Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 100

Chapter 100

“What on earth does that mean?”

Pitying Mr Kim Chok.

Can’t they send off the person who just resigned coolly, instead of using their hands like this?

Is it really pitiful?

There’s probably no combination of words that don’t match like this. With a look as if I couldn’t believe it, I squinted at him.

He rubbed his eyes nonchalantly, feigning ignorance, even though his hands were bound in restraints. It seemed like he was saying, ‘When did I say such a thing?’

…Huh, that guy?

Sending a fierce gaze that clearly said I wouldn’t leave him alone if he didn’t speak immediately, the recruiter pursed his lips.

“This is a secret. I have my sense of ethics, you know.”

“A guy like that kidnaps people?”

“That’s different from this. If you want to do this kind of thing, you have to keep the client’s secret.”

It’s a principle.

The recruiter confidently nodded, declaring that he would never speak. At the same time, I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“…Ah. So you’re saying that it was Mr. Kim Chok who paid you to kidnap me?”

“…Ah.”

“Are you going to make excuses?”

“…Um.”

Realizing that he had made a mistake, he showed a disgusted smile with pursed lips.

“…I don’t want to die, just let it go.”

“Why should I?”

“…It won’t work, right?”

“Of course not.”

“…Then let me correct it. The kidnapping was entirely my idea. Mr. Kim Chok is now in a secluded place, all alone.”

Almost before he finished, I heard the sound of someone’s stifled laughter.

We both turned our heads to look at the source.

The protagonist of the laughter, Kang Yoon-soo, was covering his mouth with his hand and laughing in earnest. Despite receiving our attention.

Kang Yoon-soo continued to laugh a few more times, then composed himself and spoke.

“…Ah, this is hilarious. I never thought that such a naive person would order a kidnapping. But the fact that Kim Chok fell for it…”

“…Is he short-tempered?”

“Still, Mr. Kim Chok has never raised his hand first against civilians or hunters. He usually suppresses them with his energy.”

“…Then why me?”

As if asking himself why he was being questioned, Kang Yoon-soo lightly shrugged his shoulders. The now civilian, no longer a hunter like the recruiter, just looked unfairly puzzled.

…But come to think of it, the recruiter is an unregistered hunter, a criminal. Isn’t he considered a civilian, and not an official hunter?

Why is he feeling unjust?

Staring intently at the confused recruiter, he sent me a look that seemed to say, ‘Well, why.’ 

That guy deliberately acted unfairly…

I looked at the recruiter with a puzzled expression and then shifted my gaze towards Kang Yoon-soo.

“Mr. Yoon-soo, you probably know why the recruiter said Kim Chok, the head, is pitiful, right?”

“Well, I have a rough idea. But this is a personal matter, and I’m not sure if I can share it.”

“……”

“…Alright. Do you know that Mr. Kim Chok’s father is a government official?”

“I’ve heard rumors, and I somewhat figured it out after overhearing the conversation between you and Mr. Kim Chok the other day.”

“His father is overly ambitious, seizing Kim Chok’s weaknesses and manipulating him as he pleases. He plays a significant role in the government’s current corrupted state.”

He’s been a crucial figure so far.

With a smirk, Kang Yoon-soo tilted his head as if to say, ‘Is this enough?’ But it wasn’t sufficient. He intentionally avoided mentioning Kim Chok’s weaknesses.

Why was Kim Chok the only one helplessly held captive, forced to follow orders?

While contemplating various assumptions in his mind, the recruiter suddenly spoke.

“Mr. Kim Chok’s mother can’t survive without A-level healing skills. However, his father is using that to control Mr. Kim Chok tightly. Quite a sinister move, isn’t it?”

“Why are you telling me this?”

“I need those healing skills too. My friend got severely injured trying to force entry into the Gate. So, I joined forces with Mr. Kim Chok to quickly finish the job and separate you and the S-levels. However, it backfired, and now I’m stuck in this situation.”

He knows the situation well and is quick-witted.

The recruiter continued to wear a gloomy smile, shrugged his shoulders, and looked at Kang Yoon-soo, who saw me and made a doubtful expression.

