You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿-Chapter 122

I anticipated that returning to Korea would bring a lot of things to take care of.

In reality, there were indeed a lot of tasks to handle.

But I never imagined that such a trivial matter would be added to the list.

“Grrrrr...”

At the menacing sound of Leo scratching its neck, Robo curled its tail and hid behind me.

It had become so frequent that it was becoming tiresome to even count.

The two beasts eyed each other warily, with me standing in between.

“Leo, what now... hey, hey.”

Leo puffed up its fur and darted towards Robo, who was hiding behind me, like a flash of lightning...

“Bwahk!”

Puck! Puckpuckpuck!

Leo pummeled Robo’s snout with its fists.

The punches came so quickly that Robo couldn't even dodge and ended up getting hit more than ten times without being able to react.

“Gwaeng!”

Had I not lifted Leo to stop it, Robo would’ve gotten a hundred punches, not just ten.

Leo, wriggling in my hands, let out sharp sounds.

“Why do you two keep doing this when you used to get along so well?”

“Kak!”

It’s bigger than me! It’s bigger than me!

“That's because Robo, being summoned across the dimensional wall, isn’t as restricted as you... and stop trying to hit it again.”

“Wong!”

So annoying!

Leo grumbled as Robo cowered.

Robo, covering its head with its paws and lying down, looked pitiful. Honestly, it seemed hopeless given its size.

Could there be a fight more petty than this?

If you compared only their size, Leo was like a kitten, while Robo was as big as a large dog.

If they truly fought, Robo wouldn’t be so easily overwhelmed like this.

“Kaaak!”

Insolent!

However, in reality, Leo was a creature born ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) much earlier than Robo.

As a result, Robo had naturally followed Leo like a leader. Even now, with their size reversal, it was still simply getting beaten without resistance.

“Hah, hah!”

Even while getting beaten mercilessly, Robo was still wagging its tail slowly, as if it was genuinely happy to see Leo.

Seeing that, I couldn't help but slap the back of Leo's neck in frustration.

“Don’t act so smug just because you were born first, Leo. Robo is still young.”

Having been someone’s younger sibling in both my lives, I couldn’t help but sympathize with Robo.

Also, seeing a shivering puppy looking more pitiful than an aggressive cat glaring at it just seemed sadder.

“Keep your dignity. You should show some tolerance to something younger.”

“Kuh!”

Leo snorted.

I don’t know hard words!

“Stop pretending to be a fool only when it suits you.”

“Daon, the food’s ready... Is Leo still like this?”

Just then, Jeong Dajeong, who had come out of the kitchen, laughed as she watched Leo throwing a tantrum.

“Good thing Leo is getting back to its old self. It had been slumped on the sofa all the time while you were gone.”

“Mak!”

That’s nonsense!

Leo went wild.

Even though Leo had spent almost two months with her without me, it still hated Jeong Dajeong. It seemed like their relationship had worsened rather than improved.

“Kuh!”

Robo twitched its nose as it watched Leo go wild. Robo was still a bit wary of Jeong Dajeong.

At least Robo didn’t go wild like Leo, so that was a relief. Maybe younger siblings are better than older ones.

“Leave the kids and come to the table. Let’s eat. Ugh, this house is great, but the kitchen’s too low; my back hurts when I cook.”

“I told you we should just order.”

“I wanted to cook for you!”

Honestly, I still think ordering would be tastier and more efficient, but Jeong Dajeong often did things that were beyond my understanding.

While eating at the table, I could feel Jeong Dajeong’s eyes on my face the whole time.

I had been trying to endure it, thinking she’d stop, but eventually, I put down my spoon.

“Why? You’re stopping eating? You’ve lost so much weight...”

“Then stop staring. I’ll get indigestion.”

“I can look, what’s wrong with it? You’re my little sister.”

“I’m your little sister, but that doesn’t mean you can disturb my meal...”

“Daon, try being in my shoes.”

