Episode 215: A Twisted Fate (1)
-Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep
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“Hmm….”
Nam Ga-eun, who woke up to the sound of an alarm clock ringing, finds the alarm clock that she used to have to fumble for a long time to find… .
-Click-
This time, I was lucky enough to find it and turn off the alarm with just one wave of my hand.
-Heehee-
“… Hehe.”
After that, Nam Ga-eun had to return to work at the association starting today after a 9-day special vacation.
She just laughed happily and got out of bed, feeling happy about how her life had recently turned upside down.
-Sarak-
-Glance-
[06:40]
“Hehehe… I overslept. But I guess it’s okay now.”
First of all, I could say that the waking up time was completely different from before.
The time she woke up was 4 am, when her luck was -4.
The reason Nam Ga-eun woke up so early was simple.
Because she went to work during the morning rush hour, her misfortune caused damage to the surrounding citizens, big and small, on her way to work.
It starts with slipping on the road out of nowhere.
It’s common for bird droppings to fall from the sky dozens of times.
It was a sunny day with not a cloud in the sky, but then a sudden shower came down.
There have even been serious traffic accidents, such as an eight-car pileup.
That’s why Nam Ga-eun doesn’t even use public transportation or her own car.
To avoid causing any harm to the citizens, I had to wake up at the crack of dawn and walk to work on a detour down a remote road where no one walked.
However, after Nam Ga-eun’s luck changed to 96 due to the lucky four-leaf clover card that Kim Baram gave her 10 days ago.
Her life could be said to have changed 180 degrees from before.
For example, a package that used to take over a month to arrive now arrives a day earlier than the scheduled delivery date.
I took the bus for a test drive, and not only was there no traffic accident, it went straight to my destination without any traffic jams.
When eating at a restaurant, the part-timer offers service instead of breaking the plates or cups.
You might be walking down the street and get lucky and find a coin, etc.
‘It was the same yesterday. Usually, there are times when there is no soup packet inside the ramen, but yesterday, not only was there both soup and toppings intact, but there were three pieces of kelp inside…!’
Nam Ga-eun’s changed life was overflowing with good fortune, as if to compensate for the misfortunes she had experienced up until then.
‘It’s all thanks to him that I can enjoy such luxury… .’
[What happened? I don’t know the effect of the card I gave you. I was saving it because I only had one chance.]
-Sarak-
Nam Ga-eun took off her pajamas and headed to the bathroom to wash up. For a moment, she had a dazed expression on her face as she thought about the man she had met that day.
His appearance has become so much warmer that I can’t even recognize him since he was at Hyehwa Station.
A sweet scent that keeps stimulating the tip of my nose.
Although his tone was a bit harsh.
On the contrary, he has a righteous and affectionate personality who tried to protect himself and the citizens of Chuncheon.
‘Who on earth is that person…? Considering that he knew my identity and name even when I was wearing a mask, he must be someone related to me… .’
-Stop-
Then suddenly, Nam Ga-eun recalled the memory of when she first met Kim Baram at Hyehwa Station, and then she naturally remembered the plain-looking woman standing behind him.
‘Could it be that the woman at that time was his girlfriend… .’
I was lost in thought for a moment, feeling suddenly depressed.
-Glance-
Nam Ga-eun moved her gaze and glanced at her face reflected in the mirror, then muttered to herself with a slightly jealous voice.
“Honestly, I’m much better looking and have a better body….”
Dark blue hair with a mysterious feel.
Eyes that look a little cold, but that makes them attractive.
A sharp nose and a beautiful appearance that draws admiration from men wherever she goes.
A slim and elastic body with all the protruding parts.
But Nam Ga-eun didn’t know.
Of course, it is true that she boasts a very beautiful appearance that definitely lives up to her charm score of 88.
At that time, Yeo Ji-hye had disguised herself and deliberately lowered her attractiveness score, but in reality, she had an incredible attractiveness score of ’94’, far surpassing her.
Anyway, right after that.
-Thump thump-
“… No, let’s not judge people by their looks, Nam Ga-eun. That’s the type of person you hate the most.”
Nam Ga-eun stares at herself in the mirror and reflects on her rash actions… .
-Kiririk-
-Shoot-
After a turn of fortune, I was able to enjoy a shower with hot water gushing out without any boiler malfunctions.
“Hehehe~”
I hummed a pleasant tune and started thinking about what I had to do at the association today.
‘First, some information about him….’
In fact, Nam Ga-eun had asked Shin Yong-ho, who had saved her and Kim Baram that day, about Kim Baram’s identity.
