I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 27

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Episode 27

Episode 27

“Are you serious?”

After Jang Jin-seok left and only the two of us remained.

“Yes.”

Kang Min-a seemed confused.

“‘Dan’ is practically useless. If you had taken the money instead….”

Then you could have bought at least a decent A-grade item.

Since the United States also promised a huge sum, combining the two would have let you pick freely from A-grade items.

However.

A-grade is literally A-grade.

It means it’s not S-grade.

The elf sword I extorted from Narin was exactly a ‘decent A-grade’.

Then there’s no need to buy an A-grade item, right?

“Ms. Kang Min-a.”

“Yes.”

“Among S-grade items, are there any you can buy with money?”

“….”

Kang Min-a was silent.

Why?

Because S-grade items.

Cannot be bought with money.

Even if it’s a useless S-grade like Japan’s ‘Dan’.

Still, you can’t buy it with money.

Up to A-grade.

You can buy them if you throw astronomical amounts of money at them.

But S-grade is a different story.

Kang Min-a knew this well too.

“I think it’ll be helpful to have it for now.”

I was sincere.

Especially in my case.

Since my weapon luck doesn’t follow me, even more so.

I’ve opened reward boxes so many times until now.

But not a single weapon has come out even once.

What if weapons don’t come out of boxes in the future either?

I would beat the ground in regret for not getting ‘Dan’.

Getting ‘Jie’.

It’s not too late to think about that after getting ‘Dan’.

Since Japan absolutely cannot obtain ‘Jie’ from China.

They have no choice but to regard ‘Dan’ as a burden.

But I was somehow confident.

The confidence that it would work out somehow.

Well.

Even if I can’t get ‘Jie’?

I’ll just use it as is.

Anyway, thanks to [Ring of Vampirism], my life recovery follows along.

And since my skills aren’t restricted by weapons.

There’s nothing to lose.

“It’s S-grade anyway.”

I grinned as I looked at Kang Min-a.

“Th-that’s true….”

Still with a face that couldn’t understand.

Kang Min-a nodded anyway.

“Then, I’ll keep updating you on the deal.”

“Yes. Please do.”

Honestly.

I don’t like Japan’s sneakiness in trying to dump ‘Dan’ under the guise of a deal.

However.

If I turn this into an opportunity too?

‘They’ll be the ones beating the ground in regret.’

Hehehe!

* * *

“I heard you’re not moving to Zero Section.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Why….”

“I’m more comfortable here.”

Do Sang-jin had a face as confused as Kang Min-a’s.

Of course.

Regardless of that.

-Chomp. Chomp.

-Crunch. Crunch.

I focused on the deliciously prepared dinner.

Today’s menu was.

Bright red bowl of braised short ribs and.

Old-fashioned lunch box!!

When I said I wanted something spicy.

This was exactly my style.

The braised ribs had meat and bones falling right off.

And the old-fashioned lunch box with stir-fried kimchi, seaweed, fried egg, and pink sausage – need I say more.

The sesame oil smell is killer!

I shook the old-fashioned lunch box in a trance.

Then started scooping up the well-mixed rice.

“Mmm.”

This is the taste!

“Another masterpiece today, Sang-jin.”

“You’re too kind.”

The tender braised ribs were perfectly spicy.

Alternating between the braised ribs and lunch box.

Then a cool~ sip of cider!

“Ahhh.”

This is killer.

The feeling of all today’s fatigue washing away.

‘Actually I don’t have any accumulated fatigue.’

But that’s how it feels.

The feeling.

After completely emptying my rice bowl.

Do Sang-jin begins clearing the table.

Then.

“About the jeonse fraud case you mentioned last time.”

“Ah, yes. That matter.”

These days, I’ve been so busy with Babel Tower.

I had completely forgotten about it.

Hmm.

Actually, I hadn’t expected much.

Even the news kept saying that jeonse fraudsters were impossible to catch.

How could Do Sang-jin catch jeonse fraudsters by himself?

Even the police, prosecutors, and judges?

Anyway, even the higher-ups can’t catch them.

“I caught their tail.”

“I’m fine with… What?”

“I said I caught their tail…”

“You, you caught their tail?”

No way.

Is that even possible?

Using dummy CEOs.

Flying overseas.

Is it possible to catch their tail when they do that?

“Yes. But I haven’t reported it yet, or ‘processed’ it.”

Pro…

What does processing mean…?!

That sounds extremely dangerous.

“I thought it would be appropriate for Hunter-nim to decide how to handle them.”

I stared blankly at Do Sang-jin.

Is this…

Something one person can accomplish?

“Should I proceed with reporting them?”

At Do Sang-jin’s question.

I fell into thought for a moment.

All the news stories I’d seen flashed through my mind.

Reporting…

First, it’s certain I won’t get my money back.

The punishment won’t be very severe either.

“…”

There’s a 120% chance I’ll be more frustrated after reporting.

Then?

“Sang-jin.”

“Yes.”

“What specifically does ‘processing’ mean?”

Did my question sound quite naive?

Do Sang-jin thought for a moment.

“…I won’t ‘kill’ them.”

He began a terrifying explanation.

About how to more effectively.

Beat the hell out of those bastards.

“The discretion of Management Bureau employees…”

“…”

“Is more incredible than I thought.”

“It’s possible because we’re a special organization.”

Slightly chilling.

“By any chance…”

“Yes.”

“Could I come along too?”

“…They’re filthy bastards.”

“I know. That’s why I’m more curious.”

This is the bastard who stole all my assets.

I’m curious what kind of face he has.

“If Hunter-nim gets involved, who knows what might happen…”

“There aren’t just one or two victims. He’s committed so much fraud, he probably won’t even know who I am.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes.”

