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Chapter 221
“Are you proud of me?”
When I asked, Uncle quietly sat down on my bedside. “Of course, Junghyo. When did our Junghyo grow up so much?” I think I probably grew up completely about six years ago. I looked up at Uncle’s hand on my head and swallowed my answer. “Ha…S-class.” Uncle Junsoo crossed his arms and tapped his forehead lightly with one finger as he spoke. “So you went from F-class to S-class in less than 3 years?” I saw Uncle Junsoo’s brown eyes narrow as he looked at me. Though he often jokes around, Uncle Junsoo is still the president of the Korean Hunter Association. If I lied to him, Uncle would see through it right away anyway. I wondered how much I should explain to him about the ridiculous quests Merlin Grey had given him. Shouldn’t I leave out the story about the destruction of humanity? When topics like that come up, it’s clear that Uncle Junsoo isn’t hoping for me to take on the quests myself. Instead, he’s likely to talk to the International Hunter Association and form an army to defeat the Demon King. Even though that’s impossible. That would only create a sense of unnecessary crisis. But when I was thinking that way. “That’s great.” “Yes?” What. Is this the end? “Our Junghyo is amazing. Well, I’m sure there’s a reason for that amazingness…?” Uncle Junsoo’s brown eyes smiled warmly as he looked at me. “You’re not going to tell me, right? Right?” “….” As I kept my mouth shut, Uncle Junsoo lightly tousled my bangs and stood up from his seat. I thought he was going to ask me more. Is this the end? No. Maybe Uncle has always been like this. Whenever something difficult happens to me, instead of trying to find out everything in detail— “Still, the fact that our Junghyo is an S-rank Hunter is our little secret~ a secret that even baby Junghyo fans don’t know.” He keeps the ‘secret’ with that playful face. Uncle Junsoo gave some instructions to the attendants who were waiting outside the hospital room. The attendants who heard Uncle’s instructions took the medical staff who were looking at the chart somewhere. “…!” “Secrets must be kept.” I wasn’t sure how Uncle Junsoo planned to keep the secret, but I decided to be thankful for it anyway. The fact that Uncle keeps my ‘secret’ means that he trusts me. Even as the president of the association, he must be more curious about my secret than anyone else. “Thank you, Uncle.” Uncle shrugged and answered. “By the end of this year, the rankings will be updated again. Then there will be another uproar for a while. Like I mentioned before, have you thought about hiring more hotel staff?” Staff. That’s the part I can’t fill on my own. I need to have the right to recruit staff— ‘It’s difficult.’ I thought of the bellboys at the third branch. Spirits are good, but human staff is needed to ensure hotel management. “It might be difficult for the time being. Until Dungeon International is fully established, I plan to manage the hotel myself.” “Huh? Junghyo will go back and forth between Kyoto and Seoul?” “Yes.” “Huh…Is it possible?” “Why is it impossible?” In response to my question, Uncle Junsoo made a strange expression and silently showed me his phone. There was a SNS search tab with captured hunter communities and such. Because Uncle Junsoo had been training the machine learning algorithm so intensely, everything that popped up in the recommendations was like this. The name… Junghyo-chan?.jpg —S-Class Mind Controller, Grandmother’s Heart. Welcome Gift, Healing Hawaiian Necklace Expected Price to Surpass 250 Million Yen —Possibility of Non-Hunter Collectors to Flock↑ —It’s practically a souvenir from the dungeon hotel ㅠㅠㅠ Troublemaker Father and Dutiful Tourist Han Woohyun.jpg ….? I flipped through the pages and stopped my finger at the last picture. It was Han Woohyun standing awkwardly with Uncle, making a strange expression. I couldn’t help but chuckle because he looked like a son who really came on a filial piety tour. Then, I immediately shared the picture with Uncle through our chat window, and Uncle glared at me. “Junghyo… why did you share this photo?” “Because it’s cute.” “Who? Me?!” “….” “Huh? You’re cropping the picture? Which side are you cropping? Huh?” “….” I decided not to answer. I handed the phone back to Uncle Junsoo and took out my own phone to look at the photo I had just shared. ‘A Tibetan fox-like expression.’ It’s cute. When I laughed again, Uncle muttered behind me. “It’s exactly the same, really.” “What do you mean?” “You can’t hide your expression.” “Me?” “You and…” Uncle Junsoo pointed to the end of the hallway with the hand holding the phone. There was Han Woohyun walking towards me. As always, his long strides caught my eye. As soon as he saw me, he stopped in his tracks and made a subtle expression. A bit embarrassed, and also a bit dazed. ‘What’s wrong with him, really.’ When I thought that, Uncle muttered in my ear. “This is really not dating.” I spoke in a really small voice, but Han Woohyun came in front of Uncle and me in an instant and said this. “Please say such things loudly.” His tone was so plain, without any hint of coquetry, that I couldn’t believe it. Damn it. “I’m not saying this to help you. It’s just that our Junghyo…!” “…!” I quickly shoved my phone into my pocket and glared at Uncle Junsoo. “Junghyo…well…uhm…” Feeling even more pressure to control my expression due to Uncle Junsoo’s teasing, I quickly walked down the hallway. As always, Han Woohyun followed me, more concerned about my feelings than my actions. No matter how fast I walked, it was easy for Han Woohyun to catch up with me. “You suddenly disappeared, so did you get tested? What’s wrong?” I got tested. Of all things, the healer hospital had advanced equipment that could measure awakening levels, which exposed not only my S-rank status but also that my health was so good that I could start hunting immediately. “I’m fine.” “You said you got tested.” “That’s because of Uncle—” Instead of taking the elevator, I decided to walk down the central stairs and stopped midway. I stood on the landing and looked up at him. Then Han Woohyun lowered his face close to mine and asked. “But why are you walking with your head down like that? Let me see.” Han Woohyun carefully lifted my cheek and looked into my face as if he were some kind of healer. Could he know where I was hurting just by looking at my face? “Because I can’t control it well.” “Control what?” Han Woohyun looked at my face blankly, but when our eyes met, he suddenly turned red as if he had just realized something. His hand also quickly moved away from my face. Now you understand. Anyway, this intermittent feeling. I thought to myself and grabbed Han Woohyun’s pinky finger as he pulled away from my face. Oh, I don’t know. At times like this, I don’t want to grow distant again. “I told you to take some time because I can’t forgive you, but I can’t control it. This kind of thing.” I mumbled while looking at the finger I was holding. “I can’t do it.” “You don’t have to control it, you.” Han Woohyun mumbled with a voice as if something were stuck in his throat. He swept his face with the hand I wasn’t holding. A sigh escaped from deep within his throat. That means Han Woohyun is indeed trying to control something, right? From what I see, it seems like the other side isn’t controlling either… That’s when. A familiar message window popped up in front of my eyes. Former Hotel Owner Because you are you. It was Merlin Gray’s reply. To the question of why he was helping me. Han Woohyun, who saw me blankly staring, asked. “What’s wrong? Where does it hurt…” And then— A 1:1 chat window with the ‘Purified Goblin King’ opens. Purified Goblin King Haha, do you know what happens to a human who doesn’t pay the price in a bet with a goblin? They die. I’ll make sure to make it happen. The price… … ? Only then did I recall the promise I had made with the Purified Goblin King. Help me with business. Purified Goblin King Then let’s meet at the beginning of next month. If you reject it… Reject it. What is this? Why did the genre suddenly change from a world-saving story to Mr. Baek’s Alley Store? My head started to spin, so I held onto the stair railing and sighed. “Are you okay…” Purified Goblin King Oh, by the way. Bring that big, cute young man next to you too. I have a special promise with him. “A big, cute young man?” I looked up at Han Woohyun and pointed at his face with my finger. “What promise did you make with the goblin?” Hello! 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