‘…Do you really believe that Hunter Jo In Young and Hunter Yu Tae Rim are still alive?’

In the case of guerrilla gates, clearing is achieved by defeating the boss. Then the people inside could come out.

It’s been 15 years since In Young went missing, and 5 years since Tae Rim disappeared. If they couldn’t break through during that time, the survival rate was extremely low.

Even Myung Hyun, their family member, was losing hope.

‘I don’t know about Hunter Jo In Young since I’ve never seen her, but Senior Yu Tae Rim definitely wouldn’t have died.’

‘On what grounds?’

However, Dong Hwa spoke in a rather firm tone.

‘He promised to introduce his younger sister to me.’

‘What?’

That reasoning unexpectedly pointed towards Bom, Tae Rim’s younger sister.

‘Tae Rim really made such a promise to you?’

‘Yes. Senior Yu Tae Rim is a person who keeps his promises. That’s my basis.’

‘…’

The grounds Dong Hwa stated were somewhat far-fetched. But Myung Hyun couldn’t continue speaking.

It was because he remembered what Tae Rim had said to him a few days before he disappeared.

‘Dad, if Chae Dong Hwa tries to meet Bom, block him immediately. No, tell me right away.’

‘Why? Did something happen?’

‘That bastard is really crazy.’

Tae Rim said, fuming as they drove home in the same car.

‘But how does Hunter Chae Dong Hwa know about Bom? Did you tell him?’

‘I thought that guy was somewhat decent, so I just showed him… I didn’t think he’d say such things…’

‘Dong Hwa is fine. Not to mention his ability, though he lacks social skills, he follows you well. Almost excessively.’

‘That’s why, he has something a bit off about him. I overlooked that.’

Tae Rim didn’t explain exactly what had happened with Dong Hwa.

Since the two were usually close, Myung Hyun thought they had fought over some trivial matter and let it go.

‘But Tae Rim promised Dong Hwa to introduce Bom?’

Myung Hyun wondered what Tae Rim was thinking when he said such a thing to Dong Hwa.

Also, if he was going to introduce Bom, why didn’t he properly tell Myung Hyun about it?

‘I will be introduced to his sister by Senior Yu Tae Rim himself, not by anyone else. Definitely.’

And why was Dong Hwa being so stubborn about this instead of asking him, Bom’s father?

Whether he didn’t want to let go of the hope that Tae Rim would return, or whether this subtly rule-following guy couldn’t allow himself to meet Bom through other means…

Myung Hyun couldn’t understand Dong Hwa’s inner thoughts.

‘Alright. Find Hunter Yu Tae Rim no matter what.’

Nevertheless, wanting to place hope in that unreasonable basis. He allowed Dong Hwa to go on a solo reconnaissance to an S-rank dungeon.

Dong Hwa entering that dungeon was tantamount to risking disappearance.

Yet his purpose wasn’t to find Tae Rim, but to be introduced to Bom.

Though it was incomprehensible why he suddenly became so fixated on Bom, Myung Hyun fervently prayed that this stubbornness would ultimately bring a miraculous gift to everyone.

* * *

“Master! How many of these do you need?”

“The more the better. 100? 200?”

“Yes!”

I started gathering materials needed for crafting with Teddy. I had decided to accept the reality that had befallen me.

What else could I do if I didn’t accept it? The situation had already occurred, and I was isolated here.

I reached the conclusion that to survive here, I had no choice but to progress through quests and operate the campsite.

[‘Teddy(A)’ uses ‘Smash Down(A)’.]

The ground shook greatly. Branches and leaves fell from the trees in droves.

[‘Teddy(A)’ uses ‘Swing(A)’.]

With one punch, the boulder shattered into pieces.

[‘Teddy(A)’ uses ‘Rip Apart(A)’.]

The weeds screamed to be killed under the suddenly aggressive touch.

“Te-Teddy! I think that’s enough!”

“Yes, Master. Please open your inventory!”

Hunters have a space where they can put in and take out items. This function is called ‘inventory’.

Only items obtained from dungeons could be put into the inventory.

Teddy’s inventory was shared with mine, so it was steadily filling up as he collected items.

I had gathered about 40. As for Teddy…

“Wow… Teddy, you’re an incredibly capable monster.”

“Hehe. Just leave it to me!”

If I had done it alone, I wouldn’t have finished even by nightfall.

I selected the item to craft in the crafting skill window.

[‘Yu Bom(F)’ crafted ‘Lumber’ from ‘Tree Branch’.] [‘Yu Bom(F)’ crafted ‘Cloth’ from ‘Weeds’.] [‘Yu Bom(F)’ crafted ‘Small Tent’.]

The crafting was successful. Seeing the decreased coins made me feel bitter, but I decided not to look at it for a while.

[Quest completed.] [You have acquired ‘C-rank Camping Market Item Selection Ticket (1 use)’ as a quest reward.] [Quest

− Use the ‘Pitching Tent’ skill to pitch tents.(0/3)

− Completion Reward: Campfire(S)]

Along with the quest completion window, the next quest arrived immediately. The completion reward was an S-rank item, no less.

“Finally, it’s time to use my exclusive skill.”

The crown jewel of awakening was undoubtedly the exclusive skill. Though low in rank, it was the skill that defined my hunter identity.

Would it be completed right away when I use the skill?

“Master. You shouldn’t use the skill yet!”

Just as I was about to shout to use the skill, Teddy stopped me.

“Why not?”

“Please check the skill information window once!”

[Pitching Tent(F)

− Instantly completes a comfortable tent. If lucky, a special effect may be applied.

Proficiency: 0%]

“If the proficiency is low, the chance of failure is high. You need to install it manually until you reach a certain level.”

