Chapter 29

Chapter 29

With even Sion stepping forward and helping, Yi-hyeon inwardly decided his mind. But he cannot give an answer right now. He has to go back and consult with Lawyer Kim Gyu-jeong.

“I will believe the congressman’s sincerity. I will go back and consult with my lawyer and give an answer tomorrow.”

Finishing the words when Yi-hyeon stood up from the seat, Congressman McGregor approached and held out his hand.

“Yi-hyeon. We seem to have a connection. You saved my daughter, and meeting again in such a place. My position is also firmly handling such injustice but I also have to worry about the honor of the United States of America together. I hope you give a good answer.”

As talked earlier it is asking to give room to exercise flexibility to him so Yi-hyeon also answered without burden.

“I also hope it becomes so.”

Greeting like well-wishing words and coming out Congressman McGregor added and said to Yi-hyeon.

“Whatever decision you make my favor toward you will not change. Anyway aren’t you the benefactor of my daughter’s life. If needing my help contact anytime here, through Amy is also good or I will give my direct number so that is also good. And··· I came to know a little about you, you are quite a genius. You attend a good university in Seoul right? Your father was a renowned archaeologist.”

So this gentleman even background investigated?

Looking at Yi-hyeon looking silently Congressman McGregor quickly waved his hand and said.

“Ah, really don’t misunderstand. In the report made at the command personnel evaluations of all figures related to the operation that day were attached, and your evaluation was also there. Of course it was translating the materials received from the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense.”

“Understood.”

No need to get angry unnecessarily. If the big shot in front puts his mind to find out what would be impossible.

Seeing him showing favor to the end Yi-hyeon inwardly nodded. This person has the dignity of an eastern prestigious family in his own way.

Returning to the hotel late at night Amy follows again.

“Ah, why. Now shouldn’t Amy be with father?”

“Hoho. Yi-hyeon has to meet father again tomorrow afternoon anyway. What do I do until then?”

Since words of playing again tomorrow morning Yi-hyeon just smacked his lips.

* * *

Next day Yi-hyeon went to the Ambassador Hotel where Congressman McGregor is staying together with Lawyer Kim Gyu-jeong.

“I want this person’s resignation. The other related persons I will leave to the congressman’s discretion.”

A room where only three people are sitting. There Congressman McGregor saw the name Yi-hyeon is pinpointing from the document placed on the table.

Major General Jimmy Kruger.

This human I cannot forgive.

Congressman McGregor looked blankly at Yi-hyeon and then nodded.

“I will do so, Yi-hyeon. Making him resign but is it okay if I decide the method?”

“Do as convenient. I will not mind the method.”

Probably Congressman McGregor will call Major General Kruger and use the method of quietly resigning. Since originally the policy of quietly handling mentioning the US military’s honor.

Congressman McGregor packing the documents on the table said.

“I want to say thank you once more. From now on I will ponder what I can do for you. Before that if there is something you need first it would be good if you tell,”

What can one tell to put out right now? Without dignity.

Yi-hyeon looked at him and smiled faintly. Congressman McGregor also followed and smiled and said.

“Once you discharge you will be able to do whatever. Hmm··· I understand. I will first do what I can.”

And looking straight at Yi-hyeon he asks.

“Now the official consultation ended··· is it okay if I ask personally?”

“Do so.”

Congressman McGregor leaned his back on the chair comfortably and opened his mouth.

“By the common sense I know a soldier, that too a non-commissioned officer wanting punishment picking principles like this to a general is almost unthinkable, but Yi-hyeon is quite unique so. There might be personal circumstances between the two people, can you tell?”

Probably he did not dig in and investigate even that.

Yi-hyeon who thought for a moment decided to tell simply. To tell that talk he has to talk about the techniques he learned but anyway people who would know know the fact. Lawyer Kim Gyu-jeong beside too.

“Heo! So.”

Congressman McGregor who heard Yi-hyeon’s not short words spat an exclamation.

“Yes! Having such ability, so rescued Amy,”

“Well, at that time luck was also good. And the reason I wanted General Kruger’s resignation is not only such personal reasons. He would be a person faithful to his own mission in a way. But that method was very wrong. Not only against my personal will but also shook the organization and command system of the allied country’s Korean army.”

Yi-hyeon adjusted his seat and continued the words. The Korean army that accepts that because a US military general demands is also a problem, but since the words came out he has to say it.

“He in short is not a vessel to become a general. Not being able to make such strategic judgments one should not be in a position of using others. In short he··· is a person blinded by advancement.”

And Yi-hyeon closed his mouth. If this much he will judge himself.

Congressman McGregor unfolded his expression brightly and said to Yi-hyeon.

“Amazing, Yi-hyeon. That at Yi-hyeon’s age thinking up to there is surprising. This, I began to become curious about your future. Let’s meet often if there is opportunity. When you discharge.”

