While I panicked at the sudden alarm, Hoya quickly took off the snack and went out. When I followed Hoya outside, I saw something outside.
“wild boar?”
Fortunately, it doesn’t look that big. Then Hoya threw herself at the wild boar.
“no!”
The small, fragile, and weak Hoya attacked the wild boar… and then sent the boar to the Lord with one blow.
“How about it?”
Come to think of it, Hoya was a better child than ten people like me put together. And he must be quite strong in this world. Because she has a super special move called cuteness and a variety of fighting skills.
The amazing thing happened after that.
– Your level has risen.
– Your level has risen.
– Your level has risen.
– Your level has risen.
I didn’t do anything, Hoya just beat me, but my level went up.
“Did you join our party without my knowledge?”
I thought maybe it was because I was a partner.
“Where to check.”
[ Siwoo Choi (Level 5)]
Pet: Hoya.
Strength: 10, Dexterity: 9, Intelligence: 12, Spirit: 13,
Stamina: 11, Dexterity: 1.
Undistributed Points: 20.
Skill: Calm down (passive) level 2, Observation (active) level 1.
I first set the stats to 15 using the undistributed points. I tried to give points to dexterity, but since dexterity is not a basic ability, it was impossible to use undistributed points.
And I looked at the dead wild boar.
-You used the Observation skill.
Name: Wild Boar (Level 10, Death)
A wild boar that lives on the island. The flesh is tender and very tasty. When consumed for the first time, HP increases by 5. After that, if you continue to consume it, your stamina will increase by 1 each time you eat a certain amount.
“what! So it means that his abilities increase just by eating. Hoya, did you know this?”
Hoya stared at my hand as if he was not interested in my question. It must be asking for the snack you stopped eating earlier.
“Please eat.”
I politely paid tribute with both hands. Going against this man’s heart would cost him his life.
“But hey. How did you get in here?”
I was curious about that all of a sudden. The fact that Hoya went missing and met me here means that Hoya has been in this place for a while. If so, then Hoya came across the gate, and the only gate I saw was the one in my room. Then, through which gate did Hoya come to this place?
“Hoya, where is the gate you came across?”
At my words, Hoya shook her head. do you understand? Well, his intelligence is several times higher than mine, so maybe he can understand it?
Nyaang.
Hoya raises her paw and points to the gate I entered.
“that?”
Nyaang!
Nod. That means that Hoya came here through that gate, and that was a long time ago. Then why couldn’t I see the gate in my eyes?
I approached the gate and stared at it for a long time.
– You used the observation skill.
Name: Bidirectional Gate 73A (Owner: Siwoo Choi).
Perhaps, with the current level of observation skill, it seemed that he could not see all the information of this gate. All that came out was the name and owner information.
“uh?”
I felt a sense of incongruity at the moment.
“A two-way gate?”
Apparently, the name was written as a two-way gate. Doesn’t that mean that there are gates that are not bi-directional? And Hoya pointed at the gate, but I think that Hoya is pointing not to this gate, but to the ‘gate’ itself. In other words, in the past, Hoya entered the gate unknowingly. Cats are naturally curious. And not the two-way gate, but the one-way gate that went missing.
If so, all of this explains it. The reason why I couldn’t find Hoya despite all the fuss.
In the first place, my efforts were futile. Hoya must have arrived here on a one-way gate.
“Hoya, were you scared?”
Nyaang.
Hoya, who grew up in my arms since he was a baby, was suddenly abandoned in the wild, and there was no way to return home. How scary and difficult it must have been.
“Thank you for being alive. And I’m sorry I couldn’t find you earlier.”
Nyaang.
Hoya rubs her body against me and acts cute. Fortunately, I met Hoya on this island and that Hoya is healthy. If this is enough, I can say that I am not lucky, but a person with happiness.
“But do you mean you have to eat this?”
It’s embarrassing. Because there’s no way I’ve ever dismembered an animal in my life. So after thinking about it for a while, I raised the deer boar. A medium-sized dog-sized deer didn’t feel too heavy. Of course, it might be because my strength has reached 15.
After carrying the wild boar, I went over to the house with Hoya. Fortunately, Hoya was able to cross the gate with me.
Nyaang!
Hoya quickly climbed up his favorite cat tower and began to roll around. None of the items Hoya used were thrown away. Occasionally, when my younger sister, Si-yeon, came over to play, I begged him to throw it away, but I couldn’t bear to throw it away. Because I had the hope that I could come back as soon as I disappeared.
And that hope finally told me I was right.
“Let’s take this to my parents’ house for now.”
I asked while looking at Hoya.
“Hoya, I’m going to my parents. Do you want to go with me?”
Originally, the cat is at home. However, I thought that the current Hoya might be different, so I asked.
Nyaang!
Hoya came down from the cat tower and immediately rubbed against my leg. Perhaps it is an expression of that.
“let’s go.”
