Storm Warrior - Chapter 328



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#328, Are Those Guys the Only Ones You’re Neglecting?

Aaron shook his head with a bitter smile, as if he sensed Dong-gu’s disappearance.

It must have felt like he understood what was being said just now.

‘Yes. He is such a magical guy. He understands everything I say.’

“Well, I heard the general situation from Gaon on the way here. I’ll find a proper match for you. But Dong-gu is a guy who has pride in being an alpha, so the surgery is a bit…”

“Huh! What the hell. Are you going to increase the number of those monsters’ children? I won’t tolerate it anymore, so don’t even try to persuade me. I thought you put up with a lot of swearing because of your mother. Tsk… Since the mother and son were just reunited, I can’t even ask you to bring them back. I’ll take care of it, so just forget about it and go take your mother and comfort her.”

Then my mother opened her mouth.

“Okay. I don’t have a son like that. If Aaron wants, he can use it and then throw it away.”

“!”

It’s rough, but it’s understandable enough.

That meant that all of his ears were opened, so I was surprised.

Judging from the light on the watch’s LCD, the translation app seems to be turned on, but you weren’t looking at the watch a little while ago.

“Wow! Seeing our Lady Shin’s talent for languages, I can tell that I am definitely her son. It was all thanks to my mother that I learned foreign languages ​​so quickly!”

Mother snorted, hugged Gaon, and stormed out.

“… … .”

“…What are you doing not following? You should go and ask quickly.”

“I have to go. But if I start begging, I don’t think I’ll be able to come out today, so I’m going to talk to Aaron before I go.”

“I told you. Don’t even think about persuading me. Even though you’re the master, it’s no use. If you count all the livestock that bastard has eaten so far, half of them must have been raised by me.”

That’s not wrong.

Aaron simply refused financial compensation.

“I know Aaron has been patient with me for a long time. I need to deal with that too… but that’s a different story. Actually, I have something to confess to Aaron.”

Aaron’s expression changed as if he sensed the seriousness in her words, such as confession, and that it was important.

「… … .」

Aaron looked back at Antonio with cloudy eyes.

It was an action to ask if it was something other guests could hear, and I was planning to say that I wanted to talk to them separately.

Antonio suddenly waved his hand at me.

“Ah! I’m going to go get some fresh air in front of here, so don’t worry and just talk comfortably.”

Then Aaron stood up and said,

“How can you send a guest away? Just take your time and drink some wine. By the way, I’m sorry for taking up too much of your time.”

“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a break in a place with good air. I’m thinking of taking a sabbatical while I’m at it.”

Aaron smiled at Antonio and strode toward the kitchen.

I knew there was a back door to the kitchen, so I gave Antonio an apologetic look and followed Aaron.

As I went out the back door, what I saw right away was a half-collapsed warehouse (which was also Alma’s house) just as I had heard from Gaon.

Woof woof!

Alma wagged her tail happily from inside, where it was clearly visible.

Naturally, I thought it was a moment when anger toward the East would be brought up, so I quickly turned his attention to him and spoke.

“I didn’t know Aaron had any other friends besides me. You two seem to be very special to me, considering you were just someone who looked after the livestock once in a while.”

“It’s special. It’s just… I think we both owe each other a favor.”

“Ah… I see what the story is.”

“It’s not like it’s a story. When I was searching for Mia… that guy was the only one who occasionally looked after me. He wasn’t just looking after my livestock. At the time, I gave Antonio the bodies of the demons I caught down there a few times, and he seemed to be touched by that.”

The monster’s corpse was valuable enough to be collected by hiring a guild unit.

But simply by value, there were many better gifts out there.

To consider it a favor would mean that Antonio happened to need a monster corpse.

“Oh, I see. Antonio wants to push the boundaries of veterinary medicine beyond dimensions.”

Leaving aside money, it would have been very difficult for a non-superhuman – and even an ordinary person not connected to a super corporation – to obtain it through retail.

Aaron said with a bitter smile.

“He says it’s just academic curiosity, but he’s actually quite sincere for someone who says that. He just doesn’t have the courage to examine living things-”

“omg…!”

I thought I had successfully changed the subject with Antonio’s story, but I was shocked when I saw the sight that was revealed as I passed the collapsed warehouse.

The log fence was lying down, unable to function properly, the leveled ground was dug up in places as if it had been hit by a shell, and the beautiful old tree that had always formed a picture in Aaron’s backyard was peeling off its bark as if it had a skin disease.

‘Pair of bilateral?’

Anyone who saw the tangled clumps of hair stuck in the rough bark of the old tree would be able to guess the culprit.

Of course, Aaron won’t be able to ‘see’ the scene.

“Oh my! I didn’t think it would be like this… No, I mean, Dong-gu has never been like this before.”

“It seems like the stress of estrus has reached its peak. The problem is that it’s not just him that’s going wild.”

Ahh…! The bastards of Donggu.

They were just babies in name only, but they had already become adults long ago.

