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I was startled by the news that Lim A-rin had arrived, so I left training behind and hurriedly went to the lobby.

On the way, I checked the messenger just in case… .

Sure enough, after checking the last message I sent, he said he would contact me later.

‘also… . Did you notice?’

The lobby we reached like that.

I was able to find Arin Lim standing in the center of the quiet lobby.

Perhaps because she was on schedule, she was already in full makeup.

I was wearing a light blue blouse with lovely lace and a white skirt… .

Gulp─

Maybe it’s because of my mood, but I felt particularly lovely today.

“Jihyuk… !”

At that time, Im A-rin noticed me first and waved her hand as if she knew me.

She approaches with a bright smile, like a puppy that has found its owner.

Seeing her cute appearance like that, my heart suddenly started pounding as if something was broken.

It was an excitement I felt for the first time in a long time.

‘… Let’s calm down, Do Ji-hyuk… . You can’t pass over… !’

I tried to calm my pounding heart and greeted him as calmly as possible, pretending that nothing had happened.

“What’s going on? We came all the way here.”

“I just wanted to see you for a moment… !”

Her behavior of saying a bold word and then sticking out her tongue as if she is embarrassed is literally adorable.

I felt the corners of my mouth twitch arbitrarily due to the urge to hug her tightly, but I desperately managed my facial expressions and continued the conversation calmly.

“Do you have a schedule?”

“Yes! Do you know it’s a love signal?”

“I’ve heard of the name.”

“I was going there as a guest, but I had some time left so I stopped by… ! By any chance, you didn’t come here when I was busy… ?”

She raised her big eyes and looked at him carefully, looking slightly anxious.

I wanted to bite her by saying I was busy, but… .

“I’m busy, but… . It’s okay for a while.”

I couldn’t bear to say something harsh.

“Okay… ?”

Im A-rin immediately put on a bright expression as if she had never done that before, and along with a trivial story, she subtly asked if I had any plans for the weekend.

“On the weekend?”

“Yes! Do you have any time on Saturday? ?”

This pattern recommends meeting with a high probability.

In order to keep my distance from her, I have to refrain from meeting her… .

Fortunately, I already had an appointment with Bang Han-na on Saturday.

“What should I do… . I have an appointment on Saturday.”

“Ah… . I see… .”

As I looked down, Im A-rin seemed to react with regret, but then she slowly raised her head, made direct eye contact, and asked quietly.

“But with whom?”

“… Huh?”

“I was supposed to meet someone… ?”

Juruk─

At her single word, a ray of cold sweat runs down my spine.

She was definitely still lovely, but

When she asked who I was meeting with, it was like seeing Seol Joo-hee on the verge of anger.

“Just, with my teammates… .”

I didn’t want to bring up Bang Hannah’s name for no reason, so I tried to avoid the situation by making excuses.

“Team members… ?”

Fortunately, Lim A-rin seemed to believe me, and immediately lowered her expression and asked back.

“Yes. I just decided to get together with people who had the time and have a meal.”

“Oh, really? Where?”

Once is difficult, twice is easy.

When Im A-rin asked me where I ate, I lied and avoided answering.

‘Is this right…? ?’

I felt a little bit of remorse, but… .

To put it bluntly, it wasn’t really a romantic relationship, and I calmed my pounding heart by thinking that this was okay.

‘Yes, this is a white lie.’

“But shouldn’t we go now?”

“Oh, that’s right!”

As time passed and it was almost time to go back, she suddenly rummaged through her bag and took out something.

“This is what you like!”

It was my favorite brand of mint chocolate.

“… Did you buy it on purpose?”

“Yes! You said you were busy, so I bought it to cheer you up!”

I was momentarily disarmed by her smiling lovingly, and tried to accept the chocolate while saying thank you.

But at that moment.

Suddenly─

Lim A-rin grabbed my wrist and said,

Side─

He left a kiss on my cheek.

‘uh?’

I was shocked in the blink of an eye and looked at her blankly while holding the chocolate.

She smiled mischievously, as if she was satisfied with the world, then stepped back and said hello.

“I’ll contact you after it’s over… ! Work hard!”

After Lim A-rin quickly left.

As I was standing dazed in the lobby, I belatedly came to my senses and looked around.

Luckily, I didn’t see anyone passing by, and since it was covered by a pillar, it didn’t seem to be visible from the information desk either.

“… ha… .”

After taking a heavy sigh of relief for 10 years, I quickly returned to the training ground with hurried steps.

“Ah, producer!”

“Sorry. Did you find it?”

As soon as I arrived at the training ground, Bang Han-na, who was talking to Han Gyu-ri, approached me and started talking to me as if she had been waiting… .

“In today’s training… ! uh… .”

“… What’s wrong?”

Suddenly, Hannah Bang reacted strangely, as if she had discovered something, and carefully pointed at my face.

“… that… . On the face… .”

“Face?”

Without thinking much, I touched the cheek on the side she pointed to.

and.

“… Huh?”

I was able to find a sticky texture that could be clearly felt at my fingertips.

“!”

It was Lim A-rin’s lipstick mark.

“Ah, thanks for letting me know!”

