The Genius Decided To Live An Ordinary Life [EN]: Chapter 329

“Yu-jin! Over here!”Joo Shin-young, who had been waiting for Son Yu-jin in the terminal waiting room, greeted her as she arrived.In his hand, he held two pre-purchased bus tickets.”Hey-, I could have bought my own ticket.””It’s not like it costs much. Then Yu-jin can buy udon at the rest stop.””Okay. Ehehe-.”Though she said that, it was always Joo Shin-young who ended up buying snacks at the rest stop.It was the same routine every time they went to Seoul. No matter how rich his family was, and even if she was the daughter of an indirect employer, Joo Shin-young was not the type to be treated by a 15-year-old girl.”Ooh-wow! Uncle, it’s the Seohae Bridge. It’s amazing every time I see it.””They say a lot of people come here to watch the sunset at the end of the year.””But you can just watch the sunset from home-.””Haha-. That’s because your house is nice.””Hehe-. That’s true.”After the Seohaean Expressway opened, it didn’t even take two hours to get to Seoul.At the Nambu Terminal in Seocho-dong, she took Line 3, waved goodbye to Joo Shin-young who was going to Oksu Station, and transferred to Line 2 at Gyodae Station. It was enough for Joo Shin-young to escort her to Yeouido just once.There was no particular reason for transferring to Line 2.Son Yu-jin had learned the routes and traveled around Seoul alone by subway and bus without a specific destination. It was a joy that people in Seoul wouldn’t easily understand, a joy for a country girl. She had heard that even Choi Mi-kyung and Kim Eun-jung had a hard time when they came to Seoul for university. That’s why her brother, who was good at everything, helped them and took them around.’My brother is good at everything.’Even though it was an adventure with a set destination, the routes were different each time.She would put her bag in front of her so as not to bother people, memorize the subway map, and get off anywhere. If there was a bus while walking, she would take the bus, and if a subway station appeared, she would take the subway again.It wasn’t a teenage rebellion.’A strange uncle.’It was more realistic to see it as a girl’s fantasy of hoping that a goblin uncle would suddenly appear. The city was full of people and things to see, and strangely, whenever she went to Seoul, it felt like amazing and mysterious things would happen. A jungle of buildings, dark alleys that looked like passages to another world, a male wizard in shabby clothes coming out of them, and the thought that the cars might fly away at any moment. It wouldn’t be strange if the sea appeared beyond the winding asphalt in front of her.However, the goblin uncle had not appeared even after the adventures she had been on since the 6th grade. Although she hadn’t achieved her goal, the purpose of these short adventures remained clear. A connection in coincidence.It was also important that this was how she didn’t forget the goblin uncle. After accidentally discovering that repetitive actions helped maintain memory and sharpen consciousness, it became a habit. To some, it might look like wandering, but to Son Yu-jin, it was an adventure and a patrol.As expected, an adventure was an adventure. She didn’t meet the goblin uncle, but she often encountered bad touch uncles on the subway.Crunch-. “Aaaahhh!””Mister, were you trying to lift my skirt?””Aaaah-.”The man, whose ring and pinky fingers were grabbed and bent backward by Son Yu-jin, spun around like a ballerina, screaming. It was truly amazing balance.”Are you going to do it again?””Y-yes, yes-. No, no-. Aaaahhh-.”Although she was weaker than men, Son Yu-jin was quick and had become a master of martial arts, going beyond self-defense. It was only natural, considering the many skilled warriors around her. It had already been over eight years since she started training in martial arts at the Bear Gym with her mother, who exercised for health.”Tsk-, if you mess around, you’ll get beat up real bad-.”She finished off the pervert with a threatening action that resembled a nut kick, raising her knees up and down. At first, she was scared of what was happening, but from the second time on, she was giving them a good beating. Son Yu-jin was a bold girl, so she could do that too. That’s why the SSS agent who secretly followed her from a distance had nothing to do.She packed away the small episodes and stories in her bag and arrived at the final destination of today’s adventure.