episode_0180

“Are you… Seonghan?”

It was a word that condensed many emotions.

I had a feeling that I wasn’t the one who would be on the team that Lee Hwan had heard about, but reality was harsh.

“Yes, I am Seonghan.”

“…Oh my…”

This time again, a small, muttering voice reached my ears.

I longed for good hearing.

“…I’ll register first and come back… But before that, buy some hangover cure…”

“…By the way, what is your name?”

“Huh? Didn’t your senior tell you?”

I didn’t tell you.

If you had asked me I would have told you, but I was so drunk I didn’t even think to ask.

“Hmm…”

The woman’s eyes narrowed.

He seemed to hesitate as if he was not sure whether to tell me his name.

“…It’s Jaehee. Choi Jaehee. See you later.”

As she said that, the woman parked her motorcycle and walked towards the Ghost Story Management Headquarters.

When he got off the motorcycle, he was quite tall.

Her appearance was also pretty.

“I see why you were so confident.”

I think I know why Lee Hwan said yesterday that we should meet at least once.

It was a natural instinct for a man to want to team up with a woman like that.

After Jaehee left, I just looked down at the motorcycle.

A woman rides a motorcycle.

It may be a discriminatory view, but it was a rare sight.

And this motorcycle.

Judging from the strong engine sound from earlier, it didn’t seem to be an ordinary motorcycle.

It was a bike with an engine sound that tough men would ride.

“That’s cool.”

He nodded and looked down at the motorcycle.

I don’t know much about motorcycles, but I can see why some people are crazy about them.

Of course I was a car guy.

Coming to Seoul, I feel it deeply, but taking public transportation in Seoul is not easy.

As I was moving around among people on this hot day, my stress level went up.

But that doesn’t mean I can take a taxi every day.

“…Should I get my license too…”

“Then you should abstain from drinking first. Is that okay?”

Someone answered my monologue.

When I turned my head, Jaehee was next to me.

As I was lost in the sight of the motorcycle, time passed quickly.

Jaehee also seemed to have finished his work at the office as quickly as I did.

“Are you looking to get a motorcycle license?”

“…I’ll just think about it.”

Actually, I was thinking about a driver’s license, but since I have a good sense, I just let it go.

“Huh… Well, do your best.”

Although he was trying to hide his expression, I could see the corners of his mouth twitching upward.

I felt good when my motorcycle was complimented.

It was an easy-to-understand change in facial expression.

Jaehee came closer, stood in front of me, and looked up at me.

She was big for a woman, but not that big compared to me.

“By the way, what is your relationship with Senior Lee Hwan?”

“What is our relationshipㅡ”

well.

It wasn’t a relationship that could be answered with anything.

My perception of Lee Hwan is that he is Sophia’s partner exorcist?

It was difficult to answer, so I just beat around the bush.

“Friend of a friend?”

“Umm…”

“…I heard he’s Lee Hwan’s junior.”

“Junior… Yes, well, you’re my junior.”

It was a somewhat lukewarm reaction.

It seemed like he was a little disappointed.

“Did your senior just tell you that much?”

“Yes.”

“Really…?”

I didn’t know much information.

Jaehee sighed a little bitterly and opened his mouth.

“…You didn’t eat lunch, right?”

“…Yes.”

“There’s a delicious restaurant nearby. Let’s go there.”

***

“…are you here?”

“Why?”

When I absentmindedly pointed at the sign and spoke, Jaehee answered calmly.

“Do you by any chance dislike stir-fried pork?”

“No, that’s not it.”

“That’s fortunate.”

The restaurant that Jaehee recommended was none other than a restaurant with a large sign that said “Jeokbokkeum (stir-fried pork).”

It wasn’t just a restaurant.

The sign had the words ‘Knights’ Restaurant’ written on it.

I never thought that the restaurant I was led to by a woman’s hand would be such a rough restaurant for knights.

I was thinking of a pasta restaurant or a brunch shop.

“Just, I didn’t expect it.”

“What are you doing, come in quickly.”

While I was panicking, Jaehee strode in and took his seat.

The spoon setting was already finished.

I chuckled at the sight and went in too.

The restaurant had only two items on the menu.

Bulgogi and rice, stir-fried pork.

Other than that, only drinks and alcohol were written.

The simple menu seemed to show their confidence in the food.

“…No alcohol.”

“I don’t drink.”

As I stared at the menu, Jaehee warned me just in case.

Just hearing that warning made me realize how my image was being portrayed.

