Episode 131
The United States was a hegemony in name and reality.
And it was also the strongest hunter powerhouse.
It was worth it.
The United States has been a country famous for its astronomical defense spending that no other country can match.
Therefore, no country has even come close to the defense power of the United States.
But now the United States is spending an astronomical amount of money every year to strengthen its hunter power.
That enormous amount of money was bound to lead to an increase in power.
In other countries, A-level hunters who were considered valuable were also crowded around with a bit of exaggeration.
This was the result of aggressive recruitment of hunters mainly from third world countries such as Africa and South America.
Great compensation, treatment, and the opportunity to become citizens of the most powerful nation, the United States, were temptations that were hard to refuse for hunters from underprivileged countries.
It wasn’t just Class A.
The known number of S-classes was well over ten, and there were many rumors that the number of S-classes hidden in mystery was also considerable.
“What he predicted has finally happened.”
It was a dark room.
It seemed like we couldn’t even see each other’s faces properly.
But the two men talking didn’t seem to care about that at all.
“You mean this gate?”
“That’s right.”
“A lot of people died. Is there any problem for us?”
“You don’t have to worry. Our country has made thorough preparations in advance.”
“Good. By the way, wasn’t the ‘enemy who could destroy the Earth’ defeated too easily? It wasn’t much different from what you expected. Or is it that Korea’s hunter power has become that much stronger?”
“We’ll have to investigate that a little more, but… I’ll tell you for now that there’s nothing wrong with the prediction. The one who defeated the ‘King’ must have been an extremely high-level archmage, that is, a special S-class. It’s a great stroke of luck for Korea.”
“Heaven’s luck… So that special S-level person is not a Korean hunter?”
“That is certain. However, we have not yet found out which country it belongs to. We will report back to you as soon as we find out.”
“Hmm, I understand. The government will not spare any support in the future, so continue to maintain the strongest fighting force and prepare for future events.”
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“I can’t believe you came here yourself.”
Lin Xue made a surprised face.
Standing in front of her was Chang Zhe Wayne, the director of the Chinese Intelligence Service.
“This is such an important matter that you should come in person.”
Wayne said with his characteristic expressionless face.
He approached with silent steps and sat down in front of Lin Xue.
The movement, which had no signs of being human, was reminiscent of a ghost.
“Well, you can figure it out.”
Lin Xue took out a cigarette with an expression of no interest.
“He’s a party to the case, but he doesn’t seem to be very interested.”
“Well, do I really have to care?”
“You look like someone who is preoccupied with something else.”
Wayne spoke softly in an emotionless voice.
His gaze did not miss the momentary pause of her hand trying to light a cigarette.
“Think whatever you want.”
Lin Xue lit a cigarette, took a drag, and then exhaled it over Wayne’s head.
Some of the cigarette smoke hit his face.
It was a situation that could have made him angry, but his expression did not change at all.
“Why did you appear in front of people with a bare face?”
“Because it’s annoying.”
“I understand. But is that really the reason?”
“What other reason could there be other than that?”
“Okay.”
He had an expression that made it impossible to read what he was thinking.
Even for a split second, he maintained his expressionless expression without any change.
He was a person who fit perfectly into the category of boring men that Lin Xue really hated.
She suddenly remembered the terrible journey of her companionship with Poachim, who was as silent as a mute, in the other world.
But in some ways, that man was even worse than Poachim.
“The Vice Chairman was furious. He asked why I was interfering in other people’s business.”
Vice Chairman Li Chang originally did not like Korea, but after the incident in which his son lost his life, he seemed to dislike it even more blatantly.
They felt that they had been diplomatically humiliated by a small country.
Perhaps, if this disaster had become bigger and caused enormous human and material damage to Korea, people would have applauded and loved it.
However, thanks to Lin Xue’s intervention, an even bigger disaster was averted.
After all, he was an awakened person belonging to China, so his stomach was boiling even more.
“I… that person thinks I’m a human butcher. Are you telling me to keep quiet after seeing something like that?”
Lin Xue said as if he was dumbfounded.
“I don’t agree with the vice president’s thoughts, but you did the right thing this time.”
“What’s the big deal about killing some bastards and taking an arm and an eye from the self-proclaimed king?”
“There are too many witnesses. Fortunately, I don’t seem to remember your face in detail.”
Certainly that was fortunate for her.
She was so distracted at the time that she didn’t even think about the witnesses.
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If he had been in a sane mind, he would have made people unconscious by using wide-range sleep magic.
But fortunately, people were not sane either.
In addition, the distance was far away, and the place was devastated by the man and her skills, and cloudy smoke filled the air.
Of course, among the prisoners who were advanced hunters, there were those who clearly remembered the situation.
However, they spoke vaguely on purpose, fearing that their testimony about her might harm Sihyeon.
“Okay then. What are you doing?”
“I’ll just say yes for now.”
“…As expected, you are a boring man.”
Lin Xue took one last puff of smoke from his cigarette and extinguished it by rubbing it into the ashtray.
“They say the difference between love and hate is just a sheet of paper. Devastating hatred does not come out without strong love.”
Wayne continued with his face still expressionless.
“What do you think?”
“What…is a guy like you also interested?”
