I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 93
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Episode 93
Episode 93
I am an orphan.
A complete orphan.
A child with no blood relatives around to care for me.
I had been at the orphanage since before I could remember.
I was five years old when I entered the orphanage.
I don’t remember anything about what happened before that.
Same goes for my parents’ faces.
Because of that, thinking about my parents didn’t make me sad.
They were ‘unknown beings’ to me.
There’s only one thing I know about my parents.
That they’re both dead.
That’s why I grew up in the orphanage.
That’s all.
‘But now, all of a sudden…’
Grandparents?
It’s an incomprehensible appearance.
“We checked on our end, and they really are your biological grandparents.”
Kang Min-a carefully brings up the topic.
That’s right.
I didn’t meet them right away.
What was needed first was fact-checking.
Whether they really are my biological grandparents.
Or whether they’re scammers who heard rumors somewhere that I’m an orphan and approached me.
“They said they really want to meet their grandson.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I conveyed this Hunter’s intentions for now, but they were so stubborn…”
At Kang Min-a’s words, I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“That’s interesting.”
“Pardon?”
“The reason I grew up as an orphan is thanks to them.”
“…”
“The grandparents’ refusal to raise me.”
“Ah…”
Eighteen years old.
I found out when I left the orphanage.
While looking through various documents.
Parents deceased.
Admitted afterward due to grandparents’ refusal to raise me.
Still, I didn’t resent them.
I just assumed they had circumstances that prevented them from taking in even their own grandson.
It was easier to think that way.
But,
for a full 20 years.
The grandparents who never once looked for me,
are now looking for me?
Coming all the way here, to the Management Bureau?
“…”
Rather than being happy,
it’s honestly suspicious.
Well, someone might say I’m being too twisted.
But.
It’s precisely in situations like this that one must think coldly.
The moment you get caught up in emotions, you’re ruined.
No matter if they’re blood-related family,
even if they’re the only blood relatives left in the world.
There’s no need to shed tears and embrace each other.
“Then, should I decline the meeting?”
Kang Min-a asks.
I slowly shook my head.
I have no intention of refusing the meeting.
No, I actually wanted to meet them.
Because of affection?
Because of loneliness?
No.
Because I want to confirm something.
What exactly is their purpose in approaching me.
Only by making that part clear
will there be no trouble in the future.
“I should meet them.”
“…Will you be alright?”
“Is there a reason I wouldn’t be alright?”
I smiled and stood up from my seat.
At my attitude, Kang Min-a looks surprised instead.
“Then…”
“Yes. Please schedule it as soon as possible.”
“Understood, Hunter Lee.”
“Ah, Ms. Kang Min-a.”
“Yes?”
“If they happen to cross the line.”
“…”
“Don’t go easy on them.”
“Ah…”
“You don’t need to do that thinking of me.”
“Understood. I’ll keep that in mind.”
“Yes. Then I’ll be going first.”
I left my seat with a nonchalant smile.
* * *
“…You met your grandparents?”
Do Sang-jin, who was peeling a pineapple, looks at me with a surprised face.
Impressive.
To be able to peel a pineapple like he’s peeling an apple.
“No, I didn’t meet them. They came looking for me while I was eating at the Dining Hall.”
“You mean they came to the Management Bureau?”
“Yes.”
“The reason you didn’t meet is….”
“It’s as you think.”
“…You were suspicious.”
I nodded silently.
-Chop.
-Chop.
-Chop.
Do Sang-jin begins cutting the pineapple with a serious expression.
“Certainly, the timing doesn’t seem good.”
“It is strange indeed. Coming to find you out of the blue like this.”
“Are they really blood relatives….”
“They are. Kang Min-a confirmed everything for me.”
“I see….”
“Still, we can’t let our guard down.”
I picked up a bite-sized piece of cut pineapple and ate it.
“The reason I’m telling you this is because I think they might approach you too.”
“Understood. I’ll keep it in mind and avoid contact.”
“Yes. If you see any suspicious grandfathers or grandmothers, avoid them at all costs.”
“Though I think those people would probably avoid me instead….”
Haha. Do Sang-jin laughs as if embarrassed.
Well.
No matter how much he’s my housekeeper… no, secretary.
They probably wouldn’t approach a giant man nearly 2 meters tall.
“Still, there’s no harm in being careful.”
“You’re right. I’ll give Ju-min a separate warning as well.”
“Yes, thank you.”
“So, meeting those people….”
“I think I’ll meet them within a week.”
“That’s soon. Not meeting them at all….”
“No, it’s better to handle this kind of thing as quickly as possible.”
“….”
Do Sang-jin looks at me with a worried expression.
He hesitates, then finally speaks.
“If there’s any way I can help you, Hunter….”
Hehehe.
So that’s it after all.
“Don’t worry. I’m a 20-year veteran orphan.”
“….”
“It doesn’t bother me at all.”
“Yes. I know. You’re the strongest person I know, Hunter.”
“So don’t worry….”
“But even people like that have difficult times.”
“….”
Tsk.
Is that so.
Maybe so.
I scratched the back of my head.
“…Alright. If something happens, I’ll let you know.”
“Yes.”
Do Sang-jin smiles with relief and hands me a plate full of pineapple.
“Now, please finish eating. I’ll do some cleaning….”
“Okay.”
I chewed and ate the well-cut pineapple.
