Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 127

Chapter 127

“…Is it all over?”

While gazing at the sky gradually returning to its original color, there was still a lingering sense of unease. 

Perhaps it was because of the relentless darkness that had no counterpart, a black mana that, although understood in the mind, did not easily calm the heart.

It seemed like the side effects of prolonged exposure to dark mana.

Or… maybe the danger I faced hasn’t ended yet.

“…Hah.”

Whatever it was, it felt like I could only sigh.

“…No, let’s not entertain such ominous speculations.”

Suddenly, there’s a chance a black dragon might appear and attack me. Well, I’ve already dealt with such a crazy dragon once.

I chuckled despondently and rubbed my forehead with my hand. I joked to myself that at this rate, I’d end up meeting every dragon in existence.

Yeah, I’ve messed up right from the start. I mean, I tamed a hatchling as a pet.

“All of this is my own doing, haha.”

Now, I’ve resigned myself to it. Whatever happens next, I felt like I could just brush it off with an ‘it was bound to happen’ attitude.

Ugh.

So, now it’s time to make amends.

To stop Cha Jae-joon’s rampage, that is what I’ve set out to do.

“…How did I even think of all this?”

Looking at it now, it’s insane.

I glanced around me and let out a dry laugh. It’s crazy to act like a madman around kids’ toys.

And for good reason, there were several large pink boxes around me.

Each box had phrases like ‘Make sparkling princess jewelry!’ written on them. A couple of them were torn open haphazardly, like a child tearing open a present they desperately wanted.

I stared at the boxes for a moment before shifting my gaze to what was inside.

The toy machine that turned Cha Jae-joon’s dark mana into gems.

“Who would’ve thought to make mana into such toys?”

I stored Cha Jae-joon’s mana in this toy. Only to make mana stones out of it.

How did I end up doing such a crazy thing… I don’t even know. I just concluded and suddenly popped out.

They say people think best under pressure. Maybe that’s what happened to me thirty minutes ago, I had a moment of enlightenment.

It was undoubtedly the most appropriate solution.

‘Jung Tae-il said Cha Jae-joon went berserk because of mana, that was a big hint.’

If he went berserk because of mana, then blocking the mana would stop him. If it wasn’t because of mana, things might not have gotten complicated.

In the worst-case scenario, I might have had to kill him. Maybe Cha Jae-joon was keeping around someone who would kill him just in case.

Thinking like this made my mouth bitter. How did Cha Jae-joon end up with such a fate?

Anyway.

“It’s fortunate that blocking mana isn’t too difficult.”

I had a vacuum and a Wind that Absorbs Anything.

But there was a separate problem.

The main issue is that all of these methods have to pass through my body. So if there’s nowhere to contain the absorbed mana, it’s immediately absorbed into my body, and that’s the problem.

Cha Jae-joon’s dark mana was like poison. No matter how well I can assimilate other people’s mana, I have a body with no resistance. Just in case, I tried absorbing the dark mana released into the air, but it felt like my insides were burning, so I stopped right away.

‘…Well, if I take my time and absorb it slowly, it might not be entirely useless.’

Time was of the essence now. I needed to stop this rampage for Cha Jae-joon’s sake.

So, I needed to find a vessel for the mana. Something that could withstand Cha Jae-joon’s mana. Among the things I had on hand, the closest thing to a vessel was a tumbler. But the tumbler only had descriptions of keeping liquids cool or hot; there was no mention of containing mana.

Unable to think of anything better, I asked Jung Tae-il to stall for time and returned home. Perhaps there might be something effective for containing mana among the items at home.

While I was rummaging through jars and bottles, something caught my eye.

It was… a small glass jar that I had set aside for interior decoration. It was filled with plastic-made jewels.

I must have bought it when I was getting into the mood for moving before. So, it was the toy used to make those jewels.

Back then… handmade squishies, liquid monsters, or bead bracelets were trendy, so I vaguely remembered joining in.

And then it clicked in my mind.

This could work.

As soon as this thought occurred to me, I immediately opened the door and headed to the supermarket. With my half-turned eyes, I grabbed the toy for making jewels.

Then, I returned home and quickly <reinforced> it while flying with Arvani to where Cha Jae-joon was.

Reinforcement and upgrade were essential to use it as I desired.

As a result, I was able to safely contain Cha Jae-joon’s mana.

I tapped the toy lightly.

[Secret XX’s Bling Bling Jewel Making Set. 

Consists of a jewel-making machine and a storage box. 

The jewel-making machine operates with 10 mana. It can make jewels for objects placed inside the jewel-making machine. 

– The storage box is indestructible. 

3rd stage reinforcement benefit: The jewel-making machine becomes stronger. 

6th stage reinforcement benefit: The jewel-making machine can produce mana stones. 

10th stage reinforcement benefit: Obtain <Let’s Make Bling Bling Jewels~!(C)>. 

Current reinforcement stage: 6>]

“I’m grateful for the system at times like this.”

Because it gives me exactly what I need. Of course, it’s not easy, and I have to think about the fact that I owe my existence to the system… Let’s stop thinking about that.

“Well then, I should make mana stones first and then go to Mr. Tae-il.”

I’ll wait.

Even though I could go straight there… leaving the black mana unattended made me uneasy.

I injected mana into the jewel-making machine and slowly activated it. The machine made a loud noise and spat out transparent black mana stones. It made five of them and then sputtered, emitting smoke, and broke down.

…It broke down after making all the mana into mana stones, so I considered it a blessing in disguise and activated another machine. Since one machine couldn’t contain all the black mana, I used several.

As a result.

“…It looks pretty when collected.”

The jewel box was filled with transparent black mana stones. And all the machines were broken. I felt it was a waste of money, but thinking that they saved a person made me feel guilty.

I expressed my condolences as I carefully packed them into my inventory.

When I was almost done organizing.

“Sister.”

Han Seung-hoo slowly emerged from the dense forest. He looked much brighter than before, almost blonde.

Since he usually had bright brown hair, there was no discomfort. It suited him very well.

But isn’t it a problem that his hair color changed like that? As I cautiously asked, blinking my eyes.

“…What’s with your hair?”

“Oh, this? This happens after using light abilities. What you asked me to do was quite taxing, Sister.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. To reduce the lethality of that light, it took a lot of effort. If I did it properly, all the creatures that saw that light would have lost their sight. And… using radiation without killing is… well, it’s difficult.”

Seeing Han Seung-hoo speak harshly with a bright smile, I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.

Well, both Han Seung-hoo and Jung Tae-il… if use an attack skill once, most monsters die anyway… so not killing them is even more difficult.

‘…I should go thank Tae-il.’

Even with Arvani’s power… how much did he have to restrain himself while fighting?

As if he read my mind, Han Seung-hoo reached out to me with a silly expression.

“You should praise me too. What I did this time might not have been as prominent, but still, I did what Sister asked for.”

“Are you jealous?”

“It’s not jealousy, I just want praise.”

“Alright, alright, well done.”

Han Seung-hoo, who got the praise he wanted, looked somewhat uncomfortable as he looked at me. I smiled at him and put the jewel box in my inventory.

“Come on, let’s go to where Tae-il and Jae-joon are. It seems like things have ended well, but… just in case.”

“Um, okay. Do you want to go quickly, Sister?”

“I suppose so.”

“Then, entrust yourself to me for a moment. I’ll get us there quickly.”

I blinked and nodded slowly. Then, Han Seung-hoo hugged my waist with a bright smile.

Before I could say anything,

Whoosh!

Han Seung-hoo kicked the ground and leaped.