Chapter 410 – Side Story – Dad’s Meeting (6)

The future was something that no one could determine.

Same goes for me.

Even with the goddess’s blessing, no one could have predicted the future. She must be the goddess of fate who can see the future.

So the children may be suffering right now.

As he grows up, he realizes his father’s deep intentions, and builds on what he has learned to have a successful future.

I could also create a happy future with my family.

Nevertheless.

That was too positive thinking.

Rather, if you think about the general outcome, you need to be at least 25 years old to reach that level of maturity.

It is only when you experience adversity that you become wise.

It’s not for nothing that they say there’s trouble in the stream. People grow naturally when they experience adversity.

That’s why they say you become an adult.

But to be honest, the greatest adversity for these children has already begun.

Parents, including father.

The existence of ‘family’ had become the greatest adversity for children.

“I don’t really want to force it.”

In some ways, I was now a miserable adult.

When I was young, I would force my ‘correct answer’ on others and say that was the correct answer. He may have been screaming at me to obey him unconditionally.

Through many experiences, I learned that there is a right answer that suits me.

And people also know that even if the result is wrong, they will not regret it if they ultimately choose with their own hands.

“In that sense, Noah. “Please.”

“Yes. Dad. Please leave it to me.”

Honestly, it’s impossible for someone like me.

You can become a dragon.

Why?

“『Forest of Fantasy』.”

Because it’s a dragon.

I thought while looking at the sleeping fathers.

What do you feel happy about?

* * *

〈Fathers’ point of view〉

Each father had a dream with the same feeling.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a house that looked very familiar.

“When did you come home? I must have been at the amusement park.”

Like smart people, these dads clearly remember what happened before they lost consciousness.

I tilted my head at the strangeness and then a calendar caught my eye.

“Huh?”

But the numbers on the calendar were strange.

[2040/01/01]

2040?

It can’t be.

By this time, the children would have already grown up and become adults.

And that thought was not wrong.

「Beep!」

The 85-inch wall-mounted TV in the living room suddenly turned on an automatic timer, and the Nobel News on channel 24, which I always watched, was playing.

And surprisingly.

There was an important announcement from a large company there. The being on that podium…

“… Son?”

Although a lot of what I was like when I was young has been erased. Nevertheless, their children, who had much more leftover, were standing on that platform.

-Hello. My name is Ha-kyung Lim, and I am in charge of presenting this future energy plan. First and foremost, I feel gratitude and great responsibility for being able to stand in such an important position. The first thing we will say is…

I thought I grew up really nicely.

‘Am, whose child is this? ‘I raised you like that.’

Although the fathers felt strange about Noah’s fantasy, they thought that if it was a dream, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to enjoy it as if it were a dream.

That’s right.

It’s good.

Aren’t they only showing good pictures?

“Okay. “You guy.”

The fathers each took out their favorite drinks from the refrigerator and made a toast to the sky alone with good smiles.

“You guys, huh? These. Every time, I hate school so much, I want to play with my friends. I wonder if dads don’t know that. We all know. How fun it would be to play. However, if you play as a child, you will lose many times more when you become an adult. “It’s not for no reason that we pay a lot of money, tens of millions of won, and pay attention to private education.”

The fathers were proud of themselves.

I was happier that my son was doing well.

Because that was their work.

As expected, they were right.

If you are raised harshly when you are young, the consequences will come back to you many times over when you become an adult.

It is said that it is easy for young children to accept knowledge.

It was truly the perfect result of thorough research and efficient teaching methods.

-Everyone, thank you for listening to this potentially boring presentation! Also, I would like to express my infinite gratitude to the team members who work with me!

“Tsk tsk. In this case, I start by saying my parents’ names.”

I wonder if it’s okay to do that at a presentation like that in the first place.

In the atmosphere of 2040, it seemed that it would not be strange to express gratitude to the person you are thankful for in such a presentation.

“After! Because those guys are adults now. “You probably know how much we thought about them when educating them.”

I’ve seen all the good things.

I thought that if this was a dream, it would be nice to wake up soon.

However, the dream was not broken.

Rather, it was just the beginning.

-Rorrrr.

“Surprise.”

The ringtone of a cell phone that I didn’t even know was ringing.

However, the surprised fathers smiled once again after checking who had called.

[Daughter]

[Son]

Because it was their child.

“You guys. Are you trying to say thank you as soon as the presentation is over?”

What dads think.

Wrong.

-As of today, I don’t want you to contact me again. Father.

“Uh? “What do you mean now?”

-What do you mean? If you saw the presentation, you would know. I am a person who no longer needs my father’s help. Ha, no.

A sneer filled with deep anger flowed from the other end of the phone.

