356 – [6] When do you plan to get married?
#356
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Urgent days.
As soon as I got back to the hotel, I grabbed all my luggage and headed to the airport.
“Oh, it looks like you didn’t report it to the police.”
Luckily, the one we sent back alive was not Hamanam.
The police did not approach us until the moment we arrived at the airport and entered.
I looked at the wanted list to see if he was out for a moment, but he wasn’t on the list either.
If you think about it, it was natural.
In the first place, only a small portion of personal information was exposed, but no sensitive information was exposed.
Even if you investigate, you will probably fail, or it will take a long time to find out his identity.
And the ‘Hancham’ mentioned here means an indefinite time.
But these days, crimes are becoming more frequent in California, so there are no cases where proper investigations are carried out, right?
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“Tsk tsk. “I deserved to die.”
From what I heard, the prisons and detention centers are so full that even murderers will be released if they pay money.
Even if we were caught, we could be released right away by paying a few hundred million won.
Indeed, long live capitalism.
When I watched the news, I thought there were cases like this, but now that there was a chance that I could get caught, I couldn’t be more reassured.
So, I had no worries while thinking of a just cause.
I returned to Arecibo with a lighter heart.
Bukbuk.
“Gangshi, but what do we do now?”
But what do we do now?
When I thought about it, there wasn’t really anything worth doing during vacation.
“Rolling around.”
“I’m not doing this because it’s not fun~”
“Computer games?”
“You got bronze and fell down to the irons. “It’s no fun anymore.”
“Exercise.”
“I do that every day because of you.”
“TRPG? “There’s also Su-a.”
“TRPG is too much for 3 people.”
“Stocks.”
“Now I don’t have any money to spend. “I’m completely screwed because they put everything in inverse.”
“Monster hunting?”
“I go there often just to exercise. And the last time we went to the C-class gate together, it wasn’t that fun.”
They say it’s all boring.
Then what do you want me to do?
“Then are you going back to Los Angeles? “I heard they haven’t taken care of all the monsters there yet.”
“There are just a lot of monsters there, but most of them are C-level or lower. “I’m weak and there’s no tension.”
It was a statement that would make low-level hunters’ blood boil when they heard it.
No, they have to risk their lives to go to a C-class dungeon, but we can just go out for a drink.
But if you think about it for a moment, I remember that class C dungeons were not this easy before I entered school.
Did you grow a lot while attending Palaistra Academy?
Well, I increased my magic power, strengthened my superpowers, trained my sword skills, and worked out.
I also learned simple magic, so I couldn’t help but grow greatly.
If I do this, I think I can easily push through B-level dungeons.
I think I can solve a grade A dungeon just by twisting my body.
“I’m bored~”
“Hey, then would you like to find a B or A level dungeon? “Are you two going to spend three days there and then come back?”
“Oh, really?”
She gave me a bright look when I heard that the two of them were going to stay for about 3 days.
She should have just asked to go on a trip somewhere else.
But the words have already been spoken.
I turned on Hunter Watch and sorted the dungeons in Puerto Rico in order of difficulty.
– Caguas Suarez Gate: C grade
– Ponche San Antonio Gate: Class C
– Ponce Santa Cecilia Gate: Class C
– San Juan Guaynabo Gate: Class C
– Aguada Las Corozas Gate: Class D
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“There is none. “They’re all C-grade.”
“What are these monsters doing instead of working?”
“If they work, we’ll all die.”
Full of boring C-level stuff.
Thanks to you, I could hear the whining of a thousand birds without end.
I felt the limit of my patience and tried tea and honey chestnuts, but they only whined and clung to me even more.
About four weeks had passed while suffering like that.
A thousand horses with no money and no use.
A phone call came to that knitting girl.
“Eh…… Uh…… Okay…… What?! “Now all we need is a sample?”
“What’s going on?”
“That’s the researcher we hired last month! “That person has finally achieved something worthy of accomplishment!”
“Oh, really? “That’s good.”
The results came out faster than expected.
It certainly seemed like there was nothing that couldn’t be done if money and manpower were invested.
“But there is a problem.”
“What’s the problem?”
“I need time psychic powers to complete the research.”
“Time psychic…… Then why not recruit them separately? “On the condition of paying a lot of money.”
Recruitment with a clinical trial feel.
If you don’t think it will be collected, I think you can pay a lot.
“So, we’ve been recruiting through Senpay for two weeks…… “There is no recruitment at all or something.”
“Then we need to raise the pay and do some promotion.”
“We’ve already taken out newspaper advertisements. The problem is that if we go beyond this, other companies will suspect that we are doing something strange.”
Isn’t this a company that already does a lot of strange things?
I don’t think it will make much of a difference if one or two more items are added here.
“If we continue to do this and industrial espionage is conducted against researchers, there will be no answer.”
“Aha.”
Industrial espionage is inevitable.
I understand.
“So, he asked if you could come to Korea now.”
“There is nothing that cannot be done.”
I was planning to go to Korea at least once during my vacation anyway.
At that time, Su-ah also told me that she would be leaving soon, and I thought it would be okay if we went together like this.
“Then let’s take Su-ah along too.”
“Huh? Uh? Uh… ….”
However, the expression on his face was a little strange.
It feels like his eyes are asking if he really needs to take him.
