The Pizza Delivery Man and the Gold Palace — Chapter 4

KANG SEO-AN, TWO WEEKS AGO.

JUST MY LUCK...

WHY IS IT POURING ALL OF A SUDDEN?

I SHOULD'VE JUST DRIVEN...

MY FINGERTIPS BEGIN TO GROW COLD.

THEY FROZE WHENEVER IT RAINED.

THE THRUMMING RAIN ALWAYS BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES I'VE TRIED SO HARD TO FORGET...

...ALONG WITH EMOTIONS I'VE TRIED SO HARD TO BURY AND REPRESS.

IT EVOKED EVERY DERISIVE LOOK...

...AND SCORNFUL VOICE.

OF COURSE HE HAS TO SUCCEED. IF HE DOESN'T, HE'S UNWORTHY.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO SEO-AN?

LUCKY HIM. IT'S BEST TO BE BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN YOUR MOUTH, ISN'T IT?

DID SEO-AN HIMSELF...

DID THEIR PRECIOUS SECOND-SON FAIL TO MEET THEIR EXPECTATIONS?

DUMBASS.

ONCE AGAIN, I BEGIN TO SUBMERGE MYSELF IN FEELINGS OF SELF-LOATHING.

MY DEPRESSION, WHICH WAS MUCH TOO EMOTIONALLY SENSITIVE, HAD ME OVERREACTING TO EVERY RAINDROP.

IF I LISTENED CAREFULLY, THE PITTER- PATTER SOUNDED LIKE SCREAMS.

I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING MY SANITY. BUT I'VE BECOME USED TO IT...

...AND ACCEPTED THAT I REALLY AM INSANE.

THAT DAY WAS JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER. OR SO I THOUGHT...

EXCUSE ME...

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU FORGOT YOUR UMBRELLA.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO USE THIS ONE?

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED IT.

I WORK RIGHT NEXT DOOR. WE HAPPEN TO HAVE PLENTY OF UMBRELLAS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, I WASN’T AFRAID OF PEOPLE.

...THANK YOU.

I'LL USE IT WELL.

WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

NO, NOT AT ALL. LET ME TAKE THAT.

I SEE. WHEN HE SAID HE WORKED NEXT DOOR, HE MEANT AS A PIZZA DELIVERY MAN.

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY?

NO, NOT AT ALL. THANK YOU FOR THE DELIVERY.

ALL RIGHT... ENJOY YOUR MEAL.

SHIT...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS...

PIZZA DELIVERY...

SEO-AN!

OVER HERE!

DOES IT FEEL GOOD ORDERING ME AROUND?

ORDERING YOU AROUND? WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU MEAN?

YOU'VE GOTTA GET USED TO MEETING PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS IS ALL FOR YOUR SAKE.

PWEASE?

CUT THE CRAP.

HAHAHA

YOU'RE TALKING TOUGH, BUT YOU DON'T LOOK TOO SHABBY. MAYBE YOU'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT SOMEWHAT.

WELL, I MEAN... IT WASN'T SO BAD.

HUH...?

OH, I SEE...

YOU SHALLOW PUNK. YOU LIKED THE PART-TIMER'S FACE, DIDN'T YOU?

ARE YOU FEELING YOURSELF AGAIN? YOU CAN MAKE OUT FACES NOW?

IT'S NOT LIKE THAT. EAT YOUR PIZZA.

SURE, SURE. HYEON-JIN NOONA TOLD ME ABOUT THIS PIZZERIA. IT'S FAMOUS FOR ITS PART-TIMERS. SO, WHAT WERE THEY LIKE?*

*HYEON-JIN IS THE CASTING MANAGER AT YOOHAN'S AGENCY.

HMM...

BWAHAHA! NOW I'M CURIOUS! I SHOULD'VE GONE OUT TO HAVE A LOOK!

THE PIZZA'S TASTY.

YOU TOOK QUITE A LIKING TO THEM, HUH?

IF THEY COME AROUND AGAIN, GIVE THEM A TIP.

A TIP? WHY?

AS AN EXCUSE TO CHAT THEM UP A BIT.

A TIP... I HAVE TO RETURN THE UMBRELLA, SO SHOULD I INCLUDE A TIP THEN?

HE DOESN'T SEEM TO REMEMBER ME, THOUGH.