Chapter 29
Chapter 29
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 29
Chapter Title: A New Goal
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Browsing the forums after returning home put my mind at ease. I wasn't entirely sure how it happened, but it meant I was now a lawful citizen.
"Ophelia, was meeting with Chae-rin part of today's schedule?"
"Indeed. I took care of some matters that were best handled swiftly with Hunter Yoo Chae-rin's assistance."
"I see..."
Ophelia's schedule was ultimately for my benefit. I was a little bothered, thinking she had gone off to work without me, but now I feel much better.
"When will the rank assessment be finished?"
"It typically takes about three days, but she mentioned they would send the results as quickly as possible."
"Haa, I'm so excited."
My combat assessment rating was around F-rank. It's a well-known fact that Summoner-class Hunters are physically weak, but I was an extreme case.
Of course, a Summoner's physical combat ability isn't that important, and there's another stat that's even less critical for them.
That would be the summon's 'independent action range'.
"Hmm... no limit, I see."
No limit. That meant they could move without my command, no matter how far away.
You could almost consider them independent entities. However, according to Ophelia, if they get injured, I'm the only one who can heal them. Also, the real-time supply of magic power doesn't reach the other side of the globe.
Still, they could store a certain amount of magic internally. Before running out, Mecha-Doggo could last about 10 hours, while Minium and Suri could go for about a week. Ophelia could apparently survive for nearly a year without a magic supply.
In exchange, she had to refrain from combat or movements that consumed a lot of magic.
"Have you washed your hands since returning home?"
"I'm going to..."
Ophelia had now legally become my mother. Wait a minute. Ophelia is registered as my summon, but legally, she's my mother?
'A mother as a summon? Isn't that a bit strange?'
In any case, Ophelia and Chae-rin wouldn't have handled things carelessly. I guess I can just nod along and say, "I see."
The forum was buzzing with posts about the open-type gate that appeared in Busan today.
Yang Hyeon-su was one of Gyeongnam's top Hunters. He was a Cavalry-class Hunter almost beyond A-rank, and his mount was none other than a Wyvern, a type of lesser dragon. It was a rare tamed beast, even on a global scale.
"Haa, I want to ride something cool too."
Tearing my eyes from my phone, I glanced around. Suri and Mecha-Doggo were playing beside me, and Minium was lying flat on its back on the floor. Ophelia had been preparing dinner ever since we got home.
"Maybe I should make Mecha-Doggo really big."
Suri had a sleek, agile feel, so its current size was perfect. Besides, I'm afraid of heights, so riding Suri was a bit much for me.
That left Mecha-Doggo. In its current state, it would probably collapse if I put just one foot on it. It only weighed a few hundred grams, after all.
"Mecha-Doggo, what do you want to be when you grow up?"
Bip?
"Is there anything you want to become? Like... a super strong tiger?"
Mecha-Doggo seemed to ponder my question for a moment as a circle started spinning on its monitor. A short while later, a picture appeared on the screen.
"What's this? Godzilla? You want to be Godzilla?"
Bip!
That size goal far exceeded its creator's expectations. Mecha-Doggo as big as Godzilla? That would make it even taller than Suri. I'd have to ride on its head.
Besides, I couldn't even imagine how much money it would cost to build Godzilla. It would probably require something like ninety quadrillion, ten million, one hundred billion tons of rare metal.
If that happened, I'd definitely get an S-rank.
"Think of something a little smaller. I'm afraid of heights."
Bip...
Its dream shattered, Mecha-Doggo set off in search of a new one.
"What's this one?"
The image on the screen was a drawing of a large wolf-like creature. It was a magnificent picture with soft white fur fluttering in the wind.
"Fenrir? I like Fenrir! Mecha-Doggo can become Fenrir!"
Bip!
Unlike a wyvern, it couldn't fly, but it would undoubtedly be incredibly cool. Still, even at that size, it would cost a fortune. Or maybe, since it would just be for riding and not for combat, it would be okay to build it with a cheaper metal than rare metal?
