Chapter 23:

Chapter 23: Chapter 23 Each Of Their Struggles (2)

It had been a few days since Luss last heard about Starchis' girlfriend, and now the day to go to the dungeon again had arrived.

As a result of this, Luss had recently developed a new habit of approaching individuals with pink hair whenever she came across them during her walks outside.

She even checked their eyes, and if their eyes were pink too, she started talking to them.

Hello? The weather is good.

Uh? Yes The weather is Nice.

Most of them were embarrassed, but she didnt mind.

I am Luss.

Most of the time she held out her hand and told them her name. A customary gesture that often led to an introduction. With a hesitant response, her opponent took Luss's hand, and the two exchanged names.

I am EL

'EL?'

Reflexively, she put power in her hand.

Ah!

At her opponent's sudden startled reaction, realizing the force she put in was too much, she relaxed her hands.

Ah! Sorry. I didnt mean to do this.

Ah No. Its okay. Youre strong Im Ellis.

It wasnt Elza, so the conversation became just a normal days conversation with that person.

Luss didn't know why she got this new hobby.

It was true that she wanted to see Elza once. But even if she did find her like this, she hadnt planned what she was going to do next.

Maybe meeting her might be the end of her plan.

Of course, she heard an explanation about her looks, like, what was her outward appearance? That how she looks: Pink hair, pink eyes, moderate breasts, and moderate height.

However, there was a big difference between actually seeing and hearing.

So maybe that was what she was doing; Just who her enemy was? What kind of person did she have to be to seduce Starchis? Is she really a good person?

Luss was curious about all of those things. And she also had a feeling that if she wandered around like this, she might be able to meet Starchis on the way.

Because when she asked Starchis to introduce her to his girlfriend, he said absolutely no.

It had been a while since they met, but Starchis was still not ready to introduce his girlfriend to his friends yet.

Maybe her ugly heart was caught.

She wanted to be with Starchis because it was nice to be on a date with him.

Luss didnt plan it, but maybe when she met the two of them, she could emphasize and boast about her relationship with Starchis without even realizing it.

No, maybe because, although she had known him longer, she had already become a loser.

But in recent days she had slowly come to terms with it.

She was a step late. Even if she regretted it, it was true.

Even if she didn't admit it, it didn't change the fact. Many first experiences would be taken away, and maybe the opportunity would never come to her again.

Starchis now had a lover.

Still, she had to look ahead. She didn't know what to do, just like now when she saw the pink hair and started talking to her.

****

As I had to go to the dungeon tomorrow, I entered the hunter's guild to receive a mission.

Hello. How are you doing Mr. receptionist?

Youre here, Mr. Starchis. I had a good time.

A male receptionist greeted me.

After the Kingboar Incident, our bond deepened.

When I arrived, he took out some papers.

Are you going to the dungeon?

Yes.

Now, look at these.

And he handed me three or four documents.

As I slowly looked around, the receptionist started talking.

Mr. Starchis, your face has improved a lot.

I answered with a smile while keeping my eyes glued to the document.

Really?

Yes. Did something good happen?

Thanks, It's too because of you.

Yes? What have I done

I looked at him and raised an eyebrow, saying don't you know?.

In response, two of his eyebrows were lifted upwards, giving an ahh expression.

Thanks for the advice. It definitely helped.

A few days ago I learned from Mr. receptionist how to lie better.

Honestly, I thought that was why I was able to invent many lies when my party members barged into my room.

It wasnt much advice, but what-?

-But that helped me a lot.

Haha, then Im glad. This I guess Ill have to drink something expensive when I get a drink later?

At the receptionist's joke, I laughed and said.

Please. And, yes. I will go catch Tiwit scorpions today.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Ah, is that so? Party Maenbal Yes. Received. Wait...

He stood up from the spot where he wrote something on a piece of paper. Then he walked over to the box in the back and pulled out a small round bottle from inside.

He handed me that bottle and said.

Here, fill up the venom of the Tiwit scorpion in this and bring it back.

****

On the day of entering the dungeon:

Arriving at the meeting place, I was warming up and swinging my tonfa.

The feeling was strange but in a nice way.

The weapon felt so light. It was the exact opposite of last week.

Last week felt as if I was sleepy and my whole body was heavy. But now my body was like a feather.

It was like putting down a weight attached to my body.

The guilt about the lie that remained was blown away a little more. I felt more like it was the right thing to do.

