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"I was hoping he'd say something ..."

The quiet figure of Jin Woo felt cold to her.

Gathering his courage, Juhee opened her mouth first with great difficulty,

"So .. I don't think I can eat anything today, so I'll return this ..."

Juhee gives Jin Woo a magic core.

It was the same core that he had given her back at the Dungeon temple.

His hand that handed over the magic core trembled.

"I think it was less than a month ago ... And we have another incident today"

Jin Woo realizes how scared Juhee is.

He fully understands that he will lose the **** dine after everything that happened

to day.

"Today's not the only day we can have dinner.You don't have to give it back

like these. "

Juhee shook her head,

"I'll be back home next week."

Since he had retired from being a Hunter, he had to plan to return to

hometown.

Jin Woo becomes disappointed, though,

"Because of that?"

"Not only that ..."

Recalling the Double Dungeon, Juhee's face darkened.

Jin Woo quickly switched the conversation, though,

"Where's your hometown?"

"Busan.So,Jinwoo-ssi. ”

Suddenly, his eyes became serious.

"Yes?"

After feeling the atmosphere, Jin Woo wiped his smile and also became serious.

Juhee looked at his face.

He thought about his eyes that were filled with life.

When everyone fell into despair, he had a light of hope in his eyes.

Juhee remembered being right next to him and staring at them.

"He said something about coming back alive"

The ray of hope held by his eyes resulted in the safety of many, many,

including himself.

It was an action that no other could imitate.

ba dum ba dum

When he thought back on that day, his heart started pounding.

'No…'

He had no regrets about retiring as a Hunter; he knew he was no match for this life.

But the thought of how hard it was to see Jin Woo again made himself filled with regret.

‘If I ask him now,“can I see you again”, he probably will

thought I was a weird person ..’

But there was nothing he could do.

Thinking about such things is stupid.

After some time, Juhee chuckled and lightly shook her head,

"No, it's okay.If you go to Busan, please call me. I'll buy you some food"

"That sounds good."

Jin Woo smiled, and Juhee returned the smile.

So, after saying the words he wanted to say, both of them said goodbye.

"..."

The road to rumha had never been felt this long before.

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After seeing Juhee leave, Jin Woo returns home.

The sight of a worn out apartment appeared in his view from afar.

He lives on the 9th floor.

He passed the parked car and headed towards the building, then an old voice stopped him,

"Young man from unit 902."

It was the old guard ahjussi.

Jin Woo greeted the guard he had known for a long time.

"Are you late for home?"

"Ah, I'm on the night shift today."

"Ah," Jin Woo nodded.

"Here, a package is coming for you."

"Thank you."

It's from the Association.

"Is it supposed to arrive today?"

The Hunter Phone from the Association should be arriving soon.

Jin Woo pulled the phone out of the box.

It was a shiny new phone.

Lately, there has been a lot of public interest in the Hunters.

Jin Woo remembers a news segment where more and more people are not Hunters

tried to buy Hunter's phone illegally.

"Forget the buyer, what do the thieves think?"

They say it's not that a country has no money, but it has too

many thieves.

Whether it's the Association or the military, wherever people gather results in all sorts of corruption.

Whenever money is leaked from such an organization through corruption, it reduces the ability

organization to provide support to the people.

And if support for the people is reduced, the society suffers.

When society suffers, eventually, someone who needs help will get hurt

because they can't get it.

"I'm worried about that ..."

Fortunately, there seems to be no shortage of new phones.

While he was waiting for the elevator, he turned on the phone.

It was full of notifications.

"Huh, I've missed all this?"

Between missed calls and messages, two numbers keep repeating.

None of those numbers felt familiar to him.

One of the numbers had repeatedly called him, the other repeatedly sent him a message.

"I don't think I know anyone who's gonna call me this much."

Jin Woo looked at his mobile phone with his head tilted, then started checking his messages.

Hi, this is me from the hospital ...

Are you free this week ...

Am I bothering you too much? Kuhara...

He remembered who this was.

It was the nurse who asked for her contact information the day she came out.

"I thought her name was Choi Yura?"

The messages aren't too annoying, but Jin Woo feels that as soon as he answers,

that would be very disturbing.

"Then I'll miss this one ..."

Next was the number that repeatedly called out to him.

Jin Woo clicks the call button on that number.

The ringtone sound is a loud pop song that just came out.

Jin Woo has a feeling he knows who this is.

The person on the other end of the phone picked it up quickly.

"Hello."

As expected.

After foreseeing the person, Jin Woo chuckled and spoke,

"It's me.Call me at this number from now on"

"ah! you've received your new call, hyungnim! "

Jin Woo remembered the young man's number, but not calling him before, it crossed his mind.

