Chapter 326 – Talent, Dreams, and Happiness (2)
Seo Joo-hwan, who had changed his clothes, said while looking at the cards spread out on the table.
“Tarot divination?”
Gabriela nodded her head.
“Yes. There is something I want to check.”
“What do you want to check?”
“… Promise me you won’t be angry, and I’ll tell you.”
“Well? Did I do something to make you angry?”
“Oh, no. It’s not…….”
“Then tell me.”
Gabriella looks at her and speaks cautiously.
“That woman. I saw her at the gym.”
“Jangdeokja? Why is Deokja?”
“You said you were going to a match. That match, I think the result will not be very good.”
“Ah.”
Seo Joo-hwan let out a small moan. It was a groundless statement, but I was worried because the person who said it was Gabriella.
However, he calmly nodded his head. Didn’t you know that it was an unfavorable fight from the time the date before your comeback was urgently set?
“Well, I might lose.”
“Well? Do you understand it easier than you think?”
“How do you always win? A fighter can win or lose. I would like to win if possible.”
“Not that… She couldn’t believe it when the woman said she was a genius.”
Having said that, Gabriella tilted her head pretending to be innocent. As if she had nothing to say, she just said yes.
Seo Joo-hwan looked at her with a small smile. Her facial expression was perfect for her, but maybe because she knew the truth, she seemed to be able to see what was inside her.
He asked, shaking his head.
“Is there anything else you want to say?”
“…….”
“Try. Stop bragging.”
Gabriela hesitated a little, then met her eyes her.
“Contrary to what Joo-hwan said, that woman is not a genius.”
“Continue.”
“It won’t be long before you hit the limit. Because of her mediocre talent, she will suffer twice as much as others.”
“That’s interesting. Can you tell me something like that with a card?”
“At least roughly.”
You don’t know when, where, or how you’ll meet the wall. However, the magnitude of the success and the degree of optimism in the future could be guessed at.
Seo Joo-hwan nodded again and asked a question.
“Did you just limit it to martial arts?”
“Yes. The more specific the question, the more accurate the answer.”
“Then, try again on the fitness side.”
“?”
Gabriella followed Joo-Hwan Seo’s words even while putting on her questioning expression her.
After a while.
“Uh…?”
A confused voice came out of her mouth.
Seo Joo-hwan smiled and asked.
“How is it, are you still saying no?”
“…….”
Gabriella shook her head slowly. The result of the card is completely different from the moment before.
A level to leave your name on the world. It is a talent that is not lacking because it is a genius.
Seo Joo-hwan said as if he knew that.
“Dukja is more gifted in fitness.”
The top talents of Deokja Jang are pleasure (A/S), digestion (B+A+), and exercise (B/B+).
When I first saw it, I wondered what kind of beastly talent he had, but eating well and packing well was a huge advantage in building a body. In addition, his talent for exercise is beyond mediocre, so he could become a world-class bodybuilder if he keeps going to fitness.
After a moment of silence, Gabriela said as if she didn’t understand.
“That girl, why is she doing martial arts?”
“Because I like martial arts more than fitness.”
“…….”
“Don’t you understand? Why do you go down a difficult road with what you can do well?”
“Honestly, yes, isn’t it natural to do what you are good at?”
“Well.”
He shrugged and continued.
“Because some people are happier doing what they love than doing what they are good at.”
Not everyone will. It’s usually because you’re interested in what you’re good at and have fun.
But there were definitely people like Deokja Jang. Even though she knew she was more gifted in fitness, she ventured back into the uncertain world of fighting.
Gabriela muttered with her confused face.
“Something like that.”
“Yes?”
“I thought that was the self-consolation of an ordinary person…….”
She looked at the cards on the table. A card that clearly signifies unusual talent and success came out. Even Deokja Jang was aware of her own talent of hers.
But why?
Deokja Jang’s behavior was against the common sense she had known so far.
Suddenly, I remembered what Seo Ju-hwan said last night.
– I see talent and happiness as separate things.
She didn’t bother, but she thought it was bullshit.
Because a person’s worth is determined by his ability.
It must be so.
‘Why is that woman… ?’
Values do not change instantaneously.
So, even though Gabriela had already heard the answer from Seo Joo-hwan, she couldn’t figure out why.
However, she raised her confused eyes and asked Seo Ju-hwan.
“Is it because of this? Why did you ask to go to the gym together?”
“You look good.”
Seo Joo-hwan calmly nodded his head. He wanted to let people know that there are people like this. No matter how you think about it, Gabriela’s values weren’t normal.
She said, ‘She becomes like the person she hates the most. It’s a terrible thing.’
