98 – People in the Darkness (3)
The year Siyeon Lee was in her senior year of high school.
After she returned home, she got the first grade in the college entrance exam and was excited to enter a first-class university.
She captures a sight that is difficult to capture with her young eyes.
Many men who broke into the house one after another put labels on all the furniture and electronic devices in the house.
Aka red scab.
It was due to her father’s mistake in not getting the guarantee.
Because they were from a poor family, there was nothing more to lean on.
-In my room…….
In Siyeon’s uneasy eyes, even her room was a mess.
Siyeon had to give up her college enrollment.
She had to earn money.
A family in ruins.
I was terrified by running two or three part-time jobs in order to add even a penny to the house that was suffering from a pile of debt.
-My little brother Siwoon can never be like me!
The whole family worked hard to pay off the debt,
There was no sign of debt.
Life,
Siyeon lost her youth.
From the beginning, the promising elite girl dreamed of becoming a doctor.
However.
She couldn’t even enjoy her dream because of the environment.
And.
You come to a house with a man.
With a middle-aged man who identified himself as a man in the trading business.
After that.
She was gone forever.
Kiki-
‘Is mom already here?’
Shi-woon, awakened by the sound of the door opening, raised her head.
I was short of breath.
“… Sister?”
“Yes. My older sister, Shiun-ah.”
“……….”
Siwoon was speechless.
I just missed her when she just left. Suddenly she appears and stands before her eyes.
She did not appear in her 1st or 2nd life.
“What… What’s the matter?”
Siwoon’s mouth came out with different words.
At those words, Siyeon lowered her gaze with a reddened face.
“Nuna, I missed you. Know? Why did you come now? Huh?”
Siyeon’s thin shoulders are shaking. Siwoon approached and hugged her.
She is an older sister who looks exactly like herself. A person who is fragile and scarred, but has a lot of affection.
‘I don’t want to be resentful.’
The wounds of her childhood were already difficult to deal with.
I know that.
Why abandon her family! She didn’t want to say that she was gone.
“Nuna, noona, I’m sorry. Siwoon. I heard about you from afar…. Do you hate your sister? Huh?”
“I hate it. I just wanted to see you, welcome.”
“Just tell me you hated my sister! You idiot.”
Siyeon buried her face in her shoulder and cried for a long time.
It was up to Siwoon to pat the small and delicate Siyeon on the back.
* * *
“Poetry, poetry. Is my daughter Siyeon right? …… Huh?”
Her father’s shoulders, sagging from the hard labor, were more excited than ever.
“Dad. Sorry for coming now, I missed you.”
“Demonstration!”
With the father’s tears welling up, the father stretched out his fern-like hand to hold the demonstration and cried for a long time.
As the father and daughter embraced each other, the mother stretched out her trembling hand and embraced them. Siwoon, who had been watching, embraced the three as they were.
“Demonstration! Dad, I’m sorry, I’m sorry! My daughter.”
“Heukheuk…. Dad. No. I’m such an unfilial girl…….”
“Thank you for coming, Siyeon.”
The mother sniffled and sobbed and she couldn’t even speak.
The family that was so sick sat at the table after crying for a long time in each other’s arms.
Today’s dinner is more delectable than ever.
Stir-fried pork, soybean paste stew, japchae, braised tofu, and loose soup.
Siyeon couldn’t look away while eating home-cooked meals.
“Eat a lot, Siyeon.”
The father puts side dishes on Siyeon’s spoon.
Her mother got her body up, scooped her water, and placed it in front of Si-yeon’s table.
Siyeon ate without speaking.
Father and mother watched Siyeon’s meal with teary eyes for a long time.
“Nuna, are you completely back in Korea now?”
Siyeon nodded.
Her hand is placed on top of her Shiun’s head and runs through her sister’s hair.
When Si-yeon gets cold while eating, her mother quickly offers her a cup of water.
“Siyeon-ah, eat slowly. I will fill it.”
“Yes.”
Skinny Siyeon’s cheeks were filled with food, so her mother brought more side dishes and held them out in front of Siyeon.
“Eat kimchi, try the green onion here. Hey, look at how skinny my daughter is.”
“Dad and Mom also have a meal. If you stare at me like that, you won’t be able to eat because I’m embarrassed.”
Mother must have had a hard day today, was the word of demonstration thrown in the hope that her father would eat.
“Just watching my daughter eat makes me full.”
“Me too.”
Mom and Dad smiled brightly.
Tears fall from Siyeon’s eyes as she swallows the soup on her spoon.
“Our Siyeon and Siwoon’s faces have long hair only.”
“Dad too! Really. I, Shiwoon, don’t look like him?”
