The Skill Maker

Chapter 111

The leader was one of the few skilled hunter in the guild .

‘Isn’t it the guild leader’s job to help the members increase their experience?’ .

It can be pretty dangerous if the guild only focuses on a few of the members .

What if something happens to that hunter during the hunt?

If a majority of the hunters were just supporting, can that really be considered as hunting?

Guild leaders should be like Kim Yoo-Na and consider each of the members’ skills important .

And that’s what the leader of Team Xeon lacked .

Hyun-Soo considered that to be the reason why he didn’t like their leader so much .

“He’s here again…tsk, tsk . He just doesn’t know when to quit . ”

“He should choose his opponent carefully . Yoo-Na isn’t even talking to him, but he’s acting all friendly . ”

“What’s with that attitude? They’re the ones getting our help, but they’re acting as if we’re hunting together . ”

The big hunters gathered together and quietly complained .

It was like seeing those middle-aged women in the markets .

‘I didn’t think I would experience the traditional Korean market atmosphere in the US…’

Katrina, who didn’t know anything about the conversation they were having, intercepted .

“What? Isn’t he supposed to talk to Yoo-Na since he’s the leader?”

“Hey . Kids don’t need to get involved . Shh . Go away . ”

“Who are you calling a kid? I’m old enough!”

“How tall are you?”

“…You’re mean . I’m not talking to you . I’m leaving . ”

Katrina was simply asking why it was odd for two leaders to talk to each other, but the members just ignored her .

When Katrina got attacked because of her height, she pouted and ran to Eugene .

The members didn’t really have any issues hunting a colorful portal .

The hunt itself involved a lot of social and political reasoning .

However, since they were only human, it was difficult for them to treat the other guild nicely .

“Hey, rookie . As the Super Rookie, hurry up and go save the princess . ”

“……Princess?”

“Yeah, the Snow White over there . ”

Their finger was pointing at Kim Yoo-Na .

“…… . ”

Kim Yoo-Na really was like Snow White .

She had black hair with fair skin . And she was beautiful too .

If Snow White lived in the present, she probably would’ve looked like Kim Yoo-Na .

However .

‘Snow White that kills a monster with her bare hands…’

It didn’t match at all .

“Oh, they’re finally calling us . It’s time, my friends . Let us defeat that villain . ”

After the leaders talked briefly, it was time to check the number of participants and their conditions .

The members stood up as if they were preparing for war .

They definitely weren’t nervous at all .

Hyun-Soo wasn’t sure if it was because they were confident in their skills or if there was something else .

‘…Now that I think about it, there is something . ’

Hyun-Soo recalled Riri, who was rolled up in his pocket .

The members promised to take Riri on this hunt and Hyun-Soo saw their determination .

The members dragged Hyun-Soo to the portal to test it out .

Thankfully, Riri was able to enter the portal, so a lot of the members felt relieved .

However, Riri couldn’t consume as well as they had expected .

Because of that, most of Hyun-Soo’s time was spent on going to other portals because the members forced him .

‘I was able to obtain ingredients for the potion thanks to that, but . ’

He was pretty tired .

It was a green portal, so the hunt wasn’t difficult .

Hyun-Soo was mentally tired .

“Why are you only staying with the rookie?! I’m the one that explained it, Riri!”

“Sigh . It would be nice if Riri cutely asked me for compliments…”

“I have hands…shoulders…and a head too…”

“Hey . You’ll die if you don’t have ahead . ”

Whenever Riri learned something new, she would fly to Hyun-Soo and ask for compliments .

Riri was like a puppy .

The way Riri asked for compliments was extremely cute and lovable .

The problem as that she only asked Hyun-Soo .

‘Man, I’m tired . ’

Hyun-Soo felt tired when these grown men were expressing their jealousy towards him .

It happened every time during Riri’s training .

The members in the clan were now saying how they wanted a daughter like Riri .

But the members that said it weren’t married .

“Riri . ”

Hyun-Soo lightly tapped his pocket .

Kyuuu?

Riri looked outside the pocket when she felt Hyun-Soo’s tap .

Riri tilted her head once and flew around Hyun-Soo after spreading out her wings .

Since both groups were near Kim Yoo-Na, the members of Xeon saw her too .

“Gasp! What is that?”

“Fairy? Is it a fairy?”

“Why is a fairy over there?”

The members of Xeon must’ve been surprised because they were talking about Riri .

Thanks to that, the members’ pride shot up .

They all had a satisfied expression and it was as if Riri was their own daughter .

Look at my big and awesome…no, small and cute Riri!

Be jealous!

Even though they didn’t say it, it was obvious as to what they were thinking .

‘We definitely got their attention . ’

It seemed like it happened all of a sudden, but this was actually part of their plan .

The purpose of this hunt was to show Xeon that they were on a different class than them .

That’s why, the more they were surprised and shocked, the better it was for them .

Kyuuuu-

Riri flew higher and after spinning around once, she sat on Hyun-Soo’s shoulder .

