episode_0094

The expedition went smoothly. There may be no need to praise whose credit it is. Looking at it objectively, it was the fact that our clan members made the biggest contribution.

“How did we distribute it?”

“Should we just distribute it according to the number of people?”

“Phew, I’m glad… .”

While retrieving the corpses of profitable monsters. The chatter between the hunters came into one ear.

In a way, such concerns were natural. If it had been calculated based on the number of fish caught, it was certain that our clan would monopolize most of the profits.

Talking back and forth flows through one ear. I was cleaning the daggers that were covered in monsters’ blood and flesh and putting them back into my belt.

“Here, new cloth.”

“Ah, thank you.”

I take the cloth that Chae Seo-ah gives me and wipe the blade again and again. Even if the blade has become blunt due to piercing the bone, there is nothing you can do right now. It was forbidden to rust the throwing dagger I bought so expensively.

As I cleaned the blade using hand movements that I had become quite accustomed to, I spoke quietly to Chae Seo-ah.

“Are you still looking at me?”

“Yes. I never get tired of it.”

Chae Seo-ah, who was sitting close to me, clicked her tongue and spoke.

Of course, the conversation was referring to a group of blonde-haired men. Among the hunters sitting and resting. They were staring at me without getting tired of it.

Six pairs of eyes sparkle under the shade of the tree. The way he was whispering with his mouth covered gave off an air as if he was going to do something right away.

“It looks like my patience is slowly running out.”

“You can tell if you look at it?”

“Of course. Before, I was part of a vigilante group.”

Chae Seo-ah spoke with a simple expression. When I looked at her with a deliberately curious expression, my pretty eyebrows became slightly narrowed.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No, I just found it a bit surprising. I think you are capable.”

I roughly stuff the red-stained cloth into my pocket. I patted the belt full of daggers and checked to see if anything was missing.

“… what. That aside. Are you really going to do what you said earlier?”

“Of course.”

“It may be dangerous.”

“That’s right, but… .”

I turned my head and looked at Ha-yeon Moon.

Yang Ji-hee travels here and there, giving treatment and spreading the name of the clan. The excitement of saying hello to people you knew before. I feel uncomfortable in places with a lot of people, so I just want to go to the other side and be alone.

Ha-yeon Moon, sitting a little away, was holding the staff tightly with both hands. His shoulders were shaking intermittently like a frightened animal.

“If you don’t do that, it’s meaningless.”

“Ha… . I didn’t mean to say it this way. How should I explain this to Ha-yeon Moon later? .”

As if shaking off a sigh. Chae Seo-ah shook her head and muttered in a low voice.

Holding the rapier handle tightly after wiping off the blood. she said

“Please keep this in mind. If things go wrong… .”

“He will join in right away. Right? I’m going to have a scab in my ear.”

“… .”

Eyes filled with complex emotions looked at me. The breeze blowing through the trees shook Chae Seo-ah’s neatly trimmed bangs.

Below that. Pink eyes, whose thoughts were even more difficult to read than usual, stared at me quietly.

“Just once. From now on, please don’t ask me this kind of request.”

“No way something like this will happen again. Don’t worry.”

He patted her on the back as if to reassure her. Her back, which felt particularly smaller than usual, rose and fell, and another long sigh escaped her lips.

*

“Kkuweeeek!”

Just because an orc is a pig, doesn’t mean it has a pig-shaped head, but the sound it makes when picking its neck doesn’t make much of a difference.

“Uh, that… !”

One animal broke away from the group and rushed towards us.

The hands move like water. Holding a dagger drawn from the main belt on his thigh. Until the blade that gained momentum leaves your fingertips. Just enough time passed for me to blink once.

Crack!

With an eerie sound, the large green figure falls. Red blood flowed down the handle of the dagger that seemed to protrude from the forehead, leaving a red dot on the green floor.

Soon it becomes an obstacle that might trip the orcs. For hunters, it has become a precious commodity that should leave no trace.

“Hey, Jeongwoo, are you okay?”

“I’m fine. Don’t worry.”

Still shaking. He smiled as he looked at Moon Ha-yeon, who was not burning her hands in battle.

