The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 229

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 229

“Uncle?”

In an instant, Han Rowoon’s eyes widened greatly. The moment his pupils dilated and his mouth fell open.

“Gru-chan!”

Kazuki, who had approached at some point, snatched up The Child in his arms.

Behind them, murmuring sounds began to fill the hall.

It was because the monster specimens that had been standing like pillars turned their heads and waved their arms.

“What? Those things move too?”

“Wow, amazing, they look so real.”

“shit! They’re so real!”

As commotion broke out, Kazuki moved even faster, and the baby bird sitting on his head and The Child who had been holding Han Gru’s hand followed behind him.

Even while being carried by Kazuki, Han Gru couldn’t take her eyes off Han Rowoon.

As they stared at each other for a long while, a long line of people formed between them, blocking their view.

“….”

Han Rowoon looked down at his empty hands where the photo card had disappeared and clenched his faintly trembling hands tightly.

“Master?”

At that moment, a boy wearing a mask approached, calling out to him.

“Your face is red.”

“…Is it?”

Han Rowoon smiled and stroked his cheek with the back of his hand.

He exhaled deeply and calmed his pounding heart.

“Maybe it’s because the density is too high. That’s why I said I don’t like places like this. In Korea, they call people who come to places like this otaku. Did you know?”

“We decided to end that conversation, but you’re whining again? You’re cute enough as it is, so let’s stop, Yul. Did you get the photo card?”

Yurian bristled and scrunched up his face.

“I’m not getting something like that!”

“Is that so?”

Han Rowoon chuckled and continued speaking.

“By the way, how’s Korea? Do you think you’ll be able to get along well there?”

Yurian slightly lowered his mask and smiled brightly as he spoke.

“It’s good. The infrastructure is well-established and the people are kind, it’s a nice place. Except for the fact that Dominic is a clown and Rage is a psychopath.”

Han Rowoon laughed quietly.

“Were the friends you met in Korea not good?”

“Why do you just leave selfish people alone? Every organization should have appropriate rules, and members should follow them for the well-being of the organization, right?”

“Hmm, you’re being more sulky than usual today. Is it because I brought you to a place with lots of people called otaku?”

Yurian smiled brightly, then quickly pressed his lips into a straight line and slowly closed and opened his eyes.

“Think whatever you want. But Master.”

“Yeah?”

“Is that child also a test subject?”

Yurian pointed in the direction where Han Gru had disappeared.

“Well. Probably so, I suppose….”

He trailed off his words.

Han Rowoon recalled Han Gru who had been staring intently at him.

The child’s eyes were definitely a light coral color.

Originally, specimens usually had golden or reddish hues. So there was likely a high probability that the eye color had changed acquired later.

There must be a good reason why On Jurim took in and raised that child.

After On Ijo’s death, the researchers scattered with their respective research data, and as a result, Han Rowoon had witnessed countless test subjects all over the world.

That child would be one of those many children.

But why did he react so specially only to that child?

“Are you going to bring her over here?”

For a moment, Han Rowoon’s expression hardened. Soon he widened his eyes and said.

“Rule, today’s rule is to not ask any more questions.”

Yurian seemed to have more curiosity but swallowed his questions and gave a short response.

“Yes.”

Putting his mask back on, instead of continuing with questions, he opened his palm.

This was the reason he had come here today.

“I brought out the core.”

The core of Tower 1st Floor that should have been destroyed originally.

This was what Yurian had materialized from the Tower 1st Floor owner’s specimen.

“Well done.”

“But the specimen….”

“Hmm?”

Yurian spoke as if it was really strange.

“It was moving.”

“Ah….”

“It didn’t seem to have that function, but suddenly it started moving….”

Yurian roughly ran his hand through his hair. It seemed he was annoyed because people crowded even more because of that.

At that, Han Rowoon smiled slightly.

“It won’t do that anymore.”

“What?”

Why suddenly won’t it do that? It was when he was puzzled because Han Rowoon seemed to know something.

“I need to get photo cards again. Let’s go stand in line.”

“What?!”

Yurian was pushed by Han Rowoon, who was grinning broadly, and was forced to move to stand in line.

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At that moment, Han Gru, sitting on a bench in the exhibition corridor, fixed her gaze on the restless Kazuki.

“Master, no….”

They had decided she would call him Uncle instead of Master when there were many people around, since calling him Master would draw unnecessary attention.

“Uncle?”

Ah. Only then did Kazuki sit down facing Gru and ask.

“Gru-chan, did you happen to use a skill earlier?”

A skill? Gru shook her head.

“No. I didn’t use one.”

“Right?”

“It seems the master still can’t control her skills.”

