Episode 67: Each person’s inner thoughts (2)
That night, Kwon Wol was on the roof of the mansion.
It was pitiful to see her enduring the night wind alone, but she couldn’t help it.
This was because Kwon Kwon-wool was the only person who could sense the entire mansion at this time.
There was Joo Ha-yeon, but now she was resting inside. It was because he was overworked by putting a barrier on the entire mansion.
However, believing in the rock breaker made me very anxious, so Kwon Kwon-wool had no choice but to move.
Gwon-ul looked into the distance. A translucent membrane rose high along the fence of the mansion.
The barrier created by Joo Ha-yeon is only visible to people inside the mansion, and an alarm goes off if an unauthorized person enters.
“That means magic.”
Secret knowledge that only witches or wizards can use.
Magic has a completely different principle from skill. To put it bluntly, I heard that it was close to academic.
Other than that, Kwon Kwon-ul knew nothing at all.
“I don’t know… … I don’t think a person like Ha-yeon is common among wizards.”
A barrier that is huge enough to cover this large site is continuously maintained.
It wasn’t usually a big deal to Kwon Kwon-ul, who was unfamiliar with magic.
“Is the patrol going well?”
Gwon-ul looked down. Kwon Hu-don’s team members were seen patrolling around the mansion in groups.
It was then.
Kwon Kwon-ul suddenly looked back.
“Ah.”
Then, I saw Mei Hong with a surprised face.
“I blocked the presence with the stealth skill. How did you know?”
“Shouldn’t this be enough?”
“If you say that, you don’t think I have any skills.”
Meihong said as if she was sorry.
“Just like during the day, Kwon Wol-nim’s senses are very good.”
That statement is half right and half wrong.
It is true that his senses have become sharper thanks to the dragon’s instinct obtained through Black Dragon Blood.
However, it was thanks to Kwon Sok-hyeol that he was able to detect the daytime intrusion and Meihong.
You can feel the spiritual power of the living beings around you if you use the clan blood. Thanks to that, it was able to detect enemies in advance.
“I’m afraid you’ll be cold, hungry, and shabby. I brought everything.”
“What is it that is shabby?”
Kwon Kwon-wool bet on another porridge, and Mei-hong burst into laughter. Then, he put a blanket over Kwon Haul’s shoulder.
“I also got soup. The chef of the mansion is good at it.”
Meihong opened the lid of the warm lunch box and held it out.
Kwon-wool received the lunch box and ate the soup. I was hungry at the time, so the soup went over me.
It was while enjoying a simple late-night snack. In Kwon-wool’s field of vision, someone caught his eye.
Ryoko Takamine was crossing the garden.
“I told you not to move recklessly.”
There is something Joo Ha-yeon asked while setting a barrier. The performance of the barrier is excellent, but you shouldn’t blindly trust it.
The reason Kwon-wool was waiting on the rooftop and the reason why Kwon Hu-don’s four teams were patrolling was to prepare for an emergency.
“I’ll be gone for a while.”
Kwon-wool put down his lunch box and blanket and jumped down to where Takamine Ryoko was.
“oh!”
Ryoko Takamine stopped in surprise.
“Where are you going late at night?”
“ah… … I want to do some work for a while.”
“Are you working?”
Takamine Ryoko said, pointing to a rose tree a short distance away.
“I have to prune it.”
Kwon Wol sighed slightly.
“I would have told you not to move recklessly because it’s dangerous.”
“sorry. I still have unfinished business today… … .”
“You don’t have to apologize. You are the owner of this house.”
At those words, Ryoko Takamine put on a surprised expression.
“Aren’t you angry?”
“But I can’t say anything about the client.”
Gwon-ul said, stepping out of his seat.
“You finish your work. I’ll be waiting here just in case.”
“thank you.”
Takamine Ryoko bowed her head. Then he took the garden shears and began cutting off the branches of the rose tree.
Gwonwool stood back and waited.
“Sorry.”
Unusually, Takamine Ryoko apologized every time she cut a branch.
“Does it hurt a lot?”
I had no choice but to ask Kwon-wool for that strange behavior.
