“Uh, uncle.”
Even after Choi Hyun-woo’s story was over, Ahn Do-hoon, who had been sitting next to him silently for a long time, received the phone.
“I am a little late. what? No, because it’s important. Oh, I knew… I know, no. over there, uncle. If that is the case, then your uncle will come over here.”
He moved his phone away from his ears, as if he was terrified of the loud ringing sound.
Then he hung up the phone and shoved it into his arms.
After being nauseous and meaningless, he glanced at Choi Hyun-woo once and quietly opened his mouth.
“So, is this what you mean?”
Ahn Do-hoon said in a voice that seemed to diagnose and grasp a unique person.
“I suddenly realized that I had a feeling of inferiority towards Yoo Ji-hyuk. So maybe now we can continue to be in the same relationship as before. Above all, I hate myself for having such an unsatisfying heart, and I do not have the courage to look directly at Master, Han Soo-young, and my friends… .”
Ahn Do-hoon, who had been muttering all the way there, spit it out.
“Did you go through puberty?”
“… What?”
“Hey, are you the first to say those words to me now? Also, there was a time when I couldn’t eat Yoo Ji-hyeok, so I was anxious. right? Yes, I’m in the same situation, so let’s hear some advice. This is not now.”
Choi Hyun-woo, who was stabbed by Ahn Do-hoon, shut his mouth.
He nodded his head as if he knew that.
“Honestly, this is not my taste because it’s squeamish… Oh, Mr.”
Ahn Do-hoon made a small swear word and rubbed the back of his neck roughly with his palm.
“Everyone is different, and there is no set answer. Well, compete in good faith, which teachers everywhere do, that is a negative emotion, and the right mindset and mindset will eventually put you at ease… I don’t mean to say anything like that, so listen in moderation.”
Hyunwoo Choi nodded at his words.
It was because I could feel Ahn Do-hoon worrying about him and trying to help somehow.
“I just accepted it all.”
“… Accepted?”
“okay. It’s not just Yoo Ji-hyuk who’s feeling inferior to him. I was envious and jealous of someone, how I would be seen around me, and what I have done so far… Well, all in all.”
For some reason, Ahn Do-hoon’s face when he said that was reassuring.
“The successor of Lee Won, a conglomerate that is considered the best in the country, and the nephew of Ahn Joo-hyuk, who is a hero and ten… Well, there are many more, but anyway, those modifiers don’t go away wherever they go. So, well, there was a time when I thought that it was difficult to carry that name on my back, or that I was going to show myself, rather than anything like that.”
Ahn Do-hoon’s face was strangely distorted as if he was embarrassed to say it himself.
“… So, did you deliberately act that way in the first place? Seeing what he said or did, I thought I could become a prince that I only saw in dramas or cartoons.”
“Hey, shut your mouth when you say something nice… ? Do you want to scold the person who is helping you right now?”
At Choi Hyun-woo’s question, Ahn Do-hoon mumbled softly.
“But at some point, your view just widens. My head is clear and my insides feel refreshed as if I drank cold water. At the same time, I can’t calm myself down at all because I can hear the voices and signs around me so loudly, but I feel more comfortable… .”
“… … .”
At his words, Choi Hyun-woo shut his mouth without realizing it.
It was because he had experienced the experience he spoke of in the past, but only once.
And to this day, I haven’t been able to cross that threshold.
He couldn’t quite figure out what the problem was.
“Then, at some point, a conclusion came to light.”
Ahn Do-hoon snorted and muttered.
“Fuck, you bark. I’ll do whatever I can What do you care what I do?”
Saying that, Ahn Do-hoon shrugged his shoulders as if he was not sure what to do.
“… Well, that made me feel a little more comfortable. How comfortable it was even though there was only a slight loss of strength in my shoulders.”
“eww.”
Seeing Ahn Do-hoon smiling as if he was relieved, Choi Hyun-woo muttered sincerely.
