The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood - Chapter 337
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Episode 337. The New Princess (2)
He looked around the building once more.
But no matter how many times I checked, it was clear that this was a state agency that looked after children without parents.
‘The name and location are different from the places my body’s owner used to go to.’
But paradoxically, do you know what the first thought of the Archmage was upon seeing this altruistic institution?
‘It would be better to wipe out half of the Earth’s population.’
For a moment, a dangerous idea entered his mind.
Of course, in this day and age when monsters are born, there are many cases where guardians are lost in unfortunate accidents.
Before the magical shock to this planet, this was clearly the path of development for the protected children.
20% are abused, 20% are abandoned children, and 20% are children no one cares about during divorce proceedings. In addition, infant abandonment accounts for another several percent.
Almost half of them are trash.
‘Oh my, two.’
Besides, are their lives safe when they enter these childcare facilities?
No, not that either.
There is a certain degree of luck.
If they are unlucky, they may end up trapped in ridiculous facilities that provide food subsidies or that give them a hard time, unable to escape because they are young and have nowhere to turn. That is why.
‘Why are there so many baby mammals in this low building?’
There was no noticeable change in expression, but the blond man considered lowering the score simply because there were so many people there.
But at that time.
“Hey, guys! Look. There’s a scary-looking old man standing in front of the door.”
“Where? Which door?”
“Move over. Let me see.”
“Wow, is this real? Your face is amazing.”
“who is this?”
Could it be because I was lost in thought in front of the wide open front door?
Kim Ki-ryeo was soon discovered by the local residents.
“Sister. There’s a thief in front!”
“The thief is here! He’s trying to steal the new padding I got!”
“Oh, guys. I don’t think you should use words like that so carelessly… … .”
And according to the magical power information I’ve been following so far, there was a B-class Awakened person in the playground of this building.
“That guy isn’t a thief… … .”
Soon, a woman with long black hair stops.
Seonwooyeon was carrying a lot of dirty and heavy construction materials that did not match his neat face, and when he found someone, his eyes would widen like a startled rabbit.
***
If so, now is the time to explain.
“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo.”
If you look at it closely, this place is a space that should be strictly protected like an elementary school or kindergarten.
So why didn’t I remember sooner that I shouldn’t be so suspicious?
“Hello, Seonwooyeon.”
“Yes, hello. What brings you here all of a sudden?”
“I just happened to pass by nearby and got a familiar feeling of magic.”
“Was there any other reason?”
“yes.”
“I had a feeling that would be the case. But if you keep doing this to other people besides me, you’ll probably end up in legal trouble soon… … .”
A lounge area inside the mother building.
I held a paper cup of barley tea that they gave me and listened to the scolding that wasn’t really a scolding.
From Seonwooyeon’s perspective, it was like he was spending an ordinary weekend when he suddenly received an unexpected visit.
Even she was the type of person who didn’t like things happening outside of her pre-planned daily schedule.
“Wow… …. He’s a real S-class hunter.”
“Why did you come to our daycare center?”
But the only thing that’s fortunate is that everyone else, except her, welcomed me warmly.
I glanced around and looked through the crack in the room’s door.
‘You’re quick.’
The members who made eye contact with this ran away at incredible speed like wild animals in embarrassment, and soon a conversation in a quiet environment began.
It was my voice that broke the silence first.
“By the way, I don’t know if I can ask this question. Actually, I’m also curious about why you’re here, Seonwooyeon.”
Huruk.
Seon Woo-yeon also drinks the barley tea given to her and says something.
“Because it’s the weekend.”
But this alone doesn’t provide the answer.
“It’s the weekend?”
While this person was just blinking his eyes, Seonwooyeon soon began to explain.
“To put it simply… … . Just like most office workers. Today was a holiday from the association work, so I was spending the day pursuing my hobbies.”
“hobby?”
“Why are you asking again?”
“So. Is your hobby going to daycare?”
“To be exact, it’s volunteer work.”
oh my god.
“I used to organize bookshelves at a cultural center near my house every weekend. But this year, the system has changed, so I moved my volunteer area here.”
Who knew something like this could become a human hobby.
“Before I woke up, I liked donating blood. But now, even getting a needle is a special situation, so I find that a bit disappointing… … .”
I listened to the story quietly and then said.
“why?”
Why do you provide your labor for work that doesn’t even pay you?
When this person raised a question that came from the lower abdomen, Seon Woo-yeon felt even more embarrassed.
“I, I was just bored… … .”
“What do you mean?”
But soon she began to strongly object.
“I understand. When I say this outside, people sometimes look at me as if I’m some kind of big shot or make fun of me for being weird.”
“hmm.”
“But actually, this hobby is nothing special. I’m an awakened civil servant, and from the beginning, I’ve been receiving a salary comparable to that of employees at large corporations, although it’s less than that of people from the guild.”
“and.”
“Besides, I rarely enter high-difficulty gates directly due to my work, and I usually live off of taking care of the convenience of real hunters.”
“What’s the main point?”
“Even if I earn more money, there’s no use for it. I can do any safe job I want, so why would I risk my life for equipment?”
“… … !”
“Most civil servants are probably like that. If money is your top priority, you shouldn’t be here.”
I opened my mouth slightly.
“So, the salary is sufficient. If I just stay home on holidays, I get lonely… …. Somehow, volunteering became my hobby.”
Certainly, the circumstances she described were plausible.
