Chapter 27

Chapter 27

Almost Beat a Person in Broad Daylight

“Shall I eat fire chicken, or chicken?”

While going down the elevator Sister pondered.

I pointed to the paper bag in Sister’s hand.

“Aren’t you going to eat that?”

The chick manju and pudding I bought in Japan were inside.

To bring that damn pudding, as seen on YouTube I bought side dish containers packaged with ice packs and stuffed in the carrier so it took too much space··· midway I pondered whether to eat it all up.

“This is dessert.”

“No way, you ate dinner earlier and you’re saying you’ll eat again?”

“Dinner and late night snack are different. Dessert is also separate.”

“Eating endlessly like that, the stomach is overworked and often gets indigestion. Right, Arong?”

I asked Arong held in my arms. Arong only tilted his head.

“Arong. Does Arong also want to go to Yun-jeong’s house?”

“No. Arong has somewhere to go with me early tomorrow morning.”

Ding dong.

The elevator arrived at the 1st floor.

“Where?”

“A walk.”

Sssk.

“···Ah, sorry.”

As soon as the door opened a man who was about to step in boldly hesitated and stepped aside.

From the deeply pressed hat to mask, long padded jacket, pants and shoes, bag. It was the all-black style often seen.

“······.”

“······?”

Bark!

Sister grabbed my clothes and stuck close. Arong also barked short as if wary.

“Arong, don’t bark outside.”

I lightly nodded meaning sorry the dog barked, and got off the elevator.

Sister also followed me with quick steps and got off, then only after coming out the common entrance door let go of the grabbed clothes.

After looking at the elevator with the door closing she asked.

“Do you know him?”

“Just. Going around pitch-black at night is suspicious.”

“I also sometimes go around like that?”

“I’m saying don’t go around like that. Especially if you encounter a person like that at midnight, it’s really scary?”

“Indeed. If a person like that pops out while driving a curse comes out. Worried I’ll hit without realizing.”

“······.”

“Shall I give Arong?”

“Yeah.”

Exchanged Arong and the paper bag.

Sister continuously rubbed while holding Arong in her arms.

“Ayu, cute. Ayu, pretty. Ayu, warm.”

Soon arrived at Lee Yun-jeong’s apartment.

Lee Yun-jeong was waiting at the apartment entrance.

“Welcome, Bong-sik. Arong, hello~.”

“Hello. Please receive this.”

“Thanks, I’ll eat well.”

“Then go.”

“Yeah.”

I received Arong and moved my steps.

Behind Sister and Lee Yun-jeong’s voices were heard.

“Because it’s a night path the younger brother took you. Nice.”

“If envious you take him?”

“Saying words without heart again, Kang Hyun-seo.”

I walked one round of the neighborhood with Arong then entered the house.

“Did you take Sister well and come?”

“It’s only 3 minutes distance, what.”

“Ahyu···.”

Mother sighed.

“Later when you get a job, you’ll inevitably have to go at night because of overtime and company dinners.”

“Then buy a car for Hyun-seo too? Or give my car to Hyun-seo, shall I buy a new car, honey?”

“Even now parking fees go out a lot, saying increase one more?”

“Wouldn’t it be fine if we send the son out?”

“Father. Why make the listening son feel sorry. And the subway station and bus stop are close so why?”

“Just give your car to Hyun-seo.”

“Then I’ll buy a bike?”

The playful parents’ expressions hardened coldly.

“No, dangerous.”

“The incident before my friend almost went to heaven riding that. Have I told you, or not.”

“There is. Sorry. But Sister, why don’t you go out alone at night? It’s good not to go out if possible but.”

I took off Arong’s clothes and wiped his feet.

“Thinking about it, after being discharged I haven’t seen Sister going out alone at night?”

“You, didn’t you hear anything from Hyun-seo?”

“What words?”

“······.”

“······.”

Parents hesitated looking at each other.

I raised my body and asked seriously.

“What is it. Was there some incident when I wasn’t here?”

“That···.”

A few months before I was discharged.

Sister got off work at 9 because of part-time. But from some point a pitch-black guy followed from afar.

