Chapter 395 – Prime – Absence of Communication (4)
An hour before returning home.
Seo Joo-hwan had been walking with Jung Ha-yeon for the first time in a while.
Suddenly, Jeong Ha-yeon said.
“Juhwan-ah, that’s what I was talking about…….”
“Yes?”
“You mean I’m worried.”
“Ah.”
Seo Joo-hwan recalled what happened at the awards ceremony. Jeong Ha-yeon’s words in response to Lee Seok-chan’s mischief.
She added that she would not enter the Nobel Dice, and that she had other concerns.
“Are you going to tell me?”
“Yes.”
Jeong Ha-yeon nodded her head.
He felt a strong curiosity and asked with a sense of wonder.
“He said he would tell me later. Why did you change your mind?”
“That is… Originally, I was going to think about it a little more and talk about it. But you said your acceptance speech that way.”
Having said that, Jeong Ha-yeon pouted her lips and glanced at him.
“A lack of communication or a medium. You say that, how can you hide it? You coward.”
“Haha…….”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled awkwardly, but then he laughed at her pouty face her. It is because her small complaint came as a cute expression of affection. Who would have known that Jeong Ha-yeon would change like this?
“What is that smile? Feel bad.”
There was still a bit of a bitch-like side to it, though.
Seo Joo-hwan quickly returned the subject.
“So what are you worried about?”
“Well. That is… Should I say that I am worried about my career path?”
“Are you worried about your career path?”
“I have been looking for what I want to do since last winter.”
“? Didn’t you say you were going to be an editor?”
“That’s something you can do, it’s not something you want to do.”
Jeong Ha-yeon let out a small sigh and said.
“You and Deokhoon both have clear dreams of being writers. The same goes for Sua, Jikyung, and Juhee. It’s not the same university as us, but Ga-hee is also going to become a composer? It seemed like everyone had a clear goal, so I got impatient.”
People around him, including Seo Joo-hwan, were more specific about the future they were drawing compared to their age. In addition to the people she mentioned, there were Lee Jung-hoon, who wanted to become a game director, and Do Yui, who dropped out of college to become a professional dancer.
“In contrast, I only thought of living without relying on my family, but I had no specific purpose. Since I was enrolled in the Department of Publication and Contents, I vaguely thought that I would join a publishing company. By the way… It seemed like I could do it, but I didn’t want to do it.”
Jeong Ha-yeon’s face was very serious when she said that.
Seo Joo-hwan said in a slightly dazed mood.
“… I never knew you were thinking like that.”
Shock… It’s not that far, but I’ve been reflecting on myself a little bit. After breaking up with Jung Ha-yeon like that, she thought she had cared enough about her surroundings her, but it was something she didn’t notice at all.
At his words of her, Jeong Ha-yeon patted him on the back and asked why he was making such a face.
“That’s right, because I didn’t say anything. There was something I was still thinking about, so it was a bit hard to talk about it.”
“Tell me anyway. Even vaguely, I can give you some advice. My name is Jeong Ha-yeon’s boyfriend.”
“Huh.”
Jung Ha-yeon snorted and narrowed her eyes. She then shook her head and grumbled.
“When did you say you wouldn’t fall in love? While declaring trash in front of my mother’s grave.”
“Ugh. That…….”
Seo Ju-hwan wanted to say something, but he couldn’t think of an excuse. No, he shouldn’t have made excuses in the first place.
Jeong Ha-yeon giggled and said.
“Can you really think of me as my boyfriend?”
“Everything, of course.”
“Isn’t Jigyeong your boyfriend?”
“…….”
“Isn’t Sua’s boyfriend too?”
“…….”
“There’s Kahi, and there’s also Gabriella, the one I saw last time.”
Jung Ha-yeon mentions each woman’s name one by one. The corner of her mouth her, which had been laughing, was slowly coming down.
Seo Ju-hwan hurriedly said.
