Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 124

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Chapter 124

 

The employees who were concentrating so intently they seemed to be getting sucked into the screen probably hadn’t thought of it, but there was one person in the PR Team who had deep connections with Ocean Kindergarten.

 

None other than Supervisor Park from the PR Team.

 

No, she had achieved a promotion due to the spy incident that occurred not long ago and was now Assistant Manager Park of the PR Team, and she was rolling her eyes in all directions.

 

‘Should I… stop this?’

 

“We have to save them!! Right now!!”

 

Watching the Team Youngest getting excited while holding the Silent Keyboard that he had been bragging to me about having good key feel just a few days ago, Assistant Manager Park fell into even deeper contemplation.

 

‘Save someone with that…?’

 

She too had witnessed the entire flow of events leading up to this situation.

 

Of course, that’s why her curiosity and worry about what exactly was happening at Ocean Kindergarten right now was mutual…

 

‘Teacher Hwiyeon is in there right now too.’

 

For her, who knew about the spy incident and the series of crazy situations related to it, having these thoughts first was perhaps only natural.

 

‘Should we even go? There?’

 

Wouldn’t we just go and get in the way?

 

While thinking that if it was that guy, he would probably handle it well somehow, she also thought that if it was that guy, he would definitely be caught up in some ridiculous situation.

 

“Alright… let’s go. Everyone get up right now.”

 

“Section Chief! I’ll lend my strength too!”

 

…And so, she could only watch helplessly, unable to stop her colleagues who were suddenly each grabbing weapons like soldiers heading off to war.

 

Assistant Manager Park watched as her colleague sitting next to her grabbed a Tumbler with a stainless steel handle and asked.

 

“…Are you going to bash someone’s head with that?”

 

“Is that too much?”

 

“No… anything would hurt if you hit someone seriously with it.”

 

In the end, she too put on Boxing Gloves that someone had bought and left abandoned in the Break Room and joined her colleagues.

 

If I can’t stop them, I might as well help them properly.

 

The funny thing is, as we all went down to the lobby together, employees from other teams popped out from somewhere and joined us one by one.

 

Just like this.

 

“…Where are you going?”

 

“Something big seems to have happened at Ocean Kindergarten! We’re on our way to help!”

 

“…What? Something big? What happened?”

 

The employees who were alarmed by our unusual appearance and response and followed us asking questions also heard fragments of the drone footage we had seen in the PR Team office earlier.

 

And then…

 

“No way, this can’t be… Let’s go right now!”

 

They joined as if possessed.

 

‘Why does this feel like we’re going hunting.’

 

No, we’re not even Awakeners to begin with, we’re just ordinary people, so is it okay for us to go like this?

 

Even if people like us discover a werewolf, would we be able to beat it down?

 

She looked at her colleagues who were just starting to leave the lobby.

 

‘This side is already finished.’

 

Having completely lost their reason, they would attempt to recklessly enter the kindergarten without even assessing their own combat capabilities.

 

‘This won’t do.’

 

And then.

 

Assistant Manager Park, who was desperately scanning her surroundings while squeezing out her last remaining reason, caught sight of someone.

 

“Team Leader Lee!!”

 

Lee Gyeon, the Field Team Ga leader who had changed into casual clothes as if he was about to leave work, was walking out from the center of the lobby.

 

“…Are you talking to me?”

 

Lee Gyeon, whose name was suddenly called, looked flustered. However, Assistant Manager Park was in no state of mind to care about such things.

 

Rather than having her colleagues act recklessly and become werewolf food, it was better to desperately plead with the Field Team leader she was speaking to for the first time since joining the company.

 

“Please help me…! Right now, the people from our team are making a fuss about going to save Ocean Kindergarten, but seriously, people who usually just tap on keyboards-”

 

“Please calm down first… But did you just say Ocean Kindergarten?”

 

“Huh? Oh, yes…!”

 

Assistant Manager Park delivered the situation to Lee Gyeon almost like she was rapping. And surprisingly, he slowly nodded as if he understood it perfectly.

