Chapter 9 – 2. Half-Hero, Lee Ha-Yoon (3)
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Perhaps because I was excited to have something to do after a long time, the needlessly loud sound of police cars surrounded the convenience store.
If it arrived after dispatch, it could have slowly turned off, but it was still loud and loud.
It’s a sound that catches your attention when you pass by for a moment, but what happens if you pretend to be crazy and talk loudly in the neighborhood all day?
Thanks to this, onlookers are appearing here and there to look inside the convenience store.
Even on the stairs of a house.
Even right next to the convenience store.
Wearing a long padding like a penguin, he slowly sticks his head out.
As if my eyes were blurry, I held my cell phone far away and took a picture of the inside.
I wondered why there was no floating population at this time, and it turned out to be a really old people’s neighborhood.
There are only grandmothers and grandfathers.
“So, you hit it like this?”
“Yes.”
“After that, treatment?”
“Yes.”
“But does it happen that quickly? From what I heard, even a transcendental healer can heal that quickly…”
A police officer tilting his head and looking suspiciously.
They checked the CCTV and even helped listen to the situation, but they don’t seem to understand it very well.
… No. It seems like he’s making a fuss because he wants to get treatment for some reason.
I thought for a moment.
“Are you done?”
“Oh my…”
He approached the police and quietly showed his wounds healing.
It’s a wound I inflicted on my body, but if there’s no evidence, you could mistake it for self-recovery, but since there’s a person next to me who actually ‘received’ treatment, I don’t think there’s any need for further proof. . .
“Hey, police officer. I was just curious.”
“Yes. Please tell me.”
“In this case, could I be punished for assault?”
“… Uh… Isn’t it self-defense? In this case.”
“Right?”
“Yeah. It’ll probably be okay.”
Somehow the answer seems like a macro.
First of all, I’m thinking that it might be self-defense since Lee Ha-yoon almost got into big trouble…
I don’t know who would believe what the police say when their professionalism is so low.
I heard it was a job done by pretty smart people back in the day. It seems that the level has been greatly reduced since the advent of the hero.
“But this student doesn’t say anything? I heard he cured everything?”
“He’ll be fine, so try interrogating him later. I guess he doesn’t want to open his mouth right now.”
The time for the heroes to arrive had passed, but the convenience store was still occupied by a few police officers.
Since it is a case that has already been concluded, it seems like they are not wasting their energy on unnecessary matters.
He is revered as a protector of citizens and has a strong sense of frugality.
Don’t you have to be at least as diligent as the villain… It was a moment when I harbored pitiful sentiments.
After the police officer’s questions were over, I approached Lee Ha-yoon, who was standing lingering in front of the convenience store refrigerator.
“Sister.”
“… Uh, Woojin.”
I wondered what would happen if he was shocked, but when I heard his voice, he seemed to be fine.
The corner of her mouth that was always shaking like a country dog lowered, and the bubble gum she was chewing just now disappeared.
Well, this doesn’t matter.
She was robbed and almost died, and the police officer was making a lot of noise, and the neighborhood was watching, but she was still chewing gum and smiling brightly. That’s not right.
What’s important is that I saved Lee Ha-yoon from a villain once.
“Isn’t it almost time for your shift?”
“Already? … It’s true. There are 5 minutes left.”
“It will take time to hand over, but it looks like it hasn’t arrived yet.”
“You always come on time. If I wasn’t a transcendentalist, I would have hit you.”
“Then I’ll treat that person, so do you want to give him a nice slap?”
“Puh… What are you saying? That’s enough.”
Lee Ha-yoon smiles lightly and then hardens his expression again.
He has the spirit to chat with me, but he seems to be fully aware of the situation he just found himself in.
If I hadn’t been there.
He couldn’t help but laugh here.
“…”
In other words, Lee Ha-yoon owes me.
That was enough.
It’s a pretty good ending for an unexpected harvest.
