SOG (English)

#22

As a rather unusual surname, Gyeong Chang-Hyun was a blood relative of President Gyeong Jun Seok. He was a guide with a president who had been in power for at least 30 years behind his back, and his hobby was to carry around a bunch of subordinates around. Since the days of the Guide Training Program he (SJC) had been acting helpless, obedient to everything in front of him (GCH).

The problem with such a guy was that he, who had known the President as an adult since his birth, had been greatly pampered. As he was spoiled, Sun Jae-Chan became a nanny-like existence by his side, and when he moved to the Intelligence Department after being fed up with the role, the so-called relationship was suddenly cut off.

In any case, Gyeong Chang-Hyun had nothing but the ambiguous position of being the President's step-nephew. It was only until his early 20s that such an ambiguous power worked. The President, who already had many relatives to take care of, did not pay much attention to Gyeong Chang-Hyun, one of the dozens of nephews lying around. So, the set of followers, who were gathered expecting an unexpected profit, would soon be gone.

<<I'll find another host besides Gyeong Chang-Hyun. He's the same as Team Leader Han Tae-Hoon or the 'Black Swan'.>>

Even now, he sneaked out a glance from behind Gyeong Chang-Hyun to the faces of the three followers. One of them familiarly picked up the basketball and handed it over, and Gyeong Chang-Hyun, who held the ball instead of Sun Jae-Chan, opened his mouth and began to whine.

— Why aren't you keeping in touch these days? Even the boomer (*old man) wanted to know about you.

Sun Jae-Chan raised his eyes for a moment. Because 'he' was the only one that Gyeong Chang-Hyun would call a boomer. Han Tae-Hoon, the Team Leader for the Guide Team 1.

The reason why he had maintained a close relationship with Gyeong Chang-Hyun in the past was because he expected him to become a stepping stone to approach Team Leader Han Tae-Hoon. But now, he didn't need Han Tae-Hoon nor a stepping stone. Sun Jae-Chan, while pretending to pick up the paper, moved away from Gyeong Chang-Hyun indistinctly.

— I told you already. It was hectic. I'm on field duty these days.

He fluttered the documents he had just picked up as evidence. It was an official letter of request for a business trip that he had been worrying about while scratching his head anxiously.

— … Are you really going on the field?

It was surprising that Sun Jae-Chan, who had been avoiding business trips, willingly applied for the work.

With the startled fool and the trio in front of him, Jae-Chan made a decision at that moment. He thought it was appropriate to go to Mentosa Island in order to avoid those who stormed into the office and also, Han Tae-Hoon. In fact, it was a choice that he had foreseen from long ago. Before he hesitated any further, he picked up the office phone.

— Greetings. I'm an administrative officer. I was requested to deploy as field support.

Sun Jae-Chan's voice, as if showing off his request for support, fell in front of the idiot and the trio.

*

So the next afternoon. Sun Jae-Chan stood on the deck of the ferry to Mentosa Island, is hair fluttering in the crisp sea breeze.

Before he knew it, the high and clear sky of early autumn stretched out over the horizon like another sea. However, since it was also late summer, the top of his head was a little hot because he was outside without shade in the middle of the day.

-Kirruk kirruk- Seagulls that were feeding themselves glided down the stern and catched up. It was when he leaned his forearms against the safety bar warmed up by the sun and stared only at the receding waves of the sea, raising white foam. A person from the working-level office, who was laughing while throwing snacks at the seagulls next to him, spoke to him.