“I’m going to spit to death. It’s not a joke, I think I’m going to vomit. Were you that kind of person?”
“This bastard is real… .”
Ahn Do-hoon, who had a harshly distorted impression, got up from his seat without uttering a half-swear word.
Then he said to him, brushing off his clothes, bluntly.
“How do you feel a little more comfortable?”
“I don’t know.”
Hyunwoo Choi shook his head slightly.
“Still, I feel a little better than before.”
“Then that’s it.”
Ahn Do-hoon answered bluntly, but he had a happy expression on his face.
“Anyway… Do you want to talk to someone other than me? Just because I’m okay with it, there’s no guarantee that you’ll be just as well.”
“no.”
Choi Hyun-woo answered with a firm voice.
“Master, Sooyoung, Jihyuk… And I can’t talk about Ivan, Yuna, and Yeseul whoever they are now.”
he added quietly.
“Especially for Sooyoung and Jihyuk.”
“… Well, do whatever you want.”
Ahn Do-hoon nodded as if he knew.
“I really think I should go now. Uncle and the others are waiting.”
“Yeah, thanks… Oh, Do-Hoon. for a moment!”
“Huh?”
Choi Hyun-woo took something out of his arms as if he had almost forgotten it.
It was the ring that Yoo Ji-hyuk gave me.
Ahn Do-hoon can also be targeted, but he is not very close with him.
So, I got it from Yoo Ji-hyeok, asking if you could hand it over to someone who is familiar with Ahn Do-hoon.
Choi Hyun-woo, who looked at it for a moment, threw the ring at Ahn Do-hoon.
“what is this. ring?”
“I’m wearing it.”
“What is this?”
“charm.”
Choi Hyun-woo just replied that way.
For a moment, he looked at the ring and Choi Hyun-woo alternately with a questionable, reluctant expression, then sighed and put the ring on his finger.
“… If anyone else had done that, I would have really beaten him up here.”
Having said that, he looked at Choi Hyun-woo with a look of regret for the last time.
“Anyway… It would be really nice to talk to someone else. Just having a simple conversation is enough. Because that’s how I got help. Same with my uncle, and Lau… !”
Ahn Do-hoon, who stopped talking for a moment, let out a loud cough.
His face turned bright red in an instant, and he cleared his throat awkwardly, uh-huh, uh-huh.
“Then I go.”
“okay.”
Hyunwoo Choi nodded.
“Thank you for listening. Thanks for the encouragement.”
“Girl.”
Ahn Do-hoon snorted and replied back.
“If you’re struggling with that, where do I get my Dalian opponents now? There is no one else I can get along with other than you.”
“You can do it with Jihyuk.”
“… I’m not very close with him, man.”
With those words, Ahn Do-hoon hurried his steps and left.
Saying that time was running out was not an empty word.
“… … .”
And Ahn Do-hoon disappeared, leaving him alone, and Choi Hyun-woo sighed again and again.
He sat blankly, contemplating something, then nodded.
He took out his cell phone and carefully moved his fingers.
Then, his fingers stopped in one place and did not move as if they were nailed down.
He was just looking at the name Yoo Ji-hyuk reflected on the screen.
for a while
* * *
“Oh my gosh… .”
A woman, who was hiding her body, covered her mouth with both hands and moaned as if sobbing. She, who was looking at Ahn Do-hoon and Choi Hyun-woo with bright eyes, muttered quietly.
“I’ve really grown a lot… .”
Laura Hartmann, who was dressed in simple plain clothes and steadfastly wore a baseball cap, murmured as if moved by emotion. At first, the idiot who rushed in and asked him to train himself is now encouraging his disappointing friend.
She felt an indescribable emotion at his grown-up appearance, which could be called a disciple.
“… … .”
And Joo-hyuk Ahn, who looked down at the back of her head as if he was displeased by Laura’s side, shook her head slightly.
