Housekeeper in the dungeon

Episode 39

‘Phew. I’m glad I bought us a lot of time.’

Hee-na put the gem in her inventory with relief.

“Since you got a big one, I’ll assume you gave me eight months’ worth in advance.”

Hee-na vowed to pack Kang jin-hyeon’s lunch for the next 237 days.

“No, I have plenty of magic stones, so I can keep giving them to you.”

Kang jin-hyeon acted like he couldn’t give her anything more. But Hee-na, who didn’t want to burden him any further, cut him off.

“No way,” she said, “if you give me more, I won’t pack your lunch.”

The threat worked. Kang jin-hyeon, the S-class Hunter of Heaven, lowered his tail.

“……Okay.”

But his face was bright. Hee-na had promised to pack his lunch starting tomorrow.

“Are there any ingredients you’re allergic to or don’t like?”

Hee-na asked, looking at the customer’s preferences. Kang jin-hyeon shook his head with a proud expression.

“Nothing at all.”

After all, you have to eat well to become an S-class Hunter. Hee-na asked again, determined to teach him if he had a nephew in the future.

“Then do you have a favorite side dish?”

“Anything you cook for me will be delicious.”

Kang jin-hyeon made an unfamiliar sound.

“You’re welcome.”

“I mean it.”

It was a bit of a mouthful, but she didn’t mind hearing it. Compliments were nice, after all.

Kang jin-hyeon watched Hee-na’s smiling face for a moment, then bowed his head.

“I hope you do well in the future.”

“Oh, you don’t have to do this……. I’m not good enough, but please take care.”

Hee-na bowed low. She was overwhelmed by Kang jin-hyeon’s sternness.

But this kindness was nothing to her. She was like a savior who would bring back the pleasure he had lost after his awakening.

Kang laughed softly.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve looked forward to tomorrow.”

In his life of battles, the little things were more precious than anything else, and he wouldn’t trade them for hundreds of magic stones.

Hee-Na would go home immediately and give the system the expensive gems.

“I’ll continue.”

“Here, I’ve got the gems! It’s a robbery!”

“Run the recovery service.”

Then the round gem in Hee-Na’s hand began to vanish into thin air. The gem turned into a glowing powder, sparkling and absorbed into the void.

A few seconds later, a system notification popped up in the void.

Adding the time from the previous fingernail-sized gem, she had 239 days left.

Hee-Na looked back at Hee-Won and Ouyang Yi nervously.

“So we have 239 days to figure out a way, or come to an agreement?”

It was time to make a decision, time to spend the expensive gemstones that the siblings would never be able to touch in their lifetimes.

“It’ll work out somehow. I have faith in your lucky stats.”

Hee-won shrugged.

Hee-Na made an unconvincing remark about how luck was a high percentage of her total stats, so a lot of lucky things must happen.

“If your luck stat wasn’t working overtime, how could you have found and rescued me, especially with Kang jin-hyeon, an S-class Hunter?”

It sounded plausible enough.

“One shot at life!”

Oh Hak-yi sang along with them.

But Hee-na didn’t fall for their ‘lucky shot’. Instead, she let go of Umpo.

“Forget it! Life isn’t one shot, it’s one step at a time, so you guys need to figure out what to do, and our time at home is gold, gold!”

* * * *

As I was carefully flipping the egg rolls for dinner and a side dish for my lunchbox, a notification popped up in front of my eyes.

“Hee hee, ranked up!

Hee-Na was incredibly surprised by the news.

But she had to stay calm in front of the egg roll. She had to keep her guard up if she wanted to get a beautiful result without any rough edges.

Chii-ii-.

Hee-Na finished pouring in the egg water and rolled the egg roll one more time. She pressed it firmly against the edge of the square pan to make sure it was angled.

“Done!”

Finally, the fluffy egg roll was on the cutting board. The egg roll was perfect. It was crisp without any brown spots.

It was the best egg roll Hee-Na had ever made in her life. I was proud.

She flicked the bouncy egg roll with the back of her hand. It snapped.

“Now let’s look at the system window.”

