hello. mother. father. I am staying healthy.

    I’m sorry for suddenly disappearing, leaving behind only one letter. But I believe that I can do well as a hunter.

    I know you can’t help it if you think I’m just flattered by the skills I first confirmed a while ago. But it’ll be really okay.

    Bad things don’t happen as often as they used to, and everyone I meet here is kind.

    Not long ago, I caught a monster for the first time. Although it was difficult, it was a very rewarding time.

    Actually, I met some great colleagues when I came here.

    It’s a clan made up of six people, and I guess I liked it.

    We happened to see each other often, and while we were talking, he invited me.

    They are very nice people, so I plan to work as a hunter with them from now on.

    Tomorrow is our clan’s first expedition day, so I think we should go to bed early today.

    Because you promised me that nothing would happen. I’m sure you’ll be able to get there safely.

    I will send you another letter.

    Posted by Ha-yeon Moon.

    *

    “… Are you saying you were released?”

    It gives strength to your hands. I can’t believe it. Did I really just hear that right?

    “What do you mean by that? There was evidence too.”

    “Ah. Are you talking about that video?”

    red clothes. The man in the vigilante uniform doesn’t seem very interested in what I have to say.

    I pursed my lips and waited for him to speak. The person looked at the file in his hand a few times, then shook his head as he had seen it several times today.

    “Of course there was. As you said, it was on the man’s cell phone.”

    “Then there is evidence!”

    “Ah… That’s it.”

    The man shook his head again. He spoke while tapping the wad of paper in his hand with his fingertips.

    “The scene of the attempt was filmed, but the decisive scene was not filmed.”

    “Yes? No, what is that… That’s because I ran away!”

    “That’s right. That’s the problem.”

    I sigh deeply. I’m so sick of it.

    “If there is no clear evidence, it is rather difficult to catch the hunter. And, even if you get caught, you won’t go to jail for something like this.”

    “… Why?”

    “Accepting Hunters is much better than accepting ordinary people… hmmm. It takes a lot of effort. Because they are living, moving weapons.”

    The man seems annoyed as if he is used to this kind of thing. I am. For me, I just can’t understand it. My clenched fist hurts under the desk. If you look at your palm, it looks like it’s bleeding.

    “And. What. The man was seriously injured.”

    “That’s self-defense… .”

    “If you think about it with common sense, yes, but… . The law is not like that again.”

    Actually, I couldn’t really hear what he was saying. I feel dazed, as if someone has taken a long skewer through my brain.

    Does this happen often? The stories in the news about hunters being blah, blah, blah, are so absurd when you experience it yourself.

    I guess I should have listened to my parents’ advice a little more.

    “Because it happens more often than you think. Don’t be too upset. anyway. That’s how it happened. Well then, I guess… .”

    Followed by the sound of a chair being dragged. The sound of footsteps and opening and closing.

    I sat in my seat blankly while a series of noises played by. I’m in a daze. I don’t want to do anything.

    but. Even in the midst of all this, I’m hungry. I also have to clean my bedroom.

    I got up from my seat. As soon as I open the hallway door, the hot summer air rushes in.

    Even during this time, I worry about my clothes. Even the arms exposed under the short-sleeved t-shirt.

    It looks like someone is arguing on the other side of the hallway. You look young. He’s a little younger than me.

    I think he was fighting with that guy earlier. Maybe it feels like I’m being scolded.

    Black hair. Pink eyes. A woman with unique twin tails is looking at me. She bowed her head to me. To be honest, I didn’t feel like saying hello back.

    *

    Vigilantes are not police. There is little to do, and you must be extremely busy.

    There is little news about Hunter. Maybe it’s not that there have been fewer incidents worthy of appearing there. Maybe the technology to cover it up has just improved.

    Is it because I have power that I can do anything? It’s really scary.

    Maybe that’s what happens to me too. When I have more strength.

    I know it’s a strange sound without any logic or reason, but. Still, what can I do when I feel anxious?

    to be honest. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been unable to set foot in the gate because of those thoughts.

    It feels so good to kill time by doing nothing. It’s so convenient when you turn your attention to your savings, which are decreasing day by day.

    … .

    still. It’s a bit unfair for it to end like this.

    Why did I have to see it like that? They say it’s my fault for looking ugly. So, is it okay for me to do the same if there is someone I hate?

