But did he notice that I was that girl from seeing that?

Back then, I always wore dress-like clothes. I also had long hair with full bangs.

My facial features may be similar, but I’ve grown much taller and my style has changed, so it should be hard to recognize me.

Even my father’s acquaintances couldn’t recognize me when they saw me after a long time. They felt awkward, saying I had become much calmer.

“So… you’re saying I’m similar to her?”

Thinking back, Hunter Chae Dong Hwa said there were similarities, not that we were the same person.

“I guess it is strange. I also wondered why I thought of you when you’re quite different from Yu Bom.”

He didn’t seem to realize I was that child. Moreover, he appeared to acknowledge that the overall atmosphere was different.

“Yu Bom is quite guarded and calm, aren’t you?”

Was I like that?

I didn’t know a third party would view me this way. Thinking carefully, it seems my personality has gradually become more defensive as I’ve grown up.

When I was younger, I was more honest and had bigger reactions. It seems hiding my emotions has become a habit, making me appear more composed.

“But perhaps it’s because I know you’re a gentle and warm person.”

“Pardon…?”

“When I look at you, I want to help. What did Senior Yu Tae Rim call this…?”

Hunter Chae Dong Hwa frowned slightly, uncharacteristically trailing off. It seemed like the first time he was mumbling his thoughts out loud like this.

He rarely talks about himself, so I was sometimes curious about what he was thinking.

I focused on what he might say next, but then he sighed as if remembering something and said:

“Ah. He said it was cute.”

“…?”

“He thought he would like both of you because you’re cute.”

I couldn’t react at all to those words. I just stared with wide eyes.

It felt like my rattling thought process had completely broken down. The muscles in my entire body stiffened as if they weren’t mine.

“Will you accept it? If you don’t accept, I can’t transfer it to you because the grade is high.”

“Oh, uh… yes… I clicked it.”

“Alright. Then, I’ll be going.”

Having dropped this bomb, he vanished as suddenly as he had appeared.

* * *

As Ga Young and Ryeowoon’s stay in the Blue Starlight Valley grew longer, Myung Hyun withered day by day in anticipation.

He hadn’t eaten properly for days, having lost his appetite. His secretary director, unable to bear it any longer, urged him to come down to the cafeteria, saying today’s menu was ox bone soup, hoping he’d at least have a spoonful. But he still couldn’t muster an appetite.

“Hey, did you see that? They built a campsite in Blue Starlight Valley?”

“A campsite? Blue Starlight Valley is an S-rank dungeon. What campsite in a dungeon?”

“It’s true. Look at this. Ma Jin Woo uploaded this today, and you can even get buffs there.”

“What buffs? Isn’t that a lie?”

“You can’t see the system window, so it’s hard to tell if it’s fake. But from what other Hwarang guild members are saying, it seems real.”

“Really? Let me see.”

The conversation from the next table reached Myung Hyun’s ears.

‘Ma Jin Woo?’

Ma Jin Woo was the name of an executive hunter from Hwarang. He remembered him because of his peculiar pink hair color.

‘He was quite boisterous when he first came for his grade assessment.’

The grade assessment device developed by the Association president is slightly affected by electromagnetic waves. So, electronic devices shouldn’t be used nearby during grade assessments.

Hunter Ma Jin Woo was a U-tuber even before his awakening, and he had insisted on broadcasting his grade assessment live.

‘To think that guy is already an executive in a major guild. How ridiculous.’

Myung Hyun roughly cleared his place and stood up. It seemed like he would get indigestion even if he forced himself to eat.

“What’s this? Why is Dolly working here? The owner is pretty. How old is she?”

“Looks like early twenties.”

“Poor thing. They say she can’t leave the dungeon until she reaches level 10. Isn’t this system a complete scam?”

“The system is quite petty. Watch your mouth.”

“It’s not like it’s keeping an eye on every little thing we say.”

“That’s true. But Yu Bom? Looks like she named the campsite after herself. Cute.”

“I want to go if I meet the grade requirem- Ah! What? Who suddenly… Center Director Yu Myung Hyun?”

Their conversation stopped as someone snatched away their phone.

Myung Hyun, who had approached without notice, fixed his gaze on the video they were watching.

− Yu Bom: I was very flustered at first, but I had to adapt. Teddy helped a lot, and now I’ve figured out how everything works, so it’s not that hard anymore.

− Ma Jin Woo: Wow. That’s really amazing. Usually, people who’ve just awakened freeze up when they first encounter monsters. And harpies look quite scary, don’t they?

− Yu Bom: Yes. Their voices were so loud that my ears were ringing for a while. (laughs)

The person in the video was really Bom. Myung Hyun’s only daughter, Yu Bom.

