Volume 39 Chapter 8 (1/2)

8) Treasures of the Sea

Lee Hyun checked every corner of his house

“A lot of construction techniques in South Korea is clearly insufficient We need innovation in the construction industry”

As ti older

Rain would leak, ould decrease heating efficiency in winter and electrical devices would malfunction In order to live in the house, it was required to periodically apply waterproof paint and check it once a year

“A house built 700 years ago needs to be maintained to preserve the history and tradition This level of technique, tsk tsk”

Lee Hyun thought that the construction industry was too lazy It was only interested in driving up the prices of the land so they recklessly sold it

The house should be made of new materials that kept it warround water supply, its own electricity production and devices that automatically removed harmful dust The house should autoreenhouse would be nice for those who preferred organic yards

“A house shouldn’t just be built with cerumbled yet there was a rotten smile on his face

He looked at the small repairs around his house with joy There was a fresh coat of paint on his gate and a new bench made out of wood

“This year I should plant pear and apple trees If I plant it now then I can get value for the fruits later”

Despite receiving plenty of incentives and bonuses for the ratings fro stations, he was still strict about spending Lee Hyun was already rich when looking at the considerable as!

The bank staff would periodically call hi Weed was pleased whenever he received a phone call froer

-Customer-nim, this is a special sale so if you buy the product then you can get a prime rate

Prime rate!

“Let’s see In recent years I’ve obtained a bit of money but… Well, shouldn’t I check if it works before spending?”

The change co from debt collectors

‘This is an area that I’ himeat’s empty bowl

“I’ve been busy so I didn’t take care of this properly Well, it has still been eating well”

The wall between his yard and Seo-yoon’s had been torn down Lee Hyun had faith that she wouldn’t do anything bad Another reason was that she wouldn’t have any desire to take things froo and sit on the porch of Seo-yoon’s house for a aze and fed the dog!

Lee Hyun felt the charht differently after seeing Seo-yoon feed the greedy Dog plump as it enjoyed its life

“I have hot rice leftover from breakfast that I specifically saved for you Here! Eat a lot”

Lee Hyun gave Dog rice and filled its water It was a bowl of rice topped with pork and so back down It didn’t bat an eye because Seo-yoon had fed it excellent glazed lamb from Australia

Lee Hyun’s eyes tre shouldn’t refuse to eat rice”

He firoing anywhere If you don’t eat then you will starve I’ve applied sesalossy and ss”

He spend a relaxing hour harassing Dogmeat’s neck

Then Lee Hyun looked at Seo-yoon who had coht I a its owner as it saw Seo-yoon The dog’s loyalty was high and Seo-yoon always took care of it

Bark, bark bark!

Dogmeat went crazy as it couldn’t jump towards her due to the leash Then it lay down and showed its charm!

Lee Hyun stared at it with cold eyes

“Dogs these days…”

Now he had raised Dogmeat for 2 years Lee Hyun vowed to take meat on its leash

Lee Hyun and Seo-yoon sat on chairs in the yard as the midday sun shone on them

Seo-yoon asked in a clear voice

“Did you sleep well?”

“Yes”

“Little sister?”

“She went to the library”

Seo-yoon always cared about Lee Hye-yeon She was Lee Hyun’s sister and a potential sister-in-law in the future

Lee Hyun hesitated for ahis mouth

“Then…ask me for a favour”

“A favour?”

“You helped me out on ive Seo-yoon so quest He couldn’t just have hisin return He had promised to pay Seo-yoon back for all the effort she put into this quest!

‘I suppose it will be money She will ask for money Money No money’

Seo-yoon’s face beca Lee Hyun’s face also turned red

‘I need to think of everything in advance Indeed,in this world is influenced by

“Date”

“Huh?”

“You ht be busy but I want a date”

Seo-yoon wanted to leave the house with Lee Hyun

‘Leaving the house requires money…what should I do?’

Of course he didn’t have a plan He was seriously agonizing over it

“Where do you want to go?”

“I don’t care But anywhere is fine”

“Hr!

When looking at dramas, many of the heroes were rich The tall and handsoirlfriend to a departs and clothes Furtheriven before they embraced

‘Movies and dramas should end there They are fictional stories Scenes like that would never occur in reality so there should be subtitles stating that’

Seo-yoon was the daughter of a tycoon so the reality was daunting

There were o to a hotel restaurant but were forced to eat gimbap from a convenience store

Lee Hyun released his breath and asked

“Are you hungry?”

“A little bit”

“Well, let’s go out for a o?”

“Of course”

“I’ll tell you in advance but it isn’ that expensive”

“I don’t care”

Seo-yoon didn’t feel bad at his words Theyable to eat out with Lee Hyun war next to Lee Hyun

“Then I will specify the myeon!”

“Do you know a place?”

“There isn’t any place that I don’t know in this neighbourhood”

He was visiting a Chinese restaurant after a long tihbourhood had an efficient delivery service and a clean establishment

Lee Hyun went to the Chinese restaurant and was in agony before finally ordering bowls of jajangive ! But this treat beco pressure to eat it”

Hurururup!

Lee Hyun’s mouth was like a vacuu his lips!

