Chapter 85 – Episode 85 – Short Days With My Stepdaughter
* Episode 85 – Short days with my stepdaughter
-The second search party also didn’t listen.
Although he revealed his affiliation as 【Chomok】, he was a hunter from overseas, so he attacked him recklessly.
I was anxious to see how the prestige of the six major guilds had fallen.
-After dealing with them, we welcomed the third search party.
I thought this would probably be the last party of the day, so when I tried to fight, they listened to me this time.
I was convinced that they had already found the child and sent him down.
-Here, we hit the ground running and engage in a fight with the fourth search party.
I contacted Ian around the time the fourth search party arrived.
Since she found Leah, she ordered her request to be withdrawn.
Then, he said, ‘I already did it’ and told him to text me more often and ended all contact.
“Phew. I live my life arguing and arguing, which is not in my nature. Really. I wonder what my parents will say when they see me like that-“
That being said, I came back feeling like I had a good workout.
When I returned to the veranda in the evening, Leah was sleeping.
Perhaps because of her work schedule, she slept well, leaving the sandwich she had made for me to eat on the table.
‘It’s 9:30 now.’
This is not the life of an elementary school student I know.
I don’t have any, so I can play, but there is a workbook for Teacher Ema spread out on the desk.
‘Oh, it’s frustrating. I don’t know what’s bothering me so much, but I’m going to turn around.’
I myself didn’t know why I was angry.
I felt like I would get nervous if I stayed still, so I took off her coat, washed her hands, and checked on Leah’s condition while chewing her sandwich.
‘Are you sleeping?’
“Seu…”
She is trying to sleep well, but in the end, her blanket is all messed up.
I organized it nicely and touched her picture frame.
I secretly checked the photo I had left face down that I had not seen in the morning.
‘This is-‘
There is a photo of an idiot engineering college girl wearing a checked blouse holding her child.
It was Bridgetta.
*
Second day.
The morning with Leah has begun.
We stood side by side in front of the bathroom mirror and brushed each other’s teeth.
Leah and I feel like uncles when we see elementary school students in their pajamas.
“Gororo~!”
“Gororo~!”
“”Pfft!””
As soon as you finish brushing your teeth, prepare a meal.
This time, we stood side by side in the kitchen, helping out.
It was a fun experience to gather together in a small kitchen and make a meal.
“Uncle.”
“You don’t know my name, man. It’s Hong Chang-gi. Hong Chang-gi. Memorize my name.”
“Mister Changgi. If you hold a kitchen knife like that, your fingers will go out.”
“It’s okay. I’m wearing an Auror hat, so I won’t get cut.”
“I don’t think that’s the problem. The sheep are the same. How do I do this?”
“I’m sorry. I don’t know anything about men’s cooking…”
“Ugh.”
I got scolded for making 4 servings of pork kimchi stew at once like I usually do on my own.
With the mindset that I can just save it and eat it tomorrow, I pass it on and finish the meal.
Today, I did the dishes and Leah washed up and came out.
“Are you not working?”
“I told you yesterday. As soon as your aunt sees me, she asks where you are?”
I rattled my cell phone.
When I turned it on for a moment, the bell rang, and I started screaming.
“It would be good if you give up quietly.”
“There is no mother in the world who would give up on her daughter after hearing something like that.”
“It’s not her mother. It’s her aunt.”
“Don’t make distinctions. You are sincere.”
He didn’t refute what I said.
Trying to sit down on her desk with an unmistakable pout, she lifted it up to her waist.
“What are you doing?”
“1. Lift Leah.”
“Mister?”
“2. Play games together.”
“Mister?”
She looked around her room with her little boy hanging on her waist, pretending to be an adult.
I searched hard to see if there was anything to play with, but there was no trace.
“What do you usually do?”
“Because I am an apprentice, I am studying to become a civil servant for the future.”
“From morning to night?”
“I’m doing it because school is closed right now, and I usually do it before I go to bed.”
“What do I do by studying to become a civil servant at the tower?”
“If you pass the exam, you can move up to a higher level. Once you become a high-ranking Eumma, there are many things you can do, and you can work with more intelligent Eumma.”
“Wow, I’m really going crazy. If I leave you like this, I’m going to go crazy.”
“Ahhhhh!”
She immediately put on her coat, put on her hat, and then put the hat on Leah’s head as well.
Just in case, I took a mask and headed straight to the front door.
“What is it? Do you want to go out!?”
“Are you coming? I see that even though there is no internet connection outside here, there is internal communication. There are dedicated multiplayer games and switches, so let’s buy a few and come.”
“What about my studies!?”
“You are not allowed to study from today until the day I leave. That will be sad.”
“Wait a minute! Let me take off the apron! Ugh, uncle! Uncle!!”
I slapped Leah’s struggling butt and went outside.
Anyway, baby.
I ignored it and went outside.
*
Third day.
As time passed, I don’t know if she was sincere, but the number of phone calls decreased.
