The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 62

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The Magical Hunter Girl Arranges the Dungeon! Episode 62
“The nurse assigned to my mother-in-law? Why?”
Middle-aged voices. They must be the patient’s guardians.
“At first I thought she was a bit blunt, but she takes such good care of my mother. Should we file a commendation?”
‘No, don’t do that!’
“Oh, that’s a good idea.”
‘It’s a terrible idea!’
Just before Si-heon performed the miracle of jolting upright in bed, the couple finally landed on the right word.
“Right. The Praise Box. Let’s use it on the way out.”
“I hope the nurse gets a bonus or something.”
Their voices faded into the distance. Only then did Si-heon let out a sigh of relief. An innocent nurse had nearly gotten scolded.
‘Thank goodness… hmm.’
Commendations, customer feedback, praise boxes.
All tools to influence public opinion while keeping one’s identity hidden.
A spark of an idea flashed in his mind.
Could he hint, using the veil of anonymity, that a ‘warrior of justice’ existed in the Dungeon?
‘I’ve already found my smartphone. If I just had the touch pen, I could write something in the Dungeon when I get a chance. What Hunter communities can I actually access…?’
Very shortly after.
Si-heon shouted at himself again.
‘No! This isn’t even my kid—what am I scheming for? Stop it! Kids are supposed to grow up by getting hurt! Whether the boy gets disappointed that the world doesn’t work his way or not—what’s it to me?’
He would absolutely not meddle in pointless matters.
That was Si-heon’s firm resolve.

