CH 58

‘What kind of a bet did they make on me?’

Reasonable doubt was beginning to fill his head. Baek-dam grinned and grabbed his chin.

“You did well, Han Chasoo-ssi.”

“Yes?”

“I don’t see any problem with you joining the training system.”

Jung Yiheon let out a loud sigh.

“But the most important thing is his condition.”

“Aha, so this is how you’re going to get out of it?”

“So you were going to push him into such a horrible environment without telling him?”

“You say that as if I were going to trap him. I’m surprised to hear this from a man who forgot he was a walking fireball and almost knocked a man down from heat stroke back up by fiddling with his hand…. I’m so impressed I’m sweating, oh well, no need to call a healer, luckily I can self-medicate unlike you.”

Baek-dam’s combat strength was through the roof, and the harsh words that poured out of his mouth were enough to make Han Cha-soo dizzy.

But Jung Yiheon was no slouch either.

“I see, it’s a good thing, because without that, I wouldn’t have been able to entrust Han Cha-soo to Baek-dam when I came to the Awakening Administration Bureau.

“…Are you sarcastically saying that I only healed my own body and not Han Cha-soo’s?”

“Did I sound like that? Gosh, I should have been more careful, it was pure admiration. I don’t think I would have offered to take care of Han Cha-soo on the spot.”

Baek-dam laughed softly. Han Cha-soo got goosebumps from his flowery laugh. That was a very bad sign. It’s a sign.

“If I don’t dry him off now, he’ll burn to ashes.’

It meant that the two hairless S-ranks were about to do battle.

‘If you’re going to fight, go out and fight, why the hell are you here… haa.’

Nope. There was no time to lament. Han Cha-soo hastily raised his hand, breaking up the glare between the two.

“I’m sorry.”

The pupils that had been glaring at each other, threatening to burn each other, moved towards him in unison. Light brown eyes and red eyes.

Different colours, but the same heat, and Han Cha-soo clucked his tongue inwardly.

“I think I heard you say something about joining the training system earlier, what was that?”

“Ah.”

“Haa….”

The words were thrown out to change the subject, but the reactions were polarized. Unlike Baek-dam, whose face had brightened up as if he had been waiting for this moment, Jung Yiheon’s face turned sullen.

‘What’s wrong with them?’

What the hell is this training system?

‘I picked the wrong topic….’

He threw it out there to prevent a fight, but it might have backfired.

Should he changes the subject now? Han Cha-soo glanced at Jung Yiheon’s shoulder, which was lowered to the ground, and thought about it.

“Han Chasoo-ssi, you don’t have to put up with this anymore.”

“What?”

“I’m going to help you blow up all the bastards you don’t like. No, I shouldn’t say that. I’m going to help you kill and kill and kill until your frustration is released and all the resentment in your heart is reduced to ashes.”

This sounds like the torture of the original Han Cha-soo.

“What the hell are you talking about?”

Baek-dam exclaimed excitedly, clasping Han Cha-soo’s hands.

“Don’t worry, even though you’re a weakling with no answers, if you get the technique right, pulling off a human arm is no big deal. Oh, and did I mention that you prefer to grab people by the head? That’s great, so if you lift your head like this and draw a line down here….”

“Hunter Baek-dam, I’m sure I told you to be careful with your use of words.”

“Ha, you’re so annoying. Are you Han Cha-soo’s dad or something?”

“…….”

There were many twists and turns in getting Baek-dam to come clean. Mostly interrupted by Jung Yiheon, but… well, it went something like this.

“So you’re saying that with that training system, I can interrogate the criminals myself.”

According to Baek-dam, the training system was also the reason for the dispute between Ki Tae-yeon and the development office. Ki Tae-yeon overturned the development room because they received everything and ran away.

‘There’s no way he’d do something like that without a reason.’

He wondered why Ki Tae-yeon was bothering the place that supplied his antidote. So, there was an ulterior motive.

Even if it wasn’t, in his mind, which was inclined to Ki Tae-yeon’s side, was further convinced. It wasn’t that he resented what the development office had done to him.

It was just that they deserved it.

