My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 14

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 14

Episode 14. That Woman from Back Then

This is extremely bewildering.

I closed my eyes and waited, thinking she would approach me, but suddenly she rushed over, grabbed my pants leg, and burst into tears.

She seems to keep apologizing, but from my position of having done absolutely nothing, this feels so unfair.

At this rate, I might become a criminal even though I didn’t do anything…

“Everyone, please put your phones down.”

A heavy voice that instantly quieted the noisy space.

Mana that echoed like gentle waves swept over the bodies of the hunters in the exam hall.

The hunters, intimidated by just that alone, immediately turned their heads to stare at the owner of the voice.

“I’m sorry for being late. I had something urgent to handle and ended up running a bit late.”

He was late.

And at such an important occasion as an exam, no less.

But no one present could say anything about it.

That was natural.

The man who just entered was someone even I, who had been busy with manual labor, knew about.

I dropped the woman who had been clinging to my leg and stared wide-eyed at the man who was looking this way from the center of the room.

No.

“I’m sure you all know, but let me introduce myself. My name is Jeong Chan-woo. I’m embarrassed to say that despite being only an A-rank Hunter, I’ve received the alias ‘Comet.'”

Until a year ago, he was the A-rank Hunter evaluated as being closest to S-rank in the country after Kim Tae-seong.

That’s why he had an alias, which was a symbol of famous hunters.

Why would someone promising enough to have an alias appear at an E-rank promotion exam?

My question was absurdly resolved by Jeong Chan-woo’s following words.

“Originally, I’m not in charge of this area, but due to staff shortages, I ended up coming as a supervisor.”

Hmm.

So even the famous Awakened Association suffers from staff shortages.

I immediately picked up on the fatigue seeping through his voice.

Even famous hunters are human after all.

He touched his eyelids, looking tired, and spoke with a sigh-mixed voice.

“Could someone please explain what’s happening right now?”

“I didn’t do anything, but suddenly this person grabbed my pants leg and started sobbing.”

“Th-that’s right…”

No, if you agree so readily like that, it makes me look like I threatened you.

I really didn’t do anything.

I never even properly looked at her.

I looked at Jeong Chan-woo approaching with my sense of injustice fully conveyed.

‘Ah…’

As expected of an A-rank Hunter.

He understands the truth!

Jeong Chan-woo nodded as if he understood and immediately separated me and the woman.

“I don’t know what happened, but please continue this after the exam is over.”

“…”

No, he doesn’t.

He’s just doing this to finish work quickly.

There’s not a single person in this world I can trust.

“Squeak.”

Right.

I’ll trust you…

I internally swallowed tears at the sensation of Cheo-ri quietly wriggling in my pocket.

Who would have thought I’d trust a snake more than people.

Unaware of my feelings, Jeong Chan-woo moved to the center of the exam hall and cleared his throat before speaking.

“This E-rank promotion exam is simple. This exam will be sparring matches with me.”

Huh?

This is completely different from what I expected.

The E-rank promotion exam content so far had been entering gates and hunting monsters, but suddenly it changed.

“I’m sure some of you were thinking that the main exam content was originally going into E-rank gates, fighting monsters, and bringing back 20 of their byproducts.”

Jeong Chan-woo pushed up his glasses and clasped his hands behind his back.

“However, it was recently discovered that more people have been forming parties and hunting together during exams.”

The commonly called party hunting.

It refers to situations where teams are formed to hunt monsters.

Jeong Chan-woo looked at those who were trembling as if they’d been caught.

This wasn’t necessarily wrong.

Usually hunters form parties with multiple people and hunt monsters in gates.

However.

“There are cases where such parties are formed solely for one person.”

If someone becomes a proxy and helps promote someone who is ‘unqualified,’ that’s a different story.

That’s clearly cheating.

So they’re changing the exam content.

That was what flowed from Jeong Chan-woo’s mouth.

