Chapter 51: Big House
Lee Ha-yul.
It's been a week since she's already lived in this mansion.
"Are you awake?"
"Oh? Yeah…"
Her younger brother, Cha-yun, yawned after getting out of his room next door.
After rubbing her hair, she was ready to get up.
She washed up and changed.
After passing the long hallway to the living room, a woman with long black straight hair was preparing the meal in the kitchen.
Maybe she heard someone approaching, she stopped while cooking and raised her head.
When their eyes met, she smiled widely and greeted her.
"Ha-yul, you're up. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, Soobin. Did you sleep well, too?"
"Yes."
She smiled while preparing the meal again.
Ha-yul helped her with the cooking.
At first, Soobin stopped her telling her that it was okay, but when Hayul strongly insisted that she wanted to help her, she reluctantly allowed her to join.
For breakfast, she just simply made fried rice with various side dishes.
Soon after time passed, two people appeared as footsteps could be heard from the stairs.
"Seo-eun, walk with your eyes open. You’re going to fall."
"Hmmmmm, please grab me."
"Oh, my…""
A girl with silver bob hair, and a man came up with her.
The girl’s name is Han Seo-eun, who is two years younger than her, and Da-in, the owner of this house.
"Did you all sleep well? Yawn."
"Good morningggg…”
So the two trailed along and sat on the sofa with their eyes closed. They just lived together, but they always look liveless in the morning.
The food was almost finished.
Soobin went to wake up the two dozing off on the sofa, and she went to wake up her brother in his room.
"Cha-yun… You’re already studying?"
"Yes!"
When she opened Cha-yun's door, she found her younger brother sitting at a desk and studying even before breakfast.
Now that they decided to go to school starting next Monday, it was her younger brother who said that he would prepare in advance.
She’s so proud that he's studying on his own, but…
‘Cha-yun Why are you studying so hard?’
‘I'm going to study and become a big person, then I’ll help Da-in.’
She could not help but laugh bitterly at the sight of her brother proclaiming so confidently…
"The food is ready, so let's go out and eat."
"Okay!"
Cha-yun did his homework until the end and then headed to the living room.
Seeing her brother like that, she felt a little bit bitter.
He wants to study so bad, but she hasn't been able to feed him properly, let alone study.
They went outside again, all of them sat at the table.
She and her brother sat down, and only then did everyone pick up the spoon.
"Thank you for the food.""
"Thank you for the food.""
That's how they had their meals.
The fried rice was delicious.
"Seo-eun, open your eyes and eat!"
"Oh… They’re opened…'"
"Cha-yun, you’re not picky on the side dishes. You’re eating well!”
Soobin smiled, and Cha-yun replied bravely while eating.
"Yes! I need to eat well to grow up like Da-in!"
"Yes! Hahahaha. You have to eat a lot to be a great person like this big brother."
"Ugh… I hate your self-consciousness."
"Tsk…"
Looking at Da-in and Seo-eun, who were chatting and arguing, Lee Ha-yul smiled slightly without realizing it.contemporary romance
It's been a week since they’ve lived in this house with them.
It’s neither long nor short.
Living together for a week, it’s considered a long time for Lee Ha-yul.
The man sitting in front of her arguing with the girl next to her is Da-in.
He’s now the most famous villain in Korea, Egostic.
Three terrorist attacks so far, dozens of other villains were killed.
She didn't know because she was usually run over by work, but he was very popular. Even Cha-yun likes him.
He was always watching some kind of videos with breaking sounds, so she was wondering what he was watching, and it turned out that he was watching Egostic…
Living together, Egostic was unlike how the world sees him. He is… a good person? She thinks.
When he first asked them to live with him and offered to support them, she doubted that he was trying to get something from them.
She doesn’t think so anymore.
Even when she doubted his money because he gave them so generously, the thought just disappeared the moment she saw this large mansion.
Oh. He really has. A lot of money.
Egostic, Da-in. He actually kept his word and didn't do anything specific to them.
And what she felt while living with him is, he doesn’t seem like someone that would do so. He plays with Cha-yun and takes care of her.
And Soobin, who lives with them. She takes care of her and Cha-yun as if they were her younger siblings. She goes out and picks clothes, she teaches her how to cook, she goes through the administrative procedures of the school…
Lee Ha-yul feels grateful and sorry to them.
It's been a week.
She still feels like she’s dreaming.
It seems like yesterday that she remembered the abuse of the head of the orphanage from her childhood, and until recently, she was living in a shabby house.
How can she suddenly live in such an old-fashioned big house like a noble lady while eating three meals a day now?
In fact, rather than her own satisfaction, it was so good that her younger brother Cha-yun could grow up without suffering the severe pain.
