Chapter 137: Monster Friends (1)
Whoosh!
forest horned rabbit leaps vigorously towards Kyung-joon!
Just before that, Kyung-joon used a skill.
A skill that allows him to defy the law of time.
[Mythical Skill 『Dimensional Study Room』 ]
[Current Level 175. A base multiplier of 1.75 is added.]
▶Time Dilation: 3.75x
The world slowed down.
On the other hand, to the forest horned rabbit, Kyung-joon looked like he had sped up.
Kyung-joon, who has an agility of 699, moves at exactly 3.75 times the speed.
Thud.
One step to the side.
Wheek!
And then he swiftly reaches out and grabs the forest horned rabbit’s body.
Thud!
“Kkyu, Kkyurulook?!”
(W, What the?!)
Struggle, struggle!
The forest horned rabbit couldn’t even grasp what had happened and struggled violently in Kyung-joon’s hand.
“Kkyurulook……! Kkyurulook……!”
(Help……! Save this rabbit……!)
The forest horned rabbit kicked its powerful, muscular hind legs wildly, but it was no use as Kyung-joon was holding it from behind.
“Kkyurulook…… Kkyurulook…….”
(Gasp…… Gasp…….)
Eventually, the forest horned rabbit, unable to overcome its own strength, became exhausted.
“Ahh.”
Kyung-joon cleared his throat with his other hand and opened his mouth wide.
“Kkyu, Kkyurulook?!”
(I’m, I’m going to be eaten?!)
Kyung-joon kept touching his neck and opening and closing his mouth, making ‘Ahh’ sounds, which only terrified the forest horned rabbit.
The forest horned rabbit trembles with fear, despair filling its face.
For sure…… For sure, I’m going to be eaten……!
After all, I’m a muscular forest horned rabbit, so I’m super high in protein!
“Big, big.”
However.
Contrary to the forest horned rabbit’s worries, Kyung-joon wasn’t interested in protein at all.
It would be a shame to eat the rabbit he had caught.
What Kyung-joon expected from the rabbit wasn’t protein or anything like that, but just a simple conversation.
“Kkyu? Kkyurulook. Kyung-joon Kkyurulook. Kkyuru. Kkyururulook?”
(Hello? I am human. Are you Kyung-joon? Nice to meet you. I’m pineapple and you?)
“……??”
When out of the blue, otherworldly rabbit language came out of Kyung-joon’s mouth, the forest horned rabbit couldn’t help but be greatly perplexed.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
(※The following conversation is all written in the forest horned rabbit language.)
Ceram, Kyung-joon, forest horned rabbit.
Through this three-way meeting, they eliminated the vigilance between each other.
Kyung-joon sent Ceram back to the territory, saying he would try to talk to him on his own.
Because it seemed like he would continue to receive help if Ceram was next to him.
Similarly, Teemo was kept quiet.
The conversation proceeded only between Kyung-joon and forest horned rabbit.
All in forest horned rabbit language!
“These days, humans are… kool… They don’t have spirit, kool! Spirit!”
“Here you go. This. Meat.”
Kyung-joon handed the steaming, well-grilled wolf meat to forest horned rabbit in awkward rabbit language.
forest horned rabbit gratefully accepted it and began to tear at the meat as if to vent his anger.
Munch munch!
The Beginner’s pyre wolf meat that Kyung-joon grilled.
His cheeks, swollen like a frog, clearly showed how hungry he had been.
Of course, the forest horned rabbit hadn’t succeeded in hunting for days and had been starving.
He’s muscular, so he’s a rabbit that needs a lot of protein per day.
“Huh?! In the past, I boldly enjoyed adventures and risked my neck as much as I wanted, but these days, they’re all about efficiency and safety and stuff like that, talking about strategies and stuff… kkool!”
forest horned rabbit complained that his recent string of hunting failures was all because of humans.
Humans who have suddenly become cautious lately.
Just a few months ago, the humans who entered Whale Forest weren’t this careful.
It was a daily routine for them to be stabbed in the neck and killed instantly by forest horned rabbit as they passed by the bushes without knowing anything.