The fact that the logo engraved on the baseball cap she wore and the logo of the baseball team that Ahn Do-hoon watches over these days is the same, further deepening the gap between his forehead. As he counted the age difference between her and his only nephew in his head, he sighed uncomfortablely and turned his head.
“I was late, so I asked what was going on.”
At that age, it was a common concern.
He was the same, and Laura, who was next to him, and Lee Myung-jun, everyone in the ten classes must have had similar concerns.
And only those who found their own answers without getting caught up in such worries and hesitation could move forward without getting lost. Contrary to Ahn Do-hoon’s words, it wasn’t something anyone could replace. Even if I could help, I had to find it on my own.
And to Ahn Joo-hyuk, the boy named Choi Hyun-woo already knew that fact.
So he wasn’t too worried.
but… .
“… It looks more daunting over there than him.”
He muttered quietly as he saw a man looking at the two from a different place than them.
red hair.
The impression was so deep that I never forgot it.
Did I say Han Soo-young?
She was also listening to the two of them, hiding herself like them.
Laura, who is delighted with Ahn Do-hoon’s growth, had a very serious expression on her face, unlike herself, who said that it is a normal thing and should be left to herself.
‘… Surely he said that he was like a family with a kid named Choi Hyun-woo.’
If so, I understand to some extent.
I only saw them sporadically while serving as Yoo Ji-hyuk’s doctor, but the two seemed very close and they seemed to have a bond that was different from the others.
If such a person had had such troubles by himself, of course he would be concerned.
“Ah, it moves!”
As Ahn Do-hoon got up from his seat, Laura whispered in a small voice and stabbed Ahn Joo-hyuk’s body. Ahn Joo-hyuk nodded as if he knew.
“… … .”
He looked at Han Soo-young as if he had a slight interest in him.
She seemed to approach Choi Hyun-woo as soon as Ahn Do-hoon disappeared, but unexpectedly, she just stood there quietly.
Her waiting continued until he struggled with his cell phone out.
“Hey, Ahn Joo-hyuk… … ! Are you going to take responsibility if you ever find out?”
“okay. go soon, go And have we committed any crime?”
Ahn Joo-hyuk muttered a little.
“… Of course, you will do it sooner or later.”
“… ? what are you talking about?”
“done. never mind.”
Ahn Joo-hyuk said so and waved his hand moderately.
Then, following Laura to get out of the spot, he looked at Han Soo-young once more and tilted his head slightly.
Due to the nature of his abilities, he did not forget the nature or characteristics of magical powers he had encountered once.
Therefore, he couldn’t help but wonder at the magical power flowing from Han Soo-young, who was far away.
‘… What the hell is that?’
The smell of magic mixed with all kinds of properties.
And the strong smell that disappeared like a flash in an instant.
I swear it wasn’t a dragon, no spirit, no world capital, no undead, no monster, no human magic.
How much less has he ever faced… It wasn’t even the kind of magic that I felt from the Seven Devils.
Literally, traces of magical power that cannot even be grasped.
It was a very fleeting moment in Han Soo-young, but it was shaking.
* * *
“… what?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk spit it out without realizing it at the sound that suddenly reached his ear.
A notification window appeared in front of him with a foreign and refreshing sound.
[Some of the awakening conditions of ‘Han Soo-young’ have been achieved. (1/3)]
[Notice: Awakening achievement condition values are displayed with decimal points rounded off, but please note that all values apply.]
[Qualification for ‘Unnamed Book’ has been renewed.]
[Information about ‘Han Soo-young’ is updated.]
Seeing this, Yoo Ji-hyuk immediately took out his cell phone.
It was to ask her if something was going on.
But there was someone who contacted him one step ahead.
It was none other than Choi Hyun-woo.
I have something to say.
It was just written that way.
* * *
And as time passed, the day came when the festival called the concert began.
An unexpected guest came to Yoo Ji-hyuk.
That person was none other than Nam Hyeon-hwa.
She carried two swords.