Chapter 298
Chapter 298. New Equipnt
August. Generally considered the hottest month of the year, it’s also referred to as the “hottest month” in more technical terms.
However, in this era of the Dungeon Shock, the temperatures in that month have actually decreased—whether due to the effects of ongoing global warming or, conversely, the reduced use of fossil fuel energy brought about by the ergence of mana resources remains unclear.
South Korea is experiencing a cooler sumr than usual this year.
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This is a high-rise apartnt sowhere in South Korea. On the TV, a few comrcials play during a silly variety show, and as he listens to them while eating, a black-haired man quietly ponders.
'As I thought, Hunter Kim Giryeo must be with the NIS (National Intelligence Service).'
In a way, it was a rather random thought. Right there in his own ho, and in such a quiet setting with no one around to hear him—even Jeong Ha-seong himself wouldn't have expected such an idea to cross his mind.
It was 11:30 on a Monday morning. Ever since experiencing a period of hospitalization, he had started designating his own rest days—sotis taking an entire weekday off—and today happened to be one of them. Jung Haseong sat in the quiet of his ho, eating his al, lost in thought.
'He once said his dream used to be becoming a correctional officer...'
It was a worsening of the misunderstanding. From his perspective, the guest who had entered his ho still seed, no matter how he looked at it, to be a governnt official.
'Technically speaking, the NIS is also a governnt job...'
He had simply explained that his choice of clothing was just personal preference—but in truth, that habit of wearing suits might have stemd from his work as an agent. Maybe, at first, he had hoped for a typical governnt job, but later had his departnt reassigned after his abilities were recognized? All sorts of suspicions arise.
Kim Giryeo. Above all, his recent behavior had been far too strange.
'Hmm.'
First of all, it didn't make sense that soone who claid to be handling bank errands on his very first day of moving in was gone for over eight hours. In fact, this was now a few days after the expo in Tokyo had ended. And yet, Kim Giryeo—who had just returned from Japan—was currently out again without giving any clear reason. What's more, the duration of his outing was unusually long. Apparently, he'd be gone for two to three full days and would return to this house once he was done with whatever business he had.
'Considering he promised to return ho, it's definitely not a house-hunting trip.'
What could possibly make an S-rank Awakened, who doesn't even have any scheduled dungeon raids, disappear for several days straight?
'Could it really be governnt business or sothing?'
several days straight?
'Could it really be governnt business or sothing?'
Business trip. That word flashed montarily through the national hero's mind.
The guest with the blond hair had a calm and courteous deanor. So during the training camp, which had already lasted well over 100 hours, Haseong hadn't felt any particular issues. But when situations like this arose, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of curiosity.
'I clearly said that he could enter any room except for my mother's room...'
That ghost-like person, who rarely even shows up in the living room right in front of him—let alone the storage room with the valuables safe—just what on earth is he thinking all the ti?
"Hmm."
A ghost. It really is a fitting way to describe soone with a secretive governnt agent-type job.
Jung Haseong had once found it strange that the hunter was sitting alone in the rain at a park, but by now, he had rationalized that mont away. A working professional could show a relaxed side in everyday life, couldn't they? It wasn't fair to call Kim Giryeo careless—especially when his presence during lectures or inside dungeons was nothing short of overwhelming.
'The mont a monster's in front of him, it's like he turns into a completely different person.'
Maybe the reason Kim Giryeo seems so laid-back in everyday life is simply because he chooses to conserve his energy for things that matter. Co to think of it, there have always been geniuses like that—those who don't bother wasting effort on the trivial stuff.
'I'm so curious about what that Hunter is really up to... but following soone around is a cri, so I'll just have to hold myself back...'
Jung Haseong continued to firmly build up his misunderstanding again today. That Kim Giryeo really must be with the National Intelligence Service.
Well then, what was the owner of this misunderstanding doing at the mont?
***
"Gu Seohyeong!"
A few minutes later, around 2 p.m., the sharp sound of soone—clearly a forr smoker—shouting in perfect Korea
Gu Seohyeong!
A few minutes later, around 2 p.m., the sharp sound of soone—clearly a forr smoker—shouting in perfect Korean echoed from sowhere nearby.
Huh?
At the sound, a local Earth woman turned around. She had been basking in the warm afternoon sunlight, enjoying a peaceful break—but no matter how precious her slowly cooling coffee was, she couldn’t just ignore soone like that.
Wiing.
Soone soon appears, stepping through the automatically opening security door.
Piercing sambaegan eyes. And even on a sumr day like this, he still dutifully wears a suit like a salaryman. It’s not hard to figure out who the man is.
Oh, Kim Giryeo!
South Korea’s fourth S-rank hunter had co to visit the enchanter for the first ti in a while.
Originally, the enchanter's workshop was just a large empty room in a corner of the association, roughly cleaned and s
South Korea’s fourth S-rank hunter had co to visit the enchanter for the first ti in a while.
