episode_0124

“So, are you going to be hunting with the Black Hunter group from now on? Jihoon-ang… I will ask for as much support as possible from the senior hunters of our stronghold guild”

“No, there is no need to do that, and since the people at the Hanseong Guild and their representative, Mr. Masin, seem to have a lot of information about the underworld… I think I will focus on the United States for now.”

“Oh! If you want to go back and forth to the United States, you’ll need a magic bag a lot! Right?!”

“Hmm…yeah, I guess so”

“Yaho! I’m having a blast hehe. If you need me, you can come pick me up anytime, okay?”

“Okay, okay, I’ll talk to you if I need to.”

Three people sitting on a bench in front of the classroom, sharing a lunch box

They were Jihoon, Sojung, and Seolhyun.

however,

Today, I didn’t scold her because her lunch box wasn’t delicious, but for some reason, Sojeong’s complexion was very dark.

It was not like her usual way to talk so little.

Even if she had nothing to say, Sojeong always found something to nag about and chattered away, but it seemed as if she was worried about something.

Seolhyun is talking loudly, and Sojung is downcast for a while, so Jihoon tries to talk to her.

“Han So-jeong, what’s going on? Isn’t your father’s guild cool these days? Even so, Mr. Geomseong keeps begging me to train him. Can you please send the Beautiful Guild one more time?”

“No, not like that”

For some reason, the worry on Sojeong’s face was about to spread to herself sitting next to her.

“Then why is your expression so dark? Who is bothering me?”

“You! You are bothering me! What a beast!”

slap

Sojung lands a smash on Jihoon’s back.

That’s right then

Where is chatty Han So-jung going?

I’m going to let out all the nagging that I’ve been holding back for a while.

Jihoon looked at her lips, preparing to cover his ears, but for some reason, an unusually calm voice began to flow out.

“Kang Ji-hoon…Can’t the Black Hunter group…just leave it to others?”

“Huh? why? What is that noise all of a sudden?”

“Suddenly no… the Black Hunter group… uses too many cowardly tactics. No matter how strong you are and no matter how high your ranking is…if you fight with guys who don’t know what moves to use, it can be a whole different level of dangerous than before…”

Her face was very serious.

Also, there was infinitely deep sadness in both eyes.

She was always nagging with concern at Jihoon’s unstoppable behavior, but this time the atmosphere was a little different.

Jihoon was also clearly feeling the difference, and a memory flashed through his mind.

“Is it because of you?”

Han So-jeong’s older brother

Jihoon remembered the person he had never met.

The day I first encountered Belcryon’s poison at the Ares Guild.

For some reason, Sojung knew about the poison.

Even though Sojeong was in great danger after being attacked by an A-class hunter, Sojeong screamed at Jihoon to never take Belcryon’s poison.

She lost her brother a long time ago to Belcryon’s poison, or rather, to the Black Hunters who used him.

“Remember…?”

It was a story I passed along on the way from Ares Guild to the Academy.

Her brother, who died protecting her, was a memory that was not easy for Sojung to recall…

However, Jihoon remembered that one story.

Although I never once asked her in detail as she was having a hard time…

I remembered it clearly.

“I heard you were attacked by the Black Hunters who used Belcryon’s poison? You told me about it during Ares Guild… Is that why? Am I afraid of dying too?”

Sojung lowers her head.

I was afraid.

I was so afraid.

I didn’t want to lose the person I cared about again.

“Yes!! scary! Kang Ji-hoon I’m so scared that you’ll die in vain like my brother!”

Because of Sojung screaming loudly

Not only Jihoon and Seolhyun, but other cadets walking along the street also began to glance towards the bench.

Her outburst of emotions made the atmosphere on the bench in front of the classroom very heavy and serious.

“Ugh…Ugh…Ugh…My brother too…was a very strong Class A hunter…Ugh…Because of me…if he hadn’t fought those bad guys to protect me. About…Ugh”

Before she knew it, Jihoon’s large, warm hand was placed on Sojeong’s pink head, who had begun to sniffle.

“…!”

Sojung, who had not expected his touch, sheds tears and looks at him in shock.

Jihoon slowly and gently strokes her hair.

“Don’t worry. I won’t get hurt. I will never die, I promise.”

“Black…I know what the Black Hunters will do…!”

