Chapter 170

Chapter 170:

After confirming that there were no monsters nearby, the whole party gathered together again for the evening.

“Mister.”

Choi Min-hong’s child called Lee Jae-heon.

“Oh?”

“hand.”

“What kind of rude language is this for an adult?”

Even as he said that, Lee Jae-heon obediently gave his hand to Choi Min-hong, and the child smiled broadly, pressing his hand with her little finger. Even though there was no cat jelly on his palm, Minhong Choi looked genuinely happy.

Of course, it was something that Lee Jae-heon, who had become a child’s toy, could not possibly understand.

“I wonder if they put honey on my hands...” Even

with empty words, I couldn’t say that my hands, which were bleeding, blistered, and cracked here and there, looked good. President Choi Jeong-man, the child’s father, seemed to have a fairly ordinary personality, but there was no way to know where his son’s taste for clinging to his son’s hands, which, as he said, was almost corpselike, was formed.

‘Even Jang Seo-ah said that, but kids these days are strange.’

Jang Seo, who was slowly approaching me, saying she had seen a zombie for the first time, and Choi Min-hong, who was fiddling with his blue, red hand and using it as a toy, were all there. It occurred to me that these children were not preyed upon by the underworld for no reason.

‘At first, I thought I was out of luck after being around crazy people.’

Noh Yeon-seok’s eyes sparkled at the sight of Choi Min-hong now openly sitting on top of Lee Jae-heon’s legs.

“Oh, isn’t that it? Attachment doll?”

“Yeonseok, didn’t I always tell you to think three times before speaking?”

“...I’m sorry...?”

“Why is it in question form?”

It was absurd.

‘I guess I looked calm because the company was concerned about me.’

In fact, the current Noh Yeon-seok was quite calm for a young man of his age, but now he was no longer afraid of ‘Lee Jae-heon’, and the occasional remarks that flew out often confused Lee Jae-heon’s mind. He’s not a very tactful guy, but when I saw him do that, I wondered if he was deliberately trying to screw me over.

“Not counting the fact that Choi Min-Hong treated me like a dog, man. You can’t do that. “Is the name ‘Manager’ worth it?”

“It’s not that, but...”

Lee Jae-heon couldn’t help but lament at the sight of him not losing his nerve even as he muttered like that and slowly cringed. Although this was aimed at creating an image, people no longer really accept kkondae-jil as kkondae-jil. In the long run, it was a good thing, but I couldn’t help but feel bitter.

At that time, Choi Min-hong, a child who was snuggled in Lee Jae-heon’s arms, asked.

“What is the manager?”

“....”

Lee Jae-heon, after thinking for a moment, answered.

“A person in power.”

“What is a boxer?”

“A person who is rich and can bully others.”

“Then I heard it didn’t work out.”

“You are well educated.”

Jaeheon Lee nodded.

“You shouldn’t be this big.”

He didn’t like his life, but he never regretted it. In both my past and present lives, I have lived by swindling people and taking advantage of my interests, but I have never once thought that this way of life was right. Jaeheon Lee was the type of villain who knew he was a bad guy.

Choi Min-hong, who blinked just twice at those words, tilted his head.

“...why?”

“Friend Minhong Choi, what have we talked about so far?”

“The manager is bad, but maybe he’s not bad?”

“Kids these days are so smart. Should I give you a compliment sticker?”

“there is? “I like that.”

“I’ll buy it for you later. “You have a lot of money.”

“It’s a line from TV.”

“...?”

President Choi Jeong-man, what kind of drama are you watching?

“My friend has a good vocabulary.”

“swimming.”

“Anyway, don’t be like me.”

“why?”

“....”

“Why?”

I was speechless.

“....”

“...Is now the time for me to criticize myself?”

“Minhong, have you ever seen a police officer...?”

He seemed to be suspicious that domestic violence was occurring in the house. First of all, self-harm is something that people who are mentally burdened do unless they are pressured to do so, and cases of such burden are quite common even in marital relationships.

‘mother? Is it from your mother’s side? Under what circumstances would a kindergartener remember the shape of a self-inflicted wound?’

