first and ant
12th floor of the main building of S University Hospital, Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Kim Young-pil, the first son of the chairman, is stranded at the entrance of the VIP ward.
This is because the bodyguard, who was always on standby in front of the door, requested an identification procedure.
“… Thank you for waiting. Patient Choo Seong-han is in the hospital room on the left, near the entrance.”
“… … .”
After a while, as soon as the hospitalized person’s intention to accept was communicated, the glass door opened and the hallway of the hospital room was revealed.
As befits a special ward, the exterior decorated in brown and white is different from the general room.
Top-notch veneer on the floor, picture frames hanging on the walls, and golden lighting on the ceiling add a touch of luxury.
A man who grew up in a conglomerate family does not find much inspiration, so his steps head straight to his destination.
In front of the door with no room or name written on it.
An attendant who had been contacted in advance was waiting.
“Who is Sunghan?”
“Wake up.”
Soon after passing through the sliding door and entering the hospital room, the drawing room with a large wall-mounted TV, table, and three sofas catches the eye.
A man standing near the wall opens the door to my right just in time.
drooling-
The end of an unstoppable procession.
Beyond the window of the special room, a magnificent view of the lush green gardens centered around Changgyeonggung Palace spread out, but visitors only looked at the top of the bed.
Seonghan Choo, who is a 5th-level talent based in Seongbuk-dong and is about to graduate from a hero training academy, was lying down.
“… president.”
“I stopped by to hear the news that he had regained consciousness. How are you?”
“Not bad.”
Even though the patient himself said that it was okay, the attendant standing in the back recited the information delivered to him by the attending physician.
There is no problem with his behavior, but due to the excessive use of his ability, he needs to take a symptom reliever for a while.
“Do symptom relievers work?”
“V-2 drugs are said to help stabilize brain waves.”
“How long did it take to heal?”
“Two weeks to go safely-”
“no. I have a couple of backlogged schedules, but I’m taking two more weeks off. Do it in a week.”
“Yes.”
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Meanwhile.
The prospect of the HT group waits for the end of the conversation between the two, keeping their snouts tightly shut, as if they were accustomed to being treated as non-existent.
A thick jawline, sharp eyes, and an assertive personality.
It was a visit from the hospital, Nabal, and Kim Yeong-pil’s usual appearance, so he naturally chose silence.
“… well, good Proceed like this.”
“All right.”
“Now… It’s your turn to ask Sunghan.”
For a while, the government decided to make arbitrary plans such as subjugation plans and dispatch schedules.
Only then does the conversation between the president and the adopted son open up.
“I want to know how much damage you did to the intruder. I analyzed the armor sensor and the CCTV in the mansion, but the limits were clear.”
“I’m not sure either.”
“It doesn’t matter if it is approximate. Much better than relying on scraps of data.”
“… … .”
“Did your awakening work?”
Shaking my head.
Visitors’ pupils radiate an unusual light at the thoughtful shaking of their heads.
It was as expected.
“There was no feeling of being caught.”
“Not even a drop?”
“Yes. If we had touched each other, I would have felt it… I think I avoided them all.”
“Didn’t the opponent hit you with an awakening device?”
“Yes. that’s just… It was my mistake. I thought that if it was a [sea of blood], I would be able to hit it somehow.”
Wasn’t it easy to confess your mistakes? The volume of his voice gradually decreased, but Kim Young-pil’s interest was directed elsewhere.
If a person with a level 5 ability broke through to the front door without any damage, did the next person cause significant damage?
Who is Kim Woo-jun?
Suddenly, the patient asks a question in a hesitant tone.
“He… did you deal with it? It wasn’t on the news.”
“Killed. The press can’t go out. I’m going to go around talking to people in the neighborhood about bragging about the security of the mansion being breached.”
“Chairman-”
“Let’s stay safe.”
Choo Seong-han, who was stunned by the dry answer, spoke again.
His face was full of nervousness.
“Have I ever harmed you?”
“I was not at the mansion. If there is anything to be avoided, it is to the extent that the rumors of the chairman’s death spread and the stock price fell.”
“… Heavy industry too-”
“Heavy Industries is also part of the HT Group. Of course it fell.”
He was just 19 years old, just before graduating from the training academy.
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My head lowers naturally at the sharp-edged horse, but the other person’s tone of voice suddenly changes and comforts the young man.
“I will not die. The stock price fell because of the rumors, so the company didn’t just lose money. On the contrary, there are parts where I benefited.”
“… Yes.”
As a result, a sense of relief spreads over his dark skin, and Kim Young-pil also prepares for the second question like water flowing.
The reason why I couldn’t please him was because of Kim Woo-jun’s existence.
Since I’ve been watching him from the mansion all this time, I was thinking of asking him if he’d become a cat enough to cut down on a 5th-level superpower.
“Kim-“
“Did Bong Moo-yeol do the finishing touches?”
“… no. The new kid did it.”
“Yes? who-“
“The last adopted kid killed it.”
“… … .”
I don’t like asking twice, but harsh words come out because I was cut off until the end.
One fundamental reason for losing his composure was that he knew that his father, Kim Joo-hak, favored those who were not yet ripe.
I thought I’d give you a gift of blooming stones.
