When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 78



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78. The wind that flows through the rain

Oh Hyun-seong returned to his room and stared at the dagger.

The 7th sword, Danwol (斷月), one of Noya’s 13 weapons.

Although it was broken, it was one of the weapons he used the longest during his life as a hunter.

The fact that it feels like one body even though it’s been a long time since I last held it must be evidence of the long time that has passed.

But now it was looking like nothing I’d ever seen before.

A strange green aura shimmered on the pure white dagger that seemed to have melted moonlight.

“What is this?”

Oh Hyun-seong let out a sigh.

This is the first time I’ve seen this phenomenon, even though I’ve been using daggers for several years now.

But at the same time, it felt very familiar.

‘Could it be because of this?’

Oh Hyun-seong looked at the ring on his finger.

A national treasure of France.

But for him, it was the ‘Ring of Rudra’ that he found out about late.

Since it was something that was stolen rather than something I had obtained directly, I didn’t even know its name until Han Su-yeon later told me the information she had obtained from the French side.

In any case, this ring was a powerful artifact that traced the relic’s traces, and the green aura that was shimmering was also a phenomenon that appeared as an effect of the ring.

But I usually just put it on my finger.

It didn’t work enough to show these traces.

This is because most relics require magic power to be injected into them before they can begin to function.

That was also the reason why relics were useless to non-awakened people who did not know how to handle magic.

‘Well… the ring wasn’t working properly in the first place.’

Oh Hyun-seong tried to start it by pouring magic power into the ring, but there was still no change, only a faint green aura.

If it worked, there would have been a trail of traces.

Then he went to see Han Su-yeon and had a conversation.

“It’s true that only the senior who owns the relic can see it, but there is definitely some kind of resonance occurring between the two.”

“Is there a way for these two to influence each other?”

“well…”

Han Soo-yeon, who had been staring at the ring, also shook her head.

The 13 weapons are not relics, but weapons created by human craftsmen.

A weapon made entirely of Earthly materials, not even made by melting down relics like most Hunter equipment today.

If it’s an artifact that tracks otherworldly relics, it won’t work.

“There is a subtle magical interaction between the sword and the ring. It is not significant enough to create any kind of phenomenon, but the fact that there is such an interaction between the two means that they are somehow related.”

“These two things don’t seem to have any particular connection.”

One side is a human weapon made from Earth material.

One side is an otherworldly relic that was discovered at the gate.

These were two categories that, in common sense, should not be related.

“But… the recent fuss in France was quite surprising. Of course, it’s natural to be desperate to recover a lost national treasure, but I didn’t know that even a saint would personally come forward and contact me.”

“The saint herself?”

Oh Hyeon-seong asked in surprise.

A woman who is the strongest hunter in Europe and is called a saint because she wields overwhelming divinity.

There was no one in France who could compare to her status, and of course Oh Hyeon-seong knew her.

A person who stood back to back with them when the Chinese front was at its peak.

He was one of the few survivors who stayed at the scene until the end and returned safely to his home country.

I have clearly seen the destructive power of her supernatural power and her skills as a hunter.

“She’s the type of person who doesn’t take action unless it’s something serious, but the fact that she took action means there’s something more to it.”

Even the opponent is not an ordinary small or medium-sized country, but Korea.

Even though it was a national treasure, it was unexpected that she would personally move and exert pressure on diplomatic lines.

Even among the national treasures, it would not have been surprising for her to come forward as one of the three sacred treasures of France.

‘Of course, this function of tracking relics is highly expandable. If used properly, it could fill up the nation’s relic storage. However, seeing as they are moving so desperately, there must be something more hidden.’

Oh Hyun-seong turned the ring around and examined it carefully.

But even after pouring my magic into it and searching through it thoroughly, I couldn’t find any definite answer.

The incident occurred a few days later.

***

“… ok?”

A beam of pure white light appeared in front of him as he was organizing storage items in the yard.

The group of lights, which felt somewhat sharp, shimmered greatly once, then took the shape of a sphere and stood in front of Hyunseong.

Phaaaat!

– Hyunseong Kyung.

“… Rene?”

A familiar voice flowing from the light.

She is a saint.

“How did you find out where I was?”

– We didn’t specify the location. We had to use a roundabout method, so don’t worry about that.

“It’s a simple ability, then and now.”

The message of the saint.

There was a way to easily communicate with someone from the other side of the world, and to find them without precise coordinates, let alone communication infrastructure.

But even this is only a small part of the ‘abilities’ she possesses.

Meanwhile, a cold gaze was fixed on another corner of the yard.

“I warned you not to mess with someone who has already retired.”

Han Su-yeon spoke calmly toward the light.

But there was a chilling murderous intent in his calm tone.

– Since you won’t speak properly, we have no choice but to contact you in this way.

“I wonder why the Saint tried to contact me?”

– I would like to bow my head and apologize for the rude behavior of our hunter a while ago. The hunter in question acted out of control and on his own initiative, and he is being subject to severe disciplinary action according to internal regulations.

