Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Meanwhile, at another gate.

Yoo Soo-hee, a member of the Janwol faction and a member of Han Seung-hoo’s conquest team, dragged the unrecognizable lump of a Fire Bear (D), narrowing its forehead. 

The only reason she felt uncomfortable was a single one – it wasn’t because she was suddenly dragged out to educate a rookie hunter during her long-awaited vacation. It was because, within the gate they were currently conquering, unexpected monsters were appearing one by one as surprises. 

Gates usually had a specific environment, which greatly influenced the monsters living inside them. For example, in the sea, monsters like the Kraken and mermaids appeared, while in snowy mountains, giant snow leopards emerged. If it was a massive cave, bats or insect monsters could be found inside.

Of course, in ordinary environments and terrains, various monsters corresponding to them would appear. However, the gate Soo-hee was currently in was a lava zone, and facing monsters from a different environment was not a situation she could easily overlook.

Therefore, Soo-hee couldn’t help but become more sensitive and uncomfortable in such a situation, especially since she was accompanied by a novice hunter with no gate experience.

With all these reasons causing a slump in Soo-hee’s mood, the novice hunter, Kim Young-ji, opened her mouth with a curious expression.

“Soo-hee, isn’t this gate supposed to be an environment where Fire Bears can’t appear?”

“…Well, that’s true.”

“You’ve received rigorous training, right? Monsters are supposed to come out in environments that suit them.”

“Then you must have learned what to do in this situation.”

“Um, follow the leader’s instructions without stepping forward!”

Soo-hee looked at Young-ji with an expression that seemed to say, ‘That’s right.’ Only then did Young-ji realize her mistake and tightly seal her lips.

“We need to clear this quickly.”

“Is it that dangerous?”

“The gate’s level itself isn’t high, so it’s not too dangerous. But in situations like this, you never know what might happen.”

There had been an incident where Master Kang Yoon-soo had suddenly moved to another place within the gate like magic. That was when…

“Soo-hee! Look over there! Um, excuse me!”

Having discovered something, Kim Young-ji called out to Yoo Soo-hee loudly. Soo-hee looked at her as if asking why.

“There! Can’t you see a house-like thing over there?”

“……!”

“Right? You see the house, don’t you?”

Where Young-ji’s fingertips reached, there was a faint house with an orange roof. It was far from where they were, and with lava in between, they couldn’t confirm it properly… but it was a house.

“Could that be the house Master mentioned?”

There was a story told by Kang Yoon-soo, who had safely returned. There was a hunter who must be brought back to Janwol, and her house was inside the gate. However, even if that house was the hunter’s, it was really strange. 

The gate with a house and the gate Soo-hee was in were different dimensions. Moving from one gate to another inside a gate was currently impossible.

“…Master mentioned he had suddenly moved before.”

It looked like two gates were connected… Was it a hallucination? She began to doubt if her body, which had been exposed to the heat of the lava zone for too long, was seeing illusions.

But two high-level hunters had seen it. It couldn’t be more certain than that.

“…Let’s hurry back.”

To report quickly about the strange phenomenon that had just occurred.

* * *

In a place where I had no idea what was currently happening…

“…This effect wraps it up nicely.”

I uttered a sincere admiration and slowly surveyed the living room. It was the battlefield where the so-called ‘Catch and Kill Mr. Roach’ plan had been a great success. The living room was in such a state of chaos that it made the previous mess and subsequent tidying up seem insignificant.

Objects that had charmingly filled the space were scattered everywhere, leaving no room for my feet to step.

I decided not to think about why it ended up like this. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

Thinking that way, I could look at the chaotic living room with a much more relieved and refreshing feeling. The choice to suck up all the bugs with the vacuum cleaner was excellent. I couldn’t even find anything remotely resembling Mr. Roach anymore.

“…I’m relieved it worked.”

If the corpses hadn’t been properly dealt with, I would have abandoned this house.

Even though there was a future waiting for me to clean up the mess that unfolded in front of me, it didn’t matter. I could quickly revert it with the use of the <Automatic Recovery>.

