You’re just throwing it in front of a magical primitive.
It’s a shame that the ability disappears.
The magicians on Earth would be able to use magic until they die of old age.
“This is not a magic trick!
What is it?
I was practicing defeating monsters without using skills.”
But I shamelessly used my tongue.
In fact, he can use magic, but he is holding himself back!
Still, isn’t this packaging pretty decent?
“Hmm, does this explain it?”
The reaction is so quiet that I feel very uneasy.
I, who had been staring into space trying to squeeze out a lie, very carefully looked away.
“Yoon Seung-ah?”
Then I saw Ahn Yun-seung with moist eyes.
Hey, wait a minute.
“I can’t believe you had that intention!”
Ahn Yun-seung spoke in an excited tone, asking if he had felt anything after hearing what I had said.
His eyes were burning with gunfire, as if he had come to enlightenment.
“I couldn’t even imagine… okay.
That’s right.
Basically, things that are easily acquired are easily lost, so why was I so sure that this ability would last a lifetime?
Of course, I will have to think about it when I return to being an ordinary person.”
“Yoon Seung-ah?”
“Furthermore, looking at gate trends these days, mutations are becoming more and more unpredictable.
If this continues, dungeons where skills cannot be used may appear one day.”
“Uh, uhh.”
“I can’t believe you had such foresight when you didn’t think about how to train yourself and just looked for an easy way.
Wow, you really are…”
Is this what the top people think!
Ahn Yun-seung, who was excited that his ideas seemed to be different from those of ordinary people, opened his eyes as if he had noticed something on his own.
“ah!
so?”
I feel uneasy for some reason.
“You can tell by a sixth sense that a person has a high level of arousal.
“Like I get goosebumps when I’m around S-class people.”
“Uh.”
“But what should I say to Ki-ryeo?
I thought it was because I felt like a fly and felt nothing.”
What did you just say to Alphauri’s former first mage boss?
Fly?
“If you train to control your abilities, will you be able to hide your magic power?
“I’ve never seen such precise control in my life…”
It was a moment when I realized that the awakening value that had been mentioned all along was actually synonymous with mana amount, but I was not happy.
After hearing that, I quietly placed my hand on my chest.
After glancing at the location of the lungs, he answered:
“···Well, that’s roughly it.”
For some reason, I had a gut feeling that I would be saying things like this often in the future.
***
Today was a great success.
‘ha ha ha.’
I can’t stop counting the money from earlier.
How much did you earn through this hunt?
‘1 million won!’
The feel of the stiff banknotes passed through my hands.
This is the money I got from just killing 7 flame bats.
Unbelievable.
‘Damn, there should have been a lot of monsters at the gate.’
If the situation had been just right, my wallet would have been thicker.
‘I never thought it would be the last flame bat.
Besides, if you kill all the monsters, the gate disappears?’
When I defeated a C-class magical beast with a body that couldn’t even use magic, I received a reward beyond my imagination.
However, since the game animals living at the gate were living creatures, their number was not infinite.
In the end, I had to complete this schedule with a small fortune of 1 million won.
There was a feeling of regret in my head, but I tried to shake it off.
Still, where did you catch the last train?
“Hunter Ahn Yunseung, thank you for today.”
good.
Let’s quickly let go of the magpie that returns the favor.
I greeted him lightly.
“Hyung, do you usually sneak around unattended gates?”
However, Yun Seung did not accept the greeting and began to ask questions.
Are you only going through unoccupied gates?
Should I answer this?
“Why is that?”
When the wary response came back, he smiled sheepishly.
“To officially enter the E-level or higher gate, you need the help of other hunters.”
“That’s right.”
“···?”
“If something like this happens today, can you call me again?”
The proposal that Ahn Yun-seung carefully brought out was unexpected.
It was also a very lucrative story.
Beware of freebies is a saying that applies everywhere in the universe.
“You’ve paid off all your debt.
“But why?”
Could it be that this earthling is targeting the absorbent agent?
‘To think that’s because you don’t know the value of sand at all.’
Of course, the reason for the proposal soon became clear.
“I can learn a lot from being around you.”
The background he explained in detail was as follows.
Not long ago, due to an accident, my team was disbanded and I suddenly became a solo hunter.
In fact, Ahn Yun-seung is said to be a hunter who has been awakened for less than half a year.
Because of that, it’s dangerous to work alone because I have so little experience, but let’s form a team again…
‘You must feel bad about being stabbed in the back by a colleague.
Even if it were me, I would do the same.’
I guess it’s actually a break now due to a combination of factors.
Anyway, this A-class hunter currently had time left.
So he said that if I gave him permission, he would like to enter the gate with me often in the future.
Rehabilitation and mind reset.
hmm.
“I won’t refuse if you offer to help me, but…”
After organizing his words in my head, I nailed it in advance.
“Yoon Seung-ah, if we two fight.”
“Yes?”
“I lose.”
“···!”
“That’s how weak I am.
The problem with the Golem issue was simply that you were a bit clumsy in your response.”
If you let Ahn Yun-seung do whatever he wants, an accident might happen.
“Do you understand?
“It means that if something dangerous happens, don’t think that I will save you.”
“iced coffee.”
