The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 91

Ch 91: Wearing a New Ring （1）

“Okay! Let’s speak comfortably from now on.”

Gu Seohyeong and I finished a simple verbal agreement.

Now that I’ve got a reliable enchanter, shouldn’t things be smooth sailing from now on…?

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Two days later.

━Crackle, crackle.

Gu Seohyeong’s temporary workshop.

Giryeo is currently sitting on the remaining workbench here, watching the enchantment process.

He was also interested in the enchantment magic of Earth.

Above all, the sorcerer herself said that the work would be finished today.

“Phew!”

“Hey, take it easy~”

Giryeo encouraged the enchanter and waited for her work to be finished.

━Knock, knock, knock.

But what is this?

They received a visit from an unexpected guest.

“Is Ms. Gu Seohyeong inside?”

“Yes. Come in.”

“Haha. Then, please excuse me for a moment.”

An elderly man with graying hair.

He looks kind of familiar…

‘Ah.’

Since Giryeo frequently watches the news, he could relatively easily recognize who the person was.

‘It’s the Association President!’

The guest’s identity was none other than the president of the Hunter Association.

And the five people who came in with him were his attendants.

‘It’s my first time seeing him in person!’

But the problem is…

That the Association President came with a somewhat troublesome matter.

“Ms. Seohyeong, this is the Japanese request for enhancement documents we talked about yesterday. You see the units written here?”

“Ah, yes.”

“This is about this much in yen. If we convert it to our currency…”

“I know. I know… But anyway, I can’t do it right now, can I?”

They soon began to have a small argument.

“Hahaha. Why is a young person so hasty? Just listen to the whole story first.”

The main speaker in the conversation was the Association President.

He tried to persuade Gu Seohyeong by citing various reasons.

The Japanese side is in a situation where they need to receive the enhancement as soon as possible for an important gate raid.

If they delay any longer, they might lose this good deal to Sweden…

“It can’t be done!”

But Gu Seohyeong absolutely did not give in.

No matter how insignificant the equipment might be.

This was an act of repaying a debt to her lifelong benefactor, and also her first enchantment to commemorate.

“Why do you think I kicked away all the scouts and came under the Association?”

“That’s…”

“Have you already forgotten the contract conditions? Huh?”

Gu Seohyeong was determined to prioritize Kim Giryeo’s request no matter the cost.

“I want to be guaranteed the freedom to choose my requests!”

Besides, so what if there’s a loss right now?

She was the first enchanter in Asia.

In other words, her mere existence would bring benefits to this country in the future.

“Even if I, the Association President, ask you like this, it’s really not possible?”

“Yes. I’m sorry.”

Now she had enough power to enforce her claims.

“Hahaha, well then…”

There was nothing they could do since the only enchanter was acting like that.

The Association President clicked his tongue as if he was disappointed at Gu Seohyeong’s stubborn refusal.

But there was no further coercion. He was quietly preparing to leave, tidying up the documents he had brought.

“Hey!”

And at this time.

An unnecessary spark flew to the awakened one who had been quietly standing by.

“You there, you should go outside too.”

“Excuse me? Me?”

“Originally, you shouldn’t just barge into an enchanter’s workshop like this. Outsiders need permission.”

Swish, swish.

The Association President casually gestured towards the man who was leaning against the desk.

Of course, Gu Seohyeong told him not to send Giryeo out, saying that she was fine with it, but…

“Okay.”

Giryeo nodded and followed the other’s instructions.

After all, there was nothing to gain by standing up to a person in power over such a trivial matter.

‘Oh, it’s actually warmer outside.’

Truly a wise move.

But it’s quite ironic.

Giryeo’s obedient attitude ended up opening the prelude to the conflict…

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How many seconds had passed since he came out into the hallway?

“You there, young man!”

Giryeo turned his head at the call from behind, and there was the wrinkled-faced Association President.

“Are you by any chance a hunter of what rank?”

At first, he asked the question in a rather gentle voice, so Giryeo revealed his rank without much thought.

“I’m F-rank.”

“What? F-rank?”

But as soon as the Association President learned of Kim Giryeo’s rank, his attitude completely changed.

If that was the case, it meant that the precious enchanter was putting in effort for a mere trash awakened one.

“Hah, geez!”

The Association President said with a crumpled face.

“Hey, you. Do you know how much of a loss the country is suffering because of you?”

“Excuse me?”

“Once a novice enchanter finishes an enhancement, they can’t use their skills for a whole two weeks. That’s more than enough time for an important gate to close.”

“……!”

“So, we just missed out on a big contract right in front of our eyes…”

Even S-ranks often can’t get enhancements because of the enchanter’s unique skill cooldown.

What kind of absurd special treatment is this?

“Ugh, even if Ms. Seohyeong is doing the enchantment, if you had any sense, you should have refused.”

Tsk, tsk.

He even clicked his tongue and criticized Giryeo to his heart’s content.

“Are you going to keep acting so clueless in the future?”

“Huh?”

“No, if you’re F-rank, you can just buy any equipment in the market and use it.”

A completely different attitude from the humble one he showed to the enchanter.

To be honest, he couldn’t directly say anything to Gu Seohyeong, so he was just taking out his anger on an innocent person.

“You said you were… Ms. Gu Seohyeong’s benefactor or something?”

“Yes.”

“Then, receive the thanks later in the form of money or something. Don’t block the enchanter’s path like this.”

Moreover, the Association President even added a bit of a threat between the sentences.

Many managers in the Hunter Association are not happy with this.

