I Will Save the World and Retire Chapter 210

Gene (1)

“Hey. Woo Hee-jae.”

“…What.”

“What do you think is the first thing a hunter should consider when entering a dungeon?”

Yu Ji-eun sat on the sofa with a serious expression on her face. Her hair was tied up tightly, and she was wearing a functional short-sleeved T-shirt and black jogger pants. Both had the tacky logo of the Office of the Incompetent Management on them.

Even though Yujin doesn’t show it, she hates that logo. When she sees a woman coming out of the management office wearing that and coming all the way to our house…

“hey.”

They are protesting that their mood is extremely uncomfortable.

Yujin Yu’s feet are raised on the low table in front of the sofa. She crosses her ankles and puts her feet up, then leans her back against the sofa… In fact, it’s not her actions but her voice that shows it. It seems like the new employee at the management office has done something that pisses her off again.

“Hey. Hey hey hey hey hey…”

“Get your feet out of the way. They stink.”

I pulled out my notebook from under Yu Ji-eun’s feet. Yu Ji-eun got angry and shoved the sole of her foot into my face. She was barefoot, not even wearing socks.

“I just washed my feet?!”

“What do you know?”

“Oh, that unlovable guy. He used to be a bit more… small and cute. He just grew up to be so tall.”

“Isn’t it true that my older sister is small?”

“Try to act a little cuter. Who knows, maybe your sister will give you some pocket money.”

“I have enough pocket money.”

“… Ha. What unlucky. This is what it means to be a child of a wealthy family.”

Yujin clicked her tongue and put her foot down. No matter what, it was still on the table.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“…it’s mine.”

“Don’t show off your wealth. You have to live by sharing everything.”

“Oh, what are you talking about with a cup of coffee? It’s a mix, so go and make some! There’s a mix lying around in the kitchen!!”

“Sister, you’re really tired today. Go and get on.”

“Stop drinking my coffee!!!”

In the end, Yujin drank all of my coffee.

No, if something annoys you, you should harass the hunter who annoyed you. I don’t know why you come to me and do this.

Yujin is now starting to take interest in my notes too.

“What are you doing? Homework?”

“no.”

“No? Then… What is it? A scenario? Is this a scenario? Oh. Is that it? The one you said you were making with your friends? A movie?”

“Oh, don’t worry about it.”

“What are you ashamed of hiding? Between us.”

“What is our relationship?”

“hey….”

Yujin looked at me with a pitiful face. It was so annoying that she was wiggling her toes so openly.

“You don’t say that to your girlfriend either, do you?”

“I told you not to worry about it.”

“Do you have a girlfriend? Well, what kind of girlfriend would someone like that have, who just sits in the corner of the room and watches movies all day long…?”

Seriously, why did you come here to vent your anger?

Eventually, I put the note aside. Yujin was still wiggling her toes.

“What is it? What’s the problem?”

“Ha. Heejae… .”

“Don’t be so cheap.”

“What is the price for you, sister? The price for you.”

“You have to act like a big sister to be called big sister… Get out of here!!”

Yu Ji-eun smiled and put her foot down. It was the same smile as if no one could say that the teacher was the same student.

“Hey, what do you think is the first thing a hunter should consider when entering a dungeon?”

“suddenly?”

“Answer me. You have a license, too.”

“… If you give me an answer I don’t like, I’ll get annoyed.”

“Hey. I learned it from you, not someone else. If you can’t answer, then why bother?”

“I’m not a hunter.”

Even if I answered like this, Yu Ji-eun’s answer was always the same.

“If you have a license, you’re a hunter, Woo Hee-jae.”

“What nonsense are you talking about…?”

“Now, open your ears and listen carefully. This is advice from the ace of the management office that you can’t hear even if you pay money.”

But this time, Yu Ji-eun didn’t force me to answer. Normally, she would have waited for me to think properly and answer, even if it was the wrong answer.

This time, I thought the newbie had a serious accident, so I didn’t say anything. She talked as she pleased, and when she felt better, she gave her some pocket money and left. That’s Yu Ji-eun. She seems like an old man in a strange way. Is it because she’s an old man’s disciple?

“Know your subject.”

Yujin said, poking her lips. I nodded my head sheepishly.

“That’s right… I guess so. You have to enter the dungeon according to your skill level.”

“No. That’s basic. If you can’t even do that, you have to return your license.”

Yujin opened her mouth while sipping my coffee.

“Hunters don’t have the same level of affinity as wizards, but they still have their specialties. Like being good at catching big guys, or good at catching small guys…”

“What are you trying to say?”

“But there’s something more important than that.”

“Just hurry up and say it and get out of here, please.”

“Knowing what you can’t catch is what you can’t catch.”

Yu Ji-eun put down the empty cup. It was a mug that the old man had brought home, saying he had some left over. Just like Yu Ji-eun’s clothes, the old-fashioned management office logo was crudely printed on it.

“Even hunters have things they dislike, since they are human.”

“I guess so.”

“For example… yes. There might be a hunter who hates bugs.”

Ah. I’m starting to understand what Yu Ji-eun is trying to say.

Here comes another newbie whining about not being able to catch bugs. It’s the same pattern every time.

“I understand. No, I don’t really understand why you can’t catch it, but I can pretend to understand. A bug the size of a child’s body… yeah. It can be creepy if it’s flying around.”

“Things like that happen, too.”

“That’s why I ask new recruits every time they come in. Can you catch bugs? Have you ever caught a humanoid monster? Can you kill cute monsters like puppies or cats?”

