CH 16

‘So I won’t forget that what’s in front of me is a human.’

When the man who had been silent for a long time spoke as if he was wondering, Lee Jae-Chul had to struggle to hide his trembling body. It was the first time he saw Gido Hae as inhuman.

Since then, there has been one thing that Lee Jae-Chul, has taken as the most dangerous signal. That’s when he started to drop honorifics.

He had to run away because it meant Gido Hae doesn’t consider the person in front of him human anymore.

“What’s your answer?”

“Whoo…….okay. I’ll leave the rumors in moderation.”

To the extent that Lee Jae-Chul feels skeptical.

Then he comes to his senses again soon. Gido Hae is trash, but surprisingly he was trash that saved the world. Many criminals are just trash, but Gido Hae is enough to be a nobleman.

Not yet, he’s useful.

Therefore, my conscience hurts, but he should use Kim San appropriately for the cause.

“Oh! Look.”

“What?”

“It’s Kim San.”

Lee Jae-Chull naturally frowned because he was not confident in deceiving Kim San as shamelessly as Gido Hae. While ignoring him, Gido Hae said something.

“You said the guide assigned as Kim San’s roommate is not good, right? We need to isolate them. It’s better if they don’t get to know each other recklessly.”

“…….”

He was accustomed to Gido Hae thinking of everyone as cheese pieces. Lee Jae-Chul looked fed up because he didn’t know it would be applied to a guide he had a high matching rate that appeared after a long time. As an Esper, he also knows the pain of lacking guidance and the joy of the guide he meets at that time.

Soon, however, Lee Jae-Chul nodded. It’s been a long time since he threw out his conscience anyway. From that moment he turned a blind eye to all the atrocities Gido Hae did to save a large number of people.

***

Just a few days later, Lee Jae-Chul visited Kim San and came to the guide center.

It wasn’t something to be delayed anyway, so he was trying to finish it quickly. There were a lot of excuses. As a guide, he planned to check his wits by asking if he was adjusting well. Lee Jae-Chul’s sullen expression used to play an excellent role in keeping guides on guard.

Kim San’s boundaries may have become stronger as he recently conducted a damn interview. Although Gido Hae destroyed the center’s TV line himself, there were many ways to get the news.

It was a method that the two often used to distinguish the personal connections around them, he used this method to assist Gido Hae. In this way, people who wanted to use Gido Hae naturally flocked to Lee Jae-Chul. His impression is a little softer, so they want to use him as a stepping stone.

On the surface, it was a more useful operation because it was seen that Lee Jae-Chul was forced to clean up the mess under the order of the association president. Perhaps Kim San will also feel more comfortable with Lee Jae-Chul in the future.

“Hello, Mr. Esper.”

The first impression was important, so Lee Jae-Chul contacted Kim San in advance and made an appointment. From the phone call, Kim San accepted the appointment.

“Hello, Guide Kim San.”

As he greet Kim San who came out in a hurry, he did not forget to give out a smile. He believed his smile is different than Gido Hae’s poisonous one.

He did not mention Gido Hae, but he said many guides took classes together. However, looking at the list, this team was not an easy match for Kim San. Still, just in case, it was necessary to narrow the distance in a hurry.

“Just speak comfortably. You can call me Hyung or Ahjussi.”

[아저씨 • (ajeossi) middle-aged elder male. uncle. mister, gentleman. ]

“Can I do that?”

“Yes. I’ll drop the honorifics instead.”

Although he cursed at “Gido Hae.” Lee Jae-Chul was also influenced by his meticulous behavior. He felt a little reluctant when he met his bright eyes, but he couldn’t do anything now.

Soon, the feeling of reluctance becamel helplessness.

“Yes, Ahjussi.”

“……um…um, shall we go?”

Lee Jae-Chul managed his expression because he didn’t expect to actually be called Ahjussi. Normally, when he say this, everyone would look at him and call Hyung in a friendly way.

