D-Rank Constellation Hunter… Stuck Without Internet! - Chapter 129

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Chapter 129
“Pardon?”
“If you don’t prioritize ability, people die. Give unnecessary chances to others, and you’ll lose far more lives—and trigger a Dungeon Break.”
Until now, he seemed to accept his situation with calm resignation, but now he was beginning to spiral.
Honestly, I’d half-expected this would happen.
“Se-um.”
Ha Gyuhyuk arrived late.
He’d stormed into the Cynea building alone and formally protested the damage inflicted on Touch One’s Guild Members by the Cynea Guild.
The Guild Master who’d been fawning over Chae-ah suddenly disappeared from the guild, complaining of pain ever since that day.
I’d deal with what to do about the remaining innocent people later.
“Did you think there was potential in others because the Guild Master was D-rank?”
[ Franson: What’s wrong with him? Has he lost his mind? Should’ve hit him harder!! ]
[ Tasha: In Hunter stories, Clients have this thing called mana inside them, but it doesn’t circulate properly—it bunches up inside and causes them pain, that’s why. ]
[ Franson: I still don’t get it ]
[ Tasha: It’s just a condition that only Hunters get. ]
“W-Constellation, did I go too far?”
Chae-ah, who’d taken a step back, quickly wore an expression of fear.
I’d only been joking around to help Dan Yibum and lighten the mood.
Now Dan Yibum’s face clearly bore the mark of anger.
Such varied expressions on that usually stoic face.
Should I make him angry more often? That face is actually worth seeing.
“If your Constellation doesn’t say anything, you’re fine. Don’t worry needlessly.”
“But…”
“However, this isn’t the time for jokes like usual. Hide behind me.”
At my calm command, Chae-ah quickly retreated.
Beyond that, Tasha must have requested something or offered her support—Chae-ah’s silhouette became subtly dimmer.
It was magic that erased one’s presence from others’ perception.
I’d heard the spell formula was quite difficult, but Chae-ah’s sharp.
“What do you think is most important, Hunter Dan Yibum?”
It was Ha Gyuhyuk who first broke the silence.
As the Guild Master, he seemed to feel the necessity of resolving this situation somehow.
Dan Yibum looked astounded, as if he’d heard none of what he’d just said.
As I stepped forward, Ha Gyuhyuk shifted his gaze with concern.
“Don’t worry. I won’t beat him. Won’t kill him either.”
“Still, Hunter Dan Yibum is in a somewhat heightened emotional state right now, so perhaps it would be better to talk later…”
“Don’t stop me.”
The way he cut off even Ha Gyuhyuk’s attempt at a peaceful resolution showed he was truly spiraling.
I clicked my tongue once.
At first, he’d asked Chae-ah to engage with him because he was curious about his own condition, but now it seemed he finally understood.
When I’d punished him, Dan Yibum hadn’t shown any attitude of being treated unfairly.
After a moment of deliberation, I simply asked in return.
‘How can I earn your forgiveness?’
‘Well, whenever my trading partner pleases me.’
‘Not you, then?’
‘What authority do I have to forgive you or not? If I’m careless, you could live your entire life that way. But don’t worry.’
‘What do you mean….’
‘Neither that Constellation nor I will mention your lost abilities, as long as you don’t reveal it yourself.’
The fact that he had lost his Hunter abilities was known only to a select few within Touch One.
Though rumors had surely spread throughout Sungdo by now.
If those who bore grudges against Cinea and Dan Yibum learned of his current predicament, they would descend upon him in droves.
He treated his own Guild Members like family, so he couldn’t have been kind to his other party members.
“Hunter Dan Yibum, I understand this sudden situation must be bewildering, but please rest for a while, including the weekend….”
“I’m not saying the disciplinary action I received is unjust. Now that I’m weaker, I understand it better.”
“Pardon?”
Dan Yibum looked directly at Ha Gyuhyuk.
After steadying his breathing several times as if in pain, he continued with measured precision.
“The weak die when they harbor false hope.”
His eyes alone conveyed his intent clearly enough.
Did I think he would be grateful that we had dealt with the Cinea Guild Master?
“Cinea will retaliate.”
His gaze was sharp, as if questioning whether we even understood what we had done.
“Hunters must know their own condition. Isn’t that why ranks are given?”
“Ranks can change. Mine did as well.”
“That’s because you were fortunate enough to make a contract with a Constellation. There are far more in this world who never obtain such fortune.”
Perhaps it was better for such people to know their proper place than to harbor false hope.
