Episode 617:
I didn’t know at all.
‘I already knew this.’
It is a fact that quite a few survivors, excluding Jung In-ho, know that Lee Jae-heon had someone he loved. Representative examples include Hong Gyeong-jun and Ha Seong-yoon.
He had no intention of hiding the fact that he had loved someone in the past and that that person was already dead. It was a story that was so open that I didn’t necessarily say it, but if I asked, I would give an answer.
“….”
But he said he killed that person.
A loved one.
“I know roughly, but it wasn’t the captain’s own will.”
“…I guess so. “He is the kind of person who ends up shedding blood because he would harm the people he cares about.”
“I’m a little annoyed that I can’t refute it.”
“Why?”
“It’s hard for me to explain it well…”
Park Min-jun continued, after giving a vague answer.
“Anyway, you know that some of the survivors of the underworld awaken their abilities, right?”
“I know. “There are Dayoung, Dahun, CEO Garam Yoon, and a few of us.”
“He was the one with such abilities who made the captain kill his lover with his own hands.”
“Because of what kind of ability….”
“I was able to enter someone else’s body.”
That’s kind of gross.
“… So what Park Min-jun is saying now is that he… was possessed? It’s not even a ghost? “Alive and in someone else’s body?”
“you’re right.”
“Is it possible for such abilities to be awakened?”
“In terms of the range of abilities, shouldn’t Dayoung and Dahoon, who can share all of her states and phenomena, and Yoon Garam, who is absolutely immune to fire, be considered amazing? There is no limit to the range of abilities that can be awakened. As far as I know.”
“….”
“There was a conflict between that ability and the captain.”
Even though he was talking about something quite sensitive, Park Min-jun remained calm.
“He’s the manager.”
“…ah.”
“I think you’ve heard it from the Captain at least once.”
Jeong In-ho nodded slowly.
“It was a story that came out a long time ago when the manager was almost killed by another possessor. We thought the ‘manager’ was some kind of god…”
“A god.”
“Isn’t it?”
“It could be said that he is a kind of god.”
“…Do you think there is some connection between that god and the talented person who had a conflict with the manager?”
“….”
Park Min-jun closed his mouth for a moment. And before Jeong In-ho could question anything or ask anything else, he spoke on his own.
“I’m thinking it’s the same person.”
“…How is that possible? “One side would have been an omnipotent god who could even bring back the dead, and the other would have been just a survivor from the other side of the world.”
“There are things I have no choice but to know because I was possessed in this body by that manager. In my view, I decided that the manager and the person with talent at the time were the same.”
Park Min-jun, who said that, sighed heavily.
“I really can’t eat this.”
“…yes?”
“No, I just thought life was really hard.”
“suddenly?”
“Actually, this isn’t my field.”
“What are you really saying?”
“Let’s stop here.”
Park Min-jun clicked his tongue. It was the most explicit expression of emotion I have ever seen. It seemed like he was quite tired of being the manager.
“I can’t tell you the details.”
“…Well, since you have been possessed by the administrator, if you reveal excessive information, something disadvantageous will happen. “I understand roughly, so you don’t need to say more.”
“Thank you for that.”
He answered crookedly once more, but soon returned to his previous expressionless expression.
“Anyway, wasn’t it the captain’s past history that In-ho Jeong was curious about?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Then let’s go back to the previous topic.”
Park Min-jun continued speaking in his characteristic calm tone.
“There was a conflict between the talented person, the manager, and the captain. The manager asked the captain for something, and the captain refused. “Right after that, the incident I mentioned earlier occurred.”
“Are you talking about the incident where the manager killed his lover with his own hands?”
“That’s right.”
“….”
“Regarding this, the captain thought that it was his own body that had done it anyway and that such an incident occurred because his conduct was not upright. That’s why I didn’t make excuses to the three people I regarded as my children.”
Jeong In-ho blinked and asked.
“Is it okay for you to tell me this story?”
