episode_0239

The place we arrived at, led by Juyeon’s hand, was a rear area located a little away from the surveillance battalion.

It is used as a resting place for B-class hunters and a simple treatment center for healers.

We entered the largest tent, which was Juyeon’s personal space.

As soon as you step inside, the guy puts his hands on his waist and looks stern.

“you!”

If you think about it, Juyeon is also in a slightly unfair position.

My nephew insisted so much that I brought him in as a personal escort, but he surprised people by putting on a mask and acting alone, and because of that, he was punished in a way that was not appropriate for his age, so I was justifiably angry.

Contrary to expectations that quite an angry voice would be heard.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

The only thing contained in his subsequent tone was concern.

Hey… , Juyeon is an angel.

I’m holding on to this.

Before we can answer anything, she sends out a white light and checks her condition, sighing in relief and smiling faintly.

“Luckily there were no injuries.”

Sometimes people repent of their sins with a warm word rather than a few words of angry anger.

Seo-yeon, keenly aware that she has caused trouble to many people, lowers her head.

“Sorry… , aunt.”

Han Joo-yeon lightly strokes Seo-yeon’s head.

“are you okay. Anyone can make mistakes. Instead, we shouldn’t repeat the same mistake?”

“… huh.”

Seoyeon nods her head carefully.

Then he glances at me standing next to him and says the same thing.

“… Sorry. “You got caught up in it for no reason because of me.”

hmm.

I don’t know what to say.

When I was a father, I would have scolded him harshly and hugged him, but if I did that now, he would look very strange.

“are you okay. “If only you were more careful next time.”

“huh… “I will.”

This was my best.

Because I didn’t want to dig deeper and make the relationship or situation complicated.

As the conversation broke off due to an awkward feeling, Juyeon looked at us with a puffed-out face.

“Dojin was cool earlier. “It wouldn’t have been easy to come out like that in front of my sister.”

“That’s true.”

It’s not easy.

As Juyeon said, Han Juhee has changed a lot.

I lost my composure to the point where I couldn’t tolerate anyone criticizing me.

I work like I’m being chased every day, and when I’m so busy, I might think about letting go of something, but even in the midst of hard times, I try my best not to miss anything.

Have you lost your leisure because you have too much work to do, or have you lost your leisure to get more things done?

Now I’ve reached a point where I don’t know which one is the right answer.

She cups my cheek when she sees her darkened expression, feeling sad that she has changed like that.

“Don’t take what your sister said too seriously.”

I guess she thought I was hurt by what she said so casually.

“what… , It’s so long ago that I don’t really care, that much.”

Siwoo Son and Dojin Kim.

Two bodies that are completely opposite to each other have only one thing in common.

An orphan who was abandoned by his parents as soon as he was born.

In the past, we used to fight a lot because of words like that.

Whether as a child or as an adult.

When I heard someone belittle me and say I was an orphan, I would get angry and harass the other person, which would make me feel relieved.

But as I got older, I naturally became dull.

“You are dignified, our Dojin.”

A few warm words made me let my guard down for a moment.

Jooyeon puts his hand on my shoulder and pulls me closer.

“How… !?”

A body that was accidentally dragged into a soft airbag… Hitting the same chest.

It feels like putting a moderately elastic, soft cushion on your head.

“That makes my heart hurt even more.”

A voice full of sadness settles in my ears.

“How difficult has it been on your own so far?” , I feel like that proud and confident appearance was created to overcome that.”

“… … .”

Not now though… , it was definitely like that in the old days.

I tried my best to look dignified so as not to be looked down upon because I was an orphan, and in order not to lose confidence, I adorned myself with luxury items that I had no interest in before, and I went around filling my stomach with only very expensive foods.

But that was really useless.

No matter what other people say, it doesn’t matter as long as I and the people around me are okay.

Rather, right now, I’m most concerned about the feel of my hair.

The faintly sweet scent of flowers and the unique feel of breasts that are difficult for a man to shake off drive people crazy.

I’m worried what will happen if I get an erection like this.

How long are you going to hug me? .

Just when I was worried, he finally took me out of his arms.

“If you have any concerns or need help, please come to the teacher at any time.”

“uh… , nothing in particular… .”

“You said if it happens in the future, right?”

I cringed slightly from the force I felt at that moment.

“… Okay.”

“Is it a promise?”

As he places his finger on her outstretched little finger.

A female nurse opened the tent and came in, shouting in an urgent voice.

“Healer! “The emergency patient will arrive in one minute!”

“yes! Please let me in right away.”

It looks like there is a patient who is urgent enough for Jooyeon to see.

“Do you want to go out and rest for a while?”

“Yes I will.”

“… huh.”

Go outside and look up at the sky so as not to interfere with the treatment.

It’s early evening and the sun is already setting.

It’s almost time to eat… .

“Let’s go get something to eat.”

“… “Yeah, good.”

I head to the restaurant with the hesitating boy with a very depressed expression.

After filling up my stomach with a generous amount of rice, I arrived at a leisurely pace in front of the accommodation.

Before going inside, I asked the guy.

“senior.”

“huh?”

“You’re not going to act like today tomorrow, are you?”

“uh… “Yes, I won’t.”

“… … .”

It took a whopping 12 seconds to answer.

This bastard is clearly going to do the same thing tomorrow.

You’re probably thinking about how you can get out without everyone finding out.

“lie.”

Then the guy blushes.

