Academy Silver Gatekeeper

164 – Dinner – 2

“… Brother. “Grandpa, you seem to be in a really good mood today?”

Kang Ji-soo, an A-level talented person, tilts his head and asks a question like that.

“I know. Something seems to have happened, but I have no idea why.”

As expected, Kang Do-gyeong, a person with Grade A abilities, answered while touching his chin.

The grandfather the two siblings are talking about is none other than Kang Min-seong.

There was a smile on his face as he directly commanded the employees from the front.

If it were normal, I would have heard some news while going back and forth to the family.

But these days, I have so much work that I can’t even dream of leaving work.

Sleep in the branch office where you are dispatched, or stay in a hotel if you can.

No matter how much he lived by the river, he couldn’t help the grief of this person.

“You looked really bad just a little while ago.”

“Well, we’ll find out what’s going on at dinner tonight.”

“They say my father and mother are coming too. They said her uncle would be there too.”

What does Kang Ji-soo say about Kang Do-kyung? I ask back.

A person who was always busy with overseas work returned home.

There may be other reasons than just work or schedule.

“Anything is fine. Actually, the past few weeks have been really hard. “I can’t even leave work.”

Recently, all kinds of incidents and accidents, including monsters and gates, are continuing.

For that reason, while it was impossible to leave work normally, news came from home.

The family will explain the situation, so let’s have dinner together tonight.

Everyone is already aware of Kang Min-sung’s extreme love for family.

His children, and his grandchildren Kang Do-gyeong and Kang Ji-su.

And I also know that family meals are a very important schedule for Kang Min-seong.

So much so that when a family meal is scheduled like this, they put everything aside and come running right away.

Anyway, I’m really happy to be back home for the first time in a while.

It’s true that I’ve been incredibly busy for almost two months.

The two ended up having a conversation they hadn’t had before.

“… Oh, that’s right. Come to think of it, you heard the news too, right? “A new S grade came out this time.”

“Of course I heard it. “He’s not the person we visited last time.”

“Did you say Baek Seo-jin? “I thought it was amazing from the first time I saw it, but it got there in the end.”

“It’s not for nothing that my grandfather asked us to go there.”

Even though they are called geniuses, despite gritting their teeth and trying hard, grade A is their limit.

This is also said to be at an incredible level, and Baek Seo-jin of a similar age reached S rank.

It’s fascinating, but also envious.

But I don’t care or get jealous more than necessary.

As people living near the river, they too can reach that level someday.

Of course, it was possible because I had confidence as a talented person and belief in myself.

In fact, now that I know so many people, I can fuel my competitive spirit even more.

“They say he is the first person to reach S rank as an auxiliary.”

“Isn’t that wrong? From what I heard, he can use both swords and spears. He said It’s a weapon type, but I think it’s misunderstood. That happens often, brother. It’s a dual series, but you’re confusing the main series and the secondary series. Right now, Jiyoon Han and also…”

Even after entering the family, the siblings continued to talk about Baek Seo-jin.

As a result, it naturally led to the part where there was contact with Kang Min-seong and Kim Soo-hyun.

“It seems like Soohyun is close to that person. What did it look like for her brother?”

“It definitely felt that way. Otherwise, there is no way her grandfather would have taken Suhyeon to visit her. Instead of showing signs that she didn’t like Su-hyeon, she said she liked it and followed along.”

“I definitely want to meet you if I get the chance in the future. I should meet him and ask him to spar with me!”

Kang Do-kyung suddenly bursts into laughter at Kang Ji-soo’s words.

“Why are you smiling?”

“No. “I suddenly remembered that rumor.”

“Rumor? What rumors… Ah. Silver gatekeeper?”

There certainly were rumors like that. No, it’s still spinning.

Excellent enough to take on Elders. In the end, she became an S-ranked person.

Unexpectedly, he is in a position to be an Academy Silver grade judge.

And no matter who comes, she completely blocks the path to Silver without paying any attention.

She heard that at first there were a lot of comments like this and that.

Students who have just entered the profession are being treated too harshly.

They say you should tell them about your dreams and hopes, but they tell you about the walls from the beginning.

However, the students who had hit the wall began to grow very rapidly.

Students with skills outstanding gave positive evaluations to Baek Seo-jin’s somewhat harsh evaluation.

As the Gate incident and the monster cataclysm coincided, ‘growth’ became very important.

As a result, such harsh evaluations once again received good reviews.

“What! If I lose, will I get demoted?”

“What if I graduated from the academy a long time ago?”

“Hmm, then I might get demoted from A grade? I don’t know if it was before, but I want to do it now. Honestly, I’m so busy these days that I feel like I’m dying.”

“That’s why it’s even worse. “If I don’t have you, my workload will increase.”

“Wow. “Oppa was really bad.”

A brother and sister look at each other and smile as they go inside.

Until then, neither of them had any imagination.

The reason why Kang Min-seong suddenly asked to have dinner today.

Not my uncle who returned to Korea after a long time, nor my cousin Kim Soo-hyun.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Baek Seo-jin.”

