The Support Ate it All-Chapter 468: No.242 Land of the Warriors (3)

Hong Yeon-hwa stood in front of a line of random boxes.

Her party watched her with eyes full of anticipation.

“Heh.”

She might have been expected to be a little nervous, but instead, Hong Yeon-hwa smiled leisurely and lightly brushed her fingers across the boxes.

Then, placing her hand on the first box, she opened it wide.

Flaaash—!

A rainbow-colored explosion burst forth.

Just from the effect alone, it was clear it was a high-ranking item, and the party simultaneously let out exclamations.

“Oh.”

“Whoa.”

But it didn’t stop there. Hong Yeon-hwa continued opening the random boxes one after another.

And each time, the rainbow light continued to erupt.

Flaaaaaash—!

Flaaaaaaaaash—!

Before long, rare items were lined up in front of her instead of boxes.

Go Hyeon-woo and Kim Ho praised her enthusiastically.

“As expected, it was a good choice to entrust them to Miss Hong.”

“She never misses.”

Even Seo Ye-in was staring at her intently.

“……I’m jealous.”

Suppressing the twitch at the corner of her lips, Hong Yeon-hwa waved her hands modestly.

“Ah, no, I just got lucky this time.”

“You don’t have to be that humble.”

Kim Ho stepped closer, looking her straight in the eyes as he continued.

“You’re more than capable. If you’re up for it, let’s keep traveling together.”

“Really…? Is that okay…?”

“Of course. From now on, you’re number one.”

“Number one…!”

Hong Yeon-hwa’s expression brightened like the sun.

She couldn’t stop the joy from bubbling up, and a smile kept tugging at her lips.

“Hehe, I’m number one. Hehe.”

Rumbleeeeeeee!

But just then, the ground shook violently as if an earthquake had struck.

Kim Ho, who had been smiling gently, suddenly turned serious and spoke.

“Hong Yeon-hwa.”

“U-Uuh…?”

“It’s time to wake up.”

“Wake… up…?”

Ruuuuumbleee!

As the ground shook even more violently, Kim Ho spoke again.

“It’s morning.”

“M… Morning…?”

Hong Yeon-hwa blinked in confusion.

What she saw next was the ceiling of the tent.

Beside her were Kim Ho, looking down at her, and Seo Ye-in, who was gently shaking her sleeping bag.

As their eyes met, Kim Ho said,

“You’re awake. Sleep well?”

“U-Uh… m-mhmm…”

Maybe it was because she’d slept using that infamous Kim Ho pillow…

She’d gotten several times better sleep than usual. It was a deep, restful sleep.

So restful, in fact, that she’d even woken up later than Seo Ye-in.

Ah… so that was a dream…

Kim Ho didn’t stop her. He just watched quietly.

“If you’re not feeling it, feeding them is fine.”

“You’ll still rack up points without relying on luck.”

Go Hyeon-woo nodded..

From Hong Yeon-hwa’s perspective, feeding the boxes was much easier on the heart.

If she had to watch someone doing that hidden method, she’d be haunted all over again by yesterday’s 100 and 200-point pulls.

As they continued moving, they encountered orc warriors. Some they found, others found them.

Every random box they earned along the way was, just like Seo Ye-in insisted, fed into the Glutton Box without using any hidden method.

[Glutton Box]

▷ Glutton Points: 3,800 → 5,300

Then came another random box drop.

The group assumed it would be fed to the box like the rest, watching on with half-hearted interest. But for some reason, Seo Ye-in didn’t close the lid right away. Instead, she brought it over to Hong Yeon-hwa.

“……”

“M-Me?”

“Mhmm.” 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

“You want me to open it?”

– nod,

Caught off guard, Hong Yeon-hwa’s eyes went wide.

After steadily feeding the box the proper way, and now suddenly switching to a proxy pull?

I mean, sure, switching it up is one thing… but why me, of all people?

They’d all seen her completely mess up yesterday, hadn’t they?

Kim Ho seemed to be thinking the same thing. He glanced at Seo Ye-in and asked quietly.

“You’re not trying to mess with her, right? If you are, that’s not okay.”

– shake shake,

“So a sacrifice, then? Offering up Hong Yeon-hwa to summon a B-rank?”

– shake shake,

“Wait….are you saying no? Or that you don’t know?”

“I don’t know.”

“……”

After a moment of thought, Kim Ho seemed to decide the most important thing was what the person in question wanted. He turned to Hong Yeon-hwa.

“I know you’ve been really careful about this since yesterday, and seriously, it’s fine with us. But if you really don’t want to, no pressure.”

“I-I think… I’d rather not…”

Hong Yeon-hwa trailed off, slowly backing away again.

Twice was enough. She didn’t want to be a burden three times.

If she ended up pulling another 100 or 200 points here, it might leave a real trauma.

She might never be able to open another box again….even in other dungeons.

But just then, Seo Ye-in suddenly stepped in again and pushed the Glutton Box toward her.

Since entering this dungeon, she’d been oddly proactive.

“Got a good feeling.”

“……!”

Hong Yeon-hwa’s pupils trembled violently.

Somehow, Seo Ye-in had picked up on it or maybe it was just a coincidence, but she was echoing the same words from yesterday: “a good feeling.”

No, this isn’t good…

Box in hand, Hong Yeon-hwa glanced around at her party members.

They’d all been kind to her, sure….but they were still human. If their hard-earned loot didn’t live up to expectations, disappointment would be inevitable.

And she already had a track record of two failed pulls.

There was a very real chance this could become the third.

She thought they’d at least show a hint of concern on their faces.

“……”

“……”

But unexpectedly, there wasn’t a trace of it.

From the eyes fixed on her, she could feel trust.

As if they were silently cheering her on and telling her it was okay, that she could do it.

Somehow, Hong Yeon-hwa felt a sense of ease wash over her.

…Alright, just one more time.

If this one failed too, she’d find a way to pay them back somehow. Even if it meant leaving the party.

With that thought, Hong Yeon-hwa reached into the Glutton Box and grabbed the random box inside.

Then, squeezing her eyes shut, she lifted the lid.

Flaaaaaash—!

…Huh?

At the explosive sound, her tightly shut eyes cracked open… then widened into big, round bunny eyes.

A dazzling rainbow light just like in her dream was flooding her vision.

Her party members were just as stunned.

Kim Ho had been halfway through closing the Glutton Box but opened it again.

“Wait a second, converting this to points would be a waste.”

That meant the item’s value was higher than the quest progress itself.

And then, another thought flashed through Hong Yeon-hwa’s mind.

Come to think of it… yesterday didn’t have any rainbow light, did it?

The B-rank effect Seo Ye-in had pulled yesterday had been much less flashy than this.

Which meant… could the item in front of her be a tier above that?

As if he’d read her mind, Kim Ho nodded and added,

“At least an A-rank.”