Chapter 13

Chapter 13

The position Lee Jaehun wanted was that of a guy who didn't fit in, but was very useful.

In a sentence, it would be 'a person I don't like very much, but I can't throw away'.

However, Lee Jaehuns common sense was muddled between his previous life and his current life, and his mental strength was lowered by the influence of the underworld. Thanks to this, his judgment was clouded, and he earned the favor of the group to a greater or lesser extent.

He had been laying the groundwork to try to rid some of it, but now....

Its a fresh wound.

It looks like the wound is big enough to be stitched up. I know that it's much faster for the manager to help, but not like this.

.

"You're the only one who's been getting hurt."

No. When you say that, it makes everyone else look bad.

It's like hes intentionally pulling my leg.

Lee Jaehun was dumbfounded and couldn't control his expression.

If they were doing it without knowing, he'd have just let it slide as an insult, but now the main character was deliberately using words to trigger the guilt of the party.

It meant that he was aware of his intention to keep a distance and was interfering with it.

However, the reason Lee Jaehun couldn't respond right away was because he didn't know what the opponent was thinking.

Does he know that I've been directing the flow...?

Lee Jaehun's brow furrowed.

He induced the group to stop by the flower shop and come to the park, and in the process he acted so that they would not harbor any guilt or sympathy for his injuries.

Perhaps since leaving the company, they did not blame themself even if they were worried about Lee Jaehun getting hurt.

Well, he wasn't injured because the party forced him.

It was his own decision, and he never once criticized his teammates for it.

He must have felt comfortable with the situation because he threw in his usual bullshit remarks in between.

Add to that the fact that his psyche was worn down from all the underworld stuff.

And all of this was as considered by Lee Jaehun.

Of course, any more favors or concerns were out of the question, but at least it was something he had been paying enough attention so that he wouldn't feel guilty.

Lee Jaehun blinked his eyes in confusion.

I think he noticed that I was trying to keep my distance .

"What's wrong with that?"

"What?"

"Why overthink it, you just do it because you can."

The main character informed manager Lee Jaehun of the wounds that the party had overlooked so far, and Lee Jaehun asked why it was a problem. If the reaction was skeptical, it meant that the other person had picked up on his cue.

But, perhaps fortunately, the protagonist merely reacted with embarrassment.

Are you serious?

Slanted eyes and twisted eyebrows.

Judging from his expression and voice, he probably didn't realize that Lee Jaehun had been guiding the flow so far.

After all the work I've put into this.

Swallowing a sigh of relief, Lee Jaehun shrugged and replied.

"I can't even tell a joke?"

"What.

Im just saying, thats what I said. Deputy Jung was being a bit sensitive, so I felt like making a joke.

.

I know that my body is precious, so lets not be cumbersome.

So, the main character's judgment now seemed to roughly be 'this person is trying to keep a distance while being sacrificed excessively by the party'.

Perhaps he was worried that his teammates would become distrustful and stop helping him.

Of course, it was completely irrelevant to Lee Jaehun, who was only concerned about psychological distance.

He relaxed, pulling his strength away from his stiff shoulders.Cheêck out latest novels at novelhall.com

'No matter how distasteful he is, he's still a chick.'

[Note: Distasteful/Disgusting/Gross. If you see these words used to describe Jung In-ho, know that its usually the same word in Korean.]

But things weren't over yet.

"So... what do you want me to do? It's almost nighttime and you want me to rest?"

Lee Jaehun tried to distance himself, but failed. If it had been according to his plan, the team members of the company, would have been slightly hurt and distanced themselves. On the contrary they now felt guilty, and judging from the way they looked at him in bewilderment apart from the two he met at the flower shop, it was a judgment that was almost certain.

And Lee Jaehun had no intention of destroying the teamwork he had worked so hard on. Since trying to get only Lee Jaehun casted out neatly failed, he had to recover this before it went completely dark.

The protagonist responded to his words.

"That's probably for the best. If the monsters come out anyway, we'll have to rely on your hand, so why don't you rest until then?"

Huh.

"Just give me a general idea of what you need to do, I will do it for you.

I'm really, really going to leave this position someday.

And all the while, you refuse to take responsibility.

Lee Jaehun pressed his temples together in frustration.

