Chapter 40

– Moba moba

– Bbbbbb

– Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go

The broadcast ending scene shows viewers grabbing hold of Momobin.

Si-yoon rested her chin on one hand as she watched the incoming chat messages.

Anyway, she couldn’t just leave the broadcasting room right away, so she let her thoughts drift.

There was a small sound coming from the living room direction too.

She also noticed some chat messages appearing under her sister’s ID every now and then in the chat window.

That meant her sister must have found the mug left on the living room table.

‘Could it really be this obvious…?’

She thought long and hard.

Ideally, she wanted to gift all kinds of merchandise, one of each type…

But that would be the same as revealing herself as Momobin.

She’d be too embarrassed to handle it, and her sister’s ideal image of Momobin would shatter completely.

It didn’t seem like a good idea for either of them.

Still, pretending she didn’t notice was difficult too.

Her sister must have wanted it pretty badly if she went out specifically for second-hand trades…

Ultimately, Si-yoon decided to gift the mug her sister wanted most.

What mattered was the present moment.

After waiting an appropriate amount of time after the broadcast ended, she had to head to the living room…

She needed to explain the mug’s origin and that she’d watched broadcasts before with plausible deniability.

“Can’t mess this up, can’t mess this up…”

Si-yoon psyched herself up. Enough time had passed, so she slowly made her way to the living room.

She carefully opened the door and peeked inside.

“Huuuuh, huuuuuh…”

“…?”

Her sister was sitting on the couch, sniffling.

She always expected her sister to be expressionless while focused on something, or maybe wearing her usual kind smile…

This was completely unexpected.

“It’s too…too moving…”

The goods mug that had been placed on the table flew through the air.

Her sister naturally grabbed the handle and took a sip before letting it fly back to the table.

No matter how many times Si-yoon saw it, it was still an incredible sight, though she was starting to get used to it.

“Huuuuh…”

Her sister wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief she somehow produced.

Si-yoon walked into the living room with a wry expression.

She approached her sister cautiously.

Only when Si-yoon got right next to her did Si-hyun finally look up.

“Oh, you’re done already?”

“Yeah…what are you doing?”

Si-yoon looked at her sister’s hands.

“Oh, this?”

Si-hyun showed her younger sister what she was holding.

It was a fantasy novel featuring a female protagonist.

“A student recommended it to me? Turns out it’s an amazing masterpiece…”

“Eh, really…?”

“You should read it too! It’s super, super fun.”

“Uh, yeah. I’ll read it after you finish.”

Si-yoon responded awkwardly.

When their conversation wrapped up, Si-hyun returned her focus to the book.

‘…Nothing suspicious?’

If there had been any suspicion or discovery, there would have been some sign.

Her sister remained immersed in the novel.

Si-yoon pondered whether everything would go smoothly…

But it felt too uneasy to let it rest.

She stopped and crossed her arms, deep in thought.

Meanwhile, Si-hyun continued to be absorbed in the book.

‘Screw it, I don’t care anymore!’

Si-yoon boldly made her choice.

“How’s the cup? Do you like it?”

“Ah, yeah! I really like it. Thanks, Si-yoon!”

“That’s great to hear!”

As Si-yoon happily chimed in, Si-hyun smiled and said,

“You watch Momobin’s broadcasts too, huh? You watch while working? When you say you’re going to watch something else at night, it’s because you’ve already seen everything, isn’t it?”

“Eh, um…yeah…?”

“Hehe.”

When Si-yoon agreed, Si-hyun flashed a bright smile once before returning to her book.

Si-yoon scratched her cheek awkwardly.

Somehow, she had become a fan of herself.

* * *

The next day.

Si-hyun boarded the Wings Guild van that came to pick her up, heading to the dungeon.

At that moment, Han-gyeol handed her something.

“Master told me to give this to you, Si-hyun.”

“Ah, thank you.”

It was the video recording equipment she had ordered previously.

While live streaming inside the dungeon wasn’t possible, recording itself was allowed.

In fact, many of the videos produced by the management bureau were filmed this way and later edited.

Using this method, Si-hyun first planned to show video materials during lectures.

Once all the ordered equipment was ready, she intended to further enhance the quality of her lectures with rich audiovisual materials.

Since anything made could be used for a long time anyway…

Si-hyun planned to invest generously in production costs.

Though thanks to Da-young’s suggestion, helping students adapt to C-rank dungeons saved quite a bit of money…

“The rest is being prepared step by step, so it won’t take too long.”

“Ah, that’s good to hear.”

Si-hyun nodded satisfactorily.

Of course, sooner is better, but as long as it doesn’t take too long, it’s fine.

Since even after the equipment is completed, creating learning materials will require a lot of time anyway…

She decided not to rush things.

“Si-hyun, Si-hyun!”

“Hm?”

While lightly organizing her thoughts, Si-hyun turned her head at the call from a male member sitting behind her.

“Isn’t that a VR device? Could you show us once it’s finished?”

“Eh, um…sure?”

“You need to test it before showing the students, right?”

“Oh, definitely.”

Testing is important. That’s true.

When Si-hyun nodded, two men gave high-fives and continued,

“Should we help with filming too?”

“Wouldn’t it be tough doing everything alone?”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course!”

When Si-hyun hesitated, several men answered in unison.

Their behavior reminded Si-hyun of well-trained large dogs, making her smile warmly.

