“Welcome! This is Spring Campground where special buffs bloom!”

“Yes, hello. This is the campground that appeared in Ma Jin Woo hunter’s video, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct. You’ve come to the right place.”

There were three people. I quickly scanned them from head to toe as I greeted the guests.

They were all wearing black robes that covered them down to their feet. The man in front who was speaking to me lifted his robe.

‘Oh! He’s handsome!’

Wavy golden bob hair with green eyes.

At first glance, no expensive items stand out and the atmosphere seems benign. Probably just a handsome ordinary guest?

“Was the journey here difficult?”

“Don’t even mention it. We’re a supporter guild, so it was quite challenging even with several of us.”

“Ah, you’re supporters. Wait, did you say supporters?!”

I was nodding along to his words with drooping eyes when I suddenly became startled.

Even in groups, supporters have low combat power, making it difficult to enter dungeons.

But the Blue Starlight Valley is an S-rank dungeon. A chilling premonition ran down my spine.

“Yes. I’ve been very eager to meet you, Yu Bom.”

The bob-haired man bowed his head and kissed the back of my hand.

“You’re even more beautiful in person.”

With a clinking sound, the previously hidden mana stone earrings were revealed.

The hexagonal, precisely cut mana stone earrings were clearly an expensive item to anyone who saw them.

“Hohoho. Hunter Obit Na. You’re late?”

At that moment, Hunter Black Star cut in with an alluring laugh. Obit Na Hunter – wasn’t that the name of the guild master of Sunshine, the number one supporter guild?

I’d heard that not only their supporting skills, but also their holy attribute magic, which maximizes spiritual power, is on par with any combat hunter.

“Black Star, why are you here?”

“You’ve finally arrived?”

Hunter Cheon Ye Han also approached, biting into a buttered corn on the cob. He seemed to know Obit Na Hunter as well.

“Wh-why are those wicked ones here?”

“Probably for the same reason you came?”

Hunter Cheon Ye Han replied on my behalf. Obit Na Hunter’s hand trembled slightly.

In the hand not holding mine, he was holding a business card.

‘Ah, these people must have come for guild recruitment too.’

My expression immediately darkened.

“Guest… shall we move to a quieter place?”

“Haha, should we?”

Obit Na Hunter’s expression became sheepish. He must have realized his recruitment attempt had already failed.

I went up to the second-floor rooftop and repeated the same words I had said to other guild masters before. Obit Na Hunter gave a bitter smile before replying with a bright grin.

“I see. Then since we’ve come all the way to the campground, would it be alright if we camp here for a while?”

Thinking of the two previous guild masters, I wanted to refuse right then and there…

But since Obit Na Hunter had already seen that those people were staying here, I couldn’t bring myself to say no.

Instead.

“Sure, that’s fine with me. But we no longer accept long-term stays, so you can’t stay for more than a week. As you can see, we don’t have many staff, so we can’t accommodate too many guests.”

“Really? What about those people?”

“Hunter Cheon Ye Han, Hunter Black Star, and the others will be leaving after staying for a week starting today. It’s a new policy we’ve implemented from today because we have more guests now.”

“I see… It’s not because of me, is it?”

“No, we were planning to implement this anyway.”

Obit Na Hunter seemed a bit disappointed for a moment, but soon said it was fine and decided to stay for a few days. He also expressed excitement, saying the campground looked even better than in the video.

After finishing my conversation with him, I rushed to inform the other guild masters about the new rule.

“It’s because of you! You eat too much!”

“It’s because you lurk around creepily!”

“They must find your appetite burdensome!”

As soon as they heard the news, Hunter Cheon Ye Han and Hunter Black Star started growling at each other.

It would have been better if they got along, but since they were competing guilds, they tended to bicker over trivial things.

I shook my head and left the scene. Sitting down in a chair in the kitchen area, I let out a sigh.

“Ah, I’m so tired. Well, I guess it’s for the best. It seemed like this would never end.”

I was tired of rejecting the continuous recruitment offers. It was also hard to pretend not to notice their scheming.

Maybe if I save what I’ve earned so far, I’ll be fine until the next expedition even if no guests come. Sister Ga Young also agreed to come back.

However, I didn’t want to rely on my sister, which bothered me a bit.

I fervently prayed that ordinary hunters would visit the campground. And that the next week would pass without any incidents.

Did my earnest prayers work?

Gradually, ordinary hunters who weren’t aiming for guild recruitment started visiting the campground.

“Wow. Owner, you really grill these skewers well. The meat just melts in my mouth.”

“Thank you for the compliment! Try it with the other garnishes too. Lately, I find it tastes best with tomatoes.”

I placed a perfectly ripe tomato on the guest’s plate. The guest kept putting meat and tomato into their mouth without pause.

“Mm! The meat feels even more tender! Whoa, my attack speed has already increased by 60.”

