“Wow, we really made it.”
On Ijo climbed down from the fourth floor, grinning brightly as he held Gru’s hand.
Looking at the white corridor, Gru felt as though everything before her eyes were spinning.
This place was…….
‘A…… another world?’
In the end, it wasn’t another world.
Following On Ijo, who walked straight down the corridor as if he knew the way, Gru stopped in front of the ward door, which could only be opened by entering a passcode.
Gru’s mouth fell open even wider.
‘This really is a secret ward!’
But if they didn’t know the passcode, did that mean today’s adventure ended here?
Gru looked the security device over from every angle, then stuck out her lower lip.
“I wanna come here with Daddy later.”
“Why?”
Why was he asking why? Gru gently consoled her uncle, who had apparently become stupid.
“Because we can’t get in now. Later, I’ll come wif Daddy and ask him to open it for us.”
“We can open it ourselves.”
“But we don’t know the passcode.”
“Your dad probably doesn’t know it either.”
“Daddy can open it by punching it and going wham-wham!”
“Ahaha! Right, that’s true. Hmm~ Gru, do you have a favorite number from zero to nine?”
“Um…… one, two, three…… and seven!”
Hearing this, On Ijo quickly pressed the keypad.
“……?!”
Gru covered her mouth with both hands and gasped.
Normally, in places like this, wouldn’t an alarm go off if you entered the wrong passcode, with people rushing out to chase you?
‘We have to run before we get caught!’
Sensing danger, Gru grabbed On Ijo’s hand and tried to flee.
Click! Whirr!
The lock disengaged, and the door automatically slid open.
On Ijo clapped his hands, his eyes shining.
“Gru, you’re amazing! The secret door opened when I entered the numbers you like!”
“Gru did it?!”
“How did you figure it out?”
“Gasp!”
Gru clapped both hands over her mouth and inhaled sharply.
Had I done that?
“J-just by following my feeling……?”
“Wow~ Is that so? You’re amazing~”
Laughing, On Ijo picked up Gru, who was suddenly embarrassed for no reason.
“I’m so proud of you. Can Uncle give you just one kiss?”
“Jus’ a little.”
“Okay, just a little.”
On Ijo planted a series of kisses on Gru’s cheeks.
*
White walls and floors. An otherworldly space filled with the faint hum of machines.
Iron doors stood in tightly packed rows along both sides.
All at once, the howl of a beast leaked out from one of the rooms.
When Gru jumped in surprise, On Ijo patted her soothingly.
The two of them continued moving, chasing the ladybug.
“Maybe there’s no one here. It’s weird.”
At that moment, Mephisto cautiously poked its head out from Gru’s arms.
Mephisto felt the presence of something trying to come out of a room being forced back inside by an unknown power, and its eyes grew round.
“……?!”
It was undoubtedly an artificial force. Someone had used their power to keep them from discovering Gru’s group.
“Bbi!”
Mephisto spread its wings wide in a threatening display.
It was just about to accuse On Ijo of being the one behind it when—
On Ijo smiled and met Mephisto’s eyes. His eyes changed to coral for an instant before returning to normal.
Mephisto turned pale and trembled.
“Hmm? Mephy, what’s wrong?”
“Bbi…….”
Mephisto stiffened its body and burrowed deeper into Gru’s arms.
Gru was just beginning to worry, since it seemed frightened for some reason.
Then the spy ladybug suddenly spun around and headed toward one of the rooms.
“Is it here?”
The two opened the door and entered the hospital room.
Beep— Beep— Beep—
On the bed, a boy—or rather, a girl—was asleep, covered in wires extending from the machines.
Just like Rhea.
It seemed she had hidden her face behind thick glasses to conceal that fact.
“Yurian…….”
Gru shook her several times, but Yurian, deep in sleep, did not respond.
“It’ll be hard to take her away like this.”
Gru whimpered like a puppy and glanced at On Ijo.
Uncle = useless
Gru = capable
Problem solving => Gru’s power needed!
If she turned her back into a puppy, it would be easier to take her away.
It would be okay, right?
Even if she revealed that she was a power-hiding loser.
Because they were family…….
Strength surged through her at the word family.
“Uncle, the truth is, Gru is…….”
“……?”
“I’m a power-hider.”
“Power…… what?”