And yet, I am all over my body. Hang it in a place that is easy to reach. I checked the belt that holds the dagger.

“Ah, I wrote it all down… .”

The most important humanoid monsters had not yet appeared, and as the battle went on, the number of usable daggers decreased.

No matter how smoothly the battle went, attrition occurred. Magical weapons that can be maintained as long as you have magical power are not expensive for no reason.

but. I never took out a magic weapon from this weapon.

A particularly big fight is taking place. In a forest where it’s dark and you can’t see the surroundings well. The shouts of the orcs. Insufficient weapons. Not enough patience.

As these things piled up one by one, this result was created.

Hiss!

Let’s pull Ha-yeon Moon’s shoulder. A sharp blade pierced the spot where her back had been just a moment ago.

Pretending to aim for orcs. An arrow is flying, cleverly placing us in the firing line. The giant with the ax screams and swings his weapon in this direction without even thinking about hiding.

I strongly shook off the hand that was holding Moon Ha-yeon’s forearm. As soon as she takes a step back, he leaps forward. I put my hand on my thigh.

A light pink mass of magic takes shape in an instant. Small Sword. The form of the only melee weapon that I could use, which I had learned from Chae Seo-ah, appeared like a ball of thread and was caught in my hand.

Kaang!

The solid lump of magical power and the metal collided, making a harsh sound.

Attention is not focused. The Orcs’ offensive was much rougher and more numerous than before, and other hunters didn’t even pay attention to the rear.

An ally’s blade is flying towards the back in a melee. I frowned and pushed away the sword.

“What is it? Are you doing it?”

A blonde man holding a large sword. He walked briskly and spoke in a shaky manner.

The moonlight seeping through the dense leaves dimly illuminates his face. The smile was distorted ugly with irritation and anger, creating a gloomy shadow.

“We talked about it, right? Be careful of monsters.”

Six hunters, including a man. They all rushed at me at once.

*

“That, that… .”

If Park Jeong-woo makes a quick move. Next, several blades fly out.

As if to prove the saying that there is no business in front of page numbers. The six people’s linkages that narrowed his radius of action continued like water, binding his nimble feet.

Park Jeong-woo, who does a somersault, scatters pink daggers. Sparks flew in the air, and another piece of metal struck the dagger.

Without a moment to catch your breath, an arrow flies. If you think you avoided it, it’s Dok2. The sword struck before I even took my stance. The extremely one-sided fight was closer to a hunt than a battle.

“That… , that, that, that… .”

Moon Ha-yeon’s hands were shaking mercilessly. A handprint was left along with a clanging sound on the wooden staff that was tightly held.

Her legs were trembling under the long dress that covered her toes. Breathing, eyes. No one stays in place. Trembling constantly, I chased after Park Jeong-woo.

The whites gradually turn red. Water forms on long eyelashes. The water droplets run down my cheeks and fall to the floor.

A fight between orcs and humans. Inside, a fight between humans occurred locally. Even though I shouted and asked for help, no one was looking.

Moon Ha-yeon saw Park Jeong-woo in her gaze.

Small shoulders rising and falling roughly. Toes that cannot properly touch the floor. Red, swollen wrists. A hand that had burst a long time ago and was dripping with blood.

My heart beats more rapidly. The fingernails holding the staff break. A crunching sound escaped between clenched teeth.

Fit!

Scratched by arrows flying from afar. Park Jeong-woo’s forearm was torn. There was a fairly large wound, and red blood was flowing out and soaking the clothes.

Her eyes showed his limitations. The words he will be greeted with. A small body covered in blood fluttered ceaselessly before my eyes.

As if imitating the reddened whites. The purple eyes gradually turned red.

*

Survival Instinct (A)

Threat to life. Or when a similar crisis is detected.

The grade of all skills increases by two levels. (Upper limit S)

*

Just like a robe. The fabric of the dress covering my entire body swells to the point of bursting.

A torrent of magical power rushes into the tip of the staff, which is as red as her eyes. It was whirling and making a fuss, but before I knew it, it was shrinking as if it would become a small dot, creating the shape of a bullet.

“Stop it!!”

Her red eyes are like a projector. It was reflecting his past.