ALL NOVEL #004
#004
“Why are you disposing of my house as you please?”
– Um… Weren’t you coming to the new house? The center staff said you took the key card. You always complained about your evil landlord. Would they give you money for leaving before the contract period ends? So I thought it would be better to get the group’s help to settle the deposit quickly.
It seems to make sense, but why do I feel so uneasy? Did the real Lee Jaeha really complain about his house to Kim Sehyun every day? I frowned and said to Kim Sehyun,
“Still, you should have discussed it with me.”
– I thought… I was sure you’d like it.
Kim Sehyun’s voice deflated. Come to think of it, it was the same flow as our earlier conversation.
I don’t know what kind of relationship Lee Jaeha and Kim Sehyun had. Were they closer than family? Maybe that’s why there are no boundaries.
If so, from Kim Sehyun’s perspective, he might feel disappointed that Lee Jaeha suddenly changed.
‘I should approach this more carefully.’
For now, it’s best to read the room when it’s your first time.
I briefly gauged the mood over the phone. Come to think of it, I couldn’t hear the cold male voice from earlier.
“…Were you okay earlier? It sounded like someone was angry…”
– Ah, Haejun was just… worried about me. I’m not that kind of person, but he keeps seeing me as fragile.
Kim Sehyun seemed a bit happy saying that. I don’t know what’s good about a man looking weak.
Anyway, it was good that Shin Haejun was mentioned. I should naturally ask to be connected with him.
“Is he not at home now?”
– Ah, he’s in the living room. I came to my room to call you.
“Oh, really? That’s good. I’ll drop by your place now.”
– Huh? Jaeha!
Kim Sehyun called out earnestly, but I hung up. I don’t know why he had to move to his room to call a friend, but since they’re home now, it’s perfect to resolve everything at once.
“Is it okay to go empty-handed…?”
After deciding to barge into someone else’s house, I was suddenly bothered by such a trivial thing.
While I was pondering for a moment, Nine suddenly made my phone ring with a ‘ding!’
: *Meet Shin Haejun*
Quest Rank: Tutorial
It’s finally time to meet the main character and plant the seeds of an unrequited love. Let’s go meet Shin Haejun!
Reward: ???
…What?
Goosebumps suddenly ran down my spine. I’m not sure what ‘main character’ means, but from the context, it clearly referred to Shin Haejun. Then… if I substitute, it means love with Shin Haejun…?
‘What is this.’
I blinked in bewilderment and looked down at my phone.
Is this a joke, or have I become farsighted? Even rubbing the screen didn’t change the text. Only Nine had an embarrassed expression.
‘Is it like humanitarian love?’
But the clue about unrequited love kept catching my attention.
Could it be that the genre of the novel I entered… wasn’t just a simple fantasy novel? I never knew not knowing the genre of the novel I possessed could be this terrifying.
I paced around the living room for a while. Of course, I was just walking in place, not even going near the sofa for fear of getting dust on the luxurious furniture.
‘Let’s just go. I was going to go anyway.’
The genre seems to have some strange romance mixed in, but nobody would love someone like me anyway. Besides, even the quest only gave me the role of one-sided love. I’m an officially certified loner in this world.
Thinking that way suddenly made me feel at ease.
It’s not much different from my original plan anyway.
I just need to follow the flow as instructed, complete the story, and build an appropriate rapport with the protagonists to avoid dying.
Feeling relieved, I chuckled and lightly went up to the upstairs apartment.
“Jaeha, what’s the matter suddenly?”
A very pure-looking beauty was standing at the door. It might be odd to call a man a beauty, but his petite frame and neat, melancholic face certainly suited the term ‘beauty’ more than ‘handsome’.
When I first talked to Kim Sehyun on the phone, I thought his voice was like jade beads, but his face was even more like jade beads. It was a completely different type of face from the glamorous-looking Lee Jaeha.
“Ah, I heard you’re disposing of my house. I wanted to hear about it from Shin Haejun.”
