I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 84

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Episode 84
Ep. 84
When I glanced to the side, Jia sat peacefully as always, her expression serene and composed.
Being a spirit, she seemed genuinely indifferent to such matters.
Which meant only I was seething with frustration.
“Seriously….”
As I spoke with a voice that seemed to boil over, Minjeong and Donghoo finally grasped the situation and waved their hands dismissively.
“We were just joking, seriously.”
“Yeah, your mom too. Isn’t the rule these days that if kids admit it within three seconds, you let it slide?”
“….”
I stared at the two of them for a moment, then let out a deep sigh.
It felt odd to take this too seriously.
Then I restored Elsie back to her spirit form.
Boom—!
“Geez, why’d you suddenly lock me up? That’s so suffocating….”
Elsie seemed genuinely indignant and frustrated that I had suddenly transformed her into a sword form.
Minjeong, who had been watching her intently, asked with a smile.
“So your name is Elsie? Nice to meet you. Let’s get along well?”
Then Elsie scoffed and spoke with absolute confidence.
“Hah! I am the Legendary Sword Elsie! Everyone except my master should show me proper respect, got it?”
“Uh…?”
Minjeong and Donghoo, who had assumed all spirits were like Jia—polite and quiet—looked slightly taken aback.
Indeed, even I hadn’t anticipated that two such spirited personalities would emerge.
But before I could even reprimand Elsie, Jia unexpectedly spoke to her.
“Elsie. They are my lady and lord. Show respect.”
“What? You’re telling me, you muscle-bound armor?”
Of course, given Elsie’s personality, she wouldn’t accept it so easily.
“They are the master’s lady and lord. Show respect.”
Goooooo———
A faint anger began to kindle in Jia’s expression, something that rarely happened no matter the circumstance.
Knowing Jia’s nature, I could easily imagine what lay beneath that calm surface.
“J-Jia.”
“It’s fine. She’s just a child, these things happen.”
Donghoo and Minjeong stepped in first to stop Jia!
But Jia simply continued to stare coldly at Elsie.
‘They say quiet people are scarier when they get angry….’
Watching her, a familiar scene came to mind.
There was a corporal in my unit.
He did everything he was ordered to do without complaint, and barely spoke—but once, a private who didn’t know any better crossed the line with him.
That corporal got furiously angry for the first and last time in his military service.
And by coincidence, I had been watching that entire incident unfold from beginning to end.
‘To be that terrifying without breaking a single rule… that Corporal was no ordinary soldier.’
It was no accident that Jia’s current demeanor reminded me of that quiet Corporal from back then.
In any case, Elsie also seemed to have belatedly sensed something unusual in Jia’s atmosphere.
“What, what’s wrong, Jia?”
Instead of calling her “Armored Fox” as usual, she was using her real name.
Bow—
“I am the Legendary Sword, Elsie. I look forward to working with you from now on.”
She was actually bowing deeply to Minjeong and Donghoo while saying this.
“Huh?”
“Is that really the same girl from before?”
Minjeong and Donghoo’s reactions showed just how out of character this was.
Only then did some of the intensity fade from Jia’s eyes.
Just how terrifying was Jia when she got angry?
From what I could tell, it seemed to be on a level beyond even that Corporal I’d witnessed.
I gently helped Elsie up and spoke.
“You don’t need to go that far. But why are you so afraid of Jia?”
Based on her usual behavior, she acted like she had nothing to fear in the world.
At that, Elsie shuddered once, then glanced sideways at Jia and spoke.
“Master, don’t joke around. That Armored Fox, when she gets angry even once, the armory gets completely turned upside down…”
“Elsie.”
“Eek, eek! I don’t know anything!”
Elsie had been about to say something, but the moment Jia quietly called her name, she yelped and sealed her lips shut.
‘Hmm… Jia is more than I thought?’
Watching her, I got some sense of what was going on, but I decided to let it slide for now.
She had always been nothing but loyal and faithful to me, so there was no need to pry into the details.
Besides, Elsie with her tomboyish personality was one thing, but if more S+ grade items appeared in the future, having someone with a bit of a disciplinarian side would actually be beneficial.
As Minjeong watched me, Jia, and Elsie, she smiled warmly before suddenly stiffening her expression and speaking.
“By the way, Hyeon.”
“Yes, Mom?”
“It seems like our family keeps growing… is this going to keep happening?”
“I’m not really sure about that either…”
I scratched the back of my head as I spoke.
Since Elsie was an item I’d obtained unexpectedly, I had no way of knowing what would happen in the future.
‘What if even more appear? Should I move out on my own?’
Already two.
Even though they were spirits that didn’t require separate rooms, my apartment—modest in size to begin with—already felt cramped.
My thoughts were becoming increasingly complicated.
Minjeong chuckled and shook her head.
“I was worried it might feel lonely living just the three of us for the rest of our lives, but this turned out well. What do you think?”
“I think so too.”
Donghoo nodded in agreement.
Ihyeon’s expression showed a hint of disappointment at their words.
“Mom, Dad, why do you have to say things like that…”
If you asked the neighbors in the district, they would all say the same thing.
That Ihyeon of the Choi family in Gaecheon-dong was the most filial son around!
Of course, there was a reason Minjeong said this.
‘Hyeon seems to have improved a lot. I hope he continues like this going forward.’
