Side Story Episode 28. Burning (3)
“Huh! “Good!”
Yang Geon’s reaction after drinking the ice-cold liquor was excellent.
On the other hand, Lee Cheon-sang did not even drink alcohol. I just slowly chewed my meal, one chopstick at a time.
Yang Geon smiled and asked.
“I guess you don’t like alcohol?”
“I couldn’t find a good reason to drink it.”
“Sniff, you’re the one who lost the reason for living in the world!”
Lee Cheon-sang’s chopsticks stopped slightly.
Yang Geon’s mouth was also tightly shut.
But after a while, Lee Cheon-sang started using chopsticks again.
‘He’s a really strange guy.’
Yang Geon, having quenched his appetite, twirled the glass of alcohol in his hand.
Yang Geon, he was a fool recognized by all the reserve members of Jinma University.
There were many people who liked his cheerful personality, but there were those who disliked him to the point that they wouldn’t even make eye contact. In any case, it was because Shingyo itself was a fairly violent environment, so many people were nervous.
For some, his friendly personality became a drink that helped him forget reality, and for others, it became an object of caution. Yang Geon himself knew it well.
However, it was the first time I had seen someone react like Lee Cheon-sang.
He didn’t seem to have the slightest interest in himself, but he accepted the request to be sick.
It wasn’t something I liked or disliked. It was the first time for Lee Cheon-sang to meet someone like Yang Geon, but it was also the first time for Yang Geon to see a person as insensitive as Lee Cheon-sang.
“Did you say Lee Cheon-sang?”
“exactly.”
“I am Yang Geon… … Oh, did you say it in full?”
“exactly.”
“How old are you?”
“I don’t know.”
“100 million? “You don’t know your age?”
“exactly.”
“Well, how many people live by counting their age? Actually, I go around saying I’m 25, but I don’t know if I’m really that age. “I decided to eat roughly this much.”
“… … .”
“But you’re over twenty, right?”
“exactly.”
“Heh heh. Then, let’s eat comfortably with friends. “You are now twenty-five years old.”
“… … .”
“Well, these days, people don’t live so tightly that they have friends based on their age. How old are you? If we get along, we can become friends and brothers. is not it?”
“exactly?”
“… … .”
“… … .”
“Is that how you normally speak?”
“exactly.”
“… … “Do you have any plans to fix it?”
“No.”
Yes, no, no… … .
Yang Geon looked at Lee Cheon-sang with a distorted face, as if he was tired of it all over again.
There was no such short answer in the world. It seemed like he was listening to everything he said, but the reactions were very consistent.
Even if a passing dog barks, there will be a more humane response. Even if I spoke to the rock, it seemed more exciting than this.
thud!
Yang Geon hit the table with his palm.
“Hey, man! “Aren’t you really taking it too far?!”
Lee Cheon-sang looked at Yang Geon.
Looking at his expression, he seems puzzled. Since he has no facial expression, even a little bit of confusion seems like a huge change.
Yang Geon, who was satisfied with his opponent’s reaction, soon wrinkled his face again. This damn bastard seemed to have no idea why he was getting so worked up.
“When people talk to you, you chime in, laugh at them, ask their age, ask them what they like, etc. Don’t you do that?!”
“Should I?”
“Ugh.”
Yang Geon made a strange noise and grabbed the back of his neck.
Looking up at the ceiling with my mouth wide open, I didn’t think it would be strange if I collapsed due to high blood pressure.
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyebrows twitched slightly.
‘What a strange human being.’
He was a person who could not empathize, but understood other people’s emotions and actions.
However, Yang Geon’s words and actions were completely incomprehensible. He had seen many people who made somewhat exaggerated movements and facial expressions, but they were strangely different from the people he had seen before.
There seemed to be no purpose to gain anything. So it was even weirder. There is no reason to approach someone who almost everyone is reluctant to do and ask to be friends right away.
‘Is there some insidious plan that I don’t know about?’
