episode_0126

The celebration party with more people than expected has ended.

It’s been a long time since I had a holiday where my body and mind felt relaxed.

Maybe that’s why Eunha felt frustrated today.

“I’m going back, so don’t chase me.”

“It looks like it’s going to rain today too. Take care, lady.”

Eunha wakes up at dawn, finds the elderly security guard sitting in front of Bangul’s gate, and hurries to bring him to Saetbyeol Apartment.

After watching the old man enter the apartment security room until the end, she bought rice balls at a nearby convenience store and returned to Bang Bang’s house.

I never thought the old security guard who was supposed to be in the apartment would come all the way here.

Thanks to this, all my sleepiness disappeared.

As soon as the sweet holiday ended, Eunha’s steps became heavy due to mental fatigue.

“Are you coming from a walk?”

When I entered the rabbit house, Ban Harin, who was sleeping on the living room sofa, greeted me.

Surprisingly, while she was playing around with braiding her hair, which was a lot of sleep in the morning, she was easily overpowered and her hair became braided in an instant, and when the wake-up alarm rang, she stormed into Eunbangul’s room and woke up a rabbit curled up in a ball.

“Umm… Wow, I see my sister as soon as I open my eyes… It’s the best…”

“good morning.”

“Happy morning.”

Eunbangul smiles brightly and spreads her arms.

Eunha used ‘body enhancement’ to carry the girl like a princess and came out to the living room.

In another room, Ban Harin is walking out with Kang Na-ri holding him by his side like a piece of luggage.

So the four of us gathered together and had a light breakfast,

We all went to the cafe together and started working.

I think this is the ‘family-like workplace’ that I have only heard about.

“Huh huh~.”

Daily life started after a short rest.

Eunbangul, the cafe owner, twitches her rabbit ears and hums.

Because the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes in the morning was Eunha, I seemed to be in a good mood all day.

“It was really great, Eunha! It will be a lot of fun if we get together and party often in the future!”

“Yeah… that’s right.”

But, why?

Eunha was in a bad mood all day.

“Whose house should we sleep at next time? Let’s skip Nari’s house… How about playing games all night long at Harin’s house?! This time, Harin said she bought some 4-player games.”

“…I’m sorry, Bell. I don’t plan on staying out any longer.”

He resolutely rejected the rabbit girl who tried to cling to his waist.

“Huh?… Uh, uh, did something… you didn’t like yesterday? Tell me, sister. I’ll fix it right away. Did you feel burdened by having so many photos at home? I’ll throw them all away. ..”

The bunny girl, who was visibly embarrassed by Eunha’s statement that she would not stay out any more, stuttered.

A girl with wide, tar-black eyes grabs the hem of Eunha’s clothes.

Eunha, who was taken aback by the reaction being more extreme than expected, reassured the girl.

That’s not it, I just want to be home alone at night because I have a lot to think about.

Throbbing.

A tingling headache shakes the galaxy.

“……I understand. That’s what Eunha said.”

Does Eunha’s excuse work? Eunbangul, with her pure white rabbit ears hanging down, smiled brightly and said that nothing was wrong.

Then, as if something had happened, he approached Ban Harin and had him clean the cafe.

Ban Harin, with an expressionless face and only her lower lip sticking out, started cleaning.

Eun Bang-ul, the owner of the cafe who had a regular customer do the cleaning, sat in Ban Harin’s seat and wrote a household account book on her laptop.

“…….”

Same daily life as usual.

Eunha quietly watched the small back of the rabbit girl.

… … .

Feel so bad.

Not boiling over with negative emotions… quite the opposite.

A subtle sense of helplessness weighs on her.

Just as the higher you fall, the greater the impact.

It seems that the harsh reality that came to Eunha, who had enjoyed a happy sleepover away from the ‘Saetstar Apartment’, hit her harder than expected.

‘… … are you okay. ‘You took a day off.’

Accumulating resentment.

Eunha suppressed the sigh rising from her throat and smiled as usual.

Okay. Rather good.

I thought positively.

Haven’t you been doing well without staying out all this time?

There is no problem whatsoever. I am confident that I will continue to live with monsters in the future.

Eunha had confidence.

“Café Latte Sister! Hello! It’s pouring rain!”

“You’re here again today. Shall I give you what you always drink?”

“Yes!! Please wrap it!”

A female student wearing an academy uniform smiles brightly and orders coffee.

