episode_0513

Whether I meddle or not.

When she was confessed to by Yoon Si-hoo, Jin Ha-rin’s answer was already set to be rejection.

The two are childhood friends, but their personalities are polar opposites.

One side is passionate, the other side is cynical.

One side is full of pure enthusiasm, the other side is full of lustful venom.

Lastly, one side likes the other person, and the other side both likes and dislikes the other person.

One day, I asked a woman who came to me and complained about Sihu.

-“So you hate Sihu?”

Then she answered like this:

-“There are times when I don’t like it, and there are times when I like it.”

How in the world can you both hate someone and only like them?

Jin Ha-rin’s dissatisfied gaze towards Yoon Si-hoo did not originate from hatred.

So what did it originate from?

-“I feel it every time I see her. The fact is that I am a person who has become very tangled with time.”

It was none other than jealousy.

He lost his parents at an early age and was raised by his childhood friend’s parents.

A childhood friend who grew up receiving plenty of love and support from strong parents.

I had to be watched by someone wherever I went, whether at home or outside.

A childhood friend who was free from either side and didn’t care what anyone thought.

A person who has to achieve everything alone in the cold reality.

A childhood friend who has someone to warmly hug even if you fail or fall.

Envy, envy, and jealousy towards my childhood friend who has something I don’t have.

He also regrets that he might have been able to live a happier life if his parents had been alive.

That was the reason why I sometimes looked at Yoon Si-hoo with disapproval.

Pure goodwill and love.

I desperately wanted that feeling that no one but my parents could give me and that was difficult to accept.

These days, those feelings have become even more intense.

Her only pride was that she was ahead of Yoon Si-hoo with better talent, but now even that is trying to catch up.

She tried desperately to avoid being caught, and this poison colored her emotions even more deeply.

In the midst of all that, I confessed my love, so how could that possibly work?

“Sihuya.”

“Yes, senior… .”

“Why can’t Harin accept the confession?”

“That’s… .”

“Can’t afford to date right now? Too much to do? Those are all excuses.”

“P, excuse… You say?”

“Is it for no reason that children are born even during war? If you like Harin, no matter how much you can afford, there is no reason to reject her.”

“… … .”

A guy who gets depressed quickly.

I pour a glass full of soju and throw a stone at him.

“But it’s still too early to despair.”

A small stone of hope that will create ripples in a lake full of black despair.

“If I didn’t like you, I would have stubbornly refused.”

“Well, I guess so.”

“But what does it mean that I pushed you away with my reckless attitude?”

The guy who worked hard to find the answer, which was not working properly due to drunkenness, opens his mouth.

“I like him, but I’m not into him enough to date him right away… ?”

I respond with a grin when people look at me asking me to tell them if the answer I was thinking of is correct.

“Smart guy.”

The guy asks again.

“Well, then I… , Is it okay for Harin not to give up?”

“Of course, man. On the contrary, if you give up now, you will become a real brat.”

It’s still vivid in my memory.

The look on her face as she read Yoon Si-hoo’s confession in advance and asked me what she should do.

Why did she try to ask me for an answer when she already had one?

I couldn’t understand it at first, but after a while I figured it out.

Jin Ha-rin is relying on someone for the first time in her life.

And that person is none other than me.

Here another question arises.

why?

A childhood friend I have been with for over 10 years.

How could I, who had only recently started interacting in earnest, be able to open my heart that even the parents of my childhood friend, who had taken in her as an orphan, were unable to open?

My guess is that she and I were in a similar situation and that we felt deep empathy for it.

anyway.

Being able to change her answer means I can customize the situation to my liking.

There was only one thought that came to mind at that time.

It seems worth using.

“Well, then what should I do from now on?”

“First, you have to become stronger. Both physically and mentally.”

I lightly tap the limp guy on the shoulder and continue talking.

“I will teach you well, so let’s work together.”

“Seo, senior… .”

“Why do you call me hyung in private, man?”

“Tongue, tongue!”

The guy hugged me with a very touched expression.

I hate hugging a man more than dying, but I have to endure it for now.

Until he was deeply established as a respectable older brother, senior, and guild leader.

“I’ll work really hard, bro! Even though I still worked hard… , Anyway, work harder!”

“Yes, yes.”

I know.

Sometimes it acts as an invaluable driving force for humans, and sometimes it is inserted as the final piece to complete human destruction.

The two sides of the name hope.

So I was confident.

This will be the most powerful weapon I have when Yoon Si-hoo becomes my enemy in the future.

* * *

The day I had been waiting for finally came.

The day when a prosperous guild hideout opens up in the twilight guild that used to live in university club rooms.

After spring, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it is starting to get warmer.

Kim Do-jin, who finally heard that construction was finished, headed straight to Gangnam with his guild members.

What is before their eyes is a newly built building in the middle of Gangnam that makes their mouths water just by looking at it.

Lim Na-eun asked in disbelief.

“This is really our guild’s hideout… ?”

“… That’s right.”

“In the middle of Gangnam, not even one floor, but the entire building… ?”

“Well, that’s right.”

This really is the new home of the guild that used to live in a university club room.

The guild members felt their hearts grow magnificent.

My normally large chest puffed out even more as I took a deep breath.

At that time, no one could easily take a step and just look up at the building.

Seo Jeong-hee, who joined the guild as a non-combat agent, stepped forward and asked.

