Chapter 495 – Exchange Meeting (4)
Unlike Seoul, which shines brightly even in the dark, the Vatican night is filled with silence.
As I walk along the streetlights installed at regular intervals, I reflect on the conversation I had with the saint a little while ago.
“Yoon Si-hoo…, Has the potential to become an apostle of the seven great good fortunes… ?”
When she first heard that, she felt dizzy.
But if you think about it carefully, I don’t think it was that surprising.
“… It definitely felt different from other kids.”
This guy was different.
I had something different from the brilliant talents around me.
Even though the light is weak and rough right now, it is something that seems like it will never go out.
A strange expectation that even if you grind and polish hundreds of millions of times, you will be able to emit a more dazzling light, rather than being chipped away.
“Was that his potential as an apostle?”
I was puzzled every time I saw it.
Jin Ha-rin is a genius or a genius who can teach ten things by teaching him one thing.
On the other hand, Yoon Si-hoo is an ordinary person who can barely learn one thing if you teach him one thing.
Why do I keep having such strong expectations for that guy?
“I understand now.”
If you have the potential to become an apostle of God, you are worthy of it.
No, if it wasn’t that bad, it would be strange.
“What…, Okay, okay, everything is good.”
Aside from the fact that I finally fully understand the strange anticipation.
As the situation unfolded, doubts naturally arose.
“… “Has the world decided to kill me?”
It’s absurd, but isn’t it an imagination worth trying at least once?
Saint, Angela, Son Seo-yeon.
Lastly, Yoon Si-hoo, a potential apostle.
Around the person chosen by the Seven Deadly Sins, there are already four apostles of the Seven Great Goodwill who are nothing short of enemies from heaven.
Isn’t this a sign that they are trying to kill you outright?
“Is there anyone else who lives a good life like me?”
I am confident.
So it’s unfair.
Both as a person and as one of the seven deadly sins.
This is fine!
“Ugh…, This is why if you live a good life, you will only suffer losses.”
For now, I’ll stop lamenting about my situation.
What’s important is what comes next.
How will we wisely overcome what is happening now and the crisis?
She asked me for a favor.
-“Please help Mr. Yoon Si-hoo to become an apostle.”
Please help.
To the apostle of the Seven Deadly Sins, the birth of an enemy.
Her words did not end there.
-“Let me see and feel many things. So that your beliefs and values can become more solid.”
She said that his mind, which was still at a loss, just needed to finally get on the right track.
If that happens, he will naturally be able to take on the name of an apostle.
Thinking over her words, I asked.
-“What if Sihu doesn’t take the right path?”
To this she answered.
-“Then…, Cadet Sihoo Yoon was not destined to become an apostle.”
That’s where I thought.
I thought, if I don’t mess up and get caught, I won’t be blamed.
-“I’ll do my best.”
So I accepted her offer with a lighter heart.
-“For world peace!”
Even the empty check was properly paid.
The touching expression she made at that time was a delicacy among delicacies that could not be easily erased.
* * *
Yoon Si-hoo.
21 years old.
Second-year student at a Korean university.
And members of the Twilight Apprentice Guild, a new guild that is heating up Korea recently.
When he passed the high competition rate and became a member of the Twilight Apprentice Guild, everyone was whispering.
-“Why on earth was a bastard like that chosen?”
-“I don’t know. “I guess they gave me kickbacks or something.”
-“He said he was childhood friends with Jin Ha-rin? “Isn’t that girl begging you to take it with her?”
-“Ah, that’s right! He’s a genius? Unlike him.”
Overflowing jealousy and envy.
However, these were not words simply uttered because of a stomach ache.
In reality, his skills weren’t that great when he was selected as a guild member.
He was also puzzled.
‘Why was I chosen?’
Why was he chosen over fierce competitors?
It was difficult for me to find the answer due to my poor head, so I asked directly.
-“Seniors…, No, guild leader. “I want to know why you chose me as a guild member!”
Kim Do-jin at the time answered the rather bold question with a bitter smile.
-“Well, that’s okay.”
‘Well’.
It was absurd.
At the time, I started to wonder if I was really chosen because I was Jin Ha-rin’s childhood friend.
-“Tell me yourself. “Why did I choose you?”
-“… !”
The reason it was handed over.
He thought as he returned home carrying a heavy burden.
-“Seniors…, No, the guild leader is not the kind of person who would choose me for some trivial reason.”
He saw it.
Something about yourself that even you don’t know.
-“Now I understand… ! The guild leader trusts me and is waiting for me!”
He grew even more by drawing out something he had seen!
He jumped up from the bed, clenched his fists and shouted.
-“From now on, it’s really just practice… !”
I tried to die.
