237 – A Night with the Nymphs #3
Chuseok holiday.
It was a time for the people of Telos Corporation to enjoy a long break, but the day for the excellent secretary, Ahn Young-eun, was just as busy as an ordinary peak season weekday.
This was because she had to handle all the accumulated work as well as the processing of the “Deserted Island Incident.”
Ahn Young-eun printed out the report detailing the incident and said firmly.
“Ye-rim, we can’t just let this slide. The directors have decided to file a formal complaint to the government. Kang Cheol-Min, why on earth did he do that? No, he was already a strange person to begin with.”
Ahn Young-eun was also a second-generation student, just like Seo Ye-rim.
Though her talent as an Awakened was only at the C-rank level, she had a good memory and could recall that the first-generation student, Kang Cheol-Min, was indeed a peculiar and bizarre person when he was active.
“Thinking about it, all the first-generation who survived somehow are like that. They have their own worldviews or stubbornness, should I say. That’s solid in them.”
The survival of the bionic arm Kang Cheol-Min was still under a media ban. Revealing information about his team, Patriot Team A, would be akin to exposing national secrets.
The fact that Seo Ye-rim, Yu Ara, Lee Jin-A, and Haildo had drifted to a deserted island was also not disclosed to the public or the media.
It was possible because Telos Corporation’s financial power was extraordinarily strong.
If the global megacorp Telos set its mind to it, manipulating politicians or reporters would be as easy as taking candy from a child.
“But there’s no guarantee that someone as radical as Kang Cheol-Min won’t cause another incident, right? The government has always wanted to have a grip on corporations.”
In other words, the current situation in Korea was one where problems had arisen, but they were being covered with a large carpet, pretending it did not exist.
Preventive measures.
Punishments for those involved, etc.
The agile secretary, Ahn Young-eun, had too much to think about and consider, and after not sleeping properly for several days, fatigue had settled on her face, bringing dark circles.
What about the party involved, Seo Ye-rim?
“Muhuhu, what’s that mask pack from Illinois like…? It’s something only the drug ninjas can create using natural aloe potions…!”
Seo Ye-rim was enjoying a mask pack while lying on a sunbed installed on the top balcony of the main office. Seeing her relaxed demeanor made Ahn Young-eun feel foolish about worrying.
“Ye-rim, did you hear everything I said?”
“You’re saying the first-generation students are foolish. I agree. Those who returned alive from the fiery pit tend to have strange beliefs. The same goes for S-rankers.”
Swoosh.
After standing up from the sunbed and getting dressed, Seo Ye-rim asked.
“So, Young-eun, is what I mentioned ready?”
“You’re talking about the festive Hanwoo gift set, right? It’s here.”
Telos had a good employee welfare system. Every year during holidays, they distributed festive gift sets including Hanwoo and traditional sweets to their employees, and this applied to both regular and temporary staff.
Seo Ye-rim carefully gathered the intricately wrapped gift set and got into the car.
Slide—.
The electric car smoothly started and arrived at the destination.
“How do I look?”
Seo Ye-rim asked Illinois.
Illinois was preoccupied with looking at coin charts on her phone.
“Muhuhu, ‘Nymph Coin’ is riding the upward trend smoothly…! Our nymphs are also riding the flow of the times just like the coins rising…!”
Seo Ye-rim thought Illinois was odd.
But it didn’t matter much.
Hah—.
After blowing her breath into her palm to check her breath, Seo Ye-rim rang the doorbell. Just as she heard laughter, Haildo came out.
“Oh, Seo Ye-rim. What’s going on? I heard you were really busy. Didn’t you have a lot to take care of? With that deserted island incident….”
“You’re a Telos employee too. This is a gift set. It even includes a snack set we give only to high-ranking officials like my mom or dad. Be grateful.”
Thud.
Seo Ye-rim handed Haildo the elegantly packaged gift.
Haildo exclaimed, “Wow!” in admiration.
Easy.
Seo Ye-rim thought.
At that moment, Haildo asked.
“So, want to come in for a bit? I can get you some apples or pears.”
“No. Aren’t your cousins and relatives over? If I join, won’t people feel burdened? Holidays are for families.”
Seo Ye-rim thought she displayed a graceful demeanor.
As she was turning away, Haildo said something regretful.
“Really? Well, I guess I can’t hold up someone busy. Anyway, enjoy. It would be nice to share some with Ari too. I definitely need more food.”
“Yu Ara?”
Seo Ye-rim frowned.
