Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 36

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36. Incredible AI!

 

The air in the room grew heavy.

 

It wasn’t just a metaphor—it was real.

 

There’s a unique weight that Murim Warriors carry, and it was swallowing the entire space.

 

Namgung Hwa-ryeong crossed her arms and stared intently, her gaze seeming to say ‘go ahead and try explaining this.’

 

“Ahem, I’d like to confirm something first.”

 

“How did you know? If that’s the kind of question you’re asking, I’ll be disappointed. Since when did Merakl care about reasons?”

 

“…”

 

“However—.”

 

She let out a short breath.

 

A vein faintly bulged on her forehead.

 

Evidence that she was angry.

 

“Word about Merakl has been spreading throughout the Taegeuk Yin-Yang Sect. Yin-Yang Twin Pulse Baek Yeon-hwa succeeded in marriage. There was someone who defeated her in Martial Combat Marriage. And that person was—.”

 

The corner of her mouth twitched upward.

 

But she wasn’t smiling.

 

Rather, it seemed like she was struggling to suppress her anger.

 

“The Boss of Merakl.”

 

“…”

 

“Wow, wooow.”

 

“You’re really doing a proper job with the publicity.”

 

Right, it must have been publicity.

 

It was probably her way of supporting me by promoting Merakl on the 5th Floor to send more customers—but.

 

‘Ah, I’m screwed.’

 

If Namgung Hwa-ryeong came here, it means Clear Wind Martial Marquis Paeng So-rin might come later too.

 

Since those two have this weird rivalry going on.

 

“I had no idea you were such an incredible martial artist.”

 

“This isn’t as simple an incident as you might think. I didn’t intend for this either.”

 

“Oh? Is that so? I thought—.”

 

A kind of aura scattered in all directions like a storm. Kim Yang and Renea hurriedly gathered the documents that were being blown around.

 

“I thought Boss was deliberately pretending not to know and just letting it slide because I’m the oldest spinster on the Martial Combat Marriage list!”

 

“D-Documents! B-Boss!”

 

“Ahhhhh! The Office is spinning round and round like the inside of a washing machine!”

 

“That Baek Yeon-hwa girl is twenty-three, right? Ah! Is that so? This Namgung Hwa-ryeong is already over thirty! Such an old spinster!”

 

“Wait a minute! Ah, seriously! Please calm down!”

 

A situation that could really turn into a disaster if handled wrong.

 

While I was racking my brain on how to calm her down, Renea stepped forward.

 

“A comrade!”

 

“Huff! Hufff! What is this young brat that she dares!”

 

“This Lady is also on the Martial Combat Marriage list! I’m 1,901 years old, so let’s get along well together as older folks!”

 

Renea might have genuinely felt kinship, or perhaps it was wisdom born from experience.

 

But it was clear that it worked.

 

Her momentum subsiding.

 

Namgung Hwa-ryeong gradually calming down.

 

Looking at the handshake Renea offered with a bright smile, Namgung Hwa-ryeong responded with a strange sense of superiority.

 

“I’m still only thirty, big sister.”

 

“…”

 

“No, Grandmother.”

 

As if saying, how dare a 1,901-year-old try to compete with me. No matter what, I still beat you.

 

Yes, this was exactly the marriage market.

 

For women who had missed their marriageable age, the marriage market was just that cruel and ruthless.

 

“B-Bow! Taking the Bow!”

 

“Stop her! We really need to stop that!”

 

* * *

 

After some commotion, we barely managed to calm things down.

 

“Sigh… This Lady is trying really hard too.”

 

“I-It’s okay. Ch-chocolate. Want some?”

 

Kim Yang patting Renea’s back to comfort her as she grumbled beside them.

 

Leaving those two alone, I looked back toward Namgung Hwa-ryeong.

 

I knew she could get a bit aggressive when excited, but I didn’t expect to see it again this time.

 

“Ahem! Cough, anyway, I want to get married before that bitch Peng Soryeon. Absolutely! Absolutely!”

 

Look at her emphasizing it twice.

 

“I understand. But did you really come here just for that? I naturally thought you were asking for help.”

 

“I’m not so tactless as to ask a mere matchmaker to stop a war between families and corporations.”

 

She’s right.

 

I only make introductions; I’m not responsible for the disputes that follow.

 

In fact, the contract clearly states that we bear no responsibility for any legal disputes arising from matchmaking.

 

“But I am curious?”

 

Namgung Hwa-ryeong’s gaze fell on the black analog phone I had offered earlier.

