I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 315

New Family (2)

There is something I haven’t told Kang Tae-woo.

Patrick Kang, Jonathan and Sophia’s father who lives in Hawaii, lost not only his wife but also his son Jonathan and daughter Sophia in an accident two years ago.

And half a year ago, he passed away from a chronic illness.

Hong Seok-young’s father-in-law and mother-in-law were saddened by the death of their relative, separate from the matter of their missing son. And when Hong Seok-young contacted them about the two children, they said they would be happy to help.

With the permission of Patrick Kang’s only relative, Jonathan and Sophia’s identities were resurrected. What happened next was a breeze. The two headed to Hawaii to help the children who were distraught after their father’s death.

Sohee, now Sophia Kang, also moved from Boston to Hawaii a long time ago. I heard that she was awkward with her grandparents at first, but she became close with them and they really seemed like family.

Now what will happen if Kang Tae-woo goes to Hawaii?

Well, what’s the big deal? Even though they’re distant relatives, grandma and grandpa will welcome their grandson warmly, and the grandson will probably feel awkward because he’s all grown up now.

And Sophia will want to be with her brother, and her grandparents will try to appease her by saying that it would be a waste to bring Jonathan back to the United States while he is studying at Hong Seok-young’s school.

Until Lee Mi-seon, who accompanied Jonathan as his guardian in place of Hong Seok-young, asked if Sophia would like to study in Korea as well.

It’s funny. I didn’t even know my father was in touch with his dead wife’s family, but here, a new family is created.

Hong Seok-young said that he would be okay with it if his father-in-law and mother-in-law allowed it. I don’t know if he really thinks so, but he’s not the type to talk nonsense about such things, so maybe he’s looking forward to it.

“… That’s why it happened. Okay? When Kang Tae-woo comes back, don’t ask him about this and that.”

“I won’t ask him, so can I ask you instead?”

“no.”

“No, why!”

“I thought I would ask something useless.”

Lee Seung-yeon cried, but was ignored. The fact that she cried like that is proof that her story is useless.

There is no need to tell children about their complicated and unfortunate family history. It is too personal for a school teacher to talk about.

So I basically ended it with, ‘He was involved in another crime and the principal was protecting him as a witness, but that matter was more or less settled, so I was able to bring my younger sister.’

What can I do if the kids misunderstand or not? It’s already too wrong to be corrected. I don’t know if I can fix this.

Actually, that’s not entirely wrong… .

“But your real name was Jonathan? Jonathan, emphasized? Wow, you didn’t tell me that at all?”

When I didn’t move, Seungyeon Lee started grumbling at Taewoo Kang, who wasn’t in the classroom.

It was half a joke, but I didn’t think the look of resentment was entirely fake.

“It’s dangerous, so you know that, right?”

“Ugh… .”

Among the students, Lee Seung-yeon was the only one, along with Kang Tae-woo, to face Alex Hope.

Isn’t that really fortunate? Although he often talks back and jokes around, Seungyeon Lee is not a troublemaker who pretends not to hear the teacher’s instructions. These very well-behaved children do not approach the monster corpse in the playground even though they are told not to go near it because it is dangerous, and they do not ask what happened to the person who was taken to the infirmary.

Considering that all adventures in school start with disobeying the teacher, as Seo Han-seong said to Soon-sun-jin in front of the flower bed… they are model students who are so good that it makes you cry.

I wish the students at Yangseong High School would be filled with kids like this in the future. It was heartbreaking to think that this was a story that would never happen.

I don’t know what will happen to the students entering next year, but among the students entering the academy, there were many who caused trouble every day. I should run away from here quickly before those guys enter.

“Anyway, don’t say anything bad to Kang Tae-woo. Even though he’s Jonathan, his Korean name is Kang Tae-woo, so just call him that. As for his younger sister… .”

“I know, Sohee.”

Han Eun-young said with a big laugh.

“Yes. Kang So-hee. I don’t know if you guys will ever meet her, but if you do, be nice to her.”

“Why isn’t he there? Isn’t he an Awakened one?”

“no.”

“But since my brother is an Awakened One, wouldn’t he become an Awakened One too?”

Yu Ji-eun asked. It is not unreasonable to think that way, since there is a high probability that an Awakened person will emerge from the Awakened family.

Contrary to what was said, Kang Tae-woo and Kang So-hee are not related by blood… but Kang Tae-woo was also particularly sensitive to magic, so Kang So-hee may not know either.

“That may be the case. But not now, so don’t bother me!”

“I won’t bother you!”

The children burst into laughter.

I wish that smile could last forever. Well, peace doesn’t last long.

* * *

“Herve Schneider?”

Gamble lay on a folding bed on one side of the lab with a tired face.

I looked at Gamble, unable to hide my bewilderment.

“…What are you doing?”

“Keep talking. I’m listening.”

Gamble took off his glasses and placed them on the nightstand. He was wrapped in a blanket, which made it seem like he was going to fall asleep any moment, not listening.

“I just close my eyes.”

“No… No, that’s fine. Mr. Kim, did you notice?”

“I thought about it.”

