episode_0012

Late afternoon, office in Queens.

[Seoul Mayor Lee Sang-heum promises generous support to Team Seoul City Hall… ]

[The civic hero of the Central Square disaster was a member of Team Seoul City Hall. ]

[ Producer from ‘Queens’ selected as model citizen… ]

“It’s going well.”

“What?”

“ is also a producer. This time, I was selected as a model citizen and received an award from the mayor.”

“En? Really?”

The two employees who were drinking coffee in the bathroom were reading an article about Do Ji-hyuk and the team at Seoul City Hall on their cell phones.

“Wow… . This person can really do anything.”

Do Ji-hyuk, who recruited Lee Sang-heum, immediately mobilized all the reporters he knew and published the articles he had prepared.

Perhaps because it was a kind of funny story, it spread quickly and reached the ears of Queens employees.

“But isn’t this team completely new? Did you really go out to take charge of this?”

“… You don’t know that?”

“Huh? What?”

The male employee who was holding the cell phone glanced out the bathroom window as if observing his surroundings.

On the day he finished clearing the gate, he had to leave work early as a rule, so no one came into the bathroom, but he spoke in private, lowering his voice for no reason.

“Producer. There is a rumor that it was cut from above.”

“… Really?”

The female employee’s voice became quieter.

The male employee, who quietly turned his back to the window, threatened her and warned her firmly.

“I must never say this anywhere?”

“Of course!”

“… Why, we changed sponsors this time.”

“Yes, yes.”

“Originally, the higher-ups wanted to entrust it to the sponsors, but the producer has refused until now.”

“Oh, really?”

“And the Queens kids didn’t really make any TV appearances, right?”

“Uh, right. Suddenly, I was told that I would appear on ‘Living Alone’ next week… . Ah.”

“Originally, the producer refused everything because he didn’t want to act like a clown to the kids, but he made them do it as soon as he left.”

“Oh my god… .”

“Anyway, there is a rumor that they tried to cut off a producer who didn’t listen to them because of a rift.”

The male employee shook his head as if he was fed up and poured syrup into his coffee.

The female employee, who became extremely serious, cautiously opened her mouth.

“But… . If the kids in Queens found out about this, wouldn’t everything turn upside down?”

It’s not just a matter of turning over.

It’s a major incident that instantly shakes up a friendship that lasted 10 years, but it probably won’t end up being turned upside down.

“Of course they are all dead… .”

That moment.

The male employee’s expression became tinged with embarrassment.

His face turned completely white, as if he had seen a ghost.

“… ?”

The female employee, who felt something strange, raised her head and glanced at the male employee.

“Have you brewed all the coffee?”

Someone spoke from behind.

“!”

The female employee, startled, hurriedly turned around to check who the voice was.

“Uh, uh… .”

The color began to drain from her face as she checked the other person.

A woman with long, curly silver hair that is parted and a lovely appearance.

It was Lim Arin.

Gulp─

The female employee swallowed her saliva and cautiously opened her mouth, feeling a strange pressure pressing down on her entire body.

“Ji, you didn’t go home… ?”

“The leader called me.”

“Ah, ah! I see… ! ha ha ha… .”

“Can I make you some coffee?”

“Okay, sure!”

The female employee hurriedly dragged the frozen male employee and gave him his seat.

“Thank you.”

Im A-rin then leaves a thank you note with a lovely smile and operates the coffee machine.

“… … .”

The two employees who were looking at her with great nervousness thought.

I don’t know when he came in, but I’m sure he heard the story they shared.

In a place where even the sound of rustling plastic resonates loudly, there is no way I couldn’t hear it.

but… .

Beep─ Beep─

In fact, Lim A-rin was quietly fiddling with the coffee machine.

Squeak… … Beep ─

The fragrant aroma of coffee fills you with a beep sound that announces completion.

“Umm… . Good.”

Lim A-rin looked satisfied as she savored the scent of espresso in the silver cup.

“Then, take care.”

He smiled lovingly at the frozen two people and left the bathroom.

*

Same time.

By the time the recognition ceremony was over and all subsequent training had been completed,

“Five thousand times… . You mean… ?”

“Ah… .”

Jeong Soo-in and Kim Na-rae, who were receiving feedback, reacted as if they were greatly shocked.

The training content I had predicted seemed more burdensome than I expected.

‘It’s already troublesome to do this.’

I told him that now that the first week had passed, he would be getting used to it and that we should add a new training routine.

Jeong Soo-in makes 5,000 stab attacks, and Kim Na-rae makes 1,000 attacks after summoning the spirit.

It was the optimal training method considering the current level, limitations, and efficiency of the two people.

“Can’t you?”

“Oh, no!”

The two people who answered that they could do it, contrary to their answers, glanced at each other with worried expressions… .

In fact, even this was not enough by my standards.

I want to raise the skills of both of them as quickly as possible.

Although Bang Han-na is a strong supporter, Bang Han-na, who is a master of shield skills, lacks attack ability.

If the two can’t do their job, it doesn’t matter how great Bang Han-na’s defense is, it means nothing.

However, if you make them do all the hard training, they might run away, so I had no choice but to shorten the training routine as much as possible, but it is a little difficult to say that this is also hard.

“I didn’t say it on purpose because I felt like I was comparing… . I have to tell you this. Do you know how the Queens girls trained before their debut?”

“… ?”

Two people reacting to Queens’ story.

I quietly crossed my arms and explained calmly.

The story of Lim A-rin, who repeated 50 magic spells 100 times every day, and Hong Yu-ra, who swung 21 swordsmanship moves 500 times.

“Oh, fifty things… ?”

“Twenty-one times… . Five hundred… . Oh, 10,000 times!?”

