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"Well then, I'll be out, Mirae. Enjoy your day off." Seha said as he was getting his shoes on.

"Mmm. See you later, Seha." Mirae replied.

Soon, Seha left the front door and headed off for school, leaving Mirae alone in the house. As she was alone in the house, she had no idea what to do at the moment. However, that question in her head was gone as she saw the plates on the table. "Maybe I should start cleaning up the table now. Wouldn't want to leave it a mess when Seha returns."

Mirae then grabbed the dirty plates and cups and put them into the sink. As she did, she turned on the faucet and started cleaning the dishes. Soon, she was done with them and placed them on a drying rack. "Alright. Now that the dishes are done…maybe I should get back to reading then…"

The Closer then went back to her room and grabbed one of the books she borrowed from the library. As she did, she then laid down on the bed and began to read. "So that's what happens next…" she thought as she read through a page.

Time passed, and she was done with the book. "Wow. That ending was unexpected. I did not expect the main character to have that kind of secret…" she thought as she put the book aside. As she did, she then looked at the ceiling before the window nearby. "So this is what a day off is like…it's so peaceful. No dimensional monsters…everything is so quiet…if only this sort of peace would happen every day…especially with Seha…"

For a moment, Mirae did nothing but look at the ceiling before an idea came into her head. "Maybe I could go out for a bit."

She then got dressed and went out of the house for a walk.

(Meanwhile…)

"I wonder how Mirae is doing…" Seha thought to himself as he gazed out of the window on his seat. However, his gazing was cut short as he felt someone tapping his shoulder. As he turned around, he was greeted by Sylvi. "Oh. Hey Sylvi."

"You've been staring at the window for a while, Seha. Is there something on your mind? Or did you stay up playing video games again?" she scolded.

"Well yes. It's Mirae. She has a day off today, and well…I'm a little worried about her. And for the record, I did not stay up last night playing video games."

For a moment, Sylvi was a bit surprised at Seha's answer but still continued the conversation. "I see. I suppose you're worried that something might happen to her? Like what happened a few days ago?" she asked to which he replied with a nod. Sylvi let out a sigh before comforting him. "Relax. I'm sure she can handle herself. Plus, she has her teammates' contacts on her phone, so she can call them if she needs help." she said with assurance. "Anyways, you need to focus. History class is coming up soon." she replied.

"Yeah."

Sylvi then returned to her desk. "Huh. Seha not staying up playing video games for once…that's something new to hear from him. And the way he's acting…is this because of Mirae? If so, then what did she do?" she thought with astonishment.


Mirae walked through the streets of Gangnam with a face of curiosity. Everywhere she went, she saw buildings of different designs and colors, and each of them had different varieties of purpose. Eventually, she got tired and sat down on a nearby bench. "Wow. I traveled a lot today…" she thought to herself as she looked at the sky. As she continued to gaze at her surroundings, it was then she noticed a nearby vendor selling something, and it made her curious.

She then got out of the bench and upon getting closer, saw that the vendor was selling hot dogs. "Hot dogs? What are they? I have seen them before in Busan, but haven't tried them before…" she thought to herself before her stomach started to growl. "Hm...it wouldn't hurt to try it, considering that I'm hungry at the moment."

Soon, she went up towards the vendor herself. As she arrived, she was greeted by the vendor. "Ah, young miss! Which hot dog do you want?" he asked.

"Hm…I'll take the original hot dog." Mirae replied.

"As you wish." The vendor then went towards his grill and began cooking. After a few minutes, he was done. "Here."

Mirae then gave the vendor the money to which the vendor gave her the hot dog in return. Then she went back to the bench she was sitting on earlier, hot dog in hand. "Now then. I wonder how this will taste…" she thought as she took in a bite. As she did, her eyes widened upon tasting many flavors and textures from the hot dog. "Delicious…"

Soon, Mirae was finished with her hot dog and she threw the wrappers at a nearby trash can. "Now then, I wonder what I should do next…" she thought. As she was in her thoughts, it was then she felt something touch her foot. "Hm? A ball?" she thought as she picked it up.

