Translator: Vine
Translated At: Nyx Scans
Chapter: 101
Suseo Station during rush hour was incredibly crowded.
Eunha tapped her phone, checking the time displayed on the screen.
「I'll meet you at Suseo Station by 7 PM.」
When she answered a call from an unknown number, the owner of the unfamiliar voice turned out to be Do Sungyoon from Immortal.
After a brief conversation, Eunha realized he was one of the three people she had saved at Busan Jagalchi Market.
He had vehemently tried to dissuade Eunha, who intended to visit the headquarters herself, and persistently asked for her home address.
Eventually, they agreed to meet at Suseo Station, and so, she was currently waiting for him here.
The current time was 6:58 PM.
The 7 PM appointment with Sungyoon was just around the corner.
Eunha, taking her eyes off her phone, lifted her head again and looked around.
No one who looked like Sungyoon had appeared yet, and the people passing by sent her strange glances.
'It's been a while.'
Receiving such looks.
Eunha lowered her gaze and stared blankly at the clothes she was wearing.
A pitch-black dress and an even blacker parasol.
It felt like ages since she had last walked around outside in such an elaborate outfit.
Since there was a precedent, she had reasoned that it would be best to wear her combat uniform on her way to meet Yoo Hwan, just in case.
But it was truly strange.
'It's not that uncomfortable.'
No, rather, her mind felt at ease.
Perhaps 'unburdened' would be a more fitting expression.
This moment, fully equipped with this flamboyant dress and parasol, felt perhaps even more so than yesterday when she was carrying her dog grooming academy bag.
Murmur, murmur.
Suddenly, the surroundings grew noisy, and a huge shadow fell over Eunha.
"Good day. You arrived first."
Lifting her gaze, a familiar man bowed his head.
"I am Do Sungyoon of Immortal. I don't know if you remember me, but..."
He scratched his cheek.
Unlike last time when he was wearing a combat uniform, today he was in a dobok.
Though the degree of wear was different, it was the same design as Yoo Hwan's.
"I remember. Are those two colleagues from that time doing well?"
"Thanks to you."
At Eunha's words, Sungyoon's expression brightened slightly.
"About last time, thank you again. I really wanted to repay your kindness, so I tried to find your contact information... but somehow, I ended up being contacted by my benefactor again."
Saying so, he half-turned his body and gestured politely.
"First, let's go. I've parked the car nearby."
He seemed conscious of his surroundings.
As it was, attention was already drawn due to Eunha's attire, and with the appearance of Immortal's third-in-command, even passing pedestrians had stopped, making it resemble a busking performance.
"We should arrive at the headquarters in about 10 minutes."
Sungyoon, getting into the driver's seat, said, skillfully gripping the steering wheel.
Eunha fastened her seatbelt and looked around the interior of the vehicle.
Though it seemed he had hastily tried to cover it with an air freshener, the smell of dust, sweat, and even a faint scent of alcohol still lingered inside the vehicle.
Eunha glanced at the rearview mirror.
Unlike the spotless front seats, the back seats visible through the rearview mirror were cluttered with empty plastic bottles, dumbbells, spare doboks, crumpled bandages, and boxing gloves.
"Um. I came in a hurry..."
Sungyoon, following Eunha's gaze, smiled awkwardly.
"It's alright. Please don't mind it."
Eunha replied calmly, taking her eyes off the rearview mirror.
Nevertheless, Sungyoon, as if trying to put out an urgent fire, stretched his arm long towards the back seat and pushed the miscellaneous items into a corner.
Just when she thought they were about to leave, this time he operated a button in the vehicle and played some classical music.
Sungyoon, after adjusting the volume appropriately, smiled elegantly and said this.
"Antonio Vivaldi's Le, L'estro... Armonico."
...It seemed he had just bitten his tongue, but Eunha pretended not to notice and nodded.
Sungyoon, having completed almost all preparations to entertain a distinguished guest, gripped the steering wheel and asked politely.
"Do you need butt-warmers?"
"Butt... warmers?"
"Yes. The weather has gotten quite chilly, so please let me know if you need them."
Eunha, not knowing what he meant by 'butt-warmers', just said it was fine.
For Eunha, who was entering her fifth month of modern life, there were still countless new words.
It would be best to remember it and ask Jehwi later.
After much ado, the car finally started.
However, due to the cars filling the road, it couldn't easily pick up speed.
Waiting for more than 5 minutes at every traffic light was a given.
Perhaps feeling the silence was awkward.
Sungyoon rummaged under his seat and handed Eunha a bottled drink.
It was a blue energy supplement drink.
"The traffic is quite bad. Would you like some of this?"
"Thank you."
Eunha readily expressed her gratitude and accepted it, but she didn't drink it and placed it on her lap.
Sungyoon, holding the same drink he had given Eunha, opened the cap and said.
