124 – Romantic Death Case (4)
Red Vega was not the only one that had been dissatisfied recently.
Blue Sirius.
She is currently considered the best among the magical girls in this country. Even just considering the win rate and number of defeats, it is overwhelming. Because of her unique clean and elegant image, she is considered one of the top candidates in the advertising world.
There were many complaints against her, who reigned at the top of the magical girl world.
Dissatisfied.
As the saying “She could not fill” Means, there was a huge void in her.
No matter how precious and expensive she adorns herself with, or how much of her mountain and sea delicacies she fills her throat with, an emptiness that does not go away.
All the praise, adoration, admiration and envy that came to her were like rocks. The moment she makes a mistake, the rock crushes her to death just like it did when she hit her.
The gazes of others were as disgusting as being in a room with holes in it, and the whispers of others were as annoying as the sound of mosquitoes flapping their wings.
She did not love her status as a magical girl. Therefore, everything about her that came from being a magical girl only left her empty and unfulfilled.
It was like that today too.
As she was reluctant to be exposed to the media, she hated advertisements of her own. She occasionally participated in public service announcements and the like, but beyond that, she did not want to expose herself commercially.
She did, but she had to set her own precedent as the top of her industry.
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For no reason, she avoids commercial advertisements, so if an image of integrity is created, juniors who film her advertisements will be ridiculed as ‘money-mad people.’ If advertising fees are lowered because money is not tight, children will be paid even cheaper advertising fees.
The combination of the fact that it is a rarity that is not visible on the outside and the fact that it raises advertising costs to the maximum has resulted in Blue Sirius’s advertising costs reaching the maximum, even if it is not limited to the magical girl industry.
Perhaps it was because of this that Blue Sirius encouraged her to advertise in the magical girl industry, which had recently run out of funds for her activities.
Today was the filming day.
Blue Sirius looked remorseful as he made eye contact with the camera.
‘What am I doing here now?’
It was disgusting. Everything here, she regretted this whole path she had taken.
‘Do you think I’m the right person to be paid this much money and hold this expensive bag here?”
No matter how many people watch, what will they do?
She couldn’t properly protect anyone she loved.
She has become stronger countless times. There was also opportunity. But she couldn’t write. Neither strength nor opportunity were of any use.
Even when he was kidnapped, when he was attacked by a monster on New Year’s Day, and even during the strategy that he had to follow, he was unable to protect him. He was just lucky to be safe. He couldn’t do anything.
But why do I have to smile in front of the camera and get paid? What is there to show you? What is the benefit of showing something like this?
The question that came to mind without thinking caused ripples like a stone thrown on a calm lake.
The smile I had put on completely rationally began to collapse in front of my thorough nature. The corners of the mouth, which had risen seductively, quivered and drooped down.
A position that does not fit in, the burdensome praise that comes with it, and a self that appears infinitely small compared to what others look up to. His own face, reflected like a mirror in his lens, looked so disgusting.
“I’m sorry.”
In the end, my lips, unable to hold it in, slowly opened.
“I don’t think it will work today.”
The commercial shooting that day was a disaster. After profusely apologizing, Blue Sirius headed somewhere as if possessed.
I grabbed an armful of liquor bottles that I promised myself I wouldn’t touch for a while, and went to a place that people around me have been talking about a lot lately.
Cafe Baekho-ro.
After entering the store, her memory was cut off.
**
“Umm….”
The sunlight tickled my eyes. Surprised by the ceiling, which was different from her own home. But as surprised as she was, her body did not follow suit. She was dazed.
She woke up, clutching her throbbing head. The sticky headache typical of a hangover could not be solved with magic. She woke up in pain as she was no different from an ordinary person unless she transformed.
“…Where are we?”
Her hazy body even blurred her vision. She remembered that it was a building she had seen before, but she did not know exactly where. She lazily walked out of the room, letting out her yawn.
“Oh, you’re awake?”
“hahahaha… Did you sleep well, Seolhwa?”
Yun Seol-hwa couldn’t believe her eyes. Why are they here? Huh, she swallowed her breath and looked around her and she realized that this place was not her own house, but Zhao Yun’s house. She remembered that in the old days, she helped her move and did housewarming.
