Soul Devourer Chapter 1 Episode 38 – Pride
After tending to the injured and searching for the fallen, the hunters were dismissed.
The handling of the monster corpses, aid for the victims, and restoration of the damaged area would now be managed jointly by the government and the Hunter's Guild.
“I’m home.”
“Welcome back.”
I headed straight for the bath to wash off the sweat. After changing into my loungewear and heading to the living room, I saw footage of the stampede playing on the TV my father was watching.
“It’s terrifying, isn’t it? Those enormous monsters moving in packs, destroying buildings and attacking people as they ran for their lives,” my mother said, probably unaware that I already knew all about it.
“I know, Mom. The city alarm was blaring, and the announcements kept repeating. I went to the scene myself.”
“…What!? You went there!?”
My mother cried out in shock, stopping her cooking and rushing toward me. Even my usually calm and composed father stood up and hurried over.
“Yuito, you didn’t get hurt anywhere, did you?”
Both of them looked at me with deep worry in their eyes.
“I’m fine. Not a scratch.”
“…I see. That’s good, then.”
“Just don’t push yourself too hard, okay?”
“I know. Anyway, I’m starving.”
As I dug into the freshly cooked meal, my father suddenly spoke up.
“By the way, did you happen to meet that hunter?”
“That hunter?”
“Hm? You haven’t heard? Everyone’s talking about the hunter who single-handedly took down the entire horde of monsters.
…
Since you went to the scene, I thought you might’ve seen him.”
“I was the one who took down that horde.”
““What…?””
“When I got there, a bunch of hunters were already fighting the monsters, but things weren’t looking good.
…
So I just used magic and my dagger to wipe them out as fast as I could.”
“…Then those incredible spells — that was you?”
“Yeah, but I think any hunter who specializes in magic could do that much.”
“‘Specializes in magic’, is it?”
“Basically, someone who’s good at using magic.”
“I see… Hunters really are amazing.”
“Thanks to them, we can live in peace. Knowing that my son’s become such a fine hunter makes me proud,” my father said.
“But promise you won’t overdo it, okay? If it ever feels too dangerous, it’s okay to run away.”
“Yeah. Thanks.”
Their kindness sank deep into my heart. Feeling proud of myself, I headed to my room with a light step.
I wonder how much stronger I’ve gotten.
Sitting on my bed, I brought up my status window, excitement bubbling inside me.
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E/N:
His parents are way nicer than majority of Asian parents! The long awaited (not really 😂) status check is next chapter! Stay tuned! (2/3 chapters)
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Not sure how 'Asian Parents' trope/meme is true, but you can find both examples in the literature. It's largely depends on overall tone and theme of novel (as an example in your 'competitor' "Modern Dungeons... with an Abnormally High Initial Luck" MC's family very supportive of him (but maybe too is a luck correction)). The reason why family is antagonists/villains because it's easier to portray them as such (continuation of Marvel's problem) and to appeal the major demographics they targeting, ever wondered why majority of novel's protagonists are loners/outcasts/etc schoolers/corporate drones, they are biggest 'whales' of this industry (maybe why 'gender studies' are never take off in the east). Do not like novels, too bad, you a not from main targeted demographic.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely right! But it is somewhat true that older Asian generations tend to have a lot of pride and prejudice! One of the reasons why this society still follows casteism and racism :(
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