I Became a Hunter with the Heavenly Slaughter Star Trait. - Chapter 99

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Episode 99

Episode 99

Busan.

“Kueoeoeo…!”

When you think of Busan, you think of soup rice.

When you think of soup rice, you think of Busan.

“Is it delicious?”

“It’s delicious!”

As soon as we arrived in Busan,

I went to a pork bone soup restaurant with Maeng Ju-im.

It’s a soup restaurant that Maeng Ju-im had been going to since before he retired.

The meat is tender and delicious,

and the broth is savory and rich.

It’s amazing.

It’s on a completely different level from Seoul soup rice!

-Gulp, gulp!

“Eat slowly.”

“Yes.”

I had various conversations with Maeng Ju-im before coming down to Busan.

What my plan was,

how I intended to use Maeng Ju-im.

Maeng Ju-im, who couldn’t understand at all at first,

when I explained sincerely,

was eventually persuaded and asked me various things with quite a serious attitude.

Well,

even so.

His attitude that he wouldn’t mind dying on Tsushima Island didn’t disappear.

‘What’s the point of stopping someone who wants to die…’

It’s his own decision.

As for me,

until we finish conquering Tsushima Island.

I just need Maeng Ju-im to help me.

-Slurp!

I drank the soup rice while glancing at Maeng Ju-im.

‘He’s quite a nice guy…’

What.

To become a shut-in because of one nickname, Succubus…

Well, of course there must have been various incidents in the Tower too.

‘What a waste, such a waste…’

-Smack…

As I looked at him while smacking my lips,

“What, is it still not enough?”

Maeng Ju-im stopped eating his soup rice and looked at me.

“Yes.”

“Then order one more bowl. I’ll pay for it.”

At those words, I raised my hand high.

“One more bowl of soup rice please!”

“It’s nice to see a young man eat so well~!”

“It’s so delicious!”

Let’s fill up our stomachs first!

* * *

Korea-Japan Joint Training Ground.

Right now, this place has.

8 Korean Hunters who will participate in conquering the demonic transformation of Tsushima Island.

8 Japanese Hunters.

A total of 16 renowned Hunters gathered together.

Although they’re personnel who will be divided into 2 Korean teams,

and 2 Japanese teams,

since they’ll all enter Tsushima Island together anyway,

they needed time to check each other’s abilities and styles and coordinate.

Once they actually enter Tsushima Island,

it’s uncertain whether the 4 teams will be able to move as planned.

It’s like preparing for unexpected situations.

‘How annoying.’

I put on the automatic translator I received in advance.

It looks like a tiny earphone,

apparently necessary for quick communication.

While putting on the translator,

-Whistle!

Japanese Hunters appeared while whistling.

“Korea’s facilities aren’t bad either, are they?”

A man with hair dyed in a color that’s hard to distinguish between yellow or brown.

His piercings all over and thug-like clothing are impressive.

‘That’s…’

World Ranking 4th Hunter.

Nakamura Ryohei.

His trait is [Samurai].

Befitting his trait, he uses sword-type weapons,

which is why he’s treated as a rival to Choi Mu-ryeong in every aspect.

Similar age, similar awakening time.

Their world ranking positions are 3rd and 4th, exactly one step apart.

So it’s an unavoidable situation?

Recently, he also obtained [Momotaro’s Wooden Sword] from [Banquet of the Gods],

and his skills are said to have improved even more.

Well, I won’t know until I see it directly.

According to the briefing I received in advance about Japanese Hunters,

Nakamura Ryohei is the type who settles things in a short time.

That’s how the [Samurai] trait works, apparently.

The more enemies he cuts down, the more his attack speed and power increase,

but his strength depletes quickly.

So he uses a method of defeating enemies in one strike.

He has no evasion skills either, so if a fight drags on, Nakamura Ryohei is definitely at a disadvantage.

It’s precisely because of that point that he’s mocked as being an inferior version of Choi Mu-ryeong.

