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After returning from the dungeon, internet portal sites were flooded with our articles and photos for a while.
There were a lot of articles with provocative titles,
The best of them all was this one.
The photo that took up half of the article showed Baek Young-hee jumping into Wang Gu-ho’s arms and hugging him.
“Kiya… This composition is a work of art. How did you take the picture at this timing?”
As I exclaimed in admiration while looking at the monitor, Baek Young-hee, who was touching the little boy’s clothes, opened her eyes wide and glared at me.
“Can you stop teasing me now?”
I ignored Baek Young-hee’s words and read part of the article out loud.
“According to Baek Young-hee’s closest associates, the two have been meeting secretly since last month, and they mainly date at the office and home to avoid prying eyes…”
Baek Young-hee screamed in frustration.
“Who on earth is that aide! I’m going to sue that reporter!”
Of course, I know that there is no such thing as a close associate as mentioned in the article, but I couldn’t stop teasing him because it was so much fun.
“The reason why the two had to hide their relationship is because Baek Chang-soo had always threatened, ‘If you want to date my daughter, you have to beat me at least.’ This seems real, doesn’t it?”
It was such a plausible story that it gave me goosebumps.
Baek Young-hee sighed as if she had given up, and then fixed the yellow ribbon on the little boy’s head one last time.
And he came to me and said.
“I’ll go to the hall first. Do you need anything else? Other than teasing me.”
I gestured to Wang Gu-ho, who was watching me from the corner.
Since that photo was taken, Wang Guho didn’t know how to treat Baek Yeong-hee.
“Can I not take him?”
Baek Young-hee glared at me fiercely, then turned around and left.
Why are you so serious?
Only after Baek Yeong-hee left did Wang Gu-ho approach me, hesitant.
“I, Team Leader···.”
“why?”
“There’s something I’d like to discuss···.”
Looking at Wang Guho’s shyly flushed face, I sighed.
“No. Absolutely not.”
“yes yes?”
It was obvious on Wang Guho’s face what he was thinking.
This guy had absolutely no immunity to women.
“Baek Young-hee doesn’t like you. So wake up from your dream.”
“I, I, I didn’t think of that.”
Wang Guho shook his head and tried hard to deny it, but the disappointed expression was clearly visible on his face.
I put my arm around Wang Guho’s shoulder and said.
“That’s not true, Inma. As a senior in life, I’m giving you this advice: Don’t even look at a tree you can’t climb. Especially if you like a woman like Baek Yeong-hee, you’ll become a real fool among fools.”
Wang Ho-gu looked at me with a very aggrieved expression.
“That’s not true… And I’m older than the team leader, so why do you keep saying that….”
This kid usually does well, but he’s being picky over nothing.
I said, lightly ignoring Wang Guho’s protest.
“Anyway, keep my words in mind. If you really want to date, then don’t go with Baek Young-hee…”
As a senior in life who has gone through bitter experiences, I felt something prickling my side as I gave him sincere advice.
Knock knock.
When I turned around, the kid was poking me in the ribs.
“Huh? Why?”
The little boy said, spreading his arms.
“How about this?”
The little girl was wearing a dress the same shade of red as her hair.
Here, with a big yellow ribbon on her head, she looked like a foreign child actor.
But his expression somehow looked dissatisfied.
“It looks okay to me. Why? Is it not good?”
The little boy said, rubbing his stomach, which had become thinner over the past few days.
“I’m hungry. I have to eat a lot today···.”
So, in the end, all your problems lead to that one thing?
I sighed lightly and walked over to the little girl’s closet on one side of the office.
Inside, there were about a hundred different types of children’s clothing that Baek Yeong-hee had bought.
I took out a comfortable-looking white t-shirt and overalls from my closet.
“Then change into this.”
The little boy puffed out his cheeks.
“That’s not pretty.”
···What do you want me to do?
Pretty clothes and comfortable clothes to eat in.
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The little boy rested his chin on his hand and began to think seriously.
Then he glanced at me and asked.
“···What do you think is better?”
“Well, the dress looks pretty.”
Why are you so gloomy?
“The bread isn’t bad either.”
