The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 39

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 39

Han Gru, who had struggled on his tiptoes to push open the door, walked over with quick little steps and curled up in a ball in the corner of the sofa.

“…?”

On Jurim checked the time.

11 PM. This wasn’t the time for a kindergartener who usually fell asleep at 9 o’clock to be awake.

“Why aren’t you sleeping? Did you wake up from sleep?”

On Jurim asked while finding a blanket and wrapping it snugly around the little Bean Bug.

The Bean Bug poked his head out from the blanket and spoke in a deliberately serious tone.

“Han Gru has big worries from living in society.”

On Jurim burst out laughing. It must be another strange phrase he picked up from watching some weird program. Tomorrow he really needed to get rid of the TV.

He rubbed Han Gru’s eyes that were half-closed from sleepiness.

“Let’s go to bed. Should I read you a book?”

Shake shake.

“Then how about patting you until you fall asleep?”

Shake shake.

Han Gru just shook his head and then flopped over to lie on his side.

“Han Gru doesn’t need you to worry about him.”

“…?”

This wasn’t like the child who would refuse hugs and being put to sleep. Han Gru usually eagerly welcomed small acts of affection and would beg for them.

Even On Jurim, who had been awkward at first, had now gotten used to patting and stroking his head, and until he got this busy, he used to watch over his bedtime every day.

But suddenly saying he didn’t need to worry?

He had no idea what was going on in that little head of his.

While puzzled but thinking he would just sleep like that, On Jurim was picking up the document bundle again when—

“Guild Master! Han Gru has made a decision.”

“About what.”

On Jurim asked with a sour expression.

He knew well by now that at times like this, strange words were sure to come out.

Maybe he watched another labor union documentary and was going to denounce this and that again. Why did labor union documentaries have to be three-part series that tormented management-side guardians?

“No denouncing labor union oppression. Right now the workers are oppressing management.”

The management representative was truly enduring arduous work.

“Not that.”

“Then what.”

“Han Gru doesn’t want to go to kindergarten anymore and wants to be a Hunter!”

Swoosh, the document bundle tumbled from his hands.

So, Han Gru was the one unpredictable, unimaginable thing in his life.

* * *

Han Gru, wrapped up in a blanket like a caterpillar, plopped down onto the bed. Having been carried straight from the study room to the bedroom, Gru peeked his face out from under the covers.

On Jurim sat down beside the bed and gently stroked Gru’s round, protruding forehead.

“You don’t want to go to kindergarten? You liked it until recently.”

Even more so after obtaining his Hunter License.

Whether showing off and bragging is human instinct, even this small human had been attending kindergarten diligently without complaint, enjoying the fun of bragging about his license.

That’s why his declaration to quit kindergarten was even more shocking.

Gru kneaded the edge of the blanket, gripping and releasing it before speaking.

“Kindergarten is good though…”

He didn’t dislike it. Playing with friends was fun, and the teachers were nice too.

“It’s good?”

Gru, who had been hesitating, opened his mouth quietly.

“Um, my kindergarten friend…”

“Yeah.”

“She hates Gru.”

On Jurim’s expression hardened at this rather serious story.

“When we play princess, she won’t let Gru be the princess…”

“What does she make you do then? A maid?”

Shake shake.

As if remembering that moment made him sad, Gru pouted and said.

“A stable keeper…”

“…”

On Jurim bit his lips tightly and began patting the child again.

“Ahem, Gru could just say he wants to be a princess too.”

Then Gru became serious.

“That’s not how it works.”

“I see…”

Maybe because the Guild Master didn’t attend kindergarten, he didn’t know much about these things.

“Is that all?”

“Not just that… Gru made a Super Awesome Saurus Battleship during craft time, and she broke that too…”

On Jurim frowned.

“That’s a bad thing to do.”

Nod nod.

“Did you tell the teacher?”

“Yes… Harry said sorry to Gru.”

But he was still upset.

