Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 24
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24. Children Resemble Their Parents!
Even after the Lightning Strike had completely stopped, the sky didn’t clear easily.
The dark clouds remained as they were, simply no longer striking down.
The broken Concrete Debris left in the Abandoned Complex, the smell of burnt remains.
And the Corpses.
Among the Corpses of the Assassins, I found the unconscious Lukal.
Fortunately, his life didn’t seem to be in danger as he was breathing steadily.
“I-is it over, Boss?”
“…”
Kim Yang and Renea approached.
After carefully passing by Baek Yeon-hwa who had been crying for a while, they came to me.
“Well.”
Could I say it was over?
“It has become a bit quieter.”
Renea’s words were perfectly fitting.
It had become a bit quieter.
The aftermath of this incident would come crashing down.
Had she calmed down somewhat?
Baek Yeon-hwa approached hesitantly.
The dragon traces like horns, Wings, and Tail had disappeared at some point, returning her to her usual appearance.
“Um… Great Hero.”
“Are you feeling a bit better, Baek Yeon-hwa?”
“Ah, yes.”
She performed a Fist-Palm Salute while bowing her head deeply.
“Thank you, truly.”
I couldn’t know all of her inner thoughts, but it seemed clear she had overcome something.
I wanted to end it on a touching moment, but unfortunately, that was only possible in comics.
Reality definitely had something called cleanup to deal with.
CRASH-!
The abandoned complex shook once again as smoke billowed up.
Click-clack, the sound of heels was as cold as walking on glass.
As the smoke cleared, what appeared in the abandoned complex was Yu Ye-na of the Seven Extremes, who had just been facing off against the Azure Dragon.
Though she looked quite exhausted with a pale complexion, her eyes quickly found Baek Yeon-hwa and immediately swung her hand.
“Urgh!”
Baek Yeon-hwa was immediately flattened to the ground by invisible pressure.
Yu Ye-na began listing her deductions with a cold gaze.
“Azure Dragon, Taegeuk Yin-Yang Sect, Yin-Yang Twin Pulse Baek Yeon-hwa. The possibility that you’re not involved in the current situation seems low.”
Had the Hunter Management Bureau already finished investigating everything about Baek Yeon-hwa?
Or perhaps they had been watching those who could pose a threat to the 3rd Floor from before.
In any case, Yu Ye-na pressed down on Baek Yeon-hwa even more forcefully without any mercy.
“The Tower Management Bureau has delegated arrest authority to the Korean Hunter Association. As of this moment, I arrest you as a suspect in terrorist activities.”
“Urgh!”
A groan escaped from Baek Yeon-hwa’s lips. Seeing this, I hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.
“There’s no need to suppress her so forcefully. Baek Yeon-hwa is a victim-.”
“Maybe not. During the investigation, it might turn out that Baek Yeon-hwa is a victim as you say. Even so, I don’t think my current actions are excessive.”
“…”
“Seoul almost collapsed again. This isn’t something we can just let slide.”
Yu Ye-na deliberately avoided making eye contact with me. It was her own effort to separate personal and professional matters.
“Don’t interfere, Ju-seon. Don’t make me suppress you too.”
“Then at least ease up on the force. Let the girl breathe.”
“…Alright, sorry.”
“Cough! Cough! Haah!”
Baek Yeon-hwa barely managed to breathe while prostrated on the ground. But she looked up at me without any expression of resentment or distress.
“You don’t need to worry.”
“Baek Yeon-hwa…”
“There will be parts that were wrong, and parts that need to be investigated. I won’t run away anymore.”
The tear stains are clearly still there, but no more tears are flowing.
She’s definitely grown.
After looking down at her for a moment, I nodded with a bitter smile.
“That’s right, overcome it. Our Merakl accepts even ex-convicts.”
Actually, I don’t think the Management Bureau will give Baek Yeon-hwa a criminal record after they understand the situation.
But I exaggerated a bit to reassure her.
“What do you mean, Great Hero?”
Then Baek Yeon-hwa tilts her head and responds.
“Great Hero, you defeated me.”
….
….
….
“Excuse me?”
When I asked back in confusion, Baek Yeon-hwa answered with a face flushed as if embarrassed.
“Ah, please take care of me from now on.”
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One week later.
Sizzle sizzle.
