The Heroine Saves the World

The heroine saves the world

Episode 45

I participated in the mining dungeon auction once again.

It was the same auction house, the same auction hall as last time.

But there was another part too.

“The Justice Guild is here again?”

“What, it looks like you’ve completely moved on to guerrilla dungeon raiding?”

“What else can I do to make a living?”

It has received more attention than before.

“Why are you here again when you’re still doing guerrilla warfare?”

“Ah, the Justice Guild is annoying.”

There were also many reactions mixed with envy and jealousy.

If the number of people who look down on us like before has decreased, there have actually been some things that have gotten worse.

“Since when has the Guild of Justice been holding its head up high? Don’t you have any sense of guilt?”

“Who caused the 5th dungeon break?”

“So. How many people have died, and the Guild of Justice dares to act as a guild again?”

“It’s a guild in name only. It has no shame.”

“If I don’t want to see that kind of thing, I’ll have to get out of this board. Phew!”

I see more and more authors crossing the line.

It’s not that I don’t understand that feeling.

The situation of the Awakened people who gathered here to mine is probably not much different from that of the previous Justice Guild.

The rating drops and each player must prepare their own expensive mining equipment.

Additionally, since he is not a hunter, he is not treated as an Awakened.

Compared to high-level hunters who easily earn hundreds of billions of won in annual salary, their financial situation is naturally not so good.

However, he is even more jealous because the Justice Guild, which was in the same situation as him until recently, is receiving people’s attention and seems to be advancing to places he could never go.

The sight is ugly and sad.

But you have to keep a certain level.

I looked back at the Justice Guild that was following me with a slightly worried heart.

As expected, the twins looked quite intimidated.

I should say something.

Or maybe I should just summon that guy who just did Dungeon Break and try to tame him.

That was when I thought so.

“Raise your head.”

For a moment I thought that was what I said.

But those words came out of Kang-han’s mouth.

“You did nothing wrong.”

That’s true a hundred, a thousand times over.

Even if we still don’t know the truth about the 5th dungeon break, the people of the Justice Guild gathered here have nothing to do with what happened back then.

The entire raid team that people thought was ‘responsible’ died inside the dungeon.

Moreover, just because he was the son of the Kang Yeong-won Hunter, Kang Han disposed of not only the assets of the Justice Guild but also those of his family, compensating for all the civilian casualties and material damage to the surrounding area.

Despite the law stating that no one is responsible for damage caused by the original gate.

‘Okay, hold on, hold on.’

I know the truth.

But you have to endure it.

The truth about Hunter Kang Young-won and the 5th dungeon break must not be known yet.

It’s one of those things that will naturally come to light in time.

Because society is not yet ready for the reality that lies ahead.

“You walk proudly.”

Even the strong ones who say things like that.

* * *

The list of mining dungeons up for auction was more spectacular than last time.

“That’s why there were so many people.”

There were also a few people who tried to bid for dungeons to enter in groups, like the human resources office where Kang-han worked.

“Hmm, where would be good?”

This time, I didn’t have a specific dungeon in mind like last time.

The guild is really running low on cash and is looking to do some mining.

And that’s not all.

“Money is money, but I need to experience a variety of dungeons.”

“Huh?”

Next to me, Jang Su-ho and Lee Yu-eul made strange noises at the same time.

When I looked back, both of their eyes were wide open, one of them was picking his ear, and the other was putting his hand on my forehead.

“Are you sick or something?”

“What kind of dog is that eating grass?”

You eat grass well too.

“Otherwise, you wouldn’t be saying things like ‘Money is money, but’”

“This kid.”

… … Well, that’s true.

Because from my past experiences, I’ve learned what’s more important than money when it comes to clearing dungeons.

‘It turns out that hints of a full-blown apocalypse were hidden here and there earlier than expected.’

For example, the Holy Grail full of question marks that you got after killing the Crocodile King last time.

“How about that?”

Kang asked, pointing to a fairy tale dungeon at the beginning of the list.

A fairy tale dungeon is a type that imitates the surrounding environment where the gate is created.

They are vicious bastards who try to increase the chances of a dungeon break by delaying the time until they are discovered.

But we had a gate prediction system created by the great refiner, so it was a dungeon that was almost abandoned after dealing with the monsters inside.

Especially in the case of underwater fairy tale dungeons with entrances located in the ocean or river, it is likely that Awakened people will occasionally use them for fishing or scuba diving.

“The mountains of Chungcheong Province would be perfect for camping.”

“Idiot, you should go and think about mining.”

“Don’t you know that you can see and pick mulberries too? Since I don’t have time to go back and forth anyway, I’m saying that it would be nice to have a camping feel while I’m resting.”

The twins have a point.

Summer is slowly approaching.

“Shall we go and get some fresh air?”

“……That seems like a good idea.”

This guy loves camping.

Even though the Justice Guild isn’t a large corporation yet, it can still provide this level of welfare.

Besides, if it’s a mountain fairy tale dungeon, there might be surprisingly a lot of things worth collecting.

I lightly won the bid for the unpopular fairy tale dungeon.

“What is it, Fairy Tale Dungeon?”

“Maybe I should go and pick some wild greens.”

“Poohaha!”

As we left the auction house, I heard several loud noises behind me, but I was too busy trying to find the exact location of the dungeon I had won the bid on.

“It really is a mountain village.”

And don’t ignore the dungeon wild greens.

They’re all potion ingredients, so you know how much the crafting guild members like them.

