A Miraculous Daily Life for You All
This story is, perhaps, a trivial one. A cliché happy ending. The salvation of a suffering human. A collection of silly jokes. A side story to a main plot that was anything but smooth. This story is both a tale of a cute girl being loved, and the story of a lone, twinkling star forging a world of her own.
Most countries did not release the footage of the Tower's interior. Most of the recording equipment brought inside was destroyed, it was too cruel for the general public to see, and the hunters' strategies and weaknesses were all classified state secrets. From the state's perspective, there was no reason to release it. Therefore, most of the strategy footage circulating on the internet was leaked. It meant the footage was stolen from guild servers under the judgment that it would be profitable. For the same reason, the hour-long footage of the Abyss defense battle was leaked. Although it was hard to grasp properly because it was filmed with a cell phone and the angle was off, the video spread across the internet in an instant, and public opinion began to form, asking who the girl who killed the boss was.
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[Yeon Eunseo's Hunter Life Broadcast – 8,332 viewers]
“Uh, so, everyone. Um.” Yeon Eunseo frowned at the chat moving too fast. “Um. So. Um.”
- Um um lol
- How many minutes has it been just saying 'um'? lol
- Teacher? Go to art school if you're looking for 'um' lol
- So who is One-Punch Girl?
- Is she actually in your guild?
- Is she S-class?
- Guys, her name is Kang Hyunseo. Kang Hyunseo.
- For real?
- Yeah, I dug through the guild's internal documents.
People were so frustrated that they started communicating among themselves. Yeon Eunseo let out a deep sigh and debated whether to turn off the broadcast. “Um, everyone, so. That friend is currently undergoing a detailed examination at the hospital. She was badly hurt, and above all, there are many parts I cannot talk about.”
- Why can't you say it lol
- Then why did you turn on the broadcast?
- It's an embargo, isn't it?
- I noticed it right away! It's S-class!
- So the 5th S-class?
- It's a celebration!!!
As people's speculations rolled on, Yeon Eunseo rubbed her temples and said, “Everyone, calm down. It’s not like that. That friend is a D-class supporter to begin with. It’s just that she lived in the Tower for a little too long...”
- How does that make sense?
- What kind of D-class kills a boss alone?
- She's a supporter but walks around with a sword in the front.
- D-class but fights side-by-side with S-class.
- D was actually D for Deluxe, huh~ lol
- Does that make sense, teacher? lol
“Sigh...” Yeon Eunseo held her forehead in thought. It might be better to just turn off the broadcast like this. If she made a slip of the tongue here, it would be a headache. “I’m sorry. I’ll stop here for today. See you tomorrow.”
Yeon Eunseo, who had turned off the broadcast without hesitation, came out of her room and headed to the living room. In the living room, Park Hyungtae was playing a game with Cha Ildo, whose arms were perfectly fine.
“It’s chaos, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. I thought there would be more trouble if I kept going, so I turned it off.”
“Good. Are those idiots ever any different? You did well.” Park Hyungtae chewed on some dried squid and moved his game controller. “Hey, about Hyunseo.”
At Cha Ildo’s words, Park Hyungtae’s movements stopped. “This arm, and you too, Eunseo. There’s something going on, right?”
“...”
“My right arm too. It’s completely different from before. Thanks to that, I’ve become ridiculously strong.”
“Yes. I feel like something is strange, too.”
Yeon Eunseo and Cha Ildo recalled the giant pillar of light. Yeon Eunseo said in a gloomy voice, “...I definitely died, didn't I?”
“...”
Park Hyungtae, who was looking back and forth between the two, got annoyed. “No, why are you talking about that now? If Kang Hyunseo comes, you can just ask her!”
“Hyunseo is sick right now.”
“Sigh. Then you can just wait until she gets better.”
“I really did die, right?”
At Yeon Eunseo’s words, Park Hyungtae put down his game controller. “What does that matter? You’re alive and well now.”
“...”
“Your mind must be complicated. Isn't that obvious? You died and came back to life.”
