Episode 38
If we delay by one day, more people may be sacrificed.
Perhaps they were hasty in their withdrawal, having lost some of their men after being raided at the bar.
That’s why Kang Jin-hyeok thought that he had to attack the Tyrant branch that was creating Alaune’s welcome today.
Fortunately, that opinion coincided with Titan.
Soon after, a car arrived in front of the house to pick up Kang Jin-hyeok.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who had been contacted in advance, packed his inventory and got into the car with Lucia.
Then, the Titan Hunter who was in charge of the driver asked with a question.
“Who is this person?”
The driver’s gaze was turned towards Lucia.
She had a suspicious look on her face at first glance, as she was wearing a mask to prevent any trouble.
Since it was a matter involving Alaune’s Welcome Party and the Tyrant Guild, it was natural to be suspicious of any outsiders in order to maintain confidentiality.
Kang Jin-hyeok answered in as calm a voice as possible to dispel the other person’s doubts.
“He’s a friend who helped me investigate this case. You don’t have to worry.”
“Then I wish you would at least show me your face.”
“I have a scar on my face, so I’m hiding it. It’s a bit much to show you… .”
As Kang Jin-hyeok and Lucia acted with eyes filled with excellence, the driver clicked his tongue and turned his head.
“I believe that since you are the one who reported the incident, you won’t be hit in the back of the head.”
The driver’s remark was something that Kang Jin-hyeok wanted to say back to Titan.
But I didn’t want to start arguing and fighting with each other, so I just swallowed it inside.
As soon as the conversation ended, the driver quickly drove out of the city.
Lucia grabbed Kang Jinhyuk’s sleeve, her eyes sparkling with excitement at the car she was riding in for the first time.
As he turned his head, Lucia whispered in a small voice.
“The horse-less carriage is really fast. Is this also moved by skill?”
“No, it moves with oil.”
“Oil? You mean like lard?”
Kang Jin-hyeok shook his head to indicate no, and was at a loss as to how to explain this.
If I were to explain everything about oil, I would worry whether this half-elf would even know about dinosaurs and fossils.
If I start explaining for no reason, wouldn’t it be better to go back all the way to the birth of the Earth?
Thinking about it that way, Kang Jin-hyeok thought it would be better to just gloss over it.
“There is something else besides that oil. I don’t know the details.”
“Tsk tsk, you don’t even know about this amazing carriage. You should learn a little and live.”
Kang Jin-hyeok was moved to tears when he heard Lucia’s words.
Of course, it’s true that I’ve had a hard time studying since high school.
It’s true that I couldn’t go to a decent university because of that.
Anyway, I was moved.
I can’t vent this feeling on Lucia, who I can’t communicate with very well.
Kang Jin-hyeok targeted the driver to find out what he was curious about.
“By the way, you managed to believe that what I said was true.”
“Are you talking about human trafficking?”
“Yes, you would normally think it was just a rumor, but you came all the way here to support me.”
“I am simply following the guild leader’s orders.”
The driver honestly didn’t want to get involved with Kang Jin-hyeok from a personal standpoint.
It was never a good thing to bring shame to the guild and send an A-class hunter to the hospital.
First of all, I don’t say anything because I know in my head that it was Titan who started the fight.
“I don’t think that’s the only reason.”
As Kang Jin-hyeok spoke in a questioning tone, the driver’s eyebrows twitched.
“Why do you think so?”
“I heard that the people who participated in this support volunteered.”
If you really disliked Kang Jin-hyeok and thought the information was unpalatable, you wouldn’t have applied.
Kang Jin-hyeok was certain that there must have been another reason for coming here.
The driver, whose true intentions had been revealed, shrugged his shoulders in surrender.
“Actually… I always thought that Tyrant would do something like human trafficking.”
If there is no fire, there will be no smoke.
Tyrant has always been a guild that has been on the edge of crossing the line, so it wasn’t surprising that something happened.
There are even rumors going around that a serial killer who recently killed only hunters from large guilds may actually be a hunter from Tyrant.
“I’ve always hated those guys, so I wanted to take care of them at least once.”
“I wanted to beat him up legally, that’s what you’re saying.”
“Yes.”
Since it was a guild that relied only on size, it was natural that it would be hated by other forces.
From Titan’s perspective, they really wanted to take care of it sooner if possible.
“If we make the human trafficking scene public, people will get beaten up and have nothing to say.”
The driver said with a laugh, as if he thought Tyrant would be dealt a one-sided blow.
But Kang Jin-hyeok’s thoughts were a little different.
What would those people who act without thinking about the consequences do when they are cornered?
‘It’s a head-on war, no matter what.’
Kang Jin-hyeok still had in mind the possibility he had thought of before.
“What if Tyrant comes out for revenge?”
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“What else can we do but fight?”
“Are you confident that you can win?”
“Honestly, it’s a bit difficult with just the current forces. But we also have some corners that we believe in.”
Kang Jin-hyeok became curious about the driver’s confident attitude.
“What is that?”
The driver smiled broadly at the question I asked just in case.
“One of the executives is said to be in contact with one of the S-class hunters.”
“Really? Who is that?”
“I can’t say that much. It’s a great service to even give you this much information.”
Even though they are moving towards the same goal, Kang Jin-hyeok is an outsider.
There was no reason to reveal the news of the Titan so openly to a hunter who might go to another guild.
Kang Jin-hyeok ate alone with regret.
They might recruit additional S-class hunters.
It was such a scoop that if a reporter had heard it, they would have rolled their eyes in shock.
Perhaps, the Three Kingdoms of the Hunter world may begin with Titan directly joining the power struggle between Altron and Tyrant.
