You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 76



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Episode 76: Friend’s Fee is a Cigar (1)

This is Idain.

The day my brother was born, my parents whispered this to me.

‘It’s okay if you’re not good at studying. Just grow up healthy.’

And Idain grew up exactly like that.

To be exact, he’s a kid who’s good at everything except studying.

A popular kid who sings well, is good at sports, and has a good personality.

Even now, as a sophomore in high school, I have never once lost the title of class president.

I never worried because he was always cheerful at home.

Because even when things were difficult, he never showed it, because he always just shook it off and got up.

… … That’s why I was more concerned.

In a situation where I felt very different from the usual, I ended up discovering an unbelievable message.

Conversation with Kim Na-hyung

[→ I met Dream on my way home, it was great. Do you want to come out and meet me? You bitch?]

Once you’ve read it, there’s no going back.

I tried scrolling up.

Check the message from the top.

Conversation with Kim Na-hyung

[→ Hello Dain? It’s Kim Na-hyung. You didn’t hit me and forget about me, did you? ㅠ]

‘Dain hit someone?’

It’s not something that’s easy to understand.

Idain was a child who had been living in a taekwondo gym and a judo gym since she was little.

A body type with no bones, who every time he went to the gym, the managers would seriously recommend that he ‘make him specialize in exercise’.

I kept checking my messages.

[← How did you get my number? Did Dream hit you again and find out?]

[→ I thought Kim Dream was a real independence fighter ㅋㅋㅋ I beat her up so badly that she wouldn’t tell me, so I asked my homeroom teacher ㅋㅋ]

[← You’re doing all sorts of things, you crazy bitch]

[→ Well? Isn’t the crazy bitch the one who kicked her classmate’s head the crazy bitch? ㅠ]

[← You guys were getting beaten up for no reason during your volunteer work. If you did something that deserved to be beaten, you should have been prepared to get beaten.]

[→ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s really coming out strong? Okay, I can guarantee what will happen starting tomorrow ^^]

I think I have a rough idea of ​​the situation.

It seems like my friend Dream was assaulted during his volunteer work.

It seems that Idain witnessed the situation and suppressed it with force.

‘It’s a rather idiosyncratic choice, but… … .’

How did things turn out for this to happen?

I kept scrolling down to check the messages.

[→ Isn’t it so comfortable that no one in your class suddenly talks to you? You don’t have to be thankful, lol]

[→ Aren’t you going to answer, you thug?]

[→ Are you chewing? Okay, then I guess I’ll have to play with Dream again]

[← Make it small]

[→ Oh my god, so strong ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Let’s see how long you can stay strong]

[→ ]

[→ Gangster sister ㅠㅠ Can I see the diagnosis? I was told I’d have to recover for 4 weeks ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Bitch]

[→ If this gets revealed, your only way to go to college will probably be to get a job as a janitor. LOL]

Looking at the history, it seems like the bullying started the very next day.

They probably incited half the kids to create a frame for group bullying.

‘If you talk to him, he’ll make you do it too.’

It’s a really weird method, but when I was young, this kind of thing worked.

Because no one wants to be left out of a group.

There are threats using friends and threats using medical certificates.

I wondered what on earth the young students saw to learn such evil and corrupt practices.

‘As your older brother, I can’t just sit still.’

But Ida-in, who has strong pride, would not ask for help so easily.

There is only one way.

‘Please allow me to be a righteous thief just this once.’

I put Idain’s cell phone in my pocket.

If you can just take care of it before he notices, that’s it.

* * *

I went to the park where Kim Na-hyung had called out to Lee Da-in.

I briefly wondered how I could recognize him at first sight.

“Oh, there it is. The factory chimney.”

As I headed towards where the smoke was rising, I soon encountered some evil spirits.

Three high school girls proudly wearing their school uniforms and smoking cigarettes.

And another one standing crouching in front of him.

One of the students who was smoking said,

“Sir, just go.”

I haven’t said anything yet and you’re telling me to go all of a sudden.

When I looked at her with a puzzled look, she continued speaking.

“You know I told you not to smoke here, but you wouldn’t listen. Let’s not waste each other’s time.”

“Ah. I guess there was a misunderstanding. I came on a different matter.”

The smokers began to gossip among themselves.

“What? Are you here to get my number?”

“Wow. I’m going to get hit too. Should I give it to you?”

“It’s not you, it’s me, you idiot. Oh, my. Hey, give me a mirror for a sec.”

I asked point blank.

“Are you guys the ones who are bullying Dain?”

In an instant, the smokers stop moving.

After a brief silence, they spoke.

“No, this is fucking ridiculous. What the hell did I just hear?”

“I guess Dain is upset because I didn’t play with her today. She’s spreading weird rumors to me.”

“Isn’t the expression ‘bullying’ itself ridiculous? Where can you find good kids like us?”

The three smokers were giggling and mocking each other.

Meanwhile, the student standing in the corner stands there quietly.

Shivering, covering my body with both arms.

I approached her and asked.

“What’s your friend’s name?”

“Me, me? I’m, I’m Kim Dream… … .”

I could feel deep despair and hope coexisting in her eyes.

Maybe you think I can save you from this fear now.

Unfortunately, I can’t be of much help right now.

Just giving the usual lectures to juvenile delinquents.

“Are you guys bullying Dream too? Why are you bullying Dain and Dream?”

The student in the middle answered, throwing out his cigarette.

“Ah, I told you you weren’t bothering us?”

“Then what is your relationship with them that makes you bring the kids here so late at night?”

The student in the middle laughs as if he finds it ridiculous.

