Dungeon Crusades | BTS

1. Summoner

When Yoongi learned that Tura village is the center of trade and merchandise, he knew that it was the first place he had to go to after leaving his own hometown. So after hitching a ride with some horse retailers, he makes it to said village in approximately two days.

At first, Yoongi doesn't see anything special about the place. Sure, there are a lot more shops than in his hometown, but none of them have rare cores, weapons  or craft cards. He already has all the basic cores too.

"There goes my chances of getting a thunder core," Yoongi murmurs under his breath and continues to look around. "Might as well get something to eat."

Yoongi fishes out his money from his pocket and counts what he has left. Two silver coins and ten bronze coins— that means he has about twenty elems left to spend. He sighs, unsure whether that can even cost him a meal or not.

When Yoongi spots a merchant stall selling dumplings, he freezes on the spot and feels his stomach rumble. He slides through the crowd of tourists and hums at the smell of freshly baked bread and sautéed meat.

Yoongi finally pushes through the people and sees the vendor's shop. There's a cylindrical steamer on his cart with about four containers of dumplings in each layer. It's spinning slowly with a heating light glowing from inside.

"My lord and savior, the dumpling master!," Yoongi cries loudly and clutches his sack of money. "How much for one?"

"Oh, just fifteen elems each!"

Yoongi walks away with his head hung low, a steaming hot container of dumplings in his hands. He sits on one of the benches and mourns his loss of money, now he only has one silver coin left in his pocket.

"Okay Yoongi, it's fine," Yoongi takes a deep breath. "It's better than starving to death."

When Yoongi opens the food container, his mood immediately shifts. There are four pieces of dumplings inside, each of them steaming hot. He takes a big sniff of the food and enters heaven for a split second.

It's a decadent smell, one Yoongi hasn't had since he left his hometown. His stomach rumbles again. "Hng, I haven't had a good meal for days."

Yoongi licks his lips and picks up the dumpling. Its oil soaks his fingers and he can see the grilled meat through the transparent bread. He opens his eyes wide and pops one in his out.

Once the flavor explodes in his mouth, Yoongi is overwhelmed. He can't believe he's been missing out on such taste in his life. God forbid, this is so delicious!

Yoongi is about to pop another dumpling in his mouth when someone bumps into. Everything goes in slow motion as his food container falls. He stares at the remaining dumplings that are now coated in mud and pebbles.

"My dumplings," Yoongi squeaks in a high pitched tone.

Mourning is soon replaced by fury. Yoongi's neck creaks as he turns towards the people who bumped into him. He's about to pop off when he notices that they're a duo of very suspicious looking hooded figures. Neither of them even give him a glance.

Yoongi swallows his anger and clutches his iron sword's scabbard. He steps over the dirty dumplings and tails behind the mysterious duo. It's easy enough, especially because they don't blend into the crowd.

At first there's no pattern, just the two figures walking in a straight line along with the crowd. Yoongi almost gives up on following them when they suddenly freeze.

Yoongi wonders what's going on and eyes the shops surrounding them. He goes to a tourist centered store and glances at what the figures are looking at. Just a few feet ahead of them is man with a dark cloak and bandaged arms. He especially notes the holster on his belt.