Chapter 34

Chapter 34

Bounty Hunter

Two days passed again.

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Name: Jose.

Crime name: Voice phishing, drug distribution, smuggling and stolen goods illegal distribution many.

Awakener level (estimated): E grade.

Reward: 40 million won

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Performing several requests, roughly the sense comes just by looking.

If saying E grade in bounty hunter, it's petty criminal level.

Tracking is difficult, but nothing that would be a problem in combat seemed.

Held one T-shirt with the guy's body fluid on it and used the tracking skill.

One solid line was clearly drawn above the floor.

Some unknown energies shook the solid line in the middle.

But the line didn't shake, and extended straight to the invisible far.

Distance estimated about 30km.

Driving about 40 minutes, approached the target.

Screech!

Parked the car in an empty lot, and calmly moved steps following the solid line drawn on the floor.

The eastern end of Seoul.

Inside an abandoned abandoned factory.

Inside a wide factory of unknown use, dozens of men and women were collapsed on the floor.

No hindrance to life, but breathing was clearly not normal.

Some people also wandered here and there with bizarre gaits.

“...”

Guessing what is happening isn't difficult.

What becomes a problem in the tower isn't only magic minerals emitting contaminants.

Some addictive substances that create hallucination and pleasure also became social problems.

Connecting this with the crime name of the fellow named Jose, the puzzle is simply completed.

“Hey, friend. Came to buy drugs?”

A large man who looks of Southeast Asian series smiled and asked.

I nodded to the fellow lightly tapping the shoulder.

The guy's smile deepened.

“Who did you come looking for?”

“Jose.”

“...Who?”

“Said Jose.”

In a short moment the man's face hardened.

But soon the fellow who unfolded the face nodded and turned around.

“Follow.”

Walked up the stairs located in the corner of the factory.

Then the guy who stood in front of a large container knocked on the door.

“Brother, there's a guest.”

Presence was felt from inside.

The large man smiled slyly and turned around.

“Crazy bastard, first time seeing a bastard who came to buy drugs looking for brother Jose.”

A short dagger was held in the guy's hand.

Bluish mana dwelling on the blade.

Crude mana.

I indifferently said.

“If swinging that, you'll die.”

“Shut up, this bastard!”

The man charged vigorously and swung the sword.

A clumsy attack with clumsy movement.

A feeling that skill doesn't follow confidence.

Blocking the sword with Wind Shield, the dagger bounced and the guy's upper body opened refreshingly.

Looking at the guy's pupils with bewilderment dwelling, I said.

“I told you.”

Pueeeok!!!!

A water stream that burst from the side drain pipe roughly struck one side of the man's face.

The man's neck bent almost 180 degrees.

The guy who lost consciousness in one go and fell to the 1st floor, the ground under his feet collapsed along with a roar.

The ground collapsed with Collapse swallowed the man's body in one go.

“...”

I turned my head.

Inside the small window attached to the container.

There was a man looking at me as if eyeballs would pop out.

Blond blue-eyed white person.

A completely different appearance from Jose who was said to be of Philippine origin.

I calmly opened the door and entered.

Turning my head, the Westerner was already raising both hands high.

“A-hahaha···came looking for President Jose. I'll contact the president, so please sit and wait for a moment···?”

Quite fluent Korean.

I silently lowered my head.

The solid line engraved on the floor continues under the man's feet.

Jose is that guy.

But the appearance is completely different.

‘How is that possible?’

I stared at the board.

In front of the gray light before my eyes, golden light lightly flickered.

Like when discovering Nizen's Robe in the kobold's secret space.

Looking at the guy carefully, a subtle awkwardness seems detected from the face too.

“Jose.”

“...Yes?”

“You're Jose. I came knowing everything.”

Jose tilted his head with a bewildered expression.

“What are those words?”

“Seems changed the appearance with something, that doesn't work.”

“Seems some misunderstanding, haha. If just sitting for a moment···.”

“I came finding by using the tracking skill myself. Seems blocked tracking with some awkward equipment, such things are all useless.”

Did he belatedly grasp the situation.

The guy's face distorted viciously.

“This damn?”

The guy kicked the ground.

Much sharper movement than the man just now.

A sharp dagger that came out from the guy's bosom flew, and Wind Shield bounced the sword.

“What···?”

Jose was flustered, but the upper body wasn't clearly revealed.

