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Bibell[In Lunar Year 4, 2nd Grade]
The lunar year has changed, and it is now the fourth year according to the lunar calendar. (1)
Eunha is in his second grade of elementary school.
He had grown so tall that his mother said she had to buy him new clothes because he couldn’t fit into the ones he wore the previous year.
Sure, he had grown in a year, but not as much as the girls. He was still a head shorter than Minji and Seona.
«Captain, what are you thinking about?»
«Haha.»
And Eunhyuk, taller than Minji and a little smaller than Seona.
Eunha sighed when he saw him pop up out of nowhere.
«Are you the only one who gets bigger when you eat?»
The two of them had been about the same height a year ago, and while Eunhyuk was taller then, it wasn’t by a head like it was today.
«Huh? Well… I’ve been training like the captain told me to, so maybe that’s why I’ve grown?»
That’s a lie. I haven’t grown at all.
Eunha was also training whenever he had time. So he couldn’t believe that training made him taller.
How tall was I in my previous life?
Right before I died, I was 174.5, an ambiguous height in the player world, not small, but not tall either.
In this life, I had a goal to surpass 175 and reach 180, but after seeing Eunhyuk’s growth, I felt less motivated.
«Oh, is it because of the juice Hayang’s dad made?»
«…Did you go to Happiness often?»
«Captain told me to stop by Happiness whenever I had time. As soon as I had pocket money, I went to drink the juice, didn’t I?»
Eunhyuk puffs out his chest.
I am good, right? Praise me.
He was looking at him with wide eyes like a puppy waiting to be petted on the head.
Of course, Eunha didn’t meet his expectations. What Eunhyeok said made sense and made him think.
«Could it be that it also helps you grow taller?»
«Huh, captain?»
When Eunha consumed mana, he would absorb the mana that dissolved in the atmosphere. The process of absorbing mana into his body was time-consuming and inefficient, but he didn’t need to use potions to restore it unless he was fighting monsters.
Eunhyuk, on the other hand, was not used to recovering mana from the atmosphere. If he absorbed it incorrectly, it could cause a mana surge.
So Eunha suggested that he drink Jung’s potion whenever he had a spare moment while training.
Sure enough!
Eunhyeok wasn’t the only child he recommended potions to.
Minji and Seona, too.
He advised the two kids to drink potions too.
«I can’t believe it’s a potion that makes you taller….»
I’ll have to drink one everyday from today.
«What’s wrong with him?»
«I don’t know, he’s just not talking to me anymore.»
Meanwhile, Minji returned from talking to the kids in her new class.
When she saw him, she frowned and clicked her tongue, «Here we go again.» By now, he was no stranger to being lost in thought.
«Hey, No Eunha, wake up. Are you going to be like this on the first day of the second year?»
«…I wish the potion had fixed your personality, too.»
«What? What did you just say?»
«Come on, I didn’t say anything, it’s just that you always act like this when I do something.»
«Don’t try to play dumb. I don’t know what you said, but do you think I don’t know that you’re cursing at me?»
You’ve been cussing me out since you were a little girl.
Eunha thought back to the first time he met Minji.
Even then, she hadn’t known what Mukminji meant, but she had recognized that he was cursing at her.
I can’t go anywhere and curse at you.
But Eunha wasn’t the type to back down.
«Where do you get the nerve to accuse me?»
«You won’t speak straight?»
«You’re a Gungye, you’re not a Mukminji anymore, you’re a Gungminji, right?» (2)
«What is Gungye, and didn’t I tell you not to call me by that name?»
Eunha raised his voice with a nuance of resentment. The loudest person in the room always won.
Minji wasn’t one to be pushed around either. She also raised her voice and strengthened her gaze.
«Guys, stop fighting~»
«That’s right. Is it going to be like this since the beginning of the semester?»
Eunhyuk couldn’t stop the two who had started arguing, so he sent a distress signal to Hayang and Seona, who had arrived at school just in time.
«We’re all in the same class this year, are you going to do this?»
Hayang had gotten used to their bickering by now. She put her bag on Minji’s backseat and made a stern face.
