episode_0114

“Oh really? It’s an honor.”

Hunter Kim Hyun-ah, who heard Sojeong’s fan sentiment, kept smiling at her.

Banquet hall center

The six rankers who naturally joined Jihoon and his group were laughing and chatting hard, creating a bright atmosphere.

“If you are an academy cadet, how recently have you been awakened?”

“It’s been 4 years.”

“Ah, so is Hunter Jihoon Kang here…?”

“No matter what I do, I can’t remember much because it’s been so long. Don’t you drink champagne? There are a lot of people here, so please ask for more glasses-”

“It’s okay!!!”

“It’s okay!!!”

“No!”

”No!!”

When Jihoon, who was drinking alone, casually offers champagne to the rankers, a very angry reaction comes out.

“Ha…hahaha…so…you can’t take away the champagne served to guests.”

“Ma… That’s right. Hunter Ging Ji-hoon, please enjoy it without worrying about us.”

Huh…

Sojung and Seolhyun look at each other.

The rankingrs’ reactions were suspicious to anyone’s standards, but these two people didn’t even touch the champagne…

Jihoon didn’t seem to notice, but he was inhaling the food and sipping champagne.

“Ji…Jihoon…you should stop drinking alcohol…”

Worried, Seolhyun carefully tries to stop Jihoon while observing the rankers’ opinions.

“What kind of alcohol is champagne? It seems to have a very low alcohol content. There’s a big bottle here, so why don’t you just have a drink?”

“It’s okay!!!”

“It’s okay!!!”

“No!”

”No!!”

Repeated rejection again and again

Sojung and Seolhyun look at Jihoon intently, asking him to at least pretend to be suspicious at this point.

“Umm… It’s delicious, but I guess they give a lot of treats to anyone when they come over? Are the islanders kind?”

“Ha…Haha, how could Hunter Jihoon Kang and the two female hunters be just anyone…”

Seong Geum-il, who was ranked 14th, or rather, was pushed down to 15th because of Jihoon, answers with a shy smile.

“Seokhyun, a promising member of our guild, was also a new participant this time, but he was pushed out by Hunter Kang and did not even get a chance to debut in the rankings. Hahaha”

“Uhmmm…tsk…tsk…if that friend is being treated unfairly, please call me now. He said he would deal with me”

“Oh my! No, Hunter Kang, you are a promising player in our guild. Do you really want to be ranked #1?”

“Ah! The person who had an incredible amount of magical power back then! I remember his name.”

So-jung followed Ji-hoon until the day of the horse power test, and he responded by pretending to know him.

Meal time continues.

Jihoon was just fiddling with his chopsticks without saying the original reason for coming, as if he was trying to stuff all of the exquisite feast that had been prepared into his stomach.

The rankers also looked a little nervous for some reason, but they didn’t interrupt Jihoon’s meal or ask him anything, and just smiled awkwardly.

Everyone was eating delicious food, laughing, and having light conversations, but a strange tension filled the place that never went away.

I’ve been waiting for that for a while

It seemed like Jihoon’s long meal was finally over.

“Ugh…I’m going to be full…”

“Hunter Kang, I don’t know if the meal was to your taste.”

“Yes, it was very delicious. Everyone barely ate it, so I ate it all. Why didn’t you guys eat it like this?”

“Ugh…I’m hungry…I’m not really hungry…”

“…Me too…”

No matter how much the rankers tried to create a friendly atmosphere, there was no way Sojung and Seolhyun could easily get along in this moment of strange tension.

Only Jihoon was a person who ate comfortably without any hesitation.

“Okay…now, let me tell you why I came.”

As Jihoon shows signs of starting to talk, the sound of two or three people swallowing dryly surrounds the table.

Only Hunter Kim Hyun-ah, ranked 3rd, responds to Ji-hoon without losing a smile.

“Hohoho… This is why… It would have been great if you had just come here to eat and drink… Hohoho…”

“The food was delicious, but it wasn’t worth the wait after taking a boat to the island to eat.”

Awesome

At Jihoon’s heavy words, silence instantly fills the table and the air freezes for a moment.

Jihoon calmly accepts the uncomfortable stares and begins to continue speaking.

“I will tell you straight. Hyunji Yoo. I came to visit a child named Yoo Hyeon-ji. Please bring me right away.”

…

a moment of silence

The six rankers make eye contact with each other and seem to be talking to each other internally.

For a moment, Kim Hyun-ah asks Ji-hoon again.

“Hyeonji Yoo… Our guild is a large guild with many guild members, Hunter Kang. The six of us don’t know every guild member. Still, I will instruct you to check it out. Once the accommodation has been prepared -”

“Bring it now.”

Ppajik

Jihoon’s firm expression says he will not allow any negotiations in the first place.

