CH 14

“I see. Then let’s get back to business. I told the support team, so they’ll bring some items to use soon. You can take it and go to the dungeon together.”

“Well… It’s not something I should refuse to level up, but can’t we set the time in advance? You dragged me here just as I was about to eat.”

Showing the hem of the gown I was wearing, Lee Jehee smiled slightly at the words.

“You have a lot to say. It seems like you keep forgetting your situation.”

“What?”

“It means that the contract with me should be the top priority for Yeon Seonwoo. Because it was a contract to do that.”

Priority? My lips twisted at the words that sounded like snoring.

“So, do you want me to put the contract before my life? Why should I do that?”

“This contract is not a contract made on an equal footing. It’s written in the contract as well. Yeon Seonwoo-ssi is the ‘servant’.” (을 here means employment, service, provide in the contract. but I put it as a servant) 

“….”

Crazy punk. 

It was a harsh word. It was also absolutely true. Our contract was to give in to his threats and violence.

Yeah, as Lee Jehee pointed out, I forgot my situation for a while.

“Yes, yes, I’m sorry. I’m not sure about the subject of ‘servant’. Still, can’t I eat? Even the servant is hungry, Master.”

[The Master’s mood improves, giving you +1 to ‘Be Loved’.]

It was a sound of desperation, but Lee Jehee felt better.

Why all of sudden? Is his Master really enjoying this kind of voice? 

“…Are you a pervert?”

“Hahaha.”

[The Master’s mood improves, giving you +1 to ‘Be Loved’.]

Oh my, he is really a pervert. 

It was the first time when I frowned while looking at the face of the person with the ‘Be Loved’ skill that turned from 0 to plus for the first time.

When I turned my head to the sound of a knock on the door, a man with flashy dyed hair like an idol came in with a bunch of things in his arms.

“I will go in.”

“If you knock on the door, can’t you wait for the answer before?”

“Will the answer change if I don’t listen? You’re going to tell me to come in anyway.” 

For some reason, Chorok speaks friendly first. Even if that sounded harsh, it’s important that he spoke up first. He had a slight smile on his lips, as if he was joking at first glance, then he frowned as if he didn’t want to deal with him.

That means he’s more likely to be an important person in the game. Who is it?

“I’ve brought all the protective equipment that looks usable as I ordered, so take a look. Why are you going into the C-class dungeon all of a sudden? The gentleman who says it’s troublesome to go around the dungeon together.” 

“I know. Why am I doing this kind of bothersome thing?” 

Looking through a pile of protective equipment on the table, Lee Jehee smiled low. 

The man who was glaring at Lee Jehee had pink hair and gray eyes that looked like he was wearing circle lenses. Wearing a crazy outfit with strings lining the sleeves and pants.

Looking at that, I remember.

Baek Taera

As the vice master of the Yeolmu Guild, he was also a healer with both his primary attribute and secondary attribute. Then, he eventually developed ‘Hua Tuo’ as an awakening characteristic and became an S-class healer. (t/n: Hua To is a legendary name who’s known as Doctor. Please correct me if I’m wrong.) 

The problem is that he is more often called by other nicknames than Hua Tuo.

With “Taerapy,” a shortened word for Creepy Healer Baek Taera. 

Baek Taera was the person who didn’t save anyone who died in front of him if he didn’t like it, and didn’t hesitate to punch with his own hands. He has a cruel hand and a twisted character with a bad temper, in contrast to a pretty face for a man.

“That’s what Hyung should know, what will you do if you ask someone else?” 

“I don’t really understand either. Yeon Seonwoo-ssi, take this.”

I was silently watching the appearance of Baek Taera, one of the persons I didn’t want to meet. I’m even breathing quietly because I want him to forget my existence, but Lee Jehee has brought out my presence.

He shifted his gray eyes towards me as soon as he finished speaking.

According to my memories, those eyes were colored like that not because Baek Taera was wearing circle lenses, but because he continued to put his effort into the eyes where he had lost his sight. Until the first attribute appeared, Baek Taera was a blind person. 

“Oh is this the person? The ridiculous reason Hyung wants to go into a C-Class dungeon.”

As I backed away from Baek Taera, who leaned his upper body and showed his beautiful face, I put on an awkward smile on my lips.

He was even called Taeraphy in the sense of Creepy Healer, but after all, he was only one of the many followers of Lee Jehee. 

