Chapter 191 – Chapter 48. S-Class Hero.
Early morning when the sun hasn’t even risen.
Jihyeok sat next to Siwoo’s bed for a long time and looked down at his son’s face, who was sleeping like an angel. He couldn’t even touch his son, fearing that he would wake up, and only looked at him with a vague look.
… Son, now your father is leaving.
The hero left the room with his son behind. A fairy was standing in the living room, waiting for Siwoo’s father. He approached her
“Honey.”
Jihyeok hugged the fairy and stroked her cheek softly. She laughed However, the sadness of parting stood in her eyes.
“… Don’t worry here.”
“Siwoo, please take good care of me.”
“Huh.”
The two kissed each other. They held hands and left the cabin. And I walked through the woods at dawn.
The still dark forest road had a taste. Jihyeok felt like something dull was stuck in her chest. The hero felt the sadness of parting felt by the fairy.
They walked down the street, holding hands like that, slowly, very slowly. … If I can be with her, her beloved, like this, any path will be a blessing.
The forest road soon came to an end. The lake was visible. Ah. Jihyeok wanted time to stop. A raging feeling gripped her chest and shook her.
They squeezed each other’s hands even tighter. They also walked along the lake for a long time.
The two thought of the past. Before Siwoo was born, they wandered around forests and lakesides and whispered love. … And that love was still burning hot.
Dawn slowly began to break in the dark blue dawn sky. Jihyeok looked up at the sky, then at Azel. The fairy smiled as if to reassure her.
“Go away. If you leave, don’t hold back anymore. Just look ahead and go.”
“Honey.”
“You can do it. I believe I will always pray for you … Love you.”
“I love you too.”
The two hugged each other tightly. We felt each other’s body heat. The heartbeat, the sound of breathing, and the smell…
It was time to leave.
Jihyeok was strangely left with lingering feelings. … It was a feeling of obsession that I hadn’t felt in a long time.
“I will be back. … I’m fine with Siu. I love you, honey. You are in good health.”
“Huh. What do you have to worry about here? Take good care of your body. … I’ll wait. I’ll be waiting for you.”
The two kissed again. The fairy forced a bright smile. To lighten the burden on Jihyeok’s heart even a little bit.
“Come on. I will be late.”
“Huh.”
“… Hurry.”
Even as he walked, Jihyeok kept looking back. Every time that happened, the fairy shook his hand. … The S-class hero was heartbroken.
The hero crossed the hill and disappeared from sight, and the fairy turned around.
… I wonder if I should have asked to leave with you… Siwoo needs a dad too. Me… , I need Jihyuk too. I want to live with you, honey.
Tears flowed again.
… However, I had to overcome. You’ve always done well so far. As always, as usual.
Her mother made her way to the cabin where her son was alone. My son Siu was already awake and whining. The fairy took her son tightly in her arms.
“Yes, yes, our Siwoo. Yes, Mom is here. Mom is here.”
“Mama. Papa.”
As the mother saw her son searching for her father, her heart broke even more. However, she laughed and didn’t cry.
“Dad went to work. I will come again next time So, our Siwoo, grow up well until Dad comes, and let’s surprise him the next time he comes. Understand?”
“Papa.”
“Dad is gone. Dad went to work. Dad is a warrior Siwoo’s father is a warrior. There are many difficult people on the continent. I went to help them. Siwoo’s dad is a great person.”
The son has been looking for his father for a long time.
The fairy hugged Siu tightly.
“Siwoo. … Siwoo, don’t you leave stay with your mother Let’s live with mom. Let’s continue living with mom. Siwoo. Do you know that I love Siu, mom? Mom, Siwoo, you know that I love you the most in the world, right? Siwoo. I love you mom. Live with mom Do not leave.”
Aizel buried her nose in Siwoo’s crown and cried.
“I will live with my mother. Here. Huh? Siwoo, don’t be a hero, live with your mom. Live happily with mom…”
“Mama…”
“Huh. Our Siwoo. Love you. I love you, Siuya. I love you most in the world. More than my life…”
The fairy held her son tightly in her arms for a long time.
· · ·
Another month passed in an instant like flowing water.
Jihyeok, who had left Crescent Moon Lake, had the capital right in front of him. He passed through the castle gate and walked along the main street at a leisurely pace. … The capital that Azel wanted to leave so much was still there.
