Episode 130.
Siwoo and Kim Minjae sitting across from each other.
“Is there anything you would like to drink? This time, we have a lot of teas to suit your taste, such as coffee, black tea, Earl Grey, etc. We also have a lot of drinks.”
Seo-ah asked from the kitchen.
Then Kim Min-jae waved his hand and said.
“I’ll just have water. I’m sorry for coming all of a sudden, but I can’t be bothered.”
“No, it’s okay. You don’t have to worry about it.”
“No, if it’s just water, it’s fine.”
Kim Min-jae stubbornly refused.
Seo-ah turned her head as if she had no choice and asked Si-woo.
“brother is?”
“I want cola.”
Actually, Siwoo also liked the water.
But earlier, was it because of the ogre’s carbonated fart?
I really want to drink cola.
“Please wait.”
Seo-ah moved her body like that in the kitchen.
I could hear a rustling sound, which seemed to indicate that they were preparing some cookies for me.
Could it be because of that rustling sound?
Hehe.
Black Rock approached Seo-ah, wagging his tail.
Anyway, Black Stone was the one who loved eating the most in the world.
There is a reason why the monthly food cost is 60 million won.
anyway.
Siwoo and Kim Minjae sat across from each other and waited for Seoah.
For some reason, an awkward atmosphere flowed.
As expected, Kim Min-jae started to squirm.
And for a moment.
“I heard that Master Aurelian has returned to France.”
Kim Min-jae spoke first.
Siwoo nodded and answered.
“Yes. But you said you were coming back to Korea in two weeks….”
It’s been quite some time since Aurelian left.
“He will probably be back soon, either today or tomorrow.”
“okay.”
Kim Min-jae nodded slightly.
Soon, Seo-ah brought out water and cola along with various snacks.
Kim Min-jae stared blankly at the glass of water in front of him.
Then he turned his gaze back to Siwoo and spoke.
“So, do you know how French people dry their laundry?”
Seo-ah put down her glass of cola.
“……?”
Seo-ah tilted her head.
Suddenly, a French person had an expression on his face like, “Why are you asking me how to dry laundry?”
But Siwoo could tell.
Siwoo knew the true meaning of that question.
‘come.’
It was here.
Kim Min-jae’s signature gag.
I was wondering why I brought up the Aurelian story earlier.
It seemed like it was a build-up to leading to France.
Siwoo thought about the answer for a moment.
Then suddenly.
I smiled to myself at the thought that came to mind.
But he opened his mouth without showing any sign of it on the outside.
“Well, maybe….”
Just like that, casually.
“Shouldn’t we say Marseille~?”
He gave the answer.
Marseille, a city in France.
OK.
“……!!!!”
Kim Min-jae’s eyes were filled with astonishment.
He looked at Siwoo with an expression that said he couldn’t believe it.
Soon, Kim Min-jae spoke in a tone that suggested he had met a formidable opponent.
“Siwoo… you are a very smart and sensible person…”
“It was nothing.”
Siwoo waved his hand slightly as if it was too much praise.
But, not to be outdone, Kim Min-jae opened his mouth again.
“So, do you know what the weather is like in Italy right now?”
Are you going to try again?
Siwoo fell into thought once again.
and.
“hmm….”
This time, I couldn’t remember the answer.
Kim Min-jae spoke carefully.
“It’s very humid.”
“It’s humid?”
Siwoo tilted his head and asked.
I don’t know much about geography, but I knew that Italy had a Mediterranean climate.
And the Mediterranean climate is characterized by being warm and dry.
It was an environment that couldn’t be humid.
Siwoo couldn’t understand what Kim Minjae was saying.
Then, Kim Min-jae spoke as if he had won this time.
“It’ll be wet (spaghetti).”
At this, Kim Min-jae showed a very proud expression.
As if his senses haven’t died yet.
Kim Min-jae’s expression was filled with a sense of pride.
surely.
Siwoo said with an expression that said he had lost this time.
“I guess I’m still lacking in keeping up with Secretary Kim Min-jae’s sense.”
Thanks to this, we now have one more gag to use on Cleopatra.
Cleopatra likes this kind of joke.
Of course, I’m not sure if I’ll ever meet Cleopatra again.
“What are you talking about? Siwoo, you also have a great sense.”
Siwoo and Kim Minjae looked at each other and smiled.
And Seo-ah and Heuk-dol were watching the two of them.
