Chapter 61 – Is This Really True?

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Name [Choi Ju-ri]
Height [166cm]
Weight [52kg]

Awakening Probability [Within 1 year-75%/ Within 5 years-50%/Within 10 years-0%]

Likeability [70%]
Current psychological state [I’m happy because I’m having a good time with my cute younger siblings.]
Special note [She is suffering from violence by her husband, Park Cheol-gwan. She hopes that her daughter, Park Da-in, will open her heart.]

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‘What’s this?’

The first thing that caught my eye was an information window with a different shape from the Hunters.
Naturally, the content was much shorter.
There’s no way ordinary people have skills or special abilities.

Instead, there was a particular item that caught my eye.

‘Awakening possibility?’

There was no need to confuse what awakening this was.
Of course, it means awakening as a Hunter.

‘Isn’t 75% really high?’

Choi Ju-ri’s chance of awakening within a year reached a whopping 75 percent.
She, of course, hadn’t seen other people’s information windows, but she could tell that this number was high.
Because the probability of ordinary people awakening as hunters is very low.

‘Stouter’, a special ability at the highest level, even showed me special information about ordinary people that I did not expect.

‘How the hell am I awakening?’

If I just wait, will it awaken according to the probability?

I thought it wouldn’t be that simple.
If it is expressed as a probability, there seems to be a way to increase or decrease it.
Of course, I couldn’t figure out how to do that at the moment.

‘They say the odds will gradually decrease after this year…’

After 10 years, the probability of awakening became 0%.

I glanced at Choi Joo-ri, who was smiling while talking to Shin Hye-yeon, from the side of her.
She was living a life that, at least outwardly, was lacking.
It was unknown whether she really wanted to awaken as a Hunter.
Of course, there was nothing to lose by becoming a Hunter.
It’s not illegal to run a business while being a hunter.
On the contrary, if the representative was a hunter, the trust could have increased and the business could have developed further.

‘By the way.’

It’s a strange thing, but it wasn’t information that can be done now.
It was impossible to even tell this to Choi Ju-ri.
Because I have to say several things at once to inform this.

‘70% likeability…’

This was a higher number than expected.
If it’s more than 80 percent, it’s probably about the level of a tolerable lover.
Needless to say, when it reaches 100%, the conditions for completing the quest are fulfilled.

Choi Ju-ri and I saw each other for the first time today.
I could feel that she looked good on me, but I didn’t know her liking would be this high.
This was a fact that gave me the confidence to carry out sub-quests.

‘More importantly…’

They were ‘current psychological state’ and ‘special matters’.
In the first place, based on this information, I was thinking of getting a hint to carry out the sub-quest.

‘She seems to be happy.’

There was nothing special about the ‘current psychological state’ either.
You could tell from the look on her face that she was enjoying spending time with us.
She meant that Choi Ju-ri was not a woman who was different from the outside.
Although she doesn’t really need to.

Last time I saw ‘Special Matters’, I was heartbroken.
Would you say that what you feared was true?

I assumed she might be having problems with her husband.
Otherwise, there would be no reason for her to be unhappy.

‘Why did you get married in the first place?’

Of course, there was nothing I could conclude about the relationship between a man and a woman.
Because love is a feeling that can sprout anywhere.

However, it was not easy to understand that Choi Joo-ri married a man with a large age difference and even a grown-up daughter.

Of course, Park Da-in’s father was a member of the National Assembly and had a great social status.
Was there any reason to even get married?

Aside from everything else, it was shocking that Joo-ri Choi was suffering from her domestic violence.
No one would look at her and think she was in her unhappy home environment.
Until I saw the information window, I had no idea that she was suffering from her husband’s violence.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Choi Ju-ri asked me with a smile.
The wine she drank while eating dyed her face red.

“It’s nothing.”

I bowed my head.
I tried to make a comfortable expression, but it wasn’t easy to do that when I was already looking at the information window.

“Why is that?”

Choe Ju-ri, unaware of anything, grabbed my arm with a smile on her face.

