You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿

After Han Jae-young left.

It wasn’t long before Jung Da-jeong, who had gone to the community center, returned home.

“Did Guild Leader Han Jae-young leave already?”

“Yeah, he didn’t need to stay long. He just had to sign the contract.”

“That’s true, but… hmm.”

After confirming that Han Jae-young had left, Jung Da-jeong carefully looked around the house and asked me hesitantly.

“Is it really okay for us to live here?”

“We signed a lease agreement, didn’t we? What’s the problem?”

“There’s no problem, but…”

Jung Da-jeong looked around the house with suspicious eyes.

“Is it really okay, though?”

“Why? Do you not like the house?”

Even if you didn’t like it, I’d prefer if you just stayed here.

After all, I just spent about 1.5 billion won on the protective magic that I cast around this space. And I didn’t even recover the principal.

Jung Da-jeong, who would never have imagined I would do something like that, waved her hand dismissively.

“That’s not it. I actually love the house! It’s spacious, clean, and the security is great. I’ve never lived in a house like this before. All thanks to you, Da-on.”

“Then what’s the problem? It’s more convenient now that the office is closer, right? It used to take an hour and a half, but now it only takes 30 minutes.”

“No, that’s not what I mean.”

Jung Da-jeong frowned.

“I mean, if we’re getting a house like this, once the mandatory service is over, I’d have no choice but to really be part of the HP Guild.”

“Well, technically, it’s not like we received the house. It’s a lease agreement.”

“That’s not what I mean… Da-on, you’re just starting, and I don’t think it’s good to be tied to one place so soon.”

She tried to soften her words, but it was clear that Jung Da-jeong didn’t have a good impression of Han Jae-young.

“Don’t worry.”

I didn’t sign a contract with Han Jae-young without any thoughts.

“Seriously, if you really don’t like Han Jae-young and want to cancel the contract, you can just file a lawsuit after the mandatory service. You’d probably win.”

Jung Da-jeong’s eyes widened in surprise.

“A lawsuit? What are you talking about?”

“The story’s a bit complicated, but… I think there’s a high chance I’ll be assigned as a social service agent during the mandatory service.”

I had heard that if the government believes that a hunter’s potential can’t be properly developed through its training programs, they would assign them as social service agents and send them to a guild for training.

For example, if someone has a very special ability or their latent potential is so high that it can’t be managed with a general curriculum.

Since my latent potential is S-rank, I’m in the latter category.

“If it were someone like Yoo Han-ul, a prosecutor, it might be different, but for a wizard, since the magic they use is so diverse, the government can’t afford to train them all properly.”

The magic I just used alone consumed about 1.5 billion won worth of jewels. While I cast it as a finished spell, so it was a one-time expenditure, imagining how much it would cost to practice and perfect this magic is beyond comprehension.

But if I’m sent as a social service agent to a guild?

The guild would bear all those training costs.

So, from the government’s perspective, they benefit by offloading a money-sucking burden to the guild, and the guild benefits by getting a talented potential mage at a low cost. Plus, training them from a young age makes it more likely they’ll eventually sign a contract with the guild.

Therefore, it’s highly likely that I’ll end up being deployed on dungeon raids as a social service agent.

“And the guild I’ll be sent to will probably be the HP Guild.”

Since I signed a contract with Han Jae-young, naturally, he’ll want to bring me to his guild. Even with a three-year contract, he could realistically use me for over six years, so it’s likely he invested a significant amount.

The government would also likely think it’s appropriate for Han Jae-young, an S-rank mage, to teach me.

“And here’s the thing—if during the mandatory service, I make a significant contribution to the guild’s dungeon raids as a social service agent, there’s a precedent where that period is considered part of the contract, even as an additional role.”

This happened a few years ago.

A hunter who had been assigned to a guild as a social service agent during his mandatory service, diligently participating in dungeon raids, died in an accident during his 37th month of service.

However, the guild he was assigned to filed a lawsuit against the hunter’s family.

The contract had stated that he would work for the guild for a year after his service and had advanced the contract payment, but since he died before fulfilling the contract, they wanted the money back.

But the contract payment had already been used for living expenses and for purchasing the items the hunter needed to raid dungeons.

And, of course, this lawsuit caused a public uproar.

The guild, which had been benefiting from the dungeon raids and the hunter’s work, was now suing to get the contract payment back after the hunter’s death.

The only surviving family member was a teenager, just a few years younger than me.

Anyone would think that this was morally outrageous.

If this had been a part of the System’s "Do good deeds and you’ll be blessed" quest, an "unjust" judgement would have been issued.

‘Actually, maybe that’s not right?’

In a world where lives can be priced, some might think it’s justifiable to demand the return of money if someone dies.

Anyway, the judge in this case ruled that although the hunter had been sent on a government assignment during the mandatory service, his contribution to the dungeon raids had been significant. Without his help, it’s likely the raids would have failed.

Additionally, since the contract payment had been used for necessary items and living expenses, it was considered a legitimate expense.

In this case, the period spent on the dungeon raids was considered to be part of the contractual period.

