Chapter 39 Part1 (2/2)
”There's something I wanted to ask you...”
[Ye Jin Jin: Something you'd like to ask me? What is it!? Whatever it is, I'll do it!]
”...Mm, yeah. Thanks.”
How taxing! As he thought, his best bet would be for them to meet so her feelings for him would abate. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo hated himself for not doing this sooner and told her about his plans.
Ye Jin Jin was obviously excited at the prospect of meeting face-to-face, and marked her coordinates for Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. Fortunately, he recalled pa.s.sing her location, so he felt like he'd be able to get there quickly with the Heaven Door's Key.
[Ye Jin Jin: I can't leave here for the time being, so please take your time. Ah, it's the level 2 danger zone, but you have to be careful on your way here.]
Following the heroes' battle with the 12 generals, it seemed as though the undead had become more violent; if she couldn't find a dungeon, then it would be difficult for her to hunt monsters, so she was hiding for the time being. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nodded his head, promised he'd come and find her right away, and ended the chat.
”Hoo.”
Immediately after, a sigh naturally came out. Of course, he didn't have lungs, so no breath actually came out.
”What do I do? I don't want to meet her...”
'She'd cry if she heard you say that.'
”But I guess I have to go anyway... I'll leave behind a simple message here for now.”
They were currently living in a house they'd bought within Kuroa's Glory. A week after he'd signed the contract with the Pope, they finished their first expedition.
The conquered dungeon was simple. It consisted of mostly level 5s, with level 6 elites occasionally popping up, but the dungeon had a bad reputation, as there were several monsters that could use poison or acid type status ailments strong enough to even kill level 7 knights or magicians.
However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was covered in flames, and those flames burned away the acid and poison. He charged through the dungeon like a bulldozer and pushed his way through from the start to the finish (the boss room). All the paladins and priests did was pick up the loot. Rather than feeling dispirited, they responded with 'He truly is the one bestowed with the Sun G.o.d's power!' and looked at him with sparkling eyes.
”At latest, I should take a day, but they may come to find me before then. It should be fine if I just write that I went out with Lawrence for a bit.”
'They might misunderstand if you write that.'
”Huh...?”
Jin didn't explain any further, so Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't change his message and stuck it to the front door. Because at least 90% of the language used on the surface and underground were the same, he could write without difficulty (due to G.o.d's help).
”Then, I'll be back, Jin.”
”You're going without me?”
”Yeah. I'm pretty fast now too. I was going to bring a couple of other guys with me along the way. It might be boring, but just wait patiently for me.”
”Hey, if you're going to do that, then at least let me out of the city.”
”I suppose there's no danger out there since you're a veteran level 7. Alright, let's go.”
Level 6 bones didn't really have any effect on Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, since his stats had surpa.s.sed 10,000, but for Jin, whose agility had developed much more than his other stats, they would still have an effect on his Strength, Health, or Magic.
So Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had given him most of the bones that he'd acquired on the surface, and as a result, Jin had gotten to 8,000 total stats.
”Don't be late. And make sure you don't encounter another one of the 12 generals and kill them.”
”It depends on which of the 12 generals it is, but I got it.”
”You lie all the time, so why are you only honest when it doesn't matter?”
”Then, see you tomorrow!”
After Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had left Jin to 'graze' outside the city (if Jin knew how he'd described it, then it wouldn't end with him just giving him another 'rodeo'), he took a deep breath and activated the Heaven Door's Key.
Contrary to when it was the Bone Gate, the Heaven Door's Key used both bones and mana to activate. Ironically, a single activation lessened the strain immensely. Moreover, he'd acquired a ton of bones that he couldn't use on the surface, so he would be able to activate it as much as he wanted.
[You have become more familiar with the Heaven Door's Key. Five people can now accompany you.]
'Nice. We're going underground.'
The light flashed and then Lee s.h.i.+n Woo arrived at his designated coordinates. He'd arrived in the level 2 danger zone and with his speed, he could group up with Ye Jin Jin in just 3 minutes!
Once he'd gotten out of the tunnel of light, he quickly looked around and looked for anything that might be dangerous. Then, he nodded his head in satisfaction and moved his feet.
'As expected, the more I use the Heaven Door's Key, the less its functions are limited. Five people can accompany me, excluding myself, so six people can go through it now. It went up by two all of a sudden.'
Honestly, he didn't need it that many. He wondered whether he should've brought Jin along or not, but it was already water under the bridge, so there was nothing he could do about it. 'For the time being, let's keep this a secret from Jin,' Lee s.h.i.+n Woo inwardly muttered and quickened his pace. He soon arrived at the entrance to a hidden cave.
”Ye Jin Jin, are you there?”
”Yes, Mr. s.h.i.+n Woo...!?”
Was she waiting for him? When he called for her, she appeared right away. Her equipment had changed since they'd last met and she a.s.sumed a pose befitting a veteran hero, but she still gave off the impression of a junior hero, perhaps because she was a girl. Her impression didn't change, but...
”Y-You look cool.”
”Ah.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo then realized that he was still disguised in his human form.
If he wanted to get her out of her sh.e.l.l, then he'd have to work a little harder from now on.
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