They weren’t afraid of her puffy cheeks, but they knew when to back off.
«Ha, I can’t help it.»
«You’re only putting up with me because it’s the beginning of the semester, I know.»
«On the topic of Mukminji…»
«This is so…!»
The two were still growling, but they weren’t arguing. Instead, they just glared at each other without speaking.
«But it’s weird. We’re all in the same class.»
«That’s right. I thought we were going to split up.»
Seona nodded at the topic Eunhyuk had brought up. She was worried that she might be the only one in a different class.
On the day of the closing ceremony, when they heard the class assignment results, she couldn’t help but jump up, not caring about the eyes of others.
Well, it was exciting.
Eunha also expected the kids to be separated into different classes, but contrary to his expectations, only the kids who were close to each other were assigned to the third class of the second grade.
Jin-sena, on the other hand, was placed in a class with kids she didn’t get along with. Last year, she lost her clique after an incident at the sports day and ended up alone.
She was in class 1.
At Doan Elementary School, there were four classes per grade. He was assigned to Class 3, and his shoulders were lightened by the thought that he would never have to face Class 1.
«I hope we can have a peaceful year this time.»
«Captain, Captain.»
«Why?»
«Hey, those kids are staring at you from earlier.»
«Ugh.»
Eunha had been feeling the stares since he entered the class. They hadn’t been threatening him, so he’d left them alone.
«Captain. Do you want me to scold them?»
«Ha, Eunhyeok, let’s not make a big deal out of this.»
«Yes, sir.»
Eunha had no intention of laying a hand on the children first.
Especially since they were looking at him with wariness and fear in their eyes.
«Um, excuse me…»
At that moment, a particularly large boy stood out among the children who were looking at each other.
Ha.
Eunha sighed to herself. He wasn’t going to touch him if he didn’t approach him, but he didn’t expect him to come to him directly.
«Hick….»
The kid made eye contact and backed away, embarrassed, then wiped his sweat and apologized.
«Hi… My name is Kim Domyoung. My father is the CEO of Domyoung Tires.»
«So. What do you want?»
«I’m sorry, I’m not going to touch you guys. I’m just going to breathe quietly and be a third year!»
«Ha…, okay, go ahead. Let’s get along for the rest of the year.»
«Ugh, yeah, I’ll just breathe!»
The boy ran off without looking back.
The children who had been watching the situation were relieved.
Aha.
After the sports day, a rumor spread around the school that Eunha’s father had made the president of KK Pharmaceuticals bow his head.
The upperclassmen who heard the rumor were not pleased, thinking that Eunha was an idiot who used his father’s power to run wild. Fortunately, Euna did her best to dispel misunderstandings, but the rumors didn’t disappear among his classmates.
The kids were right to be scared, as Jin sena, who dominated the first grade, hadn’t spoken to Eunha since that day.
There was even talk among the kids that his father must have been behind the breakup of her clique.
«Are you sure we don’t need to clear up the misunderstanding?»
Minji was uncharacteristically concerned for Eunha, and she didn’t like the rumors about him. Part of her wanted to rant to the kids.
It was the same for the other children.
Except he didn’t want to.
«Stay still.»
How nice that they wouldn’t touch him.
How much she had hoped for that.
It was the last thing he needed, given his aversion to children.
«I’m fine.»
How nice to be quiet.
He didn’t like the lingering stares of the children, but he could live with it for the seclusion.
«Yeah, okay.»
«But do you really… you have to tell me if you’re having a hard time»
Seona blamed herself for him becoming the object of fear for the children. If Eunha asked for help, she was determined to do everything she could to assist him.
«Okay.»
Not that he would.
In his second life, he was determined to live in seclusion and peace.
That was happiness. I wouldn’t do anything to destroy it.
Eunha vowed to himself again.
«Oh, it’s you!»
«Captain, I’ll go back to my seat.»
The children scrambled to their seats as the teacher entered the third class of second grade.
The teacher who put the attendance book on the table was a man with thin-rimmed glasses.
At Doan Elementary School, the teacher of class 3 was also the head of the grade, so he was usually a man.
