I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 91

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Episode 91

Episode 91

“A whole week has passed?”

At my question, the haggard-looking Kang Min-a nods her head.

Then,

-Sniffle.

“We really thought something terrible had happened to you, Hunter…”

-Swipe.

Kang Min-a wipes away hot tears with the back of her hand.

Her face is a mess.

Dark circles under her eyes,

and her lips are completely dry.

From what I heard,

she didn’t sleep a wink for the entire week…

‘…Only one day passed in the Empire though.’

There seems to be quite a time discrepancy between dimensions.

“I’m so relieved that you returned safely…”

“…Well, nothing much happened to me.”

Except for taking the promotion trials in the Elven Empire and becoming the Emperor’s son.

“That’s not nothing at all…!”

“Ahem…”

“How on earth did such a thing happen…”

“They said it was like a system error.”

“That’s ridiculous. You almost died because of an error!”

“What can we do? It’s not like the Tower has customer service or anything.”

“That’s true, but…!”

“At least I came back without getting hurt.”

I took out a [Panacea] from my inventory.

“Th-this is…”

“The Entry Hall staff member. They got hurt trying to help me, didn’t they?”

“…That’s right.”

“From what I last remember, their hand had disappeared.”

“Yes…”

“With a [Panacea], they should be able to recover safely, right?”

Kang Min-a nods her head.

“Please deliver this for me. And tell them I was grateful that they tried to help me back then.”

“Yes…”

“Well, the Management Bureau will probably take care of everything too.”

“…That’s true, but they wouldn’t give a [Panacea] like this.”

“Well, it’s quite a precious item after all.”

Not particularly so for me though.

“Thank you. You’re the only Hunter who looks after people like this.”

“…Don’t mention it.”

I patted Kang Min-a’s shoulder.

I didn’t tell her the details,

but it seems she went through quite a lot trying to find me while I was gone.

“Please get some rest now.”

“…Yes.”

After taking a deep breath, Kang Min-a smiles as usual again.

“Anyway, I’m so relieved that you’re back…!”

“Haha.”

“I thought we were going to lose South Korea’s greatest Hunter and nearly had a heart attack!”

“Isn’t Choi Mu-ryeong South Korea’s greatest Hunter?”

“Hmm, everyone has their own standards.”

Well then, I should gratefully accept that.

“I’m sorry for making you go through all that trouble.”

“Not at all, that’s my job. More importantly, I should contact the others too. The Typhoon Guild seemed quite chaotic, and Do Sang-jin too…”

“Yes. I should go see them quickly.”

“Should I escort you to the dormitory?”

“That’s fine.”

I coolly declined the escort,

and returned to the First Section where Do Sang-jin was waiting.

Heh,

I’m excited at the thought of eating home-cooked food!

* * *

“Hyung!!!!!”

As soon as I entered the house, Ujeongmin came running over,

-Swoosh!!!

and hugged me with all his might.

“Waaaah, hyung! What on earth happened!!”

Ujeongmin bursts into tears.

This kid.

He must have been really scared.

“I thought hyung had gone missing in the Tower…! *sob*!”

“…Missing, my ass. Nothing happened. It was just a system error.”

“What would I do if hyung wasn’t here! Waaaah!”

Ujeongmin practically wailed.

His eyes were already swollen from crying so much.

“If you didn’t come back tomorrow, we were going to look for you ourselves… *sob*!”

Were they planning to go search for a missing person in the Tower?

That’s nearly impossible.

“I came back like this, didn’t I? Stop crying.”

“Waaaah.”

“It’s disgusting, so cut it out.”

“Yes.”

Stop.

He stops and wipes his face clean.

If he were an elementary schooler, I’d find it cute and let it slide,

but middle school and above is too much.

As I push Ujeongmin away,

“…Congratulations on your safe return.”

“Ah, Sang-jin.”

It’s Do Sang-jin.

Unlike usual, Do Sang-jin is wearing a black suit without an apron.

Not as much as Ujeongmin, but Do Sang-jin’s face was also a mess.

Though he’s speaking as if nothing happened.

‘It feels like I’ve been up for several nights?’

Even though he doesn’t look it, is he actually quite a tender-hearted man?

“I heard the story from Ms. Kang Min-a.”

“Ah, yes. Because of the System error….”

“It’s really fortunate.”

I smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of my head.

“It was only about a day there, but a whole week passed here.”

“I see. It’s fortunate that it was only about a day.”

“Phew, it was only one day but I wanted home-cooked food so badly….”

“Then, shall I prepare a meal right away?”

Do Sang-jin turned his body as if to go to the Kitchen.

I grabbed Do Sang-jin’s arm.

“Let’s just order delivery today. You must have had a hard time for a week….”

“No. Since I didn’t know when you’d return, I was preparing meals every day anyway.”

…Re, really?

I feel somewhat sorry.

“Then….”

“Is there anything special you’d like to eat?”

-Gulp.

“Kimchi stew.”

“Understood.”

“And….”

“Spam, fried eggs, seaweed.”

Ooh.

It’s like he read my mind.

“And rice, correct?”

“Co, correct….”

I nodded my head enthusiastically.

“I’ll prepare it right away.”

“Yes….”

“…I’m really glad you returned safely, Hunter.”

Do Sang-jin turned and headed toward the Kitchen.

-Swish.

What was that?

Su, surely he’s not crying…?

Since I was in a ‘missing’ state for a whole week, it’s natural that people would worry.

‘…I should contact the team members quickly.’

Before dinner, I called both Cha Ye-rin and Baek Ha-rim.

