Chapter 81 – Those Who Come (4)
The weekend finally came.
What’s so strange about this is that weekends didn’t feel special when I rested on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, but when I started going to college, the weekends started to feel very special.
So I laid down on the mattress and turned on the TV, thinking I should take a break after a long time.
Bang bang bang!
“Do-jin, are you inside?”
Someone came
Polite tone and familiar voice.
I immediately got up and opened the closed door.
The person standing in front of the door was, as expected, Yoon Ji-an.
“Why is Jian here….”
Seeing her after a long time made her happy.
But at the same time I was curious.
What is the reason for coming from this golden Saturday morning?
“How are you?”
“Hey what… , You’ve been doing well, but what about Mr. Jian?”
“Yes, I was fine too.”
I had my doubts.
Because the expression on the face of a person who said he was doing well is not good.
The dark complexion seems to be holding a big worry, what the hell is it?
Is it related to me?
“But what happened on Saturday morning? Isn’t it Jian’s day off too?”
“You’re right. However, it was an urgent matter, so I took the risk and came here. Sorry….”
Her hand held her forehead as she tried to bow her head.
“Hey, don’t hang your head. Jian also returned while he was on a day off, right?”
Her face turned pink.
“… Thank you for your consideration.”
A shy tone of voice.
Kya
This is why people are handsome… , No, you have to look like a human first.
If I had said this with the fat figure of the past, I would have thanked her, but wouldn’t she have blushed like that?
Hey, doesn’t that mean that if we react now, we can make our sluggish relationship go a little further?
It seems like a sudden surge of enthusiasm.
“Come inside.”
I stepped aside and she replied to me with an apologetic tone.
“I’m sorry… , There is a place where you can go with me.”
“Oh, I guess I have to get out.”
“Sorry….”
“Even if I ask you to stop.”
They said that apologizing is also a habit, and that seems to be true.
“Then wait a minute. I’ll just change my clothes and leave soon. It doesn’t matter what you wear, right?”
“Yes, it is not a formal seat. You can wear it slowly.”
She went straight back to her room and took out some clothes from her closet and put them on.
Hoodie over jeans.
That should be enough.
She simply packed her wallet and smartphone and went outside.
Yoon Ji-an was sitting on the bench.
The way she gazes at the distant sky is vague, she looks like a heroine of tragedy who has been sentenced to death.
“Mr. Jian?”
“Ah yes!”
Yoon Ji-an wakes up, startled by my voice.
“Then let’s go.”
“Yes.”
As she descended the stairs, a familiar car was parked in front of the door.
Her car, which had been hit once before.
“Are you going far?”
“No. About here… , It will take about 20 minutes.”
20 minutes away.
I climbed into her passenger seat and asked her.
“Where are you going?”
“This is the Koryo Hotel.”
Koryo Hotel.
One of the 5-star hotels in Korea.
The night view from the VIP lounge there was wonderful.
But wait a minute.
“… A hotel?”
What is it, what is it
I heard they’re trying to catch people, but this is… ?
“To be exact, it is the Koryo Hotel Lounge.”
“Oh, I see.”
I only drank kimchi soup.
“College life is… , Is it worth it?”
“I am enjoying myself.”
Life has been quite interesting lately.
It’s great to learn magic you don’t know about, and dungeon practice is good because it conveys tension to a loose life.
Fighting with Im Na-eun or Shin Yoo-jung on campus is more fun than I thought.
“I’m glad you’re doing well.”
“…….”
Today, this woman is very strange.
It’s a relief if you’re doing well, why are you making such a vague expression?
By the time I started to like her expression, the car stopped.
“Im here.”
20 minutes goes very quickly.
After leaving the parking lot to the staff, I entered the hotel.
The familiar lobby scenery welcomes me.
A place that is meaningful to me in many ways.
She followed her into her elevator.
The button to be pressed is on the top, the 24th floor.
It’s a lounge… , It wasn’t just a lounge, it was a VIP lounge.
“Welcome.”
From the entrance, a pretty female staff member guided us.
A window seat with a clear view of the outside.
There were already passengers there.
A middle-aged man who appears to be in his 40s.
Someone who knows
Not friendly… , A person I met a few times just for work.
My name is Kim Seong-tae, and I am the head of the general affairs department of the association.
Contrary to his drowsy face that doesn’t seem to be greedy, I remember him as someone who had a great desire for power.
“Ah, you are here. Nice to meet you I am Kim Seong-tae, general manager of the association’s general affairs department.”
“… This is Kim Dojin.”
“Please sit down.”
At the round table, Kim Seong-tae and Yoon Ji-an sat apart from each other.
“Shall we have a meal first?”
“Yes, you are.”
I don’t know what the heck they were after calling me here, but there’s no reason to refuse an expensive meal.
Let’s eat and think.
“I ordered the food in advance. All of them are the pride of Koryo Hotel, so you will like them.”
“Ah yes.”
