The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial

"Sori Territory!"
Guru enthusiastically tapped the Seooreung dungeon on the screen.
"This one?"

Nod, nod.
"It's kind of far."
Gidan sighed and pulled up the navigation app. Without help from the guild, two minors had no choice but to rely on public transportation.

"If only I had a movement skill…"
The lack of a teleportation ability was something that constantly annoyed Gidan.
Seeing this, Guru twisted his lips upward in a knowing smirk.

Hmph, hmph, hmph! You were worrying about something so trivial?
 
With a small hop, Guru slid off Gidan’s lap.
Gidan, witness Guru’s incredible skill!
 

"……?"
Standing in front of the door, Guru activated a skill.
[Skill ‘Dungeon is an Open Door’ activated.]

As the doorknob turned, the inside of the break room was replaced with the snowy plains of a B-rank dungeon.
A shocked Gidan stepped forward, only for the cold air from the dungeon to rush into the room.
He tentatively reached a hand inside, pulled it back out, and gawked.

"This… this is insane…"
A perfect skill for minors without a driver’s license! His eyes sparkled with excitement.
This skill allows movement to any dungeon within Seoul.
 
Guru puffed up proudly while Gidan grabbed a baseball bat from the table and slung it over his shoulder.

You’re taking that with you?
 
Guru tilted his head in curiosity.
Gidan grinned.

"This is all I need. Let’s go?"
Guru raised a tiny fist triumphantly.
Yeahhh!
 

"Depart!"
 
****

Thwack!
A snow duck flew through the air and shattered against a Yeti—a towering, fur-covered monster.
[Target's defense reduced by 50% due to impact.]

Immediately after, Gidan’s baseball bat connected with the Yeti’s head with a crisp, satisfying crack! The creature collapsed on the spot.
A B-rank monster, down in one hit!
"Whoa!"

Guru clapped his plush-covered hands together, the impact making a soft, pillow-fluffing paf paf paf! sound.
As Gidan checked the Yeti’s corpse, he turned to see Guru’s small bear suit bouncing excitedly, making his eyes curve into a beautiful, delighted smile.
Whoa, he’s sparkling…

Guru blinked dazedly.
Gidan was more dazzling than most celebrities. If he didn’t always have that scheming smirk, he’d probably shine even brighter…
"Guru, your butt’s getting all wet."

Gidan’s voice snapped him out of his trance.
Huh?
Guru, who had been sitting curled up in the snow, opened his mouth blankly.

"If you go home like that, it’ll look like you peed your pants. So embarrassing."
As the realization struck, an enormous bell tolled in Guru’s mind.
DONG—!

Wet pants = bedwetter!
Guru immediately began spinning in frantic circles like a puppy chasing its tail, trying to shake the snow off.
Watching this, Gidan couldn’t hold back his laughter.

It was at that moment—
Swoosh—
A massive shadow suddenly loomed behind Gidan. A gigantic Yeti’s hand was descending, about to crush him flat.

Guru gasped, about to scream—
But before he could, Gidan had already leaped onto the Yeti’s shoulder, twisting mid-air in a half-spin.
Thwack!

Whoa…!
*Paf paf paf!
Guru clapped again in excitement, the sound of his plush hands reminiscent of shaking out a blanket.

As expected of an S-rank combat hunter!
His reflexes, his swift decision-making, his flawless movements—
Even to a child’s eyes, it was obvious Gidan was on a completely different level from other hunters.

Amazing…
Guru’s eyes sparkled.
He’s like a level 999 warrior!

His heart pounded with excitement and admiration.
This is why everyone longs to be S-rank. They’re so powerful and cool that you just can’t look away!
Determined, Guru scurried over to Gidan, who casually dusted off the snow clinging to his clothes.

Ah!
Guru’s bear ears drooped.
Gidan, do I still look like a bedwetter?
 

"You’re fine. I brushed it all off. You’re not cold, are you?"
Nod, nod.
 

