SOG (English)

#7

Without knowing that the Guides at the scene were wandering between life and death due to the vomiting and stomach-aches, the Espers over-exploited their abilities, believing only in the abundant guiding personnel. In the end, espers who trusted blindly in the on-site guidance and showed off their skills beyond the safety level, were brought in as a group, that was the whole extent of the incident that day.

But the problem didn't end there.

After investigating the lunch boxes suppliers, it became known that those paid to Espers and Guides during field work were completely different. The fire was spreading to the wrong side (*they paid attention to the wrong issue).

— As a group, we have to complain to the Union Guide Committee. We need to make a strong statement. Food poisoning is a strong subject in itself, but we should first point out the excessive discrimination!

With hair as messy as the roadside trees hit by the typhoon, an over-excited Yu-Ram showed off the news passionately. Jae-Chan just nodded his head while munching on a sandwich.

This. Yu-Ram picked up the take-out cup after gazing in amazement at Jae-Chan, who did not agree with the same Guide topic. She felt refreshed when she sucked the carbonated acid on the drinks through a straw.

— But hey. Are you really going to keep eating lunch here?

Suddenly, Yu-Ram, who was crazy about one specific thing for some time now, looked back at Jae-Chan.

— Why are you avoiding them?

The 'them', referred to by Yu-Ram, were originally the group who Sun Jae-Chan called his friends and used to hangout with. With a high guide rating, a bright future and a good family. Sun Jae-Chan had been avoiding 'them' for the past few days.

— I'm going to stay away from them.

Jae-Chan replied. However it was fine, because most of them after six years passed, in many ways, would be humiliated in various ways. Selling Jae-Chan's information to his superiors, clinging like parasites, or becoming traitors to serve 'Black Swan'. He once thought he had good friends, but why did he choose only such idiots?

— Then why are you eating with me? Do you want to spend time with me (*be close to me)?

Yu-Ram had a particularly straightforward trait to herself. It was comfortable because he didn't have to be calculative from the standpoint of answering her inquiries.

— I want us to eat together. I like to eat with you.

— You're not such a good lunch partner. Look, look, I'm the only one who talks all the time.

— Yes. I don't want to talk.

Jae-Chan crumpled the wrapping paper left after he had eaten everything inside. He wiped the remaining powder off his mouth with a napkin and ate the second sandwich.

— It's just that I like to stay together with someone.

Jae-Chan, who shamelessly said so and took a big bite of his fat chicken sandwich, stopped. It was because he seemed to have made a selfish remark again. He was lonely, so he wanted someone to be by his side, but he didn't take into account the needs of the person who satisfied his loneliness.

He hesitated while chewing the sandwich. He'd been like this lately. Two days ago, after Go Woo-Jin left the emergency guide center, he kept reflecting on himself.

— I'm sorry. I'll apologize if I made you uncomfortable.

Jae-Chan swallowed the sandwich and spoke. If Yu-Ram said she didn't like it, he was willing to go somewhere else immediately.