The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 98

Ch 98: Rumors （3）

“Huh…. Huh?”

The emotional expression is off!

Now is not the time to call Nacha Temple crazy.

Kim Giryeo himself wouldn’t be second to anyone when it comes to having a screw loose.

‘What is it?’

It doesn’t make sense that a bold criminal who planned an assassination of an S-rank would just run away, and to make it worse, that man is speaking in a strange tone, mocking Park Juntae’s death…

Suspicion is rapidly increasing.

“You really didn’t know… you really didn’t know?”

Esther asked again with a bewildered look.

“Then, Giryeo-ssi, you knew about a dangerous guy like Park Juntae but didn’t tell me in advance?”

“At that time, I didn’t know the details of his purpose either.”

“Huh?”

“I didn’t know Esther-ssi was a target either.”

But all that came back was a reaction of not understanding.

Giryeo maintained an honest attitude afterward as well, but Esther’s misunderstanding grew deeper day by day.

“No, I don’t understand… Huh, then explain in detail at least why Park Juntae ran away.”

“Well, that’s difficult.”

“Huh?”

“The thing is… I didn’t do anything, but Park Juntae got scared for no reason and backed off, that’s all.”

For reference, causing noise pollution with a flock of dead birds was definitely ‘nothing’ from the perspective of the Great Magician.

Giryeo thought there was no need to reveal even such trivial magic in detail, so he omitted some of the explanation.

He dismissed the explanation.

“But shouldn’t we stop talking about the dead guy now? It’s a waste of time.”

And this was his way of cutting off the idle chatter, out of consideration for the busy Guild Master.

To Esther, it looked like he was vaguely avoiding the answer.

‘What the heck?’

In the end, Esther couldn’t shake off the unease.

The question of whether the hunter in front of her might have been involved in Park Juntae’s death remained deeply rooted.

“Geez, you’re confusing me…….”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing. I misspoke.”

But whatever.

If this question is true, she would actually like the hunter named Kim Giryeo even more.

‘If that man did something to Park Juntae, I’d welcome it.’

Esther promises with a gentle smile.

“Anyway, I will fully reflect your request in the schedule.”

That this S-rank hunter would wait for the Imugi of winter.

◈◈◈

It’s a relief that I tried it, even if it was a loss.

In a way, this was like a trash hunter telling an S-rank-nim, who is like the sky, what to do.

‘It must be thanks to all the flattery I’ve been doing so far, right?’

Well then, now that I’ve received the S-rank’s promise to wait, should I start searching for the Imugi again?

But wait a minute.

Why did a guy who said he was going to find the Imugi suddenly stop by the Association?

I quickly passed by the Association and entered the building across from it.

Today was the day the rare magic stone I got from the Flower Baron was sold.

‘It took quite a while just to get the appraisal value.’

Thanks to this transaction, the first digit of my balance changed again.

But I wasn’t particularly happy. The money I earned today was all going to be spent on survival expenses.

‘If a weakling like me is going to withstand a dungeon break, I need to at least have good equipment.’

How can a person always live positively?

I was also naturally assuming the possibility that I would fail to find the disappeared Imugi, and that a terrorist attack would eventually occur.

In other words, I was trying to buy items in advance to prepare for the worst-case scenario.

“Hmm.”

Soon, I arrived inside the Hunter Market.

I entered the building and lingered in front of the potion shop. Then, I soon heard a voice.

“Hyung-nim!”

That’s right. Here is my ticket… no, my precious alien neighbor.

“Did you wait long?”

“No! Not at all!”

I lightly waved my hand at An Yunseung, who was bowing politely.

It’s been a while since I met him too.

This was the first time we’ve seen each other since the last anomaly shift.

“Anyway, thanks for making time for me. You must be busy these days too.”

“Hahaha, busy? Compared to Hyung-nim, a newbie like me has nothing to do! Well!”

I feel a bit sorry for only calling him when I need something…

I was planning to use the 5th floor of the Hunter Market today, so I had no choice but to call this A-rank hunter.

The 5th floor, which handles items found in A-rank or higher gates, cannot be entered without VIP status.

But if there’s someone with a high hunter ranking like An Yunseung around, you can at least enter as an acquaintance.

“Shall we go up then?”

“Yeah, yeah, let’s go.”

And so, we took the elevator and entered the 5th floor.

By the way, I wondered why it was so expensive just because the floor was a little different.

‘Oh ho.’

The 5th floor, from the entrance, was very different from the existing floors.

There was a large lobby with ‘VIP Lounge’ written on it, and the staff were assigned to each individual from the entrance, kindly welcoming them.

“Welcome.”

Following their guidance, we were instantly seated on a plush sofa.

“Would you like a warm tea?”

“Do you charge for it?”

“No. It’s a service.”

“Then, please.”

But such kindness usually comes from capital.

As expected. The price catalog of the items on the 5th floor, which I checked shortly after, had a minimum price of a whopping 100 million won.

Since the rich people who spend hundreds of millions of won on a single shopping trip come here, it was natural that the quality of service was high.

‘Eek!’

200 million won for one potion, 300 million won for one hat.

Thinking about my hard-earned wealth melting away already makes me cry tears of blood…

‘My money!’

There was no choice now.

If I were to die in an accident right now, what would be the point of a new lung?

