Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Arvani’s anger subsided quite easily. 

It was because his master, Seo Yeon-oh, appeared. 

Ironically, Arvani would be easily subdued by just a few words from Seo Yeon-oh.

-Chee, Master, you’re so mean! How can you threaten with meat?

While Arvani was threatened, Jung Tae-il rolled his eyes with a thick face. He found Arvani’s behavior childish, so he kindly ridiculed him.

…Thanks to that, despite being harassed by having his legs nibbled on until just before waking up.

With Seo Yeon-oh’s help, Jung Tae-il was able to safely leave Arvani’s space. As soon as he woke up, he could face Arvani, who was glaring at him displeased.

Grrr!

“…What?”

Kwee-grr!

“I can’t understand you right now.”

Arvani mumbled incomprehensible words, whether it was due to his lack of consent or not yet mastering how to speak in his original form. It was a bonus that he kept hitting Jung Tae-il with his short front legs.

Although it was only his front legs, it was a dragon’s attack… It hurt like hell. It turned out later that he had quite a few bruises, so cursing was a future event.

Anyway.

Despite rejecting the proposal, Arvani stubbornly targeted Jung Tae-il. When awake, he stimulated his nerves by glaring fiercely, and when asleep, he attempted to converse by infiltrating his consciousness.

But it didn’t go as Arvani intended.

Since Jung Tae-il had no reason to engage with Arvani unless he was held hostage, he completely ignored Arvani’s loud boasting about his owner throughout the night. He thought if he continued to ignore without responding, Arvani would eventually give up.

…There were certainly times when he thought so.

Until he found himself in the unique situation of Cha Jae-joon’s rampage.

[Blue Dragon Arvani’s Proposal!

Arvani proposes to you once again.

This time, unlike before, if you refuse, you will face death by force along with a menacing threat!

-Will you accept the proposal?

Refusal: Death.]

This time, Jung Tae-il couldn’t believe how ridiculous the system window in front of him was. He didn’t expect that he would have to use the system to propose in a situation where he had no choice but to accept.

Arvani’s proposal was as follows:

First, as the Blue Dragon, Arvani shares his strength with Jung Tae-il, his knight, without any compensation.

Second, Jung Tae-il, as the knight, responds unconditionally whenever Arvani calls.

Third, he assists in Seo Yeon-oh’s growth.

Fourth, he faithfully fulfills the above conditions. If refused, Jung Tae-il’s life will be at stake while Arvani will pay with his heart.

At first glance, it might seem fair, but in reality, it was akin to a slave contract. Arvani only shared his strength, and Jung Tae-il had to suffer all the hardships. 

Moreover, Jung Tae-il had to risk his life, while Arvani only risked his heart, which was the problem. 

Even without a dragon heart, life was possible. So, they must have used their hearts to create the ego sword.

If he didn’t have a heart, life would be uncomfortable, but he wouldn’t completely lose his strength, which was even more disadvantageous for Jung Tae-il.

…Well, the situation was much better than when Arvani first proposed. Initially, it was just becoming Arvani’s moving doll, truly… it was a slave contract in itself. To add insult to injury, back then, using Arvani’s strength required compensation.

…Damn dragon.

Anyway.

Cha Jae-joon’s rampage turned out to be unexpectedly intense, and ultimately Jung Tae-il had no choice but to accept Arvani’s proposal. If he had to stop the rampage alone, he might have managed somehow, being an <Anything Support Super SSS>, but… with Seo Yeon-oh and Han Seung-hoo around, there was no other choice.

Both Seo Yeon-oh and Han Seung-hoo were strong… but these two were important people to Jung Tae-il.

…They were annoying but also precious relationships.

After accepting the proposal, it was undoubtedly a good thing that Jung Tae-il managed to stop Cha Jae-joon’s rampage without any major incidents. However, Arvani’s tyranny began thereafter.

-What are you doing? I’m bored. Can’t you come to visit the master? Bring some beef when you come!

-Oh! Don’t give the master beef if you’re going to buy some. She said she won’t give me much beef. She said I’ll get fat…! Oh, I’d still be cute if I got fat… the master is silly.

It was all because of Arvani’s voice that kept messing with his head. Since it led to a contract, Arvani connected Jung Tae-il’s consciousness and his own space as he pleased, saying that smooth communication was necessary.