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes changed.
If that’s really the case, we’ll have to keep a distance and watch from now on.
‘It’s not out of the question. Yacharyeong is a special unit that the religious leader himself ordered to be created. The fact that he came before it was even founded means that this person also has a background… … .’
At that time, Yang Geon waved his hand.
“That’s it, that’s enough. It seems that there are people like this in the world. “You are such a strange person.”
Lee Cheon-sang’s eyes widened slightly.
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There are people like this in the world. These words strangely stayed in my head.
Yang Geon, who was grumbling and filling his glass, said to Lee Cheon-sang.
“Don’t just eat, pour me some when you’re empty.”
“Why should I do that?”
“He’s a guy who doesn’t have any real humanity. hey! “Isn’t it polite to fill the other person’s glass when it’s empty?”
Even Lee Cheon-sang knew that much. But I just couldn’t understand why a strange person I met for the first time would say something like that out loud.
“And you want to be unlucky?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“They say that if you make up your own mind in front of people, the other person will be unlucky.”
“It’s a superstition.”
Now Yang Geon’s eyes were almost blurry.
“… … “I’ll pour you as much as you want, so I hope you don’t get out of luck, you bastard.”
Grumbling helplessly, he emptied three glasses in succession. Of course, it was a viscount.
Lee Cheon-sang started using chopsticks again.
There was a strange silence.
The sound of chopsticks brushing against a plate, the sound of a drinking glass hitting the table, loud! A strange sound… … .
Just like that, half an angle passed.
When Lee Cheon-sang put down the chopsticks, Yang Geon lit the double wick.
“why? “Can you leave now that you’ve finished eating?”
Lee Cheon-sang answered as if it was obvious.
“exactly.”
“You bastard, then why did you ask me to eat with you?”
“You were the one who asked me to eat with you.”
“… … uh?”
“I just told you to do whatever you want.”
Yang Geon opened his mouth like a carp.
That is correct. However, it is a matter of consideration whether this is something to say to the person present.
Yang Geon decided to give up understanding the other person for a while.
“I know how cold you are, so just be my conversation partner until I finish the bottle.”
The moment Lee Cheon-sang was about to open his mouth, Yang Geon quickly spoke.
“Why should I do that? “Don’t say things like that.”
“I am… … .”
“Do you really need a reason? Look over there! The moon rose so beautifully! That alone is enough reason to be sentimental for no reason! “There’s also a good-natured person like me, right?”
“… … .”
“Looking at you, it looks like you are living a very rough life, but you won’t last long if you live like that. “What fun can you have if you don’t have any taste?”
There was a strong impression that he was just saying whatever he could. Lee Cheon-sang thought so.
But it wasn’t just cool words that inspired people.
‘It’s fun.’
Lee Cheon-sang, who was quietly looking at Yang Geon, raised his empty glass.
Yang Geon frowned.
“why? Are you going to get up quickly by knocking down a bottle? No way! Before the whole bottle got into my stomach… … !”
Lee Cheon-sang picked up the bottle.
Yang Geon quickly took away the bottle.
“what? Are you really drinking it?”
“exactly.”
Yang Geon, who was looking at Lee Cheon-sang with suspicious eyes, soon smiled and filled his glass.
“I’m not an old bachelor who tries his best to attract women, and I try really hard.”
Lee Cheon-sang, who received the glass, drank it as is. Yang Geon, who raised his glass to toast, felt embarrassed once again.
“You’re staying in a corner of Yacha, right?”
“exactly.”
“I am a triangle. “Triangular three-story number one.”
Lee Cheon-sang didn’t say anything.
By now, Yang Geon must have gotten used to it and grumbled while resting his chin.
“Ha, I don’t know how I ended up in this unit. “Everyone envies me and says it will be better than Jinma University, but damn it, it feels vain when I think of all the effort I put into getting into the military college.”
“Were you a member of the Jinma University Reserve Corps?”
