184 – Did you put honey on the house?
“Huh? Yeah, I see… It feels strangely old…”
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“Yes, so. What is it?”
“Huh? What, what?”
‘Why did you come?’
I muttered to myself in frustration.
Heukah put on a stupid expression for a while and then said ‘Ah!’ He burst into exclamation and said.
“Then!
“A game we couldn’t finish… Was there such a thing? We’ve never fought before.”
“No, that’s what they say! I definitely said I would! Are you going to do it or not?”
‘Still, I haven’t forgotten what he said.’
“Sorry, I don’t know if we made a promise back then. We have some work right now. Next time we have a chance, we’ll compete.”
“Huh? What, what’s going on? No matter how urgent it is, don’t your blood boil when you see talented people like us right in front of you? You’d want to fight right away, right?”
Heukah was greatly embarrassed and stuttered even to his words. But is he an adult? It’s very small. I think Arin is smaller.
“Pu-Hup… A D-class hunter who says he’s a master. Oh my God.”
Bae Joo-ah, who had been listening quietly, twisted his words slightly, and Heuk-ah blushed. When Joo-ah glared at him, he looked at him as if asking what he was going to do.
“Well, I didn’t say let’s fight, so calm down. But we’ll have a hard time for the time being? I’m not just trying to avoid it. If we fight now, we won’t be able to fight with all our might. Is that okay?”
At Bae Joo-ah’s words, Heuk-ah and other members of the tent immediately shook their heads. Black A seemed to think for a moment, then opened his mouth.
“Okay. Then let’s put it off until next time. Like you just said, I think it’s a bit embarrassing to say that you’re a low-ranking hunter and you’re a skilled person… Why don’t you try fighting?”
“Tickktoktaktak!!”
“Huh? What’s that skeleton saying? Are you trying to fight right away!”
“No! I said yes. Okay. Let’s go up to C rank and fight or something.”
Eventually they got our confirmation and turned towards the exit.
‘Wasn’t that an assassination group? Why are you so obsessed with winning?’
Don’t recklessly kill other hunters and keep your promise. He belonged to the Sapa, but what he did was a political faction. Weirdly affectionate guys.
I’ve never been involved with an organization operating in the shadows in my previous life, so I can only judge based on a small amount of information, but those guys were definitely unusual.
“Hmm… Why did you know?”
I immediately threw a question to see if Yeon-hee was curious about me for doing something she wouldn’t do.
‘Yeah, it’s hard to find a sparring partner like that.’
I’m asking because Yeon-hee still doesn’t know how difficult it is to meet a skilled assassin. I might be able to deal with you, but it would be nice to have someone with whom I can fight with a bit more tension.
“It’s an experience, but can you think of practicing against those people? I think I’ll win even if I risk my life.”
Upon receiving my intention, Yeonhee tilted her head and said so. Of course, it’s not an opponent to fight casually. So it becomes an experience.
Anyway, today’s dungeon exploration went really peacefully with no special events other than meeting that 4-member group. When we came out of the gate, we felt something was missing in our exploration.
“Hey, hey! Hello! I’m Cho Hye-min from Haksan Newspaper! I’m a reporter who was allowed to enter today…”
But perhaps because I was procrastinating, I got caught by a reporter who was camped near the gate.
Usually, each media company gives permission to cover near the gate in rotation, but one of them got caught.
You can refuse an interview, but it is usually unavoidable due to the nature of hunters, where relationships with the media are important.
A reporter named Jo Hye-min, who has an impressive pink headband that reporters don’t like, unexpectedly asked Ham Eun-young for an interview.
“Your grandmother’s name is Park Heung-ja, right?”
“Uh… Um… Yes…”
Ham Eun-young spoke for the second time today thanks to a reporter who appeared out of nowhere. By the way, Park Heung-ja… That’s a name I’ve heard somewhere. For some reason, I feel like I’ve been through 6.25… I heard it somewhere.
“Ham Eun-yeong Hunter. Can we talk a little bit about her grandmother? I’m planning an article about Park Heung-ja, who is considered one of the strongest supporters among the early Awakeners. I really want to hear it. It really only takes a moment.”
“I… I… I…”
ㅡ!!
At the reporter’s words, the shoulders of the party members were greatly moved.
Ham Eun-young could not answer right away and was looking in our direction for no reason, asking for a helping hand. What do you see us You should know that.
“I… I’m not good at talking…”
“It’s okay! It’s not a video clip. I’ll edit it well and send it to you.”
In the end, Ham Eun-young decided to accept her interview. Watching Ham Eun-young and the reporter enter the waiting room near the gate, we started a long-awaited chatter.
“No! Crazy! That sister, why didn’t you say something like that? You had a really crazy back!”
Joo-ah Bae said that she had seen Eun-yeong Ham again, staring intently at her waiting room, where she couldn’t even see her inside.
“If you are Park Heung-ja, is he the one who bloomed at the latest age among the early Awakened?”
