Return To The Building Owner [EN]: Chapter 258

“What, you crazy bastard?”

Lee Jung-woo glared at Lee Cheol-seung, his eyes wide with anger.

Lee Cheol-seung.

He was in the same class this year as a third-year student. If Kim Il-soo was the top dog in Class 2 during their second year, Lee Cheol-seung was the boss in Class 1.

Lee Cheol-seung said,

“Does this crazy bastard not see what’s going on? What makes you so cocky?”

“Who started bothering who first?”

“Is this bastard out of his mind? If you just gave me 500 won [Korean currency, a small amount of money], we could have quietly moved on!”

Lee Cheol-seung’s voice was quite loud. Anyone could tell what was happening at a glance. Lee Cheol-seung was trying to extort money from Lee Jung-woo.

Then, Lee Jung-woo’s sharp voice was heard again.

“Am I crazy? Why would I give you 500 won?”

“Is this bastard really crazy? Don’t you know who I am?”

“Why wouldn’t I know? You’re just a punk who steals money from his friends.”

“What? A punk? This bastard.”

Whack.

At that moment, Lee Cheol-seung’s fist flew towards Lee Jung-woo’s face.

That’s when it happened.

Thud.

Lee Cheol-seung’s fist didn’t reach Lee Jung-woo’s face. Someone had blocked his fist.

“Who the hell is it?”

Lee Cheol-seung’s voice momentarily grew louder.

“What are you doing?”

A low but powerful voice was heard.

It was Hyun-sung’s voice.

Hyun-sung asked again.

“Are you still doing this?”

“Doing what?”

“Yeah, you son of a bitch. What is this you’re doing to your friend?”

“Kim Hyun-sung, you don’t see anything anymore, do you? After stepping on Kim Il-soo, you think you can look down on me too?”

Lee Cheol-seung looked at Hyun-sung with a condescending expression.

Hyun-sung’s expression was just as fierce.

“What is this bastard saying now?”

“Do you really want to fight me?”

“If you want…….”

There was a sense of ease in Hyun-sung’s voice.

He had expected this to happen eventually. He didn’t think he could just quietly pass by after being in the same class as Lee Cheol-seung.

Lee Cheol-seung looked at Hyun-sung and said,

“Hey, Kim Hyun-sung. You stay after class today.”

“How childish…….”

“What? This bastard, really.”

“Instead of that, let’s finish it now. After class, I have to go to work, so I don’t have time to play around with you. So let’s finish it now. There’s still about 20 minutes before class starts, so that should be enough, right?”

Hyun-sung said, looking at Lee Cheol-seung.

Then, Lee Cheol-seung narrowed his eyes and responded to Hyun-sung’s words.

“You’re not afraid of anything.”

“I don’t know who should be saying that. Instead of just talking, let’s go out to the empty lot. What do you say?”

“Don’t regret it.”

“Crazy bastard. You keep talking so much, you must be scared, right?”

Lee Cheol-seung glanced at Hyun-sung with a dumbfounded expression and continued.

“I’ll grant your wish. Let’s go to the empty lot right now.”

Lee Cheol-seung left the classroom after saying that.

Hyun-sung was about to leave the classroom, following behind him, when Kim Il-soo, who had approached at some point, said,

“Are you going to be okay?”

“Of course, I’m okay. Just watch.”

“Be careful of that bastard’s knife.”

“What knife?”

“Yeah, that bastard uses weapons when he’s at a disadvantage. So be careful at the end.”

Kim Il-soo looked at Hyun-sung with a worried expression.

Then, Hyun-sung nodded and said,

“Okay. Don’t worry.”

Hyun-sung left the classroom after saying that and headed to the empty lot next to the school.

As Hyun-sung moved, his classmates rushed out as if they had been waiting. It was to watch the fight.

The two stood facing each other in the empty lot.

Hyun-sung spoke first.

“Hey, Lee Cheol-seung. Let’s make a promise.”

“Promises are bullshit.”