Kyung-joon briefly glanced at the 『World Language Encyclopedia』 and then asked in agreement.
“But it changed suddenly? Because of the strategy? Humans?”
“That’s right, kool! It’s all because of that strategy or whatever it is, kool! Now, when humans come to Whale Forest, they get very wary whenever they see bushes, kool! Some of them even start spraying magic first, you know, kool?”
“So you couldn’t. Hunt. Humans are cunning.”
It seemed more cunning for forest horned rabbit to hide in the bushes and attack, but he just skipped over it without mentioning it.
“It’s really like you said, kool!”
Whether he knew what he was thinking or not, the forest horned rabbit was quite pleased with Kyung-joon’s appropriate response.
[Favorability with the forest horned rabbits has increased by 10.]
[As forest horned rabbit spreads rumors, the favorability with other individuals also increases.]
Sizzle.
Kyung-joon handed another piece of grilled wolf meat to the forest horned rabbit to become more friendly with him.
“It’s hard to eat a fully cooked rabbit. So here’s some meat.”
“Thank you, kool. I don’t really like humans, and even if I did, I’d only like them as meat, but you seem like a really good human, kool.”
The forest horned rabbit awkwardly scratched his nose and received the meat that Kyung-joon handed him.
And then he deliciously…… didn’t eat it and handed it back to Kyung-joon.
At the same time, he lowered his head and placed his horn on the meat.
When Kyung-joon tilted his head and asked why, wondering if he wanted to poop, the forest horned rabbit said.
“Could you sharpen my horn with this stone for a second, kool? I happened to taste it once before, but our forest horned rabbit’s horn tasted salty and quite good, kool.”
“Is your horn sodium chloride?”
Kyung-joon nodded his head in interest and immediately sharpened the forest horned rabbit’s horn with a stone.
Scrape, scrape.
Then, gray powder sprinkled down like salt and stuck to the meat.
“Oh.”
Kyung-joon lightly dipped his finger in it and put it on his tongue, and it really tasted salty!
[The forest horned rabbit’s horn can be used as a substitute for salt.]
[You have gained new knowledge.]
[1 hour has been added to the Dimensional Study Room.]
[You are becoming more familiar with monster language through continuous use of rabbit language.]
[1 hour has been added to the Dimensional Study Room.]
Kyung-joon, who learned about the monster’s culture (?) along with the language.
Accordingly, the Dimensional Study Room time continued to accumulate steadily.
“Here you go. Meat.”
“Thank you, kool. You’re a good human after all, kool.”
[Favorability with the forest horned rabbits has increased by 10.]
Also, making friends with monsters, which was the original goal, was going quite well.
[You have achieved a certain level of favorability with the forest horned rabbits.]
[The relationship with the forest horned rabbit will be reset.]
No, it seemed to be going better than expected.
“Come to think of it, you said your name was Kyung-joon, right, kool? From now on, we’ll know you as Kyung-joon instead of a human, kool. Kyung-joon is now a friend of our forest horned rabbit, kool.”
As the forest horned rabbit said so, a novel status window popped up in front of Kyung-joon.
[You have acquired the unique title 『Friend of Rabbits』.]
[From now on, the forest horned rabbits living at the tip of Whale Forest will not be hostile to you.]
[This may also affect rabbits in other regions.]
Now Kyung-joon has become friends with the monster forest horned rabbit.
This is a remarkable achievement!
Kyung-joon was thinking of having conversations with monsters like today whenever he had time.
That way, he would increase his friendships with various monsters.
And the moment he becomes friends with all the monsters in Whale Forest, the Whale Forest next to his territory will no longer be an ‘enemy’ to worry about, but an ‘ally’.
“Burp. Thanks for the food, kool. Let me know if you need anything later, kool. I don’t know about the other rabbits, but at least I’ll help you, kool.”
“Haha, thank you. Mr. Rabbit, is ordering a good rabbit?”
“You’re a good Kyung-joon too, kool. I’ll groom you as a token of my affection, kool. Kwoomul kwoomul. Smooch smooch.”
