Moon's Labyrinths

Chapter 294

Chapter 294


Chapter 294


“Yes, I am . You are Ms . Plu-El?”


“Yes . ”


Plu-El nodded as she stared at Jimin .


“I see . I couldn’t tell through the photo, but you really look like him . ”


“I’ve heard that a lot . ”


Silence descended in the room . Jungb.u.m was the only common link between Jimin and Plu-El . Without him, they were strangers . They were having a hard time finding words for each other, and the awkward silence continued . Finally, Jimin took the initiative to speak .


“My mothers would like to meet you . Will that be possible?”


“Of course . I wanted to meet them too . Also, I have a lot of time, but I’ll need their permission to meet them . ”


Plu-El looked at the Mayor .


The Mayor cleared his throat .


“It’ll be fine . We can’t give you full freedom yet, but if the other party wants to visit you, we wouldn’t mind . Just give us a heads up . ”


“Thank you very much . ”


“By the way, the more I think about it, the more I feel what a strange coincidence it was . The descendants of Planote tried to take down him of all people . ”


The Mayor looked at both Sungyoon and Plu-El .


The two of them let out a bitter laugh .


“It really is . I never expected to be taken hostage by my son-in-law . ”


“You took her hostage?”


Jimin knew Sungyoon had suffered a lot on the Moon, but she didn’t know the actual details . Therefore, she tilted her head in puzzlement at the revelation .


Sungyoon’s party members, who had been watching this from the sides, started laughing in a soundless manner . It was a serious situation, but they had to laugh when they thought about the connection between Sungyoon and Plu-El .


An embarra.s.sed expression appeared on Sungyoon"s face .


“At the time, I had no choice . ”


“I know . I understand . It was a kill or be killed situation . ”


“I hope we can avoid such situations in the future, right?”


Emily sounded worried .


“Of course . It was a misunderstanding between both sides . There"s no reason to fight anymore . Honestly, we should"ve done more research on Mr . Sungyoon . Then, we would"ve found the connection between him and Mr . Jungb.u.m . Such a shame we never did that!”


“Now that I think about it, you came with Mr . Aruwen to speak with me . ”


“When we saw you had awakened the Royal Gem, we decided we should try talking to the people of Earth once again . If our conversation had gone as expected, things would"ve turned out a bit smoother, but . . . ”


“Mr . Hyunwoo showed up . ”


Bbah-doohk!


Plu-El ground her teeth .


“That b.a.s.t.a.r.d was a thorn to my side until the end!”


The Mayor and the Director each retreated a step as a thick murderous intent spread in the air . Plu-El"s murderous intent was directed toward the man who had killed her husband .


“Still, the fight is over for you . You should make yourself at home on Earth . ”


Emily tried to console Plu-El . However, Plu-El firmly shook her head from side to side .


“No . The fight isn’t over . ”


“Grenoid . ”


Sungyoon mumbled .


“That’s right . The threat is still there . Its evil influence should start to appear in earnest . The reason monsters destroyed Armstrong city was to send a message . Grenoid has recovered enough of its strength that it wouldn’t tolerate humanity within its area of power . ”


“We have to make preparations . ”


The Mayor spoke . He wanted to recapture Armstrong city more than anyone here .


“We have to somehow take back Armstrong city . It makes a world of difference to have a foothold in the enemy"s territory . Moreover, if we choose to fight Grenoid, the battle must happen on the Moon . We’ll be able to limit the casualties . ”


The Mayor looked at Plu-El .


“Thankfully, we have a mode of transportation that’ll let us reach the Moon with ease . ”


With the existence of the portal, one didn’t need to transport the Connectors with s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps . They wouldn’t have to expose the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+ps to the unprecedented risk of landing on the Moon .


The portal had solved all the problems related to transportation .


“Will it be possible? Armstrong city is crawling with monsters . ”


Tim"s voice contained worry .


The Mayor answered him without any hesitation .


“Why not? A big reason Armstrong city fell was the lack of Connectors . If we mobilize the high rank Connectors . . . ”


“Do you think the countries will release those Connectors for your use?”


Grace pushed back on the Mayor’s words .


“We still haven’t caught the culprits that carried out the terrorist activities . Moreover, we now know that Grenoid has overtly shown hostility toward humanity . Monsters" appearance on Earth has been treated as a natural disaster until now . These countries would now treat it as an enemy invasion . There"s no way anyone would easily let go of their Connectors . ”


The Mayor groaned .


“However, it"s also true that we have to reclaim Armstrong city . Moonstones are resources that humanity needs, and it"s also true that we need to defeat Grenoid . ”


When Sungyoon took his side, the Mayor’s face brightened . Moreover, Grace wasn’t fully against his idea either .


“In the end, what’s the ratio of Connectors that each country is willing to part with?”


“Didn"t we make weapons that work against monsters not too long ago? If we ma.s.s-produce them, it might be a big help in this war . ”


“The only problem remains that the ingredients to make those weapons are on the Moon . ”


Everyone expressed their opinions as the discussion went forward .


“Mr . Sungyoon . ”


Plu-El didn’t want to interrupt the discussion, so she called out to Sungyoon in a low voice .


“What’s wrong?”


“I have a request . ”


Sungyoon looked at her .


“Our people are living under surveillance . Of course, we have no objections to it . I think it"s reasonable considering what went on before . We aren’t being treated harshly, and we will now live a life of abundance . ”


Every day had been a battle for survival when they were living on the Moon . If one compared that life to their current life on Earth, the Moon people were much better . They never had this before . For the first time in their lives, the descendants of Planote could pursue a peaceful life .


“However, our children, who should be running wild, are bored . Thankfully, the restrictions placed on them will be lifted soon . That"s why I would like you to take charge of Soyoung for me . ”


Hahn Soyoung!


