Episode 92.
Han Min-ah came out of the columbarium as if possessed.
It was so quiet outside the ossuary.
Also, surprisingly, it didn’t change much.
Or get crushed by a dungeon explosion.
There were no screams of pain from those in the aftermath of the explosion.
It was so quiet and peaceful.
It was impossible to believe that this was the scene of a dungeon explosion.
Han Min-ah started walking again.
And I could see Siwoo.
Siwoo was kneeling.
He was kneeling as if he had collapsed, his whole body covered in blood.
“Why… why is that!”
The high school girl who ran out first was urging Si-woo.
What would have happened if he had died?
Even now, I feel like I’m going to die.
Please don’t die.
He told me to come to my senses.
I was in tears and didn’t know what to do.
Han Min-ah stared blankly at the sight.
To be honest, that was true.
The current state of Siwoo.
That thing… couldn’t be said to be alive.
Honestly, I couldn’t believe I was alive.
That’s why Han Min-ah couldn’t understand either.
Why did it have to be that way?
Wasn’t it something that could have just been ignored?
It was too late anyway.
No one had anything to say.
It was something that didn’t require risking one’s life.
But why on earth… .
Siwoo raised his head with difficulty.
Blood-stained mouth.
A cracked voice came out.
“Seo-ah… I asked you earlier… right?”
It was a tiny voice.
But it was heard clearly in Han Min-ah’s ears.
“When Mom… passed away. Do you remember what she said… while hugging us?”
“Don’t talk. You don’t have to listen right now…! Don’t talk…!”
The person called Seo Ara continued to shed tears.
I looked at Siwoo, whose whole body was covered in blood, and didn’t know what to do.
Siwoo shook his head.
And slowly.
Very slowly.
“At that time… what did mom say… ”
Siwoo opened his mouth.
* * *
The day the whole family went out to celebrate Seo-ah’s birthday.
And that day the tragedy began.
The sudden dungeon explosion made Mother hug Siwoo and Seoah.
My mother spoke, enduring the explosion of magical power with her whole body.
‘Don’t worry, Seo-ah. Mom is okay. Today is Seo-ah’s birthday. Seo-ah’s birthday will always be filled with only good things. It will never be remembered as the day Mom died. Mom, Mom, will make it so.’
Mom, it’s okay. It’s really okay.
Our beautiful daughter. It’s her birthday.
“Mom… said that.”
Just keep saying the same thing over and over again, like an order.
Repeat it over and over again.
He repeated it again.
As if it had to be done that way.
In the midst of an explosion of boiling magic.
My mother’s eyes were rolled back and she was not even conscious.
A strong, melting flesh stung my nostrils.
But mother never let go of Siwoo and Seoah, whom she was holding tightly.
Because of that, Siwoo and Seoah were able to survive.
Thanks to my mother for absorbing all the physical force of the explosion.
Siwoo could only resonate with magic.
Seo-ah could only be exposed to magic.
But my mother wasn’t like that.
Explosions and magic.
I had to take them both in with my whole body.
Mother really kept her promise.
The day after, not Seo-ah’s birthday.
At the hospital, my mother took her last breath.
The doctor said it was a miracle.
A common person swept up in the dungeon’s magical explosion.
Because originally, I should have died on the spot.
Because I could never endure a single day.
So, the mother passed away the day after Seo-ah’s birthday.
But that’s what happened.
Seo-ah’s birthday was made into her mother’s memorial day.
Originally, the anniversary of the ancestral rites was the day the deceased passed away.
In Confucianism, ancestral rites are defined as the day on which the deceased leaves this world.
That’s why the mother’s memorial day is the day after Seo-ah’s birthday.
However, in Korea, the anniversary is said to be the day before death.
The day when the deceased leaves this world and goes to the afterlife.
Because we were a people who had to be fed and sent away.
The due date is set one day in advance.
The rite of ancestral rites, which is more strictly observed than anything else in Confucianism.
But in Korea, they don’t follow that etiquette.
My mother didn’t seem to have thought about that.
You just can’t make Seo-ah’s birthday the day you die.
It seemed like that was all he was thinking about.
That’s why.
The doctor said it was a miracle.
Siwoo couldn’t bring himself to say it was a miracle.
And now.
“Hey, the old man… said.”
Behind Siwoo.
A middle-aged man fainted.
Fortunately, there was no danger to his life.
Siwoo took all the blast.
There was no particular problem because the leaking magic power was blocked by the black stone.
I was just passed out.
A man running desperately, yearning for life.
A man shouting something even though his voice couldn’t be heard over the sound of the siren.
Please save me. Please help me.