The food came out surprisingly quickly after we ordered it.

Since there are two menus, I prepared them in advance so it seemed like I could make them quickly.

When the food arrived, we started eating without saying a word.

It was a little awkward, but since Jaehee in front of me started eating, I just had to follow suit and eat.

Then Jaehee started talking to himself, his eyes fixed on the food.

“I met my senior at the university’s exorcism department.”

It’s the exorcism department.

It was a fruit that could easily have been created, as there were many ghost stories all over the country.

I was a little curious about what would be taught.

Should I teach you how to fight?

“I confessed then.”

“…Suddenly?”

“I like people who are hard-working at their work.”

I was speechless at the extremely refreshing development.

“Senior, you are the only one in our exorcism department who became an exorcist first. I liked that about you…”

It was a sudden remark, but it was not incomprehensible.

I also liked people who were faithful to their jobs.

“Of course, it wasn’t just that. He was kind, he was good to me, and he was also my type in terms of looks.”

I nodded quietly.

“After I confessed, we didn’t contact each other for a while.”

“…”

Well, I guess we’ve lost contact.

“That senior contacted me yesterday.”

“…”

“Congratulations on passing the exorcist exam, and asking if you found a team. My heart was pounding.”

That’s how it went.

I felt guilty because I already knew how the rest of the story went.

Even though I didn’t do anything wrong.

“I also thought that my senior was going to form a team with me~”

Jaehee resumed eating, trailing off his words in a cheeky manner.

I blankly waved my chopsticks in the air, then quietly closed my mouth and ate.

The air was heavy.

As expected, the first one to speak was Jaehee.

“You said you were a friend of a friend?”

“Yes.”

“Then feel free to talk.”

“…Is that so?”

“Yes. I like this side too.”

It seemed like the tense atmosphere was loosening up once we finally started talking.

“By the way, do you know the nun?”

“…Nun?”

“Yes.”

I never thought that name would come out of Jaehee’s mouth.

Given the current flow of the story, it was highly likely that the nun Jaehee was talking about was Sophia.

“Where did you hear the word nun?”

“Sometimes when we would contact each other, my senior would secretly keep talking about the nun. Something happened with the nun today, etc. ”

“…That was Lee Hwan’s fault.”

“Right?”

It seemed like Lee Hwan was a less observant person than I thought.

Or maybe he said those things to Jaehee intentionally.

He may have been beating around the bush to tell her to give up since he has feelings for her now.

I nodded my head after thinking about it.

“I know who you’re talking about, Sister.”

“Really?”

Jaehee looked at me with an expression of interest for the first time.

“How is it? Is it pretty?”

“It’s pretty.”

I thought of Sophia.

Although her body was covered, her appearance was also pretty.

“What’s your personality like?”

“Good.”

“Are you a nun and an exorcist?”

“No? Focus on being an exorcist.”

As my answers continued, Jaehee’s expression darkened.

“What? Where is that? Then you’re not a nun.”

“Right?”

“That’s foul play…”

Jaehee started to use his chopsticks forcefully with an annoyed expression, saying, “Isn’t this foul play?”

I nodded in agreement with Jaehee’s discontented monologue.

I know.

There are no particular disadvantages, only advantages.

As a competitor, it was unfair.

“But why do you know so much? ”

“I know you well because we’re just friends.”

I don’t know if Sophia and I can define our relationship as friends, but at least we weren’t strangers.

“Really?… What does Seonghan oppa think of that nun?”

Suddenly, the title changed to oppa.

It didn’t matter though.

“What do you think? Just…a pretty person?”

To be precise, I think of her as a large-breasted nun with a unique wall.

But this thought was too blatant to be said out loud.

“Then do you think I want to date you?”

“If you ask me whether I want to date her or notㅡ I want to date her.”

It was an appearance that was difficult for a man to refuse.

“Really?”

Jaehee’s face brightened.

“I think we’ll be a good team.”

“…Thank you.”

I don’t know what part of the conversation he felt favorable towards so far, but he seemed to agree with the idea of becoming a team.

“Oh, right. Did you hear that story?”

“What kind?”

“Did anyone get a special pass on this exam?”

“…Really?”

I was careful with my words.

Actually, I didn’t take the test and pass.

“I heard some crazy guy killed two ghosts and passed the special exam. I asked Senior Lee Hwan, but he didn’t tell me who it was.”

“…haha, really?”

The crazy guy just kept stirring the poor stir-fried pork with his chopsticks, laughing awkwardly.