—You're on your way home, aren't you?

"Yes~"

This is the Chuseok trip home, heading for Sokcho. Morning classes let out early and we set off at once, but there are so many cars on the road that the traffic is badly backed up.

Even a jam like this is one of the pleasures you only get to taste at a holiday.

I paid out a fat bonus to everybody at Cheonmu, at the resort and at H.R.

I sent a modest gift to Jiung too, who will be spending Chuseok with just his grandmother.

A premium hanwoo set, and daily necessities for the Chuseok days.

I made my respects to Attorney Kim Gyeongmin's team at Jo and Jang as well, and did not stint.

—I want to eat songpyeon. And yukjeon, and all the good kinds of jeon……

"Have you had them?"

—No. I've only seen them in Korean dramas and films. Which makes me all the more curious about the taste.

"If the chance comes next time, I'll invite you."

—Really?

"Yes."

—Thank you. I have a Chuseok present ready for Bear, who always has such a large heart. I'm worried about whether you'll like it~

"There's a present? Now this…… I'm very curious."

I can roughly guess. Isabella is a cleverer woman than anybody else.

Today most companies in Korea are closed or running shortened hours.

DM Group is naturally no different.

—Right now the three big rating agencies will be moving.

"Really?"

—Heh heh. I put in a little effort for Bear~

The good news split my mouth into a grin before I knew it.

"How?"

—It's nothing special~

It does not sound like nothing to me.

Who else could move the three big foreign rating agencies!

—All I did was show them the sort of material those people would want to look at, through a route I had opened.

"DMC's financial material?"

—Bingo.

Isabella's laugh came through bright.

—The borrowing burden that grew after the overseas acquisitions, profitability crawling along the floor, the size and the quality of the content investments scheduled ahead, and interest…