“Gabriella… Friend. I’m not dating you.”
“Under.”
Jeong Ha-yeon snorted at her and glared at him.
“Just friends? Really? No chance of dating? Will you fall behind if you date later? I will break all her limbs of her.”
Seo Joo-hwan shrugged his shoulders involuntarily at his lifeless eyes her. Before she knew it, her ‘charisma’, which had reached B-level, had the momentum to win over people.
Jung Ha-yeon continued her words, glaring at her menacingly with her eyes.
“Is there anyone I don’t know? Oh, okay. Do not say. There is no way. It seems like writer Woo Yoon and I were doing something.”
“Seo-yoon is really not. I swear. I refused.”
It’s not a lie. She took the cake, but she rejected her confession of her, fearing it would hurt her. She seemed to have let go of her lingering feelings her now.
However, Jung Ha-yeon only looked at him with her suspicious eyes. Then, she uttered a word.
“Pup.”
“…….”
Seo Joo-hwan barked inwardly. He couldn’t deny it.
Jeong Ha-yeon held out her hand and said.
“Hand.”
Do you want to catch it?
Seo Joo-hwan thought for a while, then smiled awkwardly and put his hand on top of hers like a dog.
“Bruise.”
“Turn.”
“Wow!”
“Well done.”
“Bruise! Panting.”
Jeong Ha-yeon eventually burst into laughter as she bit her tongue and imitated her dog.
“Ahaha. It’s disgusting, so stop it now. I am relieved.”
“Yes, madam.”
He smiled embarrassedly at her and met her eyes with hers. He seemed really angry. I’d be glad if this just made you feel better.
He glanced over and asked again.
“Ugh… What was your career path in the end? Do you have anything specific right now?”
“Oh, I was talking about that. I forgot to play.
“…….”
Will you bother me
The moment she thought that, Jeong Ha-yeon glared at her. As if not to be fooled. I don’t know how you know Even mind reading…….
“No it’s not.”
“Uh? What, what?”
“It’s not mind reading.”
“… It’s kind of scary.”
“You can see what you’re thinking by the look on your face. Especially when you’re thinking of making fun of people.”
“I don’t think you showed any signs on your face. Hmm.”
After acquiring the ‘acting’ talent, I was able to manage my facial expressions very well, which was something I didn’t know.
Jung Ha-yeon tutted her tongue and returned to the main topic.
“Right now, the second priority is a model.”
“Uh? Model?”
It was an unexpected word. Obviously, I didn’t like to stand out in the eyes of others.
“It was a little fun while filming Swan. It was embarrassing, but… Filming with you was not very tense and it was nice.”
“Hmm. I think Hayeon would do well if it were you. First of all, it’s because it’s pretty. He is tall and has charisma.”
“Sir, what is charisma in a woman?”
“Aren’t you denying that you’re pretty?”
“Huh. If you deny it because you’re like me, that’s deception.”
“Come~ Confidence.”
When Seo Joo-hwan gave her a small clap, Jung Ha-yeon deliberately stretched her shoulders and slightly lifted her chin. In this way, she had been busy beating her, telling her not to make fun of her. Did this change make her resemble him, or did she learn from Yoo Ji-kyung? It wasn’t a bad change anyway.
“Anyway, then what’s number one?”
“No. 1 is… Translator.”
“Translator? Well, Ha-yeon, you speak English well. Are you going to do a thesis translation?”
“You idiot, of course it’s a novel translation. Especially your novel.”
“My novel… ?”
Jung Ha-yeon avoided her glance and continued her words.
“You won the grand prize in the literary contest this time. You will become more famous in the future, and of course you will be selling books abroad, right? I thought I could be of help if I became a translator… Well, of course, it’s impossible right now, but…….”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled at Jung Ha-yeon, who spoke as if to make excuses. I did something and it was a translator. With the purpose of wanting to help myself. Anyway, what he did was cold, but what he did was cute.
