You Promised Me, Mr. Lee San-ha - Chapter 79



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Episode 79: Friend’s Fee is a Cigar (4)

While getting ready for work.

Tiring!

A status window notification flew in.

‘It’s been a while since I leveled up.’

Level 30.

In the status window, the gift box icon was flashing.

When I press the gift box with my finger, something like an advertisement window pops up.

-Congratulations on reaching level 30!

Reward: Acquire the skill

※As you can see from the skill name, it is a function that forces other people to fulfill promises made between them.

※The conditions are the same. If you receive a promise in any form, it will be added to that person’s promise list.

※For your information, you know? If the social level of the person being implemented is high, then the head will explode just the same!

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Is it really necessary to include ominous sentences like “your head will explode”?

‘Okay. Let’s stop talking.’

Let’s put aside our complaints about the interface here.

Rather, I felt a bit more refreshed about this skill.

‘It’s a promise between other people… … .’

Up until now, the one who had to keep the promise was ‘me’.

The first thing is to get back the money my father owed me.

Next is catching Ahn Hee-yeon’s stalker.

Next is Ahn Hee-yeon’s house rent refund.

Next is Kim Tae-kyung’s used car… … .

But now those tearful efforts are over.

In the future, problems will be solved more simply.

“First, let’s check out the new interface.”

Please select a target.

▶Lee Seong-geun (father)

Yoon Seok-eun (mother)

Idain (younger sister)

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A screen like the battle window of a classic turn-based RPG game.

The list contained countless names.

First, I decided to pick the easiest one among them and test it.

Click [Idain] among the targets.

It went into my sister’s weekly appointment list.

Maybe because he’s so popular, the scroll is incredibly long.

From Yoon Seok-eun (Mom): I promised not to eat five servings of tteokbokki by myself.

From Nam Young-joong (classmate at Taekwondo): I promised not to keep kicking him under the pretext of fighting.

To Seo Yeon-hwa (Class President, Class 1, Grade 2): I promised to pretend not to notice that the vending machine broke while shaking it.

From Cha Moo-sik (homeroom teacher): Promise not to scream whenever a boy passes by outside the window.

From Jeong Baek-sun (Store Lady): Promise not to come to the store during every break.

From Jeong Baek-sun (Store owner): I promised not to pester her for a discount since she helped increase the store’s sales a lot.

From Jeong Baek-sun (Store Lady): I’m worried about my health, so I promised not to eat four or five pieces of ramen, bread, or sausages at a time.

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“… … Is this a person? A Roland gorilla?”

No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t seem like a list of promises for an ordinary high school girl.

But that wasn’t important right now.

On the ‘Keeping Promises to Others’ screen, one interface that is different from the existing one stands out.

The prefixes ‘From’ and ‘To’.

It seems to be a function that distinguishes between a promise requested ‘to’ the target and a promise requested ‘by’ the target.

‘Not eating five servings of tteokbokki at a time is a promise that Da-in’s mother asked of her… … and keeping the destruction of the vending machine a secret is a promise Da-in asked of her friend Seo Yeon-hwa.’

Why did you break the vending machine in the first place?

‘But that’s not the point. Let’s focus. Focus.’

Previously, the promises I made to others were not subject to enforcement.

But now, it seems like a more detailed distinction and classification is needed.

‘What should I experiment with?’

At that moment, one promising promise caught my eye.

Click-

I touched on a promise that had the ‘To’ prefix and forced it to be fulfilled.

Then, a reaction appeared immediately.

“Kuaaaang!”

Idain opens the door as if she’s about to break it open.

I realized.

“Oh, it’s not a person. It’s a Roland gorilla.”

“Why is this old man always coming to our house and picking a fight? Get out of my room!”

Idaein quickly goes into the bathroom.

It looks clearly different from usual.

Originally, once I fell asleep, I would never wake up until my mom smashed my back.

The cause of the change was a promise I was forced to keep.

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To Kim Dream (Jola Jjangchin): Promise to wake up early in the morning and go to school together.

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Maybe these things will become habits and my lifestyle will improve in the future.

… … Or else forget it.

Bang!

After washing up, Idaein hurriedly picks up her clothes and puts them on.

A father passing by saw it and asked.

“Are you going to wash up?”

“No, can’t you tell just by looking at it!? I just washed up!”

A continuation of fuss and noise.

When I see that sight, old memories come back to me.

‘Oh, I left home because of that noise.’

Meanwhile, Idaein ran around for a while and finally stood in front of the entrance.

“That’s right. That, oppa!”

Why do they call him oppa instead of ‘uncle’ or ‘scum’?

It’s ominous.

I got goosebumps all over my body.

“I can’t give you pocket money. Go back.”

I cut it like a knife.

But Idain said something different from what I expected.

“No no, that… … I was grateful that Dream came to my rescue a few days ago. Thanks to that, I didn’t get hit by those X-bitches.”

It seems like it became known that I went to the park.

If you think about it, there’s no way Kim Dream wouldn’t have said something.

‘Still, I’m thankful that I have a kind younger sibling who says thank you.’