Why does it get brighter again so quickly?
Because I was worried that I would be late for the party because of the little one’s worries, I proposed a compromise.
“First, put on that dress, put the panties in your bag and take them with you, and change into them if you feel sick.”
The little boy looked like the first human to discover fire.
“Mister, you’re a genius!”
“Oh my.”
After a while, the three of us got into the elevator.
Our images were reflected in the elevator’s mirror.
Just as the little girl was wearing a dress, Wang Gu-ho and I were also wearing suits.
Because today is the day we are the main characters.
After getting off the elevator a while later, many people were already gathered in the party hall.
I saw several familiar faces.
Siblings Cheon Il-nam, Cheon In-nam, and Cheon Seol-ah from the field support team.
Thank you, reporter Park Young-bae, for always working hard.
Operator Chae Su-min, whose face we rarely see.
Even Baek Young-hee, who is talking with other team leaders.
Most of the people from Team 7 were gathered in the center of the party hall.
And people from other teams were gathered around them, chatting and eating food.
Today was our team 7’s return celebration party.
This is a White House tradition,
Whenever a team returned from a dungeon expedition, the guild would congratulate them.
It’s something I couldn’t even dream of when I was at Blackhound.
“The main characters have finally arrived!”
Baek Chang-soo walked towards me with a bright smile and brisk strides.
He hugged me tightly.
“Team Leader Lim! I thought you’d come back alive and well! When Younghee said she wanted to send a rescue team, I thought, ‘What’s the fuss?’”
Kwuuk.
Okay, I hope you’ll let me go.
This gentleman’s entire body is made of muscles like steel, so it’s hard to breathe when you hug him.
“Are you planning to kill me as soon as you get back?…”
“Hahaha! That young man is joking!”
After a while, I was barely able to escape from Baek Chang-soo’s arms.
Baek Chang-soo changed his target and hugged Wang Gu-ho tightly.
“Wang Guhogun! Is it true that you are dating my daughter these days?”
“Huh? Oh, no, that’s···.”
Wang Gu-ho broke out in a cold sweat, worried that he might receive a request to spar, but Baek Chang-soo laughed it off.
“Hahahaha! Just kidding! You’re not our Younghee’s type!”
“yes···.”
You punk. That’s too much.
Baek Chang-soo tried to say hello to Lily, but the little girl quickly hid behind me and looked at me warily.
Baek Chang-soo looked a little hurt.
At that moment, Team 2 Leader Bang Woo-hyeok and Team 3 Leader Lee Hye-rin walked towards Baek Chang-soo from behind.
I’ve seen Bang Woo-hyuk a few times, but today was the first time I saw Lee Hye-rin.
Of course I knew about her before she regressed.
Lee Hye-rin extended her hand to me.
“Nice to meet you, Team Leader Lim. And congratulations on your safe return.”
“thank you.”
Hye-rin Lee is a woman in her 30s with a sophisticated appearance, a slender figure, and amazing handling of dual swords.
After the inspection, Lee Hye-rin.
There are superhumans whose skills have improved rapidly since the martial arts world and Earth became connected, and she was one of them. It may be an exaggeration, but if she had been born in the martial arts world, she would have been called a talent who would have fought for the title of best in the world.
Of course, he is still a strong enough superhuman.
I was surrounded by Baek Chang-soo, Bang Woo-hyuk, and Lee Hye-rin for a while, chatting about various things.
“Only the three of us are here today. The other team leaders are on assignments.”
“It’s hard to get them all together at once.”
“Those who are present should congratulate each other first.”
“By the way, Team Leader Lim. I heard the loot you brought back this time is amazing?”
“Should I give you a generous bonus?”
“Hahaha! Of course!”
The party had a soft and relaxed atmosphere.
I had a glass of wine, chatted with several people, and enjoyed a little bit, so no one said anything if I went whenever I wanted.
If you ask if all guilds have this kind of atmosphere, absolutely not.
Blackhound, which was comparable in size to White House, had a military-like atmosphere with complete obedience to orders.
In the middle of the conversation, I turned my head to see what the little boy was doing, and saw someone on the other side working hard to accumulate calories.
