Chapter 26: Growth. Revenge. (2)   

With an anxious heart, I headed in .

Without fail, my intuition for misfortune was spot on .

There were three pairs of shoes at the entrance .

I recalled the hooligans from before .

The midget and his goon were sitting in the living room . 1

They sat there with their feet up as if owning the place .

One thing that put my mind at ease was that my mother was standing tall and proud without fear in front of those hooligans .

It was something so incredibly different from what it was like two months ago .

I could no longer see my mother bowing her head in apology .

It was a welcoming sight to see .

It was then while I saw the situation unfold before me .

The small fry lean his head forward and told my mother .

"Hey . Mrs . Pak Se-Ran . If you had the money to buy a house like this, shouldn't you be paying off the debt to us? Since it looks like your son is an Awakened and is able to earn money . "

"Huh? Honored? Why are thieves talking about honor?" 2

"What? Since I'm saying this nicely, are you looking down on me?"

The small fry pulled out an envelope from his breast pocket and raised his voice .

"Look at this . It's the loan agreement with your name on it! I helped you following the law! I have the right to receive my money . "

"I heard that my son gave you 1 million . And before that, he even gave you 10 million won . We already paid off more than half of it before that . So why are you barging in at another person's house this early in the morning, you thug?" 3

"Do you think this is a charity? Even banks have interests on loans . Do you think that I am digging the ground to earn money? Are my words not getting through to you, bitch?"

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It wasn't a time for me to just stand still .

I couldn't help but move the moment he said 'bitch . '

Instead of saying that, he should have said, 'Pak Se-Ran, Pak Se-Ran banzai! Please show us mercy . '

Tossing my luggage at the entrance with a 'took', I walked towards the midget and the hooligans .

When my mother saw me, she gave me a small but strong smile .

"So you guys came back again? I didn't drag my feet and gave you the money, why are you coming back and bothering us?"

"Haah . You don't have any manners . Did you win the lottery? Aren't you acting a little bit crazy? Kid, do you not see the adults behind me? It looks like you're not afraid of anything just because you're Awakened . But, if you don't want to end up in a cold coffin like your father, then shut up and give me the money!" 4

As soon as his words ended, the two goons who were only watching cracked their necks and stared at me .

Thinking back, when I was helpless and couldn't do anything before, my rage boiled over .

If the anger was directed at myself previously, now it became anger that made me question how to crush these bastards .

And then .

The anger that I had towards them changed to a feeling of superiority and bemusement .

The guys that I couldn't even approach before now were below me .

Clearing my thoughts, I gave out a fake laughter .

"Ha! Are you a bunch of thugs? How much money do you get a month doing this? Why don't you use this time to hunt instead of sucking this midget's ass hole?"

"Haah…"

One of the two gave a fake laughter back as it didn't make any sense to him .

I was always ready to fight .

'Come here, you bitches, are you weak? Guess I'll have to teach you a lesson . '

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"Ah, does it not make sense that a child is talking like an adult? I'm right . Looking at you two, it looks like you're level 60-70 Awakened and can earn over 1 million won even if you can't hunt very well . Isn't it true? Or did I overestimate you all?"

"Do you want to die, bitch?!"

Looks like those two became angry at what I said for they walked towards me with their arms folded .

'Okay . '

Without a hitch, they moved as I predicted .

But then .

"Wait . "

The midget stopped the angry goons .

"If Awakened fight in a household like this, it'll cause big problems . We are pure, innocent people who follow the law dutifully . "

With a smile that could sicken the heaven and earth, he looked towards me and my mother .

"Oh, isn't your son so brave! Isn't he, mother Pak Se-Ran? You must be so happy to have a son like this . As the senior to life, I should have a quiet conversation with your son . What do you say, child?"

I could tell what he was thinking, it was obvious .

This was a household in the center of the city and it involved my mother who wasn't an Awakened .

If we made a ruckus in a situation like this, then the Awakened clean-up task force will be dispatched and would cause more complication .

He was probably trying to set this up because he was afraid that the 'legal' acts they were doing would be exposed .

It was obvious that he was trying to take me to a dungeon or someplace shady like that to dispose of me .

'It's a situation I can't even laugh about . Yeah! If I killed them here, then it would become complicated . Let's go somewhere nicer . It wasn't that long ago that I bought the sofa and the television . '

Even though I was thinking about how I would convince these guys to go to the dungeon so I could dispose of them, they already did the work for me .

"Sure . "

"I'm glad that you're brave, let's go . "

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Hearing my answer, my mother showed nervousness on her face .

She knew about my growth, but was uncomfortable about how I was being dragged along by vile villains .

Instead of answering or giving her an explanation, I gave her a wink .

Looking at my cheesy expression, she smiled as if her heart was reassured .

She looked at the window without a word .

***

I entered the car owned by the midget that was parked in the parking lot in front of the house .

Similar to a criminal having been caught by the police, the shorter goon sat in the driver seat while the taller goon and the midget sandwiched me in the rear seats .

Since they could attack me at any time, I didn't let down my guard .

Since the Heugdo was a sword that the blacksmith made, it was impossible for them to know the abilities of my sword .

As we drove through the streets for a long time, the midget that was sitting on my left opened his mouth .

"How long have you been Awakened for?"

"Three months or so?"

"Kukuku, three months? Have you heard about the manticore? We're going to the level 11thdungeon . Since you'll have to become stronger in order to pay off the debt quicker, right?"

'…Haah . This doesn't make any sense . It's like promising an elementary kid that you'll buy them pork cutlets but finding out that they were taking them to the hospital instead . Are you really trying to bait me with something like candy?'

Thinking about what would happen afterwards, I wanted to laugh whole heartedly but held it all in and pretended to know nothing .

"Oh yes, are you trying to helping me out?"

"Of course! That's what we're trying to do . "

After all the driving, we reached in front of the level 12th dungeon . 5

It wasn't like the dungeon that I ran as if eating meals, but instead was a dungeon in a place far away from civilization in the middle of a forest path .

Saying that they would take a quick smoke break, they headed towards the corner .

Of course, they were probably discussing how to get rid of me .

I was unable to hear what they said .

While I was waiting for them, one word I recalled the midget said was the 'refrigerator . '

I thought that the rotten bastards were not only doing illegal loans but were also involved in murder .

How far did these guys fall to give fear to people in similar situation like mine, or perhaps to do something even more sinister .

Well, it doesn't matter .

The only thing in my head was that while we're here at an isolated place like this, then it was a chance for me to not only dispose of the midget but also the other two hooligans .

After throwing down the cigarette and extinguishing it by stepping on it, they yelled at me .

"Alright, let's go in!"

"Of course, let's go . Let's go . "

'I struggled to think of how to raise my Heal skill level, so until I go to school, I guess I'll perform nightingale bing-ui . ' 6