Fresh and sweet, it’s perfectly ripe.
Do Sang-jin’s fruit-selecting skills get better every day.
Hehehe.
“…Hmm.”
Do Sang-jin’s suggestion about not meeting them at all has merit.
If nothing happens and we live like strangers.
That would be fortunate.
But,
what if we cover it up and it explodes later?
It becomes more troublesome.
Especially if something annoying like media play happens.
Would I really be able to endure that?
To prevent such things from happening.
Meeting them ‘now’ is the right choice.
‘…Am I only thinking of the worst-case scenarios?’
Maybe I’m worrying too much.
Well.
What if the grandparents are good people?
I can think about that when the time comes.
* * *
Two days later.
Kang Min-a quickly arranged the meeting as I had asked.
The meeting place was a restaurant that Go Ju-hui had rented out entirely.
Here, the staff are trustworthy and there’s no worry about the story leaking out.
‘Hmm….’
Still, now that the day has come, I’m getting nervous.
I suppose that’s inevitable?
After all,
this is the first time I’m meeting beings called ‘family.’
I even wore a suit to show some formality.
The one I wore during the press conference.
“You are….”
“Tae-pyeong, it’s Tae-pyeong!”
“Oh my, he looks just like our son…!”
“Come here, our grandson. Let us hug you!”
As soon as I opened the door and entered,
two elderly people shedding tears and trying to embrace me.
“It’s fine.”
I calmly declined their gestures.
Honestly.
Isn’t this strange?
We’re strangers who lived apart for 20 years.
There’s no way I’d feel affection now.
“Oh, right….”
“Hoho, we’re still strangers to you, aren’t we?”
The two of them looked at me awkwardly before taking their seats.
“Oh my, this place looks really expensive.”
“Our grandson naturally picked a good restaurant!”
“Is that so? Hohoho. This is my first time at a place like this.”
“We’ve suffered too much hardship, Tae-pyeong.”
The two of them flipping through the menu.
“I don’t know what’s what.”
“Please bring us the best dishes.”
I quietly watched that scene.
“….”
Somehow it feels like Kang Min-a is more restless than I am.
“You don’t know how shocked we were when we saw you on TV, Tae-pyeong.”
“That’s right! But we recognized you right away. You look so much like our son….”
“I thought our son had come back alive!”
“Whenever I think of our son…. Sob!”
Grandfather letting out a deep sigh.
Grandmother beating her chest and crying.
“….”
I just stared at that scene without moving a muscle.
“We’re so relieved to have found you now!”
“That’s right, now that we’re here, you don’t have to worry about anything!”
“….”
While they made a fuss for quite a while.
The meal arrives.
As ordered, the ‘best’ menu items one after another.
“Please eat.”
“Yes, yes.”
“We’re living luxuriously thanks to you!”
-Chomp chomp.
-Munch munch.
Watching the two people devour food as if they hadn’t eaten for days,
I quietly opened my mouth.
“You said you’ve been looking for me all this time?”
“Mm, mm, yes, we searched for you so much….”
“Your mother was, mm, mm, such a terrible bitch….”
The two people stuffing food in their mouths, not even looking at me properly.
“That’s strange.”
“Strange indeed! Those damn kids…. Mm, mm!”
“Ugh, so we shouldn’t have let them marry in the first place…. Ugh.”
What is this.
Are these my grandparents in front of me.
Or are they pigs.
I can’t tell the difference.
“As far as I know.”
-Mumble mumble.
“After my parents passed away.”
-Munch munch.
“You two refused to raise me.”
-….
-….
A moment of silence flows across the table.
Stopping their hands that had been frantically shoving food,
the two people exchange glances.
“Th, that’s….”
“We tried to find you! We tried to find you!”
“A, are you going to nitpick about things like that now?”
“You should be grateful that we found you…!”
The two people start shouting while spitting saliva.
Why are they getting so heated?
Just like people who have something to hide?
“That’s quite different from the facts I know?”
“I don’t know what you saw, you brat! You’re mistaken!”
“Don’t you feel sorry for us who lost our child and have lived in hardship all this time?”
I burst out laughing.
And then,
“Ms. Kang Min-a, you said you investigated my parents?”
“Yes. I investigated Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong’s parents, Lee Dae-pyeong and Choi Eun-yeong….”
Before Kang Min-a could finish speaking,
-Crash!
Grandfather throws his water glass to the floor.
“We’re not criminals, so what the hell is this investigation!”
Heh.
You’ve got quite a temper?
“Please continue, Ms. Kang Min-a.”
“Yes. Lee Dae-pyeong’s father went missing after entering the Tower due to financial difficulties during the early Tower emergence period….”
“And then?”
“Choi Eun-yeong, his mother, also died after entering the Tower due to financial difficulties.”
“What was the reason they experienced financial difficulties?”
“At that time, Lee Dae-pyeong’s father had accumulated a lot of debt….”
-Jump!
“Shut that mouth!!!”
Grandfather stands up from his seat and shouts with a flushed face.
“You, you brat. Is this how you treat your grandfather?!”
What can’t I do?
“Where the hell did you learn such manners…!!!”
“Well then.”
I immediately cut off Grandfather’s words.
“Did you think I would shed tears or something.”
“…!!”
“And hand over my bank account?”
Grandfather.
If I were such a naive fool.
Do you think I could have reached this position?
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