The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 70

Episode 70. Superiority, Subjugation

“Ouch… … .”

As I stepped outside, a groaning sound came from the crumpled front seat.

My heart sank for a moment.

But in just a few seconds, I realized that this was a needless worry.

-Woojikkeun!

Immediately after that, Seonwooyeon escaped by forcefully tearing open the front door that was out of shape and wouldn’t open.

“What the hell fell?”

The B-class hunter who came out immediately asked a question. However, he couldn’t give a clear answer either.

“well.”

That’s a creature I’m seeing for the first time, too.

“Pee-yong! Pee-yoo-oh~!”

We carefully examined the monster crouching on top of the car.

A bird with a plump body and brightly colored feathers.

It wasn’t difficult to identify the person.

“Oh, this is C-class.”

Fortunately, the association staff knew about the monster.

“I see only one wandering around, so I guess it came from a nearby gate.”

Seon Woo-yeon, who said this, immediately took action.

He started hunting the monster sitting on the roof of the car himself.

‘I forgot for a moment that Seonwooyeon was a B-class Awakened. With that much magical power, he shouldn’t get hurt by most things.’

The creatures of Earth tend to have a magic utilization rate approaching 0, so their innate mana amount tends to determine victory.

In other words, it is obvious that there will be a fight between Class B and Class C.

‘phew.’

Whirlyrick.

Around the time when Seonwooyeon sent the monster flying towards the road to reduce casualties.

I leisurely packed my luggage in the back seat, foolishly guessing that the Earthlings would win.

Let’s see. My stuff shouldn’t have been damaged too badly.

“Are you finished already?”

After collecting the green tea gift set one by one, Seonwooyeon returned to the passenger car.

I welcomed the Awakened One who approached me.

But this person, for some reason, his expression is just…

‘omg!’

I tilted my head in discomfort and realized the problem belatedly.

Wait, I just looked at that B-class hunter… …. His right hand is completely covered in blood.

“Fingers!”

I cried out in surprise at the dangling index finger of the association staff member.

Of course, Seon Woo-yeon herself was surprised as well. She spoke with a pale face.

“Hey, that’s it. That monster knew how to use long-range attacks. It was like flying feathers. I thought it was nothing special since it was a C-class, so I let my guard down… … .”

No matter how strong the Awakened’s body is, there’s no way a finger cut that deeply would heal on its own.

“I need treatment. Do you have any restorative medicine?”

“No. Even if there were, it would be a waste to use it in a place like this.”

“then?”

“I need to go to the hospital. It’s Sunday, so I don’t know if there’ll be a healer on duty… … .”

After a brief conversation, we headed to a nearby emergency room.

***

How many minutes have passed since then?

Arrived at the hospital emergency room within minutes.

I looked down at the woman lying in the hospital bed. Then Seon Woo-yeon sighed deeply.

“That C-class monster. I think it was causing trouble before it met us.”

In the midst of this, Seon Woo-yeon’s hand wrapped tightly in bandages comes into view.

“Thanks to you, there were more than a few people who were brought in.”

“Really?”

“Yes. So, I have to see another critical patient first, so my turn will be postponed… … .”

When I heard that, I was briefly overcome with pity.

Poor hunters.

Unless you are quite good at controlling your magical powers, you will break other people’s needles, so you cannot be examined by a regular doctor.

In the end, you have to rely on the healing series Awakeners, but they are short on manpower, so you have to wait all day.

‘Tsk tsk.’

I felt sorry for Seon Woo-yeon and then said a few words.

“Are you thirsty? Should I buy you some water?”

“yes?”

“Let me know if there’s anything you want to eat. There’s a convenience store in front.”

At this, Seon Woo-yeon opens his eyes wide.

“Okay, it’s okay. Don’t be like this. Hunter, you should go home first. I’m grateful that you came all the way here with me… … .”

But even after listening to what the other person said, I couldn’t move my feet.

Because I have my own responsibility here too.

‘Even if I wasn’t so obsessed with the green tea set.’

If only someone with the ability to sense magic had given good advice, Seonwooyeon’s index finger would have been safe.

I feel a shallow sense of guilt.

“I’ll just go and see you get treated.”

“You’ll have to wait a long time… … .”

“are you okay.”

I took my wallet out of my pocket and asked again.

“Anyway, I’m going to stop by the convenience store. Do you have any errands for me?”

