Chapter 588 – A Relationship That Started With a Sword (1)

After spending time alone with Eunbyeol for the first time in a long time and resolving my pent-up sexual desires.

That evening, the whole family gathered together for the first time in a long time and spent time together.

Of course, the amount of time we spent was just having dinner together at the same table and talking about various things in the living room before going to bed.

On busy days these days, I haven’t been able to find time for this so easily. Yesterday, I came back from a night out.

“So, what did my younger sister suddenly say to me in the dungeon today…”

“Hey, Hanseon! You decided not to tell your brother about that… !”

With that feeling in mind, I was sitting on a long sofa with my two younger sisters on either side of me and talking as usual.

While we were in the middle of the story, Jina made a strange expression and asked me a question with a cautious expression.

“Excuse me… Taekyung oppa.”

“Huh?”

“I’m not sure if I’m being sensitive today, but doesn’t it smell a little strange near the sofa?”

“… “That strange smell?”

“I’m not sure, but I guess I’d say it smells a bit dirty… ? For some reason, it seems like my brother’s smell is stronger, or maybe it’s a mixture of other smells…”

“…”

“…”

I became slightly nervous due to Jina’s sharp sense of smell.

And Eunbyeol, who was folding laundry in one corner of the living room, also made eye contact with me and reacted a little embarrassed.

They said they cleaned up after themselves quite a bit, but it seems like they couldn’t hide the keen sense of smell of an awakened person from the animal world.

For now, for the sake of Eunbyeol’s honor, I had no choice but to vaguely explain it.

“Well, I don’t know…” .”

“It’s true, little sister. “I feel like my brother’s scent is strong in the living room today.”

“Right, right?! “I’m right?!”

“Furthermore, this smell that seems to be hidden in your brother’s scent… It kind of smells like a woman other than my sisters…”

“… What, another woman? I smell like a woman other than my brother… ?”

“Yeah, that’s weird. The only woman in this house other than me and my sisters is Eunbyeol…”

“…”

“… Ah.”

Eun-byeol’s face blushes quietly without any response, and Han Seon-ah manages her expression as if she understood what happened immediately.

And right after that, I don’t know why, but Han Min-ah, whose face was turning red, also began to pay attention to Jin-ah and Sun-ah.

“Hanjin, Hanseon.”

“Sister?”

“Yes, big sister.”

“… Don’t dig too deep for no reason. “If you don’t want to embarrass each other.”

“… Yes. All right.”

“Huh? What do you mean? “What does it mean that Taekyung smells like his brother in the living room and that we are both embarrassed?!”

“… “There is such a thing.”

“… “Be careful, little sister.”

“Uh, huh?!”

Han Jin-ah looks confused as if she still doesn’t know what she’s talking about, and the other sister blushes as she quietly looks at me.

In the chaotic atmosphere, Eunbyeol and I quietly made eye contact and secretly shared our opinions with our eyes.

For the next sex, I think it would be important to clean up after myself a little more neatly.

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What is the most important asset for a hunter and what must be protected?

Everyone may have different opinions about the second priority, but most hunters probably had similar opinions about the first priority.

As a hunter, the first thing you must protect is your life. This is an objective fact that any hunter can only agree with.

So, let’s say that the first important thing is life, but what are the second most important things?

Most opinions will probably differ here, but in my opinion, the most important thing was ‘weapon’.

A weapon is the most important means of preserving a hunter’s life and a tool that can utilize one’s awakening abilities to the fullest.

Of course, there are cases like Cheon Ji-hee where the physical ability enhanced by the awakening ability is much stronger than the weapon, so the weapon is actually an obstacle, or special cases like Hye-eun where the awakening ability itself includes the ability to make weapons, of course, these are exceptions.

Most hunters are well aware that they need weapons to protect their lives, so it was common for them to always go into battle with weapons and potions on hand.

The weapon that has been most useful for a long time since I started my hunter life is a mithril greatsword.

In fact, it was a weapon full of many memories for me, so it wouldn’t be strange to say that it has been with me throughout my entire hunter life.

As soon as I took out the mithril greatsword, which had played a significant role in the battle to subdue the three-headed basilisk not long ago, from my subspace pocket, a shallow sigh escaped my lips.

“Haaa…”

The body was corroded and melted, the teeth were chipped here and there, and the handle was completely broken and fell off.

It was the result of his outstanding performance and heroic death in the battle to subdue the Three-Headed Basilisk two weeks ago.

Fortunately, as soon as I defeated the Three-Headed Basilisk, I immediately stored it in my subspace pocket, and there was no corrosion during that time, so the blade still maintained its shape.

Even though I am not an expert on weapons, I could intuitively sense that it was not in very good condition. The damage to the Mithril Greatsword is already at a level that is difficult to reverse.