Lee Jae-heon’s parenting stress was already saturated with just the Park siblings, but for some reason, he was nervous that Choi Min-hong and Jang Seo-ah would also have difficult backgrounds.

Fortunately or unfortunately, the child shook his head.

“Ugh.”

“Why are you so spoiled? “I should say no.”

“no.”

“...Boss...?”

Jaeheon Lee’s eyes suddenly asked why he was acting like a brat, so he pretended to cover the child’s forehead, blocking his view, and shook his head slightly. To be honest, I was a bit desperate.

‘Let’s not make it more complicated here.’

Anyway, if you are a survivor of the other side, there is at least one point where you have gone crazy. Because of Yoon Garam’s destructive ability, he had no choice but to dig into the past, but Lee Jaeheon had no intention of taking care of those crazy people one by one. It was the same even if I was still a soft kindergarten student.

Kwon Yeon-hee noticed Lee Jae-heon’s extreme annoyance and embarrassment and nodded. It seemed like he felt he was being considerate of the child, but whatever his misunderstanding, I was just grateful if they could just let it go.

“...So...”

Lee Jae-heon opened his mouth, feeling that he had to somehow pass up this topic.

“Minhong, is this child sleepy now? Or do you want to play more?”

“I’m not sleepy.”

“Then ask that older brother and older sister over there to play together. “Uncle, my legs are starting to go numb so I can’t do it.”

“I like it here.”

“No, you’re already weak, your blood won’t work.”

“Then you die...?”

“Why is this kid so extreme? “I won’t die, but it hurts.”

“ah.”

Only then did the blood on Lee Jae-heon’s leg become visible. Nevertheless, his face looked so calm and not at all surprised that Lee Jae-heon had no choice but to once again doubt the family environment that President Choi Jeong-man had created.

‘Is it nature or a product of education that a 6-year-old child is not afraid of blood?’

Fortunately, Choi Min-hong willingly ran to the Park siblings, and two high school students who were watching Jae-heon Lee also welcomed the child. In particular, student Park Da-hoon seemed quite happy that a child younger than him had appeared.

“....”

“...Minhong seems more courageous than me, manager....”

“It’s sad that I can’t deny it.”

Kwon Yeon-hee’s head drooped at Lee Jae-heon’s affirmation.

‘But what can I do? I’m a chick.’

It’s not that employee Kwon Yeon-hee’s soft thinking style was bad, but it wasn’t particularly efficient. Lee Jae-heon had a headache wondering when these squishy chicks would grow up.

“....”

Oh wait a minute.

‘It really hurts.’

He suddenly realized that something was wrong with his health.

To be precise, my mental strength was plummeting. Since this is a world where people who would otherwise die due to their mental strength can survive, it was a situation that could not be ignored that their mental strength was being visibly diminished like this. To be honest, it is true that it would not be strange if Lee Jae-heon’s body fainted in an hour...

“...Ah.”

“Boss?”

“Oh no, it’s okay.”

Well, I guess I’ve done a lot of bad things during that time.

‘I needed to have normal physical strength or mental health, but I was too complacent.’

When I met the abandoned monster dog, my mentality was weakened, but I don’t think I noticed it because Song In-myeong gave my brain strength. Maybe the mental burden just before and after the regression had piled up and I could no longer endure it.

“Can I get some sleep first?”

“...It doesn’t matter because it’s almost time to sleep anyway, but are you feeling unwell?”

“No, it’s really okay.”

In response to Jeong In-ho’s question, Lee Jae-heon shook his head. You’re probably asking me if I’m going to go crazy because of the green algae monster. Of course, but since he didn’t have to worry about that, he was able to deny it with pride.

“It’s because I’m tired.”

Jet-black pupils stared at Lee Jae-heon, but the smile on his lips remained the same.

“Rest well.”

“...okay.”

“I hope you’re okay.”

Jaeheon Lee clicked his tongue and turned his back on me as he slightly rolled his eyes.

‘They cause accidents like that.’

Every time the main character makes an expression like that, he feels like he has to hurry up and kill the green algae monster. To do that, he has to sacrifice his life to expose Song In-myeong’s identity.

Even if it’s for my own wealth and fame.