The Otherworldly Magic Swordsman Who Disciplines the Hunter World Chapter 20

As soon as the car came to a halt, Gong Sijin tapped on the window. The door opened, and Gong Siyoung, wearing a short-sleeved t-shirt, appeared.

“Siyoung. You know we don’t have much time, right?”

Gong Sijin got straight to the point without any preamble. Stepping out of the car, Gong Siyoung glanced at Julian. When their eyes met, he flinched, his shoulders trembling as he avoided the gaze.

What was that? That reaction?

“There are probably about 37 hours left until the overlapping gate opens. In the meantime, I have to go to the Bureau for meetings, attend the Guild Master meetings, and our guild needs to form a dedicated team too. We’re in a situation where we have to split our time by the minute right now.”

At the serious talk, the expression of the listening Gong Siyoung also began to gradually harden. Gong Sijin gripped his shoulder tightly.

“So don’t go straight home; stop by the mart, do some grocery shopping, and make sure to cook a meal for Mr. Yuri. With freshly made rice. Make it delicious.”

“… What?”

“I said, make sure Mr. Yuri is fed. I’m going to check later whether you made it yourself or not. Oh, and Mr. Yuri likes meat, so make a meat dish too.”

Gong Sijin smiled, his eyes curving.

“No, why should I do that…”

He said every second was urgent, and now he’s suddenly telling me to cook a meal? Has that hyung gone crazy? Did he get influenced by hanging around Julian?

“Why else, Siyoung. It’s because you have to live with Mr. Yuri now.”

Gong Sijin whispered while holding the hand of the complaint-filled Siyoung. Judging by his attitude alone, he was like a mother looking at a son getting married.

Gong Siyoung’s mouth twitched with a slight tremor at the gaze full of concern and expectation.

“Feed him well, and take good care of him. Mr. Yuri, if you have any complaints, speak up right away. Our Siyoung is a good kid, but his expressiveness is just…”

“Hyung! What on earth are you…!”

“See it even now? Even if he speaks with his eyes wide open like that, if you get to know him, he’s soft-hearted.”

Whether Gong Siyoung glared with chilling eyes or not, Gong Sijin didn’t even blink an eyelid and only spat out what he wanted to say. With just that, Julian quickly perceived the hierarchy between the two.

Julian nodded toward Gong Sijin.

“I got it, Master.”

He gave a thumbs up. Gong Sijin smiled and gave a thumbs up back. At the two men’s thumbs up, only Gong Siyoung was on the verge of dying from anger.

“Now, go on in quickly. I have to head to a meeting now too.”

At the touch pushing his back, Julian entered the car.

While he sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt, he could hear the sound of Gong Sijin and Gong Siyoung chatter-chattering about something or other outside. Looking at the two through the window, Julian clicked his tongue.

“I told you, when told to crawl, you have to crawl.”

Just as he expected, the loser turned out to be Gong Siyoung. Sitting in the driver’s seat with a face flushed with anger, he irritably pressed the buttons on the machine. After he entered something, the car moved without warning.

Merging onto the road at high speed, the car headed straight. Just as Julian was once again admiring the sensation of the smooth driving, Gong Siyoung opened his mouth with difficulty.

“… Is there anything you want to eat?”

A laugh almost burst out in that instant. He acted like he hated it so much, and yet he was going to do it in the end.

Before Gong Siyoung could get angry again, Julian slightly covered his mouth with his hand.

“Well. I eat everything well.”

“… I see.”

It was a good thing he set Gong Siyoung as a condition. In this rough other-world life, he should at least have this much enjoyment along with him.

Julian tapped his toes. Since his sword was fixed and his way to make a living was cleared, there was no way he could be in a bad mood.

“That’s right. I couldn’t say it properly earlier. Thanks for finding the sword. I fixed it well thanks to you.”

Julian patted the sword he was holding. Noticing the cleanly repaired sword, Gong Siyoung muttered in a tone as if it were no big deal.

“I just happened to find it while passing by.”

“That’s why. I’m saying thanks for finding it even though you could have just passed by.”

Julian had heard about the sword while saying goodbye to Woo Yujin and Gu Jayoung.

It didn’t seem like he was just passing by, but that he went to find it with determination. Is he doing this because he’s embarrassed?

He felt like laughter would burst out again at the dishonest attitude.

“… I’m saying this just in case.”

Gong Siyoung, who was watching the front, glanced sideways. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly started to speak.

Julian, who was listening intently to see what kind of serious talk he was going to make, blinked.

“… I’m saying this because I’m worried it might happen just in case, really, even if it’s a one-in-a-million chance. I am not interested in you. So, no matter how much you like me… I hope you keep the line. The fact that we are living together, that’s really because you set it as a condition for joining the guild, so it’s something that happened due to unavoidable circumstances. Aside from that, we are in a relationship where no emotions are involved at all. I’m saying this out of over-caution in case you misunderstand and get hurt.”

