The Mythical Hunter has Returned - Chapter 70



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Chapter 070

When it’s my birthday or when it’s my parents’ death anniversary, there’s a pork restaurant that Uncle Deoksu always brings.

-Dojin, how long are you not going to eat?

I remember first bringing me here after losing my younger brother and being completely alone.

Even after my brother’s funeral, I starved for several days.

At the time, I thought my whole world was coming to an end.

My entire family died, including my younger brother, who was living a precarious life.

My relatives only took advantage of me and my younger brother who had lost our parents, and no one really cared about us.

As I listened to the doctor in charge calllessly pronounce my younger brother’s death, I blankly looked at the coffin where my younger brother’s body was lying.

There were no tears.

Was it because he had already seen his parents die?

Or was it because she shed it all as she continued to live her life in pain?

At the funeral when no one came to visit, I spent time looking at pictures of my younger brother alone.

The only person who was by my side at that time was Uncle Deoksu.

-If you do this too, how sad your family will be. Eat. If you want to be strong in the future, you need to eat a lot.

His voice could not be heard.

The sense of reality was gone.

After spending some time feeling like I was dreaming, the funeral was over.

I lost the will to live as I watched my brother’s coffin burn in the crematorium and my last remaining family member turn into a handful of ashes.

At that time, I felt as if I had died too.

-Eat. Even if it’s hard, you should eat to gain strength.

Uncle Deoksu led me, who had lost all my strength, and sat me down across from him and grilled the meat.

At the time, pork belly cost 9,000 won per serving.

I stared at the man grilling raw meat on the grill for a long time.

He silently grilled the meat without saying a word, then placed the well-cooked pieces in front of me.

-If you lost your will to live because you lost your entire family, you can live with me as if you were family. I am your father too… Because I received a lot of help from my brother.

It was only when I saw the meat being grilled by the man that I felt hungry as I had not had a meal in days.

It wasn’t because of the grilled meat.

The fact that there was someone who cared about me felt like it had forced me into the world.

I could still vividly remember the moment I forced the pork into my throat, which had not accepted food for several days.

At that time, I felt alive again.

The evening when the sun sets.

The streets were crowded with people flocking to have dinner.

Deoksu and I passed through the crowd of people, passed through a familiar street, and entered a familiar store.

It was that house.

It wasn’t a famous franchise or a famous restaurant, but it was a meat restaurant with an alley scent.

The smell of roasting pork filled my nose from the moment I entered.

“long time no see. I forgot my face. “Please come often.”

We exchanged greetings with the owner, who remembered our faces as we had been coming here often for several years, and sat down at a round iron table.

A table that you always see when you go to a pocha-type restaurant.

Five chairs without backrests were set up at the table and I sat across from him with the man.

“There are 5 servings of pork belly today too, right?”

“Yes, please do so.”

While the owner took the man’s order and brought the meat, I brought a green bottle and a can of Coke.

Deoksu and I set up spoons and chopsticks in the empty seats and poured soju into the empty glasses.

I poured a cola for my younger sister Heejin.

“Isn’t Heejin old enough to drink soju now?”

I shook my head at the man’s words.

“never. “How bad is alcohol for your health?”

“And you?”

“Because my parents are here, we drink together.”

“her… . “If you treat your little brother too much, it will be difficult.”

To me, Heejin was still a 10-year-old child.

You can’t drink alcohol for a kid like that.

This is nonsense.

“The meat has arrived. “Enjoy your meal.”

My argument was blocked by the owner, who happened to be bringing meat.

Uncle Deoksu grinned while looking at me and picked up the tongs.

“I bake. “Don’t try to bake it for no reason.”

“mister… .”

“I don’t have anything, so this is the only thing I can do for you. Feeding a lot of anything. This is my reward, so don’t stop me. and… .”

Uncle Deoksu pointed to the inner pocket where he had just put the envelope.

“You live today, right? The one who gets it should roast it. ha ha ha!”

I smiled brightly, thinking about the money I had put in.

Chi-ik!

The meat is grilled.

The smell of meat that had filled the surroundings now began to waft from our table.

Pork belly serves 5 people.

There are 3 empty seats.

The place was always like this.

A time for my uncle and I to eat a delicious dinner, and a time to comfort our departed family.

Perhaps it was also an opportunity for me and my new family member to reflect on our family status.

Eat as deliciously as possible and leave with as full a stomach as possible.

While talking about various things.

It’s really like eating a meal with family.

When the meat was fully cooked, Mr. Deoksu used tongs to place three pieces of meat on each plate, starting with his father.

Pork belly with ssamjang, pork belly with salt, and pork belly without any sauce.

Only after father, mother, and Heejin had filled their seats with meat did we place meat on each person’s plate.

“Go ahead. “Parents are waiting.”

“Please join us, uncle.”

At those words, Uncle Deoksu shook his head.

“no. It’s meaningful if you do it. “I’m calling to say that my son is doing well here.”

“no. “You should do it too.”

I know.

How much he devoted to me.

Because he was an acquaintance of my father, he took care of me, who had nowhere else to go.

