Owner of the S-Rank Dungeon Campsite (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3

The Blue Starlight Teddy Bear plushie remained the most popular product among children aged five and under to this day. Its tiny heart-shaped nose and pink ribbon were the monster’s trademark.

And this teddy bear was famous not only among children but also among Hunters. The mouth, always drawn in a cheerful smile, looked utterly grotesque in real life.

‘Smiling Killer, Psychopathic Teddy, the bear tears Hunters apart while grinning…!’

Countless descriptors of the teddy bear that I’d read online flashed through my mind.

Its most famous nickname was ‘Doldori’—short for ‘Crazy Teddy.’

Legend said that whenever Hunters fought in the Blue Starlight Valley, Doldori would mysteriously appear and cause chaos.

Though officially ranked as Class A in the system, it was an invincible monster—unaffected even when struck by an S-rank Hunter.

Monsters typically grew stronger by consuming magic stones, and rumors claimed Doldori had eaten so many that its stats had broken the meter.

There was no doubt Doldori played a major role in drastically increasing the difficulty of the already challenging S-rank dungeon.

Boom! Boom!

Doldori’s massive foot slammed down vertically. The deafening crash and relentless assault left me utterly disoriented.

“Krrk!”

Eventually, its claws grazed my shoulder.

[Contact with monster has canceled Body Concealment (C).]

‘I wasn’t even fighting—why did Doldori target me?!’

My left arm nearly got torn off. Thankfully, I hadn’t taken serious damage, but the monster’s contact had canceled my skill.

Dust swirled as the area around me turned into a wasteland.

[‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ is dizzy.] [‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ uses ‘Swing (A).’]

Frustrated that its feet weren’t enough, Doldori swung its arm—and casually stuffed the tree it accidentally grabbed into its mouth.

‘Look at how indiscriminate its diet is. Maybe the rumors are true…’

As Doldori munched on the tree, the dust gradually settled.

‘At this rate, I’ll get targeted!’

[♥ : 0%]

Just then, I spotted a heart-shaped text near the bear’s ankle, floating in midair and following its movements.

[Staring at a monster for over 5 seconds reveals affection level.]

‘Affection level?’

Come to think of it, I had a taming skill called ‘Bring Sack (A).’ Though it required the monster’s affection to be at least 50% to use.

Now that things had come to this, I had to somehow use the skill to capture the bear.

‘But how?’

Ways to raise affection included feeding, petting, or singing—among others.

The key was understanding the target monster’s habits.

‘What do bears like again?’

I remembered cartoon bears from childhood loving honey. But no matter how hard I looked around, there wasn’t even anything resembling honey.

Even if there were, I lacked emotion-sensing skills to confirm whether it truly was honey.

Then maybe petting its favorite spot or offering food…

‘Ugh, why don’t you just ask me to die already.’

No matter how I thought about it, success seemed impossible.

At that moment—

Through the dust, Doldori’s red eyes locked onto mine.

“Aaah!”

Doldori lifted my left leg, flipping my vision upside down. In an instant, I soared ten meters into the air.

[‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ is happy.] [‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ waves.]

‘You psychopathic teddy!’

I was trembling in fear, wondering when I’d end up in its jaws, yet it was leisurely waving its hand.

This behavior was precisely why Doldori had become so infamous.

It treated captured Hunters like toys—then “accidentally” killed them.

Seeing me too terrified to react, it gently shook me.

“Mama… h-hic… help me! Dad, I’m sorry! I was bad! Waaah!”

Tears streamed down my face. Doldori looked slightly puzzled.

‘Is it already bored? Is it going to eat me?’

As my body trembled violently, something fell from my pocket. Doldori swiftly caught it with its other hand.

‘What’s that?’

Doldori’s eyes suddenly gleamed strangely. What had fallen was a bear-shaped jelly snack I’d packed as a treat.

Doldori immediately set me down and skillfully tore open the jelly packet with its thumb and index finger—as if it knew exactly what it was.

At that sight, a memory from the past suddenly surfaced.

‘Mom, why are you taking that?’

Before entering dungeons, Mom always packed snacks.

‘Dungeon monsters surprisingly love human food.’

Back then, I’d been annoyed, feeling like monsters were stealing my treats.

[♥ : 32%↑]

Now, I found myself rooting for Doldori as it happily devoured the jelly with sparkling eyes.

“Yes, yes! Eat more! Here, I’ve got another pack!”

I pulled out another jelly packet from my other pocket and tossed it. Doldori caught it instantly.

It promptly dumped the entire packet into its mouth.

[♥ : 100%↑] [Affection for ‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ cannot increase further.]

Affection had surpassed the target threshold. I immediately cast my skill.

“Bring Sack!”

[Yubom (F) used Bring Sack (A) on ‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A).] [Successfully captured ‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A).]

Doldori froze, then slowly turned to look at me. Its red eyes had softened.

[You may name your captured monster to issue commands.]

‘A name?’

Now that Doldori had calmed down, the harpy started creeping closer again.

Recalling the monster’s first impression, I blurted out the first name that came to mind.

“Teddy!”

[‘Blue Starlight Teddy Bear (A)’ has been renamed ‘Teddy (A).’]

‘Doldori’ wasn’t a kind nickname anyway. And if I could just control its crazy antics, it would simply be my cute teddy doll—Teddy herself.

“Protect me!”

“Keeeh!”

Doldori instantly swatted away the approaching harpy as easily as shooing a mosquito.

