Chapter 166
Chapter 166
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Hyeonu felt like a fool as he blinked repeatedly . This situation didn’t make sense . Tang-E was a golden furred teddy bear . A handsome Western-looking man and a beautiful woman called such a teddy bear their son . If someone didn’t know the exact circumstances, they would’ve called it crazy . If Hyeonu told this to Yeongchan, Yeongchan would only say, “Are you making fun of me?”
“Is Tang-E really your son?”
“Ah, is my child’s name Tang-E? Tang-E . . . It is a good name . It is a name that can reveal my child’s cuteness . ”
Tang-E’s father, Hugo listened to Hyeonu’s words and only said what he wanted to say . Hyeonu felt frustrated by Hugo’s words and questioned again, “No, this . . . Why is Tang-E different from the two of you?”
“Ah, did you ask a question? It is possible to change to a human appearance after the second awakening . It is the unique ability of our clan . ”
Hyeonu listened to Hugo’s words and shook his head . “Tang-E has already completed his second awakening though?”
“Then it is possible for him . It just hasn’t appeared yet . We don’t force our children to change to a human form because we like the way they look as little bears,” Hugo explained .
“We can no longer stay like that once we get older . I want to see him a lot when he is young,” Tang-E’s mother, Manong, added after hearing Hugo’s words .
‘A human version of Tang-E? I’ll have to ask to see it later . If he is cute, I can stream it . . . ’
‘Ohuhu . ’ Hyeonu gave a sly smile .
In response, Tang-E felt a sense of anxiety for some reason .
“Then why didn’t Tang-E have a name?” Hyeonu planned to ask all the questions he had been curious about .
Hugo and Manong thought that Hyeonu’s question was Hyeonu showing an interest in Tang-E and smiled .
“A name is given after the second awakening . Only then can you consider yourself a proper clan member . It is a tradition of our clan . ”
“I see . . . ” Hyeonu nodded .
‘So there was a secret like this . ’
For a Marionette Bear, the name held considerable value . A name meant being recognized as an adult in the Marionette Bear clan . It was natural for Tang-E to want a name as well . Hyeonu gave Tang-E a name at their first meeting . Therefore, just naming him had increased their intimacy .
“I heard you are an adventurer, so I was uneasy . However, if you are such a person, there is no need to worry . My child—no, my Tang-E . Please take care of him . ”
“I’ll take good care of him . ”
Hyeonu talked to the three bears for a long time .
‘It is uncomfortable . . . ’ Hyeonu felt like a prospective husband going to meet his girlfriend’s parents, and it felt like he had sinned . He kept bowing . Tang-E’s parents might be very kind to him, but he felt uncomfortable . It couldn’t be helped . His instincts rejected having this conversation .
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‘Since I’m here, shouldn’t I receive something?’
However, he wasn’t able to leave Bung Bung Island, which he arrived at after a lot of work . He came to Bung Bung Island after a lot of struggle and felt like he should at least receive something .
‘No, I can’t ask in this atmosphere . ’
Hyeonu shook his head, but it was only for a moment . Something demonic appeared in Hyeonu’s heart .
-I came all this way . You’re just going to go? Without gaining any profit?
Hyeonu fell to the temptation of the demonic enemy .
‘Yes . I have to ask before leaving . I came all this way . ’
“Are there monsters or dungeons on Bung Bung Island? Is there anything I can hunt?”
At Hyeonu’s careful question, Manong and Hugo glanced at each other .
“Oh, you’re an adventurer . I heard that adventurers hunt monsters to grow . ”
“Then why not ask him to deal with that cave? It has to be cleaned up soon . It was something we had to do anyway . . . ” Manong said and then suggested something to Hugo .
Hugo accepted it readily, “Yes, let’s do it . ”
Tang-E and Hyeonu didn’t understand the deal made between them . The two people ended the secret conversation and looked at Hyeonu again .
“You have a personality that we can entrust Tang-E to, but there is still a question of your skills . ”
Tang-E refuted Manong’s words with a sulky expression on his face as he thought they were not acknowledging his master, Hyeonu . “No, Master dude is strong . He isn’t weak . ”
“I don’t know that . It can’t be helped, no matter how much you insist, Tang-E . We haven’t seen it with our own eyes,” Manong said and stroked Tang-E’s head .
The warm touch relaxed Tang-E’s expression .
“I’ll do it . ” Hyeonu had no reason to refuse when he would be given a quest .
‘It isn’t strange to wonder about how strong I am . ’
In fact, he hadn’t come to Bung Bung Island with great expectations . It was just a place he had to go to one day . If there was one more reason, it was that Tang-E wanted to take him to Bung Bung Island . Hyeonu didn’t express it in words, but his thoughts were revealed with his facial expression . ‘He is so cute . ’
Tang-E’s parents told him, “It isn’t very hard . There aren’t any big problems on Bung Bung Island . ”
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[A quest has been created . ]
“If you head to the west of here, you’ll see a huge mountain . There is a cave in the middle of the mountain . It is giving off an unusual aura . I would like you to investigate it . ”
[Survey Bung Bung Island’s Central Cave]
[An unusual energy is flowing from the cave in the center of Bung Bung Island .
