episode_0199

“Are you sure you are an awakened person like us?”

“Surprisingly, they are tied to being awakened like us.”

However, the sight she showed was at a level that made no sense for a ‘person’ to have done.

“I had no idea the difference in level would be this drastic. I knew I grew up hearing geniuses from a young age, but… .”

Shine is now 19 years old.

Even though he was about to turn 20, he was still young.

“I also regretted that I had neglected my training too much. It’s been a while since I’ve faced monsters, but they don’t even blink when they hit my attacks? “When I saw that, I thought, ‘Oh, I’m going to die now.’”

However, the young lady was so pitiful that she showed up and killed all the monsters on their behalf.

It was so cool that I almost fell in love with the girl who will turn 20 next year.

“Hey, why are you all so gloomy? Just train again. “I’ve had a lot of rest so far, so let’s train hard again.”

“Can I train?”

puck!

“evil!”

The senior soldier’s hand hit the back of the head with precision.

There was a sound almost like the sound of a watermelon breaking, and the junior soldier groaned while clutching the back of his head.

“If it doesn’t work out, you won’t do it? If things continue like this, everything will be ruined. “A monster has come to our territory, so you’re going to rummage around without being able to do anything like you are now?”

Doing nothing and being unable to do anything are different situations.

“I hate those with wings the most. Even when I was on active duty, these winged guys snatched up my colleagues and took them away. “They couldn’t even leave a body, so they were classified as missing.”

They dragged it to their nest and probably ripped off its flesh and ate it.

That’s why you can’t find any traces.

“It’s not like he can stay in the territory and protect us.”

“ah… That’s right. “You have to enlist.”

“I wonder what the world is going to do like this… .”

It is a territory located quite far away from the contaminated area.

The fact that monsters had attacked this far meant that there was no longer a place the monsters could not go, and it also meant that protecting the territory had become very difficult.

“If this continues, won’t the entire land be polluted and everyone will die?”

“Or maybe only the nobles won’t survive.”

“Then since there are no commoners, we have to do all the work of commoners. How do you live a life like that? “It might be better to just die cleanly before that happens.”

“I still want to live as long as possible.”

“Why do you keep living in a good world?”

“Well, wouldn’t it be fun just for that time? haha!”

While the soldiers were giggling and talking.

Shine was having a conversation with the family elders.

Along with the ‘strange man’ brought into the family.

* * *

“Hmm.”

“Hmm.”

“hmm… .”

“… … .”

Shine’s family elders.

If I hadn’t developed Shine’s abilities, these are people who would have quite coldly dismissed her.

In other words, no matter how good your relationship is now, they are people who can cold-heartedly dismiss Shine once it has exhausted its uses.

So I didn’t have any good feelings towards them either.

“hello. It is called Suhan. “I run a small store near the academy.”

“Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”

If you look at their expressions, they seem to ask why they came so far.

“Hey, elder, when someone says hello, you have to make eye contact and accept it.” “I’m making eye contact. “Stop urging me.”

Shine tried to lighten the mood by looking at the family elders who were looking at me disapprovingly.

The family elders could not ignore Shine’s efforts.

‘He was able to kill all the monsters and end the attack without much damage, so he can’t treat me carelessly.’

As Shine was treated well, it was natural for me to be treated more respectfully.

“I am a man who has received great favor, so please treat me well.”

“I did it for money anyway, so what is grace…?” .”

Even though it didn’t seem like they could welcome me with open arms.

“I told you. “If it weren’t for you, I might still be in grade B right now?”

“I think that’s because you’re so nice!”

It seemed like they viewed me as a fraud.

I think that my granddaughter grew up because she was born well, and I am lucky enough to be treated well by her.

That’s why he shows such a crooked attitude.

“…Isn’t that why you’re trying to change your mind now?”

Shine, feeling ominous, asked in a low voice.

“You changed your words. You won’t be disappointed with the treat! “You’re so smart, I’ve already prepared everything!”

“Not that, just going in and out of the family warehouse. “What about that?”

“Okay… .”

When the quick-witted Shine hits the nail on the head, the family elders roll their eyes and pretend to do something else.

“No matter what, I’m not a member of the family, but to be put in a place like that… .”

“I brought you all the way here, are you going to do this?”

“Oh, yes! Do whatever you want. “Have we ever stopped you from wanting to do something?”

“Hehe, thank you.”

I just keep it in the family storehouse and don’t use it, but it seems I don’t want to give it to someone else.

If I took it and put it to good use, my stomach would hurt.

Shine smiled brightly at the reluctant permission of the family elders.

“Then it’s okay if we stop saying hello and go do our business, right?”

The elders jumped when Shine said that since he was done with introducing me to the family elders, he would leave.

It seems that he had no intention of letting Shine and me go.

I wondered if they had some other business, but sure enough, they immediately told me what they wanted.

“You’re leaving already?!”

“It’s been so long since you came back that you’re even thinking about leaving!”

“The elders are busy taking care of the territory. We were told not to worry about it because we were going to play around on our own and go do our own business. “I did it so as not to burden you.”

“No matter what, the situation is the situation… .”

“Hmm! “How about staying at the estate during vacation?”

A monster appeared in the territory, and he didn’t want to send Shine somewhere else as the only solution.

When I realized what their purpose was, I sighed inwardly.

It seemed like they wouldn’t let Shine go, even for their own safety.

