LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 111 - My Grandchild is Too Skinny
Chapter 111: My Grandchild is Too Skinny
“Sophia seems to like me…”
“Y-Yes… Y-Yes?!”
“Since I’m adopted, I’m family to Sophia, but it’s making me feel conflicted.”
“Oh… Is this a love consultation by any chance?”
“Yes, that’s right! Che-ran, since you’re older than me, you must know a lot about this kind of thing, right?”
Sitting by the window in a café with a nice view, Shin-woo bought drinks for everyone. For himself, he got a sweet caramel macchiato to help ease his nerves, and then he shared his troubling concerns with Che-ran.
However, when she realized that his worries were about ‘love,’ something she hadn’t even experienced herself, a cold sweat started to bead on her forehead.
“Oh, um… I see… hmm…”
“I’ve always thought of Sophia as just a precious family member. But as a Beast Hunter, it seems like she’s determined that I’m her destined partner.”
“…! A destined partner…”
Just like the old saying that even a worn-out pair of straw shoes has a matching partner, a Beast Hunter’s destined partner only appears once in a lifetime. If Shin-woo was that person for Sophia, then there was no way she would let him go just because of the excuse that they were ‘family.’
‘If you’re adopted, it’s okay to date, isn’t it? …No, this isn’t something I, as an outsider, should casually comment on.’
This was something Shin-woo needed to decide for himself. Following someone else’s advice could only lead to trouble, Che-ran thought.
However, if she had to offer some ‘advice’ to a man who seemed completely lost…
“Shin-woo.”
“Oh, yes, Che-ran.”
“Whatever choice you make, Sophia will respect your decision.”
“…!”
“Though, she’ll probably keep her own feelings hidden. After all, to Sophia, you’re her destined partner, someone who must never be unhappy.”
“That’s… true…”
Che-ran told him that it would be best to resolve this matter definitively. Issues like this often only got worse the longer they dragged on.
She spoke with the hope that the two of them wouldn’t end up in such a situation.
“Oppa, you know what?”
“Yeah?”
“If you’re going to marry her, she’ll still be family, right? Nothing really changes, so what’s the big deal?”
“Um… well…”
“Human! If a mating partner has appeared, hurry up and mate! It’s important to breed strong offspring!”
“This girl… there’s nothing she won’t say!”
Thunk!
Perhaps Eve had seen something strange somewhere. Just as she cheered in a very different way, Ria smacked her on the head with a sharp flick.
Wiiiiiing! Wiiiiiing! Wiiiiiing!
“Ouch?!”
“Huh?”
“Uh?!”
Suddenly, a loud siren blared from Che-ran’s back pocket.
Recognizing what the signal meant better than anyone, Che-ran, though regretful, quickly put their tea time on hold.
“It’s an emergency call from the association.”
“An emergency call?”
“Yes, I’m sorry, but I have to go now.”
Leaving Eve, who was now rubbing a bump on her head, Che-ran stood up to leave.
“Then, I’ll see you next time, Shin-woo.”
“Oh, yes. Thank you for today, Che-ran.”
“No… I wasn’t confident, since I haven’t had any experience with romance myself…”
“…? What was that?”
“Oh, nothing! Let’s meet again!”
***
The place Che-ran rushed to after receiving the emergency call was none other than the top floor of the Korean Hunter Association.
“Director, it’s Yoo Che-ran. I’m coming in now.”
“Oh, yes. Come in, Che-ran.”
It was the office where Director Jin-ah Lee stayed.
But after receiving permission and stepping inside, Che-ran was momentarily stunned by the people gathered in the room.
It was understandable since none of them were ordinary individuals.
“Oh, Che-ran. Hello.”
“Sophia?! Were you called here too?”
“It seems so.”
Starting with Sophia, who had just been the target of Shin-woo’s love consultation.
“Che-ran, you’re here?”
“Master?”
There was also Rolling, Sophia’s mother and a National Power-level Hunter.
And then…
“The… the Immortal of Russia?!”
“Hello~.”
Lorensky, a criminal casually waving his hand, was also there, standing next to Jin-ah Lee. And beside them was a blond-haired boy.
“Who?”
“Aunt Che-ran… it’s nice to see you again.”
“A-Aunt?! I’m still in my late twenties!”
Meeting Jae-won for the first time, Yoo Che-ran reacted with indignation at being called ‘Aunt’ by the boy who had just met her. But before she could emphasize her 20s charm…
“Now that everyone is here, shall we get to the main point?”
Jin-ah Lee glanced around at the four of them and began to speak.
“First, I have some news. North Korea has been annihilated.”
“Y-Yes…?!”
“Annihilated?”
“North Korea! I knew they’d bite the dust eventually… They should have opened up for reforms, really…”
The sudden news of North Korea’s annihilation.
Everyone in the director’s office was shocked to hear that South Korea’s only enemy had disappeared overnight.
But the real shocker was…
“By the way, North Korea was destroyed by monsters.”
“Monsters?”
