The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 21

Ch 21: Re-Awakening Examination （1）

Fortunately for them, at least this Kim Giryeo wasn’t hostile.

“The analysis team just contacted me. They appraised the material that hunter gave us, and the information is highly likely to be genuine.”

“Really?”

“To readily hand something like this over to our guild!”

This is clearly a sign of goodwill.

Indeed, he’s trying to get on the good side of you, an S-rank hunter. As the secretary showed a bright expression, Esther coldly sneered.

“It’s cute when obviously weaklings try to curry favor. This is actually rather frightening.”

A brief moment of contemplation passed.

“First, pull up that person Kim Giryeo’s Hunter Association profile.”

“Understood.”

“Whether he used an item or whatever, it’s a fact that my skill didn’t work at all.”

Seo Esther leaned back deeply into her chair and sighed.

“I need to see what kind of person he is from now on.”

Bright sunlight poured in from the window of the president’s office, which was made of glass.

It was a landscape she had created with a huge amount of funds, but lately, Esther felt that this carefully built tower was a house of cards that could collapse at any moment.

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Meanwhile.

In front of the Korean Magic Tower Headquarters in Guro-gu, Seoul.

“As expected, you’re different, Hyung! You not only solved the Magic Tower Guild’s maze in one go, which no one has been able to do, but you even received a scout offer directly from Esther Hunter! You had an appraisal skill!”

“……..”

“But the truly amazing thing is that you didn’t even bat an eye at all that money. I still get swayed when I see amounts in the hundreds of millions, but you were firm, saying that you wouldn’t be moved by money……!”

“Wait here a moment.”

“Huh? Where are you going?”

It seems he learned a lot from this negotiation.

An Yunseung, as soon as he left the building, rattled off the words he had been holding back like a machine gun, but unfortunately, they didn’t reach my ears.

I headed straight to a nearby convenience store. I bought bottled water.

And I poured the clear water into my mouth, diluting the lingering coffee taste several times.

“Kuaaaak. Ptooey!”

Let’s remember the word “coffee” well from now on.

If I drink that awful beverage twice, my tongue won’t be able to survive.

“Whew, I feel a bit better now.”

After finishing the emergency treatment.

I went back to where An Yunseung was. Yunseung, who had been standing blankly on the street, was delighted to see me return.

“Shall we leave right away? It’s only 3 o’clock, so you should have plenty of time to do your business at the gate.”

“Okay.”

Anyway, Earthlings are so convenient.

Instead of just contacting the Korean Magic Tower, An Yunseung said he would help with the gate work since he came along.

I guess that’s why there’s a Korean folktale called Heungbu and Nolbu. There’s no harm in doing a favor.

“Hey, Giryeo Hyung.”

“Yeah?”

“But the item you gave to Esther Hunter earlier, you said it was something only you knew about….”

The weather is hot.

I rolled up my sleeves and listened carefully to An Yunseung’s words.

“I’ve never heard of such a material before. Something that can instantly extinguish a Fire Bat’s flames, or make a building stronger.”

“Because I found it recently.”

“You know the value of discovering such a new material, right?”

Of course, I know, you uncivilized primitive sorcerer.

“But the fact that you didn’t register the item information with the Association and instead gave it to the Magic Tower… uh… do you perhaps… dislike the Hunter Association…?”

I listened to what he said quietly and then shook my head.

It seems An Yunseung misunderstood. This deal was definitely quite a loss, but.

Because my intention was different.

“No. I have no feelings towards the Association.”

“Right? Whew.”

An Yunseung was visibly relieved at my answer, but then he was shocked by what I said next.

“I just wanted to get on the good side of Esther Hunter.”

“Yes?”

Yunseung stumbled badly, misstepping on the uneven pavement.

He usually doesn’t do things like that, so it seems like evidence that he was flustered.

“Woah, I thought you wouldn’t be interested in such things, considering your dry image.”

“Such things?”

“Is someone like Esther your ideal type?”

I know what kind of misunderstanding he has this time.

This guy has a vivid imagination? He’d make a good magician.

“It’s not for that reason.”

I stared blankly at An Yunseung, who had a dumbfounded expression, and shook my head, making a negative gesture typical of Earthlings.

And then I revealed all the secrets.

“Yunseung-a, listen to me carefully. This is advice for you.”

“Ah, yes!”

“In the future, if you meet a hunter with a curse attribute, be kind to them no matter what.”

“Yes?”

“That will be better for you.”

It seems that the people of this world don’t know much about curse magicians yet.

But once they know what kind of personalities the sorcerers who are good at curses have, everyone’s behavior will change.

“Yes. Giryeo Hyung. I will.”

Curse Sorcerer.

They all have one thing in common, without exception.

That is, they never forget what happened to them until the day they die.

They had a characteristic of dwelling on the slightest thing that angered them, using it as fuel for their curses.

‘In short, they hold grudges for a long time.’

That’s why in my hometown, it was an unspoken rule to be kind to curse sorcerers.

No matter how weak a magician is, things get complicated if you needlessly ignore them.

‘Hmm, to think there would be a curse sorcerer among the S-rank hunters. There weren’t many of them even in my hometown.’

But there was no need to be afraid of their personalities and avoid them unnecessarily.

‘Esther, I wonder if I’ll ever meet that person again?’

On the other hand, they never forget the favors they receive either.

