Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 60
Chapter 60
Despite what I’ve just been through, the fact that I have to do household chores made me a bit sad.
But what can I do? If I lose my stamina here… the stats I barely raised by using Seung-hoo as a mana support battery will go down again.
“…Ehyohyo.”
A sigh already escaped my lips.
I moved to where the vacuum was located. I blinked for a moment at the neatly standing vacuum cleaner that I had installed.
‘Come to think of it, I’ve probably upgraded it too.’
Could I use it like other things? For example, as a weapon to suck in the opponent in front of me. Or maybe I could get a vacuum cleaner with better performance. Whatever it was, it was a good thing for me right now, especially related to cleaning.
…Still, I can’t help but dislike cleaning.
Taking a deep breath, I held the vacuum in my hand. Then, I slowly checked its condition.
[Vacuum
? Can suck up anything.
? Sturdy and does not break.
Enhancement Level 3 Benefits: Charges a little faster, and suction power increases.
Enhancement Level 6 Benefits: Can create an ‘instant vacuum state.’
Final Enhancement Level 10 Benefits: Currently undisclosed.
Currently Enhanced to Level 3.]
Oh.
Surprisingly, it was a well-rounded setup. I had thought it would be something like SamXsoo or Yeomyung 807 at best, but maybe because it’s an item that can be continuously used by infusing mana, there were considerable benefits to enhancement.
Now that it’s like this… I’m curious about Level 10, but more than that, there was a phrase that bothered me unusually.
‘Enhancement Level 6 Benefit: Can create an ‘instant vacuum state’?’
Isn’t this a scam?
Certainly, while the basic principle of a vacuum cleaner is to suck in surrounding air and dust, expelling air through a filter and collecting dust if it allows creating a vacuum state directly like this…
“It would be really useful in battles.”
Especially if it’s sturdy and doesn’t break.
Hmm, nodding slowly, I activated it. Then, slowly moving back and forth, I began wandering around different parts of the house.
‘If I can manipulate air… could this be used to break the Blue Dragon’s quest?’
It made sense, considering the skill name she desired from me was <Wind Manipulation (SS>. So, the connection in my thoughts was a natural outcome. Moreover, she had given a short deadline.
‘And there’s a hint about the darkness under the lamp in the lantern.’
Could this be it?
As the thought continued to unfold, a strange certainty grew within me. A strong conviction that this method was the right one. However, I needed to be cautious about this. A misstep could lead to failure and death.
Let’s think more carefully. There’s still time to contemplate.
Thinking along these lines, I suddenly realized that I had completed a full round of cleaning while lost in my thoughts. Immediately, a system window appeared in front of me.
[You’ve completed today’s cleaning!
<Cleanliness is Next to Godliness!> proficiency increases by 5%.
The remaining proficiency is 55%.
Bathroom cleaning has not been done yet.]
Acknowledging the remaining proficiency, I moved on to another task quickly.
I decided to set up automatic humidity control in the house. Shouting the skill lightly, various system windows appeared before my eyes. After that, I confirmed that the humidity inside the house had been adjusted to the desired level.
Thanks to this, the proficiency of <Save Water and Electricity!> increased by about 5%.
To be honest, I thought it would only increase by about 1%, but it increased more than I expected, so I briefly thanked the system. Usually, once you get used to something, the experience points given are minimal, right?
“…Still, it looks like lunch isn’t ready yet, so I should do the laundry too… ugh.”
Ah, how are household chores never-ending…
I quickly gathered the laundry and headed to the utility room. Then, I separated the white laundry from the dark one and started the laundry.
Finally feeling that the work was done, I was about to leave the utility room with light steps. That’s when I saw him. The brown, elongated figure… commonly known as Mr. Roach.
“…Ugh!”
They say if you’re too surprised, you can’t even scream properly. That was an apt description.
Honestly, I thought I’d never see Mr. Roach again once the house fell into the gate. But why…? Why is Mr. Roach coming out here? Did he know I had a tough day today?
Why… today of all days…
It was genuinely heartbreaking, and my nose got stuffy. Still, it was truly fortunate that I wasn’t alone at home. If I were alone, I would have just sat here and burst into tears.
This dreadful Mr. Roach is visiting modern people who endure each day with determination.
“…Seriously, I might go crazy. I hate bugs.”
The bugs in dungeons and the bugs coming out of the house feel different. What should I call it… my bug-type monster won’t invade my sweet home if I kill it, but this kind of bug invades my sweet home.
Anyway, I bit my lip and continued the tense standoff with Mr. Roach. I wondered if he recognized me because he stood there motionless with his antenna moving.
“Uwah, Mr. Cha Jae-joon!”
Unable to endure the chills running down my body, I urgently called Cha Jae-joon. Along with the sound of him rushing over, Cha Jae-joon appeared behind me.
“What’s going on?”
“Look, look over there!”
“There? What… Ugh!”
“…By any chance, Mr. Cha Jae-joon, can’t you catch cockroaches either?”
“How am I supposed to catch that?”
No, Cha Jae-joon, you’re the owner of the Ego Sword. Try catching it with that.
I momentarily forgot that the house would collapse if he wielded the Ego Sword here because of Mr. Roach. But in this dire situation, there was no time to realize that.
“Do something! Catch it quickly! I, I hate bugs the most in the world!”
“I’ve never actually seen a cockroach before…”
“No, you’ve never seen a cockroach in your entire life?”
“I’m embarrassed to say it, but I was quite a pampered youngest son in a wealthy household until I died once!”
“Oh….”
It figures, not a single helpful person in the world.
I looked resentfully at Cha Jae-joon. He raised his eyebrows as if feeling unjust.
That’s when it happened.
“Oh, why is it so noisy here?”
“Ah, Ellie….”
“Yeon-oh, are you crying?”
With Ellie Kim’s appearance, Mr. Roach seemed to be scared, fluttering his wings for a moment. In response, I instinctively made a whimpering sound and hid behind Ellie.
“Ellie…. Could you please catch that? Please… If you catch it, I’ll do something for you.”
“Hmm, asking me to catch that cockroach, right?”
“Yes, yes!”
“Yeon-oh, you have such a fragile side. So cute!”
Ellie Kim, without batting an eye even at the creepy movements of the cockroach, nodded with a smile.
“I’ll catch that for you. In return, keep your promise, Yeon-oh!”
“Yes, of course.”
Ellie beamed with genuine joy and, with swift movements, approached the location of the cockroach.
Mr. Roach, realizing at a glance that Ellie wasn’t afraid, attempted a crazy stunt, fluttering his wings and attempting to fly toward her.
However…
Thwack!
“Oh, strike!”
Ellie Kim accurately struck the cockroach with the slipper she wielded. Mr. Roach tumbled to the ground, his furry legs thrashing about.
Cha Jae-joon and I, holding hands in astonishment, were dumbfounded. Unlike us scaredy-cats, Ellie Kim swung the slipper strongly down again, just like before.
And then, she spoke.
“Korean cockroaches are small, so they’re subtly cute. In our hometown, cockroaches the size of a palm come out. They’re really big! My dad, who was an entomologist, used to raise them.”
Wow.
Ellie Kim cleared the area of the cockroach corpse left on a tissue and got up from her spot. She shared even more shocking information.
“I think we need to spray cockroach repellent. Considering how prolific these guys are, seeing one like this… there might already be others in different places.”
At the same time, a message popped up.
[Oh my goodness!
Having pests in the house is an unthinkable situation!
Quickly eradicate all pests.
Current Pest Extermination Rate: 0%
Success Reward: Dream House where no more bugs come out
Failure Penalty: Pest breeding capacity doubles]
…I think I’m going to faint.