Wouldn't it be possible to challenge even the B-class mission in that condition?

Now, wouldnt it be possible to get out of C class and promote to a B-class party?

I thought I should see today's progress and then decided.

Lily noona and Vienna stood behind us.

Lily noona! Find it!

Lily noona's eyes glow blue at my call. And she looked at the floor.

Soon, she moved around busily as if she had found something.

Left No, Starchis! Right!! 3 seconds!

As soon as I heard her words, my body responded.

I threw my body and swung the tonfa to the floor at the exact moment when the 3 seconds were up.

Then, I hit the scorpion that jumped out of the ground.

To be precise, the tongs came out first.

A power struggle between me and Tiwit scorpion also took place in an instant.

Normally, Tiwit scorpions jumped out of the ground into the sky, then burrow into the ground again as soon as they fall, so its rhythm must be cut off.

It was only possible to subdue the monster once its attack pattern was cut off and it was not allowed to go back into the ground.

Tiwits scorpion couldnt fly away from my attack and it defended it was.

The upper body was exposed - where its outer armor was - but the lower body was still hidden under the ground.

- Bang

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And I found out one fact when I hit it with my tonfa was that body was definitely full of energy; it wasnt just because that's how I felt. Circumstances proved it too.

In the past, when I challenged it with this kind of strategy, if I hit the Tiwit scorpion coming up from the ground, I had to step back from the power struggle that followed, but now I didn't have to do that at all.

Rather, I thought I could push it further.

-How did this happen

But on discided to think about it later, I put more strength into my weapon and pressed down on the Tiwit scorpion.

-..Kkudeuk

A strange liquid oozed out, and the shell of the hard tongs was cracked and shattered.

I was surprised that the hard shell was broken so easily, but it was an opportunity.

'Luss.'

Without saying a word, as soon as I thought about her in my head, Luss jumped out and stabbed the cracked claw.

Why is this already broken..?!

Luss asked in a bewildered voice.

She penetrated its black pincers, and then she cut one of the scorpions pincers, moving her sword in a wide circle.

The opportunities came unexpectedly early:

The poisonous tail was still in the ground, one side of the pincer was severed, and the momentum was broken; so it was time to attack.

Everyone! Attack!

Vienna cast a spell to buff Lily noona before noona could complete her attack spell, soon Lily noona attack the Tiwit scorpions body.

When the effects Lily noona's magic was finished, Luss and I attacked the Tiwit scorpion together, and we repeated the process of falling out and re-entering and striking the Tiwit scorpion in line with Lily noona's attack.

Keureuk Kiik

The power left the body of the scorpion and finally, it died.

That was how we finished our first Tiwit scorpion hunt.

Faced with a dead scorpion, the first prey we caught so easily, we stopped.

Because no one understood the current situation.

To some extent, Tiwit Scorpion, one of the strongest C-class monsters, collapsed helplessly.

And most of all, the reason this situation was able to come true was that I, who had attacked to cut off the attack pattern of the Tiwit scorpion that came out, was not unable to cut off its attack pattern, so instead, I drove the scorpion into the ground and prevented it from coming out altogether.

Luss broke the silence.

Chis What happened?

I was curious as well.

Does taking rest make such a big difference?

Did you eat a lot of delicious food with your girlfriend?

Vienna said curtly.

But my head was complicated.

I was going to watch it for a while today, but if this was the case If this was the case, wasn't it really possible to take on a B-class challenge?

Yes? Did you like it, Starchis?

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I was happy, but I was also worried about the future.

It was said that C-class parties who challenge B-class missions mostly got annihilated. But I guess all C-class parties didnt attempt it because they were actually confident that they could do it.

But what about us?

Can we do it?

Can I have such a confidence?

Making a mistake in this judgment can cost lives.

I had a lot of time to think about it, but still, catching the Tiwit scorpion in this way gave me a sense of confidence, so I was thinking about it now.

Was it good to eat a lot of delicious food with your girlfriend..?

Vienna asked me as my head was spinning.

Yes? Did you like it, Starchis?

It had become a habit for a long time to always answer them, and eventually, my mouth answered without even thinking.

Uh yes My Girlfriend Uhwas delicious.

Uh?

Yes?

What? Chis?

Hearing their loud and bewildered voices, I came out of my troubled head.

Well???

Oh!

Then only I realized what I had just said.

Oh, ah, ahaha. It's just slip of the tongue. Right, I ate a lot of delicious food with my girlfriend.

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