Chapter 183

They sent the personal information of the mania mother and daughter to the loan sharks.

The viewers seemed to have seen my text messages, as they started expressing their doubts one by one.

【Qkrnfl892】─Who are you contacting?

【Maehwa Tree】─Judging by the text content, it seems like loan sharks.

【Yoho】─Gasp.

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Stop snooping on my texts, you bastards. You’re so damn nosy.

【Handsome Licker】─LOL, it’s right there in plain sight. What do you expect? *Lick*.

【Cat-eared Woman】─But how does Se-hoon oppa know loan sharks?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Exactly. Why would he be involved with people like loan sharks?

“We just happened to cross paths in the past.”

【Min Ji】─Don’t be vague! Explain in detail how you crossed paths!

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Yeah, I’m curious, damn it.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Don’t tell me Se-hoon used to be a loan shark in the past?

【Qkrnfl892】─Honestly, it kinda suits him.

“What the hell suits me, you crazy bitch?”

【Qkrnfl892】─If you don’t want to be misunderstood, just explain how you got to know the loan sharks. LOL.

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─LOL, true. We’re curious, so tell us.

You guys are curious about everything.

I briefly explained how I got to know the loan sharks.

Since I had nothing else to do while waiting.

***

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─OMG, you actually went into the loan sharks’ den?

【Qkrnfl892】─Fearless. Oh, of course, I mean the loan sharks who were hounding Se-hoon to pay back the money were fearless.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, you beat them into submission. Badass.

While I was talking about the time I fought with loan sharks in the past, I noticed a piece of paper slightly sticking out from under a cushion in the corner.

“What’s this?”

Out of curiosity, I lifted the cushion and picked up the paper underneath.

There was a drawing on the paper.

It was a poorly drawn crayon sketch of a young girl and a mature woman.

【Handsome Licker】─Looks like Miso drew it. *Lick*.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow, the drawing is so bad.

【Semen Thief】─It kinda looks like something a child drew.

“Judging by how old the paper is, it must be a drawing Miso made when she was little.”

The drawing depicted two people holding hands and smiling brightly in front of a huge palace.

The figures in the drawing were likely Do Mi-so and Do Mi-rae.

And in the corner, there was a phrase written:

<I’ll earn lots of money and live in a house like this with Mom!>

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─Damn, that’s touching.

【Min Ji】─The fact that the drawing is so bad makes it even more heartwarming…

【Maid】─Wow…

The phrase made my chest feel heavy for no reason.

‘If you want to earn a lot of money, at least study hard…’

I sighed, folded the paper twice, and put it in my pocket.

Since I planned to take the mania mother and daughter to my house anyway, I thought I’d frame this drawing too.

Just then, Meng Yao finished the location tracking and posted a chat.

【Meng Yao】─Location tracking complete. Sending the address. By the way, I tried calling, but no answer. No reply to texts either.

Meng Yao added that she had sent me the location of where the mania mother and daughter were via text.

Just as I was about to check the text, I received a reply from one of the loan sharks.

[Received]

『010-xxxx-xxxx』

─Big brother… It seems like our guys have taken your acquaintances… I’m sorry… They definitely didn’t harm them, so don’t worry. I’ll send you the address…

As I suspected, the mania mother and daughter had been taken by the loan sharks.

After checking the text, I got up.

【Cheerful Hyeon Ji】─WTF, they were really taken by loan sharks?

【Gyeongsaeng Guburi】─I’m worried about those mania brats.

【Min Ji】─If they even touch a single hair on the mania duo, those loan sharks are gonna get obliterated. ㅡㅡ

【Jujijoa】─Se-hoon, should we prepare to move out?

【Se-hoon Defense Team】─Should I open a portal?

【Big Girl】─I’ll rush to that location right away.

【Balloon Gum Collector】─Wow! Let’s go teach those bastards a lesson!

“You guys stay put. They said they didn’t harm them, so I’ll go check it out alone first.”

After leaving the house, I climbed onto Min Neong’s head and headed straight to the address Meng Yao had provided.

***

Loan shark office.

Do Mi-so, who had been lounging on the sofa, called out to the loan sharks.

“Sisters! When are you going to send us back home? And give us our phones back!”

“Yeah. Without our phones, we can’t watch Se-hoon oppa’s broadcast…”

Do Mi-rae also chimed in with a sullen face.

Seeing this, the loan sharks frowned and let out a deep sigh.

“I told you, right? Until you get a proper job, your phones are confiscated! You’ll be living here from now on, so get used to it!”

“Huh? Weren’t we just staying here for a few days?”

Do Mi-rae blinked as she answered.

After a moment of thought, she turned to the loan shark and continued.

“I don’t mind staying here. It’s better than where we used to live… But we left a lot of stuff at home…”

“Ah. We’ll bring all your stuff tomorrow, so don’t worry.”

“…Thank you.”

Just then, Do Mi-so suddenly stood up from the sofa and patted her stomach.

Grumble.

“Sister, I’m hungry. Can you buy us that again?”

