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Thinker (3)
-happy birthday!
-happy birthday!!
A song that cannot be said to be sung well, even in empty words, rings out through the mobile phone speaker. Rather than singing, it’s closer to just writing.
-Loving… !
What if your voice becomes quiet there?
I shook my head in bewilderment.
A lot of the phrases containing the name were muffled. Through the mumbled pronunciation, I could hear some familiar words, such as teacher or uirok.
And the voice grew louder again.
-happy birthday!!!!
It was no longer a song. It’s a competition to see who has the loudest voice.
I’ve endured a lot at this point.
I reached out my hand to end the video call. However, Hong Seok-young chuckled, naturally blocked my hand, and gestured towards Woo I-rok.
“Lee Rok, we should quickly blow out the candle.”
-Wow!! Lee Rok, let’s make a wish!
-What will you wish for?
-Hey, what’s the use of making a wish! I have to find out on my own.
-That’s an old-fashioned idea.
Children’s voices were heard again from the speaker.
Woo I-rok looked at Hong Seok-young, the students at the pilot high school on the cell phone screen, and my face alternately with bewildered eyes. Still, the last thing I looked at was the large cake in front of me. A pure white whipped cream cake filled with strawberries.
It won’t suit his taste. I said so.
But when I saw it in movies and animations, that cake looked really delicious. It’s time for him to learn that sometimes ideals and reality do not match expectations.
“The candle wax is falling, Lee Rok. “Blow quickly.”
“… … .”
Uirok squeaked like a child wearing his father’s shoes. He thought it was funny, so he picked up his phone and took a picture. Hong Seok-young looked at me with her stupid face and then picked up her phone in the same way. I thought she was taking a picture, but then she started taking a video.
In the end, Uirok closed his eyes tightly.
Inflate both cheeks and then exhale. The candle that was swinging precariously went out.
-Happy birthday, Lee Rok!!
“Happy Birthday.”
Hong Seok-young roughly stroked Woo I-rok’s head with the hand that was not holding the phone. Wooi Lok was struggling and twisting her body around to avoid Hong Seok-young’s hand, but her face was strangely flushed. It looks like Hong Seok-young has gotten used to being annoyingly attached to him.
-Oh, we should be there too!
The children on the other side of the screen started a video call and were fighting to get the camera, but now it seemed that Seungyeon Lee had won. Seungyeon Lee came close to the camera. His face was distorted comically when he got close, but he seemed nice.
-Sam, do you like having a birthday party without us?
“Good.”
-Isn’t that too cold-hearted?
“What would I do even if you were here?”
-We were so looking forward to your birthday… !
“From now on, the demonstration high school vacation will be in September.”
-Ah, teacher!!
The idea of putting the kids out of sight took longer than expected. Hong Seok-young took this opportunity to let him have a good rest since he had been without a vacation anyway.
Where are they now? Was it towards the East Sea? I heard that it is not Lee Mi-seon’s family villa, but a resort connected to Dayeon.
Since it was all in one place, it was easy to manage and the excuse was reasonable. Even Lee Mi-seon liked to take advantage of this opportunity without the children to get rid of all the annoying and time-consuming tasks.
Seungyeon Lee, unaware of the speed of adults, said with a regretful expression that she had tried to prepare a birthday present in her own way.
-It’s true. It’s absolutely awesome… .
“If I give it to you, it will be supplementary classes for all of you.”
-Ugh. why?!
“What should I do with gifts from kids who don’t have money?”
-No money?
Seungyeon Lee widened her eyes.
Unlucky guy… . Fortunately, Seung-yeon Lee was immediately punished by Soon-jin Sun. Now the camera is in Soon-Jin Sun’s hands.
-Teacher Woo, are you the type of person who likes handmade things?
“What are you talking about?”
-Otherwise… .
“Later, when you graduate and earn your own money, buy it. Then I will accept it.”
At my words, Soon-jin smiled like a cat.
-great!
I think I said something wrong… .
-So, are you going to celebrate our birthdays after we graduate?
“… “I can at least buy you some food.”
-Really?
“no.”
-Ah, once you say something, you have to keep it!
“… … “I feel like I made a mistake.”
-It’s a mistake!
Whether I trembled with ominousness or not, Sun Sun-jin asked in an excessively bright voice.
-Teacher Woo, is it okay to give a gift to Lee Rok?
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I glanced at Ui-rok. Hong Seok-young was making a fuss and handing a plastic knife to Ui Lok. Woo I-rok looked like he was going to stab Hong Seok-young with that.
There was no problem.
I saw Sunsunjin again.
“Anyway.”
-and! then… .
“I will check, so take care of yourself.”
-… … yes.
I sighed.
If it were the management office kids, they wouldn’t have behaved like this. But since they are all grown ups and this guy is a minor, there is nothing we can do about it. I shook my head.
“Anyway, thank you for the congratulations. then… .”
-But, teacher. When does our vacation end?
“I’ll see you after vacation.”
– So, when does the vacation end?
“Don’t play too much and study too.”
-Teacher!
“You guys spar with each other too. Understand?”
-No, vacation… .
“Then hang up.”
Soon-jin opened her mouth, but hung up the phone. The screen on my phone went dark for a moment, and then the date and time appeared.
September 30th.
It’s me and Ui-rok’s birthday.
* * *
Just because it’s your birthday doesn’t mean something big happens.
In the end, it is just one day out of 365 days in a year, and giving special meaning to one such date is completely meaningless.
Are monsters calm just because it’s their birthday?
