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[ XX ] red umbrella

Days had passed and Soojin finally received another mission from Soyeon. This time they were heading to one of the prime demon spawn points, Seoul's shopping districts. Unfortunately, Minnie couldn't partner up with her since she was assigned to do some investigations in another area, so she would have to tackle this alone—but with Shuhua, of course.

Speaking of the Taiwanese, she was busy admiring Soojin's modern household that was at least 100 times her entire life savings. It was her first time at her residence and it blew her mind like a little kid a an amusement park for the first time.

She walked around to explore for a bit until she saw a rack of umbrellas in a glass case. 'i mean, if you're so rich, an umbrella rack is cool.' she thought to herself. As she inspected it further, a particular red one stood out the most. Her face was inches away from the glass and she was fascinated by the red fox design that was imprinted on it.

"There you are," She jumped as she heard Soojin behind her, "dinner is ready. Have you finished this expedition of your's?"

"Yeah. You've got a nice place, Jin-ah." Shuhua complimented the house.

"By the way, do all rich people have an umbrella rack?" She giggled, though fairly curious if it was a real thing people have.

"I don't know." She deadpanned. "Come on, I'm starving."

Shuhua pouted and clung onto the woman for dear life.

"If the umbrellas piques your curiosity so much, then I'll show you later. For now, I need to eat and I also need to tell you something."

They walked over to the dinner table that was filled with lots of food making Shuhua's mouth water. They sat down, prayed for the food and the young girl did not hesitate to drown herself in food. Soojin was just enjoying her meal, glancing up at her once in a while just to make sure she wasn't going to choke like what happened in the restaurant.

"So, what did you want to tell me?" Shuhua asked after she finished a small portion of her plate.

"Right," Soojin said as she wiped her mouth with a napkin, "I have another mission to do."

"Oh? What is it this time?"

"I'm heading to Myeong-dong. There is word that demons have been spawning there so they've sent a team to exorcise them." Soojin explained.

"Great, so when do we leave?" Shuhua asked eagerly.

"Here's the thing, I don't know if you should come with me."

"Why not?" The Taiwanese frowned.

"There will most likely be other organizations joining this mission. If you come, they could be on the lookout for you too."

It was a valid point, but that wasn't going to stop Shuhua from going. She knew full well that other ethereals and certainly demons can kill her no problem, but she also knew that she can be helpful for Soojin, which is a big plus in her mind.

"I'm coming with you. I don't care if they're out to kill me. Soyeon-unnie told me that I can be an asset for you guys and if they don't see that, then so be it." Shuhua said sternly.

Soojin closed her eyes and smiled, "There's no way to stop you, hm?"

"Nope!"