The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 30

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The Magic Hunter Girl Builds a Dungeon! Episode 30
‘How ridiculous. She’s trained forever and still ends up humiliated like this.’
‘If I were her, hearing that bellflower sound would’ve made me lose all my root strength and collapse.’
‘Ha! And she looked so impressive during her Ascension!’
The MC fluttered about in a panic.
‘How do we even get out of the dungeon now? Nothing like this has ever happened!’
‘Sir. If Sangsam stops crying, will things get better?’
‘I… don’t know.’
Iji asked Jin Siheon for advice.
‘King Rabbit, you’ve been to all sorts of dungeons, haven’t you? What do you think about a situation like this?’
‘These F-Rank Dungeons with no logic or foundation—you’d never have even seen something like this if it wasn’t for you.’
‘I see. Let’s explore lots of fun dungeons together from now on!’
‘…’
‘Wait, I’ll go check on Sangsam for a moment.’
It would probably be faster to ask the person directly rather than an inexperienced hunter like him.
Iji carefully picked her way down the slope at the edge of the fissure. Jin Siheon followed her with a sigh.
Before long, a round, bald-looking head came into view.
‘Sangsam?’
‘…’
After letting out a snort that reeked of herbal medicine, Sangsam abruptly turned away, clearly unwilling to talk.
‘Sangsam. I’m sorry about what happened.’
‘…’
Scratch-scratch-scratch-scratch-scratch…
Ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh-ugh.
With strange sounds, Sangsam pulled himself away, digging deeper underground by moving his roots.
He was clearly furious.
It seemed he wouldn’t even make eye contact, let alone talk, but…
‘Sangsam.’
[The Magic Girl Wants to Talk]
: Upon entering a dungeon, once per entry, you can draw out the target’s willingness to communicate.
The skill, upgraded thanks to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, showed its worth.
Sangsam found his mouth opening despite himself.
‘I was ascending so spectacularly… and the wave came out exactly as I’d practiced!’
‘Oh. Did you want to dance more?’
‘No! You, I—I don’t want to talk to you at all! I didn’t want to ascend like everyone else, all boring! But I couldn’t even ascend! All I got was that stupid bellflower sound!’
‘I’m sorry. What were you planning to do after ascending, if you don’t mind my asking?’
‘Why?’
‘Because I stopped you from going, so if there’s something you wanted to do, maybe I could help.’
But Sangsam became a little embarrassed before he answered.
‘…Actually, I don’t know.’
‘What?’
‘I just wanted to escape this godforsaken Ginseng Field.’
‘…’
‘If I could see a sky that isn’t pitch black, I thought anywhere would be fun.’
Sangsam muttered while gazing at the canopy of the Ginseng Field.
Watching his bitter profile, Iji spoke without thinking.
‘Sangsam. Will you come with me?’
Besides, she still had one decoration point left for Gardener’s Song.
At the suggestion of going outside, Sangsam’s fine roots quivered.
‘…Really? I could explore different dungeons?’
‘Yes. But you’d need to transform into a different plant.’
‘Why?’
‘Because a ginseng growing next to a magic girl would be a bit… well, not that Sangsam isn’t incredibly cool!’
‘Of course I’m cool!’
Iji lifted King Rabbit beside her and explained that Sangsam could become an equally cute companion.
Sangsam doubted Iji’s sense of aesthetics.
‘Cute? Right now it looks like it could swallow a person.’
‘No, no! Our King Rabbit is such a good bunny, right? Right? Adorable!’
‘…That expression says it wants to die.’
King Rabbit’s face twisted further.
But Sangsam didn’t miss this opportunity.
Sangsam stated his condition.
‘As long as it’s a plant with luxuriant vines and looks strong, I’m fine with it.’
‘How about a rose?’
Sangsam thought a moment, then nodded.
‘Good.’
Beside them, King Rabbit pressed his forehead and muttered.
‘A rabbit hunter and a rose ginseng? The magic girl’s friends sound more like a con artist crew.’
‘They’re all so cute, it doesn’t matter!’
‘…’
So Iji gained a beautiful plant companion, essential for any magic girl—
Before converting Sangsam into her rose companion.
‘Here, this.’
She held out a Sangsam Fragment, broken earlier by Jin Siheon’s magic.
‘Do you want to reattach it?’
‘Can’t reattach it. …Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt at all—like cutting hair.’
‘Thank goodness…’
‘You can eat it.’
‘What?’
Sangsam puffed out his chest.
‘I’m a hundred-year-old ginseng that’s accumulated pure Essence. Eating it will definitely bring good things, right?’
‘Wow, thank you!’
‘…Probably.’
‘Probably?’
‘I’ve never been eaten before!’
In any case, Iji obtained a hundred-year-old ginseng, gained a rose companion (Sangsam), and peace descended upon the dungeon.
Dungeon Clear!
Clear Reward Obtained
: Ginseng Root 0.1 (0.1-year-old)
The dungeon clear reward—a ginseng root as thin as a cat’s whisker—flew away in the wind the moment it landed in her palm.
That was fine. Iji still had the thick Sangsam Fragment.
The MC, having been reformed, made it into a juice right away.
While making it, the MC marveled.
‘I’ve never seen ginseng this concentrated before.’
It went into Geum Grandmother’s stomach shortly after.
“Ah, it tastes even better because our Iji made it.”
‘I’m glad—no wait, taste alone isn’t enough!’
“You should eat something delicious too. There, grab the Yellow Peach from the drawer.”
“Where?”
“Next to it, I think. Ah, if I could get up, I’d find it right away…”
“Grandmother?”
Pop, pop-pop, pop-pop.
Strange sounds began emanating from inside Geum Grandmother’s body.

