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Chapter 7
“I’m a 19+ Returnee”
“This is….”
Finally understanding the situation, Min Hyemi’s face went pale.
Sometimes, when a rift appears, it swallows up everything nearby.
And now… of all times, Iruri had been caught and devoured by the rift.
“No… no….”
She had wished every day that all humans would die, but still…
Staring blankly into the void, Min Hyemi suddenly realized that someone had approached her.
It was Seon Jejun.
“I’ll handle this.”
“Ah….”
“I’ll bring them back.”
Right, with Seon Jejun being an S-rank Hunter, a B-rank rift should be nothing for him.
He could defeat the boss in an instant.
When a dungeon boss dies, the dungeon collapses, and everyone inside gets ejected safely.
As Min Hyemi was about to breathe a sigh of relief and nod, a system window appeared before her eyes again.
[“Find the Savior” – Mid-Quest (1)]
[Contribute to clearing B-rank <Divine Comedy: Inferno>!]
[Reward: 1/3 hint for the ‘Savior’!]
‘W-what is this?’
She stared at the empty air, bewildered.
The system was forcing her to enter the dungeon.
But…
‘Could this be some romance plotline with Seon Jejun?’
Usually, in female lead reincarnation novels, such developments happen.
‘Maybe I should just ignore it?’
Min Hyemi considered ignoring the quest but quickly thought of Iruri.
‘Iruri… hates scary things.’
Iruri possessed the skill “Head Flower Bed,” which meant she could tolerate cruel things, but when it came to scary things—like the so-called “moe points” of Japanese school idols—she wasn’t good at handling them.
Even if she could see dead bodies, being attacked by monsters while alive could easily traumatize her.
Min Hyemi imagined Iruri screaming cluelessly without understanding the situation.
“Ehh?! No way?! I’m trapped alone?! That can’t be! Kyaaa, Ruri, save me!”
No. If that happened in the dungeon, Iruri would die immediately.
Min Hyemi clenched her eyes shut and spoke to Seon Jejun.
“I… I’ll go with you too.”
After all, Seon Jejun was an S-rank Hunter, so as long as she was with him, it would be safe.
Seon Jejun nodded with his unreadable expression.
“Okay.”
“Do you have any idea what the dungeon is like?”
Usually, dungeons followed one overarching story.
“Judging by the title, it seems to reference Dante’s Divine Comedy. Since it’s the Inferno, typical monsters will probably appear.”
“Mm… probably.”
Min Hyemi glanced at Seon Jejun’s face. He really seemed to be thinking about nothing.
That actually made her feel more reassured.
“Let’s go in. Quickly… we need to save them.”
“Ah, yes.”
Min Hyemi took a deep breath and stood before the dungeon entrance.
Without hesitation, Seon Jejun stepped inside.
Not wanting to be left behind, she hurried to follow him.
“Phew…”
Although she was technically a Hunter, this was her first time entering a dungeon. She was more like a government worker than an actual Hunter.
Before her stretched a massive door.
The world around was glowing white, and ahead stood a towering black gate whose end she could not even see.
“The Gate of Hell…”
Min Hyemi murmured, realizing its significance.
Above the gate were the following words:
**[“Through me the way to the desolate city,
Through me the way to eternal sorrow,
Through me the way among the forsaken.
My creator acted with justice,
With omnipotent power and boundless wisdom,
Created me with primordial love.
Before me, only the eternal existed,
And I shall remain forever.
All who enter here, abandon all hope.”]**
‘…This is really ominous.’
She instinctively made a sour face.
At that moment, the system window appeared before them.
[Entered B-rank <Divine Comedy: Inferno>!]
[Dungeon Type: Mission Dungeon]
[Mission: Reach <Floor 9> to clear the dungeon!]
“Damn it…”
A curse slipped from Min Hyemi’s lips. Why was her luck always so bad?
She had expected a typical dungeon where defeating the boss clears it, but this dungeon required completing a mission.
That meant Iruri would have to endure alone for even longer.
‘Will Iruri be okay alone?’
As she bit her lips nervously, Seon Jejun’s calm voice came from beside her.
“…We’re going fast. Is that okay?”
“Yes, yes. Please go quickly.”
Thankfully, he didn’t ask her more questions and opened the door with force.
What followed was lightning-fast.
To reach Hell, they had to cross a river, but before a ferryman could even approach, Seon Jejun used a skill to lift her into the air and leapt across in a single bound.
“Phew…”
When Min Hyemi opened her eyes, they had already crossed the first floor and reached the second.
‘The higher the floors, the stronger the monsters.’
[Entered Floor 2 <Lustful Hell>]
A violent storm made it hard to keep her eyes open. She brushed her hair aside to improve her vision.
Seon Jejun, however, simply looked at the monster ahead.
Seeing the monster, Min Hyemi screamed.
“Th-that’s…!”
“…Yes?”
“Wait, wait, wait, I can predict what happens next.”
As the name “Lustful Hell” suggested, the monster blocking their path was a massive tentacle creature.
Yes… tentacles…
‘Am I really going to face this plot?!’
A tentacle monster. She could vividly imagine what would happen…
Of course, Seon Jejun was there, but her trust in him was weaker than her distrust of the potential dangers.
What if Seon Jejun got unexpectedly defeated, and she was attacked by the tentacles?
“Excuse me, what genre are you from?”
“Huh? …Mythology.”
“Ah, mythology.”
Thankfully, that genre had nothing to do with tentacles.
Min Hyemi pressed close behind him, pleading.
“Please, please, please… don’t let those tentacles detect me. If they do, the next part of the plot is too predictable. I know it’s weak against you, Seon Jejun, but please don’t let your guard down. Stay alert…”
“Yes, yes…”
Seon Jejun blinked, slightly startled, then swung his hand.
In an instant, the tentacle monster collapsed to the ground, not a single tentacle left standing.
‘…That simple?’
Her life had been like a high-risk 19+ romance novel, yet just one S-rank Hunter prevented all that?
Suddenly, her motivation to succeed in the quest flared up.
She relaxed slightly and nodded.
“Good. Let’s go to the third floor.”
Since those caught by the rift appear randomly, she didn’t know which floor Iruri would be on.
It seemed she wasn’t on the second floor, so they moved to the next.
On the third floor, Seon Jejun immediately defeated Cerberus without difficulty.
Upon reaching the fourth floor, Min Hyemi muttered anxiously.
“Th-that… is that a wolf humanoid?”
“…Using observation skills, it’s named Plutus.”
“Either way, it looks exactly like a wolf humanoid!”
Many high-risk 19+ romance novels featured wolf humanoids.
Why did the plot have to go this way?
“Please! Please! Stop this high-risk plot!”
