227. Eight months later, temporary companion
“{Are you saying that you want to join the party after all?}”
Kang Seung-hyun opened his mouth as if he was dumbfounded.
Of course, I thought he would ask for a material reward, but what the black beast requested was, surprisingly, a colleague position.
“{Of course, I don’t mean a formal party!}”
“{Then?}”
“{Since you see Hyung, you know, but I can’t communicate with the people in this town right now…? He has black eyes and can’t read.”
The black beast hesitantly explained the situation.
If I went around alone in this state, I would be treated like a monster again and be chased.
“{If you only find scattered comrades… Oh no! Can’t I accompany you until I meet anyone I know?}” “
{In short, I’m asking you to accompany me temporarily.}”
Until those who have been abandoned or lost their companions from the party for one reason or another rejoin the original party or a safe zone. system to join another party until you head to .
Azul Continental adventurers simply call it a temporary companion.
‘Well, a dimension mover can do it alone, but the people of the Azul Continent don’t.’
That’s why Kang Seung-hyeon would sometimes accept temporary companions to extort points or pocket money from those who had fallen behind.
‘Well, even if they were scattered colleagues, they wouldn’t have gone far, so if you go around the adventurer’s guild around here and ask around, you’ll be able to find it…’
Now Kang Seung-hyun had no intention of accompanying him temporarily.
With the black beast to be exact.
‘Even if I take it, it’s almost like luggage.’
In the meantime, the temporary accompaniment was accepted because it was a short accompaniment to a nearby safe area, such as a village or a campsite.
But it’s not a short trip of a day or two, but I have to go on a long trip that takes at least a week with such a stuffy coward?
It’s right not to do that for mental health.
Kang Seung-hyeon had no intention of joining anyone, even if he was not a formal party member, unless he was someone who could do his part.
‘Even if it’s a temporary companion, the Hogu bastard won’t.’
So I tried to decline the black beast’s offer.
Because I thought it was incompetent garbage.
“{Oops, I didn’t even introduce myself yet and asked for this…}”
At that moment, the black beast raised its front paw and said.
“{I say my name is Kim Ho-jung… What’s your name?}”
“{…Kim Ho-jeong?}”
I’ve heard it somewhere before.
Kang Seung-hyun searched for his memories.
‘Is this the guy you killed in the Blackthorn Forest? No, that guy was Kim Eui-jun. Then, the guy who was beaten up in the back alleys of Margen Village? No, he was Taemin Kim. Next to him was Kim Seong-joon, who was next to him….’
There were so many dimension movers that Mr. Kim didn’t come to mind easily
– Now, wait a minute. This friend treated the injured person earlier.
– You don’t have to say that to a member of the same group, right? It’s not that Mr. Kim Ho-jung was wrong.
Suddenly, the incident at the starting point came to mind.
Hogu 1 and Hogu 2 defended themselves
– See you again next time.
– Brother, take care of yourself too.
It was only then that Kang Seung-hyeon remembered that the black beast in front of him was Hogu 1, whom he had parted with at that time.
“{Your name is Kim Ho-jeong?}”
“{Yeah! It is Kim Ho-jeong by using the character jeong (情) for a good ho (好). When I was young, I even asked to change the bar to a sperm because it was difficult to use…}”
Kim Ho-jeong started talking to herself, but Kang Seung-hyun thought the words in one ear.
‘You didn’t die there and survived? This is a bit surprising.’
Of course, I thought he would have died, but surprisingly, he escaped the cave without dying.
‘Not only that, but being alive 8 months later…’
means that he has the skills to live on the Azul Continent.
It seems that he wasn’t just an incompetent scumbag like Kang Seung-hyun thought.
‘Hogu is Hogu, but it’s not really garbage.’
I originally intended to decline, but changed my mind.
Hogu was the same then and now, but it was impossible to survive on the Azul Continent with that kind of Hogu spirit unless you lack some level of skill.
‘Honestly, I wonder how he survived there.’
I wonder if the road on the right was okay, but if that was the case, there’s no way they would have placed so many recovery items at the starting point.
‘There must have been at least one idiot like me…’
It wouldn’t have been the Hell Gate like the left road, but it would have been a difficult road in its own way.
‘It’s because I don’t want to hurt civilians, but if I fight properly, it seems like it’s not normal. He said that his ponytail hair was also stolen by this man…’
So, just how skilled he is.
Kang Seung-hyun, who was greatly mistaken for this and that, accepted the black beast’s proposal.
“{Okay, I’ll accompany you.}”
“{Really?}”
“{I have to help and live with other dimension movers.}”
Of course, this is a lie without any sincerity.
I was just wondering what my real skills were.
“{I thought he would honestly refuse…}”
But the Black Beast, who didn’t know the truth, was very happy to hear Kang Seung-hyun’s answer, and then
fell on the floor and cried loudly,
“{You are such a nice and good person!}” .
Until now, I was digging and crying because I was paying attention to my surroundings, but now I think it’s okay.