He'd come to a point where he had nothing to lose and nothing to gain, thanks to the fucking disgusting protagonist.

This is a real asshole.

However, Lee Jaehun, who predicted this situation moments earlier, had no choice but to surrender to the flow.

"...Dry grass, paper, and... twigs of different thicknesses. Come and see."

"Yes, sir."

The thin ones can be a bit wet, but the thick branches should be as dry as possible.

"Yes."

"You.

He mouth twitched and then he spat out his words.

When monsters come out, you have to deal with them, so its good to have something you can hold and wield.

You noticed that?

huh?"

Im sorry.

.

Huh.

Lee Jaehun inwardly sighed.

'Well, they were hiding it for their own reasons.'

As he'd felt many times in his life, he wished he could take back what he'd just said.

Thanks to the back and forth of his mind, words seldom came out as intended.

Up to this point, their only apparent sin was that they'd allowed the jerk manager to put on a one-man show.

In simple words, they felt that favors were expected, but now, with Lee Jaehun's remarks, they were guilty of 'relying on one person and getting annoyed'.

Of course, everyone is a seasoned socialite, so it didn't show on their faces except for the intern.

So, they could have just buried their guilt in their hearts and passed by, but Lee Jaehun brought it out into the open, and their sins were clearly exposed.

And, of course, this wasn't what he wanted.

'In the first place, this is not my role... !

Lee Jaehun quietly gnashed his teeth.

He was comfortable being resented for pushing the others with extreme efficiency, but mediating petty conflicts like this was neither his forte nor his interest.

Lee Jaehun was very embarrassed at this situation where he was exchanging apologies like a kindergartener over something trivial.

In the end, Lee Jaehun had to listen to his party's confession in a half-dead state.

'I don't know, the main character will take care of things when he comes.'

Who knows if it was something else, but since Lee Jaehun was part of the group, he couldn't be motivated to deal with this.

He roughly listened to the intern, Roh Yun-seok, as he felt his mind dulled by the influence of the other world.

The advice that the Head manager usually gives is true I was just listening to it....

Do you really listen to it?

yes?"

"You're an idiot...."

Lee Jaehun suddenly came to his senses.

ah."

Did he just forget himself?

He tried hard not to show embarrassment and looked at the reaction of the party, and sure enough, the expressions on their faces were not very good.

The faces that had been gradually distorted from earlier now seemed full of questions.

Lee Jaehun thought about how to deal with the current situation.

.

Lets just move on.

"Ah yes .

In the end, there was no other way than to break it down and move on.

He didn't know not was going to explain. Even so, the atmosphere has been messed up since earlier, so there is no way he could afford to fix his own mistakes in the midst of stress.

Lee Jae-hun said to the party who rolled his eyes here and there.

"anyway Since we both made mistakes equally, don't think about unnecessary things, let's get some rest until the other party returns.

Yes, boss.

.

And there was silence.

'Fuck.'

He felt like killing himself.

Look at this wonderfully awkward and burdensome atmosphere.

It was getting dark, so he'd hastily finished the stitches, but any son of a bitch passing by could see that they weren't quite right.

He sighed as he covered his eyes with one hand.

What on earth do they see in me .

Up until this point, he'd been roughly self-objectifying, but now he wasn't even sure what they thought of Lee Jaehun.

He used to be the gold spoon team leader with connections.

He was an asshole but a good person in his own way. He was also a survival expert in the subject of being resilient in a company.

Still, he thought that being a kkondae was one thing, but in fact, he was a person who was sensitive when pushed... However, to see himself showing such a sensitive side, he couldnt believe it.

After briefly summarizing his thoughts, Lee Jaehun soon felt a headache and stopped thinking.

There was no way he could objectify himself in the midst of chaos thanks to the hidden world.

It might be mistaken for a double personality.

Whoa .

Grasping his dazed head, he leaned completely against the wall-shaped sculpture and looked up at the setting sky.

In terms of the original world, he wondered if it was around the time the sunset was going down.

Lee Jaehun, who was staring at the sky, blinked at the creeping drowsiness.

.

Haa, I don't know

'Deputy Jung will take care of it.'

He decided to believe in the ability of the main character in this R19 angst survival story.

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End Note:

Dude's so awkward. I love this chapter.

Oh and I have an exam coming up, so

I'll be doing weekly chapters until then.

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