Reported to the police but couldn’t catch him, so in the end quit that part-time too and didn’t go out alone at night.

“Saying even us always going to pick up is uncomfortable.”

So at night she only went out with me or parents.

“What did the guy look like? Height? Build? Did she see the face? When was the last time seen? No, I’ll just ask.”

When I took out the phone, Mother waved her hand.

“Hyun-seo didn’t say because she was worried you’d be like this. Not now, ask calmly later.”

“They said they couldn’t catch him.”

“At that time I also thoroughly searched from Hyun-seo’s part-time place to the neighborhood for several days, but in the end couldn’t catch him. Half a year has passed would I be able to catch him now. Anyway call when the day brightens. Tomorrow you go pick her up yourself and hear.”

I sighed inwardly.

If Father also couldn’t catch him, even if I step up now it would be the same.

As Father said a lot of time has passed too.

“Yes.”

Still I really want to catch what kind of bastard it is.

To experiment the power of the ‘Divine Punishment’ skill using MP a bit.

Before that, I have to get a suitable weapon.

***

[System]

-Equipped a stick.

-Can use skill ‘Divine Punishment’.

The range of tools the system recognizes as a stick is narrow.

Diameter 4cm or less. Too thin also no, has to be close to circular.

Originally for the ‘Plague Doctor’ the cane is not a weapon but an assistance tool for examining patients, so it seems set like this.

“Suitable.”

Harry○ter pop-up store moved to a large shopping mall.

Gently grasping the cane sample, the system log that didn’t appear before acquiring the ‘Divine Punishment’ skill came up.

“Thank you, have a pleasant day.”

Bought 4 including spares.

Expensive but, this is suitable in length and light.

Above all.

No matter who sees it’s not a weapon but goods.

A prop one would think ‘he really likes that movie series’.

Buzz.

A call came from an unsaved number.

First reject.

Buzz.

Came again.

Rejected again.

I don’t answer unknown calls.

Ding.

A message came.

-[It’s Jin Se-hyeok..]

Ah.

I called.

It’s a broadcasting station admission ticket experience hunting ground jackpot, can’t ignore.

“Hello.”

-[Yeah, Bong-sik. What are you doing? Busy?]

I turned my head.

Just in time it was in front of the clothing store he is an ad model for. His life-size figure made close to real size was standing.

“Just shopping.”

-[If free, come prick my hand a bit? The indigestion doesn’t go away.]

“Go to the hospital.”

-[Including transportation 100,000 won.]

I politely asked looking at the life-size figure.

“Where are you, hyung-nim?”

A short while later.

Arrived in front of a shop that looked expensive in Gangnam.

“Welcome. Did you reserve?”

When I peeked inside the staff asked.

In a kind voice, while scanning me with a gaze containing wariness that wasn’t so.

“Jin Se-hyeok said to come here.”

“Ah, yes. It would be better to contact separately.”

The staff turned coldly and left.

Was I suspected as a suspicious guy trying to approach a popular idol?

“Oh, Hertz manager! Welcome.”

At that time Actisi’s manager approached recognizing.

“I’m not Hertz’s manager.”

“Ah, you said you worked as a short-term assistant. Come this way. Se-hyeok has been waiting since earlier. The director here or I tried to prick, but he said no. Saying it seems we won’t do well.”

“Yes.”

Jin Se-hyeok was sitting in an inner seat. Several small clip pins were stuck in the bangs.

“Thanks for coming, Bong-sik.”

Jin Se-hyeok said he overdrank yesterday, and it seems he got indigestion because of that.

“It seems better to get a gastroscopy.”

“I got it. They said it’s a bit not good.”

Yet he goes around gulping alcohol?

Even with weak immunity, the topic of often carrying yellow [Contagious Disease Patient]?

Not a relationship that can be said particularly close, so I swallowed the nagging that was about to come out and took out the case containing needle and thread, alcohol swab.

Jin Se-hyeok burst into laughter.

“You really carry it usually.”

“Because Sister often gets indigestion.”

“You said that before too. Seems close with Sister. To the point of deliberately carrying.”

