I'm a Young God, so Please Raise Me - Chapter 44

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Chapter 44
“Chestnut! Little Chestnut!”
Since there was no answer when he called out the name, he was now shouting every variation of chestnut he could think of.
Before he could summon all the creatures in the Mansion, I hurried outside.
“Sweet chestnut… hey!”
Gwak Han-muk, who had been cupping his hands like a megaphone and shouting, spotted me and started to approach before stopping short.
He remained at a distance, scrutinizing me from head to toe with obvious suspicion.
I held the lantern close to my face and spoke.
“It’s me.”
But Gwak Han-muk’s suspicion did not fade easily.
“Question. What is the name of the Trial that you and Little Chestnut previously closed?”
“…Wait, Little Chestnut?”
“Answer.”
…
Gwak Han-muk was being unnecessarily suspicious.
There were creatures in the Mansion that could mimic voices, but none that could replicate appearance as well.
Besides, I had no idea where the nickname Little Chestnut had even come from.
I swallowed a sigh and answered.
“DeZomDeal. The 【Dead Zone Delivery】.”
“Hmm. It’s really you, Sweet Chestnut.”
Only then did Gwak Han-muk amble over to me.
I looked up at him and asked.
“Has anything happened?”
“There has.”
When I looked up in surprise, Gwak Han-muk did not explain what had occurred—he merely asked in return.
“How many cleaners have you killed?”
“Only about six so far…”
As I answered, I belatedly realized something and asked.
“Did Je Hyeon-o come by?”
“Yes.”
“…I told him I could achieve the true ending, and he heard that too?”
“He did.”
Watching Gwak Han-muk answer so calmly, frustration welled up inside me.
“Then why last night…?”
“Curious why we didn’t kill the cleaners?”
I wondered what kind of question that was.
Yet there was no trace of playfulness in Gwak Han-muk’s expression.
I met his cold gray eyes and answered.
“Of course I’m curious. Is Mo Hae-in all right?”
Mo Hae-in was my greatest concern.
I wondered if Yeom-ju was suffering alone in the basement, unable to see sunlight.
Today I had followed the Cat Butler to inspect the entire East Wing, but I hadn’t even approached the basement.
“We should go find Captain Mo right now instead of doing this.”
“No.”
“Pardon?”
“I think it’s better if we don’t meet with Captain Mo.”
“Is the Captain in poor condition?”
“Actually, Captain Mo…”
Captain Mo…?
I waited for the rest, completely on edge.
Gwak Han-muk spoke with an extremely serious expression.
“Has a butler allergy.”
“…Captain Gwak.”
I called him through gritted teeth, my voice emerging almost like a grinding sound.
Gwak Han-muk, who had been chuckling, slapped my shoulder with a solid thwack.
The encouraging blow made my body stagger.
“No need to find Captain Mo. Yeom-ju hyung, come with me tonight. I’ll catch those janitors for you.”
“To be precise, we’re feeding the janitors to the creatures.”
“Ah, feeding the creatures. And I make a mean ramen too.”
The ramen was completely irrelevant, but I gave up thinking any further.
At least I had encountered Gwak Han-muk, and for that I was grateful.
Unlike Je Hyeon-o, he seemed willing to cooperate, so I thought I might hunt the janitors together with him first.
“By the way, what is Major Je doing?”
“Oh, he’s got his illness flaring up, so he’s been sent to the basement to rampage alone. He’s just supposed to kill the creatures down there.”
It was a remarkably credible explanation.
As I nodded in acceptance, Gwak Han-muk suddenly spoke up.
“Let me ask you something too.”
“Yes. Go ahead.”
“Did the Rabbit and Cat threaten you? Did they hit you a few times?”
The butlers dislike being called that.
I glanced around nervously, worried someone might overhear.
Fortunately, I didn’t see Alpha, any creatures, or janitors nearby.
“Absolutely not. The butlers have been very kind to me.”
I also relayed the news about the spaceship being shot down.
I made sure to mention that the butlers had decided to secure a transport ship for me.
“Ha…”
Gwak Han-muk exhaled a deep sigh.
