Red sword streaks.

A simple yet sharper-than-anything flash.

The flash split his neck.

-…….

After that, nothing happened.

Well, to be precise, one thing did.

[The SS-Class Boss Monster ‘Abyssal Aether’ has been defeated.]

[The achievement of Dragonslaying has been accomplished. The title, ‘Dragon Slayer’ has been acquired.]

[The Hunter who contributed the most, ‘Baek Ha-yeon,’ is granted the skill ‘Aether (S+)’.]

[The item, ‘Abyssal Orb (S)’ has been acquired.]

[The item, ‘Dragon Orb (S-)’ has been acquired.]

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Countless System windows.

But she didn’t even feel like looking at them.

“Ugh…”

After running out of mana, she squeezed out her life force to cut off the wings.

Trying to get up again in that state, it was only natural that she crashed to the ground.

And Reynolds approached her.

“It’s okay now, don’t worry.”

With those words.

She lost consciousness.

“Ugh…….”

Her head felt like it was splitting.

It felt like a hangover after crazily devouring chicken and alcohol without even showering.

But did I even drink alcohol…….

“Dungeon!”

Her mind instantly cleared, and she raised her body.

What she saw around her was a luxurious modern hospital room and…

“Jin Ha-jeong?”

“You’re awake?”

Jin Ha-jeong was there.

It had been quite a while.

“The Dungeon?”

As glad as she was to see him, the most important thing was the Dungeon, so she asked him. Ha-jeong handed her a pre-cut apple slice.

“I don’t think you cut this…”

“Of course not. How could I cut something like that? ….. Anyway, the Dungeon…”

According to him, everything went smoothly after that.

Reynolds appeared, cut off the monster’s head, and the Dungeon was cleared.

The gate closed as soon as the Hunters came out, and she, who had collapsed, was immediately hospitalized.

Everyone else also headed to the hospital, he said.

“More importantly, where was Reynolds-nim?”

Reynolds had left first, but he wasn’t there and only appeared at the end.

It was an inevitable question.

Not that she suspected him of being a traitor.

“He sensed the monster that had transformed into a boss monster, the Abyssal Aether or whatever, and was chasing after it first.”

“Wow….”

He sensed it first.

They only sensed it after it had ascended to a boss monster.

“But his path got twisted, so he arrived late, I guess. If it was that level for grandpa, it must have been incredibly difficult. Well… even you, with top-tier mana, are like this, so it must have been overwhelming.”

“Of course. It was SS-Class.”

Yup.

Ha-jeong, who was watching her bite into the apple while saying that, snapped back to reality.

More importantly, would she not be able to meet Claire again?

That was a bit of a shame.

“When can I be discharged?”

Her mana would be fully recovered in a few hours.

Her physical wounds would also heal if she used ‘Super Regeneration’.

It was a shame she couldn’t use the new ‘Copy’ skill, but the fight was already over.

“2 days? Roughly that.”

“Hmm… well, that’s fine.”

If it was more than 3 days, she would have used Super Regeneration and discharged herself immediately, but 2 days of hospital life wasn’t a bad choice.

Resting was good.

Even if she couldn’t eat chicken…

“Ah, Kaede and Ellen will be here in a few minutes. Veronica went back to the Association.”

“I see…”

She said, understanding, and looked at the floor without much thought.

Jin Ha-jeong, who was watching her,

“…..!!”

Committed an unimaginable act.

“…Huh?”

“Why have you lost so much weight? Well, you were a bit chubby before, so this is better.”

Ha-jeong grabbed her chin, who was looking down, and made eye contact.

Ha-yeon, flustered by this, could only utter such a dazed sound.

There was almost no masculinity to him.

In such a situation, there was no way she, who was close to being a novice, would be okay.

“W-Wait a minute!”

The moment she pushed away his hand with a face flushed red.

Creak.

Ellen entered as the hospital room door opened.

The scene that would have made her die of embarrassment was over, but still, the composition and subtle expressions.

A suspicious situation no matter who looked at it.

“Um… do what you gotta do, I’ll go out again….”

“It’s not like that, just come in!”

Ha-yeon, flustered by those words, said urgently, and Ellen, changing her sullen expression to a playful one, sat on the chair opposite Ha-jeong.

“You said you missed Ha-jeong so much in the Dungeon, so you’re relieving your desires as soon as you see him?”

“I-I never did….”

“You did?”

“I didn’t!”

Ha-yeon’s face, as red as a tomato, made the two of them chuckle, and then Ellen handed over an object that seemed to be in her patient gown pocket.

“What’s this?”

“A gift from the British Association. They’ll give you money, of course, and I heard this is a bonus.”

It was a jewel-shaped artifact that radiated a clear light.

