SSS-Class Gacha Hunter Chapter 101

#101

Episode 101

Great Yokai (2)

Charge?

Gwaa-gum?

I can’t believe you’re charging at this timing!

“Where on earth are you going to take my status and use it for something?!”

I thought it was too much to even buy luck and use it. Can’t I just increase my luck normally? It’s a shame that the status isn’t something that comes out when you dig, and the number is 1!

Tiring!

<Characters who have successfully evolved have been strengthened. You will receive an additional reinforcement bonus corresponding to your gold level.>

<All abilities increase by 14.>

… The status was too high to scold. I was kind of freaked out.

‘Is there a difference in the reinforcement bonus depending on the character level?’

If you succeed in strengthening a character, not only will the character’s abilities increase, but your own status will also increase as a reward. Now that I think about it, it seemed like the status I received was different when I strengthened Yuseon, who was normal, and when I strengthened Lu Bu, who was diamond grade.

‘The increase to 14 means that the gold level adds 2 more abilities per 1 enhancement compared to normal.’

Since Yoo Seon is in the top 7, it’s probably a mistake. Wait, then wouldn’t it be possible to gain a large amount of status if you strengthen it a lot in normal mode and evolve it to gold? However, Jeong-do soon realized the problem.

‘The only people who have succeeded in strengthening so far are Yu Seon and Yeo Bu.’

Among the numerous normal characters, except for Yu Seon, not a single one was selected as a duplicate. In fact, even if normal was the best, the range was so wide that it was strange that there was overlap. It was a very unusual case for wires to appear so frequently.

I was thinking of evolving Yoo Seon into Diamond, but I decided against it. Diamond is a grade that can be used as electricity immediately. A grade that may be stronger than you, depending on what situation and what character is chosen. In a situation where you will soon be fighting a great monster, it was not wise to waste a hand that could definitely draw a diamond by wire.

“Evolution… “It’s bigger than I thought.”

It was a shame that Yoo Seon’s gold skill was a real skill, but you never know. Will it show such amazing efficiency that it will not be a waste of status? I ended the day somewhat satisfied.

next day.

Jeongdo was quickly finishing up the remaining work in Japan and preparing to head to Korea.

I met Seo-yoon, taught her how to manipulate the Mt. Fuji marble, and handed it over to her.

“I’m going to Korea because I have work to do, so I’m leveling up. “I told the Japanese side, so they don’t have to worry about it.”

“yes. brother. Bye.”

He hid the beads from the Japanese side and told them that Seo-yoon and Hae-joon were people he had given permission to. He felt sorry for leaving after calling him, but he had more pressing matters in Korea. In his stead, he attached a replacement for himself.

“… joy.”

Tinia.

She wanted to follow her, but decided to stay with Seo-yoon as a earnest request. With this, Seoyun and her Hae-sik had nothing to worry about even if they encountered an ogre-level monster on Mt. Fuji.

After saying hello to the group, Jeongdo looked for one last person.

“Saint. hello. “I came to say hello before I left.”

“Ah, Mr. Jeongdo. welcome! That and the saint are embarrassed, so just use her name… .”

Labène glass.

That was her real name, a French SS rank. Her nickname, Joan of Arc, is probably not unrelated to her name. The degree nodded and spoke again.

“All right. glass. “Are you feeling okay now?”

“Ah yes. Thank you for your concern. It’s okay now. When I suddenly felt pain in the dungeon, I really thought I was going to die… I think I’m actually stronger now. “Maybe it was some kind of growing pain?”

When she tilted her head, her short blonde hair flowed. She looked cute, but she was sweating profusely inside.

“Well, I guess so. Anyway, I’m glad you’re feeling better. When will Jan leave Japan?”

“I will probably leave sometime this week. Although Savior’s activities have been temporarily halted due to my injury, the world still needs a lot of help. “We need to move quickly.”

She smiled brightly as she said that.

‘That’s amazing.’

Even though she experienced the pain of being betrayed by a colleague she trusted, she did not hesitate to continue working for the world. At least I thought she looked like a saint.

“Isn’t it sung in Japan anymore?”

“yes. At first, I called her often and then I said, Kako… When I told her that he had died fighting the enemy, she eventually convinced me. I couldn’t believe it because all the dungeon cams were destroyed. I don’t know why Kako acted like that. She was the person I trusted and relied on more than anyone else… .”

After saying that, she lowered her head and became silent. Because she didn’t know how to comfort someone who had been betrayed by someone she really trusted and relied on. Still, silence would be better than vague consolation.

She immediately raised her head and smiled again.

“Mr. Jeongdo. Thank you again for saving my life. If you need my help, please contact me anytime. “I will put everything aside and run.”

“yes. Thank you at least for your words. See you next time.”

After saying that, Jeongdo came out of her room. Hae-joon left for America two days after the Mt. Fuji incident, saying Ellie was calling him, so now the only thing left is to go to Korea.

