The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 187

Episode 187. The Road of Four Days and One Second (4)

Grumbling.

Esther shed tears without realizing it.

I couldn’t stop even after hearing harsh reprimands telling me not to do that because it would be a waste of minerals.

This is not simply sadness, but a complex expression of emotion that includes both anger and fear.

“What?!”

Esther is shocked to learn that Kim Ki-ryeo has been starving all this time.

On the one hand, he was angry. If he had told him in advance that the food he had was not enough for two people to share, then he wouldn’t have eaten it so eagerly.

I would have tried to compromise somehow!

Did that guy hate even that worried tussle?

It’s frighteningly rational, but at the same time selfish.

“No! Someone who is not feeling well due to the aftereffects… … .”

Even moneylenders don’t create debts without each other’s consent. But how could that guy do such a cruel thing?

***

What, why are you crying?

Are you crying because you feel bad about consuming all the food alone?

‘Huh.’

I was taken aback when I saw Esther suddenly start to cry, but at the same time, I was amazed at the kindness of the creatures on Earth.

I never thought he would be so altruistic that I would feel sad at his inability to care for others.

‘If it were me, I would have first checked his clothes to see if he had hidden more food… …!’

omg.

If modern Alpha Uranians had followed Esther’s example even halfway, the planet would not have been ruined.

‘hmm.’

Well anyway.

I’m sorry to say this while I’m sobbing, but there was actually a good reason why I didn’t eat.

First of all, since they operate their bodies more efficiently than primitive people, they can remain active for a long time with less energy.

Above all, I realized the final length of this dungeon early in the raid.

At first, I thought I was in big trouble because I couldn’t see any singularity no matter how hard I tried, but after walking for about 4 more hours, I finally caught the leader within the detection range. This is what happened on the first day.

‘This body needs at least three weeks to starve to death, so it’s safe enough.’

The initial estimated attack time was 5 to 7 days.

But every now and then, that S-class hunter would pick me up and run. Now, even that prediction was greatly brought forward, and before I knew it, the boss was a few hours away from me.

So I gave up my food, knowing full well that I wouldn’t starve to death.

“Hmm.”

Sniff sniff.

But Esther is so shocked that she bursts into tears.

It seems like it would stop right away if I told them that the dungeon would end soon. But to do that, I would have to use a detection function that was outside the realm of Earthlings.

‘Looking back, it was really reckless of me to break the magic tower’s maze like that.’

I had no choice but to remain silent.

Moreover, this was not the only thing he felt sorry about towards his fellow raiders.

“Ahem.”

A few minutes later.

As I was walking down the street, I slowly noticed Esther standing next to me and suggested that we take a break at the fountain. While she was letting the water in the fountain cool her swollen eyes, I took a few steps back the way I had come.

“Knock knock knock~! Aheum. Keuhem!”

As you can see from this forced cough, whenever my stamina drops, I just pretend to be sick to buy some rest time… … .

No matter how efficiently you handle it, this body can’t keep up with the physical abilities of an S-class. After walking for a few hours, an unavoidable crisis is bound to come.

‘Oh, my legs are numb.’

At first, I grumbled that I was trapped at the exact moment when the side effects of [Sacred Tree Sapling] were manifesting, but after thinking about it carefully, I realized that it was actually a good thing.

The hemoptysis has long since stopped, but if you pretend to be in poor condition like this, you will naturally avoid situations that require you to show off your physical abilities – running.

‘I don’t know about anything else, but I really have to hide the fact that I’m an F-class.’

phew.

I let out a small sigh and head back to the fountain.

There was Esther, her face looking much calmer.

He suddenly became less talkative again, either because he was hungry or because he had a lot on his mind, but that wouldn’t last long anyway.

A few hours later.

We have finally reached the end of this long tunnel.

“Just a moment, Esther Hunter.”

“…yes?”

“There’s a different monster under the ground. It seems to have a stronger energy than a normal monster. Is this-”

Kwakwakwakwang!

The finger pointing forward slowly lowers itself after hearing a loud noise.

Esther launched an attack before I could finish speaking. Clearly, that woman had no magic related to close combat, but just by striking the ground, the ground cracked and the surrounding area collapsed.

In the aftermath of the shock, the monsters hiding underground were killed in one blow, and, as expected, the leader of the F-class gate that I had detected in advance was among them.

Woohoo.

Soon, the exit appeared in front of me, illuminated by the colors I had longed for.

Finally, finally!

“uh?”

Even I, who had an idea of how long the dungeon was, was so happy, so how happy must they be on the other side?

“Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!”

Esther reacted strangely as soon as she saw the created exit.

The light returned to his eyes that had been sunken like a dead fish, and his hunched shoulders and back straightened in an instant as if he had undergone surgery.

“Oh! I’m not dreaming right now? Oh my god, Mr. Kiryo. I’m alive! I’m really alive now! How could I have gone through such a nightmare!”

Esther grabbed my hand and ran into the passage in front of me.

Honestly, I didn’t want to go out so hastily, but how could I have resisted the lead of an S-class when I was an F-class?

“uh?”

“omg!”

“come!”

When I closed my eyelids for a moment because the light was so bright after coming out of a dark passage into a bright room.

Noisy auditory information reaches the brain first.

“Guild Leader!”

“Oh my God, sir!”

“Kim Ki-ryeo, the Hunter!”

As it turned out, this passageway appeared to have been created in the exact same location as the gate entrance we entered through.

When I opened my eyes, I saw many people in front of me. They were heavily armed hunters.

You can’t tell where they’re from just by looking at them since they don’t wear their affiliation written on their foreheads, but considering the special nature of this place, most of them are probably from the Korean Matap area.

