A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 100
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Chapter 100: The Grateful Magpie (4)
“Oh, what is it? I’ll help you with whatever I can manage!”
Wi Seo-jin urged me on with apparent joy, and Hong I-jo also looked at me with interested eyes.
‘To ask for money…’
I’d already earned enough to live properly. It’s not like I had dreams of making money to build a mansion and live in luxury doing nothing.
‘Wait, did I have those dreams?’
…I wasn’t sure. I just brought up the first thing that came to mind.
“I need information about auction houses I can participate in soon.”
Hong I-jo asked back at my words.
“Auction house?”
I nodded.
“Yes. I have something I need to sell.”
“….”
“But I’m completely ignorant about this kind of information… If I could get help, it would be a great assistance.”
I glanced at the bracelet I’d tucked inside my sleeve.
‘A stat conversion artifact.’
As Choi Yu-il said, this absolutely had to go to auction. It wasn’t an item that could be traded at ordinary shops.
“Preferably somewhere I can get the highest price, a place where ordinary people don’t usually go would be even better.”
Then how about borrowing an S-rank Hunter’s information network for this opportunity?
I’d probably be able to get information about quite decent auction houses. S-ranks always exceed common sense, after all.
“…Hmm.”
Hong I-jo paused for a moment. He seemed to be stroking his chin while pondering his answer.
“No good.”
However, an unexpected answer came from Hong I-jo.
At the same time, Wi Seo-jin frantically waved her hands.
“G-Guild Leader! That’s not what you mean.”
At her reaction, I raised a question mark. Wi Seo-jin let out a deep sigh and covered her face.
“We have a Monster Language Interpreter, so why isn’t there a translator that interprets Korean into Korean…”
It was a story that conveyed the dedicated commentator’s painful feelings very well.
“Finding auction house information and delivering it to you is naturally possible. It’s not even that difficult.”
“….”
“The problem is! That it’s not difficult enough.”
Only then did Hong I-jo nod slightly.
“Right.”
Clink.
He set down his coffee and listed out short sentences.
“What you did…”
“….”
“Valuable.”
Hong I-jo hesitated several times as if choosing his words, then soon completed his sentence.
“More than that.”
Afterward, Wi Seo-jin moved her lips to add commentary, but Hong I-jo raised his hand and shook his head briefly.
“….”
The Hunter with red wings seemed to want to explain himself.
“…The dead don’t come back.”
Hong I-jo didn’t make eye contact with me.
He just muttered while looking at the rippling black surface of his coffee.
But why was it?
This feeling that he was talking to me.
Without realizing it, my voice flowed out.
“…But they did come back.”
Your guild members who we thought had died in the dungeon. Most of them returned alive, with both feet planted on the ground.
Hong I-jo fiddled with the handle of his cup and answered quietly.
“Yeah.”
Though he could fly faster than anyone. His voice was slower than anyone’s.
“You.”
“….”
“Made it possible for me to return.”
So….
“You have value.”
“….”
“More than that.”
The slow words hitting me harder wasn’t just my imagination.
“A-And thanks to Hunter Hae-dam, our Red Dog has gained the opportunity to reclaim first place!”
Haha….
Wi Seo-jin, unable to bear the embarrassing talk, changed the atmosphere.
“Now that Red Dog is complete, there will be no more rivals for us. It’s all thanks to your great contribution, Hunter!”
Only then did I chuckle softly and wave lightly.
“…Yes. I suppose I was underestimating what I accomplished.”
It was true. Red Dog was originally a guild that competed with Eden for first and second place. The reason Red Dog had recently fallen to fifth place was because the Vice Guild Leader and 2nd Unit had gone missing.
Now that they had returned, they might gradually reclaim their original position.
This was definitely tremendous good news.
“Um, so about that.”
Then Wi Seo-jin pondered for a moment before quietly whispering to Hong I-jo.
After hearing the story, Hong I-jo nodded in agreement.
“Instead.”
“Ah, yes!”
…Hong I-jo slumped onto the sofa as if he had exhausted his conversation energy for the day.
Wi Seo-jin, as if accustomed to this, delivered the explanation to me instead.
“Then, how about going to the auction house together with me? We happen to know a place where bidding proceeds at quite good prices! If you have items to sell, we’ll help with consignment too.”
Oh.
I showed an interested reaction.
“That sounds good. It’s my first time going to an auction house too.”
If someone who was the Vice Guild Leader of Red Dog helped me, it seemed like I could proceed quite smoothly.
But the following story was unexpected.
“Yes! Our Guild Leader also happens to have business there, so it would be good if you went together.”
“…?”
