Episode 40

After school, the bus for the Colosseum arrived at the academy.

“I don’t have time to rest because of the midterm exam.”

“Uh… I don’t want to go.”

“You say no with your mouth, but your body is honest?”

Club activities have become part of the daily routine, so the special class students naturally got on the bus.

“Even if it’s unfair that it happened like this, I won first place.”

“Then, a full bet today?”

The students who had been chatting with each other soon shut up when Lee Woo-ah and Seol Ga-eun got on the bus.

It was because they thought Kang Tae-min would ride next to them. But the bus door was closed.

“uh? Who is Teacher Taemin?”

“What about Master?”

Seol Ga-eun looked at Leeru-ah at that question. When there was no homeroom teacher, the burdened homeroom teacher had to play the role of homeroom teacher.

“Teacher Kang Tae-min has a home visit.”

Irua said a little curtly. Originally, she left it to Seol Ga-eun and tried to chase after Kang Tae-min, but failed.

-It’s okay because I’m just going to see the situation today. And Noah, to prepare for an individual exhibition, you have to take special care.

It was because Kang Tae-min brought up the story of his younger brother.

At this Youth Hunter Championship, what drew attention was the individual competition stage, and Lee Lua secretly appealed for her younger sister to enter the individual competition.

‘I can’t ruin my younger brother’s future just by looking hateful.’

She passed on the list, but during the period when it was still possible to revise, she had no desire to go against Kang Tae-min.

“Oh, then, can I be a little sloppy today?”

“Honey.”

“Today is an unconditional minimum bet.”

The students flirted and said. No matter how similar Lee Lu-ah is to Kang Tae-min, it was different from the original. At least you won’t be beaten with a bat.

But they were still on Kang Taemin’s palm.

“So Taemin Kang told me to film the sparring process, like Miss Dahyun Joo today.”

‘As expected, teacher Taemin. Students to that extent…!’

Seol Ga-eun was thrilled by Eru-ah’s words.

On the other hand, the smiles of the students stiffened. Eventually, they gave up and looked out the window.

Kang Tae-min, who was standing outside the bus, sent them off by patting their shoulders with a manners injector.

* * *

The place where Yeomma and Yuhwarin lived was a pretty nice private house. A well-groomed tree could be seen over the high wall.

It meant a spacious house with a yard.

“Oh, welcome.”

The door opened and a merchant man with wide eyes and a smiling face greeted me. Thanks for contacting me in advance.

“I am Hwarin’s uncle, Yoo Ji-wan.”

As Yuhwarin’s uncle, he was a hunter who did his part. So, you must live in a house like this.

I greeted and introduced myself.

“This is Kang Tae-min. I should have come a little earlier, but there was no rush.”

“Aww, no. It’s been less than two weeks since we returned.”

He led me home with a shy face.

“Hwarin? This, I’ve been talking about…”

When he couldn’t see Yuhwarin’s figure, he blurted out his words with a more embarrassed face. Then he quickly climbed the stairs.

“I’ll call you back at once. Please sit down for a moment.”

“all right.”

I replied and looked around the living room. The interior was clean, with few pieces of furniture. I think this is called minimalism.

“Huh, there is no answer after all.”

After a while, Yoo Ji-wan came down with a dark face.

“Because I’m still heartbroken.”

I nodded as if I understood.

Yuhwarin was originally living abroad, and was scheduled to return with her parents in time for the academy’s opening.

However, her parents were caught up in a dungeon break and went missing, so she delayed entering the country and hoped for her parents’ safe return.

In the end, that wish did not come true.

“Yeah… Oh, would you like something to drink?”

“No, thanks.”

“All right. then···.”

Yoo Ji-wan sat down with a bitter expression. Yu Yu-rin’s uncle, Yoo Ji-wan, brought Yu Hwa-rin from abroad.

“I came back and delivered it to the academy by wire, but Hwarin is confined to her room and doesn’t come out well.”

he said in a heavy voice. The explanation was that Yoo Hwa-rin refused to go to school because of the sadness and shock of the loss.

“I thought it would get better with time, but it still seems to be a bit difficult.”

“Would it be all right if I spoke to you myself?”

“Hmm···.”

Yoo Ji-wan took a deep breath and then shook his head.

“Yes, it would be okay to just go back empty-handed…”

I followed him to the second floor, to the room Yuhuarin was using.

“A student of Yoo Hwa-rin?”

No answer came back. Beyond the locked door was silence.

Yoo Ji-wan shook his head as if he knew this would happen.

“I think today is going to be difficult. You’ve worked hard, but I’m sorry…”

No, no need to be sorry.

I just had no intention of going back. He used his powers to unlock the door.

Hearing a click, Yoo Ji-wan opened his eyes wide.

“Oh, I’ll go in.”

Pretending not to know, I pushed the door open. and inside it.

“Wow, Hwarin-ah!”

