Closed Beta I Played Alone

Apocrypha 9. Hong Jooyoung (8).

Kyungmoon High School.

It is a private high school located in the middle of Gangnam, which is famous for expensive land.

To be honest, there was a lot more to say that school was a place to go to build connections than to study.

Of course, that was by no means a downgrade.

Obviously, there were some students who were relatively behind, but there were basically more talented people.

Except for the cases where dragons fly in some streams, it is clear that these days, studying is a world where money is the only thing that pays off.

Except me.

In any case, Kyungmoon High School is one of the first high schools in Korea where materials from direct lineal and high-ranking officials of companies that are not as good as chaebols or chaebols, but which can be recognized just by name, as well as materials from law firms and large hospitals.

It was also the place where my brother and sister graduated.

First of all, when I reached a place where I could see Gyeongmun High School from a distance, the driver sitting in the driver's seat opened his mouth to me.

“Do you want to stop as usual, Master?”

"no. go inside The day after tomorrow is September, and it is still hot.”

"...Yes. all right."

It was really hot, so I didn't say anything.

It doesn't burn even when it's hot.

But the driver's words reminded me of the forgotten past.

The fact that I, the royal class of the Royals, who do not need to see anyone in Korea beyond the upper class, did not pay that tee.

In other words, I was ashamed to be compared to my handsome older brother and my handsome older sister.

Of course, I didn't even know that people were calling me the only flaw in Myungjin.

So I wanted no one to know that I exist.

If you don't know, you won't be compared and you won't be able to hear the gossip behind you.

In other words, although I could get off the car after going to Gyeongmun High School, I got off from a distance so as not to be noticed even a little, I went to school.

The driver just mentioned that.

fuck.

There was a moment of laughter.

The more I think about how I lived my life paying attention to even the smallest things, the more I laugh.

But on the other hand, I didn't know it at the time, but now that I see it, it seems that my self-esteem was stronger than I thought.

In the end, I hit the wall myself in order not to hurt my pride somehow.

Of course, I didn't know at the time that every single thing hurts my pride.

And then the voice of the driver sitting in the driver's seat was heard again.

“Do you know that, Master?”

"What?"

“Unlike the past when I always walked with my head bowed, these days I always walk with my head up. It's been years since I've had the master, but it was the first time I knew he was so handsome."

"...is that so?"

"Yes. Moreover, he grew a lot during the vacation. His shoulders, as well as his body, grew. And this is a secret, but the butler was a little surprised when he saw him walking in the living room yesterday, so when I asked him, he said that he almost called the master as the former president without knowing it. Saying they look very similar

yo. This."

“Fufu. i See."

First of all, he replied with a smile, and in the meantime, the car moved smoothly and passed the school gate.

Then, I opened the car door and got out of the simple parking lot on one side.

“Well then, Master, I’ll see you after school.”

"Please."

While answering, I glanced around a bit.

Of course, there were a lot of students who got off the expensive foreign cars like me.

In fact, it seemed more natural.

The high school I attend is not a regular high school.

But then, it was always a time to find a mouse hole to hide my body, and my field of view was so narrow that I didn't even know such a simple thing.

Anyway, I passed them and walked naturally through the campus.

It was because I knew where my class was from the home correspondence that came to my house right away.

And then.

“Is that Hong Jooyoung?”

"Huh. That’s right.”"What's going on? He always walked away from the car, didn't he?"

"So. Are you tired of cosplaying common people to play alone?”

"no. That's not cosplay, he's really timid. So, being a direct descendant of a famous Myeong-jin is bullying like that. outcast."

"Hey! I'll hear you. speak a little bit Anyway, it's Myeongjin. Myungjin!”

"Ah Okay."

You wouldn't have heard it in the past, but now it's stuck in your ears as if you were talking right next to it.

Moreover, there was a bit of bitter laughter in the conversation.

Because it was the first time I knew now that the actions I had been struggling with in my own way were only seen as ordinary people's cosplay.

First of all, I am not going to say that the action is not common cosplay, so I just kept moving and moved to the class that will start the second semester.

And my gaze was directed towards the window, but at the very front.

It is true that being by the window is the seat with the most merit, but the front end had a low preference.

But he always sat there.

Because at that time, I was still obsessed with studying.

But.

bum bum.

This time it was different.

The same window but moved to the far end.

Of course, the most popular seats already had owners.

First of all, when I moved like that, a classmate who had taken a seat first, whose name or face I couldn't remember, glanced at me.

on that look.

“I want to sit here, can I make a concession?”

“……”

A classmate whose face was slightly frowned and at the same time changed into a bubbly expression.

You will have a thousand thoughts.

It's obviously not a big deal on my own, but the place behind me is none other than Myeongjin.

And after about 30 seconds.

that play.

There was no answer.

But I got up from my seat with my backpack.

That is, concessions.

However, not saying anything would certainly be a last resort.

It's as if you're yielding to Myungjin instead of yielding to me with the name Hong Jooyoung.

Still, I had no complaints because I was given a seat first.

And even though he received the attention of all his classmates at such a sight, he didn't care.

You'll get more attention in the future.

Anyway, that's how the second semester started.

Since it was the beginning of the second semester, I spent more time explaining the method and direction of future classes rather than full-fledged classes.

After a while.

Lunch hour.

No one in my classmates talked to me throughout the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th periods.

Of course, it wasn't sad.

Until now, I myself had hit the wall so no one could approach me.

So, even after arriving at the cafeteria, which was too fancy to exist in the school, he had no choice but to be alone.

But again, I didn't care, I picked the edible one from the buffet-style food and moved to one of the empty seats.

After that, it was time to eat by myself.

dump.

