Chapter 535 – IF I Am Alone in Another World 21

After that, Hoyeon had several more sparring sessions with Sayoung, confirming her growth.

“Um, yeah. It wasn’t an illusion. It wasn’t even luck. … Sayoung, you have talent.”

“… Talent, Ira.”

This is a new word. Sayoung is a promising candidate for the snake beastman clan and a candidate for chieftain. She is one of the few prisoners sent to the dungeon for the Great Warrior Exam.

The word talent was a very familiar word to her. At the same time, it was also a word that had not been heard much recently.

Let alone Ho-yeon in front of her, it was not her talent that she could boast about in front of her Do-jin, which frustrated her now.

However.

“Is it really, really possible?”

“If you think about the fact that you’ve been in this city for less than 100 days… Compared to then, the growth is truly unbelievable. “I have never seen a genius grow at such a fast pace.”

“Master Hoenn. “I asked if it was possible.”

“Don’t rush it. It’s urgent. I asked if it was possible? ─No matter what it is, as long as you put in the effort.”

It is possible.

What remains by Dojin’s side.

Either as a warrior or as a female.

You can have more adventures with him.

The Great Warrior, who was much stronger than him, guaranteed that fact. Sayoung clenched her fists at that fact.

‘You can do it.’

She didn’t want to give up on her adventure like this.
She didn’t want to give up on the Daejeonsa exam, miss the opportunity to witness the great adventure by Dojin’s side, and didn’t want to part ways with the outstanding male named Dojin.

She wants to be with him.

Her burning desire overtakes her. It was the first time she felt this burning since she was a child and learned about the vision of her clan.

“─Please help me. Ambassador.”

“Okay, but will it be difficult? Now that I know you’re so talented… “I will use that talent to the point of burning it out.”

“It is my hope.”

Sigh-.

Hoyeon smiled and looked at Sayoung.

Raising the future of prisoners. It was worth giving up all honors and becoming a Dungeon Master just for that.

Raising these geniuses to strengthen the power of beastmen. Because that is what she pursued, giving up the rest of her life.

“I’ll make you cry. Projection.”

Hoyeon said so and taught Sayoung all the secret techniques he knew.

A week has passed since I taught her like that.

“─Sayoung, you have no talent.”

“… Yes?”

“No, why are you doing this?”

Hoyeon came to regret his decision after a week.

* * *

Even though Sayoung was missing, the dungeon hunt went smoothly. That was because they were circling the lower floors compared to when they were a four-person party, and also because they approached the monsters more cautiously than when Sa-young was around.

The burden of not having a single frontman did not just fall on Dojin. The loss of a shield station in front was a risk that the entire party had to bear.

What if a new monster appears while Dojin is hunting a monster and targets the back row? If Orion or Raize, who had weaker armor than the vanguard Dojin, could not withstand the attack, the two could have suffered serious injuries.

And in the middle layer, a major injury means the destruction of the party. If you go outside, there are priests who will heal any injury, but if you die in the dungeon, it means nothing.

The group who knew that fact took care of each other and were wary of monsters. Thanks to this, the fact that Sayoung was gone was not noticeable.

“Isn’t there a big problem even without Sayoung?”

“… Orion. Don’t say that. Because I don’t like this situation itself.”

“Huh-uh-what don’t you like?”

“Walk around with bated breath like a rat, and when you encounter a monster, deal with it secretly so as not to be caught.”

A clumsy method that uses any means necessary to achieve one goal. This is something a soldier who only pursues victory or a thief who doesn’t care about what others think would do.

That wasn’t the prosecutor’s job. It wasn’t even what Dojin wanted to do. Moreover, the fall was even more severe because there was no need for this until recently.

Of course, I thought it was a stupid idea from the perspective of Orion, a former special forces ranger, and Rize, who only cares about efficiency.

“Don’t try to find honor in the dungeon. “It’s a battleground for survival, where you never know what kind of monsters will appear.”

“… “I know.”

I know it’s an inefficient and irrational idea. This is an even more unbelievable thought for Do-jin, who has experienced the war of modern Earth with bullets flying and bombs exploding.

However, even if it is a path so foolish that no one would walk it.

Dojin knew that this was the way to protect his soul.

‘Because I came to a fantasy world…’

That couldn’t be done on Earth. Even if he is the world’s best swordsman, Do-hoon, he cannot win in a head-to-head fight with a nine-year-old child holding a rifle.

It was foolish to cut down with bullets, and when tanks or combat helicopters appeared, they could not do anything and were helplessly massacred.

But what about here? What if here in another fantasy world where things that could not be dreamed of on Earth can come true?

Dojin could dream. A dream of standing on top of the world with just one sword.

‘I miss you.’

When will Sayoung return? Dojin was truly looking forward to it.

* * *

“Dojin. “Here it is.”

Do-jin, who received money from Pion, kept a portion as usual and saved the rest.

After taking the remaining amount and saving it as usual, Pion took the slip and quietly looked around him and whispered to him.