Then Lee Jae-Chul, soon recalled the age of Kim San, who was just 20 years old. He scratched his head with difficulty. He wonders if he is at an age where his conscience hurts easily.

“Thank you for coming today. I can go alone.”

“Uh, no. I happen to have something to do, too. We couldn’t even talk about it because we were so busy recently.”

“That’s right.”

In fact, Kim San does not have to know Lee Jae-Chul, but he roughly managed his words. He had a document for the guide registration again today, and he was just making an excuse to go take with him.

The place to go was the community center, only one block away from the center. Kim San somehow did not say much of an excuse.

Lee Jae-Chul was worried and decided to sell Heo Pil-Sik. Everyone is always happy to hear that someone in authority is taking care of them.

“There’s an order from the association president.”

“I see. You seemed to care about me a lot that day, too.”

“That’s right. That’s how the association president is supposed to be.”

Lee Jae-Chul nodded calmly because he was also a person he personally respected.

However, Kim San’s reaction was different from expected. Ambitious guides used to ask hard about the association president or Gido Hae. At that time, he pretended to be thoughtless and leaked limited information to control the guide in the necessary direction.

On the other hand, Kim San could actively pioneer the topic of conversation, rather than asking about the president of the association or Gido Hae.

“Do you like pizza?”

“Well, I tend to eat it if it’s there.”

“The pizza place over there is really good. It was my first time eating it not too long ago, and it was delicious.”

“I see.”

Starting with that, Kim San left his thoughts on the area near the center where he worked hard these days.

The small donut restaurant in the back alley of the center has just opened, but the owner is very kind. Lee Jae-Chul next to him listened to Kim San as if possessed.

Unlike his innocent appearance, Kim San knows how to lead a conversation in a cheerfully manner. As unexpected topics continued to emerge, Lee Jae-Chul suddenly focused on Kim San’s words.

“I’m still unfamilliar about the city, thank you very much, ahjussi.”

By the time Lee Jae-Chul came to his senses, he had already returned to the center after taking off simple documents. It meant that there was no more place to catch Kim San, who he had not yet built such a good friend.

“……Yes.”

Lee Jae-Chul felt as if he had been possessed. It was all the more so when he saw Kim San, looking up and waving his hand brightly, he even shook his hands in return.

After a long time, his conscience stung terribly.

***

A few days later, a strange rumor spread in the center. To be exact, it was a rumor that spread among the guides.

He visited the center after Gido Hae handled the monster, but no one guided Gido Hae that day.

“Is that true? ……that Kim San is really a parasite?”

After entering the guide center, Gido Hae quickly heard everything.

“…….”

However, because the conversation was unexpected, Gido Hae trying to ignored it, stopped.

“That’s right. A sunbae I met at the place where I went to practice a while ago confirmed it. He was originally on duty that day because he had a 3% matching rate.”

“That’s right. I heard it, too. I heard he got a call from Esper Lee Jae-Chul.”

Again, it was the day when his hearing was sensitive. Therefore, Gido Hae came into the center, urging Lee Jae-Chul to speak in a voice the same size as a mosquito. This is because Heo Pil-Sik, called him.

Usually, such calls are ignored, but he responded because Gido Hae had to check the atmosphere inside the center anyway. Of course, that doesn’t mean he is happy, but he headed to the back door with the utmost displeasure. Facing the uproar in the lobby now might cause him to destroy the center building.

However, as soon as he got near the back door, Gido Hae heard such a conversation with the voices. When he looked up, the voices were coming from the seminar room where new guides were trained.

Soon a familiar voice was heard, with the light footsteps.

“Hello.”

However, the response of other guides to Kim San was surprising.

Lee Jae-Chul said that one new guide did not get along with Kim San. Nevertheless, such a sharp conversation was unexpected.

“When did you hide in the mountains, and why did you crawl into the city?”

“I didn’t live in hiding…”

Kim San was questioned by Cha Ga-Ram’s criticism. Gido Hae inferred the situation going back to a few words and tilted his head.

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