Passion Translation "Fanfictions"

Vol 1 - Chapter 16: The training video and the mysterious man (1)

Just like the beautiful hands on the screen, he quietly tapped his fingertips on the table and stood like a stone statue with complex thoughts. But looking back now, it didn't seem that complicated.

"Ah... who knows. Will I always live in a war-torn world? Anyway, I have no intention of joining any anti-war movements."

"Alright. Although I've quit my job, there are still many professional soldiers out there who need to make a living."

Jeong Taeui mumbled and threw himself back onto the bed.

Whack. His foot hit the corner of the wall. It hurt like hell.

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Although he had anticipated it, everything shattered like a bubble.

The next day. Golding, the instructor of the second martial arts training center, called Jeong Taeui about 30 minutes before the official training session began. Of course, the day before, Jeong Taeui had left the training room on the pretext of changing clothes and disappeared for 30 minutes. When called for roll call, he was still lying on his uncle's bed without moving a muscle. So now, he had to pay the price by rolling on the floor early in the morning before regular classes began like this.

Jeong Taeui, physically and mentally exhausted, staggered into the formal class of the morning. Today, there would be a lecture analyzing real combat experiences. The hall was equipped with a large screen, but it was still quite small compared to the room. Members of the team had already gathered around and sat in silence.

When Jeong Taeui entered the class, the instructing officer glared at him fiercely but didn't say much, probably because he had heard the situation from Golding.

Tou sneaked into an empty seat and immediately turned to look at Jeong Taeui.

"Did you have a fun date with Golding? Being called out right after breakfast, what a hot relationship."

"Yeah, it was so hot I got burned to death."

Jeong Taeui grumbled, whispering to Tou, but then shrank down when he received a bullet-like glare from the instructor on the podium. Tou pretended not to know anything and sat up straight, looking forward.

"As everyone knows, the joint training with the European branch is coming up. So today, we will review videos of previous training sessions and conduct individual analyses. Here are the data from last year's joint training."

While Jeong Taeui stealthily poked Tou's side mercilessly, the instructor pressed the control button. The dark screen lit up, showing a video. The image quality wasn't great, but it was good enough to watch the scenes in it.

"Damn it, that hurts."

Tou winced and whispered to Jeong Taeui, who then pretended to be innocent, looking forward.

"Quiet, look up there. It's the joint training record."

Jeong Taeui said coldly. Tou raised his hand to retaliate, but Carlo lightly kicked his chair. A small beep sounded. The video stopped. The instructor's icy gaze turned towards them.

"You there. Do you want to watch this after class during your break?"

A cold voice spoke up. Tou immediately sat up straight and said solemnly.

"No. I absolutely don't want that."

"Sorry. I'll stay quiet."

It's best to bow unconditionally. This morning, Jeong Taeui realized that a person could completely lose themselves when facing their superior. Of course, Tou, who had lived here for a long time, couldn't be unaware of that.