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– So you killed him?
– …I almost killed it, but I avoided it because another undead came. Did I tell you to end it quietly?
Seo Hyun-woo sees through the identity of the other undead and swallows dry saliva.
Vice Lich must have come to this place to steal the power of the Knight of the Abyss.
Of course, since I arrived too late, there was a high probability that I was losing my mind by now.
– Are there any injuries?
– Neither of us was hurt. Did you know it’s over because I’m leaving?
– I’m glad.
Seo Hyun-woo responds calmly and feels relieved.
It all happened as expected.
The story of the knight of the abyss running away after falling into a crisis, the appearance of Vice Rich, and the fact that Ryu Seon-hwa takes away the power of the knight of the abyss.
Seo Hyun-woo just did his best to keep up with the flow.
– What are you doing now?
– To rest a little. I think it’s a bit out of tune.
– No need to rush. You can do it slowly. I’ll be there soon.
Seo Hyun-woo hangs up the phone and looks at Baek Seo-yeon.
Baek Seo-yeon, noticing the meaning of that gaze, sighed, albeit shallowly.
“It’s all over.”
“You mean you killed all those monsters?”
“I heard that once.”
“What method did you use…”
“Wait.”
Dahee Shin lightly taps the earphones connected to the walkie-talkie and quietly receives the message.
At the same time, he showed a surprised expression and immediately hung up the radio.
“They said all the undead were annihilated.”
“… how?”
“You just knew it was annihilated.”
“What does that mean?”
“I want to know too.”
The two turn their heads at the same time and look at Seo Hyun-woo.
Seo Hyun-woo looked at the two of them alternately, and then slowly opened his mouth.
“You were lucky.”
“Are you always lucky?”
“Do you know something?”
“Uh… I don’t know anything.”
“What do you not know?”
“Don’t be alone, talk to me.”
“I was just looking at the possibilities. That’s lucky.”
Baek Seo-yeon looks at Seo Hyun-woo with her mouth shut.
No matter how many times I asked him again, he wouldn’t give me the answer I wanted.
Knowing that, he wasn’t even curious.
‘If you do what you’re told, you’ll be able to do above average. There’s no other way than to get it right.’
***
Near the temporary command post.
Injured hunters were overflowing, and bodies were scattered all over the place.
It was not heavily damaged, but it was impossible to measure the severity of the casualties from the time they occurred.
Because someone’s pain and wounds are bound to turn into anger and sadness.
“thank you for your effort. Thanks to you, the subjugation seems to have ended well.”
Lee Min-seong was coming out of the trailer after dismantling the battle suit.
Lee Min-seong was asked by Seo Hyun-woo to take on the role of assisting a female hunter.
However, there was no battle, and the enemy was defeated in just a few seconds, so he was rather embarrassed.
“A lot of people are hurt. I wish I had moved a little earlier.”
Ryu Seon-hwa looked at the corpse piled on one side and answered cautiously.
He only did what Seo Hyun-woo told him to do, and he was able to acquire special abilities through it.
However, I thought that there would be some regrets because I was able to take action only after the situation got worse.
“It is not. We did our best too. Fortunately, it moved so quickly that it ended up like this.”
“Is there such a thing as if?”
“How about thinking the other way around? Moving fast doesn’t necessarily mean good results.”
Lee Min-seong was deeply aware of this fact because he devoted most of his time to the development of the battle suit.
If I was in a hurry, I had no choice but to err on the side of things.
Rather, there were cases where better ideas came out or the development period was shortened by taking it easy.
“And that Ryu Seon-hwa annihilated the undead, no one knows except me. Ah, Seo Hyun-woo, you must know.”
“It doesn’t matter. I didn’t do it because I wanted to let other people know.”
Ryu Seon-hwa did not participate in this subjugation for personal reasons.
He simply followed Seo Hyun-woo because he needed him.
If Seo Hyun-woo was happy, he would have been satisfied with that.
“It must have been for Seo Hyun-woo. He is a man of many blessings.”
“Then did Lee Min-seong also follow Hyeon-woo’s instructions?”
“I received a lot, so I am trying to give it back little by little. I’m a little embarrassed because I didn’t do anything this time.”
“no. I’m just grateful that you went with me. It’s dangerous alone, isn’t it?”
“I’m glad it was helpful.”
Whenever Seo Hyun-woo asked for it, Lee Min-seong never refused.
I thought there must be a good reason, and I didn’t make excessive demands.
Even in this case, he was not in danger even if a battle had occurred because he was simply assisting Ryu Seon-hwa.
“Are there any problems with your body?”
“It’s not without problems, but it’s not to the point where I can’t stand it. I think we should wait a little longer.”
Ryu Seon-hwa tries to release a small amount of magic while spreading her right hand.
Purple magic flowed out and slowly began to wrap around his right hand.
It was not easy to handle, and even the color of the magic had changed.
“…the color of the magic has changed.”
“I think I absorbed something from that monster.”
After the color of the magical power changed, even the abilities they had originally could not be used.
I thought that not only the magic power, but the power itself possessed by the monster was taken away.
