“I said, don’t worry, I’m on my way.”

Winter.

A season where snow falls heavily from the sky and the streets are adorned with splendid Christmas trees in front of the shops.

A woman strides through the center of such a bustling winter street.

Casually dressed in a black T-shirt and dolphin shorts.

With a padded jacket thrown over it.

Someone might say it’s not appropriate attire for a busy street, but she doesn’t care about such things.

Formerly ranked 20th.

And currently ranked 17th, the Sword Demon Baek Ha-yeon.

This was her everyday wear.

Even outside the house.

“Be careful? Are you worried about your sister now that I’ve gotten a little stronger?”

-What sister… I’m older than you.

The voice coming from the phone was Jin Ha-jeong, currently ranked 30th.

Also, my boyfriend.

I think I’m starting to miss hearing him call me “Oppa” these days.

It’s not that I don’t want to call him that.

‘But it’s embarrassing…’

The “O” of “Oppa” won’t even leave my lips.

How can I say “Oppa” when I’m like this?

-Just be careful, it’s not like you can handle everything just because you’re you, right?

“Still, I can handle more than you, Ha-jeong, so don’t worry.”

It’s a friendly tone, but the emotions within are not.

Emotions of loving each other to death.

It’s been three years since they started dating, but they’re still awkward and can’t express it well.

-Then let’s meet at the restaurant later. I always love you…

“Me too.”

Beep-

The call ends with those words.

They don’t realize it, but people around them would think they’re a sickeningly sweet couple.

They’re talking so loudly, how could anyone not hear?

And surprisingly, Ha-yeon was heading to the restaurant.

In that outfit.

Of course, many people thought it was strange at first, but these days they just take it in stride…

Isn’t that strange?

But I told you.

This is my everyday wear.

Anyway, Ha-yeon put her phone in her padding and headed towards the building, watching her breath puff out in the cold air.

“You’re here?”

The restaurant where Ha-yeon, after joining the association, was taken by Ha-jeong for their first meal together.

Come to think of it, I hadn’t been there since then.

It’s not that I haven’t been to other restaurants, but I just didn’t think of this place.

Entering the restaurant after about three years, I saw Ha-jeong sitting in the same spot as before.

“Did you order?”

“I already took care of it.”

They’ve known each other for a while, and Ha-jeong is perceptive, so he’s already mastered what Ha-yeon likes.

Of course, their tastes are similar, so Ha-yeon would enjoy whatever he ordered, but.

Still, he had already ordered the things she particularly liked.

“So, why did you call me?”

The reason Ha-yeon and Ha-jeong met today wasn’t just for a date.

He called her because there was something very related to her.

Of course, the excuse of a date was also there, but there was also a pretty serious story.

And the moment Ha-yeon heard the story, she couldn’t help but spit out her water.

“I found the Divine Beast.”

“Ptooey!”

Ha-yeon accurately sprayed the water she was drinking onto Ha-jeong’s face.

Fortunately, Ha-jeong blew the spit-filled water away with his wind power.

If he wasn’t one of the top wind ability users, the worst would have happened.

“Um… sorry.”

Ha-yeon said awkwardly, wiping the water from her mouth.

Ha-jeong laughed loudly at that and continued.

“It’s okay, I can handle that from you. You’ve been searching like crazy for three years, right? And you found one about a year and a half ago.”

That’s right.

After meeting the Constellation, I told Ha-jeong about the existence of the Divine Beast, and although I don’t know the details, he found the Divine Beast for me.

The cleared trials were the first and second.

Now, only the last one, the third, remained, and he found it.

How could I not be excited?

Three years of effort were finally coming to an end!

“So, where is it?”

Ha-yeon set up the food that came out and started tearing into the fried chicken that was set in front of her.

The chicken at this kind of restaurant isn’t very good quality.

Still, it’s chicken, so it’s delicious.

Ha-jeong also cut the beef that came out and put it in his mouth.

“Elf forest.”

Elf forest?

The elf forest in the Amazon that I know?

“That’s right, I found the Divine Beast deep in that place.”

The reason he knew was simple.

-Now only the last Karian remains.

“Yes, but there is still no information about that Divine Beast… I wonder when I will be able to find it…”

-I don’t know the location of Karian either, but… let me help you a little.

The fox-type Gumiho Ann, the second Divine Beast I met in the past.

There is a precious item that she obtained after receiving the trial.

“It’s perfect because I even used the Sacred Talisman.”

Precious item – Sacred Talisman.

An A-grade item, it is said that the closer the wooden talisman gets to the Divine Beast, the higher the mana it contains.

Ha-yeon handed over the Sacred Talisman to Ha-jeong, and he found the Divine Beast.