[I don’t know. I was just asked to bring it.]
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But the answer I got back from Shin Yong-ho was a cold indifference.
‘Well, that’s just how the captain is…’
That’s why Nam Ga-eun planned to look up a certain piece of information as soon as she arrived at the association today.
That information to be viewed is.
It was information about the recipient of the reward for killing the S-class demon that appeared that day.
‘There must be some personal information about him written there… .’
By the way, a portion of the reward was originally set for Nam Ga-eun, who contributed to defeating the S-class demon.
Nam Ga-eun thought that the reason she was able to survive was all thanks to Kim Baram, so she had already told her office worker to give him all the credit.
‘Of course, to repay all this heavenly grace, a mere compensation is not enough…’
Therefore, Nam Ga-eun was determined to find Kim Baram, who had saved her life and fate.
And then, even if it meant quitting her association work, she planned to spend her life repaying the favor she received by staying by his side and assisting him.
‘… I want to see you again soon, Savior.’
Without realizing that her firm determination was laced with selfishness.
***
-Crunch, crunch-
After taking a shower and getting ready for work, Nam Ga-eun left her house, which she had bought with a loan so as not to cause any trouble to the citizens, and headed to the subway station 30 minutes away.
-Tododok-
‘Hehehe, I saved the route separately just in case, so there shouldn’t be a problem. I also ran the simulation several times before going to bed yesterday.’
Originally, my luck had risen to a normal level, but now it has become one of the best in the world.
The quickest route to the association was to take a bus from the bus stop ten minutes away.
There was a reason why Nam Ga-eun took the time and effort to head to the subway station.
The reason was that Nam Ga-eun had never ridden the subway in her entire life for fear that her misfortune would cause harm to the citizens.
As a side note, Nam Ga-eun, who was not able to fly an airplane, had to obtain a helicopter pilot’s license for her mission, and the association had a helicopter exclusively for her.
Of course, if the helicopter was damaged in an unfortunate accident, she would have to cover the repair costs with her salary.
Anyway, Nam Ga-eun, whose luck had improved and she was no longer causing harm to citizens, was heading to the subway station to ride the subway for the first time in her life.
A little while later.
“… found it.”
Nam Ga-eun, who discovered the entrance to the subway station that looked like a secret base, went down the stairs with a pounding heart.
-Crunch, crunch-
But at that moment.
It’s scary to enter the subway station.
-Tall-
‘This, this scent…!’
Nam Ga-eun couldn’t help but stop walking with a startled expression on her face at the sweet scent that suddenly brushed past her nose…
-Duribunduribun-
I tried to calm my racing heart and quickly looked around to find the source of the scent.
‘Where on earth are you…?’
But contrary to Nam Ga-eun’s expectations.
No matter how much she looked around, she couldn’t find the man she so desperately wanted.
-Sniff sniff-
‘But this sweet scent is definitely the one that came when I was in his arms….’
So Nam Ga-eun closed her eyes and focused only on her sense of smell, and followed the wafting scent… .
-Crunch, crunch-
“… Hmm? Miss, can I have a bag?”
I couldn’t help but slowly open my closed eyes at the sound of an unfamiliar woman’s voice.
-Swoosh-
And Nam Ga-eun was able to discover it as soon as she opened her eyes.
I’m talking about Deli Manju, a subway station specialty that boasts an appetizing light brown color.
“Huh? You’re not going to buy it?”
“… No, please give me one.”
***
-Rust-
After purchasing a bag of Delimanju.
Nam Ga-eun, who arrived at the platform without any problems, was waiting for the subway to arrive while taking a bite of a Deli Manju.
-Muck muck-
-Gulp-
“… … That was the smell. It’s similar to his scent, but a little lighter.”
And not long after.
[The door opens. The door opens.]
-Chi-ik~-
-Crunch, crunch-
Nam Ga-eun, who followed the citizens entering the subway and entered safely…
‘Hey, there’s an empty seat…!’
Luckily, I was able to find an empty seat, so I wanted to sit down and take a look.
He quickly went to the empty seat and placed her butt there.
-dump-
‘… Hmm, that’s how it feels. It’s not much different from a bus~’
Afterwards, Nam Ga-eun mentally congratulates herself on her successful first subway experience.
-Rattle rattle-Rattle rattle-
At that time, I was enjoying a happy commute to work while leisurely looking at the scenery outside the subway passing by quickly.
‘It’s peaceful… . Before, I used to go to work trembling with anxiety, worried that something would happen because of me again… .’
