Ch.102There’s No Normal People Here – 3

“Why on earth! Why do you never listen to your mother no matter what!”

“I’m sorry! I’m sorryyyyy!!”

Ugh. My back still burns just thinking about that time.

Rina Lee touches her back while riding in a car driven by her secretary.

Even though there’s not a single scar left, somehow it still feels painful.

Only after begging desperately did Rina manage to escape from her mother.

More precisely, she was forgiven only because her father took her side.

In truth, Rina’s mother couldn’t keep holding onto her daughter forever.

Confining an S-rank superpower user at home would be a national loss.

If Rina’s absence had continued, the Association President might have come to kneel before them.

Anyway, after returning to her normal life, Rina came across some very interesting news.

There were plans for a new resident to move into this special residential zone where she, her parents, and other national assets resided.

‘A new resident? This has to be Seojin oppa.’

She hadn’t specifically heard that the person was Seojin Baek.

After all, special residential zone entry plans were strictly confidential.

Even Rina couldn’t bypass that level of security to find out.

Nevertheless, the reason she was so certain Seojin Baek would be coming:

Even without concrete information, when you gather enough fragments here and there,

The outline inevitably emerges, making prediction quite possible.

Seojin Baek was someone who had fought The Elder and survived intact.

He even managed to inflict effective damage on that Elder.

Although he supposedly received a ridiculous B-rank measurement,

Even in a world where everything is determined by “rank,”

Fighting an entity close to a demigod is absolutely no small matter.

‘I’m sure of it. This has to be Seojin oppa. I’ll be neighbors with Seojin oppa!’

Once convinced that Seojin Baek was coming, Rina decided to deduce the timing as well.

That part was also confidential. But again, gathering surrounding information was enough.

[Several Association superpower users departing tomorrow morning.]

[A cargo truck going along suggests they’re moving something.]

[Association superpower users purchased appliances and other items yesterday.]

Did Rina personally run around collecting this news and information?

Of course not. Unfortunately, these were the tearful results of someone else’s efforts.

“Secretary! You’re getting paid a lot, aren’t you? Work as much as you earn!”

“Urgh!”

It was Rina’s secretary, suffering today as well from having the wrong employer.

Anyway, based on all this, they concluded the move would happen tomorrow.

That was the conclusion Rina and her secretary had reached.

‘Which means tonight is the last night Seojin oppa will spend in his original home.’

Having reached that thought, Rina suddenly burst out laughing.

“…”

The secretary in the driver’s seat looked at her with an expression that said, “What is it now?”

Whenever Rina laughed like that, something bad usually happened.

Please, I just wish she would stop causing incidents…

“Not home.”

“Excuse me?”

“Let’s go here. Here, here.”

“…”

There is definitely no God in this world. That’s for certain.

Otherwise, how could this happen just 0.1 seconds after praying so earnestly?

“Miss Rina? You’re not going to your residence?”

“That’s what I said. Come on, let’s go!”

The secretary glanced cautiously at the destination Rina suddenly presented.

He could only clock out once this woman returned home.

When the destination changes from Rina’s home to somewhere else, it means one thing.

‘Overtime! Overtime!! Ugh!’

He’d already been working overtime every day recently gathering information.

The sorrow of someone who can’t leave work on time is too much to bear.

Of course, she doesn’t work him hard without compensation.

His salary was already good, and whenever overtime happened, Rina provided extra.

If he mentioned missing a meal, she’d immediately take him to a top-class restaurant.

When he couldn’t go home for various reasons, staying at a five-star hotel became routine.

In any case, if he were being paid in “passion,” could he have lasted this long? He would have quit.

Though leaving work early for less pay would be better than working late for more.

“…We’ve arrived, Miss Rina.”

After driving for nearly an hour, they finally reached their destination.

At the secretary’s words, Rina nodded and checked her appearance.

“Um, Miss Rina. May I ask something…?”

“No. Don’t ask. Stay quiet. Shh.”

Rina’s response came like machine gun fire.

The secretary sat quietly in the driver’s seat, waiting for her next words.

He knew it was Rina’s habit to explain anyway after saying something like that.

“…What did you want to ask?”

“Why did we suddenly come here?”

“Curious?”

When the secretary nodded, Rina grinned.

As if she had been waiting for such a question.

“People naturally develop some attachment to places they’ve lived in, except for a few truly insensitive ones. That’s why they feel a bit sad or something similar when moving away.”

“…That’s right.”

He almost said, “Is that so? This is news to me.”

