The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop Is Ranked 0th in the World - Chapter 47

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The Owner of the Healing Therapy Shop is World Rank 0

Chapter 47

Anchorage, Alaska Tundra.

The massive Gate entrance blocking their view was spewing blue cold air as if it would devour the world at any moment.

Above the Gate that seemed overwhelming just to look at, bright red letters floated.

[17:08:03]

The Gate itself was displaying the remaining time limit.

As if warning that the Gate would soon explode.

Jinseong was preparing to enter, adjusting his winter gear and equipment in front of it.

Then, a man approached from behind with dozens of bodyguards and hunters.

It was Edward Bradley, the strongest in the United States, no, the world’s strongest who had never once fallen from the throne of world rank 1 for the past few years.

Befitting someone with overwhelming magical power, his mere approach made people’s hearts grow cold.

He extended his hand to Jinseong first with a gentlemanly smile.

-Nice to meet you, Korea’s Hunter Gangjinseong. You’re much more handsome in person.

Edward’s blue eyes gently swept over Jinseong.

Jinseong put on a translation item in his ear and grasped his hand.

“Hello.”

-I’ve been watching your hard work from afar. Though late, I’m truly grateful that you came all the way to the United States.

Edward’s voice carried dignity, but Jinseong didn’t miss the sharp magical waves hidden beneath.

The U.S. government had deliberately not deployed Edward to Gates, fearing they might lose their greatest asset.

If Edward disappeared in this place where countless high-ranking hunters had already vanished, it was clear that America’s national defense would be greatly shaken.

But with Jinseong joining, the deployment of Edward, called the ‘Ice Mage,’ was finally decided.

Some criticized it as cowardly and shameless, but there were also reactions that it was a wise choice.

-If I, with ice attributes, accompany you, it will be a great asset.

Jinseong responded to Edward’s proposal with a short nod instead of words.

Having experienced the commotion caused by Feng Hao in China, Jinseong didn’t want to cause trouble and waste time.

He just wanted to close this Gate quickly and return to Korea.

Just as Jinseong was about to make final adjustments to his items, an unwelcome guest appeared, leaving footprints on the cold tundra.

They were WHP agents in black coats.

Unlike in Korea, WHP’s high-ranking investigative agents had stepped forward.

-Hunter Gangjinseong, once the Gate conquest is over, you really must cooperate with the investigation this time. We demand detailed statements about the investigation of rankers including Adam who couldn’t return, and the internal situation of the Gate.

Jinseong’s eyes grew coldly sunken.

Edward, who had been listening nearby, let out a scoff as if incredulous and stepped forward.

-Hey, are you in your right mind? What kind of rudeness is this to a benefactor who came to risk his life to prevent a global disaster?

-This has nothing to do with Hunter Edward.

-You know those rankers died because of the monsters and environment inside the Gate, not because Hunter Gang killed them, right?

-Hunter Edward, please step back. This is a legal procedure under international law.

Hunter Edward’s neck veins bulged.

-If he intended to kill the rankers, why would he go in to close the Gate? If he just left it alone, they’d all die anyway!

The agent responded coldly without being swayed by Edward’s anger.

-Couldn’t it be a scheme to monopolize the various benefits and rewards offered by each country? Besides, isn’t it suspicious that he insists on solo play even in this situation? As if trying to make sure no one knows what happens inside.

When Edward couldn’t contain himself and tried to step toward the agent, Jinseong quietly placed his hand on his shoulder.

“It’s fine.”

Jinseong shifted his gaze toward the agent. His emotionally dry eyes seemed to pierce through the agent’s heart.

“Be grateful your homeland doesn’t disappear today.”

Leaving behind a cold warning, Jinseong brushed past the agent’s shoulder and headed straight for the Gate entrance without hesitation.

Edward, who had been watching that retreating figure, completely erased the angry expression he’d had until just moments ago. A strange and bloody smile briefly crossed his lips.

Edward put on a benevolent face again as if nothing had happened and followed behind Jinseong.

As the two disappeared into the Gate, the agents adjusted the tellers plugged into their ears. Their tellers were the final finished products, not the testers sent to Japan and other countries.

In fact, Edward had secretly brought in spare tellers without Jinseong’s knowledge.

Along with crackling noise, Jinseong and Edward’s breathing began transmitting in real time.

The external agents could now eavesdrop on all conversations and sounds inside the Gate in real time through Edward.

The agent who plopped down in a chair pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket.

[Suspect: Gangjinseong.

Charges: International hunter murder and multiple violations of international law. Arrest warrant issued]

After roughly reading the text written on the document, the agent smiled and looked at the rippling Gate entrance.

Inside the Gate, a desperate battle for humanity, and outside the Gate, a massive conspiracy to frame a hero as a criminal began turning like interlocked gears.

* * *

After Senior entered the Gate, I stared at the status window for a while.

Wondering if Senior’s mana poisoning progression was okay, if any warning about the part-timer’s life being in danger would appear.

Even though he had safely entered the Gate, I was anxious that something might happen.

“Stay still for a moment. You’re being restless.”

Mimi told me to calm down several times seeing me like this, but how could that be easy?

I had a mountain of worries – whether Senior would get hurt again, whether he would exceed the time limit, and so on.

As I wandered around the store, I raised my hands and lightly slapped both cheeks.

“Phew, let’s do more work instead of this.”

Nothing was more effective for organizing a complicated mind than working. To prevent more random thoughts from arising, I entered the workspace.

As the subtle herb fragrance brushed my nose, I finally felt my turbulent heart calm down a little.

I opened the stat window.

I was thinking of using the 2 stat points I had received as a Quest reward earlier.

Since my class would level up soon when Senior conquered the Gate, it seemed good to raise stats beforehand.

“Current stats are Vision 1 point, Touch 2 points…”

The remaining sensory stats were Hearing, Smell, and Taste.

Between investing 1 point each or investing 2 points in one stat, I chose the former.

“It’s important which stat to invest in.”

After thinking for a moment, I moved my finger to select the ‘Smell’ tab.

Because it seemed like the sense most related to me, running a Healing Therapy Shop and selling fragrance-related items and services.

^[Investing 1 point in ‘Smell’ stat.]^

^[Smell Lv.1 achieved! New skill ‘Wave of Recovery’ has been unlocked.]^

“Wave of Recovery…?”

What kind of skill is this?

I selected the skill’s description window with a trembling heart, and the moment I read that description window, I froze in place.

^[Smell Lv.1: Wave of Recovery – A trigger skill that uses fragrance particles infiltrated through breathing to stimulate the entire body’s neural network and mana pathways, forcibly restarting body systems stopped by mana poisoning.

Applied Effects: Inducing biological responses in comatose subjects, inducing mana circuit circulation

Item Form: Highly concentrated fragrant essence (can be applied to flowers, handkerchiefs, etc.)]^

“Inducing biological responses in comatose and fully paralyzed subjects…”

A short sigh flowed between my lips. My fingertips stiffened as I read through the description, then trembled finely.

The moment I saw this skill, one person’s face came to mind.

That person who became a vegetable from excessive Gate conquest and couldn’t wake up for 3 years.

He was Korea’s lost S-rank hunter, Seondonguk.

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