 

She held it in her hand and examined it from various angles.

 

“This is called a mobile phone? How can this stop the dispute?”

 

“It’s not an ordinary mobile phone. It’s a phone with limited functions.”

 

“Hmm? Do you understand how big the current situation has become?”

 

“Namgung Yeon is staying on the 6th Floor. There are no immediate casualties, but I heard at least two factories have stopped due to attacks.”

 

“…You often know things you shouldn’t know.”

 

“I have some close friends.”

 

Fights between corporations, organizations, or individuals on each floor are common.

 

But that doesn’t mean they’re taken lightly.

 

Since they could escalate into inter-floor wars, the Tower Management Bureau was constantly monitoring.

 

The Hunter Association is closely related to the Management Bureau.

 

My friendship with Yu Ye-na, the Vice President of the Hunter Association, was a great help.

 

“Actually, to be precise, the two of them will handle the resolution themselves, and I’m just building a bridge. Still, I believe there’s a high possibility.”

 

Because I’m a marriage matchmaker.

 

I just create ‘meetings’ where hearts can connect.

 

“Building a bridge. Interesting. May I hear about it?”

 

At Namgung Hwa-ryeong’s question, I immediately gestured to Kim Yang.

 

“Kim Yang, let’s go on a business trip.”

 

* * *

 

Under the large bridge called All Bridge.

 

The Namgung Family’s Murim Warriors who had seized the thugs’ tents were currently solving their lodging and meals here.

 

For those who had always grown up preciously in their family estate, having to stay by a river reeking of chemical odors was a problem that couldn’t be dismissed as merely hurting their pride.

 

But if not here, they were at a loss for where else to stay.

 

To return to the Old Murim, they lacked any notable achievements.

 

The fight with Hellight was continuing as one-sided surprise attacks from their side, and while there were results, they were too meager to say they had accomplished what they wanted.

 

Considering the corporation’s size, it was at a level with little significance.

 

“Sigh, at this rate I have no face to show the Family Head.”

 

Namgung Yeon standing with his hands clasped behind his back in front of the river.

 

The other Murim Warriors standing beside him all had equally poor expressions.

 

“The problem is that those bastards are learning our swordsmanship.”

 

“If we had known this would happen, we should have staked everything on the first surprise attack-.”

 

“They even fight in strange ways we don’t understand, so it’s bewildering.”

 

“Did you see yesterday? I cut off an arm, but the severed arm flew and hit me.”

 

“What kind of bizarre….”

 

If they fought head-on, they could definitely win.

 

Even with Enhanced Body, in a frontal battle, their side was far superior.

 

But the other side kept responding to fights in unexpected ways.

 

Not to mention conducting electricity through water from sprinklers.

 

Suicide attacks using drones, Smart Bullets that could curve and reach them even behind cover.

 

There were even times they were deceived by a technique called Simulation Background into thinking they were attacking.

 

‘Was the difference this severe?’

 

The difference between knowing and not knowing.

 

Those with knowledge could very easily toy with the ignorant.

 

There were no casualties but many wounded, and morale was also dropping. They had decided to raid Hellight’s factory again today, but defeat already felt inevitable.

 

Like the river flowing before their eyes, if they continued this way, the outcome would ultimately be predetermined.

 

“The situation is not good.”

 

At the familiar voice, Namgung Yeon quickly turns his head. The other Murim Warriors do the same.

 

Everyone’s expressions brighten uncontrollably.

 

“Sister!”

 

“We greet the Musim Sword Princess!”

 

“We greet the Musim Sword Princess!”

 

The hearts of those welcoming Namgung Hwa-ryeong with the Fist-Palm Salute beat uncontrollably.

 

If it’s Namgung Hwa-ryeong, it’s possible.

 

Overwhelming martial power.

 

If she, who is so strong that she can’t even marry, joins the battle, they can get revenge on those damn Fixers and Buster from Cyber City.

 

However.

 

“I know what you’re expecting, but if I help, what meaning would that have?”

 

She crosses her arms and clicks her tongue.

 

“Pathetic men. Those who tarnish the Namgung name have all gathered here.”

 

Everyone bowed their heads at Hwa-ryeong’s words.

 

It was humiliating and shameful, but it was even more disgraceful because it wasn’t wrong.

 

“They say a wise person doesn’t spoon-feed, but teaches how to catch fish.”

 

When Namgung Hwa-ryeong stepped aside, there stood Kim Yang, the beastkin wearing a black mask.

