episode_0040

It’s like a joke among hunters that if you suddenly smell something, there’s an exchange nearby. In direct contrast to the clean building, a pungent aroma of entertainment emanated from the exchange office on the first floor of the building.

Should I say that the unique foul smell coming from a butcher shop seems to have been magnified tenfold. In any case, one thing was certain: it was not a pleasant smell.

My group and I sat at the exchange office, the epicenter of that foul smell. The materials of the monsters caught today were waiting to be exchanged for money.

The window is huge, but there are few people. Should I say it’s a bank-like place that smells like a butcher shop instead of a nice, soft smell? In any case, it was not a comfortable atmosphere.

“When will it end?”

“It will take about one, four, thirty minutes?”

Ha-yeon Moon answered while touching my hand.

but. It would not have been normal to check the condition of the skin and bones one by one.

“Why, why? Hey, do you want to go home quickly?”

“Yes. I’m a little tired… .”

“Ah, well, I guess it’s slowly filling up… .”

Purple eyes subtly glance between my crotch. It was obvious what she was thinking, but I kept my mouth shut and exercised my right to remain silent.

I already knew from experience that no matter what I said in times like this, I would get a crazy answer.

Listening to it a lot didn’t build tolerance. I turned my head away from Ha-yeon Moon, who was looking at me pitifully, and declared an end to the conversation.

The side you turn your head to. Yang Ji-hee was sitting a little away from the group. From the time I left the gate until now. She was in bad shape all along.

Although he was smiling, I should say that it looked like he was forcing his smile.

“Jihee… .”

Just as I was about to leave Moon Ha-yeon, who looked like she was about to cry, and move to the seat next to her to talk to her, the door opened with a ding sound.

Through the open door. People smelling of sweat walked in, laughing and talking. It was the group I had encountered strangely in front of the gate.

Yang Ji-hee’s expression hardened in an instant. Chae Seo-ah glances at her with anxious eyes, as if looking at a time bomb about to explode.

It wasn’t much different from me. She got up, moved to a corner, and sat facing the wall, pretending to look out the window. I had no choice but to cancel my plan to talk.

As they come in and take their seats, you can hear them chatting.

“When shall we meet again next time?”

“Um… About next week?”

Although it seemed like they were talking lightly. It was a conversation that I couldn’t help but feel strangely impressed by, having seen what they were doing a few hours ago.

Do you do that every week? Considering the money it costs to rent a gate, there was no money left.

I sat there praying that the settlement would be over quickly. The dull energy emanating from Yang Ji-hee’s back made me suffocate.

“Huh?”

It sounds very ominous. Even if it had been a gunshot, it would have been better than that.

It was a light, high-pitched voice. I glanced up and checked. Yes, that person. A man with twin tails wearing a miniskirt and a crop top was crossing in front of me and approaching my group.

“Jihee? Jihee, right?”

Chae Seo-ah looks like she chewed shit. It was a moment when I envied Ojik’s wisdom and insight as he ran away and went into the bathroom just as the other party was coming in and did not come back yet.

Yang Ji-hee slowly turns her head.

“… .”

She said nothing. However, he was just staring at the man with an extremely stiff expression.

“Wow. It’s so shameless. You don’t even answer?”

“… .”

“Oh, sorry. Would it have been better not to say hello?”

“… .”

“I wouldn’t have come alone. ah. Did you say you joined a clan? Did you come with the people there?”

No matter how much he spoke, Yang Ji-hee remained silent. but. No one would want to give a clear answer to such controversial words.

The man, who had been steadily talking in a frivolous tone, turned his target to Moon Ha-yeon, who was sitting next to him, when Yang Ji-hee did not respond.

“Ah. Are you from the same clan?”

“Yes, yes? yes… .”

When a stranger talks to you. Ha-yeon Moon shrunk rapidly. To the point where I thought he somehow managed to talk to me. He shrugged his shoulders and lowered his head.

“Oh, really? nice to see you. I am… .”

The man glances at Yang Ji-hee. Immediately, he smiled brightly.

To be honest, apart from the fact that the man’s tone was unpleasant. I was curious.

What on earth is the relationship between Yang Ji-hee, who has a fundamentally gentle mood even though her stomach sometimes shows signs of being black, and a frivolous man who seems like he could fly away at the slightest breeze?

I slowly leaned towards him and listened.

“Jihee’s ex-husband, my name is Seo Jihoo.”

what?

In the photo in the basement. A small man who was smiling innocently.

And right in front of you. A creature that looks like it’s walking around claiming that my butt is light.

Since I couldn’t match the two in my head, I stared at the man’s face with an expression of disbelief.

… surely. When I looked closely, the faces were identical. I didn’t recognize it because of the two clumps of hair next to it, but it turned out to be the same person.

An acquaintance of Yang Ji-hee that makes me and Chae Seo-ah feel a sense of déjà vu. I couldn’t believe it was my husband, so I burst into laughter without realizing it.

“Huh… .”

