Even an S-Class Hunter Wants to Get Married - Chapter 40
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40. Christmas!
“Merakl….”
A name repeated like a child.
Even through his blurred vision caused by tears, Kim Ju-seon, the Boss of Merakl, came into view clearly.
Not only that, but his words felt like a ray of warm light-.
‘We find your miracle for you.’
Merakl’s greeting, and words you could easily overlook when entering.
But right now, they were words he wanted to cling to desperately.
“Really… is that true?”
He struggles to get up, placing his hands on his knees.
When Namgung Yeon’s desperate gaze reached him, Kim Ju-seon smiled and repeated his words.
“Luminus Plaza. She’s waiting for you there.”
“How do you-.”
“I told you we find your miracle for you.”
“….”
Namgung Yeon’s eyes tremble.
The origin of the mobile phone he had forgotten about.
It was given to him by Kim Yang, the Merakl employee who had visited with his sister.
“Did Merakl… plan this from the beginning?”
“Mr. Namgung Yeon.”
Kindness forms in the smile on Ju-seon’s lips.
“Do you remember what I told you during your first grade assessment interview?”
“….”
“We only connect meetings, we cannot weave them together.”
Even if a channel was created through the mobile phone. In the end, if they hadn’t liked each other, they wouldn’t have been connected.
His words were right.
Coming to cherish her so dearly was certainly his own choice.
“Let’s go, Mr. Namgung Yeon. To meet your miracle.”
The moment Namgung Yeon took a step forward as if entranced by Kim Ju-seon’s proposal.
“Do not move any further.”
A low voice like a divine revelation pierced through his ears.
The Family Head of the Namgung Family, Namgung Pa-cheon.
The azure sword qi gathered on his blade still harbored sharp, murderous killing intent.
“Young Master Namgung Yeon. You will return to the family estate with me immediately.”
“Ah, Father. Please give me just a moment—”
Whoooosh!
The ominous sound of blade wind rang sharply in his ears. Just now, blue sword energy that had passed right by his ear continued forward and cleanly split the rock behind him.
“Since when have you argued so much with my words?”
“…”
“Not responding to my letter, and the responsibility for this incident as well. These matters are far from light. Young Master Namgung Yeon, do not test your father’s patience any further.”
Namgung Yeon’s heart sank with a thud.
The reverence toward his father could also be called fear, in other words.
Because he admired him, the option of not following his words had never existed before—
– J: It’s because of the Christmas truce.
– J: Cyber City ultimately holds the symbolism of being a city where people live.
– J: That’s why I.
– J: Like this day.
– J: If you need it, shall I recommend some romantic places for Christmas?
Her words flickering before his eyes.
Her feelings revealed cautiously yet honestly.
“Father…”
He clenched his fists tightly.
He gripped them so hard it felt numb, but without this much resolve, he couldn’t voice the words he held inside.
“The Christmas that will soon come— she says it’s her favorite day.”
“Young Master Namgung Yeon, refrain from useless words.”
“On such a day! If I make the woman I hold in my heart shed tears! How could I become the Family Head responsible for the Namgung Family!”
“…”
“I will go to where I should be.”
“Can you go?”
Namgung Yeon swallowed hard.
If he answered here, there would be no more conversation from now on.
He could feel the gazes of the other Murim Warriors.
Please don’t do this.
Just listen to the Family Head’s words and answer that you’ll go down to the Old Murim right now.
But.
“I will go.”
The moment Namgung Yeon steeled his resolve and opened his mouth, Azure Sword Qi filled his entire field of vision.
There wasn’t even time to make a sound.
Though he had certainly steeled his resolve, he felt the difference in skill between himself and the Family Head in just one exchange.
Claaaang!
The Azure Sword Qi stopped just before reaching Namgung Yeon.
Kim Ju-seon, the Boss of Meracle, had pulled out a short staff from his chest and blocked it.
“Wow, shit…”
But that was only for a moment.
After blocking Namgung Pa-cheon’s Sword Energy, the short staff immediately split in half.
“They said this was an expensive one from Hellight.”
It was a collapsible baton, but it was pathetically cut in half before he could even extend it.
Not only that, but his arm was tingling—such overwhelming power that his spirit was immediately broken and he wanted to give up.
But Kim Ju-seon showed his back to Namgung Yeon and said.
“Over there, can you see our employee on the bridge?”
Following his words and looking up, Kim Yang could be seen standing on the bridge across from them.
She was standing next to a taxi, holding a bag and waving her hand.
“She’ll take you to Luminus Plaza.”
Even at those words, Namgung Yeon couldn’t readily take a step.
“What are you trying to do? I hate to say this, but Father truly shows no mercy.”
Risking your life over just one customer?
Even though he had only lived in the Old Murim and didn’t know much about other social circles, he knew this was excessive.
But Kim Ju-seon was confident.
“Sorry, but this isn’t simply about one matchmaking. We have a lot at stake in this matter too.”
“Pardon?”
“And how could I fight alone? Of course I called someone to help.”
Namgung Pa-cheon’s eyes, which had been silently gripping his sword, turned toward a different direction for the first time instead of Namgung Yeon.
“Huh.”
The brief sigh signified the anguish he held as a father.
“Hwa-ryeong.”
Namgung Hwa-ryeong, who had been walking across the snow, wore a mischievous smile at her father’s call.