“By the way, Leo, Luca, Axel… Where are they now?”

“Under the well.”

Speaking beyond the gate.

They were often released there for foraging.

“Tch! I haven’t been letting them in here for a while now. I just can’t handle it.”

“But if you’re going to do surgery, they have to do it too. It’s not just Dong-gu.”

“Because he’s the only one who’s going crazy trying to come back. In fact, the other guys don’t come back whether you open the door or not. It seems like their wildness is getting stronger now… What problem would there be if they lived all the way over there?”

It makes sense that the children of Donggu grew up without any real communication with people.

Because it was controlled together through the characteristics of the leader of the Eastern District, and I didn’t even formally tame it.

“Hmm. I see.”

At that moment, the other children of Donggu also came to mind.

To be exact, it is my father’s memory.

Dong-gu’s first wife, Seong-eun, and seven children who became of the same generation as me due to your stubbornness…

In fact, when I first took the guys out of Cheongsong, I was in a situation where I had a hard time taking care of Donggu alone.

So, I just passed the responsibility to my father and didn’t expect him to build any kind of relationship with me.

While their father was missing for two years and their forces were scattered, the boys were locked in a cage on the site of the old 111th Battalion, which had been incorporated into the Special Forces Brigade.

But surprisingly, the father came back later and brought them back himself.

‘Seongeun must also know that her father passed away.’

The series of memories that continued on ended with Seong-eun and her puppies currently being on the mountain behind the headquarters of the United Nations.

“… … I’ve been so negligent lately.”

“You’re not the only one neglecting those guys. Hurry up and tell them what you want to say and go see your mother.”

Aaron stopped walking, hitting the fact, and sat down on the wooden chair next to him.

When I saw him stop perfectly and place his butt exactly on the chair, I thought he must be measuring the distance to everything around his house in steps.

Anyway, I gulped.

Even apart from the wolf guys issue, a part of my mind was still tense.

The story I’m going to tell from now on is – because it was a confession from Aaron, who had become more than just a friend but a family member, that made me feel betrayed.

“That… , that’s a very surprising story. In fact, I’ve been deceiving Aaron for quite some time.”

“Is that what you were talking about…? It seems like it’ll be hard to get started right away. I’ll forgive you in advance, so speak comfortably.”

The moment I heard Aaron’s words, I was moved.

“Are you pretending to know everything as if you’ve already heard it all? No, do you know what I’m going to say and are you forgiving me in advance?”

“I would forgive you if only you hadn’t killed my parents. But my parents died before you were born.”

This kind of ridiculous pun was Aaron’s style of humor.

His endless efforts to lessen my burden only made me feel more sorry.

So I blurted out the words.

“Mia is alive.”

Aaron blinked his blurry eyes.

「…!」

“I’m sorry, Aaron. I should have told you right away when I found you…”

The wrinkles under my eyes are trembling.

Every time he closed and opened his eyes, feelings of relief, longing, and joy passed through him in turn.

After a while, Aaron, who had calmed down his emotions, said with a warm smile that he rarely showed.

“How could I be angry just because I told you a little late? After all, if it weren’t for you, I would never have heard this news… . Rather, I’m grateful. I mean it.”

“Aaron….”

“There are things you learn as you grow older. The things you haven’t told me until now are either places I shouldn’t go, or Mia must have wanted it. But you must have thought about it for a long time. That must have been the conclusion you came to. … And yet, you must have felt uncomfortable.”

「… … .」

“But the important thing is the reason I confessed today. I can’t be happy right now because I feel like it means the situation has gotten worse.”

In fact, Aaron was clenching his fists as if he was nervous.

“Don’t worry, the situation hasn’t changed. I just realized too late that my judgment was wrong. Mia is healthy and well. She can speak well now.”

Only then did Aaron smile brightly.

Tears flowed down her wrinkles.

There is a shock that comes from seeing for the first time an appearance that you have never seen before in anyone else.

I stared blankly for a moment at Aaron’s tears and smile of pure joy.

Then, hoping that he would calm down, he added:

“I could go see Mia right away. But, as Aaron expected, there seems to be some situation with Mia. First of all, I have to take care of that first. Secondly, there’s something Aaron needs to know about Mia’s current guardian… or rather, her caregiver.”

Aaron jumped to his feet.

“Didn’t you say you were healthy a little while ago?”

“Ah. Taking care of something doesn’t mean that it needs care. I mean, Mia was in Rak-Bishya all this time-”

“If it’s Lac Vicia… are you talking about the legion from another world?”

“That’s right. You could call it their homeland. Mia lived in the palace there. She was treated with great respect. The guardian I mentioned earlier was the emperor there.”

「… … .」

Aaron started to act as if he was saying, ‘Then that bastard called the emperor… my granddaughter!’ so I hurriedly continued speaking.

“No. That’s not the kind of relationship we have. I cherish her as a talent. You know what kind of abilities Mia has.”

“Hmm… I understand.”

“Whew… The problem is that the emperor is someone Aaron knows.”

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