I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 139

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Chapter 139. Return
After depositing all 1,024 subordinated Kamighin into the Demon Realm, I approached the Two Cardinals, who were already moving to recover from the shock of the Demon King’s descent, and opened my mouth.
“Then I shall return to Earth for now.”
At my words, the Two Cardinals and the Believers lined up behind them immediately bowed with proper courtesy.
“May the pure blessings of the Divine Being accompany your path forward. Should this chaos be perfectly resolved, the Holy Kingdom will surely remember and repay your magnificent footsteps.”
“Please leave the aftermath to us and return at your leisure.”
“May pure blessings be with you.”
I nodded. They would have much to do as well. First, they would need to repair the broken and damaged interior of the Holy Kingdom, report to the investigator dispatched from the Middle Realm, and most importantly, discuss the matter of handling the Saint.
‘Come to think of it, I never captured Saint Isabella.’
A truly bothersome and irritating existence. The woman who, alongside Bertas, sided with the Demon King, brought down the Holy Kingdom, and sought to become a complete Saint unbound by constraints—the moment Kamighin was imprisoned in the Underground Prison and Bertas was defeated and subjugated by me, she immediately read the tide of events, abandoned everything, and fled with her disciples to preserve her life.
‘Her instincts are sharp, I’ll give her that.’
Honestly, I thought she would reappear timed with Kamighin’s return, but either I captured Kamighin too quickly for her to appear, or she simply fled—either way, she never showed herself in the end.
‘Such an annoying spatial transfer spell.’
Originally, it wasn’t a sacred magic used in that manner, but I must acknowledge her talent nonetheless. The ability to traverse space so freely is a high-tier magic, even among general magic, in terms of difficulty.
However, that impressive spatial transfer spell would no longer be usable as freely as before. She would no longer enjoy the overwhelming divine power granted by the title and profession of Saint.
“What becomes of the Saint?”
“Saint Isabella has been immediately excommunicated with the consent of the Divine Beings, the Pope, the Cardinals, the Believers, and the people. Now Isabel is neither Saint nor Believer. The Divine Seat she served also abandoned her like cutting off a tail when circumstances took a strange turn. Even so, that Divine Seat will find it difficult to escape punishment. For they conspired with the Demon King.”
Ultimately, the meaning of these words was singular.
“Then I shall return before Min Cho-rong’s Saint inauguration ceremony.”
“It will likely take at least a month. You may return around that time.”
I nodded and turned my body. It was time to return. I approached the Altar of Return prepared in the center of the Holy Kingdom and clicked the return button that appeared in the System.
In an instant, my body was transferred to the front of the Abyss Portal in Seoul.
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“Ahhhh~~~!”
The air of Earth, which I had returned to after so long, remained as murky and stale as ever. A haze entirely different from the clear, crisp air of the Holy Kingdom. Yet even this felt welcome.
Drawing in a deep breath, I immediately hailed a taxi and headed toward Miracle Hospital.
After traveling a short distance and stepping out of the taxi, I made my way directly to the VIP Hospital Room of Miracle Guild, where I found my younger sister sleeping within a new apparatus—far different from before.
“Well done.”
As my Chaos Eye manifested, information flowed through my vision into my mind. It was clear that my sister had diligently studied and applied the information I had given her before departing for the Abyss.
The life-sustaining device, constructed using the imperfect elixir of immortality, was operating without issue.
Watching my sister drifting through the elixir, I was struck anew by the realization that she was no longer the small, adorable younger sibling of my memories.
“She takes after Mother—quite tall.”
Her face was beautiful too. She had grown wonderfully. As I sat contentedly, watching over her, a knock sounded at the door, and Ki So-young, the Guild Master, appeared, seemingly having rushed over urgently.
“Ah! You’ve returned.”
“It’s been a while. I hope you’ve been well.”
At my words, she shook her head side to side, and I hardened my expression as I asked, “Has something happened?”
“Has something happened?”
“No, no. Everything on Earth has been proceeding smoothly. When I subtly leaked word to the higher-ups about discovering the secret to life extension, they immediately seized upon it and inquiries have been flooding in about when the method could be applied. I never realized there were so many wealthy people.”
At her words, my stern expression melted away. I had been worried that after resolving such a major crisis and returning to Earth, I might become entangled in another incident. Yet contrary to my concerns, affairs on Earth seemed to be progressing not merely well, but thriving.
“We’ve even completed testing on the life-extension procedure using the imperfect elixir of immortality. One year, three years, five years, ten years, twenty years—divided into five tiers total. We’re planning to announce that only a fixed quantity will be sold each year.”
“Excellent. Dividing it that way would be far cleaner. Instead, let’s reserve the ten and twenty-year options exclusively for a select few.”
“Of course. For the ten and twenty-year options, we’re planning to accept reservations from only one and three individuals respectively. Naturally, we’ll conduct an auction and let them determine the value themselves.”
Another auction—at this point, earning money no longer stirred any excitement within me.
‘This works out perfectly.’
I had been wanting to acquire a new residence anyway. Since I couldn’t predict when enemies might target my home again, I had no intention of continuing to live in the mansion provided by the Black Market.
‘I’ll use everything I possess to construct the greatest fortress under heaven.’
