The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood - Chapter 338



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Episode 338. I’m going to retire.

The first sentence the other person said was this.

“Why are you sitting inside the building wearing something like this?”

He seemed to be answering the questions posed by the patient without hesitation.

“It’s because of you.”

On the one hand, it seemed absurd.

The opponent lowered his sunglasses with his index finger, briefly revealing [Dragon’s Eyes].

“To be honest, there’s no need to use this in normal times.”

“What? Sunglasses?”

“I don’t think most people know this. Surprisingly, the functions of [Dragon’s Eye] can be controlled by the person himself.”

“ah.”

“But what is this? A few days ago, a flash grenade suddenly exploded in the middle of South Korea.”

Bam.

Kang Chang-ho expressed bursting air by closing and opening one hand.

This helped me understand the problems he was currently experiencing.

‘aha.’

The cause, as he himself explained, is [Dragon’s Eye].

Judging the power of the Awakened One with the naked eye… … .

Of course, this is a feature that cannot be easily replaced with other items, but it is not possible to completely turn it off, which is a bit inconvenient.

“Is my mana reflected that badly in your eyes, Hunter?”

In the meantime, Kang Chang-ho changed to a crossed-legged position.

The man sitting crookedly on the sofa answered quickly, the corners of his mouth raised exaggeratedly.

“Just like a blue giant.”

It’s an unfamiliar expression.

I encountered words I had never heard before, including those before and after reincarnation.

If I interpret it only from the feeling, it seems like the other person is comparing the energy my body is expressing to something blue and big.

‘There are so many strange words.’

Kang Chang-ho laughed so hard that the corners of his mouth became bright.

And in that state, he quickly revealed a negative expression.

“To explain further, the sunglasses you are wearing now are specially made to block the light of the Awakened Ones reflected in [Dragon’s Eye].”

“oh.”

“As I said before, my eyes don’t really cause any inconvenience in my daily life as long as I try not to look.”

“I see.”

“So I usually only wear it when I’m driving and have to watch the traffic lights, or in the middle of summer.”

Now that I think about it, it was around summer last year.

At that time, it seems like those Earthlings actually wore accessories often, or maybe not…

“Isn’t it a bit uncomfortable to wear something over the bridge of your nose?”

This was the gap that I was wondering about.

“But if our Mr. Kim is going to be this flashy, from now on, I won’t have a choice whether it’s inconvenient or not.”

The figure on the sofa said.

“I’d like to ask you something at this point. Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. What on earth happened at that gate where the beasts were?”

It was a question I had fully expected.

“It’s getting so bright that I have to wear sunglasses indoors. And the total amount isn’t the only thing that’s strange. Your magical power that always moved like a candle in the wind suddenly disappeared.”

Let me say this in advance, but this body still has a limit to its growth, but the amount is so small that it can only be compared to the tears of an ant.

It’s only now that it’s become clear, but perhaps [Dragon’s Eye] had been observing the wizard’s potential for growth for some time.

However, when someone experienced a second awakening, the artifact judged the alien as a being that had consumed the ‘potential for change’.

So the shaking phenomenon will almost disappear.

Considering the performance of these tools, the current situation could be interpreted in this way by Kang Chang-ho.

‘I guess I can’t hide my growth from that item.’

So, it would be better not to keep making empty promises.

“There’s no such thing as a big secret. There was just a fight with a beast in that dungeon, and I kept fighting and countering to protect my body, and at some point, my strength increased.”

By the way, I don’t plan on revealing the fact that Kim Ki-ryeo, the original owner of the body, was the only person in modern times who could be re-awakened.

‘There’s no obligation to explain the concept of a second awakening to a person like that.’

Well, there is that reason, but I also felt really annoyed by it.

I’ve tried to explain the events in the dungeon as concisely as possible.

“After going through a crisis, you just automatically grew?”

Hearing this, Kang Chang-ho leans halfway towards the armrest of the sofa.

“hmm.”

Of course, it didn’t take long for an answer to come back.

I don’t know about other people, but…

At least that man had believed in the possibility of breaking through the limits of superpowers from the beginning.

Moreover, the mechanism by which the awakened arise on this Earth itself adds strength to the testimony.

Stress. Crisis. Shock.

Since these things usually create people with superpowers, it doesn’t seem that far-fetched that I grew up under threat.

