Level Up Monster
Chapter 29
At first, he panicked. As is easily shown here, Sae-Jin's identity is not too valuable to dig. However, what bothered him even more was Hazeline. Under the context of having a friendly relationship, she has shown him her real face, after all.
Of course, he wasn't worried about his secret being revealed when Dark Elves hated meeting people in the first place as well as putting it very important to believe, but still, it was, he felt somewhat uncertain as there was never a precedent from a moonlighting alchemist as a Hunter on the side.
"…. But man, this is so weird."
Whatever the case, his name, face, and job description are displayed here for all to see on South Korea's top portal site, Neighbor, and he finds all of this very strange. And a photo of her face taken from the side also showed her ugly chin line …
'After becoming a Mid Tier level Hunter at the age of 22, Kim Sae-Jin was recognized by the other Hunters as one of the top prospects in the future, after receiving the title of Heavenly Gift. '
Journalists seem to like making up fake stories. He had no clue who recognized him as a potential future prospect. But he has to admit that reading rumors about himself is a fun thing to do. Likewise, he found the words written in the article itself, as well as the comments in the comments section, rather interesting as well.
– He has a pretty nice face, a nice body, his height is almost right, so he fits Yu Sae-Jung, I thought. [Elected 983] [Elected 482]
└ Match well, a *s me. You really think the romance between an ordinary Hunter and an unobtanium spoon is possible?
└I agree. The Dawn is not your pet dog's name. They're fighting for the top spot in the country. Plus, Yu Sae-Jung is still a second-year student in high school.
└Oh and BTW, how tall is Yu Sae-Jung really?
AwSee it personally, between 159 ~ 160. But I think he's got a complex about his height, always insisting that it's 164.
└ ⁇ ⁇ That's really funny. "I told you, it's 164 !! Not 159 !!!"
Obviously, not every comment posted will be a better opinion but still, he feels happy just reading all the replies.
That night, Kim Sae-Jin stayed awake while reading all the articles related to her and the accompanying comment section.
***
The following afternoon, Sae-Jin heads to the Alchemy House of Yoseon to meet Hazeline. Since he was going to ask her for a big favor, she also brought 9 bottles of potions.
He handed over the potion as soon as they met, and he waited until his face shone with ecstasy and happiness before bringing up the real reason for his visit today.
"The rest of the money .. Can I pay you slowly over time? I'm currently short of funds …"
Hazeline showed a brief panic, but soon, nodded her head with a generous smile on her face. The reason is quite simple – after all, the alchemist who will cooperate for a very, very long time should not be allowed to destitute.
He immediately transferred $ 1. 7 million US from $ 4. 2 million obtained from the sale of the herb so far. He even added that he could take the time to pay for it.
Sae-Jin thinks that she really is a cool woman.
[The persuasion has worked. Skill Proficiency Level for "Fun Voice" Passive Skills increased. ]
And there are unexpected bonuses to boot as well. When Sae-Jin shines in satisfaction, Hazeline remembers something and asks him about it.
"By the way, what's that reality TV show about? I'm really surprised to learn that you're a Hunter. And also, befriend the granddaughter of the Chairman of Dawn Corporation as well."
"Oh ... is that? That's my side job. I got cabin fever stuck in the workshop that was dispensing potions, so was trying to relieve stress when I accidentally met Miss Sae-Jung."
"Is that true? How mysterious. But, after all, it doesn't matter what you do on the side. And with Yu Sae-Jung .. Keheum."
Fortunately, Hazeline did not try to dig any deeper.
To him, who knows about Sae-Jin, the, it was understandable to some degree – because the almost crippled Yu Sae-Jung could quickly recover as soon as he drank the potion brewed by none other than alchemist Kim Sae-Jin here.
"Has Dawn been in contact with him?"
While making such a wild guess, he inwardly accepted why Yu Sae-Jung and Kim Sae-Jin were so friendly with each other. That's a completely reasonable scenario. No matter what anyone else said, Dawn Corporation was the largest corporation in the country. And if they wanted to find someone, it was not at all difficult for them.
"Ah, right. Mr Alchemist, you know that, legally, direct transactions between people are prohibited, and you must go through the Alchemy House, huh? If you accept the sales request, please, you must tell us in advance."
Hazeline sincerely asks for something unreasonable from Sae-Jin's point of view.
"Huh? Oh. Sure oes. I'll do that."
*
Kim Sae-Jin buys a separate unit house near the Gangwon Monster farm with money received from Hazeline. But the house cost $ 1. 6 million, instantly diluting his bank account and making him feel bitter inside.
The house has two floors above ground and one floor underground. He decided to use the ground floor above as a living space, and to turn the basement into a workshop where he could do the work of blacksmiths and alchemy.
With the rest of the funds, he went around and bought various furniture. In addition to the obvious things like a bed and a set of sofas, he also got the right potion crafting tools and storage cabinets to store potion materials as well as metal bars for the blacksmith.
Even though she bought so many items while feeling excited for the future, there was still another week before she could move into her new home. He has to learn the hard way that the date to buy a house and then move on, can be very different from each other.
After all that, the rest of the money is about US $ 2,600.
