Village Chief (Sun-ok) – Young Master’s Homecoming

* Village Chief (Sun-ok) – Young Master’s Homecoming (5)

As soon as I entered, the commotion didn’t stop. I had no idea why the grandfathers were having seizures or shedding tears, but anyway, they were having their own league, and it took an hour for it to calm down. Amidst that commotion, I sat next to my grandmother, and I confirmed that Moon-young and her father, Baldy, were sitting politely near the sliding paper door. They, too, seemed unfamiliar with this commotion, and their embarrassment was palpable.

I can simply explain that the commotion lasted for an hour, but the loudest part was when I bowed to the grandfathers. I don’t know the relationship with me, but I thought it would be better to be polite to the elders, so the moment I bowed my head, saying, 「Have you been well?」, the number of grandfathers having seizures greatly increased.

“Aigoo, you’ve grown up so well! So well! Eui?! You’ve grown up so handsomeee~!”

“Why was such a baby born under that son of a bitch?!”

“Aigo! Aigo! Really! I have no regrets even if I die here today!”

The old folks were banging on their chests and causing a ruckus, like a scene from some cult on TV, but I thought good is good and let it pass. There were people I’d seen on TV sparsely mixed among the grandfathers’ faces, so I was quite nervous.

“No wonder Nuna was cooking herself!”

“Look at how skinny the kid is!”

“Babies! Bring more, more!”

As if to break that atmosphere, when I said I was hungry, the commotion subsided for a moment before they started rampaging again. From the beginning, as planned, the servants working outside carried in the dishes one by one. The first thing that went into my mouth was the squid tempura made by my grandmother, but the rest that came out later was also good. I thought I wouldn’t be able to taste anything because I was nervous, but surprisingly, it was a time to enjoy leisurely, like visiting relatives’ house on Lunar New Year’s Day. I’ve never done that before, so I don’t know exactly, but this is probably how it feels. Even being subtly nagged and asked about my recent situation from the side, it probably isn’t wrong.

During that awkward time.

The grandmother, who had been watching it all along, finally opened her mouth.

“You meddling fools, let’s talk about why Seo came all the way here, leaving him alone.”

With that one word, the commotion completely subsided, and everyone returned to their seats. While silence was maintained, I was the only one sipping soup, which was awkward again, but it wasn’t an atmosphere where the sparks would fly at me. My grandmother embellished the story she had told me at night and told it to the elders, and people’s reactions began to vary before she even finished speaking.

At first, everyone was in a rebellious mood, but they looked at me and sized me up. When I told them the threat I had made to my grandmother as it was, the reactions split again. And when I used our father as an example there, some were discouraged again, and the reactions were fresh. There were a few old men who didn’t give in until the end, but even that didn’t last long, and the wrinkles gathered on their foreheads were clearly swimming like waves.

In the end, I had to organize the story, so I felt uncomfortable with the attention, but since I only had one thing to say from the beginning, I encouraged myself to have courage. If they were people who couldn’t grant my request, they would go down the same path as my father. I was prepared for that, so I could open my mouth without difficulty.

“So, Jun-seo, what is it that you want to say?”

“I’m not asking the elders for a difficult favor. I’m saying don’t touch my babies that I’m raising. Taking back what you gave, honestly, don’t you think it’s too stingy? Don’t take away the pets that your grandson is raising. I’ve only just become attached.”

“Whether you’re attached or not, we were originally planning to get rid of the bitches around you and attach new women. It’s not easy to change our minds even if you say that. We’ve already started working on it.”

“Even if it’s a grandson’s request… Tsk…”

“When I think about that dog-like mess that happened after putting a woman from outside next to your father, I can’t accept it… I’m afraid that if something like that happens again, the bloodline will really be cut off…”

“No, it’s difficult if you say that. Why would I make a dog-like mess like that human? I heard that that rotten human was twisted because he opposed the marriage here.”

“That’s not it! That bastard was originally a bad person!”

“That’s right! He’s a beast! How can he bite our wrists when we raised him?!”

“I, his son, know best that that human’s personality is bad. But I heard that was the beginning. If that hadn’t happened, he would have stayed in the village, right?”

“Keuheum…”

There were people who tried to object to my words, but somehow a voice of affirmation came back. It would be difficult to make excuses. In fact, because of that one case, my father didn’t leave a drop of blood here and went outside to have a child. That human’s bad personality is also a problem, but it seems that they don’t want to reveal their shame because it was also due to their ignorance.

“I didn’t come here to fight with the elders. I fully understand how much the elders cherish the village from the current reaction, and it seems like you want to get along with me. Of course, I came here because I want to get along with my grandmother and the elders in the village in the future. Or am I being too presumptuous in thinking this way? Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable with me being here? If you say you feel bad when I’m here, so go back, I’ll go back right away.”

