episode_0074

“Don’t you feel like the employees keep looking at you with creepy eyes?”

“I guess it’s my mood. Try some steak. Because this is a really good restaurant. Brown, how about we have a glass of that whiskey too?”

“Good. Actually, steak is wine, but I think whiskey suits Hunter Kang’s taste well. Haha”

Brown calls the waiter and asks for additional orders.

Brown, Jihoon, and Seolhyun had now moved to the steakhouse where the incident with Malik had taken place earlier.

The employees watched the fight between Jihoon and Malik and his gang from hiding.

Ignorant guy who cuts off the same arm three times

The employees were looking at Jihoon like he was a monster.

Of course, there seemed to be a bit of resentment toward the time spent wiping away the blood.

“Ummmm…so…black…so delicious!”

Seolhyun watches, carefully slices the steak, puts it in her mouth, and cries out of happiness.

“Hey…it’s not that bad…it’s enough to make me cry-”

ah…

Jihoon, who was stopping Seolhyun, thinks about the first time he ate pizza after returning from Moorim after 10 years.

It was a no-frills local pizza restaurant, but the taste was truly heavenly…

If it was a food I hadn’t eaten for a long time for one reason or another, it might not have been overkill to react this way.

Ji-hoon realizes once again that Seol-hyun’s poverty may be more serious than he thought.

“It’s been a while since I ate this?”

“Woong..tsk…tsk…no, this is my first time eating such delicious meat!”

Seeing Seolhyun answer Jihoon’s cautious question without hesitation, Jihoon was reminded of his childhood and felt bad for a moment.

Brown, who was eating together in front, could not have imagined that Seolhyun, who looked like the daughter of a rich family or a popular celebrity, would be poor.

“Hunter Seolhyun Yoo here, I guess you haven’t enjoyed eating meat very much? I’m glad you like the steak from this restaurant.”

“It’s so delicious! Thank you!”

Brown, who didn’t know Seolhyun’s situation, only saw her as a bright and kind person who knew how to appreciate small things.

“Big… Anyway, Brown. Please pay him well for his work. We have class in three hours, so if possible, until then-”

“Jihoon!! I said no… I’m fine. What’s wrong with Big Number who followed the contract!”

Although Seolhyun was poor, she was not a shameless person.

He clearly acknowledged that he would not be able to receive a penny of compensation according to the terms of his contract, and he seemed to really not want to get anything back.

“No. Hunter Yoo. The big number is wrong.”

Brown puts down the fork and knife he was cutting the steak with and speaks to Seolhyun with a serious expression.

“Big Number failed to measure the level of the ‘Gate that does not disappear’. If it weren’t for Hunter Kang, this was a situation that could have resulted in serious casualties. The contract signed between Hyeonteo Yoo and Big Number was an unfair contract. We will take action to deposit reasonable compensation plus a penalty fee. This applies not only to Hunter Yu, but also to other short-term contract hunters, so please do not think of it as preferential treatment.”

“Yes? Ah… what is that…”

Seolhyun, who did not know that Jihoon had dealt with elf warriors and Kundanil, could not understand what Brown was saying.

But one thing we know for sure.

To put money in.

From compensation to penalty

Seolhyun looks over the household account book stored in her head and breathes a sigh of relief.

Right now, living expenses this month are very tight.

No matter how much it would cost, it was clear that it would be of great help to me now.

Seolhyun’s eyes turn to Jihoon.

How on earth is all this possible?

It was Seolhyun who was staring at his face as he munched on his steak.

“Hmm… As expected, the meat at this place is really good. Braun’s work is very neat. But why do you always stay in the office until night?”

“That’s because there is a lot of work to be done. If Hunter Kang would just join Big Number… I wouldn’t have to work so hard…”

“Stop wasting your time on such useless things and start practicing. How do you live in this harsh world?”

“Don’t you have a good bodyguard? Haha”

Seolhyun doesn’t understand anything even though she listens to the conversation between Brown and Jihoon right in front of her.

Telling an S-class hunter to train because the world is rough?

And what is brown…

Do you have a good bodyguard? Why did an S-class hunter hire a bodyguard?

She didn’t even dare to join in on the conversation, so she started cutting up steak again and stuffing it into her mouth.

too

It was so delicious. really.

Is this what happiness is?

“Now that I think about it, Ellie recently said that there was some strange gate in LA and that she was going out to investigate… Maybe?”

Jihoon asked Brown.

Dragon’s Heart… The question was whether it was a possible gate.

“Ah. We also doubted what was expected and sent investigators first. Gates that do not have accurate grade measurements have been instructed to be investigated in detail. But… unfortunately, there was no dragon at the gate. Sorry.”

“A. What does Brown have to be sorry about? I am grateful that you are so diligent in looking into it. Ellie is a pretty high rank in Big Number, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. We have determined that the gate is at least B-level, so our five A-level hunters are out.”