At that time.
“Hey, hey, hello…”
“Oh, you’re here. “You came 5 minutes early today?”
A man who appeared to be a night shift worker came across the automatic door of the convenience store and said hello.
He is an unsightly man in many ways.
“Yes. While I was walking, the sound of a police car was so loud that I ran over… What happened?”
“Robbery.”
“Oh, robber… ? Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine. As you can see.”
“Well, you’re very calm…” ” “I guess you’re a transcendent?”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I don’t really feel it. Hehe.”
A man talking about various things.
Lee Ha-yoon accepts it colder than expected.
After watching their conversation for a while, I tapped Lee Ha-yoon’s small shoulder.
… The man’s gaze lingers on my fingertips for a moment.
“Sister. Come change and come back. The police will probably contact you if you have any more questions.”
“Oh, yes. Just a moment… I just need to take off this vest anyway.”
Lee Ha-yoon fiddles with his convenience store uniform and enters the warehouse with Staff Only written on it.
When I turned my gaze to my phone while staring at her back her, a very uncomfortable gaze secretly turned towards me.
“…”
“…”
Are you wondering what my relationship is with Lee Ha-yoon?
“… Over there.”
“Yes.”
“What kind of relationship do you have with the person who works part-time in the afternoon…”
Without even knowing the name.
Are you curious?
“A junior. Just a junior at school.”
“Oh, then that one too…” ” .”
“Yes. Mirren Academy.”
“Aha…”
Lee Ha-yoon tried to secretly call him her boyfriend, but she soon stopped.
It may be fun to see the man’s frozen expression for a moment, but if you keep accumulating meaningless lies, it could get you in trouble.
And, it’s more fun to have hope, right?
I train the hero to my liking without the knowledge of the hero’s fans, who always cheer hard, and make him gasp even when he is being stabbed, like animals mating.
That and the man secretly becoming a closer and closer relationship with Lee Ha-yoon.
If you think about it, there wasn’t much difference between the two.
“I’m sorry. I was busy with work, so I couldn’t fill in all the empty items…”
“Gwae, it’s okay. You can do that. Because I was robbed. I’ll do it.”
“The money is all right, but there was one person who came to deliver the convenience store earlier? That’s…”
“Yes, yes.”
The man runs out in a huff, following Lee Ha-yoon, who just happened to escape from the warehouse.
I watched that scene in silence and quietly said hello to the police officer and left the convenience store.
… I would have to wipe up the blood that splattered on the floor.
The amount is not much, but I think it will be a difficult time.
“… Let’s go! Woojin.”
“Here, sister.”
Lee Ha-yoon pats me on the back and leaves the convenience store.
When I put a throat candy in front of her mouth, she ate it right away.
In the meantime, soft lips touched my palm for a moment.
Lee Ha-yoon didn’t seem to care much, so I moved on without saying anything.
“Which direction is your house?”
“It’s the academy side. For now, I’ll focus on my older sister.”
“Me? Why?”
“… Because something like that happened. I thought it would be helpful if I was next to you.”
“What kind of escort is this guy who is more incompetent than me?”
“If you try too hard, you’ll get hurt.”
I followed Lee Ha-yoon and swallowed a throat lozenge and said.
Then, Lee Ha-yoon started wriggling with his hands in his pockets and glared at my face.
Her gaze is so intense that when I glance back towards him, she turns her gaze away again with her lips pouting.
“… Did you keep getting hurt in mind?”
“How can I not keep it? That’s why I lose so much money.”
“What is that thing that breaks like crazy?”
“Anyway. I understand roughly.”
One step.
I walked ahead, following Lee Ha-yoon’s long, gently flowing ponytail.
It was an alley in the opposite direction from where I ran.
“Honestly, you have the ability to make money if you want.”
“Yes, of course.”
I was able to buy a studio apartment where I live now by giving a little treatment to a few people.
