Chapter 18 – Trauma Is Resolved With Revenge -3-
Northern part of Gyeonggi-do. Now, I can see a city that has been destroyed to such an extent that calling the name of the area is meaningless.
A building with no trace of glass windows, a street lamp lying on the side of the road and not doing its job. The trees on the side of the road that were half chewed up and disappeared.
The background of the apocalypse that I saw only in the movie was unfolding before my eyes.
An office worker wearing a suit to work. Students wearing school uniforms with backpacks. Or old people jogging in comfy clothes. The people you would normally see in a peaceful city are invisible.
Instead of such people, these people are starting to appear little by little.
Soldier with a gun. A soldier driving a military truck loaded with something like missiles. Or a Hunter with a weapon.
It’s not a scene in everyday life. You are going to war It was a sight that naturally made me think in a strange way.
In it, I was comfortably stepping on the accelerator pedal.
“I’m not going to eat?”
“You eat a lot. You know I don’t like sweets.”
“Coffee? Hey. It burns well. Our Sihyeonie. Can we open a cafe?”
Hong Soo-ah, who handed over the steering wheel to me saying that he couldn’t do it anymore because he was tired. How can I complain that our precious Hunter Hong is tired?
I got behind the wheel without a word. Okay. That was good. You shouldn’t drive if you’re tired. It’s because the sight of our precious A-class career flying away if we drowsy driving is right in front of our eyes.
Then, at least I can sleep, and Hong Soo-ah, who opens her eyes without any sign of drowsiness next to me, bothers me.
Munching on cookies and spilling crumbs. I feel like my stomach is twisted even though it’s not my car.
It’s been about 30 minutes since I got behind the wheel.
Meanwhile, I had to remind myself of what I already knew was that Hong Soo-ah was tone-deaf. It was because her favorite music was playing on her radio, which she had turned on in case she would fall asleep.
Fortunately, the radio ended right away, and the time of endurance passed unscathed.
“But why did you buy it?”
“Uh?”
“You say you don’t like it? Then I’ll buy you another one.”
Who do you think bought it for?
The terrible song she heard earlier and Hong Soo-ah’s voice overlapped, and her annoyance began to rise. The halo of the precious and precious Hunter Hong disappears and reminds me of Hong Soo-ah scratching her stomach in a comfortable outfit.
Chocolate biscuits that Hong Soo-ah has been biting into her mouth since she was bored since she was young. I’ve probably eaten hundreds of them just from what I’ve seen.
So I bought it. If not, could you buy it?
I spoke quietly, without expressing my emotions as much as possible.
“I bought it because I like it. If not, would I have bought it?”
“Yes?”
Fortunately, Hong Soo-ah quickly shuts up to see if my intentions were conveyed. If you just keep your mouth shut, you’ll be pretty and you’ll get a lot of confessions. Who wants to take that I really don’t know.
“That’s right.”
After that, the quiet and serene driving continued, and soon her destination began to appear in front of her eyes.
[Gate concentration area]
What does this mean? People who live in modern times cannot be ignorant. Distortion of space shimmering in blue. A passage between our world and the other world.
Gate. And the area where the gates occur is relatively fixed. The cause of the gate is the abnormal condensation of mana.
And such condensation doesn’t happen often. It happens in a place with a lot of mana.
The entire area is called the gate concentration area.
“Here?”
“Huh.”
Hong Soo-ah, who sent an affirmative answer, immediately took out her cell phone and made a call somewhere.
“Yes. I have arrived. Yes. Yes.”
Judging by the sudden businesslike tone, he was probably from another guild.
While Hong Soo-ah was talking on the phone, I drove to the designated parking area. As I drove by, I saw more people around me than before.
Most of them were hunters who came to attack the dungeon beyond the gate. Hunters are busy moving here and there wearing combat uniforms with marks that indicate their respective affiliation.
There were Marks who knew the names of places roughly, and there were Marks who couldn’t quite understand the names.
And Hyunsung’s mark and my former guild. Myoun’s mark.
Seeing that mark made me feel sick to my stomach, so I drove quickly.
The parking lot was full of cars, but fortunately we were able to find a spot quickly. I parked skillfully and got out of the car.
Just as I was about to open the trunk and unload the luggage, Hong Soo-ah stopped me with a gesture.
“Wait here. I’m coming to pick you up.”
“Coming? Who?”
“Strange people.”
Myun can’t be called a big guild, but it’s a veteran guild that people in the know know. Since he has formed a partnership with Hyeonseong, his ability has been proven.
Characteristics of this mystery. I hate to admit it, but it sure works. This is a characteristic that appears when a guild attacks a dungeon independently, but it stands out when collaborating with other guilds.
The purpose of Hyunseong this time is the practical experience of C-class hunters. So, only those with proven skills were sent here.
I already know the expected list of Myoun’s guild members participating in this raid. It included the most uncomfortable people and the most hated people.