“… Huh?”

“Eh?”

It was for the very person they were talking about.

*

[I’m bored. Play with me. He keeps doing this with me. ]

[Suhyeon? He just told me to take care of it. You’ve already seen all the fun stuff. ]

[Where are you going? At your old man’s house? Why there? ]

[You invited me to dinner? Did you invite your whole family too? ]

[ And… The old man is just trying to seize the day. ]

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh-

A vibrating sound that continues without stopping.

Every single one of them is a message from Irina.

You damn thorn. I’m not even tired. Just do it in moderation!

What started earlier as a question of what to do in the morning continued into the evening.

Even when I reply asking them to please do it in moderation, they don’t even listen.

Rather, it’s a situation where he sends messages every minute, saying he’s bored and asking for someone to talk to.

It’s annoying, it’s annoying, and I wonder why on earth it’s like this.

What I’m most worried about in this situation is, of course, the reaction of Suhyeon next to me.

Staying at home until the afternoon, and all the way to Kang Min-seong’s house in the evening.

I was directly observing the situation where Irina kept sending me messages.

One might think that Irina, who is so wary, is sabotaging things like this.

Su-hyeon is the only one who stands up to Irina, who can’t even talk to others because she’s scared.

In a situation like this, if your frustration builds up, you will definitely explode.

‘… But it’s a lot quieter than I thought?’

As I headed to Kang Min-seong’s house, I took a quick look at Soo-hyeon.

I remember that when she first told Irina that she had received her her message her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her her was not very good.

It is true that her face became increasingly hardened by the continued bombardment of messages.

I was also worried that she might grab the phone from my hand and curse Irina Chae-seon.

But after looking a little more, I realized that such worries were unfounded.

Even as time passed, Soohyun did not explode.

She even takes a peek at the message and asks what she sent.

This is not a question asked out of caution or as if to interrogate.

That is a look that only those who can afford can see.

It is certainly. Look at that. You can tell just by looking at the smile on your face.

So, when I reached Kang Min-seong’s family, I asked a quick question.

Are you angry or irritated that Irina keeps doing this?

To my question, Soohyun smiled even brighter and answered like this.

“That’s what the kid is burning about.”

The decision not to do something unnecessary when you have an overwhelming advantage.

If Irina had heard Soohyun’s words, she probably wouldn’t have turned over.

Looking at it this way, Irina is still overwhelming in terms of military power, including this ability.

In other aspects, Suhyeon is strangely similar to, or even above, Irina.

In particular, the most important thing is to treat Irina without difficulty at all, unlike others.

Don’t be afraid or let yourself get discouraged. They just collide.

Thanks to this, Irina continues to be confused and asks, ‘What is this?’

‘If you look at it this way, it seems like the two of them get along strangely well… Didn’t you do it?’

Hmm. I wonder how they will react if I say this to two people.

First of all, it looks like Irina will immediately scream, ‘Don’t talk nonsense!’

Soohyun… Is she going to give it a straight face, or is she going to take it as a compliment for doing well?

“I was waiting, Examiner Baek Seo-jin.”

As we entered, people who appeared to be employees approached us and greeted us.

“The president is waiting inside. Let’s go quickly.”

I nodded to the guidance of the users and followed them.

Then, I came face to face with a middle-aged man in front.

‘Uh.’

I knew it as soon as I saw the man. That person is Soohyun’s father.

There was an uncanny resemblance, and more than anything, didn’t you flinch as soon as you saw Suhyun?

Anyone who saw that had a strong feeling that it was a parent who felt sorry for their child.

“Suhyeon. That one…”

“Hello. This is Seojin Baek. Are you Soo-hyeon’s father?”

“Ah… Yes. My name is Taejun Kim. Nice to meet you.”

As for Su-hyeon’s father, Kim Tae-jun, I heard about it once before.

A person in charge of importing monster by-products, gate information, and items from foreign countries.

Of course, it is inevitable that you will spend more time abroad than at home.

Then, let alone her wife’s death, she was even late for her funeral.

‘You must have been sorry. That’s why I probably avoided Suhyun even more.’

Since he couldn’t be a father, he must have thought that what right did he have to show his face his?

It would have been nice if the misunderstanding had been resolved later, but Soo-hyeon was captured by the villains and brainwashed.

Naturally, the relationship between father and daughter took a turn for the worse and turned into a tragedy.

Although it is not that much, it is still not very positive.

Su-hyeon’s father keeps looking at her, and Su-hyun avoids her father’s gaze

This is not good. The atmosphere is not very good.

It would be nice if their relationship improved quickly, but it would be difficult right now.

You need an opportunity. An opportunity for the relationship between father and daughter to improve…

… Hmm. Now that I think about it, the reason is here?

“Ah! Then I guess I’ll have to call you father-in-law.”

According to my words, Su-hyeon and Su-hyeon’s father.

Each exhales an exclamation of ‘Huh?’ And ‘Huh?’

I don’t think anyone would say they’re father and daughter, but their reactions are similar.