Chapter 228 – Concern
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“Ha…”
The atmosphere in the hideout was calmer than usual.
This is because the women also saw the contents of the mission Changjae received.
Tyrannosaurus. The strongest creature in the history of Earth.
Hunting something like that. It was a ridiculous story, as if there were even missiles. It was like telling me to just go and die.
“Is Changjae okay…? … ?”
Seolryeong was restless and wandered around the hideout.
Seunghee, who was plucking the guitar strings next to her, grumbled and said.
“Sister. “If I say it one more time, it will be the 10th time.”
Seunghee was relatively calm. Since we heard the same story together, Seunghee was worried at first. However, since Seol-ryeong was too worried next to him, he actually calmed down.
“Still. “I’m worried.”
“You too, my sister. Could there be anything wrong with that oppa? I’m rather worried that they might even bring dinosaur meat, saying, ‘Tonight’s dinner is dinosaur steak!'”
After listening to Seunghee’s words, I somehow felt that this could really be the case. I pictured Changjae coming back, dragging the tail of a huge dinosaur.
But Seolyeong soon shook her head. That was the sound of big trouble.
Doesn’t that really mean that Changjae hunted dinosaurs? I couldn’t let him do something so dangerous.
“Seunghee. “Have you not even seen Jurassic Park?”
“Jurassic World? “Have you not seen it?”
“Ha…”
It was as if I could once again feel the generation gap between me and Seunghee.
What are young kids these days? How can you not watch such a famous movie? Even if it’s an old movie, it’s the same.
“Seunghee wouldn’t be able to say that if she had seen the movie. How big and scary is the Tyrannosaurus? If you step on it, the car will be crushed, and if you swing the tail once, the house will collapse.”
“Well, that’s probably because he’s big. But it’s a movie, right? Surprisingly, they may actually be gentle. Her arms are short, so she has a cute side to her.”
“Don’t you remember that you came to our hideout before? “I was so scared even though I only heard people walking outside.”
“Ah. Those footprints? Well, it’s huge.”
Traces of the Tyrannosaurus’ sweep still remain in the front yard of the hideout. Even the footprints of only a portion of the hind feet were frighteningly large.
“You just passed by without doing anything then, right? Nothing will happen to such an animal as long as we don’t touch it first.”
“That would be nice, but…”
Even if Seunghee kept talking, Seolryeong’s worries wouldn’t stop.
Kaylee approached Seolryeong.
“Sister.”
“Huh?”
There was a pout in Kaylee’s arms.
“Hold on to me.”
Kaylee handed Piyak over to Seol-ryeong.
Even so, I picked up Piyak without any hesitation.
“If you hold me, your worries will decrease.”
“Huh?”
Even so, I didn’t immediately understand Kaylee’s words.
But for some reason, she felt like she was really less nervous while holding Piyak.
-Beep!
“Whoa…”
Is it because of the warm and soft chick fur? Her restless mood calmed down a bit.
“Beep. Nothing much will happen… ?”
She hugged Piyak tightly out of worry.
-Beep! Beep!
Piyak, squeezed by Seolyeong’s chest, cried out in pain.
“Ah. Come to think of it.”
He said as if he remembered Seunghee adjusting the guitar strings.
“Beep is a descendant of Tyrannosaurus, right? “What’s wrong with your ancestors?”
-Beep?! Beep beep!
It flapped its little wings as if it were an absurd request.
“Huh? Are you an ancestor? What does that mean?”
“Why, sister, there is a story that birds are descendants of dinosaurs, right? In particular, they say that Tyrannosaurus is the ancestor of chickens.”
“What? Is that really true? “Beep?”
– Byng…
Piyak suddenly received expectant looks from his female owners.
However, to a chick who really had no abilities, those looks were just burdensome.
“Is it possible to evolve into a Tyrannosaurus or something?”
“Beep. Eat a lot of food. When it gets bigger, it might turn into a dinosaur.”
“If you evolve into a Tyrannosaurus, you will fight together with Changjae oppa. “Beep can win, right?”
-Piyaa…
Piyak lost his appetite.
It seemed like I wouldn’t be able to eat food for a while. If they eat a lot of food, they might really send it out to fight.
Kaylee looked at the pout with pity.
Then, Kaylee recalled a secret message sent to her cell phone.
[Surprising Mission: Rebellion]
[It is time to take revenge on the master who has exploited you as a slave until now.]
[Kill the Master with your own hands.]
[All penalties received in the process of performing this mission will be nullified.]
[Reward: Partner’s resurrection and escape from Metapia]
[This is your last chance to escape this island with your partner.]
A mission that openly urges you to stab your partner in the back.
The eerie feeling I felt when I received the message still remains.
Originally, I would have had to talk about this mission with my family.
But Kaylee kept her mouth shut.
Even after the world mission was issued, the situation was already unstable.
Kaylee decided that sharing the mission he had been given would only add to the confusion.
So, I planned to only talk to Changjae when he came back.
I’m sure there are people other than myself who have received this mission. So you have to be careful.
Kaylee stroked Leo’s fur as he lay down and calmed his mind.
She was also anxious.
