CH 101

Is it true that my uncle is no longer an Awakened? There are cases where the ability becomes stronger or, conversely, weaker, but I have never heard of such a case of someone losing their awakening status.

“Nyaaaah (It’s real).”

Mieum answered my question with a languid cry.

“Then maybe … is it possible to get it back?”

“Meow, waeuuung (It’s impossible. I don’t know what happened … but the etheric affinity has disappeared, and the access to the system is completely lost.)”

‘Unbelievable….’

“When we go back, I will first submit an investigation request to the main office. We’re going to re-investigate the missing dungeon … what are you doing?”

When the large bomb suddenly exploded, only my uncle remained calm. My uncle cut off Kwon Jiwoon’s words and talked to me.

“Niece, do you have a paper and a pen?”

“Ah, yes, I have. Here.”

I found a piece of paper and a pen in the drawer and handed it to my uncle. My uncle scribbled something in a flowy handwriting, stamped it with his thumprint, and handed it out to Kwon Jiwoon.

Letter of Appointment

Name: Kwon Jiwoon

I appoint the above person as the guild leader of The White Silver Guild.

Kwon Seokmin

“….Father!”

“From today on, you are the guild leader. Now, congratulations! Come on, clap.”

I was out of my mind. I don’t know what the hell is happening, but everyone started to clap because we were swept away by the atmosphere. Nothing has been resolved, but when we applauded together, there was an atmosphere of celebration.

“Congratulations…….”

“Haha, congratulations.”

“The darkness will be with you.”

In this way, a new guild leader of the White Silver Guild was appointed in the dungeon.

Kwon Jiwoon still looked like he had a headache, but it didn’t seem to be caused by motion sickness.

***

The night has come even in the dungeon. The hot sun had set, and only the red moon shone on the calm night sea.

I can’t go back until tomorrow night, so I have to spend a day in this beach dungeon. However, the room in the store building was not enough for everyone to stay overnight.

Since I figured out a way back, and Cthugha promised me a safe return, I told the people who came to see me to go home first.

“Father has finally returned, and it’s been a long time since I’ve been this relaxed, so I don’t think I have to hurry.”

“Is this child name Lime? …. haaa, it’s so cute.”

“Uh, I don’t want to go home.”

“Hahaha, I don’t have a home yet.”

Everyone refused for their own reasons.

Then I’m wondering if I should put a blanket on the floor of the store, but my uncle suggested a new opinion.

“It’s camping! If you come to the sea, of course you have to do camping!”

“It’s good … I always wanted to do an Inssa event like this once….”

In the meantime, Ju Noeul, who became close to my uncle, immediately expressed her consent.

All of a sudden, camping was decided with an atmosphere suitable for the ‘Relaxing Episode Summer Vacation’.

As they are all hunters, they have camping equipment for dungeon exploration in their inventory. After setting up a tent on the beach and grilling the seafood given by the fire spirits, the atmosphere was quite good.

It’s safe, but when I think about how I ended up camping in the dungeon, I have mixed feelings….

Well, I don’t know. As long as it’s fun.

However, this thought occurred to me.

‘I wish Yoohyun-ssi was here too.’

I think he will adapt well even among this random combination because he has a friendly personality.

I wonder if he’s surprised because the entire store building has disappeared by now.

I wanted to tell him not to worry because I was safe, but it was frustrating because my phone has no connection. I haven’t been able to tell him that I met a crazy pseudo-religious man yet … I should contact him as soon as I get out of here.

Previously, when revealing his secret, Ki Yoohyun said that he was trying to prevent the resurrection of the Demon.

We have only one thing in common: we are regressors. I don’t know if there’s anything I can contribute to that goal, but I couldn’t help but care about him.

“So I wanted to tell Rieul-ssi. About who I am.”

Ah. I can’t. A memory that was bad for my heart almost came to my mind. It was not a good memory to recall when we were all building friendships like this.

I tried to cut off the branching thoughts and looked around.

“Why is Wi-Fi not working in the dungeon yet when we are an IT powerhouse….”

In the midst of the murmur of Ju Noeul, who is suffering with her disconnected smartphone, is heard as background sound.

Suddenly, I noticed that Choi Cedric was nowhere to be seen.

Where did he go? He was here when we set up the tent.

“Ash, wait a minute.”

“Where are you going?”

As soon as I got up, Ash quickly tried to follow me. However, he was held back by a grab from the other side. It was my uncle.

“Part-time boy, come here and sit down. You’re still young, but you work so hard for a part-time job. You’re admirable. Come and eat more.”

Tak!

Ash spoke, roughly shaking off my uncle’s hand.

“Don’t touch it. The power of the Abyss is asleep in this hand.”

“…….”

The relaxed atmosphere freezes. My uncle, who was eating the grilled fish, looked at Ash quietly, and Kwon Jiwoon quickly intervened in order to fix the atmosphere.

“Father, he’s not a relative on the holiday, what is this? Let the little ones play.”

“Dang, son, just because you got the guild leader appointment letter, you are treating me like an old man in the back room now.”

“Haa … didn’t you just hand it over at your own will?”

I should give Kwon Jiwoon some headache medicine later.

Ignoring Kwon Jiwoon, who rubbed his temple, next to him, my uncle continued to talk to Ash.

“I see, I see. But that hand, in my eyes, it looks like it’s disconnected. The imprint has already disappeared.”

“Hoo … being able to see through that, for a human being, you’re pretty good.”

It worked?!

Ash quietly sat down next to my uncle. My uncle said as he rummaged through his pockets.

“I should give pocket money to such a great child. Um … ah, I don’t have my wallet. Son.”

