Chapter 37 : Fanatic Hunt (6)

[The trial has been cleared.]

The status window announced the end of the trial.

Do Yoon approached Eira, whose shoulders were faintly trembling, and gently stroked her head.

The deeply buried sorrow wasn’t easily washed away, so Eira, with an expression that was neither crying nor laughing, buried herself in Do

Yoon’s embrace.

“I-Is it over…?”

A dazed hunter gasped for breath and looked at the status window.

“Apparently.”

The skinny hunter said.

Having defeated the pinnacle of the priests, the High Priest, the story–

That is, the ‘trial’ was over.

‘After this.’

Do Yoon quietly looked down at the Object, Eira.

Was the time to part ways near?

Thinking about it, a bitter feeling suddenly washed over him.

This too must be a result of the resonance.

Do Yoon naturally thought about the source of the emotion.

Turning his gaze to the presence approaching from behind, his eyes met with a hesitant Lakia Vels.

“Well done.”

Do Yoon honestly expressed his gratitude for her help.

When his escape route was blocked by the priests.

She had swung the axe in her hand and opened a path for Do Yoon.

‘I could have broken through alone, though.’

Still, the important thing was that she had the intention to help.

It was much better than when they first met, when she was about to slap his cheek, calling him a weakling or something.

“I-I have no intention of going against you, even coming this far.”

“What?”

“…The important key to passing the trial is with you. And, and…”

Lakia Vels subtly swept the floor with her gaze, then with difficulty, looked back at Do Yoon.

Perhaps she hadn’t yet escaped the aftermath of the battle, as her cheeks were faintly flushed.

“Among us, the strongest and most superior is you, Do Yoon.”

‘What’s with her all of a sudden.’

How long had it been since they met, and suddenly she had become so passive.

Was this really that Lakia Vels?

In a short period, he seemed to have seen many sides of her.

A cool-headed warrior, a melancholic woman, and now, she stood before him as a loyal subordinate.

‘Good is good.’

Anyway, the fact was, she, who seemed like she wouldn’t listen to anyone in the world, had become obedient.

“…..”

Eira, watching that with cold, uncomprehending eyes, didn’t even realize as Do Yoon momentarily sat down on the floor to catch his breath.

[Acquiring rewards.]

[Hidden Piece

 Jinjo’s Memory]

[Due to fulfilling the Hidden Piece condition, you will receive a larger amount of rewards.]

At that moment, Do Yoon’s stamina, which had been crawling on the floor, began to rise.

[Level Up!]

“Oh.”

However, before he could happily check his status window, the same notification sound rang once more.

‘Huh?’

Since the status window indicating a level up had rung twice, Do Yoon’s doubt was not a misconception.

[Lv.6 → Lv.8]

“Crazy.”

He jumped two levels at once.

Do Yoon reflexively opened his status window.

[Name: Kim Do Yoon

Lv.8

Stamina: 23 Strength: 25 Agility: 17 Mana: 20]

However, before he could happily check his status window, the same notification sound rang once more.

The drastically increased stats compared to before stood out.

At this rate, the reason why vitality had suddenly surged in his body was instantly understandable.

Eira, still unaware of the situation, looked up at him with an innocent expression.

“What am I going to do with you.”

The world suddenly became beautiful.

Escaping the deaths of hunters and the madness of priests, only the pure joy of rewards filled Do Yoon’s heart.

“Good?”

“Yeah.”

Do Yoon, filled with gratitude, hugged the young Jinjo, Eira, tightly.

“Heehee.”

Eira, even at the sudden hug, was even happier– and hugged Do Yoon’s embrace tightly.

“Uh uh…!”

“A H-Hidden Piece…? I-Is this real?”

 A Hidden Piece!! You’re quite lucky!!!”

‘So that guy was there.’

Do Yoon looked at the burly hunter who was roaring in victory, saying it was good.

He hadn’t noticed during the fight, but it seemed he had been active in a place out of sight.

“Hey Hunter! You were a really strong b*stard!! I like you!!”

“I don’t like you though?”

“What?”

“Just kidding..”

Joking even while tired! I can feel the余裕 of the strong! 

It felt like his eardrums would burst.

Eira seemed to feel the same, as wrinkles began to form on her smooth brow.

Do Yoon smoothed out those wrinkles with his finger and subtly gave the muscle hunter a hint.

“Let me sort things out for a moment, go.”

 Understood!!! If it’s the order of the strong, I must follow!”

It wasn’t just that muscle man and Lakia Vels whose gazes had turned favorable.

A subtle respect was묻어 in their gazes towards Do Yoon.

When did they ever look down on him for being from Earth, and now, seeing his performance, they became honest in front of the rewards.

‘Aren’t they too materialistic?’

Although it was understandable since their lives were on the line, Do Yoon felt a strange sense of disconnect at the rapidly changing

atmosphere in such a short time.

Suddenly, he felt a desire to return to his warm, cradle-like lodging and rest soundly.

His body felt grimy, and he was hungry.

To wash off the grime in hot water, go to the association facility’s cafe, or perhaps the gym–

He was just starting to miss such scenes from Earth.

[There are still uncollected rewards!]

‘I can’t resist this.’

He disliked the power struggle with hunters, but viewing the Tower’s rewards was an element that provided Do Yoon with maximum

dopamine.

