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Episode 192. Collapse (3)
So I left the police station with the researcher and headed to a nearby Vietnamese restaurant.
“Now that you’re out, let me ask you one thing.”
“yes?”
“I have the skills to prove your innocence, but unfortunately the law here states that using awakening abilities on people means putting them in handcuffs.”
“iced coffee.”
“But the law says not to ‘apply capacity without consent.’ Wouldn’t it be okay if the victim expresses his/her intention first?”
“yes?”
“So, would you please agree from now on?”
Beep.
After that, I turned on the recording function built into my phone.
The consent of the Earthlings and the execution of magic followed shortly thereafter.
But during this process, I ended up getting an unexpected verdict.
“what.”
The researcher was really telling the truth.
Okay, so now the story gets complicated.
If it wasn’t just a simple slander by a psycho anti-fan, then who on earth was the real instigator and what was their intention?
The first face that comes to mind is Brooklyn Morgan, a foreign S-class hunter.
If that woman, who suddenly raised her magical powers, thinking that I might be a fake S-class even though we didn’t even have an enemy, were to cause something like this, I think she would definitely cause something like this. All because she wanted to check my strength.
In fact, the client said he spoke English in the chat room.
But if we assume that the culprit is Brooklyn… … .
This time, the researcher in front of me got involved in an incident that doesn’t make sense.
‘hmm.’
It is difficult to assume that the mysterious client simply disguised his identity because he knew a lot of information about the researcher.
“Excuse me. I have a question.”
“yes.”
“Did you ever tell anyone that I declined your request for security that day?”
The researcher answered this question.
It’s a fact that all the team members on the project he’s on know. After all, he has to make sure that the organization knows that he failed to hire Kim Ki-ryeo, so they can make the next contact or not.
“hmm?”
But at that moment, an idea suddenly crossed my mind.
‘Come to think of it, this person.’
-Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo… … . And he actually has a really good personality… … .
I recall a sentence from the past that a researcher once said:
‘If I think about it, the reason that person came to see me was because he was ‘recommended by someone’?’
Neither 1st nor 2nd place.
A person who chose the 9th place, which has an ugly appearance, as his protector.
It was fortunate that the errand boy named Ala’s ability happened to be something I could handle. This aquarium raid was a serious crime that could have easily resulted in aftereffects.
So, if you have any doubts, it would be better to prove them rather than ignore them.
“Doctor.”
I blurted out the word referring to the Earthling in front of me and then immediately said the next word.
I guess I should meet your father.
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I wonder what happened to that errand boy who lived abroad?
‘The contract clearly states the period of work, so they must have started work by now, even if it meant forcing themselves to do so.’
In a quiet room.
An elderly man with a healthy physique, perhaps due to his consistent intake of good nutrients, was sitting on the sofa and resting.
It was Go Byeong-do, the president of the Hunter Association.
“hmm.”
What’s the use of hiding it now?
In fact, this high-ranking official was behind everything, and he had assumed that Alai would fail from the beginning, as he was full of flaws.
If I succeed in injuring Kim Ki-ryeo as stipulated in the contract, that would be good in its own way.
Because his real plan actually started when the foreigners were caught by the police.
‘It’s frustrating because I can’t know the results right away.’
Arai, researcher Kim, and the researcher’s father, Kim Beom-sik.
If you separate the people involved in the incident one by one, they may seem unrelated at first glance, but in fact, hidden here is the statement that ‘Ko Byung-do and Kim Beom-sik are relatives.’
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1. Kim Ki-ryeo will be with Go Byeong-do and his
Do not intentionally harm your family.
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This was an indirect murder attempt aimed at breaking the oath.
Originally, contracts always carry this kind of risk.
family.
This is a word that some aliens would think of as referring only to direct blood relatives, including parents and children, but in fact, in a country like Korea where the concept of community remains strong, it refers to close relatives.
In short, parents’ siblings or their siblings’ daughters were often considered family.
So, Go Byeong-do used a certain researcher.
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“hmm.”
It was also Go Byeong-do who spread false rumors to Kim Beom-sik that Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo would be suitable for escort work.
