Chapter 754 – Side Story 257 the Chaser(156)
257) The Chaser(156)
“I haven’t officially taken office yet, so I’ll call you Sogaju, as I usually do.”
“Excessive honor. As your uncle said, I haven’t had my inauguration ceremony yet, so please call me as usual.”
“Hmm… Okay, Sogaju. Then, if we have an official inauguration ceremony, then we will officially treat Sogaju as the householder.”
Lee Yun-bang’s polite attitude led the ideal elder to nod with a satisfied smile.
Lee Sang-gye’s will to retire was so strong that he couldn’t break it. However, it was not possible to hold Lee Sang-gye’s retirement ceremony and Lee Yun-bang’s inauguration ceremony as head of household during this chaotic period.
So, the compromise proposed was that Lee Sang-gye should step down from the front line, but the retirement and inauguration ceremonies would be held later when Red Town was stabilized.
Even Lee Sang-gye, who lost his will to live by letting go of his lingering attachment to Thyme, could not bitterly refuse the request of the elders who shared blood with Lee Yun-bang.
Externally, Lee Sang-gye is still the head of the family, but in reality, all real power was entrusted to Lee Yun-bang.
In other words, Lee Yun-bang became the de facto head of the household.
“Uncle. I have one request for you.”
“Please? Feel free to speak.”
“Would your uncle chase down the whereabouts of the missing Baek Eun-joo?
“Baek Eun-joo? She said that she… Uhm… Yes. She said Elder Young was in charge of escorting Eun-ju Baek?”
“… That’s right.”
Elder Young was one of the few close friends with whom Yun-bang Lee could openly communicate. Such a young talent lost his life by an unknown person for being in charge of escorting Baek Eun-joo.
Lee Yun-bang’s anger at the loss of his friend was so great that even after learning that his mother had been resurrected, he continued to pursue the whereabouts of Baek Eun-joo.
In a situation where Baek Eun-joo, her half-brother Lee Dam, and Baek Eun-ju’s lady-in-waiting have yet to be found, let alone the culprit who killed Elder Young, Lee Sang-gye announced her retirement and even began to work with the head of the house.
When he could no longer afford the time to pursue Eun-joo Baek, Yoon-bang Lee entrusted the task to the elder Lee Sang-soo, a powerful and experienced psychic and his uncle.
“Yes. I can’t just leave the man who dared to kill the elder of this family and run away. Don’t worry, Sogaju. I’ll go ahead and find out who killed the elder Young.”
“Thank you, Uncle.”
Lee Sang-sang, who understood Yun-bang Lee’s heart, readily accepted his request. After the burden on his heart was relieved, Lee Yun-bang’s expression became more comfortable.
“By the way, Sogaju.”
“Your uncle.”
“Has the family owner told you by any chance?”
“What do you mean?”
“Speaking of the Holy Musketeer. Could it be that the Holy Musketeer plotted treason? That’s why the head of the family killed him himself?”
The body of the Holy Musketeer, who had devoted himself to this family for a long time, was found in the room of the ideal world. Lee Sang-jang, who directly checked his body, recognized at once that it was the work of the head of household.
I have been with Lee Sang-gye for over 60 years. I could immediately tell if it was the homeowner’s work or an outsider’s work.
“… You didn’t even tell me that.”
“Is that so? Hmm… I see. First of all, I’ll let you know that the castle musketeer went on vacation. If the fact that the householder killed the musketeer is known, the lower ones will whisper.”
“I understand, Uncle.”
The death of Sung Musketeer was difficult to see simply as the death of a man. This is because Mongsa Seong directly managed the family’s affairs.
In fact, it was safe to say that Ms. Seong was the second-in-command of this family.
Since such a castle musketeer died without being able to take over, the family had to spend all their efforts to organize the interior that would become cluttered for a while.
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“Are you ready? Shall we go down now?”
“Now, wait a minute. Joe, please wait…”
“Again? You waited for me before?”
“But…”
‘Terrible. It’s really fucking cute.’
I took a deep breath and looked at the restless thyme cutely. Her heart trembled at the fact that she was reunited with her two daughters whom she loved. She could hardly go down to the first floor where Eun-hye and Yuri were waiting.
Currently, my girls, including Eunhye and Yuri, are waiting on the first floor. She has someone to introduce her to because she said to gather on the first floor.
‘Originally, I was planning to prepare an event that would bring tears to my eyes…’
The first thing to do is to have the greatest impact. However, Lee Sang-gye excelled at this tremendous event of resurrection, so steam leaked out. So she decided to just meet Thyme, Eunhye and Yuri without an event.
“Are you that nervous?”
“How can I not be nervous? It’s the first time in 20 years that I’m seeing my children again.”
Thyme-hyang said with a flushed face.
“Oh right.”
“Why?”
“You’ll have to work hard to get close to Yuri.”
