Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Last time when I briefly went out and came I had bought various clothes Ara could wear. Among them I put on the children's overalls of work clothes design that Ara liked the most and came out.

“Uwaa!!”

Ara who came out of the dungeon for the first time looked around and burst into exclamation.

But can a monster come out of the dungeon this easily?

‘There are still many things I don’t know.’

For now I came out without worry but actually coming out various questions arose.

Of course there were cases where if neglecting the dungeon for a long time a break occurs and monsters pop out but...

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! There are many trees!”

Ara wearing overalls pointed at the trees and shouted. Watching that appearance contentedly Seona somehow smiled sinisterly.

“Shall we depart.”

Good is good.

First let’s contact the hyungs.

* * *

Parting with the younger siblings I headed to Ara Hongryeon.

During going Ara’s exclamations didn’t cease but there was nothing that would be a problem.

‘Receiving attention more than expected.’

Every time Ara spoke or moved trotting gazes gathered. But those gazes unlike my worry were natural reactions that come out when discovering a cute child.

“Oh my, look at that kid.”

“Blonde. Is it a foreigner?”

Whether Ara also noticed such gazes she tilted her head and asked.

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! Why is everyone looking at me?”

“Because Ara is cute?”

“Hmm! Indeed I’m cute!”

After that she became a fully haughty face and walked with head raised. Not long after whether the neck hurt she returned to original.

Like that riding the subway and arriving at Seocho-gu we headed to the destination Ara Hongryeon Guild.

“Uwa...”

Ara who saw the huge building opened her mouth and raised her head to the sky. Looking at the building whose end wasn’t visible soon she slowly counted numbers from below.

“One it is, two it is, three it is, four it is...”

“Ara?”

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! How high is that on earth! My neck seems like it will break!”

“Well. I haven’t confirmed. Since we’ll go up soon let’s confirm a bit later.”

This time when I contacted the two hyungs they first proposed to meet at the Ara Hongryeon Guild. As it was thinking it turned out well when I was about to bring up the talk first I gladly decided to go.

‘Though I couldn’t talk about Ara in time...’

Ara who was grinning and tightly holding my hand with her cute hand was looking around.

Soon entering the building the tall bodyguard youth I saw last time was standing.

“Welcome to Ara Hongryeon Guild. By any chance are you a guest from somewhere... Ah! You’re awakener Lee Gyuseong. Nice to see you again.”

“Hello.”

When I bowed the greeting Ara who was holding my hand also followed me.

“Hello? Is it?”

“Hello?”

It became some strange greeting but the youth rather smiled and bowed his waist to Ara.

“This time there is a matter delivered in advance. I’ll guide you directly.”

“Thank you.”

This time he didn’t make a mistake.

Receiving the man’s guidance like that we rode the elevator and headed to the top floor.

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! My body is being pulled down!”

Ara who rode the elevator for the first time fussed. Toward such Ara I casually whispered.

“This is called an elevator and we’re going up to the top now. There was the high building you were counting earlier right? The top of that building.”

“Huk! Is it really!”

Because the floor number wasn’t written separately I casually asked the man.

“By any chance how many floors is the Ara Hongryeon building?”

“It’s 140 floors. By the way a cute young lady.”

“Haha. Thank you.”

Ara not knowing if it was words to herself still fussed saying her body was being pulled down. Then when the elevator announced arrival she made a bright smile.

“It’s the top!”

As soon as the door opened Ara who ran out trotting was soon caught in a huge grip.

“Eeng?!”

“Uahaha! What is this cute kid again!”

It was Kang Hanul.

Seeing him after a long time he still with a sturdy appearance put Ara on his shoulders. That process was so natural that if someone saw it seemed like they originally knew each other.

“I brought the guest.”

“Yeah! Good work, Jeonggil. Hey! Lee Gyuseong! Long time no see!”

At Kang Hanul’s welcome greeting I smiled and responded.

“Nice to see you after a long time.”

“The Yeongseong guy said he’ll arrive soon. By the way who is this child? Daughter?”

“Not daughter...”

Ara noticed that Kang Hanul was my acquaintance and enjoyed the shoulder ride at ease. The appearance of enjoying giggling was to the extent I thought I should give her a ride later too.

“As it was at the moment I wanted to seek advice from Ara Hongryeon Guild about that child’s matter awakener Hanul first asked me to come so I brought her.”

“Just call me hyung comfortably.”

“Yes, hyung Hanul.”

Then someone walked out from one side.

Exactly two people.

“You’ve come, Mr. Gyuseong. I received contact in advance that you’re coming to team leader Kang Hanul.”

“Nice to see you again, guild master.”

Calm appearance guild master Han Seokjun, and the remaining one...

‘Ah! Awakener Lee Haesol!’

I know as the 2nd team’s vice team leader but I don’t know if accurate.

When I bowed my head and greeted Lee Haesol approached me and offered a handshake.

The narrow eyes whose inside couldn’t be known were impressive.

“I’ve heard a lot. I’m Lee Haesol the vice team leader of Ara Hongryeon 2nd team.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Lee Gyuseong.”

Exchanging greetings like that on one side, on one side Ara and Kang Hanul were making a noisy scenery.

“That child is seeing for the first time this time. Did Mr. Gyuseong bring her?”

“Yes, as it was I came wanting to receive consultation related to that child. By any chance is talk a bit possible?”

Whether my words weren’t well understood Han Seokjun and Lee Haesol tilted their heads. Since Ara’s exterior was just a young child it seemed they wondered what content there would be to receive consultation from the guild side.

“It’s a matter related to awakening.”

“Ah! I see. As it was there was some time left shall we exchange talk a bit?”

* * *

Until hyung Yeongseong came I took a seat separately with guild master Han Seokjun and Kang Hanul. Lee Haesol said he had work and left first.

