Theresa glanced at the people around her.
Eyes like a bird of prey looking for prey.
The reason she was doing this was to find a party member to join the iron ore golem hunting, which had become popular these days.
However, it had been three days since she had been killing inns, restaurants, and bars where adventurers gathered in front of the ＜Abandoned Iron Ore Mine＞, but she had not been able to recruit the necessary magic attack dealers.
The reason was simple.
It was because she, a warrior who only took strength, and her swordsman friend who played games together, were trash dealers who were of no help in hunting down iron ore golems that boasted murderous physical defense.
Every time a person walking alone caught his eye, he approached, but he was often turned away.
Teresa murmured gloomily after being rejected several times.
“… I think this is harder than getting a job.”
Then, her friend, Sang-soo, who was tired of watching her nonsense live for days, sipped a beer and said.
“Will it be harder to get a job? you are a doormat In the first place, it is ridiculous that the Department of Creative Writing is discussing employment. If I was going to get a job, I shouldn’t have gone there.”
“Shut up… So you’re working now. I will make money here.”
Teresa bows down while muttering about her future plans.
Another friend, Soso, bruised her.
“Don’t you think you two have to hide your weapons first to save your party members? In front of a hunting ground where only tanks are needed, he would unnecessarily give out a large hammer and long sword to save party members. I don’t know much about the game, but I know this. You can’t make money anywhere with that kind of intelligence.”
Seeing her 12-year-old friend, So-so Kim, beating her up with a jog-jo-gon fact, Teresa was moved.
“As a medical student and the daughter of a wealthy family, you don’t understand me! I have to do this to live!”
“After dropping out of medical school and becoming unemployed, are you still talking about that? Well, apart from that, I don’t understand you. Why waste days when it won’t work anyway? just go somewhere else No matter how strong you are, even if you are a warrior with a screw missing, I will not abandon you.”
“… Thank you so much for that. The precious Healer did not abandon me, so I live on. Yes Yes.”
In fact, Teresa’s desire to leave for another hunting ground was like a chimney.
If it wasn’t for that bastard’s weapon crafting quest, he wouldn’t have been here for days.
‘It might have been better to just earn money and buy another weapon while I’m here… … .’
Teresa makes a gloomy expression with the feeling of an ant investor bitten at the high point.
Soso said while putting a small piece of bread into her mouth.
“Don’t worry about finding a job. If it doesn’t work out, can I go to my mom’s company?”
“I? put me in too I have the confidence to work like a real slave.”
“sorry. My mom hates parachutes.”
“hey! He’s a parachute too!”
“I am my mother’s daughter. Lesa is my friend. But you’re Lesa’s friend, not mine.”
It was when Sang-soo looked hurt at the last words of a relationship that had been going on since elementary school.
Taktak.
Theresa quickly tapped the other two with both hands.
“Hey, hey. quiet, quiet. A wizard came in over there. I turned down everything I said at the other parties.”
The tone of Teresa’s voice rose at the sight of a fish without an owner after a long absence.
“My, let me tell you well. Today we’re actually going hunting. Both of them are making faces like masters. You have to make a strong impression. got it?”
Seeing Teresa stammering in excitement at the opportunity that had come after a long time, Soso put her chin on her chin and said to Sangsu.
“Do you think it will fail again anyway?”
“uh. If you turned down another party offer, how could you join ours?”
Shut up both. Growling, Theresa took a deep breath and moved toward her prey, no, the wizard.
“I have an idea too this time, right?”
Thinking back to the plans I made for myself.
* * *
“Whoa.”
Dojin let out an annoyed sigh.
After returning, there was never a time when things didn’t work out the way I thought.
But today, the plan went awry.
It was good until I came to ＜Closed Iron Ore Mine＞, the most efficient hunting ground in the mid-to-late 30s.
He learned new skills at the exchange, stocked up on consumables, and thoroughly prepared himself for the hunt, so he thought it would be all he needed to start hunting.
However, a problem arose in an unexpected place.
‘I should have thought that this is a tank and healer field.’
I can’t see any physical attack dealers needed for party composition.
Hagiya, the information that iron ore golems have high physical defense and low magic defense at the level of bugs is openly spreading.
In such a situation, it is true that there is no reason for a class that focuses on physical damage to snoop around here.
There’s no way they’ll join the party anyway, even if they come, and even if they do find one, there’s nothing they can contribute to.
It is only later that the tang, heal, and madil combination degenerates into the non-mainstream, and the combination centered on the water deal that Dojin envisions becomes the mainstream… that’s a future thing.
Now, even after washing my eyes and looking for them, I couldn’t find the guys I needed.
‘It might be faster to find an elk in the middle of Seoul.’
Disheartened, Dojin raised his hand.
It was to call the clerk.
I was already tired, hungry, and thirsty from visiting several nearby inns and restaurants.
have to eat something
Even in the middle of the crowd, the clerk caught Dojin’s call well and ran quickly.
“Yes, guest! Meals, drinks, alcohol. Anything is ready. What would you like?”
It was when Dojin was about to order a rough meal.
“A cold beer.”
Someone placed the order instead, ting and flipping a coin.
Even though it bounced clumsily, the clerk grabbed the coin like a ghost.
“Cold beer! Order received!”
The clerk hurried back to the kitchen.
dump.
Instead, a certain woman sat in front of Dojin.
