Chapter 108 – Hero (1)

Though an awkward matter occurred, first checking the reward window was priority.

[Congratulations. Rank has risen.]

[Point items have been added.]

[Additional inventory will be paid.]

[Min Sun-woo: 8 Stars. Achievement Rate 25%]

[Inventory Addition 500p]

[Skill Slot Addition 700p]

[Basic Recovery Potion Addition 100p]

[Basic Drinking Water Addition 1p]

[Basic Hard Bread 2p]

[Item Enhancement Stone 100p]

[Item Transformation Stone 1,000p]

[Summoner Calling Stone 500p]

[Body Regeneration Potion 1,000p]

[Reward Window Calling Stone 500p] – New

[100,000 won per Point]

[Current Points: 2,520p]

Regrettably, from this mission only 300 points came in. As expected, if he had transformed amplification stones with item transformation stones, it nearly would have been a huge loss.

And to commemorate leveling up, a new item was added.

[Reward Window Calling Stone]

-Can call reward window anywhere connection with Summoner occurs. Hold the jewel and shout reward window in your heart.

Explanation that appeared when pressing the icon. Though a definitely necessary item, it was an item where the intense will to extract points was felt earnestly.

Moreover, unlike last time, this time too they didn’t give a sample. Looks like they thought they didn’t need to give bait products anymore.

“Still, can’t not buy it…”

For Sun-woo who always couldn’t obtain items when needed, it was really a definitely necessary item. Eventually, Sun-woo had no choice but to buy the [Reward Window Calling Stone].

With this opportunity, Sun-woo began shopping after a long while.

He filled consumed bread and water and also bought used potions. Fortunately, while leveling up, inventory increased so empty spaces were sufficient.

[Basic Drinking Water] – 20

[Basic Hard Bread] – 20

[Basic Recovery Potion] – 2

[Summoner Calling Stone] – 1

[Reward Window Calling Stone] – 1

[Enhanced Amplification Stones] – 8

[Contamination Vaccine] – 2

After buying items, in inventory were items and amplification stones that just had contamination removed, and two contamination vaccines made by removing contamination from contamination expansion agents.

And additionally purchased skill slots.

Points remaining were 450. With these points he had to raise skills.

Sun-woo who closed the reward window turned around looking at Yeonhwa with an awkward expression.

Though there were several more rooms, bringing a woman into the house.

No, rather than that, having to stay together with a summoner from another dimension was the problem.

Looks like he needed to receive advice. Sun-woo immediately called Caroline.

[Oh, was worried since contact didn’t work. Did a mission happen in the meantime?]

“Yes, did you meet your colleague well?”

[Yes! Thanks to you. Right now arrived at the branch with Sophia meeting other colleagues.]

The noise heard on the phone was probably because of that.

“That’s fortunate. Hmm, and have something to ask, can you come to my house around tomorrow? Meeting outside is also fine…”

[Wait a moment, need to check schedule… What’s the matter?]

“Removed contamination from the amplification stones mentioned before. The mission was that content.”

[That worked out well. Then, you went and came back from meeting Yeonhwa-ssi.]

“But after the mission ended, one problem arose. Yeonhwa-ssi dimensional traveled together to my house. An additional mission to protect Yeonhwa-ssi fell.”

[What? What did you say!]

Suddenly Caroline’s shout burst out from the phone.

[Coming right away!]

Ending with those words, the call immediately cut off. Sun-woo looked at the phone with an absurd expression then decided to think positively.

If she came quickly and helped, it clearly would be good. Sure. That’s right…

***

Caroline really arrived very quickly.

She who entered Sun-woo’s house at a time she absolutely couldn’t have arrived if she had followed traffic signals breathed a sigh seeing Yeonhwa sitting in the living room watching TV.

“It’s really true.”

Yeonhwa also saw Caroline and greeted.

“Welcome.”

At the greeting like to a guest who came to her own house, Caroline frowned.

“What happened?”

She roughly received Yeonhwa’s greeting then immediately questioned Sun-woo as if holding him responsible.

She also knew from the previous mission that dealing with Yeonhwa gets you entangled.

Thinking Caroline’s nerves became sharp because of continuously increasing defectors, Sun-woo explained the situation then additionally added words.

“Thanks to that, Yeonhwa-ssi came to stay on this side. And since I have to protect Yeonhwa-ssi, work probably won’t go to the Association or Carol. Just about an ID card…”

“Sun-woo-ssi living together is the problem!”

“What?”

“No, no, I got a bit excited.”

Carol took a big deep breath to settle excitement.

“Whew, perhaps protection in a different way isn’t possible? If Yeonhwa-ssi stays in the same lodgings as us, seems like it would work. Since same women, and people from different dimensions staying together seems more stable…”

Hearing it, talk that completely didn’t match front and back. Sun-woo had no choice but to shake his head.

“Since I’m designated as protector in the mission, doing it that way seems unreasonable.”

“Right, it’s a mission to stay together with Sun-woo-ssi.”

At Yeonhwa’s words added indifferently from the side, Caroline became a gloomy expression.

“Haa, can’t be helped. Understood.”

If he passed Yeonhwa to Caroline, Sun-woo would also be comfortable, but regrettably it was unreasonable because of the mission.

