Housekeeper in the dungeon

EPISODE 82

Hee-Na squinted her eyes and warned Badger.

But was he blind? Unfortunately, he didn’t notice her desperate signal.

The blades of grass on his back fluttered and spun like propellers as he jumped for joy.

It seemed to be screaming, “I feel so good!

At nearly two meters long, it quickly moved closer to Hee Na and Kang Jin Hyeon.

It was almost too close. Kang Jin-hyeon whispered in a low voice.

“Look away.”

Hee-na knew what he meant. It meant he was going to attack her and leave her in a puddle of death without a trace.

“Oh, no!

Hee-won couldn’t let her precious pet plant disappear like that. Her brother had taken care of it like a child.

Hee-na had also grown quite attached to it, taking walks with it.

If Baduk disappeared, she would never be able to complete her walking quest, meaning she would not only lose her “home sweet home,” but she would also lose her five colors.

“I can’t did that!

With that thought, her body moved of its own accord.

Hee-na lunged at Kang Jin-hyeon with transcendent speed and clung to his body to prevent him from moving.

“No!”

Kang Jin-hyeon was about to open his hand to the go player when Hee-na’s shout stopped him in his tracks.

“Hee-na?”

“Please don’t bite my child! She was not biting!”

Hee-na grabbed Kang Jin-hyeon’s waist and hugged him tightly.

With his strength, he could easily dispose of a mere C-ranked housekeeper, but she was certain that Kang Jin-hyeon would not.

Hee-na was very important to him, and he was a kind man who would never do her the slightest harm.

“Go! Go! Go! Go!”

He paused for a moment, and Hee-na chased away the Go player who was running excitedly toward her.

“Go away! Go home by yourself! Go to your brother!”

Baduk shook his head as if he didn’t understand…… No, he just stomped on the flower buds a few times, then turned around and left.

He looked back again and again to see if Hee-na was still regretting not going with him.

Each time, Hee-na’s eyes widened, urging me to get out of there. Luckily, this time, Hee-na’s gesture worked.

One by one, she walked away, leaving Baduk dead in the water. Slowly, the footsteps faded into the distance.

‘Okay, okay…….’

Hee-na felt relieved as she heard the footsteps fading away.

With Kang Jin-hyeon still in her grasp and the Go player out of sight, the fire had been extinguished.

“Hee-na.”

But the trouble was just beginning.

“I have a lot to tell you, but…… first, could you please let go of my body?”

Kang Jin Hyeon patted Hee Na’s back with a slightly stiff gesture.

“If I let go, you won’t chase after me, right?”

Hee-na couldn’t let go of her suspicion and held onto Kang Jin-hyeon’s waist tightly. A low sigh sounded from above her head.

“I promise. I won’t chase after you. Where would I go if I left Hee-na alone, so…… let go.”

His voice was very low.

“Aren’t you angry?

Hee-na hesitantly unwrapped her arms from around Kang’s waist and took a few slow steps backward.

Kang Jin-hyeon took a deep breath as if he was going to live.

Hee-na stood in front of him, dumbfounded. Her head was spinning. Now that the immediate situation was taken care of, there was a bigger problem.

“Ms. Hee-Na.”

“Yes…….”

Kang Jin-hyeon swept his bangs back with a rough hand. He looked more powerful than she’d ever seen him before. Hee-na’s heart sank.

“Why is the monster following your orders?”

He demanded sharply.

“That was because…….”

“Before that, how was it possible that you, an ordinary non-combatant Awakened who would never come into contact with a dungeon unless by some extraordinary coincidence, were acquainted with that monster?”

“Hmph.”

Hee-Na rolled her eyes, not daring to look him in the eye. She was trying to think of a way out.

“Look me in the eye and talk to me.”

But today’s Kang Jin-hyeon was a far cry from his usual screwed-up demeanor, his hazel eyes looking straight at Hee-na with anticipation.

“I know there are things you’re hiding, Ms. Hee-na. I’ve been able to pretend I didn’t know, but if her abilities are directly related to the dungeon monsters, I can’t ignore it.”

“That was…… Go wasn’t a monster, it was a system, and the system is…….”

Hee-na didn’t know how to explain the existence of Go.

It looked too strange to be a monster, but then again, it was too friendly to humans.

