The Returned Hunter Has Awakened to a Hidden Class - Chapter 118
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Chapter 118
Peace, Unease
The shockwave reached far into the distance.
It reached all the way to Artemis’ Walls, creating small cracks.
That power was still continuing to spread even now.
Dust covers the sky.
The ground trembles.
At the center of it all.
Park Min-soo slowly stood up.
The「Judgment Sword Victorius」was still held in his hand.
“I, I actually blocked hyung’s attack!!!”
Park Min-soo’s voice trembled.
As if he couldn’t believe it.
As if it didn’t feel real.
“Uooooooooo! Long live the Goddess!”
In an instant, euphoria exploded.
His attack had reached Kim Jun.
He had blocked Kim Jun’s attack.
How many times had he been pushed back until now.
How many times had he felt like he was falling behind.
But now, at this very moment.
They had fought on the same level.
‘He’s excited.’
Kim Jun looked at him.
Of course, he had reduced his power to about half of half.
Even so, the fact that Park Min-soo had withstood that attack.
‘Impressive, though.’
It was truly an impressive achievement.
“Congratulations.”
“Hyung-nim.”
Park Min-soo lowered his voice and looked at Kim Jun deeply, then said.
“This younger brother will live his entire life trusting only hyung-nim.”
“What are you saying.”
He was saying embarrassing things.
“Do you like it?”
“Very much. Completely. Holy satisfied.”
It seemed Park Min-soo was quite pleased with his class.
“Oh, by the way.”
Park Min-soo brought something up.
“What is it.”
“Take a look at this.”
Park Min-soo showed him his status window.
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[Class Information] : Holy Knight
[Description] : A true hexagonal class armed with solid stamina and defense, supporter abilities, and decent attack power
[Special] :
– The higher your faith toward the Goddess, the stronger your「Blessing」series skills become!
– The higher your indignation toward the Goddess’s enemies, the stronger your「Judgment」series skills become!
[Current Faith Level] : 4/100
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“Hmm…”
“How is it, do you understand the mechanism?”
Thinking back to the sparring match just now.
Golden energy surrounded Park Min-soo.
Blue light emanated from Park Min-soo.
The golden one seemed specialized for protection.
The blue color seemed to be a wavelength related to attacks.
So then.
“It seems like when faith increases, the「Protection」series skills that showed golden wavelengths get strengthened.”
“Hmm. That makes sense, but…”
Park Min-soo’s gaze turned downward.
“What does ‘enemy of the Goddess’ mean?”
“I’m not sure about that either.”
Though he didn’t know exactly what being an enemy of the Goddess referred to.
It meant that the more he achieved that condition, the more Park Min-soo’s attack skill from the「Judgment」series that emitted blue light would be strengthened.
“We’ll figure it out gradually. It hasn’t even been a day yet.”
“That’s true. Then shall we go have a drink for the first time in a while?”
Kim Jun also needed rest at the moment.
He had cleared Hell beyond the 50th floor.
Killed Han Seo-jin.
And worked until now to unlock Park Min-soo’s hidden class.
“Sounds good.”
It would be fine to rest for a moment.
*
“Meong meong~”
He didn’t know how long he had slept, but sunlight was coming through the window.
Meong Meong had woken up.
It seemed like she had gotten enough sleep for the first time in a while.
“Mm. That tickles.”
Meong Meong’s white whiskers were tickling Kim Jun’s cheek.
Kim Jun, who had just woken up, rubbed his eyes.
Meong Meong stretched her body with a pleased expression.
Just like a cat stretching.
“Meong~”
Then she began pressing down on Kim Jun’s stomach.
Press-press-
With soft paws, repeatedly.
“Did you sleep well?”
He looked at Meong Meong’s small face.
“Meong~”
Meong Meong seemed to answer with her cry.
What exactly was this thing called a pet.
Kim Jun thought while looking at Meong Meong.
This pet that belonged to the system dimension was different from ordinary animals in many ways.