Selcuk, Siwoon, who was watching the demonstration on the street, added her words.
“Because I don’t want to look like my older sister, either, do I?”
“What?”
The father and mother laughed at the siblings’ mischievous bickering.
Soon after that, the laughter spread to Siwoon and Siyeon’s lips.
The dinner where the whole family gathered for the first time in a long time quickly turned into a friendly atmosphere.
* * *
“I heard that my brother has become a Hunter. I still can’t believe it.”
Siyeon, lying neatly next to Siwoon, said.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard my older sister’s kind voice. It’s a test that still doesn’t feel real.
“Didn’t sister resent her when she left the house?”
“I did it then, and now I’m just grateful that you came here.”
Siwoon just answered with a smile. Si-yeon looked at Si-woon in a strange way.
He was a younger brother who only complained and was full of nervousness.
But after becoming a hunter, it was the first time I saw such a grown-up look.
“Let’s hug my brother.”
“Is that so?”
The brother and sister looked at each other and hugged each other tightly.
Siwoon, held in his sister’s arms, closed his eyes tightly and made a promise.
‘This life is definitely going something different. But one thing is for sure, I have to grow up quickly. You have to make money. I want to stop seeing my family suffer.’
Ten days later, the day of the promotion review.
If you reach D rank, I will leap forward and become C rank.
Clean all the gates that destroy the balance of the other world,
I will make money. I will earn
‘Wait a minute, sister. I’ll make it through.’
Now that day is not too far away.
This world.
Because it is a world where you can protect your family only when you have money.
That moment.
Headquarters of the Hunter Association.
In the office, where there is a sign that reads , The sound of keyboards being pounded was full.
I couldn’t hear any sound other than the keyboard sound caused by my fingers.
The expressions of the employees in the office, where the chilly silence lingered, were all stiff.
As soon as the door opened, the eyes of the employees who had been staring at the monitor glanced at the door and then went back to the monitor.
Ttogak Ttogak- On the name tag of the woman who came in with the sound of her heels,
Wearing an employee uniform, Seong-hye held out some of her documents to assistant manager Jang Woo-hyeon.
“Chief Yoon. Is this the list chosen by the chief?”
“Yes!”
“Um….”
Flutter-
Woohyun’s eyes were heavy as he looked through the documents.
Seong-hye, who was promoted this time to officer, had her select 9 new hunters to prepare for the situation that was about to happen.
Tak-.
Woohyun looked over all the documents and shook his head.
“You printed out a list of definite F-rank kids, right? I believe.”
“Believe me.”
Woohyun handed the list to the employee sitting next to him.
“Here, call in all the kids on the list and tell them to meet tomorrow. It’s a 4th grade order.”
“Okay.”
The employee who received the roster ticket checked her roster with narrowed eyes and put the landline phone next to her monitor to her ear.
“I heard Siwoon Lee is in the present world?”
At Woohyeon’s question, Sunghye nodded her head.
“Yes, the time of leaving the other world was recorded as yesterday.”
“The hunters on this list should return to that friend. Do you know?”
Seong-hye knew the meaning of Woo-hyeon’s question.
This time, the F-Rank’s biggest prospect is just about to go out into the present world,
The intention was to gather the other hunters on the list to the present world according to that friend’s schedule.
Lee Si-woon is at the top of this list. Underneath them were 8 talented hunters whom Seong-hye saw with her own eyes and picked them.
All hunters should have prepared for the event that would happen soon.
F-rank Hunter was no exception.
From noble mtl dot com
“Assistant Jang, the list of new recruits is going well.”
From the seat, I could see a few hairs sticking out.
Team Leader Park asked with his eyes wide open and his eyes open upwards.
“Yes, manager. We are contacting you now.”
“You have to be sure to ask the kids. They should know that there is an emergency right now.”
“Then, I will go.”
As Seonghye smiles and raises the corners of her eyes inside her red frame, Woohyun nods her head.
“Whew-“
After leaving the office, Seong-hye walked down the hallway and let out a sigh.
‘What if they are surprised?’
There is an emergency in the association.
If they heard the news, they would probably be surprised.
To Yoon Seong-hye, the head officer, those F-rank hunters felt like her younger siblings.
There were hunters who were older than Seong-hye.
‘Lee Si-woon. Will I see you tomorrow? It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.’
I was excited, but it was time to put those emotions aside for a while.
Chin- Chin-
Mixed with the sound of Seonghye’s heels was the sound of a man’s dull heels.
“Commissioner Yoon.”
Lee Han-seok was the managing director.
“Ah, magistrate. Are you on your way to work?”
“Yes, are you on your way after submitting your roster?”
Han Seok’s eyes widened at the question.
