The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 246

Episode 246. Mirror Therapy

‘Why are you laughing?’

When the F-class on the sandy beach started to feel uneasy.

First, a hunter with an exotic impression stops joking and continues the conversation.

“Oh, I’m sorry for laughing in front of you. Just wait. I’ll tell you right away.”

“yes?”

“But before that, I have a question. Um, how tall is our Hunter Kiria?”

Somehow it sounds a bit sarcastic… … .

‘Is it because I’m in a good mood?’

It was a rather sudden question, but it was difficult to keep my mouth shut in the flow of the conversation.

So Kim Ki-ryeo answered right away. He said that he was about 179cm tall, although it may not be accurate since he measured it last year.

-Dalgrak.

At the same time, the same unidentified noise that had been heard earlier occurred again.

These are noises that feel familiar even when heard again.

like.

“179cm. Yes. That’s right. … Normally, it’s around 180cm, which is a height that would be rounded up. Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo is a very honest person.”

The sound of light ‘plates’ hitting each other.

Because I kept hearing it from the same place.

When the alien that had taken over the body of an Earthling realized something, Kang Chang-ho fixed his gaze on the inside of his shoulder bag, which was unzipped.

“I honestly didn’t know it would be used like this.”

“What did you say?”

“Before I got here, I was exploring a dungeon in Seoul. It’s called [Nameless Cave]. Yes. That new type of monster den you were trying to enter before. In fact, I was clearing it as soon as I found it.”

‘That’s news I know.’

“But honestly, I wasn’t expecting any beans, but guess what? Today, after cutting the head of the chief there, this suddenly fell to me as a reward.”

Dalgrak.

Noise pollution finally reveals itself.

Kang Chang-ho opens his bag wide to reveal the object in question.

The object he pulled out, holding the thin part as if he was holding a chicken’s neck, was something silver.

At first glance, it looks like a silver candlestick from the Renaissance era.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that it had an intricately carved decoration of either a living thing or a tree in the center, along with two flat plates.

scale.

What was in Kang Chang-ho’s bag was a bright silver ‘double-armed scale’.

“-[Justitia].”

Jeong Ha-seong recognized its shape and looked surprised as he took a step forward.

Kim Ki-ryeo, who had been blankly staring, also became agitated when Kang Chang-ho continued to name things.

[Justitia].

Even in today’s society where egoism is rampant, this is one of the few artifacts that can dare to establish trust and faith.

Until now, it was a rare single national treasure owned only by the Western European country of the United Kingdom.

It is said that it was the only scale that existed in the world.

And after years of testing since its discovery in the dungeons, Britain recently went so far as to accept the results of [Justitia] as official forensic evidence.

[Justitia]’s main function is to distinguish between truth and falsehood in speech, and to punish liars who tell lies.

Politicians in this world often make all kinds of false promises to seduce voters.

I wonder if those who were close to Sweet Talk didn’t want to reveal their true feelings or something.

Justitia, a Western European property, had a rule that personal use of the scales required permission from the British Hunters’ Association and the approval of a majority of the twelve justices, making exporting the items very difficult.

Therefore, it was difficult to encounter the magic scales in East Asian countries.

Until now, that is.

‘Is that the real Justitia?’

But is it true that such a talented brother has finally revealed himself to the world?

And what a shame that the scales ended up in the hands of such a lazy hunter!

The face of Class F, who had grasped the entire situation, quickly hardened. However, Kang Chang-ho continued to maintain his calm demeanor even after seeing the contractor’s strange change.

“What is Justitia’s function… It would be pointless to talk about it among fellow hunters. Kim Ki-ryeo. It seems like this is an item that activates automatically once the range is set up properly.”

“… .”

“So, during the conversation, a sentence I said was judged as a question, and when you answered it… there was something in it that wasn’t true, so it was tilted to the left earlier.”

Sigh.

Kang Chang-ho shows the scales currently tilted to the right.

“If Justitia’s left plate goes down, it means it’s a lie. But the problem is, the sentence you pulled out just before that decision was made… … .”

The reptilian eyes, shining brightly with human fluids, stare straight ahead.

Kang Chang-ho stared at someone with his green eyes and then said.

“Kim Ki-ryeo.”

“… .”

“Let me ask you one more thing. Are you an Awakened One who could possibly break the [Knight’s Oath]?”

The hunter’s voice is heard.

The half-blood man who acquired the Scales of Judgement had not originally intended to use Justitia so actively.

He knew the personality of the fourth S-class Hunter, and he knew that if he pushed him in and asked him something, no matter how trivial the sentence, he would not get an answer.

Kim Ki-ryeo was a mysterious awakened person.

