The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 296

Episode 296. Fact

< Day 2. Tokyo Artifact Auction >

The waiting room has been noisy since morning.

In Japan, everyone tried to keep it hush-hush, but how could secrets be kept at an event where foreigners and the Internet were free to use?

“Did you hear that? There was an explosion somewhere in this building before we got here.”

“Oh, my.”

“where?”

“It must have been the eastern section where it said “exhibition closed.”

It is now around 3pm, just before Tokyo’s highlight auction.

“Anyway, I don’t mind as long as there’s no problem with [Triana].”

france.

china.

India.

And many more besides.

Since the items being traded are more dangerous than a single tank, today’s auction followed the direct receipt principle.

Accordingly, the S-class hunters from all over the world flocked to Haneda Airport around lunchtime on the second day so as not to waste any time.

Contrary to Japan’s concerns, the number of S-class participants was quite large.

“There are three competitors in total.”

Compared to a typical market, it may actually seem like there are fewer bidders… .

“I wish I could survive. But somehow, I’m concerned about the Chinese person I saw at the airport.”

“chinese?”

“They say that on the surface they are different guilds and have no connection, but you know.”

Energy is money.

But in this energy society, how can an Awakened who constantly acquires the new resource of magic stones have little assets?

Since each and every S-class Hunter is a capitalist with extraordinary wealth, at least the auction price would not end up at a paltry figure.

“Dude, this is so obvious. It’s boring. The hunter from China is probably Zhan’s replacement, and she’ll hand over the equipment she bought to the Heavenly Demon of her home country.”

ha ha ha.

A young hunter from France laughs loudly.

He spoke to his French acquaintances who had entered the country with him.

“As you can see, China’s IHT is equipped with various devices.”

“I remember. That necklace that wouldn’t break no matter how many times it was hit.”

“But even though he manipulated it, he ended up losing to Enzo Ciano. Perhaps even though Zhan needed the item, his pride was hurt and he didn’t want to go buy it himself.”

Since the main trade item that Japan had revealed was [Triaina], a certain topic naturally came up among the overseas hunters gathered at the event.

“This is seriously ridiculous.”

French hunters enjoyed a chat while waiting for the auction to start.

And as we talked about this and that, before I knew it, the same question that a Japanese hunter had in mind was raised in my mind.

‘By the way, why did Enzo Hunter get first place if he enjoyed drinking [Drops of God] so much?’

It’s a well-known fact that the American is the main shareholder of the Spectrum Guild.

The fact that he won by a huge margin, with 20 bottles of God’s Drops at stake for second place, was somewhat odd.

‘Hmm.’

Of course, Enzo Ciano himself never said, “My goal is second place.”

If you have the ability, of course it would be more profitable from a capitalist perspective to sell the first prize and exchange it for alcohol.

‘… … .’

Could this be the spectrum of fortune telling?

That’s the immediate guess as to why, but since there’s no concrete evidence, it’s just a rumor going around among people.

The rumor is that the United States, which lost Brooklyn Morgan and its status declined, is pressuring its own guilds to perform.

Anyway, what good is there in paying attention to such gossip?

Then, an announcement came from the speakers at the venue that the auction was about to begin.

Upon hearing this, the prospective bidders stood up one by one and prepared to head to the auction hall.

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And a few minutes later.

Inside a perfectly set up auction room.

“Hello!”

Those seated are checking the minimum bid price and bidding unit displayed on the monitor.

But then, from somewhere, a somewhat stiff Hindi voice was heard.

“I’m sorry for the late greeting. I just heard that you arrived in Tokyo.”

This was Iori Hunter’s greeting using Pixie’s translator.

Iori had been tense up until just now trying to protect his epic items, but now he’s finally swapped roles with another S-class.

From now on, wouldn’t it be okay to let go a little and say hello to people you know?

“Mr. Sonakshi. How have you been?”

“Yes. Every day was fine.”

An older woman calmly accepts the other person’s greeting.

The identity of the person Iori responded to was an S-class hunter from India.

“I’m glad you’re okay. It was a precious relationship that we met all the way to a party in America. I hope we can stay healthy and see each other for a long time!”

haha.

By the way, in an auction house that can seat about 200 people, are only four hunters supposed to be fighting over items?

