82 – 082. I Hate Monday

“I hate Mondays♪ I hate them! I like a Saturday~Yo~Sun~ night with a s*xy girl!”

A patrol road outside the Green House.

In the late afternoon, when the sun was starting to set, the vegetable kite was circling the patrol with bouncing steps, humming a cheerful song.

“I hate Mondays♪ I hate them! I like Saturday~Yo~Sun~ nights where we are hot!”

“Ha ha.”

Ahn Soo-ho let out a deep sigh at the sight of the patrol taking a back seat.

Meeting Kang Ha-neul, meeting Ji Ye-won, and struggling with my hair wrapped in complicated things, Sunday was last Monday.

Ahn Soo-ho, who was still uncomfortable, was annoyed by the existence of his partner who frowned and said he didn’t want to work as soon as he got to work.

At least it got better now that it was time to leave work, but when I just went to work, there were no children who were really fussy. Of course, it could not be denied that even his improved appearance was gently touching Ahn Su-ho’s planting.

“Vegetable smoke. You’re on patrol. After this patrol is over, I’m off work right away, so can’t you be a little more serious?”

“What? Am I serious?”

“You’re f*cking serious.”

“I don’t know what! Is this all a deception to catch any enemies off guard?!”

There’s no way the enemy will be caught off guard just because he’s showing such a foolish side.

Ahn Su-ho thought so, but upon further reflection, he realized that if he was a villain who would commit a crime in the Green House, he would have no choice but to be vigilant after seeing Chae-yeon.

‘I heard that even a broken watch is right twice.’

Ahn Soo-ho smiled bitterly and seemed comfortable at the sight of his partner, who boasted unnatural stupidity and seemed to have only screws left on his head. The innocence of the vegetable lover…… If there is only one positive function to the foolishness disguised as a fairy tale, it would be to make the viewer forget, even for a moment, any worries and concerns that were harbored in their hearts.

“…… Did you take a leave card and leave?”

“I took a picture~”

“What did you leave behind?”

“Not at all~”

“Something you couldn’t finish…… I did everything before the silver patrol came out.”

“That’s right~”

Guards who are caught patrolling during a time slot that overlaps with work hours usually leave work after the patrol is over. If there is nothing wrong with the patrol results, it is enough to make a summary report over the phone, so it was a consideration from the guard level to leave work as it is rather than going to and from a large site for a report that will take less than a minute.

So it was natural for the guards who were on duty during this time to complete all preparations for leaving work before the patrol, and in that respect, the vegetable research team was like everyone else.

“Ahn Soo-ho! What are you doing after today?”

“I was supposed to have dinner with Yewon.”

Ji Ye-won leaves for Yongin tomorrow. If you leave, you won’t see her for a while, so let’s see her face one last time, that’s what it meant.

“Really? Then I will go too!”

“Why are you suddenly?”

“Ji Ye-won, I heard you are going somewhere else because of the team leader’s mission this time? You should say hello before you go!”

It was a somewhat reckless request, but Ahn Su-ho did not refuse it.

If living in a safe house brought Ji Ye-won and Ahn Soo-ho closer together, it was also the same for Vegetable Yeon. When people get close to each other, affection eventually develops. Obviously, the two people who had the worst first meeting had become a strong relationship that could be called friends in their own way.

‘I don’t have to worry about the atmosphere going down when Chae So-yeon comes. She wanted to let go with a smile, at least the day before she left, but she was fine.’

Chae So-yeon has always been a great mood maker. Ahn Su-ho thought that if she was with her, she would be able to enjoy her last day happily, putting aside complicated worries for a while, as well as herself and Ji Ye-won.

“Okay then. Let’s go buy something to drink together on the way.”

“Anything to drink? Alcohol?”

“Still, it’s kind of like a farewell party, so there should be alcohol. I have to go to work tomorrow, so I can’t drink too much.”

“Then I just need to buy some beer! Oh, what are you having for dinner? Ji Ye-won Does she cook? Or delivery food?”

“He said he did it. You said you would learn to cook some kind of Mexican dish. I don’t know if it would go well with beer.”

“There is no dish in the world that doesn’t go well with beer!”

“? It seems like a lot.”

