episode_0063

“Ah… Miss!”

Jiho is bewildered by the sight of the two girls frozen like stone statues.

He lowered his sword and stared at her to see if she was okay.

Anna doesn’t miss the hunter who caught her eye.

While he was looking away, he dove right into the bodyguard’s direction.

Close enough to make it difficult to swing a weapon.

He tries to hit Anna’s head with the handle of the pole.

But you can’t knock her down with something like a handle, let alone a pole.

The killer stabs the bodyguard in the side with a dagger, bleeding from his forehead.

Once, twice, three times.

Black blood spurts from between the bodyguard’s clenched teeth.

But the experienced hunter did not flinch even at the great shock.

He immediately kicks Anna in the knee, knocking her off balance.

And then another punch.

He properly stabbed the killer in the eye.

Anna eventually falls to her knees with her face completely distorted.

“…”

He was only able to grab his side when he saw the slumped killer.

The Hunter gradually staggers as the pain spreads from the wound.

But he couldn’t stop.

We need to hurry up and get the girl and the recorder and get out of here.

“Huh…”

But the bodyguard’s steps could not reach the young lady.

Because his once strong legs suddenly began to tremble.

He stumbled and fell to the ground, barely two steps ahead of Sohee.

Because the paralysis that started in my side soon spread throughout my entire body.

“Mabisan…”

It was complacent.

If the opponent had been a man, he would have fought fiercely without allowing even a single attack.

But this time the opponent is a nimble woman.

Just hit them with your body a few times, and then land a stronger blow.

But the sword happened to be poisoned…

He managed to possess something that is hard to find these days.

The hunter took a deep breath.

This kind of paralysis can be absorbed into the body after about 10 minutes.

but…

Soon a dark shadow falls over him.

The veteran ranker looks up at the darkness helplessly.

His eyes, which have been through many hardships, begin to waver little by little.

It is an incomprehensible being.

So far, I’ve even knocked down adult men with one punch.

Even after being hit repeatedly with a punch thrown with all her might, the white-haired woman stood up again.

“You’re lucky. If only I had a sword…”

The bodyguard, his pride wounded, mutters.

You don’t have 10 minutes for yourself anyway.

I closed my eyes, thinking about the dagger that would soon be buried in my neck.

However, no matter how long I waited, the killer’s sword did not dig into my neck.

Instead, all you can hear is the sound of things passing by.

His brow furrows.

The hunter opens his eyes again and looks at the girl.

The killer was approaching her.

Are you trying to kill the young lady?

He tried to raise his body somehow.

But only extreme pain follows, and the body refuses to listen.

“Don’t touch the young lady… Do you think you can kill the congressman’s daughter and get away with it?”

Jiho shouts in a seething voice.

But Anna does not respond to his threats.

She stretches out her arms.

The bodyguard stares at the killer’s outstretched hand.

Fortunately, her hand goes to Siho and not Sohee.

The killer hugged Siho as if he were choosing a doll.

“Rep.? I’ve killed countless people like that.”

She spoke nonchalantly and carried the girl on her back.

“I just told you not to kill me. I just let you live.”

Anna absentmindedly drops the dagger she was holding onto the floor.

And then I walked leisurely into the darkness.

The bodyguard looks at the abandoned dagger with a blank expression.

The blade was as clean as new.

“Wasn’t that your main weapon?”

His green eyes twitch.

It’s not like such a skillful and deadly skill was your main strength.

The experienced ranker looked at the young lady with a dejected expression.

She stands frozen in surprise.

The bodyguard mutters, staring at the girl’s face.

“I guess it’s time for me to retire.”

In the end, it was Anna who protected her target among the two bodyguards.

When he realized that, Jiho felt the bitter taste of blood in his mouth.

The old ranker stared blankly out the window until the poison that was suffocating his body wore off.

The next day.

The classrooms at the Daehan Hunter Academy were crowded with people.

From academy professors, to students, and even current graduate hunters.

They all looked at the woman standing in the middle of the desk.

The woman is wearing a suit.

Slacks and a dress shirt that cling to the body.

Above that, the blazer favored by bartenders is cinching the hips.

People watch her beautiful attire closely.

“The life of a hunter is not much different from drinking.”

Every time the bartender speaks, her short hair, tied to one side, dances.

Soon, a transparent glass cup rises to the center of the podium.

In a tall glass…

1 oz. (30 ml) Blue Syrup

1 ounce (30 ml) of fragrant orange juice

1 oz. (30ml) Sweet Cherry Ade

If you follow all of this layer by layer…

Rating: ★★★★☆ (Epic)

Effect: Permanently increases Strength, Composure, and Agility by 3. (Cannot be duplicated)

Information: A delicious aid made from juice.

Each layer has a different flavor, so you can enjoy several flavors at once.

The bartender pointed to the cocktail with his finger.

“Someone strong like blue syrup needs to support me so I don’t waver.”

“Someone is bridging the gap between them like this orange juice.”

“Finally, someone needs to shine like a bright red cherry.”

“In this way, we are each doing our best in our respective roles.”

The students nod their heads to my words.

But the professors just listen silently.

They looked worried that I might kill the students’ passion for ranking.

I take out the comment I prepared for those professors.

