Chapter 197 – Engagement
#197.
“Whoa… I am full.”
“It was delicious. It was worth recommending.”
“Aha! Is it so? I’m glad you like it. Then let’s digest it and move right away!”
After leaving the pasta shop, the two moved towards the downtown area.
Now that you have been in harmony with nature in the morning, isn’t it time to enjoy the conveniences of civilization? Jaehee, who was walking ahead, stopped in front of a building.
“Escape room?”
“Yes! I wanted to go there at least once. Do you hate escaping rooms?”
“No. I’m going in for the first time too. Let’s go.”
“Just trust me!”
Jaehee shouted confidently as if this was her territory and approached the employee.
“Two people escaping the room!”
“Yes, you are a male and female couple. Please follow me this way.”
The employee was accustomed to talking with Jaehee and then led them to their room.
While moving, he explained precautions or various information, then opened the door and pointed inside.
“The time limit is 45 minutes. Our staff will be watching, so if you have any problems, call us right away.”
“Yes! Thank you.”
“I hope you have a good time.”
After saying that, the employee closed the door and left.
At the same time, the number of holograms on the door leading to the next space began to decrease.
“And! It’s just the beginning. Hurry up!”
“Yes, let’s aim for escape.”
“No! That’s not enough. We will set a new record!”
Perhaps Jaehee also has a personality that is more competitive than I thought, so she read the problem with enthusiasm.
“Hmm, hmm! This is a list of odd numbers, and this is using multiplication. Is it too easy than you thought?”
Then, when I knocked on the place where I entered the correct answer, the door opened with a sound of ringing.
“Also! Come on, let’s go to the next one!”
As a magical genius, he was Jae-hee, who displayed formidable abilities when it came to math-related problems.
After that, they broke through the room by inferring the correct answer in less than 5 seconds at the longest, and reached the final problem in 3 minutes and escaped.
“… Congratulations. 3 minutes 12 seconds. This is a new record. I ask for your understanding as I will be taking pictures for inclusion in the Hall of Fame.”
“Yes! Gaon, that… Can I hold your hand?”
“Of course. Catch it here.”
“Thank you!”
The employee looked suspiciously at the absurdly phenomenal record, wondering if he had known the correct answer in advance, but Jaehee didn’t care and just shyly held Gaon’s hand.
Having stuffed their photos into the Hall of Fame like that, they left the escape room building and wandered around the streets.
“Gaon, look at this. Isn’t it cute?”
Jae-hee, who was looking around the street, picked up one of her earrings and asked, bringing it to his own ear.
“It suits you well. I will buy you a present.”
“Oh no! You can’t do that…”
“No big deal. If you can make a living out of this, it’s rather a surplus business. Have it.”
“If you say that, I can’t deny it. All right. Whoa…”
I feel good and I smile brightly.
After enjoying the date like that, the sun went down and the surroundings became dark.
“It’s already evening.”
“Yes, let’s go to dinner now.”
“Yes! There is a restaurant that we have reserved in advance. Just follow me.”
Jaehee grabbed Gaon’s hand as he used to, and headed for the most luxurious hotel in the downtown area.
When I arrived at the restaurant by elevator, the waiter who had been there before directed me to a window seat, and I was able to see the night view only after ordering.
“It is beautiful. It is a good seat.”
“Yes? I cared.”
“If this is enough, that man will like it too.”
“Yes?”
“The one you are dating in a week.”
I guess I forgot what the purpose of this date was. Jaehee, who had tilted her head, only then noticed and awkwardly agreed.
“No, that’s right. Yes. I think it will work out. Thank you. Gaon.”
“You’re welcome. Rather, that’s where the food comes from. Let’s start with a meal.”
The waiter was already approaching with the tray, as if the food had already been prepared.
After a while, all the dishes were set, and the two of them started talking about the interior and atmosphere of the restaurant and the taste of the food.
Even then, there was still a bit of awkwardness, but it was still a fun time.
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When there is a meeting, there is a parting.
