I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 335

Report smuggling under 125(3)

“good.”

Hong Seok-young looked down at the child standing there with a pouty face. He had been in a crooked posture since a while ago, as if he was dissatisfied with something.

Well, in the past, I would have misunderstood that you were just being annoying. No, I definitely misunderstood.

But now Hong Seok-young has become accustomed to the child’s embarrassment to the point where he can read it right away. If he had really been dissatisfied, he wouldn’t have gotten up so early in the morning and followed him.

If it were the old days, I might have thought that he followed me around, at least pretending to be aware of the situation… But if I think about the incident of running away from home a few years ago, that wouldn’t be the case. That time has passed now. And he was never a child who hid his feelings from the beginning. Especially when it came to things he didn’t like.

“Let’s start by loosening up our bodies.”

Hong Seok-young, who confirmed that there was no trace of anyone coming and going in the vacant lot, sat down in the middle of the vacant lot. Although he checks every day just in case, no one has yet invaded here. However, there are warning signs posted everywhere from the entrance to the mountain that it is private property, and there is even a dungeon that was intentionally left open, so only a strong-willed person would think of entering the mountain.

In reality, it is an E-class dungeon, but it is registered as an A-class dungeon.

Is it okay to do that?

Of course it’s not okay.

Hong Seok-young snorted inwardly. Despite everything, Hong Seok-young had a family again and was determined to save the world. But the world could not be saved with only neat and beautiful methods, and family was more important to Hong Seok-young.

Wouldn’t you do that for a cozy time with your son? Thinking back to what happened in the past, if you can’t do even this, it’s meaningless. If only you had been a little more selfish back then, that child might still be alive… .

“…mister?”

“hmm?”

“Should I continue?”

Hong Seok-young shrugged.

Enough of the past. For now, I need to focus on the time I have with my son.

“No. Are you fully relaxed?”

“yes.”

“Okay. Then.”

After doing warm-up exercises, the sky suddenly brightened. Hong Seok-young nodded.

“Let’s do something a little different today.”

“Anything else?”

“With your skills, you won’t die anywhere. Of course.”

“… As long as you don’t let your guard down?”

“Yeah. It’s a bit lacking in practical skills, but you’ll get the hang of it after going through a few dungeons.”

Although he was a child who said he didn’t want to be a hunter, ironically, he was so talented that he could be counted on one hand among the many aspiring hunters that Hong Seok-young had seen.

It’s not just because you can see magic.

Hong Seok-young recalled the first time he taught a child.

I didn’t even know how to move my body and was awkward. It’s not because I couldn’t exercise, but because I really didn’t know. How much exercise would a child who was born and raised in a space cut off from the outside world have ever done? If you think about it, that child must have worked hard to survive during the year he spent in the orphanage.

Boy, Hong Seok-young’s son Woo Hee-jae was so talented despite his upbringing.

Hong Seok-young also put his heart and soul into it because he was impressed by the boy who unconditionally absorbed everything as if he was thirsty for learning, which was funny and pitiful. He decided to teach everything he could. If he had a son, it was something he would definitely do, and there was no father in the world who would ignore his son who followed along diligently because he wanted to learn.

“I don’t want to go into the dungeon.”

“Why? You said it was fine last time.”

“But… . But the inside of the dungeon is too complicated.”

Hong Seok-young’s eyes widened at Woo Hee-jae’s words. At best, he thought he would say that he didn’t want to become a hunter, but he said something else.

“Complex?”

“That… Since I can see the magic, I don’t know if other people are seeing the same thing I’m seeing… The sky is too complicated, and it’s dazzling when the core breaks.”

“Hmm. I guess that could be a problem.”

It was a problem I had never thought of. Hong Seok-young nodded.

Woo Hee-jae is quietly waiting for Hong Seok-young’s next words. If he had been in elementary school, he would have yelled at the old man, asking what he had to do with it, but now he is expecting the answer from himself.

When he thought back on how long it had taken him to get here… Hong Seok-young felt proud of his son. So he spoke softly.

“You didn’t think about that part, sir. But since I can’t avoid going into the dungeon, let’s think about what to do together.”

“…yes!”

“It’s good to be prepared, because similar things can happen not only in the dungeon but also outside. But today!”

Hong Seok-young applauded.

“Like I said before, I’m going to try something a little different.”

A curious student is good. If he or she has the will to learn, that’s even better.

Woo Hee-jae listened to Hong Seok-young’s words.

Yes. Woo Hee-jae is talented. It’s not that he doesn’t find it annoying, but the fact that he follows me every morning means that he’s interested in ‘getting stronger’. That’s okay. Even though dungeon management has become much more stable than before, I can’t let my guard down. It’s fortunate that I have a means to protect myself.

But sometimes Hong Seok-young wondered what would have happened if Woo Hee-jae had really made up his mind. When he had decided to become a hunter and no one had corrected him. What would have happened if he had found Woo Hee-jae at the orphanage and not noticed the anger in his eyes?

“Now, what is the thing we need to be most wary of inside the dungeon?”

Woo Hee-jae has no hesitation. Rather than hesitation, he has difficulty setting standards. He lacks the sense of line that people naturally realize from a young age.

