I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 96

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“… … .”

quiet.

But no one dared to open their mouths.

Even Hong Seok-young kept his mouth shut as he watched the man sitting in the backseat.

The one who couldn’t overcome the silence was Lee Mi-seon, who was holding the steering wheel.

“But why kidnapping?”

“That’s it.”

Lee Mi-seon glanced at Hong Seok-young sitting in the passenger seat. Hong Seok-young felt her gaze and added.

“You know we can’t just go and bring the kid back, right?”

“… yes. what. That’s right, I guess.”

Even if it is an ordinary orphanage, the procedures are complicated and even the ark is involved. Even if you’re not Alex Hope, this is a pain in the ass. If you rashly threaten to bring the child, all the people you are connected to will run away.

In the worst case, you could even lose your child.

“If you’re planning on messing with the orphanage right now, there’s no point unless you do it all at once.”

So Hong Seok-young did not bring up kidnapping for nothing. She thought carefully and found the safest way. The result is kidnapping. Lee Mi-seon looked at Hong Seok-young with somewhat skeptical eyes, but Hong Seok-young was confident.

If the child being kidnapped is cooperative, can it be called kidnapping?

… No, of course it’s kidnapping, but the guys who took the kid weren’t doing anything right. This should be viewed as rescue, not kidnapping. Hong Seok-young was not shy at all.

Besides, isn’t it even more cruel to not allow him to meet his younger brother, whose whereabouts he barely found out, while trying to track him down and arrest him?

“So it’s best to continue monitoring, but bring the child in first.”

“kidnap?”

“What is kidnapping, bringing someone here so they can be with their only family? Rather, they kidnapped him.”

This is correct. As Hong Seok-young spoke with confidence, Lee Mi-seon also tapped her chin with her finger and thought for a moment.

“Looking at it, I heard that the security at the orphanage wasn’t that great. Student Tae-woo also went to school just fine.”

“It’s suspicious if a normal child doesn’t go to school.”

“I guess so. But isn’t it because he was confident that he could control the children’s behavior or that they wouldn’t run away? Originally, schools were said to be the most dangerous. “When you hang out with kids your own age, even a quiet child is bound to turn upside down.”

“maybe.”

A cracked voice was heard from behind.

Woo Hee-jae cleared his throat a few times, cleared his throat, and continued.

“There are probably no children who were truly kidnapped. “Children who were born in a research lab or whose parents were researchers like Kang Tae-woo would have been sent to an orphanage.”

“hmm?”

“I have nowhere to go.”

Ultimately, these are children who have been isolated from the outside world their entire lives. He wouldn’t have thought he could run away even if there was nothing holding him down. I don’t even know if I ever felt like running away in the first place.

Hong Seok-young forced his boiling heart to calm down. He just stared at the road.

Kang Tae-woo was like that too. He said he planned to either wait until he was older and be able to move out naturally, or continue working on the Ark.

Kang Tae-woo even said that his mother was alive and well!

It’s almost like abandoning a child like that in an orphanage. Ultimately, the orphan is not properly protected by her society. She would have known that any child smart enough to think about running away from orphanage would have no way to make a living even if they did.

They use children who have nowhere to go to grow their power. Bad guys.

“… Anyway, Teacher Woo’s younger brother has a different name and age, so I think it will be easy to deal with it if I just bring him. Shinwon can make one right now.”

“You can make it? “That?”

“I’ve prepared everything. All you need to know is birthdays and things like that. “So I asked, but they didn’t teach me.”

“… “The work is done quickly.”

Lee Mi-seon lightly shrugged her shoulders.

“The reason it takes so long is because we are careful to do it in advance. “I added it to match Teacher Woo’s settings, so please check it later.”

“setting… What?”

“You’re brothers! “A story about parents or something like that.”

“… … .”

“Ah, Teacher Wu is completely out of his mind. “This is my first time seeing something like this!”

Lee Mi-seon laughed. Hong Seok-young also laughed.

“This hunter’s pension is spacious, so you can stay there for a while. “It’s dangerous to go out.”

“If you need anything, let me know right away.”

“If you bring a child, don’t go outside for a while.”

“… “I have nowhere to go anyway.”

My voice is still cracked.

Hong Seok-young grumbled inadvertently and tried to answer, but then stopped. Capturing children who have nowhere to go… I think I said the same thing a little while ago when I was thinking about the ark.

No. no. Are you not providing fair compensation for your labor? It’s different from those scammers. No different.

Hong Seok-young cleared his throat for no reason.

“Hmm. Anyway, just hold on until the situation is sorted out.”

“The kids will be surprised, right?”

“Kang Tae-woo, you seem to be quite looking forward to that.”

“I guess so. “I heard you were very close to your younger brother during your lab days?”

“no.”

“… Oh, no? Well, because of the age difference, it must have been difficult to get along.”

While listening to Lee Mi-sun and Woo Hee-jae talking loudly, Hong Seok-young looked at the file one more time.

A boy with a sullen face. He said he was ten.

The child that Mimi left behind also left her at exactly that age. Ten years old. too young

Even if you hug her in your arms, there is still a lot of space left. A fern-like hand grabs the collar, and if you look up with silent eyes, even the strongest hunter will be helplessly defeated. She can’t help but buy her toys and she smiles like she has the world… If she could own the world for just a few thousand won, she was being eaten cheaply.

Hong Seok-young rested his chin and looked out the window.

Ten years old.

Too young.

* * *

“What kind of personality is your younger brother? “If you look at the diary kept at the training center, it seems like it’s not an easy task.”

Should I jump now?

“Do you resemble Mr. Woo in personality as much as you look? “It would be so cute.”