“Are you going to go in?”

Kim Do-jin, who suddenly came to his senses after hearing those words, took a step forward and awakened everyone’s spirits.

“… Let’s go in.”

The inside of the building I finally entered with a strong mind.

The center of the spacious lobby.

Two beautiful women in two-piece suits stand in front of the information desk.

On one side is a foreigner with blond blue eyes, and on the other side is a Korean with flowing black hair.

They politely welcomed Kim Do-jin and other guild members.

“Welcome.”

“I was waiting.”

Shin Yu-jeong, who was nervous at the appearance of two attractive women who are not easily seen, poked Kim Do-jin’s side and asked.

“Hey, what are those women?”

“Who is it? These are our employees who will be working at the information desk in the future.”

These were employees selected with the help of a saint.

Both are devout believers of the Vatican Orthodox Church. They recently graduated from university and while preparing for a job, they applied after seeing a recruitment notice posted and were selected despite high competition.

“Hello, everyone. This is Rachel.”

“Nice to meet you. This is Jiyeon Shin.”

The guild members responded to their greeting with a light nod with a bewildered expression.

Shin Yu-jeong muttered behind him.

“… Is it necessary to have two people at the information desk?”

“Keuhm, of course. How many guests will come to our guild in the future?”

Kim Do-jin tries to maintain a calm demeanor and talks long and hard.

It was because I got slightly stabbed.

As she said, only one person was scheduled to be selected to staff the information desk.

The first talent selected through fierce competition was Shin Ji-yeon.

Rachel was scheduled to look for another job after being pushed out by her, but her fate was changed by the intervention of Kim Do-jin, who promised to hire her as well.

So why did he try to recruit her?

“It’s a global era. Is it common sense to have one employee to greet Korean guests and one employee to welcome foreign guests?”

It’s a lie.

Shin Ji-yeon is a talented person who can speak not only Korean, but also English, Japanese, and Chinese.

No matter what kind of customer comes, she can handle it.

Rachel was just self-satisfied.

It reminded him of the blonde receptionist who greeted him at the Zodiac Guild he visited for negotiations in the past.

At that time, he made a promise.

I’ll make sure to hire a blonde receptionist like that for the guild hideout I plan to buy someday.

I just did not forget the resolution I made at that time and achieved it, and there was no other purpose.

maybe.

It was when I was defending myself from Shin Yu-jeong’s suspicious gaze.

“I will guide you.”

Jiyeon Shin, one of the guides, claimed to be the guide.

The building tour soon began.

“The first floor has a lobby, a cafe, and a convenience store. Of course, it is provided free of charge to all guild members, so you can use it whenever you need it.”

“Oh… .”

The second floor is an office space prepared for office guild members who will be selected in the future.

The third floor is the personal lounge and equipment storage room for key members of the guild.

The 4th floor has conference rooms of various sizes divided according to purpose.

The 5th floor consists of the guild leader’s office and a vacant room whose purpose has not yet been determined.

“Wow… , the guild leader is no joke.”

“I guess the saint really cares about us.”

“So… .”

Guild members are amazed at the guild leader’s room filled with custom-made, ultra-expensive furniture in a spacious space.

But it didn’t end here.

No, it would be no exaggeration to say that the real story begins now.

“Now we will go underground.”

Take the elevator and press the ‘B1’ button.

Ding!

“This is a restaurant for guild members only.”

A kitchen filled with state-of-the-art cooking equipment and a restaurant that can accommodate hundreds of people eating at the same time.

As soon as Kim Do-jin arrived there, he lightly pushed Seo Jeong-hee on the back.

“Now this is the place… , No, it’s the lady’s place of work.”

“Oh my.”

She joined the guild as a non-combatant and her exact position is nutritionist.

So, for her, this is her workplace.

When I take her with a confused look on her face and head to the spacious kitchen, two sons and three daughters wearing cooking uniforms bow their heads politely.

“Hello, Chef!”

“Thank you for your continued support!”

Seo Jeong-hee, who saw them, asked in a surprised tone.

“Do, Dojin. Who are these people? ?”

“Who is it? These are kitchen assistants who will help the lady cook.”

“Well, then the person called chef earlier… .”

“Of course you’re an ajumma, right?”

“Uh, oh my, oh my, oh my.”

Seo Jeong-hee was so surprised that she kept saying ‘Oh my’.

It was my first time.

The experience of getting a job at such a prestigious place and being greeted by someone.

After having a child before graduating from college, her life was always focused on raising children.

So my heart swelled a little.

I feel like I can finally experience the life of an ordinary office worker that I sometimes dreamed of.

At the same time, I was scared.

“I don’t know if I can do well… .”

I wonder if I can sit in such a high position even though I have never learned how to cook professionally.

Kim Do-jin answered by gently holding her hand.

“It’s okay even if I’m not good at it. There is no one who is good at it from the beginning.”

“Dojin… .”

These words touched me more than the vague confidence that I would be able to do well.

“Until we hire employees, we are all the people here, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

Gaining courage, she nods with a determined expression.

“Okay, I’ll try my best! however… , I may be a minister, but I have a favor to ask.”

“What is it?”

When Kim Do-jin asked, she whispered in a low tone.

“I want a private office… .”

“That’s as much as you want… .”

“Don’t you think the 5th floor would be a good location?”

“Ah.”

The dirty breath that came out of her mouth tickled my chest.