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Taejonbirok Volume 9 Episode 14
Chapter 55: The Lazy Man Goes Out (4)
“Ugh.”
Peng Do-geuk, who had fallen to the floor, struggled to get up. The impact of being hit in the face with a pillow was not as great as expected, but since he had been training and had been working his body too hard, it was difficult to even get up from the ground.
Even as he got up, his gaze kept glancing at Wei Yanho, who was sticking his head out the window.
“Tsk.”
Wi Yeon-ho jumped out of the window.
Even though I jumped from the second floor to the ground, I didn't even make a sound.
'The ultimate in spiritual renewal.'
It was such an amazing feat of reverence that I couldn't help but admire it, to the point where even the thought of being hit with a pillow just now flew away.
“Hey, it got dirty.”
Wi Yeon-ho picked up the pillow and tapped it with his hand. Wi Yeon-ho roughly shook off the dirt and dust, yawned, and looked back at Peng Do-geuk.
"hey."
"……yes."
“Aren’t you even sleeping?”
Peng Do-geuk, who had become mute after eating honey, blinked his eyes.
“Why do you keep making noise when everyone else is sleeping? I can’t even sleep!”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
Peng Do-geuk looked around the building with an embarrassed expression. Thinking about it, he hadn’t thought that the training ground was so close to the building that it would be noisy inside if he practiced like this.
'Why am I always like this?'
His weakness was that when he thought of one thing, he couldn't think of anything else.
“Phew.”
As Peng Do-geuk sighed deeply, Wei Yan-ho frowned.
“Hey, you’re annoyed because I hit you on the pillow. Don’t you think I couldn’t sleep because you were so noisy?”
“That’s not it……”
"what?"
Peng Do-geuk bit his lips, then opened his mouth when he saw Wei Yan-ho.
“Would you like to have a cup of tea together?”
“……No, I don’t like men.”
“No, please don’t do that.”
“No, it’s really fine.”
It was a drama that started to receive strange misunderstandings.
The plan for Pengduogeuk was to go down the mountain and go to Juru or Daguan, but the moment he pointed down the mountain, he saw Wei Yanhu's face distorted in a literal and merciless manner, and he had no choice but to change his plan.
After finding the kitchen and filling the teapot, Peng Do-geuk approached Wi Yeon-ho, who was sitting on the rock.
“What were you doing up until this early in the morning?”
"uh?"
Wi Yeon-ho's expression was like, 'What are you saying, waking up someone who is trying to sleep well?' Peng Do-geuk, who understood what he said perfectly, broke out in a cold sweat.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“Okay, okay.”
Wei Yanhu sighed deeply. No matter how loud Peng Do-geuk was, Wei Yanhu would not have woken up to the usual noise.
Wi Yeon-ho's mind was in turmoil, so he woke up to that sound.
'Isn't this the real Coin Purse?'
My head was full of my own swords.
Even when I sleep, I don't feel like I've slept, and even when I open my eyes, the sword lingers before my eyes.
“Ugh.”
As Wei Yanhu scratched his head, Peng Dogeuk quietly followed the car forward.
“Do you have any concerns?”
“I think it’s you who is worried, not me.”
“…….”
Peng Do-geuk clutched his chest as if he had been hit right in the face.
Wi Yeon-ho blew on the tea that Peng Do-geuk had handed him and drank it in one gulp. It was early morning and cold, but he felt comfortable after drinking something warm.
“Let’s not waste time and get to the point quickly. Why?”
Peng Do-geuk sighed and looked at Wei Yan-ho.
'Can I consult this person about my worries?'
The Wi Yeon-ho he saw was truly an amazing person.
Although he was younger than him, he possessed incredible martial arts skills and was always bold in his actions.
‘I wanted to be like that too… … .’
Although Wei Yanhu hated Peng Dujie, calling him a water ghost, Peng Dujie strangely did not hate Wei Yanhu. He was clearly an arrogant and annoying young boy, but he had a strangely attractive charm.
“Objectively speaking, how do I look?”
“A water ghost with no answer.”
“…….”
“Why? You want me to look at it objectively?”
“No. So, loosen up a bit…….”
“Oh, really?”
Wi Yeon-ho took a deep breath. Peng Do-geuk looked at Wi Yeon-ho’s mouth with anxious eyes. What on earth was he trying to say by taking a deep breath?
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“Heo Woo-dae looks perfectly fine, but his actions are worse than those of a child. He knows that he’s caused trouble, so he should be more careful the next time, but he doesn’t even think about that. He’s lax and thoughtless when it comes to his work. He also has a strange talent for making things bigger, and he always causes trouble for others.”
“…….”
“Is this a race that I don’t want to get close to?”
The head of the penguin fell off. If he had just released a little more strength, his head would have fallen off his neck.
“Wasn’t that something you already knew?”
“Yes.”
“But why now?”
Peng Do-geuk quietly closed his mouth and looked at the floor. After looking down at the floor for a while, Peng Do-geuk must have made up his mind when he looked at Wei Yan-ho and asked.
“What should I do to change?”
"huh?"
Wi Yeon-ho stared blankly at Peng Do-geuk.
“Are you asking me for advice right now?”
“Yes. Didn’t you know that?”
"no."
Wi Yeon-ho shook his head firmly. Up until now, there was only one person who had come to him for advice.
'I wonder if the child is doing well.'
I don't know if Jin So-ah regrets confiding her worries to Wi Yeon-ho or not, but I agree that it was quite a reckless thing to do.
“Heh heh heh.”