The man’s eyes flicked back to me. He looked at me and Yang Ji-hee alternately and said, Ah. He makes a small noise and laughs as if he is mocking him.

“What is it? Who’s next after me?”

next?

My eyebrows twitched as I suddenly heard words that I couldn’t ignore. next? what?

The man even looked slightly angry. He spits out each word as if chewing them, glaring at Yang Ji-hee.

“It seems like you had a good time. Already looking for new prey. I guess your taste has gone somewhere?”

“Be careful what you say. I told you it wasn’t like that.”

“No. It’s obvious when you see it. You have strange tastes, right.”

“You are an adulterous man. 개새끼야.”

Affair? Was that why you divorced?

It was my first time hearing Yang Ji-hee say such harsh words. The man paid no heed and continued talking loudly.

“No, that’s right. Well, it’s not something I need to worry about anymore. I just told you because I thought it was still the same. Did you tell him how you met me? Didn’t you?”

Every single word I spoke was annoying. It seemed that Yang Ji-hee was not that different.

The clenched fists on my knees are shaking. Her eyes, which were looking at the man with an expression that looked as if she would explode at any moment, suddenly turned in this direction.

She looked at me and my companions with shaking eyes. Then, we took turns looking at the CCTV in the corner of the exchange office. I clenched my teeth and pressed my shaking fists against my thighs.

When Yang Ji-hee didn’t answer, he clicked his tongue and trotted towards me.

“Hey. Would you like me to tell you an interesting story?”

“Just go away, please.”

Yang Ji-hee spoke as if half pleading. After staring at her, I sat down and slowly turned my gaze to look at the man standing in front of me.

“No. I’m not curious.”

… To be honest. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t curious.

However, my arms were only bent inward. No matter what happened between the two, I could be sure that I would take Yang Ji-hee’s side. It was also true that it wasn’t worth listening to.

More than anything. I was angry. From even cheating and shamelessly saying hello. Picking up on other people’s faults without even a word of apology. I thought it wouldn’t work, so I even tried to embarrass myself by telling people around me.

It was so unpleasant that it made me feel nauseous.

“… You’re so into it. I guess you gave him some? He was so expensive to me.”

The man pointed at me and spoke wheezingly.

It’s a way of thinking that makes you say things like that without even a second of hesitation. Even this person’s thoughtless actions of talking about it in many places.

Even the group of men laughing over there. Every little thing was getting on my nerves.

“Hey. be careful. Probably, he only looked at his face and body.”

“I know.”

Because I didn’t want to hear any more. I cut the man off.

What can I do just by looking at the face and body? If you think about it, there was no one in this clan who wasn’t like that.

I had experienced too much to be shocked by something like that.

“… Are you going to start treating me like a child soon? I feel really bad. That.”

It was a word that left me with a lot of emotion. My ex-husband also talks about it as if it was such a serious thing, and as if he was complaining that he was shocked that he revealed his true feelings later.

What crime have I committed that I have to live a life where I have to run away from the threat of rattles and diapers?

Gradually, I became more annoyed than uncomfortable. Because it didn’t even occur to me that I should use my words politely. I waved my hand as if chasing away a fly.

“Whatever I do, I will take care of it. Just go there. Don’t waste your time slandering others.”

“No, even if you pay attention to what you say!”

The man’s hand rose very easily.

I slowly turned my head to avoid the fist flying towards my face. Spread your palms out and sit down. He swung his arm towards the man’s face.

Wow!!

… Of course, it was my first time hitting someone. It wasn’t as uncomfortable as I thought. I shook off my numb hands.

I made eye contact for a moment with Chae Seo-ah, who stood up as if she was going to rush this way. I turn my gaze away from her who has a dumbfounded expression on her face. Strangely enough, she saw a man holding her cheek with a similar expression to hers.

“Did you hunt properly? I can’t avoid this either. I’m not sure what they’re trying to do at the gate.”

but. It seemed like the only exercise I would do was sex.

The man huffed and glared in this direction. However, he didn’t lunge at me because he didn’t want to get slapped again. I thought he was a very transparent person on the inside.

Let’s just look at that pitiful sight for a moment. A message that the settlement was complete appeared on the monitor above the counter.

I glanced at Yang Ji-hee. Her behavior was that she hated being touched on the back. Affair. divorce. I force myself to scatter the pieces of the puzzle that are trying to connect in my head. He smiled briefly at her, who was looking at me with a blank expression.

I looked straight at the man. Even if there were no other clan members here, I would have done this.

I looked at the man with unusually cold eyes and spoke.

“If you can, don’t cheat again. Because that’s something that drives a nail into a person’s heart.”

The group of men who were trying to come this way were easily suppressed by the gaze of Chae Seo-ah, who had recently become relatively famous, and Moon Ha-yeon, who had a sinister appearance.

While passing by the man. I heard someone screaming behind me, asking what you know.

What do you know? That the wind is a bad thing. NTR definitely knew if something was good, whether it was from a novel or a comic.