Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 152

Chapter 152

After a series of twists and turns, arriving home felt somewhat different.

‘Is this also because of the system reboot?’

What did it say? I think it mentioned something about the ability restrictions being lifted.

‘Even so… Can it be felt right away like this?’

While helping Jung Tae-il to get Evan off Arvani’s back, I pondered, but couldn’t find a definite answer. The restrictions might have been lifted, but there were still limitations in place. 

It was said that one must obtain the title of ‘Perfect Homeowner’ to completely lift the restrictions. In other words, even though the ability restrictions were lifted, it meant that there were still limitations in place until one acquired the title of ‘Perfect Homeowner.’ 

I don’t know exactly what abilities are being restricted.

‘Hmm, considering my current… I’m quite a Reasonably Well-Prepared Homeowner, so how much is left?’

Is the next one a ‘Seasoned Homeowner’… and then what? It was a reasonable statement. If I’ve become skilled, then all that’s left is perfection.

After quickly finishing the calculations in my head, I nodded slightly. Since there were still quests left to become a ‘Seasoned Homeowner,’ I concluded that I needed to clear them as quickly as possible.

Once I reached this conclusion, I quickly opened the system window. And I stared at it for a while.

But then.

“…Seo Yeon-oh.”

Jung Tae-il called me. I stopped looking at the screen and turned to him.

Jung Tae-il was dragging Evan around almost like luggage. The front door was wide open, I don’t know when it was opened. Meanwhile, Arvani was trailing behind Jung Tae-il, absorbing the dust on the floor like a toy.

…These two were doing something serious while I was preoccupied.

I furrowed my brows and shouted.

“What if you bring all this dust inside the house? We’re going to breathe in all that dust. We have guests in the house! And Arvani! You can’t play with human hair like that!”

Oh, dealing with humans and dragons is a big deal.

With a sigh, I picked up Arvani, who was staring at me blankly and hugged him. After brushing off the dirt and dust from his feet, I put Arvani down inside the house.

Then Arvani blinked at his front paws. It was a very cute sight that made me want to kiss him right away, but it wasn’t the right situation for that.

“Mr. Tae-il, you stay still. Fortunately, we haven’t entered the house yet. Let’s shake off the dust at the entrance and then go inside. I’ll brush Evan and lay him on the sofa.”

“…I should be the one…”

Jung Tae-il tried to say something in a hurry but was interrupted by someone.

“I’d better do it because it’s an old friend of mine who’s been treated worse than a burden by you.”

Allen took Evan, who was being held by Jung Tae-il and went away. Then, enveloping Evan in a radiant golden mana, Allen carefully laid him on the sofa.

“Now, Ms. Yeon-oh, you don’t have to worry about the dust. I’ve erased it all with my mana.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it. If I entrusted it to you, my friend might end up in a precarious situation. So, don’t thank me.”

With Allen’s words filled with sincerity, I smiled soullessly and wrapped my body with mana along with him. As I meticulously controlled the mana with the thought of getting rid of the dust, the dirt and dust that had filled my clothes disappeared in an instant.

“Oh, this is a good method.”

Looks like we don’t need a separate machine for this.

With a satisfied smile, I turned to Jung Tae-il. He was still standing by the entrance.

“Do I need to remove dust for you too, Mr. Tae-il?”

“If you would, I’d appreciate it.”

“Well, sure. It’s not difficult.”

“…Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Following Allen’s instructions from earlier, I swiftly removed all foreign substances attached to Jung Tae-il’s clothes and then entered the house.

Jung Tae-il also followed me inside.

Taking a seat opposite Allen, I looked around.

“Where did the people in the living room go? I don’t feel their presence.”

“Oh, them? They’ve already left.”

“But they didn’t say anything to me?”

“Are you suspicious?”

“Of course not.”

Allen looked at me with a strange expression, then burst into laughter. Whatever was so funny, he couldn’t stop laughing easily.

After laughing for a while, Allen calmed down and took out a transparent crystal from his pocket.

“They were sorry they didn’t get to see your face before leaving. So, they wanted me to tell you. They had something they wanted to say to you.”

“…Ah.”

“Then, let’s start with this. Since you must be curious.”

When Allen tapped the crystal, its transparency gradually faded, and soon the images of Anna and Ellie appeared.

They were standing at the entrance, and Ellie seemed very lively. To be more precise, she seemed deliberately lively. She still had black hair and seemed to want to hide the fact that she was turning pale due to her condition.

…Even though it was so obvious.

Ellie waved her hands vigorously with Anna’s support.

– Yeon-oh! We’re leaving first! I wanted to say goodbye properly, but I’m so sorry! And I’m sorry for putting you in danger, Yeon-oh… It wasn’t my intention, Yeon-oh. As an apology, I’ll give you what you need later! See you later, Yeon-oh!

Ellie, who spat out words rapidly, now seemed completely collapsed against Anna. Anna smoothed her out and spoke softly.

– Next time, I want to spend ordinary and simple time with Ms. Yeon-oh. There were some things this time, and… I have to leave quickly, so I’m sorry. If you invite me again next time, I want to have a good time together, Ms. Yeon-oh. Goodbye then.

Anna closed her eyes slowly, expressing regret. The baby fox at her feet also whimpered as if reluctant to leave.

Carefully taking care of the fox, Anna, and Ellie, as they opened the front door and left the house, the crystal turned transparent again.

“…Ah, it’s over.”

“I think your suspicions should be cleared with this.”

“…Thank you, Allen. Thanks to you, I got to see them off.”

I glanced at Allen, poking the crystal. He was looking at me as if he had done something obvious. Then he turned his gaze to Jung Tae-il, who was sitting next to me.

“I’m sorry, but I’d like the knight to vacate a seat.”

“……”

“I won’t take up much time, so don’t worry.”

“Hah. Arvani, come here.”

Jung Tae-il brushed his hair roughly, stood up, and walked to the front door. At the same time, Arvani also stood up and followed Jung Tae-il.

“Seo Yeon-oh. Call me if it’s dangerous since you’ll be in the yard.”

“…Alright.”

“For sure.”

“Yeah.”

Even after receiving a firm confirmation, Jung Tae-il, who had been looking at me with an uneasy expression, sighed and went outside. As Arvani followed him, Allen flicked his finger and spread golden mana around.

…This was to prevent sound from leaking out.

Even though the soundproofing was good.

As I furrowed my brows and looked around the living room filled with golden mana, Allen called me in a low voice.

“We should properly address this first.”

“What?”

“You must feel that you’ve changed yourself, right?”

“……!”

“From the moment you entered this house, you must have felt that everything inside was following you.”

“…Well.”

I shook my head in denial.

With an expression devoid of any emotion, Allen asked again.

“It’s better for you to stop lying to me. Did you think I wouldn’t notice what’s happening to you? …Or maybe you’re not aware of it.”

…Unaware, huh?

Unless you’re extremely dull, there’s no way you wouldn’t notice such power. Of course, only I, as the owner of this house, would know certain things.

“…How did you know?”

“Despite how I may appear, I’m still a system administrator.”

“…You wouldn’t be able to tell.”

“I can still sense the system to some extent after leaving it.”

“…I see.”

…So that’s why he’s so perceptive.

Sighing inwardly, I focused my gaze on the system window that had been in front of me since I arrived home.

…The window containing the information I discovered when I opened the system upon arriving home.