109 – Today’s Tasks
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“… That’s how it happened.”
Nodding-
After returning home, Yeon-hee called me after I had fully recovered and told me the back story in detail that I hadn’t seen before.
‘Did you say Maeng Seong-yong? You’re looking at the White Knight Guild.’
After hearing the story of Yeon-hee, my liking for the association slightly increased.
The white knight guild has a very good image externally.
I value honor more than money, and do not engage in meaningless conflicts with other forces without justification. To the extent that they did not even participate in a guild competition to sweep money.
At the same time, the most popular guild in Korea spends a large part of the income from dungeons to protect and support the weak.
But the man seemed to already know the dark side of the white knight guild. He must mean that each guild has a line to collect information.
‘Is there any way to use the association…’
When I was immersed in such a thought, Yeon-hee pulled herself closer and spoke again.
“Then- now all that’s left is to see Joo-ah’s friend, and find another new member.”
She wrote ‘Today’s task’ in dainty handwriting in her small notebook. Completed tasks were underlined under the headings. ‘Little Red Riding Hood bad guy!’ There was also an article written on it.
I reflexively stroked her hair, and she moved closer and asked, her eyes twinkling.
“How is it? In Ilwol’s eyes, how is Bae Joo-ah?”
I answered straight away without thinking deeply about what I was asking.
“Tickktoktaktak!!”
‘Good! It didn’t show at first, but it seems that he has a good fighting sense and his abilities are compliant. His judgment is also excellent.’
“hehehe, I like the sun and the moon too?”
Nodding-
I nodded my head, and she suddenly said with a serious expression.
“…But aren’t you being too positive? Why… I wonder if Ilwol likes people who wear glasses?”
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“Tak-“
“hehehehe- Embarrassed, January! Cute!”
‘Huh? How did know?’
Actually, I like girls who wear glasses. To be precise, I like the way pretty people wear glasses.
‘Surprised…’
Sometimes when Yeon-hee makes such a scary expression saying that she is playing a joke, it feels like my heart is beating.
“Now- Shall we watch together?”
Yeonhee laid down her cell phone screen on the floor with Wang Wangi as her pillow.
“I think Il-Wol really likes Mr. Joo-ah, and he’s diligent. He’s already picked out a few people for me and sent them to me?”
“… Tak…”
‘Save me…’
“Pu-huh- Okay, I won’t tease you anymore.”
Nodding-
The party recruitment post posted on the current site is said to have been written by a friend of Bae Joo-ah, who is planning to join her newly. She said that since that person was more active than us in Class D, she must have an advantage in recruiting.
In addition, he is said to be quite famous in the D-class line. The reason was that she would know if she came and saw it, but there was a rough feeling when she said that she would know.
First of all, I read with Yeonhee the people who were selected by Jooah Bae among the few who applied after seeing the recruitment article.
‘As expected- everyone thinks the same.’
I picked five people, but all but one were supporters. It must have been a pick considering the composition of the summons operated by Yeon-hee.
Yeon-hee read the introductions of the five applicants carefully and pointed to the profile of the only woman among the applicants.
“I’m most curious about this guy. Isn’t it amazing that he sings in battle? I can’t imagine.”
‘It’s a bard type. Usually, I’ll be busy taking care of myself. Why are you living a wandering life? Anyway, he’s the type I wanted.’
A very unique class that gives buffs to teammates and debuffs to enemies by singing or playing musical instruments.
“[Health of Mind] And very weak continuous healing are said to be his specialties. He’s honest, this guy. There’s no need to use the word weak.”
Nod-
‘Hmm… Could there be something wrong? It’s a level that heals really small wounds, but I didn’t meet the expectations of my teammates, so I ate bad words?’
Anyway, it’s a pity that the skill he’s holding isn’t [Mental Protection], But it wasn’t bad. As for Hill, you shouldn’t expect it as written.
“How about it? There are also clerics and paladins. Considering healing, it would be better to do it with these people, right?”
