episode_0075

Around the time I turned 5.

I began to see beings that ordinary people could not see.

At first, I thought everyone else could see it too.

I could easily find monsters by searching on the Internet, so I thought they were the same type.

But… that was a misunderstanding.

I felt quite scared that I was the only one who could perceive it, until I realized that there were people other than me who could see it.

Do you feel like you’re the only one left in this world?

An indescribable sense of dread and dread took hold of me.

It just suddenly started appearing one day, and there was nothing that could be called a sign.

When I started seeing those beings.

I carefully told my mother and father.

The two said they thought they were joking at first.

It’s true that it’s hard to believe when you hear that there are trees walking or flying on the streets or in the sky.

However, that didn’t last very long either.

The two people’s expressions changed when they confirmed that what I was saying was not a joke.

Then he took me straight to the psychiatrist.

I think they probably suspected ‘Jo Heon-byeong’.

Seeing something that others cannot see is a symptom of schizophrenia.

anyway.

Fortunately, my illness was not chronic disease.

In Korea, there were people other than me who could see those beings.

He was a famous person among S-class hunters, and he was someone I liked a lot, so I recognized him right away.

The Hunter Association organized it and allowed me to meet her.

S-class hunter Seong Hwa-young.

Korea’s strongest Fairy Tamer.

Yes.

The beings I saw were called ‘spirits’.

The number of beings who can see spirits is very limited, and the number of people who can actually see them is less than 7 in the world.

I remember that there was no one in Korea other than S-class hunter Seong Hwa-young at the time, so a lot of expectations were placed on me, who could see and communicate with spirits.

In my case, I wasn’t able to see all the spirits.

There were only those called ‘tree spirits’, which were part of the spirits.

Anyway, the Hunter Association provided me with a variety of support until I became an adult.

When I think about it now, I feel fortunate that I was able to receive support from the Hunter Association without being treated as mentally ill.

I guess it means they are high-quality human resources.

Because there are only seven people in the world with natural abilities.

Thanks to this ability to see tree spirits, most of my friends since I was young were tree spirits.

In the case of human friends, the children’s parents told them not to approach me, but my friends reached out first saying they wanted to play with me, so we were able to play together.

They are friends I am proud of.

Lately, I’ve been busy with work, so we can’t get together.

I think there is nothing I can do because I have become an adult.

It’s true that I don’t have time to meet my friends while working as a hunter.

One day when I was growing up so fast.

Led by tree spirits, I was taken deep into the forest deep in the mountains.

When I asked where they were going, they didn’t answer, but since the tree spirits couldn’t harm me, I trusted them and followed them.

And we met there.

An existence that cannot yet be endured in this world.

[Nice to meet you. Oh my.]

The tree introduced itself as the World Tree.

I heard that there are religions in foreign countries that worship beings like the World Tree, but I never imagined that the object of worship would appear before me.

The World Tree handed me a weapon.

I was 15 years old at the time, so I couldn’t even wake up, but I was dumbfounded when he handed me the weapon.

[Don’t worry. You will become an awakened person.]

About 5 years later.

I truly awakened and became an awakened person, and after experiencing many things, including losing all my colleagues, I became an S-class hunter.

Grief for losing all my colleagues.

Unable to bear the sadness, he jumped into the dungeon to die, but could not.

Because the World Tree is watching.

The weapon I received six years ago didn’t let me die.

Now I couldn’t tell if it was a blessing or a curse.

…My weapon was like that…

Suddenly, I started having strange reactions.

“Geum-i…”

About 3 months ago.

I held the weapon as usual and used magic, but it cracked with a strange sound.

It didn’t break right away, but the more I swung the weapon, the worse the sound it made.

Still, I had no choice but to swing the weapon because I had to use it right now.

Some time after that.

My weapon was in such a mess that I couldn’t wield it anymore.

Even though I wanted to ask the World Tree, I could not hear a response from the World Tree.

*

As I mentioned before, Jeong Soo-jin is the youngest S-class hunter in Korea.

