Chapter 60: Give me a vacation because i have to get married

    Immediately after learning that his farewell with Luna was approaching,

    “If you don’t approve my leave right now, I’m going to poop right here.”

    “……”

    As soon as I woke up in the morning, I stormed into the Guild Master’s office to get approval for long-term leave.

    When Dojin realized that the reason I came to his office right after arriving at work was for leave approval,

    “You handed in your resignation during the 24-hour lockdown, and now what are you trying to pull?”

    he immediately frowned.

    “Uncle, why do you always make that face when you see me? It’s quite unpleasant, hmph!”

    “……I can’t help but frown when you make strange demands every time you come to me. So, what is it this time?”

    Saying he’d at least listen, Dojin sat down and crossed his arms.

    ‘Stay calm. I need to somehow persuade this polar bear of an uncle, who’s glaring at me with wide eyes.’

    I took a deep breath internally, then calmly approached Dojin.

    “Hehehe… Master, no, Uncle. Just lift one hand like this! Then stamp the document with a ‘bam!’ and it’s all over. Come on~ Don’t make it difficult, just stamp it.”

    “……”

    I grabbed Dojin’s arm and tried to stamp the document, but

    *Squeeze.*

    ‘Ugh, damn, look how thick his arm is. It won’t budge. Is this a person or a utility pole?’

    I grunted and strained with all my might, but Dojin’s arm didn’t move an inch.

    The Master sighed, watching me cling to him and act foolishly.

    “Haa, stop it now. Your strength isn’t nearly enough. I hear you’ve been working out a bit lately, but it’s no match for me. Unless you had a sword, maybe.”

    “So if I threaten you with a sword, you’ll stamp it?”

    “……That’s not what I meant, you rascal. And 30 days of leave, don’t you think that’s a bit shameless even for you? You’re a rookie who hasn’t even been here a year, a rookie.”

    “Leave, by its very nature, is granted equally to everyone! And it’s not like I just applied for it randomly! I’ll explain everything one by one now, so please pay attention.”

    I connected the presentation I had prepared in advance to the beam projector, then began my briefing.

    “Ahem, I will now begin the [Yoon Sihyun’s Grand Operation to Get 30 Days of Leave Approved] presentation. Everyone, please focus on the screen.”

    “Just the fact that you wrote ‘Grand Operation to Get Approved’ already seems like a failure.”

    I deliberately ignored Dojin’s jab and displayed a document on the screen.

    “……What is all this?”

    Dojin frowned slightly and looked at me as soon as he saw the document.

    An aura of displeasure was subtly seeping out, but it had no effect on me.

    ‘Hehehe. For me, who survived even catastrophe-level and destruction-level killing intent, Uncle’s aura is just cute!’

    I grinned at Dojin as if nothing was amiss.

    “Calm down. I’ll explain it to you step by step.”

    I began explaining, pointing from the top down with a laser pointer.

    “First, you know what employee annual leave for 15 days is, right? I’m going to use all of it.”

    “Have you forgotten you haven’t even worked here for a year yet? You can’t possibly not know the leave regulations.”

    “Where else would I work if not here anyway? Please just let that slide~~ Heheh.”

    —*Crack.*

    Hmm, I think I heard a vein pop on Dojin’s forehead.

    Must be my imagination, right? Hahahahah.

    Dojin let out a very deep sigh, then began to mutter softly.

    “That sly rascal… No matter how much I think about it, I can’t understand why Gaeun likes him. Is it because of his face, after all…?”

    “Uncle, my explanation isn’t over yet, what are you muttering about?”

    “……It’s nothing, you rascal. Just keep going. I’m actually starting to look forward to what outlandish reason you’ll come up with next.”

    He brought his clasped hands to his face and gestured for me to continue.

    I took a breath and resumed my explanation.

    “As for sick leave for 7 days… you can see for yourself, Uncle, can’t you? I have a lot of injuries, even on my neck. Because of the Collector.”

