《S-Class Except Me》 CH 1 Chapter 1 On a languid afternoon, sweet music flowed gently in the atmospheric restaurant. ¡°Haeun, I¡¯ll cut it for you.¡± The man sitting on the opposite side took the plate in front of Jung Haeun. He was good at cutting steak into bite-sized pieces with a knife and fork. As expected, the senior is perfect even when he cuts the steak. Haeun¡¯s eyes softly drew a line. ¡°Here you go.¡± ¡°Wow! Thank you oppa.¡± Haeun tilted her head slightly and smiled beautifully. The brown hair of Jung Haeun, a beauty salon VVIP customer, flowed gently. The light pouring over the glass window made her hair shine, making Haeun look about twice as pretty. The opponent blushed slightly as if it had worked. ¡°Enjoy your meal.¡± ¡°Yes, thank you for the food. Enjoy your meal too.¡± Today, Haeun was enjoying a date at a nice Italian restaurant. Her partner is a male senior whom she met in a liberal arts class. Haeun was assured that they had been dating for at least a month. It was ridiculous that a man who hands Haeun a drink every class and buys her a sandwich first when she skips lunch didn¡¯t really have any feelings. And finally, today, Haeun asked him out on a date, using the excuse that the final exam was over as if she was trying to put an end. ¡°Would you like to go eat something delicious with me? There¡¯s something I want to tell you¡­¡± Haeun bit the corner of her lips as it was about to go up. His height is above average. His face¡­ He¡¯s pretty good-looking, if not a miracle at Y University. His personality is affectionate and kind. In this way, didn¡¯t he even cut the steak for Haeun himself? Besides, he was as stylish as the models in fashion magazines in his style. Among the people she was taking classes with, there were many girls who secretly showed affection for their seniors. It was a day to go on a date with such a wonderful person, so today was the perfect day. Except for one fact. ¡°Haeun, what¡¯s wrong? Is the food not good for you?¡± ¡°Oh, oppa. That¡¯s not it¡­¡± Haeun carefully pointed through her window. Not far from her was an inactive gate. ¡°I didn¡¯t know this restaurant and the gate could be this close.¡± Gate. It is a connecting passage to another dimension called ¡®dungeon¡¯. The dungeon was infested with monsters, and only hunters with special powers could solve the problem. ¡®It feels like something troublesome is about to happen¡­¡¯ Haeun furrowed her brow at the subtle ominous feeling. The man burst out laughing. ¡°Ahaha, is that scary? Are you okay? That gate has been inactive for 5 years already. Rather, people come to this restaurant to take a photo in front of the gate. I thought Haeun was like that too, since you asked me to come here.¡± No. Haeun didn¡¯t know. It¡¯s just that she got a recommendation from someone. There are so many couples here, so she just decided to go on a date here. The man looked at her cutely. He thought Haeun was scared and worried about her. ¡®She¡¯s pretty cute, and above all, she¡¯s got a lot of money.¡¯ Everything from the dress she was wearing to the shoes to the bag is brand new. There was a rumor floating around that all of Haeun¡¯s family were high-ranking hunters. But since Haeun is afraid to look at a gate, it seems unlikely that she is the daughter of the Hunter family. Considering that everything she usually wears and carries are quite expensive brands, the rumor that she is the daughter of a conglomerate seems more reasonable. Thinking that the rumors were false, the man tapped the back of her hand. ¡°By the way, Haeun.¡± Her eyes were round like a rabbit. The man smiled slightly and continued. ¡°How long will you be respectful to me? I want to be a little closer to you¡­¡± The suspicion about the gate was completely erased from Haeun¡¯s mind. ¡®Green light. This is definitely a green light! In a little while, I think I¡¯ll be able to post the story of ¡®?Day 1?¡¯ on Outstagram.¡¯ (tl/n: instagram but outstagram) Haeun blushed. Her heart was beating fast. It was pounding so vigorously that the dishes on the table vibrated slightly. ¡­Did the fork vibrate? As Haeun felt a strangeness, she looked at the table. Bang-!!! A loud sound rang in her ears. ¡°What, what? Is it an earthquake?¡± People looked around in surprise. A siren installed on the street began to sound loudly. It was an emergency evacuation alarm that sounded when a dungeon break suddenly occurred. The staff ran out of the kitchen and shouted loudly. ¡°It¡¯s an emergency! Dungeon break! Get out of here!¡± ¡°Ahh!¡± ¡°Haeun! You have to run away!¡± The restaurant with a good atmosphere quickly became the market floor. As she ran away holding her senior¡¯s hand, Haeun checked the sky. The gate she saw outside the restaurant was changing to an active state with a dark blue light. A huge bird-type monster with a sharp beak escaped through the portal. ¡°Ahh!¡± The monster that found the target snatched a person running ahead with its beak. The caught man screamed and struggled with his legs. The monster flapped its wings while creating a huge gust of wind and flew away with a human in its beak. Goosebumps arose at the terrible sight. ¡°It¡¯s coming again!¡± Someone screamed. ¡°Ugh, oppa!¡± Haeun, who bumped into people, missed the man¡¯s hand and fell. The man looked at Haeun with bewildered eyes for a moment, then quickly turned his head and ran away alone. He ran away so quickly that if he went to the Olympics, he could win a gold medal. Haeun fell on her knees on the floor and blinked her eyes. ¡®Did you leave me now? Weren¡¯t we just having a date a while ago?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said that he didn¡¯t tell her that the man was not very spirited.] [The constellation spat in the direction the man ran, saying that the way he ran out alone was very unsightly] [Anyway, the constellation is nagging that she needs to develop better eyes for men, saying, ¡®It¡¯s not enough for someone just to be handsome.] ¡®Just once, just once is enough!¡¯ Haeun shook her head at the constellation¡¯s nagging. Meanwhile, a monster caught its second victim. Another man flew into the sky. Haeun came to her senses. This was not the time for her to argue with the constellation on the street. Dungeon Break. This phenomenon occurs when the ratio of monsters in the dungeon exceeds a certain number. A dungeon that can no longer contain monsters will burst. Because of this, dungeons that have already occurred had to be periodically attacked to stabilize its numbers. In other words, it is a disaster that, although difficult, can be sufficiently prevented if a little care is taken. ¡®Doesn¡¯t it mean that just because it¡¯s been quiet for the past few years it¡¯s still not safe?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it is correct.] ¡®But why today?¡¯ The monster made an ominous sound and circled the air. Suddenly, monsters were coming out of the fully activated gate. And that moment. Kyaaaak- ¡°Ugh!¡± Haeun¡¯s eardrums were pierced by a piercing cry that no human could make. Haeun stopped, covering her ears. She was not the only one who stopped. Some fell to the ground, bleeding from their ears. Then a man shouted. ¡°Hey there!¡± The glass window of the destroyed building, unable to withstand the vibration, fell on a woman who was evacuating with her child in her arms. ¡°Ahhhhhh!¡± People shouted. The woman instinctively took her child in her arms and lowered her body. At that moment, a very small wind blew. ¡°Huh?¡± When the pain she had expected did not appear, the woman stood up bewildered. There was obviously a huge glass falling over her own head, and nothing happened. Even the falling glass was gone. From the fingertips hastily swung by her, golden powder fell like residue. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Haeun bit her lower lip and looked down at her. But the cost was severe. [SYSTEM: Synchronization is in progress. Current synchronization rate 21.11%] Pls read only at pinkmuffintl. Her system window has changed. A vibration greater than when the monsters made a cry began to shake the ground. People slipped and fell down. Clink! The glass windows of the building that had been holding on to it were shattered in an instant. Haeun opened her eyes as she watched the pieces of glass slowly pouring over her own head in slow motion. If she avoids this, the building may collapse in the future. If she stops the building from collapsing, then there will be a bigger catastrophe. ¡®I can¡¯t avoid it!¡¯ A determined Haeun crouched under her falling glass, wrapping her arms around her head and crouching down. It didn¡¯t hurt at all compared to the gigantic sound. Haeun carefully raised her head. Above her head was a blue shield that looked hard and sturdy. It was above other people¡¯s heads as well. ¡°Hunters! We lived!¡± Finally, the hunters who were dispatched after receiving an emergency call arrived. Four hunters who looked like an attacking series flew up the wall. ¡°Damn it! A total of five! 15-degree ahead!¡± ¡°The crystal above the head is its weakness! Everyone, attack!¡± ¡°Team leader! Be careful ahead!¡± One monster was subdued by the movements of the hunters who acted in harmony. ¡°Are you okay?¡± A healer with her long hair tied in a tight ponytail approached Haeun. Haeun slowly nodded her head. The healer, who looked at her body for a moment, soon realized that she had no serious injuries and sighed in relief. ¡°I am really happy. Were you very scared? You¡¯re fine now.¡± ¡°Thank you so much for saving me.¡± ¡°Well, I haven¡¯t done anything.¡± The healer looked at the hunters in battle with envious eyes and said. ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to the hunters from the dungeon safety management department over there.¡± She was screwed. Why do they belong to that department? [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that he will come, and advises Haeun to prepare her heart.] ¡®Oh, I hate it.¡¯ She had a good intuition that something troublesome was going to happen. Haeun asked, holding her breath. ¡°Is it a dungeon break?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not.¡± The healer shook her head. ¡°Naturally, it was still a safe dungeon. Recently, despite the safety level, there are often cases where monsters overflow inside the dungeon. This is also the case.¡± ¡­Is it really like that? Haeun furrowed her brow. The healer, who thought she had been shocked by the sudden accident, urgently comforted Haeun. ¡°Do not worry! It¡¯s the Hunters of the Disaster Management Team 3! There are also two A-class hunters, and there are also those who received the Seoul Metropolitan Government Special Achievement Award for their rescue activities last year! So there will be no more danger now.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ snorts her, saying that it only boasts an A-class?] [it raises its nose, saying that Haeun is much better than that.] ¡®How noisy.¡¯ Haeun raised her eyebrows. ¡®You said it¡¯s a good restaurant to be confessed to. By the way, who recommends a restaurant right in front of a gate?¡¯ [¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s sorry for that.] [It insists on its innocence, saying it didn¡¯t know this would happen all of a sudden.] [But she was worse for dating a guy like that.] Haeun grabbed her head because the noise was pounding. ¡°First of all, let¡¯s go to the shelter. Can you contact your family?¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright. I¡¯ll be right back.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Jung Haeun!!!¡± ¡°Oh, he¡¯s already here.¡± Bang! A flash of lightning poured down in the air where the monster was running wild. Haeun coughed irritably in the thick dust hitting her face. Soon, a figure suddenly appeared in front of her. ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°You¡¯re here?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe it. You¡¯re walking around with no power?!¡± ¡°Oh, my. Hunter Jung Eunwoo?¡± The healer covered her mouth in astonishment. Jung Eunwoo, a great S-class hunter, appeared in front of her. Now 26, he ranked second in the Korean Hunter rankings and was also the team leader of the disaster management team. He was as good as his ability to strike lightning with a giant spear. He was also the representative sexy icon of Korea, famous for his hot personality. In addition, there was one more thing special about Hunter Jung Eunwoo. He is the son of the first-generation hunter couple Jung Jinho and Lee Yoon-kyung. And there was one more thing very special about them: Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s family was all S-class awakens! Whether the healer was shocked or not, Haeun pouted at Jung Eunwoo. ¡°Behave yourself next time. What are you going to do with this dust?¡± ¡°Where did you get hurt?¡± ¡°Other than the fact that you made my clothes look like beggars?¡± ¡°Oh, you really are.¡± Jung Eunwoo raised his eyebrows as if he were annoyed. Then, he clicked his tongue and shook off the dirt on Haeun¡¯s shoulder with his large hand. It was a delicate movement in contrast to the frowning impression. It was as if he was worried that Haeun would get hurt by his touch. The healer, who was staring blankly at the scene, suddenly realized that Jung Haeun¡¯s face, who was rescued, looked quite similar to Jung Eunwoo. At that moment, the healer remembered an article somewhere in the Internet community. [Title: Isn¡¯t there a non-awakened member in Hunter Jinho¡¯s family?] I heard she¡¯s a civilian with no ability, but her parents don¡¯t care. ?I¡¯m jealous. (Comment 53) ?Anonymous: ??? ?Anonymous: Oh, that person. ?Anonymous: Does she get along with her parents well? Her brothers are all S-class. ?Anonymous: Hahaha. ?Anonymous: But don¡¯t you think she¡¯d feel ashamed if she were alone? If I were her, I¡¯d commit suicide. ?Anonymous: Who is it? Am I the only one who doesn¡¯t know? ?Anonymous: Search it up. ?Anonymous: Hey, be careful. That family is very protective. If you post something like this, you might get sued. It was a post that disappeared quickly because it was afraid of being sued, but it was a popular post in the community for a short time. Haeun sighed lightly when she saw the look on the healer¡¯s face. Soon there was a loud voice in her head. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said it¡¯s unfair] [If it¡¯s Haeun¡¯s ability, she can become the world¡¯s No. 0 poker face as soon as she debuts.] ¡®Yeah. No. I¡¯m lazy.¡¯ [¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ is suffering because it can¡¯t understand her.] [Don¡¯t hide the overflowing power and insist on showing off to the world.] Haeun completely ignored those words. Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s family. Her family is all S-class except her. And Jung Haeun, who the whole world knows, including her family, is an incompetent civilian, is the only EX class in the world. Reminder: pls do not repost ANYWHERE smh CH 2 Chapter 2 ~*~ It has been 30 years since dungeons and monsters appeared in Korea and around the world. People remembered that day as the day of destruction when the heavens fell and the earth was divided. A ¡®gate¡¯ has appeared all over the world at the same time. The gate was a passage to another dimension, and the other dimension leading to it was called a ¡®dungeon¡¯ by people. The gate that rose from the twisting of the ground did not disappear no matter what external methods were taken. An army could enter the gate, but it¡¯ll be to no avail. As the number of victims increased, the only survivor who returned alive exclaimed. ¡°In there¡­ There are monsters living there!¡± The ashes of the dead could not even be retrieved. Many countries have attempted to remove the gates. They formed a special force to explore dungeons and set up a joint research institute with other countries to find solutions. Unmanned weapons were also deployed in place of humans to prevent the increasing number of sacrifices. But it all ended in failure. No matter how much they searched for an answer, there was no way to get rid of the gates, so people eventually chose to coexist with it. Although it is a reluctant and bizarre phenomenon, it does not pose a special threat to mankind unless one enters the hell gates directly. Of course, when the first gate came to be, it had to go through a disaster such as a natural disaster. It was a kind of compromise, and it was hard work. However, after a dungeon that was not captured within the time limit caused a huge explosion and completely erased an area from the map, people realized that even a ¡®compromise¡¯ such as coexistence was impossible. ¨C The dungeons must be attacked. But the number of gates that occurred was large and humans were powerless. At that time, the only way to get rid of the gate was to pick a victim who will sacrifice themself for the nation and drop a nuclear bomb inside the dungeon¡­ [SYSTEM: ¡ö¡ö recognizes you.] [SYSTEM: Potential bloomed. You have acquired a unique skill.] [SYSTEM: Unique skill ¡°Frozen Breath¡± (B), ¡°Cry of Silence¡± (C)] [SYSTEM: Increases skill understanding. You can evolve your skills.] After contact with unknown beings, ¡°awakeners¡± who gained strong power and phenomenal abilities appeared. Monsters, who had remained steadfast in front of state-of-the-art military equipment, knelt down in front of the power of the awakeners. Human beings, who had been pushed to the limit, attempted to counterattack with the awakeners. They always rushed to catch up, but now they have set out to attack the dungeon first. And the result is¡­ ¡°It, it¡¯s gone!¡± ¡°The gate is gone! Success!¡± ¡°There are no casualties either! Everyone is back alive! Wow!¡± It was the first victory for mankind. The human race, which seemed to be falling due to a huge threat, overcame the crisis with the birth of the awakeners. Later, the awakening people became active under the name of ¡°Hunters,¡± and they became envied by people as heroes who protected the world. Thus, the world entered a new phase. ~*~ ¡°Daughter, something bad happened today. You¡¯re in trouble.¡± An upscale Korean restaurant located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Lee Yoon-kyung, the mother of the Jung family and the number one in the family, pointed out Haeun and opened her mouth. Haeun, who was eager to eat the meat cooked, murmured. ¡°No. Am I a kid.?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already seen it and received it.¡± Lee Yoon-kyung sighed heavily at the lie that was clearly visible in Haeun¡¯s eyes. Lee Yoon-kyung is 54 years old this year. She was an S-class healer belonging to the Korean government. When a cataclysmic cataclysm occurred in the world 30 years ago, she was the first Korean healer to awaken as an S-class. She has defended the Republic of Korea until now as a first-generation Awakener, where she was promoted to Director of the Dungeon Policy Office. It was only natural for her to be reported of a disaster that occurred in the middle of the capital in the Republic of Korea. In particular, today¡¯s accident occurred at an inactive gate that was considered numerically unlikely to explode. In recent years, apart from the stable figures, there have been irregular occurrences of dungeon fluctuations and unusual events called monster flooding in technical terms, so Lee Yoon-kyung was closely watching the related trends. But her daughter¡¯s name was on today¡¯s report? She even almost got injured by being hit by the window of a building that was smashed in the aftermath of the monster¡¯s attack. ¡°Disaster management team 3. The time required for emergency dispatch is 8 minutes and 33 seconds, ha, it seems that they drank coffee and stopped by the bathroom before being dispatched? It¡¯s a lot easier to work with these days. Isn¡¯t that right, Chief Kim?¡± ¡°Oh, no.¡± ¡°The Disaster Intelligence Agency can¡¯t even predict properly, and they say it¡¯s idle these days, so can you make it more leisurely?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Chief.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not something you apologize for in the first place!¡± Enraged, she had already returned from a battle at work. It was because her feelings got stronger as her daughter was involved. This was because Haeun had already been involved in a dungeon accident in the past. Haeun, who caught Lee Yoon-kyung¡¯s uncomfortable feelings, rolled her eyes. ¡®Do you think I¡¯ll be scolded if I don¡¯t lie?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutation of the Abyss¡¯ asks Haeun if she really doesn¡¯t know that.] ¡®Wow, it¡¯s really embarrassing.¡¯ Today¡¯s event was not the accident she intended. At first, Haeun had no interest in anything related to the hunter activities. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ appeals to you, please.] It was just that the constellation said that there was a restaurant where she could receive a confession. In fact, they almost became a couple. It would have been the case if there had not been an extraordinary accident in which the gate suddenly exploded. Haeun remembered the man who ran away while abandoning her. He ran really well¡­ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that she did not buy the man¡¯s stock from the beginning, and laments Haeun¡¯s poor vision.] ¡°It wasn¡¯t a big deal.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a big deal?¡± Jung Eun-woo intervened as if he was waiting. ¡°Mom, is Jung Haeun really out of her mind? Look at what a kid who was left behind is talking.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t overdo it. It¡¯s not like that.¡± ¡°All the buildings around you were destroyed. Did you know that you almost died?¡± ¡°Eunwoo, what does that mean?¡± ¡°All the windows in the building were broken. You were on the verge of becoming a hedgehog.¡± ¡®I deliberately left that out without mentioning it!¡¯ Haeun looked at Jung Eun-woo with displeasure. The reaction of her family when he said that was obvious. ¡°Really, sister?!¡± Pls read only at pinkmuffintl. ¡°Haeun, are you okay? Where are you hurt? You¡¯re in pain, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Sister, give me your hand.¡± Jung Se-hyun grabbed Haeun¡¯s wrist and took her pulse. Jeong Se-hyun hardened his face seriously. ¡°Dad, her heart is beating faster.¡± ¡®No, it was because I¡¯m stressed by my family¡¯s overreaction.¡¯ ¡°This is not the time. Let¡¯s go home now and get some rest. Np, Eun-woo, call an ambulance right now! Give Haeun a diagnosis¡­¡± Look at this. Haeun sighed inwardly. She appreciates that her family cares for her, but if it goes too far, it usually leads to overprotection similar to control. In any case, Haeun did her best to make excuses, thinking that Jung Eun-woo¡¯s mouth should be sewn away. ¡°No, brother is exaggerating. Look at me. Am I injured? No. And the Hunters saved me safely.¡± ¡°You really don¡¯t feel any pain, right?¡± ¡°Right.¡± ¡°The inspection has already been done. There were no injuries.¡± Lee Yoon-kyung sighed and mediated the current situation. However, just because the misunderstanding was resolved, Haeun¡¯s sufferings did not end. ¡°Sister, why didn¡¯t you tell me that there was an accident?¡± Jung Se-hyun, the youngest member of the Jung family, turned to look at Haeun with a gloomy face. He was a kind and pretty little brother who follows Haeun well. When her angelic brother looked at her with his rounded eyes, Haeun was sweating profusely. Jung Se-hyun, who is two years younger from Haeun, awakened at the age of six and was a career hunter. His main specialty is mental magic that confuses the brain of living things, and he was proudly ranked seventh in the Korean Hunter rankings. ¡°Haeun, why the hell were you near the gate?¡± And last. Jung Jinho, the father of the Jung family, and the only one of the nine legendaries in the world who can make items, S-class blacksmith Hunter Jung Jinho. Everyone gathered in this room was looking at Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that his eyes are very hot.] ¡®Civilian Jung Haeun says she agrees.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts fighting for poor Haeun.] ¡®The civilian Jung Haeun wants to say thank you so much to the person who was responsible for this.¡¯ This is all because of that constellation, but the family didn¡¯t even know the constellation existed. No, her family didn¡¯t even know about Haeun¡¯s awakening. It¡¯s because Haeun never revealed it. There was no way for only S-class awakening people to recognize that constellation, which is from a different dimension. Only Haeun, who was directly chosen by the constellation, was able to communicate with it outside of the standard. While Haeun was arguing with the constellation, the energy that could not be ignored from the S-class men began to fill the private room of the restaurant. For Haeun, whose abilities touch the heavenly world, her family¡¯s energy is only felt through the eyes of warm criticism. ¡°Ugh.¡± That doesn¡¯t even apply to employees who are grilling meat though. The employees complained of breathing difficulties due to the aura of the S-class awakener that tightened their whole body. As soon as a small groan was heard, the terrifying momentum that filled the room disappeared in an instant. Lee Yoon-kyung hurriedly got up from her seat and ran to the employee. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry! Are you okay?¡± ¡°Ah¡­¡± ¡°Breathe, that¡¯s right.¡± A blue light appeared on Lee Yoon-kyung¡¯s hand, caressing the employee¡¯s back. The S-class healer¡¯s powers showed the effect immediately. The employee¡¯s breathing, who had been sweating in a cold sweat, quickly calmed down. When Lee Yoon-kyung finished, the employee had a better complexion than before. ¡®That¡¯s my mother¡¯s booster.¡¯ It reminded her of her dreamy freshman year of college when Haeun used to come in with rice cakes and get a booster. Perhaps for a week, her whole body will be refreshed as if she had just slept and woke up. Lee Yoon-kyung couldn¡¯t hide her sorry expression, she asked. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. Can you stand up?¡± ¡°Yes, yes¡­it¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°Come on, I¡¯ll take you outside. I¡¯ll tell the manager too, so I think you should take a little break.¡± Lee Yoon-kyung helped the employee and left the room. Jung Se-hyun said he¡¯ll help as well, and he followed Lee Yoon-kyung. There was an awkward silence between Jung Jinho, Jung Eun-woo, and Jung Haeun, who were left in the room. In this case, she just needed to say something. ¡°Ah. I¡¯m scared¡î¡± Jung Eun-woo said seriously. ¡°Ha, really¡­¡± Reminder: pls do not repost ANYWHERE smh CH 3 ¡°Who is threatening a civilian? Isn¡¯t the aggressiveness higher?¡± ¡°Ugh, that¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°Stop it, Eun-woo. We weren¡¯t careful about this. When you feel a little calmer, let¡¯s apologize.¡± Jung Jinho looked back at Haeun with a worried look. ¡°Haeun, I¡¯m sorry for you, too. Weren¡¯t you surprised?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Haeun shrugged her shoulders. That energy didn¡¯t even give her a tickling feeling. Just because ants get on a person¡¯s body doesn¡¯t mean it would hurt. It was when she was 16 that Haeun became an EX-class awakening. [SYSTEM: The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ recognizes your presence.] An opaque window suddenly appeared in front of Haeun, who was leaving school. It was the window that the hunters saw when they awakened. However, the status window that emerged from Haeun was slightly different from the general status window. [SYSTEM: Congratulations! You can feel the presence of the constellation! The constellation has become aware of your existence!] Haeun felt something surrounding her. It was an irresistible energy for a mere human being, like a great nature. ¨C Why and how is awakening done? This was the subject that people were most curious about after the reason for the occurrence of the dungeons. It was a natural outcome for mankind, which almost fell, to escape the crisis with the birth of the awakeners. It would be of great help to the nation¡¯s power if we could arbitrarily raise awakened people who could respond to the dungeon. Accordingly, many countries competitively devoted themselves to that research, but the cause of awakeners could not be identified at the end. However, there was a kind of commonality among the awakening people. All of them have blossomed at the same time as receiving a system notification window that ¡®they were recognized by someone¡¯. ¡ö¡ö Recognize you. There were then disputes over the identity of ¡ö¡ö Some said it would be the administrator in charge of the unrealistic ¡®system¡¯, while others argued that it was the power of evil that created the disaster of the dungeon. Those who believed in one god shouted that the god they believed had finally descended on the earth. No guesswork was correct. And through this meeting at the age of 16, Haeun was the only one who recognized the truth of the ¡®being that creates the awakened¡¯, that is, the existence of the ¡®constellation¡¯. [SYSTEM: The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is interested in your existence.] [SYSTEM: The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ offers you a contract.] At that time, Haeun instinctively realized that the opportunity given to her was very special. Someone with a different level of transcendental power is talking to her! ¡°Okay! Do it now!¡± [The constellation laughs out loud, saying that the eagerness is good.] ¡°But what powers will I have? Of course, it¡¯ll be top-notch, right? I was chosen by a constellation, but I think it¡¯ll be absurd for me to be inferior to other people.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ beats his chest, telling her not to worry] In this way, Haeun signed a contract with the constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ and was given special abilities from the constellation. It was a very satisfactory contract. For Haeun. Once again, Haeun became an EX-class awakener when she was 16, in her third year of middle school. If Haeun had signed a contract with the constellation during her second year of middle school, she would have walked the path of obedience to it, unable to suppress the energy of the black flame dragon sealed in her left hand. Drunk by the sweet taste of the formidable title of EX-class hunter, dreaming of becoming an influencer with 10 million followers, she could have done a dungeon video on her personal YouUve Channel or a monster pot-breaking challenge in TukTok. Unfortunately, while the constellation made contact with Haeun when she was in the third year of middle school, Haeun was facing a very important problem at that time. ¡°Teacher, can hunters go to High School A?¡± ¡°What? Oh, is it because of your brother? Well, in principle, minors who are registered as hunters by the government are currently enrolled in the Korean Hunter School. I think it will be difficult unless there are really special circumstances.¡± ¡°Oh really?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ senses ominousness] [It checks again with Haeun if she wants to go to the awakening test today.] ¡®No I¡¯m not.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ then asks if youshe plan to visit tomorrow.] ¡®No, I¡¯m not going to register yet. I don¡¯t plan on it for a while.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is confused of Haeun¡¯s declaration.] [Why the hell not register as a hunter? It desperately asked for the reason.] ¡®If I take an awakening test now, I will have to go to the Korean Hunter School. The school uniforms there are really bad.¡¯ About Korean Hunter School. It is said that it is a place with advanced education where hunters who will be responsible for the future of Korea are nurtured, but in reality, it is just a school with the worst uniforms. A bright red jacket and a blue skirt! Koreans hair is usually black. It was clear that wearing the uniform of the Korean Hunter School would look like a walking flag unit. It was absolutely unacceptable for Jung Haeun, a middle school girl with a delicate and tender heart. ¡°Wow! My uniform!¡± In the end, Haeun wore the pretty and cute High School A uniform. So for three years, she lived as an ordinary high school student while she hid the fact that she was awakened. Pls read only at pinkmuffintl. And when it came time for her to prepare for her exam and consider her college admissions, she once again had to make a choice. If she revealed that she is an awakened person, will she go to college with a hunter preferential admission? Or will she continue living as a civilian and study for the CSAT instead? ¡°Ugh¡­¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that if she makes her debut as a hunter, Haeun will be able to go to any university she wants.] [As an EX-class hunter, everyone will be eager to take Haeun.] It was a pretty seductive whisper. But unfortunately for the constellation, fate was on Haeun¡¯s side. ¡°Haeun, would you like to try the national merit test?¡± ¡°National merit?¡± ¡°Yes. I don¡¯t know about S, but I think you¡¯ll be able to try K or Y. If you work hard in your cover letter, you can try to go higher.¡± Because Haeun¡¯s parents were first-generation hunters who devoted themselves to the country, she too was able to benefit from being a national merit for her family. ¡°I¡¯ll try!¡± So Haeun went to college. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ screams that this should not be the case] [For 3 years, it said it has been very patient, as it tugs its hair.] [It tries to convince Haeun that all the honor in the world will fall into her hands if she becomes an official hunter and reveals her qualities.] ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to.¡± Unfortunately, Haeun had now realized how busy and tedious it was for someone to live as an S-class hunter. At that time, Haeun¡¯s older brother, Jung Eun-woo, was officially a level 5 hunter belonging to the Korean government. The fact that the S-Class Hunter couple¡¯s S-Class awakener child succeeded his mother and became a civil servant hunter made Jung Eun-woo stand out even more. ¡°Hah X. If there are no hunters, can¡¯t they choose more? Why do they have to keep calling me?¡± Thanks to this, Jung Eun-woo was dragged around by all kinds of protocol and cursed at his situation as a dog in Korea. When a government event was held, he had to go out and show his face. In the event of a sudden attack, he had to take responsibility for the site cleanups, and regularly participate in attacking the dungeon, which was his main job. When Jung Eun-woo, who was sometimes extremely tired, lay dead in the living room with dark circles under his eyes, Haeun thought it was clear that Jung Eun-woo sold the country in his previous life. Jung Se-hyun, two years younger than Hae-eun, was also busy. Jeong Se-hyun, who awakened at a young age, belonged to a large guild and was active even though he is still a minor. There were more days when he went to guild in the early mornings than when he went to school, and he often didn¡¯t come home. And on such days, he would appear in the news the next day with the news of his attack on the dungeon. He would be seen with Hunter Hwang Su-min, the guild leader of the Dawn Guild. ¡°Se-hyun is very smart and unique.¡± Every time he did an interview, the Dawn guild leader would take care of Jung Se-hyun. Rumors circulated that Hwang Su-min was training Jung Se-hyun as the next guild leader and teaching him directly. Haeun¡¯s father was no different. Jung Jinho, an S-class blacksmith, spent most of his time in his workshop. He was an excellent blacksmith who could produce legendary items among the categories of items divided into five grades. Considering that the only higher rank than Legendary is Epic, and that Epic can only be obtained through dungeon raiding activities, it actually meant that it was possible to produce the highest rank among items that humans could create. Thanks to this, the light was always on in his workshop, and his orders were often pushed back for years. Is the situation different with Haeun¡¯s mother, Lee Yoon-kyung? She was a first-generation awakener and a state official. It meant that she had overcome and solved all the disasters related to dungeons that have occurred in Korea so far. In recognition of this, she was promoted to the position of Director of Dungeon Policy Office, so she was very busy every day. Although she no longer goes to the fighting field, she said that the basis of her attack was a solid healer, and she worked hard to train the next healer. No matter how special power comes with special responsibility, they were all overworked. Seeing the life of an S-class family mortgaged, Haeun realized that she was sucking real honey. ¡®I will protect my sweet, honey life.¡¯ So Haeun decided not to reveal the fact that she had awakened. Of course, the reason Haeun was able to make that decision was because of the ¡®system¡¯ that somehow worked without her. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization: 21.11%] ¡­But this ominous figure rises helplessly every time Haeun uses her ability. CH 4 Lee Yoon-kyung and Jung Se-hyun, who had supported the employees outside, eventually returned to the room. Lee Yoon-kyung, who sat down, sighed tiredly. ¡°Haeun, are you okay?¡± ¡°Yes, I have no injuries.¡± ¡°Are you really uninjured?¡± ¡°Yes. Really. Nothing happened during the day today. No, it cannot be said that there were no accidents, but for now, I am fine.¡± ¡°Hah.¡± Haeun¡¯s answer was not satisfactory, but Lee Yoon-kyung moved on. Instead, she expressed dissatisfaction with the anomaly of the suddenly increased dungeon. ¡°An unpredictable flood of the response system. In that case, there will inevitably be civilian victims.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that different from the rift, honey?¡± ¡°Yes. Of course, the damage is smaller, but¡­ The problem is that accidents that are completely impossible to measure keep happening.¡± Gates and dungeons have been around for 30 years. Although it cannot be said that it is perfect, a national system that can manage the occurrence of dungeons has been established to some extent. It was said that it was possible to predict where the gate will open in advance and determine the time remaining until the dungeon breaks through the energy measurement. Of course, there were also ¡°cracks¡± that were completely unpredictable and considered a disaster. However, in terms of frequency, the possibility of that was very slim. In addition, studies that can predict even this crack to some extent are being conducted in the United States. However, recently, the ¡®flooding¡¯ phenomenon, in which monsters flow out of the gate that did not even go to the dungeon break, has been occurring continuously. Lee Yoon-kyung sighed and touched her forehead. ¡°I¡¯m going to put pressure on the Dungeon Intelligence Bureau to rush development of a new detection system.¡± Haeun rolled her eyes. When her parents say something serious, she doesn¡¯t intervene. Instead, she stared intently and picked up the meat and ate it. Jung Eun-woo became nervous when the roasted meat disappeared. ¡°Pig.¡± ¡°Mom, Jung Eun-woo called me a pig.¡± ¡°Eun-woo, use nicer words to your sister.¡± ¡°Mom, can¡¯t you hear her call me Jung Eun-woo?¡± Jung Se-hyun placed well-cooked meat on Haeun¡¯s plate. ¡°Sister, you can eat more. You worked hard today.¡± ¡°Se-hyun, after all, Se-hyun is the only one who worries about this noona.¡± ¡°Idiot.¡± ¡°Brother, aren¡¯t you worried about your sister?¡± ¡°When did I say that?¡± ¡°Guys.¡± Jung Jinho stopped the children¡¯s argument. Since there were so many people, the room quickly became noisy even if each person spoke one word at a time. ¡°Originally, I had something to tell you today.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Are you finally finished with your new weapon? Hey, that¡¯s undercooked. If you¡¯re going to eat it, eat this.¡± ¡°Mom.¡± ¡°Eun-woo, please speak nicely.¡± ¡°No, why bother taking care of you¡­ ¡°Eun-woo!¡± ¡°Come on, sister.¡± ¡°There¡­ Can I talk? Guys?¡± After waving his hand a few times, Jung Jinho was able to get the focus of the children again. He then sighed and said. ¡°Last time in America, my dad asked me to visit him as an item maker, so I decided to go.¡± Jung Se-hyun asked with a short exclamation. ¡°When are you leaving?¡± ¡°That made the schedule a little tight. I¡¯m leaving next Wednesday. I think it will be a little over a month. That¡¯s why, Haeun.¡± Jung Jinho looked back at Haeun and said. ¡°Why don¡¯t Haeun go to America with me?¡± ¡°I do not like it.¡± Haeun refused without even the slightest hesitation. ¡°I¡¯m busy.¡± Jung Eun-woo raised his eyebrows as if it was ridiculous. ¡°How the hell are you busy??¡± Pls read only at pinkmuffintl. ¡°First of all, I¡¯m going to watch all the delayed movies this week. I¡¯ve also booked a hair appointment, and on Sunday, I decided to go on a trip with my friends. So I won¡¯t be home.¡± If she stays at home, she may get a disease that will kill her, but she has a plan to go out and play. Haeun recites her next plan. ¡°Next week, I plan to go to the water park with the club members. I¡¯m going to rent a car, so don¡¯t worry about it, Mom. On Friday, I booked tickets for a band concert this time in Korea, so I¡¯m going to go there, and I was going to go on a trip to Thailand for about a week at the end of this month¡­ Are you okay, Mom?¡± ¡°Who are you going with?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Yoon-ju, Hye-sun, and Ji.¡± ¡°Haeun, what about your father? If I go to America with your dad, he¡¯ll buy you a lot of things that you like.¡± ¡°You said that before, but I had to stay in the dormitory every day.¡± Haeun inflated her cheeks and let out a groan. Haeun had already been to the United States with Jung Jinho. When she arrived, she thought that she could of course go sightseeing and have fun, but the reality was that she had to be half-forced to go to the dormitory where Jung Jinho was staying. He said it was dangerous to go out alone. ¡°I am not going to America anymore with father. Anyways, I¡¯m busy.¡± ¡°But Haeun, today¡¯s work is also the case, and mother wants Haeun not to go out alone for a while¡­¡± ¡°But I¡¯m going with my friends?¡± ¡°They aren¡¯t Hunters, are they?¡± Lee Yoon-kyung showed her concern. ¡°I would rather Haeun go to America with your dad. You¡¯ll be under guard because of your dad, so why don¡¯t you just spend this summer vacation in America with him?¡± ¡°No. I mean, I¡¯ve already made plans with her friends.¡± Haeun¡¯s legs twitched. Her family was like this every time. As an S-class awakened, they alone must have been worried about the non-awakened Haeun, but nonetheless, they were overprotective. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it is a matter that ends only when Haeun makes her Hunter debut.] ¡®I hate that even more!¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ sighs, saying that she is stubborn anyway.] ¡°Phew. Then, Haeun, how about this?¡± Lee Yoon-kyung put her head down and came up with an alternative. ¡°I¡¯ll get you a guard, come with me.¡± ¡°Eh. I don¡¯t like that either.¡± ¡°Jung Haeun, you know that even skipping today¡¯s work means that your mother takes care of you a lot, right? With gates and dungeons¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t look at it, and don¡¯t go near it.¡± ¡°Right.¡± Haeun pouted her lips. Lee Yoon-kyung¡¯s attitude was determined as if a needle wouldn¡¯t go in. Haeun nodded her head reluctantly, as she thought she would be kicked out of the house if she argued anymore. ¡°For now, go with Eun-woo and Se-hyun this week.¡± Jung Se-hyun, who met Haeun¡¯s eyes, smiled brightly. ¡°I like going out with my sister.¡± ¡°Me too, Se-hyun!¡± ¡°But I have a guild raid scheduled for this Sunday.¡± Jung Se-hyun leaned his body toward Haeun and whispered in a low voice. ¡°Would you like to go take a look too?¡± ¡°Dungeon?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a joke.¡± Jung Se-hyun smiled pretty with a face that didn¡¯t seem like a joke at all. Haeun muttered inwardly. ¡®I wonder if he sometimes forgets that I am a civilian.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said she is not even a real civilian.] [It has signed a contract at the most, but it feels unfair that she was only doing civilian cosplay.] ¡®What if such a fragile civilian gets hurt while entering the dungeon.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ catches the back of Haeun¡¯s brazen remarks.] ¡°If there is a plan to attack, Se-hyun can¡¯t do it. Then Haeun goes with Eun-woo¡­¡± ¡°What do you mean? Look at me. You want me to play the role of Jung Haeun¡¯s nanny?¡± ¡°So you¡¯re saying it¡¯s not dangerous for her to walk around alone?¡± ¡°I¡¯m busy! And she¡¯s an adult!¡± ¡°I know you¡¯re off duty this weekend.¡± ¡°Tsk.¡± ¡°Stop.¡± Lee Yoon-kyung put her foot down. ¡°You got caught up in an accident today, it can be dangerous. There will be a guard from next week, but for this week, at least one of the family members has to protect Haeun.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shakes its head saying it doesn¡¯t know who should protect whom.] [Even now, reveal that you are awakened and tell them to proudly enjoy your life as a hunter.] ¡®It¡¯s okay.¡¯ She couldn¡¯t just go out with a problem like this. Haeun¡¯s life motto was clear. Don¡¯t even look at things like Hunters, let¡¯s eat well and live well. ¡®It¡¯s everyone¡¯s dream to play and eat for the rest of their lives, isn¡¯t it?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is sad for it is not its dream.] [It complains that it received a fraudulent contract.] Haeun sticks out her tongue sarcastically. No matter what the constellation says, Haeun will enjoy her life. ¡°Aww! I don¡¯t want to!¡± Even if it¡¯s as long as she wears her glowing brother as a guard! ~*~ In the end, Jung Eun-woo was pushed by his parents¡¯ annoyance and ended up escorting Haeun for the weekend. There was one thing she needed to make sure of here, but Haeun didn¡¯t particularly like going with Jung Eun-woo. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks why.] ¡®Jung Eun-woo is too loud.¡¯ He has a rough mouth and is secretly a meddler, so he is the king of nagging. ¡®Don¡¯t do this, don¡¯t do that.¡¯ It would be much better to not listen to him and have her good younger brother, Jung Se-hyuon instead. Well, it wasn¡¯t without its flaws. Jung Eun-woo is a luxury driver. Especially on a hot day like now, he shined even more. ¡°Open the door quickly.¡± ¡°Oh, wait a minute.¡± ¡°Hurry!¡± Beep. The car door opened. Haeun quickly got into the car and hurried. ¡°Get started! Air conditioner!¡± ¡°Ha, really. Shut that little mouth of yours.¡± ¡°Huh? Should I tell mom that my brother cursed at me?¡± ¡°Damn it, it would¡¯ve been better if you couldn¡¯t speak.¡± Jung Eun-woo, wearing sunglasses, was annoyed. Haeun smiled brightly and lifted her middle finger. Jung Eun-woo also reciprocated the action. After bickering with each other, Jung Eun-woo asked. ¡°So where should we go today?¡± ¡°First to my hairdresser. Then in the evening, at the Westwood Hotel.¡± ¡°Oh, please¡­ Why the hairdresser?¡± Jung Eun-woo frowned. ¡°If it¡¯s a hair salon, it won¡¯t take long. Get a haircut, please, because you look like a ghost.¡± ¡°You are the ghost! Do you know how hard it is to manage this?! Do you really have no eyes for this?¡± ¡°Is that so? But when I see you drying your hair sometimes, you look like a grandmother drying seaweed stems.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ bursts into laughter at Jung Eun-woo¡¯s words.] ¡°Is that because your aesthetic is strange? And don¡¯t you know that men like long straight hair?¡± ¡°Even straight hair depends on who¡­ Hey! If you hit the driver, it¡¯s an attempted murder!¡± As he struggled, he reached my destination quickly. The beauty salon that Haeun attended has a member system. Haeun¡¯s designer welcomed her. ¡°Haeun, please come.¡± ¡°How have you been?¡± ¡°Every time I see Haeun, I think you get prettier. How can your skin be so shiny? Aren¡¯t you secretly eating something good?¡± In front of the hairdresser who spoke as if she were in an advertising commercial, Jung Eun-woo leaned over to Haeun. ¡°Hey. I will escape for a bit.¡± ¡°Oh, why don¡¯t you do that permanently.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯ll think about it in my next life.¡± Jung Eun-woo laughed and went out to the road. Haeun shook her head desperately. CH 5 ¡°What are you going to do today?¡± ¡°Well, first¡­¡± Haeun glanced at Jung Eun-woo as he went outside. Jung Eun-woo, who works weekend shifts, didn¡¯t go to work today, meaning that if Haeun finishes her tasks sooner, Eun-woo¡¯s free time will increase. ¡°I also want it straight. Please dye the roots. I grew out of it a lot because I couldn¡¯t manage it during the final exam period.¡± However, Haeun ordered a course that took at least three hours. She was very slightly sorry to blow up his long holiday, but it was something she wanted to get done. It was definitely not because he degraded her hard-grown hair to seaweed stems. ¡°Yes, give me the bag¡­wear a robe and sit here, Haeun.¡± As Haeun sat down, the hairdresser who started to touch Haeun¡¯s hair asked as if she had suddenly remembered. ¡°Right. But how did your date go?¡± The hairdresser¡¯s eyes were full of interest. In fact, a few days ago, while making an appointment, Haeun asked for help. ¡°Unnie, unnie! What kind of hairdo do you like best when you go out on a date?¡± She sent her a bunch of pictures and asked her to pick one, so she remembered choosing one. The hairdresser with a small smile. ¡°You said you have to look the prettiest in the world.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay to make a mistake, so did your boyfriend come with you today?¡± Boyfriend? The hairdresser smirked at Haeun, who was puzzled. ¡°He just left. Oh my gosh. I didn¡¯t know he would be such a good person. I thought Haeun would like someone slim, but he wasn¡¯t at all. The hairdresser misunderstood Jung Eun-woo as Haeun¡¯s boyfriend. Haeun then yelled in disgust at the words. ¡°He¡¯s not my boyfriend!¡± ¡°Oh? Are you still in the dating stage? I think you¡¯ll get a confession. Are you the more passive type?¡± ¡°No no. That¡¯s already done.¡± From the moment that man left Haeun and ran away, the relationship was already broken. Then, in the evening, he sent her a message asking if she was okay, but she just ignored him. ¡°He¡¯s just my mother¡¯s son.¡± ¡°Your brother? Oh my gosh. Haeun! If you had an older brother like that, you should have told me first.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I really thought he was like a model that walked in. What does your brother do? He looked like an athlete when I saw his body in such good shape.¡± The hairdresser was excited and grinned. ¡°He¡¯s really my ideal type, but I gave up because he came in with Haeun. Tell me, isn¡¯t he popular?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so¡± ¡°Ha. No way. There¡¯s no way people cannot look at a guy that¡¯s so sexy.¡± It was an incomprehensible reaction to Haeun, who sincerely believes that Jung Eun-woo is unlikely to be popular. Well, he¡¯s a little tall, because when he walks down the street he always pops out among the crowd. However, all of Haeun¡¯s family members, including Haeun, are tall, so he doesn¡¯t look particularly special. Body¡­ At first glance, Jung Eun-woo had a good physique. He was born taller than others. Besides, he always went to the gym to exercise on his days off, so he could look good in the eyes of others. But that was all. ¡®He¡¯s handsome, that¡¯s ridiculous.¡¯ Are all the handsome people dead? Is Jung Eun-woo handsome? Haeun opened the magazine. [(CELEB) A hot man who grabs women¡¯s hearts, Jung Eun-woo¡¯s heyday.] A picture of Jung Eun-woo, with his slightly wet hair and wearing a shirt that looked like it was about to rip, was winking seductively. Pak- Haeun poked her eye. ¡°Haeun! Why did you do that!¡± ¡°Because I didn¡¯t want to look.¡± ¡°Oh! Jung Eun-woo¡¯s Hunter pictorial. Didn¡¯t this picture come out really well? He looked really handsome and I fell in love with it.¡± It looked like a heart swelled above the hairdresser¡¯s head. Haeun, feeling ominous, asked cautiously. ¡°Unnie, are you a Jung Eun-woo Hunter fan?¡± ¡°Fufu. This is a secret, but I bought three of those magazines. One for storage, one for business, and one for me. It is my wish to see Hunter Jung Eun-woo in real life.¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. How long will it take you?¡± Jung Eun-woo, who came back from chores, took off his sunglasses and approached Haeun. The hairdresser who looked at Jung Eun-woo¡¯s face through the mirror froze. The scissors she was holding fell to the floor. ¡°Hunter Jung Eun-woo?¡± Haeun¡¯s face wrinkled. She was about to send a message to tell him to wait outside and not come in, but why now¡­?! ¡°Wait a minute. The two of you have the same name, and you came with your brother earlier¡­¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said Haeun seems to have been caught.] ¡°Oh my gosh! Haeun! Your brother is Hunter Jung Eun-woo? Whoa!¡± The hairdresser screamed. Thanks to that, people flocked in surprise. ¡°Why what? What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°Was there an accident?¡± ¡°Huh?! Hunter Jung Eun-woo?¡± The hair salon where Jung Eun-woo appeared quickly became a fan meeting site. ¡°Please take a picture together, Hunter!¡± ¡°I always respected you!¡± ¡°Ho Ho. My son likes Hunters very much. May I ask for an autograph?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said Jung Eun-woo doesn¡¯t seem to be so embarrassed.] ¡®Because it happens everyday.¡¯ Haeun nodded harshly. Whenever he went out with his family, he would always be surrounded by crowds. In particular, Jung Eun-woo has a high ranking and is strangely popular, so the severity was even worse. Fortunately, the hairdresser¡¯s head first came to his senses and cleared the traffic. ¡°Come on, everyone, go back to your seats. If it¡¯s okay with you, can I rinse your hair too?¡± ¡°Oh my. Right. I was so surprised that I came out while shampooing.¡± ¡°Hera, let¡¯s go and finish it with the members. Hello, Hunter Jung Eun-woo. I am Youngha Kim, the head of the department. It is an honor for Hunter to visit our salon.¡± ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t have a special schedule, I¡¯ll style you while you wait for your family.¡± ¡°I appreciate the favor, but it¡¯s okay.¡± Jung Eun-woo just cut her off and refused. Him being bothered by the current situation was evident. The manager, a seasoned service worker, noticed this right away. ¡°Alright. Then we will prepare drinks along with refreshments so that you can wait comfortably.¡± The situation was settled. Jung Eun-woo took a seat by the window and the staff brought him a kettle. They went back to their place for a long time, but their eyes were still on Jung Eun-woo. The designer in charge of Haeun was the same. Haeun waved her hand at the hairdresser who seemed to be still in a dream. ¡°Unnie? Over there?¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m sorry, Haeun.¡± The hairdresser, who suddenly came to her senses, moved her hands again. But often, her eyes looked for Jung Eun-woo beyond the mirror, he just looked so good that she couldn¡¯t help it. ¡°Hah.¡± Haeun let out a deep sigh. Then the hairdresser smiled shyly and focused on Haeun. She asked her quietly. ¡°Does this happen often?¡± Haeun nodded her head slightly, and the hairdresser¡¯s face went red as she looked at her feet. ¡°I¡¯m so jealous right now, Haeun.¡± ¡°What?¡± Pls read only at pinkmuffintl. ¡°I thought he was just a handsome and cool brother, but he was even a Hunter. But he even came with you to your hair appointment? That¡¯s so sweet.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Since they came together, it may look that way to others, but there was a time when Haeun and Jung Eun-woo did not even speak to each other. So it was those days when Haeun wasn¡¯t strong. Haeun then replied harshly. ¡°It¡¯s just that the other people didn¡¯t have time, so he came along.¡± ¡°Are you talking about other people in your family? The korean miracle?¡± Haeun¡¯s face twitched at the nickname. Haeun¡¯s family was always referred to as a set like that. Hunter legend. Korean miracle. Said to be the strongest family made up of all S-class members. They are all S-class. So, does that mean that Haeun is not part of that family? The media and the public expressed the Jung family, except for Haeun, which seemed to be taken for granted. The only time Haeun was mentioned was when they complained about why she wasn¡¯t an awakener. 16 years before the constellation offered Haeun a contract. Haeun, who was non-awakened, had been living in such a way that her existence has been denied. Tik- He was waiting quietly after eating some sweets, but Jung Eun-woo approached Haeun secretly. Jung Eun-woo asked, smirking at her. ¡°How long does it take to get her hair done today?¡± ¡°Oh, maybe three hours.¡± ¡°Three hours?¡± Jung Eun-woo frowned and looked tired already. Feeling a little apprehensive, Haeun handed him the magazine. ¡°If you¡¯re bored, read this.¡± ¡°What is this?¡± ¡°The pictorial that you took came out.¡± Jung Eun-woo, who took the magazine, hardened. About a month ago, he was summoned from the Public Relations Room of the Dungeon Management Safety Department. ¡°In recent years, the application rate for national hunters has been declining.¡± ¡°So?¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Eun-woo. Come on, just shoot one commercial.¡± It was nothing special, and if he just took a few pictures, they would give him a special vacation, so he accepted it. It was used for publicity purposes, so he thought theyI would use it for public service advertisements. But why is that picture in a women¡¯s magazine? It was strange from the moment they suddenly sprayed the mist saying he should look moist. Jung Eun-woo, whose ears were so red, asked in a hurry. ¡°Did you see it?¡± Haeun, who realized that her opponent became shy, raised her voice. ¡°Of course! It¡¯s a pictorial with the hottest and sexiest hunter in the world, of course I saw it. Unnie, you saw it too, right?¡± ¡°Yes. Yes. Right!¡± Unlike Haeun, who only wanted to tease him, the hairdresser was sincere and passionate about it. ¡°It was a photo that showed the wildness of a rough man! It¡¯s as if it¡¯s going to eat me at any moment! It felt like that.¡± Jung Eun-woo¡¯s face turned red as if it was about to explode at her vivid expression. Haeun excitedly encouraged her hairdresser. ¡°Isn¡¯t it good enough to call him the sexy king?¡± ¡°No, a king is not enough. In terms of sexiness, he is almost an absolute monarch.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ laughs while holding its belly at the title absolute monarch.] The hairdresser gave a double thumbs up. ¡°It was really great! Hunter Jung Eun-woo! You looked even more handsome in real life! I¡¯m a fan!¡± ¡°Ah, yes¡­ Thank you.¡± It was a pure compliment, but it was the best attack for someone like him. Jung Eun-woo returned to his window seat as if he had fought a bloody battle with an S-class monster. He probably won¡¯t come this way again until Haeun¡¯s hair is done. After four hours, her hair was done, Haeun, who returned with a refreshed mood, felt devastated by Jung Eun-woo. ¡°You look funny.¡± ¡°Yeah. I never thought he was so popular.¡¯ Haeun giggled. Whenever Haeun said something, it was very worth seeing Jung Eun-woo respond to it from time to time. Hey, stop it [12:45 PM] What phone number do you want to give me? Will you stop? [12:51 PM] Are you ignoring me? [12:52 PM] Ha-eun, who had been laughing so much that her stomach hurts after spending so much time with him, looked at him from the corner of her eyes. ¡°Did you wait long?¡± ¡°Yes. I thought I was going to die from aching while waiting.¡± ¡°Still, the staff kept bringing food to you, didn¡¯t they? I was the one who came for the haircut, but they took care of my brother more.¡± ¡°Okay. Let¡¯s get out of here quickly. I can¡¯t stay here any longer.¡± Jung Eun-woo murmured melancholy, saying he was about to die of shame. Just before leaving, he eventually signed the pictorial held by the hairdresser. The hairdresser said she would keep the photo as an heirloom. Haeun burst out laughing again. CH 6 The two headed to a nearby fast food restaurant to have a late lunch. Jung Eun-woo, who sat at the window seat in a corner where there were few people, asked while changing his sunglasses. ¡°When the hell are your friends coming?¡± ¡°We agreed to meet at five.¡± ¡°Please do it quickly. I want to go home.¡± Jung Eun-woo brushed his hair with his hand tiredly. Apparently, four hours at the hair salon were just too long. Haeun said without taking her eyes off her phone. ¡°Why are you doing this when you have nothing to do when you go home anyways? If you¡¯re going to do that, why don¡¯t you meet my hair stylist? She did say you were her preference.¡± ¡°I¡¯d rather not.¡± ¡°Why? No, you don¡¯t even have a girlfriend. Are you going to live as a single person for the rest of your life or have at least one lover?¡± Haeun raised her hand and saluted the index finger of her right hand. Jung Eun-woo rolled his eyes at Haeun, who was giggling and being mischievous. ¡°Jung Haeun, you¡¯re just being silly, really.¡± ¡°Did I lie? Did I say something wrong?¡± ¡°I mean, do you even have a boyfriend? From what I heard earlier, it sounds like you were dumped.¡± ¡°I dumped him! Not the other way around.¡± Haeun raised her voice. He seemed to have picked up on what the hairdresser was asking about how the date was. Haeun lowered her voice as she looked around. ¡°If you talk nonsense, you¡¯ll die, really.¡± ¡°How sad mom and dad must be. The daughter who was raised by them was dumped by a man.¡± ¡°We didn¡¯t even date in the first place!¡± ¡°Jung Se-hyun might say that he wants to go see his older sister¡¯s face.¡± ¡°Oh, really, shut up.¡± ¡°Shut up?¡± ¡°Hmph.¡± Jung Eun-woo, who grabbed the victory, laughed. Haeun sharpened her teeth. Someday, she¡¯ll get her revenge At that moment, Jung Eun-woo¡¯s cell phone vibrated. He frowned upon seeing the notification that appeared on the screen. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°There¡¯s an order.¡± ¡°Oh, do you need to go now?¡± ¡°No, not right now. If the 2nd team manages properly, there will be no need for me to leave.¡± Jung Eun-woo sighed. Haeun clicked her tongue as she saw her poor brother that suffered even on weekends. ¡°Why don¡¯t you just throw it away? You¡¯re only swearing at the job every day anyway. Or join a different guild. Isn¡¯t that more comfortable?¡± ¡°That¡¯s enough.¡± ¡°Or you can just play like me.¡± It has already been six years since he officially became a public servant hunter, so it would be okay for him to take a sabbatical for a few years. It was a serious proposal as a leader in playing and eating, but Jung Eun-woo sighed again. Then he glanced at Haeun for a moment and shook his head. ¡°And yet you¡¯re probably doing this because of him.¡± ¡°What? What did you say?¡± ¡°Nothing.¡± Jung Eun-woo pressed Haeun¡¯s head tightly. ¡®I just got my hair done!¡¯ Haeun glared at him lightly. After dinner, he took Haeun, who was sad, to the hotel where her friends were waiting. Jung Eun-woo said as he lowered the car window. ¡°It won¡¯t be me tomorrow.¡± ¡°I know. You have work.¡± Goodbye to the poor worker who goes to work on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays! Haeun smirked and smiled at him Seeing this, Jung Eun-Woo clicked his tongue. ¡°Text your mom what time it ends tomorrow. The guard will come to pick you up.¡± ¡°Did you hear about the person coming?¡± ¡°No. Anyways, don¡¯t go anywhere, just stay in the hotel. Don¡¯t start trouble. I¡¯ll leave now.¡± ¡°Okay, good bye.¡± Haeun waved her hand toward Jung Eun-woo, who was excitedly stepping on the accelerator. ¡®You like to go home like that? That¡¯s why you don¡¯t have a girlfriend.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ points out the fact that Haeun is the same.] ¡®I¡¯m someone different.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ claims that that does not exist.] ¡®Ah~ Advice from a constellation without a lover.¡¯ Haeun walked to the hotel building. She didn¡¯t pay much attention to the guard that would come the next day. She just knew that her mom and dad would send someone she roughly knew. However, the next day, Haeun regretted not asking in advance who was attached as her guard. ~*~ ¡°Thank you for listening, sir.¡± ¡°Ah. If Haeun asks, of course I have to do it.¡± A middle-aged man in a neat suit smiled softly. The place where Haeun and her friends visited for the purpose of a vacation was a hot new 5-star hotel. Read only at pm tl. When she arrived at the hotel, Haeun called somewhere, and soon a man who appeared to be tall came to visit Haeun. After talking for a while with Haeun, she sent the staff to move the luggage. After the man was away for a while, all her friends came to Haeun and asked. ¡°Haeun, who is that man?¡± ¡°Ah, he¡¯s¡­¡± In the past, he proposed to Haeun¡¯s mother, Lee Yoon-kyung, and is currently the president of a hotel affiliate here. It was a famous story 27 years ago, but now, a generation later, people of Haeun¡¯s age did not know about it. Haeun frowned slightly. ¡°He knows my mom and he works here at the hotel.¡± ¡°Wow. That¡¯s why we can stay here today.¡± ¡°Our room is a suite. If you want room service, you can do as much as you want.¡± ¡°Is it really all free?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Aww, great!¡± ¡°Hey! Haeun! I love you!¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ claims that the man still has a heart for Lee Yoon-kyung, saying that it¡¯s the drama lover¡¯s hunch.] ¡®The guardian angel of love and justice, Jung Haeun, says absolutely not, and is firing at the constellation to stop watching dramas.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Haeun is delaying her debut as a hunter, and whines that it will die of boredom if she takes away the fun of watching dramas.] ¡®It¡¯s been a while since that man proposed to her mother, and now she¡¯s married and has children. Why are you trying to destroy two couples who are living well?¡¯ Anyway, Haeun thought that someone should confiscate K-drama from the constellation. ¡°Ah, that¡¯s absolutely awesome.¡± Her friends who had fun in the swimming pool and filled their stomachs at the hotel restaurant were stretched out on the bed. ¡°It¡¯s my first time visiting a hotel pool. It¡¯s really good.¡± ¡°Haeun, do you come here often?¡± ¡°Not often, but sometimes?¡± At Haeun¡¯s answer, her friends voiced enviously. ¡°I wish I had an acquaintance who could lend me a suite room.¡± ¡°I wish I could just work here.¡± ¡°Ah, did you plan your career towards the hotel?¡± ¡°Yes. But again, in the hotel business, getting a job is difficult, so I am worried.¡± ¡°Ahh, we will be graduating from next year¡­ Haeun, what are you going to do after graduation?¡± ¡°Me?¡± Haeun, who was asked, tilted her head. ¡°I haven¡¯t thought about it yet.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says she¡¯s definitely making her debut as a hunter. ¡°Study abroad?¡± ¡°Study Abroad? Where would I go?¡± ¡°Go to America? I really don¡¯t know.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is angry with Haeun, saying that she doesn¡¯t like to study, but what kind of person studies abroad?] [It strongly insists on a Hunter debut to Haeun.] Haeun waved her hand. She¡¯d rather go to graduate school. Being a hunter was not Haeun¡¯s option. [It tries to convince Haeun by saying that it would be frustrating if she hides her power for the rest of her life.] ¡®It¡¯s okay to adapt.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ appeals to its frustration by asking why to adapt.] ¡®Or will you explain to me about that synchronization rate?¡¯ In response to the persistent message, Haeun eventually used the method of eradicating the deadly constellation. Not surprisingly, as soon as Haeun mentioned the synchronization rate, the message from the constellation that encouraged Haeun to debut as a hunter was cut off. It¡¯s obvious. The constellation must have run away pretending not to know. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.11%] Even at this moment, the sinister system window was floating above Haeun¡¯s head. ¡®Tsk.¡¯ Haeun snorted her and laid down on her bed. If the constellation doesn¡¯t answer Haeun¡¯s questions, Haeun will never debut either. Forever! ~*~ ¡°Haeun, good bye!¡± ¡°It was really fun!¡± ¡°Yeah!¡± Haeun waved her hand at her friends on her way back on public transportation. Because she had a good day, her face was lit up. Haeun, who sent her friends off, sat down on a comfy sofa in the hotel lobby. The guard who was supposed to come to pick her up had not arrived yet. It was the first time someone had been late for an appointment hired as a guard, but Haeun, who was in a good mood, decided to wait patiently. She pulled out her cell phone and she turned on Nitflex. (tl/n: Netflix) ¡®What should I binge this time?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ strongly recommends to Haeun.] ¡®This?¡¯ Haeun touched on the drama on her Romance tab rankings. A pair of men and women are looking vaguely at each other against the backdrop of a space where cherry blossoms are blooming. Haeun showed a trembling reaction to the image that seemed calm just by looking at it. ¡®I don¡¯t think it would be fun.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ claims that Haeun does not know what is a masterpiece of this era.] [To give a little spoiler for Haeun, the truth is that the woman¡¯s biological mother is the older sister of the man, and the older sister is the lost daughter of a chaebol family, so they have a brother and sister relationship. Since the child was adopted¡­] ¡®What¡¯s this? Isn¡¯t this a little bit¡­!¡¯ It seems that the constellation already knew everything until the end. Besides, it only knew dramas with that kind of content, so it¡¯s weaving that man who proposed to her mother a long time ago and her mother together. Haeun, who wanted to see something else, but was prompted by her constellation, eventually played the drama. ¨C Slap ¨C How dare you flirt with my son? Start by hitting the cheeks from the beginning. If this is the case, Haeun seriously thought about why the thumbnail was set in such a vague style of first love. And she watched the drama for 30 minutes. ¡®Hey, that bastard!¡¯ Haeun¡¯s hand gripped her cell phone, and strength entered. In the drama, the supporting actor, the villain, was driving away the pregnant woman¡¯s older sister. It was none other than the male lead¡¯s father who saved the female lead¡¯s older sister, who was about to give birth to her child on her street. ¡®Oh my gosh, does this mean that the relationship between the male and female characters is connected like this?¡¯ Then suddenly the hotel lobby became noisy. Haeun did not notice at all, since she was concentrating on the drama. Meanwhile, the cause of the commotion was getting closer to Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells Haeun to look in front of her.] ¡®I¡¯m busy right now, why?¡¯ She only rolled her eyes as if the constellation had interrupted at an important moment. But she soon realized who was standing before her eyes, and she panicked. ¡°Miss Jung Haeun?¡± ¡°Uh, huh?¡± Haeun took off her earphones. Only then did Haeun realize that there were a lot of people around her. And the reason people are gathering now is probably because of this man standing in front of Haeun. ¡°You must¡¯ve been waiting a long time. I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m a little late because I had urgent business.¡± No. 1 Hunter ranking in Korea. Hunter Seo Do-jun was standing in front of Haeun. CH 7 He was 21 years old. Ever since he awakened in high school, he has maintained the No. 1 ranking in Korea. He was also the number one hunter admired by elementary school students, and the guild leader of the Ahyeon Guild, one of the three largest guilds in Korea. On the Internet, looking at his appearance, it used to shout that he was the standard of a decadent handsome man. He was only 21 years old, but the seductiveness felt from him was extraordinary. Haeun¡¯s brother, who ranked second in the rankings, had a bloody and fiery personality, so it may be because the internet is more attached to a cold and sober image. However, no matter what kind of person Seo Do-jun was, he was a person who had no relationship as long as a little fingernail when it came to Haeun, a non-awakened civilian. Haeun couldn¡¯t understand why Seo Do-jun was standing in front of her. No, she didn¡¯t even know why he¡¯s pretending to know her. ¡®Is Hunter Seo Do-jun who¡¯s the guard?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ murmurs that it may be true.] Just then, the cell phone in Haeun¡¯s hand rang with a ringing sound. Seeing the name that appeared on the screen, Haeun quickly answered the call. ¡°Mom!¡± ¨C Oh, Haeun. Where are you? Are you out yet? ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m in the hotel now. Just a hotel¡­¡± ¨C Have you met Hunter Seo Do-jun? ¡®Wow, I just got goosebumps.¡¯ Haeun nodded her head. ¡°Yes.¡± ¨C Fortunately, he must have arrived on time then. Haeun. Hunter Seo Do-jun will take you home. ¡°Hunter Seo Do-jun will take me home?¡± Haeun¡¯s voice grew louder. The No. 1 ranking as a civilian shuttle! She has never heard of such a thing. Of course, it was not a good idea for someone who used a relative as a driver yesterday, who is ranked second. ¨C Oh sorry. Miyeon, I¡¯ll be back soon. Haeun, I¡¯m busy right now, so I just called just to check on you. Hunter Seo Do-jun will give you an explanation. Eat well, I love you, my daughter. Beep- Before Haeun could answer anything, the line on the other end hung up. Haeun looked at her cell phone and Seo Do-jun in disbelief. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Are you surprised?¡± Seo Do-jun smiled nicely. At the sight, the people standing around cheered a little. Only Haeun, who couldn¡¯t adapt, blinked her eyes. Click. Meanwhile, someone took out their cell phone and took a picture. Haeun quickly raised her hand and covered her face. It was a reflex action based on long experience and learning. There were way too many people than expected. Haeun hurriedly packed her luggage and got up from her seat. ¡°Did you bring your car?¡± ¡°Oh, yes.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± Seo Do-jun, who was quick-witted, realized that Haeun was troubled. When he picked up Haeun¡¯s luggage, he headed out right away. Seo Do-jun¡¯s car was parked just outside the lobby. A person who appeared to be the driver opened the door, and Haeun got into the car without hesitation. The car started leaving behind the people who were sad as they called out Seo Do-jun¡¯s name. Haeun glanced back. She saw quite a few people at the entrance of the hotel. ¡®Please tell me this is all not reality.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells you not to dream in vain and to see the destination marked on the navigation first.] In the car¡¯s navigation, the address of Haeun¡¯s family house was already stamped on it. Haeun never said it before! ¡®Why the hell did Hunter Seo Do-jun come too?¡¯ Haeun thought that all this crazy thing was an idea that came out of her father¡¯s head. In the past, it was Jung Jinho who had a history of asking an incumbent ranker to protect Haeun while she was on a school trip. How was it at the time? Of course, there were many reactions that were amazed at the appearance of a ranker who was not easily seen, but there were also children who argued with Haeun, saying that she brought a ranker as an escort because she was too privileged. It was around that time that rumors arose at school that Haeun was the daughter of a chaebol family. Haeun shuddered. No. Anyway, who thought of entrusting the 1st place hunter ranking in Korea with the role of a bodyguard? When people find out about this, they curse. They would say that she had spent the precious hunter resources privately. Haeun, who was groaning, glanced at Seo Do-jun. She wondered what he would think of this situation now. ¡®¡­Handsome.¡¯ She must say it twice. He was really handsome It was the first time Haeun had met Seo Do-jun in person rather than in a video or photograph. He was called the classic of a decadent handsome man, and he certainly had a dazzling appearance. If she grabbed ten passersby and asked if the man was handsome, eleven would answer yes. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ senses the aura of romance flowing through Haeun and the eyes shine.] [It admits that Seo Do-jun would not be bad for being Haeun¡¯s boyfriend, but it said that it can¡¯t look at the guy who is in first place thanks to Haeun, and it will support Haeun¡¯s love affair after that guy is ranked second.] [Still, it thought that there was a possibility, so it bought some of Seo Do-jun¡¯s stock.] Seo Do-jun turned his head to see if he was looking too intently. Haeun, who met her eyes, smiled embarrassedly. ¡°Ahaha. I was so surprised that I couldn¡¯t say hello. You¡¯re Hunter Seo Do-jun right¡­?¡± ¡°Yes. Nice to meet you.¡± Seo Do-jun smiled softly. Haeun paused for a moment at that smile, then suddenly came to her senses. There was one thing she had to check first. ¡°I don¡¯t really know what to say. I was wondering¡­¡± ¡°Yes. I have been asked to protect Haeun for a week. Please take care of me in the future.¡± Haeun nodded her head in confusion. What kind of situation is this? The No. 1 ranked person came to protect a mere civilian. ¡°It¡­it¡¯s a bit awkward to ask like this. Are you okay?¡± Haeun asked sincerely. Wouldn¡¯t the No. 1 ranked person be busy even if he just breathed? Even Haeun¡¯s family was living fiercely every day like that. If it was Hunter Seo Do-jun, his work should have been more and not less. ¡°I believe that I should always be responsible for your orders. Are you worried that I will neglect your protection for my personal business?¡± ¡°What? No, not that. I¡¯m okay! But I was wondering if Hunter Seo Do-jun was busy¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. You don¡¯t have to worry about that anyways.¡± He was ranked number one at a young age and was doing better than anyone else, so I thought there would be that side to him. However, that does not answer all of her questions. Haeun, who thought for a moment, pierced the core. ¡°Did you get something?¡± Experience 80, persistence 20, and add 5. With a total probability of 105%, her dad must have suggested something. Haeun opened her eyes and asked. ¡°What did my dad give you?¡± ¡°Hmmmm.¡± Seo Do-jun coughed in vain. I thought he was a little perplexed. Convinced by the reaction, Haeun inquired a little more. ¡°Did you promise to receive any items? Oh, I¡¯m not questioning you. I¡¯m just asking because I¡¯m curious.¡± ¡°That¡¯s¡­it¡¯s hard to say because of the confidentiality clause¡­¡± Read only at pm tl. ¡°Well, my dad and I are family, so who cares? It¡¯s not like anything big is going to happen if I know it. I¡¯ll keep it a secret. What did my dad promise? Holy water? Or a legendary item?¡± Hunter Seo Do-jun hesitated at Haeun¡¯s persistent interrogation, and eventually spat out the truth. ¡°¡­He promised to be the first to process my existing reservations.¡± Haeun was right. Her father, who was concerned about the safety of his daughter, eventually pulled the top ranker. ¡°And Hunter Lee Yoon-kyung said that she would participate in our guild¡¯s next S-class dungeon raid¡­¡± The perpetrator was not alone. Even her mother, whom she trusted, was involved. Also, they are a couple. They;re pretty synchronized. ¡®Wasn¡¯t it a bit harsh to get the person ranked No. 1 anyway?¡± Of course, it was a one-week contract. Even Jung Jinho and Lee Yoon-kyung, would not have been able to hire the number 1 ranker for Haeun¡¯s entire vacation. But Haeun thought a week was long enough. The reason that she was able to not act as a hunter herself, was thanks to the Korean system that she had run without any problems. And, isn¡¯t the contribution of Seo Do-jun, the No. 1 ranked. ¡®What if something happens to the country within the week?¡¯ The person ranked No. 1 should work hard for a safe Republic of Korea. Rather than wasting time protecting Haeun! Besides, Haeun didn¡¯t want to drag Seo Do-jun from place to place as her guard. There¡¯s no way people won¡¯t recognize him. He would have attracted more attention than traveling around with her entire family. Haeun, who had been thinking about him, finally made up her mind. ¡®I¡¯ll have to convince him to send him back.¡¯ She then started acting, blushing like a high school girl facing her favorite celebrity. ¡°Wow! It¡¯s been my lifelong wish to meet Hunter Seo Do-jun! I am so honored! Can I take a picture with you?¡± [The constellation ¡°Mutant of the Abyss¡± was embarrassed for her.] Haeun knew it too. She wasn¡¯t really impressed with him aside from his looks. Even when she enters her house, she meets S-classes. Still, it¡¯s better to show a moderately favorable side if you want to roast and boil your opponent. ¡°You even came to pick me up like this. Thank you so much. To be honest, I was a little bit terrified when I got involved in an accident a few days ago. Even then, there was a sudden flood of monsters in the area that was said to be safe¡­¡± She also appealed to the appearance of a good civilian who is weak and timid at the same time. ¡°I was scared to go home alone without my brothers. But isn¡¯t it really reassuring because the Hunter is here?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°By the way¡­¡± Haeun lengthened her speech. This was the start. ¡°I don¡¯t know if you could even receive these benefits. I¡¯m worried that the Hunter is suffering because of my mom and dad. Of course, you¡¯re also busy.¡± Haeun deliberately lowered her head as if she were gloomy. ¡°Besides, aren¡¯t there people who need the Hunter¡¯s help somewhere, even at this moment? It would be sad if other people were put at risk because of me.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ sticks its tongue out at Haeun¡¯s act.] Haeun glanced at Seo Do-jun¡¯s expression. She couldn¡¯t get a good idea of ??what expression he had because of the sunlight. Haeun carefully brought out her point. ¡°So, why don¡¯t you just drive me home and go back? I really don¡¯t need to be protected.¡± Being an S-class protecting the EX-class, the constellation passing by will laugh. ¡°I think it would be better for Hunter Seo Do-jun to do what only you can do. I¡¯ll tell my dad that the reservations you made are yours, and that you will proceed first.¡± Would this be enough? Haeun thought that even if she were to be rejected, he would eventually accept her offer. But his next words were different from Haeun¡¯s expectations. ¡°There¡¯s a saying that one shouldn¡¯t put their responsibilities on others.¡± ¡°Right. So, Hunter Seo Do-jun¡­¡± ¡°The most important thing for me right now is to protect Haeun.¡± Saying that, Seo Do-jun looked very reliable. I thought I could understand why everyone on the internet was shouting at Hunter Seo Do-jun to marry him. Even Haeun¡¯s heart pounded a little. What is this man? Are you using a dragon to protect me now? Maybe you are interested in me? [In the spirit of romance that the constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ oozes, it will purchase Seo Do-Jun¡¯s stock additionally.] ¡°In addition, if I break the contract, I or Hunter Jung Jinho will receive a penalty.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Since we used the exclusive contract for S-class awakeners, it is impossible to unilaterally break the contract. So, please note that I must accompany you for the next week. It is not possible to act alone.¡± Crash- It¡¯s the sound of Haeun¡¯s illusion breaking. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ screams that the stock will crash as soon as it buys it.] Where the hell did that handsome hunter with the amazing smile go? All of a sudden, in front of Haeun, only the strict teacher who recites the instructions before the start of the exam remained. ¡°Then I look forward to your kind cooperation.¡± Seo Do-jun smiled softly. And that smile was amazing. Damn it. CH 8 Ding- The elevator chime rang. The door opened and a woman hurriedly went in. Her high ponytail brown hair fluttered. Haeun, who came down to the entrance on the first floor of the apartment, looked around. ¡°Here?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispered no.] ¡°Really? He¡¯s really not here, right?¡± Haeun hid behind a huge pillar and asked again. She still remembered vividly yesterday that her heart almost fell because the opponent she thought would never be there suddenly came. Haeun was convinced that the last three days must have been the longest three days of her life. Seo Do-jun, who drove Haeun from the hotel to the house, went back neatly without entering the house. Was that why? She thought that he was only matching the role in moderation. He even signed a contract, but if he showed negligent behavior from the beginning, she wouldn¡¯t stand up for anything. Of course, Haeun was willing to actively participate in Seo Do-jun¡¯s slow work. But that was Haeun¡¯s mistake. Seo Do-jun was very faithful to his contract to protect Haeun. When Haeun was going out, he noticed it like a ghost and appeared in front of Haeun. Just like right now. ¡°Are you going out?¡± ¡°Ahh!¡± She made sure no one was there! Haeun, startled by Seo Do-jun¡¯s sudden appearance, screamed a little. Haeun stroked her chest and raised the corners of her lips. ¡°No?¡± However, Haeun, wearing a white T-shirt, high-waisted shorts, sunglasses, and a waterproof bag on her shoulder, looked like a person going to a water park. ¡®Too late.¡¯ Haeun tapped her foot. Even now, her cell phone was constantly ringing. Zeng Ha [8:19 AM] When will you come [8:19 AM] (Photo) [8:19 AM] I found a rental car, now all I need is for you to come [8:20 am] ¡®Tsk, isn¡¯t the number one ranker busy?¡¯ Haeun expressed her injustice that she could not speak out loud. ¡®How do you catch me like a ghost every time I go out?¡¯ Haeun, noticing that Seo Do-jun¡¯s gaze was on her bag, secretly hid the bag behind her. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I will take you.¡± He kindly accompanied her directly. Of course, he will not only accompany her, but he will be with Haeun like a leech on all schedules. ¡®Ugh. Then we¡¯ll see Hunter Seo Do-jun in a swimsuit?¡¯ He¡¯s tall, and he would look great no matter what he wore. Although not as much as Jung Eun-woo, he seemed to have quite a muscular body. Then if he puts on a swimsuit¡­ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells Haeun to calm down.] Haeun, who had been imagining for a moment, suddenly returned to her sanity and waved her hand. ¡°Oh. Come to think of it, there was something I had left behind. Haha, then I¡­¡± She turned back the way she had come. All of her family went to work and the empty house greeted Haeun. She then laid down on the sofa and wept. ¡°Hahh, my water park¡­¡± The notifications keep popping up on Haeun¡¯s cell phone. She sighed and turned on her cell phone. Haeun!!! [8:27 AM] Aren¡¯t you coming!! [8:27 AM] We¡¯re leaving??!! [8:29 AM] Of course, there was nothing that cannot be done without Seo Do-jun. This was because Haeun¡¯s parents did not put any restrictions on his behavior itself. They just told him that it was dangerous for her to go alone, so go with a guard. The problem was that the person who had signed a contract with that guard was Seo Do-jun, and Seo Do-jun was ranked No. 1. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asked why she was suddenly shy.] Read only at pm tl. ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m shy¡­ Oppa isn¡¯t popular, so people don¡¯t know about him. It¡¯s different from being ranked number one.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun has a strange prejudice limited to her family.] Haeun has never revealed since she went to high school that her family was Jung Jiho¡¯s family, who are all famous for being S-Class. Rather, she was closer to the fact that she was hiding it. Rumors were circulating that she was the daughter of a chaebol family because of the fact that a guard ranker followed her on a school trip or that she usually wore expensive clothes and bags, but that was the end. She spent her high school days as normal as that, and she was still living her college life as an ordinary girl. But now she drags the number one ranker as a guard? It was like saying ¡®Because I¡¯m such an important person, everyone should know¡¯ and it would look like promoting to people. Haeun wept and typed on her phone. [8:31 am] I can¡¯t go ?? ?? [8:31 am] Goodbye ?? Hey, why??!! [8:32 AM] Haeun blamed her parents in moderation. [8:32 am] My mom won¡¯t let me go. Suddenly??? [8:32 AM] [8:33 am] ??? It wasn¡¯t wrong. Because Lee Yoon-kyung and Jung Jinho attached the number 1 ranker to her and her house. Indeed, Lee Yoon-kyung and Jung Jinho were on the same level. If they realize how effective it is, the two will want to hire Seo Do-jun for the rest of our lives if possible. ¡°Damn it.¡± Haeun laid down at her rushing disappointment. She was absurdly tired of this while she was thinking and she fell asleep. She kept closing her eyes. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asked Haeun if she slept well.] When Haeun, who had been dozing off, opened her eyes, quite a bit of time had passed. As she stood up, she thought blankly. ¡®I can¡¯t live like this.¡¯ She deserved a good summer vacation for herself! This was a natural right given as a reward to college students who have defeated the enemies of the midterm and final exams during the semester. ¡®All the way to the water park, yes. Okay. I can go again next time.¡¯ But on Friday, she was scheduled for a concert in Korea, which Haeun had been very much looking forward to. She won a bloody ticketing battle and won a valuable ticket, but even that cannot be given up. Haeun jumped up and she went down to the first floor. Sure enough, Seo Do-jun appeared again this time. She wasn¡¯t surprised this time because she had come down on purpose. Haeun smiled with her bright smile and handed him a bottle of water. ¡°Hunter, are you having a hard time working? Have this.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± He must have been thirsty, for he immediately opened the lid and drank water. Haeun¡¯s gaze was robbed of him gulping. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is displeased with his annoyingly handsome appearance, and says that it is anxious because his outer skin is Haeun¡¯s taste.] [The constellation has not forgotten that the stock window has gone wild.] [Still, if Haeun really likes Seo Do-jun, it might consider him as Haeun¡¯s boyfriend, and it sees an opportunity.] Haeun, who was awakened by the nonsense of the constellation, spoke softly. ¡°Is it hot? It¡¯s said that it went up to 32 degrees today. If you¡¯ve been waiting outside all the time, you¡¯d be exhausted.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you come over to my house for a while? I turned on the air conditioner. I have something to tell you.¡± I thought he would be happy to know because it was such a trivial suggestion. However, Seo Do-jun gave a completely different answer from Haeun¡¯s expectations. ¡°That¡¯s not possible.¡± ¡°What? Why?¡± ¡°It is forbidden for me to enter the house except in cases where it¡¯s contractually unavoidable.¡± Haeun¡¯s smile cracked a little. She had a feeling that Seo Do-jun was a rigid and inflexible person, but he was willing to steer clear of such a trivial suggestion. Haeun was just trying to talk in a quiet house because talking in the hallway would be a nuisance to the residents. Haeun smiled hard and encouraged him again. ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s just a quick stop, hey, it¡¯s hot. Let¡¯s go up.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, so don¡¯t worry about it.¡± ¡°How can you not care? You are suffering because of me.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°Hunter Seo Do-jun, can you only say that it¡¯s okay?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s really okay. And even if it wasn¡¯t, I don¡¯t have to say anything.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ feels even more frustrated when he responds to Haeun like that.] [As expected, it was a ruined stock.] Haeun glanced at Seo Do-jun¡¯s behavior as he only spoke answers like a robot. Still, Seo Do-jun didn¡¯t want to move. ¡®Thanks, now I have an ogre.¡¯ Haeun decided to take him home without fail. She then sat down. For the first time, Seo Do-jun made a bewildered expression. ¡°Miss Haeun?¡± ¡°Ah, my leg suddenly hurts very badly.¡± Haeun deliberately exaggeratedly patted her leg, making a painful sound. ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be able to go home. Someone¡¯s got to take me. Well, where¡¯s my guard?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t play around and stand up.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you kidding me? I can¡¯t even take a step. At this rate, I might have to wait here until Mom and Dad come.¡± Even at the masterpiece that was clearly visible in his eyes, he slightly hardened his mouth. Haeun smiled mischievously and reached out to him. ¡°It seems that an unavoidable situation has arisen, will you help?¡± Seo Do-jun, who looked at Haeun for a moment, sighed a little. Then he came to Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ expected a princess carry.] However, Seo Do-jun just plainly supported Haeun¡¯s arm. What a funny guy. ¡°Wow!¡± ¡°Then I will go.¡± ¡°Wait a minute. Come in.¡± Haeun grabbed Seo Do-jun¡¯s arm and held him He tried to fight her off, but Haeun¡¯s power was stronger than he thought. Seo Do-joon, who had been dragged out of nowhere, suddenly sat down on the sofa. After a brief conversation, Haeun realized. That Seo Do-jun was the type of person who can never be persuaded by words. If so, she had to use another method to regain her own freedom. ¡°Let¡¯s make a bet.¡± ¡°What bet¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯ll play a game. If I win, please go home immediately.¡± Reminder: pls do not repost ANYWHERE smh CH 9 Naturally, Seo Do-jun countered this. ¡°That cannot work. And there are contract penalties¡­¡± ¡°I will deal with the penalty. There is no problem in breaking the mutually agreed agreement.¡± ¡°The problem of trust with Hunter Jung Jinho¡­¡± ¡°Hunter Seo Do-jun protected me with the utmost sincerity, and I will tell my father that I sent him back because I want to marry Hunter Seo Do-jun.¡± Seo Do-jun shut his mouth as if he had nothing to say. ¡°Are you going to do it?¡± ¡°¡­If I win, what would you do?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll grant you one wish. There may not be things you want from me, but you can have things you want for your family through me, right?¡± It was a pretty self-sacrificing statement. Seo Do-jun hardened his mouth. ¡°The awakens have better fuselage vision than civilians.¡± ¡°I know.¡± ¡°He will not let me off the hook for the implementation of the contract.¡± ¡°The world of winning is cold-hearted.¡± ¡°If you say that, I understand. But I will never leave Haeun behind. I¡¯m going to win.¡± Is that really the case? Haeun snorted. The game they chose was an ordinary board game. A very simple game played with cards with fruits and bells. However, there was a strange tension between the two people who accepted the card. Ding-! The first bell rang. ¡°Ha ha!¡± Haeun was the first to ring the bell. Haeun smiled brightly at Seo Do-jun. Seo Do-jun, a step behind, with a strange expression, brought his hand from the back of Haeun¡¯s. The game continued. The two rang the bell equally, but Haeun continued to win by a narrow margin. She then said while stroking the pile of cards. ¡°I hope you will go home quietly like this.¡± ¡°¡­I can¡¯t risk life and death against non-awakened people.¡± ¡°Then you will lose.