Ch.9999. Double Ability User

– What’s with “Seongnam”? lol

– Is he the mayor of Seongnam or something?

– Just call him “Saint” lol. Those trash reporters are something else, using that exact wording in their headlines.

– They’re just spinning it for clicks lol

Honestly, I wondered if this was really newsworthy enough to cause such a stir, but the article’s headline seemed designed to attract attention.

If that was the journalist’s intention, I suppose it worked in its own way.

Since not only the interview content but also the video was released, the debate wasn’t so much about whether what I said was right or wrong, but rather about the terminology—saint, Seongnam, or holy woman.

It seemed to become an argument about which term should be applied.

– I’ve analyzed why they’re at least an S-rank healer.

HuntersN was flooded with trending posts about me.

– In the video, you can see them using a skill that precisely targets 20 people simultaneously with healing. Healing 20 people at once? That’s something only the Holy Woman, an SS-rank healer, could do. Plus, according to the hunters’ interviews, their health was fully restored in one go. That means the healing power must be at least 50% recovery. Even being conservative, this is definitely an S-rank healer.

– How dare you compare them to the Holy Woman lol. Go watch the Holy Woman’s legendary video again.

Being compared to the Holy Woman with her SS-rank healing ability wasn’t such a bad issue.

Plus, the scene I created was similar in composition to the Holy Woman’s legendary video—the one where she instantly revived dying hunters during an A-rank dungeon overflow in an American city.

That’s probably why there was so much talk about it.

I watched the video out of curiosity.

It was impressive.

The blessing of light extending to dozens of hunters was truly as radiant as a divine blessing.

A grace of light illuminating the darkness-filled dungeon overflow.

In fact, the Holy Woman earned her title from that battle, and no one in America or anywhere else in the world questioned her right to that title afterward.

Actually, if you think about it, I could be a contender for the title of Holy One.

My SSS+ rank divine magic is far superior to the Holy Woman’s SS-rank healing ability, and comparing just one skill, her healing probably doesn’t restore 90% health like mine does.

But if I were to make a serious comparison, I’d obviously fall short right now.

My divinity is lower, and I had no intention of investing ability points in divinity.

The Holy Woman is an expert who has focused on one area for years.

“Oppa, are you going to register that healing? As a healer?”

“Should I?”

“You don’t have to, but if you did, you’d become a dual ability user. And it’s SSS+ rank, right? The world’s first dual SSS+ rank hunter. Wouldn’t that be amazing?”

“It’s not like I’m going to go around bragging about it.”

“You’ll have to do it eventually.”

“That’s true.”

Kim Sujeong had a point.

When opening my hunter ID, having it read [Close Combat Weapon(SSS+), Divine Magic(SSS+)] would look much cooler and more impressive than just [Close Combat Weapon(SSS+)].

But browsing HuntersN, I noticed people were already discussing me as a dual ability user even before I registered as one.

– I analyzed the hunter from the Shinwol dungeon overflow. At first I thought they were a healer because they used healing, but they were wielding a greatsword? Seeing them sweep everything with that greatsword suggests they’re a damage dealer, but they use healing and damage simultaneously? This has to be a dual ability user. Each ability must be at least S-rank.

And among them were some quite perceptive people.

– Isn’t this the Farmer Hunter?

– Oh? He does look similar to the person in the Farmer Hunter video.

– You’re right lol. That’s the Lightning Flash technique.

– No, it’s not. The Farmer Hunter uses a one-handed sword.

– Yeah, the weapon is different, but I think it is the Farmer Hunter. The weapon changed to a greatsword, but the grip and skills are exactly like the Farmer Hunter’s.

Well, there was no need to talk about perceptiveness.

Currently, the #1 trending video on YouTube was my duel with Black Monkey—the proof video I uploaded—and #2 was the video of my battle with the goblin king, known as the “Water Walking” video.

People were a bit confused because my weapon had changed, but those who compared the two videos quickly figured it out.

“Oppa, they said the video editing is done. Should I upload it on schedule?”

“Yes.”

In a situation like this, it makes sense to upload the video quickly to fully capture the attention on YouTube.