Ultimately, Dan Yibum’s point was simply to live with awareness of one’s station.
Even so, he shook his head, trying to regain his composure.
“The issue of unbalanced Dungeon distribution that the Guild Master raised is certainly worth considering.”
Dan Yibum breathed heavily, clearly struggling to suppress the surging sensation within him.
Hunters fundamentally have energy pulsing chaotically within their bodies.
Various resistance functions operate to control it, and the System also interferes with this process.
Skill usage also plays a role in channeling this energy.
But what I did to him was to completely block his System access rights.
So the emotions and energy roiling inside his body have no outlet whatsoever.
That’s what causes emotional rampage.
“So?”
“That’s why we need to find a realistic solution. If you don’t restore my abilities, I’ll accept it.”
“You too believe that path is righteous enough to accept?”
As I spoke in an unhurried tone, he fixed me with a venomous stare.
“You cannot nurture every low-rank Hunter in the world. In the end, your attention is focused on the Guild Master anyway, isn’t it?”
“Isn’t that right?”
Why would I care about the others?
So even when he threw a tantrum right in front of me, I felt no anger.
And the one who stepped forward to block him was unexpectedly neither Ha Gyuhyuk nor Ji Chae-ah, but Kim Gyuwun.
“Hunter Dan Yibum, it seems your internal mana is so concentrated that rational thinking has become difficult.”
“If I’m not being rational right now, that’s all the better. A perfect opportunity.”
“Acting this way will only create discord.”
Kim Gyuwun remained composed.
Unlike Ha Gyuhyuk, whose expression had begun to harden the moment Dan Yibum shot me a sharp glance, Kim Gyuwun was different.
He was an A-rank Hunter too, so what made him different?
What could he possibly understand?
“Do you know a way, or will you step aside?”
Kim Gyuwun’s eyes narrowed.
He’d touched something he shouldn’t have.
His eyes held the right gleam for when teeth needed to be bared, but he couldn’t even distinguish between allies and enemies right now.
“Ha Gyuhyuk, come with me.”
“Se-um, I’m fine.”
“No, you can’t get caught up in this.”
Ha Gyuhyuk looked at me with confusion.
[ The Constellation of Probability and Life watches intently to see if bloodshed will occur within the same guild. ]
[ ‘The Paragon of Solitary Knowledge’ predicts the outcome and sighs at humanity’s ignorance. ]
[ Se-um: Tasha, you seeing this? ]
[ Tasha: Fight. ]
And as if to prove Tasha’s words, Kim Gyuwun’s voice continued.
“You who lived alone are foolish.”
“You would understand. You, who single-handedly upheld Taemyeon….”
“People said Taemyeon would collapse without me. No, that’s wrong. If people hadn’t existed, I wouldn’t have stayed in Taemyeon from the beginning.”
If power alone could move the world, then Taemyeon’s Guild Master should have been more capable than Kim Gyuwun.
If rank was the standard by which to measure humanity’s defense against this world’s threats, then those sacrificed to Landquake should have been S-rank.
“Did you enter Touch One because Constellation Ulrim is SS-rank?”
“No, except for that person, I thought the others were weak and needed protection….”
“I acknowledge that you’re an excellent Hunter. Thanks to that, you’ve efficiently saved many people.”
Kim Gyuwun approached and looked down at Dan Yibum, who sat collapsed on the ground.
“But one cannot be called capable when exiled to the Hunter Association for failing to persuade just a few people.”
“….”
“To fail to save their lives and yet stubbornly believe only your path is right—that’s not conviction, it’s obstinacy.”
Kim Gyuwun turned to look at Ha Gyuhyuk.
And without hesitation, he threw a punch at Dan Yibum.
With a sharp sound, Dan Yibum crumpled.
The back of Kim Gyuwun’s hand that struck him was scraped raw.
“Don’t act like you understand everything just because you were weakened for a mere twenty-four hours.”
“You….”
“If I had been in your position, I would have saved far more Cinea Guild members than you did. That means you’re an incompetent existence despite bearing the S-rank.”
“Are you finished speaking?”
“Stop being irritating and don’t stubbornly cling to your guilt as an excuse. Don’t judge a person’s strength by their rank.”
I burst into laughter, utterly at odds with the situation.
The moment they all turned to stare at me, the aura around us rippled.
And then, appearing right beside me—a shadow.
An enchanting woman wrapped her arms around my waist.
“I came to grab a meal, but is the timing off?”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“No, it’s perfect.”

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