Level Up Monster

Chapter 20

After receiving the two Knights' help, Sae-Jin can safely leave the sewer.

"Oh, so your profession is Hunter?"

However, a slightly annoying problem has developed. Even though she was unharmed anywhere, the female Knight still dragged her into the makeshift ward, and after placing her in one of the sick beds, she dragged her to the hospital, he plopped down next to her and started asking questions endlessly while the black-spotted woman looked at him. The yellow ears above her head were busy moving to and fro.

"…Yes nih . "

Since he wanted to leave as soon as possible, he kept his answer short, but this woman showed no signs of giving up at all. He even came very close to his side and openly started sniffing it. As expected, it was his good body odor causing trouble. For a Soo-in who wants a pleasant body scent on good looks, the scent of a wolf might not be any different from an irresistible pheromone.

"So so. I happen to be a Mid Tier Knight, you know. Besides, I am also a person with excellent future prospects. And my annual salary is pretty high, too .. Ehehehe. We should go hunting together sometime. I'm the Leopard type, I want you to know. I'm really fast and sturdy. "

She made an adorable roar and tried very hard to get into Sae-Jin's good books . Khwoung ~ She makes an adorable roar and tries really hard to get into Sae-Jin's good books.

Honestly, he didn't feel bad at all. No, he feels a little strange. Because, this lady Knight is a beautiful person. Contrary to his sharp, leopard-like face, his actions were as cute as a puppy dog and it helped his feelings a lot at the moment.

"Ah, you just smile. That means you'll go with me, right? Us, right ~? You won't regret it! I will help you raise your rank with a few Tiers in no time !! "

"… Ahaha, no, I …"

As they conversed, the atmosphere bloomed in pink, but out of nowhere, a proverbial dark cloud loomed over their heads. And it was the other male Knight who found Sae-Jin. His face trembled occasionally, he spoke in a tone that showed how unhappy he was at the moment.

"Mr Kim Sae-Jin?"

"…. What do you want now?"

The male knight definitely calls Sae-Jin but it is precisely the woman who retaliates in a thorny manner, blocking him at the same time.

"You, go. Mr. Sae-Jin, you feel fine, don't you? Unfortunately, there are many wounded civilians crying out in pain as we speak. If you're okay, then …."

"What do you mean, she's okay ?! Can't you see he's suffering so much? Even his clothes were on fire !! We don't know if she's suffering some kind of emotional trauma right now."

. There is no strange way . Sae-Jin laughs a little awkwardly as she lifts her body.

"I'm doing fine. Since I'm fine, I have to go. There's a promise I have to keep, too."

"Eh? Wh why? It's okay if you stay a little longer .... oh, right !!"

He grabs Sae-Jin's rising shoulder and forcefully pushes her to the bed. Then he shot sharply towards the male Knight. But the man pretended not to know anything while whistling leisurely.

"No, Miss Knight, it's just …"

"It's Rozen. Call me in the form you feel most comfortable with."

"Okay, Miss Rozen, I thank you for everything you've done for me, but I really have to go now."

It's nice to receive the full attention of a good woman. But, for a person like him who has never experienced true love in his entire life, such focus feels somewhat unfamiliar and uncomfortable, plus there is a time limit in mind as well.

"… If, if that's the case, please give me your phone number !!"

Seeing her unwavering determination, the bewildered Miss Rozen picked up her collar and handed her the phone. (TL: something like the picture at the end of chapter ..) Sae-Jin can't find it in herself to turn her down on this one so she gives the number and says goodbye to him.

"Please, let's go hunting together later !!"

Rozen sounds like he wants to play an online game with her and it makes Sae-Jin laugh a little. There is no meaning behind that smile. But his face remained deep red as he attentively stared at his back.

"…. Uh. Oi, you want to die? What are you trying to pull? You fought to the death with me, wild leopard, or something ?!"