However, as Jeong Ha-yeon continued to speak, he had to open his mouth.
“I am confident in English. I got a score of 960 on the TOEIC a while ago. And first of all, there is a JLPT certificate, but the grade is low, so she plans to get N1 within this year. If successful, Chinese is also ready…….”
TOEIC score 960? Japanese for JLPT? Chinese there?
“Now, wait a minute. How many languages are you trying to speak by yourself?”
“Uh? For now, I’m thinking about three things: English, Japanese, and Chinese. Oh, is it four languages, including Korean?”
“I will translate three languages by myself… ?”
“I did some research and found that there were quite a few cases where the original work was good but the translation was weird. Seeing that, I thought it would be nice if I could do it myself.”
“Really speaking…….”
… Might be?
Seo Joo-hwan tried to give advice, but kept his mouth shut. It was because I suddenly remembered the talent Jeong Ha-yeon possessed.
〈 Jeong Ha-yeon 〉
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Height: 173cm
Weight: 58kg
Likeability: A+
Current sexual desire: D+
Fetish: Sophophilia (middle), Tripsophilia (bottom)
Retained Talents: Learning (B+/A+), Writing (B/A+), Language (B/A+), Athletics (B/A), Charisma (B/A), Leadership (C/A)
It was an admirable status window. What kind of girl alone possesses six A-level or higher potential talents? Even among them, half of them had talents that could be of help to ‘translators’.
‘No, I don’t know if this is really possible… ?’
As Jeong Ha-yeon has been closest to him for the longest time among his women, her talent has developed dramatically compared to her when she first met. Current grade of all talents except for ‘Leadership’ is B or higher. Not all of them were talents that could be seen on the outside, but after all, they were fraudulent abilities.
“Why do you think you’re busy these days, but was it because you were studying? They told me to read novels at home.”
“Uh? Ah, that’s it, ahaha. I was going to talk about it after I got to N1. And I read a lot of novels. Being a translator isn’t just about being good at foreign languages.”
Jeong Ha-yeon made an excuse with an embarrassed face.
Seo Joo-hwan looked at her as if she was dumbfounded and smiled.
“Anyway, you’re a translator, right? I shouldn’t have said it before. If that was the case, I would have entrusted the work to you already.”
“What? That’s not it!”
Jeong Ha-yeon shouted out loud.
As he flinched, she said with a frown.
“If I translate with my skills now, it would be rude to you and the readers. So, when I’m sure I’ve studied properly, I’ll make a formal request. I have no intention of relying on you just because we are acquaintances.”
“I didn’t say it because I was an acquaintance, but a TOEIC score of 960 is enough…….”
“No. As I said, being a translator isn’t just about being good at foreign languages.”
Jeong Ha-yeon said firmly.
“It is not standardized like TOEIC, but terms used in real life in the local area, regional characteristics, and history and common sense of the language country are also needed. It’s not just one or two things to study. My grade is too low to translate your novel just because I did well on the TOEIC.”
“… Is that so?”
“That’s it. Even if you get a license, there is a limit to studying in front of a desk. Joo-hwan, do you know my personality? If I’m going to become a translator, my goal is to be able to read it without discomfort to the extent that local people don’t think of it as a translation when they see it.”
Seo Joo-hwan slowly nodded her head at her words her. Jeong Ha-yeon had a somewhat perfectionist tendency. She didn’t look far, and when she was taking the exam in college, she tried to make it completely her own by reviewing what she already knew.
Jeong Ha-yeon, who was talking about her goal her, muttered somewhat subdued at some point.
“But to do that, it’s better to go abroad…….”
“… Study Abroad?”
Seo Joo-hwan looked back at her with her surprised expression.
“Yes… In fact, she was always thinking about studying abroad. In order to translate to the level I want, it is best to go directly to the country where the language is spoken.”
“…….”
