The Guide Is Fixing His Regrets

“Well, then…”

After returning to his seat, the doctor in charge clicked his mouse a few times, and Tae-Woo’s figure was displayed on the monitor. The doctor in charge looked at it and explained Tae-Woo’s condition.

“He had been to the S-class gate but is in good condition. Rather, he is getting better steadily. The veins are disappearing gradually, and now they are completely stabilised, so no matter how much he uses his abilities, he won’t go berserk.”

So-Won nodded his head with a bright face. He knew Tae-Woo’s condition was not bad, but he was still relieved. In the future, Tae-Woo would not suffer from being eaten by blood vessels.

While So-Won was proud, a loud construction noise came from the window. He suddenly remembered the noise in the association and asked the doctor in charge.

“What happened to the association today?”

“I know there are no special events, but…”

“I feel like the atmosphere is a mess.”

“Oh….”

The doctor in charge responded to So-Won’s words as if something was hanging. When So-Won looked at the doctor in charge, the doctor in charge slowly opened his mouth with a sad expression.

“Actually… A few days ago, Choi Si-Hyuk’s guide passed away.”

“What? Died?”

So-Won’s eyes widened, and looked at the doctor in charge. The doctor in charge shook his head gently as if he felt sorry for the guide who passed away at a young age.

Before they left, Korea Si-Hyuk’s guide said that her condition had deteriorated rapidly a few days ago, and she soon died. The association was cluttered because Si-Hyuk, who lost his guide, rampaged inside.

As the doctor’s explanation continued, the So-Won became increasingly solemn.

So-Won returned to the private room with Tae-Woo, sat on the sofa and quietly took out his smartphone. As the screen brightened, So-Won was the first to access the Internet.

[S-class Esper Choi Si-Hyuk’s guide dies after fighting the disease]

An extensive article on the site’s main page drew So-Won’s attention. He knew she was sick but didn’t think she’d die so soon. It was even more difficult to believe because he had a conversation with her a while ago. When he heard the news of the obituary of the person who dragged the wheelchair himself, he felt strange.

So-Won found out her name while reading the article. No, what came out here could be an alias, so he didn’t know her name correctly.

“Tae-Woo, did you know Choi Si-Hyuk’s guide?”

“I’ve encountered her a few times but never conversed.”

Perhaps that’s why Tae-Woo didn’t seem to be very mourning at the news of her death. Instead, So-Won, which had only encountered her twice, felt complicated.

She was not close to So-Won, but couldn’t help but care. Someone’s death soon reminded So-Won of Tae-Woo’s death. Even if Tae-Woo’s condition improved greatly and he became distant from death, So-Won remembered Tae-Woo dying every night. Maybe he will never forget that moment.

While So-Won recalled the depression and despair he felt, Tae-Woo, who was checking the accumulated emails and found a familiar name in the mail.

Tae-Woo’s expression hardened as he read the contents. At the same time, something was distorted in the hand with a small rupture. Tae-Woo took his hand off belatedly, but the mouse had already been broken. He stared at the broken mouse and looked at So-Won. Fortunately, So-Won’s attention was still elsewhere.

Tae-Woo calmed down and calmly got up from his seat. Sitting on the sofa and looking at the smartphone screen, So-Won raised his head.

“I’ll be out for a while.”

“Are you going to the doctor in charge? Then I’ll join you….”

“No, I have a place to stop by for business. Lee So-Won, please wait a moment.”

So-Won, who had half raised himself, sat down again. Of course, he thought Tae-Woo was going to the doctor in charge, but the answer differed from usual. So-Won, guess he is not supposed to be there. So-Won sent Tae-Woo thinking so.

Tae-Woo came out of the private room and headed to the matching department. Inside the office, employees were sitting down and working quietly.

The employee sitting closest to the entrance did not know that Tae-Woo had come and was drinking coffee leisurely.

“Esper Kang Tae-Woo?”

The office’s atmosphere instantly became rigid, as if someone had poured cold water. As an astonished voice shouted, almost everyone became aware of his presence. The staff belatedly found the familiar person and froze.

At first, they thought it wasn’t Tae-Woo. There were no veins on his face, the thick black ring around his neck was gone, and the grim aura surrounding him was dim. However, the expressionless face that seems to be angry still felt scary.

