episode_0136

Jihoon, Sojung, and Seolhyun’s strange cohabitation life has been quite peaceful so far.

We woke up together and went to the academy, and in the evening, we ate together at Jihoon’s house and waited(?) for the Black Hunters to attack.

For some reason, after the guys who scouted on the first day, there wasn’t even a nose to be seen.

So, Jihoon’s frustration was increasing.

If we wipe out all of them and extinguish the embers of danger, then we can get rid of these leeches at will…

Jihoon’s peaceful and monotonous daily life was made more noisy by the two women than by the Black Hunters.

“Gatebreak. This is a phenomenon where monsters pop out of the gate when the gate is not cleared within a certain period of time. Historically, gatebreaks have occurred countless times -”

(How about Budae Jjigae today, Ji Hoon-ang)

(……)

(I hate budae stew, let’s eat soybean paste stew again)

(Han So-jeong, who asked you! Ji-hoon will eat whatever he wants!)

(It’s really hard to decide on a menu every day. Is this the suffering of housewives?)

(……)

“This is a gatebreak video that occurred in Hong Kong in 2017. Although it was a B-class gate, the boss mob was strong, so many guilds struggled and were unable to clear it, so it took a long time, eventually leading to a gate break. Now, let’s look at this scene. The bigger the city, that is, the more densely populated the area, the more fatal the aftermath of Gate Break is-”

(But shouldn’t we install a new boiler in our living room? The floor isn’t warm at all. If we weren’t advanced hunters, we would definitely have suffered from a terrible cold.)

(It’s not my house. It’s my house.)

(That’s right, let’s install a new boiler and change the lighting. The house is so dull, how good are the interior design products these days?)

(……)

“The monsters at the B-class gate are probably not a big threat to the 1st and 2nd class cadets here. However, to ordinary people who are not hunters, their existence cannot help but be a source of fear. Look at this part. That huge building collapses so easily, right? The casualties and property damage at that time were beyond imagination-”

(Should we go out to dinner tonight for the first time in a while? We drank a lot for the first time in a while, and if I get drunk, Jihoon will carry me? Hehe)

(……)

(I agree. I want to eat raw fish. What do you think?)

(Sashimi? Good, good! Jihoon-ang, do you like raw fish too?)

(……)

“Sseu-eup… three people there! It’s been so noisy since a while ago. There will be a separate time for discussion and questions related to the content of the special lecture, so why not focus on my voice for now?”

“Ahh! Sorry.”

“I’m sorry. Professor.”

“I feel unfair. Please get these guys away”

It was Jihoon’s sincere voice.

However, Professor Min, who stood on the podium, burst into laughter and continued lecturing again, ignoring Jihoon’s words.

“That jealous bastard”

“A man who is hungry for luck”

“Why on earth…that bastard”

The jealous voices of the 1st and 2nd class male cadets are quite powerful and reach Jihoon’s ears.

Swish

They make eye contact with Jihoon, who looks back.

Hehehe

As if nothing had happened, the cadets were avoiding Jihoon’s gaze and pretending to listen intently to the lecture.

***

As soon as the special lecture ends, Jihoon’s phone starts ringing, as if he didn’t know how he knew it was break time.

“Hello”

-Hunter Kang, it’s been a while since I contacted you.

“President of the Association?”

-Yes, it’s epic. Are you at the academy?

“Yes, that’s right, the special lecture ended a while ago.

-ah. I guess I called at the right time. Um… I’m sorry, but could you please stop by the association?

“Yes? why? What’s wrong? Are the Black Hunters making any moves?

-iced coffee. It’s not like that. However, there is something I would like to ask you…

Association President Jang Dae-han’s voice was quite gloomy and dark.

He was always cautious when dealing with Jihoon, so he could even feel his voice shaking so much when he uttered the word ‘please’.

“Oh, well…let’s go get some tea”

-oh! I would really appreciate it if you could do that. I’ll prepare it for you. When will you have time?

Duuut

Association President’s Office

“-Say…you came right away.”

“I’m coming to have a cup of tea. Is there anything you want to put off?”

Ji-hoon opens the portal and flies into the association president’s office in an instant.

The president of the association was not terribly surprised as he had seen it many times.

Still, Jihoon’s movement skills were surprising and amazing every time I saw them.

“Ah…that’s right, tea! Please wait a moment.”

Jang Dae-han moved around busily and began serving tea at the table set up in one corner of the association president’s office.

Is there a tea ceremony table inside the association president’s office?

It was a sight that could have made people laugh, thinking it was a tea house.

Jang Dae-han could never ignore Ji-hoon’s taste for visiting once in a while.

lol

lol

Two people sharing a cup of tea.

