episode_0071

I stepped on the accelerator.

“—!”

As expected of a luxury car, the body moves forward in an instant.

Thanks to that, both of our bodies were shaking.

I blushed at the girlish voice that came out without me knowing.

Anna stares intently at the hair sticking out like antennae.

“They told me to do something about the speed bump…”

“Oh, it’s been a while!”

To hide his embarrassment, he shouted instead.

I try to shake off the awkward atmosphere by stepping on the accelerator again.

The black Porsche responded by moving forward smoothly.

40… 60… 100 km/h.

I roamed the city at a whopping 100 km/h.

There were times when my body was thrown towards the pivot point when turning a corner, but I even enjoyed that.

Soon a long, abandoned factory village comes into view.

I pedaled hard toward them.

Porsche advanced with the momentum to destroy the factory.

But I soon had to slow down.

“—!”

Because we suddenly heard a siren sound behind us.

I was so startled by the sound that I almost hiccupped for a moment.

“What, what is it..?”

Anna also follows me and looks at the back of the car.

We soon spot the familiar black car we saw at the department store in the past.

Association Security Force.

What should I do?

Why is there a police force in this abandoned city?

I looked at Anna longingly.

Then she shrugs.

“Should I handle it?”

Her firm answer makes me sigh.

What did you expect from him?

There’s nothing I can do.

There is no choice but to solve it yourself.

If you think about it, it’s not like we committed any particularly big sins.

I just paid the money and paid a fair rent.

I flicked my fingers to turn on the blinker.

And then he slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

Soon the police sonata leisurely stops behind us.

A man wearing a bulletproof vest slowly walks in, accompanied by the sound of a door closing.

Wearing dark sunglasses, he smokes a cigarette and leans his arm against the Porsche window frame.

“Security.”

He leisurely lowers his sunglasses, perhaps aware of his high position.

And then he looked down at a girl who didn’t look like she belonged in a Porsche at all.

“Yes… Thank you for your hard work.”

I tried to smile awkwardly.

Then the man looks at Anna, who is sitting in the passenger seat, and says calmly.

“The speed limit on national highways is 60. You can tell by looking at it that you’re going way over it.”

I scratched my disheveled hair awkwardly.

Of all things, I got caught by the security forces…

“Well, this is an abandoned city, so I understand you want to have fun. However…”

He extended his large hand to me.

The man’s hands are covered in scars, perhaps from fighting countless monsters.

“This place is currently suspected of being a drug trafficking site. So, you will need to cooperate with the inspection for a moment.”

“Hey, a security check? This is our first time here…”

Daewon speaks bluntly as if he doesn’t know about my circumstances.

“Let me see your driver’s license.”

It’s finally here.

My face turned pale.

This is not a simple fine issue.

Considering that Anna, who was riding with him, was a wanted criminal, she would also be caught.

We must somehow prevent this situation from getting dragged along.

But, the method is…

The man yawns.

He stroked the luxurious exterior of the Porsche with one leg bent.

“If you don’t have one, you must accompany each other.”

I took a deep breath.

And then he smiled calmly at the security guard.

“Actually, we don’t have a license right now.”

Anna sighed deeply at my honest words.

And he put his hand into his jacket pocket to subdue the security guard.

“Then, let’s go together…”

I cut him off abruptly.

And then he starts reciting the prepared speech.

“The license is with the car dealer now.”

“Are you a dealer?”

His thick eyebrows twitch.

I shyly tilted my head to deliver the finishing blow to him.

“Yes-. Actually, we are currently test driving it.”

“…”

“The dealer also recommended this factory village as a good place to test drive. But I didn’t know that such an unpleasant incident occurred.”

He kept his mouth shut at my long speech.

Even with the clear motive of a test drive, he did not easily put his doubts aside.

“If you don’t believe me, why don’t you try calling me?”

I leisurely took out my cell phone and showed it to him.

Dae-won stares at the turned off LCD.

As his hand gets closer, my arm begins to tremble.

