I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 314

New Family (1)

[Heejae, have you been doing well without me?]

[Iroki doesn’t cry when I’m not around?]

[I want to go home quickly]

[Sadly, I think I’ll have to stay here longer]

Hong Seok-young talked about what happened to a magician named Hervé Schneider.

Unfortunately, I don’t know much about wizards. I haven’t had the leisure to remember the haphazard wizards of twenty years ago.

So I had no choice but to call Kim Chae-min.

… Correction. I tried to find Kim Chae-min.

“Teacher, is it okay if I ask you for a moment?”

If it wasn’t Kim Chae-min but Lee Mi-seon who had come to me first.

“Is there a problem?”

Honestly, I thought Yimyeon was going to talk about Hervé Schneider. The timing was just perfect.

Hong Seok-young did not tell Im I-sun about the conditions behind this American dungeon raid. This was because the source of information about the warehouse was the source. However, it would be difficult to completely avoid Im I-sun’s gaze. No, we do not know how far Im I-sun’s eyes have spread.

So Hong Seok-young told a story about investigating the places reported by Alex Hope and Sandra Gamble through his connections in the US. Im Yi-sun’s influence overseas was limited, and when we said that we didn’t want to get involved with people we didn’t know, Im Yi-sun nodded.

Well, by the way.

Hong Seok-young said that it was his first time entering a dungeon to raid and encountering not a monster, but a human assassin.

… How did Hong Seok-young know to go into that dungeon? As expected, things involving many people have too many risk factors.

“Nothing else.”

Isn’t Yim Seon-do also aware of this incident? It’s frustrating not knowing what’s going on in the US right now. I have to leave everything to Hong Seok-young. Where else can you hear such anxious words?

“My younger brother Tae-woo will be coming to Korea soon.”

But Yimiseon said something I didn’t expect.

“I said I would come soon, but my schedule keeps getting delayed, so I feel so sorry for Taewoo.”

Im Ji-sun called Kang Tae-woo very friendly. While helping her exchange video letters with her younger sister, Im Ji-sun became quite close with Kang Tae-woo. After all, isn’t he her nephew’s friend whom she cherishes?

“Well… I’m sure Taewoo will understand.”

“I feel even more sorry because I understand! The kid is mature and can’t say anything unpleasant, but when I think about Seungyeon, I wonder when he’ll grow up.”

“Haha… So, has the child’s identity and other issues been resolved?”

“Yes. Actually, I’m still not sure if that’s really the right thing to do.”

Yimiseon shrugged her shoulders with an awkward expression.

Rather than feeling embarrassed, I should say he looked ashamed. It wasn’t an expression that suited Im Ji-seon.

“Professor Hong gave permission too.”

“Permission is not everything!”

Yimiseon frowned slightly and shook her head.

“But… you’ll like it, right?”

“of course.”

I glanced at my phone. I saw a message from Hong Seok-young.

[Don’t cry because your dad is gone, stay well, and take good care of your little brother^^]

He started talking nonsense because I couldn’t check it right away.

“It’s not just a promise between them, it’s a real family.”

I need to be more understanding. As you get older, you tend to talk nonsense more.

“Although people’s feelings are the most important, sometimes they cannot overcome the sense of security that official documents provide.”

* * *

Children from the lab who were stolen by Sandra Gamble and Alex Hope.

Of those, Henry Lehman targeted only one: the unconscious Alex Hope, who Gamble said Lehman may have targeted because the Society’s people were often seen around the child.

Even Im Seon was the first to suspect that part. In the distant land of America, no matter how careful Im Seon was, she couldn’t manage it like she did in Korea.

But that alone could not be enough to convince Lehmann that he had chosen his target. There were many other sources from which Henry Lehmann could have obtained information.

The research institute where the child was was also the place that Hong Seok-young had raided. It was no secret that Hong Seok-young was looking for the children who had been in the research institute. In fact, he had found a considerable number of kidnapped children among the children scattered all over the country, such as in orphanages.

If a story wants to leak out, it can leak out as much as it wants.

So, Yim Ji-seon took this opportunity to create a new identity, including Kang Tae-woo.

“Huh? You’re going to America?”

“Hawaii, to be exact. Don’t think too hard about it, just think of it as a place to go have fun.”

“Uh… but we’re going into the dungeon soon.”

“There is plenty of time.”

Kang Tae-woo couldn’t shake off his look of embarrassment.

Of course. If my teacher suddenly called me and told me to go to Hawaii, I would think he was joking.

Of course I’m not joking.

I just wanted to see Kang Tae-woo’s reaction, so I started talking about Hawaii. He has definitely become more affectionate.

If I were in the lab, I would have just quietly lowered my eyes and nodded.

“Do you remember what we talked about last time about your identities? You and your brother?”

I looked at Kang Tae-woo who was floundering and then got to the main point.

Kang Tae-woo’s eyes opened wide and then returned. His gaze changed. However, it was still different from the days at the lab. Instead of avoiding my eyes, Kang Tae-woo looked straight at me. His blazing eyes were full of life.

I smiled and opened the document that Yimiseon had made. There was a picture on the very first page. It was a normal family picture of my dad, mom, older brother, and younger sister smiling brightly.