“Did Seo Hyun-woo know in advance and send Ryu Seon-hwa?”
“I don’t know about that either. I never asked for anything else.”
“Then it could be a coincidence.”
The Immigration Department shakes her head as she checks the wounded and dead one by one.
Even though he and Ryu Seon-hwa had taken action in advance, they could not mitigate the damage.
Had there been Reverance 36, the result would have been a little different.
‘Ustia, when will Revenance 36 be operational?’
– Even if the disarming function and self-destruct function are excluded, there are still many difficulties.
‘You can just use it for testing.’
– … There are a lot of restrictions, but it seems that it will be possible to operate.
Lee Min-seong is satisfied with the answer and waits for the site clean-up to be completed.
I had to get back to work quickly and complete a test version of Revenance 36.
‘Now is the time to move together. You can’t just hold on to a battle suit all the time.’
***
Inside the student council president’s office.
Seo Hyun-woo was sitting on the sofa and looking around.
As of today, he had taken his hands off his work and was caught up in a carefree mind.
The promised day had come, and I was finally able to get out of that condition.
‘How did you keep this position for three years? It’s not something people do.’
Since there was no entrance ceremony in the first place, there was no graduation ceremony.
Even if Seo Hyun-woo had served as the student council president for three years, he was not given any special treatment.
Because Seo Hyun-woo was only a student at Miterichi after all.
‘For a few days playing… Oh, I have to get a room first.’
Seo Hyun-woo sighs and gives up even thinking.
The work to be done was piled up like a mountain.
Issuance of a hunter license, reporting on the creation of a subjugation team, renting offices and training grounds, allocating dungeons, securing funds, etc.
Fortunately, the share price of the Hanhon industry has risen a lot, and since they were paid for their success in subjugation, there would be no shortage of money for a short time.
‘At a time like this, you have to use your contacts. Will Shin Da-hee and Kang Yu-jin do something for them?’
Seo Hyun-woo devises the best plan with uncertain expectations.
With Shin Da-hee and Kang Yu-jin at the forefront, I was planning to increase the value of the subjugation team, and lay the foundation with Baek Jeong-woon and former student council executives.
After that, it was supposed to be operated by a small number of elites while receiving stable dungeon assignments.
‘I don’t know if Baek Jeong-woon will come. The other kids have to take care of themselves…’
smart.
‘Now that’s the last one. I think I’ll miss you later.’
Seo Hyun-woo put water in the coffee pot and prepared a teacup.
Seo-yeon Baek sits quietly on the sofa and looks at her work desk.
“Now you are leaving the place.”
“It’s your seat now. I’m going to be a retired old man.”
“I have never seen an old man the same age as me.”
“You made me look old because you treated me with respect.”
Seo Hyun-woo handed Baek Seo-yeon a cup of tea and sat down again.
Baek Seo-yeon smiles and tilts her teacup.
“What do you think? At this point, it’s time to let go.”
“Aren’t you still the student council president?”
“Nominally, the student council president. The certificate has already been issued.”
Seo Hyun-woo shows his certificate of completion and does not take his eyes off Baek Seo-yeon.
Baek Seo-yeon feels a burden and cannot make eye contact with Seo Hyun-woo.
“Seo Yeon-ah, how about calling my name comfortably?”
Seo-yeon Baek puts down the teacup carefully and takes a deep breath.
He was a little surprised to suddenly call his name, but it would happen one day.
It wasn’t a problem for me to experience it a little earlier.
“Tongue… Chairman, I’m comfortable with this.”
“Aren’t you going to call me president even after you graduate?”
“Then you will be the leader.”
“Is it that hard to say my name? When we go out, we’re the same age. Are you friends?”
“Then I can be the team leader. It’s not unusual for a team leader to talk nonsense.”
“…”
Seo Hyun-woo gives up on persuasion and pushes the cookie into his mouth.
When will the day come when Baek Seo-yeon calls out her name?
“Are you sure you don’t want to gossip at all?”
“…not at all.”
“But now isn’t that day? Aren’t you too savvy?”
“It’s not about being stubborn, it’s about being polite.”
“Where is the person who is polite to the same age? Seo Yeon-ah, are we just friends?”
“…”
***
The top floor of the Hunter Committee, the chairperson’s office.
Choi Seung-ho was conducting a videoconference, but he did not even speak.
The Setinos Hunters were discussing the same topic for over 30 minutes.
The topic was so trivial and so important that I didn’t even want to end it.
– Why don’t we just add one more Setinos Hunter position?
– Do you think that makes sense?
– What else can’t you do?
Yoon Se-in was constantly in conflict with Park Yong-jun.
The other Setinos Hunters kept their opinions while listening quietly.
– Wouldn’t it be better to reach an agreement in Black Hunter?
– I think that’s appropriate. I think that even a Black Hunter is unconventional treatment.
Oh Seong-hyun supported Seong Jae-heon’s opinion and maintained his position.
Han Yoo-jung and Kang Yu-jin were insisting that the purple hunter license should be issued.
Jung Woo-jin watches this scene and carefully adjusts his glasses.
‘You’re doing that because of one student council president… Is it possible to finish this within today?’