Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 82:
Chapter 82 - Return (2)
Woojin got off at the shoulder of the road then he caught a taxi .
“Where do you want to go?”
“Sadahng . ”
After he spoke, Woojin sat still as he closed his eyes .
‘From now on… . ’
First, he'll go to his house to see his mother and Sooah, then he'll return to the Dungeons . He had to reach level 70 then he'll be able to calm himself .
Afterwards, he'll find a Reset Dungeon, then he'll obtain the Dimensional Fragment .
He'll find the Dungeon that reacted to him, and he'll form his Dimensional Domain . Then he'll drill a single entrance into Alphen .
Ah, before he did all that, he had to train Sunggoo . Will he also need to pick new Roused to groom?
Woojin was in a state of meditation as he organized the thoughts that kept crowding his mind . Soon, the taxi arrived at the destination, which was in front of his house .
“It'll be $25 . ”
“Huh-uh . That's quite high . ”
“It's a service I am doing with my life on the line . ”
Woojin got what he was saying, but isn't everyone working near a subway station putting their life on the line?
Woojin started searching his pockets, and as if he had just thought about this, he had an embarrassed expression on his face .
Come to think of it, all his possession were inside his trunk, and it was with Minchan .
“I don't have my wallet . ”
“…?”
For a brief moment, the taxi driver's eyelids fluttered . He looked at Woojin with worried eyes . Woojin let out a cheerful laugh .
“Huh huh . Don't worry about it . I'll ask someone to bring some money out . ”
Minchan always carried around money, so Woojin always just carried only his phone around . He was quite fortunate that he had brought his hand phone .
He called his mother .
Ddoo-roo-roo-roo .
It kept ringing and she wasn't picking up the phone . The taxi driver gave him a wary look .
For no reason, Woojin felt startled and anxious . After a long while, his mother answered the phone . When Woojin heard his mother's voice, it was welcoming like much-needed rain in a drought .
[Uh, son . You are back in Korea?]
“Yes . I'm in front of the house, but I don't have the taxi fare . Would you mind coming out for a little bit?”
[Huh? I'm not at home right now . ]
“…… . ”
He hadn't considered such a scenario .
It was still daytime, so Sooah should be at her kindergarten . Moreover, his mother seemed to have gone out . . .
[I think there is money inside the house . . . Why don't you look through the dresser?]
“No . It's all right . I'll just go to the office . . ”
He had planned on going to the office eventually after a brief break .
“Ahjuhshi . Turn the taxi around, then head towards the Sadahng station . ”
“Why do you want to go there?”
“I can give you the money over there . ”
“…… . ”
What was this? Is this some new way to rob a taxi?
The driver looked at Woojin with worry in his eyes . Woojin let out a laugh .
“Do you know who I am, ahjuhshi?”
“How would I know who you are?”
“Huh? People tell me I'm famous now . . . ”
“…… . ”
The suspicion in the taxi driver's eyes increased significantly . Woojin scratched the back of his head . Well, it was an internet society now . If this guy didn't watch the TV or check the trending search words online, he wouldn't know about Woojin .
“Let's just get there first . I'll call someone I know . ”
“Koo-hmmm . ”
The taxi driver still looked at him with suspicion, but after he adjusted his rear-view mirror, he started his car . Woojin called Sunggoo's phone .
Ddo-roo-roo-roo-roo .
[Yes, president . ]
“Uh? Is that Haemin? Why are you answering the phone?”
[Currently, director Hong is clearing the Dungeon, so I'm here to assist him . ]
Even though Woojin was absent, Sunggoo must have been busily clearing the Dungeons .
“Where are you?”
[I'm at the entrance of Hongdae . ]
“Chet . You traveled pretty far . What's Soonghoon doing?”
[Mr . Soong-hoon went to the market to buy the Reinforcement Stones . ]
“Ughh . All right . I'll see you later at the office . ”
[Yes . I'll immediately return to the office after director Hong finishes clearing the Dungeon . ]
“All right . ”
How could he be put in such an awkward situation just because of a couple dozen dollar bills?
Woojin tried calling Jiwon .
Woojin ended the call then he pressed his hand firmly against his temple .
So what if he had tens of millions in his account? He didn't have money he could use right now . Woojin looked through his meager address book, and he automatically smiled when he saw the name .
“It's been a long time since I've seen his face . ”
Woojin pressed the [Real Jaemin] in his address book .
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‘After reading the question, please find the value that doesn't fit . ’
Jaemin was focused on reading his workbook when the vibration made his head turn towards the side . The hand phone he had placed on the corner of his desk was vibrating .
Woooooong .
Jaemin's concentration was broken . He frowned as he looked at the number on the screen .
