Episode 125
Sihyeon blinked a few times with a blank face.
As the place where I woke up kept changing, as if I was traveling through dimensions, my sense of reality did not come back easily.
Sihyeon, who had been lying dazed on the bed in the hospital room for a while, got up a little and looked around.
This was clearly a modern hospital room.
It’s back to reality.
“this….”
Finally, Sihyeon returned to reality, but her expression was full of regret.
There were so many things to ask Poachim.
My body seems to have recovered quite well, but I don’t know why I don’t get stronger all at once, why my magic power doesn’t increase, why I unlock items and skills one by one, and what on earth are the inactive skills marked with question marks… .
If you think about it, it was a lot of talk to ask.
However, we returned to reality without even having much conversation.
Still, I felt like I heard something important at the end.
“I hate you to death….”
My back hurt.
This is because Hyris thought it was the Sword Emperor who saved his life.
What if Poahim?
Considering what I heard directly from Poachim, it is an unthinkable matter.
They wouldn’t have cared and would have just left him to die.
If you find out that she tried so hard to save Poahim, even feeding him the fruit of the World Tree with her own mouth… .
It was clear that I was going to be so angry that I would go crazy.
Your eyes will immediately roll.
If you throw at least one spell in that state.
“….”
Sihyeon seemed to understand why Poahim gave such advice.
You must have been worried about your own awakening.
… Thank you, Mr. Poahim.
I felt like I had to think about it over and over again to make a good decision about her.
It was then.
I heard the door open and someone came in.
It was my younger sister, Hayoung.
Hayoung and Sihyeon’s eyes met.
“Huh? Brother?”
Sihyeon raised her hand once without answering.
Hayoung quickly picked up her cell phone and made a call.
“Mom, brother is awake!”
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Sihyeon was sitting on a hospital bench wearing a patient gown.
The hospital room was stuffy and I was tired from listening to my mother and Ha-young secretly criticizing me about why I lied to my family about my awakening, so I said I wasn’t feeling well and walked out.
There was really nothing wrong with my body.
It was strange that he had been unconscious for two days.
It seemed like there would be no problem at all if I were discharged from the hospital and returned to work right away.
however… .
Sihyeon’s face darkened when she remembered something about work.
Many co-workers lost their lives in this incident.
There were quite a few seriously injured.
Or, even if the injury is minor, there may be people who have suffered mental trauma due to a large shock and have difficulty leading a normal social life.
What happened that day was a disaster that left only tragedy behind.
“Whew.”
Sihyeon took a sip of coffee from the vending machine and sighed briefly.
I did everything I could that day.
If it had not been a detention center and if he had not been a prison guard, he would not have been able to stand at the forefront and fight for his life.
And that life-threatening effort was not in vain.
If that hadn’t been done, all the employees might have died before Hyris arrived.
Because Sihyeon himself risked his life, many employees were able to survive before Hyris arrived.
The media rushed to report his actions as the brave actions of a hero prison guard.
People don’t want to see only negative and gloomy news.
In the midst of all this, I want to see something positive and hopeful.
This time, Sihyeon’s actions suited something.
That is why visions were always mentioned in news and newspapers.
“He’s a hero….”
Sihyeon smiled bitterly.
If so many people hadn’t died, I might have been honestly happy.
But now I just had complicated emotions.
Sihyeon took another sip of coffee and took out her cell phone.
There were countless missed calls on my cell phone.
After all, since the people whose names were mentioned in the media, all of their acquaintances would know what happened to them.
Contacting each person one by one would also take quite a bit of time.
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While I was looking at my phone screen and lost in thought, I heard someone calling me.
“older brother!”
At first I thought I had called someone else.
But then I heard a voice calling again.
“older brother!”
Now that I think about it, it was a voice I had heard before somewhere.
Sihyeon raised his head.
A familiar face was coming this way.
It was strong.
It was as if he had come to visit and was told that he was here.
“What, why are you here instead of going to work?”
“Oh my, my brother has been unconscious for a few days, and it looks like he has no sense of time. It’s time to get off work, time to get off work.”
“I just did it, man.”
Sihyeon laughed.
Then he gestured.
“Sit here.”
“yes yes.”
Kangbaek came over and sat down next to Sihyeon with his hips pressed against his.
“Anyway, there must be a huge manpower shortage. How do you work?”
There was reason for Si-hyeon to think that Kang-baek came to work not even a few days after experiencing such a terrible tragedy.
Correctional facilities are different from other government offices.
Since it is a place where inmates are confined 365 days a year, it cannot be left without personnel even for a single day.
However, more than a dozen prison guards suddenly lost their lives.
Since it is impossible to recruit such a number of correctional officers in one day, other correctional officers have no choice but to fill the vacant positions.
Therefore, there is no way to make fun of a man like Kang Baek who is not injured.
“Cheongsong is easy, well. No matter how many replacement workers were dispatched, they complained that they didn’t even give them time to find a house. That’s because it’s not the metropolitan area, and it’s difficult when they suddenly move up from the provinces.”
Kang Baek clicked his tongue and answered.
