Please Cooperate In The Execution Of S-Class Official Duties - Chapter 49

Seheon recalled the hunters that he knew had constellations.

The most famous of them would be Ranong Utaitani.

Her constellation requested her to carry out a quest related to the legend of Thailand’s creation, and Ranong carried it out. Therefore, it became widely known that hunters that met a constellation should carry out their quests.

However, no matter how much he thought about it, Kang Hara’s constellation was too arbitrary. Making her date since he’s the god of love?

“How did you come across such a constellation? No, I’m really curious as to why I was designated as Kang Hara’s quest partner.”

Pfft, Hara spewed the water that she was drinking out. Fortunately, it didn’t land on Seheon’s side.

Seheon stared at her with narrowed eyes. Hara laughed awkwardly and wiped her lips. Cold sweat dripped down her back.

It’s because he’s the protagonist in her dark history…… But she couldn’t say that.

Although Kwon Wook managed to recognise her, she can’t allow Yoon Seheon to recognise her too. It was no different from Hara’s last remaining bastion. How ridiculous would she become if she said something like,  “I was that high school girl that cried while holding onto your suit jacket……”

Isn’t that right?

A thought suddenly occurred to Hara.

While it has only been a few days since she met Seheon, Yoon Seheon has proven to be a more mature person than she thought. Despite her ridiculous request, he’d calmly accepted the quest while saying, “Is that so?”

Of course, given Seheon’s position, it definitely wasn’t easy for him to agree, but to the pessimistic Hara, the situation progressed in a rather easy-going manner.

Additionally, didn’t Seheon mention it once on the talk show? That he wanted to meet at least once. If it was difficult to meet in front of the broadcasting station’s cameras, what about meeting one-on-one? Wouldn’t it be alright?

But Hara’s evasive instincts became her primary response. Hara opened her mouth unknowingly.

“The situation was so desperate on that day that I prayed to God, Buddha, the Greek and Roman gods, anyone at all, please come and help me…”

“Aha. And in the end, a Greek god really came?”

Amazed, Seheon let out an ‘Ah,’ and seemed convinced about something.

“And I just happened to be next to you at that time, so that’s why.”

“……”

I appreciate you thinking of it in that manner. Hara read his mood desperately.

Seheon smiled softly.

“It’s like a third-rate novel.”

“Right?”

Hara answered while wiping the sweat off her forehead.

“What can I do? Even though it’s a third-rate novel, things have already progressed like that, so the only thing I can do is salvage the situation.”

“Ahahaha……”

At that moment, someone entered the room.

Seheon looked up while saying, “It should be the employee that’s bringing us the next course,” before frowning. Hara froze instantly.

It was a woman, and a very pretty one at that.

Long, swaying hair that was set in soft and gentle curls. A slim face line that people couldn’t help but wonder if it was photoshopped. Delicate features and slightly full lips. A beautiful arc for an eyeline, which resembled a swallow. Even though it was currently November, the woman was dressed in an airy sleeveless dress that exposed her thin arms and legs. No, her frame itself seemed on the slender side.

“Oppa!”

Did you just see that? Yuri just walked past. Awesome. The sound of whispering from outside the room travelled in.

A female entertainer that has been active for so long that roughly the whole nation knows of her. And a girl that liked Seheon a lot.

All of a sudden, Seheon felt the sudden rise of a headache.

“…Did you also make an appointment here?”

You? He could tell that Hara’s eyes were widening, even from his peripheral vision.

[T/N: The ‘you’ that Seheon used is informal and implies a degree of closeness.]

The woman, Yuri, beamed brightly.

“Yes, I came here to eat because I had a recording at Oppa’s broadcasting station today.”

At the same time, the woman leaned slightly towards Seheon. Although the scent of fragrant flowers wafted off her, Seheon asked with a straight face.

“A kid that doesn’t have time is eating here? Don’t you know a course takes two hours here?”

In other words, saying that she was here to eat was utter nonsense. It was impossible, as an idol’s daily schedule was planned down to the second.

In addition, Seheon was aware of how little Yuri ate. If he had to exaggerate slightly, she ate as much as a bird.

Yuri shrugged her shoulders.

“You’ve noticed?”

“Stop beating around the bush and speak directly.”

“Well, I’d originally intended to order a lunch box from here, but I heard that Oppa had made a reservation. So how could I not come over?”

Only then did Seheon’s gaze turn outside the room. Yuri’s manager, whom he was familiar with, awkwardly avoided his gaze from his position next to the room’s door.

Yuri’s eyes curved as she smiled.

“Don’t scold them too much. I asked them to let me know. I was the one that bothered the staff on the phone. I’ll give you an autograph, so can’t you tell me? And so I’m here.”

Yuri’s thin fingers touched the table.

Meanwhile, the restaurant manager, who’d just received the news, entered the room and asked.

“Would you require me to bring you a chair?”

“Yes!”

“No.”

The answers were mixed. Confusion was present on the manager’s face, but Yuri disregarded that.

“What’s this? Oppa, you don’t like my presence?”

“Yes, I dislike it.”

“Oh, you’re being like this again. Oppa would always treat me like that.”

Then, Yuri smiled at Hara, who was staring at them dazedly.

“Hello.”

“Ohhh, H—Hello……”

“I can chat with Oppa for a while, can’t I? We’re very close.”

