Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 33
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33. Return to Merakl!
Having his throat ruined by medicine was truly a sudden incident.
He had heard the medicine was strong, but after taking a nap during CF filming standby time and waking up, his throat was suddenly completely ruined.
Owl was flustered.
What should he do about this?
The carol he released this time was a hit, so he was having a busy schedule.
There was even a year-end concert scheduled.
But his throat was ruined, making activities impossible.
‘I thought I was finished. How much would the penalty fees be?’
Surprisingly, God was on his side.
Lightning coincidentally struck and a fire broke out in the building.
The moment he inhaled the fire smoke while escaping, Owl had a flash of inspiration.
He could make a proper killing from this and retire.
“Kehe! Hekek-!”
Breathing heavily, Owl urgently runs toward the Ferryman.
“Depart-! Deparrt-!”
He just needs to cross the Twilight River.
If he can just get to the Immortal Peach Garden, he’ll be completely cut off from the outside world.
‘There for 5 years! No! At least 3 years! Yes, that much time should be enough!’
The public won’t even remember anyway.
If his voice heals at the Immortal Peach Garden, he’ll immediately go to the 6th Floor Cyber City and get plastic surgery.
Money?
He already has plenty of money.
He has tons of money earned from stocks by short-selling Wolfguard Tactical Solutions, his former security team.
‘I’ve made arrangements with a Foreign Fund. When I come out in 3 years, money will be piled up in my overseas account.’
Owl ran and ran again, suppressing his pounding heart as much as possible.
‘A new life begins!’
I was disgusted with image-making, pretending to be a good person.
I hated having to always smile, claiming to be a good person.
I was repulsed by fans who claimed to love me but poured out criticism about me in the Community.
Even myself, being swayed by those nobodies who couldn’t say anything to my face.
The first time I touched drugs was for the reason of mental health.
It didn’t take very long for that to develop into addiction.
“Stop right there!”
“Heeek?!”
When I turned my head, I could see Kim Ju-seon already running after me, having knocked down Ryu Seo-ram.
How on earth?
No way, she was supposed to be one of the Seven Extremes, and she lost that easily?
My doubts were shallow.
With Kim Ju-seon chasing after me right now, I didn’t have the luxury to ponder deeply.
“Shiit-!”
I just cursed.
Again, God was on Owl’s side.
Kim Ju-seon had only recently resumed Training, and since he only did it sporadically after Merakl work, his physical limits came quickly.
“Damn! Huff! Huff! My heart’s going to burst!”
In that gap, Owl reached the ferry and shouted despite the pain of his throat splitting.
“Depart-! Set sail-!”
Wildly waving arms and a desperate voice. But the Ferryman remained unmoved.
“No way! Why? Set sail-!”
“….”
The Ferryman wearing the Bamboo Hat was looking toward Kim Ju-seon without answering.
What was contained in his eyes was subtle regret, bewilderment, and longing.
“Hurry up and depart-!”
“Stop! Wait! Don’t leave that bastard behind!”
“Damn it! Hurry up and depart!”
I urgently grab the Ferryman’s shoulder and shake him. But the tall figure, easily 2 meters in height, didn’t budge even a bit despite being on the swaying boat.
“Ferryman! You remember me, right!”
“….”
The Ferryman gave no response.
However, he grabbed Owl by the scruff of the neck and threw him toward the running Kim Ju-seon like tossing bird feed.
“Ahhhhh?!”
Owl rolls across the ground.
He looked up at the Ferryman with surprised eyes, but the Ferryman only gazed at Kim Ju-seon and finally opened his tightly shut mouth.
“?”
“Huh? I can’t understand 5th Floor language.”
Especially ancient texts from Immortal Peach Garden origins are even more incomprehensible.
But true to being a stubborn old immortal, the Ferryman persists.
“𡨄，.”
After saying something, the Ferryman pulls out a heavy money pouch from his chest and throws it.
Thud!
“𠂤，.”
“I’ll roughly understand that as ‘give this to Kim Yang’? She’s doing well, so don’t worry too much.”
Kim Ju-seon takes the money pouch.
The Ferryman drives the boat toward the Twilight River without hesitation. Due to the thick fog, his figure quickly disappears from view.
Kim Ju-seon shrugs at Owl, who stares up with an expression of disbelief.
“The Ferryman’s employer. So the daughter of the Immortal Peach Garden’s owner is our employee.”
“Wh-what?!”
“So I also know how much it costs to enter here. It’s enormous, isn’t it. I could tell at a glance that you were short selling.”
“I-is this okay to do?”
“Is this okay to do? What reason is there for it not to be? Black Line Risk was just a part-time job anyway. What, did I invest in this place or something?”
Sorry, but I know Ryu Seo-ram’s personality too well.
I will absolutely never buy stocks in Blackline Risk until Ryu Seo-ram retires from there.
Because there are cases like now where her personal beliefs ultimately take priority over the company.
“Blackline Risk’s stock price will fall. That can’t be helped.”
Crack! Crack crack!
I unclench my fist.
Honestly.
Really honestly.
I wanted to do this from our first meeting.
I just held back because I thought Owl was the victim.
“But on the flip side. Wolfguard Tactical Solutions’ stock price, the company that initially provided your security, will recover. Because it’ll be proven they were victims of stock manipulation.”
“Wa, wait! There’s no need to hit me! I, I’ll turn myself in! Don’t hit me!”
“No, there is a need to hit you.”
A very big need.
“My Wolfguard Tactical Solutions that I bought at 9,800 won dropped to 1,700 won because of your damn short selling schemes!”
This is for the uncles and aunties who are probably still protesting in front of Wolfguard Headquarters right now.
Smack!
* * *
“Ugh, I’m exhausted.”
