My Right Hand Is Too Strong - Chapter 16

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My Right Hand Is Too Strong Episode 16

Episode 16. Special Benefits

I watched Seong Yu-mi as she brought the juice to her lips and sipped it with small movements.

A tired-looking face despite being an S-rank Hunter.

As you can see from that, Association Hunters are rumored to have it tough.

Being slaves to capitalism, the fact that I’m giving up money feels too bitter, but I probably won’t eat those grapes anyway since they’ll be sour, so there’s no need to eat them.

The juice I’m drinking right now being disgustingly sour and bitter is all just my imagination…

“…”

What is this.

Why is this juice so sour and bitter.

I frowned when I saw that the juice I happened to grab was grapefruit juice.

I chose wrong.

I should have just drunk the apple juice that was next to it.

I quietly put down the can I was holding and turned my gaze back to Seong Yu-mi.

Seong Yu-mi was now staring at me with a calmer expression, as if she was finally coming to her senses.

“…So you’re saying you’ll refuse?”

“Yes, well.”

Actually, it doesn’t matter whether the grapes are sour or sweet.

I can’t do it anyway, so what can I do.

At my firm answer, Seong Yu-mi let out a long sigh.

“The reason?”

“There are times when I need to be away.”

“If I asked you to tell me, could you?”

“Hmm…”

I quietly rolled my eyes to the side.

[The Lord of the Twisted Underworld says to think carefully and answer.]

Cunning bastard.

He’s making threats quite intuitively.

Seeing me with my mouth firmly shut, Seong Yu-mi nodded as if she understood.

“Then just answer this one thing clearly. Then I won’t ask about the rest.”

“What is it?”

“Which group is Black Dragon planning to join?”

“I have no plans to do so right now.”

To make a living as a Hunter, I’ll have to eventually.

But that’s not now.

Right now, there was something more important than that.

Did my answer please her?

Seong Yu-mi nodded as if she understood well.

“That’s enough. That’s enough.”

“But why is that?”

“Oh, just. There’s a place I absolutely don’t want Black Dragon to join.”

A place she doesn’t want me to join?

While I was tilting my head, Seong Yu-mi grabbed an apple juice, opened the can, and gulped it down.

“There is. It’s called Seolhwa Guild.”

“Isn’t Seolhwa the number one guild in the country?”

Our country is a powerhouse of Awakened.

The number of S-rank Hunters in this small piece of land alone is 10.

The title of S-rank itself is a classification for those who possess strength beyond specifications that cannot be defined by current standards.

South Korea, which has as many as 10 such beyond-specification beings, was classified as an Awakened powerhouse.

‘Of course, it’s weak compared to neighboring countries.’

China and Japan have easily three times as many S-rank Hunters as Korea.

Globally speaking, even 10 is a lot, but it’s really unfair.

Anyway, even if you expand to foreign countries, a guild has at most two to three S-rank Hunters.

But Seolhwa Guild, in South Korea where there are only 10 S-rank Hunters.

“It’s a guild with four S-rank Hunters.”

A guild with four S-rank Hunters, who are also called the nation’s power.

There’s no way someone wouldn’t know that-

“What are you talking about, Black Dragon. Seolhwa now has five S-rank Hunters.”

“…Five? Who joined?”

“Taeyang, Kim Tae-seong. He’s a Hunter who belonged to Seolhwa since he was F-rank.”

“…?”

I blinked blankly.

Taeyang?

What’s that about.

And…

“Kim Tae-seong what?”

“Oh, Black Dragon might not know? While Black Dragon was wasting 4444.4 hours in the Tutorial Tower, Hunter Kim Tae-seong, who was an A-rank rookie, was promoted to S-rank.”

“…”

My jaw dropped.

Before entering the Tower, I did see an article about him single-handedly clearing an A-rank Gate.

But is it possible to become an S-rank Hunter in just half a year?

