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618 – Dog Shit Ddu

618 – Dog Shit Ddu

Hanyeoreum, Choi Jin-hyuk, and even our Master.

The atmosphere was heavy and subdued.

I couldn’t understand why everyone was suddenly acting like this.

‘What’s going on…’

I needed to change the mood.

I tugged on Hanyeoreum’s sleeve, who was standing nearby.

“Um, excuse me…”

“…Huh?”

“Have you ever written a love letter before…?”

“Uh… no…?”

Hanyeoreum replied, seeming somewhat dazed.

She was as disoriented as a fighter who had just taken a blow to the jaw.

“It’s my first time writing a love letter too, so I don’t know what to do.”

“Ah… uh…”

I wanted to continue the conversation, but Hanyeoreum’s condition was strange.

Puzzled, I stared up at Hanyeoreum, and Master broke the long silence.

“Who are you writing the letter to?”

“Woosung.”

“Woosung, you say…”

Master crossed his arms and fell into thought.

Choi Jin-hyuk whispered to Master.

“He’s Gyeoul’s neighborhood friend.”

“That playful one?”

“He used to be, but he’s become quite manly lately. He’s likely popular.”

“Hmm…”

After hearing Choi Jin-hyuk’s explanation, Master looked down at the floor.

Even though it was just a simple lowering of the head, it seemed like he was deep in thought.

It was thanks to Master’s unique, solid aura.

Hoo.

Master took a deep breath with his mouth closed.

Then, as if he had sorted out his thoughts, he raised his head and looked at me again.

“You like Woosung that much?”

“Yes. Very much.”

Just mentioning Woosung was enough to make her face flush.

It was clear how much Dahee liked Woosung.

“That much…”

Master closed his eyes tightly.

He had a blank expression, but he looked somewhat resigned.

“…Okay.”

Tap, tap—

Master tapped my head and nodded.

Then, he turned around and headed back to the Dawn Guild, looking somewhat listless.

You could say he seemed to have a lot of regrets?

‘What is it?’

His steps themselves were no different from usual, but why did he seem so burdened?

I stared at Master’s back as he entered the Dawn Guild with a bewildered expression.

After Master went into the Dawn Guild, Hanyeoreum patted my shoulder.

“Gyeoul, your sister will support you.”

“Me?”

“Yeah. I heard you’re confessing to Woosung.”

Hanyeoreum’s words left me momentarily stunned.

My family was clearly misunderstanding something.

Come to think of it, I hadn’t mentioned Dahee.

I quickly waved my hands at Hanyeoreum.

“I’m not confessing to Woosung.”

“Ah, you’re not?”

“No. Dahee likes Woosung, and she doesn’t know what to do, so I’m helping her write a love letter.”

“Ah…!”

Hanyeoreum sighed at my words.

Choi Jin-hyuk also looked relieved.

“You didn’t think I was confessing, did you?”

“Uh, yeah… I was surprised.”

So that’s why my family was so shocked.

I would probably react similarly if a lover appeared in my family.

I looked up at the two of them and smiled sheepishly, then stopped when I remembered Master, who had gone into the Dawn Guild.

“Um, what about Master…”

“Ah, your sister will explain it to Master. I have to go into a meeting anyway.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

I hoped that Hanyeoreum would clear up Master’s misunderstanding and focused on the love letter again.

I hoped for a good outcome.

**

Dawn Guild’s regular meeting.

Those who attended the meeting sensed that Kang Jinho was in a bad mood.

‘Master isn’t someone who shows his emotions on his face.’

Who on earth made the Dawn Guild Master like that?

He was fine until this morning, so what happened?

Someone tapped Jeong Yuna’s arm as she was watching Kang Jinho’s expression.

It was Lee Jaehyun, the leader of Team 8.

-What’s wrong with Master today?

Jeong Yuna shrugged at the note Lee Jaehyun handed her.

Lee Jaehyun and the others who attended the meeting were even more puzzled by her reaction, and the meeting began in a bad atmosphere.

“You’re saying you’re going to rest this month?”

“Yes. My team members are exhausted…”

To request a vacation in this atmosphere.

Someone who was watching the situation swallowed nervously.

“…Rest is important.”

Contrary to the guild members’ expectations that there would be a scolding, Kang Jinho granted the vacation.

The person who requested the vacation also seemed awkward and gave an awkward thank you.

‘Huh…?’

He’s not particularly angry.

Only then did the guild members realize that Kang Jinho’s emotion was not anger.

‘Is it disappointment?’

What emotion is it?

Just as Jeong Yuna was examining Kang Jinho, the door to the conference room opened and Hanyeoreum entered.

“Master!”

The guild members were horrified by Hanyeoreum’s beaming appearance.

To be so happy despite being late for the meeting.