So Eunha had been expecting a male teacher since he was told his class assignment.
So he wasn’t as nervous as other kids when he saw him.
What is he doing?
In a different sense, Eunha felt tense.
The way the man moved from the classroom door to the teacher’s desk was similar to the footsteps of a player trying to make a surprise attack without giving any signs.
Moreover, the man had concealed his mana by condensing it externally as much as possible.
«…My name is Im Dohoon, and I’ll be your homeroom teacher for the next year.»
The man looked around at the children before fixing his gaze on Eunha.
He had sensed Eunha’s mana leakage.
What the hell is this guy doing?
He didn’t avert his gaze from the player who introduced himself as a homeroom teacher.
☆
«It’s me.»
«Hmm, come in.»
The old man closed the book he was reading.
I wonder how long he’s been reading.
He rubbed the corners of his eyes and carefully polished his monocle.
«Report.»
He didn’t turn his head. Leaning back in his rocking chair, he looked out over the balcony where the sun was beginning to set.
«Yes.»
Mr. Kim replied briefly. (3)
«There are signs that KK Pharmaceuticals is trying to get involved in the administration of Doan Elementary School. Apparently, they’re trying to prevent Ms. Jung from being in the same class as the children.»
«I see.»
KK Pharmaceuticals.
The old man muttered to himself. He tapped his fingers on the armrest.
«If it’s KK Pharmaceuticals, was it run by Kim Geon’s bloodline?»
The old man recalled the shareholding structure of KK Group in his head. KK Pharmaceuticals was a small company that didn’t have much weight in KK Group. It was probably not an affiliate controlled by the immediate family of the chairman of KK Group.
And yet, they were trying to interfere with a child he loved like a granddaughter?
The old man couldn’t believe it.
As far as he was concerned, KK Pharmaceuticals was nothing more than a neighborhood pharmacy, and he didn’t like the fact that such a company was trying to interfere with the Doan Elementary School, which he sponsored.
«The world has certainly become much better.»
To think they would challenge me in a fight over money.
He was someone who would sell even land to buy the books he desired.
«While you’re at it, deal with the teachers who took money from KK Pharmaceuticals. As for KK Group… let that Kim Geon know what I have to say.»
«Yes, understood. The next agenda is about Jin Seona Yang»
«Hmm, what’s going on?»
«Apparently, there’s been a spate of demands from some parents to expel Jin Seona Yang»
The old man frowned.
Jin seona was a little girl who lived in the church he sponsored. He had actively pushed for her admission to Doan Elementary School when he heard of her coming of age.
And he thought he hadn’t made a bad choice.
She was as good and sincere as he had heard.
«Why? Is it because she’s an ain child?»
The old man asked.
Mr. Kim said nothing.
The old man clicked his tongue as he rocked in his chair.
Even he, who was over 60 years old, looked at humans and monsters separately.
He thought it was foolish to treat children as monsters.
The future must be led by children.
And it was children like Seona who would rebuild the world once destroyed.
«Since the world has been destroyed, I can’t say that education should be provided equally to all children, but a child with talent should be given the opportunity to showcase that talent, which is the most necessary thing.»
Foolish people who only believe in what they can see.
«Tell them that will never happen,» the old man sighed, closing out the agenda.
«Phew. The children’s school life will be tough. Kim, what about that matter?»
«I handled it well.»
In April last year, the old man couldn’t forget the Bukhansan incident that stirred up public opinion in South Korea.
Children had been injured in the fight against the monster.
«I can’t say that it won’t happen again. We have to think that it could happen in the future.»
The world is crazy.
Besides, there was the Dawn Department Store attack a few months ago.
Eunha was involved in a succession battle at Dawn Department Store.
The old man couldn’t help but worry about his children being caught up in such a toxic event.
In the end, he chose to hire a former player as their teacher.
«Although retired due to injuries, the player still holds a reputable position in the player’s world.»
«Is he trustworthy?»
«He retired from Regulus.»
«I see.»
Regulus was one of the seven clans that received the S-grade in South Korea. It was also the clan to which Park Hye-rim, the Twelve Chairs <Holy Mother>, belonged.