“When does the boss room open?”

According to the information he had previously obtained, clearing the trial would grant him immediate access to the boss room.

“Want me to open it?”

“What?”

Eira, who had been burying her head in Do Yoon’s embrace with a “hing-ing-ing” sound, asked.

Before he could properly understand.

Suddenly, Eira, who had gestured into the air, created a rift large enough for a hunter to enter.

Born from the Object’s gesture, it then seeped into the ground and summoned a giant magic circle.

‘Boss room.’

Do Yoon, facing it, instinctively identified it.

‘You could do it right away.’

This was probably the authority of the Object, not Eira.

A being closely related to the actual Tower Master’s life, but reconstructed by the Tower’s system.

Eira’s identity was on a very complex borderline.

‘Archive this first.’

He took a picture of Eira, who had created the boss room and was smiling with expectant eyes.

He had stocked up one more weapon that could be used to torment Wine-jwa later.

“…Wait. Are you saying we’re going straight to the boss room from here?”

“No, that’s not it.”

It was right to leave here for now.

All objectives in the Forbidden Zone had been achieved, and it seemed right to return to the village, considering the fatigue of the other hunters first.

“We have to go back first.”

“I think the same. It seems right to regroup first and then challenge it after some time.”

“Eira.”

“This, will it disappear later?”

“No! I can keep making it appear!”

Nodding at Eira, who answered confidently, he looked around.

He could see figures looking down at the dead hunter with troubled expressions.

“What do we do about the dead?”

“The principle is to move them to a safe zone first, and have other senior hunters retrieve them.”

“Really?”

Since they were hunters from various worlds, were they resolving it in their own ways?

Do Yoon, roughly understanding, stood up from his seat.

“Eung.”

However, he was pulled back down by a sensation from below.

“Eira?”

“Don’t go…”

The young Wine-jwa looked at him with a gloomy expression, as if about to burst into tears at any moment.

‘Collect this too.’

-Chalkak!

Do Yoon, not missing the fleeting moment, retrieved the photo and stroked Eira’s head.

In fact, he thought he knew where her melancholy originated.

It was short, but they had shared a lot of communion.

Although Wine-jwa’s interference was there, in this moment, they had become as close as family.

So.

“Let’s go.”

“E-Eh?”

“Do Yoon, surely.”

The skinny hunter, who had been watching Do Yoon’s actions, hesitated.

“You’re not thinking of taking the Object with you, are you?”

“I am going to take her?”

“…Oh dear.”

“C-Can I go…?”

He looked at Eira, who asked so cautiously.

Was there any reason why not?

All her long-cherished wishes in the Forbidden Zone had been fulfilled, and the current Eira was merely a victim of a terrible incident.

Can she be controlled?

The hunter’s gaze seemed to ask.

However, Do Yoon was confident.

“If I couldn’t, this situation wouldn’t have been possible in the first place.”

Eira was a girl far removed from the position of the monster everyone knew.

“Let’s go back.”

“Do Yoon, it could be dangerous-“

“Don’t worry.”

As Do Yoon said that, he thought of a plan.

Title: Isn’t our kid so cute 

(Photo of Eira smiling brightly)

Dislikes no

Blocking also no 

Wine-jwa who will come running, thumbs up 

ㄴ Wow, so cute

ㄴ Seriously, unlike someone else, her eyes are full of life lololololol

ㄴ Kyaaaah

ㄴ Is newbie a god? Is newbie a god? Is newbie a god? Is newbie a god?

ㄴ Newbie beats even the moderators, newbie is a god and invincible

ㄴ Entire gallery worships newbie on

ㄴ AgedWine*) …Don’t take pictures

ㄴ Serious mode activated from the very beginning 

ㄴ Ah lol Concept abandoned, straight to phase 2 lol 

ㄴ My Post) It’s too good to see alone;;;

Do Yoon unleashed poison, no, a blessing, upon the gallery.

The destructive power of the Object that the Tower had been hiding so tightly.

Everyone began to melt at the aegyo of Eira, who had unleashed her power.

ㄴ Seriously, isn’t she much cuter than Wine-jwa?

ㄴ Well…. that was her early childhood…

ㄴ Hah; I was a Wine-jwa fan, but I’m betraying them. From today, I’m an Eira guardian.

ㄴ Make Eira a moderator

ㄴ Current moderators are busy beating up users while roleplaying, but Eira is healing just by breathing ㄷㄷ

ㄴ PaperLover*) No, newbie btch, what are you doing if you add firewood-

ㄴ AgedWine) As of this moment, large-scale disinfection has been carried out.

He threw firewood into the barely quietened gallery once more.

That was the attack on the moderator that newbie Do Yoon had wished for, and the normalization of the boss-mob gallery.

Briefly putting down Eira, who was in his arms, he guided her into a pose.

“Kimchi.”

Eira, adorably spreading two fingers in a V-sign, looked at the camera.

It was certain that she had a talent for being an idol.

(My Post) Title: Wine-jwa, listen up.

• Come out immediately and send me a private message

Otherwise, I will unleash a large-scale Wine-jwa meme dump.

 Declaration of war against the moderator 

Do Yoon decided to have the conversation he hadn’t been able to have with Wine-jwa.

‘What on earth did you do.’

The things happening to him, and even the interference with the system.

There was still so much he needed to know.