Is the dungeon quiet because it’s your birthday?
Do things go away just because it’s your birthday?
… Ah, well. Well, my father used to take time off on his birthday. Not your father’s birthday, Mimi. So, on my dead wife’s birthday.
I can’t say anything about that. I also have something called empathy.
Uirok ate the whipped cream cake with an expectant look on his face. Sure enough, his expression became subtle at the first bite, he tilted his head at the second, and frowned at the third.
The cake is too sweet and I don’t like it.
Still, Ui-rok seemed to be in a good mood the whole time, as if he was satisfied with seeing in person the cake he had only seen in movies.
“Ah, Lee Rok.”
“huh?”
Uirok looked up from eating a cake that didn’t even suit his taste. Even if it doesn’t taste good, I’ll probably eat that whole piece of cake. I don’t know who I resemble, but I am stubborn and useless. I looked at Hong Seok-young, who was laughing heartily next to Wooi Lok, for a moment, and then she opened her mouth.
“You start school next week.”
“… … .”
Ui-rok widened his eyes.
“school?”
“okay. “You can go now.”
“I-I haven’t finished studying yet!”
“are you okay. “If you go to school and learn, you’re a pig.”
It will get better if you go to school. At least I won’t be lounging around like I am now, lying on the sofa and watching cat animations.
“That’s good, Lee Rok.”
Hong Seok-young was amazed as if it was the first time he had heard the news about the subject.
“Now I’m going to need a school bag too. Lee Rok, do you want me to buy you a bag? As a birthday present for Lee Rok. how is it?”
Hong Seok-young was still dancing in courtship toward Woo I-rok. I’m not sure if adoption can be called courtship.
I snorted at that and then slowly approached Lee Mi-seon.
“This Hunter.”
“no.”
Lee Mi-seon immediately shook her head.
“… yes?”
“I’m really busy right now. There’s too much work. So, find someone else.”
Of course, I ignored Lee Mi-seon’s words. No, I wasn’t trying to ask you to do something.
… is not it?
“Not that, the dungeons managed by the guild. Has everything been recovered?”
“… … .”
Lee Mi-seon looked at me with suspicious eyes.
“For the most part. We are re-grading with the help of the association… “What are you going to make me do again?”
“Sikida? “I have been asking politely.”
“Place your hand on your conscience and speak.”
“I asked for it.”
“… … .”
Lee Mi-seon glanced at me.
“Anyway, if you’re regrading… “You mean the work is almost done?”
“It depends on what kind of work it is.”
“How to manage dungeons.”
Lee Mi-seon sighed heavily.
“Did Hunter Hong tell you? No, that guy is strangely soft-spoken at times.”
Actually, they didn’t tell me. Since it is usually implemented around this time of year, I thought it would be similar here as well. However, if Lee Mi-sun asks Hong Seok-young, she will not deny it and will just laugh and say that she did it.
After the Myeongdong incident, the government took back all dungeon rights granted to guilds. There had been talk about it before. Because the level was reported much lower than the actual level, the response was delayed when the dungeon break occurred. Myeongdong is what drove the wedge. Even so, the association that was criticizing Korea’s dungeon management method must have thought it was okay and helped re-evaluate the rating.
Actually, this is true. There is no need for the government to manage it and it is possible to just be involved in rating decisions, but I heard that there is a complicated political dispute involved. This was what his father said in passing.
In any case, this is better than managing it in a guild. If it were a guild, you could say no to Hong Seok-young, but if the opponent was a country, it would be different. If Hong Seok-young tells you that you will conquer a dungeon, you have no choice but to fall flat on your face. Even if permission is not granted, Lee Mi-seon will do something.
… Is Lee Mi-seon’s workload increasing? What do you know?
“When will it come into effect?”
Lee Mi-seon still looked at me with suspicious eyes, as if she had sensed my thoughts.
“It will be implemented sequentially starting from the second week of October. Since it is S-class and there are no grades to be adjusted, it will be listed first, and then gradually… .”
“Good.”
“For some reason, I feel uneasy hearing such words come out of the teacher’s mouth.”
“It’s an illusion.”
I flatly denied it.
“There is a dungeon I need to enter. Can you confirm?”
“A dungeon I have to go into?”
Lee Mi-seon narrowed her eyebrows. I shook my head, thinking I knew what he was thinking.
“It’s not related to that. “Let’s take a teacher and do some strategy.”
“With one teacher?!”
It’s an unexpectedly strong reaction. I looked at Lee Mi-seon as if something was wrong.
“Hey, Teacher Wu. Even if Hunter Hong gave permission, stabbing someone is a crime.”
“… … yes?”
“Hunter Taekyung Han may be a little noisy, but he’s not a bad person… .”
little?
“If there’s something you don’t like, let’s resolve it verbally. I know that dungeons are easy to destroy evidence, but if the pilot high school teachers go in and no one comes out, that could cause a problem… .”
Only then did I realize what Lee Mi-seon was talking about. I wonder what kind of misunderstanding I am being subjected to.
No, is Han Tae-kyung being misunderstood? He must have been in a guild before coming to Demonstration High School, but I can’t guess what kind of guild life he spent. I don’t even want to know.
I interrupted Lee Mi-seon.
“That’s not it, we’re really going in to attack.”
“… “With one hunter?”
“yes.”
“why?”
I saw Tae-kyung Han giving Woo I-rok a large pink cat doll. Even though I am feeling discouraged, I am still doing everything I can.
“I want to check Teacher Han’s skills.”
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