A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 60

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Chapter 60: Strange People Cult (2)

 

“To start from the beginning… Yes. For now.”

 

There was no physical evidence, only circumstantial evidence. Only I had seen that scene, and the only proof—the Bishop’s wrist—had disappeared.

Should I speak honestly? Would Lee Cheong-ryu believe me… Setting him aside for now.

 

‘Is it right for me to dig deeper into this incident?’

 

Such a thought suddenly occurred to me.

 

‘But still…’

 

The Mountain Lord was definitely hiding something from me. In this situation, I couldn’t be certain of anything anymore.

 

 

The energy of ancient beings, a longed-for soul.

This system with only these vague words.

 

‘There’s no guarantee that the longed-for soul is Grandfather.’

 

I need to be cautious. I have to be certain of everything. I’ve staked my entire future on that system.

So absolutely.

 

‘There must be nothing I don’t know about.’

 

The system and the Divine Spirit, and even the silver-haired man who seemed entangled with both.

Only by uncovering their identities could I have confidence that I could see Grandfather.

I took a small deep breath and continued speaking.

 

“Were their eyes red, by any chance?”

“…”

“The monsters you said were gathered underground. Did they rampage as a group? Like they were insane. And their eyes would have been bright red.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu nodded with a surprised expression.

 

“Kang Hyun-cheol was the same.”

“…”

“His strength had become much stronger, and he seemed unable to understand words. I’d say his mind had completely snapped.”

 

The battle began in that state…

 

“Someone appeared.”

 

I confirmed that Lee Cheong-ryu was listening seriously and continued with the next sentence.

 

“He called himself a Bishop.”

“…Ha.”

 

Lee Cheong-ryu let out a breath as if incredulous.

 

“Is that right? The ones you called ‘them’.”

“…That’s right. A Bishop… yes. A Bishop indeed.”

 

Soon after, the information I had hoped for flowed from Lee Cheong-ryu. He spoke in a low, murmuring tone.

 

“It’s a kind of religious organization, hardly known to the outside world. They’ve caused trouble behind the scenes a few times, but this is the first time they’ve launched such an open assault.”

“…”

“Naturally, it’s also the first time a Bishop has revealed himself.”

 

Just a simple religious organization?

Their identity was more mundane than I expected.

No. For something like that, the Mountain Lord’s reaction was…

 

“The details are classified, so I can’t tell you. For now, we need to handle the situation.”

“…Ah.”

“With the building destroyed like this, reporters will swarm in. Hmm, by any chance, are you interested in camera massage?”

 

…Excuse me?

 

* * *

 

The news anchor’s voice flowed from the television.

 

[The incident that occurred at the Blue Dragon Guild’s Busan Branch is making headlines.]

 

Soon that voice changed to a reporter. The reporter pointed to the collapsed building behind them.

 

[The building’s exterior walls were completely destroyed due to the assault, and the underground special training ground also suffered considerable damage from the attack.]

 

Not long after the reporter explained the situation, the screen showed Lee Cheong-ryu.

 

[Blue Dragon’s Guild Leader, Hunter Lee Cheong-ryu, explained about the perpetrator of this incident as follows.]

 

In front of the reporters, Lee Cheong-ryu opened his mouth with a serious expression.

 

[Blue Dragon has fought many monsters over a short period. However, the perpetrator of this incident is not a monster. Yes, it is true that monsters also participated in the attack, but there was a separate mastermind behind it.]

 

The reporter who filled the screen again spoke.

 

[This vague explanation was continued by another Hunter who was at the scene at the time.]

 

And the camera moved to me, standing next to Lee Cheong-ryu.

 

“I had no idea it would be broadcast like this.”

 

I scratched my cheek with an embarrassed voice. Unlike my composed self, another person watching the television screen had a hardened expression.

 

“Well, I was so awkward that I couldn’t even speak properly.”

 

I set my tea cup down on the table. Clink. The taste of Job’s tears tea lingering in my mouth was pleasant.

 

‘I guess you need to be a bit older to have matching tastes…’

 

Yeo Jung-eun sitting across from me, that is, the Association President, didn’t open her mouth for a while. She had an expression like she didn’t know how to react.

 

[Well, um. A few days ago… there was an assailant who attacked Blue Dragon. We were temporarily holding him at Blue Dragon for investigation. This incident was carried out by that assailant and his accomplices.]

[However, it was resolved when Mr. Lee Cheong-ryu and I stopped them, and currently we suspect this was the work of those who were jealous of Blue Dragon’s sudden rise in power.]

 

The me on television was doing my best to speak, drawing on my childhood experience as a shaman appearing on ‘This Kind of Thing Happens in the World’.

Of course, I didn’t mention a single word about the Association. Naturally, I also didn’t talk about the Strange People Cult.

It was classified information, but for now it was because of Lee Cheong-ryu’s opinion that blaming hostile forces would be better for the social atmosphere.

 

“How is it? It seems perfectly resolved.”

 

Thanks to that, the misunderstanding that Association staff attacked Blue Dragon was completely resolved both for Lee Cheong-ryu and socially.

 

‘They called it the Strange People Cult.’

 

Kang Hyun-cheol and that Bishop were connected to the Strange People Cult, not the Association.

In the future… I needed to look into it.

 

‘But this is what’s important right now.’

 

Thanks to the gate Lee Cheong-ryu opened for me, I arrived in Seoul immediately. The first thing I did after that was meet with the Association President.

 

It was time to settle the compensation.

 

Yeo Jung-eun paused for a moment, then sighed.

 

“…Isn’t the scale too big?”

 

She pressed her forehead as if her head was throbbing.

