EFME 101

Muyoung looked at Sunyul as if he found it utterly absurd.

“In here?”

“You said people on the outside don’t know what’s happening on the inside anyway.”

Sunyul’s voice crawled inward. But even while doing so, he steadfastly said everything he wanted to say. Muyoung looked at Sunyul as if he had a headache.

“Or should I use my mouth for you?”

“……Where did you learn something like that.”

“Just… I somehow knew……. I must have learned it somewhere……”

Embarrassed, Sunyul’s voice trailed off.

“Drop it and just go to sleep.”

“……Why? Do you dislike me using my mouth?”

“What are you going to do if a monster suddenly pops out.”

Faced with such perfectly logical reasoning, Sunyul was left speechless. Muyoung moved Sunyul to his side and patted his back as if telling him to sleep.

It felt a bit unfair, as if he had been stripped of even the right to touch, but Sunyul soon closed his eyes and fell fast asleep.

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The strange monsters that originally didn’t appear in this dungeon showed up once in a while just when they were about to be forgotten, flaunting their presence.

Still, they didn’t appear in large numbers, and thanks to everyone being sufficiently on guard compared to the first time, there were no casualties.

Thus, after five days, the raid party successfully gathered all six types of seafood required by the quest.

“Alright, alright. It’s exciting cooking time!”

Upon returning to the camp, the raid party acted noisily as if they were welcoming a festival. They put the ingredients into a huge pot taken from someone’s inventory and began to boil it.

When Sunyul went to catch a glimpse, ingredients that couldn’t be found here—like onions, radishes, green onions, and chili peppers—were boiling together inside. They were likely ingredients that couldn’t fit into an inventory… meaning they must have manually carried them in their bags.

“……It smells delicious.”

Sunyul said while clutching his stomach. He didn’t feel hunger, but it smelled good enough to make him feel that way for some reason.

“It has no poison and even grants a buff effect. It’s delicious, too,” Muyoung, who was standing beside him, explained.

Sunyul’s anticipation pierced through the sky.

“Really?”

“Apparently so.”

“Have you not tried it, Guild Leader?”

“Because I didn’t particularly want to eat it.”

Muyoung was far from a gourmet. Just because food was delicious or high-quality didn’t mean it stirred any special inspiration in him. As long as the taste wasn’t bad, it didn’t matter.

However, he tended to be sensitive to things below average—things like the freshness of the ingredients, condition, and hygiene. He also disliked unusual ingredients from dungeons because they felt unpleasant.

Jaehoon used to laugh, saying that his sheltered upbringing showed in those aspects, but regardless, it was a point Muyoung couldn’t compromise on.

“It’s fully boiled!”

At the words of the cooking hunter, Sunyul approached as if possessed. The hunter scooped a bowl of seafood stew for Sunyul and grinned.

“Mr. Sunyul, I actually got a cook certification just to boil this deliciously, you know?”

“Really?”

“Really. It’ll taste good, so eat a lot. I can’t give you a lot of the flesh, but I can give you more broth.”

With anticipation, Sunyul took a sip of the finished seafood stew.

It was a burning hot flavor that seemed to soothe a body chilled by the cold sea breeze under the cloudy sky. Sunyul marveled at the refreshingly spicy taste of the seafood stew.

Then, he glanced at Muyoung.

It was natural psychology to want to share delicious things with someone you like. He wanted to show this taste to Muyoung as well. However, Sunyul knew very well that forcing someone to do something they dislike is a form of violence.

‘It can’t be helped.’

Feeling regretful, Sunyul began to finish eating the seafood stew. Watching that sight, Muyoung let out a faint sigh. Then, he went over to the cooking hunter and received a small portion of the seafood stew.

“Lim Sunyul.”

“Yes? Oh? You got some?”

“Yeah. Just to try a little.”

“Yes. It’s delicious!”

Muyoung looked once at the brightly smiling Sunyul, once at the seafood stew, and sipped the broth. Muyoung’s brow, which had been slightly furrowed, gradually relaxed.

“It’s not bad.”

“Right?”

“Yeah.”

He could see why everyone was eating so excitedly. Muyoung shrugged his shoulders. It certainly tasted good, though he didn’t want to eat more of it. Still, thinking that this single meal wasn’t bad, Muyoung finished all of the seafood stew.

