Chapter 86 – New Guests and the Homemaker

Hee-na grumbled, biting her lip.

“Even if we use the piece of space, a new room might not appear, you know?”

“If so, we can think about that when the time comes.”

Kang Jin-hyun was very aggressive. He was like a bull rushing toward a red cloth.

“It won’t just be a bad proposal. You can think of it as taking in a lodger. I will also pay a lodging fee. And you mentioned you continuously need magic stones to restore power, right? I can sufficiently support that as well. Furthermore, many troublesome things might befall you in the future, Ms. Hee-na, and I have the ability to assist you. For example, I could help make this plant-type monster’s walks safer.”

He was very good at self-promotion. If Hee-na were an interviewer, she might have clapped and hung a pass necklace around his neck.

‘But to think he wants to move into our house…’

It was extremely burdensome.

Hee-na looked alternately at the piece of space in her hand, Kang Jin-hyun, and Badugi hiding behind them. Her mind was complicated.

Many thoughts came and went.

Kang Jin-hyun looked very stubborn, and Badugi was too important of an existence to give up.

And with the newly obtained piece of space, she thought she might be able to secure at least one room for Kang Jin-hyun to stay in.

In this situation, the only answer that immediately came to mind was one.

“…Alright. If another room appears with the piece of space first, I will take you in as a lodger, Mr. Jin-hyun. Instead, if a room doesn’t appear, you must treat this as if it never happened.”

Although rather strict conditions were attached, Kang Jin-hyun smiled slightly as if highly satisfied.

“Good. Let us do as you say.”

“And!”

Hee-na added one more condition in a loud voice.

“Still, you have your own house, Mr. Jin-hyun, so I cannot let you move in permanently.”

“Then shall I dispose of all the houses I currently own?”

Since Kang Jin-hyun was talking nonsense again, Hee-na waved her hands.

“No! That’s not what I mean… I’m saying that if it happens that you live in our house, Mr. Jin-hyun, let’s at least set a time limit.”

At Hee-na’s proposal to stay in her house only for a certain period and then leave, Kang Jin-hyun replied calmly.

“I do not particularly wish to do so.”

“Well, I wish to! Otherwise, I can’t do this either!”

Hee-na flared up. She was so excited that her face turned red, looking as if it might explode at any moment.

Since it was the first time that Hee-na, who was generally calm, showed such an appearance, Kang Jin-hyun had no choice but to take a step back.

“Understood. Let us hear your proposal first and then decide. About how long are you thinking for the term?”

At this, Hee-na pointed straight at Badugi, who was kneeling his roots next to her.

“…Only until Badugi’s dungeon walk quest is finished. After that, I won’t have any reason to go out to dungeons, so I won’t do any dangerous actions that would worry you, Mr. Jin-hyun.”

“Hmm.”

Kang Jin-hyun seemed lost in thought for a moment, then nodded.

“I see. Since that seems to be your final line, Ms. Hee-na, we will do so.”

“Of course, if the house isn’t expanded with the piece of space you gave me, all of these promises are void!”

Hee-na nailed it down firmly, and Kang Jin-hyun replied with a sly smile.

“Understood.”

* * *

Temporarily, dizziness set in, and the space shifted.

“It really worked…”

Hee-na looked around the significantly wider house. It was an apartment layout of thirty pyeong with three rooms and two bathrooms.

Unlike the previous one that had some age, it was in quite good condition. In addition, messages asking whether she would draw level-up rewards popped up with rings on the status window.

Hee-na closed all the level-up reward draw windows and clutched her throbbing head. Hee-won whispered by her side.

“Hey, are you really letting him in?”

Even though she had roughly explained what happened, Hee-won also seemed unable to fully accept this situation.

‘True. A colleague from his sister’s company suddenly wants to move in and live together—who wouldn’t be surprised?’

Since even Hee-na, the person concerned, was dazed, it went without saying for Hee-won.

“We even made a contract placing a magic stone on it. We can’t back out.”

Kang Jin-hyun and Hee-na had made a promise placing a magic stone on it.

If another room appeared with the piece of space, she would take Kang Jin-hyun in as a lodger, and if a room didn’t appear, he would keep his mouth shut about this matter.

‘But it really appeared… The rank rose, and the house upgraded too?’

Although it was a somewhat expected outcome, she couldn’t help but let out a sigh.

“Sigh.”

In this situation, the only calm one was Kang Jin-hyun.

“Ms. Hee-na, I look forward to working with you. There will be no annoying matters.”