“This E-rank promotion exam tests your ability to advance as hunters in the future. So don’t worry and feel free to use your skills on me.”

Use skills directly on an A-rank Hunter.

Only those who gain recognition become E-rank Hunters.

A very simple method.

“If I judge someone to have outstanding talent, they might receive special benefits, so please give it your all.”

After saying that, Jeong Chan-woo quietly turned around and walked toward the door.

“I’ll be waiting in Training Room 9 on Basement Floor 2. Please come within 10 minutes.”

Step, step.

Jeong Chan-woo disappeared with his hands clasped behind his back.

As soon as he disappeared, the people in the exam hall vanished in an instant.

I watched from behind as people gathered in front of the elevator and others running toward the stairs.

Left alone in the exam hall, I quietly looked around.

‘She’s gone.’

The woman who had been clinging to me and sobbing just moments ago had also disappeared.

What was that woman about anyway?

‘She seemed somewhat familiar…’

Had I done something bad?

I seriously tilted my head in thought and began walking down the stairs.

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Basement Floor 2, which I arrived at, looked completely different from the ground level.

Walls dyed pure white.

Mana emanating from there.

‘So this is mana ore.’

There are stones commonly called mana stones.

The reason for this name is simply because mana is contained within the stones.

Such mana stones can be largely divided into mana crystals and mana ore.

First, the crystallized mana that comes from monsters’ hearts is called mana crystals.

These mana crystals are the most important new resource of modern times, used as fuel for magical tools.

Unlike such mana crystals, mana ore refers to ore that comes from inside gates.

Ore imbued with mana.

Therefore, the properties of mana ore were completely different from ‘ordinary’ ones.

I quietly caressed the wall made entirely of magic stone.

Amazing.

This is that famous training room wall of the Awakened Association that repairs itself even when destroyed.

After spending quite a while touching and examining the wall, I turned my gaze toward the sound of clapping that reached my ears.

There stood Jeong Chan-woo in the center of training room marked ‘9’, with a sword at his waist.

“I’ll consider everyone present, and we’ll now begin the E-rank promotion exam. First, please come forward, number 701.”

A black-haired man walked toward Jeong Chan-woo with a tense expression.

Jeong Chan-woo didn’t even draw the sword he was carrying and just stared intently at the man.

The man glared at Jeong Chan-woo and drew up his mana.

‘Oh.’

Whoosh.

Flames rising from the man’s right hand.

But how should I put it…

‘It’s small.’

Small.

Very much so.

The intensity of the flames that bloomed from the man’s hand was at most like a high-powered lighter flame.

The man who produced flames on his right hand bent his knees and began charging toward Jeong Chan-woo.

“Hyaaaah!”

Whoosh!

The moment he got close, the man swung his right hand with the flames.

Jeong Chan-woo didn’t even dodge and just stood still, taking the attack.

Then he quietly spoke.

“This level is just barely enough to pass.”

“Ah, yes!”

Huh?

“You’ll need to increase your firepower significantly for the D-rank promotion exam.”

“Understood!”

Really?

I watched the man cheering at the word “pass” with my jaw dropped.

That’s considered passing?

I kept gaping at this unbelievable fact.

“Next, number 702, please come up.”

And so the hunters went to Jeong Chan-woo one by one.

Their level wasn’t much different from number 701.

They were all weak, and weak.

I knew ‘Black Dragon’ was strong, but this is too much.

“Um, excuse me…”

“…?”

As I was watching with a bitter laugh, I turned my head toward a voice beside me.

There was the short-haired woman from earlier, timidly calling out to me.

What is she trying to do now?

I immediately looked at the woman with wary eyes.

Under my gaze, the woman urgently whispered.

“N-no, that’s not it. I came to apologize.”

“…Apologize?”

“I’m sorry… I was flustered because I didn’t think I’d run into you.”

I tilted my head and looked at the woman.

She didn’t think she’d run into me?

What does that even mean?

