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She doesn't want to show her bare skin to men other than Noh Eun-ha.
After much deliberation, Lee Yu-jeong decided to refrain from overly revealing swimsuits.
At least in front of other men.
"I should only show this to Eun-ha."
She didn't say she wouldn't wear it.
Where is the law that says swimsuits can only be worn for swimming?
She could wear it plenty of places other than the beach or pool.
There's the bathroom, and the bedroom.
She could wear it for water play at home too.
She just needs to wear it when she's alone with Eun-ha and the mood is right.
'Eun-ha will like it, right?'
It's a swimsuit that requires courage to wear.
A swimsuit made of small pieces of cloth and strings, seemingly disregarding defense.
There's even just a string in the back!
Lee Yu-jeong, who had taken try-on photos and sent them to Eun-ha, decided to buy one swimsuit to wear while playing in the water and one to show only to Eun-ha.
After changing her clothes, she put on her shoes and came out of the fitting room.
"Are you done trying them on? How was it?"
"Yeah, I'm going to buy this one and this one."
"Two of them? I guess you liked both swimsuits. What do they look... Ah..."
Near the fitting room.
Ha Baek-yeon, who was guarding the stroller with Noh Yu-rin, showed interest in the swimsuits Lee Yu-jeong had chosen.
Soon after checking the swimsuits, her mouth opened wide.
"A-Are you going to wear that? It looks like everything will show to people... Unnie, this seems a bit..."
"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm planning to show it only to Eun-ha."
"Ah..."
Ha Baek-yeon is no longer a young age.
She was now old enough to know what love between a man and woman is, and as the next Fairy candidate, she had received sex education as part of her training.
Realizing what Lee Yu-jeong was implying, she was at a loss for words.
'So oppa and unnie will...'
Noh Eun-ha and Lee Yu-jeong are a married couple.
As a married couple, it's not strange for them to do that kind of thing.
However, Ha Baek-yeon's face turned red just imagining it.
'Ugh...'
It feels like steam might rise from her head.
She unconsciously swallows.
'Whoa...'
How is she planning to show the swimsuit?
What kind of play is Yu-jeong unnie going to...
Ha Baek-yeon trembled at the unknown world of adults she hadn't experienced yet.
Lee Yu-jeong passed by her and headed to the counter to buy the swimsuits.
"I'd like to pay for these please."
"Yes, understood. Would you like a bag as well? There's an additional charge for a bag..."
"Yes, please. Here you go."
Lee Yu-jeong handed over her card.
It was a black card with 'Luminous' written in the bottom right corner.
The employee who had been politely attending to her couldn't help but pause when she saw that card.
Because from any angle, it was a card given only to high-ranking people in the Luminous Group.
"Customer, by any chance..."
"Yes?"
There weren't many women in their 20s who could have this card.
In the case of direct descendants, there was only one.
The employee who took the card from Lee Yu-jeong carefully looked at the back of the card.
The owner's name was written there.
"..."
Lee Yujeong.
With that, the employee could identify Lee Yu-jeong's identity.
The precious daughter of the Luminous Group.
The only female direct descendant.
The third wife of <Monarch> Noh Eun-ha.
The employee, whose thoughts had reached that point, immediately bowed so deeply that her waist was at a right angle.
"I'm so sorry for not recognizing you earlier! We've been disrespectful!"
"Huh?"
As news of Lee Yu-jeong's visit spread, the Luminous Department Store went into emergency mode.
* * *
Usually, people in high positions give notice before visiting to shop comfortably.
That's more convenient for both them and the department store.
For them, it's good because they can shop comfortably and leisurely while avoiding public attention.
For the department store, they can prevent problems that might occur due to their presence in advance.
Of course, there are some who quietly shop and leave without revealing their identity because they find special treatment burdensome.
But Lee Yu-jeong is different.
How could a department store belonging to the Luminous Group treat a direct descendant of that group carelessly?
It would be disrespectful.
If she were to experience any inconvenience, it would become a huge problem.
Even if she wanted to look around quietly, the department store absolutely couldn't ignore her presence.
"Hello, madam. I'm Kim Seung-hee, the branch manager here. If we've caused you any inconvenience or been disrespectful in any way, I sincerely apologize."
