Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 118

Chapter 118

“…What?”

Han Seung-hoo seemed confused by my words, but he didn’t reply and instead wore a foolish expression. 

It wasn’t that I couldn’t understand him. Even I would act the same if someone suddenly declared they were going to build another house.

So, leaving the confused Han Seung-hoo behind, I called up the quest window again.

[The path to becoming the ‘Perfect Homeowner’ is right here!

A quest has been created!

You’ve had the remarkable experience of turning the entire gate into a safe zone!

Now, as for you, you can become a ‘Reasonably Well-Prepared Homeowner’!

And if you do well, you might even become a ‘Seasoned Homeowner’.

From now on, everything depends on Seo Yeon-oh.

The next two days will be a major upgrade day!

– Complete the house upgrade.

Success Reward: Title acquisition based on upgrade status, 20% increase in skill proficiency

Failure Penalty: Permanent reduction of all stats by 200 each

Good luck!]

I checked if there were any errors due to Arvani’s system intervention earlier, but there was no significant gain.

I sighed deeply at the same content I had read when I was completely overwhelmed. It’s still a ridiculous quest.

How on earth am I supposed to finish the house upgrade in two days?…

I wonder if there’s a hidden agenda or just in a rush.

As I cursed the system administrator inwardly, I instinctively opened the door leading downstairs with a loud creak. Han Seung-hoo, who had been absent-minded, due to the loud noise, seemed to snap out of it and responded.

“…Is that the new guest room?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“But why all of a sudden?”

Is she introducing me to the new guest room now?

Han Seung-hoo murmured. Since the guest room on the first floor was occupied by Jung Tae-il, the guest room downstairs belonged to Han Seung-hoo.

But.

“Seung-hoo, are you trying to get rid of me?”

“…That’s the scariest thing I’ve heard in my life.”

“Ahaha, just kidding.”

“…Sister, do you know what’s scary now? Your eyes look slightly dangerous.”

His evaluation was quite accurate.

Since being thwarted by Arvani, I had become a calm lunatic to the extent that I could feel it myself.

Have you ever heard that the most dangerous person in the world is calmly half-crazy?

And that was my current state.

A line from the lyrics of a song by a certain boy band popped into my head, urging me not to provoke myself. Unknowingly, I hummed along with the highly addictive song.

Thanks to that, Han Seung-hoo jumped in surprise as he brushed against my arm.

Regardless of whether Han Seung-hoo was startled or not, I continued without paying attention and boldly opened the door to the guest room.

The smell of newly bought furniture filled the air.

The room, decorated in black and white, which I had tidied up to some extent, still looked quite satisfying.

“…It was worth the effort to decorate this room. But we still can’t use it. The smell hasn’t dissipated yet.”

“It’s because there are no windows in the basement. Well, this is a problem that can be solved with just one spin… Ah, here it is.”

As I enjoyed small talk with Han Seung-hoo and searched diligently for something, I turned to look at him with a smirk. He squinted his eyes at what I held in my hand.

“…Isn’t that the box where you stuff useless things in?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“…You said you were building another house, but… are these kids’ toys? I remember you putting Legos in that box, sis.”

Han Seung-hoo stared at me with suspicion in his eyes, as if questioning whether what he thought was true. It seemed like if I didn’t answer quickly, he wouldn’t let me leave the room.

“I’m not going to try to deceive the system with blocks like those, am I?”

“…Is that so?”

“What’s with the suspicious tone?”

“Well, because you often come up with ingenious ideas, sis. I was wondering if this was another one of those…”

“If you were expecting that, you might be a little disappointed. This time, the result came from perfectly normal thinking.”

Han Seung-hoo still hadn’t dropped his suspicions as he looked at me. It was a moment when I was curious about what image of me was in Han Seung-hoo’s mind.

Since Han Seung-hoo was quite sarcastic in describing people, I restrained myself from asking. Instead, I started rummaging through the box.

Despite its volume, the items I wanted weren’t easily visible.

In the end, I turned the box completely upside down. The dust filled the air between the items, making it hazy. As I furrowed my brows and coughed lightly, I smiled slightly, lifting the corners of my mouth.

It was because I found the item I wanted.

At the same time, Han Seung-hoo’s expression, who had been watching my actions closely, became dumbfounded.