Simultaneously, the faces of the Wings Guild members who witnessed her beautiful smile instantly relaxed.

‘Ah…I’m really glad I was born into this world!’

‘Who knew life could be this beautiful!’

‘All the hardships I’ve endured until now feel forgotten!’

Their lips curved upward, and tension entered their shoulders.

Today too, the atmosphere inside the Wings Guild van was harmonious.

Thus, after moving inside the C-rank dungeon…

After applying appropriately adjusted buffs to the men, Si-hyun put yesterday’s plan into action.

After glancing at the people initiating combat with monsters…

She quietly squatted down and began using earth-element magic.

The dirt on the ground started wriggling around.

Dirt from the surroundings gathered and rose higher.

A short, monstrous shape began to form.

“This needs color adjustment too, right?”

Still maintaining the raw material’s earthy color, Si-hyun added details to the dirt goblin.

The dull brown skin slowly transformed into a deep green.

“What are you doing, Si-hyun?”

Han-gyeol, who had quickly handled the situation, approached Si-hyun and asked.

While still focusing on the dirt goblin, Si-hyun replied,

“It’s a model.”

“Huh? A model?”

Han-gyeol wore a confused expression.

He alternated his gaze between Si-hyun’s serious face and the dirt goblin.

Si-hyun’s expression was as serious as when she broke the boss room the other day.

‘How exactly did she make this…?’

Though he wasn’t seeing Si-hyun’s eccentricities for the first time…

Even so, suddenly creating a goblin out of nowhere in such a short time was incredibly surprising.

Eventually, Han-gyeol gave up trying to understand.

“So, where do you plan to use this?”

“For lectures.”

Si-hyun, who was adding details to the goblin, answered without turning her head.

She was that focused.

‘Lectures, huh…’

Meaning it was something to show the academy students.

At that moment, an idea flashed in Han-gyeol’s mind.

He was already envious of this year’s academy students.

This seemed like a good opportunity.

“Si-hyun, about this part here…”

Han-gyeol squatted down next to Si-hyun.

He suggested various details to Si-hyun.

“Ah, I missed some details. Thank you.”

“Not at all! Haha!”

The goblin gradually started looking more lifelike.

And then…

“Si-hyun! What are you doing right now?”

“Wow! What is this? A goblin?”

“Is, is it alive?”

D-rank males approached the two one after another.

At first, they were shocked upon seeing the goblin.

“But…”

“When do you plan to use it?”

“For lecture materials.”

“Ah!”

Upon hearing the goblin’s purpose, everyone offered suggestions for its creation.

“In the future, to prevent students from underestimating goblins, let’s make it properly!”

“How about making the eyes like this?”

“Ah.”

Various suggestions were made, and Si-hyun added details.

‘This is the advantage of having many people.’ She thought.

Thus, that day, a terrifyingly grotesque goblin model was born.

The appearance of the completed model was far more eerie and menacing than a real goblin.

* * *

In a certain high-end office apartment in Seoul.

A man furrowed his brows deeply, lost in thought as he gripped his smartphone.

Yu Byeong-jun, Korea’s S-rank Hunter and spear specialist.

“Damn woman…”

Recently, he had been so troubled that he couldn’t sleep properly.

It was because Kim Ji-a Hunter kept relentlessly chasing after him.

To stand firmly as Korea’s top spear specialist…

He didn’t care about means or methods.

Back when he was low-ranked, he even cut in line for dungeons reserved by Kim Ji-a Hunter.

When he reached higher ranks, thinking it would be better if she disappeared, he manipulated situations to make her avoid dangerous dungeons.

But Kim Ji-a Hunter didn’t stop.

As if brushing off all his attempts, she overcame everything.

With trembling hands, Byeong-jun checked the community site used by hunters.

[Title: Heard any news?]

[User]

Kim Ji-a Hunter successfully cleared another B-rank dungeon in the provinces solo, apparently ㅋㅋㅋ

– Alone?

└ User Solo play, correct

└ Crazy woman; isn’t she scared at all?

– I tried going solo to a lower rank dungeon after seeing the news, but it was tough ㅅㅂㅋㅋ

└ Not just anyone can do it ㅋㅋㅋ

└ That’s why forming parties isn’t useless ㅋㅋ

└ Two-person parties would be manageable, but solo is ㄹㅇ tough

– Is she really about to reach S-rank soon?

└ Definitely

– How many A-rank dungeons are there in Korea now?

[Title: Causing a stir overseas too ㅋㅋ]

[User]

I sometimes browse foreign communities, and whenever I see talk about scouting Kim Ji-a Hunter, it feels like national pride ㅋㅋ

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Agreed

– Would she go though? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Damn, another mention of Kim Ji-a…

Byeong-jun raised his head with a crumpled expression.

Wherever he looked, all he saw were praises for Kim Ji-a Hunter.

Clearly, he was Korea’s top S-rank spear specialist, yet hardly ever mentioned.

“…Is there really no other way?”

This can’t continue.

My growth has stalled, but this woman keeps getting stronger.

Interference doesn’t work.

Then, there’s nothing left but to show and prove superior results.

Byeong-jun contacted his secretary.

“I’m going to an A-rank dungeon next week. Adjust my schedule accordingly and make the reservation.”

– Understood.

Byeong-jun clenched and unclenched his fists while biting his teeth tightly.