episode_0032

Everyone dreams of a happy life.

Everyone has their own set of worries, and everyone has experienced setbacks and fallen for their own reasons.

It is probably a law of human history that will not change, whether in the past or present.

Let’s think about it. Were the kings and nobles of the Joseon Dynasty always happy compared to slaves?

No, that won’t be the case.

In reality, how many short-lived royals or noblemen were caught up in power struggles and went into exile?

However, it is true that, to anyone, they live relatively more affluent lives.

For the slaves of that era, living life was a continuous struggle for life. It was even more difficult in a world ruled by strange beings with incomprehensible strength.

Let’s think about this for a moment.

It may be impossible to quantify the emotion called happiness, but let’s assume that it is possible.

Which weighs more: the total happiness of the rich or the total happiness of the poor?

I’ve never been rich, so I don’t know exactly what their lives are like…

At least that’s what I thought.

That the total amount of the rich will be greater than the total amount of the poor.

Why am I suddenly discussing this philosophical concept of happiness?

Because that was the topic of this story.

#1

After returning from Gapyeong, I had a brief meeting with the Yeon siblings via Seoul before returning to the workshop.

Considering their difficult situation, we couldn’t afford the luxury of spending time at a cafe, so we sat on a bench in a nearby park and chatted, each holding a can of Let’s Be coffee in their hand.

It was a bit hot because it was summer, but the breeze was blowing coolly in the park so it didn’t feel that hot.

I briefly summarized my experiences in Gapyeong and told the Yeon siblings about them.

Surprisingly, the one who was surprised was not Suho, but Suho’s older sister, Sujin, who claimed to be his guardian.

“You found the person who turned Suho into a vampire?”

“Yes. Her name was Ryu Se-hwa.”

“But, a vampire? Are there any downsides to becoming one?”

The bad points… .

I glanced at Suho. Pure white skin and silver hair that was almost white. A very small body compared to other men his age.

And I thought about what I looked like.

Small stature. Flat chest. White skin and sickly body.

This is my guess… Vampires don’t seem to be particularly healthy.

Was it Ryu Se-hwa? That human seemed relatively healthy compared to us, but who knows. Maybe he became so strong by sucking the blood of young boys at that orphanage.

therefore….

It’s clear that vampires are inherently weak.

I thought about it many times, wondering whether or not I should tell Soojin about this, but I decided not to.

Even if she knows this, nothing will change, and she will only feel uncomfortable.

“I don’t really know what’s bad about it… .”

“Ho, if so, could I get the contact information of that person named Ryu Se-hwa?”

“That could be dangerous… . If you have any business, it would be better to tell me.”

I guess I shouldn’t meet someone who thinks of people as mere pawns.

To me, who became a TS pretty girl, Soojin is the closest thing to a friend!

“Are you a dangerous person?”

“Yeah… . Well. Maybe more dangerous than a villain… ?”

Of course, in reality it’s not that much… .

Villains are truly crazy people who do not hesitate to commit heinous and horrific crimes that would make the social pages of the news.

No matter how much I disliked Ryu Se-hwa, it was rude to compare her, who nominally runs a daycare center and raises children, to a villain.

But I think if you don’t scare them to this extent, they’ll be interested.

“Oh my god…. Did our Suho become a vampire because he fell for that kind of person?”

Hmm…. Now that I think about it, is this too much?

If Ryu Se-hwa had heard such slander, she might have captured me and tried to squeeze my blood, even though I am of the same race.

“Come to think of it, … I, I don’t think it’s that bad… .”

Just as I was about to hastily add my words and correct her misunderstanding, Suho, who had been silently listening to our conversation, intervened.

“Sister. Then I’m a vampire?”

“Uh… . Yeah. Right.”

“Then, can you help your sister?”

“Yeonsuho! Don’t think about helping your sister, just study!”

“That, but. Hey… Sister Sky said the same thing. She wanted to make me her assistant. Well, since she and I both happen to be born with the same ability… .”

Su-jin, who had been staunchly opposing Su-ho’s outside activities, ended up tightly shutting her lips as Su-ho’s words cut to the point.

surely….

