Chapter 49, Actual Expense Limit
Chapter 49, Actual Expense Limit
Day 8 of hotel life.
Sure, it was fun at first like a vacation, but after more than a week, even this is getting tough—I can't handle it anymore.
Sleeping somewhere that's not my own home is just uncomfortable, as expected.
Especially since, even though they're family, sharing a room with two women was even harder.
'It should be about time for that text message to come.'
As a civil servant at the Hunter Management Bureau, I got the info ahead of time.
The gate had already been cleared a few hours ago.
Ding~♪
Right then, my phone rang.
[Ministry of the Interior and Safety]
[This notifies that the gate (D-Class) which occurred in the parking lot of Main Resident Officer Lee Gyeong-ho's residence has been cleared as of 14:00 today.]
[It will take 2~3 business days to lift the entry restrictions...]
The moment I checked the text, a huge sigh of relief escaped my lips.
"Huu..."
Finally, it's over.
The life of clutching my phone all day, not knowing when it would end.
Life at the hotel had been sexually enjoyable, but mentally exhausting.
'We can't keep biting and sucking in the same room forever...'
Staying in the same room is making things sexually loose.
Time to get back to normal life.
"Noona, Gyeong-ah."
The two of them were spreading out laundry on the floor.
I sat up in bed and called them.
"They finally cleared the gate."
At those words, Noona, who was folding laundry, snapped her head up.
Like she'd been waiting for it.
"Really? So we can go home now?"
"It might take one or two more days... but at least the date is set."
Noona smiled brightly and folded the towel she was holding before setting it down on the floor.
Watching her like that, a bit of guilt washed over me.
I should've grabbed more clothes during nap time.
Then Noona and Gyeong-ah could've lived more comfortably.
By the way, right now both Noona and Gyeong-ah were in just their underwear, top and bottom.
Because they'd washed every single piece of clothing they had.
Noona's pure white panties and bra were pretty striking.
"Gyeong-ah! Get ready! We're going home!"
"Yeah. Where's the bag..."
Gyeong-ah, next to her, also looked happy with a faint smile.
Black lace underwear.
For a hikikomori, her taste in undies is pretty bold.
In that state, Noona suddenly hugged Gyeong-ah tightly.
"Ah, Unnie, I can't breathe..."
"What can I do, it's such good news. Just stay in Unnie's arms for a bit."
Noona and Gyeong-ah's white skin pressed against each other.
Breasts squishing breasts, thighs tangling.
Two sisters in underwear hugging and rolling around.
The visual stimulation is too intense.
'...I'm going crazy.'
My lower half reacted.
I'd already taken both Noona's and my little sister's virginities, so getting excited didn't feel like a big deal anymore.
If anything, right now I wanted to strip off their underwear and go at it?
I've totally lost it now.
'When it's like this, time to browse some shitposts to cool my head.'
I can't just lay Noona and Gyeong-ah down and do it right now.
With familiar hand movements, I opened the community app.
Oh right, a while back the Hunter Minor Gallery got promoted to official gallery status, so the Monster Hunter M Gallery fans invaded it?
But a few days ago, those gallery invaders who migrated to Monster Hunter M Gallery came back to the home base.
[Notice: Hunter Minor Gallery Promotion Cancellation Notice]
That mantou-loving ajusshi got the official gallery promotion canceled.
Thanks to him, it went back to minor gallery, and the hunters were like, "Hunters' roots are HunGal after all," and returned.
And the hot topic the returning hunters were rolling was the D-Class gate.
The one that appeared right in front of my house.
[Title: Yo, is it real that this D-Class gate took a week?]
[Honestly, isn't the lead hunter team neglecting their duties?]
[Even if the map is big, a week is crossing the line, right?]
ㄴ Fr lol, seems like the hunters are dead set on sucking honey.
ㄴ Which guild went in there? I'm gonna boycott.
ㄴㄴ Nah, it was Myeongseong Guild raid team?
ㄴㄴㄴ Ah lolol trust Myeongseong lolol
[Title: Hunter whiners crying again lolol]
[Internal area is wide so it took long, my ass.]
