I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 166

Type of family (2)

“I don’t have any.”

It was only after spitting out the words that I realized it was a mistake. The answer was too immediate.

I shrugged my shoulders. Even though I received treatment, my shoulder still feels stiff. Even if you poured a potion and received treatment from a healer, an injury is still an injury. It was a good excuse to make.

No, now that I think about it, it hurts my pride. Did you just get hit by that rune and nothing else? You didn’t even notice that I had clearly drawn it on the floor? It wasn’t even a rune I didn’t know. That’s what the lab used for the Pompeii project. A dragon that explodes when there is an intruder.

The lab took various measures to prevent it from breaking easily. Carving runes into magic stones, etc. Without me, it would have been impossible for Lee Mi-seon to neutralize it without causing any damage.

Anyway, I can’t believe I fell for such a crude trick. No matter how long it has been since I entered the dungeon, what about me? I used to spar with my father every morning, but I guess that’s because we don’t have that anymore.

They say they got through it well this time, but it will be difficult if it continues like this in the future. If I wasn’t going to use a spear, I had to become more familiar with a sword… .

“Heejae?”

I blinked and came back to reality.

There is a face in front of me that I want to ignore.

“Because I’m tired. Wouldn’t it take a while for gambling to come to Korea anyway? “Let’s take a short break and then we’ll talk again.”

If you say no to something, it will only arouse that man’s grumpy personality. This is because they enjoy seeing people dislike them.

However, if there is a justifiable reason, they will not touch it.

“hmm… .”

Look. Although he looked regretful, Hong Seok-young nodded his head and walked away.

“yes. Because you’re sitting there with such a normal face. “Would you like a potion?”

“… … .”

… Well, if you poured the potion and received treatment from the healer, it should be considered that you actually did everything you could. Rather, I received good treatment. The dizziness I felt after receiving the treatment was only for a moment, and I am now well enough to go into the dungeon as is.

There is no way Hong Seok-young doesn’t know that fact.

“I also have a younger brother.”

The presence of a younger sibling worked well.

Hong Seok-young completely gave up.

“okay. “You should go and rest.”

Hong Seok-young, who had given up talking to me and had decided to get to work instead, called out to Kim Chae-min, who was still lying on the table muttering something incomprehensible.

“Teacher Kim!”

“… yes?”

“egg plant.”

“Where?”

Why is Kim Chae-min suddenly so distraught?

Are wizards with poor territory naturally like that, or is Kim Chae-min particularly like that because she is an archmage?

“Where? “I have to go to work.”

“Work?”

“Wouldn’t the hunters have collected it by now?”

“… ah! Ah, yes. all right.”

“And the kids. Hope, I couldn’t even check on the kids because of that guy. Are you fine?”

“yes I’m okay. The situation was resolved, but I was told to stay in the study just in case. “I only brought Hye-eun out to treat Dr. Woo.”

Seokyoung Hong looked at me.

“See if Lee Rok is okay, and check on the other kids as well.”

“yes.”

“Please, Heejae.”

I quickly looked at Hong Seok-young.

I have just noticed that the title by which I am called has changed.

… From Teacher Woo to Heejae. A title that has become much closer.

Hong Seok-young would have thought that he could call him his son right away… I guess I should be thankful that he at least had that level of insight.

“… … .”

Is that possible?

* * *

next day.

“Gamble is cooperative.”

Lee Mi-seon said, looking around the villa that had been dug up by Kim Chae-min’s magic with pitiful eyes. It’s been a full day and no one has tried to patch her up.

… Will it be resolved?

I don’t know if Kim Chae-min covers it with plants. Then I think it would become ugly in a different way.

“They say they will only tell Hunter Hong the information, but other than that, they are cooperative.”

“Can that be called cooperative?”

“You’re cooperative in handing over your research materials, right?”

Mi-seon Lee took her eyes off the garden and smiled with a satisfied face.

“Even though I have a doctorate in horsepower engineering, I didn’t do much during my graduate school days or after graduating, so I was wondering what I had to show… .”

“I wanted to?”

“Would Hunter Hong be angry if he scouted for us?”

Although he says it lightly, like a joke, there is a bone in his words.

I know Sandra Gamble’s genius best. I asked, looking at Lee Mi-seon’s face.

“Is it Da-seon? Or Da-yeon?”

“… … .”

Lee Mi-seon laughed.

I added one more thing.

“Association?”

“If you are keeping an eye on Hunter Hong on the Ark, it would be convenient to be in a place that seems completely unrelated. “I think I’ll start a company using gambling.”

“Has the story progressed that far already? “Aren’t you putting too much faith in gambling?”

Since I wasn’t trying to get an answer from Lee Mi-seon, I also passed on. From what I hear, it looks like they are trying to put Sandra Gamble in all three organizations.

However, Lee Mi-seon answered this question firmly.

“That child’s research is worth it.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

I say it again, I know best.

“What about Hope?”

“I went back to Australia.”

The forum ended on the second day. If only the dungeon had occurred, it wouldn’t have been known, but since there were deaths, it would be perfect for gossip.

In reality, a problem arose. If something like this had happened to me when I was working at the administration, I would have taken my vacation and run away without looking back, but fortunately it has nothing to do with me now. In Korea, where there is no management office, there is no place that can take charge of such an international issue… .

I saw Lee Mi-seon.