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said the current situation is interesting.] In fact, Seo Do-jun was in a panic right now. He accepted her bet just to quiet her down by convincing her of her defeat. However, the flow of the game does not go as expected. With his body as an S-class, he could barely defeat a single non-awakened person. The number of times he rang the bell was similar to hers, but he was clearly losing. The fact that the number of times was similar in the first place made no sense. How can a non-awakened person be faster than an awakened person? He had never heard of such a thing. Ding-! The bell of fate rang again. Seo Do-jun looked down in disbelief. There were no cards left. Victory and defeat were decided. ¡°Wow! You did so well, I was nervous.¡± Haeun said something that didn¡¯t even make sense to him and stretched. ¡°The exit door is on the right~¡± ¡°Just one more round.¡± Seo Do-jun said awkwardly. If she tells her parents that he went back because she wanted to break the contract, Jung Jinho and Lee Yoon-kyung, who had entrusted him with the request, would see him as unreliable. Haeun smiled and waved her index finger. ¡°No. You promised. If you lose, you¡¯ll go back.¡± ¡°It was a practice game.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t know that Hunter Seo Do-jun would say that¡­¡± Haeun muttered shakily. A tight-knit person who is unlikely to accept an exception is insisting on a practice game. It looks like she will have a lot more stomach ache than she thought. ¡°Okay. So, one more time? I¡¯m just looking after you¡­ Well, what will you do if I win?¡± ¡°I will grant one wish of Haeun.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Haeun decided to give her opponent a chance. ¡°Wow, I won again!¡± Another chance to lose. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ truly pitied Seo Do-jun, saying that Haeun didn¡¯t look after him once.] Seo Do-jun opened his eyes and looked at his table. His card evaporated again and disappeared. He said, syllable by syllable. ¡°This is nonsense.¡± ¡°I told you that if you let your guard down, you¡¯ll lose.¡± He was vigilant. He had to win this time because he had already lost the first game. However, in this game, Seo Do-jun was never able to ring the bell faster than Haeun. Seo Do-jun looked down at his hand. ¡®Is this a situation that makes sense?¡¯ Haeun arranged the cards with a clack sound. Only then did he come to his senses and raise his head. Haeun smiled brightly, drawing a line around the corner of her eyes. ¡°Did you lose?¡± ¡°¡­That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Anyway, going to the water park today has become difficult, so stay until tomorrow and go. I¡¯ll keep telling my dad as if you¡¯re fine around me.¡± Seo Do-jun flinched as if he had something to say, then shook his head in depression. If he wanted to refute, he could refute it, but Seo Do-jun seemed to follow the principle even in such a bet. He was truly knowledgeable, and in many ways the opposite of Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said that if it was him, it would have overturned the board from the moment it started losing the game.] ¡®Of course.¡¯ There were fights in Haeun¡¯s life, but there was no defeat. Rumble- Haeun¡¯s stomach made a sound. She glanced at the clock and saw that lunchtime had already passed. Haeun turned to Seo Do-jun and asked. ¡°I¡¯m hungry and I¡¯m going to buy something from outside. Would you like to eat with me as well?¡± ¡°Eat with you¡­¡± ¡°Uh-huh.¡± Haeun held out her finger in front of Seo Do-jun. Seo Do-jun flinched and stopped on the spot. ¡°You know the game is over, right? I¡¯ll go alone! I¡¯m going to go out and come back. It¡¯s right in front here, so there¡¯s no danger. I¡¯ll be back in 30 minutes.¡± Haeun looked at Seo Do-jun, who had a raccoon-like expression that washed cotton candy in the river. Haeun clicked her tongue. ¡°Anyway, just take a break after losing. Don¡¯t be too strict about it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡± ¡°Anyway, I¡¯ll go. Rest!¡± Haeun left the apartment, leaving Seo Do-jun unable to move. The bright sunlight poured over Haeun¡¯s head. She opened her arms and shouted loudly. ¡°I am free!¡± It was so easy. She meant to do this in the past. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said it was too much for Seo Do-jun.] ¡°What?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if she hasn¡¯t seen Seo Do-jun¡¯s expression.] She saw. But Haeun was brave. ¡°But aren¡¯t I better?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ forgets what to say about Haeun¡¯s brazenness.] [This is the first time it felt pity toward Seo Do-jun, and it sends sympathy to him.] Excited, Haeun jumped and ran to the street. On a weekday afternoon, the residential area, the sun was the hottest at 3 PM, and the streets were quiet. Haeun stopped by the shop and bought what she wanted to eat. Read only at pm tl. It was enough for at least three people, but Haeun¡¯s male relatives always ate huge amounts of food, so Seo Do-jun, a similar age, seemed to eat a lot too. The burden she felt began to lift. ¡°Hmm~¡± The last time she stopped at a convenience store, she bought one of the ice creams. Since her hands were full, she was biting the ice cream with her teeth, so a tingling sensation spread through her mouth. Haeun turned with a light heart. But at that moment, the ominous energy she suddenly felt brought her sensitive senses to a standstill. ¡°Huh?¡± Haeun flinched and looked around her. The ground where she was standing began to shake violently. ¡®I hope this isn¡¯t¡­¡¯ Haeun was trying to get away from the scene. But at the same time. Boom- ¡°Ahh!¡± The ground suddenly made a ominous noise, and her vision was turned upside down. Oh, X. Haeun was sucked into the dungeon without a second thought. ~*~ The front of the apartment complex was now a mess. ¡°Move the wounded first! Hurry up!¡± ¡°It¡¯s dangerous! Back off!¡± Police and ambulances came to rescue the injured. Hunters belonging to the dungeon management and safety department were dispatched and surrounded the gate that suddenly appeared. The area near the accident site was crowded with people walking around half terrified and half curious. ¡°Yes, I am in front of an apartment in Gangnam right now.¡± The announcer wearing glasses recites the situation in front of the camera. ¡°With the gate that occurred around 3:48 pm on the 7th today, about 1,100 households living in nearby apartments have been evacuated. We will ask the person in charge of all dungeon management for the detailed cause of the incident. Hello.¡± ¡°Yes, how are you?¡± ¡°Due to the sudden occurrence of the gate, the entire area is currently evacuated.¡± ¡°Yes, it is. As a result of the check, the grade of the dungeon that occurred is grade D, which corresponds to a lower grade. However, as it occurs in a residential area, it is a situation that requires a quick attack and rescue of victims.¡± ¡°What could be the cause?¡± ¡°For now, we see it as a one-time crack related to the recent flood of monsters.¡± Korea introduced an international standard energy measurement system to preemptively predict and manage the occurrence of gates and dungeons. Among major advanced countries, it boasts a fairly accurate hit rate, but today¡¯s gate was not predicted in advance. As such, the recent occurrence of dungeons and gates was anomalous, showing a different pattern from the previous ones. ¡°It is known that there are civilian victims, but what is your rescue plan?¡± The face of the person in charge who came out for the interview darkened somewhat. ¡°Currently, our dungeon management and safety department hunters are going to enter the dungeon right away. In case of emergency, we have also sent a request for cooperation to each guild.¡± ¡°Yes. Then the estimated time is¡­huh, Hunter Seo Do-jun?¡± CH 10 Hunter Seo Do-jun, wearing his trademark hunter coat, seemed to be looking for something urgently. The person in charge rushed to him. ¡°Hunter Seo Do-jun!¡± ¡°Lee Guk-jin, team leader.¡± ¡°Are you here to help?¡± In fact, Seo Do-jun only came to find Haeun. However, seeing that the shadow attached to her was cut off, Haeun seemed to be caught up in the gate as well. Seo Do-jun¡¯s brow furrowed slightly. After all, the dungeon appeared at a time like this. ¡°I will participate in the rescue of victims.¡± Since the government¡¯s permission was required to enter the original dungeon, Seo Do-jun quickly decided to cooperate with them. Team leader Lee Guk-jin¡¯s face brightened at Seo Do-jun¡¯s intention to participate. It was a D-class dungeon, but considering the civilian victims, it had to be attacked quickly. But to say that the No. 1 ranking came out to help, it was like winning thousands and thousands of horses. It was then. ¡°Hey! Seo Do-jun!¡± A flashing light hit, and this time ranked second in the rankings, Hunter Jung Eun-woo appeared. He ran as soon as he heard that an irregular gate had occurred near his house. Jung Eun-woo grabbed Seo Do-jun¡¯s neck and growled. ¡°You bastard, I told you to keep your eyes open and do it right!¡± An electric current flowed from Jung Eun-woo, who was angry with his teeth exposed. Seo Do-jun¡¯s face hardened at the same time. Those who did not know the deal between Seo Do-jun and the Jung family watched, not knowing what to do with the sudden fight between the two high rankers. Seo Do-jun lowered his head, even as his mouth twitched. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°You¡¯re sorry, is that all?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this not the time to wrestle like this?¡± ¡°Ha, damn it.¡± He tried not to get caught up in the dungeon alone again twice. Jung Eun-woo kicked the ground roughly. The concrete floor dented from the force. Jung Eun-woo looked at Seo Do-jun. ¡°I¡¯ll deal with you later. Damn it, what are you doing! Aren¡¯t you moving? You¡¯re not going in?!¡± ¡°Yes, yes!¡± The hunters who gathered around moved quickly at Jung Eun-woo¡¯s shout. Although the department was different, Jung Eun-woo was a high-ranking civil servant hunter under the government and was their superior. The hunters, who had become accustomed to the fierce shouting that would even make the devil cry, were ready to enter the dungeon soon. Looking at them, people felt hope that the victims would be rescued soon, and at the same time thought of a question. Who the hell is involved in the dungeon, where those two are involved? ~*~ 6 years ago from now. Half of the concrete building three stories above the ground that used to be visible behind the darkened background of the setting sun, had completely disappeared. The gigantic steel structure that was bent like a thorn and protruded out of nowhere was horrendous. A reporter spoke to the camera in front of him. ¡°Around 11 am today, a crack broke out less than 50 meters from the gym here. In the aftermath of the incident, half of the gyms in Korea were swept away, and about 30 of the students who participated in the national youth gymnastics competition went missing.¡± The dungeon, which was identified as E-class at the time of its occurrence, has soared to A-class. In front of the gate, the personnel gathered for additional input were conducting a brief briefing. Read only at pm tl. The long-haired woman with the healer armband on her forearm was Lee Yoon-kyung, also known as the S-class healer, and the young man standing crookedly next to her was Jung Eun-woo, an S-class attack hunter. A shout rang out as the camera captured them. ¡°What do you mean the danger level is already looking at 110! So that dungeon is evolving to an S-class? Don¡¯t just say irresponsible things when the cause is unknown, answer it properly!¡± It was Lee Yoon-kyung, a healer who had been trusted by the public for her image as calm and dependable. However, such Lee Yoon-kyung lost her reason and was yelling at her general manager. She had no choice but to. Today, her middle school daughter, Jung Haeun, participated in a gymnastics competition held here. And she was caught up in a dungeon. ~*~ In the dark space, Haeun blinked her eyes. She felt a strange sensation. Her own body didn¡¯t seem like hers. She was clearly standing with her feet on the ground, but she felt as if she were floating like a ghost. She soon realized that she was dreaming of herself. Thinking it was a lucid dream put her mind at ease. Haeun looked around, but she soon bit her lower lip knowing that she was standing in the dungeon, and that the space was so familiar. Alone in the vicinity of her, there was the sound of whispers. Even though Haeun didn¡¯t want to, she turned towards the sounds. The raw energy that she felt was getting stronger was as familiar to her as she had felt it a long time ago. Haeun already knew who would be at the end of this road. Tuk- The corpse of a monster was caught at her feet. Haeun slowly lifted her head. It was a harsh sight. It was a mountain made of monsters that came in front of Haeun¡¯s eyes. It wasn¡¯t a countable number one by one. It was as if all the monsters in this dungeon were pulled out. At the end of her gaze, someone reached out. ¡°Wow!¡± The girl, whose cheeks were flushed red, jumped. That¡¯s Haeun in middle school. Young Haeun looked very excited and seemed excited. There were so many monsters around, but she was clean without any injuries. It was inevitable. Haeun was a newly enlightened awakener. Her ability becomes stronger as she uses it, so it is no wonder that Haeun, who was drunk in that power, had become excessively violent. And she saw countless system windows floating around. [SYSTEM: Synchronization value increases.] [SYSTEM: Synchronization rate has increased by 1.59%.] [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate rising 9.38%] The numbers were rising in real time. Haeun took in her breath. She wanted to get out of this fantasy. Her face turned white as she lowered her back and crouched down on her body. At the time, Haeun did not know that when that number rises, not only does Haeun get stronger, but her environment, that is, the monsters, are also affected. And the fact that the end of the missing civilians facing the abnormally strong monster was only terrible deaths. She did not want to see nor remember. She couldn¡¯t breathe, as if someone was strangling her. Haeun grabbed her own neck and groaned. Flash. Haeun woke up from her dream. The tragedy that unfolded before her eyes disappeared, and the black dungeon filled her vision. She seemed to have lost her mind for a moment as she got caught up in the dungeon break. Haeun took a small deep breath, pressing her temple with her index finger. This was just a dream, Haeun. A very, very bad dream. ¡°How unlucky.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is awake now, and asks why she was so unlucky.] ¡°You.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ pours out its injustice at Haeun¡¯s sudden accusation.] ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± Ignoring the constellation¡¯s complaints, Haeun shouted loudly toward the empty space. Her voice echoed and echoed. ¡°Is there anyone here?¡± There was no answer. Haeun groaned and spread her knees. The smell of damp moss, the howling that slammed into the empty space, and even the flow of strange energy. It was an undeniable dungeon. ¡°I should¡¯ve just stayed home.¡± Haeun scratched her head. She wondered if she could be like this without luck. The freedom gained through fair games returned as a result of the dungeon. [SYSTEM: The grade of the dungeon is D grade.] Fortunately, the only consolation is that the level of the dungeon is not that high. At that moment, the ceiling of the dungeon cave thumped. It was an angry sound, as if it had noticed that an intruder had entered. It was a dungeon that suddenly occurred in a residential area where apartments were gathered. There weren¡¯t many people walking around on the hot concrete floor around 3pm, when the sun was the hottest, but it was still a town with many residents, so there was a floating population. And some of them must have been caught in the dungeon break as unlucky as Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts that it is time for Haeun to become a hero and debut in the world.] ¡°You¡¯ve said that before.¡± And the result came back to Korea¡¯s worst gate case. The space she saw in her dreams over and over again seems to overlap with the current dungeon. ¡°Ha.¡± Her stomach felt nauseous. It seemed that she had to find people and be with them. If she sees them with her own eyes that people are safe, this buzzing will stop a bit. Haeun, who had finished worrying, moved on. The inside of the dungeon was eerie and it looked like a monster would pop out at any moment. However, whenever Haeun moved, the energy inside the dungeon also changed. As if the Red Sea split, all living things in the dungeon realized Haeun¡¯s existence and seemed to run away. Fortunately, it wasn¡¯t long before she ran into a group of people. Haeun, who saw that there was a familiar person among them, shouted loudly. ¡°Madam!¡± ¡°Haeun!¡± Haeun also ran. The person who called Haeun was a middle-aged woman who lived in the same building as Haeun. ¡°Oh my god. Haeun, are you also imprisoned?¡± ¡°Uh¡­¡± ¡°Where¡¯s your brother? Are they here?¡± ¡°No. I am alone.¡± A glimpse of disappointment flashed across the face of the middle-aged woman. CH 11 She was one of those who knew Ha-eun belonged to the famous Jung family. In fact, most of the residents of the apartment knew this. Ha-eun¡¯s family tried to hide it as much as possible, but with so many people coming and going, it¡¯s impossible to prevent rumors from spreading. Given that Ha-eun is here, the woman assumed that her family would be here as well. She was a little let down, but she also became aware of Ha-eun¡¯s pitiable circumstances. She wondered how frightened Ha-eun must be, getting caught up in a dungeon break. Unlike her family members who are well-known for being S-Classes, Ha-eun was nothing more than a powerless citizen. Ha-eun, the usually chatty kid, was silent, so she assumed she was scared and hugged her tightly. ¡°I¡¯m glad you¡¯re safe. I was so surprised.¡± ¡°Madam, are you okay?¡± ¡°Yes. Fortunately, I¡¯m not hurt anywhere.¡± As if trying to reassure Ha-eun, she smiled broadly and added, ¡°There¡¯s a hunter among the crowd.¡± ¡°A hunter?¡± ¡°Yes. He told us that he was a C-class. Thanks to him, we were able to move safely.¡± Just then, a man who seemed to be on patrol appeared. His face was tense, and he had a small dagger in his hands. He was the C-class hunter the woman had mentioned. When the man saw Ha-eun, he shouted. ¡°Who are you!¡± ¡°I¡¯m a student who lives in the apartment complex. I happened to stumble in here alone.¡± ¡°Haa, the dungeon explosion seems to have gone farther than I thought.¡± The man said nervously. He then warned Ha-eun with a firm face. ¡°Hey, student. If you want to get out alive, follow my lead. If you wander about in the dungeon, you¡¯re a dead man. I can¡¯t take care of everyone by myself.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the abyss¡¯ is dissatisfied with the man that would definitely fold in front of a silkworm.] Ha-eun inwardly agreed. A man, so stiff that he would immediately be swept away if a monster appeared, was threatening her. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers to Ha-eun to simply reveal her power to the world.] [The constellation asks if she wants to surprise the baby chicks who don¡¯t know of Ha-eun¡¯s powers.] ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ thought that this was the perfect chance, and had recommended Ha-eun to go all out. Ha-eun scoffed at the blatant attitude. However, the man, perhaps misunderstanding Ha-eun¡¯s scoff, pointed his dagger towards her. ¡°Do you take my words as a joke?¡± The man approached with strides and tapped Ha-eun¡¯s shoulder. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the abyss¡¯ is angry that he¡¯s pushing her around.] The woman was startled and tripped. Ha-eun looked up to him. ¡°Hey, do you think it¡¯s a joke? Do you think you can escape the dungeon on your own.¡± Ha-eun seemed to be ignoring his words. The woman stepped up for Ha-eun, ¡°Oh, Hunter-nim. How could that be? It was because she was surprised.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cut in, miss. I¡¯ll be keeping an eye on the student. If she causes any inconvenience, she¡¯s out.¡± ¡°Yes, yes. Of course. Ha-eun, you have to say yes.¡± ¡°¡­I understand.¡± The man was trying to intimidate her, but Ha-eun answered meekly. There was no need to make a fuss. She was also relieved that there was already a hunter in the group, reducing the likelihood that she would have to step up. Ha-eun was doubtful whether a C-class hunter could face the dungeon alone, but all they had to do was last until the hunters came to rescue them anyway. ¡°We¡¯ll see. All right, let¡¯s go! Come with me!¡± ¡°Ha-eun, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ha-eun held hands with the frightened woman as they followed the hunter. * * * Jin-hwan Ahn was an independent E-class hunter. He was a freelancer at best, and jobless at worst. If you¡¯re wondering why, surely it has to do with his ability. The fact he was caught up in a dungeon break can be called complete bad luck. He barely managed to get rid of the low-grade slime that rushed at him, and people who witnessed the scene flocked to him. ¡°Hunter! There¡¯s a hunter!! We¡¯re going to live!¡± ¡°H-hey, I want to get out of here! Help me!¡± He couldn¡¯t bring himself to tell those who rushed at him that he was an E-class hunter. So he told them to walk up. People enthusiastically clinged to Jin-hwan. He felt embarrassed, along with an odd sense of superiority. ¡®Yeah, this is how hunters should act.¡¯ It felt like all the sorrows he had experienced as a low-ranking hunter had been washed away. He claimed to be the leader, and those who were engulfed in the fear of the dungeon cheered him on. ¡°Hah, hah¡­¡­.¡± Jin-hwan, who cut the slimes that came out consecutively, took a deep breath. There was no end to this dungeon. He knew that he could not get out of this dungeon with his own abilities. He, too, could only wait for the rescue team. However, he couldn¡¯t make that obvious, so he planned for them to stay in a moderately safe spot. Nonetheless, it was impossible to avoid all the monsters that occasionally appeared. People approached him, who was struggling, and asked, ¡°Oh, hunter-nim. What will happen to us?¡± ¡°Will you be able to get us out of here?¡± ¡°Please hurry up. Why are your attacks always so slow?¡± Jin-hwan felt irritated. Those who cheered for him in the beginning, started urging him little by little. They were parasites that didn¡¯t help with attacking the dungeon. However, that wasn¡¯t the only thing that irritated him. ¡°¡­¡­¡± A woman who looks to be in her early 20s had just joined in. She took a position far behind the group and seemed to be looking and evaluating all her surroundings. He had never liked that she disregarded his words from the start. Furthermore, she was eating a sandwich out of a plastic bag as if on a picnic. ¡°You¡­¡­!¡± Jin-hwan, who was about to say a word to the woman, made eye contact with her and turned away without realizing it. It was an instinctive move. It felt like he was facing a boss monster in a dungeon. Her cold eyes made Ahn Jin-hwan nervous. ¡°Hey, you bastard. If you don¡¯t have a skillful ability, at least be quick-witted. I took you in because I was begged, but you¡¯re only a nuisance.¡± [T/N: I assume that this line is from the former team leader he mentioned as a flashback] She worthlessly reminded him of a former team leader. ¡®No matter what anyone says, I¡¯m the one in charge right now.¡¯ Jin-hwan shouted loudly. ¡°Let¡¯s get some rest!¡± The people protested. ¡°No! What do you mean rest?! I need to get home right now!¡± ¡°Hunter! Can¡¯t we get out of here?¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯m going to take a break! If you don¡¯t like it, go on your own!¡± Jin-hwan sat in a fit of rage. The people were dissatisfied, but they¡¯re unable to complain any further. Moving through a dungeon full of monsters alone was no different than putting your body up for monsters to eat. Rather, they chatted among themselves. ¡°Is he really a hunter?¡± ¡°Ah, he did catch monsters earlier.¡± ¡°What I¡¯m unsure about is¡­. I don¡¯t know if we¡¯re all going to survive like this.¡± Jin-hwan completely ignored the whispers of the people. He believed that the people who should¡¯ve died earlier were still alive because of him. When the hell is the rescue team coming? An ominous thought that he¡¯ll die in the dungeon like this passed through his head. ¡°Ha-eun, are you okay?¡± ¡°Yes. Don¡¯t worry too much, madam. Sit down and rest. Someone will come to our rescue any moment now.¡± ¡°Yes. I hope that¡¯s the case¡­ It would be nice if Eun-woo or Se-hyun arrives.¡± Yeah. It would be real nice if Hunter Jung Eun-woo, who ranks 2nd, can come. ¡­¡­Hunter Jung Eun-woo, and Jung Se-hyun? Jin-hwan jumped up from his seat. It was not a mere coincidence that the names of the top 10 high-rankers and that girl¡¯s name were mentioned together. Come to think of it, he once heard in a raid that there was a non-awakened daughter in the Jung family. Looking closely, her face looks similar. ¡°Ha.¡± She dared to ridicule him. Jin-hwan¡¯s fists trembled, sharply gritting his teeth. * * * Huh? Why is he suddenly approaching me? Ha-eun was nervous when the C-class hunter suddenly approached her. From the look on his face, it seemed like he came with malicious intent. She didn¡¯t interfere with his attack on the dungeon, did she? [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ groans that the hunter should walk through the dungeon, not walk here.] [The constellation is frustrated because the hunter can¡¯t get that right. Saying that Ha-eun would do a better job than him.] Ha-eun didn¡¯t respond when the constellation cursed him like an uncle watching a soccer game. Jin-hwan stood tall in front of Ha-eun. She didn¡¯t know why, but he seemed angry. He reached out to Ha-eun. ¡°Give it up.¡± ¡°¡­¡­What?¡± ¡°The escape stone.¡± What kind of question is this? Ha-eun frowned. He then raised his voice hysterically. ¡°You¡¯re No. 2 hunter Jung Eun-Woo¡¯s little sister! Everyone in this line of work knows that they care about their daughter, so it wouldn¡¯t make sense if you didn¡¯t have an escape stone!¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes were focused on Ha-eun and Jin-hwan due to the outcry. Ha-eun bit her tongue inside. It seems that Jin-hwan knew who she was. Ha-eun answered as quietly as possible. ¡°I don¡¯t have one.¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± ¡°I seriously don¡¯t.¡± In the first place, it was Ha-eun who didn¡¯t carry such items like escape stones. Of course, the family gave Ha-eun many escape stones for safety. Hence, Jin-hwan¡¯s prediction was right. However, Ha-eun didn¡¯t really need such a stone, so she never really brought it with her and simply left it in the room. She would only take it out and use it occasionally. However, Jin-hwan did not seem to believe Ha-eun¡¯s words. He put his hands on his waist and smiled. Then he spoke in a loud voice as if to bring the attention of others. ¡°Are you trying to escape alone?¡± CH 12 ¡°Huh? What do you mean?¡± ¡°I had no intention of sneaking away on my own.¡± It was a spiteful idea from a C-class hunter. However, his remark was enough to incite people who were already in fear. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± ¡°So she does have an escape stone?¡± ¡°Are you really going to escape on your own?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says the atmosphere is odd.] In times of crisis, the crime rate often rises sharply. When morals and rules blur as fear engulfs reason, and the instinct for survival becomes the first principle of action. ¡®I want to live, I don¡¯t want to die¡¯ That natural and selfish desire that drives people crazy. Ha-eun noticed the madness reflected in the people¡¯s eyes. The legitimacy of Ahn Jin-hwan¡¯s words has become irrelevant. To them, Ha-eun is simply a person that carried an escape stone. Ha-eun hesitated. ¡°Don¡¯t come near me.¡± ¡°You have it, don¡¯t you?¡± ¡°There is no such thing as an escape stone! Ah! Madam?¡± Ha-eun was startled by the sudden grasp on her arm and looked down. The corners of the old woman¡¯s lips sitting next to her, were raising oddly. ¡°Ha-eun, you should¡¯ve told me that you had such a thing.¡± The hand that held Ha-eun¡¯s arm was shockingly tight, as if declaring that they would never let her go on her own. Blood couldn¡¯t pass through her seized forearm, which had gone stark white. Ha-eun¡¯s heart was pounding. ¡°Madam, I really don¡¯t¡­¡­¡± ¡°Are you lying, even to me? I¡¯m disappointed, Ha-eun.¡± She wanted to say no, but there was a lump in her throat. The current situation felt weirdly familiar to her. Ha-eun, who was biting her lips, stumbled. Ahn Jin-hwan had grabbed her other arm in an attempt to force the escape stone out. He glared at Ha-eun with eyes full of hostility. ¡°Give it to me. If you don¡¯t want to see blood.¡± ¡°Ha-eun, don¡¯t you know how much this auntie loves you?¡± ¡°I never liked the way you looked at me as if my words were insignificant.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is angry that mere creatures threaten our Ha-eun and wants them to let her go immediately.] Ha-eun¡¯s eyes went hazy. The grip on both her arms hurt. The tinnitus in her ear is ringing. She could hear a piercing siren and a scream. Ha-eun picked up the smell of something burning. ¡°You! Why did you want to escape on your own? Why are you the only one who get¡¯s out alive? Save my baby! Save my daughter!¡± ¡°Hey! What are you saying to her now¡­..!¡± ¡°I told you I don¡¯t have one!¡± The moment Ha-eun shouted that, the cave¡¯s interior simultaneously fractured. kuung. The cave shook. Everyone went silent in a flash. Even if she had said a single word, Ha-eun felt like she would be crushed by the pressure that squeezed her lungs. All the people in the cave stopped moving and looked only at Ha-eun. Ha-eun sighed vigorously. The cold, dry air of the dungeon filled her lungs then escaped. Ha-eun¡¯s head, which had been spinning, seemed to have cooled down just then. ¡°Ah¡­¡­¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ meticulously asks Ha-eun if she is okay.] She bit her lower lip. She wasn¡¯t okay. It was Ha-eun herself who really lost her reason and acted out of it, among people who observed her every movement. This is not the gym where the accident happened, nor is it the same situation as it was back then. Ha-eun had to come to her senses. ¡°Excuse me¡­¡­¡± However, Ha-eun¡¯s shout became a starting point for other people to lose their reason. ¡°As expected, it was right that you have it!¡± ¡°Give me the escape stone!¡± ¡°How dare you escape alone! Do you think you¡¯re more worthy to live?¡± People rushed madly towards her. Ha-eun was swept away by everyone, and got hit on the chin by someone¡¯s elbow. The situation quickly became chaotic. Ha-eun tried to calm herself down. However, the bad memory that came to her mind was strong, holding onto her ankle like an anchor. In the midst of the reckless crowd, Ha-eun thought that she was being dragged into hell. It was then. Kwang-!! A loud noise struck people¡¯s ears. Those who were rushing Ha-eun stopped moving for a moment. The thumping, unstoppable footsteps were heard, gradually getting louder and louder. People¡¯s eyes left Ha-eun and headed to the end of the cave. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts cheers at the amazing timing of the drama.] ¡°What are you doing to my sister?¡± #2 in the Korean Hunter Ranking. The eldest son of the renowned S-class Jung family. Hunter Jung Eun-woo was glaring at them with an angry appearance. ¡°Hunter Jung Eun-woo!¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to live!¡± ¡°Hunter! You¡¯re here to save us!¡± At the appearance of their savior, they forgot what they had been doing and cheered. Ha-eun¡¯s arm was still being held by someone. ¡°Ha.¡± Jung Eun-woo sighed loudly. ¡°I asked you. What are you doing to my sister?¡± ¡°S-Sister?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to let go of her arm right now?¡± The people were buzzing. What¡¯s wrong with hunter Jung Eun-Woo? There are only non-awakening civilians here. They believed all of his family members were S-classes too. However, Mrs. Dong and Ahn Jin-hwan, who were aware of the situation, quietly let go of Ha-eu. Only then did others belatedly grasp the situation and began to recede. [T/N: Mrs. Dong is the older lady that¡¯s been with Ha-eun in the dungeon] Ha-eun, who was released from the hands of people, looked terrible. Her usually maintained hair was disheveled, and her clothes were stretched out. But the scariest thing was Ha-eun¡¯s face. Jung Eun-woo strode toward Hae-eun. ¡°You¡­¡­¡± Jung Eun-woo¡¯s eyes grew bigger as he looked at Ha-eun. She was a mess, but she didn¡¯t seem to be in much pain. At least on the surface. It was Jung Eun-woo whose heart sank when he heard that Ha-eun was caught up in a dungeon. In the past, during the gym gate incident, Jung Eun-woo was the person who was directly deployed into the dungeon to save the people and his younger sister. There, he had rescued Ha-eun, the only remaining survivor. His little sister who was sitting down, among the rushing monsters, lost in her own mind. Ha-eun wasn¡¯t the only one who had the memory resurface. Jung Eun-woo was also recalling the past due to today¡¯s events. ¡°Haa.¡± Jung Eun-woo sighed angrily. Then, he carefully arranged Ha-eun¡¯s hair with his large and rough hands. ¡°¡­It¡¯s alright.¡± Ha-eun felt something rising in her mind. Even she didn¡¯t know if it was anger or regret. When Jung Eun-woo had finished tidying her hair, he pulled Ha-eun behind him. Ha-eun was completely covered by his tall height. [T/N: That¡¯s so sweet (T?T)] [The constellation ¡°Mutant of the Abyss¡± looks at Jung Eun-woo and evaluates his action as useful.] [Waving his fist to scold the people who assaulted Ha-eun.] Ha-eun realized that Jung Eun-woo was holding back his simmering anger to the fullest. As she got closer, she could feel a tingling electric current wrapped around his body. In fact, if he let out all of his temper here, everyone would¡¯ve already passed out. Funnily, getting to see him angry calmed her heart. Honestly, Ha-eun had also wanted to reprimand the people who rushed toward her for an escape stone she didn¡¯t even have. However, it would then be a man-made disaster rather than a natural disaster. As awakening people had special capabilities beyond the average human, there were also laws that stipulated what punishment would be given if they misused them. In particular, since Jung Eun-woo is a public official, it was obvious that he would face more strict punishment compared to hunters belonging to other guilds. Ha-eun sighed. ¡®If Eun-woo gets in trouble, our mother will be sad.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says the house is quiet, so sometimes it¡¯s okay.] ¡®Se-hyun would definitely like it¡­¡­ Ah, anyway.¡¯ Ha-eun poked his arm. Jung Eun-woo, who was staring at the people, reflexively turned to her. The terrifying energy that had been radiating, slightly softened. Ha-eun said as she gestured the other way. ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± ¡°Oh, yes.¡± ¡°Hurry up. I¡¯m tired.¡± Jung Eun-woo frowned, then sighed in despair. He pressed on Ha-eun¡¯s head with his big fingers. Hae-eun nervously pushed his hand away. ¡°Ah! What are you doing?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about going out for real now.¡± ¡°What? Aren¡¯t I a victim too?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been involved in two dungeons within a month, is that normal?¡± ¡­That¡¯s definitely a high frequency. Ha-eun, who had nothing to rebuke, bit the inside of her mouth. It wouldn¡¯t be a big deal for Ha-eun, an EX-class, but if it had been an ordinary person, they would have cried out that they had been cursed by an evil spirit. Jung Eun-woo faced his back to Ha-eun and bent his knee. ¡°Hey, get on my back.¡± Ha-eun stepped back in a panic. ¡°Are you crazy? I¡¯m not hurt.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care, get on.¡± ¡°Ah, why?¡± ¡°I¡¯d rather carry you, than let you go around and get hurt again.¡± Eun-woo added, glancing at the group of people. ¡°I think there¡¯s other things way more dangerous than the dungeon.¡± ¡°What are you saying? Regardless, I don¡¯t like this!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t want to be carried on my back, would you like me to carry you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try to piggyback you faster than anyone else.¡± Ha-eun clung on to Jung Eun-woo¡¯s back. She¡¯d rather bite her tongue and die than get carried. Jung Eun-woo stood up and she was able to get a good view. Ha-eun looked at the people who were glancing at her in shock. Those who were trembling may be afraid of the repercussions of assaulting #2¡¯s younger sister. But Ha-eun felt no pity for them, and turned her head away. CH 13 When the problem was settled, Eun-woo shouted at the hunters who followed him. ¡°Now that we have found the missing people, we will return!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Ha-eun poked Jung Eun-woo on the shoulder and asked. ¡°We¡¯re leaving? Is the attack over?¡± ¡°That bastard, Seo Do-jun, will be handling it.¡± It was a conversation that didn¡¯t interest her much. ¡°If he can¡¯t even catch a D-class boss by himself, he should have to put down his title as the guild leader.¡± Well, that¡¯s true. The opponent is ranked 1st. He¡¯ll be fine. Ha-eun decided to turn off her mind. In that respect, the brother and sister were similar. With Jung Eun-woo in the lead, the hunters belonging to the rescue team started to protect the people and make their way to the base camp. Since the number of victims in the dungeon was not as small as they expected, it was impossible to get everyone out with the escape stones they brought. As a result, they waited at the base camp, and when the attack was over and the gates opened, they decided to leave one by one. Jung Eun-woo cleared the road, wiping out monsters that appeared in the middle. ¡°W, we¡¯re alive!¡± ¡°Oh my God.¡± Those who arrived at the rescue team¡¯s main base camp shouted in joy. They were not out of the dungeon yet, but the people seemed relieved to think that numerous hunters were protecting them. Some sat down as if exhausted. ¡°Ha-eun!¡± A person called Ha-eun, who was trying to follow Jung Eun-woo into a temporary tent. She was the woman who held down Ha-eun first, the one who lived in the same building. The old woman¡¯s face was stained with guilt. It was funny and it made sense. Ha-eun frowned. ¡°Ha, Ha-eun, you know¡­¡­.¡± But before the aunt could approach, Jung Eun-woo blocked her way. ¡°The survivors should be gathered over there.¡± ¡°I¡­¡­ Eun-woo, that¡¯s¡­¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s over there on the left.¡± It was a cold attitude that drew a line without any emotion. ¡°Y, yes. Okay¡­¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡± Eventually, the old woman withdrew. She was the aunt with whom she was friendly. But Ha-eun turned her head. There was still a red mark on her forearm. Healers checked the health of the victims, and some hunters scattered to check if there were any survivors who had fallen alone. A few more people were rescued and transported to the base camp, while the dungeon raid was completed. [SYSTEM: The cave of the dead (D) has been captured.] [SYSTEM: Hunter Do-Jun Seo (S). Compensation certificate processing] Ha-eun, who was waiting for the gate to open in the tent, was happy. ¡°Miss Ha-eun!¡± Seo Do-jun, who returned to the base camp as soon as he killed the boss monster, found Ha-eun and ran quickly. He gave a 90¡ã bow to Ha-eun. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. Even after receiving the commission, I couldn¡¯t do it properly, so this is all my fault.¡± ¡°No, what¡­¡­¡± Ha-eun looked around. She didn¡¯t want to attract any more attention. Fortunately, however, the hunters were busy preparing to escape the dungeon. Eun-woo, who had been by Ha-eun¡¯s side until now, also left to command the hunters when the escape gate opened. Ha-eun whispered quietly. ¡°I¡¯m the one who went out alone. Besides, we decided not to have a contract. I won the bet.¡± ¡°But¡­¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. Never mind that.¡± Ha-eun waved her hand as if annoyed. She went through a lot today to even pay attention to Seo Do-jun. Her scalp hurt and she was really tired. Once Ha-eun gets out of this dungeon and returns home, she will have a hot bath. ¡°Nevertheless¡­¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really okay.¡± However, Seo Do-jun kept hesitating at Ha-eun¡¯s feet, probably because he couldn¡¯t help but feel uncomfortable. She¡¯d like him to hurry and finish up so that she could get home quickly. In the end, it was time for him to break the silence. ¡°Then will you accept this?¡± Seo Do-jun suddenly offered something to Ha-eun. Ha-eun raised her eyebrows, and took the item Do-jun handed over. It was a solid bead that sparkled in yellow. It was quite big, about as big as Ha-eun¡¯s fist. It was shining brightly, but it wasn¡¯t just a pretty thing. ¡°This is the core of the boss monster.¡± She knew it. Ha-eun asked, a little puzzled. ¡°Why are you giving this to me?¡± ¡°It¡¯s D-grade, but if you sell it on the market, it will make a lot of money. It¡¯s used to make other potions and armor.¡± Ah, so it¡¯s some kind of penalty fee/compensation? Anyway, there was no reason to refuse. Looking at what Hunter Seo Do-jun said, she thought it would make some pretty good pocket money. When Ha-eun nodded and received the core, Seo Do-jun looked relieved and left to help the other hunters. It was when Ha-eun was about to put the core in her pocket. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if they can accept the core.] ¡®Why?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that the core is just about to hatch.] ¡®What?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ claps saying that they can see monsters walking around in the outside world in a week] [The chance of a young core hatching anew is about 1 in 100,000, and the constellation admires how lucky she is.] W, what is this! Even if she gave it, what would it do? Ha-eun was terrified and pulled out the stone from her pocket. She wanted to ask him to take it back, but Seo Do-joon seemed to have gone somewhere else after giving the core. A monster¡¯s core is an important resource essential for item manufacturing, so it¡¯s a natural decision. She can¡¯t leave it here either. The constellation said it will hatch soon, so there is a possibility that the dungeon that was just completed will go wild again. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells Ha-eun to destroy it immediately.] [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it will be fine.] Ha-eun glared at the core in her hand. It was hard, but it didn¡¯t seem like it couldn¡¯t be broken. The hand holding the stone was tense and drained. The memory of that day that came to mind, and the experience of being caught and swept away by people just before, made Ha-eun hesitate for a moment. She thought about it for a while, but in fact, the decision was already made. It would be unavoidable. Ha-eun turned back to avoid people¡¯s eyes. A golden vortex began to spin in Ha-eun¡¯s hand as she arrived at a place far away from the hunters, in a secluded place where no one would pay any attention. The vortex, which was initially an inverted cone, gradually compressed and narrowed down to a single straight line. Ha-eun released the strength she was holding back. The force then passed through the center of the stone. Pa- The hard core was split into two pieces at once. Ha-eun stared intensely. [SYSTEM: Synchronization value is increasing.] [SYSTEM: Synchronization rate has increased by 0.02%.] [SYSTEM: Check progress. Current synchronization rate is 21.13%] Great. Not much longer to go. The mood was not strange, and the escape gate was still intact. It was safe. The moment the core was broken, Seo Do-jun and Jung Eun-woo turned their heads towards Ha-eun at the same time. She could feel the gaze, but Ha-eun smiled brightly. As if she didn¡¯t know anything. * * * Xerok: Seo Do-jun D-class dungeon strategy video roll (video) (video) (Photo) (299 comments) ¨NAnonymous: Crazy, the real Seo Do-jun saved the country ¨NAnonymous: o ? ??? It¡¯s cool ¨NAnonymous: I can feel the power, it¡¯s perfect ¨NAnonymous: Wow, how can he move like that? ¨NAnonymous: Nothing really is missing Situational judgment + crazy reaction speed + charade skills ¨NAnonymous: (Photo) Jung Eun-woo also entered yesterday, so please pay attention ¨NAnonymous: ?? When did he go ¨NAnonymous: Isn¡¯t that a D-class dungeon, why are there S-class hunters there? ¨NAnonymous: But why is only Seo Do-jun in the video? ¨NAnonymous: Jung Eum-woo ?? Did not participate in the attack yesterday. He just went in and threatened people. ¨NAnonymous: ? Why would he do that ¨NAnonymous: LOL That¡¯s a new kind of nonsense ¨NAnonymous: It¡¯s true, I heard it ¨NAnonymous: So what did you hear? ¨NAnonymous: Let¡¯s not pay attention to bullshit Title: Rank 2 attitude controversy Resolved the controversy over the attitude of the Rank 2 that you are curious about I am the assistant healer who was sent to the rescue yesterday. It¡¯s a story that all hunters know, but there is one non-Awakened person in the Jung family. The younger sister got involved in the Gangnam crack incident. As soon as I came to the scene, I was like, ¡°Are you ready to attack?¡± And I felt like I was bleeding even though I wasn¡¯t very close to him. Anyway, we decided to split the group and attack the monsters, and find the victims. But hahahaha when we found the victims they were fighting amongst themselves haha. They were holding a girl by her hair, and later I heard that it was because she had an escape stone. But that girl was his younger sister. It was crazy and I thought he was going to destroy the dungeon and everything. He said he was patient, but until he left the dungeon, he was on thin ice. Some of the victims I healed said they thought their heart stopped. (comments 503) Anonymous: Huh¡­then is it true that he threatened people? ¨NAnonymous: Is it dyslexia? People said they threatened his sister first. ¨NAnonymous: So you¡¯re asking they are hurt, and is Hunter the same as the non-awakened? ¨NAnonymous: But having an escape stone alone seems a bit clever ¨NAnonymous: It¡¯s a little evil ¨NAnonymous: She had to hide it because of bastards like you ¨NAnonymous: I think it¡¯s selfish, but I¡¯m not saying I wouldn¡¯t want to leave alone. ¨NAnonymous: ?? No matter how much it was D-class Anonymous: Is it a cute little sister? ¨NAnonymous: I don¡¯t know ¨NAnonymous: She¡¯s plain ¨NAnonymous: how do you know? ¨NAnonymous: I can¡¯t find it when I search, no one has a picture ¨NAnonymous: Everyone in that house would have erased it [Title] Unpack the photo (Photo) This photo was taken yesterday when the missing people were rescued and came out. (149 Comments) Anonymous: It¡¯s dark, so I can¡¯t see anything. Anonymous: cute? ¨NAnonymous: I can only see black. ¨NAnonymous: Anyone know how to photoshop? Please correct ¨NAnonymous: I can try ¡­ [Title] Unpack the photo -This post has been deleted- [Title] Damn you guys The lawyer is here. CH 14 * * * Lee Yoonkyung let out a deep sigh and pressed her throbbing temples. After suffering an emergency situation all night, dark circles form under her eyes. It was a long night. Last week, her daughter, Haeun, was caught in a monster flood, and she was very worried, but this time she was completely swept away by the dungeon. She was worried that her daughter might end up in a dangerous situation, so she made an exception, and she even recruited the No. 1 hunter in the rankings¡ª. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I apologize, Hunter Lee Yoonkyung-nim.¡± As a result, it was useless. From what she had heard, it seemed like Haeun had left Hunter Seo Dojoon alone and had an accident when she went outside alone. She made a mistake by not making it clear from the start that Haeun had to pay close attention to everything she said. Lee Yoonkyung recalled Haeun last night. ¡®At least it¡¯s fortunate that she doesn¡¯t look depressed¡­.¡¯ Unlike the two sons who became S-class awakeners, Haeun did not awaken. In fact, the lives of Awakeners and Hunters are far from safe because they have to fight to the death with monsters in an unknown space called a dungeon. That¡¯s why Lee Yoonkyung was more than happy to know that her daughter Haeun was a non-awakened person. She and her husband, Jung Jinho, have spent their entire lives trying to keep stories about their daughter out of the media as much as possible so that Haeun can live a normal life. In particular, Haeun was the only one who came out of the dungeon alive during . This made the family¡¯s movement to protect Haeun stronger. From then on, Jung¡¯s family had a team of professional lawyers. But today, all of a sudden, she began to wonder if she had made the right choice. ¡°Those b*stards were running towards Jung Haeun.¡± Regarding what happened inside the dungeon, Lee Yoonkyung also heard from Jung Eunwoo. People who were greedy for escape stone surrounded Haeun and threatened her together. This situation raises the question of whether they would have acted that way if they had known that Haeun was a member of Jung Jinho¡¯s family. Did she dare to touch the daughter of an S-class family? How dare you to my daughter! Srrk. The report in Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s hands was brutally crumpled. ¡°Director, are you okay?¡± Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s secretary Choi Miyeon handed her a cup of warm coffee. The scent of freshly brewed coffee calmed Lee Yoonkyung for a moment. Yeah, because she didn¡¯t get hurt in the first place. She just has to make them pay for it later. ¡°It¡¯s okay, what can¡¯t be okay?¡± Lee Yoonkyung smiled faintly at Choi Miyeon. ¡°You went home for a while at night and came back right away, so you couldn¡¯t sleep.¡± ¡°Since there is a crack, we have to deal with it. There are quite a few victims.¡± It was fortunate that there were no deaths. ¡°Did your daughter¡¯s test results come out?¡± ¡°Yeah. She looks fine in the outside but I didn¡¯t know how it would be on the inside, so I had a thorough examination, but fortunately, there were no injuries.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a relief.¡± Lee Yoonkyung tapped her finger on the desk. Choi Miyeon pretended not to see the crumpled reports rolling across her desk. Lost in thought for a moment, she called Choi Miyeon. ¡°Miyeon-ssi.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Miyeon, how would you feel if all your family was awakened people? Are you going to talk to people?¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t that depend on the situation?¡± Choi Miyeon, who knows Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s family history, avoided giving a definite answer. She knew her boss, Lee Yoonkyung, was always busy worrying about her daughter. ¡°I think I want to brag about it, but I also want to pretend I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not an Awakener, so I don¡¯t know, but that¡¯s it. If my mother and father are doctors, and all of my siblings went to medical school, I feel like I failed to go to college alone¡­? I could definitely feel left out.¡± ¡°Haa.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯m not saying that¡¯s what the director said! I know how much you care for and love your daughter!¡± Choi Miyeon desperately made excuses, but the wrinkles on Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s forehead were not smoothed out. If she, who wasn¡¯t Awakened, talked that way, Haeun seemed to be thinking the same way. ¡°I think I made a mistake, Director.¡± ¡°No, Miyeon-ssi¡¯s words make sense, too.¡± ¡°However¡­ Uhm. These days, hunters are recognized as some kind of celebrity, so wouldn¡¯t it be okay? Celebrities¡¯ families often appear on TV. There are people who only appeared on reality programs for a short time, but they are more popular.¡± ¡°You think so?¡± ¡°Of course! The world has changed a lot, too.¡± Choi Miyeon asked carefully while clenching her fists. ¡°But why are you asking all of a sudden? What did your daughter say?¡± ¡°No. Because accidents happen all the time. I wondered if it would be safer to advertise that Haeun is my daughter. She will be so famous that no one would even think to touch her.¡± ¡°How about putting on a guard?¡± ¡°I tried, but it¡¯s useless.¡± ¡°Uhm¡­But does your daughter want to be famous too?¡± ¡°Ha¡­ Probably not.¡± Lee Yoonkyung sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t want to¡­Ugh. I hate it, Mom. I don¡¯t want people to know me.¡± She didn¡¯t want to see Haeun cry again. So, in the end, she will have no choice but to keep the promise she made to Haeun. The lack of clear answers deepened the wrinkles on her forehead. * * * The contract with Seo Dojoon was canceled. The period was different, but it was a contract that he couldn¡¯t keep since Haeun got caught up in the dungeon. In the dishonorable contract breach, Seo Dojoon felt guilty first. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry.¡± He apologized to Haeun until the end and went back. But Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s worry grew as she failed to protect Haeun, even with the No. 1 Hunter in the rankings. Who the hell should she put as a guard to keep Haeun safe? However, her troubles have become useless. Because Haeun started not going out on her own. It was the exact opposite of how she seemed before when she was determined and stuck to her vacation plan even after being swept away by the dungeon break once. Lee Yoonkyung seemed to know why Haeun only stayed at home. Maybe it¡¯s because of what people rushed to Haeun in the dungeon. Her family was concerned about her condition and noticed at the same time. ¡°Hey, didn¡¯t you say you had to go somewhere this week? Do you want me to take you?¡± ¡°I canceled that.¡± Jung Eunwoo suggested taking Haeun first. ¡°Noona, would you like to go for a drive with me?¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to go. It¡¯s annoying.¡± Jung Sehyun asked Haeun to go out with him. However, Haeun rejected all of them. ¡°Daughter~ Mom bought a lot of Chocolate Choux that my daughter likes.¡± Fortunately, she didn¡¯t say that she wouldn¡¯t eat cream puffs. Haeun sat on the sofa watching TV and, in a slightly low mood, ate the Chocolate Choux that Lee Yoonkyung gave her. She was eating well and chewing her food like a squirrel, but the atmosphere was definitely calm. Usually, she would have made a fuss saying that it was really delicious or that she was born to eat this cream puff. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ comforts Haeun not to be disappointed over such trash.] [It says Haeun¡¯s appearance breaks its heart.] [It whispers to Haeun that it will scold the trash.] ¡®Enough.¡¯ It¡¯s just a temporary reality check. Or Hyunta in the slang words. (T/n: I don¡¯t know how to put it but ?? means like realize a reality.) Six years have already passed since the Gymnasium Gate Incident, which led to Haeun¡¯s decision to hide her power. She thought it would be okay if time had passed by this much, but it must have been Haeun¡¯s misunderstanding. As soon as a similar situation came, she was so easily swayed. ¡°Ah.¡± The cream puff Haeun was eating burst. Dark chocolate cream was smeared on the white dress. She was suddenly irritated. Why does she have to pretend she doesn¡¯t have power? It was definitely Haeun¡¯s choice, but it was not a decision made solely by Haeun¡¯s voluntary will. Meanwhile, Haeun, deep in her thoughts, didn¡¯t notice that Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun were exchanging glances with each other. Jung Eunwoo, who was sitting on the long sofa, suddenly got up and approached Haeun. Haeun waved her hand at them to get out of the way when they got in the way while she was watching TV. However, at that time, Jung Eunwoo suddenly put his hand between Haeun¡¯s armpits. At the same time, Jung Sehyun stood up, holding Haeun¡¯s leg. ¡°Ack!¡± The upper body was caught by Jung Eunwoo, and Jung Sehyun caught the lower body, and Haeun, who was dangling in the air, shouted in a panic. ¡°What are you doing, let me go!¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Sehyun. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°No, what are you doing!¡± The two casually put on their shoes. The door lock opened, and the sound of the door opening was heard. Haeun struggled on her legs but it¡¯s useless. Haeun¡¯s blood relatives were S-class hunters with physical abilities beyond that of ordinary people. ¡®Still, my grade is higher!¡¯ [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ nods, saying that since they are experts in dungeon raids, they must know how to defeat monsters.] ¡®Are you saying I¡¯m a monster?!¡¯ It was similar to being dragged away. ¡°Have a good time.¡± Lee Yoonkyung waved at the three people leaving the house. There was a slight smirk in her voice. Haeun trembled with betrayal. ¡°Hello, madam.¡± ¡°Oh my. Where¡­are you going?¡± Even after doing this, Jung Sehyun politely greeted the residents he met in the elevator. The resident smiled awkwardly, glanced at Haeun, and looked away embarrassingly. She felt like she was going to explode because the heat was rushing to her face from the shame that was coming up. Haeun just closed her eyes tightly. CH 15 Haeun was released only after entering the car parked in the basement parking lot. Haeun immediately rushed to Jung Eunwoo. ¡°Hey!! Jung Eunwoo!!¡± ¡°Ahhh! Hey, f*ck my hair!!¡± Haeun stretched herself to the front seat and pulled Jung Eunwoo¡¯s hair. Jung Sehyun was closer to her, but he always listened to her more than the damn older brother. While the car was shaking, Jung Sehyun was leisurely worried about Jung Eunwoo¡¯s scalp health. ¡°Noona, my good Noona please be patient. Hyung is going to bald.¡± ¡°Ugh, really! What are you doing!¡± Haeun, who was out of breath, reluctantly let go of Eunwoo¡¯s hair. Jung Eunwoo rubbed his head with a painful sound. ¡°That¡¯s really strong. Didn¡¯t you actually awakened?¡± ¡°Oppa. Do you really want to go bald?¡± Jung Eunwoo shut his mouth. Haeun, who was completely exhausted, muttered while leaning back on the back seat. ¡°I feel like I¡¯m going to die of embarrassment.¡± ¡°Noona, don¡¯t do that. Let¡¯s go out and relieve our stress.¡± ¡°I was already stressed out before it even started, don¡¯t you know?¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ regrets not being able to record Haeun¡¯s dark history and can¡¯t watch it even if he paid for it.] The constellation¡¯s reaction is also irritating. Haeun let out a sulky sound. ¡°I said I wouldn¡¯t go, but why are you doing that?¡± ¡°You get more depressed when you stay at home.¡± ¡°Ugh, I don¡¯t think I can even meet the Aunt on the 5th floor anymore.¡± The residents they met in the elevator eventually burst into laughter when they got off the first floor. Yeah, she admits it. It was a very funny situation even for Haeun to think to herself. It¡¯s just that the target is her, so it¡¯s just very, very embarrassing. Haeun looked down at her bare feet sadly. ¡°I don¡¯t even have shoes.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Noona. I¡¯ll buy you a new one.¡± ¡°Haa.¡± Haeun just gave up for now. Let¡¯s just see where they¡¯re going. The place where Jung Eunwoo drove was the luxury hall of the department store Haeun often goes to. Jung Eunwoo held Haeun because she had no shoes. It was a somewhat cautious gesture, probably because of the unforgettable memory of having his hair almost pulled out. He would rather have stayed in the car, but the confrontation between the two seemed to never end. Haeun muttered sadly. ¡°This is a nightmare.¡± The power to lift an adult woman with one arm was phenomenal, but Haeun just hoped that this shameful situation would end quickly. ¡°Oh my, customer!¡± The employee who recognized Haeun let out a surprised voice. It is surprising that Haeun, a special management VIP guest, was suddenly embraced by someone, and the target was Jung Eunwoo, a ranker. She had guessed who her family was, as Haeun often visited this store with Lee Yoonkyung, but this was the first time she had actually seen her like this. Jung Eunwoo put Haeun down on a soft sofa. While Jung Sehyun left for a while and brought cream-colored sandals with pretty string decorations. Even in the midst of this chaos, the eyes automatically turned to the shoes because it was a perfect target for Haeun¡¯s taste. Jung Sehyun smiled and put sandals on Haeun. ¡°It¡¯s pretty, Noona.¡± ¡°Ehem.¡± He thought she was coughing because she liked it too much. Still, Haeun, who finally gained freedom with both feet, jumped up from her seat. ¡°I am going home. Bye.¡± Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun quickly caught Haeun, who was about to leave. ¡°Don¡¯t do that, Noona. Is there anything you want to buy? You said you wanted to buy a new dress.¡± ¡°Yeah. Take a look. Choose whatever you need.¡± Haeun looked at the two with fresh eyes. Haeun had never gone shopping with her male relatives before. It was because, like boys her age, they hated shopping. Seeing that the two of them asked to go shopping at the store of Haeun¡¯s favorite brand first, they definitely tried to lighten her mood. Jung Sehyun, who noticed that Haeun¡¯s heart had weakened, came out first. Then Sehyun asked the staff with a gentle smile. ¡°Can you show us Noona¡¯s favorite style?¡± ¡°Yes! I¡¯ll bring it right away, customer!¡± The staff quickly disappeared. She instinctively noticed that the person who had always been responsible for the performance had brought another person with her. Soon, the staff carefully selected and brought clothes with designs that Haeun would like among the season¡¯s new products. ¡°Wow! It¡¯s so pretty, customer! I¡¯m touched. It really feels like the clothes were made just for you!¡± The shop assistant gave a round of applause to Haeun, who changed into a new one instead of the one covered in chocolate cream. It was an occupational response, but Haeun definitely felt a little better. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ praises our Haeun for being really pretty.] Haeun looked at her body in front of the mirror. Realizing that Haeun liked her clothes, Jung Sehyun signaled to the staff to pack them up. Jung Sehyun took out another outfit. ¡°Noona, I think this will be pretty, too?¡± What Jung Sehyun showed was a blue striped dress. The waist was highlighted with a belt. ¡°Well¡­ that¡¯s not bad.¡± She said it bluntly, but in fact, Haeun really liked it. Surprisingly, Jung Sehyun had a talent for picking out only the things Haeun liked. By the time the clothes piled up on the sofa, Haeun¡¯s mood was completely relieved. ¡°Noona, do you like it?¡± ¡°Ung!¡± The corners of Haeun¡¯s eyes drew a line. Haeun, wearing the clothes she had chosen for the last time and putting on new shoes, suddenly saw Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun reflected in the mirror. She doesn¡¯t look shabby, but Haeun and their style didn¡¯t match. Haeun turned around and said to the staff. ¡°Can you show me the men¡¯s version of this line, too?¡± ¡°Yes, customer!¡± A happy smile appeared on the employee¡¯s face. The moment Haeun said that, it was as if she had been chosen as the sales king this month. ¡°What about the male line?¡± ¡°Just because. Since we¡¯re buying it, we¡¯ll buy it as a set.¡± Haeun, who was looking back on the newly laid clothes, chose a top and a bottom one by one and put them to Jung Sehyun. ¡°Wear it, Sehyun.¡± An idol popped out of the dressing room. The freshness explodes from head to toe. She thought he would be perfect to appear in an ion drink commercial where only innocent beauty can take pictures. Jung Sehyun smoothed his hair slightly, perhaps embarrassed. ¡°Is it okay?¡± ¡°Yeah, really! It looks so good on you.¡± ¡°Is that so?¡± ¡°Ung ung!¡± Haeun burst into laughter. Jung Eunwoo watched the scene from a step away. He was worried because she had been depressed for the past few days, but fortunately, today¡¯s outing seemed to have changed her mood. The gym gate incident, which occurred six years ago, became a kind of trauma not only for Haeun but also for all families. This is because it was a moment when they almost lost a family. ¡°The dungeon¡¯s grade is rising!¡± Jung Eunwoo felt helpless in front of the evolving dungeon for the first time. In fact, until then, Jung Eunwoo and Haeun couldn¡¯t be said to be close, even with empty words. The year after Jung Sehyun awakened, Jung Eunwoo awakened. Jung Eunwoo, who was in the 6th grade of elementary school at the time, was quite drunk by his change. That¡¯s why he didn¡¯t know that his younger sister, who went to the same elementary school, was being ignored implicitly. No, he did, but he didn¡¯t care too much. He thought it was Haeun¡¯s fault for not awakening like a fool. In fact, it could be because he was only in the 6th grade of elementary school. However, the problem was that Haeun was only in 2nd grade and younger than him. As Jung Eunwoo went to middle school and the school changed, the opportunity to talk decreased. While the emotional goal deepened day by day, a crack accident broke out. Jung Eunwoo, recalling the dungeon he had entered at the time, frowned. The fact that Jung Eunwoo didn¡¯t lose his younger sister that day can only be described as luck. After going through the gym gate incident, Jung Eunwoo decided to contribute to society as a hunter for life. To protect people and protect his sister. His attitude toward Haeun has also changed a lot since that day. He doesn¡¯t know if Haeun knows. ¡°Oppa!¡± ¡°Hyung, are you sleepy? What are you thinking?¡± Haeun and Jung Sehyun stood in front of Jung Eunwoo and tilted their heads. Haeun gave Jung Eunwoo clothes that were similar to what Jung Sehyun wore. ¡°Oppa, let¡¯s wear this, too.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Hurry.¡± Jung Eunwoo didn¡¯t want to ruin Haeun¡¯s mood, so he barely got up and went into the dressing room without saying anything. After a while, Haeun, who saw Jung Eunwoo who came out of his clothes, sank. ¡°¡­Hmm.¡± ¡°Wow, you¡¯re like the navy. Hyung.¡± Obviously, when Jung Sehyun wore it, it was a cute and refreshing marine look, but when Jung Eunwoo wore it, it somehow looked like he had to enlist in the navy. Haeun put out another outfit. ¡°Let¡¯s try this instead of that.¡± The second outfit was also disappointing. Jung Eunwoo was not able to bring out the feeling of clothes at all. When Haeun recommended clothes for the third time, Jung Eunwoo finally showed that he didn¡¯t like them. ¡°Hey, that¡¯s enough. Stop it.¡± Jung Eunwoo said, lightly pushing the button. ¡°I can wear anything. And one set of clothes is enough.¡± ¡°Heol. What a beast. Oppa, you really don¡¯t know about fashion, do you?¡± ¡°You¡¯re noisy.¡± Jeong Eunwoo, who had been scolding her, was relieved to realize that Haeun had returned to her playful tone. Jung Eunwoo looked back at the items she had chosen. ¡°Anyway. Are you done choosing?¡± ¡°Ung. I don¡¯t really want anything else.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go.¡± Haeun nodded her head obediently. It was Jung Eunwoo who would pay for today¡¯s shopping. The employee said with a happy face as she received the card. ¡°Do you want me to deliver the product to your home?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Jung Sehyun left the room, saying he would go to the bathroom for a while, and Jung Eunwoo followed the cashier. Haeun, who was left alone, sat down leisurely and waited for her blood relatives to return. But suddenly, there was a commotion outside. ¡°Wait a minute, customer. You have to wait¡­.¡± ¡°I came yesterday, too. I came here to buy it today, do I have to wait again? You just have to give me something¡­Haeun-ah?¡± Haeun raised her head at the sound of someone calling her. Haeun¡¯s face is slightly hardened. ¡°¡­Sunbae?¡± ¡°Wow, hello. Long time no see. I see you here.¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ rings an A-Class alarm saying that trash has appeared] The person who appeared in front of Haeun was Haeun¡¯s (former) senior at Seomnam School, who abandoned Haeun in an emergency last time and ran away! CH 16 [The Constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ spits at him as he said to that man that even the word ¡®precious man¡¯ is too good for him.] [He shouts that your stock list is over and that you should leave quickly.] When Haeun recognized the man, the employee who was stopping him eventually backed down. Haeun clicked her tongue inside. She should have pretended not to know, but she reacted without realizing it when someone called her name. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Yeah, hello. I think it¡¯s the first time we ate together that day. Haeun, did you go shopping too?¡± ¡°Yes, well.¡± Haeun answered briefly. The man¡¯s gaze reached the shopping bags piled up behind Haeun. Even with a rough estimate, it seemed like a few thousand would come out easily. Or even up to a billion? His eyebrows rounded like a mountain. ¡®She must be the daughter of a rich family.¡¯ The rumors that were floating around seemed to be true. At that moment, the man felt terrible about being unable to seduce Haeun well. He had saved up several months¡¯ worth of tutoring money today to buy a new clutch. However, looking at this situation now, it seemed much easier to become Haeun¡¯s boyfriend and receive a gift than to teach his amoeba-like extracurricular students and save up money to buy them. ¡®What¡¯s with the clutch? Shoes and clothes¡­.¡¯ If there hadn¡¯t been a monster flood that day, he might have been shopping at a luxury store with Haeun by now! Of course, even at that time, the man was just looking at Haeun, but it had been a long time since he completely forgot about it. ¡®She used to like me quite a bit.¡¯ The man who remembered that Haeun blushed whenever she saw him finished his calculations right away. Let¡¯s attack once again. He approached Haeun with a gentle smile. ¡°Were you busy during the vacation? I couldn¡¯t get in touch with you very well.¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ was disgusted and said it¡¯s all over, why is he suddenly becoming clingy?] ¡°You look prettier after a long time. Of course, Haeun was always pretty.¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ points the finger at the man, telling him to stop playing tricks and disappear.] Grease flowed from the man¡¯s comment. It might have made her feel good if she had heard it a few weeks ago, but Haeun had already lost all of that. ¡°Yes, thank you.¡± The man paused at the dry response. But he was a man who never gave up. Haeun¡¯s eyebrows wriggled as he sat with his butt next to Haeun. ¡°What are you doing today? Are you busy? If you don¡¯t have an appointment, shall we go for coffee?¡± ¡°No, thank you.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll buy it for you. Or how about watching a movie together?¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s going to be hard because I¡¯m busy today.¡± ¡°Haeun, are you upset with me?¡± Before Haeun could react to anything, the man said nonsense. ¡°We liked each other.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Are you avoiding me because I¡¯m having a hard time? Is it because you¡¯re sorry for me? It¡¯s okay. Haeun, you didn¡¯t know that the gate would open that day either. We missed the date a bit, but I can understand.¡± ¡°Huh.¡± Haeun, who was dumbfounded, raised her eyes. Haeun said while holding back the fire. ¡°Isn¡¯t it Sunbae who should be sorry?¡± You left me first and ran away.¡± ¡°Aha. Is that what made you angry?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not angry¡ª¡± ¡°Uh, how timid. As expected, our Haeun is still young.¡± Who are you treating as a child? At that time, the man put his hand on Haeun¡¯s shoulder. Suddenly, she had goosebumps from her back to her shoulder. The man rubbed Haeun¡¯s shoulder, which had completely hardened. ¡°Oppa understands everything. So if you don¡¯t mind, I¡¯ll start again¡­ Argh!¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. What is this?¡± ¡°Oppa!¡± The man whose wrist was broken by Jung Eun-woo screamed. Haeun, who was freed, jumped up and hid behind Jung Eunwoo. ¡°Ack, arghh!! Someone save me!¡± ¡°Oppa, don¡¯t kill him!¡± ¡°What is this trash?¡± Jung Eunwoo, who quickly released the man¡¯s hand, was irritated. The man who was making a painful sound raised his head and looked surprised. ¡°¡­Hunter Jung Eunwoo?¡± ¡°Noona, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Even Hunter Jung Sehyun?¡± The man glanced around at the two relatives who had returned to Haeun¡¯s side before she knew it. Oppa and Noona. And even the impression that somehow resembles it. ¡°There is a rumor that all of Jung Haeun¡¯s family members are actually hunters.¡± He thought about rumors that had been thought to be false and came to a conclusion. ¡°Were you the daughter of Jung¡¯s family?¡± Haeun let out a deep sigh. She was caught by the person who seemed to have the cheapest mouth. While thinking about how to deal with this, Jung Eunwoo suddenly opened his mouth. ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. Do you know him?¡± ¡°Who is he?¡± ¡°Is he the one who dumped¡ª uh!¡± Haeun quickly raised both hands and covered Jung Eunwoo¡¯s mouth. She opened her eyes wide and gave a warning with the shape of her mouth. ¡®Just say it.¡¯ ¡°Hmph¡ª!¡± ¡°By the way, what did you mean earlier? Did you leave my Noona behind?¡± One side was blocked off, and another dam was bursting on the other side. Jung Sehyun approached the man with a smile. Only the corners of his mouth went up, but his eyes weren¡¯t smiling at all. ¡°If it¡¯s about the gate, I think it refers to the last time Noona was almost hurt when she ran into a glass window. Were you there with her?¡± This is a problem. Haeun sweated a lot. She talked to her family as if she went out to play alone that day and fell into disaster, but she didn¡¯t tell the details of who she was with and what she did. If she says it, they will only be nosy and curious about the other person. ¡°Fuah.¡± Jung Eunwoo, who succeeded in lowering Haeun¡¯s hand by force, quickly shook his mouth. ¡°So it¡¯s not enough for you to kick my sister right now, abandoned her, and even run away.¡± ¡°Ugh, I didn¡¯t get dumped!¡± ¡°How dare you dump my Noona?¡± ¡°I told you I¡¯m not!¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said. You was a car.] ¡®No!¡¯ Haeun¡¯s face turned bright red. Either way, the two seemed determined to find out the truth from the man. The force of the two giants coming toward him made the man shrink. ¡°That¡­ The word abandoned is a bit misleading¡­.¡± ¡°Then what happened? Because I don¡¯t know the situation well. Can you tell me exactly?¡± ¡°Since we evacuated, I just lost her hand for a while¡­.¡± ¡°Shit, that punk is right. And you dumped my sister while holding her hand?¡± ¡°No, we weren¡¯t dating¡­.¡± ¡°Then did you play with my sister?¡± ¡°Even jump out alone and make it dangerous? Are you still a man?¡± He¡¯s going to die in front of the dungeon. There¡¯s no man or woman! The man puffed out his lips as if he were innocent. However, there was no way he could complain in front of Hunter and even S-Class. Besides, even if he said he did it out of surprise at the time, he shouldn¡¯t have told Haeun today that she shouldn¡¯t feel sorry for him if he had the guts. ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun, how am I going to kill him?¡± Jung Eunwoo asked oddly. Perhaps because he had a fierce face, he had a scary atmosphere despite his expressionless face. Haeun sighed when the frightened man began to hiccup. ¡°Kill someone you killed. And the person I want to kill the most right now is you, Oppa?¡± She told him not to say that, but he finally said it. Now that Jung Sehyun has come to know about it, it will surely go into her parent¡¯s ears. She can¡¯t believe that dark history is shared with everyone like this. Haeun touched her forehead at the painful goal. ¡°Just let him go.¡± ¡°But Noona.¡± ¡°Enough. I¡¯m not going to see him twice anyway. And just in case, I didn¡¯t get dumped. Don¡¯t get me wrong!¡± That is as clear as it should be. Haeun asked to let him go first, so the justification for the two to keep holding on to the man disappeared. Jung Eunwoo clicked his tongue disapprovingly. Jung Sehyun kindly helped the man up. The bewildered man mumbled. ¡°T, thank you¡­.¡± ¡°Still, I can¡¯t forgive you for daring to abandon my Noona.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°You confessed to my sister, but you were rejected. Is that right?¡± Haeun saw Jung Sehyun¡¯s eyes turn purple for a moment. The man nodded as if a screw had been missing. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right.¡± ¡°The reason is that you¡¯re not good enough to hang out with Noona.¡± The purple light that dyed his eyes grew stronger. Haeun noticed that he was using brainwashing magic. However, she didn¡¯t step forward to stop this. Jung Eunwoo is also acquiescing, and above all, that person is still cheap. ¡®No, but Sehyun says I don¡¯t get dumped by him, so why?¡¯ I got emotional in a strange way. ¡°Don¡¯t approach my Noona again from now on. If you run into each other, say sorry for bumping into you. Got it?¡± ¡°Yes, I understand.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve never met us here today.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°What should you say if someone asks what you did today?¡± ¡°Today, I spent the day reflecting on the past when I dared to hang out with Jung Haeun.¡± ¡°Yes. Well done. Now then, go home quietly. Say goodbye to my Noona.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry. Goodbye.¡± The man who bowed to Haeun staggered away and disappeared. CH 17 The store manager, who came late, apologized to Haeun. ¡°I apologize, customer. You must be very offended. We caused disrespect for not blocking entry in advance.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not the store manager¡¯s fault, well.¡± Haeun waved her hand. Haeun didn¡¯t rent the store, and since it was a space anyone could come in and out, this could happen. However, it seems that Sunbae was quite serious at this store. ¡°It¡¯s already been a week, and every time he comes, he asks me to show you everything, right? If I show it to him, he¡¯ll say no to this and that. It¡¯s like he doesn¡¯t actually want it.¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t do it, so if I told him I didn¡¯t have anything, he¡¯d go crazy and say he¡¯d post accusations about us on the Internet. What kind of influencer is he? Phew, thanks to you, I¡¯m alive.¡± [The Constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ said they really hate it to the point they really don¡¯t want to see him.] Haeun agreed wholeheartedly. ¡°Go home safely!¡± The employees and the store manager came to the entrance to see Haeun and her company off. They felt like a new person when they changed into new clothes. Three people were reflected in the window of the store. Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun were wearing sunglasses before they knew it. Of course, Haeun also bought it. ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t those Hunter Jung Eunwoo and Hunter Jung Sehyun over there?¡± ¡°Oh, my! Wow, they¡¯re so tall.¡± People who were walking by looked at Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun and talked in low voices. Even though they were just standing, the two attracted people¡¯s attention. ¡°But who is in the middle?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Could it be the same Hunter?¡± ¡°Cool~.¡± Jung Eunwoo raised his mouth crookedly. ¡°Are we not going home yet?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Haeun put on her sunglasses while casually passing people¡¯s attention away. Shopping starts now. let¡¯s go! * * * The Ahyeon Guild, which Seo Dojoon belongs to as the guild leader, has three research teams. Team 1 conducts various research necessary to run the Ahyeon Guild on its own. It is mainly focused on improving the capabilities of guild members and developing items. Team 2 is a typical external cooperation team, and is in charge of conducting research that requires cooperation with other guilds or the government. Recently, they have been studying monster flooding, which happens when gates open abnormally. And last is Team 3. Interest is what drives research. Great inventions are occasionally developed and published in academic journals, but they are not research contents that can be profitable. Anyway, it was quite lax management for the guild¡¯s laboratory, which had to produce results, and the reason why all of this could be possible was that the chief researcher of the third team was close to the guild leader. ¡°Hyung.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Could the monster core be broken?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± To Seo Dojoon¡¯s sudden question, Kim Hyunseok answered without taking his eyes off the microscope lens. The microorganisms in the dungeon that he had been observing since last week proliferated. Kim Hyunseok asked without interest as he turned the screw. ¡°Why. Where did you smelt it and break it?¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s not¡­There is a D-Class dungeon that we conquered this time.¡± ¡°Ah, yes. But?¡± ¡°I gave the core I got there to someone else.¡± It was the core that he gave over as a way to say sorry. Haeun¡¯s life was in danger, so a single core couldn¡¯t make her feel better, but he still wanted to show how sorry he was. However, a few minutes after handing the core to Haeun. For an instant, the air in the dungeon shook. It was as if someone had thrown a stone into the still water. And, before leaving the dungeon for the last time, Seo Dojoon noticed yellow pieces left in Haeun¡¯s spot. ¡°Was it a broken core?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no such thing.¡± Kim Hyunseok flatly denied it. ¡°It is common knowledge that even when processing the core, it is difficult to scratch unless special smelting technology is used. Well, it wouldn¡¯t be completely impossible for a hunter of your level.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a non-awakened person.¡± Kim Hyunseok, genuinely shocked, raised his head this time. ¡°Isn¡¯t it awakened?¡± There were often cases like that. A case of entering a dungeon as a non-awakened person and experiencing a moment of crisis and awakening. ¡°Take one and see.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s try an awakening test.¡± Awakening test. It is the government¡¯s job to discover, register, and manage awakened people, but each guild also has an awakening test system. It was at the level of capacity management of internal guild members. ¡°Are you someone who cares about useless things? You must have asked me because you felt something strange.¡± Seo Dojoon, who Kim Hyunseok saw, had never said anything useless. Should he say it was his intuition as an S-Class Hunter with a more sensitive sense than others? His opinions were always worth listening to. ¡°Is the person you gave the core the daughter of Hunter Jung Jinho?¡± ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Then it might be really awakening. Everyone in that family is S-Class. Even though awakening has nothing to do with genes, it seems like there is a special gene if you look at the family.¡± Interest appeared on Kim Hyunseok¡¯s face. When he came up with a topic he wanted to study, he always made that face. Perhaps based on the results of this awakening test, he might be able to do research on how awakening and genetic probability factors are related. What if he finds out the necessary conditions for awakening that have not yet been properly revealed in the world? Along that path, papers will not only be published in all kinds of academic journals but will also become the highest authority on awakening and making a reputation. ¡°Uh, hahahaha.¡± ¡°Hyung¡­?¡± A sinister laugh escaped Kim Hyunseok¡¯s lips. A spark similar to madness lit up in his eyes. This is research that can never be conceded to anyone! Kim Hyun-seok grabbed Seo Do-joon¡¯s hand. ¡°Dojoon, my little brother.¡± ¡°Y, yeah.¡± ¡°Be sure to bring it. Because the test is easy. Understand?¡± ¡°¡­Hyung, don¡¯t you think you¡¯re trying to force the test like last time?¡± Seo Dojoon, recalling Kim Hyunseok¡¯s past, gave a suspicious look. Kim Hyunseok didn¡¯t care how he did his research once he was hooked on it. There were several times when problems arose because of how the way he act. But until now, it was a problem that could be rectified somehow, so he quietly passed it on. However, the person Kim Hyunseok is interested in right now is Jung Haeun. The entire family has a strong backbone as S-Class Hunters, and this time, Seo Dojoon failed to accomplish the guard mission, thus he owes Jung Haeun. Kim Hyunseok was nervous about Seo Dojoon¡¯s suspicion. ¡°Ey, I never do that again. Didn¡¯t I learned it for sure last time? To ask the other person¡¯s permission when conducting an examination.¡± ¡°That¡¯s just natural.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Dojoon. Don¡¯t you believe in Hyung? I¡¯ve really improved. Now I don¡¯t rush in without measuring the front and back just because the sense of research?¡± ¡°I think you just said it was a sense of research¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about such trivial things. And as you know, we are very busy these days due to the lack of guild members. If there is a talent that can be recruited, you have to be proactive. Don¡¯t worry about anything else, you just have to bring it. I¡¯ll take care of everything. Understand?¡± Seo Dojoon nodded coldly at Kim Hyunseok¡¯s burdensome gaze. Leaving aside the extremely important fact¨C that he appears to have been slightly pushed out due to his inability to properly accomplish the requests of Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung, the powerful men of the Jeong family. * * * Here are three people facing a huge war. ¡°Hyung, what are you doing?¡± Jung Sehyun grabbed Jung Eunwoo¡¯s forearm. His softly arched eyebrows soared upwards. ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± ¡°Why. What. Aren¡¯t you going to eat right away?¡± ¡°No. So, why are you pouring the sweet and sour sauce? Don¡¯t you know it gets soggy if you pour it in advance?¡± When Jung Sehyun looked at the empty bowl dripping with sweet sauce, she couldn¡¯t hide her displeasure. As if Jung Eunwoo was annoyed, he removed Jeong Sehyun¡¯s hand. ¡°Oh, really annoying. You can eat anything.¡± ¡°Then why don¡¯t you say anything and just pour it out on your own?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s easy to eat when you pour it and it¡¯s good.¡± ¡°I hate it.¡± ¡°Haa.¡± Haeun, who was watching, sighed. It was a mistake to say Chinese food when asked what she wanted for lunch after shopping. No. Chinese food is ok. Instead, they had to order the sweet and sour pork on two plates or split the bowl. She regretted it belatedly, but it was after the siblings had already broken out. ¡®Everything is the same when we eat, so why are we fighting like that?¡¯ For reference, Haeun ate whatever was given to her. ¡°The world is the way it is because of people who are not considerate of others like you.¡± ¡°Haa. Haven¡¯t you ever thought that it¡¯s because of sensitive people like you?¡± Haeun got her chopsticks as she listened to her brothers¡¯ fight. At that time, Haeun¡¯s cell phone, which was placed on the table, vibrated as if to save Haeun. Haeun checked her cell phone. Hello, I¡¯m Seo Dojoon. [2:05 PM] ¡°¡­¡­?¡± How did you know my number? Haeun tilted her head for a moment, but it soon dawned on her that her mother or her father might have given her the number before. She looked at the message on her screen for a moment, then Haeun flicked her finger. [2:06 PM] Hello The number 1 disappeared immediately and the answer came to mind as if the chat window was on. Are you feeling better? I¡¯m sorry about that. [2:06 PM] Did you message me to say this? It was Seo Dojoon who apologized several times to Haeun, who said it was okay last time. He¡¯s definitely a man of persistence. But why does he have to apologize so seriously again for something that has already ended? A shadow fell over Haeun¡¯s head as she contemplated her answer. ¡°Noona, what are you doing?¡± Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun, who had finished the sweet and sour pork argument, were approaching Haeun. Jung Eunwoo, who read the message over her shoulder, frowned slightly. ¡°What is this? Do you keep in touch with Seo Dojoon personally?¡± She¡¯s not sure why, but he seemed displeased. CH 18 Haeun hid her cell phone under the table. ¡°What? Don¡¯t look at it however you want.¡± ¡°Answer me. Why are you chatting with Seo Dojoon?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if I contact him or not.¡± Haeun replied calmly. Jung Eunwoo narrowed his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me, are you dating him?¡± Are there only people around you who are thirsty for love? Following Constellation, Jung Eunwoo has a similar reaction. If all of them were dating just by exchanging messages a few times, Haeun must have already had 3,000 court ladies. ¡°We¡¯re not in a relationship.¡± ¡°But why are you chatting with him? Hey, meet anyone except that punk. Never do that with that punk.¡± ¡°No, we¡¯re not in a relationship¡ª. But why couldn¡¯t I meet Hunter Seo Dojoon?¡± Seo Dojoon was the best man who perfectly matched Haeun¡¯s taste if judged only by his appearance. Although God made his face as great as possible, he gave him an incredibly dull, stuffy personality in return. ¡°Hyung definitely doesn¡¯t like it when someone is ranked higher than Hyung.¡± ¡°Jung Sehyun, don¡¯t talk nonsense. No, I¡¯m not¡ª¡± ¡°Even though he had great power, he didn¡¯t contribute to the country and set up four guilds. What are you trying to say? I¡¯m going to have a hard time sitting with my ears, Hyung.¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s noisy. Go away, both of you.¡± Haeun kicked her two brothers out. Then she sent an answer. [2:13 PM] It¡¯s okay ?? I¡¯d like to treat you to a meal as an apology. [2:13 PM] Do you have time for lunch tomorrow? [2:13 PM] Some kind of contract between Seo Dojoon and Haeun¡¯s parents had already ended. But he suddenly wants to meet her separately. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ says that his drama hunch is sending a signal, and this time Seo Dojoon really seems to be interested in Haeun.] [Forget the sluggish past and enter the full purchase of Seo Dojoon¡¯s stock again.] [Go, go, go!] Until now, Haeun had thought that the Constellation¡¯s reaction was very severe. However, as things progressed like this, Haeun felt the same way. ¡®Is it real?¡¯ Her heart is fluttering for no reason. Haeun imagined Seo Dojoon as her boyfriend. First of all, his face is a pass. He was born with a free pass on his appearance. He¡¯s the No. 1 hunter ranking in Korea and is very popular. It is presumed to be a workaholic, given that no other privacy other than targeting dungeons is heard. ¡®His personality is a bit¡­ It¡¯s a bit frustrating.¡¯ Wouldn¡¯t it be okay since he¡¯s handsome? Haeun, who drank from the kimchi soup alone, didn¡¯t even think of the person and played with her fingers. (T/n: drinking from kimchi soup is like getting ahead of yourself.) [2:15 PM] Good! [2:15 PM] What are you going to buy me? Do you like Korean beef? [2:15 PM] I know a famous place. [2:15 PM] [2:16 PM] Wow, Korean beef ? [2:16 pm] I can¡¯t eat because I don¡¯t have it here! (emoticon) ¡°Noona, are you going to eat with Hunter Seo Dojoon?¡± Jung Sehyun, who was glancing with curious eyes, seems to have finally seen the contents of the message. Haeun, who has become nervous, gave a reason for everything. ¡°Ah, yeah. He said he¡¯s sorry about the last time and he¡¯ll buy me a meal.¡± ¡°Are you going to go?¡± It comes strangely, but she feels the nuance not to go. However, unfortunately for Jung Sehyun, Haeun has already decided to go out. Perhaps Seo Dojoon may become Haeun¡¯s boyfriend, but of course, he can¡¯t eat it. ¡°Yeah. There¡¯s nothing to do. I think it¡¯ll be okay?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you have anything to do? You can play with me.¡± ¡°You have to go to work for the guild tomorrow.¡± ¡°I can take a vacation.¡± ¡°Ugh.¡± Haeun tore through Jung Sehyun¡¯s hair. It¡¯s so soft that it¡¯s like touching a dog¡¯s hair. ¡°I¡¯m going to eat Korean beef, so I¡¯ll try it and if it¡¯s good, I¡¯ll go with Sehyun.¡± ¡°Noona, if Hunter Seo Dojoon makes a trick, you should never let it go. For example, wanting to become close friends or joining the Ahyeon Guild.¡± ¡°Think about the former¡ªMore than that, why would Seo Dojoon recruit me to Ahyun Guild? I¡¯m a non-awakened.¡± ¡°Still, in case you don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°I know.¡± Haeun replied with a light smile. It¡¯s not like everyone goes out with just one meal, and Jung Sehyun is very worried. So, Hunter Seo Dojoon asked her to go eat Korean beef, so they made an appointment. ¡°Haeun-ah, don¡¯t move there. Yes. Stay still for 10 seconds until the examination is over!¡± I had a sudden awakening test¡ª! I¡¯m 22 years old! * * * On the morning of the appointment with Seo Dojoon. Haeun took out her new clothes. It¡¯s a hot new product that she bought yesterday. She liked the spreading skirt line even when she saw it again. She took longer than usual to curl her hair and put on her makeup. She even put on makeup while watching the video ¡°Date Makeup,¡± in which a guy becomes a boyfriend. When she is done, she stands in front of her full-length mirror and sees that she is sparkling from head to toe. Haeun grinned. ¡°Ehem. Jung Haeun, how do you feel about going on a date today?¡± ¡°I¡¯m so excited. Kyaa! I¡¯ll be able to have a boyfriend today, right?¡± Haeun was definitely looking forward to today¡¯s promise to the extent that she would do a show with two roles. It was to the extent that even the worst Constellation had to say a word. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ says he¡¯s nervous because Haeun is too active] [Anyway, it doesn¡¯t seem to be ¡®some¡¯ signal, and he was mistaken, so he was worried that his stock would become a tissue again this time.] ¡°Why are you suddenly making a clicking noise?¡± Haeun, who was doing a one-person play, blew air into her cheek. Haeun concluded that today¡¯s lunch date was a date based on her rational judgment. She thought about it all night, but it was clear that Seo Dojoon was interested in Haeun. Otherwise, he would have no reason to go out to a meal on the pretext of something already finished. Although she broke it, didn¡¯t Seo Dojoon even hand over the monster core to Haeun as an apology? Haeun raised the corners of her mouth with a smirk. ¡°Are you jealous that I have a good boyfriend?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s not like that, he just worried about Haeun.] [Don¡¯t regret it later when you already come to your sense after drinking kimchi soup, kimchi pancake, or kimchi jjigae.] ¡°Ung~. Let¡¯s eat deliciously together with our Dojoon.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ thinks that it seems already wrong, and he is contemplating whether to organize some of his stocks.] Seo Dojoon arrived at the apartment where Haeun¡¯s family lives just in time for the appointment. After answering the phone, she went downstairs to find Seo Dojoon standing in front of the car like a commercial model. Seo Dojoon, who found Haeun, smiled softly. ¡°Hello, Haeun-ssi.