Cheongsong is a place with a typically small number of prisoners per prison guard.
So it seems like they were hastily removed from there and used as a temporary solution.
“you’ve worked hard.”
“What a hardship. Just surviving with my body intact is not enough to bow to the sky a hundred times.”
“…That’s right.”
Sihyeon’s voice subsided.
“It is said that this is the first time that so many prison guards died in the line of duty at once.”
“I guess so….”
Kangbaek said while looking at Sihyeon’s distraught expression.
“If it weren’t for you, a lot more people would have died.”
“….”
Sihyeon drank the rest of his coffee in silence.
“No, maybe all the hunters who came to the rescue are dead.”
Si-hyeon’s eyes turned to Kang-baek’s words as if asking what he meant.
“Even though I’m a low-level hunter, I know that that strange man is incredibly strong. If that woman hadn’t shown up, we would all have died.”
It seemed like he was talking about High Reiss.
“But what does that have to do with me?”
“I don’t know what kind of relationship they had, but it seemed like she came to see her brother. If it weren’t for her brother, she wouldn’t have come to the special detention center.”
“…I thought you came to see me?”
“Yes, there is something you asked me to tell you.”
“What?”
“Hiris asked me to tell my brother that I will visit him again. Is that woman’s name by any chance?”
“Oh… really? I see. Thank you for telling me.”
Sihyeon gave an ambiguous expression.
I roughly expected it.
They even used the fruit of the World Tree to save him, so there was no way he wouldn’t come back to see me again.
I felt like it wouldn’t be long before I could even say that.
I haven’t even thought about how to deal with it yet, but if it comes unexpectedly, I could end up in an awkward situation.
“That woman….”
“Oh, sorry. It’s a bit personal.”
Si-hyeon cut off Kang-baek’s sentence with an apologetic expression.
“Ah… Is that so as expected? Actually, that woman’s expression was so sad when she kissed her older brother… Oh, that’s right. I’m sorry, I stopped without realizing it.”
“Ah, ah… It’s okay. It’s okay.”
Sihyeon made an awkward face.
It seemed like he was talking about the kiss that Hyris gave before going to kill the man.
It was a deep kiss that could only be given to a lover.
“More than that.”
Sihyeon quickly changed the topic.
“Yes, brother.”
“Do you have anything to say about me? For example, I arbitrarily opened the inmates’ doors without getting permission from the manager.”
“Ah, that’s it. I don’t think you have anything to worry about?”
Kangbaek answered as if it was no big deal.
“okay?”
“Yes, there is an exception when using a weapon. You must receive orders from the warden or someone acting on his behalf, but this is not the case when there is no time to receive orders.”
“After hearing it, I think it happened.”
Clauses that are not particularly relevant during everyday work are only brought up when preparing for a promotion exam.
So I couldn’t remember.
“Opening the prisoner’s door is no different. If the situation is urgent and you don’t have time to get permission, you should just open it. What can you do? And that’s it.”
“And what is it?”
“I heard that not only the media but also the correctional headquarters are working hard to make you a hero.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Sihyeon asked curiously.
“You know the actions of the Hunter guards in this case? The people who were supposed to be the first to step up and deal with the crisis were scared and stayed back.”
“Kang Baek… you are also a Hunter prison guard.”
“Well, I wasn’t able to fight first, but it wasn’t to that extent. When my brother fell, I just rushed at him without any hesitation? Oh, you don’t know because you’re unconscious. It’s a shame… Well, anyway.”
“okay….”
“In this case, you are the only one who fulfilled his duties as a true prison guard and acted as a role model, right? Other Hunter prison guards are being criticized on the Internet right now. Those guys who are worse than the prisoners usually discipline the prisoners very tightly. As expected, he is a civil servant from Hell Joseon, and when a crisis arises, he only wants to take care of his own life… In this public opinion, if he wants to save the face of the correctional headquarters and the guards, he should at least raise his brother.”
Kang Baek explained it as if it were obvious.
“Oh, by the way, I understand how the situation is going, but as a member of the family, it doesn’t feel good to hear that the guards are being criticized.”
“In my opinion, it was decisive that the prisoners took the lead and fought. The prisoners also went out and fought, so what about you? Well, this was the atmosphere.”
“In the end, it’s because of me?”
“Yeah, whatever.”
“This is it.”
Sihyeon chewed the empty paper cup.
I did my best to save people, but that became an excuse for the prison guards to be criticized.
Sihyeon had no special feelings towards them.
Considering the level of the enemies, I knew full well that even if they had bravely stepped forward, it would not have been of much help.
This was a sudden, irresistible disaster.
There were very few people who could go out in a situation where they knew they would die if they went out and fought.
Even netizens who are criticizing the prison guards would hardly be able to come forward if they were in that situation.
Of course, it is the responsibility of a prison guard, so you will be disciplined and it is inevitable that you will be criticized.
“If you don’t contact the director or the head of the security department….”
Kangbaek was about to ask a question.
“Hunter Lee Si-hyeon.”
Someone called Si-hyeon from over there.
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