Sitting in a room like a conference room and conveying a bit of the story that went through much omission Han Seokjun and Kang Hanul looked at Ara with serious expressions.

“This cute child is a monster...”

It seemed they were surprised at the unexpected identity.

Well there are human-type monsters but a monster that resembles a human as closely as Ara had never been discovered.

“So Mr. Gyuseong’s words are that Ara is Mr. Gyuseong’s familiar right?”

“Yes.”

“Mr. Gyuseong must have been very surprised too.”

As if when did he make a serious expression Han Seokjun showed a face of don’t worry. Probably not for me but the appearance of caring just in case Ara becomes anxious.

“Ara, is it okay if this uncle touches the ears a bit?”

Kang Hanul also the tough appearance disappeared and handled Ara carefully. Still the attitude of treating a child without prejudice of being a monster so I was grateful.

“You can touch!”

“Hahat. Thank you.”

Even though no need to take off the hat Ara ran to Kang Hanul with quick steps and lifted the hat.

“Ooh?”

At the appearance of tiger ears really attached to the head Kang Hanul and Han Seokjun’s eyes shone.

Soon Kang Hanul carefully touched the ears.

“Really ears. Amazing.”

“Hihihi! Ticklish!”

“Aiko. Sorry, sorry.”

Han Seokjun who carefully watched that appearance asked.

“Is it a girl?”

“There is no gender.”

“No gender...?”

“...There isn’t.”

“...Hmm, that’s surprising.”

It seemed he roughly understood the expression that there is nothing(?) to distinguish gender.

“It’s impossible to confirm exactly what kind of monster right?”

“Um... I know but it’s difficult to give much information.”

“I understand.”

Han Seokjun while exchanging conversation with me the gaze never left Ara. Ara anyway whether she quite liked Kang Hanul was busy playing.

“Is combat possible?”

“Probably if growing more it might be possible, but I also don’t know exactly. And I wonder if there will be occasions to combat.”

At first I thought of clearing the quest with Ara but now well...

“Are there skills or abilities?”

“There is one skill.”

I didn’t say gluttony. Too easy to specify and a unique ability so it didn’t seem good to say.

“Oh, what skill is it?”

“Breath.”

“...Breath?”

The eyes looking at Ara returned to me with doubt. Seeing Ara who looks like a young child using breath it seemed absurd.

Actually me too.

“That... an unexpected skill.”

“But I also only confirmed with the status window and haven’t used it directly.”

“Then how about testing once here?”

“Here?”

“There is a training ground for awakeners. A facility I can confidently say is the best domestically.”

As it was gluttony was a basic ability so confirmation was also impossible, but confirming even breath didn’t seem bad.

“And if you want Ara’s overall physical ability can also be examined. It’s not that hard so Ara can also enjoy it like play.”

“Shall we?”

I didn’t expect much.

Even if Ara of child-like appearance comes out with high stats it would be a level a bit better than ordinary humans.

Of course the reason for accepting the stat analysis was a bit of curiosity.

‘Ara’s speed is to the extent faster than me.’

Occasionally when playing catch I get surprised at Ara’s speed. At first I played while going easy but whether the stats rose eating crops now even doing my best she wasn’t caught.

Thinking only of speed wouldn’t quite surprising results appear?

“Strike while the iron is hot let’s go right now.”

* * *

First started from physical ability measurement.

Han Seokjun decided to measure only to the extent Ara wouldn’t have a hard time and proceed in the way of guessing the limit.

Like that testing dynamic vision, muscular strength, speed, endurance, reaction speed, spatial perception etc. the result...

“Quite surprising results.”

Ara received a judgment similar to a grade 3 awakener’s physical stats. Of course since not testing to the limit it was only a guess but really surprising results.

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! This is fun! I want to do more!”

Especially in the process of testing reaction speed it was to the extent of grade 4 or above results coming out whether regarding the test as play Ara made a bright smile and ran to me.

“You can do more.”

“Wa! Thankful!”

Han Seokjun smiled and nodded and Ara went to do the reaction speed test again.

“Thinking of the small body certainly amazing stats. Endurance test wasn’t done but already with just this it’s a level that can be recognized as a grade 3 awakener.”

“I was also surprised.”

Seeing the running speed was fast I thought it wouldn’t be ordinary, there was a reason I couldn’t catch her.

Ara who was playing hard like that soon whether played all ran to me trotting.

“Fun!”

“Fortunate that it was fun.”

“Lee Gyuseong Gyuseong! Played and hungry!”

Just in time because I packed lots of things to eat there was no worry. But before that...

“Shall we shoot breath once and eat?”

“Oh! Breath! Good!”

Ara smiled brightly and nodded.

Up to here it was within the assumed range so there was no big worry about breath either.

Well, at most the destructive power of about a grade 3 or 4 awakener.

“It’s a power machine. A place where awakeners test their skills.”

In front of the measuring device reached like that Ara tilted her head.

“Breath?”

“Yeah. Use breath there.”

“Understood! My first breath!”

Ara also seemed expecting the ability using for the first time both eyes sparkling.

In the test room only Han Seokjun and me, and Ara three. Even Kang Hanul was a situation Han Seokjun persuaded well and sent back.

“Huuup!”

Ara took a big breath.

Even that appearance felt like a foul being cute.

That moment.

“Paaaa------!!”

Kwaaaang---------!!!

The front suddenly seemed to flash then soon something like a beam was fired from a bit in front of Ara’s mouth.

“...”

“...”

Me and Han Seokjun watched that scene having lost words.

Sizzle-

The floor of the test room that wouldn’t budge even at ordinary attacks was melting with a deep furrow dug. The heat was felt even to us watching from afar.

Then Ara who shot the breath refreshingly looked back at us and smiled.

“Hungry!”