Such a kind little brother flies in.

It’s getting closer rapidly.

… … Why?

Phew!

The moment the distance between my brother and me became 0, Idain’s hectopascal kick hit my temple.

“But I can’t forgive you for stealing my phone!”

I collapsed on the sofa.

“If I see you again, I’ll lose?!”

Idain runs out, shaking her fist.

Don’t forget to slam the front door shut.

bang!

The door might come off sooner or later.

“Anyway… … everything turned out well.”

Thanks to that, I was able to save my younger brother from group bullying.

Ida In, who had been out of breath for a while, now seems to have fully recovered her energy.

“I should get ready for work now.”

It’s time to return to normal life.

* * *

It was an incredibly hectic day.

From showcases to production presentations, reorganization, etc…

All the busy things that could happen inside and outside the company exploded at once.

Finally, at the moment when I was about to leave work after working overtime for two hours, I heard a name that sounded familiar from my seniors.

“Jung Yoon-ji and Park Mi-jung were fortunate. They were trainees, so it was difficult to write articles about them. Who would know if they were kicked out when they haven’t even debuted yet?”

Jung Yoon-ji and Park Mi-jung.

I’m sure I’ve heard the name recently, but I can’t remember it.

The conversation between seniors continues.

“So, did you write it in the social affairs department?”

“Right. They’re already shit anyway. Whether their personal information is leaked or not, they’ll probably make a living by doing some shit later on. But the real winner isn’t that guy.”

“Again, again, he makes that expression that comes on when he has something to brag about.”

“Kim Na-hyung. She’s a total hit.”

As soon as I heard the name, everything came to mind.

These are three bullies who bullied my younger brother and Kim Dream.

It seems that a senior had pulled out an article related to them.

‘This is a bit of a shame. If I had known that Kim Na-hyung was a big shot, I would have written the article.’

By the way, I don’t know if Kim Na-hyung is a person who can be called a jackpot.

Because I’ve never heard of a member with that name among the recently debuted idols.

Even while I was turning on my laptop and searching, my seniors’ conversation continued.

“Kim Na-hyung, she won’t even be able to do a personal broadcast.”

“Why? Was there an exposure issue?”

“No. I heard he hit a teacher and went to juvenile detention. He doesn’t show any signs of remorse, and the victims he has tormented all this time have been petitioning for harsh punishment… … Do you know what’s really crazy? I heard he tried to scratch the judge’s face in court.”

“Hey, that’s an exaggeration. But if you’re in the second year of high school, you’re practically an adult. Do you think you would act like a brat?”

“In the end, you got beaten up by the best. It’s not easy to beat up someone like that.”

The moment I typed [Kim N] into the search bar.

Wheeeeeeing-

The cell phone rang.

The sender’s name is Bae Eun-ji.

“hello?”

[Sanaya… … . Isanha… … .]

A voice that sounds like it’s not fully awake.

I asked Bae Eun-ji.

“What’s wrong with your voice? Did you wake up from your sleep?”

[What’s wrong~?]

It’s not that I’m half-asleep.

I was so drunk that my tongue was about to roll off.

I spoke in a low voice.

“Aren’t you on a promotion period? Is it okay for you to drink that much?”

[… … .]

There is no answer.

Are you asleep?

Just in case, I asked to check if he was conscious.

“Who are you drinking with―”

[My little one! Let’s have a drink with Nuna!]

She started calling me out without any explanation of the circumstances.

I was just about to leave work, but… … I was too tired to deal with drunk customers that day.

And you never know who else might be at the drinking party.

“I’m sorry, but please call me next time. If you suddenly show up when you don’t know who’s there, it’ll make them uncomfortable.”

[Huh? Am I alone? Hehe, let’s have a drink here.]

… … This kid is going to be in big trouble.

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I took a taxi to get there.

The place is a room-style bar with high partitions.

Finding Bae Eun-ji wasn’t difficult.

Because there was only one place where people’s eyes were focused.

Knock!

I hurriedly pushed my way through the crowd and lowered the curtain.

“What are you doing without a mask?!”

In front of her were empty soju bottles.

As many as 7 bottles each.

Bae Eun-ji, who had been bowing her head, raises her head and smiles bashfully.

“Our little one is here~?”

The skin that was once transparently white was now dyed red.

Among them, the area around the eyes looked the most red.

“Kid! Come over here and sit down~!”

I tried to sit across from him because I had no intention of joining in on the drunken man’s ramblings.

chin.

Her slender fingers grabbed my wrist.

“don’t go.”

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m just going to sit across from you.”

“I told you not to go… … .”

“?”

At that moment.

Boom, boom.

Tears fall from her large eyes.

I reluctantly sat down next to him.

“What on earth happened that made you drink so much? And you did it alone?”

“Our group is disbanding.”

“… … !”

“They said that the youngest member of our team was a school bully.”

It feels like I’ve been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

I had no choice but to swallow my saliva.

“By any chance, the youngest’s name is… … .”

“Kim Na-hyung.”

I put my hand on my face.

Oh my, if things are going to go wrong, this is how they can go wrong.