Noonim[1] Is a Little (1) >

So with this, Ive met all of Koreas S-Rank Hunters except one.

I put the instant coffee into an expensive looking coffee mug and poured water. My preference was paper cups. It should be good to decrease disposable products.

Why isnt there contact from the remaining one?

MKC shouldnt be in a situation to contact, and according to Song Taewon, Hanshin also seemed to be in a position where it was difficult for them to approach me.

Would the last one, Soodams Yoon Kyeongsoo, also be in a similar state? Seeing how appetizing bait was strewn about, but an S-Rank guild leader from, not even overseas, but within the country, was being this quiet, there was probably a reason.

How about Chief Song Taewon?

He seemed like a good person, but he was also a difficult person, from my position. This instant coffee was a brand I hadnt seen before, but it was good. Though it was a little sweet.

Its a waste to leave him to die, but even so, if he stays alive

It would become the biggest hindrance to Haeyeon swallowing the Hunter Association. The starting point of the Hunter Association that the country was holding out behind, losing strength, was none other than Song Taewons death.

Without an S-Rank Hunter, and with the level of difficulty for dungeons going up, it was a natural sequence that the Association became weaker. They couldnt help but reluctantly pass the S-Rank dungeons they were managing over to the large guilds. While that happened, Seseong disappeared, and that empty place was eventually taken over by Haeyeon, which had neatly absorbed things.

So Yoohyun also received suspicion.

Though with Seseong leaving Korea not long after Song Taewons death, there was the most talk asking if it was the Sung Hyunjae who killed him. Due to the circumstances, Haeyeon also seemed shady.

With Song Taewons personality, there would be no reason to be like well reasonably compromise, and its obvious that he would keep on going up against guilds.

Should I apply the keyword? But, he was a hard person to throw an insincere joke to it felt like a too serious reply would come after saying it clumsily, so I wouldnt be able to say it a second time.

There was still time, so should I just wait and see?

I had to get my key and take care of my things, so I decided to go back to Haeyeon. Of course, I had to erase the finger marks on my neck. It would be annoying if it was caught.

A mirror Where was the bathroom again?

I thought I had seen it near the lobby. I took out a potion and went to the lobby. Right now there werent any people in the building other than in the rearing room, so-.

Han Yoojin-nim?

It was Kang Soyoung. She was holding a 5-story cat tower in one hand, and five large shopping bags in the other. I had forgotten about that young lady. I reflexively covered my neck, but,

Thump

The cat tower and then the shopping bags fell to the floor and Kang Soyoung came up right in front of me in the blink of an eye. She pushed away my hand that was covering my neck and took out her cell phone.

What happened? What about my Guild Leader and Yerim?

I sent them away first.

Putting aside Yerim, why did my Guild Leader do that?

Kang Soyoung tilted her head as she took a photo with her phone camera.

I mean, why a photo

We have to put in a civil complaint. And Guild Leader needs to see it, too.

It is fine! Please do not make a call! Nothing much happened, really.

If nothing much happened, why would there be finger marks on a persons neck?

This is just Chief Song Taewon worrying about me in his own way

Kang Soyoungs expression became strange. Even if I thought about it, it sounded a little crazy.

Anyways, I coaxed her, asking her not to tell. I also made her erase the photo. Kang Soyoung sent me a vague gaze towards me the entire time, and took me all the way to the dorms.

There wasnt anyone at home. The kids had been moved to the rearing facility, and that Yoohyun had taken Peace, and Myeongwoo was shut up in the Forge.

It was a long time since it was this quiet. It really was better for there to be someone at home. Was that why people raised pets?

On the whiteboard hanging in the living room, I wrote in the middle of moving preparations. Myeongwoo spent more than half a day in the Forge, and the subspace didnt have cell phone signal, so business was relayed through writing like this. He came out about once every one or two hours to check.

Its mostly luggage that hasnt been unpacked yet.

There wasnt much need to unpack seeing how there were daily necessities and everything. This time, I should organize the things I should organize after moving, and throw the rest away.

I put all my things into boxes and put them in the living room, and borrowed an icebox and emptied the fridge, too. It was right next door, but it was summer. Besides that, I also packed the kids things that had increased little by little.

While I was doing that, Myeongwoo appeared. Along with a hot heat, whatever he was doing.

Did you pack everything?

Yeah. More or less. I should ask them to move it now.