“I… Are you really okay?”

“What?”

“Sayoung hasn’t been seen these days. If something happens, the guild will do its best to cooperate. If necessary, I can recommend other adventurers to Dojin’s party─.”

“Pion. “It’s pointless meddling.”

“… It was a mistake. “I’m sorry.”

Pion, who received Dojin’s gaze, slightly lowered his head and carefully went inside. Dojin frowned slightly when he saw Pion like that.

As an employee of the Adventurer’s Guild, it was natural for her to be worried about her party. From the perspective of a guild that exchanges magic stones brought by first-class adventurers and makes a living from the fees, a decrease in the profits of Dojin and his party leads to a decrease in the guild’s profits.

So you can understand. However, understanding and acceptance were separate areas. Dojin understood the guild’s behavior, but she did not tolerate it.

‘You’re trying to get involved in someone else’s party…’

If there had been another option in this city other than this guild, I would have switched there right away.

However, there is only one adventurer’s guild in this city, and thus they were able to maintain their upper position against the adventurers.

Dojin, one of the few top adventurers, was nothing more than a part that could be replaced at any time from the guild’s perspective. They only gave it preferential treatment because it was a somewhat rare part.

“Leader. Is it finished?”

“Uh. “What about Rise?”

“Mr. Raije went first. Are you busy researching magic or something?”

Not long ago, Raije collected Dojin’s body tissues and fluids, and from that day on, he devoted himself to magical research all day.

When she was able to join the dungeon exploration, it was a diplomatic decision to replenish the materials needed for magic research, not because she truly enjoyed exploring the dungeon.

At first glance, his appearance could be seen as cold-hearted, but at the same time, he looked extremely wizard-like.

“I guess I’ll go on a date alone with the leader after a long time?”

Orion muttered about the fact that he could monopolize Dojin to himself. It was her first time being alone with her, and Dojin headed to the place she was leading, thinking that he needed to deepen his friendship with her.

I didn’t know because she usually stayed silent and followed Sayoung to the bar she went to, but she didn’t seem to like those noisy bars.

This is because I was guided to a quiet bar where I could not even hear people chatting or looking at me.

“Now, leader. What would you like to drink?”

“… “I don’t know much about this.”

“Oh. Then, I will order it myself?”

So Orion ordered incomprehensible drinks that were said to be the dew of the World Tree or the breath of spirits.

After a while, the bartender appeared again holding two glasses. Do-jin’s eyes shook wildly when he saw the brightly colored wine glass in front of him.

‘Is this two or three silver coins?’

Do-jin remembered the price of the alcohol written on the price tag and sighed to himself. This price was not burdensome, but I was not used to overspending, consuming silver coins for one drink, not even a bottle of alcohol.

Considering that the Ise-gye beer she usually drinks costs about 3 or 4 dong per glass, she was now downing 100 beers in one gulp.

“Why? “Don’t you like this kind of thing?”

“… No, it’s not like that.”

“Shall we salt it?”

Do-jin raised his glass to Orion, who was offering him a glass of alcohol, and after taking two glasses, he drank alcohol starting with a silver coin.

The moment he felt the taste swirling in his mouth, a tsunami of emotion swept over his entire body.

I have never drunk alcohol like this on Earth. It was unbelievable to think that the alcohol in my father’s liquor store started in hundreds of millions.

The price of the alcohol in front of you is only silver. If you convert the amount in hundreds of millions into another world’s currency, you would have to use gold or platinum coins…

“How is it? It tastes good, right? It is the pride of our elf clan.”

“… Was this made by elves?”

“That’s right.”

“Why is it so delicious?”

“Unlike humans who insist that our alcohol is high-quality, elves’ alcohol lasts for 10 or 100 years at most, and we can age it ourselves.”

Only then did Do-jin realize the secret of the taste of the alcohol in front of him. Unlike alcohol on Earth, which is expensive just because it was made a long time ago and is not available for sale.

In this world, there is magic that can control the flow of time and elves who live forever. As long as they exist, it is impossible for them to become more expensive simply because they are older and less numerous.

The price of alcohol here is proportional to the taste. Alcohol that is 100 times more expensive than beer is literally 100 times more delicious.

“Anyway, leader. “I’ll ask you while you’re drunk.”

“What?”

“Leader. … Do you feel uncomfortable doing it with Sayoung?”

How much alcohol was involved? Dojin, who was pleasantly drunk, listened to Orion’s words and fell into thought for a moment. Are there any complaints about working with Sayoung?

Perhaps the humans of this world viewed having sex with the beastman Sayoung as having sex with an animal—but in the eyes of Dojin, a human on Earth, she was human enough. The time when people were discriminated against because of their skin color or race passed hundreds of years ago.

“Nothing.”

“… “There’s no problem with being of a different race, right?”

“What if you say so?”

“If the leader says so.”

Gulp-.

Orion took a gulp of the drink in front of him and caught Dojin’s attention with his eyes bent like a half moon.

“Would you like to try it with me too?”