“So, not anything else, but if Yeonhwa-ssi is to stay here, seems like there’s much to buy, but I who am a man can’t know everything that’s needed, so I called to request that.”

“Ah, you mean shopping.”

Caroline was happy at the word shopping then looked at Yeonhwa and became a gloomy expression again.

“Certainly must shop.”

Caroline who looked over Yeonhwa’s appearance eventually changed her mind or came out enthusiastically with shining eyes.

“Then let’s depart. Worked out well. Anyway, since I also have to buy things for Sophia to use. With this opportunity, relieving stress too is good.”

She pulled Yeonhwa and made Sun-woo take the lead, walking out vigorously. And Sun-woo became frightened at Caroline’s words.

“Oh, just buying simple things first…”

“Can’t! Who knows how long you’ll be! Money is also plenty. Must purchase properly so even if someone enters later, problems… Ahem, anyway hurry!”

Looks like today would be more tiring than during mission times.

***

Several days later, Dimension Gamma.

Commonly called Fantasy World.

While clamorous sounds were heard from afar, three people standing at the hill’s edge were looking down below with serious expressions.

In the center stood a handsome young red-haired man with serious expression wearing armor that looked splendid at a glance.

Beside him, an elderly wizard holding a staff, and on the opposite side, a woman wearing clothes appearing to be a priest were looking down below.

“Can’t understand how they gathered to this extent of numbers without knowing.”

The woman, Holy Maiden Victoria, shook her head with a slightly sad expression.

“Well, everyone didn’t even care until those guys disappeared near people, so how could they know about gathering. Was a situation busy fighting among people.”

Grand Mage Graham responded to Victoria’s words from the opposite side.

Below the hill the party was looking at, forces of similar-humans exceeding tens of thousands were encamped.

Elves and orcs, dwarves and lizardmen, etc. From races classified as similar-humans for being similar to humans to races classified as monsters, almost all races that could use tools were gathered.

“No use regretting being late. What we must do is end this fight as quickly as possible.”

The man wearing beautiful armor, Hero Adolf Gristeen, gazed intently at the hazy city beyond the similar-human encampment and the castle at its center.

It was the capital and royal castle of Brighton Kingdom, one of three major powers excluding the Empire.

A month ago, from the southern mountain range of peaceful Brighton Kingdom, numerous enemies poured out.

Orcs and elves, and numerous similar-humans destroyed Brighton Kingdom’s southern territories moving upward.

At first the kingdom thought it was simple monster activity, but when bad news continuously flew from each territory and forces dispatched for recovery were defeated, they snapped to attention.

After that, the kingdom gathered forces allocated to other countries’ borders and central army to set up defensive lines and made kingdom magicians and priests investigate what happened.

The kingdom could complete defensive lines before the capital fell, and magicians discovered how similar-humans and monsters that couldn’t cooperate with each other came to gather strength attacking the kingdom.

It was dragons. Magicians who examined past records found records of dragons giving commands to similar-humans destroying kingdoms and could also discover a clever plan to reverse the situation.

According to those records, humans of destroyed kingdoms eventually decided on suicide attacks, and sending small personnel succeeded in eliminating dragons in the rear.

When dragons died, similar-human armies scattered separately as dragon domination disappeared, and this story was transformed continuing down as the legend of heroes who killed dragons.

The kingdom that barely set up defensive lines fought back-and-forth offense and defense while requesting suicide attacks to Adolf, the prince of a neighboring country and famous hero who coincidentally came to help.

And Adolf who accepted that request arrived at this rear with comrades going around enemy lines.

“Let’s hurry. If late, defensive lines might be breached.”

At prince, no, Hero Adolf’s words, the other two people nodded, and the three people each mounted horses beginning to drive horses to the opposite side.

“Now, we also move.”

Daniel who saw the hero party moving spoke to comrades and rose.

“Ugh, seems like chose the wrong line. Coming back from mountain range only to tend to prince-nim’s backside.”

The comrade knight sighed at the hero party’s appearance going ahead.

“Don’t say such things. How many exploits has prince-nim accomplished while going around each country. Everywhere called Hero-nim.”

The junior knight seemed captivated by the hero’s appearance. At the appearance full of spirit, the comrade breathed another sigh.

A while ago, Daniel and two knights who went on reconnaissance to the mountain range came to go together as attendants when Adolf left hearing of neighboring country Brighton Kingdom’s crisis.

Since it was an incident by similar-humans who came from the mountain range, looks like they thought the three people who left investigating that matter were perfect as attendants.

Thanks to being dragged to such war turmoil, the complainer comrade knight had no choice but to say another word.

“Now, everyone please hurry.”

Daniel urged people still grumbling.

They were mercenaries gathered here. Brought only the best among mercenaries pulled out by conscription orders because of war.

“Daniel knight strongly recommended and recruited, but will they actually help? Though they say skill is good, they’re mercenaries. While fighting they might run away saying ouch hot.”

At comrade’s whisper, Daniel smiled bitterly. Prejudice toward mercenaries didn’t seem to disappear well. For Daniel who was a mercenary-origin knight, he had no choice but to become quite bitter.

“Will do well even because of contract.”

Daniel trusted mercenaries in his own way, and besides that there was a reason he had no choice but to select mercenaries.

Because of two men and women wearing somewhat unusual clothes among mercenaries.

They were Sun-woo and Yeonhwa summoned here a while ago.