episode_0066

Is it because of my mood?

“… I really… ? Great… !”

Do Ji-hyuk felt that Im A-rin’s expression had hardened slightly for some reason.

“When can I do it right away? You can get it right away… ?”

However, Im A-rin was very happy as if it was her job.

Do Ji-hyuk soon thought he must have been mistaken and calmly explained.

“Not right away, we’re in the final stages of testing right now, so I think we’ll probably be able to do it after it’s all over. I heard it will take about a month?”

The third incident in the original novel ‘The Strongest Master’ takes place about four months from now.

Although it has already been revealed that the second incident is progressing slightly differently from the original, Do Ji-hyuk thought that the difference would be weekly at most.

Since the invasion was so large-scale in the original work, it was judged that if it was delayed, it would be postponed, and it would not be invaded on a smaller scale.

‘Three months will be enough.’

Do Ji-hyuk wanted to fix his leg as quickly as possible and achieve his goal himself.

The goal is to prevent the invasion of the Demon King’s army and achieve a happy ending.

Of course, since the relationship with the main character, Seol Joo-hee, is strained, they cannot fight together… .

Do Ji-hyuk gained hope that in his position he could fight against world destruction.

“… I see… !”

but.

“… I’m so glad… !”

It was not good news for Lim A-rin at all.

“… Arin.”

Do Ji-hyeok, who had no way of knowing her feelings, put down his spoon and held onto Im A-rin’s hand tightly, speaking sweetly.

“You don’t have to worry about me anymore.”

Do Ji-hyuk thought that she was still stuck in the past.

He said he still feels guilty about his past mistakes.

He said he feels great regret for blocking his debut as a hunter.

That’s why he said he’s been particularly good to him so far.

Do Ji-hyuk didn’t like the feeling of regret mixed in with the love that Im A-rin showed.

Because I thought that the emotion of love should only be pure.

We finally tried to break the bonds of the past that were placed on each other’s hearts.

“It was definitely a pity that I couldn’t debut as a hunter, but… . On the other hand, I think it’s thanks to him that I’ve become successful as a producer, and I’m able to sit here with you thanks to that.”

“… Jihyuk… .”

“So, don’t think about anything else now. Got it?”

“… huh… .”

Do Ji-hyuk smiled brightly at Lim A-rin’s answer and picked up his spoon again.

and… .

“… … .”

Im A-rin just stared at him, wondering what he was thinking.

*

Lee Hye-ri’s house.

“Hmm… . I ate a lot… .”

Hye-ri Lee, who was sitting in the study and receiving regular reports from her secretary, slowly turned the pages of her tablet while smiling as if she was dumbfounded.

“It looks like a lot of effort was put into dividing even small items into small parts.”

“I don’t do what everyone tells me to do… , I’m really putting my strength into unnecessary places.”

What she was looking at was a report on corruption committed by a certain company.

It was a document about the Cheonhwa Group.

“How prepared is this press release?”

“Everything is ready up to the second report, and we are still organizing everything after that.”

“Make sure to pour it all into the third round. If it takes longer, it’s like wasting time for no reason.”

“Okay.”

After giving brief instructions, Hye-ri Lee next checked the data on Do Ji-hyuk… .

“Hmm?”

After checking the photos in the report, I glanced at the secretary with a slightly puzzled reaction.

“Did Jihyuk meet Baek Yujin?”

“Yes. Since there was no separate contact from the guild, it seems that the contact was made to Seoul City Hall.”

“It’s Baek Yu-jin… .”

Hye-ri Lee, who had already met her a few times at social gatherings, did not like her very much.

Because I thought white hair and red eyes were very unpleasant.

More than anything, I didn’t like the peculiar pretense with which he always seemed to be acting.

“There is no way they called it by the name of the 100 Days Guild… . They probably called it by the group name, right?”

“Yes. Considering that they met at the group headquarters, it seems highly likely that they drew a line with the Baekil Guild.”

“I will give you a justification. Is this… ?”

Lee Hye-ri was able to quickly sense Baek Yu-jin’s intentions.

The fact that they took advantage of Do Ji-hyuk’s neutral status as a member of Team Seoul City Hall and proposed something with a plausible justification.

however… .

I couldn’t really tackle her actions.

Literally, because Do Ji-hyuk was not his person yet.

“Did Jihyuk fall for it?”

“Uh… . That is… .”

The secretary could not immediately answer Hye-ri Lee’s words.

“… ?”

Then Hye-ri Lee looked up at her as if she was puzzled, and the secretary cautiously opened her mouth, pointing at the tablet as if she was not being looked at.

“Next chapter… , I think you will understand when you look at it.”

Next chapter.

Hye-ri Lee swallowed her saliva at that meaningful word and carefully moved her hand to flip through the report.

Sigh-

and.

“Ha… .”

I inadvertently laughed out loud at the explicit photo that was so clearly captured.

In the photo, two people are seen getting into a car in the early morning, almost hugging each other and supporting each other.

It looked like a good story had been exchanged.

“… What should I do?”

Hye-ri Lee quietly flipped through the report and confirmed that Do Ji-hyuk went home safely, then put down the tablet and asked.

“Secretary Kim. How would you feel if you found out that your boyfriend was secretly hanging out with another girl?”

“Cut it, cut it and fix it. Isn’t it one of the two?”

Hye-ri Lee nodded silently in response to her harsh answer, then slowly stood up and spoke.

“Send this material to Arin Lim. Because she’s my girlfriend now… . I will handle it well.”

“Can I send it anonymously?”

“No, send it under my name. You can’t point guns at each other, right?”

