I put on my shoes again and opened the front door.
“Bye, Mom.’
“Goodbye, Lady Saya.”
“Take care and come back safely. We’ll be waiting for you with dinner.”
“Byebye, Papa! Sister Lia!”
I left the house with my mother and Speranza seeing us off.
As soon as I went down and stepped out of the building, I was able to meet Yerin, who stood with a sad expression.
“Hey, why did you come down so late? I’ve been waiting for a long time!”
“Sorry. I’m sorry,”
“What? Why is your face smiling while you’re apologizing? For some reason, my intuition says that you were late because you were playing with Speranza…”
I flinched and trembled at Yerin’s sharp intuition.
However, I quickly made an excuse with a casual expression.
“Hmm…What are you talking about? Speranza is still sleeping. Don’t say anything weird and get in the car quickly. You’ve moved all the equipment, right?”
“Yes, everything is ready.”
“Then get in the car quickly.”
I made Yerin and Lia get into the car roughly.
I had a cold sweat looking at Yerin’s eyes, which were full of doubts for a while.
“Wow… why are there so many people?”
Near the place where the rift opened, a huge crowd was gathered.
From the police officers, who were controlling the onlookers to reporters, who were diligently taking notes, and media personnel, who were practicing their comments in front of the camera.
Contrary to my surprise, Yerin said with a very calm expression.
“It’s not an ordinary Rift. The Angels sensed the strangeness and brought together the country’s outstanding Awakeners. It would be rather strange if no attention was paid to it.”
I nodded naturally at her explanation.
Rather, I felt stupid for thinking it was strange.
I parked my car where there weren’t many people, and unloaded the luggage.
As I was unloading, I heard a familiar voice from afar.
“Hey, guys! Why are you late?”
“Oh, Jin. When did you arrive?”
“I arrived just a while ago. Hi… Miss… Lia-nne?”
“Hello.”
Jin greeted Lia a little awkwardly and helped us unload.
I took my supplies and headed to the meeting place.
People gathered in a large vacant lot were chatting, checking their equipment, or warming up lightly.
Yerin looked around for a while as if she was looking for someone.
She asked Jin, who came along with us.
“Did Captain Dae arrive yet?”
“Oh! The captain is giving an interview with the guild Master. Look, he’s over there.”
At the place where Jin pointed, guild master Kang, and a man I saw for the first time was getting interviewed by reporters.
The two answered the reporters’ questions leisurely without any camera pressure.
It looked very professional and cool.
Jin, who noticed my feelings from my eyes, coughed and bragged.
“Hmm. Actually, I had a brief interview a while ago. Of course, it wasn’t a long interview like the guild Master’s or captain… …but the one who interviewed me was a pretty famous reporter.”
“Oh! Really? That’s amazing.”
At my pure admiration, Jin shrugged and made a proud expression.
Yerin burst into laughter at the sight.
“Hahaha! Oh Jin, you’ve grown to the point where your getting interviewed, huh? But, trust me, after a while you’ll start hating them.”
“What? Yerin, have you been interviewed before?”
“Yes, I have done it a few times before. At first, I accepted all the requests for interviews because it was fascinating. These days, I’m rejecting everything except for an official request through the guild. When you meet a bad reporter, it’s very annoying and excruciating throughout the whole interview.”
Hmm…
Today, Yerin and Jin felt very far away.
In fact, if you think about it a little bit, it was not a surprising thing.
Even though it got past its heyday, the Guardians Guild was still a well-known guild, and the two were aces there.
In this day and age, an outstanding Awakener can have more popularity and fame than most celebrities.
The interview was something that’s natural.
“Sihyeon.”
Lia, who was standing behind me quietly, called me.
“Yes, Lia?”
“What is this interview thing?”
“Umm…”
I briefly looked around and explained what an interview is, to Lia.
“Wow… Then, will it be shown on the device called the TV that’s in Sihyeon’s house?”
“That’s what happens when you get interviewed by a famous broadcaster.”
Yerin, who heard our conversation, sneaked in with a smile.
“If you’re active in the Rift today, you might also be asked for an interview, Lia.”
“What, really?”
“Of course. Besides, you’re beautiful, so there’s going to be a whole lot of interview requests.”
Yerin said jokingly and Lia dropped her head down shyly.
Hmm… Interview…
I briefly pictured myself on TV.
I imagined how amazed the children and how proud my mother would be when they saw me on TV.
It felt very pleasing.
It wouldn’t be bad to do an interview if I had a chance.
As we were chatting like that, someone approached us.
“You were all gathered here.”
It was Kang Heseop and Captain Yoon Daeho who had finished the interview.
“Come to think of it, Daeho has never seen these two before, right? This is our guild’s new member, Lim Sihyeon, and this is our temporary member, Lia.”
Captain Yoon Daeho bowed his head in a very polite manner at the introduction of Kang Heseop.
I was flustered by the polite attitude.
“How are you? My name is Yoon Daeho, and I’m in charge of an Attack squad in the Guardians Guild.”