I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29. The Association and Old Enemies
“Whatever your reasons for attempting to access the identity records of a Zero-Grade classified individual, you need to stop. It’s for the best—for you, for me, and for the Association.”
“With all due respect, sir, two people are dead and an entire Tutorial has been destroyed! Surely we must at least uncover the truth, if not pursue punishment?!”
The one who visited Park Seo-ha, now half-imprisoned in the Investigation Room, was none other than the Association Chairman himself—the supreme authority and king of this organization.
At his command, Park Seo-ha’s expression hardened as she pushed back against him. It was a rebuttal that perfectly illustrated why she was the Inspection Bureau’s resident troublemaker, the kind of person who never let go of a case once she sank her teeth into it.
Yet the Association Chairman understood that this investigation—this matter concerning Shin Ju-ha—could not be allowed to proceed further. He dragged a hand across his face and released a heavy sigh.
“Team Lead Park Seo-ha, can’t you tone down that personality of yours? You’re talented enough to sit in the position of Inspection Bureau Director without any issues, so why do you keep causing trouble? Come on, listen to your uncle’s request! If this goes wrong, it won’t just be your neck on the line—the entire Association could face a complete overhaul!”
“Even so, I need to know the truth. People have died, and this is the major incident the public is most interested in right now. At the very least, we should understand what actually happened so we can… manage the narrative.”
“Fine… truth, sure. Ha… managing the narrative. That’s not something that should come out of your mouth. You’ve really become quite the liar now, haven’t you? Hey! Bring me the information report that just came in and show it to her.”
At the order of Park Ji-cheon, the Association Chairman and Park Seo-ha’s uncle, his subordinates brought forward the organized case file and handed it to her.
“What is this, sir?”
“The truth of this incident that you so desperately wanted. It explains why those two people died. The Information Department gathered this evidence with their utmost effort, so you can trust it.”
After reading through the file from beginning to end, Park Seo-ha sighed and tossed it onto the table.
“So now that you know the truth, will you stop? Now that you understand those two people you wanted to investigate were actually more like victims? I’m telling you again—if you push any further, I will stop you by force. This time, I can’t cover for you.”
“Fine! Fine, I get it. Damn it, this is so frustrating!”
“Uncuff her. And everyone out. I’ll calm down this troublemaker and then leave.”
As the subordinates removed her handcuffs and left the Investigation Room, the Association Chairman dropped his exasperated superior act. His expression became grave and resolute as he switched off both the recording device and the CCTV cameras.
“Do you have more to say? What’s with the serious face now?”
“Listen carefully to what I’m about to tell you. Can you bring the Hunter named Shin Ju-ha—the one whose identity you looked up—to me? Actually, just bringing him to this Investigation Room is enough. I need your help to meet him secretly.”
It was a request from the Association Chairman, her uncle.
At his words, questions flickered across Park Seo-ha’s face. Then, as if remembering something, she nodded.
“So he’s someone who could help with that life plan you mentioned before. Well, given that he’s classified as Zero-Grade security, whatever secret he’s hiding must be quite important.”
“His Zero-Grade classification isn’t due to anything particularly significant. It’s because of his parents. Anyway, don’t try to learn more and just tell me if it’s possible.”
“Hmm… if I say I need to call him in for further investigation, that might work. But can he get here without being spotted by the eyes planted throughout the Association? Should I just bring him straight to your office instead?”
“No, that would be too conspicuous. This place is better. The Investigation Room has the fewest surveillance eyes, so he can come here discreetly. I’m counting on you.”
With those words, the Association Chairman rose from his seat and left the Investigation Room without a backward glance, his expression filled with irritation.
“Make sure she understands—release her now. And don’t give her any work that might cause trouble!”
“Understood, sir.”
Even within the Association that he governed, the Association Chairman had to hold his breath and keep his head down, constantly aware of their watchful eyes. Seeing him like this, Park Seo-ha’s brow furrowed as she recalled something he had once told her.
“This country is rotten. It needs a complete overhaul. My mentor was brutally murdered simply for being an eyesore to them. The virtuous couple who saved me multiple times and were called heroes became traitors through their schemes, dying without any chance of redemption. I will stop them. Even if it costs me my life.”
Honestly, Park Seo-ha didn’t fully understand what deep secrets lay hidden beneath all this, what grand cause drove him, or what desire motivated these schemes. But she didn’t believe his actions were wrong.
The reason she had become such a headache for the Association’s most powerful Inspection Bureau wasn’t solely due to her difficult personality—it was also an exaggerated performance to divert any suspicion away from her uncle.
She had deliberately cultivated the perception that he was a trash who backed up his willful, reckless niece.
Scratch, scratch.
“Really, I can’t even refuse. Ugh! This is such a pain!”
Returning to the Inspection Bureau with nothing but this troublesome task on her mind, what reached her ears was an unexpected opportunity.
