Chapter 150
Chapter 150
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 150
Chapter Title: Nayeo-ju Saves the World
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A few days after the photoshoot, the guild had been quiet.
"Ahh, this feels great."
It had been ages since I'd slept in, gotten up, fed the familiars their snacks, taken a stroll around Cheonggyecheon Stream, and come back—only to find it was already afternoon.
How long had it been since I'd had this kind of leisure?
"We're back from school! Hi, Yona sis!"
"I'm back too!"
"Su-ho oppa's back too? What's with everyone coming in together?"
"We met up just around the corner!"
I watched the guild members trickling in after finishing their errands, feeling a wave of emotion wash over me.
They looked so much brighter compared to when I'd first arrived at the Justice Guild.
This went for Seong Yona and Yu Jin-rok, who had joined later, too.
Watching people from all walks of life find their peace after stepping into the Justice Guild was more rewarding than I'd imagined.
"Ah, I'm starving!"
"Can I have some fruit?"
"Should we boil some ramen before dinner?"
The high school trio was growing like weeds as usual.
"Ah, should I go out and run one more lap?"
"Su-ho, you've gotta moderate your workouts."
Jang Su-ho was so much brighter now—even Han Ji-seong was telling him to ease up.
It was a change that had come after Yu Jin-rok joined.
Now, there was no worry about him losing control and going berserk outside of dungeons.
With a stable environment and no buildup of stress or old grudges, it was only natural.
"Seong Yona-ssi, it looks like we need to reinforce the training grounds again."
"Again? Sure, I'll finish it up by tonight."
"I feel apologetic every time."
"No, it's not a big deal at all!"
Kang Han had become an even more terrifying hunter after reawakening his skill last time.
He'd nearly brought the building down during training without realizing the new skill's power.
Thanks to that, Seong Yona had reinforced it once, but now there was another hole in the wall.
"Yona, can you check tomorrow's training schedule?"
"Yes, Teacher!"
Seong Yona was growing day by day through her training.
According to Yu Jin-rok, her reflexes were twice as sharp as other hunters at her level.
Probably because she handled space—her spatial awareness and dynamic vision were on point too.
If she uses it right, she'll be unstoppable.
Lately, I'd been thinking she might be the perfect puzzle piece for the Justice Guild's raid team.
Lee Yu-eul had good reflexes and agility too, but she was more of a power attacker with her wand.
If someone could disrupt the enemy's formation, attacks would get way easier.
"Hmm."
That was when everyone was taking a break until dinnertime.
"Yu-chan, wanna do a quick training session now that you're done with the ramen?"
Yu Jin-rok, clearly still itching for more, slurped the ramen broth and smacked his lips as he called Lee Yu-chan to the archery training ground.
"You too, Yona."
Hmm?
I'd thought he was just going to supervise Lee Yu-chan's training, but that wasn't it.
Yu Jin-rok had Seong Yona stand in front of the target and said,
"Yona, dodge Yu-chan's arrows as best you can."
"Yes, Teacher."
"Huh?!"
The one who yelped in shock wasn't Seong Yona—it was Lee Yu-chan.
Seong Yona just nodded calmly.
"No, Yona unnie! You can't just agree like that! What if you get hurt?!"
Lee Yu-chan's face had gone completely pale.
Well, yeah—for a kid who'd only ever shot at monsters or targets, pulling a bow on a person...
I'd been startled for a second too, but instead of jumping around with Lee Yu-chan, I just watched Yu Jin-rok quietly.
He must have had a reason for this training.
Sensing my gaze, Yu Jin-rok gave a brief explanation.
"Yona's basically got zero dungeon experience. To boost her reflexes further, she needs more than basic simulations at this point. Yu-chan, bear with it."
"But even so..."
Lee Yu-chan's cat-like eyes were practically quaking as he looked at Seong Yona.
"Yona unnie, really... you're okay with this...?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
Seong Yona nodded shortly.
"I can dodge one arrow at a time, no problem."
"N-No problem?"
Seong Yona seemed to be stating her reflexes purely innocently, but it poked at Lee Yu-chan's pride.
