Chapter 173 – 173.
Chairman Yang and his aides, full of smiles, left, and after confirming that the kitchen on the second floor had been restored, I headed for the SUV with Park Do-gi.
“How is Instructor Lee Suri?”
“I think it comes as a big shock. I guess I need to keep calming myself down today. Anyway, here’s what I asked for last time.”
Shaking his head, he got into the car and handed over a document. It was a report about the union representative that I had requested earlier.
“In conclusion, it was normal. There’s nothing special about it. His personality is basically kind and sincere, but his evaluation as a leader is not very good. A younger brother who is close to this young man said so. He himself has been feeling it lately, so he says he has a lot of worries.”
All you’ll see for sure is just one line that says you’ve created an alliance. There was nothing else to see. He asked as I closed the papers I was going through.
“But why did this young man suddenly ask for an investigation? Is he thinking of getting him as a contractor by any chance?”
“No. I have to do business, but having a back ship is annoying. That’s why I asked you to find out.”
“What deal?”
“Because of Seo Ga-hee, I need a representative position for a few days.”
“Hmm.”
At my words, Park Do-ki thought for a moment, and then changed the topic by saying, “I see.” Perhaps more than this, he decided that it was not his place.
It was a wise decision.
“Then see you later.”
“Go in. Please calm Instructor Lee Soo-ri.”
“Ha ha, don’t worry about that.”
After getting off the SUV, I said goodbye to Park Do-gi and headed to the cafe right behind. The first thing that caught my eye as soon as I entered was the appearance of two lovers boasting outstanding beauty.
“Honey, you’re here.”
“Daewoong, are you here?”
“Hello, brother-in-law!”
“Hello!”
So Jeong-hye and Jung So-hee, who had separated from other lovers, found me and greeted me happily, and the magical girls sitting behind me looked at me and bowed their heads.
After exchanging regards with them, I sat between lovers and lucked out.
“Did Jeong-hye hear what you asked to see today?”
“Yes. But brother-in-law… Can we really join the guild? It’s still D-class…”
“What about D-class? Jeonghye and Sohee are also D-class.”
“That’s true… But you two are, uh, very strong. Isn’t that right, Viper sister?”
“Certainly, both of you are very strong. In comparison, we are very weak.”
As Viper spoke calmly, as if she had already reached liberation, Lia, who had asked her question, nodded her head eagerly. I looked at them and said with a smile.
“If that’s the case, you don’t have to worry. Isn’t that right, Jeonghye?”
“Huh, yes. I have become this much stronger.”
When the magical girls made puzzled faces at So Jeong-hye’s answer, Jeong So-hee opened her mouth this time.
“You don’t have to worry about your abilities. If you sign a contract with Daewoong, no matter how talented you are, you can acquire outstanding abilities. Like me.”
“A contract?”
“Contract…I…We are already magical girls.”
“…What does the contract have to do with magical girls?”
“Yes!? Ah, that, that… Originally, magical girls made contracts with fairies and spirits… Huh!?”
Haha, it’s a magical girl joke. Never mind.”
“I see.”
“But… What does it mean to be able to acquire such outstanding abilities as Sohee?”
The viper stabbed Lia in the side and asked with her rather serious face. Rather than explaining it in words, I decided to show it myself.
“This is it.”
“…!”
As she targeted her viper and executed her false contract, her eyes widened and then she looked down at her hand as if she couldn’t believe it.
“Sister, why is that?”
“This, this… What…?”
“Viper sister?”
“So, then, the reason why older sister and Sohee are so strong…”
“Thanks to my ability.”
As she spoke calmly, she swallowed the viper’s dried saliva and looked at Leah, who whined beside her.
“Lee, it’s Lia.”
“Yes?”
“…Shall we bow to our eldest sister?”
“Suddenly, what is that…”
“No, let’s do it. I have to. I have to do this. Sister! Receive a big bow!”
“Do not.”
“Yes.”
Viper, who had been making a fuss at my word, quickly returns to its original position. The lovers quietly laughed at the sight.
“Leah, listen to Viper explain later. Oh, and keep in mind that if you tell someone else, they will be expelled on that day.”
“No, of course.”
“By the way Mr. Viper.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Are you doing some acting?”
“Smoke…?”
I smiled at the question, and handed over the documents that Park Do-gi handed over to me.
“Before entering the guild, there is one thing I want you to do.”
* * *
“Then enter carefully! Guild leader!!”
After leaving the cafe, the lovers and I were greeted politely by Viper and headed to the hive ‘battlefield’. While I was waiting in the car, I got a call from Jeong So-hee who went inside.
─I’m taking you now.
After a while, the back seat door opened and a wary young man got into the car. He was the Union representative.
“…Seniors?”
