Saturday at 8 a.m.
Start the early morning with a crispy toast with a cup of warm coffee.
Under Dojun's feet lay a backpack full of luggage.
Inside, there were special things such as changing clothes, toiletries, snacks, water, and hand cream.
Of course, Dojun didn't take this.
"I don't think you need this much."
"You said you were going to sleep in the hotel, but you'd better take it with you just in case. Oh, I didn't put in any nutritional supplements. Just a moment."
Seol Yoon-hee walked into the kitchen drawer.
I took out a small white medicine bottle and put it in a bursting bag.
Dojun staring blankly at the swollen back pack as if the zipper were bursting.
'Let's just be honest.'
It's actually a tour of the center.
But the worry didn't last long.
When Dojun said he was going to the center.
I could imagine how they would react.
"You're not out of touch like last time, are you?"
asked Seol Yoon-hee with a grin.
Dojun was caught in the sand while drinking coffee.
"Cough."
"Gwae, are you okay?"
Surprised Seol Yoon-hee handed me a handkerchief.
Dojun wiped his lips.
"Contact... "
Dojun muttered.
Seol Yoon-hee stared into Do-jun's eyes.
In that burdensome gaze, Dojun rolls his eyes away.
"It'll work."
Seol Yoon-hee nodded with a smile.
'Maybe.'
Dojun muttered into his mouth.
* * *
"Well, I'll be right back."
Dojun wore a hoodie hat and sneakers.
Seol Yoon-hee nodded and said to Yong-yong and Carthiel, who were at the foot.
"Goodbye, Dad. You have to."
"......yeah?"
Yong-yong looks up at Seol Yoon-hee in embarrassment.
It's either her or her father, but for herself it's the master.
And Seol Yoon-hee, who realized she had made a slip of the tongue, blushed and smiled awkwardly.
"Master, please take care of yourself. It's so hard not to see my master for two days. Well, for the record... .... No, Isaas. I'll be waiting for you!
Yong-yong bowed down in tears.
Dojun smiled at the scene.
I left home.
a gain in talent
Thick.
When the door closes.
Yong-yong smiled as if he hadn't done that.
"Now I have my master's share of the meal. Hoot. Well, you're a feedman, so I don't know what this pleasure is. Carcy... ...El?."
Just a moment ago, Karsiel, who was next to him, disappeared.
* * *
Dojun was leaving the entrance of the officetel building.
Suddenly, I heard someone running from behind me.
I turned around to identify myself.
It was a little girl less than 140 centimeters tall.
The little girl, who made eye contact with Do-joon, stopped in surprise and said,
"Lord, master. I'll follow you."
Even though it's still chilly spring weather.
A child in a white, silky dress.
The girl's light brown straight hair was a little over her waist.
Do-jun looked at the child with a sense of dejection.
"......you, are you, Carthiel?"
The girl, Carthiel, nodded with a shy face.
"Was it possible to turn into a human."
"......yes."
"But why haven't you?"
It's kind of embarrassing, and it's just comfortable...…"
Suddenly...
It occurred to me that Dojun had fed Cassiel dog food until this time.
I was overwhelmed with sorry feelings.
If you think about it, isn't it Cassiel's side who eventually chose the feed after recommending it several times?
"That's the case. Why are you following me all of a sudden?"
"Central is dangerous."
"And?"
"Well, that's not it! It's dangerous!"
Dojun thought, touching his chin.
Obviously, Carthiel said he couldn't remember the center.
But how do they know it's dangerous?
"How do you know that the core is dangerous? I'm sure you said you didn't know."
"It's a persimmon. I don't remember, but I'm telling you my sense of humor is dangerous."
If you're looking at Carthiel's eyes.
She didn't seem to be lying.
Looking at Carthiel biting his lower lip and looking up at himself.
Dojun smiled and stroked his head.
"Thank you for your concern, but you don't have to follow me."
"I'm sure you'll all be sad if you get something bad. I'll follow you and protect you by your side."
A firm will was shown.
In a way, it could be taken for granted that Karsiel would react like this.
I've never shown any strength in front of her.
After agonizing over whether to kick him out or take him away, Dojun eventually chose the latter.
"Well, take good care of me."
Carthiel, who was in charge of Dojun's permission, smiled broadly.
"Yes!"
I nodded.
Dojun texted Seol Yoon-hee.
I'm going with Carthiel.
* * *
Samgol Rest Area, located near Sodaesan Mountain in Gangwon-do.
Dojun handed the taxi driver 350,000 won in cash and got out of the car.
The original price was 380,000 won, but the taxi driver gave me a 30,000 won discount.
However, Carthiel was unable to keep his mouth shut because he thought he had paid too much.
"......it would have taken less than 10 minutes if I had flown in. Crabs, plus 350,000 won."
The price of a bag of dog food you are eating is about 50,000 won.
It was a huge sum of money that could be bought for as many as seven bags.
Dojun said, putting his hand on Karsiel's head.
"Then you can't because you're too conspicuous. And I can make as much money as I want."
"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...…"
Swoosh.
Do-joon saw his family passing by him.
The scene of a boy holding their hands between parents and entering a rest area.
"Daddy, I want ramen!"
After seeing it, Dojun said to Carthiel.
"Shall we have a meal, too?"
