MDITS Chapter 32

At the AT center located in Seocho-gu.

An exhibition convention center affiliated with the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation. It was a place where events such as exhibitions and viewing of various activities were done under the operation and management of COEX.

 

The <Hunter Festival> was held at this place for two weeks and today was its last day.

“Father! There are so many people!”

Seol Yoon-hee looked at Do-jun with a smile on her face.

「I-I’m suffocating, Master.」

Yongyong was struggling to escape from Seol Yoon-hee’s arms.

However, Seol Yoon-hee glared at him and hugged Yongyong even more.

“No! There’s a lot of people here, you might get stepped on.”

「Mas… ter. Keuk. Help me.」

Yongyong signaled an SOS message to Do-jun.

Do-jun smiled at Seol Yoon-hee and said,

“Yoon-hee, can you give him to me?”

“B-But, he must be heavy.”

“It’s okay, I can do it.”

Yongyong’s expression brightened.

He thought that Do-jun would drop him on the floor.

But he was under the wrong impression.

Tak!

Do-jun held Yongyong’s head with one hand.

“Getting comfy there, huh?”

「I was wrong, master. I have committed a grave sin.」

“Just joking. Be careful not to get stepped on.”

He put the dragon on the floor.

In fact, it didn’t matter to him if he was stepped on.

Could a dragon get hurt simply because a human stepped on him?

「Sniff. This smell is…」

A slightly spicy yet sweet scent.

Yongyong followed the scent.

And when he opened his eyes.

[Special Goblin Braised Short Ribs! Only 9,900 won per serving!]

「It’s braised ribs!」

Yongyong’s eyes glistened as he huffed like a dog.

Seeing that, Do-jun and Seol Yoon-hee looked at each other and laughed.

Then, they walked over to the vendor selling goblin braised ribs.

“Welcome! Braised short ribs made with fresh Goblin meat that was airlifted from the Rift just yesterday! We’re offering it for only 9,900 won during the event.”

Do-jun took out a 10,000 won bill from his wallet and handed it to the vendor.

“One serving, please.”

“Yes, thank you very much! Please wait a moment.”

Chwick!

Some of the ribs that had been refrigerated got placed on the stove.

Soon it began to smell delicious.

Yongyong couldn’t control himself and stomped his feet in place.

“Oh, that’s cute. Are you a Tamer?”

“I’m not a Hunter, I’m just raising it.”

“Haha, I see. Well, there’s no law saying you have to be a Hunter just because you’ve awakened.”

Do-jun nodded.

After a while, the vendor placed the ribs in a take-out bag.

“Since you two are a good-looking couple, we’ve given you an extra serving. Enjoy your meal!”

“…Thanks.”

Do-jun casually accepted the ribs.

And put one in Yongyong’s mouth on the spot.

Omnomnom.

「Braised ribs… is the best!」

“Yoon-hee, you should try one too… what are you doing?”

Seol Yoon-hee had her head down.

Do-jun leaned down and checked Seol Yoon-hee’s face.

Her face was as red as a beetroot.

“Aren’t you going to eat?”

“EUAHH!!!”

Seol Yoon-hee took a step back in surprise.

“Are you sick?”

“N-No! It’s nothing.”

“Just tell me if you’re not feeling well, okay?”

“Okay…”

「Master, can I… can I have just one more?」

Do-jun took out another rib from the bag and put it in Yongyong’s mouth.

While Seol Yoon-hee took a long and deep breath to recover from her embarrassment of a lifetime.

＊ ＊ ＊

The interior of the exhibition center was much bigger than he expected.

There were far more people inside the exhibition hall, which was divided into first and second floors.

Do-jun glanced at the paper band on his wrist.

“Oh, so I have to pay for this, too.”

4,000 won per person.

It wasn’t expensive.

“Father, would you like to take a picture of that?”

“Picture?”

“Yes. Put up your arms like this so that the band can be seen.”

Do-jun held out his left hand with the wristband.

Seol Yoon-hee placed her arm beside Do-jun’s and took the photo with her smartphone.

She looked at the picture she had just taken in her photo album, and let out a satisfied smile.

「Huh?」

At that moment,

Yongyong could see a puppy approaching him.

For some reason, the puppy started barking at him.

“Arf! Arf arf!”

「…What’s with this guy…」

“Arf! Arf!”

「Grrrrrrr.」

The dog that barked wildly at Yongyong rolled its tail in surprise.

It then fled to its master, which was nearby.

And Yongyong smiled at the sight.

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry.” 

The owner of the dog ran towards Do-jun and apologized.

Do-jun waved his hand and smiled awkwardly.

She must have lost the leash of her dog.

“Shouldn’t Yongyong wear a leash too? It says there that pets are supposed to wear a leash.”

「W-What?」

“That would be great.”

「This body… tied with a leash?」

Izaas.

No, he is now a dragon with a cute name Yongyong.

That’s who the leash was being put on.

「If the other dragons saw me like that they’d have a barrel of laughs… Ahh… I want to die.」

It was the greatest shame for a dragon.

＊ ＊ ＊

A-3 Exhibition Hall.

An area where various Hunter equipment and supplies were sold.

From suits to weapons, accessories, and other miscellaneous goods.

It also ranged from F-class to A-class.

“Ah, Father! Look at this.”

“Hmm?”

Seol Yoon-hee held a small ring in her hands.

It was a B-class accessory called <The Elder Elf’s Ring> that raises the wearer’s Agility by 25 and slightly increases her hit rate.

However, the price was substantially enormous.

“…800 million?”

Why are Hunters’ equipment so expensive?

Seol Yoon-hee looked at the ring with her eyes glistening and it caught Do-jun’s mind.