[You guys just caught it late cuz you're lazy lolol]
[We all know you delayed on purpose to milk the disaster relief fund from taxes.]
ㄴ Spot on. Hunter bastards, tax Lupins for a day or two?
ㄴ D-Class takes a week lolol, even a passing dog would laugh.
ㄴ What are the civil servants doing? Not managing or supervising this shit.
[Title: Real reason gate clear was delayed, analyzed]
[I live in the area]
[Heard partying with booze inside the gate every night.]
[Probably camped out having fun and woke up late lolol]
ㄴ Writing novels, you retard lolol. Prohibition zone is 1km this time, idiot.
ㄴㄴ So this fucker heard sounds from the gate 1km away? lolol
ㄴ Sound barrier is up, you think sound gets out?
ㄴㄴ It could leak a bit...
ㄴ Wow... if true, this is news-worthy?
ㄴㄴ Lol dream on lolol
[Title: Why mantou ajusshi canceled the gallery promotion lolol]
[Hunter bastards posted nothing but porn on the gal, that's why lolol]
[Must've looked bad to the head mod.]
ㄴ Fr? lolol
ㄴ But the porn on MonHunGal was pretty hot.
ㄴㄴ Share some
ㄴㄴ Furry periphery...
[Title: Traits of the fucks defending the delayed gate clear]
[Amateur unemployed losers who think they're hunters lolol]
[Gate internal structure complex~ variables occurred~ bullshit excuses lolol]
[It's just cuz of money, you idiots.]
ㄴ This is the truth
ㄴ Our guild drags out jobs needlessly for clears too lol
ㄴㄴ This fucker's been memo'd, gtfo
ㄴㄴㄴ Ah;; dude.
[Title: Honestly, didn't they set up house inside the dungeon after a week?]
[Probably fucked, had kids, everything lolol]
[A week means they fucked hundreds of times at least.]
ㄴ Crazy bastard lolol
ㄴ But hunters have insane sex drives, possible.
ㄴㄴ But this raid team was all guys?
ㄴㄴㄴ ??
[Title: How long till entry ban lifts?]
[Wanna go home but still under control?]
ㄴ Usually 2~3 days.
ㄴ This one might lift quick? Bad public opinion.
ㄴㄴ Management Bureau civil servants shitting bricks, gonna get roasted lolol
ㄴㄴㄴ They get flamed even when innocent lolol
Comments and replies were piling up.
Public opinion on the government and hunters was pretty bad, as expected.
A D-Class gate taking over a week.
Well, fact-check posts went up soon enough.
Once a post explained it was just a labyrinth-type interior that took time to map, things quieted down.
'Thanks to that, processing will speed up.'
When there's this much attention, the higher-ups put pressure on the lower levels.
To resolve it quick while it's quiet.
Sure enough, the entry control that was supposed to take 2-3 days lifted in just 6 hours.
6 hours later.
Noona, who'd been wandering in her underwear, put on her now-dry clothes.
Gyeong-ah also hurriedly dressed.
"Let's go. Home."
We packed our stuff and checked out of the hotel.
When we arrived at the apartment complex by car, the police line at the entrance was just being taken down.
"Are we the first ones going in?"
"Probably? They'll send a safety notice text later."
"Phew. No parking spot war at least."
Hearing Noona's sigh of relief, I opened the familiar front door of our home.
Dust smell hit my nose inside.
Natural, after a week with doors closed.
"Let's air it out first. Gyeong-ah, open your room window wide too."
"Yeah. Got it."
We flung open the living room and bedroom windows.
Cool breeze poured into the house.
"Gyeong-ho. Should we just clean today?"
Noona asked.
I thought for a sec and shook my head.
"It's only been a week empty. Just dust it off roughly and do a proper clean over the weekend."
"Yeah. Let's rest today. I'm so tired."
Noona plopped down on the sofa first.
Gyeong-ah slipped straight into her room.
I went to my room and threw myself on the bed.
Familiar ceiling.
Familiar smell.
Home really is the best.
