CH 46

In any case, from the moment he’d decided to undertake the constellation contract quest with this woman, Seheon had decided that he wouldn’t be fazed no matter what happened.

However, it was rather absurd that the three bridges would be completely controlled if the quest wasn’t solved within 12 hours. 

It was all quite logical. 

If they didn’t clear this quest, a gate would be formed, and from the looks of the quest’s reward, it would be an A-class dungeon.

As the government wouldn’t close the dungeon until all byproducts have been removed, it’s evident that the three bridges connecting to Yeouido will be controlled for the time being. Even if it wasn’t till the end of next year, it would still be controlled for a few months at least. 

Seheon made a call while striding through the Han River’s parking lot. 

— Goodness, Anchor Yoon. It’s been a while.

“Yes, sir. How have you been? It’s nothing much, but about Father’s yacht, is it still at the Han River?”

— It is, but why are you asking?

Custodian Kim, who’d served as Rep. Yoon’s butler for a long while now, welcomed Seheon’s phone call and asked. 

Seheon quickly came up with an excuse off the top of his head.

“There’s coverage on Bamseom Island. It’s because I’m in a hurry.”

— Really? I’d left it at the dock. Ask for the key. But there’s no one to drive it though? Oh dear.

“I have a driver’s licence, don’t I? It’s been a while, but it shouldn’t be a problem.”

— Oh, but still. If you had told me in advance, I would have sent someone……

Custodian Kim felt rather sorry about it. It was because he knew that this was rare, as Seheon was reluctant to be indebted to Rep. Yoon.

Custodian Kim had always said that the connection between parents and their children is determined by fate, and hoped that he would get along with Rep. Yoon, but Seheon didn’t dislike such a Custodian Kim. This is because Custodian Kim was more like a father to him after his mother’s death. 

“I’ll make good use of it and bring it back.”

— Alright. You’re doing fine, aren’t you?

“Yes, I’m very healthy.”

— Don’t get hurt, and come to Yangpyeong from time to time.

As he’d listened to the requests of Custodian Kim, who managed the villa in Yangpyeong, they’d already reached the yacht docks.

“I’d like to use the yacht under the name, Kim Seonghyun, please.”

“Oh, right this way.”

After giving Custodian Kim’s name at the docks, an employee passed him the key to the yacht and a pass to the yacht dock, as though he’d been notified in advance.

Hara, who’d followed along quietly, didn’t ask anything, but Seheon opened his mouth first.

“If it was rumoured that a current lawmaker had a yacht in Yeouido, it would be a rather good prey.”

“Ah……”

“I’m not sure about the duck boat, but it should be alright for a yacht to anchor for a while. Because caretakers will enter and exit Bamseom Island. I’ll give the Han River police unit a call.”

It was unclear whether the business card of a reporter from a broadcasting station was useful, or whether Yoon Seheon just had a lot of connections, but Seheon finished organising the situation efficiently.

Hara could only let out an admiring sigh as she watched this happen. He even had a yacht driving licence.

After Seheon took off his suit jacket, he took off the cloth that’s covering the yacht and started the engine. Meanwhile, he’d even taken out a life vest from underneath a chair and handed it to Hara.

Hara was only able to make careful conversation with him after the motor made a start-up sound and they’d driven out to the middle of the Han River. 

“You seem quite familiar with it.”

“The last time I drove a yacht was in middle school, so that’s not true.”

While saying that, he skillfully steered the yacht towards Bamseom Island.

Although entry was normally prohibited, management was necessary, so there was also a dock on Bamseom Island. Seheon stopped the yacht beside the dock and connected the scaffolding.

When Hara grabbed the hand of Seheon’s hand, who climbed up to the dock first with his long legs, the yacht wobbled and she’d almost lost her balance. 

“Careful.”

She was only able to cross safely thanks to Seheon, who held her hand tightly with an indifferent face. 

“Thank you…”

Before she could finish thanking him, Seheon turned to tie the yacht to the dock. Hara was slightly embarrassed, but she soon realised that this wasn’t the time and looked around her surroundings.

Then, she spotted a small quest mark and a crack floating in the air in the middle of the road. 

“It’s over there.”

[Constellation event quest: If a dungeon appears at the Han River’s Bamseom Island, is it under the jurisdiction of the Mapo branch office or the Yeongdeungpo branch office?] 

This time, Seheon also saw the seemingly teasing quest window. Seheon hummed and stroked his chin. 

“I’m also a little curious about this. If a gate forms at the Han River, which branch would it be under the jurisdiction of?”

“Oh, there’s a policy for dividing administrative matters.”

It’d only happened once, but a gate had surfaced downstream of the Han River before. This policy was created to deal with the administrative matters that were generated at that time.

“When that gate was created, it was under the jurisdiction of the less damaged area.”

“What about Bamseom Island?”

“The address of Bamseom Island is Yeongdeungpo-gu, so it is under the jurisdiction of Yeongdeungpo Branch.”

Aha. Seheon found the new knowledge rather interesting. 

[Event dungeon]

Grade: A

Participation limit: 2

Environmental Classification: Cities, Ruins

Monsters appearance type: Machines, Robots……

Quest: Normal (1) Hidden (1) Side (0)

“An A-class Dungeon…… Will that be alright?”

“It’s fine. We have to do something about it no matter what.”

Hara checked her inventory.

There were five or six mana recovery potions, and a variety of miscellaneous recovery items.

They were supplies that Team K prepared while she trained with Raeyoung. It might be slightly insufficient, but she can’t share details about the quest, so she had to go in as it is. They didn’t have time.