She was alive. In a treacherous S-rank dungeon.

The hand holding the phone trembled. Soon, unable to withstand the trembling, the phone fell to the floor.

“Ah, I’m sorry… C-Could you, could you please pick up the phone for a moment.”

“Y-Yes, of course! Here you go!”

“Could you also play the video from the beginning?”

“Yes!”

The man moved the playback scroll to the very beginning and tilted the phone screen so Myung Hyun could see it well.

The video first showed the campsite and captured Hwarang guild members enjoying camping.

Various camping equipment was imbued with special abilities, and camp quests were also available.

Completing quests would grant buffs.

In the middle, a famous monster from Blue Starlight Valley, Teddy Bear, appeared speaking Korean and acting like an employee.

Then, in an interview format, Bom explained how she came to Blue Starlight Valley and the circumstances of building the campsite.

She explained that the moment she awakened, the system forcibly warped her into the dungeon, and that she couldn’t leave the dungeon until she surpassed level 10.

Bom appeared calm as she said this, but she had gone through extremely dangerous moments.

It was truly by heaven’s grace that she was alive, having survived several near-death experiences right after awakening.

− Ma Jin Woo: Lastly, is there anything you’d like to say?

− Yu Bom: Yes. Could I send a video message to my family and acquaintances outside?

− Ma Jin Woo: Of course!

− Yu Bom: Ahem.

Bom cleared her throat. Myung Hyun clenched his trembling hand again.

− Yu Bom: Dad. It’s me, Bom.

With those words, his heart constricted. Bom had started using formal speech with Myung Hyun since she moved out to live independently.

When asked why, she answered that it was because she wasn’t young anymore. Myung Hyun knew his daughter had become an adult long ago, but that answer upset him.

To Myung Hyun, Bom would feel like a child even when she turned thirty, forty, and probably even seventy.

Not because she was really a child, but because he wanted her to feel free to act spoiled with him.

− Yu Bom: I guess I’m being punished for being mean to you, Dad. I shouldn’t have left like that.

The bone encasing his heart ached. Even though he tried to hold back by biting his lip, tears flowed down.

− Yu Bom: I’m doing fine, so don’t worry. You heard, right? This area acts as a shelter, so monsters can’t enter. The hunters give me lots of food as they come and go, so I’m eating better than when I was outside. I got a bit tanned, but don’t I look healthier than before? Now that I’ve become a hunter, I’m stronger too, and I’m living well enough in the dungeon. So…

Her mouth, which had been chattering with a smiling face, paused for a moment. After hesitating, she opened her mouth again.

− Yu Bom: Dad, don’t come into the dungeon.

Myung Hyun naturally held his breath. That was also the reason he had stormed out of the restaurant on the day Bom disappeared.

She hated the idea of Myung Hyun going into dungeons. To the extent that she would leave a video message to warn him even in a moment like this.

− Yu Bom: I’ll really get angry if you come looking for me. I’ll quickly raise my level to 10 and get out on my own, so you do your job. I’ll find what I can do here.

Bom’s expression was resolute.

Myung Hyun was no longer sure if the paths he had walked, believing they were right, were truly the best choices.

All this time, he had prayed to the heavens that he would do anything if Bom was alive, and she really was alive.

He wanted to rush over right away and confirm with his own eyes that Bom was alive, but he felt that if he broke his promise to her again, disaster would strike.

“Thank you. Excuse me.”

“Yes, Center Director…”

The man glanced at Myung Hyun’s face, wet with tears. Myung Hyun roughly wiped it with the back of his hand and moved away.

Returning to the center director’s office, he watched the video over and over again. Elements he hadn’t noticed the first time came into view.

A strength-hidden buffer runs a campsite in an S-rank dungeon?

#Blue Starlight Valley #Expedition #S-rank Dungeon #Campsite #Strength-hidden Buffer

23,672,211 views 20XX. X. XX.

The video had already surpassed 20 million views, showing its popularity. The comments were no less impressive.

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└ JjangBok: Dolly, why are you appearing here…?

└ Kim Ji Hye: Wow……kkkkk I can only laugh Is this really what I’m seeing???

└ magro: I guess even hallucinations can be filmed these days. Thanks for the show.

└ Jin han gu: The owner is really cute kkkk She’s so tiny like a squirrel…♡

└ kikiki: Waiting for Spring Campsite Part 2

└ Cheongwoon: I enjoyed watching the video. If the campsite owner sees this comment, please contact us.^^ 02-5001-25XX

The comment from Cheongwoon Guild had as many as 17,000 likes. It was clearly an attempt to scout her.

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