"What are you?"
I couldn't breathe properly.
Lee Eun-joo felt her heart beating fast as her legs shook without realizing it.
It seemed like it was going to hit me right away if I moved a little or avoided eye contact.
The two words "death" pass through my head.
"Stop it. He's my friend."
Pong.
Seol Yoon-hee hit Yong-yong's head slightly with her palm.
Lee Eun-ju's overwhelming sense of humor faded.
Lee Eun-joo, who had lost strength all over her body, flopped down into her place.
"Chi, buddy?"
Yong-yong muttered with a dumb face.
Seol Yoon-hee, who was frowning, nodded slightly.
"You saw it once last time. You've been adorable, don't you remember?"
......Ah!
Yong-yong recalled his first meeting with Do-jun.
Then I glanced at Lee Eun-ju, and I could remember her.
A girl who came up to her and said she was cute when she was on a crack tour for freshmen.
"But why were you down, and he was pointing at us with a gun.
"I fell because of the earthquake earlier. I'm not sure about the gun, but he didn't mean to shoot me anyway."
......are you serious, human?
Yong-yong glared at Lee Eun-joo with an upset look.
Lee Eun-joo nodded vigorously.
Seol Yoon-hee, who was watching the scene, sighed and dragged Yong-yong to Lee Eun-ju's front.
And he held Yongyong's hand and Lee Eunju's hand.
"Shake hands."
Puck
"Yong-yong, say sorry to Eun-ju."
"I didn't do anything wrong.
"Then you can eat feed like Cassiel."
"I'm sorry. I have sinned to death. I'll make sure it won't happen again. Eun-joo."
Lee Eun-joo looks at Seol Yoon-hee with a slightly surprised look.
It was because Yong-yong, who was exuding a thick layer of flesh, became gentle as if he had done so.
In general, in the case of the tamed monster or animal, except for its own owner, Yong-yong was following as if Seol Yun-hui was the master.
"Well, but it looks like there's one more."
"Yes. I'm Yong-yong's friend, and my father allowed me to raise him. You should say hi, too, right?"
Karsiel came forward and bowed his head.
My name is Carthiel. I heard that you are a friend with your little master, so please take good care of me from now on.
"Oh, hello......... I'm Lee Eun Joo."
"You may speak informally.
"......Ah. Yeah."
said Seol with a smile.
"I guess four of us can go around together."
* * *
After sending Yong-yong and Carthiel to Seol Yoon-hee.
Dojun slowly read out the quest that was just activated.
[Nergues watches over you.]
[Heading towards the center of a special quest]
Content: Nerges, a manager who was guarding the tutorial zone of the center, one day. He massacred challengers who entered the tutorial in violation of central discipline. And Nerges disappeared in a flash with all the tickets. Gather all your tickets, unseal Nerges and be recognized by him.
Accumulated Progress: 9,934/10,000
Compensation: Obtaining admission tickets and opening the central tutorial area
[Can't exit the crack for a limited time.]
[Time Remaining 00:21:38]
A piece of map meant an admission ticket.
Considering the time when students collect admission tickets.
There was a high possibility of collecting the remaining 66 pages in 21 minutes.
Before that, Dojun decided that he should have at least one page.
Swoosh.
I picked up an extra assistant bead from the corner of the observatory.
Then I went down the stairs of the observatory.
Soon, Dojun's new model disappeared.
* * *
"Kereuk."
A goblin appeared behind a giant tree.
Green-skinned, bald, human-like monster.
A fangs with sharp ears and protruding between the lips.
Whoo-hoo!
The assistant bead, which used to emit a dark light, shone under the giant tree.
Dojun ignored Goblin and walked to the place where the light was pointing and reached out his hand.
An intangible word of hope divided the land.
"Ke, Kebuk."
Goblin crept back.
The moment when Dojun bent down to give him the "right of entry" on the hollowed-out dirt floor.
Hurry up!
Goblin started running like crazy.
Dojun waved his hand without looking back.
Then the assistant bead flew to Goblin.
Puck!
Goblin bursts with the sound of hitting.
It's been 15 minutes since I got off the temporary observatory and wandered around the crack.
Dojun figured out the number of tickets in his pocket.
'55.'
Accumulated Progress: 9,945/10,000
Now, if you put your ticket into the glass in the central square.
Maybe there's a monster called 'Nergues' in the quest.
And the students were gathering toward the temporary observatory to see if the class was slowly coming to an end.
by the way
I did collect them.'
I recalled what Chung Young-chul, director of Hunter Management, said.
They want us to attack the center with Behimos Guild.
Of course, he added, "It's not mandatory, but I'm asking you to go over it."
'......just give it to him.'
I don't know how strong the monsters in the heart are.
A team of S-level hunters, including the inspection, shouldn't be so worried.
The story would be different if it were Malanuch, the god who appeared last time, but Do-joon also said it was an Elegular monster.
Those guys won't be swarming.
No, I had to.
"Father?"
Seol Yoon-hee, who appeared through the forest grass, looked puzzled when she found Do-jun.
Of course, I thought he was watching with other parents at the temporary observatory.
"Master!"
Clap clap.
Yong-yong came running and jumped at Do-jun's chest.
And looking up at Do-jun with a poor look on his face, shedding tears.
"Listen, please. There, there, there's a woman named Lee Eun-joo......... He pinched me, pulled me, rubbed my cheek like this, and he bothered me a lot anyway. Black, black, blue.'
"Yong-yong! Why do you keep running away......... Ah, mister?"
