SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 98



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Episode 98 SSS-Class Hunter Rips the Crack (3)
2024.06.19.

But when I heard Noah’s words, it seemed like that wasn’t the case.

– I had forgotten until recently when I heard that Daphne had encountered the crack. It was a really long time ago, and the other video was so shocking. But then I suddenly remembered.

“… … That’s why you came out to greet me.”

– What are you saying that makes me feel so bad? Did you really go out to see Daphne’s face?

“I’m sorry if it sounded like that.”

– Haha, I was joking. I just… … should I say I was sorry?

“Huh?”

– I watched the broadcast. Daphne climbing the tower.

“… … Yes.”

– Easier said than done. I couldn’t take my eyes off her as she climbed from the 1st floor to the 50th floor without even breathing. Our generation of hunters treated Daphne so badly. I thought that dozens, hundreds of times.

The face of Noah, whom I met briefly, flashed before my eyes at that warm voice.

He had blond hair and blue eyes, so he seemed completely different, but he was someone who had the same thoughts and could empathize with me, even though they were of different nationalities.

Whenever I felt like I had reached a dead end, I felt the warm perspective of people who had lived in the past.

“How could that be the fault of our seniors? Don’t say that. We all know how much our seniors suffered.”

The ‘great beings’ were at fault.

I kept mumbling

the words to myself. Noah continued in a bright voice.

– But I couldn’t dismiss it like that. I wondered how many times I had climbed the tower that I had not even discovered, because I wondered how many gimmicks he had known. I felt sorry… … and proud… … . I thought about how I could help him.

“… … Noah.”

– At that time, I heard that Daphne had entered the tower after seeing the crack. I guessed that the crack was not just a fear, but an object of hatred. Am I being too meddlesome?

Suzy shook her head, knowing that the other person wouldn’t see her.

Noah, who lived in the same era as her mother, knew. Why was Suzy so obsessed with the crack? How her mother died?

“… … If you know anything, tell me everything.”

– Yes. I plan to do so. That’s why I contacted you like this, right?

“Yes.”

– The laurel tree I climbed was terrible. So much so that I don’t want to think about it again. There were many casualties. And the footage I saw at the end was even worse.

It was a calm voice, but it was a heavy story.

Suzy could fully understand Noah’s state of mind.

“That’s what I saw.”

– Then, did you see it too, Daphne? The scene where someone put their hand on the wall and called forth a crack?

Her ears perked up.

– “Laurel Tree,” “Crack,” “Tower of the Philosopher,” “Wave.” The names humans call them are all different, but their essence is not much different. They are beings created by borrowing someone’s power. Up to here. This is the limit of what I can tell you. Suddenly,

what νόμος had said came to mind.

“Who is… … Did you see anyone?”

– No, if I had seen it, I would have found it already and done something about it. Do I look that irresponsible?

“I was just wondering if there were any clues.”

– Not at all. To be honest, in that short video, it seemed like a monster was calling out to a monster, not a human. But it occurred to me later. The voice muttering something was a human. I must have been flustered and saw something wrong.

Suzy turned her head without realizing it. She

immediately saw Inyoung, who was tied up and left on one side of the plane.

The fact that she was a human who looked like a monster was a pretty big hint.

There weren’t many hunters who specialized in transforming body parts to fight.

And one of them was right next to her.

In a normal situation, I wouldn’t have thought of it right away with that small clue, but the moment I heard Noah’s words, I remembered that Nature had encountered cracks twice.

– I’m sorry. I contacted you because I thought you’d be helpful. But now that I’m talking, I’m

just talking nonsense. Suzy retorted as if it didn’t make sense while listening to Noah’s whispered words.

“What are you talking about? That really helped me a lot.”

– Really?

“I figured out who you were talking about right away.”

Noah took a deep breath.

– … … Oh, really? I should’ve told you sooner. I really completely forgot. I’m sorry. I’m glad I helped.

“Thank you, Noah.”

Suzy greeted sincerely.

– Cheer up. I… … thought the end was in sight anyway, so I let go of everything. But these days, people say that Daphne-sama suddenly changed. I knew why, so I thought it was amazing and was grateful. Ageha would be the same.

