The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 136

Ch 136: If Hypocrisy is Good, Then

I have returned home.

I’m a bit sad that I didn’t get to explore the United States enough, but I’m still satisfied that I got to ride an airplane.

It was a good opportunity to experience the culture of this planet.

But do you know what I realized from this overseas trip?

That home is the best.

I barely stepped outside and got a wine glass fastball from an S-rank that looked like a grizzly bear, so how could I not get homesick?

“D*mn it.”

So, I’ve decided to go into a brief period of seclusion because of this incident.

Of course, I’ve already decided what I’m going to do at home.

The vessel I’m inhabiting is full of flaws, so just adding small functions keeps me busy.

『1.3.43 Changes』

● Added digestive function

It’s been a while since I’ve done a modification.

While I was holed up, I slightly modified the Reincarnated Being.

But wait, why is digestive ability coming up here?

‘Now I can relax.’

This is a more important function than it looks.

Most of the toxins produced by living things are modifications of proteins.

The ability to instantly break down foreign substances that have penetrated the body!

This leads to one result.

“Biological toxin resistance.”

That’s right. As of today, I’ve acquired a more complete ‘toxin resistance.’

I’ve embedded a technique into my body that neutralizes poisonous substances into a safe structure before they can harm the body.

This isn’t a common concept on Earth, but on my planet, where the danger of toxins was relatively high, this was a necessary safety measure.

Of course, this mechanism consumes a tremendous amount of calories with each activation as it pushes the metabolic function to its limits…….

Anyway, it’s better than nothing.

After finishing the modification, I took out my phone to clear my head.

『Search results: 0 items』

But the news I was hoping for didn’t come today either.

“I thought it was strange. Not only are there no dragon organs, but recently, dragon nests themselves haven’t even been appearing.”

Until now, I’ve been thinking of buying the lung with money, but if the situation is this twisted, I need to start thinking about other options.

‘Well, even if a dragon’s lung does appear by chance, there’s no guarantee that the acquirer will sell it…’

I was silent for a moment.

But as I was using my brain like this, something completely random popped into my head.

‘Ah.’

Come to think of it, I need to get my hunter license reissued?

‘I forgot about that.’

The ID I was using before was marked as F-rank.

So, I decided to visit the Association to get a new hunter license with the corrected information.

‘I’m sure there were two ways to apply… online and by visiting the Association directly.’

I don’t want to go out, but there’s no other way.

Signing up for a website was too difficult a task for an alien.

I gathered my things and prepared to go out.

Since the weather is warm, I didn’t wear my suit jacket today, and just put on a shirt and vest.

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━Clang, clang, clang.

━Boom…. boom, boom…….

That’s strange.

Normally, a city is a noisy place, but the outside wasn’t this loud last week.

“The sound of musical instruments……?”

Tilting my head.

I went outside and listened to the sound coming from afar.

It was a sound I had never heard on Alpha Uri, but when I heard it, Kim Giryeo’s brain came up with a result.

Gongs and drums.

It seems like Earthlings are having a festival nearby.

‘Oh.’

I wondered what kind of event it was that was so noisy, so I paid attention to the sound.

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Association Do

Is it a criminal?

Condemn the hunter industry!

Regulate the Awakened Ones!

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However, when I arrived at the Hunter Association building, I saw people holding signs like this at the front gate.

━Boom, boom, boom. Boom, boom.

I looked at the drumsticks in their hands and thought.

‘Oh, dear.’

This wasn’t a festival, it was a protest…….

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These days, we live in an era where superpowers, which we only saw in movies, actually exist.

That’s because, after the Dungeon Shock, superpowered people called hunters were born all over the world.

However, in reality, these superpowered people weren’t always on the side of the citizens.

『Shocking misconduct by a 20-year-old hunter… verbal abuse and assault of an elderly person』

『Serious moral hazard』

『50-year-old Mr. Kim, a head of household, gets caught up in a dungeon break cleanup and suffers full-body paralysis…（See more）』

Like this, the sword that was randomly given, regardless of good or evil, caused many problems.