"This is the upgraded Toasty Suit Ver. 2! The toastiness has doubled!"
Guru proudly boasted about the enhanced features of his suit. Amused, Gidan gave his cheek a light pinch before letting go.
“You little idiot.”

Gidan attacks! But the bear suit blocks everything!
Didn’t feel a thing, hehehe!
Guru giggled at Gidan’s foolishness and rummaged through his bag.

What he pulled out was a magnifying glass, with a round lens and two curled mustache tips attached below.
[Detective’s Magnifying Glass (C)]
Allows the user to analyze a monster’s information.
Mustache must be perfectly positioned under the nose for activation.
 

Durability: Permanent
Bound to the creator.
This was a modified children’s toy, now embedded with dungeon compendium data. Guru had spent an entire week crafting it, staying up past 10:30 PM to get it done.
Just avoiding Guild Master-nim’s nagging at bedtime had been a struggle—

But it was a C-rank item!
Considering the effort, the result was more than satisfactory.
Since Guru lacked the knowledge and experience of other hunters, tools like this were essential.

With determination, he gripped the magnifying glass with his chubby bear-pawed hands.
At last, I shall test the ultimate item!
 
Waddling over to the fallen Yeti, he pressed the magnifying glass to his eye.

The child-sized toy fit his small face perfectly, positioning the mustache neatly under his nose.
[‘Detective’s Magnifying Glass (C)’ activated.]
[Scanning target…]
[White-Browed Yeti (B)]

Covered in thick fur, providing high defense.
Poor eyesight, but highly sensitive senses.
Detects allies and enemies using its long eyebrows.
 
Collectible materials: Eyebrows, Mana Stone
Skill: Flattened!
So that terrifying hand attack was called ‘Flattened!’ huh?

Guru shuddered, picturing himself squashed like a pancake.
But hold on—detecting enemies with eyebrows?
That was kind of exciting.

[Activating skill ‘Pluck Pluck!’]
[Skill ‘Pluck Pluck!’ failed.]
[Activating skill ‘Pluck Pluck!’]
[Acquired ‘Yeti’s Ultra-Sensitive Eyebrow (A)’!]
"A-rank?!"

That was unexpected.
Extracting an A-rank dungeon material by hand? His blood rushed with excitement.
Gripping the crystallized reward in his hand like it was a precious candy, Guru peered at his Detective’s Magnifying Glass.

I’ll synthesize this into the Ultimate Supreme Detective’s Magnifying Glass!
But merging multiple properties wasn’t easy. The higher the item rank, the higher the chance of failure.
Guru lifted his duck-shaped clip.

[Mephisto-Infused Prickly Duck Clip (Defective)]
Despite a beginner dungeon buff granting a 100% success rate, this item still turned out defective.
Meaning… the Detective’s Magnifying Glass might break if he tries to fuse it.
 
Considering how it had taken him nearly a week just to extract the dungeon compendium data, breaking it now would be a waste.

That left only one option.
If I level up my skill, I might succeed…
And to do that, he needed to collect Filial Piety Points!

Filial Piety Points could be used to upgrade skills!
I can’t afford to lose this before then.
Guru unzipped his belly pouch and carefully tucked the precious star-shaped crystal inside.

Patting his round stomach in satisfaction, he turned his attention to Gidan.
Gidan was dusting off his baseball bat while gazing toward the city center.
The deeper a dungeon went, the more artificial the structures became. Though this one was in ruins, there were still scattered three-story, Western-style buildings.

Originally, Yetis should have been roaming everywhere, but instead, only small groups of hunters were visible.
“Hm.”
Resting the bat on his shoulder, Gidan tilted his head.

Something wasn’t right.
When a dungeon turned into a Red Gate, monsters entered a rage state. That rage increased their aggression and hostility toward all living beings—
But these Yetis weren’t attacking.

Instead of charging, they were hiding behind buildings.
As if… they were afraid of something.