Brother 7

The day was coming to an end.

It was time for students to return to their dormitories, observing the curfew.

“Sister…”

Han Suho murmured softly.

“…Where are you going?”

Han Seoyeon’s footsteps were heading in the opposite direction from her.

“You know, I promised before.”

The reason was simple.

It was to keep a promise.

“That if that bastard bothered you, I’d smash everything to pieces.”

“…”

She had indeed made such a promise.

And knowing her sister, Han Suho knew she would definitely try to keep that promise.

“It’s impossible…”

Even if it was an unreasonable task.

Because she was her sister.

“You know too, don’t you? How strong that man is.”

The second-in-command of South Korea, on par with Lee Yeon.

Excluding Lee Yeon, there’s no hunter that matches him.

“It’s enough now. I’m fine. Just with this.”

She met her sister and talked.

She could even hug her tightly.

“…This is enough.”

That was sufficient.

Wanting more would be greedy.

“Really?”

So.

“…”

“I’m not.”

So now she had to stop her.

She had to protect her sister.

“Then, I, I’ll go too.”

“No. You’re trembling. Don’t push yourself.”

“…”

“It’s okay. Your sister is strong.”

She can’t stop her.

Unconsciously, she begins to hope.

Maybe her sister can do it.

Maybe she can accomplish anything, like always.

She becomes greedy.

She ends up relying on her.

“So─.”

Han Seoyeon stroked her sister’s hair.

To reassure her even a little.

“Leave everything to me. Trust me and wait. I’ll definitely come back.”

“…Okay.”

She can’t be weak.

At least not in front of Han Suho.

Han Seoyeon decided to act as the munchkin protagonist.

A munchkin protagonist doesn’t hesitate.

This kind of annoying development, she would cut it off cleanly.

“Where is he…”

Keeping her head cool.

Han Seoyeon maintained the maximum calmness she could muster.

“Where is Han Joon-hyuk───!”

She shattered the main entrance of the Firefly Group headquarters into pieces.

“It’s a beautiful moonlit night.”

A dinner at a late hour.

On the top floor of the Firefly Group building, two men sat facing each other.

“On a night like this, I wished to share it with Miss Han Suho.”

“…”

Lee Yong-hyun muttered to himself.

Han Joon-hyuk watched him impassively.

“It’s a shame, Father.”

No, it was even a bit ridiculous.

His poker face was about to crumble.

Father, he says.

How long has it been since the matchmaking meeting for him to spout such nonsense?

Han Joon-hyuk had been closely observing the man for the past few days.

If the man truly had worthy abilities, he might become a son-in-law of the Firefly Group.

“How is your life as an Academy professor going?”

“Yes, of course. The female students admire me so much, they won’t let me go.”

However.

“Ah, but that doesn’t mean my feelings for Miss Han Suho have diminished…”

“I heard you were miserably defeated in a duel by that famous student hero.”

Han Joon-hyuk had no need for a talent who would lose in a duel to such an incompetent person.

The Firefly Group was overflowing with talent of that level.

“How about it?”

“…That was because I held back!”

That’s what his following students said.

But Han Joon-hyuk’s personal information said otherwise.

“As you know, Father, I’m an ‘S-class Hunter’, aren’t I?”

“…”

That was the end of it.

Han Joon-hyuk abandoned his expectations for the man.

There are no ranks among hunters.

At least on the surface, that was the case.

As expected of a fraud wearing the mask of a hero, his lying skills were exceptional.

It was an excuse that encompassed everyone, referring to all as comrades regardless of their position.

Pigs and dogs are pure.

Because of their purity, they’re easily fooled by light deception.

Conversely, if even that light deception is absent, they won’t be fooled.

It was common sense in the study of rulership.

“Well, dealing with students, I couldn’t use my abilities properly…”

It was a pathetic excuse.

Unless the opponent was an extremely powerful reinforcement-type Awakener.

‘How ugly.’

It was an eyesore.

Of course, the matchmaking was cancelled.

It was a waste.

To invest his lifelong masterpiece in such a man.

‘Could it be that Lee Yeon deceived me?’

Suddenly, Han Joon-hyuk had such a thought.

That Lee Yeon might have deceived him.

Lee Yeon’s intelligence is exceptional.

Even more so than Han Joon-hyuk’s.

Because of this, Lee Yeon rarely lets a talent she’s watching be snatched away by others first.

Perhaps Lee Yeon had noticed everything long ago and deliberately used this man as bait to lead him to failure?

‘…No. That can’t be.’

Han Joon-hyuk immediately shook his head.

Lee Yeon is cunning, but when it comes to matters related to the country, she’s unwaveringly upright and honest to the point of foolishness.

Lee Yong-hyun was appointed as a professor at the Hunter Academy, no less.

There must be a reason for that.

“If I had been serious, it would have been unfortunate for student Han Seoyeon, but…”

“Enough. Let’s stop there.”

Even considering that, it was still confusing.