“Is the subjugation complete?”

“No. It’s not yet a gate where dragons appear, but a group of transformed lizardmen and a boss mob appear, and they say they’re stronger than expected. I think the gate is at the border between Class B and Class A.”

“Um…”

Jihoon calculates the time by looking at the clock on the wall.

“The time difference here… was about 14 hours, so um… I don’t know. Seolhyeon Yoo. How many hours are left for Professor Kong’s next class?”

“Huh? Wait… um 2 hours… 10 minutes? That’s right, there are 2 hours and 10 minutes left. Why Jihoon?”

Jihoon listens to Seolhyun’s words and thinks for a moment before getting up.

“Please give this friend a generous amount of compensation and penalty. I will clear that gate with service and leave.”

“…?”

“…?”

Brown and Seolhyun stopped putting steak in their mouths and raised their heads towards Jihoon, who suddenly stood up.

What does it mean?

They say they will clear the gate through service…

“You ate it all, right? I pour out the rest in one mouthful and get up. If you go around the gate and leave class, time will be tight”

“Hunter Kang… That gate is LA, so even if it’s 4000 km… Ah!”

Brown looks at Jihoon with surprised rabbit eyes, as if he realized something.

“Give me some horsepower again”

Seolhyun listened to Jihoon and roughly took a bite of the steak.

She places her hand on Jihoon’s back and raises his magic power.

What on earth are they doing this for?

Because of Jihoon suddenly moving urgently, Seolhyun also felt busy.

Duuut

“Kuh… It’s full, it’s full! This is really amazing. Brown, we go first.”

“Huh? Jihoon, you keep asking me where you are going – Wow! Mom!”

Jihoon opens a wormhole and jumps in, holding Seolhyun in his arms.

“Ha…Haha…Isn’t this too much of a scam?”

Brown, left alone, cuts the steak and puts it in his mouth with a dejected look on his face.

***

“Aaaaa!!…Huh?…Kang…Kang Hunter? When in LA…”

Ellie throws down the coffee she was drinking and collapses on the floor because Jihoon and Seolhyun suddenly appear in front of her.

“Hey…put the strings up”

Ellie’s left breast bulged out as the shoulder line of her dress fell in surprise.

“No, why do you keep showing those ugly breasts-”

“This fucking bastard again!!”

“…Ah, earphones…”

Ji-hoon takes the earphones that Ellie always hears from her and translates them into Korean, taking the earphones out of her ears and throwing them to Ellie.

“Have you been leisurely drinking coffee? Is that the gate?”

Jihoon points to the large gate behind Ellie.

Straps set up like police lines and armed troops surrounding them.

Even at first glance, it seemed clear that it was not a low-level gate.

“I also need to work while taking breaks! Those lizardmen over there are really persistent!”

Ellie adjusts her clothes, stands up and wraps her arms around Jihoon.

“Hunter Kang is here to help you~? Can I call you Big Number Junior now?”

Ellie’s sticky charm

“Do you want to rummage?”

Ellie, who quickly uncrossed her arms and fell, had a pouting expression on her face.

“Wait here for a moment. I’ll be out soon.”

“What? Jihoon, wait… I’m so distracted right now, is this LA again?”

“Uh. Let’s finish that gate quickly and go back to the academy. Magical power…no, Seolhyun.”

With those words, Ji-hoon steps forward and runs towards the gate.

The armed forces guarding the gate tried to stop him, but they stopped moving for a moment at Ellie’s hand gesture.

“Why are you going there alone…”

“Are you a friend of Hunter Kang?”

“Ah…friend? … yes! yes We’re friends!”

Ellie calms Seolhyun, who looks worried.

“Let’s go have a cup of coffee. Just drink and wait.”

“Ah…but…there’s Jihoon…”

“Hehe… Hunter Kang, you don’t know much?”

Ellie drags Seolhyun to a nearby cafe.

And, 2 hours later

“Whoa…the gate is really wide. Why don’t you just attack and hide…”

Ji-hoon comes out of the gate grumbling.

His clothes were as clean as they were when he went in, but the band around his waist was covered in green sticky liquid.

“Phew…I’m going to be late for class. Magic power… No, Seolhyun, let’s go back to the academy, give me some magic power.”

Seolhyun fills Jihoon with magic again with a crazy expression.

Jihoon and Seolhyun open the wormhole again and return to the academy.

ring

When Seolhyun’s cell phone is reconnected to the Korean communication network, a text message arrives.

[Bank of Korea]

Legend*(0077)

Deposit 887,000,000

Balance 887,143,642

BIGNUMBER Asia Branch

“What are you doing? I’m going to be late for class”

Yoo Seol-hyun shouts behind Ji-hoon, who runs ahead.

“Take the magic bag with you!!”

A happy smile with 100% purity, without any decoration.

It was the moment when Seolhyun’s proud face instantly changed into a smiling puppy image.