It also included the meaning that I don’t tell my story well and am not very talkative.

Moreover, since he is not that stupid, he would have realized that answering Justitia without thinking would be detrimental to him. So, it is highly likely that he would have chosen the simple solution of remaining silent on all of her questions.

Moreover, Kang Chang-ho had no intention of persecuting the sacrifice just because he did not answer one question properly.

Because there had never been a question important enough to weigh on this scale of trust.

Even if he hid the scales and used dark tricks to find out the truth, Kang Chang-ho’s question would at best end with the question, ‘Is it really S-class or not?’

However, due to an unintentional mistake, the scale’s power was activated and the situation has reached its current state.

“I’m really curious about whether our Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo is not affected by the oath at all.”

Kim Ki-ryeo began to worry as Kang Chang-ho’s threatening voice tore apart sentences as if chewing them.

But no matter how much I racked my brain, the conclusion I came to was the same.

It’s ruined.

Since he was meeting Justitia for the first time here, he still had not fully grasped the structure of the complex magical tool.

Therefore, I can’t immediately think of a way to disrupt it. No, even if I did know a way, it might not have been possible to do it with F-class magic power anyway.

thus.

“…no.”

Even though he knew the consequences, he had difficulty answering the hunter’s question of whether he would ultimately be unaffected by the [Knight’s Oath].

-Dalgrak.

Immediately afterwards the scales tipped.

left.

-bang!

A loud noise echoes through the vast empty space.

As soon as he saw Justitia’s results, Kang Chang-ho raised his magical power and kicked the sacrifice’s rib cage.

The blond man is pushed back without a trace by a speed that even an F-class eye cannot dare to follow.

Because they were facing each other, there was almost no space to run, but he was able to deliver such a powerful kick just by turning his waist while standing still.

“Hunter Kang Chang-ho! What is this… …!”

Crackle.

Jeong Ha-seong was unable to respond to this. The hero immediately shouted in a shocked tone.

But Kang Chang-ho completely ignored his voice, placed the Justitia he was holding neatly on one side of the beach, and said this.

“I’ve been good to you all this time.”

This is a message to the collaborator.

“You did a really good job.”

“… .”

“I can’t tolerate it any more than this, so whatever you do will be overlooked.”

“That, that….”

“Even if I go out to raid dungeons at 2 in the morning, or if I say something crazy like I want to go to Japan’s S-class gate, they’ll accept all my antics.”

Kang Chang-ho frowns with his arched eyebrows.

“I didn’t throw anyone in the basement to protect that damn ethics. How annoying. Huh?”

His expression was soft, but I could feel his voice getting louder.

“This contract is something you even called me to sign first. And this is how you repay the kindness of your industry colleagues?”

“Go, Hunter Kang Chang-ho.”

“That’s why you accepted the offer so readily when you were only twenty-four. Yes. I also thought something was strange from the beginning.”

Kang Chang-ho mutters quietly in his characteristically low voice.

“The oath has no effect at all. The oath… …?”

Kim Ki-ryeo barely managed to straighten up from where he had fallen and quickly apologized to the person in front of him.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! Let me explain what happened… … .”

The reaction was not good.

“Shut that mouth right now. Before I put you on the scales again and expose your lies.”

Kang Chang-ho cut him off coldly, the corners of his mouth raised.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have killed the boss first instead of doing useless things.”

“Hunter.”

“You should be grateful that I let you live obediently, missing out on good opportunities like [The Labyrinth of White Clothes] and [The Inevitable Evil]. Just keep your mouth shut and fool people all this time? Then I would have been used for 10 years and gotten nothing in return… .”

Wait a minute, so did the S-class gate that occurred last week also enter voluntarily?

When Kang Chang-ho glared at him and asked, the alien denied it with a pale expression.

He was quite confused, not knowing that his inner self would be suddenly revealed like this.

However, since we were seriously considering breaking the contract for improvement recently, we had our own way of resolving the friction.

“I’m sorry I didn’t reveal my abilities in advance. Yes, I admit it. It’s true that I initially signed the contract with the intention of completely deceiving you.”

“yes?”

“But recently, I changed my mind… …. After seeing Hunter Kang Chang-ho approach the contract with a more sincere attitude than I expected. I really wanted to put an end to this kind of behavior recently.”

“You’re done?”

“I was going to stop using you with lies and repay you for the labor I’ve provided you with so far. Of course, it’s not exactly what I promised.”

It is fortunate that I have an oral structure that does not cause any problems in conveying sentences even in such a desperate situation.

Kim Ki-ryeo continued speaking, grateful for the few advantages his body had.

I was so flustered that I couldn’t pay much attention to his expression, but after all, isn’t the material price suggested in that sentence the most important thing in negotiation?