I missed lunch today. Just when you think about it, Hong Soo-ah’s finger points to a distant place.
“Here he comes.”
People in combat uniforms are approaching. Three men, one woman. Hunters, all in combat uniforms.
As they got closer and became more clearly distinguishable, I could tell. That my expression is rapidly hardening.
“Talk to you later.”
Hong Soo-ah, who knows the cause of my expression, quietly stabs me in the side and speaks quietly. It’s a story of patience.
Okay. There is no need to buy strange misunderstandings from unrelated people. Take a deep breath. I breathe deeply and calm my mind. And then he smiles and relaxes his expression.
The four people who had already approached us while I was doing it.
“Hello, Hong Soo-ah.”
“Yes. Hello. So… Seyoon Lee? Nice to meet you.”
“Yes. It’s nice to meet you like this. Hong Soo-ah. And this side…”
“Ah, this is Yoo Si-hyeon. He’s a friend who will participate in this raid.”
“Nice to meet you, Seyoon Lee.”
Business starts with personnel. Hong Soo-ah and I began to greet the people who greeted us. Fortunately, the three men were not people I knew.
Either someone I had no contact with or someone new to me after I left. That’s why I was able to say hello with a relatively comfortable heart. Is a lie
Cold sweat broke out. My heart, which I have tried to calm down, beats fast, and I try to turn my empty stomach inside out.
The woman right in front of you. Because of Haseline.
“Serina. Long time no see…”
“Sihyeon.”
I ignore the voice of Hong Soo-ah who greets me, and a clear voice calls my name. Hearing that voice, I tried to turn my head.
But I couldn’t turn it. My body didn’t move on my own.
“He… How have you been?
“That’s why…”
Serine. It would be very easy to call that two-letter name. The trembling voice couldn’t complete those two letters.
Wake. I’m proud now It’s not the C-class naguraeng-I back then. Class A Hunter. The ruler of Seo Ye-rin, the daughter of all men. And sexpa.
She tries to be confident, spitting out absurd sounds that would make her face frown if anyone hears them.
But couldn’t.
Immediately I turned back. And ran at full speed.
How would you like them to look? I don’t want to be greeted, so I’m going to look like a crazy rabbit. Or do you want to be seen as a sad child with a sick mind?
Still, it was worth the run. The recent situation of the breathing that returns to a certain extent and the stomach that is getting better little by little.
But that annoyed me to death.
“Fuck⋯”
As I spit out swear words, I think of a person. Hasejin.
The culprit behind this morbid panic.
“Are you okay?”
“No. It’s not okay.”
Hong Soo-ah, who followed me, opened the lid of the water bottle handed to me and gulped it down. A cool sensation that touches your throat and quenches your thirst in an instant.
Drink it and breathe deeply again.
“If it’s this bad, don’t come…”
Hong Soo-ah, as if she was worried about me, as she ran her hand down my back and talked. But I ignore Hong Soo-ah’s hand and get up.
“Aren’t you supposed to go to the hospital?”
“Only with something like this. Now we have to overcome it. Is Se-Rin okay?”
He must have been hurt. And it won’t be
He’s the one who causes panic when he sees his ex-girlfriend’s face. I am also a new person who has never heard of it except me.
“Uhm… He said he knew too. But…”
Hong Soo-ah carefully asks me.
“What are you doing that for? Don’t you have a rough guess?”
In response to that question, I firmly call out his name. Every time I think of that name and call it, I get angry.
“Hasejin.”
“What?”
“It’s because of Hasejin.”
A question mark appears above Hong Soo-ah’s head. But that question mark didn’t last forever. It was because there was a phone call.
After a short phone call, Hong Soo-ah’s message was as follows.
“I think I have to go to the briefing now… Are you going too?”
Before attacking a dungeon, loading prior information is essential. However, since I was briefed by Hong Soo-ah at the cafe yesterday, it didn’t matter if I didn’t listen to this briefing.
“I’ll go.”
But I have to overcome. As a hunter. And as a ruler.
“Is it because of Hasejin?”
“Are you okay.”
Following Hong Soo-ah’s footsteps, I headed to the place where the briefing was held. An outdoor tent overlooking a blue swaying gate. There were a lot of people gathered there.
A mysterious guild mark at first glance.
The most audible voice in it. It’s clear and bold. In a way, her voice is similar to Seo Ye-rin. But I know That voice is arrogant. That the voice is cocky.
The owner of that voice slowly appears.
Black hair that reached her shoulders and shone with luster. And sharp eyes that give a cat-like impression. Below that, the bridge of her nose supports the eye.
It is an objectively beautiful face. If Seo Ye-rin is the totality of the beauty seen around her, this is a heterogeneous beauty. The kind of beauty you can only see on the Internet or on TV.
But I know That the inside of that beauty is completely rotten.
Heartbeat slowly diminishes My excitement subsides and I am surprisingly cool.
And our eyes meet. Damn year. With Ha Se-jin.
