episode_0043

Episode.43 Time to sleep (1)

[Baek Harin SIDE]

– Squeak. – Squeak.

The sound of stepping on snow.

and…

– Thump… – Thump…

If you don’t have sensitive senses, you can’t hear it.

The sound of construction boards on a snowy winter day.

It’s just my personal preference, but I can say that I quite like it when it snows.

The reason the snow piles up anyway is because I don’t clean it up.

Haha, just kidding.

Can you hear me? The sound of snow falling.

The sky is whispering to all living things in the world that it is time to sleep.

Now I’m going to Si-woo’s house with him.

The snow that passes by on the way to his house.

I like snow.

Isn’t it funny that I like snow even though I don’t have any eyes?

When you step on snow, your shoes get wet and it can feel bad, but I still like stepping on snow.

Because, well… I’ve never thought about it, but I like the sound it makes when I step on snow… It’s not that simple and childish reason.

A cold sensation in the soles of your feet when you step on snow.

I think it’s because I like the feeling of my feet and the ‘popping’ sound I make when I step on the snow.

So, the reason I’m going to Siwoo’s house now.

Because he invited me to his home.

With him, any space will become a warm home.

But why did you invite me to your house?

To comfort me… I guess.

What kind of situation were you trying to comfort?

To find out, it would be good to go back in time a little.

**********

“But how did you know my size?”

oh..

“Well, that’s…”

What should I do? Mr. Siwoo touched on the most difficult part.

I also measured the size by guessing…

If you ask when, that day… When Mr. Siwoo fell into a brief sleep due to the power of the medicine.

Like this… I just touched my body.

I think I roughly imagined it at the time.

‘The approximate size is…’

“Do I really have to tell you?”

A big problem has happened.

Now I can’t hide the troubled expression on my face…

What should I do…

“Oh, if it’s difficult to talk about, it doesn’t matter. As long as it doesn’t hurt me, it’s okay.”

what? I can’t believe you can get away with this so easily just because you look a little troubled…

This is a better weapon than I expected.

Since I couldn’t show my tears, it was like losing one of my women’s weapons.

Wouldn’t it be a good thing to have a dedicated weapon when dealing with Siwoo like this?

“Ah, but if I don’t go to the 4th floor soon, Manager Park might scold me for being late.”

“So?”

As soon as I heard Siwoo’s words, which seemed like he was trying to get away from me, I reacted like a sensitive cat.

“Well, so…?”

What is this shamelessness?

“Who has a higher rank in your department, Manager Park or me?”

You’re making excuses for leaving me behind.

“Well, well. I don’t know who is higher…”

I smiled a little after hearing his answer.

And just like that, I approached Siwoo.

I immediately found his ear and brought my mouth to it.

“Wait what -!”

“… Are you kidding? Because I don’t have any rank.”

Then I whispered to him.

Still, this is enough to pass.

It was a good answer for Siwoo.

He got away from me.

“Don’t worry too much, you. Today is the day to investigate ‘that’ matter in many ways, right?”

“Ah… what is ‘that’?”

“You’re surprisingly bad at painting, huh? I’ll explain as I go.”

“Where are you going? I have to go to the 4th floor?”

“Really, don’t be frustrated and just follow me!”

I grabbed Siwoo’s hand vigorously and headed toward the elevator.

And as soon as I got on, I immediately pressed the button for the 49th floor.

The 49th floor is the association president’s office.

I have never seen the president of the association’s face.

I want to see the face of the president of the association who keeps irritating me even just once.

You may think it’s a problem that can be viewed as a shared sense, but when I connect to the association president, only my face is visible.

I can’t see the association president’s face.

I’ve seen Siwoo’s face once.

His face reflected in the glass, his eyes.

Because I’ve seen it before.

Of course, the president’s office is also full of glass, but… Now that I think about it, I just… didn’t want to be associated with a mean person like the president of the association.

Because the sensation he feels is horribly disgusting.

Yes, it must be disgusting.

Now that I’m talking about it, I’ll have to take a look at it through Siwoo.

Otherwise, you’ll feel unfulfilled and feel bad about missing opportunities all day long.

Anyway, in order to do that, you first need to use it in the elevator.

‘Individual activates sensory sharing to Han Si-woo.’

-Shuuu…

His vision fills my mind.

It’s just a shame that we can’t share a more detailed sense because it’s not really a deep sense sharing.

And… the fox bitch is still around.

It’s such a shame that I don’t have fighting skills.

With S-class combat ability, it would have been possible to trap Si-woo.

Right now, in terms of combat ability, I am weaker than Siwoo, so there is nothing I can do about it.

Still, there is a way.

The method is… um, well, anyway.

Still, it’s not as clingy to me as it was the last time I saw it, so I can say it’s a blessing in disguise.

Last time, he was sitting on my shoulder… There were a series of scenes that almost made me angry in many ways, but that’s not the case now.

– Ding~!

– Drurr.

The time has come.

…

Why doesn’t this man get off?

iced coffee. I guess so.