“… Yes? What does that mean?”
I belatedly reminded of Yuri and gave her advice to Baek Mi-hyang. Then, because of her anticipation and tension, Thyme’s face hardened. Since it was related to her daughter, it became very serious even though she hadn’t said much yet.
“She said that to me when I met my fake mother before. Maybe it’s because we didn’t have any memories and time together, so I thought she was a stranger before I thought of her as a mother.”
“…”
When she told her what Yuri had said before, Thyme’s eyes, which had been sparkling with her anticipation, became depressed at once. What? Is it an examination? It just completely changes your expression.
“If you want to get closer like Eun-hye, you will have to spend a lot of time with Yuri. However, if you try to get too close, Yuri may feel more awkward, so be careful. Come closer.”
“… Thank you.”
Baek Ri-hyang gave me a beautiful smile, as if she felt my sincerity in wanting to be closer to Yuri. Yes, she serves me with her daughters in one bed, incense should you get acquainted with Yuri quickly.
“Then shall we go down now?”
“Yeah… Oh, no, wait, wait a minute.”
“…”
After another 10 minutes, I was able to go downstairs with Thyme.
“I’m making you wait like this to introduce someone… Huh?”
“Uh, sister. Could it be…?”
Eunhye and Yuri, who were waiting in the living room, were surprised to see thyme coming down behind me.
“Huh? What is it? Why are they doing that? Who is that person so surprised?”
“I see. But doesn’t that girl look a bit like Yuri and Eunhye?”
“Huh? I think it’s really like that after hearing what you said?”
“… Another woman.”
Minjeong, Yeonjoo, and Sarang, not knowing who Thyme was, tilted their heads. Mirinae was displeased with the fact that the person I was introducing to her was a woman.
In the meantime, Yeon-joo, who has good eyesight, noticed that Thyme, Eun-hye, and Yuri are similar.
“Ugh? Are you the same as me?”
Lastly, our cutie, Irene, noticed at once that Thyme’s body was composed of the same chaotic power as herself. Irene looked at thyme with curious eyes, like a baby seeing something strange for the first time.
“Ah…”
Anyway, coming down to the first floor with her thyme, I pushed her in front of her grace and her glass, still hiding behind her inside her.
“…”
“…”
Even though her mother, who gave birth to her and raised them, was in front of her, the expressions of Eun-hye and Yuri were not very good.
Yuri has no memory of her mother, so it was quite unexpected that even Eun-hye reacted like that. She must have been weeping when we called before, saying that her mother had returned.
“… Mr. West.”
“Ugh, huh? Why?”
Grace called me with a cold, sunken face. It was embarrassing because it was the first time Eunhye had called me so coldly since she became my woman.
“What is this?”
“What are you doing?”
“…You mean you don’t know that?”
“No, I’m asking because I really don’t know…”
“West!”
Grace got angry with me. She shouted, pointing at the thyme.
“Are you doing the same thing now, even though you know exactly what your father did? How the hell, how much do you have to torment us and make your mother feel better?”
“No grace. It’s not like that…”
Seeing Eun-hye’s angry face, I realized what kind of misunderstanding she was having. They misunderstood that I had prepared fake thyme.
I hurriedly tried to explain grace before the misunderstanding deepened.
Swoop-
However, Thyme came forward one step ahead of him and stood in front of Eun-hye. Then, suddenly, Grace’s ears were covered.
“W-what are you doing…”
“One, two, three. One, two, three.”
“… Uh?”
“That’s…”
As she counted in that state, Grace’s eyes widened. Yuri, who was next to Eunhye, was also surprised. What the hell is that so surprising?
“Hey, how do you…”
“One, two, three. One, two, three.”
“…”
As Thyme kept counting, Eun-hye shut her mouth. Tears welled up in her eyes, which were filled with anger and disappointment.
Only then did Thyme remove her hand from her ear as her grace calmed down. And she whispered to Eun-hye with the most beautiful smile in the world.
“Really… You’ve grown up pretty, our Hyeah. You’ve become a lady.”
“… Are you a mother? Really… Are you really a mother?”
“I’m sorry mom. I’m sorry I left you. Have you had a hard time?”
“… Mom!”
Eun-hye, who could not stand the overflowing emotion, shed her tears and was embraced by her thyme. Burying her face in her chest, where she could feel her maternal love, she let out tears.
“Huuuuu… Mom…”
“My daughter… I missed you so much. I wanted to hug you like this… Hye-ah…”
Thyme also could not hold back her tears. Tears poured out as she stroked her back.
The other kids who didn’t know what the situation was like at the tearful mother-daughter reunion also sniffed at her.
“Heuuuuu!”
I, too, burst into tears and embraced Thyme and her grace.
“…”
The only ones who did not cry were Yuri, whose mother was still unfamiliar, and Irene, a fool who only knew me.
