assistirfilmes Side Story Chapter 26 - Rose Time (2)
Side Story Chapter 26 - Rose Time (2)
Side Story Chapter 26 - Rose Time (2)
"Haaa~ that should take care of things, right?"
Oh Kang-Woo stretched after perfectly handling the mountain of paperwork in Cha Yeon-Joo's office. He turned around to look out the window and the sky was already dark.
"Wow..." Yeon-Joo expressed. The pile of paperwork she thought would never disappear was gone after Kang-Woo began to help out. "W-Were you always so good at stuff like this?"
"More or less," he answered as he shrugged.
He had been avoiding doing paperwork because he couldn't be bothered to, but he was as fast as Lilith in terms of work speed if he put his mind to it.
'After all, I can use the Authority of Insight now.'
The Authority of Insight was mainly used to read the opponent's characteristics, movements, and weaknesses. Still, it could also be used to analyze and organize paperwork since the Authority existed to unscramble complex information as efficiently and accurately as possible.
"I mean, I'm fast but I think you're just slow as hell."
"Ngh..." Yeon-Joo flinched from getting called out.
She was like a bloodthirsty lioness on the battlefield but she was like a snail when doing detailed and meticulous tasks because she repeatedly checked one document in case she made a mistake.
"I just... want to make sure I didn't make any mistakes," Yeon-Joo mumbled.
"You're only making more work for yourself."
"Sh-Shut up! I know that!"
"If you do, then don't do it." Kang-Woo chuckled and lightly flicked her forehead. "Shouldn't you be getting off work soon?"
"Huh?" Yeon-Joo's eyes widened. "Off... work?"
'Off work?!'
It had been the first time two simple words elated her.
"H-Huhhh? J-Just a second," remarked Yeon-Joo as she read through the paperwork she approved today. "The land purchases... done. Discussions with the construction company are done... and..."
There was nothing else.
"Gasp...!"
Yeon-Joo's eyes widened. The hellish Seoul land purchasing operation had reached its end at last, albeit there were still a few small tasks to take care of.
"I-IT'S OVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!"
Yeon-Joo raised her arms in tears. She had successfully made two districts of Seoul, a land that those all over the world were competing to get, the property of Red Rose. They would easily make trillions of won once the redevelopment project began.
No, it was not just a matter of money. Land was a form of power. Not only that, but if that land was of Seoul, a place where people from all over the world had their eyes on, Red Rose would become a powerhouse second only to Guardians.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey, Oh Kang-Woo!! We're finally done with this shit!!" shouted Yeon-Joo as she grabbed Kang-Woo's hands.
Her waist-long red hair fluttered as she jumped up and down.
"GUUUUUUUUUYS!"
Bang!
Yeon-Joo kicked her office door open and ran out. She spread her arms wide and shouted, "WE'RE FUCKING DOOOOOOOOOOONE!!"
"Gasp!"
"W-We are?!"
"L-Lies! There can't possibly be something so great in my life!!"
"A-Are you sure we're done?!"
The expressions of the half-dead Red Rose guild members brightened. Yeon-Joo smiled and nodded. Now that the final checks and authorizations had been made, there was no longer a reason to stay in the guild building. They simply needed to wait until Seoul's redevelopment began.
"Yeah, we're done!"
"A-Aaaaaaaaaahhh!"
"Oh Lord... I'm not dreaming, am I?"
"HELL YEAAAAAAAAAAH!!"
The guild members who had not been able to go back home for a month cheered. It was like seeing game developers who managed to finish developing the game after endless hours of overtime.
"H-Hihihi!!"
"W-We're finally d-done...!"
"Hurgh! I... I can finally rest now!"
The guild members laughed crazily as if they were fanatical cult members and hurriedly collected their things.
"I told you we were almost done." Park Hyun-Woo, who had been grilling the guild members to keep working, puffed out his chest in satisfaction. "Now that this massive project has ended, why don't we have a group dinn—"
"Water Cannon!"