Since both Suho and I are vampires, there will definitely be a synergy effect if we work together.

…if only I could master the powers of a vampire perfectly.

But as you know, I only know how to use alchemy and common magic that I learned from my master Eugene, and I don’t know how to use the blood magic that vampires use at all.

therefore….

It was said that she was a vampire on the outside, but inside she was a 100% pure witch.

Well, as a witch, I could take Suho as my disciple and raise him…

In many ways, it feels quite different from what Suho himself expected.

Of course, I took that into account before, and I also said that I wanted to make Suho my assistant. To the Yeon siblings.

But… I’m currently working as Winter Unnie’s assistant.

Winter, the special hunter, must do a lot of rough and dangerous things.

I don’t think it would be realistic to take the guardian with you.

“Well, if you say it like that… . I can’t help it… .”

Yeon Su-jin also couldn’t find a way to break Su-ho’s stubbornness, so she sighed and gave him permission.

“Mr. Sky. I’m shameless and sorry, but could you take good care of my little brother?”

“Uh… .”

“If I think about it, if Suho learns from Haneul, he’ll be able to protect himself and it’ll be okay.”

Even though Soojin had been so strongly opposed to it, it seemed that after she changed her mind, she decided to change her mind and think positively.

I think it’s definitely a good attitude to have a positive mind and thoughts at every moment of choice like this.

However, it was difficult for me to refuse their request.

“I’m sorry. I don’t think I can take the guardianship right now. Sorry, guardian.”

“Uh… . Why?”

“I’m going to work with a hunter that my older sister knows. It could be very dangerous, so I think it would be best not to follow him.”

“Ah… .”

Yeon Soo-ho’s face darkened noticeably. I was wondering how to appease him, but Soo-jin tried to smile brightly and patted Soo-ho on the back while shouting.

“Hey! That’s great! I told you not to disturb Sky~”

“But, but, sister… . Sister, you said you were sick… .”

Huh? Are you sick?

Suho’s words startled him and he looked at Soojin’s face. It seemed like his words weren’t a lie, and Soojin was visibly flustered and tried to change the flow of the conversation.

“No. What is he talking about! Mr. Sky is misunderstanding!”

“Noona… Uh.”

“Be quiet!! Go inside and look.”

“… … .”

“Where does it hurt…?”

“No! I’m completely fine. I’m a corpse, except for my health.”

“… … .”

That’s a lie.

She and I both know each other.

That what I just said is a lie.

But we didn’t dig deep into each other.

As if it were an unspoken rule that we had set for each other.

Because that was the most ideal distance they could wish for each other.

And I found out later.

The fact that she was suffering from a serious illness that required major surgery.

The fact that the surgery was so expensive that it was beyond the Yeon siblings’ means.

#5

The meeting with the Yeon siblings, which was expected to be a pleasant memory, ended up leaving an unexpectedly bitter aftertaste… .

On the way back to Gaeseong where the workshop was, I sat on the bus and looked out the window with a gloomy face.

On the dark road, brightly lit only by orange streetlights, the bus window showed only my shadowy, anguished face.

On that journey, when everyone was asleep on the bus, the vibrations rang out!

It was a call from Sister Winter.

I couldn’t answer the phone in a bus with the lights off and everyone asleep, so I left a message saying that I couldn’t reach them right away and declined the call.

And then I got an urgent message back from Sister Winter.

[A first-class strange situation has occurred throughout the Korean peninsula. It is currently under embargo. The situation is very urgent. Can you start working today? Heaven?] 21:11

[I’m on a bus to Gaeseong right now. I’ll go back to Seoul as soon as I get there.] 21:11

[Don’t do that, just tell them you’re getting off at the break room in the middle, and I’ll send someone over there] 21:11

[Yes] 21:11

How urgent must the situation be… that they are even mobilizing me like this?

Is this a very dangerous monster?

What the heck is this monster?

[Sister. What kind of strange phenomenon is this?] 21:12

[First of all, I named it Happy Virus] 21:12

Happy virus…?

What the heck is that… .