Other citizens had already uploaded videos, and as evidence confirming my identity was emerging, letting reaction channels cover it for views wouldn’t be ideal. By uploading the video Sujeong shot to my channel, I could capture all those views myself.

But I decided not to worry about such minor issues.

We have our own schedule.

Wasn’t uploading the proof video in the first place about going my own way?

Instead, I decided to keep the schedule but change the order a bit.

“Upload this week’s video with today’s footage.”

“Okay.”

Dinner wasn’t boring.

Lee Jihyun kept glancing at me while eating.

“What? What is it?”

She occasionally glanced at me when at home, but never this much.

“You’re cool, boss.”

“…”

After dinner, I got a message from Seo Hyoju.

– I saw your video, Suhyeon. Weren’t you a swordsman?

It felt awkward to read and ignore, so I replied briefly.

– I learned it as a hobby.

– Lol that’s so funny. It didn’t look like just a hobby level? I thought of an interesting content idea after watching that video. I’ll tell you when we have dinner.

– Okay.

– Don’t just say “okay.” When should we have dinner? I’m free tomorrow?

– Sure.

Seo Hyoju seemed more like a woman her age when texting than when talking face to face.

I’ve never texted with women my age, but her use of “lol” and her lighter tone made it feel that way.

Considering her overwhelming beauty and Golden Group background, one might find her intimidating, but texting like this gave her a feeling similar to Kim Sujeong.

Not quite that casual, but comfortable enough that I found myself agreeing to meet tomorrow.

“Ugh, I’m tired.”

Somehow, even though all I do at home is lie down, eat, watch dramas, eat again, and roll around, I felt more mentally exhausted.

There’s quite a lot to worry about.

I thought I chose to be a homebody slacker, but looking at it this way, maybe my personality just isn’t suited for active outdoor activities.

“So tomorrow you’re having dinner with Hyoju unnie? Make sure you get her to commit to appearing on YouTube. And buy some flowers before you go.”

“What flowers? Are we dating?”

“Why not? Someone like Hyoju unnie is worth bowing down to.”

“As an SSS+ rank hunter, I outrank her.”

“Sigh. That’s true, but does that mean you’ll date her?”

“Hmm. I guess not.”

Having spent my life harvesting resources instead of women, I might be a bit dull, but I’m still a healthy man.

My heart races when I see a beautiful woman, and with Seo Hyoju, my eyes naturally drift to her face, chest, and waist.

Of course I accepted when she asked me to dinner because I wanted to.

As bedtime approached, I found my heart starting to pound.

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“Suhyeon! Over here!”

Seo Hyoju was beautiful.

Long straight hair, white t-shirt, blue jeans.

Even such a simple, casual outfit became eye-catching when worn by her.

Her prominent figure commanded admiration even without intention.

“Aren’t you staring a bit too much?”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

“It’s fine. I actually like it.”

She said with a bright smile as we entered a private room.

It was quite an upscale restaurant with few customers, all in private rooms—a Korean barbecue place.

The venue was unexpected.

“I heard you like meat, so I chose this place.”

“You could have chosen something you wanted.”

“I like it too.”

I would have expected pasta or steak to be a woman’s pick.

A barbecue place was completely unexpected, but not unwelcome.

It was a place that served 1++ grade beef and various monster meats. The food is grilled outside and brought in, so there’s no worry about the smell seeping into clothes, and it provided a comfortable space for conversation.

I wondered what she wanted to talk about that made her so eager to meet.

Hadn’t she already given up on recruiting me to her guild?

Or was she coming with new conditions?

As we ate and talked, she surprisingly didn’t bring up anything like that.

Instead, our conversation remained light.

Seo Hyoju was good at leading conversations.

“Are you and Sujeong close? It’s not easy to be that friendly with your sister. I have an older brother too.”

“Don’t you have like successor competition or something?”

“Come on, being a group chairman these days is just exhausting. Our fathers’ generation isn’t even over yet. That doesn’t apply to me. My brother and I just don’t get along.”

“That’s interesting.”

“People’s lives are all the same. By the way, should we speak more casually? You’re older than me.”

“Ah, should we… I’m worried I might end up being too casual…”

“I’d actually prefer that. I like it when people are more casual with me, oppa.”

She seemed to have a natural talent for smoothly integrating herself into situations.