“What are you worried about? What is Park Min-jun’s safety under surveillance by the manager? Or the reputation of a captain whose personal life was ruined by a former colleague?”
“Both.”
“I guess I should say thank you for worrying about me too.”
“Do you have a disease that will kill you if you don’t make a sarcastic comment even once?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. Mr. In-ho Jeong was so disgusting that I stopped without realizing it…”
“….”
“To conclude, it’s okay.”
Minjun Park shrugged his shoulders.
“I would not commit suicide by saying something like this, and above all, you have no intention of hiding anything regarding this matter. “I think even now, if In-ho Jeong goes to the captain and asks him about his lover’s death, he will tell you exactly what happened.”
Jeong In-ho felt a little tired of those words.
“…You haven’t hidden stories about your lover since long ago.”
“But you didn’t bother to ask for details? “If you were this curious, it wouldn’t be surprising if you asked right away, but did you somehow save your face?”
“Even if my lover died, I thought he was a monster from another world or an unfortunate accident.”
Survivors of the underworld always have death nearby. Things like monsters created by human thoughts, dangerous traps that can take a life in an instant, or air that pressures the mind…
“I thought that he might have died at the hands of a person, but I don’t think the manager himself would have killed him. …I couldn’t bear to think about it. “I couldn’t think of the number of such cases.”
“That could be true.”
“The look in your eyes makes me think I’m pathetic.”
“That can’t be right.”
“You really look like the manager.”
Jaeheon Lee and Minjoon Park were both really twisted people. The springs would not have been as twisted as they were.
“… Manager…”
“….”
“Did you just want us to ask that?”
Perhaps he hoped that the survivors would bury Lee Jae-heon’s mistakes and sins and let him go away on his own.
Even though he was worried about whether it was too much of a leap, In-ho Jeong could not stop his doubts.
“The manager has never hidden anything about his lover.”
“It might not be possible. So, are you thinking about leaving?”
“Not really.”
Jeong In-ho said with a unique smile.
“I’m just a little tired.”
Jaeheon Lee has always been unable to accept survivors.
This always caused them to have big and small conflicts, and there were times when Jeong In-ho felt distant from that. It was more than just not knowing where to start, it was simply the feeling that ‘it might be ideal for this situation to continue.’
“But I don’t want to be as crazy as Park Min-jun.”
“Yes, I don’t want to be as disgusting as Jeong In-ho.”
“I meant it.”
“Why do I think he doesn’t mean it?”
“Minjun Park is a very interesting person.”
“I don’t find it funny at all, but this is a little different.”
“Aha….”
“….”
Park Min-jun, with his eyebrows twitching, continued speaking again.
“anyway.”
“yes.”
“As a result of that incident, the three people whom you regarded as your children also left your side. They did everything to kill him, but in the end…”
“Are the three you mentioned also dead?”
“They have become people we can no longer meet. yes that’s right.”
Park Min-jun looked directly into Jeong In-ho’s eyes.
“I understand roughly the contents of the auditory hallucination that In-ho Jeong heard. “Isn’t there a voice calling you a monster, and since you won’t die, you should bleed for us?”
“…You know very well.”
“Those three voices must have been among the voices that criticized him as a monster.”
“….”
“If it’s a voice that the captain would care about, then of course it is. I’m not the type of person to hold onto something so deeply that it becomes an auditory hallucination unless it’s a sale from someone who gave me that much love and care. And…”
Park Min-jun continued as if he was assessing something.
“Most of the voices pushing the captain to his death were probably from people who were not very close to us. “People like me who were so close to you didn’t hate you if you criticized each other equally.”
“….”
“We just hoped that a captain with excellent regenerative abilities would lead and protect us. “It means that he was driven to death without hatred. In that sense, would you consider the captain’s real colleagues innocent?”
“Haha….”
“There may have been physical pain between us, but at least there was no emotional conflict.”
“Crazy guys.”
“Still, he was intent on rescuing other survivors, saying he had learned how to survive from the police, but quite a few of those saved were afraid of the captain. “The captain is not the kind of person who is friendly to people, and he has a more cruel side than normal.”