Someone sat in front of me.

Of course, I knew immediately that someone was coming towards me.

I didn't know you would sit in front of me.

“From the first day of the second semester, eating alone is lonely. is not it?"

“Is it Kim… Cheol-min? Daesung right?”

“……”

There were five groups that I could count on in Korea.

The first is the immovable one-tower, the future.

Next, Myeongjin, Daesung, and Gusan were occupied.

Lastly, there was Daeyou, who was barely doing pull-ups in the five major groups.

However, if we dig deeper, Myeongjin, Daesung, and Gusan were too close to make it into the 3rd group except for Mirae, but it was not good enough to be the 4th group.

Kim Chul-min sitting in front of me is the direct descendant of that Daesung.

friend and rival.

Of course, they wouldn't think of me as a friend.

Not even a rival.

And to my question.

"young. Maybe it was because he ate a lot during vacation, so his height and body grew a bit, so his liver also grew.”

Of course, no matter how much I was rumored to be a shame and flaw of Myung-jin, no one quarreled with me or insulted me openly.

Even if it was true that it was a shame and a flaw of Myungjin, it was because he did not put me out there.

In other words, I am still within the fence of Myeongjin.

But if it was Daesung’s direct line in front of him, it was enough to say something like that.

Because Daesung is never defeated by Myungjin.

“Heh heh.”

In an instant, laughter broke out.

I've heard worse swear words than that from the Sierra Leone rebels and those who were first dispatched from De Beers, but it was the first time I saw them, and now I've heard them from people I've known for a long time.

“Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

He seemed quite angry when I acted differently than before, who thought he was below him.

But even that was funny.

therefore.

“Isn’t there just one reason to smile? Of course it's funny and it makes me laugh. It's been a long time. Hearing that from someone with an acquaintance.”

When I called my past self, the word “hero” was not enough.

The hope of the earth No, I was the one who was even called a god from there.

Even before ‘Revival Legend’ became a reality, no matter how high he was, he bowed his head in front of me.

Sometimes I even prayed for my hand to heal.

of course.

bang!

“Did this bastard go insane!”

No one knew about it, so Kim Chul-min slammed the table with his fist and looked at me and shouted loudly.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to me and Kim Chul-min.

Perhaps Kim Chul-min did it on purpose.

Because there was nothing I was more afraid of than getting everyone's attention.

So, if I were the original country, I would immediately bow my head straight up and be restless as if I was looking for a mouse hole.

However.

slap.

He relaxed his hands as much as possible and threw a slap on Kim Chul-min's cheek.

If you hit it with great force, it won't rip off your cheeks, but rather rotate your neck 360 degrees.

at the same time.

“Didn’t you learn that it’s not about making a lot of noise while eating?”

“……”

Kim Chul-min makes an absurd expression for a moment.

But he ignored it and took it to eat with a fork in the pulled salad on the plate.

“This… you crazy bastard!”

bang.

This time, with the other cheek, he gave it a little more force and blew a slap.

However, even with a little more force, the body fell sideways.

The cheeks swelled up.

and on that look.

"Shh! I'm also wary that when I eat, I don't just eat, I have to talk about various things, but you're too noisy. Let’s be respectful.”hooked.

At the same time as he said that, he used his fork again and swallowed the food.

At the same time, he looked up and met someone's gaze.

fuck.

smiled a little

Because it was the light purple that his eyes met.

***

That night.

Cheongdam-dong, Seoul.

I had dinner with my dad, mom, older brother, and older sister.

And to some extent at the end of the meal.

“Fight?”

Dad spoke first.

OK.

"what? Jooyoung had a fight at school? no way..."

My sister was very surprised.

Of course my mother too.

She will, indeed.

Let alone a fight, I've never even quarreled with anyone.

However.

nod nod.

He just nodded his head slightly.

at the same time.

“Did that get into your ears? Well... I don't think it's that big of a deal. I think a lot of people have nothing to do.”

It was literally absurd.

And in my words.

"Well done."

Dad gave me a single word that he did well.

Of course, after that, my mother and my sister told me to say what I was doing, but I didn't really open my mouth.

Because I don't need to say it again.

***

At that time, Daesung Chairman Kim Jung-hwan's mansion.

“Ugh! What if you endure it? Aren't you supposed to hold on to the same thing!"

“It was my grandfather. We have to show the generosity of the strong.”

"you idiot. That's when you have the upper hand. What kind of magnanimity is the strong man's magnanimity!"

“But… if anything goes bad with Myung-jin…”

"you idiot! Do you think the relationship between Daesung and Myungjin will deteriorate due to your fight? A fight between kids?”

“……”

Kim Chul-min frowned at his grandfather's words and lowered his head.

because it was embarrassing

Then he lifted his head and opened his mouth again.

“Then go to school tomorrow and properly care for Hong Jooyoung...”

"late. Hey. If you use your hands tomorrow, children's fights will become adults' fights. yesterday! Should have finished yesterday. ttttttttttttttttttttttttttt He's a guy I've been looking forward to, but is this guy a kid after all?"

“……”

Chul-min Kim grinds his teeth, thinking of Hong Jooyoung at the sight of his grandfather kicking his tongue at him.

Because it was Hong Jooyoung who made him go through something he didn't want to go through.

And then I heard my grandfather's voice.

“How is your relationship with Yeon-Bora?”

“Look? Good. A lot.”

"okay. good job If you are a yearbook, if you weave it, then Daesung is yours. Of course, the future that will become one with Daesung. And if you do that, you can break free from the boundaries of Korea and become the head of a global company.”

"Yes! Do not worry. grandfather! I will definitely make Daesung like that.”

end

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