“….here it is.”

Kwon Jiwoon handed his entire wallet to my uncle, who took out a bunch of money from inside.

“Here, pocket money.”

“…It’s okay, I don’t need such a thing.”

“Oho, if an adult gives it to you, you say yes and receive it. Take it now.”

“…….”

Well, given that atmosphere, it wouldn’t be a big deal to leave it as it is.

During this time, I sneakily left the campsite and headed to the dark beach in search of Choi Cedric.

It didn’t take long to find Choi Cedric. It was because Pepe’s red body shone in a corner of the beach where there was no sign of anyone, and a sad voice was heard.

“Haaa … why am I like this….”

I have a sense of deja vu about this situation.

Choi Cedric was sitting opposite the bonfire and muttering something with a depressed expression to Pepe. Pepe has a bored look on his face.

“What are you doing there?”

“……!”

He guess he was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn’t even notice my presence. Choi Cedric’s cheeks gradually heated up.

“Yo-you, you! If someone looks serious, you have to pretend not to know!”

“Ah, I was going to, but….”

Pepe kept staring at me as if he’s asking me to do something.

It was strange that he said he didn’t want to go home, but why is he being depressed here alone?

I slumped down next to Choi Cedric to hear what happened. As if it was very boring, Pepe ran away as soon as I came.

“Pepe, boredom, coming home!”

Tap, tap, tap….

Pepe’s footsteps faded away, and only the sound of waves and burning bonfire could be heard on the beach.

Choi Cedric didn’t kick me out, but he didn’t say anything. He just gazed at the burning bonfire and sighed.

“Haa….”

“…..”

I quickly got bored.

However, it was not possible to leave Choi Cedric, who looked like there’s something wrong happened to him. Well, then I’ll ask him first. I had something to say to Choi Cedric.

“What’s going on?”

“…..do you know that Romeo and Juliet ends in tragedy?”

“Huh? I know. They’re both dead in the end. Why all of a sudden?”

“Haa … that’s why I can’t tell you.”

“…..?”

It was an unexpected sound to say with such melancholic eyes. The words have no connection at all.

“It’s just, because of the guild problem … never mind.”

“Okay.”

If it’s a guild, it’s probably related to C&L. I also don’t have good feelings for C&L, and it was too much to ask a lot of questions about a guild’s internal issues.

So I answered with a short answer, but Choi Cedric brought it up again on his own.

“Hey.”

“Why?”

“Why do people suddenly change?”

“What is the matter for that question?”

“Ah, oh, nothing happened! It’s just, what is it, general! Yeah, generally speaking.”

There’s something going on…….

I looked at the bonfire that was gradually losing its flames and thought about the answer to Choi Cedric’s ambiguous question.

“Mmh … memory loss?”

“No, their memory is fine. They remember exactly what happened in the past.”

“Then, isn’t it just a change of heart? ‘You just have to live a good life from today, eat three meals a day, and exercise‘, they might be thinking like this.”

“No. It’s not that kind oof change, it feels uncomfortable, and sometimes I feel like they’ve become a different person….”

Choi Cedric frowned, pouring out unorganized thoughts. I put the words that came to my mind into my mouth.

“Then, isn’t it like being possessed?”

“What? You, uh, wha … what nonsense are you talking about?”

“No, it’s a general theory. I’m saying there’s a cliché like that in general.”

“Sheesh … that’s enough.”

As if this topic was really over, Choi Cedric stopped talking. After that, he asked again.

“Didn’t you come because you had something to say? What is it?”

“Ah, that. I want to say thank you.”

“Yeah, thank you … wh-what, what?!”

Is it that surprising? When I saw Choi Cedric leaning backward with his eyes wide open, I laughed.

I could see a camping site in the distance. Kwon Jiwoon was staring at my uncle with a bitter smile. Still, I know that look isn’t really troubling. Even if he looks like that, he’s enjoying himself.

If I had kept avoiding my relationship with Kwon Jiwoon, I wouldn’t have seen him like that.

The decisive trigger for the reconciliation was the incident of the White Silver Guild, but it was Choi Cedric’s words that helped before that.

“That day, when we entered Monster Hell. Cedric, you told me. Since we only have one family, do what you can so you won’t regret it.”

“….”

“That was very helpful. That’s why I wanted to say thank you, and I happened to meet you here.”

“….”

Seriously saying something like this in front of the dying bonfire, it feels so….

…incredibly embarrassing.

“Anyway, so Cedric, you should stop thinking about depressing things…..”

I smiled and talked to change the awkward atmosphere.

Jump. Choi Cedric suddenly rose to his feet.

“Yeah, I should try everything I can.”

“…..?”

“This is not the time for this. You’re right. There’s no end if I’m just avoiding it. I have to do what I can.”

“Uh, huh…?”

Suddenly, he clenched his fist and made an enterprising expression. It looked like it could be used as an enlightenment poster.

Choi Cedric took out a teleport scroll from his inventory. Before tearing the scroll, he glanced at me for the last time.

“I’m sorry, but I’m leaving first. Let’s meet when you get out of this place. I’ll go to your cafe as a guest then.”

The light flashed, and in an instant, Choi Cedric disappeared.

Anyway, I’m glad he got his energy back. It’s a relief…..

“There must be a way for Romeo and Juliet to not end in tragedy.”

I have no idea what this last remark means.

Has he been impressed by the classic masterpiece?

The bonfire was completely extinguished. It was then when I stood up thinking of going back to where other people were.

“Rieul-ah.”

“….huh.”

Was he looking for me? Choi Yichan came closer.