Have a Meal Before You Go - Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Editor: Aaghna, Kris

-Tak Tak!

The tight black clothes showed the curves of her body clearly as she swiftly moved in the wind just like a cat .

It was the first-rank Awakener, Shadow Cat .

She bit her lips as she ran at high speed .

‘Strange . ’

The new dungeon was located in Daehangno, north of Seodaemun . The size of the gate was larger than anything they’ve ever seen .

The size of the gate usually represented the size of the dungeon . The bigger the dungeon, the more the monsters

But this was sometimes not the case .

‘There’s nothing . ’

There was nothing inside the dungeon . The dungeon was a violet empty space .

Shadow cat had a bad feeling .

Looking up at the sky, there was a very clear purple cloud . It seemed like it was about to rain at any moment .

But–

Nothing happened .

-boom boom .

Her heart beat fast . She had an ominous feeling .

“Retreat . ”

The Awakened who followed her into the dungeon raid quickly ran toward the gate .

Shadow Cat thought as she left the gate for the last time .

‘This dungeon, it’s dangerous……’

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“Cheol-ho, do I look strange?”

Khan was dressed in fine clothes today .

He must have been impressed by Gentleman, who came earlier this week .
Khan wore a decent black suit today .

“Uhm…… . ”

Cheol-ho shrugged his shoulders as he looked at khan .  

Khan was a boy in his late teens by appearances . His red hair is very peculiar, but he was a very good looking man .

A good-looking man looked good even in rags .

“You look great . ”

“Yeah right?”

“Yes . ”

Khan laughed excitedly . Cheol-ho was wondering what was wrong with him when Khan asked;

“Will she come again today?”

“Who?”

“Well, you know…”

Khan turned his head slightly, and coughed .

“Shadow Cat?”

Cheol-ho squinted his eyes slightly and nodded .

“That customer comes frequently these days, so she may come by tonight . ”

“That’s right . ”

Khan laughed stupidly again . Cheol-ho shook his head .
Today was a sunny day .

Cheol-ho was thinking about today’s menu .

-Creak

After opening the door, Shadow Cat came into the restaurant .

She looked too tired today . She greeted Cheol-ho with a nod, and then spoke .

“One salad, please . ”

“Yes . ”

Cheol-ho nodded and entered the kitchen .

Khan froze as soon as he saw her . Turning around, Cheol-ho could see Khan breathing in and out with his mouth ajar .

he seemed tense today .

“Please marry me . ” Khan said, still breathing heavily .

Cheol-ho facepalmed .

“……”

Shadow Cat stared at Khan then looked left and right . She pointed at herself and asked,

“Me?”

“Yes, you . ”

“……”

Shadow Cat blinked, looking at Khan .
She looked very pretty today . Khan’s face was slightly red as he was embarrassed when he saw her looking at him .

“I don’t like younger people . I wouldn’t like to get married to someone who is like a little brother to me . ”

Maybe she is about the same age as Cheol-ho .

“How old are you?” Khan asked, curiously .

Shadow Cat replied with a smile on her face .

“It’s a secret . What about you?”

“Well, I…”

Cheol-ho sighed and walked back to the counter and put his hand on Khan’s shoulder .

“Sorry . My nephew is not feeling too well . ”

“Hahahaha . He’s just cute . ”

Shadow Cat laughed .

Cheol-ho dragged Khan into the kitchen . Khan moved like a stiff robot .

“Cheol-ho, did I act strange?”

“It would be strange for anyone . ”

Khan collapsed on the floor of the kitchen . Cheol-ho went out to the table with a plate of salad .

Shadow Cat ate the salad quietly . She kept her chin still as she chewed slowly . Her eyes showed that she was really tired .  

“You must be very tired . ”

“Ah, yes . It’s all the same these days . Ah…… I have no appetite and I have so much work to do . ”

Cheol-ho went back to the refrigerator, cutting a small piece of watermelon . He placed five slices of chopped watermelon on a plate and used the tears of the sea jewel to sprinkle some salt on it .

-Shake Shake

Sprinkling salt on watermelon has been done for quite a long time . Salt sometimes amplified the sweetness .

In addition, it is salt made from the tears of the sea, which will help her .

She picked up a slice of watermelon, took a few bites and opened her eyes wide in awe .

“Oh my . What kind of watermelon is this? This is delicious”

“You must be really tired…”

After eating the watermelon, she seemed to feel much better . Strangely enough, she felt like she was not tired anymore and even felt energetic .

Shadow Cat ate the watermelon and whispered secretly to Cheol-ho .

“Your nephew is so cute . Please tell him to find a good girl . ”

“Of course . ”

Cheol-ho and the shadow cat exchanged smiles .

-Beep beep!

The alarm bell rang from the wrist watch fastened to her wrist . She frowned and sighed .

“It’s a call . Ah why is this city so busy?”

Khan finally returned and sat with Cheol-ho .

“…… . ”

Khan then asked 

“It was a mess right?”

“You could say that . ”

Cheol-ho answered lightly .

“As expected, Cheol-ho thinks it’s strange that a Dragon fell in love with an Elf right?”

“It just sounds weird . ”

Cheol-ho was still lost in thought .

-Your time is different from ours . It’s infinitely short, so it’s more precious .

