I Became the Weakest Summon of the Genius Summoner

Chapter 23. The Gacha Hit the Jackpot

Even until the moment she received it, I couldn't completely believe it.

But when I saw that they actually gave Lee Yeon-hee twenty silvers, I took another look at the faces of the people on the team.

Twenty silvers might not amount to much, just a few ten thousand won, but for someone, it could be a significant sum equivalent to a day's wage.

Earning that in a one-hour battle was indeed a substantial income.

The corners of Yeon-hee's lips turned upward as she fiddled with the silvers filling her pockets.

"Alright, let's disband. Everyone did a great job..."

With the concluding remark from an unnamed man who seemed to be the leader, the hunters dissipated like the receding tide.

We also quickly left the area, choosing a direction people hadn't taken.

After walking for about five minutes, we reached an open space, and Yeon-hee sat down and spoke.

"Don't you think we did pretty well this time? We felt kind of professional, didn't we?"

'... In what way?'

I couldn't quite grasp what she was suddenly talking about, but my head was already nodding up and down vigorously.

"I mean, even though we were drafted like mercenaries, we protected people and even got applauded! Got our achievements recognized and received a share of the loot, haha—"

Though her story didn't quite connect to the idea of professionalism, I had an inkling of what she was getting at.

'Helping people in practical terms and receiving appropriate rewards. Seems that's exactly the kind of scenario Yeon-hee envisions.'

I found it enjoyable to gradually learn more about her, so I eagerly nodded along, showing agreement.

"But if you get too caught up in this, you might come off as arrogant. It's time to return to our work, Ilwol."

'In the end, isn't it the same as slaying goblins?'

There were plenty of opportunities to interject, but it didn't matter.

After that, we slayed 25 more goblins before exiting the dungeon, and our total earnings for the day neared 300,000 won.

And I was able to raise my level once more.

【Skeleton Soldier Ilwol - Lv.12】

Strength: 38(+3)
Agility: 39
Stamina: 39
Intelligence: 24
Magic Power: 32(+3)
Resistance: 1
Serception: 21
Recovery: 5(+3)

To maintain balance, I allocated points to Strength and Magic Power and for the first time, invested in Recovery.

Now that our ability scores had increased, and our teamwork had improved, leading to longer battle durations, I felt the need to boost the recovery speed of spent stamina and magic power.

The recovery stat indicated I would regain 5 per hour. It might seem the required time and recovered amount aren't worth the investment.

However, continuous battles are infrequent, and recovering 5 units per hour is something I'd surely feel during our travels.

When I emerged from the dark space, what met my eyes was Yeon-hee cuddling Woof-woof and looking delighted to see me.

"Today was one of those days where the income was superb, rivaling the days we acquired a rune! This nuna is incredibly pleased, kiddos. Hehehe—"

Woof-woof—!!

Clack-clack-clack!!

"To commemorate, we'll unbox the ancient summoning scroll today~ Hehe, actually, I was planning to open it today."

'Ooh, finally, are we going to witness a summon a rank above us?'

Yeon-hee brushed her fingertips against the brownish scroll she manifested in her hand.

Ancient Ashen Summoning Scroll

- The summoning book created by the first summoner to call forth creatures from another world.

- Has a very low chance of summoning intermediate-rank creatures.

'Oho—So the basic is low-rank, with a chance for intermediate-rank like a lottery?'

"Whew—Honestly, I'm a bit nervous about this too."

She did a big stretch backward and started chanting the incantation written on the scroll, tracing the characters with her eyes.

After a short period, a little flower bud began to bloom a few steps away from us.

"Wow! Could it be a flower?"

Yeon-hee, who inquired with me, was looking at the green and pink flower bud that harmonized perfectly on the ground.

Whirrr—

Inside the flower bud, something mysterious made an enthralling sound while extending tendril-like structures before suddenly shooting upward.

Shwishhh—

"Wow... what is..."

'What is that? An insect?'

It was a palm-sized winged creature that wobbled in flight before finally starting to fly toward us.

It was a perfectly round creature, and with multiple dragonfly-like wings attached to its back, it felt oddly familiar yet strange.

Suddenly, it floated in place, about 30 cm in front of Yeon-hee, and greeted shyly.

("Nice to meet you. My name is 'Lan'.")

ㅡ!!

"Kya!! It talks! I hear it in my head and everything! Wow! Really?! A Spirit from another world? Is it a Spirit? Oh, my! Awesome!"

