The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood Chapter 410. Daily Life (6)

Chapter 410. Daily Life (6)

But personal feelings of so sea creatures aside...

'By the way, it was a good idea to infuse the gloves with a healing spell. Still, I should be able to move soon.'

He was starting to get an idea of which group had attacked his acquaintance on Earth. The mutated-world hunter had revealed a certain secret the mont he saw Ahn Yoonseung. And when he used a sorcery—developed far overseas—to read the deceased's mories, he found no particular grudges or entanglents tied to the victims.

'Most likely, Ahn Yoonseung got tangled up badly while trying to report that thug of a corporation.'

The incident in the hills must be strongly tied to the [Faith] Guild. Even though there were considerable gaps in the mories within the corpse, the magus easily arrived at that truth.

'Besides, I even found the scene in his mory where he went to see Choi Jin...'

'Didn't Ahn Yoonseung suddenly bring up the word "slave contract," repeatedly prying, while Choi Jin's face turned deadly pale and she imdiately fell silent?'

When he had first extracted that mory from the corpse, the scene had been incomprehensible. But now, the conversation was beginning to make sense. Following Choi Jinher's revelation, Ahn Yoonseung must have gone to et her with sharp, Yoonseung perceived the world through slightly blurred vision. In other words, what remained in his mory was the woman, with the single-syllable na must have kept silent—for her own reasons.

'Because the clause in the [Knight's Oath] clearly stated that they must not ask for help. That's why, even when facing , they mostly stayed silent.'

For reference, Ahn Yoonseung had been quite frustrated with the silence at the ti. Unlike Kim Giryeo, whose eyesight was sharp, Yoonseung perceived the world through slightly blurred vision. In other words, what remained in his mory was that hazy perspective. Lying flat on the ground, the Archmage retraced the information he had gathered and let his thoughts wander.

'What on earth did Ahn Yoonseung do after that conversation with Choi Jin?'

At the very least, it was certain that the deceased acquaintance had made contact with her cousin... And since Choi Jin knew that the [Faith] Guild was connected to illegal backers, she wouldn't have recklessly involved a third party, no matter how suddenly her younger sister had died.

'On the contrary, she was desperately warning Ahn Yoonseung not to get involved—afraid the sparks might spread to him.'

All of this was fact, piled from the minds of humankind. But then—what on earth had Ahn Yoonseung done afterward, for him to suddenly beco the central figure in a violent cri?

'And on top of that, I'm a bit curious about how Yoonseung ended up losing his mobile phone in the first place.'

The blond man organized his thoughts. Even after two rounds of investigation, doubts still lingered. However, for now, it was fine to postpone further corpse examinations. Whether standing upright or peering down from the ground like this, one thing was clear: the true culprit behind the incident was none other than the [Faith] Guild.

'As long as I've identified the perpetrator, that's enough.'

Just around the ti he reached that conclusion, a raspy sound suddenly echoed deep inside his ear canal. It was an unpleasant noise, like that of a phlegm-filled cough from a flu patient. But in truth, it wasn't from anyone else—this sound ca from his own body. In fact, throughout the entire long stretch when other people's mories had been playing out before him, Kim Giryeo had been coughing nonstop.

'It sounds like sothing's caught in your throat. Are you okay?'

'It's just because I was lying down before my wounds had healed. Now that I'm standing, I feel fine.'

To add further context: the place they were standing in front of was a storage freezer for corpses—what Earthlings would call a morgue. The Archmage thought to himself that he fit into this place far too well—after all, he was practically a corpse himself. But he didn't bother to voice that grim jest. There were far more important matters to prioritize right now.

Shaak!Shak, shak, shak.

First, he had to clean up the blood he'd coughed up while using [mory Search].

'Ah, so that's why you made so water over the dustpan earlier... I guess it's lucky there's a cleaning supplies cabinet nearby...'

The civil servant had followed him here out of concern, knowing full well the magician would end up lying on the floor again. He felt sorry for her, but Kim Giryeo skipped at unnecessary explanations and stated his intent first.

