Chapter 81 – Episode 81. Sieun’s Lie
“You’re giving this to me?”
Shi-eun stared blankly at the earring I put out.
“It’s an item from the Goblin Lord. Since it raises int stats and mana, it will be perfect for you to use. Wait a minute, I’ll clean up some bloodstains.”
I used a wet tissue to wipe off the blood stains on the earring and handed it to Shi-eun.
I could feel the eyes of Jiyoon and Jisoo watching from the side with envy.
What?
Juniel also looks envious, right?
I spoke as if to soothe the rest of the subordinates except Shi-eun.
“I’ll give it to you guys later when there are items that suit you. I am giving these earrings because they have the most suitable options for Si-eun to use.”
Jiyoon and Jisoo nodded at my words and smiled.
Juniel is making a sad face, as if she had always looked at her with envious eyes.
Si-eun, who received her earrings from me, looked at me with her thrilled eyes and put her earrings on her own ear.
Well, it’s definitely different.
A goblin rod is not an item worth wearing.
It’s perfect because Sieun wears it, right?
“If you open the status window, you will see that your int stat and mana have gone up. Oh, and everyone must have leveled up, so check it out. Allocate skill points appropriately to each skill.”
“Yes. Wow, brother! The level has risen a lot!”
Shi-eun was surprised when she opened her status window, and then Ji-yoon and Ji-soo opened the status windows and distributed their skill points to her skills.
I turned to Juniel and said.
“You? Can’t you check?”
Juniel responds with a sullen expression to my words.
“It’s not time for me to level up yet. Because there is still a big difference between my level and my master’s level.”
Hmm.
Well, Juniel’s level is in his 40s.
The amount of experience required is different from me and other children.
Juniel said in a slightly melancholy voice.
“If I had been recovering my strength without coming out, my level would have been higher by now, and all stats would have been around the late 200s…”
Tsk tsk.
That’s why you crawled out in the beginning and threw yourself at me.
I said to Juniel in a sad voice.
“It seems very regrettable that you became my subordinate and your stat growth stopped.
Good. I’ll do my best for Juniel from today. The event will be over. Putting all my strength into putting Juniel’s stats in the late 200s? I’ll let you get it back there. Shall we start tonight?”
Juniel widened his eyes at my words and looked away.
“Ah, no, I’m not saying that’s a pity, I’m just saying that if I stayed in my place, my stats would have recovered to that extent. Lord, until you need to feel sorry for the master.”
“Okay, okay. Juniel’s desire to become stronger. I understand you well. Let’s work hard to become strong again from today. I’ll try too. Got it?”
“Ah, no..!!”
Juniel gritted his teeth and looked at me with a puzzled look.
I left Juniel like that and looked out the window.
A location where you can see the battlefield where we fought.
I could see all the guild members in the school going out and carrying the goblin corpse.
Should I burn it all down?
As all the guild members put their hands together, the entrance to the school, which had been a mess, seemed to be quite organized.
We are currently in a classroom in an elementary school, the guild’s base.
Two tents have been set up, and there are a few desks and chairs that seem to have been used by children.
It seems to have been used as accommodation for the guild members.
It was getting darker and darker inside the classroom, so I turned on the two lanterns provided.
While chatting with the companions for a while and eating the food brought from the cradle of rest,
I felt a small presence around me.
‘Huh?’
A small being looking this way with only one side of his face sticking out from outside the classroom door.
‘Young kid?’
Not only me but everyone looked towards the door and looked surprised as if they felt the child’s presence.
“Oh my, what kind of child… Is this the first child I see since the world turned like this.”
“I see. I’ve never seen a child in the group of survivors of Mr. Captain…”
Certainly.
Well, the only groups we’ve been to are the old man’s group of survivors and this guild, but
It is the first child I see after the monster avalanche broke out.
A cute girl with long black hair and sparkling eyes.
She must have been about 5 or 6 years old.
Outside the classroom door, she was staring at the bread I was eating with only half of her face peeking out.
Um… The gaze is burdensome.
I said, holding out the bread I was eating to the child.
“… Want some?”
The child’s eyes widened at my suggestion, but she immediately shook her head.
She looks like she wants to eat, but is she scared to come?
Then, behind her child, Lee Soo-ah appeared.
“Jia? It’s time to go to bed soon. What are you doing here?”
“Aunt!”
A girl hugging Lee Soo-ah.
Sua Lee said as she hugged her child and patted her on the back.
“Since I have to talk to my aunt, Jia, go and sleep. Koja, can we have fun again tomorrow?”
“I want to play with my aunt…”
“I’ll play with you tomorrow. It’s dark today, so let’s play tomorrow, okay? Come on, go to Mrs. Jung-sook. I’ll be looking for Jia.”
“So, is that a promise? Do you really have to play with me tomorrow?”
A girl holding out her little pinky finger to Lee Soo-ah.
