episode_0035

Late at night.

Hong Yu-ra’s house.

Thump thump thump—!

Hong Yu-ra, hearing a knock on the door and realizing that Seol Joo-hee had come, hurriedly went to the front door.

“What on earth is going on at this time? !”

“… … .”

Hong Yu-ra was momentarily at a loss for words when she saw her messed up appearance.

Hair that looked like it had been torn apart and clothes that were disheveled.

There was even a faint smell of alcohol, so it looked like he had been drinking somewhere.

“You… . are you okay… ?”

Hong Yu-ra, who unconsciously narrowed her eyebrows at the sight of Seol Joo-hee nodding her head in response, hurriedly took her into the house.

“It’s honey water, drink some of this.”

Hong Yu-ra quietly looked at Seol Ju-hee, who was sitting in the living room and quietly sipping honey water.

‘What on earth happened…? ?’

She had a somewhat blank expression on her face, as if she had just suffered a broken heart, but it was so different from her usual confident attitude in everything that it felt completely unfamiliar.

“… What happened?”

So let Hong Yu-ra carefully ask a question.

widely-

Seol Joo-hee put down her glass indifferently, tried to calm her still unpleasantly pounding heart, and spoke slowly.

“… It’s Yura. … Isn’t something strange?”

“… What?”

“Just… . C.”

Seol Joo-hee confessed to feeling such a strong sense of disconnect that she wondered why she had not noticed it all along.

“I came here to meet Do Ji-hyuk.”

“… Really?”

Hong Yu-ra’s eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected name that came out of Seol Joo-hee’s mouth.

Because out of the three, she was the one who hated Do Ji-hyuk the most.

Hong Yu-ra, who had watched from the sidelines as she even harbored murderous intentions, had deep doubts about the fact that Seol Joo-hee had met Do Ji-hyuk.

“Why suddenly? Did you do that because of Arin?”

Seol Joo-hee slowly raised her head and made eye contact with Hong Yu-ra.

And then, with difficulty, I let out an answer that I didn’t want to say so much that it was so disgusting that I couldn’t even put it in my mouth.

“… I’m worried… .”

“What?”

“… Do Ji-hyuk… . I’m worried… .”

‘Sol Joo-hee was worried about Do Ji-hyuk.’

Hong Yu-ra, who blinked her wide eyes at that unbelievable fact, soon came to her senses and calmly asked back,

Seol Joo-hee explained the situation without any hesitation and explained what happened with Do Ji-hyuk… .

“That… .”

Hong Yu-ra, who learned the whole story, slowly summarized the situation while touching her strangely itchy forehead.

‘There’s definitely something strange… .’

Hong Yu-ra also had the same concerns about Do Ji-hyuk as Seol Joo-hee.

However, since she always hated sin but did not hate people, she did not find it strange.

however.

After listening to Seol Joo-hee’s story, I started to feel something strange.

‘I’m sure I saw that video… .’

Hong Yu-ra had blind faith in Do Ji-hyuk to the point where he almost died of anything he said.

Therefore, he accepted the leader role without hesitation and stepped into the shadow of Seol Joo-hee, taking on the tanker position rather than the main dealer.

However, as soon as I watched the video in question and saw him spewing out gossip, the trust and confidence I had built up disappeared in an instant.

‘… ‘Huh?’

A large hole that had not been noticed until now was revealed.

“… … .”

Seol Joo-hee was sure that she too had noticed something when Hong Yu-ra suddenly looked embarrassed with her lips quivering.

“Isn’t something strange? Right?”

Seol Joo-hee, who felt strange joy at the fact that she was not the only one who was strange, raised the corners of her mouth and urgently grabbed Hong Yu-ra and earnestly persuaded her.

“Something is strange… . right? Should I listen to Do Ji-hyuk like that? No… . The bad one is Do Ji-hyuk!”

“Joohee… .”

“If that bastard hadn’t been lying around with other women… . Even if you hadn’t betrayed us, it wouldn’t have happened like this!”

“Joohee. Calm down first… .”

“No, no, that’s not it… . Maybe not. Maybe I was fooled by that shitty video. yes… ?”

“… Huh?”

“Actually, Jihyuk may not have been tainted.”

Seol Joo-hee’s eyes sparkle with faint madness.

