Episode 229
“are you okay?”
“Yes, sister.”
Although his entire body was soaked with sweat, Bisu showed the V sign towards Maria.
However, unlike her bright expression, her condition seemed quite serious.
Her face became so gaunt that her cheeks were clearly visible, and her lips were so pale that it looked as if she was on the verge of bursting out.
“You’re pushing yourself too hard these days.”
“Hi-Hi. Like your sister?”
“… … .”
Maria had nothing more to say due to Bisu’s provocative smile.
I gave advice as if I was worried, but in reality, the situation was the same for Maria.
Although it wasn’t as bad as Bisu’s, Maria’s face also showed a lot of helplessness.
Cheon Hae-seon was a devil.
At least when I designed this training schedule.
Over the course of three months, the Irregular members worked hard to complete the training.
And finally.
Even after completing the amount of training planned by Cheon Hae-seon, they reached a state where their bodies were not overloaded.
It was a moment when the saying that humans are animals of adaptation struck me deep in my bones.
The problem was that the hunters’ greed did not stop there.
Even after completing his training for the day, Chen swung his sword once more, and Kang Jeong-hyeon did his best to squeeze out even one more drop of Merus.
And among them, the person who increased his training the most was none other than Bisu.
“We all feel the same way. Me and my sister too. “I’ll go in first.”
Bisu nudged Maria with his elbow and headed toward the shower room.
Maria rarely talks down.
Not only did Gu Geon, who had been on the battlefield with him for over ten years, even Cheon Hae Seon still treated him with respect.
However, Bisu was an exception.
To that extent, Bisu felt very grateful to Maria.
Because I felt like I had become one of the few comfortable beings in this world.
‘It’s a bonus life, so what’s there to be afraid of?’
Bisu smiled slightly amidst the pouring water.
She had already died once when her father sold her on the black market.
When I was caught while running away and my mouth was torn apart.
Even when I was left with a terrible scar for the rest of my life, I wasn’t that sad.
Because he died then anyway.
He went around boasting that one day he would pay off all his debts and be free, but the otherworldly drugs that his father bought for him were more expensive than gold.
However, thanks to Cheon Hae-seon, she was able to pay off her debt, and realized that the yaksha’s binding of her was also his own ‘protection’.
Because there was no boss in the world who would use gold coins for his subordinates who didn’t care if they died at any time.
Bisu was 100% satisfied with his newfound life.
The outside world(?) with Cheon Hae-seon was so beautiful, and I could feel alive when I was being chased by monsters.
So, on the one hand, I was disappointed.
Cheon Hae-seon said that the future fight could be dangerous and that it was okay to leave if you were worried.
Bisu raised his middle finger in a moment of disappointment, but on the contrary, he felt a great sense of crisis.
This is because Cheon Hae-seon has never said anything like this when going to any dungeon or battlefield.
Quite literally, ‘something big was coming’.
“I’m going to go home and come back.”
Bisu gave a greeting, roughly brushing off his hair that had not yet fully dried.
Cheon Hae-seon, who was carrying the dishes, asked with round eyes.
She was currently occupying the second floor of Cheon Hae-seon’s house.
Same goes for Chen.
Originally, we would have finished training and returned together.
“Why the house?”
“I want to bring some clothes.”
“clothes? I already brought some clothes… … .”
“The seasons have changed, you idiot. “Do you know that I always wear sweatpants like you?”
“hmm. “Can you still eat and go?”
“I have no appetite because I vomited earlier.”
“How many times have I told you not to overstep…” … .”
“Aaaaaah ebebe.”
Bisu waved his hand as if he didn’t want to hear nagging, but soon grabbed the doorknob.
“I’m going first. bon appetite. Loyalty!”
Sweet.
“Wow.”
Cheon Hae-seon scratched his head as he watched Bi-su go out.
It seemed like he was getting on my nerves.
“They don’t listen even when I tell them to do only a certain amount… … .”
Maria took the plate of Cheon Hae-seon from the side.
“I think he’s sorry.”
“Are you sorry?”
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“We had dinner together a few days ago, and he was depressed, saying he didn’t seem to be helping much lately.”
“hmm.”
I wanted to say no, but unfortunately it was true.
For hunters who deal with ether, it was a buff worth a thousand gold, but the situation is different if the target to fight is ‘Main’ and the power to deal with is ‘Merus’.
Just as the ‘Black Ether’ used by Cheon Hae-seon at first did not work well, the Bisu’s buff did not help Merus much.
At most, it can show Maria’s healing power and boost Kang Jeong-hyeon’s energy?
Compared to the past when the overall strength of the Irregulars was raised by one level, its strategic value was considered to be lower.
“Didn’t they just accuse you of being useless?”
In response to Chen’s question, Cheon Hae-seon responded as if it was unfair.
“I’ve never done that, kid. “I often say that I have bad hair.”
“… … “Is that okay?”
Chen chuckled and went to his seat and picked up his chopsticks.
Although he pretended to be fine on the outside, Chen’s fingers holding the chopsticks were trembling.
Chen succeeded in putting the dumpling in his mouth after four attempts.
“Don’t worry too much. “Hunter.”
Yuk Cheolwan placed his thick hand on Cheon Haesun’s shoulder.
“Aren’t I the living proof of Bisu’s abilities? “I will follow you and give you strength.”
“yes? Uncle Cheolwan hasn’t had dinner yet either.”
“haha.”
Yuk Cheol-wan came a little closer and whispered.
“There’s a delicious beef restaurant near Bisu’s house.”
“… … “That was your purpose.”
