Episode 604
“You must be having a meeting by now, right?”
At Park Min-jun’s question, Lee Jae-heon, who was lying on the sofa, turned to look at him.
“Are you talking about Jeong In-ho and Ha Seong-yoon?”
“If not, what would I have asked?”
“How cheeky.”
Lee Jae-heon smiled faintly.
“Aren’t you going home?”
“It is my job to protect you, Captain.”
“In truth.”
“The house is really nice. I don’t want to leave.”
“Ugh.”
He pretended to frown.
“It’s not like Seo-ah is running away because she feels uncomfortable with you sitting here like that.”
“Let’s get straight to the point. The reason why Jang Seo-ah has been going out so often recently is because President Choi Jeong-man’s anxiety has gotten worse and Choi Min-hong likes Jang Seo-ah.”
“That doesn’t mean it’s not Park Min-jun’s fault….”
Even while muttering like that, Lee Jae-heon did not criticize Park Min-jun too much.
The feeling of being in a completely different world, with no name, and entering a stranger’s body would have been indescribably miserable and miserable. If only he had met a connection from his previous life, but if his goal had not been clear, Park Min-jun would have likely been ruined like the previous possessed people.
It was obvious what direction Park Min-jun would take after that mess.
‘That won’t work.’
Why am I doing this now?
Lee Jae-heon accepted Park Min-jun’s anxiety sweetly.
“More than that….”
He skillfully brought the subject back to its original course.
“Are you now paying attention to Mr. Jeong In-ho?”
“You are the main character of this world, no one else. There’s no way I wouldn’t care.”
“What is Mr. Park Min-jun’s evaluation of Jeong In-ho?”
“It’s quite immature.”
Park Min-jun was resolute.
“When I read his novels, he seemed much more refined and skilled than this, but when I actually met him in person, he was a total idiot. He was so emotional that he lost efficiency because he was so focused on it that it was pitiful. He’s not even a minor.”
“Isn’t he different from our youngest in many ways?”
“… Even at such a young age, the youngest of the captains had a firm goal, was not swayed by emotions, and often made wise decisions. Many people admired him, and naturally, people followed him.”
Park Min-jun continued speaking in his characteristically stiff tone.
“The protagonist needs that kind of charisma.”
“That’s true.”
“In order for us to get the honey from Jeong In-ho, the main character must be well-formed. For now, we can only see him as nothing more than the captain’s child-rearing.”
“Parenting… .”
Lee Jae-heon muttered in despair.
“Parenting was right.”
“As expected.”
“We couldn’t help it because the customs of this world didn’t suit us. Where we were, a task that could be completed in a day would take months, and something that could be completed in a few words would have to be repeated hundreds of times for them to understand.”
“It’s so cumbersome.”
“The people here take themselves for granted, and I am just an individual trying to change them, so it was only natural that it would take a lot of time and effort. Do you think that big thing would split apart overnight just by dropping a few drops of water on a rock?”
“… … .”
Park Min-jun said, taking a sip of the black tea that Lee Jae-heon had prepared for him.
“Is it split now?”
“any.”
It took quite some time.
“My stupidity also contributed to the hassle.”
Lee Jae-heon readily admitted it.
“It could have been more efficient, but what the hell is this….”
“Do you regret it?”
“I’ve always regretted it. It’s my fault for not being born a perfect villain. It’s not that the things I’ve done to turn chicks into chickens were completely meaningless, but it’s not like they were completely rational either.”
Lee Jae-heon, sprawled out on the sofa, blinked his eyes slowly.
“Lee Jae-heon’s presence was too excessive.”
If his goal was simply to cling to the protagonist and completely escape the underworld, or to find and kill the administrator, Lee Jae-heon should have acted more wisely.
Park Min-jun must be thinking that way. Lee Jae-heon knew that too.
“So I’m trying to steal ‘Lee Jae-heon’.”
“If you give it to me and then take it away, I’ll be so angry.”
“To be exact, not stealing it… but displaying it?”