Today, there was no end to the conflicts caused by the Awakened Ones.

And here.

“The state must strengthen regulations on hunters! Strengthen them!”

The man shouting and holding a sign in front of the Association building was assaulted by a hunter not too long ago.

That was for not reducing the price of alcohol.

But do you know what the result of this incident was?

This man was seriously assaulted to the point where his facial bones were crushed and one of his eyes was almost blinded.

The woman who did this to him was still working just fine.

Because there is a shortage of manpower to catch monsters, the Association did not revoke the hunter’s qualification.

“Even bus drivers get fired for hitting people, and even doctors have their licenses suspended for making mistakes, but are hunters gods in this country? Why do you keep letting them make a living!”

“That’s right, that’s right!”

“Strengthen the punishment!”

The people gathered at the front gate of the Association were protesting with megaphones to resolve the injustice.

But the problem is…….

These people have a more violent tendency than normal protesters.

“Hunters should wear neckbands so they are easy to identify!”

“They say that Awakened Ones can be controlled if they use something called the 『Knight’s Oath』. At least the dangerous high-ranks should be obligated to use it so they listen to the government, right?”

Let me explain again.

These are a ‘Hunter Hating Group.’

To be more precise, they were a radical group that claimed that Awakened Ones were not the same as them but were like beasts in a zoo that society should thoroughly monitor.

“Hunters are spoiled because they get their hands on money at a young age!”

Who would like it when they are spewing out insults at them?

The hunters passing by frowned and avoided the area.

But then.

Because of a new big shot who appeared, the protesters started to raise their voices even more.

“Huh?”

“President, over there, over there!”

A man with dyed hair was walking over from afar.

The man was looking in this direction as if following the sound of the protest, and those sharp eyes were an impression that was hard to forget once you saw them.

‘It’s Kim Giryeo!’

An Awakened One at the top of the hunter industry.

They saw Giryeo appear on the street and shouted questions at him.

“Why aren’t you in a gate and what are you doing here?”

“A dungeon broke nearby yesterday, are you doing your job properly?”

“You, you rascal. I heard you used to beat up your friends in school? Aren’t you ashamed?”

But the other party didn’t respond and quickly passed them by.

‘Heeing…. Earthlings are scary….’

From Giryeo’s perspective, he was scared and ran away because some humans were yelling at him as a group.

That F-rank was being passive because he could lose to even a normal person.

However, this action he took to avoid a fight ended up stimulating the protesters.

“That, that rude……!”

“Geez. He’s not even answering.”

“Right. So we, who couldn’t even awaken, aren’t worth dealing with, is that it?”

Fuming.

As Kim Giryeo disappeared, the protesters lowered their voices and muttered strange things.

If a hunter has such an arrogant personality, then they could definitely use ‘that plan.’

So let’s carry it out with that hunter as the target.

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Hmm…….

I was going to seclude myself at home with a barrier up for a while, but life doesn’t go as planned.

This room is small, so it becomes a mess if I’m not careful.

“Eek!”

One Thursday.

I decided to clean up the trash because I stepped on a plastic bottle cap that was lying on the floor.

I went out to throw away the plastic.

‘Annoying.’

And after putting the trash out, I was heading home across the alley…….

But what do you know? Today, there was a person I hadn’t seen before standing in my usual shortcut.

‘It’s the first time I’ve seen anyone here.’

But even when I saw it, I didn’t think much of it.

This shortcut is a bit narrow, but it’s not so narrow that two people can’t pass through it together.

‘What should I eat when I get home?’

I slightly turned my body to the left and came out of the alley.

No, to be exact, I was trying to come out.

“Kkyaaaaaaak!”

But before I could even fully come out of the alley, a scream suddenly burst out from the side.

“No, what the……”

“Oh, my arm! My arm!”

I looked down at the person with a blank face.

