I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

Episode 28

-Groooooooan.

“Hunter-nim.”

-Grrrrrrrr.

“Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong.”

“Gek!”

I woke up with a strange sound.

What I saw before my eyes was Do Sang-jin.

“Oh, oh. Sang-jin.”

Slurp.

Ugh. I was sleeping while drooling.

I hurriedly wiped my wet mouth.

“How long did I sleep? Has it been an hour or two?”

“….”

Do Sang-jin with a troubled expression.

“Why, why…?”

“You slept for two days.”

“What?”

Two days?

What does that mean?

Two days?

Like, a day or two, that kind of two days?

“Me?”

When I asked back as if I couldn’t believe it.

“Yes. If you hadn’t woken up today, I was planning to make an official report to the Management Bureau.”

“Huk…”

No way.

I wasn’t even that tired, but I slept for two days?!

What is this…?

“Ah!”

At that moment.

My two feet visible beyond the fallen blanket.

My two feet wearing the [Socks of Deep Sleep]!

‘Is, is it because of those?!’

No way.

Isn’t two days a bit excessive?!

Even if it’s deep sleep!

“Ah, it might be because of these. It’s a newly obtained item…”

“Is it a debuff item?”

“No, it’s not like that. It’s a recovery item that helps with sleeping.”

“But…”

Glance.

Do Sang-jin looking at the spot where I was lying.

Following his gaze, I turned my head.

“Huh?!”

The spot where I was lying was soaking wet.

Completely soaked.

It even smelled terrible.

“What is this…?”

It’s such a foul smell that I wondered if I wet myself while sleeping.

“If there’s something wrong with your body, you should get examined.”

But.

Far from something being wrong with my body…

I’m fine.

No, I’m in a perfect state beyond that.

Should I say I’m overflowing with vitality?

Still, should I go to the hospital?

Since I slept for two days,

And if I wet myself while sleeping…

-Ding.

That’s when it happened.

“…Huh?”

Suddenly dantian?

What does that mean now?

Ki and blood?

I recalled the item description of the [Socks of Deep Sleep].

It was ‘Helps recover ki and blood,’ for sure.

“Then…”

Thanks to the [Socks of Deep Sleep], my ki and blood recovered…

And my dantian opened?

Something that would only happen in martial arts novels happened to me?!

And while I was sleeping?!

“Awesome!”

Come to think of it.

When you cultivate the dantian, it’s bone and marrow transformation, right?

I think I’ve heard stories about waste being expelled and the body changing.

Of course, this is also something that would only appear in martial arts novels.

Wow.

“Amazing.”

I didn’t wet myself while sleeping.

Waste was being expelled…

But.

Dantian cultivation.

Wasn’t that something you had to suffer tremendously for?

“This can be done with just a pair of socks?”

Hehe.

My luck is insane.

When it said ki and blood recovery, I thought it just made me feel better.

It was this?

“This is such a gain…”

I should definitely wear them every time I sleep.

If I can get stronger just by sleeping, I absolutely have to do this.

“Are you alright?”

Do Sang-jin asked with a worried expression.

I nodded my head.

“It’s okay. This was all an item effect.”

“I see.”

Will this continue until my dan-jeon is fully activated?

I should probably sleep on plastic bags for a while.

“I’ll clean this up.”

“No. I’ll take care of it, so please take a bath first.”

Sniff sniff.

The smell from my body is pretty serious too.

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

I left the cleanup to Do Sang-jin and went into the bathroom.

After soaking my body in hot water and coming out.

My body feels much more refreshed.

Not just the refreshing feeling after a bath.

Really.

It feels like my body has become lighter?

“Is this the effect of dan-jeon activation?”

I tap above my navel.

It feels quite solid.

-Grumble…

Never mind.

It’s completely empty.

‘I only slept for two days without eating anything.’

It’s only natural.

Tsk.

Once I felt hungry, my stomach became insanely empty.

I struggled to move my feet toward the Kitchen.

“Huh?”

Do Sang-jin, who was preparing a meal, looks surprised to see me.

“What is it?”

“…You look different somehow.”

“What? How so?”

“I can’t pinpoint it exactly, but your impression has changed a bit.”

Impression?

That’s vague.

It’s not like I gained or lost weight.

Impression.

“How so?”

“Your complexion has improved.”

“Oh.”

Complexion.

It’s thanks to my complete transformation!!!

-Grumble!

Ugh.

I don’t even have the mental capacity to check in a mirror.

I’m hungry!

I quickly picked up a spoon.

Today’s menu is abalone porridge.

Normally, this would be a menu I’d love to death.

-Gulp.

The abalone porridge was delicious.

Not just because I was hungry, but it was genuinely delicious.

The rich taste of the innards and the savory perilla oil blended well together – the best!

Moreover, the chewy abalone felt like it restored my vitality just by chewing.

But.

Right now it feels like too little!

At this rate, I might even chew up the table.

“This won’t do.”

I jumped up from my seat.

“Pardon?”

Do Sang-jin looks at me with a puzzled face.

“I’ll have to finish my meal at the Dining Hall today.”

Rumble.

Do Sang-jin seemed flustered and hurriedly tied his apron again.

“Ju, just wait a moment and I’ll make more for you.”

“No.”

Even if Do Sang-jin continued to make food for me.

He wouldn’t be able to keep up with my eating speed.

So the answer is a buffet.

“I’ll eat at the Dining Hall for a while, so think of it as a vacation.”

“Hu, Hunter!”

Do Sang-jin desperately tried to stop me.

But I didn’t have the luxury to look back.

-Grumble!!!

Because thunder was rumbling in my stomach.

Ugh.

Right.

Looking at the amount of waste(?) I expelled while sleeping.