Next to her was Jang Young-shin, who came to the party holding hands with her mother.
Jang Young-shin, wearing a bow tie and a tuxedo, pushed the food on her plate to Lily.
“···Eat this too.”
The little boy nodded, shoving food into his mouth until his mouth was about to burst.
“Thank you, oppa! You too, oppa!”
At those few words, Jang Young-shin’s face turned bright red.
“···I’m fine. Should I bring you more?”
“yes!”
From now on, I’ll have to call that guy Fool Number 2.
While I was momentarily distracted by the little boy, someone spoke to me.
“What are you ···?”
“yes?”
When I looked around, Bang Woo-hyuk was smiling brightly.
“I asked if you had a goal in life. I was curious about what young people think these days.”
“The goal is···.”
“Of course he’s the strongest in the world!”
Suddenly Baek Chang-soo interrupted our conversation.
The representative’s face was quite red, as if he had been drinking quite a bit while wandering around.
Of course, if you are a superhuman, you can drive away drunkenness at any time if you want to.
No one ever did that at a party.
Baek Chang-soo said, beating his chest.
“Do you want to be the strongest in the world? Then you have to beat me first! Team Leader Lim. So catch me soon and have a sparring match…”
“I want to retire and live comfortably.”
“what?”
“Huh?”
People who heard me opened their eyes wide.
Baek Chang-soo, Lee Hye-rin, Baek Yeong-hee who was approaching to stop her father from drinking, and even the people who were secretly listening to our language all looked at me with strange expressions.
I sipped the wine glass in my hand and continued speaking leisurely.
“I want to stay healthy, not get hurt, and make a lot of money so I can build a 3,000-pyeong mansion.”
Before returning, it was 150 pyeong, so this time I was planning to build it at least 20 times bigger.
“······.”
Before I knew it, everyone was listening to me.
Why are you all focusing on something so trivial and making a fuss?
I shrugged and continued.
“I live there, putting all the things I like in there, inviting my friends over, doing whatever I want. Without worrying about anything, without worrying about what anyone thinks.”
Lee Hye-rin said with a sly smile.
“That’s a great goal. It’s a dream come true for us who risk our lives every day.”
Bang Woo-hyuk smiled gently as if he understood what she meant.
“You wish for peace to come to the world. That is a wonderful dream.”
···I don’t know how well it can be packaged to make it look like that.
Baek Chang-soo was the only one who tilted his head with a face that seemed unable to understand.
“Then… who is the strongest in the world?”
After a while he was dragged away by his daughter.
“Dad, read the mood!”
I smiled at the sight and looked out the window.
The rainbow, a sign of disaster, still loomed in the sky.
Within a few days, the red bands had completely disappeared and the orange bands had begun to fade.
Disaster is inevitable.
At first I thought I could just hide or run away somehow, but when I thought about it, that wasn’t the case.
Every time a disaster strikes, cities are destroyed, people die,
The kid’s favorite chicken restaurant will also disappear.
When on earth are you going to build my mansion?
If something were to break down during construction, there would be nothing more frustrating than that.
So I thought about it carefully.
‘Would it be better for me to prevent disaster?’
If it was something that could be stopped by one person, it wouldn’t have been called a disaster.
It’s just as hard when you have a little one by your side.
I don’t want to step forward and get hurt…
I thought about it for a while, but the answer was closer than I thought.
This is where I am standing now.
White House.
A name that will be one of the top three guilds in Korea in 10 years, even if I do nothing.
If I add their power to the information about the future that only I know, I can prevent disaster.
No, I didn’t intend to end it by simply blocking it.
I drank all the wine left in my glass in one gulp.
“If you’re going to do it, you should make sure you get a good share.”
Whether it’s fame, money, or power,
After the disaster, White House will be at its best.
I’m going to enjoy it to the fullest.
I’ve already thought of a method.
I walked up to Baek Chang-soo, who was still half-drunk, and spoke.
“Sir, do you like fishing?”
Baek Chang-soo, who was resting on a chair, opened his eyes half-heartedly and looked at me.
“Fishing~?”
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