The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 29

Ch 29: The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs （3）

An Yunseung thought.

He had never felt awe in his life.

During his school days, he didn’t have a respected mentor, as is common for sensitive teenagers.

He had never been genuinely impressed by the achievements of sports stars who were praised daily on TV.

He just thought, “Oh, there are such talented people in the world.”

“Good for them.” He only felt such light emotions. He had never become a fan of anyone, even until he became a university student.

So, today was the day An Yunseung finally understood the meaning of this word.

‘This is absurd…’

Awe.

When you meet an overwhelming being, it goes beyond simple respect and mixes with a faint sense of fear.

He couldn’t shake off the shock for several minutes.

That was because Kim Giryeo had deduced the hidden usage of his skill just by seeing it ‘once’.

“─Yunseung-a, that skill isn’t just for the front; you have to protect all directions.”

How could someone who isn’t even a defense-type hunter use a skill better than its owner?

Moreover, such a natural lesson as if he was breathing…

Kim Giryeo easily corrected his skill usage as if teaching a basic common sense, and watching it sent a short shiver down his spine.

Just how skilled is that hunter that he can give such advice?

‘I’ve never even heard of a skill that finds the problems with other skills.’

The only assumption he could make was that Kim Giryeo was a natural appraiser and had some exceptional analysis skill…

An Yunseung frowned and then shook his head.

No, Kim Giryeo is not an analysis-type awakened one…!

Even now, when he closes his eyes, he can clearly see someone’s cold figure extracting the heart of an A-rank golem.

He is clearly a hunter with combat abilities, isn’t he?

‘The appraisal skill must have been acquired with a commercially available item!’

There’s no way Kim Giryeo’s appraisal function is particularly superior.

Even if he bought an expensive, high-quality skill stone, the target of the skill application is all the same.

So, in the end, all of this is only possible with a combination of the other person’s eye for detail, experience, and knowledge.

‘He’s definitely not an ordinary person.’

Having finished his calculations, Yunseung clenched his fist without realizing it.

The feeling he had at this moment was an undeniable sense of awe.

But…

“An Yunseung, how is it? Are you getting the hang of it now?”

Due to the emotion that was slowly rising through this awe, An Yunseung soon hardened his expression.

“Ah, hyung-nim. Well, you see.”

It’s embarrassing.

Could there be a more shameful situation than this?

“I’m trying to get the hang of it, but… it still doesn’t seem to be working well.”

Come to think of it, Kim Giryeo Hunter often showed a down-to-earth side, so he had forgotten for a moment.

Kim Giryeo was originally an awakened one with a skill that was impossible to fathom.

It’s like there’s a sky above the sky.

Furthermore, Seon Uyeon said that the incident that happened yesterday was also likely because he was deliberately kidnapped to wipe out the criminal organization. That says it all.

‘Sigh.’

But on the other hand, he was a half-wit who couldn’t even use one skill properly.

How pathetic must he look to someone as capable as Kim Giryeo?

“I’m sorry! You’re spending your precious time teaching me. I will try my best to master it perfectly as soon as possible. Hyung-nim!”

But a moment later.

An Yunseung realized that his thoughts were narrow-minded.

“Yunseung-a, please don’t rush.”

“Yes?”

The man with sanpaku eyes rolled his eyes for a moment and then said this.

“If you can’t do it today, you can continue next time. It’s not like you’re going to return to hunter activities right away, so why are you in such a hurry?”

“But.”

“I’ll help you again tomorrow. And the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, as much as you need.”

A dry voice.

Eyes that didn’t show any emotion.

“I’m F-rank, so I have a lot of time.”

Kim Giryeo’s attitude was no different from usual.

That’s how he knew. That he was respecting him as usual.

“Giryeo hyung…”

An Yunseung was speechless for a moment due to the overwhelming gratitude.

He readily shared his know-how for a hunter who had lost confidence.

And on top of that, he even told such an obvious lie because he was worried that the other person would feel burdened by his goodwill.

He had felt it since the first time they met, but Kim Giryeo Hunter was truly a rare, magnanimous person.

“Do you perhaps want something from me? Do you need anything?”

At that moment, An Yunseung felt the urge to repay his kindness somehow. So, he fidgeted and spoke.

“Me, me? What would I want from you? There’s nothing like that.”

But he knew that this was the answer he would get.

‘Because he is someone who has no personal desires.’

How absurd must his question have sounded that he even stuttered in surprise?

Kim Giryeo was not the type to be swayed by a few coins, like many people in modern society.

This ascetic side was a characteristic worth emulating, but.

It seemed to be a considerable obstacle when trying to repay his kindness.

“Hoo.”

When he awakened as an A-rank, he thought he could do anything from then on.

Now, he couldn’t even properly express his gratitude.

‘It can’t be helped. For the time being, let’s diligently receive hyung-nim’s training and build up my strength. And someday, I will definitely be of help to him.’

An Yunseung finished his resolution and calmed his breathing.

By the time he raised his head again, there was no more wavering in his gaze.

“Understood! Then, as hyung-nim said, I won’t overdo it today and stop here.”

To add to that.