    “……It’s true that many people died because of the Collector’s underworld. Honestly, I was quite surprised when I heard you survived with only those scars. Usually, people either completely vanish or come out unscathed.”

    ‘That’s obvious. Strictly speaking, those weren’t injuries from the ‘Collector’ but from saving Luna.’

    I told Dojin I was just lucky and moved on to the next explanation.

    “The 3 days of violation compensation is honestly a bit of a wordplay; precisely, it’s ‘Master’s Discretionary Leave.’ You locked me in the guild for 24 hours last time! I initially signed a contract not to work overtime, so please compensate me for that!”

    “So you’re asking for 3 days as a penalty for breach of contract…?”

    —*Rumble.*

    Perhaps slightly displeased, the air around Dojin began to ripple.

    However, I wasn’t intimidated at all because I had a means to resolve this situation.

    ‘If you thought I came here to throw a tantrum without any trump cards, Master, then you are greatly mistaken!’

    I dialed a specific number on my phone and thrust it in front of Dojin.

    [010-5XXX-9XXX]

    —*Wince!*

    The Master looked at me, breaking out in a cold sweat, as soon as he saw the number.

    I flashed a wide grin at Dojin.

    “If you don’t give it to me, I’ll call your wife and tell her you’re bullying me.”

    “You, you, you… you devilish brat…!”

    *Trembling.*

    As soon as his wife was mentioned, Dojin’s hands began to tremble and he started sweating profusely.

    ‘Hehehe, just as planned.’

    Gaeun’s mother dotes on me a lot. Almost like her own son.

    – “Son~ I told you it’s okay to call me Mom, when will you finally do it? Oh, and I heard you got a job at his guild this time? If anyone bullies you, tell your mom! Hehe.”

    ‘Gaeun’s mother… no, Mom! I’m going to use your name for a bit!’

    “You… you’re not actually going to call, are you…?”

    “Hmm~ I wonder. What should I do?”

    I pretended to press the call button, teasing Dojin.

    “Just one word saying you’ll give me 3 days of Master’s Discretionary Leave, and what happened today will be a secret between just you and me. Hehehe.”

    “You really are… Phew. Alright, I get it, just put that phone away from my face.”

    “Yep~~!”

    I put the phone in my hand into my pocket and put on an innocent expression, as if nothing had happened.

    “Haa… Alright, I can let the first three reasons slide, but what’s this last ‘Miscellaneous 5 Days’? It’s not something weird again, is it?”

    “Aw~ But all those had valid reasons, didn’t they? This is the same, so don’t worry.”

    “That mouth of yours, I swear…! So, what’s the last one?”

    I turned my back to the screen, looked at Dojin, and smiled brightly.

    “Uncle, I need to get married. Please give me 5 days of congratulatory leave.”

    ****

    —*Thwack.*

    “Ugh… it hurts like hell. B-but, I got the leave approved, so I won…!”

    I was rubbing the large bump on my head as I walked back to the office.

    This bump was, in the end, a glorious wound from a punch by Dojin.

    As soon as Dojin heard my last words, he gave me a hard knuckle-rap on the head and stamped the leave document.

    ‘He grumbled and lectured, but… at least I got it approved, so that’s fine.’

    – “I truly lost, I lost to your absurd reasons and your leave presentation until the very end. What on earth are you planning to do with such long leave…? Tsk tsk. I owe you a favor, so I’ll specially approve it this time. But… it’s a secret from Gaeun’s mom that I hit you… *Ahem*.”

    *Throb!*

    Recalling the situation from a moment ago, my head somehow started hurting even more.

    “Ugh… My head already hurt from all the strange memories flooding in last night, and then he had to hit me… I’m really tempted to just go tell his wife.”

    And yet, I hadn’t lied or fabricated anything in my presentation.

    From the 15 days of annual leave, to the 7 days of sick leave, the 3 days of Master’s Discretionary Leave, and even the final congratulatory leave – everything contained only the truth.

    “I might not be able to officially register the marriage, but I still need to get married. With the beautiful princess at my house.”

