#36
Episode 36
SS (2)
Kang Hae-jun.
He appeared like a comet three years ago and received tremendous attention as soon as he appeared.
Number of talents held: 13.
Many guilds were drooling over him who broke the existing talent record, but he turned down numerous love calls and silently entered the academy.
Two years since then.
It grew at an unprecedented rate, increasing the number of SS-level users from only 8 in the world to 9.
Achievements achieved solely on one’s own without belonging to a country or guild.
The Korean people were enthusiastic about this novel-like heroic story, and now he has become a figure who represents Korea even more than the president. He was right in front of me right now.
I never even dreamed that Kang Hae-jun was Hae-sik’s older brother. Of course.
‘They don’t look alike at all!’
Haesik is a huge man, standing at 190 centimeters. Plus massive muscles and short hair. He truly had the image of a manly man among manly men, but Kang Hae-joon was the exact opposite.
He was a little shorter than 180 cm and had a small body. Since he was wearing glasses, he felt more like an intelligent office worker than a user.
While Jeong-do was surprised to see a brother who looked nothing alike, Kang Hae-jun was equally surprised to see Jeong-do. His expression changed every moment.
At first he greeted me with a smiling face, but then he changed from a calm expression to a very surprised one.
And now, he was looking at Jeong-do with an expression on his face that seemed to be deeply moved.
‘… what?’
When Jeong-do was feeling burdened by those gazes, Hae-joon looked at Jeong-do and opened his mouth. Jeongdo was extremely nervous about what would be said.
“Sorry for meeting you for the first time, but are you a Lightway player?”
“Eck!”
At this truly unexpected question, Jeong-do let out a bizarre scream and Seoyoon turned her head to look at Hae-joon.
Rightway.
Jeongdo was the nickname he used when he was a professional gamer. When there was no answer in surprise, Hae-joon spoke again.
“ah. I guess not. sorry. You look so similar to someone I know… .”
“no. that… you’re right. “I played a bit as a player under that name a long time ago.”
“… oh my god! Lightway player! I’m a fan! Paper and pen! please wait for a moment!”
Hae-joon said that and hurriedly ran somewhere. Jeongdo looked at the scene blankly and opened his mouth.
“… “What kind of situation is this?”
“older brother. “Were you an athlete of any kind in the past?”
“You seem to know something.”
Hae-sik and Seo-yoon responded in turn to Jeong-do’s mumblings. After a while, Hae-joon came back and spoke with a slightly red face.
“Hmm. sorry. I was a little surprised, so I stopped the customer and behaved indecently. “I will guide you to the parlor.”
Hae-jun said that and began to guide the group.
In the reception room we arrived at like that.
Jeongdo experienced a full-scale numbers play.
* * * * * *
“Of course, Wright Way’s best game could be said to be Game 3 of the 2020 spring season finals. That scene where you take advantage of the opponent’s weakness and send them to a one-comer in a near-death crisis is really… .”
“That game is also a great game, but I think the 2021 summer season was my brother’s prime. We almost won the combined championship with an unprecedented winning percentage, but it was too close in the finals… .”
Two superfans talking excitedly next to each other. I swear it was the first time I saw Seoyoon having such a heated conversation with someone other than herself. Jeongdo covered his face with both hands and lowered his head.
‘what’s this!’
I was so embarrassed. What kind of new numbers play is this? To some extent, I opened my mouth to overcome this situation somehow.
“No, there were many players who were much better than me… .”
“no.”
Jeong-do’s opinion was buried in Hae-joon’s firm answer. Hae-jun continued speaking with a serious expression.
“Of course, there were many players who had a better winning percentage than Lightway. However, those players only made machine-like, calculated plays just for the sake of winning. There was no passion or boldness. “Only Lightway made heart-warming plays.”
To some extent, I regretted saying it. I immediately became twice as embarrassed. Jeong-do glanced to the side, but Seo-yoon was nodding his head loudly as if she was very sympathized, and Hae-sik was just smiling as if he found this situation amusing.
Seo-yoon continued speaking after receiving Hae-joon’s words.
“I was so impressed when I first saw my brother play that I opened a fan cafe. “It was the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done in my life.”
“ah. I know that cafe too. I was the first person to sign up after it was opened… .”
The two people who had spoken up to that point looked at each other’s faces and asked each other.
“Lightway Forever?”
“Do you love the country?”
“stop!!!!!”
Better just kill him. Jeong-do couldn’t hold back any longer and started screaming. I have been listening to this story for an hour since I came here. Jeong-do said to Hae-joon with an expression that made him look like he was about to cry.
“Hey, how about we talk about something else? Something that Haesik would like to say to me as an older brother about his activities as a user… .”
After hearing those words, Haejun understood the situation and cleared his throat.
“Hmm. This was again ugly. sorry. Let’s leave this topic for now. Mr. Seo-yoon. “I’d like to have a more in-depth conversation someday.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
With those words, Hae-joon stood up and bowed his head politely to Jeong-do.
“The greeting was late. Although Haesik didn’t tell me the details, I heard that he saved his life. Thank you so much.”