Fortunately, the wild boar was able to fit in the large ice box that Seonwoo had sold to me.
“How big did you sell it?”
I wondered if it was possible to survive with something like this because it was a survival set, but thinking that it was fortunate that it was so useful, I put the icebox in the car and put Hoya’s favorite cushion on my passenger seat. Then Hoya climbs on top of it and starts grooming. Normally, if I saw someone taking a cat like this, I would throw stones at them. But Hoya is a special cat. My physical ability is close to ten times my own. So this is better than putting them in an uncomfortable cage. I actually put Cage in the back seat, but I don’t even look at it.
So we set off for my parents’ house.
***
My parents live in a country house in Gapyeong. Originally, this was our villa. As my father’s business declined, it did not go bankrupt, but what I left behind while closing the business is the Gapyeong villa and the house where I live. The house I live in is a common detached house, and it is not a grand house, but a small house. 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms. And such a house with a small yard.
However, this house in Gapyeong is a spacious, spacious and beautiful building, probably because it was made as a villa. My parents decided to settle here because they wanted to finish the rest of their lives here. My younger sister, Si-yeon, is also attending high school here. If I become a senior in high school next year and come to Seoul for college, I will probably come into the house where I live.
“I’m here.”
When I enter the house with an icebox, Siyeon welcomes me.
“What is it, brother! Did you find Hoya?”
Although it seems to be Hoya, not me, that I am happy about.
“uh.”
“This guy! How long did you find my sister?”
Siyeon ran over and hugged Hoya. Hoya calmly gives Siyeon a hug. With a very annoying face. Recognizing a cat’s expression can be difficult unless you are a real pet owner.
“What’s going on?”
Father’s blunt tone. So, I was misunderstood as a child. But it’s just that my father is not good at expressing himself.
“I’m looking for a wild boar. Let’s eat this together.”
“wild boar?”
My father shows interest in the icebox I brought. When I open the ice box, he shows a very interesting look.
“Does this seem like the first time you’ve seen it?”
“Do you often see wild boars?”
“It’s probably because the mountain is close here.”
“I see. An acquaintance gave it to me as a gift. Eat with your parents.”
“Tell me thank you.”
“Yes I will.”
thank you hoya
“Oh my son!”
My mother, who came out late while cooking in the kitchen, greets me.
“How have you been?”
“Of course. What is this?”
“It’s a wild boar.”
“Well? you.”
“why?”
“Do you know how to dismantle this?”
“Even if I look like this…”
“You don’t know.”
“Kuhm.”
Why did my father think it would be possible? Come to think of it, it’s obvious that even my father didn’t do it. Born in Seoul, he lived in Seoul all the time and hadn’t moved to Gapyeong for a few years, so of course, his father was still a Seoulite rather than a Gapyeong native.
“You can ask the chief for a favor. Because Chief Lee said that he worked at a slaughterhouse in the past.”
“okay. It looks like a waste of alcohol will fly away.”
My father had told me that love in the countryside, that kind of thing, sprouts between gifts that come and go. Actually, that’s because it’s the cleanest.
Si-yeon was frantically playing with Hoya, and her mother also paid attention to Hoya. As you see the child who came back after a few years.
After a while, the chief started to appear in the yard. I took the icebox and came out into the yard.
“hello.”
“You’re here.”
“Yes, Chief.”
“Let’s see.”
I opened the icebox and showed the deer boar. Then, the village head looks at the wild boar with strange eyes.
“He’s a strange-looking guy. At first glance, it looks like a baby, but this is a big kid. There are wild boars this small. Draw them.”
I wasn’t too surprised that this was all a big guy. There was no such thing as a cub in this guy’s name from observation.
“Where should I show my skills?”
When I saw the chief taking out a knife, I asked him.
“Chief Lee.”
“yes?”
“Can I learn from your side?”
“Slaughter?”
“yes.”
“What are you going to learn from this and use it for?”
“There is no useless thing in the world to learn.”
“Kuh, that’s right. Shall we teach you then? For now, this is the decision…”
He was a man with considerable talent for teaching. Thanks to this, I was able to learn the basics of butchering.
“If you want to learn more, come down once in a while.”
“Yes, chief. And take this and eat it. They said this meat is no joke.”
“okay?”
“yes.”
“Today my wife is going to eat.”
Chief Lee chuckled and passed away with a drink that his father had prepared for him. And then our family’s barbecue party.
“Wow, crazy.”
As soon as Siyeon ate the meat, she said as if cursing.
“You are now in your second year of high school, and you want some girls.”
“What? what to do?”
“done. You just come up to Seoul. see you then.”
“Mom! My brother beat me.”
“I didn’t even raise my hand.”
Parents laughed at the demonstration behavior and ate the meat. And then a notification popped up on me.
– The first intake of the island boar has increased the stamina by 5.
here i was wondering If so, what about my family?