Chapter 454 – Silver Star Protection Plan (1)

About an hour after I somehow rescued Eunbyeol from the mansion of the Goddess of Geumhyang.

After returning to Seoul on the national highway and crossing the warp gate, we were finally able to return to our house, which we had designated as a rendezvous point.

“…”

“…”

“…”

The three people, exhausted from their own fatigue and heartache, collapsed in exhaustion as soon as they entered the house.

Part of the hallway in the house was still a mess with dirt floors, but none of the three of them had time to worry about that.

Eunbyeol, who was caught three days ago and was harassed by the golden rose, must have been exhausted.

And the same goes for Si-hee, who went through a lot of trouble to find Eun-byeol for those three days.

In addition to that, even me, who has accumulated accumulated fatigue from being entangled in all sorts of things throughout the day.

There were enough reasons for each of them to collapse from exhaustion.

As she lay her drowsy body in the hallway in front of the entrance, she heard Eunbyeol come out and talk to Sihee in a quiet voice.

“Master, Mr. Kim Seongcheol…”

“Yes.”

“I will not forget the grace that you two saved me today for the rest of my life.”

“…”

“I thought I would never escape from there again. I was brainwashed by those women for days and months like that, and I just thought that I would be used by those humans forever.”

“Lily…”

“That’s why I will dedicate the rest of my life to you two to repay them for the rest of my life. Master, Seongcheol Kim…”

… Really.

I didn’t save you to receive such a hard thank you.

Considering Eunbyeol’s personality, it wasn’t unusual for her to show such an overreaction, but it wasn’t something that deserved such deep appreciation.

In the first place, the reason I decided to seek her farewell wasn’t the same as telling her to repay her favor.

It’s probably the same for Sihee.

“It’s okay, raise your head, Nari.”

“Master…”

“You don’t even have to say thank you so grandiosely. Isn’t it natural for friends to help each other in a crisis?”

“Friend…”

“So, as soon as I found out that you were kidnapped by the sisters of Geumhyang, I went to rescue you.

“… No. Me too… I consider Doshi-hee my master and my most precious friend.”

At the same time as those words, Eunbyeol burst into tears in Sihee’s arms.

It was a fitting sight in many ways for these two to stick together like this.

After all, Eunbyeol should be by Sihee’s side. Si-hee should be by Eun-byeol’s side.

As I was watching the two people with the impression that it might have been resolved in its own way, the doorbell at the door suddenly started ringing.

– Ding-dong.

“…”

“…”

Si-hee and Eun-byeol’s bodies stiffened at the uneasy sound of the doorbell, which strangely created tension.

The atmosphere that had been rigid for a moment was relieved at once by the familiar woman’s voice coming over the intercom.

“I know what’s inside. Open it quickly.”

“…”

Seriously, I wish I could do something with that confusing way of speaking.

I struggled to raise my tired body and unlocked the gate by manipulating the intercom.

When I opened the front door by moving my body, there was her as it was when I entered the Geumhyang Group mansion earlier.

As soon as I properly met my eyes once after work, it was the look of Do Ye-hee, who had been looking at me again.

“Thankfully, everything seems to have been done properly.”

“Yes, thank you.”

“Ah, the sister must have noticed by now. Uh, maybe by now you’re going through the inside of the mansion thoroughly.”

Probably. Escape from a mansion on the 6th floor where you can’t even use the elevator.

If he thought he was hiding in another room of the mansion, the pursuit would be delayed as he searched that part.

Since it’s a place that contains their secrets, it’s probably difficult to search extensively.

“Ha, one thing is certain, now it is a method that cannot be used twice. This, because of this incident, I will start to join the dragon of that sister.”

“… Is there any possibility that those women will come to kidnap Nari again?”

“Everything, of course, 100%. Do you think those women will leave Na-ri, who knows the secrets of Geum-hyang?”

At Do Ye-hee’s cold words, Eun-byeol’s body melted for a moment.

Her city-hee quietly hugged her and calmed her down.

“Yeah, so for a while, I think I need to take refuge in a place other than the Dokyung Group’s mansion. Until now, I had been protecting that child by taking advantage of the fact that it was a place that I could not bear to enter even if the whereabouts were certain, but with this case, I also learned that the Dokyung Group’s mansion is not safe.”

“… Now, wait a moment, Do Ye-hee. That you’ve been protecting me… Uh, what does that mean…”

“…”

At her farewell words, Do Ye-hee fixed her eyes on her and met her eyes once.

Something similar to her eyes looking at Si-hee, but strangely different, once shed her eyes, she continued her words while avoiding her gaze.

“Did I tell you? As long as you stay calm, I won’t send you to the Geumhyang group.”

“… Yes?”

“You’ve been keeping your word, so there’s no reason for me to send you to those nasty women first, right?”

“Ha, but… The last time I rebelled against Do Ye-hee…”

“Did you just see me as an unladylike woman enough to consider it rebellion?”

“I’m sorry.”

Do Ye-hee met her eyes and at her words, Eun-byeol quickly lowered her head and lowered her stance.

Her red-haired young lady quickly turned into an arrogant attitude and went on with her.

