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Episode 250. Total crisis (2)
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After receiving simple treatment on the sandy beach, they returned straight to the Garion building in Seoul.
During this process, the number one ranked person who took the wheel asked many questions, but no meaningful conversation ensued.
“I’m currently taking a short break because I hurt my lungs due to the S-class gate trap. Once I recover, Kang Chang-ho will be nothing. Ha Seong, you really shouldn’t worry about this anymore.”
Rather than revealing that he is a F-class hunter, he is instead reinforcing his previous bluff.
He made several statements showing off his abilities, and calmly told Jeong Ha-seong that he was sorry but that he would have to take a break from classes for the time being. So he told him to wait and not send the tuition fee for next month.
***
A few hours later.
For your information, this is Kim Ki-ryeo’s one-room apartment.
I had a rather long conversation with Esther at the Korean Tower just before I returned home.
[It’s nice to finally see you. Welcome, Mr. Kiryo. I was really worried. So what exactly happened just now?]
[To put it simply, I got caught scamming by Hunter Kang Chang-ho.]
[oh.]
For future work, the help of a capable second-ranked player was essential.
[I don’t think it’s meaningful to explain the contract that’s already half broken. To summarize the current situation, there’s an S-rank hunter who’s really angry because of my actions.]
[A person in his right mind wouldn’t beat up someone just because he’s angry. Mr. Kiryeo and Hunter Ha Sung got cursed at a lot this time.]
[hmm…….]
[Anyway, so what?]
[Because I couldn’t subdue that person on the spot due to various circumstances. I want to somehow secure Kang Chang-ho’s new recruits before I face retaliation. Is that possible?]
[I’ll do my best. At least for the price of the snacks I received back then.]
Now, I have safely returned home under the protection of Jeong Ha-seong.
Soon after, I received a text message from Esther informing me of the progress of my situation.
“hmm.”
First of all, the most effective way to restrict the actions of S-class Awakened users is to intervene with public power.
However, in the Republic of Korea, where the rule of law is alive and well, even the leader of a large guild cannot unilaterally make a top-level hunter a wanted person.
‘Well, it’s not like anyone has died yet.’
The most that could be done to link Kang Chang-ho and the police was to report the S-class fight on the beach as a case of mutual assault.
Then, the police will first try to summon Kang Chang-ho to the police station to be investigated as a party to the case.
However, this level of summons investigation is a non-binding demand that can be easily ignored.
Accordingly, Esther, with Jeong Ha-seong’s consent, filed a report of assault and expedited the process of issuing an arrest warrant, while behind the scenes, she decided to take additional measures using the Awakened and errand companies.
[I’m sorry ᔪ( ᐪᐤᐪ )ᔭᐤᑋ]
‘I don’t think this is something you should apologize for… … By the way, what are those weird symbols attached to the end? This time, I really can’t guess.’
As you can see.
Soon, shocking news came back from Esther.
She tried every method she could think of, but ultimately failed to locate Kang Chang-ho.
‘Yeah. What would I expect from primitive magicians? Earth’s [Searcher] skill has a great range of application for a natural form, but it’s often blocked by various methods.’
An enemy that has completely disappeared.
Honestly, there’s nothing more annoying and uncomfortable than the danger in the dark that could pop up again at any time or place.
‘Hmm.’
First of all, it was unrealistic in many ways to ask S-class Hunters, who were involved in the safety of the country, to take care of me 24 hours a day.
So, within the bounds of common sense, I asked the Matap and Garion guild leaders to take the following additional measures.
① From now on, when entering the gate, security personnel, including association staff, will be stationed at the entrance.
② Do not enter the dungeon at the same time. One of you must always wait outside.
③ Esther wants to fix the curse that limits Kang Chang-ho’s mobility to a low intensity as much as possible.
④ And if possible, please keep an eye on the following people at the top of the tower.
“Let’s see.”
I wrote the names of the people corresponding to number 4 in a text message.
[Ahn Yoon-seung, Gu Seo-hyung]
To be honest, the relationship between the two was so tense that they barely had any contact these days, but because of the contact with the owner of the body, the probability of being in danger was relatively high.
‘Kang Chang-ho is an Earthling who, as far as I can tell, has broken the skulls of his own kind five times. There’s no way such a merciless bastard would avoid taking hostages.’
Fortunately, Esther was a great capitalist.
So there were always a lot of people following me, and when I asked two acquaintances to quietly assign someone to act as a guardian, they easily complied.
[After checking, it seems that Seohyung went abroad for her summer vacation because her skill was on cooldown. I heard that in the country she went to, an S-rank is already providing her with state guest protection. It seems like we can rest assured there until the end of the month.]
Well, now that the external measures have been roughly completed, is it time to look at a fundamental solution?
“Phew.”
I put my smartphone down and looked around the house.
The studio apartment that I had been living in so neatly and tidy was now a mess with all sorts of dungeon materials.
