Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 177
EP.177 The story of the past, insider
The military history of the country is accompanied by clothing packets.
The improved clothing packet passed down through two generations was truly a revolutionary invention. A simple, durable garment that wraps your body in an instant if you inject magical energy into it. Soldiers whose food, clothing, and shelter were part of their labor fell in love with the convenience of clothing packets.
However, salons and tailors who were leading the trend at the time did not like the very existence of clothing packets. Although lacking in technology, they had enough money and connections to approach the knights with a box of gold coins.
The effect was clear. Only weeks later, a ban on the use of garment packets was issued across the kingdom. On the surface, the justification was to prevent the extravagance and debauchery of the soldiers, but in fact, it was the result of the knights in power weighing a box of gold coins and the ‘minor’ inconveniences of the soldiers.
In addition, Cheonuimubong received an application for a duel from a mysterious knight, and the successor who would become the 3rd Cheonuimubong was defeated at the end of the duel. without the right to refuse.
If the knight who had received the box of gold coins had survived until now, he would have greatly regretted it.
The coup wasn’t the only thing that happened because of it, but it would have been delayed by a few more years without it.
“…The 2nd generation Cheon Uimubong devoted himself to the military. Thanks to his support for the soldiers both physically and mentally, even while the military was under strain, the soldiers did not stay cold. We are also very grateful for that fact…”
Peto replied with a puzzled expression.
“Still, the holding company issue is an area where we cannot intervene. We are public servants, and we take care of all kinds of chores, including household chores, but the succession of the company is not an area that we can handle.”
Even the girl, who stood tall among strangers, couldn’t hide her dismay at Peto’s words.
“Ha, but I told you to go this way if you want help!”
“Who the hell did that?”
“My friend said that if I went to a host bar, I would be able to carry around the side of a guy who would help me if I was rich and fearless!”
Break up with that friend right away.
The words came halfway out of the mouths of everyone who was listening. As long as you don’t know the inside story yet, it’s taboo to give advice to others’ private lives.
A deeper conversation is after a relationship as deep as that. This is the rule of the public infantryman.
“Hmm. It’s exciting.”
It was then. Hughes, who had rarely been concentrating with his mouth shut, straightened his body with an excited expression as if he had spit it out.
Around the time Peto muttered, “I can’t believe it.”
“senior. I will help.”
The dream came true.
“what? you?”
“He told me to take care of the baby. Well, I must have been relegated. I’ll lend a helping hand to Lady Bakia’s work.”
Hughes confidently stepped forward without the slightest hesitation, as if everything would be resolved if he stepped forward. Cheon Uimubong’s granddaughter’s face brightened.
said Peto, feeling the urge to pluck all his sideburns.
“What are you helping? They say that we are public infantry, but we are no different from host bars!”
“I admit it with my own mouth.”
“Because you have to admit it when you have to admit it! What do we have besides faces and words!”
Sepier’s expression, which had brightened a little after Peto’s words, darkened in real time. Feeling the customer’s displeasure with his entire body, Peto pulled Hughes by the collar and whispered into his ear.
“Let’s get to the subject, Hughes. You and I are, at best, just shiny chaff. In order to protect even this host bar, you have to get down on your knees!”
“So you want to just let it go? The heir to Cheon Uimubong, the best holding company in the military, came to ask for help, but pretended not to know? Is that what a proud soldier of the military would say?”
“We are sad too. But what to do? We are just incompetent laggards! I have neither the ability nor the responsibility to get involved in such a big thing!”
Classifying public and private affairs is a virtue required in all public offices, but public infantry has many times greater duties.
Because the combination of a soldier who can die publicly and a host who can die privately should not exist, the responsibility is greater than expected. It’s because you have to be careful to prevent an enraged officer from coming in with a knife.
Peto, accustomed to that attitude, actively discouraged Hughes. Eventually, Hughes agreed.
“iced coffee. I can’t. then.”
“yes? Good idea…”
Hughes unlocked the packet. With all the decorations falling to the floor, Hughes returned to his simple shirt.
Hughes took off his uniform and handed the uniform packet to Peto.
“I really wanted to say this. I am quitting here from today.”
“Crazy bastard….”
“I am no longer a senior. Don’t be mean to me, Mr. Peto.”
“Really crazy bastard…”
Hughes absentmindedly shoved the packet into Sun Peto’s arms and approached Sepier. Sepier, who was trying to hide his discouragement, looked at the young man who had just approached.
“This is an interesting story. May I help you, Miss Sepier?”
“…thank you. however.”
Until now, he hadn’t noticed because he was wearing a fancy uniform, but Hughes taking off his uniform looked like Sepier’s age, several years older than an adult. Sepier looked at Peto with suspicious eyes and asked.
“Is this man a public infantryman too?”
Peto closed his eyes and replied.
“Not anymore.”
“Are you saying you were right once?”
“It was a pinch hit, but anyway.”
Skinny and tall height unique to a child who has gone through a period of rapid growth. A face that still has a youthful T-shirt. It is a young face that even lacks the word youth.
Sepier looked up and down at Hughes and tilted his head.
“Isn’t it the kid wearing the cool-looking uniform?”
“Puhahahaha! Hey Hughes! I borrowed it from you!”
Peto had a big laugh for the first time this year.
