I Became The Rankers’ Number One Pick [EN]: Chapter 245

245.

“Pardon?”

Seo-ah didn’t understand immediately and asked again. Then, as if realizing, she made a sound, “Ah.” She understood that he had genuinely taken her words to heart when she told him not to talk to her until she cooled down.

Thinking about it, Seo-ah felt a bit embarrassed. But she couldn’t stay sulking in this situation.

“Well… yes, you can. Given the circumstances. Thank you for coming to rescue me.”

Then, she quickly looked up at Baek Eun-hee and Cha Tae-woon as well.

“Ah, and to the others too. Thank you.”

“You’re most welcome. We’re relieved you’re safe.”

“Hehe, shall we deal with this guy, then?”

As Baek Eun-hee looked down at Sava, who was kneeling, Sava trembled.

“Please release me from these first.”

Seo-ah showed the restraints on both her wrists. Baek Eun-hee shouted.

“Seriously, this bastard put those things on you?”

“Surely, without something like this, they couldn’t have confined an S-class Hunter.”

Under the barrage of menacing glares, Sava fumbled through his chest and pants pockets, then said dejectedly.

“Oh, I don’t have them. I left them with my attendant…”

“What? This punk…!”

Baek Eun-hee raised her fist to punch him, but Yoo Ji-an stepped forward.

“I’ll try.”

Yoo Ji-an reached out his hand to Seo-ah, and Seo-ah, without knowing what he was going to do, placed her wrist in his hand. Yoo Ji-an grasped both restraints simultaneously.

“Close your eyes.”

Crackle, crackle-

A tremendous bolt of electricity created a flashing light. It was a current so strong that it could instantly kill if electrocuted.

Seo-ah was very nervous, but she didn’t even feel a tingling sensation on her skin. And soon, with a click, the restraints were released.

“Hoo.”

“Wow, it worked.”

“I need to examine them, so please give them to me.”

Yoo Ji-an handed the restraints to Cha Tae-woon. Cha Tae-woon handcuffed Sava’s wrists and said.

“We will hand this man over to Interpol. And Hunter Park Seo-ah, if you wish, we can provide 24-hour protection. Your strength hasn’t fully returned yet. It might not be just this guy who’s after you.”

“It’s okay.”

Yoo Ji-an answered instead of Seo-ah. Seo-ah turned to look at Yoo Ji-an, and Yoo Ji-an pulled her towards him, holding her hand.

“I’ll be with you.”

“Tsk, the guy who couldn’t even protect her properly has a lot to say.”

Baek Eun-hee’s nagging was, in the end, true, so Yoo Ji-an couldn’t say anything. It wasn’t entirely Yoo Ji-an’s fault, but Seo-ah hesitated, wondering if she should defend him, but then felt embarrassed and closed her mouth.

“Seo-ah.”

When Baek Eun-hee called, Seo-ah let go of Yoo Ji-an’s hand without a moment’s hesitation and rushed to Eun-hee, hugging her tightly.

“Unnie [Korean term for older sister or female friend], thank you so much for coming. I almost screamed as soon as I saw Splinter, I was so happy.”

Baek Eun-hee hugged Seo-ah back and patted her.

“My heart dropped too. Seo-ah, if that guy can’t stay with you, come and stay at the Royal Guild. Once your strength recovers, it won’t be easy for them to kidnap you, but you never know.”

“Okay, I want to see the others too, so I’ll visit soon.”

As soon as Seo-ah and Baek Eun-hee were about to part, Yoo Ji-an pulled Seo-ah back.

“Go on, we’ll go later.”

“Pardon? You’re not coming with me?”

“Yeah, this is a great resort. Enjoy it while you’re here, Seo-ah. I wish I could stay, but I have some guild business to catch up on.”

“…Ah.”

Seo-ah couldn’t answer easily.

In Seo-ah’s life, except for when she was very young, had there ever been a concept of ‘playing’? There was the concept of resting, but she couldn’t remember when she had ever played.

“Then we’ll be going. The Arab Federation will formally apologize to Hunter Park Seo-ah soon. We protested strongly. We said we wouldn’t provide gate information if they didn’t do it properly.”

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind.”

With that, Cha Tae-woon and Baek Eun-hee left.

Yoo Ji-an and Park Seo-ah stood on the now quiet terrace, and only the sound of the waves of the night sea was heard regularly.

Yoo Ji-an reached out his hand to Seo-ah.

“Let’s go, us too.”

“Where to?”

“To play.”

“Ooh-ah!”

Yoo Ji-an picked up Seo-ah and jumped off the terrace. Seo-ah could have done this much herself, but she just stayed still.

After taking a boat to a larger island, he headed to a luxurious resort.

