The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 137

Ch 137: Are Anti-fans Fans?

Kim Giryeo’s composure was something the Hunter Hating Group couldn’t understand.

‘This old man’s arm strength is something else…’

However, this situation could be easily interpreted by just peeking into the other party’s thoughts.

‘With an F-rank’s strength, he should be struggling to break free.’

A moment later.

Giryeo closed his eyes tightly, holding back the tears that were about to flow.

Who would have ever imagined this?

That the 4th S-rank of Korea would be a fraud who manipulated his rank, and is now being held captive by a commoner, unable to move an inch…

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Do you know what the biggest difference between an F-rank Awakened One and a commoner is?

It’s whether or not they can use magic.

In other words, unless they awakened with a body enhancement-type skill, an F-rank is not that much stronger than a commoner.

So, if they run into someone who’s been working out hard, they could be in big trouble.

Just like now.

‘D*mn it.’

This is the end for the lowest-ranked hunter.

I got grabbed by the collar by a self-inflicted injury extortion group and now I can’t even run away.

‘How could such a miserable thing happen…’

Of course, I have an enhanced defense ring, so my body won’t be hurt, but…

Still, I have the pride of a Great Magician. It hurts my heart to go through something like this.

“Please let go of me.”

I swallowed my resentment and asked them.

But when I said that, the man in front of me let go of my collar, looking surprised.

“Wh, what are you thinking?”

“Huh?”

“No, if you don’t want to give us money, you can just leave, so why are you stubbornly staying here…”

The extortionist seemed to want an explanation, but honestly, it was difficult to reveal the truth.

It’s just that I’m too weak as an Awakened One to resist.

“Hmm.”

So, before running away at full speed, I looked for a suitable excuse.

“You said your arm was really injured earlier, right?”

“What?”

“Hmm, but if you’re trying to extort money and you have a fractured bone, and an S-rank like me tries to break free from your grip…”

Tap!

I pressed my bent index finger with my thumb, making a cracking sound with my joints.

I didn’t add any other sentences, but this gesture was enough for them to understand.

‘L, let’s just push forward with the idea that I, as an S-rank, held back because I was worried about breaking a weak commoner.’

Desperate bluff!

I lied to avoid being exposed as a rank faker.

But even if this works out, the situation won’t improve much.

If those three attack me at the same time, my true strength will be revealed in an instant.

‘D*mn it.’

That’s why I should always carry around a 『Surprise Box!』.

I lamented my lack of safety awareness and glanced at the path behind me. I was originally planning to run away as fast as my feet could carry me.

…Huh?

But at that moment.

Suddenly, a cry rang out from beyond the alley.

Uncle!

Everyone in this place turned their heads at once.

And what they saw was a human with a small stature, barely half the size of Kim Giryeo.

“Wow! It’s really that uncle!”

It’s a face I remember.

“Hello!”

Isn’t this the little Earthling that a certain Great Magician met on his first day of reincarnation?

“Hmm? You’re that…”

“Doyul-a! Mom said you’d get hurt if you run like that!”

But this time, he’s not alone.

Looking up belatedly, I saw a grown woman, who seemed to be the child’s mother, beyond the alley.

Now that there’s a witness, how would the self-inflicted injury extortion group react?

—Pitter-patter!

They looked at each other, and then, without anyone taking the lead, they quickly ran out of the alley.

It seems they didn’t have the courage to act out in front of another Non-Awakened One.

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When I didn’t answer, the child greeted me again.

“Hello!”

Oh, yeah.

You’re still young, so you don’t know, but I’m actually not in a good situation.

“Huk, huk… Ah, hello! Kim Giryeo Hunter-nim… are you?”

I was looking at the backs of the fleeing criminals, and in the meantime, the child’s mother approached me with hurried steps.

“So, what happened just now… should I call the police?”

A crumpled outfit and a torn-off button.

My appearance was not normal, so she asked cautiously, but unfortunately, I had nowhere to complain.