 

“Calling me was a rational decision. Let’s go.”

 

“…Yes, yes! This way please!”

 

At Ocean Kindergarten, which they followed Lee Gyeon to, employees who had arrived first were already positioned around the building after climbing over the wall.

 

“The door won’t open!”

 

“Move aside. I’ll break it down!”

 

“Can’t we get in through the windows or something like that?”

 

“There seems to be a window slightly open on the 3rd floor, should I try climbing the wall?”

 

No, why are they pushing themselves so hard!

 

Lee Gyeon was equally stunned seeing that sight.

 

“E-everyone move back!”

 

“Section Chief! You’ll hurt your back doing that! No, why is someone who just had a herniated disc recently pushing themselves so hard, really!”

 

The sight of dead-eyed office workers trying to climb the kindergarten building wall…

 

It was certainly a bizarre scene even for Field Team hunters who had been through all kinds of situations.

 

“Ah, Assistant Manager Park! You’re so smart! What a talent! To think of bringing Team Leader Lee!”

 

“Assistant Manager Park…!”

 

“Team Leader Lee Gyeon, please quickly open the door with wind!”

 

Lee Gyeon approached the building, bewildered by the people’s cheers and encouragement.

 

However, instead of using his awakening attribute ‘Wind’ to slice through doors or climb up the outer walls…

 

-Creak.

 

“In the field, instead of recklessly using abilities, we first complete a thorough investigation of the surrounding environment…”

 

He tried opening the windows on the 1st floor one by one and found one window whose lock was undone.

 

“Oh, well done! Move aside!”

 

“Section Chief, don’t go in! We’ll go in!”

 

“Employee Kim, no. I’ve lived a long life.”

 

“Everyone, don’t get excited and let’s go in one by one! No one knows what the situation inside might be-”

 

Everyone crowded together to enter through the open window. The Field Team Leader was naturally pushed far back by the sudden crowd.

 

“Everyone, please stay calm! First, as a hunter, I should attempt to enter-”

 

However, the excited office workers were even less obedient than children.

 

Eventually, as two or three people squeezed into one window and struggled desperately to get in.

 

“Hide and seek, hide well. Don’t let your hair show.”

 

“…!”

 

The leisurely and somewhat eerie song lyrics that had been heard in the video began to sound.

 

People reflexively held their breath. Then, the singing voice became even clearer.

 

“Are you all hidden?”

 

“Gasp!”

 

“Hide and seek, hide well. Don’t let your hair show.”

 

A pleasant, beautiful voice.

 

Perhaps because of this, even the employees who had joined without properly understanding the situation and Lee Gyeon froze in place reflexively at the captivating singing voice.

 

“Ah!”

 

In the midst of this, one of the employees sitting on the window ledge slipped his foot in surprise and tumbled inward.

 

Suddenly, the tangled group of people also came tumbling down together.

 

“Ahhhhh!!”

 

“Hey, wait, wait!”

 

“Someone catch us!”

 

With a loud crash, silence returned once again-

 

And then, a familiar sweet voice.

 

“Found you.”

 

Flicker flicker.

 

At that perfectly timed moment, the fluorescent light flickered madly… then clicked on with a snap.

 

What was revealed under that bright light was a werewolf with fluffy silver fur…

 

“AHHHHHHH!!!!”

 

“KYAHHHHH!!!”

 

…No wait, it was a man wearing a yellow apron tied around him, looking down at them.

 

“What are you all… doing here?”

 

***

 

Before going to sleep, I was slowly making my way down from the 3rd floor for a final inspection.

 

‘There were no unusual points except for a slightly open window on the 3rd floor.’

 

As I was coming down like that, just when I reached the 1st floor, I heard the sound of whispering conversation.

 

‘I thought it was Park I-deun and the kids secretly hiding again.’

 

Oh, by the way, Park I-deun’s team was hiding in the Indian tent set up in the Seal Class.

