episode_0330

Daaengㅡㅡㅡㅡ.

That day too, the galaxy’s day began with a handful of bells.

The sound of a wise old man climbing a huge bell tower and ringing the bell with his wrinkled hands.

The sound of the bell that stretches across the heavens and earth contains a sunset-colored resentment.

Deengㅡㅡㅡ.

Is there anything that drives away drowsiness as much as the sound of someone crying?

The sound of the bell coming through the window is a cry full of resentment.

Galaxy woke up and picked up her cell phone.

“Umm…”

It’s exactly five minutes earlier than the weather alarm.

These days, she wakes up to the sound of Grandpa Park’s bell rather than her cell phone alarm.

If it feels like it’s strangely competing with the weather alarm, you’re mistaken.

Today, I got up again and massaged my sore lower back.

‘My back pain seems to be getting worse lately… Is it because I’m under a lot of stress?’

The blanket also seems damp for no reason.

It was because the cotton blanket was hot and I was sweating.

Rustle…

Galaxy raised her naked body.

She straightened up the blanket she had been sleeping under and got out of bed.

Then he goes to the full-length mirror in the bedroom and checks the scar from when he was sawed off at [Red Lady]’s house.

The scars that had regenerated from the body that had been torn to pieces completely disappeared after a few days.

Nothing unusual today.

Galaxy turned her head and looked around the quiet bedroom.

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10. The door leading to the next door needs maintenance.

– It has a similar purpose to an escape ladder.

– Please evacuate to the house next door and the house below in the direction you prefer in case of an emergency.

– It’s okay to go out and play when you feel lonely.

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An iron door located on the bedroom wall.

Connected to the house of Mr. [Beast] next door.

The iron door is not closed, but slightly ajar.

Did you leave it open again?

Phewㅡㅡ.

A cold wind coming through the crack in the door.

The creepy atmosphere makes me feel unnecessarily concerned about what’s under the bed.

When I lowered my head, wondering if there was anything there, the hand of ‘something’ that was sticking out of the bed moved its fingers like a cockroach and hid under the bed.

It’s nice not being lonely.

Eunha, who had closed the iron door tightly to let in the cold wind, walked out of the bed and came out into the living room, staggering.

In the living room, the black wooden door connected to ‘Room 905’ is firmly shut, and on the table, as always, there is a plate of raw meat left behind by Mr. [Beast].

The large raw meat is neatly tied with long, drawn-out blood vessels.

It’s a ribbon knot.

Did you pack it yourself?

“It’s not even a Christmas present… I’m always grateful. Even though I can’t eat meat.”

A smile spreads across my face as my heart becomes warm from the morning.

Eunha checked the calendar while rubbing her sore waist.

Daengㅡㅡㅡㅡ.

The bell that announces the morning, the beginning.

The gaze of the galaxy gazes at the calendar.

October 1st.

The day of the C-class promotion exam.

Finally, this day has come.

‘I have to do well… I’m more nervous than getting hacked.’

Is there any way to relax?

I must have woken up early in the morning, I must have gotten some blood drawn on the [blood donation bus].

If I come back from the dead, I’ll feel relieved.

Your body will also become clean.

Knock knock.

I walked. The hallway was empty.

The carrier that was left in the elevator before is now standing in the shoe rack, as if nothing had happened.

Perhaps because he always carries his carrier with him, [Black Book] seems to have returned home unable to overcome separation anxiety.

‘My baby, my baby… How many babies are there in the apartment?’

Rattling.

I put the raw meat in the living room into the freezer.

Eun-ha took out the [Black Book] from her carrier and hugged it tightly, then put on some clothes and left the house.

The destination is the blood donation bus.

“Hello sir!”

“You came out early… Exams are about showing yourself to others. They are not acts that determine the essence of a young lady.”

“Please explain in simple terms!”

“Even if you fail the test, the essence of the young lady is higher and more beautiful than anyone else’s, so enjoy yourself with peace of mind.”

Eun-ha listened to the old man’s story of making ‘clay dolls’ in the security office and went to donate blood as soon as the sun rose.

… … .

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I am deeply moved.

Could there be a more fitting word than this?

The ‘promotion exam groundhog’ who has been crawling on the floor for 3 years.

Even if you hit someone with all your might, it’s useless! ‘Euncheon-gu Soft Fist’, who only makes noises, has come to challenge for a C-class promotion.

“Isn’t it better than a sweet fist?”

“Mr. Banharin.”

Hold on!

7:00 a.m. Hunter Association Seoul Headquarters.

