Will (1)
Exactly 10 days after the Boston Dungeon Break.
The world was still abuzz over Alex Hope wearing an FBI jacket. Americans who liked conspiracy theories were talking about secret agents and such. In Korea, there were also people who talked nonsense when they saw such conspiracy theories.
It was indeed a suspicious situation, and it wasn’t entirely wrong that he was a secret agent.
Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that there’s a lot of talk about this incident, to the point where people are saying that the secret agent or the monster is an artificial monster created through an experiment by the US government. It’s along the same lines as when Alex Hope disappeared over Boston with the upper body of the monster.
The situation at that time is also recorded in video.
Even in the midst of all that chaos, you think of taking a video. This is why modern people are so incompetent.
Well, to make an excuse, things did get better after the Boston-based guilds started taking on the monster subjugation. Plus, since we were fighting something as big as a house in the sky, it was easy to see.
So, if you piece together the video footage taken in a hurry, you can roughly see how Hope fought. Even in the end, Hope tears the snake apart, and the snake swallows Hope.
“I will go with Sandra.”
“Mr. Kim?”
There was a lot of talk about the monster’s upper body and Hope disappearing, but most people thought it was the monster’s last struggle. Since it was the first time they had seen the monster, it wasn’t exactly an absurd conclusion.
Knowing Hope’s abilities, we thought it was Hope’s doing. But since the magic was distorted to a degree that others could see with their own eyes, we can’t completely rule out other possibilities.
“Don’t think of something else in front of people!”
“Ahem.”
Originally, I was in a position where I had to consider and explore all possibilities. It’s an occupational disease.
“It would be safer for me to go with Sandra than to send her alone.”
Kim Chae-min spoke firmly, as if she would not accept any objections.
I didn’t really intend to oppose it, but… .
Sandra Gamble was one of Alex Hope’s weaknesses. Even if Noah Michel and Henry Lehman suspect Hope’s whereabouts, they won’t touch the remaining weakness.
However, Oliver Hope, Chen Yijun, and Gamble, who only viewed Alex Hope as a pretty child, had different opinions.
Gamble was Hope’s assistant.
It wouldn’t be strange if he set out to seek revenge for Hope’s death.
If I were Noah Michel, I would want to deal with this quickly before Gamble passes the information on to me. The idea that Hope is actually alive and that she could kill Gamble is also not relevant to Gamble.
For that, Australia, which is free from Hong Seok-young’s influence, would be a good fit.
If Kim Chae-min is with Gamble at the funeral, it will definitely be safe. It will be threatening. It will mean that Gamble is fully cooperating with us.
“That’s… true.”
“I told Sandra that I’ll be coming with you. Should I bring a gift? What is Australia famous for? Kangaroos?”
“Don’t forget, this is a funeral. We know Hope isn’t dead, but we’re not her parents.”
I frowned.
“But the funeral is happening sooner than I thought. I thought they were going to just process it as a missing person’s case.”
“Maybe that’s….”
Kim Chae-min tilted her head and then answered.
“It’s probably because both of Hope’s parents are hunters. They’re active hunters.”
“Yes. But what does that have to do with anything?”
“So you know.”
Kim Chae-min said, lowering her voice.
“A hunter who went missing after being bitten by a monster? Honestly, we all know that there’s no chance of him surviving.”
Kim Chae-min burst into laughter when she saw my face. Her voice was the same as usual, but somehow her laughter felt dry.
“It seems like the management office where Mr. Woo worked was full of skilled hunters. Did everyone return safely?”
“… … Just. Yeah, I guess.”
Of course not. If everyone was ticking along well, they wouldn’t have worked so desperately to lower the death rate.
But I always believed that my father and my sister would return safely.
Did Cheon I-jun feel the same way? Did he believe that his son would be safe no matter what happened?
Just a little while ago, Tian Yijun, who had been answering Hope’s phone calls, was an ordinary mother you could easily see anywhere. She was nagging her reckless son.
“Well, I guess Mr. Hong came back safely every time.”
“… … .”
In the end, that wasn’t the case either.
I tried to shrug my shoulders.
“If all goes well, Hope will be able to tell her parents that she is alive someday.”
“But then you have to open your eyes first.”
“That’s why.”
This time, Kim Chae-min really laughed sincerely.
Kim Chae-min got up and tapped my shoulder.
“I ask that you take good care of the children while I’m away.”
“… … .”
“I already told Seohyun and Jinwoo what to practice with, so you don’t have to worry too much. Oh, Jinwoo.”
“Is there a problem?”
“No, that’s not it.”
Kim Chae-min thought for a moment and then said.
“Doesn’t that kid look like a wizard?”
* * *
“You guys are weird!!”
Before the classroom door opened, Jinwoo Choi’s voice burst out.
Jinwoo Choi rarely raises his voice like that. I was curious to see what was going on, so instead of going in, I stood in the hallway for a moment and looked inside the classroom.
Jinwoo Choi looked at his friends with an expression that said he didn’t understand at all. However, the other kids looked at Jinwoo Choi with the same expression.
“No, this is basic.”
“What is basic!!”
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“Hey, Tae-woo and Ji-eun are both doing it, so why are you like that?”
“They’re weird? I’m normal! This is the norm!!”
“What’s strange about the author?”
“It’s not just him that’s weird, they’re all weird!!”
