episode_0034

As soon as the employee heard that I was calling the branch manager, he bowed his head and hurriedly walked out of the testing room. It’s always like that. Every day, they say they are busy or something, but when they are late in doing their work, sheesh.

“My name is Kim Ha-jin, head of the Hunter Association Seoul-Seongbuk branch. I also work as a B-class hunter for the association. Nice to meet you, Hunter Hyunseong Park.”

“My name is Park Hyeon-seong. I have just been recognized as a C-level hunter by the association staff.”

The middle-aged hunter shaking my hand greeted me with a calm but interested look.

He guided me to the parlor and served me tea himself.

“2nd level promotion… No, it’s a 3rd tier promotion. And Hunter Park Hyun-seong was promoted to 3rd dan… The impact will be significant. This is the first time I have seen a hunter who has been promoted to 2nd tier with my own eyes, and that is not enough, that he is applying for a 3rd tier promotion.”

“I’m just trying because I think I can do it.”

Branch manager Kim Ha-jin smiled at my answer and relayed the necessary information.

“Please understand that recovery through healers or treatment is not possible for hunters who attempt consecutive promotions according to the regulations. The supervisor from the Hunter Association headquarters will arrive soon, so we would appreciate it if you could wait a little longer.”

“I understand. Then it would be okay to take a break for a while, right?”

“Of course. Rest in peace. We will notify you as soon as the supervisor arrives.”

Thanks to the consideration of branch manager Kim Ha-jin, I was able to sit quietly and rest.

Oh, isn’t it quiet?

｢Hehehe… ! I saw it! My splendid flames helped my master! After all, I am the one who gets along best with my master, me! “They match so well!”

“Hey! It feels good when the wind blows! I feel better because it blows away the magic of the garbage smell! Hahahahaha!!! Guys, do you think so too? yes? Isn’t it fun? Are you excited?”

Ifrit and Shriel, who were using their powers for the first time after being promoted to intermediate spirits, seemed to be in a very good mood. Both spirits were flying around me in circles.

On the other hand, Undine and Gnome looked quite disappointed.

｢Qu… Don’t be puffed up, Ifrit! If it were me, I would have gotten rid of the magic chunks that were interfering with the contractor sooner! Next time, prepare to be awed by the sight of me, who became an intermediate spirit in just three days!”

“Middle class. Strong. manifestation. desire. sympathy.”

Unfortunately, I have no choice but to use these two spirits in my dimension for the time being, avoiding the eyes of others.

The appearance of a double attribute must have already been captured on the Hunter Association’s CCTV. Suddenly three… No, if a wizard using quadruple attributes appears, the whole world will probably go into an uproar. So much that I can’t handle it.

‘Maybe foreign… They might come to say hell at ‘Magic Tower’. They said they stole their vision or something.’

Of course, since I didn’t use magical power, that doesn’t happen at all. But the fact that I can achieve this kind of power without using magical power must be even more shocking.

If they found out about that, a powerful place might secretly capture me and conduct human experiments on me.

‘I want to become stronger quickly.’

In order to become stronger faster, I thought I needed to use some level of fame, so I showed an appropriate amount of power. If you react to this level, there will be a place where bites come.

… First of all, it is confirmed that two of the three major guilds will have to be involved.

‘Let’s start as a B-class hunter, quickly clear the dungeon gates, and build up our performance. Meanwhile, he also stops by Sera’s dimension… ‘

Now that I think about it, wouldn’t it be possible to bring equipment from my world and provide support in Sera’s dimension? I think I might be able to use it since it uses the same magic power.

While I was thinking about this and that, the branch manager appeared again with a knock on the door.

“Hunter Park Hyun-seong. The supervisor has arrived.”

“Oh, I see. Then get ready right now… ”

The moment I was about to get up, I had no choice but to stop when I heard my name being called.

“Park Hyun Seooo—!! Hey, you bad bastard! ”

That sound was so familiar to me, but I never thought I’d see it now.

why… ? No matter how much you belong to the association, you don’t have time for this because you are a high-flying A-level hunter right now…

Kwaaaa!!

