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Episode 213. Ego Sword (4)
Kim Ki-ryeo and Jeong Ha-seong passed through the gate.
They looked just as unkempt as when they entered the dungeon.
A sloppy, haphazardly made disheveled dish with a healing potion applied to the outside. However, this alone was enough to avoid questioning from the guard guarding the gate.
Ha-seong walked out, covering his wounded upper body with the only [White Blade] that was not destroyed.
“Oh, right.”
But at that moment, I parted ways with the association staff who had seen me off.
Gi-ryeo stopped Ha-seong, who was about to go home, and had a brief conversation.
“Ha Sung-ah. But why on earth did you come to the dungeon at 4 in the morning?”
“yes?”
“Are you still going to die if you don’t work hard these days? Isn’t it time for you to recuperate?”
Of course, the response I got was an ambiguous, neither positive nor negative, feeling of hesitation.
“Is the person who came here before me asking that question… … ?”
Ha Sung was seriously embarrassed.
At the same time, I was able to immediately understand how I had been perceived by others.
Before I was put in this situation, I somehow didn’t feel it. A hunter who goes out to attack in the dawn breeze…
Yeah, it certainly looks pretty weird from an outsider’s perspective. I also felt really concerned about his health.
But he didn’t plan on doing this, he just woke up early and had no choice but to come out.
“hmm.”
Didn’t Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo just sit in that dungeon like he had planned? … ?
It was not difficult to figure out that the other person had decided to come to work.
The savior who had saved him appeared, wrapped in the musty smell of the cave, as if he had been in that dungeon for hours.
‘It’s a dungeon crawler… … .’
Even at this very moment while we were having this conversation, Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo’s expression did not change.
Ha-seong, who saw this, didn’t show it much, but inside, he felt a sense of alienation that sent a chill down his spine.
Beast attack.
And even after going through all these provocative events, such as killing the enemy at the end of an engagement, he maintained his composure.
Is this really a person?
The cold nickname of machine is a perfect fit for such a hunter.
‘… … .’
Ha-seong was observing the other person’s reaction and organizing his thoughts on his own. At this time, the blonde in question thought to himself.
‘My hands are still shaking. Oh my, I’m scared… … Today, as soon as I get home, I have to lock the door and not get out of bed.’
As you can see from this, he was so scared that he didn’t have time to pay attention to his expression.
To be honest, killing an Earthling isn’t a big deal for a great wizard who has taken many lives with his own hands.
Brooklyn rushed forward as if he was going to tear apart the [Guardian] effect of the Sacred Tree.
The overwhelming magic of a S-class hunter. Slow limbs that wouldn’t move as I wanted.
Certainly, the situation just now was enough to scare an alien.
So, this man has maintained a stubborn, expressionless face until now.
“…I’m sorry about what happened before.”
“hmm?”
This is a situation that appears cold-blooded to third parties.
Ha Sung, who was fixing the returned [Sunset Sword] to the holder, lowered his gaze.
“When you don’t know anything, there was a time when I criticized Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, saying things like, “Can’t you keep even one duty?” and “Why are people so selfish?”
“uh.”
“Now that I think about it, those were really presumptuous words.”
“that…….”
“Hunter Kiryeo was the kind of person who would go out on a raid even at this hour of the morning.”
Siren. Kagoshima. And today’s incident.
The national hero raised the corners of his mouth as he carefully thought about the things the hunter standing next to him had been solving.
It was a complex smile that seemed to hint at regret.
“Do you know that I’ve been feeling much more at ease lately thanks to you, Hunter?”
Jeong Ha-seong said so and raised his head.
The shadow that had been cast over the young man’s face had now receded.
“Come to think of it, Hunter Kim, your gate strategy scores are generally low. But since you start working on Hunter-related matters from the crack of dawn… … .”
“uh?”
“I guess you are usually busy with other important tasks assigned by the government.”
For some reason, he keeps his mouth shut and remains silent.
“I think I understand why you always worried about me so much. Running into another Hunter at dawn definitely makes me think a lot.”
“… … .”
“I hope Hunter Kim doesn’t push himself too hard.”
But Jeong Ha-seong continued talking as if he knew what to do even though he didn’t get a response from the other person.
