My Daughter Is the Final Boss - Chapter 5

Chapter 5

– A father of a child is becoming a Hot topic by single-handedly blocking a monster that has arisen from the unprecedented Rift to protect his daughter.

The familiar story was heard on the TV installed in his hospital room.

He thought that the unprecedented crack would be reported because it is unusual.

It never occurred to him that it would focus on him.

-A citizen running away with a child from the sound of the siren encountered a monster.

Along with the broadcast, a video with poor quality followed. It was likely filmed by CCTV.

On the screen, he was dropping off Seol-ah, who he was holding. The picture quality was blurry, so he couldn’t see his face properly.

-He hid the child in the cracks in the wall, while attracting the attention of the monster.

With his crude broom spear, he fought the Cretan Bull. It lasted less than a few minutes, and it was a resistance that could hardly even be called a battle.

The bull slammed into him and briefly went out of sight from the CCTV.

‘Ugh.’

The spear stabbing scene was not shown whether it was edited or not. In the process, he fell off the screen and fell onto the asphalt road, rolling a few times.

Eun-hye and Seol-ah concentrated on it, then swallowed a gasp.

-Afterwards, hunters from the Goryeo sword guild arrived and killed the monster…….

As the screen switches, a scene of an interview with a hunter from the Goryeo sword appeared.

In fact, it was an interview that said they had barely done anything.

He felt good inside because it was content that praised him, and Seol-ah’s eyes sparkled.

“Daddy is on TV!”

Seol-ah’s words caught the attention of the people in the hospital room. An old man who seemed to have injured his leg looked at him quietly.

“Hey, you’re the one on there……?”

“Yes! It’s my daddy!”

Seol-ah patted her own chest as if she was quite proud.

The people in the hospital room looked at him with a small gasp.

“Hey, that’s cool. I was wondering how you got hurt so badly.”

“Well done, young man.”

“Haha…….”

He replied with an awkward smile and scratched the back of his head. He wasn’t used to receiving attention at all.

Several people gave him a small applause or a thumbs up. The old woman sitting next to him smiled and looked at Eun-hye.

“You’ve gotten yourself a good husband dont you think?

“Huh? Oh no.”

“What? Aren’t you her mother?”

“She’s too young.”

An uncle stepped in and meddled. The old woman had suspicious eyes and looked at him and Eun-hye alternately.

Bewildered, Eun-hye rolled her eyes and finally agreed.

“No, that’s right. He’s my husband.”

“As expected. That’s right. You two seem about the same age.”

“T, that? Ahem. I was just pretending.”

Eun-hye covered her face with both hands. Although she had to admit it, she must have hated it.

Seol-ah was smiling as if she was very content.

“Mom is embarrassed!”

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“What about Seol-ah?”

“She fell asleep. It’ll be fine because the old woman said she would look after her. Sit here.”

“Ah. Thanks.”

They were at the hospital’s entrance.

Eun-hye handed him coffee from the vending machine. He took a sip of the hot drink.

The coffee he drank while sitting in his wheelchair tasted peculiar.

“You must have been caught off guard. You seem to have calmed down a little now. That’s a relief.”

“……Are you really Lee Seo-jun?”

“Who else do you think I am?”

“No, I….. That’s not.”

Eun-hye seemed to have a lot to say, but she swallowed it. He didn’t appear convincing because he’s been mischievous a few times.

In any case, it was a good feeling. Eun-hye sat on the bench right next to him.

Eun-hye, who had been hesitating without being able to touch her coffee, murmured.

“Thank you.”

“What?”

“For protecting Seol-ah.”

“She is my daughter.”

He shrugged. His actions didn’t deserve to be thanked.

Eun-hye still had a confused expression on her face. She probably remembered the person she knew when they were twenty.

She hesitated once again and said in a quiet voice.

“I really don’t understand. It’s hard.”

“What?”

“The idea that it might not be your child…… Haven’t you thought about it at all?”

Eun-hye cautiously spoke out. Maybe she was just telling him a fake story.

The ex-girlfriend who suddenly came to him showed him a kid, saying it was his child. It should be hard to believe, but he took it too kindly.

She chose her words carefully.

“Even if that were the case, I wouldn’t be able to say that in front of a child.”

“Huh?”

“How would that feel? Hearing such a thing from a man who’s claimed to be your dad.”

He made that mistake before he returned to the past. The least he could do for atonement was to be really nice to both of them.

That way, they would feel at least a little comfortable.

Eun-hye shook her head.

“Let’s apply for a paternity test.”

“You don’t have to.”

“It’s good to be sure.”

He’s already sure, Seol-ah was undoubtedly his daughter. The genetic testing was confirmed before his regression.

Eun-hye looked at him with eyes that seemed to be grateful.

“What happened with the guild?”

“It was as you said. There were too many loopholes in the contract.”

“I thought so.”

“How the hell did you know so much?”

“Because one of my close friends was trapped in the same way.”

That close friend was him before the return.

He couldn’t get anything other than something that was almost like a slave contract.

“Then, what are you going to do?”

“…..I don’t know. That’s what I said, but I didn’t hear from any other guild.”

“I will take care of her. Trust me.”

“How the hell are you going to raise her?”