I don’t want to die.
At first glance, it seemed like that.
At first glance, that’s what it sounded like.
Everyone would have thought so.
But only to Siwoo, it was heard clearly.
It won’t work. It really won’t work.
Today is my daughter’s birthday.
Today, I can’t die today.
Dad… Dad, really.
Sorry.
“So… that was it.”
just.
suddenly.
“Mom… I thought of you.”
I couldn’t just turn away.
dump.
Siwoo eventually lost consciousness.
* * *
Han Min-ah just stood there blankly.
No thoughts come to mind.
Seriously, nothing, nothing comes to mind.
I felt like I was losing my mind.
Like being hit in the head with a hammer.
A very dazed mind.
“…Our Chaerin would fall in love with you.”
This was the only thought that came to Han Min-ah’s mind.
* * *
Flash!
My closed eyes opened.
And of course.
An unfamiliar ceiling came into view.
What is it? A question that makes you wonder… .
Honestly, I never asked that question again.
Before the memories were even implanted.
Because I could automatically understand the current situation.
“There’s a reason Hercules said anchovies.”
I wonder when I will stop having to go to the hospital.
Siwoo looked around with a hollow laugh.
and.
“hmm?”
He tilted his head.
As usual, this was a special room at SH Hospital.
Now I don’t know if it’s a special room or Siwoo’s private room.
Anyway, now it had to be a special room that felt like home.
But the scenery I see right now is before my eyes.
“It’s not a special room?”
Did you change the interior?
I had that thought, but quickly shook my head.
From the structure of the hospital room to its size.
The hospital room itself felt different.
It is also much more luxurious than the existing special rooms.
The existing special rooms were also incredibly expensive spaces.
But now what?
It seemed like they had applied money all the way to the finishing touches.
A special room? A VVIP room?
It was a ward that was at least one level higher than the existing special ward.
“what?”
The question arose automatically.
And right then.
“Are you awake?”
Did you hear a strange voice from next to you?
The place I looked at.
“Han Chae-rin… isn’t that you?”
It wasn’t Han Chae-rin.
First of all, his age was different.
Judging from his appearance, he looked to be in his late 20s.
But the elegance that comes from every gesture, including the atmosphere.
He seemed to have the maturity of someone in their mid to late 30s.
And I had no idea why.
It was strangely similar to Han Chae-rin.
“who…?”
But, she was a woman I was seeing for the first time.
“I’m Chae-rin’s aunt, Han Min-ah.”
“Chae-rin’s aunt…?”
So, Han Chae-rin’s father’s sister?
Siwoo tilted his head without realizing it.
Why is Han Chae-rin’s aunt here?
“I have something to tell you.”
Han Min-ah gave the answer.
And why is that?
It was a situation that seemed familiar.
“Are there any complicated circumstances?”
“No? There are circumstances, but they’re not complicated.”
Han Min-ah answered, shaking her head slightly.
Somehow, Han Chae-rin and Han Min-ah looked different.
anyway.
“What do you want to say?”
“Aren’t you going to ask what the situation is?”
Han Min-ah asked with a slightly dumbfounded expression.
In a normal case, what happened?
Or, why are you here?
Or did you wait until I woke up?
It would have been normal to ask about other related matters, etc.
But what.
Siwoo wasn’t particularly curious.
This kind of situation should only happen once or twice.
Oh, there’s one thing I thought I should know.
“Where is Seo-ah?”
“Seo-ah…? Oh, are you talking about your younger sister?”
When Siwoo nodded, Han Min-ah hesitated for a moment.
To be exact, it was a look of concern.
Should I say this or not?
After much thought, Han Min-ah slowly opened her mouth.
“Actually, you fell, and we fell together.”
“Are you talking about Seo-ah?”
“I guess it was quite a shock. In many ways.”
Siwoo sat up from his seat without realizing it.
“Where is Seo-ah now? Is Seo-ah okay?”
“I’m fine now. I’m resting and receiving treatment in another hospital room.”
But I was able to calm down after hearing Han Min-ah’s words.
Siwoo breathed a sigh of relief.
I heard that Seo-ah is also receiving treatment in the special room.
Siwoo felt grateful to Han Min-ah.
And only then did I begin to question Han Min-ah’s existence.
“So you were in the ossuary?”
“Yes. I went to see you.”
“Are you talking about… me?”
Han Min-ah nodded slightly.
And said.
“I agree.”
suddenly?
Siwoo’s absurdity made him go out on a brief errand.
No, why are you agreeing with something all of a sudden?
Han Chae-rin is like that, and Han Min-ah is like that too.