‘By the way, I guess Seo Sang-ho didn’t tell the guild members about Alaune.’
It was clear that the driver, who had even told me the important fact that he was in contact with an S-class hunter, did not mention Alaune.
‘Why did you hide it from your guild members?’
I heard through Seo Sang-ho that the association had designated Alaune as confidential.
But that wasn’t a reason to hide it from the guild members.
The place they are planning to attack right now is the place where Alaune is being raised.
Kang Jin-hyeok couldn’t understand why they kept secret the fact that it would soon be revealed even if they tried to hide it.
However, he felt that there was no need to say with his own mouth what Seo Sang-ho had not revealed.
They may have their own circumstances, so there was no point in bothering them.
“We have arrived now.”
While Kang Jin-hyeok was lost in thought, the car arrived at its destination.
Looking around, I saw a dirt road without even asphalt and full of trees.
It seems that they chose a forest somewhat distant from the Tyrant branch as their gathering place so that the opponent would not find out.
Before getting out of the car, the driver gave Kang Jin-hyeok some advice.
“There are many people who don’t like you. It would be best if you could remain as quiet as possible.”
“Keep that in mind.”
Even without being told, Kang Jin-hyeok was aware that Titan did not welcome him with open arms.
Of course, I didn’t regret that point or anything.
These are authors who had no intention of becoming friends from the beginning, so what does it matter whether you hate them or not?
If it weren’t for Seo Sang-ho, Kang Jin-hyeok wouldn’t have moved with a large guild like Titan.
“… … .”
As he opened the car door and got out, as the driver had said, ominous gazes swept over Kang Jin-hyeok’s entire body.
Openly making a face or glaring at someone as if they were an enemy.
It was by no means a welcoming atmosphere.
Lucia, who got out of the car following him, noticed the atmosphere and snorted.
“What kind of trouble are you causing? Is this what the public sentiment is like?”
“What did I do? I just took the first step and countered it.”
Among the Titan Hunters, there was one who became particularly angry after hearing the conversation between Kang Jin-hyeok and Lucia.
The one who appeared with a fierce expression, as if he was about to draw out a weapon and swing it, was an A-class hunter who was friendly with ‘Andoyoon’.
It was ‘Baek Jin-woong’ who was famous for swinging a giant axe that was about 2 meters long.
“You mean, now it’s only our fault? Is that what you mean?”
Baek Jin-woong walked over to me, making a thumping sound with his large hands, as if to tell me to answer well.
Kang Jin-hyeok did not give in at all to the blatant threat that it would be better to be careful with his words.
“Usually, the one who starts the fight is at fault.”
“What the heck?!”
Baek Jin-woong didn’t like the way the C-class hunter dared to raise his head and confront him.
Baek Jin-woong, who thought that he had to make a clear distinction this time, clenched his fists tightly.
But before he could attack, someone appeared before his eyes.
The hunter who raised his hand to stop Baek Jin-woong’s actions was a familiar face to Kang Jin-hyeok.
“You shouldn’t fight while you’re working together.”
“Yes… … . I’m sorry.”
Baek Jin-woong, who had been like a wild beast, retreated, bowing down like a gentle lamb.
Even if he was an A-class hunter, he could not act rashly in front of Han Yeong-seok, a Titan executive.
Han Yeong-seok smiled politely and shook hands with Kang Jin-hyeok.
“I am Han Yeong-seok, in charge of this operation. I saw you at the last air raid. You may remember me.”
“I remember, but… … your impression has changed a lot.”
“Hahaha. I used to try to take advantage of the guild’s interests, but I ended up being rude.”
Han Yeong-seok was an executive of the Titan Guild and was the one who took the lead in opposing the transfer of the location of the new monster to Kang Jin-hyeok.
Kang Jin-hyeok had a hard time adjusting to the fact that the person who did not hesitate to speak informally and swear at him as if he were an insect was acting so politely.
“I was already wanting to apologize, so I’m glad this opportunity came.”
Han Yeong-seok bowed his head and apologized for his past actions.
I don’t know how much sincerity is in that action.
Maybe it was just a play to hide an ulterior motive.
But if you don’t accept this uncomfortable apology, you’ll have to spend the entire operation feeling like you’re sitting on a bed of thorns.
Kang Jin-hyeok had no choice but to open his mouth.
“You don’t have to apologize. If I were in Han Yeong-seok’s shoes, I would have acted the same way.”
“Thank you for saying so.”
Kang Jin-hyeok smiled awkwardly as he shook the hand that Han Yeong-seok extended.
“May I ask how you disposed of the new monster’s materials?”
“Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“I’m just curious, personally. If it makes you uncomfortable, you don’t have to tell me.”
Kang Jin-hyeok sighed inwardly after hearing Han Yeong-seok’s words.
‘Then that’s right.’
If you’re going to act, do it right.
It was too obvious to ask about the whereabouts of the new monster right away, unable to bear it any longer.
Any hope that it might be true was shattered.
Kang Jin-hyeok, who noticed Han Yeong-seok’s intentions, spoke bluntly.
“I just wrote it.”
“Yes? You wrote it? How did you do it?”
“I used it to strengthen weapons, so I used it to strengthen this bat.”
When Kang Jin-hyeok took out a baseball bat from his inventory and showed it to Han Yeong-seok, he made a blank expression as if his soul had left him.
Then, all of a sudden, he screamed with a red face.
“You used that precious thing as a reinforcement material for something like this!?”
Han Yeong-seok started talking nonsense, forgetting his original purpose, asking if he was crazy.