All he had in hand was 80,000 won in cash and a debit card with a little over 200 million.

Of course, if he sold all the Mana Stones on his desk drawer he would’ve easily had 2 billion won but those couldn’t be sold quite easily.

“That’s a rare item obtained by killing the Elder Elf in the Dark Elf Forest, which is a B-class Great Rift. It’s the defining item of our store. If you purchase it right now, you can get it at a 5% discount.”

The clerk approached them kindly and said.

Seol Yoon-hee shook her head and put the ring down again.

She only wanted to look around for a while. Also, she couldn’t afford to purchase or make a loan for it.

“No, it’s alright. I’m already satisfied with just looking at such a great item.”

“As expected, you’re too burdened by the price, right? If so, how about participating in our event?”

“Event?”

“Yes.”

Clerk Cha Ik-hyun smiled and pointed to the right with his hand.

There was a space with partitions 1.5 meters wide and about 30 meters long.

Next to it was a sign that said <Challenge! Sharpshooter>.

“???”

“There are 10 targets, 3 meters apart in each partition, and the prize corresponds with how many targets you can knock down with a Mana Gun. Additionally, if you knock down all of the targets, the prize will be the Elder Elf’s Ring”

“I-I’ll do it! What should I…”

However,

Seol Yoon-hee was speechless.

It cost 1 million won to give it a try.

It was ridiculously expensive.

“Ah… I’ll just…”

“If you won’t do it, then get out of the way. I will try.”

At that moment, a big man over 185cm tall approached Cha Ik-hyun with his sleeves rolled up.

“Can I use a card?”

“Yes, of course.”

Jjiiiikk.

The big man who made the payment then received the Mana Gun from Cha Ik-hyun.

And walked in front of the shooting range.

Cha Ik-hyun explained from the side.

“You get 3 chances in total. Also, the farther the target is, the harder it is to fall down.”

“A strong target, huh? Get ready to pack my Elder Elf’s Ring.”

Cha Ik-hyun laughed at the man’s words.

A lot of people have tried thus far, but the highest record was 5.

The last target, in particular, was made from the bones of an S-class monster.

Which could never be knocked down.

‘Even if the 1st-ranked Hunter Lee Kang-hyun comes, it’d still be impossible to knock down all ten targets.’

In fact, the 11th-ranked S-class Hunter took on the challenge earlier.

And set the highest record of 5.

He couldn’t knock down all 10 targets with just 3 bullets since it took an overwhelming amount of Mana to do so.

Then the man concentrated his mind.

And charged the Mana Gun.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Booming sounds resonate in the exhibition hall.

And when all three shots had been used up.

Cha Ik-hyun came to the side and checked the fallen targets.

A total of two fell.

“Two targets. That’s great, the prize is a buff potion worth 3 million won.”

The man’s hand trembled.

He was a B-class hunter.

Despite exhausting 90% of his mana, only two targets were knocked down.

Even then, the second target was just knocked down on the second shot.

“Are you kidding me? What kind of tricks are playing on me?!”

“Didn’t I tell you? The targets would be harder to knock down the farther it is.”

The man raised his voice.

The people around looked at him and started whispering.

The embarrassed man let out a laugh and clicked his tongue.

“……”

Do-jun looked at the prize list according to the number of targets.

“May I give it a try?”

“F-Father?”

Cha Ik-hyun nodded.

Do-jun took out his card and swiped it on the POS machine.

After doing so, he received his card, the receipt, and the Mana Gun from Cha Ik-hyun.

And walked in front of the shooting range.

“Please wait for a moment.”

Cha Ik-hyun walked up to the machine to set up the target again.

“You may begin now.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Clack.

He took an aiming stance.

Gathered a bit of Inner Qi.

And charged a very, very small amount into the Mana Gun.

Bang!

He shot the bullet towards the target.

The bullet hit the center of the first target.

However, the target did not fall.

The second.

And the third was the same.

The bullet hit the center of the target.

But the target in front of him did not fall and only left a little scratch.

Swoosh.

Cha Ik-hyun came to the side and checked the target.

“Uh… That’s too bad. I’ll give you a 100,000 won gift certificate as a consolation prize.”

It was a normal result.

Hunters below D-class wouldn’t even be able to knock down the first target.

Cha Ik-hyun thought Do-jun was a D-class or E-class Hunter.

But at that moment, someone ran to Cha Ik-hyun and whispered in his ear.

Hearing that, Cha Ik-hyun’s eyes widened.

He lifted the partition and went to check inside.

After a while,

Cha Ik-hyun approached Do-jun and held out a ring.

A D-class ring that reads <Agility Ring>.

It had the effect of raising agility by 10.

“Here.”

“…What?”

“Please bear with this for now.”

“B-But father…”

Do-jun patted Seol Yoon-hee’s head and said.

“Thank you, I’ll take it.”

Seol Yoon-hee murmured, blushing.

“…Thank you.”

“That’s all I needed.”

Do-jun let out a soft smile.

＊ ＊ ＊

To Cha Ik-hyun, who was standing blankly in front of the shooting range.

A polite man approached him and checked the target.

And his face distorted as he grabbed him by the neck.

“Are you kidding me? Not one target has fallen down and you gave him a ring. Are you being partial with the results or what?!”

“……”

The man checked the targets.

There were three scratches in the center of the first target.

But it wasn’t knocked down.

“Anyone could do that! Hey, set up a new one. If I hit the center three times, I’ll be given the same ring, right?”

“…Anyone can do that?”

Cha Ik-hyun walked him inside.

And showed the targets as he lifted the partition.

The man’s eyes widened.

Because the 8th, 9th, and 10th targets were smashed.

Cha Ik-hyun looked at the man and asked.

“Can you do this?”