Please Give Me A Kiss, Healer! Chapter 34

Ji-woo couldn’t hide her shock.

“……?”

What brother?
Brother-in-law?

“DO HEE-SEOOOONG!”

Ji-woo immediately dragged Hee-seong straight into the hut—no, the House of Truth.

“Ah, noona! What’s wrong with you?!”

‘What’s wrong?’ Is that really what you’re saying right now? Did everything I told you yesterday just go in one ear and out the other?”

“What? I didn’t do anything rude!”

“Brother-in-law! You called him brother-in-law! Why would that suddenly come out of your mouth?!”

What on earth had happened between those two?

How did Kang-woo evolve from “Kang-woo-nim” to “brother-in-law” in such a short time?

‘Come to think of it, Kang-woo looked like he liked it too!’

Ji-woo had seen it.

Every time he was called brother-in-law, the corner of Kang-woo’s mouth twitched.

If Kang-woo himself had decided on that title, then it clearly violated item number three of their agreement.

Ji-woo crossed her arms and glared.

But then—

“Noona, why are you acting like this? You even went on a secret date.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You said it yourself while watching TV in the hospital. You said you went on a date with a really handsome guy. And that guy was Kang-woo-nim, right?”

“…Huh?”

She had definitely said something like that.

But that was just to comfort Hee-seong.

“Isn’t that right? Did I misunderstand?”

“No, it’s not wrong, but…….”

“Then he is my brother-in-law!”

At that clear-cut answer, Ji-woo grabbed the back of her neck.

“Just because you went on a date doesn’t mean he’s your brother-in-law! If that were true, you’d have like ninety-nine brother-in-laws by now!”

Of course, that was a lie. What date?

She’d been working herself to the bone with part-time jobs and dungeon runs—she hadn’t even properly held a guy’s hand.

She was just desperately trying to get rid of that “brother-in-law” title.

But at that exact moment—

“Ji-woo.”

Kang-woo’s voice came from the entrance.

Ji-woo turned around stiffly, like a badly rusted robot.

‘He didn’t hear all that… right?’

It was embarrassing enough that she’d told Hee-seong about a dungeon date.

If Kang-woo had heard that last conversation too, she wanted to crawl into a mouse hole and disappear.

But unexpectedly, it seemed like Kang-woo hadn’t heard anything.

“Ji-woo, I caught some fish. Where should I put them?”

“Ah, just give them to me! I’ll take care of it.”

Phew, thank goodness. He didn’t hear it.

Ji-woo let out a sigh of relief.

Then, with a basket in one hand and Hee-seong in the other, she went back outside.

Soon, Kang-woo was left alone in the hut. Looking down at the floor, he muttered quietly.

“Ninety-nine people…….”

Kang-woo recalled the tips Ji-woo’s younger brother had given him.

“This is something I never tell other people…… but since it’s you, Kang-woo-nim, I’ll tell you specially!”

Ji-woo’s ideal type, as Hee-seong described it.

A man who looks good in a shirt.
A man with a pretty smile.
And lastly, a man who’s good at cooking.

‘…I’ve never cooked before.’

He was confident he wouldn’t lose to anyone in the other areas.

But the last one was the problem.

Kang-woo burned with determination to secure the one and only brother-in-law position.

Of course, his opponents were the ninety-nine rivals living inside his imagination.

 

 

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The second mission, picking out stones, continued all through the night and into the next day.

By the time the sun that had been hanging in the middle of the sky began to slowly sink,

the group finally saw the long-awaited message.

System

Mission: Deadly Move 〈Butler〉 Awakening! (1)

-2 Picking out stones / Complete★

At the same time, Ji-woo’s 〈Our Home〉 was upgraded to E-rank, gaining a small buff effect.

System

〈Our Home〉

Comfort Level: E-rank (Hut)

Buff Effect: Fatigue from housework is slightly reduced.

It wasn’t an amazing effect, but Ji-woo was extremely satisfied.

Little by little makes a mountain, after all. If these small things kept piling up, they’d be a big help someday!

“Alright, everyone! Let’s push a little harder and clear the next mission too!”

Ji-woo gathered Hee-seong, Dong-sik, Kang-woo, and Shin Woo-hyeok, who were all stretched out under the sun.

They’d already pulled out the thick weeds and picked out the stones stuck deep in the ground.

Now only one mission remained: making a special flower bed.

