The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 104

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The Magic Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! Episode 104
‘Isn’t it unfair? Nobody recognizes your hard work?’ — this phrase is nearly magical, capable of stirring the hearts of almost every generation.
“Your generation built South Korea from nothing after the war, bare-handed. But now that Korea is a strong nation in the twenty-first century, what’s left for you to show for it?”
An ATK Guild clerk, intoxicated by his own emotion, cried out desperately to Geum-hui.
“How unfair your generation must feel. Right? We are people running hard so as never to forget the labors of your generation.”
“Goodness, I’m not sure why you’re running, but you’ve certainly worked hard. So what are you trying to say?”
“Haha, you can just trust what I’m saying.”
The guild member pointed to a pamphlet he’d printed yesterday using AI.
Employment Program for Senior Awakeners
“Since our ATK Guild has established itself in the industry, we were thinking it’s about time we gave back to society.”
Of course, this was a lie.
The ATK Guild’s employment opportunity had only one real purpose: Jang Geum-hui.
Starting with this, they would slowly open Jang Geum-hui’s heart, extract information, and eventually reach the Hero himself.
‘Jang Geum-hui doesn’t look well-off. Dangle some money and she’ll accept the offer!’
“We’re finding recently awakened Senior Awakeners and offering them better employment opportunities. We learned about your information in that process, and recently you’ve been working with impressive dedication.”
……
“Please give us the chance to show respect to those who are truly deserving of admiration.”
As the guild member bowed, he thought to himself: that last sentence was killer. Really nailed it.
He never imagined that Jang Geum-hui had already encountered countless medicine-peddling scam artists saying the exact same things.
……But when he looked up.
Jang Geum-hui across from him wore an expression that went beyond mere indifference—she looked positively fed up.
Like she’d already dealt with the likes of him.
The ATK Guild member’s mind raced.
‘Could it be…… another guild beat us here?’
Aside from those idiots at the Gunjairan Guild, there were many other guilds, and some might’ve gathered intelligence faster than ATK.
‘Damn. I overestimated our information network. Which guild was it?’
Jang Geum-hui spoke flatly.
“A job opportunity?”
“Yes, of course.”
“My grandfather used to say: be careful of jobs that come to you without effort—they might not be jobs at all, but grave traps.”
“A grave trap? How could—”
“I ran into something similar not long ago.”
‘What bastards came by and kicked up all this fuss before we could even start?!’
It seemed another guild had tried the same approach and only succeeded in raising her guard before leaving. Damn those guys.
The two guild members exchanged a quick glance.
What was the point of saying ‘we’re different from those guys’? Who would believe it?
Better to gamble.
‘Strike fast and leave faster.’
“Ma’am.”
The ATK Guild representative spoke.
“I’ll be honest with you. We’re a major guild that’s maintained rank four for two years, and we move according to the value our reputation demands. And these days…… we’re looking for someone.”
“Someone?”
“Yes. Someone close to you, or perhaps in your circle, someone who can’t be spoken of openly…… a Hero, perhaps?”
……
“Someone who throws themselves into danger for others, yet never boasts of their accomplishments.”
For just a fraction of a second, the fed-up expression on Geum-hui’s face lifted—as if she’d suddenly thought of someone precious to her.
‘Oh, that’s the sweet spot!’
The guild member suppressed the urge to leap with joy. Here, patience was key.
If Geum-hui had asked “what are you talking about?” the persuasion would’ve gotten far more complicated.
But……
“……Why?”
The perfect question came back. They’d found their mark.
“We hope to connect with that person.”
“So why.”
“As I said, we’re a large guild seeking ways to give back to society. In that process, we want to seek counsel from truly experienced heroes, genuine legends.”
“Free advice?”
“Absolutely not! We’ll provide whatever you wish for. This is simply a gift for sparing us your precious time.”
The guild member handed over a premium Yanggang set. There were few who’d refuse a gift like this.
Though once they saw the generous Department Store Gift Certificate tucked beneath the box, they’d later think, ‘Wait, what?’
As expected, Geum-hui accepted the Yanggang shopping bag without suspicion.
“Much obliged. I’ll share it with others.”
“Could we ask you to arrange an introduction soon?”
“I’ll ask them and let you know.”
“Understood. Is there anything you need, ma’am? Please speak freely. We can’t very well wipe our hands clean with just Yanggang, can we?”
“Hmm.”
Geum-hui paused briefly, then spoke lightly.
“It’s selfish of me…… I’m not sure if it’s appropriate. I’m afraid people will laugh at me for saying such a thing at my age.”
“Laugh? Not at all! Please, speak freely.”
“What I need is……”