“Things were better when his eyes were wide open…”
He muttered something strange, pressing his forehead with his hand for a moment, then suddenly lifted his head.
“Hey, Yeom-ju. Want to take just one hit from me? If you get hit hard enough in the head, I think I might come to my senses.”
“….”
I studied him intently, my thoughts crystallizing into a single question.
Wasn’t this man standing before me the one who truly deserved a blow to the head?
No, on second thought, there seemed to be no need for that.
‘He’s just being his usual self, after all.’
Gwak Han-muk, reading the exasperation in my gaze, finally spoke with some semblance of sense.
“Got it. I’ll round up the cleaners for you.”
I began patrolling the Mansion alongside Gwak Han-muk.
Walking in step with him, I delivered a brief briefing.
“Today I’m planning to feed at least thirty or more cleaners to the creatures, and gather intelligence from the Main Building 3rd Floor.”
“Understood.”
“Oh, and if you stay with me, the creatures won’t attack.”
At that, Gwak Han-muk immediately attempted to hide behind my back.
He crouched his body earnestly, but his sides and the top remained completely exposed.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and declared solemnly.
“Let’s go, Hyeon-o hyung.”
“…Yes.”
I decided to simply humor Gwak Han-muk’s whims.
After carrying him on my back for a while, I spotted a tall figure moving silently through the corridors.
A metallic face turned toward me.
It was Alpha.
“Master.”
The moment Alpha spotted me, he approached immediately, then noticed Gwak Han-muk hiding behind me and tilted his head in confusion.
He seemed puzzled as to why a cleaner was accompanying me.
Especially with his hands resting on my shoulders—it was certainly peculiar enough to warrant suspicion.
The only feature on Alpha’s metallic face capable of expressing emotion—his mouth—twitched slightly.
Alpha’s lips curved downward in undisguised displeasure as he glared at Gwak Han-muk.
He seemed desperate to separate the cleaner from me immediately.
Alpha bowed his waist and brought his face closer to mine.
“If I may be so bold, would you permit me to dispose of that cleaner?”
“It’s fine, Alpha.”
The moment I called his name, Alpha’s lips curved upward in a smile.
I gestured toward Gwak Han-muk with my chin and spoke.
“He’s my lunch.”
“…!”
Understanding dawning on his face, Alpha immediately offered his apologies.
“Please forgive my rudeness born of ignorance.”
Graciously pardoning him, I also took the liberty of directing traffic to prevent any further unnecessary encounters.
“I’ll investigate the Main Building 3rd Floor myself. Pass the word to the other Alphas as well.”
As I patted his shoulder in encouragement, Alpha bowed his head repeatedly in gratitude.
I moved forward once more.
Gwak Han-muk, who had been clinging to me like a shell on my back until now, finally spoke.
“You’re a full butler now.”
“I’m still only an apprentice butler.”
I was simply acting the part.
Just then, I spotted a janitor in the distance.
Judging by how they stumbled about, unable to adjust to the darkness, luring them out would be easy.
I was about to wave the lantern and call the janitor over when Gwak Han-muk grabbed my wrist.
“What now?”
When I asked irritably, Gwak Han-muk whispered.
“But why the Main Building 3rd Floor? What information are you gathering?”
“….”
“Are you ignoring the bento box? Tell me quickly.”
“…It’s not that I’m ignoring it.”
I didn’t want to speak because I sensed he’d be annoying about it.
But if I didn’t tell him, he’d probably keep this up all night.
“I’m trying to gather information about the Mansion Owner.”
“The Owner…?”
Gwak Han-muk reacted as though he’d never heard of such a thing before.
He mulled over my words and murmured.
“Well, if there are butlers, there must be an owner too.”
“Yes. The butlers of the mansion continue to wait for the Owner. I believe the Owner is connected to the true ending.”
“Then we should go to the Main Building first.”
He persuaded me that since Alpha was also patrolling today and Je Hyeon-o was locked in the basement, there would be no shortage of janitors to supply.
Indeed, as he said, obtaining information about the Owner was also urgent.
I decided to go to the Main Building 3rd Floor first.
Along the way, I encountered several creatures, but we only exchanged light nods and passed by.