The two bowls of seafood stew left over after the raid party ate were carried to the altar written in the quest by two teams of four people each, so that the seafood stew could be placed on the altar at the promised time.

Sunyul waited at the spot where the boss monster would appear and looked toward the direction of the altar.

At some point, a gentle light descended above the altar, piercing through the cloudy sky. Slowly, the clouds overhead cleared away, and sunlight poured down.

The peaceful atmosphere lasted only for a single moment.

Suddenly, a violent wind began to blow from the outside.

“Wow, it’s really strong…….”

It was a ferocious wind that felt like it would blow a person away if they stood blankly. Because of that wind summoned by the boss monster that appeared on the sea, the already high waves began to churn violently.

The boss monster was a giant bird.

It was a bird, but it had fins under its wings, and parts of its body had scales instead of feathers. Its tail was also shaped close to a fish tail.

The bizarre bird cried out loudly. Every time it did, the wind grew progressively wilder.

[‘Magic Marksman’ skill is being used.]

Hundreds of magic bullets that appeared all at once flew toward the boss monster. And the magic bullets…….

“……The magic bullets are swaying sideways?”

Unlike usual when they flew vigorously, they flew staggeringly, pushed by the wind, before embedding into the boss monster. Small explosions occurred on the boss monster’s body, but the power was much weaker than usual.

“It’s a wind that weakens skills. It has a bad compatibility with [Magic Marksman].”

Since the power of projectile-type skills was cut in half due to the wind, a skill that could be used directly on the spot where the boss monster was located was much more advantageous.

Muyoung stepped forward.

As instructed in advance, no one stood ahead of Muyoung. Confirming this, Muyoung used his skill with maximum power without adjusting its strength.

[‘Call of the Abyss’ skill is being used.]

The abyss that appeared in the air was so dark and deep that its end couldn’t be known. The abyss that appeared like that sucked in everything—the boss monster that had been leisurely swimming, the surging sea, and of course, even the wind.

The violent wind weakened. If a moment ago was a typhoon, it was now at the level of a gentle breeze. The boss monster was desperately struggling to avoid being dragged into the abyss.

[‘Touch of the Abyss’ skill is being used.]

Muyoung caught the boss monster with his skill as it tried to escape the skill range of [Call of the Abyss]. In the end, failing to completely escape, the boss monster was reduced to a sight of unsightly floundering.

Sunyul’s eyes shone.

[‘Magic Marksman’ skill is being used.]

Unlike a moment ago, hundreds of magic bullets accurately hit the boss monster, causing a massive explosion inside. As they continued to pour attacks like that, the boss monster fell downward as if collapsing.

And a giant sea serpent that popped up from below devoured the falling bird. It was the start of the so-called Phase 2.

Because it was such a massive sea serpent, it was impossible to completely suck it in even with [Call of the Abyss]. Therefore, the raid proceeded in a standard manner.

The sea serpent was a boss monster specialized in attacking large numbers using its massive body and area-of-effect skills.

Sunyul focused on defense, using [Declaration of Sanctuary] whenever a massive attack rushed in. When he used the defense skill, he would pause for a moment to catch his breath, and when he deactivated the defense skill, he focused fire again.

Since the flow of the attack had completely shifted to this side, hunting the sea serpent, which was originally called the true boss of this dungeon, wasn’t all that difficult either.

You have completed the S-class dungeon clear. Rewards will be distributed based on contribution.

Sunyul ran to Muyoung in excitement.

“Guild Leader, you’re really strong! Why don’t you catch it with that every time?”

“I do use it. But if I make a mistake, even allies or the ground we are stepping on can get sucked in.”

“Aha, then does that mean everyone except you, Guild Leader, gets sucked in there?”

“The things I am holding onto don’t get sucked in. But I can’t hold onto everyone.”

Having resolved his question, Sunyul nodded and checked the rewards. It was an A-class dagger and sea salt used as an alchemy ingredient. It was decent.

After checking the rewards, the thought that it was truly over brought a sudden rush of fatigue.

As he went limp, Muyoung picked Sunyul up in his arms.

“Tired?”

“A little.”

“Go and get some good rest.”

Even so, out of his final shred of rationality, he came down to his feet before passing through the gate, but he leaned against Muyoung instead.

As soon as they emerged from the dungeon, they immediately took a plane and returned home. Unlike Sunyul, who was ready to lie down right away, Muyoung was still upright.

