Chapter 104 (1/2)
Chapter 104 The Village Head's Gift
A clear, brightdawned in Paradise The sky was serene and blue, like a cool seaside that presented a refreshi+ng feeling to anyone who saw it
However, Carpe Die's bombshell announcement
“You're staying!?”
When Chohong shot up in shock, Jang Maldong frowned
“I haven't gone deaf, so stop yelling!”
Chohong looked left and right in utter disbelief
Hugo was busy cheering and dancing around the room, and it didn't look like he was the one responsible But it was hard to believe that Seol Jihu convinced hi was more stubborn than a mule
In the end, she could only conclude that he changed his mind on his own
“…Are you serious?”
Seeing Chohong's co tapped the floor with his wooden cane
“I' out of retirement It's just…”
“It's just…?”
“I'h thick and thin If I leave it alone, it will either get disbanded or get absorbed It didn't sit ith me to let that happen”
“Geez, Old Man, you're worrying about it too much Didn't I say we'd take care of it?”
“Take care of it?”
Jang Maldong laughed out loud
“Even if your mouth is twisted, you need to speak properly You are actually saying that, when you said you can't handle being the leader!?”
“Hurrah!” Hugo raised his arms and cheered
“Shut it! What are you so proud of!?”
Thwack! Jang Maldong's cane struck his head o as he continued giggling while rolling around on the floor screa
“Then,” Chohong spoke, “What are you saying you'll do?”
“For the moment, I'll stay on as the team advisor”
After s looked back and forth between Chohong and Hugo and sighed
“It would have been a different story if I wasn't aware of Carpe Diem's current state, but now that I am, I can't just sit by and watch it fall to ruin I'll be here at least until you find a new Archer”
“Ah, stop! We're not going to fall to ruin!”
“I can see that happening as clear as day, you brat!”
In truth, Jang Maldong's teiven Carpe Die experience would definitely keep the team well balanced
Chohong's eyes rolled, and she slumped down on the couch She could tell the old man had made up his ed into his training clothes
“Whatever! Do what you want!”
“Good, I will”
“Hret it for sure For the record, I did tell you to go back!”
“Shut it Now that we're talking about this, let's get so the state of affairs? What's the point in beco”
“Aaaaah!”
Chohong waved her hands fiercely Jang Maldong stopped talking, but it was too late Seol Jihu and Hugo were looking at her idened eyes
“Really? You're a High Ranker now?”
“Ah, why did you tell the to surprise them!”
Hearing Seol Jihu's question, Chohong threw a te an eye
“What's there to be surprised about anyways?”
“Ehew” Chohong scratched her head, then shot a boasting so
“See, I told you I was gonna get there first”
She then turned to Seol Jihu and ers
“I'h Ranker now!”
“Whoaa!”
Seol Jihu ran forward excitedly, and the duo rejoiced while dancing to the tune of Libertango Anian to dance as well
“So? What did you go with?”
“Templar”
Seol Jihu drew a deep breath
Templar! It just sounded too cool!
His eyes shone with adht of his own half-assed class name
Seeing hi rubbed his nose in satisfaction She then re, 'happiness ifts she had brought
“Wait here”
Chohong went and found the shopping bags that had been sitting in the corner of the office since she returned Then she cleared her throat with a cough
“Kuhuift”
“Really?”
Seol Jihu's eyes widened Hugo then peeked his head, asking “What aboutand Seol Jihu were too absorbed in their oorld to pay attention to him
“Yep Knowing how , I—”
“What a coincidence I have a gift for you too”
“Hm?”
“Wait here”
With a sweet grin, Seol Jihu hopped to his bedroo sahat he returned with, she only stood there and blinked her eyes dazedly
“Here, it's a gift for becorats!”
Chohong stared at the iron e iron ball hanging on the tip and the sharp thorn-like spikes gave the weapon an inti aura
“It's called the Thorn of Steel It's apparently made out of a meteorite”
“Hoh! A meteorite?”
Even Jang Maldong was impressed
“It even has two enchantments on it that doubles its power!”
It sounded like he was selling an insurance plan or so beauty of the mace to notice
“How is it? You like it?”
She loved it There was no way she could possibly not like it
Rising to Level 5 was difficult, but just getting there wasn't enough One had to obtain equiph Ranker
The problem was that the cost of the equipment shot up dramatically fro out all of their equipment, as they could only afford one or tith the money they had saved up
The e out her weapon, but this '+2 Thorn of Steel' was a true weapon worthy of a High Ranker Thanks to this, she could invest her money in her armor
“Ho… how…?”
The shock she received
“I was invited to the royal palace when I came back They told ht that one”
Hugo appealed his existence going, “Me! What about ift surpassing her iinations and stood at a loss for what to do
“What… y-you should have brought so for yourself… How could you use that precious opportunity for me…?”
Even though such words were co out of her mouth, her body was honest The corners of herup repeatedly
“I-It's fine… Tell the else…”
She even said so she didn't mean
“Eii, I chose it because I wanted to I'd never do that”
“But”
“Don't be like that Here Be a good Chohong, okay? Here—”
“Ah, hey, s-stop Stop~”
When Seol Jihu tried to push the mace into her hands, she took a small step back and twisted her body side to side Then when she pretended to give in and finally took it, her body shuddered as if it had just been electrified
'How can it fit into my hands so perfectly?'
The Thorn of Steel's terabbed it, she didn't want to ever let go In her ecstasy, she even began to delude herself into thinking that the weapon was crafted just for her
“Ah~”
Chohong moaned in a daze, then quickly snapped back to reality A youth with a blush on his face was looking at her with anticipation Her cohtly paled
“So what gift did you get me?”
“…Huh? Uh…”
Looking at his sive it to him But when she compared her present to the mace…
That wasn't all Chohong spotted the sandbags tied around his wrists and her eyes swayed like a stream of water
“What~ Don't tease me and show me”
“W-Wait”