When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 153



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153. Unexpected Player

A dark night street near Paris.

The drizzle pounded against the window.

Arthur, who was watching the scene from the third floor window, jumped up from his seat at the sound of a clank.

Arthur, sensing something was going on, took out a gun from under a drawer and stood cautiously in front of the door.

“I’m going to die anyway, so get rid of that.”

“Eww!”

Arthur shouted in surprise at the sight of Oh Hyeon-seong suddenly appearing from the side.

“Why on earth are you popping out of there… Oh, no, more importantly, what are you doing?”

Oh Hyun-seong appears covered in rainwater, mud, and even blood.

Not only was his appearance, which had been neat and tidy until the day of departure, completely gone, I thought a ghost had appeared.

Even the sight of a woman hanging loosely behind his back.

“Is that a corpse?”

“There’s nothing I can’t say to people.”

“Uh, I’m sorry.”

“But the condition is not good. If we leave it alone, it could really turn into a corpse.”

Oh Hyun-seong carefully placed Shin Yu-hee on the floor.

Arthur sighed as he saw her drooping down.

I know full well that high-ranking hunters have bodies that are incomparable to those of ordinary people, but even taking that into account, they looked serious.

“We need a trauma specialist, and some simple surgical equipment.”

“Then you should have gone to the hospital.”

“That’s because he’s a guy who can’t receive treatment in a place like that.”

Swish.

Shin Yu-hee’s head turned, revealing her face that had been hidden by her hair.

Then Arthur stepped back, more surprised than when Oh Hyeonseong appeared.

“Poem, poem, isn’t this Shin Yu-hee? Why did you pick this up!”

“It’s a bit long to explain, but call a doctor first.”

“Do you think this is something that can be passed over with such words?”

Arthur’s gaze wandered here and there.

He couldn’t help but feel anxious, to the point where it was difficult to even look at each other.

The worst criminal in the history of the Hunters has suddenly appeared in his work hideout.

In his head, he was already having delusions that he was being chased by vicious hunters from all over the world.

Even he, who prides himself on being the best information broker in Europe and handles cases on a fairly large scale, would be terrified.

“I never intended to get involved in something like this…!”

“There’s nothing to get involved in, so just help me out for a little while. I’ll fly back to Korea as soon as I finish my treatment.”

Oh Hyun-seong said to him, calming him down.

“Honestly… It’s been a long time since we’ve provided this kind of service.”

“If it’s money, I can give you more.”

“Money is not the issue. Our policy is to only provide information, and then keep our distance from the client, no matter what happens. That’s the only way an unawakened person like me can live long.”

“You’ve lost your original intention. If you give me money, I’ll even act as your driver in the jungles of Vietnam.”

“When you don’t have a wad of money in your pocket, you have to do something. More than anything, if you live like a beginner in this world, you’ll end up dead.”

“So I’ll tell you I’ll help you.”

“… ha.”

He sighed deeply and tousled his hair.

Contrary to the long sigh, the decision didn’t take too long.

“Just wait a moment.”

Arthur suddenly went into his room.

There was nothing to worry about after that, and the doctor Arthur called in at dawn performed the surgery.

A poor environment with no hospital and insufficient equipment.

Although it was difficult to achieve a complete cure, what was needed was primary treatment for the trauma, not a complete cure.

The doctor said that it was impossible for him to improve at this level and recommended that he go to the hospital immediately, but Oh Hyeon-seong sent him away and took out an IV.

“What… what the heck is this?”

“Do you know what a miracle is?”

“Who wouldn’t know that name these days, unless they’re deaf and blind?”

Miracle, a pharmaceutical company that appeared like a comet in Korea.

It is a place that has become famous all over the world for producing miraculous new medicines that mainly cure various incurable diseases caused by turbidity.

“It’s a prototype new drug made there.”

“Really? There’s a string there too?”

“Because it’s a Korean company. We have connections across the country.”

“Oh…”

Arthur’s expression seemed genuinely impressed.

