Chapter 70 – Class a Hunter Jo Ah-Young (15)

The heavy spear went well with Jo Ah-young.
Because her physicality is not like that of an ordinary woman.

– Acquired the skill ‘Understanding Spearmanship’.

‘Also…’

This made it clear.
That Jo Ah-young was exposed to ‘a crush without reason’.

Acquiring the opponent’s skills in the dungeon was the clearest proof of that.

‘I even learned spearmanship.’

The spectrum of my abilities was gradually widening.
There was probably no Hunter in the world who could easily obtain various abilities as easily as I did.

This dungeon felt somewhere between a forest and a cave.
It’s a 4th floor, and I thought today’s raid wouldn’t be a one-time hunt like the dungeon raid that Seulbi Kim joined last time.

In the first place, such a quick attack was possible because Seulbi Kim was there, and there was no need to overdo it.
If you are greedy for money, of course you can do it, but right now it was not a situation to think about money.

Neither Kim Eun-bi nor Jo Ah-yeong are the types to obsess over money.

Above all, the first goal was to promote friendship.
Jo Ah-young would like to do the same, but Kim Eun-bi and I also needed to get close to her for her future work.

Would you say that there is no other place like a dungeon for hunters to get to know each other?

The first monster appeared before long.

Looking at him, I could understand why Jo Ah-yeong said that it was slime but not normal.

What appeared in front of us was a half-human, half-beast monster.
It has two legs but four arms.
And the face resembled that of a wolf.

Rather than being important in itself, it was impressive that the whole body was wrapped in something like green jelly.
It was like being manipulated by jelly.

“They live as parasites on their hosts. The monsters here could be called pitiful. Because you live while being bound by the owner of the dungeon.”
“Are you the owner of the dungeon?”

I questioned Jo Ah-young’s explanation.

“Yes, the slimes spread throughout the dungeon were split from the owner of the dungeon. It dominates the mind of its host and takes its flesh and blood.”
“Well…”

I never thought that the day would come when I would have sympathy for Honey Monster.
Looking closely, the eyes of the monster walking in front of me were relaxed.

There are also signs of being ripped off by something here and there on the body.

“Brother, be careful!”

I thought I could hear Kim Eun-bi’s voice, but she threw a knife over my head.
She flinched as a short knife flew, but of course it wasn’t my face.

The slime, split in half, fell to the floor.

Those who seemed to be creeping along soon collapsed and melted away.

“I’m sorry, brother. I’m just talking to you.”
“No. It’s my fault for being careless.”

Jo Ah-yeong apologized, so I replied.
Don’t forget to say thank you to Kim Eun-bi.

“Thank you, Eunbi. I live thanks to you.”
“Slime itself doesn’t have much attack power, but it feels uncomfortable when it sticks to the body. I even bite sometimes.”

Eunbi Kim spoke as if she had bitten a slime.

It is unlikely that she had ever really experienced such a thing since she had just awakened, and it was probably a fact she knew in theory.

In that sense, I was the one lacking the most common sense.

To give you an excuse, I never imagined I would become a Hunter.
Because he wasn’t very interested in monsters or famous hunters.

‘Looks like the slime isn’t that harmful.’

However, that was the point of view of an A-class hunter, and I thought that I, who is still a C-class, should not let go of my mind.

Jo Ah-young moved.
She handled the heavy spear as easily as her limbs.

The spear flashed and moved several times before the four-armed monster split into thirds and collapsed.

“Turn it off…”

As expected, a class A hunter is no match for a class C monster.

“Don’t worry, brother. I will protect you.”

Jo Ah-young said something completely out of place.
If so, why am I here?
Wasn’t raiding a dungeon supposed to be done by party members working together?

Kim Eun-bi shouted as if she couldn’t lose.

“What! I will protect you!”

I want you to remind yourself what your goal is today.
It doesn’t matter anyway, though.

That’s how I slowly progressed through the dungeon after being protected (?) By two A-rank hunters.

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– Obtained the skill ‘Ten Spears’.
– Obtained the skill ‘Exploding Spear’.

All I did was walk through the dungeon under the protection of two A-rank hunters.
As something like Jo Ah-yeong and Kim Eun-bi’s competition unfolded, I no longer had to lift a finger.

Before that, Jo Ah-yeong’s spear or Kim Eun-bi’s dagger flew in.

So, it was no different from a normal walk.
The only difference is that the location is a dungeon.

I wish I could do this, but I didn’t have a choice.
You just have to adapt to the situation.

