Chapter 10 - A Beautiful Ending
A Beautiful Ending
Translator : Elizabeth
Chapter 10. A Beautiful Ending
Lee Kyung-hoon.
Despite clearly hearing Yujin say she would not read fortunes that have room to be used for gambling, he attempted to troll by pretending to be the player Hwang Hae-cheong.
—Indeed. A divorced family. You were a person with pain.
At Yujin's single remark, he felt as if his heart dropped with a thud.
“F*ck! Wh-what the!”
Tadak! Tadadak!
[PKConscienceDeclaration]: Suddenly what are you saying, it’s unpleasant. Do you not know that giving insults in this way can also be subject to lawsuit?
After almost reflexively writing a chat countering her, he entered the meaning of the Tarot card into the internet search bar.
‘Three of Swords? Three of swords? Ah, Sword 3.’
Looking it up roughly, explanations about a painful past or wounds came out in a row. It was a card that accurately aimed at his past.
However.
“There is no mention of divorce anywhere though…!”
He didn't believe in Tarot. Even if Yujin's predictions got all the SFC match results correct, it was merely ten matches. A figure that could be explained by coincidence as much as one wanted.
So he openly violated the broadcast policy. It was easy to provoke the streamer, and even if he got banned, there was nothing to regret.
But Yujin, seeing the Tarot card, pinpointed Lee Kyung-hoon's past accurately.
“Ta, Tarot was… r-real?”
His jaw trembled as he looked at the broadcast screen.
At that moment, Yujin started to flip the next card.
Lee Kyung-hoon unknowingly gulped and fixed his gaze on the screen.
Pallak.
A card depicting two naked men and women appeared.
—It’s the Lovers card, reversed.
Listening to Yujin's words, he simultaneously searched for the reversed meaning of the Lovers card.
Explanations followed that with basic meanings of jealousy, betrayal, broken heart, etc., it could be interpreted in various situations like romantic relationships, career, financial luck, etc.
‘No, so what does this mean though…!’
He couldn't get a sense of it at all. He just waited for Yujin's mouth to open.
She, who maintained silence exceptionally long, spat out the words bluntly.
—PKConscienceDeclaration-nim. Right now, talk of reunion is coming up between your parents.
“…!”
In an instant, heat rushed up to the top of his head.
Because it was a remark digging into his trauma-like past?
Of course, there was such emotion too, but the real reason was separate.
Lee Kyung-hoon's face turned bright red.
“Don't make me laugh!”
Bang!
He screamed and slammed the desk with his fist.
A father who had an affair. A human who abandoned his family after falling for a young mistress.
During his senior year of high school ahead of the CSAT, his family was shattered, and along with that, his life started to get twisted into a mess.
Reunion with such a human.
Just imagining it made him feel like his insides were turning over.
…Like hell I would accept such a th—
—PKConscienceDeclaration-nim, a right of choice will be given to you.
His thought and Yujin's words overlapped.
“….”
Gritting his teeth, Lee Kyung-hoon decided to listen to Yujin's words until the end for now.
Pallak.
Yujin flipped the last card so only she could see it, then continued speaking.
—Depending on that choice, your life will face results that are polar opposites.
“…?”
Why doesn't she show the last card? Such a thought flashed briefly, but.
—If you want to hear my advice, you will have to pay the price for attempting to troll.
After saying that, Yujin returned the drawn cards to the deck.
—Now, then let’s see the fortune of the next person.
Lee Kyung-hoon stared blankly at the broadcast screen, then.
Rattle.
Staggering like a sleepwalker, he left the room.
Where he headed was the living room where his mother, Madam Baek Young-ha, was resting while watching TV.
“Huh? Kyung-hoon-ah? What’s the matter?”
Seeing her son's bloodless face, Madam Baek Young-ha approached in surprise.
“Mom….”
“What’s wrong? What happened?”
Lee Kyung-hoon asked point-blank.
“By any chance… are you contacting that person again?”