It is certainly surprising that they are using a prototype that is not even an announced drug and is not even on the market.

Of course, if you actually find out that Miracle is a company that Choi Jeong-il and himself created in collaboration, you will be even more shocked than before.

“Enough small talk…”

Oh Hyun-seong injected an IV into Shin Yu-hee’s arm without hesitation.

Although he received help from Miracle’s process, in the end, it is essentially a sap made with ‘rice’ from his field as the main ingredient.

You may wonder why they would administer a rice sap like glucose sap to a surgical patient in urgent need, but this is because the special effect of the rare or higher grade rice grown in Oh Hyeonseong’s field is ‘recovery from trauma’.

“Three…oh my god.”

Arthur’s mouth fell open.

Although it had only been a short time since he had been administered the sap, the effects were so dramatic that he could immediately see the change.

Shin Yu-hee’s complexion, which had been completely pale, quickly stabilized, and the remaining wounds quickly healed.

Even the traces of the surgery that had been performed just an hour or two earlier had completely disappeared.

‘The condition is stable… I think the trauma will be completely healed by tomorrow.’

Indeed, I nodded in agreement with the definite effect of the sap.

Among the many IV packs I received at home, I felt rewarded by administering IV fluid using only one ‘epic grade rice’.

Even in his fields, crops of epic grade were not commonly grown, but they showed an effect that was incomparably greater than that of unique or rare grade crops.

Even when taking an elixir, which is a type of relic, it was taken first because the principle was to take it after basic surgical treatment for severe trauma.

In fact, the trauma treatment was done entirely by the administered intravenous fluids.

‘But to say that all the urgent fires have been put out…’

The trauma itself will be completely healed like this.

But that’s it.

Because from the beginning, the biggest problem wasn’t the wound, it was the curse.

Phaaaat!

Alyssa emitted another blast of white light, but it did nothing to significantly dispel the curse.

It was only effective in calming the mind to a certain extent, but it was impossible to remove the curse that had already permeated the entire body.

“….”

“Don’t be gloomy. Thanks to you, I’m still alive.”

He patted Alyssa’s head as she looked at him with drooping eyes.

The first priority seemed to be to return to Korea as quickly as possible, so I contacted the administration.

Arthur’s hideout was quite helpful in that process.

It was agreed in advance that Arthur would come here in case things went awry, and so Arthur was waiting for him.

In fact, Arthur should have already left for abroad due to a previous schedule, and it was a problem that he could have left behind his employees, but he stayed until the end and took care of it.

It’s been a while since he’s done any after-sales support work, so he’s grateful that you’re doing this for him.

Knock knock. Knock knock.

“…you’re here.”

Oh Hyun-seong got up from the sofa at the sound of a slightly irregular knock.

When I opened the door, there was Han Su-yeon standing there holding a damp umbrella.

“I’m glad you’re safe, senpai.”

“Thanks to you.”

The reason he was able to escape the encirclement without any major conflict.

It was thanks to the unexpected appearance of Han Su-yeon.

She shrugged and stepped into the hallway.

“You’re not even going to come in?”

“I have to go soon anyway. There was an accident here too, so I have to clean it up.”

They gave each other a rough outline of the situation.

As they were both working inside and outside the castle, there were some things that were not fully understood.

I didn’t have time to go into detail, so I’ll just summarize it briefly.

“So, did you get all of your old equipment back?”

“All the items that were stolen from the country have been returned. However, unfortunately, we were not able to secure the national treasures that were located on the top of the castle.”

“It’s okay. The relics were originally a secondary issue, so more than anything, I just want you to be safe.”

“You’re making such wonderful noises.”

Oh Hyun-seong, who was snickering, ruffled her hair.

Han Su-yeon flinched for a moment, but soon shook her head and continued speaking.

“Hmm… Anyway, take this.”

“What is this…?”

“The government will send the transport plane directly, and even France will not be able to touch it.”

“aha.”

Oh Hyun-seong took a note with the time and location written on it.

