A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 112

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Chapter 112: Unpredictable (3)

At the end of that gaze was a familiar face. When Lee Cheong-ryu sent his gaze over, she noticed the magic wavelength and instantly turned her head.

What are you looking at?

…I caught the shape of her lips saying that for a moment. Right, it was Sister Yu-kyung.

“Haha. How aggressive.”

Lee Cheong-ryu waved his hand in greeting. Yu-kyung scrunched up her face, then widened her eyes as if she had spotted me.

Then she finished her conversation with the Association staff and approached Yu-kyung and me.

“What? Why are you two together again?”

Yu-kyung reacted sensitively and glared at Lee Cheong-ryu. Then she pulled my shoulder over and ruffled my hair roughly.

“Hae-dam! It’s been so long—.”

Not really that long… but officially, we shouldn’t have met at the auction house.

“Yes, Sister. Have you been well?”

“No—t really. As you can see, because of that guy and this thing. I haven’t been well.”

Yu-kyung said that while pointing alternately at Lee Cheong-ryu and the S-rank Gate.

“What sin did I commit in my past life… Why do I have to be on standby with the Blue Dragon Guild Leader of all people?”

‘Sister was probably a general in her past life.’

I swallowed the words that had risen to the tip of my tongue and organized my thoughts.

“I have something to tell you. I didn’t know you’d be here too, Sister.”

“It’s the fate of those who have… The government keeps nagging so much.”

Yu-kyung sighed deeply.

Well, with this scale, it was worth nagging about. I’d been so busy that I couldn’t keep up with the news or anything, so I had no idea something like this had appeared.

‘I was anxious when it was just Lee Cheong-ryu. But seeing Sister makes me feel a bit better.’

“So, you two have something to talk about?”

Yu-kyung looked suspicious. I made the first move before a bigger misunderstanding could arise—that I might jump to a guild other than Eden.

“Well, since it’s come to this. I think it would be good for you to listen too, Sister. Do you have time?”

“With him? Together? Hmm… Ha, fine. Let’s do that. That’s actually better.”

“I have no objections—.”

A dramatic compromise was reached. I barely managed to pull myself together as I was about to be crushed between two human weapons.

* * *

The location was an unmanned cafe. Considering the special nature of the situation, we took seats at a place right in front of the Gate.

“We evacuated all the manned facilities within a 3km radius. Well, it won’t have much effect unless we evacuate all of Seoul City.”

Yu-kyung said. She didn’t want to sit next to Lee Cheong-ryu, but she hated facing him even more, so she sat in the seat across from me.

Lee Cheong-ryu, who sat next to Yu-kyung, came over with coffee, smiling brightly.

“Still, wouldn’t it be better than not evacuating at all? Please drink.”

“This is what I mean.”

Yu-kyung clicked her tongue and took the coffee.

I took a sip of my Job’s Tears Tea and looked around the cafe.

‘There’s no one here.’

The unmanned cafe was as quiet as a mouse except for the sound of two S-ranks chattering. It was truly unmanned.

“There were few people on the streets in other neighborhoods too. I guess it was because of this.”

“Right. The internet and news are in complete chaos. Should we evacuate, what should we do. They’re just stirring up fear. The evacuation manual isn’t ready yet.”

“…”

“But… Yeah. Maybe it’s better than being complacent. Many will die. Both Non-Awakened and Awakened.”

Yu-kyung said bitterly while wetting her throat. A brief silence fell.

“How much time is left until that thing bursts?”

I squeezed in a question through that gap. Lee Cheong-ryu, who pressed his temple as if he had a headache, soon opened his mouth.

“Hmm. S-rank dungeons often have irregular cases. According to Association information, roughly within a week?”

“A week…”

I turned my gaze outside. The white Gate filled my entire view.

“Well, if necessary, we’re thinking of requesting help from neighboring countries too. I hope it doesn’t come to that though.”

“I agree. Japan’s situation isn’t good these days either.”

Yu-kyung said while holding her coffee. I turned my head again.

“What’s this thing you wanted to talk about?”

‘Right. Let’s get to the main point first.’

Today, telling them about the auctioneer’s matter came first.

I put down my Job’s Tears Tea and carefully moved my lips.

“Last time, I went to an auction house with Hong I-jo.”

* * *

After all the explanations were finished.

“What?”

Yu-kyung made a surprised expression. Then she hesitated before continuing.

“I knew from the news that there had been recent illegal monster trading. And that Red Dog had made arrests. But I didn’t know you had gone there.”

Yu-kyung muttered with a confused face.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I’m perfectly fine.”

“That’s a relief…”

She finally let out a sigh as if relieved.

Lee Cheong-ryu, sitting beside her, propped his chin and asked.

“Hmm, red eyes… Given the circumstances, we should consider it certain. But a D-rank suddenly changed into an A-rank Awakened?”

