Translator: Wan ED/PR: Personal Ghost
56. Mistake (6)
Eun-ho didn’t deny Hwang-ho’s guess.
“Uisin hyung isn’t a person, who reveals much about himself, but to figure things out to this point?”
Hwang-ho made an extremely satisfied expression at Eun-ho’s words.
“Up till now I only made hypotheses, but I confirmed them through the conversation you and Jo Uisin had, and through the words you have said. Is the Stalemateless the alias Jo Uisin received in that world?”
“It’s similar. Superpowers didn’t exist in that world. Uisin hyung was a chess player, but…”
Eun-ho’s words trailed off, and he changed his words with a dark expression.
Hwang-ho was a bit bothered about that appearance, but because he couldn’t interrogate Eun-ho, who just woke up from the Deep Sleep, he quietly waited.
“… How is Uisin hyung doing in this world? Is He sick anywhere?”
“Many things happened. I pay attention to the benefactor’s safety, but I always worry because the benefactor doesn’t know how to take care of himself.”
“You call Uisin hyung benefactor, eh? I’m curious about the trigger to start calling him benefactor.”
Hwang-ho summarized and explained the things Jo Uisin had done.
Hwang-ho left out the explanation about Eun-ho’s descendants out of the summary, but the story was more than sufficient to call Jo Uisin the Ho tribe’s benefactor.
“Such things happened? There is quite a lot of things I didn’t know about.”
“Didn’t you observe this world together with Jo Uisin? Thinking about it, you have said that you don’t know as much as Jo Uisin about the events to happen in the future, right?”
“… I didn’t have a lot of time. I almost couldn’t come to this world if the things went a bit wrong.”
Eun-ho’s face darkened again.
“When observing this world, Uisin hyung didn’t consider any text or video or things like that random, and memorized them one after another. He observed things that could be done without observing, and redone the things that couldn’t be done even after redoing.”
Hwang-ho was bothered by Eun-ho’s word ‘redo’, that followed his dark expression.
Wasn’t a kind of skill that Jo Uisin used ‘Replay’?
Eun-ho’s words continued.
“To come to this world, with the record left by Uisin hyung, I met the minimum of necessary requirements in the shortest time. In the situation where the story could be skipped, I skipped it, and in the situation where I couldn’t skip it, I read the next conquest method beforehand, while preparing for the next one.”
“Conquest, you say? It sounds like a game, eh?”
“It’s an accurate expression. Because in that world, this world was recorded through a game medium.”
Jo Uisin and a game.
Even though it didn’t feel like they matched well, they did match well.
The vision of Jo Uisin playing the game, while coming up with a next move, like when playing chess, was vivid.
“Moreover, because I chose Eun-ho’s body over Cheon Eunha’s body, I lost all benefits obtained by the observers, or Players, who had crossed to this world.”
“Is there a reason you woke up as Eun-ho, even giving up those benefits for it?”
“If I stood up in Cheon Eunha’s body, many Ho tribe members would have a hard time accepting me as Eun-ho.”
Eun-ho looked at Hwang-ho gently and smiled.
“And I couldn’t let the close friends, who were waiting for me for so long, wait any longer. But Dongha hyung and Uisin hyung may find the fact that I’m not human burdensome.”
Eun-ho spoke softly, but Hwang-ho guessed it wasn’t an easy decision.
To change the topic, Hwang-ho decided to ask something he was a little bothered about.
“But you constantly keep calling Jo Uisin ‘hyung’. Did you meet as a senior and junior in school? Was it elementary school? Middle school? Or was it highschool?”
Hwang-ho naturally thought of Jo Uisin as a minor, and asked like that.
Hwang-ho was shocked by Eun-ho’s following answer.
“I met Uisin hyung as my senior when attending university.”
“… Jo Uisin was an adult in that world?”
“Yes.”
“I thought he was mature, but didn’t expect him to be an adult.”
Hwang-ho was somewhat surprised, but didn’t plan to change his attitude when dealing with Jo Uisin.
Because no matter how old Jo Uisin was as a human, it didn’t change the fact that he was much younger than him.
Rather, he promised himself to pay even more attention.
“Is he overtaxing himself because he thinks of himself as an adult? He is still seventeen years old now, and even if the was 170 years old, not 17, he would be much younger than me just like before.”
“Yes, as Uisin hyung is much younger, Hwangho-nim has to take good care of Him.”
“Got it. I’ll take good care of the benefactor as the Ho tribe’s head.”
