episode_0119

In the way Shigure questioned Hayato, I couldn’t find any resentment or anger about why he sold himself out to some unknown guy.

Of course, it’s not like there were no negative feelings at all.

But even that was very small in size, just annoyance and grumbling about the situation being created without any explanation to him.

A scene that is difficult to understand at first glance.

But actually, it wasn’t particularly difficult.

Because Shigure simply believed.

He said that the father he knew would never have done something like this without any reason.

And as if to repay her trust.

Sigh-

Hayato sighed and opened his mouth.

“I’m sorry for hurting you unnecessarily.”

Saying so, Hayato handed Shigure the potion he had prepared in advance.

“Start with Dad.”

Shigure pushed him away gently and pointed to Hayato’s palm.

Hayato’s palms were deeply wounded by his fingernails digging into the flesh, as if he had been clenching his fists so hard.

“Okay, how could you have the decency to write something like this when you just watched your daughter have a knife pointed at her neck?”

“Write quickly. Otherwise I won’t write either.”

“I don’t need to use that kind of stuff, I just need to apply saliva and I’ll be fine.”

“What are you talking about when you almost died screaming just yesterday because of a bad syllable?”

“You’re not dead and you’re still alive and well.”

Shigure, who heard Hayato speak, put his hand on his head.

‘Anyway, that useless stubbornness.’

Hayato was a man who, once he started being stubborn, would not budge even if a typhoon blew.

Because of this, many people had a headache like Shigure now, but fortunately, she knew very well how to deal with Hayato in this state.

“I clearly told you to write it first, right?”

Oh my gosh-!

“I know that because I won’t use it until my dad uses it.”

“What? What if I leave a scar?”

Shigure snorted in response to Hayato’s words.

“What does it matter?”

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

And when it comes to stubbornness, be stubborn!

This was the way Shigure dealt with Hayato that he had learned while living.

And Hayato, who had already been hit by this method several times, sighed in surrender and grabbed the potion.

“Anyway, I don’t know why she resembles her mother in terms of personality, even though her face is fine.”

As I said before, Hayato was not the type of person to give in to stubbornness wherever he went.

But I couldn’t even properly display that stubbornness in front of Shigure.

A fool who would be sad if he had to come in second, that’s exactly Hayato.

Hayato grumbled as he treated his own palm and handed the remaining potion to Shigure.

“So… … ”

After confirming that Hayato’s palm had recovered completely, Shigure used a potion to erase the wound on his neck and asked.

“Why on earth did Dad act like that while holding back his temper?”

At that question, Hayato stared at her intently and then blurted out the question.

“You, it looks like you had a big accident in the circle?”

Shudder-!

“Um, that’s… … ”

Shigure said, sweating profusely.

“What, I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

Hayato clicked his tongue openly at the sight of such an awkward appearance.

“Even if you’re in the circle, you think I wouldn’t hear about the information you received by selling the name of our village?”

“It was half a gamble, but I’m sure I got cheated properly… … ”

“What are you lying about? I just told them what to do.”

Shigure was silent for a moment at Hayato’s words, then asked quietly.

“You knew it from the beginning?”

“Yeah, you idiot.”

Hayato said with his hand on his forehead as if he had a headache.

“Anyway… … How on earth did you have the nerve to approach the Black Dragon Society guys and scam them, especially one of the guys considered to be the successor to the Black Dragon Society?”

Shigure’s body flinched without him realizing it at the voice that was unusually heavy with sighs.

Looking at her like that, Hayato clicked his tongue and said.

“I won’t ask why you made a deal with trash like the Black Dragon Society. I already guessed what you were thinking after seeing the request.”

Sigh-

“Well, even without looking at the report, it’s obvious what Shigure is going to do.”

Hearing that, Shigure lowered his head and remained silent without saying anything.

Hayato looked at his daughter for a moment and then opened his mouth softly.

“I hated this town that forced me to do only one thing, being a ninja, and that even if I sacrificed everything, I would still end up just being someone’s part.”

“… … So, on the day you became the leader of the village, you said you turned everything upside down.”

“Yes, of course there were some grumblings about tradition and such.”

Hot-

“I patted its head a few times and it immediately became quiet.”

“I know. That’s what my dad says every time he’s drunk.”

“Then you probably know what I’m trying to say by bringing this up.”

Hayato looked at Shigure with a serious expression, his chin resting on his hand.

