Laborer Mr. Kim Reaps Sweet Rewards with Auto-Hunting - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

Oh, right.
Rani said she could use those fragments, didn’t she?

“Yes! Rani, please!”
“Should I?”
“Yes!”

Funny how Orc switches to formal speech like a knife when it comes to this.
Arthur does the same thing.
Fresh out of the box, already putting it to use.
Eyes bright as jewels, and—wait?

“Uh…. Rani, the materials…….”
“……Whoosh.”

What?
When did Robin get here?
Just a moment ago he was staring out the window.
Now he’s materializing out of nowhere, bow in hand.

“You want me to make you one?”
“…Yeah.”
“Can’t blame you, really.”

Fair point.
Whoosh’s performance is already ridiculous, and now it’s getting an upgrade?
Losing his mind would be the natural response.

“What about Arthur? Does Flameburst get stronger too?”

Not to be outdone, Arthur jumps in fast.
But….

“Hmm…. Flameburst doesn’t fit. I’d need to combine it with Whoosh!”
“You mean…?”
“Yes!”
“I understand…….”

Shut down flat, and—thud.
Can’t help it.
If the craftsperson says it doesn’t match, what can you do?

“It’s all right.”
“Boss?”
“Yeah. We’ll run other dungeons eventually, and we’ll find materials that work better. We can ask Rani to craft something then.”
“Right! When the right materials show up, Rani will make you something beautiful!”
“That’s great!”

Okay.
Recovery complete.
Good to stay positive, isn’t it?
Anyway.

“So Rani, you can use Robin Hood’s Bow Fragment right now? No need to gather more?”
“Yep! Rani can use it! But….”

But?

“The thing is, I need an awful lot of materials. Rani, is it okay if I use a lot of them?”
“Materials? How much could you possibly need?”
“A tremendous amount….”

What’s the difference?
Sigh.
This won’t do.
I need to show Rani.
Just how much material China sent us!
Let me open my inventory.
Wow.
It’s completely full.
And Todd chimes in too.

“Director, my pack is nearly full as well.”
“It’s that packed?”
“Yes, there was just so much….”
“Well, their contribution was overwhelming.”

Todd, an upper-rank worker.
His specialty is commerce.
That’s why he has a pack like an inventory.
They said it had a large capacity too.
If even that is completely full….

“No matter how many materials we need, we’ll have more than enough.”

I’m about to dump it all out when I stop myself.
Wow.
I can’t handle it if I pour everything out here.
I should just show her.
First, I open my inventory and Todd’s pack.
And then I call over Rani, who’s been discouraged by the material shortage.

“Ta-da. Rani, look at this.”
“Huh?”

She approaches slowly.
The whole time, she’s clutching the Robin Hood’s Bow Fragment tightly in her hand.
Then she glances at my inventory and….

“Wow…. There’s so much….”
“Right? This is all ours.”
“Wait! Then…. Rani, can I use a little bit?!”
“Of course.”

A little bit, my foot.
Use as much as you want.
The Robin Hood’s Bow Fragment?
The Blue Dragon Crescent Blade Fragment?
Make them all!

“Yay!”

There we go.
Now that’s a smile.
That’s the real Rani.

“What about Arthur? I have plenty of materials. Can’t I make one for Arthur too?”
“Mm…. Well, I don’t have Arthur’s materials!”

Sharp as a sword, that one.
Hang in there, Arthur.
We’ll tackle another S-Rank Dungeon later.
So Rani’s jumping right into it, then?

“Yes! Rani will make it right away! But this time, it’ll take a little while!”
“A while? How long?”
“Mm…. One, two, three….”

An hour?
Two hours?
Looks like this one’s going to take a decent stretch of time.
Our Rani.
She counted on her fingers for a good long moment, then nodded.

“One month!”

What?
One month?
It takes that long?
Up until now the longest was just a few hours.

“Yes! Because Rani has to work really hard on this one, it takes forever!”
“Ugh….”

Mythic and legendary weapon fragments, after all.
They’re no joke.
I mean….
Even for Rani, if she could just whip something like that together, it wouldn’t make sense.
Other countries can’t even attempt it.

“One month? Long!”
“Tell me about it.”

Still, what can you do.
It has to be made.

“Alright then, Rani. Let’s organize what we’re getting first, grab some good food together, and then you can get started on it.”

Once she gets going, she’ll lock in with laser focus.
Feed her something delicious and put her to work.

