Ch 167
Became a swordsmanship instructor at the academy
Chapter 167
"Your employment period meets the requirements, but our bank provides loans based on last year's income. Even if you pass, you won't get much..."
"Then how long will the screening take?"
"It takes about 3 days at the earliest to a week at the latest, but you have a history of using private financing and your credit rating is too low..."
"That's not even my debt, and it was all resolved last year..."
"The records are still there. Even if you apply for a loan screening, there's a high possibility of rejection, so don't expect too much... What do you think? Should I still proceed with the screening?"
"No."
I told the employee I'd look into it more and come back later, then left the bank.
Not long after Teacher Kang passed away during the portal raid, I received a call from the court telling me to vacate the house.
At first, I thought it might be voice phishing, but the next day, mail really came from the court.
It's not like I didn't expect this at all.
The house I'm living in now is under Teacher Kang Shin-hyeok's name.
But Teacher Kang had once verbally told me that Do-hyun could continue living there until he graduated.
I heard from people around that verbal contracts are also contracts, so I thought there might be a way. I went to consult with a legal affairs officer, but they showed reluctance.
While verbal contracts do have legal effect, they need to be proven between the parties, but since Teacher Kang has passed away, I have to prove it.
However, since I didn't record anything, there's nothing I can use as proof.
Moreover, the contract I initially signed required Teacher Kang's consent for renewal every six months.
Come to think of it, when Teacher Kang gave me the contract, he said it was content that had to be included as a formality.
Even then, he told me not to feel burdened and just live there.
If I had renewed it properly, I could have lived there until March...
When six months passed, I contacted him just in case, but he just told me to keep living there, so I said okay.
Since he was busy, I thought it wouldn't be right to ask Teacher Kang to come and write a new contract when I was the one receiving help...
I never thought Teacher Kang would pass away so meaninglessly.
I couldn't even properly repay his kindness...
I tried pleading with the court to let us stay there at least until Do-hyun goes to school, but they didn't even listen.
In the end, I went to a law firm.
I heard from internet articles that Teacher Kang left most of his assets to a hunter named Kim Se-jin through his will.
I thought Hunter Kim Se-jin was trying to kick us out, so I tried to plead if she could give us just a little more time.
Fortunately, the article mentioned which law firm was handling it, so it wasn't hard to find, but this also didn't go as planned.
I met with the lawyer handling the inheritance matters, but they said the officetel we're currently living in wasn't included in the inherited assets.
I was told that the court seems to be contacting us about state attribution, so they couldn't help.
On the day I visited the law firm and came home, the court called again.
They warned me to vacate within the promised deadline of one week and to handle all the items in the house carefully, as anything I didn't buy would all be attributed to the state.
When Teacher Kang said there were all the appliances and told me to throw away the appliances I was using when I moved in, I threw them away.
Even if I find a house, I'll have to buy everything new, which feels so overwhelming.
It's true that the lease was supposed to end in summer since I didn't renew it separately, but Teacher Kang definitely said I could continue living there...
I did save money carefully in preparation for emergencies, but Seoul housing prices have risen so much that the money I saved isn't enough for even a monthly rent deposit, let alone jeonse, even in the outskirts.
Anyway, since vacation is ending soon, Do-hyun can stay at school, but I'll have to move Yeon-ji's kindergarten too...
Since I have a job, my colleagues told me I should be able to get a loan for at least a deposit, so I visited banks, but it was all a waste of time.
Every single one gave negative responses, probably because of my past private loan records.
I have to vacate by this Sunday, but it's already Thursday.
Anyway, there isn't much to pack except for the kids' clothes, so moving will be quick, but I don't know where to go...
While thinking about this and that as I walked, I found myself in front of my house.
I had gotten used to living here and didn't notice, but looking at the officetel building, it really looks tall and nice.
I'll never be able to live in a place like this again.
I feel sorry and regretful for the kids, but thanks to Teacher Kang, I was able to let the kids live in a good environment, even if only briefly.
I should have expressed more gratitude and done more for him usually...
He was an irreplaceable benefactor, but I feel so sorry that he passed away in a portal in a foreign country far away and they couldn't even recover his body.
I know the anniversary, so I'm planning to hold memorial services every year.
It's too late, but I think that's the only way my heart will feel even a little at ease.
'I should start looking for a budget-friendly, single-room from tomorrow,' I thought as I took the elevator and arrived home.
"Mom, you're back."
"Mom!"
"Yeah. Did you eat?"
"Yes! Brother bought chicken."
"Chicken? Do-hyun, what money did you use..."
"I got my part-time job pay. I saved some for mom too."
"You kids eat it. Mom doesn't feel like eating."
"We ate a lot too."
"Yeah. Tummy full."
I patted Yeon-ji's head as she stuck out her belly and called Do-hyun to the room separately, saying I had something to talk to him about.
Even if Yeon-ji doesn't know, I need to tell Do-hyun.
"Do-hyun, we're planning to move this week."
"Move? Why all of a sudden?"
"This house belongs to Teacher Kang. Since Teacher Kang passed away... They said it has to be attributed to the state and told us to vacate by this Sunday."
"Ah... But isn't this Sunday too soon?"
"The contact came two days after Teacher Kang's funeral ended."
"When I met the teacher before he went to America, he said I could continue living here even after graduation..."
"Mom heard the same thing, so I looked into it everywhere, but they said there's nothing we can do."
Seeing Do-hyun's dejected expression makes me feel so sorry.
"Mom is sorry."
