SSS-Class Sui**de Hunter - Chapter 1

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Episode 1. Jealousy Beyond Measure
—This just in from the newsroom.
—The Black Dragon Guild launched an assault on Tower Floor 40. They were confident this time they’d demonstrate the true power of an elite guild. Unfortunately, they’ve returned empty-handed once again.
—Number one on the Hunter Ranking!
—Yu Suha has taken down the Boss Monster solo once more!
I envied him.
I stared blankly at the television and thought it.
I envied him. I was so jealous I thought I’d lose my mind.
—Hello there, Yu Suha!
—Ah, yes. Hello……
On the screen, the man’s brow furrowed.
Somehow, even that frown looked handsome.
—You’ve set another record today. You’re the only person who’s achieved so many records. Could we trouble you for a comment?
—First of all, I’d appreciate it if you’d stop using that damn nickname.
—I’m sorry?
—My name is Yu Suha. Why do people insist on calling me by some half-baked alias when I’ve got a perfectly good name? Disgusting, that’s what it is. I swear, I’ll find whoever came up with that nickname and make them pay for it.
—Ah, u-um.
The reporter stammered in shock. But he could only stammer—he didn’t dare say a word back to the man.
The man was writing an overwhelming legend, after all; he was the protagonist of this era.
And I was nothing but an extra, not even worthy of a supporting role.
“Ah……”
I mumbled to myself.
“I really do envy him.”
How good must it feel?
To live a life where you say whatever you want, even on television.
I picked up my smartphone. I navigated to a Hunter forum on some internet community. I was curious how people were reacting to the interview.
—Dude, Yu Suha’s at it again!
—That guy’s always on broadcast causing trouble.
As expected, the forum was aflame.
People burned with indignation as they watched the interview.
—With the whole world watching, couldn’t he at least watch his tongue?
└This isn’t new, though.
└Everyone already knows what kind of person he is. The broadcast company’s the real culprit here.
└Real talk… they’re just sensationalizing the interview to boost ratings.
└Wow, the Yu Suha fanboys have taken over here too. It’s absolutely disgusting.
└I want to be like Yu Suha.
Those who defended Yu Suha and those who condemned him.
The internet had split into two sides like the Red Sea.
—I hope Yu Suha becomes a national representative Hunter with character as refined as his skills. Every time his interview gets translated into foreign languages and spreads, I feel ashamed as a citizen……
└It’s “gets translated” not “got translated.” Before worrying about foreign languages, show some love for Korean first. Besides, nationality doesn’t matter in the Tower.
└Your guy curses in Korean and that’s fine? How shameful, Yu Suha.
└I was just pointing out grammar, why are you cursing; you’re twisted.
└What’s twisted isn’t my character, it’s your life.
└I want to be like Yu Suha.
It was absolute chaos.
And it wasn’t just this community that was in an uproar.
Anywhere that covered Hunters was falling apart.
—Yu Suha’s girlfriend revealed! Apparently he’s dating Seongnyo!
└Seongnyo? For real?
└My friend’s a Hunter and said he saw Yu Suha and Seongnyo together.
└My friend is Seongnyo and says that’s not true;
└I want to be like Yu Suha.
In some threads, people were even gossiping about who this man was dating.
Seongnyo was one of the most popular Hunters alongside Yu Suha. The post came complete with what fans called her “aesthetic lifestyle photos.” She was famous for being as beautiful as she was kind-hearted.
And supposedly he was dating her.
“Ugh……”
In the end, I set down my phone and grabbed my head.
By the way.
—I want to be like Yu Suha.
Every single comment with those words had been written by me.
I scrolled through the recent posts and left comments. I’d always done the same thing on whatever posts I came across.
Why do I leave the same comment so consistently?
“I’m so jealous! I’m dying of envy! I want to be successful too!”
Because I’m jealous.
It’s my honest heart, truly.
Living alone in my Single Room, I can afford to be honest about it.
If someone saw my studio apartment, they’d be shocked. Magazine clippings and newspaper scraps covered every wall—all of them interviews and articles about the world’s number-one ranked Hunter, Yu Suha, who went by the alias Yu Suha.
「Yu Suha Solo Clears Floor 39!」
「Solo Clear of Floor 38! Another Legend from Yu Suha!」
「Hunter Yu Suha. Rises to Number One in the World Rankings. First Korean Ever.」
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「With Geomseong’s Disappearance, the Throne of Rank One Stands Empty. Who Will Be the Next to Claim It? Foreign Experts Agree: ‘The Leading Candidate is Yu Suha from Korea.’」
「The Impenetrable Floor Ten Breached. Who Is This Mysterious Hero?」
「Geomseong, Twenty-Two Days Missing. Is the Hunter Industry Heading for Its Worst Crisis?」
From the most recent newspaper article to clippings dating back over a decade.
Newsprint scraps densely covering the walls—some papers still crisp, older ones yellowed and brittle. A literal history. The history of Yu Suha. No, a history recorded even before the Hunter Yu Suha earned the alias.
Ah.
‘I want to succeed like Yu Suha…….’
I want to become so successful that others envy me. I want to succeed and show all those people who’ve looked down on me or never respected me exactly what I’m made of.
