Ch.115It Was Far Too Much to Simply Pass By

I knew that a new enemy would appear to take Sophia from the future.

But honestly, when I found out that enemy was my future “daughters,” I wanted to deny reality.

It made sense though—this past world was the front line for those children, a place where they could die at any moment.

What kind of parent would send their children to such a dangerous place?

Especially a young lady who had just outgrown her childish ways and another daughter who still looked like a student.

Unable to speak after realizing this fact, I was ambushed and collapsed. When I opened my eyes again, I could sense Riverine and Lia protecting me, and I realized that this terrible reality was definitely not a dream.

“KRAAAAAAAA!!”

“Ah…”

“Oppa!”

“Shinwoo!”

What kind of madman was my future self?

How insane must I have become to be happy just because children called me father, and to allow them to be in such a dangerous place?

I couldn’t quite imagine it since I hadn’t met him directly.

However, I knew exactly what I needed to do now.

“Your Majesty. I didn’t expect you to wake up so soon.”

“Kruk…”

“But even if you are Your Majesty, from 20 years ago… it might take some effort, but subduing you shouldn’t be difficult for me.”

“……”

“So please, won’t you just let yourself be captured?”

I shook my head.

While I felt proud of my daughter’s respectful attitude despite being an enemy and my past father.

That was still a request I absolutely couldn’t grant.

“I see… Then I’ll have to use force. Archer unit, forward!”

Skeleton soldiers from all directions began drawing their bowstrings toward me.

My future daughter with two horns growing from her head.

Yurian picked up something like a command baton and pointed at me with a somewhat sad expression, and soon my vision was surrounded by a rain of white arrows.

‘What kind of person is my future self…?’

Even if this was the past, making his own children fight against the same “me.”

When I meet that bastard, I’m definitely punching him in the chest.

With that thought and some anger in my mouth.

“KRAAAAAAAAAAA!!”

“Kugh?!”

I let out a monstrous roar.

Thud, thud, thud.

“The arrows… just from a roar?”

The rain of arrows flying toward me lost their power and fell to the ground.

“C-cavalry! All infantry units forward! Quickly, subdue Father…!”

“Grrrr…”

‘Kyokushin Karate…’

Then, toward all the skeleton soldiers stomping the ground and heading my way.

“Kruk!”

‘Straight punch.’

I threw my fist with some anger toward my future self.

With just that, the white soldiers blocking my view all turned to dust without a trace, creating a path connecting me to my daughter.

“Im-impossible…”

“Kruk.”

“You defeated them with just one punch? Even though this is 20 years ago?”

Yurian’s face turned pale with shock.

I walked toward my future daughter.

Maybe it’s because my first child was a son.

Looking at my daughter, I felt a different kind of emotion than I did with Jaewon.

To think this child is my daughter…

Swoosh.

“H-huh?!”

After standing in front of her, I raised my hand, and Yurian closed her eyes slightly in fear and turned her head away.

Was she scared because I was in my kaiju form?

Or is this the image she has of me?

As the current me who doesn’t know the future, I couldn’t tell.

But if there was something I wanted to do…

Pat.

“…Huh?”

“Kruk kruk.”

‘I won, so let’s stop here. Daughter.’

Pat pat.

A proper discipline and calm conversation.

“Kruruk. Kruk.”

‘I don’t intend to hurt you. I just… want to resolve this among adults. Is there any chance I could meet my future self?’

That crazy bastard.

If he wants to meet Sophia, he should come himself.

What kind of parent uses their own children as shields to get what they want?

This was an issue for Han Shinwoo to resolve with himself.

It was absolutely our problem alone, one that children shouldn’t be involved in.

So wanting to resolve it between ourselves, I gently stroked Yurian’s head and asked.

But.

“Um, Father…”

“Kruk?”

“I don’t have much of your genetic material, so I can’t understand ‘Kruk-language’…”

“K-Kruk?!”

It seems that even my daughter couldn’t understand Kruk-language.

***

Rolling and Yoo Cheran followed Jaewon, who had left first, outside.

The two were currently right in front of the Hunter Association building.

Clang! Clang! Kang!

“Wow…”

“How can someone that age move like that…?”

“I thought my daughter was the greatest genius, but it seems my grandson is simply a monster.”

Though they appeared to be either just reaching adulthood or still high school students.

Their fighting skills were at least professional Hunter level or above.

Their expressions were speechless as they watched Han Shinwoo’s two children fighting like National Authority-level figures clashing.

