Another guest who heard those words spoke with a concerned look.

Sometimes when drinking, accidents occur, such as hunters getting into physical fights. They seemed to be worried about such things.

But this was also the reason why Teddy was assigned to the main area.

Teddy’s rank was not low at A-class. Moreover, he had a mysteriously excellent defense.

I trusted Teddy, so I continued watching the movie.

“That’s why I came here to escape. Surely they won’t come all the way here to cause trouble?”

“Who knows. Cheon Ye Han, Black Star, and Oh Bit Na are famous for their bad drinking habits. That’s why they usually make some kind of bunker and drink by themselves.”

They have to drink in a bunker…?

“It’s strange how they seem to get along well despite not looking close. But why are they suddenly drinking outside?”

“I heard today is the last day of camping. They wanted to try drinking while camping in the dungeon at least once or something.”

“Well, it should be fine since Dol Dol is there, right?”

“Even if it’s Dol Dol, they’re still 3 S-class hunters. Dol Dol may have great defense, but he’s not fast. If they use an area attack, won’t something get through?”

“This is serious, really.”

“Excuse me, customers…”

“Ah, owner?”

I finally interrupted their conversation. I suddenly felt very anxious.

The customer who had been talking was startled, not realizing I had been listening.

“What do you mean by the guild leaders’ drinking habits?”

“Well…”

The customer trailed off, seeming troubled.

Bang!

As I grew more anxious, a thunderous sound rang out. The ground vibrated slightly, then quickly subsided.

My heart pounded uneasily.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

I hastily ended the conversation and moved.

Until now, the three guild leaders had never touched alcohol. I thought they were just people who didn’t drink, but now it seems they deliberately didn’t drink because they had caused trouble a few times before.

If three S-class hunters got drunk and used their skills, even Teddy would have a hard time handling it.

‘What should I do!’

As I rushed over, I immediately saw two people in a standoff.

“Cheon Ye Han, you kept butting in so we couldn’t recruit the owner in the end!”

“So you attack? I only spoke up because you were trying to lure her with underhanded methods!”

The thunderous sound from earlier seemed to have been made by Black Star. Black aura swirled around Black Star’s glass marble.

“Everyone, you shouldn’t fight in the campground!”

Teddy tried to stop them from the side, but they were already not listening, like people whose eyes had gone mad.

“Weren’t you the same? Always bringing food, acting friendly and flirting!”

“I’m better than you! At least I didn’t try to brainwash her!”

“From my view, you’re both the same. Apologize to each other and make up now.”

“Who are you! Supporters stay out of this!”

“Are you looking down on supporters right now?”

Now Oh Bit Na joined in as well. She must have drunk a lot too, as her pale cheeks were flushed red.

As she pulled out her staff, brilliant holy power flashed.

“You want to go?”

Cheon Ye Han also drew his sword from his inventory. The sharp blade looked threatening, as if it could cut just by grazing.

“Perfect. You’ve been bothering me anyway. Whoever loses this match will never set foot in the campground again!”

“Same here, Guild Leader Cheon Ye Han.”

“Count me in too! If I win, the owner is mine!”

“Who decides that!”

They took on full battle stances. Oh Bit Na was the first to create an intangible bow with holy power, then generated an arrow larger than a human body.

‘Surely they won’t attack with that here…?’

I desperately hoped not, but she shot the arrow towards Cheon Ye Han without hesitation.

“Kuk!”

But he quickly raised a shield to block the arrow. Instead, he groaned softly as he was pushed back.

“Did you really just use a skill? Huh? You’re dead!”

Now it was Cheon Ye Han’s turn. He leapt quickly and swung his sword at Oh Bit Na.

Clang!

Oh Bit Na seemed to have quickly used a barrier skill, as an opaque spherical shield formed around her.

Cheon Ye Han’s attack was blocked by the barrier. Only residual mana crackled through the surrounding air.

“Could that attack even slice a watermelon?”

“What?!”

Cheon Ye Han’s expression twisted at Oh Bit Na’s provocation. The shield in his hand disappeared, and another sword was generated in its place.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Cheon Ye Han unleashed a barrage of attacks with his dual swords. It was a reckless onslaught, thinking that if he kept striking, the barrier would eventually break.

The swords moved so fast that dust swirled thickly just from the wind of their swings.

“Stop it! The campground is a shelter!”

