Until the moment of receiving it, I couldn’t fully believe it, but seeing Yeon-hee actually stashing away 20 silvers made me rethink the faces of the people in this team.
20 silvers might not be much, just a few tens of thousands won, but for someone, it could represent a significant amount worth a day’s wage.
Having earned that in just an hour of battle, it was indeed a substantial gain. Just by watching Yeon-hee fiddling with the silver in her pocket, her smile was enough to confirm that.
“Then let’s wrap it up. Everyone worked hard…”
With the leader, an unnamed man’s concluding remark, the hunters flowed out like a receding tide. We also quickly moved away, choosing a direction where people weren’t going.
After walking for about 5 minutes and reaching an open space, Yeon-hee spoke up.
“Don’t you think we did pretty well this time? It felt a bit professional, right? Right?”
‘… At what point?’
I couldn’t catch on to what she was saying, but I was nodding my head vigorously.
“I mean, we were sent out like mercenaries, but we helped people, we got clapped for it, and we acknowledged for our contributions when distributing the loot! Hehe—”
Hearing her talk didn’t directly connect that to being professional, but I roughly understood the feeling.
‘Helping people sufficiently and getting some rewards in return. This seems to be the picture Yeon-hee wants.’
Because I was starting to enjoy learning about her little by little, I kept nodding along.
“But getting too caught up in this can make a person look arrogant. It’s time for us to return to our job, Il-wol.”
‘Isn’t it the same as just beating up goblins?’
There were a lot of points to tackle, but I let it slide. After that, until we exited the dungeon, we defeated 25 more goblins, and our total earnings for the day approached 300,000 won.
And I was able to level up once more.
[Skeleton Soldier Il-wol – Lv.12]
Strength: 38(+3) Agility: 39 Health: 39 Intelligence: 24
Magic Power: 32(+3) Resistance: 1 Sense: 21 Recovery: 5(+3)
To maintain balance, I added to Strength and Magic Power, and for the first time, I invested in Recovery as well. Now my maximum stat values had risen, and as we became more coordinated, the battle time also increased, so I felt the need to boost the recovery speed for consumed Health and Magic Power.
Recovery rates healed 5 points over the hour. One might think that the time needed and the recovery value were relatively low considering the investment.
However, it was rare to continue fighting back-to-back, and 5 points per hour meant I could definitely feel the effect as we moved.
After briefly entering the Dark Space and coming back out, I saw her welcoming me, snuggling Wang-wang in her arms.
“Okay— today’s income was extraordinary except for the day we acquired a rune, so this big sister is feeling really happy, kids. Hehehe—”
Wang-wang-!!
Clap, Clap, Clap!!
“As a commemorative event, let’s unbox the ancient summoning scroll today~ Hehe, I actually planned to open it today anyway.”
‘Ooh, finally, are we going to see a summoned creature of a higher grade than us?’
Yeon-hee contacted the brown scroll she manifested in her hand.
Ancient Brown Summoning Scroll:
– The scroll created by the first summoner to summon creatures from another realm.
– It can occasionally summon mid-level creatures with a very slim probability.
‘Oh, so the base is low-level, but mid-level creatures might pop out like a lottery sometimes?’
“Whoo—I’m honestly a bit nervous too.”
Yeon-hee stretched her arms back and then began to chant the spell, following the characters inscribed on the scroll with her eyes.
As time passed, a small flower bud began to bloom a few steps away from us.
“Wow! Is that a flower?”
Now, having finished reciting the spell, Yeon-hee looked at the pale green and light pink flower bud blooming beautifully on the ground alongside me.
Whirlorooong—
From within the flower bud, something mysterious buzzed, and tentacle-like appendages peeked out before shooting upwards.
Parararack—
“Wow… what is that…”
‘What is that? A bug of some sort?’
A bug-like creature the size of a palm flew up, wobbling around a few times before heading in our direction.
Its form was round and corpulent, topped with several dragonfly wings, giving it an oddly familiar yet strange feeling.
Chuk-!
Then it hovered about 30cm in front of Yeon-hee and shyly greeted her.
(Nice to meet you, Master. My name is ‘Ran.’ )
—!!
“Omg!! It, it can talk? I can hear it directly in my head! Wow! C-can it be?! A spirit from another realm? Is it a spirit? Oh my gosh! That’s amazing!”