Quickly arranged the body and prepared for my attack appearance.

No particular relation.

Sarak!

Cut one shoulder of Jose with Wind Cutter.

The arm rolled on the floor, and the dropped sword noisily rolled under the sofa.

“Kkeu, kuaaaaaak!!!”

Jose screamed and stepped back.

Suddenly a water stream that flew breaking the window wrapped the guy's body, and froze in one go.

Body trapped inside a huge ice lump.

Approaching the fellow, I extended Mana Thread and wrapped the face.

Grabbed the soft leather where mana flows and pulled.

Crack!

A light crack occurred on the face.

Giving more strength, the crack enlarged then the guy's face was torn whole.

Looking after tearing, it wasn't a face.

It was a mask.

[Alkay's Mask]

Probably an item that changes the appearance.

Put the mask in the inventory, and looked at Jose.

The already disappeared white person's face.

A man with a dark face is looking at me with blank eyes.

I said to the guy.

“Go quietly. Left the legs so walk well.”

Lowering his head, confirmed the wind blade that pressed between his solar plexus.

Jose nodded madly.

“A-understood president!”

···Who is your president?

Instead of those words that floated, I brought out other words.

“Said bringing by killing is also fine.”

Staring at the pale guy's pupils, I indifferently said.

“So shut your mouth.”

#

About 3 hours later.

Yu Ji-seong Office.

Clients who came receiving the contact dragged Jose somewhere and disappeared.

Yu Ji-seong and Yu Seo-ha who silently looked at that appearance faced each other.

“Brother, how many is this?”

“Seven.”

“In two days?”

“...Probably.”

The two people sitting perched on the sofa tilted their upper bodies.

Above the sofa table.

Information of seven wanted criminals Lee Seong-han brought was placed.

“This one was catchable, but this one shouldn't be.”

“That one isn't easy either. There were as many as 8 who gave up the request originally.”

“But how did Seonghan-nim catch?”

“...Knowing some amazing tracking mage···.”

Yu Ji-seong who rarely loses coolness.

But now his face was full of confusion.

“I'm at the point of being bewildered what I'm seeing now. Completed 7 Breath of Hatred, even the purity went up more. People calling over 10 million won per bottle are appearing.”

Yu Ji-seong largely exhaled and continued speaking.

“While doing so, the number of wanted criminals caught is seven. Moreover that Jose bastard, a guy who avoided even state agency tracking and wasn't caught for as long as 3 years. Leaving the force level, a fellow where being caught was strange from the start.”

“...Saying caught such a guy in 5 hours.”

“Yes. I have no idea how to explain this at all.”

Yu Ji-seong slowly continued speaking.

“Moreover there's something more peculiar.”

“...What?”

“The state of the criminals being dragged. Nothing felt?”

“Felt? What···?”

Yu Seo-ha tilted her head.

Yu Ji-seong chuckled with an expression of knowing it would be so.

“The fellow who was first dragged, don't remember what state?”

“Ah···a corpse that became roasted whole from lightning? Came completely turned into a mummy. Identity confirmation was barely done.”

“And Jose who came this time?”

“Except one arm, fine···ah.”

Yu Seo-ha's eyes sparkled.

“The state of the guys being dragged got better and better?”

“Right. Even Jose even walked on his own feet.”

“So?”

“So what so. Meaning Seonghan-nim perfectly adapted to bounty hunter work.”

“...In two days?”

“Yes, in two days. At this rate, within a month the bounty hunter requests in our office will dry up.”

Hmm, Yu Ji-seong cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“Seonghan-nim, what is the identity?”

“...Well.”

Yu Seo-ha lightly sipped the coffee on the table and said.

“At first thought a high-level mage trying to lightly enjoy entertainment, but it seems too naive a thought. First seeing the appearance of not having done social life, maybe a mage from a magic tower in the US or Europe side?”

“...Thinking of those people's sociality, it's plausible. But why would a magic tower origin mage particularly come to Korea? They say the magic tower is heaven to those series people.”

“I don't know. But, at least not the criminal side worried at first so fortunate.”

Yu Ji-seong nodded.

Then raised the pad he was holding on the table.

Even though already confirmed in the morning, over twenty mails had already come.

“People looking for the Breath of Hatred. Added to that, designated requests are overflowing. Maybe, Seo-ha you meeting that person in the labyrinth was an enormous fortune.”

