Translator: Wan ED/PR: Personal Ghost
After replying like that, Yeom Junyeol prepared to summon Red Dragon, ready for any situation.
‘She may try to take me by force.’
Distance between the lounge and the party’s hall.
Capabilities of that person who looked like a female Jin on the outside.
His own power.
Yeom Junyeol came to a conclusion.
‘I’ll be able to endure until dad or uncle Cheongryong comes to help.’
When he strengthened his resolve to show off the results of his special training with Red Wall Thief master-nim.
“Huhuhu, you’re a well educated child, huh? Completely different from my troublemaking son.”
Jin woman didn’t show any intentions of attacking.
Yeom Junyeol’s pulse relaxed a bit.
“Ah, you have a son, ma’am?[1]”
“Yeah. It was an extremely difficult situation when that child came searching for me following an unknown Jin.”
It was a difficult situation because the son came searching for his mother following the unknown Jin?
Those words were strange somewhere.
“Your masters are Ruler of Red Flames and that dragon with wanderlust tendencies. They have such a good disciple, so they should be very happy, huh?”
Every time the Jin woman smiled slightly, her hair and the hem of her red dress each fluttered a bit.
“It’s a pity we can’t talk longer, huh? Hand this over to Yong Jegeon.”
The Jin woman held out an item card as she spoke.
Yeom Junyeol didn’t receive it.
“It may be a dangerous object, right? I can’t.”
“The Yong tribe’s descendant grew up really well, huh? Even so, take it. This item card will make Yong Jegeon happy.”
The Jin woman approached with a smile and tightly grabbed Yeom Junyeol’s hand in both of her hands.
No sense of danger was felt from that chain of motions, nor did she seem to have any intention of trying to hurt Yeom Junyeol.
However, a cold sweat flowed down Yeom Junyeol’s back, who was caught in her hands.
‘I couldn’t avoid it!’
Yeom Junyeol had a strong belief that if she only put her mind to it, she could quietly abduct him and get away.
The Jin woman, who put the item card in Yeom Junyeol’s hand, smiled as if saying that nothing had happened.
“It’s a pity that we couldn’t talk any more, but… It was worth it to borrow that guy’s eyes, huh? Huhu, I never imagined that the Yong tribe’s descendant is such good child.”
“Who are you?”
The Jin women didn’t reply.
Instead, she took out a perfume bottle and held the spray like nozzle towards Yeom Junyeol.
“Next time we see each other, we should talk about that child who used your appearance.”
“Yes? Please wait a moment!”
That child who used his appearance.
Hearing those words, the person that came to Yeom Junyeol’s mind, was that perhaps his other master, Red Wall Thief?
The Jin woman didn’t seem to have the intention of discussing it with Yeom Junyeol.
After the Jin woman pressed the perfume bottle’s mist pump’s head, she sprayed something colorless and odorless towards Yeom Junyeol.
Paa—!
Next, Yeom Junyeol’s vision blurred for a second.
The Jin woman’s silhouette disappeared like fog[2].
‘She is gone…’
Yeom Junyeol clenched the item card and looked back at the events moments ago.
Powerful Jin who seemed to have a connection with Red Wall Thief and Yong Jegeon.
Item card she left behind.
Yeom Junyeol’s mind became complicated.
‘If I tell dad and uncle Cheongryong about it, the two People may be in a difficult situation. I better consult with Jegeon hyung first.’
When Yeom Junyeol organized his thoughts like that.
Someone hesitated before the hotel lounge’s entrance and then entered.
“Um, it’s like that, Junyeol.”
The person who entered was the Yong tribe’s head, Cheongryong.
It was a Jin who even swore a brotherhood with Yeom Bangyeol, because he said he wanted to be called ‘Cheongryong uncle’ by Yeom Junyeol.
“It’s like that so… It doesn’t change the fact that you’re the best!”
Even while Yeom Junyeol tilted his head at the words, whose context he couldn’t understand, he thought that Cheongryong’s words were a compliment, so he thanked him.
“Thank you, Cheongryong uncle.”
After he answered like that, sighs poured from the vicinity of the door.
“Ah, Cheongryong-nim, if there is nothing besides that that you can do, change~![3]”
“Even though he insisted so much that he would go, that so-called head can’t even comfort him!”
“Rather it would be so much better to call for Yeom Bangyeol.”
He heard the voices of the Red Lion team and Yong tribe members.
‘You came to try to comfort me, huh?’
Yeom Junyeol, who figured out their intentions, smiled brightly.
“Everyone, thank you. I’m alright.”
“Junyeol…!”
“Even when he received such ridiculous consolation! As expected, our Junyeol’s mindset is different.”