«Hmm.»
The old man picked up the book and stood up.
Stepping out onto the balcony, he watched the sun set and recalled what had happened not long ago.
‘With who do you want to be in the same class when you enter the second grade?’
‘Well, I want to be in the same class as my friends, but my dad said it would be hard for me to be in the same class as all of them.’
‘Huh. Well, that’s not going to happen. Grandpa will make your wish come true.’
‘Heh. I’m fine, Grandpa. I’m not a little kid anymore. I’m nine years old.’
‘Hehe! I’m sorry. Grandpa must have thought you were a child, then let’s see if you can make a prediction.’
‘A prediction?’
‘Yes. You will be in the same class as your friends in the second grade.’
‘Hehe.’
Goseogwang, the one who would sell land to buy the books he wanted. (4)
When did this child get a place in his heart?
«It’s amazing, isn’t it?»
The old man called someone who was no longer in this world. He gently stroked the thickly bound book.
It was a book with a silhouette of a rabbit wearing a monocle and holding a pocket watch.
Notes!
(1) The lunar year is a different way of measuring time based on the moon’s phases. It has 12 months, but they can be shorter than in our regular calendar. Sometimes, an extra month is added to match it with our calendar. Different cultures use the lunar calendar for special holidays.
(2) In this context, the term «noble» (귀족) is used metaphorically to refer to someone who is elevated or distinguished in some way. It doesn’t necessarily imply literal nobility, but rather a higher or privileged position. Of course, Eunha was joking.
(3) Mr. Kim: I don’t know if you guys remember but I wasn’t sure about whose name was it. Now I want to know the grandpa’s identity…
(4) «Goseogwang» is a term that refers to someone who is willing to sell their land or property in order to acquire books. It is often used to describe a person who values knowledge and books above material possessions. In the given context, it is mentioned as a characteristic of the old man, indicating his deep love for books and willingness to go to great lengths to obtain them.
If you’re thinking of sharing my content, please give credit where credit is due! It takes a lot of time and effort to create something, so it’s always appreciated when people respect that and acknowledge the source. Thanks for being a responsible and considerate sharer!
Bibell[In Lunar Year 4, 2nd Grade]
The lunar year has changed, and it is now the fourth year according to the lunar calendar. (1)
Eunha is in his second grade of elementary school.
He had grown so tall that his mother said she had to buy him new clothes because he couldn’t fit into the ones he wore the previous year.
Sure, he had grown in a year, but not as much as the girls. He was still a head shorter than Minji and Seona.
«Captain, what are you thinking about?»
«Haha.»
And Eunhyuk, taller than Minji and a little smaller than Seona.
Eunha sighed when he saw him pop up out of nowhere.
«Are you the only one who gets bigger when you eat?»
The two of them had been about the same height a year ago, and while Eunhyuk was taller then, it wasn’t by a head like it was today.
«Huh? Well… I’ve been training like the captain told me to, so maybe that’s why I’ve grown?»
That’s a lie. I haven’t grown at all.
Eunha was also training whenever he had time. So he couldn’t believe that training made him taller.
How tall was I in my previous life?
Right before I died, I was 174.5, an ambiguous height in the player world, not small, but not tall either.
In this life, I had a goal to surpass 175 and reach 180, but after seeing Eunhyuk’s growth, I felt less motivated.
«Oh, is it because of the juice Hayang’s dad made?»
«…Did you go to Happiness often?»
«Captain told me to stop by Happiness whenever I had time. As soon as I had pocket money, I went to drink the juice, didn’t I?»
Eunhyuk puffs out his chest.
I am good, right? Praise me.
He was looking at him with wide eyes like a puppy waiting to be petted on the head.
Of course, Eunha didn’t meet his expectations. What Eunhyeok said made sense and made him think.
«Could it be that it also helps you grow taller?»
«Huh, captain?»
When Eunha consumed mana, he would absorb the mana that dissolved in the atmosphere. The process of absorbing mana into his body was time-consuming and inefficient, but he didn’t need to use potions to restore it unless he was fighting monsters.
