10 Years Old Guide - 10 Year Old Guide - Episode 119
#119.
10 minutes after that.
Su-hyeon’s eyelids, which had been tightly shut, slowly lifted.
“… Oh, are you okay?”
Choi So-jeong confirmed this and asked with a trembling voice.
Suhyun’s eyes moved around to understand the situation with the unfamiliar face.
But the face he wanted was not visible. Of course, there is no one who should be by my side.
“Where is your support guide?”
Su-hyeon, who woke up and immediately got up, immediately asked. Choi So-jeong’s face was distorted as he was unable to maintain a calm expression because he saw Ji-won being carried away.
“Stay outside.”
As the words came out slowly and with difficulty, Suhyeon quickly scanned the surroundings. All the talented people who had gathered for today were in this space where I was the only one, but there was no sign of support.
How did this happen? How did everyone get in? Rather, why is support out there?
The sight of Jiwon running, bleeding profusely, was vivid. As soon as she thought of him, Suhyun quickly stood up.
“Go, guiding! “You should get more.”
Choi So-jeong desperately caught Soo-hyeon. She pursed her lips as if she would never let go, and her heart sank as her face looked like she was about to cry. An ominous feeling came over her.
“Let go. “I have to go see my guide.”
“no. I can’t let go. Esper’s wavelength stability is only 30 right now. “It needs to be raised more.”
“This is okay. so… .”
“It’s not okay! How many times did the support guide get injured to improve Esper’s stability! “What’s okay!”
Choi So-jeong shouted loudly at Su-hyeon’s indifferent reaction, who knew nothing.
“… “You were hurt.”
At the same time, Su-hyeon’s face hardened coldly. I felt my blood go cold. Soo-hyeon stretched out his hand to take Min-jung’s hand away. What I said to catch him was actually encouraging him.
“Stay calm and receive guidance.”
The person who stopped Soo-hyeon was Won Jun-gyeom, who had taken Ji-won out earlier.
“What about the support guide?”
Choi So-jeong, who was restless after hearing the news that he was not dead, first asked Won Jun-gyeom.
“What’s going on, guide, or rather, where are you?”
Soo-hyeon asked, holding Cho So-jung’s wrist. He was ready to rip his hand off right away. Won Jun-gyeom, who was looking at him, spoke again with an unusually cold face.
“Get guidance.”
“Jungyeom Esper.”
“I put all my energy into saving Esper Su-hyeon, and while guiding, he was carried away and is currently undergoing treatment. “I was working hard to improve your stability.”
Won Jun-gyeom spoke, chewing his lips nervously. Thanks to this, Su-hyeon’s anxiety heightened even more.
“But if you show up with only 30 stability points, will being a support guide be worth all the effort?”
“but… .”
“I am recovering through healing espers. Just rest a little and you’ll get better. “It’s being cured.”
Su-hyeon wanted to get out of here right away and run to Ji-won. So Won Jun-gyeom, who was blocking his path, felt frustrated.
“Please get out of the way. “I have to go and see.”
However, Won Jun-gyeom seemed more frustrated with Su-hyeon.
“Can’t you hear me? “I heard that while trying to save Esper Soo-hyeon, he was brought to the brink of death and was barely saved.”
“… … .”
“But do you really have to run like that now? When the support guide sees Suhyun Esper, I have no idea what to do next?”
Won Jun-gyeom shouted, pounding his chest. At the same time, the strength went out of his hand holding Cho Min-jeong’s wrist.
I guess I’ll start with guiding.
Before I was worried, I looked for him unconditionally, but when I actually met him, it was obvious what he would do.
Even though the fact that I was on the verge of death while trying to save myself meant that I had put a strain on my body while guiding, Jiwon would have been more concerned about my stability.
“I’m not blaming Esper Soohyun. I just… “Wouldn’t it be better to meet after everyone recovers?”
As Soo-hyeon, who had been acting like she was going to run away, lost her momentum, Won Jun-gyeom’s voice also softened.
I couldn’t help but notice that he was very worried about Jiwon. Also, his condition is not that good.
“Just a little bit. Let’s raise it to 50, no, at least to 40. “I’ll do my best.”
Choi So-jeong quickly added words and grabbed Su-hyeon. The current stability level is slightly above 30. The support was definitely not at a level that could be overlooked.
Suhyun let out a long sigh and nodded.
“ha… .”
Only then did Choi So-jeong sigh in relief, and Won Jun-gyeom’s body also relaxed. It seemed like he was worried that he would push ahead recklessly.
“Anyway, both of you are fearless and reckless.”
Suhyun looked at her watch while listening to the worry that came from affection. I wanted to quickly improve my stability and go to Jiwon’s side.
‘I didn’t want to hurt the guide.’
