The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 20

Episode 20. Korean Tower (3)

“A person with advanced emotional skills without any affiliation?”

Esther jumped up from her seat.

“No, you should have said that earlier!”

“yes?”

“Come to the top. I’ll hire you right here on the spot! Then what’s the gate position? I’ll give you the gate!”

What kind of rice cake is this?

As soon as that S-class hunter heard that I didn’t belong to his group, he started causing a ruckus.

While I was dumbfounded by that sight, Ahn Yoon-seung whispered in my ear.

“Large guilds have a huge amount of magic stones and equipment in circulation. People with analysis skills try to steal from each other.”

Oh, right.

These primitive people couldn’t even confirm the purity of the magic stone with their own eyes.

‘If you don’t want to be scammed in the magic stone trade, you should carry an appraiser with you… … .’

There are many places that need emotions, but the number of awakened people is small. It is a natural shortage of manpower.

“The deposit is 500 million won!”

But I didn’t know that you would turn your eyes wide and rush at me like this.

“What did you just say?”

5.5 billion?

Did I hear something wrong?

“Why? Is it too little? These Neo Sisters XX are worth 700 million? Here, even Ahn Yoon-seung was taken, so why is it that they always say X to the hunters I have my eye on!”

“Sir, calm down!”

While the executive secretary of the Korean Tower was trying to stop Esther, I thought back to the amount of money that had been offered.

500 million.

How many bowls of noodles are there in this amount?

‘If you work here, you get paid 500 million won?’

This time my salivary glands are acting up.

I took a deep breath and confirmed Esther’s suggestion once again.

“Do you want to hire me as an appraiser? For 500 million?”

“Of course!”

Just sorting items at the desk will get you a pile of money. Then you don’t have to do the hard and dangerous work of a hunter.

“Besides, since our Korea Matap already employs many excellent appraisers, the workload that Ms. Kiryeo will have to shoulder is not that heavy.”

‘Oh!’

I was just one step away from falling for the temptation of money that was right in front of me.

however…….

“The analysis department is pursuing a flexible work system of four days a week!”

go to work?

“Oh, but sometimes there are important gate raids on weekends, so then I’ll be on hold for a bit… … .”

go to work.

As soon as I heard those two letters, my vision began to spin and a throbbing pain shot through every bone in my body.

Ugh, my head… … .

“brother?”

When I suddenly lowered my head and touched my forehead, Ahn Yoon-seung looked at me with a worried look.

But I couldn’t move an inch until the nausea subsided.

‘Eeeeek, going to work… …!’

It’s a severe flashback.

The word “go to work” became a trigger, and I ended up recalling my past where I was overworked at my previous job.

Going to work, working overtime, morning greetings from the boss. A real complaint… … .

‘I don’t want to go to work!’

Let me just mention this at this point: I was reincarnated solely for the purpose of retirement.

But you want me to stamp the contract with my own feet and go back to the company?

Now, whenever I hear anything work-related, I get chills all over my body.

This trauma naturally caused me to turn all my decisions upside down.

‘That, that, that’s right. Isn’t it too early for you to join an Earth company? You haven’t even gotten used to this planet yet, and you’ll definitely be found out to be an alien.’

Oh, right! I also have a grand mission to bring back magic.

Living among humans, you’ll run out of time for personal research. Now there’s even more reason not to join the company!

My resolve hardened, I took off the hand that was covering my eyes and raised my head.

“Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo! How about this incentive? It’s not bad, is it?”

When I raised my head, the first thing I saw was a contract with an enormous price tag.

“sorry.”

I rejected the offer outright.

“How much do you want?”

“It’s not about money. I have no intention of joining a guild.”

Perhaps because he had just experienced a flashback, his words came out a bit sharp.

Esther observed my reaction and folded the contract with a look of regret on her face.

“If that’s what you think, Awakened One… … .”

With this, the scout gun went back to a blank slate.

But we still have more topics to discuss.

“But are you sure that’s okay? If you turn down this offer, it means you’re going to have to pay the gate entrance fee.”