A lot of eyes followed Rir’s movement .

Leon, the leader of the Team Xeon, followed as well .

The way Leon looked at Hyun-Soo was different from when he was talking to Kim Yoo-Na .

Smirk .

When Hyun-Soo felt Leon’s eyes on him, a smirk appeared on his face .

He didn’t do it on purpose, but a frown appeared on Leon’s face when he saw it .

“Yoo-Na, what is that?”

“It’s a monster that a member is raising . ”

When Kim Yoo-Na replied, the members of Xeon started talking amongst themselves .

“It’s a monster? Then, isn’t it dangerous?”

“She told you that I’m raising the monster . She’s not dangerous . At least not to her allies . ”

When Leon asked, Hyun-Soo stepped forward and answered for Kim Yoo-Na .

Leon still had a frown on his face .

“I asked Yoo-Na . ”

“Oh, really? You kept on looking at me, so I thought you were talking to me . ”

Hyun-Soo shrugged and then took a step back .

Leon was still looking at Hyun-Soo, but Hyun-Soo didn’t care and let Riri fly again .

Riri understood what Hyun-Soo wanted, so she spun around Team Xeon .

Tap, tap!

“……?!”

Someone hit his back while he was watching Riri fly around Team Xeon .

He slightly turned his head and saw that it was the members .

He followed their eyes and looked down and noticed that all of them had their thumbs up .

Thumbs up .

It seemed like they were complimenting him, but he didn’t know why .

‘…It’s difficult to understand them sometimes . ’

A war of nerves took place during the last minute check-up and that war ended when they announced that they would be moving on soon .

Riri returned to Hyun-Soo’s shoulder and then flapped her wings .

And then .

“We’re here . ”

The third colorful portal appeared before them .

***

The creaking wooden floors created an unpleasant sound .

When they entered the portal, they ended up inside a wooden building .

At first, they didn’t know they were inside a building .

There were a few things they noticed, but overall, they couldn’t really see much .

“Maybe it’s because it’s a colorful portal, but it feels like they haven’t finished building this place . ”

There was a floor and ceiling, but no walls .

And there were stairs, but there wasn’t anything to support those stairs .

The stairs were just floating in the air .

Would it break if someone walked on it?

“We need to go up there . According to the report, there shouldn’t be any problem going up a level . But still, don’t let your guard down . ”

Everyone knew about that .

The team explored the first floor and after going up to the second floor, they discovered a set of stairs that led to the third floor and then returned .

‘They should do better than that . ’

Hyun-Soo couldn’t help but feel that way, but he decided to try to understand them .

Since there were a lot of limits, there was definitely going to be flaws in the report .

They enter the portal without any information and on top of that, they don’t make any plans prior to entering .

They usually look around and create a general report, so of course the report would be lacking a lot of information .

The first floor was worn out, but the second floor was worse .

After walking up the old, shabby stairs, it revealed a sight that was worse than the first floor .

Weird wooden models were lying in different areas .

It seemed like someone was creating a wooden doll, but messed up while making it .

They were falling apart and looking at them didn’t make them feel very good .

“Riri . ”

Riri flapped her wings and appeared in front of Hyun-Soo .

“Can you check the floor above? If it’s dangerous, come right back . ”

Kyuuu!

Riri followed the stairs and flew up to the third floor .

When Hyun-Soo slightly turned his head back, he saw that Leon had a shocked look on his face .

‘Yeah, I’m sure you guys will never experience this again . Take a good look and make sure to tell your friends . ’

Riri returned moments later .

Riri started explaining about the situation on the third floor .

“……?”

The problem was that he couldn’t understand .

Kyuuuuu!

Even though he couldn’t understand, he was able to make an assumption based on her body language and the way she flapped her wings .

‘I guess there aren’t any issues or monsters, so it’s probably not dangerous . ’

Kyuuuu?

“Oh, right . So you’re saying that it’s not that dangerous, right?”

Riri nodded her head .

“Let’s head upstairs . She said it’s not dangerous . But, we should still be cautious . ”

After Hyun-Soo translated Riri’s movements, Kim Yoo-Na, who was watching her surroundings, nodded her head .

And then she ordered the group to move .

“Wow…I guess it’s possible to use it that way . ”

Leon admired Riri because she was better than any other exploration devices .

Kyuuuuu-

Riri flew in a circle as if to show off .

It was like she was saying, “I did well, right?”

The way she acted was cute and praiseworthy, and it made Hyun-Soo smile .

“There aren’t any traps . ”

“There’s nothing hidden here either . ”

The third and second floor were pretty much the same .

Just a shabby floor, ceiling and stairs .

Riri took the lead this time too .

They were only given information about the first and second floor .

That’s why they had to be extra cautious .

Kyuuuu!

Riri used her body and wings again .

That happened several more times .

It’s because every time they walked up, the same style floor appeared before them .

Every time that happened, they became even more envious of Riri .