Earlier, he said he had to go to the 4th floor urgently, but now he is giggling with a fox-like woman without even getting off the elevator, which is already open, which is really absurd.

it’s annoying.

“You. Are you thinking about something else right now? Let’s get off quickly.”

I tapped his side with my elbow to make it hurt as much as possible.

“Uh, yes.”

But he answered half-heartedly, without any signs of pain.

‘Prepare yourselves a little later. you.’

We got off the elevator and went straight to where the president of the association was.

– Knock. – Knock.

“President of the Association. We are here.”

I knocked with my hands shaking.

‘ha…’

I’m nervous.

I feel like he’s staring at my hand right now.

No, I’m sure it’s looking.

Because his eyes are now mine.

– okay.

A small sound that you couldn’t hear if you weren’t concentrating came through the tightly closed door in the room.

“Ha. This is my first time seeing the president of the association. What should I do?”

“Don’t worry you. This is my first time seeing it… no, I have never seen it before and I will never see it again.”

Still, if Siwoo is there, I can see it.

Sounds cool, right?

I opened the door to the association president’s office with as much emotion as possible.

– Jump up!

It’s kind of like venting one’s anger.

“Are you here? I was just waiting for you to come here today.”

It was the first time I saw the face of the president of the association, whom I had met several times.

My first impression of the president of the association was that he looked like an ordinary old man living in the countryside.

“That couple’s clothes look good on them, don’t they?”

Damn old man.

I have eyes to see.

Ah, no, it’s not this.

I need to regain my composure.

“President of the Association. I heard you called about the gate incident.”

“Hmm. That’s what I called you for. I don’t have much time, so I’ll explain it straight to the point.”

The president of the association spoke while looking at various documents.

“Investigation results… The gate you entered is the Blue Gate.”

“Yes? But…!”

Mr. Siwoo reacted immediately.

“Listen to the end. The gate you entered was the Blue Gate, but our association believes that the dimension was distorted due to some kind of influence during the process of entering the dungeon.”

If you have a long tongue, it’s always for a bad reason.

“Other people may suffer damage in the future for this reason. So, I hope you will continue the investigation on behalf of the old high-ranking officials of our association.”

The most common reason is that other people may be harmed, but it is formal and externally effective.

“Baek Harin, I will temporarily dispatch you to the gate processing unit. You two, please solve this cold case.”

‘Suddenly?… Still, I’d be happy if I could go around with Siwoo.’

Surprisingly, for the president of the association, he helped me a lot today.

But, but.

The president of the association has always been like that.

Always turning against the common people, using them, doing whatever they want… whatever they want.

He also shows an unbelievable aspect as the president of the association.

The association is implicitly regarded as a public institution that always protects against threats coming from the gate… And even though he holds the position of president, who is the pillar of the association, I don’t like the president who speaks and acts lightly.

“But, what I can do is-”

“I know.”

The president of the association cut off Mr. Siwoo’s words and answered.

“Yes? Well, then why…”

“It’s just a matter of saving face. It’s not about hunters, it’s about showing the general public that the association is always working hard.”

The president of the association turned his chair back to face us and looked through the floor-to-ceiling glass at the buildings below.

“But, President of the Association. How?”

I am.

“Hmm… If you’re asking for a specific method… How about you just close the gate a little more, just the two of you?”

The president of the association half-heartedly listened to the method that seemed like he just came up with it.

“Ah, yes…”

“And when it gets hard, just give up.”

I couldn’t take it anymore.

“Hmm… Anyway, doesn’t it seem like a pretty nice sight to sit in the association president’s office and watch the snow fall in winter?”

Noisy.

“Association personnel are also quite valuable resources. You have to pay to move, especially on cold winter days like this.”

I clenched my fists tightly.

– Boom!

I hit the president’s desk as hard as I could.

“… What are you doing?”

The president of the association turned his chair and looked at us again.

“I don’t mind sending a dispatch regardless of my will. Because that’s my ‘job’.”

I continued speaking while tapping the desk.

“I always didn’t like this.”

“What do you mean?”

The president of the association responded immediately.

What are you saying I did well?

“What on earth is the association here to do?!”

I screamed until I was hoarse.

“If a hunter is a job that clears and closes gates, then the association is there to properly use the power of those hunters.”

“Okay, if you give them money or something shiny, it moves, so it doesn’t matter, right? What on earth are you so dissatisfied with?”

‘under?’

“The thing that works for compensation is a ‘guild’! Is the association operated privately?”

“But it’s not a public institution either.”

“Tsk!”

“Hmm… Anyway, Miss Harin, is there anything else we can do even after fighting like this? Just doing what I say is for the people. Throw away that unnecessary sense of justice.”

“That’s it! I cannot admit this kind of immoral corruption!”

– Squeak, boom!

I had an argument with the president of the association and ended up running out of the room because I couldn’t get over my anger.

– Write… this negative… is.

I feel like the last words I left are lingering in my head.

I felt bad and ran out of the association.

And, I waited there for Mr. Siwoo to find me.

Ah, sensory sharing has been lost.

I’m depressed.

It’s okay though.

I will continue to wait here.