Chapter 28
Chapter 28
----------------------------------------------------------------- Translator: penny Chapter: 28 Chapter Title: Nayeo-ju Saves the World ----------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm so nervous. What do I do? Waaah, I can't even eat breakfast!" "Me too. So we don't have to go up into the mountains and lift rocks anymore, right?" Finally, the day had come when the training ground was completed. Since it happened to fall on a weekend, Lee Yu-eul and Jang Su-ho—who weren't heading to school—were making a huge fuss from the morning, their voices ringing out like cicadas in the midsummer heat. "I'll head down and do a final check. Come on down when I call." Any longer, and blood would start pouring from my ears. I checked my stamina status while descending from the fourth floor all the way to the basement.
[Current Stamina: 50 / 100] "As expected, it doesn't fully recover in just a day." My whole body was still aching from the aftermath of purifying Han Ji-seong yesterday. It ached so badly that when I got back to my room, I had to stand under scalding hot water for a good long while. Otherwise, it really felt like my body would freeze solid. There was no doubt that my strangely altered physical condition after using Han Ji-seong's ice abilities and my purification skill was somehow connected. It was almost as if I was absorbing part of the target's rampage state. "System, just one question. Does purifying dark addiction always leave aftereffects like that?"
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
This information is not yet accessible. This kind of response was a first. Since it's the [Sejong Wall] system, it's not all that surprising. It said "yet." "Then when will it unlock?"
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
Skill proficiency needs to be increased. "So it's not just the dark purification skill—physical healing is the same?"
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙
Yes. Then there's only one path forward. I need to use my skills whenever possible to raise proficiency and efficiency. Not just the guild members—I need training too. "And I'll need some stamina-boosting items as well." As I mulled over my plans, I arrived at the training ground entrance before I knew it. Gu A-ri was already waiting there for me. She seemed like the type to keep appointments precisely on time. "Hello." "Oh, h-hello." She'd always been the timid sort, but today she seemed even worse off. She couldn't even properly meet my eyes, her fingers fidgeting nonstop. She looked terribly anxious. 'Can't blame her.' I recalled the post that had gone up on the Hunter Community early that morning.
📰 Hunters - [Free Board]
Anyone remember Fantasia's Seong Yona?BountyHunter | Views: 3,677 That girl who went missing a year ago during a dungeon raid with Fantasia. I think I saw her yesterday. My skill lets me see through item effects and stuff like that. On my way home last night, I got bored and tried it on some random girl. Turns out she was using an appearance-changing item—her hair color and face popped right out. And she looked exactly like Seong Yona. As the guild master's little sister, she's got one of those faces you can't forget after seeing once. Blonde, insanely pretty. It was dark and just a glimpse, so maybe I was wrong. But if she's not actually missing and just hiding out... what happens then?
💬 Comments
— Comment 1
This is the second most shocking post after that A-rank healer one.
— Comment 2
Wasn't it because of her that people started dying? Or not?
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Yeah, she had spatial powers. It was the last emergency boat in that raid team, but she ditched everyone and ran solo.
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Chills. So she killed those people?
— Comment 3
Seong Rosa and Fantasia took a huge hit from that incident. They've recovered a lot lately, though.
— Comment 4
How many died back then?
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Three, I think. It was Seong Yona's first dungeon—a small C-rank—but with deaths, comas, and a disappearance, it was weird.
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No way she killed them and bounced...?
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Fantasia's super sensitive about Seong Yona talk. You could get sued; measure your angles carefully.
— Comment 189
Holy crap; Fantasia just posted an announcement;; (link) They're asking for Seong Yona sighting reports. Seong Yona, the younger sister of Seong Rosa, Fantasia Guild's guild master. That was Gu A-ri's true identity, standing right in front of me. An A-rank magic user specializing in spatial manipulation—particularly spatial distortion that could rapidly transport herself and a group.
⚔ STATUS ⚔
👤 Name:Seong Yona
📊 Rank:A
✨ Skills:1. Space Compression (A)
2. Subspace Creation (A)
3. [Empty]
⚠️ Abnormal Status:Fear, Anxiety, Guilt, Social Phobia, Addiction 5%
🎒 Equipped Item:Appearance Alteration Bracelet (A) Given her life in hiding, the fear, anxiety, and social phobia made sense, but "guilt" made me frown. 'It wasn't her fault.' Seong Yona was a victim of an unexpected rampage. One of the hunters who'd entered the dungeon with her suddenly went berserk and killed their comrades. Though she survived, the panicked Seong Yona couldn't properly control her spatial distortion skill and barely managed to escape alone. On top of that, the terror of dungeons and hunter life in general led her to choose being listed as missing, changing her appearance and name to take quiet spatial remodeling jobs for living expenses. But unfortunately, she was spotted by a hunter with a detection skill. I could only imagine how hunted she felt right now. Yet despite all that, she'd come here to keep her promise with Justice Guild, showing she had a strong sense of responsibility. "Um, the construction is complete anyway. If you check inside and everything's fine, please send the remaining payment..." "No need." I transferred the full remaining amount via app as I spoke. "You don't look well. Go see a doctor or something." Of course, a hospital visit wouldn't fix it, but I pretended not to know. "If any issues come up, I'll call you to come check it out." "Ah, yes. Y-Yes. Got it. Thank you for trusting me with the job!" I called out to Gu A-ri—no, Seong Yona—as she bowed deeply and scurried away. "Excuse me." "Yes?" "If you ever need help, feel free to come by anytime." "......" Seong Yona blinked blankly a few times before bowing again and leaving the Justice Guild building. Her fugitive life wouldn't last much longer. The place she was holed up in would be found soon enough, and hiding in hotels or motels had its limits. Soon, Seong Rosa would slap a massive bounty on her missing sister and escaped hunter. In that situation, Seong Yona would have no choice but to recall what I'd just said. That would be enough. When the time came, the cornered Seong Yona would walk right into Justice Guild on her own.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Doogu-doogu-doogu!" "Dara-dara-da~" The guild members rushed down the moment I called to say the training ground was ready, all of them buzzing with excitement. Even the Eu-sol duo laying down their own sound effects nonstop. "Justice Guild finally has a proper training ground." "I'm gonna die of nerves." The quieter ones, Han Ji-seong and Lee Yu-chan. "......
Hoo." Even Kang Han, who usually meditated in silence, let out a shaky sigh right now. And the moment the door opened. "What is this?" "Why is it so huge?" "Uh...... We did expand it by adding a subspace to the existing building." Even after my rough explanation, we were all left speechless for a while. Lee Yu-eul and Jang Su-ho—who'd been hyping it up so much—couldn't even step inside the new training ground and just stood there dumbfounded. "It feels almost ten times bigger than the original basement space." Han Ji-seong was the only one holding it together. Right beyond the door was a genuine lounge area—the real space. All the rooms connected by glass doors along the corridor were expanded via subspace. No wonder the furniture and training equipment costs had added up so much. But for the price of a permanent subspace usable anytime by an Awakener's skill, it was ridiculously cheap. "......
Nayeo-ju-ssi, just how much did you spend?" Kang Han asked me. "Well, I did spend a fair bit. But." I think I might have paid too little for the construction.
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