As soon as Jeongju heard that Lee Juyeol was in the hospital, he looked at Jaegyeom with a white face. What appeared on his face was absurdity and betrayal. He dragged Jaegyeom to a corner of the main building.
“Are you crazy?”
As soon as the eyes watching them disappeared, Jeongju grabbed Jaegyeom by the shoulder and shook him like before.
“What?”
“He is human. That’s just an ordinary young human!”
“What about it?”
“But if you beat him hollow like that… !”
Jeongju grabbed his forehead, unable to speak. He had no idea that he would fight back and forth against an ordinary young human. He expected that there might be a fight because of his sharp personality, but when he thought of Jaegyeom’s usual spiritless demeanor, he thought that he would endure getting beaten up a few times, even if it was annoying to deal with.
“Did you throw a chair or something?”
“No. I only used my fist.”
“Jaegyeom. I’m really asking just in case.”
“What.”
Jeongju asked in a trembling voice.
“You didn’t actually… use spiritual energy in your fist, did you?”
Jaegyeom scratched his cheek and lowered his gaze.
“Just once. I accidentally did it without realizing.”
“…”
You crazy bastard…
Jeongju buried his head with his arm leaning against the wall on one side.
This morning, the classroom scenery of the year 2 class 3 was, in a word, a mess. As soon as he entered the classroom, Jaegyeom punched Lee Juyeol without even putting down his bag. Lee Juyeol, who was unexpectedly hit in the face, fell down along with the desk, and the children nearby ran out into the hallway before they got caught up in the fight. Lee Juyeol clutched his face and rolled across the floor. Jaegyeom patted his palms and put the bag down.
And he started beating more seriously.
‘This bastard! You should get a beating, you son of a bitch.’
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The dean went on a rampage and shouted a lion’s roar at Jaegyeom and Lee Juyeol. When asked who hit him first, Jaegyeom and Lee Juyeol happily pointed at each other. Jaegyeom talked about being hit by a soccer ball a few days ago, and Lee Juyeol about being hit by his fist just now. In a boys’ high school, this kind of thing often happened. Until then, the dean did not think much of the fight between the two.
It was when Lee Juyeol complained of pain in his nose and chest that he felt that the situation was taking a rather unusual turn. Even as time passed, his nosebleeds did not stop. He sterilized his wounds in the infirmary and stuffed cotton into his nose, but the cotton quickly became wet with nosebleeds. Jaegyeom, who was observing the atmosphere, also quietly muttered that his cheekbones were hurting, and his lips were sore. First, both people’s parents were contacted.
The first to come running was Lee Juyeol’s mother. As soon as she saw her precious son’s beaten face, she screamed. Looking closely, Lee Juyeol’s nose was slightly crooked. His mother called her husband who was at the company right away. Her husband left halfway and ran to school in a hurry. She immediately drove his car to the hospital with their son.
In the meantime, Lee Juyeol’s father waited for Jaegyeom’s parents, ready to lash out.
‘Just wait for the X-ray results! My son’s nose is crooked. His nose! If there’s even a crack in his ribs or nose, I’m not going to let you guys go. Alright? I’m gonna call the newspaper, the broadcasting station, see who’s going to be on TV, huh? I will expose everything. Just think that your good times are over because of your proud nephew.’
Jeongju repeatedly bowed down to apologize to the parents who were enraged. Meanwhile, Jaegyeom carefreely said,
‘Hey, uncle. I know because I have broken my nose several times in my life. It heals quickly anyway.’
Before he could finish, his foot was stomped on by Jeongju without a sound. There were various ways to pour oil into a burning house. Lee Juyeol’s father grabbed him by the back of his neck and was on the verge of fainting, while Jeongju lowered his head with a white face. ‘I’m really sorry. My nephew hasn’t adjusted to school life yet, so I should have taken good care of him, but everything is due to my negligence…’
‘I will take responsibility for the hospital bills and compensate all of them. Excuse me, but could you tell me which hospital Juyeol is in? It may sound shameless, but I want to see Juyeol’s current condition with my own eyes. I will go to the hospital right now and formally apologize to Juyeol.’
From the outside, Jaegyeom and Lee Juyeol could be seen as evenly matched. Both of them were bruised and bloodied, so at first glance they could be seen as both sides. However, the problem was that Jaegyeom used spiritual energy on his fist. Jaegyeom had said ‘slightly’, but if he hit it with spiritual energy, it would leave a much stronger internal wound than if he just hit with his bare fist.
As long as he was hit with energy, it was highly likely that Lee Juyeol’s nose was broken or his ribs were cracked, as the parents said. It was clear that the matter would be a lot worse than he thought. To make matters worse, Jeongju’s fame as a celebrity, which he was always proud of, became dangerous. Given the behavior of the eccentric parents, it was clear that they were going to nitpick somehow. He was the trigger. It was only natural that attention would be drawn to the side that suffered much greater damage, no matter what.
Jeongju took out his car keys with a grim face. He didn’t have time to be like this. He had to fix it in time just in case.. He had a lot of work to do because of his old nephew, who did not share a drop of blood with him.
