episode_0042

“…What is it? Heejin Kim, was it you?”

“Bar, Park Hyun-seong… ?!”

Kim Hee-jin, who was shocked when she saw my face, made an idiotic expression.

Unlike her appearance, which always looks for elegant and cool things, her appearance is torn here and there and scruffy.

Back when I was a beanbag, that would have looked pretty, but honestly, she looks a bit like that now.

Looking at it objectively, I’m not at the level of looks like Sarah and Helena where I look pretty no matter what I do or look beautiful no matter what facial expression I make. I guess she’s roughly the same level as Sarah’s mother, Kaylee Bright. Of course, that alone would be enough to call her a beauty in the world.

“What! Why are you here! I’m sure through the association… !”

“Okay. It came through a secret request from the association. I just happened to have some time left after finishing soloing the B-level dungeon gate around here.”

“What, what… ? You, you… ?”

Those words are harsh. What’s wrong with me?

But I didn’t have time to respond.

“Hyeonseong! What’s going on… Keck, is that you, Kim Heejin.”

“…is that you? Chloride. Tsk… ”

Both women did not hide their displeased expressions. It was obvious that we disliked each other anyway.

“Ha… If it was a bitch like you, I would have just left it alone. Regardless of whether I die or not.”

“Is that what a person named Hunter would say! Do what you need to do first! How much money did you give the association to do this!”

“What the fuck do I know? And it’s your father’s money, not yours. That voice is confident. Unlike others, this bitch failed at soloing.”

“Qu… !”

It looks like he also tried soloing a B-level dungeon, but failed because of Irregular. Well, if you want to become an A-level hunter and take over the guild, you have to solo at least once as a B-level hunter. It’s completely understandable.

“It’s because of Irregular! If only it wasn’t Irregular… !”

“The bitch who couldn’t even run away talks a lot. Well, if it were someone else, they wouldn’t have said this. I guess this division arose because they were acting like crazy without a healer in order to minimize the number of people who knew the secret of failure, right? Judging from the fact that there are no reporters outside, it seems like the media is trying to cover it up with the power of the guild. High-ranking hunters can’t be fooled even by the guild’s power, so they sent a rescue request in response to a secret request from the association. Because I don’t want to spread rumors in the industry.”

“Kuuu… !”

Every time Helena’s sister continued to attack her with facts, popping like a refreshing soft drink, Kim Hee-jin could only grit her teeth and not refute anything. Awesome, Hellca Cola! Destroy Kim Hee-jin’s mentality with your own hands…

Hehehehe—!!

The cries of monsters once again reminded me that this was a battlefield. They don’t even have vocal cords, so how do they make sounds like that?

Cuuu of!

A vibration so strong that you forget about trivial questions comes from the ground.

When I looked at the epicenter, I saw a brown-skinned person… liver? No, I see a black tree in the shape of a human.

I had a hunch that this was probably the ‘Fallen Branch of Yggdrasil’ mentioned in the 3D random chat app.

“Hyeonseong! There’s a guy over there that looks different! It looks dangerous, so I’ll deal with it! You protect Kim Hee-jin and the injured hunter, and prevent the Irregular Ents from coming here as much as possible!”

After giving me instructions, Helena draws her sword and charges at the boss monster.

Considering that the momentum was unusual, I felt like I had to quickly deal with the monsters and go help them.

“Kim Hee-jin! If you can still move, deal with them as much as you can! We have to deal with it quickly and help Helena kill that dangerous boss monster!”

“I know even if you don’t say it!”

Without having time to reply to Kim Hee-jin’s response, I swung my sword at the Dark Elder Ent.

I can feel the texture of the wood that I have split dozens of times through the sword.

‘I’m not sure because I haven’t dealt with Ents, but this is a monster of the level that appears in A-level dungeon gates.’

It is clearly stronger than the fishmen we faced just now at the B-class dungeon gate. Of course, the reason why fishmen are strong is because of their unique organizational skills, but these monsters also act as a group and have very good physical abilities.

Whoa, whoa… !

The black trees once again cast the same deceptive magic as before.

“Kuu, these bastards again… ! Defending against this thing takes up a lot of mana… !”

Judging by Kim Hee-jin’s words as she clenched her teeth, I thought that this was probably where the physical strength problem arose. Kim Hee-jin is a hunter whose personality is considered to be half-decent, but whose skills are considered to be close to becoming an A-level hunter. Since there is no healer, you have no choice but to suffer.