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In a dimly lit Investigation Room like those seen only in dramas or movies—with a single overhead light casting everything else into shadow—I sat comfortably in a chair, having washed away the dried blood and changed into fresh clothes. Across from me was Park Seo-ha, her team leader, whose expression made it clear something displeased her.
“So, what exactly do you want to investigate?”
“First, I’d like to hear a simple account of the incident. From your relationship with the company to your reasons for punishing them so severely. After all, it’s illegal for a Hunter to administer private punishment rather than going through the Inspection Bureau.”
“It’s not illegal, strictly speaking. A loophole bordering on illegality would be the more accurate term, wouldn’t it?”
She clicked her tongue sharply. “Fine. Either way, there won’t be any punishment. You didn’t kill anyone, after all. So please, just tell me what happened.”
Veins bulged across her forehead as she made her displeasure abundantly clear. I proceeded to give her a full account of everything.
About thirty minutes into our exchange—
“That’s enough. It was mostly a formality anyway. The real reason I brought you here is different. There’s someone who wants to meet you. A Zero-Rank Security Subject.”
With those words, Park Seo-ha stood and left the Investigation Room, closing the door behind her.
Startled by the sudden departure of the investigator, I barely had time to process before the door opened again. The person who entered was someone I’d encountered a few times in my memories.
No—any Hunter would recognize this person.
“It’s been a while. Ah, we met when you were so young you probably don’t remember. You met me once with your Former Association President—the previous Association Chairman.”
“The Association Chairman wanted to meet me?”
“That’s right. I asked my niece to bring you here. She may have been a bit temperamental about it, but I apologize on her behalf. Because of you? Or rather, thanks to you? Either way, that girl is going to face severe disciplinary action.”
“I… what did I do?”
This is ridiculous. Truly ridiculous. I let out a hollow laugh, my eyes meeting those of Association Chairman Park Ji-cheon.
A moment of silence fell between us, wrapping us both in an awkward tension.
“So, Shin Ju-ha. Are you planning to avenge your parents?”
It was the Association Chairman who broke that tension, striking hard from the start. He could hold back no longer, his words pouring out.
“You know as well as I do that it’s absolutely impossible alone. Even knowing you graduated at the top of your class, even knowing you have the skill to surpass other promising Hunters, even knowing you’ll grow tremendously—one person cannot hold back a tsunami. That’s precisely why they’re not taking any action against you right now.”
“What does that have to do with you? You conspired in the death of the man you called your mentor and took his seat—a traitor through and through. And when my parents were so miserably exiled somewhere into the Abyss, you were there too. Yet you dare approach me as if we’re acquainted? As if we’re close?”
To be honest, I harbored not even a grain of goodwill toward the Association Chairman. In fact, I was showing considerable restraint by attacking him with words rather than acting on my rage.
Though he didn’t directly kill my parents, his complicity in their silence and cover-up was undeniably grave.
“…I’m sorry. I won’t make excuses. No pathetic, foolish justifications about the circumstances or my powerlessness. In the end, I’m the one who killed my benefactor and betrayed my friend.”
“Exactly. You have no right to speak to me so boldly. Do you know how I survived each day in that despair? I lived without truly living. When I was drowning in that pain, you showed not even a mosquito’s worth of concern. But now that I’ve awakened and become useful to you, do you see me as a pawn you can wield? A blade you can swing? Wake up. You’re nothing but a cowardly piece of trash.”
Bang!
I slammed my hand on the table and rose to leave the Investigation Room. I would have succeeded if the Association Chairman hadn’t dropped to his knees and grabbed the hem of my pants.
“What are you doing, Association Chairman? Subjecting yourself to such humiliation before a mere Hunter? No matter what you do, it won’t erase what you’ve done.”
“I know. I know, which is why I’m doing this. Give me a chance. A chance to atone for my sins!”
“I don’t believe you. I don’t want to believe the words of a traitor. The only reason I’m even having this conversation is because you were once called the friend and mentor of my parents. So don’t approach me again. I can achieve my revenge alone, no matter how long it takes.”
One person cannot hold back a tsunami?
No. It’s possible. If that one person becomes an A-Rank Hunter with overwhelming martial prowess, they can hold back a tsunami with merely a gesture.
So I will grow stronger. Strong enough that no one can stop me. I’ll soar higher than the heavens themselves and take my revenge on those who made my parents and me so utterly miserable.
“I hope we never meet again, Association Chairman.”
With those words, I left his office. I didn’t care what his true intentions were. Perhaps he genuinely wanted to help me take revenge on them, or perhaps it was all an act to consolidate more power for himself.
‘I’ll know by watching what he does.’
As the head of the Association, he had more than enough power to block my path if he chose to. So if he interferes, then everything he said was just an act.
‘Not that I’d believe him even if he doesn’t.’
With that thought, I followed a staff member’s guidance up from the underground Investigation Room to the Association Lobby.
“Hehehehe. Well, who do we have here? It’s been quite a while. So, how have you been? You’ve grown up with that handsome face from childhood intact!”
‘Damn it, of all the rotten luck.’
One of my true enemies had revealed himself right before me.

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