They needed to confirm whether he was truly qualified to be Eun-ah's spouse.
She's their only older sister, and likewise, their only daughter.
Regardless of her feelings, it means they can't entrust her to some unknown rascal.
'We can't just send our noona off easily.'
'I can't just give away my daughter carelessly, no way.'
The father and son's thoughts aligned.
Eun-ha and his father wanted to test Han Chang-jin one last time today.
Of course, they both knew well how deep Chang-jin's feelings were.
His willingness to risk danger to conquer the black dungeon to save Eun-ah when she lost her existence was admirable.
However, that's just that.
Whether he's suitable as a spouse to walk through the rest of life with Noh Eun-ah needs to be confirmed separately.
—Excuse me, Master? I don't think you, with four wives already, should be saying this? Do you have any conscience?
—Shut up. It's okay for me, but not for that hyung.
—Master's personality, which probably everyone knows by now...
Twenty-five, Eun-ha's subordinate who handles a part of the darkness.
A few days ago, when he heard about this from Eun-ha, he was dumbfounded.
Eun-ha didn't care.
In fact, to be honest...
'Han Chang-jin, that son of a bitch.'
'You dare to steal my daughter's heart?'
Eun-ha and his father simply didn't want to give Eun-ah to Han Chang-jin.
But they couldn't ignore her happiness, so they reluctantly decided to send her off while taking out their frustrations on him.
Call it childish if you will.
As people age, they often become more closed-minded, trapped in the years they've lived, grateful for their given daily life, immersed in memories, and more childish.
Eun-ha and his father, having overcome all the calamities from before the regression and stepped down from the Chief of Staff position, laying down the heavy burden they'd been carrying, were entitled to be childish enough.
And so.
Bang!
"Shall we drink some baijiu that we couldn't drink earlier because the daughters-in-law and kids were there?"
"I'm totally in favor of that."
"Hooray! Uncle is the best!"
"Hmm."
"Wow, the alcohol content is no joke?"
A pub near home.
Eun-ha's father, who had reserved the entire place, put down the drinks he had reserved for today on the table.
The men cheered.
"..."
Except for Han Chang-jin.
He was on guard against them trying to target him from all directions.
At that time, Eun-ha's father called out.
"Chang-jin."
"Yes, Father."
"Know that you can't go home until you drink the alcohol we give you today and empty all the drinks here. If you're afraid, you can leave now."
"...No, Father. I'll drink. Please pour me one."
Eun-ha's father threatened Han Chang-jin in a lowered voice.
But he didn't yield.
He couldn't back down out of fear when the goal was right in front of him.
He didn't want to give up on Eun-ah.
He held out his glass.
"Your spirit is admirable. Well then... Take this drink I'm giving you."
"Yes. I will definitely earn your approval, no matter what kind of alcohol it is, Father."
It's like a swordsman who has reached a high level telling his opponent to receive his sword.
In fact, Eun-ha's father showed movements like a master.
Clink! Swish! Rustle! Splash!
While his eyes were fixed on Han Chang-jin.
But his hands grabbed the drinks as if knowing exactly where everything was.
The sight of him combining various alcohols with dazzling hand movements and shaking the shaker at high speed to mix drinks was truly admirable.
Soon he put down a glass.
"When you've been Chief of Staff for a long time, the skill of making bomb shots naturally becomes ingrained in your body. This is a bomb shot made by grinding up my life. Drink it, Chang-jin."
"..."
Han Chang-jin looked down at the glass.
Whatever magic he had worked, the bomb shot mixed with all kinds of alcohol was just transparent.
That made it even more nerve-wracking.
Because he couldn't guess how strong the alcohol would be.
It was an unknown even to him, who had resistance to all kinds of poisons.
"I'll drink well, Father."
Nevertheless, Han Chang-jin steeled himself and downed the bomb shot in one go.
Indeed, the alcohol content was beyond imagination.
It was like swallowing a blazing hot sun.
His esophagus felt like it was burning.
But he didn't show it.
"...I drank it well, Father."
"To think you could drink that... You're quite something. Alright, I won't say anything more."
"Thank you. I will make sure Eun-ah can live happily."
"Marriage isn't for living happily, but for living 'together'. A couple supports each other in times of joy and sorrow. Don't think you can make Eun-ah happy with just your unilateral thoughts. If you're going to be happy, think about it together. Don't forget that."
Eun-ha's father finally gave in.
He clicked his tongue at Han Chang-jin and gave him advice about married life.