While she showed hostility by calling her father ‘that human’, the way she spoke and thought resembled the father she hated.
What a fucking thing
Because I didn’t want it, because I was simply raised, because I grew up in such an environment, I received a new injection without knowing it.
“At least, only one…….”
Look at me It’s hard to accept, so I’m already rationalizing myself. How come all the women with their own secrets are entangled around him?
Seo Joo-hwan held out his hand to Gabriella.
“Wake up.”
“Yes?”
“If you don’t understand with just one person, I’ll show you more. So, you see, hear, think and judge for yourself. Forget what you learned in your family.”
“…….”
Gabriella stared at the hand held out in front of her eyes.
“Why… Do you do this? Joo-hwan hates me.”
“You don’t like it?”
Gabriela’s eyes widened.
“But yesterday was definitely…….”
“I hated it until yesterday. I was angry too.”
He was frustrated by the way he talked about wealth, honor, and power like a parrot, disgusted by the way he valued people, and angry at his way of speaking when he looked down on his friends.
She was until she heard her story of her of her life of her.
Rather than being angry after hearing it all…….
“It was pitiful.”
“… Me?”
“Okay. I was so fucking sorry that I couldn’t watch it. Because I think I will live like that in the future.”
I remember how he stretched out his values like a crazy person. At the time, I was angry, but now that I think about it, it was the fear of losing my ability.
“…….”
Gabriella bit her lip.
He felt sorry for himself.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard it. It was the sound that the family’s employees usually made when they were young. When they saw her not being recognized for anything, they made her gossip, saying they felt sorry for her.
But since I realized her divination skills of her, I had n’t heard of her. She picked up such words and cut off everything that served her.
Gabriela held out her hand.
‘A man who is far-fetched.’
Thinking so, she held Seo Ju-hwan’s hand. Even for the sake of restoring her ability, it was necessary for her to like him first.
That way, an appropriate excuse becomes an opportunity for change.
“Ah, but don’t get me wrong? Just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean I like it. I am not getting married.”
Crying.
“I gave up on that last night.”
“Good luck then. If you like it, you will be in trouble.”
Gabriela seriously thought.
This man is really annoying.
*
Seo Joo-hwan moved to his destination and opened Gabriella’s status window.
〈Gabriella de medich〉
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Height: 171cm
Likeability: C
Current sexual desire: C
Weight: 54kg
Fetish: Geniusphilia (above)
Retained Talents: Divination (A+/S), Charm (A/A+), Impulse (B+/A), Perspective (B+/A)
‘My liking has gone up to C. My divination talent, which had fallen off, became A+ again.’
It was obviously a divination talent that had fallen to A rank, but the figure was restored in one day. It seemed that it was because he received the effect of the ‘sex teacher’ right after he had just fallen.
The proficiency buff that can be received with favorability C is 140%.
The fact that the number that fell with this buff was restored meant that the rate of decline in talent was not that fast. Come to think of it, she suffered from a fever when she was 19 years old. Now that she’s 23, she’s weakened a bit over the past four years.
‘If you have a relationship, the additional buff is 100%, if you raise the affinity to A, 200%. Since I can’t teach fortune-telling myself, is it a total of 300%? I don’t think this will take long.’
Even if Gabriella’s original fortune-telling skill was S-class, it seemed that it would be possible to recover it long before.
He glanced sideways at Gabriela, who was following her sideways.
‘I have to complete the quest I decided to do.’
Yesterday I thought I’d give up, but now that I’ve changed my mind, I’m going to complete the quest as well. Since the reward wasn’t just a penny or two, it was 300,000 LP, so the amount of desire energy you can get is not small. It was sure to help Lucy come back.
Then Gabriela turned to him.
“Here you go, Joo-hwan.”
“Why?”
“Where are you going now? You can tell me the location.”
“Yes? Didn’t I tell you?”
“Because I didn’t tell you!”
Gabriella grumbled, puffing out her cheeks a little. At that, Seo Joo-hwan made an expression of disgust.
“Where are you pretending to be cute? Don’t do it because it doesn’t suit you.”
“…….”
This man is real He’s not a eunuch, he treats himself like this? If it had been other men, he would have walked over already.
Gabriella hid her true feelings and managed to put on a smile.
“Then, what do you think would suit me, Joo-hwan? Maybe this is your preference?”
Gabriella looked at him with a deliberately provocative expression. Mysterious purple eyes fluttered wildly.
Seo Ju-hwan shook his head.
“Yeah, just don’t do it.”
“…….”
Seo Joo-hwan turns his head again.
In the end, there was no explanation as to where they were going.