Lee Soo-ah made her promise by hanging her finger with her child, and the girl walked away from her classroom with her sullen face.
Lee Soo-ah, who had sent her child and entered the classroom, looked at our party and nodded again.
He’s a guild leader who likes to say hello.
Lee Soo-ah said to me with a very tired expression.
“You waited a long time. I’m a little late to tidy up outside.”
“No. I didn’t have to wait very long.”
“Okay. Did you eat…? We were going to treat you to dinner…”
As Lee Soo-ah looked at the bread and drinks in my hand, she said.
What is a treat?
I don’t like eating in a crowded place.
My subordinates usually don’t eat rice.
I shook my head and said it was okay.
“It’s okay. We also have a pretty good food situation. You don’t have to worry.”
“Still… I wanted to treat my benefactors properly…”
“I will only accept your heart. Oh, please sit down for a moment.”
Following my guidance, Sooah Lee sat down on the chair in front of her.
“The child just…”
“Ah, you mean Jia. She’s my niece. My sister’s daughter..”
Hmm. You are my nephew.
Somehow, it looked pretty similar.
“That sister…?”
Lee Soo-ah, whose complexion darkened at my question.
“Everyone, even my sister and brother-in-law…”
I clicked my tongue and blamed myself for asking a pointless question.
Lee Soo-ah, seeing my flustered expression, spoke with a light smile.
“Well, it’s okay. Gia survived and is by my side.”
She’s a strong woman
To lighten the mood, I introduced my party to Lee Soo-ah.
“Starting from this side, they are Joo Ji-eun, Jung Ji-yoon, Seo Ji-soo, and.. Juniel. Those horns on his head… Are like skills, and it would be easier to think of him as just a foreigner. He is said to be Seong Dong-seok.
“Oh, I see.”
Lee Soo-ah, who was looking at Dong-seok sadly, said while looking at Si-eun.
“By the way, did you say Joo Joo-eun? If..”
Well, you can’t hide your love from so close.
At my command, Si-eun took off her sunglasses and hat and spoke to Lee Soo-ah.
“Yes, this is Joo Ji-eun. Nice to meet you.”
“Huup..”
Lee Soo-ah covers her mouth with both hands and looks surprised.
“You are so surprised. I was a huge fan. I never thought I would see it in real life like this.”
Um, what It’s not the first time I’ve seen this kind of reaction.
After all, she must be a great Joo-eun.
Shi-eun smiled her business smile and exchanged her greetings with Lee Soo-ah.
“I’m so happy to meet my fans in a place like this. Please take good care of me”
Upon receiving Shi-eun’s greeting, Lee Soo-ah’s face suddenly darkened.
“Haeyeon unnie was also Sieun unnie’s fan… She used to brag to me that she collected all the albums…”
Suah Lee suddenly sheds a tear.
Seeing Si-eun’s flustered face, she hurriedly wiped away her tears and continued her story.
“Ah, I’m sorry, Si-eun. In today’s battle, Haeyeon unni…”
Hmm.
It seems that one of the four people killed by the Goblin Lord’s magic was that person named Haeyeon.
Being a guild leader is not an easy job.
She had to entertain her guests like this even though she had just lost a former guild member.
Shi-eun put her hand on Lee Soo-ah’s shoulder with a sad face, and Lee Soo-ah let out a big sigh and spoke to Si-eun in a cheerful tone.
“I’m OK. Thank you Sieun sister. Ah, come to think of it, there are celebrities in our guild too. I don’t even know if I know you!”
Shi-eun tilted her head and asked.
“She has a celebrity? Maybe she really knows. Who are you?”
“I’m an actor. My name is Minwoo Jung. Did you know? That, ‘Love is like a spray of water’? She said she was in that drama. I don’t watch dramas.”
Jiyoon and Jisoo reacted faster to Lee Soo-ah’s words than Si-eun.
“Are you Jeong Min-woo? Is Jung Min-woo really here?”
“Wow, really? Oh my god..”
Who is Jung Min-woo?
He must have heard of it.
As I tilted my head, Jisoo looked at me and said.
“Master… No, brother. Don’t you know Jeong Minwoo? He said he had been filming near the pc room before the monster avalanche broke out..”
Aaaaa
Remembered
Jisoo on her way to work at the pc room had a conversation like that with Seongman.
-Brother! Did I see a celebrity? Jeong Min-woo, Park Sang-yeon, Joo Ji-eun, and Choi Yeon-ah! Oh my god!-
– You saw Joo Joo? How did she see them?-
– There’s a park across the street over there. It seemed like they were filming there. There was a lot of standing with the shooting truck?-
-Okay? Wow, I want to go there too. I get off work first?!-
I must have had that conversation.
I think there was a celebrity named Jung Min-woo among the celebrities who came along with Si-eun to film a drama.
So, you mean Shi-eun is an actress you filmed with?
But Shi-eun shook her head and said to Lee Soo-ah.
“Jeong Min-woo .. I know his name, but I’ve never met him.”