Seol Ju-hee did not miss the possibility that she might have been deceived.

In fact, Do Ji-hyuk was a pure body, and they saw the possibility that they were the ones who were mistaken.

“Well, what should we do then? What if I’m not wrong? What if I hurt Jihyuk like an asshole… ?”

Seol Joo-hee tightly hugged Hong Yu-ra’s arm as a strong sense of fear came over her.

And at that moment, the disgust for Do Ji-hyuk that had been scattering like ashes in her heart came upon Seol Joo-hee.

“… No… . The problem is not that I was fooled, but that Do Ji-hyuk gave me an excuse to be fooled. That bastard is always showing off… !”

“Joohee. What the hell are you… .”

“Don’t you remember? On the day our power rankings were announced, Kim Eun-young was playing tail! 도지혁 개새끼가 다 알면서 받아줬잖아!!!”

Hong Yu-ra was a bit worried when she saw Seol Ju-hee looking so anxious, but she could not deny what Seol Ju-hee said.

Hong Yura knew well that Kim Eun-young, Queen’s schedule manager, approached Do Ji-hyuk.

Not only Kim Eun-young, but also other women constantly flirted with Do Ji-hyuk, but Do Ji-hyuk did not push away their favor for business reasons.

I couldn’t help but think that they were carrying out what is commonly called ‘fishery management’.

“It’s all Do Ji-hyuk’s fault that we ended up like this! If only they had accepted us in the first place… . If you had convinced us properly, we wouldn’t have done this either! … … Still, if you believed us… . I love you so much, and you only defiled my body… . … … But I don’t know if I slept with just one person, and sleeping with a dirty whore wasn’t enough, and with that bitch Lee Hye-ri… !”

Seol Joo-hee was tearing out her hair and blaming herself, but then suddenly lost her temper and continued to go back and forth.

Confusion occurred due to extreme stress.

“Joohee. Just calm down… ! Let’s find a way together. Huh?”

Hong Yu-ra urgently grabbed her, calmed her down, and offered an alternative.

“… method… ?”

“Yes… ! We can solve them one by one together!”

After Hong Yu-ra managed to calm Seol Joo-hee down, she and she began to find a way to overcome this frustrating situation.

“First of all… . Let’s try this.”

“… Unicorn?”

In this world, there is an S-class monster called a unicorn.

This monster, which is difficult to find even at the gate, has the characteristic of believing and following only pure beings, regardless of age or gender… .

Hong Yu-ra wanted to use the ‘Purity Check Kit’, a product that took advantage of the characteristics of this unicorn.

“It’s a little hard to find, but this is probably a sure bet.”

This kit can determine the approximate number of times an examinee has slept.

If it turns out that Do Ji-hyuk is a pure being, it would have been a misunderstanding on their part.

If it turns out that he was a promiscuous person who met random women… .

Do Ji-hyuk becomes a piece of trash who deceived them.

“How about it?”

Seol Joo-hee could not readily answer Hong Yu-ra’s question.

In fact, either one was the worst option for her.

but… .

She didn’t even have a choice.

“… Let’s do it.”

After immediately ordering the kit, Hong Yura suggested that we get a professional test together.

“I think it’s right to get tested.”

No matter how shocking Do Ji-hyuk’s betrayal was, the circumstances under which he was accepted and the endless feeling of disgust that arose were clearly anomalies.

“Let’s invite Arin and do it together soon. Got it?”

Seol Joo-hee, who had been quietly listening to Hong Yu-ra’s persuasion, carefully raised her head and made eye contact with Hong Yu-ra.

“If… . Really, what if… . What if Jihyuk is innocent and we are fine too?”

and.

“… that… .”

Hong Yu-ra thought that she had inadvertently imagined the ‘what if situation’ mentioned by Seol Joo-hee.

It’s all over, no need to look back.

“… Let’s go and think about it then.”

Hong Yu-ra gave an appropriate answer and hugged Seol Joo-hee tightly.

Seol Joo-hee, who, like her, was imagining the true end, felt a little comfort in Hong Yu-ra’s answer and buried her face in Hong Yu-ra’s chest.

*

Right after work.

