episode_0287

Even though I put down the kendo sword I was used to, what I learned from Yunji and Hyunseong didn’t go away.

Even though I was frail, I was different from back then. I was eating enough and had learned how to protect myself, so I wasn’t so weak that I would be pushed away if someone suddenly hit me.

Thanks to that, Minhyuk gained confidence.

I wasn’t scared to begin with, but now I firmly believed that even if someone came looking for me, the same situation wouldn’t happen again.

The will to grit one’s teeth and fight, promising to pay back with two blows if one is hit.

The courage to stand up to one-sided and unreasonable arguments.

The skills to protect your body and the ability to make quick decisions that you learned from others.

I thought that would be enough.

That created a huge mistake.

“Huh!”

-Thud, thud!

“You look so good, you son of a bitch!”

“You thought you won? Wake up, you punk!”

At one time, they were the ones who bullied Minhyuk and were a bunch of bad guys who looked down on people in front of their classmates as if they were classifying them.

They only gained a little satisfaction by badmouthing and putting down others in order to save their pride, but soon after, they were dealt a terrible blow and their pride was broken in a beautiful way.

But they harassed Minhyuk again.

Not with their own hands, but with the help of others.

“You little brat, it’s nothing. Why are you touching someone else’s precious little brother’s face so carelessly? Huh?”

That’s what they call connections.

There was something invisible at school.

For one reason or another, they are seniors in their grade who have become familiar with each other.

Or someone you met by bowing down and saying you wanted to be in the same group as them.

A relative whose school coincidentally overlaps with mine. A request from my boss’s parents.

The links are countless.

That’s the identity of the person who is beating up Minhyuk right now.

It was a clear case of carelessness.

I wasn’t afraid that they would come at me again.

But this is a different story.

I thought I wouldn’t lose if it was a fight between classmates, but at this age, a one year difference completely changes the situation, including height and weight.

He took a cigarette out of his pocket and began to speak with a sneer.

“, listen, you said you were a adopted child? And you’re the adopted son of a famous group.”

“…”

“Heh heh. What did I do to be so abandoned that I can’t even call those two people my back?”

Minhyuk flinched at the useless words.

“There’s no such thing as the best parachute, you’re so stupid. Oh, that’s not it, is it because you were abandoned by your family?”

─Hahahaha!

“No, there is no one as easy to lend a hand to as family, and yet you can’t call them! It’s strange. Isn’t it? Tell me. What did you do to get to that point?”

Whose boss is your eldest sister?

Whose boss is your second older sister?

He kept nagging that it would have been really difficult for him if he had looked good in front of his family, but I didn’t care.

Minhyuk only had to wait for one more chance.

“Ugly duckling. Isn’t that enough talking? So just calm down. Huh? Don’t make me come here by making excuses─”

Now, I’m biting a cigarette, turning on the lighter and lighting it.

The timing was perfect.

-Chi-ik!

“Ah, hot!! Aaaah!! This little shit!”

From then on, it was a fight between those who didn’t want to miss the opportunity and those who were angry and bloodshot in their eyes at those who dared to touch them.

The result is.

“Tongue, bro…!”

“Skin…”

“That cowardly little bastard…!”

“I’m just getting older, so there’s nothing special about it?”

“This son of a bitch…! Yeah. Let’s get you properly investigated today. I’ll do a really good job…!”

-Deng.

“What should I do? Is it time to get off school?”

It was Minhyuk’s victory, full of venom.

“It would be funny if a rumor spread that a grown man came to get revenge on his younger sibling and got beaten up instead, right?”

“This fucking kid…!”

The situation was quickly resolved.

This story will never come out.

“What’s wrong with him? Did they fight again?”

“That’s really gross. What’s the difference between a punk and that guy?”

“What good is studying? I don’t know why teachers keep such uneducated kids in our school!”

It became the perfect gossip topic for students on their way home.

Only then does Minhyuk return home with his bag.

