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.

âGrrrrrâ¦â
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.
âLeo, what now⦠hey, hey.â
Leo puffed up its fur and darted towards Robo, who was hiding behind me, like a flash of lightningâ¦

âBwahk!â
Puck! Puckpuckpuck!
Leo pummeled Roboâs 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.
âGwaeng!â
Had I not lifted Leo to stop it, Robo wouldâve gotten a hundred punches, not just ten.

Leo, wriggling in my hands, let out sharp sounds.
âWhy do you two keep doing this when you used to get along so well?â
âKak!â

Itâs bigger than me! Itâs bigger than me!
 
âThat's because Robo, being summoned across the dimensional wall, isnât as restricted as you⦠and stop trying to hit it again.â
âWong!â
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 wouldnât be so easily overwhelmed like this.
âKaaak!â

Insolent!
 
However, in reality, Leo was a creature born 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.

âHah, hah!â
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.

âDonât act so smug just because you were born first, Leo. Robo is still young.â
Having been someoneâs younger sibling in both my lives, I couldnât help but sympathize with Robo.
Also, seeing a shivering puppy looking more pitiful than an aggressive cat glaring at it just seemed sadder.

âKeep your dignity. You should show some tolerance to something younger.â
âKuh!â
Leo snorted.

I donât know hard words!
 
âStop pretending to be a fool only when it suits you.â
âDaon, the foodâs ready⦠Is Leo still like this?â

Just then, Jeong Dajeong, who had come out of the kitchen, laughed as she watched Leo throwing a tantrum.
âGood thing Leo is getting back to its old self. It had been slumped on the sofa all the time while you were gone.â
âMak!â

Thatâs 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.

âKuh!â
Robo twitched its nose as it watched Leo go wild. Robo was still a bit wary of Jeong Dajeong.
At least Robo didnât go wild like Leo, so that was a relief. Maybe younger siblings are better than older ones.

âLeave the kids and come to the table. Letâs eat. Ugh, this house is great, but the kitchenâs too low; my back hurts when I cook.â
âI told you we should just order.â

âI wanted to cook for you!â

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 Dajeongâs eyes on my face the whole time.
I had been trying to endure it, thinking sheâd stop, but eventually, I put down my spoon.

âWhy? Youâre stopping eating? Youâve lost so much weightâ¦â
âThen stop staring. Iâll get indigestion.â
âI can look, whatâs wrong with it? Youâre my little sister.â

âIâm your little sister, but that doesnât mean you can disturb my mealâ¦â
âDaon, try being in my shoes.â
I regretted bringing it up. Jeong Dajeong started sniffling. At this point, there was no stopping it.

âI donât 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 couldnât even understand what I was hearing. It was like a bolt from the blue.â
âYeah, yeah.â
I wasnât unaware of how much Jeong Dajeong worried about me.

Itâs 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.
âAt least the kidnapping incident was kept a secret. Thatâs a relief.â

The video circulating on the internet about my battle with James Chen was doctored, so I had told her not to worry about it.
âHonestly, it didnât feel like I was living! Whenever I asked about the progress of the investigation, they just said they couldnât give me any information, donât pester themâ¦â
As usual, Jeong Dajeong cursed, though she wasnât usually this brash in front of me.

âOnce, they told me there was a high chance you were dead, and to prepare myself⦠Do you know how I felt?!â
âWow, that mustâve been tough.â
âDonât react like that with a learned response!â

Then what am I supposed to do? Isnât it a virtue to learn when you donât know something?
âHonestly, react with sincerity, with genuine feelings.â
âWho was the one who said that to you?â

âWhat are you going to do, complain about it? Are you going to file a complaint?â
Complaint? I donât rely on such systems.
Iâll just deal with it on my own.

âAnyway, in the end, you came back safely.â
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 oneâs feelings and not being afraid to express them was one of Jeong Dajeongâs strengths.
Thatâs why she didnât give up on raising me.

And thatâs why I cared for her.
Everything has its pros and cons, so this much was something I had to endure.
â¦Though, it was still really annoying.

Fortunately, it worked. Jeong Dajeongâs complexion brightened a little.
âYeah, thatâs true. Itâs a relief that I came back safely⦠Ugh, I wonder how much Seungheeâs parents are suffering right now.â
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.