“Yes.”

This incident was finished that way.

Now moving to return home. There is no direct flight going to Korea from here. So deciding to go to New York and ride the plane··· Amy followed to New York and is in tears.

“So, Amy. First a little apart···.”

“Sniff. When did Yi-hyeon say he discharges?”

“Around August next year.”

Already how many times asking.

“When discharging come to me quickly. Understood?”

This talk also seems the third time already.

Because Lawyer Kim Gyu-jeong smiling a little away was on his nerves Yi-hyeon quickly said understood and entered the departure hall as if fleeing.

Coming to the US again as soon as discharging? That has to be seen at that time.

More than that if this woman does skinship the lewd devil inside the body keeps jumping so he cannot endure. Just not seeing is the answer.

* * *

Inside the plane coming from New York to Incheon Airport.

Yi-hyeon considering Lawyer Kim Gyu-jeong’s age cut the round-trip ticket to business class.

It is not a position to save that much money.

Yi-hyeon closed his eyes and conversed with Sion. Because he was curious about his ability that seemed to have progressed again in the meantime so he could not endure.

- Our Aethios race is an existence that always progresses. Setting high goals with noble ideals and not stopping the training of the mind. Not becoming lazy like recent Yi-hyeon.

Yi-hyeon flinched. Because Sion is scolding that current Yi-hyeon is negligent in training. Indeed while being called around to the US military hearing and paying attention he was neglectful in training.

‘Hmm··· I reflect, Sion. From now on I will train harder.’

- I expect, Yi-hyeon. In fact I understood to some extent the complicated life of this Earth humanity, a population close to 8 billion on this small planet. So life itself cannot help but become fiercely competitive and harsh.

Hearing Sion’s words that seemed to understand him Yi-hyeon immediately gained strength.

‘That’s right. Among them life in this Republic of Korea is especially harder. Almost no resources and population many on narrow territory. So living is tight,’

- So. Especially civilization is still too low-level so almost everything needed in daily life depends on resources buried underground. That, isn’t it funny? Using so extracting a handful of resources will soon reveal the bottom, then afterward with what will maintain humanity’s life?

‘That is···.’

Too fundamental a problem so Yi-hyeon could not answer right away. Not unable to answer but saying he does not know would be correct. Even now countless scholars each put out as solutions, but humanity has not yet found a fundamental solution to this problem.

- More absurd is that resources so important to humanity’s survival are not jointly managed and used by humanity but possessed by a few specific countries, or even individuals.

‘Right.’

- This really does not make sense. Think about it. How irrational it is that the country or individual possessing those resources has such exclusive power.

What to do with having done so since humanity created history.

Yi-hyeon who found Sion talking long about the unequal distribution and monopoly problem of resources a little suspicious asked.

‘So what will Sion do from now on?’

Sion answers immediately.

- What to see. ‘We’ have to set a plan to occupy this resource together with money from now on. To grasp true influence on this Earth.

‘······.’

Yi-hyeon had nothing to say about Sion’s bold ambition.

Occupy Earth’s resources? How?

More than that ‘money’ is more curious.

‘Um, Sion. More than that about money. How much more money do ‘we’ have to earn? Isn’t what earned so far enough?‘

Recalling the value of stocks invested in several domestic and overseas companies and the cash in the account Yi-hyeon asked and Sion answered.

- Yi-hyeon has to grow the vessel more. Only shooting guns and training in the army, the eyes seeing the world are narrow. Speaking in that way about such pocket money. Aish, disappointment!

Yes, I understand that you are big-hearted as much as that bulk. But at twenty-three now a few hundred million dollars is pocket money?

‘I understand. Let’s earn more from now on.’

If a few hundred million dollars is pocket money it is earning tens of billions, hundreds of billions of dollars, but surely not to that extent···.

* * *

Yi-hyeon who returned to the unit that way suddenly had his position changed.

“So, telling me to be an instructor? Not Alpha Team of 707 anymore?”

“That’s right. Ah, how many times is that guy asking?”

“No, isn’t that strange? Though I use the body a little, me who just put on sergeant being an instructor.”

Whether bothersome to speak more Unit Staff Major Lee Yong-taek waved his hand.

“I don’t know either. Since instructions came down from above. Go out.”

Somehow when Yi-hyeon returned from the US, the position changed to martial arts training instructor and there was no more being mobilized for external operations at all. And Alpha Team also began to train normally in team units and be mobilized for operations.

‘This perhaps that gentleman (?) used his hands. Good. Dragging a few months like this and discharging will do.’

Yi-hyeon recalled Congressman McGregor but there was nothing to refuse.

Running hard on site and the work changing to martial arts instructor so time also comes out a lot and he came to think a lot about life after discharge too.

That way the year changed and one day not much left until discharge.

Haip!

Hat!

