I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 321

Guardian (1)

What Wooirok said was simple.

“It’s cool!”

Wooirok raised his voice in an unusually excited manner.

“Me too, like this!”

He stretches his arms out with the aforementioned face. It’s a very clumsy movement, but I can see what he’s trying to do.

I wiped my face with my dry hands.

Yeah… I get it. Why is he suddenly determined to become a hunter?

Ironically, I also wanted to be a hunter around that age. It was a dream I had while watching my father destroy the research lab.

Overwhelming force.

Thanks to Noah Michelle’s magic and Kim Chae-min’s magic, all kinds of magic are mixed in the playground. It must have looked like oil painting, mixed like the colored sand that children play with. Not knowing how dangerous and troublesome that sparkling feast is.

I didn’t know that when I first met my father. Even if he was a criminal arrested at the scene, if he became a hunter and hit a civilian, it would be a huge headache. I don’t know, but my father must have written quite a few statements.

Maybe they didn’t use it because it wasn’t part of the government at the time. That’s why people need power.

So, I guess my longing for overwhelming force didn’t last long.

After that, a person who was not an Awakened person appeared and subdued his father.

“Like this! Even catching giants!!”

But for Wooirok, there was no subsequent shock like there was for me.

“That’s not a giant….”

I kept my mouth shut.

Even if I explain it in detail, it will only set Wooirok’s heart on fire.

I looked at Kim Chae-min just in case. Kim Chae-min, who was smiling brightly and looking at Woo I-rok hanging from my waist, turned her head away as if nothing had happened when our eyes met.

“Ah, ah, there’s still a lot of magic power stored up there.”

Talking nonsense that doesn’t even make sense.

Kim Chae-min wrote. Woo I-rok shouted loudly.

“Me too! I want to be a hunter!!”

“therefore….”

“Hunter!”

“… … .”

“But that’s the spear that you used, hyung? Black? You don’t use it anymore?”

“that….”

“I want to learn how to use the spear too. Teach me!”

“… … .”

I tilted my head back. Let’s think good thoughts, good thoughts.

Yes. It’s good that Wooirok wants to do something. It’s like when he said he wanted to learn Taekwondo. Isn’t that the age when there are a lot of things he wants to do? And at that age, interests tend to change quickly. Even if he makes a fuss about becoming a hunter today, he might say he wants to do something else tomorrow.

“No, you should ask your uncle to teach you.”

“…what?”

Not a good idea, mind you.

“That old man uses a spear too. Isn’t he the strongest in the world?”

“Not to that extent….”

“Window is probably the best in the world, right? I said it’s better to learn from someone who is good at it!”

“…who?”

“Teacher!”

“… … .”

If Wooirok asks Hong Seok-young to teach him how to use a window, Hong Seok-young will gladly teach him.

Kim Chae-min is crouching down, burying her face between her legs. You can see her shoulders shaking. I am thankful that she is not laughing out loud.

“no.”

I didn’t have the confidence to listen to Wooirok’s whining any longer, so I just cut him off.

It was because Wooirok jumped out first, but since Kim Chaemin took back the magic, it seemed like the other kids would come out too.

Then it becomes more annoying.

“why?!”

Wooirok’s face crumpled at my firm opposition.

“What kind of hunter are you?”

“Now that you’ve awakened, you can be a hunter!”

Wooirok is eleven years old.

Now that I’ve awakened, I need to start training. At least I need to get used to my senses being sensitive to magic like Kang Tae-woo.

But that’s that, and this is this.

Now, remember, he’s basically me. At that age, I’m a troublesome brat who rebels when you just tell me no.

“What are you talking about?”

I said in a nonchalant voice.

“If anyone could become a hunter, then dogs and cows would be hunters by now.”

“My brother did it too, so why can’t I?”

“Are you a dog or a cow?”

“… Anyway! I’m going to be a hunter!”

“Children aren’t allowed to enter dungeons in the first place.”

“What? Why! Where is that law!”

“Where is it….”

… Wait. When was it made that those under the age of 16 were not allowed to enter dungeons? When my father created the management office, the first thing he did was establish this and the dungeon emergency command and control authority. I guess they don’t exist anymore.

I just muddled through it.

“How much do you have to study to become a hunter? You’ve seen your older brothers and sisters study, right?”

“… … .”

Wooirok flinched at the mention of studying.

I can hear my head spinning like the rolling eyes of Uirok.

Now I can guess what will come out of that mouth. Like Yu Ji-eun at school… .

“Then I want to come in here too!”

I never thought I’d say something so predictable. Now I understand why my father and sister were laughing at me like that.

“Tell me once you become a middle school student.”

“eww….”

“Until then, let’s do some light exercise with my brother.”

“…work out?”

Now give him carrots, just like your father did.

“Because I woke up.”

Wooirok laughed heartily at my words without knowing what was going on.

I never seriously wanted to be a hunter. It’s a different matter from the fact that I felt pleasure in entering dungeons and clearing them. That’s the kind of pleasure you feel when clearing puzzle games.

My father promised me that he would let me do whatever I wanted.

I can’t make that promise to Wooirok. Just as I’m not his father, Wooirok isn’t in the same situation as I am.

If you tell Wooirok to do whatever he wants now, he will do whatever he really wants without worrying about what other people think.

The current Wooirok is an ordinary kid who has many things he wants to do. He is not in a situation where he has to force himself to find things he wants to do like me.