 

I don’t know what kind of sauce that guy added in the middle, but by the time I discovered it, the children were already completely immersed in their role-playing.

 

-“It’s a werewolf! Waaahhh!!”

 

-“Run away!”

 

Having suddenly become a werewolf, I had to play tag after hide-and-seek.

 

Still, since the kids had short legs, I caught them easily like pulling radishes, so it ended quickly.

 

After skillfully handing over Cheonji, Nabi, and even Tae-jae to Park I-deun, I was left alone on the 3rd floor.

 

Then I heard strange noises and came down to the 1st floor, only to encounter this scene.

 

Office workers tangled up here and there in the hallway, looking at me while screaming and shrieking…

 

For a moment I thought I was dreaming.

 

“What a surprise…”

 

I was more surprised.

 

“Oh, Teacher! You were here?!!”

 

Of course, where else would a teacher be if not at the kindergarten.

 

“Where’s the werewolf?!”

 

From here on, it was so absurd that words automatically came out.

 

“…I was playing the werewolf role until just now, but wait, how do you know that?”

 

“The monster? Where’s the monster?”

 

“Monster?”

 

“Why were all the lights out? Are the kids safe?”

 

“There was a power outage… And the children have gone to sleep now…”

 

“???”

 

“???”

 

What kind of situation is this.

 

In this chaotic mess of a situation, I first told everyone to come inside.

 

Since the children were sleeping on the 1st floor, I sent everyone up to the 3rd floor, then called Yu Jin-chae and went back up to the 3rd floor where they were.

 

Fortunately, the weak-hearted Principal was sleeping.

 

Once everything is sorted out, I’ll calmly explain it to her tomorrow…

 

I swallowed the sigh that was about to escape and looked around at the adults sitting quietly in Dolphin Class.

 

“What on earth brought you to the kindergarten in the middle of the night? And… what are you all holding in your hands?”

 

It’s already surprising that they came with just their bodies, but boxing gloves, a mop, and good heavens, where did the nunchucks come from.

 

…The office workers who had confirmed that the children were safe entered a lull and finally felt embarrassed.

 

And among them, Assistant Manager Park, who seemed the most rational, explained the series of events that led to this shocking situation.

 

After hearing the full explanation, I was only able to completely understand the situation after receiving the broken drone that Kwon Hae-seong had brought.

 

“So you had that misunderstanding…”

 

They said Tae-jae kept holding the drone. How did the child broadcast the hide-and-seek situation that made you see it that way?

 

A kindergarten invaded by werewolves in the middle of the night… That was worth worrying about.

 

Anyway, the fact that everyone came here because they were worried about us while working overtime… was somewhat touching.

 

“Thank you so much for worrying about us…”

 

“Not at all, haha! Since you’re safe, we’re the ones who are grateful. Our employees were very worried.”

 

“Yes…”

 

Really, I’m about to get emotional.

 

Feeling even the air becoming warm, everyone was laughing heartily.

 

Even Yu Jin-chae, who was suddenly called while putting the kids to sleep.

 

“Haha~ What a cute little incident~”

 

However.

 

“Well, now that we’ve confirmed it’s safe. We’ll be heading back now!”

 

“Yes! We still have paperwork left to do, so let’s hurry back and get back to work.”

 

At the employees saying they should return quickly since they had unintentionally caused trouble, Yu Jin-chae and I reflexively made eye contact.

 

‘Ah?’

 

‘Ah.’

 

Why did we suddenly end up staying overnight at the kindergarten?

 

Because of the curse Moon-su cast.

 

What curse?

 

The curse that anyone who leaves the kindergarten for a day will randomly die without exception.

 

Therefore, once you enter this kindergarten, you can’t leave until 5 PM tomorrow.

 

…All these BOND employees.

 

I slowly clasped my hands together.

 

Damn… There’s no choice.

 

Then, I declared with words telling everyone not to be surprised.

 

“Everyone, please sit back down. From now on, no one can escape from here.”

 

Again, short screams came and went.