She was Hahn Jungb.u.m’s fourth child .


She was Sungyoon’s sister-in-law .


Before Sungyoon could say anything, Jimin asked Plu-El a question .


“Is she my little sister?”


“Yes, I guess she is . ”


Jimin agonized over something for a brief moment .


“Do you mind if I take care of her?”


“You?”


Plu-El’s eyes widened in surprise . Sungyoon also looked at Jimin .


“She"s my sister . I also have to introduce her to my mothers . I think that would be prudent . ”


Plu-El looked at Sungyoon . She wanted his opinion on this matter .


“She’ll be fine . My mothers-in-law are good people . If things go sour, I can take care of Soyoung . Do as you like . ”


Sungyoon and Jimin were a married couple . In practical terms, it wouldn’t matter if Plu-El put Soyoung under Sungyoon"s or Jimin’s care .


However, Jimin had expressed the desire for taking care of her sister . It tugged at Plu-El’s heart .


“I’ll leave her in your care . ”


“Don"t worry about her . She is my dongsaeng . ”


***


It had been a while since Sungyoon had met Soyoung, but she hadn"t changed a bit . Of course, she didn’t like the idea of living away from her mother . Therefore, Soyoung’s face had a dark expression .


She looked at her unfamiliar surroundings with suspicion in her eyes . However, that was not all she felt . There was an essential characteristic present in every kid . This was also true for Soyoung . Its name was curiosity .


While she rode the car, Soyoung looked out the window with rapt attention . Her face and her hands were pressed against the window .


“Is it amazing?”


Jimin, who sat beside her, asked the question .


Hearing her words, Soyoung flinched, and her hand dropped from the window .


“Yes . Yes!”


She quickly answered Jimin . Jimin did her best to put on her kindest smile .


“It’s fine . You don’t have to be so nervous . You probably heard it from your mother, but I am your unni . ”


Jimin purposefully sat in the back, so she could get closer to Soyoung . Sungyoon was driving the car, and he kept glancing at the rear-view mirror to monitor what was going on .


“Go ahead . Say unni!”


“U . . . unni!”


Soyoung shyly said the words since she wasn’t used to saying them .


Jimin slowly used the car ride to close the distance between their hearts .


It didn’t take them too long to arrive at their destination . The car stopped at Hweeyoung and Aiin’s house .


“Uh?”


s.h.i.+nhae had run out to greet her parents, but she suddenly came to a halt .


“Uh? Uh?”


She kept repeating ‘Uh?’ as she looked at Soyoung . Then, she placed her hands on her head . She was so glad to see Soyoung that she forgot Soyoung’s name .


“It’s Unni!”


In the end, s.h.i.+nhae gave up on remembering Soyoung"s name, and she ran toward her .


“s.h.i.+nhae!”


Soyoung remembered s.h.i.+nhae’s name . It was to be expected . s.h.i.+nhae was the only friend she had met on Earth . Soyoung had been intimidated by the new world around her, but her eyes shone now .


The two girls retained the short friends.h.i.+p that had been forged at the zoo . They stuck close to each other as if they were real sisters .


‘As expected, children get along best with other children their age . ’


Sungyoon watched the two girls with a pleased expression .


“Are you already here?”


“How was it?”


Hweeyoung and Aiin exited the door, and they caught sight of Soyoung . They then gestured at Sungyoon and Jimin with their eyes to tell them who the girl was .


“Go say hi . ”


s.h.i.+nhae was still hugging Soyoung when Jimin placed a hand on Soyoung’s shoulder .


“They are your mothers . ”


Soyoung blinked in surprise . The expressions on Hweeyoung"s and Aiin’s faces changed comically .


***


“Here . Eat this . ”


Aiin placed a piece of meat on Soyoung’s plate . Soyoung wasn’t used to chopsticks, so she was using a fork . She hesitatingly stabbed at the meat . Even though she was nervous, she couldn’t give up delicious food .


She lowered her head as she placed the meat in her mouth .


“!!!”


The girl’s face instantly brightened as if she had eaten some fantastic delicacy that no one had ever savored before .


“Try this one . ”


This time, Hweeyoung placed a different type of meat on the plate .


Soyoung’s face brightened one again . She looked so cute that her two new mothers fought each other to place the food in front of her .


She was their husband"s child outside of their marriage . Yet, it seemed Hweeyoung and Aiin had come to peace with this fact . They took care of Soyoung as if she were their child .


‘It"s to be expected . Jimin also wasn’t born from either of them, yet they took care of her . They did so because Jimin was their husband’s child . ’


Sungyoon relaxed as he placed the food in front of s.h.i.+nhae, who was in his arms . Previously, he had been worried that there would be drama like in the daytime tv shows . However, it seemed there wouldn’t be any drama .


Hweeyoung and Aiin asked Soyoung various questions as the lunch proceeded . When everyone finished their meal, Soyoung and s.h.i.+nhae went out to the yard to play . Every person in the room could see the big smiles on the two girls" faces through the window .


They watched the two girls as they drank coffee and tea .


“Ms . Plu-El said she"s willing to meet both of you on your timetable . ”


“Is that so? We should clear some time then . What kind of a person is she?”


“She didn’t look like a bad person . At the very least, she isn’t like my birth mother . ”


“He went through all that hards.h.i.+p with that woman . If he chose a similar woman again, he would"ve been the world’s biggest idiot . ”


All of them smirked at Hweeoyoung’s words .


Aiin looked at the children, who were playing in the yard, with warm eyes .


“It"s said you can see the parent by observing the child . I don’t think she is a bad person . That’s a relief . ”


“Oh? What about me?”


“We"re your mothers . Don’t get it twisted . ”


Jimin let out a pretty laugh at Aiin’s declaration .