“Everyone has different ranks and abilities, just like this cocktail.”

Siho stirred the cup roughly with a spoon.

“So sometimes we don’t understand each other’s differences and fight.”

But the juices didn’t mix together.

The colorful and pretty shapes are maintained as they are.

“What do you think? No matter how much I mix it, the pretty layered pattern remains the same, right?”

People stared intently at their glasses to see if even a hint of the color of the aid had been mixed in.

I smiled at their genuine reaction.

“Because humans were born different from each other in the first place.”

I spoke seriously, looking at people with different hair styles, eye colors, and heights.

“So we have to respect and understand each other.”

“That way, it can become a beautiful glass like this.”

The bartender smiled and carefully pushed the glass toward the audience.

The sound of a camera shutter clicking.

I can hear some exclamations from people.

The professors watch me with eagle eyes, their arms folded.

I scratched the side of my head awkwardly at that burdensome gaze.

The eyes are so murderous…

If everyone in the academy had that kind of look in their eyes, I would have a hard time bearing it.

but…

Among the students sitting at the desks, Jiyoon and Se-ah can be seen.

And there is only one person standing among the professors.

A red-eyed woman in a suit.

The enemy was watching me with a pleased expression, his jacket draped over his elbow.

Like a parent observing a class.

“That concludes today’s class.”

I bowed toward them.

My long hair obscured my vision, so I couldn’t see people’s reactions.

But I could barely breathe a sigh of relief as I heard soft applause here and there.

I lifted my head with all my might, taking advantage of that sound.

This is the moment when my time at the academy, which was long when it was long and short when it was short, comes to an end.

After class, everyone dispersed.

Soon the hallways are filled with only familiar faces.

Professor Lina, Sea, Jiyoon, Jeoksa, and me.

The three are amazed at the face of the enemy they are seeing for the first time.

That makes sense.

Because she is an active model and has the ability to escape from ageing.

But the enemy doesn’t seem to think about his own appearance at all.

“Ah- I’m so nervous.”

I shook my head and fanned myself with my hands.

The two female students say with a smile.

“It’s okay. It was a really perfect class.”

“That’s right. I knew Siho would do well.”

The professor also helps, his big eyes gleaming like a rabbit’s.

“We have to have a party to commemorate…!”

In typical American fashion, she clasps her hands together.

But the professor becomes gloomy because of the upcoming lecture.

“Why is it full-time today…”

“Us too…”

The girls also look gloomy because of the scheduled class.

I raised the corners of my mouth when I saw those academy people.

“It’s okay. You can do it at our store later.”

“Where are you going?”

Three people ask again.

“Yes, I’ll prepare the party, so come over later.”

I shrugged.

Senior Ji-wook will have a hard time, but he is really good at cooking.

They nodded with excitement for the upcoming party.

“Then we’ll go-. We have a prior engagement-.”

I looked at the enemy with satisfaction and said.

In response, the killer takes the lead.

Soon the killer and I headed out the school gate together.

“You’ve made a lot of friends while I wasn’t around.”

The red-eyed woman looked down at me expressionlessly.

But I know.

That she was forcibly lowering the corners of her lips that were about to go up.

“Okay-.”

I stood close to her, carrying my luggage on my back.

Then the enemy walked ahead of me for a while.

Soon she turned around and took the lane instead of me.

“Did the car turn out okay…?”

I ask her carefully.

Since I was heading straight to the school gate instead of the parking lot, I suddenly became curious.

“Scrapped.”

“Oops.”

Her decisive words left me speechless.

I stood there, waving my hands.

“I’m sorry… because of me…”

“Well, it’s okay. I’ll just buy a new car.”

The red-eyed woman speaks in a cool voice befitting an executive of a large corporation.

But soon she opened her eyes thinly and glared at me.

“Of course it was 200 million won.”

I swallow my saliva at those red eyes.

200 million won… Even though foreign cars have become rare these days, that’s an absurd price.

“, I’ll pay you back…”

I muttered in a crawling voice.

Then the red eyes get closer to me.

“How? You always sing that you have no money.”

“Somehow… I have to collect them…”

The red snake grins.

Sharp fangs flash between her soft lips.

“Okay, should we make you our company’s slave-?”

The enemy’s arm is placed on my shoulder.

Those words made my hair stand on end.

The scribe snickered, as if my reaction was funny.

Then he grabbed my hair, which was tied to one side, and shook it playfully.

“Okay. Let’s go eat.”

This joke is so bloody…

I barely managed to take a deep breath.

Since that incident, whenever I’m near her, my heart starts beating faster…

As I go out the school gate, I see a familiar face.

She couldn’t come to class because she was wanted.

Anna was waiting for us, wearing a black hat pulled down low.

She frowns at me as I am slung over her shoulder by the enemy.

I waved my hand vigorously in greeting.

But the enemy and Anna did not say anything when they saw each other.

The two killers standing on either side of me just awkwardly confront each other.

I sneaked in between the two of them and linked arms.

Just like I learned from girls these days.

“Let’s go. I got my tuition today, so I’ll buy you a meal!”

He led the two killers with a bashful smile.

Then they look at the short bartender and snicker.

It seems he doesn’t know the name.

The fact that he was the poorest of these three.