The Wise Cleaning Life Of A Returning Genius Hunter [EN]: Chapter 366

365. Epilogue 4 Retirement (4)

“You got a job?!”

Kim Min-ju, who was organizing her desk in the operations headquarters office, asked back in surprise.

“So I heard. She’s in training until this week, and she’ll be starting work next week.”

Han Yu-bin answered calmly, resting his chin on the armrest of the sofa.

“Oh, what company is it?”

“…A cleaning dispatch company.”

“…”

Kim Min-ju closed her eyes tightly.

Her expression said it all.

“There are other jobs, why specifically…?”

“Why wouldn’t there be? But well, what can I do if she says she’s comfortable with what she used to do?”

Han Yu-bin shrugged, and Kim Min-ju nodded slightly.

“Still, it’s amazing that the company accepted the instructors. Even though it’s about to be disbanded, they’re still the most influential people in the world.”

“I think they accepted her without knowing?”

“Pardon?”

“I was a little curious, so I did a little investigation, and their reputation is quite bad. Low salary, no benefits, and lots of power abuse.”

“…”

Han Yu-bin stretched and continued.

“From what I can see, the president of that company doesn’t even know what WDSO [World Defense Special Operations, the organization they worked for] is.”

“No, but why would she go to a place like that…?”

“Well, she says it’s better that way.”

“What do you mean?”

“I don’t know either. That’s what she says. And anyway, she got rejected everywhere else, so that was the only place she could go.”

“…”

Kim Min-ju looked flustered for a moment, but soon a smile escaped her lips.

“Does Ah-young know? That she got a job?”

“I don’t know, she probably doesn’t know yet? Well, she’ll tell her herself when the time comes.”

Kim Min-ju also knew that the atmosphere between the two had been unusual since the restaurant incident, so she refrained from saying more.

She just thought it was a rite of passage for a couple about to get married, and nodded.

Then, Han Yu-bin subtly brought up another topic.

“By the way, do you have any retirement plans, Min-ju? We’re all going to be unemployed tomorrow.”

“Yes?”

“What, you haven’t prepared yet? I thought you were a pretty organized person.”

“Well, that’s…”

“Ah, but you don’t have to worry too much. The police and the military announced special recruitment for Hunters this time. I got my Hunter license revoked, so it doesn’t apply to me.”

“Oh, no. Actually, I have something in mind…”

Han Yu-bin raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

Kim Min-ju fidgeted for a moment.

“I’m going to open a kendo academy…”

“…”

Han Yu-bin’s jaw dropped for a moment.

“A kendo academy?”

“…Yes.”

“The head of WDSO’s operations headquarters and the world’s number one Hunter?”

“Once this situation is over, all those titles will be meaningless anyway. I originally wanted to be a kendo instructor before I became a Hunter.”

“Huh…”

Han Yu-bin looked dumbfounded for a moment, then nodded.

He imagined her gathering elementary school students and giving a kendo demonstration…

Swoosh-

The sword wind blows.

Whoosh-

The sword energy flies around.

‘Aaaah!’

The children run away in panic.

Thud. Crunch.

The building is gradually collapsing.

Well… maybe it suits her.

“Yeah! Well… you should live doing what you want to do.”

With those words, the two of them turned their heads to the window without saying anything.

They stared at the sky of Seoul in silence for a while.

The Seoul sky was unusually blue, and the streets below were unusually quiet.

“It’s finally coming to an end.”
Han Yu-bin said in a low voice.

“It is.”

“So many things have happened. Now that I think about it, I wonder if it was worth risking our lives like that.”

“Isn’t it thanks to living like that that we’re here?”

“Then what’s the point? It was all going to end like this anyway.”

“That’s true too.”

A pleasant silence settled after that conversation, which was full of meaning.

A sense of leisure that they had never felt before…

Or had difficulty feeling.

Both of them could feel that it was a more peaceful afternoon than ever before.

“Ah, now all I have to do is get married… Marriage is bull, I don’t even have a boyfriend.”

Han Yu-bin looked at Kim Min-ju and joked to lighten the mood.

“It’s nice to have a colleague, so I don’t feel lonely. Hehe.”

“…”

For some reason, Kim Min-ju doesn’t answer.

“What, what is it? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“…”

“Ah, haha. Don’t tell me, no way?”

He jumped up and glared at Kim Min-ju with trembling eyes.

Her expression clearly said, ‘Please say no.’

“…I have a boyfriend.”

“No way!!”

At that carefully delivered answer, Han Yu-bin foamed at the mouth on the spot.

***

“She got a job?”

An ordinary home after dinner.

Lee Doo-shik, the former director of WDSO, stopped washing the dishes at the shocking news and asked back.

“So I heard.”

Lee Ah-young flipped through the TV channels and answered nonchalantly, but Lee Doo-shik took off his rubber gloves and approached her.

“Well, it’s ending tomorrow, so it’s not bad to get a new job. So where did she go? Hanbyul? GT? He’s like sworn brothers with Chairman Ha Sung-il, wouldn’t he get a new affiliate?”

“…”

Lee Doo-shik rattled off words within his own knowledge, and Lee Ah-young sighed softly and shook her head.

“She went to a small cleaning dispatch company.”

“…”

Lee Doo-shik paused for a moment.

“I must have been resting for too long. I forgot what kind of bastard he is.”

He spat out those words and chuckled.

“But why do you look like that? Don’t you like your future husband’s job?”

“Do I look like someone who cares about that?”

“If not, then no, why are you talking to your dad like that?”

Lee Ah-young sighed deeply.