“Please a chair a bit.”

Actisi’s manager brought one folding chair. A shop staff different from a little earlier also approached with a puzzled face.

“Se-hyeok’s younger brother who pricks hands well?”

“Hello. I’ll do it quickly and go.”

“How close are you with Sister?”

“Why are you curious about that.”

Tap tap.

Like before massaged the shoulders and tapped the back. Swept the left arm inducing blood to gather on the thumb.

“I’m extremely not good with my sister, so when I see opposite houses I’m always curious about that. How the relationship is good.”

How is the relationship good.

Actually I also don’t know well if the relationship is good.

But I don’t particularly dislike Sister.

「Please save our younger brother a bit···! Hwaaaang···!」

When young, a very hot day.

There was a time I fell while playing outside and both knees were scraped and nosebleed flowed.

At that time Sister carried me on her back and ran to the pharmacy.

Crying sobbing please save the younger brother, for nearly 10 minutes.

Whether because that memory was engraved too intensely, even if antipathy tried to arise toward Sister it soon subsided.

But I don’t want to easily boast this private story to others.

Then it really looks close with Sister.

“······.”

“Bong-sik, aren’t you wrapping too hard?”

“Stay still.”

[System]

-Equipped a needle.

-Can use skill ‘Bloodletting’.

Disinfected the needle, and poke.

Pitch-black blood welled up largely.

Subsequently a refreshing burp sound.

“···Sorry.”

“Pitch-black blood really comes out well. Where did you learn?”

The shop staff asked with an amazing face.

After roughly wiping the blood with an alcohol swab, I unwrapped the thread.

“In the military.”

“You were discharged. No wonder.”

“But is Se-hyeok’s close younger brother also an idol? Or an actor? Where do you go for dermatology? Skin is really good.”

“I’m an ordinary leave of absence student.”

“Which university? What major?”

After organizing the items I stood up.

“Please deposit the fare in the account sent by text.”

“Really just doing this and going? Isn’t it too heartless? Hey, I’m Jin Se-hyeok.”

“If you need a person at the next music broadcast schedule please call.”

“Going now? Music broadcast. I’m special MC today.”

“······.”

“Hesitating.”

“If you need a person at the music broadcast ‘tour’ schedule please call. If free I’ll help.”

Said farewell and left the shop.

Apartment parking lot.

Parked the car and sent the account number by text to Jin Se-hyeok, money was deposited right away.

Sharp.

I took out one of the canes bought at the pop-up store, and put it in the ‘Plague Doctor’ cosplay bag in the trunk.

And while about to get off holding the box with the remaining 3, I opened one.

[System]

-Equipped a stick.

-Can use skill ‘Divine Punishment’.

“Hmm···. As expected it doesn’t work.”

Naturally doesn’t go into the coat inner pocket, and when stuck in the pants back pocket it was good to slip out while walking.

To carry usually, it seems I have to add an inner pocket to the outerwear.

Stopped by the trash separation area to throw away the cane packaging box.

While tapping the shoulder with the cane in hand.

“Coming in now, student?”

“Hello, sir.”

Threw away the trash, and moved steps exchanging greetings happily with the security guard.

“What’s that?”

“A magic wand that appears in the movie.”

“Looks cool. Does real magic too?”

“Probably?”

The security guard laughed then turned his head.

His face hardened.

“No, these people again? Hey!”

“······?”

What the security guard called was middle-aged women just coming out of the common entrance door right in front.

“I told you last time. External people entry prohibited here!”

“Oh my, external people? We just came to play at a friend’s house? You say words hurtfully.”

“Last time you also said that, and visited this house that house under the pretext of a survey and proselytized. You can’t do this.”

Wow, there are still people like this these days.

I heard they disappeared a lot after corona···.

[False One]

[False One]

Huh.

[System]

-‘False One’ has been detected.

-‘Divine Punishment’ activates.

The cane I was holding dyed with a faint blue light.

I hastily stepped back, and put down both the cane I was holding and the cane in the box on the flower bed.

Phew.

Almost beat a person in broad daylight.

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