The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 9

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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 9

Youngho suddenly felt the surroundings become dark and eerie, and his body trembled.

When Youngho stepped back and shook his head frantically, Jurim smiled faintly.

“You should tell the truth, shouldn’t you.”

The child started hiccupping.

“Sorry, sorry… I’m sorry.”

When Youngho looked terrified as if he was about to cry, Jurim immediately deactivated his skill.

“Let’s be friends.”

“Yes, yes!”

Youngho nodded repeatedly and approached hesitantly.

“Are you going to apologize?”

“Yes…”

Jurim set Han Gru down on the floor.

“Han Gru, I’m sorry…”

Han Gru fidgeted with both hands and shook his head.

“…It’s okay.”

“…I felt sad too when you cried.”

“Han Gru too… I’m sorry for rejecting you when you asked to be friends.”

Asked to be friends? Jurim was surprised by the children’s early romance and looked back and forth between them.

“No, I’m more sorry. Let’s be friends now.”

“Yeah, okay.”

Han Gru and Youngho held hands and shook them up and down.

So well-behaved. Jurim, who had watched the reconciliation scene, patted Han Gru’s head.

Just then, the orphanage teachers who noticed the stranger’s presence came running over in a group.

The teachers discovered the visitor to the orphanage and each couldn’t hide their shocked expressions. From their faces, it seemed like he could hear the question ‘Is that really On Jurim?’

“Are you the childcare teacher? Nice to meet you. I’m On Jurim.”

“Yes? Yes, that’s right. Hello, Guild Leader On Jurim. But what brings you all the way here…”

There probably aren’t many people in the Republic of Korea who don’t know Guild Leader On Jurim’s face.

He spoke with that wonderful smile occasionally seen in interviews.

“I came to pick up my child.”

“Child?! A child?”

The teacher’s gaze fell downward.

When Jurim lightly tapped the child’s head, Han Gru blinked blankly.

* * *

Han Gru sat on the sofa in the Director’s Office, blankly watching the Orphanage Director and the Guild Leader.

The bald Orphanage Director was a good person but prone to making a fuss, and the event of a celebrity’s visit seemed to have excited him to the extreme.

He took photos shaking hands with Jurim and holding hands while smiling together, then had time to introduce his autobiography 【Children Like Seeds of Wheat】.

After that, he brought stacks of A4 paper and received dozens of autographs before finally beginning to discuss the adoption procedures.

Jurim, who sat next to Gru after completing all the procedures, looked more tired than usual.

“I’m planning to properly raise Gru in Hyeonak.”

And when Jurim said this in front of the director, Gru had to clamp his mouth shut to avoid screaming.

He had been half-doubting the words about coming to pick him up.

‘He’s going to raise me in Hyeonak!’

It felt like there were earthworms celebrating their birthday in his chest, rolling around here and there shooting off celebration cannons with a bang.

The director seemed equally bewildered upon hearing those words and stammered.

“So… Gru is… an, an, Awakened, you’re saying?”

“Yes, he’s an Awakened, though not yet registered with the Management Bureau.”

“My goodness!”

The director slapped the armrest.

“Our Gru has been such a wonderful child since he was tiny as a fingernail – never cried much, always smiled brightly, really pretty and outstanding.”

A shower of praise poured from the director whose smile stretched from ear to ear. Gru secretly puffed up with pride and straightened his shoulders.

Please praise me a bit more since we’re in front of the guild leader, Director.

However, not understanding Gru’s feelings, Jurim immediately poured cold water on it.

“It’s not that impressive, just slightly better than ordinary people.”

Clang-!

That’s too much!

“Still, an Awakened! Isn’t he the youngest? Oh my~ Gru! Awakened and Hyeonak too! Well done, well done!”

“Still, isn’t he the youngest awakener? Wow~ Gruya! An awakener with strings! Impressive, so impressive!”

Hehe, right? Gru’s mouth corners lifted to their fullest again as he smiled goofily.

Hehe, right? Gru’s lips curled up again as he smiled goofily.

The director doted on Gru for a while, then brought his body close to the guild leader again. Though Jurim subtly pulled back, he deliberately grasped both of Jurim’s hands firmly.

The director fussed over Gru for a while, then pressed her body close to the guild leader again. Jurim subtly pulled back, but he deliberately grabbed both of Jurim’s hands tightly.

“Oh my, Guild Leader. Making such a difficult decision will surely bring you blessings. The government actively supports adoptions by socially prestigious people like you, Guild Leader. Don’t worry about anything else. Just fill out the documents properly and submit them, and everything will be fine.”

