Chapter 571 – The Conspiracy Begins (4)
Kim Do-jin, a newly emerging star, and Son Si-woo, who resumed his activities after a long sabbatical.
In addition, the emergence of Son Seo-yeon, a prospective S-class hunter who applied for a promotion at the age of only 24.
Although there was a lot of noise in many ways due to the comparison between the previous two people, Korea was clearly in a festive mood.
It was natural.
In a short period of time, the number of S-class hunters has increased significantly.
Starting with Han Joo-yeon, who became a patriot when she returned from the United States and declared her activities in Korea, Kim Do-jin became the world’s youngest S-class hunter, and now Son Seo-yeon.
The increased number of S-classes is as many as three.
Of course, Kim Tae-yang, who was one of the existing S-class hunters, committed an outrageous mistake and was deprived of all rights and imprisoned, but now it has become nothing more than a minor incident.
If Son Seo-yeon is safely promoted to S-class, the number of S-class hunters in Korea will be as many as seven.
Moreover, one of them is in his 30s and the other two are in their 20s.
This means that the future is endless as there are many possibilities for future growth.
Thanks to this, Korea’s stock prices are soaring in Asian countries, including China and Japan.
Diplomatic concessions that would have been impossible in the past are even made without a request.
Up until this point, my pride as a Korean had soared through the sky to the point of flying all the way to outer space, but Kim Do-jin’s remarks, who willingly appeared in an interview about Son Seo-yeon’s promotion, gave me even more vitality.
Below is the full text of the interview.
【Q: If Hunter Seoyeon Son succeeds in promotion, she will become a guild and party with as many as three S-class hunters. How do you think such a ridiculous composition was possible?]
[A: It’s not such a ridiculous combination. Aren’t there quite a few parties overseas that have two or three S-class members? However, I think I will be able to show you some ridiculous combinations soon.]
[Q: What is the ridiculous combination that Hunter Kim Do-jin talks so much about?]
[A: Wouldn’t it be ridiculous if all party members were S-class? (Laughter)]
[Q: Is that really possible? Are you considering recruiting from outside?]
[A: Not really. All of our party members are very talented, so it looks like they will be able to reach S rank one by one sooner or later. It wasn’t far.]
He answered the reporter’s question in a confident tone.
All of his party members are talented enough to rise to S-class.
I will soon show you a party comprised entirely of S-class hunters.
It was a statement that was difficult to believe.
But it wasn’t an entirely unbelievable statement.
Although they were overshadowed by the names of Kim Do-jin and Son Seo-yeon, the other party members, Elena, Shin Yu-jeong, and Im Na-eun, were all talented people who were promoted to Class A in their early 20s.
Also, the bigger the dream, the more overwhelming it becomes.
Think about it.
It may be unlikely, but what if, as he said, all remaining party members become S-class?
Becoming a great power on par with the United States would not be a dream.
Even in America, where there are the most S-class people, there is not a single party made up of S-class people.
We may become the best in the world when it comes to dungeon raiding, surpassing even the United States.
That’s why people’s interest in Son Seo-yeon’s promotion battle was hotter than ever.
Depending on what she looks like, her buoyant dreams may be deflated, or on the contrary, they may become even more buoyant.
“Are you nervous?”
In response to Kim Do-jin’s question under such pressure, Son Seo-yeon nodded her head with a dark complexion.
“Huh…, A little, no…, Actually a lot.”
Member of Kim Do-jin’s party.
Son Si-woo, Han Joo-hee’s daughter.
When you search for her name, there are a bunch of modifiers hanging around her shoulders.
Thanks to this, her pressure became indescribably heavy, and the thoughts derived from it were constantly tormenting and swimming around in her head.
‘What if I don’t live up to people’s expectations?’
There will be countless criticisms.
But it’s okay.
‘Dojin…, If mom and dad are disappointed…’
This was a bit scary.
She was more afraid of criticism from the few she loved than criticism from an unspecified number of people.
If they are disappointed, or if they suffer damage because of themselves.
I felt like the trust and faith I had managed to gain in myself would be broken.
Kim Do-jin was able to read her thoughts perfectly.
‘He’s been like that since he was young.’
Was she eight years old?
There was a time when she came home with a 20 on her elementary school dictation test and cried.
When I asked her if she was that upset about her low score, she said no.
Then I asked her why she was so sad and crying, and she answered like this.
-“Because of me…, Sniffle, it seems like mom and dad are not good at educating their children, hmm… !”
That was all.
Not because she was teased, but because her parents were teased because of her.
It was a fate and bondage born from the famous couple of Han Joo-hee and Son Si-woo.
Because whenever her daughter was unable to do anything, the names of her two parents were always mentioned.
She pathologically hated and feared others suffering because of her.
Like right now.
‘What is it?’
She is sitting in the waiting room, her hands and feet shaking slightly as she waits for the time to come.
If you start the promotion battle in your current state, you will be defeated before you can even show your skills.
If that happens, it’s over.
Perhaps Son Seo-yeon will spend a long time trying to regain her trust in herself.
‘I can’t leave it like that.’
Since I have decided to live as Kim Do-jin, Son Seo-yeon is not my daughter.
However, just because the body has changed, and the blood has changed, it is not easy to break off the old bond.