¡± Haeun¡¯s heart beat wildly. Today, Seo Dojoon¡¯s appearance was at its best. Unlike when he was active as a hunter, Seo Dojoon, who came to pick up Haeun today, wore light casual clothes. He was only wearing a shirt and cotton pants, but he had good proportions, maybe because he was tall. He¡¯s so handsome, but he usually has to wear that stuffy hunter coat. She doesn¡¯t know who made it popular, but at some point, long coats became popular among male rankers. The reason was that people looked serious and cool, but it seems a little stuffy in summer. Haeun greeted him with a bright smile. ¡°Hello!¡± ¡°Did you wait for a long time?¡± ¡°No. Not at all! I guess today is a holiday for you?¡± ¡°Yes, I have no schedule today.¡± It¡¯s Monday and there¡¯s no schedule. It was no different from saying that he had set aside a day for Haeun. Haeun rubbed her cheek in a more exciting mood. ¡°I see. By the way, where are we going to eat Korean beef today?¡± ¡°There is a famous place near our guild. I made a reservation in advance so that you can eat it when you arrive. Let¡¯s get in.¡± He has a good sense. Haeun got into the car with excitement. A playlist of the latest trending songs played. Just in time, Haeun¡¯s favorite song was playing. Everything was perfect with her. It was as if the entire universe was stepping up to help Haeun go on a date with him. The Ahyeon Guild was located in Yongsan-gu, so the car ran along the Han River. There was a Dawn Guild building in sight. She was looking at the Han River through the window, thinking of Jung Sehyun, who went to work at Dawn today, when Seo Dojoon suddenly opened his mouth. ¡°Haeun, can we stop by our guild for a while? I left something behind yesterday.¡± ¡°Yes, go ahead.¡± The car, driven by Seo Dojoon, arrived at the Ahyeon Guild parking lot. It¡¯s not too far from the restaurant anyway, so he decided to park his car here and walk. ¡°Please wait here for a moment and I¡¯ll be right back.¡± Seo Dojoon left Haeun at the cafe in the lobby on the first floor for a while. Left alone in the Ahyeon Guild building, Haeun looked around the building with a curious mind. ¡°Wow. It¡¯s huge.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of Abyss¡¯ agrees with Haeun.] [He complains that if Haeun had made her debut in time, she might have been the owner of a building bigger than this by now.] ¡®Ung, I know.¡¯ Haeun, who lightly passed over the Constellation¡¯s displeasure, admired it. Indeed, it was like a guild with the No. 1 ranking hunter as a guild leader. The huge scale alone is enough to be overwhelming, but the people who come and go to the building were also outstanding. The woman buying coffee over there is a person who appeared on TV with Sehyun the other day, and the man waiting in front of the elevator is someone she once saw working with her father. She didn¡¯t realize it because she wasn¡¯t nervous at all, but Hunter Seo Dojoon, who became the head of such a guild at a young age, was a greater person than she thought. ¡°Jung Haeun-ssi?¡± A shadow fell over Haeun¡¯s head as she watched the passers-by. Haeun slowly turned her head. A man with shaggy hair and horn-rimmed glasses stood in front of her. CH 19 The man was wearing glasses with very thick lenses as if he had good eyesight. The beard marks remain dark on the chin. ¡®What is it?¡¯ Haeun looked at her opponent curiously. Except for Seo Dojoon, Haeun doesn¡¯t know anyone here personally. The opponent held out his hand with a smile on his lips. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Yes, hello?¡± The person who came to Haeun was Kim Hyunseok. Kim Hyunseok said with a big smile. ¡°You¡¯re waiting for Dojoonie, right?¡± Dojoonie? The Dojoon that person is talking about can¡¯t be another Dojoon. This is Ahyeon Guild, and Seo Dojoon was the guild leader of this guild. It seemed like they were very close if they called each other by name. Haeun slowly nodded her head. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. But who¡­are you?¡± ¡°My name is Kim Hyunseok.¡± Kim Hyunseok handed Haeun a business card. The title of Ahyun Guild¡¯s Senior Researcher at the 3rd Institute was written on the business card. Come to think of it, his clothes are also research gowns. ¡°Ah, that¡¯s because I¡¯ve lived next door to the guild leader since I was a kid. You must have been surprised when I called him by name.¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that the kids who approached like that in the drama were con artists.] ¡°Dojoonie sent me instead because he thought it would take a while. He said it would take about 30 minutes. How about taking a look around the inside of the guild while waiting for him?¡± The Constellation showed an uninterested reaction, but it was a rather interesting proposal to Haeun. Korea¡¯s No. 1 Ahyeon guild tour. It wasn¡¯t a chance that happened very often. Haeun replied quickly. ¡°Okay! By the way, does Seo Dojoon take a long time to do his business? We were supposed to go eat Korean beef¡­.¡± ¡°Dojoonie will be back soon. He called earlier saying he was going to the restaurant soon.¡± ¡°Ah, is that so?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll guide you around the guild until Dojoon comes.¡± Haeun, who was less wary, followed Kim Hyunseok without hesitation. Without even knowing that it was the road to hell leading to the Awakening Examination Room. * * * Kim Hyunseok remembered what Seo Dojoon had said. ¡°Something has changed in the dungeon.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Something like a flow¡­you know Hyung. What is it like inside the dungeon?¡± Seo Dojoon said that the air in the dungeon shook as if someone had thrown a stone onto the water¡¯s calm surface. Seo Dojoon¡¯s feelings. And suddenly, the core of the monster broke. Is it all a coincidence? Kim Hyunseok did not believe in coincidence. Every phenomenon has a reasonable cause. Of course, so far, many have been skeptical about the hypothesis that genetic factors will affect awakening. Rather, the majority of the opinion saw it as a kind of selection by transcendental power. But what if there are special qualities that motivate that choice? So what if genetic causes increase the possibility of awakening? It was a topic that Kim Hyunseok couldn¡¯t get through without research. In particular, Kim Hyunseok focused on the fact that the monster¡¯s core was broken in the dungeon. If it was destroyed intentionally, there was a high possibility that it was an Awakened blacksmith with smelting skills or an S-Class like Seo Dojoon. Kim Hyunseok planned to try to get Haeun to join the Ahyeon guild if she became an awakening person. No matter how much the number of awakened people has increased in the world these days, the reality for hunters is that they are still suffering from a chronic shortage of manpower. ¡®And if the whole family is in S Class, that alone is a big income.¡¯ It is a well-known story that there¡¯s no one in this industry who doesn¡¯t know that the family cherishes their daughter, the only one who isn¡¯t awakened. If he made Haeun a member of the Ahyeon Guild, he could carry a huge amount of support on his back! ¡®I should leave a good impression by being as kind as possible!¡¯ Feeling a great sense of responsibility, Kim Hyunseok politely guided Haeun. ¡°You can see the blue core embedded in the monument here as a symbol of the Ahyeon Guild. It¡¯s a replica of the S-class dungeon boss monster that Dojoonie first attacked. The monster core was rotated 360 degrees to create a two-dimensional projection image and then reassembled in three dimensions. Originally, making a replica like this was impossible because it was difficult to judge the internal structure depending on the type of monster core, but according to a Nature announcement in September of last year, the difference in transmittance according to the characteristics of the boss monster could be used¡ª¡± ¡®I¡¯m doomed.¡¯ Haeun regretted it inwardly. Kim Hyunseok seemed a little strange. No, he was more overly enthusiastic than weird. She was confused about whether she was taking a tour of the Ahyeon Guild or taking a science liberal arts lecture at the university. Even when he was talking, he naturally let go of his words, maybe because he was excited. ¡°Isn¡¯t it great, Haeun-ah?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s great. Whoa, that¡¯s great.¡± Haeun clapped indifferently. Kim Hyunseok didn¡¯t seem to understand it, even though she expressed a nuance that she wished he would stop now. Rather, he was more pleased. ¡°Right?! Oh, this is not the time. There¡¯s a new machine that Ahyeon introduced this time. I don¡¯t usually reveal it to outsiders. Haeun, I¡¯ll show you something special!¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m fine¡ª¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay. Who am I? I mean, I¡¯m a senior researcher at Ahyun Guild¡¯s 3rd Institute. You don¡¯t have to worry.¡± Haeun was dragged with force while wanting to cry. The place where Kim Hyunseok took Haeun was the room of the guild¡¯s awakening measurement center. ¡°Haeun-ah, have you seen that?¡± Kim Hyunseok pointed to a machine in the center room and asked. Haeun sighed. ¡°No? What is that?¡± ¡°That¡¯s what called an Awakened meter is.¡± Haeun¡¯s body shook slightly. It is because there was a crime committed. Kim Hyunseok, not noticing this, let out a hot snort. ¡°It¡¯s the newest type, so unlike the old days, results come out in 10 seconds! This is a newly imported machine. It¡¯s no wonder you haven¡¯t seen it before.¡± ¡°Ahaha, I see.¡± ¡°Do you want to try Haeun?¡± Why does the story stand out so much? Haeun replied with a smile pretending to be innocent. ¡°I am a non-Awakened person.¡± ¡°You got caught up in the dungeon break this time. Sometimes there are cases like that. A case of awakening in a dungeon.¡± ¡°Uh¡­ I don¡¯t think it¡¯s me.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid to try it. It¡¯s not hurt, you will be fine. Oh, you there. Can you turn on the machine?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m really fine¡­.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t refuse it. Let¡¯s go.¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun has finally met the right person.] ¡®Don¡¯t stand by like that, help me!¡¯ [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that he is very happy because this is the moment he has been waiting for his whole life.] It was a constellation that really didn¡¯t help much. Haeun was dragged by Kim Hyunseok¡¯s hand. He looked weak, but he had a lot of strength in his grip. His eyes were shining slightly maniacally. Oh, she got caught wrong. ¡®Wow, Haeun-ah! You¡¯re EX Class? Oh my! It¡¯s the first in the world!¡¯ ¡®Oh my! Let¡¯s make a deal right now. Hey, call the guild leader Seo Dojoon!¡¯ ¡®Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s daughter, Jung Haeun. Turned out to be an EX-class Awakener. Signed an 80-year exclusive contract with the Ahyeon Guild,¡¯ ¡®Haeun-ah, you have to go to the dungeon, right?¡¯ At the same time, the future as a hot-blooded hunter was pictured in Haeun¡¯s head. 80 years. She has to work until death. If she lived long enough, she might be able to rest for a few years. ¡®I have to get out of here quickly!¡¯ Haeun grabbed her stomach. ¡°Mister, my stomach hurts a little right now ¡°The test is over in 10 seconds. I¡¯ll finish it soon and send it to you.¡± ¡°No¡­But I think I¡¯m in a bit of a hurry.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s okay.¡± What do you mean okay! It¡¯s not okay at all, don¡¯t you know? While arguing, Haeun had already entered the measurement range of the machine. No, my peaceful life. While Haeun¡¯s face was stained with embarrassment, the excited Kim Hyunseok shouted loudly. ¡°Haeun-ah, don¡¯t move there. Yeah. Stay still for 10 seconds until the test is over!¡± Kim Hyunseok left Haeun and ran out of the screen. Without being able to run away, Haeun could hear the sound of a click and button press. Beep beep beep¡ª. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ congratulates Haeun on her debut in advance!] The constellation sounded a fanfare in advance. Tiririk¡ª. He said it was a new machine. So in an instant, the shutdown sound was heard and the test results came out. Kim Hyunseok quickly picked up the printed result sheet. Through his thick lens, his eyes flashed. However, the moment he read the results printed out, he opened his mouth. He blankly looked at the result sheet and then looked at Haeun. And again he blinked his eyes. ¡°Huh?¡± It was zero. Probability of being an Awakener 0. Probability of being Awakened 0. Total 0. ¡°Huh? It¡¯s strange. Haha, what¡¯s wrong with this?¡± Kim Hyunseok looked embarrassed as he lifted up the result sheet, which was the same as the empty field. He couldn¡¯t believe the results he was seeing. How many gemstones did Seo Dojoon discover so far? But Jung Haeun¡­is completely zero? ¡®How can a number like 0 come out so neatly?¡¯ Even for people with no potential for awakening, it was common for 1 or 2% to come out. To think that the machine was broken when it was brought in as the newest type this time. ¡°Mister¡­¡± Haeun, who was freed when the machine stopped, walked slowly toward Kim Hyunseok. Cold sweat dripped down Kim Hyunseok¡¯s back as he felt as if the grim reaper was approaching. CH 20 ¡®How should I deliver this to Haeun?¡¯ She even ran a stupid test. To that extent, Kim Hyunseok was confident that Haeun would have awakened. He thought that even if she were angry at the forced examination, she would be happy to know that she had awakened. To be honest, Kim Hyunseok thought Haeun might have a hidden talent because all of Haeun¡¯s family are famous for their S Class. But¡ªhasn¡¯t Haeun ever thought of that? Maybe Haeun had already been tested several times. ¡°Mister, how did the results come out?¡± Haeun asked as if she knew the result. Kim Hyunseok looked at her while dripping with sweat. ¡°I¡­ That¡¯s¡­¡± Damn it. I don¡¯t know. ¡°Haeun-ah, I¡¯m sorry!¡± Kim Hyunseok raised his hand. Haeun¡¯s result sheet fluttered at his fingertips. Haeun snatched the result sheet. ¡°As the examiner, it was judged to be a non-awakened person due to the inability to measure the awakening value¡­.¡± Haeun¡¯s eyelashes trembled. Soon, she covered her face with the paper, looking like she was about to cry. Kim Hyunseok nervously rubbed his temples. She seems to be crying. What to do? However, Haeun¡¯s mouth, which was covered over the paper, was wriggling with laughter. ¡®That¡¯s a relief.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ complains that it is not fun.] [He says sullenly that he doesn¡¯t give her the ability to do that.] ¡®That¡¯s why I should have made the contract carefully.¡¯ Haeun laughed at the Constellation inwardly. Today was not the first time Haeun had an awakening test. Just as Kim Hyunseok had a feeling for Haeun, Haeun¡¯s family also thought the same thing. Nevertheless, why is Haeun still taking advantage of it? She had a way of getting around it. [SYSTEM: View information.] [Jung Haeun (private): No measurement records.] The database used for the awakening meter is basically based on the system records of the dungeon. When she signed the contract with the Constellation, Haeun wanted to adjust the moment the dungeon¡¯s system recognized her. The reason was that she wanted to make her awakening known in a cooler place. ¡°It¡¯s unfair even if you make a debut after catching all sorts of things!¡± Haeun put forward two conditions. The system should recognize Haeun only when the boss monster is defeated. And if she is not satisfied, all of Haeun¡¯s attacks will return to nothing. There was no reason why the constellation wouldn¡¯t listen to the contractor¡¯s desire to make a spectacular debut stage. The added terms of the contract were a benefit to Haeun and a regrettable mistake to the constellation. Even if Haeun accumulates contributions by killing monsters in the dungeon, the dungeon system doesn¡¯t record this unless she kills the boss monster. As a result, Haeun was in a clean state with no records of her dungeon activities. Therefore, it was currently impossible to measure Haeun¡¯s ability with an awakened meter. ¡®I was a bit nervous because you said it was a new machine.¡¯ Fortunately, there was no unexpected event. ¡°Haeun, are you okay?¡± A voice that was clear of embarrassment was heard. Haeun thought for a moment about how she would react. She could have just let it go and moved on, but she didn¡¯t like what he did. ¡®Okay. I have to pretend to be hurt.¡¯ Haeun, who started to capture her emotions, shook her shoulders. ¡°I, I never consented to the test¡­ You did it at your will¡­.¡± ¡°Haeun-ah, d, don¡¯t cry.¡± ¡°Did Hunter Seo Dojoon also join this?¡± Haeun lifted her head slightly through the paper and asked with watery eyes. Kim Hyunseok, who made eye contact, broke out in a cold sweat. ¡®I¡¯m in trouble.¡¯ Who is Jung Haeun? In terms of personal connections, she was the No. 1 place that no one could match. Even Haeun¡¯s parents were figures like founding contributors to the Korean hunter world. It means that they are senior citizens. He doesn¡¯t mind being hated, but the guild leader of Ahyeon Guild, Seo Dojoon, shouldn¡¯t be. It was a time when Kim Hyunseok, who quickly rolled his head, was in a hurry to come up with an excuse. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Huh! D, Dojoon?¡± Seo Dojoon, who was waiting nearby, jumped out in front of Kim Hyunseok and bowed deeply to Haeun. ¡°Even if I have ten mouths, I have nothing to say. I¡¯m really sorry, Haeun-ssi.¡± Before he brought Haeun with him this morning, he told Kim Hyunseok several times that he shouldn¡¯t do the test without the other person¡¯s consent. However, there was still a feeling of uneasiness in his heart. It was because there were several times when Kim Hyunseok, who was excited, did things without thinking. And today, Kim Hyunseok eventually caused an accident. H should have stepped out before Haeun was pushed into the awakening tester. A momentary hesitation caused by his curiosity twisted the situation. ¡°No! Haeun-ah, this is because I told Dojoon he had to bring you, so I planned everything. Dojoon did nothing wrong.¡± In a situation flowing like water, Haeun realized that her suspicion that Seo Dojoon had participated in this was true. So, today¡¯s outing was not a date. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that he warned you not to get ahead of yourself.] [Smiling sadly is the contemplation of laughing in front and beating betrayal from behind.] [He firmly adds that he¡¯s not saying this because he¡¯s jealous of Seo Dojoon¡¯s handsomeness.] Haeun was angry when she thought that her relationship with a man gave her a good harvest for this year¡¯s fate. Wearing new clothes and dressing up pretty quickly became a waste of effort. ¡®I¡¯m really hurt!¡¯ She will never accept an apology bare-mouthed. Haeun covered her face with her palm and cried louder. ¡°So you joined anyway¡ª hiks!¡± ¡°O, oh, Haeun-ah. No, Jung Haeun-nim, I¡¯m really sorry. Please let it slide just once.¡± Hyunseok hung on, apologizing in a desperate voice. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Haeun¡¯s acting won¡¯t work for Seo Dojoon.] ¡®Of course. He¡¯s an awakener. He probably already knows that I¡¯m not really crying.¡¯ But the most important thing here is that Haeun was hurt. It doesn¡¯t matter if the tears are real or not. But Seo Dojoon, who has strong morals, would eventually tries to compensate in front of the crying victim. ¡°I am the one who brought Haeun. I will take responsibility for all of this and compensate for it. I swear by my guild leader title.¡± Finally, the words she wanted coming out. Yes, he should give her compensation. Haeun slightly lowered her palm. Except for Kim Hyunseok, it was a planned play, but his face looked sincerely apologetic. Growl¡ª. During the skit, a small sound was heard from Haeun¡¯s stomach. ¡°Ehem.¡± Haeun coughed awkwardly at the belly clock that rang exactly without missing the time. Yeah. It¡¯s also important to eat it first at Mt. Geumgang. ¡°I want to go eat first.¡± Let¡¯s eat first and think. * * * The three arrived at a Korean beef restaurant near the Ahyeon Guild. With the two people in front of them who seemed to be sitting on a cushion of thorns, Haeun flipped through the menu. ¡°Wow! There¡¯s Korean beef omakase here, too. Can I eat it with this? ¡°Yes, of course. Please let me do it, Haeun.¡± ¡°Then, please give me the Korean beef omakase special course for three people.¡± The menu Haeun ordered was an expensive course meal costing more than 500,000 won per person. Haeun poured water for the two people who could not move and only looked at her. ¡°Don¡¯t sit so uncomfortable. I¡¯m no longer angry.¡± ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Ah, I told you I¡¯m fine. It¡¯s not the first time I¡¯ve seen the results. I¡¯ve done it many times before.¡± Haeun lightly smiled and evoked the stiff atmosphere. Haeun decided to forgive the mistakes of the two. Anyway, Seo Dojoon said he would make up for it as the leader of his guild. In the meantime, there is no need to make the atmosphere heavy and worsen the relationship. Of course, the only thing that goes easy is an awakening test. ¡®I thought it was a date, so I was looking forward to it! I can¡¯t believe I fell for it.¡¯ The tender heart of an ordinary female college student who wanted to have a nice boyfriend was hurt so deeply. Haeun stuck out her pouting lips and glanced at Seo Dojoon. When Seo Dojoon looked at her, he smiled softly and lowered his eyes as if he was embarrassed. Then he said, taking the tongs. ¡°I¡¯ll grill it for you, Haeun-ssi.¡± The perfectly grilled meat was placed on the plate in front of Haeun so that the juice wouldn¡¯t leak out. If this meat doesn¡¯t even taste good, Haeun¡¯s evaluation of Seo Dojoon will go down a notch. Haeun put a well-cooked piece of meat in her mouth and was ready to judge. ¡°Ugh!¡± Haeun widened her eyes. This taste¡ª! ¨C Leader! Why don¡¯t you come to the Korean beef world these days! ¡®I¡¯m sorry, everyone! I really, really missed you guys too!¡¯ ¡°Haeun-ssi¡­?¡± ¡°Wow, this is really good¡­!¡± The top-notch Korean beef danced and melted in her mouth. Haeun¡¯s chopsticks became faster. Kim Hyunseok quickly pushed this and that to Haeun. ¡°Haeun, do you want to eat this, too¡­? Eat more.¡± ¡°Haeun, if you have something you want to eat, order more.¡± ¡°Yes, the two of you, please go ahead and eat. It¡¯s really good!¡± Haeun sincerely recommended it. Haeun had eaten a lot of good things, but this was the first time she had meat that tasted as good as today. Dipping mustard slightly gives a rich taste, and dipping salt in it completes a perfect harmony. Haeun made up her mind by eating meat diligently. ¡®I have to buy it for Sehyun too. Mom and Dad too.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asked her if she won¡¯t buy it for Jung Eunwoo.] ¡®Oh, right. Jung Eunwoo too.¡¯ However, Haeun¡¯s decision to buy meat for her family came true faster than expected. Although it was part of it. While Haeun was eating half of the meat, suddenly someone knocked on the door of the independent room. Kim Hyunseok, who thought it was an employee who carried food, opened the door. However, the person who appeared when the door opened was an unexpected person. ¡°Sehyun?¡± CH 21 ¡°As expected, it was Noona.¡± Haeun widened her eyes at Jung Sehyun, who suddenly jumped out. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°I came to eat too.¡± Come to think of it, this place was also located close to Jung Sehyun¡¯s guild, the Dawn Guild. ¡°Alone? Besides, it¡¯s quite late¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m busy, so I just came out now. I came here because I remembered Noona is going to eat Korean beef yesterday, but I didn¡¯t know we would meet here.¡± Jung Sehyun smiled as if he was happy to meet her by chance. It was a pretty and refreshing smile, but in fact, everything Jung Sehyun said was a lie. When Jung Sehyun heard that Haeun was going out with Seo Dojoon yesterday, he quickly set up a contact network at a popular Korean beef restaurant in Seoul. And as soon as he got the call today, he came running, pretending to be a coincidence. When asked why he did this, his biggest purpose was stopping Hunter Seo Dojoon. He couldn¡¯t help it. Sehyun thinks Haeun has the material to fall in love easily. Besides, even though he was quite spontaneous, if Seo Dojoon offered a decent condition, she might fall for him. ¡®I can¡¯t let her get closer to Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡¯ Jung Sehyun acknowledged Seo Dojoon¡¯s reputation as the guild leader of the Ahyeon Guild and ranked #1 in Korea, but his older sister is far more important than Seo Dojoon. Although it happened under such a thorough plan, Haeun, who couldn¡¯t know the inside story, was worried about Jung Sehyun. ¡®Our Sehyun is working hard and not being able to eat on time¡­.¡¯ As expected, Hunter can¡¯t do anything. She shouldn¡¯t even look that way for the rest of her life. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ lamented why the conclusion went like that again.] ¡°Ah, Hunter Jung Sehyun! It¡¯s such an honor to meet you!¡± Kim Hyunseok welcomes Jung Sehyun with passion in an unexpected situation. He jumped up and took Sehyun¡¯s hand, and shook it. ¡°You previously contributed a research paper on the design of the neuron chip system in Dungeons with Dr. Harrison! I really enjoyed reading the paper that if an AACM system that stimulates neurites to induce microscopic actions is developed, the need for humans to directly attack dungeons can be reduced! I will never read a paper more moving than that in my entire life!¡± ¡°Haha, did you? Thank you.¡± Jung Sehyun, who is good at dealing with people, smiled smoothly, raising the corners of his mouth. ¡°It¡¯s a paper I wrote quite a while ago, but I guess you¡¯ve read it.¡± ¡°Dr. Harrison is the leader in dungeon biology! Of course, Hunter Jung Sehyun too!¡± ¡°No. The actual research was conducted by Dr. Harrison.¡± ¡°Still, it would have been an impossible discovery without the help of Hunter Jung Sehyun!¡± Kim Hyunseok let out a hot snort. Then he quickly looked around where Haeun and Seo Dojoon were sitting. Even though the seats were full because the meal was already halfway done, he couldn¡¯t miss Jung Sehyun here. ¡°Hey, Dojoon. Go over there.¡± Kim Hyunseok pushed Seo Dojoon with his foot. ¡°Sit here, Hunter Jung Sehyun. Let¡¯s eat together.¡± It was the development that Jung Sehyun had hoped for. However, the seat where Sehyun would sit was decided from the beginning. ¡°Then excuse me. Seats are fine. I will sit next to my Noona.¡± Jung Sehyun naturally sat next to Haeun. Eventually, the four of them sat face to face. With this, Haeun¡¯s expectation that today¡¯s promise would be a date was completely shattered. Haeun laughed in vain. Let¡¯s just eat. Excited at the fact that he met the author of a paper that deeply impressed him, Kim Hyunseok couldn¡¯t close his mouth. ¡°I also don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary for humans to be involved in clearing dungeons. However, there is no solution right now, so the hunters are just struggling. However, if an AACM system that can finely control the behavior of monsters in the dungeon is developed, humanity will be able to take a step toward safety in the future¡ª¡± [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is dying of boredom and wants to stop listening to it.] ¡®I know.¡¯ The explanations she had heard while touring the Ahyeon Guild during the day were only a taste. It was difficult for Haeun to listen even for 10 minutes, but Jung Sehyun patiently listened. As expected, her brother had a hard time in social life due to his long life in the guild. Realizing that Haeun was bored, Jung Sehyun quickly changed the subject. ¡°But I didn¡¯t know that even researcher Kim Hyunseok would be having a meal with us. Yesterday, Noona said as if she had an appointment only with the guild leader Seo Dojoon.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s because something happened for which I feel a little sorry.¡± ¡°Feel sorry?¡± Maybe it was because he was so excited about the paper. Kim Hyunseok made a mistake without even realizing it. He belatedly shut his mouth, but it was already after Jung Sehyun noticed that something had happened. ¡°What were you sorry about?¡± Kim Hyunseok rolled his eyes with his mouth closed. Haeun sighed. There are people who always cross their lines like that. When Haeun said she wasn¡¯t angry, it also meant that she wouldn¡¯t make this a big deal. However, Haeun said that she would go into the fire herself, so there was no other way to save it anymore. Perhaps Jung Sehyun will never back down until he hears the answer. In the end, Seo Dojoon directly reported the crime. ¡°I had Haeun take an awakening test. The result came out that there was no possibility of awakening.¡± At that moment, there was a stir on Jung Sehyun¡¯s face. A moment later, Jung Sehyun, whose expression was too much to change, asked stiffly. ¡°Did it happen with Noona¡¯s consent?¡± ¡°¡­No.¡± The atmosphere subsided. She wondered what it was like to have a good meal and fill her stomach. Haeun moderately pretended not to know the hardships unfolding in front of Seo Dojoon and Kim Hyunseok. It would be okay to get upset once in a while. Jung Sehyun¡¯s contemptuous gaze passed over Seo Dojoon and Kim Hyunseok. ¡°I didn¡¯t know that Ahyeon¡¯s guild leader would do such disrespect to my sister. The same goes for researcher Kim Hyunseok. It¡¯s very unfortunate.¡± ¡°I, I apologize.¡± Kim Hyunseok¡¯s face turned dark. ¡°Why did you do the awakening test at your will?¡± ¡°After the attack in the D-class dungeon the other day, I gave Haeun-ssi the core of the boss monster.¡± ¡°But?¡± ¡°The core is broken. Right after giving it to Haeun-ssi.¡± Seo Dojoon turned to Haeun. He was asking for Haeun¡¯s explanation. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ gets angry, asking how a moron like him is trying to interrogate our Haeun.] ¡°Just because of that one reason?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t Hunter Jung Sehyun well aware of it? The core of a monster is difficult to process without a specific smelting skill.¡± ¡°Well, Seo Dojoon-said. I couldn¡¯t tell you that in advance, but it was originally broken.¡± ¡°It¡¯s as clean as splitting an apple.¡± Seo Dojoon, who said so, took something out on the table. It is the core of the boss monster that Haeun cut in half. The cut surface was smooth, no matter how neatly it was split in two. Haeun choked and coughed. ¡°Cough, cough.¡± ¡°Noona, are you okay?¡± Jung Sehyun quickly handed Haeun a glass of water. Haeun, who finished all the cups of water, carefully put down the cups. ¡®You brought that?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ evaluates that Seo Dojoon is persistent] Let¡¯s make an excuse first. ¡°Seo Dojoon, don¡¯t tell me that did you think I was awakened because of that?¡± ¡°Even I can¡¯t cut the monster core so neatly.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s why it was like that from the beginning? Seo Dojoon took care of me, but you hid it because I thought you would feel more sorry for no reason.¡± Haeun shamelessly lied. In a timely manner, Jung Sehyun defended Haeun. ¡°And even if Noona split the core monster, that wouldn¡¯t be a reason to force her to take a test on it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°It was the wrong thing to do as a guild leader of a guild.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°Did you give Noona a reasonable reward? Don¡¯t tell me this meat was a reward.¡± Jung Sehyun looked coldly on the table. ¡°Did you just try to say sorry?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true. I¡¯m going to make as much compensation as I can.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, Sehyun-ah.¡± When Jung Sehyun seemed a little red, Haeun stepped out. ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon made a promise earlier. He¡¯ll grant me anything I want. He even risked the title of guild leader, so he won¡¯t break it.¡± She didn¡¯t think of anything yet, so she just didn¡¯t bring it up. However, even with Haeun¡¯s words, Jung Sehyun still seemed dissatisfied. ¡°Then you¡¯ll pass by and eventually let it slide. Noona is too nice.¡± ¡°But I really don¡¯t have anything to ask for right now, you know?¡± Haeun scratched her cheek now. If Haeun was a hunter, she would have signed a number of favorable contracts against Seo Dojoon, the head of the Ahyeon guild. Unfortunately, Haeun is a civilian. She doesn¡¯t need money, and items are useless. ¡®¡­No.¡¯ Haeun looked back at Jung Sehyun. Even if Haeun doesn¡¯t need an item, wouldn¡¯t Sehyun need it? She suddenly had a good idea. Haeun pulled Jung Sehyun and whispered in his ear. ¡°Sehyun-ah, do you need an item?¡± Jung Sehyun looked back at Ha-eun as if he was asking what she meant. Haeun grinned. ¡°Shall we rob Ahyeon Guild storage?¡± In the case of weapons, there is already a great maker in the family, so there is not much interest. But what if it¡¯s a type of armor or jewelry that¡¯s not Jung Jinho¡¯s main production area? Wouldn¡¯t it be worthwhile to open Ahyeon Guild¡¯s storage? ¡°That¡¯s where you get what you need.¡± ¡°Mine? I¡¯m fine. Do what Noona needs.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need it. What would I use it for?¡± You sound like I¡¯m an awakening person. Haeun trembled. ¡°Well, if Noona really wants to do that, okay.¡± ¡°Okay, ehem, Seo Dojoon-ssi.¡± ¡°Yes, please tell me.¡± ¡°If I ask for one of the items owned by the Ahyeon Guild, would you grant it?¡± ¡°What?¡± Kim Hyunseok jumped up from his seat in a panic. CH 22 In Kim Hyunseok¡¯s opinion, it was too much compensation. Seo Dojoon, who was listening with an expressionless face, slowly opened his mouth. ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°Hey, Dojoon-ah. Do you have to do that?¡¯ ¡°One is fine. Instead, Haeun-ssi, I have a condition, too.¡± ¡°Please say it.¡± ¡°First of all, I want it to be a permanent rental rather than a transfer of rights.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s a permanent rental, well¡­ okay.¡± It doesn¡¯t matter if she dies and takes it to the grave. ¡°And when you choose an item, I want you to choose it alone without anyone¡¯s advice.¡± It seemed like a condition that was added because Jung Sehyun, an S-Class hunter, could give advice to Haeun. However, if there is one thing Seo Dojoon doesn¡¯t know, it is the fact that Haeun, who is eating Korean beef in front of Seo Dojoon, is actually an EX-class. Besides, above all, Haeun has a constellation. ¡®Constellations aren¡¯t people, so taking advice from it won¡¯t break the contract.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ grumbles about why she needs a good item when she won¡¯t go to the dungeon anyway.] ¡®If there¡¯s something really, really amazing, I might want to try it¡­.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ knocks on the chest, telling her to trust only himself.] Of course, apart from these two advantages, Haeun had an S-class blacksmith as her father. It is said that a school dog recites a poem after three years, so if she watches from the side, her eyes will increase. (T/n: It means something like practice makes perfect.) Haeun, who was satisfied, smiled. ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°Then with this, the mistakes I made to Haeun-ssi¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all a misunderstanding. Phew, of course. I understand. I¡¯m not that stubborn either!¡± It was a light reward, but she might get something better. ****** For Ahyeon¡¯s guild members, their guild leader, Seo Dojoon, is truly an object of admiration. It has just been four years since he awakened at the age of a high school student and worked as a hunter. The Ahyeon Guild, established with his Awakening, has shown unprecedented rapid growth and has now established itself as one of the top 3 guilds in Korea. It was the pride of the guild members to be able to work with him in the guild established by the ranking leader. They used to talk in unison. ¡°It¡¯s really perfect in every aspect, but he¡¯s especially genius when it comes to magic handling.¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s strength lies in his high level of understanding of the awakened power. Because he could finely control his magic down to the nanoscale, he could produce twice the effect of others with the same power. The most important part of the evaluation was that the grade S was just a record and that his power had not yet been properly measured. He is such a great person, so naturally, his personal life has also attracted people¡¯s attention. Of course, the most interesting topic was his dating situation, but surprisingly, Seo Dojoon has not shown a single meeting with a woman for the past 4 years. There¡¯s no way a woman wouldn¡¯t be twisted with that face. People thought it was probably because he had too much work to do. But just today. Seo Dojoon, whom the guild members highly respect, appeared at the Ahyeon Guild with a young woman! He even wore plain clothes, which is not usually seen. But what is more surprising than that is that Seo Dojoon was quite polite to the woman. Originally, Seo Dojoon did treat the guild members well, but somehow the texture was different. ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Could it be that she¡¯s a hidden lover?¡± Under the strict protection of her family, not a single picture of her except Haeun¡¯s name was circulated on the Internet and in the media, so it was natural that people didn¡¯t know Haeun. Rumors that Seo Dojoon came to the guild with his lover on a day off spread quickly through the company¡¯s messenger within the guild. But there was new information that the woman left the Ahyeon guild looking angry before they told them who the opponent was. Since then, guild leader Seo Dojoon and senior researcher Kim Hyunseok at the 3rd Institute have been stumped and following along. ¡°Oh my, what should I do¡­.¡± ¡°What did Seokto do again?¡± Seokto. It is an abbreviation of Kim Hyunseok, crazy, and it was Kim Hyunseok¡¯s in-house nickname. If Kim Hyunseok did something, it would surely not be an ordinary thing, so the guild members hoped that the guild leader would reconcile with his lover. However, Hunter Seo Dojoon, who they thought was going like that, returned to the guild. This time, even Hunter Jung Sehyun, ranked 7th in the rankings, is with him! He took one, took two out, and brought back three. Isn¡¯t Jung Sehyun the person who is said to be training Hwang Sumin, the leader of the Dawn Guild, which is a rival guild, to be his successor? The four of them went straight down to the 7th floor in the guild leader¡¯s elevator. There was only one on the 7th basement floor. It is the item storage room of the Ahyeon Guild. Heading to the guild¡¯s item storage room with Hunter Jung Sehyun. ¡°What on earth is the guild leader trying to do?¡± Ahyeon¡¯s guild¡¯s messenger heated up again. * * * The criteria for classifying items in Korea were as follows. ¨C Normal, Rare, Sacred, Legendary, Epic. Normal is literally a mixed item. Common byproducts such as herbs and monster shells extracted from dungeons were usually classified as normal. It may be better than nothing, but it has a little meaningful effect, so it is mainly used as a material for making other items. Next is a rare item, slightly better than normal. Rare items can often be obtained in mid- to high-level dungeons from A to C. Production hunters who have awakened their blacksmithing skills also start at the rare level for production. Whether it can be developed depends on individual efforts and capabilities. If they move on to a sacred item, you will now see some noticeable differences and become rare. The price range was also the widest at the classification level, with cheap ones costing 10 million won and expensive ones costing hundreds of millions of won. As a hunter, people who had a certain amount of bones wanted to own at least a sacred item. They can look for additional options through fusion with other items. And Legendary. Moving on to this stage, the drop rate is significantly lower. The reason why Jung Jinho, the father of the Jung family, is famous is because he is both an S-class awakened person and a person who can make legendary items in the weaponry field. The success rate was about 20% to 30%, but that alone was something he was thankful for, so he was always full of reservations to ask for the production of items. There are only a few blacksmiths around the world who can produce legendary items, including him. Finally Epic. Epic-class items could only be obtained within the dungeon. The drop rate is close to zero. It would be better not to give it, but Dungeon¡¯s system always used to seduce hunters with rare items, whether it was trying to fool people. Is that why? The few items that were classified as epic were always given the word ¡®Bloody¡¯. There were countless hunters who recklessly challenged to obtain epic items and lost their lives in dungeons, and the number of hunters who died and killed each other to steal the item was so great that it was a title attached to it. It is said that there are less than ten of them all over the world, and even some of them have gone missing. It¡¯s an ominous item, but it¡¯s a dream item that any hunter wants to try at least once. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is burning his will to bring the world¡¯s most precious item.] ¡®Okay!¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is already excited when he thinks that he will see Seo Dojoon regret it.] What a bad personality. However, Haeun also had similar thoughts to her Constellation. As she plans to choose an item for her younger brother Jung Sehyun to use, she will bring the best one. However, the question was whether the Ahyeon guild actually possessed epic items. If there was such a thing, wouldn¡¯t it be that Seo Dojoon, the guild leader, was wearing it instead of keeping it in the underground vault down there? Haeun vaguely expected that she would choose from legendary items at best. ¨C Arrived at the 7th basement floor. An announcement sounded that the elevator had reached its destination. ¡°Let¡¯s get off.¡± Seo Dojoon took the lead first. The first thing that caught Haeun¡¯s eyes as she got off the elevator was the huge vault door. In the safe, which was apparently specially made with dungeon by-products, things similar to the replica of the blue core Kim Hyunseok showed them during the day were stuck everywhere. However, this time it is authentic, not a replica. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is surprised to say that all of them must be at least A-Class.] Jung Sehyun also quietly raised his eyebrows as if it was unexpected. Seo Dojoon stood in front of the safe. A short mechanical beep sounded, and the camera scanned Seo Dojoon. The security system, which first confirmed Seo Dojoon¡¯s body information, requested a second magic power measurement. Seo Dojoon raised his hand above the system. ¡®Huh?¡¯ As soon as the magic power measurement began, Haeun was struck by the thought that the place she was standing in seemed to be slightly brighter than before. There¡¯s not even sunlight in here. She wondered a little and turned her head forward again. The blue cores embedded in the safe began to turn purple. When Seo Dojoon entered the password for the last time, a security release notification appeared on his monitor. Drrrk. The heavy vault door opened with a loud sound. Haeun swallowed her saliva in anticipation. What¡¯s in it? CH 23 However, contrary to what was expected of the treasures immediately, the place that led was another small room. Only desks and chairs with antique designs were placed in the room. ¡°All of the 7th basement floor here is being used as a storage room.¡± Seo Dojoon took out three S-Class contracts from the sub-space. ¡°Please sign this contract before going inside.¡± Haeun received the contract and read it. ¨C The Ahyeon Guild (hereinafter referred to as ¡°A¡±) and the visitor Jung Haeun (hereinafter referred to as ¡°B¡±) enter into a confidentiality agreement as follows. It was a document warning me that it wouldn¡¯t be fun to go around talking about what I saw in this safe. Even the penalty for breaking the contract was written in great detail. I think I need to be this meticulous to be a guild leader. ¡°Dojoon, do I have to do it, too?¡± ¡°Yeah, Hyung writes it too.¡± Kim Hyunseok grumbled that he was disappointed but eventually vowed. When Seo Dojoon signed the remaining blanks, the part where the name was written on the contract shone brightly and faded. Jung Sehyun also smiled and picked up a pen. ¡°Just visiting another guild¡¯s item storage room is a great privilege.¡± Confidentiality agreements were signed without problems. Now, only Haeun was left. While she was about to sign, an idea came to her. ¡®By the way, do the penalties in this contract apply to me as well?¡¯ The S-Class contract has an effect that applies to all awakened people below S-Cass. If the subject of the contract is an awakened person, it is also possible to contract between an awakened person and a non-awakened person. Seo Dojoon must have taken out the most expensive contract for the purpose of applying it to everyone, including Jung Sehyun. But isn¡¯t Haeun an EX-class, out of standard? It was a benefit to get away from the application of the penalty. But¡ª. ¡®What should I do if it shows through when I sign the contract?¡¯ She shouldn¡¯t make a contract or suddenly catch fire while causing an anomaly. Today, he had doubts about her and made her take an awakening test, but she couldn¡¯t give him another reason to doubt her. [The constellation ¡®The Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says he doesn¡¯t know that much and tells her to sign a contract first.] [When it¡¯s revealed, she¡¯ll make her debut as a hunter, which is good because it means she¡¯ll kill two birds with one stone] Haeun, who had numb feet, trembled and moved the pen. It was seen as a scared civilian who signed an S-class contract for the first time for Seo Dojoon and Kim Hyunseok. He felt a little sorry, but it was unavoidable for security reasons. Instead, Seo Dojoon decided to give Haeun a little help in choosing an item. Fortunately for Haeun, there was no problem. Haeun let out a sigh of relief. Seo Dojoon collected all the contracts. ¡°Then we will go in.¡± The vault door was finally opened. A small round hall appeared when he opened the door connected to the small room. There were a total of seven doors connected to the hall. The door that Haeun and the party had just opened was connected to the entrance to the outside, and the other doors seemed to be divided according to the use of the item. ¡°Can I look around?¡± Haeun asked with an excited face. ¡°Of course.¡± Haeun opened the door on the far right. It was the room where the armor was stored. Haeun¡¯s eyes widened as she saw the inside. It was truly a treasure trove. It was so well organized that it felt like a huge museum. It seemed that if they sold everything, they could buy even a small island. ¡°Isn¡¯t that Medusa¡¯s shield?¡± Haeun pointed to the shield hanging on the wall and shouted. The huge shield with the head of a woman with snake hair engraved on it was definitely a famous legendary item made by Hephaestus Workshop in Greece. ¡°Huh? But I heard that the U.S. has Medusa¡¯s shield¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a replica made in the same workshop.¡± It was a replica. ¡°The shape is the same, but the performance is slightly inferior. It will be about the level of a quasi-sacred product.¡± ¡°Oh, come to think of it, the same thing here¡­.¡± ¡°It is used to train new hunters. They are a precious power that will be the future of Ahyeon Guild, so they can¡¯t get hurt. For a first-time awakened hunter, even these items are enough.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shows dissatisfaction, saying there is a reason for bringing them here.] [He asks why there are so many replicas and if this is fake storage.] Haeun looked around the large room once again. That is to say, there are both real and fake products here. Medusa¡¯s shield alone had three of them. Given that there are so many of the same item, it is unlikely that there will ever be a small number of replicas. ¡®There are so many, how can I choose the best one here?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ burns his will to find the best item for sure.] ¡®What did my dad say?¡¯ Whenever Haeun went to the workshop, she remembered what her father often said. ¡°Haeun-ah, shining doesn¡¯t mean everything is good.¡± There is a saying among hunters that if you want to get the most precious, you should choose the most shabby. This is because the higher the rating of the item, the more simple the design becomes rather than fancy. However, in the case of the general public, they tended to think that the higher the item¡¯s rank, the more colorful it would be. In particular, that prejudice became stronger after the behind-the-scenes story about , an epic item that disappeared from the mystery program aired every weekend morning, was aired. ¡°But Dad, the Bloody Fairy was so pretty?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because people processed it. It¡¯s a high-grade item, but if it¡¯s beautiful, it should be considered more ominous.¡± was a pair of delicately crafted red earrings. The central jewel is the nucleus of the double-headed snake, an S-Class boss monster. If you wear the earring, you can copy the skills of those who are hostile to you regardless of your grade. Even F-rank hunters will be able to use S-rank skills. But instead, the user had to offer some of their life span in return. Despite the ominous cost of using it, many wanted to get their hands on this item. Even if the awakening level goes up by one level, the world changes, and they can¡¯t help but covet it. It passed through many people¡¯s hands, and the more it passed, the darker the red core received the user¡¯s lifespan. In addition, the simple design has changed through several owners into a very colorful one. The earrings that remained in the last photo taken before disappearing were so beautiful that people admired them even though they knew it was cursed objects. Now no one knows who has it, or if it still exists in the world. ¡®Anyway, I have to choose the best one for Sehyun.¡¯ Weapons are not necessary because there is a person at home who can make Legendary items. Then¡ª. ¡°Where are the skill amplification items?¡± Haeun immediately asked what she wanted. Seo Dojoon also noticed that she was trying to pick out an item for her younger brother Jung Sehyun. Skill amplification items were rarer than other items and were on the high price side. However, if this incident can build a close relationship with both Haeun and Jung Sehyun, it wouldn¡¯t be bad if he handed over one of them. He decided to help Haeun out because she had a hard day. He thought, above all, that Haeun couldn¡¯t make a decision without someone¡¯s advice as an unawakened person. ¡°I will guide you.¡± Haeun came out alone again with Seo Dojoon. Jung Sehyun and Kim Hyunseok also went their separate ways, so there was no one there. As she strode forward, Haeun hesitated. ¡®By the way, where is the exit?¡¯ Since it is a circular hall, all the lengths looked the same. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun should know that she is bad with direction.] ¡®Everything looks the same, so it¡¯s confusing!¡¯ She was following Seo Dojoon from behind so she wouldn¡¯t get lost, but the constellation stopped her. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that she should go to the room at 11 o¡¯clock in Haeun instead of that room.] ¡®Why? What do you feel?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ answers that there is something Haeun might like.] When the constellation said that, she became curious. Haeun grabbed the hem of Seo Dojoon¡¯s shirt. Seo Dojoon turned his head as if asking why. Haeun pointed to the room the constellation pointed out. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, I want to go to that room first.¡± ¡°There are no amplification items there, but¡­¡± ¡°What is this place?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a collection of items that don¡¯t have any special features. Some are scheduled to be disposed of.¡± In a word, it meant useless items. However, those words rather convinced Haeun. There seems to be something great out there. Didn¡¯t Jung Jinho also tell Haeun? He said to choose the old and shabby one. ¡°Let¡¯s go over there first!¡± ¡°All right.¡± The door snapped open. The first thing that greeted Haeun was the smell of dust. Unlike the other rooms, this place seemed to have been neglected for a long time. White dust piled up on top of the items roughly piled up like a mountain. There were also several large bags of useless items. It was completely dark with no light. She has only one chance to select an item. Haeun carefully looked around. ¡®What about Epic?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that there seem to be no epic items.] [Most normal or rare.] ¡®I thought there might be something I would like. What is it?¡¯ What the Constellation pointed out was an old snake statue with a lot of worn and corroded exterior. It is a picture of a snake climbing up on a large sword. ¡°Mmhm.¡± She doesn¡¯t feel any special characteristics other than the impression that it is rough. Seo Dojoon, who noticed Haeun¡¯s gaze, opened his mouth. ¡°It¡¯s a reward from the S-Class dungeon <90th Day>.¡± ¡°S-Class?¡± She was surprised. It was a statue that a street vendor could sell, but it was from a fairly high-grade dungeon. ¡°But why are you keeping it here?¡± ¡°It was a reward, but it had no function other than a decorative element.¡± The Ahyeon Guild¡¯s laboratory has already conducted a test, but the result came out that it was just an ornament. He couldn¡¯t just throw away the items from the dungeon, so he kept it for now. Seo Dojoon personally lifted the snake statue to show that it was not dangerous. For a moment, the eyes of the snake sculpture seemed to flash. It must have been because of the reflection of the fluorescent light, but it felt strange. ¡°Hmm¡­ Can I touch it?¡± Seo Dojoon nodded and handed the statue to Haeun. There won¡¯t be anything special happened. Haeun carefully picked up the statue. As expected, there is no response. But the moment Haeun tries to put the statue down¡ª. Pat¡ª. The figures of the four people on the 7th basement level of the Ahyeon Guild have completely disappeared. CH 24 ¡°You tricked me again.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is overwhelmed because it¡¯s the first time she listens to him.] ¡°You¡¯re lying again. It¡¯s a lie every time you open your mouth. Something I will like it? A dungeon?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says this is a different place from the dungeon.] ¡°Lies.¡± Haeun pouted her lips and looked around. It is a long passage filled with square white bricks. The road continued in a straight line. Haeun patted her cheek. Seeing that the senses are perfect, it is not even a dream. Haeun called up the system window. [SYSTEM: View space information entered.] [90th Night (S) Reward Receiving Stage (Others) Number of people allowed: No requirements Clear conditions: The king of the underworld hid something valuable in his fortress on the 90th night. Find the relics left by the king. It will give you glory. Rewards: King¡¯s Relics (Highest Class Private) In case of failure: Exit. [No re-entry] ¡°It¡¯s a dungeon, isn¡¯t it? [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it is not a dungeon but a stage for receiving rewards.] ¡°That¡¯s what it is. Are you kidding me?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s completely different and that there will be no damage in reality.] ¡°Can you swear?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ proves his innocence by saying that if what he said is false, he will not urge Haeun to debut again.] It was only then that Haeun relaxed her opened eyes. It¡¯s still suspicious, but it didn¡¯t seem like a lie if the Constellation, who was always thirsty for Haeun¡¯s debut, said that. Haeun looked down at the snake statue still in her hand. A little while ago, the moment Haeun touched the eyes of the statue on the 7th basement floor of the Ahyeon Guild, a strange flow created from inside the statue expanded in an instant and swallowed Haeun and Seo Dojoon. ¡°It¡¯s ominous¡­.¡± Wouldn¡¯t it be better just to destroy it? But at that moment, there was a sound of something solid breaking and the statue cracked. Bewildered, Haeun widened her eyes. Haeun was just thinking about it. She didn¡¯t use her powers or give them strength! As soon as the scales started to break, the cracks swallowed the statue. Something fell to the floor in the skin of the statue that had been completely shattered. [SYSTEM: View information.] [Failed to view information.] Sssh¡ª. A real snake that looked exactly like the one the statue portrayed raised its head. The snake was as white as snow and had sparkling red eyes. The snake, tilting its head, climbed up Haeun¡¯s leg. ¡°Whoaa.¡± It felt like something cold and slippery was climbing up her legs. Haeun brushed her leg hard, but the snake didn¡¯t come off her. In the end, Haeun grabbed the white snake with her hand. The captured snake seemed to stop for a moment, then rubbed its head against Haeun¡¯s hand. It seemed like it was acting cute, as if it had met its old owner. It was cuter¡ªthan she thought. ¡°¡­What are you?¡± Why is it cuter than she thought? Haeun¡¯s alertness softened slightly as the little snake was acting cute. Haeun pushed the snake¡¯s head. The snake moved around and danced as if it were whining. After a while, it clung to Haeun tenaciously again. Haeun, who had been trying to separate the snake several times, gave up soon after the snake didn¡¯t budge. She thought it would be okay because it didn¡¯t look threatening. Then Haeun sighed softly and murmured. ¡°The dependent on the family has increased by one more.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asking if she¡¯s talking about him because he¡¯s a dependent of the family] ¡°Phew, I¡¯m suddenly tired.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks Haeun for an answer, asking why she¡¯s suddenly acting different.] She just wanted to find a moderately decent item and present it to Sehyun, but things went strangely. Haeun tapped the ground with her foot. ¡°If this isn¡¯t a dungeon, how can I get out?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s nothing special, saying that all she has to do is pass the test.] [He also says that Haeun will like this place soon.] What a load of nonsense. Haeun laughed at the constellation¡¯s words and looked around her. For now, there seemed to be no immediate danger except that she couldn¡¯t see where this long straight hallway ended. She couldn¡¯t wait to find Seo Dojoon, get the reward and go home. Until this morning, she thought it would be a day of dating with the No. 1 handsome rank, but too much was going on. Haeun decided to move forward for now. Since the walls were all white, she felt as if she was walking in the same place no matter where she went. In the middle, her toes hurt so much that she took her shoes off. However, even after walking for quite a long time, there was no change in the unfolding scene. ¡°Why does it seem like there is no end in sight?¡± Haeun muttered curiously. She felt like she was constantly spinning around the same space. Since all of the brick passageways were the same size and color, it was hard to tell if this was the path she had passed through or not. ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Haeun looked down at the shoes in her hand for a moment. It¡¯s a new product this season, but it can¡¯t be helped. She put it down on the floor and started walking again. And after 30 minutes, Haeun realized that she had been running back and forth around the same spot the whole time as she found the shoes she had left behind. ¡°Ugh.¡± Haeun, who sat down, tapped her legs. Her legs hurt from walking so much. Now that she looked at it, she was just walking for nothing. Sssh¡ª. The white snake on her shoulder looked at her face as if it was worried about Haeun. More than that, am I the only one trapped in this passage? ¡°Tell me how to get out of here.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says this is a kind of test, and he will be scolded if he tells the answer.] She tried to use a cheat key, but the cheat key refused. Haeun sat down with her back to the wall. A cold aura ran down her back. She lies there blankly, not thinking about anything. It seems that she is a little hungry. ¡°If I starve to death here, the contract with the constellation will end.¡± The constellation reacted violently to the thoughtless murmur. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ freaks out at Haeun¡¯s comments] [He shouts, how can she talk about the termination of the contract when she hasn¡¯t done anything properly yet.] ¡°It could just be. I don¡¯t have anything to eat?¡± Or even a snake skewer¡ª when Haeun glanced at the snake, the snake crept down to the ground and avoided Haeun. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says to stop doing that and get out of here.] [He says that she can figure out where the magic flows differently if she feels her surroundings.] Feel the surroundings? Haeun lay down and closed her eyes. The vaguely flowing mana touched Haeun¡¯s skin. She watched as she followed this slowly. It is a road that continues forever with no exit. Therefore, mana should also be maintained constantly, but mana was being lost around one point. It was not far away. Haeun rose from her seat. ¡°I found it.¡± She thought they were all the same bricks, but now she saw that there were slightly transparent bricks on the floor. The color changed by absorbing mana. She didn¡¯t notice it because it was all white and transparent bricks. Haeun clenched her fist and pounded the brick like a watermelon. Unlike what she thought would be a dull sound, a clear sound rang out. If she broke it or shocked it, the barrier where Haeun was missing seemed like it would end. ¡°The question is how to break it¡­.¡± There was no other weapon that could break the barrier. Her gaze moved to the shoes she was holding for a moment, but there was no way that the barrier would be broken by hitting them with something like that. But she couldn¡¯t just wait here until someone came to find her. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Haeun will solve the problem quickly if she uses her power.] [He asks Haeun why she was wondering when there was an easy way.] ¡°Yes~. Even if you say so, I won¡¯t do anything like Hunter.¡± Unlike the casual reply, Haeun¡¯s expression was quite firm. The reason was the side effects that followed whenever Haeun used her power. When Haeun used her ability, something called always increased. Every time it went up, Haeun could feel the space she was standing on a twist. If she exaggerates it, it seems like the world is breaking down. It might not be completely crazy to say that the world is breaking because something bad has happened. Haeun tried to find out the cause in her own way but failed, and the Constellation didn¡¯t give her an answer. ¡°I can¡¯t stay here all the time¡­.¡± Haeun, who was struggling, soon realized that there was no way, and she decided to use the very minimum force. Haeun focused her mind on her fingertips. A golden sphere smaller than a baby¡¯s fingernail came to mind. Haeun absorbed the carefully compressed force into the brick. The brick that swallowed her mana seemed to be trying to absorb Haeun¡¯s power, but the two energies were disparate and couldn¡¯t be mixed. They collided with each other inside and began to vibrate. Moments later, the bricks that couldn¡¯t handle the impact exploded with a huge crack. Boom! The long passage shook violently. Protecting her head with her arm, Haeun looked for the status window. But something amazing happened. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] The synchronization rate hasn¡¯t changed! CH 25 Ba-dump, ba-dump. Haeun¡¯s heart started beating fast. This was the first time since she had Awakened because Haeun¡¯s synchronization rate would definitely go up if she scattered even a little bit of her strength. Haeun looked at the spot where the explosion occurred. The bricks were still firmly filling the place. Still, the color was more transparent than before and continued to vibrate. It was evident that there was a constant conflict inside it. Again, she wanted to check properly. In Haeun¡¯s hand, instead of one, two spheres floated up. The golden whirlpool that filled the inside of the round sphere was much clearer than before. Then the compressed sphere left Haeun¡¯s hand. Boom! [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] It stays the same. Haeun¡¯s heart beat rapidly. A golden sphere floated in her hands. Boom! [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] As expected, there is no change. ¡°Haha, what¡¯s this?¡± Haeun jumped out of her seat, unable to hide her happiness. It doesn¡¯t change. The worry that had been with Haeun her whole life. Haeun, sparkling with excitement, looked down at her hand. The tingling sensation felt pleasant. If someone gives adults to wear clothes that are the size that elementary school students would wear, would they be able to wear them? Even if she somehow squeezes her arms and legs and puts them on her body, she can¡¯t move because it¡¯s uncomfortable. In the meantime, Haeun was in a similar condition. Although she gained stronger power than anyone else through the contract with the constellation, she couldn¡¯t move or express herself properly. She doesn¡¯t want to recreate the nightmare on that day. She put a limit on herself because she thought she shouldn¡¯t hurt others because of herself. Her power was often used in unavoidable circumstances. Haeun used her skills to save the mother of a child who was about to be crushed by a falling window and to break the monster¡¯s core just before it hatched. However, she always tried to use it to a minimum and tried not to cause damage to the surroundings. She was anxious about a small change in figures and worried there would be an uncontrollable disaster. But at this moment, the shackles that held Haeun disappeared. It was possible because it wasn¡¯t a real dungeon but more of a bonus stage, but it was enough to make Haeun feel free for a little while. Here, Haeun could use her power as much as she wanted without hurting anyone. ¡°Haha.¡± Tok¡ª. Once the dam broke, it overflowed. A huge wind started to blow through the long aisle. Golden magic rose from Haeun¡¯s feet like a haze. The sparkling magical power seemed to have been sprinkled with pollen. Each is a different dimension that can¡¯t be mixed with the others. Haeun wouldn¡¯t have done this before, but now nothing was stopping her. A smile that couldn¡¯t be hidden came to Haeun¡¯s lips. Her heart pounded in anticipation. Haeun moved her hand from top to bottom. Boom, boom, boom! A huge noise, on a different level from before, rang in her ears. She felt a strong vibration that made it difficult for her to stand up. Haeun had a hunch that the space she was standing in would soon collapse. But she wasn¡¯t worried. Now Haeun can do anything. The crack that was created by the sound of clattering spread through the white wall in all directions. At the same time, the passage surrounding Haeun began to collapse. Her body collapsed and she fell straight down. Suddenly, the snake returned to Haeun and hid its body under Haeun¡¯s clothes. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts to be careful.] Another wall was right in front of Haeun, blocking her way. She was about to crash. Thin, transparent golden bubbles flew away quickly. The wall blocking her lower body exploded and shattered. A cool breeze blew Haeun¡¯s hair. The same obstacle was repeated and brutally broken. The crash was not long. Tak¡ª. Haeun lightly flung herself and landed on the floor. A much larger space than before welcomed Haeun. When she looked up, she saw several broken ceilings. It looks like Haeun was the first to make contact with the space and the wall. Haeun laughed out loud as she set foot on the ground. ¡°Ahaha.¡± Haeun¡¯s face turned red. Everything was easy and natural. It was like a person who dived for a long time, came up to the land, and breathed a clear breath. Usually, by now, the system window would have gone crazy and sent Haeun a warning. But she can¡¯t believe it¡¯s so quiet. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shrugged his shoulder and didn¡¯t say anything because Haeun seemed really happy.] It was the first time in a long time that she felt completely free. At the same time, she felt both satisfied and happy. Haeun poured her energy as much as she wanted to use it. Not long after she awakened, she remembered the first time she used this power while being swept away by dungeons. It feels like she is running on an open highway, escaping from a road packed with cars coming and going. She tapped her whole body, unable to control the feeling of the reins being released once. Haeun murmured while looking down at her hands. ¡°I wish it was like this all the time¡­.¡± She wondered why the system window didn¡¯t respond here. If she knew why the synchronization rate was not increasing, she thought it could be applied outside and in reality. Haeun focused her senses on her hand. And then. ¡°Noona?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Haeun turned around in surprise at the sudden voice. Jung Sehyun. Haeun¡¯s younger brother was staring at her from a place not far from her. * * * ¡°Sehyun?¡± Haeun, who didn¡¯t know that the reward collection stage bound even Jung Sehyun, was startled. When Haeun touched the statue, only Hunter Seo Dojoon was around. So, of course, she thought she would have fallen only with Hunter Seo Dojoon in this bonus stage. But Jung Sehyun was also with them. No way, Sehyun doesn¡¯t get hurt, right? Haeun was about to run to Jung Sehyun when something caught on her foot.. It was the remains of the ceiling that Haeun had smashed. In an instant, Haeun¡¯s body stiffened like a broken machine. She suddenly came to her senses, as if someone had splashed cold water on her face. She was caught using her strength. And that to her younger brother, Sehyun! It is true that she was excited. She was so happy because the status window didn¡¯t change. However, that doesn¡¯t mean she intended to announce her awakening immediately. She has no intention of changing her current lifestyle and, above all, everything had to be done after the problem with that ominous system window was resolved. ¡®Would he believe me if I said the ground collapsed suddenly and I fell?¡¯ However, no matter how much Haeun made excuses, there was no way to hide Haeun¡¯s energy that was spreading everywhere. Haeun broke out in a cold sweat. She couldn¡¯t read Jung Sehyun¡¯s expression. She wanted to open that small head and see what Jung Sehyun was thinking now. ¡°Noona.¡± Jung Sehyun approached Haeun. Haeun trembled as if she felt cold. Her nervously trembling eyes filled with anxiety. ¡°Sehyun-ah, this is¡­.¡± ¡°Noona, what about the shoes?¡± Jung Sehyun asked Haeun about the whereabouts of the shoes. Haeun was embarrassed and stuttered her words. ¡°S, shoes?¡± ¡°It¡¯s so dangerous, what if you go barefoot? What if you step on a stone?¡± ¡°Ah¡­ that¡­¡± Did you lose it?¡± Haeun nodded her head once. The space where Haeun was originally located collapsed, so she thought it might be buried somewhere in that pile of collapsed stones. ¡°Noona, at least put this on first.¡± Jung Sehyun took out a large boot from the subspace. The only things that could be stored in the subspace were things from dungeons or those made from dungeon by-products. This means that the shoes must be very expensive. However, there was only one thought filling Haeun¡¯s head at the moment. ¡®Why doesn¡¯t he say anything?¡¯ There was no way that Jung Sehyun couldn¡¯t feel it when he was claiming that he was here with magical powers. Is he going to put on his shoes first and then question them? That¡¯s scarier. When Haeun put on the shoes, the size was automatically adjusted. Haeun, who stood awkwardly, nervously looked at Jung Sehyun. Let¡¯s just say no if he asks first. She didn¡¯t know if it would work, but that was the only way. ¡°Noona.¡± ¡°Y, yeah.¡± Is it possible? ¡°You must have been surprised that the wall suddenly collapsed. Are you hurt?¡± Jung Sehyun asked while examining Haeun¡¯s body. Haeun was perplexed since his frown was filled with worry. No way, did he not feel it? Haeun answered carefully. ¡°Ung, I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a relief. There are many unexpected events in Dungeon, so you have to be careful. The ceiling, which used to be fine, may suddenly collapse.¡± ¡®Huh.¡¯ Haeun blinked. Jung Sehyun didn¡¯t seem to know that it was Haeun who just broke the ceiling. ¡°Although this is a separate and independent space rather than a dungeon connected to the gate. It¡¯s still dangerous, so be careful.¡± Perhaps Jung Sehyun did not notice because the two spaces were separated into independent areas until Haeun broke the wall. If so, now is her chance. Haeun hugged Jung Sehyun. ¡°Ugh, Sehyun-ah! I was so scared!¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is dumbfounded by Haeun¡¯s acting] CH 26 ¡°Suddenly the ground shook and the sky collapsed! I thought I was going to die like this¡­!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, Noona. I¡¯m here now.¡± ¡°Sehyun-ah!¡± Haeun let out a sigh of relief while holding Jung Sehyun by the neck. She doesn¡¯t know what it is, but she thinks it went well. Then Haeun, who had been acting like a scared civilian for a long time, carefully let go of her arm and pretended not to know anything. ¡°Sehyun, do you know where this is?¡± ¡°It is a systematic space separate from the dungeon. Should I say that it is a place composed solely for providing reward?¡± ¡°Is it safe then?¡± ¡°Ung, as long as you get out without getting hurt. After all, it¡¯s not a dungeon.¡± Haeun, who still suspected that the constellation might lie again, finally feels relieved. [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ complains that he doesn¡¯t have that much credibility] ¡°For a separate reward collection stage to exist, it would have been at least an S-Class dungeon reward. Earlier, researcher Kim Hyunseok was touching a lot of things. I think he touched something.¡± In fact, the person who touched it was Haeun, but Haeun pretended to be innocent. ¡°Then did he get swept away?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know about that.¡± Jung Sehyun looked around and reached out to Haeun. ¡°Let¡¯s move first. Seeing that Noona is here, I don¡¯t know if Ahyeon¡¯s guild leader is somewhere.¡± ¡°Ung!¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ can¡¯t help but feel sorry for Haeun¡¯s freedom, which ended in a midsummer night¡¯s dream.] [He asks Haeun if it is regrettable that it ends like this.] Haeun wrinkled her nose. It is a lie to say that it is not regrettable. But since she met Jung Sehyun, she should have stopped quickly. It wasn¡¯t the time yet. ¡°Oh, Haeun! Hunter Jung Sehyun!¡± Fortunately, they ran into Kim Hyunseok not long after moving. He must have had a hard time because his face quickly turned half-hearted. ¡°Huh. I thought I would fall alone and die, Haeun-ah.¡± ¡°Huh, Mister, your clothes¡­.¡± Kim Hyunseok¡¯s clothes were messy. Looking closer, it was packed with all sorts of items, from small magic bombs to disposable shields. She doesn¡¯t know where it came from, but judging by the clothes, that side looks like a Hunter, while Haeun and Jung Sehyun look more like ordinary people. What was surprising was that Hyunseok was actually an awakening person. ¡®I didn¡¯t know at all.¡¯ His energy was blurry, so she didn¡¯t notice it. ¡°There is no specific skill that can be used in a dungeon. Research is more suitable for me.¡± It seems so. ¡°How worried I was when I thought I had touched something wrong. Haeun-ah, are you not hurt anywhere?¡± ¡°Yes, I ran into Sehyun right away, so I was safe.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a relief. What about Dojoon? Weren¡¯t you together?¡± Haeun shook her head. Kim Hyunseok¡¯s face turned dark. ¡°Yeah¡­ Anyway, let¡¯s get out of here. Isn¡¯t it because I was thoroughly prepared and had an item to find the way?¡± As Kim Hyunseok said, a blue compass needle was floating in front of him. The needle of the compass pointed to a passage that stretched ahead of him. ¡°All you have to do is follow along like this!¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s an item that Haeun needs because she¡¯s bad at the direction.] Haeun raised her eyebrows at the message from the constellation, which somehow seemed sincere. ¡®I¡¯m not bad at the direction.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ says that people who are bad at the direction don¡¯t know if they are bad.] ¡®Noisy.¡¯ Anyway, if Kim Hyunseok was here, Seo Dojoon was also likely to be somewhere in this space. Haeun and her party decided to move in the direction the item pointed to for now. Jung Jinho sometimes told Haeun a story about the item and told her that high-grade items occasionally test users. However, the space where Haeun and her party fell now was ambiguous to call it a test. Just like the space where Haeun first went round and round, the path where nothing came out continued. ¡®What kind of test is this¡­ Oh, is it a test of endurance?¡¯ Haeun, who was walking with a mind free of thoughts, didn¡¯t notice that she was getting ahead of everyone else. Click. ¡­Click? She heard the sound of something cutting through the wind all of a sudden. ¡°Huh.¡± Haeun instinctively leaned back. A sharp arrow made of metal grazed right in front of Haeun¡¯s nose. Missing arrows stuck right into the wall. Haeun widened her eyes. Traps were installed on the walls. The spot where the arrow passed was exactly where Haeun¡¯s head had been. It would have pierced her head straight through if she hadn¡¯t dodged it. She had goosebumps running down her back as she imagined it. ¡°Noona! Are you okay!?¡± Before she could tell Jung Sehyun that she was fine, another arrow flew at Haeun. Shing¡ª! Shing! A sharp metal arrow flew toward Haeun. The first is on the right, the second is on the left. Haeun¡¯s left hand touched the floor. Her flexed body spun like a spring and spun backwards. Paak¡ª! An arrow pierced the spot where Haeun had been. Haeun, who had returned to the safe zone as if rolling over, gasped for her breath. ¡°I thought I was going to die!¡± ¡°Noona!¡± ¡°Haeun-ah, are you okay?¡± Haeun nodded her head. Kim Hyunseok was startled and checked Haeun. ¡°How did you avoid it?¡± ¡°Oh¡­ I did some gymnastics in the past.¡± ¡°No wonder you looked flexible!¡± It is true that she did gymnastics, but it would have been difficult to avoid it completely without physical ability as an awakener. Haeun shamelessly glared at the hallway. The compass pointed beyond this road. This means that she must pass the path where the arrow flies just now to go outside. If she makes a mistake, she will turn into a hedgehog immediately. She has to bend down as much as possible and reduce her exposure to escape the flying arrows. ¡®I think I can do it if I concentrate.¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant in the Abyss¡¯ complains that only Haeun can do it.] As the constellation said, Jung Sehyun responded that it was difficult. ¡°My ability doesn¡¯t work unless it¡¯s a living being.¡± Jung Sehyun¡¯s abilities were brainwashing and hallucinations, so they were useless here. Maybe he can give them the illusion that they are not hurt even though they were hit by an arrow. Kim Hyunseok suggested it. ¡°Should I throw a magic bomb?¡± ¡°What if the wall collapses?¡± Haeun, who already has a track record, was worried. It was then. Pat¡ª. The candle hanging on the wall went out at once. Haeun suddenly raised her head. Black shadows swayed along the walls and ceiling and were dragged to the other side. It looks like a shadow, but it¡¯s actually magic. ¡°Dojoon-ah¡± Kim Hyunseok, who realized who his opponent was, shouted happily and waved. Seo Dojoon was standing across the hallway where the traps were set. The black magic that looked like a thread shook bleakly, creating a shadow. It was a move reminiscent of a wave. The shimmering magic power quickly engulfed the passage along the wall. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Kim Hyunseok ran first. Jung Sehyun followed and grabbed Haeun¡¯s hand. Haeun closed her eyes tightly as she moved to the area where the arrows were pouring. But the aisles were quiet, and no arrows rained down. ¡°Huh. Ugh.¡± ¡°Are you okay?¡± At the same time as the whole party came over, Seo Dojoon release his magic. Then, the metal arrows, which had been stopped by the black membrane and couldn¡¯t pour out, burst out all at once. Shoot, shoot¡ª! The ground turned into an arrow field. Haeun ran her hands over the goosebumps on her arms. ¡°Dojoon-ah! Whoa. I thought I was going to die!¡± ¡°Are you okay? Are you okay, Haeun-ssi?¡± Haeun nodded her head. She couldn¡¯t thank Seo Dojoon enough for appearing at the right time. ¡°It doesn¡¯t look like everyone is hurt.¡± Finally, all those who fell into this place in the item gathered. Jung Sehyun approached Seo Dojoon. ¡°Do you know anything about this place, Ahyeon Guild Leader?¡± ¡°This is the reward stage of the S-class dungeon <90th Night>. The statue, which was Dungeon¡¯s reward item, was the entry medium.¡± ¡°Did the guild leader open it on purpose?¡± No, no, no, no. Haeun hurriedly made an X with her arms toward Seo Dojoon. It was not Haeun¡¯s fault for entering the reward stage, but it was also true that it reacted when Haeun touched it. Haeun really didn¡¯t want to let a situation happen in which her awakening could be questioned. ¡®Secret! Absolute secret! Please¡­!¡¯ There is yet hope for the return of Seo Dojoon¡¯s flexibility even though he is now extinct on Earth. Seo Dojoon¡¯s mouth opened slowly, whether he knew Haeun¡¯s earnest feelings or not. ¡°Actually¡­¡± ¡°What? But the result came out that it was a useless statue?¡± However, at that moment, Kim Hyunseok shouted and Seo Dojoon¡¯s words were buried. Nice, Kim Hyunseok. Haeun clenched her fists. Kim Hyunseok refuted this with a vein around his neck. ¡°I even conducted an audit myself! Am I wrong? It¡¯s ridiculous that the research results came out wrong! If we get out of here, we¡¯ll have to re-examine it right away! Dojoon-ah, where is the statue?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have it. Haeun, do you have it?¡± ¡°No!¡± Haeun waved her hands in surprise. Even the stone statue was broken. Instead, a snake came out of it. ¡®Huh?¡¯ Haeun groped her body. The snake wasn¡¯t there. It was clinging to Haeun until the moment she fell! She couldn¡¯t even guess where it had dropped or if it had run away on its own. ¡°Noona, what are you looking for?¡± While Haeun was groping her body to find the snake, Jung Sehyun asked a question. CH 27 However, Haeun slowly shook her head. Perhaps it is fortunate that the snake disappeared under the current situation. Haeun changed the subject. ¡°More than that, let¡¯s get out of here. I really want to go home right now. Sehyun said it wasn¡¯t a dungeon, but what if something happened outside?¡± ¡°There is no gate, so it is safe outside. Still, we don¡¯t know the situation outside, so we should go out. The method is not difficult. As it is a kind of bonus stage provided by Dungeon to receive additional compensation, you will be able to return to reality if you receive the compensation. First, follow me.¡± Please follow me for now.¡± Unlike Haeun, Jung Sehyun, and Kim Hyunseok, who fell near the entrance, Seo Dojoon seemed to start from the end. His steps were unstoppable as he returned the way he had come. The traps that existed in the middle were already destroyed and did not work. After walking for a long time, the road they came to was completely blocked off. Hiik¡ª. A cool breeze brushed Haeun¡¯s hair. Clearly, the wind blew despite the fact that the road ahead was a dead end. Seo Dojoon continued walking toward the stone wall. The moment his face hit the wall, Seo Dojoon¡¯s figure shook and disappeared, being swallowed by the wall. ¡°Aha.¡± Realizing something, Jung Sehyun exclaimed and pulled Haeun by the hand. ¡°Let¡¯s go too, Noona.¡± ¡°What? The stone wall in front¡­Ack!¡± However, contrary to Haeun¡¯s worries, Haeun didn¡¯t break her forehead on the stone wall. When she crossed the boundary created by fantasy, a new space appeared. It was a sharp cliff. Beyond that was a large open space. ¡°It was the same structure as the previous dungeon. Originally, there was a basilisk, a boss monster here. The reward is down there.¡± Haeun, who crept closer to the edge of the cliff, glanced down. The height was great. But it wasn¡¯t the height of the cliff that surprised Haeun. The huge place was filled with gold and silver treasures of all kinds. Kim Hyunseok¡¯s eyes widened as if they were going to pop out. ¡°A, are those all items, Dojoon-ah?¡± The space where the original basilisk would have stayed was now filled with items. It shone brightly in the distance. If the Ahyeon Guild¡¯s item storage was like a huge museum, this place was the boss monster¡¯s treasure chest itself. The four of them ran up and down the steep stairs. Seeing it up close was even more amazing. Kim Hyunseok, who had been unable to keep his mouth shut for a while, wiped the dripping saliva. His eyes flashed greedily. ¡°How much is all this?¡± ¡°Wow, this is amazing. really.¡± ¡°We are rich now, Dojoon-ah! All of them seem to be rare or higher, but even if you sell just a little, the lab¡¯s budget will be secured!¡± ¡°Wait.¡± Jung Sehyun interrupted Kim Hyunseok. He glanced around and smiled with a smooth smile. ¡°That sounds like a hasty statement.¡± ¡°What do you mean hasty statement?¡± ¡°I mean, it¡¯s too early for the Ahyeon Guild to claim ownership of the item.¡± ¡°What do you mean! It was an item that was stored in our guild item storage! Of course it belongs to the Ahyeon Guild!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. First of all, I think we need to check how we got into this stage of receiving rewards.¡± ¡°I did it!¡± Haeun quickly jumped forward. She knew what Jung Sehyun was thinking. Jung Sehyun had the intention to eat all the items in this huge dungeon. ¡®My smart younger brother!¡¯ If Sehyun thought so, Haeun also needed to change her attitude. ¡°I touched the snake-shaped statue and we moved to this place. Right, Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± ¡°¡­That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°I was going to have that statue, a promise to give me any item I wanted. So.¡± Haeun spread her arms wide and smiled. ¡°Of course, these items under the item are mine.¡± ¡°What a nonsense!¡± Kim Hyunseok screamed. His face turns white and pale. As soon as he saw the gold and silver treasure, it was already in his lab¡¯s budget, but Haeun made a noise like thunder from the sky. ¡°Haeun, this is different. It¡¯s true that Dojoonie said he would give you one item you want, but he didn¡¯t say he would give you all of them.¡± ¡°Originally, I thought it was a useless item and just kept it in the warehouse. And if it wasn¡¯t for me, you wouldn¡¯t even be here? When Seo Dojoon touched it, there was no reaction. It¡¯s open because I touch it.¡± ¡°It must be a coincidence! And that doesn¡¯t mean that these items belong to you.¡± ¡°How shameless.¡± ¡°Haeun, you¡¯re shameless!¡± Jung Sehyun stepped up as the fight was about to spread childishly. ¡°Researcher Kim Hyunseok¡¯s opinion is at first glance reasonable. So how about doing this? It is a reasonable division. I think 9 to 1 would be fine.¡± ¡°Is 9 the Ahyeon Guild?¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s for my Noona.¡± ¡°How can that be reasonable!¡± Kim Hyunseok looked around with a sigh. Shining items are coveted. Even if it were only 10%, it would be a huge amount, but in the first place, this place belonged to the Ahyeon Guild, and wasn¡¯t it a reward for the dungeon that Seo Do-jun conquered? It¡¯s also something that shouldn¡¯t be passed on as it is. Kim Hyunseok picked up an item that was nearby. ¡°Mister!¡± ¡°This is my precious research fund!¡± He put the crown on his head and put the necklace around his neck. Then he put on a cloak and held the item in his arms as much as he could. Golden items flashed dazzlingly. And that moment. ¡°Huh, uh?!¡± The shape of the item Kim Hyunseok picked up collapsed and began to change into a huge snake. Huge snakes that appeared in an instant climbed Kim Hyunseok¡¯s body. Kim Hyunseok¡¯s eyes were colored with astonishment. Haeun stepped back in surprise. ¡°Hyung!¡± ¡°Argh!¡± The snake opened its jaws and swallowed Kim Hyunseok in an instant. The snake that ate Kim Hyunseok was cut in half by the black whip that Seo Dojoon made with his magic. However, there was no Kim Hyunseok in it. The blurry snake disappeared like a hologram, and a system window popped up in its place. [SYSTEM: Kim Hyun-seok (retire) Failed to receive the item. Exit the stage.] Haeun was frightened and grabbed Seo Do-joon¡¯s arm. ¡°No way is he dead?!¡± ¡°¡­No, it looks like he left.¡± The overflowing black magic returned to Seo Dojoon. Good thing he¡¯s not dead. Haeun let out a sigh of relief. When Kim Hyunseok disappeared, the snakes that fell to the ground slowly waggled their tails and disappeared into a pile of items. Silence passed between the remaining three. The one who broke the brief silence was Jung Sehyun. ¡°All of the items here must be similar traps.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I need an item either. If I, a non-awakened person, received an item, what would I use it for? I don¡¯t want it.¡± Haeun quickly changed her posture. She could feel Hunter Seo Dojoon¡¯s hot gaze, but she ignored it. What does he think he wants? Jung Sehyun shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Still, it¡¯s nice that there is no failure penalty. If you choose well, you can get reward items from S-class dungeons, right?¡± Then he walked towards the center, looking around with interest. What caught his attention were the gloves woven with fine silver thread. A blue magic crystal is embedded in the tip of the glove, not excessively. The delicate design is refined. When Jung Sehyun picked up the gloves, sensitive Haeun flinched and shouted loudly. ¡°Sehyun! Let it go!¡± Siik¡ª. The gloves with a design that aroused admiration instantly turned into a gray snake. The snake wrapped around Jung Sehyun¡¯s arm. At the same time, a purple magic circle floated above the snake¡¯s head. Jung Sehyun¡¯s eyes were dyed the same purple. A smile crept across his lips. The magic circle expanded in an instant. ¡°It must have been an inanimate object.¡± The snake that was not affected by magic bit Jung Sehyun¡¯s wrist. Jung Sehyun also disappeared, leaving behind a monotonous impression. [SYSTEM: Jung Sehyun (Retire) Failed to receive the item. Exit the stage.] But when the two left, a problem arose. Doo doo doo. As the two exited, the quiet space suddenly began to reverberate loudly. Items piled high were shaken threateningly. It was dangerous, like a block-stacking game that would collapse if she tapped it. Items that couldn¡¯t handle the vibration quickly fell out. ¡°Haeun-ssi!¡± Seo Dojoon quickly accepted the staggering Haeun. And at that moment, a flood of golden items hit the spot where Haeun and Seo Dojoon were standing. Seo Dojoon jumped high while holding Haeun firmly with his right arm. He barely got out of that place before a pile of things swept him away. Tak. Items that collided with each other were returning to their original form, causing a series of explosions. Whoosh¡ª. The exponentially increased number of snakes writhed menacingly. The coveted treasure trove was quickly transformed into a snake cage. One or two were fine, but when the number increased to dozens or hundreds, she got goosebumps. Haeun urged Seo Dojoon by pulling the hem of his clothes. ¡°Seo Dojoon! Hurry up! Let¡¯s run away!¡± ¡°I will move! Hold tight.¡± He couldn¡¯t get rid of the swarm of snakes as long as he held Haeun. Seo Dojoon, who made a quick decision, boldly hugged Haeun¡¯s waist and jumped up again. Haeun opened her eyes wide at the feeling that her whole body was floating. CH 28 Spark¨C. Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand, which wasn¡¯t holding Haeun, was filled with black magic. The magic, which was sharply aggregated like a thorn, formed the shape of a long whip. Seo Dojoon, who grabbed the handle, swung the whip loudly. Boom boom! The blow that was filled with magic power flew away. The snakes on the floor that were tangled up were cut in half in an instant. Even though its body had been cut open, it was strange to see it move around and not die immediately. Seo Dojoon dropped Haeun off at the corner of the empty space. ¡°Haeun, are you okay?¡± Haeun shook her head with a bloodless face. ¡°It¡¯s gross!¡± The swarm of wriggling snakes reminded her of worms. ¡°Ugh, I feel like throwing up.¡± Haeun covered her mouth with both hands. ¡°You have to be bitten to exit.¡± Haeun shook her head with sincerity. Go into that hell? She doesn¡¯t want it. She doesn¡¯t want to die. While Haeun refused, the snakes rushed like waves toward Haeun and Seo Dojoon. Boom, boom¡ª! Seo Dojoon split the floor once again. The snake that was coming straight at them was being swept away with no mercy. They couldn¡¯t get out of here this way. She has to choose between passing or failing the clear condition. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi! There¡¯s another sword over there!¡± Desperately looking around, Haeun noticed that there was the only sword that hadn¡¯t turned into a snake yet. Seo Dojoon hugged Haeun¡¯s waist and jumped up again. The snake¡¯s head popped out every time he stepped on it. Moments later, he landed right in front of the brightly shining sword. Without hesitation, he drew the sword stuck in a huge stone. The sharp blade of the sword sparkled in the light. Hope flashed on Haeun¡¯s face. But the joy is only short¡ª. Kyaaak¡ª. ¡°Oh my.¡± It was the only item that maintained its appearance, but it was also a trap. [SYSTEM: Seo Dojoon (Retire) Failed to receive the item. Exit the stage.] [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ laughs because everyone is gone.] ¡°Now is the time to have fun!¡± After leaving Seo Dojoon, a huge snake fell to the floor and approached Haeun. Haeun kicked at the monster crawling on her. When the heavy weight was put on her ankles, she got goosebumps all the way to the top of her head. Thud¡ª. The snake that far away shook greatly. Then the snakes nearby began to follow. It seemed that the snake that Haeun kicked was the leader. ¡°You want me to leave after being bitten by that snake?¡± She can¡¯t. she really can¡¯t. Haeun would rather run away. But at that moment, something suddenly fell onto Haeun¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Whoah!¡± Haeun jumped out of her seat in fright. She turned her head, and a familiar white snake was sitting on Haeun¡¯s shoulder. It¡¯s the snake that disappeared without a sound. The snake flicked its little tongue and moved its head. Haeun, whose legs were loosened, collapsed in her seat. Her heart was almost going to burst. Haeun hesitated when she tried to throw away a snake with a friendly wag of its tail. Come to think of it, all the other snakes were in the form of items, but this snake was a snake from the beginning. The snake Haeun had in her hands tapped her hand. Then Haeun carefully examined the white snake. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me, this kid?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that¡¯s the correct answer.] And at the same time, the white snake began to glow white. Before she knew it, Haeun had a white dagger in her hand. It¡¯s so white that it¡¯s really blinding. The dagger, which was the size of a hand, was quite heavy. Haeun muttered, bewildered. ¡°Is this really a reward?