My daughter is the Last Boss
eps. 5
–A father of a child becomes a hot topic by single-handedly blocking a monster that emerged from the unprecedented Rift to protect his daughter.
The familiar story was heard on a TV set in his hospital room.
He thought that an unprecedented crack would be reported because it was unusual.
It never occurred to him that it would focus on him.
- A citizen who fled with a child from the sound of sirens met a monster.
Along with the broadcast, a poor quality video followed. It was probably recorded by CCTV.
On the screen, she escorts Seol-ah, whom she holds. The image quality was blurry, so he could not see his face properly.
- He hid the child in the cracks in the walls, while attracting the attention of the monster.
With his crude broom spear, he fought the Cretan Bull. It lasted less than a few minutes, and it was a resistance that could hardly even be called a battle.
The bull hit him and disappeared briefly from CCTV.
‘Ugh.’
The spear-piercing scene was not shown whether it was edited or not. In the process, he fell off the screen and fell onto the asphalt road, rolling several times.
Eun-hye and Seol-ah concentrate on him, then swallow.
- After that, the hunter from the Goryeo sword guild arrived and killed the monster ...
As the screen changed, a scene of an interview with a hunter from Goryeo's sword appeared.
In fact, it was an interview that said they did almost nothing.
She feels good inside because it is the content that praises her, and Seol-ah's eyes sparkle.
"Dad's on TV!"
Seol-ah's words attract the attention of the people in the hospital room. An old man who seemed to have injured his feet looked at him calmly.
"Hey, you were there ......?"
"Yes! It's my dad!”
Seol-ah patted her own chest as if she was quite proud.
The people in the hospital room looked at him with small gasps.
“Hey, that's cool. I wonder how you got hurt so badly. ”
“Good, young man.”
"Ha……."
He replied with an awkward smile and scratched the back of his head. He was not used to receiving attention at all.
Some people gave him small applause or a thumbs up. The old woman sitting next to him smiles and looks at Eun-hye.
“You have a good husband, right?
"Huh? Oh no."
"What's? Aren't you her mother?”
“She is too young.”
An uncle came in and interfered. The old woman has suspicious eyes and looks at her and Eun-hye alternately.
Confused, Eun-hye rolls her eyes and finally agrees.
“No, that's true. He's my husband.”
"As expected. Exactly right. You two seem to be the same age.”
“T, the? Ahems. I'm just pretending.”
Eun-hye covers her face with both hands. Even though he had to admit it, he definitely hated it.
Seol-ah smiled as if she was very satisfied.
"Mother's embarrassed!"
\* \* \*
“How about Seol-ah?”
“She fell asleep. It will be fine because the old woman said she will take care of him. Sit here."
"Ah. Thank you." Thank you."
They're at the hospital entrance.
Eun-hye gives him coffee from the vending machine. He drank that warm drink.
The coffee he drank while sitting in his wheelchair felt strange.
“You must have been caught red-handed. It seems you have calmed down a little now. That's a relief."
“......Are you really Lee Seo-jun?”
"Who else do you think I am?"
“No, i….. Not that.”
Eun-hye seems to have a lot to say, but she swallows it. He did not appear convincing because he had gone rogue several times.
Anyway, it's a good feeling. Eun-hye sits on the bench right next to her.
Eun-hye, who has been hesitating without being able to touch her coffee, mutters.
"Thank you."
"What?"
“To protect Seol-ah.”
“She is my daughter.”
He shrugged his shoulders. His actions are not worthy of thanks.
Eun-hye still has a confused expression on her face. He probably remembered the person he knew when they were twenty years old.
He hesitated once more and said in a soft voice.
“I really don't understand. It's hard."
"What?"
"The idea that it might not be your son ...... Didn't you think about it at all?"
Eun-hye carefully speaks. Maybe he just told her a fake story.
An ex-girlfriend who suddenly comes to him shows him a child, saying it's his son. It should have been hard to believe, but he accepted it very well.
He chose his words carefully.
“Even if that was the case, I wouldn't be able to say that in front of a child.”
"Huh?"
“How does it feel? Hearing such a thing from a man claiming to be your father.”
He made that mistake before he went back in time. The least he could do for redemption was to be very kind to the two of them.
That way, they will feel at least a little comfortable.
Eun Hye shook her head.
"Let's sign up for the paternity test."
“No need.”
“Good to make sure.”
She is already convinced, Seol-ah is undoubtedly her daughter. Genetic tests were confirmed before his regression.
Eun-hye looks at him with eyes that seem to be grateful.
"What happened to the guild?"
“It's like you said. There are too many loopholes in the contract.”
“I think so.”
"How do you know so much?"
“Because one of my close friends stuck in the same way.”
That close friend was him before returning.
He could get nothing but something almost like a slave contract.
“Then, what will you do?”
"…..I don't know. That's what I said, but I didn't hear from any other guild. ”
“I'll take care of him. Trust me."
"How are you going to raise her?"
“Yeah, you're suspicious. We should get some food. Let's eat first.”
