Chapter 16

Chapter 16

The ‘bout’ held in the US

“Um, wait a moment. Miss McGregor, let’s put this down and talk.”

Yi-hyeon was honestly very flustered.

That this woman Amy McGregor appeared at this place is also surprising and he has never received such a dash of throwing the body so that is why.

In fact Yi-hyeon is somewhat good-looking and after the body type and face changed due to Sion’s influence not long ago he has been receiving more women’s gazes. Still due to status being stuck in the training camp or only going around external operations there is almost no opportunity to meet women outside. The girl he was awkwardly meeting before enlisting naturally drifted apart while living hectically with the parents’ accident before the relationship even deepened.

Anyway Yi-hyeon is a shy guy regarding women unlike his appearance.

But this woman Amy as soon as she recognized Yi-hyeon immediately greets violently with the body. So Yi-hyeon cannot help but be flustered.

“I asked my father, but I really didn’t know I would meet you. How much I searched for you in the meantime.”

“If your father is that Congressman Ewing McGregor?”

Yi-hyeon heard from the Delta operations officer Kane whom he became close with later after the ‘Light of Kabul’ operation ended. That the woman he saved was the daughter of current US House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ewing McGregor.

At that time he just said she is a precious house’s daughter and ended but appearing at this place today.

“I kept pestering my father to find you. But at first saying some military secret or something he wouldn’t tell at all. Then only recently he said you would come to the US to receive the medal. So···.”

So she came running in one step.

He understands the circumstances. He understands but··· still the personal information of 707 members is classified, this young lady.

Though that is the fact he did not want to dampen this woman’s excited mood so he stayed still.

Amy who was still tightly holding Yi-hyeon’s hand looked at Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho standing blankly beside and asked.

“Um, were you also there together at that time?”

Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho lightly only nodded and closed his mouth.

“As expected! You are the warrior who saved me at that time. Thank you.”

Amy greeted neatly and held out her hand to Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho. For an American the manners are proper.

“It was just a mission.”

Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho who lightly held Amy’s hand said so and stepped back one step. As if to continue the remaining talk with Yi-hyeon.

Until the ceremony started Amy stuck beside Yi-hyeon and kept asking. The tone was polite but very persistent so Yi-hyeon became troubled.

“Um, Miss McGregor? We cannot tell our names due to classification. Revealing faces like this now is possible because it is inside the military unit, outside one cannot do this.”

When Yi-hyeon replied like this to the words of repeatedly asking to tell the name Amy still smiled and said.

“Later I can send a letter to the unit you work at, or I can go find you directly. Do you think I cannot?”

Yi-hyeon looked at her expression and sighed.

Yes, he knows. Since she is the daughter of the House Armed Services Committee chairman if she throws a tantrum she might find out. But he cannot say with his own mouth.

Somehow dragging time the award ceremony started. First the VIPs who attended this place are introduced one after another and greet. And one figure introduced last.

“This time it is Congressman Ewing McGregor the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Today he will specially award the medal directly to the medal recipients.”

At the introduction of the host captain a tall gentleman with silver hair neatly combed back stood up from his seat and lightly raised his hand toward the audience and greeted.

Yi-hyeon nodded inwardly.

A House member awarding a soldier’s military merit medal. Seeing such things the US is a country where civilian control of the military is firmly established.

Before coming to the US he looked up examples regarding the US’s, especially the military’s medal awards, and even if a military merit medal awarded to soldiers it was set to go through review of the House or Senate. Of course the Medal of Honor which is the US military’s official highest medal and also the Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross below that grade etc. are the same. All have a system established where the military as well as the House and Senate thoroughly review whether merits befitting the purpose of each medal’s award were established.

So the Bronze Star Medal that Yi-hyeon will receive today is also awarded by a House member but people have no rejection. Since he is the highest VIP among the people who came here it is a natural expression.

The recipients besides Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho and Yi-hyeon there were a few more US military. Yi-hyeon and Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho were called last.

Yi-hyeon walked to the platform and received the medal the high House member attaches to the chest and shook hands with him. Congressman Ewing McGregor was tall so almost similar eye level with Yi-hyeon.

He who shook hands pulled the hand and dragged Yi-hyeon and said low.

“You are precisely the hero who saved my daughter. Really thank you, Yi-hyeon Song.”

