Chapter 1112: Side Story – Hope City Primera Hills (1)

The construction site of ‘Hope City Primera Hills’, where a dozen or so cranes operated, raising buildings.

As soon as I entered the entrance of that construction site, I encountered Do Yehee, glaring at me with her arms crossed.

“You’re late, Sung Taekyung-ssi.”

“Sorry, I had to finish up what I was doing.”

Though that work I was doing was the finishing touch on some lewd activities with her younger sister, Sihee.

Do Yehee’s attire, encountered after a long time, was refreshing in many ways. Instead of the ladylike dresses she usually wore, she was in work clothes and even wearing a safety helmet.

The attire seemed somewhat unfitting, yet fitting, and I almost burst out laughing for no reason. Because her face is pretty, she basically suits whatever clothes she wears, but even considering that, this kind of novel attire was almost a first.

“And you, Do Yehee, seem to have come out right in the middle of work. Are you that busy?”

“The speed at which the site operates differs by several times if I’m not here. You already know that I’m an A+ class Earth Mage, don’t you? Whether my magic is present or not makes a big difference in the foundation work, concrete mixing, and even the construction phase.”

“Even if Sihee inherits the Dokyung Group later, you’ll have to continue operating Dokyung Construction.”

“Of course… Ah, right! How exactly will you take responsibility for Sihee?!”

“How will I take responsibility? Obviously, I’ll make her my wife and raise the child.”

“It’s not a problem that can be solved just with that! Thankfully, I’m desperately holding it back right now, but if the news of Sihee’s pregnancy were to reach my mother’s ears…”

“That’s why I told you, isn’t it solved if you get pregnant too?”

“Nothing gets solved with that! Do you even know the repercussions if two heirs both have illegitimate children before marriage?! You… are actually a spy for Geumhyang, sent to collapse Dokyung from the inside…”

Lately, I’ve noticed Do Yehee’s nagging has increased considerably. She’s become even more sensitive, perhaps, especially since Sihee’s pregnancy.

Right now, Do Yehee is someone precious to me, but still, if I had to prioritize, she wasn’t quite on Sihee’s level. Naturally, it’s important to hear Sihee’s opinion first, as she was the one who said she wanted to have my child.

Well, at least if Do Yehee showed even half the sincerity Sihee has, I might be willing to listen to her nagging.

“Stop nagging. If you really want to nag, get pregnant with my child too and become my wife. Then I’ll seriously consider it.”

“Don’t say things that aren’t even funny! I’ve already refused that several times!”

“Then why did you call me here? Didn’t you call me this time too because your sexual desire built up?”

“Wh-when did I ever call you because my sexual desire built up?! That right there is truly an overinflated ego, you know?!”

Although she said that shamelessly, the expected points gained had accumulated quite a bit. Seeing how fast they’re rising compared to last time, she must be busy with work or have a lot of stressful things going on.

She probably prepared a ‘suitable excuse’ worthy of calling me today too. To disguise her relationship with me appropriately, as if it were just a bonus.

“Then for what reason are you making a busy person like me come and go? Couldn’t you yourself come to the guild?”

“Even for me, I can’t just carry a whole apartment building and go to your guild. Well, it probably isn’t bad news for you either, so just follow me.”

With those words, Do Yehee led me into the construction site. For now, without understanding her true intentions, I just obediently followed behind the chaebol young lady wearing the safety helmet.

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“Welcome, Master. Sung Taekyung-nim.”

At the place we entered following Do Yehee, the one who greeted us was her exclusive butler and secretary, Seolhwa-ssi. She always follows Do Yehee like a shadow wherever she goes, an awakened ability user who actually manipulates shadows.

Although she appeared polite on the outside, I found it absurd seeing her act so shamelessly, especially since she had sent me lewd messages via KakaoTalk just a moment ago.

“It’s been a while, Seolhwa-ssi.”

“Yes, Sung Taekyung-nim. It’s nice to see you after a long time.”

Exchanging insincere greetings with each other, the three of us went inside. Unlike the other buildings still under construction, it was an apartment building that looked completed.

It wasn’t just appearing that way on the outside; it was truly already completed. Do Yehee naturally took me to the building’s top floor via the elevator.