“Haven’t you always said so? Challenge me anytime. Don’t take your position as the Family Head’s daughter for granted, and challenge me.”
“Watch your timing before drawing your sword, Hwa-ryeong. If you bare your fangs now, you must be prepared for them to break.”
Despite Namgung Pa-cheon’s threat, Namgung Hwa-ryeong smiled and placed her hand on her sword.
“Fighting the Family Head with my life on the line has been one of my lifelong wishes—”
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“If it’s to protect my foolish younger brother’s marriage path, wouldn’t that be a suitable excuse?”
As the sword was drawn, Namgung Pa-cheon slowly closed his eyes.
His brow furrowed as if feeling a headache.
Hwa-ryeong took that opportunity to gesture with her chin toward her younger brother.
“Go quickly. I won’t be able to hold out for long.”
“Sister…!”
Moved, Namgung Yeon gave a Fist-Palm Salute to Ju-seon and Hwa-ryeong, then immediately ran toward Kim Yang.
His speed while running using Martial Arts was considerable, enough to be called a Young Master, but.
“Let me warn you in advance.”
Conversely, that level alone was nowhere near enough to compare with the being before them, which is why he was still called Young Master.
“Keep your eyes open, put strength in your body but don’t stiffen. Don’t drop your sword out of fear—.”
Finally, for the first time.
The moment Namgung Pa-cheon, who had only been sending out Sword Energy from his position, took a step forward.
“Use the Killing Aura as your Guide and struggle.”
Before they knew it, Namgung Pa-cheon had reached in front of Ju-seon and Hwa-ryeong, taking a stance to swing his sword in a wide arc.
“Left Horizontal.”
With a brief warning, a horizontal slash that would cut the two in half was swung from the left.
Kaaaang!
The snow and cold air were instantly pushed away, replaced by the fervor of steel and sword.
Though Namgung Hwa-ryeong’s sword hastily blocked it, veins bulged out and she bit her lips tightly.
“Kuk!?”
A weight beyond imagination.
Even as Hwa-ryeong staggered from just one strike, Namgung Pa-cheon’s sword didn’t stop.
“Right Diagonal Vertical.”
A sword striking down from the right diagonal.
This time, passing by Hwa-ryeong, Kim Ju-seon charged forward with maximum Acceleration.
‘If I just clash head-on, I’ll never win!’
That’s why what Kim Ju-seon chose wasn’t defense but offense.
Passing by the sword swinging toward Hwa-ryeong, the moment he drove his fist into Pa-cheon’s abdomen.
Kwang!
A stinging sensation felt at his fist’s tip.
Clearly, Pa-cheon’s sword that had been swinging was now blocking Ju-seon’s fist.
As Pa-cheon swung his sword in a pushing motion, Ju-seon’s body, overpowered by the force, floated up and flew backward.
“Keu, isn’t this monstrous?”
“More than that, you tried to use me as bait to attack Father, didn’t you?”
Hwa-ryeong beside him frowned and asked, but Ju-seon composed himself and replied.
“Because you’re his daughter, he wouldn’t truly try to kill you.”
“It seems like you’re underestimating Father?”
“Not at all.”
Rather, it was Ju-seon who was viewing the situation most coldly of anyone.
“If he had been serious, we would already be chopped to pieces and he would have grabbed your son by the scruff of his neck.”
“….”
“He’s trying not to kill us.”
Even mentioning the Sword Path was meant to tell us to prepare in advance.
“Is that so? Father is?”
Hwa-ryeong had watched her father for too many years, so such an image was difficult for her to imagine.
“For now, let’s just try to buy some time. I’ll again-.”
“What are you hiding?”
This time, instead of murderous Sword Energy, a question came flying.
When both of them looked at Namgung Pa-cheon simultaneously, he asked again.
“What exactly are you hiding?”
“Huh? Oh, reinforcements will come-.”
Thinking he’d been caught trying to hide something, he spoke cautiously-.
“No.”
Namgung Pa-cheon cut him off decisively.
“Speed Enhancement Trick and such petty skills don’t seem to be your everything.”
“….”
“If you won’t answer, keep in mind that I’ll simply tear it open with my sword.”
‘Crazy old man.’
To figure it out immediately after just one exchange shows he’s definitely not an ordinary person.
“Th-that, Elder.”
“Answer me.”
“It’s related to the Tower Management Bureau, so it’s not something I can tell you just because I want to.”
“….”
After a moment of silence, Namgung Pa-cheon calmly nodded his head.
“Good, it won’t go against my Heavenly Energy. I’ll overlook it.”
“Thank you.”
“Get back into position. We’ll start with Left Horizontal.”
Namgung Pa-cheon was about to correct his posture to start again when suddenly.
“Petty tricks.”
He lifts his head up.
The moment he saw it, Kim Ju-seon urgently shouted toward the sky.
“We’re caught, Seo-ram!”
“Ah, damn it!”
Above in the sky.
Ryu Seo-ram, falling from the bridge, shouted with clenched fists.
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“Can’t you even properly divert his attention like I asked!”
“You’re the one who got caught!”
“Shut up! You suddenly call me on Christmas and what do I find-!”
Namgung Pa-cheon took a defensive stance. Already discovered, Ryu Seo-ram condensed her maximum power and fell like a meteor.
“You’re asking me to help with weird stuff!”
KWAAAAAAANG!
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