Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121

 

It was definitely a peaceful daily life.

 

“Hairstylist, please make this person pretty too~”

 

“Yes~ Just trust me! How would you like your hair done? Tae-jae! Bring me the Scissors!”

 

I deliberately didn’t look at my head that was mercilessly tied into three sections with a Pink Hair Tie.

 

I just laughed hollowly and brought over one more sacrificial lamb.

 

‘Principal… I’m sorry.’

 

I had grabbed the Principal who was making rounds inspecting the class and seated her as a Beauty Salon customer.

 

“Well, uh, pretty! Please make me pretty.”

 

The Principal said while awkwardly running her hand through her hair where gray hairs were gradually showing.

 

“Wow! You have white hair too! You have very pretty hair, don’t you?”

 

“…Just like our Grandmother. I’ll give you a discount, customer.”

 

A blanket was wrapped around the neck of the Principal who received a real-time Beauty Salon discount.

 

‘Now you’ll become very pretty.’

 

Just like me.

 

Now that Seo-ra and Tae-jae had a new customer, I got up to check on the rest of the Children.

 

‘Over there they said they were playing farmer.’

 

That’s when it happened.

 

-Slam.

 

“Teacher! …Uh.”

 

Kang Sa-gwa, who had burst through the door with an urgent expression, seemed startled by her own louder-than-expected voice and quickly lowered it.

 

She looked back and forth between me and the Principal, then quietly mouthed words.

 

‘Emergency.’

‘Emergency.’

“…!”

 

…What now?

 

Seeing my eyes lose their light, Kang Sa-gwa also shakes her head with dead fish eyes.

 

“That’s just how our kindergarten is.”

 

But shouldn’t a kindergarten not be like that?

 

Sigh….

 

Anyway, since she said it was an emergency, I got up from my seat. I naturally removed the blanket wrapped around the Principal’s neck and spoke to Seo-ra and Tae-jae.

 

“Just a moment~ The Principal and Teacher need to go out and talk for a bit. How about Seo-ra and Tae-jae play farmer with the other friends while we’re gone?”

 

Over there, it looks like Nabi is plowing the field, Seo-ro is planting seeds, and Cheonji is harvesting.

 

What a sight – they’re doing all four seasons of farming at once.

 

“Principal, you’re coming back, right?”

 

“O-of course! Principal will talk and come right back! We haven’t even finished your hair yet.”

 

“You gave us a discount, so you have to come back quickly.”

 

“Yes! Yes! Of course!”

 

Only after receiving that firm promise to return was I barely able to extract the Principal.

 

It seemed like something we all needed to hear about.

 

As we left Dolphin Class, Kang Sa-gwa hurriedly guided us to the Staff Lounge.

 

Yu Jin-chae and Park I-deun were already sitting on the sofa waiting for us.

 

I approached the sofa and gauged the seriousness of the situation from the atmosphere.

 

‘Park I-deun, why does this guy’s face look like that?’

 

The guy who always smiled cheerfully in any situation was looking so grim that it made me tense up too.

 

And finally, when everyone was seated.

 

“This is terrible. Moon-su from our class has cursed the kindergarten.”

 

I hear shocking news.

 

What the hell is this about now.

 

“What curse? But didn’t things like that happen often?”

 

Yu Jin-chae asked with a nonchalant expression, crossing her arms.

 

Park I-deun nodded at that, but didn’t retract her dejected expression.

 

Rather, as if those words were the trigger, she collapsed even more miserably.

 

“This time it’s on a different level…”

 

Come to think of it, I think I’ve heard about this before.

 

-“Today Moon-su cursed me to lose my car keys. Ridiculous, right?”

 

-“Wow, my 50,000 won bill disappeared from my wallet on the way here. Did Moon-su curse me?”

 

Because I had heard Park I-deun casually mention things like this sometimes.

 

But wait, this person who laughed it off even when losing car keys and cash – what kind of curse would make her react like this?

 

“Someone’s going to die.”

 

Kang Sa-gwa spoke, breaking through the silence.

 

“Who’s going to die?”

 

“Whoever went outside the kindergarten today, at least one person will definitely die.”

 

“Ah… I see.”

 

…!!!

 

I’m saying things like ‘I see’!

 

It was fortunate that I didn’t jump out of my seat with superhuman mental strength.