It was about two more days later when I came down from the 5th Floor to the 3rd Floor.
It wasn’t intentional – Baek Yeon-hwa kept holding me back, so it took some time to escape.
At the end, the way she brought out iron chains looked ominous, so I had no choice but to use my Acceleration Ability.
‘What time is it now…’
Checking my mobile phone, it’s 3 PM.
I considered just going home, but I decided to at least show my face for Kim Yang, who had been guarding Merakl alone for five days while the Boss was away.
‘Well, there wasn’t any particularly important work anyway.’
I had already handled the important matchings separately, and complaints would be dealt with on their own.
Simple tasks like just writing down basic personal information when customers came.
When I arrived in front of the Meracle Building after a long time, I couldn’t help but admire it.
“Hah… It’s really been a while.”
It was only five days, but it had been a long business trip going all the way to the 5th Floor.
Just then, Auntie, who was both the building owner and the rice soup restaurant owner, came out to throw away food waste and ran into me.
“Oh? 2nd Floor guy! I haven’t seen you lately, where did you go?”
“I was on a business trip for a bit.”
“Oh my, that’s a relief. I thought you ran away without paying rent.”
“…I’ll pay it.”
“Right? Oh! I made some side dishes with leftover seasoning, want some?”
“Yes!”
What incredible luck.
I immediately entered the rice soup restaurant.
The restaurant was quiet since it was an awkward time.
The television that was always on was tuned to a news channel. The news anchor was calmly reading the news.
– Famous singer A, who gained huge popularity with year-end carols, is under investigation by relevant authorities for violations of narcotics control laws and capital markets laws.
– Right after A declared a hiatus citing worsening throat condition, there are circumstances suggesting involvement in large-scale short selling transactions during the stock price decline of a listed company related to a specific security firm…
“2nd Floor guy! Here! I also added some fresh kimchi and stir-fried fish cake.”
“Wow, thank you. I’ll eat it deliciously.”
After getting the delicious side dishes, I immediately went up the stairs and entered Meracle.
As soon as I opened the door, along with the familiar air freshener smell-.
“I’m ba-.”
“…”
“…”
I made eye contact with two people standing in front of a Christmas tree I’d never seen before.
One was Kim Yang.
With an elephant trumpet in her mouth, Christmas sunglasses, and even a Rudolf antler headband.
She was really getting into the Christmas spirit.
The other was Renea.
In a Santa costume with a fluffy white mustache.
Even this side is wearing sunglasses too-.
“Ah, dizziness.”
Just 5 seconds after returning, I already wanted to go back outside.
Looking around, they had completely decorated everything with a Christmas year-end vibe.
“My Merakl can’t be like this.”
Even if Christmas is coming soon, this isn’t right.
“Boss! You’re back!”
Toot!
Santa Grandmother and the Elephant Trumpet stretched out long to welcome my return.
* * *
A quiet cafe on the 3rd Floor.
Among people creating a Christmas atmosphere, a man and woman sitting demurely.
One’s name was Namgung Yeon.
The young master of the Namgung Family, well known as a prestigious house even in the 5th Floor Old Murim.
Today, he was on a date with the woman sitting across from him.
The woman’s name was Jessica.
She was from 6th Floor Cyber City, the eldest daughter of the chairman of a large corporation called ‘Hellight’.
The reason these two came to meet was through the arrangement of a Marriage Information Agency.
But to speak coldly, it certainly wasn’t a relationship bound by love.
For the Namgung Family, it was a political marriage to restore their status that had begun to fall behind due to pursuing only tradition.
For Jessica, it was a political marriage considering Hellight’s main business of cybernetic bodies, the martial arts built up by the Namgung Family’s tradition, and armed conflicts with other companies.
In the end, for both of them, it was a marriage for profit.
“The 3rd Floor really has a wonderful atmosphere.”
Namgung Yeon quietly admired as he looked around.
Coffee, lighting, soft sofas, and so on.
Everything was new culture and civilization to him.
“That’s right. It has an analog feel that’s not bad. I think I understand why adults come here chasing old nostalgia.”
Jessica shrugged, saying it wasn’t bad to smell the scent of human life that couldn’t be felt in Cyber City.
“….”
“….”
They admired together, but with completely opposite impressions.
In the awkward atmosphere, Jessica changed the subject.
“Oh right, about what you gave me last time. The Seowol Sword.”
“It’s a traditionally important sword. It contains the spirit of Divine Sword Unity, which represents the Namgung Family’s principle of sword and person becoming one.”
“Yes, I found it very interesting too.”
“I’m glad you view it favorably.”
Still, the two tried to understand each other.
Even if it was a political marriage, they would become husband and wife anyway.
Even if they didn’t love each other, wouldn’t it be fine as long as they didn’t clash?
“So I tried interpreting it in my own way.”
“Yes?”
Jessica proudly extended her right hand. Her model-like slender arm transformed into silver-.
Soon after, it gently emanated beautiful moonlight like a painting.
It had become a sword by itself.
“This is our Hellight’s 5.0 Latest Model, Seowol Sword version. I melted down the Seowol Sword and reassembled it to make this Right Arm Prosthetic, creating this beautiful-.”
“Me, melted? The Seowol Sword?”
“Yes, thanks to that it perfectly matches the Namgung Family’s Divine Sword Unity principle-.”
CRASH-!
The table split in half with one punch.
People around screamed and stared, but Namgung Yeon’s rampage couldn’t be stopped.
His face turned red with anger, then went beyond that to purple.
With blood vessels bulging on his forehead, Namgung Yeon glared at Jessica and shouted.
“Someone who can’t even respect tradition and culture-!”
The Namgung Family on the 5th Floor and Hellight on the 6th Floor.
This was the starting point of the conflict between the two forces.
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