Jeong Do boarded a plane to Seoul.

* * * * * *

When he arrived in Seoul, the first thing he did was go to the association. There was also something about the creation of a guild, and I also wanted to say hello to Sanghee. However, he heard something unexpected at the association’s information desk.

“Welcome, user Jinjeongdo. You came just on time. Team leader Seo Sang-hee is waiting for you. “You can go up right away.”

“… yes?”

You came right on time? Seo Sang-hee is waiting?

How on earth could he know and wait for himself? He never told me the date or time he would come to Korea. Unless you can even look into the future…

‘ah!’

When hearing the phrase “foreseeing the future,” Jeongdo was able to think of a certain person. Jeong-do hurriedly headed to Sang-hee’s office and knocked on the door.

“It’s calming. “Can I come in?”

“… You really came. welcome. User. “I was waiting.”

In the office that I entered with Sang-hee’s permission, there were two other women as well as Sang-hee.

“long time no see.”

One of two women. The next head of the Bukdu family, or rather the priestess who has now become the real head of the family, greeted Jeong Do. And Serin, her bodyguard next to her, also greeted Jeong Do.

‘I completely forgot.’

I’m sure I heard it from Sanghee when I came out of Delaf’s dungeon.

He says he finds himself in Realize.

I had planned to meet him, but I was in Japan for <Crisis Information> and only got to meet him today.

Sanghee said as if it were interesting.

“It’s exciting. I didn’t believe in fortune telling at all… “The head of the house set the exact time for your arrival.”

‘It’s a dot… .’

I guess that’s what they were talking about about their ability to read the future. I pretended not to know the extent and greeted the priestess.

“It’s been a while since I saw you. “I heard that her household chores were safely completed.”

“yes. Thanks to you, I was able to safely become the head of the family. Thank you again.”

She bowed her head once again. She was slightly embarrassed by the extent to which she expressed her gratitude, to the point where it seemed a bit excessive. It was like that the last time we met, but she was expressing more emotions than necessary to Jeong Do. She continued her words without raising her bowed head.

“and… “Thank you so much for saving our planet and for making that choice.”

“… ah.”

Right. Now I understand. Why is she so fond of him?

She found out through the future. The Earth will soon be destroyed. And that only you can change that destruction.

I was finally able to understand the kind eyes that had been directed at me the last time I woke up from my hospital bed.

“Because I don’t like that kind of situation either. “There is no need for the head of the family to show such gratitude.”

Sanghee and Serin looked at each other in a conversation that only they and the priestess could understand. Both of them looked like they had no idea what the conversation was about. Sang-hee asked Jeong-do if he had planned to change the unknown atmosphere.

“Did your work in Japan end safely?”

“Ah yes. It’s almost finished. I have a little bit left, but I can finish it at any time. “Something happened in Korea, so I came over.”

“Work? Is it something personal that you can’t reveal? “The association may be able to help.”

“Hmm. It’s not really like that. Have you ever heard of a great youkai?”

“… Great youkai? By youkai, do you mean the monster from that story? “I think I’ve seen it a few times in movies.”

Sang-hee was confused and muttered at the question, but the other women’s reactions were different.

“How did you do that?!”

“Oh my goodness.”

Serin was astonished as if this was something she had never expected, and the priestess also widened her eyes. It seemed like something even she wasn’t expecting. I asked them about her degree.

“Do you know?”

“yes. of course. To be honest, that has something to do with why we came here today. “I would like to ask you to seal the great monster.”

“What a coincidence… .”

No, it’s probably not a coincidence. When I received the task from Winry to exterminate the Great Youkai, I naturally asked where the Great Youkai was in Korea. However, she only said that she would naturally find out when she went to Korea, but she did not give a specific location. She was probably anticipating today’s meeting.

“Wait, what is a great youkai? “Is this a dangerous monster?”

Sanghee, who was the only one here who didn’t know about the existence of monsters, asked, but she didn’t know the extent or details. And then the priestess opened her mouth.

“You probably know about monsters. This is the monster that often appears in myths and folklore. However, these are not the beings of such stories, but real things from ancient times. Us… So, the Realize families have been fighting it off for a long time.”

Sanghee made an angry expression at her explanation.

“There are families that only worship radish, but there are also families that also practice exorcism. Just like our Bukdu family. Over the years, most of them were eradicated, but some that were too powerful could not be eradicated and were barely sealed away. Such beings are called great youkai.”

“That’s… “It exists in Korea?”

“yes. The Great Yokai of Korea is located deep in the Taebaek Mountains. “It is managed by our family.”

After finishing explaining to Sang-hee, the priestess looked directly at Jeong-do and said,

“I don’t know where I heard about the great youkai, but… Recently, an outside intruder broke into the Great Yokai’s seal. They brutally killed the warriors guarding the seal, destroyed the seal, and ran away. Fortunately, we caught it early and managed to restore the seal, but it ended up being much weaker than before.”

