The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 50

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 50

For On Jurim, the Mom Cafe was like an all-purpose childcare vending machine for novice fathers. He began to deeply respect the kind women who were regulars on the Mom Cafe.

It was when Jurim, who had been pondering this and that, was about to touch the egg.

“…?”

He hesitated and clenched his left hand. He definitely felt a cool chill inside his glove.

Startled, Jurim pulled his hand away.

‘Phantom Pain?’

In the meantime, Gru slipped the egg into his pocket.

His glove was a special creation by S-rank crafter Amakusa. There was no way it would react to any external shock or change.

“Gru, wait a moment.”

Jurim was about to try touching the egg once more.

– I’m gonna~ become ketchup~ I’m gonna~ dance~ Cool tomato~

The cheerful Kids Phone ringtone rang out.

“Yes, this is Gru.”

Gru, who always watched Jurim make phone calls, had started answering with “This is Gru” instead of “Hello.”

Jurim shook his head back and forth at Gru imitating him and pulled up the corners of his lips.

At some point, Gru had started absorbing and copying Jurim like a sponge, which made Jurim quite conscious of censoring his own behavior.

Meanwhile, a deliberately serious voice came through the receiver.

– It’s me, Wuju.

“Mm-hmm.”

– Didn’t you save my number? I even sent you a text….

“Huh? I did though? I even replied to your text yesterday.”

– No. If you saved it, that’s fine.

“Mm.”

– Anyway, you… Do you have any schedule these days?

Sche… what?

“Mm-hmm. Gru has 7 sketchbooks.”

– No. Not sketchbook, schedule! Do you have work?!

“Work?”

He wouldn’t be talking about going to Kindergarten, and since Wuju said he was also in the industry, he must be talking about hunter work.

He glanced at Jurim, but he was just flipping through his tablet.

It had already been over 2 weeks since he caught Gidan and Malikian, but since then, he hadn’t even been down to the Training Room, let alone a Dungeon.

It seemed like Jurim had no intention of letting him do any hunter-like work.

Tch, Gru pouted his lips.

“Don’t have any.”

– I figured as much. Come to where I’m filming the day after tomorrow. It’s important to go around greeting people here and there… I was also dragged around everywhere for quite a while.

“I see.”

Wuju went on at length about the industry circumstances he had seen and heard about.

However, since these were all words that Han Gru couldn’t understand at all, he just blinked his eyes and responded with uh-huh.

– So you have to come. Got it? I’ll send you the location through chat.

“Uung… I got it.”

As soon as he answered, a messenger window popped up.

– Make sure, make sure you come!

Wuju hung up the phone while earnestly pleading like that.

Han Gru checked the address and stared at the word “Studio” for a long time.

He said he was in the industry, so why a studio instead of a dungeon or training ground?

Han Gru tilted his head in confusion.

“That kid from the theme park? The one you called pretty…”

“Yes.”

That kid with jet-black hair and big eyes. What was his name, Seo Wooju? The child had left a deep impression on On Jurim.

A mere five or six-year-old sweetly smiling and flirting by calling him pretty. What a little rascal he was.

On Jurim stared intently at Han Gru without hiding his displeased expression.

“Do you like him that much?”

“He’s fun. He’s smarter than my kindergarten friends.”

Han Gru smiled brightly. Wuju, who was working in society, knew more things and was more mature than his peers.

Since his awakening, he had been feeling that communication with his kindergarten friends was becoming strained, so he was quickly growing closer to Wuju, who he could communicate with better.

Hmm, On Jurim exhaled and stroked his chin with his large hand.

“Still, that side has some in-laws issues…”

“Huh?”

Unable to follow On Jurim’s thoughts that were racing ahead without restraint, Han Gru just tilted his head in confusion.

On Jurim pressed his lips together and fiddled with his glove, then tapped the egg in Han Gru’s pocket.

Once again, a chilling coldness briefly swept through his left hand.

His jet-black pupils sank deeply. He pressed down firmly on the glove with his right hand.