When Hwang-ho spoke like this wearing a school uniform, and Eun-ho called Jo Uisin ‘hyung’, it looked somewhat strange when they called him young.
Even so, Eun-ho made a request for Jo Uisin with a voice full of sincerity, and Hwang-ho nodded.
“Eun-ho, rest. Shouldn’t you sleep a bit?”
“I have slept enough. I’m fine. More than that, there is something I want to ask about…”
Knock knock.
At that time, the sound of knocking at the door halted the two’s conversation.
When Hwang-ho said it was okay to come in, the door opened without sound, and Jeok-ho appeared.
“I finished the things that could be done today, and returned. I brought alcohol I have saved. My son will soon come, he is preparing snacks.”
“Eun-ho’s body hasn’t fully recovered yet, but… it should be okay to drink one cup to celebrate a reunion.”
“Yes, Eun-ho came back, so let’s drink together. I also called Baek-ho.”
Eun-ho opened his eyes wide and stared at Jeok-ho.
Jeok-ho asked with a polite tone.
“What’s the matter, Eun-ho?”
“… I knew that Jeokho-nim still didn’t change His tone, but seeing it in reality is surprising. And it seems that You made up with Your son-nim.”
“Hahahaha! Thinking about it, I didn’t tell you the story of Jeok-ho making up with his son properly. Ah, right, now Jeok-ho’s son is using the name ‘Kim Sinrok’ and is a teacher at Eungwang School…”
After this, Jeok-ho’s son joined, and Baek-ho, who left Jo Uisin to the Divine Beast, also appeared.
Baek-ho didn’t particularly talk just like before, but he put food in front of Eun-ho and filled his cup, appearing very considerate towards his sworn dongsaeng.
The Ho tribe member’s drinking party continued well into the night.
“Last cup for each.”
Following Hwang-ho’s words, the Ho tribe members raised their silver cups.
“To celebrate Eun-ho getting up, and in the honor of the benefactor, who let us achieve this reunion, cheers.”
* * *
When I opened my eyes, it was Wednesday afternoon.
My family’s death anniversary was on Sunday.
When Eun-ho woke up and I decided to stay at the mansion, it was Monday.
But now the day of the week indicated by the device was Wednesday, and the current time wasn’t even morning, but afternoon.
‘I slept so much? Did I skip three days of classes in a row?!’
It wasn’t my intention, but it seemed I skipped teacher Gong Cheonghwon-nim’s class again.
As I also skipped other classes this time, it couldn’t be helped.
The device was full of messages sent by class children and teachers-nim.
Among them, the worry of our class president Kim Yuri was especially eye-catching.
[Kim Yuri] Uisin-ah, you aren’t coming to school today?
[Kim Yuri] Uisin-ah, are you going to be absent today too? Teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim is also worried!
[Kim Yuri] Hyodon-i and Seeum-yi went to visit you in the dormitory, but it seems that Uisin-i wasn’t there…
[Kim Yuri] Did something happen? ㅠ▽ㅠ
I made our class children and homeroom teacher-nim worry!
If I had predicted it, I would have informed them beforehand, but my thoughts fell short.
The mistake[1] was that I underestimated the aftereffects of communication.
Luckily or unluckily, as if Hwang Jiho came to school yesterday or today and made something up, another message arrived.
[Kim Yuri] Uisin-ah, I heard the story from Jiho!
[Kim Yuri] Jiho said it seems like you will be fine by this afternoon, but if you still hurt anywhere, don’t overtax yourself and rest.
[Kim Yuri] I’ll take good care of leading the class children and seniors-nim to the broadcasting station! ⟩▽⟨;;
It would be fine if just our class children were going, but the problem was not the class children, but the 2nd year class 0’s senior bastards.
There were teacher Ham Geunhyeong-nim and Jegal Jaegeol, but besides GeunChan&WangChan duo, there were two other 2nd year class 0’s senior bastards, so it was obvious in my eyes that Kim Yuri would be working hard.
I decided to reveal an intention to go as I was fine right way.
When I propped up my body from the bed and was about to write the reply message.
Woof woof!
“…”
“Uisin hyung, did You sleep well? Even when waking up, You seem busy.”
Besides me and my angel, there were two more tigers in the room.
Baek Ho-gun and Eun-ho.
“… Hi.”
“Yes, I and Baek-ho hyung-nim also greet You. I’m not sure how Uisin hyung is doing. I’ll check Your pulse. Please lay down for a moment.”
Eun-ho very naturally made me lay down in bed again and checked my wrist’s pulse.
