episode_0062

Usually, when attacking a tower, it is often done in groups rather than alone.

Even Ma Yeon-seo, who is very self-righteous and individualistic, always forms a team when attacking the tower.

Awakened people who challenge levels much lower than them are no exception.

At least two and at most five.

Recruit a party according to each person’s abilities and level, then attack the desired floor.

Of course, in many ways, there will be people who do not fit into the team… .

That was exactly the case with Shin Yuna.

“Can I kick you out of the party?”

After hunting down horned rats and slimes for half a day, we sat down on a wide rock for lunch and a rest.

“What, what?”

“No, there is no continuation from before. They’re completely free riding right now.”

When I narrowed my eyes and stared at Shin Yuna, she looked dumbfounded.

She explained her role by shaking a tree branch she had picked up nearby.

“As I said before, I am the back-up type. I’m always looking for monsters, and I read all their attack timings!”

If you just listen to what he says, he’s almost like a commander on the battlefield.

It would have really looked that way even if we weren’t on the first floor.

“They only tell us what is obvious. Is there anything special?”

“Huh? Are you saying I’m useless right now?!”

“I will not comment.”

How dare “ ignore me… ! Do you know how great I am in Japan?! Even the Prime Minister bows his head when he says ‘shaman’!”

“Excuse me, but this is Korea.”

“Oh, Omae… !”

It was a time when I was bickering with Shin Yun and eating the kimbap I bought for lunch.

Rustling. Rustling.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar figure was heard from the nearby bushes.

“… Did you hear?”

“… Yes.”

We froze and turned our heads at the same time and looked at the grass.

Crispy!

Sure enough, a monster jumped out of the grass… .

“… Horned rat… Is it?”

“Blue… ?”

For some reason, it looked somewhat different from the horned rats I had caught so far.

It was a little bigger, and its fur was blue, not yellow.

“This is my first time seeing this kind.”

“Is it a rare species?”

I don’t know the details, but I was sure that it was something unusual, so I immediately grabbed a club and tried to get rid of it first.

‘It’s a sure win.’

Then.

“Now, wait a minute!”

Suddenly, Shin Yuna stopped me.

“Don’t attack, just wait!”

“Yes… ?”

Is it because I nagged him?

For some reason, she came directly to the front and began to carefully approach the guy.

While holding the kimbap I was eating in one hand.

“It’s dangerous!”

That’s what I said, but I couldn’t bear to see her in danger, so I hurriedly tried to dissuade her.

“I’m watching it because it’s okay.”

As if she had another plan, she tore off a handful of gimbap with a solemn expression and threw it in front of the blue-horned rat.

OK.

“… ?”

The blue-horned rat approached the kimbap and sniffed it.

Soon, I swallowed the kimbap in one bite.

“I just came here because I was hungry.”

“Is he… ?”

In fact, unlike other individuals, it was not aggressive at all.

After just eating kimbap a few times, he disappeared into the grass.

I felt like I had experienced something very strange.

Until I realized that Shin Yuna had been feeding me kimbap.

“… No, wait. Isn’t that my kimbap?”

“… I just happened to see it there.”

“What?”

Let’s fight again for Shin Yuna’s petty revenge for a while.

Rustling. Rustling.

The blue-horned rat that had disappeared earlier also came out of the grass.

“Here we come again… ?”

This time, he was holding a blue bead in his short arm.

“Squeak squeak─!”

The guy waddled over to us with a slightly wary attitude, immediately put down the marble in front of him and disappeared into the grass as if running away.

“Hehe.”

Shin Yu-na, who had collected the beads as if she had been waiting, boasted to me with a triumphant look on her face.

“Did you see it?”

It seemed like he had already read the future where he would obtain the orb.

“… What is that?”

“I don’t know either.”

“Wouldn’t it have been much better to just catch that guy?”

“If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have gotten this!”

“… Let’s say yes.”

That’s how we got out of the tower without harvesting anything except for the unidentifiable orb.

And it didn’t take long for Shin Yuna to realize that the bead she obtained was an ultra-rare accessory worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

*

A spacious office filled with silence.

News was shown on a large screen hanging on one side.

[The jewel of the blue-horned rat was discovered in Korea for the first time in 20 years. This monster is a subspecies of horned rat, which is called the tower’s mascot. The ransom alone is said to be worth a whopping billion won. ]

The story of the recently discovered blue horned rat was on the news.

There was no detailed report on who found it or how it was found, but there was already a buzz within the association that directly brokers accessories about the person involved.

Naturally, the higher-ups of the association also showed great interest in the person concerned.

‘It’s Kang Yu-chan again.’

Lim Mi-yoon, who encountered Yu-chan’s news in an unexpected place, became slightly worried.

A project that was already top secret was leaked, and all related research was put on hold.

Even Ma Yeon-seo personally threatened to hold the Dream Team hostage, so it is not easy to approach them.

But Kang Yu-chan is showing unusual behavior.

It was something that Lim Mi-yoon, who had been keeping an eye on him all along, could not help but worry about again.

‘There’s definitely something there.’

Lim Mi-yoon was half-convinced that Yu-chan was closely related to the Stone of the Beginning.

If only solid evidence can be extracted like this, it will be possible to disclose it to the media.

From that moment on, the Korean Awakened Association literally becomes the Lim Mi-yoon Republic.

‘Is there no way to persuade them?’

He wanted to confront Kang Yu-chan directly and persuade him to take his side, but it was difficult to approach him as Ma Yeon-seo had her eyes open.

