Black Badger - Chapter 348



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348. Return home (1)

I figured I’d find some time to come back when I got back to Center Core.

But after hanging up the phone, I buried my face in my hands in a state of distress, and Seunghyun Lee walked into the room.

Samuel and I were both surprised.

“Eww!”

Samuel screamed and threw the pad away.

By the way, the doctor was also listening to everything Seunghyun said.

The doctor, who had been making faces every moment and then later beating his chest like an orangutan, was startled when he saw the man come in with a blunt face and the door closed.

“What the hell is this!”

I too sympathized with his cries.

“Why is it coming out from there! Did you call it here?!”

“Why are you here already?”

I sat up in shock.

“How did you get here?”

“The portal has been normalized.”

Lee Seung-hyun said bluntly.

“You can tell me when you go back, or you can tell me here.”

I stared at Seunghyun Lee.

A man standing in a room bathed in pale dawn light.

When my memories faded away, I thought Seunghyun and Yehyun were brothers. When I looked at their faces, it was hard not to know that they were blood related.

That fact now bothers me.

I didn’t realize it when I was observing from a certain distance.

Now the feeling of rejection makes my mouth bitter.

This is the feeling I get every time I see someone indifferent to the suffering of the weak.

I suppressed my annoyance and pointed to the sofa across from me.

“Sit down.”

Lee Seung-hyun followed my words obediently.

“Doctor, would you like to go out? You can stay. Either way is fine.”

“I’m so angry I can’t leave him here.”

Samuel answered.

Lee Seung-hyun didn’t react. He just sat on the sofa and looked up at me, who was standing across from him.

I took in Lee Seung-hyun’s eyes.

A person who grew up in violence and does not fully realize the extent of the sins he committed.

Although his nature is not evil, I feel sorry for his upbringing, but the disgust I feel for the mistakes he made was even greater.

I wrote down the arrogant emotions and thoughts that came to mind while listening to the story.

Then he sighed.

“From now on, don’t talk to Ye-Hyeon first. Don’t even look at her.”

Lee Seung-hyun looked at me quietly.

Then he answered.

“yes.”

“Everything you did to Yehyun was abuse.”

He whispered.

“Whether you had affection for that child or not… No one told you to abuse Ye-Hyeon. Don’t try to rationalize that mistake as a mental defect.”

“Did that sound like you were trying to rationalize it?”

“It wasn’t what it sounded like, it was rationalization.”

Seunghyun looked up at me without changing his expression.

It seems like he doesn’t understand which part of his explanation is rationalization.

A person who is overly indifferent to the violence poured on him and to the violence poured on others.

It didn’t help that he was still working in a profession that involved violence. Seung-hyun didn’t recognize the problem or change himself for 80 long years.

To begin with, the perpetrator takes the situation much more lightly than the victim.

And he always gave a reason for his abusive actions.

“People tend to give reasons for everything they do.”

I spoke softly.

“That doesn’t make the sin any less serious. It just makes the listener feel disgusted.”

“yes.”

“Honestly, I want to beat you up, but it wouldn’t hurt you that much.”

I was troubled the whole time I was listening to the story.

What should I do?

Now Yoon understood. He knew why he had said that every time he and Ye-hyeon fought, the topic of their argument was always Seung-hyeon Lee. The solution to all of this was so obvious to Sa-su.

Seunghyun Lee should disappear from Yehyun’s life. Whether Seunghyun Lee dies, disappears on his own, or Yehyun breaks away from him.

But Ye-Hyeon couldn’t shake off her feelings, and she must have felt sad because of them every time.

Yoon couldn’t understand it at all.

‘You have Stockholm Syndrome.’

I heard that one day he said this and got into a huge fight with Ye-Hyeon.

Honestly, it’s a good thing that Yoon hasn’t tried to kill Seunghyun Lee until now… .

… … .

Isn’t it?

Have you tried?

Did you try and fail?

I quickly caught the thought of it drifting elsewhere and unclenched my knuckles.

“Killing you won’t solve the situation. You won’t be able to think about dying, so it’ll only make you feel better.”

“That’s not wrong.”

“So, get some professional advice.”

For the first time, emotion appeared in Seunghyun’s eyes.

He looked at me with a face like, “What the hell are you talking about?”

Meanwhile, Samuel, who had been staring at Seunghyun Lee with disgust, turned his face away.

I looked down at the man, wondering.

“I think you might realize what you’ve done.”

“What do you gain by making me go through all that trouble?”

“If you commit a crime, you should be punished and repent. Isolate yourself from the victim. If the victim demands an apology, you should sincerely apologize.”

I was going to beat him up, but it didn’t satisfy me.

He was an unusually tough guy since he started teaching.

“Recognize your sins and live your whole life in regret.”

Yehyun doesn’t need to know all these facts.

“I hope you realize how much you have neglected Sasha’s love and devotion.”

For him, Sasha is his whole life, so the moment he comes to enlightenment, a new hell will unfold.

But what if I regret it?

The sins committed could not be taken away.

I hoped he would wallow in bitter regret.

If you don’t regret it in the end, then what… .

We should clean it up together when we take Colton down.

If we pretend it was an accident, Yoon will like it.

Yehyun will be sad for a while, but she will overcome it.

But rather than that, I prayed that Lee would shed tears of repentance that no one would accept.

I thought that might be the way for Ye-Hyeon to feel the most comfortable.

“Is this an instruction?”