The two people reacted in disbelief, and I gave them a choice.

“Of course, I planned all of those trainings. You probably know the results better. If you are having a hard time, I will reduce your training amount. of course… . That will slow down the growth rate.”

at that time.

“Producer!”

As if I was ready to leave work, I heard Han Gyu-ri’s voice from far away.

Now it was time to go to the company dinner.

“… This is starting next week anyway, so give it a try and think about it. I’m sorry that I lost my appetite right before the company dinner.”

“Oh, no! It’s okay!”

Jeong Soo-in and Kim Na-rae tried to say that they were okay, but it seemed like the tension between them had already dropped to the bottom.

‘If it’s tightened this much, it won’t come loose.’

I joined the rest of the team without adding another word, and we had our first monumental dinner at a nearby restaurant.

“Team For Seoul City Hall!”

““For!””

The team members happily empty their glasses with Kim Jun-hyung’s toast.

I quietly put down the glass and moistened my mouth with the drink I had poured beforehand.

“Huh? Do Ji-hyuk. Why don’t you drink it?”

But at that moment, Kim Jun-hyung, who was sitting across from me, gave me a sneaky look.

The corners of his mouth were turned up in a strange way, indicating that he had an intention to make fun of me.

“I see? Producer, don’t you drink alcohol?”

“You don’t normally drink alcohol… ?”

Everyone’s eyes naturally focused on me, and Kim Jun-hyung waved his hands in denial as if that couldn’t be possible.

“No, he drinks.”

“Oh, that’s right!”

It’s a situation where I can’t lie because I’m with Hannah in the room.

I pretended not to notice the playful looks from my teammates and made up a reasonably plausible excuse.

“I brought the car.”

OK… .

“You can just call a proxy!”

Kim Jun-hyung started to tell the truth as if he would never let her go smoothly.

“… Who pays the proxy fee? Are you going to give it to me?”

“Your precious team members attended a dinner party on Friday to congratulate you. Are you leaving this out? and… . Do Ji-hyuk, there really is no blood or tears.”

“No, talking about money makes me lose my mind… .”

“Guys! Don’t congratulate someone like that, let’s just congratulate Hanna! Congratulations, Hannah!”

““Wow!!””

The team members also seemed to be amused by Kim Jun-hyung’s joke and chimed in, and I quietly moved my chopsticks, laughing inadvertently at the quickly heated atmosphere.

The company dinner is gradually getting more and more mature.

Since it was a simple event to begin with, all we did was chat and become friends, and no one got that drunk.

Except for just one person.

“Puroduseonim… ! Why don’t you drink it? !”

She happened to be sitting next to me, and she grabbed me and started flirting with me. Her red face and wide-open eyes made her look like she was drunk.

“… It’s Hannah. You are very drunk. stop. Let’s stop drinking. Put this down, right… .”

“Ah… . I’ll just have one more drink… !”

Maybe you don’t have much experience drinking alcohol?

It seemed like he had exceeded his drinking limit.

“Please drink some water… .”

“I like alcohol… ?”

“This is actually alcohol.”

“Uh, really?”

She took the water with her eyes wide open as if she really didn’t know.

“Puhaa… . Is it really alcohol?”

Everyone on the team burst out laughing at seeing Bang Hanna like that.

“… … ?”

I looked around in confusion while holding a glass of cold water.

The first dinner party ended before we knew it, along with Bang Han-na’s injection journey.

“Everyone, please go in carefully!!”

When Bang Han-na bowed and greeted the team members going in the opposite direction, the team members smiled and accepted the greeting.

“See you next week!”

“Have a good weekend… !”

“Hannah, go home safely, and the producer, please work a little harder.”

“Drive carefully. Because it’s such a precious body.”

The other team members were on the opposite side, only Banghanna and I were in the same direction.

After raising my hand to greet people, I dragged Bang Han-na, who was still hunched over, into the car.

“Did you fasten your seat belt properly?”

“Umm… . I did it, but… . My heart feels heavy… .”

She whined, tossing and turning as if the seat belt between her breasts was uncomfortable.

‘… It’s really amazing… .’

I quietly started the car, exhaling admiration at the ugly valley that was taking my attention at will.

And that’s how we arrived at Banghanna’s house.

“Ah, it’s my house… !”

“Is it here?”

Her house was in a studio apartment in the neighborhood where I live, and it looked like it had been built fairly recently and was clean on the outside.

“Hannah. We’re home now, so go in now.”

I thought she didn’t seem to be going in and out of the house, so I tried to let her in alone… .

“Ugh… ? I won’t go with you… ?”

“I have to go home too.”

“Drink water and go… .”

“I’ll drink water as I go… .”

“Ah! Come drink water!”

Bang Han-na started to cling to the chair and make a fuss,

“Ha… . Okay, let’s go, let’s go. Are you going to just drink a glass of water?”

“Yes… . Hi-Hi… .”

In the end, I had no choice but to enter Bang Han-na’s house.

‘… It looks just like a girl’s room.’

Hannah Bang’s room was decorated like the rooms of ordinary girls her age.

It was cute, and it felt like Bang Han-na’s personality was coming out.

“Puha… .”

After drinking the water that Bang Hana gave me, I laid her down and tried to leave the house.

however.

“Hannah. I drank water, so now I’m going… . Huh?”

Bang Han-na, who had been sitting at the end of the bed a moment ago, disappeared.

‘… ‘Where did it go?’

I looked back to find her,

Before I knew it, I made eye contact with Bang Han-na, who had come back behind me.

“… Is it Hannah?”

At that moment, Bang Han-na’s eyes turned sharp… .

Come on!

It hit me.