episode_0087

Two women sit on the floor of a small one-room apartment.

One is an executive of the country’s top black company.

Another one is a self-employed person who spends 300 million won in a cool way.

A round table was laid out for two people.

And in the middle, he put down the cake that the enemy had brought.

“But what should I do… I don’t think I should eat cake…”

I muttered as I took out two plates.

Then the enemy’s already red eyes flashed even brighter, asking what he meant.

“Ah, that’s… Jaehee told me to lose some weight…”

“Why are you losing weight?”

Anna, who had been quiet, also steps forward.

The enemy also shook his head at her question.

“Where would you have any room to leave? Now is the perfect time.”

The two women looked up and down my body.

I twisted my head because the gaze was burdensome.

“Never take it off.”

The enemy spoke to me in a very serious voice.

I eventually nodded my head in response to the two people’s fierce opposition.

And then he mutters softly.

“Since both of you are saying that… I guess it’s okay to organize it in one piece…?”

I tried to sneakily take out a fork.

Then the enemy pushes the plate and fork placed in front of him.

“Thank you…”

I took her fork and carefully scooped up a piece.

The melted chocolate mousse spread on the surface is impressive.

When you press it with a fork, it is so soft that it feels like jelly and then sinks in.

Put the cake you scooped out in your mouth.

The large piece makes both my cheeks puff out and look round.

Sweet chocolate mousse caresses my tongue.

The soft bread melted like cotton candy.

“Delicious…”

I savored the dessert to my heart’s content with my eyes closed.

Why have I become so fond of sweet things these days…

As I was almost done eating a piece, my eyes suddenly widened at the sound of a ‘click’.

The clerk was taking pictures of me eating cake.

My puffy cheeks also stopped for a moment at that sight.

“Oh, no. Keep eating.”

She smiled faintly as she watched me weep.

Anna was also approaching behind the enemy.

She whispers to the red-eyed woman while looking at the picture of me that was taken.

“Send it to me later.”

“Why me?”

“How much is it?”

“Not for sale, you idiot.”

The two people were bickering with each other in low voices so that I couldn’t hear.

But I’m not an idiot… I can hear the tiki-taka between the two so well.

“That’s what I bought. You should bring something too.”

No, why are they suddenly acting like this?

When they met separately, they seemed more mature than anyone else, but when they were together, they twitched and twitched like high school girls.

It’s like tourists at a zoo.

They are trying to take a picture by throwing food to each other.

So, am I a squirrel trapped inside?

Something feels strangely off.

Anna frowned, as if uncomfortable with her words.

And then, as he was silently searching through his pockets, he suddenly stopped, as if he had found something good.

Soon a very small chocolate cocktail appears in her hand.

This is the chocolate we used to give away for free to our guests at our moment bar.

Anna went to the bar to see me too.

She stared down at the tiny chocolate bar for a moment.

Then soon he looks at me blankly.

“This.”

Chocolate with a cocktail flavor.

She handed it to me carefully.

The corners of my mouth twitch.

I chuckled and opened the bag of chocolates.

I took a light bite of it, halfway through eating it, as it was too good to eat in one bite.

My fingers were covered in sticky chocolate.

It must have been melted because it had been in Anna’s pocket for a long time.

But that’s okay.

Because it’s delicious and sweet enough.

I looked into her clouded eyes and smiled.

“It’s delicious, Anna. Thank you…”

Anna raised the corners of her lips as if following me.

And then she pushed a strand of my messy hair over my ear.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

It was just a short sentence.

And there was one small chocolate.

But, that alone was enough to comfort me.

Thanks to the two people next to me, I was able to take my eyes off the huge wall that was staring right in front of me for a moment.

Yeah, that’s enough.

Maybe I’m not alone anymore.

“It looks like it was really hard from the first day.”

The enemy seems worried about me struggling because of the job he personally arranged for me.

Her sharp eyes had suddenly become hazy and were looking at me.

“Should we just build a lounge bar in our company?”

The enemy speaks out loud so casually.

If that happens…

“Oh ho ho, our new bride is here-?”

The image of Vice Chairman Na Hyeon stopping by the bar every day to drink is vivid.

And then there’s the Hwangsa guy who comes by every day to nag me…

It’s kind of fun.

A snicker escaped my lips.

Meanwhile, Anna also suggested her own solution to me.

She shows me the dagger in her bosom and asks me.

“Should I kill you?”

These guys are going to be in big trouble…

I quickly waved my hand.

“No, the work wasn’t difficult at all. Rather, it was to the point where I wondered if I deserved this much.”

“Where do you work?”

Anna asks.

Oh, by the way, Anna doesn’t know where I work.

“A research institute affiliated with the association.”