“……”
Seo-ah looked as if she had lost all words in the world.
Black Rock was also blinking his eyes.
Seo-ah and Heuk-dol.
It seemed like time had stopped for the two of them.
anyway.
The awkward atmosphere must have eased.
“Why do you come to me?”
Siwoo got straight to the point.
“Ah, that’s it… .”
Kim Min-jae trailed off as if he was hesitating.
A moment of silence.
“Can you help Miss Chaerin?”
Kim Min-jae said something meaningful.
* * *
Kim Min-jae’s meaningful words.
For a moment, Siwoo was about to ask what it meant.
“Since she was little, Miss Chaerin has tried to shoulder everything on her own.”
Kim Min-jae was the first to bring up the related story.
The story that came out like that was Han Chae-rin’s past.
A story from when Han Chae-rin was young.
It wasn’t a detailed story.
“You grew up being attacked by many people from a young age.”
But it was an understandable story.
What kind of life has Han Chae-rin lived?
What have you been through so far?
Siwoo listened quietly to Kim Minjae’s story.
And so the long story ends.
“……”
Siwoo was speechless for a moment.
“Sister Chaerin….”
Seo-ah also looked surprised, covering her mouth with one hand.
The youngest granddaughter of the SH Group.
Pretty face, good personality.
Han Chae-rin, who has both genius talent and a solid background.
A perfect woman who makes you wonder if God created her to discriminate against humans.
A woman who has everything in the world.
But it wasn’t always like that.
Han Chae-rin’s past that I just heard from Kim Min-jae.
The reason Han Chae-rin became a robot without any emotions.
“You have this compulsion to be strong. You also think you have to be perfect. You think that only then will the people around you… not leave you.”
It seemed like it wasn’t because of Kim Min-jae’s gag.
My emotions had been gradually wearing away since I was a child.
More precisely, I grew up thinking that I shouldn’t express my emotions.
And the incident this time.
The incident where I was kidnapped by Moon Tae-beom without being able to resist at all.
“Are you saying that Chaerin has been practicing for over 20 hours now?”
“That’s right.”
Kim Min-jae nodded his head worriedly.
And it was certainly worrisome.
Because it was too much training.
No, that couldn’t be considered training.
Overwork.
It was nothing more than torturing one’s own body.
That’s why it doesn’t help growth at all.
Rather, it only ruined the body and hindered growth.
“hmm….”
Siwoo sat quietly lost in thought.
But it wasn’t that long.
The tuition fee must have doubled.
“Seo-ah, I’ll go see Chae-rin for a bit.”
Shouldn’t it be worth the money?
Siwoo slowly got up from his seat.
“Okay! Have a good trip! And when you get a chance, bring Chaerin to my house. I’ll make you something delicious!”
Seo-ah cheered on Si-woo with a fighting spirit.
Wow!
Black Rock also barked energetically as if cheering them on.
“Let’s go.”
Seeing Seo-ah and Heuk-dol off, Si-woo left the house with Kim Min-jae.
* * *
SH Hunter Guild building.
The training ground located on the lowest floor.
Wedge!
A lightning-like flash of light passed through the air.
However, Chaerin’s black hair, soaked with sweat, no longer fluttered.
“Haak…! Haak…!”
His breathing became rough and he was panting as if he would run out at any moment.
Drenched in sweat, my wet body felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
The grip holding the sword was torn and blood was seeping out.
But Chaerin didn’t stop.
Wedge, wedge!
He continued to swing his sword.
Keep going, keep going.
There was no magic contained in the sword he swung.
The Taegeuk (太極) that Siwoo had told me about was not there.
Wedge!
It was just a simple swing.
That is why this could not be considered training.
It was nothing more than physical torture.
Chaerin wasn’t unaware of that fact.
I knew that this was nothing more than simple overwork.
Wedge!
But Chaerin didn’t stop.
Because I had to do it like this.
Because I had to become stronger.
Because I had to be strong.
Only then. Only then.
“Haak…! Haak…!”
Because I was able to protect people.
Because he was able to keep people from leaving him.
Chaerin swung her sword without thinking.
The physical limitations had already been exceeded.
Only the mental power driven by compulsion was moving the body.
But everything in this world has an end.
Even the strongest spirit will eventually wear out and collapse.
Sway.
For a moment, Chaerin’s body tilted.
I tried to regain my balance in a hurry, but… .
“Ugh…!”
