Chapter 71
“No matter how I think about it, it’s strange.”
“What’s strange?”
Yu Sol tilted her head while looking at Haru. He came to visit her but had been thinking about something by himself for a while, then suddenly muttered that it was strange.
What weird thing was he going to say now?
When it came to being clueless, Haru was number one in the shelter. He only knew how to hit targets with arrows and didn’t have even a flea dropping’s worth of intuition, so he couldn’t be trusted except during combat.
“Why does Yoon Seo Won follow when Baek Rak goes out?”
However, this time he asked a surprisingly sharp question, as if he had stumbled backwards and caught a mouse. Yu Sol was slightly impressed.
“What made you think of that?”
“No, Yoon Seo Won is a civilian. Normally he should stay in the shelter, right? But why does Baek Rak take him along?”
Yu Sol looked at Haru with pitying eyes.
‘That’s why he can’t date.’
She was now seriously worried whether Park Haru would ever get even one girlfriend in his life. He had already ruined things with the girl he was currently crushing on a while ago, but he didn’t even know that – what was there to say?
“He must have taken him because there was a reason to go together.”
She couldn’t tell him that Baek Rak and Yoon Seo Won were dating and didn’t want to be apart.
Though she had advised Yoon Seo Won not to hide his relationship with Baek Rak, he was so embarrassed that he desperately begged her not to tell anyone.
How modest of him despite having claimed that Baek Rak.
If it were someone else, they would have already spread rumors everywhere and marked their territory. Saying Baek Rak is mine, don’t touch him.
Well, he didn’t seem too worried, perhaps knowing he was popular too. It could be because Baek Rak liked him first, or because he trusted Baek Rak.
Anyway, they were an interesting couple in many ways.
“What reason to go together?”
“How would I know? If you’re curious, ask Baek Rak later.”
“Like he’d answer.”
“Then ask Yoon Seo Won.”
“He’s not here right now. Ah damn, I’m curious…”
Haru couldn’t contain his curiosity and pulled at his hair.
“Will it fall out from doing that? Should I help you a bit?”
“Don’t joke around.”
Watching Haru click his tongue and flop onto the bed, Yu Sol giggled. He was definitely bored without Yoon Seo Won around. Yoon Seo Won was surprisingly good at keeping him entertained, so he probably got attached.
“Is it fun hanging out with Yoon Seo Won?”
“Well, enough to have conversations.”
“It would be troublesome if you end up liking him.”
“What? Am I crazy? Why would I like Yoon Seo Won? I only have Seung Ju.”
“That Na Seung Ju who you couldn’t take your eyes off, saying Yoon Seo Won was pretty?”
“Hey!”
Finding Haru’s heated reaction amusing, Yu Sol decided to show mercy. It was about time to end this one-sided love anyway.
“I heard Na Seung Ju is getting married next week.”
“…What?”
Did he really not know? Haru’s face was colored with shock.
That’s what happens when you only watch from afar instead of approaching to talk, and don’t even check if she’s secretly dating someone. He was clueless beyond belief.
“Na Seung Ju and Lee Dong Min are getting married next week. So give up now.”
“……”
“Next time you like someone, at least try confessing. Don’t always secretly like them like that. Who’s going to notice if you do that?”
“…It’s not easy to start a conversation.”
“But you talk to Yoon Seo Won just fine?”
“He’s comfortable to be around.”
He’s going to get in big trouble with Baek Rak like that. Sometimes Haru crossed lines, which made her anxious for some reason.
“Haru, you absolutely cannot be rude to Yoon Seo Won. Got it?”
“I won’t! I never have.”
“Then that’s good. Be careful in the future too.”
“Why do you protect Yoon Seo Won so much? Don’t tell me you like him?”
Yu Sol let out a deep sigh as if exasperated. Did he really like Na Seung Ju? Even hearing news of her marriage, he was so easily distracted by other topics.
And then he activated his terrible intuition – it was absurd beyond belief, making her laugh.
“Yoon Seo Won is just Yoon Seo Won.”
“What does that mean?”
“There are things like that.”
At Yu Sol’s know-it-all attitude, Haru made a displeased expression. The little thing always acted like she knew everything, which was quite annoying.
“Yeah, you’re so great.”
“I’m always great.”
“That wasn’t a compliment.”
“It was a compliment though?”
“Ugh… I really can’t even hit her.”
“If you hit me, I’ll tell Nora!”
How cunning. Yu Sol knew well whose side Nora would take. She took care of her so obviously that it was impossible not to notice. If she really hit her even once, Nora would definitely get revenge several times over.
While Haru was trembling and barely holding back, Yu Sol stuck out her tongue teasingly.
Finally unable to bear it anymore, Haru shouted.
