I Became the Childhood Friend of the Middle Boss

I became a childhood friend of the middle boss.

chapter 5

Resolutions

The school day was over.

We headed straight home.

A moment later, standing at the gate, Yeon-haneul opened his mouth like a man in a daze.

It showed no sign of closing.

“Wow.”

“What’s wrong?”

“Is this your house?”

“Uh, it’s a big house, isn’t it?”

“I don’t think it’s big….”

Yeon-haneul stammered back.

Her reaction was somewhat understandable.

The house was indeed large.

Compared to my one-room apartment in my previous life, it was on a different scale.

‘It’s normal for me.’

However, as someone who had lived in this house since birth, I didn’t feel much excitement.

On the contrary, it felt ordinary.

My relatives live in much nicer houses.

Of course, I noticed.

I was careful not to seem like I was bragging, as she was already overwhelmed by the house.

“You have a house with a garden….”

“I thought your house had a garden too.”

“We’re a nursery school. Are those people working there?”

“Yes, they are users.”

“Wow…. People with real money hire people like you see in soap operas.”

“We don’t have that much….”

“Well, you were a big shot.”

“….”

“I feel like I’m in a luxury house.”

Honestly, it’s not that bad.

But Yeon Haneul felt like she was on the set of a drama.

She looked around the garden in wonder.

Then, she pouted, as if she was disappointed.

“Are you sure it’s okay for me to be here?”

“I don’t mind you coming, and I don’t have a horse. If you come to play, you come to play.”

“But do your parents know I’m coming over?”

“Only my mom knows, because my dad is on duty at the clan at this hour, and my sister is at the sword academy.”

“So your mother is at home right now?”

“Isn’t she?”

“What did your mother say?”

“She was happy when I told her you were coming. Oh, right, she asked if I liked tteokbokki.”

“What if I tell you that now….”

“You don’t like tteokbokki?”

“I like it, a lot. I’m pretty good with spicy food. I don’t cover it up or anything.”

“Okay then.”

“Uh….”

He was worried about meeting my mother.

Yeon Haneul, who was following me behind me, shuffled her feet nervously.

I shrugged off her reaction.

I could understand her concern, but my parents weren’t as uptight as she was.

They didn’t discriminate against people based on differences in family finances and upbringing.

The only thing that worries me is…

“I didn’t tell them I was a child, but I hope it won’t be a problem.”

That was it.

I didn’t tell my family about it.

It was weird to tell them.

We’re not dating, we’re not getting married, so she didn’t have to tell them.

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I’m fine.”

The Shinigami I had fought in the first place was a family that had produced hunters for generations.

For those of us who live in the world of Hunters, Ain is a very familiar name, even if everyday people don’t realize it.

Ain, who was discriminated against by society, was a hunter because of his physical abilities.

As a result, my father would often bring home fellow Ain.

“So you don’t have to worry.”

“Mom, we’re home.”

“Welcome home!”

I opened the door with that thought.

My mom, who must have already gotten word from the users that we were there, was waiting in the doorway.

She smiled brightly and greeted me, then turned her gaze to Yeon haneul beside me.

“Oh, hello….”

“….”

“I’m Yeon Haneul, I’m in the same class as Do Gyeon Woo.”

Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp.

Yeon haneul greeted her shyly.

Her mother glanced at her, then smiled as broadly as she had earlier.

“Yes, welcome. I can see why the do gyeon woo would be interested in you.”

“What?”

“Mom, what do you mean?”

“I want you to get acquainted with my son.”

“No, I don’t think so, I think he’s interested in me….”

“Oh, aren’t you hungry?”

“I’m not”

“I heard you were coming over, so I prepared some tteokbokki. Do you like tteokbokki? It’s not spicy, because he doesn’t like spicy food.”

“Oh, I love it! I can’t eat spicy food either.”

“You like spicy food”

“It’s not like I can’t eat it at all.”

“Oh, that’s great. I’ve prepared some fries, so you can eat them with the tteokbokki.”

“Yes, please. Thank you, ma’am.”

“Then wash your hands and wait for me in the guard room. Follow her and she’ll show you around.”

Light Sky’s face brightened at her mother’s welcome.

