A welcome face (1)
It’s strange.
‘If it really was a shock that I couldn’t get over, I wouldn’t have followed me to become a hunter from the beginning.’
Those seemingly irresponsible Hong Seok-young’s words never leave my mind.
I thought about him seriously, excluding my housemaster.
To put it bluntly, that wasn’t wrong. When you enter a dungeon, you are cut off from human civilization. From the moment they cross the gate, hunters must survive on their own without any outside help.
In other words, only strong hunters survive.
Although it does not look like a school at all now, the pilot high school will be officially recognized as an educational institution next year.
The children will graduate next year, and from then on, they will have to do it on their own without Hong Seok-young’s help.
So like this… I cannot deny the need for the process of struggling, finding solutions, and overcoming things alone.
but.
There are degrees.
Anyway, if you’re using the name “school,” shouldn’t you be more careful? Sometimes, just a word from someone else can save your life.
… Well, it must be hard to expect such delicacy from you. I know. I created a person by my side, but there is no way he wouldn’t know.
In fact, I am taking more care of my kids than I expected.
“… … .”
I fiddled with the business card in my hand.
Activating the phone was surprisingly easy. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on such an outdated communication device, so I just picked a cheap one. There is no problem making calls, as long as you have a good internet connection.
The first thing I did after holding my phone was to open the Internet window.
Funnily enough, what I entered into the search box were three letters of Hong Seok-young’s name. The article that appeared at the top was about catching the Minotaur that came out of the Myeongdong dungeon break.
‘Korea’s best hunter, saving Korea again’
‘Hong Seok-young, Minotaur hunting!’
‘Saviors of Myeong-dong, six hunters’
On another page, there are articles written by amateur hunter analysts talking about Hong Seok-young.
‘The strongest hunter Hong Seok-young, who is he?’
‘Until the new hunter who appeared like a comet becomes the strongest’
These are ridiculous sounds. There really wasn’t a single place that had proper information about a hunter named Hong Seok-young.
Well, does any writing compare to me hearing an honest story about the past from the person himself?
Hong Seok-young awakened at the age of nineteen. As soon as she awakened, she ran out of the orphanage and became a Hunter.
There are many people who do not even know this simple fact. You have never once hid your past.
To further explain, the age of nineteen is the age on resident registration. He said that because his parents registered his birth late, he was probably a couple of years older. For a hunter who reigned as the top of Korea for several decades, his awakening was late.
Hong Seok-young started his hunter career as a low-level porter for a small guild. He did not tell me about this period. I didn’t bother to ask what he wouldn’t tell me.
The reason he actively raided dungeons and cleaned up after dungeon breaks after that was because of what he experienced during this time.
It was five years later that Hong Seok-young began to make his name known in earnest after his time as a porter. Newspaper articles at the time praised Hong Seok-young, saying she was a newcomer who appeared like a comet, but her real uncle scoffed. This is because he treated the time he spent as a porter at the guild as nothing at all.
It wasn’t a good time, but I didn’t want to get rid of it either.
The uncle said so. So, I always talked about those days in interviews, but they were never published in articles. The trend of the times was that they wanted the emergence of elite hunters or something.
Anyway, Hong Seok-young went from a porter to a promising new hunter. After another 5 years, the new hunter became a skilled veteran hunter, and before 5 more years had passed, it became a name that always came up when talking about hunters representing Korea.
And thirty-five. At that young age, Hong Seok-young rose to the top position in Korea.
After that, he never came down from his position as the strongest for thirty years. It was truly a living legend.
The Republic of Korea was able to change because such a person created a management office and insisted on the rights and responsibilities of hunters.
If it were 2041, there would have been many other articles.
‘The reason why Hong Seok-young’s Ability Management Agency is envied by other countries’
‘Do talent management offices really only exist in Korea? ‘Hunter registration system in each country’
‘10 misunderstood facts about the Ability Management Agency’
The management office would not have been possible without you.
If it wasn’t for you in the first place, I wouldn’t have even attempted it. Why would there be a saying, ‘If you are a citizen of the Republic of Korea, you owe Hong Seok-young at least one life’?
of course… That doesn’t mean this person is perfect.
I slowly entered the number written on the business card into my phone.
The call rang a few times and then the other person answered.
― Yes, this is Jeong Yeon-hwa, head of tips for the Gyeonggi branch of the National New Mind Spiritual Association.
A voice that tickles your spine. I have to get in here on my own feet.
– hello?
I can’t believe I really have to do this.
“Hello I am… .”
I tried my luck carefully.
Even though I didn’t say a few words, the woman immediately remembered me. She honestly didn’t want to be recognized.
– Ugh, I thought you would contact me. Is there anyone else who cares about children like our teacher?
You know that because you’ve seen me a few times.
Hearing the fussing voice made me wonder if I was really doing this right.
I don’t deny that it’s a good opportunity to get information, but… . That’s just from my point of view, and from Hong Seok-young’s point of view, wouldn’t you be reluctant to put me on the ark? Is it because I decided that no one would recognize me?
That guy is so confident that in other areas it’s a bit… It’s so spacious that it’s frustrating.