“No, that’s not it.”

“Baby, why are you talking like that~!”

“How long have we been waiting for you?”

“Of course. Ma, if you were that bastard back then, you would have kicked this place and left right away.”

“He speaks politely, and I think he’s grown up well…”

The reaction of missing me doesn’t seem to be a lie. Even I think I spoke too stiffly for it to fit, but they are accepting it favorably, so the strength in my shoulders has lessened a little.

“As you can see, our Seo is more rational than the idiot I gave birth to. At first, I was only thinking of getting rid of the bitches next to him, but I think we should take a step back with this.”

“If Nuna says so, we’ll think about it…”

“But who will accept that? Leaving the whores who don’t even know their bloodline next to Young Master.”

“If you think that one of them might get pregnant and give birth to a hybrid…”

“Ehyoo. Don’t say scary things. I can’t accept that kind of brat either. Erase it.”

The tone was more than thorny, it was fierce, so I was very uncomfortable, but I didn’t show it on the outside, swallowed my breath, and racked my brain. I expected this kind of reaction and came. If there was a case where they forcibly ignored my opinion and forced their own opinion, I was going to leave right away, but with this, there was room for negotiation.

“Two of the kids next to me can’t get pregnant, so there’s nothing for the elders to worry about. The other one (Seo-woo) isn’t the type who wants to receive seeds, so the probability of pregnancy is slim, and if you’re so worried about bloodlines, I’ll also hold a ceremony with a partner prepared according to the elders’ wishes.”

“What is it?”

“Is that a serious statement?”

“Yes. In the end, you seem to be worried about me because of what my father did, but isn’t it enough for me to contribute to the village? Have children, settle down in the village, and learn what I have to do… I thought that’s what the elders wanted…?”

“Well, that’s true, but…”

“Baby, there’s no need to take a step forward like an adult too quickly.”

“We were going to prepare a marriage partner for you, but doing it so quickly like boiling beans in a flash of lightning seems like we’re forcing you, so my heart is torn…”

I don’t know if that’s sincere, but I didn’t think so. These are the people who have been waiting so long for me to agree like this. Rather, they would want me to get married quickly and settle down in the village. From the beginning, the fact that they were going to prepare a marriage partner was the same as revealing their inner thoughts. I think they’re people with flashy pretenses.

“Unlike my father, I want to get along well with the villagers. The elders too, right? Then the story is simple, isn’t it? I’ll work in the village, get married, and have children according to the elders’ wishes. The elders will take a step back for me and allow me to raise pets. Isn’t that the end? Or was it too forced?”

Keuheueueum…

Eueueum…

After hearing my words, the elders’ groans echoed in the room. It seems that I’m the only bloodline my father left behind, and the fact that I’m going to have children seemed attractive to the elders, so their worries were no joke.

“Can’t you listen to the whims of a grandson?”

“That’s not it…”

“Still, ma…”

“I’ll ask you like this.”

When I bowed my head again, a stir spread. If it came to this, they had no choice but to give in. Apart from raising sly snakes inside, these people, like our grandmother, call me Young Master and cherish me. My bowing my head is something that truly scratches their insides, so one or two people opened their mouths.

“Haigo! I understand! I understand!”

“Nuna! I’m done! The baby is asking like this, what’s the point of us being stubborn!”

“That’s right. Looking at it, he’s deliberately distinguishing and telling us about pets…”

“It’s not like he’s marrying a woman from outside like that bastard, and he’s distinguishing, so why should we make the baby suffer?”

“If we insist here, the last thing will happen again…”

“Of course… The baby has grown up so well, what’s the point of scratching his emotions and gaining something…”

Is it the aftermath of my father, the elders who have yielded for now.

“Hmm…”

I don’t know what he thought of that reaction, but Moon-young’s father, the bald bastard, stared at me intently over his sunglasses. It was a place for a seat, so he didn’t open his mouth, but it was a look with some important meaning.

“Do you have anything to say to our child too?”

It wasn’t just me who saw that look, so my grandmother reacted. I was a little nervous about what kind of story would come out, but the answer that soon came out was ordinary.

“Even though he’s Young Master, it’s our organization’s fault that he was able to sneak into the village. I was thinking about that part.”

“No one will blame you. The story ended well, and I’ll pass it over as unwritten today.”

“Is that so.”

The bald man seemed to want to say something else, but he soon closed his mouth. The elders accepted my conditions, so the atmosphere naturally loosened, and the servants moved busily again. After that, a question time started, just like between close relatives. The air from just now was a lie, and they really became foolish old men.