SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 105



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Episode 105 SSS-Class Hunter Tears the Crack (10)
2024.06.22.

11 A-class waves, 1 S-class wave.

The number of waves was completely different from before, and it took my breath away.

She really does a good job of balancing things.

If there is something to gain, there is something to lose, and if there is a benefit, there is also a hindrance.

Last time, she made a wave feast because she was good at drawing from the random box, but this time, it was because of something she bought at the store.

She suppressed her desire to run away right away. Even

if she was cursed at for being selfish, there was nothing she could do about it.

She had decided. To climb the tower.

To finish everything within a week, no matter what vicious means she used.

So she would firmly protect what little happiness she had left in her hands.

“What should we do, Team Leader?”

Saint, who was hanging on the window, looked back with a troubled expression.

Before Suzy could answer, Peace spoke first.

“Don’t worry about it. We are not the parents of the Hunters, and we can prepare for this.

“… … That’s true, but it won’t be easy to deal with the S-class.” Saint

muttered with worried eyes.

Suzy turned her gaze to the direction Saint was looking.

Although they couldn’t see it from here, the civil servants must have been quickly dispatched to the scene to deal with the monsters.

‘It’s okay. Just like Peace said, it’ll work out somehow. There are a lot of waves, but there’s only one S-class… … .’

Suzy tried to think that way, but the inertia of always rushing to the scene before anyone else whenever something like this happened wasn’t going away.

Thinking that there would definitely be damage made her dizzy.

A bloody scene unfolded before her eyes.

The moment Suzy tried to shake off her thoughts, the terminal rang again.

This time, it wasn’t a wave alert, but a call from the dedicated manager.

“Hello?”

– Hello, Daphne! This is the dedicated manager Kim Ha-young! As of now, Daphne’s vital signs are fine, but your stress level isn’t good!

In this situation, Suji couldn’t help but laugh at the cheerful voice of the manager.

When Aunt Yeonju was the manager, she thought there was no one like her, but she also thought that it might be more comfortable to have an expert like her, who she didn’t know directly.

“Did you contact me because of the wave? But I can’t go out right now… …”

– Oh, I have a message for you, Creusa-sama!

“What did she say?”

– A-class waves can be blocked with a foot, so don’t worry about it.

Suji burst out laughing when Manager Kim Ha-young immediately imitated her tone of voice.

She had never thought she would be able to laugh when there was a notice that had to be cleared within a week and 12 waves had already appeared.

When she heard Aunt Yeonju’s reassuring message, she felt energized.

Well. Knight and Creusa… … They both had not been on the front lines for a long time, but they were both hunters who had left behind legendary achievements.

It might not be easy to adapt to the new situation, but the addition of the two of them made it much more reassuring.

Even if Team Daphne and Nature were to leave, they would be able to block the wave situation well.

“Thank you for contacting us.”

– The other civil servants also told us to watch over them, saying that the dedicated area managers would take care of it this time. I think they sent the message in a hurry while preparing to go out.

“… … I see.”

– So, are you going to go out to the S-class gate again this time?

As she said this, Soo-ji smiled again at the voice that insisted on confirming it one more time.

“No. Right now, I think climbing the tower is my most urgent task.”

– Understood.

It took a lot of courage for Soo-ji to say this, but the answer she got was simple enough to be a mirror.

– If there’s anything I can help you with, please let me know. If there’s anything the headquarters can help you with, please let me know again.

“Understood.”

Soo-ji was about to hang up, but she grabbed the terminal again.

“You know, Ha-young.”

– Yes, go ahead.

“The guys that Knight had locked up are still there, but if the gate was newly opened, there should be guys belonging to the Messiah near the point where the gate opened. Could you check that for me?”

Ha-young answered only after hearing the clicking sound of her keyboard, as if she was writing something down.

– I’m glad that there’s something the headquarters can help with. I’m sure Mr. Knight is already paying attention, but I and the headquarters will also assist. We’ll check all the CCTVs and make sure to catch him.

Suji seemed to gain energy from the motivated voice.

‘I’m not doing this on my own. Everyone is helping me.’

