I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 267

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Episode 267
Ep. 267
“So we’re almost done organizing the warehouse now?”
“Yes, sir. Most of our belongings fit into the inventory anyway. The internal organization was just a bit challenging.”
“Right, that makes sense.”
“Suyeon, wouldn’t you like to come over here as well?”
“H-h-here? I-I don’t think there’s any room left to fit anything…”
“Oh, of course we’d need to build a separate house for you. Actually, I found another nice plot of land right next to here.”
“Ah, I see what you mean…”
“?”
The Watchmen team’s meeting.
Though it was called that, light conversation flowed as it always did.
Deokhuun had now completely moved the warehouse to the side of my house.
He’d asked for understanding to hold one or two more meetings in my annex since it hadn’t been cleaned yet.
‘Besides, I can’t use the entire annex myself anyway, so it doesn’t matter if we meet here from now on.’
I readily agreed.
Still, Deokhuun’s warehouse had a certain feel to it—like a hideout where friends hung out together.
“Beep-boop. Jang Deokhuun’s butler abilities are quite exceptional.”
“I’m not a butler…”
“Right, Deokhuun isn’t a butler—he’s our team member.”
For some reason, Blue had called Deokhuun a butler from their first meeting, but I was treating it as a minor error.
In any case, if Suyeon built a new house here as Deokhuun suggested, I planned to support her.
The management office would provide support too, but it seemed the Knights were quite skilled at construction.
‘I don’t know why the Knights are doing construction work like that…’
I couldn’t forget when the Vice Captain spoke with a sad expression, saying, “We had to build our own barracks.”
It seemed the Knights of this other world weren’t treated as precious as I’d expected.
Or perhaps it was simply because they were the Knights of the Evil God and had to handle everything independently.
Then Suyeon called out to me hesitantly.
“Oppa.”
“Hmm?”
I glanced back at her, wondering if she wanted to watch another anime together.
“I don’t want to go up to the 90th floor with you.”
But Suyeon made this declaration with a very solemn expression.
Our joint conquest starting from the 86th floor.
For both of us, it was the duo we’d spent the longest time together with.
She was suggesting we put an end to it here.
I also spoke with a very solemn expression.
“The 90th floor can’t be cleared with a party anyway.”
“…”
Suyeon gave me a look that said, ‘How can such a person exist?’ and glared at me.
Since Erubein’s visit to Korea, the United States had also come to recognize the gravity of the situation and was quietly sharing intelligence with Korea.
Among that information was data regarding the 90th floor.
The 90th floor: impossible to clear with a party.
The same applied to the 90s floors thereafter.
Even if we wanted to go together, Ihyeon and Suyeon couldn’t enter as a pair.
Of course, Suyeon wasn’t trying to say anything like that.
“Sigh, Master really…”
“Beep-boop. Based on universal standards, Master’s communication ability is calculated to be approximately 39.28% deficient.”
“Golem Fox, you don’t say everything is 39.28%, do you?”
Naturally, the Spirit and Golem’s reactions weren’t particularly favorable either.
“Ah, no, I was just joking. Did you think I couldn’t understand such things?”
Only then did Ihyeon realize the atmosphere was taking an odd turn and hastily moved to smooth things over.
Ihyeon understood Suyeon’s heart completely.
He had merely tried to lighten the mood because it seemed to be getting too heavy.
“You’re still not in the mood to go to the 90s floors?”
At Ihyeon’s question, Suyeon nodded her head.
“Mm.”
For some reason, it felt like speaking like Hwi-yeong and Erubein was becoming a trend.
Fortunately, Suyeon followed up with an explanation.
“If it weren’t for you, I sometimes wonder if I’d still be stuck on the 86th floor.”
I had climbed up to the 89th floor following Ihyeon, but that didn’t mean I felt my abilities had improved.
In fact, hadn’t I even received a penalty for not contributing on the 89th floor?
“What are you talking about? By that logic, I wouldn’t have broken through the 86th floor without you either.”
Naturally, Ihyeon didn’t take it to heart.
The existence of the Origin Slime had been discovered by chance thanks to Suyeon’s wide-area attacks.
With just that achievement alone, Suyeon had more than enough merit to have reached the 89th floor.
