Chapter 493 – Outbound Earth (33)

Deokgu, who entered the dungeon with a woman, recorded the highest income in the history of the dungeon base that day. Billionaire Income Billionaire Income I’ve heard a lot about this, but it was the first time that even the soldiers guarding this base had seen someone who made this kind of income overnight.

Watching Deok-gu casually receive the money they could barely earn without having to eat cheaply for years and save money, Deok-gu took half of it and sent it to Ji-hye.

“Did you make money with this?”
“Ah, hey— that, I can accept something like this… Are you?”
“What can’t you do? If we hunt together, it’s half the price. It was like that in my time.”
“When I… ?”
“There is such a thing.”

Deok-gu, lightly brushing aside what had happened in her other world, urged her to pay for the cleaning of her car. After staring blankly at the amount stamped on her smartphone, she immediately deposited her cleaning fee with Deokgu.

Even after that deposit, there was still an amount of over one hundred million won in her bank account. She was a ton of money she had never seen in her entire life.

“—Hey!”

After the settlement was over, Deok-gu climbed into her car and burst into laughter as he saw Ji-hye calling him again.

“Why, do you need 10,000 won today?”
“Yes? Oh, that’s not- that…”

Wisdom swallowed her saliva and bit her lips as if she was too embarrassed to speak, then she carefully opened her mouth.

“… Would you like to have a meal together? I will live.”

It was the first after in Deokgu’s life.

* * *

Kimbap Heaven.
The best restaurant for office workers without money.
Deokgu smiled bitterly as he looked down at the pork cutlet in front of him.

“Please eat! The food here is really good!”
“Ah yes.”

Tonkatsu in a place like this must be delicious to be frozen… Thinking so, Deokgu sliced ​​the pork cutlet without anticipation and took a bite. And she was amazed.

This is because the pork cutlet, which must have been frozen, boasted an unexpectedly great taste. It is probably the taste created by frying thousands of tens of thousands of pork cutlets and finding the optimal oil temperature and optimal time.

While eating pork cutlet, admiring the taste made with skill rather than ingredients, Deokgu met Jihye’s eyes, who were smiling at him.

“Is it delicious?”
“… Yes, it is delicious.”
“Right? This is a real restaurant. I didn’t come here because I had no money! I really came here because it was delicious!”

Saying that, she began to inhale the ramen in front of her with a chopstick. One line of kimbap in ramen. If it’s simple, it’s a simple diet.

However, looking at her smile as she pours gimbap in ramen soup into one bite, it seems that fine dining at super-expensive restaurants costing hundreds of millions of won per meal is not very enviable.

“I… Oh boss?”
“Hmm?”
“It’s embarrassing to eat if you look at me like that…” .”
“Oh, sorry. It makes me happy to see you eating.”

Deokgu turned his head and quickly ate the pork cutlet. This taste at this price. Perhaps it boasts the best in the country in terms of cost-effectiveness alone.

After lightly devouring her and her meal, Deokgu waited for her to finish her meal. Realizing that Deokgu had finished her meal first, she began to hurriedly stuff gimbap and ramen into her mouth.

“—I ate well! Boss, calculation!”
“Yes-.”

Since she said she would buy it for her, Deok-gu, who was standing behind her, met eyes with the owner of the store. The owner looked at the two with a puzzled expression.

It must have been so strange to see someone who looked like him getting food from a woman. Realizing that fact, as soon as Deokgu left the store, he pointed to a cafe that opened right next to him and said,

“Would you like some coffee? I will buy this.”
“Oh no! Coffee is definitely…”
“I will live.”

Entering the cafe, Deok-gu ordered an Americano and Ji-hye ordered something like Peperopuri. Hearing her spell right next to him, Deokgu wondered if she was really memorizing something.

After going inside and sitting there quietly, Deok-gu, who had been getting coffee, found Ji-hye tapping on her smart phone. Yeah, she wouldn’t enjoy being with a guy like her.

‘Ah, that’s why I said it wasn’t necessary.’

Only then did Deok-gu, remembering her actions that made her understand, asked her with a quiet nod.

“Why did Jihye decide to become her hunter?”
“Yes? Oh, me? I’m that… Because of money.”
“Money?”
“Yes. I’m in need of money.”

She laughed it off as if she didn’t want to tell me why she needed the money haha. She could find out why without lifting her finger if she wanted to, but she didn’t bother digging.

The downside of his cheat ability was this. That he could uncover any secret if he wished. There are secrets he wants to hide somehow, and inside stories he can’t tell others. It comes into his head just by wishing.

Even in the 21st century social media era, where people upload their own information, this ability is overly seductive, so I had to be careful not to use it intentionally.