Originally, the enchanter’s workshop was just a large empty room in a corner of the association, roughly cleaned and set up. However, after several people kept requesting improvents, Gu Seohyeong gradually ca to work in a space like a greenhouse, equipped with various security devices.
“How long has it been? You only sent texts in the past. What brings you here in person today?”
The location hadn’t changed, so finding the place was still easy.
“Kim Giryeo, how was your sumr? As for , since there was a long waitlist for enchantnt reapplications during vacation season, I spent quite a while in Kota Kinabalu.”
“Hmm.”
“But it was really amazing there. Money really is the best. Who would’ve thought I’d get a chance to go on such a long overseas trip in my life?”
Soone slipped the ID they had shown to the guard near the entrance back into the pocket of their jacket. And as the man stepped into the room, he quietly listened to Gu Seohyeong’s small talk, lost in thought.
‘Where on earth is Kota Kinabalu again…?’
In truth, that 25-year-old Earthling woman was once a classmate of this body’s original owner, which ant she might have unknowingly been placed in danger. Yet since she appears completely unaware of it, he can’t help but feel conflicted. Whether they et again or not, she lingers in his thoughts in one way or another. At tis, it’s even unsettling—how soone who is essentially a stranger is caught up in affairs tied to the life of this body’s forr self.
“Anyway, what’s going on?”
However, considering the task he had to accomplish today, perhaps he should actually be quite grateful to be acquainted with her after all…
“I’m sorry for suddenly contacting you.”
Before getting to the main point, an unnecessary greeting opens the conversation.
Ssshk.
Kim Giryeo entered the workshop and began rummaging through his item box, trying to find sothing.
“Today, I ca because there’s sothing I need to entrust to you, Seohyeong.”
“Huh?”
Talking about “work” in front of an enchanter affiliated with the Association...
“Oh, you’re here to leave sothing with for enchanting? Are you finally planning to upgrade your gear?”
Gu Seohyeong’s voice suddenly beca noticeably higher. She even used the word “finally” when asking, making her seem like soone who had been eagerly waiting for this mont.
For any sane office worker, it would be normal to avoid situations where their workload increases. However, in her case, like a self-employed person, the more enchantnt orders she received, the more her inco increased. And more than anything, she had been slightly looked down upon by her forr classmate standing in front of her.
“Ey, co on, you know it. You were just worried about my profits all this ti, right? That’s why you didn’t trust with your gear. Ugh, you co running when it’s urgent anyway—so why’d you hold back before~? The world runs on school ties, regional ties, and blood ties. What’s so hard between us!”
Gu Seohyeong shrugged with satisfaction. He used to say her skills weren't that great or had sothing to complain a
ith your gear. Ugh, you co running when it's urgent anyway—so why’d you hold back before~? The world runs on school ties, regional ties, and blood ties. What’s so hard between us!
Gu Seohyeong shrugged with satisfaction. He used to say her skills weren't that great or had sothing to complain about, but in the end, it seed even that old classmate had no one else to turn to but the one and only Enchanter in South Korea—and that made her feel pretty good.
“What are you talking about?”
“Mhm?”
But that excited state didn't last more than a few seconds.
“I didn't co to ask you for an enchantnt.”
“...Then what?”
Rustle rustle.
Just as Gu Seohyeong tilted her head in confusion, Kim Giryeo finished rummaging through the item box and pulled out an item.
A fabric that looked as though a piece of the night sky’s trailing hem had been cut and laid upon the earth. Pitch-black
Just as Gu Seohyeong tilted her head in confusion, Kim Giryeo finished rummaging through the item box and pulled out an item.
A fabric that looked as though a piece of the night sky's trailing hem had been cut and laid upon the earth. Pitch-black in color. And when touched by an Awakener, it gave off a faint, cool sensation—this was...
“What is this?”
Gu Seohyeong blinked at the fabric her old classmate pulled out. To be honest, from her perspective, it was hard to tell whether this cloth was an actual item or just so textile picked up from Dongdaemun Market. On the surface, it was simply a black, slightly dull piece of fabric—nothing more.
However, the owner who had pulled out the fabric—South Korea's fourth S-rank Awakened—handled it as if it were a priceless treasure, and began explaining it to Seohyeong with great care.
“It's an artifact I bought in Japan. The na doesn't really matter—what's important is that I have sothing I want to make with it.”
Sothing I want to make.
“The part that usually touches sothing first is the hand, right? So I want to cover the fingers, the back of the hand, and the palm entirely with this fabric—but make sure the length is just enough to stop around the wrist bones, so there's no shortage of material...”
The part that usually touches sothing first is the hand, right? So I want to cover the fingers, the back of the hand, and the palm entirely—but make sure the length is just enough to stop around the wrist bones, so there's no shortage of material...
The man nad Kim Giryeo spoke while pointing to the area around his wrist.
Because that's exactly the kind of item I need right now.
In response, the 25-year-old Enchanter rolled her eyes and fell into thoughtful contemplation.
