The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 153

Episode 153. Nothing is impossible (2)

First of all, Ha Sung had always wanted to work with that blonde S-class. So of course, there was no reason for him to turn down the offer.

But one question lingers in my mind.

“Excuse me, may I ask why you suddenly changed your mind?”

Last winter.

Didn’t Kim Ki-ryeo reject the offer from the number one ranking person to work together with these words?

“I appreciate the offer, but wouldn’t that be difficult? I guess our levels are too different… … .”

Of course, now Kim Ki-ryeo himself was aware of how his slip of the tongue had been distorted.

The level difference I was talking about meant that this side’s power was far inferior to Jeong Ha-seong’s, but somehow the citizens interpreted it the other way around.

But now it’s a bit much to say that wasn’t what I meant.

To reveal the truth behind the slip of the tongue, we would have to reveal the true face of a conman.

‘That’s difficult.’

At this point, it’s a reversal.

Rather, he decided to take advantage of the misunderstanding that arose at that time.

“…Why did you change your mind? It’s a bit ambiguous to answer when you ask like that.”

“yes?”

“I’m sorry, but I never changed my mind. I still underestimate your skills.”

Jeong Ha-seong flinched at the other person’s words.

“But if there’s one thing that’s changed… … . After thinking about it all winter, I suddenly felt like I was needlessly obsessed with you.”

“ah.”

“If you lack skills, you can just work hard to improve them. Sorry. I was short-sighted.”

He explained in a friendly tone and moistened his throat with barley green tea.

It’s quite shameless for a low-level person wearing the mask of an S-class person, but this level of courage is essential to swindle a big shot like Jeong Ha-seong.

“So today I came to make you a proposal… … .”

He took a sip of the green tea he was about to drink, then immediately presented the bait he had prepared.

“Ha Sung-ah, if there was a way to make that awakening ability much stronger, what would you do?”

This is a temptation that those at the forefront of evolution cannot resist.

“As I said before, you’re not even using half of your strength right now. And I can fix that.”

Yes, that’s right.

The Archmage had visited Garion today to seek out a new disciple.

***

The Archmage’s proposal was simple.

If you learn the secret method that he is teaching you and raise the control of your awakening ability to a certain level, then only then will he become a team member.

“If you become strong enough to be recognized by me, the team will do whatever it takes.”

For Jeong Ha-seong, this was a proposal that could kill two birds with one stone: improving his skills and fulfilling his wish.

“But even if it’s a country, I can’t provide this kind of training for free. I have to earn my own food and transportation expenses.”

The problem, however, was that this came at a bit of a price.

“So, let’s just accept about 3 billion at first.”

“In cash?”

“Yes. In cash.”

Kiryeo was currently in need of money to buy new magic tools.

That’s about 3.48 billion won, an amount that an average person would have a hard time earning even if they worked their entire lives.

‘f*ck, Eok isn’t even the name of a dog.’

Up until now, I have tried my best to avoid using my knowledge to make money.

I thought that I couldn’t afford to be picky about my methods when even a foreign summoner I had never heard of came to attack.

So I took out a saving tool.

Magical education. This would allow us to control the scope of information leaks by limiting the number of disciples, and would also provide some sort of ‘additional benefit’.

‘At the beginning of my reincarnation, I couldn’t even talk about money because I had to watch Ahn Yoon-seung’s expression, but now that I have some sense of economics and have achieved S-class status, asking for lecture fees is nothing… ‘

It wasn’t a job I particularly liked, but I didn’t have much of a choice since I was trapped in an F-class body.

He needed money, and he knew better than anyone that it would require some flexibility.

That’s why I came here.

‘hmm.’

He raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him.

A national hero who firmly maintains his position as the number one hunter in the Republic of Korea.

The extraterrestrial reincarnation had to minimize the number of people to whom he could impart his knowledge due to personal circumstances.

If I become famous through my magic lectures, the kidnapping I was so worried about will actually happen.

‘Earthlings, please just look at this… … .’

Taking various factors into consideration.

This alien had no choice but to target the planet’s top hunters as its prey.

