My trapezoidal muscles hurt. With my hands, I massaged my sore neck from the aftermath of the car accident.
Woah, really. If youre not good at driving, youll end up stuck on a quiet road like this.
But whether he knows my pain or not, Kang Changho was asking for my phone number with a brazen face.
I, its Hunter Kang Changho. Kang Changho
Is that what an ordinary person does when they see an S-Class?
The weak rulers of the Earth seed to feel an instinctive threat when they saw the new humans awakened to magical powers. It will feel like a huge beast is standing right in front of you.
Ooh, s, still, if there was an accident. T, the repair cost
Of course I have to give it to you. Please co this way.
However, even if I compare it that way, S-Class hunters are ultimately intelligent modern humans.
Kang Changho completed the repaynt without difficulty.
This is because the taxi driver beca quiet when he took so white and thin paper out of his wallet and gave it to him.
What is it that makes him shut up? Is it better than money?
Now the only victim left is .
Kang Changho turned his gaze to .
Anyway, what is your contact information?
Yes?
I just spent all my cash. I think we need to slowly co to an agreent on your dical expenses.
Im not sure what hes talking about, but
Is this how you usually handle a car accident?
Well, at the most, its just a phone number.
I dont want to be blad for no reason.
First of all, I did what the Earthlings told to do.
However, the conversation that Kang Changho brought up while exchanging contact information was quite strange.
Hunter Kim Kiryeo, were you on your way to look after that rookie today?
He stopped typing the number and looked down.
Its a sha that soone like you is a porter.
Im not sure.
I know a job that pays much better than that. Would you listen to it?
A job that pays much better money?
Its not difficult to listen.
The proposal that followed was extrely shocking.
Kim Kiryeo, quit being Ahn Yoonseungs porter and co under .
.!
Of course, I will give you 80% of the items and profits you will get at the gate.
Scouting under these absurd conditions?
As expected, this S-Class Hunter must have recognized the potential contained in Kim Kiryeos corpse.
Its difficult to estimate the amount of magic I have until I try it, but this sensitive human gives a good clue.
Lets see, then.
Because the condition specified when reincarnating was that I would be reincarnated as a corpse with the highest magical power on this planet
Maybe its Kim Kiryeos magic power. In other words, is the awakening value ntioned here equivalent to that of an S-Class Hunter, or higher than that?
Then once my magic cos out, this planet is within my grasp!
Haha!
I felt proud for the first ti in a long ti.
So I tried to hide my smile and spoke calmly.
Well. Its difficult for to enter the S-class gate right now. Can I work with you?
But when Kang Changho heard the next words, he laughed and cooled down like soone poured cold water down his spine.
What do you an by S-Class?
Yes?
No matter what, there is no way I would push a hunter of your level into such an advanced gate.
My voice ca out reflexively.
Didnt you approach after recognizing my awakening value?
However, Kang Changho continued as if he were giving an obvious explanation.
Your awakening value? Its high for an F-Class, but theres nothing particularly special about it.
Kang Changho takes off his sunglasses.
Then he glanced at with his reptilian eyes and confird.
Look, my offer was simply that I would raise you myself.
.!
I protect you from death inside the gate, teach you how to do things, and provide you with material help.
In short, it ans becoming a sponsor
Kang Changho looked this way without changing his expression. Perhaps hes wondering what kind of guts I had to say such nonsense as entering the S-Class gate.
Let alone the fact that Kim Kiryeos awakening value is at F-Class.
Anyway, now I
I mistook his suggestion and drank the kimchi soup by myself. (t/n : Its an idiom that ans sothing like soone doesnt even think about giving you a rice cake, but you already have drunk Kimchi soup. Or assu success before it is actually achieved.)
Ugh, thats embarrassing.
My face feels hot. I awkwardly made up my mind as if making an excuse.
Ah, I see. I was confused for a mont and said sothing strange. Please forget it.
Kang Changho heard those words and rolled his eyes.
Hunter Kim Kiryeo, then can I think of that as an acceptance of my offer?
The sentence ca out so naturally that I almost nodded, but I ca to my senses later.
What were we talking about? Yeah. The topic of conversation was sponsorship.
And why did Kang Changho try to help ?
Wait.
He is an S-Class Hunter.
From the perspective of the highest level hunters, of whom there are only three in Korea, an F-Class awakened person would be a bug to bite.
Anyway, youre saying you didnt approach because of my awakening value.
However, Kang Changho wants to take away, even though we only made eye contact once yesterday?
Then what on earth are you looking at for to make this suggestion?
Next, a fundantal question arises.
I beca curious about the real reason he approached . HoweverKang Changho just raised his mouth and smiled quietly, but didnt answer at all.
Damn it. Yoonseung-ah, where are you?
I suddenly want to see you right away.
Yeah, thank you for your kind words, but I will decline.
Is that so?
Like Kang Changho said, Im a hunter with nothing special, so Ill have to work as a porter.
The suspicious behavior of this Earthling gives fear. I decided to quickly flee the scene.
If you go with , your skills will improve much faster. Ill also give you items that increase your magic power.