Ian texted instead, saying, “Auntie Zita is doing ○○ today,” Showing signs of being tired.
Ranking No. 1 has been comforting No. 4 for several days and is trying to cover up the incident taking place on the 15th floor.
-[I withdrew the request]
-[Still, something is strange]
-[It seems like someone is targeting Leah]
-[Be careful just in case]
I don’t know what this life will be like, but I ask you to suffer a little more.
It’s hard…
Is this really hard work?
I poked Leah, who was lying on the bed with me, on her side.
“Why are you the only one at level 40? Our kids are still at level 20.”
“The lancer wasn’t able to level. He didn’t even memorize the attribute list and just rushed into it, so he was slow.”
“You can win if you roughly guess the level, so why memorize it?”
“Then it won’t be effective. There is a detailed strategy book, so please refer to it.”
“Wow, do you really want to go that far just to beat me!?”
“Who plays a game to lose from the beginning?”
“Well, wait for today. You are a member of the golden generation who excelled in gaming, right? This is not such an adversity.”
“There won’t be enough time to turn things around in this situation.”
Leah laughs at it, calling it a useless struggle.
In the end, I clung to the end and won, not like an adult.
*
Should I call this the fourth day?
When I came to my senses, it was night.
Leah was very upset, which didn’t fit her personality.
Perhaps because the last come-from-behind victory was unfair, we ended up playing another game and had fun until we fell asleep from exhaustion.
‘You’re playing well. I could do it, so why didn’t I do it?’
… These concerns are also ridiculous.
This child is trying to become an adult.
Even during the game, I kept paying attention to the top of the desk.
He was a strange child who believed in self-control as a virtue and tried to learn and become intelligent.
‘To become completely independent?’
Neither yesterday nor today did I dig into the situation.
I thought it would be better to get Leah to open her mouth rather than me asking questions.
To that end, let’s find something to enjoy tomorrow too… As I was thinking about that, I heard the siren sound again.
‘That’s strange. I probably would have withdrawn the request, but why do I keep doing this?’
After dealing with the fourth search party, it was quiet for a few days, so I thought Ian did a good job, but something was strange.
Anyway, I put on my coat to go check it out.
“… Are you leaving?”
“Are you awake?”
“Where are we going…?”
“I’ll talk to them. I’ll borrow a book on the way, so we can watch comics together tomorrow.”
“Yes… Please be careful…”
Even if we talk about it, it will end up being a fight.
Fortunately, I’m pretty confident because I just found out that I’m a bit of a hitter.
“I’m sleeping. I’ll be back soon.”
“Yes… Uncle…”
I closed my eyes with relief.
I jumped out of the veranda and walked around the roof.
*
A hunter who attacked at night?
Cut without needing to describe… I struggled for the first time.
The ranking is probably the lowest within the same rank, but it is still the same A rank as Ceres.
Fortunately, I somehow won because I was solo.
“You’re so fast… I can’t keep up with you…!”
“Is this useful when trying to catch up with the person in charge? So, let’s keep pace from the beginning, so be stubborn.”
Although she had minor injuries, she returned safely and ran briefly with Leah as the sun rose.
“I thought I could win with someone as strong as a prostitute…”
“What happened to the image of me in you?”
When I laughed and laughed at the absurdity, Leah followed me almost exhausted.
“Is it difficult?”
“It’s hard…”
He grinned.
“I’ll show you something fun.”
“Is it fun?”
For the first time in a while, he gave me a ride on a wooden horse.
“… Ugh!?”
“Why?”
“I’m embarrassed to have a thirsty horse at this age…”
“You’re still in elementary school.”
I wondered if she knew how old she was, so she smiled and slowly shifted gears.
Every time her steps got faster, the little hand around my forehead got stronger.
“Can you show me a little bit of the scenery you see?”
“Aaaaah!?”
I flew in the sky.
Even if we are careful not to hurt the child, the world our hunters see is nothing short of shocking to the children.
“This is how you normally walk around!?”
“This is faster than most means of transportation.”
“Can I do it too!”
“What if you learn to become an Auror? You’re smart, so you’ll do it right away?”
“Huh…!?”
It’s literally a world in a cartoon.
The character I admired was myself.
I trained my aurors for this.
“Let’s go right back and read the comic books.”
“I woke up and there were boxes full of boxes in my room! I thought I had picked up some trash!”
“I had a hard time moving it in the early morning.”
“You’re cleaning it up!?”
“Of course. Don’t worry about the future and enjoy today too.”
If we run like that a few times, we will soon reach the room we were staying in.
Leah laughed as she said that for the first time she arrived home in a place other than the front door.
After taking a break, I turned on the computer that I hadn’t used in a few times, found a song I liked, and enjoyed reading a comic book.
…
…
I kept forcing myself to have a day like this.
Four days, five days, six days, seven days, eight days, eight days, and ten days.
10 fun days for kids.
It was around that time that Leah told her story.