The conversation style of cutting off the front and back and cutting off the details seemed to be a special characteristic of the Han family.
“What are you in favor of?”
When Siwoo asked, Han Min-ah smiled slightly and said.
“Chaerin, I mean. Weren’t you meeting with Chaerin?”
“Oh, yes. Well. Right?”
We met twice a week to teach swordsmanship.
But why are you suddenly asking that?
“I agree.”
So what do you agree with? Ah.
Only then was Siwoo able to understand.
Han Chae-rin’s aunt, Han Min-ah.
As a descendant of the SH Group owner’s family, she was a key figure leading the SH Group.
In some ways, he could be said to be a person of higher status than Han Chae-rin.
Is this the special room where Siwoo is lying now? The VVIP room?
Anyway, just by looking at this, you can tell that Han Min-ah’s status is by no means low.
Han Min-ah is the owner of the SH Group.
And the meeting with Siwoo and Han Chae-rin.
That was a project that cost 10 billion won per month.
A whopping 120 billion won is spent each year.
Han Min-ah could, of course, raise a dissenting opinion.
Is it worth investing that kind of budget?
It was something that could be opposed by saying that.
No matter how much I said I was Han Chae-rin, I couldn’t ignore my aunt’s words.
But now you say you agree.
Is it because I personally saw him endure the dungeon explosion with his whole body?
It seemed like Siwoo had come to believe that he was qualified to teach Han Chae-rin.
“thank you.”
Siwoo expressed his gratitude with sincerity.
Then, Han Min-ah smiled happily.
“I agree, but my brothers might not.”
Siwoo nodded.
When it comes to Han Min-ah’s older brothers, it’s Han Chae-rin’s older and younger uncles.
As expected, these were people in a position to raise dissenting opinions.
“It will be especially difficult to get the Chairman’s permission.”
Han Chae-rin’s grandfather had nothing to say.
But that part was already resolved.
“I understand that Chaerin has asked the Chairman for permission.”
“yes?”
Then Han Min-ah opened her eyes wide.
Siwoo was rather embarrassed by that sight.
I thought it was naturally approved since the budget of 10 billion was approved?
Wasn’t it?
Could it be that it was Han Chae-rin’s own budget?
No way?
Didn’t Han Chae-rin clearly say she got permission from her grandfather?
“I heard that Ms. Chaerin asked for permission?
“Oh my. Oh my.”
Han Min-ah covered her mouth with one hand, saying, “How nice.”
“Look at this. When did you ask for the chairman’s permission? Then I wouldn’t have had to step in.”
Han Min-ah showed a truly helpless expression.
I briefly thought, is it really that bad?
“But I’ll help you in any way I can. Is there anything you need? Oh, I heard you’re building a new house.”
“How do you…?”
“SH Construction is an affiliate company that I am in charge of.”
“ah.”
Siwoo could understand right away.
At the same time, I was able to realize just how great a position Han Min-ah has.
“Aren’t you really surprised that Chaerin asked you to do something? Chaerin isn’t the type of person to ask for something like that.”
“Did I ask too much of you?”
“No. It wasn’t an unreasonable request. I was just surprised. And when I heard about it, I heard that you built the house yourself.”
“Oh, yes. That’s why I’m busy doing dungeon raids.”
“……?”
For a moment, Han Min-ah’s head tilted to the left.
“Why do I need to do a dungeon raid when building a house…?”
“I’m planning to build a house with monster byproducts.”
“……?”
Han Min-ah’s head, which had been tilted to the left, tilted to the right again.
The eyes looking at Siwoo were filled with questions.
“Is that possible?”
“Maybe?
In fact, even Siwoo wasn’t sure about it.
But what.
It wouldn’t be impossible.
Because it was none other than Hephaestus’ metallurgy.
But it didn’t seem to be the case for Han Min-ah.
“These days, it’s essential to use monster byproducts, but it’s impossible to make it using monster byproducts in their entirety…?”
Han Min-ah, who oversees SH Construction.
If Han Min-ah, who was like that, expressed doubts, it had to be seen as impossible.
To be precise, with human technology.
“If it doesn’t work after trying, you should think about it again.”
Siwoo gave a vague answer.
Han Min-ah looked at Si-woo blankly and asked.
“Have you collected all the necessary building materials?”
“No. This is more necessary than I thought. It’s also quite hard to get.”
So, I had to farm diligently even now.
But then I passed out again and lay down, so…
“I honestly don’t know when I’ll be able to build it.”
Siwoo let out a deep sigh.
And right then.
“I will save you.”
Han Min-ah suddenly brought up the subject.
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