âIt wasnât a typical beginnerâs mistake. It was clearly a side effect from illegal drug use.â
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.
âSeunghee wasnât the type of person to have the guts to buy illegal drugs.â
And Lee Pyeonghwa, referring to Seungheeâs 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 herâ¦
âSeunghee was only close enough to receive drugs from me or Choi Jisoo.â
There was no way to prove Lee Pyeonghwaâs 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.

âThis doesnât make sense?! They didnât even properly investigate. Choi Jisoo only got called in by the platoon leader once, and that was it. It was just some formal questioning.â
âHow do you know that?â

âPeople from the same unit told me. When she came back, she didnât look good, but they said the investigation was pretty much over quickly and uneventfully.â

Well, Lee Pyeonghwa was close to many people in the unit, so it made sense that she would get this kind of information.
âAnd the police are weird too. Today they asked me if Seunghee had any mental problems. It was like they were hoping for that. Thereâs also Han Jaeyoungâs testimony!â
âWell, theyâd rather wrap it up quickly.â

âWhat?â
âThe military doesnât want this to escalate.â
Of course, with one trainee dead and two others missing during basic training, theyâd already suffered enough humiliation.

But what if it turns out that illegal drugs were smuggled into the military and even circulated inside?
âIf itâs not an accident, but a criminal act, then there are more people who have to take responsibility.â
In a closed organization like the military, itâs natural for them to try to cover up incidents.

So, the military would rather have it be an accident, something caused by Seungheeâs psychological condition.
Even if Han Jaeyoungâs testimony was there, it wouldnât change anything.
Theyâd probably just close the investigation citing insufficient evidence.

After all, the deceased canât speak.
âThis is ridiculous. Youâre just going to sweep it under the rug just because someone died?â
Lee Pyeonghwa seemed to be in continuous shock.

âHey, Jeong Daon, you suspected Choi Jisoo too! You can testify too, right? If we both do itâ¦â
âI didnât even know Choi Jisooâs name. It seems everyone testified that I couldnât fit in at the training camp⦠I donât think anything would change even if I said something.â
âPride, itâs pride.â

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.
âIt couldâve been Choi Jisoo acting alone, but someone in the military might have helped.â

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.
âItâs an obvious flow.â
Just because someoneâs a prime suspect doesnât mean it guarantees thoroughness or fairness in the investigation. It doesnât necessarily lead to solving the case.

In human society, this isnât the first time someone has unfairly lost their life.
And it wonât be the last.
âSo just forget about it.â

I advised Lee Pyeonghwa.
âAnyway, itâs not something you can solve with your own power. The militaryâs always been that kind of organization.â
âHey, Jeong Daon. Donât joke around.â

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.
âThe militaryâs always been like that? If you approach everything like that, of course, nothing will get solved.â
I was taken aback.

She wasnât wrong.
âSo what are you going to do about it?â
Except for the fact that Lee Pyeonghwa didnât have an answer.

She bit her lip and said.
âIâm not saying Iâm certain that Jisooâs the culprit.â
âThen?â

âIf I find out Jisooâs innocent after a proper investigation, Iâll apologize. I just⦠donât want Seungheeâs death to end without a resolution.â
âSo?â
âIâll investigate on my own.â

That sounded like something Lee Pyeonghwa would say.
And it also sounded like something a 20-year-old who didnât understand the world would say.
âHow are you going to do that? Now that youâre assigned, youâll be too busy looking after yourself.â

âIf Iâm a social service worker, itâs different. Iâll have free time after work, right?â
â...Are you going to take Han Jaeyoungâs offer?â
âYeah. Iâve been thinking about it anyway⦠Whatâs with that sour face? Are you still my friend?â

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 Iâll have to see him in the guild.

âEven as a social service worker, youâll be just as busy. Just leave it alone.â
I gave that advice, but Lee Pyeonghwa didnât seem to have any intention of listening.
Is it common for people like her to be stubborn?

âIf you donât do anything, whoâs going to solve it? Will the heavens intervene?â
âHeavens wonât intervene.â
No matter how desperately you beg, the heavens wonât 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.