-What did I do to be so abandoned that I couldn’t even call those two people my back?

-There’s no one as easy to lend a hand to as family, but you can’t call them!

“foot.”

Where is there a group that is as easy to lend a helping hand as family?

The question itself was flawed.

.

.

.

Minhyuk walked back home with heavy steps.

As soon as I open the door, I am already excited by the sight of my family.

But fortunately today there are many empty seats.

There are people who will nag you, asking what you were doing to get hurt.

There are also people who are annoyed at the thought of going to school as a substitute parent, touching their foreheads and asking if their child has caused trouble at school again.

Finally, there is someone who will give you money and tell you to go to the hospital.

Not all of them were there.

‘What a stroke of luck.’

When Minhyuk took off his shoes at the entrance and said how nice it was not to hear any nonsense.

“Hey! Why are you so late? I told you to hurry─”

Someone fell to the ground with a thud.

The youngest is gasping for breath with his mouth covered.

In shock, even the name tag with ‘Eunji’ on it fell to the floor.

The youngest, who witnessed the red blood flowing, kept shaking his shoulders and taking irregular breaths.

“Why are you like that, you idiot!”

“What?”

“More, dirty! Why do you come here covered in all that stuff from outside! It’s hideous, weird, and smelly!”

“Ha. What the fuck.”

Minhyuk swallowed his curses in frustration and went straight into his room.

Eun-ji shouted in great panic in front of the closed door.

“Hey, I’m going to tell your mom!”

Afterwards, Eun-ji said that Min-hyeok came back covered in blood.

Naturally, my mother and two older sisters went to find Minhyuk, but…

“Minhyuk? He’s fine?”

“I didn’t see any bloody clothes. If there were any, they would have been found in the washing machine, but I didn’t see any of that either.”

“Is our youngest worried about his older brother?”

But for some reason, the only answer I got was that Minhyuk was fine.

‘That can’t be…’

The youngest, Eunji, took out a piece of ointment with trembling hands and placed it in front of the door.

▶Hidden Memorial has ended.◀

▶HP recovery penalty is removed.◀

“Ha.”

This time, the memorial reflected my past, not Karsine’s.

It was a truly shocking thing.

I wondered who the person who kept leaving ointment in front of my room was.

That was the youngest, Eunji.

Why is it that what you do with Flora is exactly the same?

“But what’s wrong with that?”

Okay. I’m slowly getting used to this ridiculous memorial.

It’s a dirty feeling, but it’s over after one or two times. The irreversible penalty is gone, right?

I turned back without paying any attention.

***

In the places we followed our families, familiar scenes appeared.

▶Episode VI. The Price of Those Who Stand on High Peaks is in progress.◀

▶Perform the work of a craftsman based on the procured items.◀

▶Additional compensation may be provided depending on job performance.◀

There is no dead trigger in this episode.

The tasks are played as mini-games, and the faster you clear them, the shorter the timer will be. If you clear them tightly, you can even get some free time away from your family.

It wasn’t that difficult to do the work naked, as it wasn’t a game.

Perhaps, it was because there were three green lights floating around that it had an effect.

‘Ah. I’m already used to it.’

It’s much easier than managing a territory.

I don’t have to rack my brain as much as I can to take on the tasks assigned to me.

I felt like I could just sit there and do nothing if I could just work like this.

‘No way. No way. If we do this, there will be chaos.’

-Tiring!

▶Operation failed!◀

▶The remaining work increases.◀

▶The timer increases.◀

Arina came over with a creaking sound, looked at my results, and sighed deeply.

“How on earth can you not do something this simple and break it into pieces? I gave you something so easy that even a child could do it, and you couldn’t help but try to break it with force?”

Yeah, that’s right.

This is how I have to show that I have at least one screw missing.

[ Arina Bagrand ]

[ Inferiority complex: 88% ]

If it’s to get rid of that damn inferiority complex that I don’t even know when it started.