Physical attacks from monsters didn’t work on her.
She could freely attach herself to her owner’s body.
And if she wanted, she could disappear.
‘What will happen to you.’
He thought while stroking Meong Meong.
When the Tower is completely finished.
If he manages to prevent Earth’s downfall.
So if the Tower disappears.
Will you, who are part of the Tower’s system, also disappear.
Such thoughts naturally came to mind.
But that was something for the far future.
Now wasn’t the time to think about such things.
Just the thought that things would work out somehow.
He decided to think such vague thoughts.
Right now, there were too many things to do.
“Meong!”
Meong Meong suddenly started crying.
Tang tang tang tang-
While banging on his food bowl.
“Ah, are you hungry?”
Kim Jun got up from the bed to get him food.
But.
“Huk!”
He realized there was no food.
He had definitely prepared plenty from the Pet Farm.
But it was already all gone.
‘Quite some time has passed.’
Kim Jun slowly got up from the bed.
He began putting on his clothes.
“Meong, meong…”
Meong Meong was still banging on his food bowl.
But soon he got tired and lay down next to the bowl.
As if protesting.
He curled his black body into a round ball.
Even wrapping his tail around himself.
“It’ll be quick.”
Kim Jun finished getting dressed and looked at Meong Meong.
Meong Meong glanced at Kim Jun.
That annoyed expression was amusing.
“What’s with that expression.”
Kim Jun smiled while looking at Meong Meong.
Meong Meong closed his eyes again.
But soon.
Ttalgeudak ttalgeudak-
His small paws tapped the floor.
His ears also perked up.
“Let’s go, Meong Meong. To get food.”
Kim Jun reached out his hand.
“Meong!”
As if understanding Kim Jun’s words, Meong Meong jumped up.
The exhausted appearance from just moments ago had disappeared.
He pushed away Kim Jun’s hand as if ‘heading’ it.
Then quickly moved to climb onto his shoulder.
“That’s right.”
“Myaang~”
Meong Meong crouched down on his shoulder.
Like a cat preparing to hunt.
The two slowly opened the door and went outside.
They headed toward the Pet Farm.
*
Past the North Gate of Artemis, walking for about 20 minutes brings you to this place.
Although if he spread his wings and flew quickly, it would take less than a minute.
“The weather’s nice today.”
Today, for some reason, he felt like walking.
Kim Jun walked slowly.
Meong Meong looked around from his shoulder.
The black fur swayed whenever the wind blew.
They passed through the grassland.
The grass had grown up to waist height.
They pushed through it.
Meong Meong sniffed the scent of grass in the field.
Its nose twitched.
Sometimes it spotted small insects flying around.
Meong Meong’s eyes followed them.
Its hunting instincts seemed to awaken.
But since it was perched on a shoulder, all it could do was follow them with its eyes.
Its tail drooped as if frustrated.
“We’ll arrive soon. Just bear with it a little longer.”
Kim Jun stroked Meong Meong’s head.
They continued along the stone path.
The sky was clear.
Sunlight shone down warmly.
On days like this, he wanted to forget about battles and conquests for a while.
Meong Meong perked up again.
It moved its body left and right on his shoulder.
As if patrolling the surroundings.
And soon.
A place with a sign reading [Pet Ranch] came into view.
A ranch situated in the middle of a vast grassland.
Wooden fences, several small houses.
And a large building at the center.
“Welcome!”
As soon as he opened the door, the Coachman greeted him.
He wore a green apron and held a feed bag in his hands.
“Hello.”
Kim Jun offered a greeting.
The Coachman welcomed him with a bright smile.
But the next moment.
“Is this your first time at the ranch?”
“Hm… yes?”
It was strange.
“…Huh? Is this your first time at a ranch…?”
The ranch owner reconsiders his question.
As if checking to see if he had missed something.
I’m flustered.
Why did that man react like that?
I think this is the first time I’ve seen this customer.
But Kim Jun’s reaction was clearly a signal that something was off.