A drowning person wants to hold on to a straw, but if you hold a real straw in front of your eyes, your expression will rot. The current Sepier was just like that.
Sepier looked at Hughes suspiciously, then turned his head away. Whether he knew her feelings or not, Hughes smiled and walked alongside the girl.
“So let me explain it simply.”
Hughes summarized the situation at a glance.
“You mean that other relatives are coveting the position of Lady Sepierre’s successor while the second generation Cheon Uimubong’s chronic illness worsened?”
“…yes. For now.”
“for now?”
Sepier answered while clutching the clothing packet in his hand.
“Currently, the only people in the military who can make Aki avatars are me and my grandmother. When my grandmother corrected me, she taught me and looked after me. But…”
As the second generation Cheon Uimubong’s health deteriorated and he could no longer exert his influence, there was no one left to protect Sepier.
Hughes asked Sepier, who was speechless.
“It is strange. I heard that Aki Avatar is an essential tool for making clothing packets. What would you do if Lady Sepier let go of your hand?”
Sepier hesitated and answered.
“…Unless I want to get rid of Cheonuimubong, I can’t help but make an Aki avatar.”
“aha. No matter how unfair it is, the lady doesn’t want to get rid of the company. He knows that too.”
“Cheonuimubong is a historical clothing store that has been around for a long time. After suffering for a long time, it has recently become successful again, but it is impossible to ruin it just because of my greed.”
“Hmm. What is this?”
Sepier spoke heavily, but Hughes’ response was infinitely light. No matter how much I thought about it, Sepier, who was not reliable, asked quietly.
“…This time I’ll ask you one more time. How old are you?”
“Eighteen.”
“We are only two years apart…”
“I do big things, but age doesn’t really matter.”
“Do you have any plans?”
Instead of answering, Hughes smiled ominously. For an instant, goose bumps ran down Sepier’s spine.
The smile, which looked like a mischievous child who did not know the subject or like a schemer of the century, felt a sense of relief at the same time as an unknown ominous feeling.
I wasn’t relieved because that man was my ally. It’s a relief to know that a man who doesn’t know what the hell he’ll do is at least not an enemy…
“Can you trust me, lady?”
…But, feeling like I’ve lost something here, Sepier gulped and answered.
“no. I just can’t believe it.”
“You are wise. But you have to believe it.”
“Why?”
“Yeah.”
At some point, the two arrived at Cheonui Mubong Headquarters in District 3. A hired security guard was glaring at the main entrance of the headquarters, which occupies an entire seven-story building.
Hughes responded by pointing his finger in that direction.
“It’s all going to happen.”
In place of the second generation Cheon Uimubong, who was bedridden due to old age, Alexey Bakia, acting president who manages the company, was welcoming an unexpected guest.
Hearing what Hughes had to say, he laughed his stomach out at the most delightful news of the year that came at the end of the year.
“Ha ha ha! Like a stupid bitch! I have nowhere else to go, so go find the public infantryman! At best, to those who are nothing more than hosts! A kid is a helpless kid!”
“If you see that he came to the host bar right away without knowing anything… isn’t it rather premature? Heh heh heh!”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! I like you! The way you talk and the way you behave!”
Alexei, who had been laughing for a long time, continued with a fishy smile.
“…and the fact that he came looking for me right away because he was quick-witted.”
Did you say that a small person recognizes a small person? Hughes accepted Alexei’s words with a similar smile.
“As expected, you roughly figured out the whereabouts, right?”
“Ah, of course. This is the only place a little girl who has never set foot in any other area can go… I missed it because I was afraid I might stop by the host bar.”
“But it’s like stepping into a more dangerous place. In a place full of chaffs who have no choice but to eat a bowl of it… hehehehehehehe.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! It’s not even a funny joke!”
“Ke-he-he-he-he-he!”
The two laughed for a long time, resembling each other like a mirror, before moving on to the main topic after a few minutes.
Alexei, who had just been laughing so happily, hardened his expression. Alexei asked Hughes for a fee with a very defensive and regretful face.
“okay. you. What do you want from me?”
“I am the host. To be precise, my job is to talk to women and to distract them so that they don’t dare think of anything else in front of me.”
“Hoo. so?”
There was a positive response in the part of making it disturbing. Recognizing that he had succeeded, Hughes rubbed his hands together and said,
“Wouldn’t it be troublesome for the boss if that little lady was walking around with a splash? In particular, I don’t know where I’ll bounce if I get citizenship registration two years later. Don’t you need someone to keep an eye on you?”
“Are you going to spy on me?”
“Surveillance sounds a bit off-putting and meant that you might need a tutor, boss.”
It was clear that the choice of the word boss, more than anything else, pleased Alexei. Alexei reached out to Hughes with a heartfelt smile that was even more hearty than before.
“I’m counting on you. From today, you are Sepier’s tutor. I don’t go to secondary school because of succession classes, so it must be the godfather’s duty to find a tutor at least!”
Hughes bowed servilely and took his hand. That attitude pleased Alexei even more.
“Please leave it to me. I’ll force you to never think of rebelling again, so I won’t be able to do anything except create Aki Avatar!”
If Sepier had a gun at the time, he would have shot Hughes. Unfortunately, she didn’t have a gun at the time.
Sepier paid the price for easily trusting humans.
A year passed like that.