“Uh? It's Woojin-hyung . ”
It had been awhile since Woojin had contacted him . He was pleased as he quickly picked up the call .
“Hyung . ”
[Uh . Hey, Jaemin . Are you at your house?]
“Uh? How did you know?”
It was the day before his CSAT, so Jaemin had come home early .
[Oh, that 's great . ]
Woojin had been guessing . . . Before Jaemin could ask how he was doing…
[I'm at the convenience store located at the intersection . Bring $50 with you . ]
…Woojin pre-emptively asked for a favor .
“Fifty dollars?”
[Uh . Just come out for a moment, and bring the money . I don't have any money for the taxi fare . ]
“…… . ”
Why did this hyung never change?
He constantly came out on the news when he did something, and he was always the trending search word on the internet . . . He was a millionaire, who had traveled back and forth from the US, on a private plane . So why was he trying to extort money from Jaemin once again?
[Hey hey . I'll pay you back . Do you think I don't have the money?]
“…… . ”
If he had money, then why was he asking Jaemin to bring money?
“If you have money then you should pay the taxi fee with it . . . ”
[I have money, but I don't have the taxi fee . ]
“…… . ”
He didn't know if he was speaking or if he was farting . (TLN: idiom)
[Ah, I'll pay you back later . Just hurry up and bring it . ]
“…yes . ”
[Oh . Jaemin is really the only one I can trust . ]
This hyung never changes .
Jaemin closed the workbook he was working on then we put on his outerwear . Jiwon, who was coming out from the restroom after a shower, looked at Jaemin with round eyes when he started heading out .
“I thought you were going to go through your mock test for the last time . Where are you going?”
“Woojin hyung wants to borrow some money for the taxi fare . ”
“Huh?”
“I'll be back soon . ”
“Hey . You will catch a cold . Your exam is tomrrow, so where do you think you are going? I can go instead . I've already been planning on going out tonight . ”
“It's all right . It seemed he’s in a hurry . Just go dry your hair . ”
He’ll be out for only a brief moment, so he wouldn’t catch a cold . His sister just took a shower and she hadn’t dried her hair yet . She was more likely to catch a cold than him . The November weather was chilly, and it was verging on the cold .
After coming outside, Woojin put his hands into his pockets, then he started to trot . There was a taxi parked in front of the convenience store he frequented . Jaemin approached the back window then he knocked .
Jeeeeeng .
“Uh, you are here? Where's the money?”
“Here . ”
Wooin took the $50 from Jaemin then he handed it over to the driver .
“Ahjushi . Wasn't I right . I told you I wasn't lying . ”
“Huh huh . Jeez . ”
By listening to the conversation between the taxi driver and Woojin, there seemed to be some disagreement between the two of them . Woojin took the change, then he immediately gave it to Jaemin .
“I'll give you the rest later . ”
What kind of person . . . No, this hyung was alway like this .
“All right . ”
“Why are you so down?”
“I'm taking the CSAT tomorrow . ”
“Oh! Even I didn't do well on the CSAT . ”
Woojin looked at Jaemin with wonder in his face . Jaemin looked at Woojin with a ridiculous expression on his face .
“What's your sister doing?”
“She was getting ready to head out . ”
“Where?”
“I have no idea . Try calling her . She was taking a shower not too long ago, so that's probably why she couldn't take your call . ”
“Is that so?”
“I'll be heading in now . I have to monitor my condition . ”
“Uh . All right… ”
When Woojin saw the worn out Jaemin, Woojin stopped him for a brief moment .
“Hey . Drink this and go . ”
“What?”
Woojin held up a mysterious blue bottle .
“Say ahhh . ”
“I'll drink it at home . ”
“I have to feed it to you . Just say ahhh . ”
Jaemin opened his mouth with a leery expression on his face . Woojin personally poured the liquid into his mouth .
“Ook . It's pretty tasty . What is it?”
“It's a medicine that'll clear your head . It'll help you a lot in your studies . ”
“I . . . I think I feel it working?”
He felt a clear and cool feeling as if he had just chewed on a mint candy . He turned his head in confusion when his headache disappeared, and his head felt lighter .
He wouldn't get this immediate effect even if he drank coffee and Bacchus . (TLN: korean energy drink)
“Thank you, hyung . ”
“Haha . All right . Do well on the exam tomorrow . If I have some time free, then I'll go cheer for you . ”
“Yes . ”
After sending Jaemin back, he called Jiwon .
[Hey, Woojin . I was about to head out to meet you when I heard you were here . ]
“Ah . Is that so?”
It seemed she didn't have any other business . She had been getting ready to come out and meet him . He planned on resting until his guild family gathered at the office . He decided to spend the time by going on a date with Jiwon .