Her younger brother, whom she always took care of, was often bullied by the head of an orphanage because he was weak since he was young.
Just looking at him smiling brightly while eating, she feels full.
At the same time, she glanced at Da-in again.
She was able to enjoy this luxury because of this man in front of her, Da-in.
No, in fact, her brother and she could have died there in the first place if he hadn't helped.
But how did he know and come to see them?
He saved her and his brother.
In fact, the reason why she believes in Da-in is also mostly because of Soobin. Since living in this house, she has searched everything about Egostic, and in the meantime, she has also learned about Soobin.
Soobin is similar to her.
Da-in took her in, when she was the one causing the terror.
Among netizens, there was a heated debate about what Egostic did to her.
She knows now. Soobin is doing well.
In fact, Soobin is nice like an angel, but she is also a kind of terrorist who caused terrorism.
Egostic is the A-class villain that the Association pays attention to in the first place.
That silver-haired girl, she looks just cute and small on the outside, but turns out to be a genius hacker.
But it doesn’t matter.
The important thing is they welcomed her and her brother like a family.
In fact, she’s not proud of herself either. She’s been making a living by picking pockets at the beginning…
As time went by, she felt very grateful to Da-in. Now, it can be said that she’s no longer doubting him and there’s only gratitude.
Although he didn't seem to know about her ability, which is healing human wounds.
‘If he comes back with an injury later…'
She will surely repay him then.
She quietly resolved to do so by herself.
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"Uncle, let's go to the basement."
"Seo-eun… We finally moved, so go get some sunshine."
"Oh, come on."
"Okay, alright. I got it."
Seo-eun whine so much that I eventually headed to the basement. If I don't, I think she’ll keep calling me uncle…! How can she call me uncle now after calling me hyung…?
The way to get there is simple. I just need to get on the teleportation device.
A teleportation device made by Seo-eun for three months. It’s like Tardis in Doctor Who, we can go straight to the old basement as we open the door.
There's a limit to moving only between the teleportation devices, but… Well, the goal was to connect the house to the basement.
I felt this after being stuck in this underground for three months, this is not a place for people to live.
Before that, I couldn’t feel it because I was busy working, but when we took a break, I felt frustrated. I mean, a person should live under the sunlight.
So I decided to buy a large mansion deep in that mountain valley. Even if I still have a lot of money left, it was still a lot of spending.
When I see this magnificent majesty, which is like a mansion in the 80s, my heart becomes magnificent.
There is only one reason why I bought such a big house.
This is because it will continue to be headquartered for my Villain Union, or Ego-Squad, by enticing many talented people.
Although there are now five people living together, there is no doubt that it will be full in the future.
…right?
"Haa. As expected, home is the best.""
"Seo-eun, our house is a palace-like mansion up there…"
"I'm comfortable here. Gosh, my monitors. You were lonely, right?”
Of course, there were people who opposed moving, like Seo-eun, who was hugging her monitors.
At least Soobin likes it. I was happy to see them taking care of the other two. She likes kids more than I thought. Come to think of it, they got close with Seo-eun quickly.
Those siblings. Somehow I think I succeeded in getting close with them. Yeah, well, I pay for the kids who were living like beggars. I give them a house. I almost saved them, but that's weird if they don’t like it, right?
Is it Lee Cha-yun? It was very helpful that he was my follower. I saw him brainwashing his sister about Egostic. It's reassuring!
Anyway, it's good to have Lee Ha-yul in. It's almost like having several spare lives. Even if I’m on the verge of death, she’ll save me if I run to her. Maybe?
Anyway, Lee Ha-yul was included, so I think I've somehow done my work.
Three months… No, it's almost four months now? Anyway, I think I had a fruitful day. It's almost winter now.
"Oppa, what are you thinking about again?"
As I was thinking about something else for a while, Seo-eun inflated her cheeks and stared at me. She's been sticking to me since the siblings moved in.
"Nothing. That's right, Seo-eun. Now, let's do it."
"What? Do what?"
Seo-eun tilted her head and asked, so I smiled at her.
"What do you think? A new terrorist attack."
I rested for too long.
At this rate, the public will forget me.
I have to give some tension on the loose peninsula, drag some agro to Stardus, and prevent future crises.
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[If Mango Stick doesn’t come back next week, I'll poop on my pants]
I warned you.
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…To stop our Mango union from trying to poop in their pants. I need to do new terrorism.
Seo-eun's face brightens when I said terrorism. Did I raise the wrong kid? She became a middle school girl who loves terrorism. Is she a highschool girl now…?
"Wow! Are you finally doing it?"
"Hmm… Yeah. The concept of this terrorist attack is…."
Let's go with ‘The collapse of Mapo Bridge.’
Mapo Bridge is going to collapse, you brats.
I'm going to break it down.
done.co