Unlike her haggard Gamble, Kim Chae-min is wearing a one-piece dress with a colorful pattern as usual. As the weather gets warmer, the patterns on one-piece dresses are also becoming more colorful.

Kim Chae-min is also the same in that she doesn’t come out of the lab like Gamble, so what is the difference between the two? Stamina?

“Isn’t this school lacking in wizards?”

“If you find a good wizard, bring him to me.”

“…Isn’t there anyone that Mr. Woo knows?”

“If that was the case, I wouldn’t have asked Mr. Kim to look into it.”

Kim Chae-min stayed with that smiling face for a while. I looked at her, worried that she might be breathing, and only then did she let out a sigh.

“It really doesn’t work.”

“I told you, you have to tell the right person.”

“But you never know. Maybe Mr. Woo got struck by lightning somewhere and changed his ways….”

“Excuse me. I can hear everything.”

Anyway, Kim Chae-min talked about Herve Schneider, whom she knew.

“Not really… there’s not much information. Maybe it was a secret they wanted to hide?”

Kim Chae-min opened her mouth with a puzzled look on her face.

“I think it was 6 years ago… One of my disciples stabbed the great wizard with a sword. Of course, he couldn’t defend himself since he was my disciple. That’s why acquaintances are scary.”

Deneuve, Schneider’s teacher and uncle, was a master of mental magic. The nature of magic meant that it was not very effective against monsters, but instead, there were few magics more suitable for investigating criminals. Deneuve planned to take Schneider, her cousin, as her disciple and raise him as her successor.

As we can see from the fact that the disciple stabbed the master… .

“They say Deneuve was a good teacher.”

“hmm?”

This is different from what I expected.

“He was strict and old-fashioned, but… The problem was Schneider’s talent. Even in the eyes of others, his talent… seemed to have declined significantly.”

Blood and character fit. Despite Deneuve’s expectations, Schneider could not keep up with Deneuve’s magic.

The moment Deneuve realized that there was an argument between teacher and student, and that Schneider, unable to overcome his frustration, was doing something he shouldn’t have done, she excommunicated Schneider.

“And then you stabbed him?”

“yes.”

The problem comes next.

“Deneuve was working on a magic that could follow the deep structure of a criminal. It was based on her own magic. Schneider ran off with it in its entirety.”

The content of the message Hong Seok-young sent was the same. He said it responded to his thoughts and feelings. He said it even brought back memories he didn’t want to bring up.

“Then, does that mean that Mr. Hong saw other people’s memories…?”

“It must have been Deneuve’s magic. After all, since he was her disciple, he must have known about Deneuve’s unique magic…”

“You completed the magic?”

“Isn’t it more like imitating original magic? People’s memories were mixed up because they failed to control it, and then the magic went wild. If it was really Schneider’s magic, that would be ridiculous.”

Kim Chae-min declared.

In fact, Schneider’s magic or magical achievements are not important. No, it’s not that they are not worth seeing, but they are far removed from the issues that need to be addressed now.

Schneider murdered Deneuve six years ago and disappeared. Deneuve’s family put a huge bounty on Schneider, but no one has seen him.

But he’s now caught by Hong Seok-young. If we dig into his activities, there’s a high probability that he’ll be connected to Henry Lehman. If we’re lucky, he’ll also be related to Noah Michel.

I habitually checked my phone.

Hong Seok-young also said that if he learns anything new, he will let him know right away. He added that since the interrogation skills of these people are trustworthy, it won’t take long.

I was curious as to how he could get her to open her mouth, but I didn’t want to know.

“But even if I look into it, I don’t think I can find out much more than what Mr. Hong knows.”

“Even through the wizard network?”

“Do you think that’s omnipotent? A human who disappeared six years ago! If something was going to come out, it would have come out a long time ago.”

Usually, if you grumble like this, some hidden information will come out.

But Kim Chae-min just pouted her lips and made a frustrated expression. It means that the information she just told me is true.

I thought I had to just wait for Hong Seok-young without moving.

“… This old man is not even a nobleman.”

“yes?”

I checked the message that had just arrived. What was the time difference with the United States? Well, it wasn’t something I could sleep peacefully about.

Hong Seok-young said that he would have to look into the details, but that he wanted to start by investigating this, and brought out a completely unexpected name.

[You can ask this hunter, and he will do whatever he can.]

It’s talking about knowledge of the future.

Things related to wizards, especially foreign wizards, are hard to find even in the Magic Clock.

But Hong Seok-young blurted out the name of an old company.

It was a famous company with a lot of talk and controversy within the industry due to its potion research.

“Teacher Woo? What did Teacher Hong say?”

Why does this name appear here?

“…It looks like they’re holding Schneider like a rat.”

“oh.”

“Do you know Atlas Sara?”

“Atlas? You make potions there.”

Schneider went into hiding six years ago, long after the management had been shaken up due to fraud and embezzlement.

After that, the Atlas Research Institute and my… biological mother and father lost all ties. I know. I checked it out. I investigated everything, already. Long time ago. Even asking my father. I was worried that those guys might not have come to their senses and created another research institute, and that my brother might be caught in that research institute…!

I tried to control my emotions as much as possible and then answered.

“If you have heard anything about Atlas, tell me everything.”

Fantasy, contemporary,