Chapter 158: The Three-horned Dragon And Coming To The Rescue
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While Su-Jin was screeching her lungs out, the dragon had finally had enough of Jeong-Ho's wild acts. And it's no wonder, considering the fact that Jeong-Ho's pirate had managed to throw at it almost everything he could possibly touch. He wasn't even picky about the objects he chose. There were chests, boxes, pieces of jewelry, lamps, gold ingots, coins, even ordinary rocks… you name it.
Not even his spyglass was spared. The long object made of wood and glass landed right on top of the dragon's head and remained impaled between the creature's two horns.
Su-Jin didn't know whether this was a game bug or some kind of a joke made by the creators of the game. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter was that the object never fell from the dragon's head. Instead, it remained stuck in its skull, sticking out like a sore thumb.
The picture of the three-horned dragon would have surely seemed hilarious, if only the situation wouldn't have been so unbelievable.
When Su-Jin saw the last object being hurled at the dragon's head and hitting it between the eyes, she was horrified.
The damage those tiny objects made was minuscule. But, just like Su-Jin mentioned before, the game had a quirk not many players knew about.
If someone threw small objects or low level spells at the dragon for a certain period of time, the creature would enter berserk mode before its life could be in danger. Which meant that the player would then have to fight against the enraged dragon with heightened attack power, while its life bar was still full. Talk about a twisted sense of humor…
After being taunted for so long, the dragon let out a roar and tried roasting Jeong-Ho's pirate several times.
Seeing the pirate character nimbly jumping out of the dragon's attack range, always escaping danger in the nick of time, left Su-Jin in a complicated mood. She currently struggled between angry laughter and speechlessness.
Meanwhile, Ji-Won's voice came out from the phone like an ominous threat.
"Miss Park, where are you right now?" he asked.
This time Su-Jin was able to pick up on the coldness in the man's tone. Without even thinking about it, she swiftly answered his question.
"Eh? I'm at SuWon arcade."
Su-Jin then waited for him to say something else, but nothing came from Ji-Won's end.
A moment later, she heard the sound of the call disconnecting. At the same time, Jeong-Ho's character was burned to death by the angry dragon. Before she was able to run away, her delicate fairy was also instantly killed by a well-aimed fire ball.
At this point, Su-Jin completely gave up on the game. With eyes wide in shock, she took the phone away from her face and stared at the black screen, long and hard.
"What the heck was all that about?" she asked herself dazedly.
"Wasn't this fun?" Jeong-Ho's face suddenly appeared right next to hers.
He was grinning from ear to ear and his eyes were gleaming so brightly that Su-Jin felt momentarily blinded. But, a second later, she was reminded of what this person had done just a moment ago.
"Fun my as*!" she snapped, whacking him over the shoulder.
After shoving him away, Su-Jin continued to fume.
"If you simply wanted to dance around the dragon you could have gone by yourself. Why did you have to drag me with you?"
"Come on, don't be upset." Jeong-Ho coaxed with a smile. "I noticed you weren't really paying attention to the game, so I wanted to punish you a little."
Su-Jin snorted, but didn't reply.
Jeong-Ho was definitely right about one thing. Receiving Ji-Won's unexpected phone call just now made it impossible for her to entirely focus on anything else right now.
'I still don't understand what just happened. Could it be that Director Kang got drunk and randomly picked a number from his recent calls log? But he really doesn't seem like the type of person to do something like that. Although, if I think about it, near the end he didn't really sound like himself. So, I guess a drunken call could actually be a reasonable explanation for his earlier behavior.'
While Su-Jin was silently pondering over the recent events, she and Jeong-Ho had left their previous spot and moved towards a car racing game.
"Who was that on the phone?" Jeong-Ho asked as he sat down on the chair.
Su-Jin followed Jeong-Ho's lead and took a seat, adjusting her chair and placing both hands on the steering wheel.
"My boss." she replied simply.
"Ah, so that's why you looked so surprised when you picked up the call. I thought your expression was a bit off, but that explains it."
Jeong-Ho started the game. Leaning back into the chair, he leisurely drove the in-game car, while continuing to make casual conversation.
"Do you usually have to work on weekends?"
