WeTried Translations
Translator/Editor: Haruto
Discord: https://dsc.gg/wetried
◈ I Became the EX-Rank Pet Maker Hunters Obsess Over ◈
Chapter 89: Safety Helmet
──────
Float, float~
The Sky Bus floated with remarkable stability.
The giant floating Jellykkos sped forward, the bus suspended from them as their tails spun powerfully.
“Pant, pant...”
“Pant, pant, pant...”
“Pant... Pant, pant...”
Inside the bus, people looked down at the Seoul skyline, unable to speak.
“Wow... This is insane.”
“What even is this...? We’re really going all the way to the construction site like this?”
“This is impossible... Look at that Jellykko bus flying beside us... It’s so plump, I want to blow raspberries on its belly....”
YouTuber Petite Cream sat by the window, practically vibrating with excitement.
“This is unbelievable. Unbelievable! This can’t be happening!!! Ah, people down there are looking up at us!”
[Chat]
- Ooh... The view is fucking top-tier
- Damn...
- Cream bro, forget the view and show us more of the Jellykkos next door
- The ultimate transportation to escape Seoul traffic, damn
- Wow...
- Fuck lol I’m watching a Jellykko bus in real time right now lololol
- Let me ride too!!! Take me to the world of dreams!!!!!!!!!!
- Please, just once! Let me hug one as tight as I can!!!!
- No, guys, the Jellykko shuttle isn’t the important part! The point is that these Jellykko shuttles will be common transportation in the Magical Beast New City they’re developing!!!
- Then... could other kinds of Jellykko transport show up too!?
- Aaaagh!! Take my housing application!!!!
- Lol calm down. You think developing a new city is that easy? In a few days, it’ll disappear without a trace and fail
After staring down at Seoul for a while, Petite Cream moved closer to the driver.
The driver adjusted what looked like the instrument panel, then glanced to the side.
“Ahem. No matter how smooth the ride is, please don’t move around while we’re in motion.”
“Ah, sorry. But it’s so comfortable. It doesn’t shake as much as an ordinary bus. How does that work?”
[Chat]
- Seriously, it looks fast too, so why is it this stable?
- I’m curious too
- It doesn’t make sense aerodynamically
- Lol this guy’s talking about aerodynamics
- It’s Jellykko power. They’re soft and springy, so the bus stays stable
- Soft and springy have nothing to do with it
The driver explained.
“If you look closely, spirit entity magical beasts are helping around the Jellykkos. They completely control the airflow around us, so we can fly with almost no effects from turbulence or weather conditions like that. Their assistance with the airflow also makes us much faster than Jellykkos flying alone.”
At that, Petite Cream looked outside and checked the Jellykko shuttle flying somewhat lower.
Sure enough, round little creatures were sitting blankly atop the Jellykkos.
“Wiiind....”
“Wiiind....”
Two kinds of magical beasts were being used for this Jellykko shuttle.
“Ooh... If this works out, it’s practically a transportation revolution, isn’t it?”
[Chat]
- Seriously... Riding a Jellykko Sky Bus through rush hour sounds so relaxing...
- Really... We urgently need to introduce these domestically...
- Do you not know what “domestically” means?
- Are the provinces not part of Korea?
- Ugh, Seoul people without Jellykko shuttles. Now you’re the provinces
- Stop making such a fuss lol I’m telling you, building a new city isn’t that easy??? The Magical Beast New City will probably fail, and Seoul will just get Jellykko shuttles lol
- Seriously lol
As they continued talking with the driver, their destination gradually came into view ahead.
The workers leaned out one by one to inspect the worksite.
“Is that where we’ll be working from now on...?”
“When I checked the satellite images, it was definitely some remote place no one could live in. Don’t expect much.”
“They probably just finished surveying and started leveling the ground... Huh?”
As the Jellykko shuttle drew closer, they could see something that should not have existed yet.
Buildings.
Buildings that still appeared to be under construction.
“...They’re already putting up buildings?”
“Huh...? Didn’t construction only start recently?”
“Wait, did something just pass by...?”
Just as they sensed something unusual, the Jellykko shuttle gradually began to descend.
“Pant, pant, pant!”
A landing site for the Jellykko Sky Bus had been prepared, and Jellykko Sky Buses began landing there one after another.