Barely holding that back, the secretary waited for Rina’s next words.

“Today is Seojin oppa’s last day staying here. And in my opinion, our Seojin oppa has a softer heart than you’d think. He’s probably feeling very regretful and disappointed knowing today is the last day. I’m targeting that moment. When Seojin oppa’s heart is unsettled, this stunning beauty Rina will appear with a bang!”

“…”

The secretary had two thoughts in response to Rina’s very confident answer:

“Are you crazy?” and “What drugs are you on to think like that?”

“What do you think?”

“Um, Miss Rina. How did you come up with such an idea…?”

“I saw it in a manga I was reading. It seemed like it would work, so I wanted to try it too. What do you think? Doesn’t it have some potential? This is my chance to deeply penetrate that iron wall heart!”

As if that would work. Really, what manga did she read to come up with this?

The secretary’s head was shaking side to side involuntarily, but he forced himself to say, “Sounds good.”

There was no point in offering negative opinions—she wasn’t the type to reconsider.

She would only get upset about him bringing negativity to her plan.

Better to pretend not to know for the sake of self-preservation.

“So how long will you be staying there?”

“Not long.”

“Is that also from the manga…?”

“Yes. It said staying too long dilutes the effect. My plan is to stay just long enough and then say goodbye right when it starts feeling regretful!”

There was nothing more to say. The secretary just responded, “Ah, yes. Yes,” keeping his eyes fixed forward.

Would the plan work? Hell no. If it were going to work, something else would have worked long ago.

He could already envision her getting back in the car irritably, shouting “That manga was all lies!”

Whether aware of the secretary’s pitiful inner thoughts or not,

Rina giggled, said “I’ll be back!” and got out of the car.

*

This time, unlike before, she moved while suppressing her presence as much as possible.

To emphasize that she was just stopping by briefly on her way somewhere.

She would penetrate the lonely moment of someone who must leave a home they’ve grown attached to.

Theoretically, it was almost perfect. She had that intuition.

She felt slightly guilty, but it couldn’t be helped. This seemed like the best approach.

He was someone too precious to give up to others. A man she absolutely wanted for herself.

He had an indescribable, subtle power that drew people in.

An unpolished gem. Yes, that’s what Seojin Baek was.

And then something incredibly annoying had attached itself to him, sensing this with uncanny perception.

‘Was it Kang Soohyun? No, that’s not right. She was the granddaughter… Ah, right. Soohyun Kim.’

At first glance, one would think she was just a timid and gentle girl.

That’s actually true. Anyone would think so.

But Rina could tell what was lurking inside her.

A monster no less fearsome than herself who could cause a bloodbath if she ever decided to.

That’s exactly who Soohyun Kim was.

If she hadn’t been able to control herself, if she had developed in a strange direction,

She might have become quite a remarkable villain in many ways.

‘I can’t pry her off with my own hands. Only Seojin oppa can do that.’

Even to possess Seojin Baek, or at least to persuade him!

She needed to penetrate deeply into his heart. She needed to leave a definite mark.

That’s why today was all the more important. All the more effective.

They say a beauty is more than enough to fill a lonely man’s heart!

She was confident! Even if she was called a “forever single,” she was at least an SSR-grade forever single!

‘Let’s see. Those guys said it was around here.’

She had even tracked down the superpower users assigned to guard Seojin Baek for this moment.

Not just the general location, but exactly which building, which floor, which room he was in.

The suited group naturally said they couldn’t tell her, but they were dealing with Rina.

“You can’t tell me?”

“Th-that’s right, Miss Rina. That’s… urk?”

“Well then, shall we ‘talk’ again?”

With Rina’s fist thrust before their eyes, the suited group had no choice but to surrender.

They say the law and rules are distant, but fists are close.

Climbing to the second floor, Rina cleared her throat softly.

She needed to set the mood. Doing things as usual would guarantee failure.

She didn’t want to be called a forever single anymore out of pride.

Even if it were true, she could be a forever single who doesn’t act like one!

‘Well then…’

Just as she was about to step into the second-floor hallway thinking “Let’s go,”

“…Shit.”

With that curse, Rina became a golden flash and charged toward one spot.

The other person had been thoroughly concealing their energy,

And Rina had been doing the same while focusing on other matters,

So they only noticed each other’s presence after getting this close.

“You crazy bitch, shit! How dare you keep eyeing what’s mine!”

Kicking down the front door and rushing toward Sujin Hyun standing inside,

Rina unleashed all her anger.