Yi-hyeon discovered a peculiar person among the agents training.

Sergeant Lee Seung-uk.

Age would be around Yi-hyeon’s. Height about 180 and sturdy physique.

As heard he was a flying agent in 3rd Airborne, and transferred to 707. Whether personnel to fill Yi-hyeon’s empty place is unknown but anyway notable.

Though transferred in before Yi-hyeon entered the Save New Guinea operation, because Yi-hyeon caused a big accident in that operation he spent a few months frantically so there was no time to talk deeply separately.

But,

“From now on sparring. Sergeant Lee Seung-uk forward!”

“Yes.”

When Yi-hyeon is about to give guidance sparring (?), this friend is very sincere. Eyes lighting twin fires and rushing.

Looking at him standing in front seriously regulating breathing Yi-hyeon recognized at a glance.

This friend is from Guleopsa!

That too learned properly. While Yi-hyeon is looking at him regulating energy the flow of energy circulating inside his body is caught at a glance. The pulse and connection between them too. If striking the middle of that continuing flow the match will be decided in an instant.

Haat!

Lee Seung-uk approaching Yi-hyeon in one step.

Eyes matched to Yi-hyeon both hands drooping down so one cannot know where he will hit.

Looking at his shoulders that are comfortably drained of strength Yi-hyeon nodded.

Concentrating but not tense. He knows the basics of sparring.

“······!”

A moment of time flows and even though the two people’s faces narrowed to a distance not even 1 meter Yi-hyeon stood still and did not react.

Eek!

In the end Lee Seung-uk who could not endure the pressure attacks. Though close enough that the face touches the nose, he attacked with the foot. The upper body hooks down and aiming at Yi-hyeon’s knee with the foot.

Shik!

Fast and fierce one blow!

If an ordinary person receives such a strike the kneecap will shatter on the spot. Though Yi-hyeon does not use on the agents, the agents use killing moves on Yi-hyeon without hindrance.

Originally Yi-hyeon said to the agents. When doing martial arts training against himself any move is okay.

Huk!

Yi-hyeon instead of pulling the body back avoiding the attack or blocking the knee attack stuck his own body tightly to Lee Seung-uk’s body. Seen from the side in a state stuck as if embracing the opponent Yi-hyeon lightly struck up Lee Seung-uk’s chin with the slightly lowered shoulder.

Deolkeok!

With that one shot Lee Seung-uk quietly sat down as if a towel folded.

Leaving the collapsed Lee Seung-uk behind Yi-hyeon turned to the agents.

“Place the enemy within my range, but do not allow distance to the opponent. That distance might be escaping outside the opponent’s range but there is also a method of sticking to the opponent’s body and not giving distance like this. If allowing such interval to the enemy the match ends right away. Like now.”

Lee Seung-uk who was carried to the medical room and came to his senses a few hours later came to find after work as Yi-hyeon expected.

“Loyalty! Sergeant Lee Seung-uk.”

“Be comfortable, Sergeant Lee. Now is after work and anyway similar class with me.”

To Yi-hyeon waving his hand Lee Seung-uk tensed even more straightening his waist.

“No. More than that, I learned from Monk Bodeok of Guleopsa.”

At Lee Seung-uk’s words Yi-hyeon smiled and said.

“Ho! Yes? That lazy senior brother taught you directly?”

Even at Yi-hyeon’s leisurely words Lee Seung-uk answered with sharp posture.

“Yes. Though only a few times a year, I clearly received direct teaching.”

“Yes, I understand. The business you came to find me?”

Lee Seung-uk who hesitated a little said.

“···Monk Bodeok said to attend to the junior uncle from now on.”

“Attend? What attend?”

Yi-hyeon whose child disappeared asked blankly.

Attend is pure Korean.

The act of assisting a person whose movement is inconvenient or actions are not free.

“Aish really. I am not even an old person, is the senior brother trying to monitor me even in the army now?”

When Yi-hyeon grumbled, Lee Seung-uk was at a loss.

“Um the monk did not say so. In the army learn a lot from the junior uncle and when discharging follow beside and attend···.”

“Whaat? Following even after discharge? I don’t need such things!”

Though Yi-hyeon said dumbfounded, Lee Seung-uk’s expression gradually became confident.

“Yes! And if the junior uncle says such words ‘This is a matter the great monk instructed’ tell like this he said.”

“······.”

Yi-hyeon only opened his mouth and forgot what to say.

Monk Muae stepped forward in such a matter?

Quite suspicious but there is no way to confirm right away. And the thought that Senior Brother Bodeok would sell Monk Muae’s name also arises.

That way Yi-hyeon suddenly had a person like a secretary, and in such a state time flowed and somehow he came to discharge.

Stepping outside the unit Yi-hyeon shouted inwardly.

Let’s go!

From now on there is a lot to do.

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