When everyone was wrapped in heavy silence, Yeon Eunseo opened her mouth. “My body is different.”
“Huh?”
“What?”
“My body has changed. Even my status window is completely locked.”
“...”
“...”
“I remember my heart being pierced.”
Yeon Eunseo stared at the status window floating in her vision.
[Yeon Eunseo]
[Class : Unknown]
[Stats : Locked]
[Skills : Locked]
[Unlock Condition : Encounter with the Starry Body]
From the color to the shape and content, nothing was the same as her existing status window. Yeon Eunseo bowed her head deeply. “I feel like I’m not me anymore.”
Park Hyungtae and Cha Ildo’s pupils shook. “I’m still a human, right...?”
At those words, Park Hyungtae jumped up from the sofa. “Of course. What do you think you are? A monster?”
“No, that’s not what I meant...”
“Forget it! You should just be grateful to Hyunseo! Why are you overthinking it?”
“...”
Cha Ildo said quietly, “Hyungtae is right about that. Hyunseo risked her life to save your life.”
“Ah.”
Hyunseo’s face from that final moment came to mind. That expression, as if she could die for her. According to Cha Ildo and Park Hyungtae, she had actually jumped into the jaws of death for her, so she was as good as her savior.
“Isn't it rude to Hyunseo to think like that?”
“...You’re right.”
Yeon Eunseo’s heart felt much lighter. “Yeah, you’re right. It’s thanks to Hyunseo. I’m glad I said it. My heart feels refreshed.”
Yeon Eunseo puffed out a breath through her nose and rolled up her sleeves. “For Hyunseo, let’s start by cleaning the house!”
“Huh?”
“What?”
The two looked at Yeon Eunseo, seemingly flustered. “For the few days I was depressed, the house became a pigsty.”
“T-this much is fine, isn't it?”
“I-I mean, it’s clean enough, right?”
At the two men’s words, Yeon Eunseo smiled brightly. “Nope~ No way. You both know your cleaning roles, right?”
“I shouldn't have encouraged her...”
“Ahem! Ildo-ssi, you’re on trash duty! Hyungtae, you’re on the bathroom! To your positions!”
“To my position...”
“To my position...”
*
I stared blankly at the hospital ceiling. I think my consciousness cut out after I caught the final boss. When I woke up, I was in a hospital.
“What is this nonsense?”
And I had been trapped in this hospital for three days. When I glared at him, Park Jungsoo shrugged his shoulders. “I set it up so that you’re in the intensive care unit because you suffered serious injuries.”
“So why am I hospitalized? I’m perfectly fine.”
Thanks to that, it seemed like the Nakwon Guild members were worried.
“That’s because.” He pointed to the news on the hospital room TV. “The Abyss defense battle footage was leaked.”
“...What?”
“Thanks to that, you’re a bit important.”
“Important, my foot. No one knows my face anyway. Just pass it off as me getting the last hit.”
“...You want to pass it off like that?”
“Yeah, make it so I don't get any attention. You’re an expert at downsizing things, aren't you?”
I did that often back in my Lone Demon King days, didn't I? Park Jungsoo scratched his head and nodded.
“On top of that, there’s a full-body checkup.”
“Full-body checkup?”
“Yeah, it seems there are a lot of strange things about your body? I don't know the details either.”
“If the Central Guild leader doesn't know, who would?”
“You should know.”
“Ah.”
That was true. As I nodded, Park Jungsoo asked, “So, did you get your abilities back?”
“Um.” I furrowed my brows. “I’m not sure.”
“Eh?”
“I’m not sure, you idiot. It’s complicated, whatever it is.”
“???” Park Jungsoo tilted his head. “Are you saving your status window to cook soup with, you blockhead?”
“No, I’m saying even if I look at the status window, I don't understand it, you jerk!”
“What kind of nonsense is that? Seriously, you blockhead.”
“No, I’m telling you it’s really strange!” I said irritably and called up my status window.