The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood - Chapter 16

Hunters’ awakening abilities.

Several items were found at the gate.

Since Dungeon Shock seven years ago, this world has been surrounded by all kinds of supernatural phenomena.

Is it really wise to look down on others when even an 80-year-old can break a steel bar?

‘I have no idea what type of awakened person this is.’

Even though he feels like he wants to scratch his feelings a little more.

Kim Kiryeo’s suspicious attitude raises caution.

Therefore, he decided to slowly step back.

‘The purpose was to test how he would react to threats anyway.’

After Kang Changho confirmed his promise to testify, he cleared the way that was blocking the gate.

‘Still, it’s a bit funny to volunteer for F-Class with this personality.’

Kim Kiryeo passed by, glancing in this direction with his characteristic sharp eyes.

Kang Changho looked at the Hunter and thought briefly.

‘It’s fun. What on earth is Hunter Kim Kiryeo thinking?’

But unfortunately, no item that can penetrate other people’s minds has been found yet.

‘Gaaaaaaah I survived for noooooow.’

Therefore, Kang Changho had no way of knowing what was going on in Kim Kiryeo’s head.

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1. Become the person who takes Kang Changho’s side and stabs the S-Class hunter in the back.

2. Side with Jung Haseong and fight the S-Class hunter here. 

‘Huh? There’s no answer.’

A few minutes ago.

My mind went blank as I heard a threat made by an awakened person.

Because neither of those things seemed like a good thing to do.

‘Isn’t this Earthling crazy?’

However, Kang Changho didn’t just raise his sword; he was almost pressuring me to make a choice.

I immediately remembered an image when I saw his fist.

The power of blowing black wolf’s head off with his bare fist. Will my body be able to withstand it?

‘…I can’t. Let’s do what that person tells me. I need to get out of here alive first.’ 

Looking at Kang Changho, he looks like he could easily kill at least one person.

‘Jung Haseong is an S-Class Hunter, but his personality is not bad. He won’t kill me just because I take someone else’s side, right…?’

As expected, it is safer to give up on this side.

I immediately opened my mouth as soon as I finished the calculation.

“All right. You mean I can just go around saying it was me who put Jung Haseong to sleep, right?”

Because I’m not going to tell this lie for the rest of my life anyway.

‘Damn it, just try it once I get my magic back! I will take care of you first and make you the cornerstone of conquering the planet!’ 

Kang Changho is not a problem even if only 10% of my previous life’s skills are restored.

So let’s survive and buy time first. With that calculation in mind, I accepted the other person’s offer.

“You made the right decision.”

In fact, Kang Changho wasn’t very happy even though his threat was successful.

‘What on earth are you thinking?’

It was followed by Kang Changho’s short remarks.  To put it roughly, he told me to testify like this when we go outside.

‘Damn it.’

I glanced at the S-Class hunter and carefully headed toward the exit.

‘Anyway, I survived. I survived!’

If things twist like this, I wonder if there will be some crazy twist that the exit is fake.

“Ah!”

Fortunately, my worries disappeared as soon as I went outside.

There’s a tall gray building. Green mountains crossing between them. A street littered with cigarette butts.

“Phew.”

I finally came back.

I captured the lovely scenery with my eyes and calmed my surprised heart.

“Ah! Finally, a hunter came out of the third exit!”

“3rd Gate cleared!”

“Turn the camera, the camera!”

But wait, why are there so many people here?

“Are there any other survivors? How many hunters did you start the attack with?”

“H, huh…?”

“Congratulations for returning alive! But perhaps the dungeon structure that Hunter experienced…”

Several people crowded into the yellow-police line were suddenly asking questions.

I didn’t have time to think about the situation, so I kept my mouth shut and looked around belatedly.

‘Gate? No, all the exits are gathered here?’

It seems like there are more than one hunter caught up in this unfortunate accident.

In this open area, there were up to six gates that faced clockwise. The people who were there seemed to know that this passageway led to some kind of exit.

‘People on Earth really like to watch something like this.’

But there is no time to be confused.

Kang Changho appeared from behind.

He even brought out the fainting Jung Haseong, which caused a huge uproar.

“It’s Hunter Kang Changho!”

“Two S-Class…!”

“Is it really Jung Haseong? W, Why did Jung Haseong pass out?”

Perhaps because there were police officers nearby, the people who came to watch couldn’t cross the police line.

In the end, the first person to speak to the S-Class hunter was a man dressed in black who was waiting near the gate.

“Hunter Kang Changho? We will listen to the circumstances briefly.”

“Are you from the association?”

“Yes.”

The Earthling, dressed in a suit, glanced at the unconscious S-Class hunter.

“Actually, there are several questions I’d like to ask, but it seems that one must take priority. Why is Hunter Jung Haseong unconscious?”

“Ah, this.”

“Could it be that you’re experiencing trouble with the gate gimmick?”

Kang Changho shook his head in response to the association employee’s question.

Then he lifted his index finger and pointed straight at a man.

“No! There was some disagreement inside the gate over the selection of sacrifices. That’s why that guy knocked out Jung Haseong.”

Then the association employee adjusted his glasses and raised his voice.

“What? That person did it to Jung Haseong?”

I can’t believe he made a false statement as soon as we stepped outside!

I was half fed up with Kang Changho’s behavior and twisted my mouth.

“Say something that makes sense! How can the number one ranker representing Korea be defeated by a hunter I’ve never seen before?”

The good news was that the association’s employees were thinking normally, but…

“Please be honest. Kang Changho-ssi, aren’t you actually the one who made Jung Haseong like this?”

