Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 88

Chapter 88

“…Huh?”

…Is this right?

Am I not dreaming right now?

Even if I blink my eyes hard and rub them, reality doesn’t change.

That real estate agent who turned out to be a system administrator and sold me drugs, claiming that I have to save the world, is that really what I experienced?

“Does this make sense?”

I asked, frozen in place. My brain was overwhelmed with information.

that my brain could take in.

The only thing that saved me from being frozen was the act of Arvani banging his head on my leg because he was hungry.

“Oh, I forgot about food. Sorry, Arvani.”

I quickly moved, patting Arvani’s head. I took out meat from the fridge and filled Arvani’s bowl with it.

Then I gave him water. He grumbled but enjoyed his meal. Thanks to him, I regained my composure and let out a relieved laugh.

“Wow, living in this world is quite something.”

… Ridiculous.

He just said what he had to and left… What’s this special ability I supposedly have? He could have mentioned it before leaving.

Feeling momentarily relieved after venting the frustration that I couldn’t express due to the unexpected turn of events, I couldn’t help but think about it continuously. …It means it’s still pounding every 5 minutes.

Anyway…

After Arvani finished his meal, he trotted over to me and hit my leg with his head. I picked him up and slowly went to the garden.

“Arvani, play for a bit. Mom will clean and be right back.”

I had to clean every two days to avoid the penalty of losing stamina. Since I lost a day due to the last lich incident, I had to clean today.

I also planned to clean the bathroom while at it.

“…It would be inconvenient if I suddenly get moved again like last time and can’t come home.”

I should take care of it when I have time.

So, with one hand holding a mop and the other a scrubber, I roamed around the house. After using a vacuum cleaner to remove all the dust and finishing the water cleaning using the water floating in the air, a familiar system window popped up.

[You have completed today’s cleaning!

<Cleanliness is Next to Godliness!> proficiency increases by 5%.

Additionally, proficiency increases by an additional 5% for water cleaning today.

-Remaining proficiency: 45%.

-You have not cleaned the bathroom yet.]

Yeah, yeah.

I’ll clean the bathroom soon, System. Just wait a little longer.

And one more thing.

[Water in the air!

You, who gathered dust and did water cleaning! You’re the king of thriftiness!

<Save Water and Electricity!> proficiency is increased.

Proficiency 15% ? 20%]

It was fortunate that the water cleaning, like when I adjusted the humidity last time, was effective. The 5% increase in proficiency was also a good result, and I found myself smiling with satisfaction.

“Well then, shall we clean the bathroom now?”

Perhaps it was because all the idle thoughts disappeared during cleaning. It was easy to forget the fact that I was annoyed by someone.

I even found myself humming a song.

Singing all the lines like a musical when talking to oneself is a rule, isn’t it? And playing a work song while cleaning is another.

I turned up the volume on my phone and played the latest song as I headed to the bathroom.

“Toilet cleaning, fighting!”

While humming the song and diligently scrubbing, the song suddenly stopped.

“…?”

No, I was getting into the groove!

Whoever interrupted my excitement!

Thinking it was nothing special, I checked my phone with a mindset of scolding whoever it was. With the name ‘Seung-hoo’ and a green phone icon, it was displayed on the screen.

“Why is Seung-hoo calling?”

Hmm, what’s going on? Or did he hear about the Lich incident from Kang Yoon-Soo?

I blinked my eyes and answered the phone.

“Hello.”

?Sister, are you okay? They said you fainted while vomiting blood.

“Uh… that happened…”

?Why do you keep pushing yourself so much? It’s upsetting.

Han Seung-hoo’s voice was full of concern and sadness. Feeling apologetic for no reason, I awkwardly laughed.

?Are you laughing now? You also met Jung Tae-il.

“Yeah, I met Tae-il.”

?Did you not hear what I said? Sister, you pretend not to hear me but listen well to Jung Tae-il’s words.

“I’ve never listened well to Tae-il’s words, Seung-hoo.”