"Gyeong-ho-ssi, something good happen? You look bright."
I was staring at my monitor when Chief Park at window 2 spoke up.
I cleared my throat to wipe the smile off my face and turned.
"Ah, is it that obvious?"
"Totally. Your mouth's to your ears."
"Well, see, the disaster relief fund came in this time."
"Disaster relief fund... Oh, the gate that appeared at your house, right?"
"Yeah."
Anyone who needs to know already does.
Thanks to me, they got a peaceful weekend without overtime.
I picked up my smartphone sitting there.
Checked the notification and text from earlier.
[Deposit]
[Ministry of the Interior and Safety]
[Amount: 1,600,000 won]
[Details: Gate Disaster Relief Fund]
Kya... Processing is fast these days.
Usually takes a month, but bad public opinion this time, so they shot it out like bullets.
Decent amount too.
Base relief fund 1.6 million won.
Plus hotel stays and meal receipts processed for extras.
Rough calc, total around 2.3 million won?
And us Management Bureau staff get extra as consolation.
Plus weekend emergency duty pay...
'About 3.6 million won...'
For me with net monthly pay under 2 mil, way more than salary.
No wonder my mouth won't stop grinning.
Bank account was empty with places to spend lately—like rain in drought.
'Right, gotta split the relief fund.'
Opened banking app right away.
Gotta give shares to Noona and Gyeong-ah.
'550k each should do.'
Took my 500k share from 1.6 mil, split the rest half-half.
[Transfer Complete]
[Recipient: Lee Gyeong-hye]
[Amount: 550,000 won]
[Transfer Complete]
[Recipient: Lee Gyeong-ah]
[Amount: 550,000 won]
Messages blew up right after sending.
Noona first.
[Gyeong-ho-ya, what's this?]
[Sudden money??]
[Relief fund came.]
[Buy something tasty.]
[Thanks ㅠㅠ]
[Best little bro ever!]
Then late from Gyeong-ah.
[Oppa thanks...]
[I'll use it well.]
Leaned back in chair with a satisfied smile.
"Haa, Korea's welfare is the best after all."
Especially civil servant perks.
This is why we do low-pay Grade 9 civil servant gigs.
Sure, peanuts compared to hunters...
But stability's king.
Not for nothing they call it iron rice bowl.
"I bet they wouldn't take the money anyway. Says leaving home is hell, hotel life's so inconvenient. Even showering you gotta watch out."
"Well, inconvenient yeah. But surprisingly not bad."
"You're too positive, Gyeong-ho-ssi."
Is it that much?
Feels like undeserved praise, kinda embarrassing.
Or maybe Chief Park doesn't know the compensation details.
I figured a week was bearable.
"Still got receipts to process... Claim hotel and meals, it'll be double my salary."
"Huh?"
Chief Park tilted his head at my words.
Something off in our back-and-forth.
"Gyeong-ho-ssi. How much did you spend on expenses this time?"
"Uh... around 700k for three people?"
"Yeah. You won't get all that back."
"Huh?"
What?
700k for three is plenty covered?
"Receipt processing has a max limit, right?"
"It's 1 mil, yeah?"
"No. That's adjusted by household size now."
My spine chilled instantly.
Hadn't heard the adjusted amount yet, but felt like we'd already blown past it...
"Budget shortage, they changed it. From what I know, 500k max for 3-person household? Something like that?"
"N-No way."
"Real. Public notice came last month, didn't see?"
Raced to intranet as soon as Chief Park finished.
Searched [Gate Disaster Relief Fund Actual Expense Reimbursement Regulations].
[Revised 202X. XX. XX]
[Article 4 (Monthly Support Limit) ① Actual expense reimbursement varies by household members, cannot exceed the following limits per clause.]
[1-person household: 300,000 won
[2-person household: 400,000 won
[3+ person household: 500,000 won]
"Ah......"
A groan slipped out.
3+ person household max 500k per month.
Eyes wide open, still 500k.
Card spends for a week—what the hell.
Hotel bills, three meals out every time, snacks too.
Rough math, easily over 700k.
My 200k!!