* * *

“A bunch of baby goats are grazing and playing♪ With faces as bright as the sun♬”

The day I went mining in the Chungcheong-do dungeon.

The twins were very excited from the moment they got into the car.

Even the usually quiet Lee Yu-chan joined in and sang a strange song.

“Be quiet. If you don’t keep quiet, you might end up grazing like a baby goat for a while.”

“Hey, you’re excited too, Sister! I saw you prepare all the camping supplies yesterday, right?”

“I thought we were moving to our dungeon.”

“Jang Su-ho, how much time is left until we arrive?”

“We’re almost there. It’ll take about 20 minutes until we can get there by car?”

I turned the conversation to Jang Su-ho, who was in charge of driving today as well.

“Oh, he’s changing his tune, he’s changing his tune!”

“If you’re excited, sing with us!”

“Okay. You guys are being forced to be vegetarian for the next week.”

How dare you disrespect the authority of the guild manager and make fun of me for buying some camping gear?

To be honest, I didn’t buy that much.

Anyway, I did that because five people, including me, needed to prepare to eat, sleep, and stay in the dungeon for about two nights and three days.

So I bought a tent, a sleeping bag, and a cot.

Oh, and about six tables and chairs for eating.

Because if one breaks down or something, one person sits on the floor and eats.

Of course, you need a spare chair.

Also, if you get cold or something, you might want to eat something hot, so a kettle made of mana stone and a camping stove to start a fire.

It was really nothing special.

“Arrived.”

Jang Su-ho said as he turned off the car engine.

That’s understandable, because now it was no longer possible to get in by car.

Fortunately, I could see a mountain path covered in grass, which seemed to show traces of people walking.

“Hmm, the smell of phytoncide.”

“It’s as if my body that was rotting in the city is being purified.”

“I guess we are country people after all.”

“Weren’t you both born and raised in Seoul?”

Two calves from Seoul, the country of origin, started running down the mountain path first.

“Lady, are you sure you’re okay?”

Han Ji-seong quietly approached me from behind and looked down at me with worried eyes.

“Oh, I said this much is fine. It’s just the back mountain.”

The three men who thought of the healer as nothing more than a crumbling leaf looked very uneasy.

“If you’re having a hard time, be sure to tell me. I brought a lot of stamina potions with me.”

“Should I carry you?”

Kang Han went one step further.

Even looking at that serious face, it’s not a joke.

It’s all because of that damn turntable from last time.

I deliberately took the lead and shouted as I walked along the mountain path.

“Oh, I said this much is okay!”

* * *

It’s not okay.

“Oh my god, I’m dying.”

At first it was really doable.

Anyway, I was awakened and my physical strength improved, and the mountain terrain wasn’t that rough.

The problem came after about an hour when the road itself disappeared and the real ‘mountain climbing’ began.

“What the heck, there are so many rocks!”

There’s a lot! – There’s a lot! – There’s a lot!

The screams I let out echo back to me.

This is driving me crazy.

“No, that won’t work. Please carry me.”

Kang-han knelt down on one knee, showing his broad back.

It was a back that guaranteed a comfortable ride just by looking at it.

“Suho, how much further did you say we had to go from here?”

“Uh, I don’t know. Actually, he’s been out of service since a while ago.”

Since it was in the mountains where there was no way to get a cell phone signal, I prepared a special item for tracking the gate.

Even that is broken.

That’s why you should definitely buy Maestro items even if they are expensive.

It was a mistake to buy anything cheap.

“But the last time I checked, it was over there, so I guess I’ll have to go around that cliff and climb up.”

“A rock wall.”

It was hopeless.

Is the Nayeoju who climbed up the cliff a living Nayeoju or a dead Nayeoju?

“Then let’s just stay here for the night.”

Han Ji-seong suggested.

To be honest, I was touched.

I felt like I was half lost and almost lost.

If we continue like this, we might end up wandering the mountains in the dark of the night.

Kang Han, Jang Soo Ho, and the twins might be okay, but me and Han Ji Sung aren’t.

But that doesn’t mean they can just carry us around one by one and force us through.

“Okay, let’s do that. There’s no rush.”

Kang Han nodded and walked around a few times before finding a suitable place.

“I’d like it up there.”

It was a flat land with a rock at its back.

I quickly took out the camping gear I had prepared in the subspace.

“If you listen to me, you will get rice cakes even while you are sleeping.”

“If my older sister wasn’t here, I might have just gone up…….”

“Shut up, Baby Goat Number 2. Go pitch your tent.”

I pointed to a pile of semi-automatic eight-person tents and said to Lee Yu-chan.

Rustle.

“This should be enough for now.”

In the meantime, Kang-han gathered dry branches and other things from the surrounding area.

That’s an awful lot too.

It was at that moment that I began to think that the mountain of branches piled up in a circle looked like a graveyard mound.

“I think it would be safer to burn it in a brazier than to just burn it on the ground.”

“I will do that.”

I was just about to hand over the camping stove to Kang-han, who nodded.

Passthru.

The grass over there swayed slightly.

At the same time, the atmosphere of the Justice Guild changed.

Kang Han, who was talking to me, had sharp eyes and stood in front of me.

The twins had already taken out their machetes and bows and were aiming them at the swaying grass.

And a few seconds later.

“……person?”

As Kang-han muttered softly, someone suddenly appeared through the swaying grass.

He was a boy who was about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The kid who was looking at our campsite in the mountains, wearing short sleeves and shorts, spoke in a somewhat dull voice.

“I think it would be better not to light a fire here.”

… … Are you a natural person?