chapter 7
Early in the morning, I sat down on my bed and called somewhere.
-hello?
heavy voice.
A week ago, I was the trainer who told me to quit because I had no talent.
“Mr. Kang Hoon? I am Hyunwoo Kim.”
-Yes, Mr. Hyeonu! It’s been a while. It’s only been a week.
“Are you on the phone?”
– All right, all right. what are you up to?
The trainer readily answered. I was worried about what would happen if I felt uncomfortable because I was no longer a student, but I guess it was just a mistake.
No matter how hard it may seem, I have been seeing the world face to face for a year.
“I have a question for you about your awakening ability.”
-ah… … .
Suddenly, you let out a sad sigh.
No, what did I bring up?
– That, Mr. Hyeonu. As I said before, Hunter is better off giving up. Everyone has a talent… … .
haha. He smiled dryly at the trainer’s misunderstanding.
This man digs the heartbreaking places.
“I completely gave up. Now I have a job in a different place.”
– Wow, congratulations. But why the awakening ability… … ?
“I have work to write at the place where I work.”
After Lee Ji-ah panicked in the bathroom. Her obsessive compulsive disorder got worse.
I’m not pretending not to be myself, but if I move even a little in the house, I somehow create a reason to catch up.
‘Hyun-woo, where are you going?’
‘The kitchen.’
‘Ah, I’m just thirsty… … .’
‘Can I remember?’
‘Hey, the manager didn’t sign any slavery contract, so how did he make Hyunwoo do such chores? let’s go together.’
We went to the bathroom together, not to mention the bathroom that had been severely burned once.
It was inconvenient, but to some extent it was taken care of.
I get paid that much, but it’s about waking me up once or twice a night.
But there was another problem. Human life is not always limited to the house.
For now, Da-ji is locked in the house until the rumors about Lee Ji-ah are put to rest, but the time will come when he will go out again.
Will I ever be able to live a normal life?
Outside, the work at home will continue to repeat itself. Like a dog, it’ll follow my back and forth. Conversely, I was worried about when Lee Ji-ah would have a seizure.
have to chase
I felt the need to develop peace of mind.
-Actually, for a year, I only trained combat skills to die.
“So I’m going to ask for some advice on developing awakening abilities.”
-… … .
Tray could feel a sign of concern over the receiver.
– Hyeonu-san, was your awakening ability passive? calming people’s minds.
“yes.”
-Usually, I express my abilities a lot with muscles or chopsticks. The more you use it, the more you get used to it and the more sophisticated it becomes.
“So, that’s why it’s a problem.”
peace of mind.
This ability to calm people’s minds was an automatic passive.
There was nothing else I could do other than touch something.
– No, it seems Hyunwoo is mistaken.
However, the trainer denied my thoughts.
-Active and passive are made to make it easier for hunters to distinguish, so it doesn’t really mean much.
“yes?”
-uh… … . You called me well. I’m also passive. It is a fact that only those who are incumbent know about it. I’ve excused myself before, so I’m going to tell you something in particular?
“haha.”
-Let’s take an example of a passive that increases the sensitivity to my awakening ability, magic. He’s the same passive type as Hyunwoo, right?
“Okay.”
-When the Awakener deals with magical power, this sensitivity can be controlled. lower or strengthen. turn off and on After all, it’s always on, but it’s adjustable.
So what.
– You don’t know?
“yes.”
– I’ll just give you a simple answer.
– You just need to expand the variations of your abilities. Then it gradually strengthens like a muscle. In the case of Hyeonu, his abilities are so special, so adjusting the intensity doesn’t seem to make any sense… … .
A worried trainer says:
– You can consciously turn off and on the ability.
“Uh, yes? Turn it off?”
-Yes, keep turning the ability off and on again. Repeatedly, like pressing the power button of an electronic appliance. Then, naturally, the range of abilities will expand.
“How long will it take to master?”
– Haha, it won’t take that long. Will you get the hang of it in one day?
An alarm sounds over the handset.
-yes? Oh, it’s time for that PT… … . Please call me back later. When do we eat rice?
The trainer hastily ended the call.
“… … .”
If you want to expand the range of abilities, turn it off and on.
I don’t know if Lee Ji-ah will be okay during training. Without peace of mind, it’s not me who suffers, it’s Lee Ji-ah.
I’ve been thinking about it, but there doesn’t seem to be any other way.
First, let’s talk to Lee Ji-ah.
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Lee Ji-ah, who was lying on the sofa in the living room, replied with disgust.
“I do not like it.”
I thought this
As soon as I explained the training method, I frowned and refused.
“Jia, think carefully.”
“What?”
“We are not alone at home.”
Even if I go to the cinema just to see a movie. Even going to a department store because I want to buy something.
