CH 18

This time, Ki Yoohyun dressed in an inconspicuous outfit, an ordinary coat without a guild mark. Furthermore, he was alone.

A doubt flashed across my mind when I saw the outfit.

Is he slacking off again?

“Are you slacking off again?”

Oh, the thought just came out of my mouth.

“Well, it’s sort of like that.”

“You’d better go somewhere else. They told me to leave because the VVIP is coming.”

Over Ki Yoohyun’s shoulder, I could see the Hunter Market’s staff was looking this way.

Despite his restless attitude, he did not approach this way easily. It’s a completely different attitude from the overbearing appearance earlier. What’s wrong with him?

Well, it’s none of my business. I looked away from them.

“…Take care.”

I hope you slack off safely.

I nodded and tried to step aside, but Ki Yoohyun blocked my way.

I turned to the other side. However, Ki Yoohyun also followed me to the other side.

“Do you have anything to say to me?”

“You bought a good item.”

“What?”

Are you talking about this shovel and miscellaneous item set?

However, what Ki Yoohyun pointed to with his finger was the ring I just received from the old lady.

“Do you want me to tell you a secret?”

“….I don’t.”

I don’t remember having a relationship that close enough to share secrets with this man. Moreover, I had a foreboding that it would be troublesome to hear the word ‘secret‘ all of sudden.

I’m not going to tell you my secret, and I’m not curious about your secret, so I hope you go on your way.

However, Ki Yoohyun continued to speak at his own will. I guess he’s not good at listening to people.

“The VVIP, the one scheduled to visit today, is Hunter Kim Deokyi, an A-class craftsman. It’s the first time in ten years since she went into hiding for skill training. In order to buy the items from the craftsman master that finally will appear on the market for the first time in a long time, there is a fierce battle under each guild’s purchasing department. The master’s items are worth calling.”

“….Hee.”

“I came here because I heard that the craftsman master is visiting today, but it’s already too late.”

Ki Yoohyun dropped his shoulders slightly as if he was regretting it.

It’s already late, I guess he came while I was arguing at the consignment shop.

“Oh, one more. There is a rumor that the item that the master craftsman released this time is the only one. It is a unique item that can’t be found again in the world.”

It was an interesting story, but that was it.

It was an item that a craftsman who had disappeared for 10 years made for the first time in a long time, so I also wanted to take a look at it at least once.

Still, if it is that rare, it would be sold at a price that I can’t even dream of with 50 rubies, so somehow it felt like it was a story of a different world. The day will not come when I can look at the craftsman’s items.

I have finished my business, so I decided to leave Hunter Market and go back to the store.

But Ki Yoohyun kept following me. He was walking five steps behind me, but I couldn’t pretend that I didn’t know it.

I sighed and looked back.

“Why do you keep following me?”

“….Ah.”

Ki Yoohyun’s eyes widened.

Did you think that I wouldn’t know after following me so clearly? It was amazing.

“I don’t have any strange intention. So … I also have business to do at the dungeon gate….”

“Ah, is that so….”

When I turned around and started walking again, Ki Yoohyun followed me closely and talked to me.

“By the way, Rieul-ssi, you’re awakened.”

Only registered Awakened person could enter the Hunter Market. I pondered for a moment and answered half-heartedly.

“Well, it’s something like that.”

“Then are you participating in the tutorial dungeon?”

“Yeah, I am.”

To be honest, I was only thinking of getting the water, but I nodded my head.

Ki Yoohyun continued to talk, regardless of my dry attitude.

“I am about to participate in the tutorial dungeon too, can I go with you?”

Before I knew it, I came up to the side and looked at Ki Yoohyun who was standing there.

With his big eyes, his tall body looks weak.

The cold Hunter Channel’s party recruiting posts came to mind. Was this man also rejected several times while trying to find a party?

“Yoohyun-ssi is a member of the Cheongna Guild. Don’t you have anyone in the guild to go with you?”

“Ahahaha … Everyone said no because they’re busy.”

They’re cold-hearted, too.

Usually, the same guild members organize a party, but no matter how weak Ki Yoohyun seems, it’s too much that they don’t even organize a party for him. The Big Three guilds are great, but they are too cold-hearted to its guild members.

Except for the fact that I was an Awakened, I didn’t tell this man anything about my class or job. This man seemed desperate enough to even hold onto someone like me.

“Therefore … If Rieul-ssi is okay with it, I want to have a party with you.”

“But I’m a non-combatant, so I won’t be much help.”

“It doesn’t matter. As long as you come with me.”

“I might get in the way.”

“That’s all right.”

Ki Yoohyun persuaded me, saying, that he’ll do his best to help me.

Listening to his story, apparently he applied for a two-person party, but the hunter who was originally going to go with him broke his promise.

“You can cancel it and apply again.”

“That … Haha, the fees are outrageous….”

Oh, my….

Faced with Ki Yoohyun’s pleading eyes, I unknowingly nodded my head.

He’s a little suspicious, but….

Since I couldn’t buy the stealth cloak I wanted, I’m in a difficult situation too, so I thought it would be nice to have a party member.

“Well … Let’s go together, then.”

“Really? Thank you!”

Ki Yoohyun smiled brightly. He looked genuinely happy.

“And I have one more request.”

“What is it?”

“I’d like to drink the coffee you gave me before one more time. It was really delicious.”

“It’s all gone.”

I guess he wasn’t lying about the coffee tasted delicious, Ki Yoohyun was noticeably disappointed.

