I Got the Academy Morale Rune

EP.89 Stained Rock Pile (1)

All meals at the restaurant are over.

Although he was asked an absurd question from the start, the conversations after he managed to pass him on were normal.

Moon Jung-hyuk wasn’t as interested in our dating process as expected.

The stories of ordinary holders, such as stories about clan, trends in the holder world these days, and life at the academy, were the main ones.

Whether it’s been a few days since we’ve been dating, or wherever we’ve met…

There was no need to memorize even such detailed elements.

Instead, he suggested a light drink after dinner.

… alone with me

“Dad! Jaehyung, stop bullying me. What are you and I are going to do with a 20-year-old drinking?”

Naturally, Ga-eun Moon protested.

The place we ate together was also an anxious seat, but without her, the anxiety was bound to double.

By the way, Moon Ga-eun doesn’t say ‘Do Jae-hyeon’ and keeps saying ‘Jae-hyun’, so it feels strange.

Is this why the first name is so important?

“haha. Don’t do that too much. It’s because my dad likes Jaehyung. We will only talk about ordinary things like dinner.”

“Yeah, Moonga… No, Gaeun. It’s okay, so go in first.”

I focused my eyes on Moon Ga-eun’s anxious eyes.

And he gave me a really good look.

To be honest, like before, ‘When are you going to get married?’ It’s a little embarrassing when the same question comes up, but it was just one time, and even if it comes up, I can somehow ignore it.

First of all, unlike Kang Woo-hyun, the conversation itself was not uncomfortable because Moon Jeong-hyuk was favorable to his daughter’s boyfriend.

Ga-eun Moon looked at Jung-hyuk Moon and me alternately…

He quickly sighed and nodded his head.

“… Okay.”

So after Moon Ga-eun returned.

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Jeonghyuk Moon and I moved to a nearby high-end wine bar.

The inside was surprisingly plain.

Not flashy lighting and simple atmosphere.

For a wine bar, modest decorations filled the store.

But it seems to create a rather luxurious feeling.

“Maybe here… ”

“haha. I hate being noisy.”

Since there was no one there, I was wondering if it was the case.

In addition to the restaurant, the wine bar seems to have chartered.

Moon Jung-hyuk seems to be a shop that I come to quite often.

I sat down and skillfully ordered the wine.

I also don’t have a drink to hide, so I left it to his order.

“Do you usually drink often?”

Moon Jung-hyuk asked, pouring alcohol into a glass.

“I drink it on special days like today.”

“haha. I’ve felt it before, but I think you have a knack for making people feel good.”

He clapped the glass like a toast.

“It’s nice to see that kind of personality that goes well with Gaeun.”

… I’m sorry, Father.

This is actually fake love.

Words swallowed from the throat prick the conscience.

I really liked it because it seemed like you really liked it.

“I’m sorry for asking a difficult question earlier.”

“no. I think you can be curious enough.”

The question is, at what age do you want to get married?

Fortunately, I have never thought that I am 20 years old, and the theory that I am not dating with that in mind worked.

Moon Jung-hyuk was not a reckless father like ‘Let’s get married to our Ga-eun right now!’

But that’s why I asked such a question.

Drinking separately with me like this…

It seems like everyone had a reason.

“My wife passed away when Ga-eun was three years old. A heart attack of unknown cause.”

When the atmosphere is relaxed as alcohol enters in moderation.

Moon Jeong-hyuk spoke carefully.

It was a story I was familiar with.

Moon Ga-eun was one of the main characters in the original story, and of course there was a rough family relationship.

However, this is the first time I have heard of the complex family circumstances involved.

“I worked to forget the sadness. I couldn’t afford to take care of myself or take care of my family. 15 years of work, work again. I worked frantically and eventually raised a clan, but… As a father, it was terrible for his daughter.”

Fortunately, Ga-eun Moon was brought up correctly.

I grew up unloved, but I filled that void by giving the love within myself…

No one approached me, but I had the courage to approach and get to know new people.

Her personality is brighter and more lively than anyone else.

It was proving the miracle of the past.

“Then why did you keep arranging introductions… ”

“haha. That’s right. On the subject of an unqualified father, I wanted to find a mate for my daughter only later. Gaeun grew up bright and well, but I thought it was because of the past that she didn’t date.”

He seems to have thought that Moon Ga-eun’s continued refusal to introduce her was because of her past wounds.

Of course, Ga-eun Moon’s thoughts may be different.

‘… It seems like it’s just a real standing position, so they don’t like it.’

He may have misunderstood something.

However, it was only later that the father’s desire to take care of his daughter was understood.

As much as she couldn’t do it in the past, she must have loved her more and wanted to find someone who loved her.

Maybe that’s why you asked about premature marriage.

“Anyway, I’m so glad I’m meeting a good friend like you. I guess I was worried about something. Gaeun has already washed her wounds and is doing well. haha.”

“… Ga-eun knows the feelings of Mun Jeong-hyeok holder well enough.”

For some reason, he felt his father’s bitter face behind him, and awkwardly offered consolation.

He smiled silently and took a drink.

Surprisingly, surprisingly…

This conversation with Jung-hyuk Moon was not boring.

“okay. Is Kang Woo-hyun working under Judgment of Fire right now?”

After the heavy story for a while, Moon Jung-hyuk asked.

oh

I finally remembered the way he called Kang Woo-hyun in a friendly way.

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Jung-hyeok Moon and Woo-hyun Kang.

The two holders, come to think of it, were old friends.

Since the two fathers were close, Kang Joo-yeon and Moon Ga-eun were also friends since childhood.

‘I think you took care of me better than I thought… .’

He said he only worked without taking care of his daughter, but when he met a friend, he must have taken him with him again.

