The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 10

Episode 10. S-Class Hunter

You’re just throwing it in front of a magical primitive. Your abilities won’t disappear for a second. Earth’s sorcerers will be able to use magic until they die of old age.

“Right now, it’s not a spell, no! It’s something like, I was practicing defeating monsters without using skills.”

But I shamelessly stuck out my tongue.

Actually, you can use magic, but you’re holding yourself back! But still, isn’t this packaging pretty convincing?

“Hmm, does this explain it?”

I’m really anxious because the response is so quiet.

I was staring into space trying to squeeze out a lie, so I very carefully turned my gaze away.

“Yoon Seung-ah?”

Then, Ahn Yoon-seung appeared with tears in his eyes. Hey, wait a minute.

“You had that intention!”

Ahn Yoon-seung spoke in an agitated tone, as if he had been deeply moved by what I had said.

His eyes were burning with a gun-like gleam as if he had gained enlightenment.

“Unimaginable······. Yes. That’s right. Things that are easily obtained tend to disappear easily, so why was I so sure that this ability would last a lifetime? Of course, I should have thought about it when I returned to being a normal person.”

“Yoon Seung-ah?”

“Besides, looking at the recent gate trends, mutations are becoming increasingly unpredictable, so it is possible that a dungeon where skills cannot be used may appear someday.”

“Uh, uh uh.”

“When I was only looking for the easy way out and not thinking about training, you had this kind of foresight. Wow, hyung, you really······.”

Is this what first-class people think?

Ahn Yoon-seung, who was excited because his thinking seemed different from that of an ordinary person, opened his eyes wide as if he had noticed something on his own.

“Oh! So?”

I feel uneasy for some reason.

“You can tell with your intuition that someone has a high awakening level. It’s like when you get goosebumps when you’re around S-class people.”

“uh.”

“But what should I say, Brother Kiryeo? I thought it was because I felt like I was in a state of indecision, like a fly, and didn’t feel anything.”

What did you just say to the former First Magic Master of Alphauri? A fly?

“If you train yourself to control your abilities, will you be able to hide your magical powers? I’ve never seen such precise control in my life······!”

It was a moment when I realized that the awakening value that had been mentioned all along was actually synonymous with mana amount, but I wasn’t happy.

When I heard that, I quietly placed my hand on my chest.

After glancing at the location of the ruins, he answered like this.

“···Well, that’s about it.”

I had a gut feeling that I would be saying this a lot in the future.

***

Today was a great success.

‘ha ha ha.’

I can’t stop counting my money. How much did I earn from this hunt?

‘One million won!’

The feel of the crisp banknotes passed through my hands.

I can’t believe that this is all the money I got from catching 7 fire bats.

‘Damn, there should have been a ton of monsters at the gate.’

If only the circumstances had been right, my wallet would have been thicker.

‘That was the last flame bat. And the gate disappears when you kill all the monsters?’

I subdued a C-class demon with a body that couldn’t even use magic, and the price I paid was beyond my imagination.

However, the prey living in the gate were not infinite in number as they were living creatures.

I ended up finishing this schedule with a small windfall of 1 million won.

I felt regretful, but I tried to shake it off. After all, I guess I got on the last train.

“Hunter Ahn Yoon-seung, thank you for today.”

Okay. Let’s slowly let go of the magpie that repaid the favor.

I gave him a quick hello.

“Brother, do you usually sneak around only through unoccupied gates?”

But Yoon Seung did not accept the greeting and started asking questions.

Are you only picking gates where there are no people?

Do I have to answer this?

“Why is that?”

He smiled awkwardly as the wary response returned.

“If you want to officially enter a gate of E-class or higher, you need the help of another hunter.”

“that’s right.”

“Then by any chance······.”

“···?”

“If something like today happens, can you call me again?”

The proposal that Ahn Yoon-seung carefully brought out was unexpected. It was also a very good story.

The adage that you should be wary of free stuff is true everywhere in the universe.

“I paid off all my debts. But why?”

Could it be that this Earthling is after the absorbent and is doing something to it?

‘If you think so, you don’t know the value of sand at all.’

Of course, the reason for the proposal quickly became apparent.

“There’s a lot to learn when you’re by my brother’s side.”

The background he explained in detail was as follows.

Recently, my team was disbanded due to an accident and I suddenly became a solo hunter.

In fact, it is said that Ahn Yoon-seung is a hunter who has been awakened for less than half a year.

Because of that, I have very little experience and it’s dangerous to work alone, but if I were to form a team again······.

‘You must be worried about getting stabbed in the back by your colleague. I would be the same way.’

It seems like it’s actually a break now due to a number of factors.

Anyway, this A-class hunter currently had time to spare.

So, if I would allow it, I said I would like to go into the gate with him often in the future. It would be for rehabilitation and mind reset.

hmm.

“I wouldn’t refuse if you offered to help me, but······.”

I organized his words in my head and then hammered the nail in.

“Yoon Seung-ah, if the two of us fight.”

“yes?”

“I lose.”

“···!”

“I’m that weak. The problem with the Golem thing was that you were just a bit… clumsy in your response.”

If we let Ahn Yoon-seung do whatever he wants, something might go wrong.

“Do you understand? This means that if something dangerous happens, I will save you, so don’t come here.”