Soon, Mother called for you to follow her.

I quickly took off my shoes to follow her.

“gyeon woo.”

“What?”

Then, she called out to me.

I cocked my head and looked back at my mother, who was behind me.

She made a stern face, then relaxed, as if she had no choice.

Then she said.

“You brought him home, so he must be a good boy.”

“….”

“So don’t try to see him through other people’s eyes, but see him through your own, like you do now. Don’t hurt your friend for nothing, okay?”

“…Yeah, I know.”

Her tone was warm, with a hint of concern.

I nodded, recognizing the words as coming from my mother.

She was my mom after all.

* * *

“Is this Monsil?”

“Uh, there’s a Monsil in his room.”

“Hmm, I see.”

We put our backpacks on the floor and looked at Monsil.

Just then, Monsil, who had been sleeping soundly in our cage, stirred and opened his eyes.

“Good morning?”

Monsil stares up at the light blue sky.

It was the first time she had ever seen a light blue sky.

I opened our door.

“Ah, here she comes.”

“Monsil, come here.”

“Can I touch it?”

“Sure.”

Monsil came out of the cage.

He pranced around the cage, happy to be out.

When Yeon-haneul reached out to pet him, he took it without hesitation.

“Wow, he’s so cute.”

“I thought you’d be shy, but I’m surprised. He seems to like you.”

“I think she likes me more than you do.”

“I don’t know.”

“But he only comes to me.”

Yeon-haneul on smiled smugly.

I stuck my tongue out at her and decided to invite Monsil over.

“Monsil, come here.”

“Monsil says she likes me better.”

“Why won’t she come?”

But Monsil didn’t respond to my calls.

He just sits there in the lap of the light sky and looks at me for a moment.

Then he flicked his head away.

I held out the hay to no avail.

“Can I have some?”

“Here, here.”

“Ah, good eater.”

“….”

Instead, Yeon-haneul eagerly took the hay when I handed it to him.

“He doesn’t know his master.”

Monsil is not like this.

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Monsil making fun of Yeon hanuel.

“What’s wrong with him? Is this Binky?”

“Uh, um….”

Then I realized that Monsil was circling Yeon haneul.

“That’s courtship behavior.”

I had heard that circling can also be a sign of affection, but it felt different.

The way it was trying to cling to Nebula’s arm looked exactly like a mounting pose.

It was clear.

Monsil had a crush on him.

“Get him off me”

“It’s okay to neuter him, he’s a boy but not a real man.”

“That’s not what I meant!”

“Is he misunderstanding because you’re a rabbit?”

“Oh no, I didn’t even want to hear that, get off me, please….”

“Monsil, come here.”

Krrrr!

Monsil didn’t recognize his owner and bared his front teeth.

Does she think I’m a mating competitor?

It was ridiculous.

“You’re doing this to my brother?”

I grabbed him by the nape of his neck and lifted him, and he calmed down.

Monsil looked at me with eyes that said, “When did you do that?

“No, no, no. He hasn’t been like this since he was neutered, so why is he reacting to you?”

“How do I know that? He’s not going to come out of his cage, is he?”

“Well, sometimes, if she’s in a good mood, she’ll jump out.”

“Uh… Please don’t….”

Being courted by a rabbit was a bit of a shock.

She came up to me at knee level and quickly grabbed my shoulder.

Then she hid behind me and cautiously peeked at Monsil’s condition.

“You’re not coming out, are you? Isn’t he?”

“No, she’s not. No matter how good she feels, she can’t jump over most things.”

“From now on, I’ll be content with just seeing her in pictures.”

“Okay, you’ll have to stick to photos. Or do you want to go see Monsil later? I don’t think he’s up for it.”

“Isn’t she just threatening you to stay away from her?”

“I don’t think so, maybe?”

“Why do you say maybe?”

“How would I know that, I’ve never brought a girl home.”

“Hmm…. You never brought her home.”

By now, Yeon haneul’s mood seemed to have lifted somewhat.

She mumbled something incoherent and let go of the hand on her shoulder.

At that moment, her mother entered the room.

“Children, eat tteokbokki!”

* * *

“Even rich people eat tteokbokki.”

