Hunter Kindergarten, Dolphin Class! - Chapter 135

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Chapter 135

Hunter Kindergarten Dolphin Class! Chapter 135

[ Found it. ]

[ My eye. ]

“Wait a sec-!”

I stopped Nabi who was about to jump out of my pocket immediately.

To be precise, I could say I pleaded while shoving both hands into the jumper pocket where the White Dog Doll was kept.

“Just wait a moment!”

[ Why? ]

Because it’s obviously dangerous!

In the distance, I can see An Param precariously leaning against a fence that doesn’t even reach his waist.

‘If Nabi suddenly appears, An Param might get startled and fall backward.’

First, I need to separate those two… No, at the very least, I should get An Param away from the edge before going to retrieve the eye.

I watched ahead and spoke calmly to Nabi.

“If we mess up and the glass bottle containing Nabi’s eyes breaks, the eyes will fall to the floor, right?”

The cylindrical glass container that An Param is holding comes into view.

From past experience, I had figured out that Nabi’s eyes were inside that glass container An Param was holding.

[ Right? ]

“Then you’d feel bad. If they fall to the floor, that’s dirty. Dirty.”

[ …That’s right! Dirty! Dirty! ]

“Right. So, can you wait until I give you the signal that everything’s ready? That way we can safely get Nabi’s eyes back.”

At least, since they’re her own eyes, she should be worried about them.

….

[ Got it! ]

“Thank you….”

Having safely secured Nabi’s promise to wait, I began to move in earnest.

I raised both hands above my head and slowly approached them.

‘First, let’s get as close as possible.’

The woman confronting An Param didn’t stop me. She just watched quietly, then shifted her gaze back to the Glass Bottle that An Param was holding.

‘She seems completely fixated on that thing.’

As I slowly approached them, the woman’s appearance came into view detail by detail.

‘I couldn’t tell from a distance.’

Wounds scattered across her arms and face, and clothes that looked worn somewhere.

Disheveled hair and eyes that gleamed menacingly.

‘No matter how I look at it, she’s definitely not a Branch Office Employee, damn.’

“Teacher over there! Please calm down and let’s talk! Don’t come any closer! Come over here and let’s have a conversation!”

It sounded like I’d become a negotiator caught in the middle of a hostage situation, but there was no choice.

“Hyung! This crazy lady keeps trying to steal this thing!”

You need to be quiet for a bit!

I swallowed and ignored An Param, turning my head toward the woman.

“Teacher.”

When I called to the woman once more, her gaze seemed to turn this way….

“Hand that over right now! Hey you, are you that kid’s Guardian?”

“Huh? Oh, yes!”

“That Glass Bottle is mine, okay? But that kid snatched it away unreasonably and won’t give it back! Do something about this!”

Wasn’t she just lashing out at me unreasonably.

But… that’s Nabi’s, you know.

“No it’s not! Anyone can see it’s not yours! Lady! Then whose eye is this?”

“Hey! That’s none of your business! What does it have to do with you?!”

“It’s my business since it came into my hands!! Ah, then you shouldn’t have dropped it!”

“You’re the one who bumped into me and made me drop it!”

“Excuse me.”

No, what is this… It’s not even elementary school kids fighting.

I held my throbbing head and looked back and forth between the two people.

[ It’s my eye though? ]

[ Why are they acting like it’s theirs? ]

[ Ridiculous. ]

[ Can I send those two to Rest later? ]

No, I looked at three of them.

And so began an ownership dispute over a single eye between two humans and one supernatural being.

“No, Hyung! I’m right, aren’t I?!”

“Hey! Do something about this kid! I’m telling you it’s mine?!”

[ No it’s not? It’s mine though? Why are they acting like that? ]

Ah, please.

…Would you believe me if I said this hopeless standoff continued for quite a while.

It was only after some time had passed that I finally came to my senses from this pointless argument and began to speak up in earnest.

‘This crazy… I’ve done enough.’

In between all that, I was gesticulating with my hands and feet, got insurance for An Param, tried my best to calm the woman down, and in the midst of it all, I had to soothe Nabi who was getting agitated and trying to leave!

“…Calm down, let’s resolve this with words first.”

“Yes….”

“….”

Right, I barely managed to get this far!

-Bang!!

“Teacher!!!”

“Hey! An Param!!”

“Paramaaaaaak!! You can’t dieeeeeee!!!”

The rooftop door that had been closed by wind opened, and several people burst out from inside.

Yu Jin-chae and…. An Param’s friends?

‘…Why are you guys coming out from there?’

I’m dusting off my mouth while gradually moving my position, having positioned myself near the woman who was confronting An Param.

Yu Jin-chae, who had entered the rooftop and was looking around, spotted me. After a brief moment of relief and smiling, she hardened her expression and shouted toward us.

“We came up because you weren’t coming down no matter how long we waited! But Teacher, there’s bad news! There are more monsters than expected, so orders have come down to seal off this building and suppress them!”

“…Huh?”

“Since it’s a branch office, there aren’t many hunters stationed at the company! Oh, but don’t worry about this part – all employees have been evacuated! Ah…. These guys kept making a fuss about being worried for their friend, so I brought them along for practical training!”

“….”

Thank you for the information.

Yes, but, you see….

Teacher…. Right now, it may look like we’re standing here looking at each other amicably, but we’re not on good enough terms to be sharing information like that.

Yu Jin-chae delivered the situation report in detail, making it audible even to the unidentified woman, without having any clue about the current situation here.

