## Chapter 231 – (5)
“Just by looking at you, I can tell you’re into martial arts, right?”
“Martial arts… Yes.”
I nodded.
Then, Jinjoo, the sports announcer, started talking, saying it was her area of expertise.
Perhaps because she was a sports announcer, she had surprisingly extensive knowledge.
Even knowledge I didn’t know.
“So, what kind of exercise did you do?”
“Hmm…”
I didn’t really have any memories of learning a sport professionally.
But if I had to pick one—
“Kendo…”
“Wow, that suits you!”
Well, I did learn the Yeongsal Sword Technique, so kendo.
I could at least wield sword energy.
“…As a hobby, baseball?”
“Oh~”
Before I got the sword, I had memories of smashing villains and zombie heads with a baseball bat.
I don’t know if that counts as baseball.
“Kendo and baseball, that’s a unique combination, but somehow they have something in common.”
Jinjoo listened to my story as if it were interesting.
I don’t know if she was genuinely interested.
Or if she was just managing her image because she was being filmed.
What was certain was that she was a professional when it came to broadcasting.
Even while moving, she naturally adjusted her distance and angle, and was conscious of the camera.
When she smiled, she subtly smiled towards the camera, not me.
Still, apart from her interest in me, it was clear that she liked sports.
‘Did they arrange this on purpose?’
They dropped me off in the same place as Jinjoo, the sports announcer, who clearly had a body that suggested she enjoyed exercising.
They must have dropped us off expecting this kind of development.
What they might not have anticipated was my Chinese skills.
They probably didn’t expect something like this to happen on my side, who wasn’t even an announcer.
“This is the bus stop for the resort.”
I nonchalantly read the Chinese characters.
“Wow… I think we’ll be the first to arrive!”
“That would be nice.”
Taking a plane was more tiring than I thought.
So, I wanted to stay in a good room if possible.
You might think that since it’s a super-luxury resort, any room would be good.
But my prediction was different.
It would be a big mistake to think that everyone who watches entertainment programs only watches them to see sweet, romantic situations.
There were also many viewers who watched to see conflict.
I thought that the people who arrived late would definitely be staying in a bad room that wouldn’t even be considered a super-luxury resort.
So, they would show the partners arguing about whose fault it was that they were late.
There must be a reason why the rooms were chosen on a first-come, first-served basis.
“Oh! It’s the bus!”
“Let’s get on.”
Even after paying for the bus, there was still quite a bit of money left.
It seemed like they had given us plenty of money, anticipating various situations.
We were the only ones on the bus.
Since they rented the entire resort, it was natural that we were the only ones on the bus to the resort.
“No one else is getting on.”
“I guess not.”
This was the only bus to the resort, but no one got on, no matter how long the bus drove.
Before that, the resort started to come into view.
The resort, which filled a small island, was connected by a single bridge.
It was clearly a perfect place for a vacation.
“Wow!”
The woman exclaimed, and I was a little puzzled by the larger-than-expected size.
‘Why such a big place?’
There wouldn’t be that many participants.
Was there a reason to rent such a big place?
It felt like there was a secret hidden somewhere.
The bus crossed the only bridge and kindly took us to the entrance of the resort.
The two of us got off the bus and stared blankly up at the resort.
“S-Should we go in?”
Jinjoo glanced at the cameraman as she spoke, but the cameraman just kept his mouth shut and kept filming.
I guess that meant we were on our own.
The quiet resort was somehow eerie, and I hesitated to go in.
The fact that all the lights were off didn’t help.
At that sight, Jinjoo swallowed hard.
I could hear her swallowing because she was so nervous.
It was time for me to be brave.
“Let’s go in.”
“Huh? W-Wait a minute.”
When I took the lead, Jinjoo quickly followed and grabbed my clothes tightly.
This much was not acting.
Because she was hiding so close behind me that she couldn’t even be seen on camera.
The cameraman in charge of Jinjoo was moving around trying to film her face with a troubled expression.
The moment we entered the lobby.
Click, click, click!
“Eek!”
With the sound of electricity sparking, the lights in the resort turned on one by one.
Then, a luxurious lobby worthy of the modifier “super-luxury” was revealed.
“Wow!”
“Oh…”
Exclamations popped out of Jinjoo’s and my mouths at the same time.
I had been to various luxury hotels, but this was one of the most luxurious.
Above all, the fact that there was no one in this large lobby made me feel strange.
The crackling sound of the lobby’s speakers was heard, and then a voice flowed out.
