69 – 069. Folly (1)

The two moved to An Su-ho’s room. The table leaned against the wall was opened and the two sat face to face, and Ji Ye-won placed a bottle of alcohol left over from drinking in the next room on it.

“Are you going to drink more?”

“Just. I think the words will come out only when I drink more.”

At those words, Ahn Soo-ho looked at Ji Ye-won with an uneasy expression. What kind of trouble is that face with a clear sign of worry? Ahn Su-ho recalled what had happened in the next room a moment ago and inferred what Ji Ye-won was trying to say.

Ask Kang Ha-neul if he has someone he likes. She said she had something to say when she went to sleep, so she moved. Besides, it’s a story you’ll never tell without drinking.

No matter how ignorant a person is, at this point he has no choice but to notice. Not to mention, Ahn Su-ho belonged to the sensible side, so it would be no task for her to guess what she was thinking.

“You drink really well.”

However, Ahn Su-ho did not express himself. I just waited for Ji Ye-won to speak to her first and silently poured her drink.

Among the quiet. Ahn Soo-ho calmly looked at Ji Ye-won. She looks down at her glass, then raises her head and meets her eyes with him. In Ji Ye-won’s eyes, a worried light was evident.

Her heart was already inclined to confess her feelings to her An Su-ho. However, the problem was how to float her luck. She wanted to say that she liked it when their feelings for each other were heightened, following the natural flow rather than confessing at once.

‘Ah.’

At that time, a thought crossed her mind.

Come to think of it, she had something to tell Ahn Su-ho.

She said in the first place that she was trying to talk about that today she arranged a place with him.

Yes. Even if she confesses her feelings, let’s talk about what we have to do first.

After thinking that, Yewon opened her mouth with a soft voice.

“Min Chaeryeong entrusted me with a mission.”

“What?”

Ahn Su-ho frowned at the start, which was completely different from what he expected. The accident stopped for a moment and he asked with a questioning face.

“What do you mean by that?”

“You explained it last time. What kind of deal did I make with the team leader to get me out of the safe house?”

Min Chae-ryeong freed her from her detention under the guise of protecting her, her criminal status. She also prepared a new identity to deceive others. She was also actively cooperating with the search for her friend, Mina Kim.

But, as Ji Ye-won said, it was a transaction, not an unconditional favor. For Min Chae-ryeong’s help, her support staff paid firstly all the information she had about the Dawning Corps, secondly, her own outstanding ability as an undercover agent of the Dawning Corps, and finally Law was her life-and-death right through a microchip implanted in his neck.

In a nutshell, Ji Ye-won was Min Chae-ryeong’s subordinate. That’s not a legitimate subordinate like Ahn Su-ho or Chae-yeon, but a subordinate who hides in the dark and does a dark job.

“…… What is your mission?”

Min Chaeryeong entrusted the work to Yewon Ji. There is no normal day. A look of uneasiness appears on Ahn Soo-ho’s face.

“Nothing special. Who do you want me to follow and spy on? It’s a job that fits my aptitude. In the first place, I was in charge of spying in the Dawning Corps.”

“Who is the tailing opponent?”

“Of course it’s a secret…… But, if it’s you, I can tell you. You are the director of some kind of research center in Yongin. Was your name Na Joo-yong?”

Ahn Suho’s expression turned pale at those words.

Najuyong.

The Mad Scientist who appeared in the original work. The villain who led the mid-to-late half of the play by forming a double wall with the dawn team.

And the person who plotted the kidnapping of Kang Ha-neul last time.

‘Why?’

When his name was mentioned, Ahn Su-ho was taken aback.

‘Why did you give Ji Ye-won such a mission… ….’

If it’s simply watching Na Ju-yong’s movements, there must be plenty of other subordinates. Why did he entrust Ji Ye-won with such a mission?