“Okay.”

*

After a while.

Team Seoul City Hall’s second gate conquest preparations began soon after.

Before starting full-scale training, we were training about the gates we would challenge.

“The second gate is a class B gate located in Gapyeong. It’s a place made of dry canyons. What are the characteristics of this type of terrain?”

“There is less cover!”

Originally, we should have started much earlier, but since we were very successful in achieving our first goal, ‘drawing aggro’, we decided to take some time off.

“That’s right. Because it is difficult to hide, it is impossible to maneuver secretly like at Gwanaksan Mountain. Hannah studied hard?”

“Thank you… !”

“Then how do we proceed in this terrain… .”

however.

“Seowon… . Wake up… !”

“… Ugh, uh… ?”

‘You dozed off again.’

Jin Seo-won was unable to progress further because he was drowsy throughout the training.

“Seowon. If you’re really sleepy, should you take some rest?”

“… It’s okay.”

She answers my question with half-closed eyes.

I think I need to take a little break.

“Hmm… . Now that this has come to an end, let’s take a break. Narae, can Seowon take her and give her some coffee?”

“Ah, yes.”

“… I don’t like what I wrote… .”

“I’ll make you some syrup.”

“Then, let’s meet again in 20 minutes.”

““Yes!””

I left the classroom first, leaving the three people behind, and quickly checked the message as I walked to the office.

[ ㄱArin♥: How about here? You can see the sea, and the room is really nice! https://nove… … ]

It was because of my upcoming trip with Lim A-rin.

After meeting Baek Yu-jin.

Lim A-rin began to approach more actively than before.

Maybe it’s because there’s no reason to hold back anymore?

She suggested a trip to Jeju Island during my next vacation weekend.

I sensed that the time had come and I obediently accepted her offer.

[ Me: The room is pretty. Then, I will reserve accommodation here. ]

After sending that reply, let’s go into the office.

“Producer! You’ve arrived at the right time!”

For some reason, Han Gyu-ri came looking for me.

“What’s going on?”

“Ah. It’s not that there’s a problem… . After this subjugation is over, there is talk of having a unity meeting!”

“… Unity meeting?”

Gyu-ri Han showed off her monitor and briefly explained the unity meeting.

“The day of our current subjugation is Thursday! So, I think it would be good to have something like a 2-day, 1-night unit on Thursday and Friday!”

I think it came from the story that the gate was located in Gapyeong.

“Hmm… .”

“Do you have any plans? ?”

The next day, Saturday, is when Lim A-rin and I leave for Jeju Island.

There were no major problems with the schedule itself.

“No. I don’t have any specific schedule… . Surely you didn’t rush it because you didn’t want to go to work on Friday?”

“Of course not!”

Gyu-ri Han blatantly lies without even blinking an eye.

Since subjugation leave does not apply to her and Kim Jun-hyung, who are civil servants, it was clear that they had deliberately scheduled their schedule for Friday.

“Do the kids know?”

“I want to ask you during lunch.”

“Then I’ll just ask you a little later.”

“Oh, then I’ll ask you a favor!”

Gyu-ri Han hummed as if she had already received permission from the members and began comparing accommodation candidates.

As I was watching the scene from behind, I was slightly suspicious of the strangely luxurious candidates.

‘I think the budget was set quite large… .’

All activities of Seoul City Hall, a team that has just taken its first steps, are operated with 100% external support.

Going to a unity meeting all costs money, but I had no idea what kind of budget it was touching.

“But where does the budget for this come from?”

In the end, I couldn’t control my curiosity and asked her a question.

“Well, Sejin is accepting applications for a unity meeting this time.”

She explained that she was sneaking into the departmental unity meeting held by the Sejin Guild… .

“They said they would send it to us too?”

“Actually, that’s why Junhyung went to see the leader. When I asked earlier, the leader himself called me.”

“… Hyeri Lee?”

Hye-ri Lee’s name unexpectedly popped up.

“Isn’t it because you have something to discuss?”

“… well… .”

That was the time when I had a short chat with Gyu-ri Han while wondering that question.

Suddenly-

The office door opened, and Kim Jun-hyung, who had gone to see Lee Hye-ri, returned and delivered news.

“We are going to the unity meeting!”

“Wow!”

The story was that I had received permission to participate in the unbelievable unity meeting.

“Didn’t Hye-ri Lee say anything?”

“What? Is Director Lee Hye-ri your friend?”

“You are my friend.”

“Uh-huh! Does our leader look like the kind of person who would make a living for a small amount of money?! Ruthless!”

“Wow! Leader, you’re the best!”

Kim Jun-hyung and Han Gyu-ri smiled and toasted as if they were just happy to have a break from work.

‘They didn’t even bother to call me and just sent it to me… ?’

I tilted my head, thinking that there was no way Hyeri Lee would have given it to me graciously.

“Of course we have to have barbecue, right?”

“Who cooks the meat?”

“Junhyung is also good at grilling meat.”

“Yeah, that’s how I feel… ! I will grill the meat, so let’s prepare Korean beef!”

How long has it been since we started talking about this kind of unity meeting?

“Anyway, I’ll ask the kids and let you know.”

“Yes! please! You should get a positive answer!”

Before we knew it, break time was over and we were about to return to the classroom.

“Ah, that’s right. Jihyuk!”

Kim Jun-hyung, who was flirting with Han Gyu-ri, caught me and added an indifferent comment as if it was none of his business.

“When we were having a unit meeting, the leader also said he would stop by for a moment.”

“… What?”

That’s right, Hyeri Lee wasn’t someone to just ignore.