But she is not worried about her role.
Protecting the anxious family members who remain in the hideout.
That was the role given to Kaylee and Leo.
“Why doesn’t Changjae come here? Did something really happen?”
“Sister. Please sit down for a moment.”
After a while.
Seollyeong was still wandering around the room, holding Biyak in his arms.
Now, even with the tranquilizer called Biyak in my arms, my anxiety no longer took over. Even if I wanted to run out right away to find Changjae.
“It’s too late. The sun has already fallen.”
“You said the terminal function was blocked? It must take a long time to walk.”
Seunghee tried to calm him down, but Seolryeong’s anxiety grew.
“I can’t do it. “I have to go out.”
“Sister.”
Kaylee blocks Seolryeong’s path as he tries to walk quickly.
“It’s dangerous out there. “You can’t go out.”
“Kaylee. This is not the time to be like this. I don’t know if Changjae is injured somewhere and can’t move. “I might be waiting for someone to help me.”
“If you go out for no reason, you may end up in conflict. It’s more dangerous that way.”
“But… !”
When it comes to her son, her mother loses her cool. It was the same for Kaylee.
Kaylee held on tightly to Seolnyeong’s trembling hand.
“Your son is strong.”
Kaylee knows. The fact that a man named Kang Chang-jae is stronger than anyone else.
He is definitely not a man to be taken lightly.
“I will definitely come back. We must believe and wait.”
Even so, losing your composure is inevitable.
She is a mother before she is a woman.
For her mother, her son was someone she needed to protect. No matter how weak a woman is or a strong man, that fact does not change. A mother was someone who had to protect her son.
So Kaylee had to use her third-hand eyes to make the right decision. That was why she was here.
“But… If Changjae got hurt…”
It seemed as if he could hear the auditory hallucination of his dying son in his ears.
Once I had an ominous thought, I couldn’t control it. Even so, the accident only took a worse direction.
“…”
Seeing that, Kaylee decided to make up her mind.
Even if he tried to go out to the end, I planned to prevent him from going out even by tying his arms and legs.
She thought that even if Changjae was really hurt, he would rather have her mother waiting inside her house than come to help.
“Let’s wait a little longer. “If you don’t come back after an hour, I will look for it with Leo.”
“No, right now──”
-Thump thump thump.
A sound that stops a fight.
Someone was knocking on the iron door.
-It’s me. Please open the door.
“Ah!”
When I heard that, I ran to the door without even thinking about anyone else.
Because it was the voice of the man everyone was waiting for.
“Phew. “I’ve been there.”
When the door opened, Changjae was standing in front of the door with a shy smile.
“Changjae!”
Even so, I hugged my son.
Before I knew it, Biyak, who was originally in my arms, had already been handed over to Seunghee.
“Why did you come so late? “Do you know how worried Mom was?”
I hug my son out of concern and criticize him for coming late.
“Ouch.”
Then Changjae made a sharp move as if he was in pain.
Seolryeong was startled and fell away from Changjae.
“What’s the matter? Are you hurt? “Where are you hurt?”
“No. It’s just that my arm hurts a little. “He was swinging a spear so much.”
Changjae is twirling his shoulders as if he is feeling stiff.
She sighed as if she had endured it for ten years.
“You were surprised because you thought you were hurt.”
“Don’t worry, I’m fine. And mom. My clothes get dirty. “I’m covered in dust right now.”
“Are clothes the problem now?! You said you’d come before the sun sets! Why are you so late?”
Changjae also scratched his head because he knew his mother was worried.
“I’m sorry I’m late. “If only the tweet had given me directions, I would have come quickly.”
-Beep?!
When the sudden delay was blamed on himself, Chirp cried as if it was unfair.
But there was no one who could hear the injustice of the mute animal. She nodded as if only Piyak, who was in Seunghee’s arms, knew everything.
“Wow, it’s heavy.”
Boom.
When she put down the backpack she was carrying, there was a heavy sound.
The backpack was thin when I went out, but it was full when I came back.
“What is all this, brother?”
“I picked it up on the way.”
The backpack was full of drop items, including food ingredients.
I caught all the creatures I encountered on the way, and it accumulated that much.
“I’ll take a shower first.”
“Changjae. Are you really hurt? Is it okay?”
“I said it’s okay. Anything that is bloody is also animal blood. “I wasn’t hurt at all.”
Changjae smiled confidently and answered.
But even if it were, I didn’t just let it go.
“No. I can’t believe it. “Mom will go in with me and check.”
“Haha. “I like it.”
That was my mother’s kind of childish madness. Now that the son he had been so worried about was back, he didn’t want to be away even for a moment.
Because she understood her mother’s feelings, Changjae happily agreed. Above all, taking a bath with her mother was something she couldn’t resist.
“Do you want to go in with Seunghee?”
“That’s it. Have a nice time together. “Hmph!”
Seunghee sticks out her tongue as if she is somehow grumpy.
Kaylee also showed her refusal with her smile.
“Then come on in, Mother. “I will check every inch of your body.”
Changjae was excited and went into the bathroom.
It was a rewarding day after working hard to return home.
