Jeong Seon-young looked at her teasingly this time, as she knew the reason very well.
“Is it because you’re excited?”
“Hehe…”
“When we get back, prepare to dress up nicely. There might be someone special waiting for you. There won’t be any classes until August, so don’t worry about that.”
Being an exclusive Teacher-Disciple relationship wasn’t just about teaching the disciple. There was much Jeong Seon-young had to prepare for as the teacher. Unlike the temporary teaching she had done so far, this was a formal and official relationship.
A declaration of two weeks’ rest for that purpose.
Kim Chae-eun’s expression was filled with delight.
“Okay. I understand, Teacher!”
She was happy not only about receiving a new education from her teacher but also because she had someone waiting for her in Seoul.
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Ippotranslation
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The meal with Moon Jong-hyuk was scheduled for the following weekend. We decided not to delay it any further.
Fortunately, my internship at <Judgment of Fire> wasn’t too busy. Since the ‘Forest Covered by Snakes’ strategy had been such a major project, once I completed it, my tasks within the hunting team became quite manageable.
Thanks to that, Moon Ga-eun and I were able to meet early and plan our strategy.
“What was the first meeting place we decided on?”
On our way to the agreed-upon restaurant, I asked Moon Ga-eun, momentarily forgetting an important detail.
Moon Ga-eun gave me a sharp look and playfully hit me on the back of my head.
“Are you kidding? What if you forget already? It was the temporary training ground where we had the showdown.”
“Oh, right, right. And we started to like each other from that time?”
“Yeah. We officially started dating a month later, on March 27th.”
So, if we officially started dating a month after that time…
Considering it’s summer vacation now, have we been dating for four months?
I tried to calculate the exact number of days in my head.
“It’s been 112 days since we started dating. We’re a couple who passed the 100-day mark.”
Whether she sensed my situation or not, Moon Ga-eun explained her curiosity.
Wow…
I couldn’t help but admire her for calculating and already memorizing it.
“Moon Ga-eun, you have a meticulous style in your relationship, don’t you?”
“Ugh… You were the one who said we should do it without any flaws!”
Smack-
Once again, Moon Ga-eun’s smack landed on my back.
I did tease her about it.
I can remember everything else perfectly, but why can’t I remember details like dates or places?
I continued to mutter the date to myself, making sure it stuck.
Then, a sudden question came to mind, and I asked Moon Ga-eun.
“Oh, right. How are we going to explain my internship at <Judgment of Fire>?”
According to the setting, I’m your boyfriend, and you tried to recruit me to the <Royals>. Now, I’m working as an intern at <Judgment of Fire>. Although it’s separate work, Moon Jong-hyuk might still find it suspicious.
“Don’t worry about that. I scouted you because you’re a truly talented Holder, not because you’re my boyfriend. That’s what I told him, and it’s true.”
It was a straightforward answer. Although it might feel a bit strange for me, if that was the reason, it should be convincing enough to justify my recruitment by <Judgment of Fire>. We also discussed how we would address each other (we decided to use our first names), why we kept our relationship a secret.. And other potentially suspicious details.
As we talked, we reached the restaurant where we had made our reservation.
“Wow… They’ve decorated it beautifully.”
An Italian restaurant located in Yeoksam-dong. Like many popular restaurants in Gangnam, it had an elegant design and a clean exterior. The modern building design blended harmoniously with medieval European architectural elements. They must have spent quite a bit on the exterior design alone.
Moreover, the food wasn’t lacking either. I heard it was a Michelin 3-star restaurant, and with my [Cooking] rune enhancing my taste, I was quite excited.
However, before entering the restaurant, something unusual caught our attention.
“There’s… no one inside?”
There wasn’t a single person visible in the restaurant. It was supposed to be a popular and fully booked restaurant, but the interior looked strangely empty.
Seeing this bizarre sight, Moon Ga-eun let out a sigh and rubbed her temple.
“My dad must have rented the entire place for the day.”
I instantly understood. Renting a restaurant like this for the whole day was probably a pocket change for the high-ranking members of the top three clans. Now, it finally hit me that I was about to meet my friend’s dad, who was undoubtedly wealthy and influential, and I had to do so as her boyfriend. I realized it was time to steel myself for the occasion.
“Shall we go in now?”
“Yes! Uh… What?”
As we were about to enter the restaurant, Moon Ga-eun suddenly looked surprised and stared at me. Her expression had gone from determined to bewildered, and her face had turned quite red.
“W-what, why are we holding hands?”
Ah, she must have been surprised by this. I had naturally tried to hold Moon Ga-eun’s hand…
Was this not part of her plan, or was she trying to avoid physical contact?
I chuckled and said, “Why are you so startled? We’re a couple, remember? To properly deceive your father, we should at least hold hands when we go in.”
I had never acted as a stand-in boyfriend before, but was she not planning for any physical contact? Nevertheless, Moon Ga-eun still appeared flustered and responded with a trembling voice.
“I-is that so? B-but it hasn’t even been 100 days since we started dating.”
“…”
I felt a slight headache coming on.
…This might get even more challenging from now on.
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