“…You’re not claiming that’s a house, are you?”

“It has a floor and a ceiling, so it’s a house.”

“Still, that’s a bit…”

“Why? This is also made as an alternative to a house. Look, to campers, this is a house.”

The item I was looking for was none other than a tent.

And it was a pop-up tent.

Ignoring Han Seung-hoo’s gaze that seemed to say, ‘Is this really a house?’, I went up from the guest room to the living room. Han Seung-hoo followed behind me, sticking close as if demanding an explanation.

Leaving him behind, I soon stepped outside the house. Completely stepping out of the door, I was out of the safe zone.

Boom-ba and her cub, who had been playing in the yard, approached me with curiosity.

Looks like I have an audience now. I should put on a proper show.

I threw the pop-up tent onto the ground with determination and activated <Safe Zone Inside the Gate (SSS)> at the same time.

Then.

Bam!

The crude tent I had bought from home shopping was enveloped in a bright light. 

As the light faded, the tent showed a completely different appearance from before, and… what I wanted also appeared before my eyes.

[New Safe Zone Added!

Location: Right in front of Seo Yeon-oh’s orange roof house

Name: Portable Tent (Owned by Seo Yeon-oh)]

[Astonishing Discovery!

It’s the rediscovery of the tent that was playing in the house!

Now, you can set up a safe zone without a skill.

Proficiency in <Safe Zone Inside the Gate (SSS)> greatly increases.

However, the places where the user can install are limited depending on the user’s stats.]

One expected outcome and one additional effect.

‘I did well in setting up a safe zone with a tent.’

The original plan was just to create a safe zone on bare ground. But when the memory of the safe zone created at the gate when meeting the Blue Dragon came to mind, I quickly revised the plan.

Because…

‘It’s quite well-made.’

Now, I needed a house that could be upgraded quickly. But if I had to deal with numerous trivial things, it would be better to take the time to upgrade my house instead.

It was because it was too wasteful to consume it just for clearing quests.

So, I put my mind to it again. And then, it came to me.

The tent that I had bought to enjoy a bit of camping romance in the newly acquired yard!

It fulfilled all the conditions I wanted while also being something that could be used later if done well.

Even though it was just a conjecture I made in my head, I was confident that it would be accepted by the system, which surprisingly had many loopholes.

And that confidence came back as a success.

While looking satisfactorily at the tent, I heard the sound of the zipper on the tent going down. It was because Han Seung-hoo, who had been unable to overcome his curiosity and eventually couldn’t resist, finally reached out his hand.

The inside of the tent was endlessly rustic.

Although various things had appeared as it was set as a safe zone… the impression of simplicity couldn’t be erased. It had just a moderately thick mattress, a sleeping bag, and a heater to warm the air.

Of course, the appearance had shed the initial cheap tent look and become a tent that looked moderately expensive, like a branded one.

Still, where was this? 

Nodding satisfactorily with satisfaction, I looked up the upgrade conditions for the newly registered safe zone ‘Tent.’

[Portable Tent Upgrade

Consists of a total of 3 levels.

Level 1 Upgrade Condition: Upgrade all items including the tent up to +5.

Level 2 Upgrade Condition: Register all items including the tent for <Auto Recovery>.

Level 3 Upgrade Condition: Upgrade all items including the tent up to +10.

Good luck!]

“Hmm, that was easy.”

I lightly tapped Han Seung-hoo’s back as he inspected the inside of the tent and chuckled.

“Let’s finish up quickly and take a break.”

“…You should explain properly before acting so cocky, sis.”

“…Ah.”

“Were you really about to forget?”

“I thought I explained.”

“It’s almost to the point where tears will start flowing from your carelessness, sis.”

“…Sorry.”

Seeing Han Seung-hoo’s behavior, as if wiping away tears with his sleeve, I gave a brief explanation, soothing the pouting younger man.

With a satisfied expression after throwing a tantrum, Han Seung-hoo grabbed my hand, urging me to solve it quickly.

…This should be enough for my mana to handle, but I didn’t refuse his assistance, considering he wanted to help.

A while later.

“…We’re done!”

We perfectly completed the upgrade of the tent.

And simultaneously, as I had expected, the system window popped up.