This would be much better for a child who has so many things he wants to do that he has to figure out what he wants to do.

“Even when you become a high school student, you still want to be a hunter.”

I made a condition to Wooirok.

“Then I will help you become a hunter.”

* * *

“… When are you coming?”

-I do not know.

Hong Seok-young spoke in a trembling voice.

-Something is going on… That’s what I’m saying.

“If you say it like that, I don’t know.”

-No, I mean, Schneider, that guy.

Hong Seok-young sighed without answering.

-It looks like you’ve been greatly affected by the magic overload. Is there any way to fix this?

“Please hit me on the back of the head.”

-…hmm?

“It’s all a matter of will, especially with mind-related magic. If you remind them of reality, they’ll probably come to their senses.”

-okay?

“Think about when we break free from the mind magic. And maybe that guy, he might do it more on purpose.”

-okay….

Hong Seok-young muttered in a desolate tone. How long should we keep Hong Seok-young in the United States? This side is also in a hurry.

-By the way, are you okay? Taewoo hasn’t come back yet?

“He said he was coming in a day or two. I asked this hunter and luckily he said he was doing well.”

I can hear Hong Seok-young laughing.

-How is our son?

“Who is the son?”

-Woo Hee-jae and Woo I-rok, they don’t listen to their father at all…

“No.”

He frowned, but he quickly opened his mouth to say what he had to say.

I didn’t go into detail just in case. I don’t know about anything else, but I want to make sure that things related to Uirok and the research center don’t end up in the hands of the US.

“Iroki has awakened.”

Still, this is enough.

-what!!!

Hong Seok-young screamed. My ears were stinging, so I put the receiver away. The booming voice resonated loudly.

-Awaken! Awaken! I should have been there!

“What good is it even if you have it?”

-You should sing a song!

“You’ll hate it.”

-You have to try to find out!

Listening to that stupid thing, I also relaxed. Yes, it’s good to worry, but it’s also a problem if you’re too nervous. It narrows a person’s vision.

“So, I took a break from school for a while to deal with the adjustment issues.”

-hmm?

Hong Seok-young paused.

“You’ve just woken up. Like Kang Tae-woo, you’re having a hard time.”

He often makes a fool of himself in front of me, but this quick-witted old man quickly figured out that there was something I wasn’t telling him.

I turned around and said.

“Mr. Kim also decided to help… . When he’s bored, he’ll be able to work on the flower bed with Mr. Kim. He kind of needs that.”

Of course, Hong Seok-young also knows about the plants and defensive magic that Kim Chae-min planted in the flower bed.

Hong Seok-young spoke after a brief, inexplicable silence.

-Yeah. Take good care of him. I also have to go back quickly and congratulate Irok. What should I buy for Irok as a present? Is chocolate the safest? Or a toy?

“Just come back quickly. The other kids want to see you too.”

-What about you?

“…Why me?”

-Yeah. You miss me?

Hong Seok-young chuckled. Judging from the fact that even that unlucky laugh sounded kind of endearing, I guess I’ve been under a lot of stress lately.

Yes. There is still so much work piled up.

I pressed my throbbing temples.

Yeah, I was going to ask that too.

“And I think we need to increase the number of our faculty and staff.”

-Huh? Suddenly?

“Suddenly? How many students are there? I can’t just take care of school work. I have a younger sibling too.”

-hmm….

“He doesn’t like transferring schools, so I’m making him keep going… but honestly, the commute to and from school is burdensome. It’s also work to take him to and from school.”

That’s when security is the most lax. This time as well.

-That’s true. But you don’t have to worry.

“yes?”

Hong Seok-young spoke in a calm tone.

-I don’t know about anything else, but Irok is serious about his work.

“You have to be serious about other things too.”

-That’s what you say! Of course I’m serious. But, as you said, Iroki is still young… . If you and I are busy, you’ll have to leave things in someone else’s hands. It’s not good for Iroki either.

Wooirok hasn’t grown old enough to welcome me even though I’m late.

As I agreed in silence, Hong Seok-young continued speaking.

-I’ve been thinking about that for a while too. I don’t think it would be bad for you either.

“To me too?”

I reflexively frowned at Hong Seok-young’s words.

What did you just say? You said you had something in mind?

No. It’s not good. Hong Seok-young’s deep thoughts always brought about troublesome results.

“Wait a minute… What did you do?”

-What are you doing!

Hong Seok-young burst into exaggerated laughter.

-I told you it won’t be bad!

I became more anxious.

-That’s better!

I’m really anxious.

And it didn’t take long for that anxiety to become reality.

Hong Seok-young disappeared, saying he would hit Schneider on the back of the head, and I held my head as I watched Woo I-rok imitating my movements while holding an umbrella, saying he would still be a hunter. Yoo Ji-eun, who seemed bored because Kang Tae-woo, who always took classes with her, was away, played with Woo I-rok.

Even though we’re a little bit different in age, that look reminded me of my older sister. My older sister and I didn’t laugh like that though.

Anyway, the meaning of Hong Seok-young’s meaningful words was revealed to Kang Tae-woo two days later when he returned.

“Teacher, these are my grandfather and grandmother.”

Kang Tae-woo greeted his younger sister with a pale, plump face.

The old couple with white hair smiled kindly at me. No, it would be more appropriate to say that they were innocent, despite their old age.

“Our grandchild!”

Fantasy, contemporary,