I Became a Father - Chapter 2

Translator: Ayana
Editor: Daed

Time flows differently in The Initial Dungeon compared to Earth.

For a year spent in The Initial Dungeon, only a minute passed on Earth.

As if envious about that fact alone,  I gave up counting how many days passed in the tutorial.

2020 February 3th, 17:09.

The screen kindly reminds me of  the time.

“So…”

The last time I could remember was 14:12 on February 2nd, 2020, so it’s been a day and three hours since then.

If I   calculated it, I have spent.

1440 alone and then 147 years with Sujin in the tutorial.

A total of 1587 years.

Damn.

If I hadn’t met with Sujin during my time there, I might have lost my mind.

Despite my hard work in this heartless world, only 27 hours have passed on earth. So, nothing has changed.

“Papa?”

“Oh, how cute!”

A daughter that I decided to raise.

Sehwa.

She’s adorable.

Of course, she will be cute even to others.

It’s just….

Sehwa would be a little difficult for a narrow-minded world to accept.

I’ve cast an illusion, so that people only see us as a human father and daughter.

If we cast an illusion, our appearances will change.

As a result, Sehwa will lose her value in The Initial Dungeon.

However, I’m sure there will be no problem even without showing her high-level skills.

The experience from the tutorial accumulated in the soul, not in the body.

The pure soul is the one who defeats the EX-Rank dungeon,  The Initial Dungeon. However, the body is merely of an A-Level ordinary, a middle-class Korean citizen!

Originally I was an A-Level ordinary person, but I became stronger after awakening as a hunter.

It was very draining to create such a barrier. Just like that, my mana was depleted.

“To my daughter, for your father to be so weak….. sorry~!”

“Ppa~!”

She looked around and played as much as possible, then reacting to my voice, she looked up at me.

“…..Really? Do you forgive me? Oh, you’re so kind. Just like your mother. You’re the good one! All the bad things, this father will do it for you!”

“Au!”

…….It’s a big deal.

Now Sehwa is covering herself with a soft cloth blanket.

As a hunter who awakened and cleared the tutorial, I came back remaining intact.

Items from the tutorial cannot be brought into reality.

But when Sehwa came with me, Sujin’s blanket for Sehwa was an exception.

Wrapped in a blanket.

She smiles at me brightly and wags her tail without blinking. The sight assaults my heart effectively.

Peace of mind!

Peace of mind, peace of mind, peace of mind— it’s all bullshit.

“Keuaaaaa!”

My mind is like the fluctuating surface of a murky mirror; I can’t calm down.

“Wooo!”

Finally, I couldn’t resist and rubbed my cheek against Sehwa’s cheek.

This soft and fluffy thing dares to touch my cheeks.

Ah!

Compared to the sensation of this paradise, how fleeting were the big and small dark desires in this world?

At least I can go to heaven like this.

Although, I won’t do it.

Because, if I go up to heaven alone, I’ll come down again because I want to see Sehwa. And no one would be able to stop me.

“Ah! Woo!”

With a serious expression, Sehwa bunched up my face with her cute hands.

“Puuuuuuu!”

She also spits in my face.

Cute!

She’s my baby but she is very talented.

Maybe she’s a genius?

But now is not the time to speak like that.

Inevitably, I need to hide Sehwa’s appearance.

How?

Transcendental species usually have two forms: their original form, from which they transcended, and the adopted humanoid form of another species.

Sehwa is a special case, she hadn’t managed to separate the two forms. Hence, the result is a humanoid figure with horns, wings, and even a tail.

But, I need something more than her ‘incarnation state’.

She may look small, but that doesn’t mean she lost her talent.

She has a talent imprinted on my soul. Like it interfered with my system.

Just as the double-mirror effect, the illusion I have cast has an impenetrable and inaccessible effect.

<Look at the Illusion>

The words are imbued with magical power, especially the dragon language. It’s the original language, something akin to the ancient language.

Although it is the language of the dragon, a wizard can use it.

-Hwaak.

When the magic is drawn, the golden color that fills the space has faded.

“Ppaung?”

Of course, it did not change how Sehwa appeared in my eyes. However, because of the barrier, her horns, tail, and wings cannot be seen by other people’s eyes.

-Crack!

I flicked my finger to lift the barrier since we were alone.

“Kkya~ah~!”

Sehwa was excited when the barrier shattered, showing a subtle reaction.

An indeterminate amount of time later. 

“Hello, Hunter. This is the Seoul Branch of the International Hunter Association’s Korean Headquarters.”

“Hello, I’m from the Hunter Administration.”

A neatly dressed man and woman in their mid-30s came and gave me their business cards.

“Thank you. I don’t have a business card yet.”

The International Hunter Association.

It was an organization created by hunters for getting together, to  and take advantage of it and raise their voices.

Naturally, there were organizations located in each neighborhood and country which consolidated into an international organization.

The Hunter Administration office was a newly established state agency under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security.

It manages and controls access to dungeons and Mirages, in addition to containing the personal information of hunters who have extraordinary powers.

When an awakened hunter clears the tutorial and returns to Earth, a dimensional wave arises.

Both organizations sense the wave and dispatch someone to engage with the new hunter.

“Is Mr. Hyun Min Joon the one who cleared it?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

When I confirmed it,  the administration office employee narrowed his eyes and glared at me.

“Pfft.” The association official snickered.

It seemed to be true that the association and the administration staff are not very close.

“You took 24 hours to clear the tutorial. What is your class?”

“The Wizard.”

“……Wizard. Yes.”

The administration agency employee entered something on the screen floating in the air.

“Please take it.”

