The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 10

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 10

“Haah, this is driving me crazy….”

Ean, who had received special orders from Jinseong, was naturally working overtime again today.

Since Jinseong, his roommate and boss, had told him not to even think about coming home until he found that Hunter, Ean was handling everything—sleep and showers—at the office.

Empty energy drink cans were scattered messily across his desk.

“Where the hell did they go…. Did they disappear into the sky or sink into the ground…. Wait, are they even a real person….”

Dark circles stretched long beneath Ean’s eyes as he stared at the monitor.

However, Ean wasn’t the only one in such a disheveled state.

Most of the Association President’s Office staff and Hunter Association employees were all being forced to work overtime.

People from 22 countries who fell into Maze Gates and their families were all looking to Seoul for help.

But what if it was revealed that the real Hunter who conquered the Seoul Gate was currently missing and even their identity was unclear?

The entire world would fall into chaos and Korea could become a traitor to the whole world.

“This is really maddening….”

Everyone understood the importance, which is why they were all working overtime until this late hour, yet the mysterious Hunter hadn’t revealed even a single strand of hair.

Even after checking all materials—CCTV, news footage, internet broadcasts, dashcams, witness testimonies—the woman’s appearance was nowhere to be found.

“If we can’t find her today either… how badly are we really going to get screwed… I’m sick of being cursed at in every language….”

What’s worse, representatives and guild leaders from each country were currently gathered in the main meeting room, clamoring for solutions.

If they brought up Gangjinseong Hunter’s poor condition and maintenance time again today, they’d get sharp criticism for making a mockery of the entire world.

“There’s a limit to how long we can stall by saying Hunter Gang is taking maintenance time….”

Just then, a colleague at the next desk, who had overheard Ean’s muttering, spoke up with a haggard face.

Slurrrp—. The employee sucked down iced coffee until their cheeks hollowed, then spun around and around in their chair in a dazed state.

“Yeah… there’s no way to stay sane….”

Ean spun his colleague’s chair even harder, then accessed the Hunter Community he managed.

He had already read through all the posts twice, but there was still a part he hadn’t read yet.

Specifically, the data that had been deleted by authors or removed due to operational policies.

If he restored that data too, he might have to read through hundreds of thousands of posts, but well, what choice did he have.

“…Got to do it.”

Ean chugged down an energy drink and fixed his eyes on the screen again.

Then he started reading from the post with the highest view count.

“…Huh?”

They predicted a Gate? Is that even possible? Something even Gangjinseong can’t do?

Ean enlarged the photo attached to the post.

Long straight hair tied up high, hidden under a hat, tall and thin build.

‘Could it be…?’

If they’re capable enough to conquer a Maze Gate in one go, they might have incredible skills to predict Gates too?

Ean shot up from his seat and shouted.

“Time to end this overtime!!!”

* * *

After seeing Nara off, I immediately prepared to go out.

“Mimi, I’m going to Seong Hospital.”

“This early in the morning? You don’t need anxiety medication anymore, so why the hospital?”

“I want to tell Professor Seong about that. He’s worked so hard developing medicine for me all this time.”

“That devoted human, you mean.”

As Mimi said, Professor Seong was someone who suited the modifier “devoted” perfectly.

He was my benefactor who had taken care of me wholeheartedly for years, even though I wasn’t a Hunter and had no money.

Without him, I probably would have….

“I also want to ask if there are any suitable candidates for part-time work. All domestic and international mana addiction patients go through Professor Seong.”

The most attractive part of the employment contract was undoubtedly mana addiction relief.

It was an ability that didn’t exist in the world, and one that every Hunter would want.

If I presented this contract to a Hunter suffering from addiction? They wouldn’t be able to refuse easily.

No, if it was a Hunter with severe symptoms, they might cling to me saying I could make them do anything.

Now, 20 years after Gates first appeared, the world was overflowing with Hunters who had retired or suffered major aftereffects due to mana addiction.

If I could treat multiple people with this ability instead of just one person, humanity might conquer the Gates.

That’s how confident I was that this employment contract I possessed held tremendous power.

I carefully tucked the employment contract into my jacket and hurried toward Seong Hospital.

Even at this moment, the time limit was decreasing.

There was no time to be leisurely.

* * *

Ean, who had stayed up all night, hurriedly drove to Seong Hospital.

He had heard that Jinseong had turned the meeting room into chaos before going to the hospital for treatment.

Ean frantically drove and arrived at the hospital.

“Hey! How can you park your car here!”

“Sorry! I’m really in a hurry!”

Ean, who had carelessly parked at the main entrance of Seong Hospital, ran without looking back.

The parking attendant chased after him, but he couldn’t stop.

Right now, he held in his hands a single photo that the fate of the world depended on.

He had to show this photo to Jinseong as quickly as possible, even one second sooner.

“Huff, huff.”

Ean, who had run all the way to the hospital director’s research lab in one breath, spotted Jinseong sitting in a chair waiting.

“Hyung! Hyung!”

Ean shouted so loudly that the corridor echoed.

At that boisterous voice, Jinseong had no choice but to turn his head.

“Ean?”

Judging by his expression, it seemed he had accomplished the task he’d been given.

He wasn’t the type to make such a fuss otherwise.

Jinseong uncrossed his legs and leisurely stood up from his seat.

“This! Look at this! Is this the woman?”

Ean, breathing heavily, thrust his phone right in front of Jinseong’s nose.

Jinseong took the phone and checked the woman on the screen.

Tall and thin build, long straight hair tied in a ponytail.

Jinseong immediately recognized that this woman was the Hunter he had seen inside the Gate.

The silhouette that had been hazily flickering in his mind suddenly became crystal clear.

“….”

At the same time, the suspicion that had been following him since he exited the Gate turned into certainty.

Jinseong’s previously calm heartbeat began to falter.

“Hyung?”

When Jinseong didn’t respond, the anxious Ean stamped his feet and asked.

“Is it her? Is this the woman? Huh? Or not?”

“…What about her identity?”

Hearing Jinseong’s voice, Ean’s expression became indescribably bright.

I found her correctly! I did it!

Ean couldn’t hide his rising smile and nodded his head up and down vigorously.

“I confirmed it.”

Ean looked around, then whispered in a very small voice.

“Name is Yebichnna, 26 years old, operating a store in Mapo-gu…”

At that moment, the hospital director’s research room door opened.

The two men standing in front naturally stopped talking and looked in that direction.

“Miss Yebichnna, thank you for the mist gift.”

Through the open door, the Seong Hospital director appeared, followed by a woman with long brown hair tied up in a ponytail.

Tall and slender build…

“Yes, Yebichnna…?”

Ean muttered that name with a dazed expression.

At that, Yebichnna and the hospital director turned their heads to look at Ean and Jinseong.

The moment the four of them faced each other, silence fell.

It was the hospital director, Seonghira, who broke that silence.

“Oh my? Mr. Jinseong, you came earlier than your appointment time?”

“…”

“Mr. Jinseong?”

The hospital director tilted her head. Even with her question, Jinseong looked like someone entranced by something.

Following Jinseong’s gaze as he stared blankly somewhere, there was Yebichnna.

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