Chapter 70: Party (5)

Our uncle killed all the bad villains!

Waaah-! Wow! That’s our uncle for you!

Reliable! Strong! Amazing!

Gyeonwoo and Pureumi’s cheers made even the bus driver smile, but it didn’t last long.

“You did such good things, so why spread those bad rumors?!”

“Yeah! Not nice!”

Gyeonwoo couldn’t understand this situation at all.

Well…

She knew well how evil villains were from all the news and online posts.

Weren’t villains’ evil deeds too wicked to be rewritten?

Of course they kidnapped, threatened, and killed people as they pleased.

She’d even heard about those who deliberately caused trouble just below the threshold of punishment – leaving dirty diapers on cafe tables or intentionally stepping on and dirtying people’s new shoes.

She thought it natural to kill these irredeemable humans.

No, these evil creatures.

At Gyeonwoo’s careful explanation, Guild Master Jang Jin-yu unusually agreed.

“Ha, damn. You know quite a bit for a little kid.”

“I’m not a little kid! I’ll be an adult soon!”

“If you’re an adult, my sibling must be dead from old age.”

Though others couldn’t read his true feelings due to his twisted personality.

“Ugh, why are you being so mean…?”

At Gyeonwoo’s tearful response.

“You’ll be reported to the Guild Master if you make our Gyeonwoo cry.”

Under Han Dayeon and Pureumi’s sharp glares, he had no choice but to get to the point.

“Fine. Since you want to hear it so badly, I’ll tell you what happened.”

“Hehe…”

The bad rumors about Guild Master Lee Sunghwan had actually started quite long ago.

Back in the chaotic times when Gates first appeared.

Many good and brave people died protecting others.

While those who would do evil sprouted up like bamboo shoots after rain.

It was the worst period of chaos since World War II, the Cold War, and the Korean War.

“My brother’s parents died then, and probably your parents too?”

At Guild Master Jang Jin-yu’s reminiscence, Han Dayeon unconsciously sniffled and answered:

“…Yes. Everyone who could fight had to go.”

They were heroes who protected today’s Korea.

But even at Han Dayeon’s response, Guild Master Jang Jin-yu’s voice remained cold.

“They were just selfishly sacrificing themselves without a word to their children, satisfying only themselves.”

“Hey, watch what you say.”

“Whatever. While there are people who think like me, brother and noona were the opposite. They honored their sacrifices, sought revenge.”

If they were alone she might have left or scolded him, but now they were with children.

They’d fought over this for years without resolution anyway.

Though seething at the insult to her parents, Han Dayeon bit her lip and forced down her anger.

“Brother said it himself. He couldn’t contain his anger seeing villains who only thought of their own greed despite awakening abilities.”

Loss manifested differently in each person.

Guild Master Jang Jin-yu, disgusted by human selfishness, built power to protect his remaining family.

The Han sisters disappeared, unable to overcome their loss.

Guild Master Lee Sunghwan gained fame as Korea’s strongest Awakened by closing Gates and hunting monsters and villains relentlessly.

His notorious reputation spread knowingly and unknowingly from this.

“Those with guilty consciences genuinely muttered about brother being evil, while I and others borrowed his reputation.”

Gyeonwoo and Han Dayeon could guess what followed from their knowledge.

Just as people used to scare children from dangerous places with stories of tigers and kidnappers, it must have been for similar reasons.

But while they nodded, one child shook her head.

“Nuu. They said… it’s bad to peel pumpkin seeds through the back hole.”

It was Pureumi, who had learned morality diligently from Gyeonwoo.

Whether good or bad person.

She knew gossiping about someone behind their back was wrong!

At Pureumi’s question, Guild Master Jang Jin-yu blankly scratched his head.

“…What’s she saying?”

With Pureumi’s baby-like pronunciation from shifting between spirit and human.

While family had gotten used to it, for him it was as difficult to understand as the Jeju dialect would be for a first-time listener.

Seeing this, Gyeonwoo, who had been internally grumbling “Uuu… our Guild Master is such a nice person, he shouldn’t be disrespected like this…!”, added an interpretation.

“She’s saying we shouldn’t gossip behind people’s backs. Right, Pureumi?”

“Yeah! That makes bad person!”

“Our Pureumi is so smart!”

“Yeah! Pureumi smart!”

Peeling pumpkin seeds through the back hole.

