Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

70. Permission

#70. Permission

“…What on earth happened while I was away?”

Shin Dong-baek, the head of the Kwon Seong-shin family, returns after recovering in the hospital for several months.

He couldn’t help but be taken aback by the sudden change in the family atmosphere. Of course, he had heard the story, but there was a big difference between hearing and seeing.

“Ahahaha! The master has already been discharged from the hospital!”

“Congratulations on your discharge!”

“The head of the household was hospitalized… Why are all of your faces so bright?”

“Isn’t this all thanks to the Lord Soga? Hahaha!”

Since the fall of Ga Se, a shadow has always been cast over the faces of the Ga Sols.

But now it was different. Everyone’s faces were bright and they were smiling with lively expressions.

Although it was good, Shin Dong-baek had a corner of her heart that was aching.

“It’s bitter… .”

Thanks to the power of modern medicine and its special features, Shin Dong-baek recovered within a few days of being hospitalized.

It’s just that I’ve lived a long life and I’ve been working hard and pushing my body, so I took this opportunity to recuperate at the hospital.

And to see Cynthia’s work ability.

‘Is it time for me to retire now…?’

When Cynthia first leaked the family’s vision to the outside world, I thought it was wrong. But in the end, my granddaughter was right.

He was just an old man with an outdated way of thinking that was behind the times.

Moreover, the existence of Cynthia had already been strongly imprinted on the family members and heroes of the clan. Before long, the granddaughter had become one of the figures representing the Shinga.

“By the way, I heard the story, but I didn’t think it would be this bad. I can’t believe it.”

That wasn’t all.

While he was hospitalized, Shin Dong-baek received weekly reports from Deaconess Cynthia and what was happening at the shrine, and among them were some very surprising events.

And when I put them all together and looked at them, I just laughed out loud. It was that absurd.

“Alliance formation: Changcheon Kim Ga, Jeokryeongju”

“The expulsion of the three works of Ilwol Yunga”

“Ilwol Yoonga Preemptive Attack”

It is hard to believe that these are overwhelming achievements that were made in just a few months. You could say that this is all that was possible, but because of this failure, the Shinga was falling apart.

In that respect, these achievements were truly remarkable.

Various media outlets, including TV, were criticizing the Ilwol Yoon family every day, and the Jeokryung Joo family and the Changcheon Kim family became strong allies of the Kwon Seong-shin family.

Additionally, he found and chased away the spies of the Ilwol Yoon family who were eating away at the family.

These were the things that Shin Dong-baek had wanted to do so badly but had never been able to do. However, these things happened only a few months after he left his family.

“…Han Seong-jin.”

And the person at the center of it all is none other than Han Seong-jin.

It was the man that Cynthia brought.

Shin Dong-baek also knew Han Seong-jin well. That’s why he didn’t understand.

He is an investor. He is essentially a profit seeker and does not do anything that will cause loss.

“At first I thought this guy was going to swallow Shinga.”

That’s why Shin Dong-baek thought that Han Seong-jin helped Shin Ga because he wanted to put Shin Ga in his grasp.

And Shin Dong-baek was going to just leave him alone even though he showed signs of trying to take over the family. He thought he could get it back later if he paid a heavy price. He thought it was possible given his personality, and it was dozens or hundreds of times better than the family being completely destroyed by Ilwol Yoon-ga anyway.

“But that wasn’t the case. On the contrary, he was helping Shinga in both material and spiritual ways. He’s not even a Shinga person. What a waste.”

Han Seong-jin neither swallowed up the new family nor manipulated the family to recoup the invested money.

They are just continuously pouring money into guiding the new world on a better path.

It didn’t even look like they were trying to raise it and then eat it.

“There must be only one reason why investors give up the profits in front of them to help.”

Cynthia.

His own granddaughter.

Han Seong-jin helped Shin Ga for her.

“It seems like you really like Sia….”

Of course, Han Sung-jin did not do anything that only caused losses. In any case, his actions brought him great benefits in the long run. However, he simply passed over it even though he could have gained more. For none other than Shin-ga. And the person who caused it could only be Cynthia.

“I heard from Hyung Cheon earlier that the two of you were dating… but I didn’t know it was this serious…”

Shin Dong-baek knew that Cynthia and Han Seong-jin were dating, having heard it from Cheon Mu-bong.

I wanted to kick out that thief Han Seong-jin, but I couldn’t.

This happened before Cynthia re-entered the shrine, and it was a bit odd for an old man to meddle in love affairs.

