episode_0047

The day I met the members of Queens.

As I stood in front of the mirror in the hallway, examining my clothes, I took a deep breath, controlling the subtle emotions boiling in my chest.

“… after… .”

I’m excited, but I’m also nervous at the same time.

There have been ups and downs along the way… ..

Anyway, a good thing is a good thing, and since I was able to resolve the misunderstanding between the three people who were like family, I decided to be satisfied with this.

Of course, I will not stop looking for the culprit who slandered me.

First, we plan to investigate the most likely candidate, the leadership of the Cheonhwa Guild, and also look for information about the woman who appeared in the video.

There will be a strong supporter called Sejin Guild, and if the Black Rose quest is successfully completed, the situation will be much better than now.

‘… ‘I’m going to feel sorry for the kids.’

Queens’ teammates will also be indirectly harmed along the way… .

As someone who works in the same industry, I think this is inevitable.

No matter how family-like or close you are, you must clearly distinguish between public life and life.

“… … .”

After leaving the house, I checked the time and headed to the elevator.

‘Do you want to arrive about 5 minutes early?’

It was a little early, but considering it was the weekend, it seemed about right.

Ding──

The elevator finally arrived.

Jiiing────

I put my phone away and was about to get on the elevator.

“… !”

“Huh?”

I ran into a familiar face who had been there first.

“Sowon?”

It was Jinseowon.

“… Hello.”

As I got into the elevator, greeting her with a nod, I looked at her hooded outfit and spoke to her.

“Where are you going?”

“… At the convenience store… .”

It turned out that he was going to the convenience store to buy some snacks.

“Really? Aren’t you going to buy something sweet again?”

“… … .”

“… Well, that can happen. What about Hannah?”

“… It’s in the room.”

“You’re resting. Did you eat your meal?”

“… Maybe?”

I smiled slightly at Jin Seowon’s ambiguous answer, and changed the topic by telling him to eat well.

at that time.

“… Where are you going?”

Jin Seo-won asked me a question in return… .

Perhaps because it was a question she usually ended the conversation with with a short answer, it felt quite new.

“Wait, meet my friends.”

“… Are you a friend?”

“Yes. Since I haven’t seen my friends in a while, I think I’ll be back a little late.”

“… … .”

Jin Seo-won gave me a blank look with a strange look in his eyes.

“… Are you a woman?”

Then he embarrassed me by asking an unexpected question.

“Uh, huh?”

“… I thought you looked in a good mood.”

“I… ?”

At Jin Seo-won’s words, I carelessly touched my face and glanced at the mirror on the elevator wall.

‘Did it feel that good?’

It may be obvious, but in my eyes, it was no different from usual.

Ding─

[It is on the 1st floor. ]

The elevator just reached the first floor.

As my destination was the underground parking lot, I sent Jin Seo-won off first, giving him worried instructions and sending him off.

“Have a good dinner with Hannah. If it’s bothersome, just order delivery.”

“… Have a nice trip.”

As I was being greeted by Jin Seowon, who seemed to be telling me not to worry about anything.

It felt like I was leaving my child behind to go play outside.

*

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been here… .’

The meeting place that Hong Yu-ra announced was a luxury hotel where the members often gathered and had fun.

The reason I didn’t bother to call him home was probably because he still had hints about me.

Weee

After leaving the car, take the separately provided elevator to go up.

I started to feel a little nervous at the thought of being able to restore my relationship with the members, but I tried to calm my heart and remember my objective goal again.

‘… There is no way that such a tightly held implication will be released easily. Today, let’s just focus on clearing up misunderstandings.’

If it was just a hint that I could be released by proving my purity, it would have been released a long time ago.

Therefore, today’s goal is just to resolve misunderstandings.

Unraveling the implications is a problem that must be gradually solved together.

“Are you here?”

Eventually, I arrived at the room Hong Yu-ra had told me about and knocked on the door to announce my arrival.

As I exchanged greetings with Hong Yu-ra’s manager, who opened the door, and entered the reception room, I was met with old friends sitting around a round table.

“Jihyuk… !”

“… … .”

Im A-rin stands up and greets me warmly, and Hong Yu-ra indifferently gives me a look.

Tingling─

And even Seol Joo-hee, whose fierce eyes are still shining.

“It’s been a while.”

Seeing them gathered together for the first time in a long time made my heart swell.

“Jihyuk… ! Sit over here… !”

Arin Lim came over to me and led me to sit next to her.

Then he gently placed his hand on my arm, smiled brightly as if he was truly happy, and continued the conversation.

“Thank you so much for coming… ! I made a really big decision… !”

“What is your big resolution? .”

She encouraged me to the point that I was drooling, saying I had made a really difficult choice… .

