The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 66

Ch 66: Hadong （2）

Honestly, this is annoying.

“Okay.”

“Thank you…!”

Though my mind was filled with negative thoughts, I ended up accepting the offer.

‘Ha, if only that scene hadn’t happened.’

The image of Seon Uyeon helping the old man with his luggage kept flashing in my mind.

It’s hard to be harsh with creatures like this.

Because I like altruism.

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A little while later.

“Are you sure this place is okay?”

“Why bother going far? You were going to eat here anyway.”

“W-Well, that’s when I’m coming alone…”

A small snack bar nearby.

We arrived at the shop, took a seat at a table, and sat down.

It was a small restaurant tucked away in a corner alley, so there weren’t many customers. Perfect for a conversation.

“What’s good here?”

I asked casually, looking at the menu.

But Seon Uyeon’s complexion isn’t very good.

“Seon Uyeon Hunter?”

“Ah, um. I, I’m also here for the first time. I just came because it was close by. I’m sorry.”

Why is she so nervous since earlier?

I roughly finished ordering and said something.

“What exactly are you trying to say?”

“Huh?”

“No, you’re just too stiff. If you have something to say, just say it quickly.”

Then, after a long silence, Seon Uyeon finally brought up the main point with difficulty.

“I, I need help.”

Help. Starting with that word, a few more words of explanation followed.

“I want to use my awakened ability.”

“Hmm?”

“Ever since clearing that B-rank gate, my skills haven’t been coming out again.”

“What did you say?”

“Just in case, I even went for psychological treatment… but no matter how much time passes, my skills are nowhere to be found.”

Seon Uyeon wrapped her arms around herself with a dark expression.

“I was in trouble because I couldn’t think of a way to solve it, and then I heard these words from An Yunseung Hunter.”

“What words?”

“That you once gave him a tip on how to use his skills.”

“…….”

“To fix someone else’s skill, not even your own, I expected it but…”

Seon Uyeon paused for a moment.

In the meantime, the ordered fish cakes and kimbap arrived.

She continued the sentence only after confirming that the server had left.

“Anyway, I thought that if it was Giryeo Hunter, you might be able to solve this problem, so I’ve been wanting to ask you.”

In short.

“You’re going to entrust me with your skill rehabilitation…?”

As the short summary flowed, Seon Uyeon nodded quickly.

Let’s see. A sorcerer’s rehabilitation.

‘It’s definitely not impossible, though.’

It’s a lower-difficulty request than I thought.

The reasons why Seon Uyeon can’t use her skills are things I can point out right away, even in this place.

‘How do I fix those bad habits?’

I chewed on the tteokbokki and fell into thought.

In my mind, accepting the other party’s request was almost a foregone conclusion.

“Is it difficult after all?”

But at that moment. Seon Uyeon asked a small question with an uneasy gaze. I almost snorted when I heard that question.

What? ‘Is it difficult after all?’

What does she think of this Great Magician?

“Of course it’s…”

Of course it’s possible. That was the moment I was about to answer.

I ended up shouting out loud at a thought that suddenly flashed through my mind.

“Ah!”

“Why, why are you like that…”

“I remembered!”

Come to think of it, I’ve been feeling uneasy all day because I couldn’t remember this one thing!

Thud.

I said, hitting my knee.

“Seon Uyeon-ssi, you’re from Hadong, right?”

“Yes?”

“Isn’t your hometown Hadong County?”

Then Seon Uyeon nodded, bewildered.

‘That’s it.’

I was wondering where I had seen the word Hadong.

I finally remembered when I was face to face with this person.

A few weeks ago. Back when I put the Rank 1 hunter to sleep with incense.

Because of that, I became personally curious about Jeong Haseong, so I had searched him up on a portal site.

The hunter profiles that came up were more interesting than I thought.

What they disliked, and so on. As I was reading the trivial information, I suddenly became curious about other people’s profiles.

I ended up searching for all the hunters I knew.

Of course, this included Seon Uyeon as well.

“How did you know my hometown?”

“I was clicking through links and stumbled upon it by chance.”

I recalled my memory from that time.

“By the way, does your family happen to run a tea house or something?”

“Oh, yes. My aunt is running it now, but I think they also run a tea house and sell tea leaves…”

“I saw that ad. The website of the tea house your family runs. Your face was plastered on the front page.”

Seon Uyeon seemed puzzled as to why I suddenly brought up such a topic. But there was a reason for all of this.

“Okay. I’ll accept the request for now.”

“Yes?”

“I said I’ll fix the thing about your skills not coming out.”

Slurp.

I took a sip of the fish cake broth in the paper cup.

“But there’s a condition.”

Gulp.

At the same time, Seon Uyeon swallowed hard.

“I happen to have to go to Hadong for something. Because of a gate.”

“Ah…”

“So it would be good if someone who knows the area well could guide me.”

Besides, I’ll also pass off the 『Killer Bee Nest』 gate hunting at the same time.

Hehehe. I barely swallowed the laughter that was trying to burst out.

“And one more request on top of that.”

“What…?”

“I said that I found the website of the tea house your family runs before, right?”

“Yes.”

“But I’m bad at online ordering, so I ended up not being able to get it delivered.”

For reference, this statement is true.

Telling me to write an email. Telling me to install a security program.

Internet payments were too harsh of a mountain for an alien.

“I want to receive some tea leaves as payment this time.”

“Yes?”

