The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 67

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The Magic Girl Decorates a Dungeon! Episode 67
Si-heon continued tapping his phone screen as he spoke.
“The Auction House usually has Free-Size Equipment listings, but that’s free-size from an adult’s perspective. On you, it’d look like a straitjacket. Your sleeves would be dragging all over the place.”
“I see…….”
“For now, I’ll bid on some universal equipment. The rest we’ll have custom-made.”
“Oh, but isn’t custom work incredibly expensive?”
“Cost isn’t even the main problem.”
Si-heon let out a sigh.
“The deposit’s under Jin Si-heon, but the order is for a child’s size, and some grandmother comes to pick it up? Most craftsmen would get suspicious and refuse the job.”
“I see…….”
“There is one trustworthy craftsman in this field—someone who keeps their mouth shut and does excellent work. But he’s picky and doesn’t take just any customer.”
“Is it very expensive?”
“You keep worrying about price. Never mind. There’s such a thing as inter-hunter credit transactions.”
……
She couldn’t help but worry about cost.
‘I know children’s clothes are expensive.’
Friends with older sisters all just wore their hand-me-downs, or so she’d heard.
Lee Ji couldn’t economize even if she wanted to.
All her sister’s clothes were adult-sized.
As it was, her sister had to give up her days off every season to take her shopping, insisting that clothes had to be tried on before buying.
‘Sister, it must be hard taking days off to shop with me……. I wish I could grow faster.’
As Lee Ji pouted her lips in frustration,
Si-heon finally set down his phone.
“I’ve already requested a consultation with the craftsman. If he agrees, make time to visit him—no matter what. It’s an opportunity that’s hard to come by even with money.”
“Okay! I’ll submit an experience-learning form and go!”
“I’m not sure what that is, but sure.”
As if to mark the end of their business, Si-heon kicked the con artist once more—the one still lying there shouting “I’ll live righteously!”
The summon was dispelled, and the Dungeon closed.
Dungeon Clear Complete!
Clear Reward Obtained
: Fried Rice Snack 10g (rice: American)
On the way back, munching on Fried Rice Snacks with Geum-hui,
after parting in front of the Elevator, Grimoire shimmered and called out to Lee Ji.
[Ji, are you free anytime tomorrow or the day after? There’s a Dungeon I want to show you.]
“Tomorrow’s fine—today my sister’s coming home early, so I’ll give her a shoulder massage. Tomorrow works for me.”
[Then let’s meet tomorrow after school.]
Grimoire’s voice carried more weight than usual, for some reason.
Lee Ji shook Grimoire awake before he could close his eyes—she wanted time to mentally prepare.
“What kind of Dungeon is it? ……Are there any villains?”
[No. It’s a place I found purely for your benefit.]
“Is it a Dungeon where I get stronger? Are there Magic Stones?”
[It’s a place where flowers and trees blend together in beautiful scenery alone. Cute animals might even be frolicking in the garden.]
“Then why would you want me to go there……?”
[Your skill, Gardener’s Song, has four Decoration Points left unfilled. I’d like to see you fill them with items you love.]
She’d completely forgotten!
An exclamation burst from Lee Ji’s lips.
“Flowers! I want to have more flowers!”
[That’s right. It’s a space that ignores seasons and ecology alike, so gather whatever flowers you desire.]
“Wow!”
‘Thump-thump!’
Grimoire chuckled softly and fell back asleep.
The moment Lee Ji stepped through the front door at home, she pulled out the Children’s Flower Encyclopedia.
Unplanned excitement was something only kindergarteners were allowed—as an elementary schooler who even kept an allowance ledger, she had to study and prepare for flowers thoroughly.
‘Roses are handled by someone else, so never mind those……. I want to bring back sunflowers! Oh, and violets blooming at my feet would be pretty too!’
After careful deliberation, Lee Ji had selected a few flowers as candidates.
Sunflowers, violets, forsythia, tulips, pansies.
‘I have to pick exactly three of these that are actually in that Dungeon.’
Part of her wanted to cram all four slots with flowers alone.
‘But I might need to rescue someone else too.’
The way she’d brought back Si-heon trapped in crystal, the way she’d brought back Geum-hui injured and in danger.
