The reason Yu Ga-eun went to the police to turn herself in was simple.
“I just went to jail for a bit because Si-woo asked me to. I didn’t do drugs, I didn’t commit murder, so why is everyone making such a big deal about this?”
It was because Si-woo asked her.
But she wasn’t the only one who received that request.
Even in his early days as a host, when he was still inexperienced, Si-woo had attracted countless women.
While other hosts had to flirt and hand out flyers just to get one woman’s attention, Si-woo would walk down the street and have numerous women approach him.
The allure engraved on his wrist made women feel drawn to him, even if he hid his face.
Unlike other hosts, he didn’t have to try hard to gain the affection, obsession, and attention of women.
In exchange for that, he lost his freedom and privacy, of course.
“Well, no one else besides you voluntarily went to jail after hearing my words.”
“Eh, is that really true?!”
Cheong Ha-rin asked with a tone that suggested she found it strange that Yu Ga-eun was genuinely surprised.
“Well, it doesn’t make sense, does it?”
“Yeah, that’s only natural, right?”
If you love someone, it’s only natural to sacrifice anything for them.
Especially if the other person doesn’t like you.
Making someone fall in love with you isn’t easy unless there’s a dramatic situation that sets the stage.
For the person you love, you shouldn’t save money, time, or effort.
That was Yu Ga-eun’s belief.
“If someone can’t sacrifice a thing for the one they love and only acts logically, then they’re not really in love with that person, they just love themselves as a narcissist.”
“Still, I don’t think your actions are normal.”
Even if Cheong Ha-rin had a special relationship with Si-woo, the moment she spread her killing intent and calmly cast dangerous magic, it was already over.
Once violence is used, the favor can never go up again.
“I think it’s already over from the moment you did something I told you not to.”
“That’s true. Has Si-woo Hunter never once told you not to stalk or confess?”
“No, I think he’s told me more than 10 times, at least, that I remember.”
“So why didn’t you stop?”
“Because I love him.”
Cheong Ha-rin was left speechless.
At this point, continuing the conversation was pointless—it was clear it would only lead to the same conclusion.
She did it because she loved him.
She moved because she loved him.
She sacrificed because she loved him.
She didn’t stop because she loved him.
She justified every action with the emotion of love.
Even if others saw her actions as unreasonable, Yu Ga-eun would argue that her actions weren’t wrong.
Because she loved Si-woo.
“At this point, I’m scared myself.”
Even Cheong Ha-rin, who was emotionally restrained, felt small in the face of true madness.
No, it was precisely because her emotions were restrained that Cheong Ha-rin couldn’t understand.
Only someone who was also deeply in love, someone who was captured by the emotion of love, could truly understand someone like Yu Ga-eun.
Si-woo, who had lost love, and Cheong Ha-rin, who couldn’t comprehend love.
Neither of them could understand.
“By the way, I think I made a mistake this time.”
“Huh?”
“I mean, this time, it seems like it wouldn’t be a problem to let it go.”
Yu Ga-eun, who had been staring at Cheong Ha-rin’s face, smiled brightly.
In her emotions was a mix of affection.
Just like the other women, Yu Ga-eun had feelings for Si-woo, and naturally, she believed these feelings were logical affection.
“You can’t feel anything, can you?”
Cheong Ha-rin’s shoulder flinched slightly.
At first, Yu Ga-eun thought she was the type to have weak emotional expression.
She had met many women like that before, so she assumed Cheong Ha-rin, too, was one of those who had a hard time expressing her feelings or was emotionally clumsy.
But when Cheong Ha-rin was held in Si-woo’s arms, Yu Ga-eun realized it wasn’t like that at all.
“I could understand if you didn’t blush, but you didn’t even glance at Si-woo once?”
“…? There’s a criminal in front of me. How could I look away?”
“Wow, at this point, it’s not even mild anymore. It’s like it’s terminal. It’s not that you can’t feel love; your cells have been completely destroyed, haven’t they?”
In the battle between reason and instinct, is reason supposed to win?
She could very well believe that it could.
In fact, during his time as a host, there were a few women who tried to act as rationally as possible.