Once they had fully landed, the driver made an announcement.
“All right, we’ve arrived at the final stop of our route, Jelly-polis in the Magical Beast New City. Please make sure you haven’t left anything behind when you get off.”
The doors opened, and the workers began stepping outside.
“...A landing site....”
“It’s pretty well made.”
People emerged from a nearby building resembling a hangar and unfastened the belts connected to the Jellykkos.
“Pant, pant....”
“Pant, pant, pant....”
They led the Jellykkos toward the hangar.
The giant Jellykkos obediently followed the people who appeared to be handlers.
The wind spirit entity magical beasts floated after them.
Petite Cream filmed the scene.
“Wow... It looks like they’re taking the Jellykkos away after work.”
[Chat]
- Look at those huge squishy butts...
- This is insane...
- Huh? Wait, people are running over there?
- Lol they couldn’t hold back
- I want to touch them too, fuck!!!!!!
At that moment, several workers who saw the Jellykkos’ plump backsides could no longer restrain themselves and charged toward them.
“Fuck, let me hug one just once!!!”
“Haaaaah!!!”
“Come here-!!!!”
Sensing the workers rushing toward it, a giant floating Jellykko looked back once, then flopped onto its back and exposed its belly.
“Pant, pant....”
The workers dove straight into the Jellykko.
Boing!
“It accepted us!!!”
“So soft!! So springy!!!”
“Khah! This feels so damn good, it doesn’t even compare to my old lady’s tits!!!”
The workers rubbed against the Jellykko for quite a while before the handlers finally dragged them away.
“Wow... I’m jealous.”
[Chat]
- Me too, please...
- Ah... I came...
- Okay, I’m going to work construction in the Magical Beast New City too
- Lol I applied too
- I’m squeezing my Jellykko at home and imagining the texture...
- Pant, pant...
- Do you need a handler’s license for that?
There had been one unexpected incident, but after that, everyone was kept under control without further trouble as they headed toward the Magical Beast New City site.
Then baffled voices soon began erupting from all around.
“...What? Why are there already roads?”
“What the hell is this?”
“I thought so... It looks like they’ve already marked out building sites too? Look, they’re trying to put up a building... Huh?”
At a construction site where a building was going up nearby, they saw something bizarre.
A giant spider-like magical beast was shooting out something like steel wire and firmly reinforcing the structure.
“...What is that?”
The workers and Petite Cream passed by, staring at the sight in bewilderment.
That was not the only strange thing there.
A large number of magical beasts could be seen in the cargo bed of a truck passing them.
Crunch, crunch.
Crunch.
Something that looked like a giant ant was chewing on ore-like material, while mysterious minerals grew from its carapace.
“......”
Clip-clop. Clip-clop.
Neigh!
There was even someone riding a flying magical beast, looking around in every direction, checking something and marking documents.
And farther away, a giant flying object with a somewhat blurry silhouette transported large construction materials suspended beneath it, as though replacing a crane.
Petite Cream forgot even to fill the broadcast audio, staring at all the unusual sights around them with cold sweat running down their face.
“...S-something is happening.”
Everywhere they looked, there were magical beasts they had never seen before.
It felt strangely alien, as though they had stepped into another world by mistake.
It was enough to make them question whether this was truly reality.
“N-now that I think about it, I barely see any heavy equipment here... Don’t tell me they’re doing all the construction... with magical beasts...?”
[Chat]
- I’m already getting dizzy
- What is this?? What’s happening??
- Everyone calm down. They’re only basic magical beasts.
- Are they really developing the new city with magical beasts????
- The Magical Beast New City is living up to its name, fuck;;;
- Wow... No, they can be used like that??
- Is it you again, Yoo Hyun...
- No, it’s ridiculous how efficient it actually looks lol
Everyone moved along in shock, and the new workers who had arrived that day were finally assigned to places where manpower was needed.
Petite Cream tried to enter the construction site to film them, but a supervisor stopped them.
“Ahem. Even if you’re not working, you must wear safety equipment.”
The supervisor pointed toward a row of safety helmets.
Petite Cream nodded and headed over, but there was one problem.
“Um... These safety helmets are too small?”
The helmets were the size of fists. They were clearly not made for people to wear.
The supervisor tilted their head in confusion.
“Well, those are Jellykko-only safety helmets.”