“Anyway, thank you for saving me today. Really, I always appreciate it.”
Ha Seong repeatedly expresses his gratitude, saying that he was able to survive thanks to Gi Ryeo.
He also made some self-deprecating criticisms of his own abilities.
Even though he was flustered by the sudden attack, how could he have been defeated so unilaterally even after using the highest level potion?
So, even after all the classes where you learn know-how are over, it might not be impossible to become a team with that person.
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“haha…….”
As Ha-seong said that, he broke out in a cold sweat without realizing it due to his rising anxiety.
But the teacher’s reaction is actually indifferent.
This pyromancer didn’t lose because he lacked skill.
The alien archmage decided to take today’s events as a lesson and personally address his apprentice’s minor weaknesses.
And a little later.
The weekend is back.
In this class, we’re going to try something different from usual.
I didn’t know you were so weak in PvP, so I came up with a new curriculum.
“yes?”
The method of overcoming weakness prepared by the great wizard was the practice of burning people.
It seems to me that you were defeated because you were too weak-willed to harm your own people.
In the future, it is proposed to reduce the reluctance to use abilities in order to gain an advantage in duels with Awakened people.
And the target for this training is, of course, the body of a man with three hundred eyes.
“Now, I’m telling you to use your powers on Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo.”
When Ha-seong heard that, his face turned pale and he expressed his refusal.
But as always, his will doesn’t have much influence on the class.
“So what, next time a crazy person like Beast comes running at you, you’re just going to get beaten up?”
I wanted to take this opportunity to teach Ha-seong how to protect himself.
“Excuse me, but it seems like Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo doesn’t know that this kind of thing isn’t normal… …!”
“know.”
“yes?”
“Now I know everything and I’m just telling you to do it?”
In this way, Jeong Ha-seong was unable to withstand the instructor’s threats and ended up overcoming his weakness in a very rough way.
The alien creature gave a satisfied compliment as it saw the pyromancer’s ability to burn people.
Although it was a bit twisted, it was also a way of taking care of his disciples.
***
Monday is back again.
“Hmm.”
While everyone else was busy heading to work, I finished preparing an early lunch by putting a simple, freshly made home-cooked meal on a tray.
As you can see from this appearance, this side has safely returned to daily life.
Because the incident was handled before Kang Chang-ho woke up, he wasn’t even questioned.
All of the evidence of the battle would have been completely destroyed by 6:30, the dungeon reset time, so all of the concerns were resolved.
From now on, you just need to stay calm and avoid getting involved in any unnecessary accidents.
‘Why does it seem like whenever I try to gain something, something unfortunate happens?’
Of course, it’s a shame that I didn’t achieve my intended goal, but since I’ve already acquired the lungs, I’ll have time left over from now on.
We can think about how to get the body some more in the future.
So I decided to stay home and continue building dummies to fool the contractor.
[Breaking news.]
The 8th day of the lunar calendar.
To be exact, about 24 hours after Brooklyn died.
At this point, a breaking news message about the clearing of [Imitation City] came from my turned-on cell phone, but honestly, I didn’t feel anything special about it.
[… … The copycat city was a place where a boss monster would appear when a specific trap was destroyed.]
‘Yes. It’s only a C-class dungeon, but if Earthlings set their mind to it, there’s no way they won’t be able to conquer it.’
That dungeon has a special escape system called ‘Transfer’, which forces all raiders inside the dungeon to leave when the leader dies. In short, it caused a transmission that was only seen at a certain gate called [White Tower], etc.
The announcer congratulated the safe capture of the gate and poured out all sorts of information, but in the end, Beast’s whereabouts were never mentioned anywhere.
‘Brooklyn Morgan.’
but.
‘hmm.’
No matter how quiet it is right now, there are definitely people in this world who know of Brooklyn’s death.
‘Are you hiding information… … .’
Because Brooklyn Morgan’s body was covered in an unknown [Knight’s Oath].
‘The spell has a unique form, so if you look closely, you can tell it apart from a normal curse.’
However, that item includes a function that notifies the other party when one party to the contract dies.
A person who made a firm promise with an American S-class hunter.
Only that person can know the fact that Brooklyn is dead and the exact time of her death.
