Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 83
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Episode 083
A person appeared from thin air like lightning.
A handsome man with a bold impression and blazing red hair looked around with a dazed expression and asked.
“Wha-why did you call me so suddenly?”
He spoke with a toothbrush full of foam still in his mouth.
“Kang Ho-won?”
It was Kang Ho-won, a member of Field Team Na.
A Teleportation Awakener, and also Lee Seo-hyeok’s senior who was the twins’ guardian…
‘Wait, but appearing so suddenly like this?’
Seeing everyone except Yu Jin-chae looking at him as if bewildered, Kang Ho-won also sensed the atmosphere for a moment and hesitated.
“Uh… Um… This is a bit embarrassing.”
To Kang Ho-won who was scratching the back of his head with an awkward expression, Yu Jin-chae pointed downward with her chin and said.
“Come down first.”
“Yes!”
“Go finish brushing your teeth and come back.”
“Yes!”
Following Yu Jin-chae’s instructions, Kang Ho-won moved to the restroom under Kwon Hae-seong’s guidance.
Only after confirming that scene to the end did Yu Jin-chae add words to comfort the remaining teachers who clearly looked flustered.
“He may look like that, but he’s useful.”
Ah, yes…
From the atmosphere, it seems the person Yu Jin-chae said she’d introduce to me is Kang Ho-won…
From beside me, I could hear Park I-deun urgently asking Kang Sa-gwa, ‘What did Jin-chae used to do? It’s not really loan sharking, right? Right?’
An awkward silence flowed for a moment, then the quiet was broken when Kwon Hae-seong and Kang Ho-won returned from the restroom.
Kang Ho-won lightly scanned left and right, then looked at me with a grin and took a seat near me.
“Are you busy today?”
Yu Jin-chae asked Kang Ho-won.
“…No? Well, I’m free today. Our team leader and Un-seong went on a business trip, so Seo-hyeok and I have some leisure time today.”
“That’s good. Something came up that I need to ask of you.”
“A favor?”
When Yu Jin-chae’s gaze turned to me, Kang Ho-won, who was sitting right nearby, naturally looked at me too.
“What kind of trouble have you gotten into again?”
Please don’t look at me like I’m amazing.
Though I felt wronged to death, I could only answer like this.
“Yes… Please help me. I desperately need Ho-won’s help.”
Afraid that Kang Ho-won might run away, I hurriedly explained the current situation.
This crazy chaotic situation where Tae-jae secretly brought Ellumis outside.
And after hearing all the details and my request, Kang Ho-won…
“Sure, why not. It’s not even difficult.”
Readily agreed to help!
“I don’t even need to use my teleportation to go. Each field team has underground dungeon management authority, so I can just go there openly without needing to hide or make excuses and secretly put it back.”
“Thank you so much…”
I wanted to bow my head to the floor somewhere to express this gratitude, but as a civilized person, I decided not to overdo it.
Instead, I’d like to give even a small token of appreciation…
“It’s not much of a reward, but I’m grateful, so if there’s something you want, just say it.”
Yu Jin-chae?
‘Why are you asking that?’
Seeing Yu Jin-chae speaking on my behalf, I hurriedly waved my hands to stop her.
“No, no. Tell me. Whatever you want or would like to have.”
But then again.
“…Just tell me.”
Kwon Hae-seong?
Why are you suddenly making a fuss too?
“Those two don’t have money. You know I have the most money, right?”
“Tell me instead… Tell me.”
Everyone get lost.
“Tell me. Tell me.”
Don’t all butt in here. I’ll give it to him.
Kang Ho-won watched with interest as the three of us fought over who would repay him, then quietly raised his hand.
“There’s touching camaraderie here too. Anyway, I don’t need any of that… Teacher Na Hwi-yeon?”
Yes! Me! Tell me! How much should I give? My limit is up to my monthly salary.
“Come with me. That’s my condition.”
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“But are you really okay with this? Even though I suggested it myself… it’s a rather sudden condition, isn’t it? The other two teachers seem a bit displeased too.”
