Chapter 243 – Reunion (5)
“Wow, you really made this.”
As Seong Ha-yeon entered the front door, she said so. I kissed her on the cheek and said, stroking her now pregnant belly.
“Hey, my baby.”
“What are you doing.”
As if Seong Ha-yeon hated it, she was smiling happily while shaving my hair. I asked, stroking her stomach once more.
“What about Yoojung and Ichie?”
“The two of you went downtown to order something nearby.”
“Ah, packaging. The salmon rice bowl here is delicious.”
“Okay? Wait a minute then I need to call you.”
As soon as Seong Ha-yeon took off her shoes, Seong Ha-yeon was holding her cell phone and calling senior Yoo-jeong, as if she was interested in her story of salmon rice bowl. In the meantime, I looked back at the perfectly constructed house. A large [Prototype field] Was installed in the center of the room, and I could see the sink and kitchen in front of me.
The dining table where we could all gather and eat was installed right next to the wall, and there was a large-screen TV installed on the wall. There was a cozy couch on the other side of the wall, and a bed in the middle of the room atop a prototype field.
Seong Ha-yeon, who was on the phone with senior Yoo-jeong, looked around her again, and when she saw a large bed in the middle of the stage like a play prop, she asked.
” What. Why did you leave the bed here? It looks very uncomfortable.”
“There is a bed in the room too.”
I pointed to the room in the corner. There was a bed, a closet, and a separate bathroom. Seong Ha-yeon nodded her head at those words, and then she took another look at the [Prototype field].
No matter how you look at it, this device, which exudes the feeling of an idol performance stage or a sci-fi concept small theater stage, seemed even more complicated and difficult to handle because of the mechanical devices on the floor. Seong Ha-yeon said while touching the thick cable connected to the mechanism outside.
“Is this it? [Prototype Field] I’ve seen it a few times at the training ground. A device used by summoners to train their summoners in combat while reducing their burden.”
“Yes. That’s it.”
“And, I’m going to lay this down and summon the Almighty directly.”
“Yes. Yes.”
“Where did you get the money from? Considering that I built this and this house, I must have spent a lot of money.”
“Oh, I’ll explain that later. If I come with seniors Ichie and Yoojung today, I plan to make a big announcement.”
Seong Ha-yeon took a step back while sweeping her stomach at the story of a major announcement. Then she looked back and forth between me and the baby, she said.
“A major announcement? What? I’m pregnant. Because the child is falling Think carefully.”
Is it humor that only pregnant women can do? I nodded and smiled.
“Ah, it’s not such a shocking news.”
*****
“Supremacy. We are here.”
“Sister. Did you wait? I was late because I ordered an extra salmon bowl.”
While we sat on the sofa and waited for a while, senior Yoojung and Ichie entered the house after them. The two of them were preoccupied with looking at the interior of the house, which they saw for the first time with the furniture in, with their eyes sparkling. As soon as seniors Ichie and Yujeong arrived, they greeted Seong Hayeon once and put a bag of food on the table.
Seong Ha-yeon said.
“Hungry. Let’s eat first.”
It was already past lunchtime. Ichido agreed with Seong Ha-yeon’s suggestion and said:
“I was scolded because I was hungry on the way.”
“Did Ichie try to sneak a tonkatsu out?”
“Ah, sister! That’s a secret!”
Ichie listened to Yu-jeong’s secret, and she stomped her feet in amazement. I saw the two bickering and briefly talked to Almighty Emperor.
[Would you like to eat together?]
[No, I am. Because time may be halfway when announcing later.]
[It would be nice to eat together.]
[Will I be able to eat it to my heart’s content later? First of all, eat slowly. I waited for a really long time, so I can wait for this amount of time.]
“Then, let’s eat first.”
Following my words, we all moved to the table. A variety of menus were prepared, from tonkatsu to salmon rice bowls. Yu-jeong sunbaenim found a spoon and chopsticks in the kitchen and said while setting them.
“Originally, I was thinking of buying some meat and grilling it, but when I thought about it, there was nothing in this house, so there were too many things to prepare. So I decided to take out the food and eat it.”
“Packaging is better. It’s easy to clean up, and after grilling the meat, you don’t have to worry about cleaning it up.”
“I just came in, so I can’t help it. If you fill up some daily necessities later, shall we grill meat outside? Because the yard here is large.”
Barbecue equipment was already in the warehouse. It was an impulsive purchase with the money left after building the building, but I was proud of it as a pretty good choice. She smiled broadly at Ichie’s suggestion to have a barbecue and said:
“I like barbecue. Let’s all grill and eat meat together.”
“It will be fine.”
His Holiness Hayeon also smiled and nodded her head. Senior Yoo-jeong said to Seong Ha-yeon.
