Poison-Eating Healer Chapter 25

Episode 25

What would it feel like if you fell into another space and couldn’t find the Hearthstone?

After the ceremony was over, I found myself in an awkward situation.

Interest, greed, envy, etc.

This is because there were more than a dozen people standing in front of me with intense eyes.

Can I go home today?

“This is Jegal Cheon, a reporter from Minkook Ilbo! If you don’t mind, I’d like to interview you briefly… … !!”

“This person. “I’ve been waiting here for you since a while ago, so keep your morals!”

“Mr. Cheon Hae-seon! “You were awarded ‘S’ rank for the first time in 10 years. How do you feel?”

“Move! “Our Hunter Haeseon Cheon promised to meet with me earlier.”

When did I become this person?

Seeing as he was reaching out to me and even bringing up promises he didn’t make, I guess he was in a hurry.

I want to go home quickly and tell my sister this good news, but it seems difficult to even leave the headquarters, let alone go home.

“I will speak to everyone equally.”

“Oh oh!!”

Fair and simple.

“I’m very happy, and I won’t be giving interviews for a while.”

“Eh???”

I politely pushed the reporters in front of me one by one.

If I were an ordinary healer, it would have been difficult to push through the crowd, but my body is already at the level of a ‘D’ rank hunter.

To others, it may have seemed like I was just waving my hand slightly, but as a reporter, I couldn’t stop my actions.

“Mr. Cheon Hae-seon.”

hmm.

After being a reporter, is he a tough guy?

A middle-aged bald-headed man wearing a uniform-like outfit calls me.

“I am the representative of the Bishop Guild. “It’s called Gayeolchan.”

‘Oh my.’

Bishop Guild.

Although it is not as good as the Glory Guild, it is a prestigious guild that no one in the region knows about.

Korea’s number two guild covering the Busan area.

“hello.”

“Nice to meet you. Have you ever heard of our Bishop Guild?”

“yes. of course.”

Ga Yeol-chan’s lips stretch significantly from side to side.

You seem to be the type that can’t hide your expression.

“That sounds very nice. Our Bishop Guild is desperately looking for a talented person like Haeseon Cheon. If you have time… … .”

“Oh, by the way.”

“??”

“I have no intention of joining the Bishop Guild right now.”

The lips stretched to the left and right and opened wide.

I almost laughed.

He’s a guy who makes conversation fun when he says something and his reaction is lively.

“Why have you already made that decision…” … “May I ask why?”

“It’s far away.”

Was the word “far away” really that shocking?

Ga Yeol-chan’s chin, which went down to the first basement floor, immediately dropped to the third floor.

They looked like, ‘Why are there all these guys?’

But being far away is a fatal disadvantage for me.

The jurisdiction of the Bishop Guild is the Gyeongsang-do area, including Busan.

It is inevitable that I will have to live separately from my sister, but there is no reason to go to that length and join the Bishop Guild.

What if we win a jurisdiction near Seoul?

“what… … If it’s far… … It looks like they are only looking into guilds in the metropolitan area. If so, the Glory Guild… … ?”

“no. “I’m not going to the Glory Guild.”

Glory Guild, the best hunter group in Korea.

Most of the hunters who passed today would want to sign there.

However, even if there were two heavens, I would never sign a contract with the Glory Guild.

“If it’s not the Glory Guild, or if it’s not our Bishop Guild… … .”

Is it because I’m overthinking it?

A hot energy forms on the top of Ga Yeol-chan’s head.

Oh, I said this guy was Esper.

If I keep going like this, I feel like my face will get cooked by the heat.

“I have no intention of joining a guild right now. I couldn’t think of any other place. “I plan to slowly find a place that is advantageous to me.”

“Oh I see.”

At least I’m not going somewhere else, so there’s hope.

A positive light rose from Ga Yeol-chan’s eyes.

And soon, those eyes turned cold as someone’s voice sounded.

“… … Representative Koo.”

“Representative Ga. “You are here.”

A voice with a unique resonance is heard from behind.

Glory Guild representative Goo Geon-i.

The guy was walking slowly, pinching his spiky head.

