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Episode 52. The National Hero (4)
“Why, why are you apologizing… … .”
At this point, it’s impossible to tell who was involved in the accident.
Jeong Ha-seong searched through his pockets with a pale face.
It was to take out the restorative medicine.
“Mr. Ha Sung! Behind me!”
“yes?”
“Monster behind you!”
But due to the screams that erupted immediately after, Kiryeo’s treatment was eventually postponed.
“Ugh… … !”
Ha-seong immediately turned around and activated his skill.
A flame with its power suppressed to the maximum.
But it was enough to blow the monster away.
“Kaaaaaaaaaah!”
Sizzle sizzle sizzle.
The Minotaur’s scream shook the forest.
Ha-seong felt a cold sweat as the sight somehow overlapped with the reaction of a person riding a horse, but Kiryeo stopped him.
“I’ll take care of my body, so put the restoratives in there. For now, let’s focus on getting out of the gate.”
“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo.”
“And since I have good eyesight, I can help you out from the side, so wouldn’t it be possible for you to protect me as well?”
“ah…….”
“Please do it again.”
The blond man asks politely.
Ha-seong nodded at this.
In fact, I didn’t even know what I was answering. I was half out of my mind.
“Swoop, hoo… … .”
Jeong Ha-seong took a deep breath belatedly.
After that, it was a one-man show of the highest level, needless to say.
“That’s the last one.”
thud!
Before long, the final boss was defeated.
After defeating all the bosses that appeared, a familiar exit appeared in front of them.
Kiria and Ha-seong were worried that even this passage would suddenly disappear, so they quickly escaped the gate, but fortunately, what they were worried about did not happen.
“phew!”
As soon as the F-class hunter came out, he took out his cell phone and started reporting.
His complexion was brighter, as if he was glad to have survived safely.
Even at this moment, Jeong Ha-seong’s face was completely pale.
“… .”
His gaze was still on someone’s arm.
***
The F-class hunter suddenly disappeared as soon as he escaped from the gate.
“Recovery medicine? Okay. I’ll take care of that.”
Ha-seong felt very sorry because he had never blamed himself even after suffering such a big burn.
At this point, all sorts of thoughts had come to mind.
At first I thought it was a careless hunter trying to deceive the association by lowering his rank… … .
Was he really just a powerless person?
If it was going to be like this, I should have just said I would protect you from the beginning.
But in such a crowded dungeon, wouldn’t sparks have flown anyway?
“after…….”
It would have been better if he had just gotten angry and told that F-class to take responsibility for hurting him.
It was as if he really didn’t want anything. There wasn’t a single word of criticism.
That actually bothered me.
And after the gate is cleared.
Korea Hunter Association.
“Oh my, you really had a hard time! The gate entrance suddenly disappeared. Don’t worry, Ha Sung. The association will mobilize all its manpower to uncover the truth about this.”
Ha Seong, who had stopped by the association to explain the situation, sat on the sofa and quietly lowered his eyes.
“Are there any other problems?”
The association manager who saw this carefully looked inside Ha-seong’s stomach.
Then, when the S-class hunter explained the incident that had occurred, the manager was shocked.
“A hunter got caught up in your skills? And an F-ranked person who’s no different from a normal person?”
“yes.”
“This could easily become a bad label… If reporters get involved, it could be a big problem.”
An S-class who couldn’t control his power and hurt a fellow hunter.
Isn’t this the perfect incident to tarnish the name of a national hero?
“You said that hunter didn’t even mention compensation? This looks like he’s going to be swearing all over the place!”
“yes?”
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“Instead of this, let’s start with the victim’s caretaker right away. What was his name? Mr. Ki, I think?”
Jeong Ha-seong was momentarily taken aback by the manager’s actions of calling the victim a shameless person, but he soon expressed his agreement with what followed.
“I’ve built up an image over the years, so I can’t just blow it all here.”
“… … !”
“I don’t know about other hunters, but if Ha Sung-ssi gets caught up in a scandal, honestly, no one in our country can sleep soundly.”
okay.
When a S-class has a flaw, many people become anxious.
He is in that position.
Ha-seong spoke quietly, repeating the sentence he always recited.
“That’s right. You should definitely avoid anything that could cause problems… … .”
And there was a certain sense of guilt in this voice.
Ha Seong soon succeeded in contacting Kim Ki-ryeo through the association’s network.
“hello.”
Anyway, since we are also a party to the incident, we should have come to hear the circumstances.
“I heard that Hunter Jeong Ha-seong came looking for me?”
“Ah! Welcome. Please sit here.”
The place I was trying to sit in was extremely uncomfortable.
I’m already in a difficult situation because of my illegal entry, so why do I have to suddenly come face to face with an S-class?
‘I managed to get around what was inside the B-class gate somehow… … .’
Kim Ki-ryeo sat on the sofa across from him and shook his legs.
I was anxious because I didn’t know what would be said from now on.
“There is no other reason why we called you here, Hunter. Now, Mr. Ha-seong. Please speak.”
But I never would have guessed that the reason for the call was this.
“I couldn’t speak properly at the time because I was so nervous. I would like to provide proper compensation for the burns.”
Kiryun tilted her head for a moment.
burn?
“Oh, that? That would be better already.”
He showed it by lightly raising his arm.
However, Jeong Ha-seong continued speaking in a serious voice.
“Even if the burns heal, there must have been psychological damage from the process, and the cost of treatment, right?”
“hmm.”
“I will give you a reward.”
Somehow I don’t feel very refreshed.