While the egg roll cooled, Hee-Na decided to take a look at the rank-up message that had popped up earlier.

It seemed that her rank in the ‘This is the taste’ skill had increased, and her rank itself had increased to a C.

As soon as she realized this, she rushed to the front door and flung it open.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Hee-won clearing the dungeon grounds. Beads of sweat were dripping down her forehead.

“What’s going on? Are you finished eating already?”

Hee-won asked, wiping the sweat from her brow with a towel around her neck. Hee-na smiled and waved the flip-flop in her hand.

“Brother, I’ve ranked up! I’m now a C-class! I’m higher than you!”

She was teasing Hee-won, who had been stuck at Rank D for ten years.

“I’ve been awakened for less than three months, and I’ve already ranked up! Don’t you think I’m going to become an S-class housekeeper?”

Hee-won’s eyes narrowed as if she was being made fun of. But like a big brother, he congratulated her.

“That’s right. By the way, did your stats go up much? Hee-na, you only had the Luck stat.”

“Oh. I didn’t check my stats.”

Hearing her brother’s words, Hee-na checked her stats window.

<◆Stamina 12 ◆Hp 2 ◆Strength 9 ◆Agility 9 ◆Toughness 30 ◆Luck 65>

“A…….”

Hee-Na sighed in disappointment.

“Why, didn’t you get much?”

Hee-won’s eyes twinkled at her sister’s disappointment.

“Just persistence and luck. I’m lucky 65 now.”

Hee-won marveled at the huge luck number.

“That’s high. Normally, no matter how high your Luck stat is, it doesn’t go above 30. I don’t think I’ve ever seen more than three people over 20.”

“Really?”

Hee-na replied in disbelief. Unlike other stats, the Luck stat had no visible growth, which made it seem trivialized.

“I wonder if this number is as lucky as it seems.

Meanwhile, Hee-won was excited and encouraged her brother.

“Don’t you think you should buy a lottery ticket?”

“You were right the last time you bought one, and it was a waste of money.”

Hee-Na waved her hand, telling him not to waste his money. She shrugged.

“Still, I have more than 20 physical strength now, totaling 30.”

“That’s a Class F Awakener stat.”

“At least it’s up, right?”

Hee-Na decided to think positively.

Originally, her Physical Strength was less than 20, which was the level of a normal person. How fortunate she was to have reached the level of an Awakened.

“By the way, how’s the clearing going?”

With the useless luck stat out of the way, Hee-na glanced at the ground she had dug up.

The dirt had been turned over in a four-meter circle around the front door. It was all Hee-won’s work.

“It’s going well, except for the occasional strange bone.”

Hee-won said, jawing at the pile of bones at Hee-na’s feet.

Hee-na shrank back in disgust at the mention of the bones.

“Oh, that’s gross! You should have told me about that a long time ago!”

“You should have let him talk to you.”

Hee-Na asked, her voice filled with fear.

“These aren’t human bones, are they?”

“I don’t know, but from the looks of it, it’s more like a monster bone.”

Hee-won replied nonchalantly. Hee-Na was dumbfounded and said something.

“Why are you collecting these? Throw them outside.”

At that moment, Oh Sae-yi, who was watching Hee-won shovel, interrupted.

“Watch out for monsters.”

He said that piling up monster bones and other things outside would attract the attention of monsters.

Even if this was a safe zone, it would be bad for their mental health to see monsters scurrying around in front of them.

“So I’m going to put them in a corner and bury them.”

Hee-won patted the pile of bones. Hee-Na clicked her tongue and turned around.

“I see. Well, you’re in charge of the front yard, so go ahead.”

It was much safer to dig up bones in her yard than to travel to and from a dangerous dungeon in fear for her life.

“Anyway, I’m glad you’ve found something to keep you occupied.

Otherwise, he might have run out of the house, unable to sit still, with the promise of more money.

“What did you do with the mysterious seeds you took last time?”

Hee-na remembered the □□□ □□, the black seed that was left behind after a piece of space disappeared.

She had taken it from Hee-won not long ago to plant in the ground.