From how he checked my pulse and superpower wave’s state, he seemed quite experienced with it.
Cheon Seong-heon had a CPR certificate, but Eun-ho seemed to know some medical arts.
“Do you perhaps have a healing skill?”
“Yes, but considering the skill level standard of the current era, it isn’t that high. It would be better to call the Nok tribe’s head[2], but as he is on a business trip right now, it seems difficult for him to come. How about receiving treatment from Hyangrok-nim next time?”
“Uh…?”
“Yes, then I’ll speak with Hwangho-nim.”
Eun-ho pushed an elixir onto me like flowing water.
He spoke softly and politely, but when I came back to my senses, the result was exactly like Eun-ho intended.
‘… the trigger for this is that I stayed here, right?’
When Cheon Dongha and Jeok-ho were leaving, I also tried to go back to the dormitory with them, but Eun-ho spoke up to me.
— I saw the letter left by Uisin hyung. Seeing You vomit blood today, I keep thinking about that letter.
If it was the letter I left, he would certainly speak about that will I left in the gosiwon room.
Did those scenes overlap, because I also vomited blood at the time?
It seemed now, like then, Eun-ho had a very affectionate personality.
Before I told him not to worry too much, Eun-ho made the first move.
— Uisin hyung, usually, and even in that letter, You tell me not to worry too much. Are You going to say the same thing this time too?
— …..
In fact, there was not a word about not going in what Eun-ho said, but when he finished speaking, I voluntarily replied that I’d stay in the mansion.
‘Seongheon-yi spoke well, but Eun-ho feels like he is one level higher. It’s like Seongheon-yi suddenly gained thousands of years of experience.’
Thinking about junior who suddenly became a few thousands years older, my mind became complicated.
When I stood up, as the pulse checking finished, Eun-ho quietly looked at me and then spoke:
“Uisin hyung, I apologize for the late thanks. Thank You for waking me up.”
“… No, I didn’t do anything in particular.”
“You didn’t do anything? Then did I stand up on my own? Ah, I heard from Hwangho-nim what Uisin hyung had been doing for the Ho tribe and Eungwang School. Please don’t make excuses.”
Eun-ho spoke like this, while painting my face gold without a break.
Hearing that, I tried to turn the words around, because I was embarrassed, but Eun-ho just didn’t let it go.
“Thanks.”
At the side, Baek Ho-gun, who kept observing, also thanked me.
It was a natural thing to thank the person, who has woken up one’s dongsaeng, but hearing my main Playable Character made such a sound, my face became hot.
What’s more, with me knowing the game, I thought of the things I did up till now as playing with kind of a cheat.
Eun-ho also knew all of this, so I decided to confess quickly.
“It’s not like you don’t know if you have come here after playing that game. I…”
“Ah, I forgot to tell You about it. Uisin hyung, I don’t know PMH as much as Uisin hyung.”
Eun-ho naturally cut off my words, as if he knew what I was going to say.
“I didn’t play through even a little of the sub quest and bonus quests. I skipped all parts of the main story that were possible to skip, and didn’t probably read some parts. Because I didn’t have time, I was busy following the strategy[3] left by Uisin hyung.”
“… You came after seeing the strategy I left?”
“Yes, if not for the strategy hyung left, even if I had a lot of time, it would be difficult to clear it.”
Even when I conquered the last chapter, I published strategy posts in spare moments.
There was a person, who saw those posts, huh?
“And I chose ‘Eun-ho’, not ‘Cheon Eunha’ prepared by the Transcendent Universe. As I’m not a modification, or a candidate, I don’t have the abilities Uisin hyung possesses.”
I guess the meaning of the message ‘Confirming the will of the Suitable Other Dimension Future Modification Candidate.’ meant this choice.
“In fact, I had zero chances to return to this world. Because I committed a great sin and made an unimaginable mistake[1], I was fated to wander around another world forever. However, I met Uisin hyung and as a result ended coming here. This entire process probably is an unpredictable error[4] for someone.”
The expression of Eun-ho who added the last words was just as gentle as before.
“I plan to use that error and fight.”
*~*~*
[1] mistake — not the word for mistake from the title. Do not be mistaken.
[2] Nok tribe — deer tribe.
[3] strategy — or conquest, same word as used when conversing with Hwang-ho.
[4] error — this is the word from the title.
Translator’s note: You know that Jo Uisin is delusional when he calls Eun-ho ‘very affectionate’. Though Eun-ho is certainly VERY affectionate for him.
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