The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 44

Ch 44: Crush （2）

“Rope? Are you going to help the Guild Master?”

The low-ranking employee of the Magic Tower was startled by Giryeo’s request and hesitated, but a hand stopped him.

“I’ll get it right away.”

“Ch, Chief.”

Gwak Byeonggi.

He, who had been silent until now, spoke his first words.

And then, he immediately ran and brought emergency supplies from the car.

It was a sturdy rope that looked to be about 15m long.

“Thank you.”

As the F-rank hunter who received the rope turned his back to the swamp, the youngest employee whispered.

“Wasn’t that person an external appraiser?”

“Don’t worry, just watch.”

Usually, when faced with the venom of an A-rank magical beast, one would tremble.

But Kim Giryeo, far from trembling, began to walk confidently.

“…!”

Moreover, he didn’t even look at the ground as he was gauging the length of the rope.

Even though there are so many pools of venom on the ground!

The C-rank hunter with the lowest awakening power in the Magic Tower shook his head with a sigh.

‘Even if I were paid, I couldn’t do something like that.’

The blonde man was crossing the road coolly even at this moment.

There wasn’t even a hint of hesitation.

“Hup!”

But at that moment.

The corpse of a small demon rolled down from the high ground, along the cracks of the damaged road.

Thud, splat.

The impact caused a nearby pool of venom to splash.

Fortunately, only a few drops managed to dirty his shoes.

It’s A-rank venom, no less. Shouldn’t one usually be flustered in this situation?

“……!”

But Giryeo, far from being agitated, didn’t even bother to look at his shoes.

He just quietly stood in front of Esther’s swamp with a smooth motion.

“Please wait.”

Kim Giryeo said that and slowly untied the rope.

Esther, who was watching this, thought.

‘Why is he helping me?’

It was a disapproving attitude.

Because the resentment from Giryeo often belittling her skills still remained.

She made a sulky expression, replaying the provocations the other had made.

‘Hmph, I guess he has a pretty high poison resistance? But even if he tries to be nice now…’

But right after this.

Esther’s face changed for a moment after seeing what Giryeo did.

“Huh?”

“Grab it and come up. Esther Hunter.”

Because this man tied the rope to a nearby utility pole and threw the end of the lifeline into the swamp with a flick.

From Giryeo’s point of view, it was an action taken after calculating the difference in their strength.

But this was rather refreshing for Esther.

‘What is it, strangely cold!’

Until now, how many people had flattered her to win her favor?

An S-rank hunter has an unimaginable value in this society.

So, Esther had received countless favors with ulterior motives, and she was getting tired of that treatment.

“Is it difficult to move your arm?”

“No. I’m coming out now.”

But, Kim Giryeo doesn’t seem to have any pretense.

He could have pulled her out with his own strength, but he nonchalantly tied the rope to the utility pole and told her to get out on her own.

If she suspects that he might be playing tricks with curses, he doesn’t hesitate to provoke her with taunts…

Looking at it, it didn’t seem like he was trying to impress an S-rank at all.

“Just a moment.”

But when he’s kind, he’s kind.

“There’s mud on your hair…”

“Ah.”

“It almost got in your ear.”

Giryeo reached out and wiped the purple liquid flowing through Esther’s hair.

‘Huh?’

At this time, he belatedly realized that the swamp was poisonous, but it didn’t matter much.

The neurotoxin barely fell within Kim Giryeo’s resistance range.

Of course, if it were dragon blood poison, it would be no match.

‘No, if you were trapped in a poison swamp, you should have said something.’

Kim Giryeo realized that he almost died a meaningless death and stopped in his tracks.

It was Esther’s words that broke the silence.

“Thank you.”

Even if Kim Giryeo was annoying, it wasn’t right to keep her mouth shut after receiving help.

Esther said a word with a sulky expression and ordered her guild members to bring cloth and water.

Kim Giryeo looked at her quietly.

And said casually.

“You’re having a hard time.”

Seeing a magician doing such hard work, covered in mud, at a young age, he felt a sense of pity.

“If that non-awakened one hadn’t interfered, today’s work would have ended cleanly…”

At this, Esther narrowed her eyes.

“What would you do in the same situation?”

“Pardon?”

“If a citizen suddenly interferes in a fight. Judging by how coldly you’re talking, it seems like you’d just ignore them, saying it was their fault for coming in recklessly~”

Esther smiled playfully and tested Giryeo’s true feelings.

If he said anything positive here, even if it was just empty words, she was going to completely oppose him.

“Ah, well, I’ve been in a similar situation before.”

But she didn’t expect this answer to follow.

“I was in the middle of activating a skill when a civilian appeared in the path.”

“……!”

“I managed to cancel the casting in a hurry, but the recoil caused everything around me to explode.”

Giryeo reminisced about the past for a moment.

“My ten… no, my arm flew off, so I was a bit surprised.”

“What did you say?”

The alien made a gesture of shrugging his shoulders, as people here usually do.

“But I think our way is right. Even if it’s a bit annoying right now, there’s nothing more precious than life.”

Giryeo continued speaking with his characteristic expressionless face.

“Honestly, I was relieved to see Esther-ssi protecting the non-awakened one earlier. Yes. Someone like you should be at the top.”

Someone like you, who values the lives of the weak…

He tried to say something more but swallowed his words.

‘It’s not a topic to complain about to an Earthling.’

Giryeo briefly recalled the upper class of his hometown, who had terrible personalities, and shook off the memory with disgust.

Anyway, time is running out.

“Esther Hunter, I’m sorry. Something urgent suddenly came up, so may I leave now?”

