The Returner

4. What's wrong? (2)

“You're comforting, right? ”

“Yes? Comfort? I'm telling you, it's annoying to watch, so just do it. ”

“Hnng... ”

Choi Jung-hoon shakes his head.

“Isn't it time for you to focus on the situation in front of you? We have to go to North Korea in two days, and I don't think it's time for you to care about peace and prosperity around the world right now. ”

“You're not wrong. ”

Seo Ah-young was definitely right. It is wrong to think about what will happen in the distant future without properly dealing with the issues that have to come right away.

‘I know. ’

It was a problem because I needed to know, but my heart wasn't.

“What a weird personality. ”

“Knng.”

Choi Jung-hoon sighed, looking at Seo Ah-young with his axe eyes open.

“You didn't before. ”

“Yes?”

“When I first saw him, I was free even though I was chased by work. That's why people can work with Choi Jung-hoon. If Choi Jung-hoon hadn't been so focused, everyone wouldn't have survived. ”

‘For the first time...' ’

When I first saw her, there was only her and Choi Jung-hoon. Later, it was an experimentally operated stage with a feeling that it was almost the first branch, not the headquarters, although it was heavily recruited.

So it's only Seo Ah-young who can trust and work.

“Did you?”

“Yes.”

Seo Ah-young started talking.

“Compared to then, now! ”

“…… Yes? ”

“It's a little lifelike. ”

Choi Jung-hoon's face distorted.

How can you talk like that?

“And I'm old. ”

“Hey!"

“Your face is ugly. ”

Choi Jung-hoon trembled.

However, Seo Ah-young felt like she didn't have anything to do with Choi Jung-hoon's feelings.

“A few years later, when I saw my brother playing guitar, I felt like he was getting old. So do me a favor. You have to think about how people are feeling next to you. ”

“Joe, you could say something nice! What a crock!”

“What do you say to an old man? ”

“Hnng.”

Choi Jung-hoon was bored.

No matter how old people got, they couldn't help but want to hear about it.

“I'll reflect.”

“Please reflect properly. ”

Choi Jung-hoon smiled.

‘You took a punch. ’

He thought it was his job to care for and comfort his part in the NDF. But I didn't know that Seo Ah-young would take care of me like this.

“Literally. We have to take care of it somehow. It's not a normal job. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Seo Ah-young looked at Choi Jung-hoon with a dissatisfied face.

“Why?”

“No, no, no. ”

‘Rice barrels.’

What do you expect from a man like that?

“Are you ready? ”

“I'd like to say it's endless even if I prepare.... ”

“I'd love to. ”

Choi Jung-hoon scratched the back of his head.

“Actually, I don't know what to do, but it's not endless. Gate-related professionals, but it's an outdoor affair. ”

“So does he. ”

When have they dealt with people?

“… even more so because of the subtle incident. ”

“Subtle?”

“Yes.”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded slowly.

Perhaps this will be the first time a competent person and a competent person will fight for each other's lives.

Although we have never been able to mobilize abilities in a war before, if a country has used them miraculously, even though it has not been able to mobilize capabilities in a war in the past, this time they have been working on each other, considering the presence of capabilities.

“You'd better be good. ”

At this time, I was annoyed that I was not a competent person. Hiding and cheering in a safe place isn't what people do.

If he was capable, he could fight alongside them.

“I think I know what you're thinking, but people have their roles. ”

“I know. ”

“And Choi Jung-hoon has been better than anyone. ”

My face is blushing because of a sudden attack.

“That doesn't mean anything. ”

“It's not like that. I really think so. Without Choi Jung-hoon, NDF wouldn't be the way it is today. Or it wouldn't have happened at all. So I'm always thankful. ”

“Nothing's coming out. What do you need?”

Choi Jung-hoon tried to spill it into a light joke, and Seo Ah Young bit her lip slightly.

“You said the world was doomed. ”

“Yes?”

“How long do you think we have? ”

“I think I have about a year left in my calculations, but I'm not sure exactly. There are so many variables. ”

‘The biggest variable is next to it. ’

I don't know what Lee Hyuk would do if he was in danger. After going through so many incidents together, Choi Jung-hoon still didn't know what Lee Hyuk's ability was.

In addition, Lee Hyuk's ability is no less unique in this world.

The variables through Gates and Monster Utilization were weapons that no other capable person could possess.

“So you have a year left? ”

“…… Isn't it our job to make it impossible? ”

“What if we can't stop it? ”

“Then what……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon blurred his words.

“That's the end of it. ”

Seo Ah-young stared at Choi Jung-hoon and turned her head out of the window.

“So you can't even get married and die. ”

“Ah……. ”

Jung-hoon, who imagined a sad future, stole the eye area.

“Th-that's okay. I'm a monotheist.”

“A compulsory monotheist? ”

“No?”

It's popular out there.

Because I can't go outside!

“By the way, isn't Choi Jung-hoon's mother's solo? ”

“ ……. ”

Tears welled up around Choi Jung-hoon's eyes.

I didn't want to die because I couldn't hold a woman's hand once.

“Khh, we have to stop it somehow. ”

Seo Ah-young smiled at Choi Jung-hoon.

