When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 112



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112. The Giant’s Shadow

Oh Hyun-seong left the hospital and went out to the parking lot.

But he didn’t turn towards the side where his car was parked, but exited through the other alley.

Then, Joo Ji-hye, who had been waiting, was standing in front of a nearby flower bed.

“Are you done?”

“Okay, let’s go.”

“It looks like things went well because you have a good expression.”

“Yeah, that worked. It worked.”

Oh Hyun-seong said with a relieved expression.

The result was much better than I had worried about.

“I knew that Master’s field was extraordinary, but it even cured diseases. If this continues, won’t we eventually get an elixir of immortality?”

“If something like that comes out, I have to save it all and eat it all by myself.”

“Oh, no… Really? T-Take it. If there are more than one, give me one too!”

“Look at what you’re doing.”

He walked along, laughing heartily.

In the corner of the parking lot where the two of them were headed together, there was a car covered in mud.

“Why is it like this again?”

“Ah… I fell into a ditch when I was coming up earlier.”

“Again? You did that last time too. Isn’t it time you got used to driving?”

“I don’t drive except when I go to my teacher’s house. What should I do?”

Joo Ji-hye muttered with a sad face.

I wanted to do well, but I couldn’t.

She had always heard that she was talented in most fields, so she was not used to the frustration of not being able to do what she wanted no matter how hard she tried.

“When you come down to Changyeong-ri, try practicing on a quiet road. You’re physically strong, so even if the car gets hit by a rat, you’ll be fine, but if you get into an accident with someone else, you’ll be in big trouble.”

“For a lady like me, that’s…”

“Anyway, let’s wash up.”

Oh Hyun-seong summoned Albert by snapping his fingers.

An otter with a blank expression suddenly popped its head out, and Joo Ji-hye covered its mouth tightly.

Her gaze, resisting the urge to hug him tightly.

Albert turned his head away as if he found her annoying, and exchanged glances with Oh Hyeon-seong.

“I have a favor to ask.”

Queek!

Albert nodded and created a large sphere of water.

The sphere slowly descended downwards, swallowing the car whole, and washing away the mud and dust that had clung to it.

And then the water that flowed down with foreign substances.

Every single drop of water was under Albert’s perfect control, so there was no need to worry about it remaining damp or becoming a flooded vehicle.

“Wow… Spirit, you are truly amazing!”

Joo Ji-hye clapped her hands together.

I was truly impressed by how it went beyond a simple wash and looked like it had just been produced as a new car.

Then Albert turned his head with a thud.

‘huh?’

However, Oh Hyun-seong noticed something strange in that appearance.

Although he is acting as if he is usually arrogant and not giving me any attention, his expression is strangely different.

A feeling of being slightly smug and the corners of the mouth twitching.

Were you holding it by any chance?

“If I have the spirit, I will never have to go to the car wash again. Then I can do laundry or shower…”

Phew!

Joo Ji-hye gets hit by a water cannon sprayed by Albert.

Oh Hyun-seong shook his head as if he knew this would happen, and she, who was soaking wet, coughed slightly and said.

“Let’s… go.”

They got into the car together.

*

Joo Ji-hye naturally took up the steering wheel.

Oh Hyun-seong got into the passenger seat without thinking much about her appearance, but soon regretted it.

This was because, in addition to the already extremely congested traffic in Seoul, her driving skills, which were better than I had expected, made me feel like my life was rapidly shortening.

Oh Hyun-seong eventually stopped the car in an emergency and took the wheel, driving her car to her destination.

“Is that your building?”

“Yes, what do you think? It’s cool, right?”

“… I knew that guy had a lot of money, but I didn’t know it was this much.”

A large building that can be seen from a distance.

It was the magnificent headquarters building of Aegis Entertainment, built on a piece of prime land in Seoul.

I had come to see him in person because of an appointment I had with Choi Jeong-il, but it was my first time seeing where he worked, so I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

After parking underground through the dedicated passage and entering, the interior of the building unfolded before my eyes as magnificent as its appearance.

Oh Hyun-seong walks down the hallway, looking around curiously.

It’s a new feeling, but I felt a sense of change.

“I heard the food here is so famous?”

“Honestly, it’s incomparably delicious compared to other places. I’m just sick of it because I’ve eaten it so much, but more than anything, I don’t even want to put it in my mouth right now.”

Joo Ji-hye said, shaking her head.

Anyone who has eaten just one meal in Changyeong-ri will never be able to say that city food is delicious.

‘I guess this is the headquarters of Aegis Entertainment, but it’s quite fun to see people.’

Oh Hyun-seong looked around and thought.

A sight of all kinds of famous hunters wandering around.

They were all high-ranking hunters whose names were recognizable enough that Eun-ha, who had a keen interest in this industry, would have flipped them over.

‘I probably wouldn’t have been interested in it before…’

In the past, Oh Hyun-seong lived by building a wall around miscellaneous TV channels, unless they were news.

But recently, he has been enjoying a leisurely life and enjoying various contents such as dramas, movies, and novels.

As a result, I got to know quite a few people who were active in the entertainment industry, and I had quite a bit of fun seeing people I had only seen on TV come and go inside the building.