'First of all, I've figured out roughly where Ahn Yoonseung was targeted.'

'Where?'

'Right now, I don't know what clause Choi Jin is under, so I won't reveal anything.'

'Yes.'

'I think the best thing we can do is just resolve this matter as quickly as possible.'

The resolution of the problem. Of course, it would be nice if such a thing were possible, but how could one possibly unravel a disaster that had already beco so hopelessly tangled?

'First, I'll rest for just one day. Really, I don't want to, but with my respiratory system like this... just one day to gather my thoughts a bit more.'

Just as Seonwoo Yeon was about to raise a question, the blond 5-rank began muttering a few complaints about his outdated body. But the man didn't even get the chance to finish his brief grumbling.

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A ringtone quite familiar to a certain woman.

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Eventually, a phone notification rang from Seonwoo Yeon's pocket, and they paused all conversation to look at the device.

'It's probably a loan advertisent.'

Seonwoo Yeon, seeing the area code starting with 02, guessed it was probably just a scam. But when she decided to answer it anyway, to her surprise, the call was from a police officer in the capital.

Hello, Seonwoo Yeon-ssi. This is from the OO Police Station. You recently filed a report regarding Hunter Ahn Yoonseung, correct?

Normally, the police often follow up with reporters for various reasons. However, Seonwoo Yeon was an Awakener deeply connected with the investigative personnel in the capital. As a result, whether she wanted it or not, her unique connections caused the police to promptly provide her with additional information.

'I wish you'd put it on speakerphone.'

'Yes?'

'So what did the police station finally say?'

'Did you not hear them?'

'The other person's pronunciation is too mumbled.'

Seonwoo Yeon, having been asked, kindly relayed the information she had heard.

'They said soone from the broadcasting station just arrived at the police station.'

'Who?'

'It's a producer in charge of the program [Hunter Review], and they recently received a ssage from Yoonseung.'

'A text revealing sothing about a relative?'

'Yes. That's roughly the content... But as I ntioned earlier, proving legally that soone died because of the [Knight's Oath] is difficult, so the situation has beco complicated.'

What followed was a sowhat surprising story for an alien creature.

First, Ahn Yoonseung had intended to inform the broadcasting industry about the sisters' situation while they were still alive. Second, however, since there wasn't enough legal evidence to report the case imdiately, he took another action to address the issue for a brief period.

With the facts revealed through the testimony of those involved, it beca clear why the [Faith] guild had rushed to enforce such an extre silencing asure.

'Why didn't Ahn Yoonseung report it to the police first?'

Of course, another thought occurred to him.

'...And it seems that Ahn Yoonseung had already submitted Choi Jinhee's testimony to the police station.'

'What did you say?'

'But upon checking, it turns out that the report wasn't even properly filed. So now the investigators are in chaos, wondering what kind of issue occurred at the other station...'

This was a truth that soone only realized upon coming to Earth: it seed that this world couldn't run on magic alone. Thanks to the report Seonwoo Yeon presented shortly afterward, the missing pieces of the puzzle were finally filled in.

'Now that I think about it, Choi Jinhee's death didn't happen in Seoul. Of all places, the police officer who first received Ahn Yoonseung's report was connected with [Faith].'

Even though they were ordinary people without a drop of mana, they stood up against injustice, relying on a few cheap pieces of equipnt provided by the state to carry out administrative duties safely.

Police.

As seen in the examples following Seonwoo Yeon, in this world called South Korea, there were actually quite a number of law enforcent officers with a strong sense of duty. It's just that only the most sensational cases made it to the news. In reality, far more people were decent than the Alphaui had imagined.

'Oh, my.'

But who would have thought they'd personally experience that unfortunate case of bribery?

'No matter how rare the case, if it happens to you, it's 100%, right?'

This was why Ahn Yoonseung had tried to contact the dia. Additionally, information had already leaked through interdiaries from an unexpected location, so getting hurt was hardly surprising. Kim Giryeo quickly organized his thoughts while listening to the news conveyed by Seonwoo Yeon.