"Alright. I'll shoot for real, so dodge well."
Lee Yu-chan gritted his teeth with a grin as he drew out a mana arrow in his hand.
"How... huff... how are you not getting hit even once?"
"Huff... huff... A few were close."
Lee Yu-chan and Seong Yona exchanged words as they lay sprawled on the archery training room floor.
They were drenched in sweat, looking like they'd burned through everything and were about to crumble into white ash any second.
"Yona unnie, one more round."
"Huff... Sure. Two arrows this time?"
No, make that two rounds about to happen.
I had no intention of sticking around to watch training that was too fast for my eyes to follow.
I quietly slipped out of the archery training ground and closed the door.
"Everyone's doing great."
Now I just had to do my part.
I crossed my arms on the sofa and pondered.
"The guild's broke."
That was the problem.
"We've got food and shelter sorted, at least."
Thankfully, we'd escaped the guild's existential crisis.
But that didn't mean the Justice Guild was swimming in cash.
Far from it.
Now was the time we needed big money.
"Should we make some merch and sell it?"
I was tempted for a second, then shook my head.
Making and selling stuff took too much manpower.
Our guild didn't have the hands for it.
We couldn't have everyone skip training to sit around packing shipping boxes.
"Guess we'll dream about that when we hire office staff later."
That left bidding on dungeons and clearing them as our only option.
Fortunately, the money from selling canned mana stones from the flame dungeon last time, plus the ad fee remainder, gave us ammo for the dungeon auction.
"What are you thinking so hard about?"
Kang Han, who I'd thought had gone upstairs to shower after training, was suddenly sitting next to me.
"Ah! You scared me. Make some noise when you walk!"
"It's fun when you get startled, Nayeo-ju-ssi."
"Seriously, with a face like that. I know your personality's a bit off, Kang Han-ssi."
"First time I've heard that. You're the only one who says so."
"Everyone else is clueless...!"
Ding-dong—.
I was about to snap back at his smug grin when a clear bell rang through the underground training grounds.
A large screen popped up in the empty air.
It was a new feature Seong Yona had added while reinforcing the training grounds.
When visitors arrived, it rang the bell and showed footage from the sub-space entrance.
"Looks like someone's here. Whoa, that's a crowd."
"Whoa, what's this?!
"Let's make one for our guild too!
"Justice Guild's looking classy now!"
The voices coming through the screen were already rowdy and chaotic.
I squinted to make out the visitors' faces when Kang Han stood up beside me.
"It's the Magma Guild."
We owed the Magma Guild a debt.
Back when we couldn't get on the guerrilla dungeon raid list, they'd shared their slot with us.
That place had been the Alligator King dungeon.
I'd thought someday I'd repay them.
But I hadn't expected them to barge in like this.
The three from the Magma Guild, each carrying a box, were as loud and boisterous as three Jang Su-hos.
"Hey, Kang Han! You should've told us sooner about the big reno!"
Magma Guild leader Yang Hwa-yeon shouted at Kang Han with a grin.
"Why?"
"Why?! This is basically like moving into a new house! Time for a housewarming!"
"Lower your voice at least."
Even with Kang Han's blunt rebuff, Yang Hwa-yeon just laughed it off with a booming "Haha!"
She'd been friends with him since her Justice Guild days, and yeah, they really were.
Kang Han having friends was still a novelty.
Amid the hailstorm of noise from the guests, that thought stood out.
"Why show up without warning?"
"What warning between us? We came to grill meat on the rooftop!"
She opened the box she was carrying to show us.
"That's all food?"
The three paper boxes, seemingly scavenged from a supermarket, were packed with meat and veggies.
"We're having meat today?"
"Rooftop BBQ party like old times?"
"I wanted to do that!"
The teens were thrilled.
You'd think I starved them of meat usually.
I walked up to Yang Hwa-yeon and said,
"Oh my, you didn't have to bring anything. Just coming over is fine."
...No matter how noisy, you don't snub guests who brought food to eat. You'd get karma.