The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 16

Episode 16. Apology on the Grill

The awakening ability of the hunters.

Several items found at the gate.

Since the Dungeon Shock seven years ago, the world has been surrounded by all kinds of supernatural phenomena.

When even an octogenarian can break steel bars, is it really wise to look down on others?

‘I can’t even tell what type of Awakener this is.’

I’d like to scratch it a little more, though.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s suspicious attitude arouses caution. So he decides to slowly back off.

‘The purpose was to test how they would react to threats anyway.’

After receiving a clear promise from Kang Chang-ho to perjure himself, he stepped aside to block the gate.

‘Still, it’s kind of funny that he volunteers for F-class with that kind of personality.’

Kim Ki-ryeo glanced over with his characteristically sharp eyes and passed by.

Kang Chang-ho met the hunter’s gaze and thought briefly.

‘That’s interesting. What on earth is Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo thinking?’

But unfortunately, no item that can see through other people’s minds has been discovered yet.

‘Kuaaa …

So Kang Chang-ho had no way of knowing what was going on in Kim Ki-ryeo’s head.

***

1. Become the person who took Kang Chang-ho’s side and hit the back of the head of an S-class hunter

2. Take Jeong Ha-seong’s side and fight the S-class hunter here.

‘Huh? There’s no answer?’

A few minutes ago.

My mind went blank when I heard the threats made by one of the Awakened.

Because it didn’t seem like a very good move on either side.

‘Isn’t this Earthling a traitor?’

But Kang Chang-ho was almost forcefully demanding a choice, not just by holding a knife.

I looked at his fist and an image instantly came to mind.

The brute strength to blow apart a black wolf’s head with his bare fist. Can my current body withstand it?

‘… This won’t work. Let’s do as that guy says. We have to get out alive first.’

Looking at the way Kang Chang-ho walks around, it seems like he could easily kill someone.

then.

‘Jung Ha-seong is a S-class hunter, but his personality isn’t bad. I don’t think he’d kill someone just because I take their side… … .’

It is safer to give up this.

As soon as I finished calculating, I opened my mouth.

“Okay. So you’re saying I should go around saying that I was the one who put Jeong Ha-seong to sleep?”

I’m not going to tell this lie my whole life anyway.

‘For God’s sake, just try to get your magic back! I’ll be the first to kill you and use you as the cornerstone of my conquest of the planet!’

Even if he can recover just 10% of his past skills, someone like Kang Chang-ho is not a problem.

So, let’s survive first and buy some time. I accepted the other person’s offer based on that calculation.

“I thought about it carefully.”

However, Kang Chang-ho was not particularly happy even though the threat was successful.

‘What on earth are you thinking?’

This was followed by a short speech from Kang Chang-ho. It was basically telling him to testify in this way when he goes outside.

‘Damn.’

I glanced at the S-class hunter and cautiously headed toward the exit.

‘Anyway, I survived. I survived!’

If things go this way, I wonder if there’s some kind of crazy plot twist where the exit is fake.

“ah!”

Fortunately, as soon as I went outside, my worries melted away.

Tall gray buildings. Blue mountains running through them. Streets littered with cigarette butts.

“Phew.”

Finally, we’re back.

I took in the lovely scenery and swept away my surprised heart.

“Ah! Finally, a hunter has come out of the third exit!”

“Gate 3 clear!”

“Roll the camera, camera!”

But wait, why are there so many people here?

“Are there any other survivors? How many hunters did you start the raid with?”

“Uh, uh… … ?”

“Congratulations on your return! By the way, did you happen to experience any dungeon structures…?”

Several people huddled together inside the control line were asking questions in a rush.

I was so flustered that I kept my mouth shut and looked around belatedly.

‘Gate? No, all the exits were gathered here?’

It seems like there are more than one hunter involved in this unfortunate incident.

There were as many as six gates facing clockwise in this open space, and those gathered there seemed to know that this passage was some kind of exit.

‘Earth people really like to watch.’

But there is no time to be embarrassed.

Then Kang Chang-ho appeared from behind.

He even brought out the unconscious Jeong Ha-seong, and soon a huge commotion broke out.

“It’s Kang Chang-ho the Hunter!”

“Two S-class… …!”

“Is that really Jeong Ha-seong? Why is Jeong Ha-seong collapsed?”

Bystanders are unable to cross the control line without permission, perhaps because there are police officers around.

In the end, the first one to speak to the S-class hunter was a man dressed in black who was waiting near the gate.

“Hunter Kang Chang-ho? I’ll have to hear your circumstances briefly.”

“Are you from the association?”

“yes.”

The Earthling dressed in a suit glanced at the unconscious S-class hunter.

“Actually, I have a lot of questions I want to ask, but I think there’s one question that needs to be asked first. Why is Hunter Jeong Ha-seong unconscious?”

“Ah, this.”

“Could it be that I was fooled by the gate gimmick?”

Kang Chang-ho shook his head at the association staff’s questions.

Then he lifted his index finger and pointed it straight at a man.

“No! There was some friction inside the gate over the selection of the sacrifice. That’s why that guy knocked out Jeong Ha-seong.”

Then the association staff member adjusted his glasses and raised his voice.

“What? That guy is Jeong Ha-seong?”

It’s a false statement as soon as it comes out!

I was half-sick of Kang Chang-ho’s behavior and my mouth was distorted.

“Speak your mind! How can the number one representative of Korea be treated by a hunter he has never met before?”

The only good thing was that the association staff were thinking normally… … .

“Be honest. Mr. Kang Chang-ho, weren’t you the one who made Jeong Ha-seong like this?”