“Tsk.”

Seol Joo-hee, who was watching this, clicked her tongue and started scolding Lim A-rin.

“I haven’t even looked at it yet, so don’t make a fuss.”

“Joohee… . The words are too harsh.”

Hong Yu-ra, who was sitting next to her, tried hard to stop her… .

“Am I wrong?”

“Sol Joo-hee.”

“Heung.”

Seol Joo-hee, as if she still had some emotions left, snorted and turned her head away.

‘This guy is really… .’

I was aware that it was clearly an insinuation, but I couldn’t help but feel a little offended.

“So, when do you use that kit?”

“Someone from the company will come soon. Because it’s better to have an expert than to use it on our own.”

Hong Yu-ra answered my question that an expert would come soon.

Knock-knock──

After waiting a while, there was a knock on the door and a young woman in a suit appeared in the reception room.

“Hello. This is team leader Jeong Min-sook, who will help you with today’s inspection.”

She politely introduced herself in a well-educated manner, immediately placed the case she was holding on the table and began to explain the kit.

The purity check kit, well packaged in a luxurious-looking case, was made in the shape of a short stick, like a pregnancy test.

Color indicators were printed on both sides, centered on the area where the reagents were dropped.

“This kit is made with unicorn blood, which responds to purity, as the main ingredient. Using the principle of reaction between the unicorn’s blood and the tester’s blood… .”

I thought this kit was extremely extravagant.

Even though the unicorn is a monster that is difficult to encounter, I couldn’t figure out why someone would spend a lot of money on a kit like this.

however… .

“In this test, you can find out not only the purity, but also the approximate number of times. Our company studied a variety of samples, from newborns to people in their 80s, and boasted an error range of close to 0.01%… .”

When I heard the explanation that followed, I was a little surprised.

‘No, I can tell the number of times…’ ?’

It gave me goosebumps to see how much research had been done just for purity.

“Do you have any further questions?”

“No, please proceed right away.”

“I understand. We will help you set it up right away.”

She immediately began preparing reagents following Hong Yu-ra’s instructions, fixed the two test devices, took out a syringe containing unicorn blood, and spoke.

“For transparency, we would like to conduct a test inspection once before the main inspection. Is there anyone who wants to test it?”

That moment.

““I will do it.””

As if they were planning, three people spoke at the same time.

The employee paused for a moment as if he was embarrassed and quietly rolled his eyes.

The three people paid no heed and began insisting that they would get tested.

“This is… , I, the leader, will receive it as your representative.”

“What does this have to do with the leader?”

“That’s right! All you have to do is check!”

“I can’t make you do something embarrassing.”

“It’s a shame… ?”

“We all know that she is a virgin anyway, so why are we embarrassed?”

“… Hey Joohee. Please be quiet… .”

“Being a virgin is something to be proud of… !”

Why are there so many different opinions on something like this?

My face started to get hot for no reason due to the three people’s argument about being a virgin, so I stopped the argument and told them to please take it from anyone.

“Then, I will draw blood.”

In the end, as per time-honored tradition, leader Hong Yu-ra was tested.

Click─

Red blood dripping from her fingertips with a short punching sound.

As the dripping blood filled the depression in the center of the tester, he picked up the syringe containing the unicorn’s blood mixed with a reagent and sent a signal.

“I will administer it.”

Everyone’s eyes are focused on the tester.

Knock─ Knock─

The unicorn’s blood that fell from the injection needle mixed with Hong Yu-ra’s blood.

however… .

Even after waiting for a while, there was no change.

It’s just a bright red color like the part where ‘0 times’ is written on the tester.

In other words, it meant that Hong Yu-ra was pure.

“That’s accurate.”

Hong Yu-ra glanced at me with a secretly triumphant expression,

After confirming that the test was accurate, I pretended not to notice her gaze and quickly requested the test.

“Let’s proceed with the next test right away.”

“Okay.”

The employee handed the kit used earlier to Hong Yu-ra and immediately drew my blood.

Click─

Red blood forming on the tip of the finger along with a tingling pain.

Soon, my red blood formed a concave hole in the center of the test device.

Gulp─

Everyone held their breath and began to focus on the employee’s actions.

“Then… . I will administer it.”

Of course I knew the outcome, so I didn’t think much of it.

I just wanted to stop this ridiculous behavior and clear up everyone’s misunderstandings.

Wooo… …

Soon, the unicorn’s blood, which was pushed out of the injection needle, fell onto the tester,

Knock─ Knock─

The moment my blood and the unicorn’s blood mixed… .

Cheeek──!

‘… uh?’

A reaction that was clearly different from the previous experiment began to occur.