The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 157

Episode 157. Together, Hanshin (2)

“Kim Ki-ryeo, the Hunter!”

In front of the item auction house.

On my way home after spending about three hours looking at magic tools on a rare holiday, I encountered an unfamiliar voice.

A mysterious man who appears to be around 30 years old.

I could tell from the voice that he was someone I had never met before.

“hmm?”

The man who came running out of nowhere started introducing himself in a hurry.

“Hello! My name is Jo Sang-oh from the Hanshin Guild.”

Hanshin… .

Hanshin?

“Whew, I’m glad you’re still at the auction house, as reported. Oh, by the way! I heard that Hunter Kim declined our guild offer last week. Do you remember that?”

As the explanation of the character Jo Sang-o continued, the source of the word Hanshin came to mind.

I don’t know the exact details, but to summarize, it was a guild that tried to recruit Jeong Ha-seong.

But why did the person in that place suddenly call me?

“Personally, I regret Hunter’s decision. At that time, he criticized Class A for being too weak and other reasons… … .”

“… … .”

“To be honest, I’m really confident in my skills. So, if it’s not too much trouble, could you give me just one chance?”

“opportunity?”

“I will prove it by conquering the gate like a hunter! I came to see you briefly to tell you this.”

Of course, it wasn’t a very welcome topic. This hunter was basically asking to be hired for a job that wasn’t even going to be formed yet.

“I’m sorry. As I said last time, that’s difficult.”

The team has no intention of quitting, but if they get caught exploiting Jeong Ha-seong’s money, they might end up on the streets of Seoul one day…

So I stubbornly refused his request for a chance.

But if it was going to end with just one word, they wouldn’t have come looking for people like this.

“Wait a minute. Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo! I also obtained a first-class qualification as a dismantler in a private company. So I can do a really good job in an assistant role… …!”

Looking at his attire, did he just come out of the gate?

The opponent approached with brisk strides, wearing glowing orange armor.

The clanking noise of the armor heard with every step was impressive.

“Besides, I’m not asking for money, I’m asking for passion pay. Is that not even possible?”

“that…….”

“Are you really not going to look at it just because it’s Class A? Absolutely?”

To be honest, Hanshin would have signed a contract with Ha Sung without a hitch if I hadn’t suddenly intervened, so it’s understandable that he feels a little wronged.

The possibility that he could have become a hero’s comrade.

He seemed even more reluctant to give up because he had just missed his chance to enjoy the honor.

But as with everything, this has its own circumstances.

“I’m sorry. I’ll have to leave now.”

I decided that there was no point in continuing the conversation and turned away.

However, a man named Jo Sang-o, seeing this behavior, quickly walks ahead of us and stands at the main gate.

To be exact, to block my path.

“Ignoring people again… …! No, over there.”

What followed was Jo Sang-oh’s crude provocation.

“What if I am better than you?”

“… .”

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. I didn’t say that I was confident in my skills lightly.”

“… .”

“I also think that if we bet 1:1 on who can clear the same gate faster, I think I’d win. Against an S-rank player like you.”

Even after hearing this, aren’t you interested in my skills?

Jo Sang-oh boasted about his professional skills in a fairly loud voice, and it was certainly quite interesting to see him go this far.

‘A-class will beat S-class in terms of attack speed? What on earth is the Awakening series?’

But I can’t bring myself to express this thought out loud.

No matter how great a hunter your opponent is, there is no need to mix in impurities in a fake contract for the sake of making money.

‘His name is Jo Sang-oh-ya, right? Let’s go home and search for what kind of skills he uses… . . . ‘

I tried to remain silent and quietly leave.

But Jo Sang-oh frowned, feeling offended by my consistently ignorant attitude.

“Oh, really. You’re just relying on your grades and stretching yourself out like a filthy idiot.”

I just wanted to avoid the conversation. I didn’t mean to make the other person this upset.

“Excuse me. Are you running behind me in case I get hurt?”

“… .”

“I’m sorry for using old language. Honestly, it’s kind of funny. You treat Class A like you’re not even a fellow Awakened. But when I tell you the long and short story, you keep your mouth shut.”

The intensity of the criticism gradually increased.

“I’ve known about it since Siren. Now that I think about it, you’re exactly like that, Kim Ki-ryeo, right? A hunter who only goes to dungeons that are easy for him to clear and that fit his compatibility.”

“… .”

“On that subject, do you like it when you walk around with your neck held high as an S-class? Yes?”

No matter how you look at it, these are overly rude sentences to exchange between people who are meeting for the first time.

But I also understand why Jo Sang-oh acts like a city idiot. He probably wants to get an S-class on the board, even if it means scratching his pride.

‘Is this a provocative operation?’

But what can we do about this?

It’s been a few months since I came into Kim Ki-ryeo’s body. By now, I’ve gotten used to living in an F-class…

“Don’t just ignore me, answer me! If your attributes don’t match, you can’t even do a single dungeon properly, right? Huh?”

Being called weak doesn’t sound like an insult anymore. It’s true.

‘Oh yeah~ This body is the very bottom of that rubbish.’

I lightly turned a deaf ear to Jo Sang-oh’s swearing.

But if things turn out like this, it’s a bit difficult.

Jo Sang-oh, who had been shouting in a harsh tone, stopped talking for a moment when I turned around and started to walk away without any response.

Immediately afterwards, a thick magical power began to flow into his arm.

‘Wait, magic?’

If it were before, I would have noticed the change and taken action at this moment, but as I said earlier, I was an unfortunate magician trapped in a body called Kim Ki-ryeo.

