Chapter 213 – Kang Seong-Ki, the Strongest Player in Korea (34)

“Uh…?”

Kim Yeon-hwa’s eyes shone.
I saw a great curiosity in her eyes.

I was curious too.
Why did this phenomenon happen?
There were several times when my body emitted light and my abilities expanded, but not when I was wearing equipment.
Just now, after putting on the equipment in a very ordinary way, I just released the mana, which is the trigger to activate it.
I didn’t do anything to trigger such a dazzling light.

“Uh?”

Soon, the same stupid voice that Kim Yeon-hwa had spat out came out of my mouth.
I felt the mana inside me move in a completely different way than before.

The reason Choi Yoon-mi gave me general-purpose equipment was because she knew my abilities.
She gave me equipment that can be used in various abilities.

However, as Kim Yeon-hwa mentioned, this kind of equipment had clear limitations.
Hunters who often have multiple abilities at the same time were not very strong in their individual abilities.
In terms of football, it was like being able to play multiple positions but not being world class in one position.
If you belong to a party, there are many corners to use like licorice, but it is not enough to trust and entrust any one position.

‘Although I am an exception.’

Of course I was an exception.
While holding dozens of mana in his body, each one of them was top class.
Even so, it was impossible to make a general-purpose equipment suitable for me in a hurry.
What Yunmi Choi gave me was the best of the equipment of this series that could be obtained immediately.

‘By the way…’

“Wait.”

As soon as the emitted light died down, Kim Yeon-hwa quickly picked up an electronic tool and put it on the equipment.

Beep, beep, beep, the sound of the electronic device rising as if it were going up in succession.
I could tell by looking at Kim Yeon-hwa’s expression that something unusual had happened.

Suddenly, a sigh of “Ah…” Escaped from her mouth.

“Unbelievable.”

I asked her, even though I had a vague idea of ​​what had happened.

“The numbers came out to be unbelievable. I was roughly expecting the maximum value, but this is more than ten times…”
“Ten times?”

I was also surprised.
I didn’t know what the maximum of her estimate was, but it was obviously nonsensical that she exceeded that number by a factor of ten.

“I’m still going up…”

Kim Yeon-hwa even looked a little discouraged.
Her questions turned to me from her gear.

“Seonggi Kang, what are you really doing?”

He probably wasn’t asking because he didn’t know that I was a Hunter.
I didn’t know how to answer.
It is not the first time or two that I have revealed my secret.
But I only did it to women who were exposed to my abilities.
She thought of recruiting Kim Yeon-hwa to her newly launched equipment company, but that didn’t mean I could tell her a secret she shared only with me and her KF family.

I roughly answered her question.

“You know. Being a Hunter.”
“No! I’m not asking that!”

Kim Yeon-hwa seemed to be no longer interested in the numbers displayed by the electronic equipment she was holding in her hands.
There was a constant beep, beep, beep sound.

When I was still, Kim Yeon-hwa felt that she had made a mistake, so I put my hand on her chest and took a deep breath.

“Whoa…”

She took a few deep breaths like that before she politely bowed her back.

“Sorry. I was so excited.”

I could see that she had managed to suppress her own mood.
It gave me the impression that I was desperately trying to calm my excitement, reminding myself of the fact that I was an S-class hunter.
And, judging by her still trembling shoulders, I could see that it wasn’t going well.

“Yeonhwa-san…”
“Yes, Mr. Sunggi!”

Kim Yeon-hwa glared at her eyes, wondering if I could answer something.

“You are amazing. It has become a completely different piece of equipment.”
“Yeah?”

It’s not that it’s not, I just did maintenance while I was showering and eating, and it felt like I was wearing something completely new.
I tried to activate the mana in me several times, and each time I could feel the mana responding to her equipment like hers.
I could immediately understand why Kim Yeon-hwa said that her general-purpose equipment was less efficient.
Probably, if you wear exclusive equipment, you will be able to feel the feeling that the equipment and mana respond well like now.

Anyway, to upgrade the equipment like this with just one maintenance, he was a really great technician.
Yeonhwa Kim.

“Hmm…”

She seemed dissatisfied with something.
I felt like my body was itching to ask more details, but I couldn’t bear to spit it out in words.

