Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! Episode 020
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After finishing today’s trade quickly, Iji entered the dungeon with Grimoire.
The moment she had been waiting for had arrived!
“Trans—form!”
*Whoosh!*
Frills unfurled along her arms and legs. It felt as if a massive flower were blooming all over her body.
As a butterfly ribbon fluttered its blue tail and settled onto her head, the light wrapping around her hands transformed into pure white gloves.
This was her first time watching her transformation outfit with such leisure.
‘These aren’t kid’s gloves. They’re the thin, elegant gloves adults wear…! So pretty!’
Finally, as the light enveloped her down to her toes—
*Pop—☆*
The elegant Magical Hunter Girl, appearing on the scene!
*Flap, flap, flap.*
Grimoire was diligently shaking its pages.
“...What are you doing?”
[I just felt like a round of applause was necessary...]
“Th-that’s not it.”
The transformation was complete.
However, there was still one thing left to do as a Magical Girl.
‘My magical animal friend!’
“My friend, Mr. Jin Si-heon... I’m sorry for calling you by your name, and I know you don’t need friends! I’m sorry that a kid like me is calling you a friend, but—Summon!”
[There’s no friend with a name that long!]
“Jin Si-heon! Summon Jin Si-heon!”
Grimoire glowed, and a moment later, a pitch-black rabbit landed on the grass.
Its size was no different from an ordinary rabbit, but those fierce eyes that seemed to doubt everything in the world were unmistakably Jin Si-heon’s.
“Hello, Mr. Si-heon!”
“Yeah— Ha...”
Si-heon let out a sigh deep enough to collapse the earth and closed his eyes.
“To think I’m actually a rabbit...!”
“Do you hate being a rabbit?”
“Can’t you change me into another animal? Like a black wolf, for instance.”
“Wolves belong next to wild girls, not Magical Girls.”
For some reason, that felt like the natural order of things.
Grimoire chuckled.
[Magical Girl Shin Iji would probably prefer a caterpillar over a wolf. How about a plump green caterpillar, fertilizer?]
“I absolutely decline! Anyway, let’s put this topic aside. The reason I called you today is—”
‘Is it because I’m lonely?’
“To clarify our future dungeon clearing routine.”
“Fu-future, what?”
“I’m saying we should make a plan to clear dungeons well. You aren’t planning on only visiting easy dungeons like this one forever, are you?”
“Aha, right!”
That’s true. From now on, she’d be visiting dungeons filled with terrifying monsters, just like the ones she saw on Tube!
‘I need to listen carefully!’
In front of a tense Iji, Si-heon spoke.
“As soon as we enter a dungeon, you summon me. You stay still. The end. Simple, right?”
“...Excuse me?”
“Is it difficult?”
“Are you saying you’re going to clear the dungeon all by yourself?”
“I told you before. Leave the troublesome stuff to me. I’ll handle the monsters and the traps.”
He had said that while crushing a rock with his front paw on the day they first met.
But she hadn’t realized that ‘troublesome stuff’ meant ‘I will handle everything that happens in the dungeon.’
“I’m not a villain who leaves everything to her animal friend!”
“I’m not an animal friend. I should have proven my strength well enough that day.”
“...”
“When you’re free, ask an adult around you to search for ‘Jin Si-heon.’ You’ll know what kind of Hunter I am in 30 seconds.”
‘...I know.’
Before that, she only knew he was incredibly strong, had no friends, and was rude.
But after becoming his partner, she had looked him up properly—
‘This man was incredibly, incredibly—so incredibly! Strong.’
To the point where there was once a ‘bug controversy’ surrounding him.
Years ago, it was said that a man named ‘Jin Si-heon’ had taken the #1 spot in the Hunter rankings, which had previously been dominated by familiar names.
It wasn’t a steady climb; it was a meteoric rise.
When the shocked Hunters investigated, they found the truth.
He had cleared ‘unconquered, high-risk’ dungeons that had been abandoned, all by himself, in just one week, accumulating an overwhelming record.
Title: Is Jin Si-heon a bug or what?
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No, seriously.
Is it even possible to clear a dungeon that was left to rot because it was too hard after just checking the magic power?
It’s like a doctor seeing a patient in the ER and going:
What’s this?
Yep, he’s not breathing, so he’s definitely a critical patient!
Okay, I’ll perform the surgery.
Excuse me?
He says he’ll cut him open and take a look himself.
And then he actually succeeds in the surgery alone. It makes no sense.
[Comments]
- It’s only ‘hard’ for government Hunters. Top guilds don’t enter them because there’s no guarantee of profit if it’s unconquered.
- A top ranker could probably clear it alone, but do you know what a ‘white elephant’ is?
-[OP] I’ve never once heard a story about someone successfully solo-clearing a high-rank unconquered dungeon?
- Solo-clearing is something you only find in games. Adults don’t do that in real life.
Exhausted by the constant rebuttals, the OP left two final replies and logged off.
