๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐: ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ค๐๐ฐ๐
โSenior, on your way to work, please hunt down a runaway monster. I’ll send you the location.
“Oh. . . okay.”
Siwoo hung up the phone and leaned back in his driver’s seat.
He felt like he hadn’t slept a wink.
He was more mentally exhausted than just tired.
The reason he was so sleep-deprived was because ofใ ก
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก ๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ฒ? ๐’๐ฆ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐!ใ
That little guy who had been floating around and squawking on his shoulder.
This was not a side effect, it was a disaster.
Siwoo felt another headache coming on.
What kind of excuse could he possibly come up with?
To be fair, it was not uncommon for some hunters to have familiars or tamed monsters.
In the case of rankers, their familiars or monsters became so popular that they even sold related goods.
But. . .
‘๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ?’
It seemed like everyone else had something recognizable.
Siwoo looked at the little guy floating in the passenger seat.
A small, black body (but it was only a face) with red eyes, adorable horns on its head, tiny wings on the side, and a tail.
It looked like a little devil no matter who looked at it.
“Hmm. . .”
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ? ๐’๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ’๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐.ใ
I want to kill it.
Siwoo drove to the address Hwang Jeong-gu had sent him.
The destination was a large park.
There were no civilians in sight, they had all run away.
“What the heck.”
But the strange thing was that there were no monsters in sight either.
He could sense their energy, but he couldn’t see them.
Siwoo parked the car to the side and walked into the park.
Suddenly, he could hear a strange roar getting closer and closer from the sky.
Soon, a lump crashed into the ground of the park and shattered into pieces.
Kweeeeeeeeeng!!
It was a monster the size of a large dump truck.
Cause of death: falling.
Someone who had thrown that huge monster into the sky from afar was walking towards them.
“Huh! Even the monsters in this country are weak!”
An old man dressed in a traditional Japanese black haori and striped hakama.
He stroked his long white beard and turned his gaze towards Siwoo.
A very fierce and sharp gaze.
Siwoo realized that the old man was incredibly skilled, and also hated him at the same time.
“I sense a strange murderous intent.”
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. ๐๐’๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐.ใ
“I have no choice.”
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐? ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐!ใ
“Let’s run.”
ใ. . . . . .??ใ
Siwoo didn’t want to get involved if he could avoid it, because he had been through a lot of annoying things lately.
Plus, it had only been yesterday that he had fought against [Kagutsuchi].
He had been trying to force himself to go to work even though he really wanted to soak in a hot bath, and now he had gotten mixed up in something strange first thing in the morning.
Siwoo ran as fast as he could back to where he had parked his car.
But things didn’t go as smoothly as he had hoped.
A dozen or so people dressed in kimonos were blocking his way, exuding an eerie aura.
“Ugh. . .”
A groan escaped his lips.
When he looked back, he saw the old man he had seen earlier glaring at him with fierce eyes.
“Are you running away, you coward!!”
“. . .I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Why are you like this. . . so cowardly!”
“. . .?? Old man??”
The old man glared at Siwoo as if he was going to kill him, and gripped the cane in his hand tightly.
“If you say you’ll give up, I’ll let you go this once and pretend it never happened.”
“. . . . . .??”
“However!! If you say you won’t give up!”
Kuwooooooooong!!
The old man slammed his cane down hard.
A powerful surge of magic vibrated like ripples from the tip of the cane.
“I will consider you an evil thief and make you a target here!”
“. . . . . . . . .”
What the heck is this crazy old man talking about?
Siwoo frowned and looked at the old man from afar.
When the silence continued, the old man seemed embarrassed and cleared his throat.
“T-That silence means you won’t give up, right?!”
Siwoo scratched his head at the old man’s angry voice.
“I don’t know what you want me to give up, but I can’t give up anything in my life.”
“Kekeke. You’re a cheeky one. Let’s see what you’ve got, boy!!”
An expression of anger, excitement, and joy mixed together.
As the old man gave the signal, the people around him rushed towards Siwoo.
‘๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐. . .๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ’๐ง๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง.’
Thanks to the widespread magic detection, Siwoo had a general idea of their abilities.
They weren’t particularly weak, but they weren’t strong either.
“I’m sorry, but I can’t control my strength because of my sore muscles.”
[Thunderclap: Golden Wolf]
The incantation that echoed through the air and the harmony of magic power emitted a dazzling flash of light, summoning dozens of golden wolves.
The moment the wolves, which were like electric arrows, attacked the people in kimonos,
[Iwanagahime: Spirit of the Mountain God]
Kwadadadadad. . . !!
Bears made of boulders rose from the ground and tore the golden wolves apart.
“Keke. Those little puppies won’t even be able to cut one hair on my men’s beards!”
Siwoo clicked his tongue.
‘๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ, ๐๐ ๐ข๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐.’
Electric Shock was one of the fastest attacks of all attacks.
But he summoned boulders without any preparation and blocked the golden wolves?
That was impossible.
At least within Siwoo’s magic detection.
“Are you going to keep running away like that! You’re the worst bastard in the world!”
The old man slammed his cane on the ground once more.
Kuใ กใ กใ กung!!
Waves of magic and divine power spread through the ground and created two huge fists made of rock.
The rocks, which were kicking up a lot of dust and gravel, were rushing into the sky.
They were so big that you could believe that two mountains of rock had risen up.
The fists attacked Siwoo head-on.
They were so huge that they seemed to be moving in slow motion, but in reality they were as fast as a tidal wave.
“Damn old manใ ก.”
Siwoo looked at the shocking sight with a dumbfounded face.
