episode_0318

Hello, Mom, granddaughter.

Why are you swearing in front of the child?

Can you move the military?

Jiyeon Choi, who was hit with three consecutive shocking remarks, was unable to come to her senses for a while.

I tried to cool my head by enjoying some Hongyeonhwa or some tea, but the fire-attribute filial daughter gave me an even worse headache.

“That… explanation is really embarrassing.”

Jiyeon Choi sipped her tea with a complicated expression on her face.

The first thing I was told was about my granddaughter’s shocking remarks.

Jiyeon Choi covered her face with a teacup and glanced across.

“Seoyul-ah, this snack is really delicious? Want to try one?”

“I’ll eat it.”

Hong Yeon-hwa offers snacks to Lee Seo-yool, and Lee Seo-yool quickly moves to the seat next to her and snatches the snacks that are in his mouth with his hand.

Surprisingly! Hong Yeon-hwa looked quite affectionate, and Lee Seo-yool, although somewhat awkward, did not completely reject the touch.

It’s a scene that would be colorless even if you say it’s a mother trying hard to be nice to her child, and a child who awkwardly accepts her.

It was just an amazing sight for Jiyeon Choi.

At least those who know Hong Yeon-hwa’s past will be jaw-dropping.

Choi Ji-yeon, who was aware of Hong Yeon-hwa’s recent personality improvement, was surprised at the extent of it.

– Gently, gently…

“… … ”

Aside from such an impressive sight, there was one element that caught my attention.

A color that stands out particularly in Jiyeon Choi’s office, which is mainly painted in dark brown and red.

It was a five-colored wing spread out behind Lee Seo-yool’s back.

“A fairy… ”

Jiyeon Choi muttered softly, covering her mouth with her teacup. She stared at the five-colored wings with complicated eyes.

“I don’t know much about fairies, you know… ”

“Fairies aren’t common, right? It’s normal not to know.”

Hong Yeon-hwa gave a brief explanation about Lee Seo-yool.

This was a matter that I had already discussed with Lee Ha-yul.

Lee Seo-yul can’t hide Lee Seo-yul forever. Also, Lee Ha-yul didn’t want to hide Lee Seo-yul forever.

It seemed that the reason he covered up and hid his existence was because he thought of Lee Seo-yool as a dishonest and unproud child.

In the first place, it was a bothersome and cumbersome task to keep the secret of being a fairy hidden while living with the Gaphwa family for a while.

At least it was convenient to reveal it to Jiyeon Choi.

“… Well, if you guys were serious about what you did, then we have nothing to say.”

Jiyeon Choi did not view Seoyul Lee’s existence negatively.

This is because she brought enemies into the Gaphwa family and was influenced by the family’s unique easy-going style, and Choi Ji-yeon herself was not that picky and conservative.

So what if the race was a fairy? Choi Ji-yeon had no right to deny that Hong Yeon-hwa thought of her as her own child, cherished her, and raised her.

What Choi Ji-yeon cared about more than anything else was something completely different.

‘Me, me, I’m a grandmother…?’

It’s a reality that’s completely unbelievable. Jiyeon Choi’s expression turned vain.

She did not abandon her conscience.

Because he is a superhuman, his face value seems very low, but compared to ordinary people, he is not considered young.

‘But… but still… I haven’t heard the word ‘grandma’ yet…!’

My daughter is already an adult! But isn’t she just becoming an adult?

No matter what, it was bound to be shocking to hear the word ‘grandma’ already…

“Jiyeon Choi.”

“Uh, yeah?”

“Here… ”

It was around the time when Jiyeon Choi was suffering inwardly.

When she suddenly heard a sound and looked down, she saw Seo-Yul Lee, who had come up to her and was staring at her intently, holding something out to her.

What he held in his tiny hand was a bite-sized snack that had been placed on the table.

“… Are you giving it to me?”

“Yes.”

Lee Seo-yool nods.

Son-in-law… You said he was born through the magic of Lee Ha-yul? Maybe that’s why he had such a sparkling appearance.

Now that I look at it, even his actions are quite cute…

“Don’t call me that without any affection. Just call me Grandma.”

“Yes?”