Even if she continued to be in this state, I had nothing to say to her.

“How about the new material? Are they useful?”

I asked to divert her attention, even though she knew she didn’t have enough time to look at them.

“I will be here.”
“Yeah?”

Kim Yeon-hwa answered the alumni book.

“Until Seonggi finishes clearing the S-class dungeon, I will stay here and repair the party members’ equipment.”
“Why didn’t you suddenly… Say you were very busy?”
“Is that a problem now!”

Kim Yeon-hwa screamed again without realizing it, and she was startled herself.
She finally bowed her back once more and apologized.

“Sorry!”
“It’s okay. Do not apologize individually.”

Kim Yeon-hwa straightened her back and said.

“The new material was provided free of charge, but I think it was the right thing to do. If you allow it, I will stay at this hotel and do the maintenance. In my spare time, I also research new materials.”
“Are you okay?”

I could read that she had other plans.
But since she couldn’t say that, she must have made up an excuse herself.
Since I’m not going to tell you a secret, is he going to stay here as long as possible and wait for his chance?
Or maybe he was trying to uncover the secret indirectly while servicing his equipment.
In any case, it’s best to pretend you don’t know.
It would be good for me and the party members if a technician the size of Kim Yeon-hwa would stay for maintenance.

“Then, please.”
“Yeah!”

While doing her favor, somehow Kim Yeon-hwa seemed angry.

“Did you eat?”
“No!”
“I’ll tell you, go to the restaurant and eat.”
“It’s okay! I’ll eat while I work!”
“Well…”

I had nothing more to say.
Kim Yeon-hwa’s eyes were burning because of her unquenchable curiosity.
The monsters in the S-class dungeon were not scary at all, but Kim Yeon-hwa was a little scared now.

“That’s it, I’ll stop… I’ll take good care of you.”
“Yeah! Rest well!”

I left Kim Yeon-hwa alone in her maintenance room and got out.

#

I told the hotel staff that Kim Yeon-hwa would stay with us until the dungeon raid was over.
The answer came back that they would take action right away, without the need for any specific procedure.
Since it was a hotel made for S-class hunters, it felt like S-class hunters were the owners of this place.
Employees were generally calm.
At first, they seemed very hardened, but as time went on, I felt that their expressions were getting milder.

Although they didn’t inquire into each one, they seemed to know that our party, which had a lot of new faces, was different from the S-class hunters who had visited here before.
It was a rough guess of how the other hunters handled the staff.

The fact that Kim Yeon-hwa would be staying at the hotel with us was not just a matter of telling her staff.
I had to let the party members know too.

I didn’t think much of it – I was finally invited to a group chat room. – I told the girls about it.

Me: Ms. Yeonhwa also decided to stay at the hotel with us. She decided to maintain her gear until the end ^^

Even though we only had one, it was to our advantage to have a dedicated mechanic staying with us.
Wasn’t I the only one who was surprised by Kim Yeon-hwa wearing her equipment?

Of course, the effect of maintenance was maximized not only because of my ability.
This kind of synergy occurred because of Kim Yeon-hwa’s touch.

Once again, I thought that the talented people in the technician class were amazing.
When he was a general awakener, his eyes only went to hunters whose main job was raiding dungeons that stood out in the foreground, but in reality this was not the case.

There were many hunters who were invisible, but still had great abilities, and many talented people such as technicians, designers, and appraisers were supporting the hunters who were attacking the dungeon.

Kim Yeon-hwa and Choi Na-ri were top-notch talents in the field of technicians and designers, respectively.
As Choi Yoon-mi said, the top priority recruiting target.

I felt the need to gather many talented people besides them.

Perhaps the KF family would not simply refer to party members who raided dungeons together.
So far, many women have quickly been exposed to my abilities and have become close friends, and the number will continue to increase in the future.
About that part, I was relieved that it was something I couldn’t help.

‘Come to think of it, it was a bit strange.’

I remembered the strange air currents that passed between Kim Yeon-hwa and me in the maintenance room.
It was certainly the same reaction that women who were exposed to my powers had.

‘Is it true…?’

As I was thinking about that, I heard a knock on the hotel room door.