The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 42

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 42

On Jurim was truly a good guardian. A person who went beyond providing food, clothing, and shelter to make fluffy pom-poms bloom inside Han Gru’s heart.

That’s why he wanted to behave even better. He didn’t want to become a troublesome child.

‘I don’t want to make him regret bringing Han Gru along.’

So it was only natural that he planned the route to include the Toy Exhibition Hall.

‘Let’s be filial!’

By giving On Jurim both rest time and treasure!

Han Gru found the building with the exhibition hall and pointed to it.

“Here! Maze Palace!”

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“Little saurus children who want to participate in the treasure hunt, please line up here!”

The cowboy hat staff member waved both hands sparkly.

“If you collect 5 stamps, you can get a treasure-saurus! There are also treasures hidden everywhere, so you need to look here and there! Carefully! Search-saurus.”

Do they just add ‘saurus’ to everything here?

While On Jurim was learning about children’s utopia, Han Gru clung to his trench coat.

“Guild Master, please give Han Gru my bag.”

On Jurim took off Han Gru’s bag that he had been carrying and handed it down to him.

Han Gru put on the plump backpack and stood majestically.

“Then, I’ll be back!”

Then he toddled off to register for participation.

Is there something he wants to find that badly?

On Jurim leisurely followed behind the waddling child.

The children who had arrived one by one were waiting for the program, some lining up and others chatting with adults.

‘Many competitors.’

Hmm! Han Gru made a walnut shape with his chin, hopped while adjusting his backpack straps, and steeled his resolve.

‘But Han Gru is S-rank.’

For perfect preparation, he had packed his backpack full.

‘Let’s go!’

But that hope was soon to be mercilessly shattered…

“Oh my, how cute. What’s our friend’s name?”

“It’s Han Gru!”

“Wow, I see-saurus!”

The cowboy hat staff member greeted him while fluttering both hands. Then after looking Han Gru up and down, she asked.

“How old is our friend Han Gru? The children’s group only accepts children from five to ten years old~”

‘Five… years old?’

Whoosh-!

Han Gru’s expectations scattered like a sandcastle hit by a tsunami in an instant.

‘Why?’

‘Gru still has a long way to go before turning five…’

4-year-old discrimination…

His lips jutted out in dejection. Though his heart ached as if it were being torn apart, there was nothing he could do. Han Gru turned around with drooping shoulders, grabbed his backpack straps, and hung his head low.

‘Gru’s first big disappointment in the world in 4 years…’

On Jurim glanced once at Han Gru, who was pouting like a duck with his lips trembling-

“…He’s five years old this year.”

He casually lied and turned the child’s body forward.

“His birthday is late, so he’s a bit small for his age.”

“Ah, I see! Then our pretty Han Gru can stand in that line over there and we’ll depart in 10 minutes~”

Han Gru’s face immediately brightened.

“Yes!”

When the child’s expression completely cleared up, On Jurim let out a small sigh of relief.

Han Gru was rushing to get in line when he suddenly stopped with a screech.

On Jurim watched in puzzlement as the child spun around and ran back to him.

“…?”

Han Gru hugged On Jurim’s legs tightly. On Jurim, now quite accustomed to being hugged, smiled faintly.

“Grateful Grand Bow-”

“Forbidden.”

On Jurim tightened his arms to prevent Han Gru from doing anything foolish.

The child, who had been struggling, gave up on the Grand Bow and instead gave a polite greeting.

“I’ll be going now.”

“Don’t cause any trouble.”

“Yes.”

“Follow the teacher who’s leading the group well.”

“Yes.”

“If you lose the teacher?”

“Call you.”

“Good.”

Hehe! Han Gru grinned widely and ran off to get in line.

On Jurim watched until he got in line, worried he might trip while running, then turned his head toward several security personnel passing by.

‘Awakened?’

Even though this was an era where Awakened weren’t rare, having Awakened personnel at just a children’s experience center.