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The next day.

With Yunseung’s help, I safely collected the materials.

The wings obtained from a fairy-type magical beast in a D-rank gate. I need to dry and grind these well, so I’ll put them by the window.

‘Good, things are going smoothly.’

Maybe it’s because I solved the most annoying Korean Magic Tower gate in advance. The rest of the materials were being collected relatively easily.

“Hehehe, once I can use magic, the era of Homo sapiens will be over.”

One step closer to regaining my past glory.

I headed to the refrigerator, picturing a rosy future. It was about time to supply today’s nutrients.

━Ding-dong, ding-dong.

But what is this now?

━Ding-dong, ding-dong.

I was in a good mood thinking about food, but suddenly cold water was poured over me.

Someone visited Kim Giryeo’s house.

“Could it be family?”

If it’s an acquaintance of Kim Giryeo’s from his past life, things will get a bit complicated.

I put the egg I was holding back in the refrigerator and headed to the front door.

When I arrived at the front door, after a few seconds, the same doorbell rang again.

━Ding-dong, ding-dong.

“Yes, I’m coming.”

Clang.

Just in case, I put on the chain and cautiously opened the door, and what I saw in front of me was…

“Hello, Mr. Kim Giryeo. We’re from the Hunter Association.”

A black leather wallet.

Through the wide-open wallet, a card with a plain design could be seen.

『Awakened Public Official ID』

『Seon Uyeon』

『Affiliation: Investigation Department』

“Could you spare some time for us?”

Hunter Seon Uyeon.

That woman was standing guard at the door. It had been a while since I’d seen her face.

“What’s the matter?”

I poked my head out through the crack in the door. But what do you know? There wasn’t just one guest.

There were three more people in black suits beside Seon Uyeon.

“We’d like you to come outside for a moment, sir.”

Kim Giryeo’s job isn’t a teacher, but why do they use the title “teacher” so often in Korea?

‘Aish, I’m starving to death. What a nuisance.’

Is it my fault for trying to eat at 2 PM?

I was annoyed by Seon Uyeon’s visit, but I obediently unlatched the chain on the front door when they asked me to come outside.

Ignoring people from a public institution would only make things more troublesome.

“We apologize for the sudden visit. In this case, it’s the regulation to proceed without prior notice.”

When I opened the door wide and stepped out, Seon Uyeon flinched at the sight of the room behind me and then continued.

“Well then, I’ll formally announce the purpose of our visit.”

“Ah, yes.”

“A report has been filed suspecting Mr. Kim Giryeo of fraudulent awakening registration.”

“Huh?”

“As a result of the Hunter Association’s investigation, Mr. Kim Giryeo is suspected of being a poorly registered individual who has falsified his rank…”

“What did you say?”

“We will be conducting a re-awakening examination today.”

Wait a minute. What is this nonsense?

“Please accompany us to the Hunter Association.”

“Right now?”

“If you don’t want to be taken in by force.”

It seems like I won’t be able to eat lunch today after all.

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Seon Uyeon.

A woman with long straight hair and a rigid tone.

To explain why this Earthling appeared in front of Kim Giryeo now, we have to go back a few weeks.

‘That hunter is definitely lying. To have taken down a Beginner Killer and claim to be F-rank!’

When Kim Giryeo had just reincarnated.

From this time, Seon Uyeon had been suspecting that the other party had manipulated his rank.

This was because Kim Giryeo’s response in the Beginner Killer incident was not at all at the F-rank level.

After parting ways with Kim Giryeo at the Awakening Examination Center.

‘The awakening examination result is really F-rank. Did he use an item to hide his power level?’

Seon Uyeon returned to the Association and belatedly looked up the man’s records.

Awakening power level 12, the examination date was only a year ago.

Up to this point, it was a common record for a bottom-tier awakened one, but the problem was the sheet below.

Before entering a gate, hunters must report their entry to the Association.

And this gate entry permit record remains in the institution’s database.

However, the record that Kim Giryeo had was only…

━——————-━

『Chronological Order▽』

20XX.06.28 ━ F-rank Gate Entry Permit

━ ━ ━ ━ Below is Blank ━ ━ ━ ━

━——————-━

“One gate entry record? Is that all his experience as a hunter?”

The doubts gradually deepened.

For a person who has only entered an F-rank gate once to not be flustered when encountering a monster in broad daylight. Does that make sense?

‘An awakened one who has falsified their rank is dangerous! Who knows what they’ll do when mixed in with hunters weaker than them…’

But there was a small problem.

As much as she wanted to immediately re-investigate him.

Unfortunately, Seon Uyeon was just an ordinary employee with no authority within the Association.

She couldn’t just bring in an innocent hunter just because she suspected him.

“Haa.”

Moreover, Seon Uyeon was conflicted herself.

To be honest, she hadn’t actually seen Kim Giryeo do anything bad.

It was all just a suspicion, so did she really have the right to question him?

“Hmm…”

In the end, Seon Uyeon wavered and took a passive approach.

She filed a suspicion report on Hunter Kim Giryeo according to the manual and buried the matter.

Of course, nothing happened with just one report from Seon Uyeon.

Then why did Kim Giryeo suddenly have a re-examination order dropped on him like a bolt from the blue?

It happened a few days later.

When Seon Uyeon read this article.

“This is insane.”

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