“It was just a mission.”

Yi-hyeon also answered and it was the words Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho gave to Amy a little while ago. Because it looked cool he imitated as is.

Ewing McGregor who made an expression like a good-impression uncle next door patted Yi-hyeon’s shoulder and said.

“After this award ceremony ends let’s see separately. I also have things to say.”

“Yes.”

Yi-hyeon inwardly briefly had the materialistic thought of will this gentleman give some special gift? But what was waiting for Yi-hyeon after the ceremony ended was a meeting with some aged soldier.

“Captain, Sergeant. Please sit this side. I can just be called Jimmy.”

As expected a figure with no rank insignia and name tag on the military uniform. Short black-brown hair combed back and a somewhat sturdy physique. The grip strength holding Yi-hyeon’s hand when shaking hands was also considerable.

When Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho and Yi-hyeon sat on the chairs the figure named Jimmy in front personally made coffee from the pot prepared on one side and brought it. Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho who received that seemed to receive considerable burden and was an uncomfortable appearance.

But Yi-hyeon was a little shameless. He sat calmly and received and drank the coffee the aged person brewed.

Jimmy carefully examined the two people doing so.

“I am an analyst of the US military. Not a field army that runs on site. Currently I am in charge of the work of analyzing Delta and reporting.”

At the words of analyst Yi-hyeon suddenly raised his head. Didn’t he meet the female soldier who called herself analyst at the US military base in Kabul there. Sitting beside operations officer Kane.

“Then you seem the superior of the female soldier named Catherine who was in Kabul.”

Jimmy lightly nodded and smiled.

“That’s right. Catherine went to Kabul receiving my instructions. And met you, Baby.”

“I see.”

Yi-hyeon now guessed the reason this Jimmy called them. Probably like that woman this person is also curious about the secret technique he learned.

But even if I tell you you won’t be able to learn.

Yi-hyeon’s secret technique had somehow become Yi-hyeon’s own secret technique. Because originally what was learned from Monk Muae Sion intervened and changed it to something suitable for Yi-hyeon’s constitution and basics.

“To speak the truth that day of the operation we analyzed all of 707’s movements. Since I am in charge of Delta’s force strengthening sector.”

Jimmy Kruger was relatively honest.

It cannot be helped because to make this place today several people had analyzed and researched Yi-hyeon countless times.

And the conclusion was that Yi-hyeon is not a figure to force with rank or status.

There was a part where they clicked their tongues while analyzing Yi-hyeon. Precisely that Yi-hyeon’s property inside Korea is tens of millions of dollars. If so it is not a position clinging to the army. He was attending university and enlisted in the army, and seeing the situation it looked like he would exactly discharge when the non-commissioned officer service term ends.

“Then, let’s find a method to win him over. Damn! Having so much money yet doing military life staking life in the special forces.”

So the method that came out was giving a medal and also giving some compensation and trying to win over.

Jimmy acted very intimately toward Yi-hyeon and Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho. And while doing so he showed an appearance of somehow taking more care of Yi-hyeon, anyway with his friendly attitude the atmosphere was good.

But around the time the conversation was ending Jimmy said suggestively.

“That, Korea’s special forces martial arts is very practical and excellent right? Especially Captain Kim is almost master level I heard, how about it? Since the atmosphere is also good, showing a little demonstration against the US military.”

In Yi-hyeon’s thought the purpose of Jimmy who called them was precisely this!

“Yes. Understood.”

While Yi-hyeon was turning his head Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho in the seat beside abruptly accepts.

‘Aigoo, this gentleman. This is what that experienced Jimmy was dragging time aiming for but accepting so readily like this.’

Regardless of such Yi-hyeon’s calculation the matter proceeds in one stroke.

“Good! Look Joseph. Since these gentlemen accepted prepare quickly.”

Jimmy fearing the two people might change their words, quickly lifted the phone placed on the table and instructed loudly. And looking at the two people he grinned.

“Well, let’s go. The distance from here is quite so when we go everything will be prepared. Haha.”

As Jimmy said the distance was quite. This damn heavenly dynasty the military unit site is not just wide but to the point one has to express as vast. So the three people rode the jeep waiting in front of the office.