When he arrived at the front gate of the mansion, the gatekeeper greeted him in surprise. The warrior entered through the wide open front door. The manager, Durka, heard the news and hurriedly ran out of the mansion.
“Your Excellency!”
“Hasn’t anything happened in the meantime?”
“Yes, nothing special happened.”
The team members at the mansion rejoiced at the hero’s safe return. Mafushu and Sally, who were training hard today, also heard the news and ran to Jihyeok. Lizardman Kayak also bowed his head deeply, showing his unwavering loyalty.
With Jihyeok’s return, the complete mansion became a time of celebration. Upon hearing the news, the three idiot brothers returned from the bar and were delighted, saying that it was finally time to open the snake liquor they had bought for a large sum of money.
Heavenly Demon and Larosha, who had a guild house nearby, also heard about it and visited. Ji-hyeok’s heart warmed at the reunion with his acquaintances.
Jihyeok unpacked, took a quick bath, and enjoyed a cup of tea while enjoying his leisure time when he heard that someone had arrived from outside.
“Catherine is called a warrior.”
“… Who?”
“I introduced her as Catherine Omaze.”
Ah.
Jihyeok’s eyes widened when he heard the name for the first time in a long time.
Catherine Omaze.
It was the first time they had met several years ago in the underground city of Horompel. At that time, her close brother suffered a terrible tragedy with even the pepper cut off, obviously.
“Bring it.”
Jihyeok wondered why this woman had suddenly visited here. That too in a hurry.
He knew that she would one day become an S-class hero, but she knew nothing about what happened in between.
Still, we will be together in the future, but we have to pretend to be friendly.
Not long after, Catherine’s warrior entered the drawing room. He got up from his chair and smiled happily.
“Catherine Hero! How much is this?”
The two shook hands happily. She looked a little surprised, not knowing that he would even welcome him like this.
“Looks like I haven’t seen you in almost 4 years. … Do you remember?”
“Don’t remember. How could I forget that?”
Her smile twisted strangely. … Looking closely, the eyes and facial expressions were very different from before.
Jihyeok had a hunch that a lot had happened to Catherine during those four years.
“You became an S-class hero. Congratulations.”
“Thank you. … Sit here.”
Catherine sat down on her chair and took the teacup that Jihyeok held out.
“What brought you here?”
Jihyeok removed all his trivial words. I bet she didn’t come all this way just to say hello to her.
Catherine’s eyes sharpened slightly as she sipped her tea.
“You know that the demon church is running rampant these days, right?”
“I don’t know.”
“My main task was to deal with the Demonic Order.”
“… Is that so?”
“Yes.”
She set the teacup down on the table.
“I’ve been trying to get inside information on them for a long time.”
“What do you mean?”
“To find out the home base or something like a list.”
“So, did you find out?”
“I can’t say everything, but I found out a lot. But I think my team alone will not be enough.”
It was only then that Jihyeok roughly noticed the other person’s intentions.
“… In fact, I first went to His Highness the Prince. To ask for help His Highness told me to tell you once. … So I waited quite a while. I hope you come.”
“So, I want to get my help… , Is this it?”
“Yes.”
Jihyeok put off answering for a while and was silent. … Come to think of it, the time has come for the imperial family to actively seek to punish the Demon Cult.
Well, unless the imperial family is an idiot, they probably won’t just sit back and watch those who brought the demon king down twice.
Anyway, Ji-hyeok also had thoughts of taking a look at them. Of course, he didn’t know it would connect like this.
Jihyeok looked at Catherine’s face. She was waiting for his answer.
“Great. We cannot ignore the work for the continent.”
Catherine smiled slightly.
“Thank you. … Actually, I was a little worried. If you refuse, there is no right place to ask for help. … I tend to have little interaction with other warriors.”
Jihyeok also smiled kindly and nodded his head lightly.
“Welcome here. If you need help, talk to me. I will help if I can.”
“… Thank you.”
The conversation between the two stopped for a moment. They filled the time with drinking tea.
Without much thought, Jihyeok asked the young man how he was doing.
“How is the young man doing?”
… Ah…
Catherine’s eyes sank.
Her words slipped out of her mouth as her smile disappeared.
“… Dead, yes.”
She said sadly.
“Slit your wrists.”
A young man who has lost a lot
In the end, he couldn’t stand it and committed suicide.
