SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon-Chapter 99
“….yes?”
While I was lost in my mind, Cthugha made a wild conclusion.
“Granddaughter, I will delegate all my power to you. You can summon me as the sole contractor.”
“Waeuuung, waeuuung (Cthugha-nim himself…..! Human, you’re pretty good. This is a good opportunity).”
“Kkyuu, kkyuu, kkyuuuuu!”
The animals jumped next to me.
“Hmm, not bad. It’s not as much as the primordial chaos, but I can feel the power of a fairly high purity.”
Even Ash said this.
Tiling! Following Cthugha’s declaration, a system window appeared in front of me.
[Great Old One: The Eternal Living Flame, Cthugha, wants a contract with you.]
[You can get the Blessing of Cthugha when signing the contract.]
“…….”
Let’s just sit back and look at the system window for a moment.
[You can get the Blessing of Cthugha when signing the contract.]
[You can get the Blessing of Cthugha when signing the contract.]
The window flickered repeatedly, as if rushing me.
But….
“Do I have to do this?”
I can fully understand that it’s amazing based on the atmosphere.
A living flame with the ability to turn into a human and then turn into a fire again, if that’s not great, that’s even weirder. The name that spelled system window is ‘Great’, so it must be actually great.
However, they said that with great power comes great responsibility.
In other words, with great unwanted power comes great unwanted responsibility.
No matter how great the power was, I wasn’t confident I could make good use of it. There must be someone more suitable than me somewhere. I didn’t readily nod at the thought.
Wouldn’t Choi Cedric be more suitable? He’s strong. I turned around with that thought.
“Eung? Why? Is that burdensome? Heh, really, it suits you well, so accept it. You are the, what is that again, Coffee Tentaku!”
“Please don’t call me that…….”
“Nyaaaah, nyaaaaah (Coffee Tentaku, Coffee Tentaku)!”
“Kkyuuu! Kyuuu!”
The animals of my house are so excited that they’re imitating him….
I can’t believe he still uses that title. In my mind, I prayed earnestly that Choi Cedric would develop the right language habit.
Then, what about Ash, The (self-proclaimed) Demon King of Twilight?
“I hate fire.”
However, even before making eye contact, Ash expressed his refusal.
“Ugh….”
“Don’t worry, granddaughter. It won’t change anything if you don’t want to. Just think of it as a contract to strengthen the power of the ring.”
The hesitation was still there.
Yes, the power of the ring is essential when roasting beans…..
Er, I don’t know. Complex thoughts do not fit me. There is a man around me who has the greatest power with the greatest responsibility in Korea. I wonder what would happen if someone without much determination like me signed such a contract.
I nodded slowly.
At that moment, the ring on my left hand heated up and the system window popped up.
[Great Old One: You have signed a contract with Cthugha, the Eternal Living Flame.]
[The Eligible: The ability is granted according to Kwon Rieul’s will.]
[Skill: Eternal Flame (S)
Details: (Lv.max) You can summon Cthugha.]
Wait, S-grade?
There was a huge difference between feeling vaguely strong and seeing the grade mark in person.
“….Hick.”
I was so startled that I hiccuped.
“Hik, heuck, hick!”
“Oh, hey, don’t die. What did that fireball do to you? You can’t breathe!”
“Nothing, I just gave her skill according to the contract. The skill grade is S-grade….”
“Hik, heuck, i’m dying … hick!”
“Waeooong (You’re such a human being with small liver to be surprised by such a thing).”
“Water, water, water.”
“Here, drink some water.”
I finally stopped hiccuping after emptying the glass of water that Ash gave me. Phew, I thought I was going to die.
She got an S-grade skill in an F-class water body and was so shocked that she hiccuped and died. With this content, I almost became a strong candidate for the ‘Erwin Award‘ given to a Hunter who died unexpectedly.
After barely calming down the disturbance.
The topic suddenly shifted because of the contract with Cthugha, but the most important thing is the return. The property that has become movable must be returned to its original place.
“Then, I can go back, right? … with my building.”
Cthugha shook his head.
“Not now. The nagging of ██ is enormous that the area where I can intervene is limited. Wait until the stream of stars changes.”
“When is that?”
“Let’s see….”
Cthugha looked up at the sky. I couldn’t see the stars because of the sunlight, but he was lost in thought as if he were reading the stream of the stars.
The longer his silence grew, the more anxious I became.
Cthugha probably has lived a very long time because he said he’s immortal. Earlier, Pepe also said he was 1200 years old.
An immortal with a different concept of time from humans, or a world where the flow of time is different from the outside world is a cliché. Don’t tell me that sort of cliché thing happens.
“By any chance, it’s just … 300 years from now, it’s not like this, is it?”
Cthugha grinned, taking off his gaze toward the sky.
“It’s tomorrow.”
Whew, I’m glad. It’s 299 years and 364 days faster than what I was worried about. I was moved by the K-different world that respects busy modern people.
“Tomorrow night, a day later, the path of the stars opens when the when the starlight of Fomalhaut shines. I will install movement magic in the building, so you can go back through that path.”
“……I can trust you, right?”
“Of course, of course! Will the Flame of Eternity lie to his granddaughter?
