Chapter 5 (1/2)

Legend of Legend – Chapter 5

Posted on June 16, 2016

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Awaken

Lee-joonhyuk went to the hospital emergency room, and he was able to return home after receiving 30 st.i.tches to his wounded leg. This was the biggest wound he had received in his life.

Lee-joonhyuk got off the subway, and he started heading home. From force of habit, he checked the convenience store. As he looked in, Lee-joonhyuk’s eyes widened slightly.

It was, because s.h.i.+n-soyun, who only works in the morning, was manning the counter. Lee-joonhyuk went inside with happiness in his heart.

“Welcome.”

s.h.i.+n-soyun’s eyes became round as she reflexively bowed her head.

“Are you ok?”

Lee-joonhyuk had rolled up his blood-soaked pants, and his leg was wound with bandages. At a glance, the wound looked serious, so s.h.i.+n-soyun had no choice, but to ask in concern.

Lee-joonhyuk spoke as he scratched his head.

“I rode a bus today, and it got into an accident.”

s.h.i.+n-soyun came out from behind the counter, and she queried as she looked him up and down.

“Are you coming back from the hospital?”

“Yes. The insurance is taking care of everything, so I can use the hospital as much as I want.”

“Still, I’m glad you are fine, and that you aren’t severely injured.”

“It feels good since you are worried about me.”

s.h.i.+n-soyun’s face turned slightly red, and she returned to the counter. Lee-joonhyuk secretly smiled as he picked two cans of beer from the fridge.

He chose shrimp chips for a side dish. When he put the items on the counter, s.h.i.+n-soyun frowned a little bit.

“You are going to drink alcohol?”

“I failed to stick my interview.”

s.h.i.+n-soyun stepped out from the counter, and she put the beers back into the refrigerator. Then she brought back a can of cider. s.h.i.+n-soyun charged the shrimp chips, then she put it in a bag with the cider.

“Since you are injured, you probably took some antibiotics yet you are trying to drink alcohol? Just drink the cider. It is carbonated like the beer, so it should be fine.”

s.h.i.+n-soyun was worried about him, so she packed the cider for him. Lee-joonhyuk couldn’t tell her a beer wasn’t just another carbonated drink.

“Then charge the cider too.”

“Think of it as a consoling beverage as you drink it.”

Lee-joonhyuk scratched his head at those words, then he slightly bowed his head.

“Thank you. I’ll leave now.”

As Lee-joonhyuk was about to leave with the bag, s.h.i.+n-soyool called after him.

“Please wait.”

When Lee-joonhyuk turned back, s.h.i.+n-soyool smiled as her cheeks dimpled.

“Cheer up. Next time, you’ll definitely stick.”

Lee-joonhwan smiled brightly at those words. He had thought everything had gone wrong today, but his heart became warm at her encouragement.

“Thank you. If I stick next time, I’ll buy you a banana milk, and a triangle kimbab.” (TLN: onigiri)

“I’ll looked forward to it.”

Lee-joonhyuk left the convenience store in a happy mood. He limped toward his rented room. When he opened the door to his rented room, he felt a coldness inside his room.

“Whew.”

He let out a long sigh then he went inside his room. He turned on the light. It was an uninviting room. He had organized it in the morning, so it was still clean. Lee-joonhyuk smirked as he changed his cloth. The insurance covered the wounds he received, but the insurance didn’t cover the ripped cloths. Lee-joonhyuk wore a t-s.h.i.+rt and shorts for comfort then he sat on the floor of his room. He opened the cider’s tab, then he turned on the television.

At that moment, the news was on. Moreover, the news was showing Lee-joonhyuk rescuing the grandpa from the bus accident.

“Ppoo.” (TLN: sfx spitting out cider)

He had rescued the grandpas, but he hadn’t expect it to be on the news. He guessed it was one of the bigger accidents that happened today.

Soon, the people who were being interviewed was shown. One of the people being interviewed was Park-chulho.

“Lee-hoonhyuk. Are you seeing this?”

He wondered what that man would say. Park-chulho spoke as he gave a thumbs up.

“You were splendid.”

Somehow, he felt a bit embarra.s.sed so he scratched his head. He pulled out a tissue, and he bent over to wipe the cider off his body. Then suddenly the world turned dark.

Boom.

He heard a faint sound, but Lee-joonhyuk couldn’t open his eyes when a bright light washed over him. Even though his eyes were closed, the light seared into his retina. It felt like his eyes were burning.

“Ahhhhhhhk!”

While screaming, Lee-joonhyuk finally lost the connection to his consciousness.

How long has it been?

Lee-joonhyuk didn’t feel the light that seemed to burn his retina, so he covered his eyes with his hands. Then he slowly opened his eyes, and he peeked through his splayed fingers. Then he checked his surrounding.

“What is this?”

It was a strange s.p.a.ce. When he raised his body, Lee-joonhyuk saw a dome shaped room that was slightly bigger than his own. The room was awash with a soft white light. As he looked around the room, Lee-joonhyuk touched his body.

“Huh?”

Lee-joonhyuk was wearing an armor he had never seen before. It was an armor one might see in a fantasy movie. When he heard the armor clank, he stood up in shock.

Moreover, he found out one more surprising fact.

“My wounds are all healed?”