“Sister. How is the food? It just smells weird, doesn’t it? She heard that when she gets morning sickness, she just can’t eat.”
“I don’t know because morning sickness isn’t that bad. I was very worried too. I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat the food I like.”
I asked Seong Ha-yeon while I was unpacking the tonkatsu that Ichie placed in front of me.
“Hayeon sister. But, Hayeon unnie, do you make patbingsu or something like that at home?”
Seong Ha-yeon laughed at the question of her rationale and shook her head.
“Ah, it’s annoying, so I don’t eat patbingsu. Just buy and eat Freezing milk, buying a shaved ice machine, buying red beans, uh… !”
Seong Ha-yeon seemed to have already done it once, and mentioned the specific process and hit her with disgust. “Ichie,” She said with a regretful expression.
“I always thought of Hayeon unnie every time I ate red bean shaved ice outside. I miss her ability.”
“Hey, it’s enough to freeze a drink. If you make even shaved ice, that’s a waste of ability, right? Oh, we can play with ice in the pool.”
“I think it will be cold.”
I laughed involuntarily at the thought of a swimming pool filled with ice. Who else but Seong Ha-yeon can enter? Senior Yoo-Jung also asked Seong Ha-Yeon a question.
“Ah, sister. By the way, if you get hit by hot water on your sister, she just feels bad, right?”
Seong Ha-yeon laughed at Yoo-jeong’s question and shook her head.
“Wow, come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve heard this question from you. This is what people who don’t really know Hunter ask me when they’re bored. Will it melt if it gets hit with hot water? No, I’m human, why do you ask such a question? My temperature is also normal. 36.2 degrees. When I use my ability, the temperature around me drops, not me freezing.”
Seong Ha-yeon seemed to have heard this kind of question quite a lot. Halfway through, answers close to her resentment came pouring out, and she was embarrassed to become a senior Yoo-jeong, so she was able to comfort her.
“Ah, I get it. Sister.”
“Oh really. No, thinking about it, you went to the bathroom with me.”
Senior Yoo-jeong just smiled at Seong Ha-yeon’s words, slightly averting her gaze. She said as she picked up a tonkatsu and held it out towards my mouth.
“Ah-.”
Like a baby bird being fed by a mother bird, I took a bite of the pork cutlet Ichie gave me and gave a thumbs up. Senior Yoojeong and Seong Hayeon, who had been arguing, looked at each other face to face, and no matter who said it first, they moved their attention to the food.
“Try this. Salmon Donburi. Delicious.”
“Yes.”
“Try this too. Curry and rice.”
“Oh, this is so delicious. Are you making your own curry here?”
“The sign said it was homemade curry, right?”
“I’ll have to go often later.”
Seong Ha-yeon stopped eating and looked around her. She took a quick look at the [Prototype field], The kitchen, and the size of the house, then asked me.
“By the way, how did you get the money? What did you say you did with slush funds?”
“Ah yes. I had a separate conversation with Choi Yeon-joo Hunter, so I wrote it there.”
“What about taxes? Didn’t you say something about your income when you bought this?”
“I dealt with that too. There is a way to launder money with art. What is it…”
When I really tried to explain, Seong Ha-yeon was so startled that she covered her stomach and said,
“Hey, you’re listening to my child. What kind of prenatal education is tax evasion education?”
“Ah, I see.”
So we laughed and chatted. Everyone is busy with their hunter life, so it was rare for everyone to get together and relax like this. Therefore, it seemed that they did not notice the time passing by chatting. As the sun went down slightly, Ichie put down his spoon, saying that he was full first. Subsequently, the others leaned against the back of her chair and nodded at her.
“Oh, I’m full.”
“I really enjoyed the meal.”
“I’m full.”
I put the wrapping paper and plastic in a garbage bag and washed all the plastic bowls and set them aside. Senior Yoojung said.
“Shall I leave you?”
“No. No. Are you okay. I am resting. You can throw it away right here.”
When I went outside, the few street lights were shining orange. I collected the garbage separately in the trash can under the street lamp and returned home. My family was sitting on the sofa at home, greeting me. Seong Ha-yeon was sitting in the middle, and Ichie was next to her, rubbing Seong Ha-yeon’s belly.
And senior Yoojung was washing the dishes while looking at me. Seong Ha-yeon said.
“So, what is that big announcement?”
Senior Yoojung looked at me. I stepped onto the prototyping field. The prototype field was installed in a position facing the sofa so I could make eye contact with Seong Ha-yeon. Senior Yoojeong wiped her hands and sprinted onto the sofa and sat down.
After I put on the bracelet, I stretched out his hand in the air as if I was performing a magic show for the children, and Seong Ha-yeon smiled and tilted his head.
I shouted.
“Summon Almighty!”
