Ch 24 Trainee (2)

"This is the place..." Jay is standing at the front door of his new 'home', the dorm. He just got here with a taxi and he is the first one to arrive.

'Ah... maybe I shouldn't cone out so early, we don't even have the keys yet... but I don't think I could face Jee Eun this morning. Guess I'll just look around the area first. Random, you there?'

'Nae oppa~?'

'Help memorize the area here, especially the shortcuts, just like my home, it will come in handy one day.'

'Roger that! But I don't understand, why do you always do this when you get to a new place?'

'Just an old habit of mine, when I was an assassin, I always memorize the routes before going to the missions, that way when there's an emergency, you can escape or even catch up more effectively.'

'But you are just a trainee right now oppa, it's not like you are going on a mission or something.'

'It's fine, in this case, if one day I overslept, I can use the shortcuts to reach the company earlier. By the way, do you have like a minimap? You know, like the ones in games, it would definitely help a lot.'

'I do, and it comes with different sizes, check them out in the shop.'

'Wow, these are expensive... but the functions are really good. 3D maps, world map, wait, it can even show the names and informations of the individuals on the map! This is literally a cheat code!'

'Oh, don't even think about that one, it's gonna take years before can afford it.'

'The price... yikes 100000 gold?! No, thank you.'

'But don't give up, you might get it earlier through the spinning roulette, if you are lucky of course.'

'What's the probability of me rolling it?'

'Probably around 0.001%'

'Yeah, not happening.'

'Hey, someone's coming.'

"Good morning Jay."

"Oh! Morning Mr. President! Didn't expect you to come here yourself."

"I have to go to the company through this road anyway, no big deal. Where are the others?"

"Er... hahaha..."

"Well, I'm not gonna wait for them, here's the keys to the house, you can distribute them to the boys later. I gotta go, see you at the company Jay tomorrow."

"Yes sir!"

...

"This place is pretty good for five person, living room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen. Hmm... there is even a TV here! But there are no aircons here... summer is gonna be tough..."

"Hehe... since you guys aren't here yet, I get to pick the biggest room for myself, the four of you can go share your bedrooms."

15 minutes later,

"Phew... they are still not here, what the hell are they doing? Guess I'll go buy some food from the supermarket nearby."

...

"Kimchi, ramyeon, some mushrooms, two bags of rice, meat, some seafood, some vegetables, some sauces, seasonings and some drinks. Wait... am I gonna pay for all these? And then I'm gonna cook for them? What am I, a babysitter?!"

*tap tap (someone taps Jay on his shoulder)

"Hmm?"

"Hi Jay!"

"Jess?! What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean why? I'm shopping with my mum and sister. I saw you earlier and just came to say hi. Eomma, Krystal! Come say hi, this is my new friend I told you about."

"Err... eomeonim annyeonghaseyo, and hi there Krystal!"

Little Krystal nods her head and hides shyly behind her mother while secretly taking peeks at Jay.

"Hello Jay, Jess has been talking about you recently, saying that you haven't message her at all since last week." < Mom

"Mom! When did I ever say that?!" < Jess

"When you were holding your phone every night before sleeping, Krystal told me everything." < Mom

"JUNG SOO JUNG! (Krystal's other name)" < Jess

"Mom! You promised not to tell unnie!" < Krystal

"You are dead!" < Jess

She starts chasing her little sister in the area, leaving Jay with their mother.

"Erm... hehehe, they sure are lively." < Jay

"Too lively, it's a mess everyday in the house. Are you here shopping alone? Where's your parents?" < Mom

"They both passed away recently due to an accident." < Jay

"Oh god, I'm so sorry dear boy..." < Mom

She walks up and hugs him tightly.

"It's okay, I'm used to it by now." < Jay

"Don't say that, you shouldn't get used to something like that at such young age. You wanna come over my place later? We can eat together, it's just nearby." < Mom

"Oh, I'm sorry but I can't... today is the first day me and my friends move into our new dorm as trainees, we already have plans there." < Jay

"Ah, what a shame... here, give me your number, I will invite you over next time when you are free, you can spend time with Jess too. Anyway, thank you for befriending her, as you know, her personality is kinda..." < Mom

"Eomeonim, there's nothing wrong with her personality, she is fine as she is right now, we get along very well." < Jay

"How kind of you, Jay... if only she is more like you." < Mom

"I heard everything you know, mom..." < Jess (๑•̀д•́๑)

The sisters came back after both of them got tired running around.

"How about this, are all of you free later?" Jay

"We don't really have any plan after shopping, why?" < Jess

"Wanna come over my dorm? To celebrate moving in, you know, the more the merrier." < Jay

"We would love to! Did you come here by foot? Let me give you a ride back." < Mom

Mom answered eagerly before her daughters could say anything.

"Thank you eomeonim!" < Jay

"Don't be, come on, the bills' on me." < Mom

"Huh? No, this is a lot!" < Jay

"Shh shh shh... let me handle it dear boy." < Mom

She takes over his cart and walks towards the cashier.

Jay looks towards Jess, seeking for help, but she simply shrugs and follows her mom.

"Well... at least I get to save a week's allowance."

...

"Krystal, go sit in front with mom." < Jess

"Why? Let him sit in front with mom." < Krystal

"Just go, I wanna ask him something." < Jess

"Fine..." < Krystal

She goes to the front reluctantly, constantly peeking behind through the front mirror and paying attention to the conversation behind.

"Yah! Why didn't you send me any message after that day?" < Jess

"So you really did talk about me this past week huh?" < Jay

"Answer the question!" < Jess

"Nothing serious actually, I was just spending my time with my friends and family. Well, I did forget about messaging you so I'm sorry." < Jay

"Hmph..." < Jess

She turns her head towards the window and starts pouting. (｀3´)

"As an apology, I will make you something good later." < Jay

"Hold your horses, I will be the judge whether it's good or not." < Jess

"Oh you will be addicted to my cookings, trust me, just like Jee Eunnie. Ah... I miss her..." < Jay

"Is this Jee Eunnie the little girl I saw with you at the contest the other day?" < Jess

"Yeah, she is cute isn't she?" < Jay

"Hmm~ Krystal is cuter." < Jess

"I respectfully disagree, Jee Eunnie is the cutest." < Jay

"Even cuter than me?!" < Jess

"No question, you aren't even that cute..." < Jay

"What?! You better explain yourself right now Jay Kim!" < Jess

She pinches and twists his ear.

"Ou ou ou! Let go you witch!" < Jay

"W-witch?! You are dead!" < Jess

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Meanwhile, Krystal and her mom who are sitting in front be like... ( .____. ) x2