The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 65

Episode 65. Hadong

“hmm…….”

I took a moment to choose what to say.

Of course, Kang Chang-ho, being the impatient Korean that he is, did not wait for this.

“Well, your real rank isn’t that important anyway.”

Wait, what?

“The conditions for improvement can be temporarily raised with gate equipment.”

“Oh, then.”

“What this means is that even F-class can be applied to anything.”

This is because the standard is lower than expected.

Kang Chang-ho muttered like that with his arms crossed. My hands became sweaty again.

Conditions can be met at any time.

“Then why haven’t you done it before?”

At this time, a brief question occurred to me.

With S-class power, it would have been easy to forcefully fill the equipment and kill fellow Awakened players.

Why did this guy keep me alive?

“What is that… … .”

When Kang Chang-ho heard my question, he shrugged his eyebrows as if to ask me something so obvious.

“Ethical issues?”

But what is this?

“You always treat people like they’re bad guys, but I also have morals.”

“… .”

“But how could you kill an innocent hunter so carelessly?”

“is it so?”

“When I use my mind to improve, I intend to try to reach an agreement with the parties involved as much as possible.”

Of all the stories that came out today, this is the most sane one.

“What if I try to reach an agreement but the other party refuses to accept it?”

As expected, the S-class Hunter’s true colors were revealed when negotiations broke down.

“I’ll have to think about that.”

Kang Chang-ho never said anything about giving up.

“This is my first time experiencing something like this. Hmm, I’ve never coveted someone else’s skills in my life.”

“Even though you have a desire to improve?”

“Actually, this has a pretty strict limit on the number of times you can use it. Since you have to use it carefully, some abilities don’t catch my eye… … .”

What kind of Awakened series does this guy think I am?

But whatever it is, even if you deny it now, no one will believe you. Kang Chang-ho seems to already be certain of something.

Then there’s no point in continuing the conversation.

I sat up with a deep sigh.

“Are you going to go like this? So what’s your answer to my proposal?”

In the midst of all this, the other person’s relaxed tone of speech caught my ear, but I ignored his words and turned around to leave the cafe.

If you want to be angry, then be angry.

Anyway, since I’m facing death here, there’s nothing to see.

‘I wonder how long Kang Chang-ho’s brilliant sense of ethics will last.’

I left the unpleasant coffee shop and started looking into charnel house reservations on my phone.

I think I’ll be late soon, so I’ll reserve a seat in advance.

***

After Kim Ki-ryeo left.

Likewise, Kang Chang-ho, who came out of the cafe, stretched lightly.

It’s been a while since I’ve had this brand of coffee.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve been to a store like this.’

Certainly, at times like this, I envy the F-class.

The store clerk doesn’t tremble and drop change, and people around you don’t faint if you let your guard down for a moment.

Is that why that hunter keeps dropping awakening points?

“under.”

Kang Chang-ho spoke softly and thought back on the conversation from earlier.

It really couldn’t be more funny.

How can you calmly endure the pressure of an S-class and still stubbornly sing the song of a lower-class Awakened?

‘And on top of that, it’s the lowest of the low, Class F.’

A real F-class would have at least pretended to hesitate at the suggestion I made earlier. He would have been too scared to speak carelessly at least for the sake of an S-class.

But what about Kim Ki-ryeon?

He just glared at me and refused.

‘You’re so fearless.’

Kang Chang-ho walked along the street and thought.

First of all, it is certain that Kim Ki-ryeo meets the conditions for a strong desire to improve.

The problem is… … .

This is a case where this condition is met a bit excessively.

‘If you killed Grid, you’re at least an A-class. But is that really the end?’

Kang Chang-ho quietly repeated his opponent’s last actions.

-Phew.

-Are you going to continue like this?

The hunter, whose eyes were as sharp as a dry birch tree, answered his own question like this.

-… … .

He just looked at me with a dry gaze, as if I wasn’t worth answering.