Eunha, who arrived at the square in front of the association, hit Banharin’s waist hard with a blank expression as he started a fight.

Huh! Huh!

“Ah, sweet. Ah, sweet.”

Banharin, who takes Galaxy’s fist with a cold face.

It’s so annoying.

Euncheon-gu’s Sweet Fist, who had finally given up on hitting, looked up at the Hunter Association with a complicated smile today.

‘It’s been a few months since I felt the mana… but the amount of mana is still the same. Like a muscle.’

In the end, the maximum duration of ‘Body Strengthening’ is still 3 minutes.

I looked back at the fountain with a heavy heart.

A cool autumn breeze blew across the fountain in the square in front of the association.

It’s noisy with hunters preparing for the promotion exam since the morning, and since the exam for C-rank and higher is only held once per quarter, it’s several times more noisy than the last time I came.

The beauties chatting in the square… mostly passersby who were passing by the galaxy stared at them as if they were possessed, and a few approached them cautiously, trying to get their phone numbers.

Sighㅡㅡㅡsnapㅡㅡㅡ.

But soon, the ‘mouse’ belonging to the [Rare Hunter Protection-Killing Division] begins to clean up the area around the galaxy without the galaxy’s knowledge.

“Hmm. My sword is shaking. I need to calm down.”

‘Sword Demon Kim Sa-rang’, who arrived at the association with Eunha, spoke while touching her black uniform.

CLUTCH CLUTCH.

When I looked back just in case, Kim Sa-rang’s sword was really shaking.

Because her hand holding the scabbard was trembling with nervousness.

“Look, this is the first time I’ve seen my beloved sword tremble like this.”

“It’s okay. You studied hard.”

Eun-ha felt sorry for Kim Sa-rang, who was strangely nervous.

… … .

Since Jong-i got healthy, this will probably be the first test I’ve studied and prepared for properly…

No, rather, isn’t it because you studied that you realize your shortcomings and become nervous?

Kim Sa-rang has been brave and confident up until now.

Because I didn’t have any thoughts.

Eun-ha wished that Kim Sa-rang would smile confidently like before.

“… … .”

Eunha smiled and hugged Kim Sa-rang tightly.

Kim Sa-rang’s startled hands stop shaking as if it were a lie.

“Mr. Sword Ghost. It’s okay if you make a mistake.”

“… … Please call me by my name.”

“Love.”

“Oh…”

Eunha, who failed the basic physical test for three years.

Kim Sa-rang, who failed the written exam several times, finally reached Grade D last month.

Two people who looked quite similar relaxed their tension by hugging each other.

“… … Don’t worry. I just finished my bath this morning. My face wash is perfect. ”

“What is that… something like a bathing ritual? It’s something you do to clean your body before doing something important. Actually, I did it too.”

The clean-blooded galaxy smirked as it touched the throbbing carotid artery.

… … .

… … .

Is it because I’m nervous?

The test went by in a flash.

“C-class Hunter promotion exam. The first is a written exam.”

Written exam in the morning.

After parting ways with Banharin, I walked through the dirty and complicated insides of the association with familiar steps.

I arrived at the written test site with Kim Sa-rang.

It’s different from the E and D exams when you didn’t have to study.

At that time, I was walking around guiding rookie hunters to the testing center because I had time left.

I thought it was a ‘hunter-like thing’ that an F-class hunter could do.

‘I wanted to try something…’

But, for the C-level written exam, even the galaxy needed to study.

Wasn’t she the one who had been living in an orphanage, transferred to [Euncheon Academy] upon the association’s recommendation, and dropped out after only one semester?

Eunha, who has an incredible academic background, was unable to properly attend elementary school due to ‘family circumstances’.

There is no diploma. There is only a workbook that was hastily solved.

Thanks to that, I was able to sit at my desk today and prepare for the exam while encouraging my friend Kim Sa-rang, who was sitting in front of me and shaking as if her phone was on vibrate mode.

“… … Galaxy, right?”

“Long time no see, Director.”

“Why does your heart grow bigger every time you see her? Don’t rest your heart on the desk because you have nowhere to put your eyes. Even if you ask her to come to the department dinner, she doesn’t call you at all…”

“Haha… It’s hard to walk around at night.”

“Yeah, I see. You really shouldn’t drink outside.”

A little chat with the proctor I’ve become close with over the past three years.

So the morning written exam began.

Thanks to teaching Kim Sa-rang the same thing four or five times and memorizing it, I never had to hold my head in my hands.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Wow…”

Kim Sa-rang, who finished the written test, cries like Jong-i and hugs Eun-ha.