I nodded my head and answered.

“Yes. I am now working as an intern.”

“haha. My daughter’s boyfriend works for my friend… It’s really fun. Have you been scouted by Jooyeon?”

“Yes. Gaeun as well as Kang Juyeon and Holder… Everyone seems to have taken good care of me.”

Moon Jung-hyuk smiled cheerfully and continued.

“You are too humble. I’ve heard of your skills. It is a rare multi-talented multi holder, and it is said that the ability is far superior to that of a holder of the same class. At Gaeun’s request, our clan scout leader checked your end-of-semester assessment. I read the report too.”

“ah… .”

I heard it from Kang Joo-yeon a while ago.

I asked the clan’s scout leader to check my skills to recruit me.

It must have been that ＜Royal＞ also went on an expedition together at that time.

“If you have a chance, come visit the Royal. I don’t want to put pressure on you, but… It hurts my pride to lose you to Kang Woo-hyun. haha. It will make you feel just how good a clan the Royals are.”

Moon Jung-hyuk smiled pleasantly and said.

Even if I don’t have eyes that can judge a person’s sincerity.

At least as far as Moon Jung-hyuk’s heart now shows, I could tell that it was the sincerity of the warm senior Holder.

A seat with Moon Jeong-hyuk at the request of Ga-eun Moon.

Although my role was fake…

All the conversations I had with him were sincere.

one’s father.

And a holder who is proud of his position.

That was the honest impression I had on Jung-hyuk Moon today.

I laughed and clapped my glass.

“Yes, it is an honor.”

It was a pleasant day for some reason.

* * *

quagga-

Lightning struck along with the rain that had been falling for a long time.

Very bad weather to go outside.

Thanks to you, I was having a golden Sunday at home.

Fortunately, I wasn’t alone.

My home in Sangdo.

A house that feels empty at times because it is large enough to live alone.

A familiar face appeared here.

“Seoul, come back… !!”

Kim Chae-eun is back.

After the auction in Daegu, I left for Busan right away…

She came back after almost two weeks.

Kim Chae-eun showed off that she was back, wearing clothes and lenses that she had never seen before.

I also kept the [Frosty Staff] that I had given me.

But I shook my head and asked.

“Should I make that declaration in my house?”

As if climbing a mountain, ‘Hey!’ Kim Chae-eun taking a pose.

… Isn’t this what you usually do in your room?

Then, Kim Chae-eun put her hand on her waist and rolled her eyes.

“What is that attitude? Aren’t you happy with me?”

“No, of course it’s nice. by the way… ”

My eyes are on Kim Chae-eun’s hand.

To be precise, she headed towards the spatula in her hand.

“It’s because you’re a little scared of that instrument in your hand.”

“What is there to be afraid of? ‘Cause I’m breaking Pajeon Makgeolli on a rainy day! anticipate. I will definitely beat you with this dish.”

“… … .”

to look forward to?

… that’s scary

As soon as Kim Chae-eun returned to Seoul, she came to my house to play, and when it rained just in time, she prepared ingredients for making pajeon.

In the name of ‘I’ll make a pajeon party for the comeback celebration!’

No, it’s a comeback celebration party, so of course I’m the one who celebrates, isn’t it?

I tried that logic, but I couldn’t stop Kim Chae-eun, who had already become serious about cooking.

Chii-

Kim Chae-eun starts cooking by slowly pouring the dough into the frying pan.

After looking at the visuals of Pajeon after a long time, I thought that it might be delicious.

I looked at it blankly from the side and asked.

“Then when will you start training again?”

We haven’t seen each other in a while, but we kept in touch.

Because of this, I knew about Kim Chae-eun’s approximate situation.

The training with Jeong Seon-young was quite effective.

And Jeong Seon-young, who had a high regard for that, accepted her as an exclusive disciple.

With regard to [Freezing], considering Jeong Seon-young’s skill and position, who has no one to follow, this worked out quite well for Kim Chae-eun.

“Maybe in August? There are no more classes in July.”

“Then two weeks off?”

“yes! He said that rest is as important as training, and that you should rest well.”

When I heard that story, I remembered the plan to attack the dungeon that I had put off for a while.

‘Stained Rock Pile’.

An intermediate to upper level dungeon where C-class to B-class monsters mainly appear.

It is a dungeon located on the side of Seoraksan, and it is an undiscovered dungeon that has not been attacked yet.

In the original story, in the second half, Park Jin-woo finds and attacks the dungeon alone.

That’s why it’s the dungeon I tried to attack with Jinwoo Park…

This lazy bastard has not been promoted to Class C yet.

What the hell are you doing without doing that during this wide vacation?

“Then why don’t you catch me on the weekend and go hunting in the field?”

“Field hunting?”

“yes. Your skills have improved a lot, and I’ve improved quite a bit than before… Let’s raise the difficulty a bit and head towards Seoraksan.”

So I turned to attacking it with Kim Chae-eun.

Of course, I can’t say it openly, and it seemed like I had to do it in a way that I found by chance while attacking the Seoraksan field.

“… two people?”

“uh? Uh, of course not. I’m not going to go up to high places with high-level monsters anyway. don’t worry.”

It eased the worries about the lack of party people.

Since he already had experience in dungeon raiding solo, it would be possible to attack the ‘spotted rock pile’ with Kim Chae-eun.

Kim Chae-eun nodded and turned her gaze to Pajeon again.

I stared at it silently, then turned my back to cover the bathroom for a moment.

By the way…

“… Alone, hiking date… chance… .”

From Kim Chae-eun, who bakes Pajeon.

I think I heard a strange mumble.

Maybe I’m mistaken?