The civil servants were truly hunters who volunteered for the country without seeking their own gain. Hayoung, who was working as a dedicated manager, would be the same. She

hoped that the efforts of good people would bear proper fruit.

“Please take care of me.”

After cutting off the contact, Suji summoned and grabbed the sword with the symbol of the night watchman engraved on it.

It was time to climb the tower again to the 85th floor.

* * *

Contrary to what she had said about specifying Nature as food, even after killing the boss monster on the 85th floor and waiting on the floor for a long time, there was no sign of the crack opening.

Thanks to that, the group had enough time to review the strategy for half a day.

‘It’s later than I thought.’

I couldn’t help it since I hadn’t made a promise with the monster.

However, I couldn’t just sit back and wait because I had to respond immediately if a crack appeared.

It was really bad to hold my weapon and wait for an event with no end in sight while maintaining a certain level of tension.

I was exhausted after going over the 100th floor strategy that Elaine had told me and simulating it over and over again.

As Suzy spun around and stretched to change her mood, Peace broke the long silence and spoke.

“Are our children okay?”

No one understood what he was saying, but Elaine, who was sitting in front of the 〈Breathing Fire〉 and warming herself by the campfire, seemed to realize that he was talking to her and raised her head.

“You’re bringing up something you said a long time ago.”

Peace asked again.

“I saw the safe key, so I decided to believe it. That you died and came back to life again.”

“Really?”

“That’s why I’m asking. Are our children growing up well without any problems in the future you saw?”

Elaine, who was often half-assed when dealing with Peace or Saint, had a serious expression on her face now.

Elaine opened her eyes dimly as if she was briefly recalling her memories, then nodded.

“Two of you? You’re safe. You’re safe and doing well.”

“Do you both seem to be eating well? What about your clothes?”

“Clothes?”

“Are you dressed cleanly? Did you wash your faces?”

“You prepared everything so that there’s nothing to worry about. What are you worried about?”

Peace opened his mouth as if he wanted to ask something more, but then shut it tightly again.

Then he lowered his gaze while fiddling with the tier 10 longbow that Suji had given him as a new gift.

Suji stopped pacing, approached Suji, and patted his shoulder.

“Peace.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“It’ll be okay.”

“It will.”

Suji looked at Peace again and said with emphasis.

“Peace. We’re going to get out of here alive, and the countermeasures that Suji had prepared will be useless. “You’ve wasted time. Do you understand?”

Peace slowly raised her face from fiddling with her longbow.

She didn’t look as gloomy as she had thought.

She just seemed to have a lot on her mind.

“I think death is something that can happen at any time. I invested all the money I earned and prepared for the children’s future. But… … It’s useless to prepare for that future anymore.”

“That’s right.”

“That’s okay, I mean. But the children are doing well.”

“… … Yes?”

When Suzy tilted her head to one side, not understanding what Peace was saying, Saint pricked his rabbit ears and interjected from behind.

“What bothers me is that in the future that Elaine saw, Peace died before she could even reach the 100th floor of the tower.”

Suzy exclaimed, “Ah.”

Well,

if he had died while dealing with the ‘Messiah,’ would he have had a proper funeral? Elaine would never have seen Peace’s children.

Suzy glanced at Elaine.

Even if it was a heavy topic, she had to know what she needed to know.

“Which floor did Peace die on?”

Peace swung his bow as if protesting.

“No, are you asking me that right now?”

“What Elaine saw was just a story.”

Everyone looked at her and fell silent as Suzy defined it clearly.

In fact, everyone had gathered here to climb the tower, but they knew that conquering this vast tower in a week was impossible.

Even when Suzy gave her a new weapon, she didn’t have the same spirit as when she first saw a tier 10 weapon.

“That’s what I think. The Daphne over there isn’t me, and the Peace over there isn’t Peace. What does it matter what happened to someone whose memories don’t match?”

That was Suzy’s opinion.

She didn’t want to think that way, she truly thought so.

“That Daphne despaired, that Peace over there died in the tower, and Saint… … couldn’t even confess to the person she liked.”

“T-Why would you say something like that?”

Saint waved his hand, his eyes turning red.