I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 82

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Episode 82

Episode 82

“….”

Leo White just stared at me with a dumbfounded expression.

As if he had never even imagined that I would reject his proposal.

“Why… you ask?”

“No, think about it.”

I shrugged my shoulders.

“The money, honor, and power you mentioned. I’ve already obtained all that in Korea, haven’t I?”

“….”

“World’s greatest Hunter? I’m not even sure if that’s a good thing.”

“Wh, why not?”

“It seems like it would be fucking annoying. That stuff.”

“B, but…!!”

“And lastly.”

“….”

“Why would I join your Guild?”

“…What?”

“No, think about it.”

“Think about it…”

“You’re the one who needs something, aren’t you?”

“….”

“Then shouldn’t you be the one joining my Guild? That’s what I’m saying.”

Thud.

As if he had been suddenly struck in the back of the head with a hammer.

Leo White’s face turned pale in an instant.

“I, I should…”

“That’s right. You should.”

“Join Typhoon Guild…”

“That’s right. My Guild.”

Beyond bewilderment,

a tremendous shock.

But wait,

I’m right, aren’t I?

I don’t need anything.

He’s the only one who needs something.

So is it right for him to recruit me into his Guild?

He should be the one joining my Guild.

Anyway, you have to understand how self-centered Westerners are.

“B, but that’s realistically…”

“Right? From your perspective, it’s not realistic, is it?”

“Yes…”

“But from my perspective, it’s fucking realistic.”

Rather than me going to the United States.

Leo White coming to Korea.

Is much more realistic and makes sense.

I mean, isn’t that right?

I don’t need anything, I’m telling you.

Why should I have to go to the United States?

World’s greatest Hunter?

I’m not interested in that stuff.

So what should happen?

The person who needs something should come.

“If you’re interested, come interview at Typhoon Guild.”

Pat pat.

I lightly patted the shoulder of Leo White, whose soul seemed half-departed.

“I won’t treat you badly either.”

“….”

“Oh, but if you come, you’ll be a supporter.”

“….”

-Slurrrp.

After finishing the rest of my iced americano,

“Well then, I’m leaving?”

I headed outside.

* * *

“S, so you rejected Leo White’s proposal…?”

Kang Min-a’s jaw trembles.

“Yes.”

“Oh my God~~~!!!!!”

-Thud!!!

At the same time as my answer,

Kang Min-a drops to her knees while crying out to God.

“Thank you! Thank youuuuu!!!!”

Wow.

This person’s showmanship is developing day by day.

Her knees must be all scraped up.

“Sob, I was worried that something might happen to this Hunter…”

“American naturalization?”

“Shh. That brings bad luck, so let’s not mention that word.”

“I already rejected it, so would it bring bad luck?”

“Y, you never know!”

Pat pat.

Kang Min-a stands up while dusting off her knees.

“B, by the way, the conditions were quite extraordinary.”

I didn’t mention things like Leo White’s [Odin’s Eye] or [Future Sight].

But the fact that Leo White requested American naturalization.

And that he tried to recruit me into his Guild.

I casually mentioned that much.

Because the Management Bureau should be tense too.

“…This Hunter. We will really do our best!”

As expected, Kang Min-a’s reaction was exactly as I intended.

“Just with words?”

When I asked back with a smirk,

“I’ll report to the Bureau Chief immediately and do our absolute best… No, we’ll definitely do our absolute best!”

“For example, what kind of absolute best?”

Even though it was clearly an empty room, she glanced around the surroundings.

“Actually, there’s a project we’re secretly working on right now…”

Kang Min-a whispers, lowering her voice.

-Crash!

That’s when it happened.

“…”

The one who burst through the meeting room door was none other than…

“…Choi Mu-ryeong?”

“…Hunter Choi Mu-ryeong?”

Ranked 3rd in the world,

South Korea’s greatest Hunter, Choi Mu-ryeong.

“Hunter Choi, weren’t you in the middle of conquering the Tower…”

“I came as soon as I finished.”

Cutting off Kang Min-a’s words with his answer,

Choi Mu-ryeong immediately asks me.

“Are you joining hands with Leo White?”

Wow.

News travels fast.

Someone who just returned from the Tower, when and where did he hear this?

“Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong, Leo White is not someone you can trust.”

“Um, well…”

“Whatever proposal he made, it’s definitely not for your benefit.”

“Excuse me…”

“Don’t tell me you’ve already chosen to naturalize to the United States…!”

-Bang!

Since he showed no signs of calming down,

I slammed the desk.

“Good grief.”

“…”

“Let me speak too.”

Choi Mu-ryeong had a face full of things to say,

but he closed his mouth and looked at me.

“I’m not going to the United States.”

When I said it firmly,

Choi Mu-ryeong looked at Kang Min-a as if to confirm.

-Nod nod!

When Kang Min-a nodded,

Choi Mu-ryeong finally looked at me with a relieved expression.

“…Is that so.”

“Yes.”

“…”

Perhaps he felt embarrassed belatedly.

After being silent for a moment,

Choi Mu-ryeong soon bowed his head.

“I’m sorry. In my haste, I was rude…”

“It’s fine.”

I shook my head.

“Ah, ahaha, Hunter Choi was just that worried~!”

Kang Min-a steps in to smooth things over.

“That’s right.”

“…”

“For South Korea’s complete conquest of the Tower…”

“…”

“Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong is absolutely necessary.”

Choi Mu-ryeong had a very serious expression.

“…Of course, matters like naturalization are entirely up to Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong.”

If you know that, why did you barge in like this?

Tsk tsk.

I thought he was a cold guy,

but apparently not so much.

