Chapter 135 (1/2)
My eyes widened and I turned to stare at Jeonghyun next to me. There was only one place where horses would run and a person would make money—the racetrack. I thought he had stopped gambling but this wasn’t the case.
Jeonghyun turned his neck like a robot. His face turned white as I quietly loosened the sling and carefully put Seohui down. Her pure eyes were filled with curiosity. “Huh? Grandfather, are you having a hard time?”
“No, please wait a moment. Huhu.”
I kept my eyes on Jeonghyun as I carefully approached him but this guy kept backing away. It seemed that he felt my killing intent.
“F-Father, that...”
“It’s fine, I have nothing more to say.”
“No, that isn’t it. In fact...”
“...This bastard still hasn’t come to his senses!!!!”
I flew through the air. My hiking suit fluttered as I stretched out my leg. The 540 degrees rotational kick landed on Jeonghyun’s face. Kanghyun and my daughter-in-law watching from behind opened their mouths.
* * *
We had to go down without even reaching the top. It was all because of this damn man. Now I was nagging at him. Jeonghyun had clear shoe marks on his face.
“Are you sane right now? You are still going to the racetrack?! This rotten son guy is just...!”
“Father, calm down.”
“B-Bear with it, Father. Seohui is watching.”
I calmed down once he said that Seohui was watching. Come to think of it, Seohui must’ve seen the flying kick just now. I had never been angry like this before so I was a bit embarrassed. I had never beaten my children, no matter how angry... well, he did deserve it.
“Ouch... thank god you’re still strong and healthy.” Jeonghyun said while stroking his cheek.
“This person keeps changing the subject...”
“Grandfather, fool! Hitting Father! Don’t hit himmm!”
I see Seohui slamming her small fists into me and my anger subsided again. I had to regain my sense of reason. Sigh. I just kept getting angry whenever I saw his face. When I thought about how he took Seohui to the racetrack...
“I’m sorry, Father. I won't do it again.”
Jeonghyun bit his lip and bowed his head. He seemed to know he had done something wrong. Still, he was a good son. He was just crazy about gambling. I took a deep breath. “Even so, it was too much to take Seohui with you.”
“Yes, I was wrong.”
“Don’t refuse and buy the capsule straight away.”
“Yes. Huh? Then the dojo...”
“You have no students anyway.”
“Yes…”
Jeonghyun’s shoulders sank completely at my tone. Thus, we descended the mountain. Seohui was now being held in my daughter-in-law’s arms. Seohui pointed at Jeonghyun. “Father, fool!”
* * *
The moment I got home, I immediately connected to Arkstar. My second son said he would contact me the moment the capsule was bought but my anger over what happened hadn’t subsided. I had to do something. Shit. It seemed that the fire would only be subdued if I beat something. My field of view changed and a familiar scene could be seen.
[There is new information about the village.]
“Hmm?”
I saw this message window the moment I connected. I read it straight away.
[[No name][Village]
Military: 96 Economy: 27 Culture: 22
Technology: 31 Religion: 10 Politics: 5
Hygiene: 31 Safety: 35% Development: 51
Local Influences: 16%
-Current Taxes: None
-Village Finances: $68,123
-Overall Evaluation: This is a village that is still under development. Depending on how you develop it, the possibilities for development are endless.
A new Temple of the Wind is being built and many religious people are interested in your village.
The Sylphid Knights are in residence.
The villagers’ immunity to diseases has increased due to eating your pickled radish kimchi.
You are currently the village chief and a farmer.
The progress of the village completion was approaching 97%.
Naming the village will increase the pride of the villagers.]
“Um, there is a lot.”
I read it roughly and saw that the overall numbers had risen. The highest increases came from military power, security, and sanitation. Other sections also rose slightly so I felt the village had developed as a whole. There was also information about the diced radish kimchi I made last time so it seemed Kerenos had distributed it well to the villagers.
“It is 97% and the town’s completion progress is imminent. I have to hurry up and name it.”
I was troubled for a moment. I wondered if I should get advice from the villagers. Nevertheless, now that my credibility with them was getting higher, it was clear that the villagers would go along with whatever name I chose without complaints, even if I did it casually. I thought about it for five minutes before opening my mouth, “Metheus. Yes, I like Metheus.”
It was thanks to Prometheus that I could move around freely like this. If he hadn’t sacrificed himself, then I wouldn’t be here, and neither would Windia and this village. He wasn’t dead so it wasn’t a memorial, but I still wanted to do something similar.
“Let’s see...”
I opened the window and entered the village name. I tapped the keys one by one and struggled to write it. Fortunately, there were no typos.
Ttiring~
[The name of the village is ‘Metheus.’]
[The inhabitants of Metheus like the name you had given the village.]
[If a celebration is held then the loyalty of the villagers will increase.]
A celebration? Well, okay. I thought it wouldn’t be bad to spend some time with the villagers before I left. I was angry and needed to drink.
[-Village Celebration: Required cost is $300,000.
The loyalty and culture of the villagers will rise dramatically.]
“Shit, I don’t have enough money.”
I opened the inventory to check the amount in my possession. However, it was still lacking. It was because I usually bought food and spices. I also spent a lot of money on other miscellaneous things. However, I couldn’t borrow it from anyone... The thing I disliked most was borrowing money. It was because when lending money, I had to stand up and get it. In the past, I lent a lot of money to a friend but didn’t get it back, so I was in big trouble. How much did my wife scold me at the time?
“My dear, we need to talk.”
We almost got divorced at that time but we overcame it with comradeship (?). People of my age knew that we lived with friendship rather than love.
“Hmm... By the way, why can’t I get in touch with Joseph?”
* * *
Joseph was returning to the village. He was empty-handed when he left but heavy-handed when he came back. The bag in his hand was filled with precious gems. He turned around and shouted, “Can’t you walk faster?”
“P-Pant. Can I take a break?”
The person he was speaking to was Helena. She said she would follow. Once she woke up from her faint, she said she wanted to confirm Kis’ life. She went back home and took all her jewelry, stating that she had no money. It was a bit unfortunate but he could still get a lot of money from selling this so he was smiling. Joseph told her, “It isn’t possible. Do you want me to be caught now?”
It was soon dawn and by now, Aidan’s mansion should be in an uproar. Somehow, Joseph became a real kidnapper. The target of the kidnapping was now casually communicating with the kidnapper.