After staring at Hee-na for a long time, Kang Jin-hyeon spoke up with a sigh.

“Moreover, it’s called Go, and I can’t believe a monster has a name like that…….”

I understood why Kang was so surprised.

Monsters were untamable beings, born to kill humans. At least, that’s what I’ve learned from my research over the past decade.

Many countries were secretly working on ways to breed and tame monsters for military purposes, but none of them had succeeded.

It must have seemed strange to see Hee-na interacting with such a monster, calling it by the friendly name of ‘Badugi’.

‘Where did I even begin to explain this? No, where do I start?

Hee-Na bit her lip nervously.

‘Sister Min-ah told me to keep secrets…….’

But she had come too far to follow Woo Min-ah’s advice.

She’d even shown her trying to protect a plant that looked like a dungeon monster in a random dungeon.

‘……And if it was Mr. Jin-hyun, I can trust him.’

Hee-na believed everything Kang Jin-hyeon had shown her so far.

If it made sense, he would be willing to keep her secret.

At the very least, Kang wasn’t someone who would use her powers for selfish gain. On the contrary, he was worried about Hee-na’s safety, which would make him cheaper. …….

“Okay. Let’s talk. I’m going to have to spend a lot of time with Mr. Jin-hyeon anyway, so it’s better to be honest than to make up some ridiculous lie every time…….’

Then I didn’t have to pretend to live next door when I didn’t, and I didn’t have to lie about having a weird skill for canceling out inter-floor noise.

“I…… well, it’s a long story, to tell you the truth.”

“You can take your time.”

Kang Jin-hyeon looked down at Hee-na with a stern expression.

But it didn’t feel scary or unreasonable, because I could see a mixture of worry and concern along with suspicion in his gaze.

It was true. Kang Jin-hyeon was worried about Hee-na.

Ugh. Hee-na swallowed dryly.

It was both terrifying and exhilarating to reveal something she’d worked so hard to keep secret.

“There was a skill I haven’t told you about.”

“Yes. I had a hunch.”

She thought she had hidden it well, but if Kang Jin-hyeon had noticed, she must not have hidden it well enough.

Hee-Na sighed inwardly and opened her mouth.

“I had a skill called ‘Home Sweet Home,’ which is……”

She opened her mouth.

Kang Jin-hyeon glanced over, turned around, and without warning, hugged Hee-na.

“No!”

Hee-na almost chewed her tongue off.

“Ji, Mr. Jin-hyeon!”

She was about to protest when she was grabbed by a rough hand that wasn’t like Mr. Kang’s. In an instant, her vision flipped.

“Ugh.

Hee-na flew through the air, still clinging to Kang Jin-hyeon. The sudden change in altitude made her dizzy.

But this time, she couldn’t complain.

Poof! Chijijijiji!

A thick liquid splashed on the ground where Hee-na and Kang Jin-hyeon were standing, and the ground seemed to be melting.

At the same time, a sour odor spread out. It was an acidic solution.

Kudududududu, a huge monster was coming towards them with loud footsteps. Hee-na raised her head and looked at the monster that spat out the liquid.

“Ew! It’s hideous!

A huge flower that must have been 20 meters in diameter was gaping open, with tentacle-like vines attached to the flower stalks that seemed to move with it.

The pistils and stamens were covered in sharp teeth, and instead of nectar, they dripped acidic solution.

It looked dangerous and disgusting, far more dangerous and disgusting than a Go player with the same plant-like body.

[Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp!]

The boss monster let out a loud belching sound and quickly approached Hee-na and Kang Jin-hyun’s location.

Kang frowned at the sight. He wasn’t afraid. Instead, he was a little puzzled.

“This was not the place for a boss mob…….”

Hearing his words to himself, Hee-na quickly cast the skill ‘Where is my home’.

This was a map skill that outlined the location of Home Sweet Home’s doors, gates, and boss mobs.

When Hee-Na opened the dungeon map, she was surprised to see the “boss mob” label overlapping her current location.

“Wow, it was a real boss monster, wasn’t it?

How did the boss mob that was in the distance just a moment ago get here?

How did it recognize Hee-na and the S-class Hunter in their stealth robes?

It wasn’t long before Hee-Na realized why.

Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop, chop!

The urgent footsteps of a giant boss monster. Hee-Na had heard this sound often enough to know it well.

“Go!”