“Phew, glad I went through all that trouble.”

How much time had I spent on the Mr. Roach extermination project? The sense of accomplishment was rushing toward me like a tidal wave.

Right through the system window in front of me.

[Current Pest Extermination 100% Complete!]

[Can you believe it?

Congratulations!

All pests have completely disappeared!

Reward upon success: Dream House where no bugs come out anymore

The success reward will be applied from now on.]

This system window had appeared.

“Now I won’t have to deal with Mr. Roach or any other pests.”

I truly realized how much effort I had put into completing this one quest. I didn’t want to experience this kind of labor again.

The same went for Cha Jae-joon and Ellie Kim. They were lying on the ground with a sense of relief, seemingly having let go of their tension.

Even Arvani, lying next to them with his belly exposed, added to the pitiful scene. Of course, I wasn’t in a position to worry about them. Ellie Kim provided the mana, but it seemed she had worked hard to use the skill and clear this quest. I had also used my mana power frequently, so it was a natural outcome.

Anyway, now that Mr. Roach was dealt with, I could stretch out both legs and relax. I praised myself for the hard work and patted my shoulders with satisfaction.

“Now, the only quest left is… the Blue Dragon, right?”

So, all I need to do is acquire the <Wind Manipulation (SS)> within the time limit.

“This is now just a matter of time… no need to worry.”

I had a reason to be so confident. It was because I had confirmed something after reinforcing the vacuum to level 6.

[Vacuum

– Can suck up anything.

– It is durable and does not break.

Benefits of Enhancement Level 3: Charges a little faster and has increased suction power.

Benefits of Enhancement Level 6: Can be instantly transformed into a ‘vacuum state.’

Final Enhancement Level 10 Benefits: Can imbue one ‘Wind-type’ magic in a vacuum.

However, only skills up to SSS are possible. Also, the mana imbued will become a skill when reaching 100% proficiency.]

That was it. Now, this was no ordinary vacuum cleaner.

‘With this, it’s practically an SS-level weapon.’ 

It didn’t break, could create a vacuum state at will, and could even imbue mana. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was a custom weapon almost exclusively for me. 

Even if this was all in the palm of the system’s hand, I was very content now. After all, I was at the point of nearly breaking my back for growth…

After letting out a sigh, I slowly pressed the system window to receive the benefits of the final enhancement level 10.

[Final Enhancement Level 10 Benefits for ‘Vacuum’!

Seo Yeon-oh, which ‘Wind-type’ magic would you like to imbue?]

“With <Wind Manipulation (SS)>.”

As soon as I finished my response, a bright light emitted from the vacuum, as if it had been waiting.

Soon.

[Benefit applied successfully!

<Vacuum> has been imbued with <Wind Manipulation (SS)>.]

[Measuring your proficiency for ‘Vacuum’ currently.]

[Your proficiency for ‘Vacuum’ is 30%.]

…Oh.

I genuinely admired the higher proficiency than I had expected. I did well to get along with the vacuum cleaner all this time.

“Well, now that there’s 70% proficiency left, I can practice using it as a weapon while doing the cleaning.”

Based on my experience so far, the system has generously increased proficiency with each achievement.

With the remaining time, I had to reach 100% proficiency…

“…Hmm, it’s time to choose a guild now.”

No matter how much I had Arvani and a weapon like this, the concentrated combat data from the guild was essential for survival. Even though I had been wandering around gates as a government hunter so far, those were all lower-grade gates. 

Now that my stats had increased significantly, and I had a powerful weapon, it was advisable to tackle higher-level gates.

Entering such high-level gates without a guild was difficult, if not impossible.

“…Hmm.”

For now, I should take a break and think about it. So much had happened in just one day… I needed some rest. 

I had to quickly bring Cha Jae-joon and Ellie Kim, who seemed to have no intention of moving in the yard, inside the house.

There’s still a lot to do. Whether it’s by chance or born from hard work…

Oh, my fate.