“Wait, did a monster powerful enough to obliterate a nuclear-armed nation appear?”
“Well… how should I explain this…”
“Master, let me explain from here.”
The one who had destroyed North Korea wasn’t human but a monster.
After Jin-ah struggled with the explanation, Han Jae-won stepped in to continue.
“The monsters that appeared in North Korea and toppled the country are these four.”
“What… is this…?”
“A photo?”
As Jae-won spoke, he showed the four people in front of him a photo.
In the photo were:
A girl who looked like a delinquent with shark-like teeth, a woman in a military uniform reminiscent of a commander Hunter, a man with fresh green hair and a bright smile, and finally, a man who looked as if he was half black and half white.
“Early this morning, a monster was detected near Pyongyang in North Korea.”
“A-And these human-looking monsters in the photo… are they the ones?”
“No, these guys were photographed an hour ago. The monster that appeared near Pyongyang this morning was a state-level disaster, and these four defeated it.”
“…!!”
“All four of them defeated a state-level disaster-class monster?”
“It’s like looking at my younger self…”
Was it mere coincidence?
These humanoid monsters appeared just in time when North Korea’s Pyongyang was in a crisis from a disaster-level monster, defeated the monster, and then immediately wiped out the cheering citizens.
Their march towards the 38th parallel, the border between North Korea and South Korea, triggered the emergency call.
“What are these four humanoid monsters?”
Yoo Che-ran, slightly tense at the sight of these rare humanoid monsters dressed in such unusual outfits, asked in a somewhat nervous voice.
Then came the shocking news.
“They are Han Shin-woo’s children.”
“…Excuse me?”
“Whose… children?”
Rolling, too, was shocked by the unexpected revelation.
“I don’t know about the others, but I recognize the one with the mixed black and white hair. He’s the first prince of the empire, Han Leon, born to Han Shin-woo and the Second Empress, Ria.”
Han Jae-won spoke without hesitation about the future.
“…Ria? She’s our daughter’s tamed monster, isn’t she?”
“Ah, Mom. About that…”
“By the way, Jin-ah. Who is this child? Is he a new Hunter you just recruited?”
“Yes, I was wondering too. He’s been in such an important meeting, but who exactly is he?”
The two, who had never met Han Jae-won before, naturally asked about the identity of the blond boy in front of them.
“Jae-won, did you reveal your identity to Che-ran, but not to Rolling?”
“Well… it’s just that it feels weird to call her ‘grandmother.'”
“Grandmother?”
The boy called Rolling, who was still in her 40s, ‘grandmother.’ Confused, Rolling turned to Sophia.
“Ahem, um, Mom. Just, please don’t be surprised. Okay?”
“Huh? Oh, okay. I’ll listen.”
“The boy in front of you, Jae-won, is the son I had with Shin-woo.”
“Yes, I see… Yes? What?! Oh?!”
“A… a son?! But he’s so big! How… I mean… huh?!”
With this shocking revelation, both Rolling and Yoo Che-ran were left speechless, their mouths wide open.
Of course, believing it immediately was impossible, so they had to move on to the main point…
“Oh my! Oh my, oh my, oh my! So you’re my grandchild?”
“Huh? Uh, yes. Well, that’s how it is in the family tree.”
“Oh, you’re so handsome! You’ve grown up so well! So, something big must have happened in the future for you to come here, right?”
“Huh? Ah, yes. That’s why I came to the past…”
“But why are you so skinny?”
“Skinny? Me…?”
“Yes! I want to feed you something right now. Hey, Jin-ah, this conversation is going to be long,
so order something first!”
“Huh? Oh, should I?”
“I’ll have vodka!”
The main point…
“So, you two finally did it!”
“Hehe… But, Mom, you always say that the future can change…”
“Ah! Sophia. Don’t even think like that! A woman must always boldly approach a man first! If you’re too passive, you’ll just come across as a jealous and bitter woman! So don’t even entertain negative thoughts, got it?”
“Y-Yes! I got it, Mom.”
She needed to get to the main point…
“Uh, excuse me…”
“Yes, my grandchild! Do you have anything you want to say to your grandmother?”
“Grandchild…! Ahem! No, that’s not it. First, let me talk about Han Shin-woo’s other children…”
“Geez! Shin-woo has such a terrible way with women! How could he have so many kids? That’s something that needs to be fixed.”
“Yeah! I agree with that, Mom!”
…Well, never mind for now.
With both Rolling and Sophia fussing over him, Jae-won thought that retreating was also a part of strategy.
“…I’m hungry. Let’s eat first, grandmother and mother.”
“Yes! My grandchild is way too skinny~!”
“Son, what do you want to eat?”
He decided to go along with this for now.
“Ahhh…!”
As for the love consultation he had just heard, it seemed like it had already been resolved.
And with the news that Shin-woo apparently had at least five children in the future…
“Shin-woo… you’re quite something…!”
Yoo Che-ran, still a young woman in her late twenties, could only tremble with her lips as her face turned bright red.