“That’s too bad.”

The story of Amir, who came to this place right away.

Since he had stolen a national treasure from another country, even if he was a 12th-grade national hunter, he couldn’t just sit still.

With public opinion in an uproar, writing a letter of reflection and disappearing for a few months is out of the question.

“But you don’t have to apologize to me. I don’t know anything anyway.”

-… Please don’t do that.

“What am I?”

– Please return the relic. It is very important to us.

“Hmm, I don’t know what you’re talking about?”

Oh Hyun-seong, sitting on the floor, leaned half against the wall and began assembling the items.

The sphere of light shook back and forth in a state of agitation at his calm, evasive demeanor.

– So, you’re saying you’re going to come out like that?

“I understand that we need to find the relic, but I don’t understand why we’re looking for the lost item here. Wouldn’t it be faster to ask the Hunters involved?”

– You must know that your security agency has been doing something outrageous! After completely exposing my memories…

“Then how did you know that I was involved when you don’t even remember the person involved? Are you trying to stir things up by sending agents to Korea again?”

The sphere of light was left speechless at his words.

-… Please don’t misunderstand. I just used the original humint.

“Watch out, you’ll get wiped out. Halfway through the embassy, ​​and the humans too. There’s a woman in the intelligence agency who doesn’t know she’s in the middle.”

No matter how close the friendly countries are, they always send agents to each other behind the scenes to collect information.

This was a well-known fact, and governments around the world were somewhat aware of it but turned a blind eye to it.

After all, the opposing country also has its own agents active, so they are monitoring them by finding out in advance and keeping an eye on them.

Unless there was a truly extraordinary case, attempts to completely uproot an adversary’s intelligence network were rare.

But Baek Ji-soo wasn’t the type of person to be picky about things like that.

The moment they crossed the line they had set, diplomatic protocol and all, they would annihilate the opposing team’s human mints.

-…There is no room for compromise?

“If we hadn’t stood back to back on the front lines, we wouldn’t be talking like this.”

Oh Hyun-seong got up from his seat and approached the sphere of light.

“You Hunter messed with the mind of my junior who was being treated. If he had gone out of control, I would have had to deal with him myself. If I had been a little bit later, that would have actually happened. Do you think you can forgive him for something so dangerous and just talk about disciplinary action?”

-…

His words left the other person speechless.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong said.

“I think we’ve talked enough, so let’s stop here. If I get the chance, I’ll be able to see it for myself.”

-Okay, just a moment! Hyunseong Kyung!

Phaaaat!

It was a sphere of light that was about to say something, but the moment Oh Hyun-seong’s fingers snapped, the light died down.

All the senses that were connected are instantly blocked and bounced away.

Kkudangtang!

“Ugh…!”

The saint fell backwards.

She looked around in a daze, breathing heavily.

A view of his own office, not an unfamiliar place in Korea.

“You disconnected me first…?”

The saint’s expression was filled with astonishment.

The Oh Hyeonseong she knows is the only multi-affinity person in history with four unique attributes.

But that just now wasn’t the kind of power she knew.

Because without the ability to manipulate the light attribute, it would have been impossible to sever her connection first.

“A human being has five attributes…”

Light was an extremely rare attribute among the elemental series, and only a very few, including her, possessed that attribute.

The list is quickly compiled to a global scale.

But, unbeknownst to anyone, one of those few hunters had been newly added.

“Monster, monster…”

***

A day like any other.

But from the morning, the water spirits seemed particularly excited, and rain began to fall steadily from the sky.

A chilly winter rain fell, tapping the eaves.

When I had nothing to do outside, I would often feel better if I just stayed home and listened to the sound of the rain.

But what comes to mind most at times like this is soul food that fills my empty stomach.

Cheeeeek!

Jeon (pancakes) are grilled until golden brown and make a delicious sound.

Green onion pancake, potato pancake, zucchini pancake, donggeurangtang, and also mushrooms, peppers, perilla leaves, etc.

A variety of pancakes of appropriate sizes were placed on the table in abundance.

Next to it, a large pitcher filled with white makgeolli sloshed around.

“Wow… This is truly amazing.”

He nodded his head involuntarily, his mouth filled with happiness.

Sitting on the veranda, watching the rain fall gently and the scenery, slurping down a warm bowl of jeon and makgeolli, I didn’t need anything else.

“This is life, this is happiness.”

A drinking table enjoyed alone while everyone else is away.

Drinking together is great, but I also discovered the joy of drinking alone in this quiet atmosphere.

When I first started farming, the vague romanticism I had imagined was exactly like this picture.

Coming from a city full of fake meat scraps and cheap factory-made alcohol, I never thought I could eat something this delicious.

“Whew, good.”

When I was feeling somewhat full and the alcohol had warmed my body a little.

He looked outside while supporting his body that was slightly slumped backwards, but then he felt something strange and turned his gaze away.

“… hmm?”

Between the rain that keeps falling.

A clear green light traced across the yard, extending out into the distance.

‘This is…’

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