“Junyeol, I couldn’t say anything seeing the atmosphere a while ago, but can’t we take a picture together? That suit suits you perfectly!”
“Me too! I brought my exclusive camera!”
Yeom Junyeol smiled as he received a downpour of photo requests.
He was very upset because of the defeat in the chess tournament, but at a certain point, he became indifferent to it.
While taking pictures, mixed between the Yong tribe and team members.
Yeom Junyeol realized a certain fact.
‘And thinking about it, they completely didn’t notice that I was in contact with a different Jin.’
Was it perhaps because of the unidentified perfume that was sprayed at the last moment?
***
Eungwang District’s restaurant specializing in hanwoo[4] course dishes, 8 people room.
There were 2 4-people tables, so we divided ourselves into two groups and sat down.
One side, I, Maeng Hyodon, Kim Yuri, Kwon Lena.
Other side, Hwang Jiho, Sawol Seeum, Han Yi.
“Then, I’d like to make a toast to celebrate Uisin’s victory!”
With the end of Kim Yuri’s cheerful toast, the children each held their cup and bumped with the kids sitting around them.
Other children, including me, all ordered carbonated drinks and filled cups with them, but Hwang Jiho, worthy of an old man, had a cold green tea alone.
“Thank you all for coming to support me.”
“I had fun watching!”
“That’s true. I don’t know chess very well, but I want to try playing it.” [4]
“Starting next week, chess lessons for beginners will be held by the Stalemate.”
“Really? Shall we go together?”
“Ok, let’s go. It seems it won’t overlap with my work days or hours.”
Listening to the conversation, it seemed that Sawol Seeum and Han Yi would start to play chess.
Was the extravagant tournament held by Stalemate and the following beginner chess lesson prepared to increase Eungwang School’s chess playing population?
“Shouldn’t tenderloin come out now?”
“They’re probably letting it rest right now, so we should wait a bit longer, right?”
“… Rest?”
“Immediately after cooking, you have to wait until the pressure stabilizes for the juices inside of the meat to increase. Leaving the meat in room temperature until the juices spread through the fibers again is called resting.”
The foodie, Maeng Hyodon, showed much more interest in the tenderloin and ribeye that were to come out soon than chess.
Hearing Kim Yuri’s explanation, Maeng Hyodon nodded and then occasionally joined the conversation.
He had yet to talk longer, but the male highschooler, Maeng Hyodon, seemed to get accustomed a bit to talking with Kim Yuri.
“It’s the first time I eat beef tartare. It’s particular.”
Kwon Lena made a surprised expression while eating beef tartare with its texture preserved with herring caviar which came as the first hanwoo course dishes.
Kwon Lena seemed to be unfamiliar with all other menu items besides the mentioned beef tartare.
Before tenderloin and ribeye came out, a few of each of the course menu dishes came out: skirt steak, oyster blade, briskets, rib cap, tenderloin fascia.
Kwon Lena said that among those, before she only ate those which came out in the cafeteria.
I guess that even though they received 30 billion, the adoptive parents never bought hanwoo meat for Kwon Lena.
“What is the most delicious? I’ll order more of that.”
“Uh? Somehow, everything is delicious.”
At my question, Kwon Lena hesitated and then said that.
I can’t help it if my Playable Character enjoyed everything she ate.
I decided to order an additional portion of all menu items.
“That seasoned green onion sauce Jiho made, it’s extremely delicious! How?”
“…It’s frustrating, but it’s delicious.”
“I personally concocted it, there is no way it’s not delicious. But why is it frustrating?”
At the side table, Hwang Jiho mixed basic sauces and presented a stupendous, seasoned green onion sauce.
Looked like he didn’t grow old in vain.
Not only that, like a ghost, Hwang Jiho selected the menus that matched Sawol Seeum and Han Yi’s taste buds and fed them to the two.
“I’m full, but the menus which Jiho selected are delicious so I keep eating.”
“… It’s frustrating, but it’s really delicious.”
“Hahaha! Seeing you frustrated makes me want to feed you more.”
Sawol Seeum, who preferred Western food over Korean food.
Han Yi, who was a sweet lover.
I expected that those two people wouldn’t eat much of hanwoo meat, but thanks to Hwang Jiho, they ate plenty.
‘Among the children in our class, Hwang Jiho seems to be most concerned about those two.’
Sawol Seeum was a benefactor who rescued Eun Seoho who came searching for Hwang Jiho on April Fool’s Day.
Han Yi was a successor of Taehokwon which was founded by Hwang Jiho’s close friend, Cheong-ho.
Hwang Jiho played the most pranks on those two and annoyed them, but seeing how he was feeding them like that, he looked to cherish them.
“Stop laughing.”
“Jiho is laughing too much!”
“Hahaha!”
