I Returned, But My Power is the Same

“Sergeant… are you talking?”

"uh. It has been specially promoted.”

"Is that true?"

“Even so.”

I asked in disbelief, but in fact, I had already expected it.

The idea of ​​getting a sergeant by special promotion without having to take the promotion test.

But I didn't expect it to be decided so quickly.

The company commander just explained about it.

“Originally, special promotions aren’t decided so quickly, are you?”

"Yes?"

“The record is so flashy that there is nothing to review. There was also a stage dungeon job last time, such as guerrilla, 5 standby, ATT, and whatnot. Of course, the mana manifestation this time was the final blow.”

But that's right, starting next week, you're a sergeant.

I'm confused.

“Ah, you’re the squad leader.”

"Yes."

“Dae-yong is falling into a senior unit, and Da-kyung is preparing for the promotion exam, Ae-ra, but I was trying to keep you as the next squad leader… You put a sergeant down? Aren’t you going to prepare for the promotion exam like Dakyung?”

“Well, yes.”

"okay. So this is a bit vague. If you’re like the other sergeants, I wouldn’t mind as it would take several years even if I couldn’t, but you’re different, aren’t you?”

The commander shrugs his shoulders.

“Let’s leave it alone for now. I don’t know Da-kyung, but Dae-yong still has a little left to fall for.”

"all right."

squad leader.

Like I said before, it's fine.

There are many areas to benefit from.

But even so, it's not as good as going up to an executive.

There is no need to delay the promotion test because of the squad leader.

“Anyway, congratulations.”

"thank you."

“I have to thank you. Thanks to you, I also got some points.”

The company commander pats my shoulder and chuckles.

And he just brought it up again.

“By the way, no matter how fast you pass the promotion exam, will Dae-yong be faster than transfer? Wouldn't it?"

***

Tuesday.

The day before departure for vacation.

Seong Da-kyung approaches with a gloomy face.

“I was caught on the 5th candle tonight... Hmm...”

“Are you off tomorrow? Ah, the sergeants say they keep putting gates in Matango, is that because of that?”

"Yes. So I can’t even ask.”

“Ego. I'm going on vacation and I'm tired."

"it's okay. I go to work and run my daily routine, huh?”

That's right.

“Then why don’t we see each other for lunch?”

"Yes. It's just when you get out of the house and change clothes... No, can I see you around 11 o'clock?"

“Is it that fast?”

“If you look quickly, you can see for a long time. Is it possible?”

“Uh, yes. It is possible.”

"great! See you at 11!”

Seong Da-kyung is already shouting with her excited face.

However, his face turned into a barren desert the next morning.

Dark circles were sitting down to her chin.

“Are you tired?”

"Yes? no. Are not you tired."

“I have really bad dark circles right now.”

“Occasionally, it’s like this. I'm not tired, but I'm just refreshed."

No way.

I've never seen anything like that before.

Something was strange, so I went to see Seong Da-kyung's assistant the day before.

But she came back with nothing but an answer.

Did it really just happen?

Nope.

It's weird no matter how you look at it.

On the way, I went to the squad leader on duty the day before.

“Sgt. Sang-Jun Kim, Da-Kyung Seong, what happened while you were on duty yesterday?”

"uh? no. Nothing happened.”

“Did nothing really happen? Because the condition is not zero.”

Sergeant Kim Sang-jun scratched his head when he said his condition was not zero.

there is

there's something

I added quickly.

Sergeant Lee Dae-yong giving excuses.

“If there is, please tell me. Sgt. Dae-Yong Lee is strange, so go and ask him.”

“Great… it doesn’t matter if I tell you, right?”

“What really happened?”

“No, that’s… was he the number five shooter?”

"Yes."

“But the sixth-second shooter sprained his ankle when he came to take over.”

no way...

“I’m going to the medical school right away. I have to fill that void, can I? Dakyung stood there again.”

“Then, did you stand up for 5 or 6 seconds in a row?”"uh. You will probably be very tired. If it was all over the shift, would he have barely slept for two hours?”

“Zeep. But why are you hiding it? Even the adjutant didn’t say anything about cancer.”

“I think Seonhye and Seonhye in Squad 2 decided to go out and play together today. When he finds out, he says he's tired, but don't tell him that we might want to play next time."

“...”

“You report only to Dae-yong, and it’s a secret from the others.”

"all right."

“Yeah, good job.”

"Yep. Loyalty.”

In my mind, I want to go home and rest.

But, if that was the case, would he have even asked the lieutenant general and the squad leader on duty?

under.

what do i say

08:30.

While preparing to report on vacation, Seong Da-kyung stabs her arm. And she whispers

“Dojin-san, Dojin-san.”

"Yes."

“We decided to eat pasta for lunch. Turn that into galbi-tang.”

“Is it galbi-tang?”

“Dojin said you like ribs soup. That's what Sgt. Lee Dae-yong said."

“...”

"is not it? Don’t you like galbi-tang?”