“I’m so sorry, but why are you pruning?”
“So the tree grows well.”
Ryoko Takamine answered.
“The tree grows healthier only when dead or useless branches are cut off. It hurts, but it can’t be helped.”
Saying that, Ryoko Takamine continued cutting off the branches.
Gwonwool looked at him quietly.
I am not interested in taking care of plants. However, it was because I felt a strange sense of incongruity in the conversation with Takamine Ryoko.
After a while, the job was done. Takamine Ryoko bowed her head toward Kwon-wool.
“Thank you for waiting.”
“no.”
Suddenly, Takamine Ryoko looked at Kwon Wool.
“Anything you want to say?”
“Kwon Hanul-nim is very strong.”
It was a random word.
“I learned medicine from a young age in order to inherit the Takamine family and the hospital. Healing Hunters is much more difficult than treating normal people, so there was a lot to learn.”
Ryoko Takamine said with interest.
“I needed to know not only the structure of the human body, but also magic. Thanks to that, every time I see Hunter, I can guess what level this person is.”
Ryoko Takamine came closer to Kwon Wool. He took his hand and put something on it.
“This… … .”
“Have it well. Are you sure?”
After making a request to Shinshin, Ryoko Takamine entered the mansion.
“… … ,”
Gwonwool fumbled with the item she gave her a few times before putting it in his pocket.
After that, I jumped up on the roof again.
“I went and came… … huh?”
However, there was another person on the roof besides Mei Hong.
“Oh, hello.”
Kwon Hu-don smiled awkwardly and waved his hand.
* * *
Kwon Wool first asked May Hong.
“When did you come?”
“It’s been quite a while. Even if I told him he was in the garden, he said he would just wait here.”
Kwon-wool asked Kwon Hu-don.
“What is going on?”
“That, that… … To return this… … .”
Kwon Hu-don held out an elongated object covered in silk. Gwonwool received the goods and rolled up the silk to check.
The identity of the object was a long sword.
“This… … .”
It was a sword I had seen many times before. Kwon-wool looked back at Mei-hong.
“… … dad,”
Meihong muttered blankly. It looked like he was about to burst into tears.
Gwonwool held out his longsword. Meihong held the longsword tightly in her arms.
“Why did you return the sword?”
When Mei Hong’s recruitment failed, Kwon Mi threatened to melt the sword.
Considering Kwon Mi’s personality, there was a high possibility that he actually tried to do that.
“Uh, mom told me to get rid of it… … Yu, it’s a keepsake. Oh, I thought it was right to give it back.”
Kwon Hu-don spoke in a stuttering tone.
“… … Was it your own opinion?”
“Yes.”
“If you get caught, you will be in big trouble.”
“Okay, it’s okay. Mom told me not to forget the pride of the dark sky. He-I just followed his words.”
Kwon Kwon-ul couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“thanks.”
“me too… … thanks… … I’ll give you… … .”
Meihong also spoke in a tearful voice. Kwon Hu-don smiled awkwardly again and said.
“Oh, no. Of course, it’s what you have to do.”
* * *
“That asshole bastard.”
the back of the mansion.
Rockbreaker clicked his tongue as he heard the sound coming from the rooftop.
“Pride of the Black Sky? It sucks. How long do I have to serve such an asshole as the captain?”
Another team member next to Rockbreaker’s complaint asked.
“yes? What are you talking about?”
“Oh, you can’t hear. done.”
It was about a rockbreaker, so I could hear the sound coming from the rooftop. The other members of the team were unpredictable.
“Have you all gathered before that?”
“Yes that’s right.”
Rockbreaker looked at the people sitting in front of him. All of them were members of Kwon Hudon’s team.
They secretly gathered here on the pretext of going on patrol.
“What do you think of our captain?”
The team members looked at each other’s faces. He didn’t say anything, but he seemed full of displeasure.
“Didn’t you have anything to ask? Well, who would follow an idiot who can’t speak properly?”
All the team members nodded.
“But don’t worry. Because I am. Trust me and follow me. Then everything will work out.”