A regular customer who has been visiting frequently recently. The student’s unique freshness makes me smile.

Café Latte, who was absentmindedly guarding the cash register, proceeded with the payment with a smile on her face.

Cafe Latte Sister…

Milk sister who works at a cafe…

I don’t know who he is, but I think he came up with a really stupid nickname.

… … .

… … .

“Eunha. Do you have time this afternoon?”

After that, with a tired mind, I worked like a machine,

It’s already 6 PM.

Eunha, who was feeling at a loss as she thought about going home after cleaning up the cafe, was grabbed by the shoulder by Ban Ha-rin, who approached her without making a sound.

“Until the sun sets. What’s going on?”

“I guess we have a new weapon, let’s go relieve stress.”

Ban Harin easily picks up Eunha and puts her in his car.

Eunha, whose eyes were blinking like a suddenly adopted stray cat, calmly sat in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt.

Ban Harin takes out a pair of stylish sunglasses from his car closet and begins driving safely, following the speed limit.

The place the two went to with their semi-forcible kidnapping was the ‘indoor baseball practice field’ in Euncheon-gu.

Kyaang!

Eunha, who suddenly found herself practicing baseball, swung the titanium bat she received as a gift with all her might.

The ball flying around the curve flies away with a cool sound.

What is it all of a sudden?

Of course, the best way to get used to a new weapon is to wield it a lot.

It’s because I’m a little embarrassed.

I thought this was the end of the congratulatory gift, but maybe they wanted to help me until I got the hang of the weapon?

It’s good that the after-sales service is reliable.

“It should be able to produce satisfactory destructive power in all situations. This time, swing it with your left hand.”

“We’re here to relieve stress, right?”

“Who said that?”

Tee-ing!

The ball, hit hard by the titanium bat, flies toward Ban Harin.

Ban Harin, who caught the ball returning at high speed with his bare hands, this time threw the ball towards Eunha’s bridge.

Her body language as she placed the batting machine next to her and threw the ball herself was as beautiful as a model, so Eunha kept returning her gaze to Ban Harin and focusing on the ball.

The titanium bat, which was heavier than anyone could imagine, could barely be swung using ‘body enhancement’, and as a result, he had to exhale heavily while wiping away the sweat that had dripped down his face.

‘I ended up meeting the woman I fell in love with.’

Tungㅡ.

Block what you can, and block or avoid what you can’t.

Eunha dodged the ball that flew at her ankle and adjusted her grip on her weapon.

Kyaang!

It’s not as reliable as the jigsaw in [Red Woman], but…

It feels pretty good to hit.

Kyaang!

Stress flies with the ball.

Eunha enjoyed this time.

When you get used to something.

Learning, not training.

Because for now, you can feel like you are ‘growing’ with [self-recovery].

“Baseball bats were made in a form optimized for humans to swing. Although it is not formal training for hunters, we thought it would be appropriate practice for Eunha, whose strength is not growing due to [self-recovery].”

“Haaah… Haaah… It’s good to get some exercise.”

“…However, I didn’t know that the ‘mana amount’ in the body would not grow…”

About 3 minutes have passed,

Banharin, who was assessing the amount of mana in the galaxy, put down the ball.

After a short practice, Eunha, who had deactivated her ‘body enhancement’, collapsed into her seat.

Exploring [Rift Field] on holiday next week.

Until then, you will have to adapt to the new weapon.

“Whew… let’s take a 10-minute break and do it again.”

“If you run out of mana, it usually takes a day or two to recover… but the recovery factor is amazing.”

Ban Harin approached me without making a sound and handed me a towel.

After briefly saying thank you, Eunha put a towel inside her clothes and wiped her lower chest.

Did you think I was going to wipe my face?

Ban Ha-rin, who shrugged her shoulders in shock, took the towel back from Eunha and put it away carefully.

Well, it looks hotter there than on the face.

“…I’ll go get something to drink for a moment. Eunha will wait here…”

“No. Don’t go.”

Then.

Ban Harin, worried about Eunha sweating, was about to leave to buy her a drink.

Eunha hurriedly stood up and grabbed her hand.

Wow…

A surprisingly urgent voice.

Ban Harin looked down at Eunha with an expressionless face.

“Eunha?”

“…No, I just… I don’t need any drinks, so stay next to me.”

low voice.

The protective gloves she wore were damp, as if they had been dropped in water.

The reason is unknown, but

The sight of Eunha looking around like a patient suffering from trauma revealed a little bit of the anxiety she was harboring.

