The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 17

Episode 17. Apology on the Grill (2)

Jeong Ha-seong’s neat voice rings out from beyond the speaker.

– Video calls are difficult because my phone’s camera is broken.

If it’s difficult, there’s nothing we can do.

I gestured to Ahn Yoon-seung to eat first and focused on the call.

“It’s okay. Forget what I said earlier. But the reason you contacted me is… … .”

Jeong Ha-seong knows the whole truth, so he must be annoyed at me for telling unnecessary lies to protect Kang Chang-ho.

It was a time when I was wondering how I could convey my sincere apology.

-I have a question for you about what happened yesterday. Did you really put me to sleep?

The nuance is somehow strange.

-To be honest, I don’t remember anything about the events before and after the loss of consciousness because it happened so suddenly.

What the hell.

-I think it might have been done by Hunter Kang Chang-ho, but I’m not sure.

As the conversation continued, I began to break out in a cold sweat.

After listening to the explanation carefully… … .

Jeong Ha-seong said he remembers feeling a chill at the back of his head and turning around.

The problem is that when he turned around, the sight he saw was Kang Chang-ho wiping his mouth and staring blankly at the person next to him.

This is the appearance of a hunter who showed no change in expression even though such an accident occurred.

‘Hey, you punk! This is not right!’

This S-class was in a state of confusion in his memory.

But in the meantime, some ridiculous news broke out, so I contacted you to confirm.

‘We’re in big trouble.’

My hands start to tremble when my prediction turns out to be so wrong.

It’s one thing to lie to someone who knows the whole story, and another thing entirely to lie to someone whose memory is clouded.

‘If I do this, won’t he really think I attacked him?’

Should I be honest with Jeong Ha-seong? That I was threatened?

But I hesitated to open my mouth.

‘What do I believe in about this person?’

I searched it late, you know.

The reason Jeong Ha-seong is called a national hero is not because he is extremely righteous, but simply because he has an overwhelming number of gate closings.

‘He was an Earthling who was only interested in conquering gates, so much so that he was called a dungeon-crawling machine.’

But this workaholic… would he take the time to protect a mere F-class like me?

Is it possible to beat Kang Chang-ho in the first place?

“… … .”

There’s a storm brewing in my head.

I hesitated for a moment and then finally opened my mouth.

“It was true that I knocked you out.”

Life is… … .

It may be better to avoid one crazy person than to meet one kind person.

“I’m truly sorry, Mr. Ha-seong.”

But Jeong Ha-seong wouldn’t kill anyone, right?

“But listen to my story for a moment!”

I apologized sincerely and then added an explanation faster than light.

“It’s not that I did it with any bad intentions. If I were to explain this, it would be long, but at that time, Mr. Ha Sung was offering blood in my place, right? Yes?”

-… … .

“But when I looked closely, there was no sign of the room ending. Ha-seong’s face was pale. I thought I was going to catch someone like this.”

It was an excuse I had prepared in advance to use in situations like this.

“I was trying to stop you because I thought you were being too pushy, but that’s what happened. I was thinking of taking the place of the sacrifice while you were sleeping.”

It was a lie told to avoid incurring Jeong Ha-seong’s wrath.

Who would be mad if I told you that it was all for your health?

-Are you kidding me?

He’s angry.

– Are you saying that you are forcibly knocking someone down? This could have been a problem that could have been solved through dialogue.

“Ah, that’s it. I’m afraid I won’t be able to persuade you in a short period of time… … . Th, what is it? Because of the monster wave… … .”

To cover up a lie, you need a bigger lie.

I made a new excuse and waited for an answer. Unfortunately, Jeong Ha-seong seemed to be getting angrier and angrier.

– Did you get your mouth shut by Kang Chang-ho? What’s the problem? Money? Threats? How can you, a F-class,… … .

Yeah. I know it sounds weird, but what can I do? My life is at stake.

“I have nothing to say except that I am truly sorry.”

Let’s just hold out until we get our magic back. Then we’ll execute Kang Chang-ho and reveal the truth.

“Oh, Mr. Jeong Ha-seong. So, I had something to give you as an apology.”

After I finished explaining the situation, I immediately brought up the topic of compensation.

A bracelet that was a gate clearing reward.

I happened to pick it up and although I haven’t looked at it closely yet, it was definitely a magical tool.

“I want to transfer an item, but where can I meet you… … .”

A sincere apology and appropriate compensation.

There is no better response than this. I acted as if I was going to go and give her the bracelet at any moment.

-Don’t make me laugh.

But the answer that followed was cold.

-I wonder if you’re trying to cover up the situation with just that one item. What you’re doing is truly despicable.

“yes?”

-You knocked someone out inside the gate, so you can tell what your true intentions are. I think you originally planned to sacrifice me so you could escape safely.

“no.”

-Come to think of it, Hunter Kang Chang-ho knew you. I suddenly suspect that this wasn’t a con from the beginning.

A torrent of harsh remarks poured out.

I was embarrassed and came up with a one-dimensional counterargument.

“You misunderstand.”

I completely misinterpreted the Earthling named Jeong Ha-seong.

Now that I look at it, this person is surprisingly easily provoked and not cool-headed… … .

-Are you really an F-class hunter?

It’s a little scary.

The cold, settled voice of the other person made me swallow dry saliva.

“No, I really have my own circumstances… … .”

-That’s enough. It’s just a waste of time to dwell on what’s already happened.

Jeong Ha-seong didn’t even give him a chance to make an excuse.

-I will watch you in the future.

Stop.