“…!”
That person.
Lee Kyung-hoon called his father, Lee Myung-hak, that way.
Madam Baek Young-ha's face stiffened.
“Ho, ho… how did you know? Did that person contact you perhaps?”
It was real.
Yujin's Tarot reading was accurately guessing even the current situation that the parties involved hadn't clearly recognized yet.
Along with surprise, anger toward his father and complex emotions toward his mother tangled together. Lee Kyung-hoon's mind was colored with chaos in an instant.
“Kyung-hoon-ah. You were very surprised, right? Still, don't worry too much. Would this mom reach a conclusion without saying anything to you?”
Madam Baek Young-ha explained cautiously, examining her son's expression.
Just to the extent that they met again by chance and talked.
She didn't intend to hide the detailed story.
“Think about it once. Mom will follow your opinion.”
Because she knew how deep her son's wound was, she deliberately avoided specific explanations.
Naturally, she thought Lee Kyung-hoon would strongly oppose remarriage, but.
Unexpectedly.
“…Okay. I’ll think about it.”
“Re, really?”
Having said that, Lee Kyung-hoon returned to his room and sat in front of the computer.
Fortunately, Yujin's broadcast hadn't ended yet.
Tadak. Tadadak.
He cautiously typed text into the chat window.
Before I knew it, it became the turn of the tenth donor.
[Manager Yoo]: Hello Yujin-nim^^
“Yes. Manager Yoo-nim. What are you curious about?”
[Manager Yoo]: Actually, I am already at the stage just before dating, is it because the female partner is in the same company? I end up receiving this and that interference a lot^^;;
“Aha. I see.”
- What? Has a job and even dates? You are ‘Comrade Disqualified’ What? Has a job and even dates? You are ‘Comrade Disqualified’ What? Has a job and even dates? You are ‘Comrade Disqualified’.
- Manager appears.
- Envious of office romanceㅠㅠㅠ.
Perhaps because there were many people watching the broadcast, solving people's stories with Tarot unexpectedly had decent reactions.
[Manager Yoo]: But because I also have the position of manager and such, it is a slightly difficult situation to leave the company just to date once^^;;
“…Is that so?”
- Company dating is tiring.
- Isn't it giving hints (pressure) rather than interference?
- ^^;; Why are there so many.
- Mentioning the position is a bit out of the blue though.
But why do I feel a strangely chilly vibe? It seemed the viewers hadn't discovered anything strange yet.
And around that time.
[Manager Yoo]: So I’m saying. I intend to recommend changing jobs to that female partner, but in that case, will she be able to settle down well at the new workplace?
“…Job change to the partner?”
- ???
- Something sounds strange.
- What is it?
- Shudder.
As the querent laid out words that one couldn't possibly think of as common sense, question marks started snagging wildly in the chat window.
[Manager Yoo]: Why is everyone being like this^^;;?
I shuffled the cards slightly urgently.
It felt like facing an incomprehensible unknown.
“Uh… F, for now I’ll pick a card!”
- Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah.
- First card first.
- Ay;;; Surely;;;
- (; ﾟ ﾛﾟ)Ho-dal-dal-dal (Trembling).
Since, since you never know…!
Chwararak!
Chwak chwak chwak!
Tak—!
I put down the card picked from the deck onto the table so firmly that I wondered if a monster might be summoned.
And sweating cold sweat, as I flipped that card….
Depicting a knight charging with a sword raised high—
[KNIGHT OF SWORDS]
“Kruzifix!”
Startled, I spat out a curse in shock.
- ???
- What is the alien language now?
- Kya-jji-ppi!
- ?????Lolololol.
- Don't know what it is but for now it was cute lololol.
Kruzifix. It was a curse from the 16th-century southern German region that could be roughly interpreted as 'crucified'.
The fact that the German that surfaced in my head popped out without even having time to be translated into Korean meant that I was that greatly surprised.
I screamed bbaek.
