SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon-SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon — Special Side Story 2

SSS-Grade Cafe in Front of The Dungeon — Special Side Story 2

Translated by cabinfourtranslations.

Jijon let out an incomprehensible scream for a long while and threw a punch into the air. He didn’t seem to be in a normal state at all.

“Human, this cat is asking you! Kyagyagyak!”

Smack!

Unable to watch any longer, Mieum leapt up and swung her front paws without mercy.

“Uuugh!”

Jijon, who was barely brought back to his senses by the heavy cat punch, looked at the cat and finally recognized it.

“Ah, the cat-nim of Cafe Rieul?”

“Do you remember me, wyaoooh!”

“Well … talking calico cats aren’t exactly common, are they?”

His name is Jijon (real name: Kim Jihoon).

He went through a lot when the world was in crisis, but no one would really care, so let’s move on.

Currently, he’s a wandering hunter who does good deeds while traveling around to spread the Supreme Swordsmanship he created, but…….

“Why are you practicing lines from ‘Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin’ here, waeong!”

“Uuugh. As expected, you did hear it.”

“I heard it from the moment you said, ‘Sto … Stop! The Apostle of Justice, Transformation Magic Hunter, has arrived!’”

“Aaaah!”

Jijon screamed again and began banging his head against the alley wall.

In the midst of that, a piece of paper fell out of Jijon’s coat pocket. Startled, he hurriedly tried to hide it, but…..

Whack!

There was no escaping Mieum’s front paws, trained through her usual hunting games. Acting on instinct, Mieum snatched the paper, read it, and then tilted her head in curiosity.

“What is this, waeoong!”

The paper was a wrinkled A4 sheet, and at the top, something was written in big letters.

[‘Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin‘ New Character Special Audition Application

Applicant: Jijon (Real Name: Kim Jihoon)]

“Oho, this is ……. Human, are you trying to audition for Karin, waeoong!”

“Ahem, yep! I am!”

It seemed that the strange behavior from earlier was just acting practice.

Having just barely recovered his composure, Jijon wiped under his nose with a finger and asked, “Ah, how was my acting? Do you think this is good enough to pass the audition?”

“Meoooow……”

Mieum hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to be honest.

“You’re disqualified as a Transformation Magic Hunter, waeolgh!”

Boom!

The cat gave a harsh critique.

Shocked, Jijon collapsed onto the floor in an OTL pose1.

Still, from the perspective of the cat, a devoted viewer who never missed a weekly live airing, Jijon’s acting was utterly atrocious.

His movements were awkward, and his dialogue fell flat. But above all, the biggest problem was…….

“Human, the problem is your inner shame! Kyagyagyaong!”

“M-My inner shame?”

“Why do you act embarrassed while shouting ‘Ultimate Cosmic Power!’? Human, are you ashamed of being a Transformation Magic Hunter, wargh!”

“…Kuugh!”

At the irrefutable judgment, Jijon clutched his chest.

But really, how could a grown man shout “Ultimate Cosmic Power Extreme Explosion!” in the middle of the street and not feel embarrassed?

(One might wonder why the ‘Supreme Swordsmanship‘ didn’t embarrass him, but let’s just skip over that.)

“Meowww, at this rate, you’ll fail the audition.”

“Uh … what should I do? Please give me your wisdom, Cat-nim!”

“Unyaaa…….”

Mieum stretched her body wide and fell into thought.

She was, after all, a busy cat.

She had to hurry to a place called a pop-up store to sign up for a fan event, then get back to the cafe before afternoon snack time.

‘Today’s snack is fish, waeong!’

Seasonal fish … in other words, carp samanco.2

And after the snack, there was the rerun of Karin, then the weekend drama in the evening, and before bed, Netflix to watch.

It was a packed schedule with not a single gap, but…….

Since it was a rare occasion, helping a human who asked for help wouldn’t be so bad. After all, for a human, this guy at least knew his place and treated a cat with proper respect, which was a point in his favor.

Besides, what if, by some miracle, Jijon actually passed the audition and became a new Transformation Magic Hunter?

Through his connections, she might be able to get Dios’s autograph.

No, not just that, she might even be able to use those insider connections to arrange a one-on-one fan meeting with Dios.

Before her eyes unfolded a radiant golden future: sitting on Dios’s lap at a one-on-one fan meeting, being lovingly petted.

“Unyaaaa…….”

“…Cat-nim?”

“Wa, waeolgh. It’s nothing.” Mieum wiped away the drool with her forepaw and spoke again, “Very well, nyaaaa ……. I shall teach you the art of acting as a Transformation Magic Hunter.”

“Really? Thank you, Master-nim! I will follow you!”

And so, in that alleyway, the special acting lessons between human and cat began.

“Again, meoww!”

“Hyaaa!”

However.

“One more time! You say you want to become a Transformation Magic Hunter, but what are those sloppy moves, waeolgh!”

“Stop … st, stop! Apostle of Ju, heuk, justice … huff…….”

No matter how hard they tried.

“Kyagyagyaolgh! Do you really believe you can become a true Transformation Magic Hunter that way!”

Thud, flop!