Jihoon is the first to speak, seeing the president of the association just sipping tea, unable to speak for a while.

“What are you asking me to do for you? You didn’t really invite me to just have tea”

“Ah…Ahaha…tea…does tea fit your taste buds?”

“Hmm, it’s delicious. I think you’re getting better at unloading tea.”

“Haha…I’m glad you liked it. These days, I invite a visiting instructor to learn tea ceremony separately -”

At Ji-hoon’s look telling him to stop talking nonsense and get to the point, the president of the association comes to his senses and stops talking.

And then soon

“Ha…I have no shame in asking Hunter Kang, but…the only thing I can ask for is Hunter Kang.”

“What is it”

“Singapore… You probably know about the gatebreak that occurred in Singapore two days ago.”

“I don’t know?”

“…?”

Doesn’t this guy even watch the news? It’s the special disaster news that the whole world is talking about…

Association president Jang Dae-han glances at Ji-hoon with blasphemous eyes, but soon comes to his senses and shakes his head.

“Ah… I guess Hunter Kang was busy and didn’t see the news. In fact, there was a massive gatebreak in Singapore two days ago. The gate is class A. In Singapore, where hunter infrastructure is weak, this is a situation that cannot be resolved without external help.”

“Hmm…”

“Accordingly, the Asian Hunter Union has decided to provide military support to Singapore. Of course, you know that Korea is also a member of the Asian Hunter Union, right?”

“I don’t know…”

Does this guy really have no interest in the world?

Jihoon’s eyes narrow, perhaps because he read Jang Daehan’s gaze.

“Kuhmhmmm…”

The president of the association, who glances at him again and continues speaking.

“We, the Republic of Korea, have not been able to contribute to the events of the Asia Hunter Union due to internal guild conflicts and a lack of high-level hunters.”

“The inside is a mess, it must be awkward”

“Kuhm…”

The president of the association is sobbing

Jihoon’s painful criticism was probably actually a criticism directed at himself.

“…Countries in Asia with highly developed hunter infrastructure, such as Japan, China, and India…have virtually treated Korea as nonexistent. I guess I was ignoring it.”

“Um……”

“The absence of S-class hunters may have been the biggest reason, but even among the A-class hunters, the highest-ranking personnel were not very cooperative with the Hunter Management Association, a government agency…and…”

“Ah, it’s been a long story… So, isn’t this a request to go to Singapore and raise the country’s prestige or something like that?”

“…Shameless, but yes. Now, Korea is also a country with S-class hunters! It is a hunter powerhouse that will not bow down anywhere! If we can show the world that this is the case and wash away the image we have had of being a country that is stingy when it comes to military support… haha… the only thing I can ask for is Hunter Kang. Hunter Kang with Hunter Jang Hyeon-woo, the Sword Saint-”

“Mr. Geomseong is not allowed”

“…Yes?”

“Uncle Geomseong says he can’t go anywhere because he has something I ordered him to do”

“…What is that…?”

It was true.

Since Sojung and Seolhyeon lived with him, he was able to directly protect them from danger.

Because the safety of Beautiful Guild and Sojeong’s father, CEO Han, could not be guaranteed.

Ji-hoon, who could not ignore the information power of the Black Hunters even though he was the representative of the Beautiful Guild and Han, was not revealed on the surface, and entrusted the security of the Beautiful Guild to Sword Master Jang Hyun-woo.

Of course, there was no backlash.

Jang Hyeon-woo, a swordsman who had always acted alone his entire life, but after he began to take Ji-hoon as his teacher…

It was because he seemed like he would be happy to do anything Jihoon told him to do, even if it was just to run bread errands.

Jihoon sometimes felt that Mr. Geomseong’s loyalty was a burden.

“Kuhm…well anyway…I’ll go to Singapore.”

“Ah…no matter how much you are Hunter Kang, sending out troops alone…”

“I’ll take two more people. Since we are girls, please prepare flights and accommodations for three people.”

“……?”

Do you know what kind of Singapore trip this is?

Jang Dae-han couldn’t understand Ji-hoon’s words, but since he had no other alternative, he just wrote them down.

“Ah, but. Are there many strong hunters in Japan, China, and India?”

“If you look at the number of high-level hunters, there is a difference of at least ten to hundreds of times compared to Korea. Moreover…all three countries also possess S-class hunters…”

“Oh really? Um…I’m level E…well, anyway, it’ll be fun. Is it possible to reserve a flight for tonight?”

Even if it can’t be done, it must be done.

Association president Jang Dae-han began arranging for Ji-hoon’s private plane as soon as he returned to the academy.