I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 257

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Episode 257
Ep. 257
“Huh? Master, you made the woman cry!”
“Your gift carries more than enough value to warrant such a reaction.”
Suyeon suddenly burst into tears like a child, while Ihyeon stood there helplessly.
Elsie giggled at the sight, while Jia smiled warmly.
“Why are you crying all of a sudden? What did I do? Come on, stop and let’s check the item first.”
Ihyeon fidgeted nervously, worried that drawing attention might cause problems, and tried to console Suyeon.
Getting this far had been possible by using my concealment stat and shadow robe to avoid the Hunters’ eyes, but if Suyeon cried out this loudly, things would be different.
Even if they didn’t know I was Ilgyeok, rumors could spread like “Hey, there’s someone who made Shin Gung cry!”
Considering Suyeon’s popularity online—she had a fanbase nearly as passionate as mine….
‘Even if they don’t discover I’m Ilgyeok, there’s a real possibility that Choi Ihyeon could become someone people would gladly execute!’
Suyeon cries → People get angry → Ihyeon runs away → Ihyeon’s identity discovered by internet detectives → Execution in the streets → Ilgyeok disappears → Oh, so Ihyeon was Ilgyeok!
…Faced with such a terrifying future, Ihyeon felt the heat of imminent danger.
“Ugh! Fine….”
Fortunately, before any major problem could arise, Suyeon nodded and checked the bow’s information as Ihyeon suggested.
「Baikhon Curved Bow (S)
By consuming minimal mana, the user can activate the exclusive skill ‘Monochrome Rainbow Movement’.
By consuming 10 mana, the user can activate the exclusive skill ‘Space Breaking’.
When wielding the bow directly, ‘Space Breaking’ is applied by default.
Arrow auto-recovery function is applied by default.
Agility and strength increase significantly.」
“Wow… what is this?”
Suyeon forgot all about her tears of emotion, staring back and forth between Ihyeon and the bow with wide eyes.
While there were some functions missing compared to the Hero’s current bow, the performance was incomparable.
“How is it? Do you like it?”
“Of course!”
To Ihyeon’s playful question, Suyeon nodded solemnly with a serious tone, as if joking was out of the question.
‘She’s getting that serious about it.’
In any case, it was fortunate that it was definitely better than the Hero’s bow.
“Then you won’t need the Branding skill?”
“Uh… well.”
Suyeon groaned, apparently not having thought that far ahead.
Applying the Branding skill would naturally make it even better, but she was hesitant, worried that if she suddenly changed her mind, Ihyeon might think poorly of her—her thoughts were transparent as glass.
“Haha, I’m joking, just joking. Once we finish up here, let’s go see Deokhuun together.”
“Really?”
Even though Ihyeon had clearly said he’d enhance this bow too, Suyeon seemed dazed, still unable to believe it.
“Yeah.”
“Is it really okay to receive this much help?”
Ihyeon nodded to Suyeon, who kept asking such absurd questions.
“Aren’t we a team? We help each other survive.”
“A team….”
Suyeon repeated Ihyeon’s words, savoring the lingering warmth of them.
Suyeon had lived her life as a Hunter under the Management Bureau’s oversight.
Over the years, she had participated in quite a few party hunts and joint raids, but it was genuinely difficult to feel this sense of belonging.
Having teammates she could always trust and rely on was an extraordinarily pleasant feeling.
“Oh? The bow fox is about to cry again.”
“…I should probably get going too.”
Seeing tears glistening in Suyeon’s large eyes once more, Ihyeon hastily tried to leave.
She had just stopped crying, and he couldn’t bear to watch her fall into such grave danger again.
Ihyeon fled the area, actively utilizing his movement skills—shadow stepping and repositioning his snipe points!
…In fact, he had even pulled out a concealment cloak from his inventory and was wearing it in double layers.
‘Does he really need to run away that desperately?’
Of course, Suyeon, equipped with various detection skills, could track his movements to some extent, so she could only find it absurd.
Despite being such a reassuring person, whenever she saw him, he had this childlike quality of being utterly unpredictable.
“Pfft!”
Thinking this way, she found it quite amusing, so Suyeon covered her mouth with her hand and stifled her laughter.
“Bow fox, they say if you laugh after crying, something grows on your butt. Don’t they have that saying on Earth?”
“Sister, ah, you haven’t left yet?!”
“Then we should be going as well.”
Being caught in such a moment by the Spirits was quite embarrassing.
An unprecedented simultaneous emergence of two A-rank Gates.
From an outside perspective, the Hunters had cleared the Gates almost flawlessly, and their aftermath concluded in such a humble manner.
* * *
[ Hero’s visit officially confirmed. What is his purpose? ]
[ Why did the Management Bureau hide the fact of the Hero’s visit? Officials remain silent. ]
[ U.S. State Department: There is no need to attach great significance to the Hero. The Korea-U.S. alliance remains unaffected. ]
People rarely showed great interest in Gates that had already been cleared.
Of course, given the magnitude of the situation, one side continued analyzing the rare monsters known as Centaurs and Ogres.
But the public’s attention inevitably turned toward the more unprecedented and sensational matter of the Hero’s visit.
Moreover, as the Hero’s combat footage was shared across multiple platforms, Korean netizens’ reactions grew increasingly fervent.
[ Is the red-crowned Hunter the Hero?
└ The emergence of a new nationalist Hunter?