* * *
steaming steam
chewy noodles in red soup
Then, a sliced scallion and a half-cooked egg with a decoration on top.
Slurping.
".........."
Karsiel muttered as he looked at Dojun eating ramen deliciously.
"Yi, what is this?"
"Ramen."
"Ramen?"
After tasting the soup, put down the bowl.
Nodding his head, he continued his talk.
"It's delicious. Well, at home, Yoon-hee says it's not good for you, so you can't eat it. If it's not like this, when will I try it again? For your information, Yong-yong has never tried this before, so you're lucky."
After hearing Dojun's words, Carthiel swallowed his saliva while looking at the bowl in front of him.
Most of the food humans eat didn't suit their taste.
What's more, ramen is different.
Karsiel picked up the chopsticks.
However, it was my first time in my life, so I couldn't pick up the noodles properly.
I dropped my chopsticks on the floor.
A short clip.
When Do-jun saw it, he walked to the seat next to Karsiel without saying anything.
Then he picked up a noodle with his own chopsticks and put it on the spoon, and put it into Carthiel's mouth.
"Oh, do it."
With Carthiel closing his eyes.
Open your mouth.
And I put the ramen in my mouth.
After a while, Carthiel's eyes opened wide.
"Ma, it's delicious......yes!"
"There are very few Koreans who hate ramen...…"
"What?"
"Nothing."
* * *
as you walk along the ridge of a mountain
I could see the translucent chain soaring high into the sky.
An anti-centralized nodule, administered by the Hunter Administration Bureau itself.
There was no such case, but it was installed to prevent accidents from occurring due to monsters escaping from the center.
"When you get inside the center, stick close to me."
Going up the slope,
Dojun muttered.
'At first glance, I'm sure he's different from ordinary Earthlings.'
Karsiel thought, following Dojun.
Does it mean that Izas, the king of dragons, is at least stronger than that?
Or is it just for fun?
No, there was no possibility of the latter. It's the 'you jazas'.
Used to be called a tyrant.
Honestly, I was surprised when I first came to this house.
Because of the gentle appearance of Isaas.
[Lee Do-joon, Crack Management Department confirmed.]
[Warning: This is the heart of the city.]
[The rating is not estimated. For more information, please contact Hunter Administration.]
[Warning! Cracks are too difficult compared to Hunter Rank. Still, if you want to enter, please give me another card.]
Beep.
Dojun put his civil service card back again.
The grain disappeared for a moment, barely enough for one person.
"Let's get in."
When Dojun and Karsiel crossed the line, the line returned to its original state as if it had been.
And Dojun walks forward.
I opened the zipper on the backpack and took out the space tab.
Swoosh.
300 meters ahead.
Unknown to its depth, he looked at a huge hole about 10 kilometers wide.
Click.
Taking a panoramic view of the central entrance, Dojun launched the crack management system's app.
Lee Do-joon, welcome to the crack management system.
Cracks in Gwangwon-ri 001 in Hongcheon-gun, Gangwon-do have been registered.
Please select the grade of the crack. Or, when you register an emerging monster, the grade of the crack is automatically entered. Also, select the 'Exception' option if the crack is measured to have a higher grade.
Dojun chose the highest level of crack, 'S.'
Looking at Carthiel, who was looking at the space tab wonderfully, Dojun handed her a ticket to the "tutorial zone."
"I'm going below 500 meters today, so hold it in advance."
"A ticket to the Tutorial Zone? What's this?"
"There's such a thing."
From the ground at the center to the point 500 meters below.
Until now, Behimos Guild had already completed its full investigation through 21 dives, so I was going to go down quickly. Throbbing.
After a while.
Dojun and Karsiel walked all the way to the center.
When I looked down, I felt a chill.
Go, o, o, o.
A headwind blew from below.
The road down wasn't exactly paved.
It didn't slope completely 90 degrees, so if you look down and walk, you'll be able to go down relatively safely.
"Let's go."
Dojun is starting to go down.
Then Carthiel, who swallowed a dry saliva, nodded.
Then, Carthiel could find three giants, 50 meters below, through the thick forest grass.
"It's the enemy, Master."
"I know."
Dojun recalled the one that Jung Young-chul gave him.
Maybe, those guys are Titans, S-class monsters.
Indeed, Hunter's administration deserved to be afraid.
S-class monsters were walking around casually from the entrance.
"Master, this is where I am."
As Karsiel muttered a proverb.
Red inflammation began to rise from her hands.
Then Dojun tried to hold Carthiel's hand.
Karsiel was startled and tried to take out his hand, but Dojun's hand was faster.
"Hands will melt...…!"
Carthiel's pupils shook.
The blistering redness died down.
The mana is scattered.
Moreover, Dojun's hands were intact.
"......what?"
"I'll take care of the monsters, if I can. Help me if you need me."
At that moment, Do-joon's sleeve fluttered.
And the sword of nothing in my hand.
A flash of light flew toward a group of Titans.
Wedding love!
The Titans' bodies were shattered.
Argh!
"...bar, that was just."
Like Carthiel can't be trusted.
I looked at Titan's dead bodies, who had died in vain.
I've never felt this level of energy before.
If he had just been hit by the attack, he would surely have died unblocked.
"Let's go."
Dojun smiled and walked down.
Karsiel stared blankly at such Dojun's back.
'How can a man...'