episode_0015

#1

While waiting for the food, it was fun to look at Soojin’s younger sister’s face.

He was a typical handsome man, so handsome, no, so pretty that even I, a man, would be impressed.

I think I know why Soojin is so picky about her younger brother.

With someone so handsome, wouldn’t he look lovable even if he’s your younger brother?

Just then, a waiter stopped in front of our table with a cart loaded with food.

The long-awaited food had finally arrived.

Jjajangmyeon! I can’t even remember how long it’s been since I’ve had it.

I was drooling, excitedly mixing the noodles.

Soojin and her sister ordered the same menu as I did, but of course they didn’t have sweet and sour pork or fried dumplings since those were luxuries for poor people like us.

The well-mixed Jjajangmyeon had a glossy, black Jjajang sauce flowing out in an appetizing way.

I picked up a moderate amount of noodles with my chopsticks and put them in my mouth.

Even if you pick up a lot, you won’t be able to fit it all into your small mouth, and the amount will decrease quickly.

Delicious things are meant to be eaten slowly!

So the three of us focused on eating for a while.

When the conversation started again, the meal was about halfway through.

From now on, you should eat at a slightly slower pace.

Then, you can eat it for a long time.

“How old are you, Mr. Sky? You look so young… .”

“Twenty-three.”

“Huh? Really?”

“Yes.”

“Wow… You really look difficult.”

“There’s a limit to that. If it looks this hard, I’m really tired… .”

Everyone passing by thinks I’m an elementary school student, how tiring it must be.

Even if I have free time later, I’ll probably be kicked out of the convenience store without being able to buy alcohol.

Even PC rooms will close at 10 o’clock.

I suddenly feel depressed.

This is why I became a witch, but I got caught by some swindler witch and got scammed into a contract. It’s so frustrating. Sob.

“Then you’re the same age as me!”

“Oh… Really?”

“Yes. I’m twenty-three too.”

“I see.”

It’s strange. I received a request from the Hunter Gallery, and while I was handling it, the villain I met happened to be a girl the same age as me.

Fate is a scary thing.

“This is fate, let’s exchange numbers!”

“Yeah. Okay. ”

Is it E? How dare you take someone else’s number so readily.

It was a sociability that was hard for me to imagine.

At that moment, her younger sister, who had been keeping her lips shut between Soojin and me, opened her mouth.

“Are you an awakened person too, sister?”

“Yeah. Right.”

If you just look at my appearance, I look younger than that guy…. It feels really awkward when I hear him call me older sister.

“I want to become an Awakener too… How can I do that?”

“Hahaha… . Well?”

I’ve heard that Awakened people are usually born with talent that blossoms later.

My younger brother, Bada, also falls into that category, and of course, it’s not like acquired effort has no effect at all.

In fact, there are some hunters who have raised their ranks to higher ranks. However, I heard that such growth is only possible after rolling around in the field for a long time, at least 10 years.

At least, it is no exaggeration to say that the first flowering of awakening depends on talent.

But it’s really interesting.

Most people who are born with unusual hair and eye colors are likely to have awakened magical powers.

Why doesn’t this kid have a flowery face like that?

“But why do you want to become an Awakened One?”

“… I want to help my sister.”

“Suho, it’s okay. You just study.”

“… Still. I want to help my sister.”

“This guy is real.”

It looks good.

I wish my younger brother was as kind to me as that.

If that were the case, wouldn’t I have gone straight home without going through all this trouble?

No. That’s not true… I’ve become half a monster now.

“Did you say your name was Suho?”

“Yes. It’s Yeonsuhoyo.”

“Okay. Can you give your wrist to me for a second?”

“Huh? Yes.”

Yeon Su-ho’s skin color was as white as paper. Even though my skin, which had become a beautiful witch, was quite white, it was nothing compared to this child named Su-ho.

My older sister, Sujin, has a Korean-like skin color, but I don’t understand how siblings can have such different skin tones.

Anyway, I put my finger on Suho’s wrist.

It was to check if the magic power was flowing.

As a witch, I can’t control magic myself, but at least I can sense it.

But I didn’t feel it at all.

But I don’t know why, but it feels strangely familiar.

As Su-ho silently placed his hand on the boy’s wrist, Soo-jin added with an awkward smile.

“Because this kid is so weak… .”

“There’s nothing. It seems like awakening magic power will be difficult.”

“I told him that too, but he doesn’t give up.”

“Isn’t your older sister worried a lot?”

“I guess so?”

“Don’t say that in front of the person involved… .”

Oh. Are you embarrassed now, you punk?

Hmm… but really, what is it?

Why do I feel a familiar vibe from this kid?

