episode_0072

The three-day, two-night trip with Arin Lim went by quite quickly.

In fact, since I stayed indoors all day and just rolled around, it would be natural for it to feel short.

After entering the accommodation on the first day, we did not step outside until check-out.

All the necessary items were provided in the accommodation, and since we were not on a trip to enjoy Jeju Island itself in the first place, there was no reason to go out.

“The traffic is a bit congested… . Aren’t you frustrated?”

“It’s okay… ! Rather, it’s nice to be able to stay with you longer, right?”

So, I returned to the airport and drove my parked car back.

While we were talking about various things with the radio on, Lim A-rin readily spoke to us.

“You know.”

“Huh?”

“We… . It doesn’t seem like our houses are too far away… ?”

“Home?”

“Yes! The neighborhoods are far apart, and it’s difficult to meet each other when you want to… !”

I tapped the steering wheel and carefully considered her words.

If you ask how far away each other’s houses are, if you honestly think it’s not that far away.

Although the jurisdiction is clearly different, it is located in the same Seoul and is not physically far away.

However, it is definitely a cumbersome distance to commute to work every day.

“It’s a bit like that, isn’t it?”

The moment I glanced back at the passenger seat and agreed to her words.

Lim A-rin’s eyes twinkled strangely and he made a suggestion.

“So… . we… , what if we live together… ?”

“… Huh?”

It was a proposal to live together.

‘… Let’s live together… ?’

When the audience showed a slightly embarrassed reaction to the unexpected proposal of cohabitation, Lim A-rin quickly began to list the advantages of cohabitation.

“If we live together, we can see each other every day, sleep together, and be together all the time… ! And save on living expenses… .”

It felt like I had been thoroughly prepared, as if I had been waiting for this moment.

‘Living together is a bit difficult… .’

To be honest, it’s not that I don’t like living with Lim Ah-rin.

but.

When I move in with her, I wonder if I will be able to control myself.

Through this trip, it was revealed that both Arin Lim and I have quite good physical strength, perhaps due to the correction of magical power.

Even if I didn’t have any other plans, I recorded double digits in a trip that lasted only 2 nights and 3 days… .

What would happen if we even lived together?

I’m sure in a few months I’ll be walking around the ceremony hall motionless.

“And again… .”

“… Arin.”

“Yes… ?”

“Well, it’s all good. Isn’t it still a little early to live together?”

“… It’s too early… ?”

“Yes.”

I quickly listed reasons why we should postpone living together before she had any misunderstandings.

“I said it yesterday… , we are still young, right? We just started dating, so I hope we can enjoy our alone time a little more.”

Although I just said this, he seemed like a person who really didn’t want to get married.

“… Jihyuk… .”

however.

“Now that I think about it, I think that’s right… !”

Lim A-rin quickly changed her attitude and agreed with my opinion.

Naturally, the story about cohabitation was buried.

I don’t know if this went as I planned, or if she was watching out for me… .

No one could know.

*

next day.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

When I went to work at the office after a long time, Kim Jun-hyung and Han Gyu-ri welcomed me.

“Uh, are you here?”

“Are you here?”

“Everyone came early? Now, this is a gift.”

“Wow! Could it be that you took care of it on purpose?!”

“I just saw it in passing at the airport so I bought it. Snacks are okay, right?”

“It’s totally fine! thank you! I’ll eat well!”

“Oh… . Surely it’s not chocolate?”

“What can I buy from Jeju Island?”

“Huh? Mine is not chocolate, but something else?”

“What, my arrogant chocolate!?”

“If you give something expensive to a public official, you will be arrested.”

“I’m the only civil servant!? Gyuri is also a civil servant!”

As I sat down after giving the gift, Kim Junhyung came up to me, leaned against the partition, and asked me a question.

“So, did you have a good time with Jesu?”

The sly smile on his face seemed to make him curious about his relationship with Lim A-rin.

“When did you see him, Jesu? … From now on, call me sister-in-law.”

“Kuh… ! You did it, Do Ji-hyuk… !”

“In the end, did you decide to date?”

Han Gyu-ri seems to be intrigued by Kim Jun-hyung’s reaction, and sneaks in.

She also quietly approached me and asked about my trip with Lim A-rin.

“For some reason, I thought the producer’s face was thin… . As expected!”

“… Really?”

“Uh. If anyone saw it, they would think you were on a honeymoon.”

“So how was it?!”

The two people opened their eyes to gossip after a long time and asked each other,

“I’ll tell you later when I buy you a drink, so go and do your work today. Gyu-ri, can you check the 100th day group meeting?”

“Ah, yes!”

I vaguely started work, promising what would happen next.

‘Meeting with Kang Moo-jin in the afternoon… . If I get off work right away, should I go out to eat with the kids for the first time in a while?’

While I was looking at today’s schedule and making plans for the next gate.

“… … .”

Suddenly, I had a question about the ‘suggestion’ that A-rin Lim had.