When she heard the word study abroad, she couldn’t speak easily. It’s not that I’m a little far away, but I’m going to another country at all. He even said that he spoke three languages, so it would have been at least three years.
Jung Ha-yeon stared at him, who had hardened, and burst out laughing.
“Idiot, you said you were worried. It’s not like you’re leaving right away, why are you making that face?”
“… Oh sorry.”
“I don’t want to fall either.”
“Uh?”
“I don’t want to fall with you either.”
Jeong Ha-yeon looked straight into her eyes and said.
“That’s why I was hesitant to say it. I prefer to be with you.”
“However…Is that what you need?”
“Yes, I feel the need. Because that would be the fastest way.”
“Then…”
Seo Ju-hwan blurted out his words of her. The words of encouragement stuck in my throat and didn’t come out. But he was right that he should also give cheers.
At that moment, Jeong Ha-yeon’s hand her covered her mouth her.
“Town?”
“Shut up.”
“?”
“Don’t say anything.”
“…….”
Soon after, Jung Ha-yeon removed her hand and dug into her arms her.
“You said it a while ago. I think it would be nice to be with you.”
“Ha Yeon-ah…….”
“Just because it’s necessary doesn’t mean it’s necessary. You can watch it through video media, or get tutoring from someone who has studied abroad. Is it not?”
“… Uh. I’m going to find a fucking tutor who studied abroad. Just tell me if you need anything.”
Seo Joo-hwan said with a bitter smile.
*
Seo Joo-hwan looked blankly at the ceiling and muttered.
“It’s like a fucking sickness…….”
It was a moment to give cheers. Even though he knew enough, he was momentarily dazed. It was because of the anxiety that the relationship his with Jeong Ha-yeon might be cut off. So, she felt relieved at her words that it would be nice to be next to her.
‘Does the trauma still remain?’
Isn’t it about time to overcome it? Wasn’t it okay as I said in my testimony today? I was pathetic to myself as to why I was still feeling insecure.
Lucy spoke her words her in her head.
[It’s not because of trauma. It is a very normal reaction.]
‘… Is it?’
[Yes. Even excluding the ‘complex emotions’ that Lucy couldn’t understand, Master’s reaction was extremely common sense. Because males don’t want to send their females out of the group.]
“Lucy… Male or female.”
[That’s what I meant by analogy.]
“Eh. Yes, thank you for comforting me.”
Seo Joo-hwan sighed and laughed. He suffered from mental illness for a long time, so there were times when he was confused as to whether the natural reaction was due to trauma, but Lucy held the center.
He shook his head to shake off the sunken mood. Then another thought came to mind.
‘Studying abroad… Come to think of it, Gabriela said something similar.’
Gabriela pointed to him and said her wanderlust was great. The card mentioned then is card 21 of the Rider Wait deck, The World.
Completion, promised success, stranger.
She said the power of The World is growing. It is not long before the change begins, and you, who have a wanderlust, will travel around the world to keep a certain promise.
‘Could that have something to do with Hayeon?’
Wanderlust. Promise. Wayfarer. Destined to roam the world.
The contents of the tarot card Gabriela had told me were floating around in my head word by word.
Adding to that is Jeong Ha-yeon’s studying abroad.
She said she wanted to be by her side of her and said she would find another way … The more she thought about it, the more her weight her leaned toward letting her go if it was for her.
Lucy suddenly said.
[Maybe the master will leave first.]
‘…….’
Yes, maybe that time would come before Mani was sent to study abroad. He had no intention of going abroad at the moment, but there was something he picked up on at first glance.
‘A piece of S-class talent.’
Collected 7 pieces, now 3 pieces left.
A talent stone related to how to make Lucy human.
I had a strong feeling that a change would begin the moment I gathered all 10 of them and completed the talent stone.
It was then.
– Giing!
A woman with the eighth talent piece was contacted.
The name that appeared on the screen was ‘Eunyul’.
