42 Chapter 42 - Pollen in the Air 5 (1/2)

Translated by: ShawnSuh

Edited by: SootyOwl

The weather was perfect for a walk. Juho and Nabi walked past the playground and into a trail. There was plenty of sunlight, and they walked without saying anything for a while. The sound of children playing rose in the distance. They sounded excited. 'What are they so excited about?' Juho wondered. They almost sounded like they couldn't hold back the joy they were feeling. He looked in their direction and felt ever so slightly jealous.

”The breeze feels nice,” Nabi said.

She was in a good mood. It had been a while since she had gone out for a walk. When she was with this young author, it almost felt like the time went by slower than normal. She assumed that it had something to do with the unique, calming aura that surrounded him.

”It's especially nice today.”

The two kept up an empty conversation while walking. Neither tried to rush things. Nabi was the same way. The center of a typhoon tended to be quiet. As they reached the end of the trail, the botanical garden appeared up ahead.

”Should we?”

”Sure,” she agreed to his suggestion at once. 'If my client wants to go, that's where I'll be,' she reminded herself.

As they went inside, they were greeted by an earthy smell that was distinct to botanical gardens. The air was damp as if the plants were breathing. Among various tall growing trees, there were bird sculptures in between the branches. Palm trees and banana trees were showing off their enormous leaves.

'Blob,' drop by drop, water dripped down from above.

'It's calm and peaceful here. It suits him,' she thought. They walked together quietly. Soon, they reached a spot that seemed like a decorated pond. There were large carps swimming in the water. They walked past the pond and reached a flowerbed. Red, orange, white, there were many colors, and the two stopped walking for a moment.

”They're pretty,” he said. She had thought the same, but she ended up not saying it.

She was more than capable of speaking her mind. It was easy, yet challenging. So, she answered with a faint smile, ”Yes, they are.”

Where there were flowers, there were also bees. They flew around the flowers busily and took turns sitting on each flower to suck on the honey. They looked cute with their plump belly.

”I'm going on a business trip soon. I fly out tonight.”

”I see,” he answered briefly since he had already heard the news.

She continued as she flexed her abdomen. His eyes slowly met with hers, ”I'll tell the people I'm meeting about you.”

”About me?!”

”That an incredibly talented author has appeared, so whoever's capable needs to tell the world about Yun Woo's book.”

”I'm not sure if they'll agree,” he answered light-heartedly, but she was serious.

”They will. I'll make them.”

”Why is that?”

It was a basic question, but she had never been asked such a question before. 'Why?' It was simple, yet it reached deep into her heart. Still, she was prepared to answer that simple question. She had always been thinking about it. There was a clear reason.

”Because I'm your fan.”

Juho chuckled.

”I see.”

”There are times when I can't tell if what I'm doing is work or a hobby. It happens when a book is amazing. Your book is like that. My work hasn't been feeling like work as of late. I'm intending on keeping it that way this time as well,” she added to his response. She was slightly excited. She'd never had a conversation like that with an author. Her mind responded as if somebody was forcing it to, but it wasn't a bad feeling.

He glanced over at her. It had been quite a compliment and, perhaps, slightly overbearing. It had sounded like there had been a word in the middle somewhere that was kind of odd, but he didn't mind. That wasn't what was important.

She continued, ”I'm going to be working very hard for this. I want to distribute your book all across the world.”

She had great pride in her work. She loved that her job allowed the books to reach the many.

A butterfly flew out of a yellow flower. It was a butterfly with white wings. As it sat on a flower, its petals shook a little bit. The butterfly busily moved its wings towards another flower. Nabi looked at Juho. He was peacefully following the butterfly with his eyes, and she couldn't figure out what he was thinking. Even after so many conversations, she still couldn't get a grasp of who he was. For that reason, she had given up. Instead, she had decided to be honest about herself.

”It's almost time.”

She closed her eyes as she checked the time on her wristwatch. She had given up. She didn't want to force things to happen. If things didn't work out, profit would no longer be a priority. She didn't want to ruin the moment. She had found satisfaction in the fact that she had simply gotten to have a conversation with Yun Woo.

There was a gentle breeze. It wasn't clear where it was coming from. Through it, she heard the sound of Juho's voice, ”I would like for you to manage my books exclusively.”

He felt her staring in his direction.

”Pardon?” she asked.

Juho answered with a smile, ”I would like to leave my book to you.”