“Jaeha, you could talk to me about that…”
“Didn’t you say it’s beyond your control now?”
Kim Sehyun seemed to want to prevent me from meeting Shin Haejun. But the quest was guiding me to Shin Haejun! I firmly brushed Kim Sehyun aside.
“What’s the matter?”
While we were bickering, the apartment door swung open.
A tall, cold-looking handsome man, who seemed to be about 190cm, stood firmly at the entrance.
‘Why are his eyes so red…?’
His ruby-red eyes sparkled when they caught the sunlight. It looked as if gems had been plucked out and embedded in his eyes. Looking only at his eyes, they were otherworldly yet beautiful, but his brows were deeply furrowed, which made me feel regretful.
‘I hope he’s not angry at me…’
I wanted to see a bright smile appear on that beautiful face.
As I stared at him as if entranced, a bustling comment section appeared, seemingly discussing the extraordinary beauty description in the original work.
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Ni****: Kyaa, what’s with the MC’s beauty
Pp****: The jewel eyes setting for S-class is insane, insaneㅠㅠ
I’m not sure, but it seemed all S-class people had jewel-like eyes. As I calmed myself down thinking this was just the original setting and they all looked like that, peace of mind slowly returned.
“Who are you?”
“Hello, I’m Lee Jaeha, Sehyun’s friend. Um, about the house…”
“He, he’s my friend! You saw him yesterday, right?”
Kim Sehyun said with a flustered face and an awkward smile. However, Shin Haejun ignored Kim Sehyun’s words with a blank face.
“So?”
Shin Haejun turned his cold gaze to me. I could feel Kim Sehyun fidgeting beside me.
‘It doesn’t seem like they’re on such friendly terms as Kim Sehyun thinks…?’
Kim Sehyun seemed to realize I was thinking this, as his cheeks turned slightly red. He seemed a bit embarrassed that this situation unfolded in front of me.
‘Well, he might have felt closer to the other person himself.’
When I first joined the company, I also built imaginary close relationships with my superiors. I can’t describe how shocked I was when I realized they never actually liked me.
As I was wondering if Kim Sehyun would end up like that, Shin Haejun grabbed Kim Sehyun’s arm and pushed him inside the door.
“Go to your room.”
“B-but…”
“Do you not understand when I say it once?”
Kim Sehyun’s eyelids trembled at Shin Haejun’s order. It even felt pitiful, but Shin Haejun remained nonchalant.
Eventually, Kim Sehyun followed Shin Haejun’s words and went inside the house with a dejected face.
“So, what about the house?”
The red eyes met mine with clear displeasure. He seemed very displeased that his time had been interrupted.
“Well. I heard that you arranged a house for me at Sehyun’s request.”
“And?”
Despite providing a house, Shin Haejun seemed to have no thoughts about it. It looked like he never cared in the first place.
“It’s too grand a house for me, and I’d like to return to my original home… But I heard that the Haesun Group decided to dispose of my house.”
“…Is this Secretary Kang’s doing?”
“Well, it seems you decided to look after me, Sehyun’s friend, because you like him, but it’s unnecessary help… Is there any way we can pretend this offer never happened?”
At my request, Shin Haejun’s fingers twitched. It seemed I said something he didn’t like.
‘He looks young, why is he so imposing…?’
It was becoming increasingly difficult to speak straightforwardly. Seeing that authoritative attitude kept reminding me of Manager Park, making me more and more intimidated.
“Um… I can’t even afford the maintenance costs…”
As I mumbled while fiddling with my fingers, Shin Haejun looked down at me with a cunning gaze.
“Are you the one who made Kim Sehyun cry?”
“Pardon?”
“I’m asking if you’re the one who called him.”
“Ah…”
If I say yes, he might hit me with those pot lid-like hands. But I couldn’t lie.
With no other choice, I carefully nodded. Then, a fist really flew towards my face. I reflexively squeezed my eyes shut.