The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 96

Episode 96. Rumors

One Friday afternoon.

“Phew… … .”

Seonwooyeon, an employee of the association, is sitting at home after work.

I was enjoying my free time, holding green tea in one hand and the mouse in the other.

“hmm?”

She found a post on SNS and stopped the mouse.

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No, if I do this, people will think I’m the boss

You probably thought I caught it~~

Baron, we didn’t kill him!

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A post by a famous hunter and 88 comments below it.

If it’s the Baron, he’s definitely talking about what happened yesterday… .

‘hmm.’

Knock, knock.

Seonwooyeon looked through the comments on the post.

But no matter how much I searched through SNS, Kim Ki-ryeo’s name was not mentioned.

That is, fortunately, the citizens do not yet seem to know the identity of the emotional agent.

“hmm.”

It suddenly occurred to Kim Ki-ryeo, who wanted to live quietly, that even this small attention would make him uncomfortable.

‘We tried to help them, but we ended up attracting unnecessary attention… … .’

But what can I do?

If we really have to argue about right and wrong, it’s the hunter’s own fault.

‘How could you not be noticed when you have such skills?’

Huruk.

Seonwooyeon took a sip of tea and thought back on the situation at that time again.

Anyway, I was really surprised yesterday.

Because the F-class hunter who hadn’t been seen for a while suddenly appeared at the scene of the incident.

-No, how long are you going to fight over a barrier like that?

As soon as the man arrived at the scene, he pressed him, saying that he was worried that he would get in trouble for such an easy task.

When I heard his explanation later, I realized that the Hanshin Incident was, just as he said, an absurdly simple matter.

-You asked how I caught Baron Hwawon?

-yes.

-That’s because of the barrier maintenance cost. Since the magic stone was stolen, all the mana was sucked towards the barrier.

-Huh? That can’t be… … .

-why?

-That’s because, until now, removing the magic stone didn’t cause that to happen…

-Then I guess the cause was the excessive expansion of territory. After this guy escaped, he slowly increased the barrier, right?

In fact, if you look at only his actions, all the other person did was pick up the fallen magic stone.

However, based on that, Seon Woo-yeon noticed Kim Ki-ryeo’s skills.

‘her.’

From the moment he first set foot on the scene, didn’t that guy give off the vibe that ‘this is easy’?

This is evidence that Kim Ki-ryeo had seen through all the situations before he entered the barrier.

In short, the Baron’s meaningless death was also probably according to his calculations.

‘That’s right. From the beginning… … .’

If so, this is truly amazing, regardless of whether or not you have emotional skills.

‘How on earth?’

Who would have thought that you could figure out the barrier’s weakness in an instant just by watching snippets of the scene reported on TV?

He himself could no longer properly follow his thoughts.

Because Kim Ki-ryeo always acted as if he could see the situation two or three steps ahead.

‘The perspective itself is different from that of ordinary hunters.’

At this point, it’s scary.

Yeah. That awakener is really scary, and makes people cringe… … .

“I don’t know what you’re thinking.”

Also, sometimes, there are people who help others without expecting anything in return, and you can’t really know what they’re thinking.

“Phew.”

Why on earth does Kim Ki-ryeo go around doing good deeds? Is it just to relieve boredom?

Of course, whatever the reason, it is true that things worked out well this time too thanks to that person.

Thanks to his overwhelming hunt for the Baron Gardener, everyone got off work safely on time.

‘Come to think of it, did I really thank you properly?’

But if you think about it carefully, it wasn’t necessarily just yesterday.

Whenever an awakened person like Kim Ki-ryeo got involved, things always went well for him.

‘… … .’

Then, could ‘that thing’ be the same?

Seonwooyeon put down her teacup and thought about it for a moment.

***

The next morning.

“Are you done talking now?”

“Is the security here working properly?”

“Teacher, please don’t drag out the conversation… … .”

I’ve been arguing since early morning.

Because there is a dangerous creature like a tiger loitering in front of the entrance.

“Um… … . First of all, thank you for your concern. But it’s a bit inconvenient that you came all the way to my house.”

