A S-Class Hunter With Great Agility - Chapter 78

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Chapter 78: Persuasion (1)

 

“Oh, hey… It’s been a while. So, should we go inside and talk?”

“This is my house.”

“Grandmother should be here too, so why is it your house…”

“The lease is under my name.”

“…I see.”

 

I broke out in a cold sweat. The standoff at the door had already been going on for 5 minutes.

For some reason, Baek Kyul didn’t seem inclined to invite me in nicely. I thought we were pretty close. I thought of him like a younger brother.

 

“Why are you suddenly acting like this? Did something happen?”

“…I’m disappointed.”

 

‘No, so what exactly is…’

 

Baek Kyul still didn’t soften his expression. He just looked at me through the crack in the door with a sullen face.

 

“Isn’t Grandmother here today? I brought some things.”

 

As my ace in the hole, I showed him the shopping bag and said.

 

“She’s at the hospital with Aunt. What is it, let me see.”

“Here.”

 

I handed it to Baek Kyul. It was traditional snacks that would definitely be popular with someone Grandmother’s age.

 

“….”

 

Baek Kyul looked at the dasik and yakgwa, then pulled his hoodie strings tight. Only his facial features were barely visible now.

 

Creak.

 

After a few suffocating seconds passed.

Finally, the door opened.

 

“Come in.”

“Phew…”

 

I let out a sigh of relief.

 

* * *

 

The reason Baek Kyul had turned me away at the door became clear before long.

 

“…So, you’re saying it’s not really related?”

“Of course. Why would I go there?”

 

He munched on a piece of yakgwa while looking at me with suspicious eyes.

 

“On TV, you looked completely friendly with Lee Cheong-ryu.”

“I’m closer with Sister Yu-kyung.”

“I really can’t get used to that way of addressing her.”

 

Baek Kyul said he saw me on the news while he was working.

He wondered what business I’d have at the Blue Dragon Busan Branch when I wasn’t even a guild member, and had built up the misunderstanding on his own that I was definitely planning to join Blue Dragon.

 

“…It’s your freedom to join whatever guild you want, but everyone knows that Eden and Blue Dragon are rivals. I thought you just went there without saying a word.”

 

However, after eating something sweet, Baek Kyul quickly cleared up the misunderstanding.

 

“So that’s why you were disappointed.”

“I said it’s fine since it’s not true.”

 

Baek Kyul chewed on a piece of dasik and brought up the Academy.

 

“Oh, and I saw what you did at the Academy too. It was satisfying. Those bastards are so arrogant despite being in a greenhouse.”

 

Baek Kyul grumbled while crumpling up the dasik wrapper.

I just pulled his hood strings as if telling him to calm down. Now his face disappeared.

 

“Ah, whatever. Why did you come? What’s your business?”

 

Baek Kyul took off his hoodie and asked me. I straightened my posture and carefully began.

 

“…Hey. Don’t you want to go hunt monsters with me again?”

“?”

“I need you.”

 

My explanation became short because I tried to remove all the foreign words I could, but I could hear Baek Kyul clearing his throat.

 

“Ahem. You need me?”

“Yeah. Completely.”

 

I told him about the A-rank Dungeon, trying my best to convert English words to Korean.

 

“Hmm. There definitely was such a regulation.”

“I don’t know anyone else besides you.”

“….”

“Th-that’s not it! Among the people I know, there’s no one with better skills than you.”

“That’s more like it.”

 

Baek Kyul finally nodded as if satisfied. Then he pondered while stroking his chin.

 

“An A-rank Dungeon, you say… But are you really going to do the conquest with 3 people?”

“Yeah. I don’t think there’ll be any major problems.”

“True.”

 

It wouldn’t be easy physically, but if Baek Kyul joined, it would be a problem that could be solved.

I asked back, gauging Baek Kyul’s psychology.

 

“What do you want to do?”

“What are the conditions?”

 

As expected, this kid doesn’t miss anything.

