CH 17
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If there was something that was Hara’s undoing, it was the fact she had never been in a dungeon before, so she was unaware of how much influence a B-class monster had.
[Georg spreads its wings]
[Special effect of Georg’s territory: Warning (distant) is triggered]
At the same time, the entire dungeon shook. Caw… The sound of a huge bird cry echoed throughout the dungeon.
At the same time, an enormous gust of wind picked up. Rustle… The entire forest wept. The trees shook and the monsters flew about wildly.
Seoyeon screamed. However, the sound from the dungeon was louder, so Seoyeon’s scream wasn’t heard.
[Georg is moving]
Everything in her screamed to avoid it at once. Hara immediately summoned the beam. Light instantly rose from her hand, but the problem was that the beam was straight.
While the cedar tree shook wildly, the beam that extended from Hara’s hand smashed one of Georg’s eggs. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the magic core.
[Georg’s egg was destroyed]
[You have obtained the title, ‘Heartless Imp’. Agility +3]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg’s movement speed has increased]
What heartless imp? But she didn’t have time to feel bewildered by the title that was tossed at her.
Hara waved the beam again, but there was a similar result.
[Georg’s egg was destroyed]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg’s movement speed has increased]
As the surroundings kept shaking, she didn’t have energy she could spare to break the magic core.
In addition, Seoyeon was crying while clinging to Hara, and everything was in a mess.
Hara eventually withdrew the beam and flew off with Seoyeon in her arms. It wasn’t easy to fly through the swaying trees.
[Georg has returned]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg surveys the area]
[Georg has discovered you]
Rumble… The dungeon shook again. The system message sent chills down Hara’s back. The boss has discovered her? What will she do now?
Hara flew in a cold sweat. Seoyeon was shaking and crying while clinging to Hara, but Hara couldn’t comfort her.
She could vaguely spot the boundary of the safe zone. Carnivorous-type monsters surrounded the safe zone, as well as the startled three people.
“There they are!”
She couldn’t hear them, but she saw Seheon point at Hara while holding the two crying girls. The children looked at Hara.
As the yellow warning light of the safe zone gradually approached, she finally felt relieved. It’s okay, there shouldn’t be any problems after entering the safe zone.
Or not.
[Georg’s skill: Regional domination is triggered]
There was a cracking sound. Hara’s eyes grew wider at the same time. The safe zone’s boundary suddenly vanished.
[The entire dungeon goes berserk at Georg’s fury]
[Remaining time: 04:58]
Was this what regional domination meant?
Seheon was also bewildered upon seeing the safe zone disappear in an instant.
A wolf-like carnivorous monster that had been running wildly and suddenly howled upon discovering the three people.
“Uwahhh!”
The children screamed at the sight of the monster changing course to head in their direction. He didn’t even have time to think twice. Seheon hugged the children and crouched down.
As the target suddenly lowered himself, the monster’s paws scratched the air. Instead, the monster’s hind legs slammed into Seheon’s back. Blood splattered. Along with its heavy weight, pain arrested Seheon. The girls, who were crushed beneath him, cried, “Argh.”
“Keugh—”
But at the next moment, the weight that was pressing onto his back suddenly disappeared.
“Are you okay?!”
It was Hara. Seheon barely managed to turn and look up at Hara. He thought that the dungeon’s sudden shaking was because something went wrong, and he seems to know what happened when he spotted an unfamiliar girl with Hara.
Hara shouted.
“I’m sorry! I made a mistake!”
“I figured!”
Surprised, the children called, “Seoyeon-ah!” happily. However, it wasn’t the time to hold a tearful reunion, nor was it the time to nitpick over right and wrong.
The two’s eyes met quickly.
“Guys, run!”
“Where?”
They both conversed urgently. Meanwhile, a system message appeared.
[Georg places you on the wanted list]
[The monsters of the dungeon informs Georg of your location]
[Your location has been specified to Georg]
[Georg has located you!]
Chills rose on the back of her spine. Hara spoke to Seheon urgently.
“I’m the target, so let’s split up!”
“But……”
“Unnie!”
Seoyeon, who had been clinging to Hara’s body, was startled and tried grabbing Hara’s collar. However, Hara immediately pushed Seoyeon to Seheon.
“I’m really sorry! Really, really! I’m sorry…”
Then, Seheon interrupted Hara and pulled Seoyeon over.
“I’ll take care of it!”
I’ll take charge of the children, so you take care of yourself. There’s no time for her to apologise now. Well, all that was contained in his words.
It’s odd. They’d only been together for half a day in the dungeon, but she can’t believe that she could understand that.