The villa was nice, but this place was truly eye-opening.

“Wow….”

The pure white building standing on the beautiful beach was sparkling beautifully with the lights.

The night sea and the resort’s large swimming pool were connected, and it was also decorated with colorful lights and tropical plants.

While eating with that scenery as a backdrop, Seo-ah muttered as if lamenting.

“If I could live in a place like this every day, I’d be happy. Seeing beautiful things, eating delicious things.”

“You can. You can do it now.”

“Hmm, is that so? It doesn’t really feel real.”

Yoo Ji-an placed a piece of well-prepared lobster meat on Seo-ah’s plate.

“Is there anything else you want to do in the future? Like, if you weren’t a Hunter, what would you have wanted to do?”

“Hmm, well… I want to graduate from university first. I’m on leave [a period of absence from studies]. It might be useless now, but I found studying psychology itself fun.”

Yoo Ji-an just listened to Seo-ah’s words without much of a response.

“What about you, Hunter Yoo Ji-an? If you weren’t a Hunter?”

“Well, I’ve never really thought about it. This job suits me so well.”

“It certainly seems that way.”

He fits this so well, does he need another job? But if not, maybe a soldier or a police officer would suit him. He’s handsome, so an actor would be good too.

After the meal, Yoo Ji-an took Seo-ah to the room. Before opening the door, Seo-ah suddenly turned around.

Yoo Ji-an looked unusually startled.

“Why?”

“Are we sharing a room?”

“Ah, um. I thought the room was big enough, but if you don’t like it, should I get another room?”

“How big is the room?”

As she inadvertently opened the door, Seo-ah stopped abruptly.

Yoo Ji-an, standing behind Seo-ah, cleared his throat softly.

“Ahem, Seo-ah.”

“What… is this?”

Seo-ah’s voice trembled slightly. Yoo Ji-an gently pushed her from behind, urging her into the room.

Small candles were placed along the path Seo-ah took. Red roses, pink tulips, and pure white lilies were arranged in flower baskets on the tables and shelves.

As Seo-ah walked slowly, looking back with a start each time, Yoo Ji-an avoided her gaze. When she reached the bed, Seo-ah burst out laughing.

“Ahahaha.”

Red rose petals were arranged in the shape of a heart on the pure white bed.

“Don’t tell me… you did all this yourself?”

“I was originally going to do it myself in Korea, but I didn’t have time to do that because I had to come save you.”

“No, still. Um, so….”

“Come this way.”

Yoo Ji-an pulled out a chair from the tea table on one side of the room and had Seo-ah sit down.

Seo-ah somehow knew what was about to happen. Perhaps that’s why, even as she sat down, she couldn’t bring herself to meet Yoo Ji-an’s eyes.

She bit her lip slightly and lowered her gaze, and Yoo Ji-an knelt down on one knee in front of Seo-ah.

“Seo-ah, look at me.”

Seo-ah’s gaze lifted slightly. Yoo Ji-an took out a small box from the air and opened it.

“Oh…?”

Inside the box were matching rings with small diamonds embedded in them. Seo-ah looked at Yoo Ji-an with a touched yet puzzled expression.

“Does this fit in the inventory?”

“It’s not gold, it’s made of Pokrylium [a fictional metal]. It contains [Teleportation], so you can instantly go to each other whenever you want.”

“…Ah.”

It seems a Maker made it. When did he place such an order?

“So, Seo-ah.”

Yoo Ji-an moved closer under Seo-ah’s knees and met her eyes.

“Will you marry me? So we can always be together.”

At his simple yet wonderful confession, Seo-ah’s eyelids fluttered.

Her eyes seemed to redden slightly, and Seo-ah cleared her throat and turned her head away with a feigned aloofness.

“I’m only twenty-two years old.”

Yoo Ji-an smiled.

“I know, so I’ll wait. Until you’re ready.”

Seo-ah, who had been looking into his eyes, hugged Yoo Ji-an’s neck and nestled into his arms.

“Thank you, and I’m sorry for acting childish.”

“No, I’m sorry. I was going to do it first, but I was flustered because you brought it up first.”

“…Tch.”

Yoo Ji-an held out the box from earlier in front of Seo-ah.

“Hand.”

Seo-ah held out her hand, and he slipped the ring from earlier onto the fourth finger of her left hand.

“Give it to me too.”

Seo-ah also slipped the other ring onto Yoo Ji-an’s hand.

They held their rings up to each other.

Seo-ah giggled as she looked at the ring, wondering what was so funny, and Yoo Ji-an smiled contentedly.

The ring made of Pokrylium sparkled more brilliantly than any other metal.

Main Story Complete