Chapter 207 – Episode 207

-Really?

A slow voice came back from the other end of the phone.

-Well done.

Before I could say anything.

Suddenly, the phone hung up.

“…”

I looked down at the hung phone in silence.

1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds… After that, I finally took a long breath.

“Whoo!”

I put my hand on my chest.

“Excited, Excited!”

My heart was beating fast. It’s a little bit absurd.

“Ha, fuck.”

It wasn’t a curse that came out because I was upset. In fact, it was the opposite.

I felt so good.

A small laugh escaped me.

“What is this?”

I patted my back against the wall of my studio apartment and scratched my head. At most, it was just one word.

‘Well done’ is something anyone can say.

I felt good even though I heard that one word from a person who made an appointment and contacted me on his own and then cut me off on his own.

My heart is racing. I’m excited.

“Am I crazy, really?”

No matter how many times I think about it, it’s so fucking absurd.

They say there is a difference between unsightly behavior and charisma. Still, shouldn’t you like things like this?

“Ugh.”

Actually, it didn’t matter anyway.

Rather, I had to admit what I had to admit in order to grow.

By watching and learning from successful people, shouldn’t I try to become that kind of person too?

That’s the problem.

“You look like a great old man.”

I can’t imagine a future where I become like Han Se-ryong.

You shouldn’t do that.

[Currently possesses ‘low level golf skills’.]

This person even goes on quests together, so does it make sense that he is a much greater human being than me? You’re respectable, but at the same time, you’re making people’s minds complicated for no reason.

And then I thought.

How complex a real human being is.

I definitely respect him and think he is trustworthy, but on the other hand, I feel nervous and a bit like dirty jealousy because he is more dominant than me.

“Pathetic bastard.”

A fool with no conscience, full of idle thoughts, and with little pride… Do you hate it when a bastard with no ability is under someone else?

In a way, being able to easily give advice to others. Isn’t this possible because I secretly want to look better than that person, or think I’m better?

I slipped and fell to the ground and stared blankly at the ceiling.

How can I become like Han Se-ryong?

I feel like I want people to know that quests are the answer.

However, what I saw before my eyes was a cold reality.

* * *

“Hey!”

I thought someone had hit the back of my head with hard ice. I finally calmed down, but again it felt like someone was grabbing my legs and dragging me to the cold ground.

It was even more so because it was not anyone else, but Han Ae-bom who shouted.

“Wow, I’m surprised. Wassup Bro?”

Ohana, who was sitting in her corner, reading her book with her back covered, tilted her head. Looking at her like that, a part of her smiled.

‘Gulp.’

Hana Bom’s nerves were focused on Ohana, and my heart was pounding as I stood next to her.

“Did you see it?”

My heart stopped beating.

“Huh? What are you looking at?”

Aebom quietly strokes her lips in response to her nonchalant answer. She seemed to have a snowball fight with Ohana a little longer, then nodded.

“It’s too calm to be called acting.”

“No, what did you see?”

“I know. What is it? “Maybe there’s someone here who knows what it is.”

It felt like the pores all over my body were wide open. Why am I dripping with cold sweat like this?

“My notes.”

“What happened to your note? “Did you write something strange?”

“Uh. I wrote it down. And! “Don’t speak informally.”

“It’s bad, it’s bad. “I can’t see the line of the gap, sister.”

“That’s what I want to say. More than that!”

Hiccup, I even started to hiccup.

“There are only two people in this house who will steal my notes. If it’s not you, Hyunwoo.”

“Aha, first, it’s not me. Let’s see. “My brother must be next to me right now, sweating profusely and already getting down on his knees and getting ready to pray.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she fell to her knees.
So much so that it makes a thud sound.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Aebom! “I can’t control my curiosity!”

“After. It’s okay.”

Wow, really?

“… “You don’t expect me to say that, do you?”

“Yes. Oh, of course.”

Even if my mouth is torn, I can’t say that I did it.

“But, I forgive you. “I often stole Hyunwoo’s panties in the past, and it’s also true that I carelessly left them lying around.”

“Oh my! Thank you, thank you.”

As I thought about the full course of breathtaking nagging, I felt like I had come out of hell alive. I sigh with relief several times and my heart sinks.

Han Ae Bom says.

“More than anything, I’m really enjoying writing these days thanks to Hyunwoo.”

“…”

“I don’t know if I was secretly conceited. As I get older and know more. I guess I also secretly lost the desire to accept something new. So, I didn’t even bother to read web novels.”

Han Ae-bom smiled brightly even though she was embarrassed.

“Thanks to Hyunwoo’s active recommendation, this is how I started.”

“No.”

Although I said no, my heart was already so happy that I didn’t know what to do. When I hear these words from an Aebom, her heart tickles in another way and the corners of her mouth twitch.
Meanwhile.

“Click!”

As the bathroom door opened, Yoon Su-ah, who had worked hard today, spoke in an excited voice.

“If you think about it that way, it’s the same for me. I can’t thank Hyunwoo again and again. Thanks to Hyunwoo, I had fun working at the maid café today. He even commutes with me every day.”

What’s happening all of a sudden?