"Haa, I hope my rank comes out soon."
Once I officially received a rank of A or higher, people on the forum would be able to mention me. Then I could freely hand out Psyburgers to those whose souls flowed with the stars of the prairie, receive their praise, and it would be okay to delete my Instagram.
"Instagram... I should check my Instagram."
Ophelia had created an Instagram account for me a while ago. The first post was probably the one where Chae-ah mentioned me.
[chaE._Vely_]
At the Shilla Hotel with a cute kid I recently met lol @_Princess_Eve
Likes 4.8K Comments 1738 Shares 636
"Whoa, 4,800 likes."
In forum terms, that was equivalent to getting nearly 5,000 upvotes.
Wait, was it this easy to get upvotes? Sure, the average popular post on the Awakening Gallery gets around 40 upvotes, but isn't this a huge difference?
No matter how many burgers I gave away, getting 5,000 upvotes on the Awakening Gallery would be difficult. Kim Chae-ah's follower count, which was originally around 20,000, had increased to about 25,000, and the post had been shared over 600 times.
"Umm... Ophelia, do I just need to build up recognition?"
"Not exactly. Fundamentally, people must hold goodwill towards you, Princess."
"I see...!"
Come to think of it, Instagram has more users than the Awakening Gallery, right? Of course, if you combined all the other forums... ah, but Instagram would still have more. There are a lot of foreigners on Instagram, too.
In short...
"I can just give away Psyburgers on Instagram...!!"
Am I a genius? Why didn't I think of that? There's no rule that says you have to post only your face on Instagram. Instead, I could post various things on Instagram Reels and write in the caption, "Comment 'I praise the princess' for a chance to win a Psyburger in a raffle."
As for the video... maybe playing with slime? What's trending on Reels these days?
—Lancer versus Sword
"What is this...?"
—unarmd versus Wrench
"Not this kind of stuff."
As I swiped through Reels, all sorts of strange things popped up. There was a highlight reel of a duck (not Orianna, an actual duck), and a bunch of Reels featuring a dancing green alien cat.
"Reels are so weird these days..."
Wondering if there was any gaming content, I searched for 'game', but none of the games I played came up. Still, if you asked what had the highest proportion, it was this.
"Roblox... Should I give it a try?"
Honestly, I don't really get what's so fun about it, but there were tons of videos about things like "Tower Kids Can't Clear" on Roblox.
For reference, 'Tower Kids Can't Clear' means a tower that kids can't beat.
"Hmph, I'm not a kid, so I'll clear it in no time."
Might as well install it and see.
"Princess? Dinner is ready."
"Ah, just a second..."
"Are you playing a game?"
"Th-this is important!"
"How so?"
Ophelia was standing behind me with a ladle, looking at my monitor. I'm completely focused right now, this is not helping, Ophelia...!
"If I can't beat this... I'll become a kid...!"
I thought there was no way I wouldn't be able to clear it, but this is actually hard. They gave it such a clickbait title, but the difficulty is not for kids at all.
"A-and! I'm going to clear this and post it on Reels! You know, Instagram Reels?! I could get really popular!"
"Hmm."
I keep getting stuck on the white stage. I think there's something wrong with this game; I'm usually good at games...!
"Princess, without proper meals, your growth will stop, and you may truly become a physical 'kid'. Please stop your game and have your meal."
"O-okay..."
I didn't think skipping one meal would do that. Still, Ophelia made a delicious meal, so it would be rude to just keep playing. I'd be like one of those problem children you see on the internet.
—*Click*
"Alright... I'll eat."
"Excellent. Self-control is a wonderful virtue."
I'll have to ask Ophelia to buy me some slime later. I want to post a Reel of me playing with it while telling stories.
'And give out burgers...'
As if I'd ever post pictures of myself in embarrassing clothes...!