#27. I’ve heard a lot of stories.
“Ha ha ha ha… If this is enough…”
Practically, I will not be able to train on the weekend due to MT.
For that reason, for the rest of the time, I did my best to prepare for the dungeon.
However, compared to the first day of admission, my physical ability improved dramatically.
My basic stamina has become more useful, and my magic power is…
I concentrated my magic on my fingertips and grabbed my practice sword.
It is weak, but a small bluish energy that blooms at the end of the day.
I swung my sword until my stamina reached the bottom, and I lay on the floor of the gym with a crosshair.
Woohoo… Guryongsan Dungeon.
The difficulty level of the Guryongsan dungeon itself was flat, but the place I wanted to reach was not there.
Another dungeon hidden in the dungeon.
There was a hidden dungeon inside the Guryongsan dungeon.
A dungeon of a completely different level from what was known to the public was located at the bottom of the Guryongsan dungeon.
Recognizing the existence of the hidden dungeon in a previous life was a long time in the future.
As I remember, aspiring hunters and some novice hunters were missing here.
It was also reported on the news, and the Hunter Association started the search by forming a team including S-class hunters.
The investigation seemed to be over as it was not progressing, but the association asked me, who was making a name for myself at the time, one last time to cooperate with the investigation.
S-classes have already come and went a few times, and I was wondering if something would change if I had to go, but I found a slightly bizarre structure on the last floor of the dungeon.
In the space where I drew out my weapon and poured magical energy into it…
In the low-level dungeon, ‘that guy’, who shouldn’t be inhabited, was waiting.
* *
I opened my eyes in the bright sunlight and checked the time.
11:43 Am.
…Huh?
It’s 11 in the morning…?
The clock hand was moving toward 12 o’clock.
Fortunately, today was the weekend, so there was no problem in attending the academy…
Today was definitely the day of Deforme MT.
I didn’t immediately lay down in bed after taking a shower after training yesterday.
I woke up after sleeping for only 10 minutes and had to buy tickets and pack my bags…
It was my mistake.
Hurriedly checking my phone, I hit my forehead.
[Missed Call 14]
[Unread message 67]
I was afraid to press the message window, but the manager’s nagging words were written there.
[Inwook-ah! Have you departed?]
[Inwook-ah! May I know where you are now?]
[Inwook-ah. Would you like to answer the phone?]
[Inwook-ah. Isn’t the senior’s words the same?]
Tae-soo’s emotions were contained in each letter in real time.
[Choi Inwook. It’s hard to come out like this.]
[I… Inuk-ah… Do you have any complaints with me…? Let’s put it in our own words.]
[Really, if you don’t come, we’ll have to vomit all our application fees, right?]
[Are you sleeping…? Are you sleeping…?]
[Please, Inuk-ah… Any answer…]
…At first, I was obviously very angry and thought he was going to push me, but by the time I sent the last text, I was exhausted.
He played the role of an authoritative senior for less than an hour.
This is a situation where laughter shouldn’t come out, but the manager’s reaction was so funny that I couldn’t stand the burst of laughter.
After… Still, I should contact you first.
When I called the manager, he answered it in less than 5 seconds.
[Inwook-ah!]
[Ah. Yes. Senior. I’m sorry. I slept late…]
[I’m glad… I’m glad…!]
Why are you moved by the news that I overslept? You.
Did I really even think about quitting the club because I got bored with it?
[Inwook-ah. It’s a little late, but let’s go now.]
But as Jena warned, all the trains were already sold out.
[Ah… No, no, dear!]
When I explained the situation, the manager’s desperate scream resounded over the phone.
[The… Then you can’t come? Kye eeek!]
He was a manager who cried like a monster.
[Ha… I’ll see you somehow, so go first and have a good time]
Still, everyone would have gone out to play, but I didn’t want the atmosphere to be clouded because of me.
[For sure. Do I have to contact you again when I will arrive…? Got it?]
[Yes. Enjoy yourself, everyone!]
[I believe. Inwook-ah.]
After hanging up the phone, I took a deep breath.
Ha… How do I go…?
I didn’t have a license yet, so I couldn’t even rent a car.
Ummm… Someone who can take me around…
* *
After all, sports cars don’t show their true value until they enter the highway.
In a car with a loud engine sound.
Sihwa was driving next to me with the lid of the open car open.
[Hello.]
[Hello? It’s Sihwa I’m Inwook…]
I’ve already received too much, but I can’t think of any other options, so I’m the only acquaintance who currently owns a car.
I contacted Sihwa.
[Can I take you somewhere?]
To be honest, I thought that I might hate to call and ask on the weekend, but even if I was rejected, I decided to try and get rejected.
[Where?]
As I explained her destination, Sihwa asked another question in a tone that made little sense.
[Why are you going there?]
[Actually… Today is the club’s MT day…]
I am embarrassed to say that I am in a very difficult situation because I overslept.
[…I’ll go home by 1 o’clock.]
Sihwa accepted it so coolly.
He didn’t even criticize me or show any contempt for helping me.