It was then.
Shin Hye-yeon pulled out of her chair and stood up, she said.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom.”
“Yeah, yes~”

Would you say the timing is good?
Of course, I had no intention of attempting a rational approach to Choi Ju-ri.

However, she had to take action to complete the sub-quest.

“I have something to tell you about Dain.”
“Dain… This?”

Suddenly, Choi Ju-ri’s face darkened.
Her hand that was holding my arm was also removed.

“Is this a bad story…?”

Even Choi Joo-ri would not know about Park Da-in.
How messed up she is.

“Yes.”
“Hmm…”

Choi Ju-ri put on a worried expression.
It seemed that he didn’t want to hear heavy stories in this good atmosphere.
As she looked back, it seemed that she didn’t really want to talk about her daughter in front of Shin Hye-yeon.

“I will tell you later. Would you mind giving me your contact information?”
“Contact?”

After asking the question, Choi Ju-ri said, “Huh-huh.” She laughed.

“I don’t know how long it’s been since a man asked that. His heart is pounding when such a handsome man asks me~”

It was a joke, but it did make her face a little redder.
She held out her hand to me.

“Give me your cell phone.”

I handed her her cell phone.

“I thought Hyeyeon would have a picture as her wallpaper, but you don’t have a sense for that either, do you?”
“Yes… Haha.”

It was only last week that I started dating Shin Hye-yeon.
Besides, considering what’s going on around me these days, I even wondered if it would be desirable to put her picture as my phone wallpaper.
Of course, I feel sorry for Shin Hye-yeon.

Choi Ju-ri entered her number into her cell phone.
She could have simply given her business card, but I could clearly see that she had a separate number for her personal number and one for her business.
If so, the condition is fulfilled.
Because the goal of the quest was to get Choi Ju-ri’s ‘personal contact information’.

I returned the phone and looked back.
There was still no sign of Shin Hye-yeon’s return.
However, it was clear that the time given was short.
Even so, he couldn’t propose to Choi Joo-ri that the two of them meet alone while Shin Hye-yeon was together.

“Can we meet alone later?”
“Huh?”

Choi Joo-ri was also taken aback by this question.
I added her words quickly so she wouldn’t misunderstand.

“If you want to talk to Dain, it’s because it’s inconvenient to have someone else around.”
“Ah, that’s what you meant.”

Choi Ju-ri nodded and said.

“Okay. I will contact you later.”

When the conversation ended like that, Shin Hye-yeon returned to the table.

“Oh, I ate too much.”

A happy expression appeared on her face.
It was evident that not only Choi Ju-ri, but also she had a good time today.
Of course me too.

I felt like I had a good mood change.

“I need to go to the bathroom too.”

Choi Ju-ri laughed and stood up.

After she left, Hyeyeon Shin pulled a chair towards me and leaned her head on my shoulder.

“Oh, I’m drunk.”
“Are you drunk?”
“Ugh~”

Perhaps because she had been drinking, she naturally let go of her words.
I thought this was funny, but I decided not to show it.

“The CEO is a very nice person.”
“Huh. You are a good person. So I wanted you to be happy…”

Shin Hye-yeon only said that and blurted out the end of her words.
I didn’t bother to ask why Choi Ju-ri wasn’t happy yet.
Maybe it’s because I knew more than Shin Hye-yeon.

After Choi Ju-ri returned, her place was naturally arranged.

“I’ll take you home,”
“Are you okay. We can go by ourselves.”
“It’s not polite to send them off after drinking them. As I said before, I will send the car to the staff.”
“Thanks sister.”

Choi Ju-ri looked at me with her smiling face.

“Thank you.”
“What~ do we have to meet again next time? Understand?”

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Choi Ju-ri smiled in her car on the way home.
She held her phone in her hand and looked through the pictures of her at the restaurant today.

How long have you really had a good time?

Her own daily life these days was exhausting.
Business has nothing to do with it.
From product production to distribution and marketing, there was never a job that didn’t require my own payment, but it was fun to work.

The problem was assumptions.
A marriage without love.
And a daughter who just strays endlessly.

Muttered as she leaned her head against her car window.

“Father, is this really true…”