Besides, Cynthia seemed to genuinely follow and like Han Sungjin, so there was even less reason to stop her.

‘I thought he approached Sia only because of her talent since he was so focused on work, but it turns out it wasn’t like that at all.’

Shin Dong-baek smiled as he watched Cynthia and Han Sung-jin strolling in the family garden in the distance.

Looking at their expressions, you could tell that it wasn’t just one side liking it.

‘Yeah… If it’s Han Sung-jin, then it’s okay to leave Sia in charge. It seems like Sia likes him a lot too… .’

Although there was a bit of an age difference, in cases of political marriages, there were cases where people married someone with an even bigger age difference, so this was considered noble.

Shin Dong-baek felt bitter, but he made up his mind.

By acknowledging Han Seong-jin as her granddaughter’s match.

It’s one thing to be capable, but isn’t it ridiculous to oppose each other when you like each other that much?

***

Shin Dong-baek called me.

I don’t know what’s going on, and I don’t know if there’s anything special about Yun-ga yet, but I wondered what was going on. Could it be that they wanted to talk about future plans?

Hmm. I had no idea what was going on.

“…Why is the master calling me?”

“Then shall we go together and ask?”

“Huh? No. Since you specifically called me, it seems like you two have something to talk about separately… In that case, I guess it would be right for me to go alone.”

“Hmm… Okay. Then please contact me when you’re done!”

“okay.”

I stroked Cynthia’s head and smiled pleasantly. Then I headed to the family room where Shin Dong-baek was.

As soon as I entered the room, Shin Dong-baek looked at me. His expression was very serious, as if something important had happened. He stared at me for a while and then opened his mouth.

“Ahem. I called you because I have something important to tell you. It’s important.”

“Oh, yes. Go ahead.”

“Okay. I think… I think it would be a good idea to get married after graduating from the academy and taking the hero exam. What do you think? Oh, I think it’s the trend these days to have an engagement ceremony and then get married? Since you can have an engagement ceremony even before you become an adult, it wouldn’t be bad to have one now. Anyway, I called you because I wanted to ask for your opinion.”

“…yes?”

I suddenly became dazed by talk of weddings and engagement ceremonies.

What does this mean?

“Oh, did I think too much? Hehe… Looking at the relationship between the two of you, I think it would be good to connect as soon as possible. I want to see my grandchild’s face before I die. Hehe.”

“…Your Majesty the God?”

“Huh? Why are you doing that?”

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“I can’t keep up with the pace of the story for the time being…?”

“I don’t think things between you two will end in just love. Am I mistaken?”

“???”

I had a question mark in my head, and then an idea came to me.

‘Ah…! I see that the new Lord heard from his wife that Cynthia and I are dating!’

Only after this thought occurred to me did I realize what Shin Dong-baek was misunderstanding. I opened my mouth to correct his misunderstanding.

“Sia and I are not dating. I think you said something that could be misunderstood.”

“… What? Didn’t you say you weren’t dating?”

Shin Dong-baek said in disbelief.

“Yes. We’re just a little bit on good terms.” “Oh my, I’m so frustrated I could explode. What’s going on between you two right now? You’re not dating, are you?”

Shin Dong-baek asked with a dejected expression, hitting his chest.

“We’re just normal friends? Um… Sia feels like a younger sister to me, so I treat her well. She also follows me around a lot.”

Of course I liked Sia, but I didn’t need to say that. I left that out and just told the truth.

“Huh. If you say we’re like siblings, that makes no sense. Where can you find siblings that get along so well?”

“There may be siblings who get along well.”

“conflict!”

Shin Dong-baek shouted loudly with an angry expression.

“… … .”

“Are you trying to make me feel so frustrated that I die? Huh? Is that so?”

“What are you talking about?”

“No, if that’s not the case, then it doesn’t make sense! The two of you are so attached to each other and love each other so much? Do you think you’re just on good terms? Ask anyone passing by. Everyone will think you and Sia are dating!”

“Just… no.”

“What the heck! Are you trying to play with my granddaughter’s heart?”

“What… I never thought of that.”

“Do you hate my granddaughter?”

“no….”

“Don’t you like it?”

“… If we really have to be picky, that’s true.”

“Then there is no problem at all.”

“I have no intention of dating Sia.”

I didn’t plan on confessing until I was sure that Sia liked me. What if I got rejected for no reason and our relationship didn’t go well?

“Ugh, ugh…! My blood pressure…!”

At my words, Shin Dong-baek grabbed the back of his neck and fell down.