Chapter 555 – New Encounter (3)

“Hunter Eunsol Ham, I understand what you are saying, but you must participate in the purification work today as scheduled…”

“I want to do that too, but I don’t think it will work today? “When you’re active, there are days when you’re not in a good mood.”

“That is also true, but…”

The Guild Alliance employees looked quite troubled by Ham Eun-sol’s shameless attitude.

First of all, looking at the situation, it seemed like the purification-type recovery ability was an awakening ability needed for this subjugation event.

And I don’t know why, but that hunter, Ham Eun-sol, didn’t seem to particularly want to participate in the integrated management of the abandoned village with his purification ability.

I guess it’s because I participated in the role of purification last year and was tired because there was a lot of work to do, or I just don’t like the purification work itself, or something like that.

This was something I could not understand, as I had never participated in the integrated abandoned village management day event, let alone the cleanup work last year.

“Oh~! I’m fine~! I alone have strong divine power~! “I will work just as hard as Ham Eun-sol!”

“… Hmm.”

“What should I do… ?”

“If only one saint were to participate in the purification work, it could turn into a diplomatic issue…”

“But if we don’t purify it this time, the number of monsters will increase next quarter…”

In the midst of all this, the saintess is trying to lighten her mood somehow by saying that she will work harder as a saintly woman, and the employees of the guild union are unable to do this or that and seem to be quite conflicted.

Looking at the reactions so far, the purification work itself seemed to be a task generally avoided by recovery hunters. It is said that involving only one saint could lead to diplomatic problems.

However, since it is such an important task, it seems like the purification cannot be done at all, and it seems to be worrying in many ways.

After seeing the situation so far, I was confident. If I could handle the ‘purification’ ability right now, I would definitely be able to work with Saint Lucia today.

… Of course, the problem was that my current awakening abilities did not include any awakening abilities related to purification.

Still, there was a possibility of obtaining purification abilities of one’s own. If I think about the awakening ability I currently have and the amount of points remaining.

『Blessing lv. 3 : 0/300』

『Remaining awakening points: 1285』

One of the biggest characteristics of my awakening ability. An ability that allows you to obtain a new skill of the same series every time you unlock an existing skill up to level 5.

Among them, the recovery skill, Protection, has currently been raised to level 3, and other recovery skills can be obtained by raising it to just 2 levels.

In addition, I have already secured 700 awakening points to raise it to level 5.

In other words, if you raise your protection to level 5 now, there is a possibility of obtaining purification with a new awakening skill.

Regardless of whether it was present or not, it was at a fairly high level. The number of recovery-type awakening abilities is relatively small compared to others.

… Of course, no matter how high it was, there was a possibility that other awakening abilities other than Purification, such as Medicine or Revelation, would appear, so raising the current Divine Protection to level 5 and trying to obtain Divine Protection was in fact an act that was close to gambling.

Aside from that, the conditions for compensation were very strong. To the extent that it is difficult to calculate things like efficiency or probability.

That’s because the reward was being able to get to know the saint alone during today’s activities.

Of course, there will be guild union employees who have to serve the saint, but that’s something that can’t be helped.

And the awakening ability called Divine Protection itself was an awakening ability that would have to be raised to level 5 at some point anyway.

With the feeling that it was all or nothing, I boldly spent 700 points out of the points I had to raise the level of my protection skill.

『Blessing lv. 3 → lv. 5』

『Remaining awakening points: 585』

At the same time, I prayed fervently in my heart that purification would appear as the third recovery-type ability, and as soon as the level of Divine Protection reached level 5, a new recovery-type ability immediately appeared in the skill window.

『(NEW!) Purification lv. 1 : 0/100』

… Well, to be honest, it seemed like everything was going too well the way I wanted, so I was a little bit pricked by my conscience.

Still, since it was a new awakening ability that I had already acquired, I needed to make sure to utilize it.

There were countless opportunities to earn points, but the guild itself had a chance to build friendships with other saints, a chance that only came once a year.

“Hey, employees.”

“Oh, sorry. We made you wait for our meeting…”

“That’s not it. “Actually, I’m saying this because I can also use the purification ability.”

“… Yes?”

“If it’s okay, would it be okay if I participate in the cleanup work instead of Eunsol Ham?”

The Guild Alliance employees suddenly started to get upset by my remarks.

