It was the third test day.
I got up early in the morning, finished preparing, and stood in front of Han Yoo-jung’s door.
Cleverly, I knock on the door and there is no response. After training late yesterday, I thought it would be like this.
“Yoo-jung, come in.”
He carefully opened the door. The blankets on the bed were scattered randomly. Han Yoo-jung is nowhere to be seen. It’s 7 o’clock now, and where did the kid go? It’s still a long time to sleep.
He shook his head and headed to the living room. Han Ye-rim, who was sitting at the table, was mechanically putting cereal in her mouth.
“Why are you eating here after leaving your house?”
“Don’t be petty with cereal. It’s because you eat it while you stop by to take Lee Ji-ah.”
“Have you seen Yoojung?”
“Yoojung? It looked like they were going down to the training ground earlier.”
Lastly, what about conditioning?
I never dreamed that he would wake up earlier than me and enter the training ground. I opened the door to the training ground, thinking that I was proud.
Han Yoo-jeong sat still and meditated. A sharp force pricks the skin to the point where it is difficult to approach it carelessly.
“There is Yoojung.”
Han Ye-rim, who has come to me from behind, says abruptly. I asked if I could lose my concentration, lowering my voice.
“Why Yoojung?”
“It was very harmful, but in the past, he was a little bit bloody.”
Han Ye-rim’s words reminded me of the first time we met. He put a knife to my neck and offered to negotiate. I’ll save you, so keep yourself by my side. I set a thorn on Lee Ji-ah like a hedgehog.
I don’t think he was very kind to Han Ye-rim either.
Certainly, when I think about it, my impressions have become a lot milder recently. Perhaps this is the original nature. I’ve been living like that for a year, and it’s no wonder it’s not rough.
“Why all of a sudden?”
“just. These days, whenever I see you, I keep thinking about the first time we met.”
“When was the first time we met?”
“yes.”
I looked at Han Yoo-jung, who slowly got up.
It was like a sword that was forged to wield only once. It looks like it’ll break if you hit it, but the blade is rough.
“I fell to 17th place, so what should I do, I was a little worried that my eyes might be wrong.”
Han Ye-rim shrugged.
“I was kind of worried.”
*
While driving, I looked at Han Yoo-jung’s face in the rearview mirror.
The momentum from the previous day disappeared and returned to its usual form.
Han Yoo-jung, who felt his gaze, turned to me. The blunt eyes melted warmly.
Is he really 17 years old? If you find out, your face is very young, isn’t it like you’re older or something like that? Seeing that Lee Ji-hye pretended to know her because she was a friend, it’s not like that.
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Maybe it’s because life is so turbulent, sometimes when I look at it, I feel like I’m not like a child.Then the memory of Sunday flashed into my mind. Han Yoo-jung’s seductive smile.
Suddenly, a sense of absurdity creeps in.
hey, you poor bastard.
What’s that seductive smile for a 17-year-old kid?
He beats drums and janggu alone
I pressed the button on the air conditioner to cool the heat. Still, it’s not enough, so my throat is burning.
“Yoojung, can you get me some water?”
“Where?”
“It’s in the drawer. Lid… .”
Before even saying the words to open the lid, Han Yoo-jeong puts a water bottle to my lips. As if it would leak on his clothes, he put his mouth on it like a baby bird eating food.
I’m a little thirsty. He asked, wiping the water off his chin.
“It’s the last test, how are you feeling? it’s okay?”
“yes.”
“how much?”
Han Yoo-jung replied bravely.
“Great. I just thought about today and adjusted my condition.”
And then make a confident face. Without realizing it, I asked with a smirk.
“You look so used to it? If you look at the strict diet control and hard exercise. Did you look online?”
“no.”
Han Yu-jeong shook her head and lightly tapped the chair with the back of her foot.
“Before I met you, I did it often. Adjusting the condition according to the date.”
“Have you done this often?”
You’re not an athlete, so why do you do it so often? When I asked, I shut my mouth.
The date was the date of the assassination.
asked with a dry smile.
“Well, after the Hunter exam this time, I can be a little busy for a while.”
“Are you working right away?”
“No, it’s not like that. I have a lot to prepare before that. You have to receive training, study, and write a contract, so you have to meet your relatives, and change your profile in several places… … .”
There was a lot of work to be done.
“Uncle, but… .”
“yes.”
“You look happy.”
“You see?”
“yes. You were just whistling while driving.”
Did you? Han Yoo-jung looked right.
Up until now, somehow, to be a manager was not enough.
At best, they take me to the test center, take me to the interview site, and take me out to play.
As a team leader, all he does is drive as a road manager.
Career is a career, and Han Yoo-jung’s situation is also the situation.
“I was more like a driver than a manager. Now I feel like I’m going to do my part a little bit.”
“… yes?”
Han Yoo-jung asks with a firm voice.
“Why do you think like that?”
“What?”
“Without you, it would have been very different from what I am now.”
“What’s different about driving like this every day? It would be the same no matter how many people sit down.”
Han Yoo-jung, who was still still, suddenly taps my shoulder with her forehead.
Uh oh, why is he like this?
“Don’t say that.”
“What?”
“Do not.”
“Hey, I’m driving. It’s a big deal when I’m joking.”
