Chapter 166: Pro-Kanora, Anti-Kanora
by fnovelpia
“She missed me so much, she ended up getting deeply into the Kanora religion.”
“You must be proud to have such a daughter.”
Seriously, what an incredible daughter.
If she’s devoted to Kanora, of course she’s someone to be proud of.
Naturally.
But… showing up out of nowhere like this—suspicious.
Not that I mind her contacting me, but usually when people show up like this, they’re looking to ask for money or something.
“Hmm, now that I think about it, the Blue House gave our family a payout.”
“Oh, really?”
“They gave us a huge amount of money, so I’ve been really worried. What exactly have you been up to?”
That Han Sang-jae guy… he’s pretty sharp.
But I didn’t think he’d come all the way here because of that.
I mean, getting money is great.
Why come here just to confront me about it?
Do I come off as a toxic person?
Park Si-woo didn’t have parents, and Karina had a body created by the goddess—so who knows if she actually had biological parents.
At first, the gods kept messing around about whether they existed or not, so I decided they didn’t.
But… maybe that wasn’t right?
—Ah, well, you had to be born from a human womb. Our believer does have a mother.
That leaves me with a strange feeling.
“Mm. I’m just messing around a bit.”
“I heard you went to China. Is that related?”
“Yeah.”
If I told her I committed mass murder in China, my aunt would probably hate me like hell.
Should I say it?
Or keep it hidden?
Either way, I don’t really care.
But imagining her disappointed face… it excites me.
The way she’d look at me with disdain and shout, “You’re not Park Si-woo!”
It makes something deep inside me itch.
—How did a pervert like this ever come to exist?
I’m not a pervert.
I just want her to despair when she realizes I’m not the person she thought I was.
But I don’t actually go through with it.
Because I know it wouldn’t work.
This aunt of mine was a busybody even back when I was Park Si-woo.
Even if she no longer sees me as him, as long as we’ve reconnected, she’ll keep treating me like her nephew.
So… I go ahead and say it.
“Actually, I killed some Chinese Hunters. A lot of them.”
Her face froze for a moment as we ate.
Ah, right.
Maybe that’s what I wanted to see.
She sat stiff for a long while, then finally spoke.
“So the damages got worse, and now the U.S. is involved… is that your fault?”
“Yeah, pretty much. Honestly, China’s dangerous.”
She continued eating silently.
One bite.
Another.
What is she planning to do?
That calmness is making my heart pound and my body heat up.
It feels like something down below is burning.
But unlike I expected, my aunt turned out to be surprisingly chill.
She just let out a deep sigh and didn’t raise her voice or hit me.
“Still, be careful. If something happens to you, I won’t be able to face your mother.”
“That’s unexpected.”
“Why? You thought I’d hate you or scold you?”
“Yes.”
Isn’t that the normal reaction?
No matter how you slice it, I told her I brutally killed people.
Isn’t she supposed to react to that?
“Well, most people would think that way. I did hesitate a little too.”
“Then why?”
“Because ultimately, wasn’t it for Korea’s sake? If you think of it like that, it makes sense.”
Oh. A patriot, huh?
Or maybe she just wants to justify things that way.
Either way, it doesn’t matter to me.
Or rather, it’s disappointing.
Her reaction wasn’t what I was hoping for, so the thrill inside me fizzled out.
It would’ve been more fun if she despised and hated me.
I wonder what her skull would look like.
—I can’t believe a crazy woman like this is one of my followers.
Even the Demon God has nothing to say about that, huh?
Anyway, my aunt’s kind of an idiot too.
I won’t claim I’m normal either, but still…
When she acts like that, it kills the fun and makes me not even want to try anything.
“Alright. I’ll be careful.”
Well, if she says jump, I jump. What else can I do?
Arguing with my aunt is annoying.
“I was hoping to meet your housemates sometime, too.”
“They’re not weird people. Besides, they’re all girls.”
Even if I told her I live with a zombie child and a slave elf, she wouldn’t believe me.
And even if I showed her, it’d be awkward.
If I told my aunt, my cousin would find out too. I don’t like that.
I want to keep my connection to their family quiet, only bringing it up when necessary.
“Alright then, I’ll be going. Make sure to eat well.”
“Okay.”
My aunt said her piece and left.
Even at the end, her concern for me didn’t waver.
If she really means it… should I shackle her heart?
Or maybe try something with her daughter?
Either way, I feel like I’d get a thrill out of it.
She says she cares about me—what if her daughter ends up eternally unable to die properly?
That’d be horrifying.
I’ll think more on that later.
Anyway, for now, I should check in with my little zombie child, who handled the house while I was away.
She appears with a smile at the corner of her lips.
“Hey, my zombie child. Nothing happened while I was gone?”
“Well, not exactly nothing.”
“What happened? Don’t tell me you did something weird?”
I really hope you didn’t cause some kind of incident.
Please.
I just want this new Jashiki-warashi to hand me money, nothing more.
