The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 72

Ch 72: Who are you

【 Anonymous Bulletin Board 】

『 Title: I found out who it is 』

『 Content:

The person in the sighting post

Isn’t this the same person??

This is a news photo I captured before

The one that came out on the day Jeong Haseong broke the EX-rank gate

That one that was taken down as a misreport,,,

（Photo attached）』

『Comments（9）』

『Anonymous: Wow』

『Anonymous: I think it’s really him. The photos from the press release are heavily mosaicked, but the hair color and length are too similar.』

『Anonymous: Then was that article also true…?』

『ㄴAnonymous: It seems so』

『ㄴAnonymous: It’s a done deal. Jeong Haseong is acting like that because he got betrayed in the gate.』

『ㄴAnonymous: Scary. What kind of person is he to be able to do that to an S-rank;;』

『Administrator: Writing speculative rumors about hunters is a violation of the rules. Please check the notice.』

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Just as a small ripple began to form in one corner of the sea of information.

“Hmm.”

Wednesday.

An apartment in Seoul.

Seon Uyeon, who had returned from work, opened the tea leaf box she had brought from her hometown.

“Where did I put my new tea set…….”

A high-quality green tea gift set with the same composition as the one she gave to Kim Giryeo as a reward.

She had refused, saying it was fine, but her family in Hadong had insisted on packing several boxes.

‘My aunt and uncle… they both looked healthy.’

Seon Uyeon was lost in thought while brewing the green tea.

After the Dungeon Shock.

She had been avoiding going to her hometown for personal reasons.

‘Just seeing the green tea fields reminds me of that terrible incident, so I left my parents’ business to my aunt and ran away to Seoul.’

When she went to Hadong after a long time…….

It was surprisingly okay. It wasn’t as painful as before.

Perhaps time was the best medicine for healing wounds.

‘From now on, let’s go down to my hometown more often.’

All of this would have been impossible if Kim Giryeo hadn’t pushed her.

Seon Uyeon savored the brewed green tea, lost in thought.

Come to think of it, that person really liked the green tea he received as a gift.

━Wow, this is so delicious! Why do people drink things like coffee when they have something like this!

Kim Giryeo had praised the Ujeon tea she had gifted him, showering it with compliments.

Seon Uyeon smiled faintly as she recalled that time.

But whenever she thought of that Awakened One, she always became pensive.

“Hmm.”

What kind of person is Kim Giryeo Hunter, anyway…….

Seon Uyeon had been thinking that a lot lately.

Even more so after she saw him arguing with Rank 1 in front of the emergency room a few days ago.

Kim Giryeo.

Judging by his actions, he definitely didn’t seem like a newbie who awakened last year.

It was clear that he had been working as a hunter for at least a few years.

‘What was he doing and where was he before he was registered in the Awakening Examination Center’s system?’

The other person’s unclear background piqued her curiosity.

Besides, didn’t Kim Giryeo once say something like this in passing?

━Active duty? What kind of has-been is there at this level.

Those words she heard during the Eunpyeong-gu missing person search.

At the time, she was busy so she just let it slide, but now that she thinks about it, it’s very meaningful.

‘It’s like he’s saying something like a… retired soldier.’

Has-been.

A word that doesn’t fit Kim Giryeo at all, strangely enough.

Seon Uyeon let her imagination run wild for a moment.

Could it be that Kim Giryeo was injured badly and had to retire from the front lines?

Like, you know, like in the movies.

Maybe he used to work for some hidden organization.

So, after going through all sorts of hardships, he now wants to live quietly and is pretending to be an F-rank.

‘He might not be a regular person after all…….’

She didn’t know the details, but there must be some complicated and heavy story behind it.

Seon Uyeon resolved not to pry into the man’s past.

Of course, this resolution was a useless endeavor.

“Yahoo! Quitting is the best! I don’t have to do overtime anymore!”

Because that alien had only reincarnated with the determination to quit his job.

For him, a dark past was.

Just the memory of doing overtime and not being able to go home when the sun went down.

“I’m going to eat snacks and watch a movie on Y-Tube!”

Sometimes, not knowing is a good thing.

For example, the insignificant background of a certain Great Magician.

Or his personality.

Or his daily life…….

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A happy daily life requires the right preparations.

Earthlings call the three elements of life food, clothing, and shelter.

I can confidently say that I have secured the best shelter today.

“Hmph.”

Infinite Power Core.

This was something I had planned since the moment I got my hands on that item.

The identity of that thing I got after defeating Greed…….

Simply put, it’s a high-capacity battery.

“As expected, there’s nothing I can’t do.”

The Infinite Power Core had a variety of uses.

Maintaining the temperature of the greenhouse.

Maintaining the barrier.

Realizing illusions on a building scale, and so on.

Because it becomes an energy source for so-called ‘installation-type’ spell formulas that continuously exert effects in one place.

As you might have guessed.

I used this core to create a new barrier that protects Kim Giryeo’s house.

With just this, even an F-rank hunter like me can deploy an excellent barrier.

Because the core automatically sustains the barrier even if the magician doesn’t replenish mana.

━Thump thump.

I tapped the boundary of the barrier and began my final review.

Intruder detection.

Blocking magical attacks and blocking physical attacks.

I downgraded it to match Earth’s standards, but it’s still not too bad.

‘At this level, it can withstand a dragon’s breath.’

Okay.

Then, all that’s left is to focus on research in this cozy nest.

It’s a problem I had forgotten for a while because I was busy with things like making mana amplification agents.

