episode_0044

“You’re the intern who followed Natalia, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Seo Jae-eun used her foot to push away the bones of the Reaper Skeleton, which had turned into powder as if she had applied makeup in an instant.

“No matter what, they bring in interns to this place. It’s too much.”

Insinuating such words, Seo Jae-eun takes a quick look at Han Soo-hyun’s reaction.

“The meaning of the internship system is to perform in the field under the instructions of a professional. I don’t think there’s much to blame.”

Seo Jae-eun clicked her tongue when a cynical response came out, contrary to her expectations.

“Well, that’s true. Anyway, it’s dangerous to be alone…”

Before the words were finished, another Reaper skeleton appeared blinking.

“Wow.”

The second Reaper Skeleton also targeted Han Soo-hyun. Between Seo Jae-eun and Han Soo-hyun, Han Soo-hyun was judged to be more manageable.

“Surprise.”

Seo Jae-eun handles the situation skillfully despite her words. First, he wraps one arm around Han Su-hyun’s shoulder and pulls him into his arms.

So naturally, they press their bodies close to each other and block the scythe being swung with their opposite arms.

“Oh, it stings.”

When the blade of the scythe was stuck in my forearm, blood flowed down.

“It hurts, you bastard.”

The arm wrapped around Han Su-hyun’s shoulder held a reloaded grenade launcher. With a light curse, Seo Jae-eun aimed the grenade launcher and smashed the Reaper Skeleton’s head once more.

“Are you okay?”

As she watches the Reaper Skeleton crumble into dust, she asks in a deliberate whisper.

As their bodies came into close contact, a violent heartbeat was transmitted from Han Soo-hyun’s back to Seo Jae-eun’s breasts.

“Well…, I…, I’m fine…”

Han Su-hyun’s eyes roll to his forearm, where blood is flowing.

“Oh, this? It’s no big deal.”

“No, but…, because of me…”

In addition to the swinging bridge effect, there is also guilt. This is a perfect situation to mistake your own feelings.

Seo Jae-eun secretly smiled as she made such calculations in her head.

“Well, I heard it’s okay.”

Seo Jae-eun keeps pretending like nothing is wrong and doesn’t stick around for too long and walks away from Han Soo-hyun. And I picked up the first aid kit.

“….”

She began administering first aid with only one arm. As a veteran, he was still quite skilled, but it couldn’t be helped that it looked somewhat difficult.

“Over there….”

“Huh?”

In the end, Han Soo-hyun, who couldn’t see how difficult he looked, intervenes.

“Can I help you?”

Seo Jae-eun chuckles at Han Soo-hyun’s suggestion.

“Will you do that?”

“Give me.”

So Soo-hyun Han took over the first-aid kit and treated Seo Jae-eun’s forearm, remembering what she had learned at school and occasionally used during practice.

“This makes it much better.”

After first aid was completed, Seo Jae-eun smiled and tried to pat the bandage on her forearm.

“Ah, thank you for wrapping the bandage. I learned well at school. Our junior.”

After checking that the bandage was wrapped well, she reached out her hand and patted Han Su-hyun’s head carefully while saying thank you.

***

The subjugation of the portal was successfully accomplished without any major damage.

In a hunter ecosystem that is basically freelance, when the common goal was achieved, they dispersed and went on their way home from work.

However, since Han Soo-hyun was basically an intern working under Natalia, he had to wait outside while she, who was in charge of this subjugation, wrote a report with her secretary.

“Hey, junior.”

At that time, someone came from behind. I could tell it was Seo Jae-eun just by the name and voice.

“Ah….”

“Work is over. Would you like to have a drink together?”

Han Soo-hyun shrugs her shoulders at Seo Jae-eun’s suggestion.

“Well. I haven’t been told that I can leave work yet.”

“Then what about after work?”

“I’m not good at drinking alcohol…”

“Hmm.”

Seo Jae-eun’s face becomes playful as she expresses a euphemistic but clear rejection.

“Ah, it looks like the wound from the scythe earlier is suddenly starting to ache.”

Then, Seo Jae-eun suddenly grabs her forearm and lashes out.

Looking at her like that, Han Su-hyun sighs.

“Then you especially shouldn’t drink alcohol…”

Having said that, he felt that he could not get away with just words.

“…Then I’m only in charge of giving permission to leave work.”

In any case, he was also his benefactor who protected him through the portal and even suffered injuries, so it seemed rude to push him away too much.

“Yes, yes.”

