The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood – Chapter 89

Ch 89: Old Friend （2）

“Me… an Awakened One?”

For ordinary people, becoming an Awakened One is sometimes seen as winning the lottery.

So, this situation should definitely be cause for celebration.

“No, that can’t be.”

Gu Seohyeong shook her head with a face of disbelief.

“When you awaken, you’re supposed to get a fever and all sorts of symptoms. Anyway, they say you can’t not know.”

“Who says that?”

“Well, it’s all over the internet…”

As Gu Seohyeong explained, the man beyond her blurry vision slowly changed his posture. He rested his chin on the table.

“You must have searched poorly.”

What?

She was briefly flustered by the voice that flowed in, but soon someone’s cell phone screen was thrust in front of her.

“Here, can you see this much text?”

Squinting, she looked closely and saw that the screen displayed an article about Awakened Ones.

『”Could I be too?” 7 Misconceptions and Truths about Asymptomatic Awakening』

Asymptomatic awakening.

Certainly, she had heard that there were cases of awakening that were quiet enough to be called that.

‘Me, of all people, a person with no symptoms?’

It was hard to readily believe a probability of only 1 in 100 million.

So Gu Seohyeong started to give other examples.

“Isn’t it more plausible that I awakened while falling from the rooftop earlier?”

Awakening phenomena usually occur easily in extreme situations, like a life-threatening crisis.

Normally, one would give more weight to an awakening caused by a suicide attempt than to an extremely low-probability asymptomatic theory.

“No, it’s not.”

But was this person an ordinary person?

“You’re too stable to have just awakened. Your mana, I mean.”

Giryeo could confidently say that her body state was that of someone who had awakened at least a few months ago.

“A few months? No way! I’m telling you, I haven’t felt anything about awakening all this time?”

“What does feeling have to do with it? You clearly have mana in your body.”

Bubbling, bubbling, bubbling.

Giryeo put the straw in his mouth and blew a small breath into his drink. He seemed to be pondering something.

“Maybe it’s a problem with your innate skill?”

It wasn’t difficult to find the answer.

Even though he was trapped in an F-rank body and was toothless, he was still a reincarnated Great Magician.

“A problem with my skill?”

“Yes. Images that are easy for anyone to think of, like flames, tend to manifest skills easily, but complex associations like machine circuits…”

“C-Could you explain it a bit more simply?”

“Anyway, it’s because of your awakening type! You’re not a simple and ignorant attribute like Jeong Haseong.”

How dare he call the Rank 1 hunter simple and ignorant?

Gu Seohyeong was momentarily shocked, but there was a more pressing question.

“But how do you know my awakening type?”

The man answered.

“I can tell just by looking.”

“Huh?”

“It’s kind of like, uh, physiognomy. You know? Statistics and intuition.”

Physiognomy.

Gu Seohyeong felt a strange sense of déjà vu when she heard that word. Moreover, the conversation that followed was not ordinary.

“Anyway, just stay still for a moment.”

A little while later.

Gu Seohyeong felt a piercing gaze beyond the blurry scenery.

“Hmm.”

Giryeo was intently observing the woman sitting across from him. She wondered why he was suddenly acting like that.

“Is it perhaps transmutation or imbuement?”

“Huh?”

“I mean, your awakening type.”

He finally said.

Transmutation of matter or imbuement of magical effects.

He surmised that you were born with at least that kind of skill.

‘Heh heh.’

It was half a guess based on intuition, but the judgment of a Great Magician was always right.

His reasoning was remarkably accurate.

In fact, he had once discerned the hidden awakening type of a certain B-rank hunter.

‘At my level, it’s like I have a machine in my eyes.’

Kya.

Just as he was absorbed in his own abilities, Gu Seohyeong cautiously opened her mouth.

“Ah, so you’re saying… if you look at my mana… aura? or something… you can feel my awakening type?”

Then Giryeo nodded with a bright face.

“Yes!”

Let’s see.

Physiognomy. Aura.

And an excessive amount of kindness.

Gu Seohyeong closed her eyes and carefully went over the other party’s words and actions. But honestly, there was only one conclusion.

‘Ah… this guy’s a charlatan…’

That’s right.

From the beginning, it was suspicious that he was talking about awakening just by looking at someone’s face.

Now he says he can guess someone’s awakening ability without even looking at their skill, that’s something only con artists would say.

‘100% a charlatan…’

Her expression hardened in an instant.

Gu Seohyeong began to give him an icy glare. She had mistaken Giryeo for a pseudo-religion follower.

“Sigh, at first I thought you were being this kind because you were a hidden fan of mine.”

“Yes?”

“Hey, be honest. You’re also part of that Nacha Temple or whatever, right?”

Of course, that was a shocking thing for him to hear.

“No, why are you suddenly talking about the Nacha Temple?”

Don’t put me in that weird group!

Giryeo vehemently denied it, even waving his hands. But this alone was not enough to escape the other party’s suspicion.

So Giryeo decided to prove his ability.

“Hey, if you have time to talk nonsense, go to the Awakening Examination Center right now.”

If it was revealed that she had awakened, the advice he had given so far would naturally gain credibility.

“So, I’m really an Awakened One…?”

“I’m sure of it.”

“But I haven’t gotten any stronger at all.”

“Maybe that’s because it’s not a combat type.”

“And my skill hasn’t come out either.”

“Let’s think about that later.”

Gu Seohyeong asked a few questions with a doubtful face, and each time, the young man across from her readily gave her an answer.

“Anyway, isn’t it better than dying like this?”

For some reason, his words always lingered in her ears for a long time.

It was strange. His voice was definitely not immature because of his smoking habit.

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The next day.

━Rustle, rustle, rustle.

I repeated my usual routine once again.

