My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 111

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 111

Episode 111. Venue

The S-rank promotion exam is held exactly once a year worldwide, and the timing is always set between May and June.

Perhaps because of this, the location and timing were always announced in April, just before the exam.

“Wait a minute, Master. Only once a year? And that’s worldwide?”

“That’s right, becoming an S-rank Hunter isn’t something you can do easily.”

“Oho, then those S-rank Hunters must all be top-level experts.”

“They’re amazing people…”

An exam held only once a year worldwide.

If you fail, the next opportunity only comes after a year has passed.

Even then, if you fail twice in a row, you lose the qualification for the next year’s exam – literally a proving ground that all A-rank Hunters long for.

Even the application period was so short that it was only about a week from the schedule announcement.

Because of this, most A-rank Hunters were on edge starting from April.

“If it’s held exactly once a year worldwide, it must be quite a big event, right?”

“As you said, it’s a big event. Rather than an exam, quite a lot of people think of it as a festival.”

This was still during the time when the world was being rebuilt.

Back then, the S-rank promotion exam was broadcast live with the purpose of being a festival.

There wasn’t any particular reason – you could think of it as being close to propaganda saying “Earth has this many strong people~”.

But that was also a method that worked quite well during chaotic times.

Thanks to this, even now that the world has stabilized, the S-rank promotion exam is broadcast live worldwide, bringing the effect of revitalizing the host location’s economy.

‘The venue was Korea seven years ago.’

I still remember the heat I felt on the streets back then.

It was hot as hell, but people hugged each other and cheered for our country’s A-rank Hunters.

Of course, I remember that the ending wasn’t particularly pleasant.

Anyway.

“S-rank Hunters are usually determined through the S-rank promotion exam.”

“Usually means there are other cases too?”

“If you achieve something equivalent to S-rank, the Association will recognize it.”

Such cases are usually rare, though.

I heard that Kim Tae-seong became an S-rank Hunter by achieving S-rank level accomplishments.

From what I heard, he defeated Sudden Gates single-handedly multiple times.

Among those, there were plenty of cases with zero casualties like mine.

Since he achieved multiple accomplishments that are difficult to achieve even once, he met the conditions or something.

‘If that hadn’t been the case, that guy would have applied for this S-rank promotion exam too.’

Thud.

I stopped walking and cleared my distracting thoughts as I placed my hand on the gate.

Then I opened the door and looked at Seong Yu-mi standing in the courtyard as I spoke.

“Now please explain in detail what happened.”

Receiving my gaze, she let out a deep sigh and threw her phone to me.

“You’ll understand if you read it.”

I caught Seong Yu-mi’s phone and looked at it.

The text from ‘A Little Headache’ contained the message ‘This S-rank promotion exam will be held in May, and the location is Hokkaido.’

Frowning, I tilted my head and asked.

“Who is this person?”

“You know there are 11 S-rank Hunters in our country, right?”

“I know that much.”

“She’s one of them. You know Seo Eun-a, right?”

“This is Hunter Seo Eun-a?”

I opened my eyes wide and looked at the phone.

Seongshin, a guild operated by Seong Group.

An S-rank Hunter who is the flagship hunter and deputy guild master there.

A being with the alias ‘Prophet’.

To think that such an amazing person who saved multiple countries by correctly predicting all the regions where S-rank Sudden Gates would appear is saved as ‘A Little Headache’.

“Are you two on bad terms?”

“Of course we’re on bad…”

“Very good terms.”

“Hey!”

I nodded while watching Seong Yu-mi get angry and shout at Jeong Chan-woo’s words.

So they’re on good terms.

Well, if that weren’t the case, there’s no way she would have saved her under such a name.

Anyway.

“This is reliable information, right?”

“She’s a bit of a headache, but the information she gives is trustworthy.”

I thought she would answer like that.

After all, even foreign countries don’t doubt information that comes from the ‘Prophet’s’ mouth.

“And Hunter Han Mi-reo might not know this, but top-tier guilds receive advance notice about S-rank promotion exam information.”

“Oh, really?”

“Hunter Seo Eun-a probably received the notice at the guild level too.”

She received advance notice, but since Seong Yu-mi came from the Association and wouldn’t have received the notice, she told her to keep it in mind…

I clicked my tongue softly and nodded.

