After that, the training with Lee Seol-ah ended with a bit of simple physical exercise.

It was the first day, and I also needed to create a plan tailored to Lee Seol-ah, so I finished quickly.

And with that, I told her I would rest for a few days.

It might seem strange that I finished quickly on the first day and wouldn’t have classes for a few days, but I’m an S-Class Hunter.

On the surface, it would seem like I’m busy.

She seemed to know that, so she didn’t say much and went back.

After parting with Lee Seol-ah, I headed to a chicken restaurant.

And it was a chicken restaurant of a brand I really, really liked.

You could say that I, a self-proclaimed chicken fanatic, just wanted to eat it, but that wasn’t the only reason I came here.

“Why did you call me? You could have just sent a text.”

“Ah, you’re here?”

As soon as I entered the chicken restaurant, I saw a handsome young man with black hair.

It was Jin Ha-jeong.

The reason I came here was because he said he had something to tell me and called me out.

Normally, I would have found it annoying and not come, but it was related to a mission, so I had no choice but to come.

But it’s still annoying.

She sat down at the table where he was sitting and asked the most important question first.

“Did you order?”

“I ordered in advance: soy sauce chicken, boneless seasoned chicken, and one smoked chicken. And the drink is cider, by the way.”

“You know my tastes well. Good.”

I also like fried chicken, but I had it a few days ago, so I told Jin Ha-jeong in advance, and he was someone who could listen to what I said.

And he knows I like cider.

He probably knows most of my preferences.

“So, what’s the mission?”

Chicken is good, but the purpose of being here is to hear about the mission, not to feast.

And as she knew, it wasn’t normal for the Association President to directly inform her of a mission.

I don’t know about S-Class Hunters, but… I guess they rarely step in directly.

“Slurp… Um… First, let me ask you this, have you ever been on a plane?”

He said that after taking a sip of the carbonated drink that filled the large glass.

But a plane? Out of the blue.

“I’ve been on one. But I’ve never been abroad, only Jeju Island.”

“That’s enough. Then, have you ever seen this picture?”

Jin Ha-jeong then manipulated the wristwatch he had shown me last time when we went to A Shopping District, and a picture appeared in the air.

“Is it okay to just show this?”

“It doesn’t matter. The most important thing I considered when buying this artifact was secrecy. People other than you and me can’t see it.”

“Oh…”

Is it worth the price?

I understood.

“So, this is…”

The picture that appeared as a hologram was a scene of a city invaded by monsters.

The appearance of those monsters could be summarized in one word: machines.

Bizarre-looking animals in the form of various animals.

‘Are they high-ranking monsters?’

Her interest was focused on the monsters rather than the situation.

It’s a rare scene in Korea, but it’s quite common in countries where Dungeon outbreaks occur frequently because the power of the Hunters is not yet high.

So, without being too surprised, she asked.

“Where is this?”

“Brighton, England. It’s a picture I got yesterday at dawn.”

“…What?”

England.

Where is England? Isn’t it a Hunter powerhouse that ranks among the world’s top countries, on par with our country?

In such a country.

Brighton, a famous resort in England, not some other remote area, looks like this…?

I couldn’t believe it.

What grade is it…

“The monsters that came out have been cleaned up to some extent, so it’s okay now, but there’s still a gate left.”

“No, wait a minute.”

No matter how precious S-Class Hunters are, they wouldn’t have failed to deploy them to such an important, dangerous, and powerful gate.

Why isn’t the gate closed yet?

“Why is the gate still there?”

“Listen first, after the situation was brought under control to some extent, support-type Hunters measured the grade of the gate. And the grade that came out was…”

SS-Class.

At that word, I couldn’t help but be stunned.

SS-Class is not an official term set by the System, but it is a term used among humans to refer to Hunters, items, and gates that are particularly strong even among S-Class Hunters.

And the difference is also enormous.

Even if 10 B-Class Hunters gather, they cannot defeat an A-Class Hunter.

Just as even if 10 A-Class Hunters gather, they cannot defeat an S-Class Hunter.

Even if 5 S-Class Hunters gather, they cannot defeat an SS-Class Hunter.

Of course, it has not reached EX-Class, but it is the stage before that.

It is a disaster that can lead to the collapse of a weak country.

Hunters who are assisted by the System, not machines that can make errors, measured it.

There was no way to deny it.

“If that’s the case…”

I understand.

Why England, a Hunter powerhouse, has not yet closed that gate.

Why I was called for this matter in another country.

“Are you telling me to go there as support?”

“Yeah.”

He was already fiddling with his wristwatch again, turning off the hologram, and was finally tearing into the chicken that had come out.

