Leveling
CH 79

That's not a bad offer.

With the support of Go Gunhee, even ordinary people could quickly reach

top level of government.

After all, there was no place that was not reached by the influence of the association president.

But was that man a Rank-S Hunter?

"I can't even imagine how high I can go"

Jin Woo imagines himself wearing a clean suit and standing neatly next door

Go Gunhee in the National Guard.

His heart was beating a little.

"This is not an opportunity that comes every day"

The path offered by Go Gunhee was not one that anyone could follow.

However, there was something missing on that path.

"If I enter the Association, I won't be able to level up again"

Hunter Association staff didn't go do the Raid.

Their main role was to fight other Hunters, not monsters.

Even if they occasionally entered the Association Raid,

Raid Associations were limited to Rank-D and Rank-E Dungeons that not even Guilds saw

Can he live the rest of his life as a low level without gaining any more EXP points?

No, it's impossible.

A strong determination screamed inside Jin Woo,

"I want to be stronger."

To a higher place.

As tall as he can.

If he had reached his limit, it would have been a different story, but he knew

that he hasn't done it yet.

How could he just give up?

From the bottom of his heart, Jin Woo can't.

"As long as I can level up, my growth won't stop"

ba dum ba dum

Compared to his image stood neatly next to the President of the Go Gunhee Association,

jin Woo's heart is beating faster at the moment.

Go Gunhee also noticed the change in Jin Woo,

'His breathing was quick.Did he reach a decision?'

If only it was a good decision.

"No, it has to be good"

When he thought about the rest of his time.

Go Gunhee was very excited looking at Jin Woo while waiting for his answer.

One second feels like a full minute.

Jin Woo finally opened his mouth,

"I'm sorry"

Go Gunhee's face darkened.

"I swear his face was filled with determination just now ... Am I wrong?"

The old man could not hide his disappointment,

"In the end, that's all the man has to offer"

She doesn't lie when she says she will help Jin Woo down the road

different ones.

In fact, he thought of a place higher than that.

'First Rank-S in two years ...'

He planned to put the young man by his side and teach him many things,

and if the man shows potential, he'll make him the heir to his job.

A powerful force that could uphold the Association after he died.

That's what he meant by "a different path".

Go Gunhee was ready to give everything to the young man.

And to think that this is the answer.

"I look like a fool."

Go Gunhee kept the badge she was holding and asked in defeat,

"In the end ... is it money?"

Jin Woo replied sharply,

"No."

Go Gunhee snorted in her head,

"Of course you'll say that"

But he knows.

Everyone is the same.

All they think about is money.

That fame is just a cherry on top of the cake.

'okay…'

It is human nature to seek material wealth.

He did not criticize that fact.

It's just a little insulting that they've always been dishonest.

"Why did you refuse?"

Even knowing the answer, Go Gunhee asked.

He just wanted to see the man's reaction.

However,

"Because I want to fight"

Jin Woo's immediate reply, which was uttered without the slightest hesitation, slapped his cheek

Go Gunhee's.

'What?'

No, not slapped, it feels like punching his guts.

"You mean ... You want to fight monsters?"

"Yes"

Jin Woo did not add any unnecessary clarification and told the truth,

“I want to enter Gates and eliminate monsters.The place where I am is

Dungeons. ”

'My Lord.'

Go Gunhee's eyes widened.

As a man standing at the top, he could tell by looking into someone's eyes

whether they lie or not.

However, such insight is necessary to reach the top.

And looking at Jin Woo's eyes now, Go Gunhee knows,

"The eye .. tells the truth"

His opinion of Jin Woo turns 180 degrees.

"How long has it been since I've felt this way?"

When he first became a Hunter, Go Gunhee was too old to utilize

completely power.

So instead of fighting monsters, the man was looking for different ways to help the world.

He sold his private company to get funds to form the Association,

gather the Hunter and use its influence to break into the National Guard

to make laws for Hunter.

However, no matter how hard he worked, there was a core of disappointment in his heart,

"If I was only twenty, no, only ten years younger, I could fight

with a guy like this ...!"

ba dum, ba dum, ba dum

Go Gunhee put a hand on his chest.

The heart that could stop for a moment was now racing.

"Think that my heart can make a sound like this."

That's a nice sound.

Meanwhile, Jin Woo is confused, and,

'Squeaky…'

He rejected the offer, hoping to be shunned by the Association.

But the opposite happened, the president of the association maintained a happy expression

for a reason.

"Well, it's not that important ..."

Jin Woo has said everything he needs.