I didn’t even blink until he took my phone.

“Okay, that’s it. Looking at the license plate, it’s a test drive car.”

He waved his hand as if he was annoyed.

Instead, he knocks on the window frame and warns.

“However, civilian access is currently restricted here, so please take the test drive elsewhere.”

“Of course. I’ll go right out.”

I nodded like crazy.

And then I immediately started the car again.

Step on the accelerator.

The car gradually started to move away, and I kept looking back at the man in the side mirror as it drove away.

He didn’t get back in the car right away.

He just sat there smoking a cigarette and watched us leave.

“Phew… Thank goodness.”

I sighed, holding the steering wheel firmly with both hands.

Only then did Anna take her hands out of her pockets.

“The lies have increased in the meantime.”

“Is the acting okay?”

I smiled at the silver-haired woman.

Then she answered so indifferently that my smile became embarrassing.

“It’s okay. If he was a newbie, I would have called him right away.”

That’s right.

I also tried to take a gamble because I was hoping he would be a more seasoned veteran.

From the bothersome attitude to the leisurely smoking.

In fact, he seemed more interested in the Porsche we were driving than in our license.

“Where do we go now? Back to the exhibition hall?”

“What are you talking about? I spent 5 million won and I’m already returning it!”

I was consistent in my loud voice.

This guy is a real problem because he cares about money.

“Wait a minute…”

I looked around while running.

Then suddenly my eyes were drawn to a billboard attached to a tall commercial building.

A spinning Ferris wheel and animal pictures.

It’s a distance that can be reached in 20 minutes from here.

Thanks to those pictures, I was able to decide my next destination right away.

“Don’t worry, there’s a great place to learn emotions.”

Soon the car pulls into a spacious parking lot.

Many guests nearby stare blankly at our Porsche.

Some people even moved their parking spots farther away to avoid our car.

Thanks to that, I was able to park my car comfortably even though I was not very good at it.

Anna got out of the passenger seat.

Before her eyes, a giant statue guarded the entrance to the amusement park.

A statue of the first ranker, Lee Seok-Hyeon.

When Anna had her emotions removed in the lab, it was the Ranker who subdued her.

I look at her with worried eyes.

Fortunately, she just stared up at the statue without any change in expression.

“Hey, let’s go in. There’s going to be a lot more fun stuff inside.”

I quickly grabbed her arm and headed towards the entrance of the amusement park.

Anna follows me to the ticket counter.

“Welcome to Royal Hunter Park-.”

An employee wearing rabbit ears on his head greets you.

She looked down at me and smiled brightly.

“Hello, please give me 2 tickets.”

“What is the relationship between the two of you?”

The female employee looks at me and Anna alternately and asks questions.

“Relationship..?”

“Yes, if you are a couple, there is currently a 30% discount.”

“No particular relation…”

I quickly covered Anna’s mouth.

I smiled bashfully and answered the staff member’s question.

“Yes, we’re a couple!”

Anna’s lips twitch as she covers them with her palm, perhaps annoyed by the continuous lies.

I whispered to her like that.

“This kid… spent 500 today, so I have to save it somehow-.”

We wore the same color free travel passes on both our arms.

I smile as I shake it.

“Is this your first time at an amusement park?”

“Uh.”

“Look forward to it. It’s going to be so much fun.”

Anna stared down at the girl.

Soon the little bartender takes the lead towards the meadow at a brisk pace.

It was clear that he had decided to give her back her feelings, but she actually looked the happiest.

“Anna, look at this!”

I walked into the grass and gestured.

Anna follows along leisurely, her hands in her pockets.

It’s a grassy area where rabbits run free in an amusement park.

Is it because it’s been so long since I’ve been to an amusement park?

My heart is pounding.

I followed the guys eating the rabbit grass, as if possessed.

Then, the rabbits, sadly, ran away here and there to avoid me.

It’s okay if you can’t catch it.

Even running away is cute.

Is it because I’ve experienced so many decadent things up until now?

To me, a world this peaceful is so beautiful.

