DEB 39

This time, he woke up after a deep sleep with no interruptions, feeling much clearer in his head. 

With a refreshed mind, Huiyun gazed out the window at the midday sun, replenishing his weary heart with energy after being overwhelmed by the recent events.

Let’s focus on what’s most important.

He needed to set priorities, determine where to allocate his energy the most, and decide what to pay more attention to.

As he reassured himself and set his priorities, it was clear that number one was living peacefully with his brother, and number two was hiding the fact that he was Yasha’s reincarnation and escaping from his disciples. Although the path to achieving number two seemed distant, he could figure out the way step by step.

The method he thought of yesterday wasn’t too bad either.

If he ruled out revealing that he was Yasha’s reincarnation, then revealing that he had unspeakable circumstances and humbly accepting the disciples’ resentment before persuading them and leaving was a relatively peaceful method.

Just as Jiwook had said, he bore some responsibility too.

As a master, abandoning his disciples and making them wander for ten thousand years wasn’t right. Of course, it was also wrong for those disciples to go crazy and act arrogantly after searching for their master for ten thousand years… 

Perhaps that’s why the “Disciple Education Book for Reincarnator” was created.

Because both the master and disciples were a mess.

Laughing at the absurdity of his thoughts, Huiyun was greeted by Siho rubbing his face against him, as if congratulating him on organizing his thoughts. Grateful, Huiyun patted Siho and contacted Huigang to prepare for his discharge.

Despite having discussed it in advance, Huigang, who came to the hospital room from work, couldn’t hide his worry.

“Are you really okay with this? Leaving the hospital completely is different from going back and forth between the hospital and outside like before. You know that, right?”

“Of course, I know. I’ve had mana hypersensitivity for years.”

“And that’s something to brag about?”

“It’s not a brag, just a joke. Don’t worry too much. There’s a system in place, and if necessary, your guild leader can assign a personal doctor. Plus, I managed to go to school even after being discharged before.”

Trying to reassure Huigang by patting his shoulder and speaking as cheerfully as possible, Huiyun knew that Huigang, despite his reservations, would help with the discharge preparations since all the arrangements were already in place.

“I’ll come to see you often, but call me if anything happens.”

“Got it.”

“No, call me once a day.”

“Do you think I’m your girlfriend or something?”

“Yes, you’re my child.”

Huigang would probably faint if he knew there was an ancient dragon that lived for thousands of years inside that child.

Watching Huigang, who treated him as a child, Huiyun smiled softly. Even though his memory wasn’t completely restored, he had somewhat synchronized with Yasha, and for a long time, he had seen Huigang not as a reliable brother, but as someone he should now take care of and repay for all the care he had received.

Unaware of this, Huigang meticulously packed Huiyun’s belongings and got into the car. When Huigang tried to buckle his seatbelt for him, Huiyun refused, calling it overprotection, buckled himself, and stared ahead.

I’m really leaving.

Until the preparations for discharge, it didn’t feel real, but once he got into Huigang’s car in his casual clothes, the reality sank in. Huigang, noticing Huiyun’s slightly tense and excited expression, started nagging him.

“Make sure to carry two mana resistance potions with you at all times in case of an attack outside, contact me immediately if anything happens, avoid areas if a gate opens nearby,” and so on. 

Huiyun pretended to listen diligently to the mixed practical and impractical advice until they finally arrived in front of the third administration building.

“It’s quieter than I expected.”

Given that the building housed training facilities for A-rank or higher Hunter Bureau members or guild members from the top ten guilds in the country, it was relatively quiet for a weekday afternoon.

Beep beep beep-.

Just then, an alert sounded from the Hunter Chain on Huigang’s wrist. Huigang looked troubled.

“I wanted to take you inside, but I can’t. Can you go in alone?”

“Stop treating me like a child. Go take care of the emergency. It’s more important to save people than to fuss over me.”

“Yes, yes.”

With a playful whisper in his ear, Huigang laughed mischievously and got out of the car with Huiyun. Helping him with the luggage, Huigang, who was hurried by another alert from his Hunter Chain, waved his hand and disappeared.

Standing alone at the entrance of the third administration building, Huiyun contacted Juan. Shortly after sending a message saying he had arrived, a loud thud was heard from inside the third building.

What’s that?

The training rooms in the third building were known for their excellent soundproofing and shock absorption barriers, so how could such a loud noise be heard?

It wasn’t long before a bloodied Juan emerged from the building, waving his hand.

“Huiyun! You came early?”