The security was excessively tight to an unsettling degree. As if some important figure was coming.

‘Hmm…’

Well, it doesn’t matter.

After leaving his emergency contact information as Han Gru’s guardian, he moved his feet following the staff’s guidance that ‘parents should move to the waiting room.’

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The staff member leading Children’s Group 1 waved both hands and led the children to the First Floor Exhibition.

The children followed behind like a flock of chicks.

The first floor was arranged chronologically by era, with crude Wooden Toys and old Miniatures lined up.

The staff member toured the first floor with the children and then checked his Watch.

“Starting now, we’ll have 15 minutes to find treasure!”

He held up a round Capsule.

“Inside capsules that look like this, there will be Toys or dud slips, so let’s Search carefully! The Bathroom is over there, and the Teacher will be at the exhibition entrance. If you have any trouble, please tell the Teacher.”

“Yes!”

The Children answered in unison.

Nearby, children from other groups were listening to precautions from their guides.

“Where should we start looking?”

“Let’s try the Maze Ball Pool first.”

Children who came with Friends were happily planning their route, while children who came alone quickly scattered in all directions.

‘Heh, pathetic children.’

Han Gru looked at the children and pulled up his lips in a smirk.

‘I can’t just rummage around anywhere and draw a dud.’

Han Gru had the ultimate item.

[Master Detective Magnifying Glass!]

You can better find Items you want to Search for.

With this alone, he could find the ‘real’ one. According to the blog, real Toys had Low-Grade Magic Stones embedded in them.

Han Gru equipped the Magnifying Glass and moved around, surveying the first floor.

‘It won’t be just anywhere.’

As soon as he thought that.

Light began to shine from beyond the corridor wall.

‘A wall?’

When Han Gru touched the glowing spot, the wall smoothly moved. His heart began to pound.

‘It’s a Secret Wall!’

As expected, they didn’t hide it easily.

But Han Gru won’t be fooled!

When the grinning Han Gru opened the wall, a small box-shaped space appeared. And inside it was a Black Opaque Capsule.

This must be it? There’s no way they’d hide it like this and it would be a dud… It was when Han Gru was about to pick up the Capsule.

Snatch!

“Huh?”

A chubby hand grabbed the Capsule.

Han Gru turned his head with a creak.

A Boy about elementary school age who looked like a toad was snorting.

“But Han Gru found it.”

When he spoke primly, the Boy raised one corner of his mouth diagonally.

“I found it first though?”

“What?”

Han Gru scrunched up his face.

Gru froze in shock at hearing such unreasonable stubbornness for the first time in his life.

So what? That should be his line to say.

Groot flailed his hands trying to snatch the capsule.

However, the Delinquent Toad brushed off Han Gru’s hand with a swish and looked him up and down.

“Mad? But you can’t do anything about it? You little chick bean.”

Han Gru’s mouth fell open at the humiliating nickname.

Guru’s jaw dropped at the humiliating title.

“That’s mean! Gru was first!”

Rice, chickpeas?

“Teacher! I found treasure! Me!”

“Wait! That group goes first!”

Ding-!

Ding-!

Though he stamped his feet in frustration, the Delinquent Toad had already shown the treasure to his Guide Teacher and gotten confirmation.

‘That’s so mean!’

He stamped his feet in frustration, but the troublemaker toad had already shown the treasure to his group leader and gotten it confirmed.

He wanted to go right over and kick him in the shins…

Gru puffed out his cheeks while his face turned as red as a tomato.

He was big and clearly looked like his stats were higher than Han Gru’s too.

‘Frustrating… I should have raised my strength stats.’

Gru looked back and forth between her own small feet and the delinquent toad’s sturdy-looking legs, then clenched both fists tightly.

Its large size made it obvious that its stats were higher than Gru’s.

‘Damn it… I should have increased my strength stats.’

Then I could have knocked him out in one blow… Gru trembled as he let the sorrow of his fist flow away.

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