The Novel's Extra (101-200)

Chapter 117 - The First Encounter (3)

The dispatched Heroes and police arrested all the smugglers who caused a scene in Disneyland.

Tomorrow's headline should be something like, 'Failed Negotiation Leads to Smuggler' Infighting'.

Jin Sahyuk's party, who was the real cause behind much of the mess, disappeared before the authorities arrived, and Kim Suho and Chae Nayun recovered thanks to my potions.

"...."

Currently, Kim Suho was sitting between the destroyed pieces of asphalt. I walked up behind him and put my hand on his head. His hair was quite soft.

Kim Suho turned around and smiled when he saw me. I smiled back and sat down next to him.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, thanks to you. I'll pay you back for the potion."

"You don't need to. So, how are you related to the girl from before?"

Although I already knew the answer, I asked anyway. Kim Suho looked at the far horizon and murmured.

"She's just someone I know."

"I see."

I didn't ask any further.

For a while, we both stared at the night sky silently.

"...Hajin."

Then suddenly, Kim Suho called my name in a serious tone.

"Yeah?"

I spoke as softly as I could. Kim Suho turned to the side and faced me directly. His eyes were filled with emotions that were hard to describe with words.

I understood what he was feeling, yet I couldn't understand them at the same time.

Losing one's home. That sense of loneliness was something I could empathize with, but unlike me, Kim Suho didn't have the hope of being able to go back.

"...Nevermind."

"Lame."

I laughed and brightened up the mood.

Kim Suho accepted it with a soundless smile.

"By the way, you're the one who suppressed her, right?"

"No, she was the one who suppressed herself."

"...What does that even mean?"

I got up and put my hand on Kim Suho's shoulder.

"It means she underestimated me."

"...."

Kim Suho looked up at me with clear eyes.

I realized that Kim Suho had several charms. Most of the time, he was a reliable and bright guy, but today he had a melancholic aura about him.

"I'm leaving. I don't know who she is to you, but don't be so down."

"...I'm not down."

Kim Suho smiled bashfully as he said an obvious lie.

Finding this side of him a bit unpleasant, I ruffled his hair strongly.

"A-Ah! W-What are you doing!?"

"I'm leaving for real now."

"What? Hey!"

With his hair puffed up like a lamb, Kim Suho glared at me half-smiling. I received his look with a playful smile as I walked back to the hotel.

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Busan luxury hotel's 2-person room.

Yoo Yeonha was currently deep in thought.