Eun-ha patted Kim Sa-rang, who was clutching her chest like a baby, and helped her learn how to walk on two legs, which she had forgotten.

‘Still, there are a lot of people in the association, so there’s no need to worry about monsters appearing.’

That’s the end of the written test.

Eunha thanked Eunhong, who patted her on the shoulder for her hard work, and walked down the association hallway.

… … .

“The following is a basic physical strength test.”

After lunch, the physical test that had been tormenting Eunha for three years began.

Kim Sa-rang is now in high spirits as she only has to face the physical exam.

She entered the examination room, encouraging Eunha as if she had never been nervous.

If you are caught using an artifact or someone else’s skill, you will be disqualified.

You can use your own skills and mana.

Eunha quietly gestured to the air as she removed the lightweight artifact ‘1++ sticker’ attached to her carrier.

Then, Banharin appears silently, takes the artifact, and places it firmly on Eunha’s chest.

“Huh?”

“What.”

“What?”

“I put it where it should be.”

“No, I told you to keep the stickers. You can’t have artifacts.”

“Tsk.”

Banharin, who had removed the sticker again, disappeared without a sound.

I’m already tired.

“Don’t be nervous. I feel relaxed when I touch something soft… Would you like to touch me too?”

“It doesn’t look soft.”

“… … .”

“Aaah! Don’t squeeze me!”

Fortunately, the physical test was not difficult.

When I was a F-class weakling, I barely managed to pass by taking out my internal organs, but it wouldn’t be a big problem for Eunha, who has mastered ‘body strengthening’.

Except that my body became unnecessarily heavy.

In the first place, the ‘physical test’ is a place for test takers to get noticed by guild scouts who come to the association.

Your own capabilities.

Showing ‘how’ to pass a simple test…

Bam-!!

“Ki, Kim Sa-rang, test taker, 100m dash 2 seconds 03. Passed!”

That’s how it is.

Tadah!

Kim Sa-rang runs to Eun-ha without showing any sign of fatigue.

The bright smile on his face reminded me of a puppy, so I poked his cheek without realizing it.

As expected, the top student in [Euncheon Academy] practical skills is different. He is a natural born beast.

If Kim Sa-rang hadn’t struggled with the written test, she would have easily risen to the rank of B-class hunter.

‘It’s okay. I’ll do what I was doing.’

Glance.

Eunha bowed her head.

The feet are not visible because the chest is larger than the head.

“… … .”

When you do a push-up, your chest touches the floor before you can fully bend your arms.

When you do sit-ups, your elbows don’t touch your knees because of the obstacle.

Even with her ‘body strengthening’ turned to the max, her strength is still at the level of a middle school student.

“… … Ambiguous.”

“Why are you like that?”

“I’m going to the bathroom for a minute.”

Let’s take it off.

Before it was her turn, Eunha dragged her heavier-than-usual carrier to the association bathroom.

“… … Galaxy.”

“It’s just a bathroom.”

“Okay…”

A corner bathroom on the second floor where few people visit.

Banharin, whom I met in the middle, was frowning as if she was in pain.

… … .

“Hoo… Hoo… It’s not my turn yet?”

“… … Are you okay? What the hell is going on…”

“Do you know the fairy tale called The Hunchbacked Old Man? The human body is detachable.”

A little later, Eunha came back from the bathroom.

She stood unsteadily in the examination room with a much slimmer body.

He bowed his head, enduring the pain.

Now I can see my feet. I can see my stomach.

So this is what it looked like.

Anything is difficult at first.

Now I just feel sick and have no feelings.

Eunha started the physical test with a much more relaxed expression on her face.

… … .

… … .

Even though there is ‘body strengthening’,

It is right to reduce unnecessary weight.

That’s all there is to it.

“Galaxy test taker… 3km run, 12 minutes and 20 seconds. Passed.”

“Wow… Thank you.”

Eunha finished the 3km run, her final physical test.

She approached Kim Sa-rang, hugging her chest, which was larger than her head.

This exam was also difficult because I was sick.

Even though I lost weight, my body gets heavier every moment because of the [Self-Recovery] skill.

First, I did one push-up, then one sit-up, then I did the 100m run…

A total of 4 were removed.

This is because the recovery power of the [Self-Recovery] skill has increased.

Still, it was good because it hurt less and was easier to move around than when I had my internal organs removed during the ‘E-class exam’.

