I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 86

Unwilling choice (2)

“How do you know that, teacher?”

Someone poured cold water on my head.

My head, which felt like it was filled with a hazy fog, becomes clear. What was I talking about? What did I say?

I said too much. I didn’t plan on talking about it like this. I’m sure there are some parts that don’t fit what I said before. Damn damn damn… .

“How do you know that, teacher?”

Once again, cold water was poured on my head.

I slowly turned my head and looked at Kang Tae-woo.

It’s a face that clearly shows the hardships of the night before. Even when I found out about the attack on the orphanage, my face wasn’t that bad. Pale complexion. Two sunken eyes. Hands shaking.

I looked out the window. It’s summer, so the sky is bright, but it’s still quite early. This means that it is not time for a child who barely fell asleep at dawn to wake up and move around.

“teacher!!!”

Kang Tae-woo shouted with a pale face. He was so worried that he might lose his breath if he continued like that.

I looked down at the empty glass with a sad face. I should drink it sparingly. Drinking one more cup of coffee, which raises the sugar level in your head from early in the morning, did not seem good for your health.

Is it funny to think about your health after becoming a hunter? But there’s nothing wrong with her caring.

“Um, student Tae-woo? that is.”

Mi-seon Lee jumped up and cautiously approached Tae-woo Kang.

Let’s see if Lee Mi-seon can solve it.

“Yeah, I mean.”

There seemed to be nothing to see.

“Ugh… “Teacher Wu.”

Lee Mi-seon glances at me. She feels an unspoken pressure to fix things quickly.

I searched the kitchen again, ignoring Lee Mi-seon’s gaze. The coffee mix I drank. Coffee beans. grindstone. frying pan. pot. Fruit tea. black tea.

ah. There’s no way it couldn’t be there. I took out a can of hot chocolate from inside the cupboard. Since I still had boiled water, I took out a new glass and added hot chocolate.

… Is hot chocolate from early in the morning too American?

What is it like? Drinking something warm and sweet will give you energy. Even if you don’t drink it, just holding it in your hand will help you feel quite stable.

The hot chocolate was made quickly. Kang Tae-woo was glaring at the two adults with cold eyes, and Lee Mi-seon was struggling in front of him.

I sighed and gestured to Kang Tae-woo. Of course it didn’t come. bouncer.

In fact, I didn’t even expect him to come, so I just went over and forced a cup of hot chocolate into his hand.

Kang Tae-woo looked at me with puzzled eyes, but did not throw the cup away.

“sit down.”

“… … .”

Kang Tae-woo looked at me blankly.

“sit down.”

He spoke firmly and led me by the shoulder. He sat me down at the kitchen island bar, and I pulled up a chair and sat across from him. Lee Mi-seon, who was feeling restless, quietly stood behind Kang Tae-woo. The effort to avoid being caught in sight is virtual.

I drank my coffee too early. I really need coffee right now.

I said to Kang Tae-woo, who was still staring at me.

“drink.”

“… … .”

“Drink it?”

Kang Tae-woo slowly lifted the cup without taking his eyes off me. He took a sip of hot chocolate and swallowed it.

Perhaps it’s sweeter than I thought, but there’s a brief wrinkle between my eyebrows. That’s none of my business.

The important thing now is that Kang Tae-woo is listening to me. Look at that rebellious face. But the only thing that looks disapproving is the face.

He calmly sits on the chair as I tell him to, and when I tell him to drink it, he calmly drinks hot chocolate.

This is important.

Even if you are shocked, you listen to me. This is proof that you believe in me. Or maybe it’s proof that I’m the only one.

Either way, it’s a trivial matter that will be over if I just say it well.

Kang Tae-woo is much calmer than Park Seo-hyun or Oh Hyun-wook.