Kang Changho became more confident as his opponent’s doubts grew.

“Hey, why don’t you say something instead of just listening in there?”

Because there’s some side who believe it.

‘Ugh.’

Even at this moment, Kang Changho gave me a cold look as I stood in the blind spot of the association’s employee.

The way he looked made me think he was going to kill me if I didn’t make the false testimony myself soon.

So I immediately fulfilled my promise.

“That… It’s true that I’m the one who made Hunter Jung Haseong faint.”

“H, huh?”

Since I already adjusted my words to match his before I came out, the explanation came out smoothly.

“But I didn’t mean to hurt this person. I only put you to sleep for a while to make the attack smoother, so could you perhaps be generous to me this time? I’m sorry.”

There was an accident as priority was placed on closing the gate that poses a threat to humanity.

Is there another excuse that is used more often than this one?

“When Haseong-ssi wakes up, I will personally apologize to him.”

I secretly used a trick. If I say this, the case will move toward a settlement between the two sides.

‘Let’s scale things down for now. I don’t want to go to court and lie…’

Of course, the victim himself, who knows everything about the situation, must be very shocked to hear my lie.

Wouldn’t it be possible to resolve this by giving him dungeon rewards and sincerely apologizing?

“No, it can’t be! As expected, the same S-Class hunter did something…”

Around that time I was feeling complacent. The association employee looked at us both with an absurd expression.

Then Kang Changho made an unexpected action.

“Heuk, Kang Changho-ssi!”

The S-Class Hunter, who took a step forward to say something to the association employee, stumbled greatly.

Now they can see that his complexion is pale, and he’s also sweating a little due to dizziness…

“Phew, you’ve been talking bullshit since a while ago.”

It seemed too realistic to be considered acting.

Because he really lost a lot of blood inside the gate.

“Can’t you tell just by looking at it? With my condition, what do you think I can do to Jung Haseong?”

“A, Are you all right?”

“That’s enough, so get out of the way!”

He shouted in a half-irritated tone, and the association employee hurriedly stepped back.

‘It’s not that serious, but he’s pretending to be sick.’

I was disgusted by his tricks, but I couldn’t express my dissatisfaction.

“Wait a minute! Hunter! Is what you just said true? Are you really the reason Jung Haseong is unconscious?”

“Did you knock out an S-Class person?”

Next, the people of Earth outside the police-line scream at the top of their voices.

I just explained it, do I have to say the same thing again?

But they looked like they were going to fight until they heard the answer, so I only gave a short answer.

“Yes. Yes.”

It may be an insincere tone, but the question is soon cut off as if this is enough.

However, a machine that looked a bit familiar was seen where the people who were watching were standing.

‘What was that?’

A few days ago, I was watching Ahn Yoonseung’s dungeon break settlement.

At that time, the object held by the man who was having a quarrel suddenly came to mind.

I know its name. In addition, I knew the approximate function.

‘So, it was a tool to record the situation you are seeing right now, right?’

Camera.

I glanced at the Earth tools they were holding and then quickly turned around.

‘I don’t know why they’re filming my face for no reason. I don’t think it’s something worth saving and reviewing.’

Even though it’s easy to forget, I’m an alien who just arrived on this planet.

There are strangely many blank spaces in Kim Kiryeo’s memory, so I often don’t know even the most obvious and common-sense information.

Therefore, I had absolutely no understanding of who or how the information I always viewed on my phone was updated.

‘Nevermind. I’m tired, so let’s go home first.’

…It was 24 hours later that I learned of the connection between ‘reporters’, ‘cameras’, and ‘video uploads’ on Earth.

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24 hours later.

A restaurant near Kim Kiryeo’s house.

“Slurp.”

It’s the same store where I ate without paying on the first day of my reincarnation. I quickly drink the soup and use my chopsticks to pick the radish kimchi.

But there was someone who stopped my actions.

“That, Hyung.”

The Earthling sitting in the chair across from me asked with a pale face.

“I saw the articles that appeared in the morning before they were deleted.”

“….”

“…Is it true that you knocked out Hunter Jung Haseong?”

Perhaps the reason Ahn Yoonseung asked to meet urgently was to confirm the facts.

I stopped using my chopsticks for a moment and then answered in a quiet voice.

“That’s what happened.”

Although Ahn Yoonseung is a good Earthling, there is no guarantee that he will not spread my words.

“Haa…”

I’ve been threatened with death if I don’t lie.

Although Ahn Yoonseung looked surprised when he saw me that way, I didn’t even try to guess what he was thinking because I was too tired.

“Anyway, you definitely didn’t get caught up in that EX-Class gate yesterday, right? Are you feeling okay?”

I was afraid that Ahn Yoonseung would ask another question, so I naturally changed the topic.

It was that moment.

—Drrrrt drrrrt.

“Hyung, I think your phone is ringing?”

My cell phone vibrated in my pants pocket.

The name that appears on the screen is restricted by the caller ID.

“Hello?”

I put down the spoon I was holding and fumbled to answer the phone.

Then, an unexpected voice came through the speaker.

-Is this Hunter Kim Kiryeo’s number? 

“Yes.”

-This is Jung Haseong.

“Aah! Yes!”

Come to think of it, I left my number with the association yesterday to personally apologize.

After confirming the sender’s identity, I straightened up and started talking.

“Wait. But before we talk, just for a moment.”

Because Jung Haseong contacted me.

“Can you make a video call now?”

I glanced at the restaurant to see if there was any room to bend down.

Where is a good place to put my head?