Episode 1497. So are ordinary people livestock?
In the elevator of Shinhwa Department Store in Jangwan-gu Yue Kang-rok asked Yeon Je-he.
“How much is your suit budget?”
“Three thousand yuan (about 550000 won).”
This morning Jin and Yue introduced Yeon Jeok-ha to the staff as his twenty-five-year-old maternal nephew.
Contrary to Jin Gwa-wol’s concerns he mixed surprisingly well with the members of the Triad.
To put it mildly it was like meeting a separated family member.
Thanks to this she was able to quickly develop friendly relationships with her employees.
This is why 30-year-old Ak Gang-rok speaks informally to Yeon Jeok-ha in just a few hours.
“I can’t buy a good one… I just have to pick something at a mid-priced price. I’ll have to buy some dress shirts ties and underwear. Oh I have to buy shoes and socks too. “Do you have a belt?”
“What is a belt?”
“Oh I asked something pointless. There’s no way there’s a belt in that outfit. “This is the belt.”
Akangrok opened his suit and took a peek at the belt he was wearing.
“aha! “A leather belt?”
“Oh by the way did you graduate from school?”
“no.”
“I’m so sorry. I asked something pointless. That’s possible. “Her youngest child Cheongwoon only completed elementary and middle school.”
“….”
Yeon-jeokha could not understand what was being said and only blinked.
Yue Gangrok who was examining his expression asked cautiously.
“Surely it’s not just elementary schools?”
“I didn’t even go to elementary school.”
“really?”
Yue Kang-rok looked at Yeon Je-he with bewildered eyes.
Education is compulsory up to advanced middle school (high school) but you didn’t even go to elementary school (elementary school)?
Of course like Ryu Cheong-un – in disadvantaged circumstances – there are times when he runs away from home and only completes elementary and middle school.
However Liu Qingwoon also graduated from elementary school.
‘Parents can’t send their children to elementary school without going crazy…’
It’s also strange that people don’t know what a belt is just because they didn’t go to elementary school.
That’s because it was a word learned in everyday life not in school.
‘And the clothes….’
For some reason I didn’t feel good.
But when you look at those gun-filled eyes those worries go away.
In fact he was a quick-witted guy who would do his job wherever he went.
If it weren’t for that he wouldn’t have been able to become friends with the Triad staff in such a short period of time.
“I was locked in a warehouse for ten years starting when I was six years old.”
“Uh… that….”
Aekangrok who had nothing to say patted Yeonjeokha on the shoulder and sighed.
His heart ached as he thought about the life of a twenty-five year old.
It was no longer strange that his clothes were bizarre.
It would have been a miracle if he had survived such abuse for such a long time.
***
After shopping at the department store Akgangrok and Yeonjeokha had lunch and returned to Hongryun Sanghoe.
Yeon Jeok-ha dressed in a suit naturally blended into Hongryun Store.
He helped his older brothers with their work during the day and watched TV in the evening.
The exploration of modern culture that started in dramas gradually moved to news.
―…After the explosion of the Kadarash French New Energy Laboratory in 2033 a crack appeared in the dimension which soon led to the emergence of the Black Spear. The world has undergone drastic changes due to Black Spear. Among them the biggest change is mutation. The unidentified energy flowing from the Black Spear brought about drastic changes in life on Earth. However there are reports that there has been a change in the Black Spear which only emits energy. Reporter Jang Ho-yu please come out.
―This is reporter Jang Ho-yu. I am currently in Beijing. In Beijing….
The most incomprehensible thing in modern times 390 years later was that Black Spear.
As soon as I saw it my first thought was ‘black sun’.
To be more precise it was like the ‘Abyss entrance’ before it became the ‘Black Sun’.
When I wondered why something like that appeared on Earth which is not even the fourth heaven I was told that it was because of an experiment by scientists.
“Crazy guys.”
They say black holes suck everything in but I don’t know why they want to create them artificially.