"...I like you."

“Okay, right? Then change it to galbi-tang.”

You act like it's nothing, but in reality, you're just barely putting up with your eyes stinging.

I decided to pretend I didn't know.

I think she'd be even more sorry if she took it out for nothing.

“Loyalty!”

“Yeah, don’t forget to contact the deputy platoon leaders every day.”

"Yes!"

“Then go well.”

After reporting her, he left the barracks.

Seong Da-kyung quickly descends to her guardhouse with her guns. I want to go and play soon.

If I had not seen it, I would never have thought that I was the person who worked the night shift twice in a row yesterday.

full of energy

The dark circles under the eyes are disappearing no matter what I put on.

“Chief, please go to ○○-dong.”

"Yes, I understand."

As soon as I left, I took a taxi.

When she hinted that she should close her eyes, even a little, she just kept chattering, saying that she wasn't really tired at all.

What, are you really not tired?

No, it can't be.

I even trained until 18:00 to prepare for the promotion test yesterday.

The taxi arrived quickly.

“Dojin-san, I’ll see you in front of me until 11 o’clock.”

"Yes."

I could only use it as an excuse.

If you said that you had an urgent business to watch in the evening, Da-kyung Seong would have been more stubborn and rested at home.

But, like I said before, I think I'd be more sorry if I did.

He was the one who even told the soldiers to talk to me to play with me.

Yes, let's spend the day as Seong Da-kyung wants.

That's right.

As soon as she got home, she washed her hair first.

Because he was pressed by his battle hat, and his condition was unheard of.

Let's stay... The clothes...

Now the day is the day

Summer has passed in no time, and autumn has come in full force.

It's a little too cold to just pick up something and go out.

He wore a black T-shirt and a blue jacket.

Below are black slacks.

His shoes were white sneakers.

Hmm.

great.

That's neat.

The clock was already past 10:40.

It's close to my house, so I'll be there soon, but in case I'm late, I hurried my steps.

“Mr. Dojin!”

When I went, Seong Da-kyung was already there.

He was wearing shoes in a dress that went down to his knees, oh man.

He instantly thought it was some kind of photobook.

As if she had just straightened her hair, her bob hair was beautifully curled outward.

“Let’s go on our bus!”

A face with a soft cheek touch looks up at me and says.

“Aren’t you taking a taxi?”

“I took a taxi before. And when I went with Dojin, I kind of liked the feeling of the bus.”

“Bus feeling?”

“Something is dear.”

“How do you feel about that feeling?”

Seong Da-kyung smiles brightly.

“I felt it because I liked it.”

***

I'm so glad I didn't watch the play today.

No matter how fun a play is, if you watch it when you are tired, you can't help but feel sleepy.

"delicious. I think galbitang will be better than pasta from now on.”

“Ah, that’s not it.”

“It’s true. Look, I've already emptied a whole bowl."

For lunch, I had galbi-tang.

Since I used to go there often, I brought it with me with confidence, and luckily, it seems that Seong Da-kyung's taste also suits her.

Then I stopped at a nearby cafe.

I ordered green grape ade and Seong Da-kyung ordered a cafe latte.

I was craving something sweet, so I bought a piece of cake.

“Is that delicious?”

Seong Da-kyung is drinking a cafe latte on her side and looking at my green grape ade.

"Yes. Fresh and cool.”

“Can I try one?”

“Did you touch my mouth?”

“It doesn’t matter, I.”

“Uh… Then what?”

He handed the green grape ade to Seong Da-kyung.

Lips with pale pink tint bite the straw in them.

“Wow, it’s really refreshing!”

"Yes?"

“From now on, I want to eat this too! Oh, Dojin-san, would you like to eat mine too?”

"no. I can’t eat anything with that milk in it.”

"uh? why?"

“Some kind of lactose intolerance or something made me feel bad.”

"really? Then you can't eat ice cream or cake?"

“It’s okay to go in a little. This is fine too.”

I said while eating the piece of cake I ordered as an extra.

“But I noticed that there is milk for people like me. It doesn’t hurt.”

“Oh, right? I'll carry that milk with me!"

"Yes?"

“If you want Dojin-san’s cafe latte, ask him to make it with that milk!”

Of course I'm joking, but I'm really grateful for that.

that you think of me like that

After leaving the cafe, I went back to a nearby cafe.

I didn't really want to buy that milk and drink a cafe latte, it was an escape room cafe.

It's been a really long time.

“Did you escape the room?”

"Yes. I've been with my ex before... No, haha. with my sister.”

“I’ve been with my ex-girlfriend…”

“No, my sister, my sister.”

“I’ve already heard it all. chit. It's my first time.”

Seong Da-kyung enters with a slightly shriveled face.

Actually, it's not something I really care about.

'Cause there's no relationship right now

But why do you care?

“Please return your cell phone and have a total of five interphone opportunities. I wish you success.”

"Yes!"

"Yes."

