The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 108

"That's how it turned out."

After Cheon Yuhwa disappeared.

Lee Shin called Eun Yeon-woo, Lee Hyun-seok, and Lee Hyun-young and roughly explained the stories he had shared with Cheon Yuhwa.

He didn't say that Cheon Yuhwa was a regressor.

He had considered whether to say it or not because it seemed like it would be fun, but he decided to keep it for now and use it later.

"So... hyung-nim is going to Japan to destroy the headquarters of [Dawn] in Japan from now on?"

"That's right. Not right now, but I will be going to Japan."

"And while hyung-nim is in Japan, we should also be training hard?"

"Yeah, if you're doing well, I'll buy you a souvenir on my way back."

Lee Shin said playfully with a spinning smile.

But the three just looked at him quietly.

Because Eun Yeon-woo and Lee Hyun-seok knew roughly about the organization called [Dawn], and Lee Hyun-young had also noticed that Lee Shin wasn't just going to play.

Lee Shin, who had noticed what the three were thinking, chuckled.

'Because they're guys with eventful family histories, they give their affection unnecessarily... well, it's not for me to say, since I'm the one playing with them using that part.'

Lee Shin lightly ignored the three's gazes and smiled a little more deeply.

"How about you worry about yourselves instead of me?"

Lee Shin said, and pointed at the black tent in a corner of the backyard, which was exuding a suspicious aura.

"The guys in there... they were really happy when I asked them to be your opponents."

If a person passing by had heard Lee Shin's words now, they would have tilted their heads, not understanding what he meant.

But Eun Yeon-woo and Lee Hyun-seok, who had heard Lee Shin's words, sighed.

Because they had already heard what was in there.

'Why is a World Dungeon, which was said to be rare even on the news, in the backyard of a house?'

'Orcs... the battle race, orcs...'

Eun Yeon-woo and Lee Hyun-seok each thought about their own things and began to worry about what was to come.

"B-by the way, whose house is this? It seems like you're busy cleaning here and there, but is it okay for us to be in here like this?"

Lee Hyun-young, who was looking at the two, threw a word to change the atmosphere.

"Huh? Ah, I haven't told you yet. This is my house. I'm the one who called the cleaners."

"Yes?"

"Huh?"

But Lee Hyun-young's one sentence brought about a new storm.

Lee Hyun-seok, who had been lost in thought, and Lee Hyun-young, who had asked Lee Shin a question, looked at him in surprise.

"Th-then what happens to the house we're living in now, hyung?"

"Uh... I don't know? If I sell it to someone else, I won't have to worry about it."

At Lee Shin's words, Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Hyun-young's faces hardened like stone.

"Th-then are we going to be kicked out now?"

Lee Hyun-young asked cautiously, and Lee Hyun-seok quickly tapped the calculator in his head.

Lee Hyun-seok had been earning money smoothly by entering dungeons with Eun Yeon-woo and hunting diligently.

But he still didn't have enough money to buy a house.

'What should I do? Can I get a house near Hyun-young's school with the money in my bank account? Ugh! If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have changed my equipment!'

'What should I do? Given oppa's personality, he'll definitely overdo it because of me. If something goes wrong then...'

While the two were unfolding their wings of imagination, Lee Shin calmly shook his head.

"No? If you want to leave, I won't stop you, but I have no intention of kicking you out. On the contrary, I'm even thinking of taking in one more person."

Swoosh-

The eyes of the two who had heard Lee Shin's words turned to one person next to them.

"...Me?"

Eun Yeon-woo pointed at himself with a dumbfounded expression.

Seeing him, Lee Shin smiled.

"Yeah, you're living alone anyway, right? I heard that the reason you've been entering dungeons diligently recently is because your contract renewal period is approaching and you're trying to find a new place to live."

Eun Yeon-woo looked at Lee Shin as if to say, 'how did you know that?', and Lee Shin pointed at Lee Hyun-seok with his finger.

"Anyway, you'll have to come here every day when I go to Japan, so just live here. It's also strangely unsettling to leave these guys alone."

At Lee Shin's words, Eun Yeon-woo looked at the two.

