I Became the Weakest Summon of the Genius Summoner

Chapter 19. Completely Mine

If I were to acquire that skill, at the very least, I could be considered as someone not to be messed with, like a mad dog.

For that to happen, Yeon-hee needed to quickly rise to D-rank, allowing her access to that dungeon.

'Less than three months remain... but I think it's barely possible... I wonder if her wounds are alright. I've used all the potions, and although the bleeding has stopped a bit...'

...

After a long while, Yeon-hee's clear voice resonated in the otherwise empty space. Soon, a massive door opened, and I instinctively raised myself, moving toward it.

* * *

After dismissing the skeleton soldier, Lee Yeon-hee was subjected to an investigation by the Hunter Management Bureau as soon as she exited the dungeon.

"Today, there were a total of 799 hunters who entered this dungeon, and 17 of them entered alone. You are one of those 17, Lee Yeon-hee."

"Yes..."

"Moreover, you are the only female among those 17, Yeon-hee."

"Ah... I see."

The man investigating Yeon-hee was Jung Hyo-chan from the Hunter Management Bureau.

He seemed amicable at first glance, but only his mouth was smiling while his eyes were as if pinned in place without any movement.

"Ha— I want to go home quickly..."

She desperately wanted the investigation to end soon so she could escape the intimidating man.

"I will ask you a few simple questions. Have you seen the men in this picture today?"

"... Yes, I saw them."

"Where did you see them?"

"I saw them in passing on the way back towards the entrance."

"Were there any other incidents? Did they talk to you or cause any trouble?"

"No, there weren't... like I said, it was just passing by... and I only remembered that person because of his large build."

"You seem to have been hurt... how did that happen?"

"Isn't it something you see often when hunters get injured in the dungeon?"

"Well, indeed."

Lee Yeon-hee, having already removed her rookie badge, had changed clothes retrieved from her inventory before leaving the dungeon, and thus they couldn't analyze any bloodstains on her.

Jung Hyo-chan knew with his skill that she was lying, but there was no particular point he could aggravate.

Of course, if he had taken a hard stance, he might have found traces like any blood stains on her body.

'Troublesome. From what I see, they probably just approached her lecherously and got themselves killed, just their own karma returning.'

Having fulfilled the investigation time needed, he considered his task done.

As he admired her strikingly beautiful face, he even entertained the brief thought of asking her out for coffee but soon shrugged it off and spoke to her.

"I understand. Thank you for your time. Be aware that if there is any issue with the documents you filled, you might be called unexpectedly."

"Yes... I understand."

Jung Hyo-chan, mesmerized by Lee Yeon-hee's appearance as she stood up, couldn't take his eyes off her as she left the office draped in a cloak until she disappeared from view.

Only after she left did he store her records in his phone with a brief memo.

- Lee Yeon-hee, F-rank Hunter, Summoner (2nd awakening)
- Murder of 3 F-rank hunters. Abdominal stab wound. Heavy use of potions.

Leaving the dungeon management office, Lee Yeon-hee sighed deeply and hurriedly started walking home.

"That was really scary. Did that guy catch on?"

Lee Yeon-hee, who felt a subtle flow of magic while being questioned, had an almost certain instinct that the official had used some sort of skill.

Anyone with ordinary talents probably wouldn't have noticed, but considering her potential that far exceeded such categorizations, it was within reason.

'Still, they said that as long as there isn't evidence, they can't do anything...'

There had been a few occasions like this, where men approached her with intentions to assault, ever since she began her life as a hunter, so she managed to maintain her composure and not show nervousness.

Suddenly, memories of the first time she killed a person clouded her mind, but she forcibly dismissed those unpleasant memories.

'This was inevitable, it's self-defense.'

Comforting herself with this thought, she widened her stride a bit further.

She wanted to get home quickly to summon Ilwol and pour out her thoughts.

That skeleton soldier was truly special in a way that made her feel like it sincerely empathized and understood her story.

"Mine... completely mine."

Ilwol, the first possession truly her own.

Thinking of Ilwol filled her heart with a deep, overwhelming emotion, but at the same time, the trait labeled 【98 Lives】 was like a thorn caught in her throat.

"I don't understand why only Ilwol has such limitations."

The second summon, Woof-woof, would be able to be resummoned in the same form even if it died 100 times.

