Starting a Reversal in Life From the Time of Release

22 – Two Slaves (1)

“Ugh, I’m sweating…! I feel so sticky and disgusting!”

The 5th-floor bathhouse of the NoYang Guild. I Yeoreum, with her orange hair sticking to her cheeks, expressed her irritation.

Since it was a D-grade gate, she had managed to clear it alone, leaving her body covered in sweat and exhaustion.

“You’ve worked hard. Let’s go wash up quickly.”

“We should! Ugh, the smell…!”

This summer, as I passed by a woman changing clothes next to me, I squeezed wet clothes into a collection container like a shoe rack.

The clothes to change into were inside the cabinet, and the dirty clothes were separately washed by the employees.

Thanks to that, I was able to wash my body with the tools placed in the bathhouse comfortably.

“Hey, did Nam Bora get angry again?”

“Ah, geez. Get over it quickly. If it catches attention, it’ll be a big problem.”

Thanks to this, while I was leaving the bathhouse dressing room with a refreshed body and mind, words that annoyed me echoed in my ears.

It was the sound of tearing apart Nam Bora, who was on the same team.

What irritated me was not tearing apart Nam Bora, but the part where Nam Bora got angry.

It didn’t matter if Nam Bora was getting insulted, but if sparks flew, it was a different story.

I was supposed to feel refreshed, but instead, I felt uneasy with the stains on my clean feeling.

Knowing this, Summer walked carefully into the duty room, but eventually, due to Nam Bora, who got extremely angry, all the cautious actions became useless.

Summer sighed lightly, muttering curses in her mind.

“Why are you causing trouble as soon as you come?”

Although Summer had a gentle side, she was originally a cautious person.

Moreover, she had a strong tendency to fight back when clashed with someone with a hot temper like Nam Bora.

That’s why she blurted out curses without hesitation.

“Trouble? Why are you cursing as soon as you see me?”

“Can’t you stop making annoying sounds and shouting just because I closed the gate to take a break? Anyway, what’s the matter?”

As Summer sat down on the bed and stared, Nam Bora also met her with an intense gaze.

“Yoo Si-hoo! That woman who sticks to Yoo Si-hoo! What is she doing? Do you know?!”

“…What?”

A woman clung to Yoo Si-hoo.

The moment Summer heard that, her gaze emitted a chilling light.

She was so eerie that she could scare someone to death.

“A woman? Really?”

“Don’t pretend not to know! Hurry up and tell me everything you know!”

“Calm down a bit. You’re not a child, why are you screaming? Do you want to be punched?”

The fact that Yoo Si-hoo got a girlfriend was news to her, but first, she needed to drive away Nam Bora.

During the summer, amidst the rising irritation, he calmly decided on the weight of his work.

One of the processes involved him threatening Nam Bora in a sharp voice.

“What? You want to hit me? You want to be torn apart?”

When Yu Si-hoo was unjustly accused and sent to prison, the teamwork of Team 1 began to crumble.

And now, it was difficult to find traces of that.

At least, that’s how it appeared on the surface.

No one knew that Lee Yeoreum and Seo Haneul were uniting under the same plan.

Lee Yeoreum glanced at the squirming shadow beneath Nam Bora’s feet and twisted his lips as if mocking her.

“Do you think your larynx will snap if I remove the shadow? Think carefully.”

As Lee Yeoreum confidently gathered light in his five fingers, Nam Bora flinched and stepped back.

Perhaps due to his excessive excitement, he had forgotten, but it occurred to him that he could actually die if he collided with Lee Yeoreum.

He really didn’t know.

Nam Bora knew that Lee Yeoreum didn’t know anything because of his slightly chilled head.

If he had known something, even a little, he would have flinched, and Nam Bora’s venomous eyes would not have missed that moment.

“…Damn it. It’s fine if you don’t know.”

Woosh. Nam Bora turned his back, burying the squirming shadow.

As if his excitement had subsided, he quietly closed the door to the office and left.

“Crazy woman.”

After cursing and chasing away the residue of Nam Bora with his eyes, Lee Yeoreum searched his pockets.

He took out his phone to call Seo Haneul.

[Who is this?]

Before the beep could sound a few times, Seo Haneul answered the call.

“Oh. I have something to discuss, where are you now?”

[Me? I’m at home…Where do you want to meet?]

Seo Haneul’s house was a spacious mansion.

Being originally from a wealthy family and having made a considerable fortune herself, she lived quite luxuriously.

The same could be said for Lee Yeoreum.

He lived in a small studio apartment, just different from Seo Haneul, because he found it bothersome.

Thinking of Seo Haneul’s house, Lee Yeoreum spoke.

“Home? Then I’ll come over. Can I go?”

[Yes. You can come, but… is it something urgent?]

Seo Haneul asked, sensing the anxiety in the voice of this summer.

“A little bit. Anyway, I’m coming because it’s okay. See you in a bit.”

[Yes, please be careful.]

Click. This summer hung up the phone with an ominous determination and immediately rose from the seat.

Then, she went downstairs to the first floor, scanned her ID card at the entrance gate and walked to the parking lot.

Since her frequently used motorcycle was parked there, her intention was to ride it to Seo Haneul’s mansion.

Vroom.