At least until last night, Lim A-rin’s suggestion wasn’t working.

This is confirmed directly by her, so I’m sure… .

This means that there is a high probability that Lim Ah-rin’s symptoms have been completely cured.

The story goes that the ‘physical therapy’ really worked.

It becomes a story about having to sleep with Seol Joo-hee or Hong Yu-ra, who are under the same hint.

‘It’s difficult… .’

I don’t really feel like leaving my girlfriend and sleeping with another woman.

Of course, there may be some men who like it, but… .

At least not me.

‘What if it’s real… .’

However, it is also true that it is not the time to choose between cold and hot food right now.

A third incident will occur in just a few months.

In the third incident, a huge army invades from a large gate in the West Sea.

Here, Hong Yu-ra and Seol Joo-hee, who have explosive power, must be utilized, and their relationship must be improved in order to utilize them properly.

This means that whether it is porridge or rice, you must destroy their hints.

‘I hope that’s not the case… .’

How long has it been since I continued to work while thinking of various thoughts?

“Shall we go have lunch soon?”

As lunch time approached, Gyu-ri Han spoke first,

“I decided to meet and eat with people from Baekil, so please eat first.”

“Really? Gyu-ri, then shall we go first?”

“Producer, you’re leaving work right away, right?”

“I think so.”

“Okay! Thank you for your hard work today!”

I sent the two people off first and stayed in the office alone, heading to the place I had promised with Baek Yu-jin of the Baek-il Group on time.

*

“Welcome.”

“It’s been a while since I saw you.”

Do Ji-hyuk parked his car at the meeting place and switched to Baek Yu-jin’s car. I greeted her warmly and shared my current situation with her who was riding next to me.

“I heard that you have a girlfriend.”

“… Isn’t the news a bit early?”

“There was a story that one of the employees saw it at the airport. So, are the rumors true?”

“Somehow, it happened like that.”

Do Ji-hyuk did not hide the fact that he had a lover.

Since it was a purely business relationship with Baek Yu-jin in the first place, I thought there was a need to draw a line.

“Hmm… . I won’t say anything in particular. I just don’t want to get caught up in something like that.”

“Thank you.”

Baek Yu-jin, who was only mildly interested, accepted the news of Do Ji-hyuk’s love life with ease… .

Of course, if it had been a ‘deep relationship’ rather than a casual interest, the story would have been different.

Baek Yu-jin is currently the one with the strongest blood in the Baek family.

His unique white hair and red eyes are proof of him.

If Do Ji-hyuk had crossed a big line, he would certainly have been deeply imprinted in Baek Yu-jin’s mind.

She probably used all kinds of tricks to ‘possess’ him by using the entire Baekil Group.

but… .

This is just a meaningless example of a time that has already disappeared.

It is literally just an assumption of ‘extinct time’ that has absolutely nothing to do with the present.

“What kind of person is Director Kang Moo-jin?”

“Have you never met him before?”

“It was so long ago that I don’t remember much. It was when I was attending the academy, so it was almost 8 years ago.”

“Really? Our leader is more cheerful than he looks. Since you are not the type to say two things at once, it would be better to throw a straight ball from the beginning.”

Do Ji-hyuk listened to Baek Yu-jin’s story and glanced out the car window, thinking carefully about his strategy.

The sky was high without a single cloud and the wind was blowing gently, making it feel like a typhoon was coming.

“It has arrived.”

Eventually, we arrived at a high-end Korean restaurant on the outskirts of Seoul.

Do Ji-hyuk and Baek Yu-jin entered the restaurant under the guidance of the staff who came to meet them.

Grumbling─

In a secretly prepared inner room, I finally came face to face with him.

“It’s been a while.”

This is Kang Moo-jin, the head of the Hundred Days Guild.

With his long, slicked-back white hair and handsome beard, he boasted a stature that belied his middle-aged age.

As a talented person who swept the battlefield during his active duty years, he still radiated tremendous force.

“Long time no see.”

“Hurry up and sit down.”

After briefly saying hello to Kang Moo-jin, Do Ji-hyuk quietly took a seat.

Beyond the Cheonhwa Guild and the Sejin Guild, they finally began to spread their magic to the Baekil Guild.

*

Around the time Do Ji-hyuk entered into negotiations with Baekil Guild.

Seol Joo-hee’s house.

After Lim A-rin’s trip ended, all the members of Queens gathered together for the first time in a long time… .

In the living room where the three people were gathered, there was silence so heavy that even the sound of breathing could be heard.

“… … .”

Unlike Hong Yu-ra and Seol Joo-hee, who had expressions that were almost straight-faced, only Im A-rin had a happy expression.

“… Arin. I heard wrong… ?”

Hong Yu-ra couldn’t believe her ears and asked carefully.

OK.

Lim A-rin slowly shook her head as if to deny her wish, but then the wedge was driven in.

“I… . I’m going to marry Jihyuk.”

It was the announcement of her marriage to Do Ji-hyuk.