Being conscious of Kang Ho-won following behind, I answered the question.
“I’m not in a position to be picky right now. I’m just grateful.”
Kang Ho-won’s condition was none other than ‘accompanying me in the process of returning Ellumis.’
Yu Jin-chae and Kwon Hae-seong said they’d rather just pay the ten million won fine if that was the condition…
I stopped them.
‘When I should be bowing in gratitude, it’s not even enough.’
He says he won’t take money, and he’ll gladly handle it right away. I’m just grateful.
“Besides, Kang Ho-won isn’t someone with an unclear identity, and he’s not a bad person either, right?”
“….”
“The teachers are probably saying that out of concern for me.”
“…Their concern seemed quite sincere though.”
No, that’s because my track record is so spectacular…
Just yesterday, I had experienced a hostage situation in an underground dungeon.
‘Rather than Kang Ho-won’s presence, maybe they’re just anxious about me going anywhere at all?’
Of course, that’s just my guess.
I headed to Dolphin Class with Kang Ho-won. It was to fulfill his request to first check on Ellumis’s condition.
When I opened the door and entered the classroom… I saw children sitting in a circle with their heads together.
I quickly approached to check, and sure enough, there was the insect cage containing Ellumis among the children.
“…What did the teacher say?”
I quickly picked up the insect cage. I heard the children’s sighs of disappointment, but I thoroughly ignored them.
I definitely put it on the bookshelf.
“To only look with your eyes…”
Right, Cheonji knows this well.
“But what is this thing?”
“I didn’t hear not to touch it. Sorry.”
Good grief, Tae-jae.
‘What good does it do if you’re only quick with apologies.’
Sigh… I’ll scold them later, so I quickly handed the cage I was holding to Kang Ho-won.
“You put a monster… in an insect cage?”
“There wasn’t a suitable place for it.”
“…So this is what they mean by ‘ignorance is bliss.'”
Kang Ho-won laughed as if incredulous and peered at Ellumis inside the insect cage.
Even in the midst of this, I could still hear Ellumis’s voice.
-Hey! You rootless bastard! What’s your name?!
“It keeps banging its head against the wall? Is it severely stressed?”
-Come here! Aren’t you coming here?
[ I don’t want to? ]
“Where does it hurt?”
[ Why do you keep telling me to go back and forth? You can’t even get out of there. ]
-I’ll kill you!
[ Kill me! Kikikik, try killing me! ]
What the hell.
Are Ellumis and Nabi fighting right now?
This is driving me crazy.
They’re fighting in that brief moment?
“Teacher, I think we need to send this back to its place quickly. Its condition doesn’t look good. I don’t know if monsters can get depression, but the symptoms right now are exactly that.”
Kang Ho-won said to me while tidying up the cage. It seems like he’s saying this without knowing about the fight between these two non-humans.
‘But anyway, I agree with that opinion a hundred times over.’
I nodded in agreement and lowered my gaze.
Five children couldn’t take their eyes off Ellumis in Kang Ho-won’s hands.
Now it was finally time to speak up.
I put my hands on my hips and spoke in a deliberately stern tone.
“What did Teacher tell you?”
“…Not to bother the Fairy.”
“But, but I didn’t bother it!”
“I just showed it affection! The Fairy liked it too!”
“We even gave it a name. Deokgu. Deokgu liked it too, didn’t you?”
-I don’t like it! I hate you all! And you! I’m not Deokgu!
Ellumis seems to be absolutely horrified.
“See? Ellumis is having a hard time too. Now it’s time for our fairy friend to go home. Come on, friends, let’s say goodbye to our fairy friend.”
With those words, I took the cage from Kang Ho-won’s hands and lowered it to match the children’s eye level.
‘Even if it’s troublesome, this kind of time is absolutely necessary.’
Tae-jae was the first to nod and slowly approach the cage.
“Fairy…sob.”
Then he suddenly started crying. Then, like a natural process, the tears began to spread to the others.