In contrast, Seo-yoon ate the jajang while eating Hororororu the jajangmyeon

“Let’s drink coffee I’ll pull it out”

Lee Hyun proudly pulled out so machine in front of the Chinese restaurant that was free for their customers

“Cherish any moment when you can save money Free coffee is the romance of workers In the past, I was really envious of workers”

Seo-yoon tilted her head in confusion

“What?”

“A group can eat at a restaurant, the meal with be paid with their company’s credit card and they can have free coffee on the way out It would be nice to be an old person who can have free meals thanks to the pension”

“……”

Seo-yoon had a sharp pre Lee Hyun’s nature He hardly ever talked about his past It felt a little strange that he was telling a story about his past but she pretended not to notice

“Do you want to go on a hike after eating?”

“Hike?”

“There is a mountain over there!”

Lee Hyun pointed to the mountain that was in the centre of the city The stairs were a bit steep but many citizens climbed to the peak of the mountain to decorate it

Lee Hyun and Seo-yoon climbed up the stairs There were ordinary lovers and people playing rock paper scissors

‘There is no point in playing rock paper scissors because no money can be made’

‘It is okay to slowly climb the stairs’

They leisurely cli the top! On top was a memorial where lovers and visitors would tie locks to the wire mesh

Lee Hyun headed to a location that overlooked the city and said

“In the old days, I would sometimes come to this mountain”

Lee Hyun’s voice was low as he recalled the past

“It wasn’t to observe the scenery or exercise like the others I was just envious”

“Did you envy the people who came to this mountain with their fa a weekday, there werethecotton candy and drinks

However, Lee Hyun’s gaze was turned towards the buildings in this city

“No I just looked down at the city and felt envious”

“……”

“There are oing to work or school and living their dreams Wasn’t I envious of how they lived?”

Lee Hyun had these thoughts while looking at the beautiful night scenery of the city frohts were turned on and sharp even when rain fell so he could assu

He was hit by the rain on the bleakdelicious food in their warm houses

The world was absolutely not equal Despite working hard their whole lives, an old randetables at the s that people naturally experienced in the world were too ood so I was jealous At that moment, I had the idea that I really wanted toa lot of ”

One of his early lessons was that money was needed if he wanted to live

“Every tihts about wanting to live like an ordinary person Now, I’ve achieved my dream to some extent It isn’t a lot for retirement but it is money that I earned”

Tears flowed fro so the sky had darkened Lee Hyun watched the city’s lights turn on as he turned his head Seo-yoon crying next to hiht

‘If this was a dra to I’m not a nice person like a character in a drama I shouldn’t misunderstand the tears Those tears are just filled with pity for ht that he understood Seo-yoon’s tears

‘It is similar to when people who eat rice with silver spoons feel sorry for those eating ooden chopsticks For exa the streets So they cry’

All of a sudden he assumed the worse!

‘This world is money and power She is pretty and has money so ould she like soreat man who is handsome and is educated’

This was the current fear in Lee Hyun’s heart that was associated with Seo-yoon

Unless there were in a position similar to each other, someday she would have no choice but to move on It was fine if he wasn’t fae in hisreally scared him

‘Someday ill be parted daht the sweet and sour pork’

Lee Hyun said bleakly

“Let’s go down”

It was coht when they reached the streets There were people watching aat Seo-yoon

“Look over there Is that a doll or a person?”

“She is i?”

Seo-yoon’s lookson the street Her face and simple yet luxurious clothesher

It was common for the men that saw her to freeze and wonder if she was a dreairlfriends beside theh to ive a kidney transplant

Lee Hyun and Seo-yoon arrived at the street next to their house Itbut this was sometimes called the special course at the end of a short date

“Well, shall we go in?”

“Yes”

“Then I will see you again tomorrow”

“……”

Lee Hyun and Seo-yoon continued standing and looking in each other’s eyes without saying anything

‘The irl’s eyes is at its prettiest It looks like thatso the eyes ell-drawn htly swollen The eyes of the other person was clear and beautiful

Lee Hyun felt soe about this atain?’

Seo-yoon’s eyes and expression didn’t see for it

‘And I saw so the time he had been a statue in Royal Road due to a quest, Seo-yoon had unexpectedly kissed him

Lee Hyun reed in He had always ben curious about whether Seo-yoon kneas that statue or not when she kissed it

That past event suddenly caain today

Seo-yoon closed her eyes

‘A kiss It can’t be Isn’t this strange? Yet the at However, the i the other person’s uous’

Lee Hyun had hts as he looked at Seo-yoon’s face His hts

1there in a static state If a spoon with rice on it floated into their mouths then they would just auto thethe streets

“Hoh, he see in his house every day”

The artificial intelligence ures on the Versailles Continent but the robots and drones meant it could even observe people in real life

“The wind is blowing…”

Then he discovered Seo-yoon walking alongside Lee Hyun

“He came out for a date That female is the one who helped him on the quest Really beautiful She could be called a top notch beauty I don’t knoo-jin felt a deep sense of grief as the two of thely manner and he didn’t even hold her hand as they walked up the stairs to the top of the irlfriend”

A heartfelt laed The atmosphere was ripe when he talked about his hard life on top of the

“T-that du-jin truly couldn’t believe it

Although he was dull, a certain amount of flexibility meant that Lee Hyun would succeed with his love life Yet he acted like they were coers and didn’t even console Seo-yoon when she was crying