He became an S-class hunter at the age of 21, so it can be said to be a truly remarkable record.

My older sister and Jiyeon are both 25 years old.

In other words, he was only able to become an S-class hunter after accumulating 5 years of hunter experience.

Of course, you can’t become an S-class hunter with just 5 years of experience.

My sister also grew up ridiculously fast.

But this person named Jeong Soo-jin is even worse.

It’s only been about two years since you became a hunter, but you’ve become an S-class hunter, right?

That she is standing at a free exchange in Seoul holding an S-class weapon that is about to be destroyed.

I wonder what the hell is going on.

“Let’s go and ask.”

It looks like Sehee is already thinking about asking.

Anyway, the problem is that I am full of curiosity.

I barely caught Sehee who was trying to get ahead.

When I held his hand, he looked back with a big smile.

“What’s wrong?”

“I think you want to hide your identity? Aren’t we just causing trouble for no reason?”

Wearing sunglasses, a mask, and a hat tightly means that you want to hide your identity.

I heard that most other S-class hunters look like that when they go out.

No, I don’t roam the streets in the first place.

The sisters in our guild also drive around in cars.

However, Sehee was full of thoughts about asking.

“Shouldn’t we at least ask why they’re doing that over there? That has nothing to do with stagnation.”

“Hmm… I doubt it when you ask that.”

“No. This is the Hwanwoong guild, right? Plus, if you see an S-class hunter doing that, you don’t even know what’s going on.”

“Uh huh. It should be called a sphere of influence, not a bar.”

“Yes. Sphere of influence.”

Sehee tapped her mouth and replaced the word.

Well, what Sehee said is not wrong.

If you see her, who lives in Daegu, standing in line at the free exchange in Seoul, something might be going on.

Not only that, I want to ask about the sacred tree branch, the S-class weapon she is holding.

If I leave it like that, it’s going to be a really big problem.

The S-class weapon isn’t anyone’s dog’s name.

“Hello. I came from Hwanwoong Guild.”

Sehee took out her guild membership card from her arms.

Seeing that, the people around took a step back.

In Seoul and Gyeonggi-do, the guild membership card of Hwanwoong guild members can be considered a civil servant identification card.

More than anything else, Sehee really responded like a police officer.

I remember my goal was medical school.

“If it’s okay, could you come with us?”

“You mean…? But, I think I’ve seen you somewhere before…”

what.

They remember us too.

Well, Su-jin Jeong saw Se-hee’s magic and became attached to her.

Because S-class hunters made a fuss about E-class skills.

“Yes. It’s not a big deal, so just follow along for a moment. Please follow along for a moment as we will provide convenience so that you can use the paid exchange later.

“Well…if that’s the case…”

I think I was deceived by the promise to let me use a paid exchange.

Are you saying that the S-class hunter was standing at the free exchange because he didn’t have 100,000 won?

She slowly followed us.

At first, I thought about having a conversation deep in an alley, but Sehee suggested we go to a coffee shop, so we went there.

“I will buy it for you, so feel free to choose what you want to eat. Yujun also chooses what he wants to eat.”

“Then I have an iced Americano and a piece of cake.”

“Can I eat more?”

“I want to see and eat later.”

Now it has become very natural to get food from Sehee.

Since I’m getting it from my girlfriend, it doesn’t seem to matter if it’s natural in a way.

“I…I…just have coffee…”

Sujin Jeong swallowed her saliva as she looked at the bread.

He said he was fine with just coffee, but he actually looked quite hungry.

Didn’t I even eat?

“Please give me all the sandwiches here.”

“Yes. Let us help you with the calculation.”

Sehee, who is quick-witted, calculated all the sandwiches.

I should eat one too.

After getting drinks, we went to the far corner of the coffee shop.

As soon as he arrived, Sehee sat down and opened his mouth.

“You are S-class hunter Jeong Soo-jin, right? We met at the free training center in Gangnam before.”

“Ah! At that time, you used incredible lightning magic…!”

I think I completely remembered it now.

She looked at me and Sehee alternately and was very surprised.