"No. Actually…" Su-Jin bit her lower lip, hesitating. "To be honest, this morning was the first time I received a call from work during the weekend."
"Did you have to go to the company today?"
"No, but yesterday I made a mistake. I forgot to give my boss an important presentation. He needed it for a business meeting, so he called me early in the morning in order to find out where it was."
"Ouch." Jeong-Ho grimaced. "Did you get scolded?"
Su-Jin shook her head.
"What a nice boss you have there." Jeong-Ho laughed. "Mine would probably flip a table or two if I were to forget something important like that. Last time I made a mistake, he had me do three day's work in one. Needless to say, the next morning I saw the sunrise from the company's terrace. From that moment onwards I made sure to double, even triple, check everything that had to be submitted to him."
"He's quite a tyrant, your boss." Su-Jin said pityingly.
"That's just one way of seeing things. But, think about it differently. As someone who is responsible for the results of an entire team, isn't it normal to want your subordinates to do a good job? Else, how can you trust them with important work if they keep making rookie mistakes?"
Su-Jin fell silent.
During that morning she had been too dazed to realize what was going on. But after hearing what Jeong-Ho had just said, now she found it rather odd that Ji-Won didn't say anything about her blunder.
'Then, could it be that he finally realized that my mistake was inexcusable and called tonight in order to scold me? But if that was really the case wouldn't it have been normal to wait until Monday to do it? Kang Ji-Won, you truly are a mystifying creature, one I can never hope to understand.'
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While Su-Jin was screeching her lungs out, the dragon had finally had enough of Jeong-Ho's wild acts. And it's no wonder, considering the fact that Jeong-Ho's pirate had managed to throw at it almost everything he could possibly touch. He wasn't even picky about the objects he chose. There were chests, boxes, pieces of jewelry, lamps, gold ingots, coins, even ordinary rocks… you name it.
Not even his spyglass was spared. The long object made of wood and glass landed right on top of the dragon's head and remained impaled between the creature's two horns.
Su-Jin didn't know whether this was a game bug or some kind of a joke made by the creators of the game. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter was that the object never fell from the dragon's head. Instead, it remained stuck in its skull, sticking out like a sore thumb.
The picture of the three-horned dragon would have surely seemed hilarious, if only the situation wouldn't have been so unbelievable.
When Su-Jin saw the last object being hurled at the dragon's head and hitting it between the eyes, she was horrified.
The damage those tiny objects made was minuscule. But, just like Su-Jin mentioned before, the game had a quirk not many players knew about.
If someone threw small objects or low level spells at the dragon for a certain period of time, the creature would enter berserk mode before its life could be in danger. Which meant that the player would then have to fight against the enraged dragon with heightened attack power, while its life bar was still full. Talk about a twisted sense of humor…
After being taunted for so long, the dragon let out a roar and tried roasting Jeong-Ho's pirate several times.
Seeing the pirate character nimbly jumping out of the dragon's attack range, always escaping danger in the nick of time, left Su-Jin in a complicated mood. She currently struggled between angry laughter and speechlessness.
Meanwhile, Ji-Won's voice came out from the phone like an ominous threat.
"Miss Park, where are you right now?" he asked.
This time Su-Jin was able to pick up on the coldness in the man's tone. Without even thinking about it, she swiftly answered his question.
"Eh? I'm at SuWon arcade."
Su-Jin then waited for him to say something else, but nothing came from Ji-Won's end.
A moment later, she heard the sound of the call disconnecting. At the same time, Jeong-Ho's character was burned to death by the angry dragon. Before she was able to run away, her delicate fairy was also instantly killed by a well-aimed fire ball.
At this point, Su-Jin completely gave up on the game. With eyes wide in shock, she took the phone away from her face and stared at the black screen, long and hard.
"What the heck was all that about?" she asked herself dazedly.
"Wasn't this fun?" Jeong-Ho's face suddenly appeared right next to hers.
He was grinning from ear to ear and his eyes were gleaming so brightly that Su-Jin felt momentarily blinded. But, a second later, she was reminded of what this person had done just a moment ago.
"Fun my as*!" she snapped, whacking him over the shoulder.