It’s normal to be insanely hungry.

I rushed down to the Dining Hall.

Fortunately.

As usual, there weren’t that many people in the Dining Hall.

About two or three Hunters were already finishing their meals and getting up.

“Oh, Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong…”

“Sorry. I’m in a hurry.”

Of all people, those two had to be Ban Hae-yeong and Han Si-on.

But.

Even if it was those two people.

I was in no condition to hold back.

“Huh?”

“There are times when even you get ignored.”

Han Si-on chuckles.

Of course, I ignored that too and charged toward the food.

“Please make one omelet quickly. And grill all the steaks you have.”

I need to stay calm at times like this.

I ordered the chef as calmly as possible.

Then started piling all kinds of food onto my plate.

Damn!

Can’t I just take the whole plate and eat it?!

-Sizzle.

The chefs hurriedly turn up the heat at my order.

I started putting the food I had scooped onto my plate back into my mouth while waiting for the steak to be ready.

-Thud.

“I was actually wanting to talk to you anyway, so this works out well.”

Ban Hae-yeong and Han Si-on take seats in front of me.

Didn’t they leave?

“I heard you already cleared the 10th Floor?”

Ban Hae-yeong grins as if she knows everything.

-Munch. Munch.

I can’t answer since I’m eating.

“As expected, I knew Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong would be different.”

Ban Hae-yeong’s eyes sparkle.

“So what are you going to do now?”

What?

Do what how?

I look up with a face that shows I don’t understand.

“Guys who come here thinking they’ll have it easy don’t even look at the 10th Floor from the start. But Lee Tae-pyeong, you already cleared the 10th Floor in record time…”

-Mmph!

Han Si-on suddenly covers Ban Hae-yeong’s mouth.

“Why are you blabbing when you obviously know it’s classified?”

Ban Hae-yeong breaks out in a cold sweat at Han Si-on’s words.

So it was classified.

The fact that I succeeded in clearing the 10th Floor in record time.

Hmm.

It’s only the 10th Floor, is it really worth classifying?

-Munch. Munch. Munch.

I stuffed the Italian-style chicken leg something-or-other into my mouth while looking at the two of them.

Han Si-on continues speaking in place of Ban Hae-yeong, whose mouth is covered.

“First, congratulations on successfully clearing the 10th Floor.”

“Ah, yes.”

Ah! When is that steak coming?

I was busy glancing at the chefs instead of Han Si-on.

“Actually, we should contact you through the Talent Management Team, but…”

Suddenly, what’s this about the Talent Management Team?

“Since we met like this here, I think it would be good to tell you directly.”

Han Si-on’s face looks slightly tense.

It’s not a face befitting a cold mage.

“I’d like to make you a proposal.”

A proposal?

Suddenly, what kind of proposal?

“Please say you’ll agree!”

Ban Hae-yeong claps her hands together.

She’s so strong that the clapping sound creates a breeze.

“I can’t say I’ll agree when I haven’t even heard what it is…”

Of course.

Don’t they say in Korean to listen to the end?

As I stare at them as if this is absurd.

Soon Han Si-on opens his mouth.

“We’d like to help you, Lee Tae-pyeong.”

“Huh?”

Help me?

What’s this about now?

“We’ll clear the 40th Floor, no, up to the 50th Floor together.”

-Clang!

I dropped the spoon I was holding.

40th Floor?

No, 50th Floor?

I just cleared the 10th Floor?

“Tae-pyeong, we’ll help you!”

Ban Hae-yeong’s eyes sparkle.

“Of course, thinking about going through floors below the 40th again would be boring enough to drive me crazy. But thinking of it as raising a newbie might be fun!”

“Be quiet.”

Han Si-on scolds her.

“Ignore what Hae-yeong says. But it’s not a lie that we can help you.”

“…”

“If you form a party with us, you’ll be able to clear up to the 50th Floor easily. And then if we clear from the 60th Floor together…”…

So this is.

A kind of ‘scouting’ proposal?

A proposal to put me in their party?

‘I’ve only cleared the 10th Floor so far, what exactly are they seeing in me?’

I scratched the back of my head with a troubled expression.

“Well…”

“You won’t regret it.”

“Aren’t you two already sufficient on your own?”

At those words, Ban Hae-yeong and Han Si-on look at each other.

“If just the two of us were sufficient, we would have already broken through the 70th Floor.”

Ban Hae-yeong shrugs and mutters.

“If even Choi Mu-ryeong can’t do it…”

“…”

“We need a different method.”

Choi Mu-ryeong.

South Korea’s undisputed greatest Hunter.

That name suddenly comes up here?

“So how about it, Tae-pyeong?”

“Huh?”

“Any thoughts on joining this ultra-luxurious party?”

Ban Hae-yeong grins.

It’s a smile that doesn’t think I would dare refuse.

“Hmm…”

However.

“I don’t think so…?”

My answer was already decided.

* * *

“So, so you refused?!”

“Yes.”

After hearing the whole story, Kang Min-a swayed as if she might faint.

“My, my goodness.”

“Was I not supposed to refuse?”

“No, no. All decisions are up to the Hunter, so there’s nothing wrong with it, but…”

Dizzy!

Kang Min-a eventually collapsed into her chair.

I watched her while cutting into my well-grilled steak.

That’s right.

I’m still eating.

Only after eating almost all the food in the buffet did I finally feel somewhat full.

“May I ask why you refused…?”

“Yes. Go ahead.”

At Kang Min-a’s question, I nodded.

Actually.

It wasn’t like I had some incredibly grand reason.

Rather bland, really.

I smiled sheepishly and answered Kang Min-a.

“Being a supporter kills your cool factor.”

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