Ji-hoon even cuts off Kim Hyun-ah’s kind response, and when he speaks in a strong tone, the remaining five rankers and So-jeong and Seol-hyun become even more nervous.

“Ho…Hoho…more maverick style than he looks-”

“Stop talking nonsense and bring that woman named Yoo Hyeon-ji right away.”

“Look at you, Hunter Kang!!”

Oh So-jin, ranked 4th next to Kim Hyun-ah, screams, but Kim Hyun-ah raises her hand to stop her.

“Hunter Kang… may I ask what your relationship is with that woman named Yoo Hyun-ji…?”

Hyuna Kim’s cautious question

“I am the daughter of a regular food truck owner.”

At Jihoon’s bold answer, Sojung and Seolhyun bow their heads.

The expressions of the rankers were also distorted, but even in the meantime, Kim Hyun-ah worked hard to maintain her composure and never lost her smile.

“Ho…Hohoho…Hunter Kang was an interesting person…”

“Yes, he is a fun person. But you can also be a scary person, right? When you say good things, please bring Yoo Hyun-ji in right now.”

Kugoong

Jihoon’s threats now make the atmosphere of the banquet hall irreparably cold.

From the rankers’ point of view, this situation was not well understood.

Coming to the island by boat to find the daughter of a regular food truck owner? And that too, as a single person in a large company with six rankers?

Since he came with two female hunters next to him, he might not be single, but judging from what he says and the atmosphere…

It seemed like he intended to do it alone.

Jihoon Kang

The academy cadet who suddenly appeared and took back the top spot in the rankings.

Even with information from the Hanseong Guild, it was not possible to fully understand his strange activities and incredible fighting skills…

These were rankers who still took a fairly cautious stance.

The representative of the Hanseong Guild and followed by all guild members.

Kim Han-seong, who drank

The six rankers, who had gathered under his instructions to understand the situation and search for characters, felt that their patience was gradually breaking.

Do you know where this place is?

Would they be so reckless and arrogant knowing what kind of hunters the Hanseong Guild and their 6 members are?

He is a person with enough talent to regain the top spot in the rankings, and his true identity is also shrouded in mystery, but it was still inevitable that I couldn’t understand him.

“Why are there no words? Is it that difficult to bring a child? Isn’t it rather more difficult to set this table?”

“Try to find out the whereabouts of a guild member named Yoo Hyeon-ji…”

Upon receiving Kim Hyun-ah’s instructions, Seong Geum-il, ranked 15th, calls somewhere.

I hope to continue with a brief phone call.

Seong Geum-il approaches Kim Hyun-ah with a serious expression and whispers in her ear.

“Hmm…”

Kim Hyun-ah’s expression is rotting in real time as she listens to the whispers.

Only after listening to the whole story and sighing deeply did she begin speaking again.

“It seems difficult to recruit Hyunji Yoo’s guild member right now. Sorry, Hunter Kang.”

“…”

Jihoon’s complexion is also darkening very quickly.

“Did you kill him…?”

Jihoon’s words to suppress his anger

“Hunter Kang!!! I can’t stand any more rudeness! Who are you killing? Do you know what kind of criminal group our Hanseong Guild is?”

“Aren’t you dead? Are you okay?”

“Of course! However… due to internal circumstances within the guild, we cannot allow you to meet.”

Ji-hoon breathes a sigh of relief upon hearing Kim Hyun-ah say that Yoo Hyun-ji is not dead.

And then he starts talking calmly again.

“I’m not curious about the internal circumstances of the guild or anything like that. Just bring it. Family… there is no reason in the world that prevents me from seeing my family… there is no such thing in the world.”

“No, Hunter Kang! So recklessly-”

“Do all six of you want to die now? No, I could kill all your guild members…whether hundreds or thousands. It’s just…I just need to bring that friend, Yoo Hyeon-ji.”

“You really don’t understand what I’m talking about… You’re a kid who doesn’t need to say nice things, right?”

“Child?”

Kim Hyun-ah, who never lost her smile the entire time, shows her true colors and begins to look down on Ji-hoon.

“Hey, Academy Cadet Kang Ji-hoon Hunter, ranked #1. There is a dark side of the world that good people don’t know about. Right now, do you even know what’s in that champagne you drank so hard? Hunters in sunny areas may not even know something like this exists-”

“A poison that kills you if you use magic power? I don’t even remember the name, but this is the third time this year. Now I can tell just by smelling it. I’m not a poison detector.”

…

How does an Academy cadet know about Belcryon’s poison, which is only known and traded among Black Hunters?

And, you ate it knowingly?

It was the moment when the representative hunters of the Hanseong Guild, the six rankers, began to sense that something was wrong.