This is something that my uncle has emphasized to me over and over again.

Skill is secondary, but it is important to know what monsters you cannot catch. Why is it that dungeon raids with insect-type monsters are often difficult? Since hunters are also human, there are not many who can endure that kind of disgust. Furthermore, the bugs that usually appear in dungeons… Insect-type monsters are often large. They are not just large, but incredibly large. As Yu Ji-eun said, there are ones as large as children, and even ones larger than adults, and you can often meet them.

Even among the so-called hunters, there are many who hate bugs and do not enter dungeons where insect-like monsters appear.

“No, what am I supposed to say if you say you can’t catch it? I’m asking because I can’t catch it, so I can get you out of the dungeon raid!”

“How was it this time? Did you throw up and make a fuss like last time?”

“He said he was going to report me to the labor office because I was bullying new employees.”

“oh….”

A fairly enthusiastic new employee came in. I understood why Yu Ji-eun was sitting like that.

Yujin now started to tear out her hair.

“No, that’s why I asked you! I asked you! You said you could do it!! I even made an audiovisual material because of that puking, passing out, and making a fuss!”

“Strictly speaking, I made that.”

“You boasted that there was no monster you couldn’t catch! Oh, of course I don’t believe what newbies say. That’s why I went into the dungeon and caught a single monster and checked it out. If you can’t catch one, leave.”

“I guess you thought there would be a disadvantage if you left.”

“That’s why I gave you an example! Hey, even a hunter like Im Seon can’t catch bugs, right?”

“… Already? That lady from Daseon?”

“okay!”

Today is going to be a long day. I shook my head and checked my phone. I thought, maybe I have an excuse to get away from here.

Yu Ji-eun continued to curse into the air for a long time.

Then suddenly, she collapsed on the sofa like a doll whose strings had snapped.

“Hey. It’s Woo Hee-jae.”

“My name is worn out. Stop calling me that.”

“You shameless brat… Are you good at catching bugs?”

“Are you talking about monsters or just bugs?”

“both.”

“They both got caught.”

“Have you ever been in a dungeon full of bugs?”

“I went in while renewing my level. There’s that place where that mosquito-like thing comes out.”

“Ah. Right. That’s right.”

Yu Ji-eun was silent for a while again.

Is it all over now?

Just as I was about to feel relieved, Yu Ji-eun blurted out.

“Don’t let your guard down thinking that flying bugs are okay… Crawling bugs are a different story.”

“What is a curse?”

“I also have times when I feel like that… I think about it carefully, you too.”

“I really… .”

I shook my head. But I thought he was thinking of me, so I answered that I understood.

“Don’t you have any hard-to-catch monsters? You liked cats when you were little.”

“Noisy.”

“There are also four-legged monsters that look like cats… Are those okay?”

“There’s no problem, except that it’s small and difficult to deal with with a spear.”

“I see… You’re so cheerful. I wish our new recruit could be half as good as you are.”

“If you were even half as bad as me, you wouldn’t have reported it to the Labor Office, you would have stabbed the reporter. Something like the management office’s vicious nepotism.”

“crazy….”

Yujin glared at me and shivered. I smirked. This is the price she paid for stealing my coffee.

Anyway, Yu Ji-eun’s mood had calmed down considerably. I organized the papers scattered on the table. I told Yu Ji-eun that it wasn’t homework, but there was homework mixed in. Anyway, I felt like I had no time to write more today… .

“Sister, is there any dungeon you don’t like?”

“Dungeon you hate?”

“A bug with many legs?”

“Ah. It’s gross… but I can catch them. I hate holding them and getting bodily fluids on them more. It’s hard to wash them off.”

“Clean and tidy.”

“You’re dirty. That’s why I said guys shouldn’t be like that… .”

Yujin started grumbling again. But now she seemed to have completely calmed down.

Yu Ji-eun scratched her head while lying half-lying on the sofa. Her hair was already a mess from the time she had been tugging at it. Soon, Yu Ji-eun untied her hair, perhaps because it was bothering her. She combed it with her fingers, straightened it, and then tangled it again.

Has he finally gone mad? This is too bad for you, sir. Your beloved disciple has gone mad. How should I deliver this unfortunate news?

“Are you being cocky again?”

“no.”

“It’s annoying.”

Yujin clicked her tongue lightly and then opened her mouth.

“I’d rather be a bug than….”

“Rather than bugs?”

“… … .”

Yu Ji-eun smiled with a complicated expression.

* * *

Standing before my eyes a fox as big as an adult, I briefly recalled my memories with Yu Ji-eun.

At the time, I thought it was unusual. What’s the difference between bugs that fly and those that crawl? The fact remains that monsters must be exterminated, no matter what they look like.

Besides, I’ve already seen a giant civet, albeit a dead one.

“… … .”

But, how should I put it. A raccoon bigger than a building is rather unrealistic. It’s vaguely similar to a realistic person… The raccoon about 2m tall felt physiologically repulsive because of its realism.

I looked at Yujin’s sword. It’s too short. I have to get close to catch a fox with this.

“… … .”

Should I open the window? So that I can get a little further away?

No. I can’t say such weak things. I had boasted to Yu Ji-eun that I could catch her.

I looked at Hong Seok-young with a determined face.

“I will destroy the nuke.”

“hmm?”

“I’ll be right back!”

“Wait a minute, Heejae!”

I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you.

Fantasy, contemporary,