“I just submitted it.”
“Should Lee Si-woon be on that list?”
“… Yes. Hey, why are you asking?”
“I was just curious and asked. Take care.”
“… Yes.”
Han Seok continued walking. Seong-hye tilted her head as she watched his back as he walked across the hallway.
‘That person is Siwoon Lee. My eyes open in a bad mood when I see only three letters of my name. It’s unlucky.’
Anyway, I feel like there will be some commotion soon.
* * *
The next day.
Inside the auditorium of the association’s headquarters.
“Welcome, guys. Did you have a hard time coming? I’m hungry, have a seat.”
Seonghye greeted each Hunter who showed her face.
Hunters sit on the tables placed in the auditorium one by one with their buttocks spread.
On the table,
An empty grill and meat. The hunters who saw the various side dishes were put up tilted their heads.
‘I heard it’s a 4th level promotion?’
‘Is it just a place to eat?’
‘I’m busy, so why come?’
‘What did you call me for?’
Seong-hye looks over the hunters and stomps her feet because he hasn’t come yet.
‘It won’t be too late, will it? Well, I have to reassure the kids and tell them about it. Lighten up the atmosphere a bit then….’
Behind Seonghye, a man standing among several men in suits exudes a cold air.
Kikki- Let’s open the auditorium door.
Hunters’ eyes gather.
‘I am Jang Se-joon, a top professional gamer.’
‘F-class super promising…. That person is here too.’
‘I’ve heard that not only me, but all F-rankers are gathering?’
Sejun’s eyes were sharp as he looked through the auditorium.
Seonghye greets you with her eyes.
“Sejun. Didn’t you eat?”
“I came because I was issued a 4th grade, but can I finally eat dinner on my own?”
“I’m going to have a meal first. We will talk after that.”
“… Yes.”
Sejun walked over to an empty table and sat down. Then, while looking around, I frowned when I met eyes with a man.
‘Jang Yoo-seok.’
They killed each other in the name of a quest a while ago! Mane! It was embarrassing to run into the man I fought with at the table.
Yoo-seok also took a look at Se-joon with surprised eyes.
‘Jang Se-joon is here too. Then….’
The rest of the prospects will come too.
“Hyeryeong! Over there, over there.”
As Seonghye guided her to the seat with her gestures, Hyeryung sat down with a gruff face.
‘…… What?’
Hyeryeong’s eyes turned to Sejun, who was a few meters away.
‘Kang Hye-ryeong and that woman too? This is fun.’
The gazes of Sejun and Hyeryung met in the air created a silent flame.
‘Cheet. Why did you put it together with the kids you don’t want to look like?’
I looked at Seong-hye resentfully with her arms crossed.
Feeling the thick forearm on her side, Hye-ryeong sneakily turned her eyes to her side.
Jang Yoo-seok looks at Hye-ryeong with an expressionless face and then bows her head.
“Hello.”
“Are you here too?”
“Yes, I heard that it was a Level 4 promotion.”
Hyeryeong’s eyebrows twisted.
‘It’s nothing special, just sing it.’
After that, the woman who appeared in the auditorium came and sat down next to Hye-ryeong while purring.
“Sister!”
Yeonhee smiled and said hello.
Hye-ryeong nodded her head a couple of times and accepted her greeting.
“Yoo-seok was there too?”
“Yes, I think Siwoon Lee will come too.”
“Ohhh, who is this? Is Miss Yeon-hee here?”
Taesik waves his hand from far away.
Yeonhee bowed her head.
‘Shiwoon comes too, right?’
Yeon-hee’s eyes go up at Yoo-seok’s words, and her eyes smile.
Then.
When he sees Sejun lying on his back with her legs crossed in the corner of Tangi, he puts on a rotten look.
‘What is it? There’s that bastard too… I don’t even want to see him suck!’
Wearing tight, tight jeans, Hye-ryeong daringly crossed her legs and looked around her.
‘What are you doing here? What?’
Eight hunters gathered before I knew it.
Kiik – When the auditorium door opened,
At the appearance of the ninth hunter,
Not only Seonghye, but all the hunters’ eyes gathered.
‘I’m here, Siwoon Lee!’
‘Is he finally that guy?’
‘What is it? Is he here too?’
‘All three elites have gathered.’
The man opens the auditorium door and enters, scanning his surroundings with bewildered eyes.
“Siwoon! Welcome, here!”
Seonghye shook her hand more than usual.
The thin eyes of a man mixed in among the men were cold. He moved towards him and stuck.
He trudged and stopped in front of Seong-hye.
“I heard that it was a grade 4 promotion. What are those foods? You didn’t just invite me to eat, did you?”