After patrolling, the two headed out the front door, chatting nonchalantly about dishes that go well with beer.

“Huh? What else is that?”

Chae So-yeon pointed to a black limousine standing on one side of the main road. Even if you look at her, she is a beautiful woman standing still in a neat suit in front of a car that seems like only rich people would ride in it. The students who passed by each one of them whispered and looked towards the limousine.

And it was the two that caught the eye as well. The limousine coincidentally was located in front of the two of them. Watching the limousine and the mysterious woman get closer and closer, Ahn Soo-ho murmured softly.

“…… Is it midwinter?”

Among the green house officials in Ahn Su-ho’s head, it was midwinter at least for those who would drive such a flashy car. In fact, even in the original work, Midwinter was described as going to and from school in a dedicated limousine.

“In the dead of winter, that sleazy chaebol 3rd generation?”

“It’s cheap… ….”

“Why. It’s cheap, right? Don’t you remember the time when he yelled at me at the cafe? If a little kid with no blood on his head dares to fight against the grown-“

“At that time, you couldn’t be like an adult either.”

“I don’t know! Anyway, whether it’s midwinter or early winter, the next time I meet that bastard kid, I’ll just make a habit…… !”

At that time, the eyes of Chae-yeon, who was shouting while swinging her fists, and the woman standing in front of her limousine met.

‘Did you hear?’

The moment Suho Ahn thought, a woman in a suit started approaching the two of them, clattering her shoes. Seeing that, Chae-yeon swallowed her saliva and reflexively took a half step back from her.

“Excuse me.”

The woman in front of the two said that in a gentle voice. Because of the heels she wore, the height difference between her and Chae-yeon was almost 30cm. She looked up at the woman who felt a sense of intimidation for some reason, and replied with her face slightly bluish.

“I-I don’t know how you heard what I said, but it’s not the person you think it is—”

“Are you Ahn Su-ho, a member of the Special Countermeasures Division of the Green House Guard?”

“Eh?”

“You mean me?”

Ahn Soo-ho, who was suddenly pointed out, blinked his eyes and nodded slowly.

“Yes. I’m Suho Ahn…….”

“My lady would like to talk with Captain Ahn Su-ho for a while. It won’t take long, could you please give me a moment?”

“If you are a lady, it is midwinter…… You mean the student?”

Are you from the midwinter side? Ahn Soo-ho thought so, but the woman shook her head softly.

“No. I am not a Midwinter Lady.”

“Then who…… Ah.”

Ahn Soo-ho immediately recognized who the lady she was talking about was responding to the woman who wrote her honorific title to Mid-gyeol even though she was not hired by him.

“Your introduction is late. My name is Shin Ah-young, the personal assistant of Lady Midsummer.”

“Midsummer?”

Chae-yeon tilted her head, placing her question mark above her head as if asking who that was. However, Ahn Su-ho had no time to pay attention to such a vegetable-yeon.

‘Why is midsummer me?’

Perhaps it’s because of his work with Midwinter. He thought so for a moment, but Ahn Su-ho immediately shook his head.

The Han Yeoreum he knew was Midwyeo’s older sister, but was basically indifferent to her younger brother. To be precise, she would be right about wasting her time on things about midwinter. In any case, I did not think that ‘that midsummer’ would find itself in something related to midwinter.

‘But other than that, I don’t have anything else to say.’

Han Yeo-reum was a regular character with a certain weight in the original work, but at this point, the point of contact with Ahn Su-ho was literally close to zero.

But no matter what he thinks, it is true that Midsummer’s secretary found him.

And the fact that she was looking for him, who loathed wasting her time on useless things, meant that there was a reason for that.

“A Midsummer student said he wanted to talk to me.”

“Yes.”

“I have a schedule behind this, but could you tell me how long it will take?”

“As I said before, it won’t take long. It must be two to thirty minutes at most.”

“2, 30 Minutes… ….”

If that’s enough, there shouldn’t be any problems with the promise with Ji Ye-won.

“Vegetable smoke.”

Thought so, Ahn Suho implicitly sang for Vegetable Yeon.

“Huh?”

“I think you will have to go buy yourself a drink.”

