I Became the Weakest Summon of the Genius Summoner

Chapter 16. OP in My Own Way

Still, I felt relieved knowing that she wasn't sticking to the White Knight Guild for any other reason.

"To travel, first I need to increase my magic power!"

'Hmm? Why is she connecting it like that?'

"Ilwol is fine, but Woof-woof consumes mana to maintain!"

"You need to save up and buy an artifact that increases mana recovery rate or make equipment!"

'Hmm... Maintaining just one mole cricket pup like that shouldn't consume so much magic power.'

"I saw someone on YouTube who was carrying around nine Welsh Corgis, and they were so cute! To do that, I need to increase my magic power."

"Clack—"

Her ridiculously naïve idea made me inadvertently shut my mouth tight.

I could imagine how chaotic it would be to have nine of those scuttling Woof-woofs... Just picturing it for a moment overwhelmed my senses.

'Even if she talks like that, she must have thought it through a bit...'

Hehehe—How much belly fat does our Woof-woof have!

Woof-woof—! Pant-pant—

'... This won't do. I need to stay focused.'

While the two of them were absorbed in playing, I practiced concentrating my senses on different parts of my body and planned where to go after the Goblin Dungeon.

'Next would be the Big Boar Dungeon, right? Big Boar, goblin, slime, mole Cricket...'

This place, where massive boars with a single horn vied for power with goblins, was, again, a single-floored dungeon.

'If I go there, I'll probably find what I'm looking for.'

Among the dungeons, there were places with hidden passages. This was one of them.

'You need a sensory stat of at least 15 to detect it.'

From the start, sense stats were rare abilities.

I knew there were less than 100 people in our country with it; except for myself and a few others, they were all early awakeners.

But initially, when dungeons were breaking out and we had to focus all our efforts on stopping monsters, there was no room to invest in sense stats.

Eventually, when people realized the utility of sense, the monsters had already surpassed human limits, preventing them from entering newly created low-rank dungeons.

Hunters whose stats were significantly higher than the dungeon monsters' weren't allowed to enter the dungeon.

Apart from the early awakeners, most of those who awakened sensory abilities began with inherent stats between 1-5.

However, as someone with a sensory stat over 20 upon awakening, I was quite talented in that area, able to thoroughly explore from the deepest dungeons, and naturally knew many hidden locations.

'There were quite a few hidden spaces even when I started exploring, so maybe even more will be discovered now.'

I had awakener year from this point in the past.

The challenge was how to get Yeon-hee to that location. Understandingly, hidden locations were mostly far from the normal route.

'Maybe I should forcefully change directions and take her there.'

Then she might ask, 'What's over there?' and follow me.

I felt as if I might be planning too conveniently for my own benefit. However, considering how relaxed she seemed lying on the ground, it seemed feasible.

- Hihi, Woof-woof's tongue is so scratchy, heheh.

- Woof-woof! Pant-pant— Lick-lick—

'What a peaceful world.'

I thought I should quickly find an item that could increase her magic power, for her mental health above all.

"Ah— My magic power...! Woof-woof, I'll summon you again later, so just stay put for now, okay?"

"Whimper— Whimper—"

"Sniff-sniff—I'm sad too."

'They've become Romeo and Juliet overnight.'

Although I was boiling inside because my favorite summon's title had been stolen by Woof-woof, it was laughable to feel such emotions towards a pup.

But then suddenly Woof-woof ran towards me, greeting me.

Could this fellow finally recognize a higher rank when he sees one?

Hold on, why is this little one able to roam freely anyway? Anyhow, as it approached me with a meaningful look in its eyes—

'Hmm?! This rascal?!'

I could start to vaguely sense Woof-woof's intentions, leaving me at a loss.

"Woof-woof!"

"Clack-clack!"

"Wow! Friendship between summons! I have to capture this on camera! Wait a moment!"

Though Yeon-hee might see it that way, in reality,

【I will gnaw your bones one day.】
【Hmph! Novice, you're still a long way off.】

It felt like that.

After taking a few pictures while holding Woof-woof, the presumptuous pup's summoning was canceled, leaving the room with just the two of us.

While she sat dazed for a moment, Yeon-hee retrieved something else from her inventory.

Flap-flap-

'Hmm?! There was another summoning scroll? It's a different color?!'

"Hehe— They gave it after achieving the 100 Man Battle achievement. The last scroll was a level-up reward, and this one is different. See— It's a light brown, right?"

