Everyone is Young Except for Me

Chapter 135

Translator: rainbowturtle

Editors: LD & Jyazen

My eyes widened and I turned to stare at Jeonghyun next to me. There was only one place where horses would run and a person would make money—the racetrack. I thought he had stopped gambling but this wasn’t the case.

Jeonghyun turned his neck like a robot. His face turned white as I quietly loosened the sling and carefully put Seohui down. Her pure eyes were filled with curiosity. “Huh? Grandfather, are you having a hard time?”

“No, please wait a moment. Huhu.”

I kept my eyes on Jeonghyun as I carefully approached him but this guy kept backing away. It seemed that he felt my killing intent.

“F-Father, that...”

“It’s fine, I have nothing more to say.”

“No, that isn’t it. In fact...”

“...This bastard still hasn’t come to his senses!!!!”

I flew through the air. My hiking suit fluttered as I stretched out my leg. The 540 degrees rotational kick landed on Jeonghyun’s face. Kanghyun and my daughter-in-law watching from behind opened their mouths.

* * *

We had to go down without even reaching the top. It was all because of this damn man. Now I was nagging at him. Jeonghyun had clear shoe marks on his face.

“Are you sane right now? You are still going to the racetrack?! This rotten son guy is just...!”

“Father, calm down.”

“B-Bear with it, Father. Seohui is watching.”

I calmed down once he said that Seohui was watching. Come to think of it, Seohui must’ve seen the flying kick just now. I had never been angry like this before so I was a bit embarrassed. I had never beaten my children, no matter how angry... well, he did deserve it.

“Ouch... thank god you’re still strong and healthy.” Jeonghyun said while stroking his cheek.

“This person keeps changing the subject...”

“Grandfather, fool! Hitting Father! Don’t hit himmm!”

I see Seohui slamming her small fists into me and my anger subsided again. I had to regain my sense of reason. Sigh. I just kept getting angry whenever I saw his face. When I thought about how he took Seohui to the racetrack...

“I’m sorry, Father. I won't do it again.”

Jeonghyun bit his lip and bowed his head. He seemed to know he had done something wrong. Still, he was a good son. He was just crazy about gambling. I took a deep breath. “Even so, it was too much to take Seohui with you.”

“Yes, I was wrong.”

“Don’t refuse and buy the capsule straight away.”

“Yes. Huh? Then the dojo...”

“You have no students anyway.”

“Yes...”

Jeonghyun’s shoulders sank completely at my tone. Thus, we descended the mountain. Seohui was now being held in my daughter-in-law’s arms. Seohui pointed at Jeonghyun. “Father, fool!”

* * *

The moment I got home, I immediately connected to Arkstar. My second son said he would contact me the moment the capsule was bought but my anger over what happened hadn’t subsided. I had to do something. Shit. It seemed that the fire would only be subdued if I beat something. My field of view changed and a familiar scene could be seen.

[There is new information about the village.]

“Hmm?”

I saw this message window the moment I connected. I read it straight away.

[[No name][Village]

Military: 96 Economy: 27 Culture: 22

Technology: 31 Religion: 10 Politics: 5

Hygiene: 31 Safety: 35% Development: 51

Local Influences: 16%

-Current Taxes: None

-Village Finances: $68,123

-Overall Evaluation: This is a village that is still under development. Depending on how you develop it, the possibilities for development are endless.

A new Temple of the Wind is being built and many religious people are interested in your village.

The Sylphid Knights are in residence.

The villagers’ immunity to diseases has increased due to eating your pickled radish kimchi.

You are currently the village chief and a farmer.

The progress of the village completion was approaching 97%.

Naming the village will increase the pride of the villagers.]

“Um, there is a lot.”

I read it roughly and saw that the overall numbers had risen. The highest increases came from military power, security, and sanitation. Other sections also rose slightly so I felt the village had developed as a whole. There was also information about the diced radish kimchi I made last time so it seemed Kerenos had distributed it well to the villagers.

“It is 97% and the town’s completion progress is imminent. I have to hurry up and name it.”

