Academy Silver Gatekeeper

11 – Hospital visit – 3

The more we talked, the more clearly we got to know Kim Soo-hyun.

The fact that his pride in himself is much lower than expected.

Most of the stories start with the words “If that’s not the case, then I couldn’t do that.”

It ends by saying that if that’s not the case, I wish I could do that too.

Also, if I move my body even for a moment while I’m talking, I’m startled.

Maybe I feel like I’m losing interest in my story and doing something else?

It was to the point where I had to keep my body still because I felt sorry for him to keep looking at me.

‘Still, I don’t think it’s because I didn’t have a bad personality… .’

I heard that some of those with inferiority complex tend to ignore and put others down.

Was it the purpose of trying to resolve the inferiority complex about oneself through it?

Fortunately, Kim Soo-hyun didn’t seem to be broken that much.

Looking back, I didn’t see anyone looking down on anyone at the academy.

It’s just a problem that masochistic expressions about myself keep popping up.

One of my friends I knew had one like that.

A friend whose family is difficult and everything he does is twisted, and he had no choice but to do that.

Thanks to that, he said that at one time he suffered from a very serious inferiority complex.

I heard it took quite a while to get over it.

Understanding yourself, acknowledging the superiority of others, and setting goals that way.

Did he say that he recovered his self-esteem, believing that he could become that kind of person one day?

“Soohyun.”

Kang Min-seong, who opened the door and entered, called Kim Soo-hyun.

“Grandpa is a bit thirsty, but could you buy me some water? Go outside with people.”

If it’s water, it’s in the hospital room, so why bother to buy it?

The reason for that could be seen in Kang Min-sung’s eyes looking at me.

I have something to tell you, so I will send my granddaughter out for a while.

Kim Soo-hyun left, saying he would return, leaving Kang Min-seong and the two of them.

“… .”

A veteran veteran who is similar to Ma Hak-jun but has a different pressure.

What are you trying to say? I get nervous.

“Come to think of it, it was too late to say thank you.”

Kang Min-seong, who came to the side, bowed his head to me.

The age difference is huge, and the social position is also vastly different.

But he was expressing his gratitude without any hesitation.

As expected, the title of ‘Hero’ doesn’t seem to be earned just because it’s strong.

“Thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would have lost my only granddaughter. If I did, I would have gone mad.”

This is the look of a grandfather who truly loves his granddaughter.

I imagined an old man who was tired of authority because he was the owner of a huge family.

What I see now is an ordinary grandfather who thanked me for saving his granddaughter.

“And… I want to say I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

“You must have been told to return as an academy judge after being discharged, right?”

My boss came over yesterday and said that. When you’re discharged, go straight to the academy.

But how did Kang Min-seong know about it?

“Actually, I asked some of my acquaintances. Please, as quietly as possible, let you return to the academy.”

“Chairman… Are you talking? Why do you ask for such a request… .”

“Soohyun. my granddaughter How is it?”

Suddenly asking how my granddaughter is? What answer do you want?

You’re not just asking about the attractiveness of a woman, are you? Yes?

“I don’t quite understand what you mean.”

“Didn’t we talk a little while ago? I think there is an honest impression that I felt there. You still have records in charge of measurement, and even though it was only one day, you also judged the students, so you must have an eye for it.”

To be precise, it is to see the characteristics, but it can also be called a kind of keen eye.

So after thinking about it for a while, I decided to speak frankly after watching Kang Min-sung notice.

“… Actually, Suhyun. That is, Suhyeon student. I think my self-esteem is a bit low. And… .”

“You don’t have to say it hard. It’s okay to be honest.”

“uh. that’s it, that’s it. just… about yourself… Well… .”

No, wait. Isn’t this a very difficult request?

‘I fell into an inferiority complex’ in front of someone who loved my granddaughter dearly. How can you say that easily?

Hearing that, if that old man showed even displeasure… .

“I am drowning in an inferiority complex. Is that what you want to say?”

“ah? Did you know?”

In response to my question, Kang Min-seong closed his eyes and nodded.

“In a situation where everyone in the family has outstanding talents, the only child did not show anything special. No one said anything about him. But the child himself seemed to think that he was too lacking.”

“So Suhyeon student… .”

“I thought it would be a little better if I went to an academy with children of the same age as him. But even there, it was still difficult.”

Even if not as much as the family, there are many geniuses in the academy.

So Kang Min-seong expected a granddaughter who would hang out with them, acknowledge her limitations, and grow up.

However, he said that Kim Soo-hyun couldn’t adapt and became more and more timid.

“By the way. Seeing you seems to have had a change of heart.”