There was no other ability like this when it came to making money.
“On the other hand, I lose money every time I spend it…”
“What exactly is this ability?”
“Release the limiter. First of all, I think it’s that type of thing. It would have been better if I could just be strong like other people or Jiyoon without any compensation.”
“… Of course. That ability is strong, but it has side effects, which is problematic.”
Even though she knew everything, she still dared to ask.
Being broken while using one’s abilities means that a load is placed on one’s body that even the body of a transcendent cannot withstand. Among the villains, there was one similar one.
So, if I met Lee Ha-yoon again someday, I planned to build a friendship by continuing to heal her wounds with my abilities …
I never thought I would pile up debt like this.
“I already have no money to live with… Do I have to pay the hospital bill, pay the water bill, pay the electricity bill, pay the gas bill…”
“So you were working part-time.”
“Yes. Jiyoon is helping too. She runs a cafe. She’s been doing it since she was in high school.”
“Aha.”
Then, I wondered for a moment what the parents were doing.
I finished it with just a thought.
“They say she’s pretty and popular. The manager I work with said that.”
“Well, it’s worth it.”
“… Do you think you like Jiyoon’s style too? A cold cat image? Something like that. I’m not sure.”
“To be honest, anything pretty is fine. Men are much simpler than they look.”
“…Huh. Everything is good as long as it’s pretty.”
“Why?”
“No. I just wanted to be honest. I also like it when I’m good-looking.”
“…”
“If you’re nice, well, it’s better.”
Paang, bam, as I left the alley, the sound of the siren became distant and instead the sound of cars moving down the street mixed in with the wind.
If you go further ahead, you will probably reach Daehakro, which is full of bars.
If you go to the left, there is a park.
On the right… I don’t know.
Lee Ha-yoon turns sharply to the right.
I continued to walk after her.
“… Ah. Wait a minute.”
Then, Lee Ha-yoon stops for a moment in front of a convenience store.
Eventually, following the ringing sound of the bell, I entered the convenience store.
“Guinness… And Paulaner… What else is better…”
“Would you like a drink?”
“If I don’t drink it on a day like today, when am I going to drink it?”
“… That’s not wrong either.”
Clunk, clang, you can hear the sound of a can sliding down the ramp.
Perhaps because his hands were full along the way, Lee Ha-yoon thrust several beer cans in front of me.
… Did they just leave it to me because they were cold?
After thinking about that for a moment, Lee Ha-yoon chose about eight cans and walked briskly toward the checkout counter.
Beep, beep, beep.
Right after I finished paying, a bag containing 8 cans of beer was placed in my hand.
When I heard it in person, it was considerably heavier than it looked.
… Even so.
Why is the person who said something about being dishonest entrusting this to me?
“I listen to you. You’re stronger than me.”
“I don’t like it.”
The ponytail that came before was shaking playfully.
If you want to catch it, catch it, that’s what they seem to be saying.
… Surely. If I get the chance, I’d like to wrap it around my hand and pull it tight like a leash.
Afterwards, I sighed and silently followed Lee Ha-yoon.
Lee Ha-yoon, who had entered the new alley, walked naturally along the road where the street lights were not well lit, as if she was used to it.
It is an extremely unsafe alley full of dilapidated villas and houses.
Even the volume-based garbage bags were not properly observed.
Looking at something black moving among the trash, it looks like there are a few stray cats.
I didn’t want to make eye contact and get picked on, so I walked in silence while looking at Lee Ha-yoon’s back.
So, pat, step, step, we ended up going deep into the alley.
“It’s in front of my house. Is Jiyoon still playing games? Oh, the lights are on.”
Ha-yoon Lee pointed to the second floor of a villa with the tip of her finger and walked steadily.
… Without receiving the envelope from me.
Continue.
Beep, beep, until you press the password.
In that state,
Until we walked inside without saying a word.
Still. The bag containing the beer can was in my hand.
