Chapter 358 – Though the Academy is Over.
Job hunting.
That’s something anyone graduating from school will at least think about once.
At the same time, it’s a kind of semi-mandatory action you must take to survive moving forward.
Of course, that doesn’t apply to everyone.
There are cases where people are rich enough not to need a job.
Some go into self-employment or start businesses as a declaration to society.
And sometimes they make the poor choice of pursuing further education at graduate school or research institutes.
[…Poor choice, huh? But it must have some use somewhere, right?]
‘Well, I guess an experienced person would know better.’
– Definitely a poor choice, fuck my life.
‘See?’
[…….]
Anyway, unless it’s a special case, it’s generally typical to get a job.
And like everyone else, I wanted to get employed too.
Honestly speaking, I don’t really need to.
The reason is simple.
I could just become a pillar to the heroines.
Of course, I’m already at that level, but still.
Even if I have quite a bit of money compared to others.
It’s nothing compared to the heroines, so as long as I can ride their coattails, there’s no problem.
That’s what a true light novel protagonist looks like.
[Oh, we’ve socially agreed to call that human trash.]
‘Fuck you.’
But despite the ability to do so, I made up my mind to quietly get a job.
For two reasons.
First, I felt awkward staying at Hyeji’s house.
I mean, why am I not at my own place and crashing at someone else’s?
There’s definitely a reason I can’t go home.
It’s the presence of Uncle Kang-hyuk.
Even though it’s been quite a while since I sent Grandma away to Uncle Kang-hyuk.
Uncle Kang-hyuk still harbored intent to kill towards me.
The last time I saw him briefly, I genuinely thought I was going to die.
‘Does it make sense for a crazy bastard to visit someone’s house every hour?’
[Does it make sense for you to send Grandma away then?]
‘That’s irrelevant. Everyone says they’re weak against setups like this.’
[Is there such a shittastic setup in this world…]
That said, it wasn’t easy to stay anywhere else either.
First, Ayeon’s hotel was all booked up.
It was already a crowded place anyway.
This time, the aggressive operating method became an issue.
“I’m sorry, my friend. To open up a second branch, I have to squeeze a lot of fools dry, so I don’t have the luxury.”
“……At least call me a guest, fuck.”
Even going to the Beastman Kingdom didn’t have a favorable situation.
“The reconstruction is still ongoing. Damn bastards got caught while pilfering materials, so the construction period got extended.”
“It’s similar both there and in Korea.”
In the end, I had no choice but to stay at Hyeji’s house through the process of elimination.
After all, I had already made a good impression on her father, Kim Baekhong.
Mr. Kim was actually in a welcoming mood, so it shouldn’t be an issue.
But the biggest problem was that I felt uneasy.
“Shinwoo.”
“Hyeji, why?”
Currently, since I was living in Hyeji’s house, the guest room naturally became my private room.
Hyeji was coming to my room almost daily.
And today was no exception.
“Go take a shower.”
“…Wait a minute…”
However, this time it felt a bit different.
“Why the fuck again?”
“Hyeji, can’t you at least clean your room before you take a shower?”
Today my room seemed especially dirty, so it was on my mind.
[Didn’t I tell you to clean it regularly?]
‘But… the trash can is too far away…’
[If you get up from your bed and walk, it’s right there. What do you mean it’s far!!]
‘If my hands can’t reach, then it’s far.’
However, Hyeji just calmly responded.
“What are you talking about? The room is already clean.”
“Huh? Did you see it? I’m sure you didn’t clean it!”
In the midst of that confusion, Hyeji suddenly started rubbing her lower belly.
“I’m talking about my room.”
“……Not that room, fuck.”
“Ah~ Fuck!!!”
Then, seemingly unsatisfied with my answer, Hyeji suddenly held up some kind of container and ominously murmured to me.
“Want to try some ovulation induction medicine?”
‘Ah, fuck. I clearly hid that.’
[That’s a proper trick hiding it in a container with a healing potion!]
‘…But… I thought Hyeji wouldn’t eat it since it’s useless.’
In any case, that was absolutely not happening.
In the end, my only choice was to quickly shower before Hyeji took that.
As I was about to head to the shower with a gloomy feeling.
Hyeji gently shook the container with the ovulation induction medicine.
“Better behave. If you crawl back here again, you’ll end up being a baby daddy.”
“……Bitch.”
That was my reason for feeling uneasy.
“Sis, I’m all set!”