I needed someone to do the dirty work for me.

For example… .

Someone who is very close to Kang Yu-chan.

‘As expected, there is only Hallyeowon.’

Im Mi-yoon, who thought it was a good thing she had not yet accepted the Hallyeowon doctor’s resignation letter, immediately took out her cell phone and called someone.

“This is Lim Mi-yoon. I’d like to talk to you for a moment… . Can you give me some time?”

There was a wry smile on her lips.

*

“I want to eat rice this time.”

Shin Yuna, with an arrogant face, quietly sends a signal.

“Yes, yes.”

As I cooked a large spoonful of rice according to the instructions, he suddenly opened his eyes and gave an angry command.

“There are too many!”

“Oh my. Sorry.”

After taking an appropriate amount of rice, I carefully moved the spoon and brought it to Shin Yuna’s mouth.

Suddenly. After taking it, she nodded with a satisfied expression.

‘I really don’t have a superior.’

I was currently serving Shin Yuna.

‘Who knew it was so expensive?’

Back in time, right after leaving the tower.

“Shall we make a bet?”

“Suddenly? What bet?”

“Guess the price of this bead.”

Shin Yuna suddenly suggested that I match the price of the parts.

The condition was to become the winner’s slave for one day.

I accepted the betting offer with a light heart… .

The result was this.

In the first place, I wasn’t betting on her who could see the future.

“Would you like some more?”

“No. Now that I’m full, please give me some water.”

“Here.”

“Straw.”

When I held out the glass, Shin Yu-na asked for a straw with an arrogant look on her face.

“… Okay?”

When I silently held out the straw, it straightened up and glared, sending me a signal.

“Close.”

I sighed and put a straw near her mouth.

“… If you don’t move like that, you’ll become a real pig.”

“Huh? Can you feel the bones in the words? I just earned you hundreds of millions of dollars for free. Are you teasing me?”

“Is that possible? I’m saying this because I’m worried about everyone.”

“Is that so? Please be careful.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, betting aside, it was clear that she did something big.

The first strategy reaped unexpected results and made the news, so what more can I say?

Moreover, he even gave away all the merits and profits earned from this harvest without any hesitation.

After all, he was not an ordinary person.

“By the way. What did you want to tell me earlier?”

“Are you curious?”

“Yes.”

“If you want to hear it, try a massage. It’s been a while since I moved and my body feels sore.”

“What if I just don’t want to listen?”

“Then it’s just a massage.”

It was a time when I had no choice but to clear the table and massage her body carefully.

“… Your touch is dirty.”

“Isn’t this what you wanted?”

“What… . I don’t hate it. Please continue.”

Shin Yu-na occasionally shed tears and brought up a story she had been keeping secret.

“I thought about it today, and it seems like your abilities and mine are growing at the same time.”

“At the same time?”

“You don’t suddenly become stronger all at once, but the more you react, the stronger your abilities become.”

She argued that the point seemed to be the chemistry that occurred as we exchanged magical energy.

“I also couldn’t handle time travel as I wanted at first. There is still a lot missing.”

Both of us are just taking baby steps.

That is why it has been said that in order to prepare for threats that will come someday, it is necessary to exchange magical power more actively.

In short, the idea was to increase the number of times in the future.

“No, more than now?”

“You and I both need to become stronger. It is an inevitable choice.”

It made sense.

However, for some reason, there was a hint of her haughty attitude as if she was trying to satisfy her selfish desires.

“… Tell me honestly.”

“… ?”

I slowly remove my hand and make eye contact with her.

“Yuna, you like me, right?”

At that moment, her face lit up with anger.

“, what are you talking about all of a sudden?!”

“It’s clearly a business relationship, but I keep feeling like it’s not business.”

In fact, I am already hearing from her every day that I love her.

I just didn’t think it was a big deal because it’s something that always comes out when you’re not in your right mind.

“Oh, no?! I’m in business too, right?!”

“Really?”

“Ma, you could really like it without saying anything… ! Do I really have to draw the line like this?!”

Shin Yuna glanced away, showing a hint of disappointment.

It seemed like he had been teased too much.

I need to loosen it up a bit.

“Yuna. This isn’t about drawing a line, it’s about checking.”

“… … E?”

“I was worried that he might be forcing me to do it even though he didn’t want to.”

“… Well, that’s… It’s not… .”

I can’t bear to make eye contact and look away.

I raised the corners of my mouth at the sight of her slightly cute appearance, and continued speaking seriously while trying to hide my smile.

“Then. Shall we do this?”

“… ?”

“It’s a business relationship, but I decided to pretend that I really like him for the time being.”

“… W, let’s act?”

“In this way, the number of times will naturally increase. Right now… . You know what I mean, right?”

“… Eh, well… .”

Shin Yuna bobbed her head and rolled her eyes here and there.

Then, I tried my best to pretend that nothing had happened and answered in a leisurely manner.

“It doesn’t seem that bad… .”

I seemed to really like the plan.

“Then. Is that how you do it?”

“… … Eh.”

“Because I am Oppa, call me Oppa from now on.”

“… Oh, brother?”

“Wow, I feel relieved now that I stopped talking.”

“… brother… . Yu, Yu-chan oppa… .”

Shin Yu-na practiced saying the word ‘oppa’ several times with a crumpled expression, as if the title had not been used in her mouth.

Although he was a giant with tremendous ability, he was also timid in this area, which secretly stimulated men’s hearts.

‘cute.’

I don’t know if I’m going to become sincere at this rate.