Eunhyuk, on the other hand, was not used to recovering mana from the atmosphere. If he absorbed it incorrectly, it could cause a mana surge.
So Eunha suggested that he drink Jung’s potion whenever he had a spare moment while training.
Sure enough!
Eunhyeok wasn’t the only child he recommended potions to.
Minji and Seona, too.
He advised the two kids to drink potions too.
«I can’t believe it’s a potion that makes you taller….»
I’ll have to drink one everyday from today.
«What’s wrong with him?»
«I don’t know, he’s just not talking to me anymore.»
Meanwhile, Minji returned from talking to the kids in her new class.
When she saw him, she frowned and clicked her tongue, «Here we go again.» By now, he was no stranger to being lost in thought.
«Hey, No Eunha, wake up. Are you going to be like this on the first day of the second year?»
«…I wish the potion had fixed your personality, too.»
«What? What did you just say?»
«Come on, I didn’t say anything, it’s just that you always act like this when I do something.»
«Don’t try to play dumb. I don’t know what you said, but do you think I don’t know that you’re cursing at me?»
You’ve been cussing me out since you were a little girl.
Eunha thought back to the first time he met Minji.
Even then, she hadn’t known what Mukminji meant, but she had recognized that he was cursing at her.
I can’t go anywhere and curse at you.
But Eunha wasn’t the type to back down.
«Where do you get the nerve to accuse me?»
«You won’t speak straight?»
«You’re a Gungye, you’re not a Mukminji anymore, you’re a Gungminji, right?» (2)
«What is Gungye, and didn’t I tell you not to call me by that name?»
Eunha raised his voice with a nuance of resentment. The loudest person in the room always won.
Minji wasn’t one to be pushed around either. She also raised her voice and strengthened her gaze.
«Guys, stop fighting~»
«That’s right. Is it going to be like this since the beginning of the semester?»
Eunhyuk couldn’t stop the two who had started arguing, so he sent a distress signal to Hayang and Seona, who had arrived at school just in time.
«We’re all in the same class this year, are you going to do this?»
Hayang had gotten used to their bickering by now. She put her bag on Minji’s backseat and made a stern face.
They weren’t afraid of her puffy cheeks, but they knew when to back off.
«Ha, I can’t help it.»
«You’re only putting up with me because it’s the beginning of the semester, I know.»
«On the topic of Mukminji…»
«This is so…!»
The two were still growling, but they weren’t arguing. Instead, they just glared at each other without speaking.
«But it’s weird. We’re all in the same class.»
«That’s right. I thought we were going to split up.»
Seona nodded at the topic Eunhyuk had brought up. She was worried that she might be the only one in a different class.
On the day of the closing ceremony, when they heard the class assignment results, she couldn’t help but jump up, not caring about the eyes of others.
Well, it was exciting.
Eunha also expected the kids to be separated into different classes, but contrary to his expectations, only the kids who were close to each other were assigned to the third class of the second grade.
Jin-sena, on the other hand, was placed in a class with kids she didn’t get along with. Last year, she lost her clique after an incident at the sports day and ended up alone.
She was in class 1.
At Doan Elementary School, there were four classes per grade. He was assigned to Class 3, and his shoulders were lightened by the thought that he would never have to face Class 1.
«I hope we can have a peaceful year this time.»
«Captain, Captain.»
«Why?»
«Hey, those kids are staring at you from earlier.»
«Ugh.»
Eunha had been feeling the stares since he entered the class. They hadn’t been threatening him, so he’d left them alone.
«Captain. Do you want me to scold them?»
«Ha, Eunhyeok, let’s not make a big deal out of this.»
«Yes, sir.»
Eunha had no intention of laying a hand on the children first.
Especially since they were looking at him with wariness and fear in their eyes.
«Um, excuse me…»
At that moment, a particularly large boy stood out among the children who were looking at each other.
Ha.
Eunha sighed to herself. He wasn’t going to touch him if he didn’t approach him, but he didn’t expect him to come to him directly.
«Hick….»
The kid made eye contact and backed away, embarrassed, then wiped his sweat and apologized.
