The first person to greet when I returned ho was Jiyun.
"Ohhhhhh!"
Jiyun squeals as I enter the front door and runs to , hugging and clinging to my neck.
"I missed you!"
As I pull myself up, still hugging her shaking body, Alessia, who was waiting with Jiyun, bows down to greet .
"Welco back, Master."
It's a very friendly greeting, even though it hasn't been that long since I've been away.
"Yes. I have."
I nod in response, returning her greeting.
"Alessia, where is father?"
"Don is on his way out now. From what I understand, he's been out for quite a while."
"And he knows I'm here?"
"I called him as soon as you landed at the airport. Let double check."
"No, thanks, it's getting late, I'm just going to unpack and rest today."
"Okay. Understood."
"Haam."
Jiyun yawned deeply in my arms.
"Jiyun. Did you stay up to see your brother?"
"Yes, I was waitingmy brother is coming today."
"Okay, okay. Good girl."
I stroke Jiyun's head and head straight for her room.
Alessia quietly follows behind .
"Hey, big brother. What were you doing in Italy?"
"Brother? UmI saved the world and beca a knight."
"Really?"
"Yep. It's late tonight, so go to sleep. Tomorrow, I'll tell you the real story."
"UghI want to hear it today."
Jiyun rubbed her face in my arms while saying that.
Even though she said she wanted to hear the story, it seed like she was about to fall asleep from the way her eyes were closing.
"Okay, okay. Let's go to bed."
"Okay."
Jiyun naturally curled up as soon as I put her on the bed.
She was so sleepy that she fell asleep as soon as I put her on the bed.
Smiling at the sight, I slipped out of the room and locked eyes with Alessia, who was also smiling.
"Looks like she fell asleep right away."
"Yes, she fell asleep as soon as I put her in bed."
"I don't think it's unreasonable, considering she's been standing on the porch all day saying she'd wait for you."
"I'm trying to get so sleep too. I slept on the plane, but now that I'm ho, I'm sleepy again."
"They don't call it travel poisoning for nothing. You should get so rest, too."
"I will. Thank you, Alessia."
After saying goodbye to Alessia, I return to my room.
After a quick shower, I flopped down on the bed and felt the tension lt away.
"ho again."
Really. They don't call it ho for nothing.
Still, I had to get so work done before bed.
"I thought I was going to die of frustration because I couldn't check it on the plane."
No one knew I was carrying the main byproduct of Typhon in the first place.
First, I pull out the Fire Essence, one of the reasons I joined this raid in the first place.
[Na: Essence of Fire (Sealed)]
[Rank: Mythic]
[Type: Material]
[Description: I feel a great deal of divine power]
"As I thought."
An item that hasn't been properly unsealed yet.
I'll need this later, so I'll put it in the cube for now.
These are the next things I packed.
[Na: Twin Wings of Heaven]
[Rank: Semi-Mythical]
[Type: Ring]
[Description: This ring contains the power of Typhon, who was said to have blocked out the sky just by spreading his wings.
Skills
[1. Shroud: Blots out the sky, casting the surrounding environnt in darkness]
[Na: Chains of Hephaestus]
[Rank: Semi-Mythical]
[Type: Material]
[Description: A chain that not even Typhon could break]
Typhon's ring that bathes the surrounding field in total darkness.
Items that affect the field itself were rare in the ga, so it was always useful to have.
The Ring of Typhon's ability to color the world with darkness made it a perfect ring for a phantom thief to use.
The Chains of Hephaestus, on the other hand.
"Well, to each his own."
It's a pretty useful item in that I can lt it down to make equipnt or use the chain as is.
I've decided to keep this one in the cube for future use.
And that's what I'm going to finish up before I go to bed.
[Today]
[: Korean scabies. Club eting tomorrow at 2:00].
[Jin-woo: Oh, boss is back. Are you buying gelato?]
[Choi Yeon: Strawberry flavor]
[Jin-woo: I want lon~]
[Se-ah: See you then!]
[Young-jae: It's been a while since we've been together]
I can et the children of Familia I hadn't seen in a long ti.
I think I should bring a gift for each of them, but what should I bring?
"Okay, let's unpack."
It's a great way to organize the warehouse!
* * *
~The next day~
I'm dusting in the office of the head of Familia I haven't visited in a long ti, and I hear the children coming in one by one from outside.
As I put down the mop Im holding and go outside, I see Young-jae raising his hand in greeting.
"Ah, Mr. President, it's been a while. How was it abroad?"
Young-jae greeted with the sa face after a long ti.
"You've been training a lot lately, haven't you?"
Judging from the scars on his face and the bandages on his hands, he had been training until recently.
"My ntor has been calling a lot since I'm on vacation. I'm sure the other kids are the sa way."
"Really?"
Well, I'll have to see for myself.
The door opened then.
"Ah. Eugene. Hi."
Choi Yeon, still unreadable, walks into the stale room and plops down in a chair.
"Tough."
I wave at her as she enters.
"Are you here from training too?"
"Nope. I went fishing with my grandfather this morning."
"Oh."