I know the reason. How could a child born and raised in a world completely isolated from the outside world know? What people often say, “Be careful to keep a certain line,” was ultimately a tacit agreement between people.

So Hong Seok-young had a hard time teaching Woo Hee-jae. People usually avoid this kind of thing and hate that kind of behavior.

Even among children of the same age, the child who easily calculated gains and losses gradually became stable as the effort paid off. The child who had refused to accept allowance because he had nowhere to spend it shed tears when he received allowance for the first time to go out and play with friends.

Woo Hee-jae would do well as a hunter. He would be famous for running towards a strategy without any blood or tears.

However, Hong Seok-young did not want his son to go down that path. Fortunately, Woo Hee-jae did not want to go down that path either.

So Hong Seok-young decided to teach Woo Hee-jae something different from what he had taught the boy who was now a full-fledged ace of the management office.

‘…Do you really want to learn?’

‘Yes, teacher. Please teach me.’

‘Really? This can’t be undone, Ji-eun.’

‘There was no way back in the first place, teacher. It’s okay. Please teach me.’

‘Ji-eun.’

‘How to hunt humans.’

“It’s not a monster?”

“Everyone knows there are monsters in the dungeon. We have to prepare for the unexpected.”

“…Environment? Every dungeon is different.”

“You’re not wrong. But.”

Hong Seok-young threw a wooden spear at Woo Hee-jae. Woo Hee-jae caught the spear and swung it lightly. Even the habit of lightly tapping with the tip of the spear resembled his own.

They say you shouldn’t even drink water carelessly in front of the kids.

You’ve even learned the habit.

Hong Seok-young let out a small laugh and continued his explanation.

“Always, the person you have to be most wary of is yourself.”

“…A hunter?”

Woo Hee-jae furrowed his brows.

“Um… You might panic while trying to conquer it, or something?”

“yes.”

Occasionally, there are hunters or illegal awakened people who sneak into the dungeon.

Hong Seok-young swallowed his words. There was no way that kid would enter a dungeon that those guys would target anyway.

“So, it would be good to know how to subdue such people.”

“Can’t you just knock him out?”

“Then who is going to carry it?”

“… … .”

“If the situation is not favorable, then that’s fine. However, panic doesn’t always result in a failed attack. Although rare, there are monsters that can take your mind off things.”

Woo Hee-jae’s wrinkles between his eyebrows deepen.

Hong Seok-young added in a nonchalant tone, as if he knew what Woo Hee-jae was thinking. We have to stop him from going that way.

“What are you going to do with a hunter possessed by a monster? Are you going to kill him?”

“… So we have to knock him out.”

“Yeah, yeah. Faint. Anyway, today I’m going to teach you how to subdue a hunter.”

Woo Hee-jae thought carefully and then asked.

“Can’t we use this method when dealing with humanoid monsters?”

“The human body isn’t that strong, Heejae.”

“Hunters are tough, aren’t they?”

“But since they are the same people, what if you treat them so inhumanely? If you do something wrong, you will be sued?”

“… … .”

Woo Hee-jae became quiet, as if he had nothing to say at the mention of the lawsuit.

Hong Seok-young roughly ruffled Woo Hee-jae’s hair and then took a stance.

“Then you have to learn through practice!”

“It’s not that you can’t explain, sir?”

“This is easier said than done!”

Hong Seok-young laughed and shouted.

“Come on, come on!”

* * *

Hong Seok-young’s movements were close to art.

At the same time, it was a movement I had never seen before.

I didn’t know that Hong Seok-young was someone who could keep a low profile like that. The Hong Seok-young I know was always loud and boisterous.

Of course, Hong Seok-young is also a hunter. A human who hunts monsters. Of course, he knows when to hold his breath and wait. However, what Hong Seok-young is hunting now is not monsters, but humans.

Once upon a time, my father showed me how to subdue people. He said that practice is the best way to do anything, and told me to just go for it, but I did it without any training.

It was easy to understand. However, since I experienced it myself, I could feel how different Hong Seok-young is now.

That’s it. What my father taught my sister. What he didn’t teach me.

“… … .”

Hong Seok-young moves as if gliding. He doesn’t feel any of his usual weight. Like a cloud floating in the wind, like a fish swimming in the water, like a snake crawling on the ground.

Even without Rune, it would have been difficult to see Hong Seok-young. Hong Seok-young instantly twisted the hand of the employee working in the warehouse. It was the hand that had been stretched out to catch the police. All of his fingers were broken mercilessly. He kicked the person who fell without even screaming and then stomped on his knee. He stepped on his ankle with his other leg. When his hand, the only one that was intact among his limbs, swung, he grabbed it and twisted it in the opposite direction. There was no mercy in his hand.

Everyone woke up in the blink of an eye. It happened so quietly that the warehouse, where Hong Seok-young threw a stone and caused a commotion, was unaware of what was happening near the entrance.

Hong Seok-young took off his hat and greeted the police leisurely.

“Hey, hello.”

And surprisingly, the police officers greeted him in the same way.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Oh my, you guys are very busy. How is it, I guess the timing was right?”

“Teacher, you know how things work out here, don’t you?”

“That’s true.”

The police officers spoke with a relaxed smile.

“Then how about we do it as usual?”

Fantasy, contemporary,