The moment I stood in this space alone and decided to plan for later, I thought it was fortunate that Jiwon didn’t get hurt.
But you are wrong. Perhaps his choice might have made Jiwon suffer more.
If only I knew there was a way to open the door… .
As Won Jun-gyeom said, he wouldn’t have been so reckless.
“… “How did the entrance open?”
Suhyun took her eyes off the clock and looked at the guides posted at the entrance and asked.
“The support guide opened it. Um, by guiding.”
There were more than five guides at the entrance. They seemed to be constantly putting in effort to keep the entrance from closing.
“Guide… “Were you alone?”
“… yes.”
“… … .”
It was said that only by gathering together and guiding people like that, he was able to open the entrance that wouldn’t close on his own.
“under… .”
Suhyun let out a short breath as if she was frustrated.
The reason he used his strength to the point where he came back from the dead was because of himself. Because he was being reckless. To save himself, Jiwon gnawed at his own body.
“… … .”
I thought it was the best way to protect support. The pressure of having to bear it alone was putting him at risk by insisting that he couldn’t share the burden and support.
***
As soon as I opened my eyes, what I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.
Feeling hazy, Jiwon blinked his eyes slowly.
‘Where am I? ‘Why am I here?’
The accident progressed slowly, making it difficult to understand the situation.
‘hospital?’
It took him a while to realize that he was lying in a hospital bed.
I was embarrassed because I couldn’t immediately remember why I was here.
‘What were you doing?’
Even breathing was difficult. I think I crawled because it was difficult to walk.
But what was it for? What was I supposed to do… .
“… Ah, Seo Soo-hyun!”
Jiwon, who was slowly recalling the last moment when he lost consciousness, suddenly shouted.
The memory of running to save Soo-hyeon, who was on the verge of a runaway, has now become clearer.
His power removed the seemingly trapped ore. However, he lost consciousness without being able to check Su-hyeon’s condition.
Will he be safe? Is he sure he saved him?
“… “Guide.”
Ji-won, who had been standing up in a sudden rush of fear, stopped moving for a moment.
“Guide… .”
This was because the voice calling him was Suhyun’s.
“ah… .”
Jiwon sighed and turned his head in the direction of the sound. Suhyun was standing three steps away from the bed and looking at herself.
Unlike his last memory, his condition didn’t seem to be bad. He wasn’t particularly good, but it was still a level of reassurance.
“… “Why are you so far away?”
After relieving my anxiety, I was surprised to see Su-hyeon standing still and not coming closer. Now that I think about it, Su-hyeon’s face is very distorted.
I felt like I was going to cry at any moment.
“… Esper.”
“sorry.”
He lowered his head and apologized. Perhaps it was because of his slightly trembling shoulders that I first felt sorry for him.
“Are you going to play before I get angry?”
Jiwon asked with a grin. Suhyeon shook his head, still looking at the floor.
“I think that’s right.”
“… … .”
“I tried to get angry at you, asking how you could go in alone and why you were there like that, but I guess I can’t because you apologized.”
“You can do it. No, do it.”
Su-hyeon immediately responded to the grunting words on purpose. The voice was full of moisture. He is crying.
“… Come here. “I feel like my body is fully healed, but I don’t have the strength to walk there.”
Jiwon spoke as if to comfort Suhyeon. But Suhyun stubbornly shook her head. The face that was barely raised had bright red around its eyes. Jiwon’s face suddenly distorted.
“I’m not stable yet… . When you get closer… It’s not possible.”
The S-class esper who had rushed in to fight Liska alone was looking sad in front of me.
He could tell without even asking how much he cared about her. She knew even better because she too was worried about him.
“Are you stable, Esper?”
Suhyun nodded. She smiled as if Jiwon was okay.
“are you okay.”
“It’s not okay. It’s not even 50 yet… .”
“So you’re going to come closer only after you turn 50? “Are you afraid I’ll be guiding again?”
“… … .”
“I can do it if I don’t guide now.”
“no.”
In any case, being stubborn was just like Soohyun.
Jiwon sighed and strengthened his body. It didn’t look like the healing espers were going to die right away, probably because they had a hard time.
“If you don’t come, I’ll have to go.”
Jiwon took a hard breath and stepped out of the bed. And the moment I stood up on my own two feet.
“Ugh… !”
The strength in my legs, which had not recovered properly, suddenly disappeared and my body stumbled.
“ah.”
But of course, Jiwon falling to the floor did not happen.
Jiwon grinned, holding on to the strong arm wrapped around him.
“You’re here.”
The face I looked up at was wet as expected. Jiwon rubbed his hands.
“We came back alive and well.”
The wounds that Liska had made on the back of Suhyeon’s hand had disappeared everywhere.
Jiwon was finally able to smile with sincere relief.