Choi Jeonghyun closed the door of the clinic and walked to the place where the group was waiting. If his memories were correct, that woman was the doctor in charge of his deceased mother. Why was she here? He didn"t know the reason but strangely, it was nice to see her again. He didn"t know how to explain but it felt like he was sharing the memories of his deceased mother.
"She is still beautiful..."
His thoughts didn"t last long.
“What"s going on now? Did you have a chat?” Park Muyeol suddenly asked with a dull expression.
He had thought it since he was a child but he really couldn"t adapt to his uncle"s face. Well, the face wasn"t everything. The group of people was looking inside the building like it was a novelty.
“What? He just came out with a lowered head.”
Still, his uncle wasn"t so scary. Choi Jeonghyun"s father was the really scary one when he was angry. The other family members might not know it but he knew his father"s true self. The youngest child, Seohyeon, had a stalker who chased her when she was in high school. Choi Jeonghyun happened to come across him on the street. He saw his father break the stalker"s leg. He was so scared that he couldn"t sleep for two weeks after that day. He still got the creeps when he thought of that scene.
Park Muyeol spoke, “Tsk tsk. Is she that good?”
“Huh? What does that...”
“The female doctor.”
“Eh? Uncle, you already know her?” Choi Jeonghyun asked with a surprised expression.
“I know. Chuntaek and Seonyeong praised her so much, I thought my ears would scab over every time I went to the hospital.
Seonyeong was the name of his deceased mother. Uncle Muyeol was like a brother to his orphaned father. One day, they were sitting in a coffee store together when his mother pa.s.sed by. His father fell in love at first sight. He didn"t know the details but Uncle Muyeol was very close to his mother.
“Hmm. At that time, your mother really wanted to pair the two of you up. I can still remember that day.”
“Pair us up? What do you mean?”
“You didn"t know? I thought you knew.”
Choi Jeonghyun was confused by the sudden words. A pair. His mother had been considering pairing them up since that time? Of course, he was divorced at that time so he was technically single. It was ridiculous.
“Based on what I heard, she has been divorced from her husband for quite some time. Hum.”
Choi Jeonghyun exclaimed, “Ah... Huh? Really?”
“Yes, it must"ve been quite a while. I don"t know if she is remarried now.”
“Ahh... Ouch. No.” Choi Jeonghyun hurriedly shook his head. It didn"t seem to work. She was a doctor while he was a gambling addict. Was this fair? No, wait a minute.
“It was no wonder why Father said at that time....”
Park Muyeol smiled like he heard Choi Jeonghyun"s mutters. “Yes, that is what Chuntaek said. Kuhahaha! He is a really funny guy! Hahaha!”
Park Muyeol was laughing loudly when the group of people looking around came to this place. Seongchan asked like he had been listening, “Ohh~ Uncle Jeonghyun is getting married~?”
It was a playful expression. Choi Jeonghyun could instantly tell that this person was making fun of him. “Dude, are you making fun of your uncle?”
“Nope~? I saw your mouth twitching just now. You seem to like her?”
“W-What?”
Choi Jeonghyun became embarra.s.sed and touched his face with one hand. Then laughs burst out from behind him.
“Puhaha. Look at that. Seeing his shyness, it seems he really likes her?”
Jekyll and Baroque nodded at Muksabal"s words.
“Fighting.”
“Baroque... cheering for you.”
The bald brothers placed hands on his shoulders.
“Huhu. If you want to seduce that woman, tell me any time.”
“We"ll shave your hair.”
Choi Jeonghyun had thought it before but these two bald brothers seemed crazy.
“I-I will think about it. Haha...”
He wasn"t able to refuse. It seemed like he really might be shaved.
“Shut up, these guys. Don"t make a normal guy bald.”
After hearing Park Muyeol"s words, the bald brothers stepped back with a cough. Phew. Fortunately, it seemed like his head wouldn"t be shaved.
“In any case, Jeonghyun, do well.” Park Muyeol hit him on the back. He did it lightly but it hurt.
“Uncle, no matter what, she and I...”
Suddenly, the door of the clinic opened. Was the treatment already over? The woman whose name he didn"t know came out. There was blood on her hands.
Park Muyeol approached her. “Is the treatment finished?”
“Yes, fortunately. Didn"t we meet at the hospital once?”
“Yes, I remember. It is nice to see you, I"m Park Muyeol.”
“h.e.l.lo, I"m Kim Sujeong. Ah, I can"t shake your hand because of the blood. Haha.”
The two people bowed slightly. Her name was Kim Sujeong. It was at this moment...
“Eh?” Someone exclaimed from behind them.
Suddenly, Choi Jeonghyun was pushed in front of the woman called Kim Sujeong. He looked back and saw everyone in the party blinking. This was a deliberate move, no matter who saw it. d.a.m.n, who did it?
“Oh my, h.e.l.lo. Haven"t we met?” Kim Sujeong smiled.