He stood up from his chair,

"My little sister's home alone, so I'm gonna take my cut now"

"Thank you for your time"

Go Gunhee got up after Jin Woo and extended something to the young man,

"And this"

That's a business card.

‘...?’

"If you need my help, please call me anytime"

Go Gunhee smiled brightly.

Jin Woo is right.

A strong Hunter must enter the Dungeon.

Although he fails to recruit Sung Jin Woo, as President of the Hunter Association and as

fellow Hunter, Go Gunhee wanted to help the young man in any way he could.

If he's a little more honest, then,

"I love this young man's spirit."

Still, he had to go with words of advice.

Attraction to someone often makes people nag.

“It is impossible for you to enter a high-level Dungeon alone.So please

be careful what Guild you decide to join”

In any case, your decision will make a big wave.

Hearing the advice of parents who are filled with sincerity, Jin Woo pointed out

short smile.

"Thank you."

Placing a business card in his wallet, Jin Woo lightly congratulated

stay at Go Gunhee and Woo Jincheol and leave the building.

"Gee-"

Sighing, Go Gunhee fell into her chair.

"Are you okay, sir?"

Worried about the health of his leader, Woo Jincheol quickly rushed to his side.

However, Go Gunhee raised a hand with a smile,

"No no. I'm fine."

Yes yes.

She's doing just fine.

It had been a long time since he felt much excitement.

After enjoying the feeling for a while, Go Gunhee turned to her secretary and

give orders,

"Cancel all appointments today"

"But sir, you have a meeting with a cabinet member for-"

"Everyone of them."

And he smiled broadly,

"I don't want to disappoint this feeling by looking at that old geezer"

Even for the rest of the day, Go Gunhee wanted to enjoy this happiness.

Suddenly, he turned his gaze to Woo Jincheol.

Due to seeing the rare smile of the association president, Woo Jincheol was also overjoyed,

"Do you have something you need, Master?"

"Well, that's okay, but ..."

Stop for a moment, Go Gunhee put a hand on her chin,

"Why don't you and I have a drink today?"

At the unexpected request, Woo Jincheol smiled awkwardly, saying,

"I'm not very good with alcohol ... Is that okay with you?"

Go Gunhee clicked her tongue jokingly,

"Did you not hear the saying? ‘The size of your drinking glass is how much

a world you can place in it’? "

"I'm sorry, president of the association"

Embarrassed, Woo Jincheol placed a hand behind his head.

"I'm kidding.This good mood even makes me want to joke”

Well, the person who actually wanted him to drink together was gone.

Go Gunhee stared into the hallway where Jin Woo disappeared.

"Hunter Sung Jin Woo ..."

How much can that person drink?

Go Gunhee hoped to share a glass with him someday and continued to smile.

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Jin Woo got off the bus near his house.

"I used Jin Ah as an excuse but ..."

Looking at the clock, it will take some time before his little sister gets home.

Jin Woo slowly headed towards the apartment.

buzz buzz buzz

In an unfamiliar voice, he turned his head.

In the distance, the street light flickered.

"Now I think about it."

It's too dark in here.

Because they lived in an obscure neighborhood, leaving the main road

you will be greeted with darkness.

And Jin Woo remembers the last news, though,

"There's a series of cold-blooded murders around here."

The victims are all women.

Her younger sister travels this street a lot, late at night.

"We couldn't even move because the school was so close"

He's starting to worry.

If he catches the perpetrator, it's a different story.

But he could not patrol at night just because he was worried.

Is there anything he can do?

While thinking with his hands crossed, Jin Woo suddenly smiled.

"I can leave it to someone else."

There were many "other people" he could use in this kind of situation.

"out"

Upon his call, Shadow Soldiers appeared.

"Five should be enough."

The soldiers had climbed the Demon Castle with Jin Woo and had grown quite strong.

They look very reliable.

“From now on, you will be the guardian of the environment around here.Your patrol starts now"

When he finished, the soldiers returned to their shadow form.

Flat shadows disappear in and out of various buildings and shadow objects

and move across the neighborhood.

‘Yes, just like that.Patroli without being known by anyone'

Ah, they're so sweet.

As long as the serial killer was not a high-level Hunter, the Shadow Soldiers would not lose.

Even if one of them falls, Jin Woo will soon find out if something happens to him

one of his soldiers.

He is a Rank-S Hunter now.

'Wait a minute.I don't have an official license yet, so I guess I'm just a Rank-S trial

for now’

Whatever.

Whether it was a Hunter or a resurrected being, this was an environment protected by Rank-S.