This is because it was Lee Jehee who raised him as a hunter by walking around the dungeon with him, who was blind. If he adds up the ones that saved his life, he’ll have more than ten fingers. 

That is why it was Baek Taera who occupied more than half of the game bulletin board. 

Baek Taera, an S-class healer, was a must-have colleague and was a popular character along with Lee Jehee. They also have a pretty appearance, so it looks very pretty, so people who were eager to see the ending where he and Lee Jehee continued, posted elaborate strategies and plastered them. Among them, those in charge of another group pushed Han Chorok. 

When I remembered that it was a game that could attract not only female characters but also male characters, the attitude of those two people toward Lee Jehee gradually became suspicious. Aren’t you still acting like you’re jealous of the person who is receiving Lee Jehee’s attention? The same goes for Han Chorok next to him, with a proud face as if he was doing well. 

“I hope you know that I’m not a doctor.”

In that sense, I appealed to Lee Jehee that I had no interest in him and that I didn’t even want to enter a C-class dungeon. Of course, if he listened carefully to what I said, Baek Taera would not have been called Taerapy. 

“Why is your doctor important? If Jaehee Hyung says he’s going, he goes. He doesn’t even know the subject, it’s ridiculous.” 

“….”

Look at that. Isn’t he saying the same thing as the Chorok who is shaking his head next to Lee Jehee? 

I carved patience in my heart with a deep sigh. It is believed that three times of patience would keep you from murder, but I had to endure it a hundred times since I don’t want to be the victim of murder.

In my head, I thought about what a patient with patience would look like, and I turned my eyes away pretending to look at the protective equipment that Lee Jehee had taken out. The blacktop and bottom engraved with the guild mark seemed to be ordinary clothes, but the other protective equipment next to it seemed to be an item. 

[Judgment skill activated. Start appraisal of the item.]

[Judgment failed.] 

[Unidentified item: The user’s ability level is low, so it can’t be evaluated.] 

Damn it. Where would a low-level person live?

Judgment skills are skills that grow along with Hunter’s level, so there was no way to raise them unless the level was raised. In the case of one-time consumption items used as materials for potions or items, judgment seems to be possible regardless of grade. 

While analyzing the cause of the failure of the item appraisal and thinking that it might be necessary to raise the level a little, Baek Taera continued to argue with Lee Jehee. 

“So, are you really going to enter the dungeon for something like that? Throwing away all the accumulated things?” 

“That’s why I have a competent vice master.”

“Ah, really! Do you know what I said that I would be a vice master like this? Because of the lesser-known guys that Hyung had signed up for, the members of the commissioning team had to quit one after another, and we had to hire a new person, are you going to be like this!”

Baek Taera put his hand on one waist and ruffled his hair with the other hand. His pink hair, which had become brittle due to repeated bleaching and dyeing, floated up and gave a cute feeling, but his fiercely distorted face and momentum halved that feeling.

But Lee Jehee didn’t blink an eye. Rather, he laughed happily and jokingly received the words.

“Then we can cut those guys off.”

“If that’s the case, then why did you make them sign up for it? Those who are below that level!” 

“So they will join.”

“Argh! I’m going crazy!” 

In the end, Baek Taera couldn’t hold back his anger and screamed with both hands. For some reason, I think I know. Those feelings such as frustration, irritation, and anger toward Lee Jehee.

At times like that, I don’t care about the real level, but now I want to strangle him.

Feeling a special sense of unity with Baek Taera, who was angry, I secretly shook my head, then lifted my head as I thought of something. He was still fighting Lee Jehee, so he didn’t even care about me. 

“Do you know what kind of local gym this is?! If you let them sign up, will you let all of them?”

“You have the guts. I came to him directly and asked him to join the guild. I let him do it because the effort was great.”

“Excuse me—”

“Then Hyung has to clean up the mess. Don’t make me do it!”

“That’s troublesome.”

“Excuse me?”

“Argh! What? Can’t you see we’re talking? It’s rude that you don’t even know the subject.”

Wow, I’m surprised. I spoke the wrong word once, and my neck will fly away. 

The closeness of Baek Taera’s distorted face astounds me like a night difference. Fortunately, Lee Jehee, who comforted Baek Taera and put him back, listened to me instead. 

“Do you have anything to say?”

“No, I just heard that they are hiring a new member of the request reception team, so I was wondering if it would be possible to recommend an acquaintance.”