Chapter 118 – Chapter 118

Jegal Seong-hoon, the current number one host and probably the only person wearing glasses in this host bar, was a person who had been uncomfortable in many ways since the old days.

He glanced around, including me, and said.

“Don’t be a nuisance to the people around you and follow me.”
“Yes, brother…”

I had to quietly follow Jegal Seonghun. Hosts, including Nomaeguk, followed suit.
As we went out through the back door, Jegal Seong-hoon slammed the door shut.

“You’re still a child, Kim Hyun-woo.”
“Oh, what else?”

As I grumbled mischievously, the pig next to Jegal Seong-hun… No, Kang Man-gyu, the fourth-place host, responded.

“That’s what it means to be a child, kid. At least the host… Even if you returned to Valentia, shouldn’t you have come to say hello to us?”
“What did I do well to show my face?”

I know the truth.
Maybe this time, what Jegal Seong-hun and Kang Man-gyu said is all right.

The reason I had a bad relationship with them in the first place was not because they were wrong, but because I was wrong. It’s not a bit like the case of nomaeguk.
At least Jegal Seong-hun and Kang Man-gyu.
It was the same with these people who, like me, were once at the top of the host nomination rate and revenue. While I was ranked #1 in nomination rate and #1 in revenue, at some point I became too arrogant and my personality got worse, and I gradually distanced myself.

At the end, I almost didn’t say a word, so I figured he’d hate me for sure.

“Puhehe, but it seems like you’ve become more grown up than before. I didn’t really believe it when the store manager and Maeguk told me that you looked a bit different.”
“That’s right. I didn’t think that skinny, cocky bastard’s personality would change just because I hadn’t seen him in a few months.”
“I guess it wasn’t like this before?”
“Ah, this bastard used to just kill me. Because he was just an ignorant kid. So I thought I should step on it properly and make it come to my senses, but well, it was already done… What does that feel like?”

As I watched the four of them casually say things that seemed to make me feel comfortable, I only licked my lips a little.
In a way, that might be a real adult.

“What are you doing, are you still uncomfortable?”

Seonghun Jegal sighs and takes out a cigarette from the cigarette pack and hands it to me.

「Chick, Chiik!」

Others, as if they had been waiting, lit a cigarette with one hand covering the wind.
Seeing this, I shook my hand.

“Ah, I’m not really in the mood right now.”
“Hmm, is that so?”

At my words, Jegal Seonghun immediately took up his cigarette, but after looking at me for a while, he casually reached out and extinguished the others’ cigarettes with his thumb and forefinger.

“Eh? Sung Hoon hyung, why are you like this all of a sudden?”

You may be offended by Jegal Seong-hoon’s sudden behavior, but for the people here, a cigarette was no different from money.
Above all, I know.
What a great and decent human being Jegal Seong-hun is.
No, in the first place, this person was a person who passed Seoul National University and maintained a grade point average of over 4.0 until the third year, and then turned to host.

[Incredible.]

Good hair, good face, good personality…
Aside from that, many women liked Jegal Seong-hun because he was a person who couldn’t do anything.

Tuk-tuk, said Jegal Seong-hun, who casually brushed off the cigarette ash from his index finger and thumb, rubbing his hand on a nearby wall.

“You bastard, you quit smoking.”
“Eh?”
“Done. Well, it’s not like you’ll die if you don’t smoke a cigarette, and it won’t be a problem if you don’t smoke and don’t talk.”

In response, Nomaeguk complained.

“Ah, I was having a hard time falling behind, so I wanted to smoke a cigarette.”
“Then why don’t you go over there and smoke?”
“I hate that.”
“Nothing else, but how hard it is to quit smoking, I don’t know if you’re a junkie who drinks too much alcohol.”
“Ah, admit it…”

Everyone nodded, including me.
One of the really scary and difficult things about quitting smoking is that even if you quit smoking for a long time, it sometimes comes to mind frighteningly loudly when you say that you only drank alcohol.
Then, if you accidentally bite a cigarette in your mouth, all the efforts you have made to quit smoking will turn into Buddha Amitabha.

