Chapter 21: Trembling

[Han Yu Ri’s Perspective – On the Way to the Cafe.]

“Just a moment!”

Han Yu Ri said to him.

“Why?”

“Ah, I need a hat and a mask to go to the cafe.”

Han Yu Ri was a world-famous person.

There was no other way.

As the only S-class Buffer.

Naturally, she was incredibly famous in Korea as well.

There were countless people who recognized her and approached her just by walking down the street.

“Ah, where are they?”

He replied as if he understood.

“They’re in my car.”

Han Yu Ri replied like that and went to her car with him.

Rustle.

Rustle.

Han Yu Ri took out a hat and a mask from the glove compartment in the passenger seat.

“You ride a cuter car than I expected.”

He looked at Han Yu Ri’s small and cute car and said with a smile.

“Is that so? What kind of car did you think I would ride originally?”

Han Yu Ri asked out of curiosity.

“Well, you must earn a lot of money. Naturally, something like a Ferrari or a Bentley?

I thought you would be driving something like that.”

“Heh. I like this one.”

Han Yu Ri replied with a bright smile.

“Disguise complete! You can’t tell who I am, right?”

Soon, Han Yu Ri pulled her baseball cap down low and shouted while wearing a mask.

With the hat and mask on, her face was perfectly covered.

Her face was so small that the hat and mask even looked loose.

“Yes. I can’t tell.”

He looked at Han Yu Ri as if she was cute, and replied with a smile.

Han Yu Ri and he arrived at the cafe.

He placed his left wrist on the Hunter Watch verification device at the store entrance.

Beep.

The background of the verification device’s monitor turned green.

And I saw it display [Unknown C Hunter. Attacker. Kwon Geon.]

Kwon Geon…

So his name is Kwon Geon.

He has a single-character personal name.

Han Yu Ri thought his name was cool.

Next, Han Yu Ri placed her slender wrist on the verification device.

The background of the verification device’s monitor changed to a beautiful golden background and glittered brilliantly.

And it displayed [S Hunter. Blesser. Han Yu Ri.]

Han Yu Ri subtly used her body to block the monitor as much as possible so that people couldn’t see the golden light that appeared.

If people saw the color displayed on the monitor, it was obvious they would realize an S-class Hunter had entered the cafe and would swarm.

It was time she had obtained with great difficulty with him.

She didn’t want to ruin it like that.

She wanted to quietly drink coffee and talk with him.

Han Yu Ri quickly glanced at the people inside the cafe.

Fortunately, it seemed no one had seen.

He also seemed to be checking the people’s reactions.

Han Yu Ri could tell he was being considerate of her.

Han Yu Ri felt good.

Han Yu Ri managed to successfully and quietly enter the cafe with him for now.

But after entering, she started to lose her composure.

She truly felt it; that she had asked first and entered the cafe with him.

Her heart pounded again.

‘What to do.’

‘We really came in.’

‘Where should we sit?’

Han Yu Ri was slightly excited.

Han Yu Ri looked around the store.

“If you feel uncomfortable drinking here at the cafe, would you like to get takeout and drink in the car?”

He asked Han Yu Ri cautiously.

Takeout?

Why…?

Ah, does her behavior look like she’s uncomfortable right now?

Han Yu Ri realized that he thought she was acting like this because she was uncomfortable in a cafe with many people.

‘That’s not it.’

‘It’s because I’m too nervous.’

“Yes?! Ah, no.”

Han Yu Ri was surprised by his question about takeout and replied.

Sitting side by side in the car to drink was nice, but she thought she would be too nervous.

She was worried that she wouldn’t be able to speak well because she would be too nervous.

The cafe was better.

But next time, she wanted to try drinking together in the car too.

Han Yu Ri thought that.

“Then sit here.”

She didn’t know what to do, but fortunately, he designated a seat first and told her to sit, which relieved Han Yu Ri.

Han Yu Ri obediently sat in the seat he told her to sit in.

“I’ll go to the restroom for a moment to wash up.”

“Yes?! Ah. Yes…”

Han Yu Ri meekly motioned for him to go ahead.

He was hurt a lot and had a lot of blood on him, after all.

“Phew…”

Han Yu Ri quickly glanced at the people.

She was so nervous she had trouble breathing.

So she wanted to take off her mask and breathe.

Han Yu Ri confirmed that the people who had been glancing at her had looked away.