Neither Seong Da-kyung nor Seong Da-kyung were beginners, so I chose medium difficulty.

I was going to do it in the middle, but I felt like I had to do it for some reason.

But as soon as I entered, I regretted it.

It was like collecting evidence at the crime scene and inferring the culprit, but I couldn't figure out what it was.

“Did I get the difficulty level wrong?”

“So. Aww, what should I do?”

"Hmm. Calm down. There is still plenty of time.”

She cleared her complicated head and thought calmly.

And since it's possible for beginners like us, it's not because they brought it in.

“Oh, is it like this?”

“Look, look. Oh, that's right! This is it!”

“Then unpack this first…”

After about 10 minutes, clues start to unravel.

Da-kyung Seong also brought something with him.

“I think this was written by the criminal.”

“Yes.”

“Go over there, too.”

"Yes."

"found!"

Over an hour of wandering head-to-head with each other.

I finally found the most important piece of evidence.

It was the knife used by the criminal.

“Hey!”

"Wow!"

I high-fived and dialed the intercom.

As soon as I say the name of the culprit, the door opens.

There are still 5 minutes left before the time limit.

“Dojin-san, shall we quit our hunter and become a detective?”

“Haha, I really think it is.”

After we got out, we talked for a while longer.

It's been a while since I had a fun experience.

Since then, I have been drawing dolls, playing board games, and then it is dinner time again, and I have spent time eating.

It was a small thing, but somehow it was meaningful.It also leaves an aftertaste.

Around 19:30, we left the city and got on the bus again.

Seong Da-kyung did not show any signs of fatigue until then.

But it looks like he can't stand it any longer, leaning on the backrest.

Something rests on her shoulder.

It was Seong Da-kyung's head.

I looked at him and he was asleep.

Right now, even breathing heavily.

Various thoughts cross his mind.

From how I hid all the things I was tired of, to the things I hid and had fun today.

Sorry.

Thank you.

I looked at Seong Da-kyung quietly again.

His lips tremble as he sees what he eats in the dream.

His hands, which were neatly gathered on his legs, are also procrastinating in search of something.

Without realizing it, a smile forms on my lips.

cute.

“Mr. Da-kyung?”

“Uh-huh?”

“It’s all here. You have to get off.”

“Uh huh?”

When I woke up when it was time to get off, a body that had been asleep without knowing the world woke up with a surprise.

And after a few more seconds of nightmares, I finally came to my senses.

"Ah...! sorry...!"

“I must have been tired from walking all day. Get off at once.”

It was dark outside because it was time.

Seong Da-kyung follows my tail and gets off the bus right away. He took out his hand mirror and hurriedly touched his head and face.

“I didn’t wake you up……”

“I slept too hard for that.”

"no. I just closed my eyes for a moment...!”

“Did you even have a nose? rumble.”

"Yes?!"

Seong Da-kyung freezes on the spot as if hearing a sound like a blue sky.

I said with a laugh.

“It’s bullshit. didn't score I was just breathing.”

"Oh really!"

Seong Da-kyung pats me on the back.

I burst out laughing one more time.

"Go. I will take you home.”

"no. I'm fine."

"okay? Then I'll go in first."

"what! That's a polite thing to say! Take me!”

Seong Da-kyung quickly grabs my arm.

I turned around again.

"thank you. take me.”

"What. And Da-kyung also took me there last time.”

“Did you eat at my house?”

"Yes."

“Dojin-san, I thought you forgot everything that happened with me, but do you secretly remember everything?”

“It’s not like anyone else, it’s a multi-gyeong scene. You have to remember.”

“What kind of person am I to Mr. Dojin? Ah! no. Cancel the question, cancel it.”

"why?"

“No matter what kind of person you become, I will listen to you the day after tomorrow.”

Day after tomorrow.

The last day we decided to meet three times.

That's right, even the insignificant question was canceled because of that one answer... No.

That's what it means to be sincere.

I looked at Dagyeong Seong.

I think my answer will be as sincere as that.

We walked and talked.

It was fun today, let's have more fun tomorrow, these were the stories.

If it's poetry, it's not poetry, but for some reason, a smile was drawn on my lips.

Looking back, it seems like it has been like this all day.

Seong Da-kyung is someone who makes me laugh.

Since he was close to the bus stop, he arrived quickly.

You can see Seong Da-kyung's house over there.

I stopped waving my hand.

“Today was fun.”

“Um, Mr. Dojin.”

"Yes."

“Would you like to go have a cup of tea?”

“Is there a cafe nearby?”

"no. in our house.”

I checked my watch for a moment.

20:05.

It's time to be a nuisance to Seong Da-kyung's parents when they enter.

“I think it would be a nuisance to Da-kyung’s parents.”

“Is that just for that? Does the time matter?”

"Yes? Uh, yes.”

Seong Da-kyung looks at me with two index fingers.

“My parents aren’t at home right now… I went down to the countryside today because of work.”

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