The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 28

Episode 28. The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs (2)

Let’s answer the phone first.

“Hey, Seung-ah Yoon. Thanks to you, I got out of here safely yesterday. Me? I’m healthy. I’m not hurt anywhere.”

Shh. I turned my gaze out the window and began to work carefully.

“So, I’m so grateful that I want to buy you a meal… … .”

My alien neighbor. Hunter Ahn Yoon-seung innocently took the bait.

“Can you come out for a moment? I have something to tell you.”

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“I’d like an iced Americano.”

‘Why on earth would you eat something like that?’

A little later.

Ahn Yoon-seung and I went to a nearby franchise cafe.

Ahn Yoon-seung strongly declined my offer, saying that there was no need to buy me expensive food, and dragged me here.

“Just buy me a cup of coffee like this. I’ll enjoy it, hyung!”

The problem is that some aliens get queasy just from the smell of coffee beans wafting from here.

“I’d like something from the BEST menu here… … called a vanilla latte.”

I had a hard time choosing a menu after looking at the list of complicated names.

Vanilla. Because only this word vaguely reminded me of its meaning.

“I guess you like sweets, hyung?”

It looks like what you just ordered is a sweet drink.

I shook my head slightly as I did the math.

“Rather than that, it’s because I can’t drink coffee.”

“Huh? There’s a shot in the vanilla latte.”

“What did you just say?”

But wait. What?

“That menu also contains caffeine… … .”

“Excuse me! Please leave out the coffee in what I ordered. Anything that smells like coffee!”

Tang. I grabbed the person who was about to start making drinks and told him urgently. Then the clerk replied, bewildered, that he understood.

‘Damn.’

It’s creaking from the start.

But I tried to calm myself down and sat down. Now all that was left was to have a calm conversation with Yunseung.

“By the way, I was really surprised yesterday. I heard you were suddenly kidnapped… Brother Kiryeo, are you really okay?”

“Uh, yeah.”

As soon as he sat down at the table, Yoon Seung asked a question with a worried look on his face.

I answered it coolly and thought about how to throw out the bait.

“I heard the story. You were in the middle of a dungeon break at 12 o’clock yesterday?”

“Yes. Something happened last night.”

First, let’s take a quick look at the beginning.

“I’m really sorry. To be honest, the situation there was really bad. I really wanted to go and help, but I had no choice but to go to Hunter Seonwooyeon first… … .”

I ignored Ahn Yoon-seung’s apology and took the initiative in the conversation.

“Okay. Thanks for working so hard until late at night.”

First, lightly compliment to lighten the mood.

“By the way, Seung-i, why do you only go to dungeon break training these days?”

“yes?”

“How long has it been since you entered the gate?”

“That’s it….”

“Except for the ones who went with me.”

Ahn Yoon-seung shuts his mouth tightly.

I took note of the reaction of such an A-class hunter and said the following.

“Are you still having a hard time? Because of what happened last time.”

“… .”

“So you’re scared to go through the gate?”

Ding, ding.

While Yoon Seung was hesitating, a small vibration bell rang on the table.

“You sit down. I’ll get it.”

I left the room for a moment to give my opponent time to prepare his answer.

And by the time I brought him the finished drink, he finally opened his mouth.

“Yes. A little. I don’t think I can return yet.”

A high-ranking A-class monster that I suddenly encountered.

Betrayal by colleagues you trusted. The fear of death that was right under your chin.

It was a huge trauma for a college student who had just turned 20 to overcome. I understand.

“But Yoon Seung-ah.”

Still, I have to tell this story.

“But that doesn’t mean you can just follow me around forever. I’m an F-class hunter.”

“yes…….”

“You should start forming your own team again soon, or prepare to work as a solo hunter. Do you understand this?”

Ahn Yoon-seung just nods his head with a blank expression.

His face turned pale, as if he thought I was going to abandon him right away.

Am I stupid?

Why are you throwing this thing away?

“So, I was thinking about it.”

I brought up the main topic in the most kind and careful tone possible so as not to offend Ahn Yoon-seung.

“If it’s okay with you, I’d like to train you during this break.”

“…! yes?”

“I can show you how to use your skills and control your magic power to some extent. After you receive corrections, you’ll be stronger than before.”

“Really?”

Ahn Yoon-seung was so surprised that he spilled half of the coffee he was drinking.

“I guess I’ll have to give you permission.”

“I, I, I absolutely love it! It’s not someone else, but you, my brother, who’s training me. More than that, really. Is it okay for me to receive such excessive help?”

“Graham. Of course.”

It’s a moonfish. It feels good to catch it so easily.

“If you become stronger than you are now, you will naturally gain confidence and quickly shake off your anxiety about the gate.”

I made a list of excuses to lure Yunseung out, and drove in the final wedge.

“Now that we’re on the subject, if there’s a suitable gate nearby, should we go and come back for a bit?”

“Ah! I understand!”

As soon as Ahn Yoon-seung heard my suggestion, he started searching the gate without a second thought.

How can you be so happy without even knowing what your intentions are?

‘Hoo hoo.’

I took a sip of my mug to celebrate the smooth progress.

“Huh? This is pretty tasty.”

“A vanilla latte without the shot… … ?”

Even though it was half cold, it still tasted good.

And a few minutes later.

‘Heh heh heh, it’s all according to plan… … .’

Having succeeded in persuading Ahn Yoon-seung, I headed straight to the gate.

D-class gate near the coffee shop. Temple of Maximus.

It is said that a gate with the same scenery as this one has already appeared several times in the past.

‘That’s why there was a lot of information on the Internet.’

This gate was known as unpopular due to its poor chance of dropping magic stones.

Thanks to that, we were able to practically rent the temple.

“Let’s see… … .”