“Oh, I see.”
“By the way, an actor named Jung Min-woo is here?”
“Yes, it’s not a battle group… I know that he is probably in charge of meals for the guild members. Would you like to meet me?”
“No. I don’t think we need to meet. Oh, and I don’t want you to tell them that I’m here either. I don’t like things to be complicated.”
“Ah… Yes, I understand.”
The conversation between Shi-eun and Lee Soo-ah ended with something awkward.
He must have been an actor who filmed with Si-eun, but he didn’t know.
Jisoo also seemed to want to ask about it, but he seemed to be still for the time being because he was aware.
Later, when I finish talking with Lee Soo-ah, I’ll have to ask him separately.
Lee Soo-ah looked at me and said.
“Mingoo came to our guild today because he had information to exchange, right? If there is any information you want, ask me anything.”
“Ah, information exchange. You said you wanted to know how I took Sua-san’s treasure in the event dungeon, right?”
Lee Soo-ah shook her head at my words.
“Of course, I was curious about that, and it’s true that I decided to exchange my information with it, but… How could I ask Min-gu, who is the benefactor of our guild, to exchange it. Just let me know if you have any questions. I’ll let you all know.”
Oh, well then I’m fine.
She is a woman who knows manners.
After I nodded her head, I said to Lee Soo-ah.
“If you say that much… I will ask right away without saying anything.”
“Yes, feel free to ask.”
“What is Sua’s job?”
“… Yes?”
Lee Soo-ah looks at me with wide, round eyes as if embarrassed.
I guess this is not an expected question.
“Jiji, are you curious about your job?”
“Yes, I am curious about Sua’s job. I came all the way here to ask that.”
Lee Soo-ah looks at me with a face that she doesn’t understand.
Soon, he bit her lip and lowered her head with a puzzled face.
It’s strange. What kind of reaction is that?
Of course, talking about one’s job is not an easy task.
But it’s not like you have to worry about it that much, right?
Lee Soo-ah, who seemed to be struggling for a long time with her head down, raised her head and spoke to me.
“Are you sure you want to know my job?”
“Yes, because it is. That’s why I came all the way here.”
“Can I ask why?”
“There is a reason, but… I can’t tell you right now. If Sua’s job is the same as I thought, then I’ll tell you.”
“…”
Lee Soo-ah lowered her head again.
Wait for a sec. Seeing you hesitating this far, I start to doubt something.
Honestly, I thought it would be a decent 4-star job, so I didn’t expect this kind of response.
Sua, who had been lowering her head again as if thinking about it for a long time, raised her head again and looked at my companions around me one by one before talking to me.
“Can we just talk… Just the two of us?”
Hmm.
Is it a job that I don’t want to publicize that much?
Or.. Is it really the job I think it is?
Now I’m very curious too.
I nodded and said to Lee Soo-ah.
“Then let’s move. Shall we go now?”
“Oh, no. There are still things to be sorted out… It’s late today too… Would you mind resting here for the night?”
I said looking out at the darkening outside.
“Let it be. Then we’ll wait. Please contact my pebble communication port.”
“All right. All bedding and bedding are prepared in the tent over there, so you won’t have any trouble taking a break. Then we will contact you. Please rest.”
After speaking, Lee Soo-ah got up from her chair and went outside.
Jiyoon came up to me and asked.
“Brother, is that person named Sua…”
“Huh. I’m wondering if that’s the case with me too. Well, you’ll find out later when we talk. More than that…”
I turned around and looked at Shi-eun.
“Si Eun.”
Shi-eun looked at me and said.
“Yes, brother.”
“Come here.”
Si-eun gets up from her seat and walks towards me.
I sat her on my lap.
“Oh, brother…”
Seemingly embarrassed, Si-eun feels ashamed when she sees Ji-soo and Ji-yoon.
I asked Sieun.
“Why did you lie to Sua earlier?”
“Is that a lie?”
“Huh. Lie.”
“W-what…”
Sieun with a confused voice.
I spoke to Si-eun in a calm and friendly voice.
“An actor named Jung Min-woo. Sieun knows that. But why did you say you didn’t know me?”
“Ah…”
Sieun gave a small sigh.
Ji-soo said to Si-eun with an apologetic face.
“I’m sorry, sister. Actually, I saw a drama filming while going to a part-time job in the past. I told the owner about it.”
Seeing as if he finally understood, Shi-eun nodded his head slightly.
Si-eun’s face looks depressed for some reason.
Si-eun sighed lightly and took his words out while sitting on my lap.
“Brother. Do you remember the first time you met me?”
Can’t you remember
How can I forget the intense memory of Si-eun, who screamed and dragged all kinds of aggro and was chased by the goblins, being poisoned and killed right in front of my eyes.
When I nodded, Shi-eun said to me with a melancholy face.
“Actually, then…”
Si-eun started talking by reminiscing about what had happened before she met me.