Clap—
After lightly pushing Haildo’s shoulder and stepping into the yard, when she entered the front door, she saw Yu Ara sitting at the holiday table, laughing heartily.
‘That sly girl…! I thought she would behave for a few days…!’
Crackle—.
The eyes of Yu Ara and Seo Ye-rim met, and sparks flew. However, the tension didn’t last long as Kim Seon-mi, Haildo’s mother, stood up and welcomed Seo Ye-rim.
“Oh my, Ye-rim is here! What a busy person you are, what brings you here…? Everyone, say hello…! This is, uh, Il-do’s junior at work, and also… his superior at the same time, you know? The one who did the water purifier commercial…!”
Seo Ye-rim was a celebrity.
Haildo’s uncle and aunt recognized Seo Ye-rim immediately, and she also quickly recognized Haildo’s family.
Information about Haildo’s family could easily be gathered through Telos Corporation’s information network.
“Oh myyy…! Look here…! This meat is something I’ve never seen before…! It’s shining…! Barbar, raccoon leaf…! Look at this…!”
Haildo’s younger brother, Hail-rae, exclaimed loudly after seeing the meat wrapped in cloth. It was extremely appetizing meat.
“This Barbar is saying that they don’t like companies that follow capitalism for the sake of seeking an equal world for everyone…! But they will eat meat happily…!”
“Muhuhu, even as a communist, meat falling from the capitalism table tastes delicious…? Illinois has completely grasped the duality of communists…!”
It was a noisy afternoon filled with nymphs and imps.
# # #
“So, Mother. If you press the palm like this, the circulation of qi and blood becomes smooth, leading to healthier digestive organs. How does that sound? Is it okay?”
“Gah-. Oh my! It really works! The discomfort I had just disappeared! I heard Ara was a doctor; you must be really skilled! That’s why having a doctor in the family is said to be beneficial…!”
“This is something anyone can do. And I’m not a doctor anymore. I enjoy it, but I plan to quit. I originally dreamed of being a homemaker like you….”
“Me, a homemaker? Oh ho ho, well, that’s true!”
Muhuhu—.
My junior Ari was chattering away next to my mother. My mother, being quite talkative, kept engaging her, making it seem like Ari couldn’t even get up.
The same could be said for Seo Ye-rim.
“Sister! Quickly grill more! This is the first time I’m eating this meat! Is this real meat…? Then what have I been eating all this time…? What on earth was it…!?”
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.
Seo Ye-rim was grilling the meat with Jeon in the kitchen.
Hail-rae and their father, along with other relatives, couldn’t snap out of the awesomeness of S-rank Hanwoo beef they were tasting for the first time.
I could have grilled the meat myself, but it was more complicated than I thought, and I had already burned several pieces.
I, too, learned for the first time that there is S-rank beef that goes beyond A++ grade. It turns out that grilling it was trickier than expected, so the bourgeois Seo Ye-rim said, “Here, let me do it!” and took over grilling.
Anyway.
I couldn’t believe and felt a bit guilty that two women who weren’t even family were doing all this in my house during the holiday.
Whoosh—!
And it was a little dizzying seeing the nymphs and imps running around.
“Muhuhu, let’s beat the red communist…! It’s when the reds get beaten up that they finally appreciate capitalist values…! Let’s punch those nymphs…! Let’s have some fun…!”
“This Barbar is representing the imps, vowing not to back down against the nymphs of capitalism…! Punch that nymph…!”
Dududududududu—.
Dududududududududududu—.
Barbar and Illinois fought like arch enemies.
The problem was that Inoi and Morales were also running around here and there.
“Morales, come here and take the punch of the peak nymph Inoi…! Hitting this Inoi’s fist will surely cleanse your heart like a clear stream…!”
“Muhuhu, that Morales has filled his belly with meat and can’t be caught by anyone…!”
It was really chaotic.
Soon, the usually calm aunt burst into laughter.
“You said they were nymphs, right? Seeing those little ones running around and making a mess, it reminds me of the times Il-do and the cousins used to play when they were little. Il-do was especially a rascal.”
Did I?
I guess I did.
I used to always need to climb up to high places and jump off; I had to do that to feel satisfied.
If there was something interesting, I would need to touch it. I broke many things like that.
My aunt asked me.
“So Il-do, when will you let your mom hold her grandchild? Among those two ladies, do you have someone in mind? Both seem like wonderful women to me.”
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.
Everyone closed their mouths and looked at me.