Right now, Sae-Jin is in his cave.
nd Round of the Blacksmiths Tournament, which would take place in a week's time as well . Inside this dark and gloomy cave, he concentrated on making the next weapon for the 2nd Round of the Iron Clever Tournament, which would take place within a week as well. He originally thought that after some leeway was discovered, he did not want to do this anymore, but no, he was really excited for this. The reaction of the media and the general public was like a cure for him. He wanted to be praised by them again. He wanted these people to see his hard work and go crazy with admiration.
And his desire helped him discover the true value of the Smithing Orc Technique – the potential of this incredible skill.
And that's the "granting of special characteristics."
Flexibility, fluidity, flammability, density, melting point, boiling point, electrical and heat conductivity, viscosity, color spectrum for light material absorption, magnetism, etc., etc…. there are many chemical properties to consider. Depending on the Level of Proficiency, the Orc Tilting Technique can combine these traits and impart them.
Blades that can bend like snakes to attack enemies at the whim of their users, whip swords; invisibility robes that manipulate the refraction of light to fool the eyes, etc., are used for the purpose, etc – the possible types of weaponry he could create through the Smithing Technique were truly limitless.
Of course, weapons with additional attributes made by human blacksmiths could be found now and then out in the market. But it was just the result of a lucky coincidence. As an Orc, Sae-Jin can give all of these special attributes at will.
But for now, his Skill Skill Proficiency Level was too low, so he still had a long way to go. There was not a single sign of the Orc Warrior evolving to the next level, and no matter how many Mana Stones he absorbed, the amount of Mana he had remained the same as before.
[Smithing Technique has been completed. ]
[Hardness Level: D]
[New attributes have been added: Flame Damage Level D] (TL: author wrote here "Level D Fire Start". Since I'm not 100% sure if it's the correct translation, or indeed what he wants to convey, I'll go with the game-y Flame Damage sounding for now.)
[Although the completion rate was exemplary, the limit of the current Skill Skill Skill Level for Orc Warriors was D, and thus the Level could not be raised anymore. ]
'… So this is the best I can do. '
The weapon Sae-Jin had made just now was a sword. The beautiful patterns on the slippery, smooth, and pale surface of the blade give a noble feeling of elegance.
The attribute given to the sword, Flame Damage Level D, did not mean that the flames were actually burning on the blade itself. When a Knight breathes Mana into a weapon, only then will the effects of extremely high temperatures appear on their own. In other words, a melting power comparable to a furnace would be added on top of the enhanced Mana cutting power.
"Hee-yeah …"
He really felt annoyed at this weapon, finished after much effort over the past few mornings.
But his head is getting dizzy now. So, he immediately lay down on the cold and hard floor and fell into a deep sleep.
That night, she had a dream about a dream in which she received a lot of praise from the mass media.
*
It was a sunny afternoon. And finally that day for her to move into her dream home. Sae-Jin is busy placing furniture with the help of the workers of a moving company, when …
Vvroong …
The phone he had placed in his back pocket trembled silently.
⸢ Let's hunt today at 2pm. ⸥
It was a text message from Yu Sae-Jung.
Within three weeks of broadcasting the TV show, he left with a total of five hunts as a couple with him. And every time that happened, the world's attention was on him. Shit, there was even an incident where another Hunter took a paparazzo photo of him and uploaded it to SNS.
But Yu Sae-Jung doesn't seem to mind at all. He concentrates only on hunting and treats Sae-Jin no different than before, regardless of whether they record it or not.
⸢Cannot. In the middle of a moving house today. ⸥
And somehow, Sae-Jin can talk to him without using honor right now.
From the second hunt onwards, he felt that they had become friendly enough that he began to lose the honor at all times, but at that moment, he felt that they had become friendly enough, Yu Sae-Jung dislikes it and becomes somewhat stiff with her response. So, he answered well.
Initially, he only wants to test the water, but later, even Sae-Jin becomes stubborn about the matter and ends up not using honor at all for the rest of the hunting time. He thought it was equivalent to a course. After all, he was older than her at 4 years old.
The hunt that was supposed to last for two hours was cut in half as a result. In fact, he became very upset and went home early without saying anything. He called her back just after a week had passed.
Well, that's how human relations generally work – that requires will make the approach first.
From then on, Yu Sae-Jung diligently held Sae-Jin talking without honor. Right now, the color of his face remained the same even if he spoke to her without one.
When she asked how she felt about it, she said that at first at least, at least, he did not want to see her again but became unbearable frustration when teaming up with the other Hunters – so he gave up and called out to her in the end. Sae-Jin naturally feels quite proud of her own skills after hearing her confession.
⸢How can it?⸥
⸢ Will be too long to finish here. ⸥
Uttbut that's not good. I have no time other than today this week. ⸥
⸢ Let's hunt next week. I can't today. ⸥
During this exchange of texts, it was very clear to see who was in a favorable position.
Yu Sae-Jung does not send any more messages as if she is upset again. Not really caring about it, Sae-Jin pockets the phone and goes back to work. After all, he would call out to her again in his own time. Indeed, this was only possible because this lady Knight had become too dependent on abnormal Hunter abilities.
"Thank you for all your hard work ~ !!"
And finally – 4 pm. The furniture placement is completed with only an hour of human time remaining.
It's her house. Although she has to take on a debt to buy it, Sae-Jin is still overcome with emotions and she takes the time to observe the spacious house.
Each room here is as big as a one-room apartment. The longer he stared at his house, the closer he spilled tears of happiness.
