Housekeeper in the dungeon

The Housekeeper in the Dungeon
Episode 47

The guild leader revealed her name as Kim Gyu-hee. The wildness that had nibbled at Kang Jin-hyun’s ears earlier was gone, and he seemed more civilized.

He stuck out his hand to shake hers, and Hee-na shook it as if she had no spine.

“Ah, yes. Thank you. I’m Hee-Na Lee, as I’m sure you already know.”

“It’s nice to meet you. I’ve heard of you, and I’m sure you’re a great addition to the Guild.”

I wasn’t sure what the rumor was about, but I smiled as if I understood.

“You’re too kind.”

“Well, I think I can hear your Hunter asshole burning from here, so that’s enough introductions.”

The guild leader, Kim Gyuhee, sat cross-legged.

“First of all, I’d like to know if you’re the one who defeated the dungeon boss. I heard that you’re a low-ranked non-combatant, so how did you manage to clear the dungeon boss?”

I knew this question would come up. Wasn’t Woo MinAh the only one who wanted to know right now?

“Well……. I can only say that I got lucky.”

“Would you like to elaborate, Ms. Lee?”

Unsure of how to explain this, Hee-Na took out a Class A mold-killing liquid from her inventory window. She placed it on the table in the middle of them.

“I happened to have some Class A fungicide that I used for cleaning, and I remembered that mushrooms are similar to fungi, so I sprayed it on and it worked.”

Hee-na shared the unflinching truth.

“Hmm…….”

Kim Kyu-hee looked at the mold-killing solution that Hee-na presented, looked her in the eye, and nodded.

“It’s true. Well, unless you’re hiding your abilities, this seems to be the only way to deal with a Class B dungeon boss. You got lucky.”

“I caught a B-class dungeon boss……. That’s right.

Hee-Na patted her chest once more.

It was a good thing that the Class A Fungus Eradication Fluid had worked on the Great King Mushroom.

If you looked at the statistics in the newspapers, the most common dungeons were between C and D ranks.

Considering that there are only about 10 or so Class A dungeons in Korea, the danger of Class B dungeons was enormous.

“You might be the lowest-ranked person to ever clear a B-ranked dungeon. Let’s see if we can get you into the Guinness Book of Records.”

Wu Min’er said something from the side that I couldn’t tell if she was joking or serious.

“Tsk.”

Guild Leader Kim Gyuhee gestured for them to be quiet. Her eyes were fierce.

Hee-na thought such a guild leader was amazing.

“Even Mr. Kang Jin-hyun looks like he wants to say something so badly, but he’s sitting still?

Even Kang Jin-hyun, who had just made a fierce proposal to Hee-na, was listening to her with his mouth tightly shut. It wasn’t his usual charisma.

“I solved the most curious thing……. Anyway, Ms. Lee Hee-na is an ordinary temple. It’s a terrible accident for an ordinary employee to be sucked into the dungeon, and it’s our guild’s fault.”

Guild Leader Kim Gyu-hee offered her sympathy and asked what happened after she was sucked into the dungeon gate.

She also asked him not to report the incident to the Labor Bureau as an industrial accident.

“I’ll make sure that you’re compensated in a way that won’t make you feel uncomfortable.” ……

“Oh, right.”

Hee-na shook her head and explained what had happened inside the dungeon.

She said she followed him to the boss monster, and after chatting with him, she used the skill ‘Cozy Bed’ on his Class A sleeping bag.

He laid down in the sleeping bag and fell asleep, unable to resist his holy fire…….

“When it was time for the Great Mushroom……, no, the boss monster, to wake up, he didn’t, so I panicked, and I was scared.”

Recalling that moment, I felt a pit in my stomach. Kang Jin-hyun apologized to Hee-na.

“I’m sorry. It won’t happen again, but if it does, please wake me up by slapping me.”

“Ah……. Yes.”

Hee-na decided not to bring up the fact that she’d already slapped her cheeks with all her might; it was unnecessary.

She rolled her eyes as she made up her mind, but her eyes locked with the Guild Leader. Her gaze was intense as if she could see right through my thoughts.

“Hmph.

Hee-Na stiffened like a mouse in front of a snake. It was a stare that felt like a thousand years.

“Haha!”

The guild leader’s cheerful laughter brought her back to her senses, and her smile gave her the courage to ask cautiously.

