SOG (English)

#26

While explaining, Chief Yoo recalled the weekend when he was off duty, when a sudden report came to the working- level office. This was the first time that he knew that Esper Go Woo-Jin, who seemed to only know how to smile like the citizen's hero, was making such a rapid progress, had such a sudden rash side.

— Esper Go Woo-jin immediately requested troops from the military. To rescue the people of 'Seiren Village' and deal with the remnants of the pirates who were hiding in it. However, there was someone who prevented the Center from sending additional Espers.

He said it openly, as if he was trying to give him a hint. While grinning round and round he gestured with his chin towards Sun Jae-Chan's hand. A while ago, Jae-Chan, who had just finished talking on the phone with her, could easily tell who he was talking about.

Director Yoon Seo-Mi.

His lips were tightly shut. Considering that she forced herself to do something like that, there must have been a reason not to leave Go Woo-Jin in Zone 1* (or District 1) during the weekend. He'd been cooperating with her for a long time and had a rough idea of her behavioral patterns. The back of his nose frowned disapprovingly.

— Instead, Director Yoon Seo-Mi promised sufficient support for all expenses and goods to help restore the main land of Mentosa Island. It's something to be grateful for. Wouldn't it be more important to properly restore this place than the remnants of 'Seiren Village'? As you know, the Center and the military pursue the best efficiency.

Chief Yoo smiled brightly. Sun Jae-Chan pictured his next move six years later and thought that such a person was also a very unknown individual. While he only spoke of his loyalty to the military, he secretly released controversial information in a tight balance.

— Then, you're saying Esper Go Woo-Jin destroyed 'Seiren Village' single-handedly?

— That's right.

For a moment, Jae-Chan felt his mouth go numb. Go Woo-Jin, that punk. Even if they moved as a team, it wouldn't be enough… Then, he suddenly tapped his chin. It was because he came up with a curious thought.

It's strange.

Unlike the Kim Geun-Won he saw, who blindly rushed over recklessly, Woo-Jin was really affectionate but had a rational personality.

Whether it was a small job or a big one, he did his best in the same way, but before that, he was the one who thoroughly improved the completeness of the mission by making a cool judgment and carrying it out. No matter how terrible the reality of 'Seiren Village' was, he didn't expect him to hastily sacrifice himself to such an extent that he risked his own life.

<<Or was there a different reason?>>

Just in time, Director Yoon Seo-Mi happened to be caught. Does the person who used to spread cobwebs like a trap really have nothing to do with this? What if she plotted to make Go Woo-Jin do something reckless? Was he thinking too much?

Besides, another question.

<<Hasn't this ever happened in the past?>>

— What would you have done if I hadn't come all the way here?

No matter how dry his mouth was, Jae-Chan asked as he opened a bowl of rice that he couldn't give up on.

In the past, he certainly didn't come to Mentosa Island at this time. Just like when the pirate sweep operation, Go Woo-Jin later visited the Center in person and received guidance, that was all.

What if the 'Seiren Village' incident happened in the past? What if Go Woo-Jin's wavelength was unstable then like today? How was Go Woo-Jin able to stabilize the wavelength and reach Zone 1 in a semi-stable state? At least there would have been no Kim Geun-Won with a high matching rate then.