'I haven't examined the living Choi Jin's head directly, but thanks to my innate sense for detecting mana flow, I could more or less tell that the other person hadn't lied.'

So...

'So this must be exactly the situation the victim was worried about...'

The dragon hunter's actions to prevent a relative's proxy report also seed, indeed, to stem from concern.

'Or perhaps, exhausted in body and mind from old injuries, they simply couldn't bring themselves to escape that quagmire.'

In any case, he had practically confird the whole story.

'Hmm.'

So now the concern is how to handle the aftermath.

'Hunter Kim Giryeo, Um, by the way, do you have any plans to take personal action in the future...'

Next ca Seonwoo Yeon's question. She had noticed the outline of the main culprit behind the problem and, at the sa ti, the alien had declared that they would gradually resolve the situation. Naturally, Seonwoo Yeon was briefly concerned that such an extraterrestrial might cause a bloodbath.

Modern law—of course, it always feels too weak to the victims who've lost soone precious. Even if the principle of equivalent retaliation were to make a coback on this land, it still wouldn't suffice in this situation.

'Personal action?'

Nonetheless, Seonwoo Yeon insisted on adhering to the established laws. Ethics were far too complex for an individual to fully grasp. From her perspective, she had no other choice—but upon hearing her question, the alien imdiately spoke.

'I don't do things like that.'

It was a refreshing answer.

'Huh? Really?'

'The problem I said I'd resolve concerns the contract artifact that's been imposed on Choi Jin.'

'Ah.'

'I'll do a little more investigating with my skills, and if I find the perpetrator who assaulted Yoonseung, I'll hand them over to you here right away.'

But whether it's truly safe to trust a mage who isn't affected by the [Knight's Oath] in the first place...

'Is that so?'

Seonwoo Yeon's eyes were filled with trust.

'Anyway, let's call it a day. I won't be able to use my skills on corpses for the ti being.'

'Yes.'

'And you can head up to Seoul on your own. I still have so work to handle here. I'll get back to you soon.'

Kim Giryeo wrapped up the brief conversation and headed to a nearby inn. His mind was exhausted from focusing on restoring his damaged lungs. Though he wished he could just fall asleep right then,

'What kind of punishnt did Ahn Yoonseung hope the person who hard him would face?'

He still had a lot to worry about.

'I don't know.'

Soon, a few text notifications ca through—ssages like Seonwoo Yeon checking if he had settled into his lodging, and other greetings.

'I'm not sure about how Earthlings think, but one thing's certain: he must have wanted to nullify the slave contract his relative was subjected to.'

Nullifying the [Knight's Oath], in truth, that kind of thing can be straightforward if handled the right way. Because it requires the high-difficulty ingredient of a human's consent, overriding it purely by magic is complicated. Conversely, the artifact is sotis simply undone when one of the contracting parties dies.

'Old man Go Byeongdo, are you watching? I will try walking the path you once chose...'

So—partly to protect an heir of that family, and partly to track down the perpetrator who assaulted his beloved acquaintance, Kim Giryeo resolved to visit [Faith] in the near future.

'Hmm.'

However, if an 5-rank Hunter—well known for being close to Ahn Yoonseung—were to visit the company, anyone would imdiately sense the looming danger.

'If they suddenly decide to flee overseas, it'll beco way too much of a hassle.'

It looks like it's ti to use that 'face' he'd been saving.

In fact, Kim Giryeo had a ans to conceal his identity. Specifically, it was an artifact called the [Vampire's Mirror], classified as prohibited for import under dostic law.

'This item, in particular, is known for causing chaos in the world, so it is often pursued by governnt agencies.'

Originally, it's an item that, when infused with human blood from sowhere on Earth, allows the user to transform into another person's appearance. And the illusion magic inscribed on the tool itself isn't anything particularly remarkable.

'Unauthorized replication of Gisimche magic.'

Since it was a cheap inn, the bedding on the floor was paper-thin. The blond Alphaui imdiately lay down in that spot and began organizing what needed to be done.

'But since they were the first to mimic creatures from my ho planet, this just makes us even.'

There wasn't much left before completing the objective of the outing.