I tried to stop them, but there was no way they could hear me as they focused on the fight. Only the noise of battle echoed throughout the campground.

I just shouted, lacking the courage to jump in there. It didn’t seem like they would stop even if I tried to intervene, and I felt I would be instantly pulverized if I got involved.

‘Is it fortunate that only two are fighting?’

Although dust was flying and the ground and nearby trees were a bit slashed up, the campground was intact. The other hunters staying at the campground also lacked the courage to intervene, watching anxiously from a distance like me.

‘Come to think of it, where did Black Star go?’

As I looked around with an ominous feeling, I heard a muttering voice from above.

Black Star had risen into the sky at some point and was saying something with her eyes rolling.

“#@%%$@!@$%&%#!#…”

I couldn’t understand what she was saying at all. Judging by the swirling energy around her, it seemed to be some kind of incantation.

‘Incantation…?’

Among the magic used by mages, most spells that took this long to cast were area-of-effect skills.

Sure enough, water droplets that seemed to have been drawn from the nearby river gathered above her head.

They swirled violently, overlapping with the black energy.

“No…!”

Just as I was about to shout that it was dangerous, red tears flowed from Black Star’s eyes. Then black streams of water fell like meteors.

Boom, bang! Bang!

“Aah!”

“Ack!”

Screams erupted from all around. There was no time to escape. The black energy flew towards me with fierce momentum as well.

[‘Yu Bom(D)’ has received a threatening attack.] [‘Shrunken Giant’s Old Pebble Necklace(C)’ activates.] [‘Shrunken Giant’s Old Pebble Necklace(C)’ has been consumed.]

I heard something shatter with a crisp sound. When I opened my eyes, which I had closed, the necklace I had obtained thanks to Gold was broken.

This item had blocked one attack. The activation condition for this item must have been blocking a life-threatening attack.

‘Did I almost die just now…?’

But it was too early to relax. There were still attacks remaining.

“Master! Hide behind me!”

Teddy spotted me belatedly and ran over.

As I quickly ran towards Teddy, a black stream of water flew at me from the side.

‘This is bad…!’

“No!”

What?

The one who shouted “No” wasn’t me. It wasn’t Teddy either.

A large shadow leapt out from the bushes. Before I could recognize who it was, that person blocked in front of me and took the attack in my place.

“Yelp!”

Then, though they clearly looked human, they instantly transformed into a small creature.

‘What on earth is this?!’

Soon after, Teddy reached me and blocked all subsequent attacks.

I slowly raised my head as the noise subsided. And I blankly stared at the small creature that had fallen to the ground.

Surprisingly, this creature was an animal I knew well.

“Cho… ko?”

The dog shook its body, which was soaked with water. Brown ears, black eyes, even the heart-shaped spot on its bottom. It was undoubtedly Choko’s appearance.

“Choko, are you okay? No, you definitely looked human just now…?”

“Whine…”

Choko drooped its eyebrows and gave me a pitiful look.

For now, I wiped its wet fur with my sleeve, still unable to make sense of the situation.

Just then, another person jumped out from the bushes.

“Hey, you bastard! Finally caught you, you rascal!”

He snatched Choko from my hands, and our eyes met at the same time.

“Owner?”

“What? Owner? Are we already at the campground?”

“Wow, the campground! But why did that guy turn into a dog again?”

The one who took Choko was Ma Jin Woo, an executive of Hwarang who had visited the campground recently.

Other Hwarang guild members poured in after him. Finally, Ji Seok Hyeon appeared as well.

“Ha… we’re doomed.”

He looked back and forth between me and Choko in Ma Jin Woo’s arms, then sighed deeply. What in the world was going on?

The man who took the water spray instead of me turned into Choko.

And the Hwarang guild members entered the campground, seemingly having chased after Choko.

Suddenly, I remembered when Hwarang guild first came to the campground.

They had clearly said they came to the campground while looking for their missing guild leader.

When Ji Seok Hyeon, who came first, saw Choko, he immediately flew into a rage.

Could it be, then…

“Owner, are you alright?! Huh? Hwarang and…”

Cheon Ye Han, who belatedly came running over in concern, confirmed the vague hypothesis that had formed.

“Hunter Seol Mo Gyeon?”

Choko was Hunter Seol Mo Gyeon.

My gaze sharpened.