I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 107

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Episode 107
Ep. 107
I continued manipulating the dummy.
At that moment, the Weasel Trio was completely flustered and couldn’t make a proper judgment.
They had never imagined that Ilgyeok would strike first and destroy their plans.
At Salkoei’s command to gather, Beolkkul Osoori and Baeksang-ari quickly returned to their original positions.
“What on earth is happening? Ilgyeok appeared?”
“That’s what I’m telling you!”
“Then what is that?”
It was enough to drive them absolutely mad.
Because Ilgyeok was indeed walking slowly toward the spot Salkoei had pointed to with an extremely leisurely pace.
Moreover, the appearance matched exactly what they had seen before.
“D-did Ilgyeok turn out to be two people?”
“Say something that makes sense! If you two lose your minds, what are we supposed to do?”
But no matter what was said, the situation didn’t change.
“Let’s just run away first….”
Baeksang-ari cautiously offered an opinion, but Salkoei and Beolkkul Osoori opposed it.
If they ran, where would they go?
Ilgyeok was ahead.
Moreover, the other Ilgyeok they had encountered was behind them when considering their movement patterns.
Either way, forward or backward, their escape route was blocked.
Thump— thump—
“H-hyiek!”
“It’s Ilgyeok!”
The faces of the Weasel Trio, who usually preyed on hunters unfamiliar with the maze, turned deathly pale.
They had never even dreamed they would become the hunted.
However, Ilgyeok’s approach didn’t seem particularly fast.
Salkoei swallowed hard and offered his opinion.
“L-let’s just bolt.”
“Where to?”
“T-to the side path. The side paths aren’t blocked yet….”
The survival instinct of a human being.
Sitting here and waiting would only spell disaster.
In the end, the Weasel Trio decided to flee without hesitation.
Clatter-clatter-clatter——!!
“H-hey! Ilgyeok doesn’t even seem to be chasing us!”
“Right, why would someone of Ilgyeok’s caliber bother with small fry like us….”
The Ilgyeok figures ahead and behind showed no signs of pursuing.
But the Weasel Trio’s frantic footsteps suddenly came to a halt.
“What are those guys?!”
Two figures were blocking their path.
A man dressed like a typical Assassin.
“…A brat?!”
A small girl with red hair I never imagined I’d see in the Tower was grinning at me.
What caught my eye especially was that the girl was wielding a greatsword that appeared longer than her own height.
It was certainly an incongruous sight, but it didn’t matter to the Weasel Trio currently fleeing from Ilgyeok.
…They had no idea they’d just leaped from the frying pan into the fire itself.
I examined the three creatures rushing toward us.
‘All three have crimson skulls.’
They were killers.
Given the nature of the 60s Floors, it wouldn’t be just once.
Moreover, looking closer, they resembled the appearance of the Weasel Trio, notorious even on Hunter Now.
“Move if you don’t want to die!”
“We’re spraying corruption potion!”
Of course, the Weasel Trio, not recognizing me or Elsie at all, threatened us with menacing expressions.
Elsie asked me.
“Slash?”
“Hmm….”
Cutting was certainly better than using a Gun.
It was quieter too.
But there seemed no need to get my hands dirty with blood.
“With the flat of the blade.”
“What in the world are these two saying…!”
The Weasel Trio was about to flare up in irritation at the conversation between the frail-looking Assassin and the brat, but they couldn’t achieve their intent.
The very next moment.
Whoosh——
“???”
Thud—!
Elsie seemed to vanish instantaneously, then immediately lost consciousness.
The Weasel Trio lay sprawled uglily on the mirror, mouths agape.
Elsie had struck them with the flat of her blade before they could twitch a finger.
“Knocking them out is fine, but what are we going to do with these guys?”
I lowered my stance without hesitation and began doing something while calling Elsie over.
“I should call Jia too.”
“Huh? Why the armored fox?”
“Jia’s good at this sort of thing.”
The reason for calling Jia in such cases was simple.
Jia, arriving at my call, brought her fist down on the back of each of the Weasel Trio’s heads.
Crack—! Bang—!
“…Is that what you call striking them now?”
It wasn’t a task that took particularly long.
“I’ve completely erased it, Master.”
“Well done.”
In any case, this ensured that the Weasel Trio would never remember Ihyeon and Elsie.
Having swiftly completed the task, Ihyeon rose with a relieved expression and spoke to Elsie.
“So, where do we go from here?”
“That way for now.”
BOOOOOM——!
“…I really can’t get used to seeing this no matter how many times. I don’t sense any monsters nearby. They must have gathered them all quite thoroughly.”
“That’s a good thing.”
And not long after, a notification window appeared before everyone who could see the system.
「The 61st Floor clear record has been updated.
Location: Tower of South Korea
ID: Ilgyeok
Rank: S+」
The sixty-first S+ that didn’t disappoint expectations.
Though various things had occurred, with one drive hunt and above all, breaking through every blocked passage, the speed was beyond imagination.
“Wow, the 61st Floor is S+ too!”
“Incredible! When did they enter? Already?”
Many were astonished by the news and wondered how it was possible to escape the Mirror Maze so quickly.
Only a tiny minority suspected the method people couldn’t possibly imagine—that they had perhaps advanced by breaking through walls.
For instance.
“See? This speed would be impossible unless they were breaking through walls as they went?”
“Then… does Ilgyeok really have the strength of someone in the 80s?”
“Could be even higher.”
Like Frontier’s Claude, for example.
“They really did break through the walls.”
“Yes… at this speed, the prediction seems correct.”
An unidentified figure with an ominous presence, perhaps.