“Is Anchor Yoon alright?” 

Of course he wasn’t alright. He’d just come out of a B-class dungeon, and his back injury hasn’t healed yet. But he couldn’t walk away just because of that. Seheon looked at Hara, before taking a glance at his watch. 

“There are ten hours left. I hope that we can come out before midnight.”

It wasn’t like Seheon didn’t know that Kang Hara was also a victim of the constellation’s capriciousness. Even if it was her, don’t think she wants to get into this dungeon. So he just decided to be cool. Nothing can be solved by saying no in this situation.

“I’ll definitely let you out before 8pm.”

Seheon looked down at her with surprise. Before 8pm? He glanced at his watch again. Was it possible to finish an A-class dungeon raid in 6 hours? Although he had his doubts, he was grateful that she’d say that.

“Alright, I’ll ask to delay our dinner reservation.”

“Dinner reservation?”

“Weren’t we supposed to have dinner.”

Ah. Then an exclamation burst out of Hara’s mouth. It seems like she’d forgotten about it. 

A restaurant with a good ambience in Yeouido. After sending a text asking if they could delay their dinner reservation by two hours to its manager, the two entered the gate.

Of course, both of them had different thoughts in their heads.

‘I’m a dog if I can’t get tickets today.’

‘It’d be great if we could have that meal.’

* * *

Ppiiiik……A pterodactyl-like thing let out a strange call as it flew across the sky.

Hara summoned light out her sword. With a crackling sound, a thick beam of light extended. It was also evident to Seheon that the light was thicker and longer than it was previously.

Hara kicked up from the ground. The special training she’d gone through with Raeyoung was definitely effective. The dungeon was definitely an A-class, but she’d instantly attacked. 

It was also advantageous that it was an urban-type dungeon. 

“Hara-ssi, do you know how amazing your skills are?”

It was what Kwon Wook had said on her first day of the special training. Before leaving her to Raeyong, Kwon Wook was quite firm with Hara. 

That she had to use that sword very carefully.

Evidently, Hara’s light possessed tremendous cutting power. While she was a civil servant, the most Hara could do was cut apples with that light. At E-class, ‘Candlelight’ was really akin to a candle, so even cutting an apple took a long time. 

But right now?

Hara swung her sword. With a sputtering sound, the mechanical creature before her was split into halves. Boom, there was a loud explosion.

At S-class, ‘Candlelight’ wasn’t a candle, but a laser cutter. Buildings and machines were split apart in accordance to the trajectory of Hara’s movements. This was something she’d only seen in cartoons as a child, but she was currently accomplishing it. 

Seheon was deeply impressed as he stood behind her and watched with folded arms. 

The urban-type dungeon was much narrower and deeper than Hara had thought. Its scale wasn’t big, with a radius of about 2 kilometres, so it was perfect for Hara to go wild by herself. When Hara swung her beam downwards in the shape of a cross, even the monsters beyond her field of vision exploded.

However, the problem was her lack of mana.

“Heok, I’m gonna die.”

Hara, who’d returned instantly, sank to the ground with a face covered in cold sweat. 

Seheon looked at his watch. 6.20pm. 

From the entrance, she began cleaning up the dungeon methodically. Even before the monsters in front of them pounced, she gritted her teeth and sliced them into two. 

As it was an A-class dungeon, there were multiple monsters that were bigger than they’d imagined. Whenever that happened, Hara quickly flew up and sliced the opponent into two while in mid-air. 

Seheon wondered to himself. Does this make any sense?

Well, of course it made sense. The fact that Hara had a penalty was sufficient enough. In fact, the time Hara spent fighting in this dungeon wasn’t very long. 

Hara’s mana was at 9. This value limited her ability to use S-class skills in succession. 

In less than 30 seconds from the moment light extended from her sword handle, Hara became exhausted beyond belief. She fought for 30 seconds, and chugged mana potions and continued fighting, and sat down to rest when she ran out of potions. Efficiency was near rock bottom. It’s because she had to rest for an hour.

“Are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

“What about mana potions?”

“I drank it all earlier.”

Seheon held out a handkerchief that was in the back pocket of his pants. Hara, who was sitting on the ground, bowed in gratitude before receiving it and wiping her sweat.

“It’s so inefficient. If only you could awaken completely.”

“It’s alright, there’s nothing that I can do about that. Even if I’d resorted to an expedient, I think it’s not too bad as I can use S-class skills.” 

As Hara spoke, she returned the handkerchief to him, and sank back down again with an “Ack.”  Although she’d drunk six mana potions, it seems like her stamina has also reached its limit. 

“I don’t think bringing dozens of potions at a time is a good idea either.”

“Perhaps?”

For some reason, Seheon felt sorry for her and knelt on a knee beside Hara to dab her forehead with the handkerchief he’d received from her. It was purely out of sympathy.

But the moment his hand stayed on her forehead, Hara opened her eyes. 

“Oh?”

What’s wrong? As Seheon thought that, Hara grabbed his hand. And made a loud noise again.

“Ohhh?”

The sound of a light fanfare rang out immediately afterwards. 

[With love, the strength that you’re lacking will gush up!]

[With the power of love, hiiya!]

Who are you making fun of? When Hara’s expression crumpled, the quick-witted Seheon asked, “What’s wrong?” to which Hara replied with a speechless look.

“It’s because it feels good after holding sir’s hand…….”

As a result, Seheon’s face flushed instantly. 

“What—”

However, Hara punched the air a few times without even glancing at Seheon. 

“Ah! You should tell me things like this quickly!”