Chapter 31 – A Dungeon Farmer

Hee-won, who was looking around here and there, knelt on one knee and touched the moist soil.

It was visible that Hee-won’s gaze moved back and forth in the empty air, as if the system window were explaining something.

A few minutes later, Hee-won sprang up from his spot and brushed the dirt off his knees.

“What’s the matter? What does the system say?”

Hee-na quickly asked what she had been curious about. Hee-won scratched his cheek with his index finger and replied.

“About my class. I’m a ‘Farmer’ who can only farm inside a dungeon. Until now, I’ve never thought about it because it’s dangerous…”

“But?”

“I think I could grow something here.”

Hee-na brightened at the slightly awkward answer.

“I think it’s a good idea! Brother, let’s quit the dangerous Hunter work for no reason. Instead, let’s find a way to live according to your ‘Farmer’ class!”

Honestly speaking, Hee-na thought it was fine if her brother couldn’t earn money with his ‘Farmer’ class.

‘You’ve suffered enough for the past ten years, Brother. I earn money too, so you can rest now. It would be nice to live snugly while growing small plants.’

Since a house was created through Hee-na’s skill, there was no need to buy a house, and there was no need to pay water and electricity bills.

How electricity ran, clean water came out, and Wi-Fi connected in a house inside a dungeon was mysterious… but anyway, good things were good things. All of this was free.

Since she relieved her worries about housing among food, clothing, and shelter, other things were not much of a problem now. If they lived frugally on Hee-na’s salary, they could live fun enough while saving money.

“It would be nice if you planted things like lettuce, carrots, green onions, and cherry tomatoes, Brother. It would be great even if we only harvested enough for us to eat.”

“Yeah. Since the yard isn’t very wide, planting just that much would be appropriate.”

Hee-won also agreed.

Now, Hee-na and Hee-won had a decent house and yard. Although that site was a dungeon and monsters walked around screeching right next to it, anyway, they had obtained a dream-like house that ordinary small citizens wished for.

Now, only a peaceful daily life seemed to remain ahead for the two siblings. However, the world’s affairs do not always flow as expected.

* * *

“Oh!”

On the afternoon one day before returning to work, Hee-na recalled an important fact.

It was something she hadn’t thought of at all, having been distracted by her brother’s return, the ‘Home Sweet Home’ skill rank-up, the new house, and house cleaning.

“What’s wrong?”

Hee-won, who was carefully planting cherry tomato seedlings in the dungeon soil, turned his head and asked.

Hee-na squatted in front of the front door with a crying face.

“Brother, what if I get fired from the company?”

“What do you mean by that? Why would the company suddenly fire you? Report it to the Labor Bureau.”

Hee-won replied, stabbing the trowel into the ground with a thud.

Although it was a trowel like a children’s house-play set, perhaps because his class was ‘Farmer’, an unknown charisma exuded.

“No. This is 100% my fault that I’m getting fired. What should I do! What if the company claims damages?”

“What is it, anyway?”

“About the ‘Piece of Space’ I used to upgrade the house. It’s a byproduct from when the Blue Dragon Guild raided a dungeon. But it vanished.”

Instead, what remained in her hand was a single jet-black seed…

Looking into it closely, a description window appeared.

As was the Piece of Space, the description of this □□□ □□ was even more crummy.

Hee-na grabbed her hair. Suddenly her vision turned black.

‘I heard that items coming out of dungeons are all expensive, what should I do?’

No matter how much it became a bound item belonging to Hee-na, the fact that it was an item belonging to the guild did not change.

In fact, wasn’t it the object that Kang Jin-hyun was about to write into the dungeon raid report!

Besides, let’s say she honestly brought this seed to Kang Jin-hyun.

Who on earth would believe it if she said that what used to be a silver coin changed into a jet-black seed through a snail’s touch(?)!

‘No, before that, how on earth do I explain this?’

To explain everything, she had to reveal all of Hee-na’s skills. That was out of the question.

Hee-won, who snatched the black seed from Hee-na and observed it here and there, suddenly opened his mouth.

“Can’t you just play dumb and say it disappeared? Besides, this can’t be called 100% your fault.”

It was a preposterous remark. However, to Hee-na, it sounded like a ray of welcome rain.

“Not 100% my fault, what do you mean by that, Brother?”

Hee-won calmly rolled the seed inside his palm.

“The one who handed such an object to you, who is practically an ordinary person, was Hunter Kang Jin-hyun. How could he carelessly give an object whose identity isn’t even revealed? In a way, this happened because of Hunter Kang Jin-hyun’s hasty judgment.”

Hearing it, it was not a wrong word either. Only…

“Brother, by the way, you know that thanks to that, you escaped from the slave status of the labor camp, right?”

It sounded a bit ungrateful for a person who was rescued from the labor camp thanks to Hunter Kang Jin-hyun to say.