-Isn’t it great to think that you did whatever your father told you to do for several years even after you left home in the first place? With this, I think I have repaid the kindness of educating me since I was young. Please don’t expect more from me, or from us, than this. Since I was little my only dream was to get revenge on you.

Although each line was slightly different.

What they all have in common is that they emphasize education to an absurdly strict degree, and furthermore, they harbor a grudge against their parents who cane them if they get even low grades in school.

A severe person would even resort to verbal abuse and assault if he or she received a grade other than first place.

All in the name of wanting the kids to do well.

Drop-.

“Ha-kyung… !!”

The fathers were devastated as the call was cut off in an instant, so they had no choice but to look at the phone where the call ended.

Through a rigorous education, the children grew up to be outstanding elites and promising stars who fully received the nation’s expectations.

Furthermore, they were using their parents’ personal connections and financial resources to achieve success.

It was truly the result the fathers wanted.

But was this really the result they wanted?

[Because just showing this would be too extreme.]

Hyunwoo Kim was ready to show his opposite. However, I knew that this extreme fantasy was not just a lie.

Because he was so restrained at home, he ended up running away and living as a host.

Without Miho’s help, it was clear that he would have cut off ties with his family for the rest of his life, without ever meeting them again.

A child who breaks ties with his parents… It wasn’t as small as everyone thought.

There were quite a few.

So what would happen if, instead of strict education, we let our children do whatever they want?

Even in this case, Kim Hyun-woo showed one of the extreme futures he envisions.

24 hours a day, not a schedule so brutal that the person performing it would vomit. It was the future when children were allowed to do what they wanted.

Of course, as we saw earlier, there were no elites with high qualifications who were envied in front of everyone and respected and trusted by the same team.

Nevertheless.

“Dad! I’ll do my best this time.”

“…”

“Dad?”

“Uh? Oh, no. Cheer up.”

“Huh! This time, I will fight so as not to be embarrassed as my father’s son. If I had known this would happen, I would have studied more when I was younger. Right?”

Some people said they wanted to become a soccer player when they were young, but they gave up studying and focused on soccer.

Even though I lived as an unemployed person until I was 23 years old.

Nevertheless, as a son who respects and loves his father and mother, he lived harder than anyone else.

“Once I took the CSAT and entered college, I realized, Dad. “How important is early education?”

“… So, I told you to study when I was young.”

Some people were not as elite as the future they first saw, but they still got into a prestigious university.

I complained like this while having a drink with my dad.

The daughter said this to her father.

“By the way, Dad. Hehe.”

“…”

He spoke with a happy smile and a voice filled with 100% confidence.

“At that time, my dad gave me permission to do whatever I wanted, so now we’re laughing and drinking like this. Isn’t it? And they say that even if you leave a person who wants to study alone, he will eventually do it. Actually, I came to my senses in high school and got into a prestigious university. Isn’t that right?”

Someone became unemployed.

Someone got into a prestigious university.

Some people succeed in fields that have nothing to do with their studies.

In the future of children smiling brightly at their fathers, there was not a single thing that children who received a strict elite education could achieve.

“I can’t help it. Dad, take a look at the letters written by an elementary school student and a middle school student.”

The children who were shown the second future spoke with wide smiles.

“No matter how smart kids that age are, they are still brats.”

[I am scared of my parents.]

[I like my parents.]

At that moment, the fathers were able to wake up from the illusion shown by Noah.

* * *

Thanks to Noah’s power, I was able to clearly see what the fathers were dreaming from.

Although it is a bit of an extreme case.

When you think about it logically, it was also a realistic future.

How many people would enjoy pushing their children like they do now, even though they are constantly afraid of their parents?

That was something only a masochist pervert could do.

On the other hand, even though dads may not be as extreme in their relaxation as I am, they can open their pores just a little.

Anyone can achieve a second future just by showing a little gentleness to children.

‘… What kind of future are you going to choose?’

I mutter that to myself.

The fathers, who were sitting on the mat blankly looking at the sky, soon turned serious and said.

“I have to go look for the children.”

What is the meaning behind that serious expression?

Even though I was curious about that, I also thought it was time to go find the children.

“Where should I contact Miho?”

This is the moment I call Miho, wondering where these guys are having fun.

[The power is off, so it is connected to voicemail…]

Huh?

* * *

[Miho’s point of view]

“Ah… I turned on auto hunting while walking around. It’s gone. Well, I guess it’s okay. Kyaaaaa!!”

Her children, who were traveling with her, looked at her with worried eyes as they watched Kim Mi-ho wander around in her wild ways by herself.

Really, is it okay?

When I look at him, I feel like I can somehow understand why his parents want to educate him.