You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿

Chapter 62

"Cat!"

Leo swiped at Shin Ji-eum's hand this time, baring his teeth.

Shin Ji-eum quickly withdrew her hand and laughed.

"Oops, oops. What a feisty cat. This cat, it's your familiar, right? Insane. Wait, how long has it been since you awakened to summon a familiar? No wonder you're called the greatest genius mage of all time. But still, if it's in a constant summon state, it must use a lot of mana. If you get exhausted, do I have to carry you around...?"

"Take a breath and speak, Shin Ji-eum Hunter."

It wasn’t me who said that, but Han Jae-young.

And truly, for the first time since meeting him, I agreed with his words.

It was fortunate that his voice wasn’t unpleasant, but from the moment our eyes met, his words burst out like a machine gun without a single break, to the point where I was getting a headache.

On the other hand, maybe this situation was bothering her.

Shin Ji-eum, whose words were interrupted, glared at Han Jae-young and asked,

"Guild leader, why are you interrupting me trying to get friendly with the newbie?"

"I'm not interrupting, I'm helping. If you keep butting in like that, you'll never get close."

"Why, why? I’d love it if someone intervened in my life. It shows they’re interested in me, right? Oh, maybe Jeong Da-on Hunter is an introvert? What’s your MBTI?"

I stared at Han Jae-young.

"...Does your guild only recruit talkative people?"

"Your guild, huh? That’s a bit hurtful. Jeong Da-on, you’re part of our guild now."

Han Jae-young said that as he pointed at Shin Ji-eum.

"And this is A-rank Hunter and swordswoman, Shin Ji-eum Hunter. Among our guild's swordsmen, she’s the most skilled."

Recently, I had met two S-rank Hunters, so to be honest, A-rank Hunters weren't that common. If you count the active ones, there were maybe about a hundred.

But this seemingly lightweight person is A-rank?

I looked at Shin Ji-eum with a somewhat dubious expression.

"Yeah, even though I look like this, I’m A-rank. I look forward to working with you, Jeong Da-on Hunter."

Shin Ji-eum grinned.

"Now that we’ll be working together often, after we finish the dungeon conquest, let’s grab a meal together. What do you think, Guild Leader?"

"Seems like the others might not agree."

Han Jae-young said as he pointed at the other guild members, who were standing quietly behind Shin Ji-eum.

There were six guild members in total who got off the SUV, including Shin Ji-eum.

However, as soon as they saw me, only Shin Ji-eum came running up and actively started talking.

The others were staring at us, their hoods pulled low, glancing over at us from time to time.

It wasn’t that they weren’t interested in me, but rather...

"...What’s with that gloomy atmosphere?"

"That's what I’m saying."

Shin Ji-eum slapped her chest as if frustrated.

"I’ve been in this guild for five years, and the only one who eats with me is Guild Leader Han Jae-young. Is this even right? Even if they offer lunch with beef using the company card, no one wants to eat together! They say it sucks the life out of them or something. Do I look like I’m eating them?"

It seems like a lot of frustration had built up.

And the fact that no one reacted, even though she raised her voice that much, added weight to Shin Ji-eum’s words.

In other words, it seemed that everyone had been locked away in the lab, busy with their magical research.

Of course, Shin Ji-eum’s overly outgoing nature was probably the reason they were acting so shy.

Han Jae-young smiled faintly and said,

"I recruited trustworthy people. No matter what items they find, they’re more interested in research, not in stealing things."

"To put it more accurately, they probably don’t even have the interest to talk to other guilds. I’m stunned. I don’t get magicians."

Shin Ji-eum clicked her tongue.

I’m a magician too, so am I being lumped in with them?

Shin Ji-eum complained, but honestly, I was familiar with the type of magician she was talking about.

It seems that most magicians focus solely on their own research, making them somewhat lacking in cooperative skills. It seems to be a common trait worldwide.

Han Jae-young gave a half-smile.