“Well, you’re suspicious. We should get some food. Let’s eat first.”

“Are you going to write a contract?”

“About us?”

“What even is there between us?”

At the words of Eun-hye, he was speechless.

His relationship with her was very ambiguous. Seo-jun didn’t seem to remain in Eun-hye’s heart.

Because before the return, he treated people like he didn’t want to see them.

“…..Seol-ah’s mom and dad?”

“Right.”

The sun went down, and dusk fell. Eun-hye looked at the sunset and smiled. It was a smile he hadn’t seen in a long time.

‘Ah?’

He was surprised.

Suddenly, his heart was pounding. At that moment, Eun-hye looked beautiful.

‘Lee Seo-jun, are you crazy?’

He was over forty years old before his return. Eun-hye was now twenty-six. He was twice her age internally.

‘Wake up.’

Either he’s crazy, or his mental age also got younger as he went back. It may be both, but he felt ethically guilty.

He closed his eyes.

‘You don’t deserve it.’

His head cooled at the words that replayed in his heart. When he opened his eyes, Eun-hye was looking at him with a worried gaze.

“Are you in pain?”

“No, I’m okay. Moreover.”

He wanted to change the subject.

What suddenly passed through his head was the fight with the Cretan Bull.

“The Cretan Bull…… When I ran into that monster.”

“Yes.”

“There was something odd that happened then.”

“Odd? What was it?”

He explained the situation as he recalled.

The monster was rushing towards him, as if it had been hit by something, it turned sideways.

Eun-hye, who listened to him quietly, responded as if she didn’t know what he was saying.

But she couldn’t avoid his eyes. He clearly saw her eyes trembling slightly.

“I have a guess on what it was.”

“Yes.”

“I think it was magic.”

“M, magic?”

Eun-hye looked perplexed.

It hasn’t been long since the word magic started being used. Some hunters have the ability to use mana in a specific way.

They can do all sorts of things with Mana, beyond simply strengthening weapons and themselves.

It is called magic to say that collectively.

“If there was a hunter with that ability, they would have stepped out right away.”

“I suppose so. Yeah.”

“And there was no one there except me and Seol-ah.”

“……There could have been someone else.”

“A siren was signaled, ordinary people would not have come closer.”

No one would walk into the jaws of a monster unless they were crazy. So, he was able to draw a reasonable conclusion.

“Maybe that magic was done by Seol-ah?”

“Ah. You have to say something that makes sense.”

Eun-hye dismissed my words as if she had waited. It was even more suspicious since she avoided eye contact.

There is one reason why he could say this above all else. It’s because he knew that Seol-ah will become a witch in the future.

“Eun-hye. Look over here.”

“……Why?”

“Isn’t it true?”

Eun-hye, who made eye contact with him, closed her eyes gently. Her lips twitched a few times, but an answer did not come easily.

She sighed and looked around to see if there was anyone near.

She stuck close to him. He was a little nervous.

“Can you keep it a secret?”

“She’s my daughter. I would never do anything to harm her.”

“I’ll trust you.”

Eun-hye took his word for it. He thought it would take a little longer to gain her trust, but this was quite unexpected.

She smiled softly.

“You trust me, too.”

“Yes, tell me.”

“Maybe….. I think it might be Seol-ah’s doing.”

He was astonished. No matter how genius a person is, magic is not that simple to use.

Mana requires having a natural innate handling. Above all, it needs a difficult calculation.

No matter how small the power was, it was not an ability that could be used at only the age of five.

“How?”

“She’s a little smart.”

“It seems like you.”

“We’re talking about something serious. Listen.”

“Yep.”

With a stinging look in her eyes, he shut up. He meant it though. Eun-hye looked at him like she would to a child and continued.

“Remember why I came to your place?”

“You mentioned your house was destroyed.”

“Right. Seol-ah did that.”

“……She destroyed the house?”

His mouth opened on its own.

It’s amazing to use any magic at the age of five, but she was powerful enough to destroy a house.

It was the first time he found out. The final boss was different from right from the start of her life.

“It happened because she couldn’t control her emotions.”

“Is that normal?”

“There is nothing wrong. She’s just an ordinary kid, you know.”

“She’s unusual.”

“Unusual? What’s the problem?”

“She’s the cutest thing in the world.”

Eun-hye’s palm hit him on the back.

Slap!

Surprised, he straightened his back and frowned.

“Ooof. Your palms are very spicy, aren’t they?”

“Shut up. You don’t know how people feel.”

Eun-hye sighed. She had a complicated face.

She felt a little relief after telling him the problem she was thinking about alone.

There was concern and anxiety about Seol-ah.

“When this is known……”

“It’s going to be a mess.”

“I’m afraid she’ll be taken to a strange lab or something.”

“……It’ll be okay.”

He had no choice but just to look at Eun-hye with a worried face. Hugging or holding hands, it wasn’t something he could do.

He couldn’t even stand up, because his whole body was a mess in the first place.

“I’ll try something.”

Eun-hye raised her head and looked at him with questionable eyes.

However, he didn’t speak without a grain of faith. He had future information and knowledge of a 15-year veteran hunter.

“You trust your oppa, right?”

“Who is my oppa? Hmph.”