The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 215

Episode 215. Knockout Tournament (2)

‘I prepared all the groceries because I was going to stay home.’

Ugh.

I put the microphone of my phone away and ground my teeth in frustration.

And then he straightened his posture and asked again.

“… First of all, I’m asking just to confirm. Is it okay to assume that the reason you’re suddenly going to China is to participate in that international competition?”

-That’s right. Hunter Tournament.

Looking at this, you can immediately see how great the compensation offered by China is.

S-class hunters are high-income earners who make money with their eyes closed, so it’s not easy to recruit them.

Did they think it was okay for the fighting scenes to be revealed? Or did they get a prize they really wanted in that tournament?

Kang Chang-ho decided to leave the country more readily than expected.

Besides, I’ve already expressed my intention to China, so I think they’ll come out with a promotional article with my name on it by the evening or something.

‘The participation of the highest-level awakened person has been confirmed. Even I, an alien, can see that this is definitely a spectacle worth making money from.’

But as we talked, a small question suddenly occurred to me.

First of all, I understand that you have to go to China to participate in the game. I also understand that you want to accompany me in case there is any problem with the contractors remaining in Korea.

But Kang Chang-ho just said that he was in front of a one-room building, and for some reason, I don’t know.

‘Is that just a vague threat? No, that’s not true. The bastard’s magic is really nearby.’

Bam.

I rolled my eyes and chased after someone’s energy, then quickly placed the packaged tofu I was holding on the sink.

“Anyway, I understand. I’ll clear my schedule.”

-okay.

“But you said it was in front of my studio apartment earlier, do you have any other business… … .”

-The elevator has arrived.

Knock knock.

What I finally heard was the characteristic unnatural mechanical sound that occurs when a call is disconnected.

“Oh my.”

Why did you suddenly end it?

I have a bad feeling about this. It seems like he’s definitely visiting for some reason, but the problem is that given the nature of the contractor, it’s unlikely to be for a good reason.

I prepared to welcome an urgent guest.

He kicked away the messy blanket on the floor and headed towards the desk drawer.

***

Ding dong, ding dong.

A doorbell with a switch that has not been changed in a long time and is recessed and difficult to press properly.

Just as I was about to hit that squeaky switch one more time.

The front door, covered with advertising stickers for a business trip locker, opened from the inside out.

The landlord showed up.

“hello.”

The blond man was wearing casual clothes, unlike when he was out doing public activities.

Arriving guests focused their attention on other attractions rather than such predictable elements.

“hmm.”

The shabby structure of the one-room apartment can be seen through the crack in the door.

Discolored paint.

And as time goes by, cheap, worn-out flooring appears here and there.

“When was the last floral wallpaper?”

“hmm?”

“Anyway, take off the chain. I brought something.”

At first, I was very nervous when I heard that Kang Chang-ho was coming, but surprisingly, the conversation went on normally.

Then, the third S-class from Korea tilted the corners of his mouth and said.

Last time you came to visit, you brought a gift. So, of course, I should return the favor by showing you something.

Are you trying to humiliate me now… … .

Or is it simply that the Earthling is a savage… … .

Kim Ki-ryeo stared dryly at the cheap drink box in the other person’s hand.

The front door closed within seconds.

I would like to just ignore him like this, but common sense tells me that the repercussions of doing something like that to a real S-class hunter would be significant.

-Click.

As if it were a habit, I unfastened the safety catch that I had been keeping on my person and opened the front door wide to the outside.

But what happened next was shocking.

As soon as the door opened past a certain angle, Kang Chang-ho put his hand on it to prevent it from closing again, and kicked the landlord’s shin with his weight.

A situation that can be colloquially called ‘breaking a joint’.

“I’ve always been used to this, so now I dare to take advantage of people’s sleeping hours… … .”

But this time, he had his reasons.

How long has it been since he had an orbital fracture and he’s already relaxed? Lately, his contractor has been giving him almost unilateral notifications.

An F-class gate of a different type that occurred in the Korean Tower.

Yes. Let’s assume that we are taking this into consideration, considering that we entered together with Esther and that the risk level was also at the lowest level.

But it’s hard to just ignore [Imitation City] from a few days ago.

Since it was prohibited by the knight’s oath, he probably wouldn’t have been able to go to another country without saying anything anyway.

That means that Kim Ki-ryeo couldn’t do it on his own, and if an unexpected incident occurred inside and some crazy awakened person forcibly pushed a Korean into the wrong exit,

[Dragon’s Eye] has a limited range, so things get complicated from there.

So, the plan was to use brute force to leave a warning and completely prohibit entry through the gate without permission from now on.

chin!

What is this?

Even though I slightly reduced my strength considering the opponent’s durability, I thought that at this level, I would definitely be able to break the Awakened One’s bones.

“… … !”

“… … .”

Stop.

The tip of the shoe just touched the shin. Kang Chang-ho’s attack was blocked without leaving any injury, as if he had encountered an invisible wall.

“uh.”

There wasn’t even a proper impact sound, and even though it was a kick from a S-class superhuman, the landlord didn’t move at all like a rock rooted to the ground.

I looked down to check again, and as expected, there wasn’t a single scratch on the landlord’s leg.

‘The defense is… … .’

Kang Chang-ho opened his eyes wide without making a sound.

In this situation, the first thing that comes to mind is the possibility of using items.

But this assumption is refuted by clear evidence in just a few seconds.

Dark, bright, and cool.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar blue color of the size he had seen countless times burst out before Kang Chang-ho’s eyes.

“No, if you kick me so suddenly… … .”

While the victim is facing away in confusion.