Jeongdo was taken aback by the sudden polite greeting and stood up to receive the greeting.
“no. “I just got lucky.”
This is not an empty remark, I was truly lucky enough to be able to survive. However, Hae-joon accepted Jeong-do’s words with humility and smiled.
“As I heard, you are a humble person. How about staying here for the night? I’m embarrassed to say it with my own mouth, but it won’t be enough to stay. “I hope you give me a chance to return the favor.”
Hae-sik stepped in to help Hae-joon’s words.
“yes. older brother. Let’s stay for a day. Rest comfortably and train in the training room. Seoyoon too.”
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“Thank you for your favor, but I will decline.”
Seo-yoon politely rejected Hae-sik’s words. No matter how much I liked the person, I wasn’t ready to stay at the house of a man I met for the first time today. I don’t know if it’s a house of that size.
“Umm… .”
After thinking for a moment, he quickly nodded.
“All right. “I will take care of you today.”
He was also Haesik’s older brother, and Jeongdo was very curious about the SS-level user. In that situation, he had no reason to decline since they recommended it first.
Hae-joon smiled and said with some consent.
“thank you. Please think of it as your own home and make yourself comfortable. Oh, I’ll treat you to a meal first.”
So, at Hae-jun’s recommendation, I ended up staying one night.
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That night.
After finishing his training in the training room in Hae-joon’s building, Jung-do came outside.
“uh?”
Hae-joon was waiting for him on the sofa outside the training room. He smiled and shook the beer can in his hand.
“How about a drink before you go to bed?”
gulp.
Since I was sweating just enough, I wanted a cool drink. And what user would refuse to have drinks with an SS-level person? Jeongdo nodded and said to Haesik.
“Good. Oh, I guess I should take a quick shower before that. I sweated quite a bit… .”
“yes. Please take your time. “I will be waiting for you in the living room.”
Jeongdo hurriedly headed to the shower room.
And after a while.
Two men sat across from each other in the living room and drank drinks. The more I talked to Hae-joon, the more I admired him. If you are an SS level user, you are at the peak of power. It was a position where he could have been arrogant, but he was polite and considerate in every word he said.
‘The older brother is an SS-level gentleman, and the younger brother is a macho innocent man… .’
They were brothers who looked nothing alike, from their appearance to their personalities. Jeongdo chuckled and brought up Haesik’s story.
“Are you okay with Haesik continuing to use it?”
Hae-jun smiled bitterly and answered those words.
“It would be a lie if I said it was nothing. If you do it wrong, you could lose your life. However, if you lock up Haesik in the name of family, he will be locked up forever. “I don’t want my younger brother to become that kind of person.”
Jeongdo was impressed by Haejun’s answer. This is because I felt a feeling that I could neither give nor receive as I did not have a brother.
“And even if it gets dangerous, I believe that Mr. Jeong will save me.”
Hae-joon smiled and joked. Jeongdo also smiled and answered.
“Let’s try our best.”
“Oh, of course, I’m not saying I just want to be protected. “I will train you harshly and make you someone who is helpful to the team.”
“Haesik must have had a hard time training as an SS-level expert.”
Jeongdo said that and took a sip of beer.
‘Come to think of it… .’
What is the actual SS level like? As soon as he became curious, he reflexively used observation.
Tiring!
Name: Kang Hae-jun
Level: 94
Mana reserves: 101
Strength: 98 Stamina: 89 Reflexes: 107 Mana Responsiveness: 100
Talent: <Game-lv.3>, <Implementation-lv.2>, <Martial Arts-lv.2>, <Swordsmanship-lv.2>, <Spearskill-lv.2>, <Hand-to-hand combat-lv.2>, <Cognition-lv.1>, <Production-lv.1>, <Friendship-lv.1>, <Faith-lv.1>, … Three.
Possessed skill: <Character Lord>
“!?”
I almost spit out the beer that was in my mouth. Level and abilities. Both were decent, but they didn’t catch Do-do’s attention.
<Game-lv.3>
Only one talent caught my eye. He was a level 3 talent, next to Lu Bu’s <horsemanship>.
The moment when Do-do recognized Hae-joon’s <Game> talent.
A strange thing happened.
Tiring!
<<Communication-lv.3> recognized the opponent’s <Game-lv.3>. Check the user’s <Game-lv.2>.>
<Communication between talent begins! Force synchronization is in progress.>
‘what!?’
Paaaaa!!
A brilliant light emanated from the center.
“uh?”
Everything except Jeongdo stopped.
The second hand of the moving clock stopped, and the curtains that were blowing in the wind stopped just as they were.
And even Kang Hae-jun in front of him stopped as he was, holding a beer can.
“What’s this… .”
Communication? game? synchronization?
Jeong-do was taken aback by the absurd situation.
at that time.
A woman’s voice sounded in my ear as I panicked.
“It’s difficult. “This is an unexpected situation.”
Jeongdo quickly turned his head in the direction from which the voice came. At that place.
A white blonde beauty wearing a maid uniform.
Winry Machina.
There she was, looking a little perplexed.