"Please don't say that. I stay at school during the semester anyway... Have you found a house to move to?"
"Not yet. I'm thinking of looking for a budget-friendly, single-room starting tomorrow."
"a budget-friendly, single-room?"
"Just in case, I saved up some money, but when we moved here last time, Teacher Kang said most things were already there, so we threw away all our appliances. Not only the house, but all of Teacher Kang's belongings will be attributed to the state too. It'll cost money to buy everything new. To save even a little, I think it would be better to go somewhere like a budget-friendly, single-room."
"Ah... Wait a moment. Let me bring the part-time job pay. It's not much, but... Use it for living expenses."
"No. That's money you earned through hard work, so use it as spending money."
"No. I won't have anywhere to spend money once I enter school anyway."
I told him it was really okay and just to organize the luggage somewhat, then sent Do-hyun out.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Mom, it's me, Do-hyun. I'm coming in."
Even though I said it was really okay, he must have come to give me money anyway.
***
After disguising my death, I spent time with Master and Luciel in the portal.
Master seemed slightly annoyed, but he liked it when I quickly brought him whatever he wanted, and Luciel... Well, she was happy just looking at my face.
My restless heart from going through the funeral also quickly settled down while spending time with the two of them.
"Teacher, I got another hit!"
While I was leisurely spending my time, Se-jin suffered a lot trying to handle the aftermath.
As compensation, I came out to the East Sea for fishing alone with her after a long time.
It's nice to see Se-jin smiling after a while, but somehow that smile feels like mockery.
Se-jin wouldn't do that, so it must be my guilty conscience, right?
"Kim Se-jin, tell me honestly. You went fishing without me, didn't you?"
"What fishing? Because of someone, I suffered for three days straight holding a funeral, and even now I'm frantically busy with inheritance processing, guild withdrawal, and new registration."
She says this while rolling her eyes, and I regret bringing it up for nothing.
"R-right. You worked hard. You acted really well during the funeral. You could be an actor, you know? No, shouldn't you become a professional angler?"
"Teacher should quit fishing."
That girl, really...
Still, she's suffered because of me and is still suffering, so I'll let it pass just for today.
"How much were the taxes?"
"The lawyer said it would be about 160 billion won, and as you discussed, I received all the buildings and stocks as inheritance and paid the taxes in cash."
"Good. You did well. They really take exactly 50% like clockwork."
"You said you can get it all back when you revive later, right?"
"Even so, it's too much."
"Taxes aside, lately donation organizations have been calling like crazy asking for donations. I don't know how they got the number."
"What donations..."
"Still, if I don't donate at all, the media will probably tear us apart, so I donated 1 billion won each to the hunter school high school and middle school divisions."
"Again?"
"I used my own money, so you don't need to worry about it."
"How can I not worry? Your money is my money, and my money is your money."
She chuckles when I say this jokingly.
"You say that, but I know you have money you've hidden away without telling me."
I secretly embezzled money?
"There's nothing like that. What are you talking about?"
"As if there isn't. Just today at noon, the lawyer handling the inheritance called me, so I know everything."
"Huh? Tell me more specifically."
I have no idea what she's talking about.
"You know the officetel you're renting out in Gangnam? Today the tenant visited the lawyer asking about it, and when they checked thinking it might have been missed, it was written as inheritance exclusion in the will's appendix."
Ah, I thought it was something else.
"I was giving that away for free. Didn't I tell you before? A junior colleague working at middle school said there was a student with a poor family situation, so I provided free rental to help."
"Ah, so that's what it was? But didn't you take any separate measures? The tenant said they received contact from the court and came thinking I had told them to leave."
Hmm, I expected this roughly, but it's really something that they try to snatch it away as soon as I died.
"Don't worry. I took care of everything."
In the original story, Do-hyun is poor, but it wouldn't be right to turn away from him now.
The worst thing is giving something and then taking it back.
Most importantly, by the time I revive, that guy will have become a bigger shot than I am now.
I can't throw away my sweet insurance.
Actually, at first I thought about asking Se-jin, but in the original story, Se-jin and Do-hyun are a couple.
Even if they naturally meet later, there's no need to get them involved early.
***
"I said it's really okay."
"I'm okay too. I really have nowhere to spend money at school. The password is mom's birthday."
I reluctantly received the bankbook Do-hyun gave me, but Do-hyun was holding not just the bankbook but also some brown envelope.
"What's that?"
"I found it while organizing luggage, and when I met Teacher Kang before he went to America last time, he told me to give this to mother, but I forgot... I'm sorry."
"No. But Teacher Kang gave this to you?"
"Yes."
I immediately opened the envelope and found several documents inside.
The first page says it's a notarization document and has difficult writing that I don't understand, so I went through them one by one and found a free rental contract.
It was similar to the documents I received initially, so I wondered if he sent them again, but looking closely, the contract period is different.
The initial contract was for renewal every six months, but the documents here say as much as 10 years.
When I searched the internet, I found that notarization is a document that legally proves you wrote it yourself.
Really, Teacher Kang is...
"Mom? Why are you crying?"
"D-Do-hyun... I think we don't have to move."
"Really? Did the teacher prepare something?"
"Yeah. Do-hyun, when Teacher Kang gave you this, didn't he say anything else?"
"I don't think he said anything particular..."
"Even if not when he gave it to you, what did you talk about when you met?"
"He just told me to take good care of mother and my younger sister, study hard at school, and if there are friends being bullied like me, to help them."
To think so much for us while asking for nothing in return...
Teacher Kang must have gone to heaven.