“Wow, you’re amazing!”

While I was marveling, Doldori’s hand reached toward me.

“W-wait! What are you doing?!”

I thought it would swallow me whole—but Teddy gently lifted me onto her shoulder.

“Hello, Master! Don’t worry—you’re safe now!”

“You… you’re female? And you can talk?!”

[Communication with captured monsters is possible.]

The system explained instead of Teddy. It was an incredibly convenient feature.

“I’ll assist you from now on! Feel free to ask anything about dungeons. I’ll protect you to the best of my ability!”

Her earlier ferocity had vanished completely. Despite her fearsome appearance, her voice was remarkably cute.

“…First, I need to set up a campsite. Is there a safe spot nearby? Somewhere flat with no monsters.”

“Of course! I’ll guide you right away.”

[This is the timeline separator]

Teddy carried me on her shoulder as we walked toward lower ground.

We encountered monsters along the way, but none approached—likely due to Teddy’s high rank. Capturing her had been the best decision.

“But how did you find me? I wasn’t even fighting monsters.”

“You probably have high Charisma stats, so I was drawn to you.”

“Does that apply to monsters too?”

Wouldn’t that be bad?

“It only works on monsters friendly toward humans. I’ve been searching for someone to play with!”

“Play…?”

“Yes! Humans are so adorable!”

Teddy bounced excitedly. Now it made sense—she’d seemed more interested in playing than attacking. She truly had been following Hunters just to play.

“Ugh, Teddy… I’m dizzy. Could you go slower?”

“Yes, Master!”

Though Teddy’s intentions were harmless, humans likely found her threatening.

“How about here?”

The spot where Teddy stopped clearly matched my requirements: a vast, flat meadow with a river flowing nearby.

Rugged mountain ranges securely encircled the terrain. The surrounding trees were just the right size for logging.

The view was wide open, revealing a sky dotted with enormous floating planets and islands.

“How’d you find such a perfect spot? My description was pretty vague.”

“Since you captured me, our system windows are linked. The system provided me with info to ensure your camping experience is comfortable.”

“To you?”

“Yes.”

Now I recalled—the ‘Bring Sack’ skill description mentioned system sharing and camping assistance.

‘I didn’t realize it meant this. So she’s basically my guide?’

System explanations were often vague, but having her clarify things in real-time would be incredibly helpful.

“But isn’t that a monster?”

One thing bothered me: a blue gelatinous creature near the campsite. Well, calling it a monster felt almost embarrassing.

A palm-sized, round blob of slime crawled slowly like a snail.

What was something like that called again?

“A slime?”

“Yes.”

Right—a slime. Harmless as it looked, it was still technically a monster. Worried it might suddenly charge, I gripped Teddy’s head.

“This forest is home to fluid-type monsters. That slime hasn’t even matured yet, so it’s harmless—look, it doesn’t even have teeth.”

Sure enough, the slime nibbled a tree but left only slime behind. It gave up and started eating dirt instead.

‘…Huh. Kinda cute.’

No monster alert appeared in my system window. Like butterflies, immature monsters weren’t classified as threats.

“Then put me down. I’ll set up the campsite here.”

“Yes.”

Teddy set me on the ground. I pressed the ‘Establish Campsite’ button.

[Please name your campsite.]

The next screen appeared immediately—apparently, the location had passed approval.

“A name… Bom’s Campsite?”

But another problem arose.

“No, that sounds like a farm name. Isn’t there something more fitting?”

This was my first self-run business under my own name. The more I thought, the deeper my dilemma grew.

“Whatever. I’ll just build it randomly.”

A ‘Random Build’ button blinked beside the system window.

Since this was only a temporary shelter until rescue, over-investing effort might make discarding it painful.

I pressed ‘Random Build’ immediately.

[Campsite established successfully.] [Welcome to Spring Campsite!]

“Spring? That’s just my name.”

It wasn’t a bad campsite name, but openly using my name felt embarrassing.

[Quest completed.] [Received 1,000C as quest reward.][Learned campsite skill: ‘Crafting.’] [Captured monsters are resized to fit the campsite.]

Alongside the quest completion message, Teddy shrank in size.

“Oh! Master! I got teeny-tiny!”

“Haha. Congratulations.”

Truthfully, she wasn’t exactly tiny—still much larger than an adult man.

‘But compared to before, she’s shrunk astonishingly.’

I’d also received the quest reward for establishing the campsite.

“1,000 coins…? 10 million won?!”

At the exchange rate—1 coin equaled 10,000 won—this single quest had earned me 10 million won.

“System, is this a glitch?”

I’d heard quest rewards were generous, but this was beyond expectations. Ten million won for just setting up a campsite? It felt unreal.

“And what’s this?”

A wooden sign I hadn’t noticed before materialized beside us.

“Is this it?”

It was so plain it bordered on shabby. The hastily nailed wooden plank dangled loosely and looked worn-out.

The paint-splattered letters were garishly colorful and tacky.

“Master! There’s more over there!”

Teddy pointed behind me. A familiar sign stood there.

“It’s a restroom!”

A portable toilet barely fitting one person stood there, with a shower stall beside it.

“This is awesome!”

“Master, over here too!”

While I was amazed, Teddy seemed to have spotted something else.

“What’s this?”

“This is…”

Another familiar item: a 2-meter-tall machine that dispensed items when coins were inserted.

“A drink vending machine…?”