No, rather than an artifact.

“Cheongha Stone?”

Cheongha Stone.

An incredibly rare item that allowed you to acquire skills by absorbing the mana contained within the jewel.

Even an E-rank Cheongha Stone cost hundreds of millions, and an S-rank was something you could never get no matter how much money you had.

[The Constellation, ‘Moon-Cleaving Flash’ advises that it is a Cheongha Stone of approximately A- rank.]

“Wow… they must have spent a lot of money.”

Ha-yeon, who placed the Cheongha Stone on the side drawer, brushed the hair tickling her ear to the side and asked Ha-jeong.

“So, I don’t have anything else to do now, right?”

“Yeah, the British Association President said he’d welcome you if you came, but you’re free to go.”

“Then I should go home as soon as I’m discharged.”

How long had it been since she bought the house, and she had already been away for several days.

She had to train with Lee Seol-ah again.

While thinking about what to do after being discharged, Kaede came in.

Kaede’s injuries… were worse than hers.

“Are you okay?”

“…Not really. It’s just my left hand and right foot are smashed.”

“That’s ‘not really’..?”

Kaede, who came in on a wheelchair, had bandages wrapped around her left hand and talismans that looked somewhat mystical attached to her right foot.

The talismans were specially given because the Kaede family had a very close relationship with an exorcist family.

Her body was severely injured, but her stamina and mana weren’t as depleted, so she woke up before her.

For a normal Hunter, it was a major injury that would almost certainly lead to retirement.

But for her, a high-ranker with the backing of an excellent family, it wasn’t that big of a deal.

“Well, if you say so.”

Thinking about what to do now, Kaede spoke without sitting down.

“My family has been contacting me to return for the past few days… I have to go now.”

“Really? That’s a shame… Come visit my house next time.”

“No.”

…..?

She wasn’t coming?

For a moment, she thought that, but as soon as she saw the object Kaede handed her, the thought disappeared.

“A badge proving you are a guest of the Yami family. If you show this badge, you will probably be able to meet me. Come to my mansion first.”

“Thank you.”

Was she just telling her to come?

Kaede disappeared quickly after finishing her words.

Ellen, who was watching her, also said, ‘The Association is making a fuss about me coming quickly. I wanted to stay longer… I have to go now too,’ and left after saying goodbye.

Then, they were left alone again.

“Um… I don’t have any schedules after I’m discharged, right?”

“Of course not. Do you think I’m crazy enough to give a schedule to a Hunter who’s exhausted after clearing that crazy Dungeon?”

“Right? Then I’ll go home….”

“But there might be one.”

What was that supposed to mean?

She said there weren’t any.

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t do it. It’s in our contract, right? Appearing on broadcasts.”

“Ah.”

“Well, you’ve been all over the news, so it’s okay if you don’t do it, but wouldn’t it be a bit boring with just that?”

“Wait, was that even included in the first place?”

“Then isn’t the news a broadcast?”

W-Well, that’s true.

“So, instead of appearing on an internet TV broadcast directly.”

Why don’t you make a brief appearance on my sister’s personal broadcast?

“…What?”

If it was her sister, was it Honggeom Jin Na-yeon?

But suddenly?

“You know my sister does broadcasts, right?”

“Of course, she’s famous.”

A unique figure who is a top-ranking ranker in the world’s top 80 and has become quite a major streamer as a personal broadcaster.

Moreover, I know that she is quite good at games with her senses as a Hunter.

“I already asked, and she said she’s okay if you’re okay. Well, there are already a lot of collaborations scheduled, so there will be about a week’s gap.”

“I’m fine with it.”

If it was right after being discharged, she would have hesitated, but there was a whole week to spare.

And she felt a pang of conscience that she shouldn’t be skimping on the contract conditions while taking so much money.

She also had a fantasy of trying personal broadcasting, so she thought it was not a bad opportunity.

“Then I’ll give you my sister’s contact information. It’ll be easier to contact her and meet up when you get discharged and return to Korea.”

“Okay.”

Ha-jeong said, sending the number through his phone messenger.

Ha-yeon, who immediately saved the number to her contacts, naturally continued the conversation with him.

“Finally, discharge.”

Honestly, it wasn’t that long in reality, but she had been running around like crazy since becoming an S-Class Hunter, so her body couldn’t help but feel restless.

With those thoughts, she headed to the airport with the guidance of the Association staff and returned to Korea on a reserved plane.

What she saw when she rushed straight home was.

“Ha-yeon-nim! What was the inside of the SS-Class Dungeon like!”

“There are rumors of a recent romance with Association President Jin Ha-jeong, what do you think about that!”

Numerous black dots.

Ah, no.

It was reporters.

“W-Why are you doing this to me!!”