“Okay. People should have some sense of shame. I survived thanks to Mr. Jeong Ha-seong, so what kind of compensation is this?”
He waved his hands as if he had no interest in the story he was trying to tell.
At this, not only Jeong Ha-seong but also the association staff who prepared the seats looked embarrassed.
“Uh… Hunter. If you don’t need the reward, how about something else? Like an entrance ticket to a rare gathering dungeon owned by Ha Sung’s guild!”
“yes?”
“That’s right. Just tell me and I’ll prepare anything.”
To be honest, it just became more and more awkward.
‘Why are these like this?’
Putting aside the fact that you’re dragging your feet on that little thing.
In the first place, it wasn’t Ha-seong’s fault. He was the one who had barged into the sorcerer’s battle without permission.
Is it really necessary to be so humble to someone like F-class? Is it really necessary?
‘That’s strange.’
He puts his hand on the corner of his mouth and thinks for a moment.
“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. If you are interested in the higher gates… I can introduce you to a good hunter team.”
While he was silent like this.
The topic of conversation changed little by little.
“Yesterday, you said you came into that B-class gate out of curiosity.”
“Oh, what.”
“So, in the future, to make it safer for you to check the gate, we’ll hire a professional security team… … .”
Jeong Ha-seong sweated profusely as he watched Gi-ryeo looking indifferent to the topic of money, and then he made another suggestion.
Entry to rare dungeon.
A capable team member.
Gate transfer.
These are topics that would interest any hunter.
“You’re giving me bodyguards?”
But as soon as he heard those words, Kiri was terrified.
Because I took the other person’s suggestion in a different way.
‘Why are you suddenly so anxious about not letting anyone into the dungeon? Is this kid trying to quietly deal with me?’
What a radical idea!
But there was a reason why he had this delusion.
‘Eek!’
How many days has it been since I came to Earth?
In just over a month, he had been through all sorts of things, including kidnapping, daylight assassination, and terrorist attacks.
That is, a high level of distrust of humans has emerged.
‘That’s right. These guys have been pushing hard since a while ago, saying they’ll let us enter the rare gate!’
During this time, Jeong Ha-seong’s attitude changed abruptly.
Yesterday, the cold wind was blowing so fiercely.
Suddenly, you want to compensate hundreds of millions of won for damages. You want to transfer the dungeon.
It was too much to say that either of them were due to burns.
‘Earthlings are not to be trusted.’
So I thought about it.
‘Did you get caught trying to pass off a monster in the dungeon? No, it might have been the false testimony you gave about the EX-grade gate that was fatal.’
I don’t know what it was, but I really offended Jeong Ha-seong.
So this guy with the lid open is trying to bury me quietly now.
‘Then why did you spare me once? Oh, maybe there was a CCTV near the gate?’
This dense guy!
‘So you’re saying you won’t leave any evidence!’
Moreover, this absurd idea became more and more solid as the conversation continued.
“I don’t need money or dungeons.”
“Yes? But….”
“That’s because it’s really okay.”
“Then, can’t you at least accept the offer of security personnel?”
“What?”
“I heard that Mr. Kiryo is an emotional person, but judging from the fact that he came today, he seems to be alone… … .”
“yes.”
“At least, so that you never get hurt again… … .”
Jeong Ha-seong was obsessed with compensation to an extreme.
Usually, if you refuse to do this, they will back off.
It was a strange thing.
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. But the ones who give you money are being so petty.
‘Wow, this is definitely some kind of conspiracy. There’s no way Earthlings would be so friendly without any reason!’
He was shaking with fear and delusions of persecution.
The water in the glass he was holding trembled slightly.
“Kim Ki-ryeo, the hunter?”
Jeong Ha-seong was momentarily suspicious of the other person’s actions, but that only lasted for a moment.
“I’m going to get up now.”
“yes?”
“I told you so. I told you several times before that I didn’t need any compensation.”
widely.
He put down the cup he was about to drink and got up from his seat.
And he spoke strongly to Ha-seong, who was sitting there.
“People can make mistakes in life. Do you know it’s weird to be shaking over something like this?”
This was a kind of warning.
I know what you’re really thinking. That’s what I meant. Stop making use of useless tricks.
Surprisingly, Jeong Ha-seong shut his mouth when he heard this.
‘I’m so scared I’m going to faint… ‘
Doubt turns into certainty.
I quickly left the room before the shirt I was trying to put on became a mess from the cold sweat.
bang!
Then the door slammed shut with a loud noise from the wind.
“Ahem, I wonder if I left this open for nothing. I shouldn’t talk nonsense later.”
“… .”
“Oh, don’t worry. I’ve already recorded the entire conversation. It’ll be hard for them to create any strange public opinion.”
The association manager whispered to the other person as soon as he left, but there was no answer.
‘That much money and that precious dungeon too.’
Jeong Ha-seong was simply shocked that the negotiations had failed.
Nothing like this has ever happened before.
If anyone exposed their abilities even a little bit, they would usually lie down and demand compensation.
‘What were you angry about?’
He thought back on the situation from earlier for a moment.
The ripples in the cup. And those cold eyes.
Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo clearly felt a little offended, but the reason is unclear.
And who would have thought that he would blurt out a sentence like this right after that?
-Do you know how weird it looks to be shaking over something like this?
This is the first time I’ve heard that. But why doesn’t it just stick in my mind?
“This is not the case.”
Jeong Ha-seong muttered again what the other person had said.
“You think I look strange… Me?”
Every time I repeated that F-grade sharp sentence, an inexplicable question arose in my mind.