“No, that’s… Uh… Huh? Why am I here…? Why is Jaejoong… Ah!”
Maybe it looks ugly. Yun Seol-hwa quickly adjusted her clothes and combed her hair with her fingers. Fortunately, she didn’t look like she was exposing parts of her body in an unsightly manner, and she wore the same clothes she wore yesterday. Thick jeans and neck tee. It’s cheap and not a luxury product. It was her most comfortable clothing.
“…Senior, don’t you remember yesterday?”
“My, what am I…?”
“No, you said that sh*t and you don’t remember her? Wow… That’s too much. “How much we suffered.”
“Me, me?! No, I definitely drink and act out the truth, but… That’s….”
You revealed the truth in front of Han Jae-joong and no one else? Yun Seol-hwa couldn’t believe it. No, how thoroughly has she managed her image so far?
I tried my best (by my standards) to only show myself as a cool, chic, and relaxed career woman so that he could trust and depend on me.
Is it true that everything collapsed in just one day yesterday? Probably not. Probably not…
While she believed that, a cold and uneasy feeling passed down her spine. She had been drinking so much that her film was cut off, and she had no confidence in herself not to reveal the truth.
As Yun Seol-hwa was the person she hated the most, she could not trust herself.
“Oh, how did you do it…?”
“Do you want to hear it?”
“…No. Ah, but I still need to know my responsibility, so I have to listen… Ugh, I don’t want to listen though…”
Her feelings of not wanting to hear about her shame from others clashed with her feelings of knowing what wrong she had done and her need to take full responsibility.
“To what extent are you taking responsibility?”
Han Jaejoong smiled at her and handed her a bottle of water and a mug. Warm smoke rose from inside her mug. It felt like her body was melting into her soft scent.
“Okay, water and soup. “Drink water and come to your senses before drinking.”
“Uh. Uh, yes… Thank you. Really. Thank you… But Jaejoong, why are you here? Are you living with Ayun?”
“That’s not it. “When I brought you here, I also stayed here for my own benefit.”
“Uh, why?! Well, just living together… Jaejoong, your house is a dangerous place…”
“Still, men and women are different, so how can they stay together? “Come on, the soup is going to get cold.”
She grabbed the bottle of water in a daze and then led by his hand to the table. Like a child being cared for, he drank water and soup as much as he was given. She was warm and happy. I feel like my bad stomach has cleared up a bit.
“Are you okay? “Would you like me to cook some hangover ramen?”
“Oh, no! There’s no need to go that far! “Eat this and leave right away…”
“Have you not seen the time?”
Ayun Jo pointed to the clock with her chin. The hour hand was already past 10 o’clock.
“Anyway, I told you that you would be late. The unicorn said he wanted to talk about advertising. “She has an appointment around 3 o’clock, so take your time.”
“Well, still…”
Then a growling sound came from the stomach. Yun Seol-hwa’s face turned red like a maple leaf. She ate something and her appetite started to wane. Could this be a side effect of pouring down strong alcohol yesterday without any snacks? Feeling great hunger, she shyly nodded her head.
“Then… Just one bowl….”
“Did you hear oppa? “My wife wants me to boil it.”
“Are you coming?”
Han Jaejoong approached the kitchen with excited steps.
After eating Han Jae-jungpyo’s special hangover ramen with bean sprouts and clams, her hunger subsided.
“…I’m sorry.”
“At this time, I shouldn’t say sorry, but say I had a good meal.”
Han Jaejoong laughed bitterly as he cleaned up the empty dishes.
“I will do it. Jaejoong, rest quietly there. “Originally, I wasn’t supposed to let a drop of water get on your hand…”
“I am using an idiom. Would you break a dish while washing dishes while drunk? Just become shameless at times like this. “It’s more convenient for us.”
He carefully moved her hand toward the empty bowl as if he were moving a precious ornament, showing his intention to refuse.
“That’s right, senior, you’re being shameless. “But don’t be as shameless as her brother.”
“Why me?”
“Oppa, you’re so shameless.”
“I’m a bit better than Aharu or Ahee.”
“Those two are different. “I’m scared of kids these days…”
“You too are kids these days.”