And after showing them what I’m worth, I’d even forgive them magnanimously and say, ‘Just be good from now on,’ earning myself a reputation as a generous, big-hearted man…….
That’s right. I was jealous of the hero on television.
-Yu Suha.
-Wow, so you don’t want to be called Yu Suha but by your name? I thought garbage journalism only rotted your brain, but it’s eating away at your ears too?
-I-I’m sorry. Please, just one last word for our viewers!
-Sigh. What word?
-There are many aspiring Hunters who watch Yu Suha and work hard. They enter the Tower in their early twenties and boom—Awakening! Less than a month passes and they’ve defeated a Boss Monster! Truly a Hunter who writes legends, Yu Suha. Just define the secret to success in one word for those aspiring Hunters! Share your wisdom with us!
Yu Suha let out a hollow laugh.
-If someone’s going to succeed just because I say one thing, then they’d succeed no matter what. Whether I give advice or not, what difference does it make?
-Still, please just one word!
-Ugh, you broadcast people really… Fine. A few words then.
Yu Suha scratched the back of her head. Her hair was long and jet black, parted down the middle and pulled back into a high ponytail with a rubber band. The dark strands swayed slightly as she moved.
-Anyone who’s meant to succeed will succeed anyway.
Yu Suha stared directly into the camera.
-But if you make it later, don’t you ever talk back to me. You’ll die.
-Pardon?
-That’s all. Don’t follow me, understood?
And that was truly the end of it. Yu Suha walked away alone, leaving the camera behind. The reporter, flustered, shouted “Yu Suha! Yu Suha! What did you mean by that last remark!” but was completely ignored.
I watched Yu Suha’s retreating back in silence.
“Sigh…….”
I was furious.
The reporter was the one who’d been dismissed, but somehow I felt as though I’d been the one ignored.
I was genuinely angry.
“If only I had just one decent Skill…….”
The reality was that I was an F-rank Hunter at the bottom of the barrel.
No interviews that set the internet on fire in real time.
No one cared about the smallest details of my private life.
And above all, I hadn’t succeeded through my own strength, become a millionaire…….
Success was a distant world from mine.
“I want to succeed… I want an S-rank Skill too……. Man, it’s not just about the money, I just want to succeed. If Yu Suha’s Skill were mine, how amazing would that be……?”
Anyone watching me right now would think I was insane.
Muttering to myself, laying my desires bare like this.
But I’m alone in my Single Room, so this is what I do. Muttering away in a place where no one hears me—that was my stress relief.
It’s hideously pathetic, but so what?
At least I’m not causing a scene outside and bothering everyone else.
After all, no one’s listening anyway.
“…huh?”
But my assumption turned out to be wrong.
As if someone had heard my words, a brilliant golden light suddenly sparkled and spread before my eyes.
“Wait… surely not?”
A scene I’d only ever watched in videos. Something I’d replayed hundreds, thousands of times, hitting that button every morning when I woke. A sight I’d watched so often it had burned away all my jealousy.
It was the light that appeared when a Hunter awakened a Skill.
“Golden!”
That distinctive golden luminescence that only emerged when an S-rank Skill or higher appeared!
My heart hammered wildly in my chest.
Soon the golden radiance converged into a single point, taking on the form of a card.
[An Envy so rare and hideous it defies comparison!]
[The Tower, astounded by your revolting jealousy, grants you a Skill.]
Huh?
Something felt different about this Skill Awakening message compared to what I’d heard about…
Usually when a Hunter awakened a Skill, supposedly you’d hear something magnificent like “The Tower is moved by your resolve,” or “The Tower rewards your diligent cultivation,” or “The Tower commends your achievements.”
But being shocked by my revolting jealousy and grudgingly granting me a Skill?
It sounded almost like charity—as if the Tower were saying, “Here, eat this.”
‘No, wait. I got an S-rank Skill. Who cares about the tone?’
There was an inexplicable unease, but I pushed it aside.
I’d waited so long for this moment. There was no reason to summon omens now.
[Creating Skill Card.]
Blast!
Light erupted one final time, and a golden card materialized.
My trembling fingers reached out and grasped it.
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[I Want to Be Like You]
Rank: S+
Effect: Activates automatically upon death to an enemy. Copies one Skill from the enemy who killed you and makes it your own. The same opponent cannot be copied twice. Which Skill is copied is determined at random.
※However, you will die!
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“O-oh! Oh, oh… oh… wait?”
As time seemed to stretch, my voice grew strange and hollow.
I blinked.
“Huh?”
For a moment I thought I’d misread something.
Slowly, carefully, I read the sentence at the very bottom of the card again.
※However, you will die!
It really did say that.
This S-rank Skill would kill me if I used it.
“…….”
I stared at the card blankly.
Wind drifted through the window, rustling the scraps of newspaper plastered across my Single Room’s walls. After a long silence, a scream tore through the room.
“Damn it, what is this?! How am I supposed to use a Skill like this?!”
That day, I had obtained a Skill for the ages.
An utterly useless Skill for the ages.
SSS-rank I Must Die to Live Hunter (Serialized)
Author │ Shin Noa
Publisher │ Kim Ju-hyung
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ⓒ Shin Noa 2019
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