Chapter 7 – Part 1 Hunter – A New Beginning, the Beginning of Charging (5)

“Huh? What is this?”

Upon exiting the familiar tab, a new pop-up appeared on the interface.

[World Boss: Fire Dragon Zirkanten Appears! Time remaining – 1:57:23]

“World Boss?”

I didn’t know what it was, so I pressed ? (Help) first.

[The Fire Dragon Zirkanten appears every Wednesday and Saturday from 18:00 to 20:00.]
[The World Boss Subjugation Party can consist of up to 4 people. Get a party in the World Boss waiting room!]
[If you press the Join button, you will be immediately transferred to the World Boss field.]
[After participating in the battle, you will battle the boss for 5 minutes, and rewards will be given differently in the order of the party that did the most damage to the world boss during the time limit.]
[When the party is wiped out, it returns regardless of the remaining battle time.]
[Rewards will be paid in bulk at 23:00.]

“A party of 4 people…I don’t know what it is, but it’s going to be difficult to participate alone.”

Even if you simply think about it, it is 1/4 of a party of 4. If you do, it would be right to save the party first.
While reading the description, I went downstairs, and there was also a reward according to the ranking.

It says that 3,000 rune stones, 3 million gold, and 1,000 medals will be given to the party that ranks first in the World Boss. Of course, the rewards decrease as the rank goes down. I don’t know if it’s a lot or a little. If it had been before the billing, I would have been surprised, but…

So, what is a medal?
Just then, I saw a tab called [Medal Exchange Shop] Next to it, so I clicked it. It said [Collect medals and exchange them for rare items!], And listed the location of the medal exchange shop and a list of items that could be exchanged for medals.

As for the products, there were things like perfect healing potions, enhancement stones, and exclusive accessories. Each SSR grade accessory costs 5,000 medals. It is a price that can be bought even if you have to win 1st place 5 times. It must be hard for a rookie like me to even look at it.

While looking around, there was another item that caught my eye.

“Smelting stone?”

It was a different stone from reinforced or synthetic stones. Why did you confuse it like this?
Once you press ? (Help), it says [You can change the value of one of the options of the selected equipment through refinement.]
The price is 100 decorations each.
You must get at least 1,000 ranks to receive 100 medals. I have no idea if it’s cheap or expensive.

“I won’t know until I try this.”

I thought about participating in the World Boss as a test… But I decided to quit. The equipment was obtained, but there are no arrows, so the attack itself is impossible.

“Anyway, if you participate in the current state, you will die as soon as you start and it will be the end.”

Solo party on level 1. There is a degree to being reckless. It would be right to grow a little more and organize a party properly before taking on this challenge.

“It’s a party anyway…”

No matter what Hunter does, the party is basic. The burden on a solo hunter is several times that of a party. So it’s only natural to have a party.

But right now I honestly don’t have the confidence to do well even if I have a party with someone. Even those who I thought of as family turned their backs on me. Who can I trust now?

“…Even if it’s hard for a while, I think it’s better to go alone.”

If you’re playing alone and you think you can’t do it, then it won’t be too late to find it. Even if you have a party, think of it as a business partner rather than a colleague. Then no problem.

“Well, let’s put the party aside… Shall we use the rest of the runestones to pull out equipment?”

There are just over 100,000 remaining runestones.
If you summon 11 times 30 times, you get 90,000 Rune Stones. Still, 10,000 remain. And as an achievement reward, you may be given more Rune Stones.

“You don’t have to go through all the fun like before. If you pick one anyway, it converges to the average. That’s the truth of probability. “

I mumbled to myself like someone with a headache and started pulling out my equipment.
1, 2, 3, press the summon button mechanically.
Where did the promise he made before pulling it go? When the rainbow-colored treasure chest came out, he screamed with joy, and when he checked the contents, he repeated the action of a half-madman tearing his hair out because it was not a job equipment.

…No matter how much I tried to hypnotize myself, I couldn’t help it.

“It’s okay. Is it okay? SSRs that cannot be worn become the basis for summoning familiars. Picking up someone else’s job SSR is never a waste.”

I swallowed my tears and continued to summon equipment.
The runestones piled up were quickly reduced. In the end, I finished drawing 30 times and 330 equipment from 11 times.

As a result, 4 SSRs.
Among them, there was 0 wearable equipment.

“Kuh… Is this real…”

Realizing the harsh reality, I knelt on the floor.
It’s good to have 4 pieces, but they’re all destined to be powdered anyway. No matter how much you constantly indoctrinate yourself by saying, “In the end, you’ll converge to the average,” It’s painful if it doesn’t come out.

“This is… Human weakness… This is the absurdity of the world…”

With my soul torn apart, I just ruminated on words I didn’t know the meaning of.

“No, I’m not done yet. I still have familiar summons left!”

1500 fairy powder secured by grinding all unnecessary equipment.
I was able to draw a familiar five times.

“Whoops. The reason why I wasn’t so lucky in drawing equipment was to gain momentum in drawing familiars. Right? Say yes. Please. Please! Please! Please, familiars! Please!”

I prayed with all my heart and pressed the familiar summon button.

1 R. Red Butterflies.
2 R’s. Green Slime.

A warning message popped up when I clicked summon next familiar.

[You cannot summon any more familiars because the work area is full.]
[Would you like to expand the ministry?]
[100 Rune Stones]

Guess…It’s already full.
Can not help it. It would be right to increase seats here for the future.

[Confirm]
[The ministry has been expanded.]

And I screamed

“Only 2 slots for 100 rune stones!?”