“I called you last time to say hello, but I guess you were busy.”

“I was busy. “A guild in Seoul was losing hunters who were about to sign a contract, so we had to replenish manpower.”

Looking at Ye Yeol-chan’s attitude, it was easy to guess where the guild in Seoul was.

Hunters who signed provisional contracts were also told that they would charge a penalty and do whatever they could, and it turns out the rumor was true.

Seeing as they do not hesitate to enter into disputes with the second largest guild in the country, it seems like there is nothing visible.

“Ha ha ha ha ha. “I guess there was a misunderstanding.”

“misunderstanding?”

“We just went the official route and made a proposal. “A provisional contract is literally just a provisional contract.”

Oh my.

The top of Ga Yeol-chan’s head, which had barely cooled down, begins to emit hot energy again.

I quietly stepped behind him without being noticed.

Hey Yeol-chan.

Since you’re so pissed off, shoot at that guy with a red laser.

Then I will think again about my contract.

“They say early career success is one of the three major disasters. “If you continue to do nothing like that, you will pay the price.”

“Keep that in mind.”

However, contrary to my expectations(?), Yeol-chan did not let go of reason.

Rather, he was meticulous in giving me his business card before leaving.

My heart is hot and my head is cold.

Is he that kind of person?

So, it may have been able to become the pinnacle of a region.

While I was thinking about this and that, Gugun spoke to me.

“I apologize for what happened that day.”

“… … apologize?”

“After hearing the whole story, I could see that the lady felt unfair. Besides, you almost lost your life in that area.”

“… … .”

“You have enough reason to dislike me. “It was an inevitable choice, but the victims probably couldn’t accept it.”

These are statements that seem to scratch an itch.

The words I wanted to hear at the Hunter Association headquarters that day.

It’s a shame.

If I had heard these words the first day I met them, I would have tried to understand Glory Guild.

Other than the ‘now’ situation where we are trying to recruit an ‘S’ rank hunter.

“I’m glad I found out now.”

“okay. If it’s okay, go to a nearby coffee shop… … .”

“I hope to maintain that mindset in the future.”

I walked away, leaving Gugun’s dumbfounded face behind.

I think he had too much faith in the power of the Glory Guild.

You’re just trying to restore a relationship with something like that.

“I can make you Maria’s successor.”

A heavy bass sound filled with ether blocks my steps.

Oh, I forgot again to protect my ears when talking to that guy.

That guy wouldn’t even dream.

If I dream of being someone’s successor, that person is not Maria.

“take no interest.”

With those words, I ended the conversation with Gugun.

* * *

[Do not worry too much. He has a lot of potential, so he will be promoted soon.]

[There is no shame. i look forward to.]

On the car ride back to headquarters, Goo Geon exchanges messages with the ape.

The ape of the morning, who seemed so bright as if he had won the whole world, is no longer in this world.

There is only a father who has an ‘E’ rank healer as his child and looks like he has lost his country.

“Are you feeling better?”

“yes. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the Imperial Tiger, so it was amazing. “It’s been a long time since I saw such perfect healing.”

‘Whenever you open your mouth, all you can say is Cheonhaeseon.’

Although a part of his heart was uncomfortable, Gu Geon decided to be satisfied.

This is because Maria’s voice seemed quite brighter than before.

Isn’t she the one who committed self-harm for a long time after the last incident in Gaekje-dong?

At this point, the intended goal has been achieved.

“by the way… … I’m worried about the vice president. What is more important than your own work is your child’s work… … .”

“We did enough. “You don’t have to worry anymore.”

“What have you done enough?”

Oops.

Goo Geon, who answered without thinking, came to his senses.

Maria had a kind and gentle heart.

Rather, because of that, there are times when our true intentions naturally come out.

“You were appointed as a judge. “It is the greatest favor for us.”

Since Maria is already suspicious, I can’t report this on my own.

Taking Yoo Ji-won to the lab and injecting him with a lot of ether is something that should never be revealed.

‘Maybe that’s what caused the side effects… … .’

Ability and ether are directly proportional.

The awakened person’s skills also grow according to the gradually accumulated ether.