“You said you were a loner, but you wanted to get married, right? ”

“Of course, I'm a loner...... but it's so unfair to die in a relationship you've never had in your life. ”

“You have to make love. ”

Choi Jeong-hoon backed out.

“What am I doing in a relationship by myself? You have to have an opponent. Even if you have a relationship, if you go home from work a couple of times a week, who will want to continue dating the person who comes straight out from sleep? You shouldn't be avoiding others. You should live alone. ”

“You don't have to worry. ”

“Yes? Why? ”

“I'll do it for you. ”

“…… Yes? ”

Pop.

At that moment, Seo Ah-young pushed into gear and stepped on Excel.

Whoo-hoo!

“Ahhhh!”

It makes you go backwards in sports, for Christ's sake!

After a sudden rash in the back, the body leans forward.

“Shhh, be gentle. ”

“Yes. I've never been in an accident. Don't worry, we'll get you home safe. ”

“No! I can see the knife in my eye! ”

Choi Jung-hoon shouted with a loud breath of fire. However, Seo Ah-young lowers her window as if she can't hear.

A violent gust of wind rushes into the window.

“Oh, what did you say? ”

“Yes?”

“What did you just say? ”

“I didn't say anything. ”

“No, I heard that. ”

“What did you hear? ”

“Wow, look at this. ”

Choi Jung-hoon yelled at Seo Ah-young with a weird face.

“I heard it. ”

“So what did you hear? ”

Choi Jung-hoon kept his mouth shut.

The anxiety of getting the horse out of here first or what it might look like. I can't explain the rumors about the neighborhood because I walked for nothing.

“Oh, no. ”

“Come on.”

“Excuse me?”

“No, come on. ”

Seo Ah-young stepped on Excel.

“Ahhhh!”

When the car stepped on something, it stepped on it.

Choi Jung-hoon shouted, holding on to his seat belt tight.

“I'm speeding! The police are coming! ”

“What kind of cop are you at this hour? ”

“You have to keep up the pace of regulation if you don't get caught! ”

“Ha……. ”

Seo Ah-young shakes her head.

How did I end up like that......

When he only arrived in front of the house, Choi Jung-hoon had a blue face.

‘It's better to just sleep in the office...' ’

This thud could hardly sleep today if it calmed my heart.

“Go, thank you. ”

But you have to say hello.

“What time are you going to work tomorrow? ”

“Yes? Why? ”

“…… I'll let you go to work! ”

“No!”

Choi Jung-hoon shakes his head resolutely.

“When I think about it, I can't give you that kind of inconvenience. I'll take a taxi to work tomorrow, so don't worry. ”

“I'm on my way anyway. ”

“I'm fine, don't worry. I'm an adult too. Can't I just go to work? ”

“Jung-hoon Choi. ”

“Yes.”

“What time? ”

“... seven o'clock. ”

“Yes. I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7: 00. Come out before it's too late. ”

Choi Jung-hoon smiled.

Awkward and sad.

“Of course.”

“Yes?”

Seo Ah-young quietly looked at Choi Jung-hoon.

His gaze was so awkward that Choi Jung-hoon had to clear his throat.

“The man is a little……. ”

“…… Yes? ”

“So no. ”

“May I know what you're talking about? ”

Seo Ah-young sighs deeply and waves her hands.

“No, I'll see you tomorrow. ”

“Go in with caution. ”

“Be brave next time. ”

“ ……. ”

Seo Ah-young's car went twice as far as Choi Jung-hoon did.

Choi Jung-hoon laughed nonsense and asked the cigarette.

“You won't die from the banishment. ”

I felt like my lifespan was diminishing. This situation was more difficult for Jung-hoon than anything else in the world.

“Hnng... ”

Choi Jung-hoon shakes his head and turns around and goes back into the house.

I think about Lee Ji-hyuk.

He's struggling because he can't handle it at all, but Lee Hyuk is a woman around him, so how does he usually manage that?

Characters with personality, each one steaming hot.

“What's Lee Hyuk doing? ”

It was Choi Jung-hoon who wanted to see Sae Sam Lee Hyuk.

* * *

“Me, me, Jung, Jung-min? ”

Choi Chang-hyuk's mouth suddenly opened.

It's true.

This little, cute girl in front of him was definitely the one I saw on TV.

It was Choi Hyuk who doubted how many times he was blindfolded and didn't see it wrong, but there was no doubt. Right now, Jung-min is waving his hand in front of his eyes.

“Hello."

“Yes! Yes! Hello!”

Choi Chang-hyuk got up from his seat and lowered his waist to 90 degrees.

“Nice to meet you. ”

“Nice to meet you, too. ”

Jung Jae-min smiled and reached out to Choi Chang-hyuk.

Choi Chang-hyuk looked at the hand in front of him and swallowed.

Can I do this?

Is that a hand I can hold?

I never thought I'd be able to hold the hand of a decisive person in my life.

The moment Choi Chang-hyuk tried to grab Jung-min's hand while trembling, Jung-min's hand spun around and turned to the best.

Choi Mi grabbed Jung-min's hand with a slightly shaky face.

Choi Chang-hyuk was happy enough just to be able to see Jung-min up close, even though he couldn't hold hands without missing the timing.

But if there is happiness, there is unhappiness.

“You're pretty shaken up, right? ”

Lee Hyuk was a symbol of misfortune.