He is obsessed with me after I saved him - Chapter 23 ~

Because the building had been destroyed, and lost its shape, the atmosphere had become busier than previously.

Considering that it was a sudden explosion, the shock left behind was noticeably huge.

The temporary tent that was built by the headquarters has long been blown away somewhere.

The fact that the original had disappeared and only empty space remained unchanged, made her feel strange for some reason.

Some things had disappeared along the way, but then again, new things will fill those empty spaces.

New seat. She voluntarily racked her brain in an unanswered way.

Ah, is that so? The fact that she exists here now, means that she has created a new place here.

‘It was me, no one else, who was creating a future that was unknown from others, but I implicitly overlooked it.’

‘If that’s the case, then it’s understandable that Carlos is interested in me.’

Even if she rejects the original flow of the novel, which had been off the hook from the beginning, it also won’t work as it pleases.

Judging from Carlos’s point of view and the same temperament, he’s not a person who will easily fall away from her…?

The answer was out. In that way, she’d rather just stay still and be crushed.

“Hooh.”

The hand that touched the tip of the teacup became rough.

It has been almost ten minutes since she had calmed down and breathed sitting in the blind spot of the chaotic scene.

She was calmly trying to figure out the situation by drinking chamomile brought by Ishid.

Fortunately, only a few people were injured due to Carlos’ protective shield. All of them suffered minor abrasions at the most and were mentally shocked.

Fortunately, the mental damage was not that serious either.

“The, the sky is covered with a roof!”

“The go, god! Thank you for giving us a blessing!”

She laughed in vain when she heard those.

Why? Male lead’s power leads to God’s blessing…?

She inflated her cheeks, forcing herself to swallow the cold tea into her throat.

No, this should be a celebration that everyone is safe. This was a problem that was almost divided by joy and sorrow with slight differences.

Carlos, who worked hard, would have been seriously injured if it weren’t for her first aid.

She inadvertently fiddled over her lips. It was a representation of an inevitable situation, which required enormous courage again this time.

She always thinks about it, but she doesn’t know how she managed to pull off such a bold thing.

Thanks to this, Carlos was rescued twice, but this thing was just getting more and more disturbing.

“… Things keep going wrong.”

Turning her stiff shoulders, her stomach had an indescribable feeling.

Was it insane for her to dream for a happy and peaceful life, not too long ago?

Did she lose your mind just because her retirement was far from being suspended? Seriously?

‘Why did you kiss again?!’

After confirming that there was no one around her, she grabbed her hair.

She was pretending that she was sane, but in fact, when she was with Carlos with his protective shield, she was out of her mind, thus making a mistake.

“No, it’s not.”

It was more of an impulse than a mistake.

She doesn’t want to admit it, but it wasn’t right to turn a blind eye to it after already committing to it

She was willing to admit it.

Carlos, who saved her, had left some compassion and favor she’d need to give back.

“Ah. Aaah, aaaahhh…!”

She breathed out with her face covered with her hands, as if shocked.

She doesn’t know how fortunate it was that Carlos was not being taken to the headquarters.

If he had seen her like this, he would have been making fun of her for a long time.

At such a thought, her reddened face which was reflected on the surface of the cup, was making her shy.

Her hot cheeks and messy bangs.

Even the pale green eyes were out of focus, as if they were possessed.

Seeing her face on the surface of the cup of tea, she suddenly became worried.

Could it be that he was doing that because they were inside the shield?

“Crazy, I must be crazy.”

Reality and unreality, acknowledgement and denial.

It was her, who was tied in the vagueness of what was happening, and repeatedly nodded her head in disappointment.

“What’s crazy?”

“Hmm.”

Her back was chilling while sitting at the moment.

She almost got goosebumps at the voice that appeared near her.

“Now, this.”

“Huh?”

Even before that, Ishid put a blanket on her shoulder.

“Uh… Thank you.”

“What thank you are you saying? Are you feeling better now? I stopped by to see how the situation got organized.”

The seat that was given to her was spacious. Ishid briefly shook his hands lightly, approaching the seat next to her, which was vacant, and added softly.

“The team leader is safe.”

“Huh?”

“Why? Isn’t that the answer you wanted?”

He bowed low and looked up at her slowly.

It was also accompanied by the tapping of his fingers that appeared when he was always careful.

She captured that long-standing habit of Ishid and waited for what would follow.

The accuracy he possesses can sometimes unleash mysterious powers.

In short, it meant that he had a better sense than she expected.

“You had the same expression the whole time since the explosion. You thought I wouldn’t know that?”

He smiled lightly.

It was a pitch that he knew everything from the beginning.

“I came here because I was afraid that if I didn’t tell you, I would give another murder notice like before. So I’m just checking your condition and letting you know that the Team Leader is safe.”

“… Hey.”

She flinched and called him, but she was not that confident.

“Rose, you need to identify more with your outside appearance and the inner mind. If you’re worried, you should’ve said yes, what if you’re just building a death to yourself? No one will know unless you tell them honestly.”

It was because Ishid knew her so well.

She couldn’t think of anything to refute or even words, so she only bit her lips solemnly.