It was also Go Byeong-do who hid Kim Ki-ryeo’s contact information, which ultimately led to the researcher making direct contact with the person.
If you think about it, everything started with him.
When hiring foreign contractors, the association president was careful to ensure that his identity would never be revealed, at least on this occasion.
This means that an innocent victim was disguised as the client.
And if Kim Ki-ryeo mistakes the researcher for the culprit through this manipulation and gets hurt, he might get angry and even get stabbed.
‘He’s going to the goal.’
Kim Ki-ryeo could kill someone he doesn’t even know by touching their family.
‘Even if he has a very arrogant personality, he still received compulsory education, so he probably wouldn’t throw a punch that easily… … .’
Of course, he didn’t think that everything would work out well with this one impersonation.
Perhaps this kind of incident will have to repeat itself several times before Kim Ki-ryeo bears a grudge against a certain doctor, or rather, his family – although the names are sometimes confusing to call them.
‘This son of a bitch.’
Ugh.
The Hunter Association’s president gritted his teeth again as the face of someone briefly appeared in his mind.
‘Anyway, that kid is so ugly that he’s going to die! I knew this would happen.’
A scammer who took 3 billion blood like blood.
At this point, money is not the issue. Even if it means hurting my pride, I will definitely punish him by spending at least one of my relatives.
First impressions, appearance, speech, and even actions that dared to threaten the head of a group, etc.
The hunter named Kim Ki-ryeo was full of flaws that I didn’t like from the beginning.
This stale antipathy soon became a factor of confidence for the association president.
Because Go Byeong-do soon came to firmly believe that if he was such a bad guy, he would be able to cheat and falsify his rank.
Moreover, when you think about reality, the judgment that the association president came up with is actually accurate.
“Oh my, it’s already 5 o’clock? I guess I should wrap up early and go. I have plans for the evening.”
He checks the clock hanging in his room and gets up from his seat.
And then he led his bodyguards down to the association’s parking lot to leave work.
No, to be exact, I was trying to go down.
“hmm?”
But this time.
Someone had walked across the hallway they were walking in.
Thud, thud, thud.
The young man who came into view is a face that is familiar to all Koreans.
A modern-looking hunter with a serious gait and neat grooming.
“Huh? Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo?”
The secretary of the agency who was among the group recognizes them and greets them first.
The blond man responded with a slight nod and stopped in front of them.
“Hello, President Koh Byeong-do.”
What was brought out later was Kim Ki-ryeo’s calm greeting.
“Ah, yes. It’s been a while, Kiryeo-kun.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“By the way, what brings you here? Did you have any business with the association today?”
Tch.
You’re alive and well, with your eyes wide open.
Go Byeong-do is momentarily disappointed when he sees his opponent with intact limbs.
Still, he was not too shaken as he had expected this much, but when Kim Ki-ryeo followed up with his words, he immediately looked back at him.
“Rather than business… … I was wondering if the president had anything to say to me.”
“yes?”
“Let me tell you in advance, I just met Mr. Kim Beom-sik. I already know that he is your relative.”
Lower third of the pupil is filled with white sclera.
When the other person met his cold gaze, Go Byeong-do spoke confidently as if it didn’t matter.
“Hmm? My relative? So?”
Immediately afterwards, a sharp reply came back to that ordinary sentence.
“──So what? No, this f*cking bastard said all this, and you’re pretending not to know until the end… … .”
The other person suddenly started getting angry and started using abusive language and speaking informally.
How could you do that to someone who is more than twice your age!
But if you look closely at the circumstances, there was a reason why Gi-ryeo acted that way.
As I said before, didn’t this elder cross the line when it came to showing manners?
“You’re the president of the association, so why would you do something like that just to break a promise?!”
As can be seen from this statement, the Great Wizard was already fully aware of the truth of the incident.
Whether it was induction or something else, the process of deducing the hidden answer was not very difficult for a soul whose main occupation was a scholar.
“Wait a minute, Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. What are you talking about?”
Moreover, the Archmage had a powerful weapon that could prove his claim.
“They suddenly came and pretended not to know me or something. Anyway, it’s like the sound of someone knocking on a door while I’m sleeping, so I really can’t figure it out.”
“what?”