 

“That person is-.”

 

“A Merakl employee. They felt responsible and brought a solution.”

 

“A solution?”

 

Kim Yang stepped forward and held out a black analog phone.

 

The buttons were manual, not touch.

 

It was heavy, but the screen was unusually large.

 

“This is-.”

 

“….”

 

Kim Yang remained silent.

 

Just staring calmly.

 

Since it seemed like this would continue indefinitely if left alone, Namgung Hwa-ryeong, who had been watching from the side, began to give a simple explanation.

 

“They say it’s a mobile phone with built-in AI.”

 

“What? AI? Aren’t those just the 6th Floor folks bragging about being all-powerful or whatever.”

 

Namgung Yeon felt an urge to throw it away immediately. Hwa-ryeong paid no mind to his reaction and continued her explanation.

 

“To use AI, you need 6th Floor citizenship. But this one is special. What was it? Built-in server? It’s not connected to something like that, but rather an independent AI.”

 

“Sister, do you understand what you’re saying? I have no idea…”

 

“I’ve picked up a few things during my wandering life. To put it simply, if you ask it something you don’t know, it answers you.”

 

Ask something you don’t know and it answers?

 

“Is there really such sorcery?”

 

“There is, so try it.”

 

When Namgung Hwa-ryeong gestured with her chin, Kim Yang approached and showed him how to use it.

 

She didn’t say a single word. She just pressed buttons repeatedly to show how words appeared.

 

“…”

 

A look that seemed to ask if he understood.

 

Namgung Yeon nodded awkwardly.

 

“I, I just need to press this?”

 

Nod.

 

“Oh right, sometimes the answers are slow. And it doesn’t know everything, so keep that in mind.”

 

“If it knew everything, that would be rather creepy.”

 

Kim Yang bowed politely, indicating there was nothing more to teach, then left with Namgung Hwa-ryeong.

 

“Hmm.”

 

Staring down at the black mobile phone.

 

Namgung Yeon couldn’t shake his suspicious feelings.

 

The other Murim Warriors were also watching with disapproval.

 

Suddenly feeling hungry, Namgung Yeon sighed with regret.

 

“Oh dear, I should have borrowed some emergency money from sister.”

 

Since he hadn’t expected to fight for so long, there wasn’t much money left from what he had brought.

 

There were also cases of living as street homeless due to not properly exchanging currency.

 

Gulp.

 

Namgung Yeon swallowed his saliva and with a hopeful heart.

 

Slowly but firmly pressed the keys with force.

 

– X: I’m hungry. I need a place where I can eat.

 

“Ha… what am I even doing.”

 

A brief sigh.

 

Just as Namgung Yeon was about to put the mobile phone back in his pocket, thinking he had done something pointless.

 

A reply came with a vibration.

 

– J: There’s a buffet nearby that provides meals to workers for a small amount.

 

“Buffet?”

 

– X: What is a buffet?

 

– J: It’s a restaurant where you can eat unlimited food for a fixed price.

 

“Unlimited?”

 

Such a dreamlike place exists?

 

Namgung Yeon looked at the screen with suspicious eyes and asked again.

 

– X: Tell me exactly.

 

* * *

 

“….”

 

A high-rise building in Cyber City.

 

Jessica’s room with a panoramic view of the city through floor-to-ceiling windows.

 

Sitting on the bed, she was looking down at the black phone with both hands.

 

This was the item Kim Yang had given her, saying she could use it to communicate with Namgung Yeon.

 

Indeed, Namgung Yeon had contacted her.

 

Thinking it was a built-in AI.

 

For him who said he was hungry, I told him about a cheap restaurant near All Bridge.

 

Is he eating well?

 

I don’t know, but-.

 

‘Is this right?’

 

Jessica kept having doubts.

 

Even so, is it okay to deceive him like this?

 

No matter how much you change your body to a cybernetic body, the heart doesn’t disappear. Some people want to erase their human aspects, but Jessica was the complete opposite.

 

That’s why Jessica felt pangs of conscience.

 

While she was endlessly clutching her mobile phone, worried about whether he had finished his meal safely.

 

Buzz!

 

A reply came.

 

– X: Thank you!

 

– X: Thanks to you, I was able to finish a very hearty meal!

 

– X: It’s all thanks to you!

 

“….”

 

A strange sense of pride and guilt blooming in her heart.

 

Feeling both simultaneously, Jessica immediately replied.

 

– J: I’m glad.

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