“Research Institute?”

Anna’s once relaxed expression returns to a blank expression.

She asks me again if anything has come to mind.

“Is that the place managed by Representative Park Shin-ae?”

“Oh, right. There’s a lounge bar in the basement, and I work there.”

How would Anna, officially an enemy of the Association, know about the research institute?

While tilting her head in puzzlement, Anna crossed her arms and became lost in thought.

“Have you been there, Anna?”

“I’ve never been there. But…”

She became the expressionless killer she used to be.

Then, soon, as if he was aware of my gaze, he shook his head alone.

“No. I’ll look into it myself.”

As if the scribe had read Anna’s mood, she tried to keep a relaxed expression.

She says, taking off the suit jacket she was wearing.

“Yeah, what could be dangerous working under such great association people?”

She, wearing a white shirt, immediately puts her arm around my shoulder.

And then he lightly pinched my cheek.

“There’s no reason to bother a little bartender like this.”

Their lips were so close that I could feel her breath.

The red-eyed woman looked at me and whispered quietly.

“If there’s someone who’s bullying you, tell me anytime.”

“Huh…?”

“If you tell me, that guy might have to take a few months off because of an accident?”

“Ah, I see…”

The enemy stood up, seemingly satisfied with the answer.

And he prepares to leave with his white shirt draped over his shoulders.

“Going already?”

“Uh. I just came to tell you this.”

My heart starts pounding whenever the enemy comes to my house.

Are you just going today?

It’s a bit regrettable, but also a relief.

Damn, what’s missing?

I shook my head from side to side.

The already tangled hair becomes even more frizzy.

A faint scent of shampoo wafts through my hair.

I didn’t even feel it before, but now I feel it so well.

The enemy, who was about to leave, stops for a moment.

And he stares down at Anna, who is still sitting on the floor.

“What.”

Anna casually blurts out a word to her.

Then the enemy speaks to Anna in a natural voice.

“What the heck, let’s go.”

“I’ll stay a little longer and then go.”

The enemy laughs at Anna’s words.

She looks down at her menacingly with her sharp red eyes.

“If you have any sense, get up.”

Anna did not react at all to the momentum of such an attack.

Instead, he just stared at me.

“I’m fine, I’ll be alone for now.”

that’s right.

I also don’t feel like hanging out with anyone right now.

Even if that doesn’t work out.

I am truly grateful and sorry to both of you.

But now, a huge typhoon has gathered in my head.

It takes time to overcome it alone.

In that situation, the enemy’s dessert and Anna’s chocolate were a great help to me.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back to Moment soon.”

“Don’t overdo it.”

Anna looked at me and frowned slightly.

Her expressive face is so beautiful.

The white-eyed woman followed the red-eyed woman and got up.

And then leisurely head to the shoe rack.

“Call me if anything happens.”

The enemy crumpled his shoes and made a shape of a cell phone with his fingers.

I just waved my hand at those two people.

It’s a common farewell that’s certainly happened many times.

But… somehow my heart feels aching as if this greeting will be our last.

It’s as if I’m about to set off on a long, lonely voyage.

The front door was closed.

Inside the house, the only sound is the quiet sound of the refrigerator.

I looked down at the cake box and bag of chocolates sitting on the table.

“This is my job.”

“I can’t just rely on others for help anymore.”

I can’t get two people involved in something like this.

I headed to the veranda with just that thought in mind.

There is a box of cocktails there, stored at room temperature.

When I opened it, I found that various types of alcohol were stored inside.

I took it out, fumbling with it.

I can’t even lift one box properly.

Feeling weak, I barely managed to bring the box into the house.

And then, take out each bottle of alcohol and check the effect.

Rating: ★★★

Effect: Increases Strength by 30 for 1 hour. However, judgment and composure decrease by 30. If overdosed, there is a high chance of going berserk.

Information: A liquor close to the original, with an alcohol content of nearly 95 degrees. It is the Maginot Line of edible alcohol. If you drink it without thinking, it can burn your esophagus.

Rating: ★★★

Effect: Increases Agility by 30 for 1 hour. Reduces Composure by 15.

Information: Green Devil. A distilled liquor that is green due to herbal ingredients. It is banned from distribution in Korea because it contains the ingredient thujone that causes mental confusion. However, nothing is impossible for Ilsim.

A row of alcoholic beverages that are banned from import into Korea.

And I expressed the Angelic Hand in my hand to the fullest extent.

“Sister… Wait.”

“I’ll definitely go see you.”

It was late at night.

Although it was clearly hidden by curtains, a brilliant light rose endlessly from a studio on the second floor.

A woman was watching the scene from afar.

She waited until the light disappeared, and only at dawn did she leave the street.