The old man looked at the seven high schoolers.
He sighed. "Fine, then go handle things yourselves. I'll head back first."
"Wait, aren't you the Old Grandpa from the stories?" Fat High Schooler asked in surprise when he saw that the old man really meant to leave.
"Yeah, you're supposed to be our mentor!"
"Save us kids!"
They all grabbed hold of the old man's clothes and refused to let go.
"Let go, all of you!"
Furious, the old man kicked all seven of them away.
"Get lost!"
"You little bastards! Stand on your own feet! Save yourselves! Don't you understand?"
"You were just talking about turning me into a monster, and now you're begging me for help?"
Of the seven, the three girls weren't quite shameless enough and let go.
Fat High Schooler, however, clung even tighter.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, you're my own dear grandpa."
"Save me!"
The old man felt helpless. He really hadn't expected these heroes to be so shameless.
The previous ones had all been too embarrassed to kneel and beg for help, insisting on doing everything themselves.
And they had ended up losing to the Eldest Princess.
"Hmph. If you want me to save you, you have to agree to three things."
"Name them," Fat High Schooler said hurriedly. "Forget three, even thirty would be fine."
"Support me in my old age, support me in my old age, and support me in my old age!" the old man said bluntly.
"That's easy. From today onward, you're my own dear dad."
"Damn it, you were calling me Grandpa a moment ago, and now I'm your dad?"
"Grandpa works too."
The old man had nothing to say to that.
Then he raised his head. "All right, get up. I'll help you."
"Ah, this is a real headache. If