The Nature of Possession

21 – EP.2 Lee Mi-na-2

***

Back at the office, we made coffee.

People seemed to have lost interest in the sudden coffee.

Of course it is, but the person who left the office atmosphere and bought coffee came back, so cognitive dissonance is likely to come.

“Have a cup of coffee and get to work.”

Mina, who returned with a polite, blunt face, threw out a word and went back to her place.

It’s so amazing… Is that his original face or is he good at poker face?

Is it because of her somewhat relaxed appearance? The atmosphere in the office seemed to be better than in the morning.

I sat down, finished my coffee, and browsed through the shared folders.

If you don’t want to get lost while learning work on the weekend, you should watch it diligently from now on.

[Lee Mina: Mr. Inho]

As I looked at the monitor with my head bent like a turtle, Imina sent a message.

[Lee Mina: What kind of movies do you like?]

Accompanying the question was an image of the latest release from the movie theater website.

How come there are no movies or actors that I know of?

When I see this, I feel that I have moved in a dimension. Similar but oddly different.

I searched through the list of movies she sent, one by one, and skimmed through the outlines, but there was no option that appealed to me.

However, it would not be polite to send ‘I don’t have one’, so I chose a melodrama in moderation.

In fact, there is a belief in movie theaters that it is good to watch movies where screen size and sound are important, such as blockbusters.

I thought it was a good choice because there would be likes and dislikes of the genre that explodes with bangs.

[Imina: Okay. Then I’ll reserve this for around 4 o’clock.]

She says that she already makes reservations for what is urgent.

[Kang In-ho: It’s still Monday. If you go to the movies at 4:00, you have to leave the office around 3:00.]

[Imina: Don’t worry. I will teach you everything before that.]

No, why would you decide that?

[Lee Mina: What if the reservation is full? Even if you cancel, you must make a reservation.]

I moderately agreed with her words and went back to work.

Well, going on a date with someone you care about makes your heart flutter.

It was cute because it felt like a fresh 20-year-old.

Now, let’s focus again.

30 minutes later

[Imina: How is the food here? I heard it’s a steak restaurant.]

[Kang In-ho: I like all meat.]

[Lee Mina: Well, by the way, the reservations are full, and the wait seems long. Wait.]

10 minutes later

[Imina: It’s also here. It’s an Italian restaurant.]

[Kang In-ho: Yes, it looks delicious.]

[Lee Mina: Inho, is the food okay?]

[Kang In-ho: Western food is good, Korean food is good, everything is good.]

[Lee Mina: Oh, do you like Korean food better? Wait.]

[Kang In-ho: No…]

30 minutes later

[Lee Mina: This is a Korean restaurant.]

[Kang In-ho: Yes. That’s fine.]

[Imina: Are you okay?]

[Kang In-ho: It looks delicious.]

[Imina: The menu is like this.]

[Kang In-ho: Oh… I like noodles.]

There are also noodle dishes here, so I tried to say, “It’s just my style.”

[Imina: Oh? Okay, then I’ll look for a pasta restaurant.]

Alchemists are wrong. Ouroboros probably refers to Imina, who repeats the same conversation, not a snake biting its tail.

This is also written in the Kojiki.

It was just three hours after she sent the messenger that I had chosen the restaurant.

***

The sun was getting longer and it was bright outside, but the hands of the clock reached the finish line of work time.

People who were concentrating on their own work also started packing according to the sound of the second hand.

“Let’s go in.”

Yuna Kim, who was sitting next to her, got up and said hello.

I didn’t raise my voice on purpose, but it seemed like I was trying to keep Mina from being heard.

She slowly and stealthily made her way to the doorway.

“Mr. Yuna. We should be able to receive the quarterly settlement data by tomorrow morning, right?”

A clear voice came from the other side.

Yuna Kim’s expression as she turns her body is as thickly stained as her foundation.

“Ah, well… it’s almost done. One 90%.”

She rolled her eyeballs around.

“I see. So you can get it tomorrow morning?”

Mina asked again.

“If I go to work tomorrow and organize an hour or two, I can give it to you.”

“What time are you going to work tomorrow?”

The company is free to work from 8 to 11.

“Around 11 o’clock… I’m far from that house…”

“I go to work by 11 o’clock and it’s afternoon in an hour or two. Isn’t it morning?”

As if asking for something obvious, Mina asked for consent from Yuna.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Give me by noon.”

Mina emphasized ‘morning’ as if she would not care for the situation, and Kim Yuna, who gave reasons for this and that, agreed and left work.

If it were me, I would have finished it and left. Even when I go home, I’ll be so busy with work that I won’t be able to rest properly. What is that doing?

After Yuna Kim’s departure, some of the people who were going to go home put their things down and started working again.

Surprisingly, those who had done their work shared their work with her and left.

Oh, of course, the person who was strong with snatching was left again.

That’s when it was 9 o’clock.

Everyone who goes goes. The office where only Mina and I were left.

I have succeeded in looking at everything I have done in the past.

Bastard… you’ve been working so f*cking hard.

“Mr. Inho, are you finished?”

“I haven’t done anything.”

When I replied with a serious face, she smiled.

For some reason, I am happy that her expressionless face is broken.

“Why didn’t you do anything?”

As if she had already finished preparing for work, she put her chin on the neck support of my chair.

I turned around and saw her face.

“I’ve only seen what I’ve done so far, so I haven’t done anything.”

I smiled softly at her as she stared at me with piercing eyes.

“Why not. Studying hard is also a kind of work.”

The woman who received my words takes it back.

Oh, something embarrassing.

“Do you know that Inho’s face is red?”

What’s so good about it, she laughed and lifted her head.

“Get ready for work quickly. You haven’t even eaten dinner yet.”

***

Yoon Hye-young was not in a good mood because she was coming home later than usual.

Thanks to unexpected overtime work, I was late for my appointment with my lover.

“So why did you do that?”

My boyfriend asked me while I was eating dinner and drinking coffee.

“I don’t know. I think my period has burst.”

Why are you screaming all of a sudden? she murmured.

“You said there are male employees in the company.”

“Huh. Who is Hogu?”

“That person is suddenly strange too. In the past, if I asked for anything, he would just do it.”

As if it was strange, Hyeyoung narrowed her eyes.

“But, today, no matter what I ask for. He just cut it off because he had something to do, so he refused.”

“What… could it be?”

The boyfriend didn’t seem to agree with her, which made her even more angry.

“Oh, I don’t know. To be honest, the hogu did most of the work, so I went around comfortably. What should I do now?”

“To keep busy.”

“If you keep giving me work like this, I’ll have to talk to the director.”

“How? Too much work?”

“It’s not like that. I talk to the director often and are close. Let’s talk about it being unfair.”

“Uh… Then I think it’s not going to be good for some reason.”

“Uh huh, who are you on the side of right now?”

“Oh, okay, sorry.”