“Are you telling me to betray the captain?”
someone asked Rockbreaker made an impression.
“Stupid bastard.”
“yes?”
“betrayal? If you do something like that and get caught in the black sky, you will all die.”
Rockbreaker clenched his fists tightly. The faces of the team members hardened slightly.
“Besides, who is the man behind our captain? Mi Kwon. He is said to be one of the influential people in the Heukcheon Group. Since you’ve got connections, shouldn’t you make the most of them?”
“Then what do you mean by just following the commander… … .”
Rockbreaker laughed and said.
“Nothing. You just have to prioritize my orders over the captain at critical moments. Got it?”
It was said that he was going to turn Kwon Hu-don into a scarecrow.
But not a single one of those present was against it.
* * *
Several more days have passed since then.
In the meantime, Kwon Kwon-ul has devoted all his energy to crime prevention at the mansion, but no raids have ever occurred.
“What are you thinking?”
I couldn’t let go of it though. Because that moment is the most dangerous.
A week passed and it was the day of the succession ceremony.
The servants of the mansion had to move busily from the morning. The place where the succession ceremony of the Takamine family was held was the banquet hall of the mansion, so there were many things to prepare.
“But why isn’t this tied?”
Kwon-wool also had to wrestle with his tie in front of the mirror from the morning.
It’s a succession of names. It was because I couldn’t wear clothes and stand guard.
“Heinkel, a nobleman, didn’t even have an automatic enlistment function, what did he do?”
It was when Gwon-ul groaned as he was tying his necktie.
“When are you coming out?”
The door opened and Mei Hong entered. Then, as if struck by lightning, it stopped.
“Why are you like that?”
“yes? oh, that’s… … .”
Mei Hong’s face flushed slightly.
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In a different appearance than usual, Kwon Wool made a puzzled expression.
“What’s wrong?”
“That, not that… … Well, I think the suit suits you well.”
At the sudden remark, Kwon Wol tilted his head.
“Yeah, but it looks like you’re having a hard time because of the tie.”
Meihong hurriedly turned around. Kwon-wool asked while pulling on his tie.
“I’m not looking at you, but please help me.”
“I don’t know how to tie a tie either… … I’ll call Hayeon unnie!”
Meihong ran out of the door.
How many minutes had passed?
“Kwon Han-ul, let’s go inside.”
Joo Ha-yeon entered with a knock.
“I heard you are having trouble with your tie.”
“… … To my shame, I’m still clumsy.”
Joo Ha-yeon came closer and took over the tie line. Then, with gentle hand movements, he began to tie the tie.
“Meihong was in a frenzy.”
“why?”
“It suits you well.”
What does it look like? The moment Gwon-wool was about to ask, Joo Ha-yeon fell.
“It is done.”
Kwon-ul looked at his tie in the mirror. It was perfect workmanship.
“I always owe you.”
“no. You are always welcome.”
Joo Ha-yeon replied with a smile. Then, the knocking sound was heard again.
“Kwon Han-ul, a guest has arrived.”
At the words of the mansion servant, Kwon Wol tilted his head. Are you a guest? To me?
“I will go in.”
The door opened and a servant and a middle-aged man came in together.
He was a man with a strong physique for his age. It means that you are thorough in self-management.
“It’s the first time we’ve met face to face.”
The man held out his hand and said.
“My name is Masataka Nomura.”
At that, Kwon-ul recalled the character relationship diagram he had put in his head before the mission.
Masataka Nomura.
A man who was once a full-time professor at Takamine Hunter General Hospital and now holds the position of temporary hospital director.
After the death of the previous head of the Takamine family, he was also a man who wielded all power in the hospital.
“You are the head of the hospital. It is a pleasure to see you.”
“Isn’t it a shrug of the shoulders that the promising star of the dark sky recognizes you at a glance?”
At Kwon-wool’s words, Masataka Nomura smiled.
“But what are you going to do with me?”
“There is something I want to ask you.”
“You want to ask?”
Masataka Nomura secretly whispered.
“Aren’t you interested in a round bone metamorphosis?”