal now? ”

” Right? For now… I have to think about what to do after the reconnaissance team returns. In the meantime, I have to get close to your boyfriend and do some rehabilitation. ”

” What?! ”

Hyunseok stopped me as I was about to stand up from my seat and shook his head to stop me.

” Don’t worry. I also get help from my brother, so it’s good for both of us. ”

” Haha, who’s your brother? ”

Even though my brother said that, he seemed to be in a pretty good mood.

After that, we talked slowly to each other and exchanged information, talking about the Blue House settlement and other settlements we had passed through.

We just had a fun time chatting.

And after finishing the meal…

” So… why is it like this…? ”

I was now in Jia’s room to take a bath with Yeonseo and Jia… no, my sister.

” What, is there a problem? ”

Zia asked me as she slowly took off her clothes as if there was no problem.

” No, I mean… ”

” What, are you taking it so seriously? Just think of it as a conversation between your brother and Hyunseok between two guys, right? ”

Yeonseo opened the door and went in as if to say, “What are you worried about?”

” No, that’s not it…! ”

I approached Zia and whispered.

” Why are you suddenly asking me to take a bath with you! ”

” I told you I’d see you later, right? That’s it. ”

” What the hell are you thinking? ”

” Be careful not to say ‘you’ but ‘sister’. ”

” Oh, I got it! ”

” I wanted to talk to you two alone, but I can’t leave Yeonseo alone, right? ”

” That’s true, but… ”

” I don’t know why you’re so restless. You said you’ve already taken a bath together anyway. Anyway, I’m going in first~ ”

Leaving those words behind, Jia opened the bathroom door like Yeonseo and went in, leaving me standing alone in the locker room.

‘ No, come to think of it, why am I so nervous? After all, it’s something I’ve already experienced in Mokdong…? ‘

I couldn’t figure out why I suddenly felt this ‘awkward’, but I couldn’t just sit still, so I followed Gia inside.