‘How can I reveal that an S-rank hunter was grabbed by the collar by a commoner…’

So, I just brushed it off to the bystander, telling her not to worry about it.

But at that moment, the child, who was between the adults, grabbed my pant leg and said.

“Mom, come to think of it, shouldn’t we say ‘thank you’ to the uncle?”

Then, the young woman added with a smile.

“Right. That, Kim Giryeo Hunter-nim. I’ve always wanted to say this if I ever met you… thank you so much for your help before.”

“Huh?”

“I heard from the police that you saved our child before…”

Are they talking about the Beginner Killer incident?

Well, I did try to help the child. At the same time, it was revealed that I couldn’t use magic, so everything was ruined.

“Ever since that day, Doyul jumps up and down whenever he sees your face on TV. He says, ‘The hyung who helped me is on TV!'”

“Did he recognize me?”

“Of course. Even if he’s a child, he remembers things like that.”

The young Earthling’s mother said that and bowed to me.

“Anyway, thank you so much. It’s all thanks to you that our child is safe like this.”

After that, she said that she never lets her child wander around alone anymore.

Anyway, she continued to say that she’s scared to raise a child because of the Magical Beasts, but it wasn’t a topic that I was particularly curious about.

“Mom, but this uncle ate my ice cream?”

“How should I ever repay you…”

“The uncle ate my ice cream.”

I looked down at the chattering child and said casually.

“There’s no need for repayment.”

As someone said, I’ve already received the promised reward.

“You, is your name Doyul?”

“Yes. Kim Doyul!”

He seems to have grown taller in a short time.

I briefly observed the change in the small life, then prepared to leave, leaving behind some words of blessing.

“Since you survived, live healthily from now on. Study hard.”

But as I turned to leave, Doyul’s guardian hurriedly called out to me.

“Wait a minute!”

“Yes?”

“Ah, that’s… I don’t have anything prepared, but since I’m on my way back from grocery shopping.”

Rustle, rustle.

She then took something out of her shopping basket. It was a bottle of organic tangerine juice in a glass bottle.

“It’s small, but please accept this.”

She said this while handing me the juice bottle.

Thank you for saving my child.

She said that she will always support me and that I should take care of myself every day.

“This is really high in Vitamin C… and since colds are becoming popular again, it’ll be good for your body. Oh, but do Awakened Ones… not get colds?”

I was so nervous that her voice was trembling, so I couldn’t understand half of it, but her heart was conveyed enough.

“Awakened Ones also get sick.”

Just when I met the self-inflicted injury extortion group, my anger toward Earthlings was skyrocketing.

“Thank you. I’ll drink it well.”

An attitude that doesn’t forget kindness is always good.

Thanks to this small gift, I secretly thought that even if I regain my lost powers in the future, I shouldn’t wipe out all the Earthlings.

…For now, that is.

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Pitter-patter.

The protesters, who had escaped to the distant road where cars were passing by, took deep breaths for a while.

“Aish, what was that kid doing, ruining everything?”

They grumbled in frustration at the failure of their plan to induce an assault from the S-rank, but one person’s reaction was a bit different.

“Even if that kid hadn’t come, the situation would have been the same…”

A skinny man with an expensive camera scanned the three who had run out, looking displeased.

He seemed to have some complaints.

“You all saw it, didn’t you? Kim Giryeo Hunter didn’t even lift a finger because he was worried about you getting hurt.”

This middle-aged man was a third party who had secretly positioned himself far away to film the scene of an S-rank assaulting a commoner.

‘I wondered why he didn’t back down, but it was because he was holding back so much, worried about the man’s fractured arm.’

But after what happened just now, his thoughts changed.

Even though it was an absurd provocation, Kim Giryeo was willing to protect a commoner even in that situation.

‘His personality is completely different from his appearance.’

He usually hated hunters intensely, but even he couldn’t help but feel different this time.

“Hey, it’s because we were too weak earlier, if we push him harder, he’ll definitely show his true colors!”