‘Even if Grimoire is being considerate, I should be mature about it. I’ll accept only what I truly need.’
Having resolved firmly, Hyun-ji came home.
“Ji, did you have fun at school today?”
“I did!”
“You really did—you’re still smiling.”
In truth, she’d been excited about going to the Dungeon, and school had been just like any other day.
Still, Lee Ji boldly defended herself internally.
To a child, the whole world is a classroom!
……That’s what her homeroom teacher had said, at least.
‘So the Dungeon counts as school too.’
“Sister, when you get out of the shower, sit in the living room! Today’s my turn to give you a shoulder massage.”
“Got it.”
While Hyun-ji showered, Lee Ji tidied away the Flower Encyclopedia in her room.
“Flowers, I love flowers, flowers!”
Once the Decoration Points hit double digits, she’d stuff in every flower she knew about!
Soon Hyun-ji sat in the living room and turned on the TV, and Lee Ji climbed onto the sofa beside her, placing her hands on her sister’s shoulders.
“Sister, here I go.”
“Mm-hmm. Ohhh, what fish would be in season these days……aaaaaaah?”
“What?”
“Wait, hold on, Ji, let go!”
“I let go!”
The moment Lee Ji released her hands, Hyun-ji clutched her shoulder and collapsed onto the living room floor.
“Ow ow ow……. J-Ji, you didn’t use clothespins, did you?”
“No way! I used my bare hands! Same as always.”
“Hmm…….”
In front of the hallway mirror, Hyun-ji pulled down her t-shirt collar. Between her shoulder and neck, red and white bruises were vivid—as if an adult had gripped her tightly and then let go.
Both sisters fell silent for a moment.
Hyun-ji first traced the problem back to food.
“……Ji, what did you have for lunch today?”
“Fried chicken with ketchup glaze and bean sprouts, and, um, dried pollack soup.”
“Was it chicken raised on ginseng……? Ji, would you be a little gentler?”
“Oh, okay.”
Lee Ji, startled, began kneading her sister’s shoulder as carefully as if plucking out an eyebrow that had fallen in her eye.
She’d done it so gently that Hyun-ji giggled from the tickling, but she definitely didn’t suggest doing it harder.
After dinner, once they’d each gone to their rooms,
Lee Ji stood solemnly before her bookshelf.
In truth, she’d had her suspicions about suddenly gaining hand strength.
Before, that Hunter from the Hunter Association—the silver conger Hunter—had said,
‘Hunters outside Dungeons are as strong as their Magical Power.’
The uncle she’d met in a Dungeon added an explanation,
‘You’re too young to use your full strength. It’ll be fine once you’re older.’
But perhaps in the meantime, as Lee Ji’s body had grown—
‘Could I have gotten stronger?!’
Lee Ji looked confidently at her bookshelf in the corner of her room.
Back in first grade, when 100 yen seemed precious,
she’d accidentally dropped a 500-yen coin behind the bookshelf and never recovered it.
Perhaps, if she tried today, she could move that bookshelf aside and—
actually retrieve the 500 yen!
‘Hhraaaah……! Huuugh! Come on, come on!’
……But despite deploying every battle cry she knew, she failed. Lee Ji collapsed onto the floor, panting.
‘Why?’
Was it a dream just now?
Lee Ji tried testing her own leg, squeezing it.
Even applying the same amount of force she’d used on her sister, it didn’t hurt at all—like a toothless puppy gnawing softly.
‘……Did I really just get temporarily stronger from that ginseng-fed chicken?’
Lee Ji deflated a little, then wiggled her way into bed.
A few days earlier, after telling Ji-hyeok at the playground that she wanted to be his ally, a small change appeared in her skill window—a change she didn’t yet notice.
(new!)
[The Magic Girl Grows Stronger Together! (E)]
: When with an incredibly trustworthy person, you can transcend the body’s limits once per day.
: Incredibly trustworthy person list (1/1)
-Hyun-ji Shin
: When an ally capable of using Linked Skills is nearby, you can use a more powerful version of your skill once per day.
: Possible allies (0/N)
-None
: Ally candidates (1/N)
-Han Ji-hyeok

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The afternoon of the next day.
Lee Ji headed to the neighboring district, following Grimoire’s directions.
She arrived at the Backyard of Closed Daycare.
As early summer drew near, flowers and trees had grown thick, but scattered among them were abandoned children’s toys—a sight that felt particularly lonely.

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