“Ha, this bastard quits smoking. He’s a worse idiot than us.”
“Quitting smoking is great, sir. Even if I shudder to quit smoking, I won’t be able to quit.”

Even the gangsters I saw for the first time applauded as if they were amazing.

“By the way, that’s sick… Congratulations on getting better It’s good, I was worried about what would happen if it didn’t get better.”
“Thank you, bro.”

It’s still there, this guy.

“I was a little disappointed, Hyeonu. Like Man-gyu said earlier, I honestly thought that if I returned to Valentia, my face would shine at least once.”
“There were things that made me uncomfortable, and there were things I had to do… Apparently, I did a lot of things wrong with my hyungs.”
“But you said you apologized to the store manager and loyalty?”
“I wonder why…”
Haha!”

Jegal Seonghun laughed as he slapped my back.
In a way, he was also a person who was like my teacher. When I first entered the host bar, it was this person who was holding the number one spot.
It’s because I clung to this person and stole many things like a real copycat.

Seonghun Jegal taught me how to study according to a woman’s taste and how to study and memorize an English proverb every day.

‘I did, but considering how I said I was better than this person, how would I face him?’

Still, I was thinking of meeting you, so I came to see you, even on a day like today.
In the end, I thought it would be uncomfortable, so I came late.

“Still, a lot has changed, our Hyeonu. Seeing that you’ve grown so much makes me feel so fresh. I also wonder if it is time for me to retire.”
“Did you do it, you must have made enough money.”
“That’s right. I’m still thinking about switching to coins or stocks. Like you said, hyung is old now, and he’s done enough.”

Seonghun Jegal said.

“I don’t know if someone else would be uncomfortable or have ill feelings toward you, but I didn’t really have that big of a deal. Because being like that with you has nothing to gain from me.”
“…”
“If, on the contrary, he recovered from his illness and returned to Valentia with confidence. Ah, this bastard is going to come up again like a bad boy… I was looking forward to it while thinking about it. You worked hard like a crazy person. It’s nothing else, it’s a host.”
“Originally, I’m the type to sell like crazy when I’m obsessed with one. In particular, I must say that I can’t stand losing.”
“Really, I give wake-up calls to all my customers, go to pick-up every time, and sometimes I have the concept of a man with a car. I was amazed to see all the hard work put in. By the way…”

Seonghun Jegal looked at me compared to other hosts.

“You don’t seem to have any attachments to the host now, do you?”

I nodded.

“Yes…”
“Have you found something like that that you can dig into more than the host?”
“Yes, I found it.”
“Yeah, what then… That’s it. Still, if that’s the case, why not contact me first when you hear about Valentia Day from the store manager?”
“…”
“If I did, I could earn a decent amount today and graduate.”

I clapped a small applause in my heart.

‘I didn’t think of that.’

I should have just worked hard and graduated from the hosting industry with honor.

“…”

Seeing me quietly shut up, Nomaeguk giggles and laughs nastyly. I really don’t know why that kid is so nasty.
Even though I knew it wasn’t because of any particular malice, my fist almost came out at the moment.

“We prepared for today day and night for a real week.”
“It seems so. The clothes, the style, and at a glance, you even prepared a choreography and a song, right?”
“Uh, if you did it too, I think it would have been done with only 5 people.”
“Ah, if it was like that, I don’t think I would have been able to tell you anyway.”
“Okay?”
“Yeah, I didn’t have time.”
“Oh, is that so? Haha.”

Seonghun Jegal kept laughing while looking at me about what was so good. Oh, this brother is really uncomfortable. It was uncomfortable in a different sense from the strict Ahn Ki-pyo every time.
It’s not like I’m laughing all the time.

