## Chapter 181 – (12)
“By any chance… you’re not Seonghan, are you?”
The words were laden with a mix of emotions.
She seemed to hope that the person Lee Hwan mentioned wouldn’t be me, but reality was harsh.
“Yes, I’m Seonghan.”
“…Aish…”
Again, the small mumble reached my ears.
I resented my good hearing.
“…Well, I’ll go register first… until then, why don’t you buy a hangover cure or something…”
“…Come to think of it, what’s your name?”
“Huh? Didn’t your senior tell you?”
He didn’t.
If I had asked, he would have told me, but I was too drunk to even think about it.
“Hmm…”
The woman’s eyes narrowed.
She looked hesitant to reveal her name.
“…Jaehee. Choi Jaehee. See you later.”
With that, the woman parked her motorcycle and walked towards the Supernatural Management Headquarters.
Getting off the motorcycle, she was quite tall.
And pretty too.
“I see why he was so confident.”
I understood why Lee Hwan had told me to meet her at least once.
It was a natural instinct for any man to want to team up with a woman like that.
After Jaehee left, I stared down at the motorcycle.
A woman riding a motorcycle.
Maybe it was a biased view, but it was a rare sight.
And this motorcycle.
Judging by the powerful engine sound from earlier, it wasn’t an ordinary motorcycle.
It was a bike with an engine sound that tough men would ride.
“It’s kind of cool.”
I nodded, looking down at the motorcycle.
I didn’t know much about motorcycles, but I could see why some people were so enthusiastic about them.
Of course, I was a car person.
I felt it keenly after coming to Seoul, but taking public transportation in Seoul wasn’t easy.
Being jostled around by people on hot days like this made my stress levels skyrocket.
But I couldn’t take a taxi every day either.
“…Should I get a license too…”
“Then you’d have to cut back on drinking first. Are you okay with that?”
Someone answered my mumbling.
I turned my head and saw Jaehee next to me.
I had been so engrossed in admiring the motorcycle that time had flown by.
It seemed Jaehee had finished her business at the administration office quickly, just like me.
“You’re going to get a motorcycle license?”
“…I’m just thinking about it.”
I was actually thinking about a car license, but I had enough sense to gloss over it.
“Hmph… well, good luck with that.”
She tried to hide her expression, but I could see the corners of her lips twitching upwards.
She seemed happy to have her motorcycle praised.
It was an easy-to-read change in expression.
Jaehee came closer and stood in front of me, looking up at me.
She was tall for a woman, but not that tall compared to me.
“By the way, what’s your relationship with Senior Lee Hwan?”
“What kind of relationship—”
Well.
It wasn’t really a relationship I could describe.
My perception of Lee Hwan was just that he was Sophia’s partner exorcist.
It was hard to answer, so I tried to avoid it.
“A friend of a friend?”
“Hmm…”
“…I heard you’re Lee Hwan’s junior.”
“Junior… yeah, well, I guess I am.”
Her reaction was a bit lukewarm.
She even seemed a little disappointed.
“That’s all he told you?”
“Yeah.”
“Is that so…?”
I didn’t have much information.
Jaehee sighed, looking a little bitter, and then opened her mouth.
“…Haven’t had lunch yet, have you?”
“…No.”
“I know a good place nearby. Let’s go there.”
***
“…Here?”
“Why?”
Jaehee answered casually as I blankly pointed at the sign.
“Do you perhaps dislike spicy pork stir-fry?”
“No, it’s not that.”
“That’s a relief.”
The restaurant Jaehee recommended was none other than a restaurant with the words ‘Truck Stop Spicy Pork Stir-fry’ emblazoned on the sign.
It wasn’t just any restaurant either.
The sign also had the words ‘Truck Stop’ written on it.
I never imagined that the restaurant I would be led to by a woman would be such a rough-and-tumble truck stop.
I was expecting a pasta place or a brunch cafe.
“It’s just, I wasn’t expecting it.”
“What are you doing, hurry up and come in.”
Even as I was flustered, Jaehee strode in and took a seat.
The table was already set with utensils.
I chuckled at the sight and followed her inside.
The restaurant only had two items on the menu.
Bulgogi set meal, spicy pork stir-fry.
Other than that, there were only drinks and alcohol listed.
The simple menu seemed to show confidence in their food.
“…No alcohol.”
“I’m not drinking.”
Jaehee warned me, just in case, as I stared intently at the menu.
Just from that warning, I could tell how my image was perceived.
