Chapter 30

Chapter 30

Discharged Yi-hyeon first went to the house in Apgujeong-dong.

First even cleaning one can enter and live. Though tightly closing the door and leaving the house empty the house is all full of dust. A house left empty for full 4 years excluding leave periods so natural.

Yi-hyeon who was about to start cleaning tilted his head.

Look at this!

The positions of the objects inside the house are somehow a little different. Because before enlisting he brought all his father’s research materials and books etc. in the US so though a house over 60 pyeong books and documents were piled like mountains everywhere in the house. Because Yi-hyeon hurriedly enlisted there was no time to organize.

Still Yi-hyeon piled as carefully as possible. But the positions or places of these objects are a little changed. Since when he came out on leave he almost did not feel it this is clearly something someone’s hands touched relatively recently.

The apartment door was tightly locked, and though this place is said to be very old and worn it is an apartment complex expensive enough to be second in Seoul. Naturally the residing residents are also wealthy people so security or management is thorough in its own way.

“Huu.”

While in the army he did not feel it but coming home the tension he felt before enlisting comes alive. He realized that he is the target of someone’s conspiracy.

Good! I will not miss.

Yi-hyeon who firmed his resolve thought for a moment.

He now has physical force to some extent. To face the ones who plotted this conspiracy and harmed the parents what more is needed?

As expected Sion’s words were correct.

Influence! That is power.

That too one has to possess overwhelming power that exceeds the level of ordinary people. Only then one will be able to face the ones who harmed the parents in the US. In fact how small personal force is. In front of the state or huge organizations.

Yi-hyeon thought again.

If the ones who harmed the parents know the existence like the OOPART that seeped into his wrist, that is Sion?

That becomes a really significant meaning. Because it becomes the talk that they have already grasped a transcendent existence like Sion and further might possess like Yi-hyeon. So as Sion’s words growth is important.

Let’s not hurry.

He is not an individual who only moderately learned shooting guns (?) and using the body.

He is together with Sion. Isn’t Sion continuously growing even now. Growing himself together with such Sion is more important than anything.

Yi-hyeon whose confidence rose became a comfortable mind and started cleaning.

Every time seeing the objects father and mom used tears come. The bed in the master bedroom and the dining table in the kitchen and the dishes mom cherished.

The next day he went to Korea University. Though a few days since the semester started, since Yi-hyeon applied for courses online before discharging there will be no big problem.

After being blank for a while he first went to the scheduled lecture room according to the timetable, but no one he knows is visible.

Korea University College of Social Sciences Department of Economics.

Yi-hyeon entered and only finished 1 semester and after suffering the parents’ funeral enlisted. And 4 years.

There is no way there is someone he knows in the first-year lecture room.

Natural, if the same student number as Yi-hyeon if not enlisted in the army would have graduated and gone to graduate school etc., if a woman would have gotten a job somewhere.

Let’s see, macroeconomics theory··· this is major required right?

When Yi-hyeon entered close to lecture time the front seats were already all full. Inevitably sat in the very back seat. The number of students··· is also many. Originally this Department of Economics was made into ‘department’ by combining the Department of Economics and International Economics so the number of students would be that many.

Before the lecture starts the teaching assistant comes in and checks attendance lightning fast.

Damn, attendance check at university. Here too really.

Since lecture attendance is also reflected in evaluation there is nothing to say. The professor was 10 minutes late to lecture time. The students all came in and are waiting.

Still summer the professor wearing a striped southern shirt and a loose jacket looked older and tired perhaps because of the horn-rimmed glasses he is wearing.

And the started lecture···. Was just good for dozing. With a slow speech without high and low from morning makes the students fall into the sleep demon.

That way around the time the lecture was ending,

“Shall I give one assignment in commemoration of starting the lecture? Uh also···.”

Whether the students murmur or not he who flipped through his lecture notes wrote one line on the blackboard and went out.

[Give examples of concepts that collide with microeconomics theory in modern macroeconomics and find ways to overcome]

“Damn, what is that?”

“Aigoo!”

Whether the students murmur or not the teaching assistant who was waiting outside quickly comes in and writes the email address on the blackboard.

“You would know receiving the materials at OT but send the assignment here.”

And a few students grab the teaching assistant who is about to go out and begin to ask this and that.

“Hyung, where can one obtain materials for this?”

“This, isn’t it too difficult for first year?”

“Right! Moreover what assignment from the first day of lecture.”

But the teaching assistant smiles roundly and said.

“Even if difficult one has to do. If not submitting the assignment Professor Nam gives F mechanically. No use no matter how well one takes the test.”

“Eek. Where is such a thing?”

Though the students screamed, the teaching assistant calmly told.

“It might be a burdensome assignment for you. But no matter what method used the assignment that goes out twice a semester one has to write and submit. Forgiving if the assignment quality drops but not submitting at all is not forgiven.”

The plump teaching assistant informed kindly in his own way and went out. Yi-hyeon also gathering books and materials in the backpack and standing up someone in the seat beside spoke.

“Um···.”

When Yi-hyeon turned it is a female student.

“By any chance, are you a returning student?”

“Right. I returned and came to listen to the lecture for the first time today.”

And turning his body and about to come out that female student follows chirping.

“So in the first semester one could not see. I am first year. First year Lee Eun-ji.”

