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Chapter 71




Chapter 71
He awakened at the age of 18.
With his rare A-class Healer class, his young age, being the son of the <Silver> guild leader, and his striking appearance, he became quite a sensation.
“Wow, big brother, you’re amazing!”
The admiration of his cousin, who was two years younger and often bickered with him, was enough to make the young Kwon Ji-woon feel elated.
After his awakening, his life became a whirlwind of training and interviews. Especially after entering the specialized training facility, he hardly communicated with the outside world.
Still, he thought it didn’t matter. His father trained him with a sense of urgency, and keeping up with the pace was challenging.
His younger brother was 16 at the time.
Then, the incident that made Kwon Ji-woon realize his position occurred.
Suspicious individuals attacked the house where they lived, taking advantage of the absence of Kwon Seok-min and Kwon Ji-woon. They were armed with illegal weapons that were hard to obtain and had thoroughly concealed their identities. Even subsequent investigations failed to uncover their backers.
It wasn’t a random act or the work of a stalker. It was clearly a planned kidnapping of Kwon Yi-eul.
The target, of course, was Kwon Ji-woon himself.
That day, Kwon Yi-eul, tired of waiting for the family who were taking a long time to return, had gone to his grandmother’s house.
What if Yi-eul hadn’t gone to his grandmother’s house and stayed at home? Or if he had returned a little earlier?
It felt like the ground was giving way beneath him.
He remembered the day before, when he had boasted to his cousin about their closeness without much thought.
While there might not have been a direct connection, Kwon Ji-woon couldn’t shake the feeling that his words had put Kwon Yi-eul in danger.
Not long after, his father went missing.
Taking over the guild operations in his father’s absence, Kwon Ji-woon began to distance himself from Kwon Yi-eul. Although he assigned subordinates to protect him, direct communication was rare, like with any distant relative.
“Take good care of Yi-eul.”


But the thought that he needed to keep his distance remained unchanged even now.
Kwon Ji-woon finally put down his phone and instead took a sip of the coffee in his cup.
“

It’s bitter.”
The coffee, left unattended, had cooled to a lukewarm temperature, making it unpleasant to drink.
The coffee his brother had given him was delicious.
Knock, knock. A subordinate entered with a document.
“Deputy Guild Leader, here are the documents for next week’s guild leader meeting.”
“Right. 

The guild leader of <C&L> will be there too.”
It’s just a series of boring events. Kwon Ji-woon sighed.
* * *
Ring, ring, ring


“He’s not answering

”
The signal continued endlessly. I waited a bit longer, but the call didn’t connect, so I put down my phone.
“What’s wrong?”
“Hmm, nothing.”
Shaking my head at As’s question, I returned to the counter.
The person I just called is Kwon Ji-woon. I was concerned because we didn’t get to talk properly after the dungeon incident at the farm last time.
But as expected, I couldn’t get through.
Hmm, he must be busy.
‘It’s always like this

’
Since I didn’t have high expectations, I wasn’t disappointed.
Anyway, a few days have passed since As started working part-time at <Cafe Yi-eul>.
There were still many customers, but the situation had stabilized. At least, I no longer had to contemplate the meaning of life and labor every night before going to bed.
At first, I thought As was frail because he was lying on the ground in front of the store when we met, but he turned out to be really good at his job.
Sometimes


“The Demon King who brings twilight to the world, why must I endure such humiliation?”
“Kuk kuk, once I regain my power, I’ll sweep away all these human brats.”
“Hell’s chocolate sauce? No wonder it tastes good, what an elegant and cool name.”
He confuses me with such middle schooler-like statements.
Well, he’s that age, so I’ll respect his worldview.
I bent down to meet As’s eyes and smiled. I gently stroked his hair, which he had said would sweep away humans with the power of the meteor in his left hand.
“You’re amazing, As.”
“

Tch!”
Despite my kind words, As turned his head with an angry expression.
“Whyuuu (This time, it’s your fault).”
Why me?!
“Kya kya, nya nya!”
I used the slime language translator I had buried in a drawer to interpret what Lime said.
‘mjmj’
Why me?!
You two were bickering and attacking each other yesterday, but why are you siding with him now? Suddenly feeling lonely


Cough, let’s get back to the main topic.
“Your order is ready.”
“Here, the next order.”
“I’m done.”
His hands moved without stopping. Although he didn’t smile and spoke briefly, his precise movements and quick actions got the job done.
Ugh, it’s blinding, I can’t look directly.
Maybe As is the light and salt of the part-time cafe world, the savior of solo entrepreneurs.
“As, you’re really like an angel!”
“

! What

! How can you say such an insulting thing to me, Asmodeus!”
So that’s the setting


“Ah, yeah, yeah.”
“Don’t answer so casually.”
“I’m sorry, As-sama.”
“

Hmph!”
Although he turned his head with a pout, I saw his lips slightly curling up.
Such a grumpy and cute kid.
* * *
We had almost used up all the ingredients prepared for today, and it was time to close the shop.
“As, I’ll make you a cafĂ© mocha. Let’s take a break.”
Nod. Instead of answering, As bowed his head and quickly sat at the table. He rested his chin and hummed a little tune, then blushed when he saw me.
“What, what, what are you listening to!”
“Hmm? Nothing?”
“Well, whatever

”
“Hmm, hmm, hmm, then the next is hmm hmm, right?”
“

! You heard it, didn’t you! Get lost!”
“Then you don’t need the cafĂ© mocha?”
“Well

 you’ve already taken out the ingredients, so I can’t waste them.”
“Aha, yeah, yeah.”
I poured a cup of cafĂ© mocha, generously adding the hell’s chocolate sauce that As had called an elegant and cool name. The moment he took a sip, a light rod filled up.
He really loves café mocha.
Although he always tries to drink it with a tasteless expression, it’s all clear to me.
Just as As was about to finish his cup, the café door opened. The customers we were waiting for had arrived.
“Ah, come in.”
“Sister, hello.”
“Hello, nu

”
“Don’t call me sister, you idiot!”
“Why only you, idiot!”
“I got permission from sister!”
It was the twins, Joo Shin-woo and Joo Shin-hee, and Ki Yu-hyun.
I heard the twins had recently visited a dungeon with high difficulty. What else would they do after coming back from a dungeon?
“Whyong (What for)?”
‘Dungeon detox, of course.’
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