“Because you are helpful in many ways by Sihee’s side, just know that there is no particular reason for me to touch you.”

“… Yes yes.”

“Of course, it will be a story when there is a guarantee that you will only have a good influence on Si-hee in the future. Did you understand?”

“… Yes.”

Although the tone itself was still quite pissed off, this time it felt like Do Ye-hee’s heart was conveyed to some extent.

In fact, given her arrogant tone and bold attitude, it would be difficult for anyone to easily understand her true intentions.

Perhaps that woman had built all of her human relationships that way up until now.

By building her own sense of intimidation with her charisma and gaze, and making the other person perceive that she is a dangerous entity that must not go against her.

Having already seen Do Ye-hee’s all kinds of humiliating appearances and attitudes a few hours ago, I felt only shamelessness instead of coercion.

“Anyway, I won’t be able to protect Nari from Dokyung’s group for a while now.”

“… I guess so.”

“It’s not that there’s no guarantee that the sisters will attack using the same technique, and right now it’s important to keep the sisters from finding out whereabouts of the nari.”

“I have to periodically move the hotel affiliated with the Dokyung Group to make my whereabouts unclear. If not, it’s like taking refuge in Do-gyeong’s villa abroad for a while…”

The two discuss with serious faces about the safety of Eunbyeol.

Both of her people should think of her and offer her opinions, but to be honest, by my standards, it was a solution she didn’t like very much.

Apparently, hiding the whereabouts of her farewell in such a way meant that her chances of meeting her in the future would be significantly reduced.

“…”

Eunbyeol must have understood her own situation in her heart, but she was making a suspicious expression to follow the opinions of the two of her.

She probably doesn’t like the life of wandering from place to place like a fugitive when she didn’t do anything wrong.

It would be the same to go out and live in a foreign country that is hard to reach from Geumhyang.

I thought it was unfortunate that the conclusion was drawn like this, so I carefully presented my opinion according to the two of them.

“I’m not against what Sihee said, but is there any other way to protect Eunbyeol?”

“Yes?”

“Even if it is not the Dokyung group, I don’t think there are any groups that are hostile to Geumhyang. If you listen to the way the Geumhyang Group runs the company earlier, there might be another place to hide Eunbyeol.”

“As Mr. Seongcheol said, there may not be such companies at all, but it is difficult to ask for active cooperation from companies with which you do not have a direct relationship.”

“Woah, companies are meant to operate for their own benefit. Eh, if they think that the profits they will gain from selling Nari to Geumhyang are greater, any company will dump the Nari without hesitation. It’s a tough way unless you have a purpose other than profit from the start, like the Do, Dokyung Group.”

“Is that so…”

In the end, is this how it is decided that I won’t be able to see Eunbyul for a while?

Eunbyeol looked at my expression, which clearly showed regret, and said cautiously.

“I-I’m fine, Mr. Kim Seong-cheol.”

“Miss Eunbyeol…”

“I am just grateful that the owner, Kim Seong-cheol, and Do Ye-hee are taking care of me.”

“Lily…”

“On the contrary, it is impossible for me to be indebted to another part. And even periodically changing residences, or staying away for a while in a villa in a foreign country, would be a much better option than going back to that golden country.”

“…”

“… Of course, it would be lonely not being able to see Master or Kim Seong-cheol often because of that…”

Eunbyeol smiled strangely and seemed to tell Sihee and me not to worry.

There was a clear sense of sadness and melancholy in her voice.

Everyone here didn’t know that her smile was something she forcibly made up to somehow understand her own situation.

She was even more desperate to somehow come up with a better solution.

“If possible, I also want to keep Eunbyeol as close as possible. It would be nice if I could stay by my side and protect Eunbyul 24 hours a day, but I have too many schedules that I can’t miss as a young lady of the Dokyung Group…”

“So do i. So far, I have been protecting you to some extent in accordance with Si-hee’s schedule, but considering the sisters who will emerge more boldly in the future, it would be dangerous to stick to the strategy so far. I’m going to be busy for a while because of the work I put off for vacation.”

“Oh, it’s okay, both of you. I know the circumstances of the two of you, so I had no intention of insisting from the beginning.”

“If possible, I would like to leave it to someone who is close to me and can protect Nari from the sisters of the Geumhyang Group in case of emergency… There can be no place like that…”

“In addition to that, it must be a place where the gaze of the Golden Land has not yet reached. If you want to keep Nari for as long as possible.”

It is close to Si-hee, has the power to protect Na-ri from the sisters of Geum-hyang, and is a place that Geum-hyang has not yet reached.

… Wait, maybe this

“Wait a minute, Sihee.”

“Yes?”

“There seems to be one place that meets the conditions Si-hee and Do Ye-hee just mentioned.”

“Seongcheol Kim… ?”

“… Where is that?”

“…”

Six eyes flew towards me at my remarks that suddenly intervened.

In the gaze of those three women, I spit out the proposal that came to my head to them without hesitation.

“Eunbyeol-ssi, I will protect you here at this house for the time being.”

It is close to Shi-hee, has the power to protect her, and is not yet in sight of Geum-hyang.

As far as I know, there was only one place in my house that met all these conditions.