“Oh, it’s already this late.”
As the article used the Major League as an example, when there is no baseball game (battle), the players (articles) are idle.
If there was a war, a rebellion, or support for an ally, then it would be different, but otherwise, they didn’t do anything.
If there is one thing they must do, it would be to improve their skills so that they can prepare for any emergency.
So, for them, the act of going to work itself was nothing more than a show, a kind of performance to show their loyalty to the king.
What does this mean?
“I’m leaving work.”
“already?”
“I have something to do.”
“… Ah, we’re going to a construction site.”
“That’s right, well. Unlike nobles who have plenty of money and time, commoners who don’t have money have to work two jobs, right?”
“haha….”
The only difference between the Knights and the Major Leagues is that their pay is slightly higher than that of regular soldiers.
In the first place, if those with strong military power wanted to make money, they could have made more money by becoming mercenaries, but the type of knight who joined to gain ‘honor’ and ‘authority’ instead of money was the type of person.
Even the monthly salary was only enough to maintain dignity, so it was truly insufficient for the common people.
but.
“You’re not really going to the construction site for the money.”
“It’s a mistake.”
He turned and walked away, and I waved my hand roughly in return for his greeting.
“…a guy who can make as much money as he wants.”
Jake shrugged, muttering something he couldn’t bring himself to say out loud.
at that time.
“-Where are you going, Senior Lee Han?”
“huh?”
The new knight, Jorde, who had just been defeated by Lee Han, approached him and said hello.
“Hello, Sir Farmen. Sorry, I have to walk first.”
“Hmm.”
Maybe it’s because I’ve become accustomed to speaking informally to Lee Han-man, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen such etiquette.
Especially in the 3rd Division, where many people from Hanmihan families gathered.
“…Can you just speak comfortably? It’s embarrassing to be so polite.”
“but….”
“Okay. And the alarm squad, just call me senior like this guy. I think that would be better for me.”
“Oh, I understand, Senior Jake.”
“Whew, it’s easier to listen now.”
“… … .”
“Haha, that’s because you’re too attached to Lee Han.”
Jake Farman made an excuse that wasn’t an excuse, and Jordan laughed awkwardly and went along with his excuse.
However, he still seemed to care about Lee Han, as he looked in the direction he had disappeared to, and his hands seemed to be trembling.
Jake’s eyes lit up as he watched this.
“Wow, your competitive spirit hasn’t died at all.”
“… Even if you can’t overcome it now, isn’t it okay to be determined to overcome it later? Of course, I’m not saying that we’ll spar like we did just now. I’ve already been so helpless, so I just wanted to have a little conversation.”
“… There are cases like this too.”
It’s a rare case. It’s the case that a nobleman shows interest in Lee Han.
Was today’s sparring that impressive?
‘Not bad.’
Personally, I always felt bad that the guy I considered a friend only had enemies, so I should be happy that I have a junior who follows me.
Jake was kind to his junior who was willing to get close to Lee Han.
“This guy went to work a side job. He said it was a double job.”
“Are you talking about a side job? … You don’t have any sponsors?”
Jordan tilted his head with an expression that said he had heard a strange story.
Even though he was of commoner origin, Lee Han was a knight.
It is also a member of the Silver Lions, a knight order directly under the royal family and the strongest in the kingdom.
A person like this would clearly be a top investment target for merchants and someone they would want to do business with.
Even though Jordan was of Korean descent and had no real wealth, he had signed a sponsorship contract with a certain merchant.
Signing a contract does not mean that you will be helped by force, but it is more like a formality that allows you to sell your name, but this is also an important point for merchants.
Anyway, there are so many people who promise to support Baek Eun Sa Ja members, but it’s ridiculous for a knight like that to run a side job because he doesn’t have money.
… it was a bizarre case.
“Yes, that’s normal.”
Jake also didn’t hesitate to nod his head, saying that he understood Jordan’s reaction.
And he was a good senior who could answer his juniors’ questions.
“That guy doesn’t accept sponsorship on purpose. Even though there are many merchants who want to sign a contract.”
“Is there such a case?”
“That’s what he said. What did he say? ‘If you accept a sponsorship contract, you’ll feel uneasy when you retire later’ – was that what he said?”
“… … ?”
“Haha, don’t get it. That’s normal.”
It was natural that there would be dishonorable discharges from the honorable Knights of the Silver Lion, but no retirees.
But since I want to retire, I won’t take anything.
anyhow.
‘Is it sincere or peculiar, I wonder.’