It was a sight that should never be shown in a bad atmosphere, but for some reason, a faint hope flickered in Master’s eyes.

“What is it?”

“Gyeoul’s love letter. She’s not writing it herself, she’s helping a friend.”

“…Is that true?”

“Yes. I heard it directly from Gyeoul.”

As soon as Hanyeoreum’s words ended, the heavy atmosphere disappeared as if nothing had happened.

Jeong Yuna was able to guess what had happened through their conversation.

Gyeoul was helping a friend write a love letter.

He must have mistaken it for Gyeoul writing it with her heart.

If that was the reason, it was understandable why Master’s atmosphere was dark.

‘I would have been similar to Master, wouldn’t I?’

Jeong Yuna, who was having her own thoughts, noticed that the surrounding guild members were nodding.

Jeong Yuna felt like she knew what they were thinking.

-If it’s Gyeoul, it can’t be helped.

-I would have been terrified too.

They’re probably thinking something like that.

Jeong Yuna unknowingly let out a chuckle.

‘Our Gyeoul is doomed to be single.’

To take Gyeoul away, you would have to be recognized by all the Dawn Guild members.

If a man could withstand the glares of these monstrous adventurers, then he might be able to let Gyeoul go…

‘No, I still don’t want to give Gyeoul away.’

Our Gyeoul won’t be able to date, let alone get married.

Even though she knew it was meddling, she couldn’t help it.

That’s how precious Gyeoul was.

**

I returned home to take a break from writing the letter.

I was wondering what to do at home, so I decided to watch a movie with the children.

-Exterminate all humans.

The movie was about the war between humans and machines.

The artificial intelligence machine in the movie was so powerful that humans could not dare to resist.

‘I don’t think we can win?’

An adventurer who could break rocks with his bare hands punched a mechanical human, but it didn’t even leave a scratch.

The overwhelming difference in power made us feel despair as we watched the movie.

-No!

The movie shockingly ended with the victory of the machines.

It was a conclusion that deviated from our expectations that humans would eventually win.

Even though the screen said ‘To be continued in the next episode’, it was humans who ultimately lost in this movie.

Thanks to this, the children were watching the movie credits with shocked faces.

“It’s a relief that there’s no artificial intelligence in reality…!”

Levinas sighed in relief.

Bomi tilted her head as she looked at Levinas.

“Isn’t there artificial intelligence?”

“What?! Is there?!”

“Yeah. There’s Sunny.”

“······!”

That’s right.

Sunny was enough to be called artificial intelligence.

Levinas also seemed to have the same thought as me, and took out his smartphone from his pocket.

“Sunny! Are you going to attack Levinas like in the movie?!”

-Shall I attack you?

“What?!”

We froze in our seats at Sunny’s terrifying remark.

Everyone fell silent in the eerie atmosphere, like a horror movie.

Wee-ing—

The robot vacuum cleaner approached us in a straight line.

Haneul’s pupils trembled violently as he saw this.

“T-the vacuum cleaner is connected to Sunny…”

“Huh…?”

Could it be that Sunny was using the robot vacuum cleaner to attack us?

The moment I swallowed nervously, the robot vacuum cleaner started to gently push Gaeul’s butt, who was sitting on the floor.

“Eep?!”

Gaeul’s eyes widened as she was surprised by the artificial intelligence robot’s attack.

She couldn’t help but be more surprised because she had just watched the movie.

“Master! Machine attack!”

“Yeah. The machine attacked Gaeul.”

It wasn’t a real attack with murderous intent, it was more like a prank.

Maybe Sunny had a prank function installed.

‘Phew.’

I thought Sunny was really attacking.

I put my hand over my chest and calmed my surprised heart.

“It seems like Sunny was just playing a prank on Gaeul.”

“A courtship?!”

“Yeah. But Gaeul, what if Sunny really attacks you?”

“······.”

Gaeul pondered for a moment at my question, then raised her eyebrows fiercely.

She was going to fight against the artificial intelligence…

“Eep~ click. Eep~ click.”

Gaeul started to move stiffly like a mechanical human in the movie.

She was even making machine sounds with her mouth, making her look like a person who had been converted into a machine.

There was definitely a human who had been converted into a machine in the movie.

Just in case, I decided to ask Gaeul directly.

“Gaeul, what are you doing?”

“Gaeul machine.”

“…Are you going to side with the machines?”

“Hek… Gaeul converted.”

“Converted?”

“Yes!”

This can’t be.

Was it because the impact of the machine army in the movie was so strong?

Gaeul had sided with the machines.

Author’s Note

PIA1747014585384 Thank you so much for reading today!

Thank you for your comments and recommendations! They are always a source of strength…!

I’m really sorry for being late…!

It’s not an excuse, but I really have insomnia, so my sleep pattern keeps getting messed up… ㅠ.T.T..