After realizing belatedly that I had left a lip mark, I quickly covered my cheek,

“That… , I’m going to go to the bathroom for a moment! Can you wait a moment?”

“… uh… . yes… .”

After thanking Hannah Bang for letting me know, I quickly headed to the bathroom.

*

A denominational hospital in Seoul.

Hong Yu-ra and Seol Ju-hee, who stopped by the hospital early for their schedule starting in the afternoon, were in the middle of getting tested.

“Just take a deep breath and just take it easy.”

Hong Yu-ra, who was lying on a bed similar to a dental chair, gave a short answer, quietly closed her eyes, and accepted the divine power of the therapist dressed as a nun… .

Uuuu… …

“Umm… . hmm… ?”

After a few minutes, the therapist reacted in confusion and withdrew his divine power and expressed his opinion.

“Something is strange. The symptoms clearly indicate mental interference… . I can’t find it.”

“What is that… .”

“I can’t find it… ?”

The therapist explained to Hong Yu-ra and Seol Ju-hee how they treat mental curses and magic.

“As you know, divine power basically corresponds to divine protection. So now we can look inside and uncover unholy abilities like curses and hypnosis. however… . I couldn’t find any traces of the two of you.”

“Yes? What is that… .”

“Of course, the symptoms you two showed are symptoms of suggestion. So, this is definitely not a normal situation.”

Seol Joo-hee and Hong Yu-ra began to feel a faint sense of anxiety for the first time.

I’m under the influence, but I can’t find the cause.

Is there a mental ability that even A-rank healers known for their use in the church cannot detect?

“Umm… . In my opinion, I think we can come up with a few hypotheses.”

The therapist explained his hypothesis.

“First, someone with mental abilities stronger than the two of you used his abilities on the two of you. I also cannot cure curses or abilities higher than my rank.”

But this possibility was low.

In the first place, the number of people with mental abilities above rank A is very rare.

Even if there was an unknown strong person in the country, it was rare for him to be strong enough to influence the two people who were considered the strongest.

“The second is… . The two of you have been hinting at this for a long time, so the situation has already been eroded.”

The therapist continued the explanation by suggesting that the second hypothesis seemed to be the closest.

“Do you know the myth called ‘Trojan Horse’?”

“If it’s a Trojan horse… . Is that true that you defeated the enemy while hiding inside a wooden horse?”

“That’s right.”

The therapist nodded to Hong Yu-ra’s answer and added a detailed explanation.

“The two of you had been receiving hints even before you became strong, and the hints that had been safely sleeping in your head acted on a ‘trigger’ and revealed your true colors. Like a Trojan horse waiting for its right time.”

The therapist said that for a suggestion to be effective enough to change one’s values, one would have had to have been suggested for at least a year… .

“Oh my god… .”

Hong Yu-ra and Seol Ju-hee were horrified by the therapist’s words.

Who on earth could have hinted at them with such malicious intent?

It was a terrible plan that lasted not even one or two years, but almost ten years.

“For the time being, you have no choice but to take a break and try to return to your normal values. This type of hint can be broken purely through one’s own will.”

“… Is that possible?”

The therapist nodded and answered Seol Joo-hee’s question.

If you have a stronger heart than the hint, you can overcome it.

“A stronger mind… .”

In response to the therapist’s answer, the two people inadvertently recalled Lim A-rin’s behavior, which was different from theirs.

Unlike them, Lim A-rin’s actions when she went to meet Do Ji-hyuk, saying that she would risk everything.

*

That night.

‘… Lipstick marks… . It was definitely lipstick… .’

Back at home, Bang Han-na bit her nails and remembered the lipstick marks on Do Ji-hyuk’s cheek and his extremely embarrassed reaction.

‘We’re not dating. It didn’t feel like that yet… .’

The moment Do Ji-hyuk heard from Gyu-ri Han that Im A-rin had arrived, his face hardened and he showed a subtle reaction.

In other words, her visit was not very welcome.

‘Then the lipstick marks… ? Are you saying that Im A-rin kissed her on her own accord? ?’

Hanna Bang was able to guess the circumstances without difficulty.

To be precise, Im A-rin shook Do Ji-hyuk’s heart and left a mark at the same time… .

Even the fact that it was skinship that Do Ji-hyuk did not want was vaguely correct.

‘skinship… . Should I do skinship after all? ?’

Suddenly, Hannah Bang thought about a story she once heard from a college friend.

‘A man is bound to get tired of the fish he catches. That’s why I’m changing my concept every day to prevent my boyfriend from going back to his wife. yesterday… .’

“Ugh… .”

Bang Hanna, who blushed at the masculine story, looked around the empty house and carefully grabbed her enormous breasts, which were covered by a t-shirt.

Then, I recalled the envious advice that my friend had given me.

‘Hannah. Your breasts are invincible. There is no man who can’t steal it with those breasts! ‘If I just swing it, I’ll die without a hit?’

Her friend said that any man in the world could steal Bang Han-na’s breasts.

“Is that really true…? ?”

Han-na Bang compared the size of A-rin Lim’s breasts with her own… .

‘Ha, it might be worth it… ?’

With some hope, I began to re-examine the date course that was just around the corner.