chapter 17
A relaxing weekend.
Taejeong, who decided to take a day off thinking about the next hunting ground, was watching TV while eating a leisurely breakfast.
[Conclusion of the Japan Trade Agreement.]
[Russia 3rd dispatch failed. Replaced by material resources.]
[Goddess Choi Dasom fan signing event. 11 a.m. L department store.]
“A fan signing event? Was it today?”
While watching the news, Tae-jung’s eyes turned to the woman on TV who was smiling brightly.
Most som.
He was one of the most popular star hunters in Korea.
One of the 7th generation of the 3 dragons who achieved A rank at the youngest age.
Not only that, but her beauty was as outstanding as her ability, and she was a hot celebrity with more than 20 fan clubs.
Taejeong was also one of her numerous fans.
Different from others, in the sense of a friend.
“already. Eight years.”
Dasom Choi and Taejeong Yoo were alumni from elementary, middle and high school together.
We even dated for 6 years.
However, she suddenly disappeared after graduation and could not be contacted, and only later did Tae-jeong hear that she had become a hunter.
At the time, he hadn’t been socially swarmed, so he couldn’t understand why she didn’t contact him.
Rеаd at ոоbӏеmtӏ.соm
Just once.
I went to the guild she belonged to, but they just kept repeating that they couldn’t tell me.
But he didn’t even have time to feel sad.
As the head of the family, he had to take responsibility for his younger brother.
That’s how his social life began, and it wasn’t until several years later that he realized it.
That she is already a person in a different world from him.
And Tae-jeong accepted it very naturally.
‘Who would have thought that both would become Hunters.’
I was about to eat again, but the phone started to ring.
[Kim Seok-ho]
It was his ignorant friend.
“hello?”
-Uh, it’s me, the lagoon.
“know. What’s going on, from the weekend morning.”
– Just dude. I want to see your face after a long time. come out
“now?”
-okay. what do you do when you play I have something to tell you.
“Where should I go?”
-Han River.
“What about the Han River… … .”
– It reminds me of the old days and it’s nice. me, man
“Anyway. Take a picture of the location and send it.”
It was an unexpected appointment, but Tae-jung did not refuse.
It was because I was going to rest today anyway, and I also wanted to get some fresh air after a long time.
After briefly washing and changing clothes, Taejeong took a taxi to her destination.
That’s how we arrived at the top of the Han River.
In the distance, Kim Seok-ho waved his hand and welcomed Tae-jeong.
“Long time no see, man.”
Taejeong pointed to the floor and asked Seokho, who greeted him warmly.
“What is this childish animal picture mat? Did you come to play house?”
“Sit down for now.”
“So what happened all of a sudden?”
“A friend sees a friend, but he must have work. Drink this or that.”
“What is this?”
“There, in the Himalayas, I am a decoction of medicinal herbs. It is said to be good for stamina.”
“I don’t have time to write, but my energy… Well. The taste is fine.”
“right? Man, this is expensive. But don’t you make a girlfriend?”
To Seok-ho’s question, Tae-jeong seemed to be uninterested in answering the tea.
“Is this the time to meet girls?”
“why? Soyoung is all grown up now, so there’s nothing to get in her way. Man, people live long when they achieve harmony between yin and yang.”
“You do too much. I have no intention of doing that yet.”
“Perhaps. Is it because you still can’t forget Dasom?”
At Seok-ho’s question, Tae-jeong smiled and opened her mouth.
“hey. It’s almost 8 years. Even mountains and rivers change in 8 years.”
“That’s true, but we dated for six years and left without saying anything. Aren’t you curious?”
“Nothing. Something must have happened.”
“Yeah. You’ve grown up a lot, our Taejeong. Eight years ago, it seems like yesterday when we were crying and screaming at our house.”
“You bastard, your memory is distorted. When did I do that?”
“Whatever. do you remember here? Dasom and I came here often as the three of us. When your heart is stuffy.”
“It was. Because we all had no money. Was it only here when I went? But why is this kid talking about the old days? What are you struggling with these days? I’m blue?”
“Melancholy. It’s too positive, so it’s a ride. Actually, I called you today because of Dasomi.”
“What?”
“Yesterday Dasomi came to see me. If it’s okay with you, I have something to tell you when we meet.”
At Seok-ho’s sudden words, Tae-jeong put down the tea she was drinking and looked at him.
“Anything to tell? What are you talking about?”
“How do I know that? It seems to be very difficult these days. The face didn’t say anything.”
“It was fine on TV earlier, wasn’t it? Do you have a lot of schedules? It’s one of the famous 3 dragons and 7, so it’s shocking.”
“So are you going to meet me or not?”
“done. What are we going to do when we meet now?”
“Aren’t you curious?”
“If you know, what difference does it make? A lot of time has passed, Lagoon. It doesn’t matter anymore.”
“Why don’t you meet me sometime? It seemed like I really wanted to see you.”
“If anyone hears it, they will know that I am a great person. done Tell them to take care of themselves.”
“Baby, catch the form. By the way, who would have known he would become a Hunter? It seems like yesterday when we were eating tteokbokki and laughing and chatting. Isn’t it?”
“Come to think of it, this bastard doesn’t wear them, but he’s been wearing them all?”