“It was brief, but yes.”

“That’s strange. The fake Association staff member who appeared in Busan back then just got a bit stronger, that’s all.”

“That’s right. I have no idea what the upper limit of this curse might be…”

I answered like that and shook my head.

“Anyway, that’s why. I think the incident where monsters ran wild at the Blue Dragon Branch was also the auctioneer’s doing.”

“Yeah, I think the same. An ability to control monsters… Ha. I’m kind of pissed off? Do you know how much effort I put into that training project! He ruined it all.”

Lee Cheong-ryu, who had suffered direct damage from the auctioneer, flopped down on the table.

“Hey, act your age.”

“I’m still young though—”

“You’re turning thirty soon, aren’t you?”

There was something pointed in Yu-kyung’s words.

‘It’s November now… Ah, he’s turning thirty soon.’

Thirty is still in one’s prime, what’s the big deal.

I sipped my cooling job’s tears tea amidst their lively bickering.

“Anyway, I understand. We’ll investigate on our end. Thanks for letting us know.”

Yu-kyung said to me after failing to make the grown man act his age.

“And, um.”

Her tone was somewhat worried.

“…It would be better if you avoided getting involved with them from now on. A D-rank changing to A-rank. Who knows what else might come out.”

“….”

“Well, it’s not like you wanted to get involved with them in the first place. Eden is sufficient for the investigation.”

“Blue Dragon too—”

Lee Cheong-ryu asked with a playful smile.

“But isn’t that being too overprotective?”

“What would you know.”

Yu-kyung grumbled. I lightly raised the corners of my mouth.

“Yes, I’ll try my best.”

Yu-kyung must be quite worried in her own way. The Goemmin Cult is an organization that even large guilds led by S-rank Hunters haven’t been able to catch the tail of.

‘In front of them, an A-rank Hunter is like a fly’s life.’

Moreover, what their purpose might be… How much power they possess. Nothing could be grasped.

‘Let’s not dig too deep.’

I’d like to find out about their relationship with the Divine Spirits too. But as Yu-kyung said, it wasn’t something for me to roll up my sleeves and step forward.

“Ah, right. You must be busy. I should probably get going now.”

“Already? You should at least eat… Ah, the cafeteria here is already closed, right…”

Yu-kyung spoke as if disappointed. We finished our conversation and stood up from our seats.

“….”

I suddenly turned my head toward the Gate, which boasted an undeniable presence.

“About that thing.”

The Hell Gate that was rippling as if disaster would burst out at any moment.

‘A dungeon that no one can enter, and therefore cannot be conquered…’

It was certainly an extremely dangerous existence.

But…

I didn’t feel any killing intent.

Even though my eyes were clearly looking at it. The chilling ‘sense’ that should crawl up the back of my neck didn’t come.

Moreover.

I glanced to check the status windows of the two.

Except for this human where I still can’t see anything.

Yu-kyung’s Four Pillars hadn’t changed at all. Jangseongsal, a solid destiny that always reaches toward high places. That was all.

‘Even if Four Pillars reading doesn’t guarantee one hundred percent safety, it’s somewhat reliable.’

A bit more confidence was added to my thoughts. I said to Yu-kyung.

“It won’t be as dangerous as you think.”

“…?”

“You don’t need to worry too much. …For now, at least.”

Yu-kyung chose her response with a puzzled expression.

Only then did I think ‘oh no’ and continued my sentence. There’s no point in saying such strange things… My divine favor has all run out too.

“Um, no. I’m just saying. It’s weird, right? You don’t have to believe me…”

“No, I believe you.”

“….”

“You’ve often said things like that before. It’s not strange at all.”

The S-rank Hunter with platinum hair smiled gently. I moved my lips a few times then closed them.

“Then would it be okay if I take a quick trip to Jeju Island—”

“That’s not happening.”

Lee Cheong-ryu subtly interjected. I playfully glanced at the blue-haired Awakened.

A few days later.

News broke that the S-rank Gate had vanished without a trace.

* * *

The Internet heated up in an instant. The disaster that had appeared right in the nation’s capital disappeared overnight.

This news brought people relief while also giving them a strange uneasiness.

Choi Yu-kyung lowered her mobile phone screen with a troubled expression. The screen showed an Awakened community she often checked to gauge public opinion.

‘What really happened.’

Choi Yu-kyung turned off her mobile phone and rubbed her face. Even as the sleep she’d missed from being on constant standby was overwhelming her, her mind was complicated.

‘Maybe it’s not as big a deal as expected.’

Hae-dam also said it wouldn’t be immediately dangerous…

But her guess was half wrong.

The door to the Other World, that devil’s mouth that spits out casualties every day… just as it had for the past 20 years.

It had never appeared without purpose.

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