“…Ms. Yeon-oh, what I’m thinking is not that, right? It can’t be… right?”

“Well, what do you think I’m thinking?”

“About overthrowing the government or something like that.”

I paused for a moment and then smiled at Kang Yoon-soo.

* * *

Inside the dark warehouse, Kim Chok, still unable to break free from the paralysis set by the recruiter, was now grinding his teeth in frustration. 

To ended up in this situation because he couldn’t restrain himself when the rat bastard taunted him.

His anger surged to the point where he wanted to kill himself. However, at the moment, there was nothing Kim Chok could do. First, he had to get his body moving to go after the rat bastard.

“…Ha, capturing won’t change this harsh reality.”

There was no change even if he caught it. This was the reality, and this was the situation Kim Chok found himself in. Would things have been different if he hadn’t joined forces with the recruiter? Would it have changed if he had defied his father without orchestrating this back plan?

Even after thinking for a while while his body stiffened, the answer was only ‘no.’ If he hadn’t joined forces, he would have moved according to his father’s will, and if he had rebelled, his mother would have begged him, hugging Kim Chok tightly.

He couldn’t be more powerless.

He was angry at himself for being unable to do anything in this situation.

He just wanted to restore the government and what was in his hands to their proper form…

“…Damn it!”

If the collaboration with the recruiter turned into a failure, Kim Chok would truly have to live like a puppet. Or…

“…Kang Yoon-soo, do something about that bastard.”

…That was absolutely out of the question. Seeking the help of Kang Yoon-soo, who constantly interfered and shook the government, would shatter Kim Chok’s last bit of dignity. It was better to die than to borrow that bastard’s hand.

Yes, if nothing worked out…

That’s when…

“…Is this the right place?”

“It is. Why do you have so little trust?”

“…Then, will you trust that person over there?”

“…Stop fighting. Have you two been fighting all along?”

The warehouse, which the recruiter had confidently believed no one would come to, became noisy. A woman’s voice and two men’s voices reached Kim Chok’s ears.

But strangely, those voices sounded familiar.

Kim Chok thought for a moment about where he had heard them. Then the owners of the voices came to mind.

“…Kang Yoon-soo and the recruiter. And is the woman’s voice Seo Yeon-oh?”

Having only talked to Seo Yeon-oh a few times, Kim Chok couldn’t remember her voice accurately. However, the audacity in the voice made him confident that it was Seo Yeon-oh.

She didn’t back down even when she stood in front of him and spoke boldly.

But more importantly…

“…The recruiter failed.”

So Kang Yoon-soo and Seo Yeon-oh’s voices were heard together. The recruiter must have revealed everything. Such rats sacrifice others as offerings and try to find a way to live on their own.

Kim Chok should have expected this from the moment he saw the rat confidently going out. He should have said that Seo Yeon-oh wasn’t someone who could be easily caught.

She had a unique talent for utilizing even the variables of variables to make them her own, so…

“…Ha.”

Kim Chok let out a slow sigh.

His current state wasn’t something he wanted to show off. And if Kang Yoon-soo were to see him in this state and laugh, he felt he wouldn’t be able to endure it.

…Maybe it’s better to just bite his tongue and die.

As he contemplated the harsh reality that would soon befall him, the warehouse door eventually opened, revealing the three people who had been making noise outside the warehouse.

“It’s dark here…”

“So, this is a place I often use for meetings.”

“…Do you have to say that?”

“If you want to live, don’t hide anything and cooperate while speaking.”

“That’s not what I meant… Oh.”

Entering the dim warehouse, they seemed to notice the frozen Kim Chok and stopped in their tracks. Then, they desperately suppressed their laughter.

“……”

He had anticipated it, but seeing them in person made the heat that had been burning inside him feel like it was consuming his entire body.

Just as Kim Chok had decided to bite his tongue and die in this state…

Seo Yeon-oh cleared her throat and, with a smirk, opened her mouth toward Kim Chok.

“It’s been a while, Mr. Kim Chok. We’ve come to help.”

…Kim Chok sincerely regretted not dying before they arrived.