But the problem was—

System

Mission: Deadly Move 〈Butler〉 Awakening! (1)

-1 Pulling weeds / Complete★

-2 Picking out stones / Complete★

-3 Making a special flower bed / Progress: 0%

A special flower bed requires a ‘special flower.’

Find the one and only ‘special flower’ in the world and plant it in the flower bed!

“…So what exactly is a special flower?”

Things had been going way too smoothly, like unrolling toilet paper, and now they were completely stuck.

Ji-woo searched the shop just in case, but there wasn’t anything that clearly fit the mission.

─ Just plant anything already, nyaak. You frustrating humansaak.

Dong-sik scurried off and came back from the forest with a wildflower, roots and all.

But even after planting it and waiting for a long time, nothing happened.

─ So this isn’t itaaak…….

Hee-seong walked over to the deflated Dong-sik.

“Hey, it says special flower. Just hearing the name doesn’t it feel like you can’t plant just anything?”

─ Sitting there like an idiot won’t solve anythingaaak. You frustrating humanaak.

“Frustrating? That’s what you call making trouble for yourself. Think before you act—guess you really are a birdbrain.”

─ I try to help and you yell at meaaak! Then don’t just stand there, do somethingaaak!

The flower Dong-sik flung happened to brush past Hee-seong’s cheek.

They say you shouldn’t even hit someone with a flower, but Hee-seong ended up getting slapped by a wildflower and grabbed Dong-sik by the collar.

“You’re hitting people now?!”

─ Don’t grab my tail feathersaaak!! Let go right nowaaak!! Hee-seeong, I won’t forgive youaaak!!

“You hit first! What are you gonna do if you don’t forgive me?! Your arms are so short you can’t even reach me!”

─ Grrr! Taste the wrath of iceaaak!! Ice Breath!!

Watching the two bicker, Shin Woo-hyeok spoke seriously.

“Hunter Do Ji-woo, should we stop them?”

“Don’t kids usually grow up fighting like that?”

“No matter what, that one’s still a monster. It looks dangerous.”

“Hmm, does it?”

Ji-woo decided not to worry too much.

‘It’s just kids fighting, right?’

Besides, it didn’t seem like they’d listen anyway. And there was a much more effective method than scolding them.

“♪ On weekends, I’m the cook~ ♪”

Ji-woo bought a pot, bowls, and two packs of instant ramen from the shop.

She set water drawn from the stream over the campfire until it boiled, then skewered the fish and grilled them until they sizzled.

Finally, she bought seasonings from the shop and sprinkled pepper over the fish.

‘This pepper costs a whole 50,000 won……!’

Her white hand trembled as she held the small pepper bottle.

She didn’t know how the pricing worked, but the 〈Our Home〉 shop system was several times more expensive than normal prices.

The pepper cost over 50,000 won, and even a single pack of ramen cost 50,000 won.

It was more expensive than beef—normally, Ji-woo would never buy it.

But today, she wanted to treat everyone who’d worked so hard to a good meal.

‘We can’t keep eating plain freshwater fish without any seasoning.’

At first, it was fun, like camping.

But after two meals, then three, everyone was clearly struggling.

‘Once we get out of the dungeon, I’ll get plenty of hazard pay from the guild master.’

Whatever! Just 50,000 won!

…No, precious 50,000 won-nim!

If nothing else, people should at least eat well!

Holding back tears, Ji-woo even bought salt that cost 100,000 won.

After her unknown, blood-and-sweat-filled cooking was finally complete,

the group sat around the campfire to eat.

“Ji-woo, the smoke’s blowing that way. Come sit here.”

“Mm, should I?”

Kang-woo pulled Ji-woo to sit beside him.

Watching the affectionate pair, Shin Woo-hyeok’s expression slowly hardened.

During the earlier incident—when the hut was half destroyed—Kang-woo had played innocent with watery eyes and completely fooled him.

After being burned once, Shin Woo-hyeok had realized something.

That man was a powerful returnee whose true intentions were impossible to read. Team leader of the Emergency Response Team or not, he couldn’t let his guard down.

‘Who knows when he’ll deceive people again with that fake face.’

Shin Woo-hyeok carefully watched Kang-woo’s every move.

With such an intense stare, it should’ve been uncomfortable—but Kang-woo didn’t care at all.

“Ji-woo, that fish is burned. Give it to me and eat this one.”

“…….”

“Look here, there’s soot on your cheek. …Ha, cute.”

He didn’t spare Shin Woo-hyeok even a glance.

Kang-woo’s gaze was always fixed on Ji-woo alone.

As if, in this whole world, there were only the two of them.