Actually, this was Min Chaeryeong’s own way to test Ahn Soo-ho. Min Chae-ryeong was currently in a state of extreme caution against Ahn Su-ho. It’s because Ahn Su-ho showed an appearance that exceeded her expectations in intelligence in the Kang Ha-neul incident and in military power in this double dungeon incident.

So Min Chaeryeong tried Ahn Soo-ho. For some reason, Ji Ye-won, whom he cherishes, was given the task of monitoring Na Ju-yong, the mastermind behind the Kang Ha-neul incident. To see how he moves.

Ahn Su-ho guessed at least the rough idea. She said that Min Chae-ryeong was deliberately trying to provoke her. For that, she said, she deliberately gave Ji Ye-won a mission.

“…… Do you really have to do that?”

“I have to. Because it was such a deal.”

“Na Ju-yong is not an ordinary researcher. He is said to be a criminal involved in all sorts of illegal things. The last Kang Ha-neul kidnapping case was also plotted by him behind the scenes. If you tail him like that, you might be in danger.”

“This is what a criminal like me did on purpose. That would be dangerous.”

“Then stop.”

Ji Ye-won’s eyebrows twitched at that worrying request.

“If you say you can’t do it, Min Chaeryeong won’t force you to do something like that.”

The microchip Min Chaeryeong planted in Ji Yewon’s neck was only to prevent escape. A bomb embedded in a chip will not explode unless an attempt is made to extract the chip. At least, according to Min Chaeryeong, it was.

Then at least, I can’t force Ji Ye-won to death using the bomb planted in her neck.

“I know.”

Ahn Su-ho spoke with such a meaning, and Ji Ye-won also understood the meaning.

“But if I refused, Min Chaeryeong wouldn’t help me either. I need Min Chaeryeong’s help to find Minah. So I have no choice but to take on this job.”

“… ….”

“Well, no matter what, it’s just tailing. It’s not about sneaking in, it’s just monitoring from afar. Your life won’t be in danger.”

“You don’t know that.”

‘If Min Chaeryeong’s purpose is to tease me… ….’

This must be a dangerous job. Maybe your life is at stake.

Stop it.

In my heart, I wanted to say that. But Ahn Soo-ho couldn’t do that. Because I knew how important it was to Ji Ye-won to save Kim Min-ah.

He chewed his lips in frustration. His expression contorts with complex emotions.

“Why are you worried?”

“Well, it is natural to be worried.”

“Why?”

A strange sense of deja vu overtook me at that moment.

“Why are you so worried about me?”

A question I once asked him.

As she put the question back in her mouth, Ji Ye-won asked insinuatingly.

“Did I tell you last time? I am no longer an academy student. So you, the security guard, don’t have to worry about me. Is not it?”

“It’s not that kind of problem.”

It was just as Ji Ye-won said until recently. The reason he was worried about Ji Ye-won’s safety was because she was an academy student. If she dies, she will be penalized by the guard skill.

But now it was different.

Now I was really worried about Ji Ye-won.

Even if you were expelled from the academy, wouldn’t the penalty remain the same? She’s a major character anyway, so if she dies, won’t something disadvantage her. It wasn’t such a calculated and calculated reason.

I was just worried.

It was just a worry and concern that came out of emotion.

I’ve been fighting with her for the past two months. While spending a very short time together. Her human emotions she showed in every moment.

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The way he reacted in various ways to his every word and every action.

Perhaps he had been in this world for the longest time, Ahn Su-ho could no longer dismiss her as a simple character in a novel.

“…… If not, what is it?”

Ji Ye-won asked with strange expectations. Ahn Su-ho knew what she was expecting.

“That… ….”

But I was afraid to face those emotions. To be precise, I felt guilty for not being able to reciprocate those feelings. Ji Ye-won loved Ahn Soo-ho, but Ahn Su-ho had yet to define his feelings.

Even if she spits out the answer she wants only with her mouth on such a subject, it will eventually deceive her feelings.

She hesitated to answer because she thought so.