Now, instead of calling him Huigang’s lil bro, Juan fully addressed him as Huiyun. Grateful that he wasn’t being called Yasha, Huiyun scanned Juan, who was covered in blood.

“Are you hurt?”

“Just a little, but most of this isn’t my blood.” 

“Is there any reason for an S-rank Hunter to be hurt like this?”

Especially inside a training room?

Juan, smiling, explained that it was indeed possible for an S-rank Hunter to get hurt if their opponent was also an S-rank. Huiyun quickly understood and widened his eyes.

“Did you fight with others?” 

“We had a spar.”

“Oh.”

So, being an S-rank Hunter wasn’t just given for being Yasha’s disciple. He maintained his rank by constantly sparring to keep his skills sharp. As Huiyun was mulling over this, Juan added an explanation.

“We decided where you’ll be staying for the next month. Since you’re still pretending to be Yasha’s disciple, we can’t just let you stay anywhere. We had a sparring match to decide where you’ll stay until your new house is built. The winner gets to take care of you until then.”

“Excuse me?”

The casual manner in which Juan had said all that was far too problematic to simply nod along with an “Oh, I see.” In fact, there were quite a few problems.

Where should I even start with this?

“Why are you building a house in the first place?”

“Well, to live with all four of us, we need a big enough house. I don’t want to share space with others, and Vina and Moot probably feel the same. So, for each of our rooms to be the size of a house, we need a big house. Since there isn’t anything suitable available right now, we either have to build a new one or buy an existing property and remodel it.”

“…Can’t we just live separately?”

“That’s not possible. We discharged you to find out your true identity, right? We need to be with you 24/7, and living together is the best way to do that. Unless you’d prefer to stay in a gate together for 30 days?”

“I’m a mana hypersensitivity patient, remember?” 

“That’s why we’re building a house.”

It was faulty logic, but there was no point in arguing further. Even if he suggested living in a suitable house, Juan would say, “How can we live in an ordinary house while taking care of you?” And if he proposed living in separate spaces on the same floor of an apartment or villa, Juan would counter that it wouldn’t work unless they were in one house.

Huiyun realized once again that arguing logically with Juan was difficult. He moved on to the next issue.

“Fine, let’s say the house is necessary. But why do I have to stay with you until it’s completed? I already have a place to stay. If the timeline is the issue, we can start the one-month period after the house is built.”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“How can we let you go after just finding you? We need to stay as close as possible. What if you pack up and run away with your precious brother? We can’t risk that.”

The initially playful answer turned cold towards the end.

He heard it too.

From the murderous undertone in Juan’s words, Huiyun realized Juan had also overheard his conversation with Huigang. 

He pressed his eyelids.

Even though he had felt perfectly refreshed upon waking up, meeting Juan had already worn him down.

Is this cohabitation really okay?

He still hadn’t asked why they decided the order of living arrangements through sparring, but he figured it would be pointless for his sanity. Juan, ignoring Huiyun’s patient-like demeanor, proudly boasted about winning the sparring match to take care of Huiyun.

“Don’t run away. You heard me. You know what I’ll do if I have to find you.”

Though spoken with a smile, the words were not entirely a joke. Understanding the warning clearly, Huiyun mentally crossed out one of his plans.

Let’s abandon the escape idea.

After all, the disciples had already gone mad because Yasha had died without telling them. If he abandoned them again and ran away, they would surely go insane like Jiwook did last night.

If he couldn’t handle their madness, it was better to reduce the instances of facing it. By removing one means of provoking the disciples’ rage, Huiyun was reassured by Siho, who woke up and yipped from inside his coat, as if agreeing with his decision.

Yes, even though I’m a mana hypersensitivity patient now, I was once the Dragon Lord in my past life. Running away would be disgraceful.

Face it head-on and resolve it somehow.

Knowing he had chosen a difficult path, Huiyun took a deep breath and followed Juan, who was excitedly pulling his suitcase for him, planning to greet the director and ignore Vina and Moot. 

Watching Juan’s cheerful demeanor, Huiyun wondered if Juan would ever let him go.

But he has to realize it.

Only after letting go of what he greedily held can one see the path ahead. 

At that moment, with Siho’s cry, a new blue window appeared.

[A teaching of ‘Let go of what you hold to see the path’ has been registered in the ‘Disciple Education Book for Reincarnator’!]

[Upon realizing the teaching, disciples will receive a 10% bonus respect.]

The system’s recognition made Huiyun feel strangely satisfied.