My uncle once taught me the technique of jumping out of a moving car. He said that surprisingly, it comes in handy when a dungeon break occurs.

“But what is Park Jung-min? “For that pretty name!”

And then run away.

An ark, a dungeon, destruction and a place that has nothing to do with anything… .

Why is Korea a peninsula? With the sea on three sides, there is no way to escape.

I swept my face with a dry hand.

no. Let’s calm down. Calm down, Woo Hee-jae.

You knew that this moment would eventually come. What should I do if I come here and shake like this? Since I started referring to my younger self as my younger brother, this is the only way.

Should I have brought up a different name?

I remembered the faces that were in the lab one by one. There is no face that can be used as a younger sibling.

Or maybe I shouldn’t have brought up my younger brother. If we just say that he couldn’t stand Ark’s behavior of kidnapping and researching children and ran away… .

f*ck, I wasn’t Hong Seok-young’s informant in the first place!

In the end, the problem returns to square one.

If I had been conscious on the rooftop at that time, I wouldn’t have gotten caught when the Minotaur fell, and then I wouldn’t have had to meet the man unprepared. If I hadn’t taken leave that day at my uncle’s insistence, I would have stayed in Seoul. When the Bangi-dong dungeon broke out, Yoo Ji-eun must have frowned and shouted, “Look at this. Have you ever felt bad for listening to me?” I would have sent two teams to figure out what was wrong later and quickly resolve the issue.

… But wasn’t Yoo Ji-eun conquering the dungeon at that time? Even if it’s B-level, there’s no way 2 teams could have conquered it in two days?

what? There was a raid party inside the dungeon, but it exploded?

I had to be in Seoul to know how the management office was working at that time. I don’t like catching monsters, but given the circumstances, I either have to pick up a weapon and fight…

I could have given him my dog ​​tag.

I’m getting short of breath. She forced herself to take a breath and looked around her. Shaking car. leather seats. Lee Mi-seon’s voice. Tree outside the window. road name. automobile.

“… Teacher Wu?”

“yes?”

“are you okay?”

“yes.”

“I’m speechless… .”

“no. “I’m just confused.”

“What’s there to be complicated about? “For now, let go of everything and just be happy.”

Hong Seok-young spoke calmly without even knowing how I felt. She looked back and I couldn’t help but smile. I’m not sure if I laughed properly.

Park Jeong-min. I laughed the moment I heard the name. The first time I went to the orphanage was after my uncle rescued me. If he had not been rescued at that time or had been sent to an orphanage by the Ark, would he have been given that name?

The name of my mother who created me.

He is still dead at this point. He has no feelings of resentment. What’s the point of hating a dead person? I’m the only one who gets tired.

However, no matter how much it is for identification purposes, it is humanely wrong to name the deceased mother… Nope.

I closed my eyes. Kim Chae-min’s voice lingers in my mind.

‘What do you want to do with your little brother?’

I don’t want to do anything.

Still, I forced myself to remember and answer. She said she wanted to go to school. He said he would want to go to school.

I saw Hong Seok-young sitting in the passenger seat. I’ll let you go.

“We’re almost there now. “I’ll be there in 10 minutes.”

Lee Mi-seon said in an excited voice.

I swallowed my saliva. Enter the city from the highway. The car glides smoothly through a road lined with apartments.

10 minutes was too short.

“They’re all here!”

“It’s a fairly large daycare center.”

“Isn’t it one of the things operated on the Ark?”

“You even touched a place like this… . “I don’t know anything else, but I can’t stand people messing with kids.”

“Oh my, what are you talking about? “Hunter Hong won’t tolerate it even if it’s not like that.”

“That’s what they say!”

Hong Seok-young got out of the car and grumbled. I got off slowly only after the two others got off.

Anyway, no matter how I acted now, it seemed like it was due to tension ahead of the dramatic reunion with my younger brother. So I just did whatever I wanted. Hong Seok-young and Mi-seon Lee said nothing.

Instead of saying nothing.

Tuk.

Seokyoung Hong naturally placed his arm on my shoulder.

“Now, go and get your little brother.”

“… … yes?”

“It’s funny that we all go together. You’ll just get attention for no reason. “You sneaked away.”

I looked at Hong Seok-young with a stupid face.

“Am I going?”

“You should go, then who will go?”

Hong Seok-young smiled warmly. It was my first time seeing her smile like that since I came here.

“My brother disappeared, and I was sent to an unfamiliar environment. “Go comfort her and kidnap her.”

“but… .”

“Uh huh. I have a sense of humor too. I have no intention of disturbing my brother’s private time. “I won’t eavesdrop on you, so don’t worry.”

Hong Seok-young patted my back a few times as if to encourage me and then pushed me towards the nursery.

I am.

I am… .

“… … .”

Hong Seok-young is behind him. There is Lee Mi-seon. I couldn’t collapse here, so I forced myself to move my legs.

The nursery looks familiar. This is where I used to be. There was no ark when I was here. What was the difference from now? Let’s think about it later.

It was easy to enter the orphanage without being seen by people. There are no awakened people. There are only a few non-awakened people and children. No matter what I do, I can’t avoid this.

As a child, I was adopted by Hong Seok-young here. Their relationship begins when Hong Seok-young, who happened to visit the orphanage, recognizes the child he saved a year ago.

Hong Seok-young is in the corner of the orphanage playground. I approached the child who was sitting alone in a place hidden by trees and flower beds where no one came and said hello.

‘Hello, dear. Haven’t we met before?’

Now, a year earlier than that. The little boy is still sitting there.

But Hong Seok-young is not there.

That child will not be adopted by Hong Seok-young. I will live as my younger brother, as Woo Hee-jae’s younger brother.

The butterfly’s wings returned as a giant snowball.

What have I done?

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