CH 62

So-Won entered the house filled with a lonely atmosphere. Even with both parents, the house was too quiet. Perhaps because So-Won, who was the only son, disappeared, the house that had always been lively seemed empty. Perhaps his parents would feel lonely. Their son suddenly awakens as a guide and leaves home when he is matched with Kang Tae-Woo.

“Are you going to have lunch? I made your favorite braised short ribs.”

So-Won remembered that he didn’t tell his parents that he was going to stay only for a while. So-Won, about to sit on the sofa, answered with hesitation.

“It’s… It’s time to take the plane soon, so I must go immediately. Tae-Woo is waiting outside, too.”

“What?”

So-Won’s mother frowned. He didn’t know if it was because of the word that he had to leave right away or because Tae-Woo was waiting outside. As soon as So-Won came, he sat uncomfortably and bowed his head like a sinner.

Ha, there was a deep sigh that he didn’t know whose it belonged. Perhaps it was So-Won’s father, followed by his stern voice.

“So-Won, do you have to go to the overseas dispatch?”

“I heard it was an S-class gate.”

“It is essential for a guide to accompany the esper when dispatching overseas. And it’s Tae-Woo, not me, who’s going into the gate anyway,” So-Won replied, looking around. However, the expressions of the parents were not eased.

“But you’re the one who has to guide. They said it’s hard to guide after the esper visited a high-grade gate.”

“That’s true, but….”

“You came back injured last time. Isn’t it because of Tae-Woo? What can he even say if you didn’t guide him properly.”

“……”

So-Won was silent. If someone had to be scolded, it was So-Won, not Tae-Woo.

And the guiding… It was a problem because he worked too hard. So-Won wondered how he could say he was impatient because he couldn’t guide him and that Tae-Woo would stop him not to overdo it.

“Are you hurt again?”

When So-Won stopped as if he had been stuck in loading for a long time, So-Won’s mother looked at him as if she was about to open his clothes to check. So-Won immediately remembered his body’s state after guiding him a lot for the past few days. If they saw his body, there would be a firm misunderstanding.

So-Won scrambled up from his seat as if he was running away.

“I, I have to go. I will be late for my flight.”

“Already?”

“Uh, shall I get some souvenirs? I’m going to Canada.”

“It’s okay. You are not going to play. You are going to work, so what souvenir are you talking about? Just don’t get hurt, and come back safely.”

After returning home, So-Won promised to stop by the house again, and So-Won said goodbye with his shoes crumpled up. An upset voice followed behind So-Won’s back, leaving the house.

“Others say that everyone eats comfortably when they become guides, but why do you match S-class….”

The sigh before the front door closed made his heart heavy as if a weight was hung on it.

“Did you have a good talk”

As soon as he came back to the car, Tae-Woo asked. So-Won held back from wanting to tell Tae-Woo everything that had happened. Instead, he thought he should bring Tae-Woo, who is in better condition, and visit his house together to introduce him to his parents. Knowing how sweet Tae-Woo was and how good he was, his parents would no longer worry.

They arrived at the airport half an hour after departure. At the entrance, he saw a familiar employee. It was the same one they saw last time.

“Hello. I’ve been waiting for you.”

The eyes of the management department staff welcoming So-Won and Tae-Woo stayed in So-Won’s large carrier for a while. So-Won was ashamed of the carrier standing next to me as if it were a person, so he hid it behind him. So-Won imagined that if he ordered it to return home, the carrier would reply, “Yes,” and roll the wheels alone and take a taxi.

The notice said they would stay in Canada for about two weeks, so he brought it without thinking, but it seemed too much. If this happens again next time, he will bring it simply like Tae-Woo.

So-Won dragged his suitcase into the airport. He moved, expecting the noisy atmosphere, but the lobby was empty. So-Won looked around at the quiet interior and asked.

“Is this the airport?”

“Oh, this is the Business Aviation Center. It is a place that celebrities and companies usually use when they go on business trips abroad, and S-class Esper also uses it when they go abroad.”

