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Despite the grandiose explanation, the app’s usage was really simple.

I filled out my profile and started the matching process.

Then, a woman who seemed to be the best match for me was matched.

First, I wrote the introduction that would be my profile.

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[Name: Lee Soo-hyun] [Age: 22] [Hometown: Korea (S-21 District)] [Occupation: Monster Hunter (Trainee)] [Combat Grade: F]

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Honestly, I didn’t have high expectations.

After all, the app was full of aggressive ads.

It was too much to expect any results from this.

Yeah, it was simply curiosity.

It was an act of satisfying curiosity, lured by the obvious aggressiveness in my boredom.

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– The first matching is free.

– Would you like to match? [Yes/No]

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Without any thoughts, I pressed “Yes” and could see the next profile screen.

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[Name: Alia Valenstain] [Age: ??] [Race: Half-Elf (??)] [Hometown: Eastria Kingdom (S-38 District)] [Occupation: Commander of the Eastria Kingdom’s Royal Guard] [Combat Grade: B]

– Living is lonelyㅠㅠ

– I guess there’s no such thing as a destined person for me….

– Relationship with app users: –

– Compatibility rate with app users: 92%

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Well, of course. It was indeed a malicious app full of aggressiveness.

And why is that woman highly matched with me? I’d like to hear the reason.

Of course, such a woman probably doesn’t exist anywhere in the universe.

Even though it’s a surreal world where dungeons connected to places teeming with monsters appear in empty space, an app that arranges meetings with ideal types somewhere in the universe…

Honestly, it’s absurd, and if it weren’t for the curiosity that kept nagging at me, I wouldn’t have paid any attention.

And that moment came.

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– The user will be moved to the matching location.

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After the awakening message, the system window that had never shown itself suddenly appeared.

“What?”

Without sensing the strangeness that had come to me, I woke up in a valley somewhere, facing a woman with flowing black hair and a mysterious aura.

She was not an ordinary human, as she stood there with long, slender, pale golden skin, as if she had just bathed in the valley water.

“Oh.”

As I was momentarily frozen in confusion, the woman’s face, which had seemed slightly amused, gradually turned fierce.

“Who are you?”

Approaching me with water dripping from her black hair, she had an old, worn-out sword in her hand…

“A sword?!”

And at that moment, the system window blocked my view again.

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– User’s matching partner’s emotional state:

[Surprise 43%, Excitement 17%, Suspicion 15%, Interest 10%, Curiosity 5%]

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…Quite helpful information!

In fact, the fact that she currently harbored significant hostility and slight curiosity towards me could be easily seen from her facial expression.

‘…Give me some more practical information.’

As I rolled my eyes due to the obstructing system window, she questioned me once again.

“This place is quite remote, far from the royal capital, and monsters often appear here. Not many people know about this place, so why is someone as ordinary-looking as you wandering around here at this hour?”

Then why are you bathing here?

…I couldn’t bring myself to ask that question.

Swoosh.

The menacing sword pierced the air right in front of my neck.

‘Is that a real sword?’

With enough momentum alone, one can harm others, that is, the ability to injure with sword energy.

In the West, the skill known as Aura Sword, which only the top 1% of chosen hunters can perform, was being displayed in her hands.

“A dating app that finds people who like me in the universe? Yeah right!”

No, how can they just throw people in front of such a disaster in the form of a human being?

Even among awakened hunters with extraordinary abilities, there are different levels…

I hadn’t even had a proper conversation with a B-rank or higher hunter who could manifest Aura on Earth.

Trembling, I managed to speak to her in a shaky voice.

“Um… well, I am a hunter, so…”

“Hunter? A monster hunter? With such a weak aura like yours?”

I’m sorry for being weak!

…But thankfully, that statement somewhat represented my suspicious status.

As I raised my hands in surrender, she slightly eased her intimidating presence and spoke.

“Hmm… it seems like you’re not lying. I don’t sense any intention to deceive me.”