Although it was temporary, I could see that my suggestion had been received positively, as I saw the expressions on several people’s faces.

“What is your name?”

“This is Seong Tae-kyung of Eun and Jade Co., Ltd.”

“Ah, Hunter Seong Tae-kyung. You’re on the list. … But when you applied, you wrote that you have healing and protection abilities, right? “You said your desired place of work is in the recovery area.”

“That’s right.”

“I don’t think there’s anything written about purification. Are you really able to use it? Oh, it’s not that I’m particularly suspicious of Hunter Seong Tae-kyung, it’s just that it’s something that needs to be clearly addressed…”

A guild union employee looked at me carefully and asked if I could really use the purification ability.

Even though it was a warm awakening skill that I had just acquired, I was certain that I could use it anyway.

I nodded and answered more clearly so as not to raise any suspicion.

“You can use it, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Uh, what should I do… ?”

“But, it would be more difficult to take him with him and then tell him he couldn’t use it…”

“If you don’t believe it, you can do a simple test. “It was also my fault for not writing it down in advance.”

The Guild Alliance employees looked a little relieved when they heard that they could take the test.

Just telling you that you can do what you have to do is enough to cause that kind of reaction. I guess you really get noticed a lot because you are a recovery hunter.

Still, one of the employees approached me with a solemn resolve, as if I wanted to point out something that needed to be clearly pointed out.

“Then, if you’ll excuse me, let me test Hunter Seong Tae-kyung’s awakening ability.”

“As much as you want.”

“… “Could you please follow me here for a moment?”

A Guild Alliance employee takes me to one of the nearby abandoned cars to check my awakening abilities.

He pointed to a car covered in moss and rust that had been neglected for over 10 years and asked to test my purification ability.

“Could you please use ‘Purification’ on this car here?”

“Can I use Purification here?”

“Yes. You don’t have to use it perfectly. It is enough to confirm that there is even a little purification…”

Before the guild employee even finished speaking, I placed my hand on the abandoned car and released divine power.

In order to avoid being suspected of being of mediocre power, I raised the purification level with the remaining awakening points.

『Purification lv. 3 : 0/300』

So, my current level of purification is 3.

Since I have no history of using level 1 purification, I do not know how powerful this awakening ability itself is.

I can only hope that things will be purified at least a little, as the guild union staff said.

With that in mind, I chanted a purification spell using the car through which divine power had flowed.

The rusty car that once radiated light thanks to my divine power was enough to immediately scare the staff of the guild union.

“…”

“…”

The car that my purification ability went through once was brand new… It wasn’t that bad, but it changed into a much neater look.

A car was revealed with no traces of rust, mold, or moss except for signs of wear and tear over time.

Judging from the surprised reactions of the guild staff, it seemed certain that this purification was what those people needed.

“… “Do I need to show you more?”

“Oh, no! “This is enough, Hunter Seong Tae-kyung!”

“Are you really participating in the cleanup work?! Hunter Seong Tae-kyung?!”

“Yes. But when I first applied, I didn’t write down information about purification ability, so if there was a problem…”

“Oh, no! When it comes to changing documents, we’ll take care of it! Hunters, don’t worry about anything, just participate in the purification work with Saint Lucia Belmonte!”

“Thank you so much for participating in the cleanup!!”

… I don’t think just saying you’ll participate in the cleanup work deserves this much gratitude.

How on earth are you already showing such a loud reaction just to make me do something so difficult?

It was a reaction that strangely gave rise to a new sense of anxiety, but I decided to just ignore it for now.

Regardless of whether the work was difficult or tiring, it was the moment when I achieved my goal.

“Hello, Seong Tae-kyung~! Let’s do our best together today~!”

“Yes, saint. “It was fate that we met like this, so please take care of your day today.”

As long as I could build a relationship with the saint through the integrated management of this abandoned village, it wasn’t really a problem that the work would become arduous and difficult.

“Oh~! “Please call me Lucia instead of a hard title like saintess!”

“I understand, Lulucia. If you wish, you can also call me Mr. Taekyung…”

“It’s not Lucia-san, it’s Lucia~! Please call me by my name! Taekyung~!”

“… Yes, Lulucia.”

… Although it was a moment when I had an intuition that I would be tired in a different way from the hardships of the purification work.

My stereotype that women from the foundation were somehow strange was never going to be broken in the future.