Then Seon Woo-yeon muttered in a bewildered manner.

“Oh, well, then, can I have some barley tea… …?”

Tea and the like don’t seem like they’d be much of an energy source, but if you’re hungry, you can tell me later.

“No, just a moment. I think it would be better for me to go buy it myself… …!”

“Mr. Seonwooyeon, you should wait here. You never know when the healer will call you.”

I left the emergency room, leaving the association staff behind.

***

Tinkle tinkle-.

After buying all the necessary items.

I tried to go straight back to where Seonwooyeon was.

‘uh.’

But when you meet this hunter, the story changes.

Because its presence was too great to ignore.

‘Jeong Ha-seong?’

Who would have thought that on your way to the emergency room you would meet the number one ranked hunter.

As always, he was wearing an ashen coat and his hair was all messy.

Somehow it seems like you look more haggard than last time.

“Hello… … .”

I was about to say hello as usual, but then I swallowed my breath in a hurry.

‘Oops! I was going to pretend to be strong in front of him, wasn’t I?’

Honestly, it’s a bit of a shame, but that hunter needs to be kept in check… … !

“Hey, Jeong Ha-seong!”

I don’t know.

In order to maintain the concept from the other day, I started speaking informally from the beginning.

“What brings you to the hospital?”

“…!”

“When others tell you to rest, you don’t come even if it means dying.”

First of all, judging by the fact that no fists were flying, the preemptive strike was successful.

I glanced at Jeong Ha-seong, sweat dripping down my face.

Then, I noticed belatedly that the other person was holding a medical receipt in his hand.

Medical receipt?

‘Huh? I was just wondering, but did you really come here for treatment?’

I couldn’t hide my joy.

Well, it’s safer to leave a bomb like Jeong Ha-seong’s, which could explode at any moment, in a hospital.

“Ha-seong, you… … are you going to try getting treatment like I told you last time?”

When I said this while pointing to the medical receipt, Jeong Ha-seong hurriedly hid the document.

Looks like you hit the nail on the head.

“You really thought it through! Yes. When people are sick, they should go to the hospital.”

“… … .”

“Oh, right. You’ve been working too hard lately, so why don’t you get some rest by being hospitalized?”

I barely managed to hold back my laughter and secretly suggested that he be hospitalized.

I was planning to isolate this S-class for a while, pretending to be concerned about his health.

But it seems like my sinister intentions have been discovered.

‘Huh.’

Otherwise, Jeong Ha-seong wouldn’t have made such a scary face…

I checked Ha-seong’s serious expression and hurriedly closed my mouth.

***

-Aren’t you obsessed with the gate all day long, and torturing yourself without a care? I think that’s a disease.

Kim Ki-ryeo.

Several weeks had passed since I had clashed with that mysterious awakener.

In fact, right after that conversation ended, Jeong Ha-seong went straight to a nearby psychiatric clinic.

Did you take Kiriyeo’s advice to heart?

Of course, that’s not the reason.

‘You don’t even know what you’re talking about, so you’re talking nonsense.’

Ha-seong just wanted to prove that he was sane.

If no problem is found even after undergoing all the tests at the hospital, it automatically means that Kim Ki-ryeo is wrong.

He wanted to silence the shameless pretender.

however…….

“Hunter Jeong Ha-seong. In my opinion, it seems that… … .”

When I actually went to see an expert, the verdict was shocking.

High anxiety levels.

Obsessive thinking.

To begin with, he was not an alpha-uri, but he always avoided eating and sleeping. How could this be normal? The doctor tried to explain his condition gently for the sake of the patient, but in the end, the conclusion was the same.

I was in real need of counseling.

‘Are you forcing me to get treatment just for the money?’

Ha-seong was dissatisfied with the first diagnosis.

So, recently, I’ve been going around to several hospitals to hear other people’s opinions.

As a S-class hunter, he attracts as much attention as a famous celebrity, so it is only natural that such behavior would lead to speculative reports about his health and such.

Ha-seong is currently in a state where he is physically and mentally exhausted from repeated overwork and self-destructive terror attacks, and he is not in the right frame of mind to predict the natural course of events.

‘This can’t be happening… … .’

So what will be the outcome of this pilgrimage?

To get to the point, Ha Seong met with every doctor he could find but couldn’t get what he wanted.

