Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 60:
Chapter 60 – The Meaning of Family (3)
This was the 4th day she guarded the house without her master .
Bibi let out a sigh .
“Uh-whew . ”
The little human still kept bugging her to play . Her master dropped off a dog, and he hadn’t been home for two days .
The little human cried that the dog was already too big . Moreover, she still pointed the laser pointer and the fishing rod towards her .
Still, the middle of the day was her free time, since the little human was at kindergarten . The great mother, who gave birth to her master, went out today, so she didn’t’ have to keep the pretense up .
She looked looked like a cat, but she didn’t have to act like a cat . Bibi opened the refrigerator, then she took out a salmon .
Since she had materialized into this body model, her appetite and behavior followed some weird instinct .
She was ripping open the wrap covering the salmon when that **** approached her .
“Grrrrr . Kuhng, kuhng . ”
“Eh-whew . Get away from me-ahong . . ”
Bibi chased away the annoying dog .
He was a pain in the **** left here by her master .
He was only a dog yet the **** was larger than her . It seemed the little human had wanted a small dog .
“Ooh-roo-roong, kuhng . ”
“Go away, Noorungah-ahong . ” (TLN:Dog name is Noorung, generic name usually given to yellow-brown dogs or cows . )
The dog was given the name Noorungi since her master didn’t put too much thought in naming him . The dog continued to growl as he looked at Bibi .
She had a small body, and she had a tempting morsel in her possession . It seemed he saw her as a pushover, and he was going to try to take the fish away from her .
Bibi snorted .
“You won’t be able to climb up here-ahong . ”
“Ooh-roo-roong . ”
When she saw Noorungi continue to growl, Bibi let out a sigh . She was reduced to being treated as an easy mark for a dog . How had it come to this?
“Go away, while I’m saying it nicely-ohng . ”
Bibi swung her pink paw, and she struck Noorungi’s head .
Puhk!
“Ggae-gaeng . Ggging . ”
Noorungi was surprised, and he quickly ran away .
“Uh-whew . When will master come back?”
Every time her master returned from a Dungeon, his level increased incrementally . Bibi also wanted to quickly level up, and become powerful like the old days . However, her situation didn’t allow it .
As the time ticked forward, she became bitter .
Soon, the little human will be coming home from her kindergarten .
*
Guild Alandal’s office .
<You’ve consumed ‘Magic Crystal’>
<Magic Stat is permanently increased by 2 . >
Woojin absorbed the Reinforcement Stone, which increased his stats . He kept eating the Reinforcement Stones until the point where the consumption will delay the absorption .
Sunggoo was sitting across from him, and he was absorbing the Reinforcement Stone given by Woojin . Sunggoo had various wounds on his body, and one could feel a wild coarse energy from him .
Every time Woojin made an appointments to a 5 star or 6 star Dungeons, he let Sunggoo experience fighting various monsters . Still, most of the monster were defeated by Woojin . Sunggoo only defeated a small portion of monsters, but even that small amount was very important .
Sunggoo was able to hunt monsters at a high rank Dungeon . He was a respectable 4th Circle Rank C Roused . Sunggoo was using his abilities in extreme life and death situations, so he was quickly becoming stronger .
Ddok ddok .
“Come in . ”
After a knock, Jung-minchan entered carrying a box .
“These are the Skill Books president was talking about . ”
“You finally purchased them . ”
Woojin put on a puzzled expression when he received the box . He instructed Minchan to get 3 items, yet there were only 2 in here .
“The last one?”
“A 4th Circle Skill Book is very pricey . We also keep buying Reinforcement Stones, and on top of that, most of the guild’s finances is being used to purchase items . ”
“Are we short on money?”
“Yes . However, we aren’t in the red . It just means it’ll take a little bit longer to acquire the item . ”
They already possessed a 6 star Dungeon and a 5 star Dungeon, so they earned a good income . However, the amount wasn’t immensely large . They kept spending the money, so the surplus fund they had stacked up in the beginning was being rapidly diminished .
In the past, they had to buy items like Reinforcement Stones to increase Woojin’s stat . Moreover, they now had to buy items to strengthen Sunggoo . This is why they had to spend much more .
The guild’s funds comes out of the Dungeons .
A guild had to either increase the number of Dungeons one possessed, or increase the number of Roused, who will clear the Dungeons .
“Are there any Reset Dungeons?”
“Recently, we’ve had some rotten luck . We are newly formed, so it isn’t easy for us to get to a Dungeon sooner . . ”
Woojin had been in the right place and the right time to clear the Seoul National University Station . If not, it would have been possessed by Hwarang .