“She went to the interview without telling me after we had a fight, and she got a job without saying anything. She didn’t even call me all day.”

“What, is that why you’ve been pouting lately?”

“When did I…?”

“Don’t be too upset. That guy probably had his own reasons.”

“What reasons?”

“That’s just the kind of guy he is. When he thinks he’s done something wrong, he tries to fix it himself without saying anything.”

“…”

Lee Ah-young paused, thinking back.

Actually, there was no need to think about it for long.

For nearly six years, he had always been the same person.

‘Wrongdoing…’

Lee Doo-shik seemed to think it was about the fight about marriage at the restaurant, but Lee Ah-young’s thoughts were a little different.

If he did something wrong and got a new job to fix it…

It wouldn’t just be a mistake at the restaurant.

Like he said, it would be about his past, his wrongdoings in another world.

To face his past self and correct his mistakes.

No, even if he does that, he can’t solve anything in this world as a result.

This is just a trial for himself.

He must think that he can only be honest with himself by doing that, and only then can he marry her.

‘Seriously, he thinks too much unnecessary things.’

Lee Ah-young pouted and muttered.

But what can she do?

She likes him, including his personality and bizarre life story.

Whatever action he takes, it’s ultimately a process to find his own answer.

And as always, he’ll find a great answer.

For now, she just needs to wait until he comes up with his own answer.

Then, as if nothing happened, he’ll come back with an answer that no one expected.

“By the way.”

Then, Lee Doo-shik, who had been lost in thought for a long time, asked in a puzzled voice.

“Kim Jun-woo didn’t tell you he got a job?”

“Yes.”

“Then how do you know?”

At Lee Doo-shik’s question, Lee Ah-young shrugged as if it were obvious.

“I’m the president of the WDSO Association.”

“…”

“I did some background checks. Doesn’t everyone do that?”

“…”

Lee Doo-shik closed his eyes and thought, looking at Lee Ah-young, who was saying something amazing as if it were nothing.

That guy is going to have a hard time when he gets married.

***

At sunset, a large shopping mall in Apgujeong [a wealthy district in Seoul].

“Wow, we got a real ace this time!”

Chief Yoo, who was making bubbles and wiping the pillars, exclaimed as he looked at me, who had just finished cleaning the floor.

“Haha, thank you.”

I gave my greetings with an awkward expression, but there were also eyes that didn’t like the sight.

“Tsk, how many guys run away after a day or two? Chief Yoo, don’t bother getting attached.”

“Hey, are you going to keep your distance from every new recruit like that? Kang needs to live a little more gently.”

“…”

Kang, who seemed to be Chief Yoo’s longtime colleague.

Despite the chief’s words, he still glared at me with a wary look.

“By the way, I heard you were a… chairman before?”

“Ah, yes, well, that’s right. Hahaha.”

Then, I glanced at him and answered in a low voice to Chief Yoo’s sudden question.

“That’s amazing! You’re still young, but you were a chairman. So, what kind of chairman were you?”

“What chairman! He must have been a neighborhood chairman at best!”

“Hey, Kang! Don’t say that!”

Despite Chief Yoo’s dissuasion, Kang still reacted irritably.

It’s not that I don’t understand.

Even if you treat them well, they leave quickly, so they don’t even try to get attached.

I didn’t say anything more either.

It’s better not to know, it’ll only be uncomfortable for each other.

Leaving the two of them bickering, I headed to the second floor with a mop and bucket.

Ring-

The cell phone I had stuck deep in my pocket rang.

I took off my gloves and answered the phone.

「S, Secretary-General! Is it true that you got a job at another company?」

“…”

I heard a voice so loud that my ears went numb.

It was Ha Sung-il, the young head of the Hanbyul Group.

I covered the phone with my hand, glanced around, and answered in a low voice.

“How did you know that?”

「How could I not know? Rumor has it that your resume is circulating among companies.」

“…”

「I heard that an emergency board meeting was called, and it’s a complete mess. Everyone has to be careful because the Secretary-General’s warning is circulating.」

What is this…

「Anyway! I’m disappointed that you got a job. If you had told me in advance, I would have taken action!」

“What are you talking about? You didn’t even think about taking me in the first place.”

「Of course…, I thought you were going into politics…」

“Haa.”

「If I had known you were looking for another company, I would have taken you in! No, no! It’s not too late now, so how about coming here? I’m working on a new project this time…」

“Chairman Ha.”

「Yes, yes…?」

I cut him off, took a small breath, and continued.

“Thank you for your concern, but I’m comfortable with this.”

「…….」

He paused for a moment, then spoke again in a calm voice.

「I pushed my own thoughts too much. I understand. If that’s what you want, Secretary-General.」

“Thank you for understanding.”

「But still, if you change your mind…」

“Let’s hang up, Sung-il.”

「Yes!」

Leaving those words behind, he ended the call without looking back.

I put my phone back in my pocket and tried to concentrate on my work.

Ring-

They say rumors spread faster than light.

Starting with Ha Sung-il’s call, calls kept pouring in.

Team leader Pyeon Chang-hyeon, Guild leader Cha Seok-hyeon, and the operation team leaders in the association, and even former President Jo Hyeon-min.

I repeated the same words several times while receiving a series of calls for almost 10 minutes.

“Haa…”

The last call ended, and I sighed, exhausted.

Now that everyone who was going to call had called, I was about to concentrate on my work again.

Ring-

“Damn it…”

The phone rang again immediately.

The moment I saw the caller’s name, I felt breathless.

The current president of the WDSO Association and current girlfriend.

It was Lee Ah-young.

After much deliberation, I answered the phone.

“…Hello.”