Episode 42
The Metro Tower soars toward the sky.
In this place, a symbol of Metro City, the Association was managing the Hunters’ missions.
‘…This is the Metro Tower.’
Let Shin Yoo-seong, wearing Gaon’s school uniform, enter. A woman waiting in the lobby waved.
“hi! here it is! here!”
lively laughter.
The woman, dressed in a neat interview suit, treated Shin Yoo-seong kindly.
“Wow~ To be in charge of patrolling the city at such a young age. Do you have good grades? Are you really unique? Oh right, I should start with my introduction!”
The excited woman suddenly pointed at her name tag.
[Level 3 Hunter Yu Aeri]
As an active duty hunter, he was a fairly skilled hunter who could handle even level 3 bosses by himself.
“This is Shin Yoo-seong, who has been entrusted with the request.”
Yoo Ae-ri smiled at Shin Yu-seong’s formal greeting.
“It’s not official, it’s an extracurricular activity, so there’s no need to call it that hard. Be friendly~ Just call me noona.”
Having said that, Yu Ae-ri looked at Shin Yoo-seong with a worried expression.
“…But to leave it to the students? Are you worried about this young? It’s so cute, but when the villain appears! Aren’t you going to catch me?”
Her thoughts were wild. Shin Yoo-seong is a talented person who has already passed level 4 at the age of a student. She was much stronger than active duty member Yu Aeri.
However, Yu Ae-ri, unaware of the fact, made a lot of noise with an excited face.
“Jung~ If you’re scared, would you like me to stick by your side? Even if I look like this, I can easily defeat a level 3 boss by myself.”
To Yoo Ae-ri, Shin Yoo-seong is a junior like a sprout that he met after a long time away from a tough mission. Yu Aeri was overly kind.
‘…a level 3 boss?’
However, Yuseong Shin was puzzled by Yu Ae-ri’s words. Yu Ae-ri’s words were very different from what King Gwon had told her.
[Yoo Seong-ah is on active duty! I have to defeat the level 5 boss alone. From then on, you have to listen to the hunter!]
In front of Shin Yoo-seong, Yu Ae-ri was only making a saga of a 3rd-class boss.
‘As expected… Master’s standards are…’
When Shin Yoo-seong was immersed in thoughts while thinking of King Kwon, Ae-ri Yu clapped with applause.
“oh! right! If you’re a Gaon student, you’ve caught monsters in the exam, right? How far did you hold it? 2nd grade? omg! Maybe level 3?”
Let’s ask a question with a curious face. Shin Yooseong answered briefly.
“It’s a 4th level boss.”
“…huh?”
Yu Aeri is embarrassed by the unexpected answer.
“Level 4? Are you kidding me?”
Yu Ae-Ri stuttered and asked Shin Yoo-Sung a shy smile. I searched Shin Yoo-seong’s name in my pocket.
Dig!
Shin Yoo-seong, emerging as a hologram, plays a variety of activities. Among them, there was a history of defeating the 4th grade boss, Dyurahan and Lich.
“Uh uh….”
Yu Aeri looked at the hologram with a blank face. Then, with a blushing face, he muttered a little.
“Ugh, forget everything…”
* * *
Metro Tower’s General Information Office.
After 10 minutes of patrol training, Yu Ae-ri spoke in a calmer voice.
“…Really forget about my ugliness earlier. I must have been so excited to meet the students after a long time.”
Instead of answering, Shin Yoo-seong smiled lightly. Yu Ae-ri made an expression of “Ugh”.
“…You look so cute, but you’re saying you’re going to beat a level 4 boss? After all, you can’t tell strength from the outside.”
“Is your education over?”
“Okay, it’s okay to go now. Also tell the late partner.”
After breaking up with Yu Ae-ri, Shin Yoo-seong walked out of the Metro Tower slowly.
As expected, a high-end limousine was already waiting at the entrance of the Metro Tower.
Bread!
The limousine honked to get Yoosung Shin’s attention.
Swoop!
Limousine doors that go up, not sideways. Sitting in the limousine was Kim Eun-ah, accompanied by a bodyguard in black.
‘…I was waiting for you.’
An insincere attitude that is absent from education. However, Kim Eun-ah was the granddaughter of the chairman of Shinsung Group.
Considering the ripple power of Shinsung Group, the largest company in Korea, there was no need to create trouble.
“Hey~!”
Kim Eun-ah, who crossed her legs badly, raised her palm toward Shin Yoo-seong.
“Is your education over?”
Instead of answering, Shin Yoo-seong nodded, and Kim Eun-ah pointed to the seat in front of her with her chin.
However, Shin Yoo-seong was still looking at Kim Eun-ah.
short silence.
Kim Eun-ah frowned as if she was frustrated.
“What are you doing? get on.”
Kim Eun-ah did not even walk on the street in front of her nose. No, it wasn’t just walking. Except for school life, Kim Eun-ah had bodyguards and secretaries do all the chores. Truly a modern princess.
‘A different class from me.’
Shin Yoo-seong, who was raised as an orphan and was raised in Musin Mountain, lived in a different world.
“miss. I will depart.”
Let’s talk to a bodyguard in his twenties looking at each other. Kim Eun-ah nodded her head as if she was familiar with the bodyguard’s honorific.
“okay. Get off quickly.”
Boooooong-!
With Kim Eun-ah’s permission, the driver started the limousine. A top-notch limousine that does not shake even at high speeds.
“…hmm.”
Kim Eun-ah crossed her arms and looked over at Shin Yoo-seong with arrogant eyes. Then he spoke with an interesting face.
