Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter Part 2 Episode 21
21. Prey
As soon as he entered the house, Choi Seong-min headed to the bathroom.
It was to wash away the scabs stuck to my fist.
‘Did I act too impulsively?’
He did it because he hated the sight of loan sharks talking carelessly to him and his family.
I don’t think that will be a problem though.
‘This is a world where the powerful are on top anyway. Even if what I did becomes known, I’ll probably be able to cover up this much trouble since I have Hunter Yang Jo-young as my backbone.’
Everyone leaves, so the loan sharks won’t report this incident or retaliate.
I saw fear and horror in his eyes.
‘Now that you know how scary Hunters are, you won’t come near my house.’
Even though he took money, he taught the hunter a lesson that he shouldn’t quarrel with him, so in a way, you could say it was like tuition.
Suddenly-
Choi Sung-min opened the ceiling of the bathroom and hid a backpack containing 390 million won.
‘I need to use this money to buy a house in a month.’
Since it had only been a short time since I became an E-class, it was difficult to say where the money came from right away.
“Seongmin, eat.”
Choi Sung-min spoke again while having dinner with his family.
“Mother, don’t go out to work anymore. You too, Ayeon.”
“Huh? Me too?”
“Yeah. What kind of factory is that for a 17-year-old? You should just study.”
“Hey, studying?”
There was nothing else that surprised Choi A-yeon.
Because for the common people who spent their entire lives doing simple labor, studying was nothing more than a luxury.
But now that my status has risen, I am no longer tied down to the factory.
The range of career options has expanded.
“That’s right, I’m not a commoner anymore, am I? I’m on the same level as a merchant?”
“Yeah. So, study hard and get a job at a big company or find something you want to do. You’ve wanted to study since you were little.”
“Did you know? I’ve always wanted to go to school since I was little.”
“Then let’s do that. Does your mother agree?”
“Of course. Mom wants to give you everything you want.”
“Mom, take this opportunity to try everything you’ve never done before.”
“Are you sure I don’t need to add it?”
“You saw it from outside. That much money. Of course, you’ll have to wait a month to buy a house.”
“Thank you, Sungmin. Thanks to you, I was able to rise in social status in a way I thought was impossible… … .”
“I guess I was lucky enough to become a hunter, you know.”
“But it’s clear that it’s all thanks to you. Thank you.”
“Thank you so much, oppa. Thanks to you, my wish came true. I’m going to go to school and study really hard.”
“Haha, okay. Do your best.”
Seeing the happy family, Choi Sung-min couldn’t help but smile.
‘My real family is separate, but it’s rewarding to see them happy.’
When I saw families who couldn’t even enjoy the things they deserved, I felt sorry for them.
‘We need to get rid of this damn caste system or something.’
Choi Sung-min made a pledge.
To kill the 8 heroes as soon as possible and save the suffering world as well as the family in the underworld.
* * *
On the 1st of every month, combat power is renewed.
That’s why Kim Ki-hong, the E-class armory manager, checked the rankings as soon as the sun rose.
Because I had to check on the life or death of my close junior.
“Oh, no. The same name doesn’t exist… … .”
That meant only one thing.
death.
“He didn’t just die. He was murdered by someone… … .”
Three weeks ago, when he learned that Nam Dong-il, the manager of the F-class armory, had gone missing, Kim Ki-hong became suspicious.
That he might have been murdered by someone.
‘There’s no way Dong-il would have robbed the armory and run away. Something must have happened to him.’
Kim Ki-hong focused on the hunter caught on CCTV.
‘You said he was a F-class commoner hunter named Oh Nam-gi?’
Honestly, if he was murdered, I thought it was highly likely that he was the culprit.
Until you look at the ranking system.
“There’s no name called Oh Nam-gi… … .”
So does that mean they’re both dead?
To whom?
‘Was there a third party?’
Kim Ki-hong learned more about Oh Nam-gi.
As a result, the guy found out that he was called as a military base leader at the Hunter Management Center.
‘That means there are a lot of enemies.’
I don’t know for sure, but all the F-class rookies who were bullied were probably hoping that Oh Nam-gi would die.
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‘Among them, the one I’m most looking forward to is the commoner named Seongmin.’
It is said that the person who has been harassing Onamgi the most recently is an F-rank hunter named Seongmin.
‘He was in a coma for three months and only recently woke up.’
He says he fell off a ladder while moving something, but that’s just the superficial reason.
‘I asked the center director and he said that Onamgi was beaten to death.’
After looking into it, I found out that it happened because of Namgi’s violence.
‘As a commoner named Seongmin, he would have wanted to kill Namgi as soon as he saw him.’
The motive for murder was sufficient.
‘What if Sungmin took revenge on Namgi and killed Namdongil who was with him?’
Kim Ki-hong, who had been thinking about it, soon shook his head.
‘That’s ridiculous. How can an F-class beat an E-class?’
Even when I thought about it, it was an absurd hypothesis.
‘I need to meet the center director first and find out more about Seongmin.’
* * *
“Are you here?”
Kim Ki-hong, who visited the Hunter Management Center where Seong-min used to go, bowed to the center director.
“Thank you for allowing us to meet in person even though it was a sudden request.”
“No. Sit down first.”
As I sat down on the sofa, the center director looked at me curiously.
“Yeah, is the investigation going well?”
“Yes. We found the suspect who killed Nam Dong-il and Oh Nam-gi and robbed the F-class weapons depot.”
“Who is that?”
“I am a F-class hunter named Seongmin.”
“… … .”
The center director’s response was somehow lukewarm.
“I heard you work here?”
“Not anymore.”
“What is that… … Ah!”
Kim Ki-hong immediately understood what it meant.
