Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Gyawoot?
Like a puppy GIF, Ellie Kim tilted her head slightly and widened her eyes. Even without that, she already had the look of a puppy, making you want to pet her head.
“… Cute. Oh, not this. Ellie Kim, you mentioned being able to manipulate water, right?”
“Yes! If it’s water… So, anything referred to chemically as H2O, I can manipulate it. I can make it very pure, and I can also change the blood in the human body.”
“… Depending on how you use it, it’s quite formidable.”
“Yes! By the way, in Korea, we say it like this… I’m an engineering student. My major was chemical engineering.”
H2O is so lovely!
Despite covering her mouth with her hand and smiling proudly, her appearance seemed even more puppy-like. However, for some reason, she felt a bit eerie.
‘… Did I feel a bit crazy because of this?’
As someone who lived as a so-called “troublemaker” even before becoming a Hunter, thinking about science, physics, or physical chemistry gave me a headache.
… Well, it’s fortunate that my ability is related to home. Fortunately, I wasn’t given an ability I couldn’t use… Yeah.
Whether Ellie Kim noticed my sudden awkwardness or not, she looked at me as if she didn’t know at all.
“Yeon-oh? Why is that? Did I say something strange, by any chance?”
“Oh, no. I was just thinking that Ellie Kim is amazing. What I want to ask is nothing but raising the humidity inside the house.”
“…?”
It was currently pouring rain heavily outside.
In such a situation, creating a house like this inside a cave, which had just become dry, had an expression that could not be understood why such a thing was necessary.
“I have my reasons. There are things I want to experiment with.”
“Oh… I hate humidity the most. So, the summer in South Korea was tough for me. It was so humid and oppressively hot. I wanted to go back to my hometown.”
“…Just bear with it for a moment. If it doesn’t work as I think, I’ll immediately ask you to remove the humidity.”
“Oh… It’s annoying, but I’m curious about what Yeon-oh wants to do. I’ve seen Yeon-oh for a very short time, but you’re truly a mysterious person.”
I want to analyze every thing about her, very much.
Suddenly, Ellie Kim’s eyes glowed dangerously. It felt like facing a delighted and crazy scientist who had obtained a rare specimen.
Feeling the hair on my body stand on end, I awkwardly smiled and needed to change this atmosphere quickly.
“…Ellie Kim? Calm down. Shall we eat something first? It seems like it’s about time to get a little hungry.”
“No! Let’s quickly do what Yeon-oh requested. I’m more curious about that.”
“Oh… It’s not that urgent. Let’s just confirm it for now… You don’t have to help so enthusiastically. Haha, ha….”
“Heung, Yeon-oh. I won’t eat you. Don’t worry.”
“……”
Her eyes are turning quite a lot in that direction right now, right? But can I believe her words that I shouldn’t worry? Stepping back gently, I distanced myself from her. Upon doing so, Ellie Kim, seeming disappointed, quickly regained her enthusiasm and found another prey.
“Jooni! Let’s eat our lunchbox! Yeon-oh allowed it!”
“If it’s a lunchbox bag, Ms. Yeon-oh has it.”
“Okay!”
…The interest has returned to me again. Damn.
For an introverted person, it’s difficult to handle the excessive energy of an extroverted individual…
Though I felt like flipping my blanket at home, snuggling with Arvani on my side, and spending some alone time, since I was the one who suggested eating lunch first, I had no choice but to take responsibility.
I pulled up the corners of my mouth into a smile and took out the lunchbox bag from my inventory. Cha Jae-joon assisted with the setup as if he had been waiting, and Ellie Kim sparkled her eyes from the side.
Once the lunchbox setup was complete, the two crazy individuals looked at me.
“Then, let’s eat.”
At my words, they happily smiled, grabbed their utensils, and attacked the lunchboxes.
It was a lunchbox combination that looked delicious at a glance, with an old-style lunchbox and an American-style one that seemed like it could be sold anywhere. No further explanation was needed.
Well, of course, Cha Jae-joon and Ellie Kim, who ate the old-style lunchbox that I made, widened their eyes with amazement at the additional effects that followed.