"Hey! Can you give that to us?"

Upon hearing the voice, Mirae turned around to see a kid in the distance who was waving his hand. Mirae then went over to the kid and handed him the ball. "Thank you!" the kid said.

"No problem." she said before she looked at the field in front of them, which consists of other kids and goal posts. "What are you playing?"

"Soccer."

"Soccer? What is that?"

"You don't know what soccer is?" the kid asked, which Mirae nodded sideways in reply. "It's simple, there are two teams and the goal is to kick the ball into the other team's goal. The team that has the highest points wins!"

"I see. How do you score a goal? With your hands?"

"No. With feet. However, the goalie gets to use his hands."

"I see…do you mind if I join?"

"Hm...okay! Come with me!" he said as he went towards the field with Mirae following him. Then after a few discussions with the other kids along with more rules explaining, Mirae was allowed on one of the teams.

Soon, the game started. As the ball was passed between the kids and Mirae, Mirae felt a sense of rush and excitement from kicking the ball around the other players. "So this is what soccer is like…amazing." she thought as she had the ball at her feet. Immediately, she kicked the ball into the other team's goal, to which she scored. As her team cheered, she felt a sense of accomplishment.

And the match resumed…

(Later…)

"That was fun. I never knew kicking the ball like that would be like that…maybe I could show it to Seha later…" Mirae thought to herself as she was walking down the street. As she continued to walk, it was then she came across a certain location that she did not expect to see.

Han High School. The high school Seha goes to.

For a moment, Mirae was a little shocked that after all of the walking she did, she somehow ended up at Seha's high school by pure coincidence. "This is…the high school Seha mentions sometimes…"

As she looked at the time on her phone, she saw that it was almost time for Seha's classes to end. "Maybe I could wait around here…"

And then, Mirae waited around the school's gates…


"Man. Today's lessons were exhausting…now then, I wonder what I should make for dinner tonight…" Seha thought as he was getting ready to leave.

However, when Seha walked out of the entrance of the building, he saw Sylvi and Yuri, who were standing still at the entrance. "Hm? What's wrong?"

"That." Yuri said as she pointed at something.

Seha then looked at what Yuri was pointing at, which was a large group of students gathered around something. However, upon squinting his eyes, his eyes widened upon who was the subject the group of students were gathering around.

It was Mirae, who was waiting by the wall, and her face was one of slight nervousness as she was being pestered with multiple questions, gazes, and compliments from students.

For a moment, Seha was speechless before noticing the look of distress on Mirae's face. He let out a small sigh, knowing his next decision would make him the center of attention and rumors for a while, but he was not going to let Mirae get bombarded with a bunch of stuff from other students. "Mirae?" he called out as he was walking towards the crowd.

Upon hearing Seha's voice, Mirae moved between the crowd towards Seha's side. "Seha." she said with a sigh of relief.

"Mirae. What are you doing here? In fact, how did you get here?"

"Well, I was enjoying my day off around Gangnam, and I happened to arrive here by coincidence. In addition to that, it was around the time classes were nearly over for you, so I just waited around."

"Is that so…well, I'm glad that you're okay at least. Now then…want to go home?"

"Yeah."

Seha and Mirae then walked towards the school gates while the group of students were completely shocked with what just happened. For a short while, they did not say anything until one student broke the silence.

"Hey! What's your connection with him?!" the student asked.

Mirae stopped for a moment and let out a small sigh before turning to the crowd. "We're both Closers, and I'm living with him." she said as she began to walk away with Seha.

At that moment, the group of students dropped their mouths in shock. Meanwhile, Sylvi and Yuri were surprised at Mirae's answer. "Wow. That was daring. I did not expect that from her." Yuri said with a small blush on her face.

"Me neither." Sylvi said in agreement.