I threw the magic potion I had prepared in advance from my inventory to Heejin Kim.

“Take it! Eat quickly and deal with them!”

“…Krrr!”

It looks like you don’t want to be indebted to me, but this potion is absolutely necessary to deal with the monsters in front of you. Kim Hee-jin closed her eyes and drank the potion in one gulp.

“…dead, you irrational bastards–!!”

Sigh!

Heejin Kim’s rapier began to make scratches on the bodies of the Dark Elder Ents.

At first glance, the fast-moving rapier seemed to be defeating monsters with intense force. At least that’s how it seemed on the outside.

But it looked a little different to my eyes.

‘I still haven’t gotten over that habit.’

I sigh as I see the animal just rushing forward while ignorantly poking at it like a wild boar.

This is Kim Hee-jin, who likes to show off and show off. The reason I started using rapiers in the first place was because they looked elegant. Thanks to that, I had a hard time learning it so I could teach it.

But if you forget it all, it gets worse.

I don’t know about the magic power, but it appears to be regressing rather than progressing in this direction.

“Kim Hee-jin, haven’t you gotten rid of that habit yet? Rapier is not only a weapon that moves forward, but retreat is also important. ‘Advance’ (advance) and ‘Retreat’ (retreat). Basic footwork skills are important, but you… ”

“Wow, hehe… shut up! Don’t give me useless advice when I’m doing a good job! For a kid who has just awakened his magical powers!”

In the past, I at least pretended to listen because I was his fiancé, but now he is openly protesting.

I just gave you a magic potion, and seeing that you’re out of breath, I guess I should probably drink it again.

But now even that magic potion is not worth it to him.

“Hey, look carefully. Still, I don’t want to see my former fiancé die, so I’ll tell you just one last time.”

I held my sword in a rapier-like grip. Because that would be more helpful to him.

“Spread your feet shoulder-width apart, with one foot forward and the other slightly back. You can move forward and retreat at any time according to the situation with ease.”

I repeat the same method of using the rapier that my teacher taught me earlier. Although the sword was different, it was enough to replicate its power.

‘Shriel, can you show a level of power similar to the amount of magical power he showed earlier?’

“The level of magical power that girl exuded? Okay, Hyunseong! That’s easy, haha!”

The moment Shriel nodded, an unusual amount of wind began to imbue my sword in an instant.

Even with this, you could only do that much? How bad are you at swordsmanship?

Attach the sword to your chest like a rapier and aim the tip of the sword at the group of Dark Elder Ents.

Chachaechaechaeng!!

Black tree trunks attacked me, but I calmly used my long blade to block them.

“You think rapiers are flashy and thin and should only be used for thrusting, but they are good enough for defense. And the moment I retreated, I took advantage of the light sword… Like this!”

Then, he stepped back, tightened his thighs, and swung his sword at the monsters again.

Burbubububbung—!!

The five rays of fire that spread out from the sword created holes in the trees.

Ugh…!

Coo! Wow!!

The monsters squirmed, dripping green sap, and then fell to the ground with a loud noise and stopped moving.

Kim Hee-jin was staring blankly at my swordsmanship, forgetting to even move her sword. With that level of response, I guess I’ve gained something.

“Don’t just try to use magical power ignorantly, but try to stick to the basics again. How can you use a rapier for nearly 10 years and still not master the basics? It’s not because we rely too much on magic power.”

“……”

“The compatibility or amount of magical power is not the problem for you. Learn again from the basics.”

Crackling… !

Heejin Kim grinds her teeth and glares at me as if she’s going to kill me. Even if I teach him, he’s damned. In the past, he tolerated his temper and smiled at me. In a way, it’s amazing, it’s amazing.

I may have said it a little harshly, but this is normal between us. Honestly, I don’t even want to see it.

“Then I am now going to help sister Helena. You can handle the rest of these guys, right? I’ll give you one more magic potion, so you can do it yourself.”

I threw her a magic potion and, without looking back, flew to where Helena was fighting the boss monster.

Pow! Pow! Fuuu—!!

Sister Helena was fighting the boss monster, a wooden man, even taking out her master’s rarely used sword.

“Kook! This tree bastard doesn’t hit me so bad! What on earth is this shit? !”

Certainly, despite Sister Helena’s intense flames, the dark red tree man’s expression did not change.

