I Am Not Dumb
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"No," Haru's words reached everyone's ears and they all froze on the spot. In-ho's grin was stuck in place as he couldn't believe what he just heard he looked up at Haru and asked.
"W-what?"
"I said, No," Haru said again.
"Why? This is for helping everyone," In-ho said as his voice echoed on the platform.
"It is because of him," Haru said while pointing at Cheol-soo.
"M-Me," Cheol-soo stammered as he felt everyone's eyes on him, the gazes contained malice and anger far greater than he could handle.
'Is it because of what he did before? This idiot was rash but it isn't unfixable,' In-ho thought as he looked at Cheol-soo before looking back at Haru.
"If it is because of his earlier behavior I can have him apologize,"
"No, if anything I want to thank him," Haru said and the people weren't able to understand what was going on anymore.
That guy just threatened you, Why do you want to thank him?
Even Haru's own group looked confused along with In-ho and the others.
"What does that mean?" In-ho asked after he got out of his shock.
"Well, earlier he said that something might happen to my group while I am away, and that has helped me look at the important things. I want to ensure their safety first, So thank you for your offer but I'll have to decline," Haru said with a soft smile while looking at Cheol-soo.
"N-No problem," Cheol-soo said as he froze since he could see In-ho glaring at him.
'Why the fuck did I answer?' Cheol-soo thought as he looked at In-ho glaring at him, but it wasn't only him that was affected the surrounding people also believed in Haru on the basis of what he has done till now.
I mean why wouldn't they believe a person who went out in danger alone to get food for his group? Hell, they'd want a leader like that themselves.
"Haru-ssi," Sang-ah and Hyun-sung were almost moved to tears.
'Even If I know he is serious this is too funny,' Nam-woon covered his mouth to muffle his laughter, This was way too funny for him.
But not everyone in Haru's group was happy.
'Damn bastard, acting like you are all good,' Myung-oh gritted his teeth with his face scrunching up, of course, it didn't go unnoticed.
"I see, that is too bad, but is that all?" In-ho asked, he was still trying to throw a bone. Because if it was just for the safety of Haru's group he could do that, if the latter was useful enough for the trouble it would cause.
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"Yes, I do not trust you," Haru said with the same smile.
"….Huh?" In-ho's eyes snapped open as it took quite some time for him to register the words. The air around the two got tense with the people not understanding what just happened.
"Oh I should give you the reason, It is because In-ho-ssi has these slanted eyes and you're also wearing a turtleneck so I can't trust you," Haru said with a serious look.
"….." The area was silent, the people were more speechless than ever before.
"Pfft," Nam-woon couldn't hold in his laughter and it burst out a little for everyone to hear.
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[The Constellation 'Noble Child of The Sun' agrees with your statement wholeheartedly.]
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[The Constellation 'Goddess of Love and Beauty' is happy to see you didn't fall for the ugly tactics employed by the ugly incarnation 'Cheon In-Ho'.]
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Haru ignored the war going on between the constellations and looked at In-ho who seemed to have got his bearings.
"Haha, that was a good joke," In-ho laughed while looking at Haru who smiled back and to the surrounding people it looked like the tension was gone.
"Alright then I won't waste any more of your time," In-ho said to Haru who was still smiling and nodded.
Haru then looked at Cheol-soo who got irritated because of how tall Haru was it seemed like he was looking down on him.
"What?" Cheol-soo asked while hiding his anger.
"There is a piece of chicken stuck in your teeth," Haru said with a small smile.
"W-Wha?" Cheol-soo panicked and closed his mouth in a hurry. Of course, his action was seen by everyone in the surrounding.
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'This idiot, did he not check before coming out?' In-ho was furious right now because before coming out Cheol-soo and the others were eating.
"Cheol-soo and I were having fried chicken before everything happened, it must've been from that time," In-ho said while looking a little sad and the whispers among the people died down after hearing his voice.
The incident In-ho was talking about was something everyone understood and it made the mood heavy.
"I am sorry I suspected you for nothing," Haru said with a sorry look.
"Suspect us?" In-ho looked shocked and his eyes opened a little with the smile on his face vanishing.
"Yeah, it would be quite bad if the people who are responsible for food distribution are monopolizing the food while others are starving, Don't you think so?" Haru said with a smile.
In-ho frowned as the murmurs started to get louder and louder. There is no way people didn't suspect them, In-ho and his group had just taken over the position so the people were still wary of them. A little snowball can become an avalanche at this moment.
'I see, So this bastard isn't as simple as he looks, he has some brains after all,' In-ho thought as he looked at Haru.
"I agree, but I hope, No I'll make sure everyone sees how fair we are," In-ho said those empty words with a smile but the people seemed to calm down.
"That is great," Haru smiled.
"Though I hope you can help us when the time comes, there are nearly 180 people here and it will cause a lot of problems since food is limited, you seem to be able to get an abundant amount after all," In-ho said with a genuine smile.
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'I have more than one ways to have you work for me even if don't join me,' In-ho scoffed in his mind as the people started to whisper between themselves again.
"I have no problem with that as you can see I brought a lot of food and some of it might get spoilt," Haru said while laughing.
'There gotcha but, How does he have so much confidence?' In-ho smiled while looking at Haru, since his earlier statement meant that he could get a steady supply of food from the outside which was basically a death trap.
"I am very thankful for your kindness, If there is something I can help with do tell me," In-ho said, he really wanted to make one of his men tag along with Haru to see where he was getting food and everything.
"Oh no, as long as you pay the price for them I have no issue," Haru added with an amiable smile.
"Yes, sur- wait what?" In-ho who was about to agree snapped out of it and asked while the crowd looked on.
"10 coins per item, as long as you pay that I have no issue with giving it to the person who wants it," Haru spoke loud enough so that his words were carried to everyone.
"10 coins?" In-ho's face was blank of any emotions as his previous friendliness went out of the window.
"Yes, I risked my life to get those, surely a man as generous as you, isn't asking me to give it all away for free, right?" Haru said with a smile.
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'…I am not dumb you know?' Haru didn't know what to say to these guys but they were surely having fun. Haru looked at in-ho who didn't seem to be doing good.
'This bastard...' In-ho was infuriated.
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Thoughts.....