Chapter 51 (1/2)

Relief

Il-Hyun and Lee Tae-hee completed the last one of the sites. They got off the transport plane and returned to the hostel.

The mouse was on Il-Hyun’s shoulder, and the small-sized Phoenix was held in Lee Tae-hee’s arms.

They were told that they’re only going to be dispatched for a whole week, but the situation wasn’t as good as they expected it to be, so the period of dispatch was prolonged.

When they opened the door and went inside, they saw Ghost lying down on a spacious sofa, sleeping.

The clothes he wore before they were dispatched were the same as those he’d been wearing when he returned from the field.

“Oh, no! My mask!” Ghost shook his arm and drooled.

Even if it was a nightmare, he started to cry.

Il-Hyun woke him up by shaking his hand up and down.

Ghost woke up and slapped his own cheeks.

“Oh, I was dozing off again.”

“What were you dreaming about?”

“If you’re sleepy, just sleep inside your room. Don’t do it here.”

“It’s okay. I’m not sleepy anymore,” Ghost raised his arms out as if he’s stretching.

Then, he picked up the white bottle on the table.

Two or three small pills popped out and went on his hand’s palm before he swallowed them into his mouth.

“Oh, please give me one, too.”

“Oh, here.”

When Ghost bounced a pill, Lee Tae-hee caught it with her mouth and smiled.

The drug’s identity is a stimulant that can make you sleep.

It was an item that team members recently got used to.

He thought it would be necessary to be wide awake through the use of medicine because of working overtime, but instead, Il-Hyun didn’t know he would come here and see this drug himself.

Of course, the effect was strong enough to be incomparable to those sold on the market. It was even thoroughly tested for safety without side effects on the human body.

“If you saw to it already, then it must’ve been taken care of. A gate like that would’ve been tricky. After all, it seemed like the two best talents in the world went there. At least write to me if you become the team leader soon,” said Ghost as he sneakily checked the clock on the wall, smirking.

Then, Lee Tae-hee smiled awkwardly, her cheeks reddening.

Meanwhile, Il-Hyun, who was dispatched to Europe by Team A and made a remarkable achievement, became a promising prospect to be tied with Lee Tae-hee.

In addition to his skill level’s steep growth, the monsters he killed were posted on related websites and became known to the public.

Of course, he didn’t feel like he was bored enough that would go outside these days.

Unlike Lee Tae-hee reacting with a shy face, Il-Hyun’s already accustomed to Ghost’s remarks.

He took off his defensive coat and hung it on a hanger.

It was as dusty when he went to the scene, and others seemed to prefer washing clothes right away.

But he didn’t have to.

It will be dirty again in an hour or two.

Tuk!

A red fox inside his coat fell off the pocket’s gap.

The general appearance was distinctly different from that of the fox, but the nine small tails on its back fluttered.

The Fourth one, it was Il-Hyun’s new Summoner that had absorbed an Ether.

“Shuncha,” Il-Hyun called.

After taking a bath and leaving the Summoners wandering in the house, he laid down on the sofa.

He didn’t sleep because of that one stimulant he swallowed in the morning, but he was exhausted a lot.

It was rather a familiar feeling that he couldn’t sleep properly because the gates opened several times even at dawn.

If it weren’t for the Awakener body who had a quick recovery in all directions, it would’ve been an abnormal schedule.

“Is the world going to perish? It’s already the 3rd week, and I wish it would be a little quiet after this week,” said Il-Hyun as he blankly looked at the ceiling.

“I don’t think so… It’s really long this time. You’re still going to Korea tomorrow. We’ll be just a little bit behind you,” Ghost added at the end.

Il-Hyun nodded.

He had already heard that it’s difficult in many ways when you go abroad.

They would be busy compared to the teams already waiting in Seoul, mainly because they would take on the hard gates, which leads to a harsh situation.

“There are five people in one continent, and even though we have the least number of people, the situation had always been like this. I’ve never looked for your team’s help.”

“Well… Isn’t it that you’ve always believed in us?”

“Something like that.”

“Huh,” laughter leaked from Il-Hyun while lying with his eyes closed.

Il-Hyun also agreed to some extent with Ghost’s words, as he had already heard that the other teams were returning.

The currently dispatched teams are at 8 or 7 in number.

It’s true that even though the continent is small, they’re busier compared to other teams.

“Well, it’s not surprising that Tae-hee isn’t with another person. The chief of Team C pampers his members a lot, and if I happen to join them, I’m going to be here for the next three weeks. What, aren’t you trying to intentionally do extreme training?”

After his words, he looked at Il-Hyun and Tae-hee, who were seated in a squatting position.

A mouse was biting his fingers while it played together with the other mice.

Hmm, thanks to me, It absorbed a lot of cores.

When he thinks about it, even though he has been working alone with no one helping him but the number of cores gained proportionally has also increased.

If there were a lot of people, he wouldn’t have been able to absorb these many cores.

Unlike before, this time, even monsters that came out of the B1 level gate were enough to make do.

“Come, everyone,” Lee Tae-hee called the Summoners wandering around.

Then, three small Summoners gathered in front of her.

“Voila!” Lee Tae-hee took the core out of her arms.

Summoners jumped to the square core, where white light flowed from within it.

“Give me your hands,” Lee Tae-hee said after putting the cores in front of the guys.