TS 064

“Looks like this isn’t enough for our Team Leader.”

Han Suryeon, who had snatched his ankle, whispered, his pale cheeks twitching. He didn’t look at all like someone who was rubbing his own genitals with another person’s foot.

“Don’t you have any intention of putting that hard-on of yours down?”

“It’s because of you, Team Leader.”

Somehow let down, Yoon Taehwa put his leg down. Long fingers scraped the sole of his foot and then let go.

“And I’m still young. I get hard just looking at your bare body, Team Leader.”

The gaze that swept over his bare torso was blatant.

“Good for you, for being young.”

Yoon Taehwa replied indifferently and put the remaining steak in his mouth. Spending a weekend afternoon with Han Suryeon wasn’t so bad. Apart from the fact that he didn’t like the content of their conversation.

“I bet I’d be good in bed, too.”

It didn’t seem like he was just referring to the act of rubbing their genitals together. Yoon Taehwa tapped the fork he was holding and snorted as if it were ridiculous.

“I think I’d be better than you.”

“I told you I’m a fast learner, didn’t I? Didn’t my blowjob get a little better?”

He remembered the blowjob in the bedroom, not the annex. He had been confident, and he was indeed a fast learner.

“Next time, try opening your throat, too.”

“I’ll try. If I’m going to seduce you, Team Leader, I have to be good at lobbying with my body.”

Lobbying with his body. Yoon Taehwa’s cheek twitched.

“It’s a word that doesn’t really suit the Field Commander of Kasatka.”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“I guess your team members don’t care about their Field Commander’s dignity.”

“Not really. As long as I do my job well.”

Come to think of it, he was right. Since it was a private guild, not state-affiliated, it seemed that as long as he did his job well, it would be fine. No matter how many dating rumors he spread, it wouldn’t damage the country’s image.

“They’d probably tell me to do more. Say it’s interesting.”

“Are your team members your age?”

“Not really. There are some around the same age, but since it’s an elite team, we tend to recruit anyone we want to recruit, no holds barred.”

“Interesting.”

It seemed that many things were different from the Center. He had never thought about working as a guild hunter, but it was interesting that there were so many differences from Korea.

“There are a lot of interesting things, too. Since they’re a bunch of unleashed bastards.”

“And you’re not one of them?”

Han Suryeon fluttered his eyelashes with a shy expression, as if it had nothing to do with him. A pale hand lifted a cup of juice.

“Even if they see me like this, they’ll all just think, ‘that’s just him’.”

“Even so, I thought you’d at least care about your reputation.”

“Our Team Leader still doesn’t know…”

The lips that had touched the glass slowly parted.

“When I want something, I don’t care about the method.”

The smiling face, as his lips slackened, was as fresh as fruit juice.

“As long as I get it, that’s all that matters.”

Yoon Taehwa turned around with an annoyed expression.

“Are you not leaving?”

“Leaving where?”

“The hotel you’re staying at.”

Han Suryeon didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving. Even though he had let him into his house, he had no intention of keeping him around all weekend, so he had already given him his marching orders.

“You keep trying to kick me out. That’s hurtful.”

“You should leave on your own before I kick you out.”

“Did you call another Esper?”

“Other Espers don’t come even if I call.”

Yoon Taehwa replied indifferently as he headed to the study. He wasn’t such an unscrupulous boss as to call his team members, or even non-team members who were Center staff, to his house on a weekend. Above all, he detested the very act of letting people into his house.

He wanted to rest comfortably alone, at least in his own home.

“…Did you call a Guide?”

The sound of footsteps following him abruptly stopped. Yoon Taehwa, who had been about to open the study door, checked over his shoulder. Han Suryeeon had a pitiful expression, like an abandoned puppy.

“I told you I don’t have a Paired Guide.”

“You don’t get Guiding at the Center much either.”

“Because I don’t need to get it often. Don’t you know what my ability is?”

“Then why are you kicking me out?”

“I’m going to work.”

He was planning to look for Elijah’s Philadelphia mansion first. As a team leader, he usually rested on weekends, unlike the other staff who worked in three shifts, but he never knew when his pager would go off. It was better to find it when he had a little bit of free time.

“I’ll help you.”

In the end, Han Suryeon followed him all the way to the study. Yoon Taehwa cleanly gave up on kicking him out and sat down at the desk. He had a calculation that he would be helpful since he knew more about matters related to Hernandez than he did.

“What are you looking for?”

“Elijah’s mansions.”

“If it’s the route the bomb was leaked, I can find that out for you.”

“That too, but it’s strangely unsettling.”

Christina’s meaningful tone weighed on his mind. Yoon Taehwa connected to the Center’s server and leaned his head against the head of the chair. Because his gaze was slanted upwards, his eyes met with Han Suryeon’s.

“If Hernandez is related to the drug king, your guild will suffer a loss, too.”

“Hm?”

“You said you have a close relationship?”