“That’s a bit too much.”
“But isn’t it true that there are monsters?”
“To hate a benefactor who helped you when you were saved is something worse than an animal.”
“Hmm…”
Park Min-jun said with a frown on his face.
“…Actually, saying ‘I’m worse than an animal’ sounds a bit awkward. “Of all the animals in the world, if there is one species that is the most trashy, it must be humans, so why on earth did such a thing come about?”
Jeong In-ho laughed slightly.
“Mr. Park Min-jun, you have no expectations of humans at all.”
“There is a Mr. Jeong In-ho like that.”
“Because there are many good people.”
“Are you still looking forward to just those few people? “That’s stupid.”
“The world has always been maintained and changed by a small number of people.”
“There is no law that says those few are necessarily good people.”
“So we should look forward to it even more.”
He muttered faintly.
“Because they did what we couldn’t do….”
“….”
“That’s why more people are holding on.”
Park Min-jun wrinkled his face. This time it seemed like he meant it.
“You really don’t like me.”
“It’s a sad story.”
“Like someone who knows everything is reading a fairy tale… No, yes, I understand. There are people in the world who think like that. I know.”
“In that sense, I think you are one of those few people.”
“….”
“Of course I can’t say it’s good, but whatever.”
Park Min-jun asked with his tongue clenched.
“Do you have any other questions?”
“What on earth does that manager do?”
“It seems like you want to see me commit suicide, but you really have unique tastes…”
“Then I’ll sort it out.”
Jeong In-ho continued speaking with a smile.
“When we are having a hard time and hurting, the manager is the culprit.”
Park Min-jun nodded.
“That’s fun.”
“Are you organized well?”
“maybe?”
“Please speak properly.”
“Yes, that’s right, you did well.”
Jeong In-ho smiled.
“So we can all be happy without the manager?”
Park Min-jun was impressed.
“Wow…”
“Why are you doing that?”
“I was admiring the main character’s spirit.”
“is that so.”
Jeong In-ho asked openly.
“Is there any way to get rid of the manager? “After listening to Mr. Park Min-jun’s story, the manager, Mr. Ha Seong-yoon, Mr. Park Min-jun and everything else… I think the culprit behind the twisted life is all because of the manager, God.”
“well.”
“If we kill the god of the other world, will we no longer be eaten by the other world?”
“….”
“what do you think?”
Minjun Park shrugged his shoulders.
“I will shut up.”
“Wear it?”
“Then what are you going to close? That’s all for me. “In the first place, I answered obediently because the story I told you so far was related to the captain, but I also find it uncomfortable to hear a more accurate situation than this.”
“understand.”
Jeong In-ho tilted his head and said.
“I’ll think about it myself.”
“what?”
“No matter what.”
So that there can be more peace.
“You have to try.”
“….”
Park Min-jun opened his mouth after a while.
“It really doesn’t suit me.”
Jeong In-ho just laughed.
* * *
“hungry.”
As Park Da-young muttered, Lee Jae-heon next to her frowned. Lee Jae-heon, who had been fiddling with his cell phone for a moment, looked back at Park Da-young.
“How can you say you’re hungry after eating lunch like that?”
“It’s our growth period.”
“Don’t talk about the miracle of the stomach by saying it’s a growth period. Growing up is something that the vast majority of people go through, and what you see now is just a miracle. “Not everyone can do this.”
“Oh, why are you hungry too?”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon looked down at Jang Seo-ah on his lap.
Jang Seo-ah blinked a few times at that gaze and then, in a rare move, expressed her opinion actively.
“I’m hungry.”
“Huh.”
In the end, Jaeheon Lee called President Jeongman Choi.
“what…? now? “No, we just finished washing the dishes, man.”
“Dad, I want barbecue too.”
“I meant that it was perfect because I finished washing the dishes. Everyone, come along and let’s cook the meat.”
Now it was time for meat.
(Continued in the next part)
