Chapter 138 – Home (1)

The time was just past 1pm even after the desperate battle was over, perhaps because he had dealt with a wave of monsters early in the morning and even defeated the S-class monster Kraken.

Of course, it wasn’t a situation where I could have a leisurely lunch at mealtime, so I had to fill my hunger with a simple chocolate bar.

After that, I went back to the villa and simply washed off the traces of battle with water.

It would be fortunate if the Kraken didn’t make it all the way to the villa in the center of the island.

After the situation was sorted out to some extent and even changed into clean clothes, I briefly explained to Doshi-hee and Eun-byeol that I was a multiple awakener.

To be precise, it would be close to seeing that it was revealed because it could no longer be hidden.

“Those many wounds are really all….”

“… Certainly, this power seems to be the ability of the Awakened people of the recovery system.”

At this rate, as soon as I left the island, Doshi-hee and Eun-byeol would take me to an Awakener with the ability to recover.

If I looked at it through the eyes of an Awakener with recovery-type Awakening ability, there was a risk that they would find out that I had the same ability.

Besides, I would have known anyway if I had shown the scars that were remarkably light compared to the battles I had fought, so I’d rather have said it first before being suspected.

I was going to reveal it to Doshi-hee anyway, so the timing was quite appropriate.

It was unexpected that Eunbyeol, who had only known her for a day, was informed.

“Just in case, please don’t tell anyone that I am a multiple awakener.”

“Absolutely. In the first place, a male Awakener is also an imaginary animal, but if I say a multiple Awakener, wouldn’t even a five-year-old child believe it?”

“I also promise to keep quiet about Seongcheol Kim’s awakening ability.”

The reason why he believed even the words of Eunbyeol, who had relatively less credibility compared to Doshihee, was simple.

It was because, for the first time since I defeated the Kraken, a heart appeared next to her face, representing the expected number of points.

It didn’t matter much that the number of hearts that came to mind was a small number of 10. The fact that it appeared was important in itself.

When the heart didn’t come up, it could be seen that the other person felt bad about having sex with me, or considered it an act of no interest at all.

If she changed even a tiny bit to a plus, it meant that her feelings for me were improving as well.

At least knowing this feeling, the number 10 that appeared next to Eunbyul’s face had a lot of meaning.

Even if it didn’t develop between her and her having sex, it was never a bad story that the number of people who had favorable feelings for her increased.

Especially if it is Doshi-hee’s exclusive employee, whom he will face often in the future.

Anyway, for now, let’s focus on keeping the feeble favor that came up with that 10.

Don’t underestimate the precious favor that grew after killing even an S-class monster after saying something strange, such as “Repaying favor with a relationship”.

“Anyway, Mr. Seongcheol.”

“Yes?”

“How do you plan to dispose of the carcass of the Kraken that Mr. Seongcheol hunted?”

“… I can’t handle it. What kind of ability do I become?”

At one time, I thought about putting it in the subspace pocket, but since it was so large, Esilla immediately replied that it was impossible.

“If you use all 400 spaces of the subspace pockets, you can store about two Kraken legs.”

‘… Okay, then let’s stop.’

“All right.”

In fact, Kraken’s material itself cannot be very expensive.

It’s only dirty in size, but in fact it’s just a tougher and tasteless squid.

Of course, it cannot be used for food, and it is meaningless as a material for armor due to decay or weight problems.

Even though ink with a strong viscosity was sometimes purchased at a high price from a top-notch Italian restaurant, it was really worth that much.

Excluding the monster cores that can be used as power sources, the actual processing cost will be higher.

… It’s a story that is limited to when ordinary people get this material.

“Shihee or Dokyung Group will take care of it. There is no need for any kind of compensation for me.”

Since the bodies of S-class monsters are always purchased from research facilities, City-Hee must be able to contact the facility that wants the corpses of these monsters.

In the first place, if the Dokyung group had many industrial facilities that used monster materials, there was a possibility that the group itself could use them.

It was a much more useful way to get it into her hands rather than being used as an ordinary person’s mediocre pocket money.

Of course, Doshi-hee did not readily accept that I, who had the greatest contribution, would give up the reward.

“I cannot exclude the reward to Mr. Seongcheol, who has contributed the most in dealing with the Kraken.”

“Also, since you protected the island owned by Dokyung Group, which could have been turned into a dungeon, Kim Seongcheol deserves a reward that is enough for that alone.”

