A cafe located near an apartment complex in Hwanghak-dong, Seoul.

This was a shop that created a bright atmosphere with sophisticated lighting and an open space… A table in the corner, where a man was sitting, created a particularly gloomy atmosphere unlike the surroundings.

“ha… … .”

In front of the man who sighed deeply, a tablet PC of the latest model was mounted, and a continuity he had just drawn was displayed on the screen.

It looks sloppy at first glance, but if you look closely, you can feel the professionalism. However, the man’s expression as he looked into the screen did not straighten, as if he didn’t like the content.

“Come out with something… … .”

His name is Byeongho Lee. His job was a webtoon writer, and he was a well-known and popular writer who was publishing a series of works called ‘Moorim Hunter’ on the most famous webtoon platform in Korea.

Speaking of webtoon writers, it’s a job that’s so popular that it’s on the list of hopes for the future these days, and you can say it’s a successful life because you’ve risen to this level in it… … .

If you ask me if I’m happy now, the answer is a bit ambiguous.

I work on my work until dawn every day, fall asleep in the morning when the sun rises, and still keep up with deadlines every week… Even if I do get some free time, I go to the hospital a few times and take care of some of my overdue business, and the deadline approaches again.

I tried increasing the assist, but there it was.

In the end, Moorim Hunter went on a long hiatus from a few days ago. This is because while the development was blocked and the continuity did not come out well, bad news overlapped as the symptoms of tunnel syndrome, which had been suffering for a long time, worsened.

‘It would be nice if the blocked development could be cleared up a bit.’

However, it is not possible to rest comfortably just because it is a break. A hiatus does not mean taking a break from serialization, it is just putting it off.

Apologies for disappointing readers, hopelessness about the next manuscript, self-blame for not managing one’s own health properly… … .

Even if I lie in bed and take a nap, the anxiety does not go away, as if I had a knife tied to my bedside. It is said that the only time the writer can rest comfortably is when the work is finished, and that was right.

I came to the cafe like this because I was wondering if I could come up with some ideas if I changed the place… If it was an idea that would come to mind, it would have come to mind at home. Lee Byung-ho stared at the awkward screen.

“Hello, writer.”

“Ah, PD.”

At that time, a man approached the seat, said hello and sat down on the opposite side. It was the producer in charge of Moorim Hunter who contacted me a while ago and said he would drop by.

“Ah, writer. Get some rest this week… … .”

“haha… I’m very anxious because I’m going to rest without a continuity.”

When he looked at the tablet PC on the table and let out a worried voice, Lee Byeong-ho replied with a weak smile. A pity appeared on PD Kim’s face as he looked at him.

From the moment I said I was in a cafe, I thought it might be like this, but seeing it in person feels different.

“… Would you like something to drink?”

“There are still drinks left… Please buy me some sugar.”

“All right.”

You need sugar to make your head spin. When Lee Byung-ho rattled the fork on the plate next to him, PD Kim nodded and stood up.

After a while, PD Kim returned to the table with an iced Americano and all six types of cakes in the store.

“PD-nim says he likes big hands.”

“It’s the company’s money, so does the writer need to save it?”

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Lee Byeong-ho smiled and took the cake and put it in his mouth. As the thick sweetness of the chocolate cream spread, at least my head felt refreshed.

“By the way, is there something going on today?”

“no… It was just, since it’s been three days since I took a break, I was going to see you to say hello. You say you’re outside.”

Actually, I was going to talk about the serialization schedule after the hiatus, but it seems that bringing it up now will only make things worse. PD Kim naturally smiled and hid the original purpose.

“Are you feeling better?”

“no… I thought it would get better with a good night’s sleep, but it’s just the same.”

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Lee Byung-ho said with a bitter expression.

My right wrist, which often hurts like being pricked with a needle, is a problem, but my head, as if it’s foggy, and my body creaking here and there are also problems.

Thanks to taking a break, I got a little more sleep, but it’s been a long time since I’ve been able to recover from a long sleep. It was to the point where I couldn’t even remember when it was when I woke up refreshed in the morning.

Even once is good.

If I could get my body back to normal, how nice it would be if I could clean this throbbing right wrist and traces of fatigue from every corner of my body.

‘There’s no way something like that would happen.’

I often think of such a wish, but that kind of thing happens when I meet a martial artist or a giyeon. In a real world that is not a martial arts, it would be impossible to happen even by chance.

“Writer. Why don’t you go to a place that you usually can’t go to because you’re busy?”

“A place you couldn’t go?”