-[OP] Scared?
-[OP]
@GunzaranGuild
@RockAndHustleGuild
@ATKGuild
@NewWindGuild
@CHAINGuild
It seemed the list below was a list of top guilds.
Hundreds of replies followed.
It was hard to understand everything, but two things seemed clear.
1. It is common sense to enter dungeons as a group.
2. Is there someone who defies the rule above? Ignore them, as you’ll be getting an invitation to their funeral soon.
However, as time passed, there was no funeral.
Jin Si-heon reigned as the exception.
Whether it was profitable or not, he cleared all sorts of unconquered dungeons alone and returned alive. And he laughed at everyone who hated him.
That was how he set the record for the fastest entry to the first page of the rankings and the longest reign at #1, until he went missing one day, and...
‘Now he’s a rabbit.’
“...What is it, kid? Why are you looking at me with such a sentimental expression all of a sudden?”
“I wasn’t looking at you sentimentally!”
“Just so you don’t misunderstand, the reason I got caught in that Dungeon Break was because of my companion. If I had been going around alone like usual, there wouldn’t have been a problem.”
“...”
“It’s the truth. The executives at the Hunter Association would agree.”
“I believe you!”
Iji shouted without hesitation.
If you don’t trust your partner, you aren’t a Magical Girl!
“Right, you should trust adults.”
Si-heon seemed satisfied by her sincere voice.
However, there was one point that needed to be addressed now.
“I am a Magical Girl.”
“...Uh.”
Grimoire curled its lip at the response, which could have been heard as either an ‘uh’ or an ‘ah.’
[That guy doesn’t seem to believe you.]
“No way. I look like a Magical Girl from every angle!”
Iji spun around in place. All her lace fluttered like a jellyfish.
To not call Iji a Magical Girl even after seeing this? That was the same as looking at an apple and calling it a ‘plant’!
“Right?”
“...Y-yeah.”
“So, I have to do something in the dungeon. Because I’m a Magical Girl!”
“...”
Si-heon could no longer hide the expression that said he was ‘completely lost.’
*Thud—!*
It felt like he was standing in front of a wall.
‘Where do I even start explaining?’
That Magical Girls save people? That they defeat monsters and villains and always do their best?
Fortunately, Si-heon suggested the direction of the conversation first.
“For starters, you believe that ‘I shouldn’t just stay still in a dungeon,’ right?”
“Yes!”
“Hmm... You said you’ve cleared dungeons alone before. What kind of skills do you have?”
“Wait a moment! I’ll tell you everything!”
Iji read out her skill names and descriptions.
[Magical Girl Wants to Talk!]
: Can communicate with living beings inside the dungeon.
: However, the other party must also have the will to communicate.
“I’ve cleared two dungeons with this! It’s a really good skill!”
“Being able to talk doesn’t mean it’s good. You just haven’t met any liars yet.”
“You don’t know how well elementary schoolers can lie, Mr. Si-heon.”
“...Next skill.”
[My Being a Magical Girl is a Secret☆]
: Witnesses of the ‘Magical Girl’ cannot cause harm to the Hunter’s daily life through acts such as leaking information.
“This one is good.”
“Right? It’s cool, isn’t it! I really feel like a Magical Girl!”
“It would have been more efficient if you could wipe the witnesses’ memories or dispose of them.”
“...Excuse me?”
“Let’s move on.”
‘He sounds like a villain!’
“Next.”
[Magical Girl Daisy, Transform!]
: Becomes a Magical Girl in the dungeon.
[Gardener’s Song]
: The ‘Magical Girl’ can decorate her territory in a way befitting a Magical Girl.
: Remaining decoration points 1/2
“I’m having a mental breakdown over all this Magical Girl stuff...”
“A breakdown? Is that a magic spell?”
“I just couldn’t take it in because there were too many similar-sounding things.”
“I can explain it to you! Everything is important to a Magical Girl! First, the transformation is—”
“N-no!”
The rabbit refused with his whole body.
“You don’t have to tell me! You saved me with this, didn’t you? Don’t be down. I trust that you’ll use it well on your own!”
‘...Is that a compliment?’
In any case, it didn’t seem like he was going to listen to the explanation.
Iji postponed her internal ‘Magical Girl Core Lecture Plan for Jin Si-heon.’
“Is that all the skills you have?”
“Oh, wait. There’s one strange skill.”
“If even you think it’s strange, what kind of skill is it?”
“It’s like ‘You are a Korean on Korean soil.’”
“...What is that.”
Iji read the skill clearly.
[Garden of Shin Iji]
: Can act as a Magical Girl within the territory.
“...Huh?”
For some reason, Si-heon asked, sounding flustered.
“I hate to think it... but what is the skill rank?”
“EX.”
“Not E-rank?”
“I know my alphabet! E and X, two letters!”
“...Ha. Hahahaha.”
Si-heon wiped his face with his front paw and asked urgently.
“You. What are your Awakened details?”
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