“In a world where you don’t know when or how you’ll die, I taught you the ninja techniques I learned so that you could at least protect yourself. However, I didn’t want you to become like me, so I didn’t tell you about the ninja’s mind.”

Phew-

“So, I think this is partly my fault for raising you too softly, so I won’t punish you separately, Shigure.”

“Dad… … ”

Shigure, hearing Hayato’s words, spoke in a wet voice.

At that moment.

Taak-!

Hayato moved quickly and hit Shigure on the head while he was letting his guard down.

“Ouch!”

Shigure glared at Hayato, his eyes filled with tears of betrayal rather than emotion at the unexpected surprise attack.

“Why are you hitting me when you said you wouldn’t scold me!”

“That means you won’t be scolded for breaking the village rules. If a child does something so stupid, of course they should be scolded by their parents. Shigure, you know how big of a mess you’ve caused.”

“That, that’s true, but… … !”

“Well, I understand.”

Hayato said, stroking his beard.

“Because of your little brother, you probably didn’t notice anything else around you. Shigure, you’ve been that kind of kid since you were little.”

It wasn’t a lie that Shigure sent him to the circle in the hopes of making connections and friends.

A friend with whom you can open your heart, laugh together, and share your worries.

I thought that if she had a friend like that, her worries might be eased a little.

‘But I never thought that he would make a friend like that and cause such a big accident… ‘

Since Shigure usually only showed his obedient rabbit-like appearance, Hayato felt even more chilled at the back of his head.

“I know you’re doing your best to treat that child in your own way. You’re prepared… …I think you’re prepared enough to cause such a big accident. So I’ll say it again.”

First of all-

“Go with that guy.”

Hayato said this while looking at Shigure with serious eyes and his mouth sticking out.

“Get close to her somehow while hanging out together. Use a beauty trap or something to get close to her. It would be best if you get close enough to show your grandchild to your dad.”

“No, is that something you should say to your precious daughter right now?!”

“I’m the father of that precious daughter. What can’t I do?”

Hayato crossed his arms as if to ask what the problem was.

“Well, at first glance, he doesn’t seem like a bad guy, so I guess that’s not what you’re thinking about right now.”

“Oh, really!”

Shigure, unable to bear Hayato’s words, lost his temper.

“No, that’s why! Why does it keep going well and then end up that way!”

“That’s the best way to solve you and your brother’s problems at once in the current situation.”

An answer mixed with a kind of confidence.

Shigure stopped getting angry at him and froze for a moment. Then, he lowered his face, which was red with embarrassment, and muttered softly.

“I was really surprised when I saw that she was able to identify the village’s curse at a glance and cure all the villagers’ arrhythmias overnight, but Kaori’s… … ”

“Yeah, I know that too. What that kid is suffering from isn’t something as simple as a concussion.”

Hayato, who dismissed the nine-syllable syndrome that had led countless people to their deaths as a simple disease, glanced at the spot where Doyujin had been and spoke.

“But somehow I feel like that guy could somehow cure what Kaori is suffering from.”

Shigure asked with a serious face as Hayato continued speaking.

“Dad, what on earth did you see in him?”

“Well… … ”

Hayato said, tilting his teacup.

It was an extremely ambiguous answer, but it was the best he could do.

That would be the case, since even he himself had not yet come up with an answer to that question.

Huruk-

Often, the superman compares himself to a mountain and the height or size of the realm he has reached.

There are several reasons why this metaphor was created, but the biggest reason is that they are similar in many ways.

It’s also about taking the time to build up a foundation of skills and increase your size.

As you continue to increase your size, you will be able to see at a glance what level those below you are at.

‘If only he were a normal guy… … ‘

The upper hand in power was clearly his.

But Hayato couldn’t figure out anything by looking at Doyujin.

That would be the case, because while he was a high mountain, Do Yu-jin was a vast sea.

It is a vast, black sea that stretches out endlessly, so much so that it makes even huge mountains look like small dots.

‘If I were to fight that guy… … ‘

Hayato thought seriously about the answer to the question that suddenly occurred to him, but no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn’t come up with an answer.

But why is that?

Unlike my head, which seemed to be stuck in a wall and unable to continue imagining things, I was able to find a single picture in my heart quite easily.

A photo of his last, most unpleasant appearance, being swallowed up by the darkness as if by waves.

“Anyway, I wonder where that monster-like guy suddenly came from… … ”