Chapter 25: Losers (2)

Chapter 25: Losers (2)

Next day:

After having lunch, I went to the hunter guild.

It was to get the B-class mission as soon as possible and gain more time to prepare for the same.

I also thought it would be nice to receive some counseling and advice as the more information I had the better it was.

Oh, Starchis. What are you doing today? Its not the day you'll enter the dungeon, is it?

The receptionist who had advised me not to challenge Tiwit Scorpion asked me.

He wouldn't have expected to see me today. He spoke again, in doubt:

Or are you going to take another quest earlier than usual?

No, thats not it.

I waved my hand.

Actually My party is going to challenge the B-class mission.

Yes..?

The receptionists eyes grew so large I feared they would come out.

He was not the only one surprised by my words, and the other receptionists next to him glanced at me too.

A lot of the other hunters present were also looking at me sideways, as if they could also hear what I said.

So You mean you want to be promoted to B rank?

Yes. Youre right.

And soon the receptionists expression crumpled a little. Then, he made a 'hmm' noise and stroked his chin.

He must be worried.

It was hard to get promoted to the B-class as missions were difficult and as a result, a lot of people died trying.

And even if a party succeeded once and got promoted, there were many cases of those parties getting annihilated in the next B-class mission.

And since the missions were so dangerous, parties that had been actively completing B-class missions got frequent injuries and a big part even died.

The rate of serious injuries and deaths was overwhelmingly high in B-class parties compared to C-class.

So, many people were just satisfied with being C-class hunters even among those who were quite talented and strong Not me, though.

I had to become an A-class hunter, just like my brother well, I would have dreamt of surpassing him and being an S-class hunter too, but such missions were so rare, it was harder to find one S-class mission than to finish it, and get the promotion.

Anyway, the reason why the receptionist was so shocked was that what I just said to him was basically that I would risk my life to become a B-class hunter rather than settle for C-class.

Mr. Starchis You thought about this for a long time before deciding, right?

I nodded.

I had been thinking about it since Vienna and Luss first brought up the topic.

Yes, I thought about it for a long time But I got the courage to try after our recent mission.

Even if the mission seemed easy this time, you said that you had a problem when dealing with the King Boar in the last request That level is not good enough.

That problem has been resolved.

The problem arose from sheer fatigue. But it got solved as I was taking proper rest now.

The receptionist still had a frown on his face as if he didn't like my answer.

Haah Starchis. Of course, it's your decision to challenge the B-class mission in the end, but if you get hurt or die, its me who will feel guilty. I hate that burden.

I know. But we will succeed and you won't have to feel that way.

But even after hearing my confident answer, he couldnt let go of his expression.

It was impossible to guess how many deaths he must have seen to be so skeptical.

But soon, he chuckled.

Do you know that all the C-class parties that wanted to get promotions said the same thing?

But I'm confident. We will succeed.

Then tell me one factor.

Yes?

Please tell me one factor that made you think you would succeed even if you tried the B-class quest. Otherwise, I will have to decline your request.Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only

There was sincerity in his eyes.

He was adamant about not allowing me to accept the mission unless he was persuaded.

Of course, if he didnt allow me, I could just ask the receptionist next to him. However, there was nothing wrong with trusting his intuition.

In the end, I decided to try persuading him with words and give up if he still advised otherwise.

It was because he had been working here even before I became a hunter, and because of his job, he had met many young hunters like me. So if he thought my strength was not enough to challenge a B-class mission even after I told him all our strong points, then I was more inclined to trust his judgment.

I have good coordination with my party members.

Not enough.

Individually, our wizard's firepower is good, our saintess' divine magic is effective and long-lasting, and the front liners protect both of them well.

There are many parties like that even at C-class.

Its because you didnt see my party in action.

But he shook his head. He seemed adamant.

I felt like I had reached the first obstacle on my way to becoming a B-class hunter.

Though I didn't resent him, rather, I was grateful to him for caring about my and my party member's life.

But what should I say to convince him?

Being 'good' is not enough Well, unless your party has something you could say is 'overwhelmingly' good... Is there anything like that? Whether its overwhelmingly good healing, or overwhelmingly good attack or defense... Something like that is necessary at least."

I didnt want to say it because I thought I would come out as arrogant. But there was one aspect that was overwhelming.

an individual won the battle of strength against the Tiwit scorpion. Its outer armor was also smashed in one hit.

His frowning expression froze and his both eyes blinked involuntarily.

W-who?

Umm me

He stayed silent for a while.

The female receptionist next to him, who was hearing our conversation from the start, also had a blank expression as she looked at me with an open mouth.

In fact, this reaction was understandable. Even we, who had seen it happen in front of our own eyes, were shocked.

The receptionist in front of me carefully looked at my expression and chuckled.

Haha I dont think you're lying

I smiled too. It seemed he believed my words.

He looked at me and got up from his seat. Then, as he packed his things, he spoke to the receptionist sitting next to him.

Hey, Sansa, Im going out for a while.

Yes?

Yes?

It wasnt just the receptionist called Sansa who was surprised; I too couldnt keep up with what was happening.

What I wanted was to ask questions, get information, and get advice, but where was he going?

Hey, where are you going? What about me?

You are also coming with me.

He took his coat and a bag, stood up from his seat, and led the way.

Not knowing what was going on, I decided to follow him for now.

With a slight nod, I said goodbye to the receptionist, Sansa, and followed him.

Where are you going, um Mister?

If you follow me, you will know. And, my name is Marshall.

