Chapter 288

Civil Servant Hunter’S S-Class Resignation Log Chapter 288

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“It used to be cloudy on this day... but from some point on, it seems like it’s always blue.”

Seora looked up at the sky. The deep blue sky of midwinter was particularly dazzling. Seora’s breath dispersed among the white clouds.

December 31st.

Today, the last day of the year, was the day Seo-ra and Jae-heon’s parents passed away.

In the past, I didn’t want to run into people, so I came the day before or didn’t come at all. After closing the labyrinth, I proudly visited my parents every 31 days.

“That’s what I heard you say.”

Song Hanna, who came with her, nodded to Seo-ra’s words and looked at the sky together.

Maybe the sky is blue because the tears that used to flow on this day have stopped.

Song Hanna turned her attention to Seo-ra, who was no longer crying. Unlike in the past, she was smiling happily.

“Then why did you come alone? “Please bring Rize too.”

Today, not only Song Hanna but also Yoon Jae-heon was with us.

This was thanks to the significant decrease in the number of gates, which also reduced Athena’s workload.

Yoon Jae-heon, who was cleaning up the area around the grave of his parents, whom he had visited for the first time in a long time, asked Seo-ra.

Aside from Seo-ra, Yoon Jae-heon, who was almost the only one who liked Rize, looked very sad because he couldn’t see her.

“I didn’t want to come alone either.”

Seora frowned.

It’s not that they aren’t, they are two people who have lived together for four years and have rarely been apart. It was so bad that it felt awkward to be alone now.

But only once a year. By December 31st, the two had been separated.

This is because Rize refused to visit the graves of Yoon Seo-woo and Hyun Jae-hee with Seo-ra.

“I told you there was no need to worry, but you didn’t listen.”

He seemed to be troubled by the fact that he watched Hyun Jae-hee die and did nothing to help him.

If it were anyone else, it wouldn’t have mattered at all, but Hyun Jae-hee is his mother.

He felt guilty because he had seen how difficult his life had been due to the death of his parents.

At that time, he had lost all emotions and did not listen even when I told him it was okay.

Ugh. Seo-ra sighed deeply.

“You have a soft heart.”

Yoon Jae-heon laughed softly at Seo-ra’s muttering.

Besides Seo-ra, Yoon Jae-heon was the only person who knew what happened between her mother, Hyun Jae-hee, and Rije, the manager at the time.

Seo-ra believed that he was entitled to know about this as he had inherited it through the system.

After learning the truth, Yoon Jae-heon did not hate Rize for neglecting Hyun Jae-hee’s death, but was grateful to her, saying that thanks to her, he was able to inherit his mother’s power.

Even though his two children don’t hate him at all, he still cares. I can’t help but sigh.

Seo-ra hoped that he would not suffer from unnecessary guilt. Because living life happily every day is not enough.

“that’s right. Our Rize is really delicate. Even now, I’m worried that I’ll get hurt. The other day, while I was sitting next to Rize who was practicing cooking, some oil splashed on my arm, and I was so worried that it might cause a scar. “He almost died.”

“There is no way that the skin of an EX-level awakened person, not an L-level one, can be damaged by just a drop of oil.”

Song Hanna made an absurd expression. However, Yoon Jae-heon, who loved his younger brother immensely, nodded very seriously.

“You really care about me. “He’s a good person after all.”

Rize, who was left alone in the Jewel Mansion, was sitting on the bedroom balcony with a panoramic view of the sea.

Seo-ra must be with her family by now. There is no way I can leave Seoul alone and sleep for a night, but I will have at least one meal with my family.

So he has to stay here alone until the sun sets.

Even though we were only away for about half a day, Rize felt very lonely right now.

But there is nothing I can do about it today. I am not yet qualified to visit the graves of Yoon Seo-woo and Hyun Jae-hee.

Although he never said anything directly to Seo-ra, he still isn’t sad about Hyun Jae-hee’s death.

Thanks to Seo-ra, she is slowly regaining her emotions, but the problem is that the target of those emotions is limited to Seo-ra. Ellie is a little more pathetic, but she still can’t compare to Seo-ra.

The only emotion Rize had about Hyun Jae-hee’s death was feeling sorry for Seo-ra.

If Seo-ra had helped her back then, Seo-ra wouldn’t have had such a painful life. Even though they may not live as happily as before the cataclysm, they would not have experienced the pain of losing their family.

But how should I say this to Seo-ra?

I’m only sorry to you, but I still have no feelings about Hyun Jae-hee’s death.

That’s why I stayed here alone without going to the grave. If you go with this mindset, it will be no different from an insult to Seo-ra.

“Would you hate me if you found out about this?”

When Hyun Jae-hee and Yoon Seo-woo’s death became sad, I tried hard to see if I could be more confident with Seo-ra, but it didn’t work.

In Rize’s world, there are only two types of people: Yoon Seo-ra and other people. Only Yoon Seo-ra is precious and the rest are of no interest.

This fact will probably never change in the future.

“So if I get hated by you, my whole world will collapse.”

Rize smiled bitterly as she looked at the sea that Seora loved.

I hope Seo-ra continues to love me even though I feel terrible about myself. Because I didn’t have the confidence to continue living in a world without Seo-ra’s love.

“Oh, that’s right.”

Rize, who had been sitting on the balcony for a while, stood up.

After stroking the head of Ellie, who was sleeping on the bed, he went out of the room and headed somewhere.

The mansion was huge, with many rooms and a complex structure. After starting to live here, Seo-ra wandered around to memorize the structure and got lost along the way.

Fortunately, I had the ability to move, so if it weren’t for the mess, I would have broken through the wall and got out.

Now, four years later, both Seo-ra and Rize have memorized the basic structure. So, without hesitation, he walked towards a room.

The door was made of rosewood and had beautiful work engraved on it. When Rize lived with her family, it was always locked with a key to prevent employees from entering.

However, since living with Seo-ra, not a single door in this mansion had been locked, so Rize opened the door without hesitation.

The first thing that caught my eye was a large family portrait hanging on one wall. In fact, I didn’t even know this was here, but Seora, who was looking around the mansion, discovered it later.

In the portrait, a total of four people, including his parents, brother, and him, were standing together.

The portrait, in which everyone had soft and gentle expressions, showed a harmonious family at first glance, but Rize couldn’t remember when she had painted it.

So there wasn’t much I could tell Seo-ra, who looked at the portrait and asked various questions with sparkling eyes.

I’ve forgotten not only my old name but also my family’s names, so there’s no way I can remember anything.

He was staring at the portrait, but soon looked away. Anyway, what was important now wasn’t the portrait.

safe. His goal was to create a safe that contained only the most important things in the family.

A safe made of solid iron cannot be opened without a key given only to the head of the household. But that was 200 years ago.

After fiddling around here and there, Rize easily opened the safe by simply pulling the handle. The metal that had been torn off was dented, but Seo-ra and I were the only ones who would come here anyway, so it didn’t really matter if the safe was damaged.

“Ah, I found it.”

Searching through the exposed interior, he soon found what he was looking for and his eyes sparkled.

I couldn’t remember if I was here or not, but I was glad.

Now there is something to do until Seora comes.