The table where one could eat and drink as much as one wanted has been moved beyond the picture.
You can still see and appreciate it, but you can’t fully enjoy it.
“Wouldn’t that be the way to achieve division of labor?”
The rescue of the survivors was unusual.
They were run by only a few heads, and the rest followed orders without question. Any doubts were quickly dispelled.
“Lack of autonomy.”
“In this case, significant problems may arise in the event of an emergency.”
“It’s only natural that your hands and feet can’t move when your head is gone. This is my fault. So I thought I had to fix this deformed structure again.”
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“I don’t mean to completely divide the survivors. It’s just that they rely too completely on me, and that’s a heavy burden on me. I can only imagine how much it would interfere with them doing what they want to do.”
Crispy.
Park Min-jun said, chewing on a cookie.
“Why didn’t you just throw it away a long time ago?”
“You keep saying that, but I can’t throw it away because I feel bad about raising it all this time.”
“It’s not that you’re too affectionate.”
“There is no need to restrain.”
Lee Jae-heon saw through Park Min-jun’s mind.
“Even after 100 years, the people of this world will not be worth as much as you, Park Min-jun. I have felt that deeply in my bones over the past few months.”
“… … .”
“They always get sad when someone close to them dies.”
Dry voice.
“I’m not congratulating you.”
“… It may be a sad thing to say, but to be honest, I was a little sad when I betrayed you, Captain.”
“I’m not sure if it was a feeling that could really be expressed with such cute words.”
“How can a person’s emotions be uniform? Of course, there were mixed emotions, and of course, that wouldn’t be cute. But it’s true that it was sad.”
“That’s pretty cute.”
Lee Jae-heon laughed lightly.
“It’s gross.”
“Did you get caught…?”
“Our Park Min-jun has grown too much to gain the favor of the captain who has changed by imitating a chick. He still has a lot to learn when it comes to acting.”
“… Still, it is true that the captain’s death was sad.”
“That’s why it’s disgusting.”
What words in this world can describe the ‘sadness’ of a fully grown chicken?
Lee Jae-heon did not necessarily define it.
“Still, your analytical skills are still intact.”
“… … .”
“Yes, that’s right. Maybe it’s because my personality is mixed with that of the old-fashioned manager… I’ve been really drawn to cute things lately. I think it’s admirable that you’re trying to please the most powerful person who can extract benefits from you.”
“Thank you for the good review.”
“Anyway, back to the main topic.”
The eyelids that had been moving slowly soon closed.
Lee Jae-heon continued speaking with a face that seemed to be sleeping.
“Did you say that you were disappointed in Jeong In-ho because he was so pathetic as a main character?”
“I don’t think the captain thinks so. I would like to ask for your advice.”
“Minjun, I told you.”
A faint joy was evident in Lee Jae-heon’s softly flowing voice.
“There is someone you have to be careful of when working.”
“… It was Jeong In-ho, Park Da-young, Ha Seong-yoon, and Hong Kyung-jun.”
“Why did I talk about these people?”
“Jung In-ho was the main character, Park Da-young was clever, Ha Seong-yoon was analytical, and Hong Kyung-jun was intuition.”
“That’s roughly correct, but the explanation about Jeong In-ho is insufficient.”
“The protagonist receives the protection of the world. Even if the madam borrowed someone she dislikes as the motif for Jeong In-ho, regardless of the madam’s likes and dislikes, the world will respect and care for Jeong In-ho, who is at the center of them all. That is why Jeong In-ho is lucky, coincidentally, miraculously able to overcome any ordeal that comes… This work is close to an ordeal for Jeong In-ho, so I understood that he was being told to be careful.”
“It’s strange, though.”
“yes.”
“That’s a story about the spoon that Jeong In-ho was born with.”
Swish.
Jaeheon Lee opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling.
“Jung In-ho himself.”
“… … .”
“What is your strength, Mr. Park Min-jun?”
When Park Min-jun didn’t answer for a long time, Lee Jae-heon laughed.
“It’s disgusting.”