Finally, we arrived at the outskirts of the temple.

We stopped at a quiet street where no monsters passed, and I immediately spoke to Yunseung.

“You said that the attribute you awakened was defensive, right? First, would you like to show me your main skill?”

“Okay! By the way, if you’re going to teach me how to use skills, are you also in the same defensive… …?”

“No, that’s not it. Just try anything.”

“It’s been a while since I’ve demonstrated my skills like this, so I’m a little nervous. Haha.”

Next, Ahn Yoon-seung showed off his skill.

According to a search on a site called Pixiewiki, it was a magic with this name.

[Shield of Protection (Active)]

[Description: Creates a shield made of magic power in front of the user. The size increases as the amount of mana consumed increases.]

Now that I think about it, the terminology that hunters use seems very similar to Earth’s game terminology…

Well, that aside.

“bout!”

I took a quick look at the magic that Ahn Yoon-seung performed.

The magic he unleashed with a short scream was clearly a defensive technique, even from my perspective.

A blue, shining shield-shaped protective shield surrounds the front. Are the wing-like things drawn on the shield the caster’s subconscious?

“Oh, how are you?”

“Let me just say one thing.”

I looked at the shield and blurted out a sentence that came to mind.

“Why are you only blocking the front?”

I expected it, but there are so many things to fix… … !

“Yes? Of course, that’s a skill like this. It was activated like this when I first awakened it.”

It’s like watching chimpanzees clumsily slicing a banana with a knife. They’re really mashing the banana.

That’s not how you hold it, that’s not how you use it!

I tried to suppress my frustration and continued speaking.

“Yoon Seung-ah, that skill is one that must protect not just the front, but all directions.”

“yes?”

“Instead of stretching out flat on the front, wrap your body in a glass dome shape. The consumption is similar anyway.”

However, Ahn Yoon-seung showed off his skills a few more times and then spoke with a puzzled voice.

“I’m sorry, but even if you increase the size, the shape won’t change at all… ? It’s impossible.”

If I had good control over my facial muscles, I would have wiggled one eyebrow at this moment.

“What makes something that easy not possible?”

I stride towards Yunseung and punch him in the stomach.

And he advised, pressing hard on the so-called “Meiji” area.

“That’s your prejudice. It’s absolutely necessary. Think of your center as the center of your skill and spread your magical power in a circular manner like a crystal ball.”

“Oh, is it round?”

“It’s okay if the boundary is a bit blurry, so let’s release the magic power first. Hurry up.”

Ahn Yoon-seung seemed momentarily taken aback by the somewhat forceful attitude, but he did not stop giving advice.

“Straighten your back! Exhale. Don’t lose sight of the image in your head. No, I’m not telling you to let your magic flow like that!”

And after a full 20 minutes of Spartan training, we saw the results.

“T, like this…? Huh! Okay, okay? Hyung! Is this okay?”

Yeah, that’s what I said.

“But I can’t move even one step, ugh! It’s broken.”

“It’s okay. It’ll get better as you keep going.”

This level of correction is considered to be of low difficulty.

Although it was an unstable form, Ahn Yoon-seung succeeded in changing his skills.

If we continue like this, we will soon be able to use a protective shield without any blind spots.

“That’s ridiculous. I didn’t think my skill had this kind of usage hidden in it… … .”

Ahn Yoon-seung had an excited expression on his face, even though he was out of breath due to the rapid loss of magical power.

I stared at Yunseung and spoke slowly.

“In the end, skill depends on one’s mindset.”

Mana is greatly influenced by the caster’s mentality, so a slightly pretentious and arrogant type is more likely to make a good caster.

I recalled the common sense from my hometown and kept my mouth shut.

“Well, let’s finish it anyway. Let’s practice using it in real life this time.”

After coming back from my brief thoughts, I immediately moved on to the next schedule.

Now we need to focus. This is the highlight of this plan.

“After all, skills only become more proficient when used on monsters often.”

Under the pretext of training, I instructed Ahn Yoon-seung to use his skills to fight the enemies at this gate.

Then, Yunseung obediently took the lead and started to defeat the monsters.

“It’s this easy!”

Boom, crunch!

The monsters that looked like moving plaster statues were destroyed helplessly. As expected, the overwhelming power difference made my spirits flutter.

Okay, it’s finally time.

“Hey, Seungah Yoon~ You have to look ahead carefully while hunting~ Got it~?”

Slowly.

I approached the corpse of the monster he had knocked down.

Then, he quickly bent down and started to pack the debris into the messenger bag he had brought with him.

‘You clearly said that the magic stone and the forehead jewel were worth money, right?’

In other words, you are secretly stealing other people’s loot.

‘There were more magic stones than I expected?’

This was my true feeling.

Induce hunting under the pretext of training skills and collect the dropped items from A-class enemies!

It’s a genius business. Why bother catching monsters yourself?

‘I think I can last a month with this alone.’

Of course, there were many more direct methods than this petty thing.

Asking for cash, or asking to catch monsters.

But this is an idea that only a speculative investor would think of.

If I ask for money honestly and offend a Class A person, wouldn’t it be the end?

‘You shouldn’t bring up money to Ahn Yoon-seung. You should take as little as possible so that he doesn’t know and it’s not obvious.’

You can’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

While that hunter was concentrating on his practice, I gathered a suitable amount of magic stones and stood up.

“Ahn Yoon-seung, what do you think? Are you getting the hang of it now?”

But Ahn Yoon-seung’s reaction right after that was a bit strange.

I must have spoken to him without letting anyone know, but for some reason he didn’t answer my natural question for a long time.

He just looked back at me with thoughtful eyes.

Very seriously.

“hmm.”

Somehow, my right leg, which was fixed, feels numb again.

Is it because I’m a thief?