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ likes this]
Why are you interrupting only at times like this? Don’t cut in. Hara screamed internally and turned around unhesitatingly. She could sense an enormous presence headed this way quickly.
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ is upset]
It was dumbfounding. The ant that you’ve bet on is in danger right now, but the constellation is upset?
Hara cut down an approaching carnivorous rabbit with all her might and cursed.
“Argh! Isn’t this a lottery!”
A lottery can also get upset!
At least, her movements were unrestrained because Seoyeon wasn’t there. Hara looked at the four that were scurrying for cover from the corner of her eyes, and decided to put as much distance from this place as possible.
But it was quite strange. She turned around unhesitatingly, but her feet didn’t leave the ground. It was because she was scared.
“I, I can do it.”
Hara repeated to herself. She can do it.
But she couldn’t muster any sort of courage at all. It was natural.
Never has she ever entered a dungeon, nor has she fought against monsters. The lightstick she was holding was as light as a toy, and the presence of the monster attacking her felt quite enormous.
The monster was a B-class. Even if she had S-class skills at her disposal, Hara was no different from half an S-class. She wasn’t even comparable to Seheon.
But at that moment, something unexpected offended Hara.
[At times, love makes you feel lonely]
It was a system message that appeared like it was mocking Hara. Veins popped up at Hara’s temple.
“Hey, are you kidding me? Are you going to say that in such a situation?”
[At times, love drives you into uncontrollable anger]
“Wow, you’ve got to be kidding me.”
[Love is…]
“Oh, knock it off!”
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ chuckles at how you’re getting mad and cursing because he isn’t teaching how to fish]
Anger welled up, as though the fear she felt earlier was a lie. Of course, the recipient of her rage was the constellation.
“Aish,” mumbled Hara as she fixed her glasses. Her anger rose up. She was so frightened that she was trembling, but he was still joking about things like love in such a situation. She seemed to understand how much God looked down on her.
Hara clung to this constellation with all that she had because he said he’ll make her an S-class. She was willing to be ridiculed.
But this constellation really wouldn’t care if she died. No, rather, she thought that he might be hoping for her to die in an amusing manner.
Come to think of it, the constellation, Cupid, compared himself to matchmaking ants from the beginning. In that case, he wouldn’t care if the ant he was trying to matchmake dies.
“That’s what an ant means.”
It was strange. Usually, she should feel despair and sorrow about the fact, but Hara felt strangely obstinate. She was determined to survive.
[Georg is approaching you]
“Very well.”
[Activating Flight (S)]
[Activating It may be the level of candlelight, but it’s capable! (S)]
Hara’s feet began floating in mid-air. She tried using her fingers to press down the vein that popped up at her temple, but she left it as it was when it didn’t go back down. She also summoned a beam in her hand. The beam lengthened from the lightstick at a thickness of Hara’s thumb.
“No matter what happens, I’ll give this a try.”
[Georg is right around the corner]
A huge monster flew with widely spreaded wings above Hara’s head. It was so large that she could believe it if she was told that it was a dragon and not a bird.
But Hara didn’t run away. Instead, she glared at it. As though the thing in the sky wasn’t a field boss, but her own constellation.
“I’m going to survive and get out of here.”
[Georg opens its beak]
The beam grew endlessly. Two metres, three metres.…. As the beam continued to grow in length, notification sounds from the system messages increased.
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
Don’t I know that? Originally, Hara’s mana was at 9, but multiplication was a skill that squared that number. As such, Hara’s mana was currently 81.
‘You ignorant constellation. Who are you to matchmake others when you can’t even distinguish between multiplication and squares?’
It’s not like you’re Mendel or Woo Jang-choon.
[T/N: Gregor Mendel is recognised as the modern science of genetics, while Woo Jang-choon contributed in the genetics and breeding of plants]
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
Cupid must like it, huh? To keep looking for love in this day and age? Do you think I’ll agree and fall in love just because you’re the god of love and want to matchmake me forcibly?
You’re sorely mistaken if you think making people hold hands and exchanging names will result in them being in a relationship.
Hara, who rose to the same eye level as Georg before she knew it, stared at the monster through her glasses.
[Georg is looking at you]
[Special effect of Georg’s territory: Intimidate (close quarters) is triggered]
[Status effect: Anger has nullified the effects of Intimidate]
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
She didn’t need to do much. Hara waved her hand. The beam that originated from her hand split a straight line through the monster.
[The field boss, Georg, has been defeated]
[Achievement Completed!]
[You have obtained the title, ‘Approaching the constellation’s side in an instant.’ Stamina +2]
[You have acquired the special status: Berserker]
It was over.