Is that so? It was true that she didn’t feel good recently.

‘Was it displayed keenly outside?’

Somehow, it felt like a wall that had been wrapped well to her, pretending to be honest, was terribly broken.

There was nothing wrong.

She was worried about Carlos, and she hasn’t been feeling comfortable until now.

It was as if Ishid had accurately sensed it.

While silently listening to his words, he said again as she clasped the flown blanket tightly again.

The following story was about today’s incident.

Ishid conveyed the situation to her, seriously solidifying his smile that seemed gentle.

“It was terrorism. It was committed by an anti-government group with which it had long been involved.”

“…Are you sure about that?”

She forgot about the embarrassment she felt, and asked back just in case.

Terrorism? She couldn’t help but frown on her own as soon as she heard it.

If the cause of today’s incident was not simply a problem with insolvent buildings, it is clear that she will be quite tired in the future.

The heat that had been burning earlier went down at once.

‘By the time the anti-government group was mentioned, my complexion was already regaining peace.’

She hoped it wasn’t her heart, but in reality, she couldn’t. In the end, there was no denial from Ishid’s mouth.

“Yes. We have completed the investigation into last month’s incident in connection with the riots that have occurred over the past three years. It’s the same criminal.”

Oh, then this must be the one Dice manager and Meichel recently went to investigate.

She nodded and put the teacup down to the side.

She had a hunch that she would need to move, but it was not a simple matter to look at.

If there is a team of heroes who protect the world, there will always be a lot of malicious people who are the opposite.

It’s a headache if they keep getting involved.

If they did a terrorist attack, wouldn’t they come up with another plan and challenge them one after another?

She carefully opened her mouth because she felt uncomfortable.

“So, who’s the culprit?”

“We caught it.”

“Oh, that’s a relief… What?”

But, her worries are no use.

“Wait. You already caught the culprit?”

Already?

While trying to respond according to the flow of what was happening, she was surprised and raised her head.

Considering that the anti-government groups were weak but quick, she thought that they would let them go, but they didn’t.

Ishid burst into laughter and patted me.

“You must have been surprised.”

“Oh? Y, yes.”

Honestly, a lot…

“Your reaction is always normal. I almost didn’t believe it at first. At first, I thought the manager Dice was playing with me.”

Ishid leaned on his back with a solemn face as if looking at a distant mountain.

The focus of the gold eyes was dark, so it was serious for a long time.

He continued as slow as he still couldn’t believe it.

“Did you know that the shield that the team leader put on before covered the sky? It was said that it served as a net to prevent terrorists from escaping. The S grade is also different, isn’t it…”

Ishid, who looked haggard and even dried face, looked at her blurredly at the end of his speech.

She couldn’t easily open her mouth to him.

She was shocked at first, and the second was shock, followed by shock again.

She didn’t know that security capabilities would even create such new technologies.

Then, because the sky wasn’t enough, did he cover up the area itself? To protect people from explosions, and to catch criminals as well?

She quietly raised her hands and covered her mouth.

This is really, really, really ridiculous.

It was more than Carlos who came to save her at the risk of his life.

She was so proud of herself in the past.

No matter how much the memories of the banquet hall were discovered and entangled, even though she wanted to resign, she just ran into such a scary person without any tension, right?

She thought the ending of her life was retirement, no matter how worse it was.

It was a moment when she was conscious of her future life.

She shook her head and sighed.

But why is her heart so noisy and grateful in the midst of all this?

“How about tea? Do you like it?”

Ishid changed the subject, as if nothing had happened.

She was willing to respond to it.

“Chamomile?”

“Yeah. I wanted to make it Earl Grey*, but I didn’t have time.”

TN: Earl Grey is one of the most recognized flavored teas in the world.)

“It’s okay. As long as it’s not hibiscus.”

“That hibiscus.. . At this point, I feel sorry for everything.“

“It’s because of you, so be sorry enough. You deserve it.”

“What the…”

As if he was dumbfounded, he squeezed his lips and pulled the blanket toward him.

Thanks to this, she leaned side by side and looked at the sky in a comfortable position.

A few minutes was silent just like that.

We changed the subject to different stories because we were exhausted, but it was not long before we returned to the main topic.

“Speaking of the team leader, I think he’s really interested in you.”

Ishid’s romanticism theory has risen to the surface again.

“… Stop it.”

“I never lied, did I? I’ve never been foolish before, and the team leader desperately went to rescue you, everyone on the team knows except for you.”

“I know that, too. I understood everything you said, so I was telling you to stop talking.”

She doesn’t intend to just reject and refuse from now on.

Leaving the grumbling Ishid behind, she looked blankly at the sky, looking tired.

Today’s sky was clear.

In the future, as spring comes, it will become clearer and clearer, and only bright light will pour down without a cloud.

Yeah. In the first place, forcing dark clouds against a background full of light did not mean that they could be blurred.

She shouldn’t have made it like this, and the moment she realized it, she had already admitted it.

She couldn’t just hate Carlos or avoid him.

She didn’t want to reject this pure and submissive light.

When he came running to her, creating a shield.

Her guards started to crack little by little.