Even when On Ijo awkwardly stumbled over the unfamiliar term, Gru nodded, confirming that was right.
“What does that mean?”
“I’m hiding my power.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a chill swept over them.
On Ijo’s eyes suddenly flashed open.
‘The Snowfield?’
It was the same chill from the ninety-ninth floor.
Before he could hide his surprise, Gru used her skill.
[Activating skill ‘Squish-Squish.’]
Yurian’s body warped and twisted in lumpy waves.
Perhaps because she already knew the form, Yurian soon became a small Maltese.
It worked?!
On Ijo asked blankly,
“Gru, how did this happen?”
“It’s Gru’s power.”
“The Snowfield?”
It was strange that Uncle spoke as if he knew the Snowfield well, but—
“Yeees.”
Gru obediently nodded.
On Ijo covered his mouth with his hand.
“That’s amazing…… Truly amazing.”
He looked as if he were trying to hold back joy that was about to burst out.
*
At the hands shaking her awake, Yurian frowned.
Memories from before flickered through her drifting consciousness.
‘I definitely became a dog.’
It had been a dogshit dream about some dogshit creatures who used her dog form as a mount.
And her last memory was……
Those dogshit creatures had kept feeding her S+ items, causing her to run wild.
Unable to control her power, she had raced around until she returned to human form.
After that, someone had knocked her unconscious. That was all she remembered.
‘It smelled like the woman from the laboratory……’
At that moment, the hand shaking her body again slowly roused her. A white shape entered Yurian’s vision.
She could see some white things……
After blinking, she saw a hamster with stars in its eyes and a rabbit with a sprout growing from the top of its head.
“Kkyu!”
“Myu!”
“……!”
Startled and confused, Yurian abruptly sat up.
But something about her body felt strange.
She hurriedly lowered her head and saw small, blunt puppy paws.
Fuck, no way!
Yurian promptly fainted again.
Chapter: A Grandfather’s Love for His Granddaughter
Blah blah
[Title: Doan On Gru, From Orphan to Third-Generation Chaebol]
How can a five-year-old’s article be this vicious?
Is this really a country?
[Comments]
- Look at that damn title lmao. They’re gonna rake in the views.
- (This comment has been deleted.)
Why’s this guy so gutsy? Aren’t you scared of Doan?
You dare post hate about Gru?
Yeah, I’m all ready to watch Doan completely destroy you lol.
Deleted-and-ran ending lmao. Scared?
[Title: Is Chairman Doan Really Sick?]
My stock’s shedding blue tears here?
[Comments]
- Nobody knows.
- They say they cleared out the entire VIP ward. If he isn’t sick, what else could it be?
- Damn, then did Gru eat Doan?
- Not before On Jurim gets to him.
This is why the stock’s going down the drain right now. Owner risk.
[Title: You Guys Really Don’t Know Anything About Chaebol Families]
What do you mean Gru will affect the succession structure? LOL.
They’re a chaebol family too. Do you really think they’ll hand everything over to an adopted girl with no blood relation?
I’m putting all my Doan stock on the bet that On Jurim will set up house and have a son, and they’re already preparing to give him everything.
They’ll probably just give Gru one decent building so she can live comfortably.
But would that have a major effect on the succession structure? That’s some serious delusion.
[Comments]
- For real lol.
- Talking about men and women in this day and age, damn.
Then why did Doan only have two sons?
He probably made them and they just happened to be boys. What does that have to do with anything? LOL.
Lmao, that’s some innovative logic.
Fact) The chairmen’s generation still believes in male superiority, and married daughters are considered outsiders.
- But wouldn’t getting even one building from Chairman Doan mean she’d won at life?
That’s true, though.
A five-year-old building owner, damn.
Wow, I’m jealous.
[Title: You Think I Don’t Know Doan?]
Hahahahahahaha
[Comments]
- Tax accountant bro, what do you know?
- Lmao what is this? This cryptic-ass post?
- What is it, what is it? I’m damn curious.
- Even the director knows about it lol.
Our whole team is laughing because you said they’d give Gru one building lol.
Fuck, one building? LMAO. If you don’t even know how much gift tax Gru has paid so far, let’s all just stay quiet.
Stop overdoing it just because this is an anonymous board.
Seeing you act like you know something while being unable to reveal a damn thing tells us everything, doesn’t it?