Theres no need.

Myeongwoo took out a string from his inventory. The string that seemed to be made from metallic silver twisted together, increased in length and wrapped around the luggage. When it did, the luggage inside the string floated up into the air.

So this guy made something unusual again.

I can put them in the Forge like this and then take it back out when we get there.

Ah, I guess you could use it like that too.

It was a scam. Wait, couldnt you possibly use it in dungeons? Like putting people in the Forge ahead of time so that more than the headcount goes in, or putting in a low stat healer and then taking them out to get treatment when its safe.

Can you put people inside too?

I asked Myeongwoo, who had moved the luggage into the Forge and come back out.

No, its a pity but its impossible. Its set up so that living beings are automatically kicked out when Im not there.

That was really a pity. Myeongwoo just needed to grow to stat A, before he could usefully use low stat healers or special assistance Hunters in up to high rank dungeons.

Then again, he was busy just making items.

Kim Sunghan had the mini portal key and the inner door key. When Yoohyun wasnt here, he was now the new S-Rank Hunter, and as one of Haeyeons initial members, he was the same as the guild leaders proxy.

When I received the key and went to find Suk Simyeong to handle my resignation, Yerim had fire in her eyes out of the blue.

Ahjussi, you cant be like this! After promising you wouldnt go somewhere else!

Right, I did. Suk Simyeong was also nodding his head behind Yerim.

Its the building right next door. Did your classes end?

It is a rest period. Even if its a next door building! If you resign as well, then youre really leaving cant you just stay? You even said that you wanted to leave the dorm room in reserve.

But would that be okay?

It is okay.

Suk Simyeong immediately replied.

At any rate, wasnt there no work you did as a normal employee? Seeing how there are many Hunter personnel at Haeyeon, there is no provision restricting Hunter license holders from having side jobs.

You have to keep your promise, ahjussi! At the very least until my contract ends!

Yerim screeched and the gleam in her eyes burned like she would grab my collar. If she spoke like that, then there was no helping it. A promise was a promise.

In the end, we decided to keep my normal employee contract with Haeyeon the way it was before. No, while Yerim was insisting that she didnt know when I would somehow run off again, it increased to 3 years. At any rate, it was at the level of putting up one name.

I went back to the rearing facility and finally stepped into my new house. Even though the main entrance keys were in the hands of the guild leaders. Still, apparently if the entrance door broke or was tried to be opened without a key, a signal would go to each guild. I could just think of it like multiplex housing.

The house is nice.

It was much smaller than the 1st floor, but the 1st floor was too big and here was disgustingly big too. Maybe because of the flying magic beast, the ceiling was the height of two floors. There was an open loft with only railings, so it seemed like Blue, who liked high places, would have a lot of fun.

Outside of the person-use living room, there was also something like a monster-use living room, a space separately prepared that was about the size of a small sports field. There werent windows for safety, but instead, the surface of one wall was filled with a special glass screen that reflected the scenery of the outside roof garden in real time. The other window-shaped screens were the same. Lighting similar to natural light also adjusted the light according to time and weather, like a real window.

There was a separate region set aside around the kitchen, with a durable door added according to my request. With this, there would be no problem over Blue attacking the fridge.

-Kkya! Kkya!

She was moved over to an unfamiliar place again in a day, but Blue was excited without even a bit of hesitation. In an instant, she flew up and perched on the loft railing and loudly cried. It was good that I didnt need to worry about the racket.

-Chirp

Chirpie, who had another anklet because of Comet, ran to the screen reflecting the garden and flopped down. It seemed like it really liked the scenery. I should take it out tomorrow.

The baby dragon was still sleeping, so I placed her on top of a table.

Myeongwoo, you said you already moved in, right?

I asked Myeongwoo, who was helping me unpack.

Yoo Myeongwoos new house was the living quarters in the buildings[2] top floor. The floor level wasnt high, but it seemed to be a penthouse. Since the resident was this resident, apparently they had also poured a lot of money into there. Suk Hayan and her team was lodging there, too.

Yeah. They made it nice there, too. Its so large that its a little empty to live alone Truthfully, its a little lonely.

Was that why he kept on staying in the dorm room?

If youre bored, come hang out. Should I give you a key?

At my words, Myeongwoos complexion became much brighter.

Then its good for me! But wasnt it only for the contracted guild leaders?

