A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 147
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Chapter 147: Year-end Party (5)
Let’s start with Lee Cheong-ryu.
[Status Window]
Name: Lee Cheong-ryu
Grade: S
[Stats]
Stamina: ■■■ Strength: ■■■ Agility: □□□
Mental Power | □□□ Mana | □■■
[Skills]
? (S) lv.■
? (S) lv.■
? (S) lv.■
Four Pillars / □□□
…Let’s not even talk about it.
Lee Cheong-ryu’s status window was still the same. Except for his name and grade, there wasn’t a single piece of readable information.
‘What on earth is the reason?’
Stats and skills aside. Not being able to see his Four Pillars Reading was quite inconvenient.
‘That thing is kind of like a fire alarm…’
If the Four Pillars change in a bad direction, I can notice that person’s danger.
‘Well. Someone like Lee Cheong-ryu would handle anything on his own anyway.’
I moved on, speculating that he might have a related skill.
Next, let’s look at Sister Yu-kyung’s.
[Status Window]
Name: Choi Yu-kyung
Grade: S
[Stats]
Stamina: 287 Strength: 277 Agility: 276
Mental Power | 201 Mana | 230
[Skills]
Regeneration (P) lv.max
World Tree (S) lv.9
Willow Branch (S) lv.8
Four Pillars / Jangseongsal
Naturally, there weren’t any major changes, but the World Tree skill’s level had gone up by one stage.
‘As expected of someone who trains consistently.’
It seemed partly due to gritting his teeth while watching Lee Cheong-ryu’s battle at the Hunter Academy last time.
When it reaches level 10, does it show as max…? I stroked my chin and tried to piece together the puzzle.
Crackle—
Just then, noise interfered with Yugyeong’s status window.
Four Pillars / Jangseongsal
Four Pillars / Jangseongsal
What’s this?
It returned to normal after just a few seconds, but it was definitely strange.
‘…Is it an error?’
Since it’s a system that still won’t display my grade, it could be possible.
However, it seemed I would need to keep a close eye on Yugyeong’s status window from now on. Next was…
‘I think this is the first time seeing Heo Gil’s status window.’
Heo Gil was staring intently at the electronic display board through his sunglasses.
I activated my Spiritual Sight toward him.
[Status Window]
Name: Heo Gil (길)
Grade: S
[Stats]
Stamina: 267 Strength: 272 Agility: 277
Mental Power | 198 Mana | 228
[Skills]
Puppet Show (S) lv.max
Marionette (S) lv.max
Puppet Theater (S) lv.8
Four Pillars / Gwangwihakgwan
Gwangwihakgwan.
A Four Pillars Reading with high potential for success in academics or public service… That’s fitting for a dean.
‘But guilds are essentially private companies when you think about it. Not academic either. It’s hard to expect a very high ranking.’
He seems like a person with great ambition. But he wouldn’t be able to stand up against Yu-kyung’s innate Jangseong-sal.
“So far Eden is still the most likely…”
“Huh? What did you say?”
“Nothing.”
“Focus. They’re announcing them one by one now!”
Oh no, I haven’t finished looking at everyone yet.
I cast a regretful glance at Hong I-jo and Yeon Na-yeon before turning my attention away. The electronic display board that had been making mechanical sounds was announcing numbers one by one.
Whirrrr.
‘It’s like a lottery number announcement.’
2378434092384…
Various numbers passed by. Finally, along with the final numerical values, guild names began to be announced one by one starting from 5th place.
“Hahahaha!”
And when the name of 5th place, which is last place, appeared, Yu-kyung burst into laughter.
“Uhahahaha! Dean, what a shame, huh? How disappointing—. You were so arrogant before.”
ACADEMY
Heo Gil’s guild name was displayed on the electronic display board.
“…! This is ridiculous…!”
“Ahaha, this is too funny. Why is it ridiculous? Isn’t it natural? You know about stocks, so why are you acting like this?”
“…”
“The most important thing in stocks is future value. Even if you’ve poured everything into restoring things for now, since the Hunter Academy kids who are the future seedlings are all broken, it won’t last long, you know that, right?”
“Damn it…”
“So it’s a natural result—.”
Yu-kyung wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and wrapped up her laughter.
“But well, it is surprising. The fact that there’s not much difference from 4th place. Dean, you still did pretty well, didn’t you?”
“…Hmph. Of course.”
120463759806….
After a parade of various numbers passed by, the owner of the 4th place position appeared.
NABI
“…What?”
Yeon Na-yeon, the Guild Leader of Butterfly who was holding pink wine, frowned.
“…We’re in 4th place?”
This time, I also showed a slightly surprised expression. I remembered what the previous rankings were like that Choi Yu-il had told me about.
‘Eden was 1st, then Blue Dragon and Butterfly in that order, right? Red Dog was 5th. But after Academy, Butterfly was also pushed down?’
I looked at Hong I-jo with fresh eyes. He still had a stoic expression, but his red wings were fluttering slowly as if pleased.
“Are you sure this was compiled correctly?”
“Of course. We only received the numerical values from the Association and didn’t tamper with anything else. …Sometimes it’s good to humbly accept things.”
“Shut up.”
Yeon Na-yeon’s attitude, which had seemed dreamy all along, became rough. She flipped her light pink hair and snapped at Lee Cheong-ryu.
“Haha. You shouldn’t be taking it out on me.”
Lee Cheong-ryu shrugged his shoulders once.
‘If this is how it is, then naturally….’
The name of the 3rd place guild appeared on the electronic display board.
