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Things to do (2)
Finally, after staying up all night for several days, I told Gamble what I needed. Gamble thought for a while and nodded.
“I don’t think it’ll take that long. I already gave you everything you need anyway.”
“Is that so?”
“Are you going to make it public as well?”
“Later. Not right now.”
“Yes. That’s fine. There’s no need to process it for public release.”
Gamble waved his arms and chased me away.
“I don’t know who it is, but please tell them to give it to me all at once instead of little by little.”
“yes?”
“Technology isn’t something that’s only used in one field. This theory is used here and there. There’s no middle ground right now, so it takes time for me to reinterpret it. It’s also easier for me if there are more references.”
Gamble shook the file I had given him. It was a blueprint drawn from a magic clock.
I thought about it for a moment and then nodded.
“I’ll tell you. Don’t expect too much.”
“Yes, yes. I understand.”
“Please get some sleep.”
“I told you, I got it.”
This time, Gamble finally kicked me out of the lab.
And then, instead of lying down on the folding bed attached to the lab or going back to the dorm, he sipped that horrible-tasting coffee and read the file I gave him.
I was thinking about going back and saying something, but I just shook my head. He’s not a kid, he’s an adult.
And as adults, there are times when we need something else to distract us, even if it means running away from things we don’t want to think about.
…is that a bad thing?
Not everyone can be like Hong Seok-young. I left the lab as if I hadn’t seen that gamble.
* * *
“Teacher Woo!”
“Could you please check this for a moment?”
“Teacher!!!”
“Seniors!”
“Teacher Woo!”
“Teacher!”
I didn’t want to sit in a position where I was responsible for something. When I worked at the administrative office… the position was higher than I wanted, but that was okay. After all, the administrative office was also wearing the mask of a civil servant, and if something happened at the administrative office, it was my father who was called out.
But look at how things are going now.
Why is everyone looking for me?
I can understand why the kids come to me, even if I make a hundred concessions.
“Teacher! Do you know what’s for lunch today?”
“… … .”
“We need to make a menu too.”
“There’s nowhere to eat except restaurants anyway, so what does it matter whether there’s a menu or not?”
“Ah, Oh Hyun-wook! You shouldn’t say that!”
No, actually I didn’t understand.
What does the diet plan have to do with me? Are you worried about allergies? Anyway, Im Ji-seon already checked that out. She’s a person who knows how to handle such things.
If you tell them what food or snack you want, they will make it for you.
If you’re just curious about the menu, just go and ask… Don’t ask me.
I don’t know why they ask me about the menu, but I guess that’s why the kids call me that. I’m their teacher. There are kids who, regardless of age, will tell their teachers everything they know. I used to be like that too.
Well, and they don’t just do this to me. Kim Chae-min is also called out at the same frequency as me.
“Okay, let’s go eat quickly.”
“yes!”
“And Kang Tae-woo?”
“…yes?”
“Let’s eat and talk for a bit.”
“……yes.”
The children suddenly become quiet.
Why do they call me for such trivial things, but get scared when I call them?
They are really strange guys… . Even Kang Tae-woo, who seemed like he wouldn’t do that, only learned bad things from the kids. This is all because of Lee Seung-yeon. This is why you have to choose good friends. There is a reason why there is a saying that goes, “A person who makes a lot of mistakes is a person who makes a lot of mistakes.” That’s because so many people have gone bankrupt because they chose bad friends.
… It’s not like Seungyeon Lee was a bad influence. It’s just. Well, that’s what it says.
If it were the past, let’s think back to when you were staying at Yimiseon’s pension. If you asked Kang Taewoo back then to talk to you briefly, how would he react?
No matter what he thinks, he won’t show his fear so openly. He’ll just nod his head and answer, “Yes, I’ll come see you soon.” Like a model student for researchers.
If you think about it differently, it also means that the current Kang Tae-woo has become ordinary by breaking away from the past. To the extent that he could fit in without any problems even if he were thrown into any other regular high school, not just Yangseong High School. To the extent that he could gather in the break room and play a game and yell, “That’s lethal! That’s against the rules!”
…Socialization is important. How much does it help in personality formation to be able to hang out with, play with, and fight with children of the same age?
I nodded, remembering the effort I had put into it. I felt a sense of accomplishment, similar to when I saw sprouts sprout from the beans I had grown in elementary school, which I can’t even remember well.
“Teacher Woo!”
But the joy was short-lived, as soon as the children rushed into the restaurant, someone else came looking for me.
“Isn’t there anything like public funds in our guild?”
“Public funds?”
Kim Chae-min suddenly stuck her head out and got to the point.
“I need a large magic stone, but I’ve already used up all the ones I have. I was thinking of getting one separately, but then I thought, if it’s for guild business, I can use guild funds.”
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“Guild work?”
Kim Chae-min’s gaze turns to the playground. As expected, there is something at the playground… .
I guess so.
“A person with a lot of money.”
“But it would be good if I could save some money.”
Kim Chae-min said, twirling her hair with her fingers.
“That’s true.”
