My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 118

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 118

Episode 118. Achieving Goals Without Direct Effort

My contemplation was brief.

I asked Rai, who had already finished another bowl of katsudon and was patting his stomach.

“How is the S-rank Promotion Exam conducted?”

“I thought you’d ask that.”

As if he had expected it.

Rai straightened his posture and clicked his tongue as he spoke.

“It’s a bit awkward to say this after acting like I was going to tell you something amazing, but the S-rank Promotion Exam will be conducted using the same method as the preliminary round I told you about earlier.”

“Stealing name tags?”

“That’s right. I heard they deliberately made people experience it once in the preliminary round so that Japan’s S-Rank Hunters could increase in number.”

I feel like I just heard something incredible.

Yet looking at Rai’s face, he seemed to think nothing of it.

‘This is basically saying they’re openly conducting a biased exam.’

What?

They’re conducting the preliminary round with the same rules so Japan’s S-Rank Hunters can increase?

I thought there would be some minimal bias, but I didn’t expect them to be so blatant about it.

“Who on earth decided such a thing? The government?”

“Probably not the government. The government has virtually no power when it comes to Hunter-related matters.”

“…That would make sense. It’s the same in our country.”

The number of S-Rank Hunters had become equivalent to a nation’s combat power.

Paradoxically, nations became unable to interfere with Hunters.

In a way, it was natural.

The heroes who saved the world from the threat of monsters.

In other words, those called the ‘First Hunters’ because they were active before Hunters came into being.

They received no help from nations and sacrificed themselves to hunt monsters in order to protect the world.

Coldly speaking, nations essentially just piggybacked on their achievements.

‘The Awakened Association was also created by the First Hunters gathering together.’

So as not to forget the devastation of the Great Cataclysm.

So they could care for the families of fallen comrades.

That’s how the Awakened Association was created.

Though I don’t know where it started, the Awakened Association that began this way spread nationwide.

Nations that were troubled about how to rein in Awakened who were running wild like unbridled colts consulted with the Awakened Association and accepted it as nationally recognized.

As a result, nations naturally became unable to interfere with Hunters.

Practically everything Hunter-related came to be decided by the Association rather than nations.

“Then it must have been done by the Awakened Association.”

If it wasn’t recommended by the nation, there was only one answer.

The Association.

So I naturally thought it was a decision made by the Association.

“No, it wasn’t done by the Association.”

“It wasn’t done by the Association either?”

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case either.

To my confused question, Rai spoke in a calm voice.

“In other countries, naturally the Association would have done it. But in Japan, even the Association doesn’t have much power.”

“Then who has the real power?”

“Families. Specifically, the Noble Families.”

Rai spoke in a subdued voice and lifted his teacup.

“Japan, being an island nation, joined the Association late. It was after the concepts of Awakened and Hunters had been somewhat established.”

During the age of the Great Cataclysm.

In Japan, Awakened didn’t hunt monsters individually for survival, but gathered around prestigious families to hunt monsters together.

This was partly because many strong Awakened emerged from prestigious families.

Thanks to this, the concept of ‘Noble Families’ that had been withering away suddenly rose to prominence and became firmly established, and they naturally came to regard training as disciples of ‘Noble Families’ as normal.

“Wait, didn’t you say the Narukami family was also a Noble Family?”

Rai nodded silently.

“So your family manages the S-rank Promotion Exam?”

“I heard that a total of three families, including ours, are in charge.”

This is unexpectedly big information.

No, I shouldn’t dismiss it as unexpected.

‘To think families are in charge of the promotion exam.’

I naturally thought the Association would be in charge of the S-rank Promotion Exam here too.

But that wasn’t the case.

This meant only one thing.

The information that Seong Yu-mi, an S-Rank Hunter from abroad, could obtain was very limited.

‘Until just now, I thought I could find Macheongoe faster than Seong Yu-mi with Rai’s help.’

Without Rai’s help.

