Episode 31
The end of the year is a hectic time for members of society.
So did the prison guards. District dinners, daily work dinners, security department dinners, prisoner/teacher dinners, alumni dinners… .
I don’t know how many work dinners there are in December. For Sihyeon, who doesn’t like alcohol very much, it was a month that she wanted to go by quickly.
In the past, I didn’t have much of a presence, so it was okay to quietly slip away in the middle of a company dinner. But now that he had become so famous within the community, he was noticed and could not escape.
Since you don’t have to drink, high-ranking noblemen tell you to follow them for the second and third rounds. Because of this, there were many days when I went home past 1 o’clock.
Si-hyeon’s fatigue level was at the peak due to a fantastic combination of lack of sleep and a hangover. No matter what the stamina of the awakened person’s stats was, it was the same thing that made him tired if he couldn’t sleep properly and drank alcohol.
It was in that situation that I received a call from Eunhye Guild leader Sanghyuk.
“Huh? Year-end company dinner?”
-Why is your voice like that? Even if Sihyeon doesn’t want to come out… .
“No, no. It’s because my voice is a little bad in my throat. I’m leaving.”
-Okay, then, Mr. Sihyeon, I will see you then.
When the phone was hung up, Sihyeon checked the calendar with slightly trembling hands. The company dinner was scheduled again.
“…Damn, when will December end?”
When I had a girlfriend, it was fun to spend the eve with her, but this… .
As Sihyeon was shaking her hair, the phone rang again. It was Sang-gyu.
“Uh, why?”
-This year is coming to an end, so I should have a drink somewhere nice. When is the time?
“….”
-What, can’t you hear clearly?
“No, I can hear well. I can hear well, but I won’t drink. Let’s eat.”
-Ana, bastard. I asked to eat some raw fish for the first time in a while, but I couldn’t do it.
“Sorry, let’s eat raw fish next time.”
-Okay, okay. Let’s eat something. Instead, I decide the menu.
“Do whatever you want. How about we meet next Friday after work?”
-Okay, then.
The schedule has been expanded again.
Sihyeon marked the calendar again.
‘… It’s so popular that I’m tired, but what about this?’
Just then, the cell phone rang again. It felt like I had caught any day.
It was my younger brother.
“Uh, Hayoung.”
-how have you been doing?
“I’m doing okay.”
-I see.
“What’s wrong?”
-No, it’s not like that. I was wondering if I should go see my father before the end of the year.
“Ah, I was going to do that anyway. I’ve cleared my schedule for the last week. Do you want to come down with me?”
-Okay then. And since I don’t have a car anyway, it’s easier to go down in my car.
“Okay, I’ll contact you.”
-yea, I got it.
I hung up. Fortunately, this was something I had already thought about anyway, so nothing was added to the schedule. My father’s trauma will have improved a lot now, and I told my mother and Hayoung in front of my mother that I would persuade my father, but I couldn’t put it off any longer.
Si-hyeon thought it would be over now, but the phone rang again.
What on earth is happening today?
Sihyeon answered the phone without even checking the number with an annoyed expression on her face.
“Yes, hello.”
-Hello, prison guard Lee Si-hyeon. This is Han Yi-seol.
“Ah, yes. Hello, PD Han.”
Sihyeon fixed the phone. The person on the phone was producer Han Yi-seol, whose face I recognized while filming a prison documentary.
It was a completely unexpected opponent. It was my first time talking on the phone since then.
-Aren’t you rude by calling me suddenly?
“What are you saying? I gave you my contact information so you could call me.”
-I gave you my contact information to do the same, but you never contacted me. That’s why I’m contacting you first.
“Haha, I’m busy living these days….”
-Actually, I was a little disappointed. I thought you would contact me after watching the broadcast… .
ah.
Sihyeon made an expression of regret. After watching the broadcast, I should have at least made a phone call out of courtesy. As it suddenly became a hot topic on the Internet, I was so focused on it that I didn’t think about it.
“Oh, I was so distracted by suddenly becoming a hot topic on the Internet that I forgot to call you. I’m sorry.”
Sihyeon spoke honestly.
When Lee Seol heard that, he laughed softly.
-Hehe, really? Are you upset that it became a hot topic online?
“It’s not like that. I was a little confused, but it was also helpful.”
The help that Sihyeon spoke of meant an increase in reputation. The documentary’s viewership ratings were good, but its reputation went up a notch as it became a hot topic on the Internet. Thanks to this, I was able to obtain skills and items one by one.
-Then I’m glad. Actually, I was the first person to edit the prison guard’s video and upload it to the community.
“yes?”
Sihyeon looked as if she had been hit in the back of the head.
I was told that I could somehow feel the touch of an expert in the video… I can’t believe that PD Han Yi-seol uploaded it.
-Actually, there aren’t many videos where prison guards look great. But when I saw this prison guard working personally, I realized that it was a wonderful job. So I wanted to let people know that too.
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“yes….”
“Plus, this prison guard was so charismatic and cool that I thought it would make a good picture if I just edited that part and uploaded it. Perhaps people’s perception of prison guards has changed thanks to the prison guard’s video.
“No way.”
-Hehe, think positively.
Lee Seol smiled and continued speaking.
-Are you very busy because it’s the end of the year?
“Yeah, well… I’m busy.”
-Still, do you have time for a meal?
“yes?”