“Were you acquainted with Hunter Kim Tae-seong by any chance?”

“Yes, well… not exactly on good terms though.”

It was pretty good when we were at the construction site.

It got bad after that guy became a Hunter.

Whether he got celebrity disease or what, he ignored me no matter how much I contacted him.

The first and last contact I received after he became a Hunter was ‘We live in different worlds. Please don’t text me anymore.’

This bastard had a big share in why I felt so strongly about wanting to become a Hunter.

I wanted to flatten his nose.

“I see. Then let me make another proposal here.”

“What is it?”

“Remember the special benefit that Chan-woo mentioned before starting today’s test?”

I nodded silently.

“If Black Dragon promises just one thing – that you’ll absolutely never join Seolhwa Guild – I can raise your Hunter rank straight to C-rank.”

“…!”

My eyes widened at the words that flowed from Seong Yu-mi’s mouth.

C-rank Hunter.

That meant I could freely enter Gates where Orc-level monsters inhabit.

In other words, it also meant I could shorten the time by two months.

“How about it?”

“…Why would you go that far for me?”

“Hmm… I’ll have to explain my unique skill first for that.”

Seong Yu-mi quietly covered her left eye with her right hand.

The moment the hand covering her eye came down.

Seong Yu-mi’s red pupils were split lengthwise like a cat’s.

“This is my unique skill. It’s called Magic Eye.”

The skill’s effect is very simple.

Seeing through the ‘essence’.

“You know what? I don’t even want to be here right now.”

“…”

“Black Dragon. I get chills every time I see you.”

Even though she hadn’t activated her skill, perhaps it was because she had been using ‘Magic Eye’ all this time.

Now her body, accustomed to ‘Magic Eye’, instinctively analyzed her opponent.

Her eyes, which had never been wrong even once, rang an alarm.

Don’t dare try to analyze.

That’s why she decided to willingly follow her skill’s warning.

“I have no desire to become enemies with someone carrying an unidentified bomb.”

An unidentified bomb.

If she’s talking about Black Dragon, that’s correct.

It’s definitely a real time bomb since it keeps trying to explode from within my body.

Understanding everything, I nodded at her words.

“That’s right, I suppose.”

It wasn’t particularly a difficult proposal.

Even if I received scout offers, I had no intention whatsoever of joining the same guild as that bastard Kim Tae-seong.

At my readily agreeable answer this time too, Seong Yu-mi smiled with a satisfied expression.

“Good. By today, Black Dragon will become a C-rank Hunter.”

“I thought you’d make me write a pledge or something.”

“Well. Isn’t this a matter of trust? For that, I need to give trust first, don’t I?”

“I’m grateful for that.”

I received an unexpectedly tremendous benefit.

To become a C-rank Hunter all at once.

‘Well, that doesn’t mean Black Dragon will be satisfied though.’

The ‘Black Dragon’ dwelling within me is someone who cannot be satisfied with mere orcs.

Even becoming C-rank, the fact that I need to enter the Tower to raise the synchronization rate somewhat doesn’t change.

“Now, C-rank Hunter Han Mi-reo. Let’s see each other often from now on?”

“…See each other often with an Association Hunter? Isn’t that a curse?”

“Oh…”

At my retort, Seong Yu-mi made an ‘oops’ expression.

Association Hunters are, in other words, the police of the Hunter world.

It meant seeing each other often wasn’t exactly a good thing.

I watched Seong Yu-mi making urgent excuses and fell into brief thought.

‘That aside, missing…’

I’d heard news reports about people entering the Tutorial Tower alone and being processed as missing persons.

But when I entered the Tutorial Tower, Hyung was beside me.

So normally, I should have been filed as a ‘Tutorial Tower entry report’, not a ‘missing person report’.

‘This won’t do.’

I was going to just wait thinking he’d contact me eventually.

I should go visit Hyung’s house.

‘I should go today.’

Since I’m already out, I should stop by before going home.