Park Seo-hyun, who was raised by a strict grandfather, was hungry for praise, and Oh Hyun-wook, who was the victim of a fraudulent contract, had strong pride but low self-esteem. So he gave Park Seo-hyun a lot of praise, and Oh Hyun-wook felt sorry for him. I also thought about it myself and provided customized training.

Ah, well… I don’t know if it worked well for Park Seo-hyun, but I guess a good thing is a good thing.

“… … .”

“Keep drinking.”

“… … .”

Still, compared to those two, Kang Tae-woo is easier to understand. It was partly because I knew Kang Tae-woo, and partly because, although I hated to admit it, Kang Tae-woo had a lot in common with me.

A grown-up child who doesn’t get out of hand.

The difference is that when you push hard, I jump out and bark, while Kang Tae-woo is the type of person who, when pushed, pushes back. In order to live safely at the research institute, a personality like Kang Tae-woo would have been better. Actually, I acted like that because I had some faith in him.

Kang Tae-woo spent several years at the research institute. Once a personality is established, it is not easily changed. Kang Tae-woo is a good model student who listens well to adults. Even though he thought he was fooling himself, look at how he followed my instructions and drank hot chocolate faithfully.

“I asked you how you knew.”

“… … .”

“I know that because I tricked you.”

‘Woo teacher!!’

Behind Kang Tae-woo, Lee Mi-seon moved her mouth and called out to me. Her arms move around. If it weren’t for Kang Tae-woo, he is so dynamic that he would have been hit.

I ignored Lee Mi-seon.

Kang Tae-woo is a child who is as gentle as he is an adult.

What do you think this means?

This means that he is more stubborn and independent than he looks. Don’t be fooled by its modest appearance. What did he say to me before he graduated? You told me to tell the director what he wanted to hear, right?

He’s a lot weaker than he looks.

And I’m speaking from a perspective that went through a much weaker childhood than that guy, but if you lie clumsily, you get caught. In that case, talking honestly can build more trust.

“It doesn’t sound right when I say it like this, but… “I think it’s more about not telling me than tricking me.”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

“is it?”

It’s funny how Lee Mi-seon looks breathless. You gave me one chance. Then you should have done well. Just pass it on to me.

“Ah, but it’s true that I brought you here to protect you.”

And like all children, they like it when you treat them like adults. Kang Tae-woo is no exception.

In other words, the response strategy is simple.

Treat them as moderately honest, mature, and independent individuals, but hide what they want to hide and coax them into cooperating with you. Even if he cooperates, there’s nothing great about it.

“It is true that there were people targeting daycare centers. What the teacher hid… .”

The reference is as teacher.

In any case, I need to remind them that I am their teacher. The hunter investigating the case is too overbearing and rigid.

“… … .”

I paused for a moment.

I need to speak well here. It is a point of no return. Depending on what is said, it can be seen that the education policy for Kang Tae-woo is determined.

What should I say?

Did you know that the orphanage is an ark? I know you are from a research institute?

“What are you hiding?”

As the silence became longer, Kang Tae-woo couldn’t wait and asked. Perhaps thanks to the hot chocolate, he seemed to have calmed down to some extent.

… It would be better if it was a bit shocking. Anyway, there was something I told Lee Mi-seon earlier.

“The teacher escaped from the ark.”

* * *

It’s morning.

Not only has the sky become brighter, it is undeniably morning even when you look at the clock.

Choi Jin-woo and Han Eun-young were brought home by Daseon’s hunters. I don’t know if it’s okay to call him Da-seon’s hunter, but as long as he carries Da-seon’s business card, it’s okay to say that.

“Eh. “A training camp?”

Of course, no one believed Hong Seok-young’s bullshit. Her older sister, Yoo Hye-eun, even pretended to listen to her, but Yoo Ji-eun had none of that.

Yoo Ji-eun frowned blatantly.

“What kind of camp starts with waking up sleeping people and bringing them in?”

“Jieun, you weren’t sleeping.”

“Sister, that’s what you say! “Is it okay if I don’t say that?”