“Peep peep. Peep peep- peep-”

The ones who joined their conversation were Veilak and Mephistopheles.

When Mephistopheles explained that a spoon had moved before as well, Veilak nodded.

“So there have been times when she couldn’t control her skills before.”

Kazuki pressed his forehead, saying “I thought so.”

Only Gru, who couldn’t understand what they were talking about regarding her, tilted her head curiously and asked.

“Why? What’s wrong?”

“It means the master’s skill control is trash-tier.”

“Trash-tier?”

Kazuki also asked “Trash-tier?” before saying.

“Ah, well… it’s about Gru-chan’s skill. It seems to activate even when Gru-chan doesn’t want it to.”

Gasp! Gru drew in a breath.

“It was definitely like that until just now, but now…”

“Hmm. It’s certainly not felt right now.”

Kazuki and Veilak made eye contact.

Had control suddenly become possible in the meantime?

There was definitely something there.

Then, Kazuki noticed that Gru was holding two photo cards in her hand.

The photo cards should have been one per person, right?

Moreover, he could even feel magical power from the photo card with the sparkling eyes that Gru had wanted.

“This…”

“Yes?”

Kazuki took the photo card from Gru and lightly licked the edge.

After checking the photo card’s information, he asked with a serious expression.

“…Gru-chan, where did you get this?”

“Ah! Right. I was supposed to trade this with some man, but I just brought it…”

Actually, rather than just bringing it, the other side had handed over the card in that brief moment.

Gru remembered that the man had put the photo card in her hand the moment Kazuki picked her up and carried her away.

“This is acting as a control device.”

“Right.”

Kazuki nodded at Veilak’s words.

The skill was being controlled just enough to not burden The Child’s body.

Since it’s in photo card form, it wouldn’t have been made in advance, and if someone noticed the child’s magical power leaking in such a short time and made a control device, they’d have to be at least A-rank level or higher.

There were many hunters among those who came on today’s tour, so it wouldn’t be strange, but….

Kazuki made eye contact with Veilak.

Veilak shook his head as if he knew what he was worried about.

“He was an ordinary human. I didn’t sense any dangerous vibes.”

At those words, Kazuki seemed to relax somewhat, but as if some unpleasant corner remained, he got up and said.

“Still, just in case, let’s head back for today.”

“Okay.”

Gru nodded her head dejectedly and lightly jumped down from under the bench.

“Let’s go.”

Gru was about to take Kazuki’s hand but hesitated and asked.

“Uncle, did Gru do something wrong?”

“No! Absolutely not. Why would you think that?”

Gru fidgeted with both hands and said quietly.

“Woong, it seems like things got difficult because of Gru….”

Having to go back without even finishing the tour. It felt like she had caused trouble without knowing it.

“No, no. When babies grow up, various things happen. It’s absolutely not Gru-chan’s fault. Uncle was making too much of a fuss over nothing. Right?”

Kazuki lifted Gru up in his arms.

When Gru hugged his neck, Kazuki patted her back.

“When Uncle first awakened, it was much more chaotic. Back then, everything I touched broke, so I had to wear really thick gloves on my hands.”

“Really?”

“Of course. That’s why Uncle is good at making gloves.”

When Gru giggled, Kazuki kissed her reddened cheeks with little pecks.

“But let’s keep this photo card with us. It’s helping to prevent Gru’s skill from going haywire. Understand?”

“Yes!”

Gru nodded her head resolutely.

Gru, who was carefully holding the photo card with sparkling eyes, rolled her eyes.

Since she received the sparkling card, she should give the man the Sleepy Card….

If by any chance that man took the same tour bus, she was thinking of returning the Sleepy Card.

“Good. Then let’s hurry and go rest.”

The two people exited the gate.

Resting her chin on Kazuki’s shoulder as they left the gate, Gru thought of the Sleepy Man she had been making eye contact with until her view was blocked.

‘It was tingly.’

When she looked at the man, for some reason her head felt tingly and her heart was pounding.

Maybe it was because he was a pretty man.

Somehow he seemed to resemble Dad too…. When she tried to think about it again, his face became blurry and she couldn’t remember.

‘Hm? That’s strange.’

A face that resembled Dad….

Ugh, Gru was racking her brain thinking of Jurim’s various aspects when a sudden thought made her lift her head up and ask.

“Oh, Uncle! Are Dad’s gloves finished being made?”

“That’s right. You don’t have to worry anymore.”

“Owaaa-”

“…Guh.”

At that moment, Veilak, who had been listening to their conversation, opened his mouth slightly then closed it again.

“Woong? Bay, what’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.”

There was no need to add another worry right now.

They would find out soon enough anyway.

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