Chapter 338: The Valhalla Kingdom in an Extremely Dangerous Situation (1/2)
Kang Chul-In tossed his hospital clothing aside and looked for Park Sun-Ja. Yes, he had to see his mother before leaving for battle. He was about to rescue Pangaea and Earth at the same time. He would be a bad son if he didn’t say farewell to his mother before progressing with such important business.
Kang Chul-In was able to find Park Sun-Ja on the rooftop of the hospital.
“Mother.”
“S-Son?”
Park Sun-Ja quickly wiped her tears.
As I expected.
Kang Chul-In knew that she was going to be on the rooftop. She had done this back then, too. When his father had suffered from the traffic accident, Park Sun-Ja came up to the rooftop to cry alone.
“W-Why are you here… you’re not exactly in the best condition to…”
“I’m fine.”
Kang Chul-In spread his arms wide apart as if to prove it.
“Son…”
“As you already know… I’m not an ordinary human. This kind of injury means nothing…”
“Is that something you should be saying to your mom?”
“...!”
“Goodness!”
Park Sun-Ja trembled with frustration. This was the mind of a mother. No matter how strong one’s child was, if they were injured to the point that they had to be bedridden, parents would feel like their own bone and flesh were being taken apart.
“I can’t believe you!”
“I-I apologize…”
“You’re the same!”
“Pardon?”
“You’re the same as your father.”
“Ah!?”
Kang Chul-In realized what Park Sun-Ja was saying. A forgotten memory popped up.
“Ah! It hurts!”
“H-Honey…!”
“Don’t worry too much. I’m not even that hurt, so what’s with the fuss?”
“I-Is that something you should be saying right now? You could die at any moment! It’s a miracle you’re awake right now!”
“Hahahaha~! Do you think this Kang Han will die from this? Don’t worry. I’ll be up and about soon. I can get through this with some food…”
“H-Honey!”
That was Kang Chul-In’s father, Kang Han’s, end. He had acted tough until the end and hadn’t been able to leave any sincere last words behind.
“Kek…!” Kang Chul-In laughed. “S-Sorry… mother…”
He shouldn’t have laughed. Thinking of his father’s end and laughing?
He was so fiery… thinking about it now… gosh… he was so foolish.
How could a person act so tough before they died?
“Keek…!”
Park Sun-Ja must’ve remembered it too because it seemed like she was trying to hold in her laughter.
“Son.”
“Yes, mother.”
“Dad seems foolish, huh?”
“N-No…”
“Come on~!”
“R-Really…”
“Don’t lie.”
“S-Sorry…”
Park Sun-Ja smiled. “Your father was like that.”
“Yes…”
“I see.”
“Do you know what your father said back then?”
“Hm?”
“He said some medicine would do the trick.”
Shock filled Kang Chul-In’s face.
What kind of ridiculous…!
It didn’t make sense no matter how much he thought about it. If a person was bit by a shark, they should immediately go to the hospital, but his father wanted to put some medicine on it and call it a day?
Was it that scar?
Kang Chul-In had seen a scar when he was young.
And…
“Son! Look!”
“What’s this? Did you get hurt?”
“This is…”
“Yes?”
“A scar that I got when I was younger from fighting a shark!”
“R-Really!?”
“Of course!”
“T-Then, who won?”
“Of course I won!”
“Wow…!”
“That shark swam away so fast his fin almost fell off!”
“You’re so amazing, dad…!”
“Right? I’m strong, huh?”
“Yeah!”
“Hahahaha~!”
His father had put him on his knee and bragged about the “fight” with the shark.
“...”
Kang Chul-In was speechless for a moment.
Gosh.
Looking back at it now, it wasn’t something a good son should say, but…
He was an extreme fool.
There was no denying the fact that Kang Han was a fool beyond anyone’s imagination.
“Do you know what your father said back then? He said that kind of injury was nothing for a man. He was so stubborn that we took care of it with some medicine… two days later, he fainted from excessive bleeding. I can’t believe him. Goodness!”
“...”
“He always went on about what a “man” was. He said it was okay to get hurt because he was a man. My son isn’t that foolish, but… it seems you’re a bit similar, no?”
“Ahem…!”
Kang Chul-In coughed and looked away.
“Please.” Park Sun-Ja pleaded Kang Chul-In. “Everything is fine. I won’t ask you what you do outside. You’re an adult, and the king of a land.”
“Yes, ma’am…”
“But I can’t forgive you for getting hurt. Don’t be foolish like your father. Understood?”
“Understood.”
“This hole in my heart is enough with just the one your father left behind.”
Kang Chul-In couldn’t say anything at the words that kept on pricking his conscience. He knew how much his mother had suffered after his father passed away. South Korea was a horrible place for a woman to raise a child alone.
“Understood, son?”
“Yes, mother.” Kang Chul-In nodded. “That won’t happen.”