Becoming a Hunter in a Dark Fantasy - Chapter 130



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Episode 130: The Black Special Hunter (3)

“… … You. Were there.”

Narhan said, his expression naturally frowning.

It wasn’t a bad relationship, it was a bad relationship. They were people who didn’t match physiologically.

And the same goes for the man on the other end of the radio.

‘Damien Crawford.’

One of the five pillars of the Queenzel Magic Kingdom. Heir to the Crawford family, a renowned magical family.

The black special hunter, Munas Quinzel’s adjutant and the vice-captain of the direct subordinate organization, Murius.

A top-class hunter with blue blood who was born an elite.

[It’s been a while, Narhan Perdik. But the circumstances are not appropriate for greeting you.]

“… … .”

[We are planning to create a simple portal on our side and ‘warp’ the Hwang Hunter’s airship here. What do you think?]

Creating a makeshift portal or moving a large object like an airship is no easy task.

But the man spoke monotonously, as if there was nothing to make a fuss about.

There was a natural pride and arrogance in his speech.

‘Indeed. This is a group of only the best magicians in the world.’

Narhan twisted his lips.

He didn’t like that man’s elitist consciousness very much.

But now… … I can’t help it.

“Please.”

His doctor said that feelings were completely unimportant.

The only thing of value in this world is my dear master, Elwin.

Only him.

[……under.]

Then, a sigh-like laugh escapes from the other end of the radio.

[I still hate you.]

“What a coincidence. You think the same as me.”

Narhan smiled brightly.

“I don’t think we’re in a position to have a casual chat. Could you please proceed with teleportation as soon as possible?”

[Already in progress. You will be automatically warped in 3 minutes. During that time, all of our Murius members will remotely deploy a protective barrier.]

Narhan sighed deeply and cleared his chest.

This avoided a future where the airship would have been reduced to a rag.

“That’s fortunate. If the airship had been damaged, I would have claimed compensation for the damage from Murius. Congratulations. You’ve added to the damage.”

Narhan got on Damien Crawford’s nerves in a familiar way.

He was also a wizard belonging to the Magic Tower. All the magicians of the Magic Tower hate the Clock Tower.

“As you may know, Elwin’s ship is a masterpiece that was designed and built by the master of the clock tower, Lady Sirine. Each and every part is handmade, so it has invaluable value.”

Can you, who are on bad terms with the clock tower, really provide proper compensation?

As I turned it around with that meaning, Damien’s voice became much more gloomy.

[… … Of course, I regret that Her Highness the Princess has so rashly invaded Spero’s airship, but if we look closely, wasn’t it the Emperor’s special hunter who provided the cause?]

“Master?”

[Each special class has their own territory that they must protect. You were the first to invade Munas’s northern continent, Boreales. We are the ones who should be held accountable for our mistake.]

The special ones live their entire lives in their designated territory and try not to go outside of it.

There was also no going to other special areas. It was an unwritten rule that existed secretly.

Damien sighed deeply inwardly.

‘Haa… … I guess this will sort things out.’

Since we were both rude, we can probably just let it go.

It was a much more serious offense for one special class to threaten members of another special class, to start a fight, and to destroy private property.

‘Tsk. Narhan Perdik, you annoying human.’

But if you don’t tie it up like this now, it might become more of a hassle later.

The resourcefulness of this man, who is versatile in every way, cannot be easily overlooked.

And above all else.

‘It’ll be a long story. Since it’s about my master, I’ll keep on asking until the end.’

Really. It was really hard to serve a self-willed princess.

A little while ago, Murius’s airship, which was returning home after touring the northern continent, discovered Elwin’s airship.

It was purely coincidental.

– A large flying object detected 2km ahead. It’s Sphero’s airship.

Originally, Munas Quinzel was indifferent to the situation in the Northern Continent, except for Quinzel.

Although I felt a little offended that Elwin had invaded my territory, I had no intention of holding him responsible.

-… … Spero? You have a lover?

But, whether it was a coincidence or a twist of fate, we met at a moment when I was extremely bored.

-Hahaha! This is great. I’m going to have some fun after a long time! I’ll go first. Follow me.

-… … Wow, Your Highness!?

And then, a moment later, I felt an explosion of incredible magical power pouring out from far away.

Anyone can see that it looks like they are picking a fight… … !!

-Ugh. … … Quickly, chase after the princess! Quickly!

-yes!!

Murius became anxious. He hurriedly chased after him, and saw that even the usually gentle Hwang’s special hunter seemed… … upset… … .

-Ha… … Yes. Her Highness the Princess must have touched it.

Damien Crawford truly admired and admired Munas Quinzel.

I didn’t trust her personality or character. Even if I looked at it with a scepter, the personality of the noble princess of the motherland, Queen Jewel, was blown away.

‘Since both of you are rational, you don’t give each other your all… … .’

The repercussions of that alone were powerful.

No matter how carefully an elephant walks, an ant that it passes by will eventually get stepped on and die, right?

[With this, we end up owing each other nothing… … ]

At that moment, Narhan Perdik snorted in a cold tone.

“What should I say again?”

It was an unexpected reaction.

“I think an official document about that was sent out a while ago. To all special forces and all members of special forces’ direct subordinate organizations.”

[… … official document?]

Damien’s voice was filled with doubt, as if he was hearing this for the first time.

“Well, please check that out later. Let’s discuss the compensation issue with me later.”

Narhan elegantly checks his wristwatch.

He was steadily counting down the remaining time while talking to Damian.

“There are five seconds left. Four seconds.”

3, 2, 1.

Swish!