As soon as Sae-Jin was far away, Rozen's face curled up and started throwing sharp words at the male Knight. But her lips curved slightly upwards as if she was satisfied about something.

"What's wrong with you? I just follow protocol. He wasn't even hurt. Why does he have to sleep?"

"You, today, you …"

For a moment after that, he continued to spit out verbal insults at her.

*

Sae-Jin walks past the makeshift ward, scanning the various wounded civilians there. There was a man with serious burns covering his entire body, while others had slight bruises on the skin.

And as he observed the injuries of the patients, a strange and painful sensation invaded his eyes suddenly.

"Euk…"

Leaking a soft groan, he massaged his temple, squeezing it shut his eyes before opening it.

Then, the world has changed. It was an illusion brought about by the scope of his vision widening to an unrealistic level.

The field of view of a normal person is 180 degrees. But Sae-Jin can see what's going on behind her as well. And the whole world seemed richer in hue and also brighter. The light from the bulb stung his eyes, and there was no longer a dark corner he could not see.

He stopped moving and stood there like a rock and scanned the surroundings until he caught a distant shadow of himself in the mirror set on the wall of the ward.

The color of his eyes had turned into a terrifying golden hue.

[Complete Condition: Feel at least ten cases of negative aura at once while maintaining the Ebony Wolf Form,]

► Passive Skill "Wolf Eye" has been obtained.

– The vision of the host has widened and is not affected by obstruction from light. Also, the host will be able to distinguish what is usually invisible to the naked eye.

– It is possible to activate this skill during Forms other than Ebony Wolf Form.

It was another message saying that he had acquired a new skill.

"Find what is usually invisible?"

The question was quickly answered. There was a kind of strand of strange aura, an ominous feeling that danced over the moaning patient. There are so many colors – blue, green, purple, red, even black. discern these strands of "light", with different colors potentially denoting severity of each injury . Sae-Jin is actually able to distinguish these "light" strands, with different colors potentially indicating the severity of each injury.

As if she is possessed by a spirit or something, Sae-Jin approaches one of the patients letting out this mysterious aura. He dazedly stared at this strand of light before suddenly recalling the message he had read earlier.

'When the skill level is raised, the "corporeal", "incorporeal" and even the aura can be annihilated. '

If it's true .. no, he's sure.

Wolf's claws can cut this disease as well …. After nervously swallowing her saliva, Sae-Jin puts her hand on the aura that faintly rises and rubs it with her nails.

* SFX for air slicing and flailing fingers *

But there's no change.

'Is my Skill Level too low?'

[Skill Skill Proficiency Level is too low. ]

"Huh …."

He groans for acceptance. That's when a nurse asks him if he's a relative of this patient; Sae-Jin shakes his head no, and then he leaves the emergency room as if he's on the run.

*

As of now, he can remain as a human only 2 hours in a day but now, Sae-Jin finds herself with a huge time surplus. The first thing he did was go to the one-bedroom apartment he rented in the suburbs. For the past 2 months, he had been too busy living as a monster, so he could not even tell the owner of the place he was going to move to.

"…. It's been a long time."

rd floor, no . One room in a rundown building, 3rd floor, no. 302. Slightly overwhelmed with nostalgia, Sae-Jin slowly caresses the metal gate. The only security feature of the place is the numeric style door lock, not a fingerprint or retinal scanner.

BbipBbipBbipBbeep

The door opened after she entered the four-digit code, and she stepped over the doorway, entering the apartment ….

"Ouch!!"

He banged his forehead on the low hanging upper frame of the metal gate.

sturdier, he didn't feel much pain . In the past, there had been enough gaps there to pass through the metal gate .. but now that his body had become stronger, he did not feel much pain. He nodded and entered the apartment.

sniff sniff " "sniff sniffing "

The conditions of its place remain largely the same as when it left, but with the exception of the dust that subsides everywhere. Although it had only been empty for 2 months, the scent of someone living here had all disappeared without a trace now.