The food came out quickly, almost as soon as we ordered.
Since there were only two items on the menu, they seemed to have prepared in advance, allowing them to make it quickly.
As soon as the food came out, we started eating without a word.
It was a little awkward, but I just followed Jaehee’s lead and started eating.
Then, Jaehee spoke as if talking to herself, her eyes fixed on the food.
“I met Senior in the Exorcism Department at university.”
Exorcism Department.
With the country full of urban legends, it was a department that could definitely exist.
I was a little curious about what they taught.
Maybe they taught how to fight?
“I confessed back then.”
“…Suddenly?”
“I like people who are passionate about their work.”
I was speechless at the incredibly straightforward development.
“Senior was the first in our Exorcism Department to become an exorcist. I was attracted to that.”
It was sudden, but it wasn’t incomprehensible.
I also liked people who were dedicated to their jobs.
“Of course, it wasn’t just that. He was also kind, treated me well, and his looks were my type too.”
I nodded silently.
“After I confessed, he became a little less responsive.”
“…”
He became less responsive, so—
“Then Senior contacted me yesterday.”
“…”
“He congratulated me on passing the exorcist exam and asked if I had found a team yet. My heart was pounding.”
So that’s how it went.
Knowing how the story unfolded, I felt guilty.
Even though I hadn’t done anything wrong.
“I thought, maybe, Senior was going to team up with me~”
Jaehee resumed eating, stretching out the end of her words playfully.
I blankly waved my chopsticks in the air before quietly closing my mouth and eating.
The air was heavy.
The one who spoke first was, of course, Jaehee.
“You said you were a friend of a friend?”
“Yes.”
“Then speak casually.”
“…Should I?”
“Yes. It’s easier for me too.”
The stiff atmosphere seemed to ease a little now that we were speaking informally.
“By the way, do you know a nun?”
“…A nun?”
“Yes.”
I never expected that title to come out of Jaehee’s mouth.
Given the flow of the conversation, it was highly likely that the nun Jaehee was referring to was Sophia.
“Where did you hear the word ‘nun’?”
“Whenever I contact him, Senior keeps mentioning the nun. Like, ‘this happened with the nun today’ and stuff.”
“…That was Lee Hwan’s fault.”
“Right?”
Lee Hwan seemed to be more clueless than I thought.
Or maybe he intentionally said those things to Jaehee.
Maybe he was indirectly telling her to give up because he was interested in the nun.
I pondered for a moment and then nodded.
“I know who you’re talking about.”
“Really?”
Jaehee looked at me with an expression of interest for the first time.
“What’s she like? Is she pretty?”
“She’s pretty.”
I thought of Sophia.
Her looks were pretty good, even though they were hidden by her figure.
“What’s her personality like?”
“She’s kind.”
“She’s a nun and an exorcist?”
“No? She’s dedicated to being an exorcist.”
Jaehee’s expression darkened with each of my answers.
“What, how can that be? Then she’s not really a nun.”
“I guess not?”
“That’s cheating…”
Jaehee started stabbing her chopsticks forcefully, looking annoyed that it was unfair.
I nodded in agreement with Jaehee’s disgruntled muttering.
Yeah.
No particular flaws, only strengths.
It was cheating as a competitor.
“But how do you know so much?”
“I know her well because she’s just a friend.”
I didn’t know if my relationship with Sophia could be defined as friends, but at least we weren’t strangers.
“Really?… How does Seonghan feel about that nun?”
Suddenly, she was calling me ‘Oppa.’
I didn’t mind.
“How do I feel about her? Just… a pretty person?”
To be precise, I think of her as a big-breasted nun with a unique fetish.
However, that thought was too explicit to say out loud.
“Then do you, perhaps, want to date her?”
“If you’re asking if I want to date her or not— I want to date her.”
She had a face that was hard for a man to refuse.
“Is that so?”
Jaehee’s face brightened.
“I think we’ll be a good team.”
“…Thanks.”
I didn’t know which part of the conversation she liked, but she seemed to be in favor of being on a team.
“Oh, right. Did you hear about that?”
“About what?”
“About the special admission in this exam?”
“…Really?”
I held back my words.
The truth was, I didn’t take the exam and pass.
“Some crazy bastard killed two urban legends and got special admission. I asked Senior Lee Hwan, but he wouldn’t tell me who it was.”
“…Haha, is that so?”
I smiled awkwardly, and the ‘crazy bastard’ just stirred the innocent spicy pork stir-fry with his chopsticks.