“Th, the female partner has absolutely no interest in you!”
At the same time, the viewers also started going crazy.
- F*cking shit I’m scared!!!!!!!!!
- ヽ(д｀ヽ彡ﾉ´д)ﾉ!!ヽ(ﾟдﾟヽ)(ﾉﾟдﾟ)ﾉ!!
- Kki a a a a ak! Kki a a a a ak! Kki a a a a ak! Kki a a a a ak! Kki a a a a ak!
- Begone Satan! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen! Begone Satan! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen! Begone Satan! In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit! Amen!
[Manager Yoo]: No, what are you saying right now, even if I look like this I mean I am a manager with 5 years experience. I am not a person to be ignored anywhere^^;;
- Are you fcking saying that as a boast right now fck that bastard is real.
- Σ(; ﾟДﾟ)Shudder!!!!!!
- Boss!!!!!! Ban!!!!!!! I’m scared!!!!!!! Kick him out!!!!!!
- Sob sob sob! Waaaah! Sob sob sob! Waaaah! Sob sob sob! Waaaah! Sob sob sob! Waaaah!
- F*cking shit, holding onto a person with no feelings and trying to make her change jobs so he can date her? Is this Korean correct? Why can't I understand.
- Wow this is real horror.
[Manager Yoo]: Hah truly, heard you read Tarot well but you just make a person weirdㅡ.ㅡ^ I’m just gonna leave, I’ll watch where you eat well and live well.
—[SYSTEM] ‘Manager Yoo’ has left the channel.
I, who had been frozen like a frog meeting a snake, could only move my body after he left the room.
“Zum Teufel….”
- ?What has she been saying since earlier lol.
- Jjum-tto-ppe!
- Is it a foreign language?
Zum Teufel. Roughly 16th-century German blah blah about the devil…….
“Phew…. Everyone, just now I was so scared.”
As I sighed and said so, the viewers also returned their respective reactions.
- Waaah I was scared too hug me.
- Should I say I saw a glimpse of what the ‘abyss’ is today?
- Kyak lol You guys enjoyed something this fun only among yourselves until now? lol.
“…Fun?”
—[SYSTEM] ‘JarOfSolitude’ has been blocked from the channel.
Then, also slicing a viewer whose empathetic ability was very low with a knife (ban).
- Kkiaaaak! A person died!
- Lolololol.
- Psychopath cut cut cut!
- If you think you know why he’s solitary, hit recommend lol.
- Recommend lol.
Like that, I chattered moderately about nothing with the viewers, laughed, and enjoyed the lingering feeling.
Yes.
Lingering feeling.
‘Ah. How long has it been since I laughed like this.’
As I slid my hand up to my cheek, the tightly pulled corners of my mouth were felt.
But no matter how enjoyable the time, the end is bound to come.
“Now, then everyone.”
- Ahㅜㅠㅠㅠ
- Don't goㅜㅜㅜ
- ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д｀ﾟ)ﾟ｡Waaaah.
- Still today was fun.
Viewers who intuited the words that would come after this expressed sadness wildly. Who would believe that these people and I met for the first time today.
A faint smile formed on its own.
“Today’s broadcast was so, so enjoyable. If you guys were also happy today perhaps….”
Just when I was about to announce the end of today’s broadcast like that.
“Tomorrow too, to watch my broadcast—”
[PKConscienceDeclaration]: Excuse me, Yujin-nim? What should I do?
“—Come….”
PKConscienceDeclaration appearing suddenly.
Due to him, the atmosphere that was settling down warmly floated up ambiguously.
- Th, that guy, does he lack tact or something?
- If you are viewers who are happy thinking she might broadcast more but feel strange because the f*cking beautiful ending timing was ruined, hit recommend~~~
- Recommend.
- Recommend.
- Rec Rec.
It seemed other viewers also felt weird at that strange yet chaotic atmosphere.
I couldn't help but add one word too.
“…It’s a recommend.”