Civil Servant HunterâS S-Class Resignation Log Chapter 206
Episode 206
âWhatâs wrong?â
Is it because I was looking at it too closely? When Seong Ja-rim wondered, Seo-ra, surprised, shook her head and said it was nothing.
âYou must be really tired. Letâs pick mulberries today! okay! Iâm calling Kang Se-jun and telling him to buy me food! Coincidentally, there wonât be any major classes this afternoon. âLetâs call!â
ââ¦Good idea.â
Seo Ra took her gaze away from Seong Ja-rim, who was calling Kang Se-jun with an excited face. While I was encouraging myself to stop thinking strange things, Seong Ja-rim, who had finished the phone call, informed me that Kang Se-jun would be arriving soon.
âBut I have to go back before dinner. âI decided to go out to eat with my parents today.â
uh? Kang Sejunâs parents?
âNo matter how I look at it, I really canât believe that he is an only child. âIt looks like he might have an older brother or a younger sister.â
âUh uhh.â
I see Kang Se-jun was an only child.
âBefore, my father said Kang Se-jun was our son, so I thought I was going to die laughing. I asked if there was a separate river in front of it and I was told that it was natural. âI was really upset that day when he asked if we were the Kang clan.â
Seong Ja-rim burst out laughing, saying he remembered that time again. If I hadnât been so crazy about coming out of the library, I would have been kicked out.
âOh, now that Iâm thinking about it, if I meet you, Iâll make fun of you and call you Aji.â
I ran, flapping my arms like a bird, hoping that Seong Ja-rim would show up soon. He said it was nice to see his lively side, but sometimes he wished he would restrain himself a bit.
ââ¦.â
Seo-raâs face, who had been following behind Seong Ja-rim, became blurred for a moment. I wanted to forget all the strange thoughts, but the unfamiliarity rose up in my heart again.
Was Sejun Kang originally in the same department as me?
* * *
However, regardless of the awkwardness that suddenly rose up, the day of playing with the two was very enjoyable.
First of all, the first thing I started at the arcade I went to after lunch to digest it was a gun game. It was a landslide victory for Seo-ra, who had always been particularly talented at gun games.
In the basketball game, Kang Se-jun won, and in the final punch game, Seong Ja-rim won by a landslide. Seong Ja-rim scoffed at Kang Se-jun, asking him if he was 100 points less than me because he became a man, and the two grabbed him by the collar.
The person who won the karaoke score bet was Kang Se-jun. When Seong Ja-rim complained that he couldnât even sing, he called him A-ji with the surname Kang, and the two grabbed him by the collar again.
Watching the two of them and eating strawberry chocolate crepes topped with Nutella was extremely enjoyable.
Is it because we laughed and talked for a while? When I returned home, I felt much better. When I played with these two people, I didnât even feel strange. Rather, it was a refreshing feeling, as if my wish had come true.
âIâm home.â
âDid you have a good time?â
Her mother, who was preparing dinner, welcomed Seo-ra.
âuh? âWasnât Dad on duty for dinner today?â
âAll the men in my house are working overtime today.â
âOh my.â
After expressing her condolences briefly to her father and brother, who were both crying, Seo-ra briefly washed up and came out to sit in front of the table. The smell of kimchi stew boiled with back ribs was amazing.
âWhy did you come back from playing with Ja-rim and Se-jun without even eating dinner? âJarim is not the type of person to do that.â
âKang Se-jun said he had dinner plans with his parents, so I went in early. Seong Ja-rim forgot that he had an assignment, so he went to do it crying now.â
âI really like Jarim. I made another bowl of kimchi stew, so bring it home tomorrow. âThat way, the child will be full.â
The mother was confident that she would be able to meet Seong Ja-rimâs meal size this time. Seo-ra peeked into the kitchen and nodded when she saw that the pot used to boil beef bones was filled with kimchi stew.
âPerfect.â
Seong Ja-rim, I will eat well tomorrow. I should also ask Kang Se-jun to come if he has nothing to do. Because he still doesnât eat that much.
âright. Since neither my father nor my brother are here, letâs ask one question.â
âWhat?â
âHow are you, manager?â
The meat I was eating fell into the bowl. Seo-ra blinked her eyes slowly.
Manager⦠Manager? Administrator? Who is that? uh? Thatâs strange. Who on earth is that that makes my heart hurt so much?
ââ¦manager?â
âThe system administrator. Actually, Mom was really surprised when you signed a contract with him. He was a person who looked at people like stones rolling around on the road. âIt was only once that I got even a hint of attention from my mom.â
Suddenly I couldnât breathe. Even though I was wearing a comfortable t-shirt, I felt like my neck was being constricted, so I pulled on the area around my neck. Mom continued speaking, as if she hadnât noticed anything strange.
âBut how surprised I was to see you caring so much. Was this person capable of something like that? âI felt surprised and fortunate.â
mom. I have no idea what mom is talking about.
Who the heck is the system administrator?
âI feel like warmth has appeared in his heart, which used to be full of pebbles and looked at people like stones.â
ââ¦.â
I didnât know who the system administrator was or what my mom was talking about, but at that moment, my heart sank. The right hand holding the chopsticks was shaking.
