Chapter 198 – Triangle (7)
The air around the table froze slightly at the sudden offer.
It’s a recruitment offer.
In fact, the proposal itself is not a big deal.
My team members are all attractive items.
Even Elena, who was evaluated as an ugly duckling, was treated as a swan after recognizing that the effect of the characteristics applied to her allies was gradually diminishing.
However, the problem is that the opponent in front of him doesn’t want Seo-yeon for the sake of grades.
It’s obvious.
The reason why he didn’t leave the 4th grade practice and why he wanted to put Seo-yeon on the new team.
Since he was young, he showed a lot of likes, and he doesn’t change even when he gets older, this guy.
I wonder if I should have squeezed in a few more at that time.
“Mmm.”
Seo-yeon and I keep repeating that we no longer have any relationship, but I still can’t seem to let go of her father’s heart.
It’s like watching a guy who, from anyone’s point of view, is no different from a first-class groom, resentment flares up just because he likes my daughter.
In my heart, I want to grab my collar, saying, ‘My daughter can’t do that, you bastard!’
“I wonder if you need to ask me that.”
I manage to change my words while constantly repeating that I no longer have the right or reason to do so.
As a team leader, can’t you hold on to your teammates?
It’s all the same that it can’t be.
Our party has been disbanded since the beginning of winter vacation last year.
Now, practically everyone is a free agent, that is, a free agent.
“Your senior would know. Building a team in earnest begins after the first class. “
In short, everyone here, including Son Seo-yeon, is in a state of no less than a jewel that has fallen to the ground.
It means that they are beings that can be embraced as long as they present a great and clear vision.
“If you want to recruit Seoyeon, I wonder if she came to the wrong number. “
Here’s a straightforward interpretation of my words:
Don’t talk to me, go directly to Seoyeon and offer to recruit him.
That’s right
Just because we’re sitting together drinking doesn’t mean our team has been confirmed yet.
Then can I take the other kids too?
It doesn’t happen, it doesn’t.
However, this is only possible for those who can fight against me and win.
If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to be dented in a corner.
Park Jin-woo smiled at the dry tone he spat out while restraining his emotions as much as possible.
“Haha… , Of course, I’m thinking of formally proposing to Seoyeon. But before that, I wanted to hear the intentions of junior Dojin.”
“… It’s my intention.”
“That’s right. I was wondering if seniors and juniors compete fiercely to recruit one person, wouldn’t it look very good?”
Therefore… , You said you wanted to know before handing Seoyeon her recruiting offer.
Whether to see me as a competitor or not.
They said it was a minor electronic war.
This guy, his own dad’s way of talking and behaving right away.
Sometimes, if there is something to bump into due to friction between guilds, it’s definitely a straight arm… , No, Jeong-Min used to visit me and try to figure things out in that way.
Every time that happened, I would ask myself this way.
“If I said I wouldn’t back down from recruiting senior Seoyeon, would you give up?”
Then, the guy laughed as if he was embarrassed, and then he shook his head as he emptied the glass he had refilled.
“Hmm… , Usually, I think it’s good to give way to juniors as a senior, but this time I think it’s a little too much.”
Why do you say that you have no intention of stepping back?
Well, that’s it
As I said before, I have no qualifications or reason to force Seo-yeon.
“My meaning remains unchanged. Whether Seoyeon-senpai joins Jinwoo-senpai’s team or stays on our team. Either way I will respect you.”
I can feel the gaze on my face from the right side.
A feeling of firmness and tenacity.
I finished my words while trying to ignore the gaze that seemed to know who it was without turning my head.
“Isn’t that the way you decide to go?”
Then Park Jin-woo laughed.
“That’s a good word.”
By the time the story is ending to some extent.
Drooling!
With the sound of the legs of her chair dragging on the ground, Seoyeon, who was sitting on the edge of the table, jumped up from her seat.
As if he couldn’t believe something, he looked down at us with his eyes wide open.
… Why are you doing that all of a sudden?
This side is absolutely puzzled, but Park Jin-woo says as if this is an opportunity.
“Seo Yeon-ah, can we go out and talk for a while?”
I knew that Seoyeon would follow Jinwoo Park as he was.
“. .. No. You don’t have to leave, old man.”
However, he refused in a rather strong tone.
While looking at me and Park Jin-woo alternately, he parted his lips.
“I’m sorry senior, but I have no intention of leaving this team.”
“What… ? “
To Park Jin-woo, remarks like lightning bolts came out of her mouth.