“Hey, you still remember my face.”
“Yes, what. But for some reason…”
“It’s nothing. You said there was a conflict with one of our guild members?”
“…Is Seo Ga-hee a member of your guild?”
When he nodded, he narrowed his brows and tensed up. Since he is a member of the same guild, he thought he would support her. I let him know that his expectations were completely wrong.
“Say it straight-forward. Leave the temporary representative position to someone on our side and go to play for a few days.”
“Yes?”
I handed over an envelope containing cash from my inside pocket. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to play for a few days.
“If you come back, you won’t have a headache because of Seo Ga-hee.”
“…I don’t quite understand, so could you please elaborate a bit?”
“Don’t worry about hurting your head and go on a trip. Then the problem of Seo Ga-hee will be solved. Of course, I will come back and hand over the representative seat again, so don’t worry.”
“I’m sorry, but the opinion of the executives…”
“Do you want to continue promoting without being able to shout at Seo Ga-hee?”
As I glared at him in frustration, he shuddered and nodded his head. Certainly, as Park Do-gi said, he was not a lumber as a leader.
“…All right. Executives, I will convince you. But who is the interim representative…”
“Viper. Her real name is Lavender. My class is Magical Girl. I’ll send you a picture so let the executives and union members know. The trip leaves tomorrow.”
“Yes. Then…”
“Oh, one more before we go.”
“Yes?”
“Don’t go around saying I ordered it before you go on a trip. If Seo Ga-hee notices, both you and I will get tired.”
“I will keep that in mind. Then let’s go.”
When he got off, the lovers who were watching outside got into the car, and we quickly left the parking lot and headed for the guild house.
And the next day.
After waking up between So Jung-hye, Jung Ha-ryun, and her mother and daughter, I greeted the lovers in the morning and came down to the lobby in time for work.
However, Seo Ga-hee, who was supposed to be there in advance, was nowhere to be seen. It wasn’t until 10 minutes later that she showed up.
“…You’re late.”
“I drank too much yesterday.”
As if she was tired, she sat down on the sofa and let out a long yawn. She looks at it with displeasure, so she shakes her hand like it’s not like poetry.
“Have you been late for something?”
“You’ve become quite cheeky these days.”
“Who? I?”
The way he giggles and shrugs his shoulders is quite upsetting. Suppressing the anger that bubbling inside me, I continued.
“Well, okay. Don’t just cause trouble outside. If you cause trouble, it’s a disgrace to the guild.”
“Don’t worry. At least it’ll save face. Instead, give me the reward you promised.”
I intentionally sighed as if there was nothing I could do about it, took out my smartphone, and raised her stats by 5. What I asked for was 10, but I couldn’t confirm it anyway unless I showed my ability.
Hee hee, yes this is it.”
Sensing that her ability level had increased, Seo Ga-hee let out an unpleasant laugh like a drug addict, and stopped her laughter as she looked at the quest window that appeared in front of her.
“But do I have to do this?”
“If you don’t do the quest, there is no reward.”
“…Tch. Plaguy. Okay. Can I just do this today? Gate number three.”
When she nodded, she stretched herself up and left the guild house. I called Jeong So-hee, who was out ahead of time, looking at her happy-looking back.
“Oh, Sohee. We left now.”
─I see. I will prepare.
“Weren’t the other cleaners protesting or something like that?”
─There were people who gossip, but most of them don’t care much because it’s temporary.
“Okay. Tell Mr. Viper to just scratch gently today. If Seo Ga-hee goes crazy and tries to attack you, you and Jung-hye will intervene immediately.”
─I see.
After hanging up the phone, I looked up at the hill where Seo Ga-hee’s car had disappeared and raised the corner of my mouth. I was really looking forward to seeing what kind of expression she would make in a few days.
* * *
“Huh, heh heung, hee yeung.”
Gahee Seo, who was running on her road while humming her song, reached the hive and called one of the group following her. She was always a woman who clung to herself and flattered herself.
“Where are you?”
—Now in front of the hive.
“I’ll be there soon, so wait.”
─Okay. But it’s Gahee. The union has now come out as an interim representative, and he is very funny.
“Interim representative? What do you mean?”
—No, the representative of the coalition suddenly vacated, so a temporary representative came out. Isn’t this guy arrogantly saying something to us about the temporary topic?
“What? Damn it… Wait. Everything is here.”
Seo Ga-hee was dumbfounded.
Dare to touch the horde he draws on a temporarily chosen subject? Whoever it was, he must have lost his cowardice.
As she parked her car and went into the hive with a group of people following her, she saw a woman looking like a fart talking to the academy alumni.
Tok, tok.
Seo Ga-hee approached the woman, tapping her on the shoulder with her baseball bat.
“Are you the temporary representative?”