The Dungeon Reset only happened occasionally . It wasn’t easy to find a newly formed Dungeon .
The large and mid-sized guilds were firmly entrenched here . It wouldn’t be easy for Alandal to squeeze in between them to win the competition .
Moreover, even if Sahdang Station was right in front of their nose, a large guild was next door . Hammer guild was competing with Alandal . Moreover, Alandal wasn’t large enough to have branches near other stations yet . They didn’t have enough people to spare .
“Look for 6 star Dungeons that’s about to blow up . ”
The training of Sunggoo was a worthwhile endeavor, but he couldn’t slack off in leveling himself . The EXP he was gaining decreased by a significant amount, but the 6 star Dungeons still gave him a lot of EXP .
“Yes . Understood . I’ll look into it . ”
“All right . So what happened to Hwarang?”
“We are still in negotiations . I believe it’ll be resolved soon . ”
“Don’t be too lenient towards them . If it isn’t progressing well, then we can just smash them . ”
When he heard Woojin’s words, a chill ran up Jung-minchan’s spine . Woojin smiled at his nervous expression .
“I’m joking . It was a joke . . ”
“Haha . I’ll quickly resolve it, so president won’t have to worry about it . . ”
It didn’t sound like a joke to him . Minchan thought he had to resolve the negotiations as fast as he was able to . He would do it even if they suffered some minor losses .
“Contact me immediately if you acquire any information . ”
“Yes, sir . The 6 star Dungeons are closely tied to the Ministry of National Defense . It is highly likely we’ll lose part of our profit from the commission .
If everyone gave up on clearing a 6 star Dungeon, then the Dungeon would erupt from the Dungeon Break . It was understandable why the Ministry of National Defense was in charge of these Dungeons .
“That’ll be better for me . Let’s quickly fulfill my military obligations . ”
He’ll lose some money, but he’ll be able to monopolize the EXP . Moreover, Woojin will get a bigger cut of commission than the others .
If he had an opportunity to clear a 6 star Dungeon, it was no real loss .
“Yes . I’ll inquire about the Dungeons as fast as I can . Also, when are you going to hire new Roused?”
“That? Let’s do it after I come back from the US . ”
Before that happened, he planned on intensively molding Sunnggoo into a Rank A . Woojin will stuff all the information and knowledge about monsters into Sunggoo, and Sunggoo will be able to train the newly hired Roused by himself .
“Then, I’ll be heading out now . ”
“All right . Go do your work . ”
Minchan exited the president’s office after he finished his business . Only Woojin and Sunggoo was left in the room, and Sunggoo spoke with a sheepish expression on his face .
“Hyung-nim . Am I really worth investing so much… . ”
Sunggoo was being trained and supported like a special Roused in a large guild . He was in an enviable situation . Woojin answered without any hesitation .
“It’ll be easier for me if my director of miscellaneous works become stronger . ”
Ah, that **** miscellaneous…
“Money is only a means to an end . ”
He just wanted to become stronger using the money . What was the point in saving money? Unless the Dungeon raids come to an end, the money will continue to flow in, and be gathered .
“Don’t value money too much . Just think about how you will be able to live on without dying . I’ve grown you this much . How unfair would it be if you died? If that happens, you’ll only be useful as a medium for summoning my Skeleton Soldier . ”
“I…I guess so . ”
Woojin spoke such frightening words as if it was nothing, so Sunggoo scratched the back of his head . Woojin grinned as he looked at Sunggoo .
“When is your appointment time for the 3 star Dungeon?”
“It is at 6 o’clock . I’ll have to start heading out soon . ”
“All right . , Go suffer . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
This will be the first time Sunggoo will be attempting a 3 star Dungeon by himself . He had gone to much higher ranked Dungeons, but he had always been with Woojin . Sunggoo won’t have Woojin, so his survival couldn’t be guaranteed . The difference was quite stark .
He couldn’t help becoming nervous about soloing a 3 star Dungeon for the first time without Woojin .
“Have some confidence, dude . ”
“Yes, hyung-nim . ”
He was a Rank C Roused .
This 3 star Dungeon had already been in circulation, so there was no reason why he wouldn’t be able to clear this Dungeon . Sunggoo went through his own thoughts, and he realized he should probably have more confidence in his skills . He probably was better than he thought .
“Then keep up the good work . ”
“Yes, hyung-nim . Please have a good time with your family . . ”
“All right . ”
Woojin headed home after leaving Sunggoo and his office family . He had promised to have dinner with his family . It had been a long time since he had done so .
He came back to earth, because he had missed his family . However, he had to level up and become strong to protect his family . Ironically, the time he spent with his family lessened .