This is a military jeep but once it is different from the domestic jeeps rolling in Korea. The height and size of the car is tremendous so it feels like seeing a slightly small armored vehicle.

Urrung!

When the driver started the engine the vehicle trembled as if about to leap out right away together with a roaring engine sound.

“This, is a tactical vehicle newly developed by Ford. Currently testing. This has good power but eats a little much oil.”

Jimmy who saw Yi-hyeon’s expression naturally explained.

Yi-hyeon was about to ask the car’s fuel efficiency but held back. Because from the mouth of the US military that uses oil more than water the words that fuel efficiency is not good came out so it was obvious without looking.

The tactical vehicle roared and ran inside the unit for a long while and arrived in front of a large building in the corner.

“Gym. When unit members have time they do personal training here.”

Jimmy said simply and led the way.

When the group entered the gym, more people than Yi-hyeon thought were waiting.

“Attention!”

When someone shouted loudly, everyone paid attention and took attention posture and then attached a sharp salute. To whom? Of course to Jimmy standing beside Yi-hyeon.

Looking at Jimmy lightly returning the salute Yi-hyeon thought inwardly.

‘This, this gentleman seems a bigger shot than thought. Isn’t that person there a lieutenant colonel?’

Seeing the soldier with lieutenant colonel rank insignia attached saluting with sharp posture somehow the thought arose that Jimmy might be general rank.

The gym looked multipurpose. Seeing basketball hoops equipped on one side it seems soldiers also spend leisure time here. So on one side there are also seats made in steps similar to spectator seats.

And on those steps··· oh? The problematic Amy was sitting and seeing Yi-hyeon waves her hand and welcomes. Beside Amy that Congressman Ewing McGregor is sitting.

This matter seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

“This, we are not even doing a show.”

Only now Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho beside grumbled but it was already late to say not doing now.

Damn! It became dancing in front of people. Have to do gently, gently.

Yi-hyeon pondered inwardly.

‘Have to show special forces martial arts moderately together with Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho and end.’

But as expected it does not resolve according to Yi-hyeon’s will.

“Change into this.”

A black soldier came to the two people holding clothes to change into. As expected thoroughly prepared in advance.

The two people took off the formal uniforms they put on for the ceremony on one side and changed into the athletic clothes they gave. When changing the lower garment it became underwear wind but what. Here is a military unit.

But the athletic clothes being a little strange not only has a Nike logo openly attached outside but somehow sticks tightly to the body. The size seems as if measured with a ruler for both people. The color is white.

The athletic clothes stick so much to the body that the body’s outline is revealed as is. But if feeling awkward doing this it becomes more awkward. To the end confidently···.

Then Yi-hyeon’s gaze exactly met with Amy sitting on the stepped seats smiling looking at Yi-hyeon.

Ah, shit! Embarrassing. Changed clothes in front of that woman.

The thought arose of doing all kinds of things after coming to the US but as expected now it cannot be helped.

In the midst of US soldiers surrounding and sitting Yi-hyeon and Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho lightly loosened their bodies and began to show the demonstration. And when the body warmed moderately, the following promised sparring.

The two people can do this movement even with eyes closed. Isn’t it the training done as soon as waking up. Though promised sparring like rigged hwatu the two people’s skills are high level so the watching people were full of thrill.

“Wow!”

“Gorgeous!”

“Wonderful!”

The US soldiers clapped and cheered. In the midst of that someone ran to the two people and ordered. The content is not to do the two people at once but come out separately and show the movements.

Hmm, so it means show the form? That basic movement?

It was a little strange but since nothing that cannot be done first Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho stepped forward.

Huk!

Now the quieted gym.

Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho slowly began the movements. Though he is an elite who came out of the Military Academy the total of martial arts learned from society is 11 dan. Taekwondo is basic and he did kendo and aikido.

His movements were concise and the speed was also outstanding. Yi-hyeon looked at those movements and nodded inwardly. Because Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho showed movements without anything to criticize.

Haap.

When Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho calmly finished with both hands in a posture looking at the ground again thunder-like applause poured in the hall. The soldiers here are also not ordinary so they recognized Team Leader Kim Cheol-ho’s movements. They noticed the force loaded inside.

Now Yi-hyeon’s turn. He slowly walked out to the center.

“Sssup.”

With low and long breathing Yi-hyeon began to move.

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