“I… You mean?”

“One silver level judge. Similar to Suhyeon, a really ordinary person with special abilities. However, in that ordinary, did not he achieve his own specialness? I think I was inspired by something there.”

According to Kang Min-seong, it was Kim Soo-hyun who brought up the story of the hospital visit.

It was said that I had never expressed my intention to do something, but I was the first to present my opinion.

Thanks to that, even if the people in the family didn’t show it, they were very surprised.

“I felt it right there. I hope you can help my granddaughter. So, through your acquaintances, I’ve put in some effort so that you can continue to stay as an academy judge.”

no wonder. He said he was too quiet for a civil servant who survived even after standing in the way of Elder.

It must have been possible enough because some of Kang Min-seong’s acquaintances were in key positions in the political world.

I was nodding my head, but Kang Min-seong suddenly ah! and raises an urgent voice.

“Don’t get me wrong! I never asked you to leave the hospital this soon. I just said that if I get discharged, I want to keep my post as an academy judge. Really!”

“Yes?”

“Wasn’t Soo-hyeon like that earlier? I couldn’t even rest for a few days, so how could I go to work as soon as I was discharged? If you ever find out the truth about it, tell me that this halberd never really was like that. Please. I never did it with bad intentions!”

It was Kang Min-seong’s desperate cry that he did not want to be hated by his granddaughter.

I immediately nodded my head as if it was obvious.

“Phew. Thank you. Thank you so much. Imagine how my heart raced when I imagined that Suhyeon would ask why.”

Watching him let out a sigh of relief, he renewed his definition of Kang Min-sung.

From a hero of the past to a severe eight-year-old. I don’t think I can deny it either.

“Anyway, when I return to the academy, I’ll take good care of my granddaughter.”

“I am worried that you seem to be expecting too much. I am not a professor, I am just an examiner.”

“From what I hear, Suhyeon said that he is still in the bronze rank. If you do, I will meet you more than any professor.”

It is. I heard that the permanent bronze level is subject to academic probation.

It means that there is no passion for growth rather than the intention to ignore the bronze.

Because of this, Kim Soo-hyun will also go out to receive a silver rating someday… .

‘Oh, please. wouldn’t it? During the grade review, I did it while looking at it properly.’

He is a war hero by name, so I wonder if he would ask me for such a favor.

I wonder if it could be enough if it was Kang Min-seong, who showed signs of not showing up.

Should I ask Nope. What if I did it for no reason and it made me uncomfortable? Quit.

… no What if you really think that way? Wouldn’t it be better to ask?

Then what if If I were to ask you, did you really think that you would do such a favor?

“grandfather.”

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Just as I was about to ask, what exactly is that request?

The door to the hospital room opened and Kim Soo-hyun, who had brought water, entered.

Thanks to you, I missed the timing to ask a question.

“Here, get wet.”

“Yes, yes. thanks. Our Suhyeon is having a lot of trouble.”

While Kang Min-seong was drinking water. No, while pretending to drink.

Kim Soo-hyun, who came to the side again, looked at her.

“Why. Suhyeon. What do you have to say?”

“That… You still have to leave. Judge.”

“yes. left Why?”

“Then, can I come to visit you tomorrow too?”

Are you going to visit me tomorrow too? Maybe the villains are still hunting?

I’ll see you at the academy in a few days anyway, so there’s no need for that… .

“… yes. If you want to come, come. It would be nice if you could talk to me when I was bored.”

In the end, Kang Min-seong had no choice but to accept Kim Soo-hyun’s proposal.

*

“I want to visit the examiner in the hospital.”

Kang Min-seong and the people around him were greatly surprised by Kim Soo-hyun’s opinion.

It was because the timid Kim Soo-hyun expressed his opinion for the first time.

I was ashamed to see my family. sorry for them

I was also worried that I was being nothing but stubborn.

However, I really wanted to find the person who saved me, Baek Seo-jin.

I wanted to go and say sorry and thank you.

‘And… .’

Like the judge, I want to be an ordinary but special person.

I came to respect you so much. I also wanted to let you know.

still clear in my mind From subduing the flamboyant Park Jun-woo at once.

Since then, I have repulsed students who secretly showed off their skills.

And even blocking the fearsome Elder and saving himself.

Like his maternal grandfather, like his family, he is not an exceptional person from birth.

Rather ordinary. Just an extremely ordinary judge.

However, Baek Seo-jin found his own specialness in the ordinary.

A bigger, more intense feeling than this inferiority complex that always bothered me.

Is it longing? Or could it be something else? Whatever it was, Kim Soo-hyun was good.

It was the first time. Something so warm touched my heart.