“You know I have work during vacation.”

“know! “I know, but hasn’t the situation in the territory changed a lot since then?”

“Okay, what if another monster comes out of the territory? “There is no one else to protect the territory except you.”

Shine seems to understand why the elders do this.

But that didn’t mean Shine could stay in the territory forever.

“I told you. I have to go. “The situation is much worse in other places than here.”

“You go around offering to help other places, but what good is it if your house burns down?”

“It is right to protect this place where your family is.”

Looking at that, I could imagine how much trouble Shine would face in the future because of his family members.

As this situation unfolds, I wonder if Shine’s scenario should have been overcome a little longer.

If you had given her a weapon and helped her grow after her relationship with her family had completely fallen out, Shine wouldn’t have been embarrassed by such a request.

“There is no guarantee that a monster will appear.”

“On the other hand, there is no guarantee that monsters won’t appear!”

The elderly people, who were very frightened by today’s events, were clinging to their granddaughter, who was only 19 years old, and behaving badly.

‘Do I really need to talk to Shine?’

I know Shine’s personality, so I think he will do well.

Besides, isn’t it my place to interfere like that?

‘Because it’s not funny to suddenly ask people to keep their distance from their family members.’

But seeing what these old people did to Shine was a sight to behold.

The good news is that Shine did not easily fall for their tricks.

“They said it would honor the family name. Other territories are in a much worse environment than now, but because of me, we don’t have to suffer any such damage. Now you can prepare properly.”

“You need to give yourself time to prepare so you can prepare!”

“Now is enough time to prepare.”

“There is no talent. Talent! You saw it too. Those ugly things. “There is no way a soldier could suddenly rise from the ground to stop them.”

“Well, I was a bit shocked when I saw it too. Our family’s soldiers would have graduated from the academy and served, so why can’t they use their strength? “You didn’t get any scratches even though you were attacked?”

The elders looked speechless at her question, then sighed and spoke.

“You’ve been a genius since you were young. I think it’s hard to gauge their level because they’ve become so strong, but the guys who attacked the territory were a type of monster I’ve never seen before. They are probably the ones living deep in the contaminated zone. So even if we attacked, it didn’t have much effect.”

In other words, because the monster is strong, it is normal not to be able to kill it.

But Shine couldn’t admit it.

“I don’t think they are that strong… .”

It is true that a situation like this arose because Shine was so strong that he was unable to objectively understand his own skills.

However, that did not mean that what the elders said was correct.

It is true that they are strong monsters, but the reason the soldiers could not attack them was due to their lack of skill.

To be precise, they did not bring in skilled soldiers to save money.

‘What are you going to do by gathering a ragtag bunch of people together? ‘Tsk, tsk.’

Nowadays, the soldiers are literally guards in name only.

At least they would have been able to deal with monsters in other territories, but here, if it weren’t for Shine, a massacre would have occurred.

“I’ll have to spend a lot more money on expenses from now on.”

“Yes, we should do that now. I’m thinking of changing it. But it takes time to do that. That’s why I do things where I need you more.”

“Umm… .”

Shine, embarrassed by the elders’ earnest request, bit his lip.

It’s true that Youngji is worried, but she also doesn’t want to keep her promises to her friends.

Moreover, once again, there is no guarantee that monsters will appear in the territory again, is there?

Your friends will move around the territory and grow, but you will also be concerned that you are the only one left here and not able to grow.

“I will think more about what the elders said. “There is no guarantee that monsters will appear in the territory again.”

“Your family is in the estate too, right? “Think as positively as possible.”

Shine sighed one after another at the petty elder’s words referring to his family.

* * *

“Are you okay?”

After saying hello to the elders, we left the hallway and walked by ourselves, carefully opening our mouths to comfort Shine, who looked depressed.

Shine didn’t look good to anyone, but what could you do?

There’s nothing I can do other than ask if you’re okay.

Shine, who had been gloomy looking at the ground, raised his head at my question.

“I’m okay, mister.”

What was surprising was that when I looked at his expression, he seemed really fine.

“What are you going to do? “They tell me to stay.”

Of course, for Shine’s own sake, he should not have stayed here.

“Of course we have to go as planned.”

But surprisingly, Shine answered so easily, as if there was no need to worry.

“Are you sure you’ll be okay? If I do that, I don’t think they will just stay still. And you’re right to be worried about Yeongji.”

It is an estate where the family is.

There was no way I wasn’t worried.

“I have to worry. But think about it? “Anyway, our job is to catch monsters that attack surrounding territories.”

“yes.”

“Rather, the way to make our territory safe is for me to move with my friends and quickly deal with the monsters. Even if I stay here now, the monster will eventually come again. If I finish my business in another territory, I will move to another place. But what if I move and deal with it before it comes to our territory? Rather, our territory becomes safer.”

Shine’s clear explanation makes me nod my head.

“They might want to keep me tied up here just for their own safety, but that’s not right.”

Shine seemed to have already decided what was the right thing to do.

“… Are you smart?”

“I have good grades?!”

“Then why did you react like that earlier?”

She seemed conflicted by the elder’s words.

“Ah, what can I say…it’s a trick to avoid annoying nagging. “Our elders talk a lot.”

“ah.”

“If I keep saying no, you’re going to talk in a strange build-up to somehow convince me? “If I wanted to avoid that, I should have at least acted persuasive.”