Chang-jin, who had finally gained his approval, decided to take his words to heart.
Next was Jin Pa-rang's turn.
"To become part of the Noh family, you should be able to drink this much, right!? Here, drink! Chang-jin hyung!"
"..."
You're not even a Noh.
Han Chang-jin barely held back the words he wanted to say.
He examined the drink Jin Pa-rang offered and stiffened his face for a different reason than before.
"What is this..."
"It's the Jin Pa-rang Special I made today!"
"..."
An unidentifiable substance in a 3000cc beer pitcher.
That mixture of all kinds of alcohol and side dishes couldn't be called a drink.
If there were people who worshipped alcohol as a god, it wouldn't be strange to firmly call this blasphemy.
'But... At least it's not made by Min-ji, so it shouldn't be dangerous.'
With the feeling of drinking sewage water.
Han Chang-jin closed his eyes tightly and downed it.
It stank.
Whatever was put in, the texture was just thick.
Occasionally something would be chewed.
'Ugh...'
Instead of the alcohol content being high, there was just too much of it.
Trying to drink it all at once was extremely burdensome.
It felt like his stomach was instantly bloating.
"I-I drank it all..."
"Wow, you really drank all of that?"
Han Chang-jin barely emptied the pitcher.
He wiped the alcohol that had dripped down with the back of his hand and desperately tried to hold onto his senses.
Otherwise, he felt like he would throw up.
In that situation, Bruno stepped forward.
"Drink."
"Uncle, this is..."
Since the glasses offered by Eun-ha's father and Jin Pa-rang were on the larger side, the glass Bruno offered was relatively small.
About the length of a finger.
The problem was the contents of the glass.
It was just pitch black to the point where you couldn't see inside.
To this, Bruno answered:
"It's alcohol made by the organization when I was involved with them. I brought it in from Italy and made it for today."
"...What's the name of the drink?"
"Hmm, the organization members called this drink Valentine's Blessing."
"But unlike the name, the color is unsettlingly black."
"That's because it's a suicide drink."
"A suicide... drink?"
"It was mainly given to traitors."
"..."
Why are you giving that to me?
Han Chang-jin asked with shaking eyes.
Bruno replied calmly.
"You have resistance to poison, so you should be fine drinking this much."
"I could die if I drink poison I don't have resistance to..."
"That would be regrettable."
"..."
"I'm joking. This isn't a suicide drink."
"So it was a joke..."
"This is a diluted version of the suicide drink."
"..."
Han Chang-jin, who was about to feel relieved, flinched.
He fell into contemplation with the glass in front of him.
At that time, Eun-ha kindly suggested:
"Don't worry, hyung. If you die, I'll revive you with my myth."
"..."
"I wouldn't make our noona sad, right? Drink with peace of mind. So drink and die. I'll leave the succession of darkness to Twenty-five, and bury you in a sunny national cemetery."
His actions were the opposite of his words.
Han Chang-jin couldn't take Eun-ha's words as a joke.
It seemed like Eun-ha would really do it.
But he couldn't not drink.
Sometimes people had to burn even death to achieve their dreams.
He downed the suicide drink.
"Cough!"
"Excellent."
The poison took effect immediately.
Han Chang-jin desperately resisted the poison and was able to exert his resistance.
Bruno looked at him approvingly and took out a pill.
"It's an antidote. Take it if it's too hard."
"I-I'm fine... Uncle..."
He took the antidote just in case, but Han Chang-jin didn't bring it to his mouth.
It was purely out of pride.
He wanted to gain their approval without relying on anything.
Next was Avenir's turn.
"Uh... I didn't prepare anything special... But everyone else did something, so I can't just do something normal... Um, what should I do..."
"...Can't we just go with something normal."
"Ah! I know what to do!"
Avenir mixed vodka wildly, then grabbed a glass.
Crack!
The glass couldn't withstand his grip strength and shattered.
The glass powder mixed into the vodka mixture...
"Here, drink! Chang-jin hyung!"
"You want me to... drink that?"
"You drank poison, surely you can drink this much? And I crushed it into powder, so you won't really notice when you drink it."
"..."
Avenir calmly offering danger with an innocent face.
Han Chang-jin was at a loss for words seeing him who, unlike the others, seemed to have no malice at all.
Innocent purity without malice was scary.
But his words weren't wrong.
Compared to Jin Pa-rang and Bruno's drinks, this was relatively milder.
