bookpower Chapter 664: A world without stars (6)
Chapter 664: A world without stars (6)
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Discomfort crept up when Ok Toyeon’s name came out of Eunho’s mouth, but Hwangho gradually regained his coolness.
Eunho’s awakening from his deep sleep has been thoroughly hidden.
However, there may be a reason why he suddenly asked to meet Ok Toyeon at a time when Jo Euishin is headed to the underworld.
Hwangho thought so, but he asked back without hiding his displeasure.
“Is it because of Ok Toyeon’s background?”
“Yes. Toyeon-nim is the royal lineage most connected to the realm of death. Rather than knowledgable, we can say that she’s most experienced.”
“Are you thinking of killing that damned rabbit and sending her to the underworld? If that’s the plan, then I agree. That damned moon rabbit owes us a lot, so she should endure that much.”
The young-looking Hwangho said seriously.
There was a faint murderous intent in Hwangho as if he would kill Ok Toyeon as soon as Eunho said so.
“No way. You don’t think I’d ask you such a favor, do you Hwangho-nim?”
“I’m willing to do it even if you don’t ask me to.”
“I’ll take that as a joke.”
Eunho euphemistically said not to kill Ok Toyeon.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Hwangho took out his device and sent a message.
As if she wasn’t busy, a reply came from Ok Toyeon right away.
She somehow sounded weak, but she still seemed to have the drive to annoy Hwangho.
[Damned Moon Rabbit] I’m heading home from the association. Why are you suddenly contacting me? Aren’t you busy, Hwangho? It must be nice to be relaxed.
As soon as he received the message, Hwangho wanted to reply “Okay, get lost.”
Fortunately or unfortunately, Ok Toyeon sent another message before he could.
[Damned Moon Rabbit] Ah, wait. Are you going to let me meet Seoho, Iho, and Jaeho? Are we having a Christmas party? Do they want to see me?
[Damned Moon Rabbit] I’m coming right away! I’ll prepare a present and go with Toyoon unnie! We can do that, right? Right?
Hwangho only told her to come to the mansion, but it seems that Ok Toyeon misunderstood.
Hwangho didn’t bother to correct her, so he turned off the screen without writing an answer.
‘She said she’s coming with Ok Toyoon.’
It wasn’t planned, but Ok Toyoon was one of the rabbits who had a straight mind, so Hwangho decided to allow it.
She’d be perfect to take care of Ok Toyeon when she gets surprised upon seeing Eunho.
Eunho also nodded after hearing Hwangho’s explanation.
“Then let’s wait. It would be nice if Toyeon-nim and Toyoon-nim arrive before it comes.”
“What are you waiting for?”
“A message from Euishin hyung.”
Hwangho didn’t understand.
‘Can Jo Euishin send a message from the underworld? Does that mean the message will arrive after Jo Euishin returns?’
Eunho explained soon.
“Euishin hyung always leaves a message when he’s away like this.”
“Jo Euishin leaves a message?”
“Yes. He doesn’t say it beforehand to relieve us of worries and instead leaves a message for later telling us not to panic. I think that’s Euishin hyung’s notion of being considerate.”
“You talk from experience.”
“There have been a few times. I experienced it during a Christmas party too. If Euishin hyung had told me in advance, I would’ve negotiated with the student he’s tutoring or adjusted the party schedule.”
Eunho said so, hiding his bitterness.
It was clear that Jo Euishin didn’t speak up because he didn’t want Eunho to go through trouble.
On the other hand, Hwangho also had an idea of what Eunho meant.
When Jo Euishin left for England, Jo Euishin left him a message after the fact.
— [Jo Euishin] I’m going to England.
A headache began to rise in Hwangho’s head when he remembered the heartless message.
This situation was worse than then.
Sung Gukeon and Jeon Muyeong accompanied him when he went to England, but this time, Jo Euishin was alone.
Moreover, Hwangho’s worries are heavier because his injuries were much worse than during the broadcasting station incident.
Hwangho’s worry reached its peak at Eunho’s words.
‘A red dress!’
The person in the red dress tilted the parasol.
Her face was hard to see because she covered it with a fan, but she seemed to be looking at Jeokho.
Her gaze was directly on Jeokho’s feet.
It was the foot that he broke when he was trapped in the tree.
Someone seemed relieved at the sight that his feet were alright.
“Wait!”
Before Jeokho caught another glance, the person disappeared from sight.
***
Players’ Association, around the back gate.
Ok Toyoon, who was guarding the Rabbit Clan’s territory just in case, went to pick up Ok Toyeon.
Ok Toyeon jumped into the air limousine, excited.
“Unnie, let’s go quickly!”
“Yeah. The children must be waiting.”
Ok Toyeon was frozen from Nabiryeong’s ominous energy earlier in the day, but she seemed to have warmed up again.
It was scary, but a reluctant rat and a man he cared for solved the case and made the ominous energy disappear.
Also, she’ll be able to meet Eunho’s descendants on Christmas.
There was no reason for Ok Toyeon to be droopy anymore.
‘It’s not good that the sense of crisis wears off quickly but... It’s okay since Toyeon is safe.’
Oblivious of Ok Toyoon’s feelings, Ok Toyeon excitedly organized gifts.
There were gifts prepared by the Rabbit Clan.
“This is Seoho’s, this is Iho’s, and this is Jaeho’s! We have to give the benefactor’s right at the end!”
“Yeah, it’s good that we can give them personally.”
The two rabbits arrived at the mad tiger’s mansion with excitement.
Ok Toyoon walked carefully with a Christmas special tree-shaped rice cake from the Moon Rabbit Ricecake, while Ok Toyeon wearing a Santa hat ran with a rabbit-shaped mood light.
When they tried to get on the shuttle that would pass through the maze garden, a young-looking Hwangho stopped them.
“It’s this way.”
“Why? We’re not riding that? We’re carrying a lot of things though.”
“Go away if you’re not going to follow.”
“I don’t want to though?”
Ok Toyeon whispered, but she did as Hwangho said.
Hwangho didn’t look very happy.
She thought she wouldn’t see the descendants’ faces if she teased him too much.
‘Why is he like this on such a good day?’
‘...If Toyeon crosses the line, I’ll have to take her and run away before Hwangho kills her. Can we run away? It would be safer to hit Toyeon’s back before she crosses the line then.’
Hwangho stopped in front of a modern annex.
From the outside, it didn’t look like the perfect venue for a party.
“Why are we here? Aren’t the kids in the main house?”
“...”
Ok Toyeon asked but Hwangho did not answer.
Instead, he opened the front door.
The exterior of the modern annex wasn’t special, but the interior was very well decorated.
The colors of the furniture and wallpaper and the Christmas wreaths all matched well.
Leases and a few ornaments gave off the perfect Christmas atmosphere.
‘They all look handmade. I wonder who made them. Did the kids’ skills improve this much? No, it’s definitely not in the picture they sent last time. Did Hwangho do it himself during this busy time? Was he that bored?’
Ok Toyeon’s eyes were moving busily as she tried to think.
Then, as they heard a longing voice, the two rabbits’ heads turned at the same time.
“It’s been a while I’ve missed you, Toyeon-nim and Toyoon-nim.”
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