The corners of Cheon Hae-seon’s mouth slightly rise.
Even if he says it like that, his purpose is probably to comfort Bisu.
Following Bisu, Yuk Cheol-wan opened the training room door and went out.
The footsteps were quite fast, perhaps to catch the dagger.
“Then we can eat too…” … Chen! “Have you already eaten everything on your plate?”
“Then come quickly.”
Maria burst out laughing as she watched Cheon Hae-seon and Chen bickering.
But on the other hand, Bisu’s tired face was something that bothered me.
Recently, I felt even more anxious as there were frequent disappearances of hunters.
‘It’ll be okay… … . You can also use stealth… … ‘Because there’s a pori too.’
Maria tried to suppress her uneasy feeling and put a small dumpling in her mouth.
* * *
Buaaaaang.
A sports car as bright as her hair cuts through the city.
The more tired you are, the more urgent the drive home becomes.
She stopped the car at the traffic light, rubbing her tired eyes.
-Another missing person case is said to have occurred in New Jersey. The missing person this time is S-ranker Knight Trezeguet… … .
“swimming… … .”
Bisu’s mouth was half-open as he heard the news delivered on the radio.
“Again? “Now, one person is disappearing every day.”
This has gone way beyond the limit.
As shown on the news, a huge number of hunters have disappeared without a sound over the past three months.
He is not just an ordinary hunter.
Most of the missing hunters were among the guild’s leading S-rankers.
“It’s a big deal. The number of gates is gradually increasing… … .”
Hundreds of S-rank hunters disappeared around the world.
What this means is that when a gate with high difficulty appears, the damage increases.
In the case of Taiwan, where the hunter infrastructure is weak, there was an incident where there were no S rankers in the area when the gate opened.
Guilds from other regions rushed to help by helicopter, but by the time they arrived on the scene, a small city had already been reduced to ruins.
“I guess it’s a big deal, right? Those rat-like bastards. “If you had come to Korea, we would have scolded you.”
-Quwang!
As if he had said something well, Pori stuck out his stomach and roared.
The Mines’ plan was meticulous and persistent.
The hunters’ disappearance case was being carried out completely excluding Korea.
The wavelength meter of Umbrella Industries, a business run by Doisu, who became the president of the association, was able to detect the appearance of Mine.
Unfortunately, Korea is still the only country with a nationwide wavelength measuring device.
In the case of other countries, there were problems such as not having the money to install, not trusting Korean equipment, or even if they trusted, the territory in which installation had to be installed was too large.
The demons secretly kidnapped the hunter and took him away, out of range of the Maverick.
Unless the Maverick was flying a supersonic plane all day, it was impossible to attack the scene of the disappearance in real time.
What are they planning on kidnapping Hunter?
‘Maybe they’re trying to make ‘that’.’
A half-human creature created by injecting dark matter.
Their purpose seemed to be to create more chimeras.
And maybe, he could be confident in the destination the demons were planning.
This is because Chimera experienced ‘awakening’ by forcibly opening up his buff.
“what. So, I guess you will be by my side and protect me. is not it?”
-dream!
Pori pushed her belly out from her shoulder once again.
It is true that Bisu needs protection.
However, you cannot accompany your colleagues all year round.
As long as the opponent is a demon, it is difficult for a no-nonsense hunter to play the role of a bodyguard.
In that sense, Pori could be said to be a great mental therapist and a reliable bodyguard.
Buuuung.
Before we knew it, Bisu’s car had arrived at the apartment parking lot.
Bisu got out of the car and stretched out his slender body.
“Okay.”
Bisu stretched once and turned his head toward his shoulder.
“Pick it up and come out… … ?”
Bisu stopped talking and turned his head left and right.
This is because Pori, who was always on his shoulder, disappeared everywhere.
It might be a place with a lot of people, but if it wasn’t, Pori would mostly come out of hiding.
It’s not that it’s invisible, it’s truly gone.
“Poriya.”
thud!
A dull sound is heard from behind.
It was towards the car that was parked a little while ago.
Bisu turned his steps and went in front of his sports car, and soon his face became cold.
thud!
That dull sound was made by Pori.
Unlike usual, it was shaking its wings asymmetrically and repeatedly pressing its forehead into the glass.
It was clearly ‘self-harm’.
thud!
“you… … what’s the matter?”
Despite Bisu’s questions, Pori continued to bang her head like a person possessed by something.
If it bounces off, it flies back and hits it, and even after staggering, it rushes towards the glass again.
thud.
thud.
“stop!”
Bisu tried to stop Pori’s actions with words that sounded like screams.
-Wow!
However, the fist-sized Pori slipped through Bisu’s hand.
‘The sound of crying has changed… … !’
Bisu gritted his teeth and swung his arm to catch Pori.
Not only the crying sound has changed.
Pori’s cute and adorable face was distorted to the point of being scary, and her perfectly symmetrical wings were also moving unnaturally.
Pori was now struggling in pain worse than self-harm.
“shit!”
It was impossible to catch Pori’s crazy movements with bare hands.
Moreover, since Bisu was a psychic type, he was not the type to act quickly.
From then on, there were several more collisions, and in the end, Pori ended up breaking the window.
Wajangchang-
“!”
Pori crashed through the windshield and onto the passenger seat.
It had pieces of glass embedded in its scales and was even covered in blood, making its entire body grotesquely shiny.
“Poriya!”
Why on earth is this happening?
Bisu urgently tried to open the car door with a crying voice.
That moment.
Faaat.
All the lights in the parking lot turned off, and everything became pitch black.
