The Homemaker of the Dungeon - Chapter 135

Housekeeper in the Dungeon Episode 135

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Kim Ki-hwan was a 4-year A-class combat hunter.

Not long ago, I upgraded from Class B to Class A and was scouted by the Blue Dragon Guild as a close range dealer.

Because I was mainly targeting high-level dungeons, the risk allowance was enormous.

Besides, the important thing wasn’t money.

‘I was scouted and entered into Cheongryong, one of the best guilds in Korea!’

Although he originally had a good position in the guild, this was something that made his shoulders shake and he had to climb through the atmosphere.

For the past few days, he has been going in and out of the hunter-only lounge every day to check out the atmosphere of the Blue Dragon Guild.

‘If you want to settle down properly, it would be a good idea to make at least one familiar face.’

No matter how arbitrary and individualistic the hunters were, the guild was still a place where people gathered. Some level of socialization was necessary.

But it’s strange.

The hunter lounge was particularly crowded today. There were three or four times as many people as usual.

Suddenly, the number of people increased and there were not enough places to sit.

‘Why are there so many people? Has the large-scale subjugation ended?’

It was a time of wonder.

“come! come! come!”

“Can you hear footsteps?”

“Has anyone gotten a hint about what to eat today?”

The hunters sitting in a huddle began to murmur.

Soon, someone got up from their seat and opened the break room door wide.

Beyond the door…

“Oh, thank you for opening the door.”

There was a small woman wearing a yellow apron and a scarf standing there.

She was pushing a large cart the size of her body, and the cart was full of things.

“Team leader Lee!”

“I’ve been waiting so long!”

“What’s on the menu today?”

“Engkkiyak!”

Hunters flocked toward her like iron filings sticking to a magnet.

Even though the high-rank hunters were rushing towards her with tremendous force, the woman did not blink an eye.

Instead, he started commanding the situation as if he was used to it.

“Could you please unpack this box and put some drinks on the table? Oh, you can leave disposable plates where they were originally placed. “Thank you, Hunter.”

The hunters followed her instructions and moved quickly. Even a subjugation team facing a boss monster will not be in perfect harmony like this.

“And there is a hunter with ice skills, right? “I think I need some help today.”

“I can help!”

Some people got so excited at the woman’s call that they even rushed out.

‘What is this situation?’

Kim Ki-hwan narrowed his eyes at the unfamiliar sight.

‘If you look at their strength, they appear to be ordinary people or low-level awakened people.’

It was a sight not usually seen in guilds.

In particular, the guild that Kim Ki-hwan was in had severe discrimination based on grade and awakening status, so it was an even more unfamiliar scene.

While he was observing the situation, the woman placed her hands in front of a pot as big as her body.

“It’s getting really hot these days, so I’m going to do some flower painting today. “I prepared the fruit in advance.”

She poured the watermelon, strawberry, pineapple, etc. that she had prepared in a plastic container into the pot.

And I poured in the soft drink I had brought.

Should I say that it’s amazing that he looks so skilled, even though that’s all he does?

“Hunter, please let this be just cold enough to put thin ice on it.”

“yep!”

“You can’t get too excited and freeze everything.”

“Well, do I look like that much of a kid?”

“haha. “Last time, you froze all the cold soup.”

“…That was back then.”

The woman used the ice awakener she had summoned to cool down the hwachae.

I could hear the sound of thin ice forming on the vegetables in the crunchy pot.

The woman smiled and swung the ladle.

“Today was a success. Everyone, grab your bowl and stand in line in order! “If you cut in line or push each other and fight, I won’t give you anything!”

“Yes!”

The hunters moved in perfect order.

Even Kim Ki-hwan was caught up in the flow and had to calmly stand in line.

‘Why am I here?’

By the time Kim Ki-hwan came to his senses, he had already reached the woman’s front with disposable dishes and spoons.

“This is my first time seeing Hunter. My name is Heena Lee. bon appetite.”

The woman wearing an apron introduced herself as ‘Heena’ and poured a large ladle of flower salad into Kim Ki-hwan’s bowl.

“Oh yeah. yes.”

Kim Ki-hwan nodded absentmindedly with a bright, harmless smile.

‘What kind of person does he take care of me like this when he meets me for the first time?’

For some reason, I felt like a part of my heart was itching.

He received the flowers and returned to his seat, half dazed.

The hunters who received the flowers first were frantically licking the disposable bowls. It wasn’t a good look at all.

‘That’s disgusting.’

Kim Ki-hwan decided that he would not be seen like that, so he picked up his spoon and ate the flower salad.

At that moment, a spark flew in Kim Ki-hwan’s taste buds.

‘…uh?’

The refreshing sensation of crunchy fruit carbonated on cool ice cubes… It

was clearly just an ordinary flower salad, but something caught his tongue.

‘Is it possible for just fruit hwachae to be this delicious?’

This wasn’t just a simple flower pot. It tasted like memories from my happy childhood when I ate it with my family.

