Chapter 280 – 3 Circle Magic (4)

After starting a full-scale monster hunt using the 3rd circle magic I made at the Flame Ruins.

After taking a minimum of rest and casting magic dozens of times, the time passed by well past three hours and was approaching four in the afternoon.

A battle that is completely different from simply slashing enemies in front of you with a sword or fighting with powerful magic.

In particular, overcoming a crisis situation with only magic in a situation with various restrictions put me in danger in many ways.

Perhaps because it was already inside the hot dungeon, as the battle continued, my stamina was gradually approaching its limit.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa…”

With every breath, hot air penetrates the lungs and warms the entire body.

It felt like doing squats in a sauna for over three hours.

It was after my body had already been warmed up to the inside of my clothes to the extent that it wouldn’t be strange to hear that kind of sentiment.

The sticky sweat was already flowing beyond the level of discomfort to the level of discomfort. To the point where I thought that if I had held the sword in my hand, I might have slipped it because of the flowing sweat.

It would have been better if I could cool down the heat with cold magic, but the 1st circle magic that Hwayoung allowed was limited to fire magic.

In order not to get caught for any other reason, the only things I could use were the 1st circle fire magic and the 3rd circle magic I made myself.

In a situation where you don’t know how long the battle will be in the first place, you can’t waste your mana on useless things.

Even the use of potions was restricted, so it would be difficult in many ways if magic ran out during battle.

If such a situation occurred, it was obvious that time would be delayed again, so even in the midst of exhaustion, I continued the battle in the most efficient way possible by inducing and gathering the movements of the monsters.

Collecting only as many monsters as Ulpatan can kill at once and detonating them at the most efficient moment.

At first, there were quite a few mistakes because I couldn’t measure the power of the Ulpatan, but now I’m at a level where I can perfectly understand its power and range.

And, one more fact that I felt as the battle got longer.

The other two flame magics, which were initially thought to be failures, were surprisingly useful when they entered this extremely limited situation.

The flame whip, which wields flames like a whip with flame magic, can be used to temporarily bind the bodies of monsters and gather them together to increase the effectiveness of Ulpatan.

Fire Punch, which covers the fist with flame magic and throws an attribute fist, could be used to knock monsters that came too close away from me.

Of course, both magics had little killing power, but Urpatan was taking care of that part anyway.

It was also a battle in which I learned that at least the two spells I had previously concocted were not completely useless.

Perhaps Hwayoung-senpai also restricted me from using other magic to teach me this.

Maybe to make you realize that there is no magic in the world that you can’t use if you decide to use it…

“Hamm, uhm… Not there yet… ?”

… Looking at it like that, it doesn’t seem like it.

At first, she seemed to be hunting for a bit with flame magic in a place far away from me, but as the fight got longer, she seemed to get bored, and she lay down on the floor of the dungeon and dozed off.

A flame fortress of overwhelming firepower was raised around it, preventing other monsters from approaching.

Because of that flame fortress, I felt that the already hot space was getting hotter. Maybe he’s indirectly putting pressure on me to finish quickly.

After 3 hours and 20 more minutes of catching the monster with magic, I was able to somehow reach the standard value that senior Hwayoung asked for.

A total of 52 C-class monster cores were obtained.

They were cores gathered by catching flame lizards, fire spirits, and fire bats.

“Finally, it’s over…”

After putting her last collected core in her subspace pocket, she approached the fire where her senior was resting. After confirming that I was moving her steps toward her, the senior immediately erased her flame fortress and smiled happily. Built

“Oh, is it over now, junior?”

“… Somehow.”

“It took longer than expected. I thought I could finish it in about two hours.”

“… Say something that makes sense. It’s not a formalized magic, so it takes a long time to cast and consumes a lot of mana, so how can you finish it in two hours?”

“Did I?”

“Don’t look at all people in the world as seniors.”

Still, Eun-yeong noona knew how to adjust her level of difficulty according to her student level.

It was at this moment that I inadvertently thought that maybe she had chosen the wrong teacher.

“You did well though. Well, the quality wasn’t bad.”

“Is that so.”

“To be honest, I didn’t expect that much. It would have been better if the 3rd circle magic had been created purely with flame magic, but since this is based on flame magic, I’ll admit it. The other two weren’t passing marks either, but they were acceptable.”

Good thing. I’ve never been criticized for making sapphire magic.