I might never reach Macheongoe.

“Hey, Rai. What made you apply for the S-rank Promotion Exam?”

“…To get revenge on the Despicable Uncle who abandoned Hikari and me.”

“I see.”

I looked at Rai with calm eyes.

His appearance as he clenched his fists tightly and glared at the table.

Right.

If I don’t answer him now, there won’t be a next time.

After brief consideration, I raised the corners of my mouth.

“Rai, let’s make a contract.”

“What?”

“I’ll join in your revenge. Being ignored doesn’t feel very good.”

“You’re going to oppose an S-Rank Hunter? I shouldn’t be the one saying this, but that’s crazy.”

“Isn’t revenge about doing crazy things even when you know they’re crazy?”

“…”

At my words that pierced to the essence, Rai fell silent, unable to say anything.

“And since you spoke so openly, I’ll be honest too – I also applied for the S-rank Promotion Exam for similar reasons. That’s why.”

“You also came for revenge?”

“Revenge… well, I suppose you could say it’s similar.”

Since I came all this way to find Macheongoe, who erased Hyung’s records and wiped Hyung-su-nim’s memory.

The word revenge wouldn’t be entirely wrong.

“This S-rank Promotion Exam involves people who kidnap others, erase their memories, and turn them into test subjects.”

“…!”

“I came to find them, and I need your help to find them.”

“…”

Since he spoke without hiding anything, I’ll also reveal everything.

After hearing my words, Rai stared at me intently, even stopping his breathing.

“…Is it okay for you to tell me such things?”

“You told me everything too, so what’s wrong with me doing the same?”

“This is a first for me…”

Rai trailed off.

I asked him in a serious voice.

“You said you applied for the S-Rank Hunter promotion exam to find Hikari, but actually your goal is to get revenge on your uncle, right?”

“…Yes. I just want revenge on the family and Despicable Uncle who cast me out, saying I had no talent.”

Rai revealed his true desires in a suppressed voice.

“Of course, I’d like to talk with Hikari before that.”

“I’ll create an environment for you to have a conversation with Hikari. So help me.”

The three families that Rai mentioned are the ones who can interfere the most in this S-rank promotion exam.

There’s definitely someone who joined Macheongoe among one of those three families.

If I can just get close to that person, I’ll be able to figure it out immediately.

So if I just have Rai’s help, who hasn’t given up his position as family head yet.

Even if the family has fallen into his uncle’s hands, as long as Rai is officially the family head on paper.

I can get close to Macheongoe.

Rai quietly looked into my eyes.

Then he soon chuckled and extended his hand.

“Let me introduce myself properly. My name is Narukami Rai. I have many enemies due to my personality, but I promise I won’t cause you trouble.”

“I’m Han Mi-reo. I’m an A-rank Hunter from Korea.”

I grasped his hand and responded to Rai’s greeting.

* * *

After leaving the restaurant.

I looked at the phone number saved in my phone and muttered.

“Narukami Rai…”

I gained an unexpected harvest in an unexpected place.

Chuckling, I put my phone in my pocket and bent down to pet Runar vigorously.

“You deliberately led me there, didn’t you?”

“Woof!”

At first I thought he just ran around randomly.

Probably Runar mistook Rai’s scent remaining on my body and ran to where his sister Hikari was.

Anyway, thanks to Runar I was able to meet Rai, so it’s all thanks to that guy.

“Squeak…”

Cheo-ri made a sound as if somewhat dissatisfied, but didn’t stop me from petting Runar like before.

Probably because he realized Runar’s contribution was significant.

Thanks to that, I was able to pet Runar to my heart’s content.

“Master, what are you planning to do now?”

“I’d like to continue sightseeing if I could.”

Since this is my first time abroad.

I’m human too, so I can’t help wanting to look around.

‘Or I could go straight back to the meeting place…’

If we had set a specific meeting time in advance, I would have chosen the latter without hesitation.

But we just decided to scatter and wander around without any discussion.

