Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 141

Chapter 141

Arvani, who had just woken up, growled at Jung Tae-il. 

Seeing him like that, Jung Tae-il pressed his forehead firmly with his bitten finger, as if to express his disdain.

Kuaung!

Arvani then suddenly got up from the sofa and bit Jung Tae-il’s backhand. This time, Jung Tae-il’s relaxed expression turned tense, indicating that the bite was quite strong.

“… Aw.”

Jung Tae-il immediately tried to shake Arvani off, but Arvani, not realizing how hard he bit, hung onto Jung Tae-il in mid-air, causing him to wobble. As a result, Jung Tae-il’s expression, was on the verge of pain as his flesh was about to tear off, distorted miserably.

“Let go. I get it, so let go.”

Kyuuu! Grr!

In the end, it was Jung Tae-il who first surrendered. Even I would have surrendered right away if someone bit me like that.

Of course, Arvani proudly flapped his wings in the joy of victory. His dignified appearance made him look like a dragon who had saved the world.

‘… My, how cute.’

I knew it was time to scold both Arvani and Jung Tae-il, but seeing those two, supposedly the strongest beings, fighting so insignificantly, was both cute and amusing.

I tried to hold back my laughter and maintain a serious demeanor…

“Hehe…”

I couldn’t hold it in.

Look, see? Thankfully, no blood was drawn, but Jung Tae-il was completely flustered, gently rubbing his cheek while Arvani, with an imposing expression, declared, ‘If you dare attack again, I’ll make you bleed next time!’

Honestly, I think the problem lies with those who can’t help but laugh.

Yeah, Anna… you.

Unlike me, Anna murmured with a rather serious expression.

“How can a dragon and a human fight like that?”

She even took out a notebook to jot down this scene.

“…This should be documented. It’ll be valuable data.”

Sure… a scene that will be remembered in Tamer history!

I sighed deeply, watching Anna writing furiously like a mad scientist.

If only she weren’t Ellie’s friend… I thought it would be difficult to get along.

In the end, I was the only one who could mediate this mess.

Yeah, it’s good that I’m needed in this house… in this situation, but… can’t we just have one quiet day?

Sighing, I clapped my hands loudly.

Then…

Squeak?

Everyone’s gaze turned to me.

Arvani grinned playfully, and Jung Tae-il, who seemed to have been caught fighting with Arvani, lowered his head and looked at me.

And Anna, with dewy eyes, glanced up at me.

For reference, she was about the same height as me, which means she was on her hands and knees in an instant.

Should I praise her for her swift action or for maintaining her dignity even in such a situation?

I couldn’t decide, so I went straight to the point.

“Well, now seems like a good time to talk.”

“… Me? Are you referring to me?”

“Not you, Anna. I was asking about Tae-il.”

Upon realizing that the person in question wasn’t herself, Anna’s expression turned crestfallen as if she had been hurt by a beautiful stranger. After shaking off the feeling of being slighted, I gestured towards Tae-il.

As if urging him to answer quickly.

But as usual, Tae-il responded with his usual cryptic reply.

“What? Do I have something to explain to you?”

“Haha, come on… surely you do?”

“…I don’t know.”

“Then let me explain. How did you manage to come through the gate without my calling? Don’t think you can use Arvani as an excuse again this time.”

“Even without Arvani, others have managed to come through here just fine before.”

Hey, you! That’s different!

Back then, it was a system glitch! The system wouldn’t glitch like that due to a sudden action by a Black Dragon!

If it did glitch like that, it would have bombarded me with quests and warning messages like crazy. So, I couldn’t blame it on the system. 

From my deduction, this was Tae-il’s problem alone… and it was a problem related to Arvani, just like his initial response to me.

‘Yeah, so Tae-il didn’t come here looking for Chae Jae-joon as soon as he arrived, but he came to find Arvani.’

And to wake up Arvani.

But now he’s changing the subject?

How long did he plan to treat me like a fool? Anger boiled inside me. It felt like something snapped within me for a moment.

Looking into my cold eyes, Tae-il seemed convinced that he wouldn’t lie anymore and roughly ruffled his hair. Then he glanced at Arvani for a moment before slowly speaking.

“I’ll explain everything. But first, tone down your mana. Right now, Seo-Yeon-oh, your mana is making it hard for us to breathe.”

“What?”

“Did you not know? The household mana concentration skyrocketed in an instant.”

So the woman sitting in front of us is on the verge of collapsing.

After calmly stating the facts, Tae-il gestured towards Anna, as if telling me to calm down. Following his finger, my gaze fell upon Anna.

Then…

“I, I’m fine… Y-yeah, Seo Yeon-oh…”

Anna, on the verge of passing out, was there, her face turning pale.

Even though I saw that she was in dire straits, I didn’t realize what had gone wrong at that moment.

I didn’t even sense the sensation of using mana so intensely that it became difficult to breathe, nor could I comprehend what was happening in my mind.

Could that sensation of something snapping earlier be related to this? Even if that’s the case, there was no difference in my usual self… When I remained silent, Tae-il eventually approached and grabbed my hand.

“You’re using powers beyond your usual limits, and the aftermath seems to linger. You need to be careful, especially at times like this. Pull yourself together, Seo Yeon-oh.”

“Ah.”

“If you’ve come to your senses, slowly withdraw your mana. That’s the only way to save the woman in front of you.”

Tae-il’s voice echoed in my dazed mind. I slowly began to retract my mana, as he said.

Additional mana surged into my body, filling every inch without any sense of emptiness. Despite this, there was no feeling of my body about to burst.

It just felt like my vessel was expanding even more.

After retracting all the mana spread throughout the house, I blinked blankly. Then, Tae-il sighed and squeezed my hand with strength.

“…I’ll tell you everything. Seo Yeon-oh, you can do as you wish. Just calm down.”

…And sorry for staying silent.

It was an apology barely audible enough to reach my ears. I could sense the sincerity in his small, soft voice.

“…Alright, please explain.”

I nodded slowly, meeting his gaze. Somehow, whenever I looked at Jung Tae-il, I felt relieved.

…Maybe it was because of Arvani’s mana that I could feel from him. I trusted Arvani, after all.

After the sudden mana disturbance ended, Anna left a relieved expression and said, ‘I’ll be with Ellie,’ before going to my room.

Even then, Tae-il hadn’t let go of my hand.

“Jung Tae-il, let go.”

“…Ah.”

“Shall we listen to the story, then?”

I felt like I forgot something… but for now, it was important to get Jung Tae-il to speak. Who knows when he’ll shut up again?

As I looked at Tae-il with eyes full of mistrust, he sighed and led me to the couch, sitting me down.

Then, he sat down on the floor in front of me and tapped Arvani’s head.

Arvani flew onto Jung Tae-il’s lap as if he had been waiting. At that moment, I felt a sense of betrayal, but I didn’t express it.

Because there would be more feelings of betrayal to come.

With a stern expression, I gestured to Tae-il to explain quickly. Eventually, Jung Tae-il began explaining with a long sigh.

“Seo Yeon-oh, before I tell you what you’re curious about, there’s something I need to explain first.”

“…What is it?”

“…It’s about my ability. You’ve probably seen it before, but… my ability holds a hidden secret. A secret even Kang Yoon-soo doesn’t know.”

I’ll probably be the first to hear it. I didn’t expect him to explain this with his own mouth…

With that, Tae-il began the introduction to the story I was really curious about.

The beginning of Arvani and Jung Tae-il.

So… the day when Arvani became an adult and returned home, the day when everything scattered.