Episode 86
Everyone looks at Kang Jeong-hyeon with blank faces.
The plant that sprouted near his shoulder was sucked into a black hole, and the ‘War Goblin’ ended his life in vain without leaving anything behind.
for a moment.
You left nothing behind?
So you’ve absorbed ‘that’ as well?
Clink.
Something falls to the floor with a clear and beautiful sound.
‘It’ is the heart of monsters and can enhance the abilities of hunters.
The core of ‘War Goblin’ was rolling on the floor.
The plant summoned by Kang Jeong-hyeon ate the body of the ‘War Goblin’, but it seems that it could not digest the core.
Joo Jin-hae, deputy director of the association, suddenly came to his senses when he saw the core rolling on the floor.
“This concludes all tests.”
Watching the scene of the association employees retrieving the core, Jinhae Joo breathes a sigh of relief.
What if the glass wall, which had been built at a cost of billions, was shattered, and the War Goblin’s core could not be recovered?
Joo Jin-hae would have had to stay up all night writing his statement.
“It’s a shame.”
Yeol-chan approaches me and smiles strangely.
“Are you sad?”
“If Kang Jeong-hyun had mastered that core… … He would have become an unparalleled genius. “Because there is no hunter in this world who can absorb the core without any processing.”
hmm.
There really is nothing in this world… peel?
First, let’s match the rhythm.
“That’s what I heard. “I heard that if you inject the core’s ether into a hunter, it won’t produce even 10% of its original efficiency.”
“If it’s 10%, that’s lucky. I spent an astronomical amount of money to convert the cores of high-level monsters, but there are many cases where the ether conversion rate was not even 1%. In that sense, it’s a very disappointing thing. “If Kang Jeong-hyeon had been able to absorb the monster’s core with 100% efficiency, the growth potential would have been endless.”
Without even knowing that the results of his infinite growth are right in front of his eyes, Ga Yeol-chan licks his appetite.
“If that were the case, the title of ‘Korea’s Most Promising Player’ might have been Kang Jeong-hyun’s, not yours.”
“Is that what I’m called now?”
“… … “Watch the news.”
“lol. Even though he wasn’t able to absorb the core, it’s clear that Kang Jeong-hyun is a great talent.”
“yes. “I’ve been a hunter for over 20 years, but this is the first time I’ve seen such abilities.”
A plant with the ability to kill emerges from within the body.
I have also seen various monsters on the battlefield, but in a way, Kang Jeong-hyeon felt more like a monster than the monster in the dungeon.
“For now, it will be classified as a ‘mutant.’”
Ye Yeol-chan said that and pressed the button without hesitation.
Kuuk.
Other judges follow him and press the ‘S’ button.
A high-level monster was killed before his eyes without even being able to scream, so who could argue?
In this way, the second ‘S’ ranker was born following Bisu.
* * *
Click, click, click.
Boom boom.
No matter what anyone says, the main characters of the hunter qualification test are the test takers.
Numerous gazes, camera angles, and flashes are directed at the hundreds of candidates coming out after completing the second test.
“Oh, don’t push me!”
“Aren’t you following the guidelines?!”
“Kang Jeong-hyeon, find Kang Jeong-hyeon!!”
“Mr. Bisu! “Can I interview you briefly?”
“yes! “Please gather in a circle this way!”
His ability to control reporters on topics that have just been tested is amazing.
After all, maybe I should have been a celebrity.
Thanks to this, I was able to rest comfortably in a quiet corner.
The main character of the day was not me, so there were no reporters following me persistently.
Now that Bisu’s test has ended safely, there is no need to be by his side anymore.
But not all schedules are over yet.
In a sense, there was more important work left than the Bisu test.
Vroom.
A large SUV vehicle enters the Hunter testing center.
An unusually large wheel stands out.
wheel.
In the past, this was a scene I would have just passed over and thought, ‘That’s great.’
But perhaps because it is a sunny day, the slowly spinning wheels keep coming into view.
Yesterday, when I read a tarot reading with my sister for fun, I pulled out a card called ‘Wheel of Fortune’.
It’s a coincidence.
I just stared at the wheels until the car parked.
Last schedule for today.
It may truly become a new wheel of destiny.
“Do you know someone’s vehicle?”
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I flinch my shoulders without realizing it.
Ah Mr.
It’s a surprise.
At some point, Maria was standing behind me.
I smiled shyly and sat down a little to the side.
As Maria sits down next to her, the fresh scent of spring tickles her nose.
“no. “I keep thinking about it so much that I end up blanking out.”
“Hunter Cheon Hae-seon, do you sometimes have a lot to think about?”
“… … “I guess I seemed like a pretty simple person all this time.”
“Oh, no. I just… … .”
Maria, who was blinking rapidly, spoke as if she was a little envious.
“Because Hunter’s words and actions are always filled with confidence. “It’s hard to find someone like me who worries about everything.”
“I’m sure… … .”
It may be that Maria, who only worked under someone’s shadow, lacks something.
But even for her, the wind of change has now begun to blow.
“For someone like that, you made a huge statement today.”
Unlike her usual plain appearance, Maria appeared in classy attire and announced her move.
It’s true that I hate Glory Guild, but honestly, I can’t imagine it.
This is Maria taking off her G badge and working in another guild.
Which guild would dare embrace her?
No, apart from that.
What on earth made her make that decision?
“I thought carefully about Hunter Haeseon Cheon’s words.”
“yes?”
“You said that if you want to vent your anger, do it not with your body, but with your mind.”
“I did… … Right?”
“In the space where I reflected, I clawed at my heart without bleeding my body anymore.”
“… … .”