-It’s because I want to treat you to a meal.
“The hospitality… it’s a bit burdensome.”
-is it so? Then pay Dutch.
“Yes, that would be better.”
-Do you have time this weekend in the evening? I don’t mind either Saturday or Sunday.
Sihyeon looked at the calendar.
“Then what about Saturday evening?”
-Of course it’s okay. I know a good restaurant in Gangnam. If it’s okay, should we go there?
“Yes. That will be fine.”
-I’ll send you some medicine. See you then.
“Yes, I’ll see you then.”
The phone hung up and Sihyeon sighed briefly.
… How many consecutive calls is this? Moreover, the schedule was increasing. His head hurt.
Cheer up, my body.
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The place Lee Seol told me about was a Korean restaurant near Exit 5 of Gangnam Station. When I searched on the Internet, I found a series of reviews as if it was a famous restaurant.
But it’s a bit expensive… . Should I have just gotten it?
While I was thinking that, my cell phone rang.
“Yes, PD Han.”
“Have you arrived?”
“Yes, just now.”
“Oh, I can see it.”
Lee Seol approached with a smile and waving his hand.
“Let’s go in.”
Sihyeon followed behind Lee Seol.
The traditional yet sophisticated interior was clean. Since it was the weekend, there seemed to be some customers waiting, but fortunately, it seemed like we had made a reservation and the waiter showed us to a small room.
“But can there be a reservation for 2 people?”
Sihyeon asked.
“It can accommodate two people. It’s the smallest room, so it was originally made for one or two people to dine in.”
Lee Seol hung up his coat and sat down.
The menu was set at medium prices. It was a price that could be said to be expensive enough even in the middle.
“Do PDs usually eat at places like this?”
“No way.”
Lee Seol smiled and waved his hand.
“This is a place I specifically chose because it’s Prison Warden Lee Si-hyeon.”
“Wow, you must have a good social life, seeing as you make people feel good.”
“I will take this as a compliment.”
After chatting for a while, the food started to come out.
The food was as delicious as its reputation. Sihyeon finished the first course as if she didn’t want to waste any money on coming to an expensive restaurant.
“I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
Seol Lee said with a happy expression on her face that she had chosen the restaurant.
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
Sihyeon smiled and continued.
“Actually, for people who eat prison food every day, the food will be delicious wherever they go. I’m sorry to say that to the cafeteria staff, but the food there is really not delicious. There are even prison guards who say that military food tastes better. A PD even tried it at that time. You know that, right?”
“Yes, it definitely tastes good….”
“And do you know what? When you type military food on the search site ‘Gugur’, it automatically says prison food. Isn’t that why I burst out laughing when I saw that?”
“Oh, really?”
“Of course, I’m not talking about the food that the guards eat, but the food that the inmates eat. I’ve tried the prison food that the inmates eat because Soji sometimes gives it to me, but it’s the same as the army food. I can’t decide which is better or worse. For no reason, the inmates in the prison eat ramen. “It’s not like I eat it all the time.”
“Hey, it’s nice to see vivid information from experience. I should remember it too and then go somewhere and pretend to know it.”
The conversation with Lee Seol was okay.
When talking alone with a woman you don’t know well, there are times when it feels awkward and the conversation stops and the atmosphere becomes strange for a moment, but there was nothing like that. She was a woman with a personality that I felt comfortable with, even though I had experienced it when filming the documentary.
“But I heard you’re amazing these days.”
“yes?”
While making an incomprehensible expression, Lee Seol continued speaking.
“I heard you are very good at martial arts.”
“Huh… No, why did that rumor spread to PD Han?”
“I planted the fraud in the Korean prison.”
Lee Seol smiled.
“Wow, I’m scared. I’m really scared. Now I see that there was one more prison guard I was communicating with. He was smiling and letting someone go, and it was a double leg. How could this be?”
“Hey, I overheard it too. There was a senior there that I knew when I was in school. It was the end of the year, so I sent him a greeting card, and the story about this prison guard came up. The prison guard probably knows it too. His name is Jeong Jun-cheol.”
“Juncheol hyung? Oh, he was in Yeondong. Producer Han was also in Yeondong.”
Juncheol was quite famous at the training center. This is because it was rare for someone who graduated from a prestigious university to become a prison guard, and that was also a 9th grader. Of course, one of his comrades in vision was Seoul National University.
“Yes, he is a senior in the same department. He was my teaching assistant when I was in school. I haven’t seen him since then, but he is in Korean Prison.”
“Ah, I haven’t seen Juncheol like that, but he speaks lightly.”
“I guess he was itching to show off that the younger brother I know is like this.”
Lee Seol smiled and continued speaking.
“I felt it back then, too, but I think you are truly a natural-born prison guard. I feel like the word ‘vocation’ is being used at this time.”
“He’s launching me again. It’s even scarier because he’s smiling at me.”
“Oh my, it was all sincere.”
After that, good conversation continued during the meal. And when dessert was served, an unexpected topic came up.
“Are you interested in the Awakened?”
“yes?”
Sihyeon unconsciously made a sad expression.
Surely you haven’t found out that he is an awakened person?
“…I should say I’m interested. It seems like I’m a little more interested than the average person.”
“I see. That’s the area I’m really interested in. Awakened and Gate.”
“Ah, yes.”
“And actually, I….”
“yes.”
“I’m an awakened person.”
fantasy,