“Yes?”

Giryeo bowed his head and expressed his apology.

According to the original agreement, he was supposed to start helping the Magic Tower with classifying magic stones from now on.

‘Ugh, my fingertips are stiffening!’

In fact, Giryeo didn’t have complete immunity to poison.

It’s just that he happened to have a higher resistance than others.

Isn’t this a different problem from mental magic?

“See you again if there’s a chance.”

In the end, he disappeared from the scene as if he was half-running away.

From behind, he could hear the guild members shouting that they had belatedly brought water, towels, and antidotes.

Esther acted as if she didn’t hear that sound.

━But I think our way is right.

The curse sorcerer pondered over the words that the other had left behind, as usual.

◈◈◈

“I think he’s quite a good hunter!”

A lively voice burst out into the air.

The sentence collided with the damp cave walls, creating a small echo.

“Who?”

Then, another young woman’s voice flowed.

“Kim Giryeo~”

“Ah, that…?”

“Yes. The one with curse resistance.”

Esther and her executive secretary.

The two were walking out of the cave, having a simple conversation.

“At first, I suspected that man might be a nasty guy like Kang Changho.”

“Indeed.”

“I don’t usually care about physiognomy, but his eyes are so…”

Esther coughed dryly.

“But after talking to him, I realized he wasn’t such a bad person.”

“Really?”

“He’s surprisingly mannerly too.”

But then.

Clatter.

An alien noise echoed from behind Esther.

It was a sound like heavy metal scraping against a stone floor.

“The higher the rank of the awakened one, the more twisted their personalities seem to be. But Kim Giryeo Hunter is somehow, unusually sensible.”

However, both figures did not pay attention to the noise and silently walked out of the gate.

“Anyway, it’s a good thing. If he’s not a villain, why would this righteous Esther-nim have to step in?”

“Haha.”

“I’m so glad that Giryeo-ssi isn’t a bad person.”

“Me too.”

“I didn’t want to fight a hunter who’s immune to curses…”

Clatter.

Clatter.

Clatter.

Amidst the sharp metallic sounds, a faint sound like a human groan mixed in.

“Ughh… ugh…”

At this sound, Esther turned back for a moment.

A blue shadow was cast on her face, which was backlit by the moonlight.

“Anyway, this is such a pain.”

Rustle.

Esther took out her mobile phone from her pocket.

As she came out of the gate, all the functions of her mobile phone started working normally.

When she turned on the selfie camera mode and put her face in the frame,

The identity of what the two people had dragged here was captured in one corner of the frame.

“The evidence videos have to be taken outside one by one. When will they develop a body cam that can be used in a gate?”

About two people were bound by sturdy metal chains.

Esther had been dragging them on the ground all this time.

“Ughh, ughhhh…!”

“Save, save me…”

The two unidentified people, covered in black boils all over their faces and blood, begged for their lives while crying.

But Esther was just focused on her work, with a nonchalant expression.

“One~ two~ kimchi~”

“Aaaaaaack!”

“Aaa, aaaa!”

Then, as a result of maximizing the output of the curse.

They screamed in pain until their eyes were bloodshot, then they vomited blood and died instantly.

Ding.

Esther recorded that moment as a video.

“Do you know what Kim Giryeo Hunter said earlier in the day? He said that someone like me should be at the top.”

“…….”

“How can he think exactly like me, be so strong, and not be all groveling to an S-rank…”

She murmured into the air, with a soft smile.

“Is it because he has high pride? Or is it because he has dignity?”

Her face looked like she was captivated by something.

“I, too, like that man.”

How should I make him my ally?

At Esther’s murmur, the secretary asked briefly.

“You seem like you’re about to hold hands with him?”

“Of course. I want to, with all my heart.”

Click. Click.

Esther took a few more selfies and continued the conversation.

“I got a report from Gwak Byeonggi Team Leader today, and he said that Kim Giryeo Hunter handled the cursed sword without any problems.”

“Really?”

“I confirmed it on the scene too. He’s beyond my expectations in many ways.”

The secretary stiffened at those words.

But Esther’s attitude was calm.

“If such a monster becomes my ally… I’ll be able to crush the world’s rankers with my power, not to mention the hopeless Jeong Haseong and Kang Changho.”

She playfully pouted her lips while busily tapping the mobile phone screen with her thumb.

“Haaa, but it’s a bit daunting. That person doesn’t seem to be greedy for money…”

He was indifferent even when I offered him a unique-grade magic sword, so he probably has a lot of rare items.

Isn’t the difficulty too high?

Esther sighed deeply and said something out of the blue.

“If this was in a game, it would have been easy to raise his favorability. I could just search for a strategy guide and shower him with gifts.”

“Again, again, the game story.”

The secretary said, throwing the corpses of the dead into the disappearing gate.

It was a gentle scolding tone.

“As expected of someone who was a game addict. You always make such analogies.”

“What about it? I’ve quit now.”

Esther held up her mobile phone and showed the screen to the other person.

“I don’t even have time to log in these days because I’m so busy.”

Photos of two corpses.

This S-rank hunter expresses all the actions that took place in the hill in one sentence.

“Because there’s such a line of death row inmates.”

Death row.

Esther, who had uttered the sharp word, looked beyond the gate where she had disposed of the bodies.

“It’s pathetic. It’s been several years since the Dungeon Shock, and there’s still no prison that can hold even one high-rank awakened one.”

“…….”

“Anyway, I wish all the bad guys who bully the weak would just die~”

What followed was the curse sorcerer’s high-pitched chatter.