It is a lifeline that will allow you to return home without going around in circles, so you need to treat it with care.

“….”

Meanwhile, he glanced back.

Her figure cannot be seen from here because she was laid down in the bedroom.

Han Soo-yeon still doesn’t know the story about Shin Yu-hee.

The moment I brought up her name, the story would have become too long, so I postponed it until later.

“So… is this basically settled?”

Oh Hyun-seong sighed.

These are experiences I’m having for the first time in a long time.

As expected, there were many things to be concerned about when conducting operations in a foreign country.

“I owe you a favor this time.”

“No, it was thanks to my senior taking the risk for me that we were able to avoid any damage.”

A situation that led to a greater catastrophe than expected.

If everything had gone according to plan, the damage to the agents sent by the Administration would have been significant.

“Still, I owe you a debt.”

“… Then, senior.”

“hmm?”

“that…”

Even though the story was over, Han Su-yeon couldn’t leave.

He hesitated with a strange expression, then just coughed.

Oh Hyun-seong, who had been staring blankly as if he didn’t understand English, opened his mouth.

“Do you need to go to the bathroom?”

“No…! What are you talking about?”

Han Su-yeon, who was furious, replied with a frown.

But I was even more curious as to whether there was any other reason for it.

You should be able to tell since you’re doing something you wouldn’t normally do.

At that moment, a single thought crossed his mind.

“… ah.”

Oh Hyun-seong’s eyes widened as he noticed,

Han Su-yeon’s cheeks turned red as she looked away for no reason.

*

Oh Hyeon-seong gave Han Su-yeon a potato and sent her away.

This was a single pill that had a symbolic meaning of withdrawing the temporary confiscation of food materials from Mt. Changyeong-ri due to arbitrary behavior in this case.

“… Oh my.”

Perhaps because he didn’t know he was visible from the window on the third floor, the sight of him leaving with a big smile while holding a potato was quite impressive.

I wonder if he’s that good, since he’s not the type of guy who shows his emotions so clearly.

Well, I guess it would be horrible if I had to eat cheap synthetic potatoes that taste like sawdust instead of real potatoes.

Anyway, I had to break up with her for a while, but the time for our promised meeting, which had been kept close by, came quickly.

After saying goodbye to Arthur, he headed to the meeting place that day.

I entered the airport to board the government transport plane sent from my home country.

We boarded the vehicle and went to the ground, in a completely different direction from the gate where general passengers board.

When he got out of the vehicle, Lee Gil-sang was waiting for him at the front of the transport plane.

“You came back safely!”

“You, fortunately, didn’t end up in prison twice.”

“I’ve never been to a prison in Korea before, so twice? I almost got wronged. Haha!”

Lee Gil-sang said with a bright smile.

Although he must have been happy to have returned safely, he seemed overly excited for some reason.

“Honestly, I thought you were caught, but how did you get out of there?”

At that time, the French hunters had come with a plan, and they had formed a tighter encirclement than expected.

Even the pre-arranged route had collapsed, and in the end, it was a situation where he could have been caught with his own strength.

So, I thought about taking it out again, but I was able to avoid being caught at the scene and safely make contact with the management.

“I used my special skill. Even though I look like this, I am still the owner of ‘absolute concealment’.”

“… ah.”

Oh Hyun-seong nodded.

His ability, ‘absolute hiding’, was enough to deceive even his own eyes and Han Soo-yeon’s, except for Baek Ji-soo, although it was conditional.

Lee Gil-sang was also the owner of a rare ability that was quite remarkable.

However, since he didn’t really have much of a presence as a hunter when we were together, he easily evaporates from our memories.

“But considering that you absolutely must not move in order to remain hidden… it must not have been as easy to escape as I thought. You’re actually quite resourceful, despite your looks.”

“Haha… You underestimated me too much. That’s not all I got out of there.”

“hmm?”

Gil Sang’s expression looks confident somewhere.

He took something out of his bosom, and his eyes opened wide at the intense energy he felt in front of his nose.

“oh…?”