Chapter 435: Re: Life in that World Starting From Zero (4)
“Can’t… we?”
“What is it, Minji?”
‘Right. What is it? Did do I do anything wrong? Why can’t I just go hunting? Huh? Can’t I go out to the dungeon?’
“Just by looking at her, I can tell she doesn’t have that much experience. Am I right?”
‘What bullsh*t are you talking about? Who else has as much experience as I do?’
My experiences were a little different from other people’s, though.
“She doesn’t have muscles in her legs and her arms. Her hands are too fine, and her nails don’t have one scratch… No matter how I look at her, her body doesn’t seem like it has gone on many expeditions. I don’t know where you are putting your personal supplies, but… That bag is a Chanelia Hermes, right? Luxury brand. It looks pretty, but it’s not practical.”
‘What bullsh*t are you talking about? This is a gift from our Hyunsung, b.i.t.c.h. It’s an infinite bag. It’s not trash! It’s a bag you can’t buy in your entire lifetime.’
“Who carries a luxury bag like that when going to an expedition? It’s only good to look at, but its utility is horrible. You’re not going to the dungeon to flirt around, are you? You should have prepared the minimum. Even if you’re a wizard, you should have your own personal supplies. We can help with things like tents and camps, but it’s only proper to have the basics ready before requesting to join a party, Lee Kiyeon. Cheol-woo and Daegun aren’t just random n.o.bodies. You even put on full makeup… I don’t know if you want to look good for someone, but that seems a bit off for me. Who goes on an expedition wearing makeup? Will you wake up in the dungeon and put makeup in there, too?”
‘What’s up with her? She’s going really crazy. What are you doing? Why are you so angry?’
She sounded right, though. However, I couldn’t just say that and nod.
“I-I’m not wearing makeup. Not even a bit.”
“…”
“…”
“…”
“What?”
“I didn’t come after putting on makeup. If you look closely, you’ll understand.”
“Then those lips and skin… That mascara on your eyelashes…”
“Take a closer look.”
And about the infinite bag…
‘I shouldn’t tell them about it.’
“I’m sorry about the bag. It’s been a long time since I last left the lab. This bag is the only one I had. Before I left the lab, I disposed of everything that seemed useless. I had no idea that this would happen… a-and there are some circ.u.mstances that I cannot talk about.”
“Even so…”
“I don’t have much experience in expeditions, but I’ll work hard. No, if you trust me, I’ll do my best. At the very least, I won’t be a nuisance. Please.”
“How are you so sure?”
Even Light Kiyoung had a bit of muscle. However, Lee Kiyeon was truly thin.
It was irrational in many ways to say that I had cleared not only heroic-grade dungeons, but also legendary-grade dungeons with that body.
Even if I told her, she wouldn’t even believe it anyway.
It was better to create a story enough to make them agree with my request.
“Two or three rare-grade dungeons? I’ve been out on the field more than that.”
“Lies. I don’t think such a body…”
‘This girl! are you interrogating me?’
“If you don’t believe me, then I have nothing left to say, but… it’s true. Although it happened some time ago.”
It felt like she was really doing an interrogation.
When it came to that point, one side would usually give up to some degree. I couldn’t figure out why the h.e.l.l she was attacking me that much.
If she was doing that from the start, it was no different than telling me not to join.
She was ruining the atmosphere even before leaving. Who would want to proceed with the expedition with a party like that?
Had both sides not been desperate, we would have already gotten angry and pulling each other’s hair.
‘Okay, f.u.c.k. I’ll try to understand.’
If I were her, I wouldn’t want to accept myself as a party member either.
Lindel’s ants were living more fiercely than I thought. Thinking that this was a life-threatening problem, I nodded.
To be honest…
‘It’s my mistake.’
There was a useless misunderstanding in the makeup part, but it was a mistake to go on an expedition without a backpack.
‘You lived without knowing too much. You grew up too cherished. Kiyeon, this girl.’
I hadn’t worn any bag since after the first expedition.
Initially, all the basic tools I needed were in Chanelia Hermes. Other than that, Park Deokgu carried the bags, and the guild staff organized the items.
It meant that I couldn’t even remember my newbie days anymore. Besides, my newbie days and their newbie days wouldn’t be the same.
They had been thrown out with nothing, and in my case, I had started with a high salary.
Even if I was a veteran with quite a few years of experience under my belt, it was not surprising that I couldn’t understand their customs.
‘Ha… Did I make a mistake? I guess I did.’
I couldn’t make any more excuses.
I had no choice but to entrust Kiyeon to them.
Even at that moment, I wanted to join a different party, but the job market was already closing down. I looked at Kook Minji with a sad expression, but her expression remained cold.
‘This one is firm.’
She wasn’t giving up. I guess this meant that I had to target someone else.
I stared at Lee Cheol-woo quietly. As soon as I shot my gaze, he came to my rescue.
‘This one was friendly from the start. Niiiiiice. Cheers, our Kiyeon!’
“Don’t push her so hard, Minji. I’m sorry, Lee Kiyeon. I will apologize on her behalf.”
“What?”
“She’s nice, but sometimes she tends to lose her cool. I’m a little puzzled that you didn’t bring the basic supplies, but… I believe there must be some circ.u.mstances at stake.”
‘Whew. That’s it.’
“Then…”
“I think it would be okay if you come with us. Daegun, what do you think?”
“I was in favor of it from the beginning. Minji, don’t go pouting like that. I understand what you’re worried about, but… We’ve got nothing else to lose. If you think about how easy the expedition will become because we have a wizard, we should be thankful.