“I see.”

The other person just accepted it with an indifferent attitude.

“Actually, from my perspective, it’s almost like it was predicted, so I’m not surprised.”

“is it so.”

“Then let’s leave the Awakening Point issue at that. Also, I heard a strange story somewhere. I keep hearing testimony from outside that Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo used his water skills a lot in the dungeon… … Excuse me, but could you explain this part as well?”

But I didn’t expect additional questions to pop up so quickly.

‘aha.’

Come to think of it, I’ve already revealed my attributes in front of Kang Chang-ho.

Like a superpower that automatically defends against external threats or something like that.

The incredible healing power displayed in the final battle with the fake beast could be explained by linking it to the ‘self-protection’ attribute I mentioned in the past, meaning that it was easier to receive healing than others.

Actually, I think there was a small misunderstanding about regeneration at one hospital.

But the fact that the gate was filled with water is completely against the Earth ability users’ one-person-one-attribute rule, and seems strange.

‘I guess it’s because there are so many lies scattered here and there. Now, contradictions are revealed so easily.’

But then what?

I sat on the hospital bed and thought for a moment.

Now, you will be overflowing with strength. There is no need to tremble in fear of a mere S-class.

To be honest, even if you were to attack me here and say, “Do you know?” and remain silent, there would be nothing that the Earthlings could do.

The problem is that my lung condition isn’t perfect right now – it’s been like that for almost the entire week – so I decided to stop arguing.

Anyway, I guess we can just improvise and get by today.

“The water skill you used at the gate? That’s a superpower you acquired with a skill stone.”

Soon, he started making excuses that were not sincere at all.

How could such a disaster be caused by an ability that isn’t even your main attribute?

In fact, in normal cases this would be nonsense.

However, the hunter with the blue hair seemed to have more information than others, so he even believed this.

“okay.”

Whether you’re a combat athlete or a modern-day superpowered person.

In the end, the damage a human can inflict is often influenced by their weight class.

Kang Chang-ho explains using the recent Kagoshima Raid as an example.

Looking back, I saw that your binding power was considerable. Because of your innate talent, I accepted everything obediently, thinking that other auxiliary techniques would also be strongly developed.

‘Wow~ Now even such flimsy excuses work.’

In the past, I used to get so nervous that my hands would get clammy every time I made up a lie.

Perhaps the basic quality of a conman is confidence.

And as the con artist’s confidence grows, does the success rate of the deception actually increase?

It was around the time I was having such fantasies.

Kang Chang-ho, who answered all the questions, added one more thing.

“Even though I have received the Awakening Blessing, it is a bit embarrassing for me to continue to show off this much to the public.”

Oh, right.

By the way, what I mean by that is that the owner of [Dragon’s Eye] is expressing his dissatisfaction because this side is currently not hiding its awakening value at all.

Unfortunately, my lungs are not in good condition right now due to several explosions.

Even if such an accident had not occurred, they probably would not have been particularly considerate of such Earthlings.

‘It’s not even an F rank anymore, so it’s a hassle to hold down all this magic power.’

This one didn’t bother to hide its power, which had grown to SS-class.

So the other person was feeling a little bit of glare even though he was wearing sunglasses.

But contrary to my expectations that he would be slightly annoyed by this phenomenon, the man on the sofa soon got over it all and changed the subject.

“Well, anyway.”

The knight’s oath has long since been liquidated, and fundamentally, we are not close enough to have seen each other for a long time.

“Okay, enough small talk.”

Kang Chang-ho spoke.

“I know you may not enjoy talking to me in person, but I came to see you in person because the nuances I was trying to convey might be distorted online. Please understand this first.”

I nodded.

“And I think you know why I told you to contact me as soon as I got my body back.”

“You said the reward was ready?”

“That’s right. Compensation for the demolition of the one-room apartment. The money from selling [Justitia] came into my hands a while ago, so now I can hand it over in clean cash.”

What followed was a topic of conversation that everyone here had expected.

‘That’s right.’

That guy has a history of destroying entire buildings in the past.

“So, how much money did I prepare… … .”

Thinking back, it is truly an execution ability that would make even terrorists cry.

“First, let’s set aside moving assistance and consolation money to be given to not only you but also other residents.”

“hmm.”

