Chapter 5 – Episode 5

Hey wait a minute
What did I just say out of my mouth?

[It’s cool, so he said to hit me until I feel better, because it’s okay to die.]

What!
I didn’t say that much, bitch.

No, rather than that, look at Park Eui-ri’s fist. Park Eui-ri’s fist, which caught my eye without realizing it, was a murder weapon itself.
What kind of fist is the size of a watermelon.
Even if I get hit by that fist, I’m sure I’ll lose consciousness right away and be taken to the hospital.
Did you really want to die and pretended to?

‘I must have gone out of my mind for a moment.’

I seriously thought about it 10 million times in my head, wondering if I could turn it around even now, but on the other hand, I also thought of this.

‘Ah, are you really going to hit me?’

We’re not like hot-blooded teenagers who aren’t afraid of anything.
How scary is the law in Korea.
They were adults who knew how much money they could pay for a light fist fight.

However, I was thinking something wrong.
That a rational person like that wouldn’t have done the job of guarding the main gate of the host bar in the first place.

“Bite this tight. It’s cool with just one, so I’ll clear it up for you.”
“To…?”

A completely unexpected line came out, and before I could panic, a watermelon-like fist flew in front of my eyes.
Fuck!

“Ke-heo-eok!”

A scream came out of my mouth.

I was worried and in pain at the same time, wondering if my eyeballs were crushed, and at the same time, I almost screamed out loud because the blood was rushing to my head, but I was the one who told you to hit me first , so I couldn’t bear to say anything.

‘I’m not a crazy bastard.’

I was swallowing curses in my heart, but Park Eui-ri reached out to me first and asked.

“Are you okay? If you think your teeth are out, tell me.”

Fuck, what kind of bottle and medicine are you giving?
He beats me up and asks me if I’m okay.

“Huh, it’s cool.”
“…”
“You bastard, don’t you know how fucked up we are every time you make some money and ignore us when you’re young?”
“…”
“Some of them were taken to the hospital after being stabbed instead by a woman who came with a knife because of a host like you. Know?”
“That, I didn’t know.”

I didn’t even dream that such a thing would happen, so I went into even a little bit of anger.
Most of all, I was hit by that watermelon-like fist, but it didn’t hurt as much as I thought.

Judging from the sharp pain that came over me, at most, the eyes were bruised? It wasn’t that I didn’t have any toughness at all, but was it this much?

“Anyway, it was settled a little while ago. I’ll direct you to the store manager. He must be throwing darts in front of the counter right now.”

… It’s cool, though.

Park Eui-ri really helped me up with one punch, as if he had forgiven everything that had happened up to this point.
Looking at it, it feels very cheap to punch a fist.

“Are you really satisfied with what you did?”
“Then, will you hit me one more time?”

Seeing Park Eui-ri swinging her watermelon-like fist, I quickly waved my hand.

“That’s not it…”

I was scratching my cheeks for no reason, but I remembered what I said to Miho today.

“I’m going to apologize first.”

Children were not the only mirrors of adults.
In a way, even adults could learn one or two things from watching children. While giving correct teachings, he also looks back at himself…

“I-I’m sorry.”

Park Eui-ri, who had been walking quietly in the lead at my words, flinched and stopped.

“And thank you.”

At the very least, I wondered how much the doorkeeper would say, but that wasn’t necessarily the case with human relationships.
Regardless of rank or position, it was more powerful than I thought when someone I saw regularly said a word.
If I had gone to the store manager without any countermeasures, the manager might have said something to me and would not have listened to it out of pride.
However, with Park Eui-ri’s help, the probability rose exponentially.

‘Thank you…’

If it was me in the past, would I have said thank you so innocently?
Perhaps, no.

“Hey, have you changed?”
“… After experiencing Hell once, wouldn’t it be more strange that it didn’t change?”
“That too, but…”

Park Eui-ri scratches his cheek.
Well, I did just that.

Even I think it’s because I’m a little awkward like this.

‘It’s not because I went through hell.’

It’s Miho.
Meeting him changed me.

“Where?”

When I recalled Miho’s face, I unknowingly ate and laughed.
It’s funny because it’s so fucking ridiculous.

‘It’s ridiculous.’

How long have I been hanging out with him?
A few hours at most.

But what if it’s true? What would you do if you found out about him?

The time required for a person to change could sometimes be fleeting.

“Huh, to be honest.”

Scratch scratch.
Park Eui-ri said.

“I couldn’t completely brush it off. Deep down, I thought he was a bit of an unlucky guy. ‘Cause you still have a good face Even if it gave me a bruise in my eye.”
“Ah, you’re bruised too.”
“By the way, I really brushed it off with a single word a while ago. I’ll try to tell the store manager the best I can. Wait here for a moment If you look at the face first, the manager won’t be able to say anything good, even if it’s because he’s shy.”
“Ah yes. Thank… Do.”

After saying that, looking at Park Eui-ri’s back as she strode away, I felt something strange. Something touching that I’ve never felt in my life at this age?
It’s like a tickle that doesn’t suit me at all.

「Tongue. Are you coming soon?”

Even in the middle of this, Miho comes to mind.
It really pierced me like poison.