With those words, the call ended. I blankly held the silent cell phone and slowly put it back in my pocket.

There was a long silence.

“Sorry. Was the call long? Don’t worry about it and just eat.”

But it’s not something you can keep your mouth shut forever.

I awkwardly offered food to Ahn Yoon-seung, who was across from me.

“Yoon Seung-ah?”

But the reaction is a bit strange.

Ahn Yoon-seung was looking this way with his mouth open, not even realizing that the spoon in his hand had fallen.

“Ah! Yes. That, that’s right. Haha… … .”

Only after his name was called did he startle and begin to eat hastily.

‘Is he a little surprised by what happened yesterday? He’s walking around like he’s lost his mind.’

Well, but now is not the time for me to be taking care of other Earthlings.

I picked up the chopsticks I had neatly placed and fell into thought.

‘hmm.’

If I delay in regaining this magic, I might get beaten by Jeong Ha-seong.

***

one side.

A hospital owned by a large corporation.

Jeong Ha-seong, who was lying in the VIP room, puts down his cell phone after the call was disconnected.

And then I lifted the A4 paper that was on the bed.

These were clippings of an article that came up this morning.

“The guild took immediate action and all the articles have been taken down. So, you don’t need to worry… … .”

The secretary standing next to him tried to dissuade him from reading the comments.

Jeong Ha-seong scanned the words written on the paper without paying any attention.

[(Breaking News) Jeong Ha-seong ‘Unconscious’… “Not Caused by a Monster”]

[The previous large-scale disappearance incident was caused by an EX-class gate… (omitted) … Jung Ha-seong, the S-class hunter who returned, was taken to the hospital without regaining consciousness. A hunter who came out with Jung Ha-seong revealed, “There was friction during the gate attack”… … .]

┕You got knocked out by the same hunter?? ㅋㅋㅋ They said he was a national hero and a world-class person, but he’s at the level of a nationalistic hunter

┕Let’s not cloud the issue. To be honest, you can’t criticize Jeong Ha-seong based on his skills.

┕Just looking at the mosaic, it looks like it. What. They. Look. The same. Isn’t it? An illegal immigrant targeting a precious young man from the Republic of Korea!

┕Why does our country always hide the perpetrator’s face… … .

┕I hope Hunter Jeong Ha-seong gets well soon.

The most famous hunter in Korea.

Jeong Ha-seong.

He has never been embarrassed in front of reporters.

In order to look perfect to the public, he would hide his injuries and adjust his clothes before appearing for interviews.

But one day, Jeong Ha-seong came out of the gate in a state of unconsciousness, unable to even do the bare minimum of tidying up.

And the one who knocked him out was a hunter I’ve never heard of.

What could be more shocking news than this?

If his position is shaken, the country’s economic situation will also fluctuate.

Jeong Ha-seong was a hunter who represented a country to the extent that such a rumor was made.

So the guild and the government worked together to hurriedly control the knights, but isn’t the internet a bit faster these days?

┕So in the end, who knocked out Jeong Ha-seong??

The water is already spilled.

Although it was later explained that the previous articles were incorrect, corrections usually do not attract attention.

“Phew… … .”

The image is corrupted.

Now that it’s been revealed that S-class Hunters aren’t invincible, the citizens are starting to get anxious.

Citizens… … .

Jeong Ha-seong’s straight face frowned for a moment.

The secretary swallowed dry saliva upon seeing this and spoke hurriedly.

“Ah! I looked up that hunter’s background as you instructed. He really is an F-class.”

“is it so?”

“Personally, as many people say, I think that Hunter Kang Chang-ho caused this situation.”

There’s no way a historical hero who contributed greatly to stabilizing Korea’s gate damage would have been defeated by a mere F-class.

This opinion is based on common sense.

“I thought about that for a while too, but there are some things that bother me.”

“yes?”

However, Jeong Ha-seong did not seem to agree with the secretary’s words.

“If that hunter was truly an F-class, Kang Chang-ho would not have spared him.”

“…!”

“Why would you make a deal or threaten someone like an F-class to take the blame for you? Normally, there’s no need to go that way. Just kill them all.”

furthermore…….

Even if we assume that it is true that Hunter Kang Chang-ho took action.

At that time, Kim Ki-ryeo had no choice but to observe the entire situation due to his position.

But the last expression on Kim Ki-ryeo’s face that he remembered didn’t feel like he was a witness to a violent incident.

‘Those eyes that watched me fall… … .’

A lifeless gaze, as if looking at a fallen object rather than a person.

If you think about it, that hunter treated the number 1 ranked hunter like some random person passing by from the beginning.

I didn’t care at all when I heard the name Jeong Ha-seong.

He was just indifferent to the situation. Could it be because the S-class hunter wasn’t that great to him?

“… … .”

Suddenly, I get goosebumps.

Since I woke up, have I ever met someone who made me feel so uncomfortable?

“It’s definitely not an ordinary F-class.”

okay.

I should have noticed from the beginning that Kang Chang-ho remembered the name.

“I think I shouldn’t let my guard down so easily. Now that I think about it, introducing myself as an F-class and pretending to be weak could have been a kind of tactic… … .”

Hunter Kang Chang-ho only shows interest in those who are strong enough to surpass a certain level.

“It seems highly likely that the ratings have been manipulated. Secretary, please contact the association immediately.”

Ha Seong said with confidence.

“I need to apply for Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo’s awakening level re-verification.”

A situation where Korea’s number one ranked player reported to the association under his own name.

However, Kim Ki-ryeo had no way of knowing this, so he just spent his lunch time leisurely.