SSS-Class Hunter Goes On Vacation (4 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 8

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That time.

Contrary to the worries of many, Daphne’s daily life was happiness itself.

“Ahahahaha. Hahaha. What is this? It’s way too funny and adorable.”

Su Ji was rolling on the floor in pure joy, watching the island villager on her monitor make cute gestures.

Because she had laid three of the softest mattresses end to end on the comfortably warm floor of her home, there was no fear of falling even as she rolled around freely with her joystick in hand.

After laughing until she was breathless, Su Ji rose from the floor and looked out the window.

“…Haa. This is just too fun.”

Indeed.

If there was one problem with this lifestyle, it was precisely that it was too enjoyable.

Everyone probably had some activity they weren’t suited for, but in her case, it fit her exceptionally well.

They say it’s a Korean trait to play even healing games diligently—and now that she poured her passion into something, there was no shortage of things to enjoy right from her room. Leaving behind concerns about the nation’s or the world’s future had made life this enjoyable—it was honestly surprising.

“Wait… Could I never get tired of this?”

Su Ji smiled contentedly and got up to pick up the tablet she’d left aside.

On the home screen was a list of hobbies with a long underline beneath number 5.

1. Try cooking and eating by myself

2. Grow plants

3. Raise a pet

4. Decorate my home

5. Play games

6. Watch trending movies, anime, and dramas on OTT platforms

7. Read best-selling novels

8. Invite someone I’m grateful for and throw a party

9. Learn an exercise

10. Draw pictures

11. Do volunteer work

Su Ji checked off number 5 first. Though she’d done many things over the past month, she realized she’d devoted her full attention almost entirely to gaming.

‘After enjoying it this much, checking it off feels justified. Of course, I’ll keep playing more.’

The game had been genuinely fun—

So much so that she’d thought about fifty times, “Now I understand why people play.”

Since games were created to bring joy, it was only natural they were fun—but for someone like Su Ji, who’d endured an extraordinary life and lived perpetually on edge, the peace of reality didn’t quite feel real.

That’s why, perhaps, the tranquility of a virtual space—where she had a clear goal and could leisurely work toward it—felt more comfortable.

Of course, physically demanding games hadn’t lasted long; she was simply too good at them.

Whether FPS, Souls-like, or roguelike titles, Daphne’s stats in strength and agility were so high that she couldn’t lose even if she tried half-heartedly.

Moreover, even the monstrously huge creatures often dubbed “The Refund Judge” by gamers couldn’t possibly carry the same menace as the monsters she encountered in real life.

Without any tension, coupled with her exceptional control skills, she finished games almost instantly.

Thus, Su Ji had settled on cozy games involving island decoration or puzzle-solving—she particularly liked how the space grew more beautiful over time and how the virtual villagers living there appeared happy.

After lazing around for a bit, Su Ji glanced at the games she hadn’t yet opened.

One slight disappointment was that multiplayer games required companions.

Contemplating what else to try next, she scanned the list again.

As her eyes passed over items one through eleven, Su Ji drew a large X over number 11: “Do volunteer work.”

‘Why on earth did I think I’d do volunteer work whenever I had spare time?’

Looking back now, ever since becoming a Hunter, she’d practically spent her entire life doing nothing but volunteering.

She didn’t particularly regret it, but having lived that kind of life, regular donations were already more than enough to care for others.

‘Hmm… How about number 4, then?’

Nodding to herself, convinced it wasn’t a bad idea at all.

Since she’d had so much fun decorating virtual spaces, it was time to beautify her real-world surroundings.

She’d already partially unpacked and arranged the delivered items bit by bit whenever she found a spare moment. Apparently, she’d bought only items with similar aesthetics, so even just laying them out haphazardly made the place cozy and homely.

The interior seemed tidy enough as-is, so Su Ji turned her attention outside.

Gazing at the vast expanse of overgrown weeds before her house, she thought she might as well pull some and tend to a garden.

Her home was situated in the “Beautiful Dungeon Overflowing with Grass,” which, in other words, meant “an expansive space stretching endlessly, densely packed with grass that urgently needed tending.”

Trending

“I should put up a fence… and plant some flowers… Wouldn’t that look pretty?”

Games and reality were different.