There were always people who would suppress their instincts just to appear better to Si-woo, but even if their instincts were slightly active, there were still subtle behaviors that would inevitably reveal themselves.
“Do you have any experience with romance?”
“No, until I was 20, my parents didn’t allow me to date. After that, I forgot what emotions were, so I’ve never experienced love.”
“Then, what about your first love?”
“No, since elementary school, my parents were strict about my relationships with the opposite sex, so I hardly ever spoke to a man. After that, I went to an all-girls school for middle and high school, so I never had to deal with any males.”
“… At this point, I almost feel sorry for you.”
“I don’t need any sympathy. Even without the emotion of love, it hasn’t been a hindrance to my life.”
“Well, that’s because you’ve never experienced love.”
If you’ve never experienced something, it’s natural that you wouldn’t understand it.
Especially when it comes to something as irrational as love.
“The issue is, there was no problem. In fact, since I didn’t have emotions, it was possible for me to become close to Si-woo Hunter.”
“Hmm, I think affection between comrades and love are separate issues. But, I don’t want to create a love rival, so I won’t give advice!”
“Then, will you just disappear like this?”
“Yeah, I told you from the beginning. I just came to say a quick hello today.”
A proper confession should only come when you can take responsibility for it.
“I’ll go get a ring, some wedding gifts, and a house we can live in together!!”
With that, Yu Ga-eun waved her hand and sank into the shadows.
Cheong Ha-rin, who hadn’t heard Si-woo’s response, murmured with a small question, “Are you okay with not answering?”
“If answering would change something, I’d think about it.”
“Well, in that case, maybe it’s better to just ignore her.”
“That’s right. By the way, are you injured anywhere?”
“No, thanks to Si-woo Hunter’s quick actions, I was able to avoid getting hurt.”
That was a relief.
If Cheong Ha-rin had really been injured, it wouldn’t have been something that could be brushed off as a simple mishap.
Given that a Hunter who had just gotten out of prison had caused such a stir, it wouldn’t have been surprising if the situation had escalated until it became unmanageable.
‘No, even now, it could easily be blown up if we wanted to.’
An A-rank Hunter without affiliation had attacked a B-rank Hunter from the Arkineth Guild and a male from the Academy in a residential area.
That was the kind of sensational news that journalists loved.
What made it worse was that not a single lie could be found in that headline, which was a real headache.
“By the way, is Si-woo Hunter alright?”
“Yes, I’m fine too. No injuries on my side.”
“No, I mean because of what Yu Ga-eun Hunter said at the end.”
“Ah, that…”
Should he say that he had gotten used to it?
Despite Cheong Ha-rin’s concern, Si-woo didn’t seem particularly worried.
It might have been because his emotions were numb, but Yu Ga-eun’s actions overall had become milder.
‘She didn’t try to bind my hands and feet and kidnap me the moment we met, nor did she set up a living space under my bed to forcefully cohabit with me. She even held back on confessing during our first meeting.’
It wasn’t just that she held back from confessing either.
She made the first move, revealed her presence, even properly greeted him, and though it was a bit frustrating, they even had a conversation.
‘At this point, I can’t really call her a demon, can I?’
“There are plenty of people to protect me, right? Besides, no matter how much Yu Ga-eun Hunter tries, it would be difficult for her to enter the Academy without permission.”
“Indeed, it wouldn’t be easy to bypass the Academy’s security.”
“Exactly. Plus, even though I didn’t want it, the Academy has started assigning bodyguards to certain people.”
“Hearing that makes me feel at ease.”
“Yes, don’t worry and go back. Yu Ga-eun Hunter won’t be showing up to confess anytime soon.”
“…. I hate the past me who said that.”
“Huh? What do you mean by that?”
“It’s nothing. I just realized how limited my imagination really is.”
“What kind of random nonsense is this all of a sudden?”
Utsuha!
Si-woo stared at the doll shaped like Yu Ga-eun, who was cooking a fried egg with a spatula bigger than her own body.
Hmm, as expected, there’s a difference in caliber.
Overwhelmed by Yu Ga-eun’s actions, which far surpassed his imagination, Si-woo quietly tried to go back to sleep.
The situation before his eyes was so unrealistic that his insignificant brain couldn’t process it.