“Oh, Na Ye-rin is here too.”

“Do you know Na Ye-rin, Master?”

“I don’t know him personally, but I enjoyed watching his movies.”

“Oh, you saw Beautiful Wonder. You swept last year’s advertisements with your fresh image. Then a video of you smoking a cigarette and swearing was leaked, and your advertisements were torn in half. Of course, after a gate attack that makes you angry, you start swearing naturally, but you have to hold back when you’re out.”

“No, there’s no need to explain…”

There are two types of hunters.

A hunter who focuses solely on his main job with little advertising or broadcasting activity.

And stars like Joo Ji-hye are happy to be gossips about.

In the latter case, even though the hunters were much less concerned than regular celebrities, there were still many things to worry about.

“Hey, do you want to talk about me where everyone can hear?”

Na Ye-rin, who had been standing far away, came closer and said.

Since she was also a high-ranking hunter, she could hear the normal chatter going on in the streets.

“Sorry, sorry, I’m an important guest. You have to bear with it.”

“Important guests?”

“He is our teacher.”

“omg…?”

As soon as Joo Ji-hye’s words came out, Na Ye-rin’s breath caught in her throat.

Her gaze was fixed on Oh Hyeon-seong, to the point where it felt burdensome for some reason.

“The person who broke through the wall of that 11th-rank hunter…?”

Na Ye-rin’s eyes lit up.

Only a very small number of high-ranking hunters were above rank 10.

It was a virtually impossible area without innate talent and a special constitution, and the weight it gave off was different from that of the ordinary hunters below it.

But even for those hunters, there was a huge wall called Rank 11.

Many rank 10 hunters have been frustrated and blocked by that high wall.

Na Ye-rin is also evaluated as a top-tier hunter among the 10th-grade hunters, and is often said to be a divine being who can enter the next level.

But it’s already been three years since I heard that.

She was still unable to get up and was at a loss.

But one day, Joo Ji-hye, who was in a similar situation to him, returned as an 11th-rank hunter.

And then I started telling some of my close friends about it.

He said that he was able to completely break down walls and rise up after meeting a single teacher who was completely unknown to the world.

“Hey, could you please look at my posture just once?”

“… yes?”

“Hey, don’t bother our teacher!”

“Ah, no, please, just this once…! I won’t ask you to take me as your disciple…! I’ll go on a training camp just once…! Please let me sleep with you!”

“No, are you crazy?”

That day, in the lobby of Aegis, a commotion suddenly broke out involving two top stars.

Oh Hyun-seong was barely able to escape from the gazes of people imagining something suspicious.

*

“As expected, your popularity hasn’t died down yet.”

“Don’t say anything weird.”

Oh Hyeon-seong answered curtly to Choi Jeong-il, who was looking at him with a grin.

The two are sitting in the Aegis office talking.

“I’m sorry for causing such a trouble. I guess this is because he is so passionate, but I will provide more training to prevent this from happening again.”

“If you’re a rank 10 hunter, you’re probably thirsty for the next level. Enough with that, did you enjoy the food I sent you yesterday?”

“You mean the apple? Thanks to you, the meal was delicious.”

“Eat lots, apples are good for your eyes.”

“… It was really good for the eyes.”

Choi Jeong-il nodded with a sly smile.

It’s not about the health benefits of fruits that appear on health programs or the health benefits of native chicken that’s attached to a restaurant.

All the apples that Oh Hyun-seong sent him yesterday were unique grade apples, and they had a direct effect on the eyes.

“I had heard about it beforehand, but I didn’t know it would be this effective.”

Choi Jeong-il said, caressing his left eye.

He used to feel a lot of burden using the ability of one eye.

A burden that inevitably comes with one’s special constitution, not because of bad habits or crowding out.

The burden imposed on him was as great as his powerful and useful abilities, and that was also why he went blind in the past.

In particular, I recently went to the field and had a chance to use my eyesight quite a bit.

I had been feeling burdened by using my abilities even though I knew it was too much to save others in a dangerous situation, but surprisingly, the moment I ate the apple he sent, the burden and pain I felt completely subsided.

Considering that pouring in the relic Elixir had no effect on the subordinates themselves, this is a truly enormous effect.

“I’ll send it to you periodically, so keep it by your side and take it every day. Take two pills on the day you come back from work.”

“thank you.”

Choi Jeong-il nodded.

It was he who restored the eyesight that had been lost, it was he who saved Joo Ji-hye from the aftereffects, and it was he who saved Yoon Seol-ha from the edge of a cliff.

But it even provided a solution to the problem of overload caused by ability.

‘When I met my senior again after 5 years, I thought that since he had retired, it was time for me to take care of him… but it was ridiculous.’

Choi Jeong-il let out a bitter laugh.

Now, he was in a position where he could remain in the field and wield broad influence, with the huge company he had built under his wing.

But there was still a giant that was too huge.

Even though he had already retired and turned his back on everything, he still had enough to completely surround himself with.

A giant with a huge shadow.

“Have you completed everything I asked you to do?”

“Okay, then let’s get to the point.”

Rattling.

Choi Jeong-il took out a metal briefcase.

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