[ sorry. I’m a little busy today, so I think it’ll be hard to contact you. I’ll contact you later. ]

As I was exchanging messages with Arin Lim as usual, I looked at the message I had written in advance and thought about it.

‘Is it right to send this?’

Just press the send button and your message will be sent in the blink of an eye.

Then, Im A-rin will definitely feel strange and question the sudden change in attitude.

In fact, it would be right to resolve the relationship by speaking directly rather than in such an ambiguous way… .

Contrary to what I cheerfully said in front of Seol Joo-hee, I couldn’t bring myself to end my relationship with her.

“… ha… .”

Kuuuuk─

I let out a heavy sigh and sent the message with a hand full of regret. I shook off useless thoughts and headed straight to the training ground.

“Producer! I received a call from Sejin telling me to move the office soon!”

“It’s fast?”

When I arrived at the training center, I heard some pretty surprising news from Gyu-ri Han.

Perhaps the conversation with the mayor was of great help, and the agreement with the Sejin Guild progressed quickly… ,

As if they had been waiting for it, they immediately requested office relocation as soon as permission was granted.

‘Well, there’s nothing wrong with being fast.’

“How do I schedule it right away?”

“What is Junhyung?”

“You even danced just because you were going to a place with good facilities?”

Thinking of Kim Jun-hyung’s fuss-like reaction, I raised the corners of my mouth and asked him about the estimated time required for the relocation.

“How long will our transfer take?”

“I don’t have a lot of luggage… . Wouldn’t morning be enough?”

“It’s morning… . Wouldn’t it be best to move Gyuri as quickly as possible?”

“You don’t hate it, right?”

I nodded at Han Gyu-ri’s answer and suggested that we move as soon as possible.

“Even if I postpone the morning training… . Or should we just train on Friday morning and move on in the afternoon?”

“Oh! Is that okay?”

“ Well, actually, I don’t mind anytime. Rather than training until evening on Friday, wouldn’t it be better to move quickly and leave work quickly?”

“Of course!”

Gyu-ri Han left a note on her phone, feeling happy as if she had just received a vacation, and immediately disappeared, saying she would coordinate her schedule with Se-jin.

‘He’s really good at his job.’

Leaving Han Gyu-ri behind, training began as usual.

“… Producer.”

“Huh?”

“… Please do that today too.”

Jin Seo-won, who had finished warming up, requested fortune-telling tutoring.

“Again?”

I, who had already taught fortune telling on several occasions, was thinking about refusing the tutoring, remembering the strange reactions she had shown so far… .

“… Don’t buy coins… .”

Jinseowon has been emphasizing the necessity of tutoring by citing the state of affairs.

It was identical to the repertoire of Seol Joo-hee, who had just started learning Ungi Josik 10 years ago.

‘Are all kids learning martial arts like this?’

“… okay. Please watch over Hannah and I, and I’ll let you know later. Instead, once? Is there nothing more today?”

Jin Seo-won nodded with a strangely satisfied expression and calmly returned to the booth.

“Producer… !”

As if she had been waiting, Bang Han-na came and spoke to me cautiously.

“That… Well, there’s a movie theater we were supposed to go to… ! I heard there’s a really delicious place nearby… . If you have time, would you like to go there with me? ?”

When I said something, it was about a weekend appointment.

“Uh. Of course we weren’t going together?”

“… Yes?”

“The movie ended around dinner time, so I thought we would eat together… . Did I take it too much for granted?”

Hanna Bang immediately looked at me blankly for a moment as if she didn’t understand what I was saying… .

“Oh, no! of course! yes sure… !”

With a slightly heated face, he waved his hand and showed a very happy expression.

‘cute.’

At that time, I was spending time having a short conversation with Hannah Bang.

“Producer… ! I’m a producer!”

Gyu-ri Han, who had gone to coordinate the schedule with the Sejin Guild, came running in a huff.

“… ?”

“What’s going on, in such a hurry… .”

“Well, he has come!”

I was suspicious of someone who Gyu-ri Han was calling out to, so I made eye contact with Han-na Bang, who didn’t understand the meaning, and asked Gyu-ri Han back.

“Who came?”

OK.

Gyu-ri Han revealed his identity with a strangely interesting look on his face.

“Im Ah-rin!”

“… Yes?”

It was Lim Arin.