Putting up a fence, planting flowers, and maintaining a wide lawn was no easy task.

But courage was born of ignorance.

Stepping out of the house, Su Ji looked around once.

It had long passed the time when monsters would respawn—but since her arrival, she’d barely left the spot. She’d ventured out maybe twice, and each time, she’d scared them off so thoroughly they never returned.

Peaceful, beautiful, and utterly empty.

It pleased her greatly.

Whistling cheerfully, she opened her inventory for the first time in a while and examined the items that might suit gardening.

[〈Enchanting Blade of Salvation〉 Tier 8

Strength +21, Speed -2, Weight 2400g

Inflicts ‘Charm’ status on AA-rank or lower monsters with 12% chance upon hit] [〈Falling Shortsword〉 Tier 8

Damage +100, Additional Damage +120 against water-elemental monsters] [〈Distortion Gauntlet〉 Tier 9

Strength +10

Spatial Distortion: Strike any monster within 10m once, ignoring distance. Cooldown: 30 minutes] [〈Charge Shortsword〉 Tier 9

Additional Damage +100 vs. demon-elemental monsters, +20 vs. desert-elemental monsters

Pierce: Ignores 50% of enemy defense with 40% probability]

Even after selecting the items that seemed most gardening-appropriate, their performance was anything but ordinary.

She couldn’t help but laugh.

Naturally, everything she owned was of a tier most people couldn’t possibly acquire. Although her inventory slots were larger than average, she disliked holding onto useless items and immediately sold any low-tier gear upon acquisition—so this was only expected.

‘Is it really okay to tend my lawn with weapons that look like they should be out slaying monsters right now?’

Though the thought crossed her mind, Su Ji was the type to see through whatever she set her mind to.

With determination, she slipped on the gauntlet and neatly lined up the blades and shortswords nearby, then picked one up to start pulling weeds.

Pluck.

Pluck.

Pluck.

‘…Is this right?’

With each casual motion, a patch of weeds ten times the width of her palm burst skyward. Thanks to her SSS-rank Hunter’s physical barrier trait, even the tiniest physical damage was nullified—so not a speck of dirt or stray weed touched her.

Accustomed only to challenges matching her strength and capabilities, Su Ji had never truly grasped just how immense her power and speed as an SSS-rank Hunter really were.

But just because she didn’t realize it didn’t mean her power vanished.

Unconsciously, all the weeds swaying in the breeze near her house had already been uprooted and lay scattered on the ground. Within seconds, a clean, clear radius of 30 meters surrounded her home.

Ding!

At that moment, a notification popped up with a log message.

[Repetitive action detected.

New quest added.

Quest: Pull Weeds!

Description: Remove the specified quantity of weeds!

Reward: Varies by level

Weed Removal Lv.1

(1/10,000)

Reward: 1G]

“What is this?”

Su Ji glared at the quest window, annoyed by how pitifully low the reward was compared to the enormous amount of labor required.

She’d heard a few times that ordinary Hunters earning money through Gates never did trivial quests.

Back then, she hadn’t understood—but now she saw exactly why.

What good would completing this do?

Removing 10,000 weeds would take an absurd amount of time, yet the reward was merely 1 Gold—the price of a cheap apprentice-grade sword.

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But she was on vacation anyway, and she didn’t desperately crave power or riches.

She’d started this purely for fun, and it wasn’t even strenuous.

Above all, that subtle boundary between the neatly trimmed earth and the wildly overgrown grass was starting to bother her immensely—it felt like she just had to even it out further.

Ignoring the quest window, Su Ji kept digging into the soil.

Thud.

Thud.

Thud.

[Quest completed.

Reward granted.

1G] [New quest added.

Weed Removal Lv.2

(0/100,000)

Reward: 10G]

In an instant, the land became immaculately tidy.

Indeed, games and reality were profoundly different.

No matter how realistically a game was crafted, it remained merely a simplified representation of reality.

Watching the weed-filled patch transform instantly into a well-kept garden before her eyes was oddly satisfying.

Moreover, leveling up the Weed Removal skill and becoming more efficient at the task was fun in itself.

‘If you assign one SSS-rank Hunter to a farm, they might outperform machinery.’

With that absurd thought in mind, Su Ji kept moving her hands.

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