A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 152

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Chapter 152: Attack (4)

 

[That’s enough. Stop there and come back. Haven’t you achieved your purpose?]

 

At that moment, a voice that seemed to resonate from the air reached us. It was a woman’s voice I had never heard before.

 

‘What?’

 

I sharpened my senses. Perhaps another Bishop had appeared.

 

But there was no new form revealing itself.

 

“You want me to leave like this? …Are you serious…?”

 

The young Bishop scrunched up their face.

 

[I won’t talk long. Come back. It’s not good to stir up too much trouble.]

 

Before long, the voice cut off. The Bishop clenched their small hands tightly as if frustrated.

 

Tsk. A light clicking sound was heard and soon the Bishop’s needle was withdrawn.

 

‘Are they trying to leave?’

 

I continued to focus my gaze on my opponent. I needed to maintain my tension until they completely turned their back.

 

Thud.

 

The young Bishop jumped up from their spot. Then they approached the wall that had been broken by the earlier shockwave.

 

If they took just one more step from there, they would immediately fall toward the outside of the building.

 

“…Is running away like a rat your characteristic?”

 

“A rat… You really have no fear.”

 

“I have my reasons for that.”

 

The Bishop extended half a step forward. Only their toes were precariously positioned on the edge.

 

Patter.

 

Concrete dust fell toward the bottom below.

 

“Everyone has their reasons… Including why I’m going back now.”

 

…

 

“But I can’t guarantee there will be reasons next time we meet… If you annoy me any further, then.”

 

“….”

 

“I might really kill you.”

 

The Young Bishop said this with a smile.

 

His youthful smile was pure beyond measure, perfect for deceiving anyone who didn’t know better.

 

I gave no response.

 

Whoosh—!

 

Soon after, the Bishop threw himself forward. Outside the Association President’s Office, toward the floor of the building.

 

He fell leisurely.

 

I approached the wall and looked down below. But nothing caught my eye.

 

‘Did he disappear….’

 

The Bishop had completely vanished without a trace.

 

Rustle—

 

Then, flower petals fluttered through the air. Blue and transparent, mysterious flower petals danced.

 

“…Snow Flower.”

 

It was a trace left behind by the Bishop. I caught one of those petals in my hand.

 

‘Was this such an important item? …What’s their real purpose?’

 

There must be another purpose for making such a big scene.

 

Not just the Wave Tale Flower, but what they intended to do with the Wave Tale Flower. I had to find that out. I could no longer be content with just frantically cleaning up whatever happened before my eyes.

 

I had to predict the future and make the first move.

 

‘…But for me to step forward.’

 

As Lee Cheong-ryu said, I was just an individual after all. I didn’t have a sense of mission to protect citizens.

 

I was simply afraid that the few precious people I had left might get hurt more. Pathetically so.

 

‘…I need to build up more strength.’

 

Not just to see Grandfather.

 

So that next time I face them, I can at least protect myself and those around me.

 

‘Today…. I was too powerless.’

 

I looked outside the building.

 

Dawn had passed, and the first morning sun of the new year was rising.

 

* * *

 

[Citizens’ anxiety continues unabated with news of incidents from the very start of the new year. The Korean Hunter Association building located in central Seoul has been completely half-destroyed…]

 

In front of the hospital chairs, the news anchor’s voice flowed from the TV hanging on the wall.

 

[The majority of staff members who were on duty at the time are also reported to have died.]

 

The people sitting in chairs, presumably patients or patients’ families, watched the news with sympathetic expressions.

 

Though their situation of being at the hospital from the new year was pitiful, how could it compare to those who lost their lives.

 

“What on earth is this all about? Starting the year with such unpleasant news…”

 

“Of all places, why did it have to happen right in the middle of Seoul? It was so noisy all night I couldn’t sleep.”

 

“Can’t the Association even prepare for something like this? How can we live with such anxiety?”

 

An A-rank Dungeon Break. That alone was ominous enough…

 

With the timing being the new year and the location being the Korean Hunter Association added to it, people’s gossip knew no rest.

 

[Due to this incident, Hunter Association President Yeo Jung-eun has fallen into critical condition, and Eden Guild Master Choi Yu-kyung, who participated in the battle, has also sustained serious injuries. On social media and elsewhere, waves of comfort are being sent hoping for their swift recovery.]

 

Tap, tap.

 

I tapped the chair handle with my finger.

 

As soon as everything ended, I checked Hong I-jo’s text and headed straight to the hospital, so my outfit was still the same as when I attended the party. I could feel people’s gazes glancing at my red ceremonial robe.

 

‘As expected, there’s no mention of the Bishop in the news… All the witnesses must be dead.’

 

Was it intentional? I wasn’t sure, but it was hard to see it as coincidence.

 

‘So maybe that’s why he fled before things got bigger.’

 

I made various speculations while watching the news.

 

With the Association President and Sister Yu-kyung hospitalized right now, that was all I could do.

 

“Both of them are injured that badly, there won’t be more problems, right? I’m really worried.”

 

“Who isn’t? People with short tempers have already bought tickets to go down to the provinces…”

 

“Oh come on. Surely nothing serious will happen? Dungeon Breaks happen quite often. My son says there’s nothing to worry about.”

