The Owner Of The S-Rank Dungeon Campground - Chapter 167
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< Side Story Episode 5> Birth celebration
2024.01.14.
“Thank you everyone for attending our Eria’s birth celebration party. “A lot has happened so far.”
Even though Elinesia spoke softly, her voice rang out as if she had turned on her microphone. The sparkling around her neck seemed to have used her magical powers.
“Eria is the fruit and testament to breaking away from her closed nature within her tribe and collaborating with her people for the first time. “I give my blessings to her granddaughter, with the hope that she will bring growth and prosperity to the Ramier family in the future.”
Her arc flashed, and the light was absorbed by the blue starlight tree. It rose one by one from the roots, and even each leaf sparkled with starlight.
Soon it exploded, scattering starlight around the area. It was a sight so beautiful that my mouth dropped open.
“uh?”
At that moment, blue petals fell from the tree. It was a flower that bloomed only in spring in the valley of blue starlight.
As I looked around to see if this was magic, I saw Ramie children disappearing between the tree branches.
They were busy scattering flower petals from the basket. Among them, Hunter Chae Dong-hwa was also present.
He spoke as if he was doing something very important, and it seems like the only thing a male Ramie tribe member would do was scatter flower petals.
“Wow, it’s so pretty!”
“They say if you catch this petal, your wish will come true!”
“iced coffee! Such a waste!”
Seeing that the natives liked it so much, it seemed like it was worth it. I followed them, struggling to catch the flower petals.
“Do you want to make a wish for spring?”
Her mother asked, smiling next to her.
“huh. “It’s always the same wish.”
“What?”
“May my family always be healthy and live a long, long life.”
In Korea, there is also a popular belief that if you make a wish, such as when blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, when a shooting star falls, or when you put a coin in a lake, it will come true.
I made the same wish every time. Seeing that my father continues his life as a hunter without any accidents and that my brother and mother have returned, I guess that wish has come true.
So, I still make the same wish whenever I have time.
“I see.”
Her mother’s gaze grew warmer.
“Mom made the same wish.”
Her mother was already holding some of her petals.
“It worked?”
We made eye contact and smiled.
Karina and Lycan, who had started a new family, smiled happily while holding Eria in their arms. Family was a truly warm thing.
We wish each other well anytime, anywhere, become the reason for our lives, rely on each other, and because of that, we can easily break down.
Nevertheless, it also serves as an opportunity to stand up again. It is the basis for being born, rooted in the ground, and able to live.
Just as my mother, father, and brother became my foundation, I also wanted to become a support that Hunter Chae Dong-hwa could rely on.
I wanted to love him so that he could live with people and feel comfortable every day.
Now, it has become so deeply ingrained that I can’t imagine Hunter Chae Dong-hwa missing from my future.
Although Chae Dong-Hwa Hunter is already included in ‘our family’ to me, I want to strengthen our relationship even more.
If I don’t tell you, you won’t know that I’m thinking this much. Both the parties involved and the people in the world.
“mom. “I’m going to visit Hunter Chae Dong-hwa for a moment.”
“Sure.”
When I looked up, I saw that Hunter Chae Dong-hwa was not on the branch where he was.
‘Where did they go?’
First, I climbed a tree and looked for Hunter Chae Dong-hwa. Even though I was halfway up, I couldn’t see it.
It occurred to me later that he might have come down and crossed my path while looking at where I was.
“What do we do… … .”
I was looking up and thinking about whether to go up or down, but at that moment my foot slipped.
“Ugh!”
widely.
At that time, black smoke gathered above the tree branch where I was standing, and Hunter Chae Dong-hwa appeared from within it.
“Are you okay?”
He grabbed my wrist and pulled me up.
“yes yes. My foot slipped. But how did you know I was here?”
“I hear a sound.”
No matter how loud I made a loud noise for a moment, it appeared in less than a second. Does that make sense?
It was so strange that Hunter Chae Dong-hwa’s ears didn’t have a radar that only picked up my voice.
“But why did you come up here?”
“Oh, that’s… … .”
When he stared into the black eyes, his mouth went dry. I took a deep breath and spoke boldly.
“Hunter. “We’re getting married.”
“yes… … ?”
“Oh, are you okay?”
This time he stumbled as if his legs had given out. As soon as I hold it, it stands up again.
“yes. But what did you just say… … .”
“I said we should get married.”
“So, marriage… … “Bom and me?”
“yes. Did you ever intend to marry me? … ?”
“no. Absolutely not.”
The surroundings were quiet. It felt like I was talking to him in my own secret hideout, completely obscured by leaves. The faint remaining starlight sparkled.
He looked embarrassed for a moment, then opened his mouth.
“But not now.”
“why? Are you afraid that my child will feel burdened if he doesn’t wake up? “Are you afraid I might worry about that?”