I withdrew cash from the bank in front of my house, bought a samgak kimbap I hadn’t tried before.

And finally, I arrived at the place I always came to.

‘The weather’s a bit cloudy today?’

The atmosphere in the park was quite different from yesterday.

Perhaps because it looked like it would rain soon, there were no pedestrians, and above all, that person was not visible on the rooftop.

‘She’s not here.’

Where and what could that Earthling be doing right now?

I figured she was probably getting basic training or something at the Hunter Association, but honestly, I had no way to confirm the truth.

That’s because we parted ways without exchanging contact information or even simple introductions.

‘I probably won’t see her again.’

There was no point in dwelling on an already finished matter, it would just be a waste of energy.

I decided to slowly stop thinking about this problem.

“Aaaaaaah!”

But wait, I didn’t say to give me a new incident right away…

‘What is it?’

Then an unidentified scream was heard.

I instinctively turned my head.

“I-I found it. I found it! Thank you, God!”

But for some reason, the person who came into view looked quite familiar…

‘A white wool coat.’

What the heck.

That rooftop woman appeared in front of me again. And with three dark-skinned men behind her.

‘No, seriously, what is it?’

I was blinking, unable to grasp the situation, and then the other party came running towards me breathlessly.

“Y-You were here! Yes. Actually, I’ve been watching you come here from that rooftop every day!”

“Is that so?”

“Ah, I’m so glad! Aaaah, I was so worried that I wouldn’t be able to see you again…”

Did she deliberately look for me?

And her tone of voice has become strangely polite.

“Hmm.”

There were many things I wanted to ask, but I decided to ask the most curious question first.

“Who are the people behind you?”

Then the other party hurriedly explained.

“T-They’re people assigned by the Association…!”

“Yes?”

It turned out that her awakening test results were…

A jackpot beyond imagination.

“First of all, my awakening rank came out as D. No, listen to me. The rank isn’t the problem right now!”

“Then?”

“S-Skill! When I went into the test and came out, I strangely realized my skill right away? But, the type that was revealed was…”

Sigh, hoo.

The Earthling took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice.

“They said I’m an Enchanter.”

What’s that?

“An Enchanter! An Awakened One who adds new effects to items!”

Ah, an imbuement sorcerer?

“Why are you pretending not to know now? You told me yesterday that I might have awakened that kind of skill!”

Even though I was translating through Kim Giryeo’s brain, I couldn’t completely erase even the subtle linguistic discrepancies.

I tried to change the subject while hiding my embarrassment.

“Let’s just continue with the explanation.”

“Huh?”

“I understand that you’re an Enchanter, but what does that have to do with the Association assigning people to you?”

Then the nameless woman raised her voice.

“Well, that’s obviously…!”

The real explanation was given by the Awakened One in a suit standing behind her.

“We are protecting Ms. Gu Seohyeong’s safety.”

“Protecting?”

“Enchanters are a rare type, with only 10 existing worldwide.”

“Huh?”

“Especially since this person is the first Enchanter to appear in Asia, our Association is also paying close attention to her safety.”

At this point, I could also sense how big of a deal this situation was.

The woman named Gu Seohyeong seemed to have won the lottery of awakening properly.

“Ah, congratulations…”

“It’s all thanks to you.”

The moment I opened my mouth to offer congratulations. A thin voice came from the other side.

“If it wasn’t for you, I would have died yesterday.”

It was a complex expression with both joy and sadness.

“I heard later that latent Awakened Ones like me are weak until they notice their mana.”

“….”

“Thank you so much. I really don’t know what else to say…”

Gu Seohyeong bowed her head and conveyed her gratitude several times.

She should have come out like this from the beginning. Anyway, it was quite a heartwarming scene.

“Ah, then let’s get to the main point.”

But…

About 30 seconds later. Gu Seohyeong, who had wiped away her tears, suddenly started speaking in a loud voice.

As if she had been waiting for this moment.

“Please tell me your cell phone number!”

I froze for a moment at the unexpected remark, but she continued to speak without paying any attention.

“W-Why do you need my number…?”

“Because I want to thank you!”

“Yes?”

“Looking at the ability you used to save me, you’re an Awakened One too. Right?”

“Ah, yes.”

“And they say that Enchantment is incredibly helpful to other Awakened Ones.”

She couldn’t hide her excitement, her face flushed.

“You’re my savior, how can I just let this go? Huh?”

“Uh…”

“Please tell me your contact information. Then I’ll enhance the items you have. All of them!”

Item enhancement?

Oho. That’s tempting.

“What about the cost…?”

“Are you crazy? What money are you talking about in this situation. Of course it’s free! You’re my VIP customer for life!”

And since the price is free, there was no reason to refuse.

“Okay. Give me your phone. I’ll type it in for you.”

As soon as the word ‘free’ came out, I reached out my hand with lightning speed.

It was truly materialistic.

“My phone? Just a moment… Ah!”

But then.

Thud.

Gu Seohyeong was searching her coat pocket and dropped a few things, including her cell phone, on the floor.

Lipstick, receipt, cell phone.

There was nothing wrong with the items themselves.

“Huh? Lipstick, where did my lipstick go…”

The strange thing was her behavior.

She was fumbling around, unable to find the items even though they were right in front of her.

“Here you go.”

“T-Thank you!”

Swish.

I picked up the other party’s lipstick for her and asked a short question.

“If your eyesight is that bad, shouldn’t you get glasses right away?”

Then the woman answered with a smile.

“Ah, actually, I already went to the glasses store…”

“You went?”

“Because of the awakening adaptation or whatever, I can’t control my strength right now. I ended up breaking 100,000 won worth of glasses.”

Hehe.

Just as a shy laugh flowed out.

I started to tremble with a pale face.