Became a childhood friend of the middle boss (18)
dinner party
The time for the dinner party has arrived.
People from the Divine Sword Daoist School were entering the banquet hall on time.
‘There are a lot of people coming in.’
After freshening up in my private room, I sat down and quietly watched the scene.
There are seven direct family members who are obligated to attend as the grandfather’s children.
There were five additional collateral family members in attendance.
It was a gathering of twelve families, so the number was enormous.
As a result, there was a constant stream of people coming into the banquet hall.
‘Even if we count 4 people per family, does that mean at least 48 people are attending?’
The number of people actually attending will be much higher than that.
It’s not the first time I attend the family’s annual event, but every time I do, I’m struck by the scale of the family.
Indeed, it was a Shinken Taoist school with a history of 200 years.
‘So it probably belongs to the Ten Families.’
Eventually, the line of people started to decrease and there were only a few empty seats left.
“ah.”
It was only when the dinner party was about to start that I could see people entering the dinner hall, paying close attention.
It was Do Seung-woo’s family.
Previously, he would have been arrogant and talked to the people sitting in his seat before heading to his seat.
‘I guess it’s embarrassing to be embarrassed.’
They ignored the gazes of those around them and quickly headed to their designated seats under the guidance of the employees.
He was unable to properly show his face due to the obscene behavior he showed at the training ground a little while ago.
But as it happens… .
“hi.”
“Do Gyeon-woo… .”
The seats assigned to them happened to be right across from where my family sat.
The faces of Do Seung-woo and his family crumpled.
In particular, Do Seung-woo’s expression was a sight to behold.
The guy looked at me and growled.
On the other hand, I was kind enough to worry about that guy.
“Are you not seriously injured? Do you know how surprised I was earlier? “I didn’t know that you would faint if you were attacked from behind.”
“this… .”
“You need to build up some stamina.”
Quickly.
Do Seung-woo was seen grinding his teeth.
On the other hand, I smiled brightly.
“By the way, did you change your panties properly?”
“… !”
Do Seung-woo’s face turned bright red, and his eyes widened as if he was going to kill me at any moment.
But there was no way I was scared, and it seems the people who were eavesdropping on our conversation were the same.
“Do I need to change my panties? “You can just use cleansing magic to get rid of it.”
“Hey, it still feels uncomfortable. “Then why do you always wear the same underwear?”
“But the clothes you’re wearing are the same as before… .”
Derision was heard from everywhere.
The mockery that started around the direct relatives spread far away to where collateral relatives were sitting.
People who were not on good terms with the Do Seung-woo family or who could rival their influence burst into laughter.
“Tsk… .”
All of Do Seung-woo’s family just blushed and gritted their teeth at the sound.
Even if you stand up to people’s ridicule, you know very well that it will only increase the indecency.
‘If I had lost, my family would have been embarrassed like that.’
Do Seung-woo seemed pitiful.
But that was all.
Maybe it was me before I realized my past life, but now I didn’t want to sympathize with what Do Seung-woo was feeling.
I just felt reassured that I was lucky that my family and I didn’t suffer shame instead of them.
It was then.
widely.
“… .”
A loud sound, as if the scabbard was hitting the floor, rang out loud for a moment.
The noise that had been floating around the dinner hall was suddenly cut off by a sound that seemed to have occurred right in my ear.
Everyone turned their heads in the direction of the door.
“Is everyone gathered together? “You’ve come a long way.”
“… .”
The head of the Shingeom Taoist family, Do Yeik.
Grandpa was standing there.
“But what are you doing when you’re not sitting down? Do you plan to keep standing there?”
“ah… “No, matriarch.”
Even though I would have figured out the situation right outside the door.
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The grandfather pretended not to know and spoke to the Do Seung-woo family.
Then Do Seung-woo and his family hurriedly sat down in a panic.
The grandfather passed them by, sat down at the head of the table, and spoke to the crowd.
“I’m probably hungry, so let’s eat.”
The dinner party has begun.
* * *
The reason why famous families thrived in games is because the world view of the game is set in an era about 200 years after the cataclysm, and also because a certain ideology laid the foundation for the famous families to exist.
The philosophy is ‘to create better hunters’.
That was it.
A time when the world was destroyed due to a cataclysm.
Those who survived intensely yearned for someone who could protect them from monsters.
That being was a hunter.
A hunter who had the power to attack the gate and fight monsters was enough to be revered as a hero.
Because of their presence, the world could be rebuilt.
Nevertheless, people were still afraid.
It had already been destroyed once.
Also, there was no guarantee that it would not be destroyed.
To create better hunters.
As long as monsters exist in this world.
As long as the gate exists.
True peace will never come.
Humanity had to keep fighting to avoid extinction.
To create better hunters.
So they were not satisfied.
Unable to feel safe in the new world, they sought to strengthen the Hunter’s power to counter the threat to humanity.
To create better hunters.
It was a global epidemic, a madness.
People did not hesitate to do anything to create more and better hunters.
It can be said that Myeongga was a piece of madness created during that process.
A piece of madness to prevent the Hunter’s bloodline from being cut off, to further strengthen the existing bloodline, and to increase its numbers.
A crystallization of the interests of ordinary people who want to live in a safe world and hunters who want to enjoy power forever.
This is how the famous family prospered.
As a result… .
‘There’s not just one grandmother.’
Although I did not attend the dinner party.
I have five grandmothers, a family that would have seemed absurd to me in a past life.
A relationship was formed.
So there are 7 direct descendants.
‘And my dad is the fifth of seven siblings, and the son of the fourth grandmother, who is now deceased… .’
The genealogy is truly complex.