‘Certainly, having at least one heel is nice to give stability to the party. There will probably be many days where the battle time will be longer, so I think I’ve prepared for that…’
However, it was possible to replace the heal with potions and our fresh bottled water, Irmana’s Lake Water. Of course, it couldn’t be compared to the skills of the Cleric and Paladin series, but it seemed that this person of the Bard series would be the most useful to counter the monsters that use spirit-type magic.
“Uh, Mr. Joo-a added an additional comment under this person. ‘He is a mentally unstable person. Please consider that there is a chance that the skill will explode.’ Ummm…”
‘A mentally unstable bard supporter… Huh?’
The received keyword brings up a small forgotten piece of memory.
I remembered a person I saw when I was fighting the Orc corps commander. Even during the battle, he continued to pour pills into his mouth and climbed a rock and sang with all his might into the battlefield.
It was a very different existence even in that intense battlefield, so it seemed to remain in my memory even though we used the same space for a while.
‘Just being on the scene is a pass. It means going to at least B grade or higher.’
“I want to see this person singing. How is it?”
Nodding-
You’re probably not going to be able to talk properly when you meet, but you’re also very curious.
Yeon-hee eventually chose a bard hunter named Ham Eun-yeong, and after a while, Bae Joo-ah contacted her.
– Do you have time in the evening? Have a cup of coffee with the newcomers.
“Yes? Um… Yes, yes…”
Yeon-hee looked flustered as if she hadn’t thought that they would meet right away.
“Ahhh… What should I do, Ilwol-ah? To make an appointment with people my age at dinner time. I don’t even have anything to wear…”
“……”
Yeon-hee finally realized that she was running out of clothes. What are you going to wear?
‘I could buy it on the way.’
Yeonhee was buying most of her items online. Will he be able to go in person and get the burdensome look from the store clerk?
Contrary to my small expectations, she was just flustered and couldn’t come up with a solution.
Time passed and Yeon-hee eventually arrived at the cafe at the meeting place in padded clothes. Of course, I was also in hiding.
“Here!”
I saw Joo-ah Bae’s arms raised high, and when I went to the spot, the rest of the staff had already arrived.
‘Oh… It’s so dark.’
“······”
The woman sitting next to Joo-ah Bae, heavily armed with a look painted entirely in black, was sitting as still as her dead corpse, staring at her hand mirror. The thick dark circles under her eyes heightened the damp atmosphere, and her deeply sunken cheeks and her bony fingers looked dangerously ready to break at any moment.
“Hello!”
“Hello.”
And the person sitting across from Bae Joo-ah was a very pretty looking… Beast with light brown hair. To be precise, a hunter whose appearance has been partially transformed into an animal by acquiring the characteristics of a beast-type.
‘I got it right.’
The prediction that came to my mind when I said that I would know it when I saw it was correct.
She had her white ears stretched out on the side of her head, and her red eyes had round white fluff on the back of her hand. That alone gave her an idea of which animal was affected. Fortunately, there were hardly any people on the second floor of the cafe, but her appearance would draw attention from others even if she went out into the downtown area for a bit.
‘Rabbit Beast Trait… Really rare. There’s no way I wouldn’t be able to remember it if it looked like this and was from the One Island Guild.’
Seeing that nothing came to mind, it could have been a hunter who hadn’t been very active in my previous life, or someone who had already died or fallen into the shadows when I was active.
‘One movement speed would be awesome. He has good ears, so he can play the role of a scout. Even from Ilseom…’
She was in good condition to the point that I wonder why Bae Joo-ah didn’t tell me in advance.
“Hello.”
Yeon-hee greeted Joo-ah Bae and her strangers and sat next to the woman with rabbit ears.
The hunter in the seat next to Yeon-hee was like a beast, and as soon as Yeon-hee sat down, her nose started to flare up.
“Ah! Never mind Seyoung. This comes out instinctively hahahaha-“
Her bright smile, which reveals her bright personality without any flaws, and her pronunciation with her nose, which is unique to her beastman, made her even more special.