Investigate the cave’s problem .
Rating: S
Conditions: Survey the cave 0/1 .
Rewards: Experience, Hugo and Manong’s recognition . ]
‘Good . It is a quest . ’ Hyeonu saw the quest window in front of him and clenched his fists . In this way, it was worth it to have left the Balder Mountains to come to Bung Bung Island . The amount of experience given by the quest reward at an appropriate level was enormous .
The experience gained from hunting one or two monsters wasn’t at all comparable to that . The experience given by this quest reward was the same as the experience gained when fighting boss monsters of the same level . He could get that much . Besides, that wasn’t all . It might not be written in the quest rewards, but there were hidden rewards . For example, there were gifts from NPCs or items that could only be obtained from a quest .
‘Will the cave have a boss monster?’
There were many things that could be inferred from the cave’s background . The biggest probability was that a monster was causing problems in the cave . It was a cliche that couldn’t be missed in any game . That was obvious . Just as obvious as the fact that a rabbit was the first monster to be hunted in a virtual reality game .
‘Or perhaps it is a dungeon . ’
Secondly, there was the possibility that the cave’s identity was a dungeon . It wasn’t just killing a single boss monster . He might only be able to meet the boss monster after breaking through the dungeon .
‘It doesn’t matter which one it is . ’
It was good if it was a boss monster . Then what if it was a dungeon? It went without saying that it was better than just beating monsters .
“I understand . I will go and investigate the cave straight away . ” Hyeonu happily accepted Hugo’s quest .
At Hyeonu’s acceptance, Hugo grabbed Hyeonu’s hand and shook it . “Thank you very much . ”
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There was a satisfied smile on his face .
On the way to the cave, Tang-E sat on Hyeonu’s shoulder like a five-year-old child .
“Master dude, did you see it? I think my parents really like you . ”
“Yes . They seem like nice people . ”
As Hyeonu spoke, he raised his head to look at the blue sky of Bung Bung Island . The sky of Bung Bung Island was extremely blue as if it collected all the blue in the world . The white clouds that were visible from time to time fluttered and showed their own sense of presence .
‘Father . . . ’
After listening to Tang-E’s words, Hyeonu clearly remembered his father’s face in the hospital . His father was strict but more pleasant than anyone else .
“Let’s finish it and go back . ”
Hyeonu didn’t know who he was talking to as he moved toward the cave .
[Are you sure you want to enter Bung Bung Island’s Central Cave?]
Hyeonu frowned, unable to smile at the message window in front of him . The central cave on Bung Bung Island was a cave with a terrible aura .
‘Doesn’t this feel wrong?’
It seemed that he would have a hard time . The quest appeared to be more troubling than he had expected . It didn’t look easy to deal with . Just then, Hyeonu recalled Hugo’s and Manong’s appearances as they talked among themselves .
‘It was clear that they handed over what they had to do . ’
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have let it be until Hyeonu and Tang-E came to the island . It was clear they delayed and delayed investigating the cave until the limit was reached .
“Tang-E, do you look a lot like your parents?” Hyeonu asked as he glanced at Tang-E next to him .
“Of course . I am my mother and father’s child . I resemble the two of them . It is the same for the other clan members . It is a copy,” Tang-E said with a proud expression .
Hyeonu smiled as he thought about it . ‘I got it . I got it . ’
“Yes, I think so . It seems to have been inherited properly, Tang-E . ”
Hyeonu finished speaking and entered the dungeon straight away . He was resigned to it . Things wouldn’t change if he complained here . In any case, he asked for it himself . It would be funny if he ran back to Hugo to argue .
“I will enter . ”
Hyeonu and Tang-E disappeared into the cave .
The cave was exactly the same as what he saw from the outside . It was really unpleasant . There was no sunlight, and the air was humid . He could only see 1 to 2 meters in front of him . It would be better to try and sense for any monsters with his other senses instead of seeing them . However, Hyeonu had an all-rounder pet .
“Tang-E, turn on the fire . ”
The more than 3,000 magic power stat was a huge reservoir . A fireball with no power was like water dripping from the reservoir . It could be maintained all day . This wouldn’t strain Tang-E at all .
“I know, Master dude . ” Tang-E made a small sphere of flames according to Hyeonu’s order, and it floated in the air .
Hyeonu’s field of view brightened, and the appearance of the cave became more obvious .
“Umm . . . ” Hyeonu groaned when he saw the interior of the cave . Its size was more like that of a dungeon than a cave . There were countless dents here and there . At first glance, they looked like a pattern . The size of the marks was overwhelming .
‘Is it an ogre? Or perhaps it is a golem . ’
Hyeonu guessed the monster that made these marks . If a ‘monster’ made such marks, it would surely be a large monster, unless it was a boss monster that could pull out a strong pure energy like Raccoon . Just then, a thumping sound resonated through the cave .
‘It is coming . ’
Moments later, a giant monster appeared . Once Hyeonu saw it, his body stiffened unconsciously .
“!!!”