IV
Jinwoo's pov
We headed outside after we were done discussing the babysitting thing. The three were in front while I was at the back, Jonghyuk suddenly turned into his 'celestial' form. I asked him.
"Where are you going?" - SJW
He only looked at me for a mere second then quickly disappeared into thin air. I asked the other two where he was going. Dokja only replied.
"Oh...He's just going to do something. It's related to the topic we discussed earlier" - KDJ
While giving his 'business smile'. Someone seems to be tugging my sleeve. I quickly looked at my sides to see Sooyoung holding my sleeve.
"What's the matter" - SJW
I asked her softly. If I were seen by other people, they might think I'm possessed. Possessed by emotions that is. It seems that I have a soft spot for the three.
Sooyoung looked down, well specifically in my shadow. She opened her mouth and talked.
"Ahjussi. Why is there an army in your shadow?"
- HSY
I was taken aback by her remarks. I looked over to Dokja, he seems to notice my shadows. Again, Sooyoung started speaking, with dokja this time.
"Not gonna lie, your shadows seem pretty cool. I would like to meet them sometimes." - HSY
"YEAH! THERE'S EVEN A WYVERN IN THERE! I WANNA MEET THEM TOO!" - KDJ
I could hear cheering on my shadows through our mental link, with Beru being the loudest. I sighed and patted the kids' heads, their hair soft.
I could feel someone burning holes in my head. I turned around to see Jonghyuk giving me a death glare. The two noticed his presence.
"Jonghyuk-ah! Are you finished with your business? " - KDJ
I looked back to Jonghyuk. His death glare turned into a softer fond look, all directed at Dokja. 'How can he turn a death glare into a softer fond look real quick!!? Is this what they call duality??!'
Jonghyuk went towards Dokja, he saw my hands still on Dokja's head. He slapped my hands, then glared at me.
"Mine." - YJH
He said. What is wrong with these kids. And then I remembered their origins. I could hear Sooyoung mumbling something. Luckily my hearing's advanced, unlike average human beings since I've become a 'player'. So I heard her mumbling.
"Companion privilege. Tsk" - HSY
'Companion privilege? What's that?' Oh, wait...I forgot to assign a shadow to protect them. Even though I know they're probably strong enough to beat an A-class or maybe an S-class. I can at least know where they are.
I can just let them pick a shadow they want. I don't want to invade their privacy.
"C'mon now you three. We're going home" - SJW
"I wonder what ahjussi's home looks like" - HSY
"You'll see once we get there" - SJW
We began walking our way down to the exit. I glanced at the window, the skies had already been covered with the colors of reds, pinks, oranges, and a hint of purple.
"Heading home now?" - WJC
Jinchul asked. We bumped into him on our way down. Guess he was going to the chairman's office.
He looked at the trio. The three were holding hands. If I could, I would've taken out my phone and taken a picture of them, but I won't.
"Yeah, we're heading home. Can't have my family worrying about me" - SJW
"Ok, stay safe!" - WJC
He waved his hands to us. The kids smiled and waved at him back. We parted ways, anyways we continued our way down the exit.
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Go Gunhee's pov
I relaxed my tensed-up shoulders. I closed my eyes for a couple of minutes. I then opened my eyes and started organizing the request Jinwoo requested.
I sensed a presence on the sofa those three beings were once seated. I looked up to see a child figure with a veil covering its face.
Its eyes turned gold, then it went back to its neutral eye color. It removed its veil. I was surprised to see one of the three beings, Yoo Jonghyuk sitting there.
He went towards me. He stopped a meter away from me. He opened his mouth.
"Swear an oath of existence" - YJH
"A what?" - GGH
"Swear that you'll never say a word about our origins to others" - YJH
"..."
"I swear" - GGH
A black flame appeared, and it floats its way towards me. More specifically, towards my heart. Jonghyuk sighed.
"If you break the oath of existence, the flame in your heart will begin to burn, causing you to die" - YJH
After he said that, he quickly disappeared into thin air. I placed my hand into my heart, I mumbled something about how the world would react if they knew that three celestial beings descend onto earth.
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3rd pov
The four were currently standing outside Jinwoo's apartment door. The trio wasn't nervous except for Dokja, due to his childhood trauma. The two noticed their beloved squid's expression, they held their hands tightly.
"And here I thought ahjussi's house was a mansion. considering your reputation." - HSY
"Shut up" - YJH
They both said to lessen Dokja's nervousness, and it worked. Jinwoo knows what's up, and he slightly smiled, knowing that the three cared for each other very much. He sighed.
"It's ok Dokja-ya, there's nothing to worry about. Mother is a nice and caring mother" - SJW
He comfortably said to Dokja. The two kids gave him a thumbs up. He chuckled as he grabbed the doorknob, he twisted the said doorknob which caused him to let out a creaking sound. On cue, the trio took a deep breath and entered after Jinwoo did.
"We're home!" - SJW
Park Kyung-Hye noticed their presence. She wholeheartedly greeted her son, Jinwoo. Her eyes to the three kids hiding behind her son's back. She let out a giggle.
"So you three must be my grandchildren" - PKH
"Mom- it's not like that" - SJW
"I know. You would've told me firsthand" - PKH
She teasingly replied, letting one of the children giggle. Jinwoo asked them to introduce themselves. The trio then stepped forward and started to introduce themselves.
"Hello, there ajumma! My name is Han Sooyoung" - HSY
"Well hello there Sooyoung-ah. Oh my! I'll bet you'll grow up to be a beauty" - PKH
Blood flushed to Sooyoung's face. Dokja cringed a bit to the sight of her blushing out of embarrassment. He was used to seeing her with her shit-eating grin. Well, now it was Dokja's turn to introduce himself.
"Hello, ajumma! My name is Kim Dokja, I'll be in your care for a while!"
" I'll be in your care too Dokja-ya!" - PKH
It was finally the protagonist's turn to introduce himself.
"Hello. My name is Yoo Jonghyuk" - YJH
"Hello, there also Jonghyuk-ah! You have quite an intimidating aura around you" - PKH
She smiled at the three. She asked them to take a seat and make themselves at home. She brought them some water to quench their thirst. She made her way to the kitchen to cook dinner. Jonghyuk also joined her.
"Do you perhaps want to help Jonghyuk-ah?" - PKH
Jonghyuk silently nodded his head. Kyung-Hye handed him an apron.
"I don't eat other people's cooking" - YJH
Kyung-Hye let out a chuckle. She gave in to Jonghyuk's remark. She told him to be careful. She chops the ingredients while the young man cooks the soup. While the two were busy cooking dinner. The other two children were busy watching tv.
Jinwoo smiled at the scene he saw. The only one left was his precious sister, Jinah. He took out his phone, went to his contacts, and called her. He could've just watched her through his shadows planted on her sister.
"I'm already home oppa-" - SJA
Jinwoo was relieved to see his sister home. While her sister was in shock with the scene she saw. Two kids were occupying their sofa and television, and a kid was helping her mother cook dinner.
He's gonna explain this again to his sister, he sighed for who-knows-how-much.