The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates the Dungeon! - Chapter 88

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The Magical Hunter Girl Decorates a Dungeon! Episode 88
Just before losing his balance, Jun-seo dropped low with quick reflexes. Lee Ji caught the wobbling egg as it rolled across the downy nest and nearly buried itself.
[Coooo…….]
Tap! Tap!
The creature inside the egg pecked at the shell with its head—testing the shell’s strength, it seemed.
Lee Ji cried out.
“Is it trying to hatch?”
“Already?”
“The Dinosaur Scholar said chicks can hatch faster! What we need right now is…….”
She’d seen this in those historical dramas her sister watched. Whenever a child was born, the supporting characters always said one thing—
“We need to boil water!”
“For what?”
“Um…… Seaweed soup for the mother?”
“That makes sense!”
Jun-seo trusted Lee Ji—she was the smartest in their second-grade class.
But the egg trembled slightly, as if sensing something was off. Lee Ji patted it reassuringly.
“Okay, okay. You go first!”
[Whineee…….]
“Come on, you can do this!”
The egg shook again, more forcefully this time.
The two of them braced the egg on either side to keep it from rolling away.
The shadow inside moved, rested, moved again. From what they could see….
It was impossible to tell whether it had legs or wings. They couldn’t make out what creature it was yet.
One thing was certain: a thick tail was moving inside.
“Jun-seo, what animal would you like to come out? Don’t all boys like dinosaurs?”
“Hmph. Only kindergarteners like dinosaurs.”
“But you guessed the Dinosaur Scholar’s name right away.”
“That was just an old memory. I like robots.”
[Whineee.]
The creature inside the egg curled up. Jun-seo quickly changed the subject.
“I mean, I don’t only like robots! Ahem, Lee Ji, what would you like to come out?”
Lee Ji answered sincerely.
“Anything! It’ll be cute no matter what!”
“Even if it’s a crocodile or a bald eagle?”
“All cute!”
“What if it has more legs?”
“…… Like a spider?”
A spider—the very thought made him shudder.
‘But it could happen!’
That official had mentioned it: a spider hatched from an egg someone had abandoned, and it chased its parents.
Still….
To the curled-up creature beyond the egg shell, waiting as if for her answer.
Lee Ji spoke with the utmost sincerity.
“I… I….”
[…….]
“Whatever attachments you have—zero or eight—I’ll love you!”
The Dinosaur Scholar had once said:
An egg could become anything, depending on what it experienced while still an egg.
If an eight-legged animal hatched—
‘I’ll think of those eight legs as proof of how much affection we gave.’
[……!]
Could the creature feel the sincerity in Lee Ji’s voice?
The egg began to shake far more violently.
“Come on!”
“Should we crack it open?”
“No. The Dinosaur Scholar said chicks shouldn’t have their shells cracked by others.”
Crack! Crack!
The creature inside the egg pecked harder, more roughly now.
Beneath the afternoon sun’s scorching rays, the shadow inside the egg became vivid and clear.
There seemed to be quite a lot attached to its body.
Jun-seo muttered.
“I’d rather it not be a spider or a scorpion…….”
“The baby can hear you!”
Fortunately, Jun-seo’s voice seemed to be drowned out by the sound of cracks spreading across the shell.
Puppy, dangling from the edge of the Nest, cried out.
“The egg is hatching!”
Lightning-like fractures appeared on the egg, and with a sharp crack, it split open from the center.
The shell fell away, and downy feathers flew everywhere with a whoosh. Both Lee Ji and Jun-seo shielded their eyes.
“Cough! Cough!”
And when they finally lowered their hands, what appeared before them was—
“Neigh.”
A young foal with an enormous pair of wings.
“Jun-seo, open your eyes quick!”
“What…… Wow, whoa! I’ve seen this somewhere!”
“Pegasus!”
It wasn’t the white color from fairy tales. From head to hoof, it was black as coal—but somehow, that made it even more magnificent.
“Hi! Can you stand up?”
“Neigh…… uh.”
The foal trembled as it gathered strength in its legs.
True to its herbivore nature, the foal soon steadied itself and spread its wings wide. The feathers were still damp from hatching, so it couldn’t fly yet.
Jun-seo gasped in wonder.
“Really amazing. Even the Dinosaur Scholar would have to admit—”
“Hmm? What’s wrong, Jun-seo?”
He stopped short, then pointed at the foal’s tail.