* * *
If there was something that was Hara’s undoing, it was the fact she had never been in a dungeon before, so she was unaware of how much influence a B-class monster had.
[Georg spreads its wings]
[Special effect of Georg’s territory: Warning (distant) is triggered]
At the same time, the entire dungeon shook. Caw… The sound of a huge bird cry echoed throughout the dungeon.
At the same time, an enormous gust of wind picked up. Rustle… The entire forest wept. The trees shook and the monsters flew about wildly.
Seoyeon screamed. However, the sound from the dungeon was louder, so Seoyeon’s scream wasn’t heard.
[Georg is moving]
Everything in her screamed to avoid it at once. Hara immediately summoned the beam. Light instantly rose from her hand, but the problem was that the beam was straight.
While the cedar tree shook wildly, the beam that extended from Hara’s hand smashed one of Georg’s eggs. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the magic core.
[Georg’s egg was destroyed]
[You have obtained the title, ‘Heartless Imp’. Agility +3]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg’s movement speed has increased]
What heartless imp? But she didn’t have time to feel bewildered by the title that was tossed at her.
Hara waved the beam again, but there was a similar result.
[Georg’s egg was destroyed]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg’s movement speed has increased]
As the surroundings kept shaking, she didn’t have energy she could spare to break the magic core.
In addition, Seoyeon was crying while clinging to Hara, and everything was in a mess.
Hara eventually withdrew the beam and flew off with Seoyeon in her arms. It wasn’t easy to fly through the swaying trees.
[Georg has returned]
[Georg is furious]
[Georg surveys the area]
[Georg has discovered you]
Rumble… The dungeon shook again. The system message sent chills down Hara’s back. The boss has discovered her? What will she do now?
Hara flew in a cold sweat. Seoyeon was shaking and crying while clinging to Hara, but Hara couldn’t comfort her.
She could vaguely spot the boundary of the safe zone. Carnivorous-type monsters surrounded the safe zone, as well as the startled three people.
“There they are!”
She couldn’t hear them, but she saw Seheon point at Hara while holding the two crying girls. The children looked at Hara.
As the yellow warning light of the safe zone gradually approached, she finally felt relieved. It’s okay, there shouldn’t be any problems after entering the safe zone.
Or not.
[Georg’s skill: Regional domination is triggered]
There was a cracking sound. Hara’s eyes grew wider at the same time. The safe zone’s boundary suddenly vanished.
[The entire dungeon goes berserk at Georg’s fury]
[Remaining time: 04:58]
Was this what regional domination meant?
Seheon was also bewildered upon seeing the safe zone disappear in an instant.
A wolf-like carnivorous monster that had been running wildly and suddenly howled upon discovering the three people.
“Uwahhh!”
The children screamed at the sight of the monster changing course to head in their direction. He didn’t even have time to think twice. Seheon hugged the children and crouched down.
As the target suddenly lowered himself, the monster’s paws scratched the air. Instead, the monster’s hind legs slammed into Seheon’s back. Blood splattered. Along with its heavy weight, pain arrested Seheon. The girls, who were crushed beneath him, cried, “Argh.”
“Keugh—”
But at the next moment, the weight that was pressing onto his back suddenly disappeared.
“Are you okay?!”
It was Hara. Seheon barely managed to turn and look up at Hara. He thought that the dungeon’s sudden shaking was because something went wrong, and he seems to know what happened when he spotted an unfamiliar girl with Hara.
Hara shouted.
“I’m sorry! I made a mistake!”
“I figured!”
Surprised, the children called, “Seoyeon-ah!” happily. However, it wasn’t the time to hold a tearful reunion, nor was it the time to nitpick over right and wrong.
The two’s eyes met quickly.
“Guys, run!”
“Where?”
They both conversed urgently. Meanwhile, a system message appeared.
[Georg places you on the wanted list]
[The monsters of the dungeon informs Georg of your location]
[Your location has been specified to Georg]
[Georg has located you!]
Chills rose on the back of her spine. Hara spoke to Seheon urgently.
“I’m the target, so let’s split up!”
“But……”
“Unnie!”
Seoyeon, who had been clinging to Hara’s body, was startled and tried grabbing Hara’s collar. However, Hara immediately pushed Seoyeon to Seheon.
“I’m really sorry! Really, really! I’m sorry…”
Then, Seheon interrupted Hara and pulled Seoyeon over.
“I’ll take care of it!”
I’ll take charge of the children, so you take care of yourself. There’s no time for her to apologise now. Well, all that was contained in his words.
It’s odd. They’d only been together for half a day in the dungeon, but she can’t believe that she could understand that.