 

The people sitting next to me kept whispering among themselves. Since this was a Hunter Specialized Hospital, they were probably family members of Awakened Ones.

 

‘I’m tired…’

 

I pressed my temples firmly and blinked my drowsy eyes.

 

“There you are! I’ve been looking for you for a while!”

 

Just then, a shadow fell over me. When I looked up, a tall man was standing there.

 

“I heard everything. It was really close to being a disaster, wasn’t it? You’re lucky to have made it out alive. I’m not sure if it was fortunate or unfortunate that you went there—.”

 

It was Lee Cheong-ryu. With the same expression as always, shaking his head, he had already changed into black clothes.

 

‘Mourning clothes.’

 

It seemed like clothes he wore to mourn the Association Staff who died in this incident.

 

“Still, thanks to that, it was interesting.”

 

“….”

 

When I didn’t say anything, Lee Cheong-ryu shrugged his shoulders.

 

“Don’t worry too much. They said both the Association President and Guild Leader Choi Yu-kyung’s lives aren’t in danger.”

 

“…That’s a relief.”

 

He should have told me that news first. Someone came straight here from the Association and was trembling with fear.

 

“…Phew.”

 

Only then did I let out a sigh of relief.

 

“But you know, the entire Hunter Industry almost collapsed completely, you know? If we had known those two would get hurt this badly, we would have all rushed there together.”

 

“….”

 

“I want to take the number one spot, but I don’t want to climb up this way—.”

 

Of course he should feel that way. If Lee Cheong-ryu had been even slightly happy about this situation, he wouldn’t have been qualified to be a Large Guild’s Guild Leader.

 

I wouldn’t have let it slide in the first place.

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“…Oh, Hong I-jo. Yes, I’m fine.”

 

Just then, Hong I-jo appeared along with a single red feather.

 

I stood up from my seat and expressed my gratitude in a serious tone.

 

“Thank you. …For readily doing as I asked. Thanks to that, it seems we weren’t too late.”

 

Even though he had seen my potential through his skill, it must have been a difficult choice.

 

The fact that both the Association President and Sister Yu-kyung didn’t miss the golden time was largely thanks to his bold judgment.

 

“Yeah.”

 

The extremely brief response was also very much like Hong I-jo.

 

“What a touching scene, right? By the way, the hospital visit—haven’t you gone yet?”

 

“I just arrived not long ago. Not yet.”

 

“Huh, still not? Don’t do this and hurry up and go. The healers’ treatment is all finished, so it’s fine to go right now. The hospital room is a private room on the 8th floor!”

 

‘Is it okay to go already?’

 

Wouldn’t she need more recovery time? Though I wanted to check her condition before anyone else, I was anxious about whether it was okay to rashly go see her.

 

However, Lee Cheong-ryu readily encouraged me.

 

“Hurry up and go. Let’s talk about the rest after you come back. It seems we’ll need to hold a big meeting soon based on your testimony.”

 

“…Alright.”

 

The rest of the story.

 

What we couldn’t discuss in this place with people around.

 

‘The story about the perpetrator of the Dungeon Break.’

 

Lee Cheong-ryu patted my shoulder. Then he smiled refreshingly as usual and continued.

 

“Extract something from the Association President. Since your contribution to keeping that person alive was significant, you know. It’s better to extract everything you can—. Make sure to secure a good share.”

 

I chuckled softly. Even though his light attitude sometimes annoyed me, it wasn’t bad for lightening the mood.

 

“Yes, I’ll keep that in mind too.”

 

“Yeah, yeah. Have a good hospital visit. We’re off!”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu disappeared with his arm around Hong I-jo’s shoulder.

 

I fiddled with the back of my hand and let out the sigh I had been holding back.

 

* * *

 

Hospital 8th floor. I arrived in front of a private room that looked like it was only for VIPs.

 

Yeo Jung-eun

 

I clenched and unclenched my fist several times in front of the hospital room with that name written on it.

 

I thought it would be right to see the Association President first before seeing Sister Yu-kyung, to hear what I wanted to hear, so I came here for now.

 

“…Ha.”

 

I hesitated for a moment before knocking on the door.

 

‘…I should have been curious much earlier.’

 

Because I had always thought that whatever she did was none of my business. That very part was the mistake.

 

If I had been more curious, couldn’t I have possibly prevented today’s incident?

 

‘Still… resentment is greater than regret. Should I call it anger?’

 

Yeo Jung-eun, who provided the cause for the Strange People Cult to attack the Association by not disposing of the Wave Tale Flower.

 

I still don’t know what her reason was, but it was also true that Sister Yu-kyung was seriously injured because of it.

 

‘She’s not innocent.’

 

Even though rationally thinking, the Strange People Cult was the one most to blame.

 

It was natural that thoughts of blaming Yeo Jung-eun suddenly arose.

 

“…Right. Let me go in and see.”

 

I forced myself to have patience. Let me figure out where exactly the responsibility for this incident lies.

 

‘I wonder if it’s related to the subtlety I’ve been feeling from the Association President all this time.’

 

Empty eyes.

 

The Four Pillars Reading called Void Death Star.

 

It was time to examine the tangled thread bundle.

 

I raised my hand. Then I knocked on the hospital room door twice.

 

Knock knock.

 

“…Come in.”

 

An elderly woman’s voice leaked out from inside the hospital room.

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