“To be honest, the reward isn’t something I’m very uninterested in….”

“Just say anything! Perhaps at this level, my mother would ask Seongcheol anything… !”

“Just that the two of you are safe, that alone is enough compensation.”

“… Yes?”

“…….”

As if they didn’t know what I was talking about, I honestly conveyed what I wanted to say to the two dumbfounded people.

“It’s something I don’t say to other people, but in fact, my parents were killed by monsters when I was little.”

“…… Yes?”

“It’s like being a victim of the ‘abandoned city dungeon conversion incident’ that happened 12 years ago. Maybe that’s why my goal in life has also become to prevent people from dying by monsters like my parents.”

“…….”

“So, in fact, just finishing what happened today has already earned me an undeserved reward. Unlike my parents who were killed by monsters, I was able to prevent Shihee and Eunbyeol from dying in the monster wave, and in addition, by blocking the monster wave, I prevented the creation of a new dungeon. If this is not enough compensation for me, what is it?”

Upon hearing about my past, Doshi-hee’s eyes blushed little by little.

“Seo, Mr. Seongcheol…. Seongcheol had such a past….”

“… You see. I understand what Seongcheol Kim said.”

“It’s a long time ago, so you don’t have to worry about it, but I’ll continue to live with my goal of eliminating people dying from monsters.”

“…….”

“At least, within my reach.”

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After telling the two of them about my rather heavy past, it was concluded that Doshi-hee would take care of the liquidation of the material.

Although it was said that it has not yet been decided whether the Dokyung Group will use it as a research material or sell it to other facilities through the Ariel Foundation.

He even asked me if he wanted to bring me even the Kraken’s core, but I politely declined this time.

Because I didn’t need it. And if I only took the core of an S-class monster, the value of the Kraken’s corpse as a research material would plummet, so it was better to keep the Kraken’s core intact.

“Then, I will tell you about the compensation for the Kraken material later. You will have to discuss the direction of disposal with your mother to know, but either way Seongcheol will receive an amount that is not disappointing. You’re not going to refuse this, are you?”

“… Okay. If you say so.”

“It’s not just the material of the Kraken. If this is the amount of cores from Krael or Dustkelp, it will be a considerable amount, so I will return the entire amount to Seongcheol, excluding the processing fee and handling fee.”

“It will be cumbersome, but is it okay if you go that far?”

“It’s cheap compared to the value of an island and a villa.”

Hearing that, I was right, so I quietly nodded my head.

After dealing with the monsters like that, the story of material disposal was over, so it was time to really leave the island.

One wave has already ended, so perhaps the same thing won’t happen again in this area, but as long as Kraken’s corpse remains on the island, in a different sense, we had to leave the island quickly.

Before the body of the giant squid decomposes, it was necessary to bring divinity-related awakeners from the island in a hurry, preserve the monster’s corpse, and rebuild the broken divinity barrier.

Sensing that he would probably be in charge of this matter, Doshi-hee let out a low sigh.

“I thought I was barely taking a break after being busy for a while after becoming an A-class hunter, but something happened again while on vacation….”

Doshi-hee sighed tiredly as she recalled the future of living in a busy world after returning from less than half the vacation she had planned for 2 nights and 3 days.

It’s a pity that I have to break up with her again, but she’s terrified.

My plan to have a relationship with Doshi-hee throughout today, regardless of the point or whatever, was frustrated but frustrated.

“I can’t help it. You know what’s next.”

“Next…. What’s next….”

As if it wasn’t much comfort, Doshi-hee still had a gloomy expression like a puppy in the rain.

She couldn’t think of anything else to cheer her up, so she turned to Eunbyeol this time.

“Mr. Eunbyeol. Come to think of it, you said earlier that helicopters aren’t the only way to get in and out of the island, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Now can you tell me what the method is?”

“It is not particularly special. It’s a matter of going to the sea or the sky.”

“… The sea?”

After saying that, Eunbyul opened the door of the huge garage in the backyard of the villa and went in. Soon after, he came out driving a large truck.

In the back, a fairly large sailing yacht is loaded onto a trailer.

“Compared to a helicopter, it will take a little bit of time to travel, but now we have to use it ‘unavoidably’ as a means of emergency transportation.”

Eunbyeol’s voice was very slight, but it sounded pleasant.