After retracing my family’s genealogy in my head, I ate the food served one by one by the employees.
There were many interesting and delicious foods, but evaluating them out loud could have made me a laughing stock, so I savored them quietly.
On the other hand, Ye-eun was different.
“Oppa, this is delicious.”
“… Do you want to eat mine too?”
“really? Is that okay?”
Do Ye-eun whispers to me as she tastes lamb for the first time and is impressed.
Yeeun’s eyes were sparkling.
I thought Yeeun was cute like that, so I immediately cut up the remaining meat and put it on her plate.
“Gyeonwoo, Yeeun.”
Our mother gave us notice by moving her lips in an inaudible sound, but we tried our best to pretend not to hear it.
‘What if others say something? Ye-eun says she wants to eat it.’
There is no need to worry about this.
Soon, my mother must have thought the same and stopped scolding us.
‘Anyway, who is Grandpa talking to now?’
Soon, I glanced sideways at the head of the table where my grandfather was sitting.
Collaterals were assigned to a separate table, and direct descendants were assigned close to the grandfather in order of birth.
My family was somewhere in the middle, with my father being the fifth child.
However, there were many people from other families, so the distance between us and my grandfather was quite long.
As a result, the number of turns to talk became longer.
“… Yes, keep moving forward.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
My grandfather had just finished talking with his first uncle’s family.
Even if we just briefly exchanged updates, it took quite a while since there were 6 members in the family.
‘Fortunately, this ended quickly.’
If those who are currently in Academy City or could not attend for special reasons are added… .
It was terrible to even imagine.
Around that time, my grandfather was talking to my second uncle’s family.
The person who would talk to my grandfather afterwards was Do-eun Do, my second uncle’s second child and eldest daughter.
“next… “This is our Si-eun.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
A girl with very impressive blue eyes, whom the grandfather considers the prettiest of his grandchildren.
“… .”
The moment it was her turn.
The family members stopped moving their dishes as if they had made a promise.
To the extent that they were wary and jealous, she was considered to have the most promising future among the three generations of the current Shinken Daoist clan.
And Do-eun was also a character that appeared in the game.
‘I’m so glad to know that.’
Divine Sword Taoist Thunderbolt Flower.
At the academy that Kang Han-byul will attend, when he is a first-year student, he is the strongest prosecutor in the academy and reigns as the student council president.
The mediator between me and Do Seung-woo.
After graduating from the Academy, he joined the Regulus Clan in Academy City and became a helper to Kang Han Byul.
I, who had never been involved in anything bad with her, recalled information about her and felt a sense of familiarity.
It was then.
“I heard that you caused the sign of lightning.”
“… !”
The words the grandfather spoke to Do-si-eun caused a stir in the audience for a moment.
“A lightning bolt?”
“Sieun caused a lightning strike?”
“Nonsense… .”
“What does a kid who is now a middle school student… .”
Forget about silencing your voice.
The people who were eavesdropping couldn’t hide their shock.
Well, it was worth it.
Because lightning was by no means a phenomenon that could be caused unconditionally even by a person of the Divine Sword Taoist school.
It was an area that the Beast King style could only reach if it showed some level of achievement.
‘Well, if it’s that older sister, it’s worth it.’
People can’t help but be surprised that he did it at the age of 14.
Of course, I wasn’t that surprised as I knew Dosi-eun’s skills.
I was just happy for the future with her as my ally.
Meanwhile, the conversation between the grandfather and Do-si-eun was taking place calmly despite the crowd.
“It’s truly amazing that you have already achieved so much despite your young age.”
“… thank you “I will do my best to deliver good results to the head of the family soon.”
“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it. “If you make lightning yours, you will become the youngest person to cause lightning after the second head of the family.”
“… “It’s just too much for me.”
“No, you can do it. “I want you to grow into a lion who can surpass Him.”
“I’ll try my best.”
Even when receiving praise from her grandfather, Dosi-eun did not show any emotional disturbance and maintained a calm mood throughout.
Grandpa burst out laughing, wondering what was so good about it.
Soon the conversation between the two ended.
The grandfather turned his attention to Dosi-eun’s younger sister, and she… .
‘huh?’
Dosi-eun suddenly turned his head.
She was quietly looking in my direction.
‘What is there?’
With that thought in mind, I looked around.
There was nothing worth noting.
“… .”
‘what?’
Nevertheless, she was still looking this way.
For some reason, it seemed like her eyes were focused directly on me.
‘Are you watching me by any chance?’
Maybe it was my mood, but I couldn’t shake that feeling.
‘Hello sister, how are you?’
Did they catch me staring?
I bowed lightly to her.
“… .”
Do-si-eun also nodded.
Afterwards, she withdrew her gaze and began eating food in silence.
‘I need to finish eating too.’
I’ve barely had a chance to talk to her until now, but I’ll try to talk to her next time I get a chance.
Thinking like that.
I decided to wait for my family’s turn.
* * *
Before I knew it, the grandfather was asking Do Seung-woo’s family about their current situation.
“Come to think of it… .”
The grandfather seemed to have suddenly remembered something and spoke to the people in the audience.
“Not long ago, I had news with a demon demon.”
Tugui.
There was only one person my grandfather called Tugui without formality.
‘Is it him?’
A hunter who lives in the same generation as his grandfather and is considered an outsider.
Tugui, Seo Jeong-jin.
He was also a character that appeared in the game.
“That guy said something interesting. Wow… “I didn’t know he would do that.”
That character was often mentioned in the game.
That’s right… .
“I don’t know what the wind was blowing, but they say he brought in a disciple.”
Because he was Kang Han Byeol’s teacher.
fantasy,