「世人」[Sein – literally meaning ‘world people’, but used here as a proper noun]A grandly engraved black headstone welcomed Son Yu-jin’s arrival.The jet-black stone, shining like a bald head in the afternoon sun, was quite alluring. Depending on the angle, the garden looked like a butt, making her want to slap it.There was no one at the SeIn Yeouido Research Institute who didn’t know Son Yu-jin.SSS agents knew her because of their job, which required them to know VIPs, and the Future Strategy Division and researchers knew her because she had been showing her face since she was in elementary school. Ah, she’s the director and head’s younger sister.”Hello, miss!”She greeted someone coming out of the lobby as she was about to enter the building.Her bright greetings were the same whether she was in her neighborhood or elsewhere. And no one disliked a middle school student who greeted them brightly first.”Oh my-! Yu-jin, is that you?”It was the woman she had seen on the rooftop of this building on the last day of 2000, watching fireworks. She was a colleague of her brother’s who had come to visit, and she remembered that she was almost twice Son Yu-jin’s age.”Hehe-, did you come to see your brother?”She was a pretty woman with straight black hair and horn-rimmed glasses, but her laughter was a bit unique.”Yes! Where are you going? Are you going on a business trip?””I’m going home from work.”Ah, that’s right. They worked until 12 pm every other Saturday.She had heard that even that would change to a 5-day work week starting next year. After that, they were planning to gradually reduce it to 4.5 days and then 4 days, but it was a system that only applied to her brother’s company.”You’re leaving work late?””Yes-. I came to work late today. I drank too much yesterday, and my head was throbbing. I think I shook the tambourine too hard. My elbow is sore.”She seemed like a good person, honestly sharing unfavorable information.But did she not wash her hair? Why is she scratching the back of her head?”Miss! I finally got the qualification to enter the research institute today!””Really? Can you go in without your brother now?””Yes! My brother said that if a student who isn’t a researcher wants to come in, they can create a science club and get industry-academic cooperation certification. For regular tours.””Wahaha-. Did you make a club?”She was a woman with a very good reaction, the more she looked at her.”Yes! My dad’s company has the same conditions, so I made two. That one is a chemistry club-.””Hehe-, oh my, you did well.””What kind of research do you do?””Uh-uh-, I don’t do research? I’m in design-.”Shim Dong-mi, with her eyes wide open, imitated Son Yu-jin’s expression and tone.”Ah! Can I ask you to design my inventions later?””Hehe-. I only work for people who pay me?””Ah, that’s right-.”As expected, Seoul was a good place. You could learn about capitalism from a woman you weren’t even close to.Chatter chatter-.After chatting for a while, she bowed to Shim Dong-mi and entered the lobby.The SSS agent, who had been patrolling the lobby with his hands clasped in front of him, approached her.”Yu-jin, hi? You’re going up to your brother’s place, right?””Of course. Mom told me not to bother my brother while he’s working.””Should I buy you a hamburger, kid? Pop Ice is gone in front of here, and Burger King opened.”Son Yu-jin’s pupils shook greatly at the unexpected offer.Hamburger?Could this man be the goblin uncle in disguise?However, the agent’s thoughts seemed different as he met Son Yu-jin’s trembling eyes.The agent quickly took a step back and raised both hands.”No, no-. Not that weird- not that-. I just purely wanted to buy you a hamburger…”‘I’m pure.’ The agent, who didn’t look very pure, tried to explain with a flushed face.”Don’t misunderstand-.””I didn’t misunderstand. I’m just going up.”Son Yu-jin, who was reminded of the goblin uncle by the word hamburger, sniffled as she went up to her brother’s place alone in the elevator. Ah-, I hate puberty.***The UOF [Unidentified Orbital Fighter], which had barely taken its first step, was far from complete. Errors and malfunctions were repeated in the prototype, and the SAKDO Research Institute staff predicted that it would take at least five more years to obtain a stable aircraft. It was because of the invisible, huge wall between theory and reality. A wall that was invisible, difficult to overcome, and impossible to break.The bulletproof vest that had been developed was moved to the Yeouido Research Institute. It was thanks to General’s completion of the development to make mass production possible by supplementing the materials. Then, the remaining task was to improve the design and performance in Yeouido for commercialization.Jinhyuk was pacing around the office with the bulletproof vest design drafts printed on paper.’This is Shim Dong-mi’s work, this is Noh Hyun-jin’s work… Noh Hyun-jin’s work is plain, and Shim Dong-mi’s work is unique but cool. It’s like a Goguryeo [ancient Korean kingdom] warrior’s armor. Ooh-, what if we made robots in this form? Still, the bull horns on the latest bulletproof helmet are a bit much. Would it be good for ramming in close combat? If you get stabbed, you’re dead…’Mutter mutter-.He had been focusing on work more since he had orchestrated the deaths of Park Sa-rang and Park Woo-jung. He didn’t feel any guilt. It was a deserved punishment, and as the grandson of Moon Ye and the son of Son Kwang-yeon, he felt it was something he had to do. That’s why it was even more shocking. To be so indifferent to the death of a person.Perhaps it was just a very cunning and human relief that someone he didn’t care for, someone he secretly wished would die, had disappeared.Du Gu Elil did not appear. He didn’t have a reason to call for him desperately, but the guy didn’t appear first either. It seemed like he had left without saying goodbye.He was focusing on work to shake off these human thoughts and maintain peace in his daily life. Even though the sports event he loved so much, the World Cup, was just around the corner.