The Homemaker of the Dungeon

Housekeeper in the Dungeon Episode 198

A week ago, Heena’s Home Sweet Home skill reached S rank and a secret greenhouse was opened.

The system seemed to think that this was the right time to do this and pushed us with a quest to grow a tree with the grandiose name ‘World Tree’.

It was an enormous mission that depended on the future of the world, so I could not refuse it.

Of course, I had no idea why a system with omnipotent power that could make a person with thick hair bald would want to borrow the power of a puny human being.

However, Heena only guessed that just as a hairdresser could not cut his own hair, the system could not solve problems related to itself on its own.

‘Well, the system never gave us a quest that we couldn’t solve.’

Heena had deep faith that she could accomplish this task, even though it seemed difficult.

‘Growing the World Tree is more difficult than I thought, but this is okay. …maybe.’

As soon as I nodded and tried to rationalize myself, a system alarm flashed in the air. It was a notification about the Little World Tree.

“Ahh! How many minutes have you been out and you’re calling me again? Let’s go!”

Heewon ran into the greenhouse with a loud sigh, and a few minutes later an additional notification flashed.

“How can I hug you any more!”

“What a lullaby!”

“Sleep… sleep… we… the world tree… sleep well… we… the world tree…”

Seeing this scene, Heena briefly reconsidered the thoughts she had just had. I had no choice but to do so.

‘Can I complete this quest?’

Growing the world tree was more difficult than imagined.

The harmony between a world tree with picky tastes and a system like Jinsang’s parents making all kinds of demands at all times was truly beautiful.

Additionally, the World Tree required a huge amount of fertilizer. That means….

“Oh my gosh. are you okay? “Look at the wilted petals.”

It also meant that Baduki, which acts as an organic fertilizer sprayer, had to spit out golden powder until its body shattered.

Cheolpudeok!

Baduki lay down on the floor as if to say, ‘I’m completely exhausted!’ Osaek crawled next to him and cheered for Baduki.

「Beep! Clap!”

…probably cheering.

“Ugh. “Both my brother and I have no energy left to play baduk.”

Heena looked at a farmer and one of the farmer’s pet plants with worried eyes.

‘The world tree is still small… people will die before then.’

When on earth do you grow a small plant that is barely up to your knees into a large tree?

It wasn’t even an average-sized tree. According to the vision I saw in advance, wasn’t it so huge that it was several times the size of an ordinary tree!

“If this continues, won’t the world be ruined before all the world trees are grown?”

And Heena’s complaints were roughly similar.

* * *

Kang Jin-hyeon entered the conference hall holding a cup of black coffee that Hee-na had given him. People’s eyes gathered together.

“and. Now I really don’t shed a single drop.”

“Isn’t it because there’s nothing in the tumbler so it can’t spill?”

“It’s not. Something is shaking inside. “It’s also quite high.”

Everyone was amazed and amazed by the fact that Kang Jin-hyeon did not spill a single drop of coffee.

Meanwhile, Kang Mok-hyun, head of the human resources team, knocked on the table twice to get attention.

“Isn’t it like I’m getting used to it by now? Everyone, please focus.”

The trap is that the corners of Kang Mok-hyeon’s mouth are raised so proudly that they are noticeable… but it would be better to pretend not to know that.

Not long after Kang Jin-hyeon took his seat, guild leader Kim Gyu-hee suddenly appeared.

She waved her hand lightly.

“It’s been a while since we got together as a group, right?”

“The memories come flooding back. It seems like just yesterday that Jinhyeon was sitting in the corner crying and crying…”

“I was already an adult when I founded the Blue Dragon Guild. “You’ve never seen my childhood.”

“At the age of 20, a baby will be able to drink a baby bottle. but. I don’t think you cried because you were hungry. “Did you say I was hungry and would appreciate it if you could give me some powdered milk?”

Perhaps because the founding members of the Blue Dragon Guild gathered together, personal stories suddenly emerged.

Kang Mok-hyeon, head of the human resources team, once again focused people.

“Let Saddam stop here. But for your information, Hunter Kang Jin-hyeon was a very cute and polite baby when he was young.”

It was information that we didn’t really want to know, but the eyes of HR Manager Kang Mok-hyeon were so cold that everyone nodded quietly.