‘Oh my… does that mean it broke through the very slim probability?’
No matter how low of a grade, it wouldn’t seem to fall under low-level classification, and it seemed we had indeed managed to summon a mid-level creature by good luck as stated on the scroll.
(In this world, that’s how you refer to us. I remember it. I, ‘Ran’, will come flying whenever you call for me, so do not hesitate to put me to use.)
Parararack- Buuuuung—
At first, I thought it was a bug, but up close it looked like a chubby little bird. Its rapid wing beats made it seem quite suitable for hovering.
“Ugggh, no… my magic…!”
‘Seems like it can’t handle the load yet.’
It was a high-level summoned creature for an F-grade hunter under 20 levels. ‘Ran’ seemed to understand this as it nodded and flew back toward the portal.
(Master, it seems I must take my leave after just greeting you today. I sincerely hope to see you again next time.)
(Ah, my fellow companions. I look forward to meeting you next time in a more developed state. Then.)
Having said that, ‘Ran’ soon disappeared in a flash of light particles in front of the portal.
‘What an incredibly cute little thing, but its speech is amusing. Given it can convey messages telepathically, it’s definitely no ordinary summon.’
“Ahh, I’m exhausted…!!”
Swoop—
Yeon-hee collapsed onto the spot, looking completely drained.
“What a tiny thing, but the magic required to maintain it is no joke… this is serious.”
‘Just wait a moment. There’s a pretty good artifact in the Big Boar dungeon.’
“But seriously, even a mid-level summoned creature is this amazing! And it’s a support type!”
“Thump—”
‘Support type?! Is that real? This is a jackpot?!’
“The wind spirit ‘Ran’… it seems creatures of higher grades are born with a name, huh? Its skill [Acceleration] is its specialty… and it even has a range buff trait?! It increases the agility of allies nearby by 5!”
“Clap, Clap, Clap!!”
‘This is insane!! It’s like hitting the lottery all of a sudden—!!’
Yeon-hee grabbed my hand and excitedly twirled around, yelling in joy.
But then…
[Hey, let’s keep it down!]
“Ahh… shhh—! It says to be quiet, Il-wol.”
At the annoyed shout from the next house, we immediately held our breath and lay flat on the ground.
Hehe-heh—
Still unable to contain laughter for a while in that position, Yeon-hee clenched her fist and said.
“I really want to enter the dungeon quickly, right? We’ll level up to E-grade in the next dungeon… also raise our magic stats. Ugh—there’s just so much to do.”
Nodding—
Yeon-hee spent quite a while babbling about future plans, and though I had heard it several times before, I earnestly cheered her on.
“Whoo— I have one more gray summoning scroll, should I open that too?”
“Clap, Clap, Clap!”
While she was fiddling with the summoning scroll she received from leveling up, she was pondering whether to break her routine of summoning once a day.
‘Isn’t it better to go big when you’re feeling good?’
“Alright! Let’s do it!”
Whooooom—
Her spell began to fill the space with a beautiful sound, and once again a small portal opened, beginning to crawl something out.
‘Ah…’
“Ahh!”
Sssssss—
The jelly-like jade green amorphous creature that emerged was none other than a slime.
(….)
Of course, it couldn’t communicate, and it started to glide toward Yeon-hee little by little.
“Is it okay if I touch it?”
Oof—
The slime, not large enough to fill both of her hands, was lifted as if it were cradled in her arms.
Wobble—
“Wow… it’s so squishy— the texture is really… fun.”
‘Hoping for another jackpot right after this might be a bit greedy.’
Considering I had all the characteristics and skills of a slime, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed. If only a slightly different one would’ve come out, there could’ve been some synergy.
“Still, let’s take it along. And while I think about it, I wonder if it can be used defensively?”
“Clap, Clap, Clap!”
Once Yeon-hee mentioned it, pieces of memory started to come together. I remembered her wrapping a slime around her arm to fend off a monster’s attack.
Since it was highly resistant to physical attacks… theoretically, it was possible, but in reality, only Yeon-hee could handle a slime.
A defensive method that could only be executed by herself, and just like in her past life, she had come up with the same idea this time too.
“Hehe— should I practice it now just for fun? Hmm— first, I need to give it a name, what should I call it?”
Wobble, wobble—
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