I was busy blocking my soul that was trying to escape through my mouth in real time.

‘Get it together… If I lose focus here, it’s over.’

-Crash bang clang!!

-Bang!!

Meanwhile, sure enough, proving that Yu Jin-chae’s words weren’t lies, I could see what appeared to be monsters causing a commotion as they tried to enter through the open rooftop door.

Good heavens.

‘Someone please tell me this is a dream.’

And so the situation suddenly changed like this.

In front of me, there was still a ownership dispute over Butterfly Eyes, and behind me, a war was breaking out against the swarming monsters.

‘Even the nonsense dreams I have during afternoon naps would be more realistic than this.’

…I’m going crazy.

After biting my lips and agonizing until my brain felt like it was burning up, I finally made that decision.

“Nabi, come out.”

Anyway, the rear was in chaos fighting the monsters.

‘Dragging out time like this might be even more dangerous.’

As soon as I gave the signal, the black hand emerged from my jumper pocket and rushed toward An Param’s chest.

Skillfully and quickly trying to fill the container…

Suddenly the woman who had been standing still sprang forward and tried to grab Nabi’s black hand.

“What the hell is this now-!”

However.

-Thud.

“…Huh.”

She collapsed.

Nabi lightly swatted away the woman who had grabbed his black forearm, and she fell to the floor like a piece of paper.

“…!”

It was the moment I seized the opportunity and hurriedly took a step to join them.

“Hey! Watch out!”

“…!!!”

Before I knew it, the monsters that had been swarming had reached the center of the rooftop.

‘They were overwhelmed by numbers!’

The skilled former field team leader and high-grade youth hunters had been handling things well, but a gap had formed due to the overwhelming quantity.

I could see two monsters that looked like they were crudely assembled from various creatures’ body parts pouncing on An Param’s unsuspecting colleague from above.

‘Damn it, seriously.’

I pulled out the protective dagger that Yu Jin-chae had practically given me as a stylish accessory and rushed at one of them.

And I barely managed to block one of them.

‘Damn…!’

But it was too early to let my guard down. There was still the other one.

‘There’s nothing I can do about that one.’

“An Param!! Just do it!!”

“…Yes, yes?”

I could see An Param looking at me, terrified.

Anyway, with the researcher down, An Param was the only one who could come this way.

I continued to glance at An Param while fighting the monster.

Through my violently shaking vision, I could see him fidgeting restlessly.

‘Even at a glance, it’s obvious. His face is asking whether a D-rank like himself dares to step forward in this situation.’

And finally, unable to watch him stomp his feet in conflict any longer, I burst out shouting.

“I believe in you, so go for it! You can do it!!”

“…!!!”

Then I saw him hesitate for a moment… but soon, as if he had made up his mind, I could see An Param rushing toward us with deadly determination.

And quickly.

As An Param swept his hand across toward the monster that was lunging through the air…

The monster fell down Below the Rooftop in the blink of an eye.

-Crash clang clang!!

-Thud!!!

“….”

A level of ability unbelievable for a D-rank.

I could see something like a thrill rising on An Param’s face.

‘It worked.’

I was certain as I stabbed my Short Sword into what appeared to be the monster’s neck.

I had taken out insurance with An Param in advance in case something like this happened!

-Param, what I’m about to say might sound like nonsense, but just do as I tell you.

-Yes?

-Put both hands together at your belly, bow your waist ninety degrees, then slowly raise it back up. And repeat this at least twice.

‘He would never believe me even if I told him that Belly Bow was the Ritual Condition, so I deliberately broke down the movements and explained them so he wouldn’t notice.’

I thought I was going to die trying to coax and persuade that guy who was full of distrust and didn’t want to do it.

‘Ugh.’

In the meantime, that woman might suddenly act unpredictably, so I had to stay on guard while doing this… My head was pounding. Really.

“Mmph!!”

-Thud!!

I somehow barely managed to take down one monster and stood up from the floor with my trembling arms and legs.

I’ll say it again… I’m a civilian.

I never imagined I’d end up having the experience of killing monsters.

“Hah…”

Right now I can’t feel it thanks to the adrenaline, but when this is all over… I have a feeling it’s going to be awful.

‘Status Window’

To briefly check An Param’s condition, I called up the Status Window to confirm.

『 Unregistered Target Subject : An Param

Ability : Gravity Manipulation

Grade : D > A+ (Identity Released)

*Detailed Description : Gravity at my will.

Ritual Condition : Belly Bow.

Status Abnormality : Coward beyond imagination.

Panic, ability overuse

D > B grade temporary increase.

STORY 1. Ugh, I hate studying! 』

‘Damn, fulfilling the Ritual Condition is incredibly difficult.’

If I had known it would be like this, I should have stopped joking around and told him honestly.

“Sigh… Yeah, it’s all my fault.”

Meanwhile, Nabi had found the eyes and returned to the White Dog Doll.

‘…That was close. Really…’

“Hey!! An Param, you Crazy Bastard! How did you do that?!”

“Hey! I, I did it! Did you see? I did it!!”

“I saw it! Dude! Hey! Do it again!”

“This is crazy, am I really getting stronger?!”

“You were already strong before, right? Was all that just bluffing?”

“It wasn’t!! Damn it, hey! I’ll show you again!”

…They’re just playing around.

I didn’t save them to watch this.

Like that, it seemed everything would be roughly resolved once the Monster was dealt with.

‘I found the Butterfly Eyes, and An Param seems fine too.’

But I should have known that it’s not over until it’s truly over.

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