No matter how sweet you say it, do you think Im going to fall for it?
Im sorry, but Im busy right now. I have a lunch appointnt.
It seems that you have a lot of appointnts?
Just then, a taxi approached from a distance with a red sign indicating that it was empty.
Taxi!
I almost jumped in front of the car, grabbed a taxi, and ran away, leaving Kang Changho on the road.
Hmm, Hunter Kim Kiryeo.
Although I could see the person walking away in the side mirror, my heart was still beating fast.
***
For reference, saying that I have an appointnt is not a bluff.
The reason you were late today was because of a car accident with Kang Changho?
Now that I think about it, I think that punk caused the accident on purpose.
In front of a restaurant with the savory sll of chunjang.
I finished eating and ca out of the building feeling anxious.
Ahn Yoonseung seed shocked after hearing the explanation so far.
Wow, its true what they said about picking a fight with a strong hunter!
Phew.
Originally, even I, an A-class person, might have been targeted
Is that so?
Thanks to Kiryeo Hyung, I avoided his anger. Well, theres no way another awakened person would stand out when theres a hunter like Hyung-nim.
What should I do? Should I call the police?
But what should I say? An S-Class hunter decided to protect and give items so I could hunt safely? They wont believe .
If Kang Changho does sothing to that extent, Hyung-nim is much more than
My head was so complicated that I couldnt even hear what Ahn Yoonseung was saying.
Ehem, I shouldnt bring this topic up outside, right? Oh, uhm. Then what should I say?
There was so confusion for a mont.
Aah, yeah. Kiryeo Hyung, did you watch TV this morning? I just heard that Korea ranked second in the gate managent excellence evaluation last year.
It wasnt long before he started to lighten the mood.
Although the abnormal mutation is still serious, it is fortunate that civilian damage has been greatly reduced.
Thats right.
There are rumors in the news that humanity will soon conquer the disaster called the Gate
Also, Ahn Yoonseung did a great job choosing the topics.
Gate.
Because that unknown concept has always been an interesting story to .
At first, I thought it was a magical movent passage created by Earthlings, but
A mysterious phenonon that occurred simultaneously around the world seven years ago.
Gate. And Monster.
Did they say that awakened people were born along with the shock incident at that ti?
I understand why Earths people were late to realize magic. This is what I found when I searched for it.
Usually, mana are created in the core center of the planet
In places with thick rock layers like the Earth, it is difficult for the core mana to penetrate, so the atmospheric mana concentration rises very slowly.
In order for a living creature to perceive magic, it must first inhale enough mana, but due to Earths structure, that first step takes several tis longer than Alphauri.
The conditions are very different from my hotown.
But even with this much technology, humanity only looks at the sky, like space travel and all?
But even with this much technology, humans only look at the sky, like space travel and all?
Thats why they never noticed the mana hidden beneath their feet.
The gate phenonon that appeared 7 years ago It acts as a kind of well.
Eventually, humanity was exposed to magical power by accident.
I awakened, evolved, and learned primal magic. I now have the skill in my hands.
The flow can be roughly guessed. But
Hmm.
I still had no idea what the gate was.
It wasnt installed by the people of Earth to pump up mana, and scary creatures are swarming inside.
The creature is even unconditionally hostile to humans.
I dont understand.
Gates are not Alphauris technology.
Its not even Earthling technology.
So what is it?
Hyung-nim?
I was deep in thought when I heard soone calling and quickly looked up.
Oh, Im sorry. I was thinking about it for a second.
What are you thinking?
Its just, well
Where did my conversation with Yoonseung go?
Oh, did he ntion that the death rate from gate accidents in Korea has decreased significantly?
Have you ever imagined what it would be like if I were the one who created the gate?
Without even thinking about it, I said the sentence that ca to mind. What followed was a casual chat.
Then I dont think Id like this situation.
Why?
Regardless of the intention, the monsters at the gate are trying to kill us. The items found inside are just cheese placed on top of the trap.
.!
But when the rats slowly figure out the trap and start eating only the cheese.
Of course he would think like this.
Wouldnt you be a little angry?
It was a leisurely afternoon.
We went for a walk after eating and chatting on the road while listening to cicadas on the side of the road.
It must have been a ti like that.
Huh?
While I was talking, I felt a strange sensation.
A feeling of energy boiling like lava approaching from deep within the asphalt-paved ground.
This was magic.
From the ground rises a magical power so sharp and fierce it makes my hair stand on end. Thats right under Ahn Yoonseungs feet, too!
Ahn Yoonseung!
There was no ti to think. I forcefully pushed Ahn Yoonseung, who was standing next to .
Then, starting from where Ahn Yoonseung was, a bright curtain of light appeared, dividing the area in two.
What is this!
I couldnt resist the pouring light and closed my eyes tightly.
But after a while, when I opened my eyes again, what I saw was
Heuk.
A mysterious space wrapped in soft white, like the light of a halo flowing on a distant horizon.
As I looked around, I felt a magical structure similar to the gate I entered once.
In other words, I am now inside an unknown gate.
F*ck, I shouldve pulled him!
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