“When you’re done, turn on the air conditioner with the cold air magic. I’m really going to get fat, hey.”

“… Yes.”

To say such a thing after looking at all the hardships I went through in battle until just now.

I had been resting the whole time until now, but when I saw him fanning his hands as if he was having a hard time, the urge to squeeze honey chestnuts momentarily rose in my head.

… See you later in bed.

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After coming out of the dungeon and finishing the settlement of material prices at the guild purchase window.

After coming out of the guild where the heater was turned off, the feeling that it would be possible to live a little came naturally to my mind.

It was a natural story since he caught a fire property monster with fire magic in a dungeon that was almost like a steamer. I even moved my body without rest in it.

A union employee who saw me drenched in sweat asked me if I would like to use a shower room for hunters, but I politely declined.

I don’t know if it’s a company or foundation of a certain size, but depending on the branch, there was a good chance that there was no men’s shower room and only a women’s shower room.

Of course, even if I now, wearing a mysterious mask, enter the women’s shower room, no one will notice except for Hwa-young.

If I wanted to, there was the possibility of unexpected pleasure in my eyes, but I didn’t want to solve my distorted sexual desire by going that far.

If you want to see a woman naked, you can just strip off your senior at the hotel right away, because there was no need to do anything to grieve your conscience.

And someday, there is a possibility that I will reveal my identity as a male hunter and become active in the union, but I did not want to create a past that could become a weakness in this way.

As soon as I came out of the union, the chilly wind of early winter penetrated my body, and thanks to that, my body, which was drenched in sweat, was cooled in an instant.

“Huu, I think I’m going to buy some now.”

As I was looking at Hwayoung, exclamations that naturally came out of her mouth, she raised her head towards me with a strange expression.

“… You know, junior.”

“Why, senior?”

For some reason, senior Hwayoung talking to me with a slightly embarrassed expression.

As I was paying attention to what she was going to say, she asked, turning her words strangely with her awkward expression.

“Maybe today… Do you have any plans after that?”

“Yes?”

“No, what… I know that juniors are busy, but if I had free time today, I thought we would break up after a meal…”

The image of senior Hwayoung talking while twisting her body subtly, like someone lacking in confidence.

Her attitude and questions were completely unexpected for me.

Because today is the day I meet Hwayoung-senpai, of course, I immediately emptied all other schedules.

As I, who was thinking of breaking up tomorrow morning after eating (or feeding) other things as well as meals, I wondered why she awkwardly seduced me in this way.

It was only then that I realized that the excuse I had for meeting Hwayoung today was a simple ‘homework inspection’.

Going in and out of the dungeon together and going to the hotel naturally was a routine that I didn’t have to explain, but thinking about it, Hwayoung-senpai had never done that routine with me.

Apparently, it was a habit that I developed after meeting Cha Yu-ri often. Even when I met her yesterday, I enjoyed dating in almost the same way.

“Bar, I can’t help it if I’m busy… Hu, I wanted to praise her junior’s growth, so I, a senior, tried to buy it for her…”

… You can see everything inside, old man.

In a world where the notion of chastity was definitely reversed, being in a position to be tempted by others made her intentions feel blatantly shameless.

“I’m not particularly busy, so would you like to have a meal together?”

It was me who came to this place with a more sinister ulterior motive from the beginning.

For some reason, even a desperate senior like this was somehow interesting, so I deliberately accepted her offer pretending not to know.

… A little bit of revenge for treating me as an air conditioner shuttle in the dungeon.

“Uh, that, is it?”

“Yes, senior. In the first place, it’s not polite to refuse a meal your senior bought for you.”

“That, right… ! It’s not polite to refuse! What, do you want something to eat? Pasta? Or pizza?”

“Senior eats what he wants to eat. I’m in a position where I get paid, but I have to go to a place that senior likes.”

“Well, then…”

The senior, who was deeply concerned about my proposal, made an outright proposal with an expression as if he had a good idea.

“Sue, do you like to drink? Shall we have a moderate accompaniment to the pork belly?”

… Hey, I’ll even give you a drink.

The temptation of senior Hwa-young, whose sense of purpose is gradually changing.

I held back her laughter at the sight of such a senior, made eye contact with her, and naturally nodded her head.

“Okay, old man. Let’s have a drink for lunch and dinner.”

“… That, yes!”

Although I found the senpai clenching her triumphant fist without my knowledge, she didn’t bother to mention it in her honor.

… It was even more fun that way.