In the past, she whom Cheol-ho loved, said so .

-Don’t sacrifice your life any more . Enjoy the rest of your life .

It was a woman whose name was as Amir Lantero .

The tribe she belonged to was in the glacial region, which she oversaw .

She had to fall into a deep because she used up a lot of energy fighting the Demon king . That’s what she told Cheol-ho before sleeping .

-Live your own life .

“Well…”

Cheol-ho who was thinking with his arms crossed finally spoke

“Well I don’t know . Does race matter?”

* * *

The entrance of the dungeon was crowded by Awakened people dispatched by the Awakening Society . The huge gate rattled .

The magic spearman was also assembled with his team members, Team Jenkak . Shadow Cat stood beside the magic spearman .

“Uh, I’m afraid . ”

“why?”

The magic spearman asked, twirling his spear .

“This dungeon, I heard it’s a rank zero?”

“Yes . ”

“What’s the problem? What’s in there?”

“Nothing . ”

“…… . ”

Nothing is the most dangerous thing . Even the magic spearman knew this fact .

The Dungeon must be cleared .

This is because the monsters of uncleared dungeons crawl out of the gate to the outside world .

Fortunately, Korea is now packed with five districts in Seoul . And it is protected by different guardians and their teams .

But outside the populated area, monsters were active because of the uncleared dungeons .

The most stressful job is when there’s nothing in the dungeon .

“You’ve got an observation team in the dungeon right now, right?”

Shadow Cat nodded .

-Creak

Suddenly, the gate opened and an Awakener came out . He quickly walked towards Shadow Cat, said hello and began to report to her on his findings .

“It’s clear . The waves on the ceiling got stronger . We expect the gap between dimensions to be open in a few hours or days . ”

“All right . ”

“Okay!”

The Awakener turned around, and went back into the gate .

“The Chairman has issued a third-rank warning . Gearwalk will be here soon . ”

Shadow Cat nodded at the magic spearman’s words .

Usually, the gate created in the guardian’s area is usually resolved by the guardian and team in charge of the zone .

However, an alarm is triggered when a gate expected to be ‘zero rank’ is generated in a certain area .

A third-rank alert .

It was when the dungeon, which is estimated to be a rank zero, was created .

Usually, a third-rank alarm is often made when a first-rank boss monster appears in a dungeon . A first-rank Awakened person will come to the support unit . If necessary, even the mercenaries in the area will be dispatched .  

A second-rank alert .

It was when there was more than one first-rank boss-rank monster to exist in a zero-level dungeon . Two first-rank Awakeners are dispatched . In some cases even the Guardians from other units are called .

A first-rank alert .

The last time it was activated was 10 years ago…

At this time, there are times when the former Guardians, first-rank Awakened people, and even the local mercenaries and all the Awakened members of the Association have to step forward .

And during the first-rank alarm, the entire area is evacuated . In other words, there is a high possibility of a huge blow to the city .

“Third rank alert . ”

Shadow Cat bit her lip slightly .

She hoped that this situation would be resolved quickly, but the unique sense of the elf somehow kept tingling, showing that something was strange .

As soon as the gap in the dimension opens, the observation team would exit .

There was a heavy tension in the atmosphere .

-Bam Bam

Suddenly a loud sound was heard . A large golem was walking in .

“Gearwalk . ”

The magic spearman waved his hand at him .
The Golem took a big step forward and stood before them .

-Creak

The head opened and Gearwalk smiled brightly and greeted him .

“Hi Sang-hu! Gabi you too! Hey, isn’t Seodaemun very hot these days?

The magic spearman sighed . Not surprisingly, most of the gates that have appeared these days were all located in Seodaemun . Because of that, he really didn’t have time to rest .

He slept for only about two hours today . He had slept for less than ten hours over the past week .

“Get some rest, kid . You didn’t sleep at all did you?”

The magic spearman nodded at Shadow cat’s words

“Get some sleep . ”

* * *

The moon rose in the night sky .

Khan walked on the moonlit path holding Tangerine’s hand .

These days, Tangerine enjoyed walking . She always wanted to go out and walk .

“Yay!”

She simply enjoyed stepping on the ground with her new shoes .

Cheol-ho patted Tangerine’s head .

Cheol-ho sometimes enjoyed taking a walk at night when there were no customers .

Looking back at the market that was about to close down, he even bought and ate the food sold at the stalls .

Khan was still feeling down .

‘Oh come on . ’

Cheol-ho had no experience, so it was difficult to give advice when dealing with women .

But he held back his laughter as he thought that asking for her hand in marriage was definitely the wrong way to get a woman .

Suddenly,

Uh-oh .

The colour of Cheol-ho’s necklace, mana rod, began to change .

Mana Rod was a dragon’s bogus that sensed mana . The closer the mana, the more turquoise it turned .

The mana rod slowly turned turquoise .

“Hmm?”

He untied the necklace and held it in his hand . The colour turned into a perfect turquoise .

“…… . ”

‘There must be a dungeon around… . A big dungeon . ’

-Vroom Vroom!

There was a loud noise of motorcycles running across the street from the market . The number of motorcycles was about forty .

A word was engraved on one of the backs of the riders that came into Cheol-ho’s sight .

TEMPLE

It’s the Temple Mercenary Corps .