Chapter 1035 – Side Story – Reunion (2)

Han Min-ah, who visited Yeongnak Park, didn’t look bright the whole time. Although she was a place with a funeral home and a memorial hall, it couldn’t have been a place with a bright atmosphere in the first place.

There is no way Han Mina would have brought me here for no reason, so it probably means that there is someone important to her here somewhere.

And it seemed like she knew who the target was, but she wasn’t oblivious enough to say it out loud.

“… “She visited to verify the family of an unidentified deceased.”

“Yes, I will check. Do you have a resident registration card or driver’s license?”

“… “Here.”

“What is the name of the deceased?”

“Ha, Han Joo-hee, and…” . Lee, Lee Wooseok… “This is it.”

… It was the name of Minah’s mother and father, whom I had heard before.

We didn’t see each other often because they were very busy, but they seemed to have a pretty good relationship.

“Your identity has been confirmed. “I will bring you the couple’s belongings, so you can confirm whether they belong to Han Min-ah’s family.”

“Yes, yes…”

I silently hugged Han Min-ah, who spat out the names of the two people in a tearful voice, and waited for her receptionist to return.

The box in her employee’s hands contained her old wallet and two cell phones, and Minah Han accepted the box with a silent nod.

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The place where Minah’s parents were buried was the third enshrinement hall in Yeongnak Park.

She had previously heard from Minah that even though her mother had three children, she still lived as a hunter.

And although her father’s side wasn’t an official hunter, she was issued a temporary hunter’s license, and she worked with Minah’s mother. It is thought that she took on the role of porter as she had to collect more materials.

And the fact that those two people are enshrined here probably means that they died while working in a dungeon on the Busan side. It is said that most unidentified hunters who died in local dungeons around here are buried here.

It is unknown whether Minah could not contact her younger siblings because they were minors at the time of her death, or whether she did not hear of her death for another reason. Maybe she just missed a procedure due to an administrative error.

“Did I tell you last year? Five years after my mom and her dad were reported missing, I received her death insurance money…”

“… Huh. So she even said that she was moving with the money she had saved so far.”

“It seems like after that she had her parents searched by the insurance company. “If she hadn’t died, and she had paid out the death benefit, she would have been thinking of getting it back.”

“…”

“In the end, I’m glad we found her parents thanks to the insurance company. … Although it was too late.”

Han Min-ah muttering calmly in front of the shrine where the urns with her mother and father’s names are placed.

She had already cried so many times that her eyes were stained with red marks.

“To be honest, I thought she might still be alive at least a little bit.”

“…”

“If you leave me, Jin-ah, and Seon-ah, wouldn’t you two be living happily somewhere? That’s what I was thinking.”

“…”

“I knew that was the case, and I was really hoping that would happen…”

“…”

“Like this… I really didn’t want to meet again like this…”

I couldn’t say anything as I saw her pouring out her emotions in front of her. Because I wasn’t sure if I could comfort her no matter what I said to her now.

Although I had experienced the loss of her family similarly… Minah didn’t know that fact, and only now, 6 years later, did she find out about their deaths.

The sense of loss from the past will probably feel greater than when I experienced it.

“Now, I also make good money… Even if her mom and dad don’t work, they can all live together…”

“Hanmin…”

“If only my body came back healthy, we could all live together… I don’t mind going back to that semi-basement villa…”

“…”

“Why… Why did everything end up like this even though everything was resolved? . Hmm, what on earth, why on earth…”

Han Min-a, unable to control the tears flowing down her face, continues to cry and looks the weakest she has ever seen.

“…”

“Hmm, ugh… Ugh…”

All I could do was hug her body tightly and comfort her without saying a word as she cried like a child.

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“… “You can let me go now, Seong Tae-kyung.”

Hanmin sobbed for more than ten minutes in my arms, and then her body shook for another 30 minutes.

Including the time after her emotions calmed down, she held me for almost an hour and spoke carefully to me.

“Have you calmed down?”

“Yeah, so…”

“Stay like this just a little longer.”

“…”

-Kkook.

