Walkthrough for the Transcendental Hunter's Ruins - Chapter 56

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Episode 56
For several days, Jeon Jae-woo threw himself into summoning a new creature at home.
The result? Duds. Nothing but duds.
[Time remaining until creation complete: 23:59:59]
[Time remaining until creation complete: 23:59:59]
[Time remaining until creation complete: 23:59:59]
Nothing but blanks, one after another.
‘This is infuriating. Really.’
Strictly speaking, various tools and items did emerge, so “dud” wasn’t entirely fair.
Still, he wished these bizarre magical artifacts would stop appearing—useless junk that wouldn’t help him much.
—The harder you struggle against the water, the faster you sink; only by surrendering to it will you float.
“Stop talking. I can’t concentrate.”
Truth be told, using the Heaven’s Box didn’t actually require a Hunter’s focus—he’d shut it down simply because it grated on him.
Still, with so many materials stockpiled, his persistence with the Heaven’s Box was finally paying dividends.
〈Familiar (Provisional Name)〉 – Bound to (Jeon Jae-woo)
Description – A Phantom Species created by a shaman who fused human consciousness with a borrowed physical form drawn from nature’s power. Once bound, it becomes a loyal retainer who follows its master faithfully. It can wield exceptionally refined mental-plane Traits.
Type – Familiar
Traits – Grooming (A), Illusion (B), Detection (B), Undetectable (S)
At last—a new summon he’d been waiting for finally appeared.
“Meow.”
A cat’s soft cry suddenly echoed through the house.
The new summon was a cat.
Aside from its fur being quite vividly colored, its appearance was nearly identical to a stray cat.
‘What? An actual animal?’
It caught him off guard.
Until now, only inanimate things had emerged—golems, skeletons, homunculi, Ego Swords, and the like.
Was this genuinely a Divine Beast of some kind?
Myeol-geop examined the cat from various angles before speaking.
[That would be a Familiar. Yes, it is indeed a Divine Beast—though it’s a life form created by an intelligent being rather than born through a natural process.]
“A Familiar? What’s that?”
[Think of it as a servant beast, the sort mages employ.]
So it was the same as the ordinary Divine Beasts that Tamer-class Hunters contracted with?
[A Divine Beast, yes—but a servant whose contract can never be broken because the bond is absolute. This cat was born from its creator’s imagination, so as long as its soul remains bound to its body, it will never—]
He had no idea what it was going on about.
Jeon Jae-woo examined the status window floating above the Familiar’s head.
Setting aside the tedious explanations, the Traits were disappointing.
‘I can’t believe something has lower Trait grades than me.’
By the point when the Ego Sword’s characteristics had bloomed, Jeon Jae-woo possessed two S-rank Traits or higher.
Among all his summons so far, none had been able to handle mental-plane-related Traits, so filling that gap was good in theory.
‘Still, only a single S-rank Trait? Really?’
Of course, anyone else would call him ungrateful.
In all honesty, compared to his other summons, its capabilities fell short.
And wasn’t it strange to begin with? He’d used a mass of parasite tentacles as material, and out came a cat?
“…Meow.”
The cat, which had been whimpering and watching him nervously from a distance, crept closer and rubbed its face against his leg.
Jeon Jae-woo stared at the Familiar.
‘…It’s cute.’
He’d have to revise his thinking.
Even if its abilities seemed unremarkable, cuteness was its own kind of value, wasn’t it?
“I should give it a name. The species name and the individual name are the same right now.”
What would be a fitting name? Nothing came to mind.
Since it was a Familiar species, it felt like he ought to give it a Western-style name.
“Rather than give it something strange, wouldn’t it be better to just call it Familiar as is? Creator.”
“Ah, come now, master—you must give it a proper name. What sort of master calls his creature by its species alone?”
From somewhere in the corner where he’d tossed the Ego Sword, he felt its gaze upon him.
It shouldn’t have eyes, yet somehow it was radiating a look of exasperation.
After mulling it over for a while, Jeon Jae-woo recalled the name of a Western cat spirit from folklore.
“I’ll just call you Catsy. How does that sound?”
“Meow.”
Without any particular objection, it burrowed into its master’s embrace.
Catsy nestled deeper into his arms, as if seeking warmth, burrowing further into his embrace.
‘And she’s so adorable.’
His mind had changed, after all.
So this was it—the Familiar, or rather Catsy, fulfilled her role not through combat but through these endearing gestures.
〈Catsy〉 – Bound to Jeon Jae-woo
Description – A Phantom Species created when a sorcerer fuses a borrowed physical form drawn from nature’s power with the human spirit. Once bound, it becomes a loyal subordinate who follows its master faithfully. Exceptionally skilled at wielding mental-realm characteristics.
Type – Familiar
Traits – Grooming (A), Illusion (B), Detection (B), Undetectable (S)
The Familiar’s name had changed to Catsy.
Then the doorbell rang.
It was Kim Yu-min on the intercom.
She’d been in a coma just days ago—was she already well enough to be moving around?
Jeon Jae-woo opened the door and greeted her.
“Hunter Kim Yu-min? What brings you by so suddenly?”
“I apologize for dropping in unannounced. I hope you’ve been well?”
“Yes, well enough. Nothing much to speak of. Come in, please.”
Though in truth, there had been quite a bit—conquering the Legendary-grade Ruin allocated to Korea, and taking on the Ancient-grade Ruin that the European Union had been assigned for the first time.
“I heard that you were the one who treated us this time as well.”
“Strictly speaking, it wasn’t me—it was my Summoned Creature.”
“That’s the same as you treating us, isn’t it? I’m truly grateful.”
Kim Yu-min’s gaze suddenly lowered.