At that moment, Elwin’s airship disappeared without a trace.

* * *

Meanwhile, in the sky where the airship was.

“Oh, thank goodness. I thought I’d have to buy a new one.”

Phew. Elwin sighed in relief.

The airship in question was a special airship made by Sirine, the owner of the clock tower.

If I had broken it, not only would it have disrupted my schedule, but I would have had to listen to a lot of complaints the next time I visited the clock tower.

“Oh? You have the luxury of looking away?”

“… … !!”

Elwin raised his head in surprise. There stood Munas, radiating incredible magical power.

Phew!

As she stretched out her hand, magic poured down from dozens of magic circles and struck Elwin.

Liquid rays like a waterfall falling down in a rush. Ice magic that moves and leaps as if alive.

They were all equally terrifying. If they hit, it would be so powerful that it would tear you alive!

“It’s unfair. You’re just looking away. I’m more focused than ever.”

However, Elwin tore apart those immensely destructive magic spells with just one sword.

Break through in the blink of an eye. A distance that was quite far away becomes close in an instant.

For a moment, I felt as if the space had folded.

Crackle! Crackle!

A thrilling current surged through Elwin’s sword. A power that could not be overlooked was felt from the sword wrapped in golden electricity.

‘How creepy!’

Swish.

Munas cast a new spell to counter him.

“Hey, try to stop this too!”

“As much as you want!”

The moment Elwin approached Munas, taking advantage of his opening, and was about to strike with his sword… …!

Chaenggrang─!

The sword shattered into pieces.

“ah.”

Elwin, who was watching the piece of iron disappear into the distance on the strong wind, let out a deep sigh again.

“… … It broke again.”

Then he takes out a sword from subspace.

Elwin’s subspace magic could store a total of five items.

I’ve been keeping a spare sword on hand ever since my sword broke while fighting ‘that thing’ the other day.

Elwin said, shaking his newly drawn sword.

“This is the end. I have no more swords.”

Elwin’s specialty was not only swordsmanship, but also close combat. Munas knew that he was skilled at fighting with his bare hands, but… … he couldn’t help but agree.

“Okay. Let’s do that.”

The location was not good. Of course, it would be better to be in the sky than on the ground… … but if we continue to fight like this, it will have a huge impact on the weather and air currents in the surrounding area.

‘Tsk. I wonder what Salakia will say next.’

That was not good for the people of the Northern Continent, nor for the Azure Hunter who ruled the weather, nor for Munas himself who had to listen to the Azure Hunter’s scolding.

Still, it was a nice change of pace after a long time.

“Let’s play a little more.”

Munas’ eyes drew beautiful curves.

It took a little longer for the battle between the special forces to die down.

If nature were a living creature, wouldn’t it scream in agony?

* * *

Elwin’s airship, in danger of being scrapped. The reception room in disarray.

Among them, Elwin and Munas sat facing each other. Behind them, their respective adjutants, Narhan and Damien, stood respectfully.

“My dear. You are quite the odd one out.”

Munas, sitting with his legs crossed, wiggled his feet as if he was displeased with his dirty surroundings.

“Why do you insist on talking in such a noisy place? You can do it in my private space.”

“Because I don’t want my identity to be revealed yet. Even if they’re members of Murius, I want to keep it a secret for the time being.”

“That mysticism. Is it still going on?”

Munas clicked his tongue.

“It must have been hard to buy it.”

“What… … That will be over soon. It won’t be long.”

There was a strange light in Elwin’s blue eyes. Something like madness, or an old hatred.

Munas narrowed his eyes.

“That one before that. It was very useful. Thank you, Mr. Quinzel.”

“that?”

When Munas asked with a puzzled look, Elwin explained further.

“I asked you to make something for me before when I said I would participate as a secret inspector for the Hunter Exams.”

“Ah. You mean that mustache?”

The ridiculous white moustache Elwin used at the time. It wasn’t an ordinary disguise tool.

It was a magical tool that caused confusion in the viewer’s perception. It was personally created by the black special hunter.

Although it was only a one-time thing, the effect was so great that the spectators who watched the Hunter Exam at the time and those who failed did not remember Elwin.

No. More precisely, their memories were mistaken. To them, Elwin looked like a completely old grandfather.

-Ugh! You’re taking the Hunter Exam with such an old body!

-The important thing is an unwavering spirit!

-I must follow that passion and pass the next Hunter Exam… … !!

This also had the unexpected effect of encouraging the enthusiasm of aspiring hunters.

“Because you can’t fool the appearance that you see on TV, Mr. Arei, who was the general supervisor at the time, had a hard time in various ways.”

Arei Oswald and the hunters who were broadcasting the video had put in great effort to adjust it so that Elwin’s appearance would not be captured.

“Huh, I made it like that so you could have some fun. Weren’t you embarrassed when you wore it yourself?”

“Is that so? As for an item, as long as it performs well, its appearance doesn’t really matter.”

When Munas asked softly, Elwin shrugged his shoulders.

And then he starts to have fun.

“Mr. Quinzel. Are you interested in new magical materials?”

“Hmm?”

“I have something good for you… … Would you like to see it?”

Elwin smiled broadly. It was a smile that revealed his dark intentions.

“… … You, you bastard. Do you want something from this body?”

“Hmm. A little?”

Munas laughed. Then he raised his chin arrogantly.

“Haha! That honest spirit is really good. Okay. Show me. If you satisfy this body’s aesthetic eye, I will reward you with even more precious things.”

“I’m sure you’ll like it.”

As Elwin gestured, Narhan lightly brought something.

A languid interest filled Munas’s cold blue eyes.