“Think of it as a threat. If you don’t sincerely undergo treatment, I plan to join hands with the Falcon or Spitfire and attack the Sukhoi.”

“All right.”

Seunghyun bowed his head obediently.

“I will do that.”

I had a rough idea of ​​how his quirks, his avoidance, his violence worked.

I didn’t want to go into detail about it, and it wasn’t worth it.

The point is, I have seen people like this a lot in my long life.

However, there was a glimpse of the possibility that Seunghyun Lee’s condition would improve as he became aware of his mental problems.

So, I wanted Seunghyun to live his whole life in self-loathing and regret.

But the sins committed do not disappear, and I wish I could shiver at the cruelty of time that cannot be reversed.

It would be better if Yehyun lived happily without knowing anything.

However, this is a process of atonement.

Apart from that, I have to defeat him.

I walked over to the man sitting across from me.

And, pretending not to hear Samuel’s embarrassed cries, he grabbed Seunghyun Lee by the collar and walked out.

***

As I was leaving the bathroom after wiping off the blood, the phone rang.

Received without confirming recipient.

Are you a virgin?

[I heard my father went there.]

It was Ye-Hyeon.

[Did Hilde call you separately?]

I thought my heart was going to burst out.

I thought it was fortunate that Ye-Hyeon didn’t notice my wide eyes.

I put my hand on the wall and calmed my pounding heart.

I cleared my throat and answered.

“How did you know?”

Judging from the polite language used, he must have called from a private number.

“Nothing serious.”

[I heard from the doctor. I met the doctor, but there was no improvement.]

“Oh, right. That’s right… But if you rest, won’t you slowly recover…?”

[Have you heard why he is known as a legendary doctor?]

I was caught off guard by the unexpected question.

I shut my mouth and looked at the corner of the mirror.

Sajid, who earned the nickname of legendary doctor by finally saving one Luca.

Medea, who passed away at the hands of Sukhoi, and whose real name is now unknown to anyone.

After hearing the story of that time that Seunghyun had not explained, Seunghyun staggered back to the center core and explained to her one last time why she was called ‘Medea’ before taking the portal.

In a splendid myth.

Every time an eagle pecked at Prometheus’ liver, ichor flowed from his side.

In the land filled with ichor, a rare flower grew. When the root of this flower was broken, a black sap containing the essence of ichor oozes out. It is said that Medea collected the black sap in a pure white shell brought from the Caspian Sea and made a powerful medicine.

This drug, which grants superhuman strength, became known as the ‘Prometheus drug’.

That is why she was called Medea.

A woman who creates a potion that grants superhuman strength.

But I can’t tell you this story.

I brushed it off as something to do with the strange rumors surrounding me, as I was a mysterious doctor living in an expensive area.

Yehyun made a small sound of agreement.

And after a moment of silence, he asked:

[It seems like he is related to Sukhoi.]

It’s a good thing my heart pounding can’t be heard.

I wiped my face with the hand that wasn’t holding the phone.

Yehyun smiled faintly on the other end of the phone.

[It’s okay. I don’t have a fit every time I talk about my father or see him. But you don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to. It’s probably not that important, so you didn’t bother to tell me.]

“Yeah. They were just stories that didn’t need to be reported.”

He added with a sigh of relief.

“Don’t worry about the doctor. It’s already a finished story… I’m sorry I didn’t tell you in advance that I called Seunghyun Lee. I thought telling you that I called you privately would only make you feel worse.”

[Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t.]

Yehyun smiled softly.

[But it’s getting a lot better. It’s gotten better recently. So you don’t have to be so careful.]

I stood in the bathroom blankly.

I looked in the mirror for a while with my eyes wide open.

The child’s careless words rang heavily in my head as I passed.

It’s getting better and has gotten better lately.

Will time heal the wounds?

Was it the support of Yoon or Ami that helped a lot? Was it the increased status and the fact that there was no need to rely on anyone that gave them courage?

Or was there some special reason for it?

Either way, I was moved by Ye-Hyeon’s words that she was gradually saving herself.

amazing.

It couldn’t have been easy.

Even though I had the strong support of my siblings… .

[I’m not saying that I’ve completely given up on him. Yoon is still so frustrated that he’s about to die. But I don’t understand myself either, because I just can’t hate him completely.]

“That could be possible.”

[Yes. I know I’m stupid. Anyway, really… I’ve gotten a lot better these days, especially surprisingly.]

I thought it was amazing.

I was so impressed with Ye-Hyeon that I almost cried.

But the tears disappeared as the words continued.

[I think it’s thanks to Hilde.]

“hmm?”

me?

“What did I do?”

I didn’t do anything?

…for a moment.

Did I get caught?

Did Seunghyun Lee plant something like a wiretapping device on his cell phone?

I was about to fall into a small panic when Yehyun spoke calmly.

[I hope you returned safely.]

?

I’m starting to understand even more.

What does that have to do with overcoming trauma?

But before I could ask a question, unable to figure out what to do, Ye-Hyeon completely changed the tone of her voice.

He suddenly said this.

[Please come back quickly. Get treated and rest.]

Although he was using formal language, it was effectively a semi-order.

I wondered how to answer, then just blurted out.

“yep.”

And then quickly changed the subject.

“Is everything okay with you all?”

The answer did not come right away.

what?

My back straightened as I waited for the answer that there was nothing special.

“What happened….”

[I heard a rumor that Ami is going on a date with Joo-rang…]

her?

[Have you heard anything?]