Retired Hunter, Become Haenam - Chapter 123



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Retired Hunter, Becoming Haenam Episode 123

Elf migration

The conquest of the Incheon Sea Tower was successfully concluded on the 5th floor.

It is said that the top raid team does not climb more than three levels in a day.

With this level of power, it wouldn’t be strange to skip 10 floors a day, but that’s what the contract says.

“Anyway, thank you for your hard work.”

“Yes, see you next time! My dog ​​really likes you, Mr. Dalgu.”

“Haha… Yes. Let’s do that.”

“Of course. You promised, right? Then I’ll go first!”

Just after coming out of the tower.

Baek Aram suddenly disappeared riding on his summoned dog.

Although he was called a wolf, he was actually bigger than a person, so he was kind of cool.

Should I ask for a ride later too?

“…I didn’t know you were such a good communicator.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, but he doesn’t even pretend to listen to what I say.”

Im Ha-rin grumbled next to him.

Baek Aram, who is only crazy about summoned creatures but cold towards humans.

It must have been quite a headache.

On the other hand, Yoo Han-sol… … .

“Huh? Where did you go?”

“The light sword is already gone, you punk. Your shoulders are slumping… Go ​​home and wet your pillowcase.”

“…Why are you talking as if it’s because of me? You said earlier that it felt good.”

“It’s still refreshing, though. That guy’s face is like a corpse. Hehe.”

Uncle Bongryong said with a hearty laugh.

Uncle Bongryong likes it, saying that it seems like the tooth he had been aching for has fallen out.

They say that the light swordsman didn’t listen as well as the summoner.

I’m worried about the future of the top attack team.

“Harin, is the top raid team okay? As you know, I’m an outsider after all. I only came out for one day because you called me.”

“I know, too. So… I have a favor to ask.”

“huh?”

“Once every two weeks… no, even once a month, could you come to the top strategy team and act as a special advisor? I’ll pay you double.”

Special advisor.

It wasn’t that I didn’t understand Im Ha-rin’s position.

It’s a situation where we’ve somehow gathered S-class power, but we can’t use it properly.

There, today, I participated as a mercenary and played the role of a lubricant properly.

The sword-crazy Gwangseo Yoo Han-sol became quiet after the duel, and Baek A-ram also pretended to listen to what I had to say.

It’s okay since it’s still at F-class difficulty, but even S-class hunters can’t remain a ragtag group forever.

The gate and the tower are not such easy places.

“I’ll think about it. I guess it’s only F or E level difficulty… I guess I can go there often once the difficulty level goes up.”

“Thank you. For your understanding… … .”

“Thank you. We are the ones who are different. Haha.”

“This is today’s bonus.”

She handed over a familiar briefcase.

This makes me feel like I’m involved with some kind of criminal organization.

“100 million, right?”

“No, 200 million.”

“Huh? Wasn’t today’s daily wage 100 million won?”

If you can get 100 million by briefly clearing an F-class gate, that’s crazy.

You doubled it?

When I looked dumbfounded, Im Ha-rin smiled.

“It means that I ask for your continued support, so don’t worry too much about it.”

“You must be making a lot of money.”

“Because if you’re the Director of the Hunter Management Bureau, you’re a high-ranking official. Haha.”

“I envy you. Your iron rice bowl.”

“Don’t be jealous. Just go back. I’ve been delayed with my requests.”

“Just a moment. Before that, there’s something I want to talk to Harin about… … .”

“Huh?”

“Me?”

I approached Harin.

“It’s a bit awkward to talk about this here… but since it’s a tidal flat, I think there’ll be no one there, so I’ll talk comfortably.”

“Yes, go ahead.”

“Do you remember the elves I told you about before?”

“I remember.”

“I bought land in Jeju Island. I asked Uncle Bongryong to put up a barrier to hinder perception… The elves will probably come to Earth in a few days.”

Harin was informed that the elves could come to Earth.

Additionally, I asked Uncle Bongryong to make a huge magical tool for the barrier that obstructs perception.

A sparsely populated forest area near our house.