The family of the deceased was, in the end, fortunate.

Of course, there are negative aspects to this ruling as well.

If you dig deeper, it reveals that the government had practically forced the hunter to work without proper pay, under the guise of national service.

It also didn’t help that the hunter’s mandatory service was far longer than that of most social service agents, because of his special circumstances as a hunter.

But, in the end, if we don’t make hunters work long hours, we can’t maintain the dungeons and the country itself.

But, they don’t even have enough money to pay proper wages.

In human society, no matter how unrealistic things like monsters and dungeons seem, they always collide with the harsh reality.

In short, when I’m deployed as a social service agent, the mandatory service period will likely count toward the contract.

“So I used that case to draft some clauses in my contract. If we end up in a similar situation, I think we’d win.”

Of course, nothing is 100%, but the fact that someone has already won a lawsuit like this is really important.

Jung Da-jeong, hearing this, was shocked.

“Did you really look into all that before signing the contract with the HP Guild?”

“What do you mean? Of course, I had to check all that before signing.”

In human society, trusting others blindly should never happen.

That’s why the phrase “heartless” exists.

Especially in a world where everything is valued by money, people are the biggest enemy.

“Once you step into society, you have to assume anyone could deceive you.”

“I see…”

Jung Da-jeong looked at me with a complicated expression. It seemed both proud and bittersweet.

“…Sorry, Da-on.”

I blinked in surprise at the sudden shift in her tone.

“Sorry? For what?”

“I think I let you handle everything by yourself. I should have looked into the details first as your older brother…”

“Oh, what are you talking about? When would you have had time to check all that?”

From Jung Da-jeong’s perspective, everything had happened so suddenly.

It had been less than three weeks since I took the Awakening Test and became an S-rank.

Considering that she had only recently joined her job, it wasn’t surprising that Jung Da-jeong felt overwhelmed.

However, it seemed that she wasn’t ready to accept that excuse. Her lips pressed firmly together in determination.

“No, it’s still my fault. I wasn’t prepared enough.”

It sounded more like she was telling herself that than telling me.

“At least it was good that you checked everything so thoroughly. If there’s a precedent like this… if anything happens, we should definitely sue. I’ll check the procedure and costs again. I’ll dig into the case law more…”

“Wait a minute.”

Seeing how serious Jung Da-jeong looked, I waved my hands.

“I haven’t decided for sure that I’m going to sue. The mandatory service is something I have to do anyway. And I’ll be sent to some guild, so I just picked the one with the best conditions, the HP Guild.”

If I have to take a beating, it’s better to at least choose the right instrument, right?

I was just preparing for that, but honestly, I wasn’t that worried.

‘Han Jae-young isn’t an idiot either.’

Right now, Han Jae-young was like a child, fascinated by the bizarre creature he had discovered, observing it with curiosity. He was testing out every possible method he could think of, and although it was annoying, I didn’t want to kill him just yet.

Hmm, not yet.

“Right, in any case, your opinion matters the most.”

Although still looking uneasy, Jung Da-jeong nodded after hearing me.

“Da-on, if anything really difficult happens, tell me, okay? I’ll do whatever I can to help.”

How would you help?

That thought rose to my throat, but I had learned enough social etiquette over these 19 years not to say it out loud.

Still, I couldn’t help but appreciate the sentiment.

So, I nodded.@@novelbin@@

“Alright, I got it.”

Finally, Jung Da-jeong smiled brightly.

Thinking back, it was probably the first time I had seen her smile in the past three weeks.

A lot had happened…

“Well then… what should we do now? Oh, we should definitely have jajangmyeon to celebrate the move!”

“Meow!”

• Jajangmyeon? What’s that?

Leo, who had been lazily stretching, perked up at the unfamiliar sound. It seemed cute, and Jung Da-jeong tried to pet Leo, but once again, she failed.

“Looks like Leo wants some too. What do cats... no, monsters eat?”

“They don’t really need to eat anything…”

Leo’s body was powered by mana, and mana is everywhere in the air. Since the piece of my soul embedded in him constantly draws mana, theoretically, he could move forever without external nourishment.

So, he didn’t really need outside nutrition, but…

“Grrr!”

• Curious, huh? Curious!

“Well, let’s just order him a separate bowl. It won’t hurt if he eats what humans eat.”

Honestly, I hoped he’d get sick from it. Since his body shrank, he seemed to have mentally regressed too.

“Right. Hmm, I wonder if there’s a jajangmyeon place in this rich neighborhood. How do you even get delivery to a place like this?”

“Don’t know. You figure it out.”

I said that and collapsed onto the sofa in the living room.

Han Jae-young had said he’d brought the furniture for the house, but even the sofa was just the right balance—soft yet firm enough to support my body. Even if I didn’t know his character, I had to admit, his taste in furniture was good.

Well, even poop has its uses. He must have some redeeming qualities.

“Wait a minute, Yoo Han-wool.”

Han Jae-young stopped talking to Yoo Han-wool and took the phone away from his ear.

- What’s going on?

“No, my ear is ticklish.”

Who’s swearing at me?