Not only Lee Hyun-seok but also Lee Hyun-young were looking at him with a welcoming smile, so it was hard to refuse.

"No, but still..."

As a sign of refusal was about to come out of Eun Yeon-woo's mouth, the two's expressions changed instantly.

At that, Eun Yeon-woo sighed lightly and nodded his head.

"Waaaaa~"

"Kyaaaaa!"

At Eun Yeon-woo's acceptance, the two were happy at the thought of having more family members living together, and Lee Shin was happy at the thought of having more toys to play with.

"And you two, when you fight the orcs, do your best. I did ask them to let you fight the weakest ones first, but don't let your guard down."

Lee Shin thought that the fight with the orcs would be a good experience for the two.

Because although they were used to fighting overwhelmingly strong opponents while fighting against the strong of the outer heavens like Lee Shin or Baek Hyun-woo, they had no experience fighting against opponents of a similar skill level.

"And you, little kid... well, just do your best."

Lee Hyun-young, whose eyes had been shining with anticipation when her name came out of Lee Shin's mouth, looked at him with a displeased expression after hearing the last words.

"I was going to say something just to tell you to prepare yourself, since it might be related to you too..."

Lee Shin lightly shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't have much to say."

A LV.1 mage on the verge of LV.2.

That was Lee Hyun-young's position.

In Lee Shin's view, Lee Hyun-young was ambiguous.

Because it didn't seem like she was showing the will to properly enter a dungeon, but she was interested in magic.

"Well, if I had to say one thing, it would be to carry around what I gave you before."

"This?"

Lee Hyun-young took out the golden whistle she was wearing around her neck.

It was an artifact that Lee Shin had given her before, which would inflict a head-splitting pain by putting a terrible and huge sound into the ears of anyone other than the person who blew the whistle, and he had given it to her to use to escape in case of an emergency.

"Well, that should be enough. For reference, other guys from [Wonderland] besides you can also go into the World Dungeon, so get along well then. It wouldn't be bad to pick a fight. Then..."

Lee Shin lightly stood up from his seat and looked at them.

"You can dismiss now. I'll lend you a card, so if there's anything you want, you can use it."

As Lee Shin held out the card, Eun Yeon-woo skillfully took it.

It was a natural sight, like an apple falling from top to bottom.

"What are you going to do, hyung, instead of playing with us?"

"Me? I have something to do."

"What is it? Ah, are you going to enter a dungeon again?"

At Lee Hyun-seok and Lee Hyun-young's question, Lee Shin answered with a light heart.

"Ah, no. I want to remodel this house a bit, so I'm going to look for a contractor."

Halt-

At Lee Shin's one sentence, everyone present stopped their movements.

Their instincts were screaming not to miss what Lee Shin was saying now.

"Th-the remodeling of this house you're cleaning now?"

"Yeah."

Lee Shin said with a bright smile.

"I bought a haunted house for a change, but nothing particularly happened. I even slept once, but I didn't have any nightmares. So I thought about what the problem was, and I thought it might be because of the atmosphere."

Lee Shin, without noticing that the three were not saying anything, cheerfully laid out his thoughts.

"But I don't want to live in a dirty house, so I'm going to compromise with the interior. If I decorate the house with an atmosphere where a ghost would appear, won't a ghost appear in my dreams every night?"

Hahaha!

At Lee Shin's one sentence, everyone present felt goosebumps all over their bodies.

"Let's go together."

"We should."

"Haa, that was a close call."

The three, who did not want such a life, erased all the thoughts they had been having in their heads until a moment ago and moved their steps to follow Lee Shin.

"Hmm? What, are you following me?"

At Lee Shin's words, the three nodded their heads without hesitation.

"What, are you following me? Do you hate ghosts?"

Lee Shin's emotional line was a little different from the emotional line that other ordinary people had.

So he couldn't think that the three would hate ghosts.

In the end, they decided that each would decide on their own room, and the overall atmosphere of the house would be decided by everyone's consultation.

'Let's think positively. If you just look at it, it's an incredibly spacious and luxurious house.'

'To think the day would come when I would have my own room...'

'It's my room, so I should decorate it myself.'

