Chapter 42 – Peace (1)

“···Is it true that you really fell?”

The doctor said to me while I was lying down.

Even if I thought about it, my hands were so bad that I fell, but I had to catch it unconditionally.

“···Yes”

The doctor looked at my hand intently.

He looked at his hands and face several times and then sighed.

“···First of all, I think it would be better to have surgery as soon as possible.”

“The cracked parts are okay, but the parts where the joints are bent…”

The doctor continued his explanation using his own hand as an example.

My left hand throbbed every time I explained the bent part.

I asked the doctor who was eagerly reciting treatment methods.

“When can I start working?”

“···Since you are right-handed, you will be able to return to your daily routine quickly.”

I was a little relieved by the doctor’s opinion.

‘Jiying···’

The door to the hospital room opened and someone came and spoke to the doctor.

“The guardian has arrived.”

···Guardian?

As he spoke, all eyes were focused on the woman who followed him in.

She came in after me, a little out of breath, probably because she was in a hurry.

I was startled when I saw a familiar face.

No, why is he the guardian?

She came straight to me and shared her words.

“···Are you okay?”

I wanted to say a lot, but considering the name of the hospital, I thought it might be possible.

“···It’s okay, Ga-eun.”

*

After Baek Ga-eun heard her story, she asked how much time she had before surgery.
When she was told that she would have about 20 minutes, she told me to leave as she would fill out the consent form herself.

I did not understand why Baek Ga-eun, who was not an official guardian, wanted to write a consent form.

The doctors who calmly walked away despite the absurd behavior were also strange.

My question ultimately came down to the name of Baekil Group.

I was dumbfounded and kept my mouth shut, so Baek Ga-eun spoke up.

“···Brother, tell me honestly. “Why did you hurt your hand?”

Baek Ga-eun also began to doubt my hand.

Since we can’t tell the truth, we have to just gloss over it.

“···I fell”

After hearing my answer, she lowered her voice as if she was holding back something and asked again.

“···Why are you hurt?”

I answered by turning my head and avoiding eye contact.

“···I slipped and fell.”

She sighed and said at my words.

“Oppa, tell me when I ask.”

Since the speaker is a human being, it was heard as meaning, ‘If you don’t tell me, I have no choice but to find out.’

I thought that Baek Ga-eun could really do that.

To prove his innocence, he made eye contact and spoke.

“···I really fell.”

She was glaring at her as if she was going to eat her, but when she tried to say something, she closed her eyes tightly and said, as if she was holding back.

“···I have to have surgery first, so I’ll stop here today.”

Even earthworms squirm when you step on them.

I opened her eyes and tried to make a small protest to her after her surgery, but I was so scared by her sharp eyes that I laid down on her bed.

Instead, I listened to Baek Ga-eun, who was filling out the consent form, and the surgery began.

She started administering anesthesia.
After a while, she gradually became more and more unconscious as she listened to the conversations of the people in the operating room.
Before she lost consciousness, she wished she could see the goddess.

*

[···It’s been a while.]

“Uh? Have you really met?”

I was amazed because it was my first time meeting her in an unconscious state.

The goddess she hadn’t seen in a long time seemed in a bad mood.

[I don’t have much time, so I’ll just say what I need to say.]

“···Huh?”

The goddess continued the conversation in a hurry.

[Have you made a big mistake recently?]

“···Mistake?”

I almost made Lee Ji-yeon retire… And got caught for lying to Hyeon Ha-yeon…

She let out a loud sigh as if the goddess was telling me to look, and continued her words.

[Do you think it makes sense to tell Lee Ji-yeon to be careful, but instead of being careful, she mixes up her body all day?]

At first she was cautious in her own way.
In the end, she made a big mistake…

[···This is a very bad situation, so be careful about contact with women.]

I was dumbfounded by the goddess’ words.

When did they tell you to make them celebrities and make them successful, but now they tell you to be careful about contact?

[···I have to be away for a while, so it might be difficult to meet you.]

“···What do you mean?”

She was embarrassed by the appearance of a goddess who only said what she wanted to say.

The goddess said she didn’t have much time, and she poured out words to be careful.

[She must not mix her body with hers anymore.]

[Lee Ji-yeon, be careful of Lee Ji-yeon. The Demon King and the Hero are still…]

The way I looked at her, which had been emphasizing Lee Ji-yeon until the end, became increasingly blurred.

She only gave me vague hints and I couldn’t figure out what to do.

Soon, she woke up.

The light of the electric light tickled her eyes.
With difficulty, she lifted her hand and rubbed her eyes.

“···Sir, this is the hospital room.”

“Ha, I guess you’re talking about your senior. “Junior?”

Her mind was blank, as if she was half asleep.

“If you keep making a fuss…”

“Hey junior, what are you doing, pretending to be a guardian?”

···Baek Ga-eun and Lee Ji-yeon were arguing.

Baek Ga-eun still responded in a calm tone.

