Chapter 653: A Cat with Many Worries (3)

I want to continue living together with me in this current two-story house.

The moment I thought that Han Min-ah might have this kind of thought in her head, this idea naturally came to mind as well.

‘If this Min-ah doesn’t want to give up on living together with me, it might actually be a good opportunity.’

Actually, it was Han Min-ah’s share of the settlement money that I had already half-given up on even before making this proposal to her.

As each person’s share was 5.8 billion won, naturally, whether each of them invested held significant meaning for me, and it wasn’t much different just because it was Han Min-ah.

No, perhaps because it was Han Min-ah, it might have been an even more valuable investment.

If she were to invest her share of the settlement money into my new guild’s business, naturally, Han Min-ah would also want to confirm with her own eyes how her money is being used.

Not to mention frequently showing her face at the new guild I would establish, there was also the possibility that she might move her base of operations itself from the Gangdong District branch to my branch.

It was a situation where I could simultaneously aim for the recruitment of Han Min-ah, whom I had virtually half-given up on.

Harboring such inflated expectations in my heart, I explained my new guild’s business to Han Min-ah.

“First off, what I mean by ‘investment’ is….”

That I, having received a portion of land in the downtown area of Chuncheon City, which is to be redeveloped, plan to establish a Hunter guild in that area.

An explanation that I’ve already secured the building to be used as the Hunter guild’s headquarters, and that once a specific business plan is ready, I might be able to receive help from President Seo Ok-hee.

And the content that I want to use the reward money from the Three-Headed Basilisk subjugation battle as initial funds for the repair work and remodeling of the existing building, and for recruiting new dungeons and Hunters, to create a new guild.

For now, I thoroughly delivered the established Hunter guild establishment plan at this point in time to the prospective investor, Han Min-ah, without omission.

Having heard my entire business story, she replied, nodding her head as if she had been waiting.

“Y-yes…. Indeed, to achieve your dream, making a new guild would certainly be a bit easier….”

“Yeah, that’s right. Actually, I didn’t intend to make a guild this quickly, but timing-wise, an opportunity like this won’t come again.”

“I-I definitely think it’s good! What’s certain for now is that as you said, if Chuncheon City is redeveloped, it’s also a good place for a Hunter guild to settle! And the means of securing dungeons, since it’s you saying it, seems like a story with considerable possibility….”

“Thank you for thinking that way, Han Min-ah.”

“W-well, in that sense, I’ll gladly invest! It’s for your dream, Seong Taekyung! Besides, my siblings and I owe you quite a bit, so I can grant a favor of that extent!”

A much more straightforward answer than I had expected.

Naturally, I was thankful for her attitude, but I was even a little taken aback by Han Min-ah saying okay without much thought at all.

For now, in the sense of urging her to invest cautiously, I made one more cautious proposal to her.

“Will you be alright? It’s funny to say this after asking for it, but 5.8 billion won is definitely not a small amount of money.”

“W-well, that is true, but. That’s just something I have to trust, that you’ll handle it well on your own.”

“Huh?”

“Besides, you’re an S-rank male Hunter that no one else can handle, aren’t you? When I saw last time, you seemed to have quite a few connections worthy of serious help if you decide to do something. M-money, well, I didn’t have it originally anyway, so I can just keep pretending it never existed.”

Of course, even while saying this with words, she was replying with quite trembling words, as if not having completely let go of her attachment to the 5.8 billion won itself.

No matter how much money might have come into her hands right now, Han Min-ah’s true nature itself was extremely close to that of an ordinary citizen, so for her sake too, this Hunter guild business had to succeed somehow.

After roughly finishing the talk regarding Han Min-ah’s subjugation reward money, this time I immediately moved on to the topic of living together with her.

“And, one more thing.”

“Huh?”

“It’s also related to your share of the subjugation reward money you mentioned just now.”

“Ah, yes!”

“Actually, the amount of 5.8 billion won is definitely not a small amount of money, right? If you set your mind to it, you could buy about 3 houses even in expensive Gangdong District, and based on Hanam City where you originally intended to move, it’s an amount that’s almost 5 to 6 houses worth.”

“……Ah.”

Han Min-ah, slightly flustered at being pointed out on that part she was intentionally trying to gloss over without mentioning to me.

And then, as if trying to hide the emotion she had momentarily shown, she cautiously nodded her head once, showing a consenting reaction.

“W-well, that’s true, isn’t it?”

“But I haven’t settled your share of the subjugation reward money, using the excuse of asking you to invest, right? Even though moving to a sufficiently larger house would be possible if you just had that money.”

“I-it’s not really like that….”

“So, for now, you can continue to stay at my house from now on if you want to, Min-ah.”

