episode_0082

“Dae, what happened?! How were you able to come back alive?”

“Did Hunter Shin Ji-yeon clear it?”

“I heard that the special gate is at least B rank. Was it really?!”

“What happened inside!”

Reporters swarmed over the controlling association employees and bombarded Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon with a barrage of questions.

Of course, there were many questions.

To be honest, I thought he was just dead, and I thought that if the gate opened again and I would spread the news of his death, it would be the end.

I never thought I would clear the gate and come back alive and proud.

Even though both Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon looked a little tired, they showed no injuries.

So does that mean that you cleared it overwhelmingly without getting hurt?

No, what about 4 days?

Is the information provided by the association that it is at least B rank incorrect?

or not…

So many questions came to mind.

And that was true not only for reporters but also for other hunters and association employees who were waiting.

However, Team Leader Lee, who was dispatched by the association to take charge of the position, instinctively realized that it should not be left as is.

‘The matter regarding Hunter Park Ji-hoon is the most important issue in the association…! First, let’s contact Bupyeong branch manager Lee Hyeon-dong.’

Since this team leader was not a high-ranking official of the association, he does not know all the information about Park Ji-hoon.

I do know that he is currently the most important person in the Korean Hunter Association, and that the person in charge of him is Lee Hyeon-dong, the head of the Bupyeong branch.

That’s why he quickly informs him of Park Ji-hoon’s return.

It was a very wise decision.

(Right now! Bring him here right now! Absolutely!!)

As soon as the news of Park Ji-hoon’s return is announced, a very urgent voice is heard.

“Oh, I understand!”

Team leader Lee quickly nodded.

I walked through the reporters crowding around Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon and approached him.

“Ah, how did this happen…”

“Bah, Hunter Park Jihoon!”

At the time when Park Ji-hoon was trying to answer a barrage of intense questions.

Team leader Lee intervened at just the right moment.

“ Lee, Branch Manager Lee Hyeon-dong is asking you to bring him!”

“Ah! Yes.”

When Park Ji-hoon heard that it was branch manager Lee Hyeon-dong, he nodded as if he realized something and took his hand.

‘Now that I think about it, the association should be compensated properly.’

He realized that when he revealed his true power in the first place, there was a promise to raise the association’s image and raise its status.

“Then, reporters, we will officially schedule an interview through the association. Please come then.”

Park Ji-hoon left those words alone.

I left the place, following Team Leader Lee of the Hunter Association.

“Uh, huh?! Park Jihoon Hunter! What happened?!”

“Just one word! Just say one word!”

Reporters hurriedly called him and tried to get something out of him.

Neither Park Ji-hoon nor Shin Ji-yeon said anything and got into Team Leader Lee’s car.

“Shiibal… Just chase after him!”

“Huh? The press conference date will be announced later anyway. If you chase after him for no reason, won’t you end up in a fight with the association?”

“When did we ever worry about that!”

Even though the leaked information was fake, can we say that they are persistent reporters who even dig up the association’s leaked information?

I turned on the lights in my eyes and followed Team Leader Lee’s car with Park Ji-hoon in it.

But after arriving at the Bupyeong branch.

They were stopped by the association’s staff and had to wait there for about an hour.

“We will hold a formal press conference next Monday, April 3rd, so please come to the designated location then.”

But there was nothing worth waiting for.

After hearing those words, I had no choice but to leave the place with a dejected expression.

#

“…Yes? What…?”

Branch Manager Lee Hyeon-dong was doubtful whether what he had just heard was correct.

So I asked again.

“What you heard is correct. I think I’m about B rank. Jiyeon’s stat is A rank.”

“……”

Even after hearing it again, Lee Hyeon-dong shook his head as if he couldn’t believe it.

“No, ha. Wait a minute…”

After saying that, he hurriedly brought the rank measuring crystal from his office.

Although there are magic tools out there that measure stats more precisely.

I didn’t have the mental space to go out and get it.

Anyway, this is the result measured using the rank measurement crystal.

[B rank]

[A Rank]

“Heo Eok…”

As Park Ji-hoon said, his rank is B.

Shin Ji-yeon’s rank rose to A.

Lee Hyeon-dong could not continue speaking.

I knew it.

That Park Ji-hoon has a skill that increases his stats.

But I didn’t know it would be to this extent.

It’s not enough to come back alive from a B-rank special gate.

In that, you raise your rank from D rank to B rank?

The average stat value is 100, and the total amount is over 400?

They even promoted Hunter Shin Ji-yeon, who had been a B-rank hunter for several years, to A-rank.

‘I heard that familiars also increase their stats…’

How can it be possible to go from B rank to A rank in such a short period of time?

If you just think about it, this is a step up.

According to the average stat, B rank is approximately between 180 and 300.

A rank is between 301 and 500.

In other words, the stat average is over 100.

Even considering that Shin Ji-yeon’s stats were mid-to-high among B ranks, it is possible to raise them to at least 50.

This happened in just 15 days.

Does this make any sense?

‘Plus, there’s a familiar…’

There is only one B-rank monster below that.

The number of B-rank lower level monsters exceeds 50.

Four familiars that continue to grow or are newly brought in are C ranks.

‘…It’s just a one-person guild.’

A guild is not just a guild.

About 60 people, all elites ranked C or higher.

It is the power of a medium to large guild.

The problem is that only one person possesses the power of this medium to large guild.

That one person can enter the gate alone with this power.