Seriously, I laughed so hard I thought I was going to die.
“That kid is really gross. He’s real, like my junior… .”
“It’s hard to understand.”
“You’ll know when you experience it.”
He enjoyed it as if he were watching a fight between mad dogs.
“It hurts quite a bit if you try to bite it.”
That’s why Lee Jae-heon obediently arranged a meal for Jeong In-ho and Ha Seong-yoon.
It’s so obvious what kind of picture will come out.
* * *
Jeong In-ho was an immature person.
It couldn’t be helped, he had lived his entire life in a state of near-emotionlessness, and it was only after he turned 30 that he first learned emotions, thanks to the other world. If a newborn child wasn’t immature, that would be even stranger.
That’s why Jeong In-ho made all sorts of mistakes while going back and forth between the other world and reality. Most of these things happened because he couldn’t control his emotions.
“Would you like to eat first?”
“I think I’ll check it out….”
“The manager is paying for it all, so are you saying you’re going to throw it away instead of eating it?”
“… Phew… .”
And there was no need to suppress my emotions.
“If you use the manager like this, won’t Jeong In-ho get in trouble?”
“I get bullied, but I’m a beloved employee, so it’s okay for me to be this arrogant.”
The survivors had a strong foundation in Lee Jae-heon.
He always encouraged the survivors, helped them grow, and sometimes scolded or consoled them to help them grow. However, he was not overbearing, so Jeong In-ho could just settle down. There was no need to grow.
The problem is that Lee Jae-heon started to run away.
“And the manager… is better off financially than me.”
“… I’ll eat it since it’s a shame to leave it behind. I hope it’s not too much of a portion.”
“Just looking at the appetizers, the portion size doesn’t look that large, so that’s fortunate.”
From the beginning, the relationship between Lee Jae-heon and the survivors was abnormal.
They understood each other but did not empathize. They could not approve of that person’s methods and reasons. However, Lee Jae-heon was always in a superior position, and the reason they could criticize and scold him was entirely because Lee Jae-heon cared for the survivors.
But now, Lee Jae-heon is trying to give it up.
“You can’t pretend to be like that.”
No, I get it.
“But you are a doctor.”
“Thank you for your concern.”
“you’re welcome.”
Lee Jae-heon was convinced that there was no need to ‘take care’ of us.
There was no ill will in it. However, Lee Jae-heon would not listen even if we said, ‘It’s true that we are a little scared of you, but we still hope that you don’t die or get hurt.’
Lee Jae-heon, who has already made up his mind, will consider this story as the simple consideration or hypocrisy of the ‘chicks’.
“Mmm… it’s delicious.”
Jeong In-ho also accepted it.
I acknowledged and understood. Lee Jae-heon seemed quite determined, and the current situation was not relaxed enough to hold on to Lee Jae-heon alone. It was because of the cracks in the survivors.
That’s why Jeong In-ho started to think alone for the first time in a long while. And then he made a decision.
“After kelp, next is abalone… Is it mainly seafood?”
“It’s a shame I couldn’t hear the explanation of the menu.”
“Actually, I was really happy about that consideration. I think the manager must have taken care of it, and I thought he was a very delicate person. Is that because he cares about his subordinates? Isn’t that right?”
“that….”
“We have a lot to talk about.”
“… … .”
“Ah… no.”
Jeong In-ho smiled and looked straight at Ha Seong-yoon.
Because of Lee Jae-heon’s subtle distance, Jeong In-ho decided that he couldn’t settle down. Of course, it seemed like Lee Jae-heon was thinking of maintaining this relationship since he didn’t show any ill feelings towards us… .
“Like I said before, yes.”
Lee Jae-heon seemed to be providing only the bare minimum amount of help that would allow the survivors to survive ‘in the event of an escape’.
And with just that, you can only survive through regression occasionally, but you can’t completely escape the other world.
“Professor Ha Seong-yoon, just listen to my story.”
“… … .”
“That will do.”
That’s why I was able to become the ‘main character’.
Because I’m alone.
(Continued in the next episode)
