Chapter 148: 148
One man and five women.
In addition, a family of four would be living with them, but that wasn't important at the moment.
The women, excluding Jin Yuha, gathered in one place.
Lee Yoo-ri, Shin Se-hee, Kang Do-hee, Lim Ga-eul, and Sophia.
Just looking at their faces was enough to make one's heart pound.
"Huhu…"
"Huhuh."
"Hah."
"Ahahahah…"
"Hehehe…"
On the surface, they all seemed awkward and were letting out awkward laughs, but inside, they were all thinking similar thoughts.
'…What's with these guys? I had no choice but to come here because my house was destroyed. But why are you guys settling down here when your houses are still intact?'
'…I had to go bring up the Shin family to avoid making a bad impression, but do you all intend to squat here? How shameless.'
'…I can't stand sudden changes in my training schedule, but you guys aren't like that. Don't you have any sense of shame?
'…Juniors, I didn't think you were like this. Tch! I promised to check on Yuha's growth and watch over him, but the rest of you are already capable of pulling your own weight! It might be better for you to be independent.'
'…Hmm, I don't have time to be sitting here right now. I need to find a good spot to take pictures… Should I just get up and leave?'
Crackle—
Invisible sparks flew in the exchange of glances.
Breaking the heavy silence, the first to speak was Shin Se-hee, who had called this meeting. She scanned the party members with a displeased look and clicked her tongue.
"Tsk, it seems you've all decided to squat here… I called you here to share what I've found out."
"What did you find out?"
"Yes, in any case, I am Utopia's operator. I am in charge of the rules and management."
In response to Yoo-ri Lee's question, Se-hee Shin nodded and replied.
"First of all, the most important thing to tell you is that you will be able to continue attending the Academy from here even after the vacation is over."
The party members widened their eyes in surprise.
They knew that Yoo-ri Lee's family would continue to live here.
But for us, who have already been assigned dorms or found accommodations, to attend the Academy here?
Those who had come here for a light vacation during the break were surprised.
"Se-hee, I know we can commute, but… why here? Isn't the Academy quite far from here?"
"According to my research, there is a warp gate here that directly connects to the Academy. I also found out that we can apply for permission from the Academy in advance."
"What!?!"
A warp gate, which is rare even in Korea, in someone's house?
They knew her family was extraordinary, but this was beyond their imagination.
Se-hee glanced at Yoo-ri.
The reason she decided to live here was because of her.
'If Jin Yuha continues to commute to the Academy from here… he will inevitably get closer to Yoo-ri Lee's family.'
In her own family, the Shin family, there was a custom of bringing in a prospective partner in advance.
By doing so, they gradually adapt to the atmosphere of the Shin family and make the whole family feel closer.
Yoo-ri had devised a cunning plan to do the same, bringing her entire family close to Yuha.
Of course, Yoo-ri hadn't thought of such a complicated plan, but
In Se-hee's eyes, it was a despicable act that took advantage of her weakness.
'Yoo-ri Lee's younger sister, I think her name is Lee Yuna. She has already started sticking to Jin Yuha.'
However, Se-hee couldn't bring her family here.
Even if she did, creating a harmonious atmosphere would be out of the question.
Hadn't she already promised to overthrow the Shin family with Yuha?
So she revealed the advantageous information that only she knew, that 'they could continue living here after the vacation,' to the entire party.
If the entire party stayed here, Yuha's attention would be divided.
"And since we're living here together, the maintenance fee is divided by 6. Each of you will have to pay 1.67 million won per month."
'Hmm… I guess nothing is free.'
Yoo-ri Lee considered Se-hee Shin's words seriously.
A monthly fee of 1.67 million won.
Twice the amount she used to pay for her shabby one-room apartment.
'…Even though my family has had some financial leeway since I started attending the Academy, Yuna and Yuhyun are growing up and our space is getting cramped. And we don't have separate rooms.'
She had been thinking about moving anyway.
If it hadn't been for this incident, she probably would have tried to stay in her original place as long as possible, but now that she was moving,
There was no better place to live than this.
The best thing was that the safety of her family was guaranteed.
Although it was rare for criminals to target the families of Academy students, she had been mentally shaken when it happened to her.
'Just because something has happened once doesn't mean it can't happen again.'