More than the Super Awesome Saurus Battleship being broken, it was because of the hostility from a friend he had liked.

“Why do you think your friend is acting like that?”

“I don’t know. Just suddenly…”

She had been a close friend. Not even knowing the reason why she suddenly disliked Gru made him feel frustrated and hurt.

“Hmm… Can’t you play with other friends?”

“Gru wants to get along well with Harry….”

“Why?”

“Harry is pretty and like a princess, so all the friends like her too….”

On Jurim fell into contemplation for a moment. It wasn’t an exaggeration—Gru was the prettiest child among all the children he had seen.

For all he knew, shouldn’t that child be the one wanting to get along well with Gru?

“She wears pretty dresses and her daddy always comes to pick her up.”

“Dresses? You have lots of dresses at home.”

Since choosing children’s clothes felt quite awkward, he had left his card with the Secretary Staff.

As a result, the Secretary Staff bought so many luxury kids collections that the dressing room was bursting at the seams, to the point where Babysitter Aunt jokingly complained that choosing Gru’s clothes was the most difficult task.

“Not that, but pretty ones.”

“Hmm….”

On Jurim continued to be lost in thought as if facing a difficult problem.

Gru wiggled and squirmed, then slipped right next to On Jurim’s thigh.

Now that he had confessed, his heart felt lighter, but his head was filled with different worries.

‘What if Guild Master finds Gru annoying.’

Adults like children who aren’t bothersome.

Especially when they’re busy.

On Jurim had been working all night for several days straight.

So even though he didn’t know what kind of work it was, he could deduce that On Jurim was busy.

‘Earlier too, he was frowning while looking at a thick stack of papers….’

For On Jurim who was consuming magical power, getting supplemental sleep would be urgent, and he was probably pushing himself quite hard.

‘A supreme hunter shouldn’t act like a baby.’

Gru hugged On Jurim tightly, then rolled and tumbled to the end of the bed.

“Gru is fine. Going to sleep now.”

And he pulled the blanket all the way over his head.

Even though his name was called several times, Gru remained unmoved, keeping his mouth shut like a clam and his eyes tightly closed.

Soon On Jurim quietly left the room.

* * *

The next morning.

“Yaaawn….”

Gru woke up rubbing his eyes and habitually opened On Jurim’s room door. Waking up in the morning and brushing their teeth together had become a daily routine.

It definitely should have been….

‘He’s not here!’

On Jurim wasn’t there.

When On Jurim, who always had trouble getting up in the morning, was nowhere to be seen on the bed, Gru looked around the spacious room and then came running out to the living room with a patter of footsteps.

However, On Jurim wasn’t visible in the living room either.

‘Don’t tell me.’

Because Gru was being bothersome yesterday?

So did he leave abandoning Han Gru?

Thump thump thump thump. His heart began to beat violently.

‘I’m scared.’

Han Gru made a tearful face and knocked on the bathroom door, then opened the study room.

“Guild Master…”

Rustle.

As soon as he opened the door, scattered papers got stepped on by the door.

“…?”

Inside the study room was full of spilled papers and empty coffee cups.

On Jurim was sitting in a chair, collapsed on the desk, sleeping soundly.

‘I, I found him…’

Han Gru let out a small sigh after confirming On Jurim.

Thank goodness. The Guild Master just fell asleep in the study room while working.

Tap tap, as he tried to walk toward him, countless papers got caught under his feet.

‘This is bad!’

Han Gru picked up the papers scattered on the floor one by one.

[How to Handle Children’s Peer Relationships]

[Kindergarten Bullying]

[The Role of Kindergarten Parents]

Columns, articles, communities, papers…

Building self-esteem. Boosting morale.

Various sentences had highlighter marks drawn all over them.

Crouching down and reading them one by one, Han Gru roughly understood what the content was about even if he didn’t know the difficult words.

It seemed the Guild Master had stayed up all night looking this up and accidentally fell asleep.

‘Because of Han Gru…’

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