‘In other words, he’s eternally second place.’

The very fact that he’s making such a show of his entrance,

The very act of making a pompous entrance,

Perhaps it might be an outburst of inferiority complex.

“It’s been a while, Nakamura.”

In contrast,

Choi Mu-ryeong greets Nakamura with an extremely calm attitude.

After all, Choi Mu-ryeong is South Korea’s representative Hunter,

so naturally Choi Mu-ryeong should be the one greeting guests.

In reality, Choi Mu-ryeong was taking on all sorts of troublesome tasks for this Tsushima Island demonic realm conquest.

Thanks to that, I’m comfortable.

Since I can slip away here and there.

“Where’s Lee Tae-pyeong?”

Just as I thought that, my name popped out of Nakamura Ryohei’s mouth.

-Swish, swish.

While shaking hands with Choi Mu-ryeong, he turned his head this way and that.

“There he is!”

Nakamura Ryohei’s eyes met mine directly.

Since our eyes met, I couldn’t pretend not to know him.

I nodded slightly, giving a light greeting.

“I’m your fan!”

Nakamura Ryohei shook off Choi Mu-ryeong’s hand and headed straight for me.

“Wow, you look more ordinary in person than I thought!”

What’s this.

Didn’t they say Japanese people are polite?

This is the complete opposite though?

“Hmm, but who are you?”

I asked back with a smile.

-….

Suddenly, the training grounds became quiet.

Nakamura Ryohei’s expression also looked dumbfounded.

“I was fiddling with the translator so I didn’t hear well…. Who?”

“Me, me…?”

“Yeah. Who are you?”

When I deployed the “You? Me? No?” technique,

Nakamura Ryohei looked around in confusion.

Choi Mu-ryeong was deliberately ignoring Nakamura Ryohei’s gaze.

“You don’t… know me?”

“I’m seeing you for the first time today, so of course I don’t know you. Who are you?”

“Don’t Korean people have a huge interest in Japan? Why don’t you know me?”

“Korean people are interested in Japan…?”

“You like ramen, you like pork cutlet, you like curry!”

“Huh? What does that have to do with Japan?”

“That, that’s!”

“Ramen is Chinese food, pork cutlet is German food, and curry is Indian food.”

Nakamura Ryohei’s face turned bright red in an instant.

Even a Hunter ranked 4th in the world is no different.

He was a Japanese person living in delusion.

“So who are you?”

“…I’m, Nakamura Ryohei.”

“Nakamura Ryohei?”

“That’s right! Japan’s greatest Hunter, New Wave Samurai!”

“I know what a samurai is.”

“Not that!”

Now he looks ready to stomp his feet.

-Tap tap.

Just then, Maeng Ju-im showed me a phone search screen from the side.

“Hey, this guy. This guy.”

“Ah~! You dyed your hair. That’s probably why I didn’t recognize you!”

As I played along with Maeng Ju-im,

“That’s not the problem!”

Nakamura Ryohei burst out even more in frustration.

“I get it, I get it.”

“What exactly do you get…!”

“Anyway, since you came to conquer the Tsushima Island demonic realm, you must be a pretty famous Hunter in Japan. Nice to meet you.”

I roughly grabbed Nakamura Ryohei’s hand and shook it.

Nakamura Ryohei’s face was almost at the point of exploding.

So why did you start a battle of wits in the first place.

Someone from a country where the worst insult is about ‘idiot’.

Challenging a son of South Korea where all kinds of profanity exists.

It’s basically asking to be killed with words.

‘Still, I didn’t use profanity.’

Snicker snicker.

“Maeng hyung~ Nice.”

“I cut it off so you’d play around moderately, you punk.”

“That’s why I did it moderately.”

I was giggling with Maeng Ju-im,

then felt the Japanese Hunters’ gazes and immediately switched to an expressionless face.

Somehow the atmosphere became tense!

Everyone’s really,

so sensitive~.