“…….”

Ban Harin said nothing and sat close to Eunha.

Their shoulders touch each other.

I have a lot of thoughts.

There are no words.

Ban Harin still has an expressionless face.

He wrapped his arms around Eunha’s waist.

… … .

After 10 minutes,

The two resumed their training where they had stopped.

Nothing happened.

… … .

… … .

… Until the exploration of the first [crack field] in the galaxy’s life,

Next 6 days.

Kyaang!

Eunha held hands without calluses,

I swung a heavy titanium bat.

Kyaang!

The palms that could not withstand the impact peeled off horribly, and the inside of the protective gloves turned red.

The gloves were wet, as if they had been dropped in water.

I swung my weapon vigorously.

Kyaang!

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… … .

“Hmm. Good. Everything is better.”

7:30 PM.

After finishing training, Eunha broke up with Ban Harin and headed home.

Grumbling…

A carrier containing the [Black Book].

A black titanium bat hangs in a new pocket on the side of the carrier.

Although there is some added weight, it is enough to carry around.

If there was an uphill or small bump, I had to use ‘Body Strengthening’, but no problem.

‘Kyaang! The sound is cool and nice. Thanks to Mr. Banharin, I have a good weapon.’

I took off my bloody protective gloves and checked my palms.

Her hands, which had been overworked to the point where the flesh was crushed and dented, have completely recovered thanks to [Self-Recovery].

Eunha put the protective gloves into the carrier and clenched her fists with pride.

Ban Harin is really good at teaching.

From bad habits to every gripping technique, I learned a lot in a short period of time thanks to her.

Since the day we promised to go to the [Rift Field] together is not long left, I will just have to swing my weapon at home until I go to bed.

With that in mind, I headed to ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’.

There was no longer any regret about staying out.

I just feel proud of the fact that I have grown a little.

Eunha hummed a nursery rhyme, saying that good things are good things.

“Yellow yellow water…”

“help.”

Stop.

And, around the time Eunha passed by the blood donation house near her apartment.

A familiar but creepy voice,

stopped her.

『There, Mr. Hunter. Please help me.”

Two days ago, a woman got into an argument with a bully on her way to work and asked Eunha for help.

Her voice, right next to me.

It sounded like a whisper.

Startle!

The startled Eunha fell and stepped aside.

Instead of panicking, I took out the [Black Book] from my carrier with hands shaking with fear.

First, look at the rules and think.

“……Huh? What is it?”

However, Eunha frowned as she looked at the guidebook.

No rules added.

There is no smell of blood, and the ‘bookmark’ that appears whenever the monster approaches is nowhere to be seen.

Isn’t it a monster?

Eunha closed the book and slowly raised her head.

『… help.”

Blood donation house near the apartment.

A headless woman is sitting on a telephone pole standing next to it.

Hands and feet hollowed out as if they had been tied and then released.

He holds the head that was cut off by something sharp in his arms and gestures to Eunha.

Like the time I got into an argument with a bully and asked for help.

“…….”

Eunha, who put the [Black Book] into her carrier, approached ‘that’.

It’s not the strangest thing you see in guidebooks…

It’s weaker and seems like it’ll disappear at any moment,

Something vague.

『Hunter. help.”

‘That’ imitates a human voice and speaks to Eunha.

It’s definitely true. It was that woman at that time.

‘Is this woman… dead?’

Why did it become like this?

That woman saw an old jigsaw at that time?

Something that didn’t become a monster?

Why is he dead?

I don’t know.

Eunha stopped thinking.

“help.”

just,

Because the ‘person’ in front of me is desperately asking for help.

With hands as cold as a corpse, he points to the blood donation house.

Because a hunter is a person who helps others.

That’s because I’m a hunter.

『I promised… but…』

Eunha, a D-class hunter, had already been unable to shake off her doubts about the blood donation house.

I was deep in thought.

How should I accept this…

Tiring~.

Just then, a handsome young man came out from the blood donation center.

He approached Eunha with a fresh smile, as if it was just a coincidence.

… … The appearance of ‘that’ is,

It was no longer visible.

“We met again. Were you waiting for me? You look dazzling today again.”

“I was passing by.”

“I just got off work too… My luggage looks pretty heavy. If it’s okay, would you like me to take you home?… I have something to tell you.”

A handsome young man who lifted Eunha’s suitcase without permission made a sweet offer.

Am I crazy?