Using pure Golden and the magic embedded within the pinnacle of Pride, I would grant my residence the strongest shield. Using pure Mithril, I would erect pillars that could never be broken. With vast wealth and the quality materials in my inventory, I would adorn its exterior.
‘Though, admittedly, it will be difficult to accomplish immediately.’
First, there are things I must do. The first is naturally to raise the Golden Tower to level three.
‘I must research skills.’
With the Tower of Ascension, perhaps anything becomes possible.
Next, I intend to begin my revenge in earnest. I toppled the giant called Changsung, but in truth, Lee Seo-yong of Changsung was merely an indirect cause of my parents’ deaths compared to how he had been cautious of me and tormented me. Now comes the turn to bring down the seven enemies who directly cast my parents into the Abyss to their deaths.
That is also why I returned to Earth. My thoughts were interrupted by Ki So-young’s words.
“So the one thing I’m most curious about is this: have you heard any news about the Holy Kingdom and the Saintess Competition? Our Choro-ng participated in the competition, but I need to know what happened. That bitch Isabel excluded me, so I couldn’t find out. Tsk.”
Ah, so that’s what she was curious and worried about.
“I was also present in the Holy Kingdom.”
“Really! That’s fortunate. The competition? What happened with the competition?”
Well, the story is long, but to summarize briefly, it’s this:
“Saint Isabella, unable to abandon her ambition for the position of Saintess, conspired with the Demon King and schemed against the Holy Kingdom, ultimately leading to her downfall. Now, Saint Isabella—or rather, Isabel—is likely the highest-ranking wanted criminal in the Holy Kingdom. And in about a month, Choro-ng will formally assume the position of Saintess.”
At my words, Ki So-young’s eyes widened in surprise before she smiled with satisfaction and nodded.
“That insane, selfish psychopath. I always thought she might eventually fall spectacularly, and I hoped for it, but… she caused a massive scandal? The Demon King, no less. This will draw far more criticism than even the Demon Gods.”
“Likely, the players who were in the Holy Kingdom will immediately gather information and scatter it to journalists. Within days, it will be everywhere. Then naturally, all the strange and malicious frames attached to Choro-ng will disappear. England, which supported Saint Isabella, won’t escape blame either. They’ll probably be branded with the title of Demon God Nation.”
An incident involving the Demon King, no less. Needless to say, this was no small matter. Neither on Earth nor in the Abyss.
‘And news about me has probably spread far and wide by now.’
I have no intention of hiding my identity. Now I am certain of myself.
‘Even if S-rank Hunters attack me, I can at least preserve my body and escape.’
I may not be able to win, but I can flee. That alone is sufficient. And if they attack me with the power of organizations and the authority of wealth?
I am not inferior in the slightest. Rather, I overwhelmingly surpass them in the power of wealth. Once I launch the life-extension business and reach Level 3 of the Golden Tower to release a new pure series, the national-scale wealth I’ve accumulated will likely swell tenfold. Perhaps more.
And that’s before accounting for the Tower of Ascension usage fees.
‘Becoming the world’s richest person would hardly be a problem.’
Since Hunters emerged and the Abyss, Dungeons, and new technologies appeared, the wealth gap has only widened. The pockets of the wealthy have grown even deeper, and those who became Hunters have earned vast fortunes, turning them into nouveau riche.
Conversely, some have suffered greatly from monster attacks and cannot recover, leaving the lower classes struggling through harsh lives.
‘But I have no intention of helping them.’
They are victims of society, but they are also society’s evil. Before my regression, I was extorted by them more than once, losing days’ worth of wages to their threats.
It’s that coalition of antisocial vagrants who casually commit murder and end up in prison.
Anyway, returning to the main point, I finished wrapping up the discussion about the business that is now in its final stages.
“…Has Dangun Ji-hyuk left the Tower of Ascension?”
“Yes. He returned just yesterday. From what I heard, he cleared up to the 49th floor but couldn’t clear the final 50th floor. And this is a secret, but….”
Ki So-young leaned close to me and whispered.
“It seems Ji-hyuk has grown beyond SS+ rank to just before SSS- rank. That’s why top-tier Hunters from around the world are now targeting the Tower of Ascension.”
“Of course. It was a reward for slaying a semi-calamity with the potential to become a calamity-class monster.”
“And you, Shin Ju-ha, are the one who owns 100% of it completely.”
I chuckled and nodded. Officially, it’s known that the Dangun Guild owns it, but that’s not true.
‘Come to think of it, I also own the Former North Korean Territory.’
Since the domain of the calamity-class demonic beast is being released, once it’s purified, an Abyss Portal will appear on that land as well.
It will appear on my land too.
‘Then I should build a house there.’
Since it’s my land, there would be no problem. After ending the conversation that way, Ki So-young left the Hospital Room with words of gratitude, and I also rose from my seat.
“Phew… I’m still a bit scared to do it again.”
Since the moment I obtained this power, there’s something I’ve wanted to try. The flame of the sun and the return of death ignite. My heterochromatic eyes glow with light as I deploy the true power of this ability to its limit.
What I experimented with when I first obtained the Sun’s Eye.
“Let me see it again.”
It’s time to check on my younger brother.

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