I already sent the information by message, so surely they’ll contact me…

“…”

Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

How did the phone ring right as I thought about it?

Do they have a mind-reading skill or something?

“Hello-.”

-Black Dragon! Is the information you sent us real!?

“Yes, I think there’s a high probability it’s real.”

-I see. So that’s why nothing came up no matter how much I kept digging.

Did even Seong Yu-mi not know about Japan’s Hunter structure?

She shouted in an excited voice as if angry.

-All other countries are the same, so why do these guys operate this way! I naturally thought it would be the same as ours, so I didn’t even consider it!

“Even if you ask me that.”

What can I do about it?

At my muttering, Seong Yu-mi just let out a sigh.

-Anyway! I told Chan-woo to confirm whether Black Dragon’s information is true. Seeing that he hasn’t returned yet, there’s probably a high chance the information Black Dragon mentioned is true.

For a moment I wondered if she was contacting the prophet again, but I decided to just keep that thought to myself.

-So from now on, Black Dragon, you should act together with that person called Rai.

“What about you, Hunter Seong Yu-mi?”

-You said in your text that there are three families in charge of the S-rank promotion exam, right?

“Yes.”

-We’ll join up with Tae Sa-ja and investigate those noble families separately. It’s better to be two groups than moving as one, right?

That’s true.

Since I’m involved with Rai, I’ll inevitably be involved with the Narukami family.

I said I understood and hung up the phone, then turned around.

There stood a dilapidated mansion that looked like it would collapse if you poked it.

“Sorry. The inside of the house was a mess, so it took quite a while to clean up.”

Then Rai’s voice came from beyond the opening mansion door.

I walked toward the open door and muttered.

“I never would have thought you were living in a place like this.”

After finishing our meal.

Rai, who had exchanged phone numbers, asked if I could wait a moment and headed somewhere.

Curious about where he was going, I followed and saw Rai open the door of a dilapidated mansion and go inside.

This must be where he lives.

“Excuse me.”

Creak-

I opened the noisy door that wasn’t oiled and entered, frowning.

‘It’s dirty.’

The inside of the house was so dirty that I doubted whether this could be considered cleaned.

Laundry piled up like a mountain and empty dishes stacked like a mountain in the sink.

“Wow… This is the first time I’ve seen a place dirtier than the house master first lived in.”

Hey, man.

Say that kind of thing to yourself.

No, more than that.

“I lived relatively cleanly.”

“Right. I’m just finding that out.”

Do you know how annoying it is to do laundry after work, fold it, and put it in drawers?

I glared at Elpinire for a moment and walked into the room…

“…”

“…”

Hmm.

As expected, he can’t come in.

I turned my head and laughed at the sight of Kargon struggling at the entrance.

“What will you do?”

“…I’ll just stay outside.”

I turned my head away from Kargon, who was dejectedly hunching his shoulders and petting Runar, and looked around the room.

Rai was looking at me with his back to an old bookshelf.

“So, what’s the reason for inviting us to your house?”

“You said you need to make contact with the three families.”

“Right, if I just make contact, I can figure out who the culprit is.”

“If my memory is correct, there should be a banquet this Sunday where all the families in Hokkaido gather.”

A banquet.

That means.

“The three families related to the S-rank promotion exam will also attend.”

“That’s right.”

After stroking my chin once, I lifted the corners of my mouth.

If all Three Families gather together.

Isn’t this basically like getting something for nothing?

I stopped in front of Rai and looked at him as I spoke.

“Tell me how to get there. I’ll solve it no matter what it takes.”

If there’s a way to easily solve a problem I thought would be complicated.

Then I just need to make it happen no matter what.

“I’ll tell you if you don’t mind me going wild at that place.”

“Who cares. I’m going to go wild too.”

Grin.

Rai smiled with the same expression as me and opened his mouth.

“First, what you need to do is—.”

Outside the window, the sunset was slowly fading away.

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