How long do you think that enchanter will keep taking care of an F-rank awakened one?

What followed were sharp warnings directed at the bottom-tier hunter.

‘Hmm.’

But strangely, Giryeo didn’t show any signs of being upset throughout the conversation.

‘Looking at it, he has a point?’

Because he himself understood the situation.

‘He doesn’t have any points that are particularly wrong. The equipment I’m entrusting is cheap, so rather than getting it enchanted, it’s better to just convert it into money.’

Kim Giryeo basically didn’t get angry at things that made logical sense.

No, rather, if the logic was plausible, he was the type to agree faster than anyone else.

Therefore, after some consideration, he made this suggestion.

“Ah, then should I go and tell them to stop the enhancement right now?”

It was a remark that 100% reflected the Association President’s opinion!

But at this point, there are a few things that need to be pointed out.

Kim Giryeo was born with a fierce impression.

Also, he had the characteristic of always being expressionless unless he consciously controlled it.

“Huh?”

For various reasons, Giryeo’s remarks ended up being quite distorted.

“What, are you trying to threaten to go tell Gu Seohyeong?”

From the Association President’s perspective, it only looked like a young man with a scary appearance was saying that with a stiff face.

“Just because you have a good connection, you’re trying to act like an enchanter yourself!”

The Association President thought that the awakened one in front of him was provoking him by mentioning his friendship with Gu Seohyeong.

Where else would there be such an upsetting situation?

For a young, and bottom-tier awakened one to treat the head of the Association like this.

‘What a rude bastard!’

The Association President’s face flushed with anger.

Even at this moment, in his mind, Kim Giryeo was still just an F-rank that he could treat however he wanted.

“Huh?”

But then.

Swish.

The man with the sanpaku eyes, who was facing this way, suddenly turned his head to one side.

‘Look at this guy. He’s looking away while I’m talking to him…’

The Association President was dumbfounded and was about to say something to the other person, but then his mouth was firmly shut.

‘Ugh!’

A mysterious chill ran down his spine.

The Association President knew the identity of this chilling sensation.

Wasn’t this the unique presence that S-rank hunters possess…?!

“Ahem!”

The Association President quickly composed himself.

But he couldn’t help but be surprised again at the person who appeared in front of him.

‘Huh? Why is that guy here?’

Thud, thud.

What appeared with heavy footsteps was none other than the third S-rank of Korea.

Kang Changho.

To explain further, he was an awakened one who was particularly uncooperative with the Association, so even he had difficulty seeing him in person.

“Ahem.”

The Association President personally dislikes Kang Changho.

No, anyone would feel that way, not just the Association President.

That S-rank had absolute power and an uncontrollable personality.

“Ahem, anyway, what I was saying…”

The Association President tried to naturally ignore Kang Changho.

But the other side wasn’t just letting it slide.

“Kim Giryeo!”

He had come to meet the F-rank in the hallway.

“What, why are you here again?”

“I saw that you’ve been stamping your attendance card at the Association every day lately. Just checking.”

The Association President was speechless at the scene that followed.

Why was Kang Changho acting like he knew the F-rank?

Just what was that F-rank that he was treating an S-rank so casually…?

“Is it perhaps not okay for me to come?”

“It’s a bit burdensome.”

“Hmm.”

“Anyway, if you’ve finished checking, please go now. Logically, what could be dangerous here?”

The Association President sensed that something was wrong after seeing them talking so casually.

So he tried to slip away subtly, but even that wasn’t easy.

“Well.”

Thud.

In that short moment, Kang Changho grabbed one of the Association President’s attendants.

“By the way, I heard something interesting coming from these guys earlier.”

To be precise, he had only put his arm on the attendant’s shoulder, but how many awakened ones could resist an S-rank’s strength?

“H, Hunter Kang Changho! W, w, what are you doing!”

“Kim Giryeo, if I punish these people here, would you perhaps take off that necklace?”

The situation quickly escalated to an extreme.

The S-rank was ignoring the Association President’s words and making chilling remarks.

“H, Hunter-nim! Please keep a safe distance! Otherwise, we will have no choice but to take action!”

The guards, trembling with fear, began to protect the Association President as they had been trained.

It was a pitifully desperate response.

“Is that so?”

But even that felt like a trivial sandcastle to this S-rank.

“Kuh…!”

But at this critical moment, an F-rank began to speak in a calm voice.

“Hey, Kang Changho-ssi.”

What followed was a scene that was beyond imagination.

“It’s okay, just go.”

Who would have thought that a person at the bottom of the hunter ecosystem would resolve the situation so easily!

When Kim Giryeo pointed it out with a disgusted face, the S-rank immediately reacted.

“Instead of talking about taking off a necklace, just please go home…”

“Why are you so eager to get rid of me.”

“My acquaintance is coming soon. And that friend is quite uncomfortable when they see you.”

Kang Changho released the attendant.

The Association President, fiddling with his defensive item, let out a sigh of relief belatedly.

Unfortunately, the shocking events didn’t end there.

“Oh dear, this is…”

Swish.

Immediately after, Kim Giryeo turned his gaze to the end of the hallway again.

“He’s already here, even though it’s not the appointment time.”

This was because a new awakened one had entered the building.

Thud, thud.

A clean-shaven head. A piercing in his nostril. And even that distinctive physique.

“Hyung-nim!”

He was An Yunseung, the defense-type A-rank hunter that the Neo Sisters Guild was proud of.

“Have you been well for the past week!”

And he bowed 90 degrees to Kim Giryeo as soon as he appeared.