Modern, systematized psychiatry has always presented him with the same concerns.

Now I have no choice but to admit it.

That the path he was taking was not necessarily the right one.

‘But if I take a break from work… … then what happens? Isn’t that wrong… …? Is this really a bad idea?’

But in the midst of all this, he met the person who had harshly told him to go to the hospital, so how complicated must his feelings have been?

“Hey, Jeong Ha-seong!”

“…!”

On the way out after receiving the final diagnosis.

Ha-seong raised his head in surprise at the voice calling him without hesitation.

And then, out of nowhere, I started listening quietly to what Kiria was saying.

“You’ve been working too hard lately, so why don’t you get some rest while you’re hospitalized?”

As soon as the word hospitalization came out, Ha Seong reacted negatively.

“If you do something like that, there will be a huge mess.”

“uh?”

“I only reduced my workload for a few days due to my medical schedule, but do you know what people are saying already?”

It’s all trash.

Don’t you think about the people who are going to die? That’s selfish.

Now that you’ve earned enough money, are you going to abandon the dungeon?

Jeong Ha-seong listed off all the internet comments he had seen.

But Kiryeo’s reaction was amazing.

“So what? That’s just the Internet.”

“yes?”

“Since we can’t see each other’s faces, we just say whatever we want. In reality, no one can say anything in front of you.”

“But I can’t say it, but inside… … .”

He cut off Jeong Ha-seong, who was trying to speak, and rebuked him.

“What’s on your mind? Then do you really think you live your life worrying about other people’s feelings?”

“hmm.”

“No, is this crazy… … .”

The choice of words was rough, but upon closer examination, there was nothing wrong with it.

“If you worry about such things one by one, you won’t live long. You need to know how to ignore them appropriately.”

That was the moment when Jeong Ha-seong couldn’t refute and just kept his mouth shut.

I forgot that I had to show off and started giving sincere advice.

“Ha Sung-ah. You are a person too. A person.”

This well-intentioned sentence turned out to be an unexpected source of trouble.

“What’s the big deal about awakening? You’re just like any other citizen on the street. Just don’t live with so much burden.”

You are just like everyone else… … .

How ridiculous that one word came across to an S-class hunter.

“Do you really think so?”

Jeong Ha-seong lowered his head and muttered. Gi-ryeo readily responded.

“huh.”

Of course, if I had known that an S-class hunter would come out like this, I would have given a more careful answer.

“You’re funny. Isn’t awakening a big deal? Look at this. Compared to ordinary people, we’re always carrying bombs. Do you think society will treat us the same?”

Jeong Ha-seong’s face hardened and he created flames in his palm.

In an instant, a fierce heat settles between them.

“If I wanted to, I could destroy this hospital at any time. Even if I get shot, I’m still fine, because I’m an Awakened person.”

“hey…….”

“From the perspective of the citizens, we are no different from the monsters! But imagine if we stopped pretending to protect them!”

Ha Sung threatened his opponent by pointing the sparks he had created at him.

“That’s when you’re treated like a real monster.”

“… … .”

“Look! Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. If you saw a big fire like this, wouldn’t you be scared? Now!”

I don’t know what’s bothering you, but it’s not a normal conversation.

However, Kim Ki-ryeo’s response to this action was not easy either.

No, rather, it would be more correct to say that they went a step further.

-Whoosh.

“Now, just a moment!”

Kim Ki-ryeo looked straight at Ha-seong with both eyes and put his hand into the fire pit.

“What are you doing now… … !”

Profit.

It makes a terrible sound.

Ha-seong was so surprised that he quickly stopped using his skill.

However, Kiria’s hands were already covered in burns.

“Why did you put out the fire?”

“… … !”

“You wanted to see if I was afraid of your abilities or not?”

You burn your own flesh just to prove that. And you do it without hesitation!

I can’t believe it.

Jeong Ha-seong was completely intimidated when he saw this.

It’s a given.

Because Kim Ki-ryeo had told him to do that in the first place.

‘Gah, I don’t know why you suddenly started a fire, but if you show off here, you’re finished!’

If it is revealed that I am a weakling with nothing to show for it, that S-class will kill me without hesitation.

Kim Ki-ryeo basically thought that way, so he did his best to survive.

“Don’t bother me with your power that’s nothing. Jeong Ha-seong.”

It was an attempt to break the opponent’s spirit.