 

I checked on the Principal next to me, whose pupils were shaking violently, and asked Park I-deun.

 

“So you’re saying Moon-su cast a curse, and the content is that no matter who leaves the kindergarten today, at least one person will definitely die?”

 

“…Yes, yes. That’s right.”

 

He looks like his soul has left his body right now.

 

…No, whether that bastard’s having an out-of-body experience isn’t what’s important right now.

 

I quickly moved and sat down next to Park I-deun.

 

Then I grabbed his shoulders and started shaking him vigorously while extracting answers.

 

‘Snap out of it, you bastard.’

 

I need to find a solution somehow – where’s the time to be spacing out like this!

 

Even the time spent giving up and denying reality is precious now.

 

“Does the curse activate based on a 24-hour period?”

 

“Since he said one day… that must be right?”

 

“When did it activate?”

 

“Every time an omen appears… it was 1 hour later… I discovered the omen at 4 PM…”

 

Current time, 5:30 PM.

 

The curse… has already been activated.

 

Damn it.

 

“Then, do people entering the kindergarten from now on also fall under the curse’s range?”

 

“Probably…?”

 

Then, let’s block entry and exit first.

 

“Let’s pull ourselves together. First, let’s think about whether there’s a way to break the curse.”

 

We gathered in small groups in the Staff Lounge and put our heads together.

 

And so began a meeting where our lives were at stake.

 

***

 

And the result of the fierce meeting that lasted about 30 minutes was…

 

“There doesn’t seem to be any immediate way to break the curse.”

 

“Actually… if I knew that, I wouldn’t have suffered from Moon-su’s curse all this time.”

 

“I asked someone I know too, but they said curses are tricky to break, so even Awakeners with Nullification Skills find it hard to approach carelessly.”

 

Yu Jin-chae even mobilized her connections to gather information, but it was a failure.

 

As for me, I don’t really have any connections, so I just racked my brain until it hurt.

 

And my conclusion wasn’t much different either.

 

“I don’t think we can break it.”

 

It was a situation that made me sigh, but it wasn’t extremely serious.

 

“But the good thing is we only need to endure for 24 hours. It’ll be a bit uncomfortable, but let’s ask the children’s guardians for understanding and all stay at the kindergarten together until tomorrow.”

 

Right, it would be uncomfortable and difficult, but it’s only 24 hours.

 

If the adults just endure a bit and create a comfortable environment for the children, that’s all we need to do.

 

However, I didn’t expect what Park I-deun would say next.

 

“Then we need to hold out until at least 5 PM tomorrow… That won’t work.”

 

“What won’t work? It’s not like we’re outdoors, we can just lay out blankets when we sleep.”

 

“No, that’s not it. We don’t have food to eat.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

…Wow, she’s right.

 

After lunch, the Kitchen Aunties went home right away, and the food supplies ran out today since they order just the right amount.

 

Of course, Yu Jin-chae had ordered food supply delivery for tomorrow’s lunch time, but…

 

“We don’t have anything to eat for tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s breakfast…”

 

“Hmm… And just to be safe, I don’t think the Food Delivery Person and Aunt should be allowed to enter tomorrow either.”

 

Everyone fell silent at Park I-deun’s frustration and Kang Sa-gwa’s cold, realistic analysis.

 

I held my head in my hands again.

 

…But that doesn’t change anything. We have to somehow hold out at the Kindergarten until 5 PM tomorrow.

 

If there’s no way to break the Curse, then we can’t let anyone get cursed.

 

“Block outsiders from entering, and for Food Supplies…”

 

Then suddenly I felt something was missing and looked up.

 

‘Around this time… someone should be agreeing with me or telling me to calm down.’

 

I carefully pondered that sense of emptiness, then opened my mouth with a lightning-like realization.

 

“Kwon Hae-seong…!”

 

“…!!”

 

“…Where is Teacher Hae-seong right now?”

 

Where did that bear bastard escape to?

 

He’s not the type to miss meetings like this, so where did he go?

 

But then, I saw someone trembling at my outburst.

 

“Principal…?”

 

“I, I… sent him on an errand to Headquarters for a moment.”

 

Wait a minute.

 

“What time did Teacher Hae-seong leave?”

 

“A little after 4 o’clock…?”

 

“…Then, it’s fine.”