“{By the way, don’t you remember me?}” “
{Huh?}”
“{You saw it in the cave when you first came here.}” “{
Saying that… I think I saw it back then…}”
Black beast seemed to think for a moment, but said
“{Ahh! I think I caught a glimpse of their face, but I can’t remember what they were talking about! It was just after I came here, so it was crazy busy!}” “
{…don’t you really remember?}” “
{Oh sorry! I guess my older brother helped me back then too? I’m a person who never forgets that I’ve been helped… but I guess I’m getting older.}”
In the end, I only remembered that we were in the same space, but I couldn’t think of anything specific.
‘You forgot that? Does that make sense?’
Forgetting the person who yelled at you.
Kang Seung-hyun could not understand it with common sense.
‘If it were me, I would have remembered it unconditionally and sent it to hell.’
Rather than even helping, this side received help, but they forgot about it.
‘Actually, I think it’s shortened to ‘Kim Ho-goo spirit’ and called Kim Ho-jeong. No matter how I think about it, this seems right.’
The moment Kang Seung-hyun tried to change someone else’s name at will,
“{Ah, that’s right! What is your brother’s name? What shall I call you?}”
The Black Beast asked his name.
Come to think of it, I didn’t answer and I was just talking about something else.
“{My name is Kang Seung-hyun.}”
After thinking for a while, Kang Seung-hyun brought up his real name.
At first, I thought about using a pseudonym, but I thought it was dead and forgot about it.
“{Oh, really! Since you are so smart, can I call you Mr. Kang?}”
“{Do whatever you want.}”
“{Please take good care of me in the future, Mr. Kang!}”
The black beast smiled brightly and nodded.
Thus, the direction of thinking was different, but the temporary party of the two was decided.
– “It’s all thanks to you!”
“Thanks to you, I was able to complete this quest without any major damage!”
“Hooray, adventurers!”
and the next morning.
Union staff celebrated the successful completion of the raid, distributed the promised rewards, and began demolishing the camp.
“How much is this reward?”
“Heavy gold pocket with two item boxes…”
“I am only looking for weapons and items to exchange!”
“We are looking for a dealer!”
“I never thought there would be a real culprit…”
“I see. If it wasn’t for that adventurer, I would never have caught it.”
After the raid, the adventurers went down the mountain chatting again or stayed at the camp to replenish necessary items, and moved freely after the raid.
“I heard that you had the greatest performance in the raid last night!”
“This is a gift prepared by us, apart from the reward.”
And Kang Seung-hyun, who won the raid number one title of the day, received a special reward from the Adventurers Guild staff.
“The name of this item is [Maeligi Necklace]. As for performance, all stats +5% and all elemental resistances increase…”
The union staff was eagerly explaining, but Kang Seung-hyeon listened with one ear and let it go with the other.
‘Performance seems to be pretty good, but it’s a necklace… I’ll have to buy it and sell it.’
After taking all the rewards, Kang Seung-hyun left the camp.
‘You don’t need anything more. Shall we go soon?’
I bought and filled the fallen potion and bought plenty of food, so there was no big problem when adventuring.
‘How much does it cost to sell a necklace? Now, if I save a little more, I can reach the target amount.’
As I came down to the mountainside thinking about this and that,
“{You’re here…}”
A black beast hiding in the grass poked out its head.
It was like a tired garbage bag.
“{I had a hard time sleeping. Because the nocturnal monster was noisy…}”
“{I slept well in the tent}” “
{I’m envious.}”
Kang Seung-hyeon would be the same because he slept alone in the tent at the campsite last night.
“{That’s why I told you to follow me.}”
“{Can you let me in in this state?}” “
{Of course I have to sneak in. Do you have skills like shadow hiding or [stealth]? Or something like the [Disguise] skill?}”
“{If you had one, you wouldn’t be chased…}”
For that reason, the Black Beast chose to stay homeless, and Kang Seung-hyun had a campsite next door and didn’t want to stay homeless, so he became a temporary companion from the first day. threw away
“{Then are you still like that? Mr. Kim Ho-jeong is not allowed to go to Earth.}” “
{Oh no! They do come back as human beings after some time…}” “
{Why don’t you just live with it now.}” “{
I don’t like it…. A different world like this doesn’t suit someone like me…}”
The two of them It was the moment I was going down the mountain road while having such a useless conversation.
Crush rustle!
The bushes swayed loudly and shouted
“Queeeeee!!!”
A strange wild boar monster with a jewel embedded in its forehead appeared. Judging by the red color of the jewel, it is a ‘ruby hog’ belonging to the upper class among jewel boars.
“{It’s a certain monster!}”
“{It’s because it’s deep in the mountains, so there are rare monsters like that.}”
Apparently, he woke up in a commotion because of the adventurers descending the mountain.
‘It’s strong for a normal monster, but there’s no one like this for a dimension mover to warm up. It just went well.’
Even if it wasn’t so, I just wanted to see the Black Beast’s real ability.
“{Show me your skills.}”
Kang Seung-hyun opened his mouth with a relaxed smile.
Looking forward to what kind of power the black beast is hiding.
