The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 22

Episode 22: The Eyes of Truth, Youngho Ahn (2)

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“and…….”

Following Kang-hoo, Young-ho Ahn arrived at the rooftop and made a surprised expression.

From the beginning, it was amazing how he climbed up secretly along the window frame while hiding.

Besides, if he had sent them out to stalk me, it was hard to believe that he had subdued two hunters who were at least level 7 and 80 in one go.

If it hadn’t been dealt with in one go, someone would have screamed or called a colleague.

However, perhaps because they had lost their lives in one blow, the stalkers at the entrance on the first floor were still just looking around.

“Let’s get out of here first.”

Kang-hoo extended his hand.

I’m not really into holding a man’s hand, but I needed to get out of this building.

Fortunately, the height differences between the buildings are not that great, and the straight-line distances are short.

So, it was possible for Kang-hoo to easily jump over the enemy with a two-person jump, which was only half as efficient.

The two ran and ran until there were no more buildings to jump to.

Only after we moved away from the building that housed the fairly modern bar did the relentless jumping end.

Thanks to the fact that he used the jump while taking breaks in between, Kang-hoo didn’t feel particularly oversensitive.

“Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.”

The one who suffered was Kang-hoo, but the one who lay down behind him was Ahn Young-ho.

Perhaps because he had not yet developed into a skilled hunter, Ahn Young-ho had many awkward aspects.

“Thank you so much. I was helplessly about to be kidnapped, but you risked your life to save me… … .”

Ahn Young-ho was in tears.

In fact, I didn’t risk my life to save you, but if you think of it that way, there’s no need to correct me.

“I didn’t help you with my bare hands.”

“Of course I do! I didn’t intend to repay this favor without anything in return!”

An Young-ho bowed down as much as he could to Kang-hoo.

A hunter who can only tell the truth, Youngho Ahn.

There is no air or pretense in what he says. Everything is sincere.

“I am Ahn Young-ho! I am twenty-three this year. Can I know the name of my benefactor, even if it is a pseudonym?”

“Jeong Seon-gyu. Twenty-nine this year. That’s not his real name.”

“Brother Seon-gyu! Thank you so much!”

I told the truth according to Ahn Young-ho’s zodiac sign. No, I ended up telling the truth.

You can hide the truth if you don’t speak.

Once you open your mouth, you must tell the truth.

It was a bit awkward for Ahn Young-ho to call me by my pseudonym and even call me “hyung,” but it didn’t matter.

Now that he knew her age, Kang-hoo started talking more comfortably.

“Why is the Purification Guild chasing you?”

“I don’t know. I wanted to grow up in Korea on my own, so I turned down my uncle’s support and came here.”

“What if he’s your maternal uncle?”

“Ah, my maternal uncle is the one who has firmly established the number one guild in the Kansai region of Japan… … .”

“Rikou Guild.”

“Yes, that’s right! Do you know?”

“The Ricou Guild is like the Purification Guild in our country, so how could you not know?”

“Yes! He is the deputy guild master of the Ricou Guild. The guild master is my uncle’s best friend.”

“It seems you came to the country despite having strong support.”

“Yes. I didn’t want to hear people say that I benefited from my uncle’s help. And I’m more familiar with Korea.”

“hmm.”

“Fumiya Suzuki. He’s my maternal uncle.”

It’s a familiar name.

There was not even the slightest discrepancy between the original story that Kang-hoo remembered and what Ahn Young-ho said. This means that there was no lie.

“Anyway, I left because the way the guild was run didn’t match what I had in mind. It wasn’t a fixed-term contract, so there wasn’t a problem… … .”

“What part didn’t match?”

“There have been quite a few cases of treating hunters of unknown affiliation who are not part of a guild. They are definitely not domestic hunters.”

“and?”

“In the underground training grounds, they made me use the same skill over and over again for the purpose of pattern analysis. It was a skill that was already at max proficiency, so there was no need to level it up any further.”

“You said it was pattern analysis?”

“Yes. It definitely was. That’s what Mr. Chae Gwan-hyung said. It’s the most important analysis for a hunter.”

“… … .”

There was a point that caught his attention, and a deep wrinkle formed between Kang-hoo’s eyebrows.

Whey protein.

Of the thirteen stars.

There are Chinese hunters who know how to imitate other hunters based on their skill analysis and familiarity with their patterns.

It’s not like Kang-hoo’s skill theft, where you have to perfectly understand how to use it and use it with maximum proficiency.

It is possible to copy it into a lower version that can achieve 10-20% of the existing efficiency.

Of course, it is a task that takes a long time, and requires making the ‘scapegoat’ repeat the task over and over again.

The flow that Ahn Young-ho spoke of was almost identical to Yoo Cheong-hwa’s typical skill copy route.

Because of the translator’s ending, the thirteen stars have already become a huge dark curtain.

So it’s not at all surprising that there’s this connection between them at this point.

With thirteen stars that share a solidarity that transcends nationality, it’s only natural that they’d help you learn useful skills.

‘Is this how it’s going to go?’

Kang-hoo smiled bitterly.

The Purification Guild is a guild of great hypocrisy in itself.

Even trying to kidnap someone who left the guild of their own free will.

Of course, he would have used a hunter who was not revealed to the public. A hunter whose tail could be cut off at any time even if it was stepped on.

“First of all, here’s the 300 million won I have in my account. I can give it to you right away. This is just a very small case.”

“I’ll take it without hesitation. In fact, it might be cheap compared to the price of life.”

“That’s right. And I will ask my uncle to make sure that you receive compensation from the guild as well.”

“for example?”

“If you come to Japan, I will let you conquer any dungeons that are owned and under my name at any time.”

“You’re born with a silver spoon in your mouth.”