Yu Yu-rin, a girl with disheveled hair and smiling merchant eyes like Yoo Ji-wan, was lying on the floor in pajamas.

“Joe, be careful.”

Yoo Ji-wan urgently stopped in front of me and said. She wasn’t the only one in the room.

A being made of blazing flames, a fire spirit, was floating behind the fallen Yuhuarin.

Yeomma, Yuhwarin was a spirit sorcerer who handled fire spirits.

“I will look into it. They will not hurt me because they are my family.”

Yoo Ji-wan cautiously entered and checked Yoo Hwa-rin’s condition. True to his words, the spirits were not wary of him.

“This is like… mana exhaustion! Mana potion, please bring me some potion!”

“Where is the potion?”

“Ah, the room at the end of the hallway is my study. You can see it in the cupboard over there!”

I just followed his words. In the cupboard was a vial the size of a cosmetic sample.

Since it was a potion extracted by condensing mana into a liquid, the value was considerable.

When I brought it to Yoo Ji-wan, he gave the potion to his nephew without hesitation.

“Whoa…”

Yoo Ji-wan let out a short sigh as if relieved. Yoo Hwa-rin’s complexion softened a little. He carefully lifted Yuhwarin and put it on the bed.

“I’m sorry you took the time to come, but it’s going to be difficult today.”

At his words, I paused for a while and then agreed.

“All right. I’ll see you next time.”

“Yes, thank you for your understanding.”

I came out to see him off. but did not return home.

“Leave it to me.”

No, to be precise, they made clones and sent them home. After finishing club activities, Eruah must have been waiting to observe me.

But I still had work to do.

“Whoa…”

I went up in the air and lit a cigarette looking down at the mansion. As always, when you look at the last appearance of the villains before returning and their current appearance, the gap is great.

The villain, Yeomma, is a spirit sorcerer who handles fire spirits, but in reality, she was encroached upon by the spirits.

If completely engulfed, the spirit sorcerer becomes a host that supplies energy to the spirit and loses intelligence.

In that respect, Yeomma was special. Even though it was eroded, only one will remained.

-me. Hindrance. summer solstice. mind···!

Even burning her own body, there was only one thing she wanted to achieve, to find her missing parents.

With that determination, Yeomma collected dungeon cores. by any means.

I tried to activate the collected dungeon cores at once to create a large overlapping space, a dungeon break.

He seemed to think that that way he would be able to find his parents.

I cornered her, and Yeomma tried to activate the core even if she died. However, Yeomma was only used in the end.

-entire. buy it. lost uh?

None of the cores she had collected remained. It was clear that someone had stolen the core.

The fire that seemed to devour the world eventually went out, and the despairing Yeomma returned to ashes, and I tracked the whereabouts of the missing core.

-It’s Lunatic Dawn.

Make sure to read from noble mtl dot com

Lunatic Dawn, literally Dawn of the Moon.

As a secret group as No Name, Miss Backdoor was only able to find out the name. They said they would let me know if they found out more, but I didn’t hear.

Because he was arrested and sentenced to death before that. After that, it is unknown where the core was used.

But in this life, there is an opportunity.

If Yeomma was essential to their plan, they would approach it this time too. I was thinking of stopping her from becoming a villain and digging into Lunatic money as well.

“…Today is important.”

Yoo Hwa-rin’s fainting was part of the process of being encroached upon. Judging from the size of the spirit standing behind her, it wasn’t something to worry about yet.

But today, that house is completely destroyed by fire, and Yoo Ji-wan also dies. And Yuhwarin’s whereabouts become unclear.

That’s what I knew before the regression, but I was able to learn something new when I visited it in person today.

I extinguished the embers of my cigarette by rubbing them into an ashtray.

* * *

It’s late at night, when even the moonlight is covered by clouds.

Yoo Hwa-rin’s eyebrows trembled and then blinked. The reddish-brown eyes that had been hidden behind the eyelids were revealed.

“Oh, are you awake?”

Yoo Ji-wan sensed the sign and said. She got up slowly.

“I am very fortunate. I knew something was going to happen…”

Yoo Ji-wan brushed his chest and approached her. And immediately grabbed his head violently.

“My uncle told me to take care of my condition before raiding the dungeon. huh? Is not it?”

“···Yes.”

Yoo Hwa-rin answered in a small voice. Yoo Ji-wan frowned in disapproval, but quickly let go of his hand and stood up.

“If you know, prepare. It is a start.”

Yuyurin silently nodded her head. Eventually, the two got into Yu Ji-wan’s car and got out of the mansion.

Because it was a luxury car, I couldn’t even hear the sound of the engine. In the midst of the heavy silence, Yoo Hwa-rin quietly opened her mouth.

“… can you really find mom and dad if you do this?”

“under···.”

Yoo Ji-wan sighed as if he was full of energy.