I didn’t bother with unnecessary explanations, casually saying it was natural.
If they asked me to make it again because it tasted good, it would be bothersome for me alone.
Anyway.
That’s how we finished a delicious meal. Since their stats were already overflowing, a buff effect temporarily increased all their stats by 50, making their bodies look itchy.
If it weren’t for me, the two of them could form a duo and defeat all the monsters in this area.
Feeling sorry for those who were just waiting for my cue, I opened my mouth while looking at Ellie Kim.
“Just do what I asked and feel free to relax a bit.”
“Really?”
“Yes, I have Arvani, and it’s relatively safe in here.”
“Wow… Yeon-oh is truly…”
Truly impressed, she vigorously nodded her head, gradually releasing her mana. The eyes, slightly darker than her golden hair, began to turn gradually blue.
When her eyes became completely blue, she mumbled some words that couldn’t be understood.
Suddenly, the air inside the vinyl house became extremely humid.
To exaggerate a bit, it was to the extent that dew might form on the skin right now.
“Yeon-oh! Is this enough? Should I make it even more humid?”
“No, it’s sufficient.”
“I’m really glad I could help Yeon-oh!”
Ellie Kim smiled beautifully, grabbed my hand, and bounced around. The sudden skinship of the blonde beauty… even for someone of the same gender, it made my heart flutter.
“Okay then, Yeon-oh! I’ll go loosen up with Jooni now! Mana stones? Crystals? I’ll give them all to Yeon-oh! I can get more anyway.”
“Oh, I’ll give you everything, too.”
“Then let’s compete. Who can collect more!”
“Alright, I’ll win.”
“Woohoo, I’ll just let Jooni win.”
They were at a level of stimulating each other. Whether there was a mutual understanding among those of the same age or they just knew each other’s pressure points, I wasn’t sure…
‘Well, I’m just going to stay still and collect mana stones.’
It’s a total win-win situation.
Regardless of who wins, I just hope they bring back a lot of mana stones.
With each expressing their determination, Cha Jae-joon and Ellie Kim left the vinyl house. More accurately, they left the safe house I had created.
Now, I was left alone in this humid house.
As an introverted person sandwiched between extremely extroverted individuals, I only now got a chance to be alone, but I couldn’t rest.
There was still the most crucial task remaining.
“At least, in my opinion, the system is likely to acknowledge it….”
The speculation went like this.
The water usage referred to how much water I had used. However, what the country measured and what the system measured in the dungeon could be different.
‘Then how did the system measure water usage?’
When I had this thought, there was a fleeting idea in my mind.
The amount of water in the house.
So, whether I used it or not, it was the amount of water used in the ‘safe house’ itself.
So, the moisture filling this vinyl house could be considered water used by Ellie Kim within the safe zone.
‘If my guess is correct, the water usage I checked when I first entered the vinyl house should be different from the current usage.’
After confirming that, if the usage had changed, I could use the skill.
‘Ultimately, the proficiency should go up.’
Nodding slowly in satisfaction, I reopened the detailed view of the skill <Save Water and Electricity! (0%)>.
And I could smile with satisfaction.
[Current Water Usage: 200/50
Current Electricity Usage: 100/100]
It was perfect.
Yes, the system wouldn’t have randomly introduced me to Ellie Kim for no reason. Considering the system I had encountered so far, I believed it would send someone who could be helpful to me.
Until I heard about Ellie Kim’s ability, it was just my speculation, but now it has become a confirmed fact.
When I think about it…
Strong and capable individuals like Kang Yoon-soo in the government, highly skilled Jung Tae-il, Han Seung-hoo with overflowing mana power, and Cha Jae-joon wielding the Ego Sword of the Black Dragon.
They were all exceptionally talented individuals who could fill the gaps in my abilities.
‘…I don’t know why the system is so fixated on my growth.’
For now, rejecting what it offers would be foolish. Well, I’ll probably find out the reason later.
After taking a deep breath, I slowly closed and opened my eyes, then used the skill slowly.
“<Save Water and Electricity!>”