“Here.”

Ha-jeong hands the Sacred Talisman back to Ha-yeon.

She lightly received it and put the Sacred Talisman in her pocket.

“Use it later when you check the Divine Beast.”

“Thanks.”

Saying that, she bit into one of the fries in front of her.

It’s been a while since I’ve eaten food in a place like this, so I ordered a lot, but maybe it’s too much.

I’ve been busy these days… I’ve only been ordering delivery food, so I haven’t eaten this kind of thing much.

‘But it’s okay if it’s delicious.’

If there’s any left… should I take it to go?

-So, did you have a good date with Ha-jeong?

“…It’s not a date.”

-He’s my brother, but he’s too awkward even after dating for three years.

-My sister too.

Baek Choha and Jin Na-yeon.

My sister and Ha-jeong’s sister.

It feels like I’m going crazy even when the three of us are on the phone like this.

-Honestly, when I first saw Ha-yeon, I thought she would be a good match for Ha-jeong.

With Ellen added, I just became a punching bag.

I’m drained.

-Are you going to the elf forest?

In the meantime, Choha said to Ha-yeon.

She chewed on one of the snacks in the house and said.

“Crunch.. Yeah, there’s something I’m looking for there.”

-But aren’t the elves a bit picky? It’ll take quite a while to go there.

That would be the case for ordinary people.

Humans discriminate even though they are the same race but with different skin colors.

What if the races are completely different?

That would be the same for elves.

But she didn’t have to worry.

“I have an item, so it’s okay.”

The blue ring she is currently wearing on her index finger.

[Ring of the Great Forest (A+)]

A reward received when clearing the trial of the first Divine Beast in the SS-grade gate.

As long as I don’t lose it or break it, I can gain absolute favor and intimacy with the elves and Forest Guardian.

You could say it’s a privilege that only I have.

-That’s a relief, and more than that, how far have you gone with Ha-jeong?

Another difficult question coming in.

Ha-yeon blushed at that.

Are you really dating for 3 years?

Why are you so awkward?

“No, nothing much!”

-Um…. If it’s nothing much, what about a kiss?

“Is that not a big deal…?”

-What, you haven’t even kissed?

-Are you really dating for 3 years?

-No, make some progress!

This kind of repertoire.

I’m used to it, but I haven’t found a way to deal with it.

-Huh? You should be more aggressive!

-Our brother is too tsundere and awkward, so you have to push him.

“No, I… can’t do it either…”

The voice is getting smaller and smaller.

The three of them couldn’t help but laugh.

-Then I’ll go now, I have to go to the Dungeon soon.

-I’ll go too!

-Ha-yeon, are you thinking of appearing on TV? Every time you come out, the views are really good…

“I’m not going.”

Ting-

Ha-yeon, who left the call room, had nothing more to do, so she turned off the computer and dove into bed.

And as soon as she did, a call came.

Oh no.

“It’s Seol-ah?”

A call from Lee Seol-ah.

As soon as she answered the phone, Lee Seol-ah’s voice, full of joy, flowed out.

-Sword Demon! I finished my S-class registration today!

“Really? Congratulations!”

Lee Seol-ah was promoted to S-class a few days ago.

In fact, she could have done it sooner, but she was a bit late because she had to balance several things and improve her skills.

For reference, her alias is ‘Dawn’, which was quite a fitting alias.

“Are you using what I gave you well?”

The gift she gave Seol-ah to commemorate her S-class promotion was a sword.

A dagger that I accidentally obtained while going through a high-level Dungeon.

‘I don’t use daggers.’

It was also S-grade, so I gave it to Seol-ah as a gift to commemorate her promotion.

-It’s the best! I think it’s better than most of the swords in my family.

“Is it that good?”

Seol-ah’s family should have a lot of high-grade weapons, but it was unexpected.

-Even if there are high-grade weapons, they don’t just give them away.

“I guess so.”

Even on that side, high-grade weapons like S-class would be precious.

They couldn’t just give them away.

Thinking that, Ha-yeon remembered one of the items lying around in her house and said.

“Ah, there’s one more thing I’m going to give you, so come to my house sometime later.”

-Really? Thank you so much.

Honestly, the items lying around in the house were enough for anyone to live a luxurious life if they sold them all.

However, Ha-yeon’s personality is that she doesn’t care about anything except the things she uses when fighting, so she is grateful if someone takes them and uses them.

“Then see you next time.”

-Yes, then I’ll hang up!

The call ends with those words.

Ha-yeon put the phone on the side table.

“I should go to sleep now.”

She fell asleep as if she had fainted.

No, I have to suffer from tomorrow, so it’s natural to build up strength!

Don’t think strangely!