I also encountered janitors, but they didn’t notice my presence unless I waved the lantern and called out to them.
This too seemed to be an ability I gained upon becoming an apprentice butler.
I was curious what abilities I would gain upon becoming a full butler.
If I could shoot beams, I wanted to fire just one shot at Je Hyeon-o first.
While entertaining such foolish thoughts, I reached the 1st Floor of the Main Building.
Grrrrumble….
Suddenly, the mansion trembled with a low vibration.
At the shallow tremor, as if a minor earthquake had struck, I froze in place with startled eyes.
Gwak Han-muk cursed from behind my back.
“Damn it. Je Hyeon-o couldn’t hold back.”
Something had definitely happened to the mansion.
My heart sank.
I tried to rush forward.
But I couldn’t do as I wished. Gwak Han-muk’s hand pressed down hard on my shoulder.
“Captain… what are you doing? Let go of me.”
“You don’t like it?”
Gwak Han-muk and I grappled with each other.
I swung my elbow backward, aiming for his solar plexus.
But close-quarters combat against him was far too disadvantageous.
Gwak Han-muk twisted my forearm and marveled.
“Damn, your brother Gyo can really throw a punch?”
Then I nearly drove my face into his chin.
As we tumbled back and forth, the mansion trembled again.
This time the vibration was stronger and longer.
The chandeliers on the ceiling swayed in parabolic arcs, their crystals clinking loudly against one another.
Crash!
Every window in the mansion shattered simultaneously.
Glass shards cascaded inward as moonlight flooded through.
The darkness that had enveloped the mansion grew hazy.
The bright moonlight reached me as well.
I looked up at the night sky.
Countless glittering stars, an impossibly enormous moon, and….
Je Hyeon-o with his wings spread wide.
He had attacked the mansion.
The moment I glanced away at Je Hyeon-o, Gwak Han-muk wrapped me in wooden prayer beads.
Bound completely, I stared at Gwak Han-muk in disbelief.
“What are you doing right now! We can’t achieve the true ending this way, mmph!”
And my mouth was sealed shut.
As I thrashed about wildly, a bead flew loose and struck my forehead.
I glared at Gwak Han-muk, then flinched at what came next.
Boom!
A small-framed janitor kicked through the entrance door.
‘Captain Mo?’
It was Mo Hae-in, wielding the Black Moon Blade.
The shattered door scattered at her feet.
Without a single breath out of place, she surveyed the interior sharply before spotting me.
In that instant, Mo Hae-in’s face twisted.
Gwak Han-muk hurried toward her while keeping me bound, and I was dragged through the air, suspended by the prayer beads.
Mo Hae-in called out urgently.
“What’s the trainee’s condition!”
Gwak Han-muk spoke rapidly.
“No aggression. At least not toward us. Definitely not lethal, and if we’re lucky, they might not even need the special isolation facility.”
As the one listening, I felt nothing but indignation.
‘Am I really being treated as a virus-infected individual right now?’
I had become an apprentice butler, but I was nowhere near infected. My mind remained perfectly lucid and rational.
Yet wrapped as I was in Yeom-ju, there was no way to prove my sanity to them.
Gwak Han-muk and Mo Hae-in dragged me outside the Mansion.
“Colonel Je!”
Mo Hae-in cried out.
Je Hyeon-o immediately swung his metal hand toward the Mansion.
Clang!
Sparks erupted.
An invisible barrier blocked his strike.
“How dare you…!”
A colossal voice, loud enough to shatter eardrums, crushed down upon us.
Mo Hae-in and Gwak Han-muk coughed up blood violently.
“You wretched creatures, how dare you…!”
Sparks crackled across the empty sky.
The Butlers materialized between the flashing lights.
The Cat Butler, wielding a halberd with a sun-shaped blade.
And the Rabbit Butler, carrying a halberd with a crescent-shaped blade.
The Cat Butler, gripping the sun halberd, roared with fury.
“You will not die peacefully!”
It was as my head throbbed from that stern voice, as if pronouncing final judgment.
“…Gunbam?”
The Rabbit Butler had spotted me.

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