Seeing that I didn’t understand, the woman squeezed her eyes shut and shouted.

“I-I’m the person you saved last time!”

“Saved… Ah!”

I see.

Now I understand why she looked familiar.

She was the woman I met when hunting the Orc Lord.

The world really is small.

Who would have thought we’d meet again like this?

I smiled brightly and said to the woman.

“I see you escaped safely from the orcs?”

The woman quietly nodded.

Then she hung her head low and muttered in a voice as quiet as a dead mouse.

“I’m sorry…”

“For what?”

“Eek!”

Did she think I wouldn’t hear when we’re this close?

I blinked and looked at the startled woman.

She mumbled with her mouth and suddenly tried to kneel on the ground.

“Stop.”

“Hik!?”

“Please stop.”

If she kneels here again, I’ll really be socially murdered.

Forget everything else, why are her knees so light, this person?

Finally realizing she shouldn’t do that, the woman squeezed her eyes shut and shouted quietly.

“I! I took a photo of Black Dragon and posted it on the internet!”

“…Of me?”

“I-I took a photo of Black Dragon dealing with the orcs and posted it!”

Hmm.

So my face didn’t appear in it.

In that case.

“I don’t particularly mind?”

“…Huh?”

“Did you write anything weird?”

“N-no. But the rumor that Black Dragon is an F-rank hunter spread like wildfire…”

“That’s fine. I really am F-rank.”

At my words spoken with a shrug, the woman quietly dropped her jaw.

She seems to find it hard to believe, but I really am an F-rank hunter.

I’m just strong enough to take down even A-rank monsters in one hit.

“That’s why you acted that way?”

“Yes. I thought I had harmed my life’s benefactor…”

It’s not as big a deal as I thought.

But looking at the woman’s face, she doesn’t seem to think so.

Her dark circles have gone down to her chin.

No wonder I couldn’t recognize her immediately.

“But we ended up meeting like this?”

“Yes! My family doesn’t really like me becoming a hunter… I couldn’t apply online so I applied on-site, but I never thought I’d run into you.”

Hehe.

The woman smiled brightly and scratched the back of her head.

“Come to think of it, I don’t know your name.”

“Huh?”

“What’s your name?”

“I’m Cheon Yu-na.”

“I’m Han Mi-reo. Please take care of me from now on.”

I smiled brightly and extended my hand toward Cheon Yu-na.

Cheon Yu-na stared at my hand intently, then belatedly startled and grabbed it.

“Yes, please take care of me too!”

“Now that we’ve cleared up the misunderstanding, let’s prepare for the test.”

I quietly turned my gaze to the side.

There, the faces of the many people began to show mixed emotions of joy and sorrow.

“Ah, understood. But, um…”

“Yes?”

“You can speak casually to me. I just use formal speech because it’s more comfortable for me…”

“Hmm. Got it. Then I’ll speak comfortably.”

If that’s what she wanted.

I shrugged my shoulders and stood up from my seat upon hearing the number called from Jeong Chan-woo’s mouth.

“Number 738. Please come up.”

Finally, it’s my turn.

I loosened my neck lightly and walked into the Training Ground.

‘They said you could receive special benefits if you had outstanding talent.’

I don’t know what those ‘special benefits’ are.

‘But I wasn’t planning to half-ass it anyway.’

Black Dragon’s fist killed even B-rank monsters in one hit.

I wonder if Black Dragon’s fist would work on Jeong Chan-woo, who’s called the strongest A-rank?

I’m curious.

So I have no intention of holding back.

I planned to face this ‘sparring match’ with full power.

“Come on in.”

Jeong Chan-woo stood there with an utterly relaxed expression.

Did he tell me to come in?

I nodded once and kicked off the ground with all my might, charging forward.

[Black Dragon]

Crack.

Scales sprouting in an instant.

The moment he witnessed my right arm transform into something inhuman.

“…!”

Jeong Chan-woo drew his sword with a hardened expression.

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