That Face Is the Problem - Chapter 54.1
The next day, Da-sol pressed the doorbell of Jae-gyeong’s apartment exactly at 10 a.m., just as he had said. Jae-gyeong, who had been up since dawn, fussing over washing, preparing, and fiddling with the ring item, sprang up like a spring and opened the door.
“Ah, hello…!”
He was so nervous that even his greeting looked like a Western-style bow from a French restaurant manager, one hand holding his shield. Da-sol, holding his own shield, glanced at him strangely and then nodded.
“…Shall we go?”
“Yes… yes…!”
Seeing that Da-sol also wore the same ring on his thumb, Jae-gyeong became even more nervous.
Calm down, Jeong Jae-gyeong. This is not a couple ring. It is a communication item. Its name is literally ‘Ring of Communication (S)’. The name is too honest. Even though it was on the same right-hand thumb. Even though the design is identical. Even though they bought it together and are wearing it together. Even though the same shield is on the left arm.
Jae-gyeong shook his head to clear his thoughts. His curly hair became messier than usual. Da-sol noticed and chuckled.
“Is it naturally curly?”
“Ah… yes…”
“If it were a little longer, it would look like a rock star.”
Then Da-sol brushed his own hair back. His brown hair, less curly than Jae-gyeong’s, fell back, revealing his round, pale forehead in glimpses. The line from his forehead to his nose was so doll-like and beautiful that Jae-gyeong quickly looked away. He feared Da-sol might see what he had been thinking.
Fortunately, Da-sol did not notice, and the two walked slowly toward the guild as if taking a casual stroll.
Upon arriving at the guild, they went straight down to the mock training ground on the second basement floor.
“Should we practice together first, then do it with the team?”
Da-sol asked as he grabbed his combat uniform. Jae-gyeong nodded.
“Then change your clothes and meet in Room 1.”
“Yes…”
Jae-gyeong took his combat uniform and entered the changing room. From the adjacent changing room, he could clearly hear Da-sol undressing. The sounds were vivid: the T-shirt being pulled off and dropped, the belt being unbuckled and zipper pulled down. Thick jeans slid down his legs with a faint rustle and fell. He heard each foot slip into the combat uniform pants with socks, the pants pulled up, the zipper raised, and the buckle fastened. The sounds seemed unusually clear in his ears.
Jae-gyeong swallowed. He was not a teenage boy who would get aroused just from hearing someone change, but still, a tingling sensation emerged below his navel.
“Ahem! Cough! Cough! Hem-hem!”
Jae-gyeong coughed loudly on purpose while changing. From beside him, he heard Da-sol mutter quietly, “Ah, shit, you scared me…”
I am sorry, Da-sol… But if I do not do this, I keep imagining you changing clothes… Truly sorry…
After changing into the combat uniform, Jae-gyeong met Da-sol in Room 1 again. Da-sol looked at him suspiciously.
“Hunter Jeong Jae-gyeong, do you smoke?”
“No…?”
“Then why cough so much?”
“I… I choked… I am sorry…”
“You do not need to apologize.”
Da-sol began putting on the VR equipment. Jae-gyeong hurriedly followed, hiding his embarrassment. Even though Da-sol had not yet chosen the dungeon level or type, he activated the ‘Judgment of the Angel’ skill. A handgun appeared on his right arm, and a massive, radiant pair of wings sprouted on his back.
Da-sol paused, glanced at Jae-gyeong, and then quickly selected a dungeon as if being chased. He chose a B-rank aerial island dungeon.
“This dungeon has several floating islands in the air. Each team member is placed on one, and you must defeat the boss monster on the central island at the top,”
Da-sol explained. Jae-gyeong, practicing the mock training alone with Da-sol, was internally surprised. He was used to Hyeon Hee-ro and Jin Jeong-eon leading strategies, but seeing Da-sol take the lead was a first. And he did it very well.
“Ah… yes… understood…”
“Let’s start.”
“Yes…!”
The surroundings shifted immediately. Jae-gyeong, who had been standing in Room 1, suddenly found himself on a floating island high in the air, the ground far below. Even knowing it was virtual reality, the view made him dizzy and his spine tingle. Yet, as an experienced A-rank hunter, he quickly regained his composure.
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