Woojin entered the coffee shop then he sat down .
He didn't have any money, so he couldn't order anything . He was a regular customer, so the employees of the cafe didn't say anything to him . Instead, the surrounding customer started noticing who he was . They were amazed, but they didn't approach him . His bad temper was well known now, and he had an unapproachable aura around him . No one was brave enough to approach him .
They kept glancing at him as if he was a monkey inside a zoo .
Ddal-lahng .
When Jiwon appeared through the cafe’s door, people let out exclamations .
‘Ooh-wahh . That person must be Do-jiwon . ’
‘Kahng-woojin's girlfriend? She's really pretty . ’
She was like an entertainer… No, Do-jiwon was more famous than most entertainers now . She became famous after she was discussed as being Kahng-woojin's woman on the internet . Her appearance only enhanced her popularity .
As a part time job, she did a photo shoot for a shopping centre’s ad . It caused people to make a fansite for her .
“Heh heh . Did you wait long? Did you order some coffee?”
“No . I don't have any money . ”
“Oh yeah . You said you don't have your wallet . What do you want to drink? I've made some money, so I'll buy . ”
Jiwon ordered two cups of coffee . The two of them sat in front of each other, and they stared at each other's face . It had been exactly one month since he went to the US .
“It's been a while . Right?”
“I guess so . What did you do while I was gone?”
“Me? Oh this and that . Hoo hoo . I've received a lot of calls from the entertainment agencies asking me to become an entertainer . ”
Woojin laughed when she spoke as if she was boasting .
“You want to be an entertainer?”
“No . Heh heh . It's just pretty amazing . I still find it amazing that I can be in a crowded place without feeling fear . ”
She had pretty much shrank away from living her life before . Woojin shrugged his shoulders .
“Why don't you try becoming an entertainer? Did any good agencies contact you?”
“They did . All of them called . However, the call I've been waiting for hasn't come yet . ”
“From where?”
“I'm not talking about an entertainment agency, but the publishing company . . ”
“Ah ah . ”
He thought she was joking when she said she wanted to write a romance novel . It seemed she was serious . By looking at her reaction, it seemed she was quite passionate about it .
She suddenly let out a sigh .
“Uh whew . Maybe I'm not talented enough? The response from my readers aren't good either . ”
“
Huh? What do they say?”
“I get cussed out for the story being highly improbable . ”
“Improbable?”
“They say the story doesn't make any sense… . ”
“What's it about?”
"You know . The story is about… . ”
Jiwon's eyes twinkled and she gave a rough outline of her novel .
A high school student was summoned to a different world, and he grew into a dominant master in that world . After he became a power in that world, he returned to earth . The main character returned to save the woman he had loved in the past as she was being attacked by a monster .
Woojin tilted his head in confusion when he heard the story .
“Isn't this about me?”
“Yes . I wrote it as I was thinking about you . . . ”
As if she was embarrassed, Jiwon's cheeks reddened .
“It's very close to the truth, so how can they say it is improbable??”
Jiwon hesitated for a moment, then she spoke in a small voice .
“They said Ee-goggaengi's personality is too off on the deep ends . . . . ”
“Huh? Ee-goggaeng?” (TLN: slang for those teens who get sent to other worlds)
“Ah, that basically means high school student from a different world . . . ”
After hearing her explanation, Woojin's eyebrows furrowed .
“I don't get it . What doesn't make any sense?”
“Right?”
Jiwon nodded her head vigorously . How could it not make any sense? It was a story she wrote based on an actual individual .
“If a Ee-goggaengi comes back home, he is still a Ee-goggaengi . Do they think he'll mature and come back as an adult?”
“R . . . right? That's what I was trying to go for . ”
“Moreover, the guy lived the life of a villain over there, so wouldn't it be more strange if he started acting like a hero?”
“Right? You thinks so too . ”
Woojin spoke as Jiwon agreed enthusiastically with him .
“I want to read what you wrote . ”
“Huh? It's a little bit e . . . embarassing . ”
Jiwon hesitated before she put in the address into his hand phone where she had uploaded her novel .
Woojin was impressed as he read her writing .
‘Isn't this me?’
The main character's personality was almost a carbon copy of Woojin's personality . When he reached the end of the novel, he could see the massive amount of creative insults directed towards the author .
It felt as if he was getting insulted, so Woojin frowned .
Amongst the creative and abusive comments, he highlighted a comment he didn't know what it meant .
“What is he trying to say?”
“Where?”
Jiwon looked at her hand phone .
[Spotted Dog]- I'm getting off at this chapter
Jiwon let out an awkward laugh .
“This means… . ”