Episode 216
[There was a brief commotion on Saebit Island.]
The anchor’s voice began to come out on TV.
[There was an explosion so massive that the surrounding area was devastated. Citizens’ anxiety was also extremely severe. So, the National Forensic Service intensively investigated this case.]
[Really, this incident was caused by a combination of bad luck and bad luck. It was found that gas explosion incidents overlapped one after another and such a huge explosion occurred with a very slim probability.]
Whoo-
Tiring-
The person in front of me sighed and turned off the TV.
“As expected, the report turned out like this.”
She said, pushing up her glasses.
“Well. “I can’t even imagine how confused people would be if this incident were reported, so it’s a natural response, but…”
The incident that occurred at Saebit Island was adequately covered up by the higher-ups.
Only by doing so could we prevent confusion among citizens.
It was obvious that if this incident were to spread, the world would fall into great chaos.
“Is this really the best? “The sacrifice you made for us…”
She said as she looked at a man sitting at her head table.
She was a secretary who worked next to the president for a long time.
When she said that, he just made a pained expression as if he was a criminal.
“…It’s really shameful, but this was the best response the Hunter Association could have done. I’m truly sorry to you.”
He lowered his head and said.
“It is truly disappointing that the Hunter Association, rather than trying to publicize the name of the president who sacrificed himself for the country and the world, is busy hiding it simply because of the confusion of citizens.”
She said, frowning.
“Later…” “There will be a time.”
“There will be a time?”
“Yes.,. “Definitely the right time to inform citizens of all this.”
“When is that time? “After we all die?”
Jeong Ha-yeon, who had been patiently sitting next to him, frowned and said.
“Stop it. “You know very well that I didn’t hide it because my dad tried to.”
“…Student Hayeon. “Adults are talking right now, but I don’t think it’s a place for students.”
“No, honestly, that’s true. My dad tried very hard to somehow create a place where the entire country could mourn the president. But what are you supposed to do when the higher-ups keep saying that’s not possible?”
“…”
“I know I shouldn’t say this, but… you know that the Hunter Association has no choice but to do whatever the government’s top officials tell it to do. But, why do you keep telling my dad…”
Whoo-
The president’s secretary sighed deeply.
“I’m sorry. I was just upset because my feelings were so complicated. I made a mistake. Sorry.”
She bowed her head.
“No. I completely understand how you feel. When I lost my wife, I felt like the world was ending just like you. “If I were you, I would have reacted similarly.”
The Hunter Association president shook her head and said.
At that time, a man said.
“But to be honest, is it really something we should mourn that much?”
“What?”
All the other hunters frowned at his words.
“No, to be honest, if the Heavenly Demon were to break the seal in that box, wouldn’t we all be dead? But who mourns whom?”
“Don’t talk like that.”
One hunter said, rolling his eyes.
“What, did I say something wrong? That’s right. If the seal is released from that box, the person who can defeat that Heavenly Demon. “Is there anyone who can even scratch me?”
He spoke arrogantly.
“It may not be possible now, but there is definitely time, so if all the hunters train during that time, we will be able to win.”
“What? Such positive thinking is good, but…”
He looked around at the hunters.
“You haven’t overcome the trauma from that time yet, right?”
“…What? What kind of bullsh*t is that… “
Click-
He soon saw the face of the Heavenly Demon appear on the screen.
Then all the hunters started shaking their hands.
There were many hunters squatting on the ground as if they were panicking.
“It looks like this just by looking at it on the screen, but can it be replaced in real life? Everyone will just be busy running away.”
“…”
“No, there’s nothing wrong with that. When you encounter an opponent you can never defeat, running away is a normal response. In fact, it is also an instinctive area. Well, I have no intention of criticizing that.”
“But. “If you make an effort…”
“It’s an effort.. It’s good. That’s good, but let’s talk honestly.”
“…”
“If you were to train in the closed world for a year or, to put it bluntly, a thousand years, wouldn’t you be able to imagine giving a scratch to the Heavenly Demon?”
“…”
No one could answer those words.
Meanwhile, one person raised his hand.
It was Jin Hye-won.