Through those eyes, Kang Chang-ho was able to realize one thing.

That guy thinks he can easily deal with an S-class opponent.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so arrogant. Yes. If someone with a desire to improve were to rush in, it would be a big problem.

“Hmm.”

The more you speculate, the more the truth becomes ambiguous.

What exactly is Kim Ki-ryeo’s real rank?

‘I killed Grid, and at the same time got kidnapped by some worthless guys.’

Above the standard of improvement?

under?

Maybe it’s S-class level.

‘I doubt that will happen, though.’

Kang Chang-ho decided to consider the possibility that he might be stronger than him.

***

How many days have passed since then?

“Are the repairs already done?”

Inside the temporary shelter tent.

I was eating baked eggs for lunch when I heard some good news for the first time in a while.

The renovation of the one-room apartment is finally finished.

It only takes a month to restore a building that’s half torn apart. Even Earth’s sorcerers are pretty good at it.

“Then I’ll move back in tomorrow. Yes! Come in, sir.”

After finishing the call.

As I was quietly unpacking my bags, this thought suddenly occurred to me.

‘In the end, nothing happened.’

It’s already been a week since I turned down that S-class offer.

Contrary to expectations that the enemy would attack immediately, this week was truly a week of peace.

But I couldn’t just enjoy this silence.

Even at this moment, Kang Chang-ho will continue to monitor.

‘It’s the calm before the storm.’

What’s even scarier is that we haven’t figured out how the other person is spying on us!

First of all, it is unlikely that it is a searcher skill like Seonwooyeon’s. That’s because the target’s condition is unknown.

But if you put it that way, it’s really strange.

Even though I’ve become a total waste, there’s no way I wouldn’t notice a single primitive sorcerer’s stalking.

‘I can’t feel Kang Chang-ho’s magic around here. Not just now, but it’s always been like that.’

If you didn’t access it yourself, then how could you possibly use a tool?

Wiretapping devices, location trackers, surveillance cameras.

Kim Ki-ryeo’s brain came up with several possibilities, but I shook my head.

“If there had been something like that attached, we would have found it sooner.”

Then, there are two cases left.

First, I was monitored by technology from Earth that I didn’t know about.

Second, the ‘dragon’s eyes’ are the problem.

“hmm.”

Personally, I leaned more toward the latter.

If I look back on my first meeting with Kang Chang-ho, I can get a rough idea of what it was like.

‘They’re ‘seeing’ something on Kim Ki-ryeo’s body. They’re even using that to pinpoint the location.’

If this hypothesis is true, there may be less invasion of privacy than we thought.

If you can only know the location by seeing it with your own eyes, the other person would be on top of a tall building by now.

“The eyes of the dragon.”

Chuck, chuck, chuck.

I was lost in thought as I packed a change of clothes.

“If only I could fool that… … .”

For some reason, Kang Chang-ho is hesitating to activate his desire for improvement.

And this one knows some good magic to use when you want to escape pursuit.

Isn’t this just the perfect situation?

‘Let’s jump in!’

I clenched my fist and concluded.

Let’s run away far away while the possessor of that spirit of improvement lets his guard down.

But there was a major problem with this plan.

“ah.”

Damn it. Now that I think about it, I didn’t have any extra magic boosters!

“My head suddenly hurts again.”

Well, I’ve been drinking it every day without fail, so I guess it’s time to start running out.

‘I can’t help it.’

Still, there’s no need to worry too much.

Most materials are in surplus, so you only need to gather one or two new ones at most.

But, oh my goodness, one of them has gone extinct.

“What is it?”

I suddenly raised my voice.

This is because when I searched for information using the Hunter Association app, the results were shocking.

The gates that were most essential for making potions have all been conquered and disappeared!

‘No! Without the [Killer Bee Nest], I can’t complete the potion… … .’

For a moment, my heart sank.

However, when I changed the region setting to Global and searched again, the information I wanted appeared right away.