The two should always move, not alone.
“If you keep holding on like now, you have to stick to it wherever you go.”
“Then you just have to stick with it!”
Lee Ji-ah, who was furious, made a face that wanted to miss. She hid her blushing face with a pillow.
My head hurts.
“When you go out, you know how many paparazzi there are. I’ll take a picture of them and post it again, is that okay?”
“does not matter. It’s okay to see malicious comments.”
“What about the female-only space? Whether it’s the bathroom or the bathroom… … .”
“I’ll be patient.”
“The hearing… what about the hearing? I can’t even bring a witness stand.”
“If that’s the case, I’d rather just rank A.”
Lee Ji-ah was buried in the pillow and answered with a squashed voice. Unbeknownst to me, my voice raised up at the sarcastic attitude.
“Jia! This is not about being stubborn!”
Lee Ji-ah threw the pillow on the floor and shouted.
“Hyeonu, who is stubborn, is doing it! Why do I have to do this! It wasn’t even in the contract! why! Never!”
Hold on, Hyunwoo.
If I fight, I lose.
Wait, a contract?
“Looking back, we… … .”
“yes?”
“I haven’t signed the contract yet… … .”
“yes!?”
Lee Ji-ah said, “Uh-oh,” and tapped her forehead.
OK, we can negotiate with this.
It was a time when I felt a small sense of accomplishment that I had won a fight.
“… … So?”
A light flickered in Lee Ji-ah’s eyes. The momentum exploded like an explosion.
“Are you going to quit now?”
Like herbivores in front of predators.
I couldn’t move my body.
The sudden change in Lee Ji-ah’s atmosphere made her whole body stiff with tension.
I don’t know what he was thinking, but his eyes looked seriously dangerous.
In an instant, the scene I had seen in my dream came to my mind.
A basement with no view.
The words of Lee Ji-ah that whispered to me in a dream.
‘Without Hyun-woo, I’m going to die anyway.’
‘You can live here with me.’
‘forever.’
Shit, no matter how hard Lee Ji-ah is mentally, it won’t go that far.
… … won’t you?
hurriedly opened his mouth.
“Jia–“
“… … ?”
“If you cooperate with the training I just mentioned, I can write a contract right now… … .”
When the negotiation proposal was presented, Lee Ji-ah’s momentum quickly faded. With a soulless face, only long eyelashes flickered, so I asked as if tossing it.
“Your contract, don’t you?”
“ah… .”
Realizing the meaning of my words, she hurriedly shouts.
“Come on, wait a minute!”
Lee Ji-ah runs away as if flying to somewhere.
Woodang!
The sound of searching for things.
Clink!
The sound of windows breaking.
“Where are you? Where are you? Where’s the pen?”
Until Lee Ji-ah’s self-talk.
I was sitting on the sofa waiting for Lee Ji-ah to come back.
“Tongue, Hyeonu-san! Have you been waiting a long time?”
I just remembered that Lee Ji-ah was pressing me down with her momentum, and I felt a bit embarrassed for nothing.
Colleague… In fact, it’s rich though.
Anyway, you’re trying to intimidate the person you work with?
He answered sternly, trimming his nails.
“No, what… … It was a little boring, but I wonder if that will significantly affect the contract… … .”
“Now, wait a minute. I will write the contract right away.”
“Take it slow. slowly. I’m not going anywhere.”
‘Because I’m not going anywhere,’ he said with full strength. Lee Ji-ah, who was startled, fell on the floor and desperately moved her pen over the paper.
“I wrote it all down!”
“Give it to me.”
The contract should be read carefully.
It’s also a handwritten contract.
It was written neatly in a neat handwriting for what was scribbled and scribbled.
The salary is right, the welfare is right, the working conditions are right.
I wrote this down with all of this in mind in that short period of time. As I was about to pass by with admiration, an offensive sentence caught my eye.
[Contract period: 2021-03-27~ 2121-03-26]
100 years? is it elf
Curious, he asked, pointing with his finger.
“Jia. There is something strange about the contract.”
“Yes, yes? That’s weird. There’s no way there’s such a thing… … .”
Lee Ji-ah’s eyes flicked left and right anxiously.
“Jia, this is not a contract between any country or company… … Does the employment contract make sense for a hundred years?”
ahaha. Lee Ji-ah smiled awkwardly and rubbed the number part with her fingertips. I made a promise as I watched the ink go off lightly.
I should have the original.
[Contract period: 2021-03-27~ 2031-03-26]
“This is it.”
10 years.
Isn’t that enough time for Lee Ji-ah’s depression to get better?
I have such expectations.
I signed in the signature box.
“It’s too short… … More later.”
Lee Ji-ah’s self-talk was ignored.
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