“Nam Tae-jae, are you crying?… Why, why are you crying… If you cry, I get sad too!… Huhhuuk!”
“Huuuuuung…”
“G-goodbyeeeeeee… Huhhuuung.”
“Lee Seo-ra, don’t cry. Hold it in! I’m getting teary too!”
“Tae-jae… Don’t cry. When you cry, my heart hurts too…”
“Huuuuuuung!! Don’t take it away!”
Kang Ho-won scratched his chin with a troubled expression at the situation that had suddenly turned into a crying fest.
“Children cry without any warning signs.”
Finally, Tae-jae hugged the cage and wailed loudly.
“Sob, hic! F-f-fairy! Sir! D-don’t, sob, hic, go…!!”
“Could you… interpret that for me?”
“He’s saying don’t go, Fairy.”
Sigh… I knew this would happen.
They must have grown quite attached in just one day. I patted Tae-jae who was hugging the cage.
While doing so, I explained the situation in the gentlest voice possible.
“I know the farewell is sad, but the Fairy has to go home now. Tae-jae, you had fun with the Fairy even if it was just for a little while, right?”
“Sniff… Yes.”
“Huuuuuuung!”
Listening to the crying sounds in the background, I steadfastly continued speaking.
“And you can go see the Fairy again later. If Tae-jae and our friends are this sad, our fairy friend will feel bad too.”
“…But I’m still sad.”
“It’s natural to feel sad. Instead, you can cry quickly and send them off bravely! You can do it, right?”
“Sniff… Yes.”
Good…
Phew.
As soon as Tae-jae stopped crying, the other children quickly returned to normal. Kang Ho-won was the only one flustered by the sudden lull.
“Children… they stop crying quickly too.”
I deliberately pretended not to see Kang Ho-won and knelt down in front of Tae-jae, who was wiping away his tears.
‘I was so busy, I couldn’t even say what I needed to say.’
Comfort is comfort, and discipline is discipline.
“Tae-jae, we asked the Fairy in the dungeon, remember? Whether she wanted to go outside. What did the Fairy say then?”
“…She said she didn’t want to go.”
‘Right! I even did one-on-one translation for you!’
“Right, but why did you secretly bring the Fairy out? Didn’t you think of the Fairy as a friend, Tae-jae?”
“…Yes.”
“But Tae-jae secretly brought the Fairy outside without telling Teacher. This is ignoring the Fairy’s opinion. Then, you can’t be friends. The most important thing between friends is respect and consideration.”
I carefully pointed at the cage with my finger and spoke to Tae-jae.
“However, I don’t think our Tae-jae did it on purpose. So what should we do now?”
“I should… apologize.”
“That’s right. You should apologize and ask for forgiveness.”
Then Tae-jae, who had been staring at the cage for a while, sniffled and continued speaking.
“…I’m sorry, Fairy. I just wanted to be friends with you. There are more fun things outside, so I wanted to show them to you.”
-In all my life, this is the first time I’ve seen someone kidnap someone because they wanted to be friends!
“I thought you could grant wishes like Cinderella’s Fairy… but it seems like you can’t do that. But I still liked it.”
-Only you liked it! Only you!
“Fairy… please forgive me.”
Though Tae-jae spoke desperately with tears streaming down his face, the spiteful Ellumis remained stubborn.
“Teacher, did Ellumis forgive me?”
“…”
-Forgiveness my ass, just send me back home!! I don’t want to talk to this mentally ill human child anymore!
Uh… well, she probably won’t forgive him even in death.
But I’m sorry to Ellumis, I knew this was the timing for a white lie.
Sorry, Fairy.
“Fortunately, the Fairy says she forgives you… What a relief.”
-What? When did I! When did I ever!
At those words, Tae-jae hugged the cage tightly with a moved expression.
“Thank you, Fairy.”
Ignoring the fairy’s screams that rang painfully in my ears, I hurriedly spoke to Kang Ho-won.
“Let’s send the kids home quickly after dismissal.”
At this rate, the Fairy is really going to get depression.
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