“I hit the jackpot with stocks and created Kanora Coin!”
“You… you created Kanora Coin?”
“Yes! The coin price skyrocketed! Should I sell it now?”
At some point, Jashiki-warashi, now fluent in Korean, was sparkling with excitement.
Alright, let’s think this through.
- Hit a stock jackpot.
- Created Kanora Coin.
- Coin price soared → pump and dump?
This… feels a bit bad?
Or maybe not.
Actually, a Kanora Coin kind of makes sense.
As long as our Jashiki-warashi doesn’t overdo it, it should be fine.
And if we look at the long game, Kanora’s followers will probably buy it up like crazy.
Wait?
Isn’t this kind of brilliant?
Done right, Kanora Coin could dominate the global crypto market.
“Well, anyway, that’s that.”
Let’s check the online boards first.
That’s priority.
Considering all the talk from Hunters about the Kanora cult and the Kanora theocracy, there must be a lot of chatter.
Sure enough, once I logged into the boards, there were a ton of posts.
Some were concerned about the recent Kanora-related events, others were positive, and some were calling for special benefits for Hunters during this whole mess.
Looks like we’re seeing the split: pro-Kanora vs. anti-Kanora factions.
Here’s one of the posts:
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[Author: Hunter of the Mad Underworld]
[Title: Kanora cult is spreading like crazy ㄷㄷ;;]
That Saint healed the Japanese Prime Minister’s baldness, and now the cult is exploding in popularity.
I honestly think it might become our national religion.
Don’t you agree?
Screw it, whatever works—just overhaul the Hunter system already.
The president’s pouring all the money into North Korea anyway.
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Hmm… the response is better than expected. I mean, come on—it’s the Kanora cult.
If people were trash-talking us, I’d step in and smack ’em, but if it’s just this level, it’s tolerable.
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[Comments]
KimchiFallsDownward: It’s already the national religion, bro…
BaldHunter: This is the kind of miracle that’s worth hyping up.
PlatinumHunter: Are you all insane? It’s a cult, you nutjobs.
Loo: Bruh, did you not see the U.S. president say “Korean God number one” on the spot? Who cares if it’s Christianity or whatever—it’s already spreading all over Northeast Asia~ If you hate it, go cure your baldness first!
└ PlatinumHunter: Judging by your tone, you’re just a kid. How is that a legit religion?
Loo: Can your god fix baldness? Why you flexin’ age on a forum kek
NTREnjoyerDie: My baldness was cured too kek
Loo (562.xxx): Damn, should I leave Buddhism too?
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Wow.
Just from one post and it’s already like this.
Seriously, damn it.
Our religion wasn’t supposed to be for fixing baldness!
I was fuming, but I couldn’t even say anything.
No matter how they come in, a believer is still a believer.
There were also quite a few posts praising the Kanora religion.
***
[Title: Kanora Coin, Let’s Goooo!]
Sigh… And here we go again.
Poor souls, not realizing they’re being played by Jashiki-warashi.
Still, thanks to me, their baldness is cured, and if more people become believers for whatever reason, our demon god will be well fed.
That means our Jashiki-warashi’s wallet gets fatter too.
“Huh? What’s this now?”
***
[Author: Hunter Federation]
[Title: Isn’t that Saint from Kanora Cult?;;]
Isn’t this dangerous?
We had conflict with them before.
And there’s the whole Lee Siyeon incident.
She even got a medal from the president for her work in North Korea, right?
If these people turn hostile, won’t it be a serious problem?
They’re saying they’ll send Hunters to help develop North Korea and conquer dungeons, but what if we all, solo and guild alike, refuse and pressure the president to cut ties with the Saint?
Get rid of Kanora cult influence.
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[Comments]
GarlicFlavoredFish: Only our guild members are in danger, why lump in all Hunters?
└ Hunter Federation: You’ve benefited from guilds and now you talk like that?
└ GarlicFlavoredFish: Shut up, idiot. Acting like you’ve done anything for us. Everyone in North Korea believes in Kanora now. If we pull the cult, North Korea collapses. And Japan pulled out of the Union and lost all their investment. The Pope was right. Guild Hunters are idiots.
└ Hunter Federation: Your mom’s the real idiot …
└ GarlicFlavoredFish: Hunter Federation dropping mom jokes, captured this, posting to other communities.
└ Hunter Federation: Post it and you’re dead.
ㅇㅇ: Are you stupid? We couldn’t enter dungeons, but the Pope opened up the North Korean region for us. Now you wanna generalize and screw us all over?
└ Hunter Federation: What about Hunter pride?
Loo: You people gave up your pride the moment you tried to divide guild and solo hunters, you damn mutt. Ever since the Four Dragon Dungeon, you’ve been all bark. Deal with reality.
└ 3Beauties: Are you crazy? If we just follow the government, we’ll all be their dogs …
└ 5YearHunterFarmer: kekkekke, and if we follow the Federation we’re fine? The government gives us jobs, you morons.
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Hooh~
The division has clearly begun.
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