The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 64

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The Magical Girl Hunter Decorates a Dungeon! Episode 64
“Actually, I came today to return the Gate Metal.”
After the Blacksmith Dungeon Break was resolved.
It was the special metal that Lee Ji had entrusted to him in exchange for saying that he’d eliminated the Break.
“Huh? Why? …Did you perhaps tell the Association about me?”
“I did no such thing! But I decided this wasn’t work that warranted receiving Gate Metal. It’s a matter of S-rank pride.”
……
“If you’re a Hunter, you should understand how important Gate Metal is.”
“…Yes! I’ve heard about it!”
‘She doesn’t really understand it.’
Watching that innocent expression, Ji-hyeok confirmed that returning the Gate Metal had been the right choice.
He had no desire to make an unfavorable deal with a child.
“Should we move?”
“Where to?”
“A nearby dungeon.”

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The Inventory Function that manifests in Awakened Individuals can only be used inside dungeons.
It was fortunate from the government’s perspective. If Awakened Individuals could use their inventory outside dungeons, it would have been exploited for all manner of crimes—smuggling, kidnapping, and more.
The transaction system developed by all of the world’s S-rank crafting Hunters allowed inventory transactions, but only those with proper certification could use it.
For this reason, Hunters sometimes rented nearby dungeons when conducting person-to-person trades of large items.
“This is a dungeon my Grimoire just found. Let’s go in here.”
“Yes! Jun-seo, I’ll be back in a moment.”
“…Come back quickly.”
“Okay. Thanks! Wipe the chocolate off your mouth.”
“What?”
Lee Ji left Jun-seo, whose face had turned beet red, and followed Ji-hyeok into an alleyway, stepping through the Salt Storage Box.
A moment later, the sky spun, and the view of an Old Playground came into focus.
You have entered the dungeon.
Clear condition: Swing standing five times.
“It’s an F-rank dungeon, and there really isn’t much to it.”
‘It looks hard to me though!’
Regardless, now that she was inside the dungeon, there was one thing she had to do.
Lee Ji raised her hand high.
“Magical Girl Daisy, transform!”
Whoosh! Lee Ji’s body was engulfed in light, and soon her t-shirt and pants transformed into a beautiful dress.
Since this person might become a comrade, Lee Ji spun two extra times more than usual. She wanted to look absolutely cool.
Pop—☆
The shoes touching the sandy ground made a cheerful sound, and the transformation was complete.
‘Good. That was really cool!’
Lee Ji lifted her head confidently—
Ji-hyeok, whom she’d expected to gasp in admiration, was instead slightly bowing his head, his shoulders trembling lightly.
‘Why?’
Beside him, Ji-hyeok’s Grimoire took flight and spoke instead.
[Hehe. You were so cute, he got flustered.]
“Cute? …Wasn’t I cool?”
At that, Ji-hyeok’s shoulders trembled even more roughly. Could he possibly be laughing?
Before Lee Ji could puff out her cheeks, Ji-hyeok finally lifted his head. His mouth was still covered.
“Is that your skill?”
“Yes… It’s the Magical Girl Transformation.”
“We came in here to make a trade. Why’d you use that skill?”
‘What?’
Not transforming when she could become so cool and pretty? That seemed like a waste of time and opportunity.
Lee Ji’s elated mood deflated slightly.
‘Even if I become comrades with this person… it might not be that exciting.’
Anyway, since she’d already transformed, she should summon her comrade.
“Just a moment. My friend, Black King Rabbit, come forth! Geum-hui, I summon you!”
A rabbit and a fire bear each made a thump and a boom as they touched the ground.
Geum-hui, who had been gripping corn in her front paws, now that she’d transformed into a bear, crunched through the corn kernels with her teeth and swallowed them, then looked down at Ji-hyeok.
“Who’s this? Isn’t this that boy from last time?”
“Nice to… meet you?”
“You didn’t come to pick a fight with Lee Ji, right?”
“Absolutely not!”
“Good. Get along well.”
There was something rustic yet strangely persuasive about her tone.
Ji-hyeok asked with trembling eyes.
“This is Jin Si-heon, right? If this person is that villain from before, will you say ‘You scoundrel!’ for us…?”
“Yes! She’s our neighborhood grandmother!”