Wi Yeon-ho laughed.
I knew you had concerns, but I thought you would just ask a few questions and that it would end there. I never thought you would come to me and seriously discuss your concerns.
If we were to rank the people in the Central Plains who should not be consulted for their troubles, Wei Yanhu would probably rank at the top.
“Do you think I can help you with a solution?”
"no."
“But why?”
Peng Do-geuk said with a bitter smile.
“There are times when you just want to open up. If a few words of advice from others could change things, they would have changed a long time ago. I know that’s not possible. But…….”
The expression on Peng Do-geuk's face looked extremely lonely.
“I wanted to be able to lead, but not fall behind. I wanted to be able to be able to be a proud child, but not a shameful child. And… I wanted to be able to proudly ask my child to call me hyung….”
Peng Do-geuk stopped talking and wiped his face.
“That’s not easy.”
“Huh.”
After listening to Peng Do-geuk's words, Wei Yan-ho spoke calmly.
“Okay, have you said everything you wanted to say?”
"yes?"
“Then can I go?”
“…….”
“Please give me one more cup of tea before that. I like it warm.”
Peng Do-geuk poured tea into Wei Yan-ho's empty cup with a trembling face. He didn't think he would get a meaningful answer, but he didn't expect him to show his disinterest so openly.
“I guess I bothered you for nothing.”
“Yeah. Well, that’s fortunate.”
Wi Yeon-ho took a sip of his tea and stood up from his seat.
“Then let’s go. Practice moderately.”
“No, just a moment.”
Wei Yanho, who was trying to return to his room, was caught by Peng Do-geuk.
“How can you be so confident?”
"huh?"
“That’s right.”
The face of Peng Do-geuk was desperate in a sense. It was filled with an earnestness that was hard to find in him normally.
“How can you be so confident? Aren’t you a slacker?”
"however?"
“Everyone else will talk bad about you. They may admit it to your face, but they will criticize you and blame you for your laziness behind your back. Don’t you know that?”
“You don’t know.”
Wi Yeon-ho clicked his tongue.
“Usually people who know me curse at me openly?”
“…….”
“And even if you curse behind my back, what’s the big deal?”
"yes?"
“Should I be concerned about those who don’t have the courage to curse in front of others and curse behind their backs? I can’t do that.”
Peng Do-geuk's eyes trembled.
How can one live with such confidence in oneself?
To Peng Do-geuk, Wei Yan-ho seemed like a person from a completely different world.
“Let me tell you just one thing…….”
Peng Do-geuk waited quietly for Wei Yan-ho's next words.
“If things go on like that, nothing will change even after a hundred years?”
"……yes?"
Wi Yeon-ho said calmly.
“What should I do to change? There is no reason to change in the first place.”
“But I am timid, incompetent and…….”
“So, if you become a good and capable person, will other people not expect anything from you? Just ‘stay the same’?”
“…….”
I couldn't answer.
Because I already know the answer.
Even if the pendulum swings, the demands of the surroundings will continue. People tend to set new goals once they have satisfied one goal.
“The reason you’re empty isn’t because you can’t change. It’s because you’re not satisfied with who you are now.”
"to me……."
That's right.
“There are two ways to be satisfied. One is to set goals and ideals and somehow achieve them, and the other is to be satisfied with who you are now.”
Wi Yeon-ho shrugged his shoulders.
“I usually choose the former, but the latter is also okay.”
“But if I choose the latter, isn’t there no benefit to it?”
“The peace of mind and the effort required when choosing electronics.”
Wi Yeon-ho smiled faintly.
“No matter how much I think about it, the latter is the better deal.”
"but……."
Peng Do-geuk looked at Wi Yeon-ho quietly and shook his head.
“I am a mob.”
“I never asked you to do that.”
“Even if that were possible, I wouldn’t be able to meet the expectations of those who see me that way.”
“Look forward to it……”
Wi Yeon-ho yawned as if he had heard something pitiful.
“Why did you want to change in the first place?”
“……Because I want to be recognized.”
“To whom?”
“Everything.”
There is no specific person. This person does not necessarily have someone he wants to be recognized by, but it is not just for that one person.
He wanted to make everyone who saw him acknowledge him.
“Recognition… After being recognized?”
“I can acknowledge others.”
Wi Yeon-ho snickered.
“That’s the most retarded thing I’ve heard in a while.”
"……yes?"
“You don’t even acknowledge yourself. How can you acknowledge others?”
Peng Do-geuk's eyes shook for a moment.
“Shouldn’t that recognition be given to oneself before others? If I don’t recognize myself, it would be stranger to expect others to recognize me.”
"ah……."
“My master said that those who do not love themselves cannot love others. Just as those who do not believe themselves worthy of love cannot readily accept the love of others.”
“That’s some dizzying talk.”
“That’s not true. He’s just a person who lives for his own good.”
“…….”
“But just as dog poop can be used as medicine, there are many times when Master’s words can be helpful. That’s why I take Master’s words as my guiding principle. Even if everyone in the world curses me and says I’m bad, I’ve decided to live thinking that I’m a good person.”
Peng Do-geuk clenched his fist.
“Even without the approval of others?”
“Why is that necessary?”
“Recognition is…….”
Wi Yeon-ho rose from his seat, waving his hands.
“Okay. It doesn’t matter if you don’t accept what I say. I’ll just live my life thinking that way.”
Peng Do-geuk let out a deep sigh as he watched Wi Yeon-ho walk away, leaving those words behind.
But somehow his face seemed lighter than before.