So Han Yu Ri cautiously took off her mask and let out a deep breath.

Phew.

Nervous.

When he left for a moment and she was alone, Han Yu Ri became even more nervous and shaky.

What should she talk about first when he returned?

Han Yu Ri thought hard.

Since she had suggested having coffee first and they had come here, she had to say something well, even if she was nervous.

First, let’s thank him.

Han Yu Ri thought that and took out a mirror from her bag.

Before he returned, Han Yu Ri, with a trembling heart, tried to tidy up her appearance.

However, she soon realized that since she would be wearing the hat pulled low and the mask, there was nothing to do in terms of grooming.

Her mind was completely preoccupied with what to talk about with him, and she was nervous.

She couldn’t think clearly as usual.

‘I’m so stupid.’

Han Yu Ri thought so to herself and put the mirror back in her bag.

Then, trembling with nervousness, she gazed endlessly in the direction he had gone.

Soon, she saw him coming out.

Han Yu Ri greeted him, trying hard to act as if she wasn’t nervous at all.

***

[Kwon Geon’s Perspective]

After quickly washing up in the restroom, I sat opposite her.

“Ehehe. You’ve arrived.”

When I sat down, Han Yu Ri gave an awkward greeting from behind her mask.

‘What is it?’

‘Why is she like this?’

The atmosphere was very awkward and strange.

It wasn’t this awkward earlier, when I was lying down and Han Yu Ri was sobbing profusely.

I thought we had gotten a little closer earlier.

Now, it felt like she was more awkward around me.

‘Is the cafe uncomfortable after all?’

I stared quietly at Han Yu Ri.

The baseball cap and mask fashion, completely unsuited to the flowing pure white dress.

‘What is this?’

Even this strange fashion looked so pretty on Han Yu Ri, but the problem was that anyone could see she was suspicious.

Furthermore, her hair was sky blue, making her even more peculiar to anyone who saw her.

New customers who entered the cafe were glancing at Han Yu Ri as they sat down.

“Pu-hah.”

This situation was so ridiculous and funny that I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Why are you laughing?!”

In Han Yu Ri’s beautiful eyes, peeking out between the mask and the hat, there was confusion.

“Ah, just. Your fashion.”

I fully extended my hand towards Han Yu Ri.

And I smoothly swept from top to bottom as I spoke.

“Ah, I look a bit like a suspicious person, don’t I?”

Han Yu Ri replied, feeling embarrassed.

“Yes. Very much so.”

I said playfully, smiling.

“I can’t help it.”

Han Yu Ri also said playfully, hitting the table very lightly with her small fist, as if a little vexed.

We were joking around like this, and indeed, I felt our relationship had become a little closer.

“People are glancing at Hunter Han Yu Ri.”

“I can’t help it.

My fashion is like this, and my hair is sky blue.

With this hair color and being completely covered with a hat and mask, those people are probably thinking I could be one of two things.

An idol or an S-class Hunter.”

Han Yu Ri touched her sky blue hair with her hand as she spoke.

It was truly beautiful hair.

Indeed, there aren’t many people with this hair color.

I’ve never even seen anyone with sky blue hair while walking on the street in my life.

Han Yu Ri is the first.

Idols do it often sometimes.

Unlike idols, Han Yu Ri didn’t choose this hair color because she liked it.

I heard that when S-class Hunters awaken, their hair color changes according to the aura of their magic power.

And that hair color cannot be changed with hair dye.

“They might even be expecting an S-class Hunter who’s prettier than an idol.”

I made a joke to get closer to her.

Perhaps my joke flustered her, she froze up.

She seemed flustered, not knowing how to react.

“But it’s true. If you take off your hat and mask, those people will be extremely happy.”

She was so cute when she stopped, flustered, that I hit her with a one-two punch of compliments.

“No. What are you talking about.”

She waved her hands and said.

Her eyes widened in confusion, visible even between her mask and hat.

“Why? I really think so.”

I was being sincere.

No celebrity could compare to her.

Among S-class female Hunters, there are many who boast beautiful looks, but among them, Han Yu Ri was one of the people I had always thought was truly beautiful, even among S-class Hunters.

For me, a C-class, to be dealing with monsters together with someone I thought I would only see on YouTube and TV my whole life, and now sitting alone like this, talking.

It was truly amazing.

“Hiccup.”

Huh?