“Hey, Yu Sol! Come here.”
“Aaaah! Haru is hitting a patient! Nora! Noraaaa!”
Before he knew it, Yu Sol had escaped from the bed and started running away. Haru chased after her fiercely. Just as Yu Sol was passing by the office door, it swung open and someone firmly grabbed Haru by the scruff of his neck.
“Ah! Let go of this!”
“Park Haru, you should behave. Yu Sol is still a patient.”
“She teased me first! Ah, really! Captain!”
“Stop getting involved. That’s why Yu Sol always teases you.”
The person who appeared was fortunately or unfortunately Han Seong Hyeon, not Nora. He entered the office, closed the door, and released Haru.
“Yu Sol, you stop teasing him too.”
“Okay. Got it, Captain.”
“Ah! So annoying, Yu Sol!”
Haru, who flopped onto the sofa fuming, had no way to vent his irritation and threw punches into the air.
Yu Sol plopped down on the opposite sofa and let out a sigh of relief. Honestly, teasing him was fun, but that was really close just now. She thought she might get hit for the first time in a while, but the timing was perfect. If she had teased him any more, even the good-natured Park Haru would definitely hold a grudge.
Yu Sol sweetly accepted Haru’s glaring gaze and avoided eye contact.
“Yu Sol, how’s your body?”
When Han Seong Hyeon asked while looking at documents on his desk, Yu Sol quickly answered, thinking this was her chance.
“I’ve gotten much better. But I still have some pain, so I think I need to rest a bit more.”
“Has your energy recovered a lot?”
“Hmm… I think about 20 percent is restored. I used it excessively treating Yoon Seo Won.”
“You said you almost died?”
Han Seong Hyeon’s eyes, which had been scanning documents, stopped abruptly. Yu Sol nodded and answered.
“Yeah, like I said before, my heart stopped briefly. Fortunately it started beating again quickly so there was no problem, but Baek Rak and I were so shocked.”
“You worked hard. You did something big, Yu Sol.”
“Hehe, not really.”
“If anything happens in the future, please take care of it. You’re in charge of Yoon Seo Won.”
“Don’t worry.”
Yu Sol thumped her chest confidently, telling him to trust only her. At that reliable appearance, Han Seong Hyeon nodded lightly.
But Yu Sol’s insides weren’t entirely comfortable despite her confidence.
There was something she hadn’t told even Baek Rak – strangely, healing didn’t work well on Yoon Seo Won. Whether it was civilians or hunters, they healed in proportion to the energy used, but Yoon Seo Won’s efficiency wasn’t high, should she say… If others could be healed with energy level 1, Yoon Seo Won required level 5.
It could be because of his special constitution, or it could be a temporary phenomenon, so she hadn’t brought it up. It was still at a stage where she needed to observe.
Since Baek Rak would continue to stay with him, she could only hope he would protect him well. She didn’t want to see someone close to her dying again.
Yu Sol, having gathered her thoughts, exhaled briefly.
“But Captain, why did Baek Rak and Yoon Seo Won go out together this time?”
When Yu Sol and Han Seong Hyeon’s conversation seemed to end, Haru jumped in as if he had been waiting. His face showed he absolutely couldn’t stay still from curiosity.
Han Seong Hyeon leaned his arms on the table and chuckled.
“What are you so curious about?”
“Of course I’m curious. Has Baek Rak ever taken anyone with him when going out? But he takes Yoon Seo Won every time he goes out. When he was injured too, and this time too. Is there something between them?”
“Hmm…”
Han Seong Hyeon rubbed around his eyebrows as if troubled.
“Ask Baek Rak when he comes back later.”
“No, both you Captain and Yu Sol give the same answer. Just say you don’t want to tell me. Even if I ask Baek Rak, he won’t tell me, so what’s the point of asking…”
“I really don’t know much either. Since he says he’s taking him, I just go along with it.”
“Even you don’t know, Captain?”
“You know I don’t interfere much with what Baek Rak does.”
“Baek Rak has separate work to do, right?”
“Of course, since he’s doing that work well, I let him be free. I’m curious too about why Baek Rak takes Yoon Seo Won around.”
When Han Seong Hyeon sighed, Yu Sol secretly smiled inside. The fact that she knew something the Captain didn’t was oddly satisfying. Though it was a bit frustrating to hide their relationship at Yoon Seo Won’s request, if it felt like this, it wasn’t so bad.
“Then does Yoon Seo Won know?”
“Who knows?”
When Han Seong Hyeon shrugged, Haru’s eyes lit up. Those were the eyes of a predator that had found its target. Yu Sol rolled her eyes slightly, praying for Yoon Seo Won’s soul.
“When are they coming back? I hope they come soon.”
Author: Hyacinthus B
Hyacinthus