But, indeed, with the [Self-Recovery] skill, I ran for over 10 minutes during the last 3km run, and my body condition was completely recovered during the run.

Because of that, I had a hard time running while hugging the body that was in my way.

‘This is what they mean by painstaking effort…’

The galaxy, with its head bowed, missed the instep it could no longer see, and took out the bloody bandage from inside the box and hid it in its carrier.

Galaxy took a deep breath and looked around.

With the physical test almost over, guild scouts are approaching some of the test takers to talk to them.

“I was really impressed by the skills of the student Bangapsu. I could see traces of his long hours of honing.”

“Thank you! I studied for 2 years with painstaking efforts…”

That was a bone-crushing effort, how painful it must have been.

Eunha looked at the other hunters with compassion.

“Hmm. That’s right, Eunha Doryeo.”

Following that, Kim Sa-rang, who had been staring down at Eunha’s neck, let out a sigh of relief and hugged Eunha.

I’m very concerned about what divides people.

“The physical test is over! E-class test takers, please go home!”

“D-class test takers, please go to the ‘Artificial Crack Field’ where the [Artificial Monster] is!”

“C-class test takers, please stay in your seats as the ‘Crack Field Survival Test’ will continue!”

“B-class…”

After the physical test was over, the test supervisors began to announce the next schedule.

Eunha and Kim Sa-rang, who are taking the C-class promotion test, are now ready to go prepare for the ‘Crack Field Survival Test’.

‘Crack Field Survival Test… It was a test where you had to perform a mission in the [Crack Field] designated by the Association.’

I think it was said that test takers are randomly assigned to one of the three [Crack Fields] managed by the Hunter Association.

Eunha, her heart pounding with anticipation, felt that this was going to be a pretty serious test and approached the test supervisor.

Kim Sa-rang also follows Eun-ha, clinging closely to her, fearing that she might be placed in the same [rift field] if she were with her.

“Supervisor.”

“Ah, Eunha is here? Behind her… Kim Sa-rang, D-rank hunter… The first and last place winners of the physical test are here together.”

The proctor, who had a face like a galaxy, pushed up his black horn-rimmed glasses and checked the list.

The last of the C-class promotion exams… but also the exam with the highest grading percentage.

I have already studied the information about the three [Crack Fields].

Eunha gripped the carrier handle tightly, anticipating what [rift field] she would be placed in.

“Hmm…… Huh? What is it.”

but,

The test supervisor, who was checking the names of the galaxies on the list,

He looks at her with a frown.

“Galaxy, you’re the only one with a different [crack field]?”

“Huh?”

“Oh, what is it? Is it a computer error? Wait, I’ll look into it.”

I touched the corners of my mouth at the discomfort that brushed the back of my neck.

C-class hunter promotion exam.

Unlike other examinees, there are not three [crack fields] managed by the association,

A galaxy placed alone in the 4th [Crack Field].

“Um… What should I do? I asked the boss, but the other three [Crack Fields] have finished assigning candidates, so Eunha, you can temporarily take the test at another [Crack Field]. They’ll send an additional supervisor from the potion lab, so there shouldn’t be a problem.”

“…Potion preparation room?”

“Yeah. I told you not to tell anyone above… How can you handle things like this and keep it a secret from Eunha? Just know it. I’ll take responsibility. ”

Shudder.

At the name of the potion dispensary, Eunha’s shoulders slightly shrugged.

“… … Where should I go?”

“[Goryongsan Crack Field]. Do you remember where the ‘black bug’ came out and caused chaos?”

“Huh?… Yes. I know.”

“[Blue Dragon Guild] stopped managing and just kept passing the buck, so the association is temporarily managing it… The safety inspection has been completed, so it shouldn’t be dangerous.”

[Goryongsan Crack Field].

It’s a familiar name.

There are many strange parts.

A situation where you take the test alone in a different [crack field], away from other test takers.

Should I stop before something happens?

‘… … No. I will definitely pass today.’

It doesn’t matter. Let’s go like this.

Rather, it is good.

[Goryongsan Crack Field] is a place quite familiar to Eunha.

Perhaps the warmest and safest [rift field] in the world.

Long, long ago, the kingdom of [Bug Princess] remains as a memory.

How things have changed since she left… I’m looking forward to it.

Swish…

Eunha took out her D-class hunter ID from her bosom.

She nodded to the test supervisor with her usual smiling face.

“Heeeek…”

It was lunchtime when Kim Sa-rang, who couldn’t have a [crack field] like the Milky Way, cried out in sorrow.