“There was nothing like this for sub-skills…”

“Only exclusive skills have proficiency!”

No wonder it seemed too easy.

Come to think of it, I had heard that production-type hunters struggle in the beginning. They have to manually prepare all the materials until their proficiency increases…

Although I’m not a production-type, it seemed I needed proficiency since the skill automatically sets up the tent.

‘But I don’t know how to pitch a tent…’

In fact, I had no idea why my class came up as ‘Campsite Owner’.

It’s not that I’ve never been camping, but I’ve never taken the initiative to do anything.

When we went on trips, my family did everything, so I just sat there. They just told me to hold an ice cream and eat it.

But here, there was no dad or mom to give me ice cream. I had to figure it out on my own.

“Teddy. Do you know how to pitch a tent?”

I asked, thinking the system might have told him.

“If you click on the small tent in your inventory, you can see the installation instructions!”

[Small Tent

− Suitable for 1 person

− Installation Instructions (Expand▼)

1. Spread out the tent skin and insert 2 poles in an X shape

2. Insert the pole ends into the tent corner fixing pegs

3. Drive steel pegs into the ground

4. Tie the loop where the upper poles cross in an X shape]

Indeed, the installation instructions were kindly written.

“The small tent is an A-frame tipi tent modeled after the shape of Native American tents. It’s excellent for heat retention and wind resistance, usable even in winter without issues, and despite its relatively simple setup method, it has the advantage of using a wide space!”

Teddy explained the information provided by the system. The dungeon monster had instantly become a tent expert.

“You say the installation method is simple? Let’s see.”

First, I took out the small tent from the inventory and sorted out what was what.

“This seems to be the skin, 2 poles, 4 steel pegs. Rain fly? What’s this?”

“It’s placed on top of the tent and serves as UV protection and light waterproofing!”

Even though it was a one-person tent, it seemed quite useful. After carefully reading the installation instructions, I first spread out the tent skin.

“It says to insert the poles into these holes. This might be difficult for Teddy. I’ll do it.”

Teddy had trouble with delicate work due to his long claws. Since he had put effort into gathering materials, it was right for me to do this.

“Can you do it alone, Master? I should help you even a little…”

“It’s okay. Just hold the opposite side when I’m setting up the poles.”

Teddy fidgeted anxiously but had no choice but to nod.

After inserting the poles into the skin, I attached them to the fixing pegs.

Then I took out the pre-crafted hammer and drove the steel pegs into the ground. I surrounded the edges of the pegs with gravel to secure them more firmly.

Finally, after tying the topmost poles with a loop, the tent was completed.

[‘Yu Bom(F)’ has succeeded in ‘Pitching Tent(F)’.] [Beginner’s luck! An incredible vitality surrounds ‘Small Tent’!]

Sweat trickled down my forehead. They said it was simple, but it doesn’t seem that easy.

‘But incredible vitality? What does this mean?’

I clicked on the small tent.

[10% increase in health recovery speed per 1 hour of use]

“Oh my…”

“What is it, Master?”

“Look at this, Teddy. I’m not seeing things, right?”

An unbelievable buff had been added to the tent. A 10% increase per hour means 100% if you stay in the tent for 10 hours.

A 100% recovery speed was a healing effect that only A-rank healing hunters would typically have. Moreover, seeing that there was no limit, could it possibly be 200% if you stay for 20 hours…?

“What is this…? Am I really F-rank? No, is this even possible?”

I was dumbfounded because it felt so unreal. Although conditional, I had gained an incredible effect.

“Let’s try the others too.”

I then set up the remaining 2 tents in the same way.

[1% increase in attack speed per 24 hours] [1% increase in defense per 24 hours]

“That’s more like it…”

They also had effects added, but they were just at the F-rank level of buffs.

They said it was beginner’s luck, right? I guess only the first one got that kind of buff.

“Still, this is something. I’ll use the first one for guests and the rest for Teddy and me.”

[Quest completed.] [You have acquired ‘Campfire(S)’ as a quest reward.]

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a fire sprang up in the pile of firewood in the middle of the campsite. The scattered firewood gathered into a triangular shape, surrounded by rocks.

The flame was large enough to be noticeable even from afar.

[Campfire

− Within 1m of the campfire, you can receive 100% health recovery speed, 100% mana recovery speed, and 100% stamina recovery speed effects while fire-gazing.]

“What?! 100% recovery speed buff for everything?”

They said it was an S-rank item, but the effect was unbelievably good.

[You have met the conditions to start campsite operations.] [Business will begin in 5 seconds.]

“Huh? This suddenly?”

While I was still in shock at the incredibly ridiculous buff effects, a sudden notification for the start of operations rang out. My body tensed up at the onset of the main flow.

[5… 4… 3… 2… 1] [Campsite operations begin.]

It’s not like customers are going to show up right as we start, right? It’s not like they were lining up waiting.

[A guest has visited the campsite.]

No way, really?! This fast?

Contrary to expectations, the first guest arrived immediately. A black silhouette could be seen walking in the distance.

A towering height with a heavy atmosphere as if black aura was emanating. The blue light of the dungeon that had only seemed mysterious now felt chillingly cold.

“Why is there a monster in the shelter?”

The man said in a low voice, looking at Teddy. At the same time, there was a ‘shing’ sound as he drew his sword from his back.

It was a broad-bladed longsword. Flashy artifacts sparkled on the handle.

“I-I am a monster, but I’m the campsite assistant…”

Teddy trembled, intimidated by the man’s aura.

“Nonsense.”

The man ignored Teddy’s words and raised his sword high.

“I’ll know the reason when I cut you down.”