"Among us, the youngest is Xinlu, right?"
"Huh? Yes. Why do you ask all of a sudden?"
Morer asked with a worried expression, as if he were listening to Taeui's delirious talk.
Jeong Taeui did not answer, quickly checking his messages.
As expected, the sender was Xinlu. The content was nothing special, just a reminder to take care of his health. Even though it was just a normal message, it was enough to make Jeong Taeui smile. But when he read the second message, his face darkened.
[See you at the weekend. Good night.] - Weekend. That word reminded him. Actually, he hadn't told Xinlu that he couldn't meet this weekend. He hadn't had the chance to visit Xinlu's office and hadn't run into him either.
"I have to tell him... that I can't go..."
Jeong Taeui muttered sadly. He stared at the intercom next to the bed. He wished there was some reason for the weekend training to be canceled so everyone would have free time. But even if that happened, Xinlu and he still couldn't comfortably go for a walk.
"...Aishhh." (Damn)
Jeong Taeui got up, shaking his head. Morer, who was holding a crossword puzzle, looked at him with a strange expression.
"I'll go see Xinlu for a bit."
Jeong Taeui put the pager in his pocket and headed for the door. Although he could call, he thought this kind of thing should be said in person.
"Xinlu? He's probably not in his office at this hour."
"Then I'll go to his room? What's the big deal?"
"During exchange training, the basement level 1 is off-limits to members. You can't meet privately with an instructor. Xinlu's room is also on basement level 1."
Morer mumbled as if stating the obvious. Jeong Taeui stopped, his eyes wide open, looking at Morer. Morer frowned as if to say, 'You didn't know that?'.
He knew, but he had forgotten.
Jeong Taeui thought for a moment. But he decided to go and meet him; his desire to see Xinlu grew stronger. ...He had to meet him. It wouldn't be good to break a promise by telling him too late.
Jeong Taeui waved at Morer and left the room. Morer called out - "Hey" - but Taeui pretended not to hear.
As soon as he stepped outside, the cold air hit his skin, but it didn't matter. He had no intention of causing trouble and didn't want to react to anyone's provocation. No one dared to stop him even though he heard mutters of - "Coward" - behind his back, which he ignored.
He stopped in front of the elevator but realized it wouldn't be wise to show signs of going to the basement, so he took the stairs instead.
He was used to going up and down, so climbing 6-7 floors was not difficult for him.
The stairs here were twice as high as regular stairs, with considerable distance between floors and high ceilings.
When he asked his uncle why the building was designed this way, his uncle laughed and said - "For exercise."
"Even without exercise, life itself is a training, uncle."
Jeong Taeui muttered to his uncle, knowing he couldn't hear while climbing the stairs.
Whenever something bothered him, he often complained to his uncle, and even though his uncle couldn't hear, it made him feel better.
When he reached basement level 1, there was a new sign: [No entry except for personnel]
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