Chapter 183 – Side Story 3

Cho-i Hyeon smiled proudly as she heard the sound. Then, going to the reserved table, she said to the server,

“Two people here, five there.”

“Damn it, this is really pissing me off!”

In the end, Park Gihyeon exploded, but what could he do about his own explosion? After Hyeon Cho-i’s strike splendidly landed on his crown, he went silent. Meaning he fainted. Kim Dongju dragged him and sat him in a chair. Hyeon Cho-i sat at the head of the table, resting her elbows on the table and clasping her hands together, and said,

“For your information, this will be uploaded as my first MyuTube video.”

“…This is insane.”

Instead of the unconscious Park Gihyeon, Sa Taehyeok muttered. Kim Suui calmly raised her hand.

“Are you going to mosaic my face?”

“No.”

And Hyeon Cho-i answered firmly.

“…What if I sue?”

“Then you won’t get any chocolate, you son of a bitch.”

Taehyeok Sa, who had tried to squirm, quickly shut his mouth. No, what’s so special about Cho-i Hyeon’s chocolate? But the five men who came out to get just that one thing simply kept quiet. The more they talked, the more pathetic they would appear. Suui Kim, who had been sitting quietly, asked,

“Why are you doing this, exactly…?”

Then Cho-i Hyeon replied,

“The crime of demanding chocolate from me.”

“I didn’t do it…”

“Me neither.”

Dongju Kim slowly raised his hand from the corner.

“You are all collectively responsible.”

Cho-i Hyeon crossed her arms and smirked. Gihyeon Park, who had been unconscious, quickly woke up like an SS-Rank, and the reserved course meal began to be set one by one. Ganansu quietly ate next to Cho-i Hyeon, watching the men skillfully handle various utensils. The only crude one here was Cho-i Hyeon. She was practically butchering the meat, not cutting it.

“…Give it here.”

Suui Kim smoothly took the plate and cut the meat appropriately. Then she handed it back to Cho-i. Suui Kim had shown kindness without thinking, but she suddenly felt her cheek tingle. Four men were glaring at her.

“……”

“Give it to me.”

Taehyeok Sa took back the plate of already cut meat. The plate then made its way around the five men. The steak was cut into a total of fifty-two pieces.

“Damn, you’re so skilled.”

Because they’re high-ranked, these bastards are slicing tiny pieces of beef into millimeter-sized bits. It was so bad you couldn’t pick it up with a fork, you had to eat it with a spoon. Cho-i Hyeon, for now, ate the mangled steak without a word. Ah, I’m suddenly pissed off. Do these bastards think I don’t have teeth? Cho-i Hyeon suddenly threw her fork, and Dongju Kim snatched it out of the air and retrieved it.

“But seriously, what is it? A group T-shirt?”

“…But why such a crappy one?”

“Hey, am I in the picture too?”

“Ah, please step out of the way. You’re not getting in the shot!”

And a circle formed around the group table where they were sitting in the restaurant. People, without coming too close, started taking commemorative photos with their smartphones and selfie sticks. The yellowish GooX was captured tearfully clear.

“Hey, but they’re surprisingly not coming close. Are you using Telekinesis?”

Gihyeon Park asked Taehyeok Sa. Taehyeok Sa then smiled subtly.

“I’m not using Telekinesis.”

“……”

Gihyeon Park looked at Cho-i Hyeon.

“Why, what, damn it, look away.”

“No, never mind.”

Recalling Cho-i Hyeon, who once threw a person 20 meters high and then ran to catch them again just because they bothered her for a photo, it made sense. They probably didn’t want to get stuck in the restaurant ceiling. Right. But why does she do that, even after being sued? Gihyeon Park briefly recalled Cho-i Hyeon when she had to pay settlement money after being sued.

‘Hmm, right, she was the bastard who mailed one 10,000 won bill at a time.’

The settlement money was enormous, but she apparently mailed it one 10,000 won bill at a time. If that’s not malicious, what is? Besides, that amount wouldn’t even register with Cho-i Hyeon.

‘How much money does she get for one business trip?’

She was an extraordinary hunter, capable of clearing SS-Rank dungeons alone. Even as ‘the Entity’ alone, she received numerous offers from around the world, and her business trip fees were in the hundreds of billions. It meant she’d have money left over even if she set it on fire. Cho-i Hyeon shoveled steak into her mouth, chewing with a sour expression. Ah, damn it, seeing that she’s cute again means something’s wrong with my eyes. Gihyeon Park, wearing an X-jji T-shirt, briefly rubbed his head.

“What’s wrong with you now?”

When Taehyeok Sa asked, chewing his meat like rubber, Gihyeon Park replied seriously.

“Hey, Cho-i Hyeon is starting to seem cute.”

Then sighs erupted from all over.

“Ah, it’s time to go.”

“A measure of? Cuteness? Seems strange?”

“…They say if she seems cute, there’s no hope.”