“Oh my, Guild Master. Making such a difficult decision like this will surely bring you blessings. The government actively supports adoption by socially prominent individuals like yourself, so don’t worry about anything else. As long as you fill out the paperwork properly, everything will be just fine.”

The director earnestly insisted to trust only him, but Jurim was having the amazing experience of his faith actually diminishing.

The director had earnestly urged her to trust only him, but Ju-rim was experiencing the surprising phenomenon of her faith actually diminishing.

I see, Jurim said while subtly withdrawing his hands.

“I see,” Jurim said, quietly pulling her hand away.

“And there’s one thing I’d like to ask if it’s possible.”

“And there’s one more thing I’d like to ask if it’s possible.”

“Yes yes, say anything. Everything is possible.”

“Yes, yes, please tell me anything. Everything is possible.”

“About Gru’s residence – would it be possible to move him to our house tomorrow right away?”

“About Gru’s living arrangements, would it be possible to move him to our house tomorrow?”

“What? Tomorrow right away?”

“What? Tomorrow already?”

“Actually, Gru’s awakened state is still unstable, so I’m worried.”

“Actually, I’m worried because Gru’s awakened state is still unstable.”

The director’s face turned pale.

The director’s face turned pale.

He must have often seen news about casualties caused by unstable Awakened recklessly using their powers.

You’ve probably often seen news reports about casualties caused by unstable awakened individuals recklessly using their powers.

The reality was that they needed to prevent Han Gru’s illegal black market trading.

In reality, it was because they had to stop the illegal trading in a single underground market.

Jurim, who had naturally told a lie, unconsciously checked Gru’s face.

Jurim, who had lied with an innocent expression, unconsciously checked Guru’s face.

“Un, unstable…”

“A, a husband….”

Gru was muttering “unstable” with a pale face. He looked quite shocked.

Gru was muttering about instability with a pale face. He looked quite shocked.

Only after Jurim whispered that it was a lie with a troubled expression did Gru start giggling again.

Only after Jurim whispered that it was a lie with a look of being at a complete loss did Gru start giggling again.

“If Guild Leader On is personally looking after him, I can only be grateful… Gru, would it be okay to go with Guild Leader On right away?”

“If the On Guild Master is willing to personally oversee this, I would be nothing but grateful… Gruya, would it be alright to go with the On Guild Master right away?”

“Yesss!”

“Huh?!”

Han Gru smiled brightly and took On Jurim’s hand.

Gru is also from Hyeonak! Rather than being worried, his heart fluttered at the thought of living with the guild leader.

When Gru readily accepted, the Orphanage Director called somewhere to move Gru’s residence to Jurim’s house through the emergency Awakened protection procedure.

At the same time, a Status Window appeared before Gru’s eyes.

[Quest: A child needs a reliable guardian.]

[Complete!]

A Cat Paw Stamp was stamped with a thud! on the completed section.

Gru’s eyes widened as he cupped his cheeks with both hands.

‘I got a guardian!’

* * *

It was that night when Gru finally regained his composure.

He had been busy all day answering questions about Jurim from the older sisters, brothers, and friends who came to see him.

Only after being pestered until lights-out could he finally lie in bed and organize his thoughts.

‘The guild leader said he would adopt Gru. So does that mean the guild leader will become my dad now?’

Thump thump.

Family… His heart began to pound with nervousness and excitement.

That’s when it happened.

“Gru, Auntie has a baby in her belly.”

In an instant, a memory from the past flashed through his mind like a blade.

His pounding heart hardened like a dried leaf.

The children didn’t seem to know much about it, but once before, Gru had also been adopted. It was only for three months though.

“Our pretty Gru. It would be so nice if Gru called me mom.”

The middle-aged couple with warm impressions showered the adopted Gru with sweet love.

The gentle tone asking him to call her mom, the loving gaze, the soft embracing touch.

It was so wonderful that the overwhelming happiness filled his body like an inflated balloon, making him feel as if it would spill out through his mouth when he smiled.

However, such times didn’t even last three months.

“Gru, Auntie has a baby in her belly.”

The day he greeted mom returning from the hospital, mom said that to Gru.

‘You can’t call me mom anymore.’

It was as if she was saying that.

And like a predetermined sequence, Gru returned to the orphanage again.

The couple shed tears. They said they were afraid Gru would feel left out because of the baby, and they hoped he would find a family that could make him happier.

Gru would have been fine with having a younger sibling. He was confident he could cherish a younger sibling the way his mother had done for him.

His vision blurred and he rubbed his eyes with his sleeve.

‘Not dad… Guild Master.’

He now knew that an adopted child with no blood relation could be sent back to the orphanage at any time.

But what if it was Guild Master and guild member? If he was only being taken because Gru was S-rank, then Gru’s place would always be in Hyeonak.

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