“It doesn’t matter if I save you….”
“No. I don’t use it for personal purposes.”
“I have personal interest, but…?”
Even so, what difference does it make? If that’s the case, then I didn’t even invest in Gamble.
“It’s not nice to see Mr. Kim spending his own money. What level of magic stone do you need?”
“Grade 7 or higher.”
“You need something that big? Well, it’s my money, Mr. Hong’s money. If you need anything else besides the magic stone, please list it and let me know.”
“yes!”
Although it had a different meaning from the children, I could also understand why Kim Chae-min came to see me.
Especially when it comes to guild work.
I don’t have any intentions, but somehow I’m currently the vice-guild master of Guild Mimi. Now that Hong Seok-young is out of the office, I’m in charge.
Even though he sometimes talks nonsense, Kim Chae-min is a high-level employee. He does more than what he has to do. I can tolerate that level of jokes, and when there is something really important, Kim Chae-min doesn’t talk nonsense either.
Even now, he just takes care of business and leaves.
… the monster’s corpse could be that interesting.
Anyway, what I mean is, I can understand the kids and Kim Chae-min. If I had to add more, I could understand Gamble, who hasn’t come out of the lab for days, coming to see me.
but.
But that’s it.
“Teacher Woo.”
“Here it is.”
“What do you think?”
“… … .”
“Teacher Woo?”
Why are hunters coming to me, even though I don’t know whether they are from a multi-selection association or an association?
These guys are not my subordinates, nor are they Hong Seok-young’s subordinates. Why should I be responsible for these guys?
does not exist.
I looked at the three hunters standing side by side with astonished faces. These people who always followed behind Im Seon were sent to Boston. They followed her from the demonstration school, and even to the Bangi-dong dungeon and the closed research lab. Even if they made coffee for the kids, they were Im Seon’s closest associates. I understand why they were sent to Boston.
And the hunters in front of you are the ones who took the place of those three. The reason I couldn’t harshly ask them why they came to me instead of going to your captain was because these people were watching the children’s lessons.
I do have some sense of recognition that we are coworkers. Even though it’s not a big deal.
But that’s the level of feeling that comes from the person in the next office. If someone from the next office suddenly came to me and asked me to approve this, wouldn’t I be embarrassed? No, where did they leave their boss and ask me about this?
“…Can I look at this?”
I asked, looking at the file with the association mark on it.
“Yes? If Mr. Woo doesn’t see it, who will?”
“… … .”
We can’t communicate.
“No, I’m not really a member of the association. And Mr. Hong isn’t here either, so there’s no point in bringing association work to me.”
“Hunter Hong said that if he’s not there, I can just tell Mr. Woo.”
That human.
“He said that he would leave matters that require immediate judgment to Mr. Woo’s judgment… .”
“Is it urgent?”
“If it’s urgent, then it’s urgent.”
I opened the file.
Unlike the stiff association logo, as soon as I opened the file, a picture of a girl smiling brightly appeared.
… That’s her. Kang Tae-woo’s younger sister in Boston.
The girl I worked with in the lab twenty years ago is actually completely forgotten about me after that. I was so busy trying to make a living… I guess that’s not right. But it’s not wrong.
The children who were rescued from the lab like me later went their separate ways. Some returned to their parents, and others, like me, went to an orphanage.
The reason I’m thinking of this girl again is purely because of Kang Tae-woo. But why?
I looked at the back of the photo. There was the child’s Korean name, a death certificate, and all sorts of things. I don’t know how they got it, but there were also photos taken at the orphanage. There were also photos taken with Kang Tae-woo.
The latter pages are about life in America: Sandra Gamble’s new identity, her foster family, school life, etc.
Most of it is information I already know. I also heard about this child’s life in America directly from the video sent to Kang Tae-woo.
I looked at the hunters with a bewildered face.
“Why are you doing this to me…?”
“Isn’t this child coming to Korea now?”
“Yes?”
“This dungeon break has made things a lot harder… Our Master said that since Alex Hope is already dead, we should kill him too.”
I made a trembling expression.
“I know what you mean, but please express it in a different way.”
“Oh, yes. Sorry. Anyway, Boston is also looking for missing people. If we delay any longer, the situation will be sorted out….”
“Do you need my permission for that? I think you can just take care of that yourself.”
“The Master said that since it was urgent, he would handle it right away.”
If so, it is even more questionable.
Why on earth did you bring this to me?
“Because the original plan has changed.”
“yes.”
There was something ominous about it. It could be because Hunter was hesitant to open his mouth.
“That’s it, that. If she comes… I’ll have to create a new identity.”
“…yes.”
“Can’t we send him to a daycare center?”
“… … .”
“You’re not an Awakened One, so you should go to school… No, even if you were an Awakened One, you’re too young to be admitted here like Tae-woo.”
“… … .”
I’m starting to understand why you brought this story to me.
“What should I do?”
“… … .”
I pressed my temples together.
“…I will talk to student Kang Tae-woo.”
Hong Seok-young, that guy is never there when you really need him.
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