'Oh my... a Spirit all of a sudden? Does that mean we hit that incredibly low probability?'

No matter how low-ranked the Spirit might be, it didn't seem to fall under the low-rank category.

As per the scroll's description, it seemed we were truly lucky enough to summon an intermediate-rank creature.

("That's what we're called in this world, I understand now. I, 'Lan', shall come whenever you call, master. Please do not hesitate to summon me.")

Swish— Buzzz—

Initially, I thought it belonged to the bug category, but looking closer, it had a plump body resembling an enlarged kingfisher.

It flapped its wings rapidly like a hummingbird, making it ideal for hovering flight.

"Oh no... my magic power..."

'Looks like it's still too much.'

The fact that Yeon-hee, an F-rank Hunter not yet at level 20, managed to summon a high-level creature proved to be too much.

'Lan' seemed to understand and nodded before flying towards the portal from which it had come.

("Master, it seems I must leave after this greeting. I earnestly hope to meet you again.")

("Oh, my comrades. I look forward to meeting you as you have grown more by the next meeting. Goodbye.")

With those words, 'Lan' turned into light particles and disappeared in front of the portal.

'It looks so cute but then talks like that, it's hilarious. Given that it can communicate telepathically, it definitely isn't a low-rank summon.'

"Haah... I'm exhausted...!!"

Thud—

Yeon-hee collapsed onto the spot, seemingly drained.

"Such a tiny thing yet maintaining it consumes so much magic power... this is a problem."

'Just wait a bit, there's a pretty decent artifact in Big Boar Dungeon.'

"But just an intermediate summon seems incredible! And it's even a supporter!"

"Tac—"

'A supporter?! Really? This is amazing!'

"Wind Spirit 'Lan'... They come with names if they're of a high enough rank? Its specialty is the skill 【Acceleration】... it even has a range buff feature! It increases the agility of allies around it by 5!"

Clack-clack-clack!!

'That's insane! A lottery hit out of nowhere!!'

Kya-ha-ha-hang—!!

Yeon-hee stood, grabbed my hand, and twirled around in circles with jubilant cheers.

However.

【Ah, please, keep it down!】

"Eek... Shhh- Shhh- Shush, be quiet, Ilwol."

Startled by the angry yell from the house next door, we immediately stifled our laughter and lay flat on our stomachs.

Hehehe... Snicker—

Even in that position, Yeon-hee laughed for a while, then clenched her fist tightly and spoke.

"I can't wait to get into the dungeon, Ilwol, right? Go to the next dungeon, raise our rank to D, boost our magic power, whew- there's so much to do."

Nod—

Yeon-hee continued to chatter about our future plans, and although I'd heard it multiple times before, I enthusiastically agreed.

"Phew- I still have one more gray summoning scroll. Should I open this one too?"

Clack-clack-clack!

She was contemplating whether to break her rule of summoning only one a day while fiddling with the scroll obtained from leveling up.

'Wouldn't it be better to go for it while the momentum's high?'

"Alright! Let's do it."

Whoa-whoaa—

Her chant, carried by a lovely tone, began to fill the space, and again, a portal opened from which a creature started to crawl out.

'Ah...'

"Ahang!"

Slitherslither—Slither—

The jiggling emerald-hued amorphous creature was a slime.

(······)

It couldn't communicate, of course, and began sliding along, inching closer to Yeon-hee.

"Is... is it okay if I touch it?"

Uhtcha—

It was about the size of something that wouldn't quite fill Yeon-hee's arms as she attempted to pick it up, hugging it close.

Jiggle—

"Wow... it's so squishy and soft—the texture is so funny..."

'Was it too greedy to hope for another jackpot in a row?'

From my perspective, holding all the potential of a slime, I couldn't help but feel this way.

Even if it was the lowest tier, if a different one had emerged, we could have created synergy.

"Let's take it with us anyway. And as I was thinking while touching it, maybe it could be used defensively?"

Clack-clack-clack!

Yeon-hee jogged my memory, causing fragments of memories to slot back into place. I recalled her using slime strappings to block a monster's attack.

'Since it has high durability against physical attacks... theoretically possible, but Yeon-hee's the only one who could use slime.'

Her defense method, unique to her alone. And just like in the previous life, she came up with the same idea this time.

"Hehe- should we try for practice now? Hm—first we need a name, what should it be?"

Jiggle-jiggle—

TL's Corne:
New summons: Lan and Jiggle-jiggle