¡± But why is the system window still silent? Sssh¡ª. The snake¡¯s cry, much closer than before, threatened Haeun at the time. Then Haeun stopped looking at the dagger and raised her head. An angry snake was leading other monsters toward Haeun. A golden haze rose around Haeun, who was flustered. At that moment, a thought crossed her mind. Maybe she should kill that monster with this dagger? As Haeun put strength into the hand holding the dagger, golden magic spread through the blade. As if magic was burning a dagger, it shimmered along the blade. She had never wielded a sword, but somehow she seemed to know how. She finds a way to kill them all at once. Haeun ran out. The distance narrowed in an instant. Slash¡ª! The dagger, which was overflowing with magic, split the neck of the dark red snake. Magic was mixed, and the inside of the snake swelled. Bang-! The boss whose head exploded died instantly. [SYSTEM: Acquiring the King¡¯s Relic Black Dragon (Class 1 Extraordinary)] [SYSTEM: You have learned how to use Black Dragon.] [SYSTEM: The 90th night (S) reward collection stage has been cleared.] [SYSTEM: Attacker ¡ö¡ö¡ö(??). Reward processing] The system that completed the rewarding process was greatly shaken. Haeun¡¯s body floated up, and soon her vision turned upside down. She left the dark fort, and it got gradually brighter. This is the Ahyeon Guild Item Storage Center¡¯s warehouse for useless items, where Haeun was first. She could see the figures of three people beyond the foggy boundary line. ¡°Dojoon, where on earth was the last place you saw a statue? Are you sure it was here? Haeun is not coming out. What if something happens!¡± ¡°Find a way to save my sister right now, Ahyeon Guild Leader!¡± ¡°Calling guild members right now¡ª¡± Tak. At the sound of Haeun falling, the three of them turned their heads at the same time. They opened their eyes as if they saw a ghost. Then Jung Sehyun panicked and ran to Haeun. ¡°Noona! Are you okay?¡± Haeun nodded to Sehyun, who was holding onto her body and checking around. ¡°That¡¯s a relief. I thought you would come back with Ahyeon guild leader, but I was worried because only Noona didn¡¯t come out.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Haeun-ssi. Because I was careless at the end¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m okay.¡± ¡°Why did it take so long?¡± ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± When Haeun opened her mouth, the reward item, which had already returned to the form of a snake, suddenly appeared over Haeun¡¯s shoulder. Jung Sehyun¡¯s face became fierce due to the sudden appearance of a monster. Jung Sehyun caught the body with a sharp movement and threw the snake to the floor. ¡°Haeun-ssi! Please avoid it!¡± Seo Dojoon, who recognized it as a dangerous existence, quickly created magic. Haeun was frightened at the gesture of cutting right away and stopped the two of them. ¡°Wait! It¡¯s not a weirdo! It¡¯s a good boy!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a monster!¡± ¡°No! This is the reward!¡± The three of them hesitated at Haeun¡¯s cry. ¡°I finally found it. All other items turned into snakes when touched, but this one was the opposite. So I caught it just in case, but it was the correct answer and I came back here.¡± Haeun completely left out the fact that she had cut the monster that seemed to be the boss in half. She doesn¡¯t need to say it at all. Still unsure, Seo Dojoon spoke quietly. ¡°Haeun-ssi, please step aside for a moment.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not going to kill it, right?¡± ¡°As long as it¡¯s not dangerous.¡± Haeun hesitated, then reluctantly stepped aside. The snake in Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand wagged its tail wildly as if it were angry. [SYSTEM: View information.] [Black Dragon (Class 1 Extraordinary) Owner: Jung Haeun Current rating: Rare Maximum Awakening Rating: ?? The user can change the shape to any shape they want. The user¡¯s skill level determines how much they can get out of a weapon¡¯s transformation.] It was only after confirming through the system that the monster was really the final reward product that Seo Dojoon calmed down his magic. ¡°It¡¯s true.¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you the truth.¡± Haeun took the snake back from Seo Dojoon. The white snake, regaining its freedom, stuck out its long tongue at Seo Dojoon and snarled angrily. Then it patted Haeun¡¯s cheek with its face and grumbled. Haeun giggled lightly because it felt quite lovely. ¡°Haha, it tickles.¡± The long day finally came to an end with a new member added to Haeun¡¯s family list. * * * ¡°I¡¯m home.¡± Jung Eunwoo, who returned home after 72 hours, muttered with a sullen face. He had been up all night for two days straight because of a sudden emergency dispatch order. There was still work to be done at his workplace, but he had just returned home to wash up and change clothes. When they do things out of order, he has to step up every time something bad happens! It was surprising that the organization was running inefficiently, and at the same time, it was amazing that it hadn¡¯t collapsed yet. His boss doesn¡¯t even move, but Jung Eunwoo acts like a dog. ¡°Damn it. I will definitely quit someday.¡± Even though people say he¡¯s leaving the company, Jung Eunwoo is still working hard for the Republic of Korea, and he repeated his secret wishes today. Jung Eunwoo, who roughly arranged his messy clothes, paused as he got off the elevator. A strange energy was felt from inside the house. He thought he was mistaken because he was tired, but he wasn¡¯t. Because the energy he had been feeling secretly for a while hit his body much more strongly. His Dad is in the US as an item creation consultant and his mom is at work. There was a high possibility that his younger brother Jung Sehyun wouldn¡¯t be at home either. Then there is only one person left in the house¡­! Bang¡ª! Jung Eunwoo, who came running as if flying, opened the front door roughly. Haeun, who was lying on the sofa in the living room and looking at her phone, stood up in surprise. Jung Eunwoo looked around the house with fierce eyes. Haeun frowned at his frantic gesture. ¡°What, you surprised me!¡± ¡°Hey, you. What is it?¡± The white snake around Haeun¡¯s neck caught Jung Eunwoo¡¯s eye. CH 29 Author: rolypoly The white snake looked like it had been splashed with bleach, but it was clearly a monster. As Jung Eunwoo sharpened his expression, the snake on Haeun¡¯s shoulder breathed heavily. ¡°Oppa! Why are you scaring my quiet baby?¡± ¡°Put it down now. F*ck, I see you don¡¯t know now, but that¡¯s not a baby snake, it¡¯s a monster¡­.¡± ¡°But I know that it¡¯s a monster?¡± ¡°You know?¡± Jung Eunwoo, who was taking out a spear from the subspace, paused. Haeun snaps back at Jung Eunwoo. ¡°And what do you mean by a snake! Definitely, there is a cute name called Noodles!¡± ¡°Are you crazy? Do you take it with you knowing it¡¯s a monster? Where did you pick it up in the first place? Did you crash again?¡± ¡°No! Hunter Seo Dojoon gave it to me.¡± ¡°Did that punk crazy! Does he even give monsters to civilians now?¡± Jung Eunwoo was so angry that he looked like he was going to attack the Ahyeon Guild right away. Haeun sighed and made a small sound to the Noodles. Then, Noodles, standing firmly on Haeun¡¯s shoulders, came down on Haeun¡¯s arms. Haeun gestured toward Jung Eunwoo. ¡°Now look.¡± Clap clap. Haeun clapped lightly. Then, Noodles that went down to the floor began to dance and shake its body gently. Haeun made a gun shape with her fingers and aimed at the Noodles. ¡°Noodles, now shoot.¡± The dancing snake collapsed and pretended to be dead. ¡°Oh, our noodle trainee. Can we play a trick? Roll right now, do it!¡± At Haeun¡¯s words, Noodles rolled around on the floor. Jung Eunwoo opened his mouth wide. ¡°Do I see an illusion now?¡± ¡°You look tired, but go in and get some sleep.¡± ¡°Hey. Where the hell did you¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a long story¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon suggested lunch, and she thought it was a date, they went out, did an awakening test, and Jung Sehyun demanded compensation, visited the Ahyeon Guild item storage, looked around, and went through a test period to obtain an item¡ªit was a very long story. Haeun waved her hand. ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s not dangerous. It¡¯s safe, so you don¡¯t have to stop me. I already tested it at the Ahyeon Guild and showed it to mom. They say it¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°It looks just right to make alcohol.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I¡¯m going to die, really.¡± Haeun groaned. Jung Eunwoo, who put on a troubled expression for a moment, quickly went into the room. If his mother said it was safe, it would be. When Jung Eunwoo disappeared, Haeun hugged Noodles and lay down on the sofa again. The wagging tail is cute. ¡°Our pretty Noodles~.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ sniffles that Haeun¡¯s love for him has cooled down] Haeun laughed. ¡®You have to speak right. I¡¯ve never loved you?¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ cries that it¡¯s too much.] [Sometimes she says he is the best and cries that love is only at the moment.] [He complains that she is not even looking at him anymore.] The constellation showed dissatisfaction, but Haeun didn¡¯t even care. That¡¯s how much Haeun was into her new pet, Noodles. What do you mean by a genius snake that perfectly understands Haeun¡¯s words? The body of Noodles, leaning on Haeun¡¯s body, suddenly glowed white. Soon, the heavyweight settled down, and Noodles changed into the shape of a dagger. The noodles were able to change shape as Haeun wanted. Haeun picked up her dagger. The cool lines were luxurious. Since it was pure white, it was like a work of art. The grade is only rare, but it¡¯s okay because it¡¯s pretty. ¡°And¡­¡± Haeun glanced up at her synchronization window. The sudden change of direction, like a dream on a midsummer night, sparked her desire, which Haeun had been ignoring. ¡®If certain conditions are met, the synchronization rate itself may not increase¡­.¡¯ Haeun couldn¡¯t let go of her feelings, so she opened and closed her fists to show her regret. Noodles, which had returned to its original form, rubbed its face as if comforting Haeun. Since then, Haeun has also voluntarily tried to contact Seo Dojoon frequently as a determination to grow Noodles. [2:21 pm] Seo Dojoon-ssi ?? Our Noodles don¡¯t eat a meal. [2:22 PM] What¡¯s Noodles¡¯ favorite food? Since it¡¯s a monster, should I feed it with a core? I¡¯ll look into it. [2:24 PM] [2:25 PM] Just give me Mister Kim Hyunseok¡¯s phone number. [2:25 PM] I¡¯ll ask myself. But unfortunately, Kim Hyunseok also didn¡¯t know anything. She wondered if she would have to feed core, but Haeun was a civilian and wasn¡¯t registered as a hunter, so she couldn¡¯t use the hunter market. She could use her family¡¯s account, but Haeun¡¯s family tended to block Haeun from accessing anything related to hunters and dungeons. She did all the other things, but she never did anything to do with dungeons. In the end, the only person Haeun could contact was Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon seemed to have a strange feeling of debt to Haeun, so it was easy for her to ask. ¡°Haeun-ssi, here¡¯s what you asked for.¡± Seo Dojoon, who came to Haeun¡¯s house, handed Haeun a pouch. The bag she received was quite heavy. When she opened the entrance, there were several yellow cores inside. Haeun¡¯s expression brightened. ¡°Thank you!¡± ¡°But do you really need core? According to Hyunseok Hyung, the snake is an item rather than a monster, so it doesn¡¯t seem to need any special food.¡± ¡°But it¡¯s not good to starve when you live and move like this. We¡¯ll know when we feed it.¡± Haeun took out a yellow core and held it out to Noodles. Noodles, which had been acting cute while tilting its head, opened its mouth wide. The small snake swallowed a very huge core. Haeun clapped for Noodles, which ate well. ¡°Aww, my baby. You eat well, too.¡± ¡°It do eat for now.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯ll be nutritious, but I¡¯ll watch it for now.¡± ¡°If you need more core, tell researcher Kim Hyunseok first. I¡¯ll get you.¡± ¡°How about Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± Haeun paused for a second after asking without thinking. Even though she didn¡¯t mean to, she made it sound like it was sad that Hunter Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t come. Fortunately or unfortunately, Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t seem to care much. ¡°I will not be in Korea from next week.¡± ¡°Is something wrong?¡± ¡°I was entrusted with a personal protection request, so I went to the United States for a while.¡± Haeun laughed a little. ¡°Somehow Seo Dojoon-ssi has a lot of requests like that.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t get personal requests often, but the rate of requests for protection is definitely high.¡± It seems that somewhere, there are people who are just as obsessed with safety as Haeun¡¯s parents. Curious, Haeun asked cautiously. ¡°Can I ask who it is?¡± ¡°It was a public request, so there is no need to hide it. Do you know about Baek Doohan?¡± ¡°I know the heavens and earth of Mt. Baekdu.¡± ¡°No¡­ well, he¡¯s also famous by the name of Mr. Back.¡± ¡°Uh, is that the guy from the chef¡¯s kitchen?¡± ¡°You¡¯re probably right.¡± Baek Doohan. Called Mr. Baek, he appeared on the NetXlix cooking program that Haeun often watched. Dreaming of the American dream, he moved to the United States and started as a small food stall, and is now the chairman of a global company with a worldwide chain. Isn¡¯t he a great person who is ranked among the world¡¯s richest people by accumulating great wealth while doing real estate business at the same time! ¡°Mr. Baek Doohan is my client.¡± ¡°Wow! Incredible! But isn¡¯t he an American? Although he was born in Korea.¡± How did he get a request from the United States? Seo Dojoon continued to explain as if he noticed Haeun¡¯s question. ¡°During his stay in Korea, he commissioned the Ahyeon Guild to protect him and his companions. He said he needed a non-American Korean. It was agreed that I would only accompany today and Baek Doohan on their way back to New York.¡± ¡°Wow, I envy you.¡± Haeun muttered sincerely. When she heard that he was going to meet someone she had only seen on a show program, Seo Dojoon looked amazing. Of course, Seo Dojoon was also a great ranking number one that was hard for ordinary people to meet, but it felt ordinary to Haeun, who was immune to it because of her family. ¡®I¡¯d like to get an autograph.¡¯ It would be better if she could meet him in person and take a picture with him, but since it was an official commissioned job, she felt that she couldn¡¯t follow along. In addition, since it is a request for protection, the security will be strict, but if Haeun follows because she wants to see a celebrity, it could be a nuisance to many people. ¡®Still, it would be possible to accept it instead of an autograph.¡¯ It was when Haeun was about to ask Seo Dojoon a light favor. ¡°Do you want to go with me, Haeun-ssi?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°I am leaving right now. Ah, would Hunter Lee Yoonkyung give you permission?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of The Abyss¡¯ says that Seo Dojoon is acting again and that he says he will no longer be deceived by Seo Dojoon and buy stocks] [Let¡¯s make it clear to Haeun that it¡¯s not a date request] [Anyway, he expresses the unfairness of life by saying that his face is good enough to make people misunderstand just by breathing] ¡®I know.¡¯ Haeun frowned slightly. It was Haeun who had already played drums, janggu, and samullori by herself. Seo Dojoon quickly added that he thought Haeun¡¯s face showed embarrassment. ¡°If you don¡¯t have time, you can decline.¡± ¡°No no, I like it! Mom is fine too. I am free now.¡± After a series of incidents, Haeun told her parents that her guard wasn¡¯t necessary. The No. 1 ranked player also failed to prevent accidents, but others insisted that they would do anything. Lee Yoonkyung was also keen on this, so she easily accepted Haeun¡¯s argument. ¡°We agreed that it would be okay to tell who, where, and how long I¡¯m going to be with, and tell them in advance before going out. But can I really follow you? It¡¯s a request for protection.¡± ¡°When the first request came in, there was also a request for a non-Awakened person to be the companion. However, they withdrew it because they could not find a person who met the conditions.¡± ¡°Still, I wonder if it¡¯s okay if I suddenly visit him.¡± ¡°Let me ask them.¡± Seo Dojoon called somewhere. After a while, a bright smile appeared on Seo Dojoon¡¯s face after the call. ¡°They say you can come with me.¡± ¡°Wow, really?!¡± ¡°Yes, as long as it¡¯s a young woman, they say it¡¯s okay.¡± ¡­Why is it okay to be a young woman? This is a bit suspicious statement. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts that this is a pure pervert.] No way, it¡¯s not, right? Please tell me my Mr. Baek is not a pervert!! CH 30 Baek Doohan hung up the phone and checked his watch. It¡¯s time to head out soon. He sent people from the United States to Korea to find out about famous places for today¡¯s visit. Making an exception to advance reservations in a place where reservations have already been made for over half a year was difficult to do with money alone. ¡¸Grandpa, who is it?¡¹ A little girl watching a movie on her tablet while sitting on a soft chair and sticking out her head asked. Unlike Baek Doohan, who looks typical Korean to anyone, the girl has exotic features and green eyes. Still, her dark hair was the same as Baek Doohan¡¯s. Baek Doohan stroked the child on the head. ¡°The man who will be escorted by our Soyeon. Also, an older sister who will play with Soyeon is coming with him.¡± ¡¸Whoa! Really?¡¹ Baek Soyeon, who had been bored ever since she came to Korea, was happy. It was worth it. There was no one here to play with Baek Soyeon except Baek Doohan. Baek Soyeon¡¯s only routine was to watch movies on her tablet and post pictures on her Outstagram. ¡¸Then can we go out together? I saw them selling huge cakes at Outstar! The line is so long. I want to go there, Grandpa.¡¹ ¡°Yeah, I think it¡¯ll be fine.¡± He¡¯s looking for a non-Awakened adult woman with not too much of an age gap to play with her granddaughter. Even under the conditions demanded by Baek Doohan, Seo Dojoon replied that it was impossible at first. But today, the official meeting day, Seo Dojoon called him out of the blue and asked if she could come. The opponent was the daughter of a famous blacksmith that even Baek Doohan knew. Baek Doohan was glad that it seemed like she knew Seo Dojoon personally, so he agreed right away. Baek Doohan hugged Baek Soyeon and sat her on his lap. Baek Soyeon smiled as he stroked Baek Soyeon¡¯s head with his big hand. A happy smile came to Baek Doohan¡¯s face. Baek Doohan, who sticks to his strict and thorough image on the broadcast, couldn¡¯t help but be a grandfather in front of his lovely granddaughter. ¡°More than that, Soyeon-ah, Grandpa told you that you should speak Korean in Korea.¡± ¡¸Ugh.¡¹ ¡°If you have Korean blood, of course you have to know how to speak Korean.¡± Baek Soyeon answered hesitantly while puffing out her cheeks as if she didn¡¯t like the strict scolding. ¡°All right.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not ¡®Okay¡¯, it¡¯s ¡®I understand.¡¯¡± ¡°I understand.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Good job.¡± Baek Doohan took a chocolate out of his arms. Baek Soyeon¡¯s eyes sparkled. ¡°Wow, chocolate! Grandpa, give me another one.¡± ¡°You have to say, ¡®Please give me another one.¡¯ If you eat more than that, the tooth decay ghost will come. Just eat one.¡± ¡°No. I will give it to the Unnie I¡¯m meeting today.¡± Baek Doohan burst into laughter at the admirable words he wanted to praise. He handed Baek Soyeon another piece of chocolate. It¡¯s sudden, but maybe this is fate. ¡°We must go now. Soyeon-ah, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Ung!¡± Baek Soyeon wrapped her arms around Baek Doohan¡¯s neck. Baek Doohan, carrying her granddaughter, sat her in her wheelchair. Baek Doohan pushed the wheelchair instead of Baek Soyeon, who had a problem with her legs. Together with the guard, the two set out on the road. * * * Haeun thought she would go to the broadcasting station today. Baek Doohan is a world-class businessman, but he was also the host of a survival cooking program. Also, it is said he was born in Korea, but he lived and worked in the United States. So, she thought that it would be for business reasons if he were visiting Korea. That¡¯s why Haeun didn¡¯t think Seo Dojoon would visit a place like this. ¡°I¡­ Seo Dojoon-ssi.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Are we supposed to meet here?¡± Somehow, the meeting place is a bit strange. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts that it¡¯s a place he has seen a lot in the drama.] ¡°Isn¡¯t this a fortune teller?¡± Haeun looked around the entrance of the fortune teller. It was not a place to lightly read tarot cards or read love fortune, but a place to see new fortune. Isn¡¯t there such a thing as he sprinkles rice grains and rides on a small head? The amulets attached to the gate are creepy. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ snorts in anticipation.] [He looks forward to it, saying that maybe it will be an opportunity to confirm whether the drama is real or not.] ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. I think he¡¯ll be there first¡­ shall we go in?¡± Haeun suddenly thought Baek Doohan might not look like the image she used to see on cooking shows. Then Haeun followed Seo Dojoon into a tile-roofed house with a strange atmosphere. A person who seemed to be an employee led the two of them to a certain room. Seo Dojoon stopped in front of the sliding door. ¡°I¡¯ll call the client for a while and come back.¡± ¡°Ah yes. I¡¯ll wait here.¡± Click. The door closed, and Haeun was left alone in the room. ¡°It¡¯s amazing¡­.¡± Haeun glanced around the room lightly. No one knew why it was called a fortune teller, but she felt spiritual energy flowing through it. Haeun, who was looking around the room, lost interest exactly five minutes later and sat back in her seat. She was curious at first, but when she looked at it, there was nothing special. She was staring at the picture hanging on the wall when the constellation spoke to her just in time. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says since she¡¯s at the fortune teller right now, how about she asks something to the fortune teller.] ¡°What do you want me to ask?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ wants to know when Haeun debuted as a hunter] ¡°You mean that again? Ung, it¡¯s rejected.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if Haeun is not good that day.] Haeun shut her mouth at the question that caught her off guard. The day the constellation spoke of was when Haeun entered the reward stage for the item. Haeun still remembers how exciting it felt when her heart opened. The constellation really recognized Haeun¡¯s psychological state like a ghost. Haeun, who had been looking at her hand for a while, shook her head. That day was a fluke, and nothing will actually change. Thinking that she should stop the conversation, Haeun sighed and stood up from her seat. ¡°I want to go find Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡± Then she carefully opened the sliding door and left the room. The building had a quiet and calm atmosphere. The scenery on the roof shook and made a clear sound when the wind blew. If she didn¡¯t say it was a fortune-telling shop, she could think it was just a hanok cafe with a good atmosphere. At first glance, when she walked in, it looked like there was a separate space behind the building. Haeun, expecting that there would be a garden, headed to the back of the building. As Haeun had expected, there was a small garden at the back of the main building. But there was a visitor. The opponent was sitting in a wheelchair looking down at the pond. The small body looked like a child. ¡°Ehem.¡± Haeun cleared her throat and pretended to know her opponent because she was afraid she might scare her. Baek Soyeon, sitting in a wheelchair, turned the wheel with her hand and turned around. The pretty green eyes turned to Haeun. Now that she saw it, she was just like a foreigner with black hair. Haeun smiled kindly and raised her hand. ¡°Hello?¡± However, Baek Soyeon¡¯s face, facing Haeun, began to turn white. ¡°I, I don¡¯t want to.¡± Baek Soyeon widened her eyes. The small body in the wheelchair trembled. Haeun ran to her in fear because she looked like she might fall down at any moment. ¡°Kid, are you okay?¡± Then Baek Soyeon¡¯s reaction became worse. ¡°U, ugh.¡± Baek Soyeon grabbed her chest with difficulty breathing. She waved her arms as if trying to drive away Haeun, who was about to approach. It was an uneasy movement as if she would fall at any moment. As expected, Baek Soyeon lost her balance due to her rough gesture and fell out of the wheelchair. ¡°K, kid!¡± Thud! Baek Soyeon¡¯s body hit the ground as it was, perhaps because she didn¡¯t even think of supporting it with her arms. Ha-un raised Baek Soyeon, who fell and hugged her. Baek Soyeon hiccupped when she realized she couldn¡¯t get away. The fallen child¡¯s eyes were white. Haeun shouted in embarrassment as she began to tremble like a seizure. ¡°S, somebody helps me out here!¡± Seo Dojoon and Baek Doohan, who were in the room, popped out at Haeun¡¯s cry. ¡°H, Haeun-ssi?!¡± ¡°Soyeon-ah!¡± ¡°Soyeon-ah, why are you like this? Soyeon-ah! Come to your senses!¡± He called Baek Soyeon¡¯s name eagerly, but Baek Soyeon didn¡¯t seem to understand. Baek Soyeon, who had been convulsing, eventually fainted. Baek Doohan exclaimed urgently. ¡°911! Call an ambulance right now!¡± ¡°Haeun, what happened?¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing I do¡­.¡± Haeun was also flustered. As soon as Baek Soyeon saw Haeun¡¯s face, she suddenly fainted. Baek Doohan and Baek Soyeon. The applicant and the subject of this request, which Seo Dojoon has to carry out, are subject to personal protection. They were also the people Haeun properly ruined their first impression. * * * An ambulance arrived. The quiet fortune teller quickly became a mess. The paramedics who completed first aid carried Baek Soyeon and headed to the hospital. Haeun and Seo Dojoon got into a car and followed them. A thorough examination was conducted in consideration of a fall during convulsions. Fortunately, her head didn¡¯t hit anything when she fell. Outside the hospital building, Haeun nervously turned around. Seo Dojoon, who followed Baek Doohan inside, came out looking for Haeun. Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t look so good. Haeun grabbed Seo Dojoon and asked. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi! Are the results out? Why is she doing that all of a sudden?¡± ¡°The doctor says it seems that she fainted due to a momentary shock that her body couldn¡¯t handle.¡± ¡°Is she alright now?¡± ¡°Yes, it has stabilized a lot. She came to her senses and is said to have fallen asleep again.¡± Haeun remembered Baek Doohan, who urgently called for an ambulance. Haeun was also shocked by the sudden change, but Baek Soyeon¡¯s grandfather, Baek Doohan, must have been even more shocked. ¡°Haeun-ssi, I think it would be better for you to return today.¡± Seo Dojoon suggested Haeun go back. But Haeun shook her head. ¡°No, I can¡¯t.¡± ¡°But to meet Baek Doohan today¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s not the problem. That kid¡­¡± She felt like she fainted when she saw it. Haeun swallowed her last words. She didn¡¯t think she should say it out loud. CH 31 Haeun swore she hadn¡¯t done anything suspicious to Baek Soyeon. Rather, didn¡¯t she approach with a sign first because she wanted to avoid surprising the child? However, he had no idea why Baek Soyeon had a seizure when he saw him. But even though she didn¡¯t know the reason, it was clear from the situation that she had given the child some fear. Haeun nervously bit her lower lip. ¡°Can I go apologize?¡± ¡°This isn¡¯t Haeun¡¯s fault, is it?¡± ¡°Still, she fell in front of me, and it bothered me. I also want to check the condition of the child¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon thought about it for a while and guided Haeun, saying he understood. After the examination, Baek Soyeon was moved from the emergency room to the VIP room. As she got closer, she heard the doctor at the hospital and Baek Doohan talking through the door. Seo Dojoon knocked in the hospital room. ¡°Come in.¡± Seo Dojoon opened the door. Haeun followed him and entered cautiously. Baek Doohan, who had been listening to the doctor with a firm expression, raised his eyebrows at Haeun. ¡°That girl from before.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Haeun first apologized. Baek Doohan sighed impatiently as he wiped his face with tired eyes. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault. Why are you apologizing?¡± ¡°Still, I was in front of her, but she didn¡¯t seem to be able to see properly¡­.¡± ¡°Rather, you screamed for help, so we were able to get Soyeon to the hospital quickly. Thank you.¡± ¡°That¡­ Is the child okay?¡± Baek Doohan nodded slightly with a gloomy face. ¡°She just fell asleep.¡± ¡°Ha, that¡¯s a relief.¡± ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon. I just want you to come back today. I¡¯ll contact you later regarding personal protection, so let¡¯s talk about it then¡­.¡± ¡¸Ung¡­.¡¹ Then the conversation was interrupted by a small voice coming from the bed. Baek Doo-han widened his eyes and grabbed the bed in the hospital room. ¡°Soyeon-ah, Soyeon-ah! Are you awake?¡± Baek Soyeon, lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes. Baek Soyeon, who had been staring blankly at the ceiling for a while, rolled her eyes and looked at Baek Doohan. ¡¸Grandpa¡­.¡¹ ¡°Yeah, Soyeon-ah, it¡¯s Grandpa. Are you not sick anymore?¡± Baek Soyeon nodded slowly. Baek Doohan sighed with relief and held Baek Soyeon¡¯s hand. Baek Soyeon slowly looked around as if trying to find out where she was lying. And at that moment, she made eye contact with Haeun. Her face, which was originally pale, turned pale. She shivered in bed. Baek Doohan, who noticed Baek Soyeon¡¯s abnormal symptoms, looked at Baek Soyeon in surprise. ¡°Soyeon?¡± ¡¸U, ugh.¡¹ ¡°Soyeon-ah, why are you doing that!¡± Big tears began to form in Baek Soyeon¡¯s eyes. Baek Soyeon struggled in fear. ¡¸I, I don¡¯t want to. I don¡¯t want to.¡¹ ¡°Nurse Kim, hold the patient¡¯s arm!¡± ¡°Calm down, patient!¡± ¡°Soyeon-ah, wake up, Soyeon-ah!¡± ¡¸I don¡¯t want to!! Hngg. Mom, Mom. Grandpa.¡¹ Haeun froze as it was. She no longer had any doubts about what she had been thinking. Baek Soyeon was afraid of Haeun. She doesn¡¯t know why, but she was as certain as she was of that fact. ¡°Soyeon! Come to your senses!¡± ¡¸Hngg. Mom, Mom.¡¹ ¡°Haeun-ssi, I think we should leave first.¡± Seo Dojoon dragged Haeun out of the hospital room with a stiff face. Baek Soyeon¡¯s screams, Baek Doohan¡¯s urgent shouts, and the voices of medical staff giving orders could be heard from behind the closed door. Haeun anxiously waited for the situation to calm down. Drrrrk. After a while, when the commotion in the hospital room had subsided, Baek Doohan opened the door and came out. His face was dark red, and a blood vein stood on his neck. By now, Baek Doohan would have noticed. The fact that his granddaughter Baek Soyeon fainted after seeing Haeun. As Haeun approached him, Baek Doohan opened his mouth. ¡°Please return immediately.¡± It was felt from his voice that he was holding back his anger as much as possible. ¡°It seems like Soyeon is getting worse every time she runs into you, Miss. Just in case¡­.¡± ¡°Mr. Baek Doohan, that is an excessive jump.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you see our Soyeon get scared when she saw this lady!¡± Baek Doohan shouted. She could hear a voice full of anger through the hallway. If it weren¡¯t for the VIP room, people would have flocked to it. Baek Doohan glared at Seo Dojoon disapprovingly. ¡°I will contact you separately later.¡± ¡°Mr. Baek Doohan. This¡­¡± ¡°No, stop it, Seo Dojoon-ssi.¡± Haeun stopped Seo Dojoon. Haeun was grateful for Seo Dojoon to defend her, but now it was time to step down. Haeun bowed toward Baek Doohan. ¡°I apologize.¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. Soyeon¡ª I hope she recover quickly.¡± Baek Doohan did not look at Haeun until the end. With a heavy heart, Haeun turned around. Seo Dojoon followed Haeun. ¡°I will take you.¡± Haeun weakly nodded his head. There was silence in the car on the way home. Haeun only looked at the scene outside the window, and Seo Dojoon was also silent due to the unexpected accident. While running like that for a while, Haeun opened his mouth. ¡°About Soyeon.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Has she been sick from the beginning? Her leg seemed to hurt too¡­.¡± From the fortune teller to the hospital, a wheelchair was with Baek Soyeon. Seo Dojoon¡¯s expression darkened at Haeun¡¯s question. ¡°It¡¯s not like she couldn¡¯t walk since she was born.¡± Her real name is Sophia Nelson. She was the only daughter of the famous American political family, the Nelson family. Sophia was only ten years old. Baek Soyeon was a Korean name given to her by her maternal grandfather, Baek Doohan. In the sense that she should be aware of her roots. ¡°The reason Baek Doo-han came to Korea this time was¡­ because of Baek Soyeon¡¯s leg problem.¡± ¡°Is this a visit for treatment? But she would be good in America if it was medicine. If she is Baek Doohan¡¯s granddaughter, it¡¯s not like she can¡¯t get her treatment because she doesn¡¯t have money.¡± ¡°The hospital examination says there is no problem.¡± That was the beginning of all the problems. Her leg, which had been fine, suddenly became unusable, but no matter how much the test was conducted, the cause wasn¡¯t known, so it was heartbreaking. This is where the family¡¯s opinions were divided. Baek Soyeon¡¯s parents, Baek Miyeon and Brian Nelson, thought they needed to find a better doctor to cure their child¡¯s illness. However, Baek Doohan, her maternal grandfather, suspected that Soyeon was suffering from a more special and personal disease, such as a ¡®new disease.¡¯ It goes without saying that Brian Nelson, a current U.S. senator, couldn¡¯t believe in Eastern shamanism. To be sick by refusing God. It¡¯s a ridiculous story. ¡°Sophia is my daughter. I think of you as a great businessman, but I can¡¯t have your opinion on my daughter¡¯s treatment.¡± At first, Baek Doohan also agreed with his daughter and son-in-law. However, when his granddaughter goes to and from numerous hospitals, no matter how many tests she does, they can¡¯t find out the cause of her illness. He wondered if the strangely difficult things might be a result of that. He exchanged several voices, and eventually, Baek Doohan took Baek Soyeon and came over to Korea while Brian was away on a business trip. To solve Soyeon¡¯s problem, no matter which fortune teller he takes her to. There was an implicit agreement from Baek Soyeon¡¯s mother, Baek Miyeon, who was tired from all the treatments. ¡°But, unfortunately, there has been little gain.¡± Sadness flowed across Seo Dojoon¡¯s face. At that time, the Constellation whispered in Haeun¡¯s head. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ nods, saying it is natural.] Why? Haeun asked inwardly. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if Haeun didn¡¯t notice.] [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if Haeun didn¡¯t notice.] [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if Haeun didn¡¯t notice.] ¡®Ah, what is it?¡¯ Haeun frowned in annoyance. She had never heard the Constellation laugh before, but he seemed to be laughing so hard right now for some reason. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that he will tell you because he is kind.] Moments later, Haeun, who received the messenger from the Constellation, opened her eyes wide. Baek Soyeon is also like Haeun. ¨C She knows about the existence of the Constellation. And at the same time, she was the one who rejected the proposal of the Constellation. * * * ¡°Mmm.¡± ¡°Soyeon-ah, are you awake?¡± Late at night, Baek Soyeon, who had gone back to sleep after running out of energy, opened her eyes. Baek Doohan hurriedly approached Baek Soyeon and checked her condition. Baek Soyeon, who rolled her eyes while lying on the bed, seemed to be looking for someone. ¡°Soyeon-ah.¡± There was no one in the room except Baek Doohan. The Hunter from the Ahyeon Guild, whom he temporarily hired as a guard, was waiting outside the hospital room. Baek Soyeon, who realized the fact, drooped her nervous body with noticeable relief. ¡¸Grandpa.¡¹ ¡°Yes, Soyeon-ah, Grandpa is here.¡± ¡°I want to wake up.¡± Baek Doohan raised Baek Soyeon and made her lean on the backrest. Baek Soyeon gulped down the water Baek Doohan gave her. Baek Soyeon, who blinked slowly, was in a very stable condition. It didn¡¯t look like she would have a seizure; most of all, she seemed calm. Baek Doohan, who had been worried and stayed up all night, let out a deep sigh. Then Baek Doohan murmured, holding Baek Soyeon¡¯s hand tightly. ¡°I thought Grandpa was going to die because I was worried, Soyeon-ah¡­.¡± ¡°Grandpa, that Unnie¡­¡± Baek Soyeon opened his mouth. Baek Doohan¡¯s eyes darkened. CH 32 As expected, it seems that the woman Hunter Seo Dojoon brought is the cause. She was an ordinary girl who looked like a student of her age, but in fact, she wouldn¡¯t be really ordinary. Jung Haeun¡¯s father was Hunter Jung Jinho, a famous blacksmith in the United States. His only granddaughter, Baek Soyeon, suddenly lost her ability to use her legs when she was four years old. It was only natural that Baek Soyeon¡¯s family was shocked when their child, who had been walking and running, suddenly couldn¡¯t walk. All of the best doctors looked for it, but no one could find the cause. How scared his granddaughter was because she couldn¡¯t move her legs. Repeated hospital tests without a proper solution were enough to make a bright and active child timid. In addition, since she started going to various hospitals, she couldn¡¯t go to school and had been homeschooling all the time, so it was extremely rare to meet new people. He felt sorry for his granddaughter, who was lonely without a friend due to a long hospital stay. And Korea is an even more unfamiliar place to Soyeon. That¡¯s why he was looking for someone to talk to her, and he let Haeun visit. However, a completely unexpected accident occurred in which Baek Soyeon fainted when she saw Haeun. Baek Doohan carefully brushed Baek Soyeon¡¯s hair. ¡°I kicked her out. You don¡¯t have to worry, Soyeon.¡± Baek Soyeon, who was shaking, slowly lowered her shoulders. Soon after, Baek Soyeon fell asleep again. She has woken up, but she is tired because her body hasn¡¯t fully recovered yet. Baek Doohan laid Baek Soyeon, who was sitting uncomfortably, on the bed properly. Her skinny legs, without any muscles, fell over his arms. ¡®Whoo¡­¡¯ Baek Doohan tightly closed his mouth and looked at Baek Soyeon¡¯s legs. Like Soyeon did when she was young, he thought it would be great to see her running and playing to her heart¡¯s content without any pain again. * * * What is a constellation? Although Haeun had been with the Constellation for a long time, Haeun didn¡¯t know exactly about the existence of the Constellation because her Constellation was not kind when it came to information. In particular, he never spoke about himself. Her constellation didn¡¯t tell her how old he was, whether gender existed, or where he was looking at Haeun. He just said that he liked Haeun, that he eventually chose her, and that Haeun could be proud of that fact. Because of this, Haeun had to find out about the Constellation on her own. Fortunately, there were four S-Class Hunters who were high-rank informants around Haeun. What Haeun has found out so far is as follows. First of all, it is the Constellation that provides strange power and awakens humanity. ¡ö¡ö recognizes you. This is the system window the Awakener faces when they are Awakened. The Constellation¡¯s exact name was visible to Haeun but not to the other Awakened. That¡¯s why even in the academic world, there was still a war of words about what ¡ö¡ö was. This also meant that Haeun was the only person who could directly feel and communicate with the constellation. ¡®No. It¡¯s two now.¡¯ Baek Soyeon was added. Anyway, Haeun had never felt anything other than the Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯. Here, the second question arises, how many existences like Haeun¡¯s Constellation really exist in the world? [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells you not to pay attention to others and focus only on yourself.] The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ has only signed a contract with Haeun and swore that it would continue to do so. If that¡¯s the case, it means there are as many Constellations as there are Awakened people in the world now. Seeing that the Awakener¡¯s ability varies from F to S, it was assumed that the constellations that influence them also have a class. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says looks at Haeun¡¯s rank, and he boasts that there is no other constellation as good and great as himself.] That¡¯s what it was, anyway. But this time, she had the chance to learn more about the constellation. ¡°What is the identity of the constellation attached to Soyeon?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ refuses to answer, saying that he can¡¯t say that much.] ¡°Hmm¡­ Is it a greater constellation? Would it be better to transfer?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ exclaims what nonsense that is.] [He feels upset at Haeun¡¯s remark because no one is better than him.] [He also yells that she is a spoiled child who can¡¯t even use her legs because she won¡¯t sign a contract with him.] She used some leading questions. Thanks to this, Haeun finds out that Constellation wants to sign a contract with Baek Soyeon and that Baek Soyeon turns down the offer, leaving her unable to use her legs as revenge. Haeun scratched her cheek after learning what was going on inside. ¡®She was a real recruit.¡¯ She wondered how the symptom of refusing to have a Constellation was different from the disease caused by not accepting God. Hey, this is Korean shamanism! In the end, Baek Doohan¡¯s intuition was correct. Even on the cooking program, he always pointed out the contestants¡¯ mistakes with a hawk¡¯s eye¡ª as expected, he is a scary person. ¡®I must never do anything that would make me stand out in front of Baek Doohan.¡¯ She wonders if she¡¯ll see him again, but she doesn¡¯t want to be caught this way. ¡°Rather than that, Soyeon fainted in the end, and it was really because of me.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it is not because of Haeun, but the guy behind Haeun.] [It¡¯s not Haeun¡¯s fault, so Haeun doesn¡¯t need to feel guilty.] [He praises himself and asks if she has ever seen a Constellation as gentle and kind as he is?] ¡°Is Soyeon can¡¯t keep walking?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that the problem will be solved by accepting the constellation.] ¡°What if she refuses to the end?¡± For some reason, Baek Soyeon refuses to Awaken with the Constellation contract. The Constellation answered Haeun¡¯s question. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that in the worst case, she may die.] Haeun¡¯s expression became serious. In the end, she had no choice but to hope that Baek Soyeon would accept Constellation¡¯s contract or that Constellation would lose interest in Baek Soyeon. Why is Soyeon refusing? Even if she Awakens, she could still live by hiding the fact that she Awakened, just like she does now. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I let her know¡­¡± Haeun¡¯s lips hardened. She wouldn¡¯t know if she didn¡¯t know, but it was hard for her to act like she didn¡¯t know after she did. According to Seo Dojoon, Baek Soyeon has been unable to use her legs since she was young. He says she¡¯s ten years old now, so she¡¯s been rejecting offers from the Constellation for several years now. Haeun, who Awakened around the same time, is also being scolded by Constellations for not doing proper Hunter activities, but how much for Baek Soyeon? Besides, if Baek Soyeon could communicate with the Constellation like Haeun, it could be an opportunity for Haeun to find out about the existence of the Constellation. And if she can uncover the existence of the Constellation¡ª. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] She might be able to figure out what exactly those numbers that were bothering Haeun meant. Haeun¡¯s eyes calmed down. She wanted to run to Baek Soyeon right now and talk to her. But it was impossible for her to get close to a little kid who fainted and freaked out when she saw her. She can¡¯t be that bad. ¡°I can¡¯t even ask others to do it.¡± Currently, Haeun is officially a non-Awakened person. Then Haeun suddenly mentions the Constellation and says Baek Soyeon needs to be Awakened? It was clear that everyone would be suspicious. To make matters worse, Baek Soyeon is going back to New York soon. Haeun, who was worried, looked at her watch. It was a little after 6 pm. She thought she might be up by now. Haeun picked up her cell phone. The screen was connected to an international call. By the time she was worried that she might have called too early, the call was connected. ¨C ¡­Hello, Haeun-ah. The slightly mumbled voice belonged to someone who had just woken up. ¡°Dad.¡± ¨C What¡¯s the matter? Haa, what time is it now? ¡°I want to go to Dad¡¯s place.¡± If the opponent leaves soon, Haeun can follow. And that¡¯s how Haeun¡¯s trip to the United States was decided. * * * It was a very sudden decision to go to the United States, but Haeun was allowed to go. This was entirely according to Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s opinion. ¡°I¡¯d rather she stay with her father and return with him than stay in Korea.¡± Even being in Korea makes her anxious. It would be relieved if someone was always with her, but the other family members couldn¡¯t always be by Haeun¡¯s side. If so, staying in the United States can be more relaxing. In the US, it is difficult to go anywhere alone without a car, so she will stick to one place. Since it¡¯s not Korea, it would be convenient to put another Hunter as an escort. She was relieved in many ways because Haeun would be taken care of by Jung Jinho, who had a relatively open schedule. ¡°What about Noodles?¡± Lastly, Haeun looked at the sleeping snake on the cushion before leaving the house. After getting the magic stone from Seo Dojoon and feeding it, Noodles doze off or fall asleep more. Her heart was pounding, wondering if it was sick, but when she checked again, it was normal. She wanted to take it all the way to the United States, but the departure and entry process seemed complicated. However, if she takes it in the form of a dagger, it will be caught as a weapon from the entrance. ¡°As expected, should I ask Sehyun?¡± Just then, Noodles woke up. Slowly, Noodles crawled up Haeun¡¯s arm. Haeun patted the snake¡¯s head and spoke affectionately. ¡°Noodles, what do you want to do? I have to go to America now.¡± Noodle tilted its head. ¡°It would be nice if we could go together, Noodles. Is there any way?¡± Noodles flicked its long tongue. A face that looks carefree is cute. It would be nice if this cuteness would work at US customs, but that was too bad. After observing Haeun¡¯s expression for a while, Noodles returned to Haeun¡¯s wrist. Then it rolled its body into a circle and began to glow white. When the light faded, only a white bracelet remained on Haeun¡¯s wrist. It looks like an ordinary bracelet to anyone who sees it. Haeun opened her eyes wide. ¡°Oh my gosh! Noodles, as expected, you are a genius!¡± Haeun kissed Noodles a million times. Now that Noodles¡¯ problem has been solved, it is really time to board the plane. CH 33 The rest of the family came to the airport to see Haeun off, except for Jung Eunwoo, who was busy today and couldn¡¯t find the time. ¡°Have a good trip, Noona.¡± ¡°Haeun-ah, bring this to Dad. I left it there because he said he needed it. Understand?¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be back!¡± Haeun waved her hand and entered the arrivals hall. ¡°Whoo.¡± Haeun sat in the reserved first-class seat and leaned against the soft chair. There is a long way to the United States. She downloaded the drama on her phone in preparation for the boring flight time. There is a season 2 of a love affair under the guise of a thrilling youth story she watched last time. She should watch it again. The Constellation spoke to Haeun, who was trying to settle down early and focus on the drama. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ blindly follows Haeun and asks what she is trying to do.] ¡®Well, I¡¯m going to get something from Hunter Seo Dojoon first.¡¯ Haeun opened the window. The contents of the contact with Seo Dojoon this morning remained. [8:21 AM] Seo Dojoon-ssi [8:21 AM] Are you leaving today? ?? [8:21 AM] Is Soyeon okay now? I¡¯m worried She¡¯s fine. [8:22 AM] I think she¡¯ll have another thorough examination after returning home, but getting on the plane doesn¡¯t seem difficult. [8:22 AM] [8:24 AM] That¡¯s a relief??. Take care of yourself~~ [8:27 AM] If you ever go to America, when are you coming back? I¡¯m planning to head right back on the plane tomorrow night. [8:27 AM] [8:28 AM] I see ?? Is there something wrong? [8:30 AM] [8:31 AM] No, I just asked.>< Seo Dojoon will already cross the Pacific Ocean with Baek Doohan and Baek Soyeon. Haeun was planning on targeting the time when Seo Dojoon returned to the airport after completing the request to guard Baek Doohan¡¯s party at his home. To find out where Baek Soyeon lives, she ties up and threatens Seo Dojoon with her Dad. Hovering around and looking for opportunities. Since Baek Doohan seems to believe in shamanism, she uses similar measures to inform Baek Soyeon of her situation. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ clicks his tongue, saying that with such a sloppy plan, everyone will be caught before it even starts.] ¡®It¡¯s a plan, so it might change.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says this can¡¯t be called a plan in the first place.] ¡®Then what? It¡¯s not like I can tell her to Awaken because she has been chosen by the Constellation and can suck honey like me. For now, this is the best.¡¯ After a long flight, Haeun finally arrived in America. ¡°Haeun-ah!¡± Jung Jinho, who had already been at the airport, saw Haeun and exclaimed happily. It¡¯s been almost three weeks since she saw her father. So Haeun smiled brightly and ran to him. ¡°Dad!¡± ¡°Jung Haeun, you!¡± Jung Jinho roared loudly. Haeun, who was just glad, flinched. Jung Jinho, who was looking down at Haeun for a while, sighed and said. ¡°In Korea! You get caught up in dungeons! Dad can¡¯t even move here in America. Do you know how worried Dad was?¡± ¡°Dad, it¡¯s a natural disaster¡­.¡± ¡°Uhm.¡± Haeun shut her mouth. Anyway, because of that dungeon, it breaks here and there. There¡¯s nothing I can do about it! Haeun clung to Jung Jinho¡¯s arm. Jung Jinho still looked displeased. Haeun snorted and acted cute. ¡°Ey, Dad. I flew all the way to America because I wanted to see Dad.¡± ¡°Ehem.¡± ¡°Dad, didn¡¯t you miss me?¡± ¡°Haeun, will you keep changing the subject?¡± ¡°Yes, yes. I¡¯m also reflecting on myself a lot. So I came to America to stay calm with Dad.¡± At the same time, she will solve the problem of Baek Soyeon, talk about the Constellation, and reveal the secrets of the system window that always follows Haeun. ¡®Ah, busy, I¡¯m so busy.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is saddened that Haeun has an empty dream.] ¡°Dad, have you contacted Hunter Seo Dojoon?¡± ¡°Yeah. I was going to say something anyway.¡± Jung Jinho¡¯s eyes lit up again. He gritted his teeth. ¡°What on earth did he do to let you get caught up in the dungeon? It was a D-Class dungeon! Haeun, what would you do if you got hurt!¡± ¡°Ahaha.¡± ¡°I was proud to see that he was still number one in the rankings in Korea and that my young friend was living a hard life. I have to say something very well this time. I couldn¡¯t go to Korea, so I said a few words over the phone, but it¡¯s great that he¡¯s in America now.¡± A few words on the phone were actually an hour-long nagging, but Haeun didn¡¯t know it. ¡°I told him to go see me before he leaves, so he will come. I gave him the lodging address, so he will come there.¡± ¡°Are we going to the accommodation, too?¡± ¡°Yes, let¡¯s move now. Have you eaten yet?¡± ¡°I ate the in-flight meal.¡± ¡°Will this be the in-flight meal? I can¡¯t. Let¡¯s eat first and then go. There is a famous restaurant for locals not far away. Haeun, you¡¯ll like it, too.¡± Then, the question of whether there would be a situation where Seo Dojoon would be waiting passed through Haeun¡¯s head for a moment. But soon, Haeun shook her head. If it were Seo Dojoon, he wouldn¡¯t be able to ignore it and go back to Korea as long as her father called him because he¡¯s a pretty stubborn type. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if it¡¯s just because Haeun is hungry.] ¡®Hehe, I was caught.¡¯ Leaving the Constellation¡¯s criticism behind, Haeun had a pleasant meal with Jung Jinho, whom she hadn¡¯t seen in a while. And when she returned to the lodging where Jung Jinho was staying, she found Seo Dojoon waiting for Jung Jinho at the door, as Haeun expected. When Jung Jinho discovered Seo Dojoon, a fire broke out around his eyes. Korea¡¯s No. 1 ranking! Seo Dojoon was such a valuable talent that no one could carelessly treat him. ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡± ¡°Yes¡­!¡± ¡°You, come inside.¡± In Hunter society, another food chain exists. When Seo Dojoon swallowed dry saliva, his neck groaned loudly. The hardened lips clearly showed that he was nervous. ¡°I have a lot to say.¡± Even though the contract is over, it looks like Seo Dojoon¡¯s name, which should be on the waiting list for Jung Jinho¡¯s studio, has left the planet. Poor Seo Dojoon. She¡¯d like to side with him, but she can¡¯t. Sorry. * * * Haeun¡¯s family are all famous S-Class Hunters, but if they had to choose the most famous person among them, it would be none other than Jung Jinho. There are many Hunters with strong power, but only a handful of blacksmiths can create powerful weapons. As if it were worth his name, Jung Jinho was invited here as an item manufacturing advisor for Haniel Industries, the most famous weapons manufacturing workshop in the United States. Haniel also provided his accommodation. It was a good accommodation with a clean interior and spacious space. It was a high-rise building, so when she opened the balcony door and stepped outside, she could see New York all at once. There was also good security, and Hunter was standing outside as a guard. ¡®I think this is much better than my house.¡¯ Haeun scratched her cheek. The apartment where Haeun¡¯s family originally lived was also a large, high-end apartment, but compared to this place, it seemed infinitely lacking. Of course, that meant that Haniel was paying special attention to treating Jinho, and they had to. Jung Jinho is one of the few people in the world who can make legendary items. While Haeun admired the interior of the luxury accommodation, Jung Jinho opened his mouth. ¡°I had high expectations of you.¡± ¡°Yes, Hunter Jung Jinho.¡± ¡°I was very disappointed this time.¡± When Jung Jinho attacked Seo Dojoon from the start, he shut his mouth tightly. Haeun read about the tension between Seo Dojoon and Jeong Jinho. In fact, looking back at the situation at the time, Seo Dojoon played the game at Haeun¡¯s request and lost, and accordingly, he only let Haeun go for a very short time. However, Haeun, who barely went out to buy lunch, fell into the dungeon right away, so it can be said that there is bad luck. ¡°I apologize. I have nothing to say.¡± However, instead of making excuses, Seo Dojoon neatly apologized. Haeun, who had been watching him, nodded her head in satisfaction. That was why Haeun was still fond of Seo Dojoon despite what had happened to him. ¡®It¡¯s responsible and very good.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Seo Dojoon was very pitiful because Haeun caught him.] However, Jung Jinho¡¯s dissatisfaction had not yet been resolved. ¡°Are you admitting that it was your fault?¡± ¡°I admit it.¡± ¡°Our Haeun is like me, so she¡¯s smart and has a lot of curiosity.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°So you should have known in advance that she could go wild and prepared for it.¡± ¡°Dad?¡± Haeun was taken aback by the sudden criticism. Jung Jinho narrowed his eyes. ¡°You too, Haeun. Dad even gave me 1st place in the rankings, but I should have stayed calm. I often run away on my own and get caught up in dangerous things. Do you think that makes sense?¡± Suddenly, sparks flew to Haeun as well. As soon as she arrived in the US, she was scolded, and then she got scolded again. Haeun pursed her lips. ¡°As long as dungeons haven¡¯t disappeared from the world yet, you have to live with the awareness that it can always be dangerous. Hunter Seo Dojoon, don¡¯t you think so?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Anyway, kids these days don¡¯t know that dungeons are dangerous. When I was on my honeymoon, I turned the plane around when the dungeon break went off.¡± Even ¡®when I was¡¯ came out. This will be at least an hour long. Haeun pursed her lips and muttered. ¡°Dad is a production worker, so you don¡¯t go to the field.¡± ¡°At that time, there were fewer Hunters than now, so when the country called, we were dispatched unconditionally. I didn¡¯t know that there was a separate attack team and a separate recovery team like now. And Haeun, are you reflecting on yourself? Shall we have a frank talk with Dad today?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m totally reflecting on myself.¡± Haeun immediately raised the white flag. Jung Jinho¡¯s nagging would go on longer than Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s once the engine started. If she didn¡¯t want to be nagged all night, answering yes nicely was the easiest way to end it. As expected, the long and boring time of being scolded continued until the ears got sores. By the time Haeun recalled the drama she had seen on the plane in her head and tried to listen to it in her ears, Jung Jinho¡¯s nagging finally showed signs of ending. ¡°Be careful, Hunter Seo Dojoon. Do you understand? ¡°I¡¯ll be careful not to let this happen again.¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Haeun was safe and unharmed, you would have¡­.¡± Jung Jinho pretended to cut his throat with his thumb. ¡°I will keep an eye on you.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s answering face was somehow thin. As the No. 1 in the rankings and the leader of the Ahyeon Guild, he would hardly have been scolded by anyone. Jung Jinho was really great in many ways. ¡°Then are you going back to Korea now?¡± ¡°No, the flight I was booked for has already left and I think I will have to catch the morning flight.¡± ¡°Yeah. Do you have a place to stay?¡± ¡°I can stay at a hotel near the airport.¡± At Seo Dojoon¡¯s words, Haeun suddenly came to her senses. She forgot for a short time what she had come to the United States for and why she had come there because of Jung Jinho¡¯s attack. ¡®I haven¡¯t even asked where Baek Soyeon lives or her contact information yet.¡¯ If Seo Dojoon goes back right away from here, it will be a total failure! CH 34 According to Haeun¡¯s feelings, Seo Dojoon will never give out information about Baek Soyeon over the phone, especially if it¡¯s related to his contract. So she had to find a way to keep Seo Dojoon here and persuade him even if she made a bet with a game like last time. ¡°Dad!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do that. Can¡¯t we give Hunter Seo Dojoon one more chance?¡± Jung Jinho looked back at Haeun as if asking what she was talking about. Haeun smiled, gently curling the corners of her eyes. ¡°It¡¯s not just Hunter Seo Dojoon¡¯s fault that I was involved in dungeons that day. There were times when I went out alone¡­.¡± ¡°Hmm. So?¡± ¡°So, let¡¯s pretend there was no contract last time. How about protecting me here for another week? It¡¯s been a while since I came to New York, but I want to go out and play. But Dad is busy, so it¡¯s hard for you to find time every day.¡± ¡°Right.¡± ¡°This time, I really won¡¯t use tricks and will go with Hunter Seo Dojoon wherever I go. Then Dad can feel safe, and I can go where I want to go. Hunter Seo Dojoon can get a chance to make up for it, so isn¡¯t it a win-win for everyone?¡± Jung Jinho, who thought for a moment, nodded slowly. When he heard it, it seemed like a good idea. Haeun won¡¯t just stay home. She will insist that she wants to go outside and play. Then, it is safe to attach a guard, but the guard provided by Haniel was, at best, an A-Class Hunter. A-Class is great, but it¡¯s nothing compared to S-Class. In addition, Hunter Seo Dojoon is perfect in many ways because he will focus on his guard work more faithfully than before, even if it is because of a sense of debt. The problem was whether Seo Dojoon¡¯s schedule was possible. Jung Jinho looked back at Seo Dojoon and asked. ¡°Are you busy in Korea?¡± ¡°I have a visit to the Dungeon Management and Security Department this week¡­.¡± ¡°As for the item production you asked for, I thought I would pull it off within half a year, even if it were impossible.¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough to leave it to the vice guild leader to visit there. I will not disappoint you.¡± Seo Dojoon immediately changed his posture. In his posture, where he sat with his back straight and held each corner, he felt a sense of sincerity. His posture, where he sat with his back straight, even felt sincere. ¡®He¡¯s desperate.¡¯ Like the items that were piled up like a mountain in the basement of the Ahyeon Guild, Seo Dojoon seems to be a strangely greedy person when it comes to items. ¡°Okay. Then let¡¯s sign the contract again.¡¯ Jung Jinho took out a raw S-Class exclusive contract from the sub-space. The terms of the contract are the same as before. One thing that has changed is that Haeun has also been added to the contract. Seeing that her name was there, Haeun widened her eyes. ¡°Dad, me too?¡± ¡°Yeah. You too, Haeun.¡± These are the rules that Haeun had to follow. Haeun pouted her lips. Anyone who sees it will know that Haeun is the one who escapes every time. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ giggles, saying everything is correct.] [Anyway, it¡¯s only an S-Class contract, so Haeun will be free from penalties, so she can sign it as much as she likes.] Haeun picked up a pen. She was going to sign even if there was a penalty anyway. She doesn¡¯t know if it¡¯s in Korea, but she doesn¡¯t mind taking Seo Dojoon around in the U.S. Seo Dojoon is so famous that people may recognize him here as well, but at least they won¡¯t be interested in Haeun, who is with Seo Dojoon. ¡°It¡¯s for a week.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Wow. Please take care of me, Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡± A contract that everyone was satisfied with was concluded that way. ***** If someone wants to pick the biggest trait of blacksmiths who work in production and are considered craftsmen, it is their closedness. Haniel was a kind of huge military company that hired a large number of such blacksmiths and made equipment. It was, of course, capitalism that called closed blacksmiths. However, how can a blacksmith¡¯s behavior change just because he is tied up with the money? When asked to visit as an advisor, Jung Jinho was also concerned about this. The exclusivity of the craftsman was best known by himself. Because he, too, didn¡¯t allow anyone to set foot in his workshop except for his family. However, Haniel Industries, which Jung Jinho actually visited, was a little different. ¡¸Do you know what to do to increase the skill relevance index here?¡¹ ¡¸I¡¯ve heard a lot about your skills. This is my new piece of work I¡¯m working on this time. Can you give me your opinion?¡¹ Haniel¡¯s craftsmen approached Jinho more actively than expected. Jung Jinho was a bit surprised. Has the sweet taste of capital changed their character? No. If Jung Jinho had been a blacksmith of the same level as them, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to see such hospitality. But Jung Jinho was an unreachable existence at their level. The clearly revealed gap rather lowered the wariness of craftsmen and made them look up to him. However, not everyone welcomed Jung Jinho. There was a man who kept him in check with blatant hostility. ¡¸What did you come all the way here to steal?¡¹ Bobby Rollins. An S-Class awakener who can produce legendary items like Jung Jinho. As the head of Haniel¡¯s blacksmiths, he was the head of a huge workshop. He wasn¡¯t a very good character, as he used to treat blacksmiths lower in rank than himself as if they were a personal assistant. ¡¸Huh. I don¡¯t understand being envious either. This amplification, the amount of output, can¡¯t you make something like this too?¡¹ Sure enough, every time Bobby ran into Jung Jinho, he would brag and argue. In terms of production success rate, Bobby also fell short compared to Jung Jinho, but he was just as energetic as he had a huge workshop on his back. Of course, Jung Jinho was not just a person to lose. ¡¸What could I be envious of? It¡¯s far worse than what I made.¡¹ ¡¸What?¡¹ ¡¸But maybe because your name is Bobby, you make toys very well. The kids will like it.¡¹ ¡¸How dare you insult my work as a toy now?¡¹ ¡¸It was a compliment. You have talent, so if you work hard, someday you will be able to reach my toes.¡¹ After gently scratching the opponent¡¯s temper and finally making a look of pity, it was Bobby who eventually went crazy. However, it was true that all this process was stressful for Jung Jinho, so he was very tired for the past 3 weeks. ¡°Phew.¡± Jung Jinho sighed. It was a tiring business trip, but today, he was light on his way back to the accommodation. It is because his daughter, Haeun, whom he loves so much, arrived in America to see him just yesterday. She was a precious daughter who had been raised for a long time, whether it would turn off when she blew on it or burst when she held it. It was different from his sons, whom he did not care where they were or what they were eating. Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun, who were judged as S-Class awakeners because their grade is gangsters, are no different from living disasters. It seems that people have heard that his hair has become thicker now, but when he was young, the inside of the house, not the outside, was a true dungeon. It¡¯s because it¡¯s been fixed day by day but sometimes even the walls inside the house are broken. ¡°Hello? A dungeon report center? It seems like there¡¯s a gate next door to us!¡± It was also several times that a neighbor who misunderstood reported the gate to the reporting center. Jung Jinho was strongly convinced that the gray hair on his head was all because of his two sons. On the other hand, what about Haeun? Compared to his two sons, she was an angel sent from heaven. He doesn¡¯t know how such a pretty and lovely daughter came out of him. He¡¯s not saying this because it¡¯s his daughter. Jung Jinho, who arrived at the accommodation, happily opened the front door. ¡°Haeun! Dad is here!¡± Jung Jinho sniffed. It smells of freshly cooked rice. There was also the smell of boiling fresh kimchi. It¡¯s the smell of Korean food that he hasn¡¯t smelled in a long time. Did Haeun cook? Jung Jinho entered the kitchen with a subtle expectation. ¡°You¡¯re back, Hunter Jung Jinho.¡± However, contrary to his expectations, Seo Dojoon, wearing a navy apron and holding a spatula, appeared. Seo Dojoon¡¯s hands are busy moving. Caak¡ª. The seasoned pork piled like a mountain on top of the frying pan made a delicious sound as it cooked. The skillful movement was to the point where it felt splendid at first glance. Haeun, who was eating snacks sitting on a chair in front of the table, happily raised her head. ¡°Are you here, Dad?¡± Jung Jinho asked, embarrassed. ¡°Haeun, what are you doing now?¡± ¡°Cooking.¡± ¡°Cooking?¡± But he thinks Seo Dojoon is doing all the cooking? Seo Dojoon picked up a piece of seasoned pork that was somewhat cooked. He reached out to Haeun, supporting the bottom with his left hand. ¡°Will you taste it for me?¡± Is he acting like a court lady? Haeun eagerly ate the meat Seo Dojoon offered. Haeun, who had been chewing on her lips, raised her thumb up with her eyes twinkling. ¡°It¡¯s so delicious!¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it salty?¡± ¡°No, not at all! It¡¯s perfectly seasoned! Seo Dojoon, aren¡¯t you a genius? How can you cook so well?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a relief if it¡¯s okay.¡± Seo Dojoon smiled softly when Haeun complimented him. The atmosphere is cheerful. Even though they got along well, they look so good. Were Haeun and Hunter Seo Dojoon this close from the beginning? He didn¡¯t think it was like this until yesterday. No way, they¡¯re not dating, right? All sorts of thoughts passed through Jinho¡¯s confused mind. CH 35 Come to think of it, Haeun and Seo Dojoon were about the same age. As far as Jung Jinho knows, Haeun currently doesn¡¯t have a boyfriend. Also, he doesn¡¯t know if Seo Dojoon has a lover, but there¡¯s no way he doesn¡¯t like Haeun, who is so cute and lovable. And Seo Dojoon¡¯s appearance, Jung Jinho thinks it¡¯s just like that, but it¡¯s definitely a face that kids these days like. Because Seo Dojoon was assigned the role of Haeun¡¯s guard, the two had to stay together all day for a week. If that¡¯s the case, it wouldn¡¯t be strange if they looked at each other and said, ¡°We¡¯re dating!¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Jinho, do you not like it?¡± Seo Dojoon asked Jung Jinho, who was sitting at the table after he finished cooking, before he realized it. Jung Jinho suddenly came to his senses after thinking about something else ahead of the fantastic dinner made by Seo Dojoon. ¡°Dad, this is something Seo Dojoon prepared very hard to make for you today.¡± Haeun just added a word to praise Seo Dojoon¡¯s hard work, but Jung Jinho¡¯s face got sharper when he heard it. ¡®Since when did his title become Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡¯ Until yesterday, it was ¡®Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡¯ The two of them sat next to each other. They look good, but it makes him angry again. At the same time, he felt a sense of crisis. As a father with a daughter who wouldn¡¯t hurt even if it was in his eyes, he couldn¡¯t just watch this situation. Jung Jinho tried to adjust his lips, pretending to be calm. ¡°Good job. More than that, what did you do today, Haeun-ah?¡± ¡°Uhm, I was just at home. Ah, I went to the mart for a while to buy ingredients for dinner.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not going anywhere to play.¡± ¡°I just¡­ busy.¡± Jung Jinho raised his eyebrows. In other words, the two of them stayed inside the house all day. Haeun was never a person who would sit quietly at home unless he put some honey in the house. Then, is Seo Dojoon the honey here?! ¡®How dare you to my daughter¡­.¡¯ Jung Jinho¡¯s eyes were burning as he looked at the two. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that Jung Jinho doesn¡¯t seem to believe Haeun¡¯s words.] ¡®I was really busy.¡¯ Haeun, who didn¡¯t even notice what Jung Jinho was thinking, pouted. Just as Jung Jinho had a busy day outside today, Haeun also had a busy time. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] To find out about that synchronization window! Haeun was somewhat convinced that this unique system window was visible only to herself. No matter where she looked in the hunter community, she couldn¡¯t find anyone who saw the status window the same way she did. Then why is that only visible to me? What is the difference between other people and me? There could be many reasons, but Haeun thought that the biggest difference was whether or not they could communicate directly with the Constellation. In the meantime, Baek Soyeon was the first person Haeun met and knew the existence of the Constellation, so she couldn¡¯t miss the golden opportunity. Since the first impression was so shattered, it would be unreasonable to visit blindly, but she thought it would be okay to text or call to hide one¡¯s identity. So, she tried to find Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information from Seo Dojoon. However, there was something Haeun didn¡¯t expect. The fact that Seo Dojoon, who suffered a major injury from Haeun once, became the king of iron walls higher than Everest and steeper than the Amazon. ¡°Why do you need Miss Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information?¡± Seo Dojoon, who questioned Haeun¡¯s request harshly¡ª. ¡°If you¡¯re sorry, I¡¯ll deliver enough through Baek Doohan, so you don¡¯t have to worry about it.¡± ¡°Still, I want to tell her myself¡­.¡± ¡°I cannot provide you with the client¡¯s personal information.¡± No matter how much Haeun tried, he wouldn¡¯t give Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information. He also wouldn¡¯t give her information when she asked Seo Dojoon to call and change it if he couldn¡¯t tell her. ¡°Then why don¡¯t we make a bet with a game? If I win, tell me about Soyeon¡¯s phone number.¡± Haeun also uses the same trick as last time. But Seo Dojoon kept rejecting Haeun¡¯s offer. ¡°I don¡¯t do it anymore.¡± ¡°Are you scared? Are you afraid to lose again?¡± ¡°I do.¡± ¡°Eh. Are you avoiding it because you¡¯re afraid you¡¯ll lose just one game while ranking first?¡± I said something to hurt his pride on purpose to get him going. ¡°I just realized that there could be someone in the world who has more talent than me regardless of their level of awakening.¡± But what came back was a very calm word. It was a wonderful realization, but it didn¡¯t help Haeun, who had to find out Baek Soyeon¡¯s number anyway. ¡°Haeun-ah, then what are you going to do tomorrow?¡± Jung Jinho pulled Haeun out of her thoughts as she furrowed her brows. Haeun answered slowly. ¡°I don¡¯t have any special plans.¡± ¡°Then do you want to go on a tour with Dad?¡± Jung Jinho suggested that Haeun should not be left alone with Seo Dojoon. He signed a contract with Seo Dojoon to guard Haeun, not to date her. Seo Dojoon is the only person to play with her right now, so it seems like they quickly became close. ¡°I¡¯m going to choose an item to be displayed as the main item at the International Item Exhibition tomorrow. The results that Dad has coached so far will come out.¡± ¡°Uh, it¡¯s annoying.¡± ¡°International Item Exhibition¡­ so I can see Haniel¡¯s new work?¡± Compared to Haeun, who was not interested in items, Seo Dojoon showed great interest. Jung Jinho snorted at him. It was a pretty cold attitude. ¡°I suppose so.¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Jinho, can I go with you too?¡± ¡°You too?¡± ¡°Yes, the items displayed at the exhibition will soon be auctioned off. I would like to know in advance.¡± Seo Dojoon straightened his back, and his eyes shone. Haeun realized that Seo Dojoon¡¯s interest in items was great. If so, now is the perfect opportunity to buy Seo Dojoon¡¯s favor! Haeun suddenly opened her mouth. ¡°If Seo Dojoon goes, I¡¯ll go too.¡± Jung Jinho¡¯s face was ridiculously distorted. When her Dad asks her to go, she says it¡¯s annoying, but when Seo Dojoon says he wants to go, she changes her attitude instantly. Does she like Seo Dojoon that much? Even now, Haeun is glancing at Seo Dojoon. ¡°Hmm? Dad, I can go, right?¡± Not knowing what was on Jung Jinho¡¯s mind, Haeun smiled and cutely asked him. Jung Jinho¡¯s heart was broken. The daughter who acts cute is so lovely, but it¡¯s not all because of him, but because of her affection that he doesn¡¯t know where it came from. However, if he said no here, Haeun would be very disappointed. Jung Jinho, who was frowning, reluctantly allowed it. ¡°Yeah. Then let¡¯s go with Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡± ¡°Wow! That¡¯s good. Right, Seo Dojoo-ssi?¡± ¡°Yes, it is! Thank you, Hunter Jung Jinho!¡± Jung Jinho glanced disapprovingly at Seo Dojoon. At this point, he decided to let Haeun know clearly tomorrow. The fact that the coolest, most famous, and most respected hunter in the world is not Seo Dojoon, but him, a blacksmith who can make legendary items! ***** Haniel Industries holds an International Item Exhibition for about a month at the New York Convention Center every four years. It is called Haniel Expo. Not only Haniel, the largest hunter-specialized item maker in the U.S., but also a number of item makers will participate. However, since it is an exhibition mainly operated by companies, private workshops such as Jung Jinho cannot participate. Jung Jinho¡¯s final visit to the US was scheduled to end at the Haniel Expo. It is to participate as an item production advisor to Haniel and, finally, to participate as a judge in selecting the grand prize item at the Expo. And today, it was a place to select the most important items to be displayed at the expo. In other words, it was also a place to select the top prize nominees. ¡°We¡¯re here, Haeun.¡± Haeun looked around curiously. The building, which made good use of the large site, was open and had no stuffy corners. It was a sight that could infer how much wealth Haniel was accumulating. ¡¸Good afternoon, Jung Jinho-nim. I was waiting for you.¡¹ A woman greeted Haeun and her group at the entrance of the building. She was the vice president¡¯s assistant who came out to guide the special guests visiting Haniel today. ¡¸Please feel free to call me Naomi. Miss Jung Haeun, and Hunter Seo Dojoon.¡¹ Naomi smiled softly and eased the atmosphere. Haniel Industries was the core of the American item industry. It is also famous for its strict security. Based on the principle, Seo Dojoon, the No. 1 hunter in Korea and the representative hunter, would not have been able to go to Haniel¡¯s item test site. However, he was allowed to visit this time because he was a guest of Jung Jinho. Even though craftsmen are wary of Jung Jinho, this is only natural for a blacksmith, and a company called Haniel doesn¡¯t reject him. Rather, they served Jung Jinho with great care, providing good lodging and the best service. Besides, the items to be tested today were all scheduled to be exhibited at Haniel Expo anyway. Since the work is all over, the production process will not be disclosed. Then it wasn¡¯t bad to offer some flexibility to the coveted potential client, Korea¡¯s No. 1 ranking and head of a Guild. Haeun was also allowed to enter because she was Jung Jinho¡¯s daughter. It was a perfect free pass. ¡¸Haniel is no different from the history of the American Hunter world.¡¹ Naomi said with a proud face. After the birth of Awakeners and Dungeons, existing guns and knives have become useless. No matter how high-tech military machinery was put in, it didn¡¯t work in the dungeon, so it was natural. In order to lead the future and the world, they had to help the development of Hunter as much as new high-tech energy. ¡¸There are two ways to develop a Hunter¡¯s potential. Develop skills, or give better weapons. The former is handled by the American Hunter Association, and the latter by Haniel.¡¹ In other words, it was said that the two giants were holding hands and playing with the United States Hunter ecosystem. ¡¸The Haniel Expo, held once every four years, is part of that. It is to inform and disseminate the development of new technologies to the world. Craftsmen present their works to the world with all their heart and soul. And this time, thankfully, Jung Jinho took part in the process.¡¹ ¡°How is it, Haeun-ah? Isn¡¯t Dad amazing?¡± Jung Jinho shrugged his shoulders and felt proud of himself. Haeun raised her thumb. ¡°My Dad is the best!¡± ¡°Hmm. Isn¡¯t Dad more amazing than Hunter Seo Dojoon?¡± She doesn¡¯t know why Seo Dojoon suddenly appeared as a comparison target, but Haeun knew how to answer in a situation like this. ¡°Of course! Dad is the coolest in the world!¡± The corners of Jung Jinho¡¯s mouth soared to the sky. CH 36 Naomi, who was watching from the side, smiled happily. ¡¸You¡¯re on very good terms with your daughter.¡¹ ¡¸She is the daughter I love the most.¡¹ ¡¸Is your daughter also an Awakener?¡¹ ¡¸I¡¯m a non-Awakener.¡¹ Haeun interrupted and answered casually. She still had a dazzling smile on her face. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ grabs the back of his neck, saying his blood pressure goes up because of Haeun¡¯s lie] [He mutters that she will have to pay back her karma someday if she hides and lies like that for a hundred days.] Usually, people reacted in two ways when Haeun told them she was the only non-Awakened person. The look that says they feel sorry for her, as well as the gaze that says they are jealous of her family, as if saying that her family was all Awakened people, so she grabs the spoon well. But Naomi was a little different. ¡¸I see! But don¡¯t be too disappointed! Because it¡¯s not like there¡¯s nothing you can do as a non-Awakened person. Look at Haniel. Even the boss is a non-Awakened person!¡¹ The fact that a non-Awakened person is the CEO of a huge item production company is certainly surprising. However, even before Haniel Industries entered the Hunter item industry, it was the world¡¯s No. 1 munitions company. Haniel¡¯s president was in-laws with the chairman of the Hunter Association in the United States, which would have contributed to Haniel Industries¡¯ growth. ¡¸Today, we¡¯ll choose the main item that will be presented at the Expo. It is also the last day to check the performance of the entries.¡¹ Naomi led the three people to the monitoring room. One side of the room was open with glass, and quite a few people were already gathered. ¡¸You are here, Jung Jinho-ssi. Good afternoon.¡¹ A man with gray hair got up after seeing Jung Jinho. ¡¸There must be some people you meet for the first time today. Let me introduce you. This is Scott Ederson, Vice President of the Development Community. This is Jonathan William, Vice President of New Energy Engineering.¡¹ ¡¸Nice to meet you.¡¹ Jung Jinho shook hands happily and exchanged greetings skillfully. Each person introduced to Jung Jinho was Haniel¡¯s vice president. Most of them were Awakened, but there was also a mix of non-Awakened here. Jung Jinho looked around the room and said, ¡¸It seems that the boss is absent today.¡¹ ¡¸Yes, he couldn¡¯t attend because he had a schedule today.¡¹ ¡¸If it¡¯s a schedule¡ª¡¹ ¡¸Republican Brian Nelson is scheduled to visit.¡¹ Haeun blinked. ¡®It¡¯s a name I¡¯ve heard somewhere before.¡¯ She thought about it, but nothing came to mind. Haeun shrugged her shoulders, thinking it was a common name. ¡¸Jung Jinho-ssi, please sit over here.¡¹ ¡¸Can you also prepare a seat for my daughter?¡¹ ¡¸As much as you like.¡¹ Naomi prepares another chair. Haeun sat down next to Jung Jinho. However, Naomi didn¡¯t prepare a seat for Seo Dojoon to sit. Haeun, who was worried about Seo Dojoon standing alone, looked back at him. Fortunately, Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t mind. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Please sit down comfortably.¡± His expression was as calm as usual, but his voice was slightly high. ¡°On the contrary, I can see the bottom better when I stand like this.¡± He looked down at the space seen through the window. With the ore dug up from the dungeon, a special glass window showed a huge space as high as the third floor of an apartment building. It was designed to be overlooked from the monitoring room, and there was a round hole in the middle of the white tile. Jonathan, vice president of engineering, took the microphone and said. ¡¸Let¡¯s start this evaluation. Please enter as your name is called.¡¹ Soon the door of the connected room opened, and a tall white man entered. He was carrying a huge object that far exceeded his height. It is a huge trident that glows blue. Haeun showed curiosity. ¡°Do you know what grade it is?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it looks like the least holy object.] ¡°Wow, it¡¯s like a holy object?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ thought it was just a bunch of goofballs, but it¡¯s pretty good and evaluates Haniel positively.] Man No. 1 lightly bowed to the evaluator, looking down at him from inside the room. Jonathan said through the microphone. ¡¸I will start right away. In case of danger, please press the emergency shutdown button.¡¹ Wiing¡ª. She could hear the machine working. The man holding the new item was nervous. Moments later, the energy that had been condensed was shot through a hole in the wall. Boom¨C! The three-pronged cutting edge split the flying energy like a lightning rod that struck instead of lightning. The energy that has accumulated at the spear¡¯s tip boils. The man shouted and turned the spear in his hand clockwise. ¡°Aaaaaaa!¡± The energy accumulated in the spear flashed and bounced in all directions. The output energy struck the wall and vibrated delicately before disappearing. Then the wall absorbs the energy. It seemed that even that white space itself was made entirely of dungeon by-products. Considering the scale, the cost would have been astronomical. Indeed, it was Haniel Industries, the best in the U.S. item industry. Boom¨C! Boom¨C! The test continued. Because it was a place to test the performance of an item, not to find out an individual hunter¡¯s ability, the way the energy was output was quite monotonous. But that was enough. The analysis results appeared in real time on the monitor of the machine installed right under the glass window¡ªthe people who were watching seriously exchanged opinions. ¡¸The durability is good.¡¹ ¡¸The spear handle has to be reduced in size to produce the maximum output, however it is unfortunate that the size is too large. Besides, it looks very heavy. Even the creator of the item is not handling it properly. If that¡¯s the case, it won¡¯t be much use.¡¹ ¡¸Still, I would like to give additional points in that it has electrical resistance properties. The additional stats are fine too.¡¹ ¡¸I think the overall grade will be about 3A.¡¹ A test score was created by combining measured figures and expert opinions. Whether it was an internal evaluation grade or not, it was different from the item grade Haeun generally knew. Jonathan picked up the microphone. ¡¸Thank you for your hard work. You may leave.¡¹ The first man left with a face of regret. The tests continued after that. Whether it was the United States and Haniel, it was the least successful item in every item that appeared. But since there are clear gaps even among holy items, there aren¡¯t that many items with good reviews. Amid the pouring in of trivial things, the turn to arouse the interest of the evaluators came. ¡¸Oh, it¡¯s Bobby Rollins¡¯ turn next.¡¹ ¡°Bobby Rollins?¡± Seo Dojoon showed interest. His voice was clearly excited compared to how calm he had been at the test site so far. Jung Jinho explained to Haeun, who didn¡¯t know much about the Hunter and Item industry. ¡°He¡¯s Haniel¡¯s representative craftsman. He can produce up to Legendary.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. When a new sale item comes out, we always update the highest auction price.¡± ¡°Wow, that¡¯s amazing?¡± ¡°Not as good as Dad, Haeun.¡± Jung Jinho sighed and crossed his arms. At the same time, he glanced at Seo Dojoon disapprovingly. After reading Jung Jinho¡¯s mind, Haeun poked Seo Dojoon in the side and whispered. ¡°What should I do, Seo Dojoon-ssi? My Dad seems to be upset right now.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± Seo Dojoon was confused and didn¡¯t answer. Haeun smiled playfully. ¡°Are you cheating on my Dad now? You know the craftsmen are so proud of themselves, right?¡± ¡°What do you mean cheat, Haeun-ssi? Hunter Jung Jinho, it¡¯s definitely not.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything. Well, you might like it.¡± But he still looks annoyed. Haeun made fun of him. ¡°Oh my. My Dad was going to advance the reservation for Seo Dojoon. My Dad must be so hurt.¡± ¡°No. It¡¯s not like that.¡± ¡°But why do you like it so much? The best blacksmith in the world is my Dad. I can¡¯t believe you reacted so enthusiastically as soon as you saw another craftsman.¡± Seo Dojoon made an excuse while thinking. ¡°Because if there is a good item, I need to secure it before anyone else. I just watched for the sake of the guild members.¡± ¡°Hmph. Lie.¡± ¡°Really. For me, it¡¯s only Hunter Jung Jinho. I can¡¯t be satisfied with anyone but Hunter Jung Jinho. If it¡¯s not Hunter Jung Jinho, I¡¯d rather die!¡± ¡°No, I mean, why are you so¡­.¡± Haeun sneaked away with a slightly fed-up face at the pouring confession of love. However, Jung Jinho seemed satisfied with Dojoon¡¯s silly comments. He said this while raising the corner of his mouth in satisfaction. ¡°Hmm. Still, you have eyes to see¡­ That¡¯s why you want my daughter too.¡± ¡°Yes? What did Dad just say?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing. Rather, it seems to be starting now.¡± Haeun, who couldn¡¯t hear it properly, tilted her head and looked at where Jung Jinho pointed. Bobby Rollins was a man with a rugged body compared to his doll-like name. He even looked as hard as a stone because his skin was black. (t/n: I think they say it doll-like name because the name in Korean is ?? which can also mean Barbie.) He presented a bow in perfect harmony with smooth curves, elegant finishes, and brilliant glistening green lights as an entry. The property verification test was carried out. One side of the wall opened, and a target appeared. There were a total of five targets containing each energy wave. Starting from a low level, it gradually increases the intensity of energy. In this way, it was possible to grasp the item¡¯s resistance properties and destructive power. Bobby took the bow. When he grabbed the bowstring and pulled it, his magical energy was shaped into an arrow. It was pink. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ evaluates men as pink and knows a little bit about them.] Around the taut arrows, magic shimmered like flames. The energies around them react together and fluctuate. The wind blew in the perfectly enclosed space. When he released the bow, a huge wind blew the arrow away. Shoot¡ª! The energy-filled target split perfectly in two. The arrow that followed immediately pierced the next target. The target was shattered. It was a truly irresistible force. People were amazed to see the analysis results show up in real-time. ¡¸It¡¯s Legendary! He made a Legendary!¡¹ ¡¸Certainly, three resistance properties overlap. As expected, it¡¯s Bobby.¡¹ ¡¸Simultaneous attacks are also possible. It depends on the user¡¯s magical power, but it can shoot up to seven shots at once. ¡¹ ¡¸Look at that smooth curve! Doesn¡¯t it look like a piece of art? It¡¯s a shame it¡¯s not Epic.¡¹ Haeun glanced back at Seo Dojoon. How will Seo Dojoon react after passionately confessing his love a moment ago, saying that Jung Jinho is the only one for him? ¡®Wow.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is surprised that it is the first time seeing Seo Dojoon like that.] Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes, which had always been calm, burned with fire. As if swallowing his desire, his breastbone moved up and down dizzyingly. I want that item! A clear desire fell from him that couldn¡¯t be ignored even if he tried to pretend not to know. CH 37 [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that Seo Dojoon, as expected, seems to be the type who is greedy about items] ¡®The treasure warehouse in the Ahyeon Guild¡­ Guild members and so on are all excuses, and it¡¯s just like a personal warehouse, right?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it seems very likely to the point he was very astonished.] He didn¡¯t look like that on the outside, but he was greedy. At that time, Seo Dojoon sighed heavily. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°I thought it was a pity that it was a bow. If it were at least a sword, I would have bought it somehow.¡± The bow wasn¡¯t his main weapon. Having an unfamiliar type of item wasn¡¯t a big help. ¡°Is it that great?¡± ¡°Yes. Maybe the distance dealers will turn on the lights in their eyes and run.¡± Apparently, Seo Dojoon was too excited to become self-objectifying. Seo Dojoon also had sparks flying in his eyes. When Bobby¡¯s turn was over, another monotonous evaluation time continued. Everyone seemed to lose interest after seeing Bobby Rollins¡¯ work. Even though items that were not bad continued to appear, there was no product that beat Barbie¡¯s bow. ¡°Noodles, are you still sleeping?¡± As expected, Haeun had already been doing something else for a long time. ¡°Noodles, are you really tired?¡± Haeun whispered to the sleeping noodle in the form of a bracelet on her wrist. Noodles had been in bad condition before she came to America, and last night it ate some of the magic stone and went back to sleep again. She feels frustrated because she doesn¡¯t know why it is like this. Should she ask Haniel¡¯s craftsmen to check it out once? At that time, the atmosphere in the evaluation room changed. ¡¸Boss, you¡¯re here!¡¹ Scott Ederson, who was conducting the evaluation, suddenly jumped up and shouted. ¡¸Senator Nelson is here too.¡¹ It was Brian Nelson, a Republican who Naomi said had an appointment with her boss today. A white man with rich blonde hair. He was dressed in a high-class suit and exuded dignity. Then he said arrogantly. ¡¸I stopped by because I wanted to look at these exhibits before I left. Did it get in the way?¡¹ ¡¸Of course not. Welcome, Senator.¡¹ ¡¸Good afternoon, Mr Jung. Were there any items that caught your eye today?¡¹ ¡¸I find Bobby Rollins¡¯ work the most attractive.¡¹ In response to Frederic¡¯s question, Jung Jinho calmly expressed his impressions. Seo Dojoon wasn¡¯t the only person who admired Bobby¡¯s new work. Jung Jinho also thought that he had created a good item. Even if Bobby is a human being who doesn¡¯t have a guilty conscience and often fights with Jung Jinho, his skills are worth seeing. Frederic laughed pleasantly at Jung Jinho¡¯s evaluation. ¡¸Haha, as expected, I know that too. If Mr Jung says so, it must be a high-quality item. I think you can expect a lot from this expo, Brian.¡¹ ¡¸Of course.¡¹ Brian arrogantly raised his nose. ¡¸It¡¯s Haniel Industries supported by the world¡¯s strongest United States. As a country with the best hunters and craftsmen, this is basic.¡¹ ¡¸It would have been hard without your support, Brian.¡¹ ¡¸Haha. We can¡¯t cut the budget for Haniel. Don¡¯t worry about next quarter¡¯s budget. If this expo ends successfully, we can draw more support.¡¹ ¡¸I¡¯m counting on you.¡¹ The atmosphere was pleasant, perhaps because a well-received item came out. Haeun, who was watching from a distance, narrowed her eyes. The person Haeun¡¯s gaze reached was Brian Nelson. ¡®I think I saw this person somewhere¡ª¡¯ Among Haeun¡¯s acquaintances, there can¡¯t be a white man with a butt on his chin. Still, it felt somehow familiar. Has she seen him somewhere in a movie before? The floating feeling of d¨¦j¨¤ vu doesn¡¯t disappear. Brian, who felt Haeun¡¯s persistent gaze, turned his head. The eyes of the two met. Even Frederick showed interest, so Jung Jinho introduced her. ¡¸This is my daughter. She said she wanted to see this place today, so I¡¯m going with her.¡¹ ¡¸I heard about it from Scott.¡¹ Frederic asked, inviting Haeun to shake hands. ¡¸How do you feel about seeing Haniel in person?¡¹ ¡¸It¡¯s really amazing.