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Elective subjects (2)
“… … .”
No, wouldn’t it have been better if it was a lie?
No matter how crazy the wizard was, Semblum would not have been born with a body like that. then… .
Noah Michel and the Ark spin around in my head. Ah, this is why I dragged Taekyung Han into the dungeon. You don’t have to think about anything else, just focus on the strategy. I also relieved my stress by berating Han Tae-kyung.
Hong Seok-young smiled slightly, as if those thoughts were clearly visible on his face.
“I’m thinking too much.”
It’s annoying, really.
“You won’t die just because you don’t think about it.”
“Are you telling me not to think?”
Stop by and ask people passing by. Who can maintain composure after hearing that humans are turning into monsters?
monster. It’s a monster.
If a human becomes a monster, can he live long without dying outside the dungeon? Was Noah Michel trying to extend the monster’s lifespan through such a method?
Just because you turn humans into monsters doesn’t mean that monsters can become humans.
Twenty years later, there was no Semblum around Noah Michel. He could have died, or he could have lived quietly, seemingly absent among Noah Michel’s followers.
Maybe it had become a complete monster at that point.
“I’m saying do it in moderation, in moderation.”
Hong Seok-young said it as if it was the easiest thing in the world.
“I didn’t tell you to worry that much.”
“sure?”
This is closer to agony than worry.
is not it? Rather than suffering.
“I just told you because I thought it would be good for you to know.”
“… … .”
ah. okay.
It’s resentment. Resentment towards father.
Did you know or didn’t you know?
A feeling I often felt after coming to the past.
If you missed it, you wouldn’t have known about it. But we can’t ignore the possibility that he knew. If you knew, why didn’t you tell me? Was I not that trustworthy? Did Yoo Ji-eun know?
… If you knew it but didn’t tell me, I actually know the reason. But still, I can’t help but think. feel bad.
I feel like it’s proof that I’ve been acting too foolishly toward my father all this time.
If I had acted more maturely, I might have been able to help my father.
“Uh huh. Straighten your face. “If you frown like that, you’ll get wrinkles.”
“So, teacher… ?”
“There’s nothing I can’t say to my dad.”
I frowned.
“Because he’s not my father.”
“Yes, yes. Even so.”
Hong Seok-young did not even pretend to listen to my sincere denial. He even yawned as if he was bored. If I say more, my mouth will only hurt.
Hong Seok-young stopped yawning with a funny face when I kept my mouth shut.
An unreadable emotion flashed across Hong Seok-young’s face. She seemed tired and worried about me.
It was difficult to be sure because it passed by so briefly.
“Don’t try to take responsibility for everything. “No one can do that.”
What does this mean?
As if he had never done anything like that.
“… “Teacher, didn’t you want to do it?”
“me?”
“yes.”
“Do I look like I have a lot of responsibility?”
“what… . Yes?”
Hong Seok-young widened his eyes for a moment at my answer and then burst into laughter. Instead of shaking her shoulders and grinning playfully like she usually did or throwing her head back and chuckling, she scrunched up her face. It’s hard to tell whether you’re laughing or crying… It was an expression I had never seen before.
Hong Seok-young was neither laughing nor crying, but rather made a sound that felt painful and sobbed for a long time.
“I ended up living like this without even thinking about it.”
It was something I didn’t really trust.
I know best how hard this man lived.
“No, really.”
“For all that, you’re working hard.”
“So, it just happened to be like that.”
“Continue to conquer dungeons. We also caught monsters that came from the future. I don’t know what Noah Michel’s ultimate goal is, but I’m sure it won’t help humans. If you think about it that way… .”
My father’s numerous nicknames come to mind. His father didn’t like that nickname. But, how can you stop people from calling you? In the early days when the existence of the management office itself was unstable, he survived by selling his father’s nickname.
Guardian Hong Seok-young.
The nickname given in America was also popular in Korea.
“It is not entirely wrong to say that in the future we will be called guardians. “According to insider testimony, isn’t he the person currently on the most alert on the Ark?”
“tutelar? “You were called by such a burdensome nickname?”
Hong Seok-young finally stopped laughing.
My dislike of that nickname is the same here. People’s tastes don’t change easily.
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“I’m not that big of a person, but this is a big deal…” .”
“sure?”
“hmm?”
“Then what is it?”
“What do you mean?”
I stood diagonally with my arms crossed and looked at Hong Seok-young.
“Catch the monsters that pop out of the dungeon and attack the dungeon without stopping. ‘If you are a citizen of the Republic of Korea, you owe your life to Hong Seok-young.’ “There is a saying like this.”
“… … .”
“If you’re not such a grandiose person, what are you?”
Hong Seok-young scratched his head with an embarrassed face.
“well… Who wants to retire and live a peaceful life with their sons?”
“Because he’s not my son.”
“Assuming that’s the case.”
Instead of sighing and retorting, I looked at Hong Seok-young and opened my mouth.
“I won’t be able to retire until twenty years later anyway, so don’t even dream about it.”
“My old father is working too hard… .”
“I have no intention of retiring any time soon.”
“That’s right.”
Hong Seok-young smiled shyly. She became her usual Hong Seok-young again.
“Who will save the world if not me?”
“and.”
I snorted.
“You say things like that and say you’re not a grandiose person? “Let’s first correct what you say.”