‘A rank gate will be easy…’

An A-rank gate also requires at least 5 A-rank hunters.

Park Ji-hoon has the ability to boost his stats, so his power is actually close to S rank.

A-rank Shin Ji-yeon and B-rank 57 people.

Up to 4 C-rank assistants.

Isn’t it a power that can handle not only A-rank gates, but even higher-ranked A-rank special gates?

But the one who dominates it all is Park Ji-hoon.

Of course, there is Shin Ji-yeon, but she is also Park Ji-hoon’s minion.

In fact, it is safe to say that he monopolizes the gate.

‘No, whatever. Money or anything like that is no longer an issue…’

the problem is.

Park Ji-hoon continues to grow.

His stats will continue to rise.

The same goes for his familiars.

In addition, familiars can also be increased here.

‘monster…’

Now what should we call this being other than a monster?

In fact, Lee Hyeon-dong thought that it would be okay to reveal his power instead of hiding it.

‘It would be easier to move that way…’

That’s what I’m thinking.

“I’m still going to reveal it, now.”

Jihoon Park said with a grin.

Lee Hyeon-dong’s expression was dumbfounded.

‘Seo, this is a press conference…’

When I heard the report of Team Leader Lee, who brought Jihoon Park and Jiyeon Shin.

How he cleared the gate by saying he was holding a press conference and coordinated it well with the association.

I thought they were hiding the truth and holding a press conference with well-made lies.

“Are you just revealing everything…? Did you break this gate by just increasing your rank?”

“Yes! Oh, of course, I want to hide the fact that people, like Jiyeon, can become familiars. You know why… I don’t have to say it, right?”

Jihoon Park said while looking at Jiyeon Shin sitting next to him.

Lee Hyeon-dong immediately nodded.

“Yes, yes. Well… I think it’s hard for me to see hunters begging to be their familiars all day long.”

“Is that so? Hahaha.”

Lee Hyeon-dong looked at Park Ji-hoon’s smile.

He took a deep sigh.

“I understand. Let’s prepare thoroughly for this press conference. Don’t forget to keep our association alive.”

“Don’t worry.”

So, we set a date for the press conference on the spot.

After relaying the story to reporters waiting outside.

Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon’s long four days have come to an end.

#

“Hmm, it must be difficult for the Dragon King. I even started an argument by just sniping.”

What guild will Yang Si-woo join now?

Or, he was thinking about creating a new guild under his own name.

In fact, it is common for S-rank hunters to create a guild with their name on it.

Lee Jeong-hyeon was a bit of a unique case.

And from her perspective, wanting to attract people’s attention, it seemed better to launch a new guild with her name on it.

but.

“Guild masters have a lot of work to do. Then, when will you make an achievement and when will you become a national hero?”

In the first place, it would be nice to twist it one more time and become a guild master.

She was the one who thought about it until then.

Definitely S rank.

That is, if you open a guild with the title of the strongest in Korea.

With so many people flocking to it, it could quickly become a large guild.

Then, when you first create a guild, it will attract a lot of attention.

But that’s it.

It will be quite difficult for the Dragon King Guild, which has two S-rank members and boasts a long history, to regain its position as the No. 1 guild in Korea.

‘Anyway, then the guild I created will be buried in the name of the Dragon King.’

In that case, it would be better to join another large guild and make that guild the new #1 guild that defeated the Dragon King and attract aggro.

Her idea was, wouldn’t it be better to make a name for herself as a national hero and gain popularity by sweeping away gates without doing guild work?

“Hmm… There’s a pretty good guild these days…”

Meanwhile, her eyes were looking up guild information.

“…huh?”

The latest article that graced the top of the Internet caught my eye.

[Hunter Park Ji-hoon, returned alive. ]

“What? Sa… come back alive?”

Trainer Park Ji-hoon was caught in a B-rank special gate and almost died.

It was news that he was alive.

[Hunter Park Ji-hoon, returned alive. ]

[ Recently, hunters Park Ji-hoon and Shin Ji-yeon, who were caught in a special gate estimated to be at least B rank while traveling in Gapyeong, were returned alive. They looked a little tired, but surprisingly came back from the gate unscathed.

In response to this, people responded by saying things like, ‘Isn’t B rank measured incorrectly by the association?’, ‘No matter how many familiars there are, how can one F rank hunter and one B rank hunter come back alive from a B rank special gate?’, etc. It was visible.

However, the association dismissed it as an absolute measurement mistake. In response to this, it was reported that Hunter Park Ji-hoon and Hunter Ji-yeon Shin will hold an official press conference next Monday to talk in detail about this incident.

And Park Ji-hoon Hunter… ]

“…No, that doesn’t make sense.”

At the B-rank special gate.

Can an F-rank hunter survive?

No, apart from survival.

Although there are B-rank hunters and familiars.

Does it make sense to clear the gate?

Many thoughts came to her mind.

Putting all that aside, there was only one feeling that bloomed.

‘This bastard… is stealing all the attention I’ve gathered?’

anger.

Due to his return, all articles were plastered with Park Ji-hoon’s name.

Her name is the one who established herself as Korea’s strongest hunter and even earned the wonderful title of King of Kwon.

It was nowhere to be seen.

All the attention that should be focused on himself is directed to Park Ji-hoon.

In reality, I was completely left in the cold.

Yang Si-woo began to feel tremendous anger towards Park Ji-hoon.