I presented the conditions I had been thinking about in advance.

 

“Thirty percent of the magic stone distribution.”

“Deal.”

 

Our two hands shook warmly.

 

* * *

 

“But what are you going to do about the remaining one person?”

 

Baek Kyul asked while sitting at the dining table. This kid hadn’t even eaten yet. I thought about using my experience living alone to make something with the ingredients in the refrigerator.

I answered while clattering around with a pot in the kitchen.

 

“I’ve been thinking about it continuously…”

 

The average grade of the three conquest members had to be A-rank. In other words, if there was no S-rank among the three, all three had to be A-rank hunters.

Baek Kyul and I met the requirements, so we needed to find one more person.

 

I started recalling the faces of people I knew one by one.

 

“First candidate number 1, Jung Su-hyuk.”

“The Jung Su-hyuk I know?”

“Ah, you’re from the same organization.”

 

Come to think of it, Jung Su-hyuk was also from Eden. He had been bragging about it since we first met.

 

“But he’s eliminated.”

“Why?”

“Personality issues.”

 

It was on hold until I heard that he had completely transformed. We weren’t that close to begin with anyway.

I was reciting the next candidate while adding vegetables and soybean paste to the pot when I realized something.

 

“Number 2, Choi Geon… is from Blue Dragon.”

“Absolutely not.”

 

I heard the sound of Baek Kyul’s spoon hitting the dining table with a bang. I don’t know that many A-ranks, man.

 

‘Kim Se-min and Nam Jae-yoon don’t match the grade requirements. And I’d feel bad asking Nam Jae-yoon to go to a dungeon with us in the first place…’

 

I stirred the bubbling soybean paste stew.

 

“Then there’s only one candidate left.”

 

The savory smell of the stew spread. I pondered for a moment.

 

‘Is this really the right choice?’

 

Even as I set the pot down on the dining table, I couldn’t let go of my doubts.

It was all or nothing. The candidate was one of those two options.

However, there were no remaining choices. I made plans to recruit the last remaining candidate while having a meal with Baek Kyul.

 

* * *

 

For that plan, I needed Baek Kyul’s help.

 

“Hey, isn’t this too suspicious?”

“No no. It looks very ordinary. Compared to those hanboks.”

 

I put on a black hoodie. It was Baek Kyul’s. Maybe because he’s a middle schooler, his closet only had hoodies.

I was even wearing sunglasses. Since my face had been completely exposed due to recent incidents, it was unavoidable to hide my identity.

 

“Oh, Hunter Baek Kyul. Didn’t you have no particular schedule today? What brings you here?”

“I left something in the medical room. Just stopping by.”

 

A tall building sparkling with golden light.

It was Eden Headquarters that I was visiting after a long time.

 

As we headed toward the door, a staff member recognized Baek Kyul and greeted him.

 

“Ah, I see. Then the person next to you is…”

“Just some uncle I know. Nothing special.”

 

What did he say?

 

I was stunned by the word I was hearing from him yet again.

However, the staff member seemed satisfied with that explanation alone and immediately opened the headquarters door.

 

“Yes, confirmed. Please go in.”

 

Baek Kyul shrugged his shoulders with a proud expression.

 

“Safe passage complete. I told you it would be fine.”

 

Baek Kyul seemed proud of his position at Eden and couldn’t lower his raised shoulders for a while.

Still, thanks to him, reducing the commotion was successful.

If I were caught going in and out of Eden, articles would come pouring out again.

 

“Really… ugh.”

 

But calling me uncle is a separate matter. I ruffled Baek Kyul’s hair as punishment.

 

“Ah!”

 

I ignored his struggles and looked around the flashy interior of the building.

 

“I wonder where Choi Yu-il is….”

 

Right, the last third candidate.

That would be Mr. Choi Yu-il, who shines in the position of Eden’s Vice Guild Leader and whose hobby is crushing magic stones.

 

“Don’t you have any idea where he might be?”