“Go grandson! Don’t lose!”

“Ah, thank you! Grandmother.”

“Grandmother…?! Then, is that the famous Madam Rolling I’ve only heard about?”

“Ah. Come to think of it, if that one is also Shinwoo’s child, then he’s my grandson too!”

Jaewon immediately responded to the encouragement from his grandmother—a family member who felt different from his mother—in a battle where a moment’s distraction could cost him his head.

But if she was Jaewon’s grandmother according to the family tree, she would also be the grandmother of Yujin and Shinwoo’s other children.

“Um… so you are?”

“Yes, Madam! I’m Han Yujin, Father’s 16th child! I remember reading about you in history books!”

“S-sixteenth?! Oh my. My son has been busy spreading his seed everywhere…”

“Master Shinwoo… is quite remarkable…”

The two were shocked to hear about the 16th child, not the second or third.

However, regardless, that child was clearly Shinwoo’s offspring, even if Sophia wasn’t the mother.

“Well, Yujin. You’re brothers after all. You shouldn’t fight so violently. Understand?”

“Yes, of course, Madam! …Did you hear that, brother? Let’s take it easy and return to the future together.”

“I already said no!”

Clang! Clang! Boom! Crack…!

An absolutely unbreakable body VS a holy sword that can cut anything

This confrontation seemed like it would take quite a while.

And above all, Yoo Cheran, who didn’t dare to step into the siblings’ fight:

“Um, Master. I’ll go to your house as you instructed earlier.”

“Oh, yes. Go and bring my husband quickly. He should be home by now.”

“Yes! I understand.”

She had been given a separate task before coming down from the Association building.

The current Army Chief of Staff, who was busy with the North Korean annihilation case and had to stop by home briefly before going out again.

Since calls weren’t getting through due to the operation, they needed to quickly bring him to the Hunter Association for Shinwoo’s matter.

“Then I’ll be going.”

Yoo Cheran rushed toward Shinwoo’s house.

Meanwhile.

“Who are you?”

“Ah…”

Lee Seokgyu, who had been in chaos since early morning due to the emergency summons for the North Korean annihilation case.

When he arrived home to change clothes, he encountered the shark-toothed granddaughter rummaging through his refrigerator in the living room.

***

At first, she had only planned to investigate and return.

One of the places where Sophia would stay would be his house.

She intended to kidnap her if she was there, or cause a bit of trouble and escape if not.

But after searching up to the second floor and not finding Sophia, as she was about to leave:

“?! Th-that’s a refrigerator…!”

Shina couldn’t help but notice.

Foods that were no longer available in the future, where everywhere outside the Korean Peninsula had become a sea of fire 20 years later.

A refrigerator full of such snacks.

“…Let me take a look.”

She was curious.

Honestly, who wouldn’t be curious?

Like wanting to try Pringles or Lay’s for the first time after only ever eating Pocachip.

Rummage, rummage, rummage.

“Th-this is the legendary Spam?! It’s completely different from Luncheon Meat, starting with the packaging!”

Delicacies that became unavailable in the future.

Unable to resist her curiosity about these tastes, Shina thought about taking a few items, but seeing the vast amount in the refrigerator, she realized she couldn’t take everything.

So she decided to eat some before leaving.

Sizzle…

“I-I’ll just eat this before I go.”

Even though she was in the middle of a mission.

She was actually grilling Spam in her father’s old house.

“Munch munch… this is delicious!”

There was also rice, so she ate them together.

History books said Spam and rice was the golden rule.

The American pork(?) melted in her mouth.

After finishing her meal, she was about to leave when…

“Th-this is Coca-Cola and Pepsi?! Not 815 Cola or McCol?”

Was her father’s old refrigerator some kind of treasure chest?

Shina discovered the original colas that were no longer available in the future.

The granddaughter guzzled down two bottles of cola that her grandfather had bought for himself.

“Wow, these are Dubai chocolates!”

She gobbled up what belonged to her stepmother Sophia.

“Wow, are these the famous Dunkin’ Donuts, not market donuts?!”

She devoured what her grandmother had left behind.

“J-Japanese ramen! I’ve always wanted to try this!”

She even ate what belonged to her father, and then…

“Who are you?”

“Y-yes…?”

And that’s how she was caught.

“Shinwoo…? But my son couldn’t have turned into a woman overnight. Then why do I sense this kind of energy…?”

“Gulp!?”

“More importantly, why is the refrigerator empty…?”

“Um, well, you see…”