"Are you going to write a contract?"
"About us?"
"What is really between us?"
Hearing Eun-hye's words, she falls silent.
His relationship with him is ambiguous. Seo-jun doesn't seem to stay in Eun-hye's heart.
Because before returning, he treated people like he didn't want to see them.
“…..Mom and dad Seol-ah?”
The sun goes down, and the dusk goes down. Eun-hye looks at the sunset and smiles. A smile she hadn't seen in a long time.
'Aah?'
She's surprised.
Suddenly, his heart was racing. At that time, Eun-hye looks beautiful.
'Lee Seo-jun, are you crazy?'
He was over forty years old before he came back. Eun-hye is now twenty-six years old. He was twice his age internally.
'Wake up.'
Either he was crazy, or his mental age was also getting younger as he returned. Maybe both, but he feels ethically guilty.
He closed his eyes.
"You don't deserve it."
His head cooled to the words that were replayed in his heart. When she opens her eyes, Eun-hye is looking at her with a worried look.
"Are you in pain?"
“No, I'm fine. More so."
He wants to change the subject.
What suddenly crossed his head was a fight with the Cretan Bull.
"Banteng Crete ...... When I met the monster."
"Yes." Yeah."
“There was something strange that happened back then.”
"Any? What'sthat?"
He explained the situation as he remembered it.
The monster rushed towards him, as if it was hit by something, it turned to the side.
Eun-hye, who listens to him quietly, replies as if she doesn't know what she's saying.
But he could not avoid his eyes. He clearly saw his eyes trembling slightly.
"I've guessed what it is."
"Yes." Yeah."
"I think it's magic."
"M, magic?"
Eun-hye looks confused.
It has not been long since the word magic came into use. Some hunters have the ability to use mana in a certain way.
They could do all sorts of things with Mana, more than just strengthen their weapons and themselves.
Called magic to say it collectively.
“If there are hunters with that ability, they will be out soon.”
"I think so. Yeah." yeah."
“And there was no one there except me and Seol-ah.”
“......There may be others.”
"A siren is sounded, an ordinary person will not approach."
No one would walk into the jaws of a monster unless they were crazy. So, he could draw a reasonable conclusion.
“Maybe the magic was done by Seol-ah?”
"Ah. You have to say something that makes sense.”
Eun-hye ignored my words as if she had been waiting. It was even more suspicious since he avoided eye contact.
There was one reason why he could say this above all else. It's because she knows that Seol-ah will become a witch in the future.
“Eun Hye's. Look to here.”
"……Why?"
“Isn't that true?”
Eun-hye, who makes eye contact with him, closes her eyes gently. His lips twitched a few times, but the answer did not come easily.
He sighed and looked around to see if anyone was nearby.
He stuck near her. She's a little nervous.
"Can you keep it a secret?"
“She's my daughter. I would never do anything to hurt him. ”
“I'll trust you.”
Eun-hye takes her word for it. He thought it would take a little longer to gain his trust, but this was very unexpected.
He smiled gently.
“You also believe in me.”
"Yes tell me."
“Maybe….. I thought it might be the deed of Seol-ah.”
He's dumbfounded. No matter how genius one was, magic was not easy to use.
Where requires natural handling. Above all, it requires a difficult calculation.
No matter how small his strength was, it was not an ability that could only be used at the age of five.
"How's it?"
“She's a little smart.”
“Looks like you.”
“We're talking about something serious. Listen to."
"Yes." Yeah."
With a sharp look in his eyes, he was silent. He meant. Eun-hye looks at him as she did at the little boy and continues.
"Remember why I came to your place?"
"You said your house was destroyed."
"really. Seol-ah did that.”
“......He destroyed the house?”
His mouth is open on its own.
It was amazing to use any magic at the age of five, but he was strong enough to destroy a house.
This was the first time he knew. The last boss was different from the beginning of his life.
"It happened because he couldn't control his emotions."
“Is that normal?”
"Nothing's wrong. He's just a regular kid, you know.”
“He's unusual.”
"Unusual? What's problem?"
"He's the funniest thing in the world."
Eun-hye's palm hits her back.
Plaque!
Surprised, he straightened his back and frowned.
“Aduh. Your palms are very spicy, aren't they?”
"Silent. You don't know how people feel.”
Eun Hye sighed. He has a complicated face.
He felt a little relieved after telling the matter he thought of alone.
There are worries and anxieties about Seol-ah.
"When this is known ......"
"It's gonna be a mess."
"I'm afraid he'll be taken to some weird lab or something."
“......It will be fine.”
She has no choice but to just look at Eun-hye with a worried face. Hugging or holding hands, it was not something he could do.
He could not even stand up, as his entire body was in a mess.
“I'll try something.”
Eun-hye raises her head and looks at her with wondering eyes.
However, he did not speak without conviction. He has information and future knowledge about a 15-year veteran hunter.
“You trust your oppamu, right?”
“Who's oppaku? Hmph.”