As Ujeongmin said, Cha Ye-rin and Baek Ha-rim seemed to be preparing to search the Tower to find me.

With the help of Typhoon Guild, they were really planning to depart tomorrow.

-I’m really glad you returned safely.

Cha Ye-rin’s voice also had moisture in it.

-I was really worried, Tae-pyeong.

Baek Ha-rim, who seemed relatively mature, was the same.

Surprisingly, Go Ju-hui showed the most matter-of-fact reaction.

-Strangely, I wasn’t worried at all.

“Wow, that’s too much.”

-It’s because I already know how amazing the Guild leader is, isn’t it?

“Is this flattery?”

-Let’s say it is.

Cool. So cool.

There couldn’t be a better business partner than this.

-Anyway, congratulations on returning safely.

“Haha.”

-Finally, Typhoon Guild will operate properly again.

“Wasn’t it operating well even without me?”

I hear Go Ju-hui’s laughter going “hoot.”

-Don’t forget that the Guild leader is the Guild itself.

The call ended with words that could be either praise or warning.

“Hyung! They said the meal is ready.”

In the meantime, the meal preparation seemed to be finished, as delicious smells were wafting from the Dining Hall.

Kimchi stew loaded with pork.

Golden-brown grilled spam.

Fried eggs made crispy like they were deep-fried.

Seaweed with the gentle scent of perilla oil.

And rice with a glossy sheen flowing over it…!

“Wow….”

My stomach still felt queasy from the cookies and chocolates I’d scavenged in the Elven Empire.

But just looking at this seemed to make the queasiness completely go away.

“Please eat.”

Do Sang-jin even poured cool, richly brewed barley tea.

I hurriedly picked up my spoon and chopsticks.

“I really, really wanted to eat this!”

-Chomp chomp.

-Munch munch.

Spam on top of rice for one bite.

“Mmm.”

Next, I broke apart the fried egg,

and dipped the yolk into rice wrapped in seaweed for one bite.

“Ooh.”

Then, tender pork belly kimchi stew with rice for one bite.

“Keuuu!”

This is killer.

This is it!

I frantically moved my spoon and chopsticks.

“One more bowl please.”

-Chomp chomp.

“One more bowl.”

-Chomp chomp.

“One more bowl.”

-Chomp chomp.

Only after devouring four bowls,

“Phew….”

I felt satisfied.

Keuuu.

This is a meal!

What kind of meal is eating flour scraps!

The reason elves’ heads are a bit strange,

is definitely because they eat poorly.

If elves also ate spicy~ kimchi stew mixed with rice.

He’ll definitely come back to his senses, right?

‘Should I spread kimchi stew to the Elven Empire…’

Tsk.

Anyway, I’m full.

-Gulp, gulp.

Do Sang-jin watches me with a pleased expression,

as I down the cool barley tea in one shot.

It seems his worries have finally disappeared.

“Seeing you eat so deliciously makes it feel real that you’ve finally returned.”

“Hahaha. Then shall I have another bowl?”

I showed him my empty rice bowl.

“If it’s for you, it’s no problem at all.”

Do Sang-jin shakes his head with a smile.

“But, what on earth happened to you…”

“That’s right, hyung. What really happened?”

Ujeongmin looks at me with a face full of curiosity.

I shrugged my shoulders.

“Ah, it’s nothing much…”

When I roughly explained what happened in the Elven Empire,

the two couldn’t close their mouths.

“So, you killed elves…”

“I don’t know the exact number, but I think I killed a few hundred.”

It was an uncountable situation.

“Hyung, aren’t elves originally opponents we can’t kill?”

“Ah, well. That’s true.”

“Even in training, they told us to just avoid elves unconditionally, right?”

“Right. Avoiding them is correct…”

“That’s why they don’t even teach us methods to deal with elves, you know?”

“Yeah, that’s right. But still…”

How should I explain this?

‘I just… could do it…’

Tsk.

I just scratched the back of my head.

“It just happened, I was lucky.”

About becoming the Elf Emperor’s adopted son and all that.

I didn’t tell them about those things.

Even though Ujeongmin and Do Sang-jin trust me,

if I told them I became the Emperor’s adopted son, they’d probably think I went crazy.

“I just made some kind of peace treaty and came back.”

After roughly glossing over the story,

I picked up a tangerine that Do Sang-jin had peeled.

“A peace treaty, what kind…”

Do Sang-jin asks cautiously.

“Um, let’s not kill each other.”

“Mutual non-killing… you mean?”

“Yes. Something like that.”

“Are you saying the elves accepted that?”

Do Sang-jin’s face shows disbelief.

He even drops the tangerine he was peeling.

“Yes. They agreed to it.”

I answered while picking up and eating the dropped tangerine.

“That such a thing is really possible…”

“We’ll have to wait and see for now.”

Actually, there’s nothing to wait and see about.

If they break the human killing prohibition clause,

I’ll immediately destroy the Elven Empire…

-Thrill!

The sensation of massacring hundreds of elves in the promotion trials comes back.

Certainly, it felt different from killing small fry.

It was more fun, you could say.

Like finally entering normal mode after only playing easy mode?

‘…If I said that, everyone would be horrified.’

So I have no choice but to filter what I say appropriately.

“You’ve really worked hard, Hunter-nim.”

Do Sang-jin speaks with a moved voice.

“Not knowing you suffered for all humanity, I…”

“Ah, no, it’s not that much.”

“As expected, you should nourish your body. Shall I prepare oxtail soup tomorrow?”

Oxtail soup.

I swallowed my saliva and nodded.

“That sounds great.”

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