“Hwarin-ah, think about your uncle’s point of view as well. huh? It’s been over 15 years since I haven’t seen my brother face to face, don’t you feel sorry for me for suddenly taking care of you?”

It wasn’t the answer she wanted. It was always like this. Yoo Ji-wan always put forward his position.

“Just finding work for an unqualified Awakener like you makes me feel good.”

“I don’t want to work…”

“no? Talk to me if you don’t like it. Turn the car around.”

Yuyurin kept her mouth shut. Seeing that, Yoo Ji-wan became more energetic.

“Hwarin-ah, your uncle is having a hard time too. huh? If you have a conscience, you should know how to be grateful. did i make you work? Didn’t you ask for help first?”

“···Yes.”

Yuhwarin gave a short answer. Jiwan showed more condescension, but it didn’t come into his ears. I just wanted to quickly enter the dungeon.

‘I don’t want to think about anything.’

It was because if I went in and entrusted everything to the spirit, I felt comfortable.

Make sure to read from noble mtl dot com

Long before that, Yoo Ji-wan stopped the car a short distance away from the gate.

“You just do what you do. Understand?”

“···Yes.”

With those words, Yoo Ji-wan manifested his ability. Yoo Hwa-rin’s body began to erase from the tips of her toes.

It was thanks to his awakening ability, invisibility. It had the effect of hiding not only oneself but also the desired target for a certain period of time.

Over the past two weeks, Yoo Ji-wan used this ability to hide the attention of the association and pushed Yu-rin into the dungeon.

“Ah, are you here?”

“Yes, everything is fine, right?”

Yu Ji-wan then exchanged greetings with the gate management team with a nonchalant face.

Basically, a minimum of 3 people are recommended for dungeon raids, but there are cases where 1 person can enter.

It was a situation that was not intended to destroy the core. Rather than defeating the boss, collecting resources from inside the dungeon was because it could be adjusted at one’s own discretion.

“You are alone today too.”

“Yes, sooner or later I should at least join a guild.”

“Hunter Jiwan will accept it anywhere.”

“hahahaha, thank you. Then work hard.”

After such a pretentious conversation, Yu Ji-wan saw Yoo-hwa-rin enter through the gate.

It was transparent to the eyes of others, but it was translucent to the caster’s eyes, so he could tell.

Then he too entered through the gate.

“Isn’t there anyone else coming in today?”

“Yes, Hunter Yoo Ji-wan, who just entered, is the last one.”

“Yes, it was hard.”

The management team members were so relaxed. Without even knowing that there was another visitor.

* * *

Inside the dungeon was a dry crypt.

Yoo Ji-wan sat down on a rock and said.

“Just don’t touch the boss. know?”

“···Yes.”

“Okay, deal with it quickly.”

He entrusted Yuhwarin to deal with the monster. And when she came back, he leisurely wandered around the dungeon and retrieved the loot.

Yuhwarin disappeared inside with the spirit.

‘The condition is not very good…’

Yoo Ji-wan clicked his tongue and frowned. The reason she was exhausted today was because he forced her to improve her skills.

Did you know that I would pour mana into the spirit to the point of exhaustion?

‘This way, the mana potion won’t even come out. It’s better to organize it slowly.’

I thought I would be automatically expelled if I let it go, but didn’t the academy even come as a teacher? It would have been embarrassing if this had ever been revealed.

‘Is it better? You won’t doubt me after seeing my appearance today.’

Even thinking about it, it was a perfect performance. Yoo Ji-wan was in the middle of praising himself.

“Well?”

Pretending to be popular, he turned his head. It was not the inside where Yuhwarin had disappeared, but the opposite direction, towards the gate.

‘what?’

He hurriedly used invisibility on himself and grabbed his weapon, the crossbow.

And immediately after taking cover behind a rock, we waited for the arrival of the uninvited guest.

Amidst the silence, the sound of footsteps echoed. It seemed that the other person had no intention of hiding my existence.

‘Who the hell…?’

Yoo Ji-wan did not understand the situation at all. In order not to be caught, I always reserved the last turn.

Eventually, when the other person showed up, the question grew even bigger.

‘suit?’

Isn’t an iron man in a suit coming in? I don’t know how it got there, but it probably wasn’t for good reasons.

‘You’re lucky. I don’t know what that piece of scrap metal is, but I don’t need to use my hands.’

One of them would have a problem if they ran into Yuhwarin. At that time, he had to take on the role of a fisherman.

Because of this, Yoo Ji-wan held his breath and waited for him to pass. But the iron man stood tall.

‘What, what is it?’

Yoo Ji-wan was careful not to leak a single breath. But the effort was futile.

The iron man’s head turned right in that direction.

‘Oh shit…!’

It was at the same time that he pulled the trigger of his crossbow. The arrow that flew away.

“What, what…?!”

He was trembling as he stopped between himself and the iron man.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like