“Can’t you tell just by looking at them? We’re friends, right? Friends~.”

“They don’t look close at all. What kind of friends are they?”

She approached Kim Dream and put her arm around his shoulder.

The name tag that read [Kim Na-hyung] was visible through the padding that was roughly worn.

Kim Na-hyung.

This is the name of the perpetrator who sent a text message to my younger sister, Ida In.

“We’re really close, right? Right, Dream?”

Kim Dream answered in a very nervous voice.

“Uh, uh… … .”

“Tsubul… … Aren’t you able to control your facial expressions?”

A soft eloquence was heard from Kim Na-hyung.

An awkward smile settles on Kim Dream’s face.

A look of timidity that makes everyone who sees it feel sorry for him.

I asked again with a sigh.

“Are you guys really close?”

Kim Na-hyung said with a kind smile.

“I told you we’re really close. We’re always together like this!”

“Really? Then, since Dain and Dream are your best friends, let’s be friendly and take care of each other from now on. Can you promise?”

“Phew, yes~ yes, of course!”

I turned my head away from Kim Na-hyung, who started laughing out loud.

I asked two other friends at the same time.

“You guys are friends too? Let’s make a promise together?”

The other two also answered with laughter.

“Ugh, shit, I stopped by to ask for favors because I was laughing. Okay, okay.”

“Okay~ I’ll be really friendly with you~”

Now that our purpose has been achieved, there is no need to remain here any longer.

“Okay, then―”

Kim Dream’s eyes meet mine again.

The desperate look in his eyes, like someone drowning in water.

It was so pitiful that I couldn’t turn away.

But there’s nothing we can do right now.

I told Kim Dream.

“Then I misunderstood. It’s okay since we’re friends. Let’s continue to be ‘friendly’ from now on.”

A playful laugh and a reply follow.

“yes~.”

“Take a look~ Brother~.”

“Phew, gulp, oh shit, you keep smoking, don’t make me laugh, you crazy bitch.”

I left the park straight on that road.

* * *

Kim Dream was shaking.

There were several reasons for the tremors.

Firstly, because I had my padding taken away in the middle of winter.

Secondly, the ones who took away his padding were the bullies who had been harassing him for two years.

Thirdly, I knew that the bullies would come back to violence again.

She thought, wrapping her arms around herself.

‘What on earth did I do so wrong… … .’

Strictly speaking, there was no reason.

There are many causes for group bullying to begin.

Fun, superiority, sense of community, collectivism, exclusion of minorities, exclusion of differences, lust for power, resentment, inferiority complex… … .

However, becoming the target was possible without any special reason.

It’s like a random murder.

If you’re unlucky, you get caught.

Especially someone who looks easygoing.

Especially for someone who seems timid.

As a result, only Kim Dream, who was a man of few words and had few friends, was captured.

Kim Na-hyung approached and asked.

“Is our dream cold?”

Kim Dream is worried.

What if I say it’s cold?

He’ll probably hit you for asking if you’re being picky.

What if I say it’s not cold?

He’ll probably take it, saying, ‘If it’s not cold, I can take this padding.’

What happens if you don’t answer?

If you ignore me, I’ll hit you again.

In the end, there was only one answer that wouldn’t hit you right away.

“Ah, no, it’s okay… … .”

“If it’s not cold, can I have this padding?”

The expected answer comes out exactly as expected, without a single mistake.

Kim Dream showed a weak smile.

match!

A slap hits her cheek.

“Your expression looks like X? Are you embarrassed? Oh, right. Didn’t you give Dain a really fierce look at oppa earlier? It’s really intense. Do you think that idiot would help you because of that?”

Meanwhile, Kim Dream was blaming himself.

Ida In is in trouble because of me.

He said that because of him, even Idain’s older brother is being cursed at.

Even in the face of one-sided violence that she couldn’t even respond to, she thought it was her own fault.

For her, Idain was her savior.

And let’s eat together.

Pair up during gym class.

I sat next to you on the bus to go on a school trip.

You can ask about school event schedules and what to prepare.

He was truly a dream-like friend.

A friend who was protecting me ended up in the same situation.

Even that friend’s older brother came to find out about the situation and was fooled.

I felt wronged and angry, but I couldn’t even shed tears.

Because then more violence will be inflicted.

“I’m sorry… … I was so cold that I couldn’t control my expression―.”

Phew!

Kim Na-hyung’s fist pierces Kim Dream’s abdomen.

“Kuuuk, wooweak!”

Kim Dream retches and collapses to the floor.

Soon, the sole of Kim Na-hyung’s shoe rises above the back of her head.

“You just said you weren’t cold? Why did you lie to your ‘friend’ and do that~? It’s annoying.”

But Kim Dream didn’t cry.

If I cry now, the bullying will get worse.

So I just had to endure it.

……but.

But eventually, tears burst out.

“Sigh, ugh… … .”

“Gyuuuuuu… … Gyaaaaang!”

“Keuheuk- Kkeut- Druup- Ppuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

From three bullies.

“… … Huh?”

Kim Dream raised his head with an expression of incomprehension.

The beings that had been tormenting him until just a moment ago were suddenly crying, making a fuss.

It was something she would never understand.

Kim Na-hyung: I promised to be friendly with Da-in Lee and Kim Dream while supporting each other.

Jung Yoon-ji: I promised to be friendly with Da-in and Kim Dream while supporting each other.

Park Mi-jung: I promised to be friendly with Da-in and Kim Dream while supporting each other.

The bullies are currently keeping a promise with someone.