Lee Eun-joo, who found Do-jun, shivered.
Then Yong-yong stretched out his tongue, pulling the fat under his eyes with his front paws.
"You've been searched. Master, please scold me......... eh?
Dojun walked to Lee Eun-ju without saying anything.
I held out Yong-yong to her.
"Please continue to be cute."
"...Master?"
This Eun-ju handed Yong-yong over and held him in her arms.
Do-jun looked with his eyes to see if Seol Yoon-hee was hurt.
He was wearing a white supply suit handed out by the Academy, which looked fine when he saw that there was no tear or stain anywhere.
"By the way... ...mister. Is that, uh, assistant bead?"
Lee Eun-joo, who saw beads floating around Do-jun and emitting black light, asked the question.
'You said you awakened yourself with a tamer the other day, so I'm sure you have Mana, but...…'
It hasn't been long since I woke up.
Even if it was used, it should of course have been red or orange or something.
But I didn't even hear that it was black.
"Yes. But why?"
"......Mr. Mana, how many manas are you?"
Dojun recovered the inner workings that were contained in the assist bead.
Then he put the beads in his pocket and approached Lee Eun-joo.
When she saw Do-jun approaching her with a dry look on his face, Lee Eun-ju was frightened and backed away.
"Oh, mister?"
Dojun reached over Lee Eun-ju's shoulder.
Thick.
"Argh!"
Lee Eun-joo closed her eyes tightly.
Then Do-jun pulled his stretched hand and unfolded his palm.
I opened my palm and saw a stone.
Dojun threw the stone where it flew.
Puck!
"Kereuk!"
Lee Eun-joo looked back.
There was a goblin dead with a hole in his abdomen.
"You have to stay alert in the crack. Even a crack for practice."
"Sorry, I'm sorry."
"You don't have to be sorry, you worry if you get hurt. Be careful next time."
Of course, Dojun won't be worried.
What Do-jun said was Lee Kang-hyun.
Lee Eun-joo is his family.
"...yes."
Lee Eun-joo bowed her head.
Yong-yong suddenly felt his pulse beating fast on his back.
He lifted his head and looked at Lee Eun-joo's face.
I couldn't see well because of my hair.
It was obviously red.
* * *
That night, 8 p.m.
Over the window of the veranda, there was a hole in the sky and a heavy rain.
The weather forecast predicted strong showers with thunder and lightning, but I didn't know it would be this bad.
We decided... ...to go into the log house after all.
After dinner, I was sitting on the sofa watching a horror movie.
Yong-yong turned off the lights to revive the atmosphere, but all the lights were thunder and lightning from outside and the light from the TV.
Biting.
Dojun is holding onto his sleeve with Seol Yoon-hee.
I sighed watching Yong-yong shivering overhead.
Only Carthiel was watching a horror movie calmly.
Quarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
"Argh!"
"Uh-huhusha!
Surprised by the sound of thunder and lightning, Seol Yoon-hee leaned toward Do-jun's arm.
Yong-yong slapped Do-jun's head with his front foot.
"... ...a moment."
Dojun took Yong-yong off his head, brought him to his eyes and glared at him.
"To be honest, I'll let you go. You're not scared at all, are you?"
Yong-yong's body trembled like a quiver.
And Yong-yong whistled, turning his head away from Do-jun's gaze.
Do-jun put Yong-yong down on the floor with his tongue kicking.
Perhaps he was upset and took revenge because he handed it back to Lee Eun-ju during the day.
"Why are you asking me to watch a horror movie?.... You're a bee. Come with me."
"Yes?"
Dojun stood up from his seat.
"Oh, where are you going?
"Academy. There's something to do when you get into that crack earlier."
"At this hour?"
"I have to do it when there's no one around here. Then, Yunhee, I'll be back, so keep an eye out for the house with Carthiel."
Do-jun stroked Seol's head, wearing his hoodie over his head.
It was then.
Kkwa- Bend!
Seol Yoon-hee hurriedly grabbed Do-joon's sleeve.
When Dojun turned his head, Seol Yoonhee was about to cry.
"Well, take me with you.........Daddy......"
"Not because it's dangerous. I'll be right back instead."
"......how soon?"
"Taxi's an hour's round trip, so given the rain, two hours at most?"
Two hours.
Seol Yoon-hee shook her head.
"Never. In two hours, I'll be......."
Seol Yoon-hee couldn't speak.
Instead, he turned red and bit his lips.
said Dojun with a sigh.
"How many hours will it take, then?"
"...30 minutes. Oh, no. Twenty minutes."
20 minutes? Where's your conscience?
Yong-yong giggles.
Seol Yoon-hee looked at Yong-yong with a cold subdued look.
Yong-yong, frightened by the dead look of the focus, said, looking at Do-jun.
......is it possible, Master? I think my life is at stake.
Dojun thought, touching his chin.
If you open the Cheonma Gunlimbo, you can arrive in less than a minute.
The problem was that it would be too noticeable for people.
'Answering zero takes at least seven minutes.'
There are no footprints left even if you run on snow.
Although the speed is not that fast, it is perfect for hiding one's mettle, so it was a military attack that was used mainly by senior sprayers of Chunmumun Gate.
About 15 minutes round trip.
If you could kneel down a monster named Guernes in less than five minutes.
I was able to get back enough in 20 minutes.
"I have to catch a monster in five minutes. I don't know if that's possible."
Looking at Dojun seriously thinking about it.
Yong-yong frowned.
'If you hold out for five minutes, that's God, monster.