“That’s not it, wargh! For the Ultimate Cosmic Power Extreme Explosion, you spin around once, thrust your fist forward, then spin two and a half more times!”

“Huff, hahhhh…….”

Jijon’s acting showed no improvement at all.

The biggest problem was that his ultimate move looked awkward, especially since it was the most heavily weighted item on the audition’s scoring criteria.

“Ugh, I can’t do this anymore.”

Exhausted, Jijon slumped onto the ground. After the relentless Spartan-style training, his whole body was drenched in sweat.

“I can’t even pull off the Ultimate Cosmic Power Extreme Explosion properly ……. I guess … I just don’t have any talent.”

“…Unyaaa.”

Mieum plopped down in a bread loaf pose in front of the disheartened Jijon asked the thing she’d been curious about for some time.

“But human, why are you trying out for the Transformation Magic Hunter audition?”

“The thing is, actually ……. I, even after the quest ended, kept practicing the Supreme Swordsmanship…….”

“Too long. Make it short, kyakyaogh!”

Pow-pow-smack!

A busy cat has no time to listen to long stories. Without hesitation, Mieum delivered a relentless flurry of meow punches.

“I want to become famous!”

“…Waeong?”

This time, he cut it too short.

Jijon cleared his throat and continued speaking.

“No matter how often I showcase my Supreme Swordsmanship, I can’t become famous. Even though I was a quest participant, no one recognizes me…….”

The final quest to prevent the resurrection of the Demon God. Among the few hunters chosen for that quest, Jijon was without a doubt one of them.

He, too, had fought to prevent the end of the world.

But that was that, and this was this.

The truth was, Jijon and his so-called Supreme Swordsmanship still had zero recognition.

“Do you know they give you a prize if you get chosen for the Transformation Magic Hunter audition? This is it.”

Jijon took out his phone and showed her a photo. It was of a bracelet set with a large, subtly shimmering silver gemstone. Judging by the lack of inclusions and its exquisite color, it was clearly a high-grade artifact.

“Hoo, this is quite a nice item. Meow!”

“This is the item that Cheongna Guild, the sponsor, put up as a prize for the audition.”

In Cosmic Transformation! Magic Hunter Karin, all the main characters are played by Hunters.

It is, after all, the era of a great flood of content. To capture the eyes of young viewers, dazzling action scenes are a must. Because of that, the sponsor has put up a high-grade artifact as a prize to attract more audition participants.

“If I get my hands on this, I can ride the power of the item and become famous much more easily! Hahaha!”

“So basically, you’re planning to piggyback on a popular IP and then use item power to muddle your way into fame, waeong!”

“…Keuheum!”

Jijon, at a loss for words from the merciless rebuke, awkwardly coughed and tried to change the topic.

“Ahem, ahem! But … what brings you here, Cat-nim? Isn’t Cafe Rieul quite far from here?”

Ah, she had gotten so absorbed in the special acting training that she almost forgot her original purpose.

She was lost…….

***

“Waeogh! Are we not there yet?”

“We still have a bit further to go. The pop-up store is on the opposite side of town.”

“What if all the Dios merch sells out, kyaoong!”

Mieum, perched on Jijon’s shoulder, wagged her tail impatiently.

Just as they were leaving the long alley and heading toward the pop-up store,

“KYAAAAAH!”

A sharp scream rang out nearby.

Booooom!

Then the wall right in front of them crumbled, and a monster leapt through the gap.

[A Giant Raccoon (C) has appeared.]

“Kyaoong! What’s going on all of a sudden here!”

The Giant Raccoon is a massive monster resembling a raccoon. Don’t underestimate it just because it’s only a C-Class. Its sharp teeth can spray deadly venom.

Still, a monster suddenly appearing in broad daylight on the main street, not in a dungeon?

“Kiiik!”

The Giant Raccoon immediately shrieked and lunged toward the fallen woman.

“Ah … no! Stop!”

Jijon, in a panic, hastily drew his weapon from his side. After setting Mieum down on the nearby wall, he ran forward and launched an attack.

“Hyaaah! The Supreme Iron Fang!”

Screech!

But the Giant Raccoon’s sturdy claws effortlessly blocked the attack.

“Urgh…….”

What kind of raccoon is this strong?

The moment Jijon, pushed back in the contest of strength, took a step backward…..

“Human, use the technique we practiced earlier. Waeolgh!”

“Huh? Technique? Don’t tell me you mean that one…….”

“Hurry!”

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Translator’s Corner:

OTL is an emoticon that represents a person on hands and knees, head down, expressing despair ↵︎(Crucian) Carp Samanco, 붕어 싸만코, is a fish-shaped ice cream. The snack is not an actual ‘fish’, but ice cream that shaped like fish. ↵︎

Oh my gosh … it’s been so long. I miss this story and you guys so much T_T Doing this chapter feels like coming home….. I hope you guys have been well

Did anyone catch up with the manhwa already? I haven’t read it since I’m worried they will change a lot of the story details like manhwa adaption usually does asdfghjkll I’m waiting for the official english translation since I’m not a fan of reading manhwa through kr kkp….

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