Yang Geon’s face brightened. He was happy that the other person was finally paying attention to him.
“It did. Although it is now part of Acha Command. If you look at things like this, you really don’t know much about people’s lives. If I had connections, I would have joined Jinma University a long time ago. If that were the case, wouldn’t you have been transferred to Yaksha Command?”
“I said it was vain.”
“It’s vain. Still, they say Yacharyeong’s kkotbal is better. Anyway, if you want to get ahead, wouldn’t it be better to join a better organization? Especially if you have no connections or background like me.”
“Can you enter Yacharyeong without a rear boat?”
“well? Maybe it’s different for each person, right? They said I was lucky. “Actually, I wanted to stay longer in the reserve corps, but I thought it would be difficult later if I decided to leave anyway, so I came first.”
Yang Geon seemed to think that they could finally have a conversation and started talking wildly.
Lee Cheon-sang silently listened to his story.
It was not because he was interested in Yang Geon, but because he thought this was also a learning experience. He was so focused on martial arts that he forgot for a moment that learning in relationships was also important.
Of course, it wasn’t that Yang Geon was completely uninterested.
‘There are people like this in the world.’
The impact those words had was significant.
The emotions and reactions of the people Lee Cheon-sang knew were very similar. I’ve seen many people who stand out quite a bit, but basically, they aren’t that different.
But Yang Geon was different from any other person. If you look at the reactions that come out, it seems like there’s nothing special, but if you look closely, it’s strangely unique.
Lee Cheon-sang could not logically interpret that uniqueness. The interest in Yang Geon lies precisely in that part.
Half an hour passed like that.
“Anyway, are you going to keep doing that?”
Perhaps because he was drunk, Yang Geon’s face was discolored.
On the other hand, Lee Cheon-sang’s face did not change at all from before.
“What do you mean?”
“Speak informally, speak informally. “We will be participating in various operations and training together in the future.”
Lee Cheon-sang, who was looking at Yang Geon quietly, nodded.
“Sure.”
Yang Geon’s expression widened.
“okay! “I should have done that a long time ago!”
Yang Geon seemed to be in a really good mood as he filled the glass with a chuckle.
At that moment, Lee Cheon-sang realized. That expression that Yang Geon is showing right now, where did that joy come from?
‘loneliness.’
I talked to him because I was lonely, and I hoped to make a friend because I was lonely.
As expected, it was a difficult emotion for Lee Cheon-sang to sympathize with. But I knew very well that most people feel lonely when they are alone.
If you see that he sticks to it until the end despite his cold reactions, he probably has a soft personality.
The more outwardly extroverted a person is, the more likely they are to feel lonely when alone. Lee Cheon-sang reflected on the knowledge he had learned.
‘You don’t have a good personality to live in a Protestant church.’
Yang Geon shook the bottle.
“Omg? Hey, it’s already empty again. “Let’s have another one.”
“Stop eating.”
“why? I’m starting to make sense now, but are you going to end it like this? “It’s a shame!”
Lee Cheon-sang was about to say that he was not disappointed at all, but soon changed his mind.
“Because today is not the only day.”
Yang Geon grinned.
“that’s right. Today is not the only day. “Did I push myself too hard on my first drinking session?”
“I’ll pay for what I eat.”
“Uh-huh! Why is this friend being so affectionate? I’ll pay for today’s drinks, so you’ll pay for next drinks. “That will do.”
I felt a determined will to drink together as soon as possible.
It was when Lee Cheon-sang was about to shake his head and say that there was no need for that.
“What a pair!”
Quang!
A fiery sound erupted from the first floor in the distance.
Yang Geon’s eyes sparkled.
“It seems like accidents are starting to happen every time I drink a glass of alcohol. After all, it is a Protestant religion. “Even if I retire later, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to run the bases.”
“… … .”
“I guess I’ve abandoned my seat. Should I go and take a look?”
Lee Cheon-sang stood up and said.
“There is only one exit on the first floor anyway.”
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