“Hyunwoo, hyung said something before. Just because you’re a host doesn’t mean you can’t loose your strength.”
“I know, I know. If you don’t know anything else, don’t insult the customer.”
“A bastard like that, you don’t even have a rehearsal and show your face on Valentia Day today? Just in case, I’ll tell you in advance, today’s stage. If you’re not confident, go home now.”
“I have myself, myself. The problem is that I practiced this before, so I thought it would overlap. I’m just a little sorry for the bastard who overlaps with me.”
“What have you prepared?”
“A song.”
“What song?”
“Proposal of marriage.”

Hearing my words, Jegal Seonghun let out a small sigh.

“Don’t you want to change? With you, it overlaps with 4 people. Even those newbies who don’t listen to me very well.”

Crazy, overlap that much?
I don’t know if I’m lucky today.

“Oh, I can’t change it. It’s not that I can’t change it, I can’t change it. As the real hyung said, that’s the only thing that doesn’t insult customers. No, why do crazy babies sing when they sing when they’re wedding or proposals? “
“It must be for the same reasons as you.”
“Aha…”

[That’s right. You speak well, this person.]

“Oh, I don’t know. I do not know. I’ll sing in moderation, and then I’ll lose sight of it.”
“Yeah, it’s hard for me to give partial support as I’m the number one host here, but I hope you do well if I cheer for you. It’s because I’ve been with you the longest out of all the kids I know.”
“Thank you for your support. Don’t worry, I’ll be number one among those who sing that song.”

To be honest, there are songs that really suit each of us and that we personally sing well.
One of them was this song.
Even before I got the blessing, I was confident that I would be nominated by at least 5 women today with this song. Even more blessed, considering that it was strengthened to intermediate level not too long ago, I thought about forcing myself to do it moderately.

‘There are 4 cubs that overlap with me, including me?’

You all followed
All the overlapping people are at fault, so only the strong survive in this case. And I’ve always been the kind of person who would rather die than lose in a fight like this.

[Looking at this, it seems like a perfect match with Seonwoo Yerang.]

That noona also feels a little like that when I see her playing games.
Who has to win the intense game, even if it means destroying the whole house?
Anyway, I could tell just by hearing these words that Jegal Seonghun was a good person.

“Hyunwoo, let me say one last thing. Anyway, I don’t think I’ll be able to see your face again after today.”
“Tell me, brother. To be honest, I have never lost money by listening to you.”

Seonghun Jegal said.

“If you don’t have any lingering attachments to the host and find something more interesting than the host… Think of graduating soon. If you ever need money, my brother can lend you some without interest. Or you could just pay for college tuition.”
Haha…”
“Yes?”
“No, at this point, what is it? I feel like I’m reading a good person by saying quit the host.”

Ahn Ki-pyo and Park Eui-ri are the same.
If you want to be a bit of a good person, that’s all the story.

I nodded.

“I’m still waiting for the angle to quit.”

Like the business card I received yesterday, I could have quit even this month if a more stable puzzle was completed.
Because the number one priority for me right now has always been my daughters.

“Okay, be good.”
“Did you do well?”
“Hey, I’m rooting for you. It’s the first time I’ve seen it today, but seeing Sung-hoon talk like that, he’s not a bad kid. Cheer up.”
“Hyunwoo, it’s nice to see that you seem to have a better personality than before. Go for it, hyungs. When you go inside, act like you’re fucking scolded.”

Kik, thump!
I nodded my head slightly as I watched people leave the door closed casually.

“As expected, successful people are fundamentally different from pups like hyenas.”

Following Kang Man-gyu’s advice, I went inside about three minutes later with a frown on my face. Then, the guys who had only been looking for a chance to fight with me at first just smiled and said, “Okay, that’s right,” And didn’t pick a fight directly.

Perhaps, they think that Jegal Seong-hun would nag him loudly as the representative.
Thanks to that, I didn’t have to waste my energy.

“Come on, get ready to welcome the guests! After I earn a lot of money by working hard today, I will give you another hard break!”

And after a while, the event began in earnest.