There is nothing he can do. So, the magical power that Jo Sang-oh has gathered bursts out into the air without any hindrance.

Phew!

Just when you think you heard the sound of the wind blowing past, a sudden gust of wind blew into the still air.

This is the wind pressure that occurred when Jo Sang-oh took out his equipment.

He pulled out an axe at a speed that was hard to follow with the eyes, and brought its blade up to my neck.

All kinds of trash that had been thrown on the road were blown away as if they would break apart in the strong wind.

All the opponent did was pull out a weapon. How could there be such a devastating aftermath?

“… … !”

But there was one more change that came about as a result of that action.

Perhaps Jo Sang-oh was just trying to see my reaction. He didn’t actually attack, but stopped the axe blade about 10cm in front of my Adam’s apple.

-Thud, gulp… … .

The monstrous acceleration created by the A-class Hunter has a huge impact on this wretched body.

I got my throat cut.

The blast of wind and the microscopic magical power from that axe blade alone split my skin and caused blood to spurt out.

Blood… … .

“You said S-class was cut?”

“Did you hit someone?”

My ancestors and I were surprised at the same time.

But the part that shocked me the most is completely different. Even that A-class would never have dreamed that this kind of result would come out.

“Huh, huh? No, I knew you were suppressing your magic and stuff… … . Uh, uh, what on earth is this case… … .”

Tub.

I leave Jo Sang-oh behind, who is flustered, and grab my neck, which is oozing blood.

Things are not looking good. This is the road near the dungeon item auction house.

There are already so many hunters coming and going that it is difficult to attempt physical recovery… … .

“Wait a minute, aren’t you a total nobody? Your reaction speed has slowed down already.”

It was a moment of contemplation as to whether or not I should hide the existence of recovery magic.

I got angry for a moment at the sight of Jo Sang-oh, who was acting like a fool, and shouted.

“Is now the time to talk about something like that? No, why are you suddenly pulling out a weapon? What the heck… .”

“Oh, then why don’t you sue me later?”

But the hunter cut me off with shameless abandon.

“I didn’t know it would be like this. I thought that a lowly A-class person hitting on our great S-class would be enough to damage him.”

Glance. Jo Sang-oh glances at me with my hand on my neck and lets out a hollow laugh.

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, let me ask you one thing. If I beat up an S-class here and send them to the intensive care unit.”

“what?”

“Honestly, wouldn’t it be beneficial to rot away in prison for a while before coming out?”

A class A hunter who defeated the Awakened One who was revered as a being from another world.

Yes. I think the world will be in an uproar because it is something that has never been done before in history. Even if he is criticized on moral grounds, everyone will definitely acknowledge his ability.

The downgrade to the upper class is bound to have such an effect.

‘Shit.’

But this time, things went wrong in many ways.

This guy is just a bunch of braggarts who registered his magical power by inflating it with drugs, which is only F-class!

“What, what’s going on?”

“I think there was a fight.”

Groan, groan.

Meanwhile, the hunters passing by also stopped and started glancing this way.

“Ancestor Hunter… … . I’ll let you overlook this mistake, so let’s stop here.”

I pointed to the witnesses and tried to convince them to stop before it became a real problem, but Jo Sang-oh seemed to enjoy the situation.

“Huh? Hey, hey, let’s just go ahead and see what you want to see. The ICU is just a joke anyway, and I’m just going to blow off some steam here.”

And because of this unhesitating voice, I realized that the person before me was a person who could not be persuaded through conversation.

In the first place, taking out a knife and thrusting it in is an action that cannot be done without some degree of determination.

If you’re a psychopath, you might not know.

‘…Is that right?’

Anyway, that hunter seems to have a great interest in S-class beings… … .

If you look closely, you can kind of guess why he’s so confident.

From the armor worn on the body to the small accessories worn on the ears.

He was equipped with two epic-grade items, or items of comparable high performance, so he must be one of the strongest players among his A-grade peers.

It’s true. Even I am envious of Jo Sang-oh’s equipment.

But the sorcerers of this Earth are overlooking something.

‘All of them are just equipment that stupidly increases the power of magic… …!’

If you specialize in any magical tool like that, there’s bound to be a big hole in some part.

“bubble?”

After a while, I took a deep breath and muttered a short sentence.

“Let’s see where the bubbles are.”

But it’s a statement that doesn’t really mean anything.

This was just to kill time, and actually, I had that in my pocket when he turned around to check on the witnesses earlier.

[Surprise Box!]

[Rank: Unique]

[Description: Gives a strong [Stun] effect to the surrounding area.]

For reference, this industry rarely has people wearing stun-resistant gear.

In the first place, monsters that use such magic are extremely rare, and the effect of [Surprise Box!] cannot be blocked by one or two stun resistance rings.

Other [Surprise Box!] owners are practically using this as a way to get their hands on a Donggwijin, so how could he have predicted this situation?

“Ha, kid. The way you talk… … . Ugh.”

Thud!

About 2 seconds later. As expected, Jo Sang-oh collapsed without even finishing what he was saying.

It was a simple ending without even a trick of probability.

It’s like I used to be, trusting only the equipment and installing it only to end up with a big nosebleed.

“hmm.”

But anyway.

For now, the mad hyena blinded by fame has managed to cope without a hitch.

However, a small problem followed this process.

“Huh?”

“omg!”

Crash!

The magic tool’s range of effect was surprisingly wide, so even nearby onlookers were knocked unconscious.

“this.”

I counted and there were about five victims lying on the floor.

This shouldn’t be considered a felony assault. Perhaps it would be considered self-defense?

… is that possible? Korean law?