The three who were following Lee Shin walked, imagining their own happy futures.

At that, Lee Shin thought about making a mess, but he just gave up.

'If they decorate it themselves, they'll get attached to it and won't think of leaving.'

Because if these three disappeared, the person who would handle the big and small affairs of the house would disappear.

"Then let's think about each decorating their own room, and then go find a remodeling company and then go buy some furniture."

"Are you buying it for us? Oppa?"

As Lee Shin said one sentence, Lee Hyun-young, who had been quietly unfolding her wings of imagination next to him, reacted like a ghost.

Compared to her bear-like brother, she was a foxy fellow in many ways.

"Well... yeah, I'll buy the furniture for the three of you."

At Lee Shin's words, not only Lee Hyun-young but also Lee Hyun-seok and Eun Yeon-woo, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, were surprised.

Because they hadn't thought that Lee Shin would nod his head so readily.

But for Lee Shin, it really didn't matter what happened.

'He told me to pay off the debt I owed to [Wonderland] for dealing with the Jewel Spider last time with this, so it's not like my money is going out.'

He decided to use what he had been saving, thinking that there would be a place to use it somewhere, on this occasion.

In other words, Lee Shin was thinking of turning this house into a house with all the scientific and magical performance.

"By the way, do you guys have any ideas for what kind of room you want?"

"I'm just thinking of something simple... but are you thinking of remodeling the kitchen too?"

"Yeah, I'm thinking of remodeling the whole house."

"Then I'd like to pay some attention to the kitchen too."

Eun Yeon-woo seemed to be more concerned about the kitchen than his own room.

'Well, he did say his hobby was cooking, and his skills were also very good... If I buy him some expensive cooking utensils, will he cook for me?'

"Sure. Do as you please."

Lee Shin, imagining a future where his mouth would be happy, simply gave his permission and then looked at Lee Hyun-seok.

"Uh... hyung. Then can I ask for a favor too?"

"Do as you please. If I think it's too much, I'll refuse anyway."

At Lee Shin's words, Lee Hyun-seok said with a bright smile.

"Then I want to have a room where I can collect weapons!"

"Ah~ Well, it seems you've taken up a hobby of buying various weapons recently."

"Ahaha... you found out?"

Anyone could easily tell by looking at the weapons piled up in the room or the way he wiped each weapon before going to bed.

Lee Shin tapped Lee Hyun-seok's head and said.

"There's a warehouse that can fit about three cars, so use that. If you want, you can remodel it yourself like Yeon-woo is doing."

"I-I want to try it!"

The excited Lee Hyun-seok shouted loudly without even realizing it.

And then he looked at Lee Shin with eyes burning with passion.

Lee Shin roughly nodded his head and then looked at the last remaining person, Lee Hyun-young.

Lee Hyun-young was looking at Lee Shin with a face full of anticipation, snorting.

At that, Lee Shin said with a bright smile.

"I'll do your room as I please."

"...Why don't I have a choice!"

"If you have a complaint, buy your own house."

At Lee Shin's sly words, Lee Hyun-young looked at him, snorting for a different reason than before, and then swung her palm.

But there was no way Lee Shin would let himself be hit.

Lee Shin, with a spinning smile, simply dodged Lee Hyun-young's attack, and Lee Hyun-young looked at him as if he were annoying and just stomped her feet.

Lee Hyun-seok was contemplating what kind of weapon to buy and how to decorate it, and Eun Yeon-woo was contemplating whether he could persuade Lee Shin to buy the cooking utensils or seasonings he had always wanted.

Lee Shin, who had played with Lee Hyun-young to his heart's content, gave her the remodeling rights to her own room and the small house that would be built in the backyard as if he were satisfied.

Lee Hyun-young, who had been snorting with excitement, took what Lee Shin gave her as if she couldn't win and then smiled broadly, making a plan to make that place her own workshop.

Lee Hyun-seok patted his sister's head and congratulated her.

Eun Yeon-woo, in a soulless voice, chided Lee Shin to stop teasing the kid.

It was a peaceful moment, flowing calmly like the clouds in the blue sky.

(End of Chapter)