But the perpetrators were still confident.

They said that it was just their method that was bad, and they started plotting to pour alcohol on the hunter next time.

“If you’re going to do that to him again, leave me out of it!”

“What? Why?”

“No, it’s obvious that the result will be the same no matter how many times we do it, so why bother? We’re not idiots.”

The cameraman clicked his tongue as if he was fed up.

Anyway, it wasn’t worth joining this kind of thing just because they said they could change society.

“Wait, if you’re not there, who’s going to film!”

“Ah, just call another guy from the chat room for a meetup. Anyway, I’m done.”

When he left without any regrets, the remaining protesters frowned as much as they could.

But their enthusiasm was not extinguished yet. Especially since the man who had even broken his own arm for the sake of slander had a lot of experience.

“Okay, everyone, don’t worry and let’s set the next date.”

“Is it okay? He must have remembered our faces.”

“Aish, it’s okay. It’s okay.”

The leader of the Hunter Hating Group said with a confident face.

“You all know, right? I’m the one who got a settlement fee from that Jeong Haseong.”

“During the Dungeon Break cleanup, right?”

“That’s right. I even jumped into a place that was in chaos because of a fire and laid down, so with this courage, what can’t I do?”

Tap, tap.

He patted his chest and continued.

“Don’t worry, you guys, just keep a good eye on Kim Giryeo’s movements. See where he goes often, just like today.”

But at that moment.

Someone who had been quiet until now suddenly made a new suggestion.

“…Wouldn’t it be better to target another hunter instead?”

It was a very low voice that had joined the conversation.

“Instead of Kim Giryeo, there’s an S-rank who seems like he’d react well if we provoke him.”

“Ah, are you talking about Kang Changho?”

The group leader shrugged his shoulders at those words.

“That guy’s house is in a very strict place, as I said before. The security is too tight.”

“So, you targeted Kim Giryeo because he lives in a place like this?”

But somehow, the reactions of the colleagues in front of him are strange.

They suddenly opened their mouths wide. Or they are staring blankly in a certain direction as if they saw a ghost.

‘Wait, but who… was I just talking to?’

Whoosh.

The group leader felt a chilling sensation and quickly checked behind him. And then, a shocking sight came into view.

A person with a physique that made even him, who was quite stout, look small.

“Ugh!”

Kang Changho was standing there. The man was startled and took a step back.

“No! Why are the S-ranks in this neighborhood walking around without making any noise…!”

Normally, even if a top-ranked Awakened One was just nearby, there should have been a physical reaction.

Now that I see it, Kang Changho had rings on every finger of his right hand.

In other words, he had suppressed his mana with items and approached this place.

“I tried to imitate Kim Giryeo, but I guess C-rank is my limit.”

The hunter with the Dragon’s Eye took out a red potion from the hip bag on his waist and looked at an alley.

It was the direction where Kim Giryeo’s one-room was located.

“Anyway, I heard he entered the country, so I came to check for a bit. I didn’t expect him to just stay still even in that situation.”

Is he overly kind?

Or does he have some weird hobby?

Or maybe…

“Hmm.”

Kang Changho pondered something and pulled out the cork from the potion bottle.

Even at this moment, the members of the Hunter Hating Group were frozen as if their confident attitude from before was a lie, but that silence didn’t last long.

The S-rank soon gave advice to those standing in front of him.

“You shouldn’t stalk people.”

Crunch!

This was their last conversation.

After that, only the squishing sound of the bones and flesh of their noses being crushed by a fist was conveyed to their minds.

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Swish.

Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

A familiar-shaped passage appeared above the yellow sandy beach of the west.

A mysterious gate emitting a blue light. The occurrence of a dungeon.

The gate, located on a secluded beach, had not yet been discovered by humans, and no one had set foot inside.

—Grrrrrrr…

From inside the gate, the sound of something constantly crying out flowed out.

—Grrrr…

A huge breath that vibrated the earth.

The cry of a dragon, that is.