Moreover, Ihyeon was confident that Suyeon, who trained far more diligently than he could compare to, would eventually reach this place on her own strength someday.
“Brother…”
Grateful for his words alone, Suyeon looked at Ihyeon with slightly glistening eyes.
Beside her, Elsie nodded.
“But you’re right. How could the bow fox have climbed to the 89th floor without a master?”
Poof—!
I sent the Spirit, who was spouting unnecessary nonsense, back to the inventory.
Poof—!
“You could just stay quiet…”
Though she returned immediately after.
“Clearing the 90th floor is secondary—I want to climb to the 90s floors and tackle them with confidence.”
Suyeon said this while clenching both fists tightly.
Meeting Erubein had been a shock to Suyeon as well.
Though it was her first time meeting him in person, the Hero had an image to people worldwide like an umbrella that would never collapse.
In essence, he had come to confess the limits of his own strength.
How much anguish and helplessness must Erubein have endured alone before accepting that truth?
Suyeon thought that if she ascended without proper preparation, she would find herself in a similar predicament to Erubein’s.
So then.
“I’m just taking a break for now. Someday I’ll catch up to my brother again.”
For now, she needed to place a pause here.
She wanted time to build her strength and face Ihyeon once more as an equal Hunter.
‘Of course, my brother won’t just be resting during that time either….’
That moment might never arrive.
But that didn’t mean Suyeon was foolish enough to blindly follow in Ihyeon’s footsteps.
And that resolve was conveyed to Ihyeon as well.
“All right. If that’s what you want.”
Ihyeon nodded readily.
From the 90s onward, one had to enter the Tower alone anyway.
In Korea, it was essentially uncharted territory.
It was nearly certain that Ihyeon could reach heights on Earth that no one else had ever set foot upon.
Just as everyone had their own pace, Suyeon would have hers as well.
“Since I’ll be higher up from now on, you can focus on yourself and develop your strength as much as you like.”
“…Yeah.”
At Ihyeon’s words spoken with a smile, Suyeon nodded.
Perhaps Suyeon had wanted to hear such words from long ago.
The burden she carried—that she had to conquer the highest floors before the timer ran out—had finally passed to someone else.
To someone strong enough to bear that heavy weight without hesitation.
“Brother…! Sister…!”
Deokhuun, who had always been utterly smitten with the two of them, felt his chest swelling grandly at this beautiful exchange between Korea’s 1st and 2nd ranked Hunters!
It was like watching the climactic scene of a Hunter drama unfold before his eyes.
“…But we still have to clear the Instant Tower and Gates together, right?”
In the midst of the wave of emotion, Ihyeon asked Suyeon with a slightly suspicious gaze.
He needed a definitive answer on this at least.
Of course, he could clear them on his own without issue, but having another Hunter—especially one with abilities like Suyeon’s—would certainly make things more convenient in many ways.
Ihyeon had felt that clearly during the Baikhon Gate last time.
Suyeon responded with a bewildered look.
“Shouldn’t I be the one saying that?”
Usually, such requests came from the weaker party to the stronger one.
From Suyeon’s perspective, it was absurd.
But Ihyeon had his own reasons for bringing it up.
“Ah, usually the Frontier would take care of such things, right brother?”
“Exactly.”
Ihyeon recalled the day from a week ago when Claude had suddenly said he would visit his home.
Since he already knew the location of their safe house anyway, he had casually shared it with them.
“Wow, what a wonderful home you have.”
“The administrative office took great care in preparing it.”
“Hmm… and you’ve assembled quite a large staff. Though I suppose with a property this expansive, you’d need plenty of hands.”
“They’re not employees—they’re my personal knight order.”
“Ah, are they dispatched from the One-Strike Service Corps?”
“They’re Undead.”
“Why didn’t you say so from the start!”
True to form for someone who had traveled the world and experienced diverse cultures, Claude’s unprejudiced reaction was truly refreshing.
After a cursory tour of the house, Claude wasted no time getting to the main point.
“It seems the time has come for me and the Frontier members to withdraw. I came to pay my respects.”
“Withdraw? Because of Blue?”
