“It’s already too late,” I said.

“No, we

have

to find her,” Han Sora insisted.

“No, it’s too late. How can we even find her, considering our current situation? Even the GENIUSES don’t know where she’s hiding. I didn’t bring my telescope either, so…”

‘She’s not even listening to me.’

“Sera… What about Sera? Right now, he’s…

ahh

, our poor Sera…” Han Sora asked.

‘She looks completely out of it.’

Han Sora had been chiding Jung Ha-Yan for her habit of biting her fingers every time she was anxious, but it seemed like she had inherited that habit from Jung Ha-Yan, as I could see her biting her nails before me.

Of course, she was different from Jung Ha-Yan, who would bite her nails until they were broken and bleeding, but it was a bad habit, nevertheless. Anyway, it was clear that Han Sora's mind was elsewhere.

“Who’s teaching our Sera? There are so many things to teach him… Who is he eating and sleeping with?” Han Sora questioned.

“For now… there’s Ji-Hye noona—” I said.

“That woman… she’s kind of strange,” she interrupted me.

‘That’ll upset Ji-Hye noona.’

“That woman only cares about her own children, and I can’t even understand the way she teaches Domi… She thinks Domi is some kind of computer. She’s lucky that Domi likes the way she teaches, but Sera is different from her.

"Do you even know how much attention Sera needs right now? He’s your child!” Han Sora yelled.

“Hyun-Sung is also—”

“The guild master is the biggest problem. I don’t even want to get started,” Han Sora interrupted me again.

“...”

“And what about that woman named Cha Hee-Ra? Do you really think Sera will do well being with those muscleheads? You know how sensitive and meticulous he is. His skills are just starting to develop, so we need to take good care of him.

Ahh!

Aaarghh!

Why… why did I even come here?” Han Sora continued.

“...”

“Why… why am I here? Why did I agree to come here? Miss Jung Ha-Yan. Miss Jung Ha-Yan too…

ahh…

Our Miss Jung Ha-Yan… I’m sure she’s…” Han Sora mumbled.

“I told you, you don’t need to worry so much—”

“No, we have to find her!” Han Sora screamed.

“...”

“We have to! No, we should go back. We have to find Miss Jung Ha-Yan and return to the Blue Guild. Sera… your auntie…” Han Sora mumbled.

“Just calm—”

“How can I calm down?! Do you really think I can calm down here?!” Han Sora yelled.

‘Hey…’

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

“J-Just think of this as a vacation,” I told her.

“

Ah!

”

Han Sora froze…

“

Ah…

”

“...”

It seemed like many different ideas had popped into her head in an instant.

She was nervous and anxious; she was also thinking about whether she was supposed to make a big deal out of this thing. Just as I thought that I couldn't deduce her thoughts, tears welled up in her eyes, and her pupils trembled ever so slightly. Ꞧàℕổ𝖇Ěs

“

Sob! Soooob!

” Han Sora cried.

‘Why is she crying so hard?’

I felt like I knew why she was crying so hard.

‘It must be similar to when mothers get stressed while raising their children.’

No, it was exactly like that.

She had just realized her predicament, and she was crying for some unknown reason.

‘She is raising two kids.’

Jung Ha-Yan and Seraphim, but I was sure Jung Ha-Yan required more work because Han Sora needed to feed her and wash her.

Jung Ha-Yan also complained more than Seraphim, and if things failed to go her way, she'd become annoyed. She was no longer as bad as she was prior to the Park Mijin incident, but people wouldn't change that easily.

Jung Ha-Yan learned that she would get whatever she wanted even when Han Sora was in a bad mood, and she became more cunning upon discovering that fact.

Of course, Seraphim wasn’t all that different either, but I was worried about him for a different reason. He was the black sheep among the four Outer Gods.

The problem was that he was too timid and sensitive. He would get hurt by trivial words, causing him to crawl deep into a hole, and it would carry over to his next task.

His caretaker, Jung Ha-Yan, was busy taking care of herself, while his other caretaker…

‘I honestly don’t want to look after him. I tried, but I just don’t like him.’

They called me his father, but Han Sora was actually the one playing the role of his parents, so I wasn't surprised that Han Sora was stressed.

Now that I thought about it, Han Sora had been taking care of Jung Ha-Yan for the longest time now, so it wasn't really strange that she was stressed out.

The fact that she wasn't aware that she was stressed made it obvious that her stress had been accumulating inside her for quite a while now, but the problem was that she wasn't aware of it.

In the end, she acclimatized to her stress levels.

However, I was sure being Jung Ha-Yan’s suppressor was the last thing she wanted to be.

‘If she knew how many times she saved and protected the continent, she wouldn’t feel this big of a loss…’

But that wasn’t important here…

‘Come to think of it, she looked like she enjoyed being a secretary.’

Thanks to Sera, she had to stop fighting at the frontlines, but before Sera's arrival, she was

alive

. She was skilled as well—no, she was really skilled. At first, she was greedy and took care of more tasks than she ought to handle, but there was no one else as reliable as her, except for Jo Hye-Jin and Sun Hee-Young.

The problem was that she hadn't been able to show off her abilities.

I was sure Han Sora wanted to build her career.

She was a member of the Blue Guild, one of the best guilds on the continent, but carrying out her own tasks and being Jung Sera’s teacher were two completely different things.

‘She got second place in the tutorial dungeon…’

We were members of the attack team as well.