It’s a bit hard to explain, but I’m currently using my visit to the scene of Baron Hwawon’s incident as an excuse to get on my nerves.

It was because Kang Chang-ho suddenly came to check on my condition.

“If you didn’t want me to come, you shouldn’t have been so brave.”

How dare a caveman like me oppress a great wizard!

Anyway, since you came looking for me right away even though there wasn’t even an article about it, it seems like there must be an S-class culprit in the association.

But now is not the time to look for such a bastard.

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, first open the door properly.”

“The room isn’t clean, so that’s a bit… … .”

First, I calmed down the S-class in front of the door. To be exact, I should say I persuaded him.

“No, listen to me. I definitely called you before I went to the scene. You just didn’t pick up.”

“oh.”

“Besides, if I was to move, the Baron would come barging into my house, so how could I just sit still… … .”

But Kang Chang-ho cut me off and answered shamelessly.

“But from now on, just stay still until I reply. If it seems dangerous, I’ll come right away.”

Am I crazy? Expecting your help?

‘You’ll probably come running in a hurry. You’ll have to hit the back of my head to get me motivated!’

It’s been a long time since I lost trust in my opponents due to the last [Dimensional Treasure Vault] incident.

He realized that there were many risks involved in relying on Kang Chang-ho for survival.

“Why are you looking like that? I promise. I’ll really come.”

So I just listened to what the other person was saying with a blank expression.

But at that moment.

A sudden, mind-boggling noise came from behind me.

-Ring ring, ring ring.

this.

The bell sound I changed while sleeping is much louder than I expected.

“wait a minute.”

I ran into the room and checked the caller ID. Then, three familiar letters appeared on my phone screen.

‘Seonwooyeon?’

It was a pretty early call for her.

***

An hour later.

I went out to the park in front of my house.

I suddenly had plans for the weekend because of the phone call earlier.

I sat on the bench to kill some time, and soon the face I had been waiting for appeared.

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo?”

Long straight hair and bangs that fall off.

I stood up from my seat and bowed to Seonwooyeon.

“hello.”

“Oh, hello.”

Well then, now it’s time to talk.

“So what about the documents?”

I sat down on the bench and opened the door first.

We already got a rough idea of what topics we’ll be discussing today during our phone call earlier.

“This is it.”

Seonwooyeon quietly took out the documents from the bag he brought.

“As I said earlier, this is information about the terrorist attack committed by the Nachal Temple. Please take a look.”

The paper Seonwooyeon handed over was covered in writing in black ink.

Also, the information showed some commonalities.

[Minotaur]

[Grade: B]

[Place of Origin: Labyrinth (Sejong-daero ###-#, Jung-gu, Seoul)]

[There are mutants that are seen using tools such as axes, and occasionally use magic.]

‘There are only descriptions of monsters all the way to the back?’

At first glance, these data looked like the results of an analyzer’s search for monsters.

If you look closely, you will see that there is an unusual item added called place of origin.

‘Where are you from?’

I tilted my head, not knowing what that item meant. Then, Seonwooyeon soon added an explanation.

“Do you remember the dungeon break terror that happened in August?”

‘Ah, that Jeong Ha-seong got hurt.’

“Because it was such a big accident, the association has only just now finished investigating the truth.”

“… … .”

“During that process, something strange was discovered.”

She swallowed hard and continued speaking quietly.

“The bosses that should have been there have disappeared somewhere.”

The boss disappeared?

“Well… When a dungeon break occurs, all the monsters inside the gate have to come out, right?”

“Yes.”

“But later, when I checked, I found that the boss monster’s body was hardly found in the August terror attack.”

“…!”

“Because of this, we investigated all the artificial dungeon breaks that had been in place. Likewise, there were many cases where bosses disappeared.”

After hearing that, I now fully understand the meaning of this document.

This is a list of bosses who have disappeared.

Daejeon. Ulsan. Jeju.

Besides, the areas where evaporation occurred are more diverse than expected.

“hmm.”

When I remained silent, Seonwooyeon continued the conversation with a blank expression.

“For your information, the monsters listed in this document could not be tracked even with my [Searcher] skill.”

“aha.”

“So the association decided that rather than looking for these bosses, it would be better to just focus on other things… … .”

