Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 91
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Episode 091
A quiet mountain foothill in some countryside.
The campsite located somewhere there is bustling with people’s energy even late at night.
Throughout the wide flat ground, several tents and cooking equipment can be seen, and large firewood for the campfire is piled up in one corner.
The camp participants who came out of their tents are all excited about the upcoming campfire.
Laughter, singing, and gentle guitar sounds can be heard continuously….
However, the owners of one particular tent are still keeping their place for some reason instead of going outside to mingle with people.
Inside the tent with its entrance tightly closed.
Three teenagers who appear to be in their teens are sitting in a circle around a small camping lantern in the center.
Among them was the glasses-wearing male student who had correctly guessed the true nature of the ordinary fish shop.
“So you buried it well?”
“Of course, just trust me.”
“You really have a trustworthy face.”
Giggling mockery mixed with profanity continued, and eventually the topic of conversation returned.
“How much would we get if we sell that?”
“I searched the used goods market a bit, and it would be at least over 5 million won.”
“Damn, crazy~ Hey, what are you gonna do with that?”
“That’s not what’s important, man. First…. Until this camp ends, no one should know where that thing is.”
The clean-faced male student smiles slyly while looking at the glasses-wearing male student.
Then, click. The red glasses slide up his middle finger as he continues speaking.
“Don’t worry. While those men were busy running the program, I found the ‘real prize’ and buried it well in the back mountain.”
“Really, you clever bastard. Your brain only works well at times like this!”
They bump into each other and are thrilled to death among themselves. Of course they were.
Soon an MVP prize worth over 5 million won would become entirely their possession.
…What the hell is this all about?
The whole story of the incident was roughly like this.
1) The camp staff secretly switched the ‘real prize’ in the carrier with F-grade supply items to embezzle the MVP prize.
2) The glasses-wearing male student who happened to overhear the conversation about the above incident took the opportunity to steal the ‘real prize’ that the staff had hidden.
3) And fearing they might get caught, he buried it in the back mountain of the campsite rather than in their own tent.
4) And so, currently.
“Even if it’s revealed that the MVP prize isn’t real, those staff guys will be screwed, not us.”
“Fuck, yeah man, we’re like, what’s that, Robin Hood or something. Backstabbing the bad guys!”
“Nice way to package it.”
“But…. I do feel a bit sorry for that guy. He was trying so hard all day to become MVP.”
“Ah~ That pale-faced guy who nags a lot?”
“You can tell just by looking at his crazy eyes that he’s not right in the head either.”
The three male students briefly felt sorry for MVP Na Hwi-yeon who wouldn’t receive the ‘real prize’.
That’s right.
Na Hwi-yeon also won the cooking competition, achieving a triple crown and finally claiming the MVP position.
It was the result of his experience handling cooking at home properly demonstrating his skills.
Anyway, that’s not what’s important.
Their seemingly perfect plan had one problem.
“But I heard it’s going to rain tonight. It won’t get washed away by the rain, will it?”
“How deep did you bury it?”
“…I just roughly dug with my hands and buried it.”
“….”
“….”
It’s going to rain tonight.
The precipitation probability is 100%.
They went through all the trouble of stealing it and burying it in the back mountain, only for it to disappear washed away by rain?
“…No way. We have to keep the five hundred.”
“Then what the hell do we do?”
“What do you mean? We secretly go get it back.”
A persistent discussion continued. Obvious alternatives that high school students would come up with poured out… and the conclusion they finally adopted was.
“Let’s sneak over and get it when everyone’s asleep.”
“But it’s raining?”
“So what, we’ll get soaked. Is that important? The prize is what matters.”
“Agreed. There’s also a shovel near the campfire. Let’s grab that too.”
Sneaking up to Back Mountain in the dead of night to retrieve the buried ‘real prize’.
And so, time passed until everyone was asleep.
The three teenagers grabbed a shovel and climbed up Back Mountain.
Naturally, rain was drizzling down. The fortunate thing was that it wasn’t raining too heavily while they climbed the mountain.
“Hey, Bong-gyu, where did you bury it?”
“Over there! I stuck my hat there!”
“That tacky red hat?”
“My mom bought it for me.”
It was tough, but the laughter never stopped. The thrilling transgression that made dopamine surge through their brains in the dead of night, and the large sum of 5 million won they would soon receive, consumed their minds.
And finally, the moment they dug out the dirt under the rain-soaked red hat and found the ‘real prize’.
“Hey! Found it! Hurry…”
Along with the euphoria hitting their heads, someone’s shout could be heard.
“Give that back!”
All three quickly turned their heads toward where the sound came from.
The rain had intensified before they knew it.
However, the voice piercing through the noise of the rain was clear, and the small animal-sized figure between the trees was impossible to miss.
They squinted their eyes to get a better look at the figure approaching them. And then, they realized.
…A person?
And small at that?
“Wh-what?”
“Ahhh!!”
“…Hey! You idiots! Don’t panic! It’s, it’s that kid! The little kid that hyung who won MVP was taking around!”
“…What?”
Swish swish. The small kid who had roughly wiped his rain-soaked face with his hand had somehow approached close enough to yell at the flustered teenagers.
“Give that back!! It belongs to our Teacher!”
***
Just 40 minutes earlier.
