HPDBC Chapter 30: The Guardian of Hell’s Thousandth Circle (1)
Chapter 30: The Guardian of Hell’s Thousandth Circle (1)
'So it was only me that thought we were dating.'
KangWoo slightly staggered with a shocked expression on his face after leaving the cafe.
He had naturally thought they were in a relationship. After all, she was cooking delicious kimchi stew for him every day. Not only that, but she’d let him live in her house.
'Did I get ahead of myself?'
KangWoo had his face bowed with a sad expression.
Han Seol-ah carefully approached him.
"Uhmm, Mr. KangWoo."
"Yes…"
"Did… You think we were dating?"
"I'm ashamed, but I did…"
"I… I see."
She walked back a few steps. Her face was red, but she seemed excited.
She was just staring at the air while moving her body.
"Did something happen?"
"N-not really!"
Han Seol-ah, who was surprised at her words, shouted in surprise.
KangWoo tilted his head after looking at her, acting suspiciously.
After turning around, she once again looked at the air.
"Hehehe."
She smiled bashfully after imagining something in her head.
She even said 'good' and clenched her fist.
KangWoo noticed her acting weirdly and was about to approach her.
But before he could move, Han Seol-ah had turned back around to him with a determined look.
"Mr. K, KangWoo!"
"Ah… Yes?"
"Since it b-became l…"
She was trying to say something while muttering.
But it seemed like she was getting more embarrassed as she talked. Her face became even redder and her voice quieter.
"Ms. Seol-ah?"
"Ugh…"
She was trembling while biting her lower lip; then she suddenly opened her mouth.
She was just staggering without being able to talk—she took a deep breath and finally managed to speak.
"T-talk…"
"Yes?"
"D-don't talk to me so formally. Yes. L-let's start with that."
KangWoo smiled at Han Seol-ah's words.
"Okay. Then I'll talk to you comfortably."
"Th-thank you. Mr. KangWoo."
"You can talk to me comfortably, too."
"N-no! I feel more comfortable talking this way."
Han Seol-ah shook her head.
KangWoo shrugged at her firm answer and replied while shrugging.
"Okay."
"Fufufu, looking good, big bro."
TaeSoo smiled while looking at both of them.
He patted KangWoo on the back with his giant hands and kept talking.
"Brother, let's meet tomorrow at Incheon. I'm going to send you the directions later on."
"Huh? Why did you choose that one instead of the closer one?"
"Remember the incident that happened the other day? That's why I changed the target from lizardmen to orcs."
"Oh."
"Although they're stronger than lizardmen, the landscape isn't a swamp, and you don't need to be silent, Sso it's more comfortable to hunt."
"It's a good idea."
KangWoo looked at TaeSoo, surprised.
'He clearly isn't dumb.'
He was thoughtful and knew how to take action. On top of that, he was loyal to him.
'As an underling, he's perfect.'
KangWoo looked at TaeSoo, satisfied.
He thought he had made the right decision in saving him from the Andras guild’s members.
"Okay then, see you tomorrow."
"Understood. Hey, big bro, do you have something to do tonight? Why don't we go out and have a drink?" TaeSoo asked while making the motion of drinking a cup of soju.
"No. I have some stuff to do today."
"What stuff?"
"I need to level up," KangWoo said while thinking about his level.
He was currently at 29.
He was about to reach the fourth awakening.
'I should increase it as much as possible while I can.'
He should try to become as strong as possible before
"GRRRRR."
It was a low cry that seeped into your soul.
KangWoo's eyes widened.
"No way…"
The thing that emerged from the bushes was a giant beast with fur mixed with black and red colors.
A monster that was over five meters tall.
And…
A monster that KangWoo was very used to.
"Why is a hellhound here?"
What emerged from the bushes was a monster that belonged to the 1st Hell.