Chapter 76 (1/2)

Episode 76

Jin Chang-hoon chose to keep himself busy with hospital work.

He couldn’t imagine why Sung-wook would even call him down to the building’s basement. However, when he finally reached the training room in the basement, his jaw dropped.

“You…” his eyes were wide open in shock.

“How do I look?” Sung-wook asked innocently.

“You crazy bastard!” He immediately ran to Sung-wook and supported his friend’s body.

Sung-wook’s complexion looked very pale.

“You damn bastard! Why don’t you just cut off your wrists if you wanted to kill yourself?”

He couldn’t help but get upset, immediately going to check Sung-wook’s limbs. Blood vessels were protruding his body.

“Come on, it’s not that bad,” Sung-wook reasoned.

Fortunately, it seemed that he only suffered from a temporary shock.

“It’s been four years since I’ve been in this shape. Getting sick for a day is not bad at all.”

Sung-wook took out a pill with his trembling hands and swallowed it.

Jin Chang-hoon found this absurd.

“Why are you doing this? You said you’ve moved on? You’ve already been an instructor, an agent, but in the end…”

“I promised him,” Sung-wook cut him off.

At this, Jin Chang-hoon fell silent. He knew who made Sung-wook promise.

Yoo-seong.

Nonsense, Jin Chang-hoon thought. He was a doctor.

If there was any way to fix broken veins, he would have done it for Sung-wook already.

Although he wasn’t considered the best in the industry, he was still among the elite ones.

He had squeezed everything he could grab his hands on to try helping Sung-wook. His bookshelf at the Hospital Director’s office was full of various studies related to the recovery of fine veins.

In short, there was simply no way.

“It’s not that I don’t believe Yoo-seong,” Jin Chang-hoon lied. “But you can only focus on training your body.”

“I’ve been doing it,” Sung-wook replied to him.

Since Yoo-seong had left, Sung-wook had trained hard to restore his physical condition back to what it was four years ago.

“But I still have a lot of time left every day. I can’t just warm up and play around,” Sung-wook explained.

“Play around?” Jin Chang-hoon snorted at this. The training Sung-wook did daily was harsher than even those in active duty had gone through.

However, it was still natural to have time left after training. The problem was only Sung-wook’s body was exhausted.

The fire that Yoo-seong had revived never left Sung-wook’s eyes.

He wanted to prove that his abilities had not been lost. They had just been repressed all these years. After watching the broadcast a few days ago, it was as if oil was poured over the already blazing fire.

It was a live broadcast from China.

Lee Hwi-min didn’t think Yoo-seong would appear in the Dive briefing. That was why he had handed over the broadcasting rights to everyone, even to public broadcasts overseas.

He wanted to embarrass Yoo-seong not only in China, but also in his homeland.

However, Yoo-seong had showed up.

He remembered Yoo-seong’s firm face as he declared that he’s participating in the Dive.

Yoo-seong ended up burying Lee Hwi-min in the very trap that was made for him.

In Korea, there was a heated debate over Yoo-seong’s appearance at the briefing event.

What kind of activities would be assigned to him?

What was the Tech he used to overpower a former Ship Zone hunter?

How did Yoo-seong get that Tech?

The social networks were buzzing with opinions and more questions about Yoo-seong.

-Oh Yoo-seong VS Lee Jae-hak: Who’s better?

-Honestly, if Yoo-seong was back in Korea, he would take first place in the rankings.

Even the patients who had come to Jin Chang-hoon’s hospital asked him if he was indeed Yoo-seong’s doctor. Jin Chang-hoon also felt unspeakable pride.

Sung-wook removed Jin Chang-hoon’s hand and struggled to stand without help.

“There is no one who has his back. He’s all alone there.” Sung-wook said in a low voice.

“But he’s doing such a great job,” Jin Chang-hoon tried to reassure him.

“No,” Sung-wook’s voice was firm. “We only see his success. He must have gone through unknown difficulties to achieve that.”

“So, I can’t stay here and wait around,” he added resolutely.

Jin Chang-hoon was silent.

“By the way…” Sung-wook tried to break the ice. “How do I look? I’ve asked you earlier.”

Jin Chang-hoon shook his head and smiled. “Like a madman,” he teased his friend.

As he did, he prayed earnestly.

‘May Yoo-seong find the miracle he promised Sung-wook.’

‘He has to.’

***

Yoo-seong watched the briefing video once again.

‘No matter how many times I listen to it,’ he thought. ‘It sounds like it was just for show.’

Lee Hwi-min’s voice flowed out of the tablet PC.

-With this operation, we will find out the root cause of the undetected rift. A complete defense of the country and the safety of the people…

Any hunter would recognize the problem right away.

‘There is no definite purpose for this Dive. If there is, Lee Hwi-min does not say it.’