“The first mission I receive after joining the Association is this kind of thing.”

“Now that you’ve joined the Association, you have to follow our orders, right?”

“Should I just quit?”

She muttered, tearing off a chicken leg irritably.

“So, what’s the combat power?”

“Including you, 9 S-Class Hunters. Except for you, they’re all foreigners.”

5 British S-Class Hunters, 1 Korean S-Class Hunter, 1 Japanese S-Class Hunter, and 2 unaffiliated, that is, guild-affiliated S-Class Hunters.

If you join a guild, you are in the country, but the country cannot take any action.

So, they are almost unaffiliated.

“I’ve already mentioned it to three of them in advance, so keep that in mind.”

“Wait a minute, who are those three?”

“2 British, 1 Japanese.”

2 British and 1 Japanese.

Who are they?

“The Japanese one is Yami Kaede. She’s a Hunter who came to our country before and is friendly with me. Her alias is Dark Current.”

She is basically a samurai who uses a katana, but she is an S-Class Hunter who is half ninja and half samurai, with the ability to hide her body with skills.

I knew her.

“One of the British ones is Ellen Maiasa. I think you know the extent of my relationship with her.”

Ellen Maiasa…

Was she called the Sea Witch?

She’s probably Jin Ha-jeong’s childhood friend. I heard they meet regularly.

How can a British person and a Korean person be childhood friends? Ellen Maiasa used to live in Korea, so it’s not that strange.

Ha-yeon, who had heard her name, asked him to hear the name of the last person.

“So, what’s the name of the last person?”

“Sword Demon Grandpa, I wonder what’s up with Grandpa taking on this kind of job?”

“Sword Demon…?”

Sword Demon?

That Raven Reynolds?

Raven Reynolds, the Three-Island Sword Demon?

That Raven Reynolds, whose alias was created in Chinese characters even though he is British?

“Ha…”

I was speechless.

After that, I finished eating the chicken and left the chicken restaurant.

The plane was booked for 10 a.m. two days later.

Normally, I would have cursed and told him to change it immediately, but there was something more important now.

“Sword Demon…”

Who is Raven Reynolds?

His alias is Sword Demon, but there were many words to describe him.

Three-Island Sword Demon.

Slaughterer.

Ruthless Butcher.

Cold-Blooded.

Blood Maker.

The one who kills people with his eyes.

Ah, maybe not the last one.

Anyway, the words used to describe him were all ominous.

I had never met him in person, but from what I saw on TV, he was a really cold-looking old man.

His white hair was dyed white, but his fiercely shining red eyes and the muscles that filled his body were at an amazing level.

‘World Ranking 8th.’

I had become quite strong, rising to 21st in the world rankings, but it was still a distant ranking.

Just thinking about meeting him made me shiver.

[The Constellation, ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ tells you not to worry so much.]

“Thank you…”

I thanked the Constellation for trying to give me a sense of relief, but the Constellation’s message didn’t seem to mean that.

[The Constellation, ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ smiles and advises that it’s not that, but you really don’t have to worry.]

“…Pardon?”

[The Constellation, ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ says you’ll know when you meet him.]

I had a bad feeling, but I thought it would be okay since it was the Constellation’s words, and I went home.

“I need to clean up here soon.”

To be honest, there’s not much in this house.

I’m going to replace everything except the really important things.

Like the bed, the PC, the TV.

I was thinking of buying all the old things new.

What’s important is… yeah, things like this.

“Mine and New Human’s Usurpation of the Throne Deluxe Edition!”

A game chip that I barely managed to get a few years ago.

My favorite series, the Mine and New Human series, which I like so much that I buy all the series even though I don’t have much money!

Among them, my favorite is this Mine and New Human’s Usurpation of the Throne Deluxe Edition.

The complete version with the expansion pack of the Usurpation of the Throne episode, which was the most well-received in the series!

“It’s been a while since I played it.”

A handsome young man with black hair and red eyes and a beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

But this is like…

‘Me and Jin Ha-jeong?’

They look different, but they look somewhat similar.

Thinking about it made me feel bad.

In this series, you choose one of the main characters, the Mine male lead or the New Human female lead, and no matter which character you choose, they end up getting married in the ending.

For the record, I always chose the male lead.

If I chose the female lead, I could always see it, but I was a man back then, so I didn’t want to date a man.

I’m a woman now, so it doesn’t matter.

I just hate Jin Ha-jeong.

“Hmm… Should I play it for the first time in a while?”

He looked at the Plx device installed on the TV.

Without hesitation, he inserted the chip into the slot.