Volume 7 - CH 12

Volume 7 – Disjunction

Chapter 12

“Son! I heard my son was the talk of the town these days! Even the news was talking about you last night! Silver Knight is my son!”

Early morning the following day, Haneul’s mother approached the house excitedly – jumping around everywhere as if she couldn’t contain herself. Both her hands were filled with something.

The night before, Haneul had drunken beer by himself, late into the night, while watching movies, TV shows, and other programs.

Having just woken up, Haneul was now reading the article regarding himself.

– The Hero that obstructed the disaster at the Hospital!

– The Silver light that broke through the darkness!

– The hottest Hero in town, Silver Knight.

There were tons of praised filled articles lined up.

Although a rift hadn’t appeared, the articles were clearly written about how Silver Knight disposed the recent horrible disaster.

Suddenly, Haneul’s mother began cleaning his dirty room and living room.

“Son, did you have a party last night? Why did you order so many different kinds of food? Besides, most of them are still pretty full.”

The roasted chicken and pizza were half eaten, and more than half of the pigs’ feet was still left over.

With a shamefaced look, Haneul came out of his room and told his mother about the $8,000 that he had received.

“Is that the truth? Wow, my son’s abilities are off the charts! So proud, I’m so proud of you!”

As Haneul’s mother approached him and hugged him without hesitation, he stood there frozen. However, because of the warmth and familiarity, Haneul began to smile. It was the smell of his mother that he had forgotten.

“Now, instead of these things, your mother will make you some delicious food today!”

Haneul turned on the TV as he started to hum. He could not take his eyes off of his mother as she was busily prepping food within his kitchen.

It wasn’t weird.

For the Haneul that had lived in this world, it was an extremely natural scene to see. That’s right. It wasn’t fake. This place was undoubtedly real as well.

‘That person is my mother.’

“Today, I’m going to make everything that you like. It’s going to be a sumptuous feast that even a sovereign would be jealous of. My son has such a respectable occupation, and is even famous now. I will congratulate you magnificently.”

Haneul and his mother sat in front of each other, and began talking. Most of the conversations were started by his mother, and Haneul was on the receiving end, answering her questions.

“Thank you for the food.”

“Eat more.”

“It’s okay. I ate a lot.”

“What do you mean you ate a lot?! You need to eat much more, so you can revitalize your strength. Although, being a Hero is an honorable and incredible occupation, it’s nothing without proper amounts of food.”

“I’m really okay. My stomach feels like it’s going to burst.”

Haneul waved his hand as he really looked like he couldn’t eat anymore. He then began to clean the side dishes. Haneul’s mother gave him a queer look and he felt some sort of disharmony.

“You’ve been acting weird lately. For some reason, you seem much more mature.”

“I’ve come back from the army, and now I work as a Hero. It would be weird if I wasn’t mature.”

Haneul responded back as if it was trivial.

However, inwardly, his heart sank.

Even if they were living with the same face, and same timeline, the Haneul from World A was different from the Haneul from World B.

‘However, I am me. I can’t act like somebody else.’

Haneul felt that it was finally time to ask the question that had been constantly going through his mind. He had to confirm it with his own eyes, no matter what it took.

“Father, he’s still there right?”

“What?”

“Father. I was thinking of visiting him tomorrow.”

It was very obvious to see that Haneul’s mother’s face had stiffened.

However, Haneul did not want to step back. Seeing as how there wasn’t any way to return back to his world right now, he felt that it would be very unfilial to not meet his father at least once. Even if his father from this world was no longer alive.

“Alright, go and visit him. I’m sure he’ll be proud of you too.”

Was it because she was thinking about his father? Haneul’s mother’s back seemed to be filled with melancholy.

Chapter 12 Completed.