However, Hee-won feigned ignorance and shrugged his shoulders.

“…Anyway, what I’m saying is that I’m on your side.”

“Yeah… Thanks.”

Although he was now nothing more than an unemployed kitchen-garden farmer, thinking that her brother was behind her back made her feel a bit reassured.

“But can I try planting this? I’m curious.”

As Hee-won asked about the disposal of the seed, she waved her hand.

“Do as you wish.”

Because Hee-na had no energy to spare on a seed whose identity was unknown.

* * *

“…Just play dumb and deny it! What can he do if you say you don’t know?”

Woo Min-ah, who hurriedly arranged a meeting at the mention of eating meat together, also spoke flatly.

“Unnie… is it okay for the general manager of the dungeon raid team to say such a thing?”

Woo Min-ah replied while stuffing three pieces of meat into her mouth at once.

“Didn’t you come looking for me wanting this kind of answer?”

“It is true that I called you to find a way, Unnie, but…”

However, she didn’t know that the way would be playing dumb like a troublesome customer.

“You think it won’t work because our Blue Dragon Guild seems like a big company? Surprisingly, even large corporations do a lot of rule-of-thumb work. Besides, the one who handed you the unidentified item was Kang Jin-hyun. Even if a written apology is needed, Kang Jin-hyun should write it.”

Woo Min-ah said the same thing as her brother, Hee-won. She was stubborn.

“Say that your house snail ate it. Or say it suddenly slipped and vanished from your inventory window. Since there are so many peculiar things related to dungeons, they will just accept it as ‘I guess so.’”

“How can I say such words with my own mouth…?”

“Why, you said you guys even had a dungeon date together? He isn’t that dirty-tempered of a guy. It’s just that he has some rigid parts.”

Woo Min-ah waved her chopsticks, making a sound that was hard to tell if it was praise or an insult to Kang Jin-hyun.

“But…”

Hee-na recalled Kang Jin-hyun’s blunt face.

Having experienced him directly by his side, he was a warmer person than she thought, but in work, he seemed like an unforgiving person.

“Still, it’s a bit scary to bring up such a story. Sigh, but since there is my fault too, it would be right to talk directly with my own mouth.”

“If you’re really scared, try using some bribe.”

As Woo Min-ah said something ridiculous, Hee-na waved her hands.

“What do I have to use a bribe on an S-class Hunter? Do I have money or items? What could Hunter Kang Jin-hyun possibly lack?”

“Quite a lot.”

“Don’t tease me, Unnie. I’m really serious.”

At Hee-na’s reaction, Woo Min-ah set down her chopsticks with a clack. Her expression was serious.

“I’m serious too. You asked what he lacks, right? He lacks an appetite, and he lacks sleep. So he ended up lacking manners.”

“What does that mean?”

“You think S-class Hunters have it all good? That’s not necessarily the case. In Kang Jin-hyun’s case, he became extremely sensitive, so it is said that sometimes daily life is a bit hard. Since his sense of taste is developed far more than others, he has no inspiration from standard food, and being sensitive to noise and presence, he can’t sleep deeply, and so on.”

“Oh, how unfortunate.”

At the unexpected hardship of the S-class Hunter, Hee-na could not hide her regret and sighed.

Food and sleep. Where could there be anything more important to a Korean than these?

“Myself included, and our Blue Dragon Guild members too, since everyone’s rank is quite high, they tend to have picky tastes. However, Hee-na, you completely subdued those guys with just a few rolls of gimbap. Everyone melted as if they did some drug.”

At the continuous excessive praise, Hee-na’s cheeks turned red.

“It’s embarrassing for you to speak like that.”

“Anyway, that’s not what’s important. I’m saying, with that hand-taste that made high-grade Hunters desperately clingy, couldn’t you capture the taste of the S-class Hunter too?”

Only then did Hee-na understand Woo Min-ah’s words.

“So you mean I should pack food using my hand-taste skill and try begging once?”

Woo Min-ah nodded her head greatly.

“If he has a tongue, he will be completely won over.”

“But, Unnie. Can we make up for losing a guild item with just food?”

“Of course you can. Look at me. Entranced by the meat you grilled, I kept all your secrets, arranged employment in our guild, and even registered your move to my home address… I haven’t given you my liver and gall bladder, but isn’t this doing everything?”

That was true. Woo Min-ah even worried about the issue of Hee-na’s moving-in registration and put Hee-na’s name under her own address.

She had even permitted Hee-na to go back and forth through her house if she was afraid of being caught by others while using the ‘Home Sweet Home’ skill. It was an immense favor.

However, at those words, Hee-na felt a bit disappointed.

“Unnie, was the reason you were good to me all this time really just because of the meat?”

The Homemaker of the Dungeon