"By the way, where abouts do you live? Ah, I don't have any other intentions... I was just thinking of giving you a ride home."
"Thank you for the thought, but I'll go by myself. It's not that far anyway."
Both on the phone and now, Sungyoon tirelessly tried to find out Eunha's home address.
He didn't seem to have any bad intentions.
Rather, it felt like a kind gesture.
However, Eunha decided to politely decline his kindness.
There would be no good in her home address being widely known.
"Um... But you must be tired."
Sungyoon said in a slightly troubled tone.
Tired?
It was the moment Eunha glanced at him.
「Strutting through the fishy docks like it's my world, fearlessly living another day with my two fists ♬」
A loud ringtone overlapped with the classical music flowing inside the vehicle.
Sungyoon, hastily lowering the ringtone volume, gestured for Eunha's understanding and then answered the phone.
"Hello. I just left. The reception room? Okay, got it. I'll be there soon."
After a short call, Sungyoon, putting down his phone, spoke again.
"I expect you'll have difficulty getting home... Do you perhaps like alcohol?"
Alcohol, suddenly?
Eunha blinked, then nodded faintly.
"I suppose so."
"What's your tolerance?"
"Well. I've never really thought about that."
"Is that so."
Sungyoon's expression, gripping the steering wheel, somehow grew a little heavy.
After thinking about something for a moment, he glanced at Eunha through the rearview mirror.
"Then let's do this."
The moment he parted his lips.
「Strutting through the fishy docks like it's my world ♬」
Another call came in.
Sungyoon, pausing mid-sentence, said, "Excuse me for a moment," and answered the phone.
"Yeah. The traffic is worse than I thought. It's been 5 minutes since I left Suseo Station and I haven't moved. Just wait a little longer. I'm on my way."
「Strutting through the fishy docks ♬」
"Hello. Still around Munjeong Station. It seems the road will clear up once I get past this road. Uh, got it."
「Fishy docks ♬」
"Didn't you hear from the kids? I definitely told them I was on my way. I'm driving. Stop calling."
She was disoriented due to Sungyoon's phone ringing every 2 or 3 minutes.
"What? Ditch the car and run over? Stop talking nonsense and hang up. I'll be there soon."
Crack!
Eventually, Sungyoon crushed his phone as if mashing potatoes.
To prevent them from calling again.
No, but to just crush his phone like that...
Eunha, genuinely surprised, glanced at him, and he smiled faintly as if to say it was alright.
"The guys lack patience."
"...Ah, yes."
It seemed he lacked patience just as much.
Anyway, only after he smashed his phone did a comfortable silence finally settle in the vehicle.
"Where were we? Ah, right. How about I give you the HQ address first to someone you know well? So you can get home safely in case of an emergency."
That would be good.
Adding that, Sungyoon took out a business card with the HQ address and representative number from the vehicle drawer and handed it to Eunha.
Only after about 30 minutes had passed could they finally arrive at the Immortal headquarters.
She would soon come to understand the true meaning of Sungyoon's words.
Meanwhile, University Hospital near Corps Headquarters.
Junhwan, having purchased a lunchbox from the hospital's 1st-floor convenience store for dinner, sat on a terrace bench and was unwrapping it.
[Milirabbit]
Spicy Stir-fried Pork Lunchbox
New Release!
Spicy Kick☆
The newly released lunchbox came with a small character keychain in limited quantities.
This label produced keychains targeting enthusiasts with every new product launch.
This cute rabbit wearing military uniform was a famous American animation protagonist.
It was also Minju's favorite character.
Moreover, when this lunchbox label was first launched...
'You bought 100 lunchboxes of each Milirabbit flavor? Who's going to eat all that?'
'Why? If the 7 of us eat it, we can finish it quickly, right? I'll give you guys one keychain each. Here, take it.'
'No, still, Master...'
'Wow, Suhyeon noona! Look at this. This Crayon Shin-chan eyebrow rabbit, doesn't it look exactly like Junhwan hyung?'
"..."
Junhwan's eyes, staring blankly at the keychain, reddened.
Junhwan roughly wiped his eyes with the back of his hand and then carefully put the keychain into his pocket.
I'll give it to Master when he wakes up soon.
Since he hasn't opened his eyes for a long time, he probably doesn't even know that a new flavor has been released. He'll definitely like it.
Sniffling in a way unfitting for his large build, Junhwan resumed unwrapping the lunchbox.
"Mr. Bae-Bae Junhwan!"
"...?"
An urgent voice.
Junhwan, who was breaking apart wooden chopsticks for his meal, glanced over.
A nurse working at the hospital, holding a chart in one hand, ran over at full speed.
"What is it?"
At Junhwan's question, she parted her pale lips, looking as if she would stop breathing at any moment.
"Th-the patient... Trickster."