As he was shaking his head Liu Qingyun’s voice came from outside the door.
“Brother Yeon.”
When Yeon Je-he opened the door Liu Qingyun smiled and said.
“The vice president is coming.”
“me?”
“I heard you asked me to have dinner with you? “He’s waiting for you to come out in front of the store.”
“ah! “Okay thank you.”
Yeonjeokha hurriedly changed his clothes and ran outside.
When I opened the front door and went out Jin Gwawol was standing there with the young lady of Myoryeong.
“Uncle.”
As promised in advance Yeon Jeok-ha called him uncle.
Jin and Wol who smiled and nodded at her spoke to her daughter next to her.
“This is Yeon’s nephew I told you about. “He’s a year older than you so you can call him brother.”
Then Christie slightly tilted his head at Yeonjeokha.
“It’s Christie.”
“Ah nice to meet you. “I love it.”
Christy looked up and down at Yeon Jeok-ha and then quickly looked away.
Her sassy attitude is high because she belongs to the likes of other people.
Despite their relationship she did not show much interest in Christy.
She could be said to be beautiful but compared to Namgoongyeon she was ordinary.
As soon as the two finished greeting each other Jin and Wol began to walk ahead.
Hongryeon Sanghoe is located in the downtown area of Jangwan-gu.
Just within 100 meters of Sanghoe there are five or six high-end restaurants.
The place Jin and Wol took Yeon Jeok-ha and her daughter was Guryonggak where they had recently become a regular.
The president of Kowloon Gak who recognized her Jin and Wol came out from the checkout counter and personally guided her to her seat.
As Jin Guewol and Christy Yeonjeokha sat down the owner asked.
“Vice President what would you like to eat?”
“Kowloon special course for three people.”
“Yes thank you. “Please wait a moment.”
The owner bowed deeply and then walked out the way he came.
An awkward silence passed between the three.
The person who broke the silence was Jin Gwa-wol.
“After changing my clothes I feel like a completely different person. “Stay like that from now on.”
“yes.”
“And Sohee you….”
“It’s Christie. “It says so on my ID card.”
“Ouch! The enemy is my lifesaver. So you shouldn’t be rude to your enemy either. Do you understand?”
“If anyone hears this they will think I am being disrespectful to others. “I treat everyone equally regardless of rich or poor.”
“You know that. What I’m saying is don’t hit them equally.”
“Dad who are you saying I hit?”
“Who are you hitting? Last month alone I reached an agreement with two people on your behalf. “One male and one female.”
“Even though the man said he didn’t like it she kept flirting with me and the woman said she believed she was a mutant so she attacked me first.”
“I think it’s fortunate that the settlement was cheap thanks to that. The man had a broken arm and the woman had cracked her ribs. It was just luck that it ended in agreement…. Tsk!”
In fact since Jinguwol was the hometown of the Triad it could have ended in agreement.
If Jin and Wol were ordinary people the matter would not have ended in an agreement between the parties.
“Phee.”
As Christy pouted Jin Guawol spoke harshly.
“If it happened in Sibun City I took care of it. If it happened in Hong Kong you would have been imprisoned. So what I’m saying is kill that temperament and live.”
“Oh I don’t know. Anyway I can’t live with injustice. “If you do that you’ll end up in jail.”
“Do you think you can last a day if you go to jail?”
“Why are you like this? You know how much my dimension power is. “Even if a bunch of female prisoners come at me they won’t be able to beat me right?”
“Are you not going to sleep? “Do you know what happens while you sleep?”
“….”
In that regard Christy didn’t answer whether she was confident or not.
“So the best thing to do is not go to jail. Do you know why ex-convicts are so afraid of getting arrested? “It’s because I don’t want to go to jail which I come and go to like my own home.”
“Yes yes I understand. So stop nagging me. “Why do you keep embarrassing me in front of guests?”
“ha! Please don’t fight in the future. “Now I’m worried about sending you to Hong Kong.”