    Maybe there is at least one person in the world. A person who is weaker than me now and who I think is ugly.

    If you meet someone like that. any. Wouldn’t anything get better?

    I guess I should go out and see. Defenseless and kind. Even at first glance, he looks weaker and weaker than me.

    Looks safe. Find that person.

    *

    How did it end up like this?

    Was the problem that I was tempted by the word promise? Have I given too much affection?

    Someone who is easy to hold and shake. I was just trying to find a weak-looking person. Just looking at it makes me anxious. I feel like I’m going to get hurt and I’m going to die at any moment.

    Sometimes Jihee Yang calls me baby. Honestly, these days, sometimes I can sympathize.

    Especially. I feel that way even more when I go out recklessly like I do now.

    Orc scream. In the middle of a battlefield where people’s shouts are mixed. It’s really funny that I’m leisurely thinking about this.

    to be honest. A few days ago, when I mustered up the courage to say something and cut it off, I thought it was mean.

    Jungwoo is just in danger. Even though it has nothing to do with my life, seeing how the skill reacted.

    *

    Survival Instinct (A)

    Threat to life. Or when a similar crisis is detected.

    The grade of all skills increases by two levels. (Upper limit S)

    *

    perhaps. Am I thinking that that little person dying would be worse than me getting hurt?

    They say they don’t know what will happen to the world. It’s true.

    to be honest. I still feel scared just looking at those people. I think it was more because I thought he was someone I would never meet again.

    My hands tremble and I stutter. I feel chills all over my body.

    However, to the extent that it is dismissed as ‘just something like that’. I wonder if something happens to Jungwoo. Moreover, I am afraid that it will happen because of me.

    I took up arms.

    *

    “… You didn’t kill him, right?”

    “There is a distinction between orcs and humans… I have to believe that I did it.”

    Come out and take it. The two people’s voices were somewhat shaky.

    That’s right too. The condition of the blond man and his companions was so miserable that it was difficult to explain in words.

    It was as if it had been gently placed in and removed from a very large blender that was running at full speed. The leather and clothes were torn and torn, and just looking at them lying on the grass and trembling was enough to make me feel sick.

    Judging by the fact that there wasn’t much blood, I wonder if he controlled his strength. Judging from the slight twitching, it looks like he’s not dead, so I guess I’m glad he did.

    “What… . Although it is all self-employed.”

    Although the wound is a bit unusual. Any injuries that occur during the expedition are the responsibility of the hunter.

    Moreover, I don’t know why. They were ex-convicts certified by the vigilante group. Even if I made an excuse, I doubted whether anyone would listen.

    “That’s right. … ruler. Treatment is over.”

    Jihee Yang took her hand away from my body. The wounds that were here and there had suddenly healed and stuck together, and new skin was growing.

    to be honest. It was a little breathtaking. No matter how confident you are in a fight, and even if you have skills such as magic weapons and magic power of fascination. It was 1 to 6.

    It was a reckless act that would not have been attempted if there had been no special reason.

    “So. how. Do you like the results?”

    “Um… . What.”

    Yang Ji-hee’s expression looked dissatisfied. That’s right too. Because I was the one who decided to fight alone in a fight that would have been extremely easy if even one of them had joined.

    As a result, I suffered quite a few injuries here and there. It wasn’t strange to make that kind of expression.

    I turned my head from her and looked at Ha-yeon Moon.

    As if it was quiet until now. As if the fact that I was cowering like a frightened animal was a lie.

    Moon Ha-yeon, standing at the front of the battle line, was pulverizing the orcs with her overwhelming magical power.

    “How can I know what’s inside Hayeon… .”

    I looked at the orcs lying face down with holes in their heads and necks. Looking at Ha-yeon Moon, who was swinging her staff with an expression that clearly revealed her intention to end the fight quickly, I nodded slightly.

    “I think it worked out better than I expected.”

    This is all it takes to make the trauma go away. Not everything will work out well, though. I hope it will be of some small help. I nodded.

    Just like that, the battlefield was being settled by the walking magic storm that was Moon Ha-yeon.

    A hunter belonging to a vigilante group who was mixed up in the crevices. A voice came from the walkie-talkie he was wearing around his waist.

    “It’s a humanoid monster! Support quickly… Ouch!!”

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