‘Maybe I should have ripped off more heads?’

He was already overwhelmed by the defiance skill, but he should have been more aggressive. He clenched and unclenched his hands in frustration, but Baek-dam grabbed them.

“You’re not going to worry about passing out from the torture, are you? I told you, it’s virtual reality, and you can do whatever you want to your opponent in there, including inflicting all the pain a person can feel.”

Baek-dam’s eyes flickered. By the looks of it, he could run over and tear the bullies limb from limb right now.

There was just one problem.

“…Why should I do that?”

Han Cha-soo didn’t have much sympathy for the criminals, though it was true that they had caused his injuries. He even wondered why they had done it when he was in Baek-dam’s house.

But he wasn’t angry enough to tear them limb from limb and slit their throats.

“Why should you, of course…!”

“…?”

Baek-dam couldn’t find the words to say, despite his vigorous shouting.

Is he speechless. Or is there something he want to say but can’t say, An unexpected presence saved Baek-dam, who chewed his lip.

“He said that he was worried that Han Cha-soo wouldn’t be able to shake off the bad memories.”

Han Cha-soo’s head snapped up at Jung Yiheon’s words.

At his confused look, Jung Yiheon sighed.

“I’d like to ask you one last time, but you still have no intention of going to counselling?”

“Why are you bringing that up…. Wait a minute, don’t tell me.”

Worrying about himself and the physical culprit running through the training system. And the suggestion of counselling.

The three clues meshed together to form an assumption.

“Are you suggesting the training system or whatever it is because you’re worried I can’t shake the memory of being attacked?”

“…Yes.”

Baek-dam replied bluntly and turned his head sharply. Han Cha-soo was dumbfounded.

‘How in the world did he come up with such a ridiculous idea?’

It wouldn’t have been unreasonable if he’d whined about how hard it was and how scary it was, but Han Cha-soo, who had done his best to keep a straight face in case Baek-dam came to his rescue like Jung Yiheon, was almost scolded.

“I’m really fine. I’m not traumatized or anything. How did you come to have such a misunderstanding?”

“…….”

“…….”

Both men averted their gaze at the same time. Han Cha-soo resisted the urge to dagger them at once and spoke up.

“You can just say it. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine no matter what you say, so give me a chance to explain, please.”

“Haa….”

Baek-dam gritted his teeth at the mention of the word ‘please’.

“Just say it. Isn’t it enough that you checked on him earlier? You’ve seen that he’s fine. He’s not as fragile as you think.”

Han Cha-soo frowned, and Jung Yiheon let out a deep sigh.

“Not now, but later.”

“No, please tell me now.”

Han Cha-soo said firmly, grabbing the man’s hand as he tried to stand up.

“It’s harder for me to move on without knowing anything.”

He had a strong premonition that he shouldn’t let this situation slip away. When Han Cha-soo refused to budge, Jung Yiheon sighed with a helpless expression on his face.

“Okay.”

After a while, Han Cha-soo heard the story and wanted to disappear into the ground.

“…I didn’t do it on purpose, I never thought I’d see you like that, but now that I have, I can’t just stand by and let it go. It’s you, not anyone else, who’s suffering like that… Yes, that’s why I suggested counselling, and I’m sorry for hiding it from you until now.”

This is crazy.

Han Cha-soo’s eyes wandered aimlessly through the air.

‘So this is all… the result of my efforts to keep myself in coma state.’

It was ridiculous.

Firstly, it was ridiculous that the main character had such a huge misunderstanding when he saw it, and secondly.

‘I can’t explain this.’

It was ridiculous that he couldn’t say that it was all a misunderstanding.

What can you do if you know the cause? You can’t reveal the truth. You can’t say that he didn’t self-harm out of fear, but deliberately strangled himself to remove his earrings.

No, the truth would only deepen the misunderstanding.

‘Taste… Actually, I should say that strangling is a taste.’

Since he had respected Baek-dam’s taste, maybe he would help him.

He knows it’s a ridiculous idea. But there’s no other option. As Han Cha-soo pondered this, Baek-dam stealthily grabbed his hand.