If the glove lost its function, he would begin to assimilate with the master of the 99th Floor again. It was because he had forcibly sealed an existence he couldn’t handle.

As a result, it meant two souls were residing in one body, and there was no way a mere human soul could resist the massive existence that was the master of the 99th Floor.

The powerless soul was being eroded, and the glove was just a backup measure to prevent that. There was no other way.

On Jurim suddenly recalled the memories from that time.

In fact, his will wasn’t reflected at all in containing the master of the 99th Floor in his hand.

Looking back now, everything had been pushed onto him.

Heading to the Tower, sealing the master of the 99th Floor in his left hand, being unable to enter the 100th Floor.

Only two team members, including himself, had survived before the master of the 99th Floor.

When he bit his lips, the now-familiar taste of blood spread. A familiar sense of despair.

Standing on the corpses of countless comrades, On Jurim had wanted to go back.

“We really need to go back now. It’s impossible with just the two of us!”

But what had he said back then?

“주림아———-.”

Suddenly, memories from the Tower pierced through sharply.

To erase the taste of blood lingering in his mouth, On Jurim habitually gulped down his Americano like water.

If the Glove was losing its function, he might need to meet Amakusa. Though he wasn’t sure if he could easily find that elusive person.

“Guild Master….”

Perhaps sensing the somber mood from On Jurim, the child who had been rolling her eyes beside him wriggled into his embrace.

“…?”

Han Gru clung to On Jurim’s arm and strained as if gathering energy, then soon grinned widely as if asking how it was.

“What’s that about.”

He flicked Han Gru’s forehead with a smile. Han Gru held her forehead and puffed out her soft cheeks.

“Gru is being filial to Guild Master.”

Filial piety, what nonsense. He just wished she’d stop causing trouble outside.

But it was truly strange… When he was with the child, the magical power leakage and fatigue disappeared.

She seemed to be doing something, but this was the one thing he couldn’t properly explain.

“Hot! Like that. Pop! And then, zing and I apply it!”

She only repeated abstract and incomprehensible words.

“Did Han Gru use a Skill?”

“Yees, Filial Piety Skill.”

‘Well, I guess it doesn’t matter either way.’

On Jurim pulled Han Gru into his arms.

“Alright, be filial to me. Today’s been a bit tough.”

“Pat pat?”

On Jurim chuckled softly.

“Yeah.”

The small hand patting his back felt precious.

He was gradually learning, one thing at a time, that raising a child meant receiving this kind of comfort.

* * *

Fortunately, permission to visit the Studio came easily from On Jurim. He wouldn’t let her do anything hunter-like, but was it okay to just go for fun?

Instead, there was a condition that an adult had to accompany her.

Since the condition was an adult, minor Gidan was naturally out, and On Jurim was out due to his interview schedule.

“Ah, hyung. Dan wants to go with Han Gru too.”

Gidan whined a little though.

“Follow Han Gru around and fail your grade.”

Even for an S-class, High School was a terrifying place.

While On Jurim was pondering who to assign as a Guardian to send along, Gidan said.

“If it’s a Filming Site, wouldn’t Nayeon noona be the perfect choice?”

And so, Nayeon was selected to accompany Han Gru.

When Han Gru got into the round and cute car, Nayeon handed him a cute character drink.

While she entered the address into the Navigation, Han Gru sipped the drink with a slurp and exhaled.

“Hiya-!”

The drink was indeed Orange Pororo Juice!

While he was newly moved by the refreshing children’s drink, Nayeon took lots of photos of Han Gru and posted them on social media.

“Oh, should we take one together?”

Han Gru nodded his head.

Nayeon took a selfie with Han Gru-

[Together with our Han Gru whom I love so much!]

-and wrote this caption.

In an instant, the number of hearts shot up and comments like ‘So cute.’ and ‘Unnie, you’re pretty today too.’ began appearing.

On Nayeon’s social media, photos of Han Gru could be seen scattered here and there.

‘Hooo…’

The affection she had for Han Gru was so visible that his lips melted into a soft smile.

‘It would be nice if noona could also register as a caregiver.’

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