“...Then where’s my safety helmet?”
“What do you keep Jellykkos for? Put one on your head.”
...?
Looking around, Petite Cream saw that all the workers had Jellykkos sitting on top of their heads.
“Pant, pant....”
“Pant, pant, pant....”
Every Jellykko wore its own safety helmet and clung tightly to its owner’s head.
Surprisingly, they were all hanging on quite securely....
Slip!
A Jellykko lost its footing on a bald head and slid all the way down.
Even then, it desperately tried to cling to its owner’s head.
“...What am I looking at?”
Everyone was working with Jellykkos perched on their heads.
Petite Cream spoke awkwardly.
“Um, I didn’t bring a Jellykko with me.”
“Then go rent one from the rental station over there.”
Where the supervisor pointed was a place with a sign reading RENTAL STATION, where Jellykkos lounged peacefully in rows.
“...What even is this?”
[Chat]
- Fuck lol there’s no safety equipment better than a Jellykko
- Once Jellykkos became available, the number of people hurt or killed in accidents dropped like crazy
- This is a common sight at construction sites these days, nothing to be surprised about
- Jellykko helmets are valid. I put one on my head when I ride a bike too lol
- So what kind of world are we living in...?
- Everything I knew is falling apart!!!!!
- Upvote if your expectations for the Magical Beast New City suddenly went up lol
- So when do housing applications open-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As word of the Magical Beast New City’s development spread outside, people gradually became more interested.
* * *
In the laboratory reception room, Cheon Sanha spread both arms wide and spoke excitedly.
“Little brother, this is practically a revolution! You’ve completely overturned civil engineering and construction! That broadcast shocked people so much that everyone wants to invest now. They must think this place will be the next prime piece of land. At this point, it’s practically the same as them being certain this place will succeed. I guess it’s only natural, since our country’s Hunter industry has basically begun shifting toward magical beasts!”
Capital began flowing into the Magical Beast New City.
But building a new city was not my goal.
This was only part of the process.
“This is only the beginning.”
“Pant, pant....”
I leisurely kneaded Haengbok.
This was where it began.
Once Jelly-polis was complete, I could move on to the next stage.
All of this was only the first step toward creating the ultimate magical beast.
I spoke calmly.
“In this Magical Beast New City, Jelly-polis, everyone will have at least one magical beast with them. And that magical beast will become their identification within the city.”
“...There was definitely some crazy setting where people used ‘board-game cards’ as identification... Well, fine. You can make that a distinct feature of the Magical Beast New City.”
Cheon Sanha nodded as if saying, Sure, little brother. Do whatever you want.
* * *
After Cheon Sanha left, I kneaded Haengbok.
“Changing the nature of mana to suit my ideology is how I can reach Tier 2.”
“Pant, pant....”
That was the conclusion I reached after putting together everything I had learned so far.
Overwhelming technique could provide the power magical beasts needed to advance to the next stage, but to see beyond that, technique alone would clearly not be enough.
To reach transcendence, I needed to follow their method.
I myself had to reach perfect Tier 2.
For that, I needed an environment filled with magical beasts everywhere.
Tier 2 was likely about changing mana, the most fundamental energy used to repaint the world, into one’s own color.
The new power of Tier 2 that I would create from now on...
I looked at Haengbok and spoke.
“I’ll call it Hek Energy.”
“Pant, pant....”
[ ...You seriously intend to give it a name that ridiculous? ]
There was no other name for this power but Hek Energy.
“All right, I have some breathing room now. Shall we go check on the other factions’ situation?”
“Pant, pant....”
I used the censer and headed to Masquerade, the mental world.
Today was the day of the Apostles’ Round Table meeting.
I was a little nervous since it had been a while, but soon a spectacle that seemed to belong to another world unfolded before me.
A massive meeting hall stood ahead.
For reference, once you paid the admission fee the first time, you were registered as a member, so there was no additional admission fee. New members joining now had to pay a higher fee, though.
Anyway, as I headed toward the building, I sensed someone new entering behind me.
When I turned around...
“Where should I go?”
I saw the masked Butcher, both arms stretched in front of him as though he could not see.
Footnotes:
Hek Energy echoes the Jellykkos’ repeated “hek hek” panting.
Join our discord at https://dsc.gg/wetried