I never felt like following along readily.
‘This isn’t an old man who retired in his later years.’
Could you really become a volunteer just because you were bored?
No one was grading it. Just working steadily, alone, in a place where no one was watching.
“Wow. You are a really nice person.”
I now praised my opponent with almost pure admiration.
But as soon as those words came out, Seon Woo-yeon’s expression became ambiguous.
Even if I raised only one corner of my mouth, it was as if I had accidentally bitten a bug.
“Thank you for the compliment. But I don’t think so. Not at all.”
How can someone who volunteers for unpaid service not be a good person? Is this perhaps an interpretation from the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s perspective?
“Don’t be too surprised. I’m just being honest, that’s what it was.”
“yes?”
“I don’t know if it’s the same for other people, but at least I didn’t have a strong sense of mission for this work.”
“… … .”
“I just feel better when I help others. I somehow feel like I won’t go to hell if I live like this. Well, it’s like I’m joking and earning points for reincarnation. Of course, I feel proud when someone tells me thank you… .”
“… … .”
“It’s not just about money. I always expect something in return.”
The first thing I said when I heard that was this.
“There is no reincarnation system in this world that you think of.”
It was a kind of friendly warning not to waste your efforts.
But when I heard that and Sunwooyeon’s reply reached me, I was immediately at a loss for words.
“i know.”
Sunwoo Yeon.
From the beginning, you’ve been giving me a hard time with your different surname system than others.
Why does this Earthling, who is considered an S-class hunter in terms of academic background, fur color, and even awakening level, always go beyond expectations?
“I suddenly became curious about something.”
I had a lot of thoughts running through my head and just blurted them out.
“Seonwooyeon Hunter. Since we’re talking about the afterlife anyway, this is a fantasy. What do you think it would be like if selfish people disappeared from this world?”
The case that came up this time is a very serious level of egoism. I did not forget to add that it only includes cases where someone kills someone.
But I really didn’t know this kind of answer would come out.
“That would be good, but… … .”
“oh.”
“Even if it all disappears now, it will all come back in the future anyway, so what’s the point?”
Seon Woo-yeon continued the small talk in a light tone, as if she was going to share her thoughts on a movie they had seen together.
“Even good people now can become bad later depending on their environment.”
What fate was at stake in these few words of conversation?
That person will go without knowing until he dies.
“But there are also counter-examples, so I think it’s a bit… … to think about eliminating all felons.
“her.”
“I believe in the theory of vocal music. I didn’t particularly like or dislike the kids to begin with. Did you happen to hear what the kids in the wishing class said to Hunter earlier?”
“yes.”
“That’s right. Kids these days are really mean. That makes me uncomfortable, but if you look at the future, there will eventually be some really kind people among them. That’s it for now.”
Today, a woman dressed in casual clothes said that and slowly began to wind down the conversation.
[North and South Barley Tea]
I gathered up all the used tea bags and threw them away. For some reason, I put back on the gloves I had seen when we first met.
“Gloves?”
When I asked this question, Seon Woo-yeon answered lightly as if it was nothing.
In fact, part of this orphanage building was badly damaged due to monsters leaking out from a dungeon.
He said that since the budget was too limited to hire a lot of workers, this time he recruited Awakened volunteers who could only be used in times of disaster. So he said that since he was technically a porter, he wore gloves so that his hands wouldn’t get too dirty.
Well, she’s a B-class hunter, so she could probably carry any heavy load.
After finishing his explanation, Seonwooyeon went back to work.
No matter how good the service was, he seemed anxious and wanted to leave before dinner time.
“… … .”
Well then. That Earthling has left too, and I don’t have anything else to do here.
This one also decided to go back to the sickroom as originally planned.
But before that, let’s finish this first.
-Slurp.
I took out the spring notebook that I had kept in my right trouser pocket.
And I added a sentence to the end of the page and called it a day.
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‘The Earth has Seonwooyeon… … +123
-|Ends with 100| achievement-
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Anyway, on a planet where such genes exist in abundance, what kind of management is it that an Alpha Uri can have?
‘Let’s put this plan on hold indefinitely.’
These guys are a thousand times better than me, an alien.
***
Another day passed like that.
It’s a Sunday morning and it doesn’t feel real that someone’s words have made Homo sapiens safer.
I returned to my sickroom, took a nap, and finished getting ready.
The preparations we are talking about here, simply put, are packing for discharge.
‘In addition, there was a process in which the nurse checked to see if there were any critical health problems and told me in advance what time I should leave that day.’
But there is still time before the sickroom needs to be vacated.
Before I went back to the temporary research studio I had secured, I decided to take care of just one more thing in this spacious VIP ward.
Although the Earth-style ‘pruning’ had gone down the drain, the rest of the schedule that had been planned on the rooftop on the first day of hospitalization was proceeding normally.
So first of all, we need to wrap up the fake beasts case as per our first goal. Now that I think about it, isn’t there a good source of information that could be used for this?
‘And now that I think about it, they told me to contact them once I got better.’
This one had called someone using the mammalian masterpiece called the cell phone.
And now, before that person started talking, he was sitting alone on the three-seater sofa against the wall.
I stared at the large mammal sitting still, and eventually I couldn’t hold back any longer and asked a question.
“Why are you wearing sunglasses indoors?”
According to my intuition, the other person’s appearance was very strange.
As I opened the conversation like this, Kang Chang-ho adjusted his new black accessory and began to speak.