└ But seriously, why does the Hero wear that outfit and have those skills? I’m more curious about that than the identity of Ilgyeok lol
└ Way better than the samurai wwww
└ What is this;; The tone and content are completely different ]
A handsome blond American Hunter in the garb of a Joseon general, summoning warships and tigers in mid-air to sweep away monsters—it was a perfect hit to everyone’s tastes.
The Hero’s combat in the United States was normally classified as top secret.
The only thing that had been made public was his standard armor and a skill that tore through space, so no one could have imagined he would look like this.
The American community was practically in a frenzy over the Hero’s newly revealed secrets.
It’s fortunate that they’re actually pleased with it, calling it Oriental fantasy.
In any case, we had originally planned to send him back when the gate was created, but Erubein’s stubbornness prevented it.
Still, the Korean and American governments agreed to follow all proper procedures and consent to his repatriation.
[ └ But what about his nationality?
└ We have Ilgyeok, you know. Let’s be generous and give the Hero citizenship.
└ The Hero was originally American anyway…. ]
Though only about two days remained, Erubein had decided to stay in the safest place in South Korea during that time.
But that safest place turned out to be….
“So, um, Ihyeon.”
“This foreigner here…?”
“Yes, Chris Erubein. He’s called a Hero in America.”
“That’s what they call him here too!!!!”
My new house.
– …You’re saying you’ll let the Hero stay at your house?
– Yes, I appreciate your understanding. There’s simply no suitable place available right now.
– But why is your house the safest place in Korea….
– Hunter, you’re not asking because you genuinely don’t know, are you? Of course, I’ve secured a promise that America will provide appropriate compensation.
Defeated by Seongnyun’s flawless logic, I simply agreed to it.
As it happened, the safe houses owned by the management office had been completely destroyed because of this gate incident.
Given those circumstances, I scratched the back of my head awkwardly while savoring the expressions of shock on Minjeong and Donghoo’s faces.
When Suyeon had first arrived, those two had been trembling and didn’t know what to do.
But now that the world’s number one ranked Hunter had come, what could they do.
“Nice to meet you. Call me Chris.”
“N-nice to meet you too….”
“I’m fine thanks, and you?”
“?”
In any case, unable to turn away a guest who had come, the two of them welcomed Erubein with fluent English they had learned during their school days.
“I’m leaving in two days anyway, and I’ll be staying in the annex with me, so you don’t need to worry too much.”
“Well, I suppose that’s true….”
“And I’m planning to stay home and not enter the tower during that time.”
“That’s good.”
Minjeong and Donghoo nodded as if satisfied with that much.
Of course, since I had left a platoon of Knights behind, there weren’t many difficult tasks to do directly, but there were still things that needed to be done when my son was home.
“Oh right, where’s my head. Ihyeon.”
“Yes?”
“Go into town and buy some meat.”
“Meat?”
I felt puzzled at Minjeong suddenly asking me to buy meat.
Why meat all of a sudden.
But Minjeong instead glared at me and scolded me.
“We have a guest at home, so we should grill some meat for dinner! There’s Korean beef ribeye and all sorts of other cuts.”
“R, ribeye?!”
“Mom, what did you eat this morning?!”
At Minjeong’s astonishing directive, both Ihyeon and Donghoo widened their eyes simultaneously.
It would be more common for an S-rank item to drop from a Gate than for Minjeong to discuss Korean beef ribeye!
…But it wasn’t a joke—it was real.
However, Minjeong seemed to find their family’s assessment distasteful, sharpening her gaze even more.
“…I ate breakfast with you this morning. Oh, and Suyeon’s coming this evening too. That bachelor Deokhuun next door, and that… Hwi-yeong? He’s coming too, I heard. Make sure we have plenty for Elsie and Jia to eat. Do the Vice Captains eat meat as well?”
“We appreciate the offer, madam, but we’re beings who cannot consume food.”
“Oh, what a shame.”
“They’re all coming? …Wait, hold on.”
Ihyeon was somewhat surprised that a four-way conversation was unexpectedly about to resume, but he quickly found something odd in Minjeong’s words.
“Why would Suyeon contact Mom?”
“…Oh my, what’s wrong with my head. I need to spread some compost in the backyard.”
“Mom?”
“What! Can’t I exchange contact information! Can’t a mother ask her son’s friend for a phone number?”
Minjeong grew defensive at Ihyeon’s suspicious question.
It seemed she had subtly obtained the number without Ihyeon’s knowledge when Suyeon visited last time.
‘Well, there’s nothing strange about Mom and Suyeon talking.’
Ihyeon thought nothing of it, showed Erubein to his room, and prepared to leave.
“Korean beef? What’s Korean beef, Master?”
“Cattle raised in our country.”
“Ah~ The kind that melts on your tongue?”
“…You know that much but don’t know what Korean beef is.”
“Cattle? Hmm… Well, it’s true that in many worlds, it’s customary to slaughter one such animal to entertain guests.”
Elsie responded coolly to Ihyeon’s brief explanation.
Ihyeon chuckled to himself inwardly.
Since he’d been seeing Elsie for quite some time now, the future development was predictable.
‘Despite what she says, once she actually tastes it again, she’ll spend three days going “cattle?”, “cattle?”‘
Meanwhile, Jia remained as usual.
“Your mother certainly has excellent manners.”
“Well, that’s nothing special… Do you two want to come along? You worked hard today, so I’ll buy you ice cream too.”
“What are you doing, Master? Start the engine already.”
“I shall obey, Master.”

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