âMom made a bet with the manager. âYou already heard it, right?â
bet.
I reflexively raised my head at those words. Her mother was smiling and looking at her. Although it was obvious that he was confused, there was no stopping the words flowing out.
âThe manager doesnât care what happens to the world. I donât know why, but I hoped that my mother would at least not perish. So, ever since I found out about his existence, I hoped that he would change his mind.â
ââ¦Mom, how did you find out about the manager?â
Seora, who had been moving her lips instinctively, covered her mouth in surprise. I donât even know who the manager is, so why do I keep asking questions?
âItâs thanks to Momâs Eucharist.â
But my mother answered casually and stretched out her hand to the side. A beautiful oval mirror appeared above my right hand.
âMomâs covenant Eucharist is a mirror. It illuminates everything in the world. âMy mom can see the world through a mirror, and then quite by chance, I found out that managers exist.â
Holy Eucharist Holy Eucharist. I donât know what it is, so why does Mom explain it so naturally?
No, no, wait. â¦Do I really not know what the Eucharist is? Itâs not. Sounds so familiar?
âBut no matter how hard I tried, I couldnât get even a single glance from Him, and I realized that He wouldnât care if the world were to end one day. So I tried. The world is still worth living in. âI wanted to tell you that it is sad that this beautiful world is falling apart.â
Mom smiled bitterly.
ââ¦I was so distracted by it that I did a lot of reckless things. âI think youâve been really mean to your father and aunt.â
ââ¦What are you talking about?â
âSeo-ra.â
Mom held Seo-raâs hand tightly. Tears welled up in the clear brown eyes that looked exactly like Jaeheon.
âIâm so sorry for leaving you behind. But itâs not because I donât love you. It was because if the manager loves this world, this land we live in will be safe for you who live here. âMommy has never forgotten you two.â
My breathing became increasingly difficult. Seo-raâs tightly held hands began to tremble. Tears welled up and my heart felt heavy. I wanted to scream, asking what was so important about it.
Ah⦠for the first time, Seora didnât think that all of this was unfamiliar or strange.
Everything felt comfortable, like I had finally found where I was supposed to be.
âMom failed in the end, but you succeeded. âMom and Dad donât know how happy they are that you are happy with the manager.â
ââ¦.â
âThe manager saved you from almost dying, and you brought warmth to the manager.â
Seo-ra couldnât hold back her tears any longer. Both cheeks quickly became moist.
Everything came to mind. Almost dying in the werewolfâs dungeon, contracting with the administrator, making new friends, getting revenge, and now all the facts that he was fighting to meet the administrator.
It was natural that I kept feeling unfamiliar. Because this was not his world. Even if it was the perfect life she had dreamed of her whole life, it wasnât her life in the end.
Because it is not perfect, we must return to a more precious world.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Because there is no manager here that she loves.
Seo-ra cried loudly and looked at her mother. There were tears in her eyes too.
âmom.â
âYes, my daughter.â
âThe manager said that. âMom said she won the bet.â
And when Seo-ra said that, Hyun Jae-hee smiled brightly. So pretty, with sparkling tears, as if there were no more worries.
âthank god. âOh, I feel so relieved now.â
âHow on earth did you bet with the manager?â
âBefore my mother died, I asked for an inheritance. âOn the condition that if I win, you will keep my power for life, and if I lose, you will take it back.â
It was an unimaginable condition. If he hadnât made a contract with the manager and couldnât change his mind, Yoon Jae-heon would have almost gone back to being an unawakened person.
âThe conditions for inheritance through the system are strict, so I had no choice but to make that bet. âIâm definitely not playing around with you guys, so donât make weird faces.â
As if her thoughts were clearly visible on her face, Hyun Jae-hee grabbed Seo-raâs cheek and pulled it straight.
âAnyway, Mom has no regrets anymore. âI really wanted to tell you this.â
What can I say as if I were a ghost about to attain Buddhahood? Seo-ra hurriedly grabbed her arm.
âI love you, Seora. âMy daughter.â
And when those words came back, Seo-ra bit her lip.
âYour brother and I love you both very much.â
ââ¦mom.â
âMom and Dad left too early, but you guys are coming a little slower. âIâll live until I turn into a curly old woman and break through walls with my cane!â
Why are you digging through the wall with a cane? If you correct it like that, you wonât die!
Instead of crying because of the absurdity, Seo-ra laughed and Hyeon-hee Hyeon-hee smiled brightly, saying it was really nice to see her.
âSo, daughter. Wake up now. âThe world can finally take a step toward peace, but we must not hesitate any longer.â
ââ¦huh.â
Seo-ra stood up from her seat. The world was becoming increasingly white. Seo-ra, who could not let go of her motherâs hand until the very end, suddenly saw the disappearing table and added a word.
âMomâs kimchi stew was still delicious.â
The kimchi stew I finally had again after 13 years tasted the same as before. I donât know if I will remember this taste when I wake up, but I hope it remains.
Mom smiled tearfully and disappeared completely.
Now was the time to wake up.
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