"As a guild leader, let me defend them a little. Our guild is better than most. At least we’re functioning as a guild."

"That may be true... but is it really okay to bring this many people to a C-rank dungeon?"

Even Han Jae-young and Shin Ji-eum are A-rank, not to mention the mages in the back. They were too high-level to bring to a C-rank dungeon.

Han Jae-young shrugged his shoulders in response.

"Well, better safe than sorry. There’ve been too many unexpected things happening lately."

I guess it made sense, given all the problems from the Gwanghwamun Dungeon Break. It was probably understandable.

As for me, there was nothing bad about it.

Kkiyuuuuu!

Shin Ji-eum raised her sword with sharp eyes and aimed at the sky.

"Step back, Guild Leader."

Once inside the dungeon, Shin Ji-eum, who usually exuded her energetic nature, stepped forward.

Then, one of the hunters from the Light Descendants, laughing broadly, waved his hand.

"Oh, it’s fine. It’s a D-rank monster, a black eagle. It’s not very threatening."

"I’m not guarding against it because I don’t know what it is."

Shin Ji-eum responded sharply while keeping her sword aimed.

"Even if it's a D-rank monster, with how it’s circling like that, there might be other monsters nearby. And even if not, if it attacks from the sky, it’ll be a pain."

"Oh, that’s not what I meant. The monsters in this dungeon don’t usually attack humans."

"Really?"

"Ahaha, it’s true. It seems like they know that when we leave, food will be available for them, so they come rummaging through the trash."

"...That’s not completely unreasonable."

Han Jae-young seemed convinced as he observed the scattered trash piles.

Monsters in the wild would likely find it easier to search for food in human garbage.

Suddenly, a monster caught my eye.

A rock crab.

Normally, it would burrow into holes in rocks, but this one was squeezing its body between metal cans.

Click, click.

As I watched, Shin Ji-eum frowned.

"This one must have been fed by someone."

"Eh?"

"You can tell by the way it taps its feet. Normally, it’s a skittish creature... but it seems quite used to humans. Someone must be feeding it."

"Then the ecosystem here is a mess."

Jeong Da-on’s voice was quiet.

The man laughed as if he had heard something funny.

"Well... it’s probably because Earth’s environment takes priority, right? The monsters don’t have a choice."

"...Yeah, monsters, I guess."

Jeong Da-on’s voice had a faint tone of contempt.

‘Does she have some moral obsession?’

Her reaction was quite unusual.

Normally, people wouldn’t care if a dungeon full of monsters got filled with trash, but she seemed to.

‘She seems a bit like Yoo Han-ul, but also not like him.’

Yoo Han-ul was a rare good person in this modern world, but with Jeong Da-on, there was something different about her.

I felt a sense of contempt and disdain toward others.

From her personality alone, she felt closer to me than to Yoo Han-ul.

‘But she keeps saving people for some reason.’

She had tried to save a grandmother caught by her ankle during the Yeongdeungpo Dungeon Break.

She also stepped forward, risking danger when children were in danger during the Gwanghwamun Dungeon Break.

And she even actively intervened for those who had become victims of the cruel human experiments from the True Light Church.

In the end, Yoo Han-ul, who was a kind person, had probably dismissed his suspicions of her after being with her for a week.

Even though I thought it was a bit much to help with physical training for a week...

‘She’s really intriguing.’

I wonder if I can solve this curiosity in this dungeon.

And honestly, Han Jae-young’s curiosity wasn’t limited to Jeong Da-on alone.

‘And since Jeong Da-on showed up, something’s off about Yoo Han-ul too.’

There were things about the True Light Church incident and this dungeon business.

Yoo Han-ul wasn’t quick on the uptake.

Although he claimed someone from the Central Administrative Office told him...

‘There aren’t many people who’d talk to Yoo Han-ul.’

Someone was definitely leaking information to him.

And that information was definitely targeting Jeong Da-on.

Han Jae-young’s eyes glinted.

He had a feeling that something interesting would happen in this dungeon.