When this summer sat on the motorcycle saddle and started the engine, a joyful cry was heard.

Thanks to this, she smoothly exited the parking lot, rode the road, and reached the front of Seo Haneul’s house.

Ding-dong. This summer pressed the intercom button on the motorcycle handle with determination, and Seo Haneul’s voice came through the speaker.

[Who is it?]

“It’s me.”

[Oh my? You came very quickly.]

Seo Haneul was surprised as she spoke and quickly opened the intercom button.

With a sound of iron clashing, the front gate, made of black steel mesh, opened.

“Hurry in.”

Before this summer’s footsteps reached the door leading to the house, Seo Haneul came out from inside and welcomed her as if she was delighted.

She was very curious about why this urgent visit had been made.

“Thank you.”

After briefly expressing her gratitude, this summer walked straight to the sofa in the living room.

The interior and furniture seemed quite luxurious, leaving no room for surprise.

“Would you like a drink first?”

“Huh? No, it’s okay.”

When Seo Haneul asked as she sat down, this summer shook her head from side to side.

“I’m sorry. It’s a bit urgent.”

“Tell me.”

Why did she come so urgently?

Driven by curiosity and restlessness, Seo Haneul asked, and this summer slowly opened her mouth.

“Yoo Si-hoo. It seems he’s dating someone.”

” …Yes? “

Yoo Si-hoo has a woman.

The moment that sentence entered her ears, Seo Haneul’s mind went blank, as white as snow.

It was so shocking that she couldn’t even conjure up a single word.

” Really? “

After standing there in a daze for a while, Seo Haneul finally managed to say a word.

” Oh. When Nam Bora went crazy, that’s when I found out. “

” Nam Bora? “

Seo Haneul, like Yoo Si-hoo, usually used honorifics when speaking to others. There were a few exceptions, and Nam Bora was one of them. Of course, she called her Ms. Bora when in her presence.

” Yeah, Nam Bora. “

” She’s not the type to make up things even though her personality is a bit off… “

” Yeah, I know that too. “

This summer, Seo Haneul understood Nam Bora’s personality just as well as Yoo Si-hoo did. After spending several years on the same team, it was inevitable.

” Hey, what should we do? If Si-hoo already has a woman… “

There’s no room for interference, you know. This summer chewed on the unspoken words, biting her lip tightly. She bit so hard that blood began to flow.

Seo Haneul silently watched her, lost in thought. She could see through what this summer was about to say.

Yoo Si-hoo has a woman. That means it’s difficult to intervene.

It’s also difficult to seek forgiveness.

This means a significant setback for their plans to reconcile and move forward.

What should I do?

Regret and a stifling sense of despair tangled up Seo Haneul’s mind.

I should have believed from the beginning if I knew it would be like this.

I made up my mind that with time, anything would be possible.

Seo Haneul cursed such complacency and lowered her gaze.

It was pathetic that she hadn’t fully, fully considered the possibility of Yu Sihu having another woman.

“Ah…”

This summer realized there was no answer as she watched that appearance.

It felt as if she was trapped in a dead-end alley.

Selfish thoughts like, “There’s no reason to be forgiven, right?” also came to mind.

While it might be okay if it was just this summer and Seo Haneul together, it wasn’t the same for other women.

There was little room for interference if they were by his side, or no room at all.

Even if they didn’t just stop at fastening the first button, if they at least went on a visit…

“Ah.”

The thought flickered through this summer’s mind.

Although it might not be a good idea, it was the only way she could be sure of.

“Why? Do you have any ideas?”

Seo Haneul slowly raised her head and stared at this summer with dying eyes.

Like someone who had experienced deep depression in a short period of time.

“But…”

However, as this summer’s trembling voice spoke of hope, the light gradually returned to her eyes.

Even though it might be futile, the restlessness of wanting to try rose in Seo Haneul’s chest.

“Really? How?”

“First, calm down.”

After calming Seo Haneul, who seemed like she would grab onto her ankle and cling on, this summer slowly opened her mouth.

“After all, we’re going to throw away our pride and everything, right?”

“That’s right.”

The two women were going mad from regret, guilt, and resentment towards themselves.

They were simply begging for forgiveness, seeking only the possibility of what might happen afterwards.

And today, they heard the news that Yu Sihu had another woman.

That madness grew uncontrollably.

“Then… that woman who’s supposed to be by Sihu’s side. Let’s go below her.”

“…Excuse me?”

Despite Seo Haneul’s bewilderment, there was no hesitation in this summer’s eyes.

Rather, Seo Haneul derided her for showing a rational reaction.

“Though we don’t know how it will end later on… If Yu Sihu has chosen a woman, it won’t end lightly. Don’t you think?”

“Yes.”

He was a man who subtly scrutinized women.

As Seo Haneul nodded, having swallowed those words, Lee Yeorum continued energetically.

“Then, infiltrate beneath that woman and capture her. There’s no other way. Pushing away or threatening would be insane, right?”

“Yes. Because it will only breed resentment.”

Seo Haneul nodded as if to say, “I understand that much.”

It might have been hesitant, but that made it trustworthy.

“Yes. So, let’s start by figuring out who that woman is.”

Lee Yeorum’s voice echoed in the quiet living room, and Seo Haneul’s eyes gleamed with determination.