HBWnovel Chapter 40
Chapter 40
- Mobamin, Mobamin
- bbbbbbb
- Don’t go, don’t go, don’t go
As the ending screen of the broadcast displayed, viewers were trying to grab Mobamin.
Si-yoon rested her chin on one hand, watching the incoming chat messages.
Since she couldn’t just go outside right away, she sank into her thoughts.
There were sounds coming from the living room, and occasionally, she noticed her sister's ID popping up in the chat.
That meant her sister had probably discovered the Momobin mug left in the living room.
‘There’s no way I’ll get caught like this...?’
She had pondered this a lot.
While she wanted to give her sister one of each type of goods as a present,
that would be the same as revealing her identity as a Mobamin fan.
She would find it too embarrassing to hold back, and her sister’s illusion of Mobamin would be shattered.
It didn’t seem like a good idea for either of them.@@@@
However, ignoring it was also difficult.
How much did she want them that she went out herself for a secondhand deal...?
Ultimately, Si-yoon gifted her sister the mug that she had wanted the most.
Now was the important part.
After an appropriate interval following the end of the broadcast, she would head to the living room.
She needed to explain where the mug came from and that she had seen it in an old broadcast with solid plausibility.
“If I mess this up, it’s over....”
Si-yoon steeled herself.
Time had passed sufficiently, so it was about time to head to the living room.
Carefully, she opened the door and peeked into the living room.
“Sniff, huh....”
“......?”
Her sister was sitting on the sofa, sniffing back tears.
She had expected her to be concentrated on something with her usual blank expression or to wear a warm smile.
But this was an entirely unexpected scene.
“It’s so, so touching....”
The opened Momobin mug that had been on the dining table lifted into the air.
Her sister naturally grasped the handle and took a sip before the mug floated back down to the table.
No matter how many times she saw it, it was a fascinating sight, though Si-yoon was gradually getting used to it.
“Huff....”
Where she had fetched it from, her sister wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
Si-yoon approached the living room with a bemused expression.
Cautiously, she walked over to her sister.
Only when Si-hyun was right next to her did she look up.
“Oh, did you finish work?”
“Yeah.... What are you doing?”
Si-yoon looked at Si-hyun’s hand.
“Oh, this?”
Si-hyun showed the item she was holding clearly for her younger sister to see.
It was a fantasy novel featuring a female protagonist.
“This is a book recommended by a student. It’s an incredible masterpiece....”
“Is that so...?”
Si-yoon responded awkwardly.
As the conversation wrapped up, Si-hyun focused back on her book.
‘...Nothing seems off?’
If she had doubted or caught on, Si-hyun would have shown some sign.
But Si-hyun remained absorbed in her novel.
Si-yoon was contemplating whether they could smoothly transition through this.
But the thought felt too nagging.
She stood still, crossing her arms as she thought.
Regardless, Si-hyun continued to immerse herself in the book.
‘Ah, I don’t know!’
Si-yoon boldly made her choice.
“Uh, what are you planning to use it for?”
“I’m going to use it for my lecture.”
As Si-hyun focused on adding details to the goblin, she replied without turning her head.
She was putting in that much care.
‘For a lecture...?’
That meant it was something she would show to the students at the academy.
In that moment, an idea flashed in Han-gyeol’s mind!
The academy students were already envious of how fortunate they were this year.
This was a good opportunity.
“Si-hyun! About this part here.”
Han-gyeol crouched next to Si-hyun.
He suggested various details to her.
“...Ah, I missed that detail. Thank you.”
“Anytime! Haha!”
The details of the goblin gradually came to life.
And then.
“Si-hyun! What are you doing right now?”
“Whoa! What is this? A goblin?”
“It’s not... alive, is it?”
D-rank hunters approached the two in succession.
At first, they were surprised to see the goblin.
“What are you planning to
use it for?”
“For a lecture material.”
“Oh, I see!”
Upon hearing the goblin’s purpose, everyone began to share their opinions on its creation.
“To ensure students don’t let their guard down against goblins in the future, let’s make it properly!”
“How about making the eyes like this?”
“...Oh.”
Various ideas were proposed, and Si-hyun added details.
‘It’s nice to have so many people around,’ she thought.
Thus, on that day, a terrifyingly grotesque goblin model was born.
The appearance of the finished model was far more chilling and ferocious than a real goblin.
* * *
In a high-end officetel in Seoul.
A man with a deeply furrowed brow held his smartphone tightly, lost in thought.
He was Yoo Byung-jun, an S-rank hunter and spear expert in South Korea.
“Damn that girl....”
He had been troubled lately and hadn’t been able to sleep properly at night.
It was all because of the persistent Hunter Kim Ji-ah, who had been tailing him.
To stand tall as the number one spear master in Korea,
he had resorted to any means necessary.
Back when he was at a lower rank, he would intercept the dungeons reserved by Kim Ji-ah.
When his rank rose, he even tried to manipulate situations to get her to go to dungeons she would avoid, hoping she would just die.
However, Hunter Kim Ji-ah did not back down.
As if to say that this much was nothing, she defeated them all.
With trembling hands, Byung-jun touched his phone, checking the hunter community they used.
[Title: Have you seen the news?]
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I heard that Hunter Kim Ji-ah successfully conquered another B-rank dungeon in the provinces, lol.
- Solo?
└ Yeah, she solo’d it.
└ That crazy woman; isn’t she scared?
- I’ve been dying to go down a rank myself, but it was tough, fuck, lol.
└ Not something anyone can do, lol.
└ There’s a reason we party up, right? lol
└ Isn’t a 2-person party enough? It’s just really hard alone.
- Isn’t she about to become an S-rank soon?
└ For real, lol.
- There are a few A-rank dungeons in Korea, right?
[Title: It’s causing a ruckus overseas, too, lol]
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I occasionally check out the overseas community, and every time I see them suggest scouting Kim Ji-ah, it makes me so proud, lol.
- Hahahaha!
- I totally agree!
- Would she even go, lol?
- Damn, it’s Ji-ah again...
Byung-jun raised his head with a crumpled expression.
He saw nothing but praises for Kim Ji-ah everywhere.
Clearly, he was the number one S-rank spear master in Korea, yet he hardly got any mentions.
“...Is that the only way?”
This couldn’t go on.
His growth had stagnated while that girl continued to get stronger.
His interference was ineffective.
If so, he had no choice but to show better results and prove himself.
Byung-jun contacted his secretary.
“I’m going to the A-rank dungeon next week, so make sure to adjust the schedule and reserve it.”
- Yes, understood.
Byung-jun clenched and released his fist, gritting his teeth.