"Kurgh!"
Splash—!
A huge stream of water poured over Hyun-Woo's head.
"Wh-What was that for?!"
Hyun-Woo turned around dumbfoundedly after getting soaked. He saw Choi Eun-Bi panting heavily in anger.
"Jeez! No wonder you're still a boomer bachelor! You're so clueless!"
"B-Boomer bachelor?"
'Sheesh, that splash damage.'
"Can it and get over here! If you want to have a group dinner so much, you can have it with just me!"
Bash! Bash!
Yeon-Joo mercilessly kicked Kang-Woo to no end as Kang-Woo scrunched up, grunting as if he were dying.
Mumble.
"Ah..."
A woman kicking and cursing at a middle schooler in a bar was more than enough to draw attention. Kang-Woo groaned and sat quietly back down.
"..."
"..."
An awkward silence fell between them.
"Here is your spicy fried chicken and deep-fried spam~"
The steaming hot fried chicken arrived soon after. Yeon-Joo handed Kang-Woo a plate and placed a delicious-looking chicken leg on it with tongs.
"The food here is... super good, so eat as much as you want. You can order more if you want."
"Okay. Thanks for the food."
"Uhh... Are you sure you don't want something to drink? I can put in a word with the owner here and it'll be fine."
Yeon-Joo was the master of the top guild in Korea; although Kang-Woo was not a real minor, it was a piece of cake for her to allow a minor to drink alcohol.
"It's fine. I told you I can't get drunk," said Kang-Woo as he raised his coke. "This is enough for me."
"..."
Clink.
The two of them touched glasses.
***
"Burp. Urgh... I'm about to burst."
They ended up drinking for hours until the bar closed as they were chatting away. The slightly drunk Yeon-Joo shook Kang-Woo's shoulder.
"That aside, I can't believe you went to a dangerous place like that while I wasn't here. You should've called me!"
"How would I have called you when I was captured by the Wikiholic?"
"Somehow!" Yeon-Joo shouted.
Kang-Woo chuckled. Just then, the notification bell of his phone rang. He took out his smartphone and saw that there were hundreds of texts from Seol-Ah.
[Darling ❤]
Darling ❤: Kang-Woo, you were meeting Yeon-Joo today, weren't you?
Darling ❤: You're a little late...
Darling ❤: Nothing happened, right?
Darling ❤: Right?
Darling ❤: Please respond.
Darling ❤: Kang-Woo.
Darling ❤: I miss you. I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you, I miss you.
Darling ❤: I'm waiting for you to come home with Lilith unnie.
Darling ❤: Hurry back home... and we'll do tons of nice things for you.
"..."
Messages were being sent as Kang-Woo was reading through the previous ones.
[I'll be home soon.]
Kang-Woo sent a short response and turned to Yeon-Joo to say, "I have to get going."
"Huh...? Y-You're going?" Yeon-Joo stared wide-eyed at Kang-Woo.
"Yeah, it's already 1 AM."
"Oh... Y-You're right." Yeon-Joo nodded with an awkward smile.
"It was nice seeing you after so long. Good luck with the rest of your work," said Kang-Woo as he turned around.
They could go home together since they lived in the same apartment complex but flying would be much quicker if he wanted to get back as soon as possible. The Authority of the Sky was made available for him as well this time.
"..."
Step, step.
The boy got further away and was about to disappear into the darkness.
"Ah..." expressed Yeon-Joo as she clasped her hands together.
She reached out to Kang-Woo's back as if trying to grab something invisible. She bit her lip anxiously.
'Is it... over? Is the time I longed so much for going to end so anticlimactic with nothing happening, nothing changing, as if we were just catching up on what each other was up to?'
"..."
Yeon-Joo shut her eyes tightly as her shoulders trembled. She then ran to the boy getting further away.
"Huh?" Kang-Woo turned to Yeon-Joo. "What's up?"
She carefully reached out to grab Kang-Woo's clothes in silence. She then quietly muttered, "Don't... go."