“No, whatever. But I want to say it’s me? Monsters keep showing up saying they’re from the future. Should we just leave them alone? “I have to kill them all.”
“… … .”
“It’s obvious that they are not helpful to world peace… . I don’t know if he behaves the same way to other people, but let’s say he does it to me. “I mean, that’s it.”
“Okay, I understand.”
“You don’t look like you understand at all… .”
“You said what you said, so stick to it.”
“what?”
“You can’t retire until you save the world.”
“… “Why is it like that?”
“If you want to retire, save the world.”
“… … .”
Hong Seok-young quietly looked at me. I didn’t look away.
In the end, they both burst out laughing, no matter who went first.
“Hahaha, okay, okay. “Will I live in fear of this for my son?”
“Because he’s not my son.”
“It’s hard to retire and live by watching my son’s pranks. “Who in the world has such strict retirement conditions?”
“You are given special treatment based on your skills.”
“Thank you for that.”
Hong Seok-young responded with a face that showed no gratitude at all and a voice that sounded like he was dying of gratitude.
What do you know?
I’m past the age of making jokes, but isn’t there still a sense of humor? I just need to be able to retire before he grows up.
at last… .
Because you will lose.
* * *
“Back to the point.”
Hong Seok-young cleared his throat.
I blinked.
“… “Is there still more to the point?”
Didn’t you call me to talk about Sembloom? Actually, I ended up talking about other things to my heart’s content.
Hong Seok-young seemed to think the same thing, looking somewhat embarrassed.
“There’s still some left.”
“a little?”
“I was originally going to talk about something else, but how did it get so long?”
“It’s all because the teacher talks about useless things.”
“Is it because of me?”
“Then is it because of me?”
“I like your confidence. “I feel like I raised him well.”
“Ah yes… .”
“anyway.”
Hong Seok-young erased the laughter from his voice. Now about the real work.
“Dr. Gamble brought up Alex Hope, so let’s get this out of the way first.”
I nodded. We don’t know yet when Hope will come, but there are things we need to prepare before then.
“Maybe it would be better to call the kids after Hope comes and goes?”
“hmm?”
“There are children who have seen Hope’s face.”
Taewoo Kang and Seungyeon Lee saw Alex Hope’s face.
In particular, Kang Tae-woo thinks that Hope killed his sister.
“yes. Aside from Seungyeon, I have to explain it to Taewoo.”
Hong Seok-young smoothed his chin.
“We’ll talk about it again once we have a date set for when Hope will come. If Hope comes here, Michelle will be keeping an eye on her as well. “I’m sorry to student Tae-woo, but there’s no need to give him any random ingredients.”
“yes.”
Hong Seok-young sighed as if the ground was sinking.
“I don’t like being manipulated by others like this.”
“Is there anyone who likes that?”
“That’s right.”
Hong Seok-young’s eyes wrinkled with dissatisfaction.
“It’s the same thing with Shem Bloom. “I’m sure Dr. Gamble and Alex Hope know that.”
“Monsterization? Well, I’m not sure what the gamble was like, but I’m sure Hope knew.”
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be easier if you told me in advance? Do you know how long it took to analyze his body? “If he had known, he could have saved time.”
I was a little skeptical about that part.
“If I told you, would you immediately believe it without verifying it?”
“… no. I may have verified it, but since I know what to look for, I would have wasted less time. Then we will be able to take measures faster.”
“If you say it’s a countermeasure, there’s something great about it.”
“… It’s just a matter of my mood! Are you done?!”
I shrugged my shoulders.
Although I caught every word of Hong Seok-young’s words, it wasn’t like I didn’t know what he was trying to say.
But what can you do? The cooperation between Gamble and Hope had just begun, and we were not exactly on good terms with each other. Although we joined hands for mutual benefit, in any case, Gamble was a hostage to us.
On the contrary, we are also held hostage by them. The children that Gamble hid. Hope’s power to handle the Archmage on her own cannot be ignored. Just because Hong Seok-young is fine doesn’t mean you can say he’s fine. Just because we have gambling, we cannot treat it carelessly.
In addition to that situation, they made it clear that they would not hand over all information to us. I don’t know where the line of information will be… .
“When Hope comes.”
I opened my mouth calmly.
“Stay away from gambling as much as possible.”
“Of course that would be good, right?”
“If you gently twist it, won’t it spit it out on its own? It would be good to listen to what they say and decide on the future direction.”
“Wouldn’t Dr. Gamble have stopped me from joining?”
“Do you think that because you didn’t do that, Hope forgot to tell you that the children were alive?”
“That’s right.”
Seokyoung Hong agreed.
I’m not the type of person to worry about something like this. Is it because they briefly tell us about the children who died when the Myeongdong dungeon exploded and what happened afterwards? It’s somewhat emotional.
… Is it menopause? Did Hunter also go through menopause at that age? Considering that aging is slow, I thought I would have to be in my 70s to start showing menopausal symptoms.
“Are you making such a big deal out of telling this story?”
“Ah, stop talking about grandiose things… . No, the real point remains.”
The point of that damn thing… .
“You mean it.”
Hong Seok-young hesitated for a long time, which was rare, and finally opened his mouth.
“I don’t feel like saying this… . Have you ever caught a humanoid monster?”
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