CH 2

2 - Growth(1)

Even though the dwarf is my pet, it doesn't change the fact that they are the same race as the dwarfs in the dungeon.

-Kirik!

-Kirik?

It was easy to join them naturally like that.

'They don't doubt it at all. That's a good first step.'

There's not much to the plan.

After my pet, the dwarf, infiltrated the group, my first strategy is to entice and lure them in one by one.

Dwarfs are monsters that even seekers can't be careless about if they are grouped together, but if they're alone, they're monsters that even ordinary people can easily subdue.

'Right now I'm at a lower level than the average person, so this is the best.'

Just in time, I see our cute dwarf bring in a hideous dungeon dwarf.

-Kirik!

You did it, I'm so proud!

I quickly pulled back my head which I had poked out from the corner, making sure not to get caught.

Whoa.

I take a deep breath and straighten my bat.

'Tighten your eyeballs!' I say, giving it a look from the corner.

And finally, the moment the dungeon dwarf turns the corner!

"Haaa!!" 

I yell as I hit him in the face with all my might.

-Kirik?

The summoned dwarf standing behind him also hits the dwarf with a bat.

This is the second strategy.

We jump back and forth at the same time as a surprise attack!

"Hit! Fuck you!!!" I yell.

"Kik! Kiririk!!" my pet joins in.

Bam-Bam-!!

-Ki, rik...

we continue to attack without a break and without mercy.

We beat the dungeon dwarf who had fallen on the floor until it became mush.

'Die!'

"Whoa, whoa..." 

I take a step back, breathing heavily.

It was a fierce battle, but we emerged victorious.

The body of the dungeon dwarf slowly disappears.

When the body was completely destroyed, a small jewel lay on the floor.

'To think the magic stones were falling from the beginning. I'm lucky.'

It's not always the case that monsters drop magic stones. 

Statistically, the probability of a 1-star monster dropping a magic stone is about 80%. 

Conversely, there is a 20% chance that the magic stone will not appear.

Twenty percent is by no means a low probability, so we got lucky.

"Nice dwarf... um." 

I start to call out to my pet who had carried out the operation perfectly, but hesitated.

I start to question whether it's right to keep calling my pet a dwarf.

I wanted to make a distinction in the name, as I don't want my pet to be associated with those ugly dungeon dwarves.

"Summon the Encyclopedia," I say, opening the book of monsters.

I take out my pen and next to where it says Dwarf, I enter a new name - 

"Kkaebi."

"From now on, you are kkaebi!"

-Kirik!

'What is Kkaebi?' you ask?

Kkaebi is a name derived from a goblin, inspired by the evolution list which includes something called a unicorn dwarf.

I imagine a horned dwarf and it reminded me of a goblin, so I named it like this.

"Do you like the name?" I ask him.

As I watch my pet dance his signature dance, 

“uh?”

I notice a change in the encyclopedia.



◎Summon

[★☆Dwarf (Kkaebi)]



“Your grade went up?”

The rating went up from 1 star to 1.5 stars

'Could it be because I gave you a name?' 

I wonder aloud.

This wasn't even written in the setting book.

"Dwarf...no, it's kkaebi," 

─Kirik?

“Is there anything different? It’s like the power is just surging.”

─Kirik…?

Is it to the extent that kkaebi doesn't even realize it herself?

There is no change in appearance.

I’ll have to check it out myself.

I lightly tapped twice on the place where the word dwarf (kkaebi) was written.



- Name: Kkaebi

- Tribe: Dwarf

- EXP: –

- Occupation: –

- Normal Skills:

- Co-op Attack Level 2

- Loyalty Level 1

- Ability Levels:

- Strength: 3 

- Stamina: 4

- Endurance: 3

- Agility: 4 

- Mana: 1 

- Luck: 1



The information on kkaebi was displayed.

“Loyalty?”

It’s a skill that didn’t exist before.

I immediately examined the effectiveness of the skill.

[Loyalty Lv.1]

– The body can be transferred to a summoner for 10 minutes.

– Time to wait for reuse (3 hours)

“Transferring the body… the explanation is ambiguous.”

I checked my status window just in case.

Then, I was able to confirm that I also had a new skill.

[Possession Lv.Max]

– You can possess a summoned beast with the Loyalty skill.

Now I understand.

It's an interlocking skill.

It’s not bad.

But I don’t need it right now.

It will be quite a useful skill if you use it well depending on the situation.

“Anyway, it’s an unnecessary skill right now.”

Picking up magic stones in a backpack,

I gave a signal to Kkaebi to announce the start of the operation.

I was going to keep using the same method over and over again.

Although it gets stepped on if its tail is long.

You won’t notice it for a long time.

There are about 100 of them in a group, and the intelligence of dwarves is extremely low.

Kkaabi is an exception.

Is it because it is a summon?