And at that moment, the system message revealed an unexpected fact.

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[Confirmed the existence of the ability in the matching partner of the app user.]

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Hey, you should have told me about that earlier!

“What does it matter if I lied or not…”

I was relieved to know that she could have sensed any lies I might have told.

“That attire is not something you see around here. Even if you claim to be honest, there’s still a hint of suspicion. Now, tell me. Where are you from and what is your purpose in coming here?”

And now, the familiar system window appeared.

…I guess it won’t be long before it starts talking to me.

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[TIP. The other party possesses the ability . If you don’t answer her questions honestly, she may become wary of you.]

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I know.

It wouldn’t be wise to lie in this situation.

But how do I explain this to her?

Um…

So, I’m from a distant place…

…My answer was ridiculous, to say the least.

Am I like the woodcutter who believed the deer rescued him from the hunter and stole the fairy’s wings in return?

“Um… I came from a very distant place…”

I tried to explain, but it seemed like she wasn’t going to let me off with such a vague answer.

“Explain in more detail. Where exactly did you come from and what is your purpose in coming here?”

She scrutinized me like a military scout investigating a suspicious person.

I had to slightly twist the truth and awkwardly talk about my origin.

“Um… you wouldn’t know even if I told you, right? I came from a country far to the east…”

And then, what she said next left me speechless.

“That statement is neither true nor false.”

No, no. Where does the limit of this ability lie?

It’s almost like the abilities of those powerful sorcerers who act in the background in the stories I’ve heard.

Seeing the strength in her hand holding the sword, I panicked and quickly corrected myself.

“I’m from Korea, the Republic of Korea!”

“Oh, really? Where is that country located?”

“It’s a country that doesn’t exist in this world! I came from a different dimension, from another planet!”

“Well, that’s… ”

However, she seemed taken aback by my response and fell into a stunned silence, seemingly unable to anticipate my answer.

After a tense moment of silence, she slowly opened her mouth to speak.

“….Yes, there is no falsehood in those words. So, there is only one answer….”

Her gaze towards me suddenly turned suspicious.

“You are a headache. You still look young, it’s a pity.”

….Is that so?

I can’t help but wonder what I’m even saying.

Suddenly being told I came from a different dimension…. It sounds like a lame excuse even to my ears.

“Well…. Although it’s a headache’s story, I still have to ask. So, what is your purpose for coming here?”

“Well…. I heard that if I come this way, I could have a good relationship with a beautiful woman….”

“….Well, that’s unfortunate. There are no women here who fit the universal standard of male beauty. Only a woman like me is bathing here.”

A woman like you?

Who are you?

So….

‘Is it you?’

Honestly, even in this life-threatening situation, my gaze keeps going to you, who has a great figure and charm….

‘Oh….’

A woman like you?

….Do people living in this dimension have such high standards of beauty that they call someone like that a woman?

But seeing her lonely expression, I couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed and blurted out a somewhat shy response.

“No…. You are completely my type.”

Upon hearing this, she blushed so much that her pale skin turned red instantly.

But then, she quickly snapped out of the momentary awkwardness and rebuked my nonsensical words as if telling me not to speak nonsense.

“D-Don’t lie, don’t lie! With the cursed blood of the fairy race running thick in my veins, this weak body devoid of any muscle, how can you say it fits your taste!?”

Muscles?

Why look for muscles in a woman’s body, when a beautiful curve accompanied by the right amount of fat is more appealing?

Confused by the English, I blinked my eyes at her in disbelief, and she looked embarrassed, thinking she was being made fun of.

“Profit.”

….Well, at this point, there’s no point in pointing it out, but perhaps because we’ve lived in different worlds, we were having a conversation that made sense even though our words didn’t match.

….But come to think of it, I was casually speaking a language I had never heard before while conversing with her.

I’m not sure if it’s okay to be calmly pondering this in such a situation, but I found it fascinating how effortlessly a completely unfamiliar language was flowing from my mouth.