“I will make you a [Skill Stone]! Please save me.”

Then, I quickly raised both of my hands to express my intention to surrender.

The argument that came out together was a recommendation that would have perked up the ears of Earthlings.

“No one knows whether or not the ‘special trait’ I have will be considered a skill, right? I really don’t know either. Well, then there’s a chance that even if you kill me, you’ll fail without any gain.”

“… … .”

“Actually, I know a method that will increase your internal magical power with 100% certainty. I will make it for you, Hunter. I will make both [Dragon’s Eye] and [Dragon’s Heart] much stronger here so that you won’t regret it… …!”

But originally, intelligent beings were creatures made up of complex elements.

Even if the story is quite appealing, if it is ultimately the price offered by a collaborator who has deceived you several times, it is natural that you lose interest because of a hurt pride.

“I’m sorry, but from now on I have no intention of trusting Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo’s three-inch tongue.”

“Huh? No, wait a minute! Just check this with Justitia behind you… …!”

“There’s a guy right in front of you who disregarded the knight’s oath that was known to be absolutely impossible. And in a situation where you’ve exposed all your cards to such a person, how can you trust something like an artifact?”

A moment of silence.

“sorry.”

In order to survive, I repeated the same old reflexes.

“Because it was my fault. Please… … .”

It was the first time I saw the other person expressing such displeasure, so he continued to lower his head and maintain a humble posture.

“… … .”

But, as an alien scholar, he secretly felt that doing something like this would not change the contractor’s decision – murder.

And that moment when you realize that apologizing isn’t going to help you survive.

I have a firm belief that this situation can never be reversed.

Suddenly, this sentence passed through my head.

“But why the f*ck am I apologizing to this guy… … .”

Mumble, mumble.

Kang Chang-ho opens his eyes wide.

But the blond man spoke in vain, placing his hand on his forehead, regardless of what the other person said.

Anyway, no matter what I do, it seems like my lifeline will end here.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say everything I wanted to say.

“-Hey, Kang Chang-ho.”

Informal language.

Aliens change their speech to suit their preferred style of expression.

What followed was a series of dry, bitter accusations.

Kim Ki-ryeo acknowledged his own fault for hiding the invalidity of the contract and exploiting others’ labor, but when looking at the overall flow of the story, he believed that Kang Chang-ho was more at fault.

“If you look closely, you seem to be quite proud of what you’re doing. No, aside from the fact that you always say you’re being considerate, what? Are you grateful that I didn’t throw someone in the basement?”

“her.”

“Are you so proud of that power? When I was at my peak and was saying that I was an F-rank, you would always say, “What could a weakling like you do?” and you would always try to get me to do something, and you would set a trap for me by saying that I was upset, and you would try to blow the contract just a few days after it was concluded. Anyway, you have been trying to break promises consistently for a long time.”

Kang Chang-ho has no answer.

“But if we look at it according to the logic we’ve used so far, shouldn’t we turn a blind eye to this situation?”

On the contrary, Kim Ki-ryeo’s voice became clearer and clearer as time passed.

“If you have been marked by the eyes of a strong awakened person, then the reality for the weak is that you have no choice but to accept and move on even when you are treated unfairly.”

“… … .”

“The fact that you were scammed with an ineffective item is simply because you lack knowledge of contracts compared to me. Is magic the only power? In today’s world, knowing a lot is also a power.”

Swish.

I slowly lower the hand that was on my forehead.

The dry texture of the skin is finally revealed.

He looked straight in the direction where Kang Chang-ho was standing and immediately opened his mouth.

“So, if you look at it from the logic that some kid usually uses.”

He expresses some emotion by twitching one corner of his mouth.

“In the end, it’s all your fault for being deceived due to your lack of ability… isn’t it?”

A distorted expression, not a smile of joy, but one filled with contempt and irritation towards the lower species.

At this, Kang Chang-ho starts laughing at him with empty nonsense.

The neck of a certain S-class hunter who was smiling brightly with his lips raised suddenly had thick veins standing out.

Beginning with this ominous sign, the Earth sorcerer with the body-enhancing magic immediately cast his technique.

Turning magic into muscles.

A swift rush forward like a sword strike.

As soon as the blonde hunter came into the gap, Kang Chang-ho threw all his weight into his opponent, intending to crush any visible vital points.

The terrifying agility unique to body enhancement wizards is revealed.

-Tch!

Kang Chang-ho achieves his goal in an instant without being hindered by anything. As the fist bone filled with magical power touches his chin, Kiria falls backwards once again.

The [Guardian] barrier was destroyed by a whopping 70% with just one blow.