“Yes, but…”
“You have to apologize first.”
The two men started to look at the spoiled girl with silent eyes. In the end, it was her that raised her white flag.
“I’m sorry. I was being rude.”
“No. It’s okay. I know my circ.u.mstances can become quite a source of misunderstandings, so I understand. We won’t be together for long, but I look forward to working with you.”
“We really appreciate it, Kiyeon. What are you doing, Cheol-woo? Give her the temporary party contract.”
“You have a contract, too?”
“It’s the formal procedure.”
‘There seems to be all sorts of things.’
When I looked at the contract issued by the priest after carefully pulling it out, several provisions came into my eyes.
It was not complicated, and it was also very concise.
It was truly a formal contract. It was about the provisions for escape or troll behaviors, compensation, and distribution.
Perhaps it didn’t have a great legal effect.
n.o.body could tell what would happen in a dungeon unless they turned the G.o.ddess’s Mirror completely on for 24 hours.
It seemed to me that it was simply meant to instill alertness.
It was a little messy, but I succeeded in getting a party anyway. At that point, I began to ask about their personal information and details.
“It’s not only the fours of us, right?”
“Yes. We have three more colleagues.”
That seemed like the right number.
“Maybe they are preparing to leave from the accommodation.”
“I see. Where is the clan house? Western region?”
“It’s… embarra.s.sing, but there’s still no place we can call a clan house. I thought that buying equipment was more important…”
“Ah…”
“This is embarra.s.sing.”
“No. That was a great choice. You’re trying to improve a little more. There aren’t many people who invest in equipment in the beginning. You’ve judged well. So that’s why your equipment is shining like that. Isn’t that robe also heroic-grade? The quality looks really good…”
“No. It is a rare-grade.”
“I guess it looked like that because the user carried it well.”
“B-B-B-By the way, how long has Kiyeon been here?”
“Not long. Has it been two years now? It will be three years soon. Cheol-woo and Daegun…”
“We’ve been here for four years.”
‘It’s not that long. Not bad.’
Entering heroic-grade in their fourth year meant their growth proved to be extremely fast.
On average, it took about six or seven years to get those stats.
Their clan didn’t seem to be the type to act based on impulse. I thought of them as people who had a clear vision and were climbing up from the bottom. I couldn’t help but admit that I had chosen the right party to join in.
I didn’t usually think of it, but I felt like I could see them along the top after a little more time.
I quickly realized that it would be wise to memorize their faces.
Since we decided to go on an expedition together, it was only proper.
I watched two of the members laugh at the basic sweet-talk I gave them.
I still didn’t know why Kook Minji was so dissatisfied, but it seemed that she had made up her mind.
“We’ll lend you some basic supplies.”
“Will that be okay?”
“Yes. Our clan is generous. It won’t be a problem to prepare another bag.”
“Thank you for doing that. I feel like I’m already indebted to you. I’m so sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it. We’re a team.”
“You’re so cool… You’re so reliable. I feel relieved.”
b.u.t.tering them up would never be a bad move. As I put on a pleasing smile, I saw him slightly smiling.
That was the moment I knew my sweet talks that melted even Pope Basel had paid off.
Moving a little quicker, I saw their accommodations. It seemed like they lived with their luggage there as if it was true that there was no clan house yet.
After Lee Cheol-woo went inside, asking me to wait, I watched three women taking the vacant seats.
‘One archer, one swordswoman, and one fighter.’
I didn’t know if it was just my imagination, but they didn’t seem to like me that much for some reason.
I greeted them with a smile with my unique friendliness, but they only formally nodded, and there was no other reaction. Only when Kim Daegun introduced me did I really feel like they were saying h.e.l.lo.
“Let’s introduce you. This is Kiyeon. She will go on the expedition with us. She’s a summoner, and she’s reached the heroic-grade in her third year.”
“Special cla.s.s?”
‘Why are you surveying me?’
“I’m looking forward to working with you, Kiyeon.”
“Yes. Me too.”
“Reaching heroic-grade in your third year is amazing.”
“I just got lucky…”
Everyone seemed to have the same expression as Kook Minji.
They looked as if they were looking down on me. Contempt rather than looking down was more accurate.
‘What do newbies know? I’ll show you later, girls, what it’s like to be semi-mythical.’
I knew that, the moment they would see it, I could already envision them changing their opinion of me. However, it didn’t take long for that pledge to collapse. It was a mistake to ignore the potential of those who came up from the bottom.
‘f.u.c.k… Couldn’t we just go in a carriage? Why are we walking? Why are we walking when there is a carriage? Do you have no money to pay for that?’
“Ugh. Sigh…”
‘It’s heavy. f.u.c.k. It’s f.u.c.king heavy. I don’t think I can carry this… my shoulder… I think I’m going to die. Deokgu, f.u.c.k, please take my luggage. Where are you, Deokgu? I miss you, Park Deokgu!’
“Sigh. Sigh. Ugh.”
Inevitably, a groan started to pop out.
Even when I tried to stop it, it still came out.
‘Why aren’t we taking a break? Please, let’s take a break. Let’s drink water and eat food, b.a.s.t.a.r.ds.’
“Sigh.”
‘My waist. My shoulder! Lee Kiyeon will die, you b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!’
“Sigh, ah… ah!!”
“Do you need help?”
The contemptuous gazes of the female clan members were more evident than ever now.