Soon after, food began to be set on the table.
The setting is so tight that you can’t find any gaps on a fairly sized table.
As he said, all the menus that could be called the signatures of the Koryo Hotel were placed.
“It’s lunchtime, so you’re going to be hungry. Let’s eat.”
“I will enjoy this food.”
He immediately picked up the tableware and put the food into his mouth.
The formality was half ignored.
If only Kim Seong-tae and that nobleman were here, I could have eaten with my hands, but because Yun Ji-an was there.
I’ve always wanted to eat here like this.
Every time I come, they say that I have to be formal or something, so I’ve never had a full meal here because I’ve been concentrating on eating elegantly.
Haha… , You must have been very hungry.”
You can feel the embarrassment in the trembling tone.
I guess I didn’t expect to eat so greedily here.
I glanced at Yun Ji-an, wondering if he would look at me strangely, but he was lost somewhere.
I think it has something to do with Kim Seong-tae….
They emptied the food that had been piled up on the table.
I think I ate almost 90% of it.
With this amount, it would have cost more than 1 million won for food alone, but it was rich in its own way.
“I will prepare dessert for you.”
Three cups of hot coffee are placed on a neatly arranged table.
In my experience, now is the time to get to the point.
“So why did you ask to see me?”
“Ah, there are two reasons why I requested to see Mr. Kim Do-jin today.”
Saying that, he took out an envelope from the inside pocket of his suit jacket and handed it to me.
“Let’s check.”
I picked up the envelope on the table and took a quick look at the contents.
Hey, it’s a check.
One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million, ten million… ?
It’s a check for ten thousand won.
That’s three chapters.
“I heard that you did a great job in the raid that took place during the special entrance ceremony. It is a reward for that.”
“Five….”
I wasn’t going to accept back money, but it’s reasonable money that I can accept.
I am rapidly gaining weight in my bank account.
If you start your life as a hunter, you might be able to earn that much, but it’s not enough to live on right now, so you’re full.
“Ah, this, what else, so manyhaha!”
“I’m glad you seem to like it. I did my best to give you as many rewards as possible.”
“That’s right~ Thank you for this, so what?”
I stuffed the envelope into the pocket of my hoodie’s belly as if I were serving a pot of divine blessings.
I know the way manager Kim Seong-tae handles work, having experienced it several times.
I’m going to tell you this happy news first, and then I’m going to tell you what I really want.
“I heard there are two reasons. What about the other?”
“Ah, that’s it.”
Kim Seong-tae subtly notices Yoon Ji-an.
Then she, who had been in her daze, opened her mouth with a hazy complexion.
“Actually… , I think today will be the last time I see Dojin.”
“Eh?”
What is this all of a sudden?
The moment she was about to say something, Seongtae Kim took over her words.
“As Do-jin knows, our Yoon Ji-an belongs to the Inspection Department.”
“Yes.”
“Taking care of promising players like Do-jin is the responsibility of our general affairs department.”
Just listen to it and you’ll know what I mean.
“Ah… , So from now on, you’re going to work for the General Affairs Department, right?”
“You’re right. Yoon Ji-an has been having a hard time lately.”
“Is it because of me?”
“Rather than that… , It seems that it was physically burdensome to take care of Mr. Do-jin in addition to the work of the inspection department.”
I asked Yoon Ji-an.
“Jian-san, did you?”
“Yes? Ah….”
Ji-an Yoon trembles with a shock.
Soon, he made eye contact with Kim Seong-tae, and then as if resigned, he nodded his head.
“… You’re right. I have been struggling physically lately.”
“I see…. Then tell me right away.”
If that was the case, I would have put in some effort.
Well, you can write it now.
Perhaps thinking things were going smoothly, Seongtae Kim joined the conversation with a smile on his face.
“So, starting today, I plan to take care of Kim Do-jin myself.”
“No, the manager himself?”
“Yes. You will probably experience a completely different level of care.”
Proud speech.
There’s nothing wrong with doing it yourself.
It sounds like it’s for me, but in reality it’s for you.
He just wants to make the thickest connection with me.
But what?
“Ah… , Manager Kim Seong-tae is also good, but I like Yoon Ji-an better.”
My answer started to put thin ice on the mild atmosphere.
The smile on Kim Seong-tae’s face started to crack, and Yoon Ji-an was taken aback.
But that’s for a while.
As if to prove that he did not get the position of general affairs manager by go-stop, he controlled his emotions excellently.
Haha, I understand. Until now, you must have had a lot of affection with Yoon Ji-an.”
“Right.”
“But as I said, Ji-an Yoon is overworked….”
If that’s an excuse, I have a way.
It’s called ‘Do it’ operation.
“Then take it off.”
A question mark began to appear on Kim Seong-tae’s face.
“Yes? What do you mean suddenly? .”
“This is the job Mr. Jian is in charge of.”
First of all, Jian’s heavy work is ‘leave me’.