Seo Jae-eun accepts the compromise offered by Han Soo-hyun and leaves.

Afterwards, she disappeared for a while under the excuse that she was bored with the waiting time, and not long after, Natalia, who had finished reporting, returned with her secretary.

“Today’s work ends here. Let’s stop and go back.”

Han Su-hyun quickly opened his mouth at Natalia’s declaration.

“Oh, hey. I have an appointment after today, so can I go back separately?”

“Really? Like that.”

“Then, I’ll see you tomorrow.”

After a brief greeting, Han Soo-hyun and Natalia parted ways.

How long did it take to get torn like that? Before I knew it, Seo Jae-eun, who had been hiding for a while, followed me again.

Seo Jae-eun took Han Soo-hyun to a nearby meat restaurant.

At a meat restaurant, she ordered pork belly, makgeolli, and cider.

“You said you couldn’t drink, right?”

With that question, Seo Jae-eun mixed makgeolli and cider in appropriate proportions and poured it into a glass.

“This is quite drinkable, right?”

“Haha….”

When I took a sip of what was proudly presented to me, I found that, surprisingly, it was not a lie. It tasted exactly like a milk-flavored soda.

“Isn’t it delicious?”

“Yes…, this is definitely….”

“Come on, drink more.”

To begin with, makgeolli was a drink that was on the sweet side, and when you mixed it with cider, it didn’t really feel like alcohol. So, without realizing it, I took the spoonful and drank it as recommended.

If there is one thing I overlooked.

Did you know that alcohol mixed with makgeolli and cider is surprisingly high in alcohol content compared to its taste?

“Umm….”

After drinking makgeolli cider several times from a fairly large cup, Han Su-hyun’s eyes suddenly opened slightly and her cheeks turned red.

On the other hand, Seo Jae-eun maintained her sanity by drinking little alcohol and eating only meat.

***

‘It’s a promise…’

Meanwhile, Natalia sat in the driver’s seat of her car and was dazed for a moment.

In any case, Han Soo-hyun was a person, not an object.

It wasn’t strange at all for her to make an appointment that she didn’t know about and act differently.

If it had been before, I wouldn’t have even cared.

But recently, when I got into the car that I always used to ride alone, I felt strangely uneasy and couldn’t get my mind together.

‘What kind of promise is this?’

In the end, instead of starting the car, Natalia started walking in the direction Han Soo-hyun walked.

How long did it take to walk like that?

Since she wasn’t particularly expecting to meet Han Su-hyun, she stopped and looked around at a slow pace.

The eyes that had been wandering around were fixed on one place.

There was a meat restaurant doing business there. It was a structure made of glass so that the inside was clearly visible.

“Ah.”

Han Soo-hyun’s profile was the first thing that caught my eye through the floor-to-ceiling glass.

“Huh?”

Next, I saw Seo Jae-eun sitting across from him.

‘Were they close?’

The atmosphere didn’t seem that bad either. That fact was strangely irritating.

“You look very skinny.”

Natalia walked towards the restaurant as if she was going to break into the restaurant at any moment. And the moment you try to open the door, your sensitive hearing catches the conversation between the two people.

“What do you think about Natalia?”

“Yes…?”

Natalia stops when she is suddenly mentioned. Then he quietly hides himself and listens to the conversation.

Natalia was also curious about what Han Soo-hyun thought of her.

“Well….”

“Isn’t it difficult to be an intern?”

“…Why do you think that?”

“Just… To put it bluntly, Natalia doesn’t have a good personality. Since most crimes are tolerated, I also have bad hand habits.”

Natalia twitched her eyebrows at Seo Jae-eun’s words.

She was openly talking behind Natalia’s back. Then, after making them talk behind their backs and let out their verbalized anger, he tried to soothe them.

If successful, Han Soo-hyun will be able to undermine Natalia’s image and raise her own image.

Natalia wanted to intervene right away. But on the other hand, I was curious about what kind of answer Han Soo-hyun would give.

“I am….”

At that time, Han Su-hyeon, who had been thinking for a while, opened her mouth.

“Honestly…, not really…, it wasn’t a good meeting…, it wasn’t…”

For a moment, the joy and sorrow of Natalia and Seo Jae-eun intersect.

He continues to stutter in a voice full of intoxication, whether he is aware of that fact or not.

“But…, so far…, when we calculate all the time we’ve spent together….”

A natural, though not obvious, smile appeared on his drunken face.

“As expected, I think I am the one who received more help than harm…”