“Listen to me, you bastard. The loser here doesn’t say a word and quietly goes to school. Don’t bully the weak. Got it?”

“Okay, then I have one condition.”

At the word ‘condition,’ Hyun-sung looked at Lee Cheol-seung.

“Condition?”

“Yeah, if I win, you’ll be responsible for my ramen for a year.”

“Haha, be responsible for ramen?”

Hyun-sung laughed in disbelief. He didn’t expect him to talk about ramen at this moment.

Lee Cheol-seung continued.

“Yeah, I’ll go whenever I want to eat, and you’ll cook and serve the ramen. Got it?”

“You’re definitely a weird guy. You want to eat ramen at this moment?”

“That’s my freedom, and you just have to keep your promise.”

“Okay, I got it. It’s not like I can’t keep that much. And one more thing, if you lose, you have to apologize to one person.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Apologize to Jung-woo. You bastard. There are things you can say and things you can’t say. He’s still your friend, how can you say such things?”

“That’s ridiculous. What’s wrong with calling a crazy person crazy?”

Hyun-sung’s expression momentarily twisted.

“You bastard……!”

“Don’t worry about your friend, worry about yourself. Is this the time for you to be so relaxed?”

“Enough with the nonsense, come at me. You bastard.”

Hyun-sung immediately adjusted his stance.

He judged that he couldn’t persuade him with words anymore.

As Hyun-sung changed his stance, Lee Cheol-seung immediately took his stance as if he had been waiting.

A moment later.

“I’m going.”

Lee Cheol-seung threw a punch at Hyun-sung first.

Whack.

The fist flew quickly as expected.

Swoosh.

But Hyun-sung easily dodged Lee Cheol-seung’s punch without shaking at all.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

“You little rat, you’re still fast as the rumors say.”

“It’s not that I’m fast, it’s that you’re slow. Surely that’s not all you’ve got, right?”

Hyun-sung deliberately provoked Lee Cheol-seung.

Then, Lee Cheol-seung’s voice changed sharply.

“You son of a bitch!”

At the same time.

Lee Cheol-seung’s right foot drew a parabola and flew towards Hyun-sung’s side.

Whack.

“Not so fast.”

Hyun-sung stepped back half a step again and easily dodged Lee Cheol-seung’s attack.

Then, a harsh curse came out of Lee Cheol-seung’s mouth.

“You son of a bitch!”

“Try harder. What are you going to do with that slowness?”

That’s when it happened.

Clang.

Lee Cheol-seung was already holding a knife in his hand, as Kim Il-soo had said.

Hyun-sung was dumbfounded when he saw that.

Even when Kim Il-soo told him to be careful of the knife a little while ago, he had his doubts. He didn’t think he would use a knife on a friend.

But that wasn’t the case.

It was natural that there was strength in Hyun-sung’s voice.

“You’re using a knife in front of a friend?”

“Why? Are you scared? If you’re scared, kneel down right now, you bastard.”

“It’s not that I’m scared, it’s that I’m pathetic *for you*, you bastard. Even if you don’t have anything in your head, how can you take out a knife in front of a friend?”

“Shut up, and be prepared.”

Whack, whack.

Lee Cheol-seung was already swinging the knife.

“This bastard, really!”

Hyun-sung was just dumbfounded. No matter what, how could he swing a knife in front of a friend? It was impossible. But the important thing was that the impossible was happening right in front of his eyes.

That’s when it happened.

Whack.

The blade that Lee Cheol-seung swung was already rushing towards Hyun-sung’s side.

Shashak.

Hyun-sung immediately stepped back half a step and dodged Lee Cheol-seung’s attack.

Then, Lee Cheol-seung’s attack became even fiercer.

Whack, whack.

Hyun-sung said, looking at Lee Cheol-seung.

“Are you really going to do this, you bastard?”

“Why, did you just realize it’s not a joke? I’ve been planning this anyway. I didn’t like the way you were acting.”

“Didn’t like it? What are you talking about? What did I do?”

“Because you’re too good. The ramen shop is doing well, you’re first in your studies, and you’re even good at fighting.”