I learned things that I didn’t know or found difficult by bowing to my professors, seniors, and even my classmates.
I practiced day and night until what I learned was mine.
Recognition from others.
He made a promise amid the thrilling sense of accomplishment that enveloped his entire body.
If I keep working hard like this, I will receive more recognition and furthermore become a great hunter like Kim Do-jin.
That feeling has not changed.
Every day, I pushed and pushed until I collapsed from exhaustion without a single ounce of stamina left.
No one in the world can look down on my efforts.
I definitely thought so.
“Starting today, we begin full-scale training.”
“… “Suddenly it’s called training?”
“From what I’ve seen so far, Sihu, you look so excited.”
What does this mean?
“… Me?”
“Yes, you.”
It was absurd.
This time, even the guild leader thought he had crossed the line and was about to say something.
“I’ll show you what real effort is, so be prepared and follow along.”
“… I understand.”
I gritted my teeth and followed him, glaring at him with venomous eyes.
Sometimes one movement is more powerful than ten words.
So I decided to show it.
I easily accomplished what he was talking about, real effort, and my effort was real.
Exactly two hours after leaving the accommodation.
“Please save me…”
With tears and snot pouring out, he grabbed Kim Do-jin’s trouser legs and begged.
* * *
The hunter’s body is tougher than you can imagine.
Even with moderate training, you don’t get injured, and your physical strength recovery speed is much faster than that of an ordinary person.
So sometimes there are people who get it wrong.
Fools who think that as long as they use up all their stamina, that is their best effort.
For hunters who have reached A-level or S-level, it is not effort.
It’s just a ‘basic’ that has to be done.
Effort comes next.
Doing this while completely exhausted and exhausted.
“Kuheh… ! Cluck, cluck!”
I shake my head as I see Yoon Si-hoo barely holding and swinging his sword with a pale face.
“It’s still a long way.”
This guy was also one of the deluded guys mentioned above.
A fool who thinks that if he uses up all his stamina, the day’s work will end.
“Wow… !”
Whisk!
A guy who stops swinging his sword and sits down with his mouth clutched.
He didn’t manage to spit out what was inside, but it was clear that his condition was really bad.
But it was far.
“It would have been better to throw up.”
“… ?”
His eyes turn to me.
A harsh look as if asking what kind of bullshit that is.
I smile and reply to that guy.
“My goal is to make you vomit three times today.”
“…”
The guy hurriedly removed his hand that was holding his mouth.
Finally, he subtly pushes one of his index fingers into his mouth.
Crazy guy.
“If you vomit now, it won’t count, so don’t use it.”
“Tsk… !”
The guy’s face distorts mercilessly as he senses that he has missed a golden opportunity.
So why are you blocking a natural phenomenon?
“Whoa, whoo…”
The guy stands up, breathing heavily.
The boy’s rebellious gaze turns to me as he stands tall, giving strength to his shaky legs.
“This…, No matter how much I think about it, it doesn’t seem like effort, it just feels like overuse.”
“Probably not.”
“No… “You say?”
Since you don’t seem to know the meaning of overwork, I guess I should explain it properly.
“What does overwork mean? “It’s making you work or making it so hard that you can’t bear it physically or mentally.”
“… Then, isn’t that too much abuse?”
“No. Even when your body moves like that, it doesn’t get hurt or slow down in recovery. In fact, it gets faster. If you say it’s overwork because you’re mentally exhausted… Well, I guess that could happen.”
I spit out my last words to the guy who is still glaring at me with an expression of incomprehension.
“If you can’t endure this much, it means you are only that good of a person, so there is nothing you can do.”
“Ugh… !”
Special for men.
When my pride is touched, I get angry and gain strength I didn’t have before.
“If you can’t do it, tell me now. “It would be a waste of time if I got lost midway.”
A guy with his head slightly lowered and thinking.
Your mind must be complicated.
Is it right to continue like this?
Can I endure it?
But I have too much pride to say I won’t do it.
… These are probably the thoughts.
Right at this time.
“Instead.”
You have to throw a carrot.
“If you follow all the training, I will give you a very large reward.”
“… Compensation?”
Absolutely irresistible.
Very appetizing carrots.
“I’ll teach you swordsmanship.”
I came to a conclusion shortly after hearing her suggestion.
I will make him an apostle.
Even if he wasn’t destined to become an apostle, he would be forced into that position.
“By the way, the swordsmanship I’m going to teach you.”
Of course, it’s not free.
This is a tip to keep him on a small leash in case he becomes your enemy.
That leash is none other than.
“This is the sword technique mainly used by the national hunter Son Si-woo.”
“… !”
My swordsmanship that I hope anyone who uses a sword in Korea can learn.
“What do you think?”
Isn’t it a little bit palatable now?