Kim Ki-hwan ate the flower salad in a hurry.

They seemed to be no different from the hunters who had been considered lousy just a few minutes ago.

‘This… tastes amazing.’

When I escaped the lingering scent of Hwachae, the woman who identified herself as ‘Heena’ had disappeared like a mirage.

‘…was it a dream?’

Kim Ki-hwan looked at the spot where Hee-na was as if fascinated.

It was less than a day later that I saw Heena again.

‘It’s there!’

In one day, Kim Ki-hwan found out quite a lot of information about Hee-na.

The fact that she is a non-combat awakened with food and cleaning skills, and thanks to that, she is sitting as the team leader of the awakened management department.

In fact, our current meeting was half intentional.

I had just met Heena after wandering around her office all morning.

‘I want to say hello! ‘I want to get closer!’

Hwachae was Hwachae, but more than anything, the smile she smiled at herself was stuck in a corner of her mind and never left.

Kim Ki-hwan chuckled, steadied his voice, and called Hee-na.

“That’s Team Leader Lee Hee-na…!”

No, I tried to call you.

“Ugh!”

Small lumps of something hit Kim Ki-hwan’s occipital area hard. Thanks to this, he had no choice but to stumble in his seat.

And in the meantime,

“Mr. Heena.”

Someone interrupted the conversation.

‘Some bastard got in the way…!’

It was 100% intentional to sabotage him.

Kim Ki-hwan gritted his teeth and lifted his head to check the other person’s face.

‘…omg!’

And I came face to face with a face that seemed familiar even though I didn’t know it well.

‘It’s Kang Jin-hyeon, right?’

It was Kang Jin-hyeon, the ‘Destructive Hand’, the Blue Dragon Guild’s greatest force and the best hunter in Korea.

The gaze we met in passing was cold.

The area around my solar plexus trembled with a strange sense of intimidation.

‘S-Class… In terms of grade, it’s only one level different from A-Class!’

However, there was a huge distance between him and Kang Jin-hyeon that could not be bridged.

In the end, Kim Ki-hwan could not overcome the pressure and stepped back, biting his lip.

“I stamped my attendance every day, but I was late today.”

A familiar hunter waved at Kim Ki-hwan.

It was one of these that had appeared on its face over the past few days.

“You don’t look very good. “Who did you have a fight with?”

“That’s… I don’t know.”

Can we say that running away, driven by energy, was like fighting someone?

Instead of telling the truth honestly, Kim Ki-hwan asked.

“This is Team Leader Lee Hee-na, whom I saw yesterday. “What is your relationship with Hunter Jinhyeon Kang?”

“Ah, Team Leader Lee and Hunter Kang?”

Hunter, who was half lying down, stood up with an interesting expression on his face.

“Why is that goldfish poop following this team leader around again?”

“Goldfish… poop?”

“I didn’t have any shit yesterday, maybe because I had a backlog of work, but I guess he showed up today.”

Given the circumstances, it was possible to infer that the goldfish poop was Kang Jin-hyeon.

Kim Ki-hwan suffered from cognitive dissonance for a moment.

‘An S-class hunter… is being treated like goldfish poop?’

Whether he knew this or not, Hunter continued to say what he had to say.

“This team leader is secretly powerful. When I taste that touch, I can’t help but admit it. Why would you go around chasing after Kang Jin-hyeon all over the world and rolling your eyes?”

Then he sighed deeply.

“Do river hunters usually bother people? “I heard it a while ago that he’s even taking vacations and chasing after me.”

“No, that’s a false rumor.”

Another hunter joined the conversation. Kim Ki-hwan suddenly gave up the seat next to him.

“I think Heena doesn’t hate it either.”

“Uh-hui. “You shouldn’t mistake the fact that people do good things to you because you like them.”

“no. “I heard the day before yesterday that you two took your vacation and went on a date?”

“A date… you mean?”

Kim Ki-hwan recited the words in a dazed manner.

‘I heard that your eyes are somehow unusual. Was it a check?’

Of course, all Kim Ki-hwan did was try to call Hee-na…

“Are you sure? “If you start a rumor, won’t this team leader be in trouble?”

“When did I say I was spreading rumors? Just because it’s true, you can make that assumption. Plus, I heard this from a fairly reliable source.”

The hunters muttered for a while and the conclusion was as follows.

The rumor that the two took a vacation together and went on a date seems to be true.

However, it does not seem like a relationship worthy of being officially announced yet.

So, it is wise to have manners and pretend not to notice.

“This team leader may feel burdened, so I’m pretending not to notice this.”

The hunters all seemed to like Heena very much and kissed her in advance to prevent her from getting into trouble.

He even swore on a magic stone that he would break the limbs of anyone who leaked this information outside the guild.

Looking at that scene, Kim Ki-hwan was overcome with a sense of helplessness.

‘…It seems like something ended before it even started.’

Even he wasn’t sure what that ‘beginning’ was.

Housekeeper in the dungeon