That Face Is the Problem - vanish into fiction

Even Da-sol, who until just a moment ago had been pretending to be rational while talking about loyalty and relationships, failed to realize that he was currently smiling and looking at Jae-gyeong with affection.

Da-sol straightened his face again and voiced his thoughts.

“I never knew I’d do something like dating someone… And although I thought that if I did, it would be with a woman, since things turned out like this, I’ll just say it. Honestly, it bothers me that Hunter Jeong Jae-gyeong used to like our older sister.”

Jae-gyeong’s complexion suddenly turned a sickly pale color. Because of that very issue, Da-sol had avoided him for an entire week, so how could he not be concerned?

“By any chance, is there anyone else you liked or dated before our sister?”

“I’ve never dated anyone… but there is someone I liked. Back when I was a middle school student…”

“How much did you like her?”

Da-sol’s voice grew a bit sharper. Jae-gyeong replied with a slightly trembling voice.

“About… seven or eight years?”

“What?”

Da-sol clenched his fists tight and fired back fiercely. Jae-gyeong’s eyes widened.

“Ah, b-but it was just for a single day! She was a girl from another school I met while on a school trip…! She was just completely my ideal type, and we only talked once, so I just kept liking her on my own… It’s absolutely not like anything happened between us! It wasn’t a serious unrequited love either… it just feels like a first love…! It’s really no big deal!”

“An ideal type? What exactly is Hunter Jeong Jae-gyeong’s ideal type?”

For some reason, the more he spoke, the more he felt like things were getting tangled up.

‘No, why does Mr. Da-sol keep digging into my past when he said love isn’t all that important in a relationship…? Is this also related to loyalty?’

“Well… someone whose eyes are as big as yours, Mr. Da-sol… and looks like a doll… extremely pretty but a bit blunt… someone who can take the lead and control me… but not controlling me in a violent way, rather holding down the center gently… she was that kind of person…”

Jae-gyeong finished his words while checking Da-sol’s reaction.

His first love truly was that kind of girl. Meeting just for a single day and sharing a very brief conversation was everything, but that girl had completely captured Jae-gyeong’s heart.

“But then I saw Ms. Da-in at JK Guild, and she looked so much like that girl back then… her personality seemed similar too… so as I kept seeing her, I grew to like her… Then after coming to Training Guild, you looked so identical to Ms. Da-in, Mr. Da-sol, and your personality was similar too… yet you had a different charm from Ms. Da-in… so as I kept seeing you, I grew to like you, Mr. Da-sol… and that’s how it happened…”

Jae-gyeong continued his words while continuously reading Da-sol’s face. However, Da-sol’s expression grew progressively worse.

“So in the end, you started liking me because I resemble Seo Da-in, and you started liking Seo Da-in because she resembles your first love? The original copy was that middle school girl who was your first love?”

“An original copy…! I think that’s the wrong word to use…”

Jae-gyeong protested earnestly.

“Of course, it’s true that at first I liked Ms. Da-in because she resembled that girl, and my eyes were drawn to you, Mr. Da-sol, because you resembled Ms. Da-in… but in the end, the reason I grew to like you, Mr. Da-sol, was because you said you would put in an effort.”

Jae-gyeong still remembered that time.

The day when Da-sol, who was always cold and looked at people as if they were insects, found out about Jae-gyeong’s true feelings and promised that he would also try to make an effort. The day he held the door open for him, claiming he was making an effort. The day he took Jae-gyeong’s side in front of other people. The day he waited for Jae-gyeong so they could eat together. The day he bought the ring item and gave him what was called a heal priority so that a timid Jae-gyeong could receive heals comfortably. Those numerous days accumulated, allowing Jae-gyeong to learn what kind of person Da-sol truly was.

“I didn’t grow to like you simply because you resemble my first love or look like Ms. Da-in… The more I got to know the person named Seo Da-sol… the more my feelings grew…”

Jae-gyeong confessed, braving his embarrassment. Da-sol abruptly turned his head away.

“I’ve received so many confessions before… but this is my first time seeing a crazy bastard who confesses while bringing up the people he liked in the past.”

However, Da-sol’s voice was much softer than before, and his ears and neck were flushed crimson. Jae-gyeong was certain that his expression probably wasn’t bad either. Therefore, he gathered his courage and spoke.

“I don’t want to deny the feelings I had in the past… because I had a genuine heart back then… But those are feelings of the past. Right now… I like you, Mr. Da-sol. I only see you, Mr. Da-sol. Even though I said I would never do something like love again… I think I’ve come to… love you, Mr. Da-sol…”

While a nervous Jae-gyeong slowly bared his heart, Da-sol turned his head and looked straight at Jae-gyeong. Jae-gyeong was captured inside those pink pupils of his.

“How do you feel, Mr. Da-sol…?”

Jae-gyeong asked. Da-sol looked at Jae-gyeong for a long time without saying a single word, then suddenly stood up from his seat.