“Have you ever heard of the World Tree?”

“The World Tree… you say?”

“Yeah, I’m thinking about planting that seed.”

Elves who left their original world and settled in Jeju Island.

I live in a forest with thickets of bushes where people rarely come… .

There were plans to build an elf village.

* * *

A few days later.

After finishing the tower raid as usual, I headed to the sea of ​​another world.

I was so busy talking with Harin about buying land and how to treat the elves that I didn’t have time to open my eyes.

I even managed to obtain a magical tool that hinders perception by pestering Uncle Bongryong.

Now all we have to do is bring the elves back to Earth.

Before that… .

– Captain! What are we going to eat today?

-Hungry Geochu.

“Well, what should I eat?”

For the ding-dings who are fumbling around in their pockets because they are hungry again today.

I was planning to catch some delicious fish and eat it.

There was one Jeju Island seafood that was perfect for early summer like now.

I threw myself into the sea holding the fishing net.

When it comes to fishing, a spear is good, but nothing beats a net.

I lit a fire in my eyes and set out to find today’s protagonist.

‘By now, you’ve probably been to a lot of different places… .’

The fish I’m catching today is a warm-water fish species that only lives in warm seas.

It is a rare fish species that can only be seen in the summer in the waters of the South Sea and Jeju Island.

In particular, it is caught a lot in Seogwipo, Jeju Island, where I live… .

‘There it is!’

A grayish, dark color like sea bass.

However, its body was plump and streamlined like a mackerel.

Today’s main character, who at first glance looks like a tropical fish, is none other than—

‘It’s a benjari! It’s a dot benjari too.’

Benjari.

A ‘progressive fish’ whose name changes depending on its size… .

What was in front of me now was a large object, a dotbenjari, over 50cm in size.

As with other fish, the bigger they are, the better they taste.

I immediately spread out my net and caught the guy, and put him into subspace.

As I looked around, I saw many other dotbenjaris… .

‘I think I’ll go hunting for prey with a dotbenjari today.’

Benjari, which is hard to find even in Jeju Island.

If the average bonsai size is 30cm, today I was planning to prepare a very elaborate table by gathering only bonsai sizes that are 50cm or larger.

* * *

After a while.

“Wow, you really caught a lot.”

I returned to the uninhabited island with a net filled only with straw mats.

Today it took me quite a bit longer than usual.

The reason was that I stubbornly searched only for ‘Dotbenjari’ and not ‘Benjari’.

Nowadays, it is common to see 30cm long squid in fish markets.

It is difficult to find a snail that is over 50cm tall, and it is expensive to buy one.

There were such straw mats everywhere, and as a Jeju Islander, I couldn’t stand it.

Since the taste differs greatly depending on the size, I had no choice but to be even more stubborn.

– Captain! What should I bring?

-If you just say the word, I’ll bring it to you.

“Hmm… maybe carrots, lotus root, garlic, ginger, and green onions?

-I’ll bring it right away!

-That’s right. I’ll go and come back.

The Dingdings went out to get the ingredients themselves today.

But something appeared before them.

It was Earthread.

-Park Dal-gu! You’re here.

“Yeah, how have you been?”

-Of course. There is also the benefit of teaching the spirits here.

As the days passed, Earthred’s expression improved and his fur became more shiny.

It’s only natural, in a way, to recuperate in a place with good air and water.

There’s nothing to be stressed about, so this place must be like heaven to Earthred.

But for the two ding-dings who were trying to get the ingredients together, it was like a disaster.

– Ugh, I lost in speed last time.

-But this time I won’t give up!!

-Huh? What?

– Hurry up and run! I’ll stop you!

―Senior… Hehe! I won’t forget your sacrifice!!

-Huh…??

Huding hugged Earthred tightly.

Huding half-buried in fluffy fur.

Meanwhile, Chuding ran around, kicking his feet hard.

Earthred, who didn’t know English, scratched his chin.

Earthred fell into thought for a moment.

Finally, the guy clapped his hands.

-Aha! You want me to burn it?

-Huh?