“You’ve probably already greeted each other, but for accurate information sharing, I’d like to ask for introductions once more.”

Thanks to a Management Bureau employee who appeared just in time,

the tense atmosphere subsided.

And the introductions began.

The Korean Hunters are all familiar faces.

As for the Japanese Hunters….

‘…I wasn’t paying particular attention, so I don’t really know anyone except Nakamura Ryohei.’

Honestly, I don’t really know Team 2.

Team 1, centered around Nakamura Ryohei, was quite unique.

Kenji, who follows Nakamura Ryohei.

His trait is [Ninja], main skill is [Clone Technique].

Unlike Nakamura Ryohei, he has an extremely ordinary appearance.

Rather than a ninja, he feels more like an office worker.

His world ranking was 13th, or was it 14th.

Or 15th?

I don’t know.

I’m not interested.

The second one is Kurosawa Rei.

She’s a girl who looks like she jumped out of a manga.

Is she still a student?

She’s wearing a school uniform.

Her trait is [Exorcist].

They deal with ghosts,

so you can think of him as a type of summoner.

And lastly,

Nakamura Shinya who has the trait [Torii].

He has the ability to create powerful barriers,

and apparently tried to seal Tsushima Island itself with this ability.

However, the Gat-pa forces were much stronger than expected,

so the seal failed and Nakamura Shinya also suffered great damage.

It seems he’s finished recovering now.

‘Japan didn’t include a healer either…’

I heard that Nakamura Shinya has abilities similar to healing,

but he’s not a real healer so it won’t be much help.

So,

just like we have Park Geum-ja on standby in Busan,

Japan plans to deploy Maritime Self-Defense Force ships in the waters with healers on standby…

‘…Isn’t that dangerous?’

Gat-pa are water-attribute monsters.

And they want to deploy ships in the nearby waters?

‘Well, it’s not my concern…’

Whether the ships get smashed or not~.

The introduction of Team 2 that followed was ordinary.

Two dealers, one tanker, one supporter.

Since there’s no healer, it looks precarious,

but are they planning to solve that with items?

‘There will be limits though…’

Of course, that’s not my concern either.

There’s only one thing I need to worry about.

The succubus… no, Maeng Ju-im.

If I can use Maeng Ju-im properly,

conquering the Tsushima Island demon realm might end easier than expected.

I heard that what Japan offered as compensation for successful cooperation this time is tremendous.

Not just money,

but they’ve also put up tons of national treasure-level rare weapons and items?

Since Japan has quite a few item crafters,

it seems many decent items have been produced.

As for me,

I don’t need money.

What I want this time are items too.

I’m excited thinking about sweeping up this and that…

“Is it time for a warm-up now?”

As soon as the introductions ended,

Nakamura Ryohei shot up from his seat.

It was obvious who he was looking at.

“Tsk tsk…”

I clicked my tongue without realizing it,

but the surroundings were too quiet so everyone heard that sound.

Nakamura Ryohei included.

“I’ve been feeling this since earlier…”

With veins bulging on his forehead,

Nakamura Ryohei pointed at me with his fingertip.

“Taeppyeong! You’re too arrogant!”

“It’s not Taeppyeong, it’s Tae-pyeong…”

“Right! Taeppyeong!”

Let’s stop talking.

Instead, I got up from my chair.

Anyway, my body was feeling stiff too.

Whether it’s Nakamura Ryohei,

or Samurai Ryohei.

He seems perfect for a warm-up exercise.

“Are you really okay with me?”

“Taeppyeong. What does that mean?”

“I’m still world ranking 4th though…”

“Haha! Are you getting nervous?”

Looking at Ryohei who burst into laughter,

I shook my head from side to side.

“That’s not it…”

“…Huh?”

“It’s not strange for world ranking 4th to lose to 3rd.”

“…”

“But, for world ranking 4th to…”

“…”

“lose to a Hunter who hasn’t even made it into world rankings yet is different.”

“Wh-what?”

“Can you handle it?”

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