<[Episode 21] Maintenance (4) >
“I’m back.”
As soon as I opened the front door and went in, I heard my grandfather’s voice from the living room.
“Who?”
“It’s me.”
“Jaehyun?”
“Yes, Grandpa.”
When I entered the living room, I saw my grandmother lying comfortably on the stone bed with her eyes closed as usual, and my grandfather sitting next to her and silently looking after her.
“What about Mom?”
That was when.
“Son~? Your son is here?”
I heard my mother’s voice from the kitchen.
Grandfather gave an additional explanation.
“I’m cooking rice now. Aren’t you going to eat rice?”
“yes.”
“Let’s stay together later.”
“Yes, Grandpa.”
I walked over to the bedside.
A fairy was curled up on Grandma’s blanket and dozing off.
When I touched it lightly, it looked up at me with blurry eyes, then got up and stretched loudly.
Then it spread its wings, flew up, and circled around me.
“Yeah. Nice to meet you too.”
The current fairy level is 13.
Considering that Kami was already over level 20, it was a fairly slow growth rate.
However, upon reaching level 10, the natural recovery rate of all citizens within the area increased by 900%.
Thanks to the presence of the Fairy, minor injuries could be instantly healed just by entering the area.
As I brought my hand closer to the fairy who landed on my shoulder, she hugged my hand with both arms and rubbed her cheek against the back of my hand.
After playing with the fairy for a while, I checked on Grandma’s condition.
“How’s grandma?”
“Same as usual.”
Grandmother was able to maintain her health thanks to her grandfather personally breathing green life into her and her mother’s utmost devotion to nursing her.
But it didn’t seem to be perfect.
‘It looks like you’ve lost a little weight…’
No matter how great my grandfather’s abilities were, he had not been able to consume proper nutrients for several months.
There was no way it would be okay.
‘What on earth could be the problem?’
At first, I felt hopeful when I saw my grandmother opening her eyes with the help of a fairy.
Even though the time was short, I thought that if the fairy’s level continued to rise steadily, she would eventually fully awaken.
But it took too long to wait for Fairy to grow like this.
‘Before that, Grandma’s body will reach its limit.’
That couldn’t be possible.
I had to figure out a way.
Then the grandfather approached the grandmother and used his power.
Woohoo
The moment I saw the green life force leaking out of my grandfather’s hand and seeping into my grandmother’s body.
‘What about that power?’
When I first saw it, I thought it was just one of many abilities, but upon closer inspection, the results were different.
That power was a power with a similar texture to the black aura I had or the red aura that vampires had.
and.
Jiiing-
I could feel a strange sensation that I had never felt before before I properly recognized the power.
‘hmm.’
He habitually began using the Eyes of the Absolute to observe the green energy being absorbed into his grandmother’s body.
Then, I was able to confirm the identity of something that had only seemed vague when seen with the naked eye.
Jiiing-
The green energy seeped into Grandma’s body and gradually faded.
No, to be exact, I was being absorbed by some energy that existed inside my grandmother’s body.
It was greedily devouring the green energy that Grandfather was emitting. The remaining green energy barely remained in Grandmother’s body, stimulating her vitality.
The identity of the thing that is devouring my grandfather’s strength.
‘Transparent energy?’
Only then could I realize that a clear energy was flowing out from my grandmother’s body.
I felt it instinctively.
‘It’s because of this.’
It was clear that the reason my grandmother couldn’t open her eyes was because of that force.
‘How can I use that power…..’
The area that was particularly filled with transparent energy was the grandmother’s head.
The moment I put my hand there.
Flash-!
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The transparent energy that touched my hand spread out in a flash like a seizure.
and.
A completely different scenery was unfolding before my eyes.
The endless blue sky.
A vast, densely packed forest with a giant tree in its center.
Even the majestic mountains that decorate the horizon in a rainbow of colors.
Paaaaat-
By releasing the transparent aura, I was able to return to reality.
“Ugh, ugh!”
“Jaehyun! What are you doing?”
My grandfather, taken aback by my sudden reaction, patted my back.
As the green energy from my grandfather’s body enveloped my body, I felt warm and my breathing quickly calmed down.
“Swoop. Haa. I’m okay.”
“What’s going on?”
“…I don’t know either.”
What did I just see?
It was clear that the transparent energy that was occupying my grandmother’s body was related.
That was when.
Hwaruk-
A black flame rose up and tried to burn away the transparent energy that had taken over Grandmother’s head.
Because that energy dared to be hostile to me within my territory.
But I consciously blocked it.
‘If you burn that energy rashly, your grandmother won’t be safe.’
If you wanted to burn it, you could burn it all you wanted.
This was my territory, and the transparent energy that resided in my grandmother’s body was in a state of chaos.
However, the transparent energy had been parasitizing my grandmother’s body since before I set up the annex here, and it had created its own small area inside my grandmother’s head.
In the process of burning away that parasitic energy, it is inevitable that the grandmother will suffer damage.
If you make a mistake, you could end up burning down the whole house while trying to catch a flea.
‘We have to find another way.’
There must be a way to drive out that power while keeping Grandma safe.
