chapter 42
42 episodes
The soup sensibility suggested to Cheon Myeong-guk failed.
It looked fine.
Editing can lead to suspicion, so we decided to release it as a full video.
It was a bit sad though.
* * *
The eyes swaying from side to side according to the movement of my spoon are impressive. Then, when you touch the chin with the tip, it explodes. I put it in a spoon.
The deep taste from the head of the Owlbore, which can move forward, backward, left and right, even 360 degrees, wraps around the tip of the tongue and spreads throughout the mouth. It is a fantastic taste that only I know and only want to eat.
“How is it?”
The president’s eyes were full of anticipation as he looked at me. I started to be comfortable with him not long ago, but he was showing a lot of friendliness. I took another bite and said frankly.
“It’s the best.”
“To what extent?”
“Can I do this, the youngest son of this house?”
“What? Uh-huh!”
The president grabbed his stomach and laughed. The first lady next to her was also smiling brightly.
I just ate something delicious and said it was delicious, but I don’t know why I like it so much. You should eat more when you’re smiling. I focused on eating.
“This is the last time Mrs. Cuisine really shines.”
“How can you eat so deliciously? I want to do it again.”
“I understand your heart, but wouldn’t the chance to see you less if you already offer the trumpets? Slowly, we should leave a few pieces so that we can serve them even after we leave the Blue House.”
“That is also true.”
The first lady who looked at me with a smile got up from her seat.
“I will have to develop a new recipe for that time. Please feel free to talk.”
Looking at it, I knew that politicians’ wives weren’t the only ones doing it. The first lady knew the president had something to say and resigned. It had a warm impression, but it was a fox.
“Yeah, why have you been hiding that skill for so long?”
“What do you mean?”
“It’s about hunting skills. They beat the Black Wyvern with one blow.”
“You saw it.”
“I saw it all. I’ve watched it over five times. I’m not an awakener, but I thought my eyes were pretty good, but every time I saw that scene, I was amazed. Even the friend who explained it to me shook his head, saying it was nonsense. So I laughed. I knew you’d be so successful. Really.”
I think that kind of pressure was pretty brutal on me.
I thought the politician’s face swapping skills were amazing. I have to learn too.
“I believe.”
“Then I’m happy. Anyway, this relieved the burden. But why didn’t you hunt with that skill? If it were me, I would have been chasing monsters like crazy. If you catch one, the election cost comes out! If you catch ten, the economy will live! Isn’t this a miracle?”
“I wasn’t really interested.”
“If you catch one, it will all be over 100 billion won? It’s a distribution that can’t be followed. In my life, I’ve only seen people who say they’re not greedy for money, but it’s the first time I’ve surpassed that.”
Black Wyvern’s heart and by-products add up to over 100 billion. made money
“The results of the hunt are kept secret as requested. People who try to undermine the value of our Choi Jun-ho superman will be bitter. When are you planning to release it?”
“It is time for the National Guild Federation meeting.”
“It’s going to be a mess.”
The president, who had regained his appetite, asked cautiously.
“Do you really think you’ll show up too?”
“Chief Cheon must have reported it. There is a 100% chance it will appear.”
“·················ogue.”
The president’s expression hardened.
So surprising. I wonder if I’d be surprised if two or more of the eight-level remains appear at once.
“It’s about the 7th level of harmfulness being expelled. Only higher-grade monsters can do that.”
“Huh. It’s a big deal, it’s a big deal. The damage would be great. Can’t we make a preemptive attack?”
“Would you like to know where you are and attack?”
“If you search through Cheongju, Eumseong, and Goesan-gun, you will find it.”
The three areas were candidate sites for the No. 8 Monster Nuri.
“Do you think the Hunters will make concessions?”
“I won’t. This is the moment when they make the most money. But it sounds like a word that can catch on if you just reconcile those interests, right?”
“It’s an illusion.”
“I don’t think it’s an illusion.”