Julian tilted his head at the long-winded speech.

“What misunderstanding?”

“… I’m telling you not to like me. Because I will absolutely never like you.”

Aha, that’s what he meant. Julian scratched his chin.

“Well… I get that, but don’t be so definitive.”

“About what?”

“No matter what it is. Because there is nothing in the world that absolutely never happens.”

Gong Siyoung let out a “Ha,” as if it were absurd. His heavily crumpled eyes shone viciously.

“No, absolutely, definitely, eternally never. Such a thing as me coming to like you. It won’t happen for the rest of my life.”

Strength was put into the words he repeatedly spat out. Gong Siyoung was full of conviction. Julian’s gaze turned toward the man who was proudly discussing “never.”

“Hmm…”

I’ve never seen anyone who says that and doesn’t end up saying something else later.

He wasn’t saying he would definitely like him.

From what Julian had experienced in life, from the moment one let one’s guard down saying “It will absolutely never happen,” all things tended to flow in that direction.

In the way that a monster that was said to absolutely never exist invades a village and beats people to death, and those who were said to absolutely never die are the first to die.

Those who were easily certain were the first to fall into traps. That was how life originally was.

“Well, let’s say so.”

“It’s not ‘let’s say so,’ it really isn’t! I’m saying I won’t like you forever!”

“Okay.”

Whether he likes him or not, that’s up to him. At Julian’s plain answer, Gong Siyoung quickly shut his mouth as if he had nothing more to say.

In the uncomfortable silence, Julian looked out the window.

The reason he included Gong Siyoung in the joining conditions was because he seemed useful. It wasn’t a choice containing as much emotion as the man was worried about.

It was because he picked him thinking he could help with adapting to the other world in many ways, rather than because he liked him so much.

In fact, he did receive help. Julian looked down fondly at the sword he held in his arms.

Still, well, you never know what will happen with people, so you couldn’t guarantee it. People living together often end up seeing eye to eye or hitting it off.

Julian was not the type of person who easily discussed “never” like Gong Siyoung.

He himself was in a situation where he crossed over to another world overnight. No one really knew what would happen in the future.

The outside scenery passed by as fast as his various thoughts. It was a brilliant world no matter when he looked at it. Just as he was admiring it again, his eyes became fixed on one spot.

“Huh?”

He reflexively grabbed Gong Siyoung’s arm. At the sudden physical contact, Gong Siyoung showed open irritation.

“Why are you grabbing me again! Did you listen to what I just said with the back of your ear?”

“Don’t you see that?”

Just then, the car caught a signal. Only after coming to a complete stop did Gong Siyoung turn his head.

“What?”

A gaze full of suspicion followed. His guard was raised to the maximum as if asking what kind of trick it was this time.

Julian, who was still looking out the window, pointed somewhere with his hand.

“Right over there.”

A small building was visible in the direction his finger was pointing. It was an area where residential housing was concentrated.

A colorful sign saying ‘Nabijam Daycare Center’ was hung above the building. In the small yard, toy cars and a small slide were also visible.

Could it be that Gong Siyoung can’t see that? He tilted his head.

“Is that a place where babies play?”

“Can’t you tell by looking? It’s a daycare center.”

“Right? A place where children play?”

“Don’t make me say the same thing twice. And move your hand.”

Gong Siyoung, who heartlessly pulled his captured wrist away, muttered. Julian let the sounds of calling it a trick or whatever flow through one ear and out the other.

As if his eyes were nailed to it, Julian could not take his gaze off the daycare center.

“So you’re saying it’s a place where young children play? Then I don’t think something like that should be there.”

“What is ‘something like that’? What kind of thing? The slide?”

Answering half-heartedly, Gong Siyoung stepped on the accelerator. Matching the green signal, the car headed straight.

Julian let out an exclamation at the daycare center that was gradually moving further away.

“I think a dungeon is going to appear there.”

Screech—! The car came to a sudden stop, and his body lunged forward. Whether the vehicle coming from behind stepped on the brakes, a screeching, skin-crawling sound of tire friction was heard.

Beep beep!

The sound of horns spread confusedly. Gong Siyoung frowned as if asking what kind of crazy nonsense he was talking.

“… What do you mean by that.”

Julian, startled by the sudden stop, pressed his hand over his heart. Having realized the reason for the seatbelt’s existence, he stroked the belt.

Gong Siyoung’s question followed again.

“A dungeon appearing. What on earth does that mean.”

“Huh? Ah… that thing. Can you really not see that?”

Because the distance had grown, he had to turn his head quite a bit to see the daycare center. The vortex of mana flow was faintly reflected in Julian’s blue eyes.

No matter where he looked in this place, the concentration of mana was extremely low. That’s why it was bound to stand out even more. The energy of mana that was wriggling and overflowing.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s visible or not. I think a gate is going to open there soon.”