Episode 236 I Don’t Like It
Hong Yeon-hwa was walking.
It was so dark all around that I had no idea where I was, but somehow I felt like I had to walk.
– Hong Yeon-hwa… … .
Then someone’s voice was heard.
It was difficult to tell whose voice it was because it echoed from all directions as if it was coming from a cave.
Yet somehow it felt familiar.
– Hong Yeon-hwa… … .
The voice seemed to become louder and clearer as it moved forward.
Guessing that it was probably because the distance had gotten closer, Hong Yeon-hwa reached out and felt her way forward, but she continued to move forward steadily.
– Hong Yeon-hwa… … .
As I had guessed, I walked a little further and I felt like I recognized the owner of the voice.
At the same time, I felt a strange sense of unease, but my desire to check it out was greater.
So Hong Yeon-hwa continued to move forward without stopping.
– … … .
How much further did we walk?
The voice that had been calling periodically suddenly stopped.
Hong Yeon-hwa also stood still in that spot.
And then I ask the question carefully.
“There… … . is there?”
– Ss …
Instead of an answer, what appeared in the darkness was the face of Kim Ho, who had been calling her all along.
The only problem is that it is so huge, like a giant.
“Uh, uh uh… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa froze with her mouth slightly open.
Soon, the giant Kim Ho face lowered its gaze to face her,
“Hoooongyeoreunhoooaaaa… … .”
A giant hand has been extended.
Hong Yeon-hwa trembled with her face pale.
“Ugh… … .”
“Hey, hey, hey, soooooon… … .”
The moment a giant shadow of a hand covers her.
Hong Yeon-hwa crouched down and shut her eyes tightly.
“omg!”
And then I opened my eyes wide.
The pitch-black darkness is gone, and bright sunlight streams in from outside the window.
The place she was lying was a bed in a dormitory room.
Hong Yeon-hwa breathed a sigh of relief.
‘… … It was a dream.’
Yeah, there’s no way that giant Kim Ho is real.
Let’s sleep some more.
Hong Yeon-hwa pulled the blanket over her and closed her eyes again.
But soon after,
“omg!”
I opened my eyes again with a start.
Because a thought passed through my mind for a moment.
‘But why am I here?’
Just a moment ago, I was fighting in the Kim Ho-rang dungeon?
Did you catch a strange black monster together?
Is this a dream too?
Hong Yeon-hwa stared at the ceiling, trying to figure out the current situation.
Then, very vaguely, a few scenes come to mind here and there.
Fire Pillar amplified by Kim Ho to A-rank.
He poured his all into completing it and succeeded in defeating the giant ice witch golem.
The next moment, I lost all my energy due to mana exhaustion and my memory was cut off for a moment.
– It’s finished. Let’s go.
– … … .
I remember putting my chin on the hand that Kim Ho held out and staying there for a long time.
– My sister is a liar… … .
– why?
– You know, the effect… … .
I remember rubbing my face and saying it was nice to be carried on Kim Ho’s back.
– Hong Yeon-hwa, they’re all here.
– … … .
Finally, Kim Ho drops her off in front of the girls’ dormitory.
I guess he must have carried me from the dungeon building to the dormitory.
And then, without even saying hello, he returned to his room, sobbing, and went to bed.
As soon as she came to this point, Hong Yeon-hwa let out a soft sigh.
“ah…….”
I think you’re crazy, seriously.
Hong Yeon-hwa criticized herself unconsciously.
At the same time, I repeated my pledge.
‘I have to use my mana sparingly… … .’
I tried hard to remember what nonsense I had spouted out again, but that was all that came to mind.
But too much has already been done to feel relieved.
Soon, Hong Yeon-hwa chose to escape from reality and burrowed deeper into the blanket.
‘Let’s sleep some more… … .’
I had a good rest and my mind was somewhat clear, but I just didn’t feel like getting up.
But soon after,
“omg!”
Hong Yeon-hwa opened her eyes again.
I looked out the window and saw that the sun was high in the sky.
I quickly checked my watch and it was 11:30.
‘……class!’
I skipped the whole morning class.
Hong Yeon-hwa hurriedly started preparing to go out.
* * *
Hong Yeon-hwa visits the Ruby Tower clubroom after finishing her afternoon classes.
Although it was like a second dormitory, her attitude was cautious, as if she had come to the house of a friend she wasn’t very close with.
Hong Yeon-hwa opened the door to the bathroom about a third of the way and peeked her head out.
And then the next moment he hurriedly stepped back and closed the door.
– Boom!
Because a fireball the size of a fist flew at me.
My sister’s voice could be heard through the closed door.
“Hong Yeon-hwa, come in.”
“… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa had no choice but to enter the room obediently.
As I was rolling my eyes here and there, the expected question came flying at me.
“Why did you skip class?”
“No, it’s not that I wanted to leave… … .”
Hong Yeon-hwa was a sinner because she missed the morning class.
But he was also a sinner who had something to say in his defense.
That makes sense, because I just went into a D-rank dungeon last night.
For training purposes, not simple strategy.
Even at the end, an unexpectedly strong enemy appeared.
Since replay filming was not possible, Hong Yeon-hwa explained everything in detail.
Of course, I kept quiet about the skill [Amplification] that Kim Ho had used and the overwhelming power he showed at the end.
Somehow I felt like it had to be that way.
“… … .”
Hong Ye-hwa’s face, which had been slightly angry, gradually became more serious as she listened to the story.
I’ll show you how to buy a replay from the student store.
Just yesterday, another party was filming while clearing the underground dungeon.
“You said it came out at the end, is this what it looks like?”
The second-year party in the Sujeong-gu was fighting a monster.