"...No, I'm fine."
After Lee Yu-jeong's identity was revealed.
The branch manager in charge of the department store personally came down to greet her.
For her, who had come to buy swimsuits with a light heart, she couldn't help but be flustered.
But the branch manager paid no mind and treated her respectfully, even providing her with an escort.
The people in suits behind the branch manager moved behind Lee Yu-jeong.
"You seem to have a lot of luggage. We'll help you look around our branch comfortably, madam."
"Ah, there's no need..."
"We received contact from Director Lee Yu-cheon to definitely attend to you, madam."
"Ah... I see."
Although the bodyguards in civilian clothes who were Ha Baek-yeon's guards were already enough.
With additional guards added, Lee Yu-jeong was just at a loss.
But she couldn't refuse what her brother, Lee Yu-cheon, had ordered either.
"Then I hope you have an enjoyable time. If you need anything at all, please don't hesitate to contact me anytime."
"...Thank you for your hard work."
In the end, she had to accept it.
Lee Yu-jeong had to leave, receiving a send-off from the branch manager and an escort from the bodyguards.
"I'm sorry. You probably wanted to look around without attracting people's attention..."
"No, unnie. I'm fine. More importantly, I'm hungry, shouldn't we go eat dinner?"
"Should we? Are you hungry too, Yu-rin?"
"Yes!"
"Is there anything you want to eat?"
"Umm... Unnie, how about tteokbokki?"
"Tteokbokki? Then shall we go eat that?"
Ha Baek-yeon didn't blame Lee Yu-jeong.
She knew her consideration, and since she was used to living with bodyguards anyway, she had become accustomed to situations where she received escorts.
The two of them and Noh Yu-rin decided to go eat dinner to change the mood.
It was during this that a call came from Lee Yu-cheon.
"Hello? Oppa?"
[Oh, Yu-jeong. I heard you went to the department store? You should have told me in advance if you were going.]
"I deliberately didn't tell you because I thought this would happen if I did. I was just planning to look around comfortably and leave, but what is this?"
[It's the fate of a direct descendant. It can't be helped. Just accept it. So where are you now?]
"I'm on my way to the 10th floor restaurant area now. Why?"
[I happen to be nearby for work. Let me see you and Yu-rin for a moment. Let me know when you enter the restaurant.]
"You don't have to go through the trouble... Okay, I'll call you later then."
Really.
He's a brother who cares for her dearly.
A smile appeared on Lee Yu-jeong's lips.
After hanging up, she looked for a snack bar to have dinner.
She opened the door and stepped inside, then turned around and suggested:
"If any of you want to eat something too, please don't hesitate and order comfortably. I'll treat you as thanks for being with us today. We shouldn't just occupy seats for the sake of the owner here, right?"
So please don't refuse.
Lee Yu-jeong didn't give the people following her any other choice.
It was an order, not a suggestion.
* * *
Rose tteokbokki made with a sauce containing gochujang and cream.
Lee Yu-jeong and Ha Baek-yeon decided to try the recently popular rose tteokbokki.
Meanwhile, there was a playground for young children in the store.
Noh Yu-rin might show interest in it.
"Yu-rin, want to go play with unnie?"
"Yes!"
"Yu-rin, can you listen well to Baek-yeon unnie? You shouldn't play dangerously, okay?"
Ha Baek-yeon readily took Noh Yu-rin's hand and led her to the playground.
Noh Yu-rin toddling along was just so adorable.
Lee Yu-jeong watched her daughter's back from her seat with a loving gaze.
Around that time, Lee Yu-cheon entered the store.
"Oppa, over here."
"Food? Did you order? I'll treat, so buy for those people's portions too."
"I already said I'd buy. But weren't you working? Is it okay for you to come out like this?"
"I just had a little time left, that's why. I have to go back right away in a bit."
"Why did you come all this way... Are you leaving without even eating tteokbokki?"
"You guys eat deliciously. I just came to see your and Yu-rin's faces. Where's Yu-rin?"
"She's playing with Baek-yeon over there."
"Ah, I heard there was a girl with black hair with you, so it was Baek-yeon."