¡¹ There would be no place other than Haniel that could produce items with a systematic system on such a huge scale. It was unimaginable in Korea, where both the talent to produce items and the government¡¯s support were lacking, that holy-level items were pouring in. ¡¸Besides, the bow from earlier is Legendary, right? I heard the guys over there talking. If it¡¯s a Legendary item, it¡¯s a precious thing that only high-rankers can use. It¡¯s so cool!¡¹ ¡¸Haha. Is that so?¡¹ ¡¸Still, my Dad makes better items.¡¹ ¡¸What? Hahaha!¡¹ Frederic burst into a pleasant laugh at Haeun¡¯s honest remark. He turned to Jung Jinho and said. ¡¸Your daughter¡¯s father¡¯s love is extreme. It¡¯s cute. I always wanted a daughter. In reality, I only have three sons.¡¹ ¡¸Isn¡¯t it fun to raise a son in his own way?¡¹ ¡¸It seems to have a strong side now that they have grown up. Brian, don¡¯t you have a daughter, too?¡¹ ¡¸That¡¯s right. She¡¯s ten years old now.¡¹ For the first time, a soft smile appeared on Brian¡¯s face. It was a face full of affection. Haeun thought that he could be an authoritative person, but he would not be a bad father. ¡¸You¡¯re going to see Bobby, right?¡¹ ¡¸Yeah. I want to take a closer look at this new work.¡¹ ¡¸Then I¡¯m busy with work, so I¡¯ll go first, Hunter Jung. Please take good care of it until the end.¡¹ Frederick left with Brian. When he left, there was an uproar in the room. ¡¸Can we expect more support this time?¡¹ ¡¸He even came here to check the item himself, so wouldn¡¯t it be okay?¡¹ ¡¸Rather than support, it would be nice if export restrictions were lifted first. There are those who want to buy it more expensive, but you always have to hand it over to the Hunter Association first.¡¹ ¡¸Ey. Still, they are not sold in China.¡¹ Haeun didn¡¯t know it, but Brian Nelson and Frederick Haniel were actually college alumni. Also, it was Brian Nelson who made Frederick Haniel jump into the item business from the existing military business. He read the future and predicted the market. Considering that he was also a non-Awakened person, it was a great talent. ¡®I think I¡¯ve seen him somewhere.¡¯ Still feeling deja vu, Haeun tilted her head and took out her phone. It was strange that his name and face continued to feel familiar. She turned to the Internet right away and looked for Brian Nelson¡¯s name. Basic information, such as his date of birth and family composition, appeared. ¡®US Senate Republican. Proposal for the use of low-level dungeons. Promotion of legalization of awakening induction¡ª.¡¯ The word legalization of awakening drew Haeun¡¯s curiosity. What was posted on the blog was a post clipped from the article. And as one of the methods, it was suggested that the low-level dungeons under management be used on purpose to cause awakening. It is the position that the dungeon must be used to bring out the Awakening of the non-Awakened.> ¨C Is it possible to artificially create an Awakener? This has been a controversial issue for a long time with the birth of the awakening. Increasing the number of Awakeners has been a dream of every nation in the world. If they can raise more hunters, they can be safer from the threat of dungeons and gates, so it¡¯s natural. Besides, even if it wasn¡¯t just a matter of dungeons, Awakeners had higher utility value than civilians. Because they were stronger, faster, and more durable, they showed higher productivity than non-Awakened people even when asked to do the same work. There was no way he wouldn¡¯t be tempted. However, in reality, the exact method of Awakening has not been revealed. Among the various hypotheses, the most famous method known so far was to encounter a situation that could threaten one¡¯s personal safety in a dungeon. Then, if they are lucky, one out of every thousand people will Awaken. It¡¯s an ignorant way to reach with a failure rate of 99.9%, but they can Awakened anyway if they¡¯re lucky. It was also the only method with success stories at the moment. However, under international law, for the safety of non-Awakened persons, it was strictly forbidden for those who had not Awakened to enter the dungeon intentionally. Brian Nelson was completely against it. The radical argument created a backlash, but at the same time, there were people who sympathized. It was because becoming a Hunter was a shortcut to success after dungeons emerged. ¡°Hmm.¡± It was an interesting topic, but it was not the information Haeun was looking for anyway. Looking for other information, this time she entered Brian¡¯s official Outstagram account. There were many photos posted, but most of them were official photos taken by media companies. Haeun, who was casually looking at the photos, stopped. ¡°Huh?¡± Baek Soyeon¡¯s picture was posted five years ago. The child looked much younger in the picture with Brian, but it was definitely Baek Soyeon. Even the hashtag is #FAMILY. ¡®Come to think of it, Soyeon¡¯s original name is¡­!¡¯ Only then did Haeun realized why she kept getting the feeling that Brian is familiar. Baek Soyeon is a Korean name given to her by Baek Doohan, but her real name was Sophia Nelson. Perhaps because Baek Doohan¡¯s image was so strong, she completely forgot that Baek Soyeon had another name. At the same time, one more fact came to mind. The fact that Seo Dojoon, who was commissioned by Baek Doohan, could have known about Baek Soyeon¡¯s family relationship! When Brian Nelson arrived, he already knew everything but pretended not to know. Haeun turned her head to Seo Dojoon. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me!¡± It was a word cut and shouted before and after, but Seo Dojoon understood it perfectly. Then he said calmly. ¡°Contractor¡¯s personal information is confidential.¡± ¡°Wow, you¡¯re so cheap.¡± Haeun glanced at Seo Dojoon, feeling betrayed. CH 38 It was all thanks to Haeun that Seo Dojoon could see Haniel¡¯s new work today. Because Haeun wanted to go, Seo Dojoon was able to follow as a bonus. But to be betrayed like this! ¡°What¡¯s wrong, Haeun-ah?¡± ¡°Dad, Hunter Seo Dojoon¡­¡± He just repaid my kindness with wickedness. The family of the person I¡¯m looking for just came and went, and he didn¡¯t even talk to me! ¡­Haeun, who wanted to shout but couldn¡¯t say it, groaned and shut her mouth. It was like a puppy who wanted to do something. In the end, there was only one thing Haeun could say. ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°Silly.¡± Jung Jinho smiled and stroked Haeun¡¯s hair. Jung Jinho was unaware of the entanglement between Haeun and Baek Soyeon. He doesn¡¯t even know about the existence of the Constellation. In addition, even if she had known Brian¡¯s identity in advance, it would have been a long way for her to get Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information. To do that, she has to tell him that Haeun met Baek Soyeon in Korea. And as they talk, the accident that Baek Soyeon passed out is inevitably mentioned. ¡°Phew.¡± Haeun sighed in regret. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks how about looking for Baek Soyeon¡¯s Instagram ID.] Haeun¡¯s eyes sparkled at the Constellation¡¯s suggestion. ¡®That¡¯s right, there was a way!¡¯ She went back to Brian Nelson¡¯s account, but it didn¡¯t seem like a personal account. Instead, it seemed like an external account managed by a secretary. Baek Soyeon¡¯s photo was also posted five years ago, so it seemed difficult to find it here. ¡®Let¡¯s just find it right away.¡¯ She tried putting Sophia Nelson in the search bar. A lot of people came out because it¡¯s a fairly common name. She didn¡¯t think she would be able to find it soon. ¡®There is¡­Baek Doohan!¡¯ The account with the blue badge was undoubtedly Baek Doohan¡¯s account. She immediately followed Baek Doohan. And soon after, Haeun found what she was looking for so much. It is clear from the fact that there are several pictures taken with Baek Doohan on a recent date. This is Baek Soyeon¡¯s account. ¡®I¡¯ll change my account first.¡¯ She couldn¡¯t access the account with Haeun¡¯s picture on the profile. She typed in the ID she created to follow the account that posts pictures of animals. How should she say something to get the other person¡¯s attention? Haeun, who had been thinking for a while, soon tapped her cell phone. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ admires Haeun¡¯s choice, saying she used a cheat key.] She sent a short and intense DM. The answer is bound to come. A grin came to Haeun¡¯s lips. **** The moment Haeun encountered Brian Nelson at Haniel Industries. Baek Soyeon was watching a movie in front of the TV at her home in New York with her mother, Baek Miyeon. ¡¸Sophia, should I bring some popcorn? Want some?¡¹ ¡¸Ung. Nachos, not popcorn. Cola!¡¹ ¡¸Allright.¡¹ Baek Soyeon¡¯s daily life was monotonous. It¡¯s been a long time since she was homeschooled without going to school. This is because it was difficult to fill the number of days of attendance with continuous hospital treatment. Her parents couldn¡¯t accept that a child who walked and ran well suddenly couldn¡¯t use her legs. In order to find out the cause, Baek Soyeon was taken to a famous hospital for examination. ¡°We can¡¯t determine the exact cause.¡± In the end, it all sucked. No doctor has identified the cause of Baek Soyeon¡¯s disability. However, Baek Soyeon herself knew why she couldn¡¯t use her legs. It all started with a dream. Boom¡ª! In her dreams, Baek Soyeon¡¯s world was collapsing. The blue sky cracked open like cracked glass, and the ground shook terribly. A red and blue explosion exploded. Huge, eerily glowing hands engulfed people. ¡ªIt was the end of the world. In her dream, Baek Soyeon was in a position to observe the situation thoroughly. She couldn¡¯t run away and couldn¡¯t ask for help either. She had to stand there and see the ending. Only then could she wake up from her dream. When she woke up from her dream, she couldn¡¯t remember what she saw in her dream. However, her fearful and terrifying feelings all night remained vivid and tormented Soyeon. The number of days Baek Soyeon couldn¡¯t fall asleep because of her nightmares increased. When Baek Soyeon¡¯s stress reached its peak, one day, the dream that had always been the same changed. This time, Baek Soyeon¡¯s preschool friend came out. The two were playing in a crowded playground. ¡°Sophia, look at me.¡± Her friend, who was going up the slide upside down, collided with her older brother and fell to the floor. ¡°Ah! Mother!¡± A friend wrapped her arm around her and screamed painfully. When she woke up from her dream, Baek Soyeon only remembered the scene of her playing with her friend at her playground. It was a normal dream, but she didn¡¯t know why she broke out in a cold sweat. But that day, at her preschool, that friend injured her arm, just like in Baek Soyeon¡¯s dream. Until then, Baek Soyeon didn¡¯t know what her dream meant. She thought she had just had a nightmare. But the dream came randomly, like enemies raiding a peaceful village. In Baek Soyeon¡¯s dream, the person injured was her friend, the cleaner who took out the trash, and the housekeeper who came to do the housework. In the dream, her friend fell on the playground. A cleaner was stabbed with a knife that someone had thrown into a garbage bag, and a housekeeper was burned by hot water. As a similar situation continued, the contents of dreams that Baek Soyeon remembered increased. It was as if someone was training Baek Soyeon to remember the contents of her dreams. She tried to act differently from the dream she vaguely remembered. For example, instead of going to the playground with friends, she would play in the classroom and ask the housekeeper for bread instead of risotto. ¡°Oh my, Margaret. Are you okay? Are you not hurt?¡± But her dream has surely come true. As if declaring to Baek Soyeon that she can never escape what she saw. Baek Soyeon¡¯s personality also became more sensitive to the continuing nightmare. She was usually startled and even sleepwalked, so she wandered more and more at night. And the decisive moment came to Baek Soyeon. The content of the dream that day was as follows. In the dream, there was one more woman besides Baek Soyeon and Baek Doohan. They were in a dungeon. Baek Soyeon was hugged by Baek Doohan. Baek Doohan looked much older than he is now. The woman they were with looked like a college student, with long, straight brown hair. The situation in the dream gradually returned to urgency. The monsters poured out and Baek Doohan pushed Baek Soyeon to protect her. The monster¡¯s sharp attack stabbed Baek Doohan in the heart. In front of Baek Soyeon¡¯s eyes, Baek Doohan¡¯s blood burst like a fountain. ¡°Argh!!¡± Baek Soyeon woke up screaming with her teary face all over her body. Finally, Baek Soyeon realized. That the dream she has is a future she can¡¯t escape from, and that it is a kind of foreknowledge. And the moment she recognized the fact, a blue status window appeared in front of Baek Soyeon. [SYSTEM: Congratulations! You can now feel the Constellation¡¯s existence.] [SYSTEM: The Constellation ¡®The Predator of Destiny¡¯ gets annoyed saying that it¡¯s only now that you noticed.] [SYSTEM: The Constellation ¡®The Predator of Destiny¡¯ proposes a contract.] ¡®I don¡¯t want to.¡¯ Awakening was considered a blessing. But for Baek Soyeon, who had nightmares all the time, her ability was nothing but a curse. She didn¡¯t want to know or remember such a future. She would rather forget everything. ¡®Don¡¯t bother me!¡¯ Baek Soyeon rejected the contract offer from the constellation. [SYSTEM: The Constellation ¡®The Predator of Destiny¡¯ is very angry at Baek Soyeon¡¯s answer.] The Constellation who approached Baek Soyeon was fiercely angry. This was because if the contract was rejected, the Constellation could no longer make contracts in that dimension, and had to leave the stage as it was. However, the Constellation, which had business with Baek Soyeon, used a different method instead of quietly withdrawing. [SYSTEM: The Constellation ¡®The Predator of Destiny¡¯ is banning you.] [SYSTEM: Seals entity Baek Soyeon¡¯s leg.] [SYSTEM: Seals the possibility of individual Baek Soyeon.] [SYSTEM: Seals the selection of individual Baek Soyeon.] And it took a very savage law of destruction. [SYSTEM: All prohibitions are nullified when contracting with the caster of the ban.] Since the path proposed by the Constellation was blocked, Baek Soyeon needed to make the request directly. After that day, Baek Soyeon lost the use of her legs due to the ban, but she no longer dreamed of seeing the future. Since she refused her contract, her Constellation¡¯s superpowers were no longer usable. She didn¡¯t even dream of Baek Doohan dying. However, the anxiety caused by the experience of seeing the future several times still existed. However, she was too young to fight against anxiety. In the end, Baek Soyeon decided to dismiss everything as nothing. She didn¡¯t tell anyone that her Constellation put a curse on her. ¡®As long as I don¡¯t have the desire to walk again, my grandfather will be safe.¡¯ Like the little mermaid who got her legs in exchange for her voice, she thought she got her grandfather¡¯s safety in exchange for her legs. It was an optimistic belief created by the desire to run away, but at the same time, it was a passive attempt to protect her grandfather. Of course, Baek Doohan and Baek Soyeon¡¯s parents, who didn¡¯t know the inside story, were busy worrying about Baek Soyeon. They wanted to somehow treat Baek Soyeon so that she could walk on her own again like she used to. ¡°Soyeon-ah, let¡¯s go to Korea for a while with Grandpa.¡± And in Korea, where she visited as part of the treatment process, Baek Soyeon met Haeun. As soon as she encountered Haeun, Baek Soyeon realized. that Haeun was a woman who appeared in her dream a long time ago. And the fact that the dream was a dream that predicted the moment of her grandfather¡¯s death. CH 39 It took a second for the anxiety she had been pushed into the other side of unconsciousness and that she had been trying to ignore to explode. ¡°I don¡¯t want to!!! Hngg. Mom, mom. Grandpa.¡± She wanted to run away right away. It seemed that the future she saw wouldn¡¯t come if she left far away. Soyeon passed out just like that. When she came to her senses, she was at the hospital, and after that, she quickly returned to the United States as if she were running away. It will be fine now because she is back home. Baek Soyeon cast a spell on herself like that. ¡¸Ta-da. Nachos, which Sophia likes, are here~.¡¹ Soyeon put a lot of cheese sauce on the nachos and ate them all in one bite. At that time, the phone was shining. Baek Soyeon stretched out her arm and opened her cell phone. On the Outstagram account that she made with Baek Doohan, there was a DM. The opponent is an account with a cute dog picture posted as a profile. Baek Soyeon¡¯s face softened. Baek Soyeon, who fell in love with the puppy photo, opened the DM. What the other person sent was a picture of a cute puppy. It was cute to see small dogs with light brown fur, like Injeolmi, rolling on the grass. (t/n: Injeolmi (???) is a variety of tteok, or Korean rice cake, made by steaming and pounding glutinous rice flour, which is shaped into small pieces and usually covered with steamed powdered dried beans or other ingredients.) ¡¸Cute.¡¹ ¡¸What is it, Sophia?¡¹ ¡¸Look at this. Mom. It¡¯s cute, right!¡¹ ¡¸Oh my. It¡¯s a golden retriever.¡¹ Baek Soyeon¡¯s house also had a Dobermann they raised before Soyeon was born. However, since the day Baek Soyeon was unable to use her legs, the dog began to bark threateningly whenever it saw her, so they were currently raising the dog in Brian¡¯s office for safety. When Baek Soyeon checked the DM, her opponent immediately sent more photos. Soyeon pressed the keyboard. [Do you have more pictures?] [Yes :)] A picture came up. There was also a video. It was a video of a golden retriever splendidly grabbing a disk thrown by a black-haired man. It looked like it was taken directly. Baek Soyeon, who had been immersed in photos and videos for a long time, asked belatedly. [But who is it?] Sometimes Baek Doohan¡¯s fans sent DMs to Baek Soyeon. Or maybe Brian Nelson¡¯s followers or opponents sent DMs to Baek Soyeon. The followers were fine, but the opponents often sent Baek Soyeon DMs with abusive language. As if Baek Soyeon represents the political orientation of her father, Brian Nelson. Even though Baek Soyeon was only 10, that didn¡¯t matter to them. But it was the first time the happiness evangelist handed over a picture of her cute puppy. Baek Soyeon waited for her answer with her pounding heart. [Anyone who has questions about you :D] Baek Soyeon was slightly disappointed when she saw the reply. Again, it seemed like it was someone who was interested in her grandfather or father. Because people weren¡¯t interested in a 10-year-old who didn¡¯t even go to school. She would have been happy if someone had sent her a DM because she wanted to talk about dogs. However, the following DM was enough to surprise Baek Soyeon. [What kind of existence is your ¡®Constellation¡¯?] Baek Soyeon¡¯s heart sank. Before she could reply, DMs kept coming. [I have a Constellation, too.] [So I want to ask you something.] [How much do you know about Constellations?] Baek Soyeon¡¯s heart fluttered wildly. The fear of revealing the existence that has always been avoided, and the joy of finally having someone to share their concerns with. Two emotions swirled in Baek Soyeon¡¯s mind. * * * ¡°Hmm.¡± Haeun, sitting on the sofa, hummed. It¡¯s a new song by an idol that Haeun likes. Haeun¡¯s face is filled with a smile. And there was one person who watched Haeun closely. It¡¯s Seo Dojoon. ¡°¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon thought that although he hadn¡¯t known Haeun for long, he understood her personality to some extent. Haeun, who Seo Dojoon saw, had a relaxed temperament. She was easygoing and honest in everything she did. Looking at Haeun, he could feel that she was loved and raised enough in an environment that wasn¡¯t lacking. At the same time, she sometimes showed her stubbornness that she must achieve what she decided. ¡°Soyeon, please give me her phone number.¡± She was so persistent that she asked for Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information. Of course, Seo Dojoon never gave Haeun Baek Soyeon¡¯s contact information. It is against the Seo Dojoon¡¯s principle. However, Haeun has been strangely quiet since she went to Haniel Industries yesterday. Seo Dojoon intuitively felt it. That Haeun found another way. ¡°Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Ack!¡± Haeun, who was sitting on the sofa, was startled and hid her phone. Seo Dojoon narrowed his eyes. Haeun rolled her eyes and smiled. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°What are you doing?¡± ¡°Just~ reading Outstars?¡± Haeun naturally switched her account, and she showed the screen. There is a commemorative photo that she took when she visited Haniel yesterday. She stamped quite a few hearts on it. Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t take away his suspicious eyes. But no matter how hard he stared, he couldn¡¯t find anything. Because the account she contacted Baek Soyeon is a completely different account. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it was a close call.] ¡®Speed is life.¡¯ Haeun sent a DM to Baek Soyeon and eventually succeeded in leading the conversation. There was no one who wouldn¡¯t react in front of a cute puppy picture. Haeun knew that Baek Soyeon was mentally unstable. In fact, Haeun wasn¡¯t sure what her opponent would do when she brought up the story of the Constellation. The Constellation just existed by her side, and Baek Soyeon couldn¡¯t have felt its presence. [I have one too!] However, Baek Soyeon didn¡¯t just treat Haeun¡¯s DM as a joke but answered seriously. [But not now. It¡¯s gone.] [How do you know the Constellation?] [Who are you? Are you a Hunter?] At first glance, these were sentences that felt desperate. At first, she seemed a little wary, but as soon as Haeun showed sympathy for Soyeon¡¯s situation and warmed the atmosphere, many stories started pouring out over the anonymous account. The Constellation that stayed by Baek Soyeon¡¯s side had the nickname ¡®Predator of Destiny¡¯. She also confessed that she could recognize the existence of the Constellation after having a dream in which her grandfather appeared. She described it as a dream, but when she heard the story, it was actually a prophecy. The ability to foresee the future, isn¡¯t it the power everyone wants to have? However, Baek Soyeon rejected Constellation¡¯s contract offer. The angry Constellation imposed a ban on Baek Soyeon, which was why Baek Soyeon couldn¡¯t walk. ¡®But why is Soyeon reluctant to Awaken?¡¯ She doesn¡¯t have to go all the way to Hunter. Originally, not using such a high position is like taking a lot of benefits. But does she have any reason to refuse Awakening? After Awakening, wouldn¡¯t it be okay to keep it a secret from everyone and stay quiet? In fact, not all Awakened are active as Hunters. [I¡¯m afraid of the future.] To Haeun¡¯s question, Baek Soyeon gave a vague answer. In fact, if Haeun had asked in more detail, she would have known why Baek Soyeon fainted at the sight of Haeun. However, Haeun was worried that Baek Soyeon would find out that she was the person behind the anonymous account. So, she prevented the story from going toward Korea, Hunter Seo Dojoon, and herself on purpose. [I hope my grandfather doesn¡¯t come out of my dreams anymore] Because of that, Haeun knew that Baek Soyeon had a dream about Baek Doohan, but didn¡¯t know that the dream was a dream in which Baek Doohan died. Baek Soyeon also didn¡¯t tell the truth about her last dream because she was afraid that saying her grandfather had died would make it come true. ¡®I was originally going to ask about the constellation and the system¡­.¡¯ Baek Soyeon¡¯s condition was worrisome, but Haeun¡¯s main purpose was those two. However, as of now, there seems to be no meaningful information that could be found from Baek Soyeon. At least Baek Soyeon needs to sign a contract with Constellation to get new information. Still, it was not without income at all. Baek Soyeon expressed an interest in meeting Haeun directly. [I¡¯m going to the Haniel Expo this weekend] [Dad was invited to the opening ceremony] [Are you coming too?] It was the question of an American child who thought that everyone in the world would live in America and the neighborhood next to her. Of course, it was true that Haeun is currently close to Baek Soyeon. Jung Jinho was also scheduled to attend the opening ceremony of the Expo, so she was able to attend. [Yes, I will go :D] But a problem remained. ¡®I can¡¯t go in front of Soyeon myself.¡¯ There will definitely be a huge crowd at the item fair. It would be a big problem if Baek Soyeon encountered Haeun and fainted again in such a place. She doesn¡¯t know why, but Baek Soyeon has already met Haeun and shown symptoms more than once. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says to just refuses and asks if it¡¯s okay to talk via DM like now.] ¡®No, if I refuse here, I don¡¯t think she¡¯ll tell me properly through DM.¡¯ For some reason, she had such a hunch. CH 40 ¡®It would be nice if I could use a substitute.¡¯ The problem is that this is not even Korea, so I don¡¯t know where to find someone who can be used as a substitute. Haeun glanced back at Seo Dojoon. But soon shook her head. Not Seo Dojoon. What if he finds out that Haeun had Awakened when she involved him for no reason? It¡¯s like burning a candle while trying to catch a bedbug. Seo Dojoon, who was watching Haeun, opened his mouth. ¡°You¡¯ve been looking at your phone all day.¡± Haeun pouted her lips. When Hunter Seo Dojoon said that, she sounded like a useless person. Right now, Haeun was making a very important plan. She can¡¯t tell, so she just keeps it a secret. Besides, she had many other things to do besides taking care of Baek Soyeon. ¡°There are so many things I can do with my cell phone. I have to watch YouTube. I have to watch TikTok. I have to watch the new releases on NetxLix and brag about being in the US right now on Outstagram!¡± ¡°Who are you bragging to?¡± ¡°My friends went to Thailand without me.¡± So many bad things happened to her that she ended up in America out of the blue, but Haeun would have gone on a trip with her friends as usual. ¡°Is Seo Dojoon-ssi really going to watch over me all day? Oh my, do you like me that much? Enough that you can¡¯t take your eyes off me even for a second?¡± ¡°I only watched Haeun-ssi for a week. That¡¯s my contract and my job.¡± At Seo Dojoon¡¯s words, Haeun closed her eyes. Expressions make it perfect for people to misunderstand. People would think they¡¯re dating. After all, it has no official meaning. It would have been fun to tease him if he had been embarrassed. Haeun leaned back on the sofa and let out grumpy words. ¡°Tsk. I¡¯m not going out anywhere and I¡¯m at the accommodations, so there¡¯s nothing dangerous.¡± ¡°Danger is not the problem¡­.¡± It¡¯s a problem because she thinks there will be a silent accident. Seo Dojoon thought for a moment about why he was thinking about this when Haeun wasn¡¯t quiet except when she ate or had an accident. ¡°Anyway, how about going out for a walk? Or you can go sightseeing.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts to Haeun that this is an opportunity, saying that Seo Dojoon is proposing a date first.] ¡®What opportunity?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks Haeun if she changed her mind and said it¡¯s an opportunity to have a boyfriend.] ¡®You¡¯re doing it to mess around with stocks going up and down again.¡¯ Haeun, who had already been caught by Seo Dojoon several times, reacted indifferently. ¡°Well. I didn¡¯t expect Seo Dojoon-ssi to suggest that we go outside first.¡± ¡°Even in Korea, I have never stopped Haeun from going out.¡± Well, Haeun went out with Seo Dojoon and ran away because she didn¡¯t want to attract attention. ¡®What shall I do¡­.¡¯ As Seo Dojoon said, being alone in a room was boring. She had to think about how to face Baek Soyeon at the expo, but nothing comes to mind right now. If so, wouldn¡¯t it be fine to play outside and take a break, as Seo Dojoon suggested? She may come up with a good idea when she plays. ¡°Okay!¡± Haeun¡¯s eyes sparkled. When he looked into her lively, sparkling eyes, Seo Dojoon knew he had said something wrong, but it was too late to go back. ***** ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, please take a pretty picture.¡± Click. She heard the sound of a cell phone camera. The concept behind the shoot is that a New Yorker is lost in thought as she looks up at the sky of New York. She can be free anywhere with a self-improvement book that touches her soul. For reference, she bought the book right away to use as shoot equipment at a bookstore she saw on the way. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says he is taking a picture of Haeun, but why Haeun covered her face and saying he doesn¡¯t know why she should feel ashamed of herself.] Seo Dojoon worked hard to take pictures of Haeun sitting on a bench in front of the pond. But, Haeun, who confirmed the results, said grumpily. ¡°What is this? My legs look so short!¡± ¡°It came out just like that.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think I heard you correctly, could you say it again?¡± ¡°There seems to be a problem with the camera. I¡¯ll take it again.¡± Seo Dojoon immediately lowered his words. He immediately raises his hands after rebels for no reason. The two were currently taking pictures to upload to Haeun¡¯s Outstar account. As the purpose is to show off, it is important to have photos that anyone can admire. It is a picture that has been distorted and fixed to some extent. However, Seo Dojoon took pictures of Haeun honestly and without lies, as if he were a member of the hyperrealism school. Haeun let out a sigh. ¡°Sehyunie is really good at taking pictures like this.¡± She suddenly missed her little brother, who she¡¯d left behind in Korea. Thinking that she should make a phone call this evening, Haeun once again recited caution details. ¡°Hold your phone upside down and take it slightly at an angle. To the tip of your toes here.¡± ¡°Like this?¡± ¡°Noo.¡± After receiving the phone from Seo Dojoon, Haeun took a few steps back and took a few shots of Seo Dojoon. Haeun grabbed Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand in a rush of frustration and demonstrated it herself. A small hand was placed on top of the big hand. Click¨C. Just in time, a dog passing by and walking was taken with long legs. Seo Dojoon couldn¡¯t help but be impressed. ¡°This is a miracle.¡± ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi can do it, too. Now, would you like to try again?¡± Haeun returned to her place. She gathered her emotions and pretended to be a fatal thinker as she looked down at her book. However, despite Haeun¡¯s special training, the results were not very good. ¡°Ah, really! Can¡¯t you take a picture like this?¡± Haeun was angry about the picture¡¯s quality, which hadn¡¯t changed. She felt she couldn¡¯t find a picture she liked even if she had taken them all day. ¡°Give me my cell phone.¡± After receiving the phone from Seo Dojoon, Haeun took a few steps back and took a few shots of Seo Dojoon. A man boasting a perfect 9-head-to-body ratio was captured in the photo. Seo Dojoon stood in the sunlight shining through the leaves, boasting of his exceptional beauty that no one would beat. She was just trying to demonstrate it and suddenly felt defeated for no reason. ¡®Am I really short?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ comfort Haeun and says she¡¯s taller than average.] [However, the important thing is not height, but proportion¡­] ¡®Noisy.¡¯ No matter how difficult the hardship is, Jung Haeun never gives up! That was Haeun¡¯s belief. ¡°Now. Take it again!¡± Seo Dojoon nodded gloomily at the swamp he couldn¡¯t escape. After retaking dozens of shots, Seo Dojoon finally got out of his role as a photographer. As if mentally shaken, he said with a lifeless face. ¡°I¡¯ll get something to drink.¡± ¡°I like iced Americano!¡± ¡°All right. Don¡¯t move anywhere, stay here.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Haeun giggled and waved to Seo Dojoon. She laughed as she watched the back of his trudging walk. Maybe because Seo Dojoon has only been working as a hunter since he Awakened, he was often not good at it in terms of everyday life. Thinking that that was a little cute, Haeun checked the picture. ¡°Uhm, is it okay?¡± It seems it came out well after a little correction with the app. She immediately opened the Outstagram application. ¡°If I upload just one, then I will upload the long-legged puppy I took earlier¡­.¡± Haeun, who was looking around the photo album, stopped at Seo Dojoon¡¯s picture. It¡¯s a masterpiece that¡¯s too good to be kept only on Haeun¡¯s cell phone. However, it was inconvenient to upload Seo Dojoon¡¯s picture freely. She doesn¡¯t want to show that she knows Seo Dojoon. ¡°It¡¯s still a waste to throw it away¡­.¡± After thinking about it for a while, Haeun put a sticker on Seo Dojoon¡¯s face. Although she completely covered his handsome face, his proportions alone made it feel superior. Thinking that no one would know about this, she posted a picture with Haeun. Nice weather for a walk? #NewYork #DailyLife #CentralPark Looking at the hearts and comments that change in real time, Haeun nodded in satisfaction. ¡¸Whoahaha!¡¹ At that time, Haeun heard a commotion in her ears. The source of the noise was five or six people gathered in one corner of the park. ¡°What are they doing all together like that?¡± She decided to look around for a while because she had to wait quietly until Seo Dojoon came anyway. The laughter grew louder as she got closer. What Haeun saw as she squeezed through the crowd was three overturned cups on a small box. ¡°It¡¯s a scam, right?¡± However, the man¡¯s attire stood out more than the flamboyant movements of his hands. Her eyes sting on the colorful red and yellow floral shirt. In addition, the more shocking thing is that he was wearing a flower necklace that could only be seen on the beach around his neck. As if Haeun wasn¡¯t the only one looking at the man¡¯s unusual style, everyone walking by was also busy looking at him. Somehow, his fashion attracted more attention than the trick act. Haeun, who observed the other person, gave one opinion. ¡®What a waste of your face.¡¯ The opponent had a pretty handsome appearance compared to the eccentric and nasty clothes. To exaggerate a bit, his face was as big as Haeun¡¯s fist. The combination of the seductive and mysteriously sparkling yellow eyes was pretty good. The spotless bright blonde tied in half glistened in the sun. He is a man who gives the impression of a cat as a whole. ¡®But why do you wear clothes like that?¡¯ If only he had dressed properly. No, if it hadn¡¯t been for that flower necklace, there would have been women here who wanted to ask for his number, not old men watching the trick. Dressing like that after being born handsome is, at best, a failure to do his duty. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ secretly purchased stocks, saying that Haeun showed interest¡­] ¡®It¡¯s not like that.¡¯ Haeun stopped her Constellation from starting his delusion over a candidate for her boyfriend again. She really can¡¯t say anything. Then there was a thud over his box. ¡¸Argh! No!¡¹ ¡¸Haha! Brother, what a waste!¡¹ ¡¸This is nonsense! This scam! What have you done?¡¹ A fat man sitting in a seat sighed. The man wearing the flower necklace shrugged his shoulders. ¡¸What do you mean scam? I hate the word. It was a fair match.¡¹ ¡¸Ugh¡­ Let¡¯s do one more round!¡¹ ¡¸Brother, you already bet all your money. Will you stop and go?¡¹ ¡¸¡­Damn it!¡¹ The man, who seemed outraged, eventually spat out a few swear words and left the place. It seems that he lost everything he owned due to the trick of the swindler. Even so, it wouldn¡¯t be long since it¡¯s a fraud trick. It was when Haeun stopped paying attention and tried to return to where she was. ¡¸Are you just going to watch? Give it a try.¡¹ The man suddenly suggested to Haeun. CH 41 The corners of his mouth rose with a smile. Haeun shook her head sullenly. ¡¸Why? Aren¡¯t you short of pocket money? Kid?¡¹ Kid? Kiiid? Haeun was in a rage. ¡°I¡¯m not Kid.¡± ¡¸Oh, Korean?¡¹ ¡°An adult over the age of 20.¡± ¡¸Are you on tour? Or study abroad?¡¹ Each of them spoke only what they wanted to say in their own language. At that time, a man who might be a cheater encouraged Haeun. ¡¸Let¡¯s have one game. It¡¯s just a game.¡¹ ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± Haeun firmly refused. However, the man, who couldn¡¯t speak Korean, didn¡¯t understand and put Haeun in her seat. Haeun was annoyed. ¡¸I won¡¯t do it.¡¹ ¡¸What? You can speak English.¡¹ ¡¸You guys are cheating.¡¹ ¡¸There¡¯s no way.¡¹ The Hawaiian shirt man smiled. ¡¸I¡¯ll let you do the first round for free.¡¹ Why is he so persistent? Haeun sighed. ¡¸How much are you going to pay me if I win?¡¹ ¡¸Five dollars to buy a corn dog from the food truck over there?¡¹ ¡¸¡­Okay.¡¹ It was an offer too tempting to refuse. It was because she was slightly hungry after taking pictures for a long time. The man smiled and held the dice. ¡¸Now. You just need to find the cup with this dice in it.¡¹ ¡¸¡­Okay.¡¹ ¡¸Then here we go.¡¹ The man puts the dice under the cup in the middle. And he soon began shuffling the cups around very lightly. It was the first round, so it seemed like it would be easy, and she could follow the hand movement right away. The man asked. ¡¸Now, which cup is it?¡¹ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts on the right side.] ¡°Here.¡± Haeun picked out the cup chosen by the constellation. The corners of the man¡¯s eyes narrowed at Haeun¡¯s choice. The plastic cup lifted up and a small dice appeared underneath. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ proudly says that Haeun can eat corn dogs thanks to him.] ¡¸Now. Give me the money.¡¹ Thinking of buying a hot dog with a lot of ketchup and mustard sauce on it, Haeun reached out her hand. ¡¸Wait!¡¹ ¡¸Why?¡¹ ¡¸If you play one more game, it doubles. Don¡¯t you want to drink coffee too? I heard Koreans like it. Coffee.¡¹ ¡°I knew this would happen.¡± As expected, there is no way it will end with the first round. Haeun asked with a sigh. ¡¸What if I lose?¡¹ ¡¸Hmm. I paid for the first round, so you should bet something too. Ah, how about the one hanging on your arm?¡¹ What the man pointed out was Haeun¡¯s cute, adorable and lovely Noodles. ¡¸I thought it would go well with my outfit.¡¹ The man smiled slyly The grade of Noodles was only rare, so it wasn¡¯t actually a very good item. However, it has already become a precious existence to Haeun as a pet. However, the person in front of her dares to treat such Noodles as an object and even asks for it! Haeun raised her eyes disapprovingly. Haeun has been worried about Noodles that have been sloppy lately. Just like a real snake falling into hibernation, the amount of time Noodles were asleep was gradually increasing. Haeun, who was thinking of avoiding it, changed her mind. Haeun looks for the Constellation. ¡®Help me.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ arrogantly says that it wouldn¡¯t be fun if he just helped.] ¡®If you don¡¯t help me.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks Haeun how about coming out in return for his help.] ¡®NetxFlix membership for 1 year.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ snorts, asking if Haeun was originally a subscriber.] ¡®I¡¯m going to cancel the payment.¡¯ I will block all environments where you can watch dramas through me. ¡®And I¡¯m going to cancel the YouTube premium.¡¯ Taste the commercial that comes back every five minutes! Haeun¡¯s declaration cut off the Constellation¡¯s message. After a while, a loud voice rang out. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ cries, how can Haeun plan such a vicious act?] [He didn¡¯t see it that way, but Haeun is very vicious and bites off the handkerchief.] [If she does this, Haeun will suffer as well, and he advises her to reconsider.] ¡®I can stand it.¡¯ To protect the honor of our cute and lovely Noodles! [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ feels an unbreakable will from Haeun.] [He sighs and says he can¡¯t help it.] [He will work hard to cooperate with Haeun, so he urge her not to think like that.] The Constellation kindly responded to Haeun¡¯s help. Having obtained the Constellation¡¯s voluntary cooperation, Haeun crossed her arms and glared at the man. ¡®How dare you covet my cute Noodles.¡¯ I will make sure you will go bankrupt. ¡¸Okay. Instead, if I win, it¡¯s one $100 for each win. Are you still going to do it?¡¹ ¡¸Oh, are you confident? Deal.¡¹ Let¡¯s give this man an example for asking for someone else¡¯s pet. A devilish smile came to Haeun¡¯s lips. **** ¡¸Right.¡¹ Haeun, who was glaring at the cups placed side by side, declared. The man whose smile disappeared before he knew it lifted the paper cup with a trembling hand. In the hidden space under the cup, a small dice was snatched in cheekily. Haeun laughed. ¡¸Wow, I won again.¡¹ ¡¸This is ridiculous.¡¹ The man in front of Haeun was wearing the same expression Seo Dojoon had when he lost in the Halli Galli match. Haeun snorted at him and snatched the dice from the man¡¯s hand. ¡¸If you¡¯re an adult, you should know how to accept the outcome. What do you mean ridiculous?¡¹ ¡¸Kid, are you a player?¡¹ ¡¸No, I¡¯m a perfectly good ordinary citizen.¡¹ ¡¸This is a lie.¡¹ The man muttered in despair. He had already lost to Haeun over ten times. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ praised himself for his hard work, saying that he safely protected the right to watch the drama.] All of these were victories under the protection of the Constellation. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is said to be in the middle.] [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is laughing at the left side] [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is angry that all three cups are nothing and that brat tried to take out the bottom.] Every time the opponent tried to cheat, he let Haeun know about it and led Haeun to a 10-game winning streak. ¡¸Wow! That Asian girl won again!¡¹ ¡¸How many rounds has she won?¡¹ ¡¸The amount is already a thousand dollars?¡¹ Before she knew it, Haeun¡¯s side was full of people who had come to watch. It would be strange to see the night rock in a peaceful park, but seeing a girl overcome without hesitation, they were amazed. They thought it was a swindler¡¯s tactic to lure in the onlookers, but it didn¡¯t seem like that when they saw the swarthy man¡¯s expression stained dark. Finally, the Hawaiian guy announced his abandonment. ¡¸Stop!¡¹ ¡¸Why? I still want to do more.¡¹ Haeun, who earned more than 1 million won in an instant, giggled. ¡¸Don¡¯t you want this bracelet?¡¹ ¡¸Enough, Kid. You won.¡¹ ¡¸That¡¯s why, I¡¯m not a kid.¡¹ ¡¸Then what¡¯s your name?¡¹ The man smiled slyly and asked for Haeun¡¯s name. It¡¯s not like they¡¯re going to see each other twice anyway. Haeun, who was thinking for a while, just told him her name. ¡¸Haeun.¡¹ ¡¸My name is Rick.¡¹ ¡¸Yes, Rick, it was nice to meet you and give me my money.¡¹ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that cheaters are over there, but Haeun is more like a robber.] Rick scratched the dollars in the money box with a melancholy look. She doesn¡¯t know, but all the money he earned today must have been lost. Haeun, who snatched Rick¡¯s money like a bird, made a fan out of the money and fluttered around viciously. ¡¸Uhm~. The smell of money.¡¹ ¡¸My hotel bill¡­¡¹ ¡¸People should know how to earn money fairly. Hmm? A scam like this.¡¹ Haeun grinned. ¡¸Since I caught you today, do you reflect on yourself now? This is my pocket money¡ª¡¹ ¡°Haeun-ssi?¡± ¡°Uh!¡± Haeun jumped up in surprise when someone suddenly grabbed her shoulder. Looking back, Seo Dojoon was looking down at Haeun with eyes as if asking why she was here. Seo Dojoon had two cups of coffee and a Turkish sandwich in his hand. ¡®Ah, that¡¯s right.¡¯ I came here with Seo Dojoon today! She completely forgot Seo Dojoon¡¯s existence because it was fun to win all the time. ¡®Are you nagging me that I¡¯ve been walking around again?¡¯ Sure enough, Seo Dojoon slowly opened his mouth, showing an uncomfortable feeling. ¡°I definitely¡­¡± Then she must attack first. ¡°Where have you been that you¡¯re coming now!¡± Haeun yelled at him suddenly. Seo Dojoon opened his eyes wide. She has to strike first before her opponent comes to his senses. Haeun fired at him as if a storm was raging. ¡°I was worried because I thought something dangerous happened to Seo Dojoon-ssi!¡± ¡°I¡¯m not the one to worry about, but Haeun-ssi¡ª¡± ¡°How scary the world is! My mom said that people should be more careful than in dungeons. How can you walk around so dangerously by yourself? To make people worry.¡± Haeun intentionally let out an exaggerated sigh. Seo Dojoon, who was fascinated, said reflexively. ¡°I apologize.¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough if you understand. It¡¯s dangerous now, so don¡¯t go around alone.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The loud voice Haeun won. Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes touched a bundle of money in Haeun¡¯s hands. ¡°What is that money?¡± ¡°Ah, this¡­¡± Haeun looked back. However, Rick, who had been sitting in front of Haeun until just now, had disappeared. CH 42 It seemed that Haeun ran away while she was talking with Seo Dojoon. ¡®I brought all the money anyway, doesn¡¯t it matter?¡¯ When Haeun finished thinking, she shrugged her shoulders. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. More than that, Seo Dojoon-ssi, this sandwich is mine, right?¡± ¡°Yes. The line was long. It took longer than expected.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. Let¡¯s go eat another meal after we finish this. It¡¯s on me.¡± I got a huge $1,000 for my pocket money. Thanks, Rick. I should get something expensive to eat. * * * An office located in a forest of buildings in New York. The room, made entirely of glass on one side, had a bright atmosphere with good lighting. The mahogany wood desk was decorated with simple furniture. Among them, there was a small frame with a family photo in it. The family photo contained three people¡ªBrian Nelson, his remarried wife Baek Miyeon, and daughter Sophia Nelson. Her daughter¡¯s other name is Baek Soyeon. ¡°How harmonious.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be unnecessarily interested. Put it down right now.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know how to get a request without seeing her face.¡± Wearing a fancy shirt, Rick smiled slyly and put the frame down. He turned around the desk, returned to the sofa, sat down, and put his chin on the table in the middle. Brian¡¯s brow wrinkled at his frivolous action. ¡°Now, let¡¯s get to the point?¡± Rick. His nickname is R. The man Haeun met in the park was a famous awakening broker who works in the shadows. Awakening brokers secretly enter the dungeon for non-Awakened people who want to Awaken and receive a fee in return. Brian clicked his tongue disapprovingly. ¡°What are those clothes? Have you ever been to the beach?¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s because I just came from Hawaii.¡± Rick laughed and crossed his legs. He even waved his hand as if he didn¡¯t care. Brian frowned slightly. Is this guy really such a famous Awakening broker? He looks like a good-for-nothing guy. First of all, the loud pattern of that shirt bothers him. It was a pattern that made it impossible to concentrate on the conversation. Where in the world did he get that shirt? ¡°Brian, this is something only you should know.¡± However, it was high-quality information that Frederic Haniel, his close friend and colleague, gave him directly to doubt the source. It was Frederick Haniel, the president of Haniel and the in-law of the president of the American Hunter Association. ¡°New York is desolate as expected. As soon as I came, I got ripped off.¡± Brian was skeptical, but Rick was a really famous Awakening broker. He was also a criminal who was involved in all sorts of crimes if he digs a little deeper. Rick was paid for fulfilling the desires of those who wished to Awaken. He secretly puts those who hope to Awaken into the dungeon and exposes them to danger. Among them, if they are lucky, they will Awaken, and those who don¡¯t have the qualities to Awaken in the first place will fail. According to the Non-Awakened Person Protection Act, this was clearly illegal, but his schedule was always full of reservations. There were dozens of Awakeners born from Rick¡¯s hands like that. The unlucky people often lost their lives. However, Rick wasn¡¯t the kind of person to feel bad about such small things. If they want to be protected after entering the dungeon, they must pay an additional fee. Would it be Rick¡¯s fault if those who didn¡¯t pay the additional fee died? Unpaid work didn¡¯t exist in his dictionary. ¡°Applicant protection doubles the cost¡­ No, you know it¡¯s three times, right?¡± Rick made a circle with his index finger and thumb. He made a reservation after hearing that he was a competent Awakening broker with a high success rate, but he didn¡¯t trust him at all because of his rude behavior. Brian said patiently. ¡°As long as you do it right.¡± ¡°Haha, I always do it right. So what about the down payment?¡± Brian¡¯s assistant put down a black briefcase in front of Rick. The bag opened with a click. Rick frowned because it was full of gold. ¡°I chose the heavy one too.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a money laundry problem.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t cash it right away.¡± Rick scratched his head. The money he earned to spend on lodging for a while was robbed by an Asian girl, and he received the next request in kind. ¡®Ridiculous.¡¯ He closes the bag. Anyway, the amount of the cost was correct. ¡°Are you certain of your skills?¡± ¡°Are you checking now after paying the down payment?¡± ¡°You must make sure she will Awaken. And she has to come back safely without any injuries.¡± ¡°If you have time to worry about that, you should hope that your daughter has talent.¡± Brian asked Rick to Awaken Baek Soyeon. It was Soyeon¡¯s leg problem that led him to this decision. When a non-Awakened person Awakens, the body is reborn like a pupa becoming a butterfly. They can run faster and get stronger and more solid. The handicap they had before also disappears like cotton candy dissolved in water. In fact, there were countless cases where disability disappeared after Awakening. A person who couldn¡¯t speak attacks with sonic waves, and someone who lives by relying on an artificial organ gets a new heart. Brian has been pushing for legislation to legalize Awakening induction using low-level dungeons in recent years because of his daughter Baek Soyeon. However, it was blocked by opposition from human rights groups and non-Awakened protection groups, and despite active lobbying, it was sluggish without clear results. Ironically, the Hunter faction also opposed his bill. While suffering from a chronic shortage of Hunters, they were concerned that their vested interests would disappear as the scarcity of Awakened people would decrease. How much more time will it take for the bill to pass? Brian knew that Baek Doohan had recently secretly visited Korea with Baek Soyeon. His secretary investigated and said he attempted an oriental exorcism that drove away demons. It was very unpleasant. He meant that his daughter was haunted and couldn¡¯t walk. ¡®Sophia is fine.¡¯ Baek Soyeon wasn¡¯t possessed by demons. It¡¯s just an acquired disability. Brian didn¡¯t believe in superstitions. If he has to believe in something, he would rather believe in an Awakening with a low success rate but a clear outcome. It may take several more years or even decades before the law is passed and Baek Soyeon is admitted to the dungeon according to the legal process. So he couldn¡¯t wait any longer. Brian was determined to fix his daughter¡¯s disability, even if it was a somewhat illegal method. ¡°I will give you the rest of the money when my daughter Awakens and returns safely.¡± An ominous smile appeared on Rick¡¯s face. ***** The dream she wants to avoid always comes without notice. It is a dark space with no light. There was a musty smell coming from the damp area. It¡¯s a bit more fishy to say it smells like moss. She is aware that it is a dream, but she doesn¡¯t know where it is. Haeun fumbled with her hand in the dark space. The feeling of touching the hard wall was strange, so she inadvertently looked down at her hands, and there were a lot of calluses in her hand. After she stopped exercising, the calluses were all gone, leaving only traces. The moment she thought it was strange, Haeun¡¯s mouth opened itself. ¡°Where are the people?¡± Her lines flowed out like a stage actress. At the same time, Haeun stopped being aware that she was dreaming, and she turned into herself in the dream. ¡°It seems like I am the only one.¡± Haeun shuddered. It has already been hours since Haeun was caught up in a sudden crack. The crack occurred in the gym, where a youth gymnastics event was held in which Haeun participated as an athlete. There were a lot of people because it was a national-level competition. There were students in attendance and families who came to support them. However, no matter how much she went around the dungeon, she couldn¡¯t meet a single person. That wasn¡¯t the only thing that seemed strange. The air in the dungeon is gradually getting sharper. At first, it was such a weak flow that she couldn¡¯t feel it unless she was conscious of it. However, as Haeun progressed through the dungeon and defeated the monsters approaching her, the flow of energy surrounding the dungeon also became heavier. Although it is a common feature of games and dungeons, a strong one comes out differently if she kills a weak one. Can it be felt so directly? It felt like she was walking along without knowing that her clothes were caught somewhere. As if the threads on the clothes she was wearing were loosening little by little, and the clothes were getting shorter and shorter, but she didn¡¯t notice at all. Clearly, Haeun was in the best condition right now, and the monsters in the dungeon couldn¡¯t even scratch Haeun, so she didn¡¯t know why she felt this way. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ encourages her to move forward without worrying.] Haeun moved forward, suppressing the anxiety that remained in the corner of her heart. She must hurry up, find survivors and get out of here. The fishy smell that tickled her nose seemed to grow stronger. But she couldn¡¯t go far and tripped on something in her leg. Thud¨C! It rang out quite loudly. Haeun looked around while holding her tingly knees. It was dark inside, so she couldn¡¯t see properly. As she fumbled around, she grabbed something that looked like a hard log. ¡°What is it?¡± Haeun rolled what was in her hand. And soon, she ran into a corpse whose eyes were turned upside down. ¡°Kyaaaagh!!¡± Haeun was frightened and stepped back. The body had been torn apart as if a monster had attacked it. Then Haeun saw it. Countless victims piled up behind one death. ¡°Uugh!¡± Suddenly, the earthenware rose. Haeun, who was reflexively covering her mouth, sat on the floor and vomited in vainly. Instead of vomit, only clear saliva mixed with stomach acid came out. Tears welled up in the corners of her wrinkled eyes. What is this? What on earth happened? Her head spun. It¡¯s a common tragedy in dungeons, but it was the first time for Haeun. It was a dungeon that was so easy and non-threatening to Haeun that she had no idea it would be dangerous to ordinary people. No way, could it be that they are all dead? Is that why she hasn¡¯t seen anyone up until now? ¡°Uh, ugh.¡± Tears streamed down Haeun¡¯s cheek as she bit her lower lip. This wasn¡¯t the future Haeun expected. She thought everyone would be safe. And she will be a hero by saving those who have been waiting for her. Ssssk¡ª. Something secretly approached Haeun, who was sitting on the floor. It was a monster that Haeun had been waiting for. The number was not one. They formed a kind of group and approached in droves, narrowing the siege without hesitation. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it is dangerous and urges Haeun to get up.] The Constellation continued to urge Haeun, but Haeun, in shock, didn¡¯t think to get up. It was then. ¡°You fool! Run fast!¡± Someone grabbed Haeun¡¯s hand. CH 43 It was a boy about a head shorter than Haeun. The child holding Haeun¡¯s hand started running quickly. It¡¯s not that strong, but Haeun was dragged away. ¡°Shh!¡± The boy who dragged Haeun through a small gap in the cave put his index finger on his mouth and signaled her to be quiet. Haeun nodded with a tearful face. Sssskkk¡ª-. The monsters that had approached right in front of them passed by without spotting the two. The child let out a sigh of relief. Then he turned his head toward Haeun and shouted in a low voice, showing his anger. ¡°Are you stupid? You almost died!¡± Haeun blinked her eyes. ¡°How can you stay there like a fool!¡± He was a living person. Haeun grabbed the opponent¡¯s body. The child flinched as if frightened. Haeun asked urgently. ¡°Where are the others?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m alone.¡± Haeun¡¯s heart dropped all of a sudden. The hand holding the child¡¯s arm gradually got stronger. ¡°Don¡¯t lie. What do you mean alone? There will be other adults too!¡± ¡°You saw it earlier! The people¡ª¡± The child shouted fiercely. It was only then that Haeun saw the child¡¯s appearance properly. The child¡¯s body, wearing a hoodie and shorts, was a mess. There are scratches on his cheeks and knees. The child was so scared that he could barely stand and was shaking and clenching his teeth. ¡°All¡­¡­all of them have been beaten by monsters.¡± ¡°No way.¡± Haeun collapsed on the seat and sat down. What she wanted to deny became a reality. She murmured, stunned. ¡°How?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± The child said in a trembling voice. ¡°I was hiding with the adults, but the monsters suddenly started to grow. The Uncle said that if I hold on a little longer, a rescue team will come¡ª¡± She thought she would know what followed without talking. ¡°Were you hiding too? How could you be alone? There are monsters roaming around outside.¡± The child glanced at Haeun, who wasn¡¯t hurt. ¡°By any chance, are you Awakened? Is that why you were fine?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Haeun¡¯s mouth moved slightly. And at that moment, Haeun felt that the monster that had passed the two of them was rapidly approaching again. ¡°It¡¯s dangerous!¡± At the same time as Haeun covered the child, the monster rushed to Haeun. The moment the sharp teeth fill Haeun¡¯s eyes. ¡°Ugh!¡± Haeun woke up from her dream and jumped up. ¡°Huh, haa.¡± She grabbed the white blanket and gasped. Her whole body was wet from sweat from the nightmare. The afterimages of the dream gradually faded, and the focus returned. The room of the accommodation she was staying with Jung Jinho caught her eye. Haeun finally let out a deep breath. She frowned and looked for her phone. The time that appears on the screen is now only 5 in the morning. ¡°So it was a dream.¡± Haeun closed her eyes. She feels terrible. It didn¡¯t say anything, but she felt that her Constellation was watching her. It¡¯s all in the past. It¡¯s over now. For some reason, she felt like she couldn¡¯t sleep again. ***** ¡¸Welcome! This is the Haniel Expo, where the future of the Great Hunter era unfolds! ¡¹ The fireworks exploded. The expo theme song rang through the speakers as if it was an amusement park. Today is the first day of the expo. And at the same time, it was also the day Haeun decided to meet Baek Soyeon. [You¡¯re coming today, right? I¡¯ll be waiting.] This morning, Baek Soyeon sent a DM to Haeun, full of her expectations. In the end, Haeun couldn¡¯t find a substitute for herself. But she couldn¡¯t even tell Baek Soyeon that she couldn¡¯t meet her because Baek Soyeon was the only person Haeun found and knew about the constellation. ¡®Let¡¯s go for now. I¡¯ll go and see the situation.¡¯ At the entrance of the expo, the staff asked with a friendly smile. ¡¸Do you have a reservation number or tickets for on-site purchases?¡¹ ¡¸Here.¡¹ Haeun handed out the two tickets that Jung Jinho had brought to the staff. Tickets that can be purchased on-site have already been sold out since dawn. ¡°Haeun-ah, see you at the expo later.¡± Jung Jinho, who had a stage schedule for the opening event, left the invitation ticket to Haeun and left early in the morning. The staff member smiled brightly. ¡¸Your invitation has been confirmed! Have a good time!¡¹ An employee put a plastic paper bracelet around Haeun¡¯s wrist. The mascot character winking with her thumb up was quite cute. Haniel Expo. This event, officially called the United States Item Exhibition, was a very large schedule held once every four years. People in the item industry treat it like the Olympics, and not only hunters but also civilians are very interested. What will be the item that will win first place in this item exhibition? And who will own the item? Public attention was focused on the Haniel Expo. In addition, the Haniel Expo was basically an item exhibition, but it was also a place of education where they could experience the overall hunter industry. There were also many experiential activities for non-Awakened people, such as wearing items or making potions. Of course, according to the Non-Awakened Person Protection Act, the items are the lowest-grade normal items, and they are mainly armored and potions that only have the effect of nourishment. Still, it was an interesting enough experience for non-Awakened people. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells her to think about Baek Soyeon later and enjoy the moment for now.] Haeun nodded. If she comes all the way to this place and doesn¡¯t enjoy it, she¡¯s the only one to lose. It¡¯s not something that can be solved by thinking about it, and since they¡¯re in the same space, if she waits, there might be an opportunity. When she thought about it that way, it made her feel better. ¡°I think the scale is much bigger than before.¡± Haeun looked around and said cheerfully. ¡°I¡¯ve been here once before. Seo Dojoon, you¡¯ve been here before, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s my first time.¡± ¡°Oh, really?¡± ¡°Four years ago, I was busy because I had just Awakened. So, I just saw it on the TV.¡± Well, just because the Olympics are held, not everyone goes abroad to watch them. Haeun smiled cheerfully. ¡°Go and see a lot today. But thanks to my offer to sign the contract, our stay in the US was extended by one more week, and we could visit the expo.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ mumbles to Haeun that she is the king of showing off.] ¡°Let¡¯s go see that!¡± ¡°Wait a minute, Haeun-ssi.¡± Seo Dojoon caught Haeun trying to go ahead. He opened his mouth with a serious expression. ¡°Please promise me this first.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Today, you must not disappear alone, without a word.¡± Again, that sound. Seo Dojoon¡¯s nagging is making her ears hurt. Haeun pursed her lips. ¡°Is Seo Dojoon-ssi my mother?¡± ¡°I¡¯m saying this out of old age. If there are a lot of people like today and if there is a problem with Haeun-ssi, Hunter Jung Jinho will not stay still.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no place safer than here today.¡± Now the Expo is crowded with hunters not only from the United States but also from all over the world. In addition, since it was a place where high-end new items were unveiled, Haniel also paid the greatest attention to safety. It means that they have already prepared perfectly in every aspect, whether a crack occurs with extreme probability or a terrorist attack aimed at an item. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. There will be no danger whatsoever.¡± ¡°For now, please swear that you will not leave my side today.¡± ¡°Wow. Seo Dojoon-ssi, don¡¯t you believe me?¡± ¡°I¡¯m just trying to block the possibility of an accident fundamentally. If I fail the request twice, Hunter Jung Jinho might try to bury me in the industry.¡± ¡°My Dad¡ª¡± She tried to refute that she wasn¡¯t such a bad person, but at the same time, she imagined Jung Jinho automatically getting angry in Haeun¡¯s head. ¡°How dare you put my daughter in danger twice? Can you still say that you are ranked #1 in Korea? It will be difficult for you to make a living by working as a hunter in Korea in the future! because! Because I will make it!¡± He might actually bury him right away. ¡°Ehem. It can¡¯t be.¡± Haeun barely denied it. ¡°Even if Dad gets angry¡­ I will defend you.¡± ¡°I wish he wouldn¡¯t have to be angry in the first place.¡± ¡°The world doesn¡¯t always go the way you want.¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi, I¡¯m not joking.¡± ¡°Ah, really.¡± As Seo Dojoon persisted, Haeun suddenly crossed her arms with Seo Dojoon. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ predicts the possibility of Seo Dojoon¡¯s stock sold, saying that Haeun will come in without blinking again.] Seo Dojoon¡¯s body rattled like a broken machine at the sudden contact. Haeun casually pointed to the helium balloons being sold at the stand. ¡°Look at that. Isn¡¯t it really cute? I want to have it.¡± Seo Dojoon frowned because her intention to change the topic was obvious. ¡°Do you want to buy one each? If we share the same thing, it will be easy to find each other even if you are far away.¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°And wouldn¡¯t it not fall off in the first place if you cross your arms like this?¡± Haeun held on to each other in a friendly way, with her arms folded tightly. Seo Dojoon, who was speechless due to a sudden change in attitude, opened and closed his mouth. He seemed a little embarrassed. ¡®Aha. Are you weak against things like this?¡¯ The corners of Haeun¡¯s mouth went up. Now, nothing can stop Haeun, who has realized how to get rid of Seo Dojoon¡¯s nagging. Haeun deliberately pulled him with more force. ¡°Let¡¯s go from there!¡± The tall man was dragged along like a helium balloon. CH 44 Author: rolypoly Since it was the first day of the opening, there were so many people at the expo. Various media outlets visited to convey the heat of the scene. Streamers were often seen holding action cams and broadcasting live. ¡°Everyone! I¡¯ve arrived at the Haniel Expo to see Bobby¡¯s new work in person!¡± ¡°There are a lot of Koreans, too.¡± Haeun, who managed to buy a balloon, whispered to Seo Dojoon. Even that person was a streamer that Haeun often saw on YouTube. ¡°Was the channel name Hunter TV¡­.¡± ¡°Is it a famous person?¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t have a lot of subscribers, but he often comes in through the algorithm.¡± Haeun pressed down on the fedora she had been using to block the sunlight. ¡®Because there¡¯s nothing wrong with being careful.¡¯ There¡¯s no reason for me to be captured on YouTube while I hang out with Seo Dojoon. However, if there is one thing Haeun should have noticed, it was that it was difficult to expect fewer Koreans to participate in such a globally famous and crowded event. Furthermore, avoiding Koreans was not the only thing. ¡¸Oh my, honey. I think you¡¯re sexy?¡¹ Some people just flirted with Seo Dojoon¡¯s handsome looks. ¡¸Are you here alone? Do you want to hang out with us?¡¹ Women with cola bottles gave Seo Dojoon a seductive wink. It seems that Haeun is attached like an old tree cicada right next to him, and they can¡¯t see her. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it should cover Dojoon, not Haeun.] ¡®He already covered enough.¡¯ He wore plain clothes and wore sunglasses. Although he didn¡¯t even wear a hat. So what¡¯s the problem? ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, can you bend down for a moment?¡± Seo Dojoon was puzzled and followed Haeun¡¯s words. Haeun reached out and ruffled Seo Dojoon¡¯s hair. When she pulled all of his hair down so that his forehead wasn¡¯t showing, his impression of a handsome man softened slightly. Thinking that his hair was softer than she thought, Haeun put the fedora she was wearing on Seo Dojoon¡¯s head. ¡°Hmm.¡± Somehow, it seems he has become more of a fashion person. Haeun, who was worried, took off the sunglasses Seo Dojoon was wearing and put on the childish-shaped sunglasses she bought as a souvenir. She put a large teen badge on his shirt and held the helium balloon she was holding in Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand. ¡°Pft.¡± Haeun held back her laughter. Now, a person who enjoys the expo with his whole body has been born. She thought it would be perfect if he wore a commemorative T-shirt with written on it. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, would you like to change into this?¡± Haeun, who had just bought a commemorative T-shirt from the newsstand, pushed the clothes to Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon looked at Haeun with suspicious eyes. ¡°If you disappear in the meantime¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll never do that! Hurry up and go. Come on, I¡¯ll stand in front of the bathroom.¡± Seo Dojoon was suspicious but eventually received a T-shirt. Left alone outside the bathroom, Haeun giggled. ¡°Ah, that¡¯s funny.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Haeun is very into playing with dolls.] ¡°No, he look like an American countryman who came to the expo for the first time.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ refutes that isn¡¯t it Haeun who turned the normal Seo Dojoon into a nerd.] ¡°That¡¯s right. No, but didn¡¯t it suit him well?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ agrees.] [He evaluates him as a nerd who came to the city for the first time after studying all his life and came across newspapers.] Haeun giggled at the honest evaluation. But then, she heard a familiar voice in her ears. ¡¸Grandpa! I want to go over there.¡¹ ¡¸If our Soyeon wants to go, we should go.¡¹ Haeun turned her head around. And she immediately raised her eyes fiercely. Baek Soyeon, in her wheelchair, passed with Baek Doohan, not far away from Haeun. They were smiling cheerfully as they walked towards a large building. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts that Baek Soyeon is over there.] Haeun, worried that she might miss Baek Soyeon, whom she met by chance, tried to follow them. However, someone caught Haeun from behind. Seo Dojoon, who changed his clothes before she knew it, looked down at Haeun with a frown. ¡°Haeun-ssi, where are you going¡­.¡± Haeun exclaimed urgently. ¡°Let¡¯s go over there!¡± ¡°¡­Experience Zone?¡± ¡°Hurry up.¡± Haeun entered the building with quick steps. She quickly turned her head to find Baek Soyeon. She couldn¡¯t come out in front of Baek Soyeon right now, so she didn¡¯t know why her heart was beating so fast. Her instinctive senses told her she shouldn¡¯t miss Baek Soyeon here. ¡°Found it!¡± Haeun found Baek Soyeon again in front of the simple dungeon experience set that Haeun found Baek Soyeon again. It was a simple course to experience a space that reproduced the ecosystem of the dungeon by riding a boat floating on the waterway. There are no risk factors at all. Monsters and trees are all models. Seo Dojoon also found Baek Soyeon. He looked back at Haeun with a betrayed face. ¡°Haeun, did you mean to come here for this?¡± ¡°Shh. be quiet. What if I get caught?¡± ¡°Why on earth are you following Baek Soyeon¡ªugh.¡± Surprised by Baek Soyeon¡¯s sudden turn around, Haeun grabbed Seo Dojoon and hid behind the stand. Haeun covered Seo Dojoon¡¯s mouth with both hands. ¡°I will explain later. It¡¯s really important. You can¡¯t get caught.¡± ¡°Haeun-ah? What are you doing there?¡± ¡°Dad?¡± Coincidentally, Jung Jinho, who was walking around the fair with Haniel¡¯s staff, saw Haeun and approached her. Haeun looked frustrated. ¡®Why is everyone suddenly coming in?¡¯ Jung Jinho opened his eyes when he saw the two of them close together. ¡°What are you doing now? Don¡¯t get too attached to my daughter.¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Jinho, that¡¯s not it¡­.¡± ¡°And clothes, what the hell are they? Where do you get those sunglasses¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon suddenly felt embarrassed and took off the sunglasses Haeun had put on him. Leaving the two men chatting away, Haeun focused her attention on Baek Soyeon. In fact, Ha-eun¡¯s current behavior was excessive. She couldn¡¯t even decide what to do when she met Baek Soyeon, but she followed her recklessly. Now, if Haeun steps in front of Baek Soyeon, she might faint again and reject Haeun. However, Haeun couldn¡¯t ignore the ominous feeling that continuously stimulated her whole nerves. ¡¸Welcome! Welcome. Brave friend.¡¹ At the entrance of the experience zone, a man greeted Baek Soyeon and Baek Doohan. He was wearing a deeply pressed safari hat and a red floral printed shirt against a sky-blue background. The man smiled and asked. ¡¸Who will be the great hero to attack Dungeon today?¡¹ Baek Soyeon, who was sitting in a wheelchair, raised her hand. ¡¸Me!¡¹ ¡¸Do you have room for a wheelchair inside? Maybe it¡¯s dangerous¡­¡¹ ¡¸Of course, there is. No need to worry. If you go inside, a guide will come out separately.¡¹ Baek Doohan pushed Baek Soyeon¡¯s wheelchair. Haeun, who was far away, looked at Baek Soyeon as she went inside. The man opened the door. At that moment, an eerie energy alerted Haeun¡¯s senses. Haeun hurriedly shouted. ¡°Don¡¯t go in!¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Haeun ran toward the two. However, Baek Soyeon and Baek Doohan were already halfway through the door. Seo Dojoon and Jung Jinho grabbed Haeun¡¯s hand as she ran out at the same time. And at that moment. [SYSTEM: You¡¯ve entered the dungeon] What?! Thud¡ª. Haeun and the party were linked to another space as the door closed. ***** The background that is scattered like powder in front of her eyes is not reality, but fantasy. It is the past and an extension of dreams. Space diagram, flow diagram, and energy diagram. Everything surrounding Haeun was terribly familiar. Because she had already recalled, suffered, and regretted the past countless times. And in that past, there were two people. ¡°W, wake up.¡± It was a frightened voice. A pale golden haze rose from the ground. Like white foam broken by the waves, the ability to lose control overflowed everywhere. There is a child lying in it, and Haeun is collapsed on her knees. The young Haeun shook the child¡¯s body with trembling hands. The young child¡¯s face was pale with no color. ¡°C, can I pull this out?¡± She can¡¯t pull it out. The child will die as it is when she pulls it out. ¡°Then, uh, what should I do? Ugh.¡± Hot tears flowed down the young Haeun¡¯s cheeks. Her eyes were on the huge claws piercing the child¡¯s belly. Red blood flowed from the child¡¯s pierced body. Sometimes when blood burst out, the child gasped and groaned in agony. Haeun bit her lower lip while watching the tragedy that had already passed one step away. Haeun still remembered the proposal the Constellation gave her that day. [Rather than making them suffer forever, you give them the end] The young Haeun shakes her head hard, perhaps because she heard the same whisper. Kill, she can¡¯t do that. However, it was the same that the child would die even if she stayed still. The dungeon has not yet been attacked, and the gate to escape to the outside will never open unless the raid is completed. She never knows when the rescue team from outside will come. While her head was white with fear, a single solution to this problem flashed through her mind. It¡¯s not safe, but maybe she can survive. A golden mirage rose around the young Haeun. The energy spread around Haeun soon filled the interior of the dungeon. It was like a giant vortex. Feeling like a conductor leading the orchestra, Haeun controlled her abilities. I couldn¡¯t save you, but I wish someone else could. The light containing Haeun¡¯s wish was compressed into one on the child¡¯s body. Until the energy that was like a huge sphere at first became smaller and smaller into a dot. As soon as Haeun opened her fist, the compressed force expanded instantly and exploded. The surroundings were all golden. When the light disappeared, neither the child who was lying on the floor nor the young Haeun was there. There are only Haeun, Jung Jinho, and Seo Dojoon. It¡¯s a reality. ¡°Haeun-ah! Are you okay?!¡± ¡®Crazy.¡¯ Why does it keep reminding her of the past? To be careful not to repeat the same thing? For that purpose, there couldn¡¯t have been a better time than now. Because Haeun was currently in the dungeon. As soon as Baek Soyeon went over the ordinary entrance, Haeun felt an ominous energy that couldn¡¯t be ignored. She was trying to stop Baek Soyeon and Baek Doohan before they were dragged away, but instead, she was pushed and caught up with them instantly. What has become different? Obviously, the place Baek Soyeon wanted to enter was an ordinary dungeon experience course. It is a kind of exhibition hall that reproduces the dungeon with a model so that non-Awakened people can experience it indirectly. However, the environment changed as soon as a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt, which is common on the beach, opened the door. This wasn¡¯t a sudden gate. Rather, it was closer to being moved to another dungeon. And what¡¯s more serious is¡ª. [SYSTEM: View the information about the dungeon you entered] [Angel¡¯s Silence (S) Number of people allowed to enter: 6/6 Clear Condition: Gather the tears of God¡¯s Abandoned Archangel to understand his despair. If you don¡¯t understand the despair, you can¡¯t escape. Reward: Angel¡¯s Blessing (S) Case of Failure: Death] ¡®S-Class???¡¯ What kind S-Class Dungeon are they talking about? CH 45 No matter how many S-Class Awakeners and Hunters were around Haeun, S-Class dungeons were extremely rare. The grade of the dungeons that usually occurred was usually the middle grade, which was classified as C or D, or a lower grade. Even A-Class and B-Class didn¡¯t occur frequently. But what do you mean by S-Class! According to international dungeon classification standards, S-Class, which is classified as the most extreme level of difficulty, was difficult to clear. S-Class burst out? Then it got to the point where they had to gather all the hunters who were doing well everywhere to create a dream team. Besides, there was a bigger problem. ¡¸Grandpa!¡¹ ¡¸Soyeon-ah, Soyeon-ah!¡¹ Baek Doohan hurriedly picked up Baek Soyeon, who had fallen to the floor, and hugged her. Baek So-yeon¡¯s body trembled like a branch swaying in the wind. Soon, she made eye contact with Haeun. ¡¸Ugh.¡¹ Baek Soyeon held onto Baek Doohan¡¯s body tightly. Baek Soyeon was on the verge of passing out and could barely keep her mind together. She didn¡¯t mean to run into her this way. ¡°You¡­!¡± As expected, Baek Doohan also found Haeun¡¯s party. He looked confused for a moment at the sudden appearance of a person like a bolt out of the blue. But soon, Baek Doohan¡¯s face was distorted like a yaksha. ¡°What on earth have you done?¡± As soon as Baek Doohan saw Haeun, he concluded that she was the cause of what had happened. It was because Baek Soyeon was frightened and fainted when she saw Haeun. He thought it was a coincidence at the time and moved on. However, given the current situation of suddenly falling into the dungeon, it was reasonable to judge that Haeun deliberately harmed Baek Soyeon. As he tried approaching Haeun, he stopped because of Baek Soyeon in his arms. He growled as he hugged Baek Soyeon tightly as if protecting her. ¡°I won¡¯t say much. Stop acting suspicious right now. Open the door to the outside.¡± ¡°Hey.¡± Jung Jinho stepped forward, covering Haeun. ¡°Who are you and are you threatening my daughter?¡± A threatening spirit flowed from Jung Jinho. Although he was a production hunter, not a combat type, he was also an S-Class Awakened person. If he had been weak, he would have fainted already. However, Baek Doohan was also an old man who had gone through all kinds of battles. ¡°Isn¡¯t your daughter is trying to harm my granddaughter.¡± ¡°Be careful with your words. What did my daughter do? And aren¡¯t you rather trapping us? This is a dungeon, but why is it suddenly held at the Expo?¡± ¡°That¡¯s something your daughter would know better!¡± ¡°You both need to calm down for a moment.¡± Seo Dojoon intervened in a flash. Only then did Baek Doohan seem to recognize Seo Dojoon¡¯s existence. ¡°You, it¡¯s the same as last time, what are you doing again?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not like that, Baek Doohan-ssi. We, too, were caught in an accident. And Haeun-ssi is a non-Awakened person. It means she doesn¡¯t have the strength to do this. Rather, Haeun-ssi tried to stop Baek Doohan-ssi and Baek Soyeon-ssi from crossing the door. Isn¡¯t that right, Haeun-ssi?¡± ¡°¡­That¡¯s right.¡± Haeun answered carefully. It was obvious that it would look suspicious if she were caught noticing an accident in advance, but for now, it was best to agree with Seo Dojoon. ¡°Something was wrong with the employee in front of the door. That¡¯s why I was just trying to stop it.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe it!¡± ¡°I¡¯m telling you. It¡¯s definitely not that I¡¯m trying to hurt Soyeon. I attended today¡¯s expo because Haniel invited my dad¡­.¡± Haeun glanced at Baek Soyeon, who continued to sob in Baek Doohan¡¯s arms. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says no matter how they fall into the dungeon, Baek Soyeon is overly afraid.] ¡®Can Soyeon read the system window too?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it is impossible because she has rejected the Constellation contract.] If so, she wouldn¡¯t even know that the current dungeon¡¯s grade was S-Class. But why is she so scared? Like someone who sees something she shouldn¡¯t see. ¡°Ah.¡± At that moment, a thought struck her like a bolt of lightning. Soyeon¡¯s ability is prophecy. The only thing a person who can see into the future has to worry about is the scary future they have seen. And Baek Soyeon refused her Constellation contract after having a dream in which her grandfather appeared. ¡­Then, maybe Baek Soyeon dreamed of an ominous prophecy related to her grandfather. Perhaps, if the stage of that dream was this dungeon. Haeun opened her mouth as if possessed. ¡¸Is it today that you had a dream about your grandfather coming out?¡¹ Baek Soyeon was startled and raised her head. A light of agitation flashed across her tear-stained face. She never told anyone about her grandfather¡¯s dreams. Except for one anonymous person she recently talked to on Outstagram who said she also had a Constellation. But Haeun was referring to that story. In Baek Soyeon¡¯s response, Haeun gained confidence. Then Haeun dug harder. ¡¸You told me.¡¹ ¡¸I, I¡­.¡¹ ¡°Soyeon-ah?¡± ¡¸I can help you if you tell me. You know that. My secret.¡¹ ¡°Haeun-ssi? What are you talking about now¡ª¡± ¡¸I will not put you in danger.¡¹ For the first time, Haeun and Baek Soyeon¡¯s eyes met properly. Baek Soyeon¡¯s eyes shook. So far, Baek Soyeon thought she just had to avoid the situation she saw in her dream. Even though she knew from past experiences that she couldn¡¯t solve it by running away, she didn¡¯t have the courage to face it. As such, the prophecy of the death of her family was a daunting task for Baek Soyeon, who was still young, to go through alone. She wanted to rely on someone. She thought it would be nice if she could solve the problem for her. But Haeun was saying she would help. ¡¸Ukh, Hukh.¡¹ Baek Soyeon, who exploded with sadness, burst into tears. Baek Doohan¡¯s expression hardened in an instant, as if he thought Baek Soyeon was scared of her. ¡°Stop it.¡± He looked straight at Haeun and said. ¡°Stop torturing my granddaughter. Even if you didn¡¯t plan this, you can¡¯t get Soyeon to come to you. Get away right now¡ª¡± ¡¸G, Grandpa.¡¹ Baek Soyeon pulled Baek Doohan¡¯s arm. ¡¸I¡¯ll go with those people.¡¹ ¡°Soyeon-ah?¡± ¡¸I want to go with them.¡¹ Baek Doohan was taken aback by Baek Soyeon¡¯s sudden change of attitude. His granddaughter was obviously afraid of Haeun. And that seems to be the case even now. Baek Doohan comforted Soyeon. ¡°Soyeon-ah, you don¡¯t have to do that. Is it because you¡¯re afraid of dungeons? Is it because you¡¯re afraid of dungeons? Don¡¯t worry. This Grandpa will protect Soyeon from getting hurt.¡± It was said to reassure Baek Soyeon, but Soyeon¡¯s face turned pale. ¡¸I don¡¯t want to!¡¹ ¡°Soyeon-ah?¡± ¡¸Let¡¯s go together. We must go together.¡¹ Baek Soyeon insisted. For Baek Doohan, he couldn¡¯t understand why his granddaughter suddenly changed her attitude. ¡¸I want to go with them.¡¹ But after being asked again and again, he eventually raised his hand. ¡°Until we get out of the dungeon.¡± However, now Jung Jinho¡¯s side is protesting. ¡°When did I ever say I would accompany you? I cannot walk with anyone who is hostile toward my daughter.¡± ¡°But Hunter Jung Jinho, don¡¯t you know that it¡¯s best to move together for now?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Dad. Let¡¯s go together.¡± Seo Dojoon and Haeun persuaded Jung Jin-ho. Jung Jinho frowned as if he was displeased. But he was also clearly a Hunter. He knows the priorities, even if they don¡¯t tell him. Eventually, Jung Jinho, who agreed to move together, glared at Baek Doohan and warned him. ¡°Be careful. If you do something bad to my daughter, I won¡¯t stay still.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the same for me.¡± Even though it feels like it could fall apart at any time, a temporary alliance has been signed anyway. Haeun sighed inwardly. ¡®What should I do now?¡¯ Although she managed to negotiate with other people, the fact that they were trapped in a dungeon remains the same. ¡®There are too many non-Awakened people compared to the dungeon level.¡¯ Baek Doo-han is an unawakened person, and Baek Soyeon is also in an unawakened state, although she is being courted violently by the Constellation. Jung Jinho, Haeun¡¯s father, is an S-Class hunter, but it is meaningless to consider his attack power because he was a production worker. And Haeun¡ªshe has never revealed that she is an Awakener until now. She¡¯s in a position where she can¡¯t even step up. In the end, Hunter Seo Dojoon is the only one who can attack properly. The situation is not good. Seo Dojoon, who was having a conversation with Jung Jin-ho with a serious face, looked back at everyone and said. ¡°I think it would be best to evacuate to a safe place until the rescue team arrive.¡± It¡¯s a lie. The rescue team can¡¯t come. According to the system, the maximum number of people who could enter this dungeon was 6. And the current member is all filled. If the number of people allowed to enter decreases, someone may be able to come in from outside. But that meant someone had to die. Besides, since it wasn¡¯t a dungeon break, he didn¡¯t even know where this dungeon was. This was just what Seo Dojoon said to reassure himself, Baek Doohan, and Baek Soyeon. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ reminds Haeun that there are only five people in the party.] ¡®I know.¡¯ Perhaps it was the other one who did this. Whoever you are, you¡¯re dead if you get caught. CH 46 Author: rolypoly * * * A little far away from Haeun and her party. Rick leaned against the dungeon wall and observed the situation. ¡¸Damn it. What the hell are they?¡¹ Rick¡¯s target was Baek Soyeon. Baek Soyeon¡¯s grandfather, Baek Doohan, came along as an additional gift because she was in a wheelchair. However, this was within the margin of error that was predicted. However, he didn¡¯t expect other humans, especially S-Class, to intervene. Seo Dojoon and Jung Jinho were both famous S-Classes. One was a famous Hunter that can be seen even in the world rankings, and the other was an S-Cclass blacksmith whose waiting list was hundreds of units. Why in the world are these people acquainted with the daughter of this client? If there is something special, shouldn¡¯t it be said in advance! There was even someone in the group that Rick knew. ¡¸There¡¯s even a kid.¡¹ Even the girl who robbed his stuff from him in the park a few days ago. Well, he doesn¡¯t think she¡¯s a Hunter, but¡ª. Rick fiddled in his pants pocket. ¡¸Should I cancel the contract and leave?¡¹ The conditions for Awakening are simple. Being alone, facing a dangerous situation, or being in an environment alone. It becomes easier when there is a situation where people around them die or sacrifice because of them. This is because emotional factors play a big role in Awakening as well. ¡¸I thought it would be easier to Awaken if that old man died.¡¹ However, two S-Class Hunters have already intervened. Baek Soyeon, a non-Awakened person, would be protected and wouldn¡¯t come to the forefront. Rick, who clicked his tongue in regret, made his decision. ¡¸Breaking the contract.¡¹ The contract was originally carried out on the condition that Baek Soyeon would be Awakened and returned safely. Still, Rick decided to ignore the contract, claiming that Brian was responsible for everything. There are two S-class people, so they will attack and escape on their own. What if they can¡¯t escape? ¡¸Why should I care?¡¹ It¡¯s not his fault that they die because they¡¯re weak. Rick hummed lightly and pulled a set of keys from his pocket. It was then. ¡¸Uh.¡¹ The black whip that flew like the wind tightly bound Rick¡¯s body. Rick, who had lost his balance, fell as if being thrown to the ground. Rick¡¯s stomach was very hurt by the strong force of magic that cut through his skin. ¡¸Ugh! Kuk¡ª.¡¹ ¡°See? I¡¯m telling the truth, right?¡± This voice¡­! Rick lifted his head with difficulty and looked in the direction of the voice. Four people walked out of the dark cave without a single light. * * * ¡°Huh?¡± Haeun, who caught the culprit, opened her eyes wide. What is this punk? He¡¯s someone she knows? Last time, he tried to cheat on her while they were playing trickery in the park. Come to think of it, the clothes are the same. The pattern is slightly different, but he wears a colorful floral shirt today. What the hell is he doing? ¡¸Ugh!¡¹ Seo Dojoon stepped on his back with his foot, giving strength to the hand holding the magical whip. A sharp eye looked at Rick as if it wanted to cut him up. Seo Dojoon, who soon realized his identity, solved Haeun¡¯s curiosity. ¡°It¡¯s R.¡± ¡°R?¡± ¡°He is a famous Awakening broker in the shadows. I heard that he always wears fancy shirts.¡± She thought he was crazy, but he was an Awakening broker. Haeun took a step back and returned to Jung Jinho¡¯s side. ¡°I had only heard of it through rumors. Being here means you are targeting someone to Awaken them.¡± ¡°But who¡­¡± Jung Jinho looked around. Obviously, the first to fall into the trap is¡ª. ¡°You mean that child?¡± ¡°W, what do you mean¡­!¡± Baek Doohan, enraged by Jung Jinho¡¯s reasoning, rushed at Rick. Baek Doohan grabbed Rick by the collar and growled. ¡¸Tell me what you¡¯ve done, now!¡¹ ¡¸Ugh. T, the contents of the contract are confidential¡­¡¹ ¡¸Do you still not want to tell me!¡¹ Bugh¡ª. Baek Doohan¡¯s strong hand slapped Rick in the face. It¡¯s not a slapping sound, but it¡¯s a hit sound. Rick¡¯s face was swollen red from a single punch, and he returned to the other side. Rick gave a painful moan and blinked. His soul seemed to have left his body for a while due to a dull sense of hitting. ¡¸Hurry up and say it!¡¹ ¡®Oh, my.¡¯ Surprised, Haeun¡¯s heart pounded. Somehow, it seems that his fists are sharper than the Hunters. ¡®But isn¡¯t that hitting too much?¡¯ Rick¡¯s face is turning into an exploded dumpling. Besides, escaping from this dungeon was the first priority. It¡¯s not too late to ask about the punishment of Rick or R after that. If Rick passed out and escaped the dungeon was delayed, that would be more of a loss. ¡¸Grandpa¡­¡¹ Even Baek Soyeon was surprised. As expected, Haeun stepped forward, thinking that she should calm down Baek Doohan a little. ¡°Wait, Baek Doohan-ssi.¡± At that time, Jung Jinho grabbed Baek Doohan¡¯s arm before Haeun. He seemed to be trying to stop Baek Doohan. As expected, her father is smart. However, what Jung Jinho said was different from what Haeun expected. ¡°This is an item I made. You can adjust the intensity just by pressing a button. It can deliver up to the impact of falling meteorites. Shall we brush it off with this?¡± ¡°Dad! Didn¡¯t you mean to stop it?¡± ¡°As a father of a daughter, I can¡¯t possibly forgive that man.¡± ¡°Hmph. I guess you knows something too.¡± ¡°Why are the two of you suddenly getting along!¡± ¡°I think everyone needs to calm down for a while.¡± Seo Dojoon dropped Baek Doohan and Rick. Rick, who was barely free, made a strangled sound. Seo Dojoon asked in a calm voice. ¡¸Tell me right now what purpose you set us up for.¡¹ ¡¸The contents of the contract are confidential.¡¹ ¡¸Should I just step back?¡¹ Rick¡¯s face was stained with fear. He seemed to be scared of Baek Doohan. ¡¸Actually¡­¡¹ Receiving Baek Doohan¡¯s gaze, who raised his eyes, Rick eventually confessed everything. From the work Brian asked him to do, to the fact that he purposely dug a trap on the day of the expo, and encouraged Baek Soyeon to go to the dungeon experience site through Brian. Haeun was shocked when she heard all the facts. ¡°It was that brat.¡± ¡¸You¡¯re cursing me right now.¡¹ ¡°Yes. You scumbag. Hundreds of people lost their lives because of that Awakening Broker.¡± ¡¸You guys are swearing at me because I can¡¯t speak Korean.¡¹ ¡°You know it well.¡± Haeun smiled. Baek Soyeon seemed to be in shock. ¡¸Daddy¡­ Daddy put me in a dungeon? Is that on purpose?¡¹ It was for Awakening, but it was something that could endanger her life. Moreover, today was also the moment when Soyeon saw the end of Baek Doohan, although it was a secret that she couldn¡¯t tell anyone. In the end, it means that her father was fated to trigger Baek Soyeon¡¯s grandfather¡¯s death. ¡¸Ugh.¡¹ ¡¸Soyeon-ah, don¡¯t cry.¡¹ Baek Soyeon sobbed in shock, Baek Doohan calmed her while swallowing his anger. Seo Dojoon said, giving strength to the black whip that tied Rick tightly. ¡°Hunter Jung Jinho, what should we do?¡± ¡°Getting out of here is a priority.¡± ¡°But the attack¡­.¡± ¡°What are you so worried about?¡± Haeun intervened between the two. ¡°I heard that R or something set a trap for us to fall into the dungeon. And given that he has been a broker so far, he must know how to get out.¡± Eureka! A ray of hope flashed across Hunter Seo Dojoon¡¯s face. ¡°Take care of him.¡± You brat, I didn¡¯t like you from the first time we met. Haeun¡¯s suggestion sparked the eyes of Seo Dojoon, Jung Jinho, and Baek Doohan. Rick fell to the floor and groaned. ¡¸Tell me how to get out right now.¡¹ ¡¸I, I can¡¯t. I can¡¯t tell you. It¡¯s my business base¡­¡¹ ¡¸Do you want to be buried alive at the bottom of the dungeon?¡¹ Baek Doohan cracked his neck and asked terribly. He looked like he would mince and bury Rick with his garlic skills at the cooking show. Rick shuddered. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Baek Doohan should have been an Awakener.] Haeun nodded. No matter how she looks at it, the scariest person here is Baek Doohan. ¡¸Ha¡­ Ah, really. Okay. I got it.¡¹ In the end, Rick gave up on the appearance of the three, who did not see any gaps. Then, he showed his tied wrists to Seo Dojoon. ¡¸Please release this.¡¹ Seo Dojoon raised his eyebrows and refused at once. ¡¸What do I know you¡¯ll do if I accept your request?¡¹ ¡¸Ah, it¡¯s because I need something to get out!¡¹ ¡¸What is it? Don¡¯t try to cheat, just say it properly.¡¹ Rick was hesitant this time, but he still put his hand in his pocket. Seo Dojoon put his hand carefully into Rick¡¯s pocket as he fixed Rick¡¯s body. What came out of the pocket was a package of keys with an old doll. Rick sighed at Seo Dojoon¡¯s suspicious look. ¡¸Damn it. It¡¯s my money.