She knew this because she had already grasped the essential aspects of a summoner's class.

Even the trait composition was different between the second skeleton soldier and Ilwol.

The 【Sense】 stat was absent, and intelligence was significantly lower.

"Is it a hidden benefit of the first summon special feature?"

A feature that doesn't deplete magic power during summoning nor while sustaining the summon.

Although it seemed a simple perk, she thought there was nothing quite as peculiar.

Like how one cannot live without air, summons typically cannot exist in this world without the medium of magic power, and yet Ilwol was making it possible.

"Perhaps there's some entity I cannot perceive, shouldering that burden on my behalf."

Lost deep in such fantastic musings, she found herself standing before her home sooner than anticipated.

Click—

The small one-room apartment, not even ten s, felt desolately empty.

It had not even been a week since she met her summons, yet the fact of occupying the space alone felt immensely lonely.

Luckily, she possessed the ability to fill that space. Though she wished to employ that ability immediately, she decided to wash up first.

"Somehow, I feel embarrassed to show my naked body to Ilwol."

She herself didn't know why she felt this way. Coldly speaking, her summons were nothing more than the monsters people frequently referred to.

Yet, contrary to such thoughts, she hastily entered the bathroom and began washing her body.

* * *

A few seconds spent with eyes closed, I was faced with a familiar brilliance.

"Tada-!"

"Clack—"

"Pfft, look at Ilwol being surprised~"

"Wooof! Woof!"

"There's nothing to say, looking alright it seems."

She was seriously contemplating future plans when she greeted me with the world's brightest smile and said.

"Look, Ilwol, these are our gains for today."

On the ground were three familiar common runes. One low-rank rune and two common runes. Plus, roughly 130,000 won earned from exterminating about 20 goblins.

Hehehe—

She chuckled with a slightly eerie vibe as she continued.

"Ilwol, why don't you take out the low-rank rune for a moment?"

This time I obediently handed over the rune, and she compared it with the low-rank rune she obtained before handing it back to me.

"The one gained today is +6, so I'll pass this over. It's probably the lowest among low-rank runes."

Nod—

"And among the two common runes, one is Stamina +2, and the other is Stamina +3."

A +2 is the lowest value among common runes.

A +3 is normal.

She seemed somewhat disappointed with the runes she got through a life-and-death battle, noticing her puckering her lips and sighing.

"Well, I'll use these two until I can sell them at a reasonable price."

Awakeners can load their inventory up to 10 runes, so she planned to use them until then, selling them once she secured higher-level runes.

After inspecting her spoils, I tossed a few of the bones we gathered today at Woof-woof.

"Heck! Heh heh— woof!"

Woof-woof eagerly started gnawing on the bones, salivating onto the floor.

"Phew, Woof-woof, don't drool on the floor—and you shouldn't bark loudly inside. I got scolded thoroughly because of the noise complaint yesterday!"

"Inter-unit noise is a severe life-threatening conflict... Isn't the wisest move to eliminate this potential hazard immediately?"

Contemplating this, I stared at Woof-woof persistently.

As if annoyed by my gaze, it glanced back while shaking its rear end and chomping the bones into bits.

"That cheeky dog, I even found it bones..."

"You know, I got questioned after leaving the dungeon. It was a guy with narrow eyes like this."

Squatting down to recount her experience after exiting the dungeon, she shared each part in detail as though recording her daily activities in a journal.

I nodded continuously, listening intently to her tale.

When she mentioned that she had met a public official who seemed to realize her lie, a man's face sprang to my mind.

"Was it Jung Hyo-chan? A fellow with a skill for distinguishing truth and lies, if I recall correctly."

A skill that allowed nearly a 100% chance of identifying truth from deceit when dealing with those of lesser stature than himself.

He was still low ranking now, but his abilities would soon promote him.

Despite certain limitations on its use, possessing such a versatile skill meant appearing on the radar of high-ranking officials was inevitable, only a matter of time.

Though a few years later, after a hacking incident on the Hunter Management Bureau revealed his abilities to the world and he subsequently vanished, it seemed he continued his original work while merely hiding.

Fortunately, the guy wasn't passionately devoted to his professional duties.

'He must have let her go because it seemed okay to do so.'

Amidst a lively conversation, she began pondering which dungeon to tackle next.

TL's Corner:
To clarify, common runes have weaker effect than low-rank runes.