Beings who can extract the greatest reward from a single person. In addition, the blueprint they have in mind includes a plan to improve the skills of South Korea’s S-class from the beginning.

He continued to explain, recalling the value of the pyromancer he was trying to imitate.

“By the way, if you accept my offer, you have to make time for me at least twice a week from now on.”

“Are you telling me to leave for two whole days?”

“That’s right. And I expect that if you study consistently for about three months without stopping, you’ll see noticeable changes.”

Swish.

He shows off a simple gesture by extending his index, middle, and ring fingers.

“By the way, did you know that the tuition fee of 3 billion won must be deposited every month?”

Monthly rent, tuition, electricity bill.

The period itself isn’t unusual, as this planet often uses a monthly basis when paying for something. The problem is the scale of it.

“3 billion per month?”

It just so happened that they said that it would take 3 months to learn, which means in other words, they are asking you to spit out 9 billion won in exchange for learning how to control the skill.

‘If you round it up, it’s almost 10 billion.’

Even if you are an S-class hunter, you will automatically stop when such an amount of money is mentioned.

‘And what’s the point of teaching someone with the defensive type Awakening to me, a fire attribute character…?’

Jeong Ha-seong began to have doubts without realizing it.

Of course, since he was an S-class like himself – at least that’s what Ha Sung thought – the chances of him committing fraud were extremely low.

But isn’t this such a sudden story and such an absurd suggestion?

“Why? Is it too expensive?”

But for some reason, Kim Ki-ryeo maintained a strange sense of composure throughout the conversation.

“It’s not because it’s expensive… … It’s just that I don’t believe it easily.”

“Then, just pretend you’re being fooled for about a month and learn. If you’re really not satisfied, I’ll give you a full refund later.”

“yes?”

“To be honest, this is my first time teaching an S-class. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out, so I was prepared to give it back to you at any time.”

Swish.

The man, who was chewing on the paper cup of green tea he had just finished drinking, slowly tilted his upper body.

“But if you see any results within that one month, then maybe you’ll want to give me the money first.”

And Ha Sung’s answer to this is…

***

A few days later, it was Wednesday again.

“hello.”

I came face to face with the number one ranked hunter in the country at a gym in Seoul.

To cut to the chase, Ha-seong accepted my offer.

By ending the article’s pledge not to reveal the details of the training to the outside world, he successfully brought in a new source of income… no, a precious disciple.

The first class period is approximately 3 months.

The tuition fee is a whopping 3 billion won per month!

‘Okay, okay.’

It was as expected.

That #1 ranked player has been wanting to collaborate with Korea’s fourth S-class with unknown abilities for a long time, so I thought it would be hard not to get involved if I made up my mind to do so.

‘Yes. There’s no way a S-class hunter would give up on his goal just because of a few pennies. Alright! Let’s start with a 3-month trial period and slowly spread the bait, and later on, I’ll raise the tuition.’

Heh heh heh.

Anyway, if I just go around like this and eat S-class food, I’m rich.

I would like to involve Esther and make a lot of money on the team lessons all at once.

As I said before, this was my first time teaching an S-class map, and if you look closely, I don’t have much experience teaching anyone, so I was relatively vulnerable to variables.

So, for now, don’t be greedy and take it slow. It would be better to use the experimental subject called Jeong Ha-seong to get a feel for education.

I looked around, hiding my sinister side.

What you see is a space so wide open that it is difficult to contain it all in one’s field of vision.

The walls here and there were reinforced with the yellow-colored stone commonly found in dungeons, which immediately explained the purpose of this place.

“It’s more spacious inside than I expected.”

We are currently standing in an indoor training ground exclusively for hunters.

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●Gym facilities rules

Article 1. These rules apply to gyms dedicated to awakening.

Information required for membership registration and use of facilities

The purpose is to regulate.

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That’s why I visited the Hunter Association a while ago and got a printout of the relevant rules.

In the future, I will need to train with Jeong Ha-seong periodically, but if the training location is inside a dungeon, I will be subject to another contract.

‘Honestly, it’s too much of a hassle to report this to Kang Chang-ho one by one.’