* * *
Hyunjee, who had been lying in bed as if unconscious, suddenly opened her eyes wide.
‘What time is it?’
Alarmed, she checked the clock—it was only 1 PM.
‘I should have prepared lunch for Iji… Oh. She went out for tea with Grandmother.’
The tension drained away.
She could sleep more if she wanted.
Strangely, her body felt as refreshed as if she’d slept eight solid hours.
‘I’m not even hungry.’
She’d had a dream where her appetite vanished.
Something soft and slime-like had drifted right up to her face—
‘I give my friend food while I starve myself!’
A dream where it cried that out, reeking of kimchi and rice.
‘That sounds like a nightmare, but why don’t I feel bad about it?’
Well, whatever.
Hyunjee decided to enjoy the short break Geum Grandmother had given her.
‘Grandmother, you said you saw Iji staying out late again? Maybe giving her that smartphone was a mistake…’
It was during one of these conversations that Grandmother had first made a suggestion.
‘Let me keep her overnight and see if she’s addicted to that phone. If the mood is right, I’ll even pry about what she’s hiding.’
‘Thank you so much! And—’
‘Don’t.’
‘What?’
‘You were about to offer me vitamins or health checkup coupons again.’
‘…Yes.’
‘Telling someone not to worry never makes the worry go away, but…’
Geum Grandmother hesitated before opening her mouth.
‘My daughter is a nurse too.’
‘Really?’
‘She had such a hard time at her first job that she left Korea in a huff and went to America.’
‘…’
‘She does fine work in America, but… I still have nightmares of watching her collapse with a pale face.’
‘…’
‘I don’t want to see that again, so I’m here purely on my own terms. You don’t owe me any gratitude.’
Geum Grandmother tugged at the corner of Hyunjee’s mouth as she added.
‘And I’m tremendously curious what kind of new world that little squirt found to get so excited about.’
Geum Grandmother looked genuinely delighted.
Enough to make Hyunjee excited too.
‘If Iji found an interesting hobby, that would be wonderful… Wait, huh?’
And then, at that very moment.
A text arrived on Geum Grandmother’s phone.
Hey unnie it’s Ijin I’m at your hospital right now
Sleep fled in an instant.

* * *
When Hyunjee arrived at Geum Grandmother’s hospital room, Iji explained the day’s events in a bright, clear voice.
The performance Grandmother had gone to see today turned out to be a con artist’s operation.
‘Ah, a medical quack show.’
Iji had uncovered the fraud, and Grandmother had righteously fought the con artists.
‘Huh?’
The con artists were moved by the two women’s courage, reformed, returned the money to the elderly people, and turned themselves in.
‘Even a holiday family movie with that plot would get roasted!’
Grandmother injured her back in the process and was admitted to the nearest hospital—her sister’s workplace.
“Explanation complete!”
“…I see! Thank you for explaining!”
Hyunjee turned to look at Geum Grandmother.
She would give a proper explanation, right?
“Ah, our Iji explains things so clearly.”
“…”
“What’s wrong? It’s all true.”
Hyunjee gave up trying to understand.
Instead, she did what she could do. She took on the role of patient guardian.
The orthopedic doctor explained that surgery would likely be necessary.
“We’ll do it once her condition stabilizes. By the way, your face looks familiar. Aren’t you a nurse from the critical care unit?”
“Yes, I am. This is our neighbor Grandmother, and she has no family in Korea.”
“I’ll explain the surgery to her directly, but… if at all possible, call her family. This patient looks like she’ll struggle for a long time.”
“…”
“She was a martial artist when she was young, which made things worse. With osteoporosis in her sixties, how could her body handle techniques meant for someone in their twenties?”
“…That’s true.”
“She definitely won’t be able to run anymore. Walking will be difficult even—”
That’s when it happened.
From down the corridor, from the direction of the hospital room.
Hyunjee heard a familiar voice—Iji’s voice.
“Wow! Grandmother, that’s amazing—!”

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