The pine tomato skewer was a buff dish that increased attack speed by 10. However, for the effect to work, I had to personally decide on the skewer type and cook it.

The food condition also affects the effect, so if it’s burnt or undercooked, it immediately becomes a minus. After practicing many times, I had become a skewer grilling master without even realizing it.

“Should we come here again on our next vacation if we can match the timing?”

“Sounds good!”

“Let’s do some hunting on our way out too.”

“Alright!”

The hunters’ night was ripening with delicious skewers and cool beer. It was nice to see the cozy atmosphere of people gathered around tables, chatting amiably.

“By the way, did you see? The Sword Saint, Nocturne, and Sunshine guild master are over there.”

“I saw them earlier when I went to the bathroom. It’s been a while since the three of them got together, right?”

“Yeah. I think the last time was when that A-rank guerrilla gate opened in Gangnam.”

While most of the regular guests came to hang out with friends, they were actually high-ranking hunters who could work as mercenaries. So when they talked among themselves, the conversation was mostly about the hunter industry.

At times like this, I unintentionally ended up overhearing their conversations.

“Owner, do those people come here often?”

“No, this is their first visit.”

“Seems like the campground has become popular even among named hunters. I heard Chae Dong Hwa hunter came here too, is that true?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Wow. How was Chae Dong Hwa hunter in person?”

“Um… He’s handsome!”

“I heard just making eye contact with him makes you nervous. Wasn’t he scary?”

“No!”

Even with my simple expressions, they kept marveling as if it was amazing. They themselves were B-rank hunters.

Although there was only a two-rank difference, a certain admiration for S-rank hunters was evident.

‘The celebrities of celebrities. Is that the feeling?’

To me, Chae Dong Hwa hunter was someone I saw every day before he left, so he was familiar, and the guild masters visited so often it became annoying, like daily condolence visits.

But to these hunters, those people seemed to be very impressive individuals.

Maybe because I never admired hunters like celebrities when I was an ordinary person, I couldn’t quite grasp their status or fame.

“Well then, enjoy your meal.”

“Yes, thank you!”

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, I quickly grilled and served before leaving. Especially after rumors spread that Chae Dong Hwa hunter often stayed at our campground, many people asked about him.

It was awkward to answer every time someone probed, but it was also difficult to pretend not to know. I could only brush it off so many times.

‘But how do they know Chae Dong Hwa hunter came here?’

That shouldn’t have been in the video Ma Jin Woo hunter took. I wondered briefly, but I was too busy for the thought to linger.

“Teddy. I’m going to help out at the midnight theater for a bit.”

“Yes, owner!”

When the midnight theater is popular like these days, I leave the main area with tents to Teddy and head over to the midnight theater around 10 o’clock.

As soon as I entered, I saw guests standing in front of the ‘Never-ending Chocolate Fondue Machine (B)’.

The fondue machine was not only visually appealing but also a perfect match with marshmallows, so it was quite popular.

“Owner, can you grill this for us?”

Seeing me arrive, guests immediately gathered around.

While s’mores kits are fun to make yourself, so most guests prefer to make them on their own, guests focusing on the movie preferred pre-made s’mores.

When guests bought s’mores kits and brought them over like this, I would make them into ready-to-eat s’mores for sale.

“Yes, I’ll grill them and bring them to you.”

I moved to the cooking station set up under the tarp at the midnight theater.

I opened the s’mores kit and sorted the ingredients. Chocolate, biscuits, and marshmallows.

First, I melted the chocolate in a double boiler, then grilled the marshmallows one by one and placed them neatly on a plate.

Then I thinly sliced strawberries and bananas to be placed on top of the biscuits for eating.

This way, the ‘dippable s’mores’ were complete, which could be eaten with a spoon or by dipping the biscuits.

“Dippable s’mores are ready.”

“Wow, that looks delicious!”

After completing the order, I made my own portion and watched the movie. The sweet dessert and fruit paired very well with the wine.

Today’s movie was about a protagonist who falls in love with a strange man while on a trip. Originally set against a backdrop of blue seas and vast sandy beaches, it had been transformed into centaurs splashing in a valley.

Though they don’t blush like humans, their excitement was clearly palpable.

‘Do monsters fall in love too? I’m suddenly curious. They seem to have emotions, so I guess they do?’

When watching movies at the midnight theater, interesting questions that I’d never thought of before would come to mind. I planned to ask Teddy or Gold later.

Before I knew it, the movie was nearing its end. By this point, I had become accustomed to the actors being monsters and the setting being a dungeon.

I was simply immersed in and empathizing with the story they were unfolding.

“Hey, there’s a drinking party going on in the main area. The guild masters are getting wasted and it’s chaos.”

Just as I was deeply focused, a guest who seemed to have returned from the snack bar with an armful of food said to his friend.

It’s common for drinking parties to break out late at night.

“Isn’t that a bit dangerous?”