“Oh, boss, why are you a hunter?”
“I’m not a Hunter.”
“… Yes? But you’re so strong—”

Wisdom fell into deep thought at Deokgu’s contradictory words that he was not a hunter even while displaying powerful abilities. And after a while, she came to her own conclusion.

“Ah, maybe it’s not a hunter, but a wizard, something like this?”
“… Jihye, don’t you watch the news?”
“… Hey, I don’t have time.”

Hunter work is harsh. A 3D industry that does not know when it will die even though it holds the overwhelming victory of modern civilization called a rifle.

That’s why most hunters rarely hunt for a long time every day. Surprisingly, what remains is time.

Ji-hye, who wastes every penny of an hour, saved even that time. Her daily routine is full of work, except for minimal sleeping time and traveling time.

“I have a part-time job.”
“While working as a hunter?”
“Yes… He, she organizes a party since she almost died doing it alone. But since it’s not possible to find a party every day…”

Hmm – Deok-gu let out an empty wind and carefully touched the rim of the half-empty coffee cup to suppress the suggestion that came to his mind.

[Then why don’t you party with me] Lani, no matter how hot she is, it was a very shady proposal.

She wouldn’t want that either. Isn’t she the woman who was so bored that she was with herself in the first place? She wanted to party with her, which was a good deed, even if she suspected that she was a snake or a whore after money.

“It must be difficult.”
“… Yes.”

Wisdom lowered her head in pity and dyed her face dark. She is not fooled she doesn’t go over

“Then why don’t you party with me?”

Ah-.
Deokgu let out a sigh and then let out a sigh.
Because her face of wisdom burned brightly like a god who had regained her light.

‘That expression is against the rules.’

Deokgu became a temporary party venue.
A party of just the two of you.

* * *

“Do you think Deokgu is weird?”
“Yes, Master.”

Seol, pouring tea into a teacup, said so and reported the behavior of Deokgu, who was being escorted recently. I often stare blankly into space. Then he blushes and kicks his hands and feet wildly.

Moves to an unreported location once a week, loses contact there for a long time, etc.

Do-jin, who heard the story, thought it was worth reporting that Seol was strange.

“Have you been subjected to some kind of brainwashing ability this time?”
“It won’t be. I couldn’t find any problems in the daily in-depth inspection.”
“Aren’t you doing something wrong?”
“… I hadn’t even thought of that case. Sorry. Master.”

Seeing Seol lowering his head and apologizing, Dojin waved his hand. He had nothing to apologize for. It’s true that Deok-gu is behaving strangely, but he hasn’t caused any major problems yet.

He deserves credit for figuring it out before he caused any trouble. There was just one problem.

“Right now I’m busy so I don’t have time to meet Deokgu…”

Do-jin was busy dealing with the recent incident in another world. In the process of half of the magical power of the other universe flowing into the earth, the gods of the outer universe who were stimulated by this appeared one by one and were aiming for the earth.

It would be a big deal if even one of them entered the earth, so Dojin was fighting a cosmic fight to keep them from approaching.

Now I am spending days that are more intense than fighting the demon king or the gods of another world. He didn’t have time to worry about one duck.

“Would you like to tell the other kids to investigate? Kids playing now… Talk to Ga-hee.”
“—I understand. Master.”
“Okay then, good job.”

After hearing the report, Dojin crossed over to another world again. Seol was faithful to the mission he left the moment Do-jin disappeared in front of his eyes.

Immediately after jacking the airwaves flying in the air and completing the eavesdropping defense, he calls Ga-hee, and soon after, the communication is connected.

[Hello?]
“Master. It’s New Year’s Eve. By order of the Supreme Master, I have something to report…”
[Is it Dojin? What?]

Seol, who reported to Ga-hee exactly what he had told Do-jin, tilted his head as if it was strange to see Ka-hee, who had no reaction even after hearing his report.

But a moment later, a high-pitched, deafening sound hit her auditory system.

[Kyaaaaagh-! That’s love, love! This Deokgu guy is secretly dating!]

“Romantic relationship… Are you talking? Master didn’t say anything like that, but-“

[Do-jin is that guy. What does he know He has never had a proper relationship.]

Seol, unable to understand what Kahi was talking about about proper dating, bit her mouth shut. However, Kahi, who started to put a motor on her mouth, continued to open her mouth without stopping.

[Good, me, Nahee, and Dahee. It’s been a while, isn’t it time for the three princesses of Ghana to get together? Ah, Seol. You come too.]
“Yes… All right. Master.”

Unsure of what the hell she was trying to do, Seol quietly ended her phone call while suppressing his mixed emotions.

And she pondered for a long time on whether or not to tell Do-jin about the contents of this call.