Jiyeon Choi took the snack with one hand and put it in her mouth, and carefully stroked Seoyul Lee’s head with the other hand.

Seo-Yul Lee, who had been blinking, felt a hand gently touch his head.

“… … ”

“What are you looking at?”

“No, nothing… ”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was observing him from the other side, had a trembling expression.

Because I remembered the time and effort it took for me to smoothly put my hand on Lee Seo-yool’s head…

“Ahem! Anyway, let’s talk about Seo-yool, but what about the military force?”

“No, daughter. Is it that easy to move troops?”

“You knew it would be difficult, so you came to Mom first.”

“Ao.”

Jiyeon Choi furrowed her brows at the witty retort and gently made Seoyul Lee sit down next to her. She also gave him a few snacks as a bonus.

“First, tell me the reason. If you suddenly barge in and say you’re going to move your troops! There’s no way they’ll respond. Especially since they’ve already sent support to the Changhae family.”

Jiyeon Choi, who said that, looked at Yeonhwa Hong with serious eyes.

Although Hong Yeon-hwa used to be as angry as a mad dog, she has improved in some ways now, and she wasn’t the type of kid to joke around like this in the past either.

“Uh… I don’t know either. I might have to move, but maybe not… Where should I move? I’m not sure about that yet… ”

“?”

A question mark appeared above Jiyeon Choi’s head.

Hong Yeon-hwa scratched the back of her head.

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[Contact: Lee Ji-yeon]

▶Me: Sister Jiyeon

▶Me: Can I contact you for a moment?

▶Me: I have something to ask

▶Me: Does my sister have the authority to command the troops of her family?

* * *

There are several ways to divide regions, but most forces, including the Association, use the three-color division of white, black, and gray as a standard.

The white zone is a peaceful area.

A place where the influence of the Association is strong, or where a force reigns supreme and maintains a relatively peaceful rule.

People who talk about an era of peace in this area, where public security is stable and damage from dungeons and monsters is minimal, are often people from the White Zone.

The black zone, on the other hand, is the land outside of humans.

It may have been a land where civilizations once existed, but now it is full of monsters and dungeons, and humans have lost ownership of it.

The area called the Demon Realm is the Black Zone. It is also the name of the land where the repeated rampage of the dungeon could not be stopped.

The gray area is the land between white and black.

“Oh shit, look at that thick stuff. Is this alcohol or porridge? Huh? I can’t tell!”

“Can you tell the difference with that stupid tongue? Why are you, a bastard who eats meat porridge and pork porridge equally, now?”

“You can tell by the eyes, you son of a bitch! Are you messing with my food!?”

‘… It’s noisy.’

The screams pouring out from the surroundings are quite loud.

A shabby wooden restaurant. A man, suitably armed, is pointing to a freshly-served soup and raising his voice.

I was sitting in the corner of the first floor, resting my chin on my hand, and with great effort I observed the soup on the table.

‘hmm.’

It certainly looks like pork porridge. It has a yellowish, sticky texture and small pieces of food floating around.

He lifted the bowl and put the contents in his mouth.

It looks so ugly on the outside that even the chewing on the food feels strange.

‘But it’s the same once it enters your mouth.’

I’ve been eating a lot of tasteless food since before my sense of taste went away. After I got over my bad luck, I’ve never been a picky eater.

It was even more so after losing my sense of taste. I put anything in my mouth, thinking that as long as it had nutrients and calories, it would be fine.

‘……’

Right now, honestly, I didn’t want to put it in my mouth, whether it tasted good or not.

The material that filled the subspace. I put it in my mouth, but it wasn’t satisfying.

Because I have already experienced the taste.

A memory not too distant. The sweet and savory taste that filled my mouth…

The ecstatic taste that enveloped my tongue and, above all, the feeling that filled me with spiritual satisfaction are still vivid in my memory.

I feel really bad eating this kind of pork porridge now after eating all that stuff all night long.

“I came back after walking around a bit and got a lot of empty breath. Nothing has changed, you punk. Can’t you see that the other customers are eating well?”

“What the heck? There’s a kid who eats this kind of stuff.”

But I couldn’t complain about the side dishes, so I was slurping down the soup.