Gabriella gritted her teeth and raised her middle finger against the back of his head.
*
The place Seo Ju-hwan found was a shabby building that was quite old. However, unlike the exterior, the inside was a neat and well-equipped gym.
“Brother Kangho! I am here!”
This gym is where he often stopped by when he lived at Baek Kang-ho’s house for a while. It was a place where I received strange training to kill people. You have to know how to kill well so that you can kill without killing and hit well. He got his correction here when he was wielded after gaining the ‘killing’ talent one day.
“Oh, are you here?”
Upon entering the gym, a large, furry man nearly 2m tall greeted me.
Seo Joo-hwan also greeted them face-to-face and asked how they were doing.
“Hello, brother. How are you today?”
“Tell me what are you doing? I will live happily these days. It’s all thanks to you, man.”
“That’s fortunate. How is your brother? Aren’t you sick with morning sickness?”
The man was Baek Kang-ho, who was Lee Seok-chan’s personal bodyguard and who was cured of erectile dysfunction by him.
Baek Kang-ho replied with a grin.
“Fortunately, it hasn’t happened yet. It’s only been a few months, so we’ll have to wait and see.”
“Haha. I’ll get you some supplements later.”
“Your son, older brother, embarrassingly, why does the younger guy keep taking care of you?”
“Hehe. You know I make good money.”
Baek Kang-ho was also a formidable high-income earner, but it was nothing compared to Seo Ju-hwan.
Baek Kang-ho laughed cheerfully and patted Seo Ju-hwan on the back.
“Thank you, Tasha. Rather, go home once. Hyeri said she wants to treat you to a meal.”
“I’m fine anytime. My sister-in-law is also really good at cooking. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.”
“Then why don’t you come to lunch today?”
“Can I? Oh, but I have a group today…….”
He pointed to Gabriella, who had followed her. Next to her was Fabio, who was as tall as Baek Kang-ho.
Baek Kang-ho checked Gabriella’s face on her and she said as if she was full of energy.
“Are you a new girl? You get really punished after that. If Ha-yeon cries, Joo-cheol will not be there.”
“What are you talking about? Because I am celibate.”
“Hey, I guess so. Buy your body Hyung-nim knows that Ha-yeon is dating you.”
“…….”
Seo Joo-hwan just laughed with an awkward expression.
Lee Ju-cheol is the father of Jeong Ha-yeon and Lee Seok-chan. He had run into Jeong Ha-yeon’s mother when he went to the sanctuary. He didn’t say that she was dating at the time, but when he asked if she liked Jeong Ha-yeon, she answered yes.
‘I don’t know if I’ll really tear my limbs later.’
I thought that Seo Joo-hwan could be torn with ‘Seo/Ju/Hwan’. Or he might split into consonant-vowel units.
Seo Joo-hwan put the eerie thought behind him and changed the topic.
“What about Deokhu?”
“Ah, Deokhoon Jang? We are sparring there.”
Following Kang-ho Baek’s fingers, he turned his head and saw two men exchanging battles on top of his ring. One was Jang Deok-hoon, and the other was Kim Ho-seok, a subordinate of Baek Kang-ho, whom he had seen when he went to fight the Black Gompa the other day.
But there was something surprising.
Wow!
“Ouch. This young laborer…… !”
The River Blow (liver device) blown by Jang Deok-hoon hit Kim Ho-seok. Soon he got down on one knee, clutching his side of him.
Jang Deok-hun was shocked and immediately apologized.
“Oops, sorry!”
“Cool, no apologies! I’ll give it all back!”
“Aagh! Help me! Brother Kang-ho! Brother Kang-ho!”
Aww! Wow! Fuck!
Kim Ho-seok’s sincere attack, which rose again, drove Jang Deok-hoon. He is a body that crosses life and death in the mercenary unit led by Baek Kang-ho. He was particularly outstanding in interpersonal combat. He was careless and allowed the blow, but Jang Deok-hun, who was still less mature, was able to cook easily.
Baek Kang-ho watched the scene with a happy face and then looked back at Seo Ju-hwan.
“Deokhoon said he had a knack for that. Can’t you give it to me?”
“Puh. Is Deokhoon my thing?”
“I heard he was your disciple?”
“There is nothing wrong with that. It’s a novel, not a martial art.”
Baek Kang-ho’s expression crumpled at those words.
“Is Deokhun a writer too? No, neither you nor him, why are you writing a novel with that body? If he comes under me, I’m confident he’ll turn me into a human weapon…….”
Seo Joo-hwan took a step away from Baek Kang-ho. He didn’t really want to be a human weapon.