“There is a signal.”
And then, without stopping, he continues to rub his forehead against my body.
“My uncle stopped me from going out for an article and almost being humiliated, about breaking my contract, and almost ruining my second exam.”
“Hey, you know what?”
“I know everything. So don’t say that.”
“No, that… Hey, the signal changes! Stop it now!”
The car in front vibrates with the engine pumping. Slowly, I also have to step on the accelerator. But this time, he doesn’t show any signs of falling, whether his symphony is properly twisted.
“Promise me you won’t say that.”
“Okay, I won’t!”
“Really?”
“When did I ever lie to you?”
“No, no.”
At that moment, Han Yoo-jung steps back. My cheeks are itchy and my long hair is falling out from scratching.
“Really, where are you going? Men are mistaken.”
Han Yoo-jeong, who raised her eyebrows, answered.
“No. I’m just comfortable with you… .”
“Anyway, did you say that you will be very busy after the Hunter exam is over?”
“yes.”
“It sounds like you’re already drinking kimchi soup, but that’s the wish I talked about earlier. If there is something I want to ask you, I think it would be better to do it early.”
In fact, even if I didn’t get first place, I would listen.
You are too young to see the bitter taste of society already.
And I was curious about what the kid usually wants, so I asked.
“Have you thought about what your wish will be?”
An answer that doesn’t feel like a problem is immediately heard.
“yes.”
“What?”
I was curious because I was so confident in my tone.
Han Yoo-jung said with a small smile.
“I won’t tell you now.”
It was a slightly mischievous smile.
*
The manager crossed his arms and looked around. By the time the 3rd exam came, the waiting room became quite quiet. During the first test, I couldn’t even drive them all in, but now my black hair is sparse. But the person looking for it has not yet been found.
“Who are you looking for like that? Makes the person next to you anxious.”
At Hunter’s question, the manager scratched his chin.
“Han Yoo-jung.”
“Are you Yoo-jung Han? Why is she?”
“Just because I care.”
Hunter laughs.
“Why do you care? He’s completely gone.”
“What is Nagari? I’m in 17th place, is that a low rank?”
“If you were in 1st place and then fell to 17th place, you are doomed, huh? You don’t even use the word “the second Lee Ji-ah” anymore.”
“Hey, Park Kyung-soo. If you relax and lose 1st place, you won’t even laugh.”
“Don’t worry. Realistically, there’s no way for Han Yoo-jung to turn over, who’s been vigilant?”
If the first test evaluates overall ability, and the second test evaluates cooperation.
The third test evaluated only pure combat power. How quickly you defeat a monster in a one-on-one battle is the standard for high scores.
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Maybe Han Yoo-jung will rebound enough in the 3rd test. Judging from the extraordinary results in the first test, it seemed that he had some fighting power.However, the score, which was 400 points different from the second place, was completely reversed in the second test.
Hunter, who was in second place, recorded a score suitable for first place as if it was natural. Han Yoo-jung fell to 17th place.
There was a big gap in the second test. It seemed far-fetched to narrow the gap unless the 1st to 10th prospects took the exam side by side.
The final score was the overall evaluation.
“I was worried too, so I compared Han Yoo-jung’s score. He is never number one.”
“why?”
“If you say that you are going with the second grade, if you want Han Yoo-jung to take first place.”
Hunter laughs as if it’s ridiculous.
“You have to catch the monster within 11 seconds. 11 seconds.”
“How old was Lee Ji-ah?”
“Eleven seconds. It’s realistically impossible. It is possible to set records side by side.”
Even with Hunter’s words, the manager did not think that the complicated expression would return. As the Hunter frowned, the door to the waiting room opened.
A handsome-looking man and a girl came in together.
The eyes of the waiting room turned to them, then soon fixed on the girl.
It seemed like an alien existence that did not fit the atmosphere of this place. It’s as if he threw the role of Hunter to the actress who should be on the set.
At the focused attention, Hunter clicked his tongue slightly.
“Is he going to be a hunter or an actor? Look at your skin, it looks like you’ve never suffered before.”
“why? You are good at it too.”
“Hyung, do you think those kids are seriously trying to become hunters? Everyone goes through it to use it as a unique career when they are actors or idols.”
“Well.”
The furious Hunter asked.
“No, hyung, why are you just beating the candles since before? Do you think Han Yoo-jung is really dangerous?”
“uh.”
“I beg your pardon?”
Confused Hunter blinked his eyes. The manager rubs the back of the stiff neck.
“There is someone I know well in the Taesan Guild. I heard that the prospect was in the same group with Han Yu-jeong.”
“So?”
“This sounds a bit absurd, but I actually thought it was a little ridiculous while listening to it, didn’t I? But, what the prospect is saying… … .”
The manager said in a hoarse voice.
“Well, Yoojung Han didn’t block the second exam until stage 10 to disturb her. not to get grades. What troll, what is that? Anyway, they say so.”
“… Yeah? A troll?”
Hunter wrinkled his nose and made an impression.
“You think that makes sense?”
“Of course I thought no. How do you get to the pass while disturbing others?”
“So. That’s dog shit. Don’t worry.”
“by the way.”
The manager looked at the little girl.
“If that’s true, I think I’m a little ignorant.”