Esther’s expression suddenly turned cold.

“I don’t know if an individual like you can afford such a huge consultation fee!”

joy.

The representative of Matap began to look displeased with his arms crossed.

Judging from the playful tone of his speech, he doesn’t seem to be genuinely angry.

It’s no good going against the wishes of an S-class hunter, especially a sorcerer.

“I would like to negotiate something.”

I quickly got to the heart of the story.

“I know a strange substance.”

I felt everyone’s eyes in the room focused on those words.

“If you mix this with metal or concrete to make a mixture, the exterior walls of the constructed building will be somewhat resistant to skill.”

“…!”

“The building will withstand attacks from monsters without collapsing. It absorbs mana.”

I said this and glanced out the window.

The open view that is characteristic of high-rise buildings. Most people would probably only see the blue sky… .

“Isn’t it a bit wasteful to surround the entire tower with a barrier like this?”

I immediately recognized the spell hanging on the rooftop and started to cry.

Then Esther bowed down as if she was interested.

“Well, if we had that thing you mentioned, this waste would be reduced.”

Esther said she hated needless haggling and dragging things out, so I decided to be frank about the terms of the deal.

“Then take as much as you want.”

“What did you say?”

“I am the only one who knows the location of that item, but I would like to share it with Esther now.”

“… … .”

“I don’t know how much it costs to maintain the barrier, but I hope it’s a sufficient entrance fee.”

Esther opened her mouth at these words and slammed one hand on the table.

Are you not satisfied with the terms of the deal?

“Then I guess I should beg you to do business with me instead. Assuming that what you say is true.”

I doubt it’s too good of a bargaining chip.

Without delay, I took out the small ziplock bag I had kept in my jacket pocket.

“Ah! That was last time… … !”

Only now did Ahn Yoon-seung react.

Because it is a substance that he has seen once before.

‘Absorbent.’

A new substance that was sleeping at the bottom of the F-class gate that no one cared about.

This was my bargaining chip.

‘It’s like the only pattern.’

How dare you suddenly reveal the existence of this precious soil to the people of Earth.

Some may think it’s a waste, but it’s an inevitable choice.

‘This is something that only has value in a society where magical civilization has developed to a certain extent.’

In fact, there wasn’t much that could be done with a pure absorbent.

If this dirt scrap is to be of any value, it would require at least a refinery specializing in absorbents.

Besides, people here are always poking around the gate… … .

Anyway, wouldn’t the raw materials have been naturally discovered as time passed?

So I decided to just release it when it’s needed, before the information’s value becomes trash.

“Does this sand really have that effect? No, rather, are you using this much information to enter a gate like that?”

“yes.”

“Are you thinking of releasing the information to other places as soon as you finish the transaction with us… ?”

“Why? Then should I promise to keep it a secret from now on?”

“If you do this, you will suffer a great loss.”

You were being expensive earlier, and now you’re being honest and calling it that kind of gate.

“I got the change.”

The deal was close to being finalized. I didn’t forget to drive in the wedge.

“We help and live together with people who share the same rare attribute.”

And there was a reason why I gave Esther this much.

A few minutes later.

By the time we had successfully concluded our negotiations.

Knock knock. A neat knock sounded.

“Ah! You’re finally here. I thought I was dying of thirst.”

The knock was the sound of a staff member bringing drinks.

Esther said with a smile on her face, as if she was satisfied with my gift.

“Everyone, please have this before you go. This coffee is only served to special guests, and I spent some money at the auction to buy this collection.”

“Wow, it smells really good.”

“Mr. Yoon Seung knows a thing or two!”

I must have safely gotten my gate ticket. I tried to happily drink the drink they gave me.

‘They say it’s a precious drink from the Earth, so I can’t not try it.’

But the scent of this black water ended up triggering my second trauma.

‘huh?’

The unique, rich, and strong aroma of coffee.

It’s a smell I’ve smelled a lot… … .

‘ah.’

Damn! This smells exactly like the industrial adhesives commonly used in Alphauri.

