## Chapter 230 – (4)
A four-hour flight.
Hannah and I whispered and talked almost non-stop during those four hours.
It felt like we were catching up on all the conversations we missed while I was off in another world and Hannah was busy with her modeling career.
Not that the conversations were anything particularly special.
“Do you like cats or dogs better?”
“Cats?”
“What breed…”
“Hmm… Russian Blue.”
“Ah~ They’re cute, aren’t they.”
In a way, it was a very important conversation.
Cats were a serious matter, after all.
Thanks to those conversations, the four hours didn’t feel boring.
After going through customs and retrieving our luggage, it was time to part ways.
“That sign…”
As we came out with our suitcases, we saw a woman holding a sign.
I recognized her immediately.
It was that PD from before.
We walked towards the PD as if we were drawn to her.
“Welcome, Hannah~ Welcome, boyfriend.”
“PD-nim!”
“Why is the PD holding the sign herself…”
I thought they could just use a staff member for this kind of thing.
“The staff are too busy… Ah, here you go.”
She said, handing me an eye mask.
“… What’s this??”
“Wear this and wait here. Hannah, let’s get you mic’d up and head to the situation room.”
“Okay, see you later, Oppa.”
“Yeah, yeah…”
Right away?
It was a bit bewildering, but…
I just obediently put on the eye mask.
‘They’re really doing it right away.’
As soon as I put on the mask, someone slightly lifted my shirt and attached something.
Probably a microphone, like Hannah.
That meant that anything I said from now on could be broadcast.
‘Without any explanation?’
I honestly thought these kinds of programs were all scripted.
Even survival programs were actually all scripted. I’d had a few experiences with that.
But this program didn’t seem to be like that, at least.
Putting an eye mask on me as soon as I arrived in Hong Kong, like a kidnapping.
However, there was something these people hadn’t considered.
‘I can feel everything, though?’
Covering my eyes actually sharpened my other senses, making them more sensitive.
My senses were so heightened that I could almost see through the eye mask.
Someone carefully grabbed my shoulder and guided me.
The rough asphalt floor, the sounds of cars, the man’s hand guiding me.
I could feel that I was being led towards the parking lot.
[You have gained enlightenment.]
[You have acquired Mind’s Eye.]
“Huh…”
I let out a dumbfounded chuckle.
What kind of martial artist gains enlightenment while filming a variety show?
Especially from just wearing an eye mask.
If I had known this would happen, I would have tried SM play a long time ago.
…No, even if I had, I wouldn’t have been the one wearing the eye mask.
Let’s just think of it as good luck.
The effect of Mind’s Eye was simple.
Relying on my senses of hearing and feeling, I could see what was in front of me even with my eyes covered.
Thanks to that skill, I could see where I was going.
I stopped in front of a car.
It was a pretty big car.
“We’ll get you in the car now, please lift your leg up a little.”
“…”
I nonchalantly lifted my leg and got into the car.
“Uh, uh?”
The person guiding me was flustered when I got into the car so smoothly, as if I could see.
Then, he moved his head back and forth in front of me, checking for gaps in the eye mask.
“Tsk… That’s weird…”
Of course, there were no gaps.
It was a good eye mask that didn’t let any light through.
Good enough that I wanted to borrow it when I went back to Korea from Hong Kong.
The man scratched his head and seemed to decide it was just a coincidence.
The inside of the car wasn’t ordinary.
It felt like there were a lot of things hanging from the ceiling.
‘Cameras?’
The shape was a little unfamiliar, but judging by the location, it seemed right.
“You’ll be waiting for about an hour. Feel free to talk.”
The man, a staff member, said that and closed the door.
Saying I could talk comfortably probably meant they wanted me to say something, anything.
Maybe they were expecting a reaction like this?
“What is this… Are we starting suddenly like this?”
I pretended to be flustered and groped the walls of the car.
Tap, tap.
I checked the structure of the car and the situation outside.
I could feel people moving busily.
And one by one, people were getting into the other cars.
Thud.
“Ouch!”
“Oh, are you okay?”
I could hear that without even needing to concentrate.
Someone seemed to have bumped into something while trying to get into the car right behind me.
That’s what happens when you make them get in with an eye mask on.
Shouldn’t they have made them wear the eye mask after getting in the car?
Maybe they were trying to hide something, or maybe it was just clumsy planning.
This was probably their first time doing a large-scale program like this.
Click.
After that, I spent time slowly observing the situation outside, and then someone got into the driver’s seat of the car.