[Thank you so much. It’s Sihwa There really is only you.]
[Okay.]
As soon as I hung up the phone, I took a quick shower and was ready to go out.
Originally, I knew it would take about 3 hours to arrive, but the arrival time indicated on the navigator was much shorter than that.
Definitely, Sihwa’s driving was truly a beast.
“Sihwa… It’s okay if you don’t go fast because you’re overworked…”
“It’s late.”
She was thorough in her self-management and hated the concept of perception herself.
“But safety comes first…”
It’s been a long time since I passed 160 km/h.
If you were 20, it would have been not long since you got your license, but Sihwa’s driving technique looked more advanced than a veteran with almost 10 years of experience.
Did you even go to a racing school in winter?
“I’ll take care of it.”
Sihwa didn’t want to hear my nagging, so she turned on the radio loudly..
Unknown foreign hip-hop music came out, and Sihwa stepped on the Excel even more strongly.
I checked my seat belt again without saying a word.
* *
“Choi In-wook~~ I believed you, oh-oh”
The manager warmly welcomed me, who arrived earlier than expected.
“Sorry for being late.”
I scratched my head and smiled awkwardly, then bowed my head and apologized.
“Still, you arrived much earlier than expected? So, the woman behind me…?”
The manager’s gaze turned to Sihwa, who leaned against the car and looked at the phone screen.
“Ah… My friend. It’s Sihwa.”
“Sihwa…? Oh, that’s that famous first-year friend!”
“Eh… Well…”
It was surprising that a manager who seemed uninterested in the world knew about it.
But first of all, I’m a senior at school, so should I say hello and go…?
But there was no need for me to worry.
It was because the manager had already approached the poem and started talking to him.
“Hello. I’m the Hunter Academy monster painting club. My name is Taesu Oh, the Deforme manager.”
Sihwa looked up at the manager.
“This is Yoo Shi-hwa.”
The manager looked at Sihwa’s car and his eyes widened.
“Wow. This is a new car model! This must be very expensive. Wow!”
The manager seemed to be interested in cars, so he swung around the sports car and talked about his specs.
From my memory, Sihwa didn’t seem to have much interest in cars…
As expected, Sihwa was nodding moderately and was bothered by the manager’s words.
“Senior. How about the rest?”
I deliberately changed the topic to stop him from talking about cars in an excited voice.
“The boys all went to the grocery store. The only ones there are Yeji and Yena. Yeji is tired, so are you going to take a nap?”
“Is that right?”
“Yena, but I said you arrived, but why didn’t you come?”
The manager turned his back toward the building and called out Jena’s name in a loud voice.
“Hayena. Come out! Inwook and Inwook are friends!”
“Hayena…?”
Sihwa repeated Jena’s name with a subtle expression.
“Uh… Are you acquainted with Jena?”
“Are you saying that Hayena is in the same club as you now?”
Sihwa asked me again as if to confirm.
“Yeah, yes, but why all of a sudden…”
“No. Nothing.”
Sihwa kept her mouth shut and glared at the building.
And after a while, Jena came out of the building and slowly walked towards us.
The light brown hair that was dripping trembled with each step of Jena.
“I thought you were arriving late, but you came quite early.”
Jena opened her mouth with a blunt tone as usual.
“Hello to her friend.”
Jena bowed her head slightly to greet Sihwa.
“This is Yoo Shi-hwa.”
Sihwa’s voice was very hard.
It was a much more formal tone than when the manager was talking about cars.
“Aha. Sihwa Mr. I heard a lot from Inwook.”
…Yena, who used to call me Choi In-wook, called me In-wook friendly for some reason.
Jena reached out her hand and asked Sihwa to shake hands, but the two hardly let go.
Looking at the veins that protrude slightly from the back of Sihwa’s hand, does it mean that Sihwa is not letting go…?
“It’s very interesting what you said. It.”
“Sihwa, didn’t you hear me?”
The two continued their conversation with expressionless faces.
The manager quickly intervened between the two in an atmosphere that was a bit cold for a first meeting.
“Sihwa also had a business around here, so Inwook took him there, right?”
Her manager smiled and spoke to her.
“No.”
“Eh? Then, did you come all the way to Inwook to take you?”
“Yes.”
“Hi, you’ve gone through a lot of hardship~ No. There is plenty of food and the dormitory is spacious enough. Would you like to hang out with us?”
Sihwa was never the type to enjoy such events or atmospheres.
The moment I was about to say that I should speak up instead of you, because it’s a daily thing to say no.
“Okay. Then I’ll take care of you for a day.”
It was a poem that gave a completely unexpected answer.
“Okay then, come on over here.”
The manager was going to take us and show us around the dormitory.
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No. Are you going to play with this?It was clear that Sihwa was broken somewhere. This was a nonsensical story.
I asked Sihwa again in a low voice.
“Is it really okay to play here?”
Then Sihwa nodded her head.
“I came all the way here. I have to play properly.”
Contrary to the content of the words, Sihwa’s expression looked as cold as a field of ice.