“Ch-Chairman!”

It was at that moment.

“What is it?”

“It’s terrible!”

Han Joon-hyuk frowned.

No one could set foot on the top floor without his permission.

“Terrible, you say? Don’t tell me a Gate has opened nearby.”

Gates and monsters.

Even that reason wasn’t enough.

After all, the Firefly Group wasn’t short on hunters.

“T-That’s…”

Before the employee could finish speaking.

This time, the sound of something flying up to the top floor was heard.

“Hmph.”

Han Joon-hyuk leisurely came down to the first floor.

“What on earth is this…”

“Found you.”

Disgusting jet-black hair flutters.

“You…”

“Han Joon-hyuk.”

The collapsed main entrance.

Hunters sprawled on the ground.

Beyond that.

A girl in a grayish-white uniform stood holding a hwando.

The main entrance had collapsed without a trace.

The first floor was in ruins as if a Gate had opened.

Around it, the hunters in charge of security lay powerless.

It was an intuitive scene.

The situation itself was easy to understand.

However, it couldn’t be logically comprehended.

“Long time no see, Han Joon-hyuk.”

“…What on earth are you doing?”

The girl’s voice brings a sense of reality.

That this is not a dream.

“There’s no reason for me to hear such words from a student hero I’ve never met.”

“No.”

Han Seoyeon opened her mouth.

As if mocking.

“Don’t play dumb. You’re biologically her father, at least for now.”

There were many eyes watching.

Yet the girl spoke so.

Was she in her right mind?

There’s no way she could be alright after turning the Firefly Group into an enemy in this country.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Is that so. I don’t care about that stuff anyway.”

Then why.

For what reason did she invade this place so spectacularly?

“Do you know what you’re doing right now?”

“Yeah. I know. I’m very calm right now.”

Han Seoyeon wasn’t excited.

She maintained maximum calmness.

This was the result.

“I properly controlled my strength so that no one would die.”

She didn’t kill.

Anyone.

She had no intention of causing excessive harm to innocent people.

“…That’s sophistry. Are you saying that just because a terrorist coincidentally didn’t kill anyone, it justifies the terror?”

“No. That’s not possible. I’ll take responsibility for what I’ve done. All of it.”

Even if she gets expelled from the Academy because of this.

Even if she can’t proceed with the original story.

She came knowing this.

Han Seoyeon didn’t hesitate.

“But you know, you should take responsibility too, right?”

“Responsibility? What do you mean?”

“You tormented my sister. You tormented my one and only sister in this world.”

Her expression was like that of an evil spirit.

“Nonsense. I’ve been bestowing many things upon that child.”

“Enough. I didn’t come here to have a conversation with you at this point.”

Her killing intent was no less than that of the old hunters who roamed the battlefields.

“I’m going to crush you.”

Shing.

Han Seoyeon raised her sword.

“I’ll crush you and…!”

Regardless of the original story.

“I’m going to take my sister back!”

With her own will to save her sister, and nothing else.

“…How amusing.”

His expressionless face cracks.

Han Joon-hyuk smiled coldly.

“For an incompetent like you to say such things…”

“Father.”

Rudely, a third party interrupted his words.

It was Lee Yong-hyun.

“Please leave this to me.”

Somehow, he was standing next to Han Joon-hyuk as if familiar.

“She’s my student. I think it’s my duty to educate her.”

Han Joon-hyuk didn’t even bother to respond.

“Now, student Han Seoyeon. Let’s continue our match from before!”

In an instant, flames rushed in.

Dark red flames blocked Han Seoyeon’s view.

“It’ll be different from last time! This time, I’ll go all out!”

Dark red flames settle on his right arm.

Lee Yong-hyun, with a confident voice, dove into Han Seoyeon’s embrace.

“…”

“I don’t know why you came here, but what student Han Seoyeon has done is clearly an act of terrorism! An unforgivable evil deed!”

Han Seoyeon didn’t react.

She merely swung her sword.

“It seems the student needs a bit more strict education…”

“Don’t,”

─When things reach an extreme, they reverse.

“get in my waaaaaay───!”

Like the waxing moon, the trajectory of the sword rises.

“Guuueeeeek!”

BOOM─.

Along with the sound of a pig’s squeal.

[Current Progress: 100%]

[Chapter 1 Cl■■■….

The status window disappears from the man’s eyes.

[You have won in PVP.]

[Absorption is activated.]

[You acquire one random Skill.]

Lee Yong-hyun flew past Han Joon-hyuk and crashed into the wall.

“I have no business with small fry like you.”

“…Hoh.”

Han Seoyeon’s gaze was focused solely on Han Joon-hyuk.

“So it wasn’t just luck that you survived in the slums and entered the Academy.”

He had thought it was just the hero’s whim.

Though he’s trash, Lee Yong-hyun is still an S-class Awakener.

“Interesting.”

He licked his lips.

The sight of her dealing with him in one blow right before his eyes couldn’t help but leave an impression.