-Jeeing~-Jeeing~-
Suddenly, the cell phones and smartwatches of everyone inside the subway began vibrating simultaneously… .
-Kkiieek!-
Soon, the subway that had been running suddenly came to a stop and an announcement was heard.
‘Wait a minute, no way…’
[Let me give you a brief explanation. We have heard that a Class D gate has appeared near Boeun Elementary School. For safety reasons, we will be stopping for a moment. Let me say this again… … .]
-groan groan-
“Gate…?”
“… Isn’t it high time for school now?”
“Yeah, I’m a little worried.”
‘If it’s Boeun Elementary School….’
-Tododok-
Immediately after that, Nam Ga-eun, who was checking her current location and the location of Boeun Elementary School where the gate was said to have appeared through her cell phone… .
-Bam!-
‘It’s around here…! Because of my misfortune again… .’
Soon I decided that it was because of her that things got worse again, and I regretted taking the subway to work for no reason.
With a complicated expression on my face, I could only stamp my feet, looking alternately at the tightly shut subway doors and the windows that didn’t have separate buttons to open and close them.
‘You can’t just break the window, right? Can’t that door open without the engineer opening it?’
Nam Ga-eun wanted to run out of the subway right away to resolve the gate that had appeared at Boeun Elementary School.
I stayed up all night studying how to ride the subway, but I didn’t study how to force open a closed door, so I was in a situation where I couldn’t open the door by myself.
‘Oh, what should I do? The longer I delay, the more the children… Oh, maybe other people will know…!’
At that moment, Nam Ga-eun, putting aside her timid personality, was about to ask the man standing right next to her how to open the door.
“Over there, over there!”
[Let me give you another update. The D-class gate that was currently appearing at Boeun Elementary School was quickly resolved thanks to a player who was passing by. Citizens, please be at ease, and the train will be departing again.]
-Woooooooooooo~-
With news that the gate was quickly cleared.
The subway started moving again… .
“… … .”
“Did you call me by any chance?”
In response to the man’s subsequent questions, Nam Ga-eun sincerely expressed her gratitude to the mysterious player who solved the gate… .
-Swoosh-
At the same time, she opened her mouth and pointed with her finger to the spot where she had woken up.
“… Hey, please sit here. I’ll be getting off soon.”
***
-Just an hour ago, in the hospital room of Kim Baram, the therapist inside the Baekhwa Guild
-Bush-Bush-
In order to keep my promise to go to school with Seolhwa, I woke up early in the morning and was struggling to change from my hospital gown to a short-sleeved shirt and sweatpants.
“Phew… Even getting dressed is a chore because of the cast.”
After that, I somehow managed to finish changing into my clothes and got out of bed. Before leaving the hospital room, I checked my surroundings and my body to see if I had missed anything.
-Glance-
“Well, I guess I can leave Kaminari behind. There’s no way something like a gate would suddenly burst on the way to school.”
Kaminari was left leaning against the shelf like that.
-Snap-
I picked up the Aegis that was on the shelf and put it inside the empty box, then glanced at the smartwatch next to it and muttered to myself with a mixture of relief and relief.
“… I’m glad it worked out well.”
By the way, this was right after Sajuhee left yesterday.
I continued to contact the Fixer Clan members who had been paused for a moment due to Sajuhee’s appearance.
But the method I chose was not to send individual messages to each person like I had tried to do before.
I sent a message to the Pixar Clan group chatroom, uploading a picture of myself in my hospital gown, saying that I was finally awake.
‘Of course, I sent it separately to Yeo Ji-hye.’
Anyway, maybe posting it in the group chat was a stroke of genius.
Shin Yul, who I was most worried about, did not send me a separate private message to question or lecture me, but only asked me one question in the group chat.
[(Fox): When can I take the cast off?]
The question was when would I be fully recovered, and I told him that it would take at least 5 more days… .
[(Fox): Okay, then get better soon and make time for the weekend. Same goes for the others. I got a request.]
After that message, I was not receiving any further messages regarding questions or requests related to me.
‘What kind of request could this be…?’
At this time, I had no idea what kind of requests the Pixar Clan was making.
The future was a little twisted, and in the original, there was a request to restore facilities in Seoul that had been attacked by terrorists after the North Korea Gate incident, but in this episode, Seoul was unharmed.
‘I’m curious, but I’ll just wait because I’ll have a headache if I ask and the conversation changes to that day’s events. I’ll probably find out before the weekend anyway. For now, I’ll just be satisfied that I won’t get scolded by the leader.’