Noxious level 8 monsters have nothing to throw away from the corpse, starting from the heart. Also, because the number of individuals is so rare, the total price is in the trillions of units.
Large guilds will turn on the lights and rush towards them.
Even the president is greedy.
“The first thing you can do is yield to the guild. I want the next turn.”
“Do you think the first one will fail?”
“I wish you success.”
“But you, who are next in line, will catch it.”
“If you come by my turn, I will catch you.”
The president, after thinking about it for a while, summarized the situation in a simple way.
“First of all, all these assumptions will be established only when the 8th level of remains of a monster appears.”
“you’re right.”
“I’m still hoping he doesn’t show up, but I’ll have to be prepared.”
A bitter smile appeared on the president’s lips.
* * *
Although he hid the fact of the Black Wyvern hunting, the possibility of the appearance of the 8th-level remains of a monster started to rise as news of the raid leaving the realm and attacking the hunting team became known.
Remaining level 8 means that the level of the level 8 awakened is different from the monsters it has dealt with so far, as if it were evaluated as a superhuman.
So I name each one.
The eighth level of remains is a monster that can even destroy a nation if it responds incorrectly.
However, the Republic of Korea has already experienced 7 levels of remains and level 8 monsters, and although there were times when it suffered great damage, it also had the experience of hunting several times.
The stock market was the first to react to the news of the appearance of the 8th stage monster.
The flow of foreign capital caused chaos, including circuit breakers.
For a while, expectations for the 8th stage monster hunting started to recover rapidly as the related stock price reached the upper limit.
Bid rights are given to the large guild to which the level 8 belongs first for the harmful level 8 monsters. And due to the messed up ecosystem, hunting restrictions are lifted to control the rampaging monsters, and in the process, countless byproducts are poured into the market.
Among the places that received the news of No. 8 Nuri early, there was also the Holy Guild.
“It’s stage 8, and a prey that oozes blood has appeared.”
“Does your uncle want us to go?”
“Isn’t it natural? This is an opportunity for our group to take a further leap forward. Think of the Shinigami Guild that caught the 7th Daon last time.”
“·················ogue.”
But instead of answering, Lee Se-hee was immersed in thought.
The White Army looked at it and asked.
“Do you have any other thoughts?”
“There are a few things that take a while. First of all, Junho is quiet. Did you know that my uncle heard the rumors too?”
Baekhyun knew immediately what he was saying. It was a hot rumor these days.
“You mean half? If you listen, it makes sense. Because hunting monsters is a difficult task to overcome.”
“It’s bullshit.”
“okay?”
“yes.”
Lee Se-hee remembered the spirit of the monster Choi Jun-ho showed. It was an impossible skill exercise without an excellent understanding of monsters. How many demons can you see next to you? Curious and giving up trying to imitate, she was certain of one thing.
Choi Jun-ho knows about monsters so well that it is difficult for him to guess. His understanding of monsters was not replaced by his hunting skills, but the idea that Choi Jun-ho would not be able to hunt monsters did not come true.
“So I am cautious. And Black Wyvern, I think Junho might have caught it.”
“Didn’t you say you couldn’t get information?”
“Yes, no. But the blocking is too strict. Because the information is blocked like that, it is rather a puzzle. Junho must have kept the information hidden at the request. It must be drawing a bigger picture.”
There are many reasons for this, but the most powerful one was the bait for those who spread rumors of half.
There were a lot of people who were jealous because the existence itself was so unconventional.
Choi Jun-ho is not the kind of person who never gets past this kind of situation.
If it’s to catch them at once…
Lee Se-hee, thinking about that, trembled. Just imagining the aftermath was terrifying. How many heads will be broken?
Fortunately, it’s not his head.
“If it’s your judgment, then I won’t be stubborn either. If we step back, Chan-taek Lee will be excited and run to him.”
“Weren’t you expecting a lot?”