At Yu Ji-seong's serious words, Yu Seo-ha chuckled.

“By the way, did you handle what Seonghan-nim said?”

“Ah, that?”

Yu Ji-seong nodded.

“Handled long ago.”

#

On the way returning to the hotel.

Zing!

While driving, the phone vibrated.

It was Yu Ji-seong.

Message content floated above the vehicle screen.

[Jose was handed over to the client. Including survival allowance, 50 million won deposit completed]

[The lodging side you mentioned, finished the document work. If only presenting the awakener registration certificate in the lobby, there will be no problem at all]

[The client says wanting to meet Seonghan-nim directly and convey thanks, is it okay?]

“I don't want to meet.”

My words were input as a message.

The refusal message was immediately delivered, and a reply arrived.

[I'll refuse. Good work]

After that, quiet without any sound.

Suddenly the rural house in Gangwon-do came to mind.

When Lee Heeja left her seat, and even the TV was off.

Days spent lying like dead on the bed only blinking eyes.

Even though time passed, that emptiness is still vivid in the head.

I stared outside the window.

The scenery of the bustling Seoul city center was unfolding.

It's all past matters.

There was no way to return to that state again.

Absolutely.

Screech!

Arrived at the hotel parking lot.

Even though a little past noon on a weekday, the parking lot was almost full.

One corner spot remained, so forcibly pushed the vehicle in.

Getting off the car and heading to the hotel lobby, several people raised their voices as usual.

“If calling, shouldn't you answer?”

“No, why are you making a fuss at me when the parking space is damn narrow. Want to see someone die from anger!?”

Immediately headed to the hotel lobby.

Approached the desk, and said to the employee.

“Please check out.”

Received refund of the remaining accommodation fee for a few days.

The desk employee carefully asks.

“By any chance was there any inconvenient point?”

“That's not it.”

Shook my head, and lightly smiled.

Practicing for the past few days, the smile became quite familiar.

“Thinking of moving to Jewon.”

“Ah, I see.”

The employee's gaze completely changed.

“We'll move the luggage to the Jewon side.”

“No need for that. Almost nothing to call luggage.”

Clothes, shoes, elixir.

Anyway only three things to move.

No particular need to receive help either.

“Then I'll go.”

Went up and packed the luggage, loaded on the car.

Before boarding the driver's seat, turned my head.

Those people from earlier were still fighting.

The desk employee ran over in a hurry, and pushed the fighting person outside the road.

Lightly bowed my head to the gesturing employee and drove the car outside the hotel.

Left the alley and ran the main road.

At some point the day darkened quite a bit, and signs starting to sparkle.

Among them, there was a sign that particularly attracted the gaze.

“...”

After pondering, parked the vehicle in the building underground parking lot.

Took the elevator and went up to the 1st floor.

Confirmed the bathroom once in the corridor and entered the store.

Sat down, and took a large deep breath once.

“Customer, what shall I give you?”

A young youth who looks like a part-timer approached and asked.

Swallowed dry saliva from tension.

Trembled several times more than when dealing with awakeners charging holding knives.

“White porridge.”

“...Yes?”

“Please just one bowl of white porridge.”

“Uh···.”

The youth's face became slightly troubled.

“Our store doesn't have white porridge but···.”

Quietly took out two 50,000 won bills and handed them.

“One take for the student.”

“Uh···th-then is it okay?”

“It's fine.”

The youth who conversed a few words in the kitchen returned.

One 50,000 won bill had disappeared.

“The kitchen said they'll make it. Please wait a moment. Uh, I'll bring side dishes!”

“It's fine. Just white porridge is enough.”

The porridge was prepared soon.

Scooped one spoon of the porridge with steam rising.

Brought the porridge to the mouth with a trembling hand.

It was warm.

Warm porridge went down the throat through the esophagus.

The organs that met proper food for the first time in 8 years startled and flinched.

Seemed the stomach bubbled for a while, then gradually regained stability.

Fortunate.

Worried it might be a life that can't even eat porridge forever.

“Huu···.”

After taking one deep breath deeply, suddenly something came to mind.

Equipment taken from Jose.

Examined the golden mask inside the inventory.

[Alkay's Mask]

-A mask specialized in appearance transformation.

-[Polymorph] skill usable.

···Anyway.

Seems able to learn a new skill.

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