The Support Ate it All-Chapter 467: No.242 Land of the Warriors (2)

Hong Yeon-hwa continued to apologize even as she walked.

“Sorry…”

“I said it’s fine.”

“Still… I’m really sorry…”

Sensing this couldn’t go on, Kim Ho stopped the group for a moment and spoke to Hong Yeon-hwa in a calm tone.

“You can’t blame others for stuff like this. In the end, I’m the one who asked you to do it.”

“……”

“Actually, it’s not even like it was solely mine. I’m just collecting all your random boxes.”

“Well… yeah, but…”

“Let’s just forget it and move on with a clear mind.”

“Mhmm…” 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Though Hong Yeon-hwa slowly nodded, she still carried a sense of guilt.

If she hadn’t stepped up saying she had “a good feeling”, Kim Ho wouldn’t have left the opening to her.

Sure, the rewards were pooled and shared but what was the point of that if she ended up being a burden?

I have to make up for it. No matter what.

Determined not to be remembered as dead weight, Hong Yeon-hwa gripped her staff tightly.

And the chance came sooner than expected.

They ran into a traveling orc tribe.

One of the orc warriors bared his hostility and shouted,

“Chiik! Humans! Do you even know where you are?!”

“This place? It’s where people brawl for fun.”

Kim Ho answered casually.

Then he introduced Seo Ye-in.

“This here is our champion. She’s about to show you primitive orcs what true power looks like.”

“Power is strength.”

Seo Ye-in raised her fist.

“Chiik! Fine! Let’s fight!”

Even the smallest provocation sent the orcs into a frenzy, and the battle erupted instantly.

Hong Yeon-hwa who was more focused than ever began chanting her spells.

All the while repeating to herself, “I have to make up for it. I have to make up for it.”

Whoooooooooosh!

One of the orc tribes was quickly reduced to ashes.

But Hong Yeon-hwa didn’t look particularly pleased.

“It… didn’t drop…?”

The orc warrior hadn’t dropped a random box.

Kim Ho and Go Hyeon-woo each responded casually.

“These things happen.”

“We got back-to-back drops earlier, after all.”

R-Right? That… makes sense, right?

They had beaten the odds twice in a row with a 75% chance. So hitting the 25% once wasn’t unreasonable.

The next one would probably drop.

Trying to let it go, Hong Yeon-hwa moved on.

Kim Ho gave a satisfied nod and praised her.

“Another B-rank. As expected of our lucky charm…no, our bundle of light.”

“Guess I’m lucky.”

“If you don’t mind, shall we try one more?”

“……”

But then, instead of opening the second random box, Seo Ye-in quietly stared down at it… and then lifted her head to look at Hong Yeon-hwa.

Before long, all eyes turned toward her, and Hong Yeon-hwa, flustered, opened her eyes wide like a startled rabbit.

“M-Me…?”

“Hmm. You’ve seemed quite troubled for a while now, Miss Hong. How about giving her a chance to turn things around?”

“N-No, I-I’m fine, really…”

She waved her hands frantically and backed away.

And yet, strangely enough, she didn’t have such a bad feeling about it.

For some reason, she felt like it might work out this time.

Sensing that mood, Kim Ho spoke.

“Give it a try.”

“But… what if I mess up again…?”

“Just think of it as eating one less.”

Something in his calm demeanor gave Hong Yeon-hwa a quiet boost of courage.

After taking a deep breath, she reached for the random box with trembling hands.

Then, after making eye contact with Kim Ho one last time, she quickly flung the lid open.

Shak! Shashak!!

Click—!

[Glutton Box]

▷ Glutton Points: 2,600 → 2,800

“Ah.”

Hong Yeon-hwa’s vision went dark.

***

After that, Kim Ho’s party continued across the Land of the Warriors and took down two more orc tribes.

One of them dropped a random box, and this time, it was Go Hyeon-woo’s turn for a proxy opening.

For whatever reason, Seo Ye-in pointed to him.

Flaash!

[Glutton Box]

▷ Glutton Points: 2,800 → 3,300

“A break-even result.”

Go Hyeon-woo let out a bitter smile.

500 points meant it was a C-rank pull. Which was about the same as feeding it directly without using the hidden method.

But since Hong Yeon-hwa hadn’t even managed that much with her 100 and 200 points, her expression only grew more gloomy.

Soon, darkness began to fall, and the party decided it was time to camp.

They picked a suitable spot, set up tents, and installed an alarm spell.

Then they all sat together for dinner, but Hong Yeon-hwa just picked at her food and eventually slipped into her tent.

She crawled into her sleeping bag and curled up in a corner.

I totally blew it…

If she had just fed the two random boxes normally, that would’ve been 1,000 points. But instead, she had to act all bold and ended up with only 300.

Rather than making up for anything, she’d just become an even bigger burden.

All I can do is try harder tomorrow…

And I’d better stay far away from any random boxes…

Sighing heavily, Hong Yeon-hwa sulked in the corner of the tent, tossing and turning in misery.

After a while, she sensed someone approaching from outside.

Then, Kim Ho and Seo Ye-in entered the tent.

“Pillow.”

“Yes, Bundle of Light. Right this way.”

Maybe it was thanks to her back-to-back jackpot pulls, but his attitude toward her was unusually warm and attentive.

As always, the two of them placed their sleeping bags right next to each other.

Then, at the same time, they turned to look at Hong Yeon-hwa.

“What are you doing over there?”

“Just… it’s comfortable… here…?”

“You find the corner comfortable?”

“Mhm…”

To be honest, it was anything but comfortable, but Hong Yeon-hwa turned her back to them, trying her best not to show it.

But then, unexpectedly, Seo Ye-in came over and started tugging at her sleeping bag.

“……”

“Wh-Why…?”

“Kim Ho pillow.”

“……!”

“There’s room.”

She kept tugging at the sleeping bag while pointing at the empty space beside them.

Watching quietly, Kim Ho chimed in.

“You really don’t look comfortable. You didn’t sleep in the corner before, either.”

“……”

“Come over here. You can keep your sleeping bag apart or not. It’s up to you.”

“…Thanks.”

Hong Yeon-hwa felt her eyes well up at their kindness.

As she moved her sleeping bag closer to Kim Ho, she thought to herself,

Yeah… so what if he’s a little greedy. He takes such good care of me.