“She’s a grateful person.”

“I think so too. Hunter Seo Eun-a was also the one who provided information about the Villainous Guild.”

“…Huh?”

I blinked and looked at Jeong Chan-woo.

He shrugged his shoulders at my gaze and said.

“How could I, coming from the Association, find their hideout? I had to borrow external help.”

“She did that? An S-rank Hunter? And right away?”

“When I asked using my senior’s name, she did it immediately.”

“What…”

Seong Yu-mi froze as if hearing this story for the first time.

She stared intently at Jeong Chan-woo as if demanding a detailed explanation, but Jeong Chan-woo didn’t give her a single glance.

“D-don’t tell me you’ve been selling my name for things like this all along?”

“Think whatever you want.”

“Really, please! I don’t want to owe her of all people!”

Seong Yu-mi desperately grabbed Jeong Chan-woo’s pant leg and shouted, but Jeong Chan-woo didn’t even budge.

He just quietly.

Raised the corners of his mouth at an angle Seong Yu-mi couldn’t see.

“Anyway, that information should be reliable. If there are no major changes, it will be officially reported within a week.”

It’s confirmed that the S-rank promotion exam will be held in Hokkaido in May.

And Macheongoe will show themselves in Hokkaido in May.

That means.

“It must be the S-rank promotion exam.”

They will show themselves at the S-rank promotion exam.

But why?

What reason does Macheongoe, who has been moving in the shadows until now, have to show themselves at the S-rank promotion exam hall?

No, more than that.

“How did they know that information in the first place?”

They knew long ago that the S-rank promotion exam would be held in Hokkaido in May.

Surely the venue for the S-rank promotion exam is decided by the upper echelon of the Awakened Association.

The fact that they knew this long ago means…

“Black Dragon is probably right.”

Huu.

I let out a long sigh and muttered while pulling up the corners of my mouth.

“This works out perfectly.”

Them appearing at the S-rank promotion exam is actually good news for me.

My current Hunter rank is A.

This means I can apply for the S-rank promotion exam happening in May.

Even if that wasn’t the case, I was planning to apply for this year’s S-rank promotion exam anyway.

Them showing up at the S-rank promotion exam is actually a golden opportunity for me.

“As Black Dragon probably expected, I’d like you to participate in the S-rank promotion exam and find Macheongoe.”

“I was planning to do that from the start.”

“I’m planning to participate as an official of the S-rank promotion exam somehow, so don’t worry.”

“I’m not worried about that, but what about Hunter Jeong Chan-woo?”

“That’s a bit disappointing. I may be a perpetual A-rank, but I’m still an A-rank Hunter. That means I meet the conditions to participate in the S-rank promotion exam.”

Jeong Chan-woo said while stroking the sword sheath at his waist.

“This time, I’m also planning to take the S-rank promotion exam.”

“While we’re at it, I’m thinking of having Tae Sa-ja take the S-rank promotion exam too.”

“Um… doesn’t my will matter?”

Im Seung-hun, who was trimming trees with gardening shears a little distance away, looked this way with confused eyes.

But seeing that no one answered him, he soon drooped and started trimming trees again.

Then Cheon Yu-na, who had been crouching next to Im Seung-hun, brushed off her bottom and stood up.

“Black Dragon, I heard about everything that happened while you were away.”

From Hyung and Hyung-su-nim’s disappearance to the underground waterway and Macheongoe’s existence.

Cheon Yu-na, who had heard all the stories, placed her hand on her chest.

“The reason you told me I might be in danger is probably because of that Macheongoe.”

I remained silent without saying anything.

But Cheon Yu-na smiled as if that was enough.

“But I don’t mind. Actually, it makes my heart race.”

“Makes your heart race?”

“Yes, imagining Black Dragon spectacularly bringing down Macheongoe.”

Cheon Yu-na spoke confidently with a voice full of trust in me.

“And actually, even if that wasn’t the case, my heart would still race.”

“Is there another reason?”

“Of course! Everyone from Underworld Guild will be attending this S-rank promotion exam!”

Starting with Seong Yu-mi participating as an official, all guild members will take the promotion exam.

And Seong Yu-mi was confident.

The A-rank Hunters here were incomparable to the common A-rank Hunters out there.

Therefore.

“Maybe we can expand the guild significantly with this opportunity!”