“Little brother, hurry up.”
“Why do you look like that? Did something bad happen?”
“Shall I make you laugh? Ready to take a contraceptive pill again today?”
“Sure, give me one.”
The presence of heroines was on top of that.
Even though the environment seemed friendly to me, unlike the independent academy dormitory, this was Hyeji’s family’s home.
Being in such a place, doing something embarrassing, I couldn’t help but feel conscious no matter how I tried.
“Son-in-law, shall I just stay somewhere else for a while?”
“…Please don’t.”
Even Kim Baekhong was saying this, so it felt even more pressing.
In the end, wanting to secure my own space by getting a job was the first reason.
That way, I could avoid facing embarrassing situations at least.
The other reason was to avert the predicted worst outcome.
Even though I successfully crashed the academy.
In all honesty, I don’t think I’m completely out of the expected outcome.
Especially with what the being I encountered in my dream left me with in the end.
“Piece, don’t I not remember what I’ve experienced in my dream so far?”
[……I’m sorry. This body is literally just trash.]
Moreover, unfortunately, Peace said it didn’t know about what had happened in my dream.
“But it’s still a being accompanying my consciousness, right?”
[That’s true, but this body is too weak to interfere in someone else’s conscious world.]
“Is that so? Guess this was just a parasite then.”
[You bastard.]
Feeling a bit choked up, Peace immediately started talking again.
To prove its usefulness, even just a little.
[For someone to interfere in another’s consciousness is like forcibly barging into someone else’s world. Unless you allow it, it will certainly require a significant price.]
“Put it in simpler terms.”
[Why the fuck do you keep wandering around every chapter!]
“I can’t be bothered to understand. The easy path is the good path.”
After a loud rant, Peace sighed heavily before continuing.
[To put it simply, being invited to someone’s house is much easier than forcibly breaking in.]
“……But heroines seem to do it effortlessly.”
[So I said ‘normal’ person.]
‘Ah.’
After all that talking, Peace now directed a question at me.
[But what exactly happened for you to act like this?]
“Well, you see.”
I don’t really know about such anomalies precisely.
But anyway, I decided to tell Peace everything as it was.
Currently, the only one I could rely on was unfortunately Peace.
[Take the word ‘unfortunate’ out!]
‘Fuck.’
Roughly speaking, I started dreaming from the point when people’s regressions vanished.
And about the ominous and vague being I saw in those dreams.
Lastly, the fact that being suddenly looked at me and said, ‘There you are.’
[……It seems a divine being was involved.]
‘God… well, there was ‘the Lord’ in the Beastman Kingdom.’
[So that’s why someone’s head got smashed.]
‘Ah, that idiot?’
– Fuck. This time, my instep got broken.
Ignoring the words ringing in my head, I tried to organize the information I had gathered so far.
Yet, it still felt like there seemed to be connections intertwined while also looking disconnected.
The predicted worst outcome.
Suddenly disappearing regressions.
Dreams started occurring from the moment regressions vanished.
Finally, the divine being’s unexpected involvement.
However, one thing was definitely clear.
‘But if I just sit still, I won’t know anything, right?’
[That’s true. You need to do something to get a grip.]
Sitting here won’t let me know anything.
In the end, I wanted to step into the world of society through job hunting.
To gather at least a bit of information from there.
That was my second reason for wanting to get a job.
Once I graduate from the Hunter Academy, the expected jobs would either be military or hunter.
If a hunter wants to start a business, they must have completed a mandatory period of being a hunter and go through retirement procedures.
Unless, of course, they didn’t get injured in the process.
‘I tried to play it off as golden olive and fry some chicken, but that’s a shame.’
[……That’s fraud.]
‘That’s how big chicken shops operated.’
[Ah, right.]
I crossed out the option of being a soldier from my mind.
I was terrified of retaliation from the academy’s second-year students already there.
So in the end, the only option left was to challenge the profession of a hunter.
Immediately, I downloaded the resume template, filled in the blanks, and sent applications to all the prominent guilds.
[……Is it okay to write a resume like this haphazardly?]
‘Of course. Who do you think I am?’
To be honest, I wasn’t too worried about job hunting.
Academy students are pretty much on the same level.
In comparison, except for my mid-term grades, I had top scores across the board.
Not to mention, I also had a silver rank and was student council president at the academy.
It definitely seemed like a clear path to employment.
And.
A few days later.
“Fuck my life.”
I got instantly rejected from every single application.