While taking a walk, I gained two new skills.

Of course, the speed of hunting was much slower than when Seulbi Kim entered the dungeon.

It took about two hours to clear each floor.

In front of the stairs leading downstairs, Jo Ah-yeong said.

“Shall we go home after today?”

It was something she never imagined when Seulbi Kim was around.
Looking at it that way, it seemed that Seulbi Kim had an impatient side to her personality.
Could that aspect of her personality have something to do with the awakening of her abilities after becoming a hunter?

In any case, Kim Eun-bi agreed with Jo A-young’s words to finish the attack on one floor.

“I’m hungry, so let’s go.”

In fact, Jo Ah-yeong and Kim Eun-bi did not need to be bothered to attack the C-class dungeon.
Whether it was for the purpose of earning money or accumulating experience points, they were able to enter higher-level dungeons as many times as they wanted.

“Shall we divide the crystal stones into thirds?”

Ayoung Jo said.

Since I had no contribution to hunting, I had no crystal stones.
Jo Ah-young and Kim Eun-bi each had crystal stones from the monsters they hunted.

According to the standard, I did not deserve the distribution.
It didn’t apply to me, but it was said that the original hunters were very sensitive in this distribution issue.

If two A-class hunters and one C-class hunter formed a party like now, no matter how much they contributed to the hunt, it was standard that the C-class hunter’s share should be significantly smaller.

I have no shame in asking for anything.

However, Jo Ah-yeong said it as if it were natural and she gave up all the crystal stones she had.

“Yes.”

Kim Eun-bi also lightly agreed and continued.

“I’ll take all the crystal stones for now. That makes it easier to settle.”

I didn’t think I would end up needlessly talking too long if I intervened here – I didn’t think the women would give up their thoughts.

After easily solving the payment distribution problem, we returned to the entrance with the warp system unique to the dungeon.

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“Thank you!”

The Dungeon Management Office staff decided to divide the settlement money into thirds and put it into each of our accounts.

The male employee looked at me with envy.

Fortunately, I didn’t recognize Jo Ah-young here.
Her presence has never been very prominent.

Those in the know know, but perhaps because of Jo Dong-geun’s overprotectiveness, he has never been seen in the media.

“Shall we go eat?”

Ayoung Jo said with a bright face.

“Let’s go to the hotel restaurant. You can get a room and take a shower.”

It was easy to say that this is not the first time such an experience has occurred.

Wouldn’t it be a waste of money to get a hotel room for a shower?
If it’s normal, I think it’s normal for each of us to take a shower at home and talk to each other at a restaurant.

Jo Ah-yeong said with a nuance that she was doing a dungeon raid today, but it was okay even if Kim Eun-bi didn’t necessarily appear.
What if Eunbi Kim was not there and she was in the same situation as she is now after clearing her dungeon alone with her?

Did you ask me to take a shower and go to the hotel to eat?
In that case, should I get two rooms or just one?

A familiar figure appeared in front of me while I was thinking such a nutritious thought.

It’s Seulbi Kim.

She was still at home when Kim Eun-bi and I came out, but now she appeared dressed up to the fullest.
From my experience, Seulbi Kim doesn’t seem to have much interest in makeup and decorating.

However, the basic background is so beautiful that it is said to be the type that draws attention to itself?
That’s true, but as much as she also lived as an actress, she seemed to have a unique sense when it comes to putting on makeup and choosing clothes.
It is a complete outfit that can be worn with anything.

But today, no matter who saw it, it seemed to give them strength.

The aura flows out.

A former actor-turned-S-class hunter.
Kim Seul-bi, the number one lover in Korean men’s dreams.

She wasn’t wearing a dress, but she felt like she could go to the awards ceremony just like that.

Jo Ah-yeong was surprised by Kim Seul-bi’s appearance.

“Oh.”

She looked at her Kim Eun-bi once and then turned her attention to Kim Seul-bi again.

“Nice to see you. My name is Jo Ah-young.”

It seemed to be the first time Seulbi Kim and Ayoung Jo met.
Kim Eun-bi and Jo Ah-yeong said that they had a spirit of unity in that the person they were closest to was an S-class hunter.
They did not have the will to reveal an S-class hunter close to them.

As an extension of that fact, the first meeting between Jo Ah-yeong and Kim Seul-bi must have happened today.

I thought I could understand why Seulbi Kim put so much effort into makeup and clothes.

It must be to keep the new woman in check.

“Hi, nice to meet you.”

For me, it was best to keep my mouth shut.