“Haha. I won’t deny it. Of course, aside from that, I had a really bad day today… … .”

“Who will pick me up?”

“I think they’ll be here in 10 minutes. I think there was some fighting between gangs on the road on the way here. They said it was blocked.”

“So there was a time when you were left unattended by the Purification Guild.”

“Things got tangled up, and they got tangled up endlessly. Anyway, if you could just give me your account number, I’ll do it right away.”

Kang-hoo immediately gave me the account number.

As Ahn Young-ho said, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. So even if you put a straw in it, it won’t be noticeable at all.

since.

The situation was resolved quickly.

First, I received a ‘token of sincerity’ of 300 million won from Ahn Young-ho.

Next, Kang-hoo finished talking to his maternal uncle, Fumiya Suzuki, through Young-ho Ahn.

It was a smooth conversation that utilized the five language skills that the original author had, but Shin Kang-hoo did not have.

The conversation was simple.

He expressed his gratitude for rescuing his nephew at the guild level, and said that he could announce it publicly if he wanted.

Kang-hoo said that he wanted to skip all the formalities and get help with his future activities in Japan.

Of course, I guarantee that all of these conversations will be documented and verified.

Now that electronic contracts are enabled, it is not difficult at all to obtain a guarantee regardless of distance.

The official promise I received from Suzuki Fumiya was to receive 10 dungeon raid licenses owned by the Ricou Guild.

Since Japan has as many useful dungeons as Korea, you now have ten cards that you can use effectively.

“Thank you very much, bro. Then, I will go. I will definitely keep the contact information you gave me to myself.”

“If that’s the case, then go. How many times have you been saying thank you? It’s not like I helped you for free.”

“Still, thank you very much!”

Ahn Young-ho, who kept saying thank you until the very end.

That’s how my brief meeting with him ended.

As for Kang-hoo, he had unexpectedly developed a connection with Japan.

Things seem to be going well.

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Kang-hoo, who had found a suitable motel and fallen into a deep sleep, opened his eyes at past 2 PM.

After that, I took the Gyeongchun Line and Gyeongui-Jungang Line alternately to Yangpyeong Station, arriving at around 4:30 PM.

A time just before early evening.

It was a perfect time to get down to business.

At that time, I received a call from Lee Ye-rin.

“yes.”

– No, what dungeon did you clear so quickly by yourself yesterday? It wasn’t an easy dungeon to begin with!

“I didn’t really calculate the time.”

– Seon-gyu came out much earlier than I thought, so there’s still a lot of time left for the guard contract!

“Well, it would be a time contract.”

– Anyway, I’m just saying that I was surprised. It would be nice if the dungeon was returned even a minute or so faster.

After pouring out compliments as if scolding her, Lee Ye-rin lowered her voice tone as if embarrassed.

If you think about it, it was a version of Yerin Lee’s angry outburst, meaning that she was thankful and amazing for clearing it up quickly.

Since Kang-hoo didn’t say anything, Lee Ye-rin immediately filled in the empty audio.

– You know about the compensation for the Heo Jeong-tae case, right? Just to check again.

“of course.”

– The next mission is set. This time it’s an infiltration mission… … The reward is high, but it’ll be really difficult.

“Where is the request?”

– It’s a purification guild.

“… … .”

It seems fate continues to play tricks like this. Of course, there is nothing it can’t do when it comes to requests from the Purification Guild.

– How is it? Are you interested?

“As long as the compensation is certain.”

– I’m looking into renting a dungeon raid license, which you asked me to prioritize. I’ll look into it more.

“I’ll contact you once I take care of Heo Jeong-tae.”

– Okay. Fighting!

“… … .”

Although the cheering message was unexpected, I hung up the phone without thinking much about it.

For the time being, no matter what commission you take on, the top priority is ‘dungeons’. In other words, leveling up is always a priority.

The request to capture Heo Jeong-tae would not have even started if there was no dungeon rental right.

Money wasn’t really important.

Kang-hoo looked at his watch.

It’s not good when it’s too bright, and it’s not good after the sun has completely set either.

As Heo Jeong-tae was a high level player, Kang-hu also planned to play the game in a way that was as advantageous to him as possible.

A clumsy bright time.

That time is the best time to disrupt the vision of an assault-type character like Heo Jeong-tae.

slowly.

Kang-hoo started moving towards Heo Jeong-tae’s house.

The area around Yangpyeong Station was crowded with people, but no one recognized Kang-hu.

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6pm.

The sun had set far enough into the western sky to create a red glow, before casting a subtle shadow over the ground.

Heo Jeong-tae left the house.

He was clearly a man, but on the outside he looked like a woman. He was dressed as a woman.

Long hair, makeup that’s close to a cataclysmic level, and the power of shapewear added to that…

She was born to be a woman.

His legs were also moderately thin, making it difficult to guess that he was a man.

From the moment Heo Jeong-tae opened the door and came out, he was talking on the phone with a man. It was Chae Gwan-hyung from the Jeonghwa Guild.

– If you kill Lee Young-min’s uncle as promised, I’ll give you the remaining 200 million. What do you think?

“Well, I can do anything if you take care of it.”

He’s a man who can’t hide his voice, but once he’s outside, he just keeps his mouth shut.

– Yeah, thanks for your hard work.

“Let me ask you one thing. If Lee Young-min’s uncle dies, will Lee Young-min become loyal to Jeong-hwa?”

– That’s right. We’re going to call the culprit who killed my uncle ‘Red Eyes’ at the guild level.

“also…….”

– Then, Lee Young-min, who has nowhere to go, will have no choice but to be loyal to our guild.

“You are thorough.”

– Anyway, contact me as soon as it’s finished. I’ll pay you right away.