«Hi… My name is Kim Domyoung. My father is the CEO of Domyoung Tires.»
«So. What do you want?»
«I’m sorry, I’m not going to touch you guys. I’m just going to breathe quietly and be a third year!»
«Ha…, okay, go ahead. Let’s get along for the rest of the year.»
«Ugh, yeah, I’ll just breathe!»
The boy ran off without looking back.
The children who had been watching the situation were relieved.
Aha.
After the sports day, a rumor spread around the school that Eunha’s father had made the president of KK Pharmaceuticals bow his head.
The upperclassmen who heard the rumor were not pleased, thinking that Eunha was an idiot who used his father’s power to run wild. Fortunately, Euna did her best to dispel misunderstandings, but the rumors didn’t disappear among his classmates.
The kids were right to be scared, as Jin sena, who dominated the first grade, hadn’t spoken to Eunha since that day.
There was even talk among the kids that his father must have been behind the breakup of her clique.
«Are you sure we don’t need to clear up the misunderstanding?»
Minji was uncharacteristically concerned for Eunha, and she didn’t like the rumors about him. Part of her wanted to rant to the kids.
It was the same for the other children.
Except he didn’t want to.
«Stay still.»
How nice that they wouldn’t touch him.
How much she had hoped for that.
It was the last thing he needed, given his aversion to children.
«I’m fine.»
How nice to be quiet.
He didn’t like the lingering stares of the children, but he could live with it for the seclusion.
«Yeah, okay.»
«But do you really… you have to tell me if you’re having a hard time»
Seona blamed herself for him becoming the object of fear for the children. If Eunha asked for help, she was determined to do everything she could to assist him.
«Okay.»
Not that he would.
In his second life, he was determined to live in seclusion and peace.
That was happiness. I wouldn’t do anything to destroy it.
Eunha vowed to himself again.
«Oh, it’s you!»
«Captain, I’ll go back to my seat.»
The children scrambled to their seats as the teacher entered the third class of second grade.
The teacher who put the attendance book on the table was a man with thin-rimmed glasses.
At Doan Elementary School, the teacher of class 3 was also the head of the grade, so he was usually a man.
So Eunha had been expecting a male teacher since he was told his class assignment.
So he wasn’t as nervous as other kids when he saw him.
What is he doing?
In a different sense, Eunha felt tense.
The way the man moved from the classroom door to the teacher’s desk was similar to the footsteps of a player trying to make a surprise attack without giving any signs.
Moreover, the man had concealed his mana by condensing it externally as much as possible.
«…My name is Im Dohoon, and I’ll be your homeroom teacher for the next year.»
The man looked around at the children before fixing his gaze on Eunha.
He had sensed Eunha’s mana leakage.
What the hell is this guy doing?
He didn’t avert his gaze from the player who introduced himself as a homeroom teacher.
☆
«It’s me.»
«Hmm, come in.»
The old man closed the book he was reading.
I wonder how long he’s been reading.
He rubbed the corners of his eyes and carefully polished his monocle.
«Report.»
He didn’t turn his head. Leaning back in his rocking chair, he looked out over the balcony where the sun was beginning to set.
«Yes.»
Mr. Kim replied briefly. (3)
«There are signs that KK Pharmaceuticals is trying to get involved in the administration of Doan Elementary School. Apparently, they’re trying to prevent Ms. Jung from being in the same class as the children.»
«I see.»
KK Pharmaceuticals.
The old man muttered to himself. He tapped his fingers on the armrest.
«If it’s KK Pharmaceuticals, was it run by Kim Geon’s bloodline?»
The old man recalled the shareholding structure of KK Group in his head. KK Pharmaceuticals was a small company that didn’t have much weight in KK Group. It was probably not an affiliate controlled by the immediate family of the chairman of KK Group.
And yet, they were trying to interfere with a child he loved like a granddaughter?
The old man couldn’t believe it.
As far as he was concerned, KK Pharmaceuticals was nothing more than a neighborhood pharmacy, and he didn’t like the fact that such a company was trying to interfere with the Doan Elementary School, which he sponsored.