Of course, if you do business outside, rumors will inevitably start to spread.

That didn’t matter. If someone asked why he met with Jeong Ha-seong every week, he could just give a vague explanation like a duel between hunters.

“By the way, it’s good to have a high ranking. Since Ha-seong is in your name, even a place like this can be rented out right away.”

“Ah, yes… … .”

I took a deep breath and immediately started training.

“Anyway, since today is the first day, should we start by lightly testing our limits?”

“What’s the limit?”

“Hunter Jeong Ha-seong. From now on, fire your most frequently used skill at maximum power. Point upwards.”

But Jeong Ha-seong’s reaction was not very good. He hesitated greatly when he heard what I said.

“Are you talking about skills that you use frequently?”

“huh.”

“Can’t you show me slowly?”

“No. Just do your best.”

“… If you do that, the ceiling will fall through.”

The black eyes, similar in color to my body but with a rather different sheen, trembled nervously.

“The association will take care of making up for that amount with the items you’ve collected and donated.”

But I ignored Ha-seong’s reaction and showed a bored expression on my face.

Then, the opponent quietly raises his magic power. Unable to overcome the pressure I am putting on him, he reluctantly begins to prepare his skill.

-Sizzle.

The temperature of the area gradually boils. Just by casting magic, a massive amount of fire-attribute magic power is enough to cook a person.

“… … If we’re being precise, we do use these basic techniques quite often.”

Whoosh whoosh!

Then, a pillar of fire rose into the scenery I was watching.

The fire that Jeong Ha-seong caused ran wildly and instantly turned everything it touched into ash.

Boom, boom!

Even the roof reinforced with dungeon materials and the barrier using the infinite power core were ultimately defeated by a single skill attack and fell miserably.

But I didn’t feel even a shred of admiration.

‘Compared to the magical power I possess, my power is far lacking.’

In fact, this was Jeong Ha-seong’s biggest problem. That sorcerer was so limited in his abilities that he couldn’t even stretch his limbs properly.

‘It seems like the most urgent task is to inject strength control.’

Knock, knock.

Soon, all that can be heard is the lonely noise of a burning ember.

I was going over my schedule in my head with this sound as the background, when a new noise came from the other end.

It was Ha-seong’s voice.

“I…….”

You look a bit embarrassed.

“Excuse me, can I ask you one question?”

“as you please.”

A moment later, what came out of his mouth was a rather obvious question.

“Did that hand get hurt by the skill I just used… …?”

This person suffered second-degree burns in that short period of time.

“Yeah. I thought it would be okay since it was pretty far away, but I stopped riding because the wind direction changed.”

I showed Ha-seong the wound I got from the sparks.

A red burn across the back of the hand.

He, as a fellow Awakened being, would know better what this means.

“You… were burned by that kind of ember?”

I found out about this later.

In fact, the offer that Jeong Ha-seong made to me to join the guild last winter had a meaning beyond my imagination.

The company he founded had some pretty tough conditions for recruiting hunters.

‘I will endure the heat generated by the guild leader’s skills.’

I don’t know how I came to think that way.

Perhaps Jeong Ha-seong mistakenly thought that I was an Awakened person strong enough to withstand his abilities.

That’s probably why he immediately begged me to work with him.

But now, how absurd it must be that the hunter I acknowledged ended up like this just by being slightly brushed by fire.

“Hunter. I’ve been wondering this for a while now, but why don’t you restore your awakening level to its original level?”

Ha Seong asked a question right away.

If you’re an S-class, you should be fine to do this. Why are you still sealing your power as if you’re an F-class?

“There are no other civilians here, so you can stop doing that, right?”

I listened to him and was silent for a moment.

Of course, I had already prepared an excuse for this. But when I actually said it out loud, my conscience… pricked me…

But I can’t be weak-hearted now.

If it weren’t for the ruthlessness of deceiving others, there’s no way a F-class body could have touched that much money.

“Jeong Ha-seong.”

I steeled my resolve, took a deep breath, and blurted out the cold sentence.

“You still don’t understand my intentions.”

───Shout (Scolding Gal)!

He started to hit me with his neck stiff.