I couldn’t do that because of the dizzying feeling.
I felt dizzy and distant.
The vision gradually darkened.
The staggering body fell powerlessly to the floor.
That moment.
widely.
A hand wrapped around Chaerin’s shoulder.
Chaerin’s body, which was falling, was also leaning against something hard.
Blurry vision.
“Mr. Siwoo… .”
Chaerin lost consciousness with those words.
* * *
Young Chae-rin enjoyed living with her grandfather.
Actually, my grandfather was very scary.
Even when I spoke to him, there was no response.
He was very strict.
Young Chaerin was very scared of her grandfather.
But when I was next to my grandfather, people didn’t leave.
I was able to be with everyone.
If Chaerin is alone, everyone will leave.
Could it be that even bad things are scary because of the scary grandfather?
It seemed like that was the case.
Chaerin was able to learn by watching her grandfather.
You have to be afraid to protect people.
It must be so strong that it’s scary.
Chaerin enjoyed living with her grandfather.
But good things didn’t last forever.
‘From today onwards, we will live separately.’
My grandfather told me to live alone.
Chaerin wanted to continue living with her grandfather, but….
He said he would do that.
I couldn’t say no because I was still scared of my grandfather.
Instead, Minjae said to his grandfather.
‘Chairman. I dare to speak presumptuously, but the young lady is still young. She still needs protection─.’
‘There will be more attacks in the future.’
Grandfather spoke firmly.
‘Chaerin, as long as you are carrying on the SH Group’s bloodline, there will be countless threats in the future.’
Chaerin couldn’t understand what her grandfather was saying.
‘If you can’t overcome even this, you won’t be able to overcome anything in the future.’
I just understood that I had to overcome it.
All I could think about was that I had to become stronger.
He just thought that only then would people not leave him.
‘From today onwards, do not enter this mansion.’
So Chaerin was thrown into the world alone again.
At that time, Chae-rin was 13 years old.
It was when I didn’t know much about the world yet.
* * *
Flash.
Chaerin’s two eyes opened at the same time.
A familiar yet unfamiliar landscape appeared through my open eyes.
For a moment, I thought, “What is this?”
Chaerin could quickly tell where this place was.
A special room at SH Hospital.
Chaerin was lying on the special bed.
Right then.
“Are you awake?”
A familiar voice came from the side.
Chaerin slowly turned her head.
And then a man appeared.
“Mr. Siwoo?”
Siu.
Siwoo was lying in the bedroom next to Chaerin.
“Why is Siwoo here…?”
“I asked the hospital director, and he said it would work?”
Siwoo showed an expression that showed that he was surprised too.
Soon, Siwoo sat up and spoke to Chaerin.
“How are you, are you feeling okay?”
“…Ah yes.”
Chaerin nodded slightly.
And actually, it wasn’t okay.
My head felt like it had been hit by a hammer.
My overworked body ached as if it were going to break.
But he didn’t show it.
That’s why it shouldn’t have happened.
“thank god.”
Siwoo smiled slightly at Chaerin’s answer.
And for a moment.
“Then let’s start class right away.”
Siwoo slowly got up from his seat.
Chaerin tilted her head without realizing it.
“Class… right?”
class.
It’s not that I didn’t know what it meant.
Currently, Chae-rin is learning swordsmanship from Si-woo.
By lessons I meant teaching him the art of swordsmanship.
but.
“Now?”
“Yes. Since Chaerin said she’s feeling fine, I think we can start right away.”
Siwoo spoke as if nothing was wrong.
“By any chance, Ms. Chaerin, are you still feeling unwell? If you’re feeling unwell, you can postpone it until next time…”
“No, it’s okay.”
Chaerin answered as if she was cutting off Siwoo’s words.
Actually, I was really unwell.
I was never in a condition to take classes.
“Okay, let’s go straight to class.”
But I had no intention of lying around leisurely.
I had absolutely no intention of taking a break.
Chaerin knew it herself.
He knew all too well that he had outstanding talent.
It wasn’t my intention to be proud.
Rather, I know that talent well, so I don’t want to let it go to waste.
Even if it is an excellent rough diamond, in the end it is just a rough diamond.
It takes a lot of effort to turn that raw stone into a gem.
I had to constantly pickle it.
You have to keep hammering.
Only then could the raw stone become a shining jewel.
So now.
“I am ready.”
Han Chae-rin forced herself to get up.
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