He had to quickly get ready for the gloomy future, but at the same time, he couldn’t ignore the present .
Each moment was precious to Woojin .
He had been wishing for this time for 20 years .
When Woojin came home, Sooah was always the first one to greet his return .
“Oppa!”
“Aigo . Our Sooah was waiting up for oppa??”
“Yeah . Heh heh . . ”
Maybe it was because she was a child?
Sooah quickly adjusted to the current situation .
She had a large house now, and she had been transferred to a nearby kindergarten with good security . Since she was young, she was able to quickly befriend the other children, and everyday was very fun for Sooah .
On the other hand, his mother had struggled everyday to get by in the past . When her son came back home, her environment drastically changed, so she was still having a hard time getting used to everything . He had told her to quit working, but it seems she still went out to Soongmi’s restaurant to help out .
It wasn’t because of money . She felt nervous when she didn’t have anything to do .
Woojin worried he might have to set up a store for his mother soon .
“Son . Go wash yourself . I’ll bring out delicious foods soon . ”
“Yes, ma’am . ”
Well, he’ll talk to her during dinner .
Woojin headed towards the bathroom to take a shower, but someone blocked his path .
Bibi stood on her hind legs, and she grabbed tightly onto Woojin’s leg .
“What is it?”
Bibi looked around her surrounding, then she jumped on Woojin shoulder . She whispered into his ear .
“Master . Please take me along-ahong . ”
“Where?”
“I’m going crazy from boredom-ahong . I miss going into a **** battle with Dolsae-jjing ohng . . ”
Woojin grinned at Bibi’s word . She must have been bored to death rolling around the house . Since she missed the battlefield, it reaffirmed Bibi was a demon by nature .
“How’s Sooah doing?”
“Don’t even say anything-nyahng . You brought a brute of a dog, so she doesn’t even play with him . She just keeps bothering me-nyahng . ”
Sooah said she didn’t like cats, but it seemed Sooah played well with Bibi .
“Bibi! Where are you?”
When she heard the sound coming from the living room, large tears fell from Bibi’s eyes .
“Master . Please-ahong . Just tell her I ran away from home-nyahng . ”
Then he wouldn’t have an excuse to sleep by Sooah’s side at night .
“Mmmm . I’ll come up with something . ”
“You promised-ahong . Please take me to the next battle-ahong . ”
When Woojin nodded his head, Bibi felt relieved, and she jumped down .
“Bibi . Unni was looking for you . Where have you been?”
“Nyahhhh . ”
Woojin secretly put on a small smile as he showered when he heard the sounds coming from the living room .
Soon, a feast was set up on the dining table, and three people were sitting around it .
“Is it some kind of a special occasion today?”
“I want my son to eat a lot . You are enduring a lot of hardships . . ”
Lee-soogyoung looked at Woojin with a thankful and a reassured expression .
“I went to Soongmi’s place today . They said my son is doing bigger things than I thought?”
His mother didn’t watch a lot of TV, so she was slow to pick up on what was happening around the world . It seemed her friends at Soongmi’s Restaurant must have said something to her .
Woojin guessed what was said, so he spoke .
“Eh-ee . It isn’t dangerous work . You don’t have to worry about it . ”
At Woojin’s words, Lee-soogyong grabbed her son’s hand tightly .
“You mother has ears . I know how dangerous your work is . . ”
“Mmmm . That’s… . ”
“Dont’ worry . My son is doing something big . So, how could I stop you because of a single person’s selfishness? Don’t worry about your mother . ”
“Mother… . ”
Woojin held Lee-soogyung’s hand .
At that moment, his mother spoke .
“Moreover, I heard you have a girlfriend… . ”
Ah, she even heard about that .
“You aren’t too young any more . You should marry quickly to continue your line . I think that’s a good idea . ”
Woojin let out an awkward laugh at Lee-soogyong’s sincere words .
His Mother was thinking too far ahead .
Woojin thought he should at least introduce Jiwon to his mother once . In the midst of the enjoyable dinner, his hand phone rang .
Woojin smiled when he saw Jung-minchan’s name .
[President . I’ve found a Dungeon without a waiting list . ]
If there weren’t anyone on the waiting list to raid the Dungeon, it meant they were waiting for a Dungeon Break . From Woojin’s perspective, it was basically a report on the EXP and Artifacts he’ll be able to obtain .
“Where is it?”
[It’s in Pyongyang . ]
Woojin’s ears twitched . Did he hear wrong?
“North Korea?”
[Yes, president . ]
Woojin let out a laugh of disbelief .
He had talked about Pyongyang, and now it seemed he would really go there .