Chapter 43 – About Seoha Lee

Take off your clothes in Kim Joo-won’s room beforehand.
I waited with her on a leash and the name tag on her chest, then glanced at the watch.

5pm.
Even if it was the time when he should have appeared.
She tilted her head as she looked at Kim Joo-won, who was still not revealed.

I wondered why this guy didn’t show up.
I don’t know if it’s someone else.
Because Kim Joo-won was not a guy who wouldn’t keep what he said.

He was a guy who was never late for something like a time commitment no matter what.
Because he repeated his life as a guardian several times, he was so busy that it was meaningless to count time.
Even if he thinks for a while in his heart, “Don’t come and leave me like this because I can’t see anyone.”

“Why aren’t you coming…”

After an hour or two, I started to worry.
Hopefully this child.
Because I made a mistake somewhere.
Thoughts like, “It’s not like I unexpectedly regressed out of sight, or something like that,” Sneaked into my head.

Earlier, I got the wrong number and sent a message to another place.
Recalling what I had dismissed as a joke, I took out her phone.
I don’t have Kim Joo-won’s number on my smartphone.

I tried to recall the contents of the novel and looked back at my memory.
I, who had never given fingerprints to trivial things like phone numbers, let out a quiet voice.
I got up from sitting on his bed, picked up his clothes, and headed for my room.

…Woman Lee Seo-ha would be better than man Lee Seo-ha, right?
No, I think it would be better to just ask the instructor instead of sneaking in.
I wouldn’t have gone to work yet.

“Ha, why am I worried about that bastard…”

I sighed at the fact that I was worried about the guy who did that to me and put on my clothes.
As it was the way to the instructor, he thoroughly dressed as a man.
However, they would think it strange if I wore a school uniform, so I wore plain clothes that I bought for men’s wear, not a school uniform.

‘Let’s go.’

After covering the body with a slightly loose and wide garment as an overcoat.
I went straight to the main building using dimension transfer.
As there are still many students training at this time, the main building and training ground.
And all the buildings were brightly lit.

“Lee Seo-ha?”

Of course, some of the active guardians who are instructors and administrators who teach the students remained.
Among them, very fortunately.
My instructor, James, was included.

“Ah.”

What did I see in the mirror earlier?
Did you just come out without tying your hair?

“Yes, Instructor.”
“I thought it was someone else for a moment. So what happened?”
“I came to ask for Kim Joo-won’s phone number.”

As he brought his hand to his head, he felt the untidy strands of his hair in his hand.
This mistake…

“Kuhmm, anyway, ask for Kim Joo-won’s contact number?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm. It’s not that I can’t give it to you.”

Maybe the instructor was confused about something?

“First of all, I think we should listen to the instructor for some reason to ask for his colleague’s contact information.”

If you have any doubts about yourself, instead of giving your contact information straight away.
I came across a question I hadn’t even thought of, and it made me think a lot at the moment.

I stop touching my hair at his question and think about how to answer that question.
Yesterday, the memory of clearing the mad scientist’s laboratory alone came to mind.

“Didn’t Kim Joo-won clear the Virtual Underworld quite cleanly?”
“Yes.”
“I want to become strong like him, so I decided to receive some lessons from today, but I don’t see him all day…”
“Are you worried?”
“Yes. But since I didn’t receive a separate contact number, I couldn’t even call.”

Originally, when you lie, mix a little bit of truth so that the other person can easily believe it.
Let’s mix the facts properly, I don’t know if he believed it or not.

“Contact information is…”

The instructor rummaged through the documents with personal information.
It didn’t take long to find Kim Joo-won’s personal details, and he handed me his contact information.
After thanking him, he left the office and took out his phone.
The moment he called Kim Ju-won as he moved his steps.

– The power is off…

I can’t connect the call to that guy’s phone.
An unwelcome message came out and I let out a sigh of relief.
What the hell is this kid doing?

“Kim Joo-won…”

As long as the phone is turned off, it is difficult to find him right now.
For now, I gave up on looking for him and headed to my room in another dimension.
Why should I worry about that guy?

“Ehh.”

The guy is strong
It’s so different from the previous 3 rounds.

What this story is, is that unlike the original, he continued to do other nonsense somewhere.
I don’t know if that nonsense is something he can handle.
If you believe in yourself, who has grown from the previous episode, and step into a slightly bigger threat that you don’t even know about, if it goes wrong…

‘Let’s not think strangely.’

It was only natural that I couldn’t help but worry from my point of view that he shouldn’t return.
Even if I think I wish I could die somewhere.
If something like that really happens, it’s enough for him to return.
Am I really going to get fucked no matter what?