A spark suddenly flew at me.

“Hey, are you tongue-tied? Why are you paying for this?”

The man who had been arguing with the owner suddenly walked towards me. He glanced at me and raised his eyebrows strangely.

“Looks like a housewife from the looks of it. What are you doing rolling all the way here?”

The man’s words made me furrow my brows.

[The house exists. How can you know that just by looking at it?]

“You’re so polite from the start. Are you planning on hiding something?“

‘So what on earth do you use to differentiate that?’

The robe I’m wearing isn’t new. The material itself isn’t good, and it’s a defective product with many rips and tears.

I found some of those and wore them.

Gray areas are lands where monsters and dungeons are commonly seen, and naturally, there are many places with poor security.

Abandoned, unexplored dungeons are common, and runaway dungeons are also quite common.

If you venture just a little bit away from the populated areas, you may encounter monsters quite often.

Because of such a state of security, you can often encounter bad people.

Thanks to that, while I was wandering around the gray area, I was strangely attracted to flies.

What did they say? It seems like there’s an aura that just looks good, so if you shake it off, something will come out?

I was using a magic spell that disabled people, and I wondered what the heck was going on, but I thought it might be the effect of the all-rounder, so I wore it even more loosely.

‘But it doesn’t have much effect.’

The man’s words at the time were like that, and considering what he had experienced while visiting this town, it didn’t seem to have any effect.

Voice? What’s wrong with a voice adjusted by the necklace of confession?

“These days, even children from wealthy families put this kind of thing on the table? This is the end of the world. Or do you have a different taste? Huh?“

The man who approached me distorted his face at the muttered words.

As I opened the window briefly, I could feel the man’s flushed face.

At the same time, without even having to open the observation window, a very unpleasant, dirty, and disgusting feeling was transmitted.

There were a few bottles of liquor rolling around on the man’s table.

[Just go without causing trouble]

“Sibirani, you don’t seem to know because you’re an outsider, but this is how neighbors here become friendly. Huh? Or is there another way?”

The man gulped down the bottle of alcohol in his hand and patted his pockets with a giggle.

“Can you at least get a room? It’s easier to become friends through physical contact than through words.”

‘That’s crazy.’

It seems like he got my gender mixed up. My already unpleasant mood just got worse.

Aren’t you confused? That feels dirty in its own way.

[Get out before you get hit]

“Haha! Let’s not act like that. Why are you complaining when you came all the way here?”

Even though I warned him, the drunk man paid no attention and reached into my robe.

[discomfort]

Drinking, not talking, and reaching out to me without permission. That behavior.

It’s extremely unpleasant.

– Boom!

The head of the man who had been affected by the psychic powers slammed into the floor. The dust that had accumulated on the floor rose up, and the hand that was reaching out to me trembled and fell limp.

[Why don’t you listen when I tell you? Do you just wear your head around as decoration?]

“Oh, damn it…”

[But that kid has no skills at all. I don’t understand what he believes in and why he keeps talking nonsense.]

A man with his head buried in the floor let out a gasping sound.

Actually, blood is pouring out of his head, but he is still a superman, so he won’t die.

At a point where you have to worry about whether or not to kill them, you should be thankful that they saved your life.

[This is fucking bullshit on top of the already shitty mood]

It’s not that I’m not feeling well right now.

These days, he has been wandering around here and there, and has been expressing the power of space very strongly.

Since it is also manifesting in an unsuitable form of detection, the mental power is being greatly exposed.

If there are a lot of monsters and a dungeon that looks dangerous, go in and destroy the core.

In the midst of all that, why don’t you get a fly swarmed? If you see a shitty sight here and there, you quickly fly over and destroy it to save it…

It’s just tiring in many ways.

Of course, I don’t want to just sit down and give up, but I can’t help but miss the warm body temperature.

‘I wish someone would hug me…’

Doing it.

There is no love to hold me now. There is no warmth, no gentle touch.

Although he is holding the spirits in his arms and trying to soothe his regret, his fundamental thirst is not easily quenched.

I am alone.

This sucks.

[Hey fuck]

– Boom!

I kicked the head of the man who was hanging nearby. The man’s body, head dented in the floor and passed out, was thrown into a corner.