“……Huh?”

“Of course, your siblings too. Anyway, I’m extorting you, Han Min-ah, and your siblings’ moving expenses and using them in the direction I want, so…”

“……”

Han Min-ah, perhaps not expecting this proposal to come from my mouth first, replied with silence, looking a bit bewildered.

Before she could logically feel something strange about my proposal, I added a definite condition to the proposal I had just made so that Han Min-ah could be reassured.

“The contract period… shall we say, until you recover the investment money you invested in me, Han Min-ah?”

“C-contract period…?”

“After all, establishing a Hunter guild is an investment that requires looking at a long-term goal. To recover it all, it seems like it will take about 10 years at the very least, but.”

“10, 10 years…? Th-that long…?”

“Of course, if you say you want to move somewhere else in the meantime, I won’t stop you. But if you and your siblings want, you have the right to live in this house until you recover the investment money.”

“…In, in this house… the right to live with my siblings….”

Of course, there were loopholes in this proposal I just mentioned that would allow one to get out without cohabiting sufficiently.

For starters, it’s unlikely she wouldn’t find a new housing contract proposal to her liking during the assumed 10-year period it would take to recover the investment money, let alone…

If she really wanted to leave my house quickly, she could have continued the proposal by receiving settlement for only a portion of the 5.8 billion and investing the remaining amount.

However, if it were Han Min-ah right in front of me now, the possibility of her not mentioning that kind of talk was high.

Besides, in the situation where she entrusted the subjugation settlement money to me, calling it investment money, her will to cohabitate with me was clearly conveyed.

With my proposal just now, Han Min-ah must have also somewhat understood my true intentions, so…

“What will you do?”

“…Well, if you want to do it that way, then fine.”

Han Min-ah replied, trying hard to act nonchalant while turning her gaze away, but already, a considerable blush was lingering on her face, and…

I could even vaguely see her biting her lower lip from inside her mouth, trying to hide the change in her expression, so…

It seemed unlikely that this current enjoyable cohabitation life would end in the near future.

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After finishing the general sharing of the ‘Investment Contract’ and the ‘Cohabitation Contract’ in a state where our interests aligned.

We stayed in the room for about an hour longer to draft the contract and shared opinions.

No matter how long we had known each other as friends, the amount of 5.8 billion won was too large a cost to invest without a contract, so rather, the closer the relationship, the more necessary it was to discuss such contracts clearly.

We also passed the drafted contract back and forth several times, editing or revising the content.

“Let’s add one more clause here. ‘Party B may vacate the residence at any time they wish during the investment period.'”

“Is there a need to add it? Even if it’s there, it doesn’t seem to have much meaning. …Ah, no. What I meant wasn’t in that sense….”

“Still, we should put it in. What if I decide to do something bad and take advantage of the situation where you have to live in my house?”

“…Seriously, that’s the least convincing thing I’ve heard in the nearly 10 years I’ve known you? …Ah, then let’s make this contract explicit. Instead of the ambiguous clause ‘until the investment is recovered,’ let’s express the period of residence clearly as ’10 years.'”

“Huh? Why there?”

“Because there’s also the possibility that I might use the excuse of not having fully recovered the investment money to illegally occupy this house. We need to be clear about things like this.”

“…I already know well that you’re not the type to do that… Well, fine. Then, instead, the clause ‘residence period can be extended when reinvesting after 10 years’…”

In essence, it was closer to a time spent constantly revising, picking out parts that could become poison clauses for the other party rather than clauses benefiting oneself, but…

I inevitably nodded and agreed to Han Min-ah’s proposal, presenting parts that didn’t particularly seem like poison clauses to me, or…

Or when I mentioned a clause that anyone could see was disadvantageous to Han Min-ah, Han Min-ah would make some subtle expression and revise it.

In that way, an initial contract was created, full of additional content, strikethroughs, and various other revision marks.

Looking at the contract covered in editing marks, both I and Han Min-ah inadvertently burst out laughing.

“Hic, huff….”

“Hee, heehup….”

Finally, we neatly organized the contract made that way in Word, printed two copies, and exchanged signatures, ending the contract.

It was the moment the contract was completed, including the 5.8 billion won from the Three-Headed Basilisk subjugation reward money with Han Min-ah and the right to reside in my house.

“Please take care of me from now on too, Han Min-ah.”

“…Yeah, you too.”

Lastly, Han Min-ah exchanged a handshake, holding the contract in her hand, and went down to the master bedroom where she stays with her siblings.

And so, I somehow finished the contract proposal with Han Min-ah, who was one of the 7 comrades at the time of the subjugation, and…

Han Min-ah, dressed in a maid outfit, barging onto the bed in my room happened the next morning.