The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 224

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 224

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Kazuki sat on the sofa in Hyeonak’s break room, fidgeting with the acorn.

On the mobile phone screen placed beside the sofa, a Japanese news article was displayed.

It was breaking news that Prime Minister Takahashi Norio had been in a traffic accident at dawn and was taken to the hospital, but died shortly after.

He let out a long breath with a tired face.

The one who cast the curse was dead.

But…

He rolled the acorn.

[A critical status abnormality has been detected in the owner. Would you like to use the Elixir?]

The curse had not disappeared.

Then there were two methods available now.

Kill Father.

Or use this acorn.

‘Elixir…’

A legendary item that only existed in oral traditions was truly in his hands.

He closed his eyes. The weight of the single acorn felt heavy.

Suddenly, he found himself ridiculous for having tried so hard to break the curse.

He had wandered the entire world for curse breaking, witnessing countless lives and deaths.

And instead of people dying helplessly somewhere far away, he had an acorn in his hand.

He was unconsciously hesitating, searching for an answer to whether he was truly someone who deserved to live even by using the Elixir.

Still, he hadn’t found the answer.

It was when his thoughts were sinking into darkness.

Creak creak-

A bear doll about the size of a basketball came toddling into the break room.

“Gru-chan…?”

…It didn’t seem like it though?

It was too small to be Gru.

The peculiar thing about the bear doll that walked step by step up to him was that it was holding a timer, and the bear doll turned its head toward Kazuki with a creak and opened its mouth, making a strange mechanical sound.

– This doll will explode in one minute!

“Gru-chan? Y-you shouldn’t make dangerous things like this…”

– If you don’t want the bomb to explode, help Gru modify the drone.

So this was why she was suddenly being mischievous.

Kazuki smiled with a troubled expression.

After making the Critato Reactor, Gru wanted to replace the drone’s magic stone with the reactor.

Since the drone was modified from an existing toy, instead of using the magic stone as is, it had to be made into a standard battery format.

While existing magic stones were often sold in battery form, there was no way such ready-made products existed for the Critato Reactor that had just entered development.

And he didn’t have the manual skills to convert the Critato Reactor into battery form yet.

That’s why he needed Kazuki’s help.

Kazuki avoided the bear doll’s gaze and smiled awkwardly.

The reason he hadn’t helped Han Gru until now was because On Jurim had given him a hint to ignore her even if she asked for help, since the drone was still dangerous enough.

In fact, Kazuki agreed with this as well.

For that reason, whenever Han Gru asked for help, Kazuki would divert her attention to other activities.

No matter how smart she was, Han Gru was still a young child.

If he made a few soap bubbles for her, she would quickly forget about the drone and run around trying to catch the bubbles, so until now he had been deflecting Han Gru’s requests that way…

“Yeah yeah, I got it. I’ll help you, so come to Master.”

– Lies. I know that after saying you’ll do it, you’ll just shoot water rockets and blow bubbles again.

…That doesn’t work anymore.

Smart little thing. Kazuki raised both hands with a sheepish face as if he’d been caught.

“Okay okay. I won’t do that this time. Master promises.”

He extended his finger.

– It’s a promise with Han Gru. If you break it, you’re a fool.

“Yeah yeah.”

The doll’s eyes gleamed after securing the promise.

– But it’s still going to explode!

“…Huh?”

Pop!

The doll burst like a balloon and colorful paper scraps fluttered through the air.

Kazuki laughed “ahaha” as if his strength had left him, then discovered something where the bear doll had been and fixed his gaze on it.

A toy train had been left there.

‘…This is.’

Kazuki picked up the train.

[“How did she get this?”]

It was a nostalgic item worn with fingerprints.

He came out of the break room looking for Han Gru, but only a few staff members who recognized Kazuki and greeted him were passing through the corridor.

Kazuki returned their bows and went back into the break room, closing the door.

“…”

The train with chipped corners was his.

Around the time he entered elementary school, he had loved trains.

In his childhood when he couldn’t do anything without adults, he had yearned for things that could freely go anywhere.

‘…I thought it had disappeared when I moved to the orphanage.’

He had a feeling who had given this to Han Gru. Though he didn’t know why that person had it.

Kazuki carefully turned the train around.

“…?”

There was writing carved on the body that he hadn’t seen before.

[Remember the footsteps you’ve walked.

Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Gaza Strip, Kenya….]

Seeing the names of the countries he had passed through, Kazuki let out a small laugh.

The countries written on the train were places where Kazuki had spared no effort in providing various support, such as connecting water supplies and building schools, following NGOs.

‘Has he been watching me all this time?’

A strange emotion welled up inside him.

It was a mix of pride at being acknowledged and certainty that he was walking a different path from his father.

In truth, he had been conscious of his father as if he were part of himself.