The suit he always wore like a knife was full of wrinkles, and his hair, tied up in a tight bun, was messy. Her face is also covered in indelible fatigue.

The association is probably handling it.

No, but doesn’t Lee Mi-seon work as part of the association? Why is she so tired?

“I’m doing well. “Even though they knew that our children were watching, they waved their hands calmly.”

“I thought so.”

“I also say hello and take care of Sandra.”

“… Well, you probably expected that much.”

If you throw a bomb like that, do you think we will just leave it alone? of course,

“I don’t think Gamble knew.”

It looks like Gamble didn’t know.

“Horse-power engineering research is excellent, but humans cannot excel in all fields.”

“I am a student who has just graduated. “Among the kids who are good at studying, sometimes there are kids who have one or two screws missing.”

Mi-seon Lee agreed with what I said.

“Anyway, he claimed that he wouldn’t say more unless it was Hong Hunter… .”

“You’re not saying you’re going to bring the kids here, are you?”

“yes? no! Of course not.”

I looked at Lee Mi-seon with suspicious eyes.

“Hope could suddenly appear, how could that happen?”

Lee Mi-seon waved her hand.

“It’s Chuseok soon anyway.”

I blinked at the completely unexpected word.

“Because most people go home… . For the children who are not, I will at least send them on a trip with Seungyeon and Sunni. field study. “It’s good, right?”

“Oh, well… . yes. “Good.”

They are learning how to fight at a young age. Sometimes, something ordinary like that is good.

especially… .

“What about Museon? “I heard Gamble is cooperative.”

“yes. I’m checking on the kids. “There are not many children, so the verification will be completed within this week.”

“… What about that kid? Student Tae-Woo’s.”

“I’m safe. At least on paper.”

I let out a small breath. Despite Lee Mi-sun’s whining, isn’t she doing well in America? I’m moving as carefully as possible, so it’s bound to take time.

If that child had survived under Museon and Sandra Gamble, would the same have been true for No. 3 in the original timeline?

Perhaps there were a lot more people living their lives faithfully in that time zone than I had guessed. Whether that life can be called happy or not is up to them.

Number 3 is living in the United States with her younger brother, and Sandra Gamble was still cleaning up after Alex Hope, just like now. Lee Mi-seon, who lost her nephew, did good deeds in her nephew’s name, and Oh Hyun-wook and Park Seo-hyun, who were strong-willed enough to enter the dungeon again despite the death of her friend, each did what they could and became hunters. . The same goes for Yoo Ji-eun, who lost her only family.

Were Lee Mi-sun, Oh Hyun-wook, Park Seo-hyun, and Yoo Ji-eun just busy living with a gloomy face because they couldn’t die?

no.

Although the dead left behind indelible wounds, they were all faithful to their lives. Sometimes I got irritated, angry, and sad…

There was also laughter.

‘hey! Woo Hee-jae!!

‘why.’

‘I heard you’re going into the dungeon tomorrow? Is this your first time going in?’

‘… ‘It’s my first time alone.’

‘ruler! Take this with you.’

‘What is this?’

‘Good things.’

Yoo Ji-eun smiles in memory. Much younger than the last time I saw him, and a few years older than the last time I saw him.

‘… portion?’

‘It’s a prototype potion.’

‘I have a lot of potions.’

‘The more potions, the better, man. It works better than regular potions, so be sure to take it with you.’

‘… … .’

‘Don’t make a disgusted face. I always carry it with me. ‘Are you saying there will be a moment when you need it?’

… If I were to be honest, Yoo Ji-eun was like an older sister to me. She was upset that Yoo Ji-eun called me Parachute, so she called me Auntie too, but she didn’t.

Isn’t that how siblings are? We grow up swearing at each other.

Just as the high school girl who had been depressed when we first met was able to smile brightly, so did my father.

I know because I have ears too. How devastated Hong Seok-young was after losing her wife and son. Hong Seok-young, who has not stopped conquering dungeons since he became a hunter, has conquered zero dungeons in that period alone.

But my father also laughed. It seemed like he was genuinely happy, unlike the day he first held out his hand to me at the daycare, where his smiling mouth and dead eyes were dead. Eyes sparkling in ways that are inappropriate for his age.

… Just like the man hiding behind the wall smiling quietly at me.

Is it possible for a person to change like that just by having a son?

I don’t know.

As the conversation with Lee Mi-seon ended, Hong Seok-young quietly approached.

“Kuhuhmm. “Don’t we have something to talk about now?”

“This hunter said he was sending his kids on a trip during the Chuseok holiday. “You know, right?”

“uh?”

“There will be some kids going home, but I think it would be better for everyone to spend time together rather than having someone miss out. what… “Like a school trip.”

“Uhm… .”

“I heard that the teacher is the guardian of Yoo Hye-eun and Yoo Ji-eun… . What about Oh Hyun-wook and Seo Han-seong? “Did you say that Park Seo-hyun has a separate guardian?”

“Uh… .”

“There are girls, so it’s okay to only send hunters with multiple skills as guides… . Mr. Kim might want to tag along. Do you have any thoughts on where would be a good travel destination?”

“Umm… .”

“This hunter will choose well.”

“Yeah, right… . no.”

“There are only a few days left, so we need to prepare quickly. I also need to repair the pension… .”

I did not give Hong Seok-young time to speak.

“There is a lot of work to do. Excuse me.”

There is absolutely no running away. There was just a lot to do.

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