“Yes, going on a short trip somewhere… Or even a small sauna. Maybe it will change your mood?”

“Suddenly, the trip is a bit different… Sauna.”

It’s a word I haven’t heard in a very long time. When I was young, I used to go out with friends often or to stay up all night for a cheap price, but I haven’t been anywhere near it in the past few years.

“There is a sauna that an artist I know goes to, but aside from the sauna, the massage shop there is amazing.”

When Lee Byung-ho showed interest, PD Kim added a description at the end. However, Lee Byung-ho showed a tilted reaction. It is because when I received a massage before, it only hurts and I have never seen any effect.

“Aren’t all massages there?”

“I don’t know, but is there a massage master there? The artist is a person who often gets massages, but his hand taste is different. They said that if you don’t make a reservation in the first place, you won’t be able to get it even if you want to.”

“a… Is that enough?”

I don’t believe everything, but it’s an interesting story nonetheless. When I secretly paid attention to him, pretending not to be Lee Byung-ho, PD Kim smiled.

“Well, it may be an exaggeration, but I think it would be okay to visit and see it for a change of mood. I was interested too, so I got the number… … .”

Oh, here it is. PD Kim opened up his registered contact information and held out his smartphone.

“… Then let’s trust PD-nim and go see him.”

It won’t refresh your body like a lie, but as they say, it will change your mood. Lee Byung-ho took out his smartphone and quietly wrote down the number.

* * *

“Alternatively, where is the route to the subway… … .”

Intercity bus terminal in Gangnam.

Ten minutes had passed since arriving there, but Chae Eun-bi was walking around with her smartphone in hand.

‘Seoul is complicated every time I come.’

There are a lot of people and it is difficult to find the road. Eunbi Chae finally shook her head and took out her smartphone.

It’s not Seoul that’s the problem, it’s probably the person who’s finally opening the map app without knowing the road, but I didn’t think of that at all.

“… Whew. Did you come here for nothing?”

What kind of glory did you come here to see?

… When you’ve already decided to give up Chae Eun-bi let out a small sigh with a bitter expression.

from what day

Chae Eun-bi felt a stabbing pain in her lower back every time she swung. Symptoms that come and go quickly, but enough to make your body flinch and distract you for a moment.

At first, I thought it was something like a habitual sprain caused by poor back condition. Spraining his back while playing golf was so common, he vaguely thought it might be an extension of that symptom.

However, this was not such a problem.

More precisely, I couldn’t pinpoint what the problem was. Even when I go to the hospital, I get only ambiguous answers saying that there seems to be a problem with the nerves.

I don’t know the exact problem, so I don’t know how to solve it.

Just be careful and you’ll get better, you’ll have to persevere… … . I continued my life as a golfer in such an ambiguous state, but the result could not be said in a good way even with empty words.

Actually, it was a natural part. Even if I was in the best condition, I would not be able to concentrate, but right before I hit the ball, I was in a situation where my breathing stopped.

After graduating from high school, the day I finished my first competition as an adult with poor grades.

After that day, I searched here and there to try to overcome it somehow, and even looked up folk remedies that were said to be effective, but in the end, the conclusion was that it was of no use.

And on the day of that conclusion, she decided to give up the path of golf neatly. I did.

‘What can I do with the lingering feelings… … .’

Fidgeting with golf clubs in storage. I went to the driving range and realized once again that I couldn’t make a proper swing anymore.

Then, I came all the way to Seoul listening to the first person I met at the golf driving range. It’s pretty funny when you think about it yourself. There’s no way you can treat your back like this.

‘However… He was a strangely trustworthy person.’

Do you think there was a strange power in the voice? The eyes facing each other were deep and clear, and the atmosphere was calm yet heavy. and with it.

‘He was also handsome.’

When I recall the memory of that time, Kang Tae-han’s face smiling lightly while making eye contact comes to mind. I wasn’t very handsome, but I guess I’ll keep thinking of him.

To be honest, I would be lying if I said that my appearance had no effect on the reason I came this far.

“What… Shall I just say that I came to see him!”

Even if you don’t have any achievements in your waist, since you’ve called people all the way to Seoul, they’ll buy you a meal. It was Chae Eun-bi’s calculation that even if it was that much, it was not a waste of time.

* * *

“Oh, it’s hard.”

Saturday evening. A little past 7 o’clock.

Choi Seong-hyun, who had just finished work and entered the waiting room, stretched out. Originally, after a day’s work, my body was quite stiff, but today was particularly difficult.

‘Did I overdo it?’