Gaon and Jaehee said goodbye at the gate.
“I’ll just go.”
“Wait a minute! Gaon, that… Can I ask you later?”
“You mean a date?”
“Yes, I haven’t gotten a feel for it yet. I wonder if I can get help from time to time in the future.”
It’s a pity that it ends with this. In fact, Gao also had no complaints because today’s date with Jaehee was fun.
“As much as you like. As long as our schedules don’t overlap, that’s fine.”
“Really? Don’t you want to say anything else later?”
“Of course. Then let’s really go. See you later.”
Gaon, who gave her confidence to be relieved, rode the gate and returned to the Barrymore estate.
The moment with her was a fun time for Gaon as well, and that made her want to know a little more about a woman named Cheon Hee.
‘I don’t know about love.’
This is something we will have to wait a little longer for.
***
A warm spring day with the sun rising in the middle of the sky. Gaon just got up from his seat after having lunch.
“Gaon, did you say today?”
“Yes, we should go right after lunch.”
A week since the date with Jaehee. Today was the day to meet the second prince under the introduction of Louisiana.
Yesterday, she finally got a call from the 2nd Prince, saying that she could barely schedule an appointment. I was a little nervous because I hadn’t talked to him a few times in my previous life.
She was answering Cho-rin’s questions that followed when her Ha-yeon cut in from beside her.
“Master! The 2nd prince was also lowly, just like in a movie! Are you the kind of person who behaves arrogantly like this?”
“No, my memory is hazy, but it didn’t feel like that. I think he had a pleasant but not light personality.”
“Is it so? I’m surprised. Have a good trip!”
“Okay, come and see me.”
Side!
After greeting her, Gaon kissed her cheek one last time and left the guild and moved to the capital.
The capital, as always, was full of people. Petals flutter in the gentle spring breeze, making the atmosphere of the street even brighter.
Passing through the red light district as usual, I entered the Lucipeon building in the center and took the elevator to the top floor.
Upon entering her office, she saw Rougena sitting on the couch as always.
“Good morning, Lugiena.”
“Okay, sit down. It probably won’t be too long before the other person arrives.”
Seeing her point the other way with her chin, Gaon, who quietly sat down, said playfully to evoke the rather stiff atmosphere.
“You are a little nervous.”
“Are you nervous too? That’s interesting.”
“As a human being, I can’t help but be nervous. But Louisiana, today… A different outfit?”
I ran through her, completely excluding any sexual feelings, so that Gaon wouldn’t offend her lugiena’s entire body.
She was wearing her black lady’s suit, which didn’t reveal anything about her, instead of the sultry outfit she usually wore.
Of course, she is so outstanding that her charm overflows with that alone.
Rujie seemed to be happy with Gaon’s gaze, but she let out smoke with a strange feeling of pity.
“I am not always naked. Rather, when I meet most people, I wear it like this. Rather, it’s special when you’re not wearing this outfit.”
It was her unspoken appeal that she considers the time with you special, but contrary to my expectations, Gaon just nodded her head.
“Okay. The suits look good too.”
“… Compliments are appreciated.”
It wasn’t a thank you look at all.
Gaon was scratching the back of her head, wondering if she had made a mistake again, and changed the subject as if he had suddenly remembered.
“More than that, Louisiana. How about the first prince?”
“The first prince doesn’t really move much. Since she controlled information at the same time as Lucipheon and the second prince, there is little chance that she will be found out. So she won’t have to worry too much.”
“Thank god. I will only trust Louisiana.”
Gaon smiles and gives eyes full of trust.
Facing him, Lujiena felt her sadness, which had been slowly building up until just now, melt away at once, and she hurriedly turned away from her gaze.
‘Let’s calm down.’
She was a shy, incomprehensible Lujiena, openly like a puberty boy who was caught by her parents while secretly watching her pornography.
Gaon didn’t do anything special. She just laughed when she said she believed, but it was absurd that she was so agitated by that alone.