Perhaps the life she was leading in Rohen was her ideal life. I was talking about the fact that everyone was treating her well and the fact that she was a key player among the mainstream players.

She probably either wanted to create a guild, accept a guild offer, raid dungeons, or lead a mainstream project. One thing I was sure of was that when Han Sora first arrived here, she hadn't come here as Jung Ha-Yan and Seraphim’s caretaker.

“I-It’s your fault.

Heuuuk… heuuuung…

” Han Sora cried.

“Hold on…”

“It’s all because of you! You bastard!” Han Sora shouted.

“H-Hold on, stop! Stop it!” I yelled.

She had been slapping my arm, and it hurt more than I thought.

“You jerk!” Han Sora yelled.

“Wait, calm down for a second. Let’s do something else instead of looking after Ha-Yan,” I suggested.

“...”

“It’s because I understand what you’re feeling. It’s about time you took on your own big project,” I added.

“...”

“I’ll make a good position for you when we return. Is there a position you want?” I asked.

“...”

“...”

“I’m being serious,” I added.

“Dungeon Magic Investigation Lead…” Han Sora answered shyly.

“That’s it? You’re more talented than that to have that kind of position,” I commented.

“B-But… I spend a lot of time with… Miss Jung Ha-Yan and Sera,” she said.

“No, don’t worry about them. I’ll take care of everything. It’s about time Ha-Yan spends time alone,” I told her.

“I-In that case… I’d like to have a… Black Magic Workshop…” Han Sora muttered.

‘Damn it, I haven’t made a Black Magic Workshop for her yet.’

I wouldn't blame her if she was upset at me.

“I’ll give you full support, Miss Sora. I'm Lee Ki-Young, after all. Should I just build you a Black Magic Tower? I think it’s possible if I just deduct thirty percent of the funds used to operate the Alchemy Workshop,” I suggested.

“I-I’m… not confident that I can make the same level of profit as the Alchemy Workshop, and if you deduct the funds from the potion business, the guild members will surely say something. Miss Kim Mi-Young is really strict about things like that…” Han Sora replied.

“Research has always been expensive. I want you to achieve results, not make profits. It’s up to the guild to decide how to use the results of the research, and all you need to do is do research. If you have business ideas, it’ll be even better,” I explained.

“I-I actually have a few business ideas… and research journals I organized so that it’s easier to read… I wouldn’t call it a report just yet…

Ah!

I left it in my room, so I can’t show you,” Han Sora said.

“I have an idea of what they are without looking at them. But tell me, what are your ideas about?” I asked.

“They’re related to scrolls. It’s a scroll that can nullify thirty-three curses commonly used by Undead monsters on the continent. Unlike the holy water of the Vatican, anyone can use it even if they don't have priest-type jobs. More importantly, it gives the user a resistance to those curses,” Han Sora answered.

“Not bad,” I commented.

“R-Really?” Han Sora asked.

“I think it’ll be difficult for the Democratic Country to use it right away. However, we can distribute it to the Republic and see their reaction. I’ll contact Commander Jin,” I offered.

“You mean that?” Han Sora asked.

“Of course. So besides the workshop…” I paused.

“

Ah

, well I…” Han Sora paused.

“Yes?”

“There isn’t a specific position that I want, but I do want to join the meetings,” Han Sora requested.

“

Ah

.”

“I’d like to join the meeting you, Hye-Jin unni, Hee-Young, Unni, and Miss Kim Mi-Young have every month,” Han Sora said.

“So what you’re saying is that you don’t care what role you get as long as you’re involved in the management of the guild, right?” I asked.

“Yes.”

“Then how about being a secretary?” I suggested.

“What?! B-But Hye-Jin unni—”

“I was actually thinking about promoting Miss Hye-Jin, so that role will soon be open,” I informed her.

“Don’t you think that’s too sudden? All I’ve done… was work around the guild as an ordinary guild member. I know I worked as your secretary temporarily, but that was only for a moment,” Han Sora said.

“All the guild members know how hard you’ve been working. The staff will probably get confused, but there probably won’t be any backlash,” I reassured her.

“...”

“Telling them that you contributed a lot during the Rohen Continent incident will be enough to convince them,” I added.

“

Ah!

”

“Of course, you’ll need to achieve results great enough that people will agree with you filling that position…” I told her.

“Leave it to me,” Han Sora said, nodding.

“I think we can start with managing the guild members who will be coming here. Your work will be really noticeable, and you can show off a bit. I’ll also connect you to a GENIUS.

"You two can discuss it and bring them over. You understand what I’m saying, right? You just need to make adjustments within the limits permitted by the Rohen Continent’s system. This is better than us splitting up because of the penalty,” I instructed her.

“Right. I’m sorry for interrupting you, but if we’re going to bring in the guild members, we’ll need to create a suitable faction, right?” Han Sora asked.

“Yes, probably,” I answered.

“So you’re saying I can create a familia, right?” Han Sora asked.

“I think you just need to lay the foundation…” I replied.

“I think I can do that,” Han Sora said.

‘It’s nice seeing her so passionate about something.’

“I’ll send you some coins, so make sure to get to work as soon as the mock battle ends.

Ah!

While we’re talking about the mock battle…” I paused.

“Yes?”

“You’ll smash it, right?” I asked.

Han Sora nodded.

“...”

"That’s why I came here,” Han Sora added.