“Sir, are you okay?”

Then, a familiar face appears among the group with a solemn air. The secretary of the Korean Tower explains the outline of what happened so far in a trembling voice.

The first day we were trapped in the F-class gate.

The Korean Tower outside confirmed that the dungeon entrance had suddenly disappeared and had been running around trying to find a solution or something.

“If you had been just a little bit later, the missing person’s report would have been on the 9 o’clock news today!”

The hunters here seemed to have gathered their forces in preparation for an emergency. In any case, as you can see now, the gate exit was likely to be located at the same place where the entrance occurred.

“Everyone worked hard. Write up a report about what happened outside and have it on my desk by the end of the week. Wait, what day is it today?”

“It’s Thursday, sir.”

It’s over.

So we completed the gate search, which took a whole… … . 4 days and about 1 second.

While Esther was talking to the guild members, I turned my head and looked out the window of the representative’s office.

Spring weather not much different from what I saw when I entered the dungeon.

No, it’ll be summer soon.

“… … .”

Although shaken by the unexpected incident, the leader of the Korean Tower Guild quickly regained his composure as soon as he left the dungeon, as befitting a leader of a group. And based on this composure, he calmed down the tense guild members.

-Thump, thump.

But when someone approaches her, she stops all conversation and turns around.

“Ms. Esther, can you please step aside for a moment?”

“yes?”

Esther blinked in surprise at his sudden request.

Fortunately, the worries didn’t last long.

“Oh my, guild members. But come to think of it, I haven’t even washed up properly yet. In that sense, let’s have another emotional reunion in about three hours. You’ll probably need some time to change into your regular clothes.”

Now that we’ve cleared out the distractions, let’s start cleaning up this side too.

“… Okay. Is this okay? Um, by the way, why did the guild members suddenly ask you to step down?”

Until a few hours ago, I thought we could easily survive without that kind of food.

I think my calculations were a little off. My eyelids have been heavy since a while ago, perhaps because of the aftereffects of hemoptysis, my body has been strained more than I thought.

I fixed my trembling eye muscles and conveyed my intentions with a straight face.

“My arm.”

“yes?”

“I adjusted it so that the needle goes in. So you don’t need expensive potions, just some nutritional supplements… … .”

It was a truncated explanation, but it was the best it could be.

Immediately after that, my body could not endure the limit and I lost consciousness.

***

When I opened my eyes again, the ceiling I had seen before was right in front of me.

“Kim Ki-ryeo, the Hunter!”

Recovery room at the Korean Tower.

When I lay down on the recliner sofa that Seonwooyeon had been lying on during the 13th month labyrinth, my first impression was the common comment that this sofa was comfortable.

Next comes a dull ache that spreads throughout the body.

A yellow liquid mixed with vitamins was slowly dripping from the ringer inserted into his right arm.

“Mr. Kiryeo, are you awake?”

By the way, is it okay for a guild leader to waste time like this?

The sorcerer seemed to have been guarding me until I woke up, as she suddenly got up from her small chair, and when I turned my head, I saw no one else besides her.

“Don’t worry. I know that it wouldn’t do any good if word got out that an S-class Awakener had fallen. I sent all the guild members down and brought in only one healer I could really trust.”

“aha.”

“The only people who know that Mr. Kiryo has passed out are me and that healer.”

There were many words I omitted because I was in a hurry, but fortunately, it seems that the other person interpreted my intentions well. Yes. It would be insufficient to prevent threats by bluffing, so why advertise such weaknesses?

‘Anyway, living as a conman isn’t easy.’

I slowly raised my upper body, looking at the inside of my elbow where the needle was inserted.

“Are you planning to leave as soon as you wake up?”

And at this time.

Esther’s voice is heard from the seat next to me on the sofa.

“No, I just woke up feeling sore.”

“is it so?”

She mumbled for a long time, as if she wanted to say something.

I suddenly wondered if the other person was trying to charge me for the sap.

“… … Anyway, thank you for the dungeon.”

The following statement was far from what I had expected. The S-class sorcerer muttered while bowing his head in front of a being much weaker than himself.

“Thank you for being considerate.”

Esther looked away.

At the end of her gaze, there was someone’s blue veins and cold needles. Drop. Drop. She stared at the sap flowing through the tube for a long time.

And at this moment I realize,

‘aha.’

It wasn’t my intention, but somehow I ended up owing a huge amount of debt to the guild leader of the Korean Tower.

Perhaps Esther truly felt threatened for her life in the F-class dungeon just now.

And the series of side effects I experienced were symptoms that, when viewed on the surface, appeared to be quite fatal.

‘Did it seem to Esther that I was risking my life by giving up my food?’

Given her nature as a sorcerer, it was highly likely that she would readily comply with future requests in order to repay this debt.

‘oh!’

Of course, asking for 100 billion in return for those snacks might be a bit too much.

‘Honestly, if I get down on my knees and beg, I might be able to get it, but it’s hard to guarantee a relationship after that.’

In the first place, I didn’t want to buy the stock at the current price, which was full of bubbles.

Maybe in the near future, dragons will suddenly become common.

‘The Dragon’s Nest is a feeding box that hunters can easily get caught up in, so there’s no need to worry about it being discontinued.’

I decided to treat the guild leader’s debt incurred from this incident as a trump card and slowly think about how to use it.

The opportunity to freely ask for favors from an S-class is a concept that is difficult to buy even with goods. Therefore, wouldn’t it be better to choose caution rather than hastily changing it into material goods?

‘What the heck is this?’

Of course, it’s unlikely that something that would require asking the strong for the favor of a lifetime will come up anytime soon.

This result was more than enough to compensate for the damage caused by showing the weakness of the sacred tree.