Judging by the hardened expression on his face, it seems that he did not expect this to happen at all.
Anyway, I’ve known him since I was little, and I and the other team members have only been close together for three months at most, so he must have thought that if he reached out his hand, it would be accepted.
Park Jin-woo, who has barely recovered his complexion, asks in a calm tone.
“May I ask why?”
“There is no particular reason. Just…”
The gaze that was directed at Park Jin-woo glanced at me and then continued.
“It is comfortable here. The team members here… , I don’t think of unnecessary things from me.”
“…”
“…”
What is it
The unnecessary things she said.
“I see. “
After hearing something I couldn’t understand at all, Park Jin-woo nodded his head in agreement.
Does this guy know something that even I, who was her father, didn’t know?
How to say… , I feel a bit bitter.
If you said you would stay on my team, you should feel like a winner, but I feel like a loser.
While trying to hide his bitter expression, Park Jin-woo got up from his seat and opened his mouth while looking around us.
“It took a while, but it was fun. I had a hard time dealing with your drunken seniors, so I’ll see you next time.”
And with that, he walked away and moved to another table, his expression as cheerful as ever.
I’m sure he doesn’t really care, he’s just trying to make sure the atmosphere around him is maintained.
I’m sure he’s a nice guy from the looks of it, but…, hmm.
I don’t know.
If it’s meant to be, it will come together on its own, and if it’s not, it won’t.
As I said earlier, you have to choose your own path.
“The atmosphere suddenly became cold. “
It was none other than Shin Yoo-jung who broke the silence that had settled heavily on our table.
The guy who got up with his face flushed red glanced at the other team members and asked.
“Hey, Mr. Shin. Say it right here. There are people who will abandon us and go to another team, there is no one.”
Im Na-eun was the first to answer the sudden guy’s question.
“I am not going. There are still many things left to learn from Do-jin.”
Then, he gently reaches out and touches my thighs.
Was this what I had to learn… ?
The next person to speak after her was Elena.
She’s been eating and drinking so much that it’s a wonder it all fits in that chubby belly, she puts down the beer mug she’s been clutching in one hand and speaks with a curled tongue.
“Hey…! ! I, Bulgarian, die by virtue and live by righteousness. Do you understand? Did Do-jin steal me from being buried in the ground? I did. So, Elena, let’s go together.”
Since when did Bulgarians live and die for loyalty, and what about robbery?.
It’s not one or two things to bet on, but let’s go over it because I can roughly understand the meaning.
Even Seoyeon, who usually doesn’t fit in at times like this, reveals her thoughts once again.
“I told you earlier…, I want to stay here too.”
Then, suddenly, he crumpled up and added a quadruped.
“… Of course, this is only if you accept it. “
Ugh.
When will my communication skills ever get better.
It’s just disastrous that it’s at a level that has gotten better while being friendly with Elena.
Watching them, I’m suddenly reminded of the unity of Yubi, Guan Yu, and Zhang Ziyi.
This place is not even under the peach tree, so how can I express it.
The eyes of those who used to shine brightly are suddenly focused on me.
What, why, what
Xin Yujing chuckles and says: “Envy you? I’m the only guy in a group of pretty girls.”
“Oops, yes. I’m sorry.”
“It’s nice, actually.
Sometimes a dungeon doesn’t feel like a dungeon when it’s just pretty women wafting their sweet scents everywhere.”
“Cheers, then!”
“Cheers~!”
You clink your glasses along the dock of the Xinyue Yuan and take a sip of the wheat beer he’s made for you.
“Uh. “
I can’t taste any of the beer, no matter how much soju I’ve poured into it.
Taking a moment to cool his flushed face, he quietly exits the tavern, leaving his teammates behind, who have become more animated and sticky.
Every time the still chilly night air penetrates deep into the lungs, the spirit of alcohol goes away little by little.
“I am. “
Oh, I shouldn’t be like this, but I’m just glad I did.
It’s always nice to have colleagues, especially colleagues who believe in you and follow you.
Their existence and the trust they send me always makes me a stronger person.
“Cute guys.”
I secretly like him with a hearty smile as I recall the situation from a moment ago, but I suddenly feel a presence behind me.
I hurriedly tightened my relaxed expression and turned around.
Seo-yeon, who is staring at me gently, is standing cross-legged.
“… What are you doing there? “
When I asked bluntly, wondering if he had seen me, he raised his index finger and pointed at me, then parted his lips.
“You look like a father.”
At that word, my heart sank.
At that word, my heart sank.