However, Yoo Ji-won was hit by an ether bomb before his abilities could fully blossom, and he was unable to demonstrate his healing ability as expected.

‘I called a separate instructor and gave him private lessons… … In the end, the story is that it is a vessel to that extent.’

Yoo Ji-won failed.

Cheon Hae-seon doesn’t even pay attention to the Glory Guild.

however.

Gu Geon’s expression didn’t look that dark.

This is because I expected from the beginning that Yoo Ji-won would fail.

Gugun was not interested in ‘win-win’ strategies.

Instead of a mutually helpful relationship, I wanted a situation where the ape vice president had to express his regrets to himself.

And the plan worked perfectly.

If you became an ‘A’ or ‘B’ ranker, you would have no regrets as vice president, but an ‘E’ rank healer was a useless resource for the Glory Guild.

By collecting maintenance funds that do not need to be collected, the ‘key’ was obtained to request something from the association in the future.

Whether it’s expanding the jurisdiction or forcing broadcasters to stop reporting on suspicions of monopoly.

There are many things that can be requested from the association.

‘The problem is Cheonhaeseon… … .’

Maria’s successor.

That was the best offer for a healer type hunter.

Moreover, isn’t the person who said that the representative of the Glory Guild?

In fact, Cheon Hae-seon was qualified to do so.

An amount of ether that cannot be measured even using a gold core.

An SSS-level healing ability that instantly healed a dying Imperial Tiger.

And from his handsome appearance to his star quality.

If we raise him well, Glory Guild will have a solid next 10 years.

‘Looking at it, it doesn’t look like he’ll go to Bishop… … .’

Neither Glory nor Bishop.

Then where on earth is Cheonhaeseon?

This guy is still just a kid.

There is no way he would know that he intentionally left the residents of Gaejeong-dong to die.

That’s a fact that even Maria doesn’t know.

So, appeasement is still possible.

I don’t know which guild I’ll go to, but wherever it is, I’ll be forced to stop.

‘Cheon Hae-seon. There is only one guild in our country that suits you.’

Looking out the window at the Han River, Gugeon nodded as if making a promise to himself.

* * *

“Say that now!!”

bang!!

The ape glares at the man in front of it with bloodshot eyes.

General supervisor of the primary testing site.

It was because of the report I heard from Pyo Hyuk-gyu.

“I’m sorry, but it’s true. The gold core I used today is no longer… … .”

It has become an unusable item.

Dark red cracks appeared in the brilliant golden light, and the inherent ether level became zero.

What was absurd was that no one knew why it happened that way.

The ape felt like he was already dying inside, but the back of the ape’s neck felt stiff at the report that one of the association’s precious assets had become useless.

“How on earth did you handle this?!”

Although he yelled at the supervisor, he knew the truth.

There is nothing wrong with Director Pyo Hyuk-gyu.

Because the number of applicants exceeding the allowable range appeared, the gold core was only used according to the regulations.

However, the ape had no reason left to think about this or that.

His gently combed hair was now matted, and his expression was as bad as that of any other evil person.

No, I was just decorating my public image.

This current appearance could be said to be the essence of an ape.

“It’s almost time for the Chairman to return… … . “It’s crazy.”

The ape lit a cigarette on the desk.

“Whoa… … . It’s a very unlucky day. It’s fortunate that the Glory Guild accepted Jiwon… … .”

Pyo Hyuk-gyu asked in a calm tone to the vice president who was smoking a cigarette with a frown.

“What should we do with the deteriorated gold core?”

Then the ape screamed again.

“f*ck!! What do you know!! “The core energy response is zero!!”

“yes… … . But nominally, because it is an association asset.”

“I’m telling you, don’t ask me all those things!! “You can either throw it in the trash can or drill a hole in it and throw it away at the bowling alley!”

For a moment, Pyo Hyuk-gyu’s eyes, which were facing the floor, slightly changed.

However, it was a scene that could not be seen by the apes who were screaming with great excitement.

Pyo Hyuk-gyu bowed his head politely to the vice president and finished his final report.

“then… … “I will take care of the broken gold core.”