As soon as the rain stopped, the sky cleared as if by magic, but the sun had already set.

Night had fallen by the time I returned to the inn.

“It’s Gu Gongja!”

When I arrived back at the lodging, Dang So-yeol appeared, looking like she had been waiting for me.

Had she been waiting all this time?

“You’re back late?”

“There was something I had to take care of.”

“Oh, I see… Have you eaten?”

“Yeah. Just something light.”

In reality, I hadn’t eaten anything, but I brushed it off with a vague answer. I wasn’t in the mood …