“That’s right. A [Reverse Flow] Ability that changes all the unfavorable conditions of allies on the battlefield into favorable conditions. She was his granddaughter… Amazing…”
Yeon-hee also looked at the same place as Bae Joo-ah, as if surprised.
“Somehow, they recognized that unusual hand mirror first! It’s an artifact that can’t be detected. It’s a nonsense thing in the first place, isn’t it?”
Joo-ah Bae said she knew that, but she was trying hard to pack her clothes, remembering some of Eun-young Ham’s extraordinary moments.
“Certainly… I tried sneaking a look at that hand mirror, but no information came up. It must be an artifact… I searched and found no mention of anything with that ability.”
It seems that Arin has already tried to get information about the hand mirror because he has a personality that can’t hold back his curiosity.
‘No information comes out even if I touch it? Is there such a thing?’
I knew it was an artifact from the first time I saw it, and I tried to hold back even if I was curious until Ham Eun-young told me about it first, but when I heard that no information appeared, my curiosity was stirred again. I’ll try to touch it when I get a chance.
“Oh, hang up and come out. It’s late.”
But that curiosity was short-lived.
After Ham Eun-young did not appear for over ten minutes, the party members began to show their lack of patience. At some point, they encouraged me to do it quickly because these are all experiences.
Joo-ah, A-rin, and even Yeon-hee, who is crossing her legs restlessly for some reason. While everyone was waiting for Ham Eun-yeong to come out, I focused on the familiar energy caught in the waves of my senses.
‘Two, four, six, seven? Are there seven of them to catch one?’
That group was members of the Apex Guild who were aiming for Heo Min-sol’s bounty. I thought I would definitely close my eyes starting with the dungeon tomorrow, but I think I moved the timing a little earlier.
It was a composition with two members added to the existing five members, but they were a little weaker than yesterday.
The seven of them share the bounty and donate a portion to the guild. It doesn’t seem like there’s much left, though.
What if you think of the various side incomes you can receive after killing Arin? It would be great for a simple job and the income you receive.
‘Hmm… What should I do? Shall I kill you for once? No… I don’t know what the aftermath will be.’
After all, let’s finish at the level of escort as originally planned.
Listening to the story, the hunter-only apartment where Bae Joo-ah is is quite high-end, and the risk of being terrorized by Apex guys while sleeping is low. So all we have to do is drop it home.
“Ahhhhh sorry…”
Ham Eun-yeong, who returned as green onion kimchi, suffered a barrage of questions from us as soon as she arrived.
She was speechless and just holding her hand mirror in her arms, she said let’s go to her house. Saying it’s very difficult
Joo-a and A-rin looked sorry for not being able to ask more, but they took Ham Eun-young to the taxi and sent them away, promising tomorrow.
After that, we took a taxi and moved to Jua’s house.
Bae Joo-ah’s apartment was a much better place than I had heard. An entire apartment block was placed within the range of the barrier spell, but in order to do so, at least four barrier magicians had to maintain the spell to make it possible.
In a word, it’s all about money. What? Are you living well?
“Just in case, this is all a loan. I don’t have any money. I impulsively bought it with a loan pool last week after hitting the mining jackpot, and I’m really regretting it. Please don’t do stupid things like me.”
As if Joo-a had read my thoughts, she hit the ball first.
“Well, but… I’m glad. I’m sure this will be safe.”
“Like Yeon-hee said, looking at the current situation, I think I did well. Huhu, I really don’t know what people will do next.”
“Then, we’ll be on our way.”
“Huh? You came all the way here, but you didn’t even look around the house?”
When Yeon-hee said goodbye, Joo-ah said to Yeon-hee as if she was a bit disappointed. Then, Yeon-hee politely refused, saying that she had to go home because she had an urgent business.
“No, what the hell is there at home that makes you want to leave work on the same day? Are you a man?”
“Yes?! Ah, ah, no!”
“Eh? It’s not like it’s not a reaction. Do you really look like a man?”
“Ugh… Yeon-hee, are you dating?”
“No. Not really… Er, just… Go home…”
In the end, Yeon-hee couldn’t follow the back story, and it only made her suspicious of Joo-a and A-rin.
Leaving behind Joo-a and A-rin, who open their eyes wide and smile strangely at Yeon-hee, we started walking towards the house. Of course, Yeon-hee’s face was blushing, but I was still focused on them rather than that.
‘I won’t attack you. They seem to be taken aback too.’
Who would have thought that a Class D Hunter would live in an apartment equipped with such crime prevention facilities? Why is the daughter of such a rich family working as a hunter? When I thought of the Apex guys who would be obsessed with the question, I naturally laughed.
After Joo Ah and Arin broke up.
“Bar, are you going home right away?”
Nodding-
Yeon-hee’s hands were shaking slightly. The trembling did not stop until we walked down the street together, took a taxi, and arrived in front of the house. Yes, it bothered me so much yesterday.