‘Ugh!’

I took a sip of my coffee and spat it out in shock.

‘How dare you give me something like this?’

And then I looked back at Esther, who had offered me the coffee, feeling angry because of the foul taste…

‘omg!’

Could this be a coincidence?

At that moment, Esther’s eyes met mine.

And judging by the surprised look on her face, I think I caught her spitting coffee.

‘I’m not an alien. I’m not an alien. I’m not an alien.’

Another sip of coffee in a hurry.

My entire esophagus and mouth were covered in a disgusting smell, but it was a necessary sacrifice.

“Do you not like coffee?”

“no.”

Anyway, I have no more business at the rooftop. I should go outside quickly and get rid of it.

“It’s delicious. Thank you.”

Thinking like that, I barely managed to swallow my last sip of coffee and said goodbye to Esther.

***

All the guests have left.

When the warmth of people disappears, this spacious representative office sometimes feels even emptier.

Esther, left alone, sat at her desk and drank her second cup of coffee.

But her expression was not very bright.

“Is something wrong?”

The secretary at the top of the tower looked at her employer’s face and asked a short question.

Then the guild leader began to answer with his smile slightly subdued.

“Rather than saying it was a bad thing, I just played a prank on those guests earlier… … .”

The secretary was surprised when he heard this and raised his voice.

“You cursed the visitors again? Oh, sir! You said you wouldn’t do it again?”

In fact, Esther had a nagging hobby.

She used to use her skills on hunters she met for the first time and enjoy seeing them suffer misfortune.

Of course, even if you called it a curse, it only had minor effects like stubbing your toes on the corners of furniture.

“So what? It’s fun.”

Esther couldn’t give up this low-quality hobby for long.

“What was the curse this time?”

“Sneeze for 30 seconds!”

“Oh, it’s trivial.”

At this moment, the secretary suddenly felt uneasy.

“Huh? But they never sneezed?”

Esther was silent for a moment.

Yeah, actually.

This S-class hunter quietly activated his skill a little while ago while the guests were drinking their coffee.

The target is Kim Ki-ryeo.

I was curious to see how those scary eyes would scrunch up when he sneezed. I aimed for him first.

But the consequences of this curse, as we all know,

“That’s right. He didn’t sneeze.”

failure.

This wasn’t a simple failure. Among the hunters with the cursed attribute, Esther was the only one to receive an S-class rating.

Has her curse ever failed so far?

does not exist.

Even the great and undisputed #1 ranked S-class hunter Jeong Ha-seong once fell because of this curse.

“Did the guild leader make a mistake…?”

The secretary, who had grasped the situation, began to harden his expression.

But Esther’s answer was cold.

“No, just in case, I tried casting the curse again with increased intensity, but the reaction was amazing.”

Esther recalled the situation from earlier.

The moment when he quietly activated his unique skill, thinking that Kim Ki-ryeo wouldn’t notice.

A man who would normally have just coughed weakly.

After a long moment of silence, he suddenly turned his head and looked at himself.

“… … .”

Esther is still not forgotten.

The face of the man who stared at me silently, his eyes wide open like a poisonous snake.

“I got caught. I’m sure I knew from the beginning.”

But Kim Ki-ryeo remained silent in the end.

He praised the taste of the coffee calmly, as if he could overlook such a ridiculous joke.

Kim Ki-ryeo must have known that Esther was most afraid of that calm atmosphere.

“An Awakened One who ignores my curse that was even effective against S-class people of the same level.”

Here, a new fact has come to light.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s way of moving his body was different from that of most people.

A situation where the brain is not the center, but an alien spirit uses magic to control the body.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s body is always guided by delicate and sophisticated magic.

Unless you’re more skilled in magic than this alien, it’s impossible to take control.

thus.

“Huh, where on earth did this monster come from?”

Kim Ki-ryeo had absolute immunity to status effects such as sleep, fainting, paralysis, and curses.

Like white blood cells in the human body.

Even minor spells were rendered ineffective without the user knowing.