“…Understood.”

Do Sang-jin has a serious expression, but he doesn’t say no.

“I’ll handle the preparations.”

Even wearing pink rubber gloves, he can look so determined.

-Scrub scrub scrub.

While Do Sang-jin washed dishes.

I sat on the sofa and turned on the TV.

“Oh, there’s baseball.”

-Crack!

A sharp sound and a baseball flying far into the distance.

Beyond it, the blurry Babel Tower is visible.

People are probably dying in there right now too.

‘And yet they’re playing baseball.’

What a strange thing.

‘…When will Babel Tower disappear?’

No.

Will it even disappear?

Well.

It might not matter.

Right now.

It wouldn’t be strange to say I’m making a living thanks to Babel Tower too.

-Home run! It’s a home run!!

Having such trivial thoughts.

I changed the channel.

* * *

I contacted my party members.

Along with news that we’d completed the 10th Floor.

I suggested we coordinate our next raid schedule.

This time it went smoothly.

We decided to enter the 11th Floor in a week.

Actually, except for me.

Everyone else had experience raiding the 10th Floor with other parties.

‘We’ll pass through smoothly.’

My prediction was right on target.

-Keeeeeeeek!!!

Conquest complete with the death cry of the last Goblin Soldier.

11th Floor has one hundred Goblin Soldiers.

12th Floor has two hundred Goblin Soldiers.

13th Floor has three hundred Goblin Soldiers.

14th Floor adds ten Goblin Warriors.

15th Floor adds twenty Goblin Warriors.

16th Floor adds thirty Goblin Warriors.

From the 17th Floor onwards, Goblin Wolf Riders appear in addition to these.

Goblin Soldiers are by no means weak.

They possess something called ‘intelligence’, albeit weakly.

Cowardice comes as a bonus.

The goblins we dealt with today were one hundred regular soldiers.

By no means a small number.

Nevertheless.

“I-is it okay for this to end so quickly?”

“Tae-pyeong, your skills have improved tremendously, haven’t they?”

We swept through them in an instant.

Our coordination was better than before.

Especially, my coordination with Cha Ye-rin was excellent.

Was it because the burden on her heart about her younger sister’s incurable disease had disappeared?

Cha Ye-rin moved more lightly and accurately than before.

When Cha Ye-rin herded the goblins together.

I would immediately stab them.

Having Yu In-seok and Kang Da-gyeong support only Cha Ye-rin from the start.

It was perfect.

However.

The speed was a bit slower.

Because I had to match the party members’ pace.

But it doesn’t matter.

I was planning to run the 11th Floor solo once more anyway.

I can go for the fastest clear time then.

“Phew.”

While catching my breath, soaked in blood.

-Shururuk.

The goblin blood that had drenched my entire body was absorbed into the shadows all at once.

“What’s that?”

Cha Ye-rin asked warily.

“It’s a new item I obtained.”

“Ah…!”

“It’s called the Blood Demon’s Shadow Armor, and it absorbs blood.”

It also increases stealth, guarantees evasion of the first attack, and even absorbs all the sticky blood – it couldn’t be better.

Since it’s made of shadows, it doesn’t get in the way either.

“Don’t you need items that increase defense rather than stealth or evasion?”

“Not really. That kind of thing is stuffy.”

Cha Ye-rin looked at me with an incredulous expression.

Well.

To Cha Ye-rin, who was wearing sturdy armor, I must look strange.

“Speed is more important to me.”

Hahaha.

After laughing it off, we each opened our reward boxes.

Mine was platinum again this time.

‘I guess diamond was impossible without the fastest clear.’

Well.

I can just get it when I go solo.

Anyway, please let it be a weapon this time!

-Clack.

When I opened the box.

“…”

What the hell is Thunderbird Oil now.

Lightning energy?

“Hmm…”

Since it came from a platinum box, it doesn’t seem bad.

It looks like something that can imbue weapons or armor with attributes.

It seems to be an offensive item in its own way.

‘Still not a weapon though.’

I put the small glass bottle containing golden liquid into my inventory.

The other party members’ items were decent.

Cha Ye-rin got a bracelet that increases defense.

Kang Da-gyeong got a one-time use key item.

And Yu In-seok…

“Socks of Deep Sleep?”

“Ugh, what the hell is this really. Did this really come from a gold box?”

Something called [Socks of Deep Sleep] came out.

Just looking at them, they’re ordinary sleep socks.

To the point where they don’t look like Tower items at all.

Sleep socks with sheep embroidery.

“Pukukuk…”

Kang Da-gyeong was dying of laughter.

Cha Ye-rin was also busy trying not to laugh.

“What’s the ability?”

“It seems to be a recovery item?”

“Oh. That’s good.”

“If you think it’s so good, trade with mine!”

“That’s a bit…”

Yu In-seok looked dejected.

“It’s a persistent item though.”

“Isn’t that good?”

“Self-healing is much better!”

Keuheuk!

Yu In-seok slumped down.

We were busy trying not to laugh.

“Hyung, shall I trade with you?”

“Huh?”

“The paralysis dagger.”

W-weapon? Is that okay?”

“I haven’t been using it much since I got the Elf sword. And I think I’ll be getting another item soon.”

“I get a weapon…?”

“You should have at least one weapon to protect yourself. Who knows what might happen from now on. The paralysis property is good. Just grazing someone will stun them.”

“I-Is that so…?”

I took out a paralysis-property dagger from my inventory and handed it to Yu In-seok.

Then I put Yu In-seok’s [Socks of Deep Sleep] into my inventory.

“I’ll put it to good use.”

Kekeke.

An interesting item has fallen into my hands.

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