¡¹ The keys ranged in variety from iron to plastic, from small to large. Haeun realized that the key that glowed silver was the most unusual among the keychain. And Seo Dojoon also seemed to notice this. However, in Seo Dojoon¡¯s hands, nothing changes. It seemed that the owner of the key would have to act directly. Tak. Seo Dojoon threw the key in front of Rick. At the same time, the black magic whip tightly wrapped around Rick¡¯s body changed. ¡¸Try it.¡¹ ¡¸Tsk.¡¹ Rick turned his sore wrist a few times before picking up the silvery key from the keychain. Then he put the key on the empty floor and turned it to the right. Then a strange thing happened. Whoosh¡ª. A silver line appeared in the air, and a door appeared. ¡°Space movers¡­¡± Seo Dojoon muttered. This was the reason Rick was able to lead the non-Awakened to freely enter and exit the dungeon, avoiding the eyes of the watchers. Realizing that the opponent was a person with the ability to escape easily, Seo Dojoon¡¯s power went into his hands. Rick frowned and groaned. ¡¸Ugh, I¡¯m not going to run away. Stop tightening it.¡¹ ¡¸I¡¯m the one who makes the decision. And open the door¡¹ ¡¸Tsk. I got it.¡¹ Rick grumbled and grabbed the doorknob. Everyone focused on his actions. An accident has occurred, but they manage to escape anyway. Baek Soyeon¡¯s face was the brightest than anyone else¡¯s. ¡¸Huh?¡¹ Rick pulled the doorknob in panic. But it didn¡¯t open. He turned the key which glowed softly again, but the door didn¡¯t budge. Baek Doohan¡¯s eyes became fierce. ¡¸Wouldn¡¯t you do it properly?¡¹ ¡¸No! It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t¡­!¡¹ ¡¸If you play tricks on me, you know you will become minced meat that day.¡¹ ¡¸Ugh! Because it¡¯s not a trick! It¡¯s not responding!¡¹ Rick, who seemed relaxed even when Baek Doohan hit him, finally lost his composure and shouted. ¡¸The door won¡¯t open!¡¹ It seems like they¡¯re in big trouble. CH 47 ¡¸Have you ever intentionally entered an S-Class dungeon before?¡¹ ¡¸No. Never.¡¹ ¡¸But, leaving our granddaughter in such a dangerous place¡­!¡¹ ¡¸Ah, if you want to argue, ask Brian! I just received a request!¡¹ Haeun stared blankly at Baek Doohan and Rick fighting. Rick, who had been intimidated at first, growled as if he had adapted to it now. When Baek Doohan clenched his fist, he used to back down. She thought they could escape from the dungeon if they found the cause of the problem and solved it. Even that became difficult. The only thing left now is the straightforward tactic to attack the dungeon formally. Haeun called up the system window. [SYSTEM: View clear conditions] [Gather the tears of an Archangel who has been abandoned by God and understand his despair. If you don¡¯t understand his despair, you can¡¯t escape. Reward: Angel¡¯s Blessing (S). Case of Failure: Death] The last word, death, came very heavy. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is dissatisfied, saying he doesn¡¯t know why it was skipped when she had the perfect debut condition of being people in crisis in an S-Class dungeon.] [Now, Haeun has no choice but to step forward, and he tells her to stop making up her mind.] Haeun shook her head vigorously. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] An ominous synchronization window still exists beside Haeun. As the Constellation says, if Haeun steps forward, the chances of succeeding in clearing the dungeon can increase. But that was only when this dungeon stayed still without changing. What if that synchronization rate rises and the surroundings react? Even outside the dungeon, when Haeun used her ability, a strange phenomenon immediately appeared. Just like how, on an unfortunate date not too long ago, when she removed a falling piece of glass to save a child and a woman, a louder vibration resonated, and all the building windows were smashed. Moreover, this place is inside the dungeon. It¡¯s also S-Class. If, like in middle school, the level of the dungeon rises, stronger monsters pop out, and people die because of it¡ª. Haeun, who was staring at the system window without saying a word, asked. ¡®Why the surrounding around me react when that number rises?¡¯ She waited, but no answer came. As always, this question is not answered. This brat. Then, someone pulled Haeun¡¯s hem. ¡°You¡­¡± When she turned around, she saw Baek Soyeon, whose eyes were red from crying and were looking up at her with anxiety. They decided to work together, but it was Haeun who still worried about directly approaching Baek Soyeon. So, while standing a little apart, Baek Soyeon crawled to where Haeun was. Haeun reflexively looked for Baek Doohan. Baek Doohan was completely focused on kicking Rick, paying no attention to Haeun. Baek Soyeon opened her mouth. ¡¸¡®luvpet¡¯?¡¹ It was Haeun¡¯s Instagram ID that she used when sending DMs to Baek Soyeon. Haeun slowly nodded her head. ¡¸C, can you really help me?¡¹ Baek Soyeon shuddered. Baek Soyeon became more anxious after Rick¡¯s escape hatch failed. This is because the last moment she saw in her dream was still approaching. ¡¸Is it really there? That¡­.¡¹ ¡¸Tell me before that. What did you dream about your grandfather?¡¹ Haeun abruptly cut off Baek Soyeon¡¯s words. Seo Dojoon and Jung Jinho were also here, so she had to be careful. Even though everyone seems to focus on Rick, they probably listen to Haeun and Baek Soyeon¡¯s conversation. Today, Haeun will work as hard as she can to help Seo Dojoon escape, but she won¡¯t go out directly to the point where she reveals she¡¯s awakened. If people find out that Haeun has awakened, they will definitely not be able just to sit back and watch. ¡¸The dream you were talking about your grandfather was today, right?¡¹ ¡¸That¡­.¡¹ ¡¸If you don¡¯t tell me, I can¡¯t help you even if I want to help you.¡¹ ¡¸¡­That¡¯s right.¡¹ Baek Soyeon, who hesitated, eventually confessed. Baek Soyeon, who looked around as if someone was eavesdropping, whispered in a small voice. ¡¸I¡¯ve seen this place before.¡¹ ¡¸In a dream? This dungeon?¡¹ ¡¸Please save my grandfather. You must save him. I don¡¯t want my grandfather to die because of me.¡¹ Baek Soyeon grabbed Haeun¡¯s hem tightly. Baek Soyeon was very confused and terrified. ¡¸Uh, Ugh.¡¹ When Baek Soyeon had trouble breathing again, Haeun quickly rubbed the back of Baek Soyeon. ¡¸It¡¯s okay. Take a breath.¡¹ ¡¸Promise¡­ promise me. Will you save my grandfather?¡¹ ¡¸Of course. See that Oppa over there? I think you might know because you saw him last time, but he¡¯s a really great Oppa. He¡¯s an S-Class Hunter who¡¯s ranked first in Korea. He will help Soyeon and Baek Doohan not get hurt.¡¹ ¡¸Not that Oppa. How about Unnie?¡¹ Haeun flinched. Baek Soyeon held on to Haeun. ¡¸Unnie has that scary thing with you, too. Unnie is stronger than the others, right? Can you save my grandfather?¡¹ Haeun was silent for a while when she saw she had to do that. When she was young and couldn¡¯t Awaken alone, Haeun longed for it. She says she wants to become a hero who will Awaken and save people someday. However, as the power she first used returned as a disaster, Haeun refused to use the power herself. There was nothing difficult. She just pretends it doesn¡¯t exist. Haeun could be satisfied with her life even if she didn¡¯t have to act as an Awakened person or a Hunter. As a non-Awakened member of a wonderful S-Class family¡ª. ¡®No.¡¯ Suddenly, a hot feeling welled up inside her. That wasn¡¯t what Haeun really wanted. She actually wants to stand side by side with her family. She didn¡¯t want to be someone who had to be protected. ¡®Why is this penalty only for me?¡¯ Haeun glared at the system window displaying the synchronization rate. If it weren¡¯t for that, if only that number didn¡¯t change, everything would be fine. It¡¯s really the worst that she can¡¯t do without it. ¡¸¡­Unnie?¡¹ When Haeun said nothing, Baek Soyeon anxiously called Haeun¡¯s name. Haeun took a deep breath as if to calm her heart. ¡¸Mmh.¡¹ But she had to be patient. Haeun didn¡¯t know what would happen if she used her strength in this situation. Currently, all Haeun can do is cooperate with Hunter Seo Dojoon to help him clear this dungeon. ¡¸Ung, okay. I promise you.¡¹ But Baek Soyeon was already scared and couldn¡¯t have gotten any worse, so she told her a little white lie. ¡°Everyone, please gather here.¡± Just in time, Seo Dojoon called the people in a loud voice. Haeun looked back at Baek Soyeon. ¡°Shall we go?¡± Baek Soyeon hesitated for a moment, then she stretched out her arm to Haeun. ¡¸Mmh.¡¹ Haeun took Baek Soyeon in her arms and went back to the people. ¡°Soyeon-ah?¡± Baek Doohan was surprised to see the two of them suddenly getting closer. Haeun handed over Baek Soyeon to Baek Doohan. Baek Doohan looked at Haeun for a moment, noticing that his granddaughter had calmed down. ¡°I will try to clear the dungeon.¡± Seo Dojoon focused on the audience. His mouth was stiff in the present situation, which can¡¯t be said to be hopeful even in empty words. ¡°I am the main attacker, but Hunter Jung Jinho will supports me. Baek Doohan, please take care of Baek Soyeon.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry Haeun-ssi, but since it¡¯s an emergency, it seems difficult to protect only Haeun-ssi. I hope you will be as careful as possible while walking around with Baek Doohan.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right. I know.¡± ¡°And¡­¡± She swung the short dagger that Seo Dojoon was holding once. The black magic binding Rick until now split into two and swayed like a pair of heads. A swaying head surrounded Haeun, Baek Doohan, and Baek Soyeon in a circle. At the same time, an opaque line appeared and disappeared instantly. Haeun widened her eyes. ¡°This is my special ability. As long as this line doesn¡¯t disappear, you can hide to your opponent so that no one can see you. It also applies to monsters.¡± Seo Dojoon calmly explained. ¡°As long as I don¡¯t fall¡­ it won¡¯t disappear. I can¡¯t go into detail, but the dungeon here is dangerous. So, no matter what happens, don¡¯t step out of the shadows and stay safe.¡± After that, after a brief explanation of the plan, the group left the space they were currently staying in. Haeun looked around and muttered quietly. ¡°It looks like a temple.¡± Angel¡¯s Silence of the S-Class Dungeon. A tall marble pillar supports the huge space. The ceilings were endless that she couldn¡¯t see the sky. A statue in the shape of an angel with wings and a spear was standing in the cool, straight corridor. It was a magnificent sight as if visiting a historic site and a quiet sight as if time had stopped. It was so quiet that there seemed to be no monsters. ¡¸Why do I have to be at the front?¡¹ Rick, who was restrained by Seo Dojoon¡¯s magic power, let out a groan. As it is a dungeon where he doesn¡¯t know what will pop out, Seo Dojoon chose Rick as a human shield. It is a punishment for what he has done. ¡¸Damn it. Why won¡¯t the door open?¡¹ ¡¸Ssh.¡¹ Drkk, drrkk. Then there was a sound of a hard rock hitting each other and scratching. Haeun felt the black shadow surrounding her grow thicker. At the same time, she saw something black in front of her eyes, and there was a loud roar. Bang¨C! In front of Haeun, black magic power gushed out and formed a huge protective shield. A black curtain rising from the floor blocked the long spear wielded by the statue. The window of the statue was broken in two. The stone statue¡¯s window was broken in two. The wave-like magic power created a tsunami in an instant. Boom, boom boom! The stone statues that came abruptly were swept away by magic. The stone statue of an angel slammed against the wall and creaked. Taak. And without missing the moment, Seo Dojoon fiercely hit it and ran. CH 48 Author: rolypoly Around Seo Dojoon, a long and thin magic thread gently floated. And in an instant, the body of the stone statue was bent and wrapped around it. Boom¡ª! The stone statue that attacked Haeun and the others was shattered. The magic stone embedded in the head of the stone statue rolled over due to the impact of the explosion. It was blue. ¡¸Wow, that¡¯s A-Class.¡¹ Rick, who had been ducking and dodging from a distance, was amazed. ¡¸It¡¯s hard to find blue magic stones! Are you going to take it?¡¹ ¡¸Why are you curious about that?¡¹ ¡¸Because it¡¯s mine! If it wasn¡¯t for me, I think you guys would have been able to enter this dungeon, ugh.¡¹ The magic that tied Rick tightly shook threateningly for a moment. Seo Dojoon looked at him with contempt. ¡¸Of course not. And I wouldn¡¯t have been exposed to this risk.¡¹ ¡¸Ah, ah. It hurts. Hey, it hurts!¡¹ ¡¸The reason I let you live is to make sure you pay the right price for your sins. However, if there is no possibility of self-reflection, there is no need to go into such trouble.¡¹ Seo Dojoon swept his chin lightly. ¡¸It might be better to make an empty spot so that another hunter can come in to rescue us.¡¹ It is a dungeon that only six people can enter. Seo Dojoon told Rick he would kill him and create an empty spot. ¡¸Do you want that?¡¹ It wasn¡¯t until after a terrifying threat that Rick shut his mouth. Seo Dojoon picked up the fallen magic stone. At that moment, the magic stone vibrated. ¡°Be careful!¡± Likewise, Jung Jinho, feeling the change in the magic stone, shouted. A light flickered from the depths of the mana stone. It¡¯s about to explode. ¡°Soyeon-ah!¡± Baek Doohan urgently wrapped and protected Baek Soyeon. There was silence. Nothing happened. Baek Doohan raised his head in wonder. Inside the magic stone, there was a slight golden light that vibrated and turned green. Crush¡ª. The magic stone was shattered into powder with the slightest force of pressing with the fingertips. Looking at the broken magic stone in his hand, Seo Dojoon remembered the Gangnam crack incident. Even then, the magic stone was broken. In the dungeon with Haeun. He instinctively looked for Haeun. He looked at Haeun thoroughly with a sharp gaze, but Haeun just tilted her head as if she didn¡¯t understand. ¡°I, is it okay?¡± Baek Doohan, who embraced Baek Soyeon, asked cautiously. After a while, Seo Dojoon took his gaze away from Haeun and nodded slowly. ¡°Yes. I must have been mistaken.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it was a close call.] Haeun sighed inwardly. Originally, the magic stone was a typical by-product that could be obtained from raiding dungeons, condensing powerful energy. Because it is a new energy source with high efficiency, it is very useful in the world outside the dungeon. However, this dungeon doesn¡¯t seem to have any intention of offering even such a small item. The moment someone touches it, the energy condensed in the stone causes it to explode at will. Instead, Haeun received the price. [SYSTEM: Synchronization rate increased by 0.02%.] [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] Haeun sighed at the inevitable change. However, while looking at the system window, something strange suddenly caught her eye. ¡®It was originally 21.13%, right?¡¯ It couldn¡¯t have been Haeun¡¯s misunderstanding. It was because she was paying attention to the synchronization rate to the extent that Haeun looked a bit obsessive. ¡®I¡¯m glad it hasn¡¯t changed¡­ but why?¡¯ Is it because the power used is not great? However, the original system used to reflect each of those small forces in detail to the synchronization rate. At that moment, the bracelet on Haeun¡¯s wrist vibrated. ¡°Noodles?¡± Haeun, wondering if Noodles had woken up, hurriedly checked it, but before she knew it, Noodles were quiet again. Haeun sighed in disappointment. ¡°Just in case you don¡¯t know, it¡¯s better not to touch that nuke in the future.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± Fortunately, Seo Dojoon and Jung Jinho seemed to realize that the by-products of this dungeon were dangerous. Feeling reluctant, the group set out again. There were often dangerous situations, but Seo Dojoon moved more carefully than before, so Haeun didn¡¯t have to step out. ¡®It would be nice if we could just go like this.¡¯ She doesn¡¯t know why she keeps feeling ominous. Haeun bit her lower lip, feeling anxious. ¡°Looks like we¡¯ve reached the center.¡± Beyond where Seo Dojoon pointed, she saw a round altar filled with stone statues of angels with broken wings. And in the middle of it stood a big stone statue. A place where time seemed to have stopped made her feel strange just by looking at it. Haeun glanced back at Baek Soyeon. Soyeon was trembling. Soyeon¡¯s hand gripped Baek Doohan¡¯s clothes. ¡°Okay, then.¡± Seo Dojoon grabbed Rick by the nape of his neck. ¡¸Go check it out.¡¹ ¡¸Ugh. I, I don¡¯t want to. Arggh!¡¹ Seo Dojoon swung his whip and at the same time Rick, who was at the forefront of them, flew to the middle of the altar and fell. The black magic thread was still tied to Rick¡¯s body. Rick made a fuss and fell back. ¡¸Ugh.¡¹ Unfortunately or fortunately, the statues did not attack Rick. Rick, terrified and trembling, soon realized that the statues weren¡¯t attacking, and he let out a big sigh. He slowly got up from his position and looked at the stone statue. ¡¸They are similar to the ones before.¡¹ Rick approached the stone statue in the middle of the altar as if courage as small as pellets had sprung up. Rick, who was examining the stone statue carefully, said. ¡¸I think I need to insert a magic stone that fits here.¡¹ ¡¸Is that so? What are you doing?¡¹ ¡¸Huh?¡¹ ¡¸I think you¡¯ve figured out how to attack dungeons. Go ahead and try.¡¹ Hunter Seo Dojoon raised his mouth and commanded. Rick¡¯s eyes widened at his relentless words. Rick cried and begged. ¡¸Alone?¡¹ ¡¸Yes, alone.¡¹ ¡¸I heard earlier that it was better not to touch the magic stone.¡¹ ¡¸I spoke to Hunter Jung Jinho in Korean. How did you hear it?¡¹ ¡¸Hmp!¡¹ Rick was embarrassed and covered his mouth. Seo Dojoon twisted his lips crookedly. ¡°Then I don¡¯t have to use English. Go ahead, R. Before I force you to move.¡± Black energy flowed by Seo Dojoon¡¯s side. Rick timidly approached the statues with a crying face at the firm command. The altar had a large stone statue in the center and was surrounded by numerous angel statues with broken wings. The location of the core varies from stone to stone. Among the many statues, Rick stood in front of the nearest statue. And he carefully touched the red core on the angel¡¯s clothes. And at that moment. Bang¡ª. ¡°Ugh!¡± Rick jumped up in surprise. The red light from the ceiling pierced where he had just been. It was a ray of light that would have turned into powder if it had not been avoided. And three seconds later. Boom! The red core exploded and exploded. ¡°Cough, cough.¡± It exploded because Haeun didn¡¯t interfere because there was no need to help criminals. Nevertheless, Rick quickly dodged the explosion. He coughed badly, but his lifeline seemed to be long. At that moment, the inside began to vibrate loudly. A rough and grotesque sound, as if an old, hardened stone was moving, filled the space. Seo Dojoon jumped toward the altar. A black wire cut off the head of the stone statue that lunged at Rick. Bang¡ª. The broken stone statue¡¯s head rolled on the floor. A frightened Rick ran out. He hastily pulled a set of keys from his pocket. Seo Dojoon, who stepped on the stone statue¡¯s shoulder and jumped lightly, turned his body backward and looked down at the altar. ¡°This¡­!¡± The statues he broke were moving again. The shattered statue lifted its head onto his neck, snapping his fallen arm into place. At that moment, light poured from the ceiling again. ¡°Ugh.¡± He avoided the attack falling from the ceiling, but because of that, he fell to the very center of the altar. The stone statues rushed at Seo Dojoon as if they were wary of intruders. The moment everyone focused on Seo Dojoon, Haeun saw it. Rick pulls out a golden key that wasn¡¯t there before. And she realized that that was the real key to escape from this place. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi! Take that away right now!¡± Seo Dojoon swung a black whip while avoiding the stone statues rushing at him. ¡°Ack!¡± Rick lost the key at the whipping. A surge of magical energy snatched the key. In an instant, the key came into Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand. ¡°Got it!¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts that¡¯s not it.] The moment the key came into Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand, it exploded with a bang and disappeared. Haeun turned her head to Rick. The golden key is back in Rick¡¯s hand. ¡°I, I have to catch him first!¡± Wiing¨C. At the same time, a glowing door appeared on one side of the altar. Rick met Haeun¡¯s eyes and winked. ¡°Bye!¡± Then, he opened the door that floated in the air and disappeared. ¡°No!¡± Haeun shouted at him. The con man has disappeared again. Earlier, he said the door wouldn¡¯t open, and he made excuses, but it was all lies! [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ warns Haeun.] But things weren¡¯t good enough to pay attention to Rick, who disappeared. Once triggered, the dungeon¡¯s traps didn¡¯t stop. Seo Dojoon smashed the head of the stone statue with his foot. Dark energy rippled like a rolling wave. A very thin black magic thread began to fill the altar like a spider¡¯s thread. CH 49 Seo Dojoon, who moved his body lightly, swung his dagger as if dancing. Boom, boom, boom! The magic that extended from him split the cracks in the stone statue and destroyed it at once. All of the stone statues that rushed at Seo Dojoon had their heads cut off at the same time and rolled to the floor. ¡°Wow.¡± Haeun admired it without realizing it. With a single attack, he defeated the monsters that filled the altar. She wondered if this is what ranking #1 really is. A hopeful thought came to mind that maybe Hunter Seo Dojoon alone could attack this place. Drrrrrt¡ª. At that time, the fragmented stone statues made a strange noise and stood up again. Seo Dojoon, who had already seen the statues resurrected once, took his posture without panic. This time, with thinner black lines, the stone statues were tightly bound without a chance to escape. As the stone statues were connected as one, they interfered with each other¡¯s movements. Seo Dojoon swiftly swung his dagger. Slash¡ª. The stone statues turned to powder and disappeared. Seo Dojoon quickly picked up the core that had fallen on the floor. It needs to be stuffed into place before it explodes. He stepped towards the stone statue in the middle of the altar. ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon! Be careful!¡± ¡°Hunter Jeong Jinho-nim?!¡± Red beams of light poured from the dungeon ceiling. Seo Dojoon flexibly avoided the light, but the revived stone statue grabbed his ankle as he jumped into the air. The moment Seo Dojoon was about to swing his sword, the core he had vibrated. Seo Dojoon hurriedly threw the core away. Boom! A huge echo spread across the walls, and light poured from the ceiling. ¡°Ugh!¡± ¡°Dad!¡± Jung Jinho, who pushed Seo Dojoon, grazed the attack instead. Red blood flowed from Jung Jinho¡¯s thigh. Hidden in the shadows, Haeun shouted urgently and tried to run away, but Jung Jinho shouted first. ¡°Haeun! Never move from there!¡± ¡°Dad! But!¡± ¡°Never come out! Because it¡¯s dangerous, ugh.¡± Angel statues with broken wings climbed on top of Jung Jinho. Seo Dojoon swung his dagger and cut off the arms and legs of the statues. But it¡¯s only for a moment, and it comes back soon. Seo Dojoon took Jung Jinho out of the tomb made of piles of stones. The situation is not good. Seo Dojoon bit his lower lip. Wasting time here doesn¡¯t help. Fighting without knowing the exact strategy was only wasting precious stamina. In addition, Hunter Jung Jinho was also covering him at the moment and injuring his thigh. It would be nice to have a healer. Or even another Hunter¡ª. At the time he thought so, he didn¡¯t see the movement of the central stone statue moving behind him. ¡°Ugh!¡± The huge central stone statue, which hadn¡¯t moved so far, hit Seo Dojoon¡¯s head with a huge spear. Seo Dojoon, who was hit, stumbled and lost his balance. And at the same time, the shadow Seo Dojoon was maintaining shook. ¡°Grandpa!¡± As the shadow created by Seo Dojoon disappeared, Baek Doohan and Baek Soyeon were exposed. The rampaging stone statues rushed at Baek Soyeon. Baek Doohan jumped in front of his granddaughter as soon as he saw she was in danger. ¡°No!!!¡± Boom¡ª! A huge sound rang out. Baek Soyeon cried out. She wanted to run right away, but she hated her legs which didn¡¯t move. A huge cloud of dust covered Baek Soyeon¡¯s face. Obviously, there was a loud noise, and the statues ran toward her and her grandfather, but now no sound was heard. ¡°Grandpa, grandpa¡­!¡± Baek Soyeon cried out desperately. It reminds her of a hellish scene she saw in a dream long ago. Baek Doohan was dying coldly in a dark and gloomy dungeon. Just like today, while covering Baek Soyeon. When Baek Soyeon had a dream, that dream became a reality unconditionally. She thought everything would be safe after she refused Constellation¡¯s offer and stopped seeing the prophecy. Eventually, she met Haeun, who came out of her dream and came to this moment. Baek Soyeon¡¯s chin trembled. Her tears flowed down. Please, please¡ª. If there is a God in this world, please save grandfather! At that moment, a wind blew from somewhere. The dust that had filled his vision was blown away by the wind. Baek Soyeon raised her head. ¡°Haeun¡­ Unnie?¡± Haeun stood in front of the fallen Baek Doohan. And Baek Soyeon realized that Haeun was shaking badly, too. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers there is no turning back now.] ¡®I know.¡¯ Her heart skipped a beat. That day, Haeun didn¡¯t know, but she knew now. The day Haeun fell into the dungeon for the first time, while using the ability obtained from the constellation, the synchronization rate increased, and the environment of the dungeon changed accordingly. And because of the difficulty of the dungeon, which rose instantly, it was difficult for the rescue team to enter from outside. What could have ended in a minor accident called an E-Class dungeon ended up being the worst gate incident. ¡°Why are you the only one who lived! Why!¡± Haeun muttered, recalling the emotions of the day. ¡°If I had stayed still, people wouldn¡¯t have died.¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s not Haeun¡¯s fault.] ¡°It happened because that damn number went up.¡± Haeun paused for a moment and asked one last time. ¡°You won¡¯t tell me what that window is until the end, right?¡± The Constellation doesn¡¯t answer. Haeun let out a laugh as if she knew that. She might be able to take a step back from this and reorganize the display and find a strategy. However, both Seo Dojoon and Jung Jinho were already injured. If Haeun doesn¡¯t come out to the end and her father dies, Haeun will never be able to forgive herself. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] Haeun bit her lip. How high will the number rise? She hopes she can hold out until she gets her father, Soyeon, and Baek Doohan out of the dungeon. ¡°Ha, eun-ah¡­?¡± Jung Jinho, who had collapsed in a corner, was startled. Haeun, who should have been in a safe place, stood still on one side of the altar, unaware she was exposed to danger. And around Haeun, numerous stone statues are approaching as if possessed by something. ¡°Haeun-ah, come on, blood, ugh¡­!¡± Jung Jinho, whose wound burst, cried out. It was then. A deep golden haze gently rose around Haeun. It was a warm energy that she could feel affection for just by looking at it. The golden light swirled around Haeun and the altar where they stood gently like a fish swimming in a pond. They clumped together and eventually became solid. Haeun drew her hand from top to bottom. Ssak¡ª. A huge golden light split in half, forming a huge hole between the broken pieces. Seo Dojoon, who was following Haeun¡¯s movements with his eyes, was shocked. There was another world between the great gold that he couldn¡¯t grasp. ¡°The ones that are destroyed and the ones that are created anew.¡± Haeun mumbled. ¡°Let¡¯s see who wins.¡± Boom, boom, boom! A golden waterfall poured through the gap. It was so intense and strong that it couldn¡¯t even be compared to the light that attacked Rick, the first intruder at the altar. A huge halo of light blocked the people¡¯s vision, making it look like they were lost in space. [SYSTEM: Synchronization number increases.] [SYSTEM: Synchronization number increases.] [SYSTEM: Synchronization number increases.] [SYSTEM: WARNING! The number is rising abnormally.] A system window appeared frighteningly quickly in front of Haeun¡¯s eyes. Haeun painfully bit her lower lip. Bang¡ª. The dungeon vibrated greatly. Haeun is reacting terribly at the same time as using her ability. Haeun needed to see the end first before the rating was raised to the point where it was difficult to solve. The bracelet on Haeun¡¯s wrist trembled. The halo of light split into dozens of branches. Boom, boom, boom! The ground rumbled. It was as if time had stopped, sped back, and headed into the future. When people barely open their eyes like that. [SYSTEM: ERROR!!!] [SYSTEM: ERROR!!!] [SYSTEM: Angel¡¯s Silence (S) doesn¡¯t respond to attacks. Unable to identify system.] Blue error windows rose frantically in front of the awakeners. The altar was badly broken, and the stone monsters they had to attack were gone without a trace. The stone statue in the middle of the altar, with several cores barely stuck in place, was completely shattered and rolled on the floor. It was no longer resurrected. Seo Dojoon opened his mouth in astonishment. ¡°What on earth is this¡­.¡± Tak. Haeun fell to the floor and took a deep breath. After confirming Jung Jinho was safe, Haeun¡¯s eyes immediately turned to the synchronization window. Haeun widened her eyes. [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] The numbers haven¡¯t changed at all. It was a number that changed right away, even if a very small force, like a sneeze, was used. But now there is no change. The flow of energy that had been swimming through the dungeon also stopped. She didn¡¯t feel that the dungeon level would increase or this place would collapse. Thump, thump, thump. Haeun¡¯s heart raced. A golden haze rose beside her. The system window is still silent. It didn¡¯t move as if it were completely broken. The reason is unknown, but the shackles that tormented Haeun disappeared. In an instant, she felt a huge amount of joy all over her body. Then an alarm appeared in front of Haeun, who was soaked in her unexpected joy. [SYSTEM: Dungeon Angel¡¯s Silence (S) doesn¡¯t respond.] [SYSTEM: Acknowledge the attacker¡¯s dungeon clearing. Grasping the attacker¡¯s contribution to Angel¡¯s Silence (S)] [SYSTEM: Attacker Jung Haeun (EX) achieved an impossible achievement! Impossible Achievement! Attacker Jung Haeun (EX) completely destroyed Dungeon Angel¡¯s Silence (S).] [SYSTEM: Attacker Jung Haeun (EX) receiving reward!] [SYSTEM: The ranking changes.] ¡°EX¡­?¡± Jung Jinho looked back at Haeun with a surprised face. And next to him is Seo Dojoon, the former No. 1 ranked player in Korea. [SYSTEM: WORLD RANKING 1ST JUNG HA EUN(EX)] [SYSTEM: Republic of Korea No. 1 Jung Haeun (EX)] ¡°Haeun-ah¡­?¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says congratulations on Haeun¡¯s debut that finally came true!!] Haeun smiled brightly. At this moment, Haeun must be the happiest person in the world. CH 50 The dungeon raid is over. The party trapped in this space finally succeeded in escaping to the outside. The dungeon they entered occurred far from the Haniel Expo. The distance alone was hundreds of kilometers away. It turned out that this dungeon was a place where hunters were preparing to attack because it was predicted that a monster flood would occur soon. But today, just before entering the dungeon, the number of dungeon participants suddenly filled up, making it impossible to enter the dungeon. They were forced to surround the gate in a sudden change of situation and prepare for a possible situation. And the alarm for completing the attack. [SYSTEM: WORLD RANKING 1ST JUNG HA EUN(EX)] In addition, the window that any Awakener would have seen. ¡¸E, EX¡­?¡¹ ¡¸The S-class dungeon is gone!! Oh my!! Contact headquarters immediately!¡¹ ¡¸By any chance, are you Hunter Jung Haeun?!¡¹ ¡¸How did you get inside? More than that, EX¡­.! ¡¹ The surprising fact that Haeun, who came out of the dungeon, was that EX-class Awakener was known to the world. Jung Jinho, who was shocked at first by the news of Haeun¡¯s EX-Class awakening, was speechless but came to his senses only after they got out of the dungeon and were safe. He staggered and hugged Haeun tightly. ¡°Haeun-ah! my daughter¡­.¡± Jung Jinho¡¯s body trembled as he hugged Haeun tightly. ¡°Haeun, I only thought you were hurt¡­ Why did you do such a dangerous thing?¡± ¡°Dad.¡± ¡°I¡¯m glad you¡¯re safe.¡± It was Jung Jinho who felt more relieved that Haeun was safe than the fact that she had awakened to EX-Class. Feeling her shoulders slightly damp, Haeun hugged her father tightly. And R. Awakening Broker Rick, who had set Haeun and her party into a trap, disappeared without a trace. She doesn¡¯t know if he escaped the dungeon by tricking everyone or if he moved from inside the dungeon, but since Haeun destroyed all the dungeons, if he were alive, he would have escaped from the dungeon. Haeun vowed that she would never let him go alive if she ever saw him again. Baek Soyeon, who fainted from the shock, was immediately taken to the hospital along with the injured Baek Doohan and Jung Jinho. And today, a day later, Haeun heard that Baek Soyeon had regained her senses. Haeun visited Baek Soyeon¡¯s hospital room. ¡¸Haeun Unnie!¡¹ Baek Soyeon, who found Haeun, struggled to get up from her seat. The doctors put the excited Baek Soyeon back on the bed. Haeun approached Baek Soyeon. Soyeon¡¯s face was completely in half. ¡¸Are you okay?¡¹ ¡¸Unnie, Unnie¡­ Grandpa¡­¡¹ ¡¸Your Grandfather is fine too. You too. Me too.¡¹ Baek Soyeon finally burst into tears at Haeun¡¯s words. When Baek Soyeon opened her eyes, the first person she saw was Baek Doohan, so she already knew Baek Doohan was safe. However, it felt like everything was over only when Haeun told her he was okay. Baek Soyeon, who was crying sadly, was patted on the back by Haeun. ¡¸Unnie, hugh, I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s not that I actually hated Unnie.¡¹ ¡¸Mmhm.¡¹ ¡¸But in that dream¡­ In the dream of Grandfather¡¯s death, Unnie came out together¡­¡¹ It was the first time Haeun had heard of it. Baek Soyeon cried sadly and confessed to the extent that the listeners were even sadder. ¡¸If Unnie is with me, I¡¯m afraid that Grandfather will really die like that dream. Everything I saw became real. So, so¡­¡¹ ¡¸No one died.¡¹ Haeun said firmly. ¡¸There are some people who are slightly injured, but no one dies. So you don¡¯t have to be afraid.¡¹ ¡¸Hiiks, Unnie.¡¹ ¡¸Soyeon, you saw it, too, right? I¡¯m going to break everything.¡¹ Haeun deliberately smiled mischievously. ¡¸If someone bothers you, tell me. I¡¯ll punish them too.¡¹ ¡¸Uh-huh.¡¹ ¡¸Soyeon¡¯s four legs¡­¡¹ Haeun looked at Baek Soyeon¡¯s legs. The still unmoving legs must have been because Baek Soyeon still didn¡¯t accept the Constellation offering her a contract. Originally, Haeun was planning to recommend Baek Soyeon to sign a contract with the constellation in order to find out the secrets related to the system. However, the restrictions that had been holding Haeun were gone. Haeun recalled the conversation she had with the constellation last night. ¡®Why didn¡¯t the numbers change in the dungeon?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ declares today as the anniversary of Haeun¡¯s awakening, saying that this day has finally arrived.] ¡®Did you do something? Is that why the system didn¡¯t work?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ declares to Haeun that she is very strong and will give her anything she wants.] ¡®I¡¯m free now, right? Huh? Give me an answer.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is shouting that it¡¯s not time to do this, but to have a celebration party] ¡®Are you listening to me?¡¯ It was a fruitless conversation. She looked back at the situation at the time but couldn¡¯t find out the exact reason. It could have been the special influence of the S-Class dungeon, or Noodles had some influence because Noodle reacted when Haeun tried to use her power. However, Noodles is also still asleep, so she can¡¯t ask anything. In any case, the most important thing here was the fact that even if the Constellation gave restrictions, there was a possibility to break the bondage and become free. If so, wouldn¡¯t Baek Soyeon be free to act as she pleases? ¡¸Soyeon-ah, do you want to make a promise with Unnie?¡¹ ¡¸What kind of¡­?¡¹ ¡¸Even if it seems like someone is trying to do something bad to you, don¡¯t be afraid to bump into them. Maybe it¡¯s nothing more than what you¡¯re afraid of.¡¹ This is also what Haeun promised herself when she was young. ¡¸If you¡¯re scared, call me. I¡¯ll solve it.¡¹ ¡¸Haeun Unnie¡­¡¹ ¡¸Well, I can manage it somehow. Is there no way?¡¹ Baek Soyeon burst into tears. Haeun comforted Baek Soyeon for a while. ¡°Miss Jung Haeun.¡± As Baek Soyeon, exhausted from crying, fell asleep, Baek Doohan approached Haeun. Haeun was a little nervous. Because Baek Doohan has always been hostile to Haeun. Although there was a good reason. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for all this time.¡± However, Baek Doohan bowed 90 degrees to Haeun. Haeun¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°I will never forget the grace that saved my life and my granddaughter¡¯s life.¡± He stared at her with a serious face. ¡°If you have anything to ask me, feel free to tell me. I will help you as far as I can.¡± ¡°Ah, thank you¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m the one who¡¯s thankful.¡± Baek Doohan smiled softly at Haeun for the first time. Haeun felt her heart melt down somewhere because it was a face he had only shown to his granddaughter. ¡°Well, what are you going to do next? About Soyeon¡¯s father.¡± The person who pushed Baek Soyeon into the dungeon is none other than Baek Soyeon¡¯s father, Brian Nelson. He said it was to fix Baek Soyeon¡¯s disability, but that didn¡¯t mean his actions could be forgiven. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says if it weren¡¯t for Haeun, Baek Soyeon and Baek Doohan would have died in that dungeon.] Baek Doohan let out a deep sigh. He said, rubbing his forehead with the tips of his fingers. ¡°I¡¯m going to recommend Miyeon to get a divorce.¡± ¡°Divorce?¡± ¡°Yeah. Of course, because he doesn¡¯t deserve to be a father. And I will no longer see him with my granddaughter. I thought he would put her in danger again.¡± Baek Doohan had a very angry expression. Even though Haeun understood his feelings, she felt sorry. It was because she had felt the presence of people hesitantly moving outside the door from earlier. ¡®Wouldn¡¯t it be nosy if I intervened?¡¯ Haeun hesitated and decided to say just one word. ¡°I think Soyeon has to make a decision that will make her the happiest.¡± Then she turned around and slid open the sliding door. Brian, who had been leaning against her door and overhearing Haeun and Baek Doohan¡¯s conversation, stumbled inside when the door suddenly opened. Baek Doohan¡¯s eyes narrowed. ¡¸You¡­.¡¹ ¡¸Ehem.¡¹ He avoided Baek Doohan¡¯s gaze with an embarrassed face. Even so, he glanced at Baek Soyeon¡¯s sleeping face. From now on, the outsider has to leave, which is a matter for the family to solve. After brushing Baek Soyeon¡¯s hair once, Haeun came out of the hospital room. There was one more person standing outside the hospital room. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi.¡± In fact, the person who was injured the most in this dungeon was Seo Dojoon. Still, the treatment was over, but now he was free to dress. Seo Dojoon, who approached Haeun, opened his mouth. ¡°Jung Haeun-nim.¡± ¡°Jung Haeun-nim¡­?¡± Haeun tilted her head at the sudden change of title. What does it mean by Jung Haeun-nim? Haeun, who observed Seo Dojoon closely, soon realized that he was waiting for her answer with a very polite attitude. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ nods, saying it should be.] [He is glad that Haeun is being treated properly now.] It was awkward to use the word ¡®nim¡¯ as an honorific suddenly, but Haeun didn¡¯t bother to point out that. Considering the hunter Seo Dojoon that Haeun had seen so far, he seemed to insist on using an honorific title even if Haeun told him to speak normally. ¡®Ah, do whatever you want.¡¯ In the midst of the fact that she is already EX-Class, does it matter whether Seo Dojoon calls Haeun ¡®Haeun-ssi¡¯ or ¡®Haeun-nim¡¯? Haeun, who gave up halfway, came to have an understanding of the Pacific Ocean. ¡°May I ask when you are going back to Korea?¡± But maybe this is too extreme. Haeun scratched her cheek, feeling her body shrink slightly. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I think Dad will decide.¡± ¡°We¡¯d better get back as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Seo Dojoon showed Haeun his cell phone. What appeared on the screen was a news site in English. Haeun¡¯s eyebrows moved up and down when she saw that the voting results were posted along with a graph. ¡°Hunter Jung is an American hero. Korea cannot give Hunter Jung Haeun as much preferential treatment as the United States. The United States should provide citizenship to Hunter Chung. 97% in favor¡­?¡± After reading the article, Haeun opened her mouth. What citizenship suddenly? And why am I an American hero? ¡°What nonsense is this?¡± ¡°Since you awakened in America, they claim you to be an American Hunter.¡± ¡°Oh my¡­¡± ¡°And it¡¯s also America¡¯s plan that they shouldn¡¯t miss Jung Haeun-nim.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ rings a fanfare to congratulate Haeun on becoming a popular star] CH 51 ¡°What¡¯s citizenship again?¡± ¡°It means to naturalize in the United States.¡± ¡°Is citizenship just coming out like that? Isn¡¯t it difficult to obtain citizenship in the first place? Isn¡¯t that why illegal immigrants just came out? It¡¯s always like that when I watch dramas?¡± ¡°America is basically heroism.¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s expression was calm. ¡°Originally, it was an S-Class dungeon that could explode soon and overflow with monsters. Haeun-nim erased such a dungeon from the map, so it is inevitable that you¡¯re a coveted talent.¡± ¡°Wow, I¡¯m awesome.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I think you should return to Korea even faster.¡± ¡°Uhm¡­¡± Haeun scratched her cheek. She¡¯s surprised that her popularity in the United States is so enthusiastic, but is that still a reason for her to return home quickly? [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks if she¡¯s wandering around for fear of being scolded by Lee Yoonkyung.] ¡®No, it¡¯s not.¡¯ She is not delaying her return home because her mother will never scold her. Never! ¡°Originally, I thought I would go after Soyeon was discharged. So maybe next week?¡± ¡°Then you might get caught.¡± ¡°To whom?¡± ¡°I mean the United States.¡± ¡°Ey. But if I say no, they won¡¯t be able to do it.¡± ¡°Is that so? This is my opinion, but to capture an EX-class hunter, they may use methods beyond what Haeun imagines, whether it be appeasement or pressure.¡± For a moment, she remembered the criminals who were being dragged by the Federal Hunter Investigation Agency, which she only saw in the middle of the day. Haeun wasn¡¯t a criminal, but anyway. And the righteous American heroes cruelly changed the minds of the criminals who were dragged away. ¡®The drama is fun.¡¯ At that time, she thought about it leisurely while eating potato chips¡ª. Listening to Seo Dojoon, she thought that the drama might not have been just fiction. ¡°Let¡¯s go back to Korea soon.¡± However, Haeun overlooked one fact. If the United States is a country that returns to heroism, Korea is the country of Kimchi, Park Jisung, Kim Yunah, and BTS, and now Haeun will proudly appear on that list. ***** Seo Dojoon¡¯s words were not wrong. That afternoon, the American love call for Haeun began. The first day she escaped from the dungeon and arrived at the hospital, she didn¡¯t know because she was distracted. The fact that the outside of the hospital was already a mess with the media, the American Hunter Association, and other organizations that gathered after hearing the news. It was obvious. It was the first time that an EX-Class grade appeared in the world. Moreover, as soon as that EX appeared, the troublesome S-Class dungeon was completely wiped off the map. It was common knowledge that human power could not remove a dungeon unless the energy level was saturated and exploded on its own. Therefore, it was best to maintain the situation so that no casualties occurred through regular attacks. But the dungeon was actually something that could be removed with human power! For the safety and future of their country, they had to appease and capture her unconditionally. The first day of hospitalization was at least quiet, as the medical staff blocked outsiders from entering for treatment reasons. However, on the second day, as Haeun started moving to visit Baek Soyeon¡¯s hospital room, those who were only looking for an opportunity began to act. The beginning was Haniel Industries. ¡¸Haha! Hunter Jung! Congratulations on your awakening!¡¹ Frederick Haniel, president of Haniel Industries, came to Haeun with a large bouquet and gift. ¡¸Are you okay? As soon as I saw Hunter Jung, I know that you were an extraordinary person!¡¹ ¡¸Ahaha. Thank you¡ª¡¹ ¡¸The relationship between Haniel and the Jung family is very deep! Isn¡¯t it a very close relationship with us since Mr. Jung? It¡¯s all because God made us meet. Oh, yes. This is a gift prepared to celebrate the awakening of Hunter Jung.¡¹ Frederick handed Haeun a huge gift box. It was quite heavy. Haeun opened the box. ¡°Huh.¡± What came out of the box was a new work by Bobby Rollins, who had been exhibited at this expo and which everyone predicted would win the grand prize. ¡¸Shouldn¡¯t this be on display at the expo right now?¡¹ ¡¸Bobby said he really wanted to give it to Hunter Jung. He said that if Hunter Jung¡¯s first weapon was his, there would be no greater honor than that. Please take it.¡¹ ¡°Haa.¡± Jung Jinho, who was with her, let out a laugh. ¡°Where are you trying to use my daughter for his portfolio?¡± ¡°Portfolio?¡± ¡°You¡¯re trying to advertise that her first weapon is the work of Bobby and Haniel. Haeun, don¡¯t take it. Dad will make your weapon.¡± The gift was returned due to the fierce opposition of Jung Jinho. However, Frederick declared that he wouldn¡¯t give up and bring something better. The next batter was the American Hunter Association. ¡¸We¡¯ll give you fifty million dollars.¡¹ A blond-haired man who introduced himself as the vice president pushed the contract to Haeun. ¡¸Miss Jung¡¯s nationality is Korean, but you don¡¯t have to worry. As a contributor to clearing the S-Class dungeon, it is being processed to issue special citizenship. There is no need to give up your Korean nationality because you have multiple nationalities.¡¹ Fifty million dollars is more than five hundred billion. Haeun¡¯s eyes sparkled at the extraordinary scale. ¡¸In addition, we will solve the problem of residence in the United States. America is a paradise for hunters. They have an absolute advantage in infrastructure, education, and support.¡¹ ¡¸That¡¯s right. I heard that.¡¹ ¡¸It will definitely be the best stage for Miss Jung to be active.¡¹ It was a highly coveted offer. However, objectively speaking, it was impossible to leave Korea as all Haeun¡¯s family members were hunters working in Korea. Unfortunately, she had to say no. ¡¸Of course, fifty million dollars might be a small amount for Miss Jung.¡¹ The man who caught the atmosphere of rejection said abruptly. He stretched out three of his fingers. ¡¸Eighty million. If you decide to be a full-on American hero, I can give you thirty million more. Fifty million is the proposed amount when maintaining multiple nationalities with Korea.¡¹ ¡¸I, I will¡ª¡¹ ¡°Haeun-ah, you have to go home!¡± ¡¸Ehem, I¡¯ll think about it.¡¹ Haeun, who almost fell for eighty million, overcame the crisis. After that, people came from the Korean embassy, and media outlets with cameras continued to snoop around. At this rate, it would not be strange if a secret organization to protect American heroes came to Haeun. ¡°Haeun-ah, we need to go back to Korea soon.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you.¡± Baek Doohan provided his chartered plane for Haeun. The world has already gone wild with Haeun¡¯s appearance, and it has become unimaginable to book a normal flight and go back. And now, Haeun was flying over the Republic of Korea with Jung Jinho and Seo Dojoon. ¡°Haeun, wake up.¡± ¡°Mmm.¡± ¡°Hurry.¡± Jung Jinho woke Haeun from a deep sleep. The charter plane carrying them had already arrived in the sky of Seoul. ¡°Have we arrived already?¡± Haeun woke up yawning and asked while rubbing her eyes. Jung Jinho nodded his head. ¡°Yeah. We¡¯ll be landing in ten minutes.¡± ¡°Mmhm. Okay.¡± ¡°Wake up. We have to prepare.¡± Haeun brushed her hair and came to her senses. ¡°The clothes are normal, so I think it will be fine¡­ Haeun-ah, let¡¯s use this.¡± After the plane landed on the ground, Jung Jinho handed Haeun a black hat and mask. When Haeun looked up at Jung Jinho, Jung Jinho said with a serious expression. ¡°Haeun-ah, as you know, it¡¯s completely chaotic outside right now.¡± An EX class that had never been born before appeared in the world. From the moment the disaster called the dungeon was born, the capabilities of the Hunters and Awakeners soon led to the country¡¯s national power. South Korea was an excellent country with many S-Class Hunters, including Seo Dojoon and Jung Eunwoo. However, the reality was that the population wasn¡¯t enough compared to China, Japan, and the United States. However, an awakener who is not even an S-Class, but an EX-Class, and who is powerful enough to destroy an S-Class dungeon was born in Korea! Even the main character is the daughter of the Jung Jinho family, which has been famous for 4 S-rankers so far! The legendary appearance of Haeun was perfect for filling people¡¯s curiousity. Of course, Haeun¡¯s existence has become an object of curiosity and caution to other countries that can¡¯t be friendly neighbors. ¡°There are probably reporters at the airport, too.¡± Jung Jinho¡¯s forehead began to wrinkle. ¡°If you get caught¡­ you may not be able to get out of it. I¡¯ll have to make an official announcement someday, but not right now.¡± ¡°Then what should I do?¡± ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon will help.¡± Haeun looked back at Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon said calmly. ¡°I will draw the attention of the reporters.¡± ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± ¡°Yes, in the meantime, you can sneak out with Hunter Jung Jinho.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is delighted, saying that it is like Operation 007.] It wasn¡¯t his business, and Constellation was just having fun. Haeun felt her uneasiness and took the hat Jung Jinho gave her. One person greeted the three people who got off the chartered plane. It was someone of the same height as Haeun, wearing a black hood and mask. Jung Jinho explained to Haeun. ¡°Hunter Seo Dojoon will pretend to go out of the airport with Haeun. It¡¯s terminal for chartered flights, but it¡¯s probably correct to think that the exit there is also covered by reporters. Haeun-ah, this person here is the person who will act as your substitute.¡± ¡°Hello! Hunter Jung Haeun! For me to act as Hunter¡¯s substitute¡­ It¡¯s the glory of my life¡­!¡± ¡°N, no¡­ I¡¯m¡­.¡± ¡°I really have a favor to ask¡­¡­! May I ask for your autograph?¡± Haeun, caught up in the atmosphere, signed the back of the woman¡¯s hoodie zip-up. In fact, she didn¡¯t have anything to call her signature yet, so she only wrote her name clearly. ¡°Thank you! I will cherish it as a treasure for a lifetime! thank you!¡± Still, the staff was very happy. ¡°See you later.¡± After those words, Seo Dojoon set out on the road with Haeun¡¯s substitute. ¡°Let¡¯s move too, Haeun.¡± Jung Jinho took the lead, and Haeun followed. An employee waiting in advance guided the two. The two moved stealthily, like smugglers. Employees assigned for security flew hot eyes whenever Haeun passed by. Her cheeks were burning with heat from that hot gaze, so Haeun put on her black hat. CH 52 Author: rolypoly ¡°My daughter!¡± Lee Yoonkyung urgently called Haeun, who finally escaped outside using a secret route in the airport. After that, there was a black car with tinted windows waiting for Haeun. Haeun ran after her and got into the car. Jung Jinho got into the car, and Jung Eunwoo, who was behind the wheel, stepped on the accelerator without delay. Whoo-hoo! The car started with a rough exhaust and left the airport in a flash. Lee Yoonkyung, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and asked Haeun. ¡°My daughter! Are you okay? Are you not sick anywhere?¡± Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s face was full of worry. ¡°Originally, after Awakening, the body doesn¡¯t adapt right away, so you will get sick. Are you really okay? You can¡¯t tell through a video call. Shall we take a test first?¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right, Mom. I¡¯m not sick anywhere.¡± Her body is just tired from taking a long flight. Jung Eunwoo turned his steering wheel and opened his mouth. ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun, you¡­ No matter how you Awaken, it¡¯s EX¡­¡± ¡°Ahaha.¡± ¡°How is this country going to work to give Jung Haeun so much power¡ª¡± ¡°Oppa, do you want to die?¡± Haeun, who intentionally replied as if joking around, let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, her family seemed to believe Haeun had awakened from this incident. Since it was an incident linked to the Awakening Broker, the grounds were sufficient. The reason Haeun pretended to be a newbie was simple. Until now, she has been pretending to be a civilian, pretending she didn¡¯t know anything about awakening or abilities, but she can¡¯t get caught! What is known to the world as EX-class is already spilled water, so it can¡¯t be helped. But at least she had to be a newbie. However, there was someone who interfered with Ha-eun¡¯s plan. ¡°Noona didn¡¯t Awaken this time. She awakened a long time ago.¡± ¡°What?!¡± The screams of the family made the inside of the car shake. Haeun looked back at Jung Sehyun in surprise. Jung Sehyun tilted his head and continued. ¡°Is it not? I thought so.¡± ¡°You¡­ you¡­¡± ¡°Jung Haeun! What are you talking about?¡± ¡°She was an Awakener from the beginning?!¡± ¡°Since when!¡± Haeun covered her ears. As if he hadn¡¯t expected a strong reaction from his family, Jung Sehyun scratched his cheek. ¡°Was it a secret? sorry.¡± ¡°Did you know that I was awakened?¡± ¡°Mmhm.¡± ¡°How?¡± ¡°Because my ability doesn¡¯t work on Noona.¡± Haeun received a second shock. My brother tried to use his powers on me. I was a civilian! Of course, that wasn¡¯t the case at all. For reference, Jung Sehyun¡¯s ability was mental control of delirium and brainwashing. ¡°Jung Sehyun! How could you think of using your abilities against your sister!¡± Jung Sehyun, whom she thought was a cute and obedient good younger brother, was the darkest. Feeling betrayed, Haeun screamed out loud, and Jung Sehyun rolled his eyes and smiled. ¡°Because Noona won¡¯t give me the LP version I wanted.¡± ¡°So, are you thinking of brainwashing your Noona?¡± ¡°I couldn¡¯t do it in the end. And it wasn¡¯t brainwashing. I just slightly changed Noona¡¯s mind and encouraged Noona to have a kind heart to give me an LP record.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the same!¡± ¡°But it didn¡¯t work. It¡¯s strange. Noona isn¡¯t a dead person, and there¡¯s no way my ability won¡¯t work. Then there is only one thing left. Ah, Noona is stronger than me.¡± There is no one to trust in the world. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ winks at Haeun, saying that he¡¯s the only one who thinks of Haeun] No, neither are you¡­ Not you too¡­ ¡°Haeun-ah.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°I think we will have a lot to talk about when we go back. Right?¡± Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s friendly smile was sweet and fierce. Jung Jinho was surprised and now seems to be speechless¡ª. Jung Eunwoo stepped on the accelerator as if he wanted to go home as quickly as possible. Gulps. ¡°B, but where are we going now? This is not the way home.¡± Haeun looked at her family and asked cautiously. She thought she was going straight home from the airport, but the car was going the wrong way. Lee Yoonkyung sighed at Ha-eun¡¯s question. ¡°Daughter, we can¡¯t go home.¡± ¡°Yes? Why??¡± ¡°Noona, there are reporters all over the house right now.¡± What? ¡°By the way, all of our relatives¡¯ houses are the same.¡± ¡°My cell phone is on fire right now, so it¡¯s dead.¡± ¡°Not only the reporters, but everyone is very excited right now, so you will have to hide for a while, Noona.¡± Haeun and Jung Eunwoo met their eyes in the rearview mirror. A rotten smile appeared on Jung Eunwoo¡¯s face. ¡°Hey, thanks to you, we became homeless.¡± * * * Family meeting. It is a special tradition only for the Jung family, which occurs once a month. Awakeners are different from ordinary people. They are selected beings who can manifest their own special abilities, such as moving through space or striking huge lightning bolts. Of course, the physical capacity was also excellent enough to be incomparable to ordinary people, except for a few special cases. How will people react if they live as ordinary humans, like ants who are kicked and suddenly awakened to a special ability that no one else has? They will be delighted in the first place and amazed in the second. And in the end, they feel superior to their chosen existence. ¡®I¡¯m different from normal humans like you.¡¯ It¡¯s kind of a sense of the people. Maybe that¡¯s why, after Awakening, the reins were released, and there were frequent cases of being arrested after causing social problems by running wild. Or they made some easy money doing dirty work in the underworld. Rick, the awakening broker, can be said to be of a similar kind. And in this case, everyone in Jung¡¯s family except for Haeun was an S-Class awakened person. Even if there is only one awakening person, it is a great honor for the family. However, Haeun¡¯s family members have as many as four S-Class awakeners. This means that a brief carelessness will make it easier to cross the line set by society. In fact, the line itself feels ambiguous to the awakeners. What was created to prevent this was the Jung family meeting. In fact, even if it was a meeting, it was close to gathering once a month and fooling around, but it was encouraging that there was a self-purification effect. And on the very day Haeun returned to Korea, the topic of this meeting was decided. ¡°Why did you hide your awakening?¡± After leaving the airport, the family headed to a pension in the countryside of Gyeonggi-do. In the past, it was quite famous as a pension village, but it was an area that collapsed after the gate was created in the nearby mountain. Thanks to this, there was no one visiting, so it was good to hide secretly. However, there is no one to rescue Haeun, who is being questioned by her family. She felt like a six-year-old child sitting in a thinking chair. Lee Yoonkyung asked again. ¡°How long have you been hiding it? When did you wake up?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ pops the popcorn in an exciting development.] ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± Haeun rolled her eyes. Her 22 years of life experience told her that she would be in big trouble if she told them the truth. No matter how much Haeun is in the EX class, she is scared of her angry mother. Yeah. It¡¯s her survival instinct. Haeun, who was looking around, told a very small lie. ¡°After entering university¡­.¡± ¡°Jung Sehyun, when was the last time you knew that your sister had awakened?¡± ¡°I think it was when I was in middle school.¡± Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s eyes trembled at Sehyun¡¯s answer. Haeun glared at Jung Sehyun. Jung Sehyun met her gaze and shrugged his shoulders as if he couldn¡¯t help it. That kid is no help from before. Only for a moment, her cute and adorable younger brother became a mortal enemy. In the end, Haeun confessed with an ant-crawling voice. ¡°In fact, when I was in middle school¡­.¡± ¡°Crazy.¡± Jung Eunwoo gave a refreshing impression. As soon as her back bone was pulled, Lee Yoonkyung grabbed the back of her head. If it¡¯s been that way since middle school, she¡¯s been lying to them for at least six years. Was I not that interested in my daughter? It¡¯s not. Questions followed. ¡°Why did you hide it?¡± Haeun pursed her lips without answering. Lee Yoonkyung muttered as she pondered. ¡°When Sehyun and Haeun were both in middle school, Haeun was only in her third year of middle school.¡± At that moment, there was an incident that came to mind like lightning in Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s head. ¡°Haeun, by any chance¡­ do you Awakened that day?¡± Haeun immediately knew what day Lee Yoonkyung was talking about. She was referring to the very day when the youth sports competition was held. Only Haeun survives in the dungeon, where the grade rises in real-time. It was also the day Haeun decided to hide her awakening forever. ¡°Oh my.¡± Lee Yoonkyung touched her forehead. It is definitely something to celebrate that Haeun has awakened to EX-Class for the first time in Korea and abroad. As a major event in Korea, she can tell that the outside is in a festive mood just by turning on the TV right now. Moreover, as it became known that Baek Soyeon, whom Haeun saved, is the granddaughter of world-successful businessman Baek Doohan and the daughter of Brian Nelson, an influential figure in American politics, she was already treated as a hero both in Korea and the United States. ¡°Brian Nelson has a special relationship with Frederick Haniel, president of Haniel Industries. They are very close partners both business and political.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Also, isn¡¯t Frederic Haniel in-laws with the American Hunter Association?¡± Experts on South Korea-U.S. relations said the alliance should be strengthened in Haeun¡¯s Awakening. But what if it turns out that the trigger for Haeun¡¯s awakening is not this American dungeon but the terrible gate incident that instilled trauma in everyone? And what if the media highlighted the fact that Haeun was the only survivor that day? The favorable public opinion now formed towards Haeun could change the reaction as quickly as flipping a palm. ¡°Haeun-ah, you have to be honest. This is a very important matter.¡± Lee Yoonkyung held Haeun¡¯s arms tightly and whispered desperately. CH 53 Her voice was now slightly trembling. ¡°When exactly did you awaken? Did you awaken the day you fell in the dungeon? And you¡¯ve been hiding it all this time?¡± ¡°N, no.¡± Haeun shook her head and denied it. ¡°I awakened before that¡­.¡± ¡°When?¡± ¡°A week before the competition¡­.¡± Haeun¡¯s voice became low, like the sound of an ant crawling. Neither on the day nor after, but before. Lee Yoonkyung seemed a little angry now. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell me?¡± At that time, the gym gate incident remained a hellish experience that Lee Yoonkyung didn¡¯t even want to think about. Her daughter, a non-awakened person with no special abilities, was caught up in a dungeon break and buried in a dungeon. Even in the dungeon where the grade was rising in real time! Maybe something bad will happen to her daughter. Won¡¯t she face her cold daughter¡¯s body because she can¡¯t find Haeun in time? How much trouble she had suffered from the ominous thoughts that came to her at any time. But it turns out that the daughter was always an awakener, even when she was in dungeons. ¡°Haeun, what the hell are you¡­!¡± Lee Yoonkyung, who was about to get angry, hesitated. It was a situation where the E-Class dungeon had soared to the S-Class. If it weren¡¯t for Haeun¡¯s awakening, Haeun wouldn¡¯t have been able to survive there either. She thought so, and ironically, she was relieved on the other side of her heart. ¡°Hmm.¡± Jung Jinho, who was watching, was lost in deep thought. He guessed in his mind why Haeun didn¡¯t say anything. ¡®Did Haeun get hurt a lot when she was young?¡¯ When Eunwoo was the last member of her family to awaken as an S-Class, Haeun was only in the lower elementary school grades. However, the media, which was excited about the birth of a large S-Class family, didn¡¯t consider young Haeun. At first, they showed interest in Haeun, wondering if she would also awaken. However, people changed their attitudes when they saw Haeun, who still couldn¡¯t awaken even after the years had passed. Before he knew it, the word referring to Haeun had become the ugly duckling of the swan family, a piece of jade that couldn¡¯t be hidden. ¡°I don¡¯t know if they would have been a perfect family without her.¡± ¡°It¡¯s too bad.¡± No matter how much he hired a lawyer to crack down on people and issue warnings, could he have stopped all the sarcastic remarks? Could Haeun, who goes to school and meets people, didn¡¯t know anything? Sometimes children feel hostility that adults don¡¯t. Thinking like that, Jung Jinho couldn¡¯t blame Haeun unconditionally just because Haeun had been hiding the truth. It was because Haeun¡¯s failure to reveal the truth even after awakening seemed to be his own fault for not healing Haeun¡¯s wounds. But there was something to be sure about. ¡°Haeun-ah, what you just said should be kept between your family members.¡± It was a firm voice that said there should be no exceptions. Haeun raised her head. ¡°Never tell anyone. No matter what anyone says, Haeun, your first awakening is in America.¡± ¡°Dad.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know why you hid it, but it has already happened. You don¡¯t have to scrape it to make a boil. When people find out, there will definitely be a commotion. This is for you, Haeun.¡± If that happens, people will bite Haeun like a wild dog and ask why, as an EX-Class awakener, she just watched the tragedy. They don¡¯t care about Haeun¡¯s situation in the Dungeon at that time. They only care about Haeun¡¯s rank. Taking a more vicious approach, they could have argued that Haeun deliberately turned a blind eye to people¡¯s deaths. Or they could spread rumors that she intended to kill people because she wanted to awaken. ¡°I agree, Noona. Besides, the dungeon break wasn¡¯t Noona¡¯s fault either.¡± ¡°Yeah, Sehyun is right.¡± ¡°And Hunter doesn¡¯t save everyone. I don¡¯t like people cursing Noona for nothing even though they don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°First of all, let¡¯s say this triggered your awakening¡­.¡± ¡°Haa.¡± The atmosphere suddenly became chilly at the sudden burst of laughter. Jung Eunwoo, who had a strangely crooked posture from the time he was driving, was the main character. ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. I don¡¯t understand, so let me ask one question.¡± ¡°What¡­¡± ¡°If you didn¡¯t get caught this time, did you plan on hiding it for the rest of your life?¡± Haeun shut her mouth. Jung Eunwoo crossed his arms. ¡°You know that a lot of people still die because of dungeons. If you¡¯re capable enough, you can easily solve it. Did you intend to pretend that you didn¡¯t know about that for the rest of your life and pretend it wasn¡¯t your business?¡± ¡°Hyung, don¡¯t say that to Noona.¡± ¡°Yeah, Eunwoo. The words seem a bit harsh. Haeun also has a thought¡­.¡± ¡°So let¡¯s hear it. What were you thinking?¡± Jung Eunwoo twisted his lips crookedly. ¡°If you awaken, it¡¯s only natural that you will have that kind of responsibility. Jung Haeun had the ability to help, but she just stared at it, played, and ate.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t do that on purpose either.¡± The tearful Haeun muttered lowly. Jung Eunwoo raised his eyebrows. ¡°Then why did you do that?¡± ¡°That¡­¡± The most fundamental reason why Haeun hid the awakening was because of the synchronization rate. When Haeun used her powers, the number increased, and the environment around her was affected accordingly. Wasn¡¯t it Haeun who tried to approach Baek Soyeon to find out about that system window just a few days ago? Even Haeun doesn¡¯t know how she got out of the penalty, but even if she told her family, would they believe her? When other people can¡¯t even see that system window? They may all be dismissed as Haeun¡¯s delusions. ¡°I had a situation, too.¡± The only thing that came out of Haeun¡¯s mouth, who couldn¡¯t answer, was the evasive answer. Jung Eunwoo sighed as Haeun hesitated and wiggled her fingers. ¡°I don¡¯t understand you.¡± ¡°Oppa.¡± ¡°You mean you had the power to save everyone but decided to stay still. I¡¯m leaving the meeting. Take care of yourself.¡± ¡°Eunwoo-ya, Eunwoo-ya!¡± Jung Eunwoo left his seat. The family meeting broke up in a flash. There was a bleak atmosphere among the remaining families. Haeun gloomily lowered her head. ¡®I didn¡¯t do that on purpose.¡¯ In a situation where she can¡¯t lead, Haeun just follows what she thinks is best. Lee Yoonkyung hurriedly comforted Haeun in the rapidly darkening atmosphere. ¡°Haeun-ah, don¡¯t get hurt too much. You know your brother¡¯s personality well.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Mom thinks it¡¯s more fortunate that Haeun didn¡¯t talk about it. Even though their lives are different, most Awakened work in the field. There is bound to be a risk. It may be a selfish idea to be a hunter who saves people, but Mom thinks that Haeun was lucky that you grew up in a safe environment.¡± ¡°Dad feels the same way. And it¡¯s not good to live the Hunter life at such an early age, either. All opportunities to build memories from school days are gone.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been a hunter since I was young.¡± ¡°Sehyun, you¡­ Yeah, Dad is sorry.¡± ¡°No. I preferred working as a Hunter. School is boring.¡± Jung Jinho and Jeong Sehyun made jokes to comfort Haeun. But Haeun¡¯s face, which had already sunk into a sad mood, didn¡¯t know how to straighten up. When Lee Yoonkyung winked at Jung Jinho, Jung Jinho coughed in vain. ¡°Haeun-ah, you¡¯re tired, right? Do you want to go to your room and rest? Isn¡¯t it hard to take a plane all day and then a car right after?¡± ¡°Yeah, Haeun-ah. Go to your room and rest a little. I¡¯ll call you later at dinner. It¡¯s been ten days since I saw my daughter, and mom has also bought something delicious for you.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, that would be nice.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Haeun, who had been silent, answered reluctantly. Jung Sehyun asked in a worried voice. ¡°Noona, do you want me to take you?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s okay.¡± Leaving her family¡¯s worries behind, Haeun went into the room helplessly. Haeun shut the door, sat in front of it, covered her face with her hands, and muttered. ¡°Did I do something wrong?¡± Would it have been better to be honest about everything from the beginning? But if she tells them, can they solve it? Ever since she awakened, suspicious system windows followed Haeun. Even the Constellation that gave Haeun her special abilities didn¡¯t tell her as much about that system window. Besides, how should she tell them? The fact that synchronization rate changed because she worked hard inside the dungeon, which changed the dungeon, and at the same time, the damage from the dungeon also increased. Haeun didn¡¯t kill people. But she couldn¡¯t deny that she influenced in creating the environment where their deaths were likely to increase. Ha-eun¡¯s family were hunters who saved people. If her family looked at Haeun with contempt because of that, Haeun wouldn¡¯t be able to endure it. ¡°If the system restrictions had been lifted much earlier, I wouldn¡¯t have been hiding it.¡± No, if such a window hadn¡¯t existed in the first place, if the surrounding environment hadn¡¯t changed, Haeun would have already become a hunter. While doing everything that Jung Eunwoo is talking about, the responsibility of the Awakened! [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ saying that Haeun did her best enough and save someone who was about to be crushed by a window.] ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Rather, Haeun has been doing her best even in the presence of penalties. There is no reason for Jung Eunwoo to criticize her like trash. Suddenly, resentment rose. Jung Eunwoo unilaterally criticized Haeun without even asking what her situation was like at the time. Of course, she thought it would be nice to play a little more while watching her family on the verge of death from overwork, but she didn¡¯t completely ignore it and turn away. Haeun jumped up from her seat. Bang¡ª! The closed door opened violently. The rest of the family, who were talking with serious faces in the living room, looked back at Haeun in surprised. ¡°Haeun-ah?¡± Haeun strode across the room. Haeun went out of the house without answering her family¡¯s call. ¡°Hey! Jung Eunwoo!¡± Jeong Eunwoo, who was sitting on a bench outside, raised his head at the high-pitched voice. Why is he looking more depressed than me? Haeun shouted. ¡°I don¡¯t know how much Oppa usually lives with a sense of justice, but I did as much as I could?!¡± ¡°That¡¯s really¡­¡± ¡°And as I said before, I didn¡¯t do it on purpose!¡± That day was a kind of trauma for Haeun, and it became the shackles that limited her actions. While some people are doing well after Awaken, she was afraid that a greater disaster could happen. Reasons such as not wanting to wear the Hunter school uniform and wanting to live comfortably are all secondary. No, on the contrary, he seemed to be able to understand her situation only if she attached such a reason. It was because she hated the fact that she still had to be a civilian, alone among a well-to-do family! ¡°It wasn¡¯t that I was doing it to live well alone, and it wasn¡¯t that I didn¡¯t care whether people died or not.¡± Rather, even if she wanted to use her strength, she suppressed it and lived her life pretending that it wasn¡¯t her strength. ¡°If Oppa was in my situation, do you think you would have made a better choice than me? Don¡¯t talk like that when you don¡¯t know anything!¡± Haeun, who had been fussing about it, slightly shook her shoulders. Jung Eunwoo, who was still listening to Haeun with his legs crossed, bent down. Something flew to Haeun. Haeun took it in reflex. It is a tree branch that has been rolling on the floor. It was quite long and hard. Jung Eunwoo chinned at the puzzled Haeun. ¡°Let¡¯s fight.¡± ¡°What?¡± CH 54 ¡°If I win, you register as a hunter tomorrow and follow me for the dungeon raid.¡± Haeun frowned. She can¡¯t believe he was talking about the raid even though she said this. Does Jung Eunwoo not have the ability to empathize? Is he curious about Haeun¡¯s reason? ¡°From now on, as an Awakener and as a Hunter, swear that you will not turn away from your responsibilities and do your best.¡± ¡°Now I¡¯m about to get really annoyed.¡± Haeun stared at Jung Eunwoo fiercely. ¡°Then what if I win? If I win, can I do whatever I want?¡± ¡°No, even if you win.¡± Haeun frowned. Jung Eunwoo said without a change in expression. ¡°You can easily do something that can only be done with dozens or hundreds of people sticking to it. I¡¯m not saying you have to raid dungeons day and night. But if anyone needs help, never turn a blind eye.¡± ¡°Ha. Okay.¡± Haeun raised her eyes, and threw the twig that Eunwoo had passed over onto the floor. She was more accustomed to moving with her body than lifting a piece of wood like this. Haeun froze as she loosened her wrists. ¡°And add one more to it. If I win, Oppa will get 10 finger flicks. I¡¯m going to make a pretty hole in your forehead today.¡± ¡°Can you beat me?¡± The eyes of Jung Eunwoo, who had been laughing at each other, became serious. Whoosh¡ª. Jung Eunwoo aimed at Haeun¡¯s head from the start. Haeun ducked behind him and avoided his body. The spot where the attack passed was lightly scattered with traces. Haeun leaned back and bounced back on the ground with her hands. She tumbled back and aimed at Jung Eunwoo¡¯s chin with her feet at the same time. When Jung Eunwoo narrowly avoided the attack, Haeun laughed. ¡°That¡¯s a fake, though.¡± As soon as her feet touched the ground, she lowered her body and hit Jung Eunwoo¡¯s ankle. ¡°Ugh.¡± Jung Eunwoo, who was hit by the ankle bone properly, frowned and shook his leg. His battered ankle tingled as if it had been hit by a stone rather than a foot. But there was no time to examine his ankles. Whoosh¡ª. Haeun¡¯s foot passed right in front of him. As Jung Eunwoo opened his eyes, his hair fluttered. When the attack failed, Haeun bounced back and stepped back. The two glared at each other, poised as if they were about to attack again. ¡°Uh, everyone. Stop fighting!¡± Jung Jinho, who followed Haeun, shouted. But Haeun, who was already mad at him, couldn¡¯t hear it. Jung Eunwoo turned his head away as if he was deliberately ignoring him. Jung Jinho shouted out loud. ¡°Jung Eunwoo! Can¡¯t you hear Dad!¡± The energy of an S-Class Awakener was already all around. It is also an attack class that is considered to be the strongest in classification. No matter how much this place is a pension near the uninhabited gate, isn¡¯t it possible to be discovered if they fight while showing their strength from the outside! Tak¨C. Haeun stepped up high. Haeun, who flew lightly into the air, turned around and swung his foot. Jung Eunwoo shrewdly avoided the sharp attack that came in, aimed at the neck. And he instantly changed directions and pushed Haeun away. The branch Jung Eunwoo was holding broke in two. Boom! The ground shook as if it had been an earthquake. Jung Jinho was frightened and shouted. ¡°Jung Eunwoo! Are you going to kill your sister!¡± ¡°¡­It will be Hyung who dies.¡± Jung Sehyun muttered and at the same time, Haeun stood up in the dust. ¡°Ha, Jung Eunwoo.¡± A rustle came out. Haeun¡¯s eyes were bloody. It seemed that Haeun was determined to kill the first child. Jung Eunwoo swallowed his saliva without realizing it. Jung Eunwoo, an experienced fighter, had much more combat experience. However, the spirit felt by Haeun overwhelmed him. Even if the attack was sloppy, the power more than made up for it, so the ground vibrated every time Haeun swung her kick. Even though she has this ability, she has been hiding her power for a long time. So what on earth is her reason? The trauma of the gym incident? it could be. However, every hunter lives with big and small traumas. For Jung Eunwoo, the difficult rescue of his younger sister that day served as an opportunity for him to change his attitude toward his younger sister and to lash out at himself. And above all, Haeun should have confessed to her family and asked for help, not hiding her worries. That¡¯s why there¡¯s a family. Help and rely on each other when having a hard time! Swoosh. Jung Eunwoo got into position. After the moment of being wary of each other, Haeun and Jung Eunwoo rushed toward each other. Lee Yoonkyung was angry when the fight didn¡¯t stop. ¡°You guys! Can¡¯t you stop?! Sehyun, hold on to your sister and brother.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Hurry!¡± For a moment, Haeun¡¯s body groaned as if caught in a net. The same was true of Jung Eunwoo, who was running towards Haeun. Haeun rolled her eyes. Jung Sehyun¡¯s eyes were dyed purple. His body doesn¡¯t move. It was as if someone had grabbed Haeun¡¯s brain and manipulated it. It was strange and creepy. And most of all, the idea that others were controlling her behavior made her feel very bad. Haeun¡¯s body trembled. ¡°This¡­ don¡¯t annoy me!¡± Bang¡ª! ¡°Cough.¡± Haeun forcibly cut off the control that restrained her. Jung Sehyun stumbled with the reaction. Lee Yoonkyung freaked out and helped Jung Sehyun. ¡°Sehyun-ah! Are you okay?¡± ¡°Cough¡­ That¡¯s why I can¡¯t stop Noona with my abilities.¡± It was only Haeun who was released from control. Jung Eunwoo couldn¡¯t move when he saw Haeun running at him with frightening speed. Instinctive senses were sending Jung Eunwoo a tingling warning. This is dangerous. An ominous golden light shone in Haeun¡¯s eyes. Just before Haeun¡¯s fist hit Jung Eunwoo in the face, Jung Eunwoo¡¯s ability to feel threatened with survival was suddenly turned on. Boom, boom, boom! The lightning struck and the surroundings exploded at the same time. ¡°Haeun-ah! Cough, cough.¡± Jung Jinho coughed. Heavy dust was blowing in the aftermath of the explosion. Lee Yoonkyung stamped her foot. ¡°Haeun-ah! Haeun-ah! Eunwoo, that guy is really! What if your sister gets hurt!¡± ¡°Mom, look over there!¡± When the wind blew away the dust that was blocking the view, Jung Eunwoo was lying on the floor and Haeun was on top of him. Haeun¡¯s fist passed right next to Jung Eunwoo¡¯s face and was stuck to the ground. Starting from the place where the fist was pierced, the ground split in a radial pattern. It looked like an earthquake had occurred. But it was something else that shocked the family. ¡°Oh, my.¡± Lee Yoonkyung covered her mouth. Jung Jinho was speechless. Jung Sehyun still made a sign for Jung Eunwoo. Even Jung Eunwoo, who was on the ground, opened his eyes wide with surprise. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ declares the death of Jung Eunwoo at 19:27 on August 26, saying that this is impossible to deal with.] Haeun, feeling ominous, stammered and grabbed her hair. ¡°My hair!!!¡± The lion¡¯s roar exploded. ¡°What to do with my hair!! You burned them all!!¡± Jung Eunwoo, who felt threatened at the last minute, protected his body, causing a huge static electricity. And in the aftermath, Haeun¡¯s long straight hair, which she cherished, swelled up. To put it nicely, it was like a cat with a lot of fur, and to put it badly, she had an afro. ¡°Hey!!!¡± A power that was incomparable to before began to overflow. Haeun caught Jung Eunwoo by the collar while glaring at him. ¡°Do you want to die? What are you going to do, my hair!!¡± Jung Eunwoo was flustered as well, so he was helplessly shaken by Haeun¡¯s gestures. Haeun¡¯s eyes overflowed with flesh and blood. ¡°The enemy of my hair!!! I¡¯ll kill you!¡± ¡°H, hey. You¡¯re alive now¡­ cough.¡± Haeun tried to strangle Jung Eunwoo and Jung Eunwoo tried to stop Haeun. Haeun and Jung Eunwoo fell side by side and rolled on the floor. A thick layer of dust flew. Bang! Again, she had her fists on the ground. The impact that seemed to reverberate all the way to the mountain made the birds fly away. Haeun raised her fist again while scattering the stone fragments. Jung Eunwoo reflexively closed his eyes. He¡¯ll get one hit! ¡°¡­.?¡± Tears were falling from Haeun¡¯s eyes. A lukewarm tear streamed down Jung Eunwoo¡¯s face. Haeun twisted her face and sobbed. ¡°Oppa is really the worst.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°I mean, I didn¡¯t do that on purpose. I wanted to save them too. Uh, I didn¡¯t even know I was the only one alive.¡± Jung Eunwoo closed his mouth. Haeun was talking about the day. Emotions that once exploded flowed out without knowing control. ¡°It¡¯s too easy for me, huh. The monster dies just by breathing. So I think I¡¯ll be able to save them out of there¡­ because I, I¡¯m an idiot¡­¡± ¡°Hey.¡± Surprised, Jung Eunwoo jumped up and grabbed Haeun¡¯s head and pulled it over his shoulder. As soon as his body temperature reached Haeun, she started crying more sorrowfully. ¡°Hnnng. I didn¡¯t do it on purpose, uh-huh, it¡¯s not like that.¡± As Haeun sat down on Jung Eunwoo, big tears came out of her eyes and soaked Jeong Eunwoo¡¯s shirt. ¡°If I could turn back time, I would never do that.¡± She wouldn¡¯t have run wild like an idiot, and she wouldn¡¯t have had the courage to say that she could solve everything. They must have just hid from the monsters and quietly waited for rescue. Then maybe more people could have survived. She still regrets it terribly. Perhaps Haeun will have to live with the burden in her heart for the rest of her life. Jung Eunwoo, who raised his hand over Haeun¡¯s head, stroked Haeun¡¯s hair in a panic. ¡°Hey, I¡¯m sorry. Don¡¯t cry.¡± ¡°Tc. really. Uhh, I really hate Jung Eunwoo. You always make a bad, heukh, guy.¡± ¡°Okay. I¡¯m sorry. I misunderstood.¡± ¡°If I register Hunter, hhh, I¡¯ll do what I can.¡± ¡°Yeah, okay.¡± The fight between the two had already ended. CH 55 Haeun, who had been crying for a long time, calmed down to some extent, and the rest of her family came to them. Haeun¡¯s eyes were red, and Jung Eun-woo¡¯s T-shirt was covered in tears and a runny nose. Sniff¨C! As she blew her nose coolly with the tissue someone gave her, her mind returned slightly. Suddenly feeling embarrassed, Haeun covered her face with a tissue. At that moment, a large hand came up over Haeun¡¯s head. ¡°You know that Dad is always on our Haeun¡¯s side, right?¡± Jung Jinho looked down at Haeun with a warm smile. Lee Yoonkyung shook her head as if she could not help it. ¡°How can you fight so loudly?¡± ¡°They¡¯re both Awakeners.¡± ¡°Yeah. They¡¯re all Awakeners now.¡± Lee Yoonkyung lightly grabbed Haeun¡¯s cheek and pulled it. It was quite a sharp touch. ¡°Aack.¡± ¡°Haeun, if you do something dangerous like this again, you¡¯ll get in trouble. What would you do if you got hurt in a fight? No, what if you killed your brother?¡± ¡°Who dies? I was winning everything.¡± ¡°It was a loss, brother. You have to accept it.¡± ¡°Ugh, really.¡± ¡°Noona, let¡¯s have a barbecue party tonight.¡± Jung Sehyun naturally switched the topic. Haeun rubbed her tingling cheek and said. ¡°¡­A barbecue party?¡± ¡°Mmhm. Isn¡¯t it the anniversary of Noona becoming an awakened person? Of course we should celebrate! Did you know that Hyung even brought the alcohol that he was planning to drink secretly? He brought it to pick it up on a day like today.¡± Haeun looked back at Jung Eunwoo. Jung Eunwoo looked away, perhaps embarrassed. His ears are slightly red. ¡°Let¡¯s get up, Haeun.¡± Jung Jinho reached out to Haeun. Haeun looked at the hand again. When she thought about it, it was always the hand that was extended to Haeun. An unnecessary non-Awakener in a perfect family and someone who would be better off without. When everyone mocked and ridiculed Haeun, her family always stayed by her side. And so it is now. ¡°Hurry.¡± Haeun, who was staring at the hand, slowly raised her hand. The warm body temperature was felt on her hands. When Haeun, who was lightly lifted, stumbled, Lee Yoonkyung and Jung Sehyun held her together. What should she say about this feeling that her stomach is full. Her heart is too full to say anything. But even for a moment, she remembered a very important fact that she had forgotten. ¡°My hair.¡± Haeun¡¯s hair is still burned. Lee Yoonkyung said. ¡°Mom will restore it as much as possible¡­ pft.¡± ¡°Mom! Did you just laugh?¡± ¡°No, Haeun, your hair. Pft, no. My daughter is pretty no matter what you look like.¡± ¡°Noona, or how about cutting it off? I heard short hair is popular these days.¡± ¡°No! I hate it! Aack! As expected, Jung Eunwoo! I had to kill you!¡± ¡°Hey, hey! That¡¯s beyond my control¡ªargh!¡± The atmosphere that had subsided was revived and quickly became noisy. A warm light penetrated behind the reunited Jung family. * * * Ahyeon Guild¡¯s Guildmaster¡¯s Office. The owner of a spacious room with a full view of the Han River in Seoul is Hunter Seo Dojoon, who was previously ranked No. 1, no, now ranked No. 2. Seo Dojoon, who was sitting on a chair, picked up his cell phone. The open screen is a portal news page. South Korea is currently stuck in Jung Haeun syndrome. Every day, thousands of articles about Haeun¡¯s every move came out, and wherever he went, there was only a story about Haeun. Seo Dojoon touched the topmost article. (Reporter Kim Yeongjin, Daehan Ilbo) Hunter Jung Haeun (22/hereinafter referred to as Jung Haeun), who ranked first in the world hunter rankings, is not showing up. According to an official at Gimpo Airport, Jung Haeun, who entered Korea on a private plane on the 26th, was confirmed to have left the airport immediately upon arrival. Bunter Seo Dojoon (21, hereinafter referred to as Seo Dojoon), who appeared with Hunter Jung Haeun stand-in at the time, dismissed the related question, saying he didn¡¯t know anything about Jung Haeun¡¯s whereabouts. (Photo) (Photo) Jung Haeun, who awakened on the 23rd, is the only EX-class in the world. Her family members are Hunter Jung Jinho, Lee Yoonkyung, Jung Eunwoo, and Jung Sehyun, who are recorded as domestic S-class awakeners. The government announced that it would soon make an official announcement about Jung Haeun, Korea¡¯s first EX-Class Awakener. It is stated that nothing has been decided on Jung Haeun¡¯s whereabouts in the future, and the Korean government has announced that it will do its best to recruit young talent. As a result, the three major guilds also expressed their intention to participate in the recruitment competition, drawing attention to Jung Haeun¡¯s future move. It has over 1000 comments. Anonymous: Hunter Jung Haeun is the future of Korea. Welcome to the country. ©¸ Anonymous: I support you *^^* ©¸ Anonymous: You worked hard, and I¡¯m proud of you, Korea¡¯s daughter!! Anonymous: There are rumors that the Daehan Guild is preparing 15 billion won to recruit Jung Haeun. ©¸ Anonymous: Crazy. 15 Billion, is it true? Do you have that much money? Daehan? ©¸ Anonymous: 15 billion;; I¡¯m really envious of that friend¡¯s life. ©¸ Anonymous: China said it would be profitable to even pay 30 billion won, although it wouldn¡¯t be as good as the United States, which offered 50 million dollars?? As expected, it is less than the United States. ©¸ Anonymous: 50? Which article mentions that? ©¸ Anonymous: In the United States, the US Constitutional Council went to visit the hunter who was chosen directly. What are you doing Korea? The government should do their best to ensure that the only EX class isn¡¯t leaked! It wasn¡¯t just the portal site. In various communities, Haeun was a hot topic. Title: Isn¡¯t Hunter Jung Haeun cheap? Sorry, I actually say this as click bait. Long live Jeong Haeun!!! You are Korea. ?? There are only Koreans at the top of the world rankings, so tears flow when you see a lot of gukppong Korean nationalist. Please be a hunter for thousands of years. Oppa love you so much (389 comments) Anonymous: This brat ?????? I tried to press report ?? ©¸ Anonymous: ?? I was fooled too ????? ©¸ Anonymous: Click bait is coming. Anonymous: Ha¡­ Let¡¯s marry Oppa. ©¸ Anonymous: For what crime did Jung Haeun marry you? ©¸ Anonymous: motive for applying Hello, don¡¯t you need a housewife who listens well? To introduce myself, I came to Seoul at the age of 20 and have been living on my own. I have accumulated a wealth of housekeeping experience that is second to none in cooking and cleaning. If you serve the great mana, I promise to serve you three meals a day, 20-and-a-half meals a day, to please the tired mana¡¯s tongue, and to dedicate myself to help so as not to interfere with your outside work. As well as¡­ (see more) ©¸ Anonymous: Crazy ;; It¡¯s long. ©¸ Anonymous: I¡¯m getting silly comments ?????? Anonymous: Oh, but I really admit Jung Haeun. I live in Germany right now, and people who know I¡¯m Korean asked if I knew Jung Haeun, so there was some racism in the first place¡­ There is no such thing now. Instead, I ask with very envious eyes. ©¸ Anonymous: Kyaa here¡¯s a bowl of Korean nationalist. ©¸ Anonymous: Aren¡¯t there some S-classes in Germany too? Of course, our ¡ïEX class¡ï Jung Haeun won¡¯t be there? ©¸ Anonymous: ?? That¡¯s why they¡¯re very envious. What¡¯s funny is that the guy who had been ignoring me for being an Asian until last week also came and pretended to be close ?????? Anonymous: By the way, which guild does Hunter Jung Haeun go into? Did she decide? ©¸ Anonymous: Her younger brother belongs to the Dawn guild, so wouldn¡¯t the Dawn Guild be the most likely one? ©¸ Anonymous: Yes, but Lee Yoonkyung and Jung Eunwoo are civil servants. ©¸ Anonymous: Haeun-ah, I can¡¯t be a public servant. Just do something better. ©¸ Anonymous: But what¡¯s better? ©¸ Anonymous: There is also Ahyeon Guild. There is Rank 1 there. ©¸ Anonymous: Please say it properly now. Now he is in the 2nd place ^^ ©¸ Anonymous: ?????????????????????? Or Daehan Guild is fine too ©¸ Anonymous: But is it necessary to stay in Korea? ©¸ Anonymous: Oh, I¡¯m curious. I wish they would announce it sooner¡­ Needless to say, the Hunter community is a gathering of people who are more sincere about Hunters and Awakeners than anyone else. Title: I put my apartment on real estate agent to move, but I canceled it today My children¡¯s father¡¯s company is far from home, so I originally planned to move around the fall of this year. The apartment I¡¯m currently living in isn¡¯t going too well ?? A real estate agent contacted me and said that it would be sold if the price was lowered by 3,000, but I was still thinking about it. But suddenly, my phone is on fire. I got it, but it¡¯s a real estate agent.. He¡¯ll give me an extra 50 million won, and he wants me to sell that house right now¡­ He even said 70 himself.. I belatedly looked for it to see what had happened, and they said that there was an EX-Class Hunter in a nearby apartment. After thinking about it, I canceled the real estate that I put out in the end. It¡¯s a bit far to go to work¡­ but the safety of the kids is also important. A good decision, right? (50 comments) Yujin Hyunsoo Mom: You did a really good job! In today¡¯s world, what¡¯s more important than children¡¯s safety? ?? It is said that EX-Class is a grade that exists only in Korea and not in other countries. ©¸ Author: That¡¯s right¡­ Actually, that¡¯s why I decided to cancel more. There are also studies that say that neighborhoods with more Hunters are safer. My husband agreed. ©¸ Yujin Hyunsoo Mom: Good~! ~*^^*~ Real estate expert: You should never sell your apartment now. House prices in the neighborhood are already at their highest prices, but they have risen further. The apartment that EX lives in has already risen by more than 10%. I expect it to go up further. I heard that all the property in the real estate market have been sold out and disappeared, so it¡¯s gone. Chronic Fatigue: By the way¡­ honestly, isn¡¯t it too noisy? There are EX-Class and S-Class, and they are all good, but the reporters are so noisy that I can¡¯t sleep. That¡¯s the only time I¡¯ve been protesting;; Reporters have been coming and making a fuss for several days now. ©¸ Author: Ah.. I agree with that. It was amazing. I saw it when my kids were going to school, but I¡¯ve never seen so many station cars. It looks like you came from abroad. ©¸ Chronic Fatigue: I really hope it will stop bothering you and resolve it quickly. If they¡¯re good, they should think about the neighbors. ©¸ Real Estate Expert: Moving is one way. If you are selling your house, please contact me. 010-¡Á¡Á¡Á¡Á-¡Á¡Á.. ©¸ Chronic fatigue: Who sells them? You¡¯re just talking, crap. Even at various mom cafes, Haeun was the subject of a hot topic. And Seo Dojoon, who saw Haeun¡¯s Awakening moment, was still unable to escape from the shock of that day. CH 56 Boom, boom, boom¡ª. Even now, the appearance of the S-Cass dungeon being destroyed is clearly unfolding in front of his eyes. The stone statues that revived infinitely were quite troublesome. If Seo Dojoon had been alone, he might have been able to proceed with the attack calmly even if he struggled a little. However, Seo Dojoon had four beings to protect at the time. One is an old man and the other is a child with mobility difficulties. The other person was a civilian who had lived without knowing that it was a dungeon, and the only Awakener was a production type, so he had no combat ability. He made mistakes because his thoughts were all over the place. Jung Jinho was injured while trying to save Seo Dojoon. And Baek Doohan and Baek Soyeon were on the verge of being attacked by monsters as his barrier disappeared. And that moment, by some miracle, Haeun Awakened and saved the two of them. Moreover, the ability that Haeun showed was of a kind that Seo Dojoon had never encountered before. Beyond the line where the golden waterfalls were pouring. He couldn¡¯t define it exactly, but he instinctively noticed that it was a dimension composed of a completely different material. And Haeun seemed to be able to freely control the things beyond that. Above all, Seo Dojoon shuddered at the overwhelming power. If the power is equal, he will feel a desire to win, but if the existence is incomparable, he will feel awe. When he thinks of that day, his heart still beats. He didn¡¯t even care that he was pushed to 2nd place in the rankings. He just wanted to see Haeun again. At that time, someone approached Seo Dojoon. ¡°Hyung?