“Ahn Soo-ho. What kind of existence am I to you? What do you think of me?”

Ji Ye-won, who got up a little, came and sat down next to him. Moist, moist eyes that were half-opened by the overheated intoxication looked up at him.

‘Ji Ye-won to me… ….’

What kind of existence? Thousands of thoughts run through his brain.

“I am.”

But the next moment. At Ji Ye-won’s one word, the thoughts that filled Ahn Su-ho’s mind disappeared like spring snow melting.

Ji Ye-won sits next to Ahn Soo-ho, raises his knee and wraps her arms around him. Whether it’s because of drunkenness or shame, I lean my reddened cheeks against my shoulder. His ash-grey hair runs down his slanted head.

The dizzying scent of shampoo tickled the tip of An Su-ho’s nose.

In the awkward silence, the tension gradually rises. Ji Ye-won, who had been looking at Ahn Su-ho and her lips moving, turned to the table. To be precise, with the transparent sake filled in his own glass.

– Blame it!

Ji Ye-won lifted her glass. She and she drank without hesitation. The strong drink that runs down her throat warms her chest.

A sip of that drink soon became a handful of courage.

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Like Ahn Su-ho, he gently pushes her back while hesitating.

That’s a handful of courage.

“I… ….”

With that handful of courage in her heart.

Ji Ye-won took a step toward Ahn Su-ho.

“I like you.”

A plain word without any analogy, any metaphor, any allusion, any concealment, or any embellishment.

At those words, Ahn Su-ho forgot what to say. No, she had too much to say. Countless words ran up his throat. But nothing comes out of the mouth. It just lingers in the mouth endlessly.

Ji Ye-won implicitly asked him, feeling happy and somewhat sorry for him.

“Do you know why I like you?”

“…… Because I saved you?”

Ji Ye-won laughs at the answer she barely came up with.

“Aren’t you watching too many movies? How can you fall in love with someone who saved your life once?”

The bravery that transpired in her sip only robbed her of her temperance as well. At this moment, Yewon Ji spat out the words that came to her mind without any filtering. Seeing Ahn Soo-ho, who was embarrassed by her answer, Ji Ye-won only smiled lightheartedly.

“Yes. I don’t know what you think of yourself, but you’re a much better man than you think. Don’t you talk like that around you?”

“…… At all.”

Ahn Soo-ho shook his head softly.

“Really?”

But Ji Ye-won was satisfied with An Su-ho’s answer.

“Then I am first. I was the first to discover that you are such a good man.”

Ji Ye-won smiled broadly as if she had achieved some great achievement.

For that innocent smile. With that innocent and innocent smile unlike hers.

– Pounding.

Ahn Su-ho’s heart jumped once.

“So now you answer my questions.”

Ji Ye-won took a deep breath and asked Ahn Su-ho.

“What do you think of me? You me…….”

Do you like it?

I was about to ask that, but at the end of the day, I wonder if the courage I drank in just a moment ago ran out.

“Do you value me?”

What came out of her mouth was a rather vague question. It was the result of her drunken courage quenched and fear starting to lift her head again.

Even though Ahn Su-ho doesn’t like me, he probably cherishes me.

It was a question that inadvertently jumped out of such a complacent thought.

“Yes.”

Ahn Soo-ho answered that complacent question.

“Ji Ye-won. You are precious to me.”

Since the question was ambiguous, the answer was also ambiguous. An ambiguous answer that sounds like recognition or love, depending on how you interpret it.

However, despite the ambiguous answer, Ji Ye-won smiled brightly.

‘…… Yeah, that’s enough for now.’

As the tension in her chest was released, a single tear flowed from her eyes. The moment Ahn Soo-ho stretched out his arm to wipe away her tears, she unexpectedly fell into An Su-ho’s arms.

“Ji Ye-won?”

“Thank you.”

She said that and she buried her head in her chest.

“…… You are the first person in my life to tell me that I am precious other than Mina.”