If his 24-hour free surveillance system were revealed to the world, how high would the land value be

gonna ride around here?

Jin Woo laughed.

'Yosh'

With this, he reduced his worries.

He took a last look around then headed home.

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“You said you wanted to eat, so I came running.But you only gave me a few slices

the samgyupsal? "

"What's? Did you underestimate samgyupsal? "

"..."

"This is a precious place where hyungnim and I share memories that are not

forgotten!"

His face flushed red from drunkenness, Yoo Jinho widened his nostrils as he

put glass.

"So, why did you call me to your precious place?"

Yoo Soohyun looked in disbelief.

He was about to go to sleep when Yoo Jinho called him.

“Noona,ayo entertain me”

"What happened that you called me noona?"

“Noonaaaaa-”

His crying voice sounded so pitiful that he decided to come out.

I can't believe the place he took was here.

The young woman grew up under a nice chaebol household and even worked

as a famous model today.

He couldn't help but be surprised by Yoo Jinho's choice.

He left his house in a hurry and dressed casually.

Even though he was wearing a hat, the male gaze continued to fall on him.

"So, what is this? Say something, words. ”

He filled Yoo Jinho's empty glass with soju and asked.

"Look at this, look.Hyungnim ignored my call, right? "

Yoo Jinho held out his phone in tears.

Screen on call history.

It showed one connected call followed by four missed ones.

And the connected call ends in the middle of the conversation.

"Are you really calling me out because you can't contact someone?"

Yoo Jinho nodded.

"Sigh-t"

Astonished, Yoo Soohyun snatched Yoo Jinho's phone from his hand.

"Here, let me see."

He pressed the call button.

ring ~

The ringing stopped in seconds.

Yoo Soohyun glared at her cousin.

"Stupid."

"Hmm?"

Yoo Jinho raised his head.

“Dead right after 15 seconds.It's not him who ignored your call.

That means the phone's off and if your first call ends in the middle

conversation, it might mean the battery's dead"

"...Really true?"

"If you don't believe me, try it yourself."

ring ~

As he said, the ringing stopped right after 15 seconds.

"You're right!"

Yoo Jinho's face brightened.

“You're good now, right? I'm going to go"

The young woman got up to leave, but then Yoo Jinho stuck to her sleeve.

"Noonaa- at least finish the soju we have here!"

"Why am I noona just at a time like this?"

This bastard usually calls him "you".

Finally, Yoo Soohyun relented and sat back down.

"Huh? you're gonna drink too? "

"Don't you just say let's finish the soju we have here?

It'll last forever if you're the only one drinking"

"As I thought, I can depend on my number"

"Enough"

Although the mood until now was erratic, this couple started drinking deeply

a friendly atmosphere.

"By the way, who is this 'hyungnim' you're talking about?"

"You'll know soon."

If he comes to the Yoojin Guild.

Yoo Jinho almost said something, but when he saw something on TV.

"Huh? That guy…?"

Yoo Soohyun also turned to face the TV.

On screen, the news reported the Resurrection of one of Korea's top celebrities, actor Lee Minsung.

The actor timidly spoke in front of many reporters, saying,

[Well, I'm still in the middle of filming a project .

my rank is revealed]

The caption below notes that Lee Minsung plans to go to the Association

Hunter is in the near future to undergo a ranking test.

"Whoa ... As expected of Korean Wave star Lee Minsung! Look at the reporters.

Oh, look, there's even a reporter from China"

Yoo Jinho was amazed.

However, his cousin rubbed his face.

"Gosh, how could he do that so openly in front of so many people?"

"Huh?"

“Everyone in the industry already knows.All that on TV now is just for show.

He had already received Rank-A and now wanted to show off after grabbing all the attention"

"He showed it? That symbol of humility, Lee Minsung? "

Yoo Soohyun clicked her tongue.

Hid. Hid.

"Why is everyone so stupid?"

He held his tongue, not wanting to speak behind his back.

But in reality, people really know what Lee Minsung looks like

he had a very low opinion of himself.

He is a completely different person from the camera.

That was the type of person Yoo Soohyun disliked the most.

If the man was only two-faced, he might be able to ignore him, but the man was without

stop poking and teasing him.

Even a moment ago, he had to do his best to close

call on the man who called her, prancing about "being a Hunter like her".

"The guy who sucks ..."

He was already so arrogant before becoming a Hunter.

How much more irresistible was he now after becoming a Rank-A Hunter?

In addition, he made it so that the entire country would see him receive an A-Rank result.

"He's really good at plotting such nonsense."

Yoo Soohyun shook her head and finished her glass.