episode_0050

Gulp─

A chilling sensation running down my spine.

Perhaps because I sensed that I was in great danger, my heart pounded in my ears.

‘… What have I done… ?’

I definitely remember stopping by a bar and drinking, but my memories are vague after that.

‘filled? ‘No, how did you get here?’

Of all the experiences one can experience on a daily basis, there is probably no experience more unpleasant and unsettling than the film cutting out.

‘Why are they here?’

The more I looked back on my memories, the more I fell into the quagmire, and later I realized that my clothes were strange.

She was half naked, wearing only underwear.

“… … .”

I no longer even wonder why I ended up sleeping like this.

Anyway, I have to wrap my head around it and think about it, because nothing comes to mind.

I quietly took steps to see if I could hear footsteps, and quietly headed to the dressing room where the closet was.

Tak! Hwaaagh

Then, the moment I quietly closed the door, fumbled with the wall, and turned on the light in the room, I saw a slightly messy scene, as if a thief had broken in.

It looks like Bang Han-na and Jin Seo-won found clothes for me… .

Amazingly, it seemed like I was only avoiding the places that contained comfortable clothes.

“… driving me crazy… .”

I hurriedly took out my clothes, put them on, and roughly cleaned up the mess.

When I went back into the living room, I found Hannah Bang stretching happily, looking strangely disheveled.

“Hwaam… .”

“… It’s Hannah.”

“Aaaah!”

She was startled and quickly turned around, saw me standing there in a daze, and immediately greeted me with a bright expression.

“Producer… ! Are you okay!?”

What can I say, it was so bright that I felt like I was losing all my strength.

“I came home very drunk… ?”

“Yes! As soon as the elevator opened, he collapsed… .”

“… I was surprised.”

After even Jinseowon woke up to the surprise.

As I sat huddled in the living room and listened to the two people tell me everything about what happened, a question suddenly occurred to me.

“No, wait a minute. But how did you find me?”

“!”

Bang Han-na nervously rolls her eyes here and there, as if caught off guard for a moment.

At that time, Jin Seo-won sneakily intervened and revealed the truth.

“… I went to the convenience store.”

“At that time… ?”

“Ma, that’s right! I was going to the convenience store, but the producer came to our floor!”

It felt like something was strangely being glossed over… .

Anyway, the important thing is that these two people took care of me.

When I woke up, I realized that my clothes had been taken off, but I didn’t think that the two people would have done anything harsh.

“What… Anyway, thank you for taking care of me. There really is no one but you.”

Bang Han-na laughs as if she is embarrassed, and Jin Seo-won quietly avoids eye contact for some reason.

Feeling grateful to the two of them, I promised to buy them something delicious for lunch and tried to prepare a hangover and breakfast… .

“Ah, producer!”

“Huh?”

“That… . Yesterday, a customer came to visit… !”

“Guest?”

I came across a name I had long forgotten.

“Well, Arin Lim… , He said he had something important to tell you and asked me to contact you… !”

They say Lim A-rin came to our house.

“… Really?”

When I heard that she had come, I didn’t think much of it.

Because I didn’t want to think about anything, at least until this hangover went away.

I could only vaguely guess that he wasn’t disillusioned with me even after seeing the test results, given that he came to me and said he had something important to say.

“… Thanks for letting me know. I’ll contact you.”

“Yes… !”

Aside from that, I strangely felt like Bang Hanna was watching me.

‘It must be an illusion.’

I ignored it, stopped paying attention, and headed straight to the bathroom.

*

Weekdays have come back in an instant.

“Guys! If there is anything uncomfortable, you must tell me right away!”

““Yes!””

The previously ordered gate equipment arrived all at once, so we stopped training and were adjusting the equipment one by one.

“I think it will take some time to learn how to use it… , Should we postpone setting up the microphone and camera?”

“I have to check it after wearing it fully anyway, so I think it would be better to do it today?”

“It’s okay to check the connection slowly, so just wear it.”

I, who was in the middle of checking the items, turned to Na-rae Kim, who was checking the equipment, adding a word to the opinions of Gyu-ri Han and Jun-hyung Kim.

“Narae.”

“Ah, yes!”

“Just in case, check the repulsion test before trying this on. Got it?”

“Yes!”

In general, the equipment used at the gate is made of different materials than the equipment used outside the gate, but sometimes materials that do not suit the individual or materials that conflict with the individual’s abilities are used, causing backlash.

“After trying it, talk to Gyuri.”

“Okay!”

After passing Kim Na-rae, I immediately walked towards Jinseowon… .

“… … ?”

Sure enough, she was fiddling with the equipment as if she had no idea what was going on.

“Seowon. Is everything going well?”

She raised her head at the call and answered by slowly shaking her head.

I decided to take a seat in front of her and check the equipment together.

“You didn’t learn how to check equipment, right?”

“… Yes.”

In fact, there is nothing special about testing equipment other than the repulsion test.

