CH 30

I was listening quietly to the conversation, and… I thought I was going to be scared.

No I mean, if it seems like such a dangerous dungeon, you should leave me alone! What do you mean by dragging me in? It’s not that we all want to die together!

And if it was dangerous enough to call a mercenary, how great it would have been if a few more people besides Shin Sora were called.

In fact, most of the characters in ‘The Return of the D-Class Hunter’ were hunters with S or A-Class. However, when I came to this world, there were not many high-class hunters. Usually, when it comes to a guild’s master, it was considered high even if it was an A-Class.

Lee Jehee, who had previously gathered talented people who could become S-class in the future as a privilege of being a returner, had a lot of S-class hunters in his guild, but in fact, they were all S-class in Korea. Except for Sora and some rival characters from other guilds. 

So I thought they would chew through a C-class dungeon easily. I didn’t expect the existence of a keymaster to pop out of here.

“Why am I…”

“Depending on the situation, Chorok may have to use his awakening skill again. In that case, I hope Yeon Seonwoo will respond quickly.”

…What the hell are you talking about? Did you bring me because of that? Or did you make an excuse for bringing me in by mistake now?

Until now, he couldn’t answer the question of why he brought me, so I’m leaning toward the latter.

I’m not the only one who was surprised by Lee Jehee’s words, Chorok, who raised his head in surprise, looked at me instead of looking at Lee Jehee. Chorok turned his head grumpily back after seeming relieved at the gaze I met in the air.

What he does is very childish. Although he’s close to a real kid, though.

“What does that mean? Are you saying that he can calm down Chorok’s madness?”

Until then, Baek Taera, who had been reluctant to talk because he was paying attention to Sora, intervened. Lee Jehee just turned his head and ran forward, pretending not to know with an annoyed face again. Instead, the one who opened his mouth was this damn Chorok, who was forcing his lips to harden.

“Yes. He’s the one who came into my dream using a strange skill and removed the Ruler of Nightmare skill. He was also the one who helped me with stabilization when I used the awakening skill to wake up from sleep.”

“…Really?”

So is it real or fake?

It was very burdensome for Baek Taera to look at me with surprised eyes, so I pretended not to know and turned my gaze away. Then, by mistake, my eyes met Sora, who had been brightening her eyes.

Ack, we can’t make eye contact! Then again—.

“That’s amazing, Seonwoo-ssi! Don’t you want to join my guild?” 

I knew this would happen. My preciousness was threatened again.

“Yes. I don’t want to.” 

“… Isn’t that too much?”

“True, I don’t think it’s too much.”

Lee Jehee laughed when he heard about the conversation with Sora. I glanced down at him as I felt the fine vibrations of the neck and shoulders that were holding me by the hand.

The other party laughed as well, “Pft!” Baek Taera hurriedly covered his mouth to hide the burst of laughter. It seems that Sora’s eyes are barely noticeable.

“Taera-ya, if you show your teeth after laughing one more time, can you live with implants for the rest of your life?”

It’s worth keeping an eye on. The healer is threatened with having to live with implants. Even if he regenerates the pulled teeth, they will follow him for the rest of his life. It was the same as saying that she was going to keep taking it out.

I wouldn’t even think of showing my teeth because I was scared.

Baek Taera also bites his lip with a firm face, perhaps thinking the same as me. While I was watching the unfamiliar scene, Sora spoke kindly in a completely different voice than when Sora threatened Baek Taera. The impact of the implant is so strong that it doesn’t look so sweet—.

“Seonwoo-ssi, think about it seriously. Our guild is really good. Everyone is so kind that they take good care of you.”

Lies, I know what an Amazoness is like. The physiology of that place is that the weak become prey to the strong, and the motto is ‘Only the strong survive!’.

But do you take good care of it? Even if she lies, this person hits it too hard. 

And I don’t know why she keeps asking me to join. To me who is weak… Why! 

“I see. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can do it. I can’t move recklessly because I have a contract.”

Damn Servant Ring. In fact, my precious thing is also important, but I can’t go anywhere until I take this out. Fortunately, Sora seemed to understand the meaning of the vaguely answered question right away. It’s because I said something weird.