As the guild owner, she could only see this as a perfect opportunity to grow the guild.

I chuckled while looking at Cheon Yu-na with sparkling eyes.

Well, she’s right.

If you exclude Macheongoe, it’s an incredibly good opportunity.

I smiled while looking at Cheon Yu-na, then turned my head to speak to Jini.

“Jini, take out the luggage you brought.”

“Yes, Master! Omen, please!”

-Leave it to me.

Luggage emerged along with shadows rising from the floor.

I didn’t know this, but apparently Omen could also store items in the shadows.

Thanks to that, I brought all the luggage and easily lifted the heaviest box while saying.

“If you help me, I’ll buy jjajangmyeon.”

“I want tray jjajangmyeon.”

“That’s a bit expensive though.”

“You’re using an S-rank Hunter’s labor for free and you can’t even buy that much!?”

“I’m broke after buying this house.”

I shrugged at Seong Yu-mi who was shouting as if wronged.

Of course.

“Instead, I’ll buy sweet and sour pork too.”

I still have enough money left to buy that much.

I chuckled and walked into the entrance carrying the luggage.

The sun in the sky had passed its zenith and was gradually tilting westward.

* * *

“It’s already been a week since I bought the house.”

Peaceful.

Although it’s the sky inside a Gate, the sight of clouds flowing by is quite beautiful.

Of course.

“Even the mighty Orc Lord bleeds when beaten enough?”

“Hahaha! Seeing your daily growth is so delightful!”

Though my current standard of normalcy seems a bit twisted.

The ground erupted as if a bomb had exploded.

A trickle of blood flowed down Kargon’s cheek as he emerged from it.

Though Elpinire, who had sent Kargon flying, looked incomparably worse.

Elpinire was in such a mess that she couldn’t open one eye properly, but still wore a deep smile.

“You liked chocolate flavor, right?”

“Thank you for remembering, Master.”

Sitting with my back against a tree, I handed Jini a chocolate ice cream while keeping vanilla ice cream in my mouth.

Jini, who had already finished her stamina training, received the chocolate ice cream and watched Elpinire charging at Kargon.

“They’re truly amazing people. How do they never get tired or give up?”

“Well, maybe because neither of them is human?”

One is an Elf and one is an Orc.

Both are different life forms from humans, so maybe that’s why they don’t get bored even doing this every day.

“I was really dying when I was at the Tower of the Wilderness.”

Time seemed to flow slowly, and enemies kept appearing continuously.

Thinking about those 6 days when I only rested about 5 hours a day and kept moving, those two seem truly amazing.

“Thinking about Berdine’s heat, I actually find you amazing, Master.”

“…Is that so?”

Now that I think about it, Berdine’s heat really was unbearable for humans.

Kargon said in the tower that on sunny days, the temperature could rise above 70 degrees.

Essentially moving for 19 hours without rest inside a dry sauna – that might have been harder.

“How on earth did you move around there?”

“When you’re desperate, nothing’s impossible.”

I thought I’d die from the heat, but since I didn’t die, wasn’t that enough?

I added quietly and turned my head at the presence I felt behind me.

Seong Yu-mi was flying through the sky, approaching this place.

“I knew you’d be here.”

“What brings you here?”

“It was announced today. The S-rank promotion exam schedule.”

“…Looks like there were no surprises.”

Seong Yu-mi nodded silently.

She glanced again at Elpinire and Kargon clashing.

“I really wonder where he brought that kind of summoned creature from….”

She muttered quietly to herself, then let out a deep sigh and said to me.

“Let’s go. Tae Sa-ja and Chan-woo are signing the S-rank promotion exam application.”

“Yes.”

I got up, dusting off my butt, and walked toward the gate following Seong Yu-mi.

Now I’m going to sign the S-rank promotion exam application.

If that happens, I’ll be called soon.

Called where?

“Are you confident about the preliminaries?”

“How could I not be?”

Where else could it be.

The S-rank promotion exam preliminaries.

Since it’s held only once a year, all A-rank Hunters take the S-rank promotion exam.

The numbers alone are enormous, so they have to filter and screen candidates, don’t they?

I let out a small breath and lifted the corners of my mouth.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

I wonder what kind of people will be in the preliminaries.

With a small smile, I lightly threw myself into the humming gate.

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