The large visitor rolled his eyes and examined the energy unfolding before his nose.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s magical power instantly transformed into a size befitting an S-class hunter…

If we interpret this scene as a magical organ called [Dragon’s Eye], it can only be read that way.

What on earth is going on?

First of all, let me explain that the drastic change that Kang Chang-ho is going through was mixed with someone’s small tricks.

‘Looking at the way his pupils are moving diligently. It seems like it was well received.’

In short, this means that the alien has resorted to trickery again.

‘Then there is no need to improve it further.’

In fact, the past few days have been a ‘too long’ gap for the Archmage.

He had been holed up in his studio apartment, making dummies to use when avoiding pursuit.

Since he had some time to spare, the Archmage cooled his head and conducted research on a lighter topic.

[To do: Re-create the potion for manipulating awakening values. – (If possible, improve it to a solid form with a long preservation period)]

The result of that is this situation.

The external attribute energy contained in the inorganic substance called magic stone is cleverly ground and swallowed, and packaged to look like biological mana.

It’s not a perfect example, but if I had to use an analogy, it would be similar to treating anemia with a steel ball.

Because there was a big difference between internal and external mana, just like the relationship between the element iron and iron.

“By the way… … .”

anyway.

“Mr. Kang Chang-ho, why do you look so surprised?”

“You look like a hunter of the same rank as me.”

“I see.”

After confirming the potion’s effectiveness, Giryeo naturally leads the conversation.

“But I’m sorry, but I don’t remember ever telling you this year that I’m not an S-class?”

The results of my own research.

There are very few items on Earth that can mimic S-class defense, and on top of that, equipment that doesn’t even show when worn, like the [Sacred Tree Sapling], is something that cannot be found even in rumors.

So, to make sense of this rapid increase in defense by Earth standards, we’ll have to reuse the concept we’ve been pushing since January.

“That’s right, S-class.”

The association claims that the awakening level released by the association is not wrong.

“what?”

“As you can see, it is true that I am an S-class hunter.”

To be honest, Kang Chang-ho is a bottom-tier awakened person who could be destroyed at any moment, so there would be no room for his guard to let down.

If you are going to secretly change your body anyway, this type of image making is more advantageous.

After completing the calculation, the contractor artificially created a stern expression and even a slight cold sweat as if he was flustered by the misunderstanding, and committed fraud.

“for a moment.”

Of course, as his acting became more perfect, Kang Chang-ho became more confused.

“So what you’re saying is, you’ve been pretending to be weak all this time even though you had such good defenses?”

“hmm.”

“And last time, you even took my slow punches head-on?”

He remained calm during the subsequent questioning.

“No. It wasn’t my intention to confuse the ranks… … .”

then?

The tone is somewhat long-winded because it was spoken without any refinement.

I added a few words of explanation to help you understand.

“I was in bad shape for a while.”

“condition.”

Even the great new humans who have mastered magic cannot escape simple problems like illness.

Like Jeong Ha-seong, who was exposed to terror from ordinary people due to his immune system being destroyed after overwork for 43 long hours.

A wizard was a being who could become quite weak depending on his physical or emotional state.

Moreover, the one-room occupant here knew of tens of thousands of health problems that a wizard could suffer from due to circumstances in his previous life.

“To be exact, I killed the mana side because it hurt. That… … . Actually, I sprained my ankle a while ago and got hurt somewhere. But after that, when I breathed normally, my body reacted to the mana I exhaled and felt uncomfortable.”

“Where is it hurt?”

“It was in the abdomen, but the doctor didn’t know the cause, so I don’t know the cause or the organ.”

Breaking promises. Refusing to go to school.

Or being late for work after oversleeping, etc.

How often is the phrase, “I did that because I was sick,” used as an excuse in everyday life?

He inserted a new setting to assert that he was truly S-class.

This excuse of health problems was easy to reconcile later without adding much to the contradiction.

‘First of all, there is a witness.’

Because this one had a scene where Esther Hunter was spitting blood.

If you keep talking like this to Kang Chang-ho, it will be easy to increase credibility by linking him to Ma-Tap-Ju when the time comes.

“Anyway, now I can turn my magic power.”

“What about the magic power?”

“The bad part is still bad. The last time I got it, my immune system was really weak so I couldn’t avoid it. I was half-hoping for this problem, but I waited quietly and it got better little by little, so that’s a relief… … .”

He explained in detail why he had been weak all this time.

In fact, if you don’t have the items, your body will break like ice at any time, but your words are like flowing water.

“hmm.”

But at this time, what is even more surprising is…

The thing is, Kang Chang-ho surprisingly quickly accepted Gi-ryeo’s bluff and moved on.

I don’t know why it looks like Schrödinger’s cat.

Strangely enough, the story didn’t seem strange at all even though the blonde awakener was immediately treated as top-tier.

“Because of the condition… … .”

[Binding] that can subdue the black dragon.

Monstrous calmness.

Physical durability worthy of a S-class.

The sorcerer at the door fixes his gaze with a strange expression.

The situation felt like a mystery as the opponent’s rating, which I was half-confident in, once again tilted towards the strong.

‘Then, in the past, you were bragging that you were an F-class, so did you hide it because you were worried that it would be a hassle if you were found out that you were an S-class when you weren’t in good shape?’

If you assume that’s a lie, then it’s just crazy talk with no real intention, and from then on it just gets more interesting.

Honestly, I have so much time and energy to spare and everything is going smoothly, so I wonder if it’s a bad thing to get scammed a little.

If this continues and I end up losing money later, I’ll just have to think of it as paying a clown for the performance.