I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 43

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Episode 43

 

Episode 43

 

“…You’re saying he cleared the 30th Floor alone?”

 

“That’s what I’m telling you!”

 

Ban Hae-yeong’s voice was full of excitement.

 

She had already smashed one table to pieces.

 

“He just returned.”

 

“…”

 

“It’s not even that late yet, want to go visit him together?”

 

“No need.”

 

“But you’re curious!”

 

Leaving behind the grumbling Ban Hae-yeong,

 

Choi Mu-ryeong entered his office.

 

And,

 

‘…How did he clear it without a mage?’

 

He fell into deep contemplation.

 

The 30th Floor, also called the devil’s section.

 

Only by overcoming the wall of the 30th Floor,

 

can one truly be reborn as a Hunter.

 

Basically,

 

it’s only possible to clear with three skilled companions.

 

Among them, a mage is essential.

 

Without a mage,

 

mental defense items are necessary.

 

However, mental defense items are not only terrifyingly expensive,

 

but there are virtually no items on the market.

 

Because of that,

 

Lee Tae-pyeong’s 30th Floor clear was practically impossible.

 

Knowing this from the start was why he had set that condition.

 

Naturally,

 

he thought Lee Tae-pyeong would ask for help.

 

If Lee Tae-pyeong had asked for help,

 

he planned to quickly train him and raise him to around level 50.

 

However,

 

even as the deadline approached, there wasn’t a single contact…

 

Suddenly,

 

he cleared the 30th Floor?

 

And alone at that?

 

It was an impossible thing.

 

Even Choi Mu-ryeong himself,

 

was only able to clear the 30th Floor because he had various mental defense items.

 

‘How…’

 

Just like Ban Hae-yeong said,

 

he felt like barging into Lee Tae-pyeong’s dormitory right now.

 

“…”

 

Choi Mu-ryeong silently looked out the window.

 

The sunset sky as the sun was slowly setting.

 

Babel Tower standing tall in the middle of it.

 

His gaze fixed on its peak.

 

‘Perhaps…’

 

Choi Mu-ryeong unconsciously clenched his fist tightly.

 

‘Lee Tae-pyeong…’

 

Might be the answer,

 

to save South Korea.

 

* * *

 

“Congratulations!!!!”

 

Ah, so noisy. So noisy.

 

Since I was covered in undead blood,

 

I said I’d go to the sauna first.

 

In the meantime, Do Sang-jin and Kang Min-a seem to have prepared all sorts of things.

 

It’s not even a festival day.

 

Seaweed soup, braised ribs, japchae.

 

The table legs might break.

 

“Amazing! I never dreamed you’d actually succeed in clearing the 30th Floor!”

 

“Hyung, I knew it from the beginning.”

 

“Hunter-nim, you must be hungry, so let’s eat first.”

 

Everyone’s making such a fuss.

 

“Where on earth did you get mental defense items? I tried asking around too, but no matter how much I searched, there were absolutely no items available…!”

 

“Thanks to a friend.”

 

“A, a friend? By any chance, is your friend the US President…?”

 

“How could that be. I met them while exploring the Tower early on.”

 

“What kind of person? I know all of Hunter-nim’s peers!”

 

“Ah, you probably don’t know this one.”

 

I thought for a moment, then just said it.

 

“Someone called Narin, an elf I met during [The Wrath of the Sun].”

 

“Eh, an elf…?!?!”

 

“Yes. We kind of became friends.”

 

“W, wait a minute. This is too hard to follow.”

 

What exactly is hard to follow?

 

“So you’re saying your f, friend is an elf…?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“The elf who gave you the elf’s sword…?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“That elf even gave you mental defense items…?”

 

“Yes.”

 

Is she getting dizzy or something?

 

Kang Min-a staggered as if feeling faint,

 

-Clap clap clap clap!!!

 

Then immediately started applauding.

 

Looking like she might even shed tears.

 

“To think an elf actually acknowledged you as a ‘friend’. Hunter-nim, just how long do you plan to keep surprising me!”

 

Hmm.

 

Rather than Narin acknowledging me as a ‘friend’,

 

it’s more like I acknowledged Narin as a ‘friend’.

