Published at 7th of November 2020 06:40:51 PM
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
Ten Years Later (2)
Today, after work, they all had dinner together .
Everyone worked harder than usual today due to the recent holidays, so their boss treated them to dinner .
The restaurant’s staff and it’s part-timers gathered at a Samgyeopsal specialty store to grill and eat meat .
Sizzle~
Akan’s expression didn’t look good even with the meat he’s grilling turning brown .
He’s been oiling for quite a while now, but the two men in front of him made him feel stuffy .
“Yes, after all, Shinhwa University students are different . ”
“Nah, there’re many people who studies better than me . ”
“That Shinhwa University… Isn’t that the university that everyone in Korea knows about?”
“It is, haha…”
Go Changhyuk and the part-timer Jang Minho were having a conversation .
Shinhwa University, which Jan Minho attends, is a university rated just below Korean University, which is said to be the best in Korea .
Jang Minho is a student of a prestigious university who comes to work part-time everyday after school .
Looking at it like that, he’ll seem like a sincere and hardworking student, but once you knew his purpose for a part-time job and his usual behavior, your evaluation will change .
His purpose of having a part-time job is to cover the cost of living with his girlfriend, and he’s very arrogant of being a student at a prestigious university .
The reason why the subject of conversation flowed like this is because Jang Minho took the initiative .
“If you do business, you’ll definitely go big . ”
“Alright, if I ever do business and succeed later, let’s have some liquor instead of this . ”
“Big brother! I trust you!”
Jang Minho decided that Go Changhyuk was the real power of the restaurant .
So unlike to others, he refrained boasting in front of Go Changhyuk .
It lifted him up and made him feel good about himself .
As of the conversation they’re having right now, Akan had nothing to do with it, but the problem is that Akan would always come out as a comversation topic in the end when those two talked to each other .
“By the way, Akan, what’re you going to do in the future? Brother Changhyuk is already saving up money for his business, but brother Akan is already 40 . It’s too late for you to start a business now . ”
Nobody asked, but Jang Minho threw the topic out .
It has always been this way .
They enjoyed their superiority, having Akan as a subject of conversation .
“Right, you said you’ve been in a part-time job for 9 years, right? Will you still be able to marry in Korea? If you continue living like that, you’ll probably die a solitary old man . ”
Go Changhyuk’s words stood out .
It seemed like Lee Minyoung didn’t like the fact that Go Changhyuk sided with him today .
Akan smiled faintly as he looked at them spouting poisonous words pointing to the reality that Akan’s in right now .
‘They aren’t worth answering . ’
Korea is a very funny country .
Profile .
A world that ignores those who doesn’t meet its standards .
Akan is a person very far from those standards .
‘At age 40, I’m working part-time at a chicken restaurant, so I had to look ridiculous from their point of views . ’
Knowing that fact well, Akan endured .
He ignored their words .
‘I’ll start eating now . ’
The reason Akan can endure is not because he has tolerance .
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He just admitted to reality .
He has no strength in himself now .
There’s nothing he can do . It can’t be helped .
‘So I just left them as they did . ’
Their words piled up one by one, but he just persevered .
‘You know, I was about to reach success, but it fluttered in front of my eyes and flew away from me . ’
He forced the meat into his mouth .
In many ways, it was wise to take care of anything that would benefit you rather than paying attention to those words .
‘Success’ didn’t mean much to Akan .
He just wanted to be comfortable with what he does in Korea .
However, even that’s gonna be difficult for him, so he doesn’t intend to be the best in the world .
‘Haven’t I been the best already?’
For Akan, it’s enough to just escape a life suffering from financial difficulties .
But it would be better if he becomes able to repay people’s grace and to have revenge .
‘Well, what I want most is magic, but that’s impossible for this world . ’
Magic .
Magic is everything for Akan .
Akan was sincere enough to devote 30 years of his life to magic .
The fact that he can’t learn it again will remain in his mind no matter how much his life in Korea improves .
‘Ah, forget it, forget it . My life as a wizard is over now . Nothing’ll happen to those who want magic in a world without magic . ’
He tried hard to comfort himself .
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When Akan ignored them and focused on eating, it seemed that Go Changhyuk and Jang Minho turned disinterested .
After about an hour, Go Changhyuk suggested to eat for a second round .
Everyone readily agreed, but Akan had no intention of attending it .
Go Changhyuk’s unpleasant gaze also seemed to have no desire for Akan to be in it .
Age 40 .
He was too old to stick to those who were in their mid-20s .
“I’ll get going . ”
“Be careful . ”
Everyone replied to Akan’s words .
Lee Minyoung tried to have Akan join in, but she was restrained by Jang Minho .
Seeing that, Akan smiled bitterly .
He tirelessly tried to adapt to this country called Korea, but he still felt like an exile .
Akan’s about to turn around, but then…
Gooouooetss~
“Ugh!”
“What is that?!”
A loud voice was heard .
As Akan turned back to check, he saw a distorted space .
Akan’s eyes widened as the surrounding space twisted .
‘This phenomenon…’
There was this occurence in Akan’s memory .
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It wasn’t all the same, but it was similar .
‘It’s similar to when I was dimensionally shifted!’
He was sure .
According to his memory, this is a distortion of space .
And soon after…
Guooohohhhh~
The black space opened up and sucked people in .
The surrounding landscape changed .
The employees were screaming and panicking at this happening that cannot be explained by science .
But Akan was different .
Akan’s very familiar with all of these situations .
‘This air… It has a similar flow to the world I used to live in, and… there’s this scent of blood mixed in the air . ’
He was sure .
He didn’t know what happened, but he was sure that this world wasn’t the one ruled by science .
It was then . .
Something flying in the sky caught people’s attention .
The small creature that’s as small as a human fist was surprisingly human .
The creature, well known to these people as a ‘fairy’, flapped its tiny wings and approached the people .
The fairy that brought us to this world brightly smiled .
“Welcome to the other world . ”
Akan’s expression distorted for the first time since his arrival to Korea .