“Noona likes you anyway. Since we are already on our way, it would be better if we go together.”
“Yeah, right…” … Then let’s go together… ….”
* * *
The three of us returned home together.
This time, unlike Los Angeles, there were no huge crowds.
As soon as we returned home, the place we headed to was the laboratory─
“Our Xian! “Wow, the kid has completely turned into a golden sun.”
“Aunt? Yes?”
“My skin is tanned, and I think there are traces of dyeing my hair. “Are you in a relationship?”
“Oh, no.”
First, we headed to our respective homes.
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Then questions followed, such as whether life at the academy was fun or whether there was a bully.
Except for the fact that the thousand birds were bothering me, there was no problem, so I responded appropriately.
My aunt and uncle stroked my head.
“Your parents should have seen you grow up so well…….”
“Ah… ….”
The two people I don’t even remember well.
They were my biological parents, but I didn’t really have any special feelings toward them.
Rather, the people who are like real parents are my aunt and uncle.
Or, they were my parents in my past life.
It may be a bit harsh, but that’s why I was thinking of going to the grave this time.
Even if you were in another world, you would probably forgive me for the expensive drinks and snacks I brought from California.
The day I returned home, I came back after patting the grave.
It was evening, and my aunt and uncle were sitting in the living room.
“Sian.”
“Yes?”
“My aunt has a question. Can she ask me just one question?”
He had a serious expression.
I nodded, saying I could say whatever I wanted since I was part of the family.
“Sian, when do you plan to get married?”
“Yes?”
You suddenly make a strange sound.
No, you sound scary.
“Because I’m an adult now. “I was wondering if it would be a good idea to at least find out my fiancé.”
When she was in middle school, her grandmother was making a fuss about who she was going to marry me to.
I had a similar feeling to that time.
But I had no intention of getting married right away.
It wasn’t because I was non-marriage, it was simply because I was too young.
“That…… I’m not thinking about that yet…… “I want to enjoy life now.”
Right now, my parents, my aunt, and other Far North elves are the same.
The age of marriage itself is three or four times later than that of humans.
In fact, there were many people who didn’t get married at all because it was too late.
I can’t say it out loud, but like our sister Su-ah.
“Ah…… So?”
“The child wants to play freely right now. “There’s no need to say anything now.”
A bitter aunt.
On the other hand, the uncle is trying to stop the aunt.
What on earth happened?
Could it be that grandma came and made a fuss again?
If you are someone who always worries about running out of money, there was a good chance.
I sighed deeply.
“Aunt, I don’t plan on getting married too late. “You don’t have to worry too much.”
“…… “Then I’m glad.”
An expression of regret but satisfaction.
Also, he nodded as if he finally understood.
I felt uneasy seeing my aunt like that.
I didn’t think I should be in Korea this Lunar New Year.
It was clear that I would be bombarded with countless questions and lectures.
– “Xian, where do you plan to get a job?”
– “Time superpower? Isn’t that great? Is it possible to live as a hunter with that kind of ability? “I think it would be better to look the other way.”
– “I heard the World Tree’s behavior is unusual these days. “If this is the case, won’t the job of a hunter be dangerous?”
– “I heard you made a lot of money through investment? Then, give us some-“
– “Sian, are you dating anyone? If you don’t have it, there is a good friend of mine who will tell you—”
– “At that time, being a hunter was a lowly job.”
The future is drawn like a panorama.
It’s still early, but if you’re a grandson, you’ll probably be able to do just that.
I decided to no-show for the Lunar New Year, which starts in a few days.
I hope that a soccer player who reached the peak of no-shows will bless me.
* * *
The next day, I met Cheonma-ri again.
She crawled out of the house looking like a heroine in ruins.
“The senile grandfather and grandmother are asking each other when they will date, get engaged, and get married… ….”
“Hey, you too?”
Me too.
It seems that the trend among seniors these days is ultra-fast marriage.
“I’ve never had anything like this before. Why is everyone doing this? Huh…….”
“When we were attending the academy. “Didn’t you get an engagement offer from somewhere?”
“They said that wasn’t true. They said he was the fiancé they had in mind, but fuck…… I don’t know. If you’re such a good fiancé, why not hand it over to someone else? ….”
“I guess you shouldn’t be here on Lunar New Year’s Day.”
I feel sad because she is also my grand-granddaughter.
I will take him with me when I run away before Lunar New Year.
“Now that things have come to this, sooner or later we will have to stage a coup within the company and inherit the throne—”
“Uh-huh, that’s not true.”
Anyway, this further satisfied the justification for no-showing on New Year’s Day.
And there was work to be done before the Lunar New Year no-show.
I headed to Nartica’s headquarters and research center with Cheonmae, who was losing his senses under pressure he had never experienced before.
As I headed to the research center, a familiar face greeted me.
“Thank you for coming despite the long distance!”
Vlasova.
As soon as she met us, she told us how far the research had progressed.
“First of all, my personal estimate is that it may not be 3 to 4 times, but it could be made up to 1.2 Times at a regional level… ….”
“So what exactly can I do for you?”
“Ah! Right. Okay, look at my mind. Please check this here.”
A list of things needed for current research.
These were all things that only I, a time psychic, could provide.
“Saliva, tears, sweat, breath, nails, hair, flesh, blood…” … And—”