“So the kids asked if the three of us were dating… Hey, Tae-jeong.”
“why?”
“Isn’t the world very unfair? Some become hunters and earn tens of millions of won or hundreds of millions of dollars a day. Even if some work like dogs, only a few hundred a month.”
Taejeong couldn’t help but feel prickly at Seokho’s complaint.
Because it seemed like he was talking about himself.
“Dasomi cut off contact with us. I thought it might be because of that. After all, we are so insignificant that there is no point in pretending to know.”
“ah. Boy, why are you like this today? What’s really going on? hey. Don’t say anything strange and let’s go eat. This older brother is giving me a big shot after a long time.”
Kim Seok-ho smiled at Tae-jung’s words and asked.
“What? Gimbap Hell?”
“Jasik, is that the only human Yu Tae-jeong class? follow me Today, I shoot something really delicious.”
The place where Taejeong took Seokho was a famous omakase restaurant in Gangnam.
A whopping 500,000 won per person.
It was a restaurant that I found after searching fervently while taking a taxi.
Seok-ho, who did not see the price tag at first, came out of the meal and was shocked to see the amount stamped on the bill.
“hey. You’re not doing this to die, are you?”
“To die. You can’t buy this much for a ball friend.”
“Did you win the lottery?”
“I got a bonus, a bonus.”
“No matter how much it is a bonus, 500,000 won per person… wait a minute I’ll deposit the money for mine.”
“It’s okay, man. How much is it for our So-yeong to eat side dishes from your house in the past?”
“I’m sorry.”
“If you’re sorry, can you go on a blind date later?”
Taejeong, who had parted ways with Seokho and was heading to the taxi stand, seemed to have a heavy heart for some reason.
‘Does it bother me now?’
It was like 8 years ago.
Even the memories are fuzzy now.
At the time, I thought I would never be able to forget it, but surprisingly, my feelings for her naturally disappeared.
To the extent that I can cheer without thinking.
Eight years was such a time.
As I walked while thinking about the old days, I had arrived at the bus stop before I knew it.
‘Well? What are these people?’
Arriving at the bus stop, Tae-jeong could see a group of people talking loudly.
“hey. Are you buying a car? What is this every time? We have common funds.”
“Ah, well. Because taxis are cheap. If I have money to buy a car, I’ll buy one more potion.”
“You idiot.”
“This isn’t cheap, it’s rational.”
A staff in his hand, a sword on his back, and shiny armor.
They were hunters by anyone’s eyes.
two women and two men.
‘Looks like a team. I need to do a team hunt, too.’
Taejeong wanted to do something adventurous because he was watching people.
Head-to-head with each other to devise a strategy and join forces to defeat a strong monster.
It was like a romance for those who first awakened.
The problem is that it withers faster than expected.
Taejeong, who had nothing to do while waiting for a taxi, accessed the community on her cell phone.
It was to find out the next dungeon.
After playing with his fingers for a few minutes, he sighed inwardly.
It was because it was not easy to go hunting from the current level.
Of course, most of the top dungeons in the Blue Gate that Taejeong had to go to were owned by the guild.
From now on, it means that you need to have a guild to be able to hunt smoothly.
But he still didn’t want to reveal his identity.
Two years ago, there was a rare class in Korea.
A master of taming that only 20 people exist in the world.
At the time, he seemed to be walking on a solid path while receiving the attention of the media, but he was found as a cold corpse in a dungeon.
Unusually, the government and several large guilds launched a fact-finding investigation, but there were no results.
There were many rumors about him being killed by a rival guild, or that he was removed at the guild level because he didn’t listen, but none of them were certain.
However, looking at past cases, these rumors were not completely unreliable.
‘I’m sure you’ll be interested in me. I’ll try to pull you in somehow There is no guarantee that I will not be harmed in the process. This is a different problem than scouting in a regular company.’
While thinking about the guild for a long time, a woman who was standing next to him suddenly approached him.
“I… … .”
“yes?”
“They say they’ll be arriving soon, can we get on first?”
“ah. a taxi? Yes. You came first, so please get on.”
“oh. thank you.”
Saying hello with a cute expression, she entered the group again.
Then, a man’s snoring is heard.
“hey. Since we came first, of course we should ride first. What are you asking about?”
“Silly. we are hunters You have a duty to be considerate of civilians.”
“That’s what high-ranking nobles do. What kind of consideration is a jerk like you… … .”
“hey! Did you say anything?”
“I’m done, what should I do?”
“Hey. Stop both. There he comes.”
After the childish fight was stopped by another man, they went out to catch a taxi.
It was then.
Shiiyi-!
Suddenly, an unknown light began to flicker in the air.
The light spread in an instant and covered them, and after that, the four Hunters could not be found.
Taejeong, who had been watching it from the beginning, was dumbfounded.
“what?”
For a while, I was bewildered by the sight I saw for the first time,
The taxi window opened and a middle-aged man called out to him.
“excuse me. Are you going to ride?”
“Yes? Ah yes.”
Though he doesn’t know what happened, Tae-jeong, who thought it was luck, grabbed the door to get into a taxi.
right at that moment.
A huge, indescribable light began to pour in before his eyes.
At the same time, a faint beep sounded.
[Paladin and 4 others. Recall complete.]