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19. After the confession and (1)

” Phew… I finally did it… Hehe. ”

As I pulled away from my overlapping lips, a transparent thread appeared, stretched out between them, and then disappeared.

At first, I had thought of just giving him a very light kiss, but the short kiss was rather tantalizing, and I ended up kissing him with my tongue, exploring him.

Kissing him while feeling his heartbeat beating just like my own was really… nice.

As I touch my lips that overlap with his, the warmth that still remains makes me warm as I stand here in this place where the cool breeze blows.

” Now, shall we go down? ”

Hyunseok, who is nervous and hesitant, cannot look me in the eye.

‘What the heck~ You even kissed me, so cute~’

I just grabbed his hand and led him into my chest.

” Sha…Charlotte?! ”

” How is it? Can you feel it? My heart is beating fast. ”

” Yeah, you’re running really… fast. ”

” My heart was already pounding like this before I heard your confession. It’s the same now that I’ve heard your confession. Right now, my heart is pounding like this just by being with you. ”

” That’s right! Me too. Me too! When I’m with Charlotte, my heart feels like it’s going to burst. ”

He took my hand as I had done and led me to where his heart was.

The movement of his heartbeat spreads out from my hand and enters my heart, and the movement of my heart spreads out from his hand and enters his heart.

This feeling of feeling each other’s heartbeats, speeding up and slowing down, seemed to be saying that we were connected.

As we were so close to each other, our faces got closer again and we kissed again.

This time, we stayed in each other’s arms, going from a short kiss to a deep kiss where our tongues mixed together again.

As we held each other, I felt like we would just keep kissing, so I got out of his arms first.

It broke my heart to see him looking at me with regret as I left his embrace, but it was time for me to go back now.

” Oh… That’s it for today…! I want to stay longer… but Yeonseo is waiting and we have a lot to do in the future, right? ”

” Hehe, okay. Let’s do that. ”

” Ugh… Really… ”

I held his arm and we slowly headed towards where Yeonseo was.

As I walked by, I slowly looked around and saw that everyone had already left, one by one, so there were fewer people than when I went up to the rooftop.

The lively atmosphere soon became quiet, and it felt quite nice to walk through it together.

‘Is this because I’m with Hyunseok?’

I raised my head slightly to look at his face. Now, I began to smile at the sight of him smiling quite naturally.

As I was walking like that, I saw Yeonseo in the distance and felt a little embarrassed to be holding her arm, so I let go of her arm and was about to walk side by side when I felt his hand on my waist.

” Tongue…Hyunseok…?! ”

As he wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me, I walked in front of Yeonseo while still being held by him.

‘It’s embarrassing, but since we’re together… won’t it be okay…?’

Yeonseo saw me in his arms and came towards me with her signature teasing smile.

” Oh~ Okay, so you finally admitted it? ”

” Oh, uh… I can’t help it… I realized it…! ”

” Hehe, that’s a good time. ”

After saying that, Yeonseo stepped back for a moment, took a picture of my face with a Polaroid camera with a ‘click’ sound, pulled out the picture, and showed it to me.

In that photo, my face looked so happy and loving, as if I was lost in something so sweet.

‘Ah, I really… like Hyunseok… and a lot…! ‘

While I was looking at the picture Yeonseo gave me and smiling without realizing it or rubbing my cheek with my hand, I heard Dohee’s voice from behind me.

” Ahem, sorry to interrupt your good time, but I guess I’ll have to give you some of my time. ”

” Yes!? Yes, it’s okay…. ”

Even though I knew this would happen when I went to talk to Hyunseok, I was still a little, no, very embarrassed to let other people know that I liked someone.

But it was so good to be in love with him that I could ignore that shame.

Because the joy of building a relationship that goes beyond what I thought was just a friendship is indescribable.

*****

We returned to the seminar room where we had been talking with Dohee again.

The only difference from that time is that I’m holding Hyunseok’s hand under the desk without anyone knowing.

‘But I can’t help it. I want to stay like this now!’

Of course, Yeonseo was already looking at me with a playful smile, seeing that scene from the side.

I’m sure he’ll be full of thoughts of teasing you by asking you all sorts of questions when you go to bed later.