Paternal karma. As if the karma passed down through blood was his own.

He felt as if it was his responsibility to break his father’s karma.

If he dug deep into those feelings, his childhood self would emerge.

If it hadn’t been for him, his aunt’s family wouldn’t have died.

His dedication to volunteer work was also an extension of those feelings. Because of that sense of debt.

But Rage seemed to be saying, ‘You’re a good person, unlike me.’

“Footsteps….”

The moment he read the phrase again, his heart felt full and his emotions wavered at the same time.

When had he spoken so boldly about coming to kill his father? In truth, he was foolishly still like a child longing for his father’s love.

Just then, the door opened slightly.

Kazuki, holding the train, widened his eyes.

A cute child was peeking out with just her face showing.

“Gru-chan, how did you meet Master’s father?”

“I met him while shopping at the mart….”

“Did he just give you this train? Nothing else… happened, right?”

When he asked worriedly, the child nodded.

“He said if Master receives this, he’ll become a little happier.”

“Happy?”

Gru lowered her gaze to the acorns that Kazuki was loosely holding in his hand.

“Gru and Master’s father want Master to be happy…. Don’t get hurt and live for a long, long time.”

“Ah….”

Gru must have found it strange that he wasn’t immediately performing curse breaking.

Suddenly, he felt his chest fill with emotion.

While he was searching for the qualification to live his life, the child was trying hard to find his happiness.

“I’m sorry for making you worry, Gru-chan.”

Gru lowered her gaze and shook her head.

Kazuki pulled Gru into his arms.

“Master, please don’t get hurt.”

Deep affection filled his chest at the worried voice.

Truly out of nowhere, the last image of his father overlapped in his mind—his father covering his eyes so he wouldn’t see the dead relatives and pulling him into an embrace.

‘Was that also affection….’

Did he also feel the desire to do anything for the small child?

Even now, after watching over the child’s journey for more than 10 years, holding the child’s train, and telling him to remember those footsteps?

“….”

Suddenly, he wondered if there had ever been a time when he wanted to live more than he did now.

The affection sent to him was more heartbreaking than the nameless deaths in distant places.

Before he knew it, his guilt and worries had melted away through the people who loved him.

Kazuki decided to do what he could for the people he loved now.

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【Major News】

[Drone expected to be B-grade, actually revealed to be A+ grade….]

[“Rail Gun that no one can catch up to” Innovation with drone that flies endlessly with Critato Reactor wings]

[Buy Rail Gun Drone and get Critato Reactor 1+1? Bidding competition chaos worldwide]

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*Blah blah*

[Title: All you people who were dissing Emperor Drone come out]

Thanks to you, my hyung made the Critato Reactor, thank you!

Fake-men

[Comments]

– Hahahahahahahahaha fake-men

– What? You’re dissing battery efficiency? Well it’s Critato Reactor~

Kiyaa~~~ Fake-men

– Hyeonak crazies gathered in droves again

Fake-men

Going to diss us again?

No matter how much you scratch at it, I’ll just be grateful lol

– My hyung… if you diss him about other things, what else could he make?

Ah, so thrilling

– Here we go again, Hyeonak always does this so even if I wanted to like them, I can’t

Shh, be quiet, the Critato Reactor might hear

Shit lololololol

Are they really crazy lolololololol

[Title: How’s Hyeonak these days?]

It’s like a complete festival atmosphere, right?

I’m jealous

[Comments]

– For us, it’s just the usual thing, so it’s just like that lol

This always happens lol damn it, please just trip and fall once ㅜ

[Title: How about this kind of man as a marriage partner?]

Specs: Passed Hyeonak document screening lol

[Comments]

– Please pass the interview please pass the interview please pass the interview

– That one “lol” is the most annoying

[Title: How did Hyeonak really bring Jjapso?]

Honestly, I didn’t know they’d become this famous…

I want to go back in time and bring them myself lol

[Comments]

– Fact) Even if you went back in time, you wouldn’t know who they are so you couldn’t bring them

For real lololol

– Why does no one still know who Jjapso is? Do the Hyeonak guys only act arrogant online but don’t have the guts to actually go ask On Jurim?

It’s not easy

Ah, cowards lololololol

[Title: On Jurim must be happy every day, right?]

When he goes to the company, there’s Jjapso

When he goes home, there’s Han Gru

[Comments]

– President On’s happiness level must be at its peak lately

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“Haaaaaam-”

On Jurim came out to the living room where dawn light was still lingering and yawned.

“What time is it…”

In contrast, Han Gru answered with a lively tone.

“6 o’clock!”

“Hah…”

Having to wake up at 6 o’clock on a Saturday…

Next to him, a short little kid who was the owner of the package was jumping up and down excitedly, stamping his feet.

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