If it were up to me, I’d like to get rid of them all.

But then, problems arise as the story progresses and Arina’s state of mind becomes known.

So, since then, I’ve been causing trouble here and there.

“I’m so frustrated, what can I do?”

“It’s not about strength, it’s about following the given manual. Why can’t you even do the easiest thing?”

▶Operation failed!◀

▶The remaining work increases.◀

▶The timer increases.◀

“This is weak.”

“This kid who holds a sword is like this…!”

▶Operation failed!◀

▶The remaining work increases.◀

▶The timer increases.◀

“Oh my.”

“Ha. I feel dizzy. It’s so great in so many ways. Carcein.”

▶Operation failed!◀

▶The remaining work increases.◀

▶The timer increases.◀

And so on, and so on. And so on.

It was only after Arina got tired of it and went outside that I was able to properly carry out my work.

▶The task was successful.◀

‘It’s so damn easy.’

Even though it seemed intuitively that it would be a difficult road ahead since it was something I had never learned before, it wasn’t that difficult.

You don’t have to go to the part-time job level.

It’s something that can be done just by following the manual provided from above, so it shouldn’t be difficult.

I also had a fleeting thought that if I could make a living doing just this, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to just sit there and do whatever I wanted.

But, I know better than anyone else.

The moment you sit down, your escape is postponed.

It’s not something I accomplished on my own.

This is not a business that was created by running around and doing things with your own hands.

What we have here belongs only to the Duke and his family.

These were things I shouldn’t have held onto.

Because I have to leave this house.

▶The task has been completed.◀

▶You can leave the workplace and take any action you want.◀

“…Let’s take a break.”

Although there doesn’t seem to be any problem in terms of stats, it seems like he isn’t in a very clear state physically or mentally.

I had to go back and rest.

however.

“Brother! Hey, it’s that kid!

“Hey. Did you touch my little brother?”

-Tiring!

▶Episode VI. The Price of Those Who Stand on High Peaks is in progress.◀

▶The issue has been resolved. Please choose an option.◀

The episode resumed.

Why, with a familiar scene.

***

“…”

Arina looked up at the sky to soothe her stuffy chest.

The guy who holds the sword.

A guy who can manipulate mana.

Does it make sense to ruin something by not being able to do that simple imprint?

“…I tried to teach you somehow. Even if it’s a waste, it shouldn’t be this waste.”

-I’d like you to teach Karsain some of the business you inherited. He’s your brother.

“Haa. If only it weren’t for my mother’s request.”

How could I refuse when my mother asked me so much?

Even though he was a bad younger brother, I had no choice but to teach him well.

Let’s go back slowly. I had to go back and show that loser brother the bitter taste of reality and teach him a strict lesson.

──────!

“…?”

What does this mean?

-Pfft!

“Wait a minute, this is…”

I hear a familiar sound.

A dull, heavy sound like something hitting something.

It was a sure thing.

This is a fight that broke out.

“No way.”

This was a place where not only Karsain but also many nobles gathered together.

Those who stood on high peaks had to set an example.

We had to walk the right path without tarnishing the prestige of our great family.

You shouldn’t have committed such an undignified act as a mere fist fight.

But what I hear is clearly a punch.

It would have been more strange not to suspect Carcein.

Arina quickly ran to find the source of the sound and was able to quickly find Karcein.

‘Another troublesome thing…!’

Carcein, blood splattered here and there, immediately caught my eye.

I hoped it wouldn’t be this time, but no matter what anyone said, this was where the dull, thumping sound was coming from.

My head is already hurting thinking about what kind of compensation I should pay for this…

Training comes first. Even if things get heated up, finishing this situation was the priority.

however.

“Who are you! Who are you to hit my brother!”

Someone else who was guarding the spot cried out in sobs.

-Tiring!

[ Please don’t get sick, brother. ]

[ Current figure: 95% ]