But Kang Tae-woo’s hands were trembling.

“Okay, say hello. This is your parents, whom you’ve never met before. This is your younger sister, as you know.”

Yimiseon created an entire family.

A family of four who live and run a lodging business in Hawaii. The father is Korean-American and the mother is Korean. The children born from their relationship look no different from Koreans.

A few months ago, a difficult time befell this ordinary, loving family: the mother was killed in a hit-and-run accident.

While struggling to care for the children due to sudden misfortune, Jonathan, the eldest son, woke up.

“Excuse me. Jonathan?”

“You don’t like the name? But there’s nothing you can do about it. You can’t change it now.”

“No… No, that’s fine. So what was the connection between Jonathan and Sophia and how did they come to Korea? An introduction from their dead mother?”

“Wait. I’m going to tell you now.”

Due to hit-and-run incidents and other issues…

“Why are you just skipping over this part?”

“What’s important is how you came to Korea.”

“You’re the eldest son. What if you don’t know how to do housework?”

“Go to your room later and read it. Be careful not to let the other kids find out.”

I don’t want to be as obedient as I was back in the lab, but still… it’s okay. Thinking back to my school days, I don’t have the right to say anything to Kang Tae-woo.

“Jonathan and Sophia’s father thinks of his relatives in the US mainland. Among them, there is a rather famous hunter. At least until the situation is sorted out, it would be good to leave the children in his care, and since there is a famous hunter, if Jonathan, the eldest son, is taken as a disciple or something, it would be helpful for Jonathan’s future.”

“But then you have to go to America. Why in Korea? And to the principal’s school?”

“Why are you so impatient? I’ll tell you everything.”

“… … .”

“The relatives were willing to take care of the children. Originally, they were only going to send Jonathan, but after hearing about the situation, they decided to take care of Sophia as well. The conditions for studying in the U.S. are better than in Hawaii.”

“Even in these fake stories, the passion for learning stands out….”

“Oh, you talk too much.”

“… … .”

However, something unfortunate happened to this relative. The relative who entered the dungeon disappeared.

It seemed like Jonathan and Sophia’s trip to the mainland was also facing a red light.

The missing hunter’s family has come up with an alternative.

“Hong Seok-young, a Korean hunter, created a hunter school. How about sending him there?”

“… … .”

“If you have any questions, just ask. Why are you making that face?”

“… Even though he is a famous hunter in the United States, I also know how famous the principal is. Do you think they will just let him into the school just because I asked?”

“Honestly, didn’t you just come in too?”

“But I have my reasons, right?”

Kang Tae-woo rolled his eyes. I nodded.

“Yes. Jonathan and Sophia’s relatives have their reasons too.”

Because this famous hunter was Hong Seok-young’s wife’s family. A kind family that adopted a young Korean girl and cared for her with love.

“So technically, you are the principal’s relatives.”

Kang Tae-woo opened his mouth.

It is a rewarding response for the hard work that Im Ji-seon has put in. Looking at this document, I saw Hong Seok-young’s wife’s family for the first time. I have seen her photo before.

‘Who is that person next to you, sir?’

My father had an expression on his face that I had never seen before. If I were to describe his face with the words love and longing, it would be that kind of expression.

‘… If I were alive, I would have been Heejae’s mother.’

‘I think you would have hated it.’

‘Huh? Why do you hate it?’

‘Who would like someone who isn’t even their own son?’

‘You can like it. You like Heejae a lot too.’

‘… … .’

‘This guy was an orphan just like you. He grew up in the same orphanage. I forgot about him after I heard he was adopted to America…’

‘Were you adopted and abused?’

‘no.’

It was a remark I made on purpose to irritate my father. But my father smiled as if he knew what I was thinking and patted my head.

‘I raised him with love. That’s why he became such a lovely person and we met again.’

‘Ugh. I feel it.’

‘Heejae will understand when he grows up and meets someone he likes.’

‘I’ll never understand it for the rest of my life!’

My father burst into loud laughter.

I didn’t doubt my father’s words. But the photo of the black-haired woman sitting next to my younger brother and smiling.

Yes. I think I can understand why my father met this person and fell in love with him. And why he loved me so much, and what kind of family he dreamed of.

So that’s why he set out to find the body of his dead wife and his bloodless younger brother.

I didn’t tell them this story. It’s not good for the children’s emotions. It’s enough for them to just know that she’s missing.

Kang Tae-woo was also looking at his fake family photo. The faces of his father and mother, whom he was seeing for the first time, and the face of his little sister whom he missed.

“… After I go to Hawaii, can I come with Sohee?”

“Now Sophia.”

“I’m Jonathan?”

“Be sure to tell the other kids.”

Kang Tae-woo looked at me with a subtle expression that I couldn’t tell whether he was laughing or crying.

“Do you know that they think of this place as some kind of special investigation unit for Awakened Crimes?”

“… … .”

It was something I had suspected, but I wasn’t particularly happy when it turned out to be true.

“For your information, Sunjin said she would like to be in Hong Seok-young’s private detective agency more than in such a fancy organization.”

Fantasy, contemporary,