«The world has certainly become much better.»
To think they would challenge me in a fight over money.
He was someone who would sell even land to buy the books he desired.
«While you’re at it, deal with the teachers who took money from KK Pharmaceuticals. As for KK Group… let that Kim Geon know what I have to say.»
«Yes, understood. The next agenda is about Jin Seona Yang»
«Hmm, what’s going on?»
«Apparently, there’s been a spate of demands from some parents to expel Jin Seona Yang»
The old man frowned.
Jin seona was a little girl who lived in the church he sponsored. He had actively pushed for her admission to Doan Elementary School when he heard of her coming of age.
And he thought he hadn’t made a bad choice.
She was as good and sincere as he had heard.
«Why? Is it because she’s an ain child?»
The old man asked.
Mr. Kim said nothing.
The old man clicked his tongue as he rocked in his chair.
Even he, who was over 60 years old, looked at humans and monsters separately.
He thought it was foolish to treat children as monsters.
The future must be led by children.
And it was children like Seona who would rebuild the world once destroyed.
«Since the world has been destroyed, I can’t say that education should be provided equally to all children, but a child with talent should be given the opportunity to showcase that talent, which is the most necessary thing.»
Foolish people who only believe in what they can see.
«Tell them that will never happen,» the old man sighed, closing out the agenda.
«Phew. The children’s school life will be tough. Kim, what about that matter?»
«I handled it well.»
In April last year, the old man couldn’t forget the Bukhansan incident that stirred up public opinion in South Korea.
Children had been injured in the fight against the monster.
«I can’t say that it won’t happen again. We have to think that it could happen in the future.»
The world is crazy.
Besides, there was the Dawn Department Store attack a few months ago.
Eunha was involved in a succession battle at Dawn Department Store.
The old man couldn’t help but worry about his children being caught up in such a toxic event.
In the end, he chose to hire a former player as their teacher.
«Although retired due to injuries, the player still holds a reputable position in the player’s world.»
«Is he trustworthy?»
«He retired from Regulus.»
«I see.»
Regulus was one of the seven clans that received the S-grade in South Korea. It was also the clan to which Park Hye-rim, the Twelve Chairs <Holy Mother>, belonged.
«Hmm.»
The old man picked up the book and stood up.
Stepping out onto the balcony, he watched the sun set and recalled what had happened not long ago.
‘With who do you want to be in the same class when you enter the second grade?’
‘Well, I want to be in the same class as my friends, but my dad said it would be hard for me to be in the same class as all of them.’
‘Huh. Well, that’s not going to happen. Grandpa will make your wish come true.’
‘Heh. I’m fine, Grandpa. I’m not a little kid anymore. I’m nine years old.’
‘Hehe! I’m sorry. Grandpa must have thought you were a child, then let’s see if you can make a prediction.’
‘A prediction?’
‘Yes. You will be in the same class as your friends in the second grade.’
‘Hehe.’
Goseogwang, the one who would sell land to buy the books he wanted. (4)
When did this child get a place in his heart?
«It’s amazing, isn’t it?»
The old man called someone who was no longer in this world. He gently stroked the thickly bound book.
It was a book with a silhouette of a rabbit wearing a monocle and holding a pocket watch.
Notes!
(1) The lunar year is a different way of measuring time based on the moon’s phases. It has 12 months, but they can be shorter than in our regular calendar. Sometimes, an extra month is added to match it with our calendar. Different cultures use the lunar calendar for special holidays.
(2) In this context, the term «noble» (귀족) is used metaphorically to refer to someone who is elevated or distinguished in some way. It doesn’t necessarily imply literal nobility, but rather a higher or privileged position. Of course, Eunha was joking.
(3) Mr. Kim: I don’t know if you guys remember but I wasn’t sure about whose name was it. Now I want to know the grandpa’s identity…
(4) «Goseogwang» is a term that refers to someone who is willing to sell their land or property in order to acquire books. It is often used to describe a person who values knowledge and books above material possessions. In the given context, it is mentioned as a characteristic of the old man, indicating his deep love for books and willingness to go to great lengths to obtain them.