However, its form was a bit unique; it walked on two legs, had a deer head, and had snakes writhing around instead of arms.
It’s like a mix of several monsters.
Also, the whole body is pitch black with a slight sheen.
Although their appearances were different, their characteristics were very similar, so Hong Yeon-hwa slowly nodded her head.
“… … Yeah, it was similar.”
“You’ve worked hard.”
Hong Ye-hwa, who was a manager, also heard the news a little while ago.
This week, some parties encountered unrecorded monsters in the dungeon and had a hard time defeating them.
But I never thought that Hong Yeon-hwa and Kim Ho would be included in that party.
It was very fortunate that nothing serious happened.
At the same time, Hong Ye-hwa raised her evaluation of Kim Ho by one level.
‘He’s definitely good.’
I heard that the places where black monsters appeared had a difficulty level that went up by half a level, so all the witnesses had a hard time.
However, Hong Yeon-hwa and Kim Ho seemed to have gotten through it without much difficulty even though they encountered it in a D-class dungeon.
It means that you were able to respond flexibly to unexpected situations and that you had the skills to make it possible.
‘I guess I can keep leaving it to you.’
At least I think it’s okay to trust and leave it to Class D.
Watch a little more and see what happens next.
Hong Ye-hwa asked again.
“So, what about the settlement?”
“I got two random boxes and a scroll—”
Hong Yeon-hwa took out the dungeon clear rewards.
It was in the inventory at some point, and Kim Ho seems to have divided it in half and kept it without realizing it.
“All I needed was one mana potion and two rank boosts—”
“Wait a minute, two?”
Hong Ye-hwa interrupted and asked.
One boost would have been enough to cover the entire raid, so why two?
Hong Yeon-hwa answered, avoiding the question.
“Because I gave one to… … Kim Ho-han?”
“Why are you giving that to him?”
“No, I’m the only one who ranks up? He’s just watching? Isn’t that a bit much?”
“Even so, it’s like that. What if I just give you a boost instead of something else?”
It is true that Ruby Tower fully supports Hong Yeon-hwa, but it is not to the extent of using up the rank boost like water.
It’s not to the extent of giving it away as a favor to others.
It was understandable that Hong Ye-hwa would react so violently.
“You can negotiate to give it to me instead of the ruby!”
“How is that!?”
Negotiating with Kim Ho was something Hong Yeon-hwa could not even imagine.
It’s not like she had nothing to say from her perspective either.
“But since you went in there because of me, I should show my sincerity.”
“So why do you use the rank boost as a token of your loyalty? And it’s yours?”
The question is why I am personally using the support provided at the top level.
Hong Yeon-hwa was speechless for a moment because it made sense, but at the same time, she was starting to get angry.
So I showed it by shaking the random box.
“I can fill it up! Either break the piggy bank or take it out from here!”
“Will you come out? From there?”
Hong Ye-hwa snorted.
Rank boost isn’t that easy of an item, so why would you pick it from D instead of B or C?
That’s nonsense.
It’s fortunate that you don’t have to pull out things like cushions or teacups.
Either way, Hong Yeon-hwa seemed to have already been set on fire.
[‘Random Box Reinforcement Order’ was used.]
– Paaaaat!
The light coming from the order sheet seeped into one of the random boxes,
[Winterholt Random Box (D+)]
Rank changed from D to D+.
Hong Ye-hwa felt that it was a waste to waste the reinforcement order and that her younger brother was doing something reckless, but she decided to watch silently.
The items you get are for your own use, so if you fail once here, your head will cool down a bit.
But the moment Hong Yeon-hwa opened the random box wide,
– Flash! Flash!
A dazzling light covered the room, making it hard to believe it was only a D+.
After a while, when the light faded, Hong Yeon-hwa was holding two rolled-up magic scrolls instead of a random box in her hands.
[Rank Boost]*2
“… … .”
“… … .”
“… … It really came out.”
“……huh.”
The Hong sisters were dumbfounded.
Hong Ye-hwa had been thinking about how to persuade and appease her younger brother since then, but she couldn’t help but be dumbfounded by the situation that was far from what she had expected.
Hong Yeon-hwa was also dumbfounded. Although she opened the random box in a fit of anger, she honestly didn’t have high expectations.
But somehow, things were going in his favor, so the corners of his mouth twitched a little.
“Okay, okay? Po, you pulled it out, right?”
“… … So, you’re going to give one to each of Kim Ho-han?”
“Why not?”
Hong Yeon-hwa asks confidently.
On the other hand, Hong Ye-hwa was left speechless due to the unexpected jackpot.
What can I do if they want to show their sincerity with their own items?
But I still felt uneasy, so I asked.
“Why are you doing that? Do you like him?”
“No, why are you suddenly pushing me in that direction?”
“It’s because he’s been acting weird lately. Tell me. I won’t get mad. What do you think of him?”
“I don’t like it.”
Surprisingly, the answer came right away without hesitation.
However, Hong Ye-hwa checked again without taking her eyes off him with suspicion.
“Really?”
“It’s true! Stop meddling!”
“… … Okay, I’m sorry.”
When Hong Yeon-hwa suddenly lost her temper, Hong Ye-hwa apologized.
Even though he was my younger brother, I felt like he was interfering too deeply with my personal life.
Meanwhile, Hong Yeon-hwa thought over the question from just now in her mind.
‘What do you think of Kim Ho?’
Honestly, I don’t know.
Until recently, I would cringe just from meeting Kim Ho’s gaze, but these days, my prejudices have been broken and I find myself discovering more positive aspects of him.
I think it’s both sturdy and great.
I also feel comfortable when we drink coffee together.
‘But you like it… right?’
Probably not.
The supporters eat it all