“tea… “Is it a lot?”

“yes. “It would be better for you not to lie at all.”

“sorry.”

Ugh.

Rather than suffer, die.

“See you tomorrow at dawn in front of the big tent we were in earlier.”

“uh… “Uh, huh?”

“Let’s do this together.”

I realized that I couldn’t stop it unless I broke it in one place and tied it up.

It’s better to keep him by your side than to see him go somewhere alone and behave awkwardly.

Do you know that feeling or not?

The guy nods with a bright smile that is rare these days.

“… huh!”

“… … .”

The bright expression on his face makes me turn my head.

I can’t just spit on a smiling face.

Is that maybe a good thing, really?

* * *

Late evening.

Han Joo-hee sat alone in an empty conference room, sipping a strong drink and lost in thought.

My younger brother, who was always on the losing side, stood up to me for the first time.

That alone is shocking enough, but the words she left behind before leaving constantly come back to haunt me.

‘I’ve changed… .’

This was already the third time I heard it.

The first person to say that was my husband.

And the second is my daughter.

Even to my last brother.

Three times, she dismissed the answer with the same statement.

‘It’s natural for people to change as they get older.’

As we get older, we go through many changes.

Your stamina is low, and you easily get tired even if you move just a little.

Such changes are not limited to just the body.

The beliefs I have maintained for decades, and the promises I have made that I will keep for the rest of my life.

As time goes by, the shape changes to the point where you can’t tell what its original appearance was.

‘It’s not just me, it’s everyone.’

Ten for ten, one hundred for one hundred.

Everyone is bound to change.

Everyone she had ever seen was like that.

Except for one person, my husband.

“ha… .”

know.

Among the actions he committed today, there were clearly things that should not have been done.

For example, the threat to my daughter, the words he said to Kim Do-jin, the high-handed attitude, etc.

Even though I knew it was wrong, I couldn’t bear it.

The daughter who keeps trying to get out of my sight, and Kim Do-jin who comes forward to defend it.

Even my younger brother who confronted me for the first time to protect the two of us.

“… “I’m the only bad bitch.”

I’m exhausted.

So much so that even the body of an S-class hunter, who cannot feel the physical strain, could bear it.

Documents piling up in my study every day, events where I have to show up, personal requests that I can’t refuse, and even research.

Maintaining a life without any leisure required thorough planning.

As a result, I started to get angry when something unrelated to my plan or something went against my plan occurred.

Feeling like precious time is being wasted, wondering why you aren’t following the most efficient plan.

Those things turned into anger and I became a person who spews out harsh words.

Even though she knew it was absolutely not the right thing to do, she maintained the same attitude.

That was the best way to handle the tight schedule within the given time frame.

I feel like I want to let go of everything, but I can’t.

‘If that happens, it’s all over.’

If you do that, it may be easier right now, but it will turn into a worse situation in the end.

“ha… .”

There is deep regret in the deep sigh.

The daughter who didn’t listen, the younger brother who stood up to me.

Even more than that, what bothered me the most were the words inadvertently thrown at Kim Do-jin.

“Why do you say something like that… .”

It was a level of verbal abuse that is difficult to understand, even if he said he did it because he was angry.

I lost my temper for a moment.

What on earth made her so angry?

‘… ‘It looks like him.’

I saw my husband in Kim Do-jin, who stepped forward to protect Son Seo-yeon.

Husband, daughter, and even younger brother.

I felt angry and resentful because it felt like the three were protecting each other and making me out to be a bad person.

Even though I knew it was because of my own actions, at that moment I felt so desperately lonely that I couldn’t bear it.

“Oh, what is it?”

at that time.

Someone opened the door to an empty conference room and came in.

“Were you drinking alone? huh?”

Kim Taeyang, a man with yellow hair, walks with his tongue licking.

“If you needed someone to drink with, you shouldn’t have told me. “I could have drank as much as I wanted.”

Then, she grabs the bottle of alcohol placed in front of her table and takes a swig.

He drank the strong drink like water and looked down at her with lustful eyes.

Han Joo-hee was the person he wanted to bed at any time, even though he had no use for women.

However, because she was very busy and her husband was trying to get along, she was just looking for an opportunity.

‘Is today that opportunity? Hehe.’

When I was about to sit down next to her, smiling at the thought that perhaps today might be that day.

“Get out.”

The cold, sharp words stopped his movements.

Anyone else would have given up and run away, but not Kim Tae-yang.

“Isn’t it too cold? “Why don’t we build friendships with fellow S-class hunters?”

An arm stretching towards her shoulder with a sly tone.

If it were any other woman, I would have given it away without thinking.

However, Han Ju-hee did not allow this at all.

Grumble!

“Ugh… !?”

On the contrary, he punished me by engulfing the arm reaching towards me in flames.

While Kim Tae-yang, who was surprised, used his magic power to extinguish the fire on his skin.

Han Joo-hee stood up and glared at him with fierce eyes and warned him.

“Don’t even think about touching my body. For now, it’s just a warning… .”

A voice full of life follows.

“Next time, I will burn your entire body without any warning.”

gulp!

Kim Tae-yang swallows his saliva, nervous as life fills the space.

Han Joo-hee walks away, emitting a terrifying energy.

Eventually, he regains his breath, breaks into a cold sweat, and reflects on what he said a moment ago.

“Same S-class hunter… ? Ha, fuck.”

It was literally bullshit.