Next in line—
“This is my Grimoire!”
[…There’s no need for you to introduce me. I only need to converse with my contractor—you. That’s enough.]
“But still…”
[I’ll take a rest.]
Lee Ji’s Grimoire glanced briefly at Ji-hyeok’s e-reader Grimoire, then flew off to the top of the slide by itself.
The e-reader Grimoire chuckled softly.
[Well then, I should also withdraw for the sake of fairness.]
In the space where both Grimoires departed, as if to smooth over the awkward silence, Geum-hui looked down and spoke.
“So then, is it this one’s turn next?”
……
Jin Si-heon was very actively avoiding eye contact.
‘Why is this old man acting like that?’
Did Ji-hyeok make him uncomfortable?
Either way, she couldn’t let a comrade remain uneasy. Lee Ji scooped Jin Si-heon up in her arms.
“What are you—meow!”
“Don’t be nervous. We all know we’re not bad Hunters, right! Ji-hyeok. This person is… eek!”
“I don’t want to be introduced—meow!”
Jin Si-heon writhed and escaped from Lee Ji’s embrace. He really seemed to dislike Ji-hyeok.
Lee Ji pointed at the rear end crawling up the slide and spoke.
“Over there is Black King Rabbit. My trusty first comrade! …And someone who’s amazing and accomplished even outside dungeons!”
“…I see.”
Though his expression suggested suspicion, Ji-hyeok didn’t ask further.
Now it was Lee Ji’s turn to ask a question.
“Do you not have any comrades, Ji-hyeok?”
“Of course I don’t.”
“Really?”
‘Is this guy also someone who dislikes friends, like Jin Si-heon?’
Soon a surprisingly reasonable explanation came back.
“Legally, I’m not a Hunter anyway. I’m not in a position to openly recruit comrades when I enter dungeons.”
“Ah… So you’ve been going in alone until now?”
“Sometimes, sneaking past adults.”
“Then, couldn’t you possibly become comrades with me? A group that ventures into dungeons without adults knowing!”
Jin Si-heon interrupted, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
“Are you serious? Knowing that this bastard could leak your information to the Association anytime, anywhere, you’re saying something so naive! …Meow!”
“I’ve already told him everything about me anyway. So maybe it’s better to get closer from here on out.”
“My goodness… meow.”
Meanwhile, Ji-hyeok was shocked for a different reason.
“Dungeon comrades? I already said it—you’re just a kid!”
Jin Si-heon desperately suppressed the urge to mock, ‘Yeah, you’re a kid~’
Lee Ji, meanwhile, puffed out her chest and answered.
“That’s right, I’m a child. And I’m also an EX-rank Hunter with adult comrades who trust me.”
“Oh…”
“I’m not saying we should become comrades right now. But… if you’re not a villain, if you know how to keep secrets, and you don’t hate having comrades.”
……
“It would be even better if you were interested in transformation, or magic, or all of us transforming together!”
“I’m not.”
“Really? Transformation is really cool!”
“Not interested.”
“Sigh…”
He didn’t like transformation!
Lee Ji’s small dream of having a magical girl comrade—or at worst, a magical boy comrade who used a book as a medium for transformation—crumpled even smaller.
Then Ji-hyeok spoke quietly.
“…Never mind the transformation. I’ll think about going into dungeons together.”
“Really?”
“I said I’ll just think about it! I didn’t say yes.”
“Wow! Thank you anyway!”
“…Tch. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Just take the item.”
Soon Ji-hyeok opened his inventory. A box of Gate Metal popped out.
“I have no intention of taking it back. Sell it or use it to make weapons.”
“Thank you…”
“But you said your characteristic is Magical Girl Transformation. What’s your main weapon?”
“Weapon?”
“How do you attack? …Hmm?”
Instead of Lee Ji answering,
Geum-hui and Jin Si-heon each waved their front paws.
Ji-hyeok seemed ready to object, but upon seeing Geum-hui’s splendid claws, he held his tongue and moved on to the next question.
“How do you defend?”
Geum-hui flexed her biceps hard. Ji-hyeok stared in awe at the powerful muscle silhouette visible even through her fur, then quickly came to his senses and lodged a complaint.
“You rely entirely on your comrades?”
“Ah. I don’t have any attack skills.”
Ji-hyeok was taken aback.
“Don’t answer so honestly!”
“But you asked!”
“So what will you do if you’re in a situation where you can’t summon your comrades?”

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