The ministry only increased from 10/10 to 10/12.
Of course, the next expansion required 200 Rune Stones. Maybe the next expansion will have 400 or 800.

Heuk… You bastards… You bastard bastards… What the hell is going on…!

However, considering the stats you can get from collecting familiars, this can be seen as a necessary investment. …Yes. This is an investment never a waste

My soul is at peace
And the Familiar Draw is back again.

3 R’s. Blue Slime…
4 R’s. Red Minotaur…

Prior to the long-awaited 5th summon, the ministry had to be expanded again.

[You cannot summon any more familiars because the work area is full.]
[Would you like to expand the ministry?]
[200 Rune Stones]
[Confirm]
[The ministry has been expanded.]

“Those who will kill…”

I paid the extension fee with a feeling of vomiting blood.

And the last 5th egg you summoned.

It appeared with an effect as if stars were pouring down.

“Oh…Ohhhhh!!”

The color of the egg is a rainbow color.
Excited, I pressed the incubation button immediately, and the rainbow-colored egg cracked, and a dazzling light leaked out from the broken part.
It only takes a few seconds for the egg to crack and the bright light to disappear.
That moment felt infinitely long.
After the dizzying effect disappeared, she was a small girl in her place.

…Yes? Girls? A person?!
This is a familiar… Is it a familiar? Aren’t you a person?

[SSR Succubus]

Charm resistance +50%
Absorbs HP on hit
Absorbs MP when attack hits

Inflicts enchantment on enemies within range.

Let’s check the information as soon as possible. This was definitely a familiar.
Pink hair down to her waist. On her head, a headband in the form of small bat wings. And a bizarre outfit with innocently shining red eyes, black swimsuit-like clothes, boots and gloves of the same color.

For some reason, her bare skin is exposed a lot, but her chest is flat and she is short, so I don’t think it’s erotic. It felt like her little boy was forced to dress up as an adult.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, it only looks human…

To be honest, I am very upset.

“Hmm…How are you?”

I hesitantly raise my hand to say hello, but my familiar succubus just looks at me with bright eyes.

“Can’t you talk?”

I tried talking to him, but the succubus tilted his head and then for some reason turned around from where he was.
It’s cute… No, it’s cute, but it doesn’t work.
Well…
You can think of this as just a cat in human form. You don’t have to treat me like a human just because you have a human form, right? Because it’s not a job anyway.

“Hmm… Anyway, it’s the first SSR-grade familiar acquired. Yes. This alone is worth pouring in Rune Stones!”

It’s worthwhile… It’s worthwhile, right? Maybe it’s not ruined?
90,000 Rune Stones. Converting that into gold… Roughly 144 million gold.
144 million gold… I have no idea how much money it is. But I had exchanged that 144 million gold for one of my familiars, the succubus.

…For some reason, I feel like I’ve lost a little bit… No, it’s not like I don’t feel like I’m doing something stupid…

As I was looking at the succubus with sad eyes while thinking about that, the succubus clapped and hugged my neck.

“Yes?”

Suddenly, in my arms, the succubus stretched out its arms and began patting and stroking my hair.

“What? Are you comforting me right now?”

I was embarrassed and asked, but the succubus couldn’t answer.
It doesn’t feel like a child’s body, but it’s soft like a real person, and I can feel the body temperature properly. But it would have been better if it was a slender older sister.

“Sigh…”

Feeling a person’s body temperature made me feel lightheaded.
I don’t want to admit it, but there were definitely some hurts from breaking up with them. If it really wasn’t for that charge, I might have been in trouble for days and days.

Feeling left alone in the world. But thanks to the succubus, I felt that I was not alone now. It felt like the wounds that had been glossed over by billing and drawing were getting better thanks to him.

“Thank you. For comforting me. I’m fine now.”

At my words, the succubus falls slightly. But the red eyes were looking straight into my eyes.

“Huh? Why?”

The red eyes of a succubus that looked up at me silently even when I asked. I still didn’t know what he was thinking.
…What? What? Why is your heart beating? Apparently nothing happened until just now.

Moist eyes looking at me. Plump lips. Pretty nose.
I am fascinated by the elaborately sculpted face. Despite her small breasts and short stature, her body was clearly that of a woman.
Beautiful. The moment I recognized such a natural sentiment, my body temperature rose and my heart started to beat faster.

…No, what the hell am I thinking?
The opponent is a servant. It is an unknown existence that cannot be judged whether it should be called a living life or a type of monster. It’s just that the appearance is close to human, just like the Minotaur and Penguinman I pulled before.

But the more you try to deny it, the more you become conscious of it. The soft hair, the deeply sparkling eyes, and those soft-looking red lips… What the hell is this?

While my thoughts drifted, the succubus brought her lips to mine and matched them.
It was a careful kiss. It was such a pitiful kiss that only slightly touched each other’s lips as if caring for me who was lost.

However, the impact was beyond imagination.

“Eup…Ugh#@$!?!!”

It was a kiss that sucked the life force of me. Feeling as if my soul had been pulled out by the root, and truly feeling a threat to my life, I tried to remove the succubus.
But it was impossible. I tried to push it away, but the succubus was like a huge boulder, stuck in place. Why? There must be a difference of at least twice the weight!?
Could it be that Is it because I’m still level 1 and this guy is an SSR-class familiar?

As I struggled to survive, the succubus dropped itself. Seriously, it was just before crossing the Jordan River.

“Hoo~.”

And the face that looks at me, saying ‘I ate well’.
I cried out, looking up at the succubus as I collapsed in desperation.

“You… You forbid that now! Never use it from now on!”