The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 341. Just Resolve This First

Chapter 341. Just Resolve This First

A bright morning, once again.

‘Ugh, what is this? Leaving the window open, it’s almost cold now.’

The sunlight streaming through the window is especially clear today. While one alien was groaning in a hospital room, South Korea had already entered the full swing of autumn.

It was truly...

‘That’s perfect weather for retiring!’

Well, that’s what it was.

In the early days after landing on Earth, at first, it was all about money, then he endured all sorts of hardships on his journey to regain his strength. But now, Ki-ryeo had obtained both things he had wished for. So, he decided not to be greedy and to stop at a reasonable point. The third S-rank hunter had given him compensation to buy a house, and there was still leftover money in his bank account. What better condition could there be to retire from social activities than that?

‘With the money I have now, I could live as a bum for decades—’

Moreover, when I think about it, the tumor problem that once beca a major crisis might have actually been an unexpected stroke of luck from my perspective. After all, retirent was truly just around the corner now.

‘Now that I’m an SS-rank hunter, even if Jung Haseong stands up to , it’s... it’s... it won’t be easy, but still, I should try to persuade him and cancel the promise.’

Still, it feels uneasy to end things coldly with an Earthling I’ve sowhat grown fond of. Thus, since the information was already out anyway, a certain alien decided to use his illness and weakened condition as a reason to retire from hunting altogether.

‘If I retire with as little conflict as possible, there won’t be any need to hide my identity. Then I can just keep living here.’

If the plan succeeds, a dream-like life will follow.

‘Seoul is a nice city.’

Giryeo gave a generous evaluation of a certain place on Earth and continued his thoughts.

‘At first, I wondered if I had chosen the wrong place to start over... but now, the food and public safety here are actually pretty decent...’

But unfortunately, there was just one thing he didn’t know at the mont.

‘Alright. Now that I’ve made up my mind, I’ll make sure my final ho purchase is a property in this city.’

In fact, the alien had to save money for a certain reason.

‘How much should I budget for this? Hm, I’ll probably be staying for at least 20 years, so... maybe I shouldn’t hold back and just go for sothing expensive? That would be the rational choice, right?’

For reference, the amount he needed to set aside was 40 billion won.

‘I want to turn at least one small room into a safe zone. So I can divide the money—about 70% for the house, and 20% for the infinite power core.’

No.

‘And with about 10% of my wealth, I’ll fully enjoy the Earth experiences I’ve always wanted to try. In the end, I’ll keep around 5 billion won saved up and live frugally for a while.’

Of course, that wouldn’t work.

‘Perfect. I heard ordinary Earthlings struggle to make even 7 billion won in their lifeti. This should be more than enough.’

But the problem was, he didn’t actually know that. In September—now creeping ever closer—a financial disaster was already looming for the alien. The swindler alien, who constantly hid the truth, began his daily life oblivious to the future that was approaching.

‘Alright. The plan is all set.’

Of course. Just because the atmosphere was peaceful didn’t an there was absolutely nothing to do.

He had already asked Kang Changho in advance to set up an appointnt. As a result, other plans like purchasing a house would be postponed.

‘Then I guess it’s ti to wrap up the preparations for leaving the country.’

The group that had blatantly attempted a dungeon terror attack in this country’s capital. How exactly had they gathered in that location, and how had they predicted the existence of a monster like [Sunflower]? Maybe it was finally ti to uncover what was really going on behind the scenes.

***

[#New chat]

[Youth:......]

[P:......]

[Youth: Friend. Can I speak first?]

[P: Go ahead.]

[Youth: I think we’re totally f*cked.]

***

This was a snippet of an online chat that once took place. Around the ti a user with the nickna Youth posted a line so harsh it triggered the profanity filter, soone staring at the OLED panel of their monitor began to move their hand.

***

But that person couldn’t bring themselves to type on the keyboard in the end. Because, just as the other person had said—they really were screwed.

But now, a question arises—why on Earth did the incident in the Korea end the way it did?

‘This operation involved not just Enzo, but two S-ranks.’

Enzo Ciano. As everyone in the world knew, that Awakener was an incredibly capable individual. His alcoholism wasn’t a flaw; even as a weakness, that’s how strong he was. Moreover, unlike other soldiers, he held a significant position within the organization, with contract terms similar to those of the leadership he chatted with. At the very least, his abilities were sothing they had always trusted.

‘Even in that international tournant where he barely had any support, he managed to defeat Zhan from the mainland.’

The re fact that Team Enzo had lost caused a major disruption in their plan. No—calling it a “disruption” might be too mild. It was possible that the carefully constructed cartel they had built could completely fall apart.

‘At least I predicted they’d return with the [Book of Destruction].’

So, back to the sa question. What on Earth could have possibly caused an S-rank hunter with the [Book of Destruction] to lose?

South Korea. Of course, that nation did have a famous East Asian individual nad Jung Haseong. Furthermore, Seo Esther was also an Awakener capable enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with hunters from the world powers. Above all, that woman was highly regarded for her rare skill in handling curses.

But...

“This isn’t what we planned.”

If they’re talking about the top 1st and 2nd ranked hunters in Korea, wasn’t their strength honestly predictable? Above all, there was just too much publicly available data on them. Enzo Ciano wanted to uncover the truth behind the [Mini City] gate instead. Ti. And based on that, they ticulously eliminated variables to ensure that their calculated 100% win rate wouldn’t be jeopardized.

‘Just luring that hunter overseas cost a ridiculous amount of money.’

Kang Changho. There was a suspicious individual using that na within South Korea’s hunting industry.

[Youth: OMG 😲]

South Korea’s third S-rank hunter, Kang Chang-ho, had an awakening period that remained unclear even to this day. On top of that, he was well-known for frequently purchasing illegal items on the black market. Given the unpredictability of what ans he might bring to the table, they had made sure to eliminate that hunter from the scene before anything else.