 

“It couldn’t be helped.”

“You really didn’t intend this, right?”

“Huh? Of course not.”

 

Actually, that’s right. How perceptive.

Yeo Jung-eun took a sip of tea and then seemed to make up her mind as she moved her lips.

 

“…Fine. What do you want?”

 

I smiled slightly and spread my fingers.

 

“There are three things I’d like to request.”

“Three things…”

 

Now Yeo Jung-eun looked ready to grab the back of her neck. The positions had completely reversed, so it was understandable. Now I was the one making counter-proposals.

Before she collapsed, I listed the items I had been thinking about.

 

“First is, well, a prophecy.”

 

What I was supposed to receive in exchange for handing over the Snow Flower. If it had been when my spiritual power was overflowing, it wouldn’t have been necessary but…

For now, it would definitely be good to receive it.

 

“I understand.”

 

Yeo Jung-eun nodded at the unsurprising answer. Then she extended one hand. Silver light began to ripple above her palm.

I stared intently at the flowing light.

 

“You can’t hear the prophecy right away. Just like it took time to know the location of that dungeon. Time is needed.”

 

Gradually the light gathered in one place. The silver sparkling particles were taking on a single form.

 

“When the time comes… you’ll be able to see it. I can’t predict the content either. I can only be certain that it will be of great help. But if there’s something you’re curious about, keep thinking about it. Then an answer close to that question will emerge.”

 

As if I could trust Prophet Hunters.

Still, if it’s a power that can move most guilds in a situation where the Association’s prestige has fallen…

 

‘It would be worth that much.’

 

“Here, take it.”

 

Before I knew it, a transparent orb was resting on Yeo Jung-eun’s hand.

I received it. And the moment the prophecy touched my hand, various colors began to separate within the transparent interior.

Deep red light and murky black, vivid blue and pale yellow. And finally, pure white appeared in succession.

 

‘The five directional colors?’

 

It was a sight that clearly showed who the owner of the prophecy was. I chuckled and put the prophecy in my pocket.

 

“And the second thing is.”

 

It wasn’t over yet.

 

“…Mm.”

 

I needed a bit of mental preparation to talk about this.

 

“Gate priority rights.”

 

 

“Gate priority rights?”

“Yes. It’s not that grandiose though.”

 

Yeo Jung-eun asked back with a flustered face. I continued my explanation in a calm tone.

 

“Gate reservations have to go through the Association anyway.”

“…That’s right. All guilds pay through the Association to secure gates.”

“It’s simple. Just help me reserve about two of them first.”

 

This was the compensation I had thought of while staying with Blue Dragon Guild.

Blue Dragon monopolized the high-level dungeons. The capital power of large guilds allowed them to snatch up dungeons whenever they wanted.

When guilds secured gates like that, I couldn’t just sit around twiddling my thumbs.

 

‘I’ll continue to need dungeons going forward.’

 

To raise my achievement rate, as often and as much as possible.

So I needed to establish a dungeon supply route and prepare countermeasures.

 

“Just about two?”

“Yes. Among the newly occurring C-rank and above dungeons, I’d like you to regularly pass about two to me.”

“Hmm…”

 

It wasn’t a large number. But if I steadily conquered them, it would be a great help to my achievement rate.

Yeo Jung-eun pondered for a moment, then agreed.

 

“Let’s do that. Of course, you’ll have to pay the average bidding amount. Otherwise it would be corruption.”

“Sure, whatever.”

 

I had received accessories from the Dragon Lair and magic stones from other monsters. Converting those to cash would solve problems for a while.

 

“…Then what’s the last one?”

 

Yeo Jung-eun asked with a slightly tense expression.

Since the requests so far weren’t too difficult, she probably expected something big to come last.

 

‘What I’m going to say is obvious, though.’

 

Above all, what I needed most.

I shrugged my shoulders.

 

“Money.”

 

Then I raised one hand and made a circular shape.

 

“Money.”

“…”

“Compensation for my mental damages.”

 

Yeo Jung-eun had an expression like I was squeezing blood from a stone, but the Prophet Hunter’s circumstances weren’t my concern.

 

* * *

 

A green office decorated with various flower pots. Two platinum-haired people sat on the sofa.

News was flowing from the television. It was the very news where Eun Hae-dam had given an interview.

 

[There was a loud noise, so I followed the sound and discovered a suspicious person and someone else there…]

 

The platinum-haired woman, Choi Yu-kyung, stared at the screen with a blank expression.

 

“Hey, little sister.”

 

Choi Yu-il was the same. He froze while holding a bow he had smashed during training today as usual.

 

“Is that Hae-dam?”

“Uh… I think so.”

“Then is that bastard Lee Cheong-ryu standing next to him?”

 

Choi Yu-il nodded his head with difficulty.

 

“I think that’s right too.”

 

There was only one thought in these siblings’ minds.

 

‘Is he trying to join Blue Dragon?’

 

No way?

 

* * *

 

At the same time.

The Choi siblings weren’t the only ones watching the news.

 

Many people were bustling around the pure white hospital. In the corridor, as always, a television fixed to one channel was hanging.

Those in white coats mostly passed by the television, but someone with light sky-blue hair couldn’t leave that spot for a while.

 

[Fortunately, it didn’t lead to any fatalities… Quick response was important…]

 

Eun Hae-dam and Lee Cheong-ryu standing beside him filled the news screen.

 

‘What the hell. Don’t tell me…’

 

Baek Kyul dropped the paper cup he was holding in his mouth.

 

‘Is that guy trying to join Blue Dragon now?’

 

Not Eden?

For a fifteen-year-old middle schooler, it was quite a shocking betrayal.

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