“iced coffee.”

“You have to protect your body. Always.”

This should be enough of a failsafe without revealing that you can’t use magic.

After explaining the whole situation, I asked if he would still follow me to the gate.

Ahn Yoon-seung readily accepted.

‘Ah, Brother Kiryo is so humble······. I guess he’s worried that I might get hurt if I let my guard down!’

Looking at that bright smile, I think you understood what I meant.

“Okay, I know that.”

I was excited to have an Earthling collaborator.

Now that the conversation has come to a close, all that remains is to exchange contact information for the future.

“By the way, how old are you, Brother Kiryeo?”

He stopped mid-writing a new contact and asked a question.

Now that I look at it… we didn’t even know each other’s age.

‘My first impression was that he was immature and flustered in front of the golem. I didn’t realize that I had been treating An Yoon-seung poorly.’

How old is Kim Ki-ryeo?

I thought about it for a moment, then took out the wallet I had in my back pocket and showed it to him.

Then, the people of Earth calculate and tell you your age.

“Huh? 24 years old? You’re only two years apart······.”

“······.”

“Ah, hahaha. Oh, I’m 22! But I had to repeat a year to get into college, so my student number is······.”

I learned a lot from this exchange of contact information.

Kim Ki-ryeo is 24 years old.

If you don’t remember anything about college, it’s likely that you’re not highly educated.

“hmm.”

There were no contacts saved on the phone.

***

A refreshing morning.

The day started with a swear word.

Because as soon as I opened my eyes, I confirmed that the magic wasn’t working.

But I tried to shake off the negative thoughts by washing my face with cold water.

Because today I have a pleasant appointment with a hunter named Ahn Yoon-seung.

‘I decided to go to the gate.’

I’m not going to perform another ritual of sprinkling salt on monsters.

Since only a very small number of creatures can be killed by the absorbent, I couldn’t go hunting every day. So I originally planned to rest for a day after earning some money······.

Ahn Yoon-seung suddenly asked me yesterday.

-Brother, if it’s okay with you, would you like to check out one of the new gates tomorrow? I heard there’s something interesting inside. I happened to get priority entry.

And my response to that suggestion is this:

“An Yoon-seung!”

“Ah, you came!”

How can you resist when aliens show you amazing things?

Phew, I lightly wiped away the sweat that had dripped from walking. Ahn Yoon-seung looked at me blankly and said.

“Did you come walking?”

“Uh, why?”

“I thought it was too far from where I live. You could have just taken a taxi.”

taxi······.

“···I know.”

Kim Ki-ryeo’s brain. He really recalls this kind of information so quickly. Isn’t it?

‘shit.’

I swallowed my groan and took a deep breath.

After calming down for a moment, I finally noticed the surrounding scenery.

“There are quite a lot of people. Are all the people who come here going in?”

“Most of them are bystanders. Or reporters.”

Come to think of it, when a new gate occurs in Korea, an investigation team goes in and controls the area to prevent other hunters from interfering…

Didn’t they say that the gate would be opened only after the association’s investigation was successfully concluded and information was released?

Today was the opening day of that new gate.

Even plants that were never seen by humans before were discovered inside it.

Perhaps the unknown material covering the floor could be the key to restoring the magic.

‘Is it open yet? I’m just going to check out the plants at the entrance anyway, so I won’t be staying long.’

I looked at the gate with a heart half filled with anticipation and half with worry.

But at that time.

‘Huh? What is that?’

Far away, beyond the green fields, a black sedan stopped.

Up until this point, no one had paid any attention to the car, but the situation changed abruptly when the back door opened and a figure got out.

“uh!”

“excuse me···.”

“Why did you come here?”

The hunters start to make a fuss.

There is a strange tension in their eyes.

“Gasp, Kang Chang-ho···.”

Ahn Yoon-seung’s reaction wasn’t much different.

Everyone is curious as to why this atmosphere exists. But this side has no way of knowing any famous people on Earth, so…

“Who are you?”

Feeling frustrated, I finally asked a question.

Then, Ahn Yoon-seung looks at the person as if he is a spy.

“You’re Hunter Kang Chang-ho. S-class.”

But to this extent, it was understandable to see it as strange.

“S-class? You said there were 3 in Korea?”

After hearing that and looking closely, I could immediately tell why that person was an S-class.

A presence that is clearly different from the surrounding sorcerers. And on top of that, he is able to handle the vast magical power within his body with stability.

‘Oh.’

He is definitely a rare talent on Earth. Naturally, my eyes were drawn to him.

And at this moment, my eyes briefly met with that S-class hunter.

‘It’ll be okay since everyone is watching anyway.’

But he didn’t avoid eye contact. Furthermore, the awakened person soon turned his gaze elsewhere.

It’s a natural phenomenon. What’s the big deal if we just happened to make eye contact······.

“Huh?”

Wait, I have to cancel that thought.

The S-class hunter, who had been looking at the distant mountains, quickly turns his head and looks at me again.

The eyes are wide open, as if looking again to see, ‘What did I just see wrong?’

Moreover, the hunter now began to look at me clearly without blinking an eye.

‘Oh, what is it?’

At this point, it’s honestly scary.

I pretended not to know him until later. Then I heard the sound of footsteps on grass near my ears.

It was the sound of an S-class hunter approaching.