I was currently exposed to one threat.

Because a certain S-rank hunter was constantly trying to take my life.

‘D*mn it!’

There was only one goal for the future.

12 months.

During those few months that the core’s power is maintained, I have to devise a way to fend off an S-rank Magical Beast.

“Ugh……. If I can just solve this problem, I’m going to live like a rich unemployed person and play every day. I won’t do anything.”

I sat down at my desk and strengthened my resolve.

Hoping to have days that are so peaceful that they feel boring.

Researching, and researching again…….

━Crack.

How many days had it been since I had shut myself up in my one-room?

━Crunch, crunch.

Day 4 of seclusion.

I took out a few biscuits to eat for breakfast.

Wake up. Eat. Research. Sleep.

My recent life was like a machine-like pattern, but I personally don’t have any major complaints.

I’m used to overwork.

━Bubbling bubbling…. Click!

Ah, it seems the water is boiled.

I brewed green tea with the water heated in the electric kettle and turned my gaze to the window.

Having a leisurely tea time while basking in the morning sun. It’s like a dream.

Yeah.

It really is like a dream. Because I haven’t slept for four days because of some damn guest, and I feel like I’m going to die from sleepiness.

“Haa…….”

I gripped my teacup with empty eyes.

━Crunch, crunch.

Actually, one bad news had occurred during that time.

━Crunch, crunch.

“Ah, what kind of rotten bastard keeps touching my barrier! Hey! You bastard! Come out! Let me see your face!”

Since a few days ago, an unidentified Awakened One has been trying to break into my house.

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Mid-August.

The main hall of the pseudo-religion Nacha Temple.

“Apostle Su Ye-hui-nim. Are you there?”

“Yes. Come in.”

In the empty room, there was a huge painting hanging.

It was a painting of a dragon with a Yeouiju in its mouth, fallen on a red field.

“What is it?”

A follower in a raincoat looked intently at the painting before turning around.

Then, a woman who entered the room bowed deeply and reported.

“As you instructed, I looked into what happened to the Teacher in Eunpyeong.”

“The results?”

“That, well. The Great Teacher died due to Kang Changho’s attack. And some of the followers were handed over to the police…….”

Su Ye-hui was shocked inside.

‘That’s strange. Still, that teacher was good at hiding.’

But that wasn’t the only surprising thing.

Because this incident, like the last one, was also related to that mysterious F-rank hunter.

Su Ye-hui pieced together the events based on the testimonies of the organization members who had escaped from Kang Changho’s attack.

“I see. The Great Teacher kidnapped this hunter to get the core, and then an S-rank suddenly appeared. Is that it?”

“Yes, yes!”

This might be…….

That they were lured.

Su Ye-hui frowned deeply as she skimmed through the documents her subordinate had given her.

Kim Giryeo.

What the h*ll is this person that he keeps interfering in everything?

It’s strange that he happened to be attached to the S-ranks that Pyo Nagil tried to kill.

And that he stole the item she needed.

And now, even her followers are being arrested because of that one person.

“That’s why I told you to report to me in advance when you bring a high-rank Awakened One.”

Tsk tsk.

Su Ye-hui clicked her tongue.

If she had known about this first, she would have told them not to touch that hunter.

“Th, there. Apostle Su Ye-hui-nim.”

At that time.

The follower who had been watching her from the side spoke hesitantly.

“But, if the Great Teacher didn’t get the core, does that mean our plan can’t proceed…?”

But Su Ye-hui shook her head as if to say not to worry.

“That can’t be. It’s okay. After all, we can just buy the core if it’s not enough.”

“Ah!”

“Don’t be impatient, sister.”

Su Ye-hui is the second-in-command of the Nacha Temple.

At the same time, she was also an excellent researcher.

“Everything is going well according to plan.”

Artificial dungeon break.

The Eunpyeong-gu missing person incident.

The capture of the winter gate in Istanbul.

The truth behind all these acts of terror was Su Ye-hui’s verification of gate characteristics.

To be precise, it was to find out『what is the minimum condition for a dungeon to exist?』.

And through the exploration of this topic, Su Ye-hui obtained a meaningful result.

Thanks to that, she was able to manipulate the space of the dungeon to some extent at her own will.

‘That hunter named Seon Uyeon was especially helpful in the last experiment. Because I found out that no matter what manipulation I do, an exit will eventually appear when the boss dies.’

Su Ye-hui tilted her head as she recalled the past experiment.

“Right. The groundwork is done, so now we just need to prepare…….”

A pseudo-religious group that believes in a non-existent god has acquired the knowledge to control gates.

What could be more frightening than this?

Moreover, the final destination of this plan was set as the death of all S-ranks.

Because they plan to cause even greater acts of terror in the future.

“Ah! I’m really looking forward to the day of judgment!”

“Oh, of course. When that day comes, our sister will surely go to heaven since you’ve donated a lot.”

From this point of view, the Nacha Temple seemed like illogical madmen who worshiped demons or something.

However, humans are usually moved by money.

Or power.

━Ding-dong♩

“Sister, you may leave now.”

“Yes.”

Su Ye-hui quickly moved her feet as soon as she heard the doorbell.

The place she arrived at was the entrance of the building.

The follower even neatly took off her raincoat and carefully greeted the guest.

“Welcome!”

“Ahem.”

“Thank you for coming.”

“Where is the Cult Leader?”

“Father is already in the reception room.”

Su Ye-hui addressed the man who entered the building like this.

“Then I will guide you right away, Assemblyman Kim-nim.”