"Clack-clack-clack!"

'Oh wow, this class is insane! They even award summoning scrolls for achievements?'

It seemed that the Summoner class was one where you received additional rewards in the form of summoning scrolls for any achievements.

'It's a cheat class, right? It's like having an extra reward compared to other classes.'

As long as she could find a way to protect herself, there would be nothing to fear.

"But I plan to use this one tomorrow."

'Hmm? Why?'

When I tilted my head curiously, Yeon-hee smiled and replied.

"Just a feeling that using it all in one day wouldn't yield something good."

Nod—

'Making one's own routine is a good thing.'

If you think of it as a game, that scroll would probably summon at least a low-rank summon.

One rank higher than me.

"And it wouldn't mean much if I don't get stronger first, right? Relying too much on you guys doesn't seem good either. For a while, I'm going to focus on training myself."

As I applauded her words, Yeon-hee mischievously wrinkled her nose and continued.

"Reacting like that makes it seem like I'm saying this just to get praise from Ilwol! I'm the master here, got it?"

"Clack-clack-clack!"

"Hehe, that's right. I may not be trustworthy now, but just watch; I'll become the greatest Hunter as my mom said."

"Clack..."

'What on earth did your mother say to make her daughter have such ambition...'

What was clear was that my understanding of Lee Yeon-hee was a result of being blinded by my own judgments and society's evaluations, creating a wrong image.

She was a person with quite an ambitious dream.

"Pretty soon, I'll achieve the Goblin achievement. The subsequent achievements might be hard to achieve, but hmm— I should at least test the possibilities, right?"

'Anything is possible if you invest enough time, but it'll take a while.'

It's more beneficial to quickly advance to the next dungeon instead of camping out in one dungeon for months just to gain achievements.

Yet, the reason she wouldn't give up any slight possibility was probably because the achievement reward was a summoning scroll.

"From tomorrow, let's proceed at a faster pace, Ilwol. I want to quickly transition to the next dungeon too."

"Clack-clack-clack!"

"Aww— All I did was shoot arrows, but I'm so tired— Yawn—"

'Of course, using magic power to its limit would be tiring.'

She waved at me and went into her room.

'Hmm— I guess I'll do some anti-Goblin simulation training since there's nothing else.'

Eventually, with the faint sound of crickets in the background and after enduring the chilly air seeping in as dawn broke, I trained alone.

Swish— Whoosh—

Even the slightest improvement would make these efforts worthwhile.

And a few hours later, Yeon-hee emerged from the small room stretching her arms.

"Hello~ It's not boring being alone? From today on, should we just sleep together?"

"... ..."

"Why? You don't want to sleep with me?"

"Clack-clack-"

"Hmph— Fine."

'Why not let me just practice in peace. It's all for you.'

Swish—

Yeon-hee took a shower and came out, her hair wet, covering herself with a towel.

"Don't look, Ilwol. Turn your head."

Whoosh—

I wondered if there was a need for such modesty in front of a summon, but my body had already turned away.

* * *

Coming in and out of a dark space, I re-emerged in the familiar forest. I immediately began my exploration.

'I'm used to this now.'

As long as there weren't more than ten at a time, there were no enemies in this dungeon our current party couldn't defeat.

(They're ahead—)

After 20 minutes, we found a group of six goblins.

Thwonk—!

Slash—!

Starting with arrows and acid, my faster mace now put goblins into a critical state with a single blow.

Three were taken down right as the battle began, and while the remaining three charged at me, I casually gained distance and spun around.

Thwack— Thud—!

Naturally, arrows flew relentlessly, and before long, only one was left standing, receiving a 【Heavy Strike】.

Thud—!

Kehek!

- Your level has increased. Upon reaching level 5, the increment of the selected attribute increases as a reward.

Every five levels, the incremental attribute per stat rises by 5. With an increase of 2 more than usual, it was a decent reward. Additionally, there was a rare chance to gain new skills or traits.

【Skeleton Soldier Ilwol - Lv.5】

Strength: 20(+5)
Agility: 19(+5)
Stamina: 20
Intelligence: 24
Magic Power: 17(+5)
Resistance: 1
Sense: 16 Recovery: 2

I invested in Strength, Agility, and Magic Power as usual and set off again. T

hough only my stats increased this time, I wasn't too bothered.

From the start, I thought I'd spent all my Hunter luck on being born with a sensory stat.