# Chapter 69
Whoosh…
The sound of water streaming down the sink was refreshing. D.S, who had worked up soap bubbles by rubbing her hands, let out a light sigh.
‘Even though I thought he might come…’
Now that she was actually facing it, she was running away without even having time to think of anything else.
Even though Heesu had done nothing wrong, at some point D.S found it difficult to look at him for too long. She herself didn’t know whether it was embarrassment, gratitude, guilt, or something else entirely. The feelings had been mixed for too many years, and it wasn’t meaningful enough to distinguish them now.
In fact, she still wasn’t very determined. She still didn’t want to face Heesu and his family. If possible, she wanted to live her entire life pretending not to know them. Both Iyeon and Sua respected D.S’s feelings. Even if she really turned back and left, they wouldn’t have blamed her.
However.
‘This is neither running away nor confronting it…’
In the end, the place she headed to was just the bathroom far away from the hall.
“…”
There was no sense of guilt. No sense of responsibility either.
This was just a simple whim.
She had spent an enormous amount of time in the bathroom with these thoughts. It was fortunate that she had said in advance that she would go home early; otherwise, people would think she was having bowel problems. After rinsing her hands, D.S mechanically turned off the faucet, pulled out a tissue, and blankly thought as she dried her dripping hands.
‘What do I do now.’
She had two options in this building: either find Seeun and ask her to connect her with the bracelet seller, or wait for the bracelet seller to find D.S first.
If she had to choose one, the former would be better than the latter, which involved just waiting aimlessly. It would be perfect if the bracelet seller approached her while she was looking for Seeun.
However, Jin Heesu was in the hall, and if he and Seeun were partners, it was obvious that he would find it strange for D.S to approach Seeun. Especially if he found out her superficial purpose.
“…”
D.S bit her lip so hard it turned white. Not only had she never been ashamed of not being a superhuman, but she also took great pride in her technical abilities. Even if it was just a disguise, the very idea of leaving room to appear subservient to a family she despised was shameful.
She needed to meet Seeun outside the hall, not inside. Some other way…
“Are you Ms. Jin Deokseon?”
Suddenly, a clear voice echoed in the bathroom. D.S turned her head in confusion.
A woman standing at the entrance was looking at her. She was a cute young lady with short curly hair, wearing a mini dress with a full skirt.
“You are…”
“Hello, I’m Lee Seeun.”
She had seen Seeun with Iyeon once, if only for a moment. It didn’t take long to recognize her features. The familiar face and outfit that she had definitely seen before was now looking at D.S with a friendly smile.
“I’m Jin Deokseon.”
“This is our first time meeting properly, isn’t it?”
Seeun approached and offered a handshake. While shaking her soft hand, D.S nodded. She could see a familiar bracelet inside Seeun’s slightly slipped sleeve.
“Do you know me?”
“When you attend parties, you hear all sorts of stories, you know.”
“…”
“People are really loose-lipped, I find.”
Seeun mumbled as if she found it regrettable, but there wasn’t much sincerity in her voice. D.S, who had suffered from others’ words for more than half her life, could detect this fact keenly.
“Then you probably know what I know too.”
Well, it wasn’t important anyway.
The other side had also approached because they had something to say. Sincere consolation would only make her feel worse. It wasn’t hard to guess what specific business would make someone seek her out in a remote bathroom rather than one near the hall.
“Are you here to tell me about the bracelet?”
Seeun didn’t answer, but her eyes rolled as if she found it interesting. Judging by her behavior of pretending to be mysterious and keeping D.S in suspense, she didn’t seem to have a very good personality.
Or she might be suspicious of D.S’s true intentions.
But D.S had no intention of being vague.
She had created a character: Jin Deokseon, who had an inferiority complex because she had no superpowers. Jin Deokseon, who was prepared to do anything to gain superpowers. Jin Deokseon, who was so desperate that she broke her seclusion to rush here.
Jin Deokseon, who desperately wanted superpowers.
“Anything is fine. As long as I can use that damned power.”
D.S muttered as if grinding her teeth. Desperate acting was easy. Every moment she spent in that crazy family home had been desperate.
“I don’t know if you’re the person selling the bracelets or just a middleman, but if a reliable item comes into my hands, I’ll compensate you handsomely.”
“Oh…”
“I just need to be able to shut those people’s mouths.”
With a resolute tone and firm eyes, she looked at the much younger woman. A tense atmosphere flowed as if they were engaged in an invisible battle. D.S didn’t even blink.
But Seeun, who had been rolling her eyes as if measuring something, suddenly asked.
“What kind do you want?”
“What?”
The tension dissipated. D.S replied in an irritated tone.
“The bracelet, of course.”
“No, I mean…”
As Seeun lightly waved her hand, bracelets began to appear in mid-air, one by one. D.S’s eyes grew wider. One, two, three… The number of floating bracelets soon became too many to count on her fingers.
“I don’t usually give this many options, but I like eyes like yours, Ms. Jin Deokseon.”
The jewels on the bracelets sparkled like stars embedded in the sky. Seeun smiled gently, as if bestowing mercy like a saint.
“Which one do you like among these?”
Seeun’s eyes, while putting on this crazy performance, were innocent beyond measure. D.S, who got goosebumps from the dissonance, clenched her fists to hide her trembling hands. Her knuckles turned white from the pressure.
“Are all of these…”
“Each has a different superpower in it, so you can pick whichever one you want.”
After hesitating briefly, D.S asked.
“…Do you have something like strength enhancement?”
“Ah, someone bought that one recently.”
Seeun, who had spoken indifferently, soon smiled lightly. Her face showed not even a hint of guilt.
“Wouldn’t you prefer something more flashy than such a mundane power?”
“I guess…”
D.S slowly scanned the bracelets as if hypnotized, then suddenly stopped moving. In an instant, her face contorted, revealing a fierce smile.
“So you were the one who sold to Subin.”
Simultaneously, a rope burst out from her ring as she reached out her hand.
The black cord that shot out in an instant stuck to Seeun’s waist before she could block it. The rope, as if alive, wriggled and found Seeun’s hands, forcibly binding them to her body.
With the loud noise of bracelets falling and scraping against the floor, Seeun’s movements were restricted. It was useless resistance as she belatedly struggled and twisted her tightly bound body.
“What are you doing?”
“How could a young kid like you go around selling such dangerous things?”
D.S lightly scolded as she approached Seeun, who was firmly tied. Seeun seemed flustered and tried to swing her arms, but the ropes only tightened with no other outcome.
“Kid, since you seem to lack experience, let me give you some advice.”
As an engineer who had sold equipment to people for years, as a senior business owner with her own workshop. D.S crossed her arms sarcastically. A smile hung on the corners of her mouth that would have made Iyeon shout in horror at how obnoxious it was.
“Don’t let emotions drive your business.”
Seeun glared at her with a crumpled face. Her pretty new clothes were visibly wrinkled from the ropes. She clearly didn’t like the current situation, being humiliated in a dirty bathroom. How dare you do this to me. How dare.
You’ll regret this.
Her hate-filled eyes soon curved as if mocking.
“Haha!”
The atmosphere, which had been as tense as a balloon inflated to its limit, broke in an instant.
The loud laughter, inappropriate for the situation, seemed like a display of showmanship. Is she crazy? D.S slightly furrowed her brow as she rummaged through her handbag for her phone. As if she had never been flustered or struggled, Seeun looked straight at her and raised the corners of her mouth.
“Why do you think I’m not a superhuman?”
“What?”