It … the smell, no, the trace would be fine….
Leastwise. Anyway, before I go back, I have to spend a day in this midsummer dungeon.
Then, again, there is only one thing to do.
Pepe and the fire spirits approached and surrounded me. Their eyes were filled with curiosity and aspiration. The spirits shouted along Pepe’s lead.
“Coffee, coffee, coffee.”
“Coffee, coffee, coffee.”
As if to match the response of the spirits, a ringing sound rang out.
[Sub Quest: Business Trip Never Ends!
Behold, the eyes of the eternal spirits.
Listen, the voice of the spirits calling you.
The fire spirits are interested in your coffee.
Let’s make a big profit from the business trip.
Sell Irish Coffee: 0/20
Rewards: EXP (200 exp), Fame (10), Popularity (20), Connect Anywhere ☆ Mysterious Door]
***
Ju Noeul looked at the faces of those who quietly moved ahead.
First, the new S-class hunter, Choi Yichan.
Kwon Seokmin, the guild leader of the White Silver Guild, who has been missing for several years.
And Kwon Jiwoon, the healer of the White Silver Guild.
It’s a unique combination. She’s very curious about why they’re looking for her regular cafe that has disappeared.
“Hey, aren’t you coming?”
Choi Yichan, who was walking ahead, called her.
“Coming, I’m coming….”
As she moved quickly, Ju Noeul glanced at Choi Yichan. He only moves silently with a calm expression on his face.
Among them, Choi Yichan is the person she cares the most.
Because he turned down her offer of recruitment mercilessly.
‘What’s wrong with Royal….’
The Royal Guild, which had many long-distance dealers in its early members, suffered from a chronic shortage of short-distance dealers. A new S-class melee berserker appeared at a time like this! She can’t help but to desire it.
So she squeezed the budget and promised the best treatment in the industry. As a bonus, there is even a welfare system that supports his fan activity up to a certain amount of money per month!
However, the feedback was unheard. In fact, he had just turned off his phone, but Ju Noeul did not know about it.
That Choi Yichan is with the father and son of The White Silver Guild. No way, are they promised to hire him under the water….
‘I can’t leave him like that…….’
This was the reason why Ju Noeul quickly stepped into this party.
Of course, that’s not the only reason. It is true that she was also concerned about the whereabouts of the missing regular cafe. Now, she doesn’t feel like she has a proper day unless she drinks that cafe’s coffee and watches the real red slime every day.
However, the main reason is this.
She can’t miss out on this exciting event. She’ll have to follow along and figure out what’s going on. To find out….
‘I should write a review on Hunchan later….’
The party moved to the seventh floor after passing the Dungeon Gate of the Great Dungeon Abyss. It was Kwon Seokmin who took the lead.
“Son, this way!”
He proceeded through the dungeon without hesitation as if he knew where the cafe owner would be. He rode the warp gate, avoiding the path where annoying monsters appear.
‘Don’t tell me this road is…….’
Ju Noeul stopped walking. She put her question into her mouth.
“Umh, Hunter Kwon Seokmin-nim, are you going to the Garden of Cthugha, the Eternal Living Flame?”
“Yes. It must be there!”
Aside from the question of why the cafe that disappeared as a whole is there.
“That field is difficult to access …when the Hunter enters, the owner of the garden gets angry and sets them on fire … it’s totally well-done….”
“Then, is there no other way? Umh, you…”
Choi Yichan looked back at Ju Noeul and blurred the end of his words.
“My name is Ju Noeul….”
Ju Noeul looked at Choi Yichan’s face, clouded with worry. He looked like a sullen puppy worrying about his owner.
What is his relationship with the cafe owner? While being curious about the relationship between Choi Yichan and the cafe owner, she shuddered at the thought of Choi Yichan’s signing of the contract with the Royal Guild as a token of gratitude after solving the problem.
She doesn’t want to be grilled by Eternal Flame. Still, it’s a game worth playing for the S-Class Melee Berserker.
Wait, guild members of the Royal Guild! This guild leader will take the big fish as a new guild member!
Ju Noeul declared with confidence.
“Just trust me….”
Ju Noeul took a small needle out of her pocket and pricked her finger.
Drip, drip. Four drops of blood fell into the shadow of Ju Noeul. The shadow swirled as if swallowing the blood.
[Skill: Wyvern Summon (S) is used.]
Four winged little dragons emerged from the shadow. Kwon Jiwoon, who recognized this, briefly admired it.
“Wyvern…..!”
It was Ju Noeul’s main skill, Summoning.
The difference from the Taming skill is that it does not tame the subject.
In exchange for Ju Noeul’s blood, the Wyverns signed a summon contract. The content is to quickly take the group to their destination. It only fulfills the role set according to the contract, and the Wyverns are not obligated to obey her.
In other words….
“Euegh, ug! Son, are you going to throw me, who has become useless, here? Are you succeeding to the throne?”
“Father, since my head is ringing, the loud noise is a little, eub….”
“Eugh, I don’t know what it is, but something is popping up.”
“I’m sorry…..”
As they prioritized speed, the comfort of the ride was extremely poor.
