The Spoon Villain Is Obsessed with the Hero Again Today - Chapter 118



Camp (5)

Early evening, as the sun began to set. Arna was climbing the mountain path alone.

Sagrak, sagrak.

She carefully explored her surroundings, stepping on withered leaves. Checking for any signs of monsters’ footprints or traces of beasts.

Srrrk─

“…!”

At that moment, there was a sound of rustling bushes. Arna quickly drew her sword.

The low rustling of the grass suggested it might be a young monster.

─Squeak, squeak.

“Uh….”

But what actually appeared was not a monster, but a raccoon. The raccoon, startled by Arna, quickly climbed up a tree.

“Contrary to the rumors, it’s quite peaceful….”

Arna sheathed her sword. It had been quite some time since she entered the mountain, but she had yet to encounter any significant beasts.

All she had come across were animals like deer and raccoons.

It was a rather anticlimactic moment.

Rustle─

Then, from a distance, came the sound of footsteps on leaves. It didn’t seem to be an animal, but rather a person.

Rustle, rustle.

The sound grew louder, and soon, a figure emerged before Arna.

“Hmm?”

A man with a sturdy build and a square jaw appeared. He was carrying a large cooler in both hands.

It was Shim Jun-yong of Geumseonggak.

“My goodness! I thought I recognized that face, it’s Arna!”

Shim Jun-yong’s eyes widened as if he had spotted a celebrity. Given her fame, it was a natural reaction.

“What brings you to this mountain, miss?”

“Oh, I’m here on a mission for a short while.”

“A mission? Alone?”

Shim Jun-yong tilted his head in confusion.

It seemed even Shim Jun-yong found it strange that Arna was here alone, without a team.

Once again, Tae Seung-geon’s words echoed in her mind.

“Which guild are you from, miss? Sending you on a mission alone to such a dangerous place. They must be out of their minds.”

“Ah… there’s a bit of a situation….”

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Arna pulled out a badge from her pocket. It was the guild badge indicating her affiliation with Hyeongwang.

“That emblem… Hye, Hyeongwang…?”

Shim Jun-yong’s face turned pale in an instant. He reacted as if he had seen a ghost.

“Miss, are you here to steal the sample?”

Shim Jun-yong hastily hugged the cooler to his chest.

Arna waved both hands frantically.

“No, no! Steal it? Why would I do such a thing?”

“R-really…?”

Shim Jun-yong relaxed his guard upon hearing those words. He then let out a deep sigh of relief.

“Phew… I was startled when you said Hyun-gwang. I thought there was another fight.”

“Fight? Was there an incident?”

Arna blinked a few times. Shim Jun-yong answered.

“A few days ago, there was a small conflict on this mountain. Between our guild and Hyun-gwang. Oh! I’m from Geumseonggak. I’m Shim Jun-yong, the head of the Gangwon branch of Geumseonggak.”

“Geumseonggak…?”

Son I-seo, who had gone on a business trip to Gangwon-do a while ago, came to mind. At that time, Son I-seo had asked Arna if she knew Shin Yun-seong….

No way….

“Was it Hyun-gwang’s Combat Team 1? The opponent, I mean.”

“Oh? You know about it too? Our interns had a big fight with them.”

As expected. That day, Son I-seo had been ranting about middle school dropouts and GEDs, mentioning Shin Yun-seong’s name.

It turned out they had a big fight.

Now, the situation was starting to make sense.

“Oh! You’re from Hanyul Academy too, right? Then you must know our new recruits! Do you know Shin Yun-seong?”

“Yes, well….”

That name was impossible not to know….

By the way, how is Shin Yun-seong doing at Geumseonggak? Arna decided to subtly ask about his well-being.

“Are the interns there… doing well?”

“They’re doing well. No, they’re doing more than well.”

Bang bang!

Shim Jun-yong tapped the icebox he was holding a few times.

“This is a sample of a new type of monster. Thanks to our new recruits’ hard work, we were able to secure it. They’re truly amazing.”

“Is that so….”