Sizzle sizzle.
The savory aroma of beef stimulates the stomach.
All of us at the table are just staring intently at the meat.
“B-Boss- I can’t hold back anymore.”
“I can see that.”
Kim Yang just staring down at the beef with her mouth hanging open.
I wipe away her drooling saliva with a wet towel.
“But wait. Is it okay for a sheep to eat beef? Aren’t they like relatives or something?”
“C-cows and sheep are different.”
Renea trying to somehow reduce the competition for food by keeping Kim Yang in check.
“O-on the contrary, if you’re the Elf Queen, you should l-love animals too. They’re n-nature.”
“Ahem, we protect the Forest. On the contrary, cows diligently graze on grass, making them our natural enemies. Please understand if I eat somewhat combatively. It’s like the fate of my clan.”
These crazy bitches, seriously.
A bizarre war of nerves unfolding in front of the dinner table.
“Even if it’s beef, do you really need to go that far? If you’re both adults, eat like adults.”
When I click my tongue and sigh at the two of them, both immediately glare at me sharply.
“The guy who ordered 2 servings of beef for 3 people and suggested sharing doesn’t seem to have room to talk?”
“Ch-cheapskate.”
These bitches…
“Then why don’t you guys chip in money? And look at these side dishes here. Hey, the side dishes alone are worth one serving. Just ordering 2 servings is enough, okay?”
“Th-then Boss should just eat the side dishes. I-I’ll eat the meat.”
“Good idea. Here, these are seaweed stems. They’re supposed to be good for you?”
Side dishes being pushed toward me.
Watching these guys who really intend to eat only meat, I quickly grab one and eat it.
“Wh-what?! Why are you eating first?!”
“Originally when eating meat, one must say ‘ready’ and then ‘start’! Where did you learn such manners-!”
“No, I was checking if it’s cooked. It’s not done yet. Don’t eat it yet.”
“You’ve already eaten three pieces while claiming to check if it’s cooked.”
“I-I’d rather eat and get an upset stomach.”
The meal that started like that.
No joke, all the meat disappeared in 2 minutes.
“Truly sweet, yet fleeting.”
“Meat…”
“Just lick the grill then.”
Even for two servings, it had already far exceeded my weekly food budget.
If I want to buy an apartment, don’t I need to save up bit by bit without any leaks even in these small areas?
“How about we play rock-paper-scissors and whoever loses orders one more serving?”
“Go-good idea. Boss, put out your hand.”
“Let’s just eat ice cream. They have free ice cream here, right? We could get like three refills of that-.”
“Excuse me, please add three more servings.”
A black-haired woman who had sat across from me without making a sound.
Yu Ye-na, whom I had seen a week ago, was now sitting in the barbecue restaurant.
“You, what are you?”
I looked at her with surprised eyes due to the sudden situation, but the other two had already moved on.
“Three servings!”
“Meat!”
The boss quickly brought the meat, and Yu Ye-na crossed her legs and gestured with her chin.
“Grill it for me. Your grilling tastes the best.”
“How many times have you even tried it?”
Sizzle.
The beef grilling with a savory aroma.
Yu Ye-na took a sip of water as if moistening her throat and looked at me calmly.
“Baek Yeon-hwa’s innocence has been proven. However, she’s been banned from entering the 3rd Floor for six months.”
“To that extent?”
“Whether intentional or not. Seoul almost collapsed. Miraculously there were no casualties, but there were considerable injuries.”
“What about Azure Dragon’s side?”
“That’s the problem. There needs to be accountability. Thanks to Baek Yeon-hwa’s help, negotiations are ongoing. It was reduced to six months because she made it possible to deal with the Divine Beast from the 5th Floor.”
“Sentence negotiation. How like a Divine Beast.”
“We can’t throw them in prison. So we need to receive something equivalent.”
Even while saying that, Yu Ye-na didn’t seem too pleased about it either.
It was a matter that could have escalated to inter-floor warfare if handled wrong, yet it ended so lightly.
“Officially, it was passed off as a natural disaster due to weather deterioration… something like that.”
“I know, I saw the news.”
The Divine Beast from the 5th Floor came down and a war almost broke out.
Broadcasting such news would be bad for public sentiment.
“Still, there will be separate rewards. For you and Ms. Renea.”