This incident became an opportunity for Giryeo’s evaluation to skyrocket in An Yunseung’s mind.

In other words, the point at which the brakes of the runaway train broke was around this time.

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Why, why, why did he suddenly ask that?

If I wanted something from him?

Did he perhaps find out about my plan?

“Me, me? What would I want from you? Th-Th-There’s nothing like that.”

I trembled and desperately denied An Yunseung’s questioning.

My head was filled with bad thoughts.

‘Someone like me, an F-rank, must feel like a bug to Yunseung! If he finds out that I used him for money…’

My spine is chilling.

I’m going to get dehydrated from all this cold sweat.

“Ah, right. Yunseung-a, aren’t you hungry? Let’s, let’s catch the boss quickly, close the gate, and go out.”

I hurriedly finished the schedule, pushing Yunseung, who said he was okay, on the back.

As expected, the A-rank hunter didn’t pay much attention to the D-rank debris on the floor until he came out of the gate, so my crime wasn’t discovered.

‘To think that he wouldn’t even rummage through a single magic stone until the end.’

Perhaps the remains of a D-rank monster feel like 10-won coins on the street to An Yunseung.

‘At this rate, even if I raise the level to C or B-rank, there will be something to pick up?’

Yay!

I smiled with my soul, imagining how much I would get if I sold today’s loot.

In my imagination, I was already a tycoon who had bought a palace-like house and hired about 100 servants.

“Huh?”

But, while I was making these future plans.

An Yunseung, who had come out of the gate, stopped abruptly after discovering someone standing at the exit.

“That person is…”

“Hello. An Yunseung Hunter-nim. You’re coming out quite late? Even though you only went into a D-rank.”

A high-pitched voice.

A thick file folder in hand. A suit buttoned all the way up.

If you only looked at this, you might think it was an ordinary Hunter Association employee. But no matter how I look at it, this doesn’t seem like the person I met yesterday.

That long black hair that reached her waist was a feature that was hard to forget.

“Oh? Seon Uyeon-ssi, hello?”

A B-rank awakened one.

Seon Uyeon was greeting us.

“Giryeo-ssi, you’re greeting her so casually in this situation?”

But she didn’t seem to be in a good mood…

‘What happened that she’s like that?’

I wondered if she was still upset because I had called her out with a text in the early morning, but the real problem was more serious than that.

“I came today to deliver something to Yunseung-ssi. But I didn’t expect to see this illegal gate entry right in front of my eyes.”

“…!”

“Kim Giryeo Hunter. You’re F-rank, aren’t you? But why are you coming out from here?”

Entering a gate that doesn’t match your rank.

This was a clear taboo.

“Ah, well, hyung-nim is.”

“I entered as a transporter. Yunseung is working as a porter.”

I started to explain urgently, but it didn’t work.

“Are you saying that’s even a valid excuse? How much could possibly fit in the bag you’re carrying for you to be talking about being a porter?”

Seon Uyeon frowned as if telling me not to make excuses.

“An Yunseung Hunter, you too. It’s going to be difficult if you keep participating in these illegal entries.”

“Hmm.”

“I’ll end this with a warning, so please don’t ever bring an F-rank hunter into a higher-rank gate again.”

Wait a minute. Things are going strangely wrong.

I immediately objected to her words.

“Wait a minute, Seon Uyeon-ssi. Illegal entry? I didn’t break any laws, did I?”

“Yes?”

“So, in the association regulations…”

But Seon Uyeon had already anticipated this, as if she had already predicted this, and nodded with a stiff expression.

“There are no entry restrictions for transporters. But that is a consideration to make their work easier, not for people like you to use loopholes.”

For some reason, as the conversation progressed, Seon Uyeon seemed to look at me with more and more contempt.

It must be my imagination.

“Why don’t you know that your attitude of ignoring the rank restrictions is further fueling suspicion…?”

“Yes?”

“I’m saying that ordinary F-ranks follow the regulations because they value their lives.”

Seon Uyeon glared at the frozen An Yunseung with resentment, and then she threatened.

“You may think that it’s your life, so it’s none of our business. But the important thing is the record.”

“….”

“In case of an accident inside the gate. The identity of the raiders must not be manipulated…”

By the time her cold voice pierced my ear, there was no more room for excuses. It was a checkmate.

“Please, I ask for your cooperation with the association.”

That awakened one’s rank is B.

It’s just that she usually treated An Yunseung so comfortably that it didn’t show, but.

In fact, even B-ranks are monsters who can tear apart a lion in the savanna with their bare hands, so there was no point in provoking her.

“Yes. I understand.”

I whimpered. I obediently lowered my tail.

“Gi, Giryeo hyung is not at fault! I was the one who asked for his help…”

“An Yunseung Hunter-nim, please come with me for a moment. There’s something to tell you regarding the change of the dungeon break response area.”

Poor guy.

An Yunseung was dragged away by Seon Uyeon without being able to say a word, even though he was an A-rank hunter.

I waved my hand at Yunseung and fell into contemplation.

This, I think I need to revise my money-making plan.

‘It can’t be helped.’

But it’s okay.

I already have a backup plan in mind.