Lin Shue calmly accepted the words.
There was a moment of silence as Wayne’s expressionless eyes met hers.
“No. That’s enough.”
Wayne stood up, breaking the silence.
“Other countries are also watching this incident closely. Many people are probably coming to Korea right now to seek information. Please be careful about your behavior.”
“I will do it.”
“I believe it.”
Wayne opened the door again and walked out without making a sound.
As the door closed, Lin Xue twisted his lips into a bitter smile.
“As expected of a boring man.”
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“ha….”
Sihyeon sighed.
He was currently discharged from the hospital.
Fortunately, the consumption of vitality at that time did not seem to affect health.
Still, because he had suffered so much, it seemed difficult to summon the spirit of the Sword Emperor in the future.
The reason he was in a hurry to leave the hospital was because of the reporters.
Reporters who learned that Sihyeon had regained consciousness flocked to the hospital to report.
At first, I thought it would just be a matter of responding to a few interviews.
However, that idea was soon completely overturned.
This was my first time realizing that there were so many broadcasting stations and newspaper companies in Korea.
And he didn’t know they would be this interested in him.
I was on the verge of becoming neurotic from the cameras pointing at me.
It seemed that only then did Sihyeon understand the feelings of popular celebrities.
I hoped that time would pass quickly and this incident would quiet down, but that still seemed like a distant hope.
Sihyeon felt like his family would get tired if he stayed here, so he quickly left the hospital and returned to Ganghwa Island.
I felt more at ease because if I worked at the detention center, reporters would not be able to come in for a while.
So, to the director who told me to take more rest, I expressed my intention to go to work as soon as possible.
It has now arrived tomorrow.
Even now, quite a few reporters were still camped outside the house, but Sihyeon ignored them.
I closed the windows tightly and pulled down all the curtains.
He thought he had done enough with the interview.
I couldn’t understand what was needed anymore.
He was a prison guard and just did his job.
I thought it would be better to go and interview the prisoners.
Now that I think about it, there was one thing that this unwanted fame helped me.
The popularity rose from slightly known to average.
Thanks to this, Poahim gave me another guard rod, and this time, instead of a skill, he greatly increased all abilities except magical power by 100.
Now, Class B was really just around the corner.
At B level, which is the standard for advanced hunters.
But there was one thing that stuck.
It was about magic power.
Suddenly a certain assumption occurred to me.
The assumption was that Poahim was a human being who was constitutionally unable to store magical energy in his body.
There was something like that in a martial arts novel I read during my school days.
It was about a warrior who, due to his constitution, did not accumulate any internal energy in his Danjeon, so he learned only external energy ignorantly.
As I thought about the mystery of magical power, I somehow remembered reading it.
However, could he really be a strong human if his magical power, the fundamental power that allows him to use all skills, was poor?
I couldn’t help but wonder that question.
Of course, there is no way I can answer that.
Because it’s just a guess.
If I were to meet Poachim again and ask him, I would be able to get a clear answer, but I have not yet met Poachim again since then.
“Prisoner! Prisoner Lee Si-hyeon!”
“Please come out and do an interview!”
I could hear reporters shouting outside.
It seemed like it wasn’t really boring.
If I forgot something, I called him that and made a lot of noise.
No matter what your job is, such behavior is a nuisance, a nuisance.
Sihyeon shook his head and took out earplugs.
This is something I used when studying for a promotion at the library, and it was helpful in this case.
Sihyeon put on earplugs and lay down on the bed.
I closed my eyes and thought about what the special detention center looked like.
It was completely ruined and I don’t know how much it could have been restored.
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Sihyeon jumped up early in the morning and headed to the special detention center.
This is because reporters were camped out in front of the parked car.
Of course, since he was an awakened person who was almost B-class, he could have easily passed through it if he wanted to.
However, if reporters are breached by force, there is no telling what kind of article will appear on the portal site right away.
Even if a bad article appears, it can be stressful for a while.
In that case, I felt better about running.
In fact, there were some employees who jogged to work every day for exercise.
After about 20 minutes, we arrived at the outer gate. There were reporters there too, but their numbers were small.
It was because I knew I couldn’t go in anyway.
Reporters there are also waiting to interview the employees.
This incident was certainly a major national incident, but it was also an incident that could never be disclosed transparently.
In particular, the government was completely blocking information about the man who resembled a human being rather than a monster that was assumed to have come out of the gate.
Witnesses were also strongly urged to keep quiet so that they could not speak indiscriminately.
Of course, there are bound to be stories that have already leaked out.
However, the government remained completely ignorant.
It was shocking and significant for such a being to pop out of the gate.
“How did you get here?”
Employees I had never seen before were guarding the outer gate.
I felt sad when I saw that.
Sihyeon took off his hat and mask.
“Huh!”
I could feel the staff being surprised.
He opened his eyes wide and immediately raised his hand in salute.
“hello!”
“hello.”
Sihyeon received a light greeting and walked into the outer gate.
Even though it hadn’t been that long, it felt like I had been gone for a very long time.
Numerous employees died.
He almost died and came back to life.
‘But he came back.’
Sihyeon, who stopped for a moment with eyes filled with sentimentality, started walking again.
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