Looking at the two, who were moving their chopsticks even when they made grave expressions, Hwang Jiho continued to laugh.
It seemed that Hwang Jiho’s position as the 1st year class 0’s first place madman was gradually solidifying.
“It would be nice if Geurin also came.”
“I said to come, because we grabbed a reservation for a separate room, but… She said she can’t. I guess she had an afternoon appointment.”
When we finished the meal, I overheard Kwon Lena and Kim Yuri’s conversation.
‘Appointment you say…’
Min Geurin would probably be visiting Song Daeseok’s house.
To soothe the two disappointed people, I made a suggestion.
“Shall we go to a dessert cafe for a second round?”
“Let’s go!”
“Sure.”
“Me too.”
At my words, Sawol Seeum, Han Yi and Maeng Hyodon replied almost simultaneously.
***
The place for the 2nd round, cafe buffet located in the Hwang Myeong Tower.
As if Hwang Jiho had fun feeding the children, he took it upon himself to choose cakes.
As a result, the children couldn’t stop eating.
Hwang Jiho’s cake selection was excellent.
Even the pound cake covered in orange peel and glaze, which was selected as my share just a moment ago, exactly suit my mouth.
As Han Yi said, it was frustrating but delicious.
“That dog bastard chooses really well.”
“I’m full, but I’m eating.”
“… Frustrating.”
“Delicious! I didn’t even give a second glance to celery roll cake before.”
“Right? It’s so delicious I was startled.”
Hwang Jiho, who sat beside me, was laughing cheerfully while listening to the children’s words, then he stopped laughing for a moment and quietly mumbled.
“I trained a lot after I almost made Jaeho cry the previous time.”
Are you talking about that incident when you threw abalone and sea cucumber at Eun Jaeho who couldn’t eat seafood?
“Then shall I go choose something again?”
Saying that, Hwang Jiho stood up from his seat and moved straight for the cakes.
It felt like exploiting the Ho tribe’s head too much, I really didn’t know if it was alright.
‘Uh?’
Then, I felt someone’s gaze.
As I turned my head, I saw a face I was familiar with.
‘It’s Neuru’s chief designer I saw before, right?’
One of the top 5 luxury fashion brands leading the fashion trends of the whole world, ‘Neuru’.
Worthy of that place’s chief designer, he was wearing a lavish outfit.
The embroidery on the collar of the diamond lapel jacket was truly eye-catching.
Design that hands of common people couldn’t even touch.
As my and the designer’s eyes met, he smiled while waving his hand towards me.
‘Do you remember me after seeing me once at that time?’
When I reflexively bowed and then raised my head, he disappeared.
“Here, the next cakes are coming! Hahaha!”
“It looks delicious.”
“I don’t know, it may not be tasty this time…!”
“Let’s eat.”
With Hwang Jiho’s appearance, we raised our forks again.
Regrettably, even the angel food cake loaded with meringue which was brought this time was extremely delicious.
***
After we chatted together until the cake buffet cafe’s closing hours and parted.
My dormitory room.
I wasn’t aware of it when I was together with class 0’s children, but after I entered the room, my body turned heavy.
I guess playing against Gwak Gyeong-gu and Yeom Junyeol at the chess tournament consumed much more of my mental power than I thought.
‘Congratulatory messages… I have to reply.’
After coming out of the shower, I crumbled on the bed as I was without energy to check messages and slept without a dream like usual.
Next day morning.
Before participating in the boat party that was starting late this evening, I decided to visit Hwang Myeong-ho’s mansion.
Before going, I needed to talk with Hwang Jiho.
‘We have to decide which among the strategies I came up with to choose. And I have important business.’
After I arrived at the entrance, Hwang Jiho who saw me said a word:
“Jo Uisin, what is that baggage?”
“Snare presents.”
Both of my hands were full of gifts I had to give to Snare.
*~*~*
[1] Ah, you have a son, ma’am? – there is 군 here which I said I would translate as ‘uh’, but as it would feel impolite here and Yeom Junyeol is a very polite child, even for the Jins that may want to kidnap him, ‘ah’ was used as replacement.
[2] like fog – or smoke? It usually means fog, but it’s a word that is sometimes used to describe Jeok-ho’s ‘Red Smoke’ ability.
[3] change~! – this character is acting cute… I have completely no idea how to present it in English.
[4] hanwoo – a breed of small cattle raised in Korea.
[5] “That’s true. I don’t know chess very well, but I want to try playing it.” – Sawol Seeum’s sentence… Seeum, are you sure? You sounded like you knew something…
Translator’s note: Yeom Junyeol’s thought process works like Jo Uisin’s… ㅠㅠ Jo Uisin and Hwang Jiho get to feed the kids… ㅠㅠ
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