Housekeeper in the dungeon

EPISODE 72

“Mr. Jin Hyeon’s Robe!

There was a robe that hid the user’s presence. It was the robe that Kang jin-hyeon had given to Hee-na when her brother Hee-won fell into the dungeon where he was being slaved.

He had torn off the cuffs to match the length of her arms and legs.

I thought that if I wore that outfit, I might be able to went around the dungeon.

Thinking further, he also had the Class A Defense Bracelet he’d received as a reward for the housewarming quest yesterday.

‘Even if I get caught, I’ll be able to dodge one attack and got away.

If I took went for a walk without straying too far from the comfort zone of Home Sweet Home, I should have enough time to escape.

Hee-won must have realized how serious he looked because he asked with great concern.

“you were not planning to leave, were you?”

“I had been thinking about it, and if I was good, I think Badong can take him for a walk pretty safely.”

Hee-Na explained her plan to her brother.

“We’ll just have to walk him around the ‘Home Sweet Home’ safe zone. Mr. jin-hyeon had a robe item that hides his identity. If we borrow it, put it on, and wear the Class A Defense Bracelet we got yesterday, we’ll have a relatively safe quest.”

“Hey, no way! How can you did something so dangerous? Your physical strength was only about the same as an F-class.”

“I’ll try it once and then decide. I can’t just back out because I was scared.”

Hee-won tried to talk her sister out of it again and again, but she couldn’t stop Hee-na’s determination to protect Oh Sae-yi.

* * *

The first thing Hee-na did was search every corner of the house until she found the hem of Kang jin-hyeon’s clothes that he had torn.

“Here it was!”

It was a good thing she had kept it deep in a drawer, thinking it was a piece of an expensive item.

Next, I picked up my cell phone and called Kang jin-hyeon.

[Mr. Jin Hyeon, did you remember the gray robe you used to dress me in? You said it was an item that blurs your presence…….]

As I nervously stared at the screen, I got a quick reply.

[Hunter Kang Jin Hyeon: Were you referring to the robe of stealth? I remember it, and Hee Na didn’t disapprove when I tried to wear it to the grocery store last time].

I think the name of the robe was ‘Robe of Stealth’. I was typing away on my cell phone, trying to come up with an excuse.

[Hunter Kang: If you need it, I can get it for you].

“Hmph.”

Hee-na’s mouth dropped open. “Hmph.” Hee-na’s mouth dropped open because Kang jin-hyeon had read her mind and given her the answer she wanted.

[Hunter Kang Jin Hyeon: Did you need it right now? I can bring it to you at home].

He didn’t even bother to come up with a plausible reason.

“I was going to offer to mend the tear that Mr. jin-hyeon tore the other day.

But he offered to lend her his robe without asking, which was a pleasant surprise to Hee-na.

Hee-na quickly replied, hoping that Kang jin-hyeon would change his mind, or that he would ask her for a reason.

[I’d be very grateful if you lend it to me, I was at home right now, I’ll leave as soon as you come back].

Modesty was a luxury for someone who was about to embark on a quest to walk the dungeons.

It didn’t take long for the reply to come back.

[Hunter Kang jin-hyeon: Yes, I was on my way to Hee-na’s house right now].

“Yay!”

Hee-na pumped her fist and gave a small cheer. The situation was easier than she thought.

While she was jumping for joy, her cell phone started to ring, woof, woof, woof.

It was ringing in conjunction with the smart doorbell attached to the front door, which meant that Kang jin-hyeon was now ringing the bell in front of Hee-na’s house.

“Wow, that was fast!”

Hee-na rushed to her apartment, unlocked the Home Sweet Home door, and answered the front door like it was nothing.

“Hello, Mr. jin-hyeon. you were early.”

He smiled broadly, revealing a handsome face.

“Ms. Hee-na, I hope you were having a good weekend?”

“Yes, of course. How about you, Mr. jin-hyeon?”

“Thanks for meeting Hee-Na.”

He made an unfamiliar sound again with a nonchalant expression. It was a very friendly greeting.

Hee-na was not used to this kind of greeting, so she blushed and kept her head down. She was embarrassed.

“Here, the Robe of Stealth.”

While Hee-na was embarrassed, Kang jin-hyeon pulled out a bundle of cloth from his inventory and handed it to her.

It was a well-folded robe. Or, to be more precise, it was a rag that looked like a robe.

Hee-na’s eyes sparkled again after being dazed for a moment.

“A robe of stealth!

