Unlike the rollercoaster of emotions First Sergeant Choi was experiencing, Kang Jin-Ho was feeling something else entirely. It was related to the hardship he was experiencing right now, which was to be 'on standby until further notice' after returning to his living quarters.

“Mm...”

How long had it been since he received that order? It felt like he had been waiting alone for ages, yet no one came to give him further orders. Despite being all alone, Kang Jin-Ho remained sitting perfectly still on his bunk. Since he couldn't understand why he deserved this sort of 'special treatment,’ the current boredom felt especially excruciating. Eventually, though...

A voice called out to him from beyond the doorway. “Recruit No.100!”

"Recruit No.100, Kang Jin-Ho! Sir!"

“Come out. You're being summoned.”

"Yes, sir." Kang Jin-Ho finally broke out of his standby mode at the assistant instructor's summoning and headed straight to the administration office. He crossed the always-busy training ground and reached the office building. When he opened the door and stepped inside, though, he was greeted by a barrage of insults fired by the 1st Platoon Commander. 

"Hey, you dipsh*t! Have you lost your f*cking mind?!"

Kang Jin-Ho didn't feel the need to reply to that. Not only did he not have anything to say, but he could also tell that the question was rhetorical. Besides, it wasn't the 1st Platoon Commander who drew his immediate attention, but the sight of an assistant instructor currently planting his head into the floor.

Didn't this instructor's face seem familiar? Maybe he was the same...