“Then I’ll correct your skills.”

Material compensation and a guide.

And even a plan to subtly make her go through the gate under the pretext of skill practice.

Perfect.

‘I’ll use you frugally.’

I completely forgot that I had decided to be good to kind creatures and revealed my sinister intentions.

A chance to stick a straw into a precious B-rank hunter!

How could I miss such luck?

‘I was already worried about the Killer Bee Nest issue, but this is great! Thanks to this, the amplification agent manufacturing will be easier.’

A little while later.

After hearing my proposal, Seon Uyeon made a serious face on her own, and then she came up with an answer.

“Is it really okay to ask for correction under these conditions?”

It’s a pointless question.

Rather, she should be thanking me for helping her.

As soon as I heard Seon Uyeon’s words, I readily nodded.

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Seon Uyeon thought briefly, her dark brown eyes looking past me.

Did I just hear something wrong?

Or is this hunter joking?

━I want to receive some tea leaves as payment this time.

But no matter how many times she checked, the result didn’t change.

━I’ll accept the request for now.

Kim Giryeo granted her request.

━I said I’ll fix the thing about your skills not coming out.

So readily.

Seon Uyeon was so flustered that she made a futile gesture. Even in the midst of this, the man across from her was calmly continuing his meal.

‘Is it okay to be this lucky? I’m going to get hit by a car tomorrow or something?’

What Kim Giryeo can do is nothing less than skill correction. Skill correction.

To analyze awakened skills and suggest better ways to use them!

It’s an ability she’s never heard of before, but if such a thing is really possible, it’s truly an amazing talent.

Perhaps the day this is revealed…

Will it be just Korea?

At that time, hunters from all over the country will bow their heads before the person named Kim Giryeo.

It was a fully expected outcome. Because his guidance has that much meaning.

‘Skills are an unknown area to humanity. It’s already been seven years since the Dungeon Shock happened, but control is still left to individual intuition…’

How on earth is Kim Giryeo able to do this?

According to An Yunseung, he was able to point out the problems with his skills just by glancing at them once.

Then how perfectly does he handle his own awakened ability?

‘Hoo.’

Her thoughts briefly wandered elsewhere.

Seon Uyeon took a breath and got back to the point.

Anyway, the most curious thing in this situation is why he accepted the request under these conditions.

‘What’s his ulterior motive?’

As explained earlier, Kim Giryeo’s instruction has tremendous value.

So she was even prepared to take out a loan for this request…

‘Not money but tea? Is he really saying he’ll settle for some tea leaves?’

Seon Uyeon’s mind went blank.

Even thinking about it again, it was an absurd statement. Just for guiding the way in Hadong and a little green tea?

No, but if you think about it carefully…

‘It was like that last time too.’

The other party never wanted a great reward.

Even though he’s a capable person who draws out the hidden power of skills and passes through the Magic Tower Maze.

So Seon Uyeon made a different prediction for a moment.

Does this man have an interest in me? Is that why he’s being so nice to me?

“Hmm.”

It wasn’t a completely absurd story.

Objectively speaking, Seon Uyeon is quite beautiful.

Even in plain clothes, her beauty is apparent. Of course, she has often experienced the advances of men.

‘No way.’

Even Seon Uyeon could be sure this time.

‘As expected.’

That awakened one has no interest in me.

He’s definitely not being nice for that reason.

‘There’s no way someone who’s trying to look good to others would have such a cold expression.’

It was a problem that could be understood just by looking at the other person’s atmosphere.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Halt.

But at that moment. Seon Uyeon’s eyes met Kim Giryeo’s for a moment.

The man stopped eating and was silently staring at her.

Just making eye contact made her spine tingle.

That’s right. The eyes.

Those eyes are the problem.

Kim Giryeo always looks at people with those eyes.

“…….”

Like he’s looking at a cow, chicken, or pig.

As if he’s observing a ‘different species’ from himself…

“It’s nothing.”

That’s why Kim Giryeo is scary.

He seems like a kind person, but occasionally reveals such chilling underlying consciousness.

‘It’s unsettling.’

Seon Uyeon was afraid of the other party. This sense of fear made her constantly doubt and be wary of the man’s intentions.

Why does he move without any compensation?

Why is he helping other hunters like me and An Yunseung?

‘Why on earth?’

That F-rank hunter is full of questions.

But she couldn’t possibly pursue his secrets in this place.

She was only in the position of making a request, and the other party was the one who readily agreed to help.

“Anyway, thank you so much for accepting the request.”

Seon Uyeon tried hard to calm the rising distrust.

Now it was time to coordinate the schedule.

“But how long will it take for me to be able to use my skills again?”

But she didn’t expect this answer to come back.

“About 3 days?”

“What did you say?”

“If we take it generously, it’ll probably be about that much…”

Thud.

Seon Uyeon dropped the kimbap she had picked up, powerless.

The F-rank hunter sitting across from her stared blankly at the rolling kimbap and continued speaking.

“So, please clear your schedule for Friday. If we go down then and take care of things over the weekend, the schedule will be perfect.”

“…….”

“Excuse me?”

Psychological counseling.

Neo Sisters’ consultation.

The Korean Magic Tower’s professional mana examination.

The treatment for her awakened ability, which had yielded nothing despite all the things she tried, would be over in just 3 days?

Seon Uyeon’s mouth dropped open.

But she didn’t know yet.

That even this was still too early to be surprised.