Although it was no longer possible to support her as her father, it was possible to help her as her colleague.
So I had to do it.
So that she can become a little stronger.
So that even if I find out the truth in the future, I can stand strong and alone.
“Senior.”
“Huh… ?”
“Do you know what the most foolish thing in the world is?”
“Uh…, Well. There are so many, well…”
“You’re worried and anxious about things that haven’t even happened yet.”
Anxiety and worry.
Since you are born as a human, you cannot live without doing these two things.
Don’t you actually anticipate what will happen in the future, worry about it, and prepare for it?
This is a great stress, but it is also a source of strength.
“Thanks to that worry, the senior worked extremely hard. Right?”
“Huh…, I worked really hard.”
After deciding to advance, she worked hard.
So much so that even Kim Do-jin, who was a training fanatic in the past, clicked her tongue.
“She tried so hard, but if it didn’t turn out well. It may not be possible, but as you said, I and her parents were disappointed.”
“…”
Shoulders that shrug even when you just assume the situation.
Kim Do-jin pushed even harder.
“Are you going to crouch down like that? Are you going to say you’re sorry?”
“You shouldn’t…” “How?”
“No.”
She tried to die.
However, the results were not good.
A true process and an outcome that is not.
How should Son Seo-yeon respond to those who are disappointed?
It can be summarized in just three words.
“So, well, what should I do?”
“… ?”
Son Seo-yeon tilts her head.
Kim Do-jin’s explanation is added to her.
“I did my best. Right?”
“Huh…”
“If I were to take her time machine and go back to the past, wouldn’t she be able to work harder than that?”
Seo-yeon shakes her head resolutely in response to the following question.
“No…, I don’t think that will work.”
“That’s right.”
“Huh… ?”
“I tried so hard that nothing would change even if I went back to the past without knowing the ending, so I don’t have to be sorry if the results didn’t follow.”
“Ah…”
“It’s actually a good opportunity.”
Son Seo-yeon tilts her head and waits for the next words, as if wondering why this is a good opportunity.
He also had that experience.
It was a time when people’s interest was so high that we were struggling to live up to their expectations.
I thought I had to bow my head to the criticism and condemnation that sometimes followed every bad result, but after a while, I started to wonder.
‘Why should I bow my head?’
I did my best.
As she said a moment ago, even if I took a time machine and went back to the past, I wouldn’t have the confidence to do any better.
Still, you should feel sorry for yourself for not getting results, but not for others, right?
Once his thoughts reached that point, he was able to classify people into two categories.
“Someone I can embrace until the end and someone I can’t.”
Kim Do-jin boldly erased those who criticized her from her mind.
Why bother embracing people who can’t even understand the depth of my efforts?
After doing that, not only did I feel more at ease, but life itself became easier.
“If there is anyone who criticizes my senior because of this result, I will boldly throw them out. Whether it’s me or my parents.”
If I were to summarize the long list of words in one sentence, it would be this.
“Be a little more shameless, senior.”
The moment your shoulders slump, your driving force loses its power.
Because the thoughts ahead turn into worries and concerns, putting the brakes on the body that follows.
It shouldn’t be like that.
If that happens, nothing can happen.
Your possibilities become increasingly narrow and eventually close.
A person who can fly must be satisfied with walking, and a person who can walk must be satisfied with being a cripple.
Then you will regret it.
Ah, I was a person who could fly.
I was a person who could walk.
And then you become resentful.
But who?
People who arbitrarily criticize me and are disappointed?
Or did you overreact to every word they said and shrink back?
“You only live once, right?”
He couldn’t do that during Son Si-woo’s days.
I’ve lived my life suppressing what I wanted to do because I was weighed down by the gaze of others.
Maybe that’s why.
Living a second life proudly like this.
But this is truly a miracle that will never happen again.
Because I can’t guarantee that something like this will happen to my daughter.
“I do everything I can. Eat whatever you want and don’t hesitate to take on challenges.”
So that I can close my eyes in peace without a single regret left before I die.
The words he poured out passionately, each and every word, penetrated deep into her heart.
‘Okay. That kid is right.’
I have lived with so much oppression.
Han Joo-hee and Son Si-woo.
No matter where I went in Korea, I could not see the light under the huge shadow.
And now I saw it.
My light.
My sun.
The words he spoke penetrate into my heart and make a fever bloom.
‘What I want to do…’
There is.
There are many.
Among them, what do you want to do the most?
By the time my thoughts reached that point.
A voice from outside awakens her thoughts.
“Time is up! “Hunter Seoyeon Son, are you ready?”
“Ah…, Yes… !”
Unfortunately, time is up.
I have no choice but to postpone it for a little while.
“Hey, Dojin.”
“Yes, senior.”
“I’ll be back.”
A powerful voice, different from before.
I can’t help but smile when I see her finally letting go of her tension.
“Do well. No, just do as much as you can and come down. That’s fine.”
“Yes.”
She shook her head with a bright smile and continued her words.
“Hang in there. “I’ll finish it soon.”
Turn your back.
Concentrate on the task at hand.
‘Promotion.’
Today, I am promoted to S rank.
It’s still a bit short, but it’s at a height where you can see his back without missing it.
And I will spit it out.
This overwhelming heart.
She left the waiting room with brisk steps.