"Yeah, I was planning to look around leisurely with Baek-yeon, but what is this?"
Lee Yu-jeong glared at Lee Yu-cheon sitting across from her as if protesting.
However, unlike her outward behavior, she didn't seem displeased.
It was her own way of joking.
Of course, he knew that and just let out a light laugh.
"It's been hard to contact you lately because you've been busy... How have you been? Are you receiving your successor training well? How is it? Is it very difficult?"
"Don't even mention it. Father keeps trying to send me to Uijeongbu to build up achievements this time, you know? In Uijeongbu, even communication doesn't work well, so once you go in, it's hard to contact anyone..."
"I heard about that from Eun-ha. But even if it's hard to establish yourself at first, won't it get easier once you do? Uijeongbu will be the forward base for northern development and the center of northern transportation, right? It will be an important achievement for you, oppa."
"I know. That's why I'm going up to Uijeongbu to work even though it's hard... How have you been, Yu-jeong? Why did you come here today?"
"Ah, about that... We decided to go on a trip with Eun-ha and the others, so I came to buy swimsuits."
"Ha, does Eun-ha have time to play when he's probably busier than me?"
"Umm... Eun-ha said the people under him will work hard..."
"...He's quite the exploitative employer."
Lee Yu-cheon ordered drinks, and soon drinks came out in front of the two of them.
They chatted while quenching their thirst with cool drinks.
Lee Yu-jeong was happy to be able to talk with him after a long time, as contact had been difficult since he went up to Uijeongbu.
She occasionally played pranks on him and showed mischievous behavior.
Each time, he fell for it every time.
Then a smile appeared on his lips.
"You seem to have changed a lot these days. Your face looks brighter."
"Huh? Is that so?"
"That's how it looks to me. It's nice to see. Is it since you became able to see? No, is it since Eun-ha conquered the black dungeon?"
"..."
"I'm glad you seem happy."
"...Yeah, I think so too."
Lee Yu-jeong gently nodded.
She had been thinking that she seemed to have changed recently too.
If there was something that stood out.
She fiddled with her wedding ring and turned her head towards Noh Yu-rin and Ha Baek-yeon playing in the playground.
'It's probably because of the memories from before the regression.'
Perhaps she's living her second life.
That awareness had been there from before, from when she was very young and had memories.
Lee Yu-jeong would occasionally feel déjà vu as if she had experienced something once before while living her daily life, or hear auditory hallucinations of voices similar to her own.
But at that time, she just thought of it as simple misconceptions or illusions.
She didn't even talk about it because she didn't want to worry her family.
—I can see, everything...
She realized it wasn't a misconception or illusion when she became able to see.
As the providence sealing her eyes disappeared, she felt as if something that had been sleeping deep inside her body had awakened.
After that, memories that weren't in her memories gradually mixed in.
Looking back, it was probably memories from before the regression that had been suppressed by <Miracle> until then.
And when Eun-ha conquered the black dungeon and made a wish, the mana that had melted into the dungeon spread out into the world.
—You idiot, you should have said such words before the regression. You coward, you dummy.
—This is... me?
Lee Yu-jeong felt another self.
At that time, she vaguely realized.
That she's living her second life.
After that, Eun-ha's confession about the regression merely proved it to be true.
—I promised I'd tell you when we conquered the <Dungeon of the Abyss>, right? I'm sorry I couldn't tell you until now. The reason I know the future is actually...
It was from then on.
From then on, she started dreaming memories from before the regression.
The self from before the regression and her current self began to blend in earnest.
"I'm so happy. To be able to get along so well with you, oppa."
"Huh? What are you saying? When were we ever not on good terms?"
"No, we were on good terms before too."
That's how Lee Yu-jeong became Lee Yu-jeong.
It's something only Eun-ha and a few people know.
She didn't want to reveal it if possible.
Strictly speaking, it was closer to her remembering rather than regressing like Eun-ha.
Moreover, the memories from before the regression weren't all bright, so she was reluctant to talk about them.
Ironically, just like Eun-ha had been, she didn't want to worry anyone unnecessarily.
Especially not her parents who gave birth to her, or her older brother.
'I'm so happy to be able to see oppa grown up like this.'
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