“You’ve used [the Infinite Power Core] to great effect in that small house. If that’s the case, then for that room alone, in addition to the cheap furniture costs, you should definitely include this cost in the regular price.”

“yes.”

“The final price of the single room that I calculated is at most 5 billion won. But it would be difficult to just touch that and pass it over after touching the same S-class. I’ll send you exactly 40 billion won, including mental compensation.”

40 billion.

Considering the time when they were extremely poor, this is a huge amount of money that would buy 4 million bowls of noodles.

Objectively speaking, that money was more than enough to cover the cost of a collapsed studio apartment.

With 40 billion won, you could buy and sell most of the houses in the country.

‘hmm.’

But there is a small problem at this point.

The thing is, even though I’m an alien, I really like Earth’s money.

‘The guy who recently sold [Justitia] is offering only 40 billion?’

Personally, I hate the practice of buying and selling indulgences.

But in this capitalist society, paradoxically, there is no punishment more effective than collecting money from criminals.

Besides, I was also annoyed at the person who had been persecuting the Archmage. So I took advantage of the opportunity to try and get more money out of him, so I stabbed him like this.

“40 billion is a bit… … . I think we need to add one more zero here… … .”

He even looked down on her, saying that she had sold Justitia not long ago and that was all she had for the money.

400 billion.

By the way, if I were to cough up this much money, wouldn’t I end up in debt even if I were an S-class hunter?

It was at this moment that this story came up. Kang Chang-ho, who was adjusting his sunglasses, immediately began to explain.

“If the amount you just offered was Kim Hunter’s ‘settlement for the assault,’ then you’d be right.”

“What?”

“But I already compensated for the misunderstanding and investigation that I had done.”

“Are you breaking the contract?”

“That’s true, but first of all, it’s a wish. I apologized by clearly saying that I would grant the wish.”

His argument was this:

Moreover, the sacred courts say that once something is done, it is not repeated, so they do not mention the price paid for past crimes.

Kang Chang-ho asked me back, saying that wasn’t the compensation for the criminal case that had caused me harm something that we had agreed to through the means of breaking the contract and the oath?

Besides, the 40 billion you just proposed is technically something like civil lawsuit compensation.

In reality, that amount is an incredibly generous calculation compared to the damages estimated in court.

“40 billion is more than enough to pay for that run-down room. And now you’re suddenly asking me to give you an amount that’s equivalent to the budget of a city?”

“hmm.”

“Where did this guy hear that he sells a panacea?”

“no.”

“Then, I’m sorry to say, but I can’t donate that much money just because I made a mistake. I’ll tell you in advance that most of the money I have now came from selling Justitia, and if I spend it all, there’ll be a big problem.”

“Is it a big problem?”

That was when.

I never thought this reason would pop up.

“I have to go hunting.”

“yes?”

“No matter how much money you have, you have to work from then on. Just like other hunters in the industry, by attacking the gates.”

No, well. If you think about the natural order of things, then of course that’s how it is… … .

‘Are you crazy?’

Just this year alone, I can’t even count the number of times I’ve thought of a language that passes by in an instant.

If an ordinary Earthling had said something like that, it wouldn’t have felt awkward.

But, above all, Kang Chang-ho was a person who had this kind of starting point.

“I wonder why you’re so stingy with compensation. Is it because you don’t like working?”

“haha.”

“Wait a minute. But as I said earlier, since you rarely go hunting, let’s say your current income is low. But if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you would have had a lot of money to begin with.”

Did you earn like a prime minister and spend like a dog?

The question was on the verge of leaving my throat.

Kang Chang-ho suddenly cut me off.

“Golden spoon. Oh, I have to explain that part again.”

Even with accessories on, the glare is still noticeable. The person on the sofa is often observed closing his eyes in the middle of a conversation.

“From what you say, it seems that Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo also knows that my father was a businessman.”

“Yes.”

“But the media keeps exaggerating it. In fact, my family isn’t that great.”

A natural smile forms on his lips.

“[Nari Steel], which I almost inherited.”

Judging from his expression, he looked like he was on vacation.

“It was a small company that was ranked low even within the steel industry, let alone being part of the trillion-dollar club.”

However, it is difficult to express the following content as being particularly positive.

Kang Chang-ho sat back down with his arms folded, choosing his words. Then he continued the conversation.