“The items in the catalog are representative products, and if you have a specific piece of equipment you want, please let us know.”

As the staff said, this booklet didn’t have that many different items listed.

Indeed, it was a place where the best products, only found in A-rank or higher gates, were gathered, and I was able to find an item that caught my eye in just a few minutes.

『Hermes’s Shoes』

“Could I see the actual product of this item?”

“Yes. Please wait a moment.”

Moreover, the performance of the magic tool I found in the catalog was actually not bad.

『Hermes’s Shoes』

『Rank: Unique』

『Description: Shoes with the magic of the wind attribute imbued in them. When worn, movement speed greatly increases.』

Until now, even when I encountered high-ranking monsters, I managed to survive somehow because their actions were slow…

Unfortunately, the boss called Imugi was a monster famous for its fast movements even normally.

So much so that there were rumors that it was hard to even see it attacking in a dark background.

‘That’s right. I should heed the words of my hunter seniors.’

Fast running.

There is no more necessary element for an F-rank trying to survive than this.

I paid for 『Hermes’s Shoes』 on the spot.

Thanks to that, my bank balance dropped to 100 million won in an instant, but…

Well, I’ll mourn later.

“Thank you for your patronage!”

Around the time the staff were seeing off a valuable customer who had spent nearly 300 million won with smiling faces.

An Yunseung, looking hesitant, finally spoke his first words.

“You came here to buy shoes?”

It seemed that this Earthling had been deliberately keeping his mouth shut so as not to interrupt my shopping.

“Yeah.”

Now that I think about it, this A-rank in front of me didn’t even know why he was dragged here.

Well, before I could explain anything, he jumped out first, saying he wanted to help no matter what Hyung-nim was doing.

“Hmm.”

I decided to give him the omitted explanation now.

“Yunseung-a, there’s something I need to tell you…”

But the reaction that came back was more intense than expected.

“Yes? Te, Terror?”

Nacha Temple.

The growing Imugi.

And after hearing about Su Ye-hui’s twisted ideology in order, An Yunseung jumped up and said.

“While I was worrying about making a living, such a big thing was happening under the surface! As expected, the scale of the things Hyung-nim is concerned about is…!”

“Um.”

“So, where is that Imugi now? If it’s a dungeon break like that, I will definitely help stop it with you!”

Where is the Imugi, you say.

Yes. It would be nice if we knew that. But unfortunately, we now.

“I don’t know.”

“Yes?”

I explained the current situation to Yunseung in more detail.

“I said I don’t know. Neither the location where the boss is hiding nor the date when the terror will happen.”

“….”

“So I can’t even complain to anyone right now. Since I don’t know anything properly, it’s awkward to even talk to the Association about it.”

“Ah….”

“It’s also troublesome if I force you to help and it turns out to be a wild goose chase.”

Hearing this, An Yunseung lowered his head with a dejected face.

But you have to listen to the end when someone is speaking Korean.

“But don’t worry.”

Thud.

I continued the conversation while waiting for the elevator to arrive.

“I’ll find out everything soon.”

What filled the hallway was someone’s conviction.

Hearing this, Yunseung started looking at me with an expression full of respect.

“Hyung-nim…”

Honestly, I, an alien, have no idea what was so touching about what I just said.

‘Hmm.’

Well, it probably doesn’t matter much.

It’s not like I said those words lightly either.

‘Let’s see who wins.’

From now on, I plan to use all means to deduce the location where the dungeon break will occur.

Besides, a new method to track that damned closed gate has already come to mind.

From now on, it’s just a matter of time.

For me, nothing is impossible.

I am a living witness to 60,000 years of Madohak history, and also a magician who represented an era.

‘I’ll find a disappeared Imugi in no time.’

Yunseung was still expressing his respect without being able to close his mouth, but I ignored the gaze of that Earthling and thought seriously.

‘And as soon as the Imugi’s location is confirmed, I’ll buy a train ticket and run away to the furthest domestic region from there…!”

That’s right.

In fact, since I first learned about this incident, I had only been acting for my own sake.

It means that the fate of this country, where I’ve only lived for a few months, is not on my mind.

Whether the ground cracks!

Or the sky collapses!

I would be fine as long as my safety was guaranteed.

But it’s cowardly to run away alone when I know it’s dangerous, so should I at least give a warning in advance?

“Oh right, Yunseung, you said you would help if a terror attack happened, right?”

I suggested to the A-rank hunter.

“But instead of that, how about just running away when the boss appears? In my opinion, the grown Imugi seems dangerous even for you.”

“Run away?”

“Yeah. I’ll share the location of the dungeon break as soon as I find out, so go somewhere else for a while.”

Then An Yunseung started shouting about how he could leave Hyung-nim behind…

But that was a premise that was wrong.

“Don’t worry about me. I’m going to run away too.”

“Yes? What did you say?”

“Then what did you think an F-rank hunter would do in that situation?”

Ding.

The elevator arrived. I entered it and said lightly.

“Yunseung-a, it’s helpful for ambiguous people to get out of the way in advance.”

“…….”

“So don’t look at me strangely and take care of yourself first. Got it?”

An Yunseung made a strange expression at those words, but seeing that he soon gave an answer that he understood, it seemed like he understood my intention.