The effects of alcohol were observed to fade from the pale complexion.

It seems like this is the kind of thing that works best for you.

Afterwards, as I was quietly drinking the soup, the owner approached me stealthily.

“…Thank you. This guy is always so violent…”

[You pushed it on me on purpose, didn’t you? If you don’t want to get in a fight, then shut up.]

“Yes.“

He’s the one who deliberately handed this drunk over to me. If I hadn’t had the power, I would’ve gotten myself involved in some really shitty stuff.

The reason I didn’t get on friendly terms with the owner right away is because I had my own business.

[Spit out the information you know]

He nodded as he placed the neatly emptied bowl on the table.

Since ancient times, various information has been gathered in restaurants and bars like this.

It’s not a restaurant of the castle, but its function remains quite strong in this aging gray area.

[The information fee is the price for overcoming the rudeness just now. Or should I replace it with the magic stone buried underground here?]

“… How do you… No, that’s not it.”

The owner, who was stammering, tried to change the subject. He probably knew that asking for nothing would bring him any benefit.

“I don’t know where you’re from, but I don’t have any special news.”

[Don’t waste time, just tell me everything]

I sat up straight and listened, but I didn’t expect to hear anything good.

If you wanted good information, you would have looked for a place that handled more direct information, not a corner restaurant like this.

Or, you could open the owner’s head and extract information from it.

The reason why is because I didn’t expect such good information in the first place.

‘My head hurts…’ The power of space is still being expressed in the form of detection. Thanks to this, the power of observation is also occasionally opened.

‘Still, it’s certain that we’ve gotten a little closer.’

The results were pretty good. Some candidates were duds, but I’m starting to feel something.

The exact location is still unknown, but it must be close to the entrance.

I got the hang of it quicker than I thought. If things continue this way, I might actually be able to find the entrance before the holidays.

“Oh, I see that news. The power of the Topshin Church is on the rise these days.”

[…okay?]

“Yes, they were really pouring out relief supplies. They even organized personnel to distribute them directly. I saw it myself.“

[hmm…]

Suddenly, my expression turned pale as I thought about the topic of the owner’s work.

Topshinkyo. As the name suggests, it is a religious group, but what is unique about it is that the god and savior they worship is a ‘top’.

‘It’s not that I don’t understand…’

If you think about the tower’s functions right now, it certainly doesn’t feel like it has the power of a god.

But that doesn’t mean I wanted to worship the tower as a god like them…

But it wasn’t nutritious information. I had already heard a lot of information from the past, and it was original information.

[hmm?]

Just as I was thinking that there was nothing much to see, I caught a sound at the edge of the slightly open observation window.

A sharp and fierce flow of energy like a sword. It also possesses considerable magical power, and has a familiar yet unfamiliar aura.

[It’s done now]

Creak… I got up from the wooden chair I was leaning on. The owner’s face suddenly brightened.

[There are no food or repair costs, of course. If you come here and bother me later, I will come and get you myself.]

“Yes, uh! Of course! I won’t even open my mouth about your majesty.”

Naturally, I didn’t trust the words of such a merchant.

There’s not much that guy can say about me in the first place.

I adjusted my robe and left the shabby restaurant.

‘Manifestation, subspace.’

– Kkuguguk!

The shabby restaurant shook for a moment.

The magic stones and gold items piled up in the basement of the building were all swallowed up and taken to the subspace.

I took all of the owner’s fortune (estimated) and walked away leisurely.

* * *

[The “Curse of Beauty’s Twilight” consumes life…consumes…]

– Support…

[The Tower of Tuning suppresses the “Curse of Beauty’s Twilight”]

[Use points]

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[Player Compensation System: Pioneer]

[Quest “Lifesaving (Part 1)” Completed]

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[Quest “4th Grade Dungeon Solo Conquest” Completed]

[Quest “3rd Grade Dungeon Solo Conquest” Completed]

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[Quest “Slay multiple 8th-tier monsters” completed]

[Quest “Slay multiple 7th-tier monsters” completed]

[Quest “Slay multiple 6th-tier monsters” completed]

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[Quest “Righteous Thief” Completed]

[Points accumulate]