 

Well, there’s no need to correct that.

 

“My goodness. I never imagined there would be a Hunter in our country who has a friendly relationship with an elf! Even France’s ‘Daisy’ isn’t quite friends with elves, you know?”

 

Daisy, isn’t she France’s representative healer?

 

“The one who met an elf on Noah’s Ark Map and got worked to the bone as a healer…”

 

“Yes. That person.”

 

“That’s not exactly a friend, is it?”

 

“Well, at least I didn’t die at the hands of an elf.”

 

That’s quite different though.

 

I’m the one who saved the elf’s life.

 

“If she’s sending you items, you must have an amazing relationship!”

 

“It’s not quite that much…”

 

“It’ll be a huge help during the Tribal Alliance War too!”

 

“Maybe…”

 

Kang Min-a’s eyes sparkle.

 

Was an elf really such an amazing existence?

 

Narin was nothing but a pathetic bastard…

 

Tsk.

 

Anyway, it’s true that I overcame the Lich King’s curse thanks to Narin.

 

Next time I meet him, I should at least say thanks.

 

“Hyung, so you’re going to China next week?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

“Awesome. I can’t come along, can I?”

 

I glanced at Kang Min-a.

 

-Shake shake.

 

Kang Min-a shook her head.

 

I smiled and patted Ujeongmin’s head.

 

“Hyung will take you separately later. Want to go to Disneyland?”

 

“I-I’ve never been to an amusement park!”

 

“Me neither. Let’s go together when hyung has some free time.”

 

“Yes!!!”

 

Ujeongmin answers energetically.

 

He’s been acting quite grown-up lately,

 

but a kid is still a kid after all.

 

“Please take good care of Ju-min while I’m in China.”

 

“Of course.”

 

Do Sang-jin nods at my words.

 

Actually, he’s the type who would take good care of him even without me saying so.

 

Anyway.

 

‘This is actually working out…’

 

It’s thanks to various coincidences and luck falling into place.

 

Meeting Narin in Chungbaek-jeon,

 

and not killing Narin.

 

Getting items thanks to that.

 

And unintentionally even killing the Lich King.

 

And so on.

 

I wonder if I put too much effort into getting just one ‘Jie’.

 

But sometimes you have to live this earnestly.

 

If I had just thrown away this opportunity because it was bothersome,

 

I would have felt quite unsettled.

 

Anyway, participating here means I can get the ‘Jie’ I wanted so much.

 

From then on, climbing the Tower will become fun again.

 

Soon Kang Min-a will let me know the date and other details.

 

Until then, I won’t enter the Tower and just rest well.

 

I should ask Kang Min-a

 

to find out about the hunters I’ll meet there in advance.

 

Everyone gathering there are veteran hunters.

 

Compared to them, I’m still a ‘newcomer’,

 

so there’s quite a lot I don’t know.

 

If I study various things in advance, there won’t be anything to panic about.

 

Well.

 

For today, I’ll just eat and drink!

 

* * *

 

Three days passed.

 

During that time, I diligently read the Chinese materials Kang Min-a sent,

 

data on Chinese hunters, and expected difficulty reports for the special floor.

 

Cha Ye-rin and Ujeongmin said

 

while I’m in China,

 

the two of them will continue grinding on the 20th floors.

 

I asked if they wanted to get another dealer,

 

but they said since it’s a familiar map, two people are sufficient.

 

That worked out well.

 

Today, casually,

 

Choi Mu-ryeong, Ban Hae-yeong, Han Si-on.

 

These three people,

 

along with me and Lee Tae-pyeong, are having a light preliminary meeting.

 

After all,

 

in the Tower, people tend to be divided by nationality.

 

It seems they want to share information and reach agreements in advance.

 

Even so,

 

there wasn’t really anything for me to do.

 

Since I’m a newcomer.

 

Just listening was sufficient.

 

“Haaaaaam…”

 

To my ears, it was a series of quite boring stories,

 

so I yawned here and there.

 

“…”

 

Each time, I felt Choi Mu-ryeong’s gaze,

 

but he didn’t say anything particular.