"mm?"

When she checked her house, she saw a blue light leaking from her home phone, which meant there was a recorded voicemail to listen to. Wanting to know who could leave a message to him, since something like this had never happened before, he immediately thought of one reason for it.

Hazelline. Sae-Jin falls asleep for almost 3 days in the gutter, and when she asks for a date after waking up, she learns that 4 days have passed. Since it was impossible for her to call someone during that time, the only remaining possibility was that Hazeline called out to him nonstop because she owed him so much.

Feeling sorry, she quickly accessed the voice mail. There are five records in total.

"Mister Sae-jin's? This is Hazeline speaking . I was shocked to find out there was an incident of Monster Outbreak in Seoul… . I perused the list of the decided but didn't see your name on it . You must've made it out okay . When things have settled down, please give me a call . " – "Mr Sae-Jin? This is talking to Hazeline. I was surprised to learn there was an Outbreak Monster incident in Seoul …. I researched the list of the deceased but did not see your name on it. You must have managed to be fine. When everything is in order, please give me a call. "

The first message was relatively quiet, and exactly 12 hours later, there was another one.

"Has everything settled down? I haven't heard from you yet . The reports say the incident is now more or less under control… . I guess you're still busy? If you get this voice message, please call me . " – "Is everything in order? I haven't heard from you. Reports say the incident is now more or less under control …. I guess you're still busy? If you get this voicemail, please contact me."

The next message was 14 hours later, and his voice in the message sounded trembling with worry.

"Mister Sae-jin's? Where are you? Let me come and see you . Maybe we need to meet and talk? Also, that Mana Stone was a lot more extensive than the initial estimates . It was over $4 .5 million . Even if you sell all the potions here, after deducting tax and other stuff, it's only about half of that amount . So, please. Haaa, Mister Sae-Jin . Mister Sae-Jin? Please give me a call as soon as you hear this message . " – "Mr Sae-Jin? Where are you? Let me come and see you. I thought, maybe we need to meet and talk? Also, that Mana Stone was much more expensive than the initial estimate. That's more than $ 4. 5 million even if you sell all the herbs here, after deducting taxes and other items, it's only about half that amount. So, please .. Haaa, Mr. Sae-Jin. Mr Sae-Jin? Please contact me as soon as you hear this message. "

Sae-Jin listens to the next message as sweat droplets form on her forehead.

"Mister Kim Sae - Jin . I hope you are not planning to run away using this Outbreak as an excuse . I sincerely wish that you don't even think of entertaining such a foolish idea . You may not be aware of this, but I have a bit of fame in certain circles . Finding a single person isn't even a challenge for me . You even gave me your name, too… . Wait a second, that is your real name, right? What if he gave me a fake name?! Oh, no, that's why!! I thought it was weird that an alchemist was giving away his name too easy. Fuu . I can still find you . No, I will find you . I will chase you down to the ends of this earth, no, even to hell itself . You better believe that . " – "Master Kim Sae-Jin. I hope you do not plan to escape using this Plague as an excuse. I sincerely hope that you don't even think to entertain such a stupid idea. You may not be aware of this, but I have a bit of fame in certain circles. Finding one person is not even a challenge for me. You even gave me your name as well …. Wait a minute, that's your real name, right? Wait, what if he gives me a fake name ?! Oh, no, that's why !! I think it's strange that an alchemist gave his name too easily. I can still find you. No, I'll find you. I'll chase you to the ends of this earth, no, not even to hell itself. You better believe that. "

Now anger. His own voice was boiling with anger, and somewhere in the middle, there were several instances of chaotic pronunciation of words after he clenched his molars violently. Sae-Jin sighed weakly as she listened to the final message.

