Resurrection Chapter 38 - What Manners!

Dungeons have rough terrain, so just carrying equipment was difficult. Porters who usually drove ATVs modified for dungeons took on this job, but their labor costs were quite expensive, and they often did not live up to the price.

If a monster appeared while the porters were carrying the luggage, the losses were immense. It was unavoidable since the porters were ordinary people, not awakened beings.

Even if you hired a porter and things went well, there was a limit to the amount you could carry. Monster byproducts, except for mana stones, were mostly bulky or heavy. Monsters were valuable from head to toe, but because they could not be brought out of the dungeon, you had to pack only the most valuable things and discard the rest.

The Dimension Pocket was what solved these problems in one fell swoop.

My eyes lit up at the unexpected item. As I gaped, my lips moving, and looked back and forth between Min Gongchan and the Dimension Pocket, Min Gongchan spoke.

“Let’s confirm Seo Heesoo’s true feelings as I said. Just say I am your boyfriend in front of him, and this is yours.”

The Dimension Pocket was too valuable an item to ignore. It was a rare item that you might see once in a lifetime, if at all, and my soul was sold on the spot. By the time I came to my senses, I had already nodded my head as if possessed.

Min Gongchan grinned and put the Dimension Pocket back in his pocket.

Clunk.

Opening the front door and stepping inside, I saw that the living room was brightly lit. As I took off my shoes and said, “I am home,” a welcoming voice came from inside.

“Welcome back.”

I strode into the living room and saw Heesoo hyung sitting on a beanbag, tending to his equipment. As I made eye contact with him, who was sharpening his greatsword on a whetstone, I suddenly felt strange.

‘Because he loves you.’

The words Min Gongchan had said flashed through my mind, and my face grew hot. I clenched my fists tightly and thought, that cannot be true.

When Heesoo hyung was a Paladin, his popularity was beyond words. People of all ages and genders flocked to him. Despite that, he was a person without a single scandal.

And that person likes me, of all people, the jack-of-all-trades Kim Yitae?

A passing dog would roar with laughter at that.

Even though I had become an A-rank magic swordsman, the way I saw myself was still the jack-of-all-trades Kim Yitae.

I caused trouble and broke up every attack party I joined, had many enemies but no friends, a useful but always disposable pawn. And Seo Heesoo, of all people, likes someone like me? Loves me enough to go crazy?

It was definitely the best bullshit I had heard all year.

As I stood there stiffly with a red face, Heesoo hyung must have found it strange, as he asked a question.

“What is wrong? Did something happen outside……”

“What could have happened!”

I deliberately spoke forcefully and sat down in the seat opposite him. Heesoo hyung seemed to be sharpening his greatsword for a change, but I was not sure if it was meaningful since it was so chipped.

Heesoo hyung did not seem to be intent on sharpening the blade either. It seemed like he was just doing it as a pastime because he was bored.

“Did you have a good date?”

At his question as he picked up the whetstone again, I nodded my head. I had not said anything to Min Gongchan, but I had already laid the groundwork for the lie I had to tell. Since I had said I was going on a date when I went to meet Min Gongchan, it would not be too strange to introduce Min Gongchan as my boyfriend.

“You know that restaurant at Sejong Tower? We went there and ate. It was delicious.”

“It is a place that uses real ingredients, so of course it would be delicious.”

“Ah, you must have been there before, Heesoo hyung.”

“Not often, but I have been once or twice.”

“Let us go together next time. To celebrate after you hit level 60, hyung. What do you think?”

Heesoo hyung gave a quiet smile, as if to say that leveling up was the priority. His demeanor was consistently comfortable, so I could not think at all that he was conscious of me.

See this. He is so calm even when I say I have been on a date.

To say he would try to kill Min Gongchan just for introducing him as my boyfriend. It is too much of a leap in logic.

Well, it is a good thing for me, since I am about to get a Dimension Pocket for free.

I decided not to take Min Gongchan’s nonsense seriously and just take what I could get. Except for the fact that he called himself a regressor and denounced Heesoo hyung as a madman, he was a very useful person.

First of all, he knew a lot about dungeon number 77, he had the skill to cook up the werewolves on his own, and he even had an item from the otherworld shop.

