Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 223

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“……”

Silence filled the car.

How much time had passed?

Chairman Shin Chun-oh, who had been silent, quietly opened his mouth.

“Secretary Kim.”

“Yes, Chairman!”

Secretary Kim Young-woo answered loudly, as if he had been waiting for Chairman Shin Chun-oh to call him. It had been 30 minutes since he heard the word ‘tumor’ from Hyun-sung, and he hadn’t said a word since.

“Do you think what that friend said is true?”

“It can’t be. That doesn’t make sense. No, how could….”

Secretary Kim Young-woo had no choice but to cut himself off. He wanted to believe it wasn’t true. But Hyun-sung’s attitude was too serious to deny.

“You’re also uneasy, aren’t you, Secretary Kim?”

“……That’s right. I think it’s ridiculous in my head, but once I hear something like that, I can’t help but be concerned.”

“Secretary Kim, this is just a hypothetical, but… if what that friend said is true, what happens?”

“That won’t happen. As soon as I get back, I’ll contact Dr. Oh and have you get a checkup tomorrow morning.”

“……”

Chairman Shin Chun-oh retreated back into silence.

The car fell silent again.

***

Hyun-sung was left alone after Chairman Shin Chun-oh and his party left.

“How could this happen….”

Hyun-sung couldn’t help but feel bewildered.

How could something like this happen? When he first felt Shin Myung-soon’s stomach ache, it was the first time, so he just thought it was amazing and didn’t know what kind of ability it was. But after experiencing Chairman Shin Chun-oh this time, he realized what kind of ability it was.

Of course, he still doesn’t know the details. What he learned for sure today is that, for some reason, he can know the other person’s painful area to some extent through physical contact.

But the strange thing is that it doesn’t apply to everyone. Even with the same person, he can feel some people, but he can’t feel anything at all from others.

“What’s the reason?”

Hyun-sung tilted his head.

It’s an incomprehensible part. If this is also an ability, he couldn’t understand that it distinguishes people.

“Anyway……”

How did this ability come about?

If there have been any changes since regression, there are two. One is dynamic visual acuity, and the other is the sense of taste.

He realized his dynamic visual acuity when he blocked a knife from a pickpocket in Wonju. Afterwards, he confirmed the ability again while fighting Kim Il-soo.

And then there’s the sense of taste. At some point, his sense of taste became so sensitive that it was excessive. Thanks to that, he was able to perfectly recreate the seasoning sauce used in the ramen shop.

And now, the new ability he discovered today is the ability to find out the other person’s illness through contact.

The common thing about these three is one.

That is, regardless of his will, he realizes it without knowing it at some point.

“Amazing.”

It’s just amazing. Abilities that he didn’t have in his previous life were given to him as he regressed.

“Why?”

Why are these abilities arising?

After thinking for a while, Hyun-sung jumped up from his seat.

It’s a meaningless worry anyway. It’s not a problem that can be solved by worrying, and there’s no reason to do so.

It’s another ability. When you think about it, isn’t it a huge gift? Instead of worrying about it, his calling should be to find a way to utilize that ability.

“Then first of all……”

That’s right! His parents come first.

Hyun-sung looked at his watch.

The time is 10 o’clock now. He will arrive home before 11 o’clock. Then there is plenty of time.

Hyun-sung headed straight to the inner quarters without hesitation.

Hyun-sung, who brought his bicycle out of the inner quarters, began to pedal hard toward his house.

When he arrived home, Hyun-sung called out to his mother in a loud voice.

“Mother!”

His mother, who was sleeping in her room, nudged his father and said.

“Honey, what’s that sound?”

“Isn’t that Hyun-sung’s voice?”

“No, what time is it now….”

His father and mother got up from their seats and turned on the light switch.

Then, they opened the door and said.

“Hyun-sung?”

“Yes, Mother, it’s me. I’ll go into your room for a moment.”

As Hyun-sung entered the room, his father asked first with a worried look.

“Hyun-sung, what’s wrong?”

“I have something urgent to do, so I came here like this.”

“No, how urgent is it….”

“Today, I….”

Hyun-sung began to explain what had happened with Chairman Shin Chun-oh. As Hyun-sung’s explanation grew longer, his father and mother looked at Hyun-sung as if they were amazed.

Finally, when Hyun-sung’s explanation was over, his mother asked in disbelief.

“You want us to believe that now?”

“Yes, Mother. I’m still amazed, but it’s true. I definitely feel it.”

“So, you rushed here so urgently at this hour?”

“Yes, after realizing that ability, the first people I thought of were my mother and father, so I thought I should check it out first.”

Shaking her head.

His mother shook her head from side to side as if she couldn’t believe it.

Then, his father, who was next to her, looked at Hyun-sung and asked.

“So, if you make contact with someone, you can know what kind of disease that person is suffering from?”

“Yes, that’s right. But I’m still new to this, so I don’t know if it’s accurate. The results can only be confirmed later by going to the hospital.”

“Is that possible for anyone?”

“That’s not the case. I’ve tried it on a few people, and there are people who feel it and people who don’t. I’m also amazed by that, but I don’t know why yet.”

“So, you’re saying you can only know by making contact.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Oh, my….”

His father let out a hollow laugh as if he was dumbfounded.

Then, his mother reached out her hand first.

“Okay, grab my hand first. Let’s see how good you really are.”

“Then, where….”

Hyun-sung took his mother’s hand.

Then, he closed his eyes tightly.

After a while.

“……”

When Hyun-sung didn’t say anything, his mother asked.