episode_0134

“Huh?”

Do Yu-jin, who belatedly confirmed the expressions on the faces of the four of them as they looked at her, felt some kind of pressure wash over her ankles like waves and naturally opened her mouth.

“First of all, it’s obvious that Erio was chosen, right?”

As Do Yu-jin added her additional explanation, everyone present secretly focused their eyes.

“The strongest person here is Erio.”

Shigure nodded naturally at these words.

Even when I just saw her in class, I couldn’t help but wonder if she was really the same person as me.

But, since I realized that I wasn’t using even half the strength I had in class while clearing the dungeon, it was natural that I had nothing to say.

Tingle-!

Well, Yumi, who was brimming with confidence because she had just stepped into the world, and Yuna, who had a secret competitive spirit toward Erio in many ways, glared at Do Yu-jin with narrowed eyes at those words.

First of all-

“But Yuna fought with Erio on an equal footing.”

Do Yu-jin destroyed their strong alliance with just one word.

“Really?”

“I haven’t seen it myself so I can’t say for sure, but I think it’s probably right?”

“Heh, for a sloppy dad, you have an eye for detail… … Huh?”

Yuna opened her mouth in secret delight at Do Yu-jin’s words, but then became flustered.

Because I started to wonder how he could say something like that.

‘Did you know that I fought a sloppy lightning bolt?’

Erio also reached the same conclusion as Yuna and looked at Doyujin’s expression.

That would be the case, because fighting with Yuna was an act of kicking away Do Yu-jin’s request to get along well with her daughter.

“If you have eyes to see, you both have so much dirt on your bodies, and you don’t know that, you’re an idiot.”

But Do Yu-jin had no intention of saying anything about that part.

Of course, if the two had not been able to properly end the fight and were hostile to each other, I would have personally intervened.

But the two of them did not truly hate each other, even though they bickered.

‘You two both said that children grow up fighting with their friends.’

While Do Yu-jin was looking through a reference book based on her past memories.

“I see… … ”

Shigure muttered in a small voice and looked at Yuna, who was fidgeting slightly.

‘Now that I think about it, Dad said something quite meaningful before entering the dungeon.’

dump-

“Daughter, who on earth is that black-haired girl?”

“Huh? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“No… … ”

Hayato, who was regulating his rough breathing by bumping fists with each other, paused for a moment as if he didn’t know what to say.

Then, the image of Yuna that I had seen in the training session naturally came to mind.

Ugh-!

I felt the parts that had hit Yuna earlier starting to hurt again.

‘Ha… … Even though my current condition is not normal, I still got into a fight with a girl who looked like she had just graduated from playing house.’

Hayato let out a laugh that was a mixture of emptiness and bewilderment, and imagined a huge wall in his head.

It is the huge wall that appeared in front of him when he was young and still blocks his path even now that he has grown to a higher level with Do Yu-jin’s help.

Why is that?

Strangely enough, when I stood in front of that wall, my mouth opened and words poured out naturally.

“Daughter, I’ve been living for quite some time now and I’ve seen many geniuses, including you, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you.”

“That kind of guy… …What does that mean?”

“What is it?”

Hayato said playfully and slightly bitterly, looking at Shigure’s embarrassed face.

“I’m talking about a guy who makes you think he’d make it to S-class even if the sky splits in two.”

When Shigure was looking at Yuna with eyes that seemed to be newly surprised.

“Shut up!!!”

Yumi, who had been quietly listening to the conversation in a corner, suddenly interrupted the conversation and shouted.

“This body still hasn’t understood a single word of what my father said, but I don’t know why everything is moving in the direction of being sorted out!”

Shigure can’t fight Erio and win.

However, Yuna is capable of fighting on equal terms with Erio.

Do Yu-jin, who had been trying to naturally push Shigure back and also send Yumi back, scratched his cheek awkwardly when he saw him.

“Hey… … Yumi?”

During that brief moment, Do Yu-jin carefully opened her mouth after thinking about many things in her head.

“What is this all of a sudden? Oh! Are you finally realizing how foolish your words were and trying to take them back? If that is the case, I don’t think I can be generous… … ”

“No, that’s not it… … ”

Do Yu-jin hesitated to say it, but it is natural for a child’s growth to be accompanied by pain.

‘There are truths in this world that cannot be avoided no matter how much you shake your head.’

Do Yu-jin, who had made up her mind like that, quietly opened her mouth.

“You are the weakest person here right now.”

“… … What?”

At Do Yu-jin’s simple answer, Yu-mi opened her mouth wide and lifted her ears and tail.

And a little later.

“This profit!”

Yumi trembled all over with anger and shame.

Then, as if to say, “How can you say something like that after seeing this?”, he raised his eyes slightly filled with tears and tried to open his mouth.

Swish-

“Up to there.”

Shigure suddenly appeared behind Yumi and gently touched her carotid artery with his finger.

A light stab without an ounce of pain.

‘But what if this wasn’t a finger, but a dagger?’

Creepy-!

Thinking that way, Yumi felt a chill run down her spine without her knowing it.

“Okay, now you get it?”

-great job.

Do Yu-jin, who saw that Yumi’s spirit had died down after sensing the difference in class, said that to Yumi and at the same time spoke to Shigure through the necklace.

Shigure, who had secretly carried out Doyujin’s order, nodded once and distanced himself from Yumi.