Arna smiled faintly. It seemed they were adapting well to guild life. Unlike Arna, who was here.

“Oh no! It’s already this late! I have to go!”

Shim Jun-yong checked the time and hurriedly started down the mountain. He shouted one last time, looking at Arna.

“Miss! Don’t wander around too late by yourself! It’s quite dangerous up here! Not just the new types, but also Basago… Ugh!”

In an instant, Shim Jun-yong flinched his shoulders. As if he had made a mistake.

“Ugh… The boss told me never to speak about Basago…”

Shim Jun-yong muttered to himself. Then he clasped his hands tightly towards Arna.

“Miss! Please pretend you didn’t hear what I just said! I’m begging you!”

“Ah, yes…”

“Then be careful!”

With that, Shim Jun-yong left. For someone who is supposed to be a branch manager, he seemed a bit clumsy.

Still, it felt nice to meet someone in the middle of the mountain like this. And it was good to hear news about Shin Yun-seong.

“I can’t lose either.”

That Shin Yun-seong was making visible achievements. And in a big guild called Geumseong. Naturally, it was stimulating.

Arna slapped her cheeks a few times and climbed the mountain path again.

“Just until it gets dark…”

The summer sun sets late, which is nice. It usually doesn’t get completely dark until around 8 PM.

No more, no less, just search until then.

Hopefully, I can find something during that time.

“Hm…?”

While climbing a steep slope, Arna spotted a fallen bear in the distance. It seemed to have already stopped breathing as it wasn’t moving.

Arna decided to take a closer look at the bear.

“This is…”

It wasn’t an ordinary corpse. There was a large wound on its abdomen. It looked like it had been bitten.

“This wasn’t done by a human…”

Nor was it done by another animal. The wound was decaying at an alarming rate. Blood and flesh were bubbling and mixing together.

It seemed to have been poisoned.

“…!”

That wasn’t the end of it. Besides the bear she was looking at, the area was filled with corpses.

Raccoons, deer, foxes, weasels, and even monsters… all were dead.

“Ugh…”

The corpses had one thing in common. Like the bear she saw earlier, the wounds were decaying.

It seemed they were all attacked by the same entity.

“Is it a beast…”

There is no other being capable of committing such a heinous act but a demon beast.

But it was strange. A demon beast attacking even its own kind.

“It seems to be quite a violent one.”

Srrng─

All the corpses were freshly dead. This meant that a demon beast was nearby.

Arna gripped her sword and took a defensive stance.

“….”

She held her breath as much as possible, carefully extending each step. Not even a sound of stepping on leaves.

Kwang─!

“…!”

At that moment, a tremendous roar shook the entire ground. A demon beast appeared from behind.

Arna quickly turned around to face the enemy.

“What is that…?”

The appearance of the demon beast was very unfamiliar. Even Arna, who had memorized the database by heart, was seeing it for the first time.

A demon beast with feet on its head, eyes on its legs, and mouths on both arms.

Could it be a new species? Or perhaps a mutant?

“Let’s think while we fight.”

Combat was inevitable. It was already right in front of her.

Tak─!

Before it could attack first, she decided to end it. Arna kicked off the ground and charged towards the enemy.

*

“Wow! Meat grilled by someone else is the best!”

Anyway, the bet ended in our victory. We used a bit of a sneaky trick, but what could we do? It was a situation where we had to do anything to win.

If you think about it, wasn’t it the fault of the side that lost the sample?

So there was no need to feel guilty.

“Damn it…! To come all the way here just to grill meat…!”

Sizzle─!

Kang Tae-hoon was diligently moving the meat tongs, wearing an apron. Our young master’s dignity was nowhere to be seen.

“Hey! Kid! What are you doing just eating meat since earlier! Eat your vegetables properly too!”

“Ugh….”

Kang Tae-hoon piled various vegetables onto Yoo Ji-woo’s plate. He knew how to take care of his colleague’s nutrition. That guy is really something.

“Haha! There’s plenty of meat, so take your time eating!”

Meanwhile, Park Won-hyuk was eating meat without any guilt after sneaking a sample from his subordinate.

