Chapter 171
Chapter 171
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 171
Chapter Title: My Daughter is the Teacher
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After the sports day ended.
We returned to our everyday routine.
The kids went to school as usual.
I closed dimensional gates and earned money.
"Shall we have kimchi stew for dinner tonight?"
I prepared dinner before the kids got back from school.
"I'm home! That smell... kimchi stew! Yay!"
The kids came home, drawn by the smell of dinner being prepared.
While those ordinary days repeated.
I had one huge worry weighing on me.
"Lee Ha-jun. Is it really okay to keep going like this as a dad?"
No matter how I thought about it, now was the time to make a change.
My body had grown stronger from the complete physical transformation, but.
I was still overflowing with shortcomings.
"I need to be able to deliver powerful attacks with this strong body. Right now, I don't have many attack techniques."
Against a Dragon Slayer, I'd definitely lose.
I needed to learn attack techniques now.
So I headed straight to the Hero Association.
"Get the chairman out here!!"
"L-Lee Ha-jun Hero! Please calm down!!"
"Uwaaaah!"
After causing a bit of a ruckus in the lobby for a moment.
The staff soon escorted me to the chairman.
I could've just contacted the chairman directly, but I felt like cutting loose.
"Chairman."
"I don't know what the commotion is about this early in the morning, but go ahead and tell me."
"I need attack techniques."
I said that and threw some shadow punches into the air.
"See? All I have are punches. The other heroes use mana so freely. How do they do that?"
"Hmm, now that I think about it, you've never had proper training. But why didn't you apply for the mana utilization lecture?"
"What application?"
"They explained the process in full during the orientation after you became a hero. You didn't know?"
No way.
Was he talking about that boring lecture?
Back then, I was so buried in childcare that I skimmed through the lecture and even dozed off midway.
"Wait, Chairman. So all the other heroes took that class?"
"Excluding those who went to the academy, you could say they all did."
"This is insane."
I was the only one who didn't?
No wonder I just go swing swing with my fists.
I could only sigh at all the wasted time.
"Sigh... Chairman. Can I apply now and take the class?"
"You could, but honestly, you don't need to."
"Why not?"
"You have great teachers right around you. Geniuses at handling mana."
"The dragons?"
The chairman nodded quietly at my words.
"No matter how young the dragons you follow are, they're still dragons. When it comes to mana, they're far more expert than any human."
Slurp-
The chairman said that and leisurely sipped his coffee.
Hearing that, I had to think for a moment.
'Do I really have to take lessons from my own daughter...?'
Rumble rumble-
I could hear the sound of dad's authority crumbling.
As a last-ditch effort, I asked the chairman.
"But Chairman..."
"What's up?"
"Could I maybe learn from that Yellow Dragon...? She seems way better..."
The chairman was a follower of the Yellow Dragon.
Maybe he could make contact.
But no, the chairman shook his head.
"That won't work."
"Why the hell not!"
"The great Yellow Dragon is currently busy with a new pastime."
"What is she doing?"
"..."
The chairman closed his mouth for a moment and pondered.
After deep thought, he finally spoke.
"The Yellow Dragon is currently waitressing at a restaurant."
"...What?"
"She pays half her part-time wage as plate breakage fees. This is already her seventh gig."
"..."
"But her looks are outstanding, so she gets jobs quickly."
She was still playing her bottom-rank games.
With the Yellow Dragon so busy, I had no choice.
'Still, she should know better than me...'
I reluctantly decided to learn from my daughters.
About mana utilization, that is.
It bruised my pride, but it was necessary to avoid dying.
***
After eating a delicious dinner with the kids.
I approached Hwa-ryun, who was sitting with her mouth wide open watching TV.
'I don't know if she'll teach me properly...'
But thanks to Hwa-ryun, I'd learned a lot of martial arts.
Let's ask her first.
I tapped Hwa-ryun's shoulder and cleared my throat.
"Ahem."
"What, Dad! I'm watching TV, why are you bothering me!"
"It's not bothering, I just have something to ask..."
"What!"
Grrrr-
Hwa-ryun's face turned fierce from having her TV time interrupted.
But I decided to push through without backing down.
"Hwa-ryun!"
"What!"
"Teach Dad how to use mana!"
Hwa-ryun responded lightly to the request.
"Hmph, why should I!"
"I'm your dad. You can teach your dad!"
"I could!"
"Then teach me."
"No!"
What was this all about.
Hwa-ryun turned her head away and said she didn't want to.
"It's a hassle! Dad wouldn't get it even if I explained anyway!"
"Oh ho, what's that supposed to mean about your dad? Of course I'd understand if you explain."
I couldn't stand my daughter looking down on me.
I decided to poke at Hwa-ryun a little.
"You're not telling me because you don't know it well yourself, right?"
"No! I know it all!"
"Then why not teach me? Don't have the confidence??"
Pfft-
Maybe mocking her worked.
Hwa-ryun jumped up from her seat and yelled.
"Hmph, fine! I'll teach you properly how to use mana! Watch and learn!"
