Chapter 7: I want to buy him
"What’s wrong?"
Jia turned around with him, looking at the gate curiously. Cheon Areum stared at the glowing gate for a moment before resuming.
"Nothing, I just thought I heard something."
The small island, encircled by shimmering water, held a dense, shadowy forest at its heart, its trees swaying gently in the breeze. At the island’s edge, nestled against a tranquil stretch of pale sand, stood the gate. They had barely begun surveying their surroundings when Kim Ryung broke the quiet. He exclaimed enthusiastically.
"I can already see a bunch of enemies right off the bat."
Cheon Areum craned his neck, scanning in every direction. The view was peaceful—calm waves, swaying trees—nothing that hinted at danger.
"Inho, is the map ready?"
Kim Ryung turned to the man beside him—another A-Class Alpha with a sharp gaze.
"It takes five minutes to finalize," Inho replied evenly.
"Oh, thanks for the reminder," Kim Ryung muttered with a nod.
Cheon Areum stood silently, feeling out of place. From the very beginning, he had been lost. The dungeon scenes he’d read about were nothing like this. Everyone stood still—focused. Calmly analyzing the map, estimating the enemy count, gauging the danger level, even pinpointing the boss’s location. It was organized. Intimidating. And he felt like the only one who didn’t belong.