“I don’t know if you’ve heard, but there’s actually something we need to apologize for…”

Iori tried to bring up some topic of conversation, but the Indian hunter gently interrupted him.

“I mean, the auction of one epic has been cancelled.”

“Ah, yes!”

“We haven’t even seen it yet. I heard that the artifact went out of business yesterday afternoon and was banned from sale… Yes. I already received it, so don’t worry.”

“But Hunter, you only wanted to buy the unreleased part……”

“Again, no need to apologize. I was just out for a walk.”

In speech and appearance.

A certain Indian hunter who looks very depressed.

“I came to see the auction of my own free will, so please don’t refund my flight either. … It’s starting now.”

Before Iori could answer, a cheerful voice announcing the event within the event burst out from the mouth of the auctioneer standing in front of him.

It was the start of the long-awaited [Triaina] auction.

-We will start accepting bids now!

But it was only about a minute after the auction started.

“I…….”

The Indian hunter sitting at the very back of the dark room turns around.

It was to speak to the event staff standing against the wall.

“Yes, Mr. Sonakshi. Why do you think so?”

“I was wrong, judging by the speed at which the bids were rising. If I get involved in this fight, my precious property will be crushed by those authors’ weedy money.”

“oh.”

“I don’t think I’d like to buy anything, so I’d like to just chat with you.”

It’s a quick judgment.

Well, the price of an item that started at 20 billion yen doubled in just a few seconds. Anyone who sees such competition might want to give up.

Iori Hunter glanced at the hunters from China and France who were exchanging sparks.

He nodded with an expression of understanding and sat down next to the Indian.

“Yamasaka.”

But I didn’t know that this middle-aged man wanted to share small talk like this.

“By the way, this may be an impolite question, but is that person still inside the Tokyo venue?”

“yes?”

“It’s an S-class Asian country that appeared last year.”

An Indian woman named Sonakshi turns on her phone and shows someone’s profile picture.

The results of her secret search showed a hunter with a familiar appearance.

Golden hair.

Sambaek-an, where the lower part of the eye is completely exposed.

The opponent was looking for a Korean who was not present.

“You’re talking about Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo.”

For reference, the minimum bid for the ongoing [Triaina] auction is 200 billion Korean Won, so someone was left behind…

“Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo is probably still in Japan. He is not participating in the auction though.”

Imabari’s side is similar to the conversation that came out the day before.

Following the Dragon Raid, the security guard terrorism caused such a huge nuisance that it was difficult to easily talk to the Korean.

So the Japanese people couldn’t possibly think that Kim Ki-ryeo had given up because he didn’t have enough money. They just assumed that the man was ‘not interested in Triana’, just like they had heard when they entered the country.

“Is that so……”

But when I heard that Kim Ki-ryeo was still in Tokyo, the Indians here started to react strangely.

“Why would you do that?”

Is there any problem?

When Iori asks the question like that, the Indian thinks for a moment.

Even at this moment, the hunters in the front row were competing fiercely.

In the farthest section of the exhibition, you can see Moritake Ito guarding Triaina right next to you.

It’s as if he’s gotten some kind of good deal. The representative hunter of Japan has been looking at my pockets with pride since a while ago.

“Yamasaka.”

After waiting a little while, the Indian hunter opened his mouth again.

“We recently had a deal between equal S-class hunters.”

“yes?”

“Beast. Now that we’ve gotten to know each other, let’s share any information we get about that beast later on……”

It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that name.

But it was a promise that remained clearly in Iori’s memory.

When the ‘Beast’ was running rampant in the world, many hunters started searching for the beast out of fear of becoming its target.

“Oh, yes. That was definitely the case.”

These two hunters who met again through the auction also did not have very different positions.

Iori was worried that Japan’s top Awakened talent would get hurt, so he chased after the Beast.

An Indian man was on guard against the beast, just in case, to protect his beloved family.

But now that the mysterious Awakened One has ceased his activities, is it finally time for some results to come out? After much thought, the Indian woman revealed the information she had.

“There’s a new paper done in India.”

To be exact.

In fact, the Awakened One they were wary of was already dead.

“What paper is it?”

“After looking into various statistics on the Awakened… most Hunters with skills related to ‘telekinesis’ also show an aptitude for ‘psychokinesis’.”

“…!”