“You have to protect your body.
always.”
This should be enough as a safety measure without revealing that magic cannot be used.
After explaining the whole situation, I asked if he would still follow me to the gate.
Ahn Yun-seung readily accepted.
‘Ah, my older brother is so humble… The reason you’re telling me this is that you’re worried that I might let my guard down and get hurt!’
Looking at that bright smile, I think he understood what I meant.
“Okay, that’s all you need to know.”
I was excited to have an Earthling ally.
Now that the story was over, all that was left was to exchange contact information for the future.
“By the way, how old are you, Ki-ryeo?”
He paused in the middle of creating a new contact and asked a question.
Now that I see it… We didn’t even know each other’s ages.
‘My first impression was that he was an immature person struggling in front of a golem.
Without realizing it, I have been treating Ahn Yun-seung poorly all this time.’
Kim Ki-ryeo’s age?
I thought about it for a moment and took out my wallet from my back pocket.
And I showed my resident registration card.
Then, the inhabitants of the Earth calculate your age and tell you.
“omg?
24 years old?
“They were only two years older than me…”
“······.”
“Ah, ahaha.
Uh, I’m 22!
However, I went to college again and got my student number…”
I learned a lot of information through this contact information exchange.
Kiryeo Kim is 24 years old.
If the topic of college came up and you can’t remember anything at all, it’s highly likely that you’re not a highly educated person.
“hmm.”
There were no contacts saved on the phone.
***
Refreshing morning.
The day started with a swear word.
This is because as soon as I opened my eyes, I confirmed that no magic was coming out.
However, I tried to shake off the negative thoughts by washing my face with cold water.
Today I have a fun appointment with a hunter named Ahn Yun-seung.
‘I decided to go to the gate.’
I’m not going to hold another ancestral rite of throwing salt at monsters.
Because very few creatures were killed by absorbents, it was impossible to go out hunting every day.
So originally, I was planning on taking a day off so I could make some money…
Ahn Yun-seung suddenly asked a question yesterday.
They say something strange came out inside.
I happened to get priority admission.
And here is my answer to that suggestion:
“Ahn Yun-seung!”
“Ah, you’re here!”
How can you resist an alien showing you something amazing?
Phew, I lightly wiped away the sweat I had shed while walking.
Ahn Yun-seung looked at me like that and said,
“Did you happen to walk?”
“Uh, why?”
“I thought it was too far from where you live.
“You could have taken a taxi.”
Taxi······.
“···I know.”
It’s Kim Ki-ryeo’s brain.
I remember this information very quickly.
yes?
‘shit.’
I swallowed my curses and took a breath.
After calming down for a while, the surrounding scenery finally came into view.
“There are quite a few people.
“Is everyone who came here going in?”
“Most of them are bystanders.
“A reporter or something.”
Come to think of it, in Korea, when a new gate occurs, an advance team to investigate goes in and controls the area to prevent other hunters from interfering…
Did you say that the gate will be opened only after the association’s investigation is successfully completed and the information is released?
Today was the opening day of the new gate.
Even a plant that was new to mankind was discovered inside.
Perhaps the unknown material covering the floor might be the key to returning the magic.
‘Is it open yet?
I’m only going to check the plants at the entrance anyway, so I don’t think I’ll be there for long.’
I looked at the gate half in anticipation and half in worry.
But then.
‘hmm?
‘What is that?’
Far away, beyond the green fields, a black sedan stopped.
Up until this point, no one had paid much attention to the car, but the situation suddenly changed when the back door opened and a person got out.
“Uh!”
“excuse me···.”
“Why did you come here?”
Hunters begin to mutter.
There is a strange tension in each of their eyes.
“Wow, Kang Chang-ho…”
Ahn Yun-seung’s reaction was not much different.
I wonder why everyone is in this mood.
But this side has no way of knowing famous people on Earth.
“Who is it?”
Out of frustration, I finally asked a question.
Then Ahn Yun-seung looks at the person as if he were a spy.
“You’re Hunter Kang Chang-ho.
“S-class.”
But at this level, it could have been seen as strange.
“S-class?
“I heard there are three of them in Korea?”
After hearing that and looking closely, I could immediately see why that person was S-class.
A presence that is distinctly different from the magicians around.
Moreover, he is able to stably handle the vast amount of magical power within his body.
‘Oh oh.’
He is definitely a rare talent on Earth.
Naturally, my eyes fell.
And at this moment, I briefly made eye contact with the S-class hunter.
‘It’ll be okay since everyone is staring at me anyway.’
But I didn’t necessarily avoid eye contact.
In addition, the awakened person soon turned his eyes elsewhere.
This is a natural phenomenon.
What a big deal we just made eye contact by chance…
“what?”
Wait a minute, I have to take back what I just thought.
The S-class hunter, who had turned his gaze to the distant mountain, quickly turns his head again and looks at me.
Wide-open eyes as if asking, ‘Did I just see something wrong?’ He looks like he is checking again.
Moreover, the hunter now began to look in this direction clearly without blinking.
‘Uh, what is it?’
Honestly, it’s scary at this point.
I belatedly pretended not to know him.
Then the sound of stepping on the grass was heard in my ear.
It was the sound of an S-class hunter approaching.