After starting to learn massage from Kang Tae-han, the number of customers looking for Seong-hyun Choi began to increase little by little, as if her skills had definitely improved.

This is because Kang Tae-han mainly taught simple and efficient parts so that Choi Seong-hyun could use them easily.

Thanks to that, I’ve been feeling the worth of work lately… There were a lot of customers looking for Choi Seong-hyeon today, so he was in a slightly excited mood and continued to receive customers.

Then, I accidentally passed the usual time off work. Choi Seong-hyun stretched his shoulders and hands by loosening his neck from side to side.

“How does Taehan’s son do this every day… … .”

Massage is basically an action that consumes a lot of stamina.

It may simply require a lot of strength, but since you have to maintain concentration during the massage, fatigue builds up on both sides of your mind and body.

Because of this, masseuses receive customers only when they can afford it, and have enough rest time in between.

However, Kang Tae-han receives guests without a break.

Of course, after the massage, I take a break in the waiting room for a while, but that time is about 5 minutes at most.

Even so, far from showing a tired look, sometimes there are times when I look better when I leave work than when I go to work. As long as you don’t suck someone else’s energy, is that possible?

“So take it easy.”

“… what? Didn’t you go to work?”

Seeing Kang Tae-han sitting on a chair and laughing, Seong-hyun Choi reacted unexpectedly.

If he had made an appointment for dinner in advance, Kang Tae-han was usually the guy who would leave work right after the last customer.

“Did you wait for me?”

“I? why you?”

“… no no I thought you made an appointment and forgot.”

Seonghyun Choi shyly scratched the back of his head.

“But if that’s not the case, then why are you staying?”

“Are you waiting for a guest?”

“… Guest?”

Choi Seong-hyun’s head turned to the clock hanging on the wall. In the first place, he wondered if he was misunderstanding the time. But the time was pointing to 7:20, well past 7:00.

‘Uh… … .’

A friend who usually works like a knife is waiting for a customer at this time… … . Choi Seong-hyun, thinking of a reasonable possibility, opened his mouth.

“Did you lose money in stocks?”

“… What are you talking about?”

“Aren’t you running all night trying to recover the lost money? not sure what Whew.”

It was Choi Seong-hyeon, who had been having dinner together a while ago and asked me about stocks, and told me things like apps and how to open an account.

At first, I warned you to put in as little money as possible, but it seems that I had an accident. The story of seeing the bitter taste of investment after being hit by a blue beam after the stock that I put in as a test rises significantly, and then puts in a larger amount of money… … .

Everyone must have experienced it at least once, and Choi Seong-hyun himself has experienced it a few times. He clicked his tongue with his mouth, but there was a pity in his eyes as he looked at his friend.

“it’s okay. You just have to collect seeds again.”

“… No, what are you talking about?”

However, Kang Tae-han himself is just dumbfounded. He started touching the smartphone he was holding.

“I don’t know why the stock market suddenly comes out, but I haven’t lost any money?”

Then, the screen turned to Seonghyun Choi.

A list of stocks you own. Somehow, there was no blue light, and everything was dyed red.

It’s not to the extent of being a jackpot, but the screen looks pretty stable… For a moment, envy flickered in Seonghyun Choi’s eyes.

“Write. I’m all blue… No, more than that, then why are you still here?”

“I told you. waiting for guests There is someone who has decided to take care of it separately.”

Kang Tae-han scratched his shoulder and said. Then, as if he suddenly felt something, he stood up from his seat.

“Taehan, I think the guest I mentioned earlier is here.”

Director Hwang opens the door at the right time and enters the waiting room.

Kang Tae-han went out as if he had been waiting… Seonghyeon Choi also followed him, taking a few steps away. Intuition was piqued his curiosity.

“Ah uncle! It’s been a while.”

And in the lobby, waving to Kang Tae-han, a beautiful woman who looked to be about 20 years old at most. Besides, it’s a reaction that seems to know each other.

Seonghyun Choi’s eyes widened in an unexpected situation.

“It’s a little later than I thought.”

“No, this neighborhood is too crowded. I didn’t even have time to dry my hair properly.”

“haha… Well, whatever that is, come this way.”

Pointing to the inner corridor, Kang Tae-han leads the way.

The two disappear into the room and stare blankly at the empty hallway for a while… Choi Seong-hyeon scratched his head and approached Hwang.

“Chief. Are you dating him at work?”

“What are you talking about, man? You are a guest.”

Director Hwang looked at Choi Seong-hyun with an expression of absurdity.