“Aha…”

So-Won nodded. He didn’t tell anyone, but it was his first time going abroad. He took a plane only when he went to Jeju Island for a school trip. Even that was over a decade old, so he couldn’t even remember what the inside of the plane looked like now. So-Won’s heart was pounding little by little with nervousness and excitement.

The departure process proceeded immediately, and the flight attendant checked the passport. So-Won peeked at Tae-Woo’s picture because he was curious. He didn’t look at it in detail, but he could see a dark eye at first glance, perhaps because it was an old picture. Meanwhile, So-Won couldn’t bear to reveal his ugly face that didn’t even lose my baby fat, so he hid it so it wouldn’t be seen by Tae-Woo by mistake.

After completing the departure screening, So-Won headed to the plane with Tae-Woo. However, when he arrived on the runway, there was something small to call an airplane.

“A private plane? Are we going to ride this?”

“Yes, that’s right. When an S-class Esper goes abroad, it is common to use a private plane sent from the country,” an association employee replied.

So-Won couldn’t keep his mouth shut. There was no such content in the manual received from the association. There was simply a guide and an overseas dispatch schedule. While coming to the airport, he found and read about the experience of sending an A-class guide abroad on the Internet, but it was completely different from the start because the grade of the specialist was different.

His first trip abroad, no… The first overseas dispatch was much greater than he thought. When So-Won couldn’t hide his excitement as she looked up at the private plane, an association employee started speaking and briefing them again.

“Esper Kang Tae-Woo and guide Lee So-won will get off at Vancouver Airport in Canada and move to the area where the gate is open. The receptionist will wait for you when you arrive at the airport, so you can go around with them while you stay in Canada.”

So-Won nodded soullessly. He heard it on the first day, and he read it over and over again through the notice.

“Guide Lee So-Won.”

After a tedious explanation, So-Won’s name was called. Thinking that it was meant for him to focus, he looked at the management department employee, but he continued speaking without any change in his tone.

“It’s your first time being dispatched overseas, so I’d like to ask you. After leaving the gate, you will have a break for about a week. A lot of foreign association officials will contact you. They will recommend immigration to foreign countries, but you should never accept it.”

So-Won nodded at the news that it could spread to diplomatic issues. However, the employee sent So-Won only after receiving a few more definite answers, thinking that was insufficient.

So-Won, who boarded the plane, admired the spacious and cosy interior. Even though it was an airplane, there was a sofa and a table. The chair was not small. The hard chair that he knew was gone, but a large, fluffy one-person chair was installed. So-Won was worried it would be inconvenient because the flight took about 9 hours, but his worries were useless.

So-Won sits opposite Tae-Woo and fastens his seat belt according to the captain’s guidance. Soon the plane running along the runway took off, and the ground gradually moved away.

So-Won, looking only at the window for a long time, suddenly turned his head because he wondered what Tae-Woo was doing. Tae-Woo was checking the documents handed over by the association staff just before getting on the plane.

“Tae-Woo, is that the gate data you’re going to this time?”

“Yes. Would you like to take a look?”

When So-Won nodded, Tae-Woo handed over the data. When So-Won received the paper, he checked the contents and remained silent.

It was all English. The only thing he can recognize is the word S-class gate. Tae-Woo is good at foreign languages, too. So-Won glanced at Tae-Woo and handed over a piece of paper. As expected, this page was all English.

Even though he didn’t graduate, So-Won went to a decent university. He was quite good at English when he was in college. But seeing that he can’t remember anything, it seems like he had been confined to the corner of his room for the past eight years.

So-Won pretended to read something he didn’t know for no reason and returned it to Tae-Woo. A sudden rush of worries came. When he goes abroad, he must talk in English, so can he even say hello properly? So-Won, who had only sighed, concluded that he should follow Tae-Woo.

So-Won was excited about his first private jet experience for a while, and the scenery with only clouds and the sea quickly became boring. Tae-Woo looked busy checking the documents, so he needed someone to talk to. So-Won, who was only fiddling with her smartphone, closed his eyes for a while.