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ likes this]
Why are you interrupting only at times like this? Don’t cut in. Hara screamed internally and turned around unhesitatingly. She could sense an enormous presence headed this way quickly.
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ is upset]
It was dumbfounding. The ant that you’ve bet on is in danger right now, but the constellation is upset?
Hara cut down an approaching carnivorous rabbit with all her might and cursed.
“Argh! Isn’t this a lottery!”
A lottery can also get upset!
At least, her movements were unrestrained because Seoyeon wasn’t there. Hara looked at the four that were scurrying for cover from the corner of her eyes, and decided to put as much distance from this place as possible.
But it was quite strange. She turned around unhesitatingly, but her feet didn’t leave the ground. It was because she was scared.
“I, I can do it.”
Hara repeated to herself. She can do it.
But she couldn’t muster any sort of courage at all. It was natural.
Never has she ever entered a dungeon, nor has she fought against monsters. The lightstick she was holding was as light as a toy, and the presence of the monster attacking her felt quite enormous.
The monster was a B-class. Even if she had S-class skills at her disposal, Hara was no different from half an S-class. She wasn’t even comparable to Seheon.
But at that moment, something unexpected offended Hara.
[At times, love makes you feel lonely]
It was a system message that appeared like it was mocking Hara. Veins popped up at Hara’s temple.
“Hey, are you kidding me? Are you going to say that in such a situation?”
[At times, love drives you into uncontrollable anger]
“Wow, you’ve got to be kidding me.”
[Love is…]
“Oh, knock it off!”
[The constellation, ‘Cupid’ chuckles at how you’re getting mad and cursing because he isn’t teaching how to fish]
Anger welled up, as though the fear she felt earlier was a lie. Of course, the recipient of her rage was the constellation.
“Aish,” mumbled Hara as she fixed her glasses. Her anger rose up. She was so frightened that she was trembling, but he was still joking about things like love in such a situation. She seemed to understand how much God looked down on her.
Hara clung to this constellation with all that she had because he said he’ll make her an S-class. She was willing to be ridiculed.
But this constellation really wouldn’t care if she died. No, rather, she thought that he might be hoping for her to die in an amusing manner.
Come to think of it, the constellation, Cupid, compared himself to matchmaking ants from the beginning. In that case, he wouldn’t care if the ant he was trying to matchmake dies.
“That’s what an ant means.”
It was strange. Usually, she should feel despair and sorrow about the fact, but Hara felt strangely obstinate. She was determined to survive.
[Georg is approaching you]
“Very well.”
[Activating Flight (S)]
[Activating It may be the level of candlelight, but it’s capable! (S)]
Hara’s feet began floating in mid-air. She tried using her fingers to press down the vein that popped up at her temple, but she left it as it was when it didn’t go back down. She also summoned a beam in her hand. The beam lengthened from the lightstick at a thickness of Hara’s thumb.
“No matter what happens, I’ll give this a try.”
[Georg is right around the corner]
A huge monster flew with widely spreaded wings above Hara’s head. It was so large that she could believe it if she was told that it was a dragon and not a bird.
But Hara didn’t run away. Instead, she glared at it. As though the thing in the sky wasn’t a field boss, but her own constellation.
“I’m going to survive and get out of here.”
[Georg opens its beak]
The beam grew endlessly. Two metres, three metres.…. As the beam continued to grow in length, notification sounds from the system messages increased.
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
Don’t I know that? Originally, Hara’s mana was at 9, but multiplication was a skill that squared that number. As such, Hara’s mana was currently 81.
‘You ignorant constellation. Who are you to matchmake others when you can’t even distinguish between multiplication and squares?’
It’s not like you’re Mendel or Woo Jang-choon.
[T/N: Gregor Mendel is recognised as the modern science of genetics, while Woo Jang-choon contributed in the genetics and breeding of plants]
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
Cupid must like it, huh? To keep looking for love in this day and age? Do you think I’ll agree and fall in love just because you’re the god of love and want to matchmake me forcibly?
You’re sorely mistaken if you think making people hold hands and exchanging names will result in them being in a relationship.
Hara, who rose to the same eye level as Georg before she knew it, stared at the monster through her glasses.
[Georg is looking at you]
[Special effect of Georg’s territory: Intimidate (close quarters) is triggered]
[Status effect: Anger has nullified the effects of Intimidate]
[Mana is decreasing dramatically]
She didn’t need to do much. Hara waved her hand. The beam that originated from her hand split a straight line through the monster.
[The field boss, Georg, has been defeated]
[Achievement Completed!]
[You have obtained the title, ‘Approaching the constellation’s side in an instant.’ Stamina +2]
[You have acquired the special status: Berserker]
It was over.
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