⚡️-REWRITTEN ELECEED ALTERNATE UNIVERSE-⚡️

CHAPTER 25: OPPORTUNITY

AUTHOR'S NOTE: YOOOO we got character development guys  (except for Jisuk, he basically just got like the opposite 😭😭😭)

CHAPTER 25: OPPORTUNITY

JISUK'S POV

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"JISUK, YOU FOOL!" A certain, uptight voice shouted from the depths of Shinwha's base, causing a few passerby's and assistants to lift a curious head. Others knew exactly what was happening, decidedly ignoring the outburst and continuing on with their duties.

Meanwhile, the person in question, a certain young man by the name of 'Jisuk' whose name was just shrieked from the top of another's lungs, currently sat across from said person on an office room sofa, refusing to make eye contact.

Me.

"For heaven's sake, you child..." Ihyuk, who sat across from me rubbed the bridge of his pinched nose with an irritated sigh.

I gulped.

"I clearly told you NOT to do that— and guess what? That's just what you did. What's your excuse this time, huh?" He spared me a harsh glare through the massaging of his temples.

I tapped my feet against the ground with a glance downward before mumbling, "It was different this time... she attacked my friends, y'know? Couldn't just let her go..."

His glare went flat. He wasn't buying it.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? You obviously just used them as an excuse to fight. Jisuk, she's a young lady who's still in shock over her discovery of being an awakened one. And what was your reaction to that? FORCING HER INTO A FIGHT?"

My gaze remained glued to the floor as I focused on the tapping of my feet.

"Stop doing that." Ihyuk said mildly.

The tapping stopped. I moved onto fidgeting with my fingers.

Ihyuk gave an exasperated sigh before saying, "Jiwoo is much different from you, young man. While you were raised to be an awakened one, she had to live among others who knew nothing of the awakened world, fearing herself and for herself, thinking she was a monster."

"...It was that bad?" I mumbled, peering up through the long silver overhang of my hair.

"Yes, it was."

He continued, "While researching her background, I found out that Jiwoo moved homes every year. And it's not because she was discovered, it was because of her trepidation. She managed her powers very carefully and concealed them well, that's why no one knew of her state of being awakened."

Hearing the words, I didn't know what I was feeling. I did, however, know what I was supposed to be feeling, and that was guilt.

But even now as I self examined, I didn't find myself feeling that. Not exactly, anyway.

She's not someone I know, let alone care about, so acting like I regret my actions when the only part I regret is getting caught, makes this situation exhaustingly awkward for me.

No offense to Jiwoo, even though I couldn't care less about how she would take this, I don't have an ounce of remorse.

I did what I wanted to do, and that's that. I sound like a horrible person, don't I?

Well that's just how I am and how I roll, so it's not like I can activate the emotion of guilt like a superpower and immediately make myself break down into tears.