I DON'T WANT THIS REINCARNATION

[ EPISODE 19. ] CHAPTER 73:

EPISODE 19. Watch out for the party

CHAPTER 73:

Watch out for the party
Cheon Sa-yeon turned his gaze to Ha Tae-heon, who was standing behind Lee Joo-ha.

“I’m a bit late in congratulating you. I heard you’re the deputy master now?”

“Yes, thank you.”

Ha Tae-heon stared at me as he answered flatly. When I met those cold black eyes, my body stiffened.

‘It seems like… he’s really unhappy.’

Was it because of Cheon Sa-yeon? After we were done with the inconvenience of greeting each other, we sat down at the table.

“……”

Since the Jayna Guild and Blun Guild did not come, there was a suffocating silence at the Seoul table where only four of us were seated, in contrast to the other tables around us.

‘This is uncomfortable…’

For no reason, I broke out in a cold sweat, staring only at the vase in the centre of the table. Someone, please say something. I slowly glanced at Cheon Sa-yeon.

“Hm?”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was sitting leisurely as he swirled the champagne in his glass, noticed my gaze and tilted his head slightly.

What were you pretending to be ignorant for? Were you not uncomfortable? Do something about this atmosphere.

At my meaningful gaze, Cheon Sa-yeon slightly smiled as if he understood, and said, “Now that I think about it…”

Ha Tae-heon and Lee Joo-ha, who were sitting there with gloomy faces, looked at Cheon Sa-yeon. Yeah, even the weather is a fine topic. Small talk exists, you know. I breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the glass of champagne on the table.

“I didn’t introduce my partner. This is Ability User Han Yi-gyeol. Say hello.”

“Cough…!”

I choked on my champagne at the unexpected topic and coughed harshly. Ha Tae-heon and Lee Joo-ha, who were looking at Cheon Sa-yeon, turned to me at the same time.

‘Cheon Sa-yeon, you bastard…’

With a sharp pain in my throat, I kept coughing. Cheon Sa-yeon lightly patted my back and asked, smiling, “Oh my. Are you okay?”

“Cough, I’m okay…”

I barely managed to answer and glared at Cheon Sa-yeon with all my might. It was obvious that he thought it was funny—he was covering his mouth with his fist.

“Yes, I know. Han Yi-gyeol-ssi. You came as a mercenary,” Lee Joo-ha answered in a shaky voice.

“Anyway.”

“……”

“I’ve heard that you and our Yi-gyeol are acquaintances.”

At Cheon Sa-yeon’s words, Ha Tae-heon’s eyebrows twitched. I hurriedly intervened.

“W-we met by chance before.”

“By chance?”

“Yes. By chance.” I forced a smile and nodded.

This was why Ha Tae-heon shouldn’t have said that he knew me. Cheon Sa-yeon only knew that Ha Tae-heon and I saw each other’s faces from Cha Soo-yeon’s kidnapping case, so it was difficult to explain why we were acquaintances—I could only give this poor excuse.