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Episode 188. Daily Life
‘hmm.’
A few minutes later.
I thought my body had recovered sufficiently and after a brief greeting with Esther, I left. As I was about to step on the steps of the main gate of the Korean Tower, a familiar stimulus began to flow into my senses.
A powerful magical power that could easily knock down even the weakest of people.
Blink. Blink. Blink.
An SUV parked in front of the main gate made its presence known by flashing its turn signal. And soon, the large man in the driver’s seat opened the passenger window, leaned in, and spoke.
“Hello, Kim Ki-ryeo.”
“… … .”
“It’s been exactly four days and five hours since I reported via text, “I’ll go and take a quick look at the blue gate that appeared in the Magic Tower Guild. It’s an F-rank, so you don’t need to come separately.”
“sorry.”
“Want to get out first? If you haven’t eaten yet, I’ll grab some lunch too.”
“sorry.”
“Is sushi okay for the menu?”
“It wasn’t my intention, so please don’t be too ambitious… … .”
***
Saturday afternoon.
Two people are talking in a quiet gym.
This was a training center exclusively for Awakened people located in Seoul.
To be honest, even though it’s called a training ground, it doesn’t have any great facilities.
Still, being able to perform magic without worrying about people’s eyes is a good enough advantage. This place has been visited by many awakened people since long ago.
For example, like the famous hunters here.
‘This is almost the end of today’s show.’
Jeong Ha-seong and I were currently carrying out our usual schedule at the rented gym.
But when the skill training was already in its 6th week.
We first encountered a small problem. It was because Ha-seong was having a hard time getting used to the application of complete combustion that he had taught us in the last four weeks.
‘Something’s a bit off.’
In addition to increasing its power by consuming magical power, fire magic can also increase the temperature of the flame by changing the method of combustion itself.
Jeong Ha-seong found the process of changing the magic to blue surprisingly difficult. But it’s okay. I actually welcome this slump.
‘I wonder if I can extract tuition fees for longer than expected?’
However, contrary to the instructor’s positive thoughts, the expression on the primitive sorcerer’s face became more and more withered as the days passed.
“under…….”
Now, it seems like he is quite frustrated with his situation, as he can’t even hold back the sighs that are bursting out from inside him.
‘hmm.’
I know from having met many students like that in my past life, that Jeong Ha-seong was a person with high achievements in the past – I just found out that he was a veterinary school dropout – so he seemed vulnerable to these ordeals.
If you live that kind of life, you can’t help but learn that you are superior to others, but if you suddenly suffer a series of defeats, you will be twice as shocked by the unfamiliar failures as others.
Stiff expression. Tensed shoulders.
Even national heroes are just people after all, so if they don’t produce results, they might lose interest one day and just give up.
So, for the sake of future job security, in situations like this, you should try to coax them with some praise.
“Jeong Ha-seong.”
In fact, no matter what, I was concerned that that S-class was always a good person who took the side of the weak. That’s why I spoke to Ha-seong with consideration.
“You know what?”
“yes?”
“Your awakening ability. It’s called Pyro Kinesis.”
“yes.”
“The media often underestimates it by saying it’s the most common lineage on Earth.”
fire.
A primordial concept symbolizing the origin of civilization on Earth.
People here are at best just playing with cute fireballs, but I can say this with certainty, having already seen the pinnacle of pyrotechnic magic in my past life.
“But in my opinion, it’s actually a very good lineage for those with sufficient magical power. If you continue to cultivate it, you may eventually no longer need the armor.”
Jeong Ha-seong tilts his head when he hears that.
“Armor?”
It would be absurd to suddenly say that you won’t need armor when your magic seems to be focused on attacking.
But the people here will all find out later.
Even if it seems like trash, if you keep refining and polishing it, it will eventually become a complete skill.
Throwing stones at the sun won’t change anything.
I don’t know if Jeong Ha-seong can actually reach the level I think he can.
“Anyway… … . You still have a lot of potential left. Let’s proceed calmly without getting too excited or depressed right now.”
I patted him on the shoulder, trying my best to encourage him.
However, Ha-seong, who is someone whose facial expressions rarely change like mine, still had a stern expression on his face. Just looking at him like this, I can’t tell what he’s thinking.
“Anyway, should we start cleaning up and go?”
Still, this would be a great step forward.
Honestly, I still remember the moment when the hero Nari suddenly attacked me with [Sunset Sword], but I never thought that the day would come when I would be able to go face to face with the number one player as a reward for all my hard work.
“Yes. Thank you for today too.”
But then I suddenly thought to myself, when my hidden rank is revealed, this guy will probably tear me to pieces.
Not only did he gradually take away my wealth, but he also pretended to be an S-class and spread all kinds of slander?
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‘I wish I never got to experience the sharpness of a legendary weapon firsthand… … .’
I left the gym, glancing at the red sword hanging from my disciple’s waist.
But what the heck.
If it were a normal day, an empty lot would have come into view, but today, an unexpected picture unfolded outside the back door.
“hmm?”
There was a person standing blankly at the exit.
“Excuse me.”
It looks like they were just waiting for us to come out… … .
‘what?’
The person who spoke to me was an Earthling I had never seen before.
A woman wearing glasses, probably in her 30s.
I stared at her, curious about her identity, and soon the woman spoke the following words.
“What is this… … .”
“I’m sorry for stopping by so suddenly. But I haven’t been able to contact you at all, so I heard that you train here on the weekends, so I had no choice but to come here in person.”
