Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter Episode 77
77. Sacred Ritual
Boooooong-
The forklift that came down the mountain with a rattling sound moved somewhere.
Kwak Seon-yeong, sitting in the back seat, tried to look out the window, but it was covered with black film so she couldn’t see.
‘Where are you going?’
I knew I was meeting the Emperor, but I was anxious because I couldn’t see outside the window.
She smiled a self-deprecating, mocking smile.
What does it matter anyway?
It was good anyway.
If only I could be a hunter.
‘You must become a hunter no matter what.’
Didn’t you make up your mind from the beginning?
I will definitely become a hunter, defeat monsters, and make a lot of money.
‘It has to be that way.’
At this moment, I am making a pledge once again.
“hey.”
Another woman sitting across from me spoke to me.
“Are you going to see the Emperor?”
“Oh, yes.”
“Are you here to receive a blessing to become a hunter?”
When Kwak Seon-yeong nodded, the woman smiled brightly.
“Nice to meet you! I came here because I also want to become a hunter. Oh, my name is Kim Ye-seul.”
When he suddenly reached out his hand, Kwak Seon-yeong grabbed it without thinking.
“Oh, I’m Kwak Seon-yeong.”
“It’s really nice to meet you. If you came to receive blessings, you must be twenty years old now, right?”
“yes.”
“We’re the same age, so should we talk comfortably?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
Although I was a little embarrassed by the quick conversation, I didn’t dislike Kim Ye-seul’s friendly approach.
“Seonyoung, when is your birthday?”
“Me next Friday.”
“There’s only a week left? I have about ten days left. You’re nervous, aren’t you?”
“huh.”
“Did you come after hearing from your father that you could become a hunter too?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Do you believe that?”
Kwak Seon-yeong thought about it carefully.
“Well, regardless of whether you believe it or not, if there’s even a slight chance of becoming a Hunter, wouldn’t it be better to give it a try?”
“Is the situation that dire?”
“Well, rather than that… … .”
Kwak Seon-yeong shut her mouth without saying anything.
Kim Ye-seul smiled as if she understood.
“I don’t know what the circumstances are, but I guess it’s because it’s hard. I’m also like that, honestly. I’m half-believing the idea that it increases the probability of awakening, but I came here with the mindset of grabbing at straws.”
“… … .”
Kim Ye-seul, who was sighing, told her story as if lamenting.
“Actually, my older brother is a hunter. No, he was a hunter. He was an E-rank hunter who wasn’t very famous, but he still earned enough to live comfortably.”
Kwak Seon-yeong listened to her story quietly.
“Then one day, I got a phone call. It said that my brother had been killed by a monster. He thought he had caught them all, but he let his guard down and didn’t see the monster coming from behind him.”
“ah…….”
“He died in the dungeon and we couldn’t even retrieve his body. My brother was so happy because he got a new car, so who would have thought this would happen?”
“… … It’s a shame.”
Kim Ye-seul smiled brightly.
“It happened more than 4 years ago. I cried so much that I can’t even cry now. I got angry later. Why did I let my guard down and make things so hard for my family?”
“… … .”
“And you were angry at the monsters too? You said that if only there weren’t any monsters, your brother wouldn’t have ended up like this.”
There was no longer a smile on Kim Ye-seul’s face.
“People say that being a hunter is like winning the lottery. But I’m not interested in money. I just want the power to defeat the monsters that took my brother away, so I want to become a hunter.”
“… …Does your father allow it?”
Kim Ye-seul shook her head.
“Of course I was against it at first. What father would want his son to become a hunter after all? He strongly opposed it, saying he couldn’t lose me too. But I told him clearly. I won’t die in vain like my brother. I’m stubborn. Hehe.”
Kim Ye-seul smiled brightly as if trying to break the heavy atmosphere.
“This is why I want to become a hunter. Do you have any special reason? Your expression looked serious earlier… … .”
“Me… … ?”
Kwak Seon-yeong also had her own circumstances.
“I have the same reason as you. The store that was doing well went out of business because of the monsters. Because of that, my mom had an affair and got divorced, my dad’s business went out of business, and I’m still struggling with loan sharks.”
“… … You must be having a hard time too.”
“Even I tremble when I think of monsters. My family was ruined because of monsters. But for me, money is a bigger reason than power.”
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“But we both hate monsters, right?”
“I know.”
Although their goals were different, they had one thing in common: they wanted to become hunters because of monsters.
Is it because there are such similarities?
The two people felt a kinship with each other and became close friends.
“If you become a hunter, you won’t have to worry about money. How much debt did your dad say you had?”
“About 70 million won?”
“Don’t worry. Once you become a hunter, you can pay that money back in a month.”
“Me, really?”