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“That’s where we’ll end today’s lesson. Everyone remember to wash your hands well as soon as you get home, right?”
“Yes!”
“And make sure you do your homework.”
School classes had ended. Lee Ji packed her bag, nodding with a solemn expression.
‘Today, I really studied hard. And…’
She and her friends had engaged in a profound debate.
What is the most powerful weapon in Hug Me Pink Mi?
Lee Ji firmly believed it was the protagonist Ara’s heart.
But her friend shook her head.
‘You can’t fight with just heart! Ara only started defeating villains after she got the Magic Wand from Bunny Princess!’
‘Without heart, you can’t fight at all!’
‘Still, I think the Magic Wand is what matters.’
Another friend shook her head.
‘The strongest thing is the Shining Pistol from episode 14. It took down the Trench Coat Man in one shot.’
‘But the pistol only works six times. You know how much trouble she had in episode 17 because of that?’
‘That was only because she forgot to charge it! It’s fine if you charge it properly.’
A boy walking past chimed in.
‘Isn’t the Boom Boom Hammer super strong too? She used it to blow up the villain’s cabin with a boom!’
‘The Boom Boom Hammer only gets powerful when you jump from high up! And only one magical girl can use it like that… huh?’
The children realized who the boy was and looked startled.
‘Jun-seo. You watch Hug Me Pink Mi too?’
Jun-seo was caught off guard.
‘Oh, no. I think I just saw it because my younger sibling watches it!’
‘You don’t have a younger sibling.’
‘I have a cousin!’
Jun-seo made his excuse and returned to his seat. The girls put their heads together again.
‘Boys really don’t get it. A magical girl’s weapon has to be pretty to be strong.’
‘Let’s think about it more.’
Lee Ji pondered too.
She still believed the heart was the strongest weapon. But it was also true that whenever Ara and Bunny Princess fought enemies, they always used weapons.
After reviewing Hug Me Pink Mi again at home—
‘Should I… get a weapon too?’
She’d thought Grimoire’s friend list was enough.
But if there was a way to become stronger, perhaps she had to choose it.
In the middle of serious contemplation.
The Homeroom Teacher suddenly returned and struck the desk.
“Students going home alone. Everyone, pay attention for a moment!”
Most children met their families at the School Gate and went home, or boarded the yellow shuttle bus of the Taekwondo instructor. The small group of true “solo commuters,” including Lee Ji, opened their eyes wide.
“Now, you all know not to follow just anyone home, right?”
“Yes.”
“It’s not just suspicious adult men. You need to be careful of an older sister walking a dog, a kind elderly person, a cool-looking older brother—things like that too.”
“Yes…?”
The warning was oddly specific.
Through the window of the first-floor classroom, the sound of someone arguing with the School Security Guard at the gate drifted in.
He seemed to match the last example—a ‘cool-looking older brother’—
It was Han Ji-hyeok.
“I just need to see someone for a moment!”
“Only family! Are you a middle schooler? Which school?”
“I’m not attending school.”
“Who’s your guardian?”
“I’m not under anyone’s guardianship.”
“…Then should I have the police take care of you?”
“No, please! I really only need a moment!”
“Fine. Let’s just talk for a real quick second.”
Han Ji-hyeok was dragged away by the Security Guard.
Only after the outside grew quiet did the teacher raise his hand.
“Class 3, Grade 2! Let’s all head home!”
“Yes—!”
As the children lined up like ducklings.
Lee Ji approached Jun-seo and whispered something to him.
Meanwhile, at the School Gate Security Office.
Ji-hyeok was enduring a barrage of nagging from both the Gatekeeper and the School Security Guard.
“You said you’re not a student, right? Then what are you? An idol? A Youtuber? A pro gamer?”
“None of those.”
“The world’s changed enough that you can make a living without school. Still, you should go through middle school at least!”
“I’m planning to handle it with the GED…”
“Is it that school is hard to go to, that you hate school, or is someone blocking you from going? Which of the three is it?”
“None of those.”
“Then you should go to school! There are so many things you can only learn by rubbing shoulders with your peers.”
“…”
Ji-hyeok swallowed the arguments brewing inside him and stayed quiet.
I’m a Hunter! An S-rank one at that! In a year or two, I’ll stand shoulder to shoulder with renowned adult Hunters!
I don’t need middle or high school education!
‘…That’s what I want to say, but!’
He had to hold it in.
If he made a fuss here, the police would come, the Vice Association Chairman would get a call, and the Chairman he respected might be bothered.
‘Why is this elementary school such a fortress? They’re raising kids really carefully!’
There was no way he’d be released before all the children left.
Just as he was considering giving up on meeting Lee Ji.
“Um… hello. Gatekeeper, Security Guard.”
The security office door opened, and a familiar voice rang out.
“The person sitting over there—I know him. Han Ji-hyeok.”
“Really? Hey, GED hopeful! Is this guy who you wanted to see?”
“Yes!”
Ji-hyeok leaped up with genuine delight.
“I came to see Lee Ji of Class 3, Grade 2 at Sparrow Elementary School!”
“Hello. It’s been a while!”
A small girl in a t-shirt and chinos gave a polite bow. Her appearance was so different from her form in the Dungeon that he was momentarily flustered, but those brown, earnest eyes were unmistakably Lee Ji’s.
An innocent elementary school student.
Or… the world’s strongest being, concealing terrifying power and unfathomable schemes.
‘I’ll have to figure it out from now on.’
But then.
“Who’s that kid?”
Ji-hyeok pointed at the boy clinging to Lee Ji’s side like a goldfish’s dropping.
As they left the gate, Lee Ji answered.
“He’s my friend! His name is Jun-seo.”
“Hello.”
The child, tall for a second grader, lowered his head ever so slightly, then fixed his eyes with surprising intensity and spoke.
“I’m Jun-seo. I’m Lee Ji’s friend.”
“…Nice to meet you. But why are you coming along?”
“I was taught to always move with a friend when meeting an unknown adult.”
“…”
Jun-seo’s eyes brimmed with a sense of duty and cunning far beyond his years. It was the look of someone who would make school bullies seem trivial in a few years.
Even so, he was still a practicing elementary student.
‘I’m only fifteen years old—why do I have to look after two little kids?’
That’s what the fifteen-year-old worried about.
He wanted to brush them off—
But then he noticed both little ones gripping the hem of each other’s t-shirts tightly in their hands.
‘…Sigh.’
In the end, Ji-hyeok couldn’t turn Jun-seo away.
“Come along. We won’t go far.”

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