After shoving him away, Su-Jin continued to fume.
"If you simply wanted to dance around the dragon you could have gone by yourself. Why did you have to drag me with you?"
"Come on, don't be upset." Jeong-Ho coaxed with a smile. "I noticed you weren't really paying attention to the game, so I wanted to punish you a little."
Su-Jin snorted, but didn't reply.
Jeong-Ho was definitely right about one thing. Receiving Ji-Won's unexpected phone call just now made it impossible for her to entirely focus on anything else right now.
'I still don't understand what just happened. Could it be that Director Kang got drunk and randomly picked a number from his recent calls log? But he really doesn't seem like the type of person to do something like that. Although, if I think about it, near the end he didn't really sound like himself. So, I guess a drunken call could actually be a reasonable explanation for his earlier behavior.'
While Su-Jin was silently pondering over the recent events, she and Jeong-Ho had left their previous spot and moved towards a car racing game.
"Who was that on the phone?" Jeong-Ho asked as he sat down on the chair.
Su-Jin followed Jeong-Ho's lead and took a seat, adjusting her chair and placing both hands on the steering wheel.
"My boss." she replied simply.
"Ah, so that's why you looked so surprised when you picked up the call. I thought your expression was a bit off, but that explains it."
Jeong-Ho started the game. Leaning back into the chair, he leisurely drove the in-game car, while continuing to make casual conversation.
"Do you usually have to work on weekends?"
"No. Actually…" Su-Jin bit her lower lip, hesitating. "To be honest, this morning was the first time I received a call from work during the weekend."
"Did you have to go to the company today?"
"No, but yesterday I made a mistake. I forgot to give my boss an important presentation. He needed it for a business meeting, so he called me early in the morning in order to find out where it was."
"Ouch." Jeong-Ho grimaced. "Did you get scolded?"
Su-Jin shook her head.
"What a nice boss you have there." Jeong-Ho laughed. "Mine would probably flip a table or two if I were to forget something important like that. Last time I made a mistake, he had me do three day's work in one. Needless to say, the next morning I saw the sunrise from the company's terrace. From that moment onwards I made sure to double, even triple, check everything that had to be submitted to him."
"He's quite a tyrant, your boss." Su-Jin said pityingly.
"That's just one way of seeing things. But, think about it differently. As someone who is responsible for the results of an entire team, isn't it normal to want your subordinates to do a good job? Else, how can you trust them with important work if they keep making rookie mistakes?"
Su-Jin fell silent.
During that morning she had been too dazed to realize what was going on. But after hearing what Jeong-Ho had just said, now she found it rather odd that Ji-Won didn't say anything about her blunder.
'Then, could it be that he finally realized that my mistake was inexcusable and called tonight in order to scold me? But if that was really the case wouldn't it have been normal to wait until Monday to do it? Kang Ji-Won, you truly are a mystifying creature, one I can never hope to understand.'
While Su-Jin was screeching her lungs out, the dragon had finally had enough of Jeong-Ho's wild acts. And it's no wonder, considering the fact that Jeong-Ho's pirate had managed to throw at it almost everything he could possibly touch. He wasn't even picky about the objects he chose. There were chests, boxes, pieces of jewelry, lamps, gold ingots, coins, even ordinary rocks you name it. Not even his spyglass was spared. The long object made of wood and glass landed right on top of the dragon's head and remained impaled between the creature's two horns. Su-Jin didn't know whether this was a game bug or some kind of a joke made by the creators of the game. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter was that the object never fell from the dragon's head. Instead, it remained stuck in its skull, sticking out like a sore thumb. The picture of the three-horned dragon would have surely seemed hilarious, if only the situation wouldn't have been so unbelievable. When Su-Jin saw the last object being hurled at the dragon's head and hitting it between the eyes, she was horrified. The damage those tiny objects made was minuscule. But, just like Su-Jin mentioned before, the game had a quirk not many players knew about. If someone threw small objects or low level spells at the dragon for a certain period of time, the creature would enter berserk mode before its life could be in danger. Which meant that the player would then have to fight against the enraged dragon with heightened attack power, while its life bar