However, even this was incomparable to Choo Seong-han’s emotional state, and a look of disbelief poured out of his long, torn eyes.
“Nonsense! He, he… It was not an opponent that a kid like that could win in the first place!”
“There was Kim Woo-jun on the 3rd floor. They say he took advantage of [isolation] to lose his strength.”
In succession, until he blows out a strong nose wind.
“Kim Woo-jun is a 6th grade lieutenant. Besides, [Isolation] isn’t even effective against high-level players. I know because I faced it myself. [Blood Poison], but you lost your strength with a technique that breaks it. If the other person is a person with the same level of ability, you wouldn’t know, it’s an obvious lie.”
“Is it all lies? What did the blue kid finish?”
“Yes!”
“As a result, is it true that he killed him?”
“that’s… … .”
“If I did, would my father have killed me?”
“… … .”
“Stupid.”
In response, the chairman’s first son expresses deep disappointment and turns away.
Considering the time we had a conversation, it only lasted about 10 minutes.
I didn’t even sit down, but I checked the patient’s condition and got the information I wanted, so there was no reason to stay any longer.
From the entrance of the hospital room to the corridor and back to the elevator.
While going back the way he came in an instant, he suddenly looks around and beckons to the attendant.
“Contact the head of the training academy and tell him to go through the early graduation process.”
“All right.”
“At least to be able to go out for dispatch… … . You know what I mean?”
“Yes.”
A bird going downstairs with a slight vibration after the elevator arrives.
The president of HT Heavy Industries, the 10th largest corporation in South Korea, has kept his mind open.
It has been almost 8 years since he had been fighting with the third over control of the group.
Now, there is no room for the second to intervene… Even so, it was a thought to sprout.
* * *
At the same time, the cafeteria of the Hero Training Academy.
In the midst of standing in line between students at lunchtime, I look around the food on a grand scale.
Beyond the plastic plate on the display stand, there was a mixture of familiar things and things I had never seen before.
Porridge and soup, salads and various dressings, steaks and sausages, and more. Even excluding sashimi and seafood, it is difficult to hold in your hands.
＜Is it good?＞
“… … .”
good.
The bird sitting on the shoulder vomits a voice full of dissatisfaction, but it is also true that the nurturing academy, which he attended in two weeks, gave him an unexpected satisfaction.
This is not simply because the cafeteria is highly satisfactory, but because of the change in the attitude of the human group.
“Is that him?”
“yes. speak quietly listen.”
“… Did he really kill someone? Shall I ask you a question?”
“Crazy?”
It was the same even if it was just whispering behind my back.
I don’t know where or how it spread, but it’s a different look than before.
＜You foolish beast… no Yongsu, our Yongsu. They even gave me an assignment to make friends, so how could I be happy that they didn’t talk to me? Wake up, please!＞
Was there such a mission?
＜The first step of the captain ant! Form a team of 5! don’t you remember?＞
“… … .”
＜Now less than 80 days left!＞
At least for this moment, I want to see it positively.
There was half of the water left in the cup, and more than 70 days out of 90 days left.
Beep!
But anyway, after choosing the menu and taking a student ID card on the payment machine, it’s time to run away from the group of heroes.
＜Whenever you feel depressed about killing someone… This parrot can’t understand you.＞
I ignored the birdsong.
I don’t know if I’ve sunk a little, but the word melancholy didn’t suit me.
Tak tok tok.
Shortly thereafter, as I was passing through the front door and exiting to the playground, a crowd suddenly approached to the right.
Turning my head, the back of my head looks familiar. It would be more accurate to describe him as a loner rather than an aspiring hero.
installed.
“… Oh, hello.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
I wondered if seeing him hit by a flowerpot the other day left an impression on the enemy, and it was strange that he hadn’t forgotten his name.
Regrettably indeed, undeserved attention quickly led to resentment.
Right after crossing the front door.
I didn’t want to have anyone behind me, so I slowly slowed down my steps, and I naturally saw myself as a loner in my field of vision.
Whack, Whack-
She turns her tiny head to look up, but the idiots are plotting… Flying in from the left side of the entrance.
The excited feeling subsides in an instant.
puck!
and in an instant.
When the [Beginner Yeomdong] collided, the flower pot broke easily, and pieces of grass and some soil dust stuck to the hem of Lin Seol-ha’s clothes.
＜Aigoo! Goddess of the moon, our spring water finally grabbed the fermented rope! I don’t have a head, so I can’t understand even if I speak, so what should I do?＞
“… … .”
It really wasn’t intentional.
Trying to remain as a bystander, I felt bad because I seemed to be an accomplice, and I was unhappy about attacking a helpless being, so I instinctively gave up.
Anyway, it’s all annoying, so when I tracked down the traces of the [Beginner’s Psychokinesis], the guys sticking their heads out of the windows on the 1st floor ran away.
“… I, there-”
“it’s okay. Go and eat.”
“… yes. thanks.”
Even if it wasn’t for the fuss of a new head, it wasn’t long before he responded bluntly because he didn’t have any intention of getting close.
I sit on a wooden bench on the other side of the playground and savor my regret.
A place less than ten steps away.
Im Seol-ha was standing in the middle of the bush, looking at me.