After lightening my heart, I suddenly saw Min Gongchan in a different light. If he knew, even roughly, what was going to happen, he might be helpful in the future.

For now, he is going around saying he will kill Heesoo hyung, but if I can just convince him that Heesoo hyung is not the person who will destroy the world…….

I shook my head, cutting off my branching thoughts.

It is a contradiction to not believe that Min Gongchan is a regressor but to believe his information.

Since he actually put out a murder request for Heesoo hyung, he must be serious about killing him. Maybe he is planning to lure us into a dungeon under the pretext of checking Heesoo hyung’s feelings and eliminate him.

Am I walking into a trap on my own two feet, mesmerized by the Dimension Pocket?

I considered giving up the Dimension Pocket and reconsidering entering the dungeon with Min Gongchan.

But as long as Min Gongchan has the intention of killing Heesoo hyung, it is not something that can be avoided by avoiding him. It might be better to wait for him to show his true colors in the dungeon and then eliminate him.

I made up my mind.

First, I will do as Min Gongchan proposed, and after getting my hands on the Dimension Pocket, I will check his true intentions. If I feel that he is still a threat to Heesoo hyung, I will eliminate him swiftly, and if I judge that he is worth keeping alive, I will aim to persuade him…….

Having made that decision, I cut off my thoughts.

When the situation is unclear, if you think too deeply, you cannot act. What is important is the top priority goal.

That was, of course, the elimination of the Black King, the shutdown of the awakened system, and the normalization of Earth, and Heesoo hyung was essential for that. Min Gongchan’s proposal to give up on Heesoo hyung was not worth reconsidering, so I deleted it from my mind altogether.

I immediately opened my mouth to carry out my decision.

“Hey hyung, about the plan to clear dungeon number 77.”

“Yes.”

“I was thinking, it would be difficult for just the two of us, right? Even if recruiting a public party is too much, I think it would be better to bring at least one person to help.”

“It is not that I have not considered that, but then we will not be able to hide Yitae-ssi’s resurrection skill. Although it is already known to a few people, we must keep it a secret as much as possible.”

“Uh, that is not a problem. I am going to bring my boy… boyfriend.”

At my sheepish reply, Heesoo hyung stared at me.

“Your boyfriend knows about your ability, Yitae-ssi?”

I was extremely embarrassed. It was awkward to say that I had told my boyfriend after acting as if it were a huge secret. But since it was true that Min Gongchan knew about the existence of the resurrection skill, I said, as if making an excuse.

“Do not worry. He is not the type of person to go around telling everyone.”

Heesoo hyung slowly averted his gaze from me. He sharpened his greatsword on the whetstone, scrape scrape, and said.

“If he is the person Yitae-ssi is dating, he would value you more than anyone, so that would be the case. He, too, would have no choice but to worry about what would happen the moment Resurrection becomes known.”

“Uh, right.”

“If he also knows about the resurrection skill, then I have no reason to refuse. Let us go together.”

Heesoo hyung’s appearance as he said that was so peaceful.

See this, where is the jealousy in this appearance? The theory of Min Gongchan being mentally ill gained weight, and I was able to smile comfortably. In any case, as long as I can get my hands on the Dimension Pocket, it is a profitable deal.

After deciding that the three of us would enter dungeon number 77 tomorrow, I gathered information. Since the ultimate goal was to clear the boss monster spot, it was important to gather as much information as possible and make a schedule.

Dungeon number 77, as befitting an S-rank dungeon, had no successful cases of clearing the boss monster yet. Most of them could not get past the swamp swarming with giant alligators and giant frogs. No one had set foot in the open area Min Gongchan had mentioned, so there was no information to speak of.

There was one time a large official party went on an expedition, but that information is owned by the attack party and is not released to the public. There was no choice but to tackle it head-on, so we had to be prepared to enter and exit the dungeon several times.

I anticipated staying in the dungeon for about three or four days, or a week at the longest, and started packing. Heesoo hyung also finished what he was doing and helped me pack.

After packing emergency food for a week, a water filter, camping gear, and various items, the luggage was a bundle. When I slung it over my shoulder, my back was about to break, and I once again coveted the Dimension Pocket.

‘I will get my hands on it!’