I had only squeezed by to the side because he wouldn’t move from the middle, but the man I met in the alley fell down as soon as our clothes brushed and started rolling around on the floor.

As if he had been hit by a car.

“What?”

And that wasn’t the only bewildering thing.

“What’s all this commotion!”

“Sir, are you okay?”

“Oh, my kids! That, that person……”

After a few seconds, two people suddenly rushed over from the opposite side of the alley.

When they came, the man who had fallen down said while sobbing.

How could someone push a person just because it was inconvenient to pass by, even if they were big?

And how could it hurt so much as if his arm was broken from being pushed so hard…….?

“What are you talking about?”

“Ah! Isn’t that person a hunter? I think I saw him on TV.”

“That’s right. An Awakened One hit someone!”

Oh, for crying out loud.

It’s hard to pretend I don’t know anymore. I finally understand what I’ve been subjected to.

‘Self-inflicted injury extortion!’

And as soon as I thought of this word, the man who had fallen down spouted out a textbook-like threatening phrase.

“Tsk, ouch, ouch. No, even though you’re an S-rank, can’t you still tell how strong you are?”

“Ha.”

“What are you going to do about this? I make a living by driving, so I can’t work if my arm is injured!”

So, he’s saying that I should compensate him for the amount he can’t work.

“Are you kidding me?”

I was so dumbfounded that I asked back, but the group in front of me just acted brazenly.

“You hit someone and what? Kidding? Are you the one who’s kidding?”

“We all saw you hit that person. We’re going to report this!”

“……Where’s the proof that I pushed him?”

I didn’t expect to hear such a statement.

“Proof? Hunter-nim, look around you?”

“……?”

“There are no parked cars or CCTVs here.”

“……..”

“But the man here has clearly hurt his arm, and we have two witnesses on our side right now?”

They were somewhat professional. At least they looked around before stretching their legs.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch.”

The man who had fallen down got up while holding his knee and started to provoke me.

“Hey, are you wronged? Are you wronged?”

The man came closer and pointed his finger at me as if he was going to poke my eye.

“But what are you going to do if you’re wronged. If you’re making money easily as an Awakened One, you have to put up with this much.”

When I lowered my gaze, the other party’s sneering expression came clearly into view.

“Anyway, I wonder where an S-rank spent all their money that they’re buying up all these back alleys.”

“……..”

“Tsk, tsk, you’re so dumb~”

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An S-rank hunter is the representative of all Awakened Ones.

Even if it’s a hunter who has only appeared a few months ago. Anyway, once the name S-rank is attached, their name recognition is generated instantly.

The Hunter Hating Group was planning to induce an assault from the S-rank to create public opinion.

‘Now that they know there are no CCTVs, they’ll probably explode soon?’

They’re trying to get hit by an S-rank on purpose.

It’s a crazy thing to do that could lead to death, but they calculated that if they could change the world by sacrificing themselves, it was a worthwhile endeavor.

“Just because you’re an Awakened One, does that make you everything? But you know what? If you guys, like you, touch normal people like us, you won’t even be treated like a human in society, you hear me.”

Grab!

The leader of the protest suddenly grabbed Giryeo’s collar and started to provoke him even more.

But as time passed, something felt strange.

“Hey, you bastard. Are you ignoring us right now? Are you, are you ignoring us!”

First of all, Kim Giryeo’s expression didn’t change.

You could let that slide, but the problem was the actions that followed.

Even when he heard all kinds of personal attacks, and even when the button on his high-quality shirt fell off with a snap, he really didn’t even bat an eye……

“Please let go of me.”

Eventually, Kim Giryeo told the person who grabbed his collar.

If they’ve said everything they wanted to say, then let go of him now.

I suddenly felt a chill. If he was an S-rank, he could easily break free with his strength just by pulling his body back.

‘Even if he’s not reacting, why isn’t he backing away here……?’

Why isn’t he moving an inch when his collar is grabbed?

And why is he looking at us so intently?