“‘Telekinesis’ is a difficult skill that cannot be used at all even if you obtain the skill stone if you do not have sufficient talent. The fact that a certain group can overcome it with a probability close to 99% means that the elements required for the two attributes are similar.”

“…?”

“What abilities do you think would be required for both ‘telekinesis’ and ‘telekinesis’?”

“….”

“The answer is superhuman depth perception.”

The Indian and Japanese people who are currently conversing cannot know the truth of the incident.

The identity of Brooklyn Morgan was declared missing.

At least externally, the Beast is still alive.

thus.

“At this point, something is starting to get suspicious, Yamasaka. This didn’t come out of your mouth, but I’ve heard this before from the information I’ve been buying off the street.”

“which……?”

“I heard that a Korean used [Binding] in the Black Dragon campaign.”

“……!”

“[Binding]… This is the ability to freely hold onto something with a band of light, and it has already been revealed that it is affected by telekinesis. And the one who used that power in the raid was an Asian powerhouse whose awakening attribute is unclear.”

They soon began talking in a serious tone.

“Could all this really be just a coincidence?”

And at that very moment, the sound of a Chinese female S-class hunter winning the bid rang out.

By the way, the research results that came out of this conversation were really just a coincidence.

***

… How much time has passed since then?

‘Kim Ki-ryeo is a Beast. That’s ridiculous.’

Choop.

Instead of a caffeinated beverage, Iori drank a stamina recovery potion through a straw.

‘Of course, there are many people in this world who change their attitudes as they go. But I don’t think that Korean hunter is that different.’

It was now the second night of the event, and even the highlight auction had come to a close.

‘Probably not. More than anything, today’s achievement is all thanks to Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo. After all, no matter how many times I think about it, if the incident in Building A had gotten bigger, the auction itself would have been canceled… … .’

But even though it’s time for everyone to go to bed, there’s still a lot of work left to do.

No, in a way, for Iori, who had been unable to move because he was guarding his belongings, the real time for action was from now on.

‘Let’s try contacting the Awakened Ones’ Call Center first.’

Because he wanted to investigate the previous day’s terrorist attack with his own power, if possible, without relying solely on public authority.

‘If the idiots get involved, will the police hide information like last time…?’

Iori opened his phone and started writing a business-style email.

But as I spend the night alone like this, my eyes suddenly turn to my item box.

【 ? ? ? 】

[Rating: ? ? ?]

[function : ? ? ?]

A legendary item that, in a way, was the root of everything.

But now, he has in his pocket a toy that has become a burden because it has no function and is no different from the number one ranked machine in the neighboring country.

“ha.”

Iori, who was once a member of the Imabari Guild, obtained the right to rent this item through a contract with Moritake, the person who acquired it.

And now, there are a lot of S-class players coming into the country for the event.

Of course, since it was a legend, I thought it wouldn’t break, so I kept it with me throughout the epic level security mission.

“What is this? It’s just an unbreakable club….”

Anyway, if I just look at this, I feel like a thousand fires are burning inside me.

Since its function was not revealed, it became a semi-decorative piece. Didn’t the Japanese side suffer all sorts of losses while struggling for fear of having it taken away?

‘Come to think of it, Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo never said he wanted this.’

Oh, my.

‘I don’t think I even mentioned the word legend when I got to the venue… ‘

Just a passing thought.

Surely that Korean didn’t realize the uselessness of this item from the beginning?

‘Hey, that can’t be.’

Iori pretended to think for a moment and then went back to focusing on writing the email.

The Korean hunter is leaving the country tomorrow, so we need to hurry up and finish this up and prepare to send him off in style.

‘The limits of [emotional] skills that both he and I have are similar.’

But this time, his judgment was not a misunderstanding.

Kim Ki-ryeo actually vaguely noticed the moment he first saw the item that the Legendary’s main body was creating vibrations.

[Master, Master, Master, I don’t have enough magic power right now.]

[I think you need to sharpen the blade with a magic stone.]

[ㅇㅅㅇ]

[It’s really sorely lacking, but I think it’s past the time to sharpen my sword?]

[What are you doing, master?]

[Master, I told you that the cylinder is empty of horsepower?]

[Master, your auditory organ seems to have lost a lot of its durability. If you enter the command, I will proceed with removing the organs that you no longer use.]

In this way, Japan spent another quiet night, holding a treasure that was no different from a time bomb in its arms.