He had thought that the old man was not an ordinary person, but he had not expected him to be this much of a monster.
He could just avoid them, butใ ก
“If the report gets bigger, I’ll be sorry to Jeong-gu!!”
If this whole area was scorched, the cost and process of restoring it would be considerable.
[Earth’s Cry: Breath of the Roots]
[Earth’s Cry: Breath of the Roots]
Siwoo cast a double cast.
Hundreds of shapes and characters formed a magic circle, drawing a geometric circuit.
Magic raced along the circuit like a torrent, and soon a dazzling blue-green light crossed the earth.
The moment the two fists were about to crush Siwoo’s head,
CRACKLE-CRACKLE-BOOM!!
“The fists. . . stopped?!”
The old man exclaimed.
That attack was a technique that no one had ever stopped before.
He had prepared another trap at the crossroads, expecting Siwoo to dodge it.
The old man watched intently, his eyes wide, as his opponent stopped his fists.
Hundreds of tree vines that had blossomed from the ground wrapped tightly around the bottom of the rock, holding the two fists firmly.
A defense that could not be achieved without a certain amount of magic control and finesse.
It was safe to say that there were few people who could raise their fists so boldly in such a short time.
“Kekeke. Amazing, amazing. You are truly a man I cannot help but acknowledge.”
“Are you done now?”
Siwoo brushed off the dust on his body and continued.
“Head of the <Hayakawa family>?”
“Ohใ ก I’ve been caught.”
The 10th head of the family, Hayakawa Seigen, chuckled playfully.
“I came to thank you for solving the ‘problem’ of my beloved granddaughter.”
“I don’t want to receive thanks twice.”
“Kekeke. You barely passed. Your attack was terrible.”
Seigen muttered as he slammed his cane on the ground.
“Of course, it would have been different if you had fought with all your heart.”
Magic and divine power spread out, and the rocks began to sink back into the ground.
“Follow me. I want to talk to you with my granddaughter.”
“If you give me something to eat.”
ใ๐’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ!!ใ
Pre, who had been sitting still like a doll on Siwoo’s shoulder, shouted and jumped around.
Seigen and the dozen or so other people’s eyes widened and there was a moment of silence.
“Oh. . . th-that. . . shamanism. . .”
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ?! ๐’๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐จ๐จ!!ใ
Siwoo shut his mouth.
๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท๐ท
๐๐ดแด๐๐ค๐ฅแด๐ฃ๐ข๐s.๐๐ค๐
A VIP-only restaurant in a luxury hotel.
When they entered the room they were shown to, Hikari, dressed in a modest kimono, was waiting for them.
“Sir Siwoo!! And grandfather!”
“Keke. I’m a grandfather for the second time now.”
“Oh, right! You know that’s not what I meant!”
Where had the man who had destroyed a whole park with a stupid test gone? Seigen had become an ordinary grandfather.
He naturally sat down at the head of the table and invited Siwoo to sit down.
“It’s only been a few days, but your complexion looks much better.”
“Yes. That’s all thanks to Sir Siwoo. But Sir Siwoo. . . what is that on your shoulder?”
ใ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ใ ก ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก! ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก!!ใ
Siwoo covered Pre’s mouth.
“My new, uh. . . pet.”
“Oh, I see! It looks cool and cute, just like Sir Siwoo.”
Hikari replied, blushing slightly.
“Then are you not a shaman?”
“Yes. I’m just an ordinary hunter.”
“Ordinary hunters can’t beat [Kagutsuchi] or infuse life force.”
Seigen’s eyes were no longer sharp.
There was only pure curiosity and respect for the strong in his eyes.
“I somehow acquired those abilities.”
“Well, I don’t ask about a hunter’s skills. But the pet next to you is unusual.”
ใ๐’๐ฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ! ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ใ ก ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก!! ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก!!ใ
“I’ll give you something delicious, so keep your mouth shut.”
Siwoo whispered just loud enough for Pre to hear.
Pre narrowed her eyes and glared at Siwoo for a long time before nodding her head.
“Anyway, thank you. I never would have thought of the method you mentioned, maybe because I was born and raised in a shaman family.”
“I’m glad I could help.”
“In particular, [Kagutsuchi] is a divine spirit that not just anyone can subdue and defeat. If the family had handled it, it would have been impossible for me. I’m not very compatible with it.”
Seigen raised his glass with a complicated expression on his face.
“It’s okay, grandfather! It’s all over now.”
Hikari smiled brightly with her beautiful face.
Hikari knew better than anyone that her grandfather was suffering because of the choices he had made in the past, so she contacted her grandfather as soon as the [Kagutsuchi] had been subdued.
Seigen came to Korea right away.
“My granddaughter’s smile is the best present of all. Kekeke. As the head of the family, I will grant you half of what you ask.”
“Grandfather! You promised to meet him and grant it!”
“What permission. . . can I leave now?”
ใ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ?! ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ’๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐!!ใ
Siwoo couldn’t understand why he was involved in the family’s business.
So he pushed back his chair and carefully tried to go outside, but
“Sit down!!”
“Please sit down!”
At their shouts, Siwoo had no choice but to sit back down, pale-faced.
“Are you really determined, Hikari?”
“Yes! I’ve made up my mind.”
“Haใ ก I guess that’s why they say that parents have no choice but to lose to their children.”
Seigen glared at Siwoo with a displeased expression.
“Then I, too, will watch over you for a while. That is the condition.”
“I understand. I will make sure to show you a shameless side of me.”
Hikari looked at Siwoo with a brighter and more loving expression than ever before and asked,
“Rightใ ก husband?”