Time Mansour - Chapter 148



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Episode 148 It’s Not a Movie

The unexpected success of the documentary.

Because the server got too warm.

Thanks to that, my whole soul was burned.

My body sagged. I sat on the chair as if I was lying down and stared blankly into space.

“Youngjun, I just want to turn into a stone.”

“I feel like my head has turned to stone. My mind is stiff and I can’t turn it any further.”

“Me too. It’s really so hard.”

I’ve been struggling with this situation for a few days due to the sudden increase in users.

“So, are we almost done now? The urgent part is over?”

“Yes. As long as the number of users doesn’t increase drastically, we’ll be able to hold out for a while.”

“No. It’s a fully automated system, you say? But why does it involve so many human hands?”

It’s called complete automation. I wonder where in the world there is software that runs on its own.

If there’s something that convenient, I want to use it first.

no.

Come to think of it, if things got to that point, I’d probably starve first.

Anyway, I had to think a lot in my head to give an appropriate answer to this director’s question.

I’m too tired to do that right now.

“I guess that’s just how it is. It’s hard to explain everything.”

He answered more vehemently and roughly than usual.

“Really. Why is Youngjun so annoying?”

“Even so, only this director will do it.”

“If I had to say, I’m a bit of a hard worker.”

“It seems all the hard-working people are dead.”

“Youngjun? Really. Aha… That’s enough. But didn’t I seem like an expert this time?”

In response to the director’s question, he raised his thumb without saying a word.

It was too difficult for me to respond on my own, so I even mobilized the director by gesturing with my hands and feet.

I gave a simple task to someone who didn’t even know what cloud operations were.

‘Honestly, I was a bit surprised because he was smarter than I thought.’

It was fortunate that this manager learned quickly.

If I had done it alone, the server would have definitely gone down.

“Well, it’s better to have one more person. Thank you.”

“What is it? Is that the end?”

We nodded silently. We kept talking about useless things while looking at the ceiling.

moment.

The director sat on his chair and spun around like a compass.

Red lips pointed north.

“Youngjun, let’s go for a drive.”

“Right now? Aren’t you tired?”

“I just wanted to get some air.”

Even after the director got up from his seat, the chair turned half a turn again.

Well, it’ll be okay for a while. I followed suit and straightened my back. Then I followed the director and got into the car.

I looked at this officer as I fastened my seatbelt.

“Shouldn’t this director find something to do now?”

“I was working hard until just now?”

“Not running an app. Doing proper work.”

“It’s okay. It’s hard enough right now. What about Youngjun?”

“I guess I’ll be able to do something.”

“It’s the same for me too.”

It’s not so bad now. Then it’s okay. The manager turned the steering wheel. At the same time, he leaned his body diagonally.

A four-lane road with nothing special. Changing lanes at moderately congested sections.

“But where are we going now?”

“well.”

What’s the big deal about the drive? You just step on it. The manager reached out and turned up the volume on the speaker.

A road with no destination. Not bad. You don’t have to turn on the navigation every time you start the car.

With that thought in mind, I leaned deep into the music and shook my shoulders.

“How long are you going to keep doing this? I’m sorry.”

“If you feel so sorry, treat me better.”

“How can we do better here?”

The manager shook his head. It must have been because of the car cutting in from the next lane.

It can’t be my fault.

I hesitated for a moment, staring at the manager driving silently.

I cautiously brought up the subject to have a conversation about something I had been worrying about on my own for a while.

“Director Lee. If we go further, would you like to go with me?”

The director tilted his head at my words.

“Where? No way… Huh. What is it? I haven’t seen you like that, Youngjun.”

Sinisterly. The director laughs, covering his mouth with one hand.

I stopped talking because he was making strange noises again.

Okay. I’ll ask you again later.

If I tell you now, you’ll get caught up in this manager’s pace.

“Okay. Just wander around for a bit and then come down. I have to go exercise later.”

“What? Why did you stop talking? Are you really going somewhere?”

The director’s laughter grew louder and louder, drowning out the entire song coming from the speakers.

Because I hate hearing that annoying laughter.

“Where is it? It’s the gym. Please drop me off in front of it. Sir, please.”

I counterattacked in my own way.

This guy raises his fist and then lowers it again. He can’t swing it around carelessly because he can’t use both hands while driving.

so.

“Sir, I’ll pass the stop. Turn right at the intersection ahead.”

I kept teasing him.

This time, who cut in?

The director kept shaking his head from side to side.

**

“Rich gentleman? Are you okay? You look so tired these days.”

I opened my eyes to a familiar voice.

Let’s lift our eyelids.

The old man’s face appeared along with a bright light.

I lay down on the bench press for a moment and must have dozed off.

I raised my body by pressing my elbows against the bench.

“Yes. I’ve been a bit busy lately.”

After answering, I shook my head from side to side to shake off the sleep.

“Well, when you’re young, you go through hardships and things like that.”

“I’m turning forty in two days.”

“Hey. Forty is still the prime of life.”

“How old is that prime age?”

I laughed and shrugged my shoulders.

“Originally, anyone younger than me was in their prime.”

The old man took it as a joke and put the disc in the bag.

“Are you going to do more today? Aren’t you going in?”

“If I stay at home, all I can do is lie down. I have to come out here. I have to move my body at least once.”

The old man answered, his hands hanging over his shoulders.

“Then I will go first.”

“Okay. Go and get some rest.”

“You said earlier that you have to go through hardships when you’re young.”

“You said you weren’t young.”

The old man is smiling. He doesn’t talk much today.

A much more reserved appearance than usual.

I was just going to pass it by, but for some reason it bothered me.

“Is something wrong?”

I turned my head again.

A curse that was passed on to the old man.

That nonsense just came out of my mouth without me knowing.