After the accident, my son had kept his heart closed—rarely calling home and not taking any leave.
But after his discharge, he suddenly became a Hunter, brought home a spirit named Jia, and his life seemed to have regained its vitality.
At least, I didn’t think having a companion would have a negative influence on Ihyeon.
…It absolutely wasn’t because Jia had been an enormous help to the supermarket’s sales, or because thanks to her, there was no need to do housework anymore.
In any case, Donghoo and Minjeong readily accepted Elsie as a member of the group.
“Well, did Mom say something wrong? It’s nicer to see not just my dark-skinned son, but also girls like her around.”
“Huh…”
Ihyeon, who had suddenly become the “dark-skinned son,” wore a shocked expression.
How did an excellent son, a sniper, and the current blue-chip ID of the entire world, “One Strike,” end up receiving such treatment!
‘Should I just expose it all?’
The thought did cross my mind, but of course it wasn’t sincere.
Meanwhile, Elsie giggled beside me, apparently finding it amusing that Ihyeon, who was usually so strict with her, had taken a hit.
“So even your master can’t stand up to his parents?”
And Jia bowed to Donghoo and Minjeong.
“Thank you for accepting Elsie, Mother and Father.”
“This one says the strangest things. Hyeon, why don’t you take tomorrow off?”
“Huh? Why?”
“Why else—Elsie needs clothes to wear outside.”
“Ah, I’ll do that.”
Only then did Ihyeon understand what Minjeong meant and nod.
Unlike Jia, whose default was armor, Elsie wore a light red one-piece dress.
While her outfit wouldn’t look strange even walking around outside as is, wearing only that might still draw odd looks.
“Clothes? I’m comfortable in this. There’s no need.”
“It’s not about what makes you comfortable.”
“…”
Elsie looked down at her own clothes with a dejected expression at Ihyeon’s firm response.
Her face seemed to say, ‘Is it really that strange?’
But Ihyeon was certain.
‘Even if she acts reluctant now, once we get there, she’ll be the one who enjoys it the most…’
Given Elsie’s personality, there was no way she would dislike the shopping mall.
Rather, if anything, she might want to clock in there every day instead of the Tower.
Jia seemed to be thinking something similar to Ihyeon.
“The Shopping Mall is a wonderful place, Elsie.”
“Huh? Why?”
“Because there’s something called ice cream.”
“Ice cream?”
Elsie tilted her head at a word she’d never heard before in her entire existence.
And Jia’s cheeks flushed slightly just from thinking about ice cream, as if the mere thought brought her happiness.
“W-why is the armored fox acting like that?”
Elsie was shocked, never having imagined that Jia could make such an expression.
What on earth was this “ice cream” that could make even the most stoic armor-clad spirit show such emotion?
* * *
The next day.
I took Jia and Elsie to the Shopping Mall as I’d promised yesterday.
I instructed them to keep their presence extremely faint in case any troublesome situations arose.
Ordinary people would perceive Jia and Elsie, but they wouldn’t remember their appearance or distinctive features at all.
“W-wow… why is it so huge? It doesn’t seem like a monster though.”
The moment Elsie stepped out of the super truck, her eyes widened in awe as she was overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the Shopping Mall.
“Wasn’t the hotel you visited also quite large, though smaller than this?”
“Well, yes… but everything there was so big that I couldn’t quite get a sense of it.”
The Shopping Mall, standing isolated as it was, appeared larger than the hotel nestled in the forest of buildings.
“Once you’re inside, it’s nothing special. Let’s go.”
I gently pulled Elsie along with Jia as we entered the Shopping Mall.
Elsie screamed “Aaah, it’s going to eat me!” as she passed through the revolving door, but once inside, she became quite fascinated.
“It’s so bright, isn’t it? And there are so many people.”
“Right, it’s not a monster, I told you.”
We’d come to buy clothes for Elsie to wear regularly, but our first destination wasn’t a clothing store.
We headed straight to the Ice Cream Shop.
“Is this the place that sells ice cream or… ice creamy?”
Elsie sniffed, trying to catch the scent.
But given the nature of ice cream, there wasn’t much of a smell.
“Hmm, it doesn’t seem all that delicious.”
She showed a hint of disappointment.
Jia spoke with a stern and solemn expression.
“That’s an insult to ice cream, Elsie.”
“An insult, no less…”
Elsie grumbled, but once she tasted it, her mind would change.
I went to the counter and ordered ice cream.
“I should get the largest size, right?”
“Of course.”
Jia nodded firmly.
“O-okay. Jia, you pick whichever flavor you want.”
At that, Jia broke into a faint smile and began tapping the kiosk screen with confident, decisive motions.
Raspberry Bonbon, Rainbow Yogurt, Uncle from Mars….
‘She certainly has definite tastes.’
From what I could gather, she must have decided in advance which ice creams to order ever since hearing we were coming to the Shopping Mall today.
Jia was remarkably earnest about ice cream, more so than anyone else I knew.
Looking at her selections, they seemed like safe, approachable flavors, so I nodded in approval.
“Alright, let’s go with these.”
“Pardon? What do you mean by that?”
“?”
As I reached to pay, Jia tilted her head in confusion.
I tilted my head as well, unsure what she was getting at.
“Didn’t we come here to let Elsie taste ice cream?”
“That’s… right?”
“You need to order something for Elsie too.”
….
Ah, I’d only ordered for myself.

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