The broken door flew over my head, and a beautiful woman with red hair and a cool appearance appeared in front of me, out of breath.

And she quickly stretched out her hand towards me. I was fully aware of the movement, but I knew that if I avoided it, I would get even more upset, so I just stayed still.

Sigh!

“Hey, Park Hyun-seong! You bastard! How can you not even contact your sister-in-law for two years! Even if Master said so, he even cut off contact with his sister-in-law who was like heaven! Are you out of your mind, you bastard!”

“Ah, no sister. It’s not me… ”

“Otherwise, what is it, you bastard—!!”

My sister-in-law, Helena Wingsford, put my head on her chest and put her in a headlock.

My sister-in-law, whom I saw for the first time in two years, welcomed me with an unchanging headlock.

* * *

“So you’re saying it’s really a coincidence that Helena is here?”

“Yes! Who would have thought that the call I received while bored after work was from your local association branch?”

Sister Helena, who was half-lying on the sofa with her legs crossed in leggings as if she were the head of the table, looked at me with resentment in her eyes.

“Stupid guy… ”

“……”

I couldn’t say anything.

It was one of the few relationships that would treat me the same way even if my magical powers were not awakened. I was the one who foolishly cut off contact because I felt it was a burden.

I received a lot from these two people, but my heart ached so much because I had nothing I could repay. So I thought it was for their benefit to leave alone.

“At the very least, you received a lot from Master, so you didn’t contact me because you didn’t want to be a bother anymore, right? It would be the same for me too.”

“… . I have nothing to say. Because I’m so stupid.”

“Phew… I understand. If I were in your situation, I would have done more than that. But Hyunseong. Do you think Master, who is an S-class hunter as well as I, wouldn’t be able to find you because you were hiding?”

“……”

I know.

There are many people who taught me, but the only teacher I can call my teacher is an S-class hunter. Master’s influence, at least in Korea, may not be absolute, but the number of people who can compare to him can be counted on one hand. The same goes for Helena, who is a successful A-level hunter.

I expressed my confusion by scratching my head.

Sister Helena sighed, waved her hand, and made a gesture to talk about this later.

“Okay, whatever. It’s okay for now. Anyway, it was a long time ago, right? It’s not like you did anything strange. what… Although it seems like I’ve met a lot of women.”

Tingling.

“Ha, haha… ”

Having nothing to say about that, I scratched my head even more intensely.

“Your sister-in-law was busy with her training and work, so she must have had fun meeting several women by herself while she couldn’t meet a man even once in her life? If I saw that he was neglecting his training, I would rush to catch him because he was hurt because he couldn’t awaken his magic power. You know?”

“Oh, you know! I still trained hard, sister. That’s why I woke up like this.”

Change the topic somehow. That was the only thought in my head.

Fortunately, the intention seems to have worked, as Helena asks a question with sparkling eyes.

“Oh, that’s right! Dual properties! I heard you have awakened your dual nature! I learned about fire from my teacher, so let’s say it’s wind! Has what you learned in the past from the ‘Daehan’ guild been put into practice?? What happened?”

“Ah, that’s it, sister… ”

While hiding the existence of spirits and dimensional random chat, I roughly made up a story related to awakening and told it to sister Helena.

It’s not that I don’t trust her. She is someone who would protect my secret if she were to kill herself to protect it, and is not someone who would spread it around without permission.

However, should I say that she is a bit of an idiot… Her personality of making mistakes often made me a little hesitant to tell her everything.

Sorry, Sister Helena… I’ll definitely tell you everything later when I have enough strength.

“Hmm… The master has added another female. Also, the magical power of the flame is quite a problem… I like that it’s a flame, but I don’t like that its source is magic. joy!”

“The contract for the next Spirit King is a lie. Ugh… “I’m angry because this happened because the spirit I saw didn’t have enough power!”

“Positive. Gnome. future. strong. human. help.”

“Hey… Mating? Hyeonseong! Are you having sex with that woman too? By human standards, they seem to be very good at reproducing! “It’s almost similar to Sarah!”