“…”

When Tae-Woo appeared, tension flowed in the air. Tae-Woo scanned the office without saying a word and moved further inward. As Tae-Woo’s footsteps got closer, the manager’s face, hiding behind the partition pretending to be absent, turned pale.

When the manager found Tae-Woo entered the office, he hid himself faster than anyone else, but Tae-Woo seemed to have already noticed his existence. Tae-Woo came closer and closer.

Their department was a place where Kang Tae-Woo Esper had never visited, and he had never visited, so why did he come all of a sudden? The manager worked hard to think, but his head turned white as he approached.

Realizing it was no use hiding, the manager forced himself to smile and stood up to greet Tae-Woo.

“Oh, hello, Esper Kang Tae-Woo. What brings you to our department….”

“I’m here for an email from the matching department a few days ago.”

“Oh, if that’s the case….”

The manager blurted his words as if he had just remembered the contents of the mail.

“Are you talking about the request to share guide by Choi Si-Hyuk?”

Tae-Woo clenched his fist, recalling the mail he just read.

Choi Si-Hyuk sent a request to share the guide. If both Tae-Woo and So-Won agree, Si-Hyuk can also receive guidance from So-Won. The association also approved the test results requested by Si-Hyuk because the matching rate between Si-hyuk and So-Won was considered suitable.

The manager, who recalled, spoke.

“As you know, Esper Choi Si-Hyuk’s guide died while you were dispatched overseas. He was in trouble because no guide was suitable for Choi Si-Hyuk in Korea, but Choi Si-Hyuk brought up guide Lee So-Won.”

“Did Esper Choi Si-Hyuk say that himself?”

“Yes, he said that Kang Tae-Woo Esper would allow the sharing of the guide.”

Bang!

Tae-Woo hit the desk hard. The solid plastic desk cracked and collapsed in half. The manager became frozen without further words. Things on the desk fell to the floor and rolled. Tae-Woo opened his mouth, looking down at it without emotion.

“Tell him I’ll refuse.”

Tae-Woo had to come this far to reject the ridiculous request. It’s a pity that Si-Hyuk’s guide died, but it doesn’t mean he wants to share Lee So-Won.

Tae-Woo asked.

“Does guide Lee So-Won know about the guide request?”

“Oh, not yet. I would contact Guide Lee So-Won after he returned home because he was dispatched overseas….”

“Don’t let Guide Lee So-Won know.”

He didn’t want to let So-Won know that Si-Hyuk asked for guidance. Tae-Woo recalled So-Won being uncomfortable after hearing the news of the obituary. So-Won seemed to care a lot about the death of Si-Hyuk’s guide.

When So-Won first met him, he felt guilty and depressed whenever he saw him getting worse because he couldn’t get guidance. Such a soft-hearted So-Won would pity Si-Hyuk and be impatient to say he would guide him, so Tae-Woo ran all the way here feeling some anxiety.
“From now on, ignore whatever Esper Choi Si-hyuk requests. I hope me and Guide Lee So-Won won’t hear more about this.”

“Oh, I see.”

The manager swallowed his saliva as he looked at the desk that was easily broken like styrofoam at one gesture of Tae-Woo. Tae-Woo spoke calmly, but this was a warning.

Choi Si-hyuk, who blew up the office of the association’s president like a piece of paper a few days ago, is also crazy, but he was not as scary as Kang Tae-Woo. Compared to Kang Tae-Woo, what Choi Si-hyuk did was minimal. Choi Si-Hyuk, at least, did not kill or hurt anyone.

But Tae-Woo was different. Once Tae-Woo ran wild, the damage could not be expressed in words. Even if a person died, was injured, managed to suppress it, and was locked in a bunker under the association, the bunker could not withstand his power and collapsed. If such Tae-Woo comes to visit him…

Tae-Woo came out of the department, leaving the trembling employees behind. The aim has been achieved. Before they could contact So-Won, he pressured them forward so the department could not contact So-Won in the future no matter what Si-Hyuk asked for. If rumors spread that he threatened the general public, his view of himself would be even worse, but at least he could prevent So-Won from learning about the request for sharing. That was enough.