I thought Ahn Su-ho would tell me that. She also said that her own thoughts were not wrong.

As he looked down at Yewon as he buried her head deeper and deeper, Ahn Soo-ho, not knowing what to do, quickly placed her hands on her back. Then, as if to comfort a crying child, he gently stroked his back.

‘…… It’s warm.’

Ji Ye-won’s expression melted away at that pleasant touch. How long has it been since you’ve been held in someone’s arms like this? Just as the only person who cherished her was her Kim Min-ah, the only person who gave her arms to her was her Kim Min-a. As her thoughts reached that point, a shadow fell on her relaxed face.

“Why is that?”

When Ahn Soo-ho, feeling her presence, asked, she murmured softly.

“I’m sorry.”

I felt so sorry for Min-ah, who betrayed the Dawning Team with him, but unlike himself, who is still suffering from being captured by them and who is probably dead.

She is the only one who cherished her, Mina, who is in her pain, but she is so sorry that she is trying to be happy alone.

When she thinks of Minah, she says that she should never be happy. Until she finds Min-ah, she says she must never chase after her happiness. She thought so dozens of times a day.

Nevertheless, what I hold in your arms right now. That leans on you She feels so sorry for Mina.

Ahn Soo-ho stroked her head at the confession she uttered with a trembling voice.

“It’s okay.”

Her

Caressing her, calmly reciting her words to comfort her.

It’s not your fault that she was captured by her Dawning.

Her The misfortune that befell her is not a reason for you to reject her own happiness.

Perhaps she is also wishing for your happiness.

If you still don’t feel comfortable, let’s save it.

She said she would help.

So, relax and lean on yourself for now.

It was an obvious consolation, but it was a consolation that touched the heart because it contained sincerity. Especially at the end, Ji Ye-won felt an indescribable sense of security when Ahn Su-ho said, “Lean on yourself to your heart’s content.”

– Pounding. Pounding. Pounding. Pounding.

Her heart beat quickly.

Ji Ye-won still buried her head in An Su-ho’s chest. The faint scent of soap tickled the tip of her nose. She gently turns her head and puts her cheek to her chest, feeling a firmer touch than I thought.

Suddenly Ji Ye-won raised her head and her eyes met with her An Su-ho who was looking down at her.

– Pounding. Pounding. Pounding. Pounding.

Her heart skipped a beat. Neither of them could tell who the heartbeat belonged to.

Ji Ye-won asked softly as the atmosphere gradually escalated.

“…… Can I expect a little more?”

At that question, Suho Ahn silently nodded her head.

Now then.

– Kwaak.

Ji Ye-won wraps her arms around An Su-ho’s neck. The breaths of the two people who are in close contact with each other warmly mix. Everyone’s breath is full of the savory scent of alcohol.

Ji Ye-won opened her mouth softly, as if trying to swallow her breath, and without any warning, laid her lips on Ahn Su-ho.

“Ah.”

The lips and lips fell off in less than a second. Yewon’s cheeks flushed like apples when she put her head back. As she pushed her lips out first, she seemed more embarrassed than Ahn Su-ho.

‘…… It was my first kiss.’

The first kiss that I casually gave in the middle of a hazy taste was bitter whiskey. Licking the lingering lingering traces of her on her lips with her tongue, she gently placed her forehead on An Su-ho’s chest.

“Ji Ye-won. You… ….”

At Ahn Su-ho’s bewildered words, Ji Ye-won looked at him without even having time to enjoy the afterglow of her first kiss. I wonder if he would have been offended by his sudden behavior.

“Didn’t you like it?”

She asked boldly. Embarrassed by the boldness, Ahn Soo-ho shook his head softly.

“…… No, I didn’t hate it.”

“Yes. Thank god.”

At that answer, Yewon Ji laughed. She felt an indescribable feeling welling up in her chest. It was joy, satisfaction, but also anxiety. Anxiety that this happy moment is just a mirage created by alcohol.