“Guys-, Don’t run away-.”

I was following the rabbits lightly and almost fell down.

Then suddenly I came to my senses and looked around.

“Huh?”

Anna, who was clearly behind, is not visible.

Where did you go…?

“—!”

When I turned my head again, I was so surprised that I almost fell over.

Anna came towards me in an instant and was staring at me intently.

“You’re surprised…”

She extended her hand to me.

In his hand he held the ears of a white rabbit.

The rabbit squinted its red eyes as if in pain.

I quickly caress Anna’s hand.

“Stop it. It hurts.”

Anna tilts her head, then releases the rabbit.

Thanks to that, the guy ran away quickly.

“Isn’t that what you wanted to catch?”

“No-, I just wanted to touch it… It’s so soft.”

Thanks to Anna, I remember the feeling of the rabbit I touched for a moment.

Her soft and plump butt was very cute.

“Soft?”

“Yeah. Soft and fluffy and stuff…”

As he continued speaking, his thoughts suddenly stopped.

Because Anna’s hand lightly pinched my cheek.

“Soft.”

My hair stood on end.

I stuttered as if I had a lag.

“Uh, yeah…”

“Soft.”

She kept saying that the tone was funny.

I mutter, my face completely red.

“Hey, can I stop touching you now…”

“Soft.”

“Oh my… Really…”

As the ball grows, the voice also grows.

It was only after Anna had fully enjoyed my balls that I was finally able to free myself.

We sat on the grass like that for a while.

Cabbage white butterflies are fluttering.

We watched the crowd of guests coming into the amusement park.

Soon Anna asks me if I’m bored.

“So, are you just going to sit there like this?”

“Why-. It’s good.”

I tilted my head up to the sky and enjoyed the fresh green leaves.

Then Anna also tilted her head back, following me.

“People are weird. They enjoy this kind of behavior.”

I reached out to the grass for her, who tilted her head back for a moment.

And then he calmly broke off the rabbit grass.

I was 15 years old.

My sister made something for me out of rabbit grass.

I recalled that memory and tried to imitate my younger brother.

“Anna, can you give me a hand?”

“Why hands?”

“Okay, a present.”

I grabbed her white fingers.

And he tied a flower ring on her ring finger.

“My sister even made me a wreath with flowers… but that’s too hard for me to do.”

I laughed heartily and gave Anna an apologetic smile.

But she didn’t really react to what I said.

I just stare at the ring that was made for me.

“Poem…”

“Huh?”

“I’m thirsty.”

“Okay…? Then I’ll buy you a drink.”

There happens to be a store near the lawn.

Anna also gave me a Porsche rental and amusement park tickets.

I decided to buy drinks for her, at least for her sake.

I slowly ran my fingers through the drinks, then suddenly stopped at one type.

“Aquamarine…”

A cocktail that my older sister made for me.

A bottle of the exact same color as the cocktail is displayed on the stand.

“Excuse me.”

I called the part-timer who looked extremely annoyed.

He glances down at me.

“What kind of drink is this? It’s all in Japanese.”

“It’s Ramune.”

“Ramune…?”

When I asked again, the employee seemed annoyed and mumbled.

“It’s like Japanese cider.”

“Ah…”

Cider.

Then the taste will be okay.

I stared blankly at the light blue drink and then, as if in a trance, I ended up picking it up.

Because it’s a color that suits Anna well.

“It’s 20,000 won.”

“Yes…?”

Hey, what kind of cider costs ten thousand won for a bottle?

I handed over the crumpled bills with my mouth tightly shut.

But Anna burned 500 for me, so it’s about 20,000 won…

I returned to the grass, holding the ramune tightly in my arms in case it would burst.

Anna, seen from afar, was fidgeting with her hands.

“Anna…?”

I looked down at her, holding the bottle of Ramune.

Then Anna quickly swept back her sun-kissed white hair.

In her two hands she held a wreath made of clover.

The Russian woman soon placed it on my head.

“Me too, a gift.”