Did something like that happen? At least now I can understand why Winry said Korea is urgent. The degree asked her.

“I understand the story. Do you want to ask me to reseal or exterminate that great youkai? “Do you know the identity of that monster?”

Although they are lumped together as monsters, each monster has its own name. Beings like nine-tailed foxes and goblins that everyone knows about. I asked this question because if I knew its identity, I could easily find its weaknesses.

However, her answer was unfamiliar to Jeong Do.

“Have you ever heard of inviolability?”

“starfish? “Is that the star shape in the sea?”

“The etymology is the same, but they are completely different entities. I have never seen it in person, but it is said that the monster Bulsari has the face of an elephant and the body of a hippopotamus. “In other traditions, it is said to be a beast that just walks on two feet, so that is not accurate.”

“First of all, it is an animal. Are there any other features? “It’s a weakness or something.”

“It’s not a weakness, but it’s definitely a feature. “If you want to exterminate the great monster, you must know this.”

After saying that, her expression slightly hardened and she continued speaking.

“As the name suggests… Immortality is basically immortality. That’s why our ancestors couldn’t eradicate it and chose to seal it.”

It looks like this battle won’t be easy either. Jeongdo sighed.

* * * * * *

next day.

Jeong Do, the priestess, and Serin were climbing the Taebaek Mountains.

“Actually, the Bulgari is not a monster that is hostile to humans. However, it is a monster that constantly eats metal. It was a monster that quietly searched for iron ore or gold veins, but it eventually ate up all the metal that humans could use, so our ancestors set out to exterminate it. However, because it was an immortal being, it could not be eradicated and was sealed here in the Taebaek Mountains.”

“He’s a pain in the ass. What about strength? “Are you strong?”

“They say it wasn’t that strong when it was sealed. “But the sealed location was the problem.”

The group had already arrived in front of a cave in Taebaeksan Mountain. There were a few people in front of the cave, but they bowed their heads towards the priestess and soon disappeared somewhere else.

“Taebaeksan Mountain is the representative spiritual vein of the Korean Peninsula. The Bulgari sealed there received the energy of the spirit vein for 1,000 years. Now, it has truly become a monster worthy of the name Great Yokai.”

“… yes? No, then wouldn’t it be okay to seal it in a place that is not a spiritual vein in the first place?”

“The sealing itself would have been impossible if it weren’t for this place. In order to seal it, I had to borrow the power of the spirit vein. I knew that the Bulsaigi would become stronger, but I had no choice but to seal it here. “I hope that someone in the future will eradicate it.”

The words were good, but in the end, they couldn’t handle it, so they passed the bomb on to the future.

And that bomb was about to explode in the era we live in now.

What will happen if this evil creature is released now? It was clear that this guy, who had become ferocious after starving for over 1,000 years, would turn his eyes upside down and set out to find iron.

The moment he was released, disaster was sure to unfold, starting from the nearby city.

The group soon arrived at the innermost part of the cave. There was a crack there. It’s like a dungeon. The priestess looked at the crack and sighed.

“It’s bigger than when I last came. “It seems difficult to survive another year.”

She turned to Jeongdo and held out an amulet.

“We don’t know what kind of monster the Bulgari could have evolved into. If the situation is difficult, please attach this amulet to the body of the Bulgari and escape. “That alone will make the seal last for a hundred years.”

Jeong Do took the amulet and nodded, holding it. She said so, but in fact she had no intention of doing so. Because her task that Winry gave her was not to seal it, but to take it down. This amulet was only minimal insurance.

After holding the amulet, Jeong Do infused mana into the crack without hesitation.

* * * * * *

The inside of the dungeon and seal was a structure I had seen before.

It was very similar to the place where Jeong Yak-yong’s relics were obtained. There was only a large door in front with no other structures. The only difference from Jeong Yak-yong’s dungeon was that there were countless amulets attached to the door.

“good. let’s go.”

The moment Jeong-do says that and opens the door.

Creepy.

A terrifying killing spree poured out towards Jeongdo. The extent was immediately apparent. That the opponent is too much for his current strength.

Judging quickly, I loaded the wire from the album.

And immediately activated Yoo Seon’s newly acquired skill <Luck Lending>.

<Please specify the amount of status you wish to pay. (up to 10 possible)>

‘It’s going hot!’

The first thing to start with is to be wealthy. Jeongdo boldly pushed in 10 stats!

<You paid the maximum. Your lucky star is watching you. Your luck increases explosively for a certain period of time. Good luck can come to you that ignores causality.>

And then I immediately ran the <relationship drawing>.

Faaah!

Hundreds of millions of business cards were spread out over Jeong Do’s head, and soon one business card fell down.

The result of hitting a whopping 10 statuses.

Of course, it was a black business card.

A black business card slipped into Jeongdo’s forehead.