Fishing with Choi Sun-ho?
"Did you catch many fish?"
"Yeah. I think we cut up about 20 giant fish."
You usually say you caught fish, not slashed them, right?
Well, it seems like she had her own training.
And then again.
Gulp.
"There's still ti to Huh? Everyone's here?"
Se-ah, in her Academy uniform instead of her normal clothes, was number four.
"Se-ah, why are you in uniform? Did you have a make-up class or sothing?"
I asked her curiously, since she was wearing a uniform even though it was vacation, and she replied with a cool smile.
"Well, it's not extra classes, but because Instructor Ji-hyun said that the uniform is hard anyway, so I don't have to worry about tearing it, and she told to wear it when I co for ntoring, so I guess it beca a habit, hahaha."
Is Se-ah being ntored at the academy?
It's not surprising since Ji-hyun lives in the Academy's faculty dormitory.
It's not like she's going to go far.
"So, does that an there's only one left?"
I had a feeling he was going to be the last one.
We were all chatting about what we've been up to lately.
"Yeah~ I'm first~ I'm first because I ca 5 minutes early What? What, everyone's early?"
Jin-woo, who had been doing a weird dance by himself, stepped back in surprise.
"Weren't we supposed to et at two?"
He's still confused, but then he looks at and smiles.
"Oh, boss!"
"How are you?"
I ask, still feeling pretty happy to see him after all these days.
"I'm fine~ I get stabbed and beaten up all the ti But hey, boss. Gelato?"
And then he spoke and wiped away my good mood.
"Oh, yeah. Eugene. Gelato strawberry flavor. Do you have any?"
And Choi Yeon even asks for her own gelato because Jin-woo asked first.
It's the kind of collaboration that can be said to be a blast, but for so reason, I felt nostalgic.
Maybe it's because my life has been so bloody lately.
"Oh, I should get you a present."
I almost forgot about this.
I thought I should give them to the children.
"First, Se-ah."
Se-ah was very protective of her younger siblings, so I prepared a set of gourt snacks that I knew they would love.
I even bought them at the Naples airport duty-free shop.
"I thought you'd like sothing you could share with your siblings. I thought they'd enjoy it."
"Awww, did you actually buy a gift?! Aaaaah! Thank you so much! I'll definitely share it with my siblings and take a picture with them, and I'll make them write a thank you note!"
"No, I don't need a thank you note."
"No, you need to accept!"
It's not that big of a deal.
By the way, I also took out the item I hadn't given her yet and handed it to her.
And this was given to as a gift by a high-ranking person in the Vatican, and they say that if you hang it at ho or wear it on your person, evil spirits and undead will not be able to approach it. I think this will be helpful when your younger brother is with you.
"Wowthank you!!!"
I was glad that they were satisfied.
Next up, Young-jae.
"This is for you, Young-jae."
This ti, I handed over a mid-level Fire Spirit Essence.
Depending on how it was processed, it could amplify the attack power of fire-based magic.
"I thought it would be best if you handled it yourself, so I brought it in its raw form."
"It's in pretty good shape. Did you go into a volcano or sothing?"
"Huh? Well, yeah."
Apparently, the news of the Etna Volcano being targeted hasn't gotten through here yet.
"Boss. What about ? What about ? What about ? What about ?"
He's getting restless as his turn approaches.
"Wait. You're last."
Next up was a gift for Choi Yeon.
"A longsword, blessed by the priests of the Vatican. I thought it would be good for you to have a sword with a perm effect."
For reference, the sword is like a gift for receiving the Knight's Cross, but in my case, I received two swords for two different orders.
I didn't see much difference between the two, so I wondered if I really needed them. As I was thinking about it, Choi Yeon rembered.
Its an item made by a craftsman from the Vatican, so it shouldnt be used carelessly.
It can truly be said to be the best thing to show off.
"Vatican. Limited edition. Yes. Thank you so much. I'll take it."
Choi Yeon imdiately draws the sword and nods as she sweeps it.
Such a sword lover.
The corners of my mouth curl upward as I realize I was right to give her the sword.
Judging by the fact that she imdiately embraced the scabbard, I must have succeeded in capturing her taste.
Boss~! I can look forward to it, right? Should I close my eyes?
He was so nervous that it was his turn that he actually closed his eyes and waited for his present.
Se-ah looks horrified at the sight, and Young-jae looks at him with an expression that says he can't stop him.
"Yes, because this is sothing I worked hard to get."
With that, I take it out of the cube and place it on the desk.
I glance over at the other kids.
"Are you really going to give this to Mr. Jin-woo? Don't you think it's a waste?"
"Wow. Jin-woo, I'm jealous."
"What is it? What is it? Should I open my eyes?"
"Uh. Open your eyes."
His eyes widen at my words.
"I got a paladin set, too Huh? What is this?"
Jin-woo finally looks at the item in front of him.
I smiled at him with a fierce expression and replied.
"The gelato you wanted to eat so badly. It's lon flavored."
Later, when I gave him the proper gift, I asked him how he felt at that ti and Jin-woo said that his world ca crashing down that day.
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