“Hey, you said you were going to the tournament?”
“huh. that’s right.”
The first goal is the qualifying round.
Then the national competition.
For Shin Yoo-seong, the current process was just like climbing the stairs.
The preliminary round was a step that Shin Yoo-seong had to go through to reach the end point of being the strongest hunter.
Kim Eun-ah muttered to herself at Shin Yoo-seong’s answer.
“Then you’re going to stick with Adela? It’s a fight between class F and class S…”
Grade 1 ranking.
Adela Ortensia.
It’s a name I’ve heard until I’ve heard it since I entered Gaon, but Shin Yoo-seong has never confirmed his skills.
‘… Gaon’s No. 1.’
1st place at Gaon Academy means 1st place in Korea. Shin Yoo-seong was also curious about Adela’s skills.
‘Come to think of it…’
Shin Yoo-seong’s gaze moved toward Kim Eun-ah. Her personality is arbitrary, but Kim Eun-ah is a talented person who ranks second in the grade.
“Do you have time after your extracurricular activities?”
Kim Eun-ah hesitated at Shin Yoo-seong’s question. After that, Kim Eun-ah slowly reflected on Shin Yoo-seong’s words and forced herself to laugh.
“Ha~ I’ve had this happen once or twice. It’s always a problem.”
At Shin Yoo-sung’s question, Kim Eun-ah seemed excited.
“good. I already know what you’re going to say, but let’s listen. What time?”
When the excited Kim Eun-ah asked in an arrogant tone. Shin Yoo-sung answered concisely.
“Compete with me.”
“…ok?”
Kim Eun-ah hardened like a stone at Shin Yoo-sung’s question. Apparently Shin Yoo-seong’s answer was very different from Kim Eun-ah’s expectations.
“…You want me to stick with you? suddenly?”
Surprised Kim Eun-ah’s reaction.
However, Shin Yoo-seong was sincere.
“I want to check the skills of the rankers before I compete.”
Seeing Shin Yoo-seong’s straight eyes, Kim Eun-ah swallowed dry saliva.
‘Suddenly… what sparring? Of course, I won’t lose to an F-ranker…’
Kim Eun-ah looked at Shin Yoo-seong’s body again. A well-proportioned, muscular body.
‘It seems like a style that bumps into physical abilities. I can feel the mana quite a bit…’
It’s a contradiction to Kim Eun-ah, who can’t control the lightning in detail. Shin Yoo-seong, seen by Kim Eun-ah, seemed too strong to be an F-class.
‘Already ranked 3rd…’
Kim Eun-ah looked calm on the outside, but cold sweat broke out on her back and her head was spinning.
What if.
What if you lose because of the slim chance of being struck by lightning on a sunny day?
Let your thoughts reach there. Kim Eun-ah turned her head to the window to avoid Shin Yoo-seong’s gaze.
‘…What are you going to do, Ai? Just stick around?’
Eunah Kim, who has a strong sense of pride, never admitted that she was scared. Kim Eun-ah, who was so worried, came up with an appropriate reason for not being able to fight with Shin Yoo-sung.
“Hey, where is the next schedule after off-campus activities?”
Kim Eun-ah calls the bodyguard as if Shin Yoo-seong wants to hear it.
“Metro Hospital.”
“okay? Then you won’t be able to fight.”
Kim Eun-ah nodded with a proud face. The limousine arrived at the patrol area and stopped.
Soon after, let the driver open the door of the limousine. Kim Eun-ah looked at Shin Yoo-seong and smiled.
“If you understand, give up. Because I am busy.”
Two bodyguards already waiting outside the limousine holding parasols. Kim Eun-ah took sunglasses out of her pocket and put them on, then walked out of the limousine proudly.
Kim Eun-ah looked at the bodyguard with a disapproving expression, and then got annoyed.
“hey. I’m going on patrol, where are you going to follow me? cumbersome.”
However, despite Kim Eun-ah’s words, the bodyguard expressed disapproval. If Kim Eun-ah was hurt, the bodyguards could not handle the wrath of Kim Seok-han, the chairman of Shinsung Group.
“Ha but…”
“But what?”
However, Kim Eun-ah’s intention was firm.
“Are you ignoring my skills?”
Tingling!
Static electricity rose from the annoyed Kim Eun-ah. Once Kim Eun-ah started to be stubborn, no one in Shinsung Group could stop her.
“…All right.”
The bodyguard eventually leaves.
Shin Yoo-seong looked at Kim Eun-ah.
‘…Really picky.’
It didn’t matter because she was actually kind to herself, but when she saw Shin Yoo-seong and Kim Eun-ah, she remembered the story King Kwon told her.
[Even when I’m on active duty! There were young guys who didn’t know the subject and messed around.]
A hunter who ran on the road to success, winning victories for each mission he was entrusted with. Mind’s eye type. Climbing the tower, he fearlessly quarreled with King Kwon.
[Is this old man the party leader? I can’t admit it!]
Young blood in his twenties.
Even Shin Yoo-seong couldn’t hold back his curiosity when he first heard that he was fighting against Kwon Wang, the strongest hunter in Korea.
[So what did you do?]
King Gwon cleared his ears and said to Shin Yoo-seong, who was curious.
[I’m going to die. Respect for others comes only when it’s right.]
A story that really sends chills down your spine.
“Hey, what are you bruising on? let’s go.”
Yooseong Shin smiled as he watched Kim Eun-ah flicking his index finger.
‘…Eunah must never meet Master.’