“Yeah. My older brother was an E-rank hunter at around level 100, and he bragged about making 5 million won in one day. He said that if you keep at it, you can make at least 100 million won in a month. Oh, of course, that’s based on level 100.”
Kwak Seon-yeong’s eyes widened as if she was hearing this information for the first time.
I heard it was a lot of money, but I didn’t know it was this much.
“You seem very surprised.”
“Yeah, I didn’t know a hunter could earn that much… … .”
“I’m not even surprised because I’ve heard my brother brag about money so much.”
“Then, Yesul, you are more interested in hunting monsters than money?”
“yes.”
“I haven’t really thought about it that way… … . Isn’t it more disadvantageous for a woman or something?”
“None. When you awaken, you become equally strong regardless of gender. The system increases your strength.”
“There must be a basic muscle difference, right?”
“Yeah. In the past, in a certain country, they gathered young and old men and women with the same stats and did a strength test, and they all came out the same. After awakening, your body is affected by your stats. Among the major guilds, there is a guild called the White Lotus Guild, which is made up of only women. It means that gender distinction is meaningless when it comes to strength.”
The two people who had been talking remained silent for a moment.
Because the car stopped when it arrived at its destination.
Knock knock-
“Everyone is here. Please get off.”
The two people who got out of the car were immediately amazed.
A building that seemed to be a replica of a mythical temple was located in the mountains.
“Both of you, follow me.”
Even as they followed the attendants inside, their eyes were restless.
The spacious, white interior space caught my eye.
“This way.”
The attendant headed to the study next to the entrance and pressed a button hidden behind a bookshelf.
Knock knock-
A secret passage opened and a staircase leading underground was revealed.
“Please come down carefully.”
Suddenly, a feeling of anxiety came over me as I saw dark stairs contrasting with white, but that only lasted for a moment.
I had come this far and had no intention of backing down.
When I think about what I will experience as a hunter in the future, this kind of fear is nothing.
widely-
As they came down the stairs, they soon came across a pure white hallway.
Fortunately, only the passage leading down was dark; the basement was also made of pure white marble.
As my anxiety subsided, I was once again amazed.
For them, it’s surprising that such a place is hidden underground.
“Here it is.”
The place the attendant pointed to was a shower room.
“You can take off your clothes here and wash your body clean.”
“Huh? You want me to wash my body?”
“Have you heard of the bathing ritual? It is a procedure to wash away impurities and prepare one’s body before meeting the Heavenly Emperor.”
“Oh, yes.”
“All the shower facilities are provided inside, so please wash up and come out.”
As soon as the attendant disappeared, the girls undressed and started showering without much suspicion.
They looked around with surprised eyes as they washed their bodies and dried themselves with towels.
“Huh? Where did my clothes go?”
“I clearly left it here?”
A situation where the clothes I took off disappeared without a trace.
Instead, a pure white gown was neatly folded in its place.
The voice of an attendant came from outside, as if he had heard the panicked voice.
“Don’t worry, we have your clothes stored for you, so just change into the gown we have prepared for you.”
“No, you want me to wear a gown instead of clothes?”
“Then you should at least give me some underwear… … .”
“Consciousness doesn’t require underwear.”
Although they were very embarrassed, they had no choice but to wear the gowns.
I had to wear something to go out.
As I came out of the shower room, an attendant walked ahead, telling me to follow him.
“If you wait here, the Emperor will call you in order.”
I went into the room they guided me to.
As the attendant disappeared, he whispered with a nervous face.
“Yesul, we’re doing well, right?”
“I don’t know either… … .”
“It’s strange that you didn’t even give me underwear… … .”
After a while, the door opened and an attendant appeared.
“Ms. Kim Ye-seul. The Emperor is looking for you.”
“Oh, yes!”
Before leaving, Kim Ye-seul looked at Kwak Seon-yeong.
‘I’ll be back.’
Kwak Seon-yeong nodded slightly at that glance.
The door closed and a quiet silence followed.
‘I hope nothing happens.’
I was wearing only a robe and no underwear in a suspicious location underground, but I didn’t feel any unpleasant thoughts.
I thought it was a sacred ceremony unique to the church.
‘It’s a bit strange, but if I can be blessed and become a hunter, then this is it… ‘
But it didn’t take long for that thought to be shattered.
Because I heard a scream.
“Whoa!”
Kwak Seon-yeong was startled and jumped up.
It was clearly Kim Ye-seul’s voice.
As I open the door and come out, I hear the scream again.
I ran to the room where I heard the sound and opened the sliding door.
Knock knock-
An old man was sitting on top of Kim Ye-seul.
The old man’s face, raised, was distorted like a grim reaper.
“Hey you bitch! I told you to wait your turn!”
“Hey, what are you doing right now!”