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Days after Lee Ji had offered kind words to Ha-rin and My Zzar.
Lee Ji imagined what might happen soon.
Like a drama, Ha-rin and her mother would arrive in a fancy car to greet Lee Ji!
‘Lee Ji, thank you! Because of your advice, Mom and I made up!’
‘You’re Lee Ji? You have no idea how close we’ve become thanks to you! I’ll give you Mozart Chocolate as a gift!’
‘Lee Ji. As thanks, I’ll do anything you need! <Hug Me> should I play its theme song for life? Huh? You want me to play it in Dungeons? I’ll follow you anywhere!’
Just imagining it was delightful.
‘I wonder what Mozart Chocolate tastes like—the kind my sister’s aunt bought.’
She wasn’t sure what made it different from regular chocolate, but it was bound to be a delicious treat.
‘If even half of this came true, I’d be so happy.’
Several days had passed since Lee Ji gave away My Zzar.
Ha-rin, the child who was always glued to the Academy, hadn’t shown her face today.
‘Is she not coming today?’
It would be nice if she were playing with her mom.
Lee Ji was in the middle of learning from Academy friends how to make the most delicious cocoa.
Creak……
Someone carefully opened the door and entered the Academy. It was Ha-rin.
“Oh, Ha-rin—”
“Shh!”
Ha-rin raised her index finger to her lips and lowered her voice.
“Lee Ji. Which room are you practicing in?”
“Practice Room 5.”
“I’ll practice there, and I’ll get out of your way when you come in.”
“Huh? O…… okay.”
“Don’t tell the teacher you saw me. Today’s supposed to be a day I’m not here.”
Ha-rin crouched low and crept carefully into Practice Room 5. Another older student spoke.
“She comes for self-practice every day even on days without lessons. What’s up with her? Lee Ji, do you know?”
“I’m not sure……”
“Anyway! When you practice your Beyer exercises, if you’re lazy you can just do nine repetitions. The teacher won’t say anything.”
“But Ha-rin did nine repetitions last time and got caught.”
“The teacher only calls out Kim Ha-rin. You know that, right? Her uncle owns this building?”
The building owner!
‘So that’s how she knows how to use the back entrance of Room 403.’
“That’s why the teacher pays so much attention to her. Don’t tell anyone else.”
“Okay!”
Probably nobody at this Academy was unaware of that fact.
After finishing drawing musical notes, Lee Ji went into Practice Room 5. Inside, Ha-rin was playing something.
‘The music is beautiful.’
Lee Ji deliberately waited until the piece was finished. Not only was enjoying the music pleasant, but she didn’t want to interrupt Ha-rin, who seemed to be having such a good time.
After finishing the piece, Ha-rin was startled to see Lee Ji reflected in the piano.
“Oh, when did you get here?”
“A while ago. Your Piano playing is really good. What song is this?”
“Moonblit’s debut song.”
“It’s really beautiful. It’s like watching fairies dance.”
“Right? Our members are like fairies, aren’t they?”
She hadn’t said it quite like that.
Ha-rin determinedly turned on her phone and showed Lee Ji a Moonblit performance.
On the Concert Hall stage, tall members wearing fairy-like outfits danced.
“Do you know the cartoon <Moon Princess Cafe>? It was a really fun animated series on the Animax Channel.”
“I’m not familiar with it. Is it on YouTube?”
“Anyway, my members did an insert song for it. Last year when Mom got mad saying I was picking cartoon songs, I thought, what if I chose a Moonblit song instead—would Mom get upset? So I looked it up and ended up liking them. And Mom didn’t complain about me liking Moonblit.”
“I see……”
“Oh. And I ran away from home.”
“You…… what?”

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