Perhaps Hanmin didn’t hate what I said that much, as he responded by giving strength to the hand that grabbed my waist.

After holding her for about 5 more minutes, I let her go from my arms, and there were small tear marks on my chest where her face had been buried just a moment ago.

“Oh, sorry…”

“It’s okay, just clean it with purification magic and that’s it.”

“… But that’s true.”

“But I also feel like I just want to leave it behind. “Min-ah, it’s almost like I’ve never seen you cry like that.”

“Well, what are you saying…” . Wipe it off quickly, man…”

Han Min-a smiles slightly, even though she is embarrassed, perhaps feeling a little better thanks to my prank.

After seeing her expression brighten up a little, she used a purification spell to erase the tear stains on her chest.

“I-I’m sorry…”

“You apologized earlier.”

“Not that, I brought you here without saying a word…”

“I said I would come. Why is that?”

“… It’s not a particularly good place to come together. “You must have been a little embarrassed when you came here, too.”

I can’t say no. When Minah asked her to go to Busan, she thought she might want to go on a date by the sea.

However, she did not feel bad because the place she was brought to was the shrine where her parents were. Rather, in times like these, I think she thought of Hanmin as someone she could rely on.

“I didn’t want to come alone… When she really realizes that her parents are dead, she’s going to cry alone like she just did…”

“What’s so boring? That’s natural.”

“… Anyway, thank you. If it weren’t for you, I think I would have brought Jin-ah and Seon-ah, but if I had, I think I would still be crying even now.”

“I guess so. Hanmin, seeing you cry like that would make Jinah and Seonah even worse.”

“… “You sound like you’re trying to get angry, aren’t you?”

I responded to Minah’s prank by shrugging her shoulders. Minah’s mother and father… He put his hands together and prayed at the two urns with the names Han Ju-hee and Lee Woo-seok written on them.

“Minah’s father, Minah’s mother. “I will take responsibility for Minah and her younger siblings until the end.”

“…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t cause the kids any trouble and I will make sure they live happily from now on.”

“… What are you talking about, really?”

Han Min-ah responded as if my remarks were absurd, but it didn’t matter.

At least she had stopped denying her words that I would take responsibility for her.

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When I came out of Yeongnak Park, it was roughly around 1:00 PM.

Even though we left quite early in the morning, we wasted time traveling and doing other things, so it was just past lunchtime.

There was a restaurant inside the park, but it felt like it would just feel like a funeral hall, so for now it was just me and Han Min-ah who went outside.

“That, Seong Tae-kyung.”

“Yes.”

“Don’t tell Jin-ah and Sun-ah this yet.”

“Isn’t it because it could become difficult if I touch it psychologically at this time?”

“… “I know.”

Jin-ah and Seon-ah, who are working hard to build up their achievements and raise their hunter ranks, seem to be considering the shock they will experience when they learn of their parents’ death.

I, who had no intention of speaking in the first place, nodded at what Minah Han said.

“I wasn’t planning on saying it anyway. In the first place, these stories should be told by you, not me.”

“… That’s right.”

“But I think it would be better to speak up before it is too late. “They are already adults in terms of age, so we can’t hide it forever.”

“… I know. “I will tell you before it’s too late.”

“Hungry. Where do you want to eat lunch? “I came all the way to Busan, but shouldn’t I still eat wheat noodles and pork soup before going up?”

“Let’s go eat soup. I’ll buy it for you.”

“Okay, then. What do you know? If you don’t have it, turn on Beaver and search now.”

“Seo, Seong Tae-kyung, you take care of it. Because I’m not good at finding things like that.”

“Okay.”

‘Esila, please find a pork soup restaurant near here. The store is clean and not too expensive.’

「Start your search for a clean and cost-effective pork soup restaurant.」

She pretended to turn on the smartphone app and asked Esila to search for her.
Han Min-ah continued.

“After lunch, let’s go see the ocean.”

“Huh?”

“I just feel like I want to see you a little bit…”

“Okay, then. Min, do whatever you want.”

Today, let’s just think about comforting her throughout the day.

The more a person always shows a strong side, the more they need time to gather themselves during difficult times.