Suzy’s eyes widened at the name that suddenly came out.

“Ageha? Why Ageha?”

She hadn’t heard anything about Ageha since they met at the laurel tree.

– Ah… … I spoke without thinking.

“Huh?”

– Anyway, I wish you good luck. I’m sorry I took up too much of your time. I’ll hang up now.

“Huh… … ? Yes, I understand. Cheer

up, Noah-sama.” I could sense that she was trying to cover it up, but I didn’t want to press on her.

She had already gained enough.

Just as she was about to end the call, Suzy’s eyes caught the ring on her right hand as she was about to put the phone down.

Something suddenly occurred to her, so Suzy opened her mouth again.

“Wait a minute.”

– Huh? Why?

“Excuse me, do you know anything about the currency unit F?”

It was the currency unit used in the secret shop owned by the ‘Great Beings’. The place where Suzy had stolen tier 10 items.

I didn’t really expect anything when I asked.

I just asked because I thought a hunter with the experience of Noah would know more than I did.

But the answer I got was unexpected.

– Huh? That. That’s it.

“Huh?”

– That… … I thought it was a function I didn’t know why it existed. One day, when I was talking about something else, the system recognized it wrong and asked if I needed to exchange money.

“… … Are you talking about the Hunter System?”

– Yeah. But the unit was different, and I didn’t know where to exchange the money, so I ended up doing that… … Why? What do I use it for?

Suzy laughed in vain.

It’s not the first or second time she’s been tricked by this, but she didn’t know.

The ‘Great Beings’ always did this kind of trick.

They hide hints underfoot, never tell you, and just watch. While I was excitedly wondering what kind of reaction those toys would show.

They were truly the worst of the worst.

No matter how much I thought about it, if there were angels and devils, wouldn’t the ‘Great Beings’ be devils?

But that doesn’t mean the ‘Messiah’ was an angel.

“… … I really never imagined it.”

– What is it going to be used for?

“I’m not sure if it will work out exactly, so I’ll let you know again in a little while. If it does work out, I’ll definitely give you a reward.”

– Daphne’s reward, so I’m looking forward to it.

“I’ll contact you again.”

As soon as Soo-ji hung up, she shouted into the system window.

“Check assets held.”

[380,990,810,020G]

[50th floor save zone on the top… …]

“No, that’s fine. I’d like to exchange that money.”

[Yes. In what unit would you like to exchange it?]

“F.”

[Yes.]

Really?

Soo-ji tapped my forehead with the palm of her hand and asked again.

“What’s the exchange rate?”

[You can exchange 10,000,000G for 1F. A 10% exchange fee will be charged separately.]

‘This is crazy.’

That thought came to me naturally.

With 10,000G, you could buy a small house in Seoul. With around 400,000G, you could even buy a couple of huge buildings with billboards.

But what the hell is that ridiculous exchange rate? This

definitely wasn’t the rate designed for exchanging in the first place. On top of that, the fee was 10%. It

was just a joke.

Since the life of a hunter itself costs a lot of money, it wasn’t an amount that a normal hunter could save.

Unless you graduated from the Hunter Academy and rushed to the top to die.

And unless you were someone who had such great skills and received so many initial rewards that you didn’t even need to buy items.

“But what should I do? I saved up money like I was dying to get it, so I have so much money.”

As Suzy was estimating how much to exchange, her head suddenly rang.

– Hey.

You were quiet even though you were wearing the ring all the time, but it seems like you suddenly have something to do.

She laughed as if she was amazed.

“Why?”

– … … I don’t know what you’re planning to do by changing it.

“You know. What I’m planning to do.”

– You know, human.

Soo-ji firmly cut off the urgent, soothing voice.

“If you’re going to talk nonsense again, then stop. That’s exactly what you said back then. I left the store door open, so you can come in whenever you want. Just remember that.”

– That’s what you said back then… … . Ha.

“Am I wrong? Didn’t you say that with your own mouth?”

Even as we were talking, I could see the log numbers rising rapidly. When Suzy unmuted, the reactions of the ‘Great Beings’ came to mind.