[Beep beep beep-.]”Yes, this is Son Jin-hyuk.”- This is Oh Won-ho from the lobby duty. Ms. Son Yu-jin has gone up to the dorm.”Yes, thank you, Mr. Ohno.”That’s a unique name. Is he Japanese?To hire foreigners in core companies, SeIn is truly a global company.”Let’s go home.”He put the documents on his desk in the cabinet and locked it.The head office was used as a meeting room by employees on weekends and weekdays. Therefore, the door had to be kept open at all times, so no work materials were left on the desk.Ding-.When the elevator door opened, Yu-jin was seen chatting with another employee on the rooftop helipad. Her ability to get along with people without being shy was something Jin-hyuk didn’t have. She must have inherited her father’s sociable personality, who liked people.”Wow-. She’s so tall, but she’s a middle school student?””Oh my, really. If it weren’t for her uniform, I’d believe she was an adult.”The rooftop was open for employees to use as a rest area, so anyone could relax in the garden and feed the koi. Because of the inconvenience of having to use the underground elevator, not many people visited.”There are many friends who are taller than me-.””These days, students really seem like a different race?””Oh! Brother’s here!””Oh my-, my baby’s here-?””Brotherrrrr-!”Twenty-four and fifteen.The reunion of the Son siblings always resembled a loving father and daughter.The corners of the mouths of the employees who were talking to Yu-jin naturally turned up in a happy smile.”Brother, sit here. Sit down.”Yu-jin, who had sat down by the pond first, patted the seat next to her.Then, she hurriedly opened her bag.She was so excited that she even dropped some saliva. Tsk-.”Brother, look at this-. Ta-da-.””Ooh-wow-. What is this? A grand grand grand prize-!””Kyahaha-!”His habit of showing exaggerated reactions in front of his younger sister, and Yu-jin’s bright smile at her brother, were still the same.”The grand grand grand prize at the Science Olympiad that my brother has never received!”He had never participated, so of course, he had no awards.”Kyahaha-! There’s more-.””More? You said you went to a Taekwondo competition, did you bring a trophy?””I saw that last weekend-.””Ah, right.”Yu-jin, who smiled and glared, took out a club certificate issued by the school principal.”You just have to sign here.””You have to make a copy too.””Yes, that’s right. If you submit a copy to the CSR team in the External Cooperation Office on the 3rd floor, they’ll give you a research institute access card.””Oh my-. I could have signed and submitted it myself, why did you bring it? It’s crumpled.””There’s romance in doing the legwork. Hehe-.”Jin-hyuk rubbed his forehead lightly against hers, just like he used to do with young Yu-jin.This kid is quite grown up, looking for romance. Is she going to start wearing makeup soon because she’s dating?”Hmm…, the club name is…”Jin-hyuk, who had unfolded the club certificate that had been folded in half, scratched his forehead.「My Rough Thoughts Science」It must be just his imagination that he was humming the melody.It didn’t seem to be just Jin-hyuk’s delusion.My rough thoughts haaaang-.A research institute employee who was looking over his shoulder was humming along.”The name is cool, right? It’s a name my dad gave me.””It- is cool…”Well, that’s right.Dad was the only one who could come up with a name like this in the Son family.Well, if Yu-jin is satisfied, her brother is happy. He didn’t know why his face was flushed though.Unlike the strange title, the club introduction was normal.「An experimental, research, and invention club of students from Taeyang Girls’ Middle School that explores science for humanity based on humanism.Main activities: Electrical, mechanical manufacturing, etc.」Humanism. Goo-ood!”I also made a club to enter my dad’s research institute.”Yu-jin held out another certificate.Jin-hyuk’s hand automatically went to his forehead.”Did your dad name that club too?””Yes!”Scratch scratch scratch-.Jin-hyuk’s forehead, which couldn’t withstand his fingernails, turned red.「Anxious Eyes Chemistry」「To benefit humanity by protecting the earth and nature based on humanism…Main activities: Research on eco-friendly fertilizers, development of new materials, explosion tests, research on volcanic activity, etc.」Are you out of your mind, Dad Human?Yu-jin, who had put the certificates in her bag after getting her brother’s signature, clasped her hands together.”Brother! Are we going to ride the quadron today?””Yeah. We should.””Let’s play in Myeongdong and go home at night-.””Okay.”He hated crowded and bustling places, but he had to go if his younger sister wanted to.’I should work out at the Bear Gym tonight.’Yu-jin, who had jumped up, headed home.”I have to clean my brother’s house first. Last time I saw it, the fur, the fur-. Ugh-! I’m going to take a picture and send it to Su-jung.”Oh, no!