 

***

 

The next day, 5 PM.

 

“Ah~ It felt somehow healing.”

 

“Maybe it’s because I just ate and played with children all day, but I feel full of energy.”

 

The office workers who had been detained at the kindergarten for nearly half a day left the kindergarten with somehow refreshed faces.

 

Suddenly stopping their overtime work, they didn’t act like people trapped in an unfamiliar building.

 

That was understandable, since the employees who learned the truth through Na Hwi-yeon’s mouth last night had a brief panic but…

 

CEO Baek Cheonhyeong, who was working overtime, heard this news and made a bold decision.

 

-It can’t be helped. With that kind of reason, it’s morally right for us to take responsibility too. Think of it as paid annual leave.

 

With this, they were immediately reassured and could split up into empty classrooms in the kindergarten to enjoy sweet sleep instead of overtime work.

 

Moreover, the biggest problem of meals was handled without issue even though the number of people had doubled.

 

The food supplies that Yu Jin-chae had previously ordered were scheduled to be delivered for lunch when they returned.

 

There was ongoing debate about whether to receive this delivery or not, and if so, how to receive it…

 

In reality, due to the nature of food supplies spoiling quickly, canceling the order was impossible, so opinions were leaning toward somehow receiving it without making contact.

 

However, such worries were actually unnecessary.

 

I recalled the memory of being amazed while watching Seo-ro, who had become a Bluetooth forklift with surprisingly no effort at all.

 

“Come to think of it, we have Seo-ro.”

 

Seo-ro used telekinesis to effortlessly move the heavy food supplies from outside to inside.

 

‘I’m not sure if it’s right to get help from this kid but…’

 

-I like it, I want to do it.

 

Everyone felt sorry but gratefully accepted Seo-ro’s unexpectedly enthusiastic attitude.

 

So breakfast was handled with food supplies the employees had brought, and from lunch onward, they cooked and ate in small groups using the delivered food supplies.

 

And after lunch, even snacks.

 

“Goodbye.”

 

“Yes~ Let’s see each other again next time!”

 

“Take care! I’ll come again next time!”

 

As a result, with no work to do, the office workers who had slept well and eaten well the night before could return to their workplace with faces that had enjoyed absolutely amazing healing after playing with the children all day.

 

Of course, the children were naturally happy to have so many people to play with them.

 

And so, the werewolf incident that occurred in the middle of the night came to an end with a mutual aid healing retreat.

 

“The curse is over now, right?”

 

“Yes~ It seems to be over now.”

 

Somehow, it seems like we managed to get through this one well too.

 

I let out a laugh that was almost like a sigh and waved my hand at Lee Gyeon, who kept turning around to check on the Kindergarten.

 

How did that man end up getting dragged all the way here.

 

‘Geez, this damn Kindergarten really.’

 

***

 

“Seo-hyeok, what are you looking at so intently.”

 

Lee Seo-hyeok turned off the mobile phone screen he had been looking at and gently placed it on the empty car seat next to him.

 

Then he politely answered the person who had asked the question.

 

“The twins had a retreat at the Kindergarten yesterday, and I just received word that they arrived Home safely a moment ago.”

 

“Ah~ Yesterday, you said Teacher suddenly contacted you, right? Borrowing your Intranet ID while saying they suddenly needed to have a retreat.”

 

“Yes, it seemed to be a Curse problem, and if I hadn’t been on this Overseas business trip, I would have gone to check on them.”

 

“…Well, it’s fortunate though. That it was resolved before we entered the mission.”

 

“I was already feeling uncomfortable about being assigned such a distant Business Trip Destination, so I’m relieved.”

 

Then, as always, trivial chatter continued during the boring travel time, and the car rolled over some Gravel Field before slowly coming to a stop.

 

Shortly after, the car door opened from outside and someone appeared. Moon Chae-yeong, armed unlike usual, looked at her Team Members who were seated in the Back Seat and spoke.

 

“You know today is especially dangerous, right? Let’s stay sharp and focused.”

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