“That’s…… an Ankylosaurus tail…….”
Instead of a hairy horse’s tail, Pegasus’s hindquarters were covered in scaly skin that extended long and thick, ending in hard nodules—like a massive club.
“Anky…… saurus—isn’t that a dinosaur?”
“Yeah. An herbivore with a club tail that fought T-Rexes.”
Pegasus wagged its tail happily at being recognized, while Jun-seo could only shake his head with a wry smile.
“Think he’ll approve?”
“The Dinosaur Scholar likes dinosaurs, so he might enjoy it?”
“I hope so…… Let’s go, chick.”
[Whinny-purr!]
Pegasus trotted excitedly down the Nest stairs. Below, Puppy bounded up and down.
“Magnificent! A truly wonderful chick is born—oh! Watch the tail! Please be careful swinging that tail!”
“Watch the tail! Jun-seo, come on!”
Before they left, Pegasus looked at Lee Ji’s face, then nudged its back with its nose.
“You want me to ride?”
A nod.
Lee Ji answered firmly.
“Baby Pegasus doesn’t carry people!”
Five minutes ago, it could barely support its own body, and now it wanted to carry someone.
But Pegasus shook its head stubbornly, then puffed out its cheeks. It clearly didn’t like being treated like a baby.
Could a horse even make that expression?
‘It must have learned it from Jun-seo.’
She remembered Jun-seo puffing his cheeks earlier when the egg was complaining about being hot.
Babies really do learn quickly.
‘But I’m not teaching it to carry its elders this soon.’
“If you get tired on the way, I’ll ride then. For now…… Jun-seo?”
Lee Ji turned toward the silent Jun-seo and gasped. He was gripping the stair rail, breathing heavily.
“Jun-seo! What’s wrong? Are you hurt?”
“Just dizzy…… I’m okay!”
Clenching his teeth, Jun-seo took a few unsteady steps. Lee Ji recognized that posture well.
It was the same way he’d walked when his leg was injured in the Desert Dungeon.
The moment Jun-seo passed right next to Pegasus, Lee Ji darted forward and shoved him—
[Neigh!]
At the perfect moment, Pegasus bent its knees, caught the tumbling Jun-seo with its wings, and hoisted him onto its back.
“Hey, wait!”
But Pegasus was already standing. Though smaller than an adult horse, it was still an intimidating height for the children.
“Wait! Don’t get up, I’m coming down!”
Lee Ji said.
“Go! If you get down, Pegasus will sulk!”
[Neighhh!]
Pegasus nodded. Jun-seo settled onto its back with an expression of utter resignation.
As Pegasus trotted forward.
‘…… I’m getting tired too. Why?’
Lee Ji felt a strange fatigue and pulled up her Status Window.
The answer came quickly.
MP 42/62
‘My Mana Points dropped!’
She hadn’t used any skills or items here, and she definitely hadn’t touched the Transformation Skill—
There was only one suspect.
‘Did I use MP to hatch the egg?’
Now that she thought about it, that official had looked exhausted too.
‘Since Jun-seo’s just a normal person, he must have lost stamina instead.’
This dungeon is definitely strange.
While pondering this, Pegasus and Lee Ji and Puppy raced ahead and arrived at the Dinosaur Scholar’s Cabin.
“The chick came in for a checkup!”
“The young ones have arrived? Let me see what you’ve raised…….”
[Neighhh!]
After setting Jun-seo down, Pegasus stepped into the Cabin. The damp coat had dried completely on the run, and now Pegasus looked elegant enough to appear in a department store advertisement.
Even the Dinosaur Scholar’s eyes lit up for a moment.
“Ho, ho!”
“Isn’t it magnificent!”
“…… Hmph.”
At Lee Ji’s question, the Dinosaur Scholar’s eyes suddenly turned cold behind his glasses.
“Hmph. You certainly gave it plenty of affection. Attaching such large wings to it….”
“We worked really hard!”
“But you see, for a horse whose specialty is running, wings are inefficient. It’s better to focus on one or the other.”
“But it looks cool.”
“…… It looks rather cool, I suppose—but I can’t give high marks for appearance alone. You should consider raising another egg.”
That’s not fair! Lee Ji protested.
“That doesn’t make sense! You said looking cool was enough!”
“True beauty is more than appearance…… Hmm?”
At that moment, the Dinosaur Scholar’s gaze fell on Pegasus’s tail.

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