Are they sensing that I’m feeling down and trying to cheer me up as a group?

… That being said, it seemed like there were some people who didn’t think so.

“I-I don’t have anything. “Oppa?”

Huh?

When she turned her head to the unexpected question, Ohana was startled and waved her hand.
“Oh, no! I’m still doing well on my own! You don’t have to worry about me! It’s real. “It just came out without me knowing, so don’t worry too much about it.”

It was then.

[Celebrity, SS]

I saw Ohana’s talent, something I had seen before.

“Idols… No. How about something like a celebrity? Something like a singer or actor.”

“Me? Celebrity? Hey, that’s not it. No! And don’t worry too much, brother.”

“No! That’s not true, I think you’d be perfect at being a celebrity. In fact, as a Genesis Eleven fanatic, I know very well how the entertainment industry works. Because it’s not too late.”

If Ohana is having her troubles, she is there to solve her troubles.
Furthermore, she tried her best to bring back her bright smile like before.

Ohana refused with a straight face.

“I don’t like it, brother. The more I know, the more I hate it. So, I hope you never say that again. “Please.”

For a moment, I got a little emotional without realizing it.

This is for you. Now, Han Ae-bom and Yoon Su-a are both listening to my words, so things are going well.

… I barely held back from almost saying something like that.

Her heated head cooled down in an instant.
‘Crazy bastard.’

A 22-year-old girl was seriously thinking about her own career path, and after much thought, she said something like that.
That’s wrong, and I’m right.

… Was that what you were trying to say?

“OK got it. It’s not anyone else, it’s Ohana…”

The end of my sentence became blurred as I thought that these words might be putting a burden on this child.

“Is it so! My name is Ohana. Hmm, I’ll take care of it! And if I can’t decide, then I’ll really get counseling from my brother.”

Ohana smiled brightly. But, why?

That smile looked a little difficult now.

“So, for now, please trust and wait. I’ll take a look at it. Somehow.”

To Ohana, who spoke like that, all I could do was nod as brightly as possible.

“Okay.”

At the same time, alcohol and cigarettes began to appear in her mind to a dizzying degree.
I felt like if I drank and smoked now, this complicated feeling would go away. However, she now knew that it was just a short escape.
That’s why I spoke to Han Ae-bom.

“Mr. Aebom, can you tell me a little about golf?”

“Golf? I’m telling you, it’s possible… “If you simply explain it in words without any tools, it will be difficult to show proper results in practice.”

“No, I think that will do. “I’m planning to play golf with Mr. Aebom’s grandfather tomorrow.”

“Hmm. If that’s the case, yes, fine. “I’ll teach you.”

Although there are ‘low-level golf skills’.

I couldn’t rely on that alone. If you acquire some prior knowledge, you will be able to use the skills much more naturally.

‘Let’s do everything we can, everything.’

If I succeeded quickly, everything would be solved.

There was no need for anyone to worry about anything complicated. If I succeed, if only I can grow enough to turn the world upside down!

*

That night.

The lights in our studio didn’t turn off until 3 a.M.

Han Ae-bom was tapping hard on the keyboard, Oh Ha-na was biting her lip and writing level 2 computer skills, and I, like Shin Hae-in from Hwamong, searched relentlessly for Chairman Pyo Dae-pal and the Daesim Group of which he is the chairman. And investigated.

Only Yoon Su-ah is sleeping peacefully in the corner, wearing an eye patch. Considering her physical strength, Yoon Soo-ah was already living her life harder than anyone else just by working at the maid café.

‘It’s scary.’

It was scary.

Life was scary. I was scared before, but I feel like I’ve become even more scared.

Should I say that the fact that even if I live this hard, things may not turn out well, it is constricting my breathing?

On the other hand, that pressure made me try harder and more desperately.

Furthermore, it makes me feel like I will never miss an opportunity that comes my way.

‘There is no one in this world who doesn’t make mistakes. What’s important is whether you move forward or go backward through that mistake or failure.’

‘Can’t you tell when you look at that bitch? Opportunities are ultimately caught by prepared people.’

‘If it had been Shin Hae-in and not you, we would have talked for at least 30 minutes.’

It was true a hundred, a thousand times.

It is said that even Han Se-ryong of the world makes mistakes. However, if he repeats that mistake… That was no longer a mistake, but the person’s skill.

[Daesim Group, which has tried various things in heavy industry, entered into 2022…]

As I read the 12th article related to Daesim Group, my eyes become red for no reason.

If I had known these facts just a few years earlier, if I hadn’t wasted my precious time like a fool, wouldn’t I have become a better person?

“Hyeonwoo, sleep now. That’s enough.”

“Brother, let’s sleep now.”

“Hmm. Hyunwoo, sleep well. “I will wake you up tomorrow morning.”

I nodded, feeling the warmth of the three women who were clinging to me.

The moment you think it’s too late, it’s already too late.

Therefore, I will work even harder to move forward as much as I have fallen behind.

“Sleep well everyone.”

Everyone nodded and quietly closed their eyes.

「Beep beep!」

The only thing that echoed in the quiet studio was the sound of the air conditioner blowing as Ohana turned it on as low as possible.

And, the day dawned.