“Hey, what kind of kids am I?”
“You’re the kid, so we both become younger.”
“Then I must be an even older person. “That way, my brother and my senior will become ajumma and uncle!”
“I die.”
The two had a casual conversation. Yun Seol-hwa felt as if she had returned to the days when she was a student. She was very happy at that time. No matter how much she lost, as long as she had them, she felt like anything would be okay.
“hehehe, that’s right. Please tell us we are still young. I still hear people call me a ‘girl’. “It’s too much to call me an ajumma.”
“Then the senior will now become a magic missi.”
“I’m not even married yet…?! Ah, of course, if I could… I’d like to.”
I glanced at someone in particular and imagined something like a dream.
“So.”
“So, what do you mean?”
“Something happened yesterday, so he came to our store, even drinking alcohol, which he said he had stopped drinking. “Did you even reveal the truth in front of your brother?”
Jo Ayun’s words were strangely thorny. There was a strange emphasis on the word ‘our store’, so at first glance I thought they were going to scold me for causing a nuisance during the store’s business hours. But I soon realized that wasn’t the case.
She considered the nuisance caused to ‘us’ within the store to be more important.
Yun Seol-hwa realized that among these three, she was the only one who was an outsider.
Even if Jo Ayun didn’t mean to do that, she felt that way. Her unique sense of entitlement even distorted the words of her loved ones.
“I’m sorry….”
In particular, he was not shy to show Han Jaejoong. It was his own pale hand that his gloomy, bowed eyes were pointing at. Soon a shadow appeared on the hand. Hands that are much larger and more bulky than his own. A hand that stands out with masculine beauty, with blood vessels protruding on the back of the hand. It was Han Jaejoong’s hand.
“It’s a snowflake. We are asking why now. That’s because I want to listen and be your strength. Why did you do that all of a sudden? Did anything difficult happen that day? Or not….”
It was so funny and abominable, but with just this touch, she felt her pain disappear as if it were being washed away. Her pain disappeared as if her eyes were melting.
It is impossible to soothe one’s soul with alcohol. Seolhwa Yoon knows that too. That’s why she tried to erase the hard days by committing that sin. She erased what was left of her ethics or conscience, and tried to fill her own selfish happiness with him as she did now.
“…It’s not really like that. “It’s not that something difficult happened that day… I was just exhausted for a while.”
He is like sunshine. He, on the other hand, is a snowman himself.
A shabby rag who melts into him, but is not qualified to know him.
“I was really tired for a while, that’s why. Sorry.”
“I’m not saying I’m sorry…”
“Jaejoong.”
Yun Seol-hwa did not want to let him erase her own worries, pain, and agony. She didn’t want to make this rock do the heavy lifting for her. He wanted his shoulders to be light and free. For he is too noble a man to be defiled with his own stains.
“Would you just hug me tight without saying anything? Then everything will be okay for me.”
So instead of sharing her pain, she decided to receive light from him. A light to live in the world for a while. The warmth that will be okay even if it all melts.
“…Okay.”
Han Jaejoong hugged her without saying anything. Seolhwa Yoon received his hug with a pure smile, completely different from when she was in front of the camera. She nuzzled her cheek against the crook of his neck and received warmth from him.
Before lunch, Yun Seol-hwa left home.
**
Sagittarius sighed and looked up into space. It was because I couldn’t believe what I had just seen. While I was lost in memories, I left for a while and came back wondering if something special had happened. There was no harvest. Besides, the magic girl called hero only sounds weak. It was pathetic.
“Is the hero tired? Fall in love… If you’re going to call yourself a hero, you always have to be perfect. Ah… That’s why kids these days.”
I got irritated by scratching my arm, which had a lot of drug marks, until all the blood vessels were visible.
“There is no romance, there is no romance! Heroes cannot save people, and people cannot praise heroes! The reality is that the enemy is cunning and not confident, and the hero is only obsessed with his cunning… Argh!”
The lament continued for a long time, and Sagittarius soon came to one conclusion.
“…Then. “Wouldn’t it be okay if I became that enemy?”
Now surveillance is no longer fun, and my body is itching.
“Oh, yes. “I have to go out once in a while.”
He took out his bow with a smile.