“Don’t wait. However, the sense of the owner should never be ignored. Rather, it should be respected. So was my brother. That sense led Shinsung Group to come to this place during times of turbulence. You have that talent too.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
“But I’m curious about the details. Is the guy who ruthlessly caught the villain really good at hunting? What is the secret to being able to show such inaction at that age?”
Baek Gun-seo looked at Lee Se-hee with soft eyes.
“Would you mind telling me if you ask me?”
“I don’t want to break my head. You saw that Anna Christine was ignored even by her uncle.”
“I saw it. It’s the first time I’ve seen a man flirt with such a pretty wife. Ttttttt, if it were me…”
“I think Anna Christine looked really pretty in my uncle’s eyes. Aren’t you going to the US after being headhunted like this? Shall I contact Anna Christine and introduce her to you?”
“Hurry!”
Se-hee Lee smiled as she watched Baek Gun-seo coughing with an indifferent expression.
“We will continue to gather information. I will do my best to live up to my uncle’s expectations.”
“Yes, thank you. But do you have an appointment today?”
“You look like that?”
“Because it feels different than usual.”
Lee Se-hee was the pinnacle of splendor. She is a walking luxury exhibition hall with billions of dollars all over her body.
As a real power and celebrity of Korea’s most sacred guild, the luxury items she wears have a huge publicity effect so that the quantity runs out that day.
However, today, she was radiating a different innocence with a modest and calm attire that was different from usual.
Have you ever seen Lee Se-hee like that?
He came to a conclusion that it was the first time he looked back at his memories.
“…sometimes I also want to wear something like this.”
Lee Se-hee smiled slightly.
* * *
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My parents came to Seoul. At first, he stubbornly insisted on staying in Cheongju, but once he made up his mind, the next step was easy.
The timing wasn’t bad. As in the case of the executioner’s North Korean move, one of the candidates for Nuri’s appearance was Cheongju, so measures were taken so that he could come up quickly.
“Do you like Seoul?”
“It’s good.”
“So, you said we were going to come up right away. Why are you so stubborn!”
The culprit was my father. My father said with an awkward expression to my mother’s nagging.
“You agreed not to disturb the children.”
“I told you that the handsome children will find a way. How nice it is to believe in the kids. Let’s believe it in the future.”
The place where we are now is the Han River View Apartment located in Yongsan, where my parents are actually apartments. Although it is 34 pyeong, the price of an apartment is a whopping 6.5 billion won, so I spent all the money I earned as a monster.
It doesn’t matter as the Black Wyvern hunting money will soon come in over 100 billion won.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My parents looked around the apartment and burst into exclamation.
“It’s really good. Junho, did you prepare?”
“Yoon-hee used her strength. I heard that there is a department that helps in the Holy Guild?”
“I just rolled around in the house, and Yoon-hee is all grown up.”
“I’m all grown up, now that I get married, I won’t have any wishes.”
“What, are you already married? How young is Yoon-hee? It is enough to meet and meet several men. That’s how you choose a good man.”
“Still, you can’t be a strange bastard.”
“·················ogue.”
I don’t care if my parents talk about Yoon-hee’s love story, so why do they keep staring at me?
Are you asking me to have a relationship? Or is there no expectation at all?
It seems like the latter. Does it look like I can’t have a relationship at all?
I saw a lot of news comments saying that I love you oppa. Isn’t this enough for me to be pretty popular? But I don’t know why they added the jolreongdeolreong on the back.
“Junho, did you have dinner?”
“Not yet.”
“Then let’s look around a bit more and go have dinner together.”
“Is that so?”
It was 5 o’clock now, so I thought I should leave around 6 o’clock.
Then the doorbell sounded.
“who?”
“I do not know.”
I was puzzled because no one had decided to come, but I saw Lee Se-hee standing in front of the door.
Why is Lee Se-hee here?
When I opened the door, I saw that she was dressed differently than usual.