That man was truly remarkable. When I suggested stealing the sample earlier, he gave the okay sign without a second’s hesitation.

Not only that, he even urged, “Let’s do it right away!”

“Pile on the meat. I can’t keep up with the eating pace.”

Is that person really the guild leader? Is he really an adult? The more I see him, the more he feels like just a neighborhood older brother.

Well, I’m not one to talk since I stole the sample with him.

“Oh.”

In the meantime, Rashid appeared carrying a large icebox. For the record, it wasn’t the box for storing the sample.

It was an icebox filled with alcohol.

“Alright, now that the alcohol has arrived, shall we each have a drink?”

Pshhh─!

When Park Won-hyuk opened the beer bottle, foam spurted out.

“Damn it! Are you out of your mind, old man? It’s splashing all over the grill!”

“Hahaha! It’s been a while since I drank, so I misjudged! Sorry, sorry!”

“Aren’t we in the middle of a mission? Is it okay to be leisurely drinking?”

Kang Tae-hoon’s doubt about drinking during the barbecue party. But Park Won-hyuk didn’t care and opened various kinds of alcohol.

“On a day like this, one drink is fine, right?”

Soon, Park Won-hyuk lined up paper cups on the table. Then he mixed various drinks to make a bomb shot.

“Here! The representative of Geumseongak personally made this bomb shot! Everyone, take one!”

We each took a drink.

Then Park Won-hyuk raised his glass and raised his voice.

“Then, wishing for the infinite development of Geumseongak… Wait! Where do you think you’re drinking without a toast? Let’s do it again!”

Somehow, the meal turned into a drinking party. We shared drinks in nature, fully enjoying the camping vibe.

“Hey, but whose panties are those really?”

Still lingering, Kang Tae-hoon, who was grilling meat, brought up the panties again.

Was he that curious about the owner of the panties?

Gang Taehoon pointed at me.

“That b*stard brought a woman’s panties on his deployment.”

“Hey, what nonsensical talk.”

“Seriously, he brought them! Hey, show us.”

Panties aren’t some new smartphone… Does he think they’re something to show off to others?

I’ll say it again, this is a mistake. I absolutely didn’t bring them because of some s*xual preference.

Rather, in that area, some… tit monster lives…

*Pfft!*

“Hm…?”

That’s when it happened. In the middle of our barbecue party, a quest notification popped up.

─── Quest ───

: Rescue

: Rescue Arna from the beast Basago.

Quest Completion Reward ＜SP Points 3＞, ＜Arna’s total stats +1＞

───

“…!”

I’d seen the quest window countless times before. But this time, it felt different.

Rescue. A quest to save Arna.

In other words, Arna is currently in danger.

“Hey, what’s he doing? Spacing out all alone.”

Of all the beasts, it had to be Basago. And when did he even get to Gangwon-do?

Still, it’s fortunate. At least it means he’s somewhere around here. If he were on the other side of the region, I wouldn’t even be able to help.

“Yujui. Where’s the tracker?”

There’s no time to waste. I need to get to Arna quickly. I put down my drink and called for Yujui.

“Tracker? It’s in my tent. Why suddenly?”

“Borrow it for a sec.”

I hurried into the tent. I took the tracker from Yujui’s duffel bag.

“If it’s these panties…”

Finding someone in the middle of this vast mountain isn’t easy. But with this tracker and these panties, I can find Arna in an instant.

Rip─!

I tore Arna’s panties into the smallest pieces possible, small enough to fit in the sample case.

“Is this guy drunk? Suddenly ripping up panties? What a freaking lunatic…”

Everyone stared at me, wondering what was going on. But I didn’t have time to explain.

Every second counted.

Beep─ Beep─ Beep─

The tracker beeped. Thankfully, because they were unworn, traces of Arna’s skin remained.

The tracker pinpointed Arna’s location.

Whoosh─

I then enlarged the spoon. I ascended into the sky, riding the spoon.

─Hey! Whose panties are those?! You don’t want to tell me, so now you’re running away, huh? Huh?!