The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial-Chapter 49

Will it work today?

Guru took a deep breath and focused her gaze on the Duck Grabber.

Her discovery that the Duck Grabber could also be extracted had happened purely by accident.

While using her extraction skill to craft a magnifying glass, she had left the Duck Grabber nearby. Due to her skill level increasing, the extraction range had expanded—and the Duck Grabber accidentally became a target.

Of course, it failed.

[Skill ‘Pop, Pop, Pluck!’ has failed.]

"Huh? It wasn’t supposed to work at all, though?"

Normally, extracting from crafted items was impossible. But this bizarre thing—this Duck Grabber—seemed to be an exception.

"As expected from the ultimate Duck Grabber!"

It was a happy accident.

If she could extract a dungeon core from the Duck Grabber again, maybe—just maybe—she could make two of these incredible tools!

With that hope in mind, Guru had tried dozens of times afterward...

Fail. Fail. Fail...

Her skill proficiency was too low, and since the Duck Grabber was an unfamiliar object, she needed to get used to it first.

And so, Guru had spent an immense amount of effort bonding with the Duck Grabber.

"For this day, I took my Duck Grabber everywhere!"

Even during bath time!

Guru reminisced about the day she scooped up bubbles in the bathtub with her Duck Grabber.

Meticulous preparation.

A well-trained skill.

Carefully selected materials.

With all of this, she would create the strongest item ever!

She couldn’t go to a dungeon, but she still had Filial Piety Points saved up.

Guru upgraded her skill using her Filial Piety Points and activated extraction.

[Skill ‘Pop, Pop, Pluck!’ has been activated.]

Success!

Now, a star candy should land in her hand—

Why does it feel heavy?

Guru looked down.

Resting in her palms was something white, oval-shaped, smooth, and hard.

"An egg?"

[■■■■(■■)]

She tried to check the item information, but all the text was corrupted.

"Ugh, another defective item?"

Pouting in disappointment, Guru sighed.

It’s fine! She could just keep trying until it worked!

She took a big gulp of Mana Syrup and attempted extraction again.

[Skill ‘Pop, Pop, Pluck!’ has been activated.]

[Skill ‘Pop, Pop, Pluck!’ has failed.]

[⚠ Warning! Repeated use of ‘Pop, Pop, Pluck!’ may cause destruction.]

"Ah! No way!"

So, this was all she could extract from it?

"...A little disappointing."

Guru stared at the egg for a moment, then slipped it into her pocket.

She vaguely remembered a lesson from kindergarten about how eggs hatch.

If a mother keeps an egg warm, the baby inside will grow and eventually break out of its shell.

Rubbing her hands together to generate heat, Guru carefully cradled the egg.

"Mama Guru will raise you!"

She had no idea what would come out of it.

But since it looked like an egg, maybe a tiny, fluffy chick would hatch—like a SharkyPiyo!

"That would be nice..."

Her imagination ran wild, picturing a little lamb and a tiny chick playing together.

The chick would waddle behind the lamb, following like a baby follows its mom.

Just thinking about it made Guru grin.

"Now, time to clean up!"

She was about to tidy her messy desk when something caught her eye.

A small box sitting in the corner.

"Oh, right!"

It was the gift from Chairman Nam!

Guru untied the ribbon and opened the box.

Inside were a small gemstone and a card.

"A mana stone!"

Guru turned the mana stone over in her hands, examining it before opening the card.

[Message from Nam Jiwon]

This is a mana stone from the first-ever S-rank monster defeated during the Great Cataclysm, ten years ago.

If you send it to the upcoming auction house, you should be able to fetch a decent price for it.

While you’re at it, why don’t you visit the auction in person? There will be plenty of exhibitions for kids as well.

If you feel like it, ask Jurim to go with you.

With gratitude and love,

- Grandma Nam Jiwon

"An auction?"

Guru tilted her head.

Now that she thought about it, she had received a message earlier about registering an item for an auction.

"How much will {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} it sell for?"

Chairman Nam was the owner of the amusement park and had called it an S-rank mana stone—so the price might be astronomical.

"What if it sells for 20 million won?"

Then, combined with her savings, she’d have more than enough money to start searching for her parents!

Smirking, Guru submitted the request to register the mana stone and headed toward the living room.

Jurim was lounging on the couch, casually scrolling through a tablet.

Should I ask the Guildmaster to go to the auction with me?

Guru was curious about the exhibitions that were supposed to be fun for kids.

She also wanted to see how her registered item would be sold at the auction.

Hesitating, she sat down next to Jurim.

Since Chairman Nam had said to keep the gift a secret, she wasn’t sure how to bring it up.

Before she could figure it out, Jurim pulled her close and wrapped an arm around her neck.

"If you got bitten, it’d be a disaster. You’re as soft as mochi."

She squished Guru’s cheeks as she spoke, kneading them between her fingers.

...?

The moment Guru felt her face being smushed and saw where Jurim’s sharp eyes were looking—

She clamped her mouth shut and raised her eyebrows.

"No biting!"

"Why not?"

"If you bite, Guru will get hurt!"

"Have you ever been bitten before?"

Hmm...

She’d heard plenty of people say they wanted to bite her, but... no one had actually done it.

Guru shook her head.

"Then how do you know it’ll hurt?"

"Eh?!"

A devil!

Guru buried her face against Jurim’s back.

"I object! I demand labor union rights! Stop the dictatorship!"

"Where do you even pick up these weird phrases? You don’t even know what they mean."

"Hmph."

When Guru squirmed in deeper, Jurim leaned forward, creating space.

A chance!

Guru quickly slipped inside and climbed up onto Jurim’s shoulders like a baby koala.

"Hehehe!"

That’s when she felt it.

Pressure.

Jurim had sat up straight, starting a counterattack.

"Gyaah!"

Something in Guru’s pocket pressed against her.

Huh?

The moment she realized what it was, her heart dropped.

"Nooo! My baby!"

"What?!"

Jurim immediately let go.

Guru curled into herself, looking on the verge of tears as she pulled a white egg out of her pocket.

The smooth, oval-shaped egg didn’t have a single crack on it.

Thank goodness.

Guru let out a deep sigh of relief, checking that her SharkyPiyo was unharmed.

"My heart’s pounding..."

"No, mine is worse..."

Jurim ran a hand down his face, feeling dizzy.

Why was she calling an egg her baby?!

Anyway, despite his onslaught, the SharkyPiyo egg hadn’t broken.

It must have had a tough shell.

"Of course, it’s Guru’s baby. It’s strong."

"What even is that...? Did you take it from the fridge?"

"This is Guru’s baby."

Jurim pressed his lips together.

Was this the right time to teach her that eggs do not turn into human babies?

Or should he follow the Mom Café’s parenting advice about not stifling a child’s imagination?

Completely unaware of Jurim’s internal conflict, Guru gently stroked her egg.

"Guildmaster, what’s your dream?"

"Huh? Where’s this coming from?"

"Guru used to dream of being Gudetama. But in the end... I couldn’t become an egg."

"...That’s a tough dream."

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...What the hell was Gudetama?

And why did she want to become an egg in the first place?

Jurim slumped back onto the couch, completely drained, covering his eyes with one hand.

Peeking through his fingers, he muttered.

"Are you planning to raise it?"

"Yes!"

So she was compensating for her failed dream by raising an egg instead.

The problem was...

"Hmm..."

If she had taken it from the fridge, no matter how much she kept it warm, a chick wouldn’t hatch.

Store-bought eggs were unfertilized.

Should he tell her?

Or should he let her figure it out herself?

...Or maybe he should secretly swap it out for a fertilized egg?

Should he ask Mom Café for advice?