He smilingly bowed to Hee-na, saying he looked forward to their time together.

He was so polite it was hard to believe he was the person who was threatening her using Badugi just a moment ago.

Hee-na pouted, looking at that handsome face. She had a massive headache.

‘To think I’d take in an S-class Hunter as a lodger. How on earth are things getting so tangled up?’

Somehow, she had a feeling that her path ahead would be full of ups and downs.

6. New Guests and the Homemaker

[Hunternet – Anonymous Free Bulletin Board]

[Subject: The peanuts that were distributed in small quantities last time]

Content: Can we find any more?

A while ago, someone put up something on the trade board calling it ‘mysterious peanuts’ without any explanation, so I bought it for fun. My hobby is buying anything at least once if it looks interesting haha.

But this turned out to be the real deal. Despite being a peanut, it could be stored in the inventory window, as if it were a dungeon byproduct.

I put it in because it was interesting and forgot about it for a bit…

And from here on is the main point.

This time I went into the termite nest dungeon, got lost, and almost died. Yes.

My rank is on the higher side, so worker ant monsters weren’t a problem, but the issue was food. I didn’t have emergency food for several days. Thanks to that, I went right to the brink of starving to death while looking for the way out.

But the five peanuts I had bought for fun saved my life.

I was debating whether to drink a potion just to fill my stomach with liquid, but then I saw the peanuts I had placed in a corner of my inventory.

Thinking it was perfect timing, I ate one, and a system message popped up saying my satiety was fully filled.

If I split and ate it, I could barely hold out on just one peanut a day.

That way, I held out for five more days with five peanuts and barely escaped the termite nest. The party members thought I was dead and ate the rewards among themselves haha. I made a fuss and barely got my share Hahaha.

There are probably guys reading this post whose consciences prick.

Anyway, the story got a bit long, but the conclusion is this.

Does anyone know the ID of the person who sold those peanuts back then? I checked the transaction history to try whispering them, but it shows up as a deleted ID.

If you are watching this, I can pay more than three times the price back then, so please contact me.

(Comments)

– I bought that too but there’s no way to get more T_T The sales post also suddenly disappeared completely in just a few hours and there are no traces left at all.

└ Isn’t it because some giant faction is trying to cover something up? Otherwise, there’s no reason for it to vanish completely like this.

└ Conspiracy theorists, beat it, haha.

The eyes that carefully scanned the webpage narrowed like a snake’s.

“Peanuts that can be held in the inventory and have special effects…”

The man slowly stroked his chin, which was covered in rough stubble.

“…Interesting.”

His eyes flashed with interest.

The man was quick to find information that could bring in money.

Although his awakening skill had played a big role in his becoming Asia’s best information broker, the instinct that was invariably displayed in front of money was the most important. The man possessed a natural talent for smelling money.

“If this goes well, a goldmine might just roll right in.”

And onto the man’s agile radar, the word ‘peanut’ was caught.

“Shall I track down the tail…?”

Rolling his bloodshot eyes, he began to type on the computer.

* * *

“Good morning, Ms. Hee-na, Brother Hee-won.”

Kang Jin-hyun offered a greeting. His attire was a comfortable tracksuit, and the tips of his hair were wet and damp as if he had just washed.

The Hee-na and Hee-won siblings also offered their morning greetings familiarly to the new lodger.

“Mr. Jin-hyun, did you sleep well?”

“Yeah. Did you sleep well, Jin-hyun?”

Good morning♬♪

Osaek-i, who crawled out from beside Hee-na, also waved his antennae welcomingly.

At that sight, Kang Jin-hyun raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“Where is Badugi? I don’t see him.”

“Ah. He’s running around the yard. He must be restless since morning.”

Hee-won got smacked on the back while picking up and eating the stir-fried sausage Hee-na had prepared with his bare hands.

Kang Jin-hyun placed the cutlery on the dining table with a gentle expression.

“Thank you, Mr. Jin-hyun.”

Hee-na thanked him as he lifted and moved the hot soybean paste stew for her instead.

At this, Kang Jin-hyun shook his head slightly, indicating it was nothing.

“Let’s eat!”

In front of the breakfast table, which was not large but packed with side dishes, everyone greeted, “Thank you for the meal.” Even though it was morning, everyone had a good appetite. The speed of emptying their bowls in silence was considerable.

Did something just pass by? ??

Osaek-i’s antennae spun round and round at the S-class Hunter’s dazzling chopstick skills.

At that sight, Hee-na stopped eating and giggled.

The Homemaker of the Dungeon