At such times, living in a residential sky fortress protected by the Emperor's magic and Utopia party members was the best choice.
Normally, Yoo-ri would have been terrified at the thought of an additional 800,000 won in expenses,
But Yuha's continued gaslighting – You'll earn unimaginable amounts of money in the future! – and the steady income from dungeon raids had made her much bolder than before.
Now, instead of the usual once-a-month electric grilled chicken, she even indulged in the luxury of a 30,000 won premium chicken!
'And I felt guilty about being the only one living comfortably while my family struggled.'
Having done the calculations quickly, Yoo-ri nodded.
"Okay, I can afford that."
And for the others, excluding Yoo-ri, the idea of paying 1.67 million won per month to live in such a place was practically free, so they readily agreed.
As everyone nodded, Se-hee brought up the main topic.
"Then, we need some rules."
"Rules?"
"Yes, even though the floors are separated, we will now be living together in the same space."
Se-hee hid her true intentions and put on a mask.
"Yuha Jin is a man. No matter how open and carefree his personality is, it doesn't mean that boundaries can be crossed."
That's right.
The building was originally designed for one person, so each floor had a space mover installed.
And anyone could freely access each other's floors without permission from within the building.
If someone in the building wanted to secretly enter Yuha's floor,
There was no way to stop them!
"When moving between floors, you must always notify the group chat before doing so."
This was a rule that Se-hee thought was absolutely necessary.
"This is a rule that must be followed, except in cases of real emergencies. Breaking this rule will result in immediate expulsion."
Everyone nodded firmly.
Expulsion.
It was a light restriction, but who wouldn't take those words seriously?
And everyone agreed with Se-hee.
At the very least, no one wanted to see another woman secretly visiting Yuha's floor and coming out with him.
"And I apologize to Lee Yoo-ri, but I plan to prohibit your family from registering with the space mover. This building belongs to the 'Utopia Party', after all…"
Se-hee used the pretext of the "Utopia Party" to prohibit Yoo-ri's family from using the space mover.
"Oh, um, yeah. I understand! Anyway, we'll be living on the second floor, so I'll just tell them to use the stairs!"
"Hmm."
Kang Do-hee, who had been listening to the conversation, let out a soft grunt.
"Why is it?"
"If it's an emergency, can we move without notification?"
"Yes, in case of an urgent and sudden situation, or if Jin Yuha makes a decision and needs immediate help, exceptions will be made."
"I see."
"What do you all think? Do you agree?"
And so, a political drama unfolded.
A system of checks and balances was created, where each member kept an eye on the other.
Of course, they all had their own hidden agendas.
'Hah, how foolish. Why do you think I made this exception? I'm the operator who discusses strategies with the party leader. If there's an urgent situation where I need to meet with Jin Yuha, of course, exceptions will be made.'
'Hmm, if the Little Fool is late for the training we agreed to, that would be an emergency.'
'Hmm, but if I go to Yuha, do I need to notify the group chat? But if Yuha comes to me, do I need to notify?'
'This is an emergency! My situation is the most urgent! I'm a senior being pushed aside by my juniors!'
'So, if I don't get caught, it's fine, right?'
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"Kkkkkkyaaaah! What did we do wrong to deserve this?! We were just minding our own business!!!"
"Minding your own business? Then let me ask you one thing."
"Be-, before you slice me up…"
"If you were really minding your own business, I'll spare your lives. Did you kidnap any hunters' families?"
"Did-, did we…?"
"Yes, you did."
Shlick—
Baek Seol-hee looked down at the corpse of the Demon with cold, sunken eyes.
"Leader, what's going on? How did the number of kidnapping cases increase exponentially without us noticing?"
"These Demons are rotten to the core."
Baek Seol-hee clicked her tongue.
"Did our youngest ask you to look into this?"
"Not the youngest. My disciple."
"How did he find out about this? These guys were moving around without even our surveillance network detecting them…"
Baek Seol-hee didn't respond to the member wearing the fox mask. She had known for a long time that her disciple had a wider information network than herself.
Baek Seol-hee scanned the surroundings with cold eyes and gave an order.
"Get information from the ones who are still alive. The rest of you, continue the search."
Sssshhwick—
The assassins behind Baek Seol-hee dispersed.
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