‘I’m glad. It’s the opposite of him, because he’s a bright character.’
Hahm Eun-yeong, the supporter, still stares at the hand mirror without saying a word. The character was once unique. She’s more eye-catching than Rabbit Su-in.
And to some extent, Bae Joo-ah, assuming that they had gotten to know each other, officially started introducing her friends.
“This friend’s name is Baek Ah-rin. I’m the only one with a very pretty face like her name. She’s from the same academy, and she’s talented, so even though she started with me, she got to D-class first… Er… Again- anyway. He’s a talented hunter!”
“Ah- Nice to meet you. My name is Lee Yeon-hee. Please take good care of me.”
“hehehe- I’ve heard a lot about you from Joo-a~ Wow- You’re so pretty.”
“Oh, no. Arin is much prettier.”
“No, she’s the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen!”
“Ah, Mr. Arin is more-“
‘… What are you guys doing?’
Suddenly, they are having a battle of complimenting each other’s looks. Are women even born with such a repertoire as a passive? Of course, they were good looks that could be said to be pretty.
“Oh, and the person next to me is Ham Eun-young, and as you’ve heard, he’s a supporter, so I think we’ll need a lot of help!”
I don’t think it’s because of my mood. Clearly Bae Joo-ah was having a hard time with Ham Eun-young.
“Let me introduce you to Eunyoung. She went through a dungeon with me a few weeks ago.”
“Ah. I see…”
Yeonhee opened her eyes wide and looked at them alternately.
“Simple spirit-type magic will be released by my sister right away. Things like Ghost’s [Stagnation], Night Hag’s [Sleep], And Gray Mold’s [Slow]!”
“Wow… I see.”
“Her ability is certain, but that’s because… She has some ups and downs. My sister has had severe depression since she was little.”
“Ah…”
It looked like that even if I didn’t have to explain it. At that time, supporter Ham Eun-yeong put in her hand mirror and said in a very faint voice.
“I’m trying not to be harmed…”
After that, he seemed to be muttering something in a low voice, like the steps of an ant, but I couldn’t hear it. I guess I’ll just work hard.
‘Isn’t that enough to just go to the hospital?’
Then Ham Eun-yeong cleared her throat once as if she had read my thoughts.
“Only medicine… If you take it at the right time… It’s okay…”
‘Hoo- it explodes inside.’
Yeon-hee stuttered a little, but the time difference between that woman’s talk was so long that I felt stuffy when I listened to her.
‘If you go out together once, you’ll feel it. Let’s do it.’
“Mr. Yeon-hee also got a promotion today. Then, shall we go out tomorrow? Shall we do it with the minimum number of people?”
“Yeah. Wouldn’t it be enough for four people? Since Yeon-hee is there.”
“Yes, yes. I’m fine. Eunyoung-ssi…?”
“······”
“If Eunyeong-sister doesn’t say anything, she’ll say okay. Then she agrees with everything, and then try the Orc Warrior right away?”
The ‘Plain of the Blue Moon’, a dungeon where Orc warriors mainly exist, is a D-level to medium difficulty level. Since we have achieved great achievements, we must be able to deal with them more easily than other hunters.
“Obahahahahaha again. She wants us to go to a place she has never been to before.”
“I haven’t been there, so I’m going to go! And what’s wrong with you saying you got an orc achievement?”
“No, there is such a thing as mental preparation.”
“I don’t know. I want to stop watching Red Daul (Lesser Dire Wolf). I hear howling in my dreams too?”
“It’s not because of that, you. It’s because of those people-“
“No.”
Baek Ah-rin seemed to want to skip a few dungeons, which were the lowest dungeons in the D class. Then, Yeon-hee looked at me for a moment and hurriedly expressed her opinion.
“This, first of all. I also want to experience the lowest dungeon at least once.”
“Oh yeah? Well… Once for experience… Um.”
‘Yeah, you can’t skip it. I have to steal the skill.’