Still, now I’m thinking of making an Americano.

“I’ll make a new coffee instead, so I’ll let you drink it then.”

***

The next day, my eyes opened wide before the alarm went off. I went to bed early yesterday, but I was restless.

It felt like a waste of time, so I dug into the blanket again, but once I woke up, my mind was filled with nothing but fuss.

Eventually, I decided to just get up early. I came down to the first floor after taking care of the sound of footsteps so that Mieum, who was sleeping by the bed, did not wake up.

The appearance of Abyss could be seen through the large window on the first floor. The dungeon that soared endlessly toward the sky boasted an overwhelming majesty.

How many floors are there?

Even now, several guilds are conducting raids for item farming or training, but the identity of that dungeon remains unknown.

There are many speculations that there are very strong monsters up there, that you can become a God if you finish the last floor, or that it will lead to another world.

Today, I am going over there. Once again, I felt a little nervous.

I quickly took a shower and changed my clothes. I still have plenty of time until the time I agreed to meet with Ki Yoohyun, but there was work to be done before departure.

“What’s all this?”

About two hours later, Mieum woke up and asked as she came down the stairs.

“Waeeooong, it smells strange.”

“It’s not a strange smell, it’s the smell of sesame oil.”

“Why does it smell like sesame oil!”

Perhaps because she hated the savory smell, Mieum raised her fur upright and groaned.

I didn’t pay her any attention because was absorbed in what I was doing. I wrapped the gimbap.

“Ugh, it exploded. What should I do?”

The waist of the gimbap burst because too much filling was added. I have no choice but to eat this for breakfast.

I laid the seaweed again, put the rice on top, and put the filling ingredients inside. This time, I was able to cut gimbap in just the right size. I lined up the line in the lunch box and packed the gimbap.

“Mieum-ah, would you like to eat gimbap too?”

“Waeoong….”

My eyes stung. Mieum looked at me in amazement.

However, although there are individual differences, the tutorial dungeon takes half a day. Even if I come back as soon as possible, it must already be afternoon.

That’s why I need a lunch box, and if it’s a packed box, gimbap is the national rule.

After filling my stomach with the bursting kimbap, it was time to leave. I poured a generous amount of cereal into Mieum’s bowl and packed my bag.

There was nothing special about it. The inventory contains a 1-liter water bottle for the ethereal water and a set of low-grade items purchased from Hunter Market.

I don’t know if it will help, but I also brought the seedling shovel and wore the low-grade windshield for beginner. Even having a defense of 2 would be better than nothing.

Finally, after packing the gimbap, I felt a little excited because it felt like I will go on a picnic.

“Then, Mieum-ah, take good care of the house.”

“….Meow.”

Mieum, who was eating her breakfast with her head stuck in a bowl, nodded and greeted me. I locked the door and set out for the dungeon.

After walking for about three minutes, I arrived at the dungeon gate of Abyss.

It’s just around the corner, but this is the first time I’m at the Dungeon Gate. It’s not a tourist destination, so there was no reason to come.

In front of a large tower-shaped dungeon, there was a disk that sparkled with blue light.

Unlike usual, the area was crowded with rookie hunters trying to enter the tutorial dungeon.

We were supposed to meet here….

I wandered around the Dungeon Gate trying to find Ki Yoohyun. If I knew this would happen, I would have asked for his contact information.

“Ah, that’s him!”

Fortunately, I was able to find Ki Yoohyun without difficulty because he’s taller than the others.

When I shouted out loud, Ki Yoohyun also found me immediately and came closer.

“Rieul-ssi, hello.”

Ki Yoohyun was dressed in a simple outfit with a black coat on the outside. It was in contrast to the fact that the hunters around us were equipped with full-fledged equipment. Among his neat clothes, only the silver watch, the only accessory, stood out.

“You don’t have any other weapons?”

“Ahaha … the weapon I usually use is currently in a broken state.”

I’m nervous….

Well, since it’s a tutorial, it’ll be fine.

[You have a party.

Party Member: Kwon Rieul, Ki Yoohyun

EXP distribution method: Equal distribution.]

The moment I received the party scroll that Ki Yoohyun gave me, a system notification popped up in front of my eyes. It was written that if you kill a monster while forming a party, the experience points are distributed to both.

“Then shall we go?”

We had no reason to stay long at the entrance. Ki Yoohyun and I immediately lined up in front of the dungeon gate. Fortunately, the line got shorter and it was our turn.

“Kwon Rieul and Ki Yoohyun, it’s your party, right?

“Yes.”

“Here’s your tutorial bracelet.”

A public official guarding the dungeon gate put a paper bracelet on my arm. It looks like a wristband usually used for entering a concert hall.

“If you tear this bracelet in a crisis, the Hunter who was waiting inside the dungeon will come to help you. If you think it’s dangerous, use it right away.”

The public official continued his explanation with a tired expression.

The tutorial dungeon is a quest dungeon for training rookie hunters, and the difficulty of the monsters inside is adjusted according to the hunter’s abilities. In this way, it is unlikely that anything dangerous will happen, but in case of an emergency, you should always ask for help.

As the explanations on how to find a way inside and how to clear the dungeon were almost finished, a loud noise was heard from behind.

“Let’s hurry up. I’m going to burst and die if I need to wait a little longer. Such explanations are not something that even newbies want to hear.”

When I turned around, a Hunter in a splendid outfit was standing in a crooked posture.

Translator’s Corner:

I’m worried for the MC … what if she meet a good-looking scammer smh T__T