“Oh indeed. I also didn’t put up with it because I was a teenager. “Do you think I’m a fool?”
The father-daughter conversation came to an end as Jin and Wol shook their heads.
The atmosphere which had been heated by a tense exchange of words soon calmed down.
Christy who was listening to the music playing in the restaurant suddenly asked Yeon Jeok-ha.
“You said you were an otaku?”
“What is that?”
“Didn’t you go around wearing strange clothes like in the anime?”
“Ah strange clothes…”
“People like that are called otaku.”
Jin and Wol didn’t know what an otaku was so they just quietly listened to the conversation between her daughter and Yeon Jeok-ha.
“Yes then I guess I’m an otaku.”
“Wow! It must not be easy to live as an otaku at that age. “Who are you wearing?”
“Count Elio Lagoa.”
“Hmph.”
However since Christie is not an otaku she did not know who it was.
In fact she doesn’t care.
I just want to stay away from otakus even though ordinary people are 25 years old.
Jin and Wol asked their daughter as she took a peek at her.
“Count Elio Lagoa’s outfit? “It’s not martial arts?”
“That’s right.”
“That’s strange. “It seemed like he was obsessed with martial arts dramas.”
“I guess you also like martial arts. These days martial arts dramas are mostly fantasy.”
“Oh really?”
Jin and Wol decided to understand that she was like that because her daughter was like that.
After she finished eating she parted ways with Jin and Wol in front of the Hongnyeon Store where she was visiting.
She returned to her dorm and sat in front of the TV again.
The news was all about the Black Spear.
While I was engrossed in the news for a while someone knocked on my door.
I turned down the TV sound and opened the door to see Ryu Cheong-un standing there.
“why?”
“Why did I come because I wanted to have a drink with my brother? “Can I come in?”
“Oh come in.”
When Yeon Jeok-ha opened the door wide Liu Qingyun strode into the room.
Soon Ryu Cheong-un took out the alcohol and snacks from the plastic bag he was carrying and placed them on the table.
I sat down on the chair across from Ryu Cheong-un who was crying.
Liu Qingyun poured beer into Yeon Jeok-ha’s glass and spoke as he passed by.
“How do you feel about seeing Sister Christie up close?”
“If I had been born a man I would have been a general.”
“Phew! Not like that. “Isn’t this beautiful?”
“Well that’s pretty decent.”
As Yeon Jeok-hea answered indifferently Liu Qingyun’s eyes widened.
“Is that enough? “When my older brother Christie was attending Hong Kong University he was selected as queen.”
“queen?”
“She was chosen as a beauty queen.”
“I don’t think it’s that bad….”
He did not admit it until the end of the series.
That’s all she is. She’s a beauty queen? When I look at her Nam Gung-yeon I can’t help but feel the tears in her eyes.
“Well your tastes may be different. “I will respect her preferences.”
“Yes Michu is inherently subjective so it’s right to respect each other.”
After that the two watched TV and drank in silence.
How long has it been?
Ryu Cheong-un said rubbing his face which was red from alcohol with the palm of his hand.
“ha! “If only my DP was as good as Gangrok’s…”
“How old is Brother Gangrok?”
“Five hundred.”
“you?”
“Only three hundred.”
Yeon Jeok-ha tilted his head.
This is because the average mutation damage is 150 so 300 is twice as much.
“Isn’t that high enough? “It’s twice the average?”
“Do you know how old your sister Christie is? It’s just seven hundred. “You have to be five hundred to look like a human…”
“If DP Sambaek says something like that is it bitter? “Then are ordinary people livestock?”
“I’m just saying that because you don’t know yet… Sooner or later people’s status will be divided by the DPI number. Even the Triads are doing that right now. When Dippy is over 500 he is appointed as leader. “There is no need for rank or merit.”
300dp Ryu Cheongwoon clenched his fists and trembled as if he felt unfair.