” So, Dohee noona. What do you want to talk to us about? ”

” I felt I had to tell you this because it came to me after we talked earlier. ”

Dohee said that and showed me the map again. But what was different from before was that there were markers engraved on various places on the map.

” This… thing? ”

” I marked the newly built towers around the Namsan towers I’ve found so far. Isn’t it amazing? ”

” That’s right. There must be more than a dozen of them just from what’s displayed now, right? ”

” Yeah, so the news from the Blue House is that they will soon conquer all of these towers and challenge Namsan Tower again. ”

At those words, the three of us looked at Dohee with surprised expressions.

” Is the Blue House also going in the direction of attacking in the end? ”

” That’s what it looks like. Even if we evacuate everyone, there’s nowhere to go. ”

” So do you have anything to say to us… ”

” I heard from Yeonseo earlier. She said that you guys will eventually go and attack the tower. This map isn’t the only news from the Blue House.

I’m looking for people to join me in conquering the tower. That’s why I wanted to let you know that I think it would be a good idea for you to join in. ”

After hearing Dohee’s story, Yeonseo rested her chin on her hand and spoke.

” Sister, is this something that you really need to call me out to tell me? We were planning on going to the Blue House anyway, right? ”

” Really? Then you know this too? The Blue House is currently trying to recruit only people like this. ”

” Huh? Wait… What does that mean? What about the work with other settlements and people? ”

” Now that the communication function has been unlocked, I guess that’ll solve it. You can even make video calls, right? ”

When Yeonseo heard the news that the work that had been done at the Blue House was being changed to video conferences, she took her hand off her chin and asked as if she had not heard about it.

” So, if you don’t let anyone into the Blue House unless they’re going to attack the tower, then there’s an element of insecurity, right? ”

” That’s right. I heard from Director Ryu Jin-seong that the story about the ‘pill’ you got your hands on has already been confirmed to some extent at the Blue House. Just… ”

I held onto Hyunseok’s hand a little more tightly as Dohee looked at me with her words trailing off.

” So you’re saying there was no physical evidence like the ‘pills’ we had? ”

” Yeah, so you’re going to join the top raid team recruited by the Blue House and at the same time deliver the evidence to the Blue House. ”

” So, on the outside, it looks like you’re joining the top raid team recruited by the Blue House, but on the inside, you’re telling the story of passing on evidence to catch their tails? ”

” That’s right. But in the end, the story is only possible if you conquer the tower. ”

After saying that, Dohee drank the water in front of her and looked at us with a serious expression.

” So you have to be careful. Not only do you have to attack the tower, but you also have to watch out for the mice that sneak in. ”

” Is the situation so bad that you have to say something like that? ”

Yeonseo, who had been resting her chin on her hand and making an indifferent expression, was now making a serious expression.

” Hoo, you heard from Director Ryu Jinseong, right? Right now, guys who believe in that tower are sneaking into various settlements and spreading poison. Some are running away quickly before they can be caught.

Do you know that the outlaws targeting the settlement are also on the rise? ”

” Yes, I heard. They said that you increased your strength through medicine. ”

” Actually, the reason I asked you to join the top raid team is because of this bigger reason.

We’re recruiting for the top raid, but honestly, in this situation, sending personnel in charge of military affairs from the settlement is too risky. ”

” So you’re saying it’s better for us to go there since we can attack the tower regardless of the settlement? ”

” Yeah, it’s dangerous, but if the information about the tower is true, then in the end, if we can’t conquer it, we’re out of luck. ”

It is certainly a life-threatening task to conquer the tower. However, in the current situation, even if we don’t conquer it as Do-hee said, the surrounding area will be reduced to ashes by the tower.

” Okay, I understand. I’ll try to move it like that. ”

” Okay, that’s the end of the story! Okay, it’s getting late, so I’ll show you to your room. ”

Following Dohee’s instructions, we headed to the room we would be staying in.

Even on the way to the room, I was holding Hyunseok’s hand, and when it was time to part ways, I tried not to let go of his hand, so we laughed together before parting ways with regret.

*****

” So what did you talk about with Hyunseok? ”

” That… thing… ”

Oh, there’s no way Yeonseo would miss this…

That night, I spent the night telling Yeonseo about the time I spent alone with Hyunsuk.

I was embarrassed while talking, but at the same time, I was so happy to be his lover that I found myself happily talking without realizing it… It’s a secret.