“Why, isn’t she cute?”

The last one is Taeyang Kang.

“What’s up, you bastards. You guys also crawled out to get chocolate.”

Gihyeon Park slammed the table with his fork. The table crashed and split in half, and the quick Hunters each grabbed their plates and water glasses. Only Ganansu had to watch his steak and water glass spill everywhere.

“……”

“Why are you ruining the kid’s meal?”

Cho-i Hyeon hit Gihyeon Park’s forehead hard with a spoon.

“Ow!”

A red, circular mark was left on Gihyeon Park’s forehead. Cho-i Hyeon chuckled, threw down the spoon, and told the startled employee who rushed over,

“I’ll compensate.”

“J-just a moment. I’ll call the owner…”

The employee, who seemed to be a part-timer, soon called the restaurant owner, and smoothly…

“What are you doing?”

Cho-i Hyeon looked at Taehyeok Sa.

“What.”

“Pay.”

“……”

Taehyeok Sa quietly took out his smartphone and deposited a generous amount into the owner’s account. Cho-i Hyeon hummed a tune, got up, tucked Ganansu under his arm, and left the restaurant. The GooX-men also slowly got up from their seats and followed behind. The way they lined up in order like a V-magazine photoshoot looked uncool. But they never wanted to walk side by side. As they went out onto the street, people murmured and made way for them. Perhaps it was because Cho-i Hyeon was at the front. Cho-i Hyeon walked lightly, looking at his smartphone, and began to search for the next place.

“Hmm, there’s no really good place.”

As he was scrolling through Ansta, a message window popped up at the top of Ansta. Fortunately, it was a message from Yeonwoo Han, who was still carrying the Paehyeok male signboard as a Legacy.

[Are you coming now?] [Yep] [It’s a mess] [Photo] [Photo]

A scene of five men in X-jji T-shirts walking side by side and eating was clearly captured. Cho-i Hyeon smiled thinly and replied to Yeonwoo Han.

[So why?] [Hey, I bought a building in your area and opened a cafe this time] [A cafe?] [Ah, just help me promote it once. If I bring everyone now, my cafe will be a huge success.] [How much will you give me?] [Oh, between us] [What kind of relationship do we have?] [Don’t be like that~ (tears emoji)(prayer emoji)] [It’ll be fun~]

Cho-i Hyeon thought it would be fine to go to the cafe, since he had nowhere else to go and had already eaten.

[Where is it?] [Yay!] [Address] [Here!]

Cho-i Hyeon, just looking at the address, walked briskly towards the cafe that Yeonwoo Han had opened. Ganansu was, of course, clinging to his side, and the men followed in a line behind him.

“Where are you going?”

Taeyang Kang walked a little ahead and stood next to Cho-i Hyeon.

“A cafe.”

“A cafe?”

“Yeah, someone I know just opened a cafe and asked me to promote it a bit.”

“Who do you know?”

“Yeonwoo Han.”

“He’s a man?”

Cho-i Hyeon grinned and playfully tapped Taeyang Kang’s forehead.

“Stop messing around.”

“…Alright. I won’t.”

Seeing Taeyang Kang slump, Cho-i Hyeon found it funny and ruffled his hair.

“He’s playing a trick.”

“Isn’t that being foxy?”

“…He’s a bit naive, isn’t he?”

“I think he’s aiming for something.”

Sarcasm poured from the men’s mouths, but Taeyang Kang, next to Cho-i Hyeon, didn’t care at all. He just smiled faintly at Cho-i Hyeon’s touch, and the jealousy of the guys behind him went in one ear and out the other. It just flowed away.

“Ah, according to the address, it’s here…”

Cho-i Hyeon stopped in front of a building for a moment and looked up. The entire building was a cafe. Oh, he must be making some money. But Yeonwoo Han, you bastard.

“You didn’t say it was an escape room cafe. You crazy bastard…”

[Puzzle Escape]

Damn it. I just came to drink some coffee, but a self-confinement cafe popped up.

***

“You’re here to do an escape room, right?”

“I guess so, right?”

“Why?”

“Huh?”

“…Why?”

“Why?”

“No…”

What kind of hunter does an escape room? They’ll just break everything. They’ll break everything and then pay for the damages. Then we won’t be able to use one room all day. Oh, that’s less annoying and not bad, actually? The part-timer, having made their decision, smiled brightly.

“Welcome!”

“This big sister is quick to judge.”

“But customer, there’s a small problem!”

“Uh, what is it?”

Gihyeon Park craned his neck and asked.

“There’s only one room available right now!”

Apparently, escape rooms operate by reservation, so even in such a large cafe, there weren’t many empty rooms.

“Just give us what’s left…”

At Taehyeok Sa’s words, the part-timer smiled brightly and explained the room’s concept.

“Yes! Then, ‘Your Libido Shows!’, the R-rated escape room! Let’s get started!”

Huh? What did you say?