“Please come out tomorrow, Kim Joo-won.”

Such a deep night
When I go to bed late at night after doing personal training alone.
I fell asleep after reciting a small wish that could not reach him.

That’s how I want him to be safe.
Unlike my personal wish, for 3 days with Kim Joo-won.
And I couldn’t see him until the end of the week.

That way, you will be able to get some information about Seoha Lee.
Saturday, an important day for me, is fast approaching.

* * *

Saturday.
Last week, I myself.
The day when the request of the secret agency, which requested a large amount of money, is completed, saying that how can I get some information about Lee Seo-ha?

“Whoa.”

Before leaving the dorm.
After checking my appearance as a woman for a while, I finished my clothes so that there was no similarity to Lee Seo-ha as much as possible.
Now it’s not using dimension transfer like before.
Through a two-dimensional space swim, I got out of my dormitory room and right outside the academy.

“Is this enough?”

Whoever sees it has absolutely nothing to do with the male Lee Seo-ha.
Excluding all the elements that would look neutral, instead of the sneakers you normally wear when going out.
Wearing black shoes that matched the black dress, the gap between her and Lee Seo-ha was greatly enhanced.

If you recall that the other day, Kim Joo-won caught Kim Joo-won wearing something like a neutral sweats while subtly revealing that she was a woman.
It was a decision I made because I just thought it would be better to look like a woman to anyone.

‘The gaze… Is annoying.’

When she came to the town where the detective agency was located, did the position of a woman traveling alone make her a target for crime?
Or was he just attracted to Seoha Lee’s good looks?

Let’s head to the agency while feeling uncomfortable with the gazes around us.
The big guy who had been grabbed by my neck the other day recognized me right away and opened the way for me right away.

“I’m here.”

As I sat down on the sofa, I heard the voice of the president who had prepared the paper bag in advance.

“A request?”
“Hmm. I’ve done my best, but I’m not sure if I have enough information to be satisfied.”

… To the extent that he was still tightly wrapped in a veil.
It must have been difficult to find out anything about Lee Seo-ha even in this secret agency that Kim Joo-won uses.

“Would you like to see it?”

I nodded at the president’s question and handed over the document envelope to him.
Then the president’s words were understandable.
Feeling that the briefcase is thinner and lighter than I thought, I let out a small sigh.
Before opening the entrance, I swallowed a charm and relaxed for a while.

Inside this.
The fact that it contains the information about Seoha Lee that I was looking for so much.
It came to me with a lot more tension than I thought.

“Lee Seo-ha, the second son of Hyeonseong-ga, the largest conglomerate in Korea.”

When I couldn’t open the envelope like that, did the boss want to urge me to open it quickly?
After he raised his hand and stopped reciting the information he wanted to confirm himself.
After taking a small breath, I opened the envelope, took out the documents from inside, and began to examine them carefully.

‘This is… Lee Seo-ha, who used to be a man.’

It seems to have been taken after the ability awakening.
Unlike the picture on Lee Seo-ha’s ID right now.

In the past photos, except for the black eyes of Lee Seo-ha, who is a man.
Unexpectedly, there was quite a bit of resemblance to Lee Seo-ha, now a woman.
I wonder if Lee Seo-ha would look like this if he was a man instead of a woman.
Almost identical level.

“I was able to find out about things that were on paper or superficial, like where I lived, where I went to school, what my family relationships were like.”
“You mean you haven’t found out who you’re dating or what you’re doing?”
“The last remaining record is that he entered Cheonghwa Academy after his ability manifested.”

It was then.
The boss’s eyes suddenly turned to me.
Looking at the papers, I wanted something, so I slightly turned my gaze to look at him.

“When I looked at that side, I thought that I was quite similar to Seoha Lee in the picture.”
“…?”

Suddenly, he said something strange and smiled at me.

“I know it’s rude to ask a client such a question, but I’m really curious.”
“…”
“What’s your relationship with Lee Seo-ha?”

How did Kim Joo-won in the original work deal with problems that did not require an answer?
When the boss asks you something useless.

“If you want to live a long time, you’d better not make fun of your snout.”

Did you treat them with ignoring, half-threatening, or both attitudes?

“Ah, I should start by explaining why I’m curious.”

But is it a question that should not be ignored?
The president took off his martial arts glasses, got up and went to his window.
I threw out something I couldn’t ignore.

“Looks like the kids on our side got stepped on a bit while digging up information about Lee Seo-ha.”
“What?”
“So now, people from Hyeonseong are coming to visit us this way.”

Then he turned around and saw a different smile from before.
He asked me again with a serious expression.

“That side, what kind of relationship is this with Seoha? I hope you can answer this.”