1.
Gon started to have two guys around him. There was this scrawny one that acted like his assistant, relaying whatever Gon had to say to the others, and the bulky one, whose job was cleary to show off their power. The three of them didn't really seem close. It looked like they had teamed up out of an agreement or for some shared goal, rather than friendship.
2.
Anyhow, it was quite obvious that Gon started his new hobby, which was bullying me. He would pop up in front of me out of nowhere, like a jack-in-the-box, wait in front of the cafeteria to punch me, or hid at the end of the hallway to trip me. Each time he executed one of his little schemes, he giggled out loud like he'd received some huge present, while his minions awkwardly laughed along with him like hitting an off beat.
3.
Throughout all this, I didn't react. More and more kids were scared of Gon and took pity on me. But no one told on him to the teacher. Maybe because they were worried they might be this next target, but probably because I showed no sign of needing help. The consensus seemed to be, Let's just see how it goes for both these weirdos.
4.
The more he tried, he would only wear himself out.
5.
Not before long, Gon seemed to realize I was no easy match. He continued to rile me, but he seemed no longer as confident as he was before.
6.
Gon must've gotten tired of tripping me up or slapping me on the back of my head. Instead, he announced that he would have it out with me, once and for all. As soon as the teacher dimissed the class and left, the scrawny lackey ran up to the chalkbaord and started scribbling something on it. In crooked letters, he wrote:
AFTER LUNCH. TOMORROW. IN FRONT OF THE INCINERATOR.
7.
"I've warned you," Gon shouted pompously. "It's up to you now. Don't wanna get beat up? Then don't show up. I will just assume you've chickened out, and I won't bother you anymore. But if you do show up, you'd better brace yourself."
Without responding, I stood up and slung my bag over my shoulders.
Gon hurled a book at me from behind. "You hear me, asshole? I said, get out of my way or I will knock you out!" Gon fumed, his face getting redder from holding back his anger.
1.
Gon started to have two guys around him. There was this scrawny one that acted like his assistant, relaying whatever Gon had to say to the others, and the bulky one, whose job was cleary to show off their power. The three of them didn't really seem close. It looked like they had teamed up out of an agreement or for some shared goal, rather than friendship.
말라깽이 같은 한 명은 곤이의 말을 다른 아이들에게 전하는 비서 노릇을 맡았고...
2.
Anyhow, it was quite obvious that Gon started his new hobby, which was bullying me. He would pop up in front of me out of nowhere, like a jack-in-the-box, wait in front of the cafeteria to punch me, or hid at the end of the hallway to trip me. Each time he executed one of his little schemes, he giggled out loud like he'd received some huge present, while his minions awkwardly laughed along with him like hitting an off beat.
어쨌든 곤이는 나를 괴롭히는 걸 새로운 취미로 삼은 듯했다. 상자를 열면 튀어나오는 인형처럼 불쑥불쑥 내 앞에 나타나곤 했다. 매점 앞에 잠복해 있다가 나를 한 대 치기도 했고 복도 끝에 서 있다가 발을 걸어 넘어뜨리기도 했다. 그런 자잘한 계획이 성공할 때마다 곤이는 대단한 선물이라도 받은 사람처럼 커다랗게 웃었고, 양옆에 서있던 아이들도 곤이의 눈치를 보며 장단을 맞추듯 따라 웃었다.
Anyhow = Anyway
minion: an unimportant person in an organization who has to obey orders; a servant
3.
Throughout all this, I didn't react. More and more kids were scared of Gon and took pity on me. But no one told on him to the teacher. Maybe because they were worried they might be this next target, but probably because I showed no sign of needing help. The consensus seemed to be, Let's just see how it goes for both these weirdos.
둘 다 이상한 놈들이니 구경이나 하자는 게 주된 여론이었다.
consensus: an opinion that all members of a group agree with
4.
The more he tried, he would only wear himself out.
그럴 수록 힘이 부치는 사람은 곤이 자신이라는 것도.
5.
Not before long, Gon seemed to realize I was no easy match. He continued to rile me, but he seemed no longer as confident as he was before.
나를 건드리는 행동은 계속됐지만 전처럼 당당한 기색이 아니었다.
건드리다 o
괴롭히다 x
rile somebody | it riles somebody that… to annoy somebody or make them angry
6.
Gon must've gotten tired of tripping me up or slapping me on the back of my head. Instead, he announced that he would have it out with me, once and for all. As soon as the teacher dimissed the class and left, the scrawny lackey ran up to the chalkbaord and started scribbling something on it. In crooked letters, he wrote:
AFTER LUNCH. TOMORROW. IN FRONT OF THE INCINERATOR.
공식적인 결판을 내자고 '선언'했다. 담임이 종례를 마치고 나가자마자, 말라깽이가 칠판 앞으로 쪼르르 달려가 뭐라고 쓰기 시작했다.
내일 점심 급식 후. 소각장 앞.
have it out with sb: idiom. to talk to someone about something they have done that makes you angry, in order to try to solve the problem.
lackey: (old-fashioned) a servant
once and for all: completely and finally
"for all" here means "completely" or "permanently." Together with "once," the phrase emphasizes doing something decisively, conclusively, and permanently, rather than repeatedly or provisionally.
incinerator: a container that is closed on all sides for burning waste at high temperatures
7.
"I've warned you," Gon shouted pompously. "It's up to you now. Don't wanna get beat up? Then don't show up. I will just assume you've chickened out, and I won't bother you anymore. But if you do show up, you'd better brace yourself."
Without responding, I stood up and slung my bag over my shoulders.
Gon hurled a book at me from behind. "You hear me, asshole? I said, get out of my way or I will knock you out!" Gon fumed, his face getting redder from holding back his anger.
대꾸하지 않고 가방을 둘러메고 일어섰다.
곤이가 내 등에 책을 던졌다.
곤이가 씩씩댔다. 분을 참지 못한 얼굴이 벌겋게 달아오르고 있었다.
pompously: in a way that shows that you think you are more important than other people, especially by using long and formal words
sling: (especially British English, informal) to throw something somewhere in a careless way
hurl something/somebody + adv./prep. to throw something/somebody violently in a particular direction
fume: [intransitive, transitive] to be very angry about something