The forest horned rabbit came close to Kyung-joon and licked him here and there with his mouth.
Pat, pat.
Kyung-joon also stroked the forest horned rabbit’s back with his hand in return.
After their affectionate display towards each other.
“With this, I’ll be able to hold out for a few more days, kool.”
The forest horned rabbit said he would be on his way.
But his expression wasn’t very bright.
“I hope my next hunt is successful…… kool.”
Thanks to Kyung-joon, he was lucky enough to solve his hunger and protein this time, but the fundamental solution was lacking.
The players who started to act after figuring out all of forest horned rabbit’s habits and creating a strategy.
If he couldn’t counter-strategize this, he would continue to starve from failing his hunts.
So Kyung-joon asked.
“Why not? Other monsters. Humans aren’t the only things you can eat.”
“Other monsters are very sensitive, as monsters should be, kool. They smell and sense me, kool. I can’t ambush them, kool……”
“Aha.”
The forest horned rabbit’s existing hunting method was to hide in the bushes and ambush any passing creatures.
It was a method that didn’t work easily on fellow Whale Forest residents.
But the forest horned rabbit’s weight class was too low to fight head-on.
Sure, he’s muscular, big, and has beautiful horns, but he’s still a rabbit.
In the end, relying on Kyung-joon was the most reasonable solution……
“…Kool! I’ll figure something out! Kool!”
The forest horned rabbit wanted to figure something out on his own.
He was a good rabbit, just like Kyung-joon said.
He didn’t want to keep relying on Kyung-joon like a nuisance rabbit.
So.
“There is. Good solution. You follow my words.”
Kyung-joon wanted to tell him.
A way to easily hunt players without relying on him.
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Somewhere at the tip of Whale Forest.
A total of 4 players were walking in pairs of 2.
” Hey! Hunting is only fun when you catch someone higher level than you! “
” You’re damn right, bro. “
” Are you guys all crazy? We barely finished our 1st Promotion, and you really want to hunt in Whale Forest? “
” You scaredy-cat (beep). You call yourself a man? Tsk. “
An excited party of four.
They were chatting noisily like a group of college students who had a drink or two.
The reason they were assumed to be college students was because of the player cursors floating above their characters.
<Bioengineering29Forever>
▼BusanMan
<Bioengineering29Forever>
▼SuncheonSea
<Bioengineering29Forever>
▼SafetyFirst
<Bioengineering29Forever>
▼PoliteWords0187
The four were classmates and friends who had just entered college in ’29.
As freshmen, they valued alcohol and games more than their studies, and it was their daily routine to take on reckless challenges, especially during drinking games.
Of course, that didn’t mean they challenged themselves recklessly.
” Everyone watch out for the bushes! If you make a wrong move through those bushes, the bunny will get you with a bam! And you’re done! “
The four had already memorized the strategy through World Inven before coming to the tip of Whale Forest.
They all knew that forest horned rabbits were hiding in the bushes, waiting for an opportunity.
They continued chatting as they went deeper into the forest.
SafetyFirst let out a deep sigh, calming down the party’s overly excited atmosphere.
” Whew……. “
It was a signal.
” Everyone, keep an eye on your surroundings, especially the bushes. “
Rustle. Rustle.
With teamwork honed over half a year, the four took their positions with familiar movements.
Thump. Thump…….
They moved slowly, holding their breath so that only the faint sound of footsteps could be heard.
Crackle.
” ……! “
A rustling sound came from the bushes.
Nod.
The four nodded at each other and slowly approached the rustling bushes.
They raised their weapons and gathered mana in their hands.
At that moment.
” He……lp……me……. “
A muffled voice came from the direction 90 degrees to the left of the rustling bush.
The voice didn’t stop there.
” Help……me……. “
It was a very strange voice, unlike a human’s.
They couldn’t help but turn their heads towards the voice.
” ……! “
The four couldn’t help but be surprised.
▼Forest horned rabbit (Monster)
” Help me…… squeak……. “
The one who asked for help was not a human, but a wounded forest horned rabbit.
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