She wonders if she was such an easy woman, and she even feels discouraged.
However, contrary to her head blaming herself, her heart was beating like crazy and asserting herself.
‘Stop!’
If you have a keen sense of Gaon, you can hear all the sound of a heartbeat as strong as this. She hastily covered her body with a membrane to block out her sound, but the thought that even one of her voices would find out made her anxious.
So while she was in the middle of a fight with herself, Gaon scratched her neck in a strange mood.
‘Did I pretend to be too friendly?’
The relationship between Louisiana and him is nothing more than business. It is arrogant to think that the other person will treat you that way just because you call them by name and smile wide.
She thought that she had become a little closer through the many things she had done together, but it seemed that it was just her misunderstanding.
I blamed myself for saying I should be more careful next time, but the bell on the desk in the office rang and I heard the voice of my assistant, Remian.
-2nd Prince His Highness has arrived. You are going up now.
“… Take care.”
After a short conversation, the light that came into the bell went out.
An awkward atmosphere drifting around the office. The two of them waited for the remaining guests to come, each with different misunderstandings.
After a while, there is a knock and the door opens.
“… Long time no see. Your Highness, the 2nd Prince.”
“Nice to meet you. Is it three months?”
The one who entered was a pretty young man with blond hair.
Contrary to his playful, slightly raised mouth, this man with a dignified appearance and an overbearing aura is the 2nd Prince, Adelio Pentra.
The 2nd prince, who exchanged greetings with Lujie and her, glanced at Gaon, who stood up after her, then leisurely approached her and held out her hand.
“My name is Adelio Pentra. The second prince of the Pentra Empire. Thank you for accepting her meeting.”
“It’s called vacation. I look forward to.”
“Are you on vacation? You must be an earthling. Come to think of it, did new earthlings come to Union a few years ago? Could it be that he is a Third Earther?”
“Yes that’s right. It has been two years since I came to Union.”
“Her! Really? It’s amazing that this has happened in two years.”
The second prince’s words didn’t stop, probably because he had a very tomboyish personality.
He is the type of person who doesn’t fit Gaon at all.
While waiting for the story to end, she watched quietly, but Rujiena, who was watching everything by her side, stopped her 2nd prince.
“Majesty. Time has been delayed.”
“Hmm? Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry. The small talk was too long.”
“Sit here.”
As if this had happened so often, he didn’t raise any objections and quietly sat down on the sofa following Rougiena’s guidance and went straight to the point.
“You must have guessed why I came to you.”
“Yes, for the supply contract.”
“Right. I want you to sign a contract with the imperial family. Besides that, I would like to talk about the rental business.”
There is nothing wrong with the 2nd prince’s proposal as Gaon.
If you sign a contract with the imperial family, most of the difficulties in doing business will disappear. No matter what you do, you can’t touch it as long as it’s something the imperial family tells you to do.
And the reason for the rental business in the first place is not to make money, but just to increase power, so there is no problem.
Since the royal family would not be able to share the relics with just anyone, there is a high possibility that the Imperial Knights would be the beneficiaries, but if they become stronger, that is exactly what Gaon wants.
It will be a form of suffering a little loss as the number of goods going to Lucipeon decreases, but that’s what you need to do if you get an appropriate compensation in negotiations with the second prince.
However, I did not come here simply to see business gains.
Gaon leaned forward and brought her eyes closer to the 2nd prince, making a proposal in reverse.
“Your Highness, the 2nd Prince. That’s good, but I’d like to finish talking about something else.”
“What about something else?”
“This is a story about the First Prince. What would you do if Her Highness, the 1st prince, was intriguing with her demons?”
“What!? Uh, what is that… !”
They say they are fighting over the throne, but as expected, she didn’t expect anything like this at all. The second prince opened her eyes and stuttered her words.
Not only that, but she opened her mouth wide as if she was astonished at the escort knight who had been silently following the 2nd prince until now.
Gaon, who predicted that he would be able to achieve his goal without any problems through that reaction, smiled broadly.