You haven’t heard from me?
When I heard that, I took my cell phone out of my pocket. But there were no missed calls left. If there had been a new call, I would have foolishly picked it up.
“I haven’t received any contact?”
“Huh? I left a message, but it didn’t come?”
“He didn’t come.”
“Oh, so the number the agency connected you with was wrong… … ?”
anyway.
The other person immediately takes out a business card from his wallet and shows it to me.
[Korea Dungeon Resource Research Institute]
[Kim ○○]
[Senior Researcher / Doctor of Science]
But before I could even read all the words written there, additional explanations burst out.
“Anyway! The reason I came here is… … . I wanted to ask you, Hunter, for your cooperation in national research! To be exact, it’s for security work!”
Seriously, what the hell is going on here?
The Earthling who appeared out of nowhere told me that he had come to ask me to escort him. Of course, it wasn’t hard to guess the hidden meaning behind it.
Dungeon resources.
If an ordinary person were to explore such otherworldly substances, they would naturally need someone to protect their body.
“Our lab has been researching a high-difficulty, Grade A gate called [Sanctuary of Greenery] for some time now. I am the interim manager of that project.”
“So?”
“So, we need an Awakened person to help us with our research, but it was difficult with the A-class Hunters we recruited last time. I think we’ll need the power of an S-class Hunter.”
The researcher continued:
“Originally, I wasn’t going to ask you this urgently, but I was going to let you know slowly through an official document. Oh, this is it. The monster proliferation in the dungeon I had planned on pre-arriving is proceeding faster than expected… … .”
Okay. I understand up to here.
But the problem is the next part.
“Oh, but why did you come looking for me specifically?”
I understand that you wanted an S-class bodyguard to safely explore the dungeon. But aren’t there many good options for S-class hunters in Korea other than me?
The number one ranked person standing right next to me is like that, and the purple-haired sorcerer who lives in the tower is also like that.
Well, the other one is… … .
‘Okay. Let’s say that doesn’t exist.’
It has some flaws though.
Anyway, I couldn’t understand the thinking of the person who skipped the 1st and 2nd place rankings and went all the way to 9th place.
Shouldn’t we start by stabbing Jeong Ha-seong in this case?
‘This guy even has a good public image.’
I turned my head and looked at the S-class standing blankly behind me.
The national hero, with his upright karma and amiable impression, awkwardly observed the situation with a slightly embarrassed look.
“If you need a strong awakener, wouldn’t the Jeong Ha-seong Hunter be a good choice?”
But when I make a suggestion, the Earthling shakes his head.
“No.”
“yes?”
“That dungeon is structured like a train car with small rooms about 4 pyeong in size connected together. It’s difficult to cooperate with other types who suffer a lot of secondary damage from awakening abilities.”
“Hmm.”
“But Hunter Kim is already very capable in terms of protecting important figures. He also has a really good personality… … .”
Wait, what is that?
“What? Where on earth did you hear that?”
I’ve never been a human escort before. Where did that strangely good reputation come from?
“Uh, uh. If I had to name one, it would be my father. Actually, my father is well-known in the hunter industry, and he said he’s been hearing good things about Kiryeo lately. So, if you’re looking for security, why don’t you talk to him… … .”
“What is your father’s name?”
“Your son, Kim Beom, is a good son.”
Who is Kim Beom-sik again…?
Anyway, the more I hear the answers, the more confused I become. Someone went around saying that I have a really good personality.
‘Is the rumor spread by Ahn Yoon-seung distorted?’
I tilted my head.
But the middle-aged man in front of me was just smiling brightly at this moment.
“Actually, whenever I saw Hunter’s impression from before, I always imagined that he would be a very neat person when it came to handling his work, but I didn’t know he had such a good reputation even in the difficult security industry.”
“… .”
“After much thought, I would like to ask for the cooperation of Mr. Kim Hunter, who is an expert! If it is okay, could you spare some time on Monday for negotiation?”
It’s a bit bothersome because it seems like spitting in a smiling face… … .
“I’m sorry, but I have to decline.”
“yes?”
Still, I think it’s time to let people know the reality.
I expressed my refusal to the other person’s request.
Why? Well, this person is a waste of ability who can barely take care of his own body, let alone protect it.
In reality, I was the one who needed to be protected, so I was suddenly asked to protect a researcher, which was absurd.
“Huh? But Hunter, the investigation conducted at the national level… … .”
“I don’t know where you heard it or what you heard.”
Bam.
I cut him off mid-sentence and continued.
“I’ve never done anything like protecting a researcher before. My awakening ability isn’t suited for that kind of work to begin with.”
In fact, it’s just an F-class so it can’t be done.
“Did you do that?”
Then the researcher makes a surprised face.
Judging from that reaction, it seems like the other person had complete confidence that I would accept the request.
“Uh… … . I see. It seems there was some… mistake on my part? I think I should check again… … . Uh, uh, thank you for your time. Have a nice afternoon.”
Fortunately, there was nothing to be bothered about.
The researcher surprisingly gave up quickly, tilted his head in confusion, and quickly left the room.
Thump thump.
I said, looking at the researcher’s back as he turned around helplessly.
“Jeong Ha-seong, have you been hearing any weird nonsense lately, like how I’m good at security work?”
To this, the great wizard’s disciple answers in a straight voice.
“… No. Instead, I think I’ve heard rumors that you used to run a loan shark business.”
Yeah. If it was something like that, it could have been expected.