As a side note, I later received a private message from Go Joo-yeon and Yeo Ji-hye asking which hospital I was at and saying they would come to visit me.
But unfortunately, the Baekhwa Guild treatment center where I am currently is off-limits to anyone except for special cases like Sajuhee yesterday, so they were unable to come visit.
‘Of course, there is a way for me to go out… . Personally, I don’t want to make those two cry, so it would be better if we meet after everything is completely healed… .’
Anyway, maybe it’s because I explained to them in advance that my teacher was Baek A-rin.
When I explained that outsiders were not allowed to enter the Baekhwa Guild’s treatment room, both of them seemed disappointed, but responded that they understood.
‘I really need to buy everyone a meal later. I don’t know what the weekend request is, but I should at least bring it up after we’re done.’
With my own plan to apologize to everyone for worrying so much.
-Snap-
I even grabbed the smartwatch that was on the shelf and put it in the trash can… .
-Drunk-
I left the hospital room to go meet Seolhwa, who was waiting for me in front of the entrance to the Baekhwa Guild.
-Thump thump-
***
-In front of the main gate of Baekhwa Guild
-Thump thump-
About 15 minutes had passed since we left the treatment center.
As I approached the main gate, there was already a story waiting for me there.
By the way, Seolhwa was currently waiting quietly with her school bag on her back, and she looked so cute that a fatherly smile appeared on my lips without me realizing it.
“I’m sorry. Did you wait long, Seolhwa?”
Anyway, when I first offered an apology to Seol-hwa, she turned her gaze towards me and immediately shook her head from side to side as if it was okay.
“Yeah, Seolhwa just got here too.”
“Really? Then let’s talk on the way.”
After that, when I extended my right hand to Seolhwa along with those words… .
-Sick of it-
Seolhwa, who had been staring blankly at my right hand, soon tilted her head and asked me a question.
“… Aren’t you going to ride the Ssung Ssung?”
“Yeah, let’s take public transportation for the time being.”
As I said before.
The Ssungsung that the story talks about was a story of misfortune.
And I’m not fully healed from my injury yet.
For the time being, I was planning to use public transportation instead of the ferry to get to Seolhwa.
Of course, even now, my right arm was less injured, so I could use the unfortunate [Flight] if I wanted to.
But that was only when I was [Flying] alone. Now that my entire left arm was in a cast, I couldn’t carry Sulwha while using [Flying].
‘There is a way to make Seolhwa hang on my back like Han Sooyeon did in the Desert of Sacrifice, but that method is a bit dangerous… If something happens, I won’t have any hands to hold onto Seolhwa.’
In conclusion, for safety reasons.
I was planning to take public transportation to pick up Seolhwa until the cast came off.
Meanwhile, did Seolhwa think that I would take her to school in a flash… no, in a flurry of misfortune?
“… … .”
He just stood there blankly, looking at the poor ground with a slightly gloomy expression on his face.
‘… Haha, our Seolhwa is cute even when she looks disappointed.’
And I’m here to appease that myth.
“I’m sorry, Seolhwa. Since you’re injured, it might be a little dangerous for you right now, so I’ll take you to Ssungssung starting next week.”
“…huh.”
While explaining the current situation.
-Shoot-
“…?”
I showed her my motorcycle helmet in the rain and offered her an offer.
“This is the helmet I wear when I ride my bike, but next week I’ll buy one for Seolhwa. It’ll be the same color as Seolhwa’s hair, sky blue. Starting next week, Seolhwa, you can wear this to school with me. What do you think?”
Then, imagine yourself wearing a motorcycle helmet and riding a motorcycle.
Seol-hwa, who had been staring blankly at my motorcycle helmet for a moment, soon lifted her perky finger with a slightly cheered-up voice.
“It’s a promise, you know. This time, you can’t break it.”
-Smile-
“Yeah, I understand.”
So this time, I finished my promise without twisting the X with my left hand, and as I held Seol-hwa’s small hand, I asked her.
“Then Seolhwa, do you want to take the bus? Do you want to take the subway?”
Immediately after that, Seol-hwa seemed to hesitate for a moment at my question, but then answered in a strong voice as if she had made up her mind.
“Let’s take the bus.”
***
-School route near Boeun Elementary School
-Tap tap tap-
Hyun Ah-young, a student in Class 1, Grade 2 at Boeun Elementary School, hasn’t been feeling very well lately.
‘Wow… .’
And the reason was that there were two people who had originally taken away all the attention that was directed at her.
‘it’s annoying….’
The first character is.
There was a girl named Jeong Ye-rin.