was still full. Talk about a twisted sense of humorAfter being taunted for so long, the dragon let out a roar and tried roasting Jeong-Ho's pirate several times. Seeing the pirate character nimbly jumping out of the dragon's attack range, always escaping danger in the nick of time, left Su-Jin in a complicated mood. She currently struggled between angry laughter and speechlessness. Meanwhile, Ji-Won's voice came out from the phone like an ominous threat."Miss Park, where are you right now?" he asked.This time Su-Jin was able to pick up on the coldness in the man's tone. Without even thinking about it, she swiftly answered his question."Eh? I'm at SuWon arcade." Su-Jin then waited for him to say something else, but nothing came from Ji-Won's end. A moment later, she heard the sound of the call disconnecting. At the same time, Jeong-Ho's character was burned to death by the angry dragon. Before she was able to run away, her delicate fairy was also instantly killed by a well-aimed fire ball. At this point, Su-Jin completely gave up on the game. With eyes wide in shock, she took the phone away from her face and stared at the black screen, long and hard."What the heck was all that about?" she asked herself dazedly. "Wasn't this fun?" Jeong-Ho's face suddenly appeared right next to hers. He was grinning from ear to ear and his eyes were gleaming so brightly that Su-Jin felt momentarily blinded. But, a second later, she was reminded of what this person had done just a moment ago. "Fun my as*!" she snapped, whacking him over the shoulder.After shoving him away, Su-Jin continued to fume."If you simply wanted to dance around the dragon you could have gone by yourself. Why did you have to drag me with you?""Come on, don't be upset." Jeong-Ho coaxed with a smile. "I noticed you weren't really paying attention to the game, so I wanted to punish you a little."Su-Jin snorted, but didn't reply. Jeong-Ho was definitely right about one thing. Receiving Ji-Won's unexpected phone call just now made it impossible for her to entirely focus on anything else right now. 'I still don't understand what just happened. Could it be that Director Kang got drunk and randomly picked a number from his recent calls log? But he really doesn't seem like the type of person to do something like that. Although, if I think about it, near the end he didn't really sound like himself. So, I guess a drunken call could actually be a reasonable explanation for his earlier behavior.'While Su-Jin was silently pondering over the recent events, she and Jeong-Ho had left their previous spot and moved towards a car racing game. "Who was that on the phone?" Jeong-Ho asked as he sat down on the chair.Su-Jin followed Jeong-Ho's lead and took a seat, adjusting her chair and placing both hands on the steering wheel. "My boss." she replied simply."Ah, so that's why you looked so surprised when you picked up the call. I thought your expression was a bit off, but that explains it." Jeong-Ho started the game. Leaning back into the chair, he leisurely drove the in-game car, while continuing to make casual conversation."Do you usually have to work on weekends?""No. Actually" Su-Jin bit her lower lip, hesitating. "To be honest, this morning was the first time I received a call from work during the weekend.""Did you have to go to the company today?""No, but yesterday I made a mistake. I forgot to give my boss an important presentation. He needed it for a business meeting, so he called me early in the morning in order to find out where it was.""Ouch." Jeong-Ho grimaced. "Did you get scolded?"Su-Jin shook her head."What a nice boss you have there." Jeong-Ho laughed. "Mine would probably flip a table or two if I were to forget something important like that. Last time I made a mistake, he had me do three day's work in one. Needless to say, the next morning I saw the sunrise from the company's terrace. From that moment onwards I made sure to double, even triple, check everything that had to be submitted to him.""He's quite a tyrant, your boss." Su-Jin said pityingly. "That's just one way of seeing things. But, think about it differently. As someone who is responsible for the results of an entire team, isn't it normal to want your subordinates to do a good job? Else, how can you trust them with important work if they keep making rookie mistakes?"Su-Jin fell silent. During that morning she had been too dazed to realize what was going on. But after hearing what Jeong-Ho had just said, now she found it rather odd that Ji-Won didn't say anything about her blunder. 'Then, could it be that he finally realized that my mistake was inexcusable and called tonight in order to scold me? But if that was really the case wouldn't it have been normal to wait until Monday to do it? Kang Ji-Won, you truly are a mystifying creature, one I can never hope to understand.'