“First of all, this building you see now is planned to be the central part of ‘Hope City Primera Hills’. Transportation and commercial facilities, etc., are also planned to be mostly installed centered around this building.”

“Really? Usually, isn’t the center of an apartment complex typically built as commercial spaces or mixed-use buildings?”

“Initially, that was the plan, but upon thinking about it, I came up with a way to utilize it in a much better direction.”

“What is it?”

“To have talented, high-ranking Hunters move into the apartments in large numbers. Just by their very existence, they can raise the value of surrounding buildings.”

“…Huh?”

Do Yehee made a somewhat sudden statement from an aspect I hadn’t expected. Her eyes already changed to that of a businesswoman; she looked at me and made a direct request.

“I won’t explain at length, Sung Taekyung-ssi. I will gift this entire apartment building, ‘one block’, entirely to you.”

“…What?”

“There are just two conditions. That you reside in this building while you are the Guild Master of the Hope City Guild is the first condition, and among the residents moving into each unit, at least one person must be an active Hunter. If you just keep those two things in mind.”

“…”

“It’s to tell you that I brought you here. It’s probably not bad news for you either.”

“This is the 30th floor.”

While she was saying that, before I knew it, the elevator reached the apartment’s top floor. The first thing that caught my eye was a spacious hallway made of luxurious marble. For just an apartment hallway, it was an excessively luxurious material. However, what was more suspicious than that was the complete lack of doors lining the hallway. Clearly, when I saw it from the outside, it seemed like there were five or six units per floor, but upon actually reaching the top floor, not a single door like that was visible. Just an ornate double door was there, exactly one, positioned in the center of the hallway.

“I’m not exactly forcing you, but if possible, it would be great if Sung Taekyung-ssi were to reside in this ‘top floor’. After all, this place is the largest space in this building. It’s a home made into one entire floor by combining six apartment units.”

“…Six units? Does it need to be that spacious?”

“Only this much would allow you to be placed here. Besides, if you’re a Guild Master, you need to pay attention to appearances too, you know? And although it’s still under construction, we plan to build a penthouse on the rooftop too.”

“…”

…Just how much money are they planning to throw into this? I never particularly asked for this much, never even hoped for it.

Of course, once Do Yehee finished constructing the Hope City apartments, I intended to purchase a few units. Considering the guild’s location, it would be convenient for me too to commute from Hope City, and there was a need to share some with a few guild members currently staying and eating at our guild’s rest area. For example, the Min-ah sisters who are staying in my house in Gangdong District, Eunbyul who also commutes from the same house, and perhaps Hwayoung Sunbae and Jeongdo, who recently moved and don’t have a proper place to live apart from the guild.

Besides them, I was also thinking of arranging housing for people like Hye-eun or Cha Yuri in the Hope City area if they wanted. After all, it’s better for children to grow up with their parents, so the closer the parents’ residences are, the better.

But I didn’t expect to receive ‘one block’ as a gift like this, without any prior notice. According to her, they’re attracting high-ranking Hunters to the apartments to increase their value, but it seems like more than just that purpose; money was poured into various places to an extent that’s hard to explain.

A spacious living room, on par with a hotel lobby. Not just the hallway outside, but even inside the house, the marble flooring was everywhere. The bathroom was almost the size of a swimming pool, and in the study room, a home theater resembling a movie theater was even installed. Among them, the most absurd point was that there were nearly ten bedrooms alone in this one house.

“There’s one living room and kitchen, but why are there so many bedrooms…?”

“You need a lot, right? The fact that your relationships with women are complicated is something I know, and Sihee knows it too, but it’s much better than making too few rooms and having some feel loved while others feel unloved.”

…That’s true. Thinking about the look Hye-eun gave me when I mentioned living with the Min-ah sisters, maybe this is better after all. With this much space, even if I brought Hye-eun, Eunyoung Noona, Cha Yuri, Eunbyul, Hwayoung Sunbae, and the Min-ah sisters, there would still be plenty of room.

‘Still, the chandelier in the living room seems a bit over the top, no matter how I think about it.’

Obviously, I didn’t voice such thoughts outwardly. I’m not shameless enough to utter such absurd complaints to the person who gifted this house for free.