“Thank you!”

Hee-na quickly accepted the robe. Kang jin-hyeon looked at Hee-na’s overjoyed face and added, “You can keep it.

“You can keep it for as long as you want.”

“I’ll use it as soon as I could and gave it back!”

“that was okay. You can keep it for a year, or ten years. I’ll even give it to you if you need it.”

Kang overreacted again. Hee-na smiled broadly, as she had expected this response.

“You didn’t have to give it to me, I was just grateful, and I was so happy that you were willing to lend it to me without asking.”

At Hee Na’s smile, Kang jin-hyeonpaused for a moment before lowering his eyes and answering.

“I was ……, Ms. Hee-Na, what can I did for you?”

For a moment, it occurred to her that he was shy.

“Mr. jin-hyeon, your house was empty, would you like to have a cup of coffee?”

Hee-Na opened the front door without realizing it and offered jin-hyeon Kang a coffee break. His face immediately brightened.

“Was that okay?”

“Sure.”

Despite looking like he would only drink black coffee, he liked the sweet mixed coffee Hee-na poured for him.

“If you didn’t mind me asking, …….”

“Come on in, we can share some coffee between neighbors.”

Hee-na gladly invited Kang into the house.

* * *

After a short tea time, Hee-na saw off Kang jin-hyeon. As she was clearing the table, she noticed an unfamiliar object.

“Huh?”

There was something neatly placed on the table where Kang was sitting. Upon closer inspection, it was a transparent glass bottle the size of two fists put together.

It was filled with sparkling pieces of jewelry. They were all different colors and sizes, reflecting the light differently depending on the angle you looked at them.

“This was…….”

Hee-na lifted the lid of the vial looked at the gems, and was surprised to see that they weren’t just jewelry. It was a piece of gemstone.

Even if they were small in size, the amount was huge. If all the gems in this jar were sold, it would be worth a billion units.

I was about to ask myself, “Why was this here?” when Hee-na’s cell phone screen flashed. Hee-Na’s cell phone screen flashed.

[Hunter Kang jin-hyeon: Thank you for the delicious coffee, please consider this a small payment for the coffee].

“Yikes!”

Hee-na screamed, stunned by the magnitude of Kang’s offer.

“The price of coffee!

It was too much for a cup of mixed coffee that cost only a few hundred won!

Moreover, it was Hee-na who borrowed the expensive item, not Kang jin-hyeon who got the coffee and drank it. My conscience ached badly.

[Hee-na: it was okay, I’ll give it back when I see you tomorrow!]

[Hunter Kang Jin Hyeon: it was okay, I have a hobby of collecting small pieces of magic stones, and these were just some of them. They were just nice to look at, and they were not very high-grade. I thought they’d be nice to decorate Hee-na’s birdhouse, so I thought I’d gave them to you. If you didn’t mind, you can think of it as a special weekend allowance].

[But…….]

[Hunter Kang: it was my last name, and I didn’t want it back].

I couldn’t say anything more because he was being so strong.

After contacting Kang to thank him for the gift, Hee-Na held the glass jar of gemstones up to the fluorescent light.

The gemstones in the jar sparkled like stars.

‘Pretty…….’

I was surprised to learn that Kang jin-hyeon’s hobby is collecting beautiful gemstones.

Even without considering the actual value of the gemstones, it was a grateful gift. He was sharing his collection with Hee-na.

After Hee-na placed Kang’s gift in her room, she unfolded her cloaking robe and examined it.

She saw a description of the item that she hadn’t seen before.

The robe that Kang jin-hyeon tore apart without delay was a Class A item. I had guessed it, but I was shocked to find out.

‘A person who collects millions of won worth of magic stones as a hobby and gives them as gifts as a hobby is different.

This was someone who lived in a world she couldn’t imagine.

She looked at the scraps of fabric she had and realized that she could somehow mend them.

She didn’t have much experience with sewing, but she was good at it; she’d always gotten perfect marks in her homemaking labs at school when she was younger.

If she could relive her memories and sew each stitch, she would be able to save the robe from its miserable state.

“I’ll make sure the robe was cleaned up and returned to her.

Hee-Na vowed to mend the robe perfectly, no matter what so that her pricked conscience would be less painful.

“I’ll worry about the mending later,” she said to herself, “I need to put out the fire.”

In any case, she couldn’t mend her clothes until she had completed her ten walks. Hee-na gathered her robes into her arms and called out to Baduk.

“Came on, Go, let’s went for a walk!”