RED DOG
It was Red Dog, proudly taking their position after surpassing Academy and Butterfly.
“Whew. Is Red Dog’s prestige finally returning?”
Yu-kyung whistled.
“Yeah.”
“That’s great. Let’s work a bit harder. So I don’t have to keep seeing that annoying face.”
Surprisingly, Eden and Red Dog seemed to have a good rivalry relationship.
“Congratulations.”
“Yeah.”
When I spoke to Hong I-jo, he nodded his head.
“It’s thanks to you.”
“…Yes.”
Looking at the ranking announcement, I could tell. That I had quite an influence on them.
‘Both the Academy’s ranking dropping and Red Dog starting to rise again.’
I chuckled softly. Rather than feeling proud, it was more like… it felt a bit strange.
“Now, the highlight is coming up soon. Hae-dam!”
Yu-kyung put her arm around my shoulder. Her fingertip pointed at the Electronic Display Board.
Whirrrr.
124934554968….
It seemed they were skipping 2nd place and announcing 1st place first.
“Drumroll.”
Yu-kyung made drumming sounds with her mouth and grinned widely.
EDEN
There was no upset. Eden’s brilliant four letters filled the Electronic Display Board completely.
Waaaaaaah—!
Congratulations, Guild Leader!
Whoosh!
Cheers and applause could be heard from one corner of the Party Hall.
“Yes, yes. Everyone worked hard!”
Lee Cheong-ryu also gave a deflated laugh and clapped his hands lightly.
“This year was difficult after all, it seems.”
“It’ll be difficult for a lifetime. Where do you get off being so presumptuous?”
“Well, who knows about next year.”
“You said the exact same thing last year—.”
Even with Lee Cheong-ryu’s provocation, Yu-kyung just giggled without doing things like hurling insults or spewing curses. She definitely seemed to be in a good mood.
I clapped my hands together with an unperturbed expression. It was the result I had expected.
‘Who on earth could beat that sister…’
It would be nice if I could see Lee Cheong-ryu’s status window. Whether he has what it takes or not.
‘Well. Let’s just leave aside what I can’t get my hands on right now.’
BLUE DRAGON
Blue Dragon took second place. The bright blue letters filled the electronic display board refreshingly.
Woohoo! Congratulations, Guild Leader!
We’ll win next year, so cheer up!
How can a man get discouraged over something like this!
As if they wouldn’t lose to Eden, shouts also erupted from the Blue Dragon hunters.
‘These aren’t cheers, they’re definitely shouts…’
It seemed they intended to turn the party hall into a pirate ship. No, it already seemed like that…
“I’ve never been discouraged!”
Lee Cheong-ryu jeered back at the hunters. Everyone had been keeping each other in check, but once the results were announced, the atmosphere was one of acceptance and looking forward to next time.
Do your best but accept the results… Nice words.
“Hmph. These results won’t last forever. I hope everyone doesn’t get too comfortable.”
“Right, right. This is just numbers after all. The most important thing is always having the attitude of striving as a large guild, isn’t it?”
“You seem to be the most obsessed with it though.”
“Ha, you caught me.”
Led by Heo Gil and Yu-kyung, the guild leaders holding champagne glasses gathered in a circle.
“…Butterfly is the same. They won’t just sit still either.”
“Yeah. Hang in there.”
“This is the purpose of the guild ranking announcement. To strengthen our will while keeping each other in check.”
“Hmph. When were we ever that harmonious.”
Though those closer to the bottom of the rankings grumbled, the Guild Leaders gathered their champagne glasses together without complaint.
….
Somehow the surroundings had grown quiet. When I looked up, new numbers were displayed on the electronic display board.
00:00:29
They were the numbers announcing the new year.
‘Soon….’
Another year passes. Leaving behind all that time that was enjoyable despite nothing being familiar.
“Hae-dam! So you were here.”
I heard an utterly familiar voice. It was Choi Yu-il, his cheeks slightly flushed as if drunk.
“….”
If it had been last year’s end. I wouldn’t have dared to think I’d be standing face to face with this guy under such a chandelier.
But now I know.
That there’s a place for me here, and that the people in this place welcome me.
“Here, yours too…. Let’s cheers!”
“Pfft, whatever.”
Choi Yu-il held out champagne to me. I took it from him.
Clink.
The sound of glass cups clinking against each other rang out. And at the same time, the sound of glasses clinking could be heard from where the Guild Leaders had gathered.
As if announcing the new year, a new beginning.
“3! 2! 1!”
Together with the voices of all the Hunters in the Party Hall.
“Happy New Year!”
Fireworks burst outside the window as the year came to an end. A new year that no one had ever experienced before had arrived.
‘Grandfather.’
I quietly watched the fireworks flashing outside the window.
‘Though I haven’t achieved great success as a shaman. I didn’t even become a High Shaman… But compared to last year, yes.’
A smile crept across my lips.
‘I’m less lonely.’
I still have a long way to go before I can see you again… But for now, this was enough.
“Happy New Year!”
“You too.”
Starting with Choi Yu-il’s greeting, I could hear well-wishes being exchanged all around.
“Hey kid. Happy New Year! This year, pick a guild! And eat your meals properly!”
Yu-kyung also grabbed my shoulder and shook it as she spoke. I responded with laughter instead of words.
‘This is fun.’
The fireworks burst endlessly. As if they would continue forever. So very brightly.
…Forever.
As if it would only be joyful.
So much so that even I, who knew there was no eternal joy in this world, could believe it.
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