I was troubled for a moment. I wondered if I should get advice from the villagers. Nevertheless, now that my credibility with them was getting higher, it was clear that the villagers would go along with whatever name I chose without complaints, even if I did it casually. I thought about it for five minutes before opening my mouth, “Metheus. Yes, I like Metheus.”

It was thanks to Prometheus that I could move around freely like this. If he hadn’t sacrificed himself, then I wouldn’t be here, and neither would Windia and this village. He wasn’t dead so it wasn’t a memorial, but I still wanted to do something similar.

“Let’s see...”

I opened the window and entered the village name. I tapped the keys one by one and struggled to write it. Fortunately, there were no typos.

Ttiring~

[The name of the village is ‘Metheus.’]

[The inhabitants of Metheus like the name you had given the village.]

[If a celebration is held then the loyalty of the villagers will increase.]

A celebration? Well, okay. I thought it wouldn’t be bad to spend some time with the villagers before I left. I was angry and needed to drink.

[-Village Celebration: Required cost is $300,000.

The loyalty and culture of the villagers will rise dramatically.]

“Shit, I don’t have enough money.”

I opened the inventory to check the amount in my possession. However, it was still lacking. It was because I usually bought food and spices. I also spent a lot of money on other miscellaneous things. However, I couldn’t borrow it from anyone... The thing I disliked most was borrowing money. It was because when lending money, I had to stand up and get it. In the past, I lent a lot of money to a friend but didn’t get it back, so I was in big trouble. How much did my wife scold me at the time?

“My dear, we need to talk.”

We almost got divorced at that time but we overcame it with comradeship (?). People of my age knew that we lived with friendship rather than love.

“Hmm... By the way, why can’t I get in touch with Joseph?”

* * *

Joseph was returning to the village. He was empty-handed when he left but heavy-handed when he came back. The bag in his hand was filled with precious gems. He turned around and shouted, “Can’t you walk faster?”

“P-Pant. Can I take a break?”

The person he was speaking to was Helena. She said she would follow. Once she woke up from her faint, she said she wanted to confirm Kis’ life. She went back home and took all her jewelry, stating that she had no money. It was a bit unfortunate but he could still get a lot of money from selling this so he was smiling. Joseph told her, “It isn’t possible. Do you want me to be caught now?”

It was soon dawn and by now, Aidan’s mansion should be in an uproar. Somehow, Joseph became a real kidnapper. The target of the kidnapping was now casually communicating with the kidnapper.

“Pant. I can’t go on anymore! I’ll just stop here.”

Helena flopped down. Joseph was forced to take a break. He also asked something he was curious about, “By the way, why did you follow me? Aidan would hate it.”

"I don't like him. He forced me to marry him by intimidating the villagers. I haven’t even slept with him yet.”

Joseph’s face turned red at the sudden confession.

“Cough. Still, you don’t have a reason to follow me.”

“No reason? The only person I love is Kis. Isn’t this a good excuse? I was kidnapped.”

“What? So you were kidnapped on purpose? Do you know what we might do to you?”

“I think money is your purpose. I can give you a lot. Of course, the condition is that Kis and I are spared.”

It made sense. If she loved Kis and offered a lot of money on the condition of saving his life, he might get more money than expected. Of course, it was all for his twin’s milk money.

“Cough. Don’t worry, we are taking care of Kis.”

“Bah. How do I know that? I can’t believe it without seeing it with my own eyes.”

“You are free to believe it or not.”

“Additionally, don’t think about trying to chase me away. I have the ‘tracking’ magic attached to my silver longsword. I just need to press the button and my location will be sent to the guards of the mansion. Then it will be over for you.”

Joseph’s body trembled for a moment.

‘I never thought she would have that. She is a smart woman. She didn’t just follow me casually.’

Joseph rose from his seat and brushed the dirt off his ass. “I understand. Let’s go, we’re almost there. You can see your favorite Kis soon.”

“Bah. It is hard but I can’t help it. This is all for him.”