“So for now just play around with it.”
“Okay! I like that!”

Alright.
Let me take a quick look at the other rewards then.

* * *

Clearing an S-Rank Dungeon in China.
The dungeon rewards were good, and the commission rewards too.
But the most important thing is still left.

[Gold Promotion Trial: S-Rank Dungeon Clear]

Right.
This. This right here.
I cleared an S-Rank Dungeon, so my rank should go up, right?

[Confirm]

I pressed it, and a new window appeared.

[You have overcome the trial.]
[Your Unique Skill has advanced in rank.]
[Worker Summoning (Rank – Silver) → Worker Summoning (Rank – Gold)]

Yes!
This is it!
Finally Gold.
Let me check the skill details first.

[Worker Summoning (Rank – Gold)]
[At this rank, you may summon any entity classified as Supreme, High, or Mid tier.]

Right.
Supreme tier exists now.
Does this mean Robin’s summoning restriction is lifted too?

[Fixed Team Management]
1. Arthur (High)
2. Robin (Supreme)
3. Orc Pack (Mid)
4. Rani (High)
5. Todd (High)

Okay, it’s unlocked.
This is too good.
Now I can summon Robin once a day too.
She’s telling me directly.

“…….”

No response, just silence.
But then….

“Arthur, look! Robin just clenched her fist and quietly cheered!”

Yeah….
I saw it too.
But Arthur, you….
Your face is all red because you’re embarrassed, isn’t it?

Squeak.
Look.
She’s already drawn her bow.

“Arthur, I actually didn’t see anything….”

Right.
I should be considerate.

“So now Robin plays with us every day? Rani, that’s great!”
“…….”
“Robin, you want to play with Bear too?”
“Now, now, it’s not Bear.”
“…Heh.”

This time, everyone saw it.
Robin, who barely spoke in normal conversation, actually let out a quiet laugh.
That’s right.
You like it too, don’t you?
From now on, you’ll come out with us every day, yeah?
We’ll eat chicken, we’ll eat pizza, all of it.
Of course we’ll need to run the Tower and the Dungeons every day too….
But if we want to eat, we’ve got to work.

“Now there’s just this left.”

[Potion of Potential Enhancement]

What could it be?
The description’s simple enough.
Drink it and your potential rises. That’s it.

“Todd, you said this would be good to give to one of the workers, right?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”

Who should I give it to?
Todd hasn’t been around long, so I’ll skip him.
One of the three—Arthur, Robin, or Rani—would be best.
I was thinking it over….
Robin held up a finger and volunteered.

“Give it to Rani?”

A nod.

“Huh? But Rani’s fine as she is! Rani’s already making beautiful weapons!”
“Oh, that’s a good idea. With better equipment matched to her, she’ll be reliable no matter what.”

Todd agreed too.
What about Arthur?

“Arthur like it too! Rani eat and go swish-swish, instead make swish-swish-swish!”

Well… Arthur.
Is that really what your name is?
He said he hated the bow….

“Swish-swish, good, yeah?”

There we go.
He’s caught the bug….
Anyway, everyone agreed.

“Since everyone’s on board? Come on, Rani, drink it.”
“Uh… Rani really is fine though….”

No.
No is no.
I held it out like I was giving candy, and she took it straight down.
Gulp!
The moment she swallowed, light flashed.
What changed?

“You’re changing?”
“Why?”

The same small frame. The same soft-pink hair.
The same tiny hammer in hand—

“Oh… this is Rani’s.”

Right.
She said she wouldn’t take it from me.
But what’s actually different about her?

“Now I can make things much faster!”
“Yeah?”

Faster, huh?

“How much faster?”
“Um… a week!”

Whoa!
It used to take a month, and now just a week.
That’s an insane gain.
Robin, Todd—you both deserve praise for this.

“As expected, I anticipated this would happen.”

I doubt that’s quite true….
Anyway.
I’ve seen just about everything now.
Time to wrap up the commission at the Personnel Management Office.

[Commission Complete!]
[S-Rank Dungeon, Cursed Fortress Cleared]
[Bonus Payment]
– Commission Points 10,000

Wow….
Ten thousand points.
Since I cleared it twice, that’s twenty thousand.
China really doesn’t hold back with the rewards, does it?

“I’ll sort through the inventory later… so, should we go grab something delicious?”
“Yes! Rani wants chicken! It was so good!”
“Arthur too, yes please!”
“I prefer healthier options, Director.”

