Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 114

Chapter 114

The quest window didn’t change even after reading it again.

It’s strictly two days.

Within this time frame, I had to find Arvani and complete the house upgrade. In reality, it was an almost impossible quest.

Because if Arvani was inside this gate, it might be difficult to use the ‘door leading to reality’.

‘…Even within the same gate, doors weren’t being used.’

I realized this when I tried to use the door to meet Boom-ba before. I thought of Boom-ba and opened the door, but all I saw was the front door of my house.

So, the same situation could be staged.

Then how do I find Arvani?

‘Well, I guess I’ll have to run on foot.’

The fortunate unfortunate thing was that Boom-ba, who could fly beside me, was with me. If I asked Boom-ba to carry me on her back, she would agree.

Boom-ba and I are friends, after all.

But a problem arises here.

It was something I felt whenever Arvani and I occasionally flew together. The fact that the gate where my house is located is incredibly vast.

Perhaps two days wouldn’t be enough.

‘…Even if I try to find Arvani with <Mana Detection>, my mana needs to reach him to find him.’

Ultimately, it’s just blindly flying around to find Arvani.

I sighed deeply as I looked at Boom-ba. She was spreading her wings with enthusiasm. The chick standing beside her was also expressing curiosity by flapping its wings.

“…Alright, Boom-ba. I’m glad to see you too.”

I waved briefly and greeted them, then stood beside them and scratched their heads. The soothing touch of their soft feathers calmed my troubled mind.

But another troubling issue remained unresolved.

‘What about the house upgrade?’

If the penalty wasn’t so severe, I wouldn’t be agonizing over this.

But the penalty for failure was too great.

…If my stats are deducted by 200 each time, isn’t it like telling me to just die??

Even if my stats increased by 100 each time due to the previous Red Dragon incident… this was too much of a burden.

I worked so hard to increase my stats, how could I…!

I hadn’t even been determined to raise my stats for more than 20 minutes, yet I couldn’t afford to lose 200 each in this situation.

However, I didn’t feel like completing the upgrade and then going to find him.

My Arvani is probably looking for me alone right now. Somewhere in a dangerous place, shedding tears like a chicken. Or maybe he’s so cute that someone took him away, what would I do then?

Even though Arvani is an adult and now so strong that no one can touch him…

“…Hah.”

Choosing something easy was a very difficult problem. 

“If I want to upgrade, I have to spend at least a day.”

Because there were still many steps left.

I bit my lip and quickly brought up the upgrade window to check.

[Seo Yeon-oh’s Safe House Upgrade Progress:

– Living Room Level 2 Upgrade Completed.

– Kitchen Level 2 Upgrade Completed.

– Master Bedroom Level 2 Upgrade Completed.

– Guest Room Level 1 Upgrade Completed.

– Check the conditions for the Level 1 upgrade of the 2nd-floor attic.

External House Reinforcement Progress:

– Doors: +7

– Exterior Walls: +7

– Windows: +7

– Roof: +4]

First, the external house reinforcement will be finished soon.

There’s not much left until +10. Also, now my mana isn’t lacking anymore. It’s still less than Han Seung-hoo’s, but I could make everything up to +10 by pouring my mana alone.

But the problem was the Safe House Upgrade.

“…I can’t wrap my head around it.”

Correction.

It’s impossible to finish it in one day. It’s just…, my mana will be insufficient, and there are too many items in the house.

I’ll probably have to upgrade all the items to +10… and the system will probably ask for a lot of things again.

So unless I change the house, this is not possible within the timeframe…

“…Huh?”

For a moment, a clever idea flashed through my mind.

“This might work.”

If only my stamina and mana hold up, I can definitely do it.

I rolled my eyes and carefully simulated whether it was possible. As expected, the answer was OK. As soon as I found a solution to the most problematic situation, I was surprisingly calm.

At the same time, my hand, which had been scratching Boom-ba’s head, stopped. This left Boom-ba puzzled, who had been enjoying the touch.

Grumble.

“…Oh, Boom-ba. I’ll scratch you more later. We need to do something else now.”

Peekkk?

Boom-ba quickly shook her scattered hair and tidied it neatly. It seemed like he understood what I meant by needing to do something else.