The more his opponents doubted him, the more confident he became.

“Hey, instead of just sitting there listening, why don’t you say something?”

Well, I guess there is a reason for believing in it.

‘Ugh.’

Even at this moment, Kang Chang-ho was standing in the blind spot of the association staff and sending them a cold gaze.

I felt like that gaze was telling me that if I didn’t confess quickly, I would kill him.

So I kept my promise right away.

“Hey, Hunter Jeong Ha-seong passed out because of me… that’s right.”

“Huh, huh?”

Since we had discussed things in advance before coming out, the explanation came out smoothly.

“But I didn’t mean to hurt him. I just let him sleep for a while so that I could make a smooth attack. Could you please be lenient just this once? I’m sorry.”

An accident occurred because we prioritized closing the gate that was a threat to humanity.

What other excuse is more frequently used?

“When Mr. Ha-seong wakes up, I will personally apologize to him.”

I secretly used a trick. If I say this, the situation will flow in the direction of being resolved between the parties involved.

‘Let’s just scale things down. I don’t want to go to court and lie… ‘

Of course, the victim, who knows all the circumstances, would be very dumbfounded when he hears my lies.

Wouldn’t it be okay if you sincerely apologize while giving them the dungeon reward?

“No, that can’t be! As expected, a fellow S-class hunter did something… … .”

When I was starting to feel complacent.

The association staff looked at us two in turn, bewildered.

Then Kang Chang-ho did something unexpected.

“Gasp, Mr. Kang Chang-ho!”

The S-class hunter took a step forward to say something to the association staff, but stumbled greatly.

Now that I look at it, your complexion is pale and you’re sweating a little bit due to dizziness…

“Whew, you’ve been talking nonsense since earlier.”

It felt too realistic to be considered acting.

Because he lost a significant amount of blood inside the gate.

“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? What do you think I can do to Jeong Ha-seong right now?”

“Hey, are you okay?”

“Okay, get out of the way!”

As he shouted in a half-annoyed tone, the association staff retreated in a hurry.

‘It’s not that serious, but you’re pretending to be sick.’

I found his tricks annoying, but I couldn’t complain.

“Wait a minute! Hunter! Is what you just said true? Are you really the cause of Jeong Ha-seong’s unconsciousness?”

“Did you knock out an S-class?”

Then, the Earthlings outside the control line scream at the top of their lungs.

I just explained it to you, do I have to say the same thing again?

But since they seemed like they were going to babble until they heard the answer, I just gave a vague answer.

“Yes, yes.”

Although the tone was insincere, it was enough, as the question was soon cut off.

However, somewhere in the place where the onlookers were standing, a familiar machine was seen.

‘What was that?’

A few days ago, while watching Ahn Yoon-seung’s dungeon break training.

Suddenly, I remembered the object the man who had been picking a fight with was holding.

I know its name. And I also know its general functions.

‘So, it was a tool to record the situation I was seeing right now?’

camera.

I stared blankly at the earth tools they were holding, then quickly turned around and walked away.

‘I don’t know why they’re taking pictures of my face for no reason. It doesn’t seem like something worth saving and reviewing.’

It’s easy to forget, but I’m an alien who’s only recently arrived on this planet.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s memory has strangely many gaps, so he often doesn’t know even very obvious and common-sense information.

So, I had no understanding of who updated the information I always saw on my phone and how.

‘Okay. I’m tired, so let’s go home for now.’

… It was 24 hours later that I learned about the connection between ‘reporters’, ‘cameras’, and ‘video uploads’ on Earth.

***

24 hours later.

A restaurant near Kim Ki-ryeo’s house.

“Hurrup.”

This is the restaurant where I was taken on the first day of my reincarnation for free food. I blew on the white soup and swallowed it, and reached for the radish kimchi with my chopsticks.

But there was someone who stopped me from doing that.

“Excuse me, bro.”

The Earthling sitting in the chair across from him asked with a pale face.

“I saw the articles that came up this morning before they were deleted.”

“… … .”

“… Is it true that you knocked out Hunter Jeong Ha-seong?”

Perhaps the reason Ahn Yoon-seung asked to meet so urgently was to confirm the facts.

I stopped using my chopsticks for a moment, then answered in a quiet voice.

“That’s pretty much it.”

Ahn Yoon-seung is a good Earthling, but that doesn’t mean he won’t spread my words.

“ha…….”

I’ve been threatened with death if I don’t lie in my life.

Ahn Yoon-seung covered his mouth with a surprised expression when he saw me like that, but right now I was so tired that I didn’t even want to guess what he was thinking.

“Anyway, you definitely didn’t get caught up in that EX-class gate yesterday, right? Are you feeling okay?”

I was afraid that Ahn Yoon-seung would ask questions again, so I naturally changed the subject.

That was the moment.

-Boooooo, booooooo.

“Brother, I think my phone is ringing?”

My cell phone vibrated in my pants pocket.

The name that appears on the screen is caller ID restricted.

“hello?”

I put down the spoon I was holding and fumbled to answer the phone.

Then an unexpected voice came from beyond the speaker.

-Is this Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo’s number?

“yes.”

-This is Jeong Ha-seong.

“Ah! Yes!”

By the way, I left my number with the association yesterday to personally apologize.

As soon as I confirmed the sender, I straightened my posture and spoke.

“Just a minute. But before we talk, just a minute.”

Because Jeong Ha-seong contacted me.

“Are you available for a video call right now?”

I glanced around the restaurant to see if there was any space to lie down.

Where is a good place to put your head?