“For your information, when I first mentioned those two, I didn’t just consider their skills, but also thought about their combination. ”

Do Yu-jin said as she stroked Yu-mi’s head, her ears and tail drooping, as if comforting her.

“When you think about it combinatorially, to those two, you guys… … I’m sorry to say, but you’re just a burden.”

“Jimg… … ”

Shigure’s shoulders slumped as he was feeling confident after successfully completing Doyujin’s first order.

“Uh… … ”

“Um… … ”

Erio and Yuna were speechless as they watched the two people who had done nothing but looked very exhausted.

Their faces showed an expression that suggested they didn’t know whether to hate having to be separated from Do Yu-jin or to be happy that they were trusted.

“And of course, I am no exception to that burden.”

Well, actually, the biggest reason was that there was something else that had to be done, but Do Yu-jin didn’t bother to bring that up.

Even though I’ve already shown Erio and Shigure many sides of myself that I didn’t originally intend to show them, I still plan to do my best to hide what I can.

“But I came to protect Eugene… … ”

“Your quick catching of the monsters in this city will protect me.”

Erio closed his mouth as if he didn’t like Do Yu-jin’s answer.

And then he remained silent for a long time as if he was refusing to talk, but Do Yu-jin didn’t pay much attention.

Because even that silence was enough to provide an answer.

That’s why Do Yu-jin turned her gaze to the side.

“Cheet, a sloppy dad and a sloppy younger brother. What the? Are you both sloppy and can’t do anything without me?”

Fortunately, this time the persuasion was pretty easy.

“Okay, so Yuna, I have a favor to ask of you.”

Do Yu-jin said that and gave his other hand to Yu-mi, then reached out and lightly stroked Yu-na’s head.

“Anyway, it’s sloppy… … ”

Yuna closed her eyes slightly, enjoying the warmth in his hands.

Yuna and Yumi.

Although the two daughters were unexpected, Do Yu-jin had no intention of abandoning them since she had already accepted them as family.

However, I had no intention of just keeping it there like a jewel in a box.

For Do Yu-jin, family was something that supported each other.

of course.

“You don’t have to force yourself, so you can run away whenever you want. Or you can call me.”

That doesn’t mean I wasn’t worried though.

“Huh! What are you talking about, you sloppy dad?”

Yuna’s characteristically prickly answer.

“We’ll take care of ourselves, so wake up and worry about yourself, you sloppy dad.”

However, Do Yu-jin nodded, feeling her worries and sincerity melted into the string of the contract.

‘It’s not a relationship that’s connected by blood… … but this isn’t so bad after all.’

Do Yu-jin smiled with that thought and then stroked Yu-na’s head hard one last time.

Yuna grumbled as if asking what was wrong, but tilted her head slightly so that she could be stroked as best as possible.

“Erio, please take good care of her.”

ha-

“I’m going to put this up as a huge favor.”

“As much as you want.”

Erio looked at Do Yu-jin, who answered coolly with a blank expression as if she didn’t like it, and then said.

“There are two conditions.”

“Okay, tell me.”

“First of all, if this work is finished quickly, I will go there right away.”

“If you come to me, I welcome you too, what’s next?”

Then Erio looked straight at Do Yu-jin and spoke in a serious tone.

“Don’t get hurt while I’m away.”

“Um, I can’t promise that… … ”

Do Yu-jin thought for a moment and then said.

“Still, I’ll try my best.”

Erio pouted his lips as if he was dissatisfied with Do Yu-jin’s answer, but he couldn’t help it.

Click- click-

He released the two hairpins that had been braiding the ends of her hair into three parts and the restraint that had been suppressing her strength and placed them in his hands.

“Keep it safe. I’ll go get it after everything is over.”

“Yeah, well… … ”

Do Yu-jin said that lightly and tried to put it in her pocket, but stopped because she felt like she might lose it.

Then, after pondering for a moment about where to put the cylindrical hairpins, she quickly put them on her fingers like rings.

“Okay, is this okay?”

Do Yu-jin spread out her hand and showed off her hairpin, which was positioned perfectly on her index and ring fingers.

What did you think of when you saw that sight?

“Ah… … ”

Erio opened his mouth slightly and looked at him with a blank expression.

While she was holding her breath.

“Okay, then I’ll take good care of it.”

Doyujin took Yumi and Shigure to the eastern part of Kyoto.

Erio and Yuna, who were left behind like that, watched the three people leave without saying a word.

“Hey, even though it’s the captain’s order, is it really okay?”

“I heard that he is an incredibly strong superhuman.”

“If there’s a difference, it’s better to just jump out… … ”

The Red Tail team members who happened to be left in the same place whispered quietly and glanced at the two.

Although he left it behind because it was Tagame’s order, he looked uneasy, wondering if he could really trust these little girls.

At that moment.

Kkieeek-!

The monsters that smelled humans flew towards them through the air.

A sudden surprise attack.

“What!”

They were not yet mentally prepared for this and were about to scream in panic, but it was better than opening their mouths to scream.

Phagecic-!

It was faster for a group of monsters to get their hearts pierced by lightning spears.

“What… … ”

“What just happened?”

Even though they were so embarrassed, they unconsciously realized who had done this and turned their heads towards the two girls.

And there, unlike a little while ago, there were two girls standing there with their faces expressionless and cold, each exuding a different sense of intimidation.

“Motorcycle.”

“Drive.”

To the two girls’ words, they were unable to give a proper answer and just nodded as if their heads would fall off.