“Huh? What we ate yesterday?”

“I’m talking about the soup, dummy. Order it quickly. Yesterday we had pig head soup, so today let’s get blood sausage soup.”

The loan sharks immediately turned on their phones and ordered four servings of soup through a delivery app.

***

Do Mi-rae and Do Mi-so.

Two female loan sharks.

The four of them sat around the table and started slurping the soup together.

“So, listen, ma’am. I got you that job, right? And then you got fired after just two days! How are you supposed to pay back the money you borrowed from us?”

One of the loan sharks stopped eating and pointed her spoon at Do Mi-rae, speaking irritably.

She was the one who always found jobs for Do Mi-rae.

Even after introducing her to jobs.

Do Mi-rae kept making mistakes at work and getting fired, which drove the loan shark crazy.

Do Mi-rae bowed her head and apologized in a meek voice.

“I’m sorry. I’ll try harder next time.”

“Sigh… I know you’re trying hard, but… Work isn’t just about trying hard. How can you be so bad at it?”

“Hey, hey. Don’t be too harsh. It’s not like she’s bad on purpose.”

Another loan shark calmed down the one who was angry.

Then she turned to Do Mi-rae and asked.

“Mi-rae, by the way, I saw a sculpture at your house… Did you make that yourself?”

“Yes. It’s a sculpture I made with all my heart to worship Se-hoon oppa.”

“Hmm… Then why don’t you make money from that? Why waste your talent?”

“I do sell them occasionally as a hobby and side job. But I don’t make much money compared to the time I put in.”

“That’s the first I’ve heard of it. How much do you get for one stone sculpture?”

“Even if I work hard on one, I only get 20,000 won. Sometimes as little as 10,000 won.”

“What are you talking about? Why are you selling something of that quality for such a low price?”

“They said even that was expensive.”

“…Who said that?”

“The parents at Mi-so’s school. They said I should be grateful they’re even buying them.”

The loan shark frowned deeply upon hearing Do Mi-rae’s answer.

Even though she was no art expert.

She could tell that the quality of Do Mi-rae’s sculptures was definitely not worth 10,000 to 20,000 won.

“Let’s talk about this later. Anyway, Mi-rae, just focus on working hard to pay back the debt.”

“What about… the interest…”

“Ah, I forgot to mention. We’re not charging interest. You just need to pay back the principal.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Our office has decided to just recover the principal we’ve lent out so far and wash our hands of this. It’s not just you, so don’t feel too grateful.”

The loan shark thought to herself that she should meet the people who bought Do Mi-rae’s sculptures separately.

Just then, the other loan shark, who had calmed down and was eating her soup, spoke to Do Mi-rae.

“Anyway, you guys are really lucky. If that bitch had kept handling you, you might’ve been sold to a fishing boat.”

“That bitch?”

“You know, the one who looks like a gorilla.”

“Ah, her? We got beaten up by her a lot. But why haven’t we seen her lately?”

At Do Mi-rae’s question, the loan shark stopped eating.

She recalled the last words and the situation of the person they had just mentioned.

<Hey! What’s this on the computer! Should I say it? Some weird phrase like...>

After a brief moment of reminiscence, the loan shark scooped up more soup and answered.

“…She died on Christmas. She was working on the computer and suddenly screamed. When we ran over, her whole body was charred black.”

“Electrocution…?”

“Probably. It’s the first time I’ve seen someone get electrocuted and turn completely black.”

“So you can die from electrocution while using a computer…”

“Yeah. It was the first time I’ve seen someone die like that. It made me think it might be divine punishment for all the things we’ve done. I was already thinking about quitting this line of work, but after that incident, I decided to completely wash my hands of it.”

The loan shark didn’t seem sad at all about her boss’s death.

Do Mi-rae, sensing something off, cautiously asked.

“You don’t seem sad at all.”

“Sad? Hell no. We got beaten up by that bitch all the time. She’d even stab our hands with a knife sometimes.”

The loan shark answered while moving her spoon to the blood sausage she had set aside in a small bowl.

Just then, Do Mi-so’s eyes lit up as she asked the loan shark.

“Sister, aren’t you eating the blood sausage? Why did you set it aside?”

“Huh? I was going to eat it later after it cooled down…”

Do Mi-so’s gaze was fixed on the loan shark’s blood sausage.

It was obvious she wanted to eat more.

Noticing this, the loan shark corrected herself.

“…I don’t like blood sausage.”

“Really? Then give it to me! It’d be a waste to throw it away, so I’ll eat it!”

“Sure.”

The loan shark chuckled and handed the blood sausage to Do Mi-so.

Just then.

Boom!

“Hey, hey!!!”

Another loan shark burst through the door, panting heavily.

The two loan sharks who had been eating soup jumped up in surprise.

“What’s wrong?”

“Did something big happen?”

“We’re… we’re screwed…”

The loan shark who had entered the office was breathing heavily, her face filled with terror.

“Just keep your heads down until that person arrives… If you don’t want to die.”

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