“ah… … yes… … . How… … .”
As expected, his brother’s guess was correct. He had a surprised expression on his face, as if his thoughts had been guessed.
“But that’s something the child and I have to deal with. We can work together and overcome this. And the child may not want to become a hunter.”
“But wouldn’t it be nice to have a choice?”
“You mean a choice?”
“Actually, I also received a personal quest from the system.”
quest… … ?
“What is it about?”
“The plan was to support Mr. Bom in establishing his 10th store and provide compensation if it was successful.”
What kind of quest are you doing? And it’s not Hunter Chae Dong-hwa who’s doing it, but me?
“But the compensation is different from Bom. Perhaps it was because I received it right after I had a conversation with Mr. Bom that I was worried that the child would be burdened… … .”
Now that I think about it, after that conversation, I stopped talking about when we should get married. At first, I felt like I was going to plan a ceremony tomorrow.
There was no doubt that he had changed under the influence of the quest. He seemed to be contemplating whether to say this until the end, and then slowly opened his mouth.
“The reward is an S-class awakening stone.”
“yes… … ?”
It was the first time I had heard of this item, so my head tilted to the side.
“It literally says that if you use this item, you will awaken to S rank. So, when I get married and have a child, I plan to use the awakening stone without Mr. Bom’s knowledge… … .”
His voice became quiet and lacking confidence. Then he carefully looked at me.
I think he misunderstood because I had a shocked expression on my face.
“Isn’t that a good idea?”
“No, I was so surprised… … . The system is really crazy. “How can I get such compensation?”
Even if the system favors my family, would it still give such an item?
Although it was difficult to establish the 10th store, at the current pace, it would be completed in about two years.
Are you giving me a wedding gift in advance because I think my child will wake up anyway?
No, more than that, why was this quest given to Hunter Chae Dong-hwa?
As my thoughts deepened, an image of my father suddenly came to mind.
‘no! I can’t send my daughter away yet! Bom, you said you were going to marry dad. Let’s think again. huh?’
Sometimes, when the topic of marriage comes up, you get angry… … .
“ah… … .”
Thinking of my father, I naturally understood the intention of the system.
If you give Hunter Chae Dong-hwa such a quest, you will know that his personality is such that he is trying to postpone marriage like he is now.
In other words, the system was determined to block my marriage.
‘We’ve been fighting ever since they asked us to establish the 10th store.’
If you’re offering compensation like that, I don’t think you’ll seriously object.
I didn’t know how I got married and ended up being noticed by the system. It feels like I have a third parent.
“I… again.” … . I understand first of all. “I understand if you were trying to postpone it for that reason.”
“Then you do it after completing the quest?”
“no? “I want to take it this year.”
There is an old saying like that. There are no parents who can beat their children.
If the system claims to be the parent, wouldn’t it be okay to beat it up a bit?
“Children are important, but aren’t we both the most important? Hunter, I want to stamp it as mine as soon as possible. Then you won’t have to worry about rumors of discord anymore, you won’t get noticed even if you use the same tent, and Hunter won’t have to hold back from kissing you anymore. Oh, no. It’s not the last word. therefore… … .”
I said everything that came to mind, but then my mouth fell shut. That last statement is a mistake.
What on earth did you say? This isn’t important.
At that time, Hunter Chae Donghwa lowered his head and muttered in a slightly lowered voice.
“Yes. I felt that my patience was depleting day by day. I thought I had to endure it for Bom’s sake, but my self-destruction deepened because I was so bad… … .”
“Hunter… … ?”
When I looked up again, there was a bright look in his eyes. The eyes filled with long-simmering passion burned brightly.
“Mr. Bom is right. “The most important thing is the two of us.”
He approached one step at a time. As I stepped back due to the unusual atmosphere, my back quickly touched a tree.
Hot palms grasped both cheeks. He looked at me as if it was precious and then pressed his lips to it.
The kiss started out gently but quickly became so intense that his body went numb. The hand holding her cheek slowly lowered and dug into her clothes.
I was startled and grabbed his hand.
“Hunter, we still have to choose a location… … ! “It’s outdoors here!”
“What does location matter? “What’s important is the two of us.”
“Ugh!”
He was obsessed with the words ‘We are the important thing’ and pushed forward like a bulldozer.
After that his memories are very vague. When he came to his senses… … .
“Sobbing. I raised a tiger cub. I never thought they would take my daughter away like this… … .”
I was standing at the ceremony hall holding my dad’s hand.
My father shed tears from the beginning of Virgin Road. I looked ahead with blank eyes.
A man who looked happier than any other person in the world was smiling broadly. It was a smile so beautiful and warm that it was blinding.
I looked at him as if I was fascinated, burst out laughing, and took a step closer to him. A sweet wedding march rang out behind the steps.
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