Guild leader Kim Gyu-hee rested his chin on the table.

“I didn’t bring you all together to sell memories.”

“Then what’s going on? Did someone leak confidential information? “Spy-spotting game?”

“If it had been like that, I could have easily resolved it on my own. Unfortunately, it’s more serious than that.”

The guild leader’s mouth, which should have been relaxed for the most part, was stiff.

“A government official letter came down an hour ago. The Pacific SSS-level dungeon is scheduled to be activated in three months.”

“yes? “Didn’t you say it would take about two years at most to be activated?”

“Theoretically, it would have been as predicted so far.”

In fact, it was planned to prepare for danger by forming a national joint team to attack SSS-level dungeons accordingly.

Guild leader Kim Gyu-hee sighed softly.

“You probably heard that spatial instability has fluctuated in many ways recently, right?”

It has only been in the past few months that the level of instability, which had been increasing at a fairly rapid rate, slowed down.

If you look at it simply, you could say it was a good thing because the speed of new dungeon creation was slowed down, but since you don’t know the cause, you can’t say it’s all that good.

Researchers had a busier few months than anyone else to find the reason.

‘But that’s not what’s important right now.’

Guild leader Kim Gyu-hee cleared away the complex hypotheses that filled his head.

Now was not the time for their theories to matter. The priority was to solve the problems encountered.

“Yesterday, instability around the Pacific Ocean increased explosively. I don’t know the reason this time either. But what is certain is that if things continue like this, the SSS-level dungeon gate will open at least three months later.”

She tapped the table with her fingertips.

“The dungeon subjugation team will be made up of a national alliance. “In Korea, we will recruit mainly top-tier hunters from large guilds.”

“Speaking of the top tier of a large guild….”

“Yes. A summons was sent to Hunter Kang. Because he is S-class, he is subject to mandatory conscription. And in addition, we need to select and send twelve more combat awakeners of A rank or higher.”

“hmm.”

Kang Jin-hyeon lowered his eyes.

I wasn’t afraid of going into a dangerous battlefield. Because I already knew that an SSS-class dungeon was born.

It was something I had to face someday. That time just came a little faster.

However… the ripples in his heart were entirely due to Heena.

‘Heena will be worried. How do I talk about this…?’

Kang Jin-hyeon was deeply troubled as to how to comfort Hee-na, who was stamping her feet impatiently.

* * *

The SSS-level dungeon was the first extremely difficult dungeon that humanity encountered.

It was even my first entry. Even if we had 100% defense, we didn’t have any information. I didn’t even know the enemy’s identity.

In this situation, what we could count on was the subjugation team’s strong inaction and teamwork.

In other words, the subjugation team had to be assembled as quickly as possible and begin training.

An emergency convocation order was also issued to Kang Jin-hyeon.

“yes? Are you leaving this week? “Isn’t there a schedule for conquering dungeons this week?”

Heena, who knew nothing, tilted her head and asked what was happening all of a sudden.

‘How do I talk about this…?’

Kang Jin-hyeon felt deep remorse. This is because I haven’t been able to tell Heena about the situation yet.

I would have reassured him that it was no big deal and just left as usual, but this time, strangely, words did not come out easily.

‘But you can’t hide it any longer. Heena also needs time to accept the situation and calm down.’

He hesitated for a moment and then opened his mouth.

“That’s Heena. “This time, I am being dispatched on an important mission.”

“Everything Jinhyeon does is important.”

Kang Jin-hyeon’s heart broke as he saw Hee-na smiling and answering.

And when I thought about having to stay away from Heena until the job was over, my eyes suddenly darkened.

‘Even more than three months….’

There were three months left until the gate opened. It was a tight time to plan strategies and train.

However, when I thought about the period of not being able to see Heena, it felt distant rather than tight.

“Heena… I have something to tell you.”

“yes. “I’m listening.”

“I plan to go on an overseas deployment for a while.”

“Ah, about being dispatched overseas… I’m in a bit of a hurry?”

“Yes, that happened.”

“How long does it take?”

“That’s a little long….”

“A week? Full moon? one month?”

“At least three to four months….”

“Aha…?”

Heena, who had been nodding happily while savoring Kang Jin-hyeon’s soft voice, suddenly raised her head.

“Seok daaaal? “At least three months?”