    – “Sihyun… will you marry me…?”

    Before Luna had found her emotions, marriage was a topic that she had shown sparkling interest in with her golden eyes.

    Though it was part of a game of house, a promise is a promise, and this promise must be kept before Luna departs for Seleneum.

    That’s why I intentionally gathered every bit of leave I could.

    “The Notification Window said Luna would leave for Seleneum on the next full moon. If we get engaged under the full moon, it’ll be more atmospheric and also serve as a farewell gift.”

    The remaining days until Luna’s departure were approximately 30.

    A period that could be long or short. I resolved to spend as much time as possible with Luna during that period.

    “That way, our princess can leave with a smile.”

    “What princess? Elissa said you’re an otaku, so it must be true.”

    “Ah, sh*t! You startled me!!”

    “Calling a girl like me ‘sh*t’! You r-rude rascal!!”

    A familiar voice suddenly came from below.

    Lowering my gaze, I saw Victoria, a girl with shining blue eyes, glaring at me with puffed-out cheeks.

    “That’s because you suddenly appeared and spoke to me! You’re already short and hard to see, but why do you seem even shorter than before? By the way, why are you here?”

    When I first met her in the training hall, Victoria’s head was about chest height, but now she seemed even shorter than that.

    “Hmph, hmph!! I have no obligation to tell you!”

    “Oh, really? Anyway, I’m leaving. I need to finish the handover and leave work quickly.”

    “Ugh… H-hey…!”

    “What, you said you had no obligation to tell me, so why are you stopping me?”

    Victoria fidgeted and twisted her body, seeming to have something to say to me.

    “I-I’m only asking you because there’s no one else around right now, so d-don’t misunderstand!”

    What is this, the classic line of a tsundere heroine?

    ‘Characters like this aren’t popular these days, though.’

    —*Pitter-patter.*

    Victoria approached me with soft footsteps, stretched out both arms towards me, and mumbled in a small voice.

    “H-hold… me…”

    “What?”

    “I-I said hold me…! D-don’t make me say it twice…”

    Victoria’s cheeks turned crimson, seemingly embarrassed by her own words.

    “Do you like me? But what a shame, I already have a princess in my heart.”

    “Eek!! It’s not like that…! I-I can’t walk anymore… I have no strength…! I’m exhausted from walking around everywhere…! Just help me until I find Elissa.”

    “Hmm, I wondered why you were always being carried by Elissa… So you can’t walk long on your own?”

    “Ugh… S-so please help me… You’re the only one I know here…”

    Victoria began to whimper slightly. She seemed to dislike being in such a situation herself.

    Normally, I would have gladly helped, but now I couldn’t carelessly hug Victoria.

    The reason was none other than the princess at my house.

    ‘Luna could tell by scent even if I was with a woman for just a little while, so if I hugged Victoria…’

    *Chill.*

    Just imagining it sent shivers down my spine.

    ‘Like last night, she might bite my neck again, immobilize me, and then… literally devour me.’

    And Luna can now feel and express emotions. If she detects the scent of an unfamiliar woman in that state?

    ‘……That’s when I’d truly cross the River Jordan.’

    I quickly organized my thoughts, then looked at Victoria.

    “Ah, I’m sorry, but I have an urgent matter, so I need to go first. I’ll go down and call someone else who can help, so just wait a little—”

    At that moment, as soon as she heard my words, Victoria’s blue eyes welled up with tears, and she began to cry.

    “Hiccup…! Y-you’re abandoning me too…! I-I’m a knight… why does everyone… *Sniffle*…! I really hate this… Why do I keep getting younger…! My mental age keeps becoming that of a child too… I can’t help but keep crying…! Waaahhh!!”

    No, f*ck, why are you suddenly crying?

    ****

    While Sihyun was debating whether or not to abandon Victoria,

    “W-when Sihyun comes back later… I-I’ll put this on and try to s-seduce him…!”

    Luna was holding a white dress, almost a negligee, in her hands, formulating a plan to seduce Sihyun.

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