“Is that Lee Jehee?! He has seduced Seonwoo again with his flirting technique, and put some strange restrictions on him!”

“What? Again? What do you mean again—”

“Everyone is here. Are you nervous now?”

Lee Jehee stopped what I was going to say to ask about a very important matter.

Of course, I tried to finish my speech in a hurry, but I couldn’t because of the guy who suddenly moved and hugged me. “Ugh!” It was because I was busy screaming and struggling to keep my balance. 

Meanwhile, Sora was continuing the conversation with Lee Jehee, not me.

“Anyway, that’s a very sneaky brat. It’s all yours, really.”

“It’s not like that. Ugh!”

“If you know, don’t go overboard. I’m really angry.” 

“N, no… Ugh!”

“Ugh, I’m annoyed. You only like the eyes of people… If you think it’s useful, you seduce them all.”

No, excuse me! Please listen to me!

The words I was trying to say between the two of them could not come to an end due to Lee Jehee’s interference. 

But do you think it’s polite to cut people’s words when they try to say something?

I looked at the Chorok or Baek Taera with a face of urgent help, but they avoided looking at me and turned away. Hana, who looked at it with last hope, was not interested in this side because she was looking inside the dungeon. 

“The Nightmare is still there. Shall we go right in?”

“Let’s have Sora enter first, settle down, and then follow her.”

“You know what kind of multi-purpose iron tanker these are, right? Huh? It hurts when I get hit, too.”

Grumbling Sora warmed up lightly with the shield she was holding while talking like that way. Then, she used her awakening skill as she went straight to the final clear zone.

[Party member ‘Shin Sora’ unlocks the awakening attribute.]

[God’s Apostle, Heresy Inquisitor appears.]

[God’s Apostle, Heresy Inquisitor activates the awakening skill ‘Value of Faith’.]

Golden energy burst out from Sora’s body as she approached the nightmare in an instant. A golden armor was added over the body wearing white light armor, and after that, a red cape appeared and fluttered.

She put her hands together with a reverent face. Then she knelt down on one knee on the floor and began to offer her prayers in a low voice.

“Consider it all joy when you are tempted. For I know that the trials of faith produce patience, and I swear to endure under the test of faith without any doubt.”

[The Heresy Inquisitor Shin Sora’s faith has been proven, unbreakable protection’ is activated.]

A soft prayer flowed out of Sora-san’s mouth, and at the same time, a huge golden shield appeared in front of it. That shield was a shield that would never be broken unless there was a crack in Sora’s faith. In addition, the character Shin Sora, drawn in the game, was not a person to reconsider and break the faith she had once, as she had a simple personality.

The owner of an unbreakable shield. That is Shin Sora.

“Let’s go.” 

Lee Jehee, who had been carrying me the whole time, was the first to arrive behind Sora and put me down. Looking up blankly from behind a golden shield safer than anywhere else, he smiled with a strange face and stretched both hands into the air. At that moment, a black sword that seemed to absorb even light shone in red patterns and was held one by one in each of the man’s hands. 

Double sword. The moment Lee Jehee became the strongest wasn’t when he used magic, but when he held those two swords.

His eyes, which had sunk to black, were different from usual. Their eyes met for a brief moment with the black eyes that embraced the light. 

And Lee Jehee, who had sprung forward like a rocket even before I realized it, jumped high as if he was going to the place where Nightmare was. Recognizing the attack, Nightmare immediately prepared an attack skill. Fortunately, Sora’s prayer came first.

“Be strong and courageous. There will be no one against you in your lifetime. I want all the blades that stand in my way to be pointed at me. I pray that you will be strong and courageous.”

[God’s Apostle, Heresy Inquisitor activates the awakening skill ‘Self-Sacrifice’] 

[All attacks from ‘Nightmare’ are directed at the Heresy Inquisitor ‘Shin Sora’.]

The ‘self-sacrifice’ skill was a kind of provocation skill. The power to face all attacks by directing the monster’s perception towards you.

Nightmare’s attack, which had just been aimed at Lee Jehee, was directed at Sora when she activated a skill that couldn’t be used unless a certain amount of physical strength and defense was guaranteed.

[‘Nightmare’ activates the attack skill ‘Scream in Nightmare’.]