Phew.

‘What the heck, I was scared for nothing.’

It seems that while they have disappeared only in Seoul, their nests still remain in other regions.

Let’s see. Then, what is the detailed location?

‘Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do and Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. One each?’

Both are unfamiliar. Well, I guess any place on Earth would feel that way to an alien.

“Hadong, Hadong.”

At that moment, for some reason, the word Hadong-gun came to mind.

‘I’m sure I saw the word Hadong somewhere, but while searching for something… … .’

But even after thinking about it for a long time, I couldn’t figure out a clear cause.

So I just ignored this feeling of awkwardness and packed my bags.

Since I don’t remember it well, it must have been useless web surfing anyway.

***

On the way back to Kim Ki-ryeo’s one-room apartment.

Blink, blink.

The traffic light is flashing yellow.

‘Let’s go to the next signal.’

I stood still calmly.

F-class ones are so fragile that they can be killed if hit lightly, so being careful is a basic of basics.

“… … .”

And at this time.

As I was waiting for the signal, a familiar face caught my eye.

“hmm?”

Black hair that hangs down to her waist. And that distinctive neat manner. Now, there’s no way I wouldn’t recognize her.

‘Seonwooyeon.’

He is an employee of the association.

I absentmindedly followed the Earthling I had discovered with my eyes.

Then, a somewhat unusual behavior was observed.

The Earthling across the intersection was carrying a bundle in both hands.

‘ah.’

Seonwooyeon said something to the elderly woman standing next to him.

Then the old man nodded.

Seonwooyeon quickly bent his knees and carried his opponent on his back.

After that, what happened? As expected.

“I’m sorry. We should have fixed this quickly. The roads were all dug up, so it must have been inconvenient.”

“Oh, no. Thank you for your help, young student.”

“Can I leave my luggage here?”

With Seonwooyeon’s help, the old man crossed the railroad crossing safely. That was it.

Yet I couldn’t take my eyes off them.

‘Earthlings still have a conscience.’

My hometown. Alphauri.

Because the citizens of that planet had a shattered sense of ethics in many ways.

It was hard to find so-called ‘friendly’ people there.

There are various social analyses of this, but in any case, it is not true that magical high growth has only had good effects.

‘Our planet has long since lost all altruistic genes.’

Thanks to that, I felt a new sense of emotion whenever I saw scenes like this.

‘You’re nice.’

I felt a little sympathy for Seon Woo-yeon’s actions.

And at this moment, the traffic light turns blue.

As I crossed the street, I ran into Seonwooyeon.

The other party had been standing here the whole time, seeing the old man off.

“Hello, Seonwooyeon.”

“uh.”

“It’s been a while. Where were you going?”

I gave a natural greeting. Even I could see that I was doing an amazing job.

Wow, who would suspect me of being an alien after seeing this?

“I came out to eat. It’s lunchtime at the association right now.”

“aha.”

“Today, all my team members went out on business trips, so I was thinking of having a quick meal by myself.”

As expected, Seon Woo-yeon accepted the greeting without any problems. Although her expression was a bit stiff.

“What is Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo doing here?”

“I’m on my way home.”

“Then the direction is the same. I’m thinking of going to the snack shop over there.”

After a brief conversation.

Since we happened to be going similar routes, we ended up walking together for a while.

But there wasn’t much small talk, since we didn’t usually see each other often.

‘The conversation ended sooner than I thought.’

I observed the pavement blocks for no reason to forget the awkward silence.

It was that kind of moment.

“Hey, Mr. Kiryeo.”

Seon Woo-yeon, who had been quiet until now, suddenly speaks first.

I turned my head at the voice.

Then, what you see is Seon Woo-yeon, looking tense for some reason.

“Uh, I know it’s sudden, but I actually had something to tell you.”

“yes?”

“If you haven’t eaten yet… … .”

The hunter hesitated for a while before finally getting his act together.

“Can you give me a moment?”