“Individuals are just parts, anyway. The stock price might fall, but that’s none of our business. As long as the supply of goods is smooth, it doesn’t matter.”

“So there was a reason Christina leaked information to me.”

It seemed she was planning to oust Elijah with this opportunity.

“Do you know she’s a snake Beastman?”

“I had expected it. Her skin was cold.”

“So you did touch her.”

His voice was thick with jealousy.

He told him to be jealous of something worthwhile. When he buried his back, the chair naturally turned, and he came face to face with the person standing next to him. The lips with a mole below them curled upwards.

“But I like people with warm skin, what should I do?”

At the same time, the gray eyes sharpened.

“And Han Suryeon is warm.”

The back of the expensive chair was pushed back by a long-extended arm. Then, a hot tongue pierced his lips.

***

It’s convenient having a driver. Yoon Taehwa thought blandly as he got out of the passenger seat. He had made Han Suryeon drive so he could look over documents in his spare time. Sure enough, his driving skills were top-notch.

Instead of going straight up to the 34th floor, Yoon Taehwa stopped by the main building. It seemed he would have to drink some coffee beforehand to handle the pile of work. Han Suryeon, who had been trotting behind him, flinched when he saw their destination.

“Why?”

“Are you getting coffee?”

“Yeah.”

Yoon Taehwa, who had immediately approached the counter, ordered two familiar menu items. A few minutes later, the drinks came out. He took the coffee and handed the beautifully colored drink in a transparent takeout cup to Han Suryeon.

“It’s nice that you’re taking care of me, Team Leader?”

“Think of it as payment for driving.”

“I want to be paid with something else.”

A shameless demand came back at the words thrown out without any particular meaning. Yoon Taehwa, who had been drinking his hot coffee, faintly furrowed his brow.

“Are our little Suryeon’s demands growing?”

“That’s how I get what I want.”

“Let’s hear it. What is it.”

“I’m too nervous to say it, I’m embarrassed…”

The eyelashes that fluttered down were as frail as a trembling butterfly. Knowing full well how he moved once the fire was lit, despite making such an expression, only a hollow laugh came out.

“Oh? Team Leader.”

Just as he was about to move, leaving Han Suryeon who was pretending to think and acting cute, a familiar figure waved and approached from a distance. It was Kim Dohee.

“How come you’re at work later than usual?”

“…I had some work to do at home.”

The reason for that was standing blankly and drinking a strawberry latte.

“Did you come with Suryeon-ssi?”

“I drove the Team Leader’s car.”

“Really? I thought you just ran into each other nearby… Were you at the Team Leader’s house?”

Kim Dohee’s eyes widened. It was extremely rare for Yoon Taehwa to call someone to his house.

“I called him because I needed him.”

“I am quite useful to the Team Leader, aren’t I?”

Yoon Taehwa slightly narrowed his brows. He had long since noticed that he wasn’t just talking about being useful for work. Kim Dohee, who didn’t know the meaning, just nodded her head, thinking it was about work.

“By the way, it feels like it’s been a while since I’ve seen Suryeon-ssi at the Center.”

“I was handling other business for a week.”

“If I had run into you without the Team Leader, I was going to ask how you messed up our kid back then.”

There was that again.

Yoon Taehwa knew Kim Dohee’s persistence better than anyone. It seems it would be easier to just show her. In the end, he threw out the words as he walked.

“There’s a video on the 34th floor, so you can check it if you want.”

“Heok, really? Can I watch it?”

“You’re going to bother me until I show you, aren’t you?”

“Aww. You caught me?”

As if she were quite excited, Kim Dohee’s pace gradually quickened. Yoon Taehwa looked at her retreating back, which was widening the gap, and then glanced at Han Suryeon. He was stirring the pink drink with a transparent straw.

“You don’t mind if I show her, right?”

“Yeah. It’s no big deal.”

“It’s a relief if it’s okay. It’s obvious she’ll bother me until I show her.”

“I was going to show her anyway. Though I doubt Team Leader Kim Dohee remembers what I promised her.”

So he even made a promise. It was strange that Kim Dohee didn’t remember, but Yoon Taehwa thought it was no big deal and took a step.

All the team members were gathered in the meeting room.

“Oh? Suryeon-hyung! It’s been a while.”

Not only Kang Jaemin, but also Kim Su-an and Hae Na-eun seemed genuinely pleased to see him. It wasn’t good to get too attached, but since they didn’t know Han Suryeon’s background, he couldn’t tell them not to.

“Oh, Team Leader. Woojin-hyung was looking for you.”

Kim Su-an, who had been stretching, said with a long yawn.

“Why?”

“I don’t know that much… But he was looking for Suryeon too?”

Just as he was raising his eyebrows, the meeting room door opened. Speaking of the devil, it was Lee Woojin.

“Taehwa, I need to see you for a moment.”

He didn’t know what was going on, but his face was stiff.

“Suryeon-ssi, too.”