The Guide Is Fixing His Regrets

He heard that the hand Tae-Woo crushed has a fairly high position in the Esper Association.
So-Won turned again and looked at the trembling person.
His face was already pale.
He kept glancing at the door and seemed to be wondering whether to run away or not.
So-Won was offended when he saw that earlier, but when he learned the situation, he felt a little sympathy.

Tae-Woo kept his eyes down quietly and kept his mouth shut.
Unlike the man who trembled with fear, his hands were firmly placed on the sides.
So-Won had gone through a terrible thing but was relieved by her appearance.
So-Won suddenly remembered Tae-Woo, who was only looking at the hand held out by the researcher in the guiding examination room.
At that time, he wondered what was wrong, but was it because of the accident?

‘…but he still holds my hand well.’

So-Won coughed softly.
On the day he followed to the gate, he felt ashamed for some reason when he thought of Tae-Woo holding his hand and putting it to his face.
The corners of his mouth twitched, so he bowed his head for a while to manage his expression.

“Are you worried?”

“I’m a little… I’m worried.”

There was no one to eavesdrop on the conversation because everyone was only interested in the presentation.
Of course, no matter what So-Won and Tae-Woo did, they would not notice.

So-Won reached down and grabbed Tae-Woo’s hand.

“Look, I’m fine.
Nothing will happen.”

Then he whispered so that only Tae-Woo could hear it.
Tae-Woo looked at So-Won without a word and answered quietly, “Yes.”

The boring plan for the second half and the announcement of its performance so far continued, and the association finally began talking about So-Won and Tae-Woo.
Although they are being packaged as the world’s first guide with a 100% matching rate from Korea.
They also talked about Tae-Woo’s condition rapidly improving.

Starting that story meant it was soon So-Won’s turn to go out.
So-Won arranged his clothes and swallowed his saliva.
The employee who asked them to attend gave notice in advance and said that the scene of shaking hands with the presenter would be on the news.
Going out on the evening news was too much of a burden compared to going out on the article because it was photographed.
It was for this reason that So-Won paid a lot of attention to his appearance today.

“In that sense, I will award a plaque of appreciation to Esper Kang Tae-Woo.”

Tae-Woo got up first, and So-Won got up from his seat after.
He tried not to show that he is nervous.

Tae-Woo went forward first and received a plaque of appreciation.
The person who handed over the plaque of appreciation was a man who kept glancing at Tae-Woo’s hand and shaking.
He was smiling with the corners of his mouth pulled up forcibly, but his face was very stiff.

Soon his hand trembled and reached out.
Tae-Woo hasn’t even caught it yet, but the shutter sound of reporters began to ring busily.
As if an accident is natural.
So-Won could see paramedics waiting nearby, which he couldn’t see earlier.

When Tae-Woo raised his hand, the shutter sound became faster.
So-Won also watched the scene with nervousness for no reason.

The two held hands for a while and let go.
So-Won was so frustrated that he was unnecessarily nervous.
So-Won then received a bouquet of flowers, shook hands lightly, and took a picture looking at the front together.
By the time he shook hands with the So-Won, the man who had already turned white stumbles.
He went back to his seat with the help of the host.

“See? Nothing happened, right?”

So-Won returned to his seat with Tae-Woo and whispered.
He said that and smiled softly.

Tae-Woo nodded quietly toward the So-Won.

So-Won couldn’t leave right away when he was told that he would take another picture even after the briefing session.
After a short shoot, So-Won tried to get out of the hall right away, but reporters rushed to So-Won and Tae-Woo.

“How does it feel to be a guide for Esper Kang Tae-Woo?”

“How did you feel when you got 100% matching rate with Esper, who is called a monster!”

Even though he could see that they were scared of Tae-Woo, So-Won was puzzled about how they could still ask questions with fierce force.
Tae-Woo was next to him, so they didn’t come close, but they pushed the camera and microphone and didn’t step back.
It seemed like they wouldn’t let me go easily.

“What should I do…”

So-Won was in trouble when he saw a lot of people.
The road to the exit was blocked by a large crowd of reporters.
So-Won thought it would be too much to squeeze in between, so he looked around to see if there was any other way, but there was only one exit that he could see far away.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Tae-Woo suddenly lifted up So-Won.
So-Won hurriedly hugged Tae-Woo’s neck.
So-Won was greatly embarrassed.
Maybe it was the same for reporters, but the surroundings quickly became quiet.
When he looked up and checked them, the reporters who just watched the scene were looking at So-Won and Tae-Woo with their mouths open.

Tae-Woo ignored them and walked with So-Won in his arms.
The reporters who were blocking the road quickly split in half as they were scared when Tae-Woo walked close.
So-Won and Tae-Woo slipped through it.
With the fast-paced shutter sound as the background music.

It was comfortable.
So-Won hasn’t been in touch with anyone for eight years since he became Tae-Woo’s guide, so he felt awkward sharing updates with someone.

[Hey, so you really are Tae-Woo’s guide.
Cheer up.]

[Is this really you???]

It was like that just an hour ago…

He had a lot of friends.
Since he changed to the 30-year-old So-Won, he ignored the calls that came from time to time,

At first, the bell sound was so loud that he changed it to vibration, and then the vibration was so annoying that it faded into silence.
Then this time, the battery was still full and So-Won just turned off his cell phone.

He looked at the screen that turned black and put down his smartphone.
So-Won thought it would be quiet for a day, no, at least until it was on the evening news.
He didn’t expect this to happen as soon as the event was over.
There seemed to be a loud article.
Indeed, the reporters who saw it couldn’t stand it because they showed such a strong appearance when they left.

The vibration went off again.

So-Won was frowning and lifted his smartphone, checked the black screen, and relaxed his expression.
Oh, he just shut down his phone, then it must have been Tae-Woo’s call.

Looking sideways, Tae-Woo was also checking his cell phone, which vibrates.
Soon after, he answered the phone.
Tae-Woo rarely gets a call, so he listened.
So-Won was a little curious about who the other person was.
Tae-Woo was right next to him, so he could hear the conversation well without having to concentrate.

-Hello, Kang Tae-Woo Esper.
This is an emergency call request.

Emergency call?

The unexpected content made So-Won’s eyes bigger.
It was all the more so because he knew that they wouldn’t ask S-class Esper for an emergency call-up unless it was a serious situation.
While So-Won was surprised, the person continued from across the phone.

-The entrance, believed to be an A-class gate, has been opened, and monsters have escaped from the gate and we are having difficulty suppressing it.
The helicopter is on its way to the association, so please move right away.

Come to think of it, it was around this time.

The words reminded So-Won of something.
He remembered that it was a big event in the past.
So-Won who was running away from Tae-Woo was called to guide the association for the first time around.
Tae-Woo’s condition became so bad, he really looked like a monster to So-Won at that time, so So-Won became more scared of him.

“All right.”

His heart ached and hurt because Tae-Woo’s eyes were similar to when he watch him crying and struggling a year ago when So-Won didn’t want to guide him.
All of a sudden, a sense of guilt surged in.
So-Won couldn’t look at Tae-Woo’s face and bowed his head heavily.

“You have to go, right?”

There was a casual melancholy voice.
Tae-Woo also seemed to be looking at his condition for a while, as if he had noticed a change in his tone.

“Yes, I’m sorry.
I don’t think I can take you home today.”

“Me too… I shouldn’t go with you, right?”

“You can’t.”

Tae-Woo answered firmly.
So-Won knew he would say no, but he was just asking because he was wondering if he would take him.
So-Won nodded positively because he knew that if the monster was from an unstable gate protruding outside, it would be dangerous even around it due to earthquakes.