“So what are we going to do? Let’s just hold hands and wait for the Heavenly Demon to come out of the box and kill us?”
“It’s actually better that way. “It’s a good idea to just enjoy the rest of your life instead of wasting away.”
“…What? “Is that what you’re saying?”
“No. It is not so? All you have to do is stop struggling meaninglessly and just enjoy the remaining year without regrets. Well, it’s simple to think about, right? We all have terminal cancer that will kill us in a year. Then all you have to do is have fun during that time. Is not it?”
“…”
“Wouldn’t that be better than struggling meaninglessly for a year? At least then I won’t feel unfair when I go.”
“…”
“Well, all humans die anyway, so you can just think of it as coming a little sooner. “Is there a reason to be so sad?”
He said, leaning back in his chair.
“Even if I say something, do you say something like that?”
Jin Hyewon glared at him.
“But that’s true. No matter how much we train, the Heavenly Demon just goes from a weak ant to a slightly stronger ant. “The fact that you die if you step on it is the same.”
Jin Hyewon looked around.
Currently, all the hunters who faced the Heavenly Demon on Saebitseom were gathered here.
“Do you really think that too?”
“…”
“If we all work together and train, we will be able to catch even the Heavenly Demon.”
“…”
However, all other hunters ignored Jin Hye-won.
“Are you all really going to do this? “Are you going to just take a number and wait for the day to die?”
Jin Hyewon hurled all sorts of insults at other hunters.
Then she started talking to the hunters one by one.
“Hye-won, you were not there, so you can say that with ease.”
“What?”
She frowned.
“If you had faced the Heavenly Demon right then and there, you would never have been able to say that. The Heavenly Demon is a completely different species from us. “No matter how good the hunting dogs are, in front of the tiger they are nothing more than a piece of meat.”
“What?”
“I also hate that guy because he talks so harshly and rudely, but there is nothing wrong with what he says. No matter how hard we struggle, when the Heavenly Demon blows, we are nothing more than fallen leaves flying away.”
“…”
Jin Hyewon looked around.
“Do you really think that way too?”
The other hunters looked one by one, and when one person nodded, they all nodded.
It seemed like other people had the same thoughts.
“Really, there is no way there will be a future because these guys called Hunters of Hope are doing this..”
Seeing that, the man smiled and looked at Jin Hye-won.
“Look. “Am I right?”
“…”
Despite her mocking remarks, Jin Hye-won could not say anything.
“..”
At that time, one person quietly raised his hand.
“Doyun? “Do you have anything to say?”
Jin Hyewon said.
“I didn’t give up.”
“Do you have any basis for this?”
“Yes. There are also concrete solutions.”
Puhahahahaha-
All the hunters around laughed at those words.
“After all, you are an academy cadet, so you can say things like that. “It’s really good.”
“That’s why it’s better to be ignorant. You can’t even feel the power gap.”
“Originally, back then, I felt like I could do anything. “That’s when that feeling comes.”
All the other hunters giggled when they heard that.
“Well, there is no need to persuade others. All you have to do is prove it with results.”
“Okay. Fighting. Student Doyoon!”
The hunters giggled as if it was fun.
But, only one person.
Jeong Yang-cheol, the president of the Hunter Association, looked at him with a serious expression after hearing that.
And it was the same for Jeong Ha-yeon’s older brother next to him.
He is never the type of person to talk nonsense.
No, something that seems impossible somehow seems possible if Nam Doyoon does it.
“Student Doyun. “Can you tell us specifically what you plan to do?”
“President of the Association.. Are you seriously listening to what a mere student says?”
“It’s just denying reality. “You don’t need to worry.”
The hunters next to us spoke.
“I don’t remember asking you, but…”
The heavy voice of the association president was heard.
Then, in an instant, the hunters around them became quiet.
“Student Doyun. Can you share with us how? We will provide support as actively as possible.”
That moment.
Tiriring-
A notification sound rang on Nam Do-yoon’s cell phone.
It was [Cha Ji-yoon].
“I have urgent work to do, so I’ll get up first.”
Nam Do-yoon kicked off his seat and stood up.