Teacher Hwa-ryun said she'd demonstrate herself.
She thrust her fist forward.
"See, Dad! You gather all the mana in your fist like this!"
"I can do that too."
"Listen to the end in Korean! Anyway, gather it like this, and to use it... Ungh!"
Hwa-ryun closed her eyes and groaned for a moment.
Then suddenly, flames began to rise from Hwa-ryun's fist.
Whoosh-!
"This is the Dragon Fire Punch! Now you make a fire punch too, Dad!"
"Wait, you skipped the explanation. You just went ungh ungh, and flames appear? How do you do that?"
"Do I have to explain again?! You just go ungh ungh like this!"
Whoosh-!
Flames shot up from Hwa-ryun's fist again.
Looks like Hwa-ryun had no talent as a teacher.
"...I need a different teacher."
"Hmph, it's because Dad's dumb! I explained it properly!"
Whew-
Hwa-ryun blew out the flame fist.
"This is basic of basics! Dad's dumb!"
Huff-!
Maybe she was upset about not being the teacher.
She stomped off angrily to watch TV again.
"Then my next teacher is..."
Swish-
At the end of my gaze was Chor-yun with Mang-mung.
Chor-yun had been watching me intently for a while.
"Mmm...!"
"Maaang...!"
Stare-
Chor-yun and Mang-mung waiting for me to talk to them.
'No choice.'
For the kids staring holes through me.
I had no choice but to approach and ask.
"Will you be my teacher?"
Chor-yun bit the bait like a fish.
"Yes, great, Father! I'll teach you perfectly!"
"My teacher Mang-mung!"
"Huh?"
Swish-
I picked up Mang-mung, not Chor-yun.
"Be my teacher, Mang-mung!"
"Ma, maaang! Mang mang!"
Mang-mung started squirming wildly to be put down.
Seemed like it was because Chor-yun was glaring at it from the side.
"If not for Mang-mung, I would've been Father's teacher."
"Ma, maaang...!! Mang mang...!!"
"Mang-mung stole my father. Are you betraying me, Mang-mung?"
"Mang mang! Mang mang!"
Mang-mung shook its head desperately, denying it.
Mang-mung's body started vibrating, so I decided to put it down.
"I'm kidding. Chor-yun, you teach me."
"...Actually, that was a joke too, Father. Hehe."
Her expression had been scary.
Was it really a joke.
I was a bit suspicious.
But I decided to learn mana utilization from Chor-yun.
"Now, Father, sit in front of me!"
Chor-yun had me sit on the floor and began explaining.
"First, Father! Mana use involves the body, right? Give me your hand?"
"Hand? Okay."
As Teacher Chor-yun instructed.
I extended my hand forward and gave it to Chor-yun.
"Hehe, it's Father's hand! Slurp, some drool got on it, sorry!"
Chor-yun's expression looked suspiciously lecherous.
Chor-yun grabbed my hand, then closed her eyes with a serious face.
"Mm, try gathering mana in your hand?"
"Okay. I'll give it a shot."
Focusing.
I gathered mana in my hand as Chor-yun said.
"Mm, that's enough! Now Father, close your eyes and focus on my words!"
"Yeah."
I closed my eyes.
And focused on listening to Chor-yun.
"You're currently in a lush forest... And beside you are green trees and colorful flowers...!"
"Mm-hm."
"You gather those beautiful flowers and make a bouquet...! And that bouquet is in your hand...! Right now, even as we speak...! Now open your eyes...!"
Open your eyes.
I opened them as Chor-yun said.
Just as she described, the bouquet I'd imagined was blooming in my hand.
"Oh my! A gift for me! Thank you, Father!"
Swish-!
Chor-yun snatched the bouquet from my hand.
But now I got a feel for what mana utilization was like.
"It's about picturing what I want in my head."
"Yes, exactly! Humans usually have just one mana attribute! But Father has dragon mana, so you have all attributes!"
As Chor-yun said, thinking of fire in my hand made flames rise.
"...It's real."
"Of course, it's not as strong as Hwa-ryun unnie the Red Dragon! But basic attribute changes should be possible!"
"I get it perfectly."
As expected from normal Chor-yun.
I gained a lot of knowledge today.
Finally, I asked Chor-yun one more thing.
"But hey, Chor-yun."
"Yes, Father!"
"How does Sur-yun use her magic?"
Chor-yun's face darkened at that.
"Mm, that's a headache for me too... Mana application is still hard... You should ask Sur-yun unnie...!"
"Yeah?"
"Yes, Sur-yun unnie researches magic when she's bored! Sometimes she seems really creepy... I mean, she might seem that way! Not that I think so!"
And.
"I heard lately she's researching a spell to fuse humans and dogs!"
"That's kinda bad..."
"She says if I keep annoying her, she'll mix me and Mang-mung?"
Some bad memory surfaced.
From long ago.
A chimera of daughter and dog...
'Play with me, Father...!!'
Looked like it was best to stop Sur-yun's magic research.
"If Chor-yun and Mang-mung got mixed, it'd be a disaster..."
That just wouldn't do.