“No matter what you do…I’m fine, you don’t have to worry about me.”

Moorim

Jihoon was the one who survived for 10 years in that hellish world of law and order.

Bad guys who use cowardly tricks exist everywhere…

Compared to the martial arts world, modern society would be risk-free.

poison

There, there was a vicious family that studied only poison for several generations.

sneak attack

If you gathered all the guys who came to stab you while you were sleeping, it would definitely fill several trucks.

specialization of crime

Compared to the assassin group, the Black Hunter group can be said to be cute. Compared to the murderers who had no blood or tears, the Black Hunters were like gentlemen.

“I actually think it went well”

“…?”

Sojeong’s head tilts as if she doesn’t understand what Jihoon is saying.

“The Black Hunter group, are you going to kill them all? Then, wouldn’t you be able to get revenge on the guy who killed your brother?”

“What? Are you-”

“Do you remember what kind of guys they were? Do you think I can recognize your face?”

“…Someone ask for revenge…”

“Do you remember?”

Sojung reluctantly responds to Jihoon’s bulldozer-like momentum.

“I know the leader of that group…not just the face…I know the name…Park Ji-hyuk, Park Soo-hyuk…”

“What?? Park Ji-hyuk and Park Soo-hyuk?”

The person who shouted in surprise was Seolhyun, not Jihoon.

Even though she was calmly listening to their conversation from the side, she couldn’t help but be shocked when the two names came up.

“What is it? Do you know these guys too? Turning the hyukja? What is it?”

“Brother…right…brother…”

For some reason, anger welled up in Seolhyun’s eyes.

At her sudden reaction, Jihoon looks at the two women alternately.

“What is it…are they famous people? Seolhyun, how do you know, and Sojung…you know, but you left them alone?”

“…Jihoon…this could be really dangerous…”

Seolhyun says:

Before she knew it, she had a face similar to Sojung.

“Brother Park Ji-hyuk…is not the head of the Black Hunter group, but rather a businessman, closer to a politician…”

“What? What kind of businessmen and politicians are these bad guys?”

“Maseok, architecture, media, finance… there is no place throughout Korea that has not reached out.”

“What…How do Black Hunters do such a lucrative business?”

“It is not a completely sunny business… From an architectural company that easily acts as a contractor during redevelopment projects to a private loan company that sells interest rates that far exceed the legal limit… If you think of it as taking on jobs that are on the border between the bright and the dark, It’s okay.”

“Seolhyun, how do you know so much? Could it be…”

“That’s right…my parents’ debt…all the debts I’m repaying are private loans…it’s a business under the jurisdiction of Brother Park Jihyuk…”

“Huh…”

Jihoon was dumbfounded.

I thought the Black Hunters were just guys hiding in the shadows and moving around like rats, but the story I just heard was so absurd it was shocking…

“Those guys who do business like that, even own a media company?”

“I don’t own a media company, but… it’s a public fact that media companies are influenced by their influence. Maybe that’s why I gained strength easily. Those guys… are a necessary evil… If they go wrong, there will be great chaos throughout society, and there is a reason why public authorities can’t do anything about them…”

necessary evil

Even though I know they are bad guys, I have no choice but to leave them alone…

Malik suddenly appears in Jihoon’s head.

He also proudly worked in the sun, talking about social balance and power balance…

“The Hunter Management Association also knows about the brothers, then?”

Jihoon’s question

Sojung and Seolhyun nod their heads with sad expressions.

“It’s not a matter of eliminating the Black Hunter group one by one, Jihoon… They are the ones who can bury you socially by influencing the political world and moving the media… Moreover, because of the many intertwined interests, if they are attacked, No one knows to what extent they will move and help. Because it is a power deeply rooted in society… At that time, the Hunter Management Association, the association president, and even other rankers may all become your enemies.”

Jihoon didn’t like these complicated problems.

Those who are bound by the term ‘interests’…

I hated the society that tried to tolerate injustice, saying it was inevitable.

Seeing his eyes slowly filled with anger, Sojung and Seolhyeon began to feel anxious.

“Well… So, Jihoon, our job this time is-”

“How much does the association president plan to disappoint me?”

“Well…what do you mean? Jihoon, calm down first-kwaaak”

Jihoon couldn’t stand it for a moment and opened the portal.