In the end, am I destined to have to go back to the past and keep up with him? Since we have returned to the past, there is more work to be done. You have to start again from the beginning.
what… done. If you think about it, what needs to be done remains the same. What difference does it make if you add the old man’s follow-up to it? Rather, it’s just easier to avoid my uncle’s eyes and increase my influence.
– Coincidentally, there is a meeting for Dungeon Break trauma children. It’s being held in Suwon. If you have time, would you like to attend? There are also lectures for people like teachers. I’m just asking you to get a feel for how it goes.
Even if I didn’t try to answer, the woman told me various things on her own.
– Teachers will also hear a lot of helpful stories. Since many other people are coming… . how is it?
“hmm… .”
– And you must have experienced dungeon break too.
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“Yes.”
– Even if you think this is okay, such an experience will suddenly come to you one day. It’s not that there’s a problem with the teacher, it’s that people have to be open about their true feelings so that anger doesn’t build up inside. Hwabyeong is such a scary disease. Take this opportunity to talk to other people and do that.
“hmm.”
– Then I thought you were coming… . Do you have any more questions?
“Well, by the way, is there a participation fee?”
– Participation fee? Oh my, we’re not in that kind of place. All you have to do is just come. Of course, each lecture is slightly different… . Is there a lecture where an external lecturer is invited? That costs tens of thousands of won. It’s not like that this time, so don’t worry and just come.
Even so, the woman continued to talk about why she had so much to say.
Most people say that their association cares about the future of children and that it also values the mental health of teachers. . I wanted to cut him off, but I couldn’t because I was imitating a poor teacher whose life was half-trapped by a pseudo-scam.
“… There, then. “I’m ready for class.”
– Oh my, look at my mind. Teacher, you were busy, but you were too oblivious, right? sorry.
It feels like the story is getting longer. I quickly interrupted the woman.
“I’ll see you then.”
– Yes, sir. Please go in.
We’ve only been on the phone for about thirty minutes, but I’m already exhausted.
I swept my face with a dry hand.
At best, wouldn’t it be enough to just have a nice chat with a few civilians? Is it more difficult than the civil service complaint work at the management office?
Don’t be scared… .
Just think about what needs to be done.
* * *
“Are you okay with me coming here so calmly?”
Kim Chae-min said with worried eyes. I resolutely kicked Chaemin Kim away.
“What on earth are you talking about?”
“No, but… . “We have to bring Amy with us so that we can say, ‘Ah, this is who I am.’”
“Amy?”
“My car.”
“That yellow one?”
“yes.”
I heard there’s always something strange about each archmage… .
I shook my head.
“What good is there in being noticed for no reason?”
“Weren’t you trying to emphasize that you have a relationship with Teacher Hong? “It would be better if we let you know that she is also close friends with Archmage Kim Chae-min!”
“No, the principal alone is enough.”
“At best, I took him there!”
“I don’t want to stand out that much.”
Kim Chae-min looked betrayed, but soon narrowed his eyes playfully.
“Still, will people recognize you?”
“There’s nothing I can do about that.”
“Hmph. is it so. Anyway, I hope you do well.”
I got out of the car, leaving Kim Chae-min behind, who was waving her hand. It’s not a yellow sports car, but a black passenger car.
For me, who did not even have a driver’s license, let alone a car, Kim Chae-min personally drove me to the lecture site of the National New Mind Spiritual Association. To have an archmage as a driver. Woo Hee-jae, you succeeded.
After Kim Chae-min sent me off and told me to call him when I was finished, I entered the building where the lecture was held. There are a lot of people right from the entrance. It’s not an ark building, but it looks like it’s been renovated… . The scale is large. I thought there was a reason why the association was named after the whole country.
“hello. Did you come to listen to the lecture? ?”
As I paused at the entrance, a male student approached me and spoke to me. She is wearing school uniform. She glanced at the name tag around her neck to see if she was a volunteer.
Kang Tae-woo.
“… hmm.”
“May I know who you came here on recommendation?”
“… “I was introduced by Team Leader Jeong Yeon-hwa.”
“Team leader Jeong Yeon-hwa?”
I frowned. It’s a face that somehow looks familiar.
I probably don’t know many people at this point. Where did you see it?
“Wait… “I’ll check.”
The male student looked at the tablet PC he was holding. It looks like there’s at least a list. I wanted to take a peek at the screen, but it wasn’t at an angle where I could see it, so I gave up.
“Teacher, what is your name?”
“Woo Hee-jae.”
“Teacher Woo Hee-jae… ah! It’s here. You can go to the small auditorium on the second floor. Attach this to the back of your phone and show it when you enter.”
A smiling face. She took the sticker she offered and put it on the back of her phone and turned around. Then, she remembered where she had seen that face and quickly looked behind her.
“… … !”
“yes?”
“no. no… . “I saw it once because it looked like someone I knew.”
“Ah yes.”
It’s not a resemblance, it’s who you are.
I could barely suppress the twisting corners of my mouth. I couldn’t help but laugh.
I was wondering where number 3, who graduated from the lab as a failure, had gone, and he was here?
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