“It’s true that Kim Beom-sik is my relative, but what’s really wrong with that? What did you hear that made you so angry?”
Chairman Koh Byeong-do calmly explains in a polite voice.
But for an S-class hunter, the more his opponent acts like that, the more his blood pressure rises.
‘I couldn’t believe it, but it was all true! This Earthling really tried to use his own relatives to kill me… …!’
Well, this person had already taken Blue Shell before entering the building!
He was able to mimic some of the abilities of magical tools like [Justitia] with the power of the artificial enhancers he consumed.
It is a magic that distinguishes between truth and lies.
Using this technique, he interrogated the people involved in the case one by one, and eventually extracted a lie that was close to a confession from Ko Byeong-do right in front of him.
‘Your expression didn’t change at all and you kept pretending not to know…!’
Still, the Hunter Association’s president was quick to catch on.
Even when stories about relatives or stories about Alay come up, he responds as if he knows nothing about it.
“You must have already felt that I knew everything, but why are you still acting like this?”
The old Earthling responded leisurely to the other person’s question.
“Oh my. What on earth made you come here and make my life miserable like this~”
Well, the president of the association was no longer afraid of the S-class hunter in front of him.
“Anyway, I don’t know anything. Besides, even if what Kiryo-kun is thinking is correct, what would change?”
“what?”
“Even if I’m not Kim Beom-sik’s daughter, if you think about it, I’m in the same position as you, standing right in front of you.”
“… .”
“Isn’t it likely that our Hunter Kiria won’t be able to do anything?”
“… .”
“No matter how angry I am. No matter how unfairly I am treated.”
Yes, that’s right.
Common sense tells us that [the Knight’s Oath] is a promise that no one can break.
But the blonde in front of me had signed a contract promising not to harm me for the rest of my life. Even if I was angry, what could I do?
Now that I think about it, I feel like I was blinded by money and signed the contract without thinking.
3 billion.
That man was put in a disadvantageous position because of that small amount of money.
‘Well, there’s a way to go to someone like Kang Chang-ho and ask for help.’
At that time, all you have to do is tell the S-class guy his secret.
‘Let’s see if other people continue to hang out with you even though they know you’re a scammer.’
But at that moment, when Go Byeong-do had a sneer on his lips, the blond young man spoke.
“… Chairman Koh Byung-do, why are you suddenly doing this to me?”
First of all, we found out that the association president was the culprit, but we still don’t know why he did that.
But Go Byeong-do’s answer is.
“Well, why don’t you think about it for yourself with that smart head of yours?”
“… .”
“What question does a gentleman who said he didn’t want to be ordered around by ignorant people like us even when a dungeon break occurred ask?”
The president of the association left the meeting, leaving only mockery behind.
Judging from Kim Ki-ryeo’s past actions, there was a high probability that he was an A-class Awakener, which was as close as possible to an S-class, but in the end, he thought that since there was a knightly oath between them, it would be okay to treat him poorly, so that was his behavior.
But the problem is.
‘hmm.’
The point is that this alien didn’t just cheat the chairman.
‘Should I kill that mammal… … .’
[The Knight’s Oath].
In fact, it was an item that had no effect at all on a certain archmage.
However, that does not mean that we can openly assault our contract partner.
The title of President of the Hunter’s Association was certainly a prestigious position.
Among the bodyguards he carries around, there are two A-class ones. In addition, he always carries a magical tool for escape.
So then what should we do going forward?
Is it possible for the weaklings called the bottom awakeners to be helpless and suffer at the hands of the thugs who tried to kill people by using their relatives?
‘Why did that Earthling’s attitude suddenly become so aggressive?’
As can be seen from the work of the temple of Nachal, he was a person with a personality that was somewhat distant from the word tolerance that one would expect.
Moreover, if it is an entity that is likely to cause continued damage if left alive, it should be eliminated even more quickly.
“under.”
The young man left alone in the hallway rolled his eyes and thought for a while before finally taking out his cell phone.
‘… … Yeah. Well, it’s only when you’re a kid that you get teased.’
I just wanted to avoid using this forbidden method.
Next comes the sound of a call connection. And then someone’s clear voice.