Who asked the name.

“Uh, yes. See later.”

When Yi-hyeon turned his body, the female student named Lee Eun-ji somehow stuck close beside and followed chirping.

“Ait! Shouldn’t you tell the senior’s name too.”

Only then Yi-hyeon stopped and looked straight at the female student. Wearing a white cotton shirt and beige shorts. Short cut hair and cheeks not fully gone so a little plump and round eyes sparkle. Come to think of it the height also looks a bit tall.

“I am Song Yi-hyeon.”

What big deal is telling the name? It is not that he is doing so because this kid looks cute, what.

“Yes yes, Senior Song Yi-hyeon. Lower your speech. But what student number are you? Since 2 years faster than me···.”

Student number··· stop kid, I am not only 2 years faster.

Lee Eun-ji who heard Yi-hyeon’s answer opened her big eyes bigger and was surprised.

“Yes? No, then now twenty-four···.”

No need to deliberately make my age big. Look. Even now glancing around and watching. Come to think of it several people are gathered around glancing at Lee Eun-ji and Yi-hyeon, mainly many women.

“Uh··· first shall we go out?”

Confirming the age difference so honorifics do not come out anew to this brat. And the surrounding students watching was embarrassing.

Until the next lecture there is some time left so decided to draw something from the nearby vending machine and eat.

“Ah, I will draw and eat myself.”

He was going to just buy one can, but Lee Eun-ji unexpectedly says she will pay for her own. Unlike Yi-hyeon who drew sweet mixed coffee Lee Eun-ji draws and eats oolong tea. Lee Eun-ji who drank coolly gulp gulp asked Yi-hyeon.

“Um senior by any chance don’t you do stocks?”

“Stocks?”

Yi-hyeon flinched.

Perhaps this kid knows I am a stock rich···

“In the first semester I led and made a stock club. Now seven people, if senior enters it would be good, how about it?”

Yi-hyeon shook his head. Himself entering a stock club now. Sion would yawn.

“There seems no such time. There are many things to do this and that.”

“Huh? Do you do several part-time jobs?”

No time or need to do part-time. Busy even spending the money there is.

“Not part-time, there are things to study.”

“Eh? Is senior also preparing for CPA from first year? Aish, is there need to already? In first year play a bit and do what one wants and drink a little too.”

And showing the gesture of tilting a glass it looked quite skilled so laughter came. The face receiving the morning sunlight looks bright.

“I have to go in now. My lecture time is up.”

“Eh? Mine time is not up yet. What are you taking?”

The subjects listening seem different. Yi-hyeon applied for linear algebra as major elective.

“Linear algebra.”

“Linear algebra? Uwek. Listening to that boring math even at university. Aigoo.”

“Haha.”

Yi-hyeon stood up from the bench and said.

“Time is up. See next time.”

“Yes, senior. See again.”

Even if Lee Eun-ji says so she would have done math quite in high school. Otherwise she cannot enter this university. Also there are math subjects one has to take in Department of Economics classes too.

After learning studies from Monk Muae whether the head opened school grades rose sharply. Now more so even the macroeconomics just heard is completely understood. Others say when coming after discharge from the army the head rots but to Yi-hyeon it was irrelevant talk.

Well, if this much one can turn off nerves on department studies. Then what more to take as double major?

How about archaeology? At this opportunity listening to archaeology which is father’s major also seems good. Then would one know a little more the history of the OOPART that Sion is in? Listening to humanities lectures as double major would also be possible.

That day listening to the lecture and coming out of school somehow nerves were irritated.

This··· is someone following me.

Yi-hyeon deliberately did not do actions like looking around and finding someone. Even without doing so one can find. With the sense trained and grown in the army.

Yi-hyeon walking to the stop to ride the bus entering even inside the school finally found the owner of the gaze watching him. Really did not turn his head once.

Woman?

There is a woman walking matching his steps and speed from about 20 meters away on his right rear. When Yi-hyeon concentrated that woman’s appearance is gradually clearly recognized.

Shoulder-length black hair given large curls and permed and thin cream-colored jacket and gray color skirt coming down below the knees. Shoes just wearing white sneakers but matches well.

The face···?

Huh? Now the face is also visible!

Visible even without turning that way. This is not ‘seeing’ but just ‘recognized’.

At the newly experienced amazing experience Yi-hyeon smiled. From now on there will be no things like secretly being tailed by someone.

- Certainly progressed, Yi-hyeon. The ability to recognize oneself and surrounding space and objects in this way is considerably important. If this develops later it raises judgment ability and prediction ability regarding situations. A kind of path to becoming a sage.

Since Sion spoke in a tone of finding it admirable Yi-hyeon’s mood also became good. It means Sion acknowledges his growth. Of course.

But that good mood also briefly, was soon broken by someone’s interference.

“Song Yi-hyeon right? Can we talk a bit?”

The woman Yi-hyeon judged was tailing him approached and spoke to Yi-hyeon.

This woman, wasn’t she secretly tailing me?

When Yi-hyeon looked down with a sullen expression, that woman smiles. Age··· would be about thirty? At a glance looks like a teaching assistant or part-time lecturer of this university.

Anyway from the first day of school opening why are women speaking.

The class president who had a few things to ask is not even visible.

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