I prayed in my heart to the spirits chattering next to me that they would just stay still for a moment. But regardless of this, the spirits seemed to be interested in Helena and wandered around her.

“Umm… I feel something strange. Are there any ghosts around? For some reason, there is an eerie feeling on my skin… ”

“Gi, it must be my mood! Instead, listen to me.”

Sister Helena doesn’t seem to be seeing spirits, but you never know. Because she is very sensitive to things like energy.

Helena, who heard the story I made up, nodded in understanding and wanted to continue with the work that brought her to this point.

“First of all, except for the staff here and me, no one knows that you have just been promoted to second level. We have done some information control.”

Well, even though I did this because I wanted to gain authority and fame through power, it is annoying and unpleasant for forces I don’t really want to meet to approach me before people like my sister or my teacher. In this regard, I am really grateful that they took the initiative in controlling information.

“And now it’s time to talk about promotion to 3rd dan… I mean, I have to spar with a B-class hunter. And you have to prove your skills in the presence of an A-class hunter. That’s why I came. In the capacity of supervisor and witness.”

“Really? Then, the B-class hunter I will be dealing with is… ”

“That’s branch manager Kim Ha-jin over there. There are no B-class hunters left now, and he is someone who can protect our secrets. No matter what the result is.”

I bowed my head again and responded to the branch manager who smiled silently. I would be grateful if you could keep the secret.

“There is just one problem… ”

“Huh? What’s the problem?”

I was a little puzzled by Helena, who looked a little hesitant. I’m not the type of sister who usually makes this kind of expression.

“Well, Branch Manager Kim Ha-jin is a B-level hunter, but he actually has the skills of an A-level hunter. He is also planning to become an A-level hunter in the next month.”

“What, what?”

For some reason, I thought it was a little strange that the branch manager said it was B-level, but was that really crazy?!

In other words, what my sister is saying is that I have to face a hunter who is virtually no better than A-level through the B-level promotion test.

“Well, that’s what I’m saying! If you want, I can pretend that you never took the promotion test! I think this is a bit harsh! To be honest, I don’t trust the other B-class hunters, and there is no one who can appear here right now… ”

Sister Helena, who was wriggling her fingers uncharacteristically, looked really sorry to me.

When I looked at her, she flinched and lowered her head with a puppy-like expression that she rarely showed me.

‘He probably thinks he’s interfering with the great achievement of being promoted to 3rd dan.’

This is nonsense.

Even just providing this level of convenience is something that a normal Helena sister would never have done. In fact, her efforts to somehow help with this unprecedented achievement are clearly visible.

I put my hand on her shoulder and reassured her, who was once again frightened.

“It’s okay, sister. I want to proceed with the promotion exam as is.”

“…Is that okay, really? If I lose, there’s nothing I can do about it… ”

“I have already received a lot just by letting me know that and giving me the opportunity to quit. But I want to continue.”

Although he exerted some effort, it is difficult to say that he is exhausted. No, on the contrary, his senses were in a very good state after the battle with the Orcs.

Branch leader Kim Ha-jin also showed his dissuasion. There was a hint of consideration in it.

“Are you okay, Hunter Park Hyunseong? I think it would be more helpful to Hunter if it was known that he succeeded in being promoted to 2nd dan, rather than letting it be known that he attempted to be promoted to 3rd dan and failed… .”

“Thank you so much for your consideration, Branch Manager. Still, as a hunter, and as a priest of Helena Wingsford, the Flame Flower, I don’t want to run away from a strong enemy. Especially in front of the sister-in-law who forgave the priest who came back after a long time and came running to me like this a month later.”

And, crucially, the heroic spirit within me stimulated me.

What level have I reached now? How does the wall of A-level hunters that seemed unreachable feel to me now? Such questions dominated my mind.

Helena looked at me blankly for a moment, then smiled brightly and grabbed my shoulders with both hands.

“Yes! This is how Helena Wingsford is a priest! You cool bastard!”

She placed her hands on her large breasts covered by black leggings and guided me with a confident expression.

“Follow me, Hyunseong. Let’s see how much our priest has grown in a long time! I won’t let anyone interfere with this exam now!”