“Um… don’t you remember?”
Kim Jun asked.
“Um… this is our first time meeting…”
The ranch owner answered honestly.
He tilts his head.
He’s certain he’s never seen this customer before.
Why was that man speaking as if he knew him?
It was confusing.
And what was confusing was.
‘What’s this?’
Kim Jun felt the same way.
Was he someone with really bad memory?
It was only about 3 weeks ago when he visited this place and adopted a total of 5 pets including his companions’ pets.
He had definitely talked with the coachman back then too.
Or did that many customers really come in?
‘No. That can’t be right.’
The hunters who had arrived at Artemis so far numbered roughly around 100.
Most of them had no means to purchase such high-grade pets as they spent money on equipment, skills, and enhancements.
‘Besides, I should be the first person to visit.’
He didn’t know how many regions the Tower was established in or how many there were.
But at least in Korea’s Tower, Kim Jun should have been the first to visit this place.
He had been the first to break through every staircase so far and monopolized the corresponding rewards.
“Do you really not remember me?”
Kim Jun asked again.
“Uh… this is really the first time I’m seeing you… hahaha…”
The coachman said with an apologetic expression.
He showed effort to remember, but clearly didn’t know.
It wasn’t a lie.
His heartbeat, the trembling of his pupils, everything was telling the truth.
‘He really doesn’t know me?’
Of course, the fact that he didn’t remember him might not be a big deal.
He was just a customer who came to buy feed, and that person was just the coachman.
But what was this inexplicable sense of unease?
That feeling as if something was missing.
“Ah… where did we meet?”
The coachman asked in confusion.
Very apologetically.
“I visited about 3 weeks ago. I adopted 5 pets.”
Kim Jun explained calmly.
The coachman’s face became complicated.
He really seemed unable to remember.
‘It wasn’t a conversation he wouldn’t remember though?’
Back then, the coachman had definitely given him various advice.
Items needed for baby pets, breeding methods, and so on.
“What should I do. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t remember. And about 3 weeks ago, I hadn’t opened the ranch yet…”
Was he a twin?
Was there another person?
Someone who looked similar.
‘No.’
Even before his regression, this ranch’s owner was alone.
He didn’t know in more detail since there was no particular reason to meet more or have conversations.
This ranch was always a place managed by this owner alone.
“Hmm…”
“Haha…”
“Hmm…”
Silence flowed.
He could have just ignored it.
But why couldn’t he ignore it?
This unknown feeling, like he was missing something.
What could this feeling be?
“Ah, excuse me.”
“It’s fine!”
He felt sorry for revealing himself lost in deep thought.
Kim Jun offered an apology.
The ranch owner smiled, saying it was okay.
In the end, Kim Jun bought food for Meong Meong and his companions’ pets before leaving the ranch.
“This is strange.”
He muttered even while walking.
“Meow.”
Meong Meong meowed from his shoulder as if responding.
“Right. It’s strange, isn’t it?”
“Meow~”
Even while walking through the grassland, Kim Jun continued thinking about the owner.
Her words about not opening three weeks ago.
‘It’s not like I was talking to a ghost.’
There were certainly many differences between before his regression and this cycle.
Some things could be ignored.
But there were also major ones that seemed like interference from something, whether it was the Administrator or whatever.
Like the prank played on the「Antidote」in the Zombie Apocalypse staircase.
‘But why go to such lengths? It’s not even interfering, just erasing a resident’s memory?’
There were various other things too.
Like the staircase structure being slightly different, or boss monster placements being different.
Or Quest contents being subtly different.
He couldn’t track all of those things individually.
There were too many.
But this ranch owner’s case was different.
She definitely existed in the first cycle, and he met her in this cycle too.
“…Should we go for now?”
Kim Jun scratched his head and muttered.
It didn’t seem like thinking about it more would yield an answer.
“Meong!”
Either way.
Since it was something he couldn’t figure out right now.
It was time to rest more and focus on growth again.
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