Hara tried to answer absentmindedly, but Seheon was faster.

“I’d already said no.”

He stared at Yuri resolutely. It was such a cold answer that even the restaurant manager, who wasn’t aware of the situation, thought Yoon Seheon was going too far.

Then Yuri acted petulant while whining.

“Why are you being so cold today, Oppa? It’ll be fine for a while. It’s been a while since we last met. Right?”

The last question was directed at Hara. This time, it was answered by Seheon.

“No, I’m in the middle of a date.”

In an instant, Yuri’s smiling face hardened. She looked at Seheon with narrowed eyes.

However, Seheon had already moved his gaze away from Yuri and opened his mouth to address the restaurant’ manager.

“This restaurant has run out of chairs today, hasn’t it?”

His tone implied that he wouldn’t let him off if he’d denied it.

“No way? There should still be chairs left. Am I right?”

Yuri was also no pushover. Her immediate question put the manager, who had only wanted to give them the best service, into an awkward position and caused him to break out in a cold sweat.

Both of them were celebrities, and if he was slightly heedless, it was likely that the restaurant’s response would go viral.

Just then. The person that extended a helping hand was unexpectedly…

“Erm, would you like to sit here instead?”

Yuri, who’d rarely displayed her true feelings on her face, had a stiff expression for the first time.

‘What’s this now?’

And at that very moment, Seheon was thinking the same thing.

‘What’s with this woman?’

Kang Hara was the one that gave up her seat, which was opposite of Seheon, to Yuri.

With a cheerful face that Seheon has never seen before.

However, before Seheon could say anything, Yuri quickly went over and sat down.

“Oh my, thank you.”

Yuri, who thanked Hara, who moved aside, insincerely, clasped her hands and looked at Seheon.

“It’s so nice to see you after a long time, Oppa. Isn’t that right?”

This childish person. As Seheon rubbed his furrowed brows, he looked at Hara.

No wonder Hara was leaning against the wall with her fists clenched and staring at Yuri clearly. Her gaze also seemed strangely passionate. Was she the type that’s enthusiastic about celebrities?

Yuri also frowned slightly at Seheon’s gaze, before looking at Hara. Of course, by the time she faced Hara, a bright smile was on her lips again.

“I’ve been close to Oppa since a long time ago. When we were young, we lived in the same neighbourhood.”

“Ahh…”

Just then, the manager brought in another chair.

When Hara carefully tried to sit next to Yuri, Seheon rose to his feet on an impulse.

“Take my seat. And set the chair on this side, please.”

And he added, “Because she’s my girlfriend.”

Yuri’s gaze turned fierce. The manager’s expression took on an, “Oh, my!” face.

Although Hara seemed slightly embarrassed, he wasn’t wrong, so she took Seheon’s seat after a short moment of hesitation.

Seheon dragged the chair that the manager brought in next to Hara, so as a result.

Kang Hara appeared to be seated facing Yuri.

Upon seeing Hara sit before her, Yuri could hardly remain composed and eventually shot at Seheon.

“When did you change your girlfriend? I didn’t know.”

“It’s not change, but become. Speak properly, Shin Yuri.”

“Tsk.”

Meanwhile, this moment was like a dream to Kang Hara.

She had been searching things like ‘sale of concert tickets’ on her phone for quite a while, but she couldn’t believe that when she looked up, her idol was standing right before her eyes.

She thought that she was dreaming because she was so absorbed with ticketing. Afterwards, she’d even thought that the constellation had given her a special reward.

[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ dislikes the appearance of an unexpected rival]

However, she finally realised that that wasn’t the case after she saw the constellation’s message that popped up mid-air.

Moreover, Hara wasn’t that tactless. She immediately realised that Yuri held a great deal of affection for Seheon through the conversation between Yuri and Seheon.

On the other hand, Seheon seemed to dislike the current situation. His expression didn’t look very good from the moment Yuri appeared, and he constantly drew the line.

The words, “I’m in the middle of a date,” were also similar. He’d even tried to drive Yuri away by saying there weren’t any more chairs in the restaurant.

Hara got up like she was bewitched by something. She was so pretty and cute. In fact, Yuri was so lovely that it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that she was born to be an idol from the moment she was conceived in her mother’s womb.

Hara wanted to open her SNS and use it immediately. Shin Yuri was, to her very core, an idol.

The reason why she couldn’t say that she was a fan of Yuri’s or compliment her beauty wasn’t because Hara had a social status to maintain. Don’t make it obvious. Don’t make it obvious.

‘How uncomfortable it must’ve been……!’

That’s the feelings of an idol fan that has met her favourite. She’d finally managed to meet the Oppa she liked in private and pretended to be very close, so how embarrassing and disgraceful would she feel if she met her fan here.

Hara was even more determined. Until Yuri leaves, she definitely isn’t a fan, but a regular person.

If she was an actual regular person, she would’ve said, “Oh, you’re so pretty,” at this time. Perhaps it was truly a pity that Hara didn’t realise that she was casually saying, “I’m a fan.”

In any case, Hara was so excited that she didn’t even care that Seheon felt uncomfortable. As she looked at Yuri’s pouty face in front of her, she thought.

‘Yoon Seheon is such a good person…… Thank you… I’ll definitely repay you for this kindness…’

A front row shot of her idol. Regardless of the context, it was the best fan meeting for Hara.

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