“I forgot. There was a draft order for Class F ten days ago. You should be at the training camp by now.”
“No, he just got discharged the day before yesterday.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? As far as I know, you have to be an E-class to be discharged… … .”
“Haven’t you searched yet? He’s already E-class.”
“yes?”
Kim Ki-hong, who wondered what was going on, quickly opened the ranking window.
‘Search, Choi Sung-min.’
Let’s search for Choi Sung-min immediately using the command. As expected.
The combat power and rank of 3,011 appeared.
“Wow, already an E-rank? How… …?”
“I heard that you were called an elite even in the training camp. You went from having 0 combat power to E-rank in just a week.”
“This is ridiculous… … . To this extent, it means that you have incredible talent for hunting… … .”
“You could say he’s a very talented person.”
“When you first gave me the information, didn’t you say it was an F-class trait?”
“I thought so too. But it was a lie because I was worried that Onamgi would get jealous. In reality, it was an S-class trait.”
“that…….”
Choi Sung-min, who was always beaten by Oh Nam-gi, was an elite with S-class characteristics.
‘Wait a minute, so doesn’t that mean there’s a high chance that he’s the culprit?’
There must have been a motive for the crime, and there must have been skills worthy of being called elite. There was no evidence, but it was certain based on circumstantial evidence.
“Chief! I think Sungmin… no, Choi Sungmin is the culprit of this incident. We need to root it out right away and make an example of it so that something like this doesn’t happen again… .”
“Hey, Ki-hong.”
The center director looked at me with a deliberately weighty gaze.
“Do you know who took Choi Seong-min, who was a member of our center?”
“Who are you?”
“This is Hunter Yang Jo-young.”
“If you are Hunter Yang Jo-yeong… … you are the son of Yang Baek-du?”
“okay.”
Yang Baekdu was a Class A hunter and the real power holder who ruled the Hunter Association.
He was also the most influential figure after the Eight Heroes, known as the Rulers of Eastland.
“How long do you want to manage the armory?”
“I want to do this until I die.”
“I’m the same way. If possible, I want to be the center director for the rest of my life. What should I do to make that happen?”
“Well, you shouldn’t get in the way of your superiors.”
“That’s right. But the culprit who robbed the armory is a hunter named Choi Seong-min who works under the son of the powerful Yang Baek-du of the association. Do you think you could catch him? Even though it would tarnish the image of Hunter Yang Jo-yeong and Hunter Yang Baek-du?”
“… … .”
“So let’s give up here. There’s no solid evidence that Choi Sung-min is the culprit, right? It’s all just circumstantial evidence. Even if he’s the culprit, if we catch him, we’re the only ones who’ll suffer. Even if it means taking the blame for the armory.”
“… … .”
Kim Ki-hong bit his lip as if he was angry.
‘They tracked down the culprit but couldn’t catch him… … .’
He has such a strong hunter behind him.
The hive was too big for Kim Ki-hong, a mere D-rank hunter, to touch.
“Okay, I get it. I can’t help it… … .”
“Yeah. I’m glad we can communicate.”
But there is something the center director overlooked.
The relationship between Nam Dong-il and Kim Ki-hong was too strong to give up.
* * *
“Brother, aren’t you going hunting today?”
“Yeah. I don’t have any work for the time being.”
“Then what should we do? Is it okay for A-yeon to go to school like this?”
“Don’t worry, you have that much money, so go.”
The family left the front door, seeing Choi Sung-min off.
It was an outing because it was necessary to be accompanied by a guardian to register for school.
thud-
“Phew.”
As soon as his family left, Choi Sung-min sighed.
It wasn’t because of the money.
‘I won’t be able to enter the dungeon right now, so it’ll be difficult to grow.’
The problem was that growth was delayed.
Because you can’t enter the dungeon until you’re ordered to run the team again.
‘This is the problem with this world. You can never enter a dungeon without a team.’
Unless it’s a hidden dungeon, you can’t sneak in.
Because there was a manager at each dungeon entrance, they were thoroughly monitoring and controlling it.
‘If I sneak in and get caught, I won’t be able to survive either.’
There’s nothing we can do as the Association has a tight grip on the dungeon.
I don’t know for sure, but we’ll probably have to wait three more days.
Until the investigation into the director’s death is fully concluded.
‘Not only me, but other Team Crush members must be sighing like this too.’
I sighed again at not being able to go hunting as I pleased, but that didn’t mean there was no way out.
‘Like other hunters, there is no way to grow other than hunting monsters and eating runes… … .’
Choi Sung-min was an exception.
‘Because I have trait absorption.’
If others can become strong by hunting monsters, he can become strong by hunting hunters.
Of course I won’t kill an innocent hunter.
‘This world is full of trashy hunters.’
Here, the Hunter’s Association is like a giant tower of evil compressed with all sorts of trash.
‘It would be perfect to have a spot in the Hunter’s Association, but… … .’
There’s someone I need to deal with first.
‘As my combat power is renewed, I know that Nam Dong-il is dead, so I’m sure they’ll track me down.’
I already knew that he was close to Nam Dong-il.
That’s why I was confident.
That the guy would eventually track him down.
This is something I had been prepared for and expected since I killed Nam Dong-il.
‘It’s almost time to come… … .’
That was when.
Knock knock knock-
Choi Seong-min went out to the front door at the sound of a knock.
“who are you?”
“Is Hunter Choi Sung-min here?”
“I’m folding it?”
“Can I talk to you for a moment?”
“Who are you?”
“My name is Kim Ki-hong, a D-class hunter who manages the E-class armory at the Southern Hunter Management Center.”
‘You’re here.’
A deep smile appeared on Choi Sung-min’s lips.
‘The first prey.’