¡± It was Kim Hyunseok. Kim Hyunseok hesitated in front of Seo Dojoon, who was puzzled. After hesitating for a while, he asked cautiously. ¡°Dojoon-ah, let me ask you this.¡± ¡°About what?¡± ¡°Are you dating Jung Haeun?¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes widened. He couldn¡¯t understand in what context Kim Hyunseok asked such a question. Kim Hyunseok tapped his cell phone and showed a screen. This is Haeun¡¯s Outstagram. The number of followers had increased tremendously, as if people had flocked to it. And among the posts Haeun posted, there was a photo that toxic reactions exploding. Nice weather for a walk? #newyork #dailylife #centralpark This is a picture of Haeun that she took. Seo Dojoon tilted his head. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with this?¡± ¡°Here, isn¡¯t this you?¡± Flipping through the pictures, he came across a picture with a sticker on his face. It was a picture of Seo Dojoon taken by Haeun. Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t even know that this photo was on Haeun¡¯s Outstagram account. Still, his face was covered, so there seemed to be no problem. ¡°This is me.¡± ¡°Y, you. You said you had a way to change Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s mind, but were you actually staying more in the U.S. to date?¡± ¡°What are you talking about all of a sudden?¡± ¡°Everyone is saying that you and Jung Haeun-nim are dating! Of course I¡¯m all for it!¡± Only then did Seo Dojoon take a closer look at the post. There were as many comments as there were hearts. ©¸ ehrwk The third picture is Hunter Seo Dojoon? ©¸ x_sksksk_x the clothes are the same as the one he was wearing in the picture uploaded to the Ahyeon Guild account last time ©¸ aassdd.ll I can tell just from the physical. It shines even when he cover his face ?? ©¸ qpwo10 Eung¡­ Yeah¡­ Unnie, so you were secretly dating¡­ With Dojoon Oppa¡­ I hope you have a beautiful love. ©¸ thffhs_s I don¡¯t believe ©¸ l02842 @wk.ekfzha Look at this, she has a boyfriend. ©¸ ms.qqsl OMG? Congratulations?? They recognized him only by his clothes and physical appearance in the picture. Of course, there were those who claimed it wasn¡¯t him because Haeun didn¡¯t specifically mention or refer to Seo Dojoon. However, at the moment of Haeun¡¯s awakening, Seo Dojoon was with her, and since the time difference between the two periods was small, most of them were convinced that it was Seo Dojoon. ¡°We¡¯re not dating.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Really.¡± ¡°Really really?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s real. More than that, why are you so curious?¡± ¡°A lot of people besides me are curious.¡± Kim Hyunseok stood up and opened the door of the Ahyeon Guild¡¯s room. Then, the guild members who had been secretly listening outside the door fell down in front of them. ¡°Hehe, guild leader.¡± ¡°Have a good lunch!¡± He had noticed that there were people gathered outside the door. Seo Dojoon shook his head. When Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t seem to be angry, the guild members who gained courage secretly approached him. ¡°Guild leader, then what is it? Do you really know each other?¡± ¡°You can be honest. We¡¯ll keep it a secret.¡± ¡°But how did EX-Class awaken? Even the guild leader saw it.¡± ¡°Where is Jung Haeun right now? Do you know where she disappeared from the airport? You came on a plane together.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± As he did with the reporters, Seo Dojoon always showed that he didn¡¯t know. It was almost like a macro answer. Then he suddenly turned his gaze to the man who had asked the last question. ¡°Guild leader?¡± The guild member whose eyes met raised the corners of his mouth and smiled brightly. Seo Dojoon grabbed the man¡¯s back. ¡°Hukh, Dojoon-ah?¡± ¡°Guild leader, why are you like that?!¡± ¡°How did the reporter get in and out of here?¡± ¡°Reporter?!¡± Seo Dojoon broke the watch on the man¡¯s wrist. At that moment, there was a popping sound and the guild members¡¯ appearances changed. An item for hunters who can change their appearance. The woman with her hair tightly tied back dangles from Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand and smiles. ¡°Hmm. May I ask for an interview, Guild Leader Seo Dojoon?¡± Seo Dojoon handed over the reporter to a boy wearing a school uniform with an expressionless face. ¡°Jinyoung-ah, take her outside.¡± ¡°Yes, guild leader.¡± ¡°Ah, wait! Just give us a little time!¡± ¡°I will send you a formal letter to protest against trespassing.¡± ¡°Guild Master! Guild leader Seo Dojoon!¡± The reporter disappeared leaving behind an echo-like scream. Seo Dojoon sighed and ordered the remaining guild members. ¡°Everyone go back and do your job.¡± ¡°Ahaha, yes. We will go!¡± ¡°Aah, I suddenly want to do a lot of work!¡± ¡°Oh, yeah. Chief Lee. You wrote the report? I¡¯ll come down and see you soon.¡± As the guild members rushed out, peace finally came to the guild master¡¯s room. Kim Hyunseok, who was still there, rolled his eyes. Seo Dojoon asked while rubbing his forehead. ¡°Why, Hyung? Do you still have something to ask?¡± ¡°Do you really not know where Jung Haeun is right now? There must be a number.¡± ¡°The cell phone was turned off. It will probably be hard to talk to.¡± Seo Dojoon was also curious about Haeun¡¯s whereabouts. He wanted to feel that formidable presence once again. ¡®I will recruit her to the Ahyeon Guild unconditionally. If it doesn¡¯t work, let¡¯s go with a dungeon raid¡­¡¯ Seo Dojoon, who dreams of a future that Haeun would be surprised to know, was young. * * * Haeun sat down on the sofa and picked up a snack and ate it. Crunch, crunch. The pastry bag quickly revealed its end. As expected, Korean sweets contain half nitrogen. Haeun, who was looking around, touched Jung Eunwoo with the tip of her toe. ¡°Oppa, give me some tissues.¡± Jung Eunwoo frowned and pulled out a tissue for Haeun. Haeun, who wiped her hands, threw a tissue and scored in the trash can. All of these processes were as natural as flowing water. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s so relax that he doubts that Haeun¡¯s debut as a hunter was his dream] Lee Yoonkyung, feeling a similar sentiment, murmured. ¡°It¡¯s the same.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think anything has changed, honey.¡± ¡°Of course it will be the same.¡± Jung Sehyun, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book, shrugged his shoulders. ¡°Because Noona didn¡¯t Awakened yesterday.¡± That¡¯s a good answer. The family agreed. For reference, Haeun¡¯s hair was also restored to its original state. It was all thanks to Lee Yoonkyung, an S-Class healer. ¡°Anyway, so what do you want to do now, Haeun?¡± Haeun was revealed to the world as an EX-Class. It was almost certain that Haeun¡¯s future actions would be noticed not only by the people of Korea, but also by people all over the world. ¡°What kind of place will you belong to?¡± Haeun is now like a burning potato. Wherever she went, it was clear that she would revolutionize the Hunter world. ¡°Isn¡¯t Haeun not someone worthy of bowing her head to someone?¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, but it¡¯s better to belong somewhere.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s make her a civil servant. I will educate her myself.¡± ¡°I absolutely hate it.¡± Haeun hated Jung Eunwoo¡¯s proposal and opposed it. No matter how hard Haeun promised to work in the future, it wasn¡¯t as much as a civil servant. She can still see Jung Eunwoo cursing for being dragged around by all sorts of protocols. She¡¯ll do more than that if she¡¯s EX-Class, not less. ¡°Or Noona. Do you want to join the Dawn Guild?¡± ¡°Your guild?¡± Haeun remembered the Dawn Guild that her younger brother Sehyun belonged to. It¡¯s not a bad guild for a young atmosphere, but¡ª. ¡°I don¡¯t like your guild leader.¡± ¡°Why? Did something happen?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not. It¡¯s just a little¡­¡± Hwang Soomin, the guild leader of the Dawn Guild, was a necromancer who dealt with the dead, unlike his kind and gentle appearance. He¡¯s not a bad guy, but she¡¯s just reluctant. ¡°If Noona doesn¡¯t like it, I¡¯ll change the guild leader.¡± ¡°What?¡± Jung Sehyun smiled and said to Haeun, who was surprised. ¡°If EX-class wants to be the guild leader, what are you going to do? You have to step back. Come to think of it, it¡¯s time for our guild leader to retire.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t your guild leaders still young? Rather, I don¡¯t want to be a guild leader!¡± ¡°Why? I think it would be better if Noona is the guild leader and I stand in the back and I stand behind you to assist you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not controlling?¡± ¡°Ahaha.¡± Jung Sehyun burst into laughter like a flower just blooming. ¡°Noona, there¡¯s no way I would do that. The person I admire and respect the most in the world is Noona. Besides, yesterday I already experienced firsthand that it is impossible for me to control you.¡± ¡°You spoke well. Sehyun, don¡¯t brainwash me again. That really makes me feel really dirty.¡± ¡°Okay, Noona.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you create a guild for the Jung family at this time?¡± This was the idea of Jung Jinho, who worked freely as a one-person workshop because he was a production worker. ¡°If it¡¯s a family guild, no one will say anything.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it rather be more vigilant? And I don¡¯t want to quit the Dawn Guild.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± However, Jung Sehyun and Jung Eunwoo opposed it. This is because they have been in their respective positions for a long time and had their own goals. Rather, the two wanted to attract Haeun to where they belonged. CH 57 ¡°Noona, think carefully. The Dawn Guild is the smallest among the three guilds, so Noona would be able to wield it easily.¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. Don¡¯t listen to Jung Sehyun.¡± ¡°Hyung, what¡¯s wrong all of a sudden?¡± ¡°You are the one who says something doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Why am I suddenly the guild leader.¡± ¡°Do you think she can play the role of guild leader well? It would be fortunate if the guild was not ruined.¡± ¡°What?¡± [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ agrees with Jung Eunwoo.] ¡®What¡¯s wrong with me!¡¯ [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says if she was talented enough and had the responsibility to become a guild leader, she would have been a hunter long ago, and confessed his pity for choosing the wrong contractor and waiting for six years¡­] ¡®Ahhh I can¡¯t hear it.¡¯ Then Jung Eunwoo put a hand on his chin and on Haeun¡¯s shoulder. As Haeun raised her eyebrows, Jung Eunwoo said with a serious expression. ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Great power comes great responsibility. You know?¡± ¡°Are you Spider-Man?¡± ¡°So, let¡¯s go under the direct control of the government. You must become the strength of Korea.¡± It is not the strength of the Republic of Korea, but the dog of the Republic of Korea. Haeun slapped Jung Eunwoo¡¯s hand down. ¡°There are times when you always complain about making a beggar do something.¡± ¡°That¡¯s just that, and this is just this is it. Does it make sense that the only EX belongs to four guilds? Then the balance will surely fall and they will not listen to us and try to win. I will never see that again.¡± ¡°This is completely selfish.¡± ¡°That brat Jung Sehyun in front of you right now is doing that too, wouldn¡¯t he?¡± Jung Sehyun smiled innocently at Jung Eunwoo¡¯s point. Haeun shook her head and asked what she had been suspicious about. ¡°By the way, if I go in, will I be under Oppa?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Yeah, dismissed.¡± What are you talking about? It is hell to go under Jung Eunwoo and roll until she dies. ¡°Or how about Daehan and Ahyeon.¡± Since there was no answer, Lee Yoonkyung asked for another option. Haeun tilted her head. Daehan Guild. Founded when the first generation of Hunters was born, it is the longest-established guild. There are a lot of senior hunters and they are actually very influential. However, the atmosphere in the guild was quite conservative because these elders were seniors to put it nicely and oldies to put it badly. Of course, since numerous guilds emerged and disappeared after the Great Revolution, they are guilds that survived until the end, so they have no choice but to roll and become strong¡ª. Originally, those who had suffered the most and succeeded were the most conservative. Needless to say, they are intricately linked politically and economically. Maybe that¡¯s why Daehan Guild was recognized as the representative guild of Korea, but whenever something happened, Daehan was sarcastically criticized. Haeun goes into that kind of guild? They will never give preferential treatment to Haeun just because she is an EX-class. Rather, it was obvious that Haeun would be driven to an ungrateful man who didn¡¯t know what to do and try to control her. In such a situation, the possibility of Haeun enduring well and living in a guild was¡ª converged at 0%. Haeun concluded neatly. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s Daehan. And I don¡¯t like Ahyeon either.¡± Ahyeon had a history of secretly taking an awakening test on Haeun. Although she was given ownership of Noodles and considered something like that didn¡¯t happen. ¡®Anyway, when will our Noodles wake up?¡¯ Haeun sighed as she stroked the bracelet, which was still quiet. ¡°Well, for Mom Ahyeon is a bit¡­¡± ¡°Looking at the results of this request, it seems that it is not enough to trust and entrust Haeun.¡± ¡°Hey, you can never go under that brat Seo Dojoon. Not until you get dirt in my eyes.¡± In particular, Jung Eunwoo, who did not like Seo Dojoon, was the most opposed. The reason is simple. He¡¯s stronger than him. He is jealous because he is number 2 and Seo Dojoon is number 1. Of course, now it¡¯s been pushed to the top 3, but that¡¯s it. He¡¯s dissatisfied with Seo Dojoon because he has the power to become the number 1 in Korea, but he doesn¡¯t use his strength for the country, but he sets up his own guild¡ª. From Haeun¡¯s point of view, it was nothing more than jealousy. ¡®¡­Isn¡¯t it?¡¯ It was Jung Eunwoo, who made a fuss about Haeun hiding about her awakening yesterday. If it¡¯s Jung Eunwoo, he might hate it because he¡¯s really irresponsible. Well, if that excuse is true, he is a hot-blooded boy with outstanding patriotism and a loyal dog in Korea¡ª No, accept it as a pillar! Woof woof! The meeting on Haeun¡¯s future ended without a clear conclusion. The only thing that was fixed was the official announcement date of the world¡¯s one and only EX-class Jung Haeun. This was what Lee Yoonkyung and Jung Eunwoo agreed with the government agency in advance. Haeun decided to announce her first start a week later at an official press conference provided by the government. And until then she was hiding out here. Just like that, a few days passed after a war. ¡°I can¡¯t waste my last bit of freedom.¡± Haeun woke up early in the morning and turned on NetXlix on her tablet. Today¡¯s goal is to conquer two seasons of the drama. If she watches at 1.8 times faster, it is possible enough. ¡°Ah really. What is this, is it because of Jung Eunwoo?¡± She was watching hard, and suddenly she was hit by reality. Haeun promised to participate in the dungeon attack with Jung Eunwoo at least every two weeks. If she joins the guild, she will get a set schedule, but since she isn¡¯t, they made a separate appointment. That too is a dramatic change of what was initially once a week. Of course, Haeun was also mentally prepared for her life as a hunter. [SYSTEM: Synchronization value increases.] [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate 21.13%] After coming out of the dungeon, she couldn¡¯t shake her doubts and tested her abilities several times. The phrase that the number increases came to mind, but the actual synchronization rate didn¡¯t change. The surroundings are also silent with no response. She doesn¡¯t understand why, but she¡¯s really free now. Isn¡¯t it thrilling to think that she can use her power as she pleases without hiding it! But it also meant that her duty as a hunter would follow. Becoming a great hunter who can stand shoulder to shoulder with her family is definitely Haeun¡¯s dream since she was young. However, she was confused for no reason, perhaps because she had the momentum she used to play. Suddenly it felt like another shackle had been put on her. Is this the mindset of a job seeker who wants to get a job but gets depressed when she succeeds? Brrrm¡ª. Haeun, who had been concentrating on the drama for a while, pricked her ears when she suddenly heard the sound of a car. She looked out the window as Haeun slightly rolled back the blinds she had lowered. A courier was putting down a large box in front of the pension. It is rice, meat, and food that her mom ordered yesterday. Haeun and her family couldn¡¯t go back to Seoul again. Thanks to this, the whole family was tied to the pension here. Since her house was occupied by reporters, it¡¯s hard to go back anyway. They had to stay here for about a week before the official announcement of the government, so they ordered a shortage of daily necessities. She thought it would arrive late because it was a pension that was quite stuck in a valley, but it arrived earlier than expected. Right, these days, it¡¯s the era of early morning delivery. Haeun, who was watching the courier driver walk away, got up from her seat. It was still early in the morning, so all her family went to dreamland. After coming down to the first floor, Haeun confirmed that no one was outside and carefully opened the front door. Haeun smiled brightly as she saw the delivery boxes piled up one after another. ¡°The snacks have arrived~.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it would be nice if she focused only half of her passion for snacks on raiding activities.] ¡°I will do it next week.¡± Her freedom is over after this week anyway. Haeun, who lightly dismissed the Constellation¡¯s displeasure, moved the box. She put all the delivered items in. She has done a good thing since this morning. Haeun opened the box, picked out a snack, and went back to her room. Maybe it was because she was so excited about the sweets that finally arrived. Haeun didn¡¯t see it. It is a very important fact that the courier who left turned the car back to go to the bathroom and saw Haeun¡¯s face. * * * And that afternoon. ¡°Wow, I¡¯m bored.¡± Jung Eunwoo, who was lying on the floor in the living room, muttered. I¡¯m bored. Even if I¡¯m bored, I¡¯m too bored. And it was the same with other families. Until now, as one of the few S-Class people in Korea, it was the Jung family who had been busy every day. It was only natural that everyone would cling to them, since one S-Class had results of over 20 A-Class. He was so busy with work, and he lived so busy that he was short of ten bodies. It¡¯s not the kind of drifting life he wanted, but since he¡¯s on vacation, it¡¯s worth resting. ¡°Hmm. It¡¯s boring.¡± The brat who eats so much meat said everything was boring. ¡®Because I don¡¯t know how to play like this.¡¯ Haeun clicked her tongue inwardly. Jung Eunwoo suddenly looked up and asked Jung Sehyun, who was sitting on the sofa and reading a book. ¡°Hey, Jung Sehyun. Do you want to play League of Legends? You have a laptop.¡± ¡°Hyung, I¡¯m sorry, but I don¡¯t treat you when you are under a diamond.¡± ¡°Hey, you punk. I have a higher rank than you.¡± ¡°Hyung, you were bronze. When did you level up? Did you not work and just play games?¡± ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s right. I only played games. You punk. So let¡¯s play together.¡± ¡°Eunwoo, let¡¯s say something nice.¡± Lee Yoonkyung sighed and stopped the brother¡¯s fight. It was then. Ding dong¡ª. The doorbell that should never have rang ominously. What is this? Haeun and her family were alerted. This is a pension located in the mountains of Gyeonggi-do. It was a place where no one visits except for those who occasionally come to experience horror, where the pension business was completely ruined when a gate was built in the back mountain. Even reservations were made through the app, so they didn¡¯t even see the owner¡¯s face. But suddenly the doorbell rings? Jung Jinho stood up from his chair with a nervous face. He approached the door cautiously so that they couldn¡¯t even hear the sound of footsteps. Trying not to be caught, he secretly checked the outer mirror of the front door. ¡°Huh.¡± Jung Jinho covered his mouth. Lee Yoonkyung urged in a small voice. ¡°Why is that, honey? Who is out there?¡± ¡°R, reporters.¡± ¡°What?!¡± Lee Yoonkyung jumped up and approached Jung Jinho. Jung Jinho was right. There were five or six reporters hanging around outside the pension. CH 58 Lee Yoonkyung whispered urgently to Jung Jinho. ¡°How did the reporters know about this place?¡± ¡°Has the tail been caught?¡± ¡°Where? There was no one until yesterday.¡± At that time, a parcel box piled up on one side of the living room came into Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s eyes. ¡°Could it be because of the courier?¡± Haeun, who was eating potato chips, rolled her eyes. She opened the door when she saw that no one was outside. A strange silence fell in the living room. Just then, the doorbell rang again and the door rang. ¡°Are you there!¡± The family kept their mouths shut as if they had promised. A loud voice came from outside. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s strange. I¡¯m sure I got a report that they saw Hunter Jung Haeun here this morning.¡± ¡°I hope it¡¯s not bullshit.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s a little suspicious. A pension near the gate? It looks just right to hide.¡± ¡°And look at the National Weather Service article here. Two earthquakes of unknown cause occurred. There were also people who said that lightning fell from the dry sky. One hundred percent.¡± It¡¯s an emergency. Jung Eunwoo, who was lying on the floor, jumped up. Jung Sehyun also put the book he was reading on the sofa and packed his clothes. ¡°Let¡¯s go back.¡± ¡°Noona, hurry up.¡± Haeun nodded and followed Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun. Then, for the target of coverage, even the S-Class Hunters cried, and the reporters with animal senses felt the presence and shouted. ¡°I¡¯m Park Sangmin from the Sewol Ilbo! Isn¡¯t Jung Haeun Hunter here by any chance!¡± ¡°Please have an interview! I¡¯m Kim Ikhyun of Everyday Sports!¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± Hiik. Don¡¯t call. It¡¯s scary. Jung Eunwoo hurriedly took the car key. He had to flee to the second shelter he had booked just in case. There was a small back door next to the kitchen in this pension. And Jung Eunwoo¡¯s car was parked right behind the pension. Leaving all their luggage behind, the family hurriedly headed for the back door. Jung Sehyun suddenly opened the back door. ¡°Heuk!¡± ¡°H, Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± A reporter who was snooping around the parked car from behind spotted Haeun and shouted in a shrill voice. The reporters gathered in front of the pension heard the reporter¡¯s cry and shouted. ¡°It¡¯s in the back!¡± ¡°Come on! Hurry!¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Haeeeeun!¡± ¡°Haeun! Hurry!¡± Lee Yoonkyung rushed to the reporter to heal. He was a reporter in his 40s who stayed up all night for the past few days with the intention of writing his first exclusive article on Jung Haeun, a Korean treasure and EX-Class Awakener. How much did the bald manager yell at him for not performing well? This time, he had the venom to catch the jackpot and press down on the bridge of the manager¡¯s nose¡ª. ¡°Haa.¡± Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s 100% pure heal melted away the tension. Haeun shouted as she jumped over the reporter who was falling down with a strange sound. ¡°Sorry!¡± Her mother said she shouldn¡¯t have jumped over people¡¯s heads. Jung Eunwoo kicked open the door. The reporters who came running shouted when they saw this. ¡°Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± ¡°Hey, everything is here! Exclusive! It¡¯s a scoop!¡± ¡°Jung Haeun-nim! I would like an interview please!!¡± ¡°Aaaaa!¡± Haeun hurriedly got into the car. Jung Sehyun followed, and Jung Jinho also got into the car. Just before the car door closed, a chubby hand snapped in. ¡°Heuk.¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Jinho! Your daughter has awakened to EX-Class! How do you feel right now!¡± There were no horror movies. The reporters seemed like they would jump right into an S-Class dungeon for a jackpot. They were full of smoke and their eyes were burning with the desire to get a scoop. Jung Jinho shouted to the children. ¡°Everyone, run away!¡± ¡°Hey, dump the car! Get off now!¡± Jung Haeun and Jung Sehyun quickly got out of the car at Jung Eunwoo¡¯s cry. Jung Jinho grabbed the reporter who was trying to follow him. Four of the six reporters remained. The children who survived thanks to the sacrifice of their mother and father ran madly toward the mountain behind them. ¡°Jung Haeun-ssi! Interview please!¡± ¡°Is it a parrot? They just say the same things.¡± ¡°Ouch! Where the hell did they know that we came here!¡± Jung Eunwoo got very nervous and jumped over a large rock with his long legs. Haeun¡¯s heart was stabbed as she ran with her brown hair waving. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it is all Haeun¡¯s fault.] ¡®I, I¡¯m just guilty of moving the courier! And there was no one outside!¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ whispers that the courier driver returned briefly.] ¡°What?!¡± Haeun staggered in surprise. Fortunately, she didn¡¯t fall. ¡®Why didn¡¯t you tell me that!¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ answered that it was because he felt like Haeun would postpone the campaign for 1,000,000 years if she didn¡¯t get caught.] Her teeth trembled at the feeling of betrayal. Why is he telling her that she can trust him? Hng. She wants to cry. As she climbed the mountain made of trails, she came across a fork in the road. Jung Sehyun breathed out and suggested. ¡°Noona, Hyung. Let¡¯s part way here.¡± ¡°I have to get in the car to run away, so hide for a while and come back down!¡± ¡°Where are you going to see me?¡± ¡°See you in front of the separate collection point over there.¡± Haeun nodded her head. I¡¯m the master of hiding again. Even if I am like this, I am a person who has been hiding the fact of awakening for six years. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ mumbles not to be proud of things like that.] ¡®Get lost.¡¯ So the three of them dispersed. Haeun recklessly climbed the mountain. The target is so deep that she can¡¯t even see the hem of Haeun¡¯s clothes. As a result, Haeun achieved her goal. But¡ª. ¡°Where is this?¡± Haeun looked around. All the same trees are densely packed. The reporters who had been chasing after Haeun were nowhere to be seen. The problem is that she can¡¯t even see the exit from this mountain. The sun is even setting before she knows it. Moreover, this mountain was a mountain with a gate. Her parents say it¡¯s okay because it¡¯s closed now, but all the residents who lived nearby said it was ominous and moved out. Haeun also had to go down the mountain quickly. Haeun, who had already experienced a closed gate exploding, knew that this mountain wasn¡¯t entirely safe. ¡°Mom and Dad will be fine.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that the two of them are also S-Class.] Well, as first-generation hunters, they were the Hunter couple who had already gone through all sorts of hardships. Haeun shook her head, trying to shake off her worries. Srrrk. The leaves that still remained after the year were trampled on Haeun¡¯s feet, making a breaking sound. At the end of summer, when the sun went down, it got gradually colder in the mountains in the late evening. There is also a growling sound from the stomach¡ª. Ha, how did my life turn out this way? Obviously she was living a life of sucking honey. Then, a rustling sound was heard nearby. Haeun quickly turned around and looked around. There was nothing in the dark mountain. ¡°What, what is it?¡± She got goosebumps. Surely it¡¯s not a wild animal, right? She heard that wild boars sometimes appear in the mountains. And at that moment, a small bolt of lightning struck Haeun in front of her. ¡°Hiik!¡± Haeun was frightened and stepped back. For a moment the ground shook. Haeun, who immediately checked what had fallen in front of her, exclaimed nervously. ¡°Jung Eunwoo, are you crazy!¡± ¡°Oh, was it you?¡± Jung Eunwoo appeared from behind the tree, rustling. Haeun sighed and got angry. ¡°Are you going to kill me?¡± ¡°Sorry. I thought it was a boar.¡± Is he really talking about a wild boar or just making fun of her? Haeun slowly opened her eyes and shot at him. ¡°More than that! Are you thinking of using your abilities here? Are you going to tell the reporters where we are?¡± ¡°Because you surprised me! I thought something came out!¡± ¡°What are you going to do if an S-Class is surprised by something like that!¡± ¡°Tsk, what do you want me to do when I¡¯m surprised!¡± The brother and sister were tired because they had been complaining for a long time. Today was too spectacular to fight for a long time. ¡°Oh, Hyung. Noona.¡± As if a magnet had stuck to the three of them, even Jung Sehyun appeared in front of Haeun and Eunwoo. Compared to Haeun and Jung Eunwoo, who seemed to have suffered a lot, Jung Sehyun was clean. Yeah. If it was Sehyun, he would know the way down. Haeun asked hopefully. ¡°Are you here to save us?¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m lost, too.¡± ¡°Aarrgh.¡± Haeun sat down. How could her family be all strays! Jung Eunwoo dragged Ha-eun. ¡°Wake up, pig. You¡¯ll have to go down.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you losing your way?¡± ¡°Even so, we must unconditionally find an exit on our own and go down.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Jung Eunwoo laughed at Haeun¡¯s question. ¡°If you want to make your first broadcast appearance not at a government press conference, but at a rescue site, stay as it is. . You¡¯ll kill the headline once.¡± In an instant, she got goosebumps. Haeun jumped up. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± However, at the same time as Haeun moved, ¡°H, huh?¡± The ground supporting the three of them shook and began to collapse with a huge hole. The starting point of the hole was obviously where Jung Eunwoo struck the lightning. It can¡¯t be¡­ again? [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shouts Ding Dong Daeng] ¡°Aaargh! Jung Eunwoo!¡± It doesn¡¯t help anyway!!! With Haeun¡¯s shouting, the three fell sharply into the darkness. There was nothing to calm down. It was just inside the dungeon in an instant. Haeun looked up at the ceiling of the dungeon in vain. The dim light gradually disappears. Booom¡ª. The dungeon that swallowed the three people closed the entrance with a roar. CH 59 There was silence between the three siblings. ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± The person who broke the silence was Jung Sehyun. ¡°Hyung, this is because of Hyung.¡± Jung Eunwoo got angry. ¡°Do you want to die? Why is this because of me?¡± ¡°You struck a thunderbolt earlier. Didn¡¯t you hear from mom that there¡¯s a gate on this mountain? It seems that the use of the ability earlier was the starting point. It¡¯s a starting point, Hyung. starting point.¡± ¡°Why do you say ¡®point¡¯ quietly?¡± ¡°Anyway, because of Hyung¡¯s careless behavior, we all ended up in a dungeon.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Why are you using your abilities unnecessarily? Are you a fool?¡± Haeun sided with Jung Sehyun and attacked Jung Eunwoo. Jung Eunwoo, driven into a corner, opened his mouth and eventually scratched his head and exclaimed annoyedly. ¡°I got it! It¡¯s my fault! Satisfied?¡± ¡°Hyung. You owe us one.¡± ¡°Yay. What should I rip off?¡± ¡°Children of thieves¡­ So how are we going to get out of here?¡± Haeun looked through the system. [SYSTEM: The grade of the dungeon is E-Class.] ¡°It¡¯s an E-Class.¡± The dungeon system can be viewed by anyone who has awakened. Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun¡¯s expressions brightened when they saw the same alarm. If it is E-Class, it is classified as a low-grade dungeon. The two S-rankers, Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun, had a difficulty level that they entered when they happened to go to training for new recruits or to observe. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is upset, saying that even low level players will be able to attack this.] The Constellation is also saying that. They¡¯ll be able to go back after finishing the attack, right? * * * ¡°The next question, Hunter Jung Jinho.¡± ¡°Yes. Go ahead.¡± ¡°It¡¯s probably your daughter¡¯s first time as a hunter, so it¡¯s even more meaningful. What kind of weapon do you plan to make for Hunter Jung Haeun?¡± That¡¯s a good question. Next to him, a reporter nodded and held up his pen. On the cell phones displayed side by side in front of Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung, a screen saying that they were recording came up. ¡°There are rumors going around that Hunter Jung Jinho will make Legendary or higher items. Have you discussed this with the other people waiting for the reservation?¡± Jung Jinho laughed. What discussion? He hasn¡¯t been able to get any contact yet. Rather, to avoid the pouring contact, didn¡¯t they come to a pension that no one knows about in a mountain valley in Gyeonggi-do? The reporters, who followed Haeun and the children, returned to Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung before they knew it. Instead of going into the mountains to look for 20-year-olds with a lot of energy who might have run away, it was better to look for their parents. And their predictions were right. It was because Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung responded cooperatively to reporters¡¯ questions even for the sake of the children¡¯s safety. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t tell you that yet. This is something that needs to be discussed in advance. I will tell you later at the official announcement venue.¡± Even though he often passed with questions he couldn¡¯t answer. In any case, the reporters were excited because they were able to write an exclusive article about the one and only EX-class Jung Haeun Awakener. While answering reporters¡¯ questions, Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung occasionally glanced toward the mountain where the three siblings had fled. Suddenly, the day got very dark. They just hoped that the children had safely escaped to the next pension while they were tying up reporters. It was then. What they felt was the flow of energy splitting into something. ¡°Then, what will be the schedule for the future¡ª¡± ¡°Wait.¡± Jung Jinho interrupted the reporter. And at the same time, the ground shook and there was a short bang. Confused reporters looked around. ¡°Ugh!¡± ¡°Is it an earthquake?¡± It was an intensity that even non-Awakened people could feel. There seemed to be aftershocks for a while, but they soon subsided. Relieved reporters let out a sigh of relief when the earthquake did not continue. Tring¡ª triing- triiing. At that time, a safety text message appeared on the cell phone that was lined up side by side for recording. [Ministry of Dungeon Management and Safety] August 29, 19:39 A dungeon break occurred in Cheolmasan, Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do. Dungeon rating currently being checked. Residents should evacuate immediately to the nearest shelter. ¡°Dungeon?¡± ¡°If it¡¯s Cheolmasan, isn¡¯t it here?¡± The reporters who checked the contents of the text were agitated. Lee Yoonkyung jumped up from her seat and looked toward the mountain where the children had disappeared. Kids! * * * ¡°Hyung, Noona.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you feel like we¡¯re always going around the same place?¡± Jung Sehyun pointed to the pile of stones in the corner and said. It was a trace of Jung Eunwoo sweeping away monsters that suddenly popped out earlier. Haeun frowned at Jung Sehyun¡¯s question. ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Jung Sehyun checked the system once again. [SYSTEM: View the entered dungeon information.] [Maximum number of people allowed to enter Maze (E): 3/200 Feature: Labyrinth Clear condition: Find the way out. Reward: Commemorative Stone for Successful Escape (E) Failure: No penalty] It is a light dungeon with no special rewards or penalties. If it¡¯s a dungeon like this, even if they throw in a freshly awakened E-Class Hunter, it will come back alive. The only problem is that Dungeon¡¯s characteristic was a maze¡ª. ¡°I think we¡¯ve lost our way.¡± It¡¯s just that the three siblings of the Jung family didn¡¯t have any talent for finding their way. Dungeon raids were usually conducted in teams, so there was no such thing as getting lost. Haeun¡¯s expression became serious. The Constellation was still whispering to Haeun. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks why she keeps going around the same place to kill time.] She thought he was just saying it, but they were really lost? In that sense, this dungeon was much more difficult than the S-Class dungeons she experienced in the US. Are the levels of the monsters popping out of nowhere high? Absolutely not. Monsters that live in E-Class dungeons are E-Class at best. According to Jung Eunwoo, it was a level where he could fly even with the wind of his nose. It actually was. Kiiik¡ª. Jung Eunwoo asked, burning the monster that pops out without getting tired with lightning. ¡°Is there any item to find the way? Didn¡¯t Dad make one the other day? It¡¯s shaped like a compass.¡± ¡°The guild leader lent it to me for a while.¡± ¡°Oh, my.¡± ¡°The exit is¡­ of course not?¡± Haeun and Jung Eunwoo nodded their heads at the same time. Jung Sehyun shrugged as if he knew it would happen. ¡°Hmm. What then? If we keep moving like this, I think we¡¯ll only go around the same place.¡± ¡°My legs are a little sore now¡­¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. Why don¡¯t you just wipe it out?¡± She heard that the S-Class dungeon in the U.S. also escaped by destroying it in that way. It was an ignorant method, but one thing was certain that they could get out. ¡°Shall we?¡± Haeun smiled and raised her head. Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun looked at Haeun with slightly anticipated faces. They wonder how powerful EX¡¯s power will be. Around Haeun, who took a deep breath, golden orbs began to form one by one. Haeun¡¯s energy, rising like a soap bubble, took over the space in an instant. Drrrrt. ¡°Oh, the dungeon vibrates.¡± Drrrrrrrt. ¡°¡­Doesn¡¯t it vibrate a little too much?¡± The trembling earth created an ominous feeling. Goosebumps appeared all over Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun. They feel a chill in the back. It looked like Haeun was trying to pour enough water to fill a big swimming pool when all she really needed was a paper cup of water. Then the paper cup will be filled with water. However, that paper cup will also break. And here, those who become the fate of the paper cup are Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun. ¡°Hey hey hey. Stop, stop.¡± Feeling ominous, Jung Eunwoo grabbed Haeun¡¯s hand. Then, fortunately, the energy that filled the space died down calmly. Haeun raised her eyebrows. ¡°Why? You told me to.¡± ¡°We will all be swept away. It¡¯s only an E-Class, so what kind of power do you use that much?¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to do this much to break it.¡± ¡°Hey. Do it half and half.¡± Haeun clicked her tongue at Jung Eunwoo¡¯s criticism and focused again. It must be powerful enough to nullify this space at once, but not excessively. It¡¯s easy to beat and pour, but she has never tried making fine adjustments. Eventually, a mistake was made. ¡°Ugh.¡± The condensed energy exploded and scratched Haeun¡¯s hand. Haeun stopped using her powers and Jung Sehyun ran to Haeun. ¡°Noona! Are you okay?¡± ¡°Hey, you¡¯re bleeding!¡± Jung Eunwoo was surprised to see red blood flowing on the back of Haeun¡¯s hand. ¡°Give me your hand, Noona.¡± Jung Sehyun took a handkerchief out of his pocket and pressed it on the back of Haeun¡¯s hand, putting pressure on her wound. It must have been deeply cut, and the handkerchief was immediately stained with red blood. Jung Eunwoo frowned. ¡°Crazy. Aren¡¯t you hurt?¡± ¡°Blood keeps flowing. We have to leave soon. Let¡¯s ask mom to cure it.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re inexperienced in control, you can talk. If you do it wrong, you will be in big trouble. You are making the mistake that rookies do.¡± ¡°Noona only awakened quickly, she has almost no actual attack experience.¡± Jung Sehyun was right. This was due to lack of experience. Looking back, Haeun only knew how to break things, but she didn¡¯t know how to use her abilities effectively. No one has ever taught her about this power, and she has never used it before. Jung Eunwoo looked down at Haeun with an expression like a trainer contemplating how to roll a member who registered for PT. ¡°We have a long way to go.¡± ¡°Whoo.¡± Somehow feeling resentful, Haeun pouted. She came back to the starting point with only a useless injury. The three put their heads together and pondered. How do they get out now? It¡¯s a maze-type dungeon, so they just have to find a way. They just need to find a way¡ª. No one is there to help them find their way. As if the capacity of the dungeon was 200, it would have been over quickly if there were so many people that could look around everywhere. ¡°¡­Ah!¡± At that moment, a good idea popped into her head. Haeun quickly turned to Jung Sehyun. ¡°Sehyun-ah!¡± ¡°Eung.¡± Jung Sehyun replied as if he had been waiting. Sehyun¡¯s ability is mental magic including brainwashing. And even though there are only three of them, there are many monsters who will do the work for the three of them. ¡°Our Sehyunie, shall we measure your abilities today?¡± CH 60 The method Haeun came up with was the Dijkstra Algorithm. It was also the algorithm used to find the shortest distance in GPS. She didn¡¯t know that what she saw in the movie would be used like this. When Jung Eunwoo sweeps away the monsters, Jung Sehyun tries to brainwash them. All beings with life force could be controlled, so there was no problem in unfolding their abilities. Even Haeun was a little surprised when the number of creatures Sehyun controlled at the same time exceeded thirty. ¡°I found it.¡± Jung Sehyun grinned and muttered. One of the monsters he controls has reached the end of the dungeon. Jung Sehyun snapped his fingers and cut all his links. Now all they had to do was follow the trail. ¡°It¡¯s a gate.¡± Haeun finally reached the end of the dungeon. At the same time, a ring-alarm rang and a system window popped up. [SYSTEM: Maze (E) has been cleared.] [SYSTEM: Jung Haeun (EX)]. Jung Eunwoo (S). Jung Sehyun (S) processing reward] ¡°Oh.¡± A stone fell into Haeun¡¯s hand. Come to think of it, she didn¡¯t check the reward for clearing a S-Class dungeon the other day. It didn¡¯t seem like an item. She was out of her mind at the time, so she forgot everything. Thinking that she should check it later, Haeun put her foot to the escape gate that came to mind. ¡°We¡¯re out!¡± ¡°Jung Haeun-ssi! Look here!¡± ¡°?!¡± Click, click. Brilliant flash poured out. Haeun couldn¡¯t come to her senses and blinked her eyes. Oh my. What is it all about? People were densely gathered in a mountain valley in Gyeonggi-do where the sun had set and pitch-black darkness had fallen. It¡¯s all journalists. Even though it was night, the surroundings were as bright as day due to the exploding flashlight. Wasn¡¯t it all five or six people by noon? When did the rumors spread and all of them came? ¡°There has just been an official announcement from the Dungeon Management and Safety Department that the dungeon at Cheolmasan has been cleared!¡± ¡°Did the three of you carry out the attack?!¡± ¡°How was it inside the dungeon! Please explain!¡± Haeun found her mother and father standing side by side a little way from the swarming crowd of reporters. Somehow the two¡ªit looked a bit like they¡¯re giving up. A reporter exclaimed. ¡°Did you predict in advance that the dungeon would open?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± Haeun turned her head quickly. It was Jung Eunwoo who answered the reporter¡¯s question. Jung Eunwoo opened his mouth to the reporters with a very serious look. ¡°Before the dungeon break occurred, I discovered a strange flow of energy. Therefore, it was necessary to take preemptive measures to prevent damage to the civilian population.¡± His words came out well. What is the preemptive response? The reason why the three siblings came to visit the dungeon out of nowhere late at night was because Jung Eunwoo accidentally touched a nearby gate that was closed. It became a ¡®start¡¯ point and the gate, which had been kept calm, opened. However, Jung Eunwoo hid all the facts behind his back and was making fun of his tongue with the face of a trustworthy high-ranking official. What a sly guy. Just as Haeun was glaring at Jung Eunwoo, Jung Sehyun suddenly crossed Haeun¡¯s arms. He smiled at Haeun, who was surprised, and led Haeun forward. Jung Sehyun spoke clearly to the reporters. ¡°All of them were discovered by my Noona.¡± Sehyun-ah? ¡°Thanks to my sister, I was able to prevent a major accident. All internal attacks were also thanks to my sister. I really admire my sister.¡± ¡°Ooh¡­!¡± ¡°Is it because it¡¯s an EX-Class? Can you predict what dungeons will happen in advance?!¡± ¡°Please explain in detail!¡± The reporters cheered louder. Hot gazes that seemed to melt the ice caps stuck to Haeun. How do I know when the dungeon explodes! It¡¯s something that even researchers couldn¡¯t figure out! Haeun broke out in sweat. In the meantime, Jung Sehyun softly whispered next to Ha-eun. ¡°Noona, you have to say something.¡± Jung Sehyun, who was holding Haeun¡¯s arm tightly, didn¡¯t think about letting go. ¡°Jung Haeun, hurry up.¡± Even Jung Eunwoo started to join in, putting a hand on Haeun¡¯s shoulder. The two seemed determined to make today Haeun¡¯s debut stage. People cheered at the sight of brother and sister. . [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ grabs his stomach and laughs, saying what kind of comedy this is.] ¡°Hunter Jung Haeun-ssi! Did you have the confidence to succeed in the attack!¡± A, ah. That¡¯s why¡ª. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Yes? No way!¡± ¡°So I didn¡¯t have the confidence to fail¡­¡± It¡¯s only an E-Class dungeon, and there are only two S-Classes around, isn¡¯t it natural? However, Haeun, who later saw her remarks being stuffed on the Internet as , regretted her remarks that day. * * * . Broadcast every morning at 7:00 during rush hour, is a comprehensive current affairs program. It is aired every day except weekends and provides useful information for various issues, popular restaurants, and housewives. But today they are going to cover a slightly special topic. The camera zoomed in on the host. ¡°Korea¡¯s national treasure! Talent from heaven! Everything about Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± Hunter Jung Haeun (EX) Special! The panel clapped as Haeun¡¯s photos passed by on the screen. The host smiled brightly and blew a comment. ¡°Just yesterday, the Central Hunter Management Department of the Republic of Korea made an official announcement about the EX-Class Awakened Hunter Jung Haeun. So today, a special program has been prepared with a special feature on Hunter Jung Haeun! I heard Seong Yejeong-ssi prepared the first content?¡± ¡°Yes. Who am I. Just yesterday, wasn¡¯t I the one who saw Hunter Jung Haeun¡¯s face in person?¡± ¡°Oh, that makes me jealous? I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re seeing an EX-class hunter in person. Seong Yejeong-ssi, you should buy a lottery ticket.¡± ¡°So, I actually bought it on my way home yesterday!¡± ¡°Haha. If you win, don¡¯t pretend you don¡¯t know? More than that, I¡¯m curious about what was announced yesterday. Will you tell me soon?¡± ¡°Of course. We will show you the heat of the field right away.¡± A pre-recorded and edited video came out. It was the official press conference video held at the Central Hunter Management Department building yesterday. ¡°As a result of Awakener Jung Haeun¡¯s rank test, the official rank turned out to be EX.¡± The information that was subsequently announced was that Jung Haeun was officially registered as a hunter belonging to the Republic of Korea and would work as a one-man hunter without belonging to the guild. Although the video was already broadcast dozens of times on all channels just yesterday, the experienced host made a startled gesture. ¡°Aah. Many people were wondering which guild Hunter Jung Haeun would join. In the end, did she decide to promote as a single person?¡± ¡°Yes, it is. This is what Hunter Jung Haeun revealed herself at the scene yesterday. She said it was a decision she made because she is a rookie hunter who still has a lot to learn!¡± ¡°Oh, even the EX-Class are humble!¡± ¡°She announced that she will learn about dungeons and hunter life from her family for a while.¡± The screen on the TV has changed. The screen provided as data was the apartment where Haeun¡¯s family originally lived. ¡°Currently, Jung Haeun and Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s family are staying at a place other than their home in Gangnam-gu.¡± ¡°Before that, they stayed in Gyeonggi-do, right?¡± ¡°Yes. That¡¯s amazing too! It is said that they visited the gate, knowing in advance that a dungeon break would occur soon. It is said that it was to prevent damage to private houses and to conduct individual training, but I really admire it.¡± ¡°Wow! I was truly touched. Where and what is Korea¡¯s pride, Hunter Jung Haeun doing right now?¡± At the host¡¯s question, the panel members lit up their eyes like fanatics. ¡°I think she might be doing a dungeon clearing activity with Hunter Jung Eunwoo! There are many unexplored dungeons managed by the government!¡± * * * Currently, Jung Haeun, the founder of Haeun-kyo, is unintentionally giving birth to a large number of believers. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks why she left the elevator and went up the stairs.] ¡°This staircase is where people don¡¯t come often.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ shakes his head to see if it¡¯s for nothing] ¡°Huh. Can you tell me it¡¯s my effort?¡± Contrary to expectations that she would be targeting dungeons, she had come to take a leave of absence from school. There were the following reasons why Haeun decided to take a leave of absence from school. First of all, the reaction of the public that she saw on the Internet was quite concerning. Title: But the Gyeonggi-do Dungeon seems to have a low rank? (News capture photo) I think it was like D or E-Class but you just attacked it and pretended to be proud??? It¡¯s really amazing ?? (53 Comments) Anonymous: Preemptive attack??? ????? ©¸ Anonymous: Seriously ????? I¡¯m all embarrassed. Why is shame on us? ©¸ Anonymous: Let¡¯s exclude ¡°X¡± and do ¡°E-Class Hunter,¡± Haeun-ah. Indeed, the Internet was no different from a jungle. Whenever Haeun was praised for being an EX-Class hunter, someone appeared soon after. Is it because of the pleasure of being able to chew the EX-Class like a squid? It¡¯s a short text with only a few lines, but the click bait and firepower were tremendous. Of course, most of them were still intoxicated with the soup given by EX-Class hunters, so the post was quickly reported and taken down. However, the important point was the fact that Haeun¡¯s anti-fans were already appearing. And second. ¡°Haeun-ah, let¡¯s take a leave of absence this semester.¡± Because there were so many accidents, Haeun¡¯s family, who had lawyers in charge of the law firm, recommended Haeun to take a leave of absence. Of course, as time passes, people will get used to it and their interest in Haeun will decrease. Back then, although she was noisy, it wouldn¡¯t interfere too much with her school life. But that wasn¡¯t the story that applied right now. Haeun agreed with Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung. Actually, this was good. Ahhh, it¡¯s vacation! Haeun crept up the stairs to the 4th floor and took a deep breath in front of the iron door leading to the hallway. Now, if she opens this door, she will pass by a building full of students who came to school for the beginning of the semester. She just got nervous. Today, Haeun was wearing her black hat and her gray hood. Half of her face is covered by her mask. She was fully armed. CH 61 [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says this makes her more suspicious.] The Constellation rebuked her, but it couldn¡¯t be helped. When it becomes known that Haeun went to school, there will be a real version of the man playing the flute in Y University. It was obvious that Haeun would be broadcast in real time on EVerytime where she is currently doing and where she is going. ¡®No, In the first place, why should I have to pay for a leave of absence directly in this digital age?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says this wouldn¡¯t have happened if Haeun applied for a leave of absence before the semester started] ¡®That¡­ No, I didn¡¯t expect my Awakening to be revealed.¡¯ It¡¯s already too far to judge whose fault it is. Anyway, let¡¯s go! Haeun suddenly opened the door. And at the same time she bumped into some guy. ¡°Huh? Haeun-ah¡­?¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ rings an A-Class alarm, saying that the garbage they saw last month didn¡¯t die and came again.] He is a senior who flirted with Haeun before being embarrassed by Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun and fleeing. Haeun frowned. It seems that she stood out even though she was covering everything like this. Well, there is no way to cover her face if she runs into him right in front of her nose. How should she block that person¡¯s mouth? While thinking about it, the man shouted loudly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry to run into you!¡± Then he bowed 90 degrees and disappeared like an arrow. Stunned, Haeun looked at the place where the man disappeared. He is the best man in the world at being shameless, therefore he is not the type who disappears like this.Especially now that Haeun debuted as a hunter, he was a man who would pretend to be friendly with Haeun somehow, even if it was for the sake of forming a network with her. Soon, Haeun recalled the memory of Sehyun brainwashing the man when he ran into them at the department store. ¡°Wow, our Sehyunie.¡± Does the brainwashing effect still remain? Could it be permanent? That¡¯s the best? Haeun applauded in admiration for Jung Sehyun¡¯s perfect use of ability. Thanks to that, she got out of trouble. After defeating obstacle 1, Haeun secretly entered the department office like a spy and quickly submitted an application for leave of absence. She couldn¡¯t fake her identity even to the people in the office, so she gave them a handshake instead of a sign and ran away without looking back. It was all done within 5 minutes. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun shaking hands looked like a politician on a campaign trail.] It was embarrassing. Little. No, actually a lot. ¡°Wow. I haven¡¯t done anything, but it¡¯s hard.¡± Haeun came out to a dark place behind the building and sighed as she lowered her mask. She was nervous and sweating a little. I don¡¯t have to go this far, but am I overreacting for no reason? After thinking for a moment, Haeun shook her head. It¡¯s definitely not overreacting. Haeun still couldn¡¯t forget the press conference that took place in the hills of Gyeonggi-do. The situation in which numerous flashes exploded was shocking. She will probably never forget it for the rest of her life. ¡°When is Oppa coming?¡± Haeun stamped her feet impatiently. Currently, Haeun¡¯s family is staying in a new place, leaving the apartment where they used to live. She took a taxi when she got here, but as she left, Jung Eunwoo promised to pick her up. However, for some reason, there is no call from Jung Eunwoo that he has arrived. Haeun took out her cell phone. [1:10 PM] [1:10 PM] Where are you? [1:10 PM] Hey, you said you¡¯d be back soon Haeun, who was anxious, waited for a reply by tapping on the cell phone screen. Fortunately, she got a reply right away. Wait. [1:11 PM] Traffic jam [1:12 PM] [1:12 PM] Where are you? Express Bus Terminal [1:14 pm] ¡°Ah, what is it?¡± Haeun frowned. It was a long way from the express terminal. It should take at least 30 minutes. Should she stay hidden until then? At that time, she felt someone approaching. Haeun was startled and hurriedly put her mask on. Those who suddenly appeared were students who came out to smoke. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t pay much attention to Ha-eun. Haeun notices them and moves further inside to avoid them. Her heart is pounding after a long time. Even if she has no idea when she is living while hiding her power, she can live like a celebrity and enjoy being known and famous. Isn¡¯t it said that the successor of a famous hotel that everyone knows is also deliberately exposed in front of the camera more. However, Haeun shook her head. ¡°No. I¡¯m sure it¡¯ll be troublesome.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that it seems to have already been troublesome.] ¡°Uh, but that¡­¡± Suddenly, a sense of bewilderment came over her. Why am I living like this? At that time, she felt another presence. Haeun, who thought that they were students who came out during break time this time, didn¡¯t think it was a big deal. Is that why? Haeun didn¡¯t notice that someone was closer than she thought. ¡°Heup!¡± Someone blocked Haeun¡¯s mouth from behind. After a while, only the chilly warmth remained where Haeun stood. * * * ¡°Fuaah.¡± Haeun let out her breath. She roughly shook the hand of the one who was covering my mouth with her handkerchief. Her annoyed gaze glared at the person sitting next to her. ¡°Is it okay to kidnap people like this?¡± ¡°I think the term kidnap is a bit exaggerated. I wasn¡¯t even 10 meters away from where Hunter Jung Haeun was standing until just now?¡± ¡°You know what Daehan means Daehan.¡± Despite the sharp sarcastic remarks, Lee Hyeonok just smiled. Lee Hyeonok. She, who kidnapped Haeun, was a first-generation hunter and the guild leader of the Daehan Guild, the oldest guild in Korea. She is a woman who is recognized as the center of the Korean hunter world both in name and reality. Although the individual Awakening level was limited to A-Class, the leader of a group was not simply determined by the class. The leadership to lead the group and negotiation skills to produce better results are becoming more important. Especially if the group is not a gathering of pure hunters, but related to a profit relationship. She was wearing a luxurious white suit without a single wrinkle, and she looked so young that she couldn¡¯t believe she¡¯d be sixty soon. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ evaluates Lee Hyeonok as having an elegant atmosphere unlike Haeun.] [However, the white suit should be discarded immediately if there is even a single drop of monster blood.] ¡®It must be armor for hunters.¡¯ It was probably an expensive item with all kinds of effects overlapping. Wouldn¡¯t it be waterproof too? It¡¯s bad luck anyway. Lee Hyeonok waved her hand at Haeun¡¯s fierce eyes. ¡°I just invited Hunter Jung Haeun for a while because I wanted to talk.¡± ¡°Your life would be in danger if I were invited twice.¡± ¡°It was an act of consideration for Hunter Jung Haeun. If it¡¯s uncomfortable to have a conversation in the car, shall we go to a cafe? There was a big coffee shop on the way there.¡± At Lee Hyeonok¡¯s words, Haeun bit her lip. Lee Hyeonok seemed to know that Haeun was hiding her appearance. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ tells Haeun that it¡¯s a deception to dress suspiciously and hope the other person doesn¡¯t know.] ¡®Whose side are you on?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says to be on the side of the winner. Fighting on our side!] It is an absurd answer. If the Constellation had an entity, she would hit him a few times right away. Haeun answered Lee Hyeonok while quietly clenching her fists in anger. ¡°How did you know I was here?¡± Haeun asked as she glanced at the heavily tinted car window. The car that Haeun suddenly got into was parked in the parking lot right next to the smoking area at the back of the building. As Lee Hyeonok said, it is not even 10 meters away. She was just uneasy about the fact that she was riding in Lee Hyeonok¡¯s car. What if she suddenly starts the car and starts somewhere? Haeun grabbed the door handle. ¡°No, that¡¯s enough. I¡¯m going, so don¡¯t hold on to me.¡± However, no matter how much Haeun pulled the doorknob, the door of the tightly closed car wouldn¡¯t open. Haeun glanced at Lee Hyeonok. Lee Hyeonok smiled faintly at her. ¡°Don¡¯t be so mean, let¡¯s talk for a minute.¡± ¡°I have nothing to say.¡± ¡°That¡¯s too bad, but I have it.¡± Tak¨C. Lee Hyeonok held out a bundle of papers to Haeun. Haeun instinctively realized. That wad of paper is a contract from hell trying to bind Haeun somehow. Lee Hyeonok opened her mouth to Haeun, who did not even want to touch the wad of paper. ¡°I¡¯ll be straightforward. Join the Daehan guild.¡± Haeun stared at Lee Hyeonok. ¡°I will guarantee you the best treatment in the industry.¡± Lee Hyeonok said as she crossed her legs and clasped her hands. Her attitude in offering to join was so confident that Haeun had to wonder if she had reserved a place in the Daehan Guild before she knew it. ¡°It¡¯s good to read it right now. But I want to tell you that comparisons are meaningless.¡± ¡°I already declined the request to join the Daehan Guild.¡± It¡¯s not just Daehan guild. Ahyeon, Dawn, and other small and medium guilds have all expressed interest in her, but she has refused to join. Of course, everyone showed regret, asking to think about it one more time, but there was no place where the guild leader came so directly. ¡®Ah, was there one?¡¯ Seo Dojoon, the guild leader of the Ahyeon Guild, personally visited Haeun with all sorts of gifts. Even if he came, she only visited the central Hunter Management Office yesterday when she held an official press conference. ¡°Read it first and then tell me.¡± Haeun reluctantly turned over the bundle of contracts. Various clauses were densely written in small letters. ¨C Preferential treatment as a member of the Daehan Guild. ¨C Give priority to dungeon selection. ¨C 30% reduction in Hunter Premium Market brokerage transaction fees. ¡®¡­They¡¯re looking at me completely as water.¡¯ (t/n : ?? ?? or see as water means to look down on or underestimate someone.) CH 62 On the surface, the conditions said it would be given ¡°specially¡± to Haeun as if it were a huge benefit, but as expected, it was all just to show off. ¡®The Internet said they would give me fifteen billion.¡¯ Even the contents of the down payment are completely missing! Haeun said as she closed the contract. ¡°I will refuse.¡± ¡°Why? It would be hard to find a better condition than this.¡± Haeun stuck out her tongue at Lee Hyeonok¡¯s pretentious behavior. It seemed that a slightly thicker face wasn¡¯t enough for her to be a guild leader of the Daehan Guild. It wasn¡¯t such a good condition, and this was what other guilds suggested. In particular, the small and medium guilds were eager to pull Haeun up to the roots of the guild pillars. If they want to bring Jung Haeun, they have to do that. In addition, an American Hunter Association has already approached Haeun for 50 million dollars. The contract, which her family turned down because they were all living in Korea, but she wanted. Haeun hid her inner feelings and gave her reasons for external use. ¡°Because it¡¯s still time to learn.¡± ¡°Awakening is nothing short of a rebirth. As soon as you awakened, you would have realized how to use your strength.¡± ¡°I¡¯m strong at individual play but still inexperienced in team play.¡± ¡°Come to Daehan and learn.¡± She doesn¡¯t understand at all. Haeun murmured, thinking she was the top of the people who acted bossy. ¡°What did you believe in and learn from a guild that kidnaps people?¡± Of course, the voice was loud enough for the person sitting next to her in the car¡¯s back seat to hear it clearly. Lee Hyeonok¡¯s eyebrows twitched. What did I say wrong? I didn¡¯t lie at all. Haeun shrugged her shoulders. ¡°Okay. I apologize for asking for a conversation in a somewhat coercive way.¡± Surprisingly, Lee Hyeonok apologized. Although the adverb ¡®somewhat¡¯ was added. ¡°But the words to join the Daehan Guild are sincere. Throw away the lame excuses that you still have to learn. Is there any reason not to join the Daehan Guild? Do you think Ahyeon and Dawn can beat Daehan no matter how hard they try?¡± ¡°Ahyeon seems to have more top rankers.¡± ¡°Anyway, the guild that represents Korea is the Daehan Guild.¡± Lee Hyeonok was also very proud of her own guild. In the end, Haeun sighed and said. ¡°I don¡¯t want to belong to one guild, but I want to work freely.¡± She will do what she has to do, but she will refuse her more than that. She wanted to decline the ending of death from overwork. Moreover, Haeun and Jung Eunwoo had already promised to participate in a dungeon raid every two weeks. Yesterday too, Jung Eunwoo had been contemplating on which dungeon to send Haeun to first! ¡°That¡¯s why I refuse to join the Daehan Guild.¡± ¡°Can you really do that?¡± Lee Hyeonok smiled. It was a kind but ominous smile. ¡°Once upon a time, there was a child I cared for.¡± Suddenly, it¡¯s an old story. Haeun listened in silence for a moment. ¡°The grade was good, and the learning ability was good, so if I let the child know, that child would do it well. The attack performance was also good. Everyone said that when that child grows up, that child will succeed me and become a guild leader.¡± Was there such a person in Daehan Guild? Lee Hyeonok asked Haeun, who tilted her head. ¡°What do you think that person would be like now?¡± ¡°Seeing that the guild leader hasn¡¯t changed, is that person still the vice guild leader?¡± ¡°No. That person quit being a hunter.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°That kid had a disagreement with me on an important point. There¡¯s no need to have unnecessary personnel. Of course, I wanted to use it if I could fix it. But no matter how hard I tried to persuade him, he didn¡¯t listen.¡± ¡°¡­Do you mean that you talked to him?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not even a child, so it can¡¯t be.¡± Lee Hyeonok, who smiled at Haeun as if she was innocent, hardened her face. ¡°I stopped the activity. He couldn¡¯t do raid activities because the government didn¡¯t permit him to attack, and he couldn¡¯t buy goods because he was hit by a van in the market. Personal requests came in from time to time, but even that was cut off. Don¡¯t I have to do that to get your act together?¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, he went a different path because we didn¡¯t agree until the end. Now he¡¯s farming tangerines in Jeju Island.¡± Haeun looked at Lee Hyeonok coldly. Lee Hyeonok is now threatening to do the same thing if Haeun doesn¡¯t listen. Moreover, the threats didn¡¯t end there. ¡°Lee Yoonkyung. Jung Jinho. Jung Eunwoo. Jung Sehyun. They are all good hunters.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about touching my family.¡± Haeun growled when she mentioned the name of her family. Even if she doesn¡¯t know her, she can¡¯t forgive her for touching her family. No, even touching Haeun herself is unforgivable. Who are you trying to touch me? ¡°If you did that, I wouldn¡¯t stay still.¡± ¡°What is Hunter Jung Haeun going to do?¡± Haeun stopped talking. Then, she raised an eyebrow and smiled. ¡°First of all, I should say thank you. I just learned something good.¡± Lee Hyeonok kindly told Haeun how to kick out the antagonist in detail. ¡°I will do the same. First of all, I will contact Haniel and ask them not to sell items to hunters belonging to the Daehan Guild. The same goes for all the items from other workshops exhibited at the Haniel Expo, right? Wow, the quality of the entries this time is really good! it¡¯s a shame!¡± Lee Hyeonok ferociously hardened her face. ¡°The government¡¯s permission to attack is, hmm¡­ First of all, it is not likely that my mom and brother will remain silent. If that¡¯s not enough, can I lead the American political community? Actually, I have done a small favor to a famous politician there.¡± ¡°Hunter Jung Haeun.¡± ¡°Of course, they can¡¯t directly interfere with the situation in Korea, but they can put pressure on it in other ways, right? I really don¡¯t want to do this, but what can I do? I¡¯m not interested in tangerine farming.¡± Lee Hyeonok looked at Haeun fiercely. Haeun also received Lee Hyeonok¡¯s eyes without losing. As if the second game would begin at any moment, the atmosphere inside the car became grim. At that moment, someone knocked on the car door. Knock, knock¡ª. Haeun and Lee Hyeonok, who were fighting a war of nerves, turned their heads at the same time. They could see someone standing over the black tinted window. The opponent burst open the door. ¡°Hey, what are you doing here?¡± The car door opened and it was Jung Eunwoo who suddenly appeared. ¡°What, how do you know I¡¯m here¡­¡± Haeun, who was muttering, bewildered, looked at it at that moment. Dozens of people who followed Jung Eunwoo are looking around this place with curious eyes! Oh, she made eye contact. The people who found Haeun screamed. ¡°Kyaaa! It¡¯s Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± ¡°Whoa, what to do! It¡¯s really Jung Haeun!¡± ¡°Haeun-ah! Do you remember me? We saw each other at the opening party two years ago!¡± I don¡¯t know! I don¡¯t remember anything like that! Fortunately, people didn¡¯t come right in front of the car. Instead, they were gathered in a place far away. Leaving behind a huge fuss, Jung Eunwoo made a scene. ¡°Hey, you told me to come quickly and you¡¯re hiding here.¡± Haeun was furious. ¡°I wasn¡¯t here because I wanted to. And I told you to be here by one o¡¯clock!¡± ¡°Hey, Jung Haeun. I spent half my time because of you.¡± Jung Eunwoo¡¯s expression became ugly. Haeun was a little scared. Why is he being so sensitive? ¡°Hunter Jung Haeun, Hunter Jung Eunwoo.¡± Lee Hyeonok called the two. The fierce look was over, and before she knew it, she was back to looking like a guild leader with a lot of experience. Jung Eunwoo gestured as if telling her to get off. As Haeun had hoped for, she quickly stretched her legs out of the car. Haeun said, putting her body halfway out. ¡°Anyway. I will not join the Daehan Guild.¡± ¡°You will regret it.¡± ¡°Then come with a better offer.¡± Then she¡¯ll think about that little amount. ¡°Kyaaaa! Hunter Jung Haeun! Please give me a sign!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s take a picture!!¡± First, after running away from here! * * * Kiik¡ª. The car that was running fiercely came to a stop in the underground parking lot of a building. An hour from Haeun¡¯s school, the building standing tall on the outskirts of Seoul had a total of five stories. Haeun muttered as she got out of the car. ¡°Uh, I feel like throwing up.¡± From school, there were people who quickly followed, and they ran wild to get rid of them. Unlike Haeun, Jung Eunwoo, who has a clear face, said casually. ¡°Work out.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t drive properly!¡± And she doesn¡¯t want to hear that from a muscle pig who spends three hours every day at the gym. How far is he going to build up his body? Is he thinking of entering a bodybuilding competition? Jung Eunwoo pressed the button on the monitor right next to the elevator. ¡°Open the door.¡± The high-tech system that uses the magic stone scanned Jung Eunwoo. The door opened as soon as the scan was completed, and Haeun and Jung Eunwoo got on the elevator. When they arrived at the second floor after passing through the first floor, the landlord stuck out his head and greeted the two. ¡°Welcome.¡± Currently, Haeun¡¯s family is staying in a building owned by Jung Sehyun located near Seoul until the preparations for the new house are completed. Originally, after their whereabouts were revealed in Gyeonggi-do, they decided to stay in a suite at the Westwood Hotel until they found a new place to live. However, as people continued to follow them, they had no choice but to revise their plans. Some even rang the doorbell on the pretext of room service they didn¡¯t order. ¡°We can¡¯t do this. Don¡¯t stay here. Let¡¯s go somewhere else.¡± ¡°Where else?¡± ¡°My house.¡± At first, Jung Sehyun, who didn¡¯t say anything, confessed to his family that he had a building. It was natural for the family to be surprised. ¡°What do you mean a building? Not a house, but a building?¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing special. It¡¯s just a small thing.¡± ¡°Oh my. When on earth did you buy it?¡± ¡°Hmm. Just in the past?¡± Jung Sehyun, who replaced the answer with a smile, led his family and moved to his own building that day. Park Yeongsik, the president of the Westwood Hotel and acquainted with Haeun¡¯s family, decided to decorate the suite as if Jung¡¯s family were staying there. When Haeun first arrived at the building Sehyun mentioned, she was surprised by the much better facilities than the apartment she and her family lived in. Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung probably didn¡¯t know this, and it was clear that they were embarrassed. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say anything when you had a house like this?¡± ¡°Haha.¡± Again, as expected, he covered it with laughter. Haeun thought maybe Jung Sehyun had another hidden building. CH 63 [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ scolds Haeun for what she did while Jung Sehyun was earning money.] What do you mean? I played and ate. Why do you ask me such obvious things? ¡°Didn¡¯t you go to work?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have any fieldwork this week. I¡¯m allowed to work from home.¡± Jung Sehyun smiled and pointed at the laptop. Jung Eunwoo clicked his tongue briefly. ¡°You must be really comfortable.¡± ¡°I look busy like this, Hyung. But, are you a little late?¡± ¡°Ask Jung Haeun why she was late. How long have I really been looking for her?¡± Jung Sehyun¡¯s eyes were on Haeun when Jung Eunwoo grumbled and answered. As soon as Haeun entered the house, she opened a bag of snacks and sat on the table chair. ¡°The guild leader of the Daehan Guild came to see me and threatened me to join the Daehan Guild.¡± ¡°Whoa. Guild leader Lee Hyeonok-nim? Did you hurt her pride when you turned down her offer last time? I can¡¯t believe that Lee Hyeonok, who has such a high nose, is pitiful.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. She must have been waiting because she suddenly appeared and dragged me to the car.¡± Is that all? At first glance, she forced Haeun to sign the contract and even threatened Haeun with her family. ¡°Then, did you sign a contract with the Daehan Guild?¡± ¡°No. Why should I?¡± Daehan Guild will be out for life. forever! ¡°Oppa, how did you know I was there?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a hunter-like sense.¡± Haeun raised her eyebrows. Jung Eunwoo suddenly put his hand into the snack bag Haeun was holding. ¡°Ah! Don¡¯t take them all!¡± ¡°This is the snack that I bought? Never mind. At first glance, it looks like a suspicious black car, and terrible energy is coming out of it. Wouldn¡¯t it be better to pretend?¡± ¡°Why? The guild leader didn¡¯t do anything to Noona, right?¡± ¡°She did. She said she¡¯d make me farm tangerines.¡± ¡°Why are you farming tangerines all of a sudden?¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t join the Daehan Guild, I will be blocked from entering the dungeon and not allowed to buy items. But it¡¯s not just me, but also Sehyun and Oppa.¡± Haeun pointed her finger at Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun. ¡°And I heard she¡¯s going to stop Mom and Dad too?¡± ¡°Oho.¡± ¡°That senile old woman.¡± Jung Eunwoo snorted as if it was ridiculous. Jung Sehyun smiled bleakly. ¡°I see. I must remember this. Guild leader Lee Hyeonok.¡± As a result, Lee Hyeonok became a public enemy of the Jung family. ¡°But what about Mom and Dad?¡± ¡°Mom said she would be late, and Dad had to stay at the workshop all night because he was behind on his work.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s have dinner. How about chicken?¡± ¡°Order pizza, too. Hawaiian.¡± Jeong Sehyun glanced at Jung Eunwoo with contempt. ¡°How could you think of putting pineapple on your pizza?¡± ¡°It¡¯s starting again. So how do you eat mint chocolate ice cream? It tastes like toothpaste.¡± ¡°Hyung, toothpaste tastes like mint.¡± ¡°Mint must taste like toothpaste.¡± ¡°Argh. Stop it.¡± Remembering the sweet and sour pork incident, Haeun got sick of it and stopped the two of them. Still, this time she possessed Solomon and made a wise decision. ¡°I¡¯ll order bulgogi, too, Sehyun. Okay?¡± ¡°Order shrimp, too.¡± ¡°All right.¡± Haeun, who had barely finished ordering, sighed and turned on the TV. ¨C Korea¡¯s national treasure! Talented from the sky! Everything about Hunter Jung Haeun! Hunter Jung Haeun (EX) Special! ¡°They¡¯re doing it again¡­.¡± Jung Haeun, who boils and eats beef bone, has a special feature where she has a happy house to which she can no longer return. ¡°When is our moving date?¡± ¡°Next Thursday.¡± The house where Haeun¡¯s family will move was decided to be a hunter-only residential complex located right above the Han River in Seoul. No law says hunters can¡¯t be interested in Jung Haeun¡¯s family, but ordinary people couldn¡¯t get in because it was in a complex with restrictions on residents. Ironically, it was also right next to the neighborhood where Haeun¡¯s family lived before. ¡°Can I get used to the new house? It¡¯s really, really nice here.¡± The house she lived in before was good, but it¡¯s better here. The building is new, and the security is great. The modern and clean design stood out, as if Jung Sehyun paid attention to the interior. And most of all, this! ¡°I really want to take this massage chair.¡± It is not just an ordinary massage chair. It is a high-end massage chair exclusively for hunters with magic stones inserted and a healing function. There was really nothing missing in Jung Sehyun¡¯s building. ¡®How on earth did Sehyun get a house like this?¡¯ Haeun, who was sitting on the massage chair before she knew it, said, stretching her neck. ¡°Sehyun, can you give me this house?¡± ¡°If Noona becomes the guild leader of the Dawn guild, I can give it as a gift.¡± ¡°Tsk.¡± However, as if she couldn¡¯t help it, Haeun¡¯s hand stroked the massage chair that was working. ¡®How much will it cost to afford a house of this size?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ advises you just to ask the landlord.] It seemed that if she asked Jung Sehyun, she would get an answer that would only hurt. And as long as he¡¯s still trying to make her a guild leader, she¡¯ll only get a scratch if she asks anything. ¡°What are you looking at?¡± Let¡¯s pass Jung Eunwoo, who doesn¡¯t have money. ¡°What? Why are you looking at me like that?¡± At that time, the constellation whispered a person¡¯s name in Haeun¡¯s head. ¡®Right! There¡¯s that person!¡¯ Looking for an alternative, Haeun¡¯s eyes twinkled. * * * The person the Constellation recommended to Haeun was none other than Seo Dojoon. Since he is ranked second and even the guild leader of a guild, he will face related problems. And Constellation¡¯s prediction was correct. ¨C I think there should be at least 20 billion. Seo Dojoon, who accepted the sudden phone call without panicking, answered Haeun¡¯s curiosity. Haeun, who was opening the ice cream wrapper with her cell phone between her head and shoulder, dropped the ice cream. Even if it falls on the floor, pick it up within 3 seconds and eat it. Haeun quickly picked up the ice cream and asked again. ¡°20 billion?¡± ¨C Yes. You said that he was using the entire building and the building a system using a magic stone. ¡°Did my brother make that much money?¡± ¨C That¡¯s my guess. Of course, it can go further. It was shocking. Her younger brother, now only 20 years old, was the owner of a 20 billion won building. It looked good, but she didn¡¯t expect it to be that good. ¡®Whoa¡­ Sehyun is really rich.¡¯ She should do better in the future. ¡°Then Seo Dojoon-ssi too¡­ Ah. Can¡¯t I ask you about this?¡± ¨C It¡¯s okay. Please speak. ¡°Does Seo Dojoon-ssi also own a building like my younger brother?¡± ¨C Just a little on the outskirts¡­ Seeing that he says a little, it seems like there are more than one or two houses. She didn¡¯t know, but everyone except Haeun was rich. Seo Dojoon added as if he was making an excuse to Haeun, who was at a loss for words. ¨C It¡¯s nothing. Everyone will earn that much if they spend a few years as a hunter. Of course, the reward will be different depending on the level of the dungeon you attack. ¡°But my older brother didn¡¯t seem to have any buildings.¡± ¨C The state job is an exception. Poor Jung Eunwoo. He was indeed a faithful dog of the Republic of Korea. Suddenly, everyone said they had one or two buildings, so Haeun also wanted to join the procession of building owners. However, no matter how well Haeun was born, she didn¡¯t have 20 billion. She could ask her parents to buy it for her, but she doesn¡¯t think that would mean much¡ª. ¡®Should I have accepted the American Hunter Association offer?¡¯ Then she regrets rejecting the offer again. America was the best in many ways! Besides, Haeun had other reasons to earn money besides her desire to be a building owner. Currently, Haeun¡¯s synchronization window is stopped. However, it wasn¡¯t entirely reassuring that it was only quiet for a few weeks because it was a system that had bothered her since she awakened. ¡®I want to study more about the system.¡¯ She was determined to find out what the hell she was synchronizing with. She also wanted to know if the feeling she had every time the number went up, which was that the world was falling apart, was real. She also learned the secret about the constellation, which she and Soyeon were the only ones who were allowed to see. But Haeun couldn¡¯t do all that herself, so she had to entrust her request to someone else. And she needed money. ¡®I heard you can make a lot of money if you go around the dungeon once.¡¯ This was the beginning of a very dangerous idea that would push Haeun into the pit of endless dungeon raids, but Haeun didn¡¯t know it. ¡°How much do you earn by clearing a dungeon once?¡± ¨C First of all, it depends on the level of the dungeon, but in the case of an A-Class dungeon, at least a few thousand drops per person based on a 5-person team. Excluding the fee, all the by-products obtained from the dungeon fall into the hands of the hunters. ¡°Aha.¡± ¨C The core of the monster I gave you before, remember? She remembers it. Suddenly, the constellation said that the core would hatch, and she was so surprised that she even wanted to destroy it quickly. ¨C Since it was the core of a D-Class dungeon boss monster, it would have cost around 5 million won¡­ But, Haeun-nim. Wasn¡¯t Haeun-nim¡¯s act the reason why the core was broken at that time? ¡°Of course not!¡± Haeun awakened in the American dungeon. That was the official history of Haeun and her family. ¨C All right. Anyway, I can guide you if you are interested in dungeon raiding. ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± ¨C Yes. There are several dungeons reserved by the Ahyeon Guild. Also, there are teams that are organized according to the strategy, so Haeun-nim will not have to worry about anything else. In other words, he said to come and complete it easily. When Seo Dojoon, the second-ranked guild leader of the Ahyeon Guild, openly offered to give her a ride, Haeun¡¯s heart was shaken. To keep her promise to Jung Eunwoo, she had to get serious about dungeon raiding now. ¡°Then¡­¡± That day, the phone call between Haeun and Seo Dojoon continued for a long time. * * * Peaceful Monday morning. A knock sounded in the guild manager¡¯s room at Ahyeon Guild. ¡°Come on in.¡± ¡°Hello, guild leader.¡± ¡°Is it about the approval?¡± ¡°Yes, it is.¡± Ahyeon Guild¡¯s Marketing Team Manager presented a decision to Seo Dojoon¡ªreport from Monday morning. Unlike the nervous manager, Seo Dojoon looked over the documents relaxedly. ¡°Hmm¡­.¡± The manager anxiously waited for Seo Dojoon¡¯s evaluation. He gave up his weekend and went to work for the company to write that report. If he doesn¡¯t get approval again this time, you have to start from the beginning again. Seo Dojoon tucked away and covered the papers. The manager suddenly shouted at the sound that seemed somehow dissatisfied. ¡°I will do it again!¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± ¡°Yes? Ah, yes?¡± The manager asked in bewilderment at the unexpected reaction. Seo Dojoon smiled kindly, signed his autograph, and returned it. ¡°Proceed as it is.¡± ¡°Ah, yes¡­! I understand!¡± The manager¡¯s face was full of bewilderment after bowing and leaving the guild leader¡¯s office. Usually, guild leader Seo Dojoon would have told him to rewrite it and pointed out mistakes or problems he hadn¡¯t understood yet. He went in expecting it to be heavily smashed a lot today¡ª. Surprisingly, Seo Dojoon passed by smoothly, even praising Manager Kim¡¯s idea. The manager, who couldn¡¯t adapt to Seo Dojoon¡¯s change in attitude, eventually asked the secretary insinuatingly. ¡°Did something good happen to the guild leader today?¡± ¡°Oh, well. He has an important visitor coming today.¡± ¡°An important guest?¡± ¡°Yes. So, he skipped all of his external schedules for today.¡± The important guest to visit today, the secretary said, was none other than Jung Haeun. Haeun herself said that she would come to meet Seo Dojoon in the Ahyeon Guild! Thanks to this, a smile never left Seo Dojoon¡¯s face. CH 64 ¡°I plan to work independently instead of joining a specific guild.¡± Haeun¡¯s official announcement made it impossible to recruit her into the Ahyeon guild, but he needed to maintain friendly relations unconditionally with her. In that respect, Seo Dojoon had an advantage over others. It was because he and Haeun were already involved in this and that. However, she has been busy recently with her family moving, so he hasn¡¯t been able to contact her. Like a hyena, he was just looking for an opportunity, but thankfully, Haeun called Seo Dojoon first. ¡°How much do you earn by clearing a dungeon once?¡± He doesn¡¯t know why Jung Haeun, a diamond spoon, wants to make money, but Seo Dojoon plans to cooperate unconditionally for whatever reason. Seo Dojoon was thinking of using his personal assets to capture Haeun. And finally, the long-awaited Haeun arrived. ¡°Hello.¡± ¡°Welcome! Haeun-nim!¡± Seo Dojoon went out and greeted Haeun. Haeun was a little taken aback, perhaps because of the excessive hospitality, but then she smiled. ¡°How have you been? This is the first time since the Dungeon Management Safety Department.¡± ¡°Yes, I heard that Haeun-nim has been preparing to move recently¡­.¡± ¡°I will go next week. More than that¡­¡± Haeun looked around. She whispered to Seo Dojoon after making sure that the other people, whose eyes were shining with interest, were far enough away. ¡°That ¡®Haeun-nim¡¯ expression is a little¡­.¡± ¡°Oh, are you uncomfortable?¡± ¡°A little? And there¡¯s not much age difference. Aren¡¯t we one year apart?¡± And she¡¯s afraid they¡¯ll call her arrogant if someone sees it. Although it is a hunter society whose awakening level is power, Hunter Seo Dojoon was the guild leader of Ahyeon Guild, Korea¡¯s third-largest guild. ¡°I¡¯ll call you something else if you want. Haeun-nim is older than me, so I can call you Noona¡ª¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi! I think it¡¯ll be okay if it¡¯s just Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Then I will call you that.¡± Seo Dojoon smiled brightly. Haeun wiped away the cold sweat. Seo Dojoon calling her Noona has different feelings than her younger brother, Jung Sehyun, when he calls her Noona. ¡°Oh. Is Noodle still the same?¡± ¡°Yes. It¡¯s still sleeping.¡± Now, she wonders if the cute Noodle she saw was a dream. Noodle, which had completely hardened into the shape of a bracelet, didn¡¯t return to its original form even when Haeun called. ¡°Hmm. I¡¯ll arrange for you to check it out later through Hyunseok Hyung.¡± At Seo Dojoon¡¯s consideration, Haeun nodded. Seo Dojoon guided Haeun to her seat when the long-awaited greetings were over. The reason why he invited Haeun today was to select a dungeon for Haeun to participate in and to prepare necessary things in advance. Seo Dojoon brought an Apple Pad to Haeun, who sat down. Seo Dojoon explained while showing the pre-arranged PDF file. ¡°First of all, among the list of dungeons that the Ahyeon Guild decided to target, we selected about 7 in consideration of the difficulty and reward quality.¡± Haeun flipped over the Apple Pad. It was mainly A, and there were several B grades mixed. If there is one thing in common, they all have a lot of reward items. It was a list that met Haeun¡¯s goal very faithfully. ¡°First of all, this dungeon is the dungeon that I originally decided to join the raiding team. As a result of the preliminary investigation, it turned out that this is a place where there is a possibility of an epic item appearing as a reward for clearing the dungeon.¡± ¡°Aha.¡± ¡°And this is an A-Class open-field dungeon. The environment inside the dungeon is a place where you can gather special minerals¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon, who was only looking for an opportunity to recover his image, explained to Haeun with all his heart and soul. Haeun also looked through the list with concentration. It was a dungeon attack that Hunter Seo Dojoon recommended participating in because he would give her a bus ride first. She had to pull it out properly to pull it out. In addition, Haeun had a cheat key. ¡®Where¡¯s the best dungeon here?¡¯ The Constellation answered Haeun¡¯s question. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ strongly recommends the 4th dungeon.] ¡®Here? Why?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that there is a record of research on all the animals and plants in the dungeon.] [Humans don¡¯t know anything about dungeons properly, so even small information can be sold at a high price.] An exclamation mark floated above Haeun¡¯s head. She immediately pointed to the dungeon pointed out by the constellation. ¡°I want to go here.¡± Seo Dojoon, who saw Ha-eun¡¯s chosen dungeon, raised his eyebrows in surprise. ¡°This place?¡± ¡°Yes, I want to go here.¡± ¡°But Haeun-ssi, this dungeon is a B-Class dungeon.¡± The dungeon Haeun chose was , which was classified as B-Class. ¡°Of course, I added it to the list because the rewards are higher than those of normal B-Class dungeons, but¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t seem to welcome Haeun¡¯s choice. He wanted to enter the dungeon where she could get good items and special rewards. That way, wouldn¡¯t Haeun, who once tasted the harvest, ask for another raid? Haeun needs the Ahyeon Guild, and Haeun¡¯s relations with the Ahyeon Guild become special. It¡¯s one shot, two kills. ¡°There are also dungeons where epic items are expected. Of course, there is no guarantee that it will come out unconditionally, but¡­ don¡¯t decide too quickly. Choose slowly, Haeun-ssi.¡± It was with that intention that he was the first to introduce the dungeon he decided to target. Because in any dungeon where Epic potential exists, at least a Holy item will come out. Seo Dojoon was thinking of handing the rewarded item to Haeun and strengthening the relationship between Haeun and the Ahyeon Guild. But Haeun was firm, even though Seo Dojoon kept trying to stop her. ¡°Still, I will do it here.¡± ¡°¡­All right.¡± Seo Dojoon, who didn¡¯t want to go against Haeun¡¯s feelings, eventually followed Haeun¡¯s decision. Seo Dojoon changed the subject because he thought that the A-Class dungeon might have been hard, that Haeun might be less brave than he thought, and that if the Constellation knew about it, he would laugh at it. ¡°By the way, Haeun-ssi, do you have all the equipment for dungeon raiding?¡± Haeun shook her head. She hadn¡¯t even thought about that. ¡°Then it would be better to match the equipment first.¡± On Seo Dojoon¡¯s face, the smile of the person who shot the peak of capitalism came to mind. * * * The place where Seo Dojoon took Haeun was the premium offline store of Hunter Market. Items used by hunters were often traded in a P2P way through the online hunter market because mass production wasn¡¯t possible. There, competition for popular products often caused prices to skyrocket. Of course, there were also offline stores where they could actually see and choose products, and that is the premium market operated on a membership basis. It was also the market where Daehan Guild, which had a stake in it, offered to cut Haeun¡¯s fees by 30%. ¡®Thinking about it, it¡¯s even funnier.¡¯ Haeun let out a bitter laugh. It was Haeun who received an item as a gift from the president of Haniel Industries, the largest item workshop in the United States. Even though she politely refused because of Jung Jinho¡¯s strong objections, Frederic Haniel would somehow produce the item she wanted if Haeun wanted it. ¡®But did you show off your pride when you said you¡¯d only cut the commission by 30%?¡¯ The Daehan Guild looked at Haeun very much as a patron. Haeun gritted her teeth. She took her steps, promising that she would definitely say something the next time she ran into her again. ¡°I will check your membership card.¡± At the request of the market staff, Seo Dojoon pulled out a black card. With this membership card, he could bring another person besides the holder. Haeun pulled Seo Do-jun lightly. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°That card. Can I make one too?¡± The luxurious black card looked special even from a distance. What¡¯s more, a membership card that allows them to enter the premium market. The thought that she must have one occupied her mind. In Haeun¡¯s question, Seo Dojoon kindly explained it. ¡°Yes, any Hunter can do it. However, since it is a membership system, there is an annual fee every year.¡± Seo Dojoon bent down and moved closer to Haeun, whispering the amount in Haeun¡¯s ear. It was an amount that far exceeded the annual salary of a typical office worker. Is it because it¡¯s a premium market? ¡°The price may be a little burdensome, but don¡¯t worry. Because I have it.