“Eh. Okay.”

Chae-yeon, unable to even comprehend how the situation was going, nodded her head vaguely. Leaving her behind, Ahn Soo-ho climbed into the back seat of her limousine under the guidance of her god Ah-young.

“Huh?”

Now then.

“How are you?”

Midsummer greeted him with a faint smile, his legs arrogantly crossed under a suit skirt.

***

– Boo Woo Woo Woo.

With a profound sound, the limousine departed. Whether it’s because the car is so good or because the driver is so good, the limousine glides along the road without the slightest shake.

Ahn Suho looked at Midsummer with an awkward gaze.

At first glance, he resembles his younger brother, Midwyeol. However, if you look closely, there are many differences in the details.

First, hair color. Midwinter’s hair was dark crimson, while midsummer’s was red mixed with a slightly muddy gray. Unlike the mid-winter eyes, which are the same red eyes as the hair, the eyes were blue-green eyes.

The features were as beautiful as Midwinter, but the atmosphere was clearly different. Overall, if Midwinter was a fierce and ferocious beautiful girl, Midsummer was a softer beauty. In particular, the corners of her eyes that drooped down and her long, falling eyelashes were soft, yet subtly exuding her dense adult charm.

However, with her eyes shining brightly as if she was trying to pierce the opponent in front of her eyes, and the cold air creeping up softly, midsummer, far from being softer than midwinter, seemed even sharper. It wasn’t as sharp as her hedgehog’s thorns in all directions, but as sharp as a single black-edged blade.

“…… I thought you must be waiting for me somewhere, but I never dreamed that you would be in a limousine.”

Ahn Soo-ho, who was looking at the midsummer’s notice, opened his mouth first. It was a sharp honorific.

“I hate wasting time.”

A midsummer also wrote an honorific for Ahn Su-ho. However, unlike Ahn Su-ho, the tone was somewhat relaxed. Even just that alone revealed the difference between the two.

“Since I’m waiting for you somewhere else, meeting in the car like this can save a lot of time. Besides, if you’re in the car, you don’t have to worry about other people’s eyes or ears.”

These words sounded like a declaration of war to Ahn Su-ho that he would bring up a story that would require attention to the eyes and ears of others from now on. Ahn Su-ho looked at the driver and Shin Ah-young sitting in front with a slightly uneasy look.

“Don’t worry. Those two are more talkative than anyone I know. There is no way the story we shared here will leak through them.”

The anxiety didn’t go away with that one word, but Ahn Su-ho nodded his head with effort. If it is midsummer, then it must be like that.

“So, midsummer student…… Why are you looking for me?”

“Because I like you.”

“Yes?”

Ahn Su-ho asked with a puzzled voice and expression. Midsummer, on the other hand, remained calm.

“For some reason, I became very, very slightly interested in you. So I did a little research on you, but the more I get to know you, the more I like and like you, right? So I wanted to set up a place like this to talk about it.”

“My lady. Please refrain from making misleading remarks.”

“And I have a proposal for you.”

Han Yeo-reum looked at Ahn Soo-ho in a subtle way, neatly ignoring Shin Ah-young’s words.

“Proposal…… I mean no, more than that. She said she did some research on me? Because you’re interested?”

“Yes. I think you probably have a corner to point out.”

Even if he said that, Ahn Su-ho wondered what the reason for Han Ye-reum to be interested in him was. Is it really because of the midwinter-related reasons? Could it be that unlike what I know, midsummer in this world pays attention to midwinter in its own way?

However, An Su-ho’s expectations were immediately denied at the end of midsummer.

“Illyana Faust.”

By the name of the only person she brought out.

“He is a senior in the same academy as I am. He is not famous in this country, but he is a very good detective and investigator. I asked the detective to investigate you. To be precise, about your exact actions during the last double dungeon incident.”

The midsummer snow was torn as thin as a crescent moon. At that moment, Ahn Soo-ho felt a familiar atmosphere from midsummer.

Ah.

This woman has a similar vibe to Min Chaeryeong.

“The detective who completed the request in just one day, no matter what he did, is great, but you are a pretty great person just like him, right?”

A black limousine was speeding along the road with smooth movement.

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