 

As long as it’s not after 5 o’clock.

 

Hah… Damn it.

 

At least Kwon Hae-seong probably didn’t get cursed.

 

Now, the important thing is to call this guy and tell him not to come back to the kindergarten.

 

I immediately turned on my mobile phone and called Kwon Hae-seong.

 

But.

 

-Ring ring ring.

 

-Ring ring ring.

 

-Click.

 

-The customer is not answering the phone. You will be connected to voicemail, and call charges will apply…

 

That runaway bear cub isn’t answering his phone.

 

***

 

Kwon Hae-seong was just now coming out of the BOND Building.

 

It was because the Principal had to submit written documents related to the kindergarten budget to the company that same day.

 

‘It’s better for me to do it than have the Principal go back and forth.’

 

The reluctance about strutting around his previous workplace after quitting had long since disappeared.

 

“I should hurry back, it’s so hectic… I even left my mobile phone behind.”

 

Still, he thought nothing major would happen in that short time as he walked.

 

But before long, he felt that the atmosphere surrounding the kindergarten had changed quite dramatically.

 

“…?”

 

Several people who appeared to be BOND Employees were peering around, looking at the kindergarten wall.

 

Looking closer, he saw that some others were holding what looked like large plastic bags and seemed to be pondering something.

 

“…??”

 

Kwon Hae-seong glanced at them while heading toward the kindergarten main gate.

 

‘What’s this?’

 

-Clank.

 

The kindergarten main gate, which only came up to his waist, opened lightly with just a gentle push.

 

However, unlike usual, something was caught in the middle and it wouldn’t open.

 

Kwon Hae-seong bent down and removed what was caught on the gate.

 

It was a plastic name plate with scribbled writing in marker.

 

《 Enter and Die 》

 

…Who was this written for?

 

Was it written as a warning to outsiders?

 

With puzzling questions in his head, he hung the name plate back up and entered the kindergarten yard.

 

And soon, he spotted a familiar figure near the wire mesh fence connected to the kindergarten playground.

 

Kwon Hae-seong immediately approached that direction.

 

“Teacher Hwiyeon….”

 

What are you doing?

 

Na Hwi-yeon was exchanging something with someone outside through a hole in the wire mesh fence that only a small box could pass through?

 

He noticed that Kwon Hae-seong had approached, but deliberately didn’t react much and whispered to someone outside until the end.

 

“Thank you. I won’t forget this kindness.”

 

“Not at all. I’m glad it was helpful…!”

 

???

 

Just from the appearance, they looked like people secretly communicating something important….

 

“Yes, please tell the people outside that I’m sorry but to wait just a little longer.”

 

Finally, as soon as Na Hwi-yeon finished the conversation and turned around, Kwon Hae-seong couldn’t contain his curiosity and asked.

 

“…Did something happen at the kindergarten?”

 

“….”

 

Then, Na Hwi-yeon looked at him with a complicated expression and said this.

 

“Why didn’t you answer your phone?”

 

“Ah…. I left my mobile phone behind.”

 

“I see. Um…. Didn’t you see the sign that was in front? Teacher Jin-chae said she put it up.”

 

“That…. Did that apply to me too?”

 

But upon hearing his answer, Na Hwi-yeon’s face suddenly became serious.

 

Seeing him, Kwon Hae-seong unconsciously became frightened, and decided to ask about what he could see right in front of him first, setting aside the full story of the incident.

 

“That…. What’s the box?”

 

His instincts were telling him.

 

To face reality as late as possible.

 

However, the words Na Hwi-yeon uttered were tantamount to revealing the cruel reality.

 

“Ah, this is food supplies. Thankfully, there were many people who offered to provide food supplies, so we were able to receive them.”

 

Food supplies?

 

Provide?

 

What are these words that would only come out of some survival game?

 

“Don’t worry. Until tomorrow at 5 PM, as long as we stay in the kindergarten, we can get out alive.”

 

“…What?”

 

Na Hwi-yeon opened the small box.

 

Inside it were foil-wrapped sweet potatoes and…. instant rice.

 

“First, I’ve secured the carbohydrates.”

 

Kwon Hae-seong was at a loss for words.

 

With eyes marinated in madness, his colleague had begun filming a 24-hour survival documentary at the kindergarten.

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