Hyun-sung tilted his head momentarily.

Jealousy?

That was the feeling Hyun-sung felt momentarily. He could feel that Lee Cheol-seung was jealous of Hyun-sung.

Hyun-sung said.

“Did you hate that?”

“Of course, I hated it. If you were me, would you like it if one bastard tried to have everything?”

“So that’s why you never came to the ramen shop?”

“Yeah, you bastard.”

A curse immediately came out of Lee Cheol-seung’s mouth. That meant that hatred for Hyun-sung had taken root.

Hyun-sung said.

“What do you want me to do?”

“There’s nothing like that, you bastard. It’s because I’m not good enough that I’m jealous. That’s why I hate it even more.”

“…….”

Hyun-sung had nothing to say.

Then Lee Cheol-seung said again.

“I won’t go easy on you anymore.”

Whack, whack.

Lee Cheol-seung swung the knife again.

Hyun-sung had no choice but to focus on the blade that Lee Cheol-seung was swinging.

And at some point, Hyun-sung’s movements also became faster as he felt Lee Cheol-seung’s movements becoming sharper.

Swoosh.

Hyun-sung took a stance and watched Lee Cheol-seung’s shoulder.

That’s when it happened.

Twitch.

Lee Cheol-seung’s shoulder moved. At the same time, he saw the tip of Lee Cheol-seung’s knife flying straight towards Hyun-sung’s shoulder.

‘I see it.’

The tip of Lee Cheol-seung’s knife was still clearly visible in Hyun-sung’s eyes.

Swoosh.

Hyun-sung twisted his left shoulder to avoid the flying knife tip and struck Lee Cheol-seung’s wrist with his right hand.

“Argh.”

Then, Lee Cheol-seung screamed momentarily and dropped the knife.

Thud.

Hyun-sung kicked the fallen knife away.

And at the same time, he punched Lee Cheol-seung in the solar plexus.

“Ugh.”

The moment Hyun-sung’s fist touched Lee Cheol-seung’s solar plexus, Lee Cheol-seung collapsed forward with a short scream.

Then, Lee Jung-woo, who had been watching until now, approached Hyun-sung.

“Are you okay?”

“Of course, I’m okay. Are you okay?”

“I’m fine, but I owe you again today.”

“Why are you saying that? And don’t worry about what that bastard said earlier. He said that because he has no manners.”

“It’s okay, it’s not like he said anything wrong. I’m okay with that much now.”

Then Kim Il-soo approached.

“Congratulations.”

“Congratulations? Congratulations for what all of a sudden?”

“Now you’re undoubtedly the best among all the third graders.”

“What? How corny…… Haha.”

Hyun-sung just laughed.

Then Kim Il-soo and Lee Jung-woo also laughed together.

Then the bell rang, signaling the start of class.

That afternoon.

Hyun-sung and Kim Il-soo were about to leave the classroom after class when.

“Kim Hyun-sung!”

Someone called from behind.

When he turned around, it was none other than Lee Cheol-seung.

“What is it?”

“Can I talk to you for a moment?”

Hyun-sung looked at Kim Il-soo and said,

“Il-soo, go ahead and start working. I’ll talk to this guy for a bit and then go.”

“Okay, I got it.”

Hyun-sung looked at Lee Cheol-seung after Kim Il-soo left the classroom and said,

“Where shall we go?”

“Over there.”

The two left the classroom and headed to a bench in the corner of the playground.

The two arrived at the bench.

Hyun-sung asked first.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“Thank you.”

“What?”

Hyun-sung doubted his ears.

What does this mean? Thank you…….

Hyun-sung looked at Lee Cheol-seung and asked immediately.

“Hey, what does that mean?”

“That’s…….”

Lee Cheol-seung couldn’t speak easily.

Then Hyun-sung asked again.

“What do you mean, you’re talking and then stopping? It’s okay, so say whatever you want.”

“I didn’t know I would say these words with my own mouth, but I can’t stand it anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

“That’s, well…….”