“It was so painful that I wanted to quit right away. Her scratched heart did not heal as quickly as her body. “The more she dug, the more her pain increased.”
I guess so.
It is painful for anyone to look directly at the private parts that they have been trying to ignore.
“I felt it then. The act of hurting the body is nothing more than an indulgence I give myself. In reality, it’s just an act of deception without any consequences. “Doing it.”
Maria looks at me with sparkling eyes that catch the light of the sky.
“The more I let my anger out, the clearer everything became. “I became a hunter to save people, but if I don’t feel comfortable, my ‘saving method’ is wrong.”
“It’s a way to save… … . if… … .”
“yes. The ‘guild’ I belonged to was wrong. That’s why I’m trying to move to a place where my heart goes.”
Maria’s will seemed very firm.
The expression was calm, but in that calmness, one could see the firmness of Mount Tai.
I’ve seen her a few times, but this was my first time seeing her like this.
The problem is that the starting point that led to her change was an unexpected place.
‘crazy. ‘It was because of what I said?’
To be honest, it wasn’t advice given from a good heart.
Before awakening, when addicted to monster poison.
I was physically unstable, like a terminally ill patient, and had to spend many nights in terrible pain.
The pain filled with only despair and frustration always stayed with me.
However, Mary simply used such physical pain as an indulgence.
Even worse, he said he would get better soon.
‘That’s what I said.’
He said that if you truly want to pay the price, take your anger out on it.
That’s because deeper scars remain.
That way, Glory Guild’s mistakes won’t be washed away.
At least Maria wanted to be different from Gugeon.
however.
I really never imagined it would end up like this.
Suddenly, an image of Goo Geon’s extremely angry appearance appears in my mind.
Just looking at everything that has happened so far, Gu Geon will regard me as an enemy of Buldaecheon.
But if that wasn’t enough, what if they found out that I was the one who encouraged Maria to decide to move?
Another hitman other than Kang Hyeon might attack me.
“however… … “It’s not easy.”
Maria sighs and stuffs dozens of pamphlets into her bag.
“I have a hard time figuring out which guild is a good guild. Before coming here today, I looked through the history and articles of various guilds… … . “I haven’t found a place I like yet.”
“That’s natural.”
“yes?”
“I’ve finally decided to quit the guild I’ve been working for for several years. Will it be easy to quickly get to know other guilds?”
Maria smiles bitterly with her pretty lips.
“right… … What do you mean? But even if I can’t decide on another place, I won’t stay at the Glory Guild.”
Whiing.
A breeze blows that is neither cold nor warm.
Have you become more sensitive because of the changes predicted in the future?
The spinning wheels and the blowing wind all feel new.
Maybe I am not the only one at the center of change.
Maria.
A woman whose clean mind is so excessive that she feels like a myeloid.
A healer who bleeds himself every time he fails to completely save people.
Regardless of his abilities, he is a person who breaks my heart every time I see him.
“If you don’t like the established way, there is a path no one has taken before.”
“yes?”
The seductively extended eyes turn round.
I smiled at the eyes that looked like they were about to be sucked in.
“You will soon find out. About what I plan to do in the future.”
* * *
The Hunter Qualification Test is both a festival and a place of frustration.
For some, it is an opportunity to rise in status to gain wealth and fame, and for others, it is a place of stigma where years of effort go in vain.
However, the final event of the qualification test deserves to be called a festival.
The eliminated candidates leave, and only the newly qualified hunters remain to hold the awards ceremony.
“It must be a new feeling.”
“Ah, you’re here.”
Yuk Cheol-wan visited the examination center in accordance with the award ceremony schedule.
I said I would be with you from the beginning, but since Bisu was at the test site and I was also acting as an examiner, there was no one who could be with me.
[It’s a given that you’ll pass anyway, so just come on time for the award ceremony! Ah, but by then, I will have become such a popular star that you might be in trouble?]
Surprisingly (and at the same time surprising), what Bisu said was exactly correct.
Yuk Cheol-wan found Bisu, but he said he couldn’t get closer and pretend to know.
An eye-poppingly beautiful esper who was awarded the ‘S’ rank.
In addition, he possessed a ‘buff’ skill that was rare in the world, so there was no rookie better than him in terms of splendor.
If Kang Jeong-hyun hadn’t appeared, she would have been in all the spotlight today.
“Don’t you think you’ve already become a bit more arrogant? “It would be difficult if I got sick.”
“haha. “Wasn’t your nose always sharp?”
“I guess so.”
“The tomboyish girl I met in the Poison Dungeon became an S ranker. “I am so proud.”
These are people who have already lived and died in the dungeon.
Yuk Cheol-wan looked like an uncle and waved his hand at Bisu.
Bisu, who was waiting on one side of the ceremony, spots Yuk Cheol-wan and jumps from his seat.
Both she and Yuk Cheol-wan had their mouths hanging from their ears.
Seeing the corners of my lips pulling, I don’t think I’m any different.
‘S’ rank esper weapon.
No matter what path she takes, South Korea will treat her as a treasure.
“… … “This concludes the hunter qualification award ceremony.”
Bisu wears a badge symbolizing S rank and raises his head towards us.
hmm.
I guess I’ll have to force the bridge of my nose.
I want to go up to the podium right now and give it a thumbs-up, but there’s something I need to check before that.
The wind of change to come.
No, should we call this a cataclysm?
“Hmm.”
All the test takers have left, and now only one person remains on the podium.
Bae Jeong-dae, the new vice president of the Hunter Association.
Now is the time for the last of the conditions I have set to be revealed through his mouth.
“I have something to announce to all the hunters here.”