Thanks to that, it became a situation where they met in dreams every night.

Ironically, he felt more comfortable fighting monsters day and night than dealing with this. He had no idea being unable to rest his mind would be so exhausting and tiring.

It was somewhat better when Jung Tae-il went to Seo Yeon-oh to buy beef and check on Cha Jae-joon, who hadn’t woken up.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last long.

-I saw it in the big crystal the master looks into…! There are different types of beef too, right? I want to try marbling. I want to try a flower steak with lots of marbling!

…He often wondered what Seo Yeon-oh was showing to this gluttonous dragon.

And so, a grueling week passed… On the day Jung Tae-il went to report to Kang Yoon-soo, Arvani said something different from his usual beef rambling.

-Jung Tae-il! Jung Tae-il! Come here right now! If you don’t come, something really big is going to happen! I warned you!

Because of the adolescent dragon’s noisy voice in his head, Jung Tae-il ended up cursing and couldn’t hold it back anymore, despite knowing that Kang Yoon-soo was present. He couldn’t help it; everything he had been holding back burst out.

-Jung Tae-il, your curses don’t scare me at all. The situation is urgent, so I’ll move you now!

In the end, without even being able to make excuses for the cursing to Kang Yoon-soo, Jung Tae-il was moved somewhere.

After feeling the world change as the blue mana enveloped him, Jung Tae-il was finally able to face where he had arrived.

“…Where is this?”

Simply a black and dark space.

It was such a dark space that he couldn’t properly identify anything in front of him. There was nothing to feel, and he couldn’t even tell if he existed in this strange place.

Furrowing his brow, Jung Tae-il silently called out to Arvani. But there was no response.

“…Could it be this brat.”

Did he abandon him in such a dangerous place under the pretext of danger? Or was it a failed attempt to move him?

Could Seo Yeon-oh and Han Seung-hoo be here?

His anger momentarily surged but quickly subsided, replaced by worry.

He worried that something had happened to them. His mind became complicated with such concerns.

But that was just for a moment.

-Oh? Why are you here?

Nonchalantly emerging from the darkness, Arvani faced Jung Tae-il, who clenched his fists with cold eyes.

Oh, he made a mistake. Since his master is always by his side, he tried to move him to his side… but ended up here. He should remember that.

“….”

-Don’t look at me like that. I can make mistakes too. Actually, it’s a very urgent situation right now. That’s why I was distracted. Look, you don’t even know where this is, right? I don’t know either.

Jung Tae-il felt like punching Arvani for blabbering such nonsense.

Whether Arvani knew this sentiment or not, he started chirping happily.

-But I’m glad to see you here! Um, I want to play more with you, but it doesn’t seem possible. You need to go and protect the master quickly.

“…You seem to see me as an easily manipulated pawn.”

-Ahaha! This means I treasure you. That Black Dragon over there is just a rag. And in this situation, all I can do is call my contractor. We can’t interfere with you guys.

“…Then give me some respect.”

If it weren’t for his master, he wouldn’t even bother with him.

Arvani expressed his discomfort with nonsense and changed his expression suddenly to a serious one.

-…I don’t have time for this. I need to go to the master quickly. I’ll send you to the master’s side. Please help, my contractor.

With that last statement, Jung Tae-il was moved again. Awakening from the dreamlike sensation, he faced a familiar sight.

“…This is.”

It was where Cha Jae-joon had rampaged.

If he walked a little further, his ego sword would surely be stuck there.

Perhaps because he was in a space where nothing else was felt, his senses were dulled. There seemed to be a huge force ahead, but he couldn’t feel it properly.

“…Damn it.”

After brushing off his thoughts, Jung Tae-il quickly moved towards where the ego sword was. When he arrived, what he faced was… Seo Yeon-oh, who was radiating a sense of relief, having finished everything.

From then on… all he had to do was return with Seo Yeon-oh and wake up Arvani. Until he woke up… there was no need to explain the torment he endured from Arvani.

“…Seo Yeon-oh, this is what you were curious about.”

Having finished all the explanations, Jung Tae-il sighed and looked at Seo Yeon-oh.

Her expression upon hearing everything was truly beyond description.