As you can guess from this appearance, I had been through such a noisy incident and had come back to this 5-pyeong space on my own.
There were two reasons in total.
‘Esther suggested that we stay at the tower at least until Kang Chang-ho’s whereabouts are known… … .’
First of all, it is difficult to conduct research comfortably in a space shared with Earthlings because you feel nervous.
Above all, even if this kind of barrier widens just a little bit, the magical power consumed increases exponentially.
‘Just come closer and I’ll splatter you like a fly caught in an electric flyswatter.’
Thump thump.
I checked the newly installed defensive magic in my studio.
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[Changes in 2.0.10]
●Installation of new barriers
●5 times stronger than existing techniques
●Electric shock function in case of intruder
●Surface transparency treatment (even though it is a strong barrier, there is no difference in appearance from the previous technique)
It’s a change that’s been a long time coming.
Wow.
A new type of barrier with a security function powerful enough to stop an S-class hunter who would survive a direct hit from a lightning bolt falling from the sky.
Of course, as it shows monstrous performance, it consumes a lot of energy, so even though I hurriedly connected two [Infinite Power Cores], its duration was only about 15 days.
‘I feel grateful to Esther for lending me such an expensive item without even receiving a deposit. Oh, right. Before I forget, I should quickly deposit the core price first. After all, I received another 3 billion won in tutoring fees last month.’
I turned my phone back on and sent Esther money via smart banking. Then I started thinking again.
‘…Somehow, Korakseoni looks like a general preparing for a defensive battle.’
You’re in a situation where you’re caught as a fraud and suddenly experience a very early onset of a desire to improve.
In this desperate crisis, the first solution that came to my mind was to counterattack and kill Kang Chang-ho, who had come to seek revenge.
Fortunately, this side has yet to be caught lying about its location to the Earthlings using dummies.
‘For Kang Chang-ho, the shaking that my mana creates is practically the only target. This old one-room apartment is definitely more accessible than the Korean Matap with its large floating population.’
but.
On the one hand, it is questionable whether that S-class would fall into a trap so easily.
I can’t really provide any concrete evidence, but somehow.
-Something is strange about the whole thing. Huh? Kim Ki-ryeo. Even if you think about it, don’t you think this situation is too strange… …!
Somehow, I felt like Kang Chang-ho had information that other S-class people didn’t know.
And unfortunately, my intuition rarely went wrong, perhaps because of my experience as a great magician.
‘I’m trapped in the body of an F-class hunter, so I have no choice but to use a fixed technique using the core. Should I think of another way to lure Kang Chang-ho?’
The work is not over yet.
As I’ve always said, the [Infinite Power Core] has a limited range of usable spell forms. Even if you insert multiple of them into one spell, they won’t operate in parallel and their power won’t increase without a reason.
This Earth-type large-capacity battery alone cannot kill an S-class hunter.
So, when it comes to taking Kang Chang-ho’s life, we need to use additional methods.
‘For example, when you are unable to control your body properly due to the barrier’s security function, you can detonate a bomb that cannot be avoided.’
Anyway, what kind of trouble is this just because I made a mistake in one contract?
As they say, you can’t break a bad habit, so I planned my plan in a way that would exclude Jeong Ha-seong’s intervention as much as possible, but on the other hand, I quickly repeated the Alphauri-style shifting of responsibility.
This is all because of Kang Chang-ho’s badness.
No, if a F-rank hunter feels his life is in danger, he can make a fake contract. How can someone not accept an apology and get so angry? If he hadn’t been caught by that damn observation device called [Dragon’s Eye] in the first place, things wouldn’t have gotten into such a mess…
‘Oh my.’
Okay. Everything will work out somehow as time passes.
I tried to put myself in a positive mood and continued thinking about what magical tools to use later.
‘Oh, okay. If it comes down to it, let’s just say we had fun traveling around Earth and accept death humbly.’
As a soul who has lived life twice, his inner self was filled with a certain passion.
***
… And then, a few days later, I started researching the creation of an artifact that wasn’t even in my fortune.
Jeong Ha-seong also entered the gate to collect materials needed for the experiment.
It was at that moment that Esther’s contact, who had said she would report immediately if any movement of the third S-class Hunter was discovered, became silent.
-Ding dong.
A guest came to my one-room apartment.
I held my breath, bent down, and put my eye to the spyglass hanging on the front door.
But even when confirmed with the naked eye, the visitor’s identity was clearly something unimaginable.
-Excuse me… … . Hello.
White T-shirt. Jeans with stretched knees.
The comfortable clothing typical of Earthlings who do not care much about their appearance, not much different from the cheap clothing that my original fleshly owner had initially owned.
I watched the prize beyond the lens in silence.
-Excuse me… … . I’m Seonwooyeon. Could you please open the door for a moment?
The person standing in front of the door was a B-class awakened employee of the Hunter Association.
But it’s strange in many ways.
Today is a day marked in red on the calendar.