“Ah, h.e.l.lo. I-I-I"m Choi Jeonghyun.” Oh, his heart. Why was he stuttering?
* * *
Around this time, I was still working on my training. Kerenos told me about how to control the wind and he said that breathing was very important. He said I had to lay the groundwork for the wind first. After that, I cast Anemone to try again. The moment I ate the petals, the wind magic power swirled.
“Old man, the important thing here is breathing. Now, slowly breathe.”
I took a slow breath like Kerenos said. The air was very refres.h.i.+ng due to the power of the wind. It was like I was sucking peppermint candy in my mouth.
“Well done. Now, exhale slowly. Slowly~”
“Hoooo...”
It was like expelling cigarette smoke deep in my lungs. I slowly let out a breath.
“Good, good. Inhale as much as you can and hold your breath as long as possible. You have to be patient as much as possible.”
[Checking the talent of the wind hidden in your body.]
[Hold your breath as long as possible.]
[The time will start now.]
[00:01]
I breathed in as much as I could and held my breath straight away. My lung capacity was good in reality but I didn"t know how much I could withstand in here. During my training to become a North Korean operative, I had to hold my breath in the sea for a long time.
“Hmmm.”
I lasted quite a long time. One minute pa.s.sed, then two minutes...
Holding your breath for a long time wasn"t the best method to grow lung capacity. Female divers could hold their breaths for a long time but their lung capacity wasn"t large. To increase lung capacity, you needed to increase the maximum amount of air taken in at once through steady aerobic exercise. I had been practicing it steadily since I was a kid. It went without saying that I could hold my breath for a long time.
...It was another memory I didn"t want to think about. I was raised as a North Korean spy since I was young and received a lot of training. Explosives, map reading, silent weapons, survival, swimming, combat, etc. There were countless things and diving was one of them.
At that time, my best record was 15 minutes. Five minutes later, Kerenos started to panic.
“Old man, are you okay? You"re holding it well?”
I nodded slightly. Kerenos continued to watch. It had now been seven minutes. Now Kerenos started to feel urgent. “Old man? Are you okay? Breathe, breathe!”
This rotten guy was distracting me.
“Ahahaha, y-you are okay. Haha...”
Kerenos only closed his mouth after I opened my eyes and signaled that I was fine. He folded his arms and continued to watch. Thus, I kept focusing. I lasted nine minutes.
...Hrmm. I was truly getting older. It was hard. I could feel the redness of my face. Should I stop? I opened my eyes and saw a message stating that it had been 9 minutes and 30 seconds. Yes, let"s hold on until 10 minutes. I was a former North Korean spy and I needed to do this much.
[10:08]
I took a big breath with a loud sound. Sigh. I really thought I was going to die. Was this how it felt to be strangled to death? I used to last up to 15 minutes... Haha. It was a bit disappointing.
Ttiring~
[The breath you held will form the basis of the wind.]
“Hmm?”
A light green wind swirled and started to be sucked into my nose and mouth. It lasted for some time due to the amount.
“Old man, calm down. It is a good thing so just accept it.”
I was relieved by Kerenos" words. As a result, I started to feel the wind slightly. It was weak but I was able to touch the wind. The sound of the wind scattering from my fingertips was amazing. Soon, everything was over and a message rose in front of me.
[The foundation of the wind has been completed.]
[You have acquired a maximum of 1,080 wind energy.]
[You can do various attacks of the wind attribute based on this.]
[From now on, you can feel the wind and touch it.]
[However, touching an invisible wind requires a lot of skill.]
“This...”
I checked the messages and my eyes widened. The first thing that stood out were the words "wind energy." This was like the sun energy of Rising Sun. Could I use Wind Flying Kick Technique now...?
"You"ve worked hard, old man.”
“Uh, yes. Is this why I had to do it? I seem to have something called the wind energy.”
“Yes, I was surprised to see that you lasted longer than I thought. I didn"t know your talent with the wind was this high. It is great that you lasted 10 minutes. Still, it is a bit worse than me. Haha.”
I frowned at the feeling of slight inferiority How long did this guy last?
“How long did you endure?”
"Me? If I want then I can do it for 30 minutes. Haha. Old man, you"re at the level of Adjutant Becker. It is great when thinking about your age.”
The words "30 minutes" made me upset. This rotten guy. I kicked at his a.s.s. “Haha. That won"t work anymore.”
“Groan.”
He dodged it too easily. His movements were definitely different from before. d.a.m.n, I shouldn"t have left Punghee with him.
“Tsk. Tell me how to pull out the wind energy.”
“Um, that"s easy. Take a look.”
Kerenos moved his finger through the air and more than 10 wind spears appeared. They flew toward the nearby trees and rocks and pierced everything. It was so powerful that my jaw dropped wide open.
Kerenos just shrugged. “It"s simple, right?”
How the h.e.l.l was this simple? Should I strangle him?