“What did Leo White propose?”

Kang Min-a interjects.

“The obvious. Money, honor, power!”

“As expected…”

“But our Hunter here magnificently turned it down! He even rejected the guild recruitment offer with a bang!!!”

“…!”

Choi Mu-ryeong looks at me with a surprised face.

What.

Did you think I’d fall for it completely?

“You rejected the Light Guild recruitment?”

“Yes.”

I answered casually while picking my ear.

“If it were before I made my guild, maybe, but I already have my own guild, so why would I go? Me.”

Choi Mu-ryeong still had a surprised expression.

Since Choi Mu-ryeong knows better what kind of place the Light Guild is, he naturally had to be surprised.

The Light Guild was a powerful guild that had already transcended nations, no exaggeration.

In fact, guild recruitment was the priority,

and US naturalization was just a bonus.

But to reject that,

even Choi Mu-ryeong couldn’t help but be surprised.

“I told him if he really wants to work with me, he should join my guild instead.”

“…What?”

“I told Leo White to join the Typhoon Guild.”

Choi Mu-ryeong looks at Kang Min-a again with a flustered face.

Kang Min-a nodded this time too.

“…Like when you told me to become a supporter for Hunter Lee’s party?”

“Yes.”

“Did Leo White accept…?”

“What am I supposed to do if he doesn’t accept?”

Tsk tsk.

His ability to distinguish between the one in power and the subordinate is lacking.

I guess it’s because he’s someone who only climbs the Tower to death.

Well.

But.

Actually, Leo White joining my guild would be annoying too.

It’s bothersome.

Well, it’s not like that would happen anyway.

“Now, all your curiosities are resolved, right?”

“…Yes.”

Still with a troubled face, but Choi Mu-ryeong nods anyway.

“Then…”

I dusted off my hands and stood up from my seat.

“I’ll be going now.”

“Ah, Hunter! We’ll escort you to the dormitory!”

“It’s fine. Do Sang-jin is waiting anyway.”

“B-but shouldn’t we strengthen your security?”

“Hmm….”

I paused, gripping the door handle as I fell into thought.

Security.

Is it really necessary?

‘I’m probably stronger anyway.’

…If I said that, it was obvious the two would look at me like I was crazy, so I didn’t say anything.

Instead.

“I’ll contact you immediately if there’s any problem, so don’t worry.”

I left a safe response,

“Well then, I’m going.”

And ended my unexpectedly long outing.

* * *

“Kang Min-a.”

“Yes?”

“Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong’s home address, please.”

“…Pardon?”

“As long as Leo White is in South Korea, we can’t be at ease.”

“….”

“I’m sure you understand that as well, Kang Min-a.”

“But Hunter Lee said….”

“It’s fine as long as we don’t get caught.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes. I’ll take charge of his security for the time being.”

Choi Mu-ryeong was serious, and Kang Min-a also agreed with his intentions to some extent.

If Leo White came to South Korea because of Lee Tae-pyeong.

Leaving Lee Tae-pyeong unprotected like this would be quite dangerous.

“…Will it really be okay?”

“This is for Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong’s sake.”

Choi Mu-ryeong was resolute.

Because he knew well what kind of human Leo White was.

Someone who knew nothing of cooperation,

arrogant and selfish,

a living disaster itself.

The very fact that such a person had taken interest in Lee Tae-pyeong was a danger signal.

“Please also request that the Management Bureau concentrate all personnel on Hunter Lee Tae-pyeong’s safety.”

“…Yes.”

“We mustn’t take our eyes off Leo White either.”

“Understood, Hunter Choi.”

“I’m counting on you.”

Choi Mu-ryeong bowed his head to Kang Min-a, then stepped outside.

The front of the Management Bureau was still swarming with reporters who had set up camp.

Choi Mu-ryeong skillfully concealed himself in the darkness.

‘If there’s one fortunate thing….’

It would be that Lee Tae-pyeong still lived in the First Section provided by the Management Bureau.

Thanks to that, Do Sang-jin, who served as both secretary and security guard, was always with him.

The security guards assigned to First Section hunters were all individuals with considerable skill.

Among them, Do Sang-jin was particularly famous.

After all, he had originally been a secretary dedicated to a high-ranking hunter from Zero Section, one level above First Section.

Though he had become like a masterless dog after that hunter went missing in the Tower.

At the time, he had thought Kang Min-a had assigned an excessive talent to Lee Tae-pyeong,

but now it seemed like a good decision.

It wouldn’t be easy to defeat Do Sang-jin under normal circumstances.

However.

Those currently eyeing Lee Tae-pyeong were the United States and Leo White.

That’s why Choi Mu-ryeong had no choice but to step forward himself.

“….”

The outflow of talent to foreign countries wasn’t uncommon.

However.

Lee Tae-pyeong going to the United States was a problem of a different dimension.

Lee Tae-pyeong himself said he had no such intention, but….

‘…If the persuasion continues, his mind might change.’

Then what should be done?

Money, power, honor.

He had already stated he wasn’t interested in such things.

-Leo White told me to join Typhoon Guild.

At that moment, Lee Tae-pyeong’s words flashed through Choi Mu-ryeong’s mind.

“…!”

To join.

Typhoon Guild.

With a face that had gained a lightning-like realization,

Choi Mu-ryeong gazed at Lee Tae-pyeong’s lit dormitory and muttered in a low voice.

“So that’s what it was….”

While being completely and utterly mistaken about something.

* * *

The next day.

“This….”

Choi Mu-ryeong’s guild application arrived at Typhoon Guild.

“…This is a joke, right?”

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