“That’s not… well, absolutely not. In fact, when we found Ilgyeok, we had already accomplished our original objective here. We simply stayed longer than planned because life in Korea proved so entertaining.”
Claude nodded with a refreshing smile.
The expression of someone who had vastly exceeded their initial goals looked genuinely satisfied.
They had only meant to find the mysterious Hunter Ilgyeok and learn what sort of person he was.
But Choi Ihyeon had proven so appealing that I found myself getting involved in all manner of affairs.
…And it was absolutely not the case that I became jealous when a Golem named Blue suddenly appeared and decided to leave.
In any case, Ihyeon had also been thinking it was about time for Frontier to depart.
After all, they were not the sort of people meant to remain in such a stable nation.
“There’s a good friend named Jenny who said she’d come find me in Korea if I don’t return soon. Haha!”
“Well, it might be nice for her to see Korea while she’s at it.”
“Yes, watching Incheon Airport burn to the ground would certainly be quite the spectacle, if nothing else.”
“…?”
“…”
It seemed this Jenny person’s reasons for visiting would not be entirely benign.
In any case, Claude had work to finish in the African desert where he originally came from.
Though parting was bittersweet, they had already exchanged contact information and added each other to their friend lists, so it was far from a permanent goodbye.
As they exchanged pleasantries about the good times and gratitude, Ihyeon suddenly asked.
“Then what will happen to Minjoo?”
The second achievement Frontier had gained from visiting Korea—Tarakdwaeji Minjoo.
She had just broken through the 73rd floor.
At this pace, it seemed quite possible she might even aim for the 80s.
Especially since the One-Strike Service Corps had made a significant contribution to pioneering a safe route on the 73rd floor.
“Ah… Minjoo will be staying in Korea.”
“I suspected as much.”
Minjoo’s character simply didn’t suit wandering through remote regions and getting caught up in dangerous situations.
According to Claude, he planned to bring her along eventually, but the time wasn’t right yet.
Instead, he had entrusted her with a role only she could fulfill.
“What role is that?”
“You’ll find out soon enough. Haha!”
Claude was right.
[ Frontier Korea Branch Officially Established! Inaugural Branch Director Na Minjoo ]
“Kyahahaha! Mom, I did it! I became the branch director of Frontier Korea! Yes! Yes! Yes!”
With a headline as large as a front door, the news that Minjoo had been promoted to branch director reached even Ihyeon.
– Oh~ Daughter, congratulations. So how much of a salary increase did you negotiate?
“…Well, I caused some trouble before, so it didn’t go up that much.”
– Honey, go change the front door password one more time.
In any case, for this reason, Frontier currently withdrew, leaving only the Korea branch.
In reality, even calling it the Korea branch, the personnel consisted of only Minjoo and Roel.
Still, now that she was a proper 70s-tier Hunter and thanks to the Frontier name, she inherited the safe house she had been using before, which was great news for Minjoo.
“It would be fun to clear dungeons with Minjoo later too.”
“Yeah! I met her briefly during the Ogre Gate last time, and she seemed fun. And that Roel too.”
“…Didn’t they say you were a follower of the Watchman or something?”
“He seems like a manga character, and I like that?”
“….”
In any case, Suyeon’s tastes were far from ordinary.
While Roel gave off the impression of a decadent nobleman just from his appearance, after a few conversations he would inevitably disappoint—yet she actually liked him.
“Since we’re on the subject, should we suggest clearing the 70s-tier dungeons together? It’ll be good practice for finding routes.”
“Y-yes, let’s do that.”
For some reason, Minjoo and Roel seemed to have greatly captured Suyeon’s interest.
Ihyeon nodded, thinking there was nothing wrong with that.
“Hmm, I’m a bit worried though, Master?”
“Right…. I wonder if she’s picking up some bad habits, you know.”
This time, I couldn’t help but agree with Elsie’s words.
– Hunter, I heard you introduced the Frontier members to Suyeon Hunter this time? Thank you so much!
“Ah, well that was just a coincidence… The Frontier members seemed to enjoy it too.”
– If you happen to know any other good friends in the future, please do introduce them to Suyeon Hunter as well….
“?”
The Management Bureau seemed to be thanking Ihyeon for some other reason.

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