The Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial - Chapter 316
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Chick Class Hunter is Being Filial! Episode 316
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Jin Siwon hurriedly entered the Awakener Management Bureau Headquarters.
– I urgently need your power, could you come over here?
It was because of a summons from Go Gang, the Awakener Management Bureau Director.
Knock knock.
When Jin Siwon gave a formal knock and entered, the first thing he saw was On Jurim turning around to look back.
“You’re here. Now we can begin.”
Awakener Management Bureau Director Go Gang.
“Ah, Team Leader Jin Siwon. It’s been a while.”
Behind him, the Minister of Public Administration and Security extended his hand in greeting.
“Hello.”
It had indeed been a long time since he hadn’t seen him at all since his naturalization.
Only after he greeted the Association President and several State Council Members in succession did Go Gang call Jin Siwon.
“Come over here.”
“Yes.”
Jin Siwon moved to the center of the Monitor Room following Go Gang’s call.
Beyond the glass, Professor Kim was in the process of attaching a lie detector to someone.
When Jin Siwon turned his head to check the face of the man with the lie detector attached, Go Gang made a serious request.
“Team Leader Jin, let me tell you in advance that today’s matter is top secret.”
Top secret? Jin Siwon turned his gaze beyond Go Gang who was speaking.
Just then, Professor Kim, who had been blocking the man’s face, stepped aside.
“…!”
At the fully revealed face of the man, words leaked from Jin Siwon’s mouth like a groan.
“Hunter On Ijo…?”
He resembled On Jurim but had a gentle impression.
The two cheeks with dimples that appeared when he smiled were unmistakable.
His hyung who had climbed the Tower together with On Jurim.
The hero who disappeared along with the 100th Floor.
It was On Ijo.
He looked at On Jurim with trembling eyes as if seeking confirmation whether it was really On Ijo.
“….”
But when On Jurim lowered his eyes and crossed his arms, Go Gang answered in his place.
“From now on, I’d like you to find that out for us.”
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On Ijo moved his fingers with light taps.
Following his movement, the sensor of the lie detector attached to his fingertips tapped against the armrest of the chair.
“It’s a lie detector.”
On Ijo spoke with an unimpressed tone, but Professor Kim, feeling guilty for no reason, spoke as if making an excuse.
“It’s just a formality that you’re wearing it. Don’t be nervous and answer comfortably.”
“Ahaha, a formality. Hmm.”
On Ijo nodded in understanding. Having been bothered by procedures and formalities himself, he would know well that there was no point in protesting to Professor Kim about it.
Uncharacteristically, Professor Kim sat across from On Ijo in a tense state.
The hero, On Ijo—who on Earth could not be conscious of him?
He glanced once at the brightly smiling On Ijo before beginning his questioning.
“Let me first confirm your name.”
“It’s On Ijo.”
Professor Kim checked the graph and continued with his questions.
“What is your age?”
At that question, On Ijo hesitated for a moment and calculated.
“This year… I’m 30.”
“Are the walls here cement-colored?”
“That’s right.”
A lie detector determines what physiological differences a subject shows when they’re nervous or lying.
Therefore, a clear baseline had to be established, and several trivial questions followed to set the baseline.
Professor Kim, who had been asking about the color of his glasses and today’s weather while checking the graph, wiped away sweat and readjusted his grip on the question sheet.
The baseline had been confirmed.
Was he really On Ijo?
Professor Kim stared at On Ijo with sharp eyes.
On Ijo looked completely untroubled. It was he himself who was extremely nervous instead.
He moistened his dry lips and asked.
“Is your claim that you have no memory from after the strategy until now true?”
“It’s true.”
After On Ijo appeared, all sectors went into emergency mode.
It had already been 6 years since On Ijo conquered the Tower.
What on earth had he been doing and where during all that time?
But On Ijo remained silent, claiming he had no memory of that period.
His brother and father testified that the man before them was indeed ‘On Ijo,’ but the government needed a definitive answer about whether he was ‘really On Ijo.’
Also, to clarify what had happened during that time.
Today’s session was for that purpose.
“How did you know that On Gru was your biological daughter?”
“Hmm… The first thing I did after becoming aware of myself was to look for Gru’s Mom. I didn’t even know there was a child then. In that process, I met a famous Problem Solver, and through that, I came to know about Gru.”
Professor Kim’s fingertips trembled slightly.
If he really was On Ijo.
Right now, depending on his answer, the entire world would be turned upside down.
“What kind of place was the 100th Floor?”
On Ijo wore a deep smile.
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“Everything is true.”
Jin Siwon, who was sitting in a chair in the Monitor Room observing On Ijo, said.
It was just when On Ijo had answered that it was true he had no memory.
“So he really has no memory.”
“Then that means he has no idea where he’s been or what he’s been doing all this time before appearing now.”
“How could such a thing happen…”
“It must be because of what happened on the 100th Floor…”
Murmuring voices could be heard.
Jin Siwon let those sounds flow past him as he focused on On Ijo.
On Jurim, who stood beside him with his arms crossed, was the same.
Jin Siwon deliberately avoided looking at the people. Everyone’s thoughts were so chaotic that it was enough to make his head complicated.
Right now, his Mind Reading Skill had to focus on On Ijo alone.
‘So he conquered the 100th Floor but has no memory at all until now, which is why he couldn’t return?’
His skill was ‘Valet’s Whisper (SSS)’.
Unless someone could break through an SSS-rank skill, everything On Ijo said would be the truth.
It was when Jin Siwon was pressing his suddenly tired eyes.
“What kind of place was the 100th Floor?”
Along with the question came a sudden silence.
When the question about the 100th Floor was heard, everyone held their breath.
“Well. Should I start by stating how many times I’ve talked about the 100th Floor?”
On Ijo shrugged his shoulders as if bored.
It was a reaction showing he was tired of having testified about the 100th Floor so many times already.
Professor Kim said in a flustered manner.
“I know it’s troublesome, but please tell us again.”
“Hmm…”
On Ijo didn’t answer for a long while, maintaining his smile.
Inside the Monitor Room felt as if it had frozen.
“The 100th Floor-”
Gulp.
The sound of someone swallowing could be heard loudly.
In the silence, On Ijo spread both hands and showed them. Then he waved his empty hands and said.
“There was ab-solutely nothing.”
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On Ijo lowered his eyes and fell into thought.
The time when he had passed the 99th Floor and climbed to the 100th Floor was vivid in his mind.
The 100th Floor was truly a space with nothing at all.
The space itself couldn’t even be considered to exist, truly ‘nothingness’.
In that dark space where he couldn’t distinguish up from down, he even felt confusion as if his existence was being annihilated.
The master of the 100th Floor, whom he had secretly feared, was nowhere to be seen there.
Only a single window appeared before his eyes.
“You are the being closest to a god among humanity of the current civilization. Do you agree to clear the Tower by permanently removing all your skills and abilities?”
At On Ijo’s words, Professor Kim’s eyes shook violently.
The people gathered in the Monitor Room were the same.
Even though they had heard this story several times already, they couldn’t believe it.
The being closest to a god among humanity had to give up his power.
What kind of mindset could have made that possible?
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