Yoo Jinho spoke in an excited voice,

“I will actually call you.Hyungnim, raiding party is done! I'm gonna

pick you up tomorrow! "

Even just hearing his voice, Jin Woo can imagine Yoo Jinho's smiling face.

Jin Woo also smiled widely.

"All right, see you tomorrow."

clique

Just in time, the lift arrived as he ended the call.

Finally, the real Raid will start tomorrow.

Jin Woo's heart beat violently in anticipation.

"Time for me to level up a lot"

He would level up, raise his stats and become stronger than everyone else.

Once he became a strong Hunter, money, fame, influence, he would be able to gain

everything is.

Tomorrow will be his first step towards that dream.

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The eastern United States.

Far away in the middle of the night.

Hwang Dongsoo, one of the main Hunters of one of North America's top Guilds, "Scavenger", is a",

received a shocking news before he was about to go to sleep.

"... My brother is dead? Hows it? Explain ... slowly ... "

His older brother's name is Hwang Dongseok.

The person on the other end of the phone told him that the man had lost his life in Gates Rank-C.

"... Hyung's main team of eight members were all dead, but the other two came out

alive?"

And both are Rank-D and Rank-E?

Something is suspicious.

The older brother he knew would not risk his life for the weak.

Besides, they are filler members?

That's not possible.

But here he is, his brother and his Rank-C teammates have been killed, and Rank-D and E

out alive.

‘Surely something is wrong ..’

Hwang Dongsoo's eyes became sharp.

Although he was scouted by a famous American Guild that was currently away, in South Korea, the,

Hwang Dongseok is an older brother who takes care of him more than anyone in life.

He cannot be called a good man, but he is a good brother.

"After I strengthen my position here, I'll bring it up ..."

He thought he was going to die before he could do that.

Hwang Dongsoo bit his lip.

"Fax me the information of two survivors, my number is ..."

Hwang Dongsoo hung up the phone and called his manager.

"Mr.Hwang, what's the matter at this hour? ”

"Laura, what would happen if I killed someone in South Korea?"

"Are you serious?"

"Yes"

The woman took a moment to respond, though,

“... Currently, there is no Criminal Extradition Treaty between the U. S. and South Korea

Hwang is a hunter under the American administration, you will be tried here in the United States.

But given our relationship with the government, I don't think the sentence is that high"

"Well.Something happens, so I have to go to Korea for a while.Can you clear my schedule?"

"But Mr. Hwang, if you leave just like that, it will have an impact on the guild's business

tell me what this is about? ”

“It was personal.Of course, I have no intention to hurt the guild.How much is my schedule? ”

"It's available for about two months"

"Two months ... All right, clear my schedule from it.Not for long, just two weeks.Give me two

sunday, I'll be back from Korea"

"...Okay.What should I tell the dignitary? "

"Tell them I'll go to my brother's funeral, and I'll need some time

to grieve"

"Well, I'll do it.But Mr. Hwang ... If there is anything I can - "

Click!

Hwang Dongsoo ended the call.

Are they words of comfort or warning.

He also does not want to listen.

beep

The fax he had requested earlier had arrived.

Hwang Dongsoo saw the printed documents.

It contained information about the two Hunters.

Name, pictures, their short profile, etc ...

“Hunter Rank-D Yoo Jinho.Hunter Rank-E Sung Jin Woo”

Hwang Dongsoo looked there and there between two faces and made a determination.

"I should be able to get some answers if I ask both of them directly"

And if he detects a lie in their answer ...

"You'll regret getting out of there alive"

Hwang Dongsoo's eyes were red with anger.

Next morning.

Jin Woo receives a call from Yoo Jinho and goes out.

He was greeted by a huge Bongo in front of him.

"...?"

He will ask who is blocking the house of others, and when the window of the chair

driver downgraded.

The owner of that smiling face was ... Yoo Jinho's.

“Hyungnim! Come inside!"

Yoo Jinho slapped the side of the car.

Hearing that Yoo Jinho came to pick her up personally, Jin Woo expects

Benz ... But at the moment there is only an ordinary, ordinary van.

Well, it's a little bigger.

"Aren't you a second-generation chaebol?" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaebol)

"Well, I feel like if I bring my car, we'll get a little noticed

this one is for use in Raid"

Jin Woo realizes that his car is clean and shiny.

"She had to buy it recently"

The young man came to pick her up early in the morning and had even bought a new car

so that they will not be noticed.

Yoo Jinho's preparation was very thorough.

His expectations on this are that high.

Yoo Jinho mistook Jin Woo for a new car for something else,

"Is this unsatisfactory to you, hyungnim?"

"No, that's good."

He cut it off and got into the passenger seat.

"We go, hyungnim."

Excited by the start of their official Raid, Yoo Jinho hummed happily as he drove.

After some time, they arrived at the empty land.

screech-tree

"Hyungnim, here he is."

There were 8 Hunters waiting at the promised location.