And yet, despite all that effort, the outco they ended up with was rock bottom.

[Youth: My grandmother was right when she said misfortunes never co alone.]

A battle they absolutely couldn’t lose had ended like a nightmare. At this point, the fact remained unchanged—this mysterious organization now stood on the brink of collapse.

However, unlike the examples above—such as Arica’s Spectrum Guild or Japan’s Youth Guild, which was famously backed by mostly foreign investors—the one powerholder who could uniquely refer to themselves with an acronym still had plenty of capacity to rise again.

[Youth: The legendary item that got exposed to Korea can just be pinned on Spectrum, as per the contract. But everything after that is the real problem.]

So, if they didn’t want to repeat the sa mistake, shouldn’t they at least learn sothing from this defeat, even if it felt a bitter taste? With that train of thought, Youth finally spoke.

[Youth: By the way, is it really true—like the South Koreans are saying—that their rank 9 (*Kim Giryeo) pulled this off all by himself?]

[Youth: A superpowered being who can take down three others of the sa rank alone? This is a scam—! -/]

Therefore, this person, who appeared to be related to the Youth Guild, expressed a series of consecutive questions. Soon, a new sentence appeared on the organic light-emitting diode panel. The unidentified Earthling, who had been resting their chin in front of the screen, watched the changes on the computer before moving their hand. He typed a single word on the keyboard.

[P: No.]

So, “not him”? Does that an Kim Giryeo wasn’t the one who overturned the whole ga?

However, from Youth’s perspective, the answer he had just received seed strange. Their conversation partner wasn’t just absent during the incident—this person had never even been to Seoul, not even once, past or present. And yet, he was speaking with near certainty. Naturally, that raised suspicion.

[Youth: No?]

[P: It seems that country has no intention of fully revealing what really happened inside the dungeon. According to the information I’ve obtained, it’s unlikely that Kim Giryeo was the one who killed Enzo.]

[Youth: What kind of intel did you get, exactly?]

[P: It’s not even intel. Just the thod I’ve always used.]

Intuition. A gut feeling. The world is too harsh to live relying on things like that. P was making his claim backed by clear reasoning. And the information he had received was simple.

[P: The micro-analyzer I had sent to Enzo Ciano. It automatically synced the data when it briefly exited the dungeon.]

Rounded down, the value was approximately 33. Smaller than expected, perhaps—but regardless, Enzo had carried out the investigation diligently within the Korean Peninsula dungeon. If mory serves right, he was also quite determined of his own will.

‘He said he wanted to find out who killed his colleague, Brooklyn Morgan.’

Spatial manipulation / healing. The 1st Beast was a monster capable of wielding two attributes with equal destructive power—it was never going to be a fight won by just anyone. Enzo Ciano wanted to uncover the truth behind the [Mini City] gate incident. That’s why he used a high-end analyzer—sothing far superior to the cheap devices circulating on the black market—to asure soone.

‘I heard he intended to strip away all distortions and find out the real strength difference between Jung Haseong and Kim Giryeo.’

But the number that ca back during this process was shocking. Was it around 33?

The result from the awakening asurent device that was transmitted back to P’s server was this.

It wasn’t S-rank. It wasn’t even A-rank. To find the right classification for Kim Giryeo’s awakening level, you’d have to go quite a few steps down the ladder.

‘33aa? That’s about F-rank, right? The number’s so low it doesn’t even fall clearly into any defined classification.’

But in truth, at tis like this, there was only one judgnt a human could make.

‘I didn’t expect that country to have a full-blown fraud hunter out in the open.’

This planet. Because a staggering 99.9% of humans live with a given rank, the possibility of a second awakening naturally didn’t exist in their minds. Except for extrely rare cases like Choi Jin or the efficacy of the [Dragon’s Eye] item, there were no instances of human mana increasing. Even if an unrevealed enhancent thod existed in the world, I was hard to imagine it could turn a useless bug into an S-class powerhouse.

‘Hmm.’

Moreover, that wasn’t the only basis they had. A Spectrum Guild affiliate had long been present in their chatroom. In fact, the theory that Kim Giryeo was a fraud—a suspicion initially raised by Brooklyn Morgan—had already been shared with everyone involved.

So...

‘Co to think of it, both fighting bitterly with Hunter Changho and sweeping away the fake Beast happened sohow ere out of sight.’

After synthesizing all the information, P reached a conclusion.

‘As I thought, Kim Giryeo really does seem like a fraud. If the one who faked their rank has been identified, then naturally, the true variable cos to light. Jung Haseong—more precisely, the [Sword of Sunset] he carries—was the real issue, wasn’t it?’

This didn’t seem to have any major contradiction upon imdiate consideration. Hunter Jung Haseong was present at the deaths of both the 1st and 2nd Beasts. Moreover, precisely because they once possessed them, they knew the true edge of legendary items even better. Legendary-grade artifacts, if used correctly, can cause natural disasters at will.

If, however, South Korea’s number one ranked hunter secretly kept their true thods a secret, and even the other S-ranks in that country wished to conceal this for reasons related to national power, then everything fits together like cogs in a machine.

‘A sword nad after the sun, yet its actual attribute is water. Interesting.’

They continued building plausible theories based on the information they had gathered.

[P: So, what I’m saying now is—Korea’s Kim Giryeo is essentially a decoy with an awakening value around 33, so it’s probably best not to focus on him for the ti being. It’s certainly surprising that the adjusted value ca out as an F-rank, but since the legendary has been exposed, it would be far more practical to closely monitor the remaining S-ranks.]

The only problem is that it’s just a little too late. Indeed, the sentence itself was correct.

Author’s Thoughts

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