“Yes.”

The employee pushed the finished screen towards me.

Crystal Screen.

It is a technology that uses a virtual screen which was developed since the cataclysm.

“Oh”

I was slightly moved by the ego of a civilization that has spanned 1587 years.

I almost cried.

“Why, why are you crying?”

“Uh… because I like it.”

My heart was in suspense, but my body didn’t show it.

This is not good! A-Level middle-class citizen!

If I do not find a way to close the gap between the soul and the body, then I will be tired from now on.

“I guess the tutorial was very difficult.”

“I understand. Being a hunter is a great pleasure.”

The two of them guessed the reason behind my tears and quietly comforted me.

“Heum heum. Thank you.”

I checked the crystal screen while wiping the tears that had slightly condensed around my eyes.

[Hunter Ccertification]

-Name: Hyun Min Joon

-Talent: C

-Class: Wizard

-Awakening Date: February 3th, 2020

I have an ID card!

It’s the first time I’ve gotten an ID card!

I like it. I feel like the country is restraining me more.

Just before getting sucked into the tutorial, I didn’t check the time because I have obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). If I was such a character, I must have tasted like a raw fish in The Initial Dungeon.

Just as an employee of the administration said, I’ve been in The Initial Dungeon for 24 hours and he judged my talent ability as C.

With this clear time, I can quickly estimate the difficulty of the tutorial.

Around 12 hours, D-Rank.

Around 24 hours, C-Rank.

Around 72 hours, B-Rank.,

Around 168 hours, A-Rank.

Around 720 hours, S-Rank.

Around 1500 hours, EX-Rank.

The sample size of EX-Rank is small.

Had it not been for the privilege over time, I would have been back after  around 3617 years.

Was that the time when I didn’t use the skill?

I should have used the cosmic force back then!

-Seureuk.

When I folded the crystal screen, it turned into an ordinary ring.

The employee hadn’t surprised me, it was to be expected.

In addition, the crystal screen works in response to the mana handled by the awakened hunter such as magic, energy, and spirit power.

The administration and the association officials are all hunters.

“Would you like a guild match? You can tell me your special magic.”

The association official asked.

One of the association’s main duties is to recommend a suitable guild for those who are searching for one.

Even among those of the same talent and class, there is a difference.

Some are  C-Rank Flame Wizards and others are the C-Rank Ice Wizards.

“No, I’m fine.”

I have no intention of joining the guild.

It’s only been a few days since I entered the tutorial, so……

To be honest, this is one of the thoughts I had since I lived as an A-Level  middle-class citizen .

It has been 10 years since Hunter appeared.

It’s enough time for the rotten upper part to accumulate.

I know, I am an ordinary person.

It’s no big deal if a C-Rank wizard enters a guild that has been established to some extent.

But if an EX-Rank wizard goes in, there’ll be some nasty politics, right? I hate that even more.

It would be more interesting to join with a lower-ranked identity and then crush the scene than to reveal it from the start.

“Auung?”

Should I just have fun watching my daughter?

For reference, the two officials were calmly giving out their business comments,  but their eyes were fixed on my chest.

No, they’re not in love with my poor, undefined chest

“Your daughter is really……… really, really, pretty!”

“That’s right. Baby, hello~ Oh, how cute you are.”

They can’t take their eyes off Sehwa.

How could they ignore beauty  without horns, without wings, and without tails?

If it’s like this, it’s believable that it is engraved with fascinating magic!

Sehwa buried her face in my arms at the approach of a stranger.

“Oh, my, my, my, my, my!”

The association official breathed in and was at a loss what to do, while the administration official looked at her with starry eyes.

Also.

I just came back from the tutorial but they don’t feel puzzled even if I’m holding a baby.

Wait!

I wasn’t doing a trick.

The tutorial is very hospitable.

If there is an organism that needs the subject’s care, they provide a special care service that stops the time.

There are numerous cases of awakening after entrusting one’s young children, pets, and aging parents to this special care service.

They just accept me and Sehwa as such a case.

Kekeke!

……My laugh sounds rather villainous. I won’t do it in the future.

“Can I leave now?”

I really don’t intend to go.

Wake up, you guys.

I understand how you feel but you should finish your work first, shouldn’t you?

“Well, wait a minute. I have to give you an awakening gift.”

“Oh right!”

The two officials snapped back to their senses at my words.

A subspace pocket as an inventory is given to an awakened hunter.

The officials pulled out a magic wand from their pocket and five bottles of a so-called “potion”.

[Equipment-Novice Wizard’s Wand]

A wand that is mass-produced for wizards who have cleared C-Rank or lower-ranked tutorials by the International Hunter Association.

It is 100% authentic.

There is no reason to make this a counterfeit.

-Magic Attack +100%

[Proposites- Lower Potion]

Low-level potion mass-produced under the leadership of the Hunter Administration of Korea.

You can drink it or apply it directly to the wound

Clinical results, there is no effect on hair loss.

-Very weak recovery effect

It’s not very good, but they still cost money to obtain.

By the way.

Who writes the description of these items?

There must be a high-ranking person out there who considers himself to be witty.

I don’t know if I have hair loss, but he seems to write it so he can make fun of his subordinate.

“Thank you. Now then.”

The business is over.

“Aah.”

I left these people who couldn’t take their eyes off Sehwa and headed home.

“Where is it?”

Access the bank app and view my account.

The remaining money is about 400,000 won.

Waa!

I feel like I’ve come back to life!

I have to make money.

People need money to live, and raising children especially costs money.

And if that child is a dragon, it costs even more.

Let me see.

5.000.000 won per meal?

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