Thinking that, I got up from my seat.

“If we’re done with business, I’ll be going.”

“Ah, wait. Could you give me your phone number?”

“…Don’t you already know it from your investigation?”

“That’s true, but still, for courtesy’s sake.”

Clicking my tongue softly, I gave my phone number to Seong Yu-mi.

And.

“Here, this is my number.”

I ended up unintentionally obtaining an S-rank Hunter’s phone number.

“If anything happens, call me. I’ll help if it’s something I can help with.”

“I doubt there’ll be reason to call, but what’s this?”

“Ah, that’s Chan-woo’s number. It’s a bonus.”

The strongest A-rank’s number was a bonus.

* * *

Right after getting the phone numbers, Seong Yu-mi sent me out of that room with a light finger snap.

Something about that room’s location not being allowed to be revealed.

Thanks to that, I arrived on the first floor in one second and clicked my tongue softly while looking at the Hunter card I’d just received.

“…It really is C-rank.”

To go from F-rank to C-rank all at once.

How many levels up is this.

Putting the Hunter card in my wallet, I walked out of the Awakened Association like that.

Streets packed with people.

But I feel like I’m forgetting something…

“Kyuu?”

“Ah, right. Cheo-ri was there.”

Cheo-ri poked his head out of my pocket as if asking whether everything was finished now.

I had completely forgotten that he came with me.

After gently scratching his head with my index finger, I looked around.

‘…Should I just take a taxi.’

Half a year ago, I really couldn’t have even thought of it.

Maybe because I became a C-rank Hunter, it seems like this much luxury would be okay.

“Let’s stop by somewhere briefly, buy some food, and go back.”

“Kyuu!”

I was already tired, and on top of that I moved my body.

I feel like I could collapse any moment, but these things need to be done right when you think of them.

Procrastinating really isn’t my style.

Calling a taxi with my phone, I yawned languidly under the blazing midday sun.

* * *

“…I must be crazy.”

What kind of nerve did I have to try taking a taxi.

But still, a taxi was a taxi.

The comfort was exceptional compared to subways and buses.

“Let’s think positively.”

Instead of spending money, I became less tired.

It’s a good thing anyway.

Comforting myself like that, I boarded the elevator of a certain apartment building.

“Hyung’s house was on the 6th floor.”

Taking the elevator to the 6th floor like that, I stopped in front of a certain house.

Apartment 622.

I haven’t come here often, but it’s still an unforgettable place.

“I wonder if Hyung-su-nim is doing well.”

She’d contact me occasionally telling me to visit, and when I did, she’d pack me full of side dishes.

Her cooking was so amazing that when I received them, I could get by eating just those side dishes for a week.

‘Maybe I should have bought something proper.’

Since it’s been a while since I’ve seen her, it felt awkward to go empty-handed, so I bought a drink.

But I should have bought something more proper.

Clicking my tongue softly, I pressed the doorbell.

“…”

Ding-dong-

The cheerful sound of the doorbell ringing.

Soon after, the sound of footsteps began to be heard from beyond the door.

When the door opened, I couldn’t say anything at all.

“Who are you?”

“…Huh?”

Because a person with an unfamiliar face I’d never seen before came out.

I looked at the person who appeared to be the owner of this house, my pupils trembling slightly.

This is definitely the right place.

Just in case, I had written down Hyung’s house address on my phone, and I even read that.

I’m certain.

This is Hyung’s house.

But someone else is living here.

I swallowed dry saliva and asked.

“Excuse me, do you know where the person who used to live here went?”

“Well, I don’t really know since I moved in because it was vacant and cheap.”

Well then, take care.

Having said that much, the tenant closed the door and went back inside the house.

Left alone in the hallway like that, I quietly rubbed my face.

No wonder my luck seemed particularly good today.

It was a moment when I felt like I could understand Kim Cheonji’s feelings a hundred times over.

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