Seonwooyeon placed her leather bag down hard on the bench.

“Honestly, I feel uneasy about things like this. That’s why I called Mr. Kiryeo. I wondered if he could find out something if he looked at it through the eyes of an appraiser.”

I don’t think I can say that I have done something that I couldn’t do even if I searched for it.

“Mr. Kiryeo, have you ever seen the bosses on that list outside?”

“Let me take a look first.”

I carefully checked the documents to answer Seonwooyeon’s question.

“Is that the boss’s photo attached here?”

“yes.”

Of course, as expected, I have never encountered these bosses in person… … .

Just one thing.

There is a point to be made.

[Imugi]

[Grade: A]

[Place of Origin: Reservoir Gate (Daejeon…)]

[Strong resistance to water attributes. Be careful, as the boss’s magic power will increase when preying on the normal monsters around it.]

[Grow up]

[Grade: B]

[Place of Origin: Baeksajang Gate (Gangneung…)]

[When recognizing an enemy, summon a small dragon every 4 minutes.]

I stared at the explanations of those two bosses for a while.

Soon, cold sweat poured down my spine like crazy.

Because I’m starting to get a sense of what they’ve been up to.

“Why are you like that?”

A monster that grows under certain conditions disappears one day.

That too, along with another monster that can periodically satisfy its conditions.

And the mastermind behind all this, the Nachalsa Temple, has the technology to remove the dungeon entrance… … .

‘shit.’

I soon realized the terrorists’ purpose.

“Could it be that they are raising monsters inside these gates?”

Yeah. That’s why I’ve been repeating the experiments related to the gate so far.

‘Are you trying to use the sealed gate as a cradle for monsters?’

Besides, I had already predicted where the grown Imoogi would be used.

“The Imugi monster here is a Grade A monster by nature. If I had started raising it in August… … . It might have reached a level that is almost like an S-class.”

“yes?”

“These guys are preparing a terrorist attack that is incomparable to the one last August.”

But this claim sounded a bit absurd to Seon Woo-yeon. He then asked back with a surprised face.

“Why does a Nachalsa Temple do such a thing?”

“ah.”

“Oh, is it really true that the leader was a spy sent from abroad like everyone else is saying… …?”

Why do temples commit terrorism?

This has been a question that has been discussed before.

So now it’s time to slowly reveal the reason.

“That’s probably… … .”

I covered my mouth and drooled.

“Have you ever received any of those fake flyers on the street?”

“What did you say?”

“If you look closely, you can see the doctrine of the Nachal Temple written there.”

“gospel?”

“Dungeon Shock is a punishment from heaven for humanity, and the creatures inside the gate are apostles who will awaken us. Something like that.”

“iced coffee.”

“So, all the hunters who oppress monsters are Satans who must die or something… … .”

Perhaps some in the Buddhist temples may view this doctrine as nothing more than a provocative slogan to attract followers.

Yeah, that’s good.

I would rather that those pseudo-religious groups were blinded by money and profit, as Seonwooyeon said.

But unfortunately, the final destination of the temple is a ruinous one.

Because this person was the one who actually controlled that group.

As long as he plays the role of the head, whether he is currently raking in money or coveting power, it is all just an intermediate step in this idea.

“I found out while investigating that pharmacist last time, that the Suyehui of the Nachalsa Temple is 100% a thought transference realm.”

“Thoughts… Yes?”

“They say that they use brainwashing methods where people copy and paste their own thoughts onto others.”

Brainwashing magic can be broadly divided into two categories.

One is an autonomous instruction machine that inputs propositions as desired.

And the rest is this world of thought transference.

The latter, in particular, was a great way to brainwash a group because it consumed significantly less mana.

However, there is a limitation that you can only use as material thoughts that you truly believe.

“Still not getting it? Well, Su Ye-hui is an awakened person who infects others with her thoughts.”

That limitation has now become a source of fear.

“But here’s the problem.”

“… .”

“All the brainwashed believers I’ve met believe this doctrine very fervently. What does this mean?”

“… .”

“And secondly. What was Su-Ye-Hwi’s role within the temple… …?”