"Mister Sae-Jin . Yesterday I was distracted with emotions so I couldn't help it . I'm sure you can understand where I'm coming from . If you think about how more than half of your fortune that you worked so hard to accumulate in your whole life just flying away.. . you would not be able to sleep at night . You'd be angry and sad, wondering why your money had suddenly grew wings and flew away. I feel like that . To me, past 4 days felt like 3 years . And you also know this, don't you? Dark Elves don't easy trust banks so we mostly keep hard cash . Me, I don't have any other assets . You must not run away without repaying that debt . I've shed so much tears and blood earning that money… . Please, please, just give me a call . " – "Mr Sae-Jin. Yesterday I was confused by emotions so I couldn't help it. I'm sure you can understand where I'm from. If you think about how much more than half of your wealth you make so hard to accumulate in your entire life just fly away. you will be angry and sad, wondering why your money suddenly grew wings and flew away. And you know this too, don't you? Dark Elves were not easy to trust banks so we mostly kept cash. I, I have no other assets. You can't run away without paying that debt. I've shed a lot of tears and blood that makes that money …. Please, please, just call me. "

His heavy and emotional voice became very sad until the end.

As soon as the last message played out, Sae-Jin quickly called out to him.

Hazeline answered the phone even before the first beep was over.

"Hello?!" – "Hello ?!"

"Ah, it's me."

"Wha....." – "Wha ……"

Hearing her voice, on the other side of the line Hazeline heaved a sigh of relief. He keeps muttering "Thank God, thank God ..." a few times, so Sae-Jin starts talking first.

"I'm really sorry. As you might have guessed, I was involved in the Plague. And I lost my phone. That's why I ended up calling you so late …"

"No, no, it's fine, it's all fine . No, I'm very thankful instead . Actually, I was expecting the worst, at least for about one year, to be honest, but you called me after only four days… . Where are you now? Let us meet . " – "No, no, it's okay, it's okay. No, I'm very grateful. Actually, I was expecting the worst, at least for about a year, honestly, but you called me after only four days … . Where are you now? Let's meet up. "

"Ah, the problem …."

At his suggestion, he observed the shadows of his face and body in the mirror for a moment.

Kim Sae-Jin in Human Form, and Kim Sae-Jin in Human Mode Ebony Wolf seem similar, but they are actually like two completely separate entities. The latter's face is similar to that of the "normal" Sae-Jin, but there are a few different points as well. First, his facial lines were sharper, and his features were now clearer. In other words, his puppy-like face had previously turned into a sharper face, like a wolf.

Hell, even the Sae-Jin Human Form was different from the normal human Sae-Jin before the change. Perhaps it was due to the sudden increase in his stats, his bone mass and his overall body size also increased a lot.

Simply put, comparing the number of Human Forms and Human Mode goes something like this:

The Human form of Kim Sae-Jin is 179 cm tall, weighs 77 kg and the body is in excellent condition, while Sae-Jin in Human Mode exceeds 189 cm in height and all 100kg of it is mostly muscle, while Sae-Jin in Human Mode exceeds 189 cm in height and all 100kg is mostly muscle, making his body no different from a living weapon.

'There will be problems if we meet like this. '

Of course, since she always wore a hood over her head when she met him so that the appearance of her face was not a problem, but the problem was her large body frame. Whatever "fashion" he chose, he became too big.

"Let's meet later. How about a week from today? There's a potion I'm making right now. I can't vacate a private workshop because I'm on the cusp of achieving success."

"Eh? Right now? What potion are you making?" – "Eh? Now then? What potion did you make?"

"That's …."

He hesitated for a while, before wetting his lips and answering.

"The banquet to be higher."

"……I'm sorry?" – "....... I'm sorry?"

Hazeline let out a startled voice, and Sae-Jin finally bit her lower lip. But now it was too late, no matter how ridiculous the lie sounded. He could think of no other reason. Because he did not grow only 2.3 centimeters, but 7 for one and 17 for the other.

"I'm telling you this just in case, but I won't sell this potion. Whatever happens."

"… . . " – "…."

He decided to ignore the speechless Hazeline and continued to do so with a straight face.