“Yes. Can I fool around with you just for today?”

So, as if Ji Ye-won was trying to hold on to the mirage, she clung even more to Ahn Su-ho.

“Are you kidding me?”

“Yes. I want to forget everything comfortably for today.”

About Mina Kim. About the Dawning. About Min Chae-ryeong. For all sorts of other matters.

I want to forget all those complicated circumstances, even for today. Please let me forget

Ji Ye-won looked up at Ahn Su-ho, letting out an excited breath. If he wanted to shake it off, he could have pushed it off right away, and if he wanted to push it off, he could have pushed it off right away, but Ahn Su-ho did not do that.

That attitude gave Ji Ye-won a little courage.

“So…”

A little courage to cross the line with him.

“………… Would you like to do it with me?”

Ahn Su-ho’s expression stiffened at the thoughtful suggestion.

That must be sudden. That would be embarrassing I can’t help but be surprised

Even Ji Ye-won knew that her proposal was sudden and impulsive. Even though he knew, he said so. Since he had confessed his feelings to him, he wanted to cross the line with him before this alcohol energy flew away. I was anxious without it.

Anxiety.

Yes, this sudden offer was purely due to the anxiety she felt.

Ji Ye-won also had a sense of humor. It was clear that Ahn Su-ho was confused and troubled by his confession. That is why, when she hastened his reply, she did not ask if she loved him, but she vaguely asked if he was precious. She was afraid of being harassed or rejected.

As a result, she got an ambiguous answer because it was an ambiguous question. That’s why, even though she couldn’t get a definite answer in words, she wanted to fill her body with certainty. I thought that would give her some peace of mind.

…… She knew that her actions were burdening him.

There is a big difference between simply confessing that she likes you and layering your bodies. Besides, she herself will soon leave him to carry out Min Chae-ryeong’s mission. What if she even dies on the mission? He who crossed the line with himself today will be even more distressed by his death. The weight of the love you poured out on him today will be completely transformed into regret and guilt and weigh it down on his shoulders. If it was Ahn Soo-ho, it would be. Because Ahn Soo-ho was such a man.

That’s why it was childish.

It was an impulsive decision driven by infinitely heightened emotions, and a desperate longing for affection that had not been received for a long time. So, it was a foolish, selfish decision. A selfish decision she made because she wanted to, without considering Ahn Su-ho’s feelings.

Selfish.

It’s stupid.

“…… Just think lightly.”

Even if tomorrow morning he rejects his confession.

“It’s not unusual for two young men and women to be in a drunken room and overlapping their bodies.”

I don’t remember using alcohol as an excuse. Even if tonight’s work is dismissed as a simple happening due to intoxication.

“Since we drank so much that each other became rice cakes, you won’t remember it tomorrow anyway.”

Even if that happens, I want to definitely engrave a trace in my mind, on my body.

“Yes. It’s okay if you don’t remember. It might be better not to remember.”

Even if I get rejected, I want to be held in his arms for today. For today, I want to be repaid for this love affair.

“If you don’t remember, you won’t regret it.”

That’s why it was a selfish decision. It was an impulsive foolishness purely for self-satisfaction.

Because I knew that fact, I said things that I didn’t mean to say. So that Ahn Soo-ho can ease the burden a little. If it’s difficult for you to take my confession seriously, you can just dismiss it as one night of fooling around, one night of playing with fire. If you do, then I will forget about tonight.

“So, just for today. Will you accept my foolishness?”

An earnest question.

Ahn Su-ho pondered for a while at the earnest question he asked while feeling both anticipation and guilt.

“…… There’s no way you can’t remember.”

Soon, Ahn Soo-ho answered calmly. His hand gently rests on Ji Ye-won’s back and neck.

“How can I forget such a strong memory?”

Soon, when the lips of the two gently overlapped, a smile of relief appeared on Ji Ye-won’s face.

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