“Do you think …… did something wrong?”

Guild Leader Kim Gyuhee waved her hand dismissively.

“No. A little secrecy can go a long way in life. You’re more radical than you think, Ms. Lee.”

He made a half-intelligible sound. Hee-na smirked and finished.

“And like I said, I used the fungus eradication liquid to defeat the boss monster, but I don’t remember much after that, because I was so tired after collecting the reward that I fell asleep.”

Hee-na’s eyes widened slightly, as she was worried that she might be asked to give up her reward. Of course, she had no intention of giving up the gem.

“How did I get it?

I was clenching my fists in frustration when Guild Leader Kim Gyu-hee spoke up.

“Don’t worry about the reward for clearing the boss mob, it’s all yours since you caught it.”

She said that since I had a general employee contract with Hee-na, not a hunter-only contract, I didn’t need to pay the guild fee. I was relieved.

Hee-na was relieved and asked the question that needed to be asked.

“By the way, is Hunter Kang Jin-hyun feeling okay? I was worried because he wouldn’t wake up.”

To be precise, I was worried about kicking, rolling, and dragging him around while he was asleep.

Of course, his S-class body should be pretty strong, but there’s always a just-in-case.

“If you can’t get up that hard, what’s wrong with your body?”

He added a personal question.

“I know my skill works, but I’ve never seen anyone sleep this deeply before. I’m in charge of the common room, so I know because I make the beds almost every day. I know my skill has fatigue recovery and sleep effects, but I don’t think it’s this deep…….”

Even with the stacking effect of the A-class sleeping bag and the strong will of the caster, Kang Jinhyun was still an S-class Hunter.

He shouldn’t have been so easily fooled by a C-ranked skill from a C-ranked Housekeeper.

“That, I can explain.”

Kang Jin-hyun sneaked out. Guild Leader Kim Gyu-hee nodded. It was a gesture that said it was okay to talk.

“What is it that you need to ask permission for?

Hee-na shook her head.

“After I got into the sleeping bag with your skill, I slept for another day and a half.”

Roughly speaking, she slept soundly for more than two days without waking up. It was almost superhuman sleep. Hee-Na’s jaw dropped.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

“Thank you.”

Kang Jin-hyun humbly accepted Hee-na’s compliment and continued.

“As I said before, I can’t sleep deeply. It’s because I’m very sensitive to my surroundings.”

Hearing that, Hee-Na thought.

‘You can slap me and I won’t wake up…….’

At that moment, Kang Jin-hyun also mentioned it.

His mouth, which doesn’t open easily unless it’s necessary, was explaining the situation like a cleansing fluid.

“Of course, this was an exception, the first time since I woke up. I fell into a deep sleep without feeling any disturbance……. It was the first time in almost a decade that I hadn’t slept in a long time, and I think all the fatigue I’d been holding back came rushing in all at once, which is why I couldn’t wake up and put Hee-Na in danger.”

The gist of the story is, “I’ve been suffering from insomnia for 10 years, and this time I got a good night’s sleep for the first time in so long that I couldn’t wake up at all.

I understood that the reason I couldn’t wake up was because I hadn’t gotten enough rest in a long time.

And given the lump sum payment of 10 years’ worth of fatigue, Kang Jin-hyun was a bit on the sleepy side.

“That’s why I brought up the idea of a live-in domestic helper to Hee-na a little too quickly because she’s the one who can make sure I get a good night’s sleep, not just a meal.”

Kang Jin-hyun’s eyes moistened again. He looked like he would kneel and offer his card key again if the situation called for it.

Guild Leader Kim Gyu-hee sensed this and gave Kang the ‘wait’ sign.

“Calm down, Hunter Kang Jin-hyun. You’re talking too much, and I can’t even talk to you properly.”

“……Yes.”

Kang’s eyes drooped nervously like a large dog with a treat in front of him.

Meanwhile, Kang Mokhyun, the head of human resources and Kang’s brother, finally spoke up.

“Anyway, the situation has come to this……. We would like to make a new proposal to Ms. Lee Hee-na.”

Mokhyun Kang held out a piece of paper to Hee-na.

“What is it?

The paper was blank except for the subject line. At the top, it read

“Employment contract.

“… is offering Hee-Na a department transfer.”