Because our kkaebi is smart.

—Kirik.

ㅡKirik?

I hear the sound of small footsteps.

He seemed to have succeeded in attracting again .

Perhaps because it was the second time, the tension was relieved to some extent.

Take a short deep breath,

The moment a dwarf appears from around the corner!

Baka-!

Oh my god! Here comes another one!

Kaebi also helped directly from behind.

I hit one, then kkaebi another.

Taking turns, we got along and beat the dwarf like crazy.

This is a two-sided strategy.

In that way, Kkaebi and I showed off our fantastic chemistry, luring the dwarves one by one, and repeating Dagul.

*

“Thirty-two, thirty-three…”

I took out the magic stones I had stored in my backpack one by one to figure out the number.

“…thirty-five?”

thirty-five.

Fifty dwarfs subdued.

Because the statistical probability is 80%…

“Lucky bitch.”

The number was below average.

Is it because of my poor luck?

I’m not sure, but I think I might have caught a glimpse of the setting that the probability of getting a magic stone or an awakening stone goes up if you have high luck.

“Still, I did achieve everything I set out to do.”

So before taking the next action.

I turned a little corner and checked the place where the dwarves were.

Half of their group has disappeared and they still haven't noticed.

That's not a low level of intelligence, but a lack of intelligence.

…it’s me, I should be happy.

I was worried that they might notice something unusual and start searching for the missing people.

'As expected, it was a useless quirk. They won't know.'

After making sure it’s safe.

I picked up a magic stone.

1 star magic stone.

A jewel worth about ten thousand won.

If it's 35, the total is 350,000 won.

‘It’s a waste, but…’

This must be fed to the book.

It can't be helped because it’s a material necessary for monster evolution.

‘It’s all an investment for the future.’

I swallowed my regret and dropped the magic stone into the monster encyclopedia.

The inside of the encyclopedia shimmers like a liquid, tearing down the dimensional wall and sucking in magic stones.

I continued to inject them one by one.

You can put it in a lump, but it’s strangely addictive to put it in one by one…

“Okay. This is the last one.”

Eventually, all the magic stones were absorbed.

Now it’s time to take the steps to evolve the kkaebi.



◎Evolution

[ Dwarf]

▷List view

★★Dwarf Captain (Final Form)

Condition: Magic Stone 35/10

unicorn dwarf

Condition: 35/30 Mana Stones



I was worried that evolution would be disrupted by 1.5 stars, but fortunately, the object remained the same, so there was no change in the evolution list..

“Kwaebi. Let’s go in first.”

─Kirik!

The kkaebi turned black again and was sucked into the book.

For evolution, monsters must reside in the book.

I knew it from the instruction manual on the first page of the book.

‘Then shall we proceed.’

Dwarf Captain.

unicorn dwarf.

There are two routes.

As you can see from the name kkaebi.

From the beginning, I decided to evolve into a unicorn dwarf.

Although I need three times as much mana as i need.

‘Because the dwarf captain is the final form.’

I don't intend to keep the first summon at only 2 stars.

without a moment's hesitation, I chose a unicorn dwarf.



◎This is a list of monsters that can evolve into a unicorn dwarf. Please select the monster you want.

▷★☆Dwarf (Kkaebi)



Once again, when i chose one more time, the book was automatically covered.

And it vibrated violently.

About 30 seconds have passed.

The book unfolds again.



◎Summon

★★☆One-horned dwarf (Kkaebi)



The summon list had been changed.

Will you be summoned even if I call you by the name I gave you?

“Summon. kkaebi.”

A black light shot out.

It's possible to have it.

The light that landed on the ground shimmered.

And the newly changed appearance of Kkaebi came into view.

The skin, which was green, was blackened and transformed into coal, and a huge horn sprouted from the forehead.

I think she is a bit taller now.

About 140 cm?

The change in appearance is more severe than I thought.

I thought it would be over with just one dangling horn.

‘This seems to have completely changed the race?’

I rather like it.

The level of metamorphosis.

Before that, she was pretty, but…

To put it bluntly, it was a hideous appearance.

She looked pretty because she was my pet, because her appearance was no different from other dwarves.

But not now.

She was really showing off her beautiful appearance.

This is the case not subjectively,but objectively.

“Kkaebi… right?”

─Kei!

The voice that sounded like scraping metal changed to a soft voice.

To the point where I wondered if it's the kkaebi I knew.

Everything is an amazing change.

However, there was something else more surprising.

Gender.

I’ve never really thought about the gender of kkaebi.

Because it’s a monster.

I didn’t know it because she always wore a jacket, and I assumed it was a male because her chest was flat.

But it wasn’t.

“…Kkaebi, were you a female?”

─Kei!

It doesn’t match the small stature.

Two large lumps of fat were swaying on Kaebi’s chest.

Oh My God···