“Grandpa, when will Grandma wake up?”
“and?”
“I have something to ask.”
“To Grandma?”
“yes.”
“I’ll wake you up when you’ve finished eating and when your family is all gathered together.”
Fairy can only wake up Grandma once every three days.
That was also limited to 10 minutes at a time.
That’s why I wake up my grandmother at a time when the whole family can gather and have a full conversation.
“Grandma would love that. Last time I woke up, Jaehyun was singing a song asking where you went. Do you know?”
“I heard it from my dad.”
Just then, I heard my mother’s voice from the kitchen.
“Dad! Jaehyun! Let’s eat!”
In the kitchen, a meal prepared with care by my mother was ready.
Doenjang jjigae, various side dishes, steamed mackerel, and grilled rockfish were placed on the table, stimulating our appetites.
My grandfather joked as he sat down at the head table.
“You baked expensive mochi because your precious son came?”
“Dad likes it too. And it doesn’t cost much at the store.”
Since it was no longer possible to catch fish by boat, all kinds of fish that could be used as sashimi, from mackerel and pollack to tuna, were registered in stores.
Because it had become a commodity, anyone with money could buy as much as they wanted, but the rockfish on the table now was boasting an enormous size.
My mom said it wasn’t that expensive, but for something this size, objectively speaking, it would have been expensive to buy.
But there was no need to worry about money.
“Where did Mr. Kim go?”
“I went to work. I’ll be there soon.”
Because the amount of money my father earned in a day was enormous.
Because of the bloodline title, the monsters that my father hunts are completely settled with him, and the money he earns from hunting monsters is usually in the hundreds of millions.
Because the income is so enormous, the money spent on food is only a pittance.
‘It must have increased even more these days.’
With Jinjo captured and most of Busan incorporated into their territory, they now had to travel considerable distances to hunt.
That’s why I made it possible to freely pass through Namdaemun to the Ulsan outpost.
Due to the nature of Namdaemun having to be built on a transparent barrier, Jeonpo Station, located right in front of the apartment, had to be turned into a forward base, but that level of investment was not at all a waste.
Moreover, creating an outpost within the territory was easy to operate because it was activated even without a vassal with the [Knight] title, and there was a 50% discount on it.
Titi titi titi – Tirori~!
Just then the front door opened and my dad came in.
“Mmm~ It smells delicious. Is it mochi?”
The rockfish that my mom grilled was plump and delicious.
As it was a large fish, it had a lot of meat, but when four people rushed at it and started picking at it with their chopsticks, the bones were quickly exposed.
“I ate well.”
After finishing our meal, our family gathered in the living room on the first floor where my grandmother was.
Mom spoke to her sleeping grandmother in a friendly manner.
“Mom. Have you been waiting long? I’ll wake you up soon.”
With those words, the grandfather released a green aura towards the fairy.
The fairy smiled pleasantly as she felt the green energy spread across her body.
And above Grandma, it flapped its wings here and there, scattering sparkling powder.
At that moment.
Slurp-
As I was watching the movement of the transparent energy with the eyes of the Absolute, I could see it escaping into its own area on my grandmother’s head.
And when the transparent energy that had been engulfing my grandmother’s entire body entered the narrow space inside her head,
“Hmm.”
Grandma slowly opened her eyes.
First, my mother spoke to my grandmother.
“Mom. Are you feeling better? Does anything hurt?”
The grandmother nodded quietly with a hazy look in her eyes.
“Mom, look here. Jaehyun is here.”
“Jaehyun…?”
At my mother’s words, my grandmother slowly raised her head towards where I was and said with a faint smile.
“That’s right… our grandson is here.”
“Yes, Grandma. It’s me.”
“Mom, are you thirsty? Here’s some water.”
My grandmother had a hard time coming to her senses.
‘Is it still the same even if time passes?’
When I came to see him the other day, he was only able to wake up for about 3 minutes.
At that time, he quickly fell back asleep, so I didn’t find it strange that he continued to feel dazed.
But now that it had stretched to over 10 minutes, I could feel the gravity of the situation as I watched my grandmother, who had been awake for almost 5 minutes, still looking like she was dreaming.
“grandma.”
“huh…?”
“I have a question.”
I asked my grandmother, who was blankly staring at me.
“Do you know anything about the giant tree and the forest?”
“A giant tree…?”
“Yes, it’s a huge tree.”
It was only a fleeting moment, but the moment I saw the dense forest and the huge trees, I had only one thought.
“Like a world tree….”
I have this uneasy thought that maybe Grandma’s sleep has something to do with the World Tree.
“The world… can…?”
That was when.
Woohoo-
The transparent energy that had been quietly observing within its own domain suddenly burst forth in an abrupt manner.
Soon it quickly engulfed my grandmother’s entire body,
“Hey, Mom!”
My grandmother lost consciousness and collapsed.
and.
Paaaaat-
An intense light came out.
[The spirit of the absolute being in the corner of the house blocks the attack.]
As soon as the system notification appears.
Pulsuk-
Mom, Dad, and even Grandpa.
Everyone in my family except me fell unconscious.
<[Episode 21] Maintenance (4) > End
