33 – Ganghwa-ryeon, the daughter of Heuksanhoe (4)

The gaze is pinned to her face.

I don’t know what the situation is.

What did you do in the months you lost your memory?

Even if I ask myself, I doubt if I really did what I did.

I have often been told that I am far away from home.

If there was someone who needed help, I would have helped to some extent.

But you probably don’t have many lives, so why do you have to go through all this trouble with a group of thugs like the Black Mountain Society?

Doubts only lead to questions.

I just let out a deep sigh in my heart.

In the end, today’s me is cleaning up the sh*t I did in the past.

Today, I feel resentful of myself in the past.

“… ….”

I rolled my eyes and looked around.

Kang Cheol-hwan was looking at me with a somewhat interested look on his face, and Kang Yu-jeong was just staring at me with her chin resting on her chin.

Aside from that, Ganghwa-ryun and some other men and women also have their eyes fixed on me.

‘…… There’s no use trying to get rid of it just because you don’t know much about the current situation, right?’

As I thought before, if you suddenly say that you have amnesia in a situation like this, you will almost certainly think, “Oh, the dog is barking.”

Then what is the choice I have to make now?

Keep pretending?

Are you pretending not to know?

To tell the truth about memory loss?

No, not all.

If you try to avoid the question and run away, you will only be dragged around. If you continue to be swayed by the other person in the same situation as now, there is no answer. Even if it’s a little overdone, you have to bring the flow and initiative of the conversation.

Even if you don’t have the initiative, you need to convey the impression that you can’t treat them carelessly. Otherwise, the same situation will happen all the time.

But can Dangdang play his tongue in front of Kang Cheol-hwan?

The fist of Jongno-gu, the godfather of gangsters, and the S-rank Awakener.

Numerous modifiers came to me in fear.

I felt a bit nervous and hesitant.

Now this place is the home of the most closed Heuksanhoe in Korea.

If Kang Cheol-hwan decides to harm him, he has no choice but to be defeated.

The position of A and B.

But…….

I cautiously peeked at Ganghwa-ryeon’s face. Ganghwa-ryun was looking at Kang Cheol-hwan with a disgruntled look in her arms.

I didn’t like this situation at all. She bit her lower lip once and gulped down her water to cool off the heat.

The only person here who will stand by me is Ganghwa-ryun.

Kang Cheol-hwan, who has an extraordinary love for children, will not unilaterally harm me, who is favored by Ganghwa-ryun.

Also, you’ve been invited to this place as a guest.

It’s not like there’s a hearing.

So f*ck it, let’s shake our mouths.

Because there’s nothing good about staying still.

Isn’t it bad to shake your mouth at least once?

If there was no insurance called Ganghwa-ryun, I would have only noticed it secretly, but at the thought that she had a minimum safety device, I tried to calm my trembling heart and carefully floated my luck.

“I’m sorry… ….”

I looked at the surroundings while slowly letting go of my horse’s tail.

Kang Cheol-hwan, Ganghwa-ryun, and Kang Yoo-jung’s eyes were focused.

What are they thinking right now?

I couldn’t figure it out.

But without further delay, I brought out the following words.

“…… I cannot tell you.”

I pretended to be somewhat nonchalant and chanted calmly.

“Can you tell me?”

“Yes.”

Kang Cheol-hwan asked again, frowning.

I was calm but not brazen.

He thinks, ‘f*ck. Do you dare ignore my words?’

He started talking with a suitable voice and eyes.

“Because unlike my abilities that are known to the outside world, my true abilities are not something I can recklessly tell others.”

I brushed my teeth.

There is something, but like hiding it.

It’s also true that I purposely emphasized the word ‘other’.

“And the surrounding atmosphere…….”

I glanced over at a few people and said.

They trembled when their eyes met.

They were the children of Kang Cheol-hwan.

But why are you shaking?

“…… I don’t think the atmosphere is very welcoming to me.”

After saying that, some of Kang Chol-hwan’s children held their breath.

It was a nervous look. All of them are top hunters of B rank or higher.

I have no idea why I react like that.

“I don’t think it’s too early to marry Hwaryeon.”

I said with a sneaky glance.

“Sorry.”

“Hmm.”

Kang Cheol-hwan softly scratched his chin.

“Do you know about Hanseobang?”

Cheolhwan Cheol-hwan, who had been scratching his chin carefully, spoke with a benevolent smile on his face.

“There was a young man who kept his lips tight in front of me saying it was a secret.”

“…… ?”

No, damn it. Wait for a sec.

“Has it been 30 minutes? After a little persuasion, even the cousins’ eighth cousins in the family started drinking.”

…… Is persuasion right?

“Hanseobang. You shouldn’t use the word “Secret” Lightly.”

Kung.

It was a word imbued with a sense of ease, but the air felt heavy in an instant.

The plates and glasses on the table trembled.

The windows shook and the doors rattled.

“Suck.”

“Ugh.”

“Ah.”

Cheolhwan’s children sitting around bit their lips to breathe with a short exclamation.

They, too, could not escape the pressure that weighed down their son-in-law.

It is the same with Ganghwaryeon and Kang Yoojeong.

S-Rank Kanghwaryun was also cowering at the unknown power.

“…… ?”

Except for me.