Han Chang-jin, who had somehow adapted to his situation, finally drank the alcohol.
"Ugh..."
"Don't make Eun-ah noona cry, hyung!"
"Y-Yeah..."
Han Chang-jin did it.
Now he only had one person's approval left to gain.
Noh Eun-ha.
Surely Eun-ha would be stronger than any opponent he had faced so far.
Han Chang-jin tried not to let his guard down.
"Eun-ha..."
"It's amazing you made it this far. I thought it would end at Pa-rang hyung's level."
"..."
Speaking like a villain.
Eun-ha poured vodka into a glass.
He took out a small bottle and poured its contents into the vodka.
The vodka turned pink.
"Here, drink."
"...What did you just put in?"
"I'll tell you after you drink it all. Don't worry. It's not poison."
What could Noh Eun-ha be thinking?
Han Chang-jin tried to guess his intention.
But he couldn't read the intention of Eun-ha who was maintaining a poker face.
Chang-jin had no choice but to look at the glass instead of him.
'What on earth is this?'
A sweet scent came from the alcohol.
Han Chang-jin furrowed his brow, unable to identify it.
He had no choice but to drink it to find out.
That's when Eun-ha spoke.
His eyes were infinitely serious.
"Chang-jin hyung."
"Y-Yes, Eun-ha."
"If you drink that, we'll really become family now."
"..."
"Let's get along well from now on. Even though I don't like it... I'm entrusting noona to you."
Eun-ha bowed his head.
Han Chang-jin felt choked up, feeling like he had finally gained approval from Eun-ha who had been tormenting him all this time.
His feelings had finally gotten through to him.
"Eun-ha... Even if I might have been your enemy in your previous life, in this life I will absolutely never become your enemy no matter what happens. So let's get along well from now on."
After conquering the <Dungeon of the Abyss>.
Eun-ha revealed the fact of his regression to the people he cherished.
That's why Han Chang-jin could know that he had been Eun-ha's archenemy before the regression.
'If Eun-ah wasn't there in the previous life... I might have indeed stood on Baek Seo-jin's side and opposed Eun-ha.'
At that moment, Han Chang-jin inwardly understood.
He wasn't particularly surprised.
Because before meeting Eun-ah, he had been deeply immersed in Baek Seo-jin while also harboring discontent towards the Fairy government.
If Baek Seo-jin had incited him, he would have opposed the Fairy government without hesitation.
That is, if he hadn't met Eun-ah.
'It's understandable that Eun-ha was wary of me.'
Although it was unfair that Eun-ha had equated the <Shadow King> from before the regression with his current self and been wary.
Han Chang-jin finally understood why he had been wary of him until now, and could feel at ease.
He's the brother of the person he loves.
He didn't want to be hated by him.
And Chang-jin knew that he was a person with a lot of suspicion.
So he revealed his honest feelings so that he wouldn't suspect him.
"I know too. If I had suspected you, I wouldn't have entrusted the darkness to you from the beginning."
"Eun-ha..."
"So I thought it would be okay to entrust noona to you. You're much better than Lee Kang-hyuk or other guys hitting on noona, right?"
"Brother-in-law..."
"Let's get along well from now on, brother-in-law. Drink."
Eun-ha, who had revealed his true feelings, chuckled as if embarrassed.
Han Chang-jin's emotion was indescribable.
His eyes welled up.
'From now on, I'll become part of this family.'
He's gaining a family he can rely on.
Han Chang-jin swallowed the drink in the glass in one go with a joyful heart.
The drink that had a sweet scent was sweet and delicious like fruit wine.
It was a taste that contained Eun-ha's consideration.
A smile spread across his face.
"Thank you, brother-in-law. It's really delicious because you gave it to me."
"That is quite a tasty drink. It's as effective as it is tasty, and hard to get."
"To bring such a precious drink for me... I'll definitely treat you after I get married. But what kind of drink is it?"
"That? It's an ultra-strong aphrodisiac."
"...What?"
"It's an aphrodisiac made by Alice Group and Luminous Group using mana stones from succubus-type monsters. It's not on the market yet... I tried it once before and the effect was amazing."
"Why... did you make me drink that?"
"Go home and get some good sleep after drinking that."
"..."
"Try writhing in lust alone, will you."
A broad smile spread across Eun-ha's face.
Han Chang-jin got goosebumps.
A devil was right in front of him.
"Anyway, take good care of our noona."
If you make our noona cry, you'll die by my hand.
The grinning devil's eyes seemed to say just that.