“I am my brother’s guardian…”

Lee Ji-yeon, stimulated by Baek Ga-eun’s words, raised her voice and approached with the intention of striking her.

“Oppa? Where is this bitch…”

Even Baek Ga-eun came closer as if he was going to hit her.

I had to stop Lee Ji-yeon before she made her unexpected move.

“Ugh…”

As I groaned with difficulty, both of their eyes turned to me.

“Superman!”

“Oppa!”

The two approached me, ignoring each other.

“···Are you okay?”

“···Are you okay?”

Since she couldn’t pinpoint one person, she answered vaguely.

“···Uh, it’s okay”

Jiyeon Lee said, pushing her face closer.

“Tell me honestly, why were you hurt?”

Baek Ga-eun stretched out her hand and said, covering my face.

“···Sir, I am a patient. Now, to the person who has come out of anesthesia…”

Lee Ji-yeon, who was angry at Baek Ga-eun’s actions, said with her molars clenched.

“··· Junior, I will take care of mine… So can you please get out of the way?”

Despite Lee Ji-yeon’s harsh words, Baek Ga-eun still maintained a calm tone and responded.

“Senior, I am a guardian. “My brother is having a hard time, so don’t push him.”

I was surprised by Baek Ga-eun’s words that subtly stimulated Lee Ji-yeon.

Was Baek Ga-eun this reckless?

She didn’t just curse, but after watching them exchange a heated conversation, she finally got her words out.

“···My head is pounding, please be quiet…”

Only then did she stop fighting and become quiet.

We chatted moderately, feeling like we were walking on thin ice, and at the occasional provocation, we growled at each other a few times. The doctor came in to check our condition and told us to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow and receive outpatient treatment.

“I… It’s late, so I’m leaving only the guardian…”

The nurse, who was very discouraged by Lee Ji-yeon’s sharp eyes, continued speaking with difficulty.

Baek Ga-eun smiled brightly at the nurse’s words.

“Senior, please enter carefully.”

Jiyeon Lee was soft, and then she came up to me and left me with a deep kiss.

The nurse and Baek Ga-eun, who were surprised by Ji-yeon Lee’s behavior, froze as they watched Ji-yeon Lee leave, leaving behind a sneer.

It was the first time Jiyeon Lee acted boldly in front of others.

The nurse, who opened her rabbit eyes, looked at Baek Ga-eun and me alternately and then quietly left the room.

Baek Ga-eun said she had lipstick on her lips and wiped them with a wet tissue.

After an awkward time, it was already late at night.

She tried to send Baek Ga-eun away, but she said she couldn’t do it because she was worried and that she would sleep next to her.

I could understand that he cared for me as if he were his real brother, but it was burdensome for him to come out like this.

After a few scuffles, she was unable to break Baek Ga-eun’s stubbornness.

Still, it was quite fun to spend time talking about various things.

I was displeased with Baek Ga-eun sleeping in her hard and uncomfortable guardian’s bed, but she reassured me that it was a VIP hospital room and I talked to her right before falling asleep.

*

The sound of thunder flashing through the room…

‘Quarring…’

Fingers dangling and making creepy sounds…

‘Deudeuk’

A voice that comes to my ear and counts with a voice mixed with a sweet sigh…

“Three times…”

I tried desperately to vomit, but the scream was barely able to come out as it was blocked by a stubborn hand…

“Ugh!”

The soggy madness and anger that weighs down the whole body, the weakness underneath…

‘Crash’

“Four times…”

‘Quarring…’

The same scene was repeated constantly, making my vision dizzy.

“Ugh…”

I gasped and jumped up and looked around.

‘Quarring…’

The sound of thunder rumbled outside the window.

Where I was a hospital room.

“Heo-eok… Heo-eok…”

As I was out of breath, I heard a voice coming from under the bed.

“···What’s wrong?”

Startled by the woman’s voice, I took a deep breath and turned around.

Of course, there was Baek Ga-eun.

“···Oh, no… I had a nightmare…”

My left hand was throbbing.

The fingers that Hyeon Ha-yeon had broken began to hurt as if they had been broken again.

“···Are you okay?”

I tried my best to answer Baek Ga-eun’s worried words and went back to sleep.

However, because of the recurring nightmares, I kept waking up and going back to sleep.

Every time I woke up, Baek Ga-eun, who also woke up, suddenly rummaged through her bag and handed me something.

“···It’s a sleeping pill. “I heard it’s okay to eat, so I eat and sleep.”

“… Thank you…”

Because of her exhausted mind, she just took it and went back to sleep.
I quickly fell asleep, feeling relieved that I had taken the medicine.

···Someone is panting.

Something heavy was pressing and rubbing my lower body.

The soft thing that was in her mouth traveled down her body, scanning every nook and cranny of her body.

It felt like the heavy pleasure that had spread from her head to her toes was escaping.

Something white fluttered before my eyes.

I had such a dream.