“We eat it out of a bag, too. We’re all the same.”

“But I’m pretty sure there’s no marbled meat in Tteokbokki.”

“Is that why you don’t like it?”

“No, it’s delicious. Your mom must be a really good cook.”

I leave Monsil to the users.

Yeon-haneul and I ate the tteokbokki my mother had made.

It seemed like she had done a great job.

Unlike usual, the tteokbokki was marbled, fried, and filled with various ingredients, and it tasted very good.

Yeon haneul could not help but admire it.

“I also brought dessert, please eat it. Do you like milk, juice, or something else?”

“Ah… I’ll have milk, then.”

“Okay. I won’t bother you then, so you can have fun.”

“Okay… Thank you.”

After we ate the tteokbokki, my mother came up with a roll cake.

There were other refreshments as well.

“Your mother is so sweet. She’s beautiful. I want to be like her when I grow up.”

“You should have said that to my mom.”

“It’s embarrassing. You can say it later.”

Yeon Haneul was not used to being treated like this.

She whispered as soon as her mother left the room.

Then she rubbed her stomach and stared at the dessert.

“I can’t eat all this….”

It’s hard not to eat when you’re full.

She couldn’t refuse her mother’s favor.

I laughed at her.

“Just eat as much as you can. Or you can take it with you when you go home.”

“…Is that okay?”

“Of course.”

Light Sky’s eyes widened.

The idea of taking it to the nursery seemed to excite her.

Her ears stood perked up.

“Does she binkie when she’s in a good mood?”

I watched her for a moment, hoping she might jump up and down.

But nothing like I expected.

Then I had a crazy thought.

“Speaking of which, what about her status bar?”

I remembered that I hadn’t checked Kite’s status until now.

It took a lot of mental energy to look at someone else’s status.

It wasn’t a habit.

“But maybe I should check it out.”

Yeon haneul is a character in the game, an important character who will be blackened in the future as a mid-boss.

She’s also someone I plan to bring to the party at some point.

I need to check her stats.

I looked her in the eye and muttered to myself.

“Status window.

The words acted as a signal, and her status window appeared in front of me.

[Personal Information]

Name: Yeon-haneul (F), 12 years old.

Nickname: Bunny Monster

Affiliation: Raon Elementary School

[Possession Gifts]

Cleavage.

[Physical Abilities].

Stamina: 30

Strength: 28

Endurance: 30

Agility: 32

魔力: 75

Luck: 20

Points remaining: 0

Perhaps it was because she was a child.

Yeon haneul’s physical abilities were quite high.

It was not unreasonable to think of him as a master.

Especially her magic power.

’75….’

As far as I knew, there weren’t many characters in the game with more than 70 magic powers.

After all, Light Sky was only twelve years old and had never dealt with mana before.

Nevertheless, a mana level of 75 could be interpreted as a huge amount of potential in the future.

“I thought, ‘You must have a lot of mana in your body. That’s why he was able to destroy the entire Academy City in the game….’

Mana was a collective term for mana-related abilities, such as body mana, mana efficiency, and resistance.

In other words, you can’t assume that a player has a lot of mana simply because they have a high mana number.

However, it was generally assumed that if you had a lot of HP, you had a lot of mana.

And if you’ve never dealt with mana before, your body’s mana is a significant part of your mana.

“….”

The Light Sky was a gemstone.

A gemstone that could become a shining jewel depending on how I polished it.

I stared at her.

I wondered if my gaze was a burden, and she asked warily.

“What’s wrong? Why are you staring at me? Did you put something on my face?”

“You have chili powder in your teeth.”

“Ew.”

“I’m faking it.”

“…Really?”

“I got a little on the corner of my mouth.”

“A lot? Where? Here?”

“Let me wipe it off. Hold still.”

I reached out to Yeon haneul.

She hesitated, then gave up and turned her face to me.

“Sky.”

“Are you done?”

“No, not yet.”

“Go ahead and wipe it, but why?”

“So we can get along better in the future.”

“…I think you’re being a little too casual.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah.”

Tteokbokki sauce smeared on the corner of her mouth.

I wiped the red sauce off.

After all, she was good at getting acquainted with the light blue sky.