?…Sister.

Han Seung-hoo, who couldn’t bring himself to say that it was something to be proud of, let out a long sigh.

?Please take care of yourself.

“…Okay, Seung-hoo. I didn’t expect to hear a scolding from you like I did from Tae-il.”

?…Did you not do your role at all?

“…Did Tae-il assign you the role of scolding me? Then what’s your role?”

?I’m in charge of being Sister’s cute junior.

It was a voice full of mischief. Wasn’t he taking every opportunity to tease me?

“Yeah, yeah, cute junior. Why did you call? It doesn’t feel like you called just because I got hurt.”

?…Got it?

“Yeah, completely.”

?How did you notice that? I thought I hid it well…

“I felt it since you brought up Tae-il.”

?…Ah.

The relationship between Han Seung-hoo and Jung Tae-il is a well-known touchy subject. It’s not like Han Seung-hoo isn’t already prone to jealousy. He wouldn’t want to lose to Kang Yoon-soo and Jung Tae-il by meeting them.

Especially since Jung Tae-il took good care of me…

‘He can worry and be jealous.’

In that sense, he really is a cute junior.

Comparing our first meeting to now, he has become a different person…

I chuckled lightly and playfully grumbled in a teasing voice.

“Ah, I was touched thinking Seung-hoo was worried about me.”

?Ah, Sister…

“Blinded by jealousy, huh?”

?…No, not at all. It’s just… hah. Yeah, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen you, so I wanted to see you and talk.

This guy, really… how bold.

I don’t know why I was embarrassed when I teased him.

Kukuku. I hid my embarrassment by clearing my throat. Then, pretending like nothing happened, I continued the call.

“Oh, really? Then, shall we have dinner together?”

?Dinner? Should I come to Sister’s house?

“No, I have to look at the market, so how about eating outside? If it’s inconvenient for you, we can eat at my place.”

?Ah. Um, yeah… I’m okay with that. Then, I’ll make a reservation at a nice place, so come to the front of the Guild by 6.

“Got it, Seung-hoo.”

?See you then!

It seems like this is the first time I’ve heard Seung-hoo speak in such a bright voice.

Does he enjoy having a meal with me that much? I’m not that interesting of a person.

Well, as long as one person is happy.

I said my goodbyes and hung up the phone. The song that had stopped during the call resumed, flowing out again.

“…Hmm, since there’s a plan now, I should finish cleaning quickly.”

It was time for the cleaning machine, which had temporarily stopped during the call, to start moving again.

* * *

After the spirited bathroom cleaning session, I hurriedly got ready and made my way to the front of the Guild.

I intentionally chose a less crowded alley because I didn’t want to show off the sight of suddenly falling from the sky in front of many people…

Now, I had acquired the know-how to avoid an embarrassing fall on my butt.

…Although I did land in a Spider-Man pose.

Still, taking comfort in the fact that there was no one around, I walked slowly toward the Guild. As I moved a bit away from the alley, a busy street unfolded.

In line with the grandeur of the guild, there were towering buildings in the bustling street.

A high-rise building that easily surpassed 10 floors, and in front of the main entrance on the first floor, people were gathered.

There wasn’t anything special happening.

It was just reporters who wanted to catch a glimpse of Kang Yoon-soo or Han Seung-hoo. Every day, a crowd lingered in the hope of catching a scoop.

“…Hmm, should I have come dressed up for this?”

Since there were still occasional articles about which guild I would join.

Even if I had roughly decided in my mind, that was a fact only I knew.

If I ended up in the wrong guild due to one wrong article… it might lead to an unfortunate situation where I couldn’t go to the place I wanted to be.

Or worse, an intimate photo taken together might be involved in a scandal.

“…I should tell Seung-hoo to meet me somewhere less crowded.”

It’s probably better to meet in a less populated place.

As I was about to take out my phone to call Seung-hoo, a gloomy voice caught my attention.

“Hello. Could you tell me how to get there?”

The somber voice held me in place.