Hyun Ah-young didn’t like Jeong Ye-rin from the first day of the semester.
It was because she was so pretty and cute that she monopolized the attention of all the children in the class.
At that time, I was feeling dissatisfied with the attention that had been taken away from me for a while.
Hyun Ah-young tried to divert the children’s attention with a video of the Sindorim Station gate where her father, a famous player, appeared.
[Huh? Here comes my brother.]
[Really? Is this guy your older brother, Yerin?]
[Yes, my brother. The coolest brother in the world who saved me.]
Because of the character of Jeong Ye-rin’s older brother who appeared at the beginning of the video.
Even that interest was completely lost.
‘Issue, my dad is a much more amazing person… .’
But maybe it was because Hyun Ah-young’s father visited her school about two weeks ago for a parent-teacher conference.
[Wow! It’s Hyun Si-Hyeon!]
[Even if you turn it upside down, it’s still the same!]
The children’s attention, which had been leaning toward Jeong Ye-rin, suddenly shifted toward Hyun Ah-young.
But that hot interest was short-lived.
[We have a new transfer student in our class today. Seol-hwa came from France and is not very good at Korean, so please be kind to her so she can adjust.]
[yes~!!]
[Okay, Seolhwa. I have to say hello to everyone.]
[…Salutation.]
In just one week, all attention was focused on Kim Seol-hwa, a new transfer student to Hyun Ah-young’s class who was so incredibly beautiful that even she found it breathtaking.
‘I’m really, really annoyed… .’
What’s even more annoying is… .
[Snow Flower, do you have an older brother?]
[-Nod nod-]
[I’m going to grow up and marry my older brother.]
[… We also.]
The thing that Hyun Ah-young disliked the most was that the two people were stuck together like a hamburger and French fries combo.
With the two people boasting such incredible beauty hanging out together, Hyun Ah-young’s position at Boeun Elementary School was bound to be neglected.
‘…I hate you too, Dad.’
So, Hyun Ah-young took the extraordinary measure of diverting the children’s attention by asking her father, who had come to their house for the first time in a long while, to take them to school.
[I’m really sorry, Ayoung. Daddy has something really important to do today, so please understand just this once.]
Unlike usual, when it comes to Hyun Ah-young’s request, he would jump up from his sleep and do it.
Her father refused her request, saying he had urgent business to attend to.
‘… Huh, I’m never going to talk to Dad again.’
So Hyun Ah-young headed to elementary school, blaming her father for not granting her request and vowing never to talk to him again.
-Tap tap tap-
At that time.
-Jiing~-
“…huh?”
Suddenly, there was a vibration coming from her pocket.
-Why~-
[Gate has occurred! Gate has occurred! A gate has occurred near Boeun Elementary School. Citizens nearby are requested to quickly hide inside the building or evacuate.]
Warning signs that a gate had been opened near Boeun Elementary School were blaring from all directions… .
‘If it’s Boeun Elementary School, then it’s our school… .’
“Krrrr… .”
-Shock-
Hyun Ah-young couldn’t help but freeze at the sound of the beast’s malicious growl that followed.
-Thump thump-
And soon, a huge wolf with a faded gray mane appears between the buildings.
“Uh, uh… .”
“Boom!”
-Taat!-
Immediately after, the wolf that discovered Hyun Ah-young leaped towards her without hesitation, and slammed its large, sharp front paw down on her head… .
-Wedge!-
-WHACK!-
Hyun Ah-young was so scared that she just stood there with her eyes tightly shut, putting herself at risk of being attacked by the dire wolf.
‘Save me, Dad!’
But in that desperate moment.
“[Mattan]!”
Simultaneously with the shout of a man from a little distance away.
-Push!-
“Break it up!!”
The dire wolf, which had been striking down with its front paws straight at Hyun Ah-young, let out a painful groan and fell to the side… .
-Glance-
Hyun Ah-young, who opened her eyes slightly at the sound, was soon able to discover it.
“Whew… I almost got in big trouble. Are you okay, little miss?”
-bruise-
A prince on a white horse who appears to save us in a moment of crisis… no, a man wrapped in white bandages, Kim Baram.
-Tiring-
[Player ‘Kim Baram’s’ unique ability <Irregular> is activated.]
[You have gained the favor of the character ‘Hyun Ah-young’. You will receive 50 VP. Hyun Ah-young’s current favorability toward Kim Baram is ‘Interest’.]
[You have gained the favor of the character ‘Hyun Ah-young’. You will receive 50 VP. Hyun Ah-young’s current favorability toward Kim Baram is ‘Interest’.]