Choi Jin-woo slumped down on the chair with a face that was devastated. Several children laughed slightly as they watched him. Park Seo-hyun was one of them.
I was wondering what on earth they were talking about, when Yoo Ji-eun, who was sitting behind Jin-woo Choi, tapped Jin-woo Choi on the back.
“I understand. I was scared at first too.”
Yu Ji-eun smiled kindly.
Even if the youngest child in the classroom laughed like that, it wouldn’t be comforting at all, but rather just teasing. However, Yu Ji-eun opened her mouth kindly, as if she was sincere.
“Just try it once. After that, it’ll be easy.”
“No, that’s not what I mean….”
“Don’t listen to what he says. Yujin, I told you not to watch dramas like that.”
“What am I!”
“But what the author said is right. And if we’re going to do it, wouldn’t it be better to do it while Hye-eun is here?”
But Kang Tae-woo intervened quietly.
“That’s right! Sister can cure it right away!”
“Is that the same thing?”
“But Jinwoo, Teacher Chaemin said the same thing. She said you shouldn’t be afraid of getting hurt.”
Even Park Seo-hyun handed Choi Jin-woo a wooden stick and… what did she hand him?
“This time, you try making it.”
“No, I don’t like it!”
“If I can’t do it now, how can I do it later?”
“It’s different inside the dungeon! There are no monsters now!”
Oh Hyun-wook, who had been standing still, glanced at the playground and blurted out.
“Monsters aren’t just found in dungeons….”
I wondered what the kids were talking about, so I opened the classroom door and went in. Jinwoo Choi was strangely happy to see me.
Only then could I see the object that Park Seo-hyun had handed me and that Choi Jin-woo was holding.
A wooden stick with a hollow center, a cutter knife, and….
… … Magic Stone?
I know what you’re trying to make with the materials, but I told you not to use magic stones when you’re with kids.
“Are you trying to make a magic pen?”
“Jinwoo oppa said he can’t make it because he’s afraid of bleeding.”
Yu Ji-eun answered quickly.
“Jinwoo Choi is a magician, so he wouldn’t have any need to create a magic pen.”
“The teacher said we should be prepared for everything!”
I sighed at Yu Ji-eun’s words and took the cutter knife and magic stone from Choi Jin-woo’s hands.
“Don’t force something on someone who doesn’t want to do it.”
Sometimes the standards of wizards and hunters are strange.
Just like right now.
I told Kim Chae-min at the time, but this is different from being strange or scared.
Is it because the body becomes stronger as it receives magical power the moment it awakens? While some people, like Kang Tae-woo, have a hard time adapting, others adapt easily and become overconfident in their own bodies.
I asked Choi Jin-woo.
“Can you make it?”
“…yes.”
“Okay then. Who was holding the magic stone?”
“… Me, me.”
“I told you not to make a magic pen when you’re alone. It could be dangerous. Even if it’s a small magic stone like this, you need to get used to handling it.”
“Yes… I’m sorry.”
Park Seo-hyun slumped her shoulders. She was a child who understood even if I didn’t scold her. I didn’t say anything else.
What I originally wanted to say was something else, but… I guess I should start with this.
“You guys. Don’t take anyone’s blood lightly. Especially don’t make light of your own blood.”
Although Han Tae-kyung spoke somewhat comically, in some ways he hit the nail on the head.
A hunter must never become accustomed to injuries.
“Of course, you might get hurt when fighting monsters. You might get seriously hurt. You’re prepared for that, and that’s what makes you want to become a hunter.”
I saw Choi Jin-woo, Yoo Hye-eun, and Han Eun-young.
“No, I’m not saying you have to become a hunter. It’s more important to find your own aptitude. But this world is so dangerous, so it’s good to be able to protect yourself when the dungeon break goes off.”
“Teacher, that’s not what you originally wanted to say, is it?”
Lee Seung-yeon interrupted with a snicker. What an insolent brat… I sighed.
“Yes. What I’m saying is, I’m not saying you should be afraid of getting hurt. I’m saying, don’t take getting hurt for granted. Whether it’s your own blood or someone else’s, when you get used to it, it’s easy to take the injury lightly. I’m saying, avoid that situation.”
“… … .”
“Injuries aren’t a given. A truly skilled hunter should be able to clear a dungeon without getting a single hair on his head.”
“Like the principal?”
“Like a principal.”
I clapped my hands a couple of times to get their attention.
“Now, that’s not what I was going to talk about. I have supplies to hand out today.”
“Is this a payment?”
I placed a small cardboard box on the desk. I tested it as Gamble had said and made a few modifications.
Since Gamble had to finish before leaving the country, Gamble ended up going to the airport still sleep-deprived. Kim Chae-min’s bright yellow sports car and Gamble’s purple blanket seemed to go together in a way that didn’t seem to go together. Gamble slept well no matter what Kim Chae-min said next to him.
“You all know that school is a mess these days.”
“If there’s something like that in the playground, then any school would have that.”
“… Yeah. And when the weather gets warmer, you know how to go into the dungeon.”
“yes!”
“I won’t help you this time.”
When I spoke in a deliberately low voice, the children began to get nervous.
“So that if an emergency arises, we can send an emergency signal….”
Inside the box was a rough-looking clock.
“Keep this with you at all times.”
Without realizing it, I looked at Yu Ji-eun and said.
Fantasy, contemporary,