As Kwak Seon-yeong approached, the old man stepped back.
Then, Kim Ye-seul, who had been lying down, got up in a hurry without even thinking about picking up the gown that had fallen down.
“Yesul! Are you okay?”
“Seo, Seonyeong! Sob sob… … .”
Kim Ye-seul was so surprised that she burst into tears with a pale face.
“What the hell is going on?”
“That, that old man is trying to attack me… … .”
“What nonsense are you talking about! I said it was a sacred ritual!”
The situation was not difficult to guess.
“What kind of sacred ritual is this! This is attempted rape!”
“Shut up! Don’t you want to be blessed?”
“blessing……?”
Kwak Seon-yeong belatedly discovered that the identity of the grandfather who attempted rape was Cheon-je.
“This, this is a blessing?”
“Yes. Aren’t you all children who came to become hunters? If you continuously receive the energy from me, the leader, you can become a hunter.”
“… … .”
Kwak Seon-yeong was dumbfounded.
It turns out that having a relationship with an old person is a blessing.
“That’s ridiculous. Where can you find such a blessing?”
“You came all the way here to deny the blessing. Didn’t you come here to receive the blessing in the first place?”
“But I didn’t know it would be like this… … .”
“What does it matter what the method is? If only I could become a hunter, didn’t I come here with the intention of enduring any type of blessing?”
That was right.
Kwak Seon-yeong came here to try something.
“But this isn’t it… … .”
“It is all prejudice. Your head is full of demons, so you are looking down on the sacred ritual.”
At that time, Kim Ye-seul, who was crying, shouted while pulling up her clothes.
“But, you tried to force me to do it even though I said no!”
“It was all for your sake. Wouldn’t it be a shame if you went back like this and couldn’t become a Hunter?”
“No! I won’t do it!”
Kwak Seon-yeong wrapped her arms around Kim Ye-seul’s shoulders as she screamed.
“We’re going. We don’t intend to be a blessing or anything.”
“Won’t you regret it?”
“Yes, so don’t hold on.”
I don’t know if blessings really exist or not, but I never intended to receive them in such a dirty way.
I tried to turn my back and leave, but before I knew it, the attendants who had heard the noise had come running and were standing by the door.
“Hehehe, who said they would send it?”
“You say you don’t receive blessings.”
“In fact, there is no such thing as a blessing.”
The two people looked surprised at the emperor’s confession.
“You will be locked up here and live your entire lives as my slaves. You won’t be lonely. There are many comrades who will feel a sense of kinship with you.”
“What is that… … .”
“So, are you kidding me?”
“Yes. At first, everyone denies reality. But after experiencing it, their minds become blank. Then, as a day passes and a month passes, they gradually become aware of reality and give up trying to escape.”
“it’s crazy…….”
“No matter what you say, it’s just the ramblings of a reality-denier.”
Then the Emperor spoke to the attendants behind him.
“You guys go out and stand guard outside the door.”
As they bowed their heads in silence and went out, only Cheonje and the two women remained in the room.
“Now, who will be blessed first?”
“Crazy old man.”
“Yeah, I guess I’ll have to try it starting next year.”
Cheonje approached Kwak Seon-yeong and grabbed her wrist.
“Hey, let go of this!”
Kwak Seon-yeong tried to resist here and there, but it was no use.
The devil’s strength was so strong that he didn’t even flinch.
Although he may look like a weak old man, he was actually an A-class hunter with a level of over 2,400.
“Let go of Seonyeongil! Let go of him, you damn grandpa!”
Kim Ye-seul hit Cheon-je with her fist from the side, but Cheon-je didn’t even blink as if it didn’t even tickle him.
“You four years, wait your turn.”
“Let go! Let go!”
“You’re really annoying me with your nagging.”
When the Emperor raised his hand and placed it on Kim Ye-seul’s head,
dump-
She lost consciousness and collapsed.
“Wh, what did you do?”
“I just put you to sleep for a little while, so don’t worry about it.”
The Emperor of Heaven used his power to put Gwak Seon-yeong down.
“Ugh!”
“Stop rebelling and obey. Then you will feel much better.”
Kwak Seon-yeong’s eyes turned red at her inability to resist.
‘Why did I come here to be a hunter… … .’
Regret came rushing in like a tidal wave.
Suddenly, the question of a man named Gil Chung-su came to mind.
-Do you really think money is more important than life?
Honestly, I thought that if it was money, I would give up my life.
But now I can answer with certainty.
‘I want to live… … Dad.’
That was when.
bang-!
The door fell open and the attendants came crashing in.
The surprised emperor raised his head.
There was a man standing in front of the door.
“What kind of guy are you?”
“me?”
Min Do-jun summoned a ghost sword in his right hand.
“The grim reaper came to pick up my old mother.”