Wait.
You’re a stuffed bear doll.
Can you even eat…?
I’ll note down healthy food for you anyway.
Actually, never mind.
Let’s order a bit of everything—you can taste it all.

* * *

The Director of the Personnel Management Office had cleared an S-Rank Dungeon.
Naturally, the news reached China first.

“Minister, an urgent report has come in.”
“What do you mean, you’ve found the Personnel Management Office Director?”
“No, well….”
“Spit it out. Don’t leave me hanging.”
“Well, the monsters… they’ve all vanished, apparently.”

What?
The monsters disappeared?
Just like that?
A few hours ago we were still frantic about being ten kilometers away from Beijing…?

“And….”

And what?
What else is there?

“The Personnel Management Office Director has cleared an S-Rank Dungeon, sir.”
“Well, of course the monsters vanished if he cleared an S-Rank Dungeon. Wait—what?”

How?
The S-Rank Dungeon was surrounded….
Nobody could get close, not with the waves of monsters blocking the way.

“Either the report is incomplete, or our hunters are incompetent.”
“Neither, sir. We stationed guards all around—it was airtight. No one approached the dungeon.”
“So what, he fell out of the sky?”
“…I apologize.”
“Hmph.”

All right, fine.
Maybe we missed something.
The battlefield’s vast enough.
But….

“Even if we missed something, we only sent the Commission to the Personnel Management Office Director a few hours ago….”

In that time, he covered dozens of kilometers and cleared a dungeon?
Is that even logically possible?
No.
Is it physically possible?
How on earth…?

“Ah.”

Then, suddenly.
A memory surfaced.

“What was it the Russians said when they requested support back then?”
“Russia, sir?”
“Yes.”
“They said… they want to catch some elusive Korean craftsman, and asked for our help. Surely not…?”
“Yes. That’s got to be it.”

No.
That’s got to be it—what.
It’s certain.
It’s him.
The Personnel Management Office Director.
I thought he was merely a hunter with exceptional crafting ability….
Something’s definitely off about this.

“Contact Russia and find out what’s happened.”

We’ll figure out how to respond after we know the full picture.

* * *

The same news.
America received it in real time.

[China: Monsters eliminated.]
[S-Rank Dungeon: Clear confirmed.]

“Insane—a clear….”
“Hmm…, wasn’t it just a few hours ago that the Personnel Management Office head received the commission?”
“That’s right.”

What in the world….
China must be in the same state of shock, but America had monitored it far more thoroughly.
Not just with personnel stationed there—they’d mobilized every method available.
And yet….

“There wasn’t the slightest change.”

Then suddenly, the dungeon was cleared.
There were only two possibilities.
Either they were already on standby right next to the S-Rank Dungeon.
Or….

“However it was done, they possess the ability to clear a dungeon from a great distance.”

Regardless of which it was.
Recruiting them would benefit national interests considerably.

“Send people to Korea right now. Start with the Awakener Management Bureau and investigate everything thoroughly.”
“Right now?”

Yes.
We need to find them first, before the others make their move.

* * *

Clang, bang, clang, bang.

“Hehe.”
“This is fun.”
“Tell me about it….”

Rani.
She’s practically a born craftsperson….
A whole week of hammering from dawn to dusk, and she’s still grinning ear to ear.
Doesn’t it tire her out….

“It should be finished by today, at least.”

Gulp.
I watched someone swallow that audibly.
That’s Robin.

“…….”

Geez, you’re going to put holes in that bow.
True enough.
After a week with no weapon, just twiddling my fingers, I can’t blame myself for it….

“But it’s strange, isn’t it? How different that bow looks now.”
“Incredible!”

No, really.
It’s not the same bow anymore, not really.
Just looking at it, it’s clearly no ordinary weapon.
What kind of bow emits such a subtle, resonant power….

“Todd, that doesn’t look like anything ordinary, does it?”
“No, sir. Even if I spent every last gold I had, I couldn’t….”

I agree.
And rightly so.
What?
The Magic Stones and materials Rani took—there were so many of them…!

Still, today is finally the last day.
What kind of weapon will emerge?
Everyone held their breath, watching Rani’s hammer strikes unfold.

Clang, clang.

“Haaaah—!”

At last, Rani’s hammering came to an end.

“Phew…! It’s done! Rani, you’ve finished it!”

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