The item should cover the fingers, the back of the hand, and the palm entirely—with a length that ends roughly around the wrist.
Considering the mysterious tone of her old classmate's words and the item he brought, there was only one possible answer.
It's a glove.
That's right.
From what you're saying, it seems like you ca here to make gloves.
“From what you’re saying, it seems like you ca here to make gloves.”
After coming to a conclusion, a question suddenly ca up.
“Huh?”
A Hunter who makes clothes out of uniquely functioning dungeon by-products... Of course, such people aren’t exactly rare in this industry. But this one wasn’t a fashion major, didn’t hold any tailoring certifications—just soone with an acting background.
“But why would soone who wants to make gloves co looking for ?”
Gu Seohyeong follows up with a question. Then, like a sorcerer wearing a human mask, he revealed the truth to her.
“Ah... well, I originally tried to make them myself. But even when I searched online for ‘how to make gloves,’ I couldn’t really find any proper information...”
For reference, his information-gathering skills were—fittingly for an alien—even worse than that of an average Earth middle schooler. The Alphaurian had spent an embarrassing amount of ti browsing random blogs on how to knit winter gloves before finally trudging over to seek help from an actual Earthling.
“When I thought about asking soone for help... out of everyone I know, you seed like the one most likely to be g
iddle schooler. The Alphaurian had spent an embarrassing amount of ti browsing random blogs on how to knit winter gloves before finally trudging over to seek help from an actual Earthling.
“When I thought about asking soone for help... out of everyone I know, you seed like the one most likely to be good with your hands, Gu Seohyeong.”
And the reason the Alphaurin ca to this conclusion was largely due to the information from their previous life.
As expected, so it really is crafting or enchantnt, huh?Mhm?I an your awakening type.
Just like the conversation they once shared when he prevented that Earthling’s fall—[Enchant] and similar skills are typically used by spellcasters who specialize in imbuing magic, and such individuals are often said to have excellent dexterity.
They possess such intense concentration that they can engrave Chinese characters onto a grain of rice using just a magnifying glass. Like platinum artisans, these spellcasters are gifted in modifying tangible materials—true craftsn with a natural talent for transformation.
‘My original dream was to start an accessory workshop.’
th a natural talent for transformation.
'My original dream was to start an accessory workshop.'
On Alphauri, enchanters typically took on the role of item makers as well. If that’s the case, then Gu Seohyeong on Earth is likely skilled in crafting too, right? With that judgnt, the man decided to ask her for help.
However, upon hearing this, Gu Seohyeong’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"Uh... Sorry, but I have no idea what you’re talking about, Giryeo."
In a way, it was only natural. Accessories like necklaces and fashion items like gloves might seem similar to Alphaurins, but for Earthlings, they were entirely different fields.
"Is that so?"
If he wanted gloves, wouldn’t it be better to leave it to a craftsman who specialized in that sort of thing? Gu Seohyeong soon tried to decline her old classmate’s proposal.
But imdiately after this, the blond man awkwardly muttered these words...
"As expected, you can’t do it."
But imdiately after this, the blond man awkwardly muttered these words...
“As expected, you can’t do it.”
To interpret, this statent is a self-reproach, aning that suddenly showing up like this and making demands just isn’t acceptable after all.
However, upon hearing that, Seohyeong’s expression rapidly changed. For so reason, the hunter’s words were misinterpreted by her in such a way that...
So, as expected, (kids like you who can’t even enchant properly can’t even manage to make gloves) properly after all..
Is it a victim ntality? But right after this, Kim Giryeo furrowed his brows and even showed a look of sympathy, which stirred so emotion inside her.
Victory. Anger. Revenge.
In fact, Kim Giryeo used his expression to convey regret.
In a way, even up to this mont, he unknowingly rubbed against the enchanter’s pride by absolutely never ntioning ‘enhancent.’
In a way, even up to this mont, he unknowingly rubbed against the enchanter's pride by absolutely never ntioning 'enhancent.'
Enchant. A skill others desperately yearned for. Moreover, an S-rank hunter from Malaysia had even fanned the flas, so to speak, directly asking a Korean on vacation if he could possibly be added to the enchantnt waiting list, treating him like a VIP...
....
At last, the D-rank Awakened made up her mind.
Anyway, if it's difficult, then never mind. Sorry for suddenly dropping by. It's almost lunchti, so I'll head back quickly so you can eat...
Bring it.
Huh?
Her voice was trembling as if she were angry, but is that just his imagination?
Bring it.
Her voice was trembling as if she were angry, but is that just his imagination?
“Bring it.”
“Gu Seohyeong?”
“Whether it’s gloves or socks, if you have a design you want, I’ll stay up for three days and nights starting today to make it. Hey, wait a mont. I’ll call a craftsman I know right away. Just stay right there from now on……”
However, Gu Seohyeong, true to her background as a child actress, smiled contrary to her feelings and said,
“Okay!”
The alien didn’t feel a great sense of crisis and soon, with the help of a kind Earthling, began creating a new magical tool.
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