“I didn’t do anything wrong. He did it first.”
At that time, Jaegyeom opened his mouth in a grum tone.
“Please, Jaegyeom-ah. Can’t you just appease that temper?”
“What did I do? I returned what he did, no more, no less.”
“Are you the same as him? No matter how wrong he was! He’s a young, weak, normal human being!”
“…”
Finally, the corner of Jaegyeom’s eyes narrowed.
“Then me?”
“What?”
“Then what am I?”
“You’re…”
Jeongju, who was momentarily speechless, trailed off.
“We can talk about it later. I have to go to the hospital right now.”
“Are you going to the hospital and come home?”
“Yeah, so Jaegyeom, you go home after school later. And…”
Jeongju hesitated for a moment and hesitated to speak, but he muttered as calmly as possible.
“I’m going to take Mesani to the hospital too, just know that.”
“What?”
As expected, Jaegyeom’s expression became serious immediately.
“Why is Mesani going there?”
“Why? It would be a big deal if he really broke his nose.”
“There is a doctor in the hospital. Tell the doctor to fix it.”
Jeongju pressed his temples, as if he was in pain.
“Jaegyeom-ah, I’m not in a position to fight with you right now. There is no time!”
“Don’t be ridiculous. Who are you to take Mesani?”
“Jaegyeom.”
“What? Mesan is a divine being. Because of that bastard, why should Mesani…”
“Are you asking because you don’t know that? It’s all because of you!”
As Jeongju cried out in tears, Jaegyeom shut his mouth.
“…”
Oops. Jeongju seemed startled even after saying it himself. A brief silence passed between the two. Jaegyeom glared at Jeongju without blinking an eye throughout the rather long silence.
“That, no. I mean. Jaegyeom, I mean…”
Jaegyeom turned away as if he would no longer listen to Jeongju.
“Forget it. Go.”
Turning around with a short reply, his shoulders were strangely drooping.
***
Mesani walked to the front door scratching his head, which had become a magpie house during the night. He put on his shoes and went straight out into the yard. The tranquil backyard, shrouded in the morning mist, was filled with leafy trees, flowers, and vibrant plants. To others, it would just look like a well-kept garden, but to Mesani, it was like an appetizing table of food.
Mesani sang a pleasant hum, ninanina.
“Violet? Uhm… Iris? Or a yew tree?”
After a moment’s hesitation, Mesani walked with a hop. This will have to do for today. Having made up his mind, he approached a large camellia tree with round leaves. He reached out and carefully grabbed a nearby leaf. Drops of clear, clear morning dew were on the broad leaves. Mesani pursed his lips and ate the rolling dew.
Fresh and fragrant dew, which received the energy of the mountain, was a precious meal for Mesan. Sometimes he would follow Jeongju and Jaegyeom and eat human food like snacks or rice, but they were more of incidental snacks. Mesani was an existence that could not live without the spirit of the mountain and the morning dew. When he was separated from the mountain for a long time, his energy gradually weakened and eventually he completely lost his vitality.
It was the fate of beings born of the mountains and destined to protect them.
Mesani diligently rummaged through the leaves. It was difficult in many ways if he did not take the morning dew periodically. Because without the dew, it would be difficult to maintain his human form, and the whole body would lose strength and become insignificant. After spending a long time in human form, it was awkward to be in his true form. He always had to be in a strong state to protect the lord.
Mesani ate the sweet dew endlessly. From far beyond the foot of the mountain, he heard the magpie’s cry. Would there be a welcomed guest today? Mesani licked his lips. After quenching his throat for a while, he entered the house. Returning to the cozy bed, he laid on the bedding again. The morning sleep that followed his hearty meal was sweet.
And at noon, a very welcome visitor arrived.
Mesani, who was sitting on the floor and chatting with the mountain birds, ran across the yard in a huff as soon as he heard the sound of the gate opening. Had it been half a day since he saw him off to school? At first, he only thought that Jaegyeom came home earlier than usual. However, it was Jeongju, not Jaegyeom, who opened the gate and entered. Jeongju, who hadn’t seen him in a long time, had sweat all over his face.
At his surprise appearance, the excited Mesani ran to him and opened his arms. It was because he thought that Jeongju would lift him up high into the sky and welcome him into his arms as he always did. As expected, Jeongju picked up Mesani at once. And…
He kicked the gate open with his foot and ran out like the wind.
“Uh, uh? Jeongju? Where are we going now?”
Startled, Mesani clung to Jeongju’s arms. As soon as Jeongju arrived at the van parked nearby, he opened the passenger side door and sat Mesani down. He fastened his seat belt tightly with his hands. They must not let Lee Juyeol get a diagnosis. It was urgent in order to arrive at the hospital on time.
Jeongju stepped on the accelerator with a grim face.
“Mesan-ah. You should become the best doctor in the world.”
Thank you!
After hearing about the parents, it makes even more sense why the brat is how he is. His parents obv spoil him n didnt teach him properly like they are advising jy of. Talk about pot callin kettle black. At least the punk likely wont bother our poor mc anymore after that beating.
Thank you for the chapter!