“Hmm?”
Grandmother, who’s already putting genuinely undercooked meat in her mouth, tilts her head.
Yu Ye-na bowed politely toward Renea.
“Thank you for helping us back then. Thanks to you, Seoul could remain safe.”
“Mm-hmm, it was nothing.”
“Though unofficial, there will be separate medals and reward money.”
“Reward money! How much? How much is it?”
Yu Ye-na looked slightly flustered at Renea’s excited appearance.
“Just accept it. She’s getting old and wants to marry, but has no money, so that’s why she’s like that.”
“…Marriage.”
Kim Yang quietly asks Yu Ye-na, who briefly closed her mouth.
“B-Boss’s friend should also join Me-Merakl.”
“Hey, this one has people lined up wanting to marry her. What-.”
“Should I?”
Yu Ye-na smiles slyly at Kim Yang’s suggestion. She crosses her arms and gestures with her chin.
“My conditions aren’t that demanding.”
“Those kinds of people are the most demanding.”
Wasn’t Baek Yeon-hwa just like that too?
“Same age, money doesn’t matter, and it’d be nice if he runs a small business.”
Strangely, Yu Ye-na’s gaze shoots straight at me.
“Decent looks, and cigarettes… I’d prefer if he quit, but I can tolerate it.”
“Yeah, well. That much shouldn’t be hard to find-.”
“Someone who knows how to save money, has his own beliefs, but also has the courage to bend them.”
“The criteria are vague, but our Merakl-.”
“It’d be nice if he’s a Hunter Training Institute Class 111 graduate.”
“…Among your classmates-.”
“Would it be okay if I went into more detail than this?”
Yu Ye-na pressures me with a sly smile, resting her chin on her hand.
Kim Yang and Renea chew their meat while watching with great interest.
“Really?”
To Yu Ye-na demanding an answer, I stuff my mouth with meat as if admitting defeat.
Anyway, her mind has always worked well in strange ways since before.
“If you want to eat more, order more. I’ll leave the card behind.”
Yu Ye-na places a Black Card on the table.
“Where should I return it to?”
“I’ll come pick it up.”
She gets up from her seat and gives a brief greeting before trying to leave, but.
“Oh right.”
At the end, she somewhat irritably pulls out a thick letter from her chest and tosses it to me before leaving.
“Baek Yeon-hwa told me to give this to you.”
“….”
The letter slides down and touches my thigh.
When I turn my head feeling a gaze, Renea’s eyes are sparkling brightly.
“So this is why you’re the boss of a Marriage Information Agency! A-amazing! T-tell me too! How to become super popular! I want to seduce someone who looks like Cha Eun-woo too!”
“Haa.”
With a sigh and heavy heart, I unfold Baek Yeon-hwa’s letter.
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– To the Great Hero
By the time this letter reaches you, I will probably already be living my daily life in an organized state.
The investigation is finished.
It was simpler than I thought.
It was just a matter of following the established procedures.
The words you said to me that day were actually more than the Martial Combat Marriage-
(omitted)
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.
After half a year, I can go down to the 3rd Floor again.
The dowry is no problem. The family will prepare it.
However, which region would the Great Hero prefer to reside in-
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Great Hero, Azure Dragon said he loved me and confined me.
But I won’t do that.
However, I hope the Great Hero will choose for himself.
By the way, I’ve prepared about six different date courses in advance-
(Omitted)
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And regarding this part,
I think it would be good to clarify this in advance.
From now on, I would appreciate it if you could minimize unnecessary contact with other women as much as possible.
This is not a matter of trust.
Nor is it jealousy.
It’s simply that I don’t prefer situations with too many variables.
I believe the Great Hero is someone who will understand.
Half a year is not long.
If necessary, we could move it up sooner.
Or we could meet on the 4th Floor or 6th Floor.
It would also be nice if the Great Hero came to the 5th Floor.
I will wait for the day we meet again.
P.S.
Please reply quickly.
If there’s no reply, I might come looking for you.
That’s a joke.
But please do reply without fail.
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“Ah…”
Feeling the strangely oppressive obsession from the letter, I just pretended not to see it and folded the letter, putting it in my pocket.
I guess it’s because that’s what she saw and learned.
“They say children end up resembling their parents after all.”
Old sayings are never wrong.
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