“…Do you know what we need to do now? Is that why you got dressed up?”

Grumble! Grunt! Nod… Peekkkk!

Boom-ba opened her eyes wide and puffed up her body. Then she made a charismatic pig snorting sound.

“Are you trying to mimic Arvani?”

Grumble!

“…Will you help me find him?”

Boom-ba stood tall as if to say, ‘Just trust me,’ then flapped her wings. She seemed to be sending a gaze that said, ‘We’re friends who share horse meat and fly together.’

I couldn’t help but laugh at that sight.

I haven’t even properly greeted her, yet she’s helping me this much.

I hugged Boom-ba and closed my eyes tightly.

“…Thank you. I’ll repay you later.”

Squeak!

“You want me to take care of your kid? That’s not difficult. Oh, but are you taking the kid too? I don’t know how long it’ll take.”

Squeak!

“…Is it okay to train him in flying?”

Squeak.

…Why can I communicate with Boom-ba?

Strangely enough, I understood what Boom-ba was saying. Until just now, I thought telepathy was working well, but… seeing that we can communicate like this now, there must be something.

Is it because of the title? Anyway, I’m glad we can communicate more easily.

I stopped deep thinking and told Boom-ba to wait for a moment. She nodded.

‘…First, I need to prepare Arvani’s favorite doll and some food.’

After entering the house, I bandaged the wounds on my body first, then diligently prepared various things before returning to Boom-ba. When Boom-ba saw me, she sat down and showed me her back.

“Then, I’ll count on you today.”

After a brief greeting, I climbed onto Boom-ba’s back. After riding only Arvani, who was covered in cold scales, it was a different feeling to ride Boom-ba, who was full of fluffy feathers.

When I hugged Boom-ba’s neck tightly, she vigorously moved her wings, soaring rapidly into the sky.

Following behind her, Boom-ba’s child also flew over.

Once I reached a somewhat stable altitude, I quickly spread my mana and started searching for Arvani.

After a while…

“…Where are you?”

Despite spreading my mana as thinly and widely as possible, I couldn’t sense Arvani’s mana at all. The feeling of hopelessness grew as time passed.

I murmured, trying to hide my troubled feelings by biting my lips.

“…It would be better if I could find Jung Tae-il instead.”

…Maybe he’ll think of something I haven’t thought of.

However… trying to find Jung Tae-il when I couldn’t even detect Arvani’s mana was almost impossible.

Arvani’s mana was so dense and distinctive that it could be felt from a distance. But compared to Arvani, Jung Tae-il was just average.

“…Hah.”

No, if you’re going to send me back home, at least send me to a properly safe place. Why did you make such a mess by dropping me everywhere?

I started getting annoyed at the system for no reason. It’s all the system’s fault that things turned out like this. If it hadn’t given me this quest… No, if it had given me more time, I wouldn’t have had to go through this ordeal.

I’ll punch that Allen guy when I meet him again.

When I firmly resolved to do so in the future…

“……?”

With a ringing sound, an item popped out of the inventory. This was the first time something like this happened, so I was slightly surprised as I quickly blinked and checked the item.

“…Communication Stone?”

It was the communication stone that Cha Jae-joon gave me before, telling me to contact him if I found the Ego Sword. The stone blinked and emitted a bright light several times before gradually losing its light.

Even though I put mana into it to see if there was any voice, there was no response.

“…What’s going on?”

Frowning in confusion, I stared at the communication stone and then urgently started rummaging through my inventory.

“It should be around here…!”

Ah, here it is!

With the item I had been searching for in my hand, I raised the corner of my mouth. It was because the most necessary thing in this situation was now in my hand.

“Haha, I forgot about this.”

Mr. Jae-joon, I’ll have to treat you to something delicious when we meet later. Thanks to you, it’s easier to find Arvani.

The item in my hand was none other than…

“…A map showing the location of the Ego Sword.”

And currently, Arvani disappeared with my Blue Ego Sword.

If my guess is correct, this map will indicate where the Blue Ego Sword is located. Because it’s inside this gate.

I slowly infused mana into the map and rolled my eyes.

And then…

“…Boom-ba, it’s over there!”

I spotted a small, sparkling blue sword shape.