Meanwhile, the Hunters who had advanced while huddled down, hearing the massive roar coming from somewhere in the maze after encountering Ilgyeok.
“What on earth is that sound…?”
“Ilgyeok went ahead. They’re probably hunting monsters.”
“You really have to do something like that to get an S+.”
It was impossible to even fathom what kind of commotion could produce such a sound.
How much further did they walk?
The Hunters had to rub their eyes, wondering if they’d fallen under the illusion again.
“Geez, they said the 60s had strong illusions, and it really does seem that way?”
“Yeah, why are there three people collapsed on the ground this time?”
“…that’s real!”
But this time it wasn’t an illusion, and the collapsed person didn’t disappear.
The Hunters rushed over in shock.
On the clothes of people lying unconscious with foam at their mouths lay a single page from a small notebook.
The Hunters picked it up with trembling hands and read what was written.
The handwriting was terribly crooked, but it was still legible.
[ Weasel Trio.
– Ilgyeok – ]
“Wooooow!!!”
“The Weasel Trio! I’ve heard about them on Hunter Now before!”
“There’s a bounty on them, right?”
Famous villains could earn bounties when turned over to the Vigilantes.
Creatures like the Weasel Trio had bounties in the hundreds of millions at minimum.
Moreover, Ilgyeok had personally knocked them unconscious and even left a note.
The Hunters cheered and eagerly tried to see the note Ilgyeok had left.
“But why is the handwriting like this?”
“Idiot, don’t you know handwriting can be an important clue? He must have done it on purpose to hide his identity! Besides, someone of Ilgyeok’s caliber—a little poor handwriting just adds to his humanity.”
“Ah, I see!”
Though there were questions, the Hunters simply filled in the blanks themselves.
And that day, South Korea was thrown into upheaval.
[ (Breaking News) Ilgyeok Apprehends Famous Villain Weasel Trio; Bounty Deferred to Pursuing Party. ]
[ He Did It Again, Ilgyeok! Lucky Hunters Decide to Donate Full Bounty in the Name of One-Shot Café. ]
[ The Note Left by Ilgyeok—What Does It Mean? ]
[ Title: Ugh lol Ilgyeok is seriously annoying me? This time you’ve crossed the line
Content: You annoyed me by crossing my bride’s finals lol Come here wait!
└ Really, don’t annoy me
└ I’m reporting this as a matter of honor
└ Not honor but damage;; But this does seem like a life sentence lol
└ Eliminated one competitor ]
It wasn’t just that Ilgyeok had caught a vicious villain—the fact that he’d left a note for the first time became a major topic of discussion.
The first verification photo posted on Hunter Now surpassed one billion views in less than 24 hours!
Not only netizens but experts from all fields began analyzing the note.
‘…I just didn’t write my name so people wouldn’t misunderstand.’
Of course, Ihyeon, watching this unfold on TV, was quite flustered.
Having Jia take them away seemed like it would be too noisy.
But leaving them on the bare ground without any measures felt like it could lead to danger.
Leaving just a note seemed like it would lack credibility.
After much deliberation, I had Elsie write down their identities and IDs.
The handwriting turned out crooked because I had to explain the shapes to Elsie, who didn’t know Korean, as she wrote.
It was never meant to be particularly significant in the first place.
Meanwhile, Minjeong and Donghoo, who were watching the news with Ihyeon,
“Ilgyeok really seems amazing, don’t you think, honey?”
“So, according to Manager Kim, she’s a criminal?”
“What are you talking about! She’s supposed to be incredibly beautiful. Would someone like that really do such a thing?”
“If you judge based only on appearance….”
“Really, I’m jealous of whoever her parents are.”
They continued this ordinary conversation, knowing nothing of the truth.
‘Whose child? She’s the daughter of President Minjeong and President Donghoo, of course.’
Under normal circumstances, I might have felt a pang of emotion, but this time, oddly enough, I felt good.
Was it because I’d done something genuinely good for once in a long time?
Watching the Weasel Trio’s past misdeeds being revealed in detail on the news, I realized they were far more vicious than I’d expected.
Meanwhile, Elsie sat pressed against Ihyeon’s side, grinning widely as she looked up at him.
Ihyeon felt a sense of unease.
“What.”
“Master, can I have one ice cream?”
“Didn’t I say it was confiscated for three days?”
“Don’t be so stingy about ice cream. There’s plenty in the freezer—just let me have one.”
At Ihyeon’s firm response, Minjeong turned her head slightly and interjected.
Because Elsie had a cute appearance and behaved sweetly and adorably toward Ihyeon’s parents, both Minjeong and Donghoo doted on her as if she were their granddaughter.
But Ihyeon had no intention of changing his decision.
‘Habits must be established firmly!’
If I let her eat whatever she wants and do whatever she desires, how could the foundation of the household possibly be maintained….
“Ugh~ I want to study letters~ I want to learn Korean~”
“Oh my, is that so? Why don’t you learn from Hyeon?”
“That’s right~ It would be nice if Master taught me Korean.”
Ihyeon glared at Elsie, who was speaking so shamelessly.
Why would she suddenly want to study Korean now?
She knew all too well that if she went to any Management Office, showed them handwriting similar to Ilgyeok’s notes, and said just one thing—’my master is Ilgyeok’—everyone would know exactly who would suffer the most.
In the end, Ihyeon frowned and spoke.
“…Just one.”
“Yes!”
At the same time, Elsie sprang up like a coiled spring—boing!—and dashed toward the freezer.
“You too, Jia.”
“Of course, Master.”
Jia, who had been sitting quietly, followed like a shadow—a bonus.

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