“… “I wonder if a dwarven craftsman could fix it.”

“It is considered impossible because many parts of the original weapon have already been damaged, and since the sword is made of mithril material, even if it is a dwarven craftsman, it is expected to take a long time to repair it.”

“…”

“Excuse me.”

Esila pops up in my head after a long time, tells me the painful truth, and then disappears.

It certainly didn’t seem like it would be that easy to repair this weapon as she said.

Even if I could repair it, I would have to airlift additional mithril material to match the corrosion, and there was no way I could obtain such a legendary mineral in the first place.

I searched the point shop to see if there were any mithril stones or anything like that, but all that came up was a few weapons made of mithril.

Even among those weapons, the Mithril Greatsword was no longer in stock with a sign saying (Sold Out).

It was quite an expensive price to buy another weapon just to get some mithril material to use for repairing the great sword.

In the first place, it was unclear whether or not I would be able to repair my greatsword even if I used the processed mithril material.

“Whatever it is, I have no choice but to take it to Areum.”

Even though she was a half-dwarf, she was also a dwarven craftsman, and more importantly, she was the only blacksmith I knew.

Whether it was repairs or buying new equipment, visiting Areum was the wisest choice.

Of course, since her material was material, I did not have high expectations that she would be able to repair it.

… In fact, the reason I put off weapon maintenance until now was because I was afraid of hearing bad things about it.

“If Areum clearly tells me that words can’t fix it anymore, I might be able to sort out her feelings to some extent.”

I didn’t want to admit that I had to let go of my beloved weapon that had been with me for most of my hunter life, so it was a task I had deliberately dragged on for over two weeks since defeating the Three-Headed Basilisk.

As I had to start my hunter activities again, I could no longer ignore reality.

I have no choice but to ask Areum to make a new weapon to replace her greatsword after her mithril greatsword was judged to be unrecoverable.

I wasn’t sure how long it would take to make something new if I started making it now, but it had already reached the point where I couldn’t put it off any longer.

“I had to visit Areum’s workshop in the first place for another reason.”

With many complicated thoughts in mind, I took heavy steps towards Areum’s workshop, the Flame of Creation.

Buy a new weapon that can replace the mithril greatsword.

It was also time to receive my ‘custom weapon’ that I had previously made at her request.

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It had been almost a month since I walked up to Areum’s personal workshop, the Flame of Creation.

Originally, I had planned to stop by about two weeks before my custom weapon was completed, but the incident in the abandoned village happened right around that time, and of course my schedule became so busy after defeating the Three-Headed Basilisk that I couldn’t find time to visit and couldn’t contact them. I didn’t even have time to do it.

All I had to say about two weeks ago was that my schedule was busy and I wouldn’t be able to go for a while.

It was Areum’s store that I ended up visiting after only a month due to a number of things happening at the same time.

… I guess you were doing well while you weren’t able to see each other.

Just a moment ago, I was in a dazed mood at the thought of having to send away the mithril sword that had been with me for a long time, but at the thought of seeing Areum’s innocent expression again, I started running happily again.

As I opened the door to her studio and entered, I called her name.

-Suddenly.

“Areum, are you inside~?”

As soon as I opened the door to the Flame of Creation store and entered, the view of the store that I was now quite familiar with caught my eye.

Even though it was a month ago, the store is still quiet.

Still, the business itself seemed to be going without any problems, as the weapons and armor on display were gradually changing to different items.

Well, it would be strange to worry about a lack of business in a workshop run by a dwarven craftsman in the first place.

Areum was still busy with work today, but there was only a call bell and a note on the counter telling her to call when she was not around.

As usual, I walked up to her counter and without hesitation, I rang her call bell and waited for her to come out.

-Tiririririn~!

“Yes, yes, I’m leaving!”

While listening to Areum’s lively voice coming from inside the workshop door, I quietly watched the direction of her workshop where she would be at the counter.

Not long after, she came out of her workshop and appeared to be running towards me.

“Ah, sister~! Ugh, it’s been such a long time~!”

-Crash.

The sight of Areum running from the studio toward the counter where I was with an awkward reaction.

However, her friendly expression changed into a suspicious one as she came closer and closer to me.

Eventually, by the time we made eye contact at close range, that questionable feeling had clearly transformed into suspicion.

“Uh, uh… ? Oh, isn’t it your sister…? ?”

“… “It’s me, Areum.”

“Uh, did you have this impression of me… ? Boo, clearly in my memory, Seongcheol unnie… W, I think it was a woman…”

“… “Areum.”

“Uh, uhm…”

“I’m sorry for lying to you until now.”

“… “Ugh?”

Areum tilts her head and looks embarrassed, not immediately understanding my guilty confession.

It didn’t take long for her face to turn red with anger as she finally realized the truth.