The marks made by Helena’s sword were visible here and there on the guy’s body, but it seems the final blow was still a bit lacking.

“I’m here to help, Sister Helena!”

“Has that place been sorted out?”

“Enough! If that’s all that’s left, Kim Hee-jin will take care of it!”

“Good! All you have to do is do it! Honestly, I wish I could get away with it, you fucking bitch!”

Sister, you’re still a hunter… Miu and Gou are partners, and we have to fight monsters and save people…

Putting aside Helena’s honest feelings for a moment, I calmly watched the movements of the fallen branch of Yggdrasil extending its arms towards me.

‘Ifrit!’

“Okay, master! I can do as well as Shriel! Haaaa!」

With Ifrit’s shout, flames swirled around the boss monster’s body, rapidly expanding and turning into an intense fireball. The fireball shot quickly towards the fallen branch.

Still, the branch reacted quickly as a boss monster, forming a wooden membrane surrounding its body.

Pow—!

The wooden shield neutralized my attack. However, it was not completely dispersed.

Black smoke rose near the branch’s arm, and the guy turned his gaze toward that area.

And Helena was a beast who didn’t miss even the slightest opportunity.

“I’m dying—!!”

Huuung—!!

The flash-like sword strike cut down the tree without any flame, and reached towards the fallen branch of Yggdrasil at the end.

Suddenly!

An exciting cutting sound is heard, and one of the guy’s other arms is cut off in half.

As dark red sap bursts out, the tree man’s expression becomes distorted. It certainly seems to have worked this time.

“Haha! If you catch me… !”

“Sister Helena! Back!!”

Tree roots suddenly appeared behind Sister Helena. It was probably created by the boss monster.

The huge root pulled up a huge rock that was sleeping in the ground and threw it at Helena.

A huge boulder flying quickly. And Helena’s sister was a little late to block or avoid it without damage.

Without even thinking about it, I cast the most effective defense for me.

‘Gnome—!!’

“human. Guardian. possible.”

Kugugugugugung—!!

A huge rock rises from beneath Helena’s sister’s land. It’s a rock that looks twice as big and heavy as the one the eggplant guy threw.

Kwaaaang—!!

Then, the small rock that flew hard collided with the large rock, and both rocks were shattered without being able to overcome each other.

“Kuuu! Tongue, Hyunseong! Just now, that… !”

“Story later! Now start with that guy!”

I ran towards the fallen eggplant with anger.

Sister Helena almost got hurt. This is my family. He was trying to do something like that in front of me, who had promised not to lose any more of my family to monsters.

Geaaaa—!

He must have realized that I was the reason his attack failed, so he shouted at me.

Not feeling the value of answering, I once again imbue the sword with the power of Ifrit and Shriel.

Heavier, faster, and more powerful than anything I’ve ever wielded before.

Grumbling—!

“Now, wait a minute, master! It’s a little difficult if you exert this much strength… !」

“Ahahaha! My wind is sucked by Hyeonseong! fun! ha ha ha!”

Among the flames and winds ever emitted, the hottest and harshest energy began to swirl and gather around my sword.

My head feels a little dizzy, but it doesn’t matter. This level of concentration is enough to defeat him.

Kaaa—!

The guy seems to have realized what I was trying to do, and quickly runs towards me. Along with that, roots sprouted from the ground to prick me.

“How dare you touch Hyeonseong!”

Grumbling!!

But my sister Helena was right next to me, burning and cutting off all the dark red roots.

With no threat left, all that was left was to swing the sword.

The sword he was swinging was heavier than anything he had ever experienced before. But it was not as heavy as the days of failure and defeat I had passed through.

I swung my sword down with all my might just to cut it off.

Kwaaa!!

With a roar, a wind-wreathed pillar of fire rose from beneath the feet of the boss monster.

The wind and fire sharply tore through his body and at the same time burned his wounds.

RURRR!!!

Kieeee—ek!!

As its body burned and cut, a dark red bead in the center of its body was revealed.

Pachichik, pachichik–!

The dark red bead struggled in the flames and soon cracked and shattered.

And as soon as the bead broke, the wooden man’s shell, which was the same color as the bead, became grayish-white, like burnt charcoal.

dump… !

The wooden man, whose face was contorted into a bizarre expression, fell forward.

Tiring—!

This happened at the same time that I heard the alarm sound of the 3D random chat app coming from my pocket.