Just like buying a normal item, all you have to do is check whether the finish is good, whether anything is damaged, and whether the size is okay.

“Since you are not using magical power, it will be okay to just try on the clothes. If you’re not sure what to wear, ask Gyuri… , Try it on on the joint area and check if there is any discomfort.”

“… Yes.”

As I passed by Jinseowon and finally headed towards Bang Hannah, I spoke with a small question as I saw her carefully examining the product warranty that came with the outfit.

“What, is there a problem?”

OK.

“!”

Bang Hanna flinched loudly, and when she found me belatedly, she started waving her hands, saying it was nothing.

“Oh, no! I was just kind of watching… !”

It is a situation that no one can see as being wrong.

I glanced at the page of the product warranty she was looking at,

I could tell she was checking the detailed size of the top.

“The size doesn’t fit?”

“Well, that’s… .”

I thought it was just the wrong size or something that didn’t fit… .

“… Yes, breasts… . The area… , It’s a little small… .”

I ran into an unexpected size issue.

“… … .”

An awkward atmosphere descended for a moment.

Hanna Bang blushed as if she was embarrassed and avoided eye contact.

I stared at her enormous chest, which always revealed its presence, then suddenly came to my senses and gave her some appropriate advice, recalling Hong Yu-ra’s case.

“That… . Sizes are usually custom made, so don’t worry and talk to Gyuri. … You know what I mean?”

“… Yes.”

“Uh… , okay. Well, I’ll go take a look somewhere else.”

“… Yes.”

So I quietly left the place with the excuse of checking the equipment.

Later, I heard that Bang Han-na got new equipment from the same company as Hong Yu-ra.

*

That afternoon.

After checking all the equipment, I left the office first for a meeting with the members of Black Rose.

In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that the outcome of the subjugation will be decided at this meeting, so I felt a bit of pressure.

‘I hope it works out well… .’

Like Queens, Black Rose consists of three members.

Gong In-na, the leader and main dealer I met before.

Kim Min-ju is an A-rank talent and tank position.

And Choi Hyo-min, another S-rank talent, plays the support and sub-dealer positions.

It is a team with the second largest number of S-class hunters after Queens… .

In fact, S-class hunters don’t team up well with each other.

First of all, not only are there few of them, but they all have very high standards of opinion.

If you gather people with strong egos in one place, it is natural that conflicts will occur.

That’s why many teams do not use more than one S-class hunter.

Ding──

I got on the empty elevator that arrived before I knew it, and pressed for the floor where Black Rose’s office was located.

[Goes up. ]

And while I was reviewing the Black Rose information I had entered in my head, I was blankly watching the floors change… .

Ding──

The elevator stopped for a moment a few floors before, and a young woman accompanied by a middle-aged man got on the elevator.

“Hyomin. You must not be rude this time.”

“Ah, I understood? Really, what’s so great about a person like that… .”

“Choi Hyo-min!”

“Oh, just keep your mouth shut.”

They were Lim Dae-seop, producer of Black Rose, and Hyo-min Choi, member of Black Rose.

‘Were you looking at work?’

I recognized the two people first and tried to pretend that I knew them by saying hello.

“Annye… .”

That moment.

“Hey. Let’s go inside.”

“… Yes?”

“Can’t you hear? The space is small, so go inside.”

Choi Hyo-min glanced at me and confidently gave an order.

‘… ‘Look at this?’

“!!!”

At that time, Lim Dae-seop showed a surprised reaction as if he recognized me.

“… Uh, uh… !”

“Hello.”

I greeted him politely, telling him to pretend not to know, and quietly made way for Choi Hyo-min.

[Goes up. ]

Eventually, the doors closed and the elevator started to go up again.

“… … .”

As I was quietly watching the floors change in a quiet atmosphere, Hyomin Choi, who was crossing her arms, quietly spoke to me.

“Which department are you in?”

“… Do you mean me?”

“Then it’s you, who else? Looking at what’s pressed in our office, it looks like our team has some business to do… . Which department is it?”

I looked at Choi Hyo-min blankly at her sudden question, and then obediently gave her the answer she wanted.

“I am a member of the cooperation team.”

OK.

“Hmm… .”

She seemed interested and looked at my face closely, then suddenly put her hand out and asked me for something.

“Give me.”

“What are you talking about… .”

“Your cell phone.”

“Hyo, Hyomin… !”

Lim Da-seop, who was shocked by Choi Hyo-min’s sudden attempt to get my number, tried to stop her, but she paid no heed and kept asking for my cell phone.

“Let’s eat together. You know this is a rare opportunity, right?”

“Hyomin, a little… !”

Ding──

The elevator stopped just at that moment.

After glancing to see that the door was open, I pointed outside the door and gave her an answer with a smile.

“I have a meeting soon. Can I give it to you after it’s over?”

OK.

“… … !”

Choi Hyo-min’s confident expression suddenly hardened.