 

And…

 

“Tae-pyeong! How on earth did you clear the 30th Floor alone?”

 

Ban Hae-yeong asks me as soon as the meeting ends.

 

It seems she’d been holding back this question from the beginning until now.

 

“I was lucky, I guess.”

 

“The 30th Floor isn’t a floor you can clear with just ‘luck.'”

 

At Han Si-on’s words, I just smiled.

 

“You’re the only one besides Hunter Choi who’s cleared the 30th Floor solo!”

 

Ban Hae-yeong starts chattering excitedly.

 

She says even she couldn’t have cleared the 30th Floor without Choi Mu-ryeong and Han Si-on.

 

“Who would have thought Tae-pyeong would become the second irregular. Really amazing!”

 

“Why make it sound so grand by calling me an irregular…”

 

“Not just anyone can do it!”

 

“Come on, two people have already done it. There’ll probably be more in the future, right?”

 

After saying that,

 

I glance at Choi Mu-ryeong, wondering if that was an inappropriate comment.

 

But there’s no reaction, as if he didn’t hear it.

 

That’s a relief.

 

I thought I’d misspoken.

 

The meeting ended on a light note.

 

China’s top 5 hunters would be participating,

 

and from our country, we already had Choi Mu-ryeong, Ban Hae-yeong, and Han Si-on.

 

So everyone seemed not too worried about it.

 

Especially because of the fact that Choi Mu-ryeong was participating.

 

‘Well, I’m feeling reassured too…’

 

After all, he’s world ranking 3rd.

 

This time, let me ride the bus too!

 

* * *

 

The next day.

 

We moved in complete secrecy aboard a private jet prepared by the Management Bureau.

 

And so we arrived in China.

 

Though it was a temporary area near the Tower,

 

the accommodations were surprisingly luxurious.

 

This too was apparently built using skills or something.

 

‘I’m worried about the food…’

 

I’ve never tried authentic Chinese cuisine before.

 

I heard the spices and such are quite unique.

 

I wonder what it’ll be like…

 

“Don’t think about other things, just follow me properly.”

 

At Choi Mu-ryeong’s words,

 

“Ah, yes.”

 

I quickly snapped to attention and followed behind him.

 

Phew.

 

Anyway, the important work will all be done by others, so…

 

In any case.

 

As we entered the building decorated with splendid dragon ornaments,

 

I saw someone who had arrived before us.

 

Wearing flowing clothes,

 

with long hair and short stature.

 

A woman with quite a cute face.

 

‘Who is that?’

 

It wasn’t a face from the Chinese hunter list.

 

As I watched with curiosity,

 

“Ah, ahh-!”

 

The woman who spotted us

 

quickly raised her hand and waved.

 

Who is she greeting?

 

Choi Mu-ryeong?

 

Han Si-on?

 

“Hae-yeong!”

 

Ah.

 

Ban Hae-yeong.

 

Ban Hae-yeong also waved toward the woman.

 

“Sakura!”

 

Sakura.

 

That must be the woman’s name.

 

The two exchanged cheerful greetings.

 

Choi Mu-ryeong and Han Si-on also seemed to know her, greeting with light nods.

 

“That person is…?”

 

‘Sakura’ looked at me with curious eyes.

 

“Ah, that’s our Rookie.”

 

“Rookie!”

 

“Tae-pyeong, this is Sakura.”

 

“Hello.”

 

“Sakura, this is Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong.”

 

“Ah, hello…”

 

With slightly awkward Korean, Sakura bowed her head.

 

“You know the healer coming from Japan? That’s Sakura.”

 

“Ah, I see. It’s the first time I’ve heard that name.”

 

“Well, that makes sense for you, Tae-pyeong.”

 

After all, the most famous hunter from Japan right now was Nakamura.

 

Always spreading pointless rival articles about duels with Choi Mu-ryeong and such.

 

No matter how famous a healer might be in Japan,

 

it would be difficult to become famous even in South Korea.

 

“Please take care of me.”

 

“Me… me too…!”

 

Sakura smiled cutely and bowed her head slightly.

 

Looking at Sakura like that, I had exactly one thought.

 

‘Something seems suspicious…?’

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