I regretted bringing it up. Jeong Dajeong started sniffling. At this point, there was no stopping it.

“I don’t know if you realize this, but when I got the call from the Ministry of National Defense, do you know how goosebumps I got? They said Jeong Daon, the trainee, was missing during training... I couldn’t even understand what I was hearing. It was like a bolt from the blue.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

I wasn’t unaware of how much Jeong Dajeong worried about me.

It’s just that hearing the same story over twenty times had gotten tiring.

It had already been a week since I returned, but every time I saw her face, I heard this same story.

‘At least the kidnapping incident was kept a secret. That’s a relief.’

The video circulating on the internet about my battle with James Chen was doctored, so I had told her not to worry about it.

“Honestly, it didn’t feel like I was living! Whenever I asked about the progress of the investigation, they just said they couldn’t give me any information, don’t pester them...”

As usual, Jeong Dajeong cursed, though she wasn’t usually this brash in front of me.

“Once, they told me there was a high chance you were dead, and to prepare myself... Do you know how I felt?!”

“Wow, that must’ve been tough.”

“Don’t react like that with a learned response!”

Then what am I supposed to do? Isn’t it a virtue to learn when you don’t know something?

“Honestly, react with sincerity, with genuine feelings.”

“Who was the one who said that to you?”

“What are you going to do, complain about it? Are you going to file a complaint?”

Complaint? I don’t rely on such systems.

I’ll just deal with it on my own.

“Anyway, in the end, you came back safely.”

I comforted Jeong Dajeong, who was still red-eyed from crying.

This had already happened several times since I came back.

Honestly, this process was always annoying.

But staying true to one’s feelings and not being afraid to express them was one of Jeong Dajeong’s strengths.

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That’s why she didn’t give up on raising me.

And that’s why I cared for her.

Everything has its pros and cons, so this much was something I had to endure.

...Though, it was still really annoying.

Fortunately, it worked. Jeong Dajeong’s complexion brightened a little.

“Yeah, that’s true. It’s a relief that I came back safely... Ugh, I wonder how much Seunghee’s parents are suffering right now.”

As she said that, Jeong Dajeong sighed deeply.

Lee Seunghee.

That name made me pause for a moment.

I had just come back from an investigation related to her.

One of the things I had to take care of after returning to Korea was the investigation into the incident that occurred during basic military training.

The incident where Lee Seunghee died due to mana surge.

And the key point of this investigation was whether someone else was involved in this mana surge.

“It wasn’t a typical beginner’s mistake. It was clearly a side effect from illegal drug use.”

I heard Han Jaeyoung testified that way. Being the testimony of an S-rank hunter, it carried weight.

But what Han Jaeyoung could prove ended there.

Whether Lee Seunghee secretly smuggled in the illegal drugs herself or whether someone else had given them to her was another matter.

“Seunghee wasn’t the type of person to have the guts to buy illegal drugs.”

And Lee Pyeonghwa, referring to Seunghee’s timid and cautious personality, said it was hard to believe she would have smuggled them in herself.

This meant that someone around her had secretly smuggled the drugs for her...

“Seunghee was only close enough to receive drugs from me or Choi Jisoo.”

There was no way to prove Lee Pyeonghwa’s suspicion.

That was only natural since several weeks had already passed since we went missing. Even if there was evidence, it would have been long destroyed by then.

Even Choi Jisoo, who had already been reassigned, of course denied any involvement.

But Lee Pyeonghwa was fuming.

“This doesn’t make sense?! They didn’t even properly investigate. Choi Jisoo only got called in by the platoon leader once, and that was it. It was just some formal questioning.”

“How do you know that?”

“People from the same unit told me. When she came back, she didn’t look good, but they said the investigation was pretty much over quickly and uneventfully.”

Well, Lee Pyeonghwa was close to many people in the unit, so it made sense that she would get this kind of information.