Lee Seo-ro held his breath as he carefully climbed down from the bed.
Fortunately, Teacher Na Hwi-yeon lying on the cot next to him was sleeping soundly.
‘Good.’
Let’s go with this.
The memory of defeat still remained deeply, and the wound in his heart hadn’t completely healed. However, he knew now wasn’t the time to tend to his own feelings.
‘Now is the time to act.’
Just before the cooking competition.
The voice he heard inside the empty tent while heading to the restroom with Teacher Kang Sa-gwa.
Suddenly brought into the tent without knowing why, Lee Seo-ro held back the tears that were about to pour out at Sa-gwa’s serious expression.
Then… he could hear the scattered sounds of several people chattering outside the tent.
And Lee Seo-ro, who quietly listened and thought hard by himself, reached a rather shocking conclusion.
The fact that the men outside were trying to steal the real MVP prize.
Even setting aside his own resentment and the bitter taste of defeat, this was something he couldn’t forgive.
Lee Seo-ro recalled the hunter’s mindset that hyung had taught him.
The child realized.
That now was the time to uphold that spirit.
Injustice.
‘Hyung said that injustice is ignoring what’s right!’
You can’t just stand by and watch bad behavior!
Then, what should he do?
The answer was clear.
‘Fair and square, I have to protect the real prize that Teacher, a citizen, won.’
So, even after returning from the restroom to where Na Hwi-yeon was as if nothing had happened, Lee Seo-ro continued to watch that direction.
Using Kang Sa-gwa’s subtle muttering as a hint.
Unlike the green tents other people used, a large orange tent that stood out.
It was the tent used by the adults running the camp.
While watching that orange tent until his eyes felt strained, Lee Seo-ro discovered someone suspicious approaching the tent.
The guy with red glasses.
That guy looked around, quickly entered the tent, and secretly came out with something in his arms.
And that was…!
Covered with yellow talismans… the real MVP prize!
Watching him secretly climb Back Mountain with it, Lee Seo-ro became anxious.
‘I have to catch him!’
Kang Sa-gwa was just quietly eating her meal, perhaps planning to pretend she didn’t know about what happened earlier.
As he was fidgeting with anxiety…
“Seo-ro, hurry up and eat your curry. You have to chew it well~”
The moment he turned his head at Na Hwi-yeon’s urging to eat… he missed it.
‘No way!’
Before he knew it, the guy with glasses had completely disappeared into the mountain.
However, it was too early to despair.
That guy’s tent was right next to ours!
‘He’ll definitely do something more!’
Lee Seo-ro, who enjoyed watching mystery animations, was certain.
‘The criminal always returns to the crime scene.’
And he was right.
In the middle of the night, rustling sounds came from the next tent along with voices.
“Hey, move quickly! Did you bring that shovel? You don’t have a raincoat, right?”
“Shut up! Just keep your mouth shut and follow me.”
“No one can block my path.”
Now was the time.
Lee Seo-ro, who had been pretending to sleep, hastily put on his outer clothing and rushed out of the tent. It was drizzling outside.
Following them up the mountain, Lee Seo-ro also struggled up the mountain.
He didn’t care that his white sneakers got dirty with mud or that the hem of his pajamas got wet from the rain.
And after that persistent effort…
“Give that back!! It belongs to our teacher!”
In the heavy rain, he discovered three rain-soaked teenagers holding the MVP prize!
Confronting the criminals who stole the prize, Lee Seo-ro felt anger and used his ability.
Whoosh-
The prize that the Male Student with Glasses was holding floated up into the air.
And it was about to quickly come into Lee Seo-ro’s arms…
Thud.
“What? This little kid was an awakener?”
The prize floating in the air was caught by one of the male students.
“Let go of this!”
With a jerk, Lee Seo-ro was grabbed by the scruff of his neck. It hurt!
His two feet dangled in the air. Lee Seo-ro was confused by the suddenly changed situation and the pain inflicted on his neck.
“Ah, it hurts, gack!”
“Hey, what do we do about this?”
“Damn… That really startled me.”
“F-first, let’s tie him up here and make him promise to keep it secret!”
“Hey! You stupid bastard! If this kid tells everyone, we’re really dead!”
“Then what should we do!! What… kill him?”
“Are you crazy? Kill someone over five million won?”
The teenagers were equally confused by the sudden appearance of the child.
While everyone was flustered and unable to make an easy decision.
Lee Seo-ro’s desperate hands stretched out his ability. In an instant, a small tree nearby came crashing down toward them.
“Ugh!”
“Wh-what?”
The male student who had been gripping Seo-ro’s neck instinctively moved to avoid the tree.
As he did so, his grip naturally loosened.
Lee Seo-ro’s body was thrown toward the slope.
Whoosh.
“Ah.”
“…!”
Lee Seo-ro squeezed his eyes shut. The floating sensation along with the feeling of falling.
The rapidly falling child’s body plummeted headfirst toward the floor.
However.
No matter how much time passed, Lee Seo-ro’s body never hit the floor.
“Huff… huff… Seo-… gulp. Seo-ro.”
Instead, he found himself settled in someone’s damp embrace. At the familiar voice that reached his ears, the child’s eyes snapped open…
“…Teacher?”
Teacher Na Hwi-yeon was looking down at him with a pale face, holding him in his arms.
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