Owner of the S-Rank Dungeon Campsite (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 79

Have you ever wanted to possess a star? I never even considered the possibility, knowing it was impossible anyway.

“If it were something attainable, I might have thought about it. But stars are far too big to hold in your hands, aren’t they?”

I was momentarily flustered but quickly gave him my answer.

“I see.”

Silence fell again.

‘But why ask something like this all of a sudden?’

He’d been asking me questions more often lately, yet this kind was entirely new. It felt oddly abstract—asking about something clearly impossible in reality.

‘It almost sounds metaphorical… but what exactly is he curious about that he’s comparing it to a star?’

Sitting back-to-back, I couldn’t see his expression, which was frustrating. Though he usually had a rather blank face, I’d grown accustomed enough to read subtle cues—had we been facing each other, I could’ve roughly guessed what he was thinking.

I almost wanted to tell him outright: Just say whatever’s on your mind; I’m ready to answer honestly about anything I know regarding Hunter Chae Donghwa.

Just as I worried the conversation might fizzle out again, he spoke once more.

“Then… have you ever thought about owning that star and hiding it away somewhere?”

“Huh? Where would you even hide it?”

“In a place no one else can see. A space only you could look at for your whole life.”

“That’s a bit…”

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