Then, they manipulated something, and a sound came out.
[Welcome to the ultra-romantic dating observation program ‘Love Resort’.]
So, Love Resort was the name.
Of this program.
[From now on, you will be heading to the ultra-luxurious resort that Hong Kong boasts.]
“Wow—”
“Woo-hoo~”
Some pointless cheers came from the cars in front and behind me.
My hearing had become too sensitive since my eyes were covered, which was also a problem.
I understand they’re happy.
They’re getting paid to stay at a luxurious resort while dating.
It would be strange if they weren’t happy.
[By your own strength.]
“By our own strength?”
Not being driven there in a car?
[The car will drop you off at a random location. From there, you will have to find your own way to the resort.]
“Hmm.”
I think I knew what the method was.
Vroom.
As soon as those words were finished, the car started moving.
[The rooms at the resort will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis, so please work together with your partner and come quickly.]
“Partner?”
Being dropped off in a random location wasn’t going to be alone, it seemed.
Partner, probably a woman, since it’s a dating program.
I wonder who I’ll be dropped off with.
Except for the tall dancer, I didn’t know who was participating, so I couldn’t even guess.
‘Does it matter?’
Since we have the right to choose the room, I just have to get to the resort quickly, no matter who comes.
The car drove for 20 minutes.
Screech.
The car stopped.
The driver got out, rummaged around for something, opened the door, and took off my eye mask.
“Uhm…”
I squinted at the light that was hitting my eyes after so long.
“Get out.”
The driver was already filming us with the camera he had grabbed.
He was a driver and cameraman, it seemed.
I slowly got out of the car.
It was different from the Hong Kong I had seen in photos.
It felt like a rural road in Hong Kong.
Screech.
The car right behind us stopped, and this time, the driver took the camera and took off someone’s eye mask.
And a woman staggered out.
It wasn’t a face I recognized.
The woman frowned because of the eye mask she had taken off after a long time, but as soon as she saw me waiting, she bowed almost 90 degrees.
She was very polite.
“Ah, hello.”
“Hello.”
I also bowed lightly.
Maybe it was thanks to Hannah’s makeup.
The woman greeted me relatively normally, as if my first impression wasn’t bad.
The fact that a normal reaction came out was a positive reaction for my first impression.
On the other hand, my first impression of the woman was…
Overall, she felt neat.
Professionally speaking, I would say she had the impression of an announcer or a flight attendant.
She was a woman who looked good with a smile.
“Here…”
As the two of us exchanged awkward greetings, the man with the camera filmed us and handed us something like a letter.
Inside the letter was unfamiliar money.
“You can use this money to get to the resort.”
It was a development that felt like a variety show.
Since it’s a dating program, it probably means that the two of us should cooperate and get closer.
“Wow… What should we do?”
The woman was worried, but she was also smiling as if she found the situation funny.
“Um, should we ask?”
“Yes?”
I nonchalantly went into the store in front of me.
“I’m going to ask for directions.”
“Yes, yes.”
Ultra-luxurious resort, island.
Those two words alone were enough to make it a fairly famous place.
The store’s auntie immediately told us everything she knew.
The name of the resort was Hong Kong Island, and she even told us that we had to take a bus from a designated place to get there.
I lightly thanked her and came out.
“Let’s go.”
“D-Do you speak Chinese?”
“Yes, a little.”
“…You were using it like a local.”
“Ahahaha.”
I guess so.
The woman admired me, but on the other hand, she whispered as if she was disappointed.
“It feels a little anticlimactic…”
“Hey, it’s better to secure a good room in advance, right?”
“…That’s true!”
The woman quickly cheered up.
It seemed like she had a quick change of mood.
The designated place wasn’t too far away on foot.
We slowly walked and told each other our jobs and names.
The woman was a sports announcer and her name was Jinju.
“My name is a little unique, right?”
“No.”
I thought it was a pretty name that was easy to remember.
“What does Seonghan do for a living…”
“I am,”
I was a little worried.
If I said I didn’t have a job, I didn’t have one, and if I said I had a lot, I had a lot.
Masseur, Supreme Master, Hero, Villain, Executioner, Zombie Slayer.
Unnecessary jobs from another world came to my mind.
I had to give an answer, so I said the job that was the closest to the truth.
“…An explorer.”
“Yes?”
“…A survival expert?”
“Yes?”
“I just… work out.”
“That’s right!”
The woman clapped her hands and nodded, as if she had finally received a satisfactory answer.