“I disagree. I disagree. The problem is that I have no work. Is it because I’m old? I don’t use it much. I think my body is as good as it was in my twenties.”

The old man said it was no big deal and bent his knees again.

I climbed up, enduring the weight pressing down on my shoulders.

Young? A more muscular body than mine. The muscles twitched.

I heard that the kids still have some time left before they graduate from school.

The sight of the old man trying to smile bothered me for no reason.

I decided to use the nagging I’ve already done to the end.

“If you’re bored these days, would you like to do something?”

He continued speaking.

**

After a busy period, the app has reached a stable state.

As the weather gets chilly.

The graph has become smooth again.

Today I visited a center for the disabled with my uncle.

I opened the door to the director’s office and went inside.

The center director looked back and forth between me and the old man with a puzzled expression.

I pointed at the old man with one hand.

“Someone to take care of facility management. You said you needed it before.”

“Oh my, please take care of me.”

Before I could even finish my explanation.

The old man shook my hand cheerfully.

“I’m also quite good at fixing things. So, it was about ten years ago. I don’t remember exactly, but it was during the World Cup. At that time, I…”

The old man’s chatter began to get longer.

I’m not sure if he’s the right person for the job, but he’ll definitely bring some energy to the center.

If the old man works here, no one will be bored.

“Then you two go ahead and talk. I’ll be going now.”

Just introduce me to the old man.

He turned around and walked out of the office.

I was thinking about going back home, but I opened the studio door without thinking much about it.

‘What is this? The atmosphere is strange.’

The still air greeted me.

Junwoo was sitting on the matrix with a dead look on his face.

Manager Chae pointed to his mouth with his hand as if telling them to be quiet.

Sohyun, who pretends not to see me even though she sees me.

And even Da-eun, who rolls her eyes without saying anything.

The atmosphere was so ominous that even a person without much insight could tell.

Before I could even ask what was going on

“I fell.”

A sigh escaped Junwoo’s mouth.

Junwoo failed the entrance exam to international middle school.

In fact, I had even forgotten that Junwoo was taking the test.

It was attracting attention.

Because I didn’t think it would stick in the first place.

Everyone secretly thought that Junwoo would fall.

It seems that he himself didn’t think that way.

It seemed like he was very heartbroken.

So just.

“thank you for your effort.”

I put my hand on Junwoo’s shoulder.

“I really worked hard···”

That’s right. Junwoo lowers his head and cannot continue speaking.

This is a place where children who have received gifted education since they were young go. I heard that there are a lot of children who can speak English like native speakers.

‘Because I said I would answer the test questions in English.’

It wouldn’t have been easy for Junwoo, who started studying English late, to catch up.

Junwoo put his small hand on his forehead. The child is imitating an adult.

Because I was about to shed tears if I left it alone.

at last.

Manager Chae noticed and then poked me in the ribs.

“It’s okay. What if my grades don’t come out well? The director was last in the entire school.”

“What are you talking about? I’ve never been last.”

“You said it yourself before, sir.”

“I exaggerated a bit. Even at the peak of my career, I was ranked 222nd out of 223. Strictly speaking, there was one person behind me.”

“Who the hell was that one?”

“I don’t know. Maybe the soccer club?”

I rolled my eyes as I answered. Manager Chae also glanced at Junwoo.

Because Junwoo seemed to be in a bad mood, I did some clowning with Manager Chae.

Junwoo’s expression was still dark.

It had no effect whatsoever.

“I want to become a developer like you, sir. A developer that people from other countries respect.”

Junwoo spoke while looking at the ground.

Entering an international middle school had nothing to do with becoming a good developer.

Because if I told the truth here, Junwoo would have been even more depressed.

“Junwoo will definitely become a good developer.”

I changed my strategy and looked at Sohyun.

“Sohyun can do modeling too. Everything will be fine.”

“I’m a lawyer. I’m going to be a lawyer instead of a model.”

Sohyun’s dream changed every day.

It seems like dramas featuring lawyers are doing well these days.

Thinking like that, I blurted out the lines I had prepared in advance.

“Mueta rather than that.”

“Don’t say that!”

Sohyun was quietly silent, watching Junwoo’s expression.

Let’s kick and fly towards the sky again.

Only then.

The corners of Junwoo’s mouth slightly rise.

“I will really work harder. I will not give up even when it is difficult.”

Junwoo kept repeating the words to no one he knew who he was talking to.

I can’t bring myself to tell someone who’s determined to do something to stop trying so hard.

“Yes. You have to go through hardships when you’re young.”

I did as the old man said.

“Let go! Let go!”

While holding So-Hyeon’s arm as she struggled.

**

When I returned home, darkness had fallen. The house was half-submerged. Next year, mold would come again as a welcome guest.

As I walked into the dark living room, I was lost in thought for a moment.

There was something I had been thinking about on my own recently.

‘If I stay at home, I’ll end up lying down. So I force myself to go out.’

I looked at my sister’s room while thinking about what the old man and Director Lee had said.

If I can’t do it on my own, then it’s okay to go out on purpose.

After much thought, I decided to run away like myself.

-I’m going to go.

I sent a message to Jaeshirong.

-Really? Really? Are you sure you’re going to come?

-I’m not sure. I’ll talk to the director first and then decide. If it doesn’t work out, I think I’ll go over it by myself.

-Yeah, I thought about it carefully.

Whenever I’m tired like now, my sister’s room appears before my eyes.

If you don’t have the confidence to endure, running away is also an option.

okay.

How can a person win every time?

If you overcome and conquer every crisis that comes.

That’s a movie.

If it’s hard, you should run away and avoid it.

Yeah, that’s right.

Isn’t that what it means to live a real life?

With that thought in mind, I opened the refrigerator door.

“There’s nothing to eat.”

The living room was brightly lit.