Chapter 209
ten o’clock in the morning.
After a sweet vacation, Lim Kkeok-jeong, a D-class hunter from the Peace Guild, opened her mouth wide.
“Hey, what is this?”
It was worth it.
Before the vacation, that is, even a week ago, the guild house was a hole-in-the-wall shop in the neighborhood.
But now, in front of his eyes, there was a sign made of gleaming marble and luxurious fonts.
<Peace Guild>
“Hey, you finished the remodeling.”
At that time, Lim Kkeok-jeong admired the exterior. A familiar voice came from somewhere.
– What are you doing when you’re not coming in?
Startled, he looked around. However, when the usual CCTV or intercom was nowhere to be seen, he cautiously opened his mouth.
“Choi, Chief Choi? Isn’t that Chief Choi?”
– yes. That’s me.
“what is this. What are you talking about?”
As if he had been waiting for that word, the answer came without hesitation.
– No big deal. It was specially produced at the request of the Berzeni, an Italian artisan family with a long history. Including messages, observations, alert magic… … .
“Oh, no. You don’t have to tell me that far.”
– ah. Then open the mahogany door covered with flame-resistant salamander hide and enter… … .
“I’ll go in! I’m going in now!”
– … … yes.
clap.
The door, which had been locked for some reason, opened with a sullen voice.
Inside the Guild House, which has changed as drastically as the exterior, three people were waiting for Lim Kkeok-jeong.
“Are you here?”
“Im Hunter.”
“Are you here?”
Team leader Choi, who can be said to be the actual owner of the Peace Guild, Deacon Kim, who is ostensibly in charge of the guild, and finally, Song Song-i, the guild’s brightest point.
Lim Kkeok-jeong let out a friendly smile at the greetings of the three people sitting around the round table in turn.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you, nice to meet you all. Did you have a good rest during your vacation?”
As soon as the words were finished, the three people’s expressions changed strangely.
After a moment of silence, Song Songi opened her mouth.
“I had a break. There were so many bugs in the house that it bothered me.”
“bug?”
“yes. Are there no bugs in your house?”
Lim Kkeok-jeong tilted his head at Song Song-i’s question.
Come to think of it, it seems that my wife has been annoyed with similar issues a few times during the vacation.
“It was just, like, a fly or two. I heard that it kept coming in even if I grabbed it, so I left it and it got quiet? She doesn’t even fly much.”
“Oh yeah?”
“huh. I’ve never seen a fly so calm.”
Songsongi said with a trembling expression as if it was spooky.
“I couldn’t even take a shower because I was so embarrassed by how many. It feels like a bug is watching you.”
“A worm? hahaha! Miss Song is good at jokes.”
I couldn’t see Lim Kkeok-jeong smiling with her head tilted back.
The other three people, except for himself, were exchanging inaudible words with meaningful eyes.
‘I don’t think Hunter Lim doesn’t know?’
‘I guess I didn’t notice.’
‘Wow, isn’t this man too insensitive?’
Unlike the three people who were watched by the familiar sent by the Sangdong Guild throughout the vacation, Lim Kkeok-jeong took a honey-like break without knowing anything.
It is not that there is no surveillance. I got it, but I just don’t know.
The saying that not knowing is medicine is a perfect fit.
“Crazy perverts. If you get caught later, you’ll have to grab the balls and tear them off.”
Lim Kkeok-jeong stopped laughing at the muttering of Song Song-yi, which would have made the mother tongue go away if the magicians of the Sangdong Guild had heard it.
“huh? what did you just say transformation?”
“no. Bugs are just disgusting.”
“Is it still bad? Someone I know works for that company. Would you like to check it out?”
Song Song-i laughed at his words full of genuine concern and pointed at the two sitting with her mouth tightly closed.
“It is all gone now. The two people over there did their best. especially Deacon Kim
“okay? It seems Kim-hyung, no, the guild leader is well versed in that.”
Butler Kim replied with an awkward smile.
“no. Coincidentally, a junior I know is over there.”
“iced coffee. Pest control?”
“… … yes what Similar.”
In a way, monsters are huge pests, so it’s not wrong.
Even in Bucheon, where there are many hunter guilds, Lim Kkeok-jeong, who turned the Sangdong guild, which is considered the leader, into Cesco, continued his words seriously.
“It seems that the juniors are good at their skills.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
He is one of the war heroes of Cataclysm because of how well he beat him.
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Of course, to Deacon Kim, Lim Chun-soo, the head of the Sangdong guild, was nothing more than one of the trainees who once treated him like a dog.
“Stop talking about that. Rather… … Team leader Choi, who had been frowning for a while trying to hold back his laughter, hurriedly changed the topic.
Because there was one person who would be the right subject at the right time.
“Why isn’t Jin Tae-kyung coming?”
It’s been a long time since the time between laughing and talking has already passed the commute time.
Lim Kkeok-jeong, who finally noticed Jin Tae-kyung’s absence, brushed his beard with a puzzled face.
“What’s going on? Taekyung had never been like this before. Is sincerity one of the best people I know?
“I am well aware of that fact.”
Chief Choi nodded.
He has already thoroughly looked into Jin Tae-gyeong’s past. According to what he has done over the years recorded in the report and what he has personally observed so far, his sincerity and tenacity were genuine.
‘The raid starts in two hours… … Is there something going on?
Team leader Choi, who was worried, picked up his cell phone, but Song Song-yi, who had been silent for a while, suddenly opened his mouth.
“Taurus, no, Jin Tae-kyung.”
“……?”
“There he is.”
A thin, white finger pointed over Team Leader Choi’s shoulder.