– I understand. Let’s go get the ingredients together. If you go with me, we’ll be back in no time. Hold on.

―That’s not it… Phew!!

Pavabak!

An Earthworm that digs into the ground at high speed.

Huding, who was suddenly dragged to the ground with Earthred, cried and grabbed Earthred’s fur tightly.

Soon, the two disappeared into the ground.

… I quietly prayed for Huding’s soul to rest in peace.

‘No problem, right? No problem, right?’

Today, I brought one ingredient and I thought, “It’s noisy.”

I had a snickering laugh on my lips.

I took out a piece of dotbenjari and placed it on the cutting board.

‘It’s on a whole different level from what you usually see at fish markets.’

It is different from the ordinary Benjari that you can find on the market.

In terms of size alone, the difference is almost 1.5 to 2 times.

I picked up the sword, feeling intimidated by its enormous size.

I have even cleaned swordfish that were two or three times larger than the size of a dotbenjari.

‘The maintenance itself isn’t difficult.’

The method of preparing dotbenjari is the same as that of other fish.

The work of scaling, beheading, gutting, and deboning.

The large fish were nice and easy to prepare.

I managed to fillet one fish in no time.

‘The colors are amazing.’

Since the bream is a white-fleshed fish, its flesh is white.

However, because the blood vessels were bright red, this part reminded me of red fish.

And what is particularly noticeable is the white layer of fat that appears over the blood vessels.

‘This is why we eat dotbenjari and not benjari.’

Before spawning, the female accumulates fat in order to lay eggs.

Especially large dotbenjari accumulate fat in a white layer on top of the blood vessels.

Ordinary venison cannot match the taste of dot venison because this fat layer is not properly accumulated… .

That’s why I was obsessed with the dot-ben-jari instead of the ben-jari.

‘Now is the perfect time to eat Benjari.’

The spawning season for the dotbenjari is July.

Because after spawning, the fat layer disappears and the texture becomes unpalatable.

It was the best time to eat dotbenjari, before it was even July yet.

‘And because of this blood chemistry, the dotbenjari must be eaten fresh right away to be delicious.’

Like red-fleshed fish such as mackerel, the flesh deteriorates rapidly after death.

I think that maybe that characteristic appears because of the red blood cells.

Anyway, I prefer live sashimi to aged sashimi, so it wasn’t a problem.

‘Oh, it’s hard to cut it properly because of the fat.’

Sunny ate the fish, trying hard to ignore the layer of fat that covered his hands and knife.

I was able to cut a plate full of raw fish.

The sight of the bright red flesh attached to the white flesh looked like a painting.

‘And the venison is also good when eaten grilled.’

When you eat the venison raw, the flesh is tender, but when you grill it, the flesh becomes firm.

In particular, its texture is chewy and the taste is so good that it is called the native chicken of the fish world.

I prepared the grilled pork loin appropriately and placed it on the grill.

The one posted here is not a benjari, but a large dot benjari.

Since I’ve given you a few sheaths, it would be a good idea to start learning them slowly from now on.

‘Now that the ding-dings have brought the vegetables, we’ll wrap things up and end it.’

In Jeju Island, it is often eaten raw or grilled.

Because the benzari is a fish species that is frequently caught not only in Korea but also in Japan.

I heard that in that area, they eat a lot of Japanese-style soy sauce-braised food.

So the last dish is Japanese soy sauce braised pork.

While waiting for the ding-dings to appear, I checked to see if the grill was cooked well.

The bonfire roared loudly.

An artificial wind imbued with magical power.

It was a precursor symptom of a portal forming.

“Miss Charlotte, you’re here.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“And Mr. Edward… Huh?”

“Hehehe, don’t be surprised.”

Charlotte and Edward appear from the portal.

Normally, only two people would come and the portal’s light would dim.

The light did not go out today.

As if more people were to appear.

“@%#%%”

“@#%@##”

“…Huh?”

For a moment, you will be confused by the elvish language that is difficult to hear.

What followed Edward were small children who couldn’t even reach his waist.

One after another, elven children came in, their skinny appearance making me feel sorry for them.