Chapter 25
Gro tapped the location on the Seooreung Dungeon map.
“Here?”
He nodded.
“It’s a bit far.”
Gidan turned on his pathfinding in a troubled manner. Since the two minors were moving without guild support, public transportation was essential.
“If only we had a movement skill…”
The lack of a movement skill was one of Gidan’s usual annoyances.
Seeing this, Gro twisted one side of his lips.
Hmph, hmph, hmph. Worried about something so trivial, were you?
With a spring, Gro jumped down from Gidan’s lap.
Gidan, let me show you an amazing skill.
“……?”
Gro stood in front of the door and activated his skill.
[Skill ‘The Dungeon is an Open Door’ activated.]
As he opened the doorknob, a snowy field of a B-rank dungeon spread inside.
Surprised, Gidan stepped forward, and the chill of the snow swept into the lounge.
He put his hand inside the doorway and pulled it out, opening his mouth in awe.
“This is amazing…?”
A perfect skill for minors without a driver’s license! His eyes sparkled as he couldn’t hide his admiration.
This skill allows travel within any dungeon in Seoul.
Gro puffed up his chest proudly, while Gidan grabbed a baseball bat from the table and hoisted it onto his shoulder.
Are you going to take that with you?
When Gro asked curiously, Gidan smiled slyly.
“This should be enough. Shall we go?”
Gro raised his fist in the air.
Yay!
“Let’s go!”
Wham!
A snowball flew and smashed into a yeti (a giant snow monster).
[Target hit: Defense reduced by 50%.]
Then the baseball bat swung cleanly and struck the yeti’s head, and it fell immediately.
‘A B-rank monster taken down in one hit!’
“Woohoo!” Gro clapped, and the doll hands clapped along, making the blankets rustle.
Bang, bang, bang!
Checking the fallen yeti, Gidan laughed warmly at the flapping little teddy bear.
‘Wow, it’s sparkling…’
Gro squinted his eyes.
Gidan was even prettier than most celebrities. If only he didn’t always wear that scheming smile… he would shine even more.
“Gro, your butt’s getting wet.”
Gidan said.
‘Huh?’
Gro, sitting curled up on the snowy field, opened his mouth wide.
“If we go home like this, it’ll look like you wet your pants. Aw, embarrassing.”
Finally recalling the damp pants, Gro’s head rang with a huge mental bell.
Ding!
‘Wet butt = little potty!’
Gro spun in circles like a puppy chasing its tail, patting his butt, while Gidan burst out laughing.
At that moment, a shadow suddenly fell behind him. A massive yeti hand shot downward as if to flatten Gidan.
Just as Gro was about to scream in surprise, Gidan leapt onto the yeti’s shoulder, spinning his body half a turn.
Wham!
‘Whoa…!’
Bang, bang, bang!
Gro clapped along again, blankets rustling.
An S-rank fighter, indeed!
Sensitive senses, quick judgment, and flawless movements. Even a child could tell he was on a different level than ordinary hunters.
‘Amazing…’ Gro’s eyes gleamed.
‘He’s like level 999!’
Excited and amazed, her heart thumped rapidly. This is why everyone admires S-ranks: they are strong and cool enough that you can’t look away.
‘I want to grow more too!’
Gro ran toward Gidan, and he gently brushed the snow off her.
‘Ah!’
Gro’s teddy bear ears drooped.
Gidan, do I look like a little potty now?
“It’s fine. I brushed you off. Aren’t you cold?”
She nodded.
This is the upgraded Warm Suit ver.2! Twice as warm!
Gro proudly boasted the features of her upgraded suit, and Gidan pinched her cheek lightly with a smile.
“Silly Gro.”
Gidan attacked! But the bear costume completely defended her!
‘Doesn’t hurt at all, hehe!’
Gro, laughing at Gidan’s foolishness, rummaged through her bag. Soon, she pulled out a magnifying glass with two curled whiskers under the round lens.
[Detective Magnifying Glass (C)]
Allows you to check monster information. Must position whiskers precisely under the nose to activate.
Durability: Permanent
Bound to the creator
It was a toy magnifying glass for children with dungeon compendium data extracted into it. Gro had stayed up until 10:30 PM for a week to make it just for today.
Avoiding the guild master, who always rushed her to sleep by 9 PM, she had worked hard under the blankets.
‘C-rank! Wow!’
It was a satisfying reward for her efforts. Being less knowledgeable and experienced than other hunters, she needed an item like this to compensate.
Gro held the magnifying glass solemnly with her blunt bear hands.
Finally, I can test this ultimate item.
Waddling, she approached the fallen yeti and positioned the magnifying glass over her eyes. It fit her small face perfectly, and whiskers hung under the bear’s nose.
[‘Detective Magnifying Glass (C)’ activated.]
[Scanning target…]
[White Eyebrow Yeti (B)]
Highly defensively covered with thick fur, poor eyesight but keen senses.
Can detect enemies and allies with long eyebrows between its eyes.
Gatherable items: Eyebrows, Magic Stone
Skill: Squash!
Ah, so that terrifying hand earlier was the ‘Squash!’ attack. Gro shivered imagining herself flattened like paper.
And a detectible eyebrow? Deliciously useful.
[Skill ‘Pick-Pick’ activated.]
[Skill ‘Pick-Pick’ failed.]
[Skill ‘Pick-Pick’ activated.]
[Acquired ‘Yeti’s Super Sensory Eyebrow (A)’]
‘A-rank!’
Unexpected! An A-rank dungeon byproduct directly extracted! Her blood boiled with excitement.
Clutching the candy tightly in her hands, Gro stared at the detective magnifying glass.
I’ll synthesize this into the ultimate Supreme Detective Magnifying Glass!
But combining more than one property at a time isn’t easy, and the higher the grade, the higher the chance of failure.
Gro lifted her duck tongs.
[Duck Tongs with Mephisto’s Sting (Defective)]
Even with beginner dungeon buff raising skill hit rate by 100%, it was defective. The magnifying glass might break.
Considering she had spent almost a week just extracting dungeon compendium data, it would be a shame to ruin it.
There was only one way:
‘Level up the skill, and maybe it’ll succeed…’
To do that, she needed filial points. Skill levels can be raised with filial points!
‘I can’t lose it until then.’
Gro stuffed the extracted candy into her stomach pocket tightly, then patted her belly in satisfaction and looked at Gidan.
Gidan, resting the baseball bat on his shoulder, was looking toward the city center.
The interior of higher-grade dungeons often resembles an artificial city. Here, while in ruins, three-story modern-style buildings were scattered. Originally, yetis would roam around, but only a few groups of hunters could be seen.
“Hmm.”
Gidan tilted his head, baseball bat on his shoulder.
Something was off.
When a Red Gate appears, monsters enter a sort of rage state, increasing their ferocity and hostility…
‘They’re all hiding, not attacking.’
The yetis weren’t charging—they were hiding behind buildings, as if afraid of something.