Could this be the strange energy that the Master spoke of to me?

Are you made to be a witch?

Has the opportunity to take in a disciple already arrived?

‘But it’s still too much to save the disciple.’

It hasn’t been long since I started doing my part as a witch.

If you ask me if I can raise this child well as a witch like Eugene, I can only say no.

First of all, how can I take on disciples when I don’t even have my own workshop?

Still, I feel like I’m missing out on something… .

If the disciple is having a hard time, wouldn’t it be okay to have an assistant?

Where else can you find such a handsome and pretty face!

“Then you. Will you be my disciple?”

“Yes, yes?”

“Hey, Mr. Sky?”

“I told you I’m weak. I won’t ask you to do anything dangerous. Just come out for easy tasks and help me out for a little while.”

“That, is that okay?”

“Then~ Ah. But you know that I can only do that if my older sister gives me permission, right?”

No matter how much I want this child, I can’t act recklessly when he has a guardian.

Soojin hesitated with a puzzled look on her face, unable to do anything.

“I don’t need an answer right away. Feel free to contact me anytime. You know my number, right?”

“Um… . Yes. I will do that.”

Our meal, which unexpectedly brought us trouble, ended like that.

Now it was time to go back to my humble abode.

#2

Yeon Su-jin lost both her parents when she was young.

All I had left were my relatives who were less fortunate than me and who were eagerly eyeing my parents’ inheritance, and my younger brother who only cared about me.

As a child, I didn’t really know that her relatives were like that.

They pretended to offer a helping hand to save their young children, but they raked away the precious assets their parents had left them.

By the time I realized it, it was too late.

In the end, she had no choice but to throw herself into the cold reality of society in order to protect her poor younger sister.

It was something I was prepared for, but it was more difficult than I expected.

A bad boss who steals daily wages.

A boss who makes employees work too much without paying their salary.

Among the crabs, there were some scumbags who used their unfortunate circumstances as an excuse to demand a relationship between men and women.

Experiencing such a dark side of society often made her feel strongly skeptical, but she couldn’t stop.

Because he was the eldest.

Yeonsuho was already a weak child.

A child so weak that he had difficulty even attending school. Compared to his peers, he was slow to develop and weak, and his appearance was so different that he was constantly bullied.

So, I couldn’t stop, even for the sake of my younger brother.

However, society was too harsh on the Yeon siblings.

As if sentencing her to death, the monthly rent began to go wild as she was already struggling with the exorbitant cost of living due to the rising cost of living.

Perhaps that was the trigger.

It was the first time that I felt like letting go of everything, feeling crushed by this tiresome shackle.

In other words, it was proof that he was too tired to commit a crime, something he had never thought about before.

She was so driven that she wanted to use her meager abilities to lessen the weight that was weighing her down.

Above all, it is a minor petty crime, like stealing side dishes from a goshiwon.

It was also because I was confident that I would never get caught.

But, as the saying goes, if your tail is long, you’ll get stepped on.

When I was discovered by the Awakened One named Jin Ha-neul and was arrested for villain crimes, I felt like my world was falling apart.

Who knew, it might come back to haunt you.

I had the thought that perhaps the reason I had endured all these trials was to meet my benefactor, Seungjun Kim.

Thanks to the rock that was weighing heavily on her chest being removed, she was able to have some free time, and she became curious about the awakened person named Jin Ha-neul.

Was it because of gratitude for creating a connection with the benefactor named Seungjun Kim? No, it didn’t seem to be that.

Because, from the moment she first met her, Yeon Soo Jin felt it.

This guy. He looks so much like his younger brother, Yeon Su-ho.

Like his younger brother, it wasn’t just because of his slow development and youthful appearance that weren’t appropriate for his age.

The overall atmosphere was so similar.

Red eyes that sparkle dangerously brightly, as if soaked in blood, but also studded with stars. Skin as white as a sheet of paper.

Yeon Soo-jin began to feel a vague sense of familiarity and affection for Jin Ha-neul.

The introduction of his precious younger sibling, whom he had raised with great care, also arose from an expression of these emotions.

Seriously, I never thought you would throw trouble at me like this… .

“Sister. Can I be your assistant, Jin Ha-neul?”

“No.”

“Why? I want to.”

“ya… . Think about your own body. How can someone as weak as you help an Awakened person? Come to your senses. ”

“I can help you too, sister.”

“It’s helping you stay healthy, right? But what if you get sick after you step out? Come on!”

“But… .”

“No. Don’t let dirt get in my eyes.”

“… Can I bring some dirt?”

“You can’t go in!”

I’d rather not let you meet.

It was Yeon Soo-jin who had such regrets.