“Besides, it just so happened that it was our main client. Right after the Dungeon Shock, the shipbuilding industry was hit hard by the recession, so we were hit hard too… … .”

“Recession? That’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“Really? Well, back then, there wasn’t a single company that didn’t have a hard time. This wasn’t really big news, so I guess it was buried.”

“hmm.”

“Then I’ll explain. Back in the old days, gate detection technology wasn’t developed, so ships would often capsize due to unlucky monsters popping out from the sea.”

“aha.”

“It’s rare for a demon to fly to the altitude that an airplane can fly, but things were different on the ocean side. And then, instead of a local ferry, a large oil tanker was wrecked. Where else can you see a market downturn?”

To summarize, the conclusion is one.

“Anyway, my family wasn’t as capitalist as people think.”

Kang Chang-ho declared frankly that he did not have much money.

“At best, the CEO and his wife played golf and traveled abroad quite often, that was the extent of it.”

“… … .”

“Of course, it would be funny to hear that from someone who had to endure going to the hospital because they had no money.”

The opponent said so and stopped moving his body for a moment.

“… … .”

The tinting on his sunglasses was so dark that sometimes I couldn’t read what he was thinking at all.

“But you know.”

But that silence didn’t last long.

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, if you look at someone of the S-class living in such an old building… … . It’s obvious that he has no material desires. No matter who sees it.”

There are some stories that come up that are a bit incomprehensible.

“So, in fact, you probably weren’t even interested in the compensation issue. Asking for more money seems like something you said to the criminal to make him repent.”

“… .”

“I don’t know if I can change the content of my wish here. Anyway, the 40 billion is the amount of money I’m paying with the greatest repentance possible, so please understand that, Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo.”

“… .”

“Now, out of the introduction, let me talk about the most important request I made to you over the phone a few days ago.”

“… .”

“But honestly, if you ask me, ‘Do we have another chance to see each other?’, no. I’m saying this because I don’t think we’ll have another opportunity like this in the future.”

Of course, the sentences that followed were equally spicy in leaving people speechless.

‘What? I’m not interested in money and I have no material desires?’

Even if they are aliens from Alpha Uri, they must like money first and material things second.

What should I add when such an inference is so far removed from reality?

But it was at that very moment that I was feeling dumbfounded and silent.

“Since this is our last conversation, I’ll make one more side note.”

The moment Kang Chang-ho brought up a topic, I had the experience of my mind becoming clear.

“I’m being serious. From now on, I wish you’d stop contacting me when you think it’s over.”

“Hmm?”

“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo. After you defeated the Beast, you came out of the dungeon and looked for me first, right?”

“Well, that’s it.”

“But if I translate exactly what the Neo guild member said, it’s clear that Hunter Kim shouted, ‘Call Kang Chang-ho.’”

“yes?”

“Call Kang Chang-ho. You don’t usually say that to someone who is presumed to be in danger. If someone suddenly lost contact and you wanted to send a search party, you wouldn’t have said, ‘Call him somewhere,’ right?”

A cold sweat ran down my face.

‘Huh?’

Because, as he said, there was definitely a mistake in the past sentence.

‘I see. It’s only one word different, but it definitely sounds a bit strange… ‘

Did I get caught?

In fact, I had no intention of searching for the Korean who hung up the phone first. Did it get out that I was just looking for someone to show off my power from the beginning?

It was around the time when I was hurriedly simulating the fight that was about to unfold in my head, with such worries in my mind.

The opponent’s remarks that followed were as follows:

“So what? In the end, the intention is obvious. The great Hunter Kim calculated that if he was going to die anyway, it would be more efficient to donate his skills before he went.”

… … .

“Come to think of it, even at that gate where the colored pillars appeared, it was strange that an S-rank Awakened with recovery skills just blinked. No, if you knew that someone else had [improvement desires], you should have used all your strength to counterattack. Why did you just sit there and do nothing even after getting hit by the laser?”

… … .

“When we were in the middle of signing the contract, they gave me all sorts of hardships. Now that they know I was an enemy of the gate maker, they’re telling me to take all their skills. But if you act like you’re doing a good deed like that, I’ll feel dirty and won’t be able to turn on [the desire for improvement]. I really won’t turn it on. If you think that’s true, when you die, you’ll just die alone.”

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