The next moment, the guild members, who naturally turned their heads in the direction she pointed, opened their mouths.
It was because a familiar face in the TV hanging on the wall of the Guild House filled the 80-inch screen.
“… … her.”
“Taekyung! Aren’t you Taekyung?”
“Ji, I think Hunter Jin Tae-kyung is right.”
Even Deacon Kim, who was always calm, stuttered when he was so embarrassed.
However, the guild members had already lost all their nerves to the subtitle that floated under Jin Tae-kyung’s face.
Taekyung Jin (Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si. Class C Hunter) live stream) Toll Gate Hero
“A tollgate hero? What is that! Why can’t I hear you!”
“Mute! It’s mute mode! Hurry up and turn it on!”
It wasn’t until someone hurriedly touched the TV that the blocked sound started to come out.
Shish shish shush! Too-ta-ta-ta!
Jin Tae-kyung’s words continued with an unfamiliar noise.
– … … So that’s how it happened.
– Yes, I see. Then, please give me one last impression.
– First of all, I love my family so much. I am also very, very grateful to our Peace Guild members. And my favorite ?
– yes! okay.
– Sleep, wait.
– I’ll do it here in time.
Dear viewers, so far it has been an interview with the tollgate hero, Jin Tae-kyung!
When the screen that finally showed the smiling reporter’s face moved to a cosmetic advertisement, Lim Kkeok-jeong shouted.
“What’s this! You didn’t hear anything!”
“wait a minute. I’ll search right away. Tollgate Hero, Tollgate Hero… … omg.”
“Mr. Songi. Is there a problem?”
Song Song-yi, who had been stiff with her eyes wide open, held out her phone without saying a word.
Portal site main. Three letters for the name Jin Tae-gyeong were stuck in it.
“Jin Tae-kyung, you’re currently number one in real-time search terms.”
The inside of the Guild House became quiet as if it had been covered with cold water.
It was a time when everyone couldn’t find anything to say in a completely unexpected situation and only silence continued.
Shish shish shing! Tuta Tata!
”omg.”
“No way?” I hear the sound I heard in Jin Tae-gyeong’s interview just a few tens of seconds ago.
It took a while for people who quickly turned their attention to the TV to sigh at the ads that were still running.
“Wait, then why do you hear this?”
Team leader Choi and Deacon Kim, who were the first to notice the source of the noise, shouted in unison.
“outside!”
“It’s out! It’s not TV!”
Udang-tang-tang!
It was the moment when people started to leave their seats as soon as the meal was over.
– Wow, what is it?
– Am I right here?
– That’s right, the Peace Guild. It was remodeled and it is so much better.
– Can guild members be interviewed?
– No, you cut off the interview earlier- Mr. Hunter, that was… … .
Conversations brought to life through speaker magic.
Under the gaze of the guild members, Team Leader Choi, who had been breathing, brought the message magic equipment to his mouth.
“Jin Tae-kyung. That’s me.”
– Huh, what is it? whole tone? Are you Chief Choi?
“yes.”
– what? How did you just do that?
Choi opened his mouth without hesitation. It was an instinct deeply ingrained in his bones.
“No big deal. Specially produced at the request of Berzeni, a family of historic Italian artisans… … .”
Lim Kkeok-jeong spat out a double curse in a low voice.
* * *
‘I woke up and found myself a star.’
I never imagined that I would experience those words as reality in my lifetime. And in real time, just like now.
– Hey, family register mate. I’ve seen things I can’t believe right now.
“A family register mate? Do you want to die, do you?”
– No, that’s not the problem now.
Ha-yeon’s voice over the phone was full of surprise and disbelief.
– Your brother’s name is now on the brain in real-time search terms… … .
It’s quite predictable what you’re going to say.
I’ve already received dozens of similar phone calls in the past few hours.
I interrupted Hayeon’s words that were about to continue.
“#1 real-time search term. Yes, that is me.”
– … … Really? A tollgate hero on the outer ring road in Seoul? is that your brother?
“Don’t call me that. I feel ashamed and die.”
– and. it looks real As soon as I clicked on his name, his profile picture popped up as a hot topic.
I didn’t even expect it to cause such a big reaction.
It’s only been a few hours, but if you search my name on the Internet right now, dozens of abusing articles will come up.
– What the hell happened? After reading the article, I thought it was no joke. Oh, are you hurt anywhere?
“I didn’t get a single scratch, and from start to finish, it was long. Mom is? Do you know about me?”
– Not yet. But you’d faint if you knew you fought against monsters like that.
Ha-yeon’s words were by no means an exaggeration.
What kind of guy is an ogre?
Even if you’re new to monsters, after a few searches, you’ll know that it’s as powerful as its hideous visuals.
I could see the mother’s reaction to the news that her son had fought such a monster.
“shit. That too.”
– Ugh, I don’t know. Hurry up and show your face before it gets messy.
“uh. Then I’ll stop by after the interview.”
– interview? Are you interviewing now?
“huh.”
– where? A women’s magazine or something?
“The KPS 9:00 News Desk is waiting for your turn.”
– … … omg.
As I was about to say something to Ha-yeon, who was at a loss for words, the broadcasting station producer, who was wearing equipment, hurriedly gestured toward me.
“This is a live broadcast, so I have to go see it now. See you later at home.”
– Huh? Yes… … .
I hung up the phone and walked to the news recording site that I used to see on TV.
My lips dry up and my legs tremble at the sight of the recording equipment and people at the broadcasting station.
‘I’d rather fight a hundred ogres.’
At that time when each minute and every second felt like an eternity, the signal we had been waiting for finally fell.
“Come in. Standby… … cue!”