Episode 111
Lee Hye-na, who had come to the guild leader’s office to receive approval from Kang Jin-hyeok, turned around after seeing only an empty desk.
Lee Hye-na, who discovered Seo Sang-ho while walking back, stopped walking and called out to him.
“It’s no use going. The guild leader isn’t here right now.”
“Oh, my. Looks like our guild leader hasn’t returned yet.”
“Do you know where you went?”
“I took a new student to private tutoring.”
“The guild leader himself? Isn’t that favoritism?”
“It’s not favoritism, it’s closer to relief work.”
Seo Sang-ho smiled and said that it was fortunate that he did not have to leave the job to a new employee.
Lee Hye-na, who didn’t know the circumstances, tilted her head and asked questions.
“Is there a problem with the new employee?”
“There is a serious problem.”
“Is it enough to cause damage to the guild?”
“If we train together, it will be difficult for our colleagues.”
With such poor skills, he would never be able to keep up with the progress. It was a wise choice to have Kang Jin-hyeok give him private lessons.
“You said you wanted to keep me by your side, but you’re keeping your word.”
Even during the interview, he tried to eat me up like a ghost.
In reality, what Kang Jin-hyeok was doing was the same as being an officer taking care of a soldier of interest.
“I can’t help it. Give me the payment documents.”
When Seo Sang-ho held out his hand, Lee Hye-na handed over the documents she was holding.
After receiving the documents, Seo Sang-ho took a seal out of his pocket and filled in each blank box.
“Is that the seal that Kang Jin-hyeok gave you?”
“That’s right. I told you that you can use this when I’m not around. There won’t be a problem.”
It was a gift from Kang Jin-hyeok to Seo Sang-ho, who complained that he would always leave his seat without notice.
In fact, it was more of an evasion of responsibility than a gift, but it was better than nothing.
“I didn’t know the guild leader’s authority would be handed over so easily.”
“Doesn’t that mean you trust me that much?”
Seo Sang-ho felt proud that he had lived a good life.
I thought that rather than trusting Seo Sang-ho, Lee Hye-na simply let it go because she was annoyed.
But I didn’t tell that opinion directly to Seo Sang-ho.
I didn’t want to pour cold water on the good image we had of each other.
* * *
Kang Jin-hyeok was worried that Yoon Da-yoon would be surprised when he saw Lucia’s ears.
Lucia had anticipated Kang Jin-hyeok’s concerns in advance, so she cast a spell in advance.
Thanks to that, Lucia’s long ears looked ordinary to Yoon Da-yoon.
“You don’t come here often, so I guess you’re quite busy out there these days?”
Lucia hadn’t seen Kang Jin-hyeok’s face for almost a month.
Even though there’s no particular reason to meet, wouldn’t it be okay to come and ask how I’m doing?
Lucia was secretly upset by Kang Jin-hyeok’s indifference.
“After creating the guild, I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had time to breathe.”
“Guild?”
Lucia was a little late in recalling what Kang Jinhyuk had said before.
“Oh, that’s right. You said you made it last time.”
Lucia also remembered that Kang Jinhyuk had taken all of the Suin to supplement the guild’s personnel.
It was clear that the guild would have considerable power if it had attracted that many people to its side.
“If that’s the case, then you must be busy.”
The position of leader of a group was never an easy one.
The stronger the power of the group leading it, the heavier the responsibility.
“So, who is this woman that you brought all the way here one-on-one despite her busy schedule?”
Lucia’s question was barbed.
Kang Jin-hyeok had a feeling that if he made a bad joke here, a hole would be blown between his eyebrows.
“I told you earlier that I was a guild member.”
Lucia let out a short breath after hearing Kang Jin-hyeok’s answer.
“That’s not what I’m asking.”
Yoon Da-yoon’s identity wasn’t important.
What Lucia wanted to know was why Kang Jinhyuk had to bring her to this dungeon.
“There must be more than one or two people in the guild. I’m curious as to why you brought this woman here.”
Lucia didn’t want this dungeon to become known to many humans and cause a commotion.
Not only was it embarrassing for her identity as a half-elf to be discovered, but it was also difficult to prevent the traces of dimensional magic remaining everywhere from being damaged.
“Excuse me… … . I’m not related to the guild leader, so don’t worry.”
Lucia was startled when she heard Yoon Da-yoon speak in a crawling voice.
“Hey, what the hell is he talking about? That’s not what I asked!”
Although Lucia actively denied it, Yoon Da-yoon did not miss the moment when a blush appeared on her face.
‘Our guild leader is capable.’
Lucia was a beauty that would make even other women dazzle their eyes.
A woman who seems like she can date any man she wants is blushing.
Yoon Da-yoon got to see Kang Jin-hyeok again.
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“Ahem.”
Lucia coughed, regaining her composure that she had inadvertently lost.
“What I’m saying is, is there a reason to come all the way here? There are plenty of monsters out there.”
“This is the only place where skeletons keep coming out.”
“Skeletons? They’re not much help if you catch them.”
