That Face Is the Problem - Chapter 67.2
“I don’t like Ms. Da-in anymore. It’s true that at first I got confused because she and Mr. Da-sol have the exact same face. It’s true that it was painful, too. But now… I know the two of them are completely different people. The person who keeps coming to mind isn’t Ms. Da-in anymore. It’s Mr. Da-sol.”
Jae-gyeong ran through the scenario in his head and immediately shuddered.
He was not even sure he could say all of that clearly and properly. More importantly, there was far too high a chance that Da-sol would crush his balls after hearing such a confession.
In the first place, he had never planned to confess to Da-sol, so this was nothing more than a pointless fantasy.
After all, Da-sol had once said this:
“As long as you don’t confess, I don’t care.”
Whether you like me or not, it doesn’t matter as long as you don’t confess.
That statement had been a warning never to confess.
Feelings could not be helped, but Da-sol had made it clear that he did not want to see any sign of them.
Which meant…
Clearing up the misunderstanding was still a distant prospect.
Still, Jae-gyeong did not want Da-sol to feel deceived and become upset.
Slumped over the conference room table, Jae-gyeong desperately racked his brain.
What if he simply stated the facts without confessing?
It was true that he had liked Da-in in the past.
It was also true that he did not anymore.
If he stopped there, it would neither be a confession nor a lie.
Yeah, that seems like the best option…
Just as Jae-gyeong reached that conclusion, the conference room door suddenly opened.
To his surprise, the person who entered was Da-sol.
“Ah…! M-Mr. Da-sol…!”
Startled, Jae-gyeong shot to his feet.
He stood up so abruptly that his wheeled chair rolled all the way across the room and slammed into the wall. Flustered, he hurried over to retrieve it.
While Jae-gyeong performed his one-man comedy routine, Da-sol’s expression shifted from surprise to irritation, and he rolled his eyes.
“That fucking Yoon Yi-hyeon bastard… Maybe I should just fire him.”
Apparently, Yi-hyeon had been the one who sent Da-sol here. Halfway through fixing the chair, Jae-gyeong waved his hands frantically.
“You can’t just fire someone like that! That violates labor laws…!”
“The Dungeon Raid Team is covered by special regulations. We can fire people immediately.”
“Oh, I-I see…”
As expected of someone whose older sister was a lawyer. Nodding foolishly, Jae-gyeong gave an equally foolish reply.
“Thank you for sharing such useful knowledge…”
“…Are you joking?”
“Huh…? No…?”
“Ah, seriously.”
As though he had completely lost the will to continue the conversation, Da-sol’s eyes returned to their usual dead-fish stare. He turned as if he were about to leave.
Instinctively sensing that he could not let this opportunity slip away, Jae-gyeong stepped forward.
“Mr. Da-sol!”
Da-sol turned his head and looked at him.
“About… Ms. Da-in, I mean…”
“What about her? She’s getting married soon. What are you planning to do?”
“What? N-No! That’s not it…”
Jae-gyeong took a deep breath.
If he panicked now, he would only end up saying something stupid and making the situation worse. He had plenty of experience doing exactly that.
So he forced himself to speak more calmly.
“I want to explain things regarding Ms. Da-in. Personally… So that you won’t keep misunderstanding things on your own…”
Ah, seriously.
Jae-gyeong expected Da-sol to refuse, say it was unnecessary, or simply walk out.
Instead, Da-sol quietly looked at him for a moment before letting go of the doorknob.
Then he sat down nearby.
“Go ahead, then.”
“Gah…! O-Okay…”
Jae-gyeong quickly sat down as well.
Deliberately slowing himself down, he began speaking carefully.
He absolutely did not want to mess this up.
“It’s true. I had a crush on Ms. Da-in for a long time… And when I found out she was getting married, I left the JK Guild…”
For the first time in his life, Jae-gyeong properly confessed to someone that he had once liked Da-in.
“I never confessed to her… I thought she’d reject me, and I didn’t want to burden her…”
“I never once thought you’d confessed. With your personality, could you even say the first syllable of the word ‘confession’?”
Da-sol mocked him.
The remark stung enough to bring tears to Jae-gyeong’s eyes, but he endured it and continued speaking with as much dignity as he could manage.
“So I transferred to the Training Guild, but then there was someone who looked exactly like Ms. Da-in… It’s true that I was shocked and confused…. At first, every time I saw you, Mr. Da-sol, I kept thinking of Ms. Da-in, and it was painful…”
This time, Da-sol remained silent.
In fact, his expression darkened even more than before.
What is he thinking right now? Am I explaining this properly?
Suppressing those distracting thoughts, Jae-gyeong continued.
“But now… I know the two of you are completely different people…! I mean it. I don’t get confused at all anymore.”
Jae-gyeong emphasized the last sentence.
Because that was the one thing he truly wanted to convey.
He was not confused anymore.
“And I don’t like Ms. Da-in anymore, either.”
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