성황의 아이들 [2]

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200. Louise (3)

A junior who came to visit me bowed his head with an apologetic look on his face.

-I'm really sorry, senior. Still, I'm so glad you're safe.

Hearing that shameless guy's words, my fists naturally tighten.

However, Seongjin, who realized that even the slightest movement would cause a catastrophe, gave up on immediate punishment and rested his head quietly on the hospital bed.

I really can't kill that bastard.

-Anyway, you are really great. Who would have imagined walking back from there?

The junior who brought a chair and sat down next to him was waving with an expression that seemed extremely harmless.

-개새끼야. Cough!

When I answered without thinking, I coughed and small droplets of blood spattered out.

Cluck cluck.

Still, he is in good condition considering he suffered from severe airway burns. Without the help of a respirator, I was able to survive to some extent with just a small oxygen line in my nose.

-This is not all because of you! Cough! How can a guy who served in the control tower confuse LIMA and ROMEO? Crazy bastard.

Thanks to a wrong order, Seongjin left the operational area alone and became stranded in the middle of the Fire Caterpillar nest.

The Fire Caterpillar was a monster that spewed deadly poison. I barely escaped the situation with a moment of wit and extreme concentration, but originally, as soon as I was isolated, I would have been engulfed in poisonous smoke and turned into a handful of blood.

The junior was well aware of this fact, so he stayed by Seongjin's side for a while and obediently pretended to take care of himself.

-I've thought about it sometimes before. My senior acts so noble even when he only eats Jjambap. Haven't you been able to drink a sip of water for the past two days?

While I was diligently eating my long-awaited patient food, a junior who was carrying water next to me suddenly said something unexpected.

Seongjin's eyebrows twitched.

What kind of bullshit is this?

-That senior's arrogant attitude in everything. Is that some kind of compensation mentality to hide low self-esteem?

-what?

-Extreme hunger can ruin a person, but I think you eat while observing all manners. How did you get into that habit?

Seongjin felt his appetite drop.

What did this guy eat wrong? You've been reciting instructions out of your mind, and now you're making a fuss about people eating?

Originally, I would have just slapped myself on the back of the head and finished it off, but unfortunately, my physical condition was not right now.

-Do not make noise when chewing. Use chopsticks properly. Isn't this just ordinary home education? What's the problem?

-... yes?

As if he had heard an unexpected answer, the junior looked at Seongjin dumbly for a moment. Then she asks again with a suspicious expression.

-Are you serious about that?

-What if you don't mean it?

what? why? what?