Even though I’ve known him for quite some time, I still can’t help but think he’s someone I can’t understand.
* * *
Lee Han picked up an axe.
Kwajik!
He struck the tree accurately, cutting through the cool wind, and cracks had already formed in the log.
Even for skilled workers, it was a log that needed several nails larger than a sledgehammer to be split cleanly, but Lee Han felled the log with just one axe.
“Wow, as expected from Lee Han hyung.”
“It’s neat.”
“I still want that skill. How come you didn’t become a soldier and just came over here?”
When he worked at the logging company here, Lee Han changed his name to ‘Lee Han’ and his main occupation was listed as soldier, not engineer.
If you call yourself a journalist for nothing, things will only get worse, so Lee Han used a trick of his own.
But even if he used tricks, he worked really hard and was considered an ace among the lumberjacks.
“I’m not quitting my job. And stop talking and just do your work. What’s the big deal, man?”
“You punk. It would be less tiring if you could at least talk while doing this kind of work.”
“Of course, I don’t know much because I’m still young.”
“You too, have a drink!”
“…it’s okay.”
If there is one thing that is similar in any work place, it is that there are many cases where people work under the influence of alcohol.
I wondered what he would do if an accident happened, but Lee Han did not act stubbornly.
If they get hurt anyway, it’s their responsibility, not mine, right?
Lee Han just did his work silently and had to listen to the young man say that his life was boring.
but.
‘What’s not fun?’
If there’s one thing I’d like to deny, it’s that Lee Han works as a side job chopping wood, but he finds this work very appealing.
‘My muscles are really pulling, this is it.’
In a way, it’s natural.
Among the many things you could do, why did you choose to become a lumberjack?
Wasn’t it because you were looking for a job that would give you good training while also making money that you found it?
In that sense, logging was a really good thing.
WHACK!
Every time you chop wood, you stimulate the muscles in your entire body, starting with your back.
Of course, the latissimus dorsi and erector spinae muscles are used, but there are no muscles that are not used, including the fine muscles, arms, fingers, etc.
As I pondered over how shock is absorbed and released when muscles tremble and strength is used, it was such an interesting and fun time that I didn’t even realize how quickly time passed.
‘And this is also a skill.’
In particular, chopping was not a tool that could be used well simply by applying brute force; it was a tool that required a high level of skill.
It’s like when you first try hammering a nail, you realize that it’s not easy.
You will learn that chopping wood is not easy, and that it requires a fairly delicate and neat posture, skills, experience, and other know-how.
So one of the things I think about sometimes is the idea that what if I could use a sword as an axe?
‘Is this what you call wisdom in life?’
Lee Han felt a mysterious and indescribable sense of wonder as he was getting good training through the task of dismantling trees, and as if he was becoming the master he had seen on TV in his past life.
‘The me of my past life and this life are so different.’
In his previous life, he wasn’t that passionate about anything, nor did he feel much joy in moving his body.
‘Life circumstances really do make a difference to people.’
In his previous life, Lee Han lost his parents at an early age and was raised by his grandfather.
Because he was a child without parents, he was often bullied by his peers and was always timid, so he became a timid and quiet child. However, after his grandfather left him during his high school years, he immediately decided to become a soldier in order to live on his own.
I went the non-commissioned officer route, but there was no particular reason why I became a soldier.
He had no money and no ability, so there were only a few things he could do. Of all the things he could do with persistence and effort, being a soldier seemed like the most likely thing to do, so he became a soldier.
Of course, I regretted it after less than a year of serving in the military and seeing all the dirty things, but what can I do?
You have to be picky to eat and live.
Then, he got involved in an incident while on vacation and died. I guess he would have died from overwork and stress even if he hadn’t gotten involved in the incident.
In that sense, my current life was dirty at first, but now it is rewarding in its own way.
Although he still belongs to the Knights Templar, he is loyal and lives without caring about what others think.
Maybe it’s because I’m sad about the life I ended up living in my past life where I only cared about what other people thought, but I think I might have a twisted tendency somewhere.
‘But considering that he was a soldier in his past life and is still a soldier now, he really has a strange life.’
Lee Han was suddenly about to burst into laughter while comparing the past to the present.
Sniff sniff.
“huh?”
I smelled a high-quality perfume that I wouldn’t have been able to smell in a place filled with the smell of sweat.
And unfortunately, Lee Han remembers the owner of that perfume’s scent.
“…Here we go again.”
It seemed like a ‘real friend’ who was just as bad as the captain and whom I didn’t want to meet had come to visit me.