Even though he had no money, he gave me bungeoppang every day, brought him rice when he didn’t have enough to eat, and brought him to a meat restaurant on his birthday.

He was the person who reminded me that I was alive and that I was with my family.

And I couldn’t protect it in my previous life.

I lost someone I was so thankful for and my family again.

It was a word that expressed a promise not to do that next time, and it was also a word that made Uncle Deoksu consider himself family.

“I get it.”

Uncle Deoksu, with red eyes, raised his glass.

braided.

Deoksu and I lightly touched our parents’ soju glasses and Heejin’s cola glass.

The sound of clear glass rang particularly loudly.

I turned my head and took a drink.

“Brother, Dojin has become a complete adult. haha.”

I filled my glass again and ate the meat.

The sizzling scent of grilling meat fills your nose.

The oil simmered on the outside of the well-cut pork, giving off a delicious aroma.

I picked up the meat with chopsticks and ate it.

it’s good.

The oil melts in your mouth and the texture of the sticky meat combines well.

The spicy taste of ssamjang and the savory taste of oil filled my mouth.

I felt alive.

How long has it been since I ate something this comfortably?

To prepare for the fight that would always occur, I ate only food that was as light as possible, while keeping my stomach full.

Water for dry combat rations.

Even when I came to Seoul, I could only count on one hand the number of times I ate something decent.

‘I wasn’t even taking care of my body properly.’

I realized once again that I was only chasing revenge and ran without even looking to the side.

While I was eating meat, the man asked.

“Where did you get a job to receive this much money?”

“It’s no big deal. “I just joined something similar to a guild.”

“Guild?”

“yes.”

“You didn’t like it?”

At those words, I glanced at Uncle Deoksu.

Warm eyes, as if looking at a grown child.

He knew me from the past.

After losing my family, I hated and resented God.

I couldn’t bear to tell him that he was killing God for revenge.

“I still hate it.”

“… … .”

“But there is no way.”

So I told a little lie.

Uncle Deoksu stared at me for a moment and nodded.

“I see. I get it.”

After that, the man didn’t ask any more questions.

We just ate meat while talking about various things about life.

We stood up like that.

Without even taking out the envelope I gave him, the man took out some crumpled money from his wallet and calculated the price of the pork belly.

They kept me from buying it until the very end.

“Don’t stop me from having the pleasure of buying food for someone who is like my son. Hahaha!”

The man who came out of the store said.

“Dojin.”

“Yes, uncle.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“… … .”

“The point is, don’t beat yourself up too much.”

“You know I don’t do that.”

Despite my answer, the man just looked at me with sad eyes.

“Do you remember the day before when you said you wouldn’t be a porter?”

“It flies.”

“You wouldn’t know what kind of expression you had back then. This was the face of your parents when they died. “It’s an expression full of resentment toward the world.”

“I did… “Did you?”

“I don’t know what happened, but don’t be too hard on yourself.”

The man came up to me and stroked my head.

“I hope you consider that if you get hurt, there are people who will be sad.”

“mister.”

I saw him.

For some reason, there were tears in his eyes.

“… … .”

I couldn’t bear to answer.

Now that I have experienced until the end what happens in the future, I know what will happen if I don’t push myself.

I had to push myself just for the sake of someone who would cry for me.

“… “I will do my best to prevent you from getting hurt.”

All I could say was this.

“I get it.”

Uncle, I’m sorry.

Because I can’t promise.

“Let’s go separately today. “It’s late.”

Uncle Deoksu, who patted my head, said to me.

“Reach out your hand.”

“I don’t want you to give me my money back.”

“It’s not like that.”

When I opened my palm upward, the man took off the watch on his left hand and handed it to my hand.

“mister… ?”

“I have nothing to give you, all I have is this watch.”

I looked at the shabby old wristwatch he gave me.

“There is something your father and older brother told me a long time ago. “The most important thing in the world is a time commitment, so a man should wear a watch.”

“Are you my father?”

“okay.”

The man who gave me the watch smiled brightly and said.

“I didn’t know I would say that to you.”

The man said as he put the watch on my wrist.

“Men should wear a watch. “The time commitment is more important than anything else in the world.”

After he finished speaking, tears welled up in the corners of the man’s eyes.

“Dojin, you are now an adult.”

His wrinkled hand, holding my hand while filling the watch, was warmer today.

“Good job. “You really worked hard.”

It was a time when my heart felt warm for the first time in a long time.

* * *

“Did you rest well?”

I saw Suyeon Lee, whom I had met for two days.

My skin was soft as if I had rested well.

“Did you rest well, Mr. Dojin?”

“yes.”

-Ugh… .

Is it because of Jormungandr’s mood that dark circles appear under his eyes?

Dark circles in snake eyes.

“Why is he like that?”

“I think it’s because I’ve been asking about the story behind Norse mythology experienced by the Midgard Giant Dragon for two days.”

iced coffee.

It looks like he was caught by a mythology fan and talked about it all day.

Now I finally understand.

It must have been very difficult.

“I’m afraid Mr. Jormungand may be too tired.”

“You just have to fight well.”

Now that the break was over, it was time to fight.