[Congratulations on being the first to arrive.]
[Look around the rooms and choose the room you want.]
[The rooms are number 1 on each floor.]
“Let’s go quickly!”
“Huh? Ah, yes.”
Jinjoo naturally grabbed my arm and pulled me along.
She was just trembling a moment ago, but now she was acting like she was having fun.
She really changes her mood quickly.
Or maybe she was acting brighter to make up for being scared earlier.
We leisurely looked around each floor using the elevator.
As expected, there were various rooms.
“This is…”
“It’s ordinary.”
Of course, most of them were ordinary rooms.
Only the size and structure changed, and the higher we went, the more luxurious rooms appeared.
And the 5th floor room that I was looking forward to.
“Wow, this is…”
The last room was amazing.
There had to be a room like this.
The size alone was different.
First of all, it was two stories, and there was a swimming pool on the balcony.
The kitchen and bathroom were perfectly spacious and comfortable, and even the refrigerator was full of drinks.
With drinks from specific brands.
Was this an advertisement?
“Wow! Only my favorite drinks—”
As expected of an announcer.
She naturally participated in the advertisement like a pro.
But there was one thing that bothered me.
“…What’s that tent next to the swimming pool?”
It was a place that didn’t suit a tent at all.
And when I looked closely, it said ‘Tent Room 501’ on the tent.
“Don’t tell me… that’s also…”
“I think that’s exactly what it is?”
That was also a room.
A tent.
A swimming pool in a super-luxury room.
The tent, which was located alone next to it, was the last place.
At this rate, it was hard to choose this good room without being conscious of it.
If I felt envious glances from beyond the window.
I felt like I would die from the pressure.
Still, that tent had its advantages.
Even if they slept there, they would still be able to enjoy this luxurious place together and have conversations with the four of us until then.
On the other hand, the people in this luxurious room would be uncomfortable.
It would feel like there were uninvited guests in their area.
“The moderately spacious 4th floor room would be good, right?”
“I think so.”
We chose a room.
A spacious room.
Two beds, a living room, and a kitchenette.
Above all, no uninvited guests.
We decided on a room and organized the contents of our suitcases in the room.
“No one’s coming.”
“I guess not.”
We hardly talked while organizing our luggage.
Rather, it was easier to have conversations with formal questions when we first met, but after using up the conversation topics for about an hour or two while moving.
Even those formal questions ran out, and there were no more conversations to be had.
So, I ended up unpacking my luggage more diligently.
…Hanna put snacks in my bag.
Thanks to the silence, I could hear the sound coming from the hallway.
‘Are the other couples coming?’
‘Yes. They’re coming all at once.’
‘When they come in, prepare the narration, film them talking in the situation room…’
As soon as I heard that, I said to Jinjoo.
“I think they’ll be here soon.”
“Huh? …Oh, you’re right…”
Jinjoo, who was looking out the window, listened to my words and looked carefully, then made a sound.
I also casually approached the window and looked down at them.
The bus stopped, and 8 men and women got off the bus in a group—
“Oh? They’re running!”
As Jinjoo said, some of them started running.
They started running hard.
Because the rooms were first-come, first-served.
Some of the women didn’t want to run and stayed still, but the men started running quickly to look good to their partners.
And at the forefront was.
The dancer I saw at the airport.
“Oh…”
Looking at that, I could see why she was so popular.
Despite being a woman, she overtook the men and ran out.
It must be thanks to her height and the strength she gained from being a dancer.
“Wow, amazing…”
Jinjoo was surprised in another sense.
“Did you see?! Jessica and Taeseong, who was running earlier…!”
“Ahaha… I saw them.”
I saw them.
I don’t know who they’re talking about.
I just know that I’ve fallen among famous handsome and beautiful men and women.
They were all pretty and handsome.
[Congratulations on being the second to arrive.]
[Look around the rooms and choose the room you want.]
A broadcast was played for the other people who had entered the hotel, and the sound of them walking around was heard.
And, our door opened.
A woman breathing heavily was looking at us.
It was the woman who was ahead earlier.
“Oh, hello?”
While Jinjoo awkwardly greeted her, the woman and I were exchanging glances.
“…You’re that… from the airport.”
“…Ah.”
The woman remembered me from the airport.
With my size, it was easy to remember me.
For some reason, the lines felt like a scene from a romantic comedy.
“Huh?”
In the strange atmosphere between the two of us, Jinjoo was looking back and forth between us.