Do-jin thought as he saw the other party who joined without any process of asking for understanding.
what are you kid doing? do.
The opponent who sat with a clumsy form resembled a water dumpling.
Do-jin flinches when he shoots with an ugly look.
However, he obviously flinched, then he tried to hide his expression and smiled pretending to be relaxed.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen it around here. Are you new?”
what concept is it?
Dojin almost laughed.
There is a group of people who are obsessed with role-playing while hiding their Regenian identity and impersonating native Rostanians.
However… … .
‘This should be moderately clumsy.’
In LOST, there is not much scope to modify the appearance.
With that face, even if you think you’re young and retouched as much as possible, it’s hard to get past your mid-20s.
From the outside, she’s just a girl in her twenties.
It was embarrassing to even smile at it because it looked like a young water dumpling and pretended to be a veteran adventurer.
Even now, the corners of his mouth trembled as he tried to smile, and it was clear that the eyes that pretended to be relaxed were constantly watching.
Normally, even if it was funny, he would have played with me, but… Unfortunately, Do-jin was not in a good mood right now.
no If you’re intoxicated with role play, will you try to match the rhythm yourself no matter how you react? Thinking, Dojin said without a smile.
“I’m sorry, but right now I’m not in the mood for that role play. If you have something to say, tell me quickly.”
Do-jin, who speaks without a smile, exudes sharpness and coldness.
“Yo, what is the business? It seems like this is my first time here, so I came here to give you some advice.”
“I hate talking in circles. If you have a business, say it, and if you sit down to give some really presumptuous advice, the clerk over there grabs a beer and disappears. I don’t drink.”
At the reaction that was colder than expected, an earthquake shook the pupils of Teresa, a young dumpling.
In fact, the fact that she acted with a concept that she couldn’t become was something she did in order to do her best.
I was trying to portray a dignified appearance, wondering if it seemed that I lacked confidence because I had been rejected for being low-key until now.
However, the problem was that the person I referred to to create that confidence was a veteran mercenary man who approached the main character in a webtoon I am reading these days.
Teresa, who had completely ruined her first impression with her poor performance because she had not chosen a role that did not suit her, was at a loss as she did not know what to do.
“Cold beer colonel!”
Through the clerk’s cheerful voice, Teresa felt Dojin’s eyes pierce her.
Do-jin was just waiting for Teresa to speak, but Do-jin’s sharp eyes in Teresa’s eyes, who were very scared, were like ‘What are you doing? It didn’t turn off?’ as if to say.
In the end, she died to the point of dying, and her lips only moved a few times, giving up her clumsy acting and bowing her head in apology.
“Sorry for being rude.”
As I threw away the second personality I had been immersed in, regret and embarrassment came belatedly.
After doing this skit, I said, ‘Hey, would you like to party with us? By the way, we have two scrap dealers. Oh, there are no tanks.’ Theresa did not have the courage to say what she said.
In the end, she apologized in a weak voice, got up as if to run away, and trudged along in the direction of her friends.
For Do-jin, who was looking forward to what the water dumplings would say after being drunk in the role play, it was a heartbreaking development.
‘Are you too busy? If I do this, I will be able to relieve my irritation on other things. Well, the first one crossed the line, though.’
Even so, if you’re a person who is determined to do a concept, shouldn’t you accept this much?
Thinking, Dojin looked at the dented dumplings.
And found.
A large battle hammer placed in the direction she was walking.
Few guys would want to tank with something like that.
Even if it does, it’s just crazy.
That, no matter what anyone says, is a weapon only for attack.
And the main long sword on the back of the man sitting in front of the seat where the hammer the size of a child was placed.
That was the type of weapon preferred by swordsmen rather than warriors.
The two limited-edition natural monuments in this neighborhood that you have been looking for so long are in front of you.
You didn’t even know that, and you crushed a lot of pumpkins that rolled in and kicked them out!
Do-jin realized his mistake and blamed himself.
And he immediately took action to correct the mistake.
“for a moment.”
called water dumplings.
did you not hear Or are you pretending not to hear? The dumplings did not stop walking.
However, Do-jin cannot give up.
If you hunt with the old combination, the hunting efficiency will be worse than half.
Do-jin, who got up from his seat, grabbed the shoulder of the walking opponent.
Teresa looked back, her eyes wide open.
“Why, why are you like that? Is there anything else I’ve done wrong… … ?”
Teresa, rolling her eyes here and there in fear, found a beer on the table.
“ah… … ! sorry. You said you don’t drink. Gee, I’ll clean it up now.”
Do-jin dissuaded her from being flustered.
“No, not that. I’m trying to apologize because I think I’ve been annoyed. It wasn’t even a big deal… Something bad happened today, so I was sensitive.”
Teresa couldn’t adapt to the sudden change in Do-jin’s attitude.
Apparently, until just now, when I put my finger on it, it only felt as sharp as cutting.
“You came because you had something to say. You don’t have to act clumsy, so tell me. Drink the beer they ordered. It would be a waste to throw it away.”
Dojin laughed awkwardly,
As if it’s cool to apologize like this when you’re angry.
“Is that okay? It’s not that important, but… … .”
There was a clear difference in temperature from just before, and the naive Teresa was overcome.
‘How can I find Dylan, but even if I die, I just can’t let him go. You and that guy are my deal slaves for the time being.’
Not knowing that the devil’s laughter is hanging behind the sad smile.