“Aren’t you going to rest with me, Guild Leader?”

“I have work to do.”

“You should do it after resting…….”

“Just after finishing this.”

He had wanted to rest together with Muyoung. With Muyoung entering the study, Sunyul ended up rolling around the room alone.

Sunyul took out the dagger and sea salt from his inventory and lined them up, then remembered Shiyoung’s words telling him to organize his inventory a bit. Sunyul opened his inventory.

“Hmm…….”

It really was messy.

Sunyul scanned through the inventory list. There were truly a vast miscellany of items. It seemed he had left the items obtained from going to all sorts of dungeons unattended without organizing them.

As Sunyul kept scrolling down the list like that…….

[■■■ Dirt]

He discovered a very peculiar item.

The first time an item had unreadable characters was with the past Sunyul, I—21. But for such an item to be sitting right there in his inventory.

While Sunyul froze for a moment, not knowing what this was, a memory suddenly flashed through his mind.

‘You, what did you do with my box?’ 

‘I, I didn’t do anything.’ 

‘You bastard!’

It seemed to be an item he had unintentionally snatched from the box Jang Beomjin had obtained. Moreover, the Constellation had referred to that item as dirt. Since this was the only ‘dirt’ in Sunyul’s inventory, it had to be correct.

It definitely felt like it had been absorbed into his body……. But thinking about it, there was no other place for an item to go besides here.

Sunyul pulled out the item.

[■■■ Dirt]

Description: ■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■.

It seems to have gotten rubbed on while wandering nearby.

Effect: Completely useless. Owner: Lim Sunyul

“…….”

Sunyul glared at the effect.

‘You said it was useful. It says it’s completely useless?’

[‘Traveler of the Eternal Night’ says that all things are useless until one figures out their utility.]

Sunyul glared at the dirt. The Constellation’s words weren’t wrong. The problem was that he had no inkling as to what on earth he should use it for.

For now, Sunyul decided to keep the dirt safely stored away. Sunyul brought over a food container and gathered the dirt inside, leaving not a single grain behind.

[‘Traveler of the Eternal Night’ laments, asking how you could put that into a food container…….]

Why is he like that when there’s no better storage method than this?

Sunyul considered going to Muyoung, calling it the grand discovery of the century, but decided against it. This might turn out to be nothing much, contrary to expectations. The Constellation was prone to talking nonsense anyway…….

[‘Traveler of the Eternal Night’ is indignant at you.]

First, he would have to analyze what this was.

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[Title] It’s a laughter button that Sunbam got dragged into hiking

How are we going to deal with Eobyeong taking the baby to a mountain like an old boomer when he’s still only in his thirties?

Comments 

—At this rate, isn’t Sunbam going to go to a valley in the summer to eat milkvetch root chicken stew? 

➥ Our Eobyeong isn’t quite at that level. 

—If he had even worn hiking clothes, I would’ve seriously cried, but fortunately it was casual clothes. 

➥ Thank goodness. 

—Actually, didn’t Sunbam ask to go? Hahaha. 

➥ The baby is at an age where he’d want to go to a famous restaurant found on Outstar.

[Title] Hahaha, Sunbam and Eobyeong coming out to eat a breakfast buffet

This must be Sunbam’s pick, right? It’s hilarious how Eobyeong looks completely soul-less.

Comments 

—It’s amazing that someone recognized them. They even used an item to hide themselves, damn.

➥ Where else would you find that build and that body frame? You should hide things that can actually be hidden, lol. 

➥ Still, everyone is pretending not to notice. They’re nice. 

➥ Eobyeong knows that everyone has figured it out, but it seems only Sunbam doesn’t know ㅠ. 

➥ You’re consistent, Sunbam. 

—This man really does everything if asked. 

➥ He’d probably grant everything except a request to please stop. 

➥ Are you crazy, Hahaha.

[Title] Sunbam’s flirting is legendary

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I thought he was a puppy, but he turns into a fox.

Comments 

—What is he doing right now? Where is that? 

➥ It’s on the way out of the dungeon. 

➥ Even reporters are gathered there, is he crazy? 

—What do normal people say when they see this? 

➥ They say they look close. 

➥ Amazing. 

➥ There are some comments saying it looks gay. 

➥ It’s not just “looks like”, it’s exactly that.