“And the police are weird too. Today they asked me if Seunghee had any mental problems. It was like they were hoping for that. There’s also Han Jaeyoung’s testimony!”

“Well, they’d rather wrap it up quickly.”

“What?”

“The military doesn’t want this to escalate.”

Of course, with one trainee dead and two others missing during basic training, they’d already suffered enough humiliation.

But what if it turns out that illegal drugs were smuggled into the military and even circulated inside?

“If it’s not an accident, but a criminal act, then there are more people who have to take responsibility.”

In a closed organization like the military, it’s natural for them to try to cover up incidents.

So, the military would rather have it be an accident, something caused by Seunghee’s psychological condition.

Even if Han Jaeyoung’s testimony was there, it wouldn’t change anything.

They’d probably just close the investigation citing insufficient evidence.

After all, the deceased can’t speak.

“This is ridiculous. You’re just going to sweep it under the rug just because someone died?”

Lee Pyeonghwa seemed to be in continuous shock.

“Hey, Jeong Daon, you suspected Choi Jisoo too! You can testify too, right? If we both do it...”

“I didn’t even know Choi Jisoo’s name. It seems everyone testified that I couldn’t fit in at the training camp... I don’t think anything would change even if I said something.”

“Pride, it’s pride.”

Honestly, me getting involved might actually make the investigation end faster.

Like Lee Pyeonghwa suspected, this might have been a planned incident targeted at me.

‘It could’ve been Choi Jisoo acting alone, but someone in the military might have helped.’

If an S-rank hunter with rising fame got involved, the investigation would likely wrap up quickly before the trail could be followed. It would just fizzle out.

“It’s an obvious flow.”

Just because someone’s a prime suspect doesn’t mean it guarantees thoroughness or fairness in the investigation. It doesn’t necessarily lead to solving the case.

In human society, this isn’t the first time someone has unfairly lost their life.

And it won’t be the last.

“So just forget about it.”

I advised Lee Pyeonghwa.

“Anyway, it’s not something you can solve with your own power. The military’s always been that kind of organization.”

“Hey, Jeong Daon. Don’t joke around.”

Just like when Lee Pyeonghwa found me sneaking out of the training camp in the early morning, she had an extremely pissed-off expression on her face.

“The military’s always been like that? If you approach everything like that, of course, nothing will get solved.”

I was taken aback.

She wasn’t wrong.

“So what are you going to do about it?”

Except for the fact that Lee Pyeonghwa didn’t have an answer.

She bit her lip and said.

“I’m not saying I’m certain that Jisoo’s the culprit.”

“Then?”

“If I find out Jisoo’s innocent after a proper investigation, I’ll apologize. I just... don’t want Seunghee’s death to end without a resolution.”

“So?”

“I’ll investigate on my own.”

That sounded like something Lee Pyeonghwa would say.

And it also sounded like something a 20-year-old who didn’t understand the world would say.

“How are you going to do that? Now that you’re assigned, you’ll be too busy looking after yourself.”

“If I’m a social service worker, it’s different. I’ll have free time after work, right?”

“...Are you going to take Han Jaeyoung’s offer?”

“Yeah. I’ve been thinking about it anyway... What’s with that sour face? Are you still my friend?”

She just became my friend and then started saying whatever she wanted.

I sighed deeply.

Just when I thought I had distanced myself from Yoo Han-ul, now it looks like I’ll have to see him in the guild.

“Even as a social service worker, you’ll be just as busy. Just leave it alone.”

I gave that advice, but Lee Pyeonghwa didn’t seem to have any intention of listening.

Is it common for people like her to be stubborn?

“If you don’t do anything, who’s going to solve it? Will the heavens intervene?”

“Heavens won’t intervene.”

No matter how desperately you beg, the heavens won’t answer. Nothing will change just by wishing.

Quest, 'Good deeds will bring blessings?' is in progress.

But this devil was willing to solve it directly.

And three days later.

The police contacted me.

Choi Jisoo had confessed.