15.1 Maybach Life

August arrived, bringing with it a relentless heatwave. One afternoon, while I had been forced to stay cooped up indoors for several days due to the weather, I received a call from Chu Gi-oh, who claimed he was dying to see me. I was on my way to the office with Du-jik. As soon as I hung up the phone, Du-jik had pressed the doorbell, allowing us to leave immediately. Chu Gi-oh had sent him ahead so that I wouldn't have to take a taxi.

As I fiddled with the new smartphone I had received the day before and listened to Du-jik's chatter, we arrived at the office before I knew it. I stepped out of the car and practically ran inside. This was because I, too, felt like I was dying to see Chu Gi-oh.

“Have you arrived?”