The gate has already been reset and the raid has been completed, so I don’t think there will be any evidence left…
“Hmm.”
I rolled my eyes and got up from my seat.
“There’s nothing I can do.”
Even if he gets caught with the murder charge anyway, it’s not a big deal for someone who’s planning to change bodies.
I pretended to think about it for a moment, then quickly put the matter out of my mind.
And after a delicious meal, I decided to cheer up and continue my research diligently.
For your information, today’s menu is a lively soybean paste stew with zucchini and tofu.
I just recently found out that this body has some useful functions.
Our Kiria is surprisingly good at making stew.
***
Day 1 of Brooklyn’s death.
【#A new chat room】
[P: I have received your message.]
[靑春: Oh my god! Losing Morgan! How on earth did you manage this, you idiot :(]
[Cheongchun: I should have stopped that stupid game a long time ago]
[SPECTRUM: Did you know that I would end up like this? We only recently found out that Morgan is a Beast. Who would have thought that crazy woman would do something like that while sleeping only 2 hours a day? And you didn’t stop her at first. When you heard that she was killing Awakened people on her own, you encouraged her.]
[333: I’m worried.]
[333: It would have been better if you had put a strong leash on him from the beginning. If you had properly trained him not to do anything without your permission, this accident wouldn’t have happened.]
[SPECTRUM: LMAO (laughing while crying emoticon)]
[SPECTRUM: If I force a negotiation like that and the S-class Hunter explodes, I’ll be the only one who’ll take the blame.]
[SPECTRUM: I’ve safely placed a limit on the number of people I can touch with that woman through additional contracts. I’ve taken out all the insurance I can from my position.]
[SPECTRUM: Anyway, the kid who got in by spending money has a lot to say.]
[P: Calm down.]
[靑春: Friends, what are we going to do now? The deadline is approaching. Are you sure you can do it without Morgan?]
[SPECTRUM: Don’t worry. I still have two more.]
[靑春: But why on earth did Morgan die…]
[SPECTRUM: Before he died, we confirmed through surveillance that Brooklyn entered the mock city under his own identity. To be honest, there was no element there that would kill an S-class, so he must have been killed by a human. The problem is that there’s a fatal omission in the list of entrants to that *darn* gate.]
[靑春: Entry time. And exit time.]
[SPECTRUM: f**k there are just too many S-class hunters who went in and out of there in one night! But in my opinion, it’s probably one of the two that went in together, either China or Korea.]
[靑春: That’s right! Is there really a monster in the world that can kill a hunter like Morgan one-on-one?]
[P: That’s a dangerous statement.]
[P: And I feel even more uneasy when I think that there is a 50% chance that the culprit could be Korean.]
[333: Certainly.]
[SPECTRUM: Mr. P, but surely this won’t take away my rights?]
[P: Um…]
[P: Yes.]
[SPECTRUM: Okay. Then how should we deal with the EX-class that Brooklyn was attacking?]
[P: If you leave it alone, it will retreat on its own. The reward for that gate is meaningless anyway, so you don’t have to worry about it. Just focus on your work.]
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.
And the third day.
“Slurp.”
It must have been a few days after the Beast was dealt with.
[Shocking breaking news.]
The United States seems to have wanted to cover up the unprecedented disappearance of their most famous hunter, but these days, information control is not easy.
So it wasn’t long before the Spectrum Guild felt its limits and was forced to officially acknowledge Brooklyn Morgan’s disappearance.
During this chaotic time, an alien was absentmindedly eating in the corner of the room.
After realizing that my body was excellent at cooking stews, I tried making various dishes myself, such as kimchi stew and soybean paste stew.
“No, this is really delicious. Should I quit being a hunter and open a restaurant right now?”
It was a peaceful day.
He was living his daily life to a creepy degree, despite having personally killed an S-class hunter.
But about 48 hours later,
To be exact, before the heat from the disappearance of Brooklyn Morgan had even died down.
The great wizard, who was eating, happened to come across a new internet article.
[China, controversy over holding international tournament… … ]
‘A match that allows magic?’
A country in East Asia took advantage of the turmoil to plan an international event that would grab people’s attention.