The woman who was always gorgeous looked particularly calm today.
what did you eat wrong
“Hello, Junho? Hello, Father, Mother.”
Se-hee Lee, who came inside, greeted me and greeted my parents.
“Oh my, my! So······.”
“who are you?”
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My parents were embarrassed by the sudden appearance of Lee Se-hee.
I was quite surprised too. Why did you come?
“My name is Sehee Lee from the Holy Guild. I usually depend on Junho a lot.”
“I’m also Yoon-hee’s boss.”
“Really, you are so pretty.”
“I love Junho.”
“I am Junho’s mother. But are you indebted to our Junho?”
Lee Se-hee said with a shy smile.
“Junho is so talented, isn’t he? So, starting with advice on current issues, I am getting help on various projects. It’s giving me a lot of strength.”
“Are you Junho?”
“Yes, Junho is a better person than your mother thinks. Level 8 Superman is the most specially managed by the government. In fact, his protocol is very high, and he plays an active part as a superhuman representing Korea in exchanges with foreign countries.”
Lee Se-hee answered her parents’ questions in a calm voice.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My parents, who were unfamiliar at first, were completely mesmerized with a few words.
Did you use a gift? I checked to see if I could, but I didn’t. He was captivated by words alone. Se-hee Lee narrowed her eyes as if she noticed what I had checked.
What is this situation?
When Se-hee Lee said what I had said and returned as nagging, the reaction was dramatic.
Why are you more friendly when talking to others than your son?
At some point, Se-hee Lee took the lead and started introducing the house. He explained in detail even the parts I didn’t know and even introduced the amenities of the apartment.
If Lee Se-hee had made up her mind, her parents would have signed a contract for one more house today.
As we talked, it was already 6 o’clock. It was time for dinner, but Se-hee Lee didn’t seem to want to go back.
“I made a reservation for dinner, would you mind?”
“Until dinner?”
“Yes, there are good places nearby.”
“Then let’s go.”
“I will guide you.”
So, the four of us, including Lee Se-hee, ate together until dinner.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My father lightly touched my side and coughed.
“Wow! Our Junho is all grown up.”
* * *
The appearance of the 8th level of the remains of a monster was on the news. It was news that made Korea shake.
As soon as the news spread, a National Guild Association meeting was held.
At this meeting, the countermeasures of the monsters are decided, and the interests of the guild are coordinated.
Sometimes they claim unilateral interests in the guild, but they have gone through a smooth agreement process under the mediation of the government.
The National Guild Federation is treated like all guild federations in Korea, but minimum qualifications had to be met.
There are criticisms that the voices of small guilds are not reflected because of this, but hunting monsters is an era that is directly related to national security.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
Minor complaints were easily ignored.
“Let’s start the meeting.”
With all the leading guilds in Korea gathered, I also attended the meeting with Cheon Myeong-guk as a superman.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
My eyes fell on my seat. The eyes that looked at me were disrespectful as to whether the silence was too good. It keeps making people want to collect eyeballs.
“From the disturbance of the ecosystem and the observation of unusual forces, we can see that the appearance of a harmful Level 8 monster is imminent.”
People’s eyes focused on Cheon Myeong-guk.
The right to hunt the Remains Level 8 monsters is done by bidding, and it was up to the Awakening Security Office to organize traffic.
Chun Myeong-guk got up from his seat and walked up to the stage.
“We now face a huge threat. As the years go by, the world is exposed to the threat of monsters. The government plans to name the new monster ‘Nuri’ as scheduled, and the first hunting right for Nuri will be decided by bidding.”
The meaning of turn here is the order in which you deal with monsters. If you acquire the first right, you will be faced with an 8-level monster on the front line, and if you succeed in hunting, you will be fully recognized for that right.
This wasn’t just good. Rather, sacrifices increase as sacrifices become, and only by subtracting the power of monsters, lower-ranking guilds can do good things.