The receptionist, who introduced himself as Marshall, sped up after saying those words.

****

The place we arrived at was the medical center.

This was where Vienna spent most of her time when she was not in the dungeon and we were not hanging together.

A medical center?

Follow me.

When he put some force, the Tiwit Scorpion was pressed down.

When there was a moment of crisis, he appeared in front of them and protected them.

In the meantime, he continued to give rational orders.

The always difficult C-class high-ranking mission was completed without much effort or injuries.

When she remembered standing behind him, his back seemed much wider than usual.

She pretended to be an older sister, pretended to be an adult, but now she wanted to throw away all of those things and lean on him.

However, she was very jealous of this change, which she should have been happy with. Because even though he became so cool, he didnt become like that because of her or for her.

It was said that men became stronger when they had something to protect. Wasn't it the same for Starchis too?

-Grind!

She ground her teeth in frustration.

I? What about me? Why weren't you like this for me?

She felt stuffy as if a stone had been placed on her chest.

Then she got angry. She wasnt angry about Starchis doing well, she was angry about such rapid changes and what actually changed him so much.

She'd been looking for healthy food and healthy places for him, but theres never been a change like this.

He always said that his dream was to follow his brother, so making his dream come true became her goal.

'If I act for him, and, in a way, help him, wont he also like me?' She thought that way.

Thats why on days when she didnt meet him, she searched for places that were good for the body, visited them, and made many plans.

If there was one thing she regretted doing now, it was that she drew the line too much. She shouldn't have done that.

Apart from that mistake, she tried so hard, but after only 3 weeks of knowing a girl named Elza, and only 1 week after becoming a lover, these changes appeared as if mocking her efforts.

Why?

Why the hell was everything being taken away by that bi*ch?

What was so different about her?

Lily thought she did her best, so why did she end up like this?

What the hell could she have done?

My girlfriend was delicious.

Suddenly, Starchis voice echoed in her head.

-Kwizikwizi

Her fingernails drove hard into the desk.

She shook her head wildly.

No. No. No. He said those words were just because of a slip of tongue.

'Yeah, no matter how I think about it, that progress is too fast.'

Yeah, they hadn't had s*x yet. They didn't.

Behind such hope, a shady desire also crept up.

' So Im still Im not too late.'

The Starchis Treaty had been broken and he had a girlfriend, so she knew s*x was only a matter of time, but she still couldnt hold out a ray of hope that he wasnt in such a relationship yet, that like herself, he too was a virgin.

Lily had always had sweet fantasies of sharing their first experiences. Just like stories she'd read, she wanted to hold hands, cross arms, share their first kiss, and share their first experience, following the classic route.

But now there was no time.

Even if everything else was gone, she didnt want to give up on at least the last thing; his first experience.

She couldnt stand to see Starchis do the most intimate things with someone she wasnt.

She kept feeling that her dream was going farther away, but she couldnt give up easily because it was an important dream and to achieve that, she was ready to use any means necessary.

'But what should I do?'

Should she go to him and honestly confess her love?

Will he accept her love then?

No. Starchis was not that kind of person; he would never accept her if he already had a girlfriend.

She would even be distanced from him and they wouldn't be able to maintain the relationship they had now.

'Shall I make him drunk then?'

It would be possible to force him to take responsibility then, but it was already hard to convince hang out separately now.

'So what about magic?'

Sleep magic?

No, the sleep magic she could do was effective only on small creatures.

If it was used on a person, they would only feel a little drowsy it could just help someone to have a deep sleep who was already asleep.

What about hypnosis magic?

But it was high-level magic. She didn't know how to use it.

It was stifling.

In the end, as a habit, she activated the magic she had put on the clothes she had gifted to Starchis.

'Did you wear them today?'

Her conscience stung when she saw his happy face while receiving the gift, but she could not abandon the plan.

She took a deep breath before casting the spell.

It was to prepare her heart for getting hurt.

Because even though she was activating the spell to get advantageous information through conversation, she didnt know if she would have to listen to Starchis' sweet words he would be telling to that bi*ch.

Inhale Exhale

Taking a deep breath, she focused her mind.

-Swunn!

The magic was activated successfully.

But since it was magic that connected the sense of hearing to a distant place, it took a lot of mana, so she couldnt keep it on for a long time.

This was especially true as the distance increased.

-

Lily waited for a long time, but she didnt hear anything as always.

It seemed that the clothes were still in the box.

She clearly told him to put them out But she was saddened, realizing he didn't even hear this trivial request.

Of course, it was his choice whether he does or doesnt But since she told him

'No, he may have forgotten for a while.'

Yeah, he would keep them outside as she said once he remembers.

Lily would have been happy if she could just listen to what he was doing when he was alone at home, but it seemed she wouldn't get even that little happiness today.

Or maybe he just took them out, but he was far away and didn't wear them, so she couldn't hear anything.

It was good to treat clothes with respect, but it was still a gift for him to use.

Of course, in all these negative moods, there was also a sense of frustration about her shady plan not going the way she wanted.

'Lets stay like that for a while.'

-Shuuk.

Even when she ran out of mana, nothing was heard till the end.

Soon, Lily was in tears for no apparent reason.

She felt sad that she seemed to have distanced herself from him and that she had to use such shady means to get closer again.

She was not this kind of person either.

'Still I cant stop I cant.'

Tears continued for some more time.

Although she looked bleak now, once she was able to control her emotions, she moved again for her goal:

Wiping away her tears, Lily took out a piece of paper.

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