Helena’s expression was haughty. She lifted the hem of her long dress and started walking elegantly. However, her transparent shoes were covered in mud. Why was she wearing these shoes? Sigh. Suddenly, the village was seen. Joseph shook his head and sent a whisper.

-Joseph:Elder, where are you?

* * *

I was currently in the middle of spiritual concentration to control my anger. Punghee was eating Aiolia in the flower garden and in the distance, Kerenos was lying on the grass and throwing the money pouch up and down. It was quite annoying but I still focused on training.

Kick, kick, side kick...

“Rotten guy. I keep worrying about it.”

I threw a sizable stone from the ground toward his head. I thought it wouldn’t hit because he was far away but surprisingly, my strength had improved.

“Ugh! Who is it?”

“It’s me. This guy! Don't make a loud noise. It is interfering with my training.”

“Cough. Hrmm. Well! I’m sorry, old man.”

Kerenos coughed twice and looked embarrassed. I asked him, “What is that money pouch? You keep juggling it.”

“Ah, this? Haha. I went to Fortren’s casino this morning and won money with the slot machine. It is twice my salary. Hahaha. If I had known this, I would’ve put in more money.”

I once again became furious when I saw that damn pouch. It turned out that Kerenos was similar to my second son. It was no wonder why I was comfortable with him... a whisper arrived the moment I was about to tell him to get lost.

-Joseph:Elder, where are you?

-Jackson:The farm from the other day.Where are you?

-Joseph:I’m almost there.I will come through the back entrance.

-Jackson:Um.Good job.

-Joseph:By the way...

-Jackson:Why? What happened?

-Joseph:That... the lady I threatened followed.I mean, I kidnapped her.

-Jackson:What...?What does that mean?

-Joseph: I think you should meet her in person.

-Jackson:I understand.See you at the back entrance.

I didn’t know what was going on. Originally, I just intended to rip off money from this woman. Hrmm. I should go check it out. I hurried out of the field. Kerenos discovered this and followed me. “Where are you going? Old man.”

“The back entrance.”

“Back entrance? What are you going to do?”

This rotten guy... why was he so clingy?

“Why are you constantly following me? Don’t you have anything else to do?”

Kerenos nodded at my words. “Yes, I don’t have a job. I don’t know about Windia but the kids here are all in charge of security. Therefore, I have nothing to do.”

It seemed he really had nothing to do. Then I grumbled, “Sigh. What a lazy fellow. Why are you so similar?”

“Huh? Who am I similar to?”

“There is someone. This guy! Follow me!”

“Ah, yes~ yes~. I’m coming.”

Thus, the two of us headed to the back entrance. After waiting around five minutes, a familiar person appeared. It was Joseph who I sent to Fortren. However, there was a dignified young woman behind him. It was a mismatched combination but I approached Joseph first. I had to check how much money I’ll be receiving.

“You’ve worked hard. The money...?”

“Ah, that... there is none.”

“None?!”

“Yes. Instead, I brought a bunch of gems. It is expensive so we can get a high price if we sell them.”

“This fucker.”

“...?”

Joseph had a bewildered expression on his face. I was deeply disappointed that I couldn’t hold the celebration. I thought I could soften my anger with alcohol but even this wasn’t possible. Just then, the sound of jingling could be heard from the person behind me, Kerenos. It came from the bulging pouch of money that was hanging from his waist. He spoke to Joseph, “Ahh. You’ve worked hard. Haha. How about going to have a drink later? Do you want to go with me?”

“Haha. Good. I love alcohol.”

At this moment, I came up with a good idea. It was how to use that damn pouch of money that came from gambling properly.

“Drinking is good.”

I quickly snatched the pouch from Kerenos’ waist. Then I put it straight into the village’s finances.

“Ack! W-What are you doing?”

“Shut up!”

I tapped on the air and manipulated the window. After a while, a message appeared in front of me.

Ttiring~

[The first celebration of Metheus Village will begin!]

My lips curved up in a smile. What was it that young people said?

This was the ‘Golden Bell.’ [1]

[1] Presumably, this is based on bell= buying a round of drinks for everyone