Hong Seok-young nodded at Yoo Ji-eun’s words.

“hmm. “That’s how it happened.”

“What happened like that! I have to go to school! “I need to get a diploma!!”

Yoo Ji-eun shouted quite desperately. Last time, I skipped school and came to the demonstration high school, and now I’m looking for a diploma… Oh, is it because of the story about middle school graduates last time? I should have said that a long time ago.

“It’s okay because I told the school. And don’t worry, you can still graduate even if you miss a few days.”

Yoo Ji-eun pouted.

“… “Then, can I learn how to become a hunter here?”

“Hmm?”

“You can’t just be surprised when you have nothing to do, right? There is nothing to play here! “There’s no one to play with!”

“Uhm… .”

“Are you telling me to just call you and stay still?”

Yoo Ji-eun raised her eyes fiercely. When I open my eyes in that shape, the image of a grown-up Yoo Ji-eun overlaps. When I saw my chubby cheeks, it was erased again.

Hong Seok-young secretly avoided Yoo Ji-eun’s eyes.

“Teacher Wu will take care of it.”

“… yes?”

“Really?”

“no. Wait.”

Yoo Ji-eun, you are the teacher! Why are you leaving it to me!!

“and! I will work hard! thank you!!”

But when I met his sparkling eyes, nothing came out.

As I was speechless, Hong Seok-young laughed unpleasantly next to me.

shit… . I can’t tell him to go find his student.

Yu Ji-eun will enter the pilot high school in half a year anyway. She has one training from now and one training in half a year from now. While Hong Seok-young was in the hospital, he mostly only conducted theory classes in the classroom… .

Tsk.

I’ll take a good look at it and then hand it over to Hong Seok-young. Anyway, it’s your first time… Even though I am not a student, can I take away my favorite student?

I scratched my head and sighed. Little Yoo Ji-eun smiled brightly, as if she thought that was permission.

“Okay then, let’s disperse. “Eat first.”

Hong Seok-young clapped his hands twice and spoke.

“After eating and resting, I change into my gym clothes and come here at 10 o’clock. got it?”

“yes!”

The children scatter in perfect order. Yoo Ji-eun looked back at me and grinned before being dragged away by her older sister. Choi Jin-woo and Han Eun-young, who came in the morning and had less understanding of the situation, seemed to have no worries, while Park Seo-hyun and Oh Hyun-wook hesitated for a moment and then approached cautiously after the children left.

“Hey, teacher. Seungyeon is not there… .”

“Seungyeon and Taewoo have some work to do for a while. “I’ll come in the afternoon or tomorrow.”

“You were here together yesterday, right?”

Hong Seok-young did not deny it.

“hmm. It’s okay to teach it because it’s a personal matter. “There’s nothing to worry about.”

“… “Are you okay?”

“I said it’s okay. “Go and eat something.”

Park Seo-hyun and Oh Hyun-wook looked at me and Hong Seok-young with suspicious eyes and then moved.

I asked only after the children were completely out of sight.

“So, student Seungyeon is okay? “She seemed very shocked.”

“What can I say if this hunter is fine?”

“That’s right.”

Hong Seok-young stretched and twisted his waist back and forth, as if he was feeling dizzy.

“What about Kang Tae-woo?”

“I did it in the morning and let him sleep again.”

“Are you still sleeping?”

“I woke up earlier. “I told you to wash up and go to the conference room first.”

“hmm… Isn’t the conference room too stiff? Still, he’s a minor, so in a softer atmosphere… .”

“It’s my request, so what can I do?”

I thought of Kang Tae-woo, whom I saw early in the morning.

As my explanation continued, his eyes became stronger.

My slightly trembling body becomes calm. Now that I’m done talking, what I’m saying is even more poignant.

‘Then, sir.’

‘hmm?’

‘What can you do for me if I give you the information?’

look. He also said he was in a bad mood.

fantasy, modern,