¡± It was definitely not cheap, but even so, it wasn¡¯t something Haeun couldn¡¯t afford. Because Haeun has an invincible mom card. ¡°You¡¯re going to buy an item? Haeun-ah, take this!¡± ¡°Haeun-ah, use mom¡¯s instead of dad¡¯s.¡± Upon hearing that their daughter would buy items for dungeon raids in earnest, Jung Jinho and Lee Yoonkyung argued with each other and held out their cards. Both cards were black cards. Then they added to use the card of the one she loved more. ¡®Because mom and dad shouldn¡¯t fight.¡¯ Haeun was thinking of showing her love to both of them fairly today. ¡°No, it¡¯s all right. I want to join.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Oh, is the procedure complicated to sign up?¡± ¡°No. If you are registered as a hunter and can pay the annual fee, you can do it right away.¡± ¡°It¡¯s easy. That¡¯s great!¡± After asking a few more questions, Haeun turned around and returned to the staff member, who immediately filled out the application form. Haeun, who had been making membership cards in an instant, held out the card to Seo Dojoon as if to brag about it. ¡°Ta-da.¡± Seo Dojoon is speechless. ¡®Wasn¡¯t she trying to clear the dungeon because she didn¡¯t have enough money?¡¯ It was a reasonable guess for Seo Dojoon, who was asked if she could make money if she suddenly attacked Dungeon on the phone. However, seeing Haeun making tens of millions of won worth of memberships, it never seemed like she was short of money. ¡°Dojoon-ah! Originally, a person who buys well without saying anything looks the coolest! By all means, you must make Haeun join the Ahyeon Guild! Understand?¡± Seo Dojoon felt that his plan for today, to buy Haeun¡¯s favor by becoming the cool guild leader of Ahyeon, who spends money well, wouldn¡¯t go as planned. It would have been more effective to show a gesture of wanting to get closer to Haeun by actively using his appearance, but unfortunately, Seo Dojoon didn¡¯t know this. ¡°Hurry up and get in.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Seo Dojoon, who had lost his momentum, followed Haeun with a slightly depressed face. CH 65 The premium market overall had a structure similar to that of a department store. It just seemed grander and more luxurious. Each brand had a separate store, and professional staff stood in front of it. Haeun¡¯s eyes sparkled with curiosity. ¡°Have you been here before?¡± ¡°No. This is my first time.¡± That¡¯s why she was looking forward to it more. Haeun planned to do a full set here today. There is a saying that craftsmen don¡¯t choose tools, but Haeun¡¯s usual theory was that life is all about equipment. Just in time, the dedicated staff member who was waiting approached Haeun and Seo Dojoon. ¡°Welcome, Hunter Seo Dojoon. And Hunter Jung Haeun! I¡¯ve been waiting.¡± The employee was smiling brightly with red cheeks. She was trying to stay calm, but the slight trembling in her voice made it clear that the other person was excited. It was understandable. She was an employee who got a chance to entertain Haeun after a fierce battle. For reference, in the current employee lounge, numerous employees who lost with fists instead of scissors were crying and regretting their choice. ¡®It¡¯s really Hunter Jung Haeun¡­!¡¯ The heart of the employee who had the honor of meeting Haeun in real life, whom she had only seen on the Internet, was beating fast. Currently, Haeun¡¯s popularity is enormous. Even the mysterious image was maintained because there were no special activities that were revealed on the surface. But today, Jung Haeun visited the premium market! What would be her reason for coming to buy the item? There will be a dungeon raid soon, so all there is to do is get ready. And she herself became a participant in that great process. ¡°Thanks to Choi Seoyoung-ssi, we were able to choose a good item. It was all thanks to Choi Seoyoung-ssi that we were able to finish our dungeon attack successfully. Thank you!¡± An employee clenched her fist as she thought about a time when Haeun would be satisfied with the items she sold. She will bet her 15 years of seller life, and will definitely satisfy her. Haeun and Seo Dojoon were immediately guided to the drawing room. It was a special space used by premium markets to provide services to some VIPs. ¡°Our premium market provides the best items to our customers. We are partnering with the world¡¯s best workshops, such as Haniel of the United States, Hephaestus Workshop of Greece, and Leonessa of Italy. Of course, Hunter Jung Haeun¡¯s father, Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s work is also on sale.¡± The employee asked while serving the finest coffee beans roasted by a professional barista. ¡°Is there a product you are looking for in particular?¡± ¡°I want to see the armor and stat enhancement line. With mostly new products.¡± ¡°Are you not interested in weapons, Haeun-ssi?¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine. Dad said he would take care of it.¡± Jung Jinho, who even returned new items from Bobby, said that the first item that his awakened daughter would carry must be made by himself. ¡°Yes, I understand. Please wait for a moment.¡± Haeun, sitting on the sofa, shook her feet in anticipation. The employee immediately returned with the selected item without making Haeun wait. ¡°Basically, these are armor with additional stat enhancement options. This line of Centaurs here is strength and agility, and this line of Matagoth here is magical power enhancement items.¡± As Haeun ordered, all the employees came out with the best items. Among them, the product she was most proud of was Matagoth¡¯s leather gloves. Skill Accuracy and Critical Rate increase, and can produce up to 1.5 times the output value when combined with the owner¡¯s temperament. Seo Dojoon nodded with a serious face. ¡°If it¡¯s Matagoth¡¯s leather, it¡¯s definitely fine. Because of the characteristics of the monster that becomes the base skin, there are basically fire and poison resistance properties. At this point, the added stats are pretty good too. How about trying it on, Haeun-ssi?¡± At Seo Dojoon¡¯s suggestion, Haeun tried on the gloves. It feels smooth and adheres to the skin. There were two colors, white and black. The employee asked Haeun. ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°I like it! But how much is it?¡± ¡°If you buy both sets together, it costs 80 million won.¡± It was definitely a premium market, so the price was not cheap. Hearing the staff member¡¯s words, Haeun fell into trouble for a moment. There was a very important issue to decide hastily. ¡®Which color should I buy?¡¯ White is neat and pretty, and black explodes the so-called coolness. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks what she¡¯s thinking and asks her to just buys both.] ¡®Okay!¡¯ She needs both because she has to change it according to her mood. As it was a monumental day when she came to buy hunter equipment for the first time, Haeun decided to buy everything she wanted to buy. ¡°Give me both!¡± Seo Dojoon looked back at Haeun in surprise at the outspoken decision. ¡°Are those shoes from the same line?¡± ¡°Yes, that¡¯s right. It boasts strong durability as it is tanned by finely carved magic stones on the bottom leather. It has the effect of increasing jumping power, and a critical blow occurs with a certain probability when linking skills. In a field-type dungeon, the speed of movement increases by 30 percent.¡± ¡°Give me one for each of those colors, too. That jacket and pants too. Um, no. I don¡¯t think white is good for this design. Do you have other products?¡± ¡°Of course. I¡¯ll show you soon, Hunter-nim!¡± The employee who hit the jackpot smiled brightly. Haeun was as good in consumption as her fame. There was no hesitation in her purchase. ¡°What is this ring?¡± Haeun, who had moved on to the accessories part, pointed to one of the silver rings and asked. The ring, which has a simple design without any special decorations, looks rather plain compared to other fancy items. However, Haeun knew that the more modest it was, the more better it was. The staff applauded in admiration. ¡°You really have a good eye! This ring is a new model of a communication tool for dungeons made by the Italian workshop of Leonesa.¡± ¡°Ohh.¡± ¡°Authorized users can communicate within the dungeon. As you know, the usual means of contact don¡¯t work in Dungeon. Compared to last season¡¯s product, this product has improved communication sound quality and has a new design. The ring automatically adjusts to fit the size of the person who wears it.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says it¡¯s a must-have item for Haeun and told her to put it in her shopping cart.] Haeun also felt strong curiosity. Above all, she liked the fact that communication was possible from a serious point of view. If, like last time, she encountered a maze-type dungeon and struggled, shouldn¡¯t there be a way to contact someone who will come to rescue Haeun? As promised to Jung Eunwoo, she will have to raid dungeons from time to time in the future, but she wanted to avoid the occurrence of wandering around without finding a way into the dungeon. ¡°Pretty.¡± She thought it was a simple design, but the side was surprisingly delicate. The finely carved rose vines surrounding the rim of the ring twinkled whenever the light hit them, which was exactly Haeun¡¯s taste. ¡°How much is this?¡± The clerk smiled broadly and said. ¡°It¡¯s four thousand one hundred and one hundred thousand won.¡± ¡°Five¡­ Um, no. Six, please. I¡¯ll pay at once. Can I use a credit card?¡± ¡°Of course! Please wait a little bit, Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± The employee who received the card hurriedly left the drawing room, saying she would pack it quickly. Seo Dojoon looked blank. Even before Seo Dojoon stepped forward, he watched the shopping end in front of his eyes. Drinking moderately cooled coffee, Haeun grinned. ¡°This won¡¯t be too much to enter the dungeon, right?¡± There is no difficulty. Rather, it will be enough to overflow. The dungeon in which Ha-eun will enter is only a B-Class dungeon at best. In the end, Seo Dojoon could not hold back his curiosity and asked. ¡°Haeun-ssi, didn¡¯t you call me because of the profit from raiding the dungeon?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that card a card with no limits? Are you thinking of buying in any country?¡± ¡°Yes? Ahaha.¡± Haeun burst into laughter at the rather unexpected question. Then she said, shaking her hand. ¡°What do you mean a country? I am simple.¡± With the money she earns from raiding activities, she will join the ranks of building owners. Because she doesn¡¯t want to be left behind. Like her younger brother and Seo Dojoon, she would be satisfied with just buying a few buildings on the yolk land in Seoul. Isn¡¯t that a rather modest goal? ¡°That card was just given to me by my mom and dad to use today¡­.And as far as I know, it must have been a card issued to commemorate something in the past? In reality, it¡¯s probably not unlimited.¡± ¡°Have you ever reached the limit?¡± ¡°No.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± Seo Dojoon thought that it would be a card with a 100% probability that there was no limit. ¡°It¡¯s more unfortunate than that. I was going to buy you a present today, but¡­¡± ¡°Yes? Ey, why is Seo Dojoon-ssi buying it for me? It is something I will use.¡± ¡°Still, since this is your first dungeon raid with me, I wanted to give you something helpful.¡± ¡°Oho, put it, put it in.¡± Ha-eun waved her hand again, speaking like a manager. Receiving Noodle from Seo Dojoon was already enough. Although Noodle has been sluggish and still a bracelet these days. ¡°Here is the receipt. All items have been packed. Can I have it delivered to your home?¡± ¡°I haven¡¯t moved house yet. Oh, can you send me here?¡± The address that Haeun showed on her cell phone was Jung Eunwoo¡¯s office in the Dungeon Safety Management Office. ¡®When he gets home from work, I¡¯ll ask him to bring it home.¡¯ The employee nodded her head as if it were natural. ¡°I will deliver it within this afternoon.¡± ¡°Please. Oh, and hold on. Seo Dojoon-ssi, take this.¡± Haeun took out one of the products that she had received. It was a ring-shaped communication device that bought a total of six. Haeun held out one of them to Seo Dojoon without hesitation. ¡°Here is a gift.¡± Seo Dojoon asked in surprise. ¡°You mean me?¡± ¡°Why do you want to me¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s the bus fare.¡± Haeun smiled. CH 66 9-12 minutes Author: rolypoly As they decided to raid the dungeon together, Haeun desperately needed someone to guide her as a human compass. And Seo Dojoon, unlike Haeun, looks like he¡¯ll find his way very well. So, distributing communication tools to Seo Dojoon is a very reasonable action. But if she said she was giving him a gift so she could use him as a guide, that wouldn¡¯t be cool, so she gave him a suitable reason. ¡°You said you¡¯d give me a ride on the bus. This is the cost of the trouble.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay. It¡¯s not difficult, and above all, I can¡¯t receive a gift like this from Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°I want to give it to you, so take it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± ¡°Ugh, can you stop saying that it¡¯s okay?¡± Haeun got tired of it and took Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand. A struggle ensued between the one who tried to hold his fist and the one who tried to open his hand. Finally, Haeun spread Seo Dojoon¡¯s hand wide and gave him a ring. ¡°Haeun-ssi, I really¡­.¡± ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi was also thinking of giving me an item as a gift, but shouldn¡¯t it be the other way around? That¡¯s enough. Just tell me this. Do you dislike it because I gave it to you?¡± ¡°Absolutely not.¡± Seo Dojoon was surprised and denied it. Haeun folded Seo Dojoon¡¯s fingers, which were spread out, with a small giggle. ¡°Then take it. It¡¯s not expensive either. And if you have it, there will be a moment when we need it.¡± Because she was really bad at finding directions. She didn¡¯t bother to say anything behind the scenes. After hesitating for a while, Seo Dojoon finally accepted the ring Haeun gave him. He opened his mouth with a slightly happy face. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Hihi. Isn¡¯t it pretty? Do you like it?¡± ¡°Yes, I like it.¡± ¡°It suits you well~.¡± Haeun praised it brightly. Haeun¡¯s shopping was over before she knew that the employee who was watching was strangely excited and that the sudden ring gift stirred Dojoon¡¯s inner feelings. * * * Gates and dungeons were terrible disasters for mankind, but as Hunter¡¯s appearance made it possible to overcome them, it came as an opportunity for new development. One of them is by-products that can only be obtained in dungeons. From medicinal herbs with the power to save dying lives to monster cores that can be used as a new energy source instead of oil. Except for the downside of being dangerous, the dungeon was a new treasure trove to replace the Earth¡¯s gradually depleted resources. Unless it is a special dungeon that is completely destroyed, most dungeons are periodically ¡®reset¡¯ with the resurrection of the boss monster, so resources can be constantly supplied. In other words, when the boss monster disappears, the dungeon goes to sleep for a certain period of time, then wakes up again after resetting, and the energy level of the gate returns to normal. If so, what kind of dungeon would be best in this situation? Of course, it will be a dungeon with a moderate level of difficulty and high demand, and at the same time, it will be a dungeon with a fast reset cycle. It is better if it is a dungeon that has been repeatedly attacked and has an attack method, so-called genealogy, because attacking is easier. For reference, the dungeon that Haeun will enter today, , was also a popular dungeon because it was of the same type as above. Haeun¡¯s hair fluttered as the wind blew in through the open window. In the running car, Haeun turned over the cell phone screen. What popped up on the screen was the data that Seo Dojoon had handed over in advance, which summarized today¡¯s schedule and strategy. Grade: B Classification: Field type (house and garden site) Appearing monsters: Fiends. Undead monster ¡®It¡¯s my first time doing a dungeon other than a cave. Will it be okay?¡¯ However, the attack difficulty didn¡¯t seem difficult. It¡¯s just that Neviros¡¯ subordinates and monsters under his control are annoying, and Nebiros¡¯ own power isn¡¯t strong. Neviros knows this, so he usually hides by changing his appearance as one of his followers. The dungeon raid is over when they clean up the monsters scattered throughout the mansion and defeat Nebiros. Basic information about the dungeon is here. ¡®The most important thing is the item.¡¯ What is dropped in this dungeon? That¡¯s the most important thing. In , she can get red Lycoris, which is a kind of poison, and it is used to make an elixir. In the same way that strong poison can be used to save people, weak poison is mixed with Lycoris for treatment. Since elixir is an indispensable material for hunters, Lycoris also had a fixed demand. ¡®It was about 100,000 won for a Lycoris.¡¯ Haeun, who was looking around the Hunter Market last night, remembered the recent market price of Lycoris. Even though 100,000 won wasn¡¯t a cheap price for one flower, Haeun couldn¡¯t make as much money as she wanted by picking and selling a few flowers. ¡®When can I pick 200,000 flowers?¡¯ Even the roots must be pulled out without damaging them, so heavy labor is expected. Haeun shook her head. There was something else Haeun was aiming for today. The demon Nebiros is knowledgeable about animals, plants, and minerals. Nebiros, who is also an excellent black magician, is said to conduct research by repeating the fusion and dismantling of his powers. And he organizes the newly discovered facts through his research in his leather notebook. Haeun¡¯s goal was this notebook of Nebiros. As the dungeon is an unknown world, information about the dungeon and its flora and fauna is also treated as a very valuable resource. If she can monopolize information, then she can literally sit back and make money. Kiik¡ª. The car stopped in front of a huge clearing with barricades. Sitting in the driver¡¯s seat, Lee Yoonkyung turned to Haeun. ¡°Haeun, did you pack your supplies?¡± ¡°Yees.¡± ¡°Did you take the potion and put the elixir?¡± ¡°Mom, am I an elementary school student on a field trip?¡± Haeun pouted her lips. Since the morning, everyone in Haeun¡¯s family was busy telling her what to do, so she was completely distracted. ¡°Noona. You might get hungry in the dungeon, so make sure to bring something to eat.¡± ¡°Are you going on a picnic now? I¡¯ll bring a gimbap and sit down. Hey, take that out and put this in. Eating it gives you a 10-minute awakening effect and restores your physical strength, so this is a direct hit when you go to the dungeon.¡± ¡°Haeun-ah, did you take everything your Dad gave you? How¡¯s your condition? Should Dad go with you?¡± Everyone was shouting like there was something to do. Haeun didn¡¯t want her whole family to show up, so she left the house with Lee Yoonkyung, who was the most calm. Lee Yoonkyung also said that she was worried but couldn¡¯t help it, and her face showed a bit of nervousness. ¡®Phew.¡¯ Haeun shook her head slightly. She wasn¡¯t in a situation where they knew she wasn¡¯t awakened like before, and Haeun¡¯s EX-class strength made it clear that she was stronger than them. ¡®I¡¯m not a kid who was put on the beach.¡¯ Still, as today was the first day of the official dungeon raid, Haeun smiled lightly and relieved Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s tension. ¡°Anyway, Hunter Seo Dojoon will do everything, well. I will follow him around and only pick up items. And it¡¯s not that dangerous for a dungeon either.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Lee Yoonkyung shed tears as if she was feeling something unusual. ¡°My daughter is really grown up. You went through all the dungeons alone like this¡­ Mom wants to go in too, but I can¡¯t, right?¡± ¡°Mom, please!¡± She really wants to decline that much. Haeun is not a child who needs protection. ¡°I¡¯m not even an elementary school student. What will people think if I come with Mom to raid a dungeon?¡± ¡°Okay, I know. Watch out for cars. Be careful of the dungeon.¡± ¡°I¡¯m about to enter the dungeon now.¡± ¡°Then watch out for monsters. I love you, my daughter.¡± ¡°Phew, okay. I¡¯ll be back.¡± Before Lee Yoonkyung changed her mind again, Haeun hurriedly got out of the car. She waved her hand slightly and immediately turned around and headed inward. ¡°Phew.¡± They almost caught her family¡¯s overprotectiveness by entering with her mother. In a dizzying situation, Haeun broke into a cold sweat. The fact that Ha-eun participated in the capture of was not disclosed to the outside world. had been reported to the government to be completely attacked by the Ahyeon Guild during the five-year contract period. It was because Haeun wasn¡¯t a member of the Ahyeon Guild. As a result, Haeun¡¯s participation qualification was also set as a private assistant rather than an official targeting member. ¡°Hey! Are the gate shields ready?¡± ¡°Whose item is this? Who spilled it here?¡± The area in front of the dungeon gate was busy preparing for the attack. However, that busyness stopped the moment Haeun appeared. ¡°Jung Haeun.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Hunter Jung Haeun¡­¡± The staff of the Ahyeon Guild stopped what they were doing and began to speak noisily. Haeun walked out while receiving the hot stares pouring down on her. She felt a new sensation. In the meantime, the brilliant spotlight has always been pouring on Haeun¡¯s family. But today, Haeun, not anyone else, is getting that attention. In particular, this road was all the more special because it was the way to participate in the dungeon raid. Indeed, now Haeun is also included in the world of hunters. The staff glanced at Haeun with admiration, but they couldn¡¯t bear to come close. Perhaps Seo Dojoon had warned them not to bother Haeun in consideration. Anyway, Haeun was satisfied with the fact that there were no reporters flocking to her like last time. ¡°You¡¯re here! Haeun-ssi.¡± Seo Dojoon, who found Haeun, ran to her. CH 67 The members of Seo Dojoon¡¯s attack team gathered behind him. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m Jung Haeun.¡± Since the first impression was the most important, Haeun approached the group and greeted them with a smile. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says Seo Dojoon looks very happy today.] ¡®Right?¡¯ Even the skin looks good. Today, Seo Dojoon¡¯s skin glowed even more. Did he put on a face mask before he went to sleep? ¡°Ohh, Hunter Jung Haeun!¡± A man who looked like a bear hurriedly ran over, grabbed Haeun¡¯s hand and swung it up and down. ¡°Oh my, you¡¯re really here! I thought our guild leader was lying.¡± ¡°Kwon Joongseo, what do you mean by lying?¡± ¡°Nice to meet you! My name is Kwon Joongseo. I¡¯m a support-type hunter. It¡¯s such an honor to meet you!¡± The opponent, who identified himself as Kwon Joongseo, had a very solid-looking body compared to his short stature. Looking at his appearance, he seems like a tanker who can destroy anything but is unexpectedly a support-type hunter. ¡°Thank you for coming! Did you have breakfast?¡± ¡°Of course, I just ate a bowl of cereal.¡± ¡°Oh, my, you can¡¯t do that. You are doing an important job! I just wanted to make a special power-up energy nut bar for Hunter Jung Haeun if you come! Please have one.¡± Kwon Joongseo handed Haeun a homemade nut bar. After saying thanks, Haeun tore off the wrapping paper and took a bite. It was delicious. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says he¡¯s a good person when it comes to socializing.] Haeun pursed her lips and agreed. A food giver is usually a good person. ¡°I am Yoo Jihyun and I am a dealer. I¡¯m looking forward to working with you.¡± The person who approached Haeun after Kwon Joongseo was a young woman in her late 20s. Yoo Jihyun, with her red-dyed hair tied up high, especially stood out for her tight biceps muscles. She hesitated for a moment after her brief self-introduction. Why? Yoo Jihyun slowly opened her mouth while Haeun smiled at her first. ¡°I¡­ that¡­¡± ¡°Yes, Yoo Jihyun-ssi.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t mind¡­ Can you give me an autograph later?¡± Haeun laughed lightly, knowing that her request was really easy compared to the time she had been waiting for. ¡°Sure. But I don¡¯t have that special sign.¡± ¡°Anything is fine.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll do it later.¡± A bright smile appeared on Yoo Jihyun¡¯s face. Then someone tapped her on the shoulder. As Haeun turned behind her, a familiar face appeared. ¡°Haeun-ah, you¡¯re here.¡± ¡°Aunt Yeojin!¡± Haeun hugged Choi Yeojin. Choi Yeojin, who plays the role of a healer for the Ahyeon guild leader¡¯s exclusive attack team, was someone Haeun knew very well. This is because she is Lee Yoonkyung¡¯s direct junior and worked as a civil servant healer in the past, but she moved to the Ahyeon Guild. She hasn¡¯t seen her lately, but she used to come over to Haeun¡¯s house often. Choi Yeojin, who heard the request from Lee Yoonkyung in advance, smiled brightly and said. ¡°Oh my. It¡¯s been a while. I think the last time I saw Haeun was at your high school graduation!¡± ¡°Hehe. Auntie, how have you been?¡± ¡°I¡¯m always fine. By the way, Haeun-ah. Congratulations on your awakening! Besides, it¡¯s EX. As expected, I knew Haeun would have talent.¡± ¡°I¡¯m so happy to go with my aunt today!¡± ¡°When I heard you were leaving, I asked the guild leader to join. Right? The guild leader?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Haeun and Choi Yeojin laughed at Seo Do-joon¡¯s answer at the same time. In this way, the self-introduction of the team members who will be with Haeun today is almost over. Seo Dojoon, Kwon Joongseo, Yoo Jihyun, Choi Yeojin¡ª. ¡®Huh? But they said there were five team members.¡¯ Haeun, who looked around her, found the last figure. At a distance from her group, a boy who looked younger than Haeun stood with his back against the wall. A boy wearing school uniform pants and a black windbreaker-type hunter suit was staring at his cell phone with his head down. ¡®I think that person is the last team member, playing the role of a tanker and dealer¡­.¡¯ Seo Dojoon, who followed Haeun¡¯s gaze and turned his head, found the other person and opened his mouth. ¡°Jinyoung-ah, you should say hi¡± But there was no return answer. Seo Dojoon said it again. ¡°Jinyoung-ah.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Hunter Oh Jinyoung.¡± When Seo Dojoon¡¯s voice became stricter, Oh Jinyoung raised his head. Oh Jinyoung¡¯s eyebrows drew a mountain crookedly as he met Haeun¡¯s gaze. He didn¡¯t look very happy. At first glance, the mobile game was paused on the cell phone screen. It was the first negative reaction for Haeun, who had only tasted enthusiastic cheers since she revealed her awakening. ¡®Of course, there were people who wrote bad comments on the Internet.¡¯ It¡¯s her first time facing it in person. The opponent opened his mouth slowly. ¡°Oh Jinyoung.¡± Then he lowered his head again and focused on the game on his phone. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is offended by the other person¡¯s attitude, asking where he ended up cutting off his words.] Seo Dojoon, embarrassed by Oh Jinyoung¡¯s attitude, apologized to Haeun. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Haeun-ssi. Jinyoung is not a bad kid¡­.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all right. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Generously, Haeun decided to take into account the fact that her opponent was a minor. In fact, Oh Jinyoung was not the first person to quarrel with Haeun. In the meantime, people have been both jealous and envious of Haeun, who comes from an S-class family. ¡®My middle school days were the worst.¡¯ There were still some immature aspects of the children when she was in elementary school, but by middle school, they all became clever. Among them was a group of so-called bullies who were jealous of Haeun and intentionally quarreled with her. ¡°I heard your real parents actually abandoned you and ran away?¡± ¡°¡­What?¡± ¡°They say Hunter picked you up and raised you. Where can an orphan fool around without knowing a subject?¡± It was a provocation and an insult to Haeun. Haeun wasn¡¯t just someone who was patient, so she jumped on the student as it was. It was only after Haeun¡¯s parents and the perpetrator¡¯s parents were summoned to school that the children stopped bullying Haeun. The fact that a middle school girl who is very interested in her appearance had a big patch on her head that would not be easily repaired must have had a gentle shock to the students. ¡®Compared to them, he¡¯s on the level of cute.¡¯ Haeun thought that she wouldn¡¯t care if he got on the line alone or not as long as Oh Jinyoung didn¡¯t directly challenge her. ¡°More than that, Seo Dojoon-ssi. Look.¡± Haeun, lightly ignoring Oh Jinyoung, turned around in front of Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon blinked at Haeun¡¯s change. ¡°You wore what you bought last time.¡± ¡°You wore what you bought last time.¡± ¡°Right! Doesn¡¯t it look better in a set?¡± ¡°Black suits you well.¡± ¡°Right, right? Because I wear them together, there is a set effect. And ta-da.¡± The most important thing is this! Haeun pulled out a silver dagger from her bosom. When Haeun held the handle, the initial came to mind in gold color on the item recognized the owner. It was the trademark of the item Jung Jinho made. ¡°My Dad made it. It is !¡± ¡°It¡¯s cool.¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes looking at Haeun¡¯s new weapon were somewhat bitter. Unfortunately, Seo Dojoon failed twice in the work requested by Jung Jinho, and the reservation was delayed for several months. It was a small retaliation from Jung Jinho, which Haeun didn¡¯t know. ¡°Guild leader, preparations for entering are complete.¡± ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s do a short briefing.¡± Seo Dojoon conducted a general lead for Haeun, who had no experience raiding dungeons as a team. ¡°The main goal of this dungeon attack is rooting.¡± In fact, it was a dungeon attack that was originally planned to win Haeun¡¯s favor. Unless it was an S-Class dungeon, there weren¡¯t many cases where the guild leader¡¯s exclusive team stepped forward like this. It was usually carried out by a subordinated team of A-Class leaders or by receiving requests for assistance from lower grades. In addition, , which she will enter today, is a dungeon with a genealogy. That means nothing is difficult. So, this attack came like a kind of outing to Seo Dojoon¡¯s team. Even if everyone didn¡¯t say anything out of their mouths, they were thinking about rooting for items while relaxing their bodies. ¡° is divided into three areas. The garden from the main gate, the starting point of the gate, to the mansion is Area A, and the main monsters are skeleton soldiers. The 1st and 2nd floors of the mansion where Nebiros¡¯ familiars appear are Area B, and finally the 3rd floor where Nebiros resides is Area C. If you proceed with the standard attack method, it is expected to take about 10 hours.¡± ¡°Question. What¡¯s the current energy level?¡± ¡°It¡¯s 73 as of today¡¯s morning.¡± ¡°It¡¯s higher than I thought.¡± ¡°If we complete the raid today, it will go down to the early 30s again.¡± ¡°Still, the number is high, so there must be a lot of rooting. That¡¯s great.¡± ¡°Yeojin-ssi, didn¡¯t you say you needed a lot of ¡®moss in the shady mansion¡¯ the other day?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. I tried to make a new reagent, but the items on the Hunter Market were not enough.¡± The team members set the goal for this attack peacefully. Individual items obtained from killing monsters became personal property, so everyone was enthusiastic. ¡®Neviros¡¯ notebook is mine.¡¯ Haeun also made up her mind. ¡°Then let¡¯s enter.¡± Haeun stood in front of the red gate with a strange feeling. After that day, she thought that she wouldn¡¯t even look at the dungeon, but she entered the dungeon of her own will. There is both excitement and tension. Her heart was beating faster than usual. Her heart was filled with an unidentified mix of emotions. After revealing the fact of her awakening, Haeun received mixed cheers from the people and had two thoughts until now. The joy of finally being able to stand side by side with her family and the anxiety of whether she can do well enough to receive their cheers. It¡¯s been six years since she Awakened, but she feels as if she was reborn after breaking the egg. [The constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ cheers for Haeun¡¯s first start.] She has to do well. She will do well no matter what. Haeun swallowed her tension and stepped inside the portal. She felt a huge pressure and felt like her body was being torn apart. It was like a well-kneaded, shaped, and hardened lump of clay that was roughly crushed with a hammer. It was only for a moment that she felt a little nauseous, and the airflow changed instantly. At the same time, cold water drops fell on Haeun¡¯s face. Tuk, tuk, tuk. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s cold!¡± Haeun was surprised and wrapped her head in her hands. It was raining close to heavy rain in the gloomy sky. Then, an umbrella was placed over Haeun¡¯s head. ¡°Ah, thank you.¡± Seo Dojoon approached and held a black umbrella to block the rain from pouring over Ha-eun¡¯s head. However, it is not an actual umbrella, but Seo Dojoon¡¯s magical ability to shape it. ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± Seo Dojoon lightly raised the corner of his mouth and received Haeun¡¯s thanks. Tuk, tuk. Raindrops fell on the surface of the umbrella and made a splashing sound. The umbrella made with magic was not large, but it was enough for Haeun and Seo Dojoon to avoid the rain. However, their bodies were close together, and their forearms kept brushing. ¡®Seo Dojoon-ssi wears perfume.¡¯ Being close together, it smelled like a refreshing, woody scent. This is Seo Dojoon¡¯s perfume taste. The perfume had a nice scent, which bothered her. CH 68 Dududuk. In the pouring rain, the guild members who Seo Dojoon did not choose took out their raincoats. Among them, Kwon Joongseo, the fastest to put on a raincoat, pouted and smirked. ¡°Guild leader, please take care of us, too.¡± Seo Dojoon said without a change in expression. ¡°Haven¡¯t you all prepared items in advance?¡± ¡°But it¡¯s so sad!¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t even answer me. All right, all right. It¡¯s the time when you¡¯re hot, right? I won¡¯t disturb you.¡± What does he mean when it¡¯s hot? Kwon Joongseo, who made eye contact with Haeun, smiled insidiously. His eyes seemed to whisper not to worry because he understood everything. Then he whispered to Yoo Jihyun, who was standing next to him. ¡°As expected, it¡¯s true, right?¡± ¡°I guess so.¡± What on earth? Currently, the Ahyeon Guild members thought that Haeun and Seo Dojoon were dating. The first start of suspicion was when Haeun visited the Ahyeon Guild. ¨C Did you hear the manager? The guild leader brought a hidden lover! The rumor quickly spread through the Ahyeon Guild¡¯s internal messenger and became a hot topic that was talked about all over the company. Since Seo Dojoon, a guild leader who had no special privacy because he was a workaholic, his romance rumor attracted more and more people¡¯s interest. And among them, the one with good eyesight noticed that the woman who visited that day was the non-Awakened daughter of Hunter Jung Jiho. ¡°Look at this. I told you it¡¯s true they¡¯re dating. Isn¡¯t this the guild leader? That¡¯s what Chief Lee said the other day that these clothes are expensive.¡± ¡°The assistant manager is really. It could be someone else. It¡¯s clothes. There could be the same thing.¡± ¡°Right now, the guild leader¡¯s business trip to the US was suddenly extended, so the deputy guild leader attended the meeting. I have a hunch. It¡¯s a hundred percent.¡± ¡°Ey, I don¡¯t think so. By the way, how did you find this person¡¯s Outstagram?¡± ¡°I saw it in Hunter Jung Jinho¡¯s Outstagram?¡± They even speculated on the relationship between the two after seeing the photos Haeun posted on Outstagram. And crucially, a few days ago. ¡°We will also have Hunter Jung Haeun participate in this dungeon raid schedule.¡± The picky guild leader Seo Dojoon made an exception and invited Haeun to the Ahyeon guild¡¯s dungeon raid site. Normally, there would never have been an exception like this. Of course, Haeun, an EX-Class Awakener, was an existence that had to be won over. After thinking about it a little more, it was possible to notice that Seo Dojoon, as the leader of a guild, was also trying to recruit talent. However, for the guild members who were suffering from the principled guild leader, it was much more fun to insist that all of this was because of ¡®love¡¯ rather than such a hard reason. Haeun, who wasn¡¯t aware of the insidious hearts of such guild members, tilted her head. ¡®What¡¯s wrong with them?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ quietly collects stocks that have become pieces of tissue paper, saying that he seems to know.] It rained constantly, even in the midst of the comic talk. Whoosh¡ª. Because it was raining so much, they had to move from place to place first. Seo Dojoon looked back at the guild members and said. ¡°We will quickly get to Area B.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± As if his words were a signal, the huge iron gate in front of them opened on both sides with a rustling sound. Kiiii¡ªboom! [SYSTEM: You have entered Area A of .] Beyond the open front door, she could see the black mansion of Nebiros in the distance. Of course, the rain made the already gloomy mansion look even darker. Right in front of the mansion, a big willow tree swayed and made a rustling sound as if a ghost was swinging on it. Even the red Lycoris that bloomed beneath it shook ominously, creating an illusion as if looking at a sea stained with blood. Haeun whispered to Seo Dojoon while following the group. ¡°Does it usually rain like this here?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not. Some dungeons have a constant climate, but is random. But since it¡¯s raining, today¡¯s attack will be easier.¡± ¡°Is it easier when it rains?¡± ¡°You will soon find out why. Oh, see it over there.¡± Haeun looked in the direction Seo Dojoon pointed. There seemed to be nothing unusual about it except for the swaying red Lycoris. But when she opened her ears and focused her senses, she heard a strange sound along with the sound of rain. It was a gnawing sound as if digging with a finger. And at that moment, something popped out of the middle of the garden. It was someone¡¯s hand, illuminated by flashing lightning. It¡¯s a bone that would have been a hand, to be exact. The bones that stuck out of the ground moved around. Then, like in a scene in a horror movie, they dug up the ground and crawled out like zombies. [SYSTEM: View information.] [Skeleton (Level 4 Undead monster) The skeleton of a soldier guarding the mansion. Reborn as an immortal being through a contract with Nebiros. They once pursued honor as a knight but forgot about it after becoming undead. Vulnerable to holy power.] It is the monster that appears in Area A that Seo Dojoon mentioned beforehand. The monsters that appeared were not one or two. Kiiii¡ª. Like earthworms crawling up from the ground in the rain, skeletons began to appear throughout the huge garden. ¡°Uhm, that¡¯s a lot.¡± It was a fairly large number, but the guild members didn¡¯t seem worried. It didn¡¯t seem like it was simply because the monster¡¯s grade was low. Haeun soon realized the reason. Crash! A skeleton with a crooked back rushed forward with a big blunt weapon menacingly, but it slipped when it stepped in the mud. After that, the monsters following him tripped and fell. The bones clattered together. Seo Dojoon explained in detail when Haeun lost her sense of absurdity. ¡°When it rains, their movements slow down.¡± ¡°¡­I don¡¯t think it¡¯s just to the point of slow?¡± It was just a fool. Is it because they have no brains? Well, it¡¯s a bone, so it doesn¡¯t have a brain. Kikikikikik. Looking at the other fallen skeletons, the surviving skeleton soldiers rattled and laughed. Then they stepped on their friend who had fallen and rushed to the mansion intruder. Oh Jinyoung blew away the skeleton that ran to the front with his shield. Boom¨C! Oh Jinyoung, who had dealt with two or three approaching skeletons, shouted loudly. ¡°It¡¯s come again!¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Yoo Jihyun rushed forward. Despite the muddy water, Yoo Jihyun¡¯s footwork was unstoppable. Yoo Jihyun, who flew lightly, turned around in the air. A skeleton soldier wielded a club and tried to intimidate Yoo Jihyun. ¡°I¡¯ll assist you!¡± When Kwon Joongseo used the skill, blue light flowed around Yoo Jihyun¡¯s body. Click. She pulled her sword out of its scabbard. Slash¡ª. Yoo Jihyun¡¯s sword danced through the gap created by the skeleton¡¯s sloppy movement. A slash and the wind going through the bones instantly split the skeleton in two. Choi Yeojin shouted as she put heal on Yoo Jihyun. ¡°Jihyun-ssi, behind you, too!¡± Yoo Jihyun ran out again and kicked hard at the headless spinning skeleton. Yoo Jihyun¡¯s face was covered in red hair that was wet from the rain and wind. But then, a hand protruded from the ground and grabbed Yoo Jihyun¡¯s ankle. ¡°Ack.¡± Yoo Jihyun jumped into the air with a slight panic. Skeletons followed Yoo Jihyun, who rose into the air, forming towers like candy. It would have been a spectacular sight of the year if the monsters had threatened the safety of civilians. The moment Yoo Jihyun stumbled, unable to withstand the weight of dozens of skeletons, Seo Dojoon¡¯s black whip from the other side grabbed the skeleton. ¡°Be careful.¡± The skeleton was firmly fastened by the black whip, which glistened insidiously. It was like a liquid that melted in a sticky way. The joints of the skeleton, whose movements were sealed, twisted grotesquely. Seo Dojoon firmly grabbed the handle of the whip and hit it hard. Clank¨C! The skeletons that formed the tower fell into pieces instantly and fell to the ground. ¡°Wow! As expected, the guild leader is the best!¡± Kwon Joongseo made a fuss and jumped up and down, which didn¡¯t fit his look. And Haeun, who was watching all this from the back¡ªwas a little surprised. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ is genuinely impressed with Seo Dojoon¡¯s team¡¯s clean attack method.] Seo Dojoon¡¯s team moved in perfect order as if they had become a single organism. Even if there was a small disturbance, the order was quickly restored and there was no break in movement. It felt that they were taking the most efficient motion without any unnecessary things. Moreover, Hunter Seo Dojoon was also amazing. Haeun had already seen Seo Dojoon¡¯s movements several times. She could see a clip of Seo Dojoon¡¯s movements just by watching YouTube. Besides, didn¡¯t she see it happen right in front of her eyes in the United States? However, it was the first time Haeun felt it as directly as today. ¡®I guess he won first place in the rankings with his performance.¡¯ Even now, the dense black magic left by Seo Dojoon¡¯s attack stimulated Haeun¡¯s body. The guild members of Seo Dojoon¡¯s direct team, the Ahyeon Guild, were also a high rank. She knew that all of them were A-Class except for Seo Dojoon, but the teamwork worked well, so it had more effect than that. Even Oh Jinyoung, who strangely scratched Haeun¡¯s nerves, did his part. Haeun awkwardly scratched her cheek. ¡®They¡¯re good.¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ agrees with Haeun a hundred times and nags Haeun to watch and learn right away.] Haeun recalled the dungeon in Gyeonggi-do that she had attacked with Jung Eunwoo and Jung Sehyun. ¡°No, this side is right.¡± ¡°I told you it was way too far. And Hyung, why do you keep leading when you lose at rock-paper-scissors? I¡¯ll be the first to walk, so follow me.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Oppa. Get out of the way right now. And Sehyun, you go back too. I am the captain.¡± ¡°Jung Haeun. Jung Sehyun. You guys keep messing with each other?¡± The Jung siblings¡¯ team consisted of only three kings. As a team, they had to make concessions and cooperate with each other, but this side fought by saying they were right and wrong. Since everyone was trying to take the initiative, it was only natural that the attack¡¯s progress would be delayed. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ lament how it could be such a mess even though it was a team made entirely of high rankers.] Haeun shot in anger. ¡®If I had a map, I could have escaped quickly!¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun is bad at the direction, so she can¡¯t find her way even if she looks at the map in front of her.] Haeun was hurt by the factual violence. It was sadder that it was irrefutable. This time she realized that teamwork is important in attacking. It was then. Haeun, who felt the monster¡¯s energy rising right from her feet, quickly blossomed her abilities. Numerous golden orbs rose like fireflies in the large garden. Haeun¡¯s enormous magic power spread, creating a strong wave. All Ahyeon guild members looked back at Haeun in surprise at the sudden appearance, which was accompanied by strong magic pressure. CH 69 Noodle on Haeun¡¯s wrist vibrated. Haeun drew her hand wide down toward the damp garden where hundreds of undead were buried, trying to climb onto the ground. Boom, boom, boom! At that moment, the ground turned upside down and shook as if it were an earthquake. For a brief moment, the heavy rain changed direction, splashing the soil in the garden and causing a series of explosions. Boom, boom! When the explosion, which lasted for quite a while, finally stopped, what unfolded in front of people was the sight of all the skeletons buried under the ground being fragmented and scattered all over the garden. Tring¨C. [SYSTEM: Synchronization rate has increased.] [SYSTEM: Current synchronization rate of 21.13%] As usual, Haeun¡¯s notification window popped up at the same time. [SYSTEM: Area A breakthrough completed Achievement rate: 97% (Pass if 95% or more) Monsters Killed: 243 Duration: 00:21:57] A notification window popped up saying that the attack in Area A had been completed. ¡°No way.¡± Oh Jinyoung opened his mouth stupidly and dropped the shield. Kwon Joongseo quickly turned his head to look at the ruined surroundings. Yoo Jihyun froze as she held the sword, and Choi Yeojin dazedly clapped her hands. And their leader, Seo Dojoon, was somehow impressed. Haeun, who was struggling with magic, suddenly realized. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s right.¡± I¡¯m here to take a bus today. At this rate, instead of taking the bus, it was like Haeun was giving them a ride. She suddenly felt a lot of energy, so she acted without realizing it. Haeun smiled awkwardly and looked back at the people. Then, the people became completely excited and rushed at Haeun. ¡°Oh my! Hunter Jung Haeun! What was that just about?¡± ¡°Is what I saw real? You said you finished it all by yourself?¡± ¡°Haeun-ah! You are so amazing!¡± ¡°Ahahaha.¡± Haeun laughed awkwardly at the enthusiastic response. She decided to work hard, but she didn¡¯t want to intervene except when taking down the final boss monster. She did the right thing right from the beginning. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s almost the shortest time, isn¡¯t it? Has our guild ever shortened the time like this?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been here with team leader Park before, but it seemed like it took two hours even then.¡± ¡°Right? That¡¯s really great. Isn¡¯t this the level where you have to get an achievement notification? Is it a system error?¡± Come to think of it, Haeun also faced an alarm that surfaced as an abnormal achievement in the United States. Curious, Haeun asked Kwon Joongseo. ¡°How do achievement alerts appear?¡± ¡°Ah, about that. If the time required is the shortest, or if you show a play that will impress the system, it will come up. Needless to say, I thought it would be the shortest time. It usually takes about 90 minutes to attack Area A.¡± ¡°Hmm¡­¡± Haeun¡¯s record was 21 minutes. There may have been a delay due to rain, but it wasn¡¯t to the extent that they thought it took long. Kwon Joongseo visibly regretted it and grunted. ¡°If this level of record can¡¯t be registered as an achievement, how many minutes did the first place pass?¡± And at that moment, the Constellation spoke to Haeun. [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ asks Haeun if she is curious.] He acted as if he could show it to her. Haeun opened her eyes wide and nodded. Then, in front of Haeun, a window appeared that showed traces of time different from what usually comes to mind. [SYSTEM: Achievement Ranking * Only one person with a high contribution will be recorded * Classification: Attack Time 1st place: JHE 2nd place: A.A.A ¡­ 7th place: Jung Haeun] Haeun was in 7th place. She said the average attack time was 90 minutes, so she thought it would be a decent grade, but it was lower than expected. However, there was something that caught Haeun¡¯s attention more than the fact that she was ranked 7th. It¡¯s the name that occupies the top row of the list. ¡®Me?¡¯ She was shocked to see that the initials were the same. Haeun could not have missed the notification window informing her that she had completed her achievement for today. For Haeun, it is the first time in her life to clear the dungeon . She didn¡¯t suffer from memory loss, and there¡¯s no way she could have forgotten when she attacked it. She didn¡¯t know who it was, but it seemed that someone with the same initials as Haeun left a record. ¡®You¡¯re good.¡¯ Haeun closed the system window feeling a little proud as a person with the same initials. ¡°Anyway, thanks to Hunter Jung Haeun-nim, it ended very quickly.¡± ¡°I know. Also, don¡¯t you think the guild leader is in a much better condition than usual today?¡± Kwon Joongseo openly smirked at Choi Yeojin¡¯s impression. ¡°There must be someone who wants to look good. Don¡¯t you think so, guild leader?¡± Haeun is the only new member of Seo Dojoon¡¯s team today. Haeun secretly checked Seo Dojoon¡¯s face at the words that must have been referring to her. The expression is the same as usual. However, when their eyes met, he secretly avoided Haeun¡¯s gaze. ¡®Huh.¡¯ This is a different reaction than usual. So she wanted to tease him more. Haeun smirked and asked. ¡°Did you want to look good for me?¡± Seo Dojoon¡¯s lips twitched. He tried hard to stick to his expressionless face. ¡°I always do my best in everything.¡± ¡°Aha.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true.¡± ¡°Who said no?¡± ¡°¡­.¡± ¡°Hehe.¡± How cute. ¡°By the way, it keeps raining. What about Lycoris?¡± ¡°The raid on Area A was over quickly, so shall we go after harvesting a little?¡± After hearing Choi Yeojin and Yoo Jihyun¡¯s conversation, Haeun looked at the garden in the rain with cloudy eyes. The problem with the skeleton that was buried in the garden had been resolved so nothing else would come out. But when she thought she had to pluck flowers in the pouring rain, her eyes darkened. Boo¡ªm! As if representing Haeun¡¯s troubled mind, thunder and lightning struck. ¡°Is it really necessary?¡± She really hates to do it. No matter how Haeun vows to live hard from now on, it means that she will fulfill her responsibilities as a hunter, not that she will work on picking flowers in the rain. Fortunately, Seo Dojoon recognized Haeun¡¯s inner thoughts and sided with her. ¡°Let¡¯s give up Lycoris. This dungeon has a fast reset cycle, so the next raid will come soon. Or, there is time until the gate closes after the raid is complete, so you can root at that time.¡± ¡°Hmm. Well, it¡¯s not that long because the cycle is about 50 days.¡± ¡°It rains so much that digging it up without damaging the roots will be difficult. I pass too.¡± ¡°Then you know that we all have the same opinion¡­¡± ¡°But I want to root everything and go?¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes turned backward at someone¡¯s voice of opposition. After unknowingly exclaiming at Haeun¡¯s performance, Oh Jinyoung, who had kept his mouth shut without saying a word, was the main character of the voice. Oh Jinyoung crossed his arms and stood. ¡°Except for Lycoris, there is nothing to root here. Inside, everything is full of useless items.¡± ¡°It also has devil horns.¡± It is an item that extends the expiration date by grinding it into powder and adding it to drugs. However, Oh Jinyoung protested harshly that it was not enough. ¡°That¡¯s a completely useless item!¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Lycoris is similar to a useless item, so he just seems to want to pick a fight.] ¡°There were dungeons with better things in the first place.¡± ¡°Oh Jinyoung.¡± ¡°If the rank is high, the unit price is high. If it¡¯s EX-Class, can you do whatever you want? You¡¯re not even a guild member¡ª¡± ¡°Hunter Oh Jinyoung, stop it.¡± Only then did Oh Jinyoung shut his mouth at Seo Dojoon¡¯s stern voice. But he still had displeasure in his eyes. He even glared at Haeun. ¡°Hahaha. Why is our Jinyoung suddenly like this?¡± When the atmosphere suddenly became cold, Kwon Joongseo deliberately laughed loudly and tapped Oh Jinyoung on the shoulder. ¡°The price of devil horns has risen a lot these days. I¡¯ll give you all my share. Let¡¯s sell it to the Hunter Market. Okay?¡± ¡°Who wants to have a useless item like that? I could have gone elsewhere today. All of a sudden, Hunter Jung Haeun got involved¡ª¡± ¡°Oh, my. Our Jinyoung must be in a bad mood today. Should this Uncle take a walk with you?¡± Kwon Joongseo, as if trying to block Oh Jinyoung¡¯s mouth, grabbed him between his armpits and dragged him inside. Haeun laughed in vain. ¡®Does it seem like there¡¯s something wrong with me?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ gets angry, saying that he doesn¡¯t even want to know about the low-rank punk that isn¡¯t worth it.] ¡®Is he defending his territory?¡¯ (t/n: ?? means defending one¡¯s territory or the state of a person who settled down first, acting high-handedly to a person who joins later.) [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun is not even a guild member of the Ahyeon Guild.] ¡®Maybe he¡¯s more territorial since I¡¯m not a guild member.¡¯ If Haeun takes issue with Oh Jinyoung¡¯s attitude here, the atmosphere in the team will be tense. Of course, it is a situation where it is clearly felt that Oh Jinyoung is picking a fight with Haeun. But apart from everything, Oh Jinyoung was Seo Dojoon¡¯s team member. Even if he¡¯s on a crooked line for Haeun, it means he¡¯s been acting with others for a long time. In the end, wouldn¡¯t his arm bend inwards? ¡°Uhm.¡± She doesn¡¯t think she should have come. Haeun regretted it for the first time. After all, nothing is free in this world. If she decided to take the Seo Dojoon express bus, the real passengers who were on the bus in advance would have to endure it. It¡¯s as if Ha-eun was even behind the wheel of the bus! ¨C Hunter Seo Dojoon, I just want to get off! ¨C It¡¯s dangerous, so please sit down until you reach your destination, customer. She wants to get off now, but the bus has already left. Damn it. CH 70 ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± Flustered, Haeun called Seo Dojoon¡¯s name. The smell of perfume that had been felt subtly in the rainy garden comes out. While hugging Haeun tightly, Seo Dojoon put his hand behind her waist. ¡®Oh, my.¡¯ Haeun¡¯s body began to stiffen and tense in a situation where she couldn¡¯t feel any sense of distance. It seemed that the slightest movement would bring him closer. Rather than that, why the hell is he acting this way all of a sudden? ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± He didn¡¯t get hit in the head while dealing with monsters, did he? She¡­ wanted to say that too loudly, but the words she couldn¡¯t bear to come out lingered around Haeun¡¯s lips. The fact that Seo Dojoon got hit in the head from somewhere is just as ridiculous as saying that boiled beans sprout. However, the situation where he hugged Haeun tightly like this didn¡¯t make any more sense. Yes, even monkeys sometimes fall from trees, and Seo Dojoon could have been hit on the head. Just give healing to his head, and he will be better. Haeun, who came to a rational conclusion, spoke earnestly. ¡°I¡¯m going to go find Aunt Yeojin, not Oh Jinyoung.¡± ¡°Are you hurt?¡± ¡°No, Seo Dojoon-ssi¡­¡± I think you¡¯re the one who hurt your head! However, Seo Dojoon did not move as Haeun wanted. He buried his face in Haeun¡¯s shoulder. Haeun was struggling with how close the breath felt to her neck. ¡°Haeun-ssi, aren¡¯t you tired?¡± A languid sigh tickled Haeun¡¯s ears. ¡°Would you like to go somewhere where only two of us can be together?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you relax for a while?¡± The soft voice was quite seductive. Haeun was shocked inwardly. ¡®Where has our Confucian scholar gone!¡¯ It seems he got hit on his head. This was not something Seo Dojoon would say. And most of all, she wants to tell him to keep a little distance. Every time he speaks, his breath keeps touching the nape of her neck, and even Haeun feels weird. ¡°Let go of this for now.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, what Seo Dojoon-ssi needs right now is a healer. Anyone can fall from a tree. So don¡¯t be stubborn¡­aww!¡± Haeun struggled, but her feet slipped, and she fell backward. Haeun, who hit her buttock, let out a painful sound. At that moment, a shadow formed above Haeun. Seo Dojoon took a seat between Ha-eun¡¯s legs and sat halfway down. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Seo Dojoon smiled dizzyingly and ran the back of his hand over Haeun¡¯s cheek. She didn¡¯t hit her cheek when she fell, so what is he doing with her cheek? However, that hand gesture was a direct blow to Haeun. In the meantime, this and that have happened, but if she looks at Seo Dojoon from the outside, he still has an appearance that matches Haeun¡¯s taste. However, when such a man smiled dizzyingly and touched Haeun¡¯s cheek, the heat suddenly rose to her head. ¡°I¡¯m okay. Rather, please get out of the way. We have to finish the attack first.¡± Haeun was so flustered that she said to attack first. ¡°I¡¯m sure the others are waiting. Let¡¯s go back quickly.¡± ¡°What does it matter?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°The attack is not urgent. So I want you to focus more on me than on attacking.¡± Ironically, at that moment, Haeun realized that her opponent wasn¡¯t Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon was a person who would keep the rules even if the earth perished tomorrow. There was no way he would say that the attack was not urgent and put it off. Haeun, who was selecting possibilities, came up with the correct answer. ¡®Is it Nightmare?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun finally noticed it, and it was fun because it felt like he was watching a crazy drama] ¡®If you noticed, don¡¯t keep it to yourself and let me know.¡¯ Haeun, who was really swayed by Seo Dojoon thinking he had gone crazy, grumbled. The Nightmare in the form of Seo Dojoon laughed as she rolled her eyes. Since she knew it was a Nightmare, she could look at Seo Dojoon¡¯s strange behavior with a little less judgment. Haeun grumbled to herself as she looked at the seductive smile she had never seen before. ¡°Wow, tore it up.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ suddenly feels anxious that Haeun might have fallen for the Nightmare.] ¡®Because I¡¯m sane?¡¯ She was just interested in the current situation. The Nightmare Seo Dojoon made much better use of his appearance than the real Seo Dojoon. There was an atmosphere in him that felt drowsy, decadent, and dangerous somewhere. That may be more emphasized due to the nature of Nightmare, but it was really great. ¡®I¡¯ll have to tell him later.¡¯ Haeun is determined that when she meets the real Seo Dojoon, she will tell him what happened in detail. Just thinking about how embarrassed that wooden man would be made her happy. As if responding to the temptation, the mischievous Haeun placed her hand on the Nightmare¡¯s cheek. Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes widened and then slowly folded into a crescent shape. He put his hand on top of Haeun¡¯s and whispered. ¡°I love you, Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Yeah, me too.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. How about an outdoor wedding at our venue? Having three children is impossible, so I¡¯ll think about one.¡± Haeun giggled. Too bad she can¡¯t record this. She will tease him all her life. But at that time, she felt a sudden presence in a place not far away. Haeun turned her head¡ª. ¡°Heuk.¡± She found Oh Jinyoung, who was spying on Haeun and Seo Dojoon with a blushing face as if he were a tomato. Why are you coming out of there? Haeun, embarrassed, tried to explain the situation to Oh Jinyoung quickly. But¡ª. ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Oh Jinyoung left an apology that sounded like he was screaming, and then he ran away with a face that looked like it would explode. She suddenly regained consciousness as if she had been doused with cold water. Currently, the Nightmare in the form of Haeun and Seo Dojoon was lying on the floor, exuding such and such an atmosphere. It was a perfect situation for anyone to misunderstand. ¡°I, I have to catch that guy.¡± Haeun jumped up. She had to grab Oh Jinyoung and cover his mouth right now. Haeun and Seo Dojoon aren¡¯t even close, and Oh Jinyoung, who feels disappointed for Haeun, could spread false rumors about them! Haeun pushed Seo Dojoon¡¯s face with the palm of her hand. ¡°Hey, get out of the way quickly!¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi, why all of a sudden¡­.¡± ¡°Stop playing around and avoid it yourself if you don¡¯t want to die.¡± Haeun, who had played along with the Nightmare¡¯s pranks until now, growled, baring her teeth. Sensing Haeun¡¯s warning, the Nightmare dropped his body. Haeun jumped up and brushed off her clothes. ¡®Let¡¯s catch Oh Jinyoung first.¡¯ Haeun, who was contemplating whether to kill the Nightmare in front of her eyes or catch Oh Jinyoung first, decided that the latter was more urgent. She brushed her messy hair back and then turned around. Then the Nightmare, who backed away but didn¡¯t give up, followed Haeun. ¡°Haeun, where are you going?¡± ¡°The joke is over, now go.¡± ¡°Why are you leaving me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you know I¡¯m leaving because I¡¯m really busy? If you know your life is precious, would you please go?¡± ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Hey?¡± No matter how insincere it may be, half-talk is unacceptable. The moment Haeun turned around, her hand was grabbed by a small hand. The eyesight is lowered abruptly. It wasn¡¯t Seo Dojoon. A boy wearing a gray hoodie, taller than Haeun¡¯s waist, held Haeun¡¯s hand and looked up at her. In an instant, the thought of Oh Jinyoung completely disappeared from Haeun¡¯s head. She froze in place as if possessed. Haeun¡¯s eyes examined the child¡¯s body everywhere. Dirty clothes with a lot of dust as if they were rolling somewhere, and a young face full of worry. After seeing how surprised Haeun was, the Nightmare knew he would win. ¡°It¡¯s dangerous out there. Don¡¯t go anywhere. Come with me¡­ Ugh.¡± But that was an illusion. ¡°Who are you impersonating now?¡± Haeun¡¯s hand stretched out in an instant and squeezed the Nightmare¡¯s neck. A disgusting little body was lifted from the ground. The Nightmare twisted his body in agony and shook his legs wildly. ¡°Uh¡ªugh.¡± ¡°How dare, you.¡± From Haeun¡¯s toes, the intense magic flowed threateningly. Her energy was similar to that of a monster that had her prey in front of her eyes. The Nightmare giggled at the clear feeling of anger. He had never felt such intimidation from his master, the demon Nebiros. Haeun¡¯s eyes under her hair were colored like a black abyss. And at that moment, the magical power that had been revolving around her opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Nightmare into her body in an instant. ¡°Kyaaaaaagh!¡± The outer skin made by Nightmare burned with Haeun¡¯s magic. The burned body created acrid smoke as if it had been destroyed by a hot fire. The Nightmare, who was barely alive, groaned as if in agony. ¡°Ukkkh.¡± ¡°Who told you to peek into my memory?¡± Haeun¡¯s teeth gave off a chilly voice. It was a markedly different attitude from when Nightmare imitated Seo Dojoon. It seemed as if she would twist the Nightmare¡¯s neck like breaking a chicken¡¯s neck and kill him. The Nightmare felt a great fear of death. ¡°I, I was wrong. Please spare me¡­ Uhh.¡± Tendons sprouted from the hand holding his neck. The Nightmare brought back the face of Seo Dojoon, whom Haeun had shown favor to in order for him to survive in the blink of an eye. Seo Dojoon gasped for breath in agony. ¡°Please save me, Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you stop joking around like that?¡± He had no intention of accepting the pranks played by the Nightmare in front of her. It was already long after the line was crossed. Haeun lightly flicked her finger up. A finely compressed solid golden line cut through the Nightmare¡¯s ears. CH 71 ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi?¡± Flustered, Haeun called Seo Dojoon¡¯s name. The smell of perfume that had been felt subtly in the rainy garden comes out. While hugging Haeun tightly, Seo Dojoon put his hand behind her waist. ¡®Oh, my.¡¯ Haeun¡¯s body began to stiffen and tense in a situation where she couldn¡¯t feel any sense of distance. It seemed that the slightest movement would bring him closer. Rather than that, why the hell is he acting this way all of a sudden? ¡°Excuse me¡­¡± He didn¡¯t get hit in the head while dealing with monsters, did he? She¡­ wanted to say that too loudly, but the words she couldn¡¯t bear to come out lingered around Haeun¡¯s lips. The fact that Seo Dojoon got hit in the head from somewhere is just as ridiculous as saying that boiled beans sprout. However, the situation where he hugged Haeun tightly like this didn¡¯t make any more sense. Yes, even monkeys sometimes fall from trees, and Seo Dojoon could have been hit on the head. Just give healing to his head, and he will be better. Haeun, who came to a rational conclusion, spoke earnestly. ¡°I¡¯m going to go find Aunt Yeojin, not Oh Jinyoung.¡± ¡°Are you hurt?¡± ¡°No, Seo Dojoon-ssi¡­¡± I think you¡¯re the one who hurt your head! However, Seo Dojoon did not move as Haeun wanted. He buried his face in Haeun¡¯s shoulder. Haeun was struggling with how close the breath felt to her neck. ¡°Haeun-ssi, aren¡¯t you tired?¡± A languid sigh tickled Haeun¡¯s ears. ¡°Would you like to go somewhere where only two of us can be together?¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you relax for a while?¡± The soft voice was quite seductive. Haeun was shocked inwardly. ¡®Where has our Confucian scholar gone!¡¯ It seems he got hit on his head. This was not something Seo Dojoon would say. And most of all, she wants to tell him to keep a little distance. Every time he speaks, his breath keeps touching the nape of her neck, and even Haeun feels weird. ¡°Let go of this for now.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to.¡± ¡°Seo Dojoon-ssi, what Seo Dojoon-ssi needs right now is a healer. Anyone can fall from a tree. So don¡¯t be stubborn¡­aww!¡± Haeun struggled, but her feet slipped, and she fell backward. Haeun, who hit her buttock, let out a painful sound. At that moment, a shadow formed above Haeun. Seo Dojoon took a seat between Ha-eun¡¯s legs and sat halfway down. ¡°Are you okay?¡± Seo Dojoon smiled dizzyingly and ran the back of his hand over Haeun¡¯s cheek. She didn¡¯t hit her cheek when she fell, so what is he doing with her cheek? However, that hand gesture was a direct blow to Haeun. In the meantime, this and that have happened, but if she looks at Seo Dojoon from the outside, he still has an appearance that matches Haeun¡¯s taste. However, when such a man smiled dizzyingly and touched Haeun¡¯s cheek, the heat suddenly rose to her head. ¡°I¡¯m okay. Rather, please get out of the way. We have to finish the attack first.¡± Haeun was so flustered that she said to attack first. ¡°I¡¯m sure the others are waiting. Let¡¯s go back quickly.¡± ¡°What does it matter?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°The attack is not urgent. So I want you to focus more on me than on attacking.¡± Ironically, at that moment, Haeun realized that her opponent wasn¡¯t Seo Dojoon. Seo Dojoon was a person who would keep the rules even if the earth perished tomorrow. There was no way he would say that the attack was not urgent and put it off. Haeun, who was selecting possibilities, came up with the correct answer. ¡®Is it Nightmare?¡¯ [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ says that Haeun finally noticed it, and it was fun because it felt like he was watching a crazy drama] ¡®If you noticed, don¡¯t keep it to yourself and let me know.¡¯ Haeun, who was really swayed by Seo Dojoon thinking he had gone crazy, grumbled. The Nightmare in the form of Seo Dojoon laughed as she rolled her eyes. Since she knew it was a Nightmare, she could look at Seo Dojoon¡¯s strange behavior with a little less judgment. Haeun grumbled to herself as she looked at the seductive smile she had never seen before. ¡°Wow, tore it up.¡± [The Constellation ¡®Mutant of the Abyss¡¯ suddenly feels anxious that Haeun might have fallen for the Nightmare.] ¡®Because I¡¯m sane?¡¯ She was just interested in the current situation. The Nightmare Seo Dojoon made much better use of his appearance than the real Seo Dojoon. There was an atmosphere in him that felt drowsy, decadent, and dangerous somewhere. That may be more emphasized due to the nature of Nightmare, but it was really great. ¡®I¡¯ll have to tell him later.¡¯ Haeun is determined that when she meets the real Seo Dojoon, she will tell him what happened in detail. Just thinking about how embarrassed that wooden man would be made her happy. As if responding to the temptation, the mischievous Haeun placed her hand on the Nightmare¡¯s cheek. Seo Dojoon¡¯s eyes widened and then slowly folded into a crescent shape. He put his hand on top of Haeun¡¯s and whispered. ¡°I love you, Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Yeah, me too.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yeah. How about an outdoor wedding at our venue? Having three children is impossible, so I¡¯ll think about one.¡± Haeun giggled. Too bad she can¡¯t record this. She will tease him all her life. But at that time, she felt a sudden presence in a place not far away. Haeun turned her head¡ª. ¡°Heuk.¡± She found Oh Jinyoung, who was spying on Haeun and Seo Dojoon with a blushing face as if he were a tomato. Why are you coming out of there? Haeun, embarrassed, tried to explain the situation to Oh Jinyoung quickly. But¡ª. ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± Oh Jinyoung left an apology that sounded like he was screaming, and then he ran away with a face that looked like it would explode. She suddenly regained consciousness as if she had been doused with cold water. Currently, the Nightmare in the form of Haeun and Seo Dojoon was lying on the floor, exuding such and such an atmosphere. It was a perfect situation for anyone to misunderstand. ¡°I, I have to catch that guy.¡± Haeun jumped up. She had to grab Oh Jinyoung and cover his mouth right now. Haeun and Seo Dojoon aren¡¯t even close, and Oh Jinyoung, who feels disappointed for Haeun, could spread false rumors about them! Haeun pushed Seo Dojoon¡¯s face with the palm of her hand. ¡°Hey, get out of the way quickly!¡± ¡°Haeun-ssi, why all of a sudden¡­.¡± ¡°Stop playing around and avoid it yourself if you don¡¯t want to die.¡± Haeun, who had played along with the Nightmare¡¯s pranks until now, growled, baring her teeth. Sensing Haeun¡¯s warning, the Nightmare dropped his body. Haeun jumped up and brushed off her clothes. ¡®Let¡¯s catch Oh Jinyoung first.¡¯ Haeun, who was contemplating whether to kill the Nightmare in front of her eyes or catch Oh Jinyoung first, decided that the latter was more urgent. She brushed her messy hair back and then turned around. Then the Nightmare, who backed away but didn¡¯t give up, followed Haeun. ¡°Haeun, where are you going?¡± ¡°The joke is over, now go.¡± ¡°Why are you leaving me?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you know I¡¯m leaving because I¡¯m really busy? If you know your life is precious, would you please go?¡± ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Hey?¡± No matter how insincere it may be, half-talk is unacceptable. The moment Haeun turned around, her hand was grabbed by a small hand. The eyesight is lowered abruptly. It wasn¡¯t Seo Dojoon. A boy wearing a gray hoodie, taller than Haeun¡¯s waist, held Haeun¡¯s hand and looked up at her. In an instant, the thought of Oh Jinyoung completely disappeared from Haeun¡¯s head. She froze in place as if possessed. Haeun¡¯s eyes examined the child¡¯s body everywhere. Dirty clothes with a lot of dust as if they were rolling somewhere, and a young face full of worry. After seeing how surprised Haeun was, the Nightmare knew he would win. ¡°It¡¯s dangerous out there. Don¡¯t go anywhere. Come with me¡­ Ugh.¡± But that was an illusion. ¡°Who are you impersonating now?¡± Haeun¡¯s hand stretched out in an instant and squeezed the Nightmare¡¯s neck. A disgusting little body was lifted from the ground. The Nightmare twisted his body in agony and shook his legs wildly. ¡°Uh¡ªugh.¡± ¡°How dare, you.¡± From Haeun¡¯s toes, the intense magic flowed threateningly. Her energy was similar to that of a monster that had her prey in front of her eyes. The Nightmare giggled at the clear feeling of anger. He had never felt such intimidation from his master, the demon Nebiros. Haeun¡¯s eyes under her hair were colored like a black abyss. And at that moment, the magical power that had been revolving around her opened its mouth wide and swallowed the Nightmare into her body in an instant. ¡°Kyaaaaaagh!¡± The outer skin made by Nightmare burned with Haeun¡¯s magic. The burned body created acrid smoke as if it had been destroyed by a hot fire. The Nightmare, who was barely alive, groaned as if in agony. ¡°Ukkkh.¡± ¡°Who told you to peek into my memory?¡± Haeun¡¯s teeth gave off a chilly voice. It was a markedly different attitude from when Nightmare imitated Seo Dojoon. It seemed as if she would twist the Nightmare¡¯s neck like breaking a chicken¡¯s neck and kill him. The Nightmare felt a great fear of death. ¡°I, I was wrong. Please spare me¡­ Uhh.¡± Tendons sprouted from the hand holding his neck. The Nightmare brought back the face of Seo Dojoon, whom Haeun had shown favor to in order for him to survive in the blink of an eye. Seo Dojoon gasped for breath in agony. ¡°Please save me, Haeun-ssi.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you stop joking around like that?¡± He had no intention of accepting the pranks played by the Nightmare in front of her. It was already long after the line was crossed. Haeun lightly flicked her finger up. A finely compressed solid golden line cut through the Nightmare¡¯s ears. CH 72 The Nightmare screamed in agony, holding his ears that had completely disappeared without even shedding blue blood. When the Nightmare felt his life was in danger, he desperately cried out. ¡°I, if you kill me, Lord Nebiros will find out!¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter because I have to catch him anyway. Do whatever you want.¡± ¡°Ugh¡­! P, please. Free me, and I will tell you where the treasure is!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need it.¡± ¡°Master¡¯s treasure is not just a thing. It¡¯s such a great record! You will definitely love it!¡± At the word record, Haeun paused. Nebiros¡¯ notebook, which Haeun aimed at targeting Dungeon, is also a record of his research. It seemed that the demon in front of her knew the whereabouts of the notebook Haeun was looking for. The strength in Haeun¡¯s hands loosened very slightly. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°I swear by Neviros!¡± ¡°Okay.¡± When the demon makes a promise, betting on a higher-ranking demon is the same as risking one¡¯s own life, so that statement wouldn¡¯t be false. Haeun let go of the Nightmare. The Nightmare, who was finally free, grabbed his neck and groaned. Haeun thrust a well-sharpened dagger at the Nightmare. ¡°Lead ahead.¡± The Nightmare nodded his head in terror. The freed Nightmare stuttered against the wall. When he touched some sort of hidden lock, she heard a rattle, and the door burst open. Beyond the door was a spiral staircase leading upward. Ha-eun raised her right eyebrow at the existence of a secret passage that was not even mentioned in the genealogy. ¡°I will guide you.¡± The Nightmare entered the secret passage first with a trembling body. As Haeun followed, the door creaked and closed. As she went up the spiral stairs, she saw an iron door with a stream of light coming out of it. She wondered if it was locked, but when the Nightmare touched it, the door unexpectedly opened right away. ¡°This is the collection room of the Lord Nebiros.¡± It was a hexagonal room. There seemed to be nothing unusual about it except that armed skeletons stood like ornaments at every corner. Haeun quickly looked around the room. Unlike the main building of the mansion where the lower demons were stationed, there was no one here. Because it was so quiet that not a single ant passed by, she could hear the rain outside the window more clearly. The Nightmare wiggled his long fingers and said cautiously to Haeun. ¡°T, then, I¡¯m free now, right?¡± ¡°Eung, yeah.¡± ¡°T, thank you¡­!¡± Slash¡ª. But at that moment, the dagger that Haeun was holding cut off the Nightmare. The neck was cut off, but the head rolled its scared eyes as if it didn¡¯t want to die right away. After a while, the golden mana that shone along the cut surface exploded with a bang. Bang¡ª A short vibration sounded in the room. Looking down at the floor where no trace was left, Haeun coldly brushed her hair. ¡°I didn¡¯t say I¡¯d let you go alive.¡± You shouldn¡¯t have imitated him. Haeun mercilessly turned her body around. Even when Oh Jinyoung picks a fight with her, her mood wasn¡¯t that bad. Haeun quickly looked around the room, determined to find the target notebook and get out of the dungeon as soon as possible. However, despite searching everywhere, the notebook was not found. ¡°As expected, Nebiros has it.¡± Haeun clicked her tongue. However, instead of the leather notebook, there was something that caught Haeun¡¯s attention. It was a huge picture frame covered with a red velvet cloth. Only one frame was hidden. It¡¯s just a frame, but somehow she felt magic similar to and familiar to Haeun in that object. She wondered what was contained in the frame beyond the cloth. Haeun, who was hesitating, eventually approached the frame. She pulled the cloth that covered the frame little by little, wary of the surroundings. At that moment, the space where Haeun was stepping began to shake and shatter. The scent of flowers was so strong that the surroundings changed and felt terrible. A cool breeze tickled Haeun¡¯s cheeks. When her sight returned, what Haeun faced was an open-air exterior. ¡°Where is this?¡± For a moment, she wondered if she had landed in a strange place. However, she soon saw a huge mansion and a garden with swaying stone mountains, confirming that this was the mansion of Nebiros. The place where Haeun stood still was also on the willow pillar, which she thought was like a ghost riding a swing. The rain that had been pouring down like a storm had stopped, and the dazzling sun was rising. Haeun pulled her cheek all the way. ¡°Ouch.¡± Seeing the pain, it¡¯s not a dream. ¡°Am I possessed by a ghost?¡± It definitely has the same appearance, but it felt like a different space. Or could this be the ¡°record¡± that the Nightmare was talking about? [SYSTEM: View the entered dungeon information.] [Mansion of Nebiros (B)] Fortunately, the system window of the dungeon was working normally. Seeing that there were no alarms coming up, it didn¡¯t seem like she was moved to another space like when she got Noodles the other day. ¡°I need to go back first.¡± If she re-enters the mansion and finds Seo Dojoon and the others, she will know for sure if this place is real or an illusion. Holding on to a branch of a willow tree, Haeun looked down at the floor and measured the angle at which she would jump. ¡°One, two¡­¡± But the moment she counted to three and was about to jump, something that jumped out of Haeun¡¯s wrist stopped Haeun. Shh, shh. ¡°Noodle?¡± Startled, Haeun grabbed a tree and staggered as she tried to jump. It was Noodle. Noodle that had been sleeping without showing its face for nearly two months had woken up! ¡°Noodle! Are you okay now?¡± The smart Noodle nodded as if he understood Haeun¡¯s question. Tears welled up in Haeun¡¯s eyes. This is because even though she knew that the condition of Noodle wasn¡¯t good, she had no way to solve it, so she was just looking at it. According to Kim Hyunseok¡¯s research results, Noodle is more of an item than a monster, but Haniel¡¯s blacksmiths and Jung Jinho both shook their heads, saying that they couldn¡¯t fix Noodle. ¡°That¡¯s a relief. You can¡¯t be sick now, okay? Do you understand? My heart almost drop.¡± Shh, shh. ¡°Our smart Noodle understands what I mean, right? I¡­¡± Haeun, who was making a fuss, stopped talking. She felt an unfamiliar presence. Looking around, Haeun noticed that someone was entering from the entrance of the mansion in the distance. Whoosh¡ª. ¡°Shh.¡± Haeun lowered herself while holding on to Noodle that danced happily. She hid behind swaying willow leaves and peeked at the opponent in the distance. Because the face couldn¡¯t be identified correctly due to the distance, Haeun looked for the Constellation. ¡°Do you see who it is?¡± There was no reply from the Constellation. Haeun lowered her voice and asked again. ¡°Can¡¯t you see?¡± There is still no answer. Haeun scratched her head at the strange quiet situation. There were times when the Constellation ignored Haeun¡¯s questions, but this time it didn¡¯t seem necessary. ¡®Anyway, he¡¯s not here when I need it.¡¯ Instead of pushing Constellation to answer, Haeun focused on the characters she could see in the distance. There weren¡¯t many people in the group. There were only three. It seemed like they were talking to each other, but she couldn¡¯t hear them at all. At that moment, the ground began to ring. Small stones bounced and vibrated on the ground. The dust rose. Bones began to pop out of the ground like sprouts blooming in spring. These are skeleton soldiers who never die and come back to life. Doo doo doo. Skeleton soldiers who came out of the ground created a huge undead wave.On rainy days, the soldiers, who were constantly mumbling, lined up like a kind of army under the bright sunlight. It seemed quite plausible to create a gloomy atmosphere with a blunt weapon. Haeun, who was sitting on the tree, decided to watch the situation for now. Clap, she heard a sound like a clap. At the same time, as if an error had occurred, the system window in front of her shook and scratched. It wasn¡¯t just the system. The dungeon Haeun had entered was also trembling violently as if a natural disaster had occurred. The whole body¡¯s senses went on high alert and sent a warning message to Haeun. Dddrrrrt¡ª. Before she knew it, several large and small circular pathways had appeared in the big garden. It was similar to Haeun¡¯s ability, but the places beyond it were various places in the dungeon, not another dimension. Various places could be seen, such as the big iron gate at the entrance to the dungeon, the ominous garden with stone mountains, and the main building on the house¡¯s first floor, where a lower-level demon lived. The space was connected to each other, and there were three people at the end. ¡°That¡¯s amazing.¡± Haeun blankly muttered, forgetting that she was spying on her opponent. That person with similar power was using this power much more carefully and skillfully than Haeun. Haeun could open the door but couldn¡¯t specify what was beyond. In addition, rather than attacking by controlling the flow, it was closer to using the collision and explosion of disparate energies that couldn¡¯t mix with each other. However, the opponent in front of her seems to control the dimension with perfect intentions. Shhh. Noodle waggled its tail in response to the magic filling the space. Forgetting that time was passing, Haeun blankly gazed at the sight. CH 73 ¡°Haeun is late.¡± In front of the central stairs going up to the area of the 3rd-floor boss monster demon Nebiros. Choi Yeojin, who was looking at the harvested items, murmured anxiously. Half of the entire team had already gathered. Seo Dojoon arrived first, followed by Choi Yeojin and Yoo Jihyun, who returned after completing the raid. They also received a call from Oh Jinyoung and Kwon Joongseo that they would arrive soon. Haeun is the only one who has no news. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t we look for her?¡± Choi Yeojin carefully asked Seo Dojoon¡¯s opinion. ¡°What if there¡¯s an accident?¡± Seo Dojoon was silent with a troubled face. Just then, people arrived to bring news to those who had been waiting. The team of Kwon Joongseo and Oh Jinyoung was returning from afar. The two of them were arguing in a loud voice that could be heard from afar. ¡°No, I told you it¡¯s true? Mister, don¡¯t you believe me?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I don¡¯t believe you, Jinyoung¡­ It¡¯s common sense, doesn¡¯t it? Does the guild leader have such a temper? Were you just dreaming for a while?¡± ¡°It¡¯s true! I saw it clearly with my own eyes! In a place where there are no people, the two of them¡ª huh?¡± Oh Jinyoung¡¯s eyes shook in embarrassment when he found Seo Dojoon waiting with arms crossed at the place where everyone was supposed to gather. In fact, Oh Jinyoung had a lot of complaints about Haeun¡¯s participation in the raid. Oh Jinyoung¡¯s awakening rank was quite high at A-Class, but he was dissatisfied with his own rank. He first refused to admit that he was only an A-Class. ¡®A member of the top guild in Korea, who uses 4 additional stats and 5 skills?¡¯ He thought he should be judged as S-Class. And, of course, S-Class Hunters need the best items, epic items. If everything went as planned, he could get an item that fits with his honor this time. Right after that, he was assigned a dungeon that was predicted to contain epic items! ¡®Let¡¯s go!¡¯ Looking forward to the day he entered the dungeon, he also named his new weapon. He thought it would be moderately dignified and okay if it were . ¡°We will also have Hunter Jung Haeun accompany us in this raid.¡± However, the plan went awry when Jung Haeun, who is said to be an EX-Class Awakener, suddenly joined the raid. That wasn¡¯t enough, so the destination was changed to the B-class dungeon instead of the A-Class dungeon they originally planned to attack. On the other hand, the A-class dungeon where his lovely partner, , and the blood phage will be waiting, will be led by the auxiliary team that they decided to enter together. It was like a dog chasing a chicken and only staring at the roof. It was only natural that Oh Jinyoung¡¯s attitude towards Haeun would become crooked. ¡®Are you abusing your power because you¡¯re EX?¡¯ In Hunter society, rank was justice and standard. However, Oh Jinyoung thought that the current situation was unfair because he didn¡¯t consider himself to be A-Class. The inferiority complex about the grade that was sleeping deep inside him began to leak out. And the moment when Haeun wiped out the monster in Area A. Tak. Oh Jinyoung realized how shabby he was and felt shame at the same time. How ridiculous he must have looked to that person. After feeling the difference in Haeun¡¯s overwhelming strength, he couldn¡¯t say that he was a man comparable to an S-Class. If he had owned an epic item, would he have been able to do it like Haeun? No, he instinctively felt that he couldn¡¯t do that. Haeun completely destroyed Oh Jinyoung¡¯s bluffing pride that he wore like a protective film. This served as an opportunity for Oh Jinyoung¡¯s attitude toward Haeun to change more hostilely. Oh Jinyoung quarreled with each and every one of Haeun¡¯s attitudes. And when Haeun tried to show off her strength, he snatched the opportunity. It was as if he was trying to prove that he was the strongest person here. The reason he agreed to split up from the second floor was because he wanted to beat Haeun properly to prove his skills and flatten the opponent¡¯s nose. Therefore, he focused much more than usual, finished his attack quickly, and immediately found Haeun. However, Haeun was dating the guild leader in a place where people didn¡¯t see her. Of course, at the time they met, he was surprised to witness the guild leader¡¯s act of deep love, so he apologized and left the scene without even realizing it. However, Seo Dojoon, who was with Haeun only a few minutes ago, was now with other team members. ¡°Why is the guild leader here?¡± ¡°What does that mean, Oh Jinyoung?¡± Oh Jinyoung rolled his eyes. Something was off. Oh Jinyoung, who was thinking hard, grasped the situation before long. ¡®So it¡¯s Nightmare.¡¯ What was next to Jung Haeun was not the real Seo Dojoon, but a demon who possessed people. Jeong Haeun was possessed by the demon and was foolishly distracted. Seeing that Nightmare changed into Seo Dojoon¡¯s appearance, it seemed that he dared to like the guild leader on the subject. When he realized that his opponent had been tricked by something like Nightmare, Oh Jinyoung¡¯s mood suddenly rose vertically. He is better than her, ha. ¡°Oh Jinyoung, what about Hunter Jung Haeun?¡± Oh Jinyoung grinned and said to Yoo Jihyun, who asked about Haeun¡¯s whereabouts. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, I guess she¡¯s having a good time somewhere.¡± ¡°What are you talking about?¡± ¡°I say she¡¯s having a really fun time. Maybe it¡¯s because she¡¯s an EX-Class. Rather, why don¡¯t we just ignore that person and go up to the 3rd floor by ourselves?¡± Oh Jinyoung, who thought this was an opportunity when Haeun wasn¡¯t around, suddenly suggested it. ¡°Let¡¯s clear this dungeon quickly. Rooting is all ruined, so there¡¯s no need to keep wasting time here. Hurry up and join the dungeon we originally planned to go to¡­¡± It was then. Boom¡ª. Suddenly, the building in the dungeon rang loudly. The people who had been gathering freely became alert for a moment. The vibration lasted short and ended quickly. However, it was safe to say that there was no possibility that an unusual phenomenon in the dungeon would lead to a good thing, so everyone¡¯s faces hardened. Seo Dojoon stepped forward. ¡°Hunter Oh Jinyoung.¡± Oh Jinyoung, who had been fiddling around as if he had a motor in his mouth, stood up at a word from Seo Dojoon. ¡°Did you see Haeun-ssi?¡± ¡°W, why do you ask me that? I don¡¯t know.¡± ¡°Hunter Oh Jinyoung, I don¡¯t say it twice.¡± In an instant, the atmosphere turned cold. Choi Yeojin, who was worried about Haeun, Yoo Jihyun, who took out her sword at the sudden earthquake, and Kwon Joongseo, who was hurriedly trying to pack his things, all stopped moving. And Oh Jinyoung, who was pointed out by Seo Dojoon, was nervous and broke into a cold sweat. ¡°Hunter Oh Jinyoung?¡± ¡°A, actually¡­¡± Overwhelmed by the momentum, Oh Jinyoung eventually confessed that he had seen Haeun captured by the Nightmare. He couldn¡¯t bear to say that it was Seo Dojoon who became the Nightmare. However, Kwon Joongseo, who had been listening to Oh Jinyoung¡¯s story the whole time, noticed the situation and swallowed the embarrassment. Seo Dojoon let out a short laugh. ¡°So, did you just pass by after watching it?¡± ¡°W, we decided to split up and take care of ourselves¡­¡± ¡°I also told everyone to cooperate together when a dangerous situation occurs.¡± Oh Jinyoung closed his mouth at Seo Dojoon¡¯s criticism. Seo Dojoon was also aware that Oh Jinyoung was secretly picking a fight with Haeun. However, the problem was that it was difficult to point out because it was at the level of gently touching the face, so it was difficult to deal with it at the level of paying more attention. The guild leader is trying to recruit Haeun to the Ahyeon guild, but his team member, not anyone else, is interfering. This wasn¡¯t the day he planned. At his feet, black magic power flowed like a shadow in the sunset. The other guild members who were watching gulped their saliva, not even thinking about interfering. Seo Dojoon gloomily groaned. ¡°So you didn¡¯t do anything wrong?¡± ¡°It¡¯s E, EX-Class, so there¡¯s nothing to worry about! And the fact that we finally came to the B-Class dungeon today was because that person wanted to come. Then, of course, she should know how to do it by herself¡­¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t I ask for your consent first in the first place? I think I definitely gave you a choice. If you don¡¯t want to participate in this dungeon attack, you can skip it.¡± There would be no guild members who would openly oppose the fact that the guild leader was inviting a special hunter. However, once he decided to follow it, he had to follow it without hesitation until the end. Not being so uncooperative. ¡°An earthquake occurred in , which shouldn¡¯t have happened.¡± There was a bitter smile on his expressionless face. At the same time, the black magic that was hovering at his feet turned toward Oh Jinyoung. ¡°Ugh.¡± Oh Jinyoung was swallowed up by magical power like an endless swamp. Oh Jinyoung¡¯s face turned white. The elongated mana was like a gigantic snake with its mouth wide open. Oh Jinyoung, who had become a shivering herbivore, grabbed him by the neck and gasped for breath. Choi Yeojin urgently stopped Seo Dojoon. ¡°Guild leader! Please stop it!¡± ¡°Get out of the way, Choi Yeojin-ssi.¡± ¡°It¡¯s Jinyoung¡¯s fault, but let¡¯s find Haeun first!¡± As if mentioning Haeun had an effect. Seo Dojoon let go of Oh Jinyoung. Oh Jinyoung, who barely escaped from the suffocating black space, shed tears while trembling. He didn¡¯t even think to raise his head. It seemed that if his eyes met, he would be consumed by his deep magical powers again. Seo Dojoon, who had been acting like a pushover in front of Haeun, disappeared, and Seo Dojoon, the former No. 1 ranking and Ahyeon Guild leader, looked down at Oh Jinyoung. Seo Dojoon said coldly. ¡°The attack must be carried out as a team. If you don¡¯t cooperate with each other, no matter how low the level of the dungeon, you will not be able to escape safely. Jinyoung, you aren¡¯t even a beginner who has just started raiding, and don¡¯t have the experience to know that, so why are you acting foolishly?¡± ¡°I, I was wrong.¡± ¡°Of course, Ha-eun is neither a member of Ahyeon¡¯s guild nor a member of your team. However, since she decided to join us in this raid, we had to act like a team. But I don¡¯t know how to interpret this disappointing situation.¡± Everyone held their breath at the insidious rising spirit of S-Class. The weak bow their heads before the strong. That was the absolute rule of the Hunter world. In the first place, Haeun, who was an EX-Class but behaved like a dull person, was an unusual case. ¡°Find Hunter Jung Haeun. Right now.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Everyone ran out at the same time as if they were united. Seo Dojoon frowned as he saw guild members stretching out in all directions. The overflowing magic shook ominously as if to represent his mood.