“If you keep killing skeletons, you can advance to a cleric.”
Lucia was confused after hearing Kang Jin-hyeok’s answer.
“Come to think of it, you said before that you became a cleric because you killed a lot of undead… … .”
Lucia still wasn’t convinced by the method.
The fact that your job change is determined by how many monsters you catch, rather than through training or practice, was a method that Lucia couldn’t understand.
A case of growth like that was unheard of in her world.
“If I become a cleric like that, whose priest will I become?”
Lucia asked herself the pure question that had been floating around in her head.
I thought it was a rather profound question, but contrary to my expectations, Kang Jin-hyeok made a mysterious expression.
“What does that mean?”
Kang Jin-hyeok didn’t understand Lucia’s question itself.
The reason the reactions were so mixed is because the two grew up in different environments.
On Earth, stories about monsters, job changes, and hunters only existed in games.
In Lucia’s world, it was a real story, not a virtual one, from the beginning.
It was only natural that Kang Jin-hyeok, who understood his previous job as a game-like concept, did not notice Lucia’s question.
“Being a cleric means that there are gods in this world.”
“That’s true.”
Since the existence of clerics became known, the religious world has gained much power.
As religious beliefs grew, professions emerged in which people exerted their power, and even non-religious people could not help but acknowledge their influence.
However, it is not clear at all which religion is correct.
From Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, and even Islam.
Most religions could produce clerics.
“I’m a little curious.”
“yes?”
Kang Jin-hyeok and Yoon Da-yoon did not have a religion and only hunted the undead, but they gained the same abilities as people with faith.
Originally, clerics were granted abilities by gods.
Who is the god that grants divine powers to those who capture the undead?
“Hey… What are you two talking about?”
Yoon Da-yoon had no idea what Lucia and Kang Jin-hyeok were talking about.
After hearing her words, Kang Jin-hyeok realized that this was a problem that he didn’t need to worry about right away.
Such philosophical concerns did not suit him.
“It’s not that important.”
What’s important now is that Yoon Da-yoon has changed jobs to become a cleric. It’s not the time to discuss faith.
“I thought it was important.”
“It’s too profound a topic for us to think about.”
That’s something we can leave to theologians and researchers.
Kang Jin-hyeok thought that modern people who are busy trying to make a living should just live according to the given environment.
“I’m done with my work, so let’s go now.”
Kang Jin-hyeok took out the bread bag again and put it over Yoon Da-yoon’s head.
“Is it like this again?!”
“Yeah, this is a place where no one else is allowed to enter except me.”
“Then what about him?”
Yoon Da-yoon stretched out her finger with great vigor, but because her vision was obstructed, she ended up just pointing at the empty air.
Kang Jin-hyeok couldn’t help but know who the original target was.
“Lucia is someone who originally lived here.”
“Where on earth is this place?”
“If I could say that, I wouldn’t have put an envelope on you.”
“Ugh… … .”
Yoon Da-yoon was left speechless by those reasonable words.
“You brought him here and made him look like this?”
“There was no other way.”
Kang Jin-hyeok made excuses that he had to keep the dungeon a secret, but Lucia didn’t believe him.
If it was such an important secret, Yoon Da-yoon wouldn’t have been brought here in the first place.
Lucia felt that Yoon Da-yoon was more than just a guild member to Kang Jin-hyeok.
The moment that conjecture filled her head, Lucia felt uncomfortable.
“Are you just about to leave? I’ll follow you.”
“what?”
“Why are you so surprised? Is there something I shouldn’t follow?”
“That’s not it. You didn’t like going outside.”
The outside air was terrifying to her, who was half elf.
Kang Jin-hyeok didn’t want to drag Lucia into such an uncomfortable environment unless it was really urgent.
“The air is like magic… … .”
Kang Jin-hyeok reached out and covered Lucia’s mouth.
And with his remaining hand, he raised his index finger and brought it to his lips, signaling for silence.
Lucia, who understood the situation, nodded slightly with her mouth shut.
Lucia let out a small breath as Kang Jin-hyeok took his hand away from her mouth.
“Anyway, do you know what I mean?”
“I know, but is that okay?”
“This isn’t the first time, so why are you so worried?”
In fact, purifying the air with magic was quite a bother.
Since it was a job that constantly consumed mana, it was inevitable that fatigue would accumulate in the body easily.
But Lucia didn’t bother to tell Kang Jin-hyeok that information.
Her pride wouldn’t allow her to add to her worries in that way.
“You said you would leave voluntarily even though I didn’t ask you to. Something is bothering you.”
“What, that means? Does that mean I’m being annoying right now?”
“Oh, no, that’s not it… … .”
When Lucia glared at him with a venomous gaze, Kang Jin-hyeok shook his head and hands urgently at the same time.
“Don’t be scared. I was joking.”
Lucia burst into laughter at the sight of Kang Jin-hyeok looking flustered.
Yoon Da-yoon, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two, let out a sigh while wearing a bread bag.
‘If only I had gone somewhere else and done it… … .’