“But what’s with that cat? Do you keep a cat, Hunter Jeon Jae-woo?”
Jeon Jae-woo felt a moment of panic.
The other Summoned Creatures had already hidden themselves when the visitor arrived.
But Catsy had no chance to hide, since he’d been holding her unconsciously the whole time.
He’d never even given her training on what to do when guests came.
“Ah, actually it’s not an ordinary cat—it’s a newly contracted Divine Beast.”
“Really? I thought I sensed mana from it…”
Now that Kim Yu-min had seen her, there seemed little point in hiding Catsy’s existence. The Hunter Bureau would learn of it soon enough.
“Meow…”
“Oh my, how precious. I think it’s the most beautiful cat I’ve ever seen.”
“Ha. Our Famil— I mean, Catsy is quite cute, isn’t she?”
His Divine Beast had been complimented, and somehow his own shoulders seemed to rise with pride.
“Catsy? That’s such a cool name. May I hold her?”
“Of course, go ahead.”
Jeon Jae-woo handed Catsy over to Kim Yu-min without much thought.
It was common for contracted Divine Beasts to resist being held by others.
‘But Catsy seems to like people, so it should be fine.’
However, the moment she was in Kim Yu-min’s arms—
“Mew! Mew! Mew!”
……
She objected so fiercely that she ended up back in her master’s arms.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know why she’s acting like this all of a sudden. Catsy, you can’t behave so rudely, understand?”
“Oh, no, I’m fine.”
But after Catsy returned to her master’s embrace—
—she smirked.
“……??”
The cat was looking at Kim Yu-min with an expression that seemed almost scornful.
Of course, a Divine Beast wouldn’t truly behave that way toward a human, but that’s certainly what it felt like.
“…I’m sorry I couldn’t properly thank you, even though you saved me again this time.”
“I’m glad Hunter Kim Yu-min has made a full recovery. How are the others doing?”
“They’re conscious now, but still resting in their hospital beds. Since I’m sturdy, I came out first.”
Kim Yu-min bowed again as she spoke.
“Thank you again for saving us.”
“No need to worry about it. Truly.”
“No, I can’t just let it go. You saved our lives—I’d like to offer you something in return, however small.”
Kim Yu-min pulled something from the bag she’d brought.
It was a sword.
A fine blade that must have been forged by an exceptional smith, despite emerging from a thousand-won shopping bag.
The sort of weapon that Korea’s greatest swordmaster Hunter would be more than justified in wielding as her main blade.
Jeon Jae-woo shook his head quickly.
“No, I wasn’t asking for anything. Really, it’s fine.”
“If I don’t at least offer my thanks properly, my conscience won’t let me rest.”
After some back-and-forth, he accepted the gift.
There was no hidden agenda, and it would be rude to refuse so adamantly.
“Thank you. I’ll put it to good use.”
As promised, the blade Kim Yu-min had given him was a truly exceptional sword.
Even compared to the weapon an S-Rank Hunter like Kim Yu-min used in active duty, it was flawless.
It seemed to be a spare she kept on hand from her personal collection.
That said, Jeon Jae-woo didn’t really need another sword.
He had the Ego Sword, which grew alongside its master and unlocked its full potential.
‘I’ll just think of it as a spare.’
High-ranking Hunters typically maintained backup magical artifacts they used regularly anyway.
With that in mind, he carefully stored the gifted blade away.
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Everything he’d tried with the remaining materials after obtaining Catsy had been a complete bust.
‘Damn.’
He had to settle for the satisfaction of gaining one new Summoned Creature after so long.
Not long after, Jeon Jae-woo visited the Hunter Bureau to meet with Yoo Jung-tae.
He announced his intention to clear one of the Legendary-grade Ruins the Union had assigned overseas.
Yoo Jung-tae’s jaw dropped at the sudden declaration.
“Y-yes? Hunter Jeon Jae-woo. But…”
“I’m just looking to stretch my legs, so to speak. You know I have Conquest Tokens to spare anyway.”
……
Though he’d confirmed the reward for that Ruin was indeed Conquest Tokens,
Yoo Jung-tae, who had no way of knowing that fact, was at a loss.
‘Then why not clear Ruins assigned to our own country instead of someone else’s…’
He already had a headache from the Union’s Ruin distribution issues.
Was this perhaps a hint that his treatment had been inadequate?
After some difficulty, Jeon Jae-woo managed to enter the Legendary-grade Ruin.
With Myeol-geop and the Lich King working together, he cleared the Monsters without much trouble.
He deliberately weakened some of the Monsters and left a few alive rather than killing them outright.
His reason for entering the Legendary-grade Ruin was to get a rough sense of what abilities his new Summoned Creature, Catsy, possessed.
Jeon Jae-woo positioned Catsy in front of a Monster that was barely breathing.
“Go ahead, Catsy. Give it a try however you’re comfortable. Don’t hold back.”
“Meow?”
The tilting Catsy soon began to activate her Trait against the Monster.
The cat’s eyes gleamed, and her pupils spiraled, spinning in a dizzying whirl.
After about five minutes of maintaining eye contact with the Monster,
“Grrr… growl?”
The fallen Monster rose to its feet like a puppet suddenly given strings.
Jeon Jae-woo, along with his other Summoned Creatures, was utterly startled.
Catsy’s ‘Grooming’ Trait granted the ability of mind control.
In other words, it could brainwash any target whose gaze it locked.
The Monster obeyed Catsy’s commands as if it were an undead summoned by necromancy.
‘I’ve done it again—I really can’t tell the difference between treasure and trash.’
It was an absurdly broken Trait that could turn any living creature into her complete slave.
Transcendent-Rank Hunter’s Ruin-Conquest Methods
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