I didn’t feel much pressure.

Let’s take a quick look at the people around us, all of them frowning and breathing heavily.

On the contrary, I was fine.

Of course, the atmosphere was calm and my heart was thumping because I was afraid of Kang Cheol-hwan, but that was all.

Other than that, there was nothing unusual about it.

“Hanseobang. The only way to cure my illness is with the help of that woman (saintess)…… Or you used the elixir of eternity…… How the hell did you cure me when you only have one of them?”

“… ….”

“Could you please tell me?”

“… ….”

I looked at Kang Cheol-hwan for a while.

If it were me, I wouldn’t have been able to endure this sluggish atmosphere.

“I’m sorry.”

However, should I say it based on intuition?

I felt like I couldn’t back down now.

I felt like taking one more step was the right answer.

“I cannot tell you.”

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“I see. I cannot tell you.”

Cheolhwan Kang drank a glass of alcohol. And he asked the same question again.

“Are you really going to be okay?”

It was then.

“Dad! Stop. What do you keep doing that…….”

“Hwaryeonah.”

Kang Cheol-hwan stretched out his hand to cut off Ganghwa-ryun’s words.

“Isn’t this father talking?”

As she uttered it low once, Ganghwa-ryun hesitated while biting her lower lip.

I wonder if Kang Cheol-hwan is Kang Cheol-hwan?

Although he has already retired from the hunter world, the pressure is enormous.

Instantly, Kang Cheol-hwan turned his gaze toward me.

“So how about Hanseobang? Are you going to keep the secret?”

“…… Yes..”

I declined again.

Is it okay if I keep refusing like this?

But for some reason, I was certain that it would be okay.

Instinctively, I had a not bad premonition.

Also, this atmosphere and this feeling.

Somehow, it is not unfamiliar.

Cheolhwan Kang was silent for a moment.

“… ….”

“… ….”

Soon.

“It doesn’t work either.”

He spoke quietly to himself.

I didn’t hear well.

What did you just say?

“…… Uh huh not bad. I mean, it’s not bad.”

“…… ?”

Suddenly, Kang Cheol-hwan sipped his drink with a gaping smile.

“It’s good to keep it a secret. If you have the ability, you should also know how to hide it. It’s good to be relaxed. Only the strong can afford it.”

He’s saying it as if he’s in a good mood.

“I apologize for being a bit forceful until now.”

“Oh, yes?”

“I’m sorry. I saw you once.”

Cheolhwan Kang slightly lowered his head.

I am quite taken aback by the sudden change in attitude.

Suddenly, the heavy pressure on my son-in-law disappeared.

“Huu, it seems that Hwaryeon is the first boyfriend she brought with her, so she’s excited for nothing.”

I pour myself a drink and drink again.

“I wanted to talk like this once. I was curious about who you were.”

“Ah.”

“Yes. How about Hanseobang? Would you like a drink?”

“…… Yes.”

The atmosphere from before had disappeared as if it had been washed away.

Kang Cheol-hwan grabbed the bottle with one hand and held it out to me.

I politely accepted the drink with both hands and took a sip.

“You drink like a man.”

“Oh, hmm.”

Why do you suddenly feel so good?

It is difficult to keep up with Kang Cheol-hwan’s changes.

He speaks softly with a smile on his face.

“Hanseobang. I mean. Now that I’m decrepit and old, the noise from below doesn’t stop.”

“Oh, I see.”

“This day. If it hadn’t been for you, there would have been more damage. Thank you.”

“No. It’s related to Hwaryeon, and if you can help, of course you should.”

Kang Cheol-hwan poured a little more alcohol.

First of all, I took another sip of the alcohol that Kang Chul-hwan poured for me.

“I mean. I did a little research on you.”

“Yes.”

There is nothing to be surprised about.

“There are a lot of interesting people around you.”

“Yes?”

No, no way?

“For example, yes. Jihyun Lee Hunter of the Sephirot Clan…… What a great hunter…… Yavis…… Strong…… It reminds me of my youth.”

“Ah.”

“Another Ilsung Group’s Choi Seo-yoon Hunter. Great at such a young age Reach S rank before Hwaryeon does…….”

“That’s right.”

“Let’s see…… The same goes for the illegitimate child of the family by family name…….”

“Uh, um.”

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

I’m a little anxious.

Cheol-Hwan Kang speaks while pouring alcohol.

“I don’t know if this is a coincidence or inevitable, but one thing is for sure, there are a lot of good girls around you.”

“… ….”

“With a good man there is a good woman.”

“…… Yes.”

I smiled a little awkwardly and shook my head.

Come to think of it, Kang Cheol-hwan has five wives, right?

“I mean. Hanseobang. I don’t know what you’re thinking about working as a low-rank hunter. I don’t know why they hide their abilities. Also, I don’t understand why you came into the black society like this.”

I don’t know either.

“But I don’t hate you.”

“Ah.”

“So please.”

He utters a low voice and stares at my face.

“Take care of our Hwaryeoni.”

“… ….”

Cheol-hwan Kang immediately started pouring his drink with a smile.

I slightly chewed on Kang Chul-hwan’s words.

“It wouldn’t be bad to decide on a successor now.”

…… Finally, he left something meaningful to himself.