“Also, she says simply helping isn’t enough! If there’s anything you want, please choose whatever you like. The Guild Leader’s personal wealth is quite substantial! You’ll probably be able to get any item you want.”
Wi Seo-jin said something tremendous as if it was nothing and smiled brightly.
* * *
A few days later.
[I’m really sorry, Hunter! A dungeon break suddenly occurred….]
“…It’s fine.”
[I was urgently summoned and the schedule got messed up. I’m sorry! I should have gone with you….]
“It’s okay. That’s more important. Please be careful and I hope you handle it well….”
I swallowed my tears.
‘Actually, it’s not okay…!’
I was supposed to go to the auction house with Hong I-jo, and not only that, but Wi Seo-jin was also going to come along to help with sales consignment.
‘This damn dungeon break.’
But suddenly a B-grade dungeon break occurred in Red Dog’s jurisdiction, and Wi Seo-jin had no choice but to be urgently dispatched there.
As a result….
I glanced at the very ordinary-looking man standing next to me.
“Mm.”
He was wearing a mask that covered about half his face.
[E-Except for communication difficulties, there shouldn’t be any major problems! Our Guild Leader is actually quite kind when you get to know her.]
“….”
The man walked ahead by himself. He looked at the sculptures installed inside the auction house with interest.
I moved my steps toward him again.
[If anything happens, please text me! I’ll reply as quickly as possible.]
“…Yes. I understand. Don’t worry too much.”
[Yes! Then I’ll hang up!]
The call ended shortly after.
“Hong I…. No, Manager.”
“Yeah.”
“Let’s go now. Is that the entrance over there?”
I went to the man who was looking at the sculpture and asked. He nodded and confirmed.
‘This feels so awkward.’
I touched the mask that was also covering my face.
This was an item that concealed one’s identity. As soon as I arrived at the auction house, they verified participants and handed me this item.
‘They’re really thorough…’
Since this was an event where high-grade hunters and high-ranking industry officials participated, anonymity seemed necessary.
Well…
‘It’s useless to me anyway.’
I stared intently at the ordinary-looking man.
This A-grade item had absolutely no effect on me.
Well, Spiritual Sight was an S-grade skill that saw the ‘essence’ of others. There was no way such a flimsy mask could hide one’s essence.
‘But how did he erase those wings?’
Still, the performance seemed decent enough, as Hong I-jo’s red wings that had been attached to his back had completely disappeared.
Perhaps because of this, the intimidating aura from his appearance had diminished, making him easier to deal with than before.
Hong I-jo, who had been examining a sculpture, moved his lips slightly.
“Not yet.”
“It’s not time to start yet?”
“Yeah.”
“Ah…”
Communication was working out well enough at this point.
‘Let’s just think of it as keeping things peaceful…’
I turned my head. I planned to people-watch before the auction started.
I looked around and activated my Spiritual Sight.
‘Is that person from academia?’
I could see Gwimun-gwan-sal too…
‘That one over there might be from the art industry. They probably didn’t want to disguise themselves as ordinary people…’
Hwagae-sal and others. Various names and fates were listed before my eyes.
Even during my shaman days, I quite enjoyed reading Four Pillars, but now that divine stars appeared with just a blink of my eyes, this had become my new hobby.
“…?”
But strange characters caught my eye.
‘What’s this?’
I rubbed my eyes, thinking I might have seen wrong.
‘Jung Su-hyuk?’
I let out a hollow laugh for a moment. I never expected to reunite here.
‘Still has Mangsin-sal…’
Well, it seemed that way.
“Pfft, ah, haha…”
I stifled my laughter. Because the person whose status window showed Jung Su-hyuk was a child who came up to about my waist.
‘He looks much younger than even Baek Kyul?’
Suddenly, the masked child turned his head with a swift motion. I felt his glaring gaze and averted my eyes.
‘Oh no. With that personality, he’ll definitely pick a fight…’
Ah, right.
“Did you just laugh at me?”
The child who had walked over looked up at me.
“…Me?”
“Yeah. You!”
He really doesn’t hesitate at all. I thought he was impressive in many ways and played dumb.
“Who?”
Then Hong I-jo, who had been standing beside me, showed interest. He turned his gaze to look down at the child — who contained Jung Su-hyuk.
“Well. The child seems to be lost.”
At those words, Hong I-jo made eye contact as if trying to help, when simultaneously someone quickly ran toward us.
“Hey, you!”
She was a woman with quite beautiful features, her long hair flowing down. Wait, could it be.
“I told you to stay put!”
The woman with brilliant platinum hair now covered in brown—that is, Choi Yu-kyung—urgently grabbed hold of Jung Su-hyuk.
“…Sister?”
At those words, Yu-kyung raised her head.
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