It was quite an old saying.

He hadn’t imagined hearing such words from young children.

This must be something that Gyeonwoo kid taught her too?

She became more intriguing the more he observed her.

So instead of brushing them off, Guild Master Jang Jin-yu wanted to ask about their thoughts.

“Brother knows these rumors exist. He even welcomed them as crime deterrents. I find it stranger that you kids are so sensitive about it?”

Guild Master Jang Jin-yu’s status in Korea was practically beyond national hero.

Even villains considered dangerous were all beaten down, significantly reducing their numbers compared to the past.

This was why Guild Master Lee Sunghwan, who despised villains, knew how his name circulated but chose not to interfere.

But even hearing he knew of his notorious reputation, Gyeonwoo’s expression drooped.

With downturned eyebrows and lips.

Yet she faced Guild Master Jang Jin-yu directly and mumbled her argument:

“That’s… sad. Villains are bad, not uncle. If everyone’s scared and avoids you instead of being grateful, who’ll step up to catch villains?”

It was a valid point.

And like a sharp dagger that seemed to pierce Guild Master Jang Jin-yu’s true feelings.

“You…”

There was a reason why, despite Guild Master Jang Jin-yu having the powerful ability to freeze people alive, only his looks were discussed among the three major Guild Masters.

He disliked seeing people step up and sacrifice without proper recognition or treatment.

Like his irresponsible parents who died leaving young him and his sibling without a word.

He hated humans who didn’t take responsibility but selfishly placed it on and expected from others.

Humans are selfish.

So I too will live selfishly.

Guild Master Jang Jin-yu had only fulfilled minimum obligations to protect his company and guild.

Gyeonwoo’s words, those sharp yellow eyes, seemed to see right through him.

Though knowing she was younger, remembering that chilling gaze.

He wanted to ask if she was talking about him, if she understood his heart.

“Aww, is our little one worried about someone? This is my first time hearing this too, but maybe the Guild Master kept it secret because he didn’t want our Gyeonwoo worrying?”

“What?”

But seeing her innocent expression chatting warmly with Han Dayeon, he couldn’t speak.

“B-but Guild Master- uncle helped me when I was struggling! So I’ll help uncle when he’s having a hard time!”

“Pureumi too!”

“Fufu, then shall sister tell you a good way?”

Right.

What was I going to ask such a small child?

He’d never opened up to anyone – not even counselors he couldn’t trust, worried about burdening his sibling.

The dejected Guild Master Jang Jin-yu blankly watched Gyeonwoo’s smile and thought.

What if that lovely smile, that innocent concern, was for me instead of brother?

“Tell us!”

“Tell us!”

Unaware of Han Dayeon’s thoughts, Gyeonwoo and Pureumi raised their arms simultaneously and urged her.

Only then did Han Dayeon show a sly smile and demand fair payment.

“Hmm, it’s kind of fuzzy… but if our Gyeonwoo and Pureumi give sister a big hug, I might remember?”

That’s right!

The Guild Master’s reputation and whatnot weren’t Han Dayeon’s concern!

What mattered to her was enjoying these brief moments with the two children!

“…. D-do I have to hug you?”

“Hmm, my memory’s getting hazier, what should we do?”

Though Gyeonwoo was getting used to physical affection, she’d rarely initiated it herself.

Ugh, what should I do?

She wanted to hear the method right away thinking of the disappointed Guild Master but.

Those mountain-like breasts that even clothes couldn’t hide were too distracting when actually trying to hug.

Th-that area is very precious according to sex ed.

You shouldn’t even look unless you’re in love!

Is it okay since I’m becoming a woman too?

We’ve hugged without problems before…

But me initiating would be deceiving sister?!

“Oh my, does our Purumi love sister more than Gyeonwoo does?”

Um, uh…

While Gyeonwoo stood frozen wiggling her tiny fingers, Pureumi quickly rushed into Han Dayeon’s embrace.

“Yes! The bigger the pillows, the better!”

“…D-don’t say things like that!”

She looked so happy rubbing her face against breasts as big as her head.

“Hmm, I guess our Gyeonwoo’s still uncomfortable with sister…?”

In contrast, Han Dayeon deliberately acted dejected looking at Gyeonwoo.

Gyeonwoo, who had been hesitating, was about to reluctantly shuffle forward for a hug when…