I have an extra one. And I dont have anyone else to give it to other than you. Youre the most reliable, truthfully.

That younger brother was a guild leader, so once he came out of the dungeon, he would know to take care of Haeyeons. Would Yerim grumble if she knew I gave a key to Myeongwoo?

I gave him the mini portal key and the entrance door key. That Myeongwoo treated it as some kind of treasure, and received the keys and put them in his inventory.

Ah, if you have time, could you make me some Mental prioritized integer increase equipment? It would be better if you add Mana as a sub stat. Integer increases for high rank equipment are too rare.

Of course I can. But its Mana and Mental? What about the other stats?

For the other stats, its enough with the ones I already have.

They just needed to be enough to use while training the kids. The baby monsters were at most stat C. But, not only was the rank of the skill that required Mental and Mana high, the possibility of the usage targets being S-Ranks was high I didnt know when the Teacher skill would have to be used again, but in order to not be hospitalized, I had to raise them as much as possible. And wouldnt the side effect of the fear resistance be less if the Mental was higher?

I wondered if I should turn off the fear resistance while I was at it, but decided not to when I thought of that brother bastard. It was because I had the fear resistance that I worried to a reasonable extent and it ended at being angry; if I didnt have it, I didnt think I could focus on anything. Yoohyun was Yoohyun, but Peace didnt have much experience yet. Anyways, Yoohyun, this brat, really.

Mana, Mental. Okay, Ill make it right away after I finish the one Im working on now.

What are you making?

Thats still a secret.

That Myeongwoo said, smirking. I remembered that producing an S-Rank spear also didnt take that much of a time, so could he possibly be making an SS-Rank already?

Arranging the luggage was more or less finished, and Myeongwoo went back to the Forge. If he went in here, then he would come back out in my house. Was he planning on not going back to his own house?

And in the meantime, a text had come to my phone.

[Hi honey[3] my brother Korea tomorrow:)]

It was Riette. Then, contact information that I guessed was Riettes younger brothers was also sent. She had grumbled that Yoohyun was blocking people from personally contacting me, so why was she sending me a text? Then again, with him directly giving me a translation item, he wouldnt still be blocking people. The rearing facility was also complete.

Would people start to visit even from overseas now?

While that was happening, it would be good if S-Rank Hunters who would be good to use the keyword on, came. They said it was okay to go slowly, but I wanted to fill up 50 and be free.

Koodangtang!

-Bbiiiik![4] Shwit!

What is it?!

I heard a loud noise while asleep. When I snapped my eyes open and checked the time, it had just passed midnight. Chirpie was still quietly sleeping; was it Blue? Why all of a sudden from a kid who slept when the sun set?

Tuung!

Geez, it sure was a fuss. I quickly went out and went up to the second floor where Blue had made her sleeping place. The baby gryphon was dead to the world between the pile of cushions she had shredded. The nicely folded wings went up and down following the breathing.

If it wasnt Blue, then possibly?

-Kkiit, bbiik!

Was it Comet? I hadnt thought of waking up Comet at all, so I had left it in a glass pen on one side of the monster-use living room. I should go down and turn on the lights.

-Bbiik! Siik!

Flap!

The baby dragon who was flying around dizzily landed on top of my head and the tip of its tail wrapped around my ear. I didnt lock it, but I had closed the door. Did it know how to open doors?

Comet!

At the call, it rode my neck and shoulders down as if sliding, and hung onto my arm. Puffing, the two eyes that looked at me were really, really clear and bright. To the point that they were incomparable to during the day.

Youre nocturnal, huh.

-Bbiik!

Im doomed.

[1] this is noona (what boys call older sisters/older girls they know well) + -nim (respectful honorific), so its a respectful way of saying noona

[2] this uses the eng word transliterated, so I think yj is talking abt the connected building (which has been referred to w the eng word), not the rearing facility building (which has been referred to w the krn word)

[3] the krn word, which Im 99% sure is NOT used as a term of endearment or sth to call sb, so its probably a translation error (as in, an in-universe tl error from whatever language Riette was using to krn, that the author purposely used)

[4] this is like the noise that chirpie makes (the one I tl as cheep) or beep depending on context, but I left it as is, since its a diff magic beast making it, and it also makes other sounds and it would be kind of weird for me to tl one sound but not the others (which dont really have good eng equiv)