 

The headquarters building was, as always, very spacious. Eden employees in white suits were busily moving around.

Some glanced at me occasionally, but seeing me with Baek Kyul, they just passed by.

 

“I have a rough idea where he might be. Follow me.”

 

Baek Kyul fixed his hair and guided me to a certain place.

 

* * *

 

Swiiiiish—!

 

The sound of an arrow cutting through the air could be heard.

 

Thunk.

 

A green arrow struck precisely in the center of the target placed far away. It was a perfect bullseye.

 

“Here he is.”

 

Choi Yu-il’s personal training ground. Baek Kyul, being a healer and fellow member of the first team, said he had access rights.

I entered that space and lowered my stuffy hoodie and sunglasses.

 

Swiiiiish—!

 

Even though Baek Kyul and I had entered the training ground, Choi Yu-il didn’t notice the intruders.

Once again an arrow was shot and reached its precise target. Another consecutive 10 points.

 

“His skills haven’t dulled.”

 

Every time he drew and shot his bow, his light blonde hair fluttered.

Back when that hair was still jet black, that is, before he awakened his power.

I suddenly remembered how Choi Yu-il used to shoot his bow in that exact same stance.

 

“Do you know what he used to do before?”

“?”

 

Baek Kyul suddenly furrowed his brow as if asking what I was talking about. I shrugged and said.

 

“He did archery. National representative.”

“Really?”

“Maybe you don’t know since you’re young. It wasn’t that long ago though. It was brief but….”

 

‘No, it wasn’t even brief.’

 

“About 10 seconds?”

 

I chuckled thinking about that time. He was a national representative for roughly 10 seconds.

Baek Kyul looked puzzled and urged me to explain.

 

“Hmm….”

 

It must have been around high school. That guy was balancing studies and training while I was just sitting quietly at the Shaman House.

There was a time when both of us were just wasting time without anything, absolutely nothing going right in our lives.

 

“He wasn’t a national representative from the start. He went to the trials once but failed. He shot a 1 point at the most crucial moment. Up until then he had only been shooting 10s.”

“….”

“It was gloomy back then, really, both he and I…. That’s when I started losing customers too.”

 

Swiiiiish—!

 

But when exactly will he notice us?

I watched the third arrow fly with a bored expression.

 

“Then at exactly eighteen. He made the national team at the next trials. Hitting the center perfectly every time. He overcame it, his past mistake.”

 

Thunk.

Once again the arrow hits the 10 point mark.

 

“But the funny thing is… he awakened during his first match.”

 

Right, during his first Olympic match.

 

“Crazy…. Ah, I think I’ve heard of this. I don’t remember clearly though.”

“Right. You probably heard about it? He was so famous. As the athlete who shattered that big, solid target to pieces.”

 

How much I laughed watching that match back then…. At seventeen, I don’t remember laughing that hard since then.

 

— Ah, athlete Choi Yu-il. What just happened here…?

 

National representative Choi Yu-il’s first arrow gleamed with light the moment it flew.

His black hair turned platinum blonde and fluttered in the air, and the arena was shattered to pieces.

Thinking of that surprised expression vividly captured on screen, there was still nothing as entertaining.

 

And… you, who became not only a national representative but also a Hunter.

 

‘Unlike me, I thought you would overcome misfortune and move forward.’

 

It was more enjoyable back then.

 

“Should we call out to him now?”

 

I shouted Choi Yu-il’s name from behind as he was focused on training. In an instant, Choi Yu-il turned around with a surprised expression.

 

“Wh-what?”

 

Swoosh—!

 

The arrow that flew briefly pierces through an innocent wall. I approached him while waving my hand.

 

“What do you mean what. I’m your friend.”

“Hi.”

 

Baek Kyul also greeted his Vice Guild Leader. Choi Yu-il lowered his bow and made a pleased expression.

 

“You startled me. What brings you both here?”

“We didn’t come without a reason.”

 

I smiled lightly and crossed my arms.

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