“I’ll finish the story well, buy some chicken quickly, and go back, so wait. It’s this little pig.”

I smiled broadly and quietly waited for Park Eui-ri to return.
In my head, thinking about what kind of chicken to buy.

You will like it.
How will you react if you eat chicken?

* * *

“Widely! Percussion!」

Darts thrown quickly are all stuck in the center. In front of him, the store manager in a stylish suit was checking his score with his with a cigarette in his mouth.

“Puh.”

One last dart.

「Kikkik, Tak!」

At the same time as the door opened, one dart went wide. Seeing this, the store manager let out a small sigh.
Ki-pyo Ahn, manager of Valentia Host Bar.

I think it has been running well for a very long time. But time passes, just like the store manager himself is getting older.
Even popular hosts age.
There was a limit to enduring through age, through personal connections, and through affection.

Wealthy women continue to want tasty men, and supplying them is not an easy task in today’s world.

“Whoa.”

Still, the popularity of Valentia Host Bar was quite good. But she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was creaking.
Feeling a bit precarious?
I felt like I was driving a large ship going through a storm. Even if you turn the direction keys a little incorrectly, you will hit the bedrock and sink…

‘In that sense, it was a little better when Hyeonu was around.’

The greedy bastard had a handsome face, but there was something about him that stimulated women’s maternal instincts because he was endowed with a mischievous feeling.
However, there were times when he crossed the line with his childlike side his or made mistakes and caused trouble for those around him.
Furthermore, after his erectile dysfunction his, his personality his got worse and he became a guy who couldn’t be used at all, so he kicked him out himself.
By the way…

“I have something to tell you, manager.”
“I’ll listen to everything except that you are quitting your job.”
“Hyeonu came to visit. Shall we talk?”
“…”

「Oops!」

Ki-pyo Ahn, who was pulling a dart out of the dart board, looked at Eui-ri Park with a puzzled face.

“Did you eat something wrong?”
“I know it’s a bit awkward because the manager kicked it out himself.”
“No, none of that matters. Cub More than that, I know that bastard has slowed down your guards quite a bit, but all of a sudden, nobody else and you’re saying that?”

If another guard had said that, he would have immediately suspected that he had received and ate money from Hyunwoo Kim.
However, Ahn Ki-pyo knew better than anyone what kind of person Park Eui-ri was.

Park Eui-ri was a man among honest men.
Even though he has a bit of an idiot, his loyalty is greater than anyone else’s, and he was a very honest guy even though he worked at a host bar.
If this child honestly forgave Kim Hyeon-woo, it was clear that he would be forced to understand as much as those who followed Park Eui-ri.
But, how?

‘He’s a guy with no money, so how did Kim Hyun-woo shake this bastard’s heart?’

Looking at Park Eui-ri with such a question, Park Eui-ri smiles and raises a big fist.

“It was cool, so I beat it.”
“What? What are you going to do if that bastard reports you for violence? Why don’t you just bury it in cement instead of hitting it?”
“He lowered his head first, telling me to hit him until he felt better.”
“… ?”

It was getting more and more spectacle.

“Did I get drunk without even knowing it? I keep hearing strange noises from somewhere.”
“And, I apologize for being sorry. Also, when I told the store manager that I was talking to him, he immediately bowed his head and thanked me.”
“Are you kidding? Is that the real Hyunwoo Kim? Aren’t you like Kim Hyun-woo’s twin brother or younger brother?”
“Let’s see for ourselves.”
“Yeah, even if I can’t believe it, I’ll have to see his face himself.”

Gi-pyo Ahn, convinced that there could be no way for that brash fellow to do so, threw the door open. There, at the end of the hallway, Kim Hyun-woo was standing.
However, the atmosphere has changed considerably.

“… After all, isn’t that someone else?”
“A little, do you feel that way?”
“Yeah, dude.”

What should I say?
In the past, if it was like watching a multi-talented troublemaker teenager who has only grown to the age of being a child alone in heaven and earth.
What about now…

“It’s fucking funny with a screwed-up laugh that only fathers would see.”

By the way, Ahn Ki-pyo is 42 years old.
At this age, I was at an age where I wanted to have a family to the point of terribly, and especially a daughter who would not hurt even if I put it in my eyes.
In that sense, Kim Hyun-woo’s expression didn’t come as bad as I thought.

“Hey! Hyunwoo Kim!”
“Ah, manager!”

And the big bruise on that unlucky handsome face like a stamp came to Ahn Gi-pyo’s heart again.

‘Hehe, it’s cool.’

Laughing on the inside, but showing a straight face on the outside.
This was the age.

“You, with what kind of courage are you stepping here again? Didn’t I tell you not to come near me again?”
“Can’t you give me one more chance?”
“What?”

Although he was asking back, Ahn Ki-pyo was slightly surprised inwardly.
Also, it softened a bit.

If it was Kim Hyeon-woo of the past, if I said this, I would have groaned or screamed louder.
It was very nice to see the polite request.

“Is it possible? Hey man, you know better than anyone what you’re doing here.”

At that, Kim Hyun-woo answered with a confident voice as if he had waited.

“I’m standing again now.”