However, as time passed, hunting know-how was accumulated, and the power of the hunter increased rapidly. The guild with the right to bid wanted to hunt monsters with number one. So was the government.
However, Cheon Myeong-guk said the government would give up the first order.
It went according to my request.
The murmur grew louder.
“Instead, the second hunting right will be exercised by the government, and the order of the first, third and fourth will be determined by the outcome of the bid.”
The minimum qualification to hunt harmful level 8 monsters was a guild with a level 8 Superman. Currently, the only qualified guilds are the government and three guilds.
At those words, the commotion grew louder.
Once again, eyes fell on me. In the middle, I heard the word ‘half-a-half’. There were also uneasy faces.
When Cheon Myeong-guk finished his speech, a man stood up and shouted.
“It’s good to have a second hunting order, but shouldn’t the government prove that you have the ability to hunt first?”
It was a naughty man with a cool head who came out against it. His identity, with a muscular body in his mid-40s, was written on a blacklist, not in a confidential document.
It was Yoo Heung-ryeol, the fierce tiger guild master working in Gwanggyo, Suwon. It is said that the guild size was increased by achieving great results in a short period of time through aggressive hunting.
However, he said that he is causing frequent quarrels and quarrels over the hunting grounds, and is having friction with the guilds in Suwon as well as the Yongin city while trying to expand the territory.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
Meanwhile, Yoo Heung-ryeol looked around and continued talking.
“I have no doubts about the abilities of the first hunting ground, but a lack of information can lead to hunting failures. Then, the front line must be pushed back and the second team must intercept, but will the government take over? If you do, the next step is to face Level 8 Remains right in front of the city! As a member of the National Guild Confederation, I can’t believe an unverified government hunting team!”
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
Many responded to Yoo Heung-ryeol’s words. I have in my head the faces of those who are actively supporting me. I’m just curious about the face.
I glanced at Chun Myung-guk.
Chun Myung-guk raised his voice, fearing that the commotion would increase.
“So there is a video I prepared. Could you please pay attention for a moment?”
It was close to opening.
The process of hunting Black Wyvern started playing on the large screen of the conference hall. It was a flat video without a soup thumbnail.
“·················ogue.”
A harmful level 7 monster. When the process of killing a monster that was known to be difficult to hunt even for a large guild was revealed in one hit, the hall was engulfed in silence and then a commotion.
In the meantime, what about the kids filming the video? shyly.
Were you aware of the camera and wanted to hunt more nicely? I’ll have to pay more attention in the future.
In the meantime, I glanced over what Heung-ryeol Yoo said in the confidential document prepared by Chun Myeong-guk.
‘Half of inexperienced’ was a medicine course, ‘a guy who will get tired of trembling in front of monsters’, ‘If you pray on your knees, you can share some hunting tips’, ‘Isn’t the president and the director of the Awakening Security Office having a video of becoming a superman? .’ etc. were recorded.
The expression was pretty tight.
“Black Wyvern in one blow…….”
When the full video, which was released for about a minute, ended, people’s eyes were gathered on me.
Yoo Heung-ryeol’s eyes were shaking violently. Are you getting scared now?
“This is true.”
It was a strange thing.
You wouldn’t know that I’ve reached level 8 and I’m a superman.
I don’t know why you’re arguing without knowing your subject.
Do you think I won’t touch you?
with what confidence?
That’s a really bad illusion.
“…I’m good at defeating Hunters too.”
Some people around were startled.
I got up and slammed the floor lightly. As soon as I crossed the conference hall and stood next to the podium, Chun Myeong-guk took my seat.
I stood in front of the podium.
“It’s nice here. I can hear you speaking well.”
He smiled at the guild officials who were facing me. There will be many things to face in the future.
After taking a look at them, I told Yoo Heung-ryeol, who was tired of blue.
“You’re good at wiping your mouth, but keep doing it.”