Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 38

Chapter 38

After Jung Tae-il and Han Seung-hoo closed their mouths, I took a long breath. 

I can’t figure out what they want from me, giving me this poisoned chalice.

‘… I understand that my value is high. But I can’t figure out what they want to do with it, what they want to achieve. Just because my house seems like a fortress within the gates doesn’t mean they want only that.’

Looking at Jung Tae-il, who asks me if I can tame another monster and make it a companion monster, it’s clear.

I glanced at Jung Tae-il and soon pressed my lips, vaguely smiling.

‘… I’m sorry to Jung Tae-il for now, but ‘Janwol’ is more suitable for me than ‘Overflow.’ There’s a difference between where a small number of elite individuals are gathered and a place where many skilled people with various abilities are present.’

“Let’s not discuss the scout issue until we leave this house. I hate the sight of shrimps exploding in the middle.”

“Yeah, Jung Tae-il. Sister doesn’t like you.”

“Your hearing seems weird.”

“Both of you, stop.”

I quickly intervened again to prevent another argument. They changed the subject and asked me.

“Oh, right. Sis, you’ve resigned. Do you have any plans?”

“Well, I’m still considering various options. But how do you know more than the person involved?”

“…What?”

“Earlier, it was so natural that I just let it pass… I haven’t heard it yet.”

“Oh, right. ‘Janwol’ has good information gathering skills.”

“…Are you boasting that you planted a spy?”

“It’s not a spy. It’s Brothe Yoon-soo’s favor.”

“What’s that?”

Jung Tae-il chuckled with an expression that it would be a great favor. At the same time, I looked at Han Seung-hoo with a puzzled expression.

“Is Kang Yoon-soo that influential? It didn’t seem like he had a good relationship with the government.”

“Even though the surface relationship with Brother Yoon-soo may not seem very good, there are quite a few subordinates internally who support him.”

“So, is that why you listen to Kang Yoon-soo’s words so well?”

“Well… I’m not involved in government affairs at all, so I don’t know. Anything related to the government is handled by Brother Yoon-soo. I only found out about my sister’s resignation today because he called me. Perhaps my sister doesn’t know, so he asked me to inform her as a surprise.”

This is a bit suspicious, isn’t it?

No matter how the public opinion turned against the government, I didn’t expect them to let me go so easily. 

‘I knew that Team Leader Park Jong-hoon was making a fuss to look good to his superiors, but…’

That seemed more like a formality.

It emphasized that it was the government’s fault for not accepting my situation even though I had explained it in advance. 

So, I thought the government would call me once the recording was released. I was prepared for the criticism, saying it was an impolite act.

‘However, I received just one message from Park Jong-hoon asking when I recorded such a thing, and that was the end.’

No further reprimand or call. 

I’m not currently going to the government office. 

At that time, Jung Tae-il requested that I stay at home, citing it as protection for me. I agreed, thinking it would be safer until the public opinion calmed down. Jung Tae-il, who easily prevented my commute, mentioned to people nearby that I was working from home so that everyone could hear. 

Meanwhile, being called to go to work would further damage the government’s image. That’s why I’ve been telecommuting until the call comes…

‘I never expected my resignation to be approved so quickly.’

It indicated the involvement of another force, and that force is likely Kang Yoon-soo’s ability.

‘…Why on earth go to such lengths?’

Why?

I’ll have to see Kang Yoon-soo again next time since it’s almost essential to have his help to catch that real estate guy. Besides, he asked me to have a meal as payment… I’m likely to meet Kang Yoon-soo quite a bit in the future. 

Feeling like I was facing one challenge after another, I involuntarily sighed. At that moment, Han Seung-hoo seemed to have some strange misunderstanding and became fidgety.

“Did I come too excitedly, perhaps? I thought my sister would be pleased to hear this news, so I hurriedly told her…”

“Oh, it’s not that. It’s just… the reality of resigning hasn’t hit me yet. I still haven’t received any contact from the government.”

“He said they’ll probably contact you tomorrow. Brother Yoon-soo mentioned that he’ll get in touch after the resignation process is neatly wrapped up. Um… call me when you go to organize your things, sister.”

“…You?”

Han Seung-hoo smiled with his eyes narrowed. Even without being coquettish, his already beautiful and handsome face shone even more brightly.

“Yes. It’s dangerous for Sister to move alone now.”

“I agree. If that guy can’t move with you, call me too.”

“Well… calling Jung Tae-il is not a choice I particularly like, but it’s much safer than Sister going alone.”

Even though he’s ranked 1st, could he handle that level? His words were filled with conviction. However, within that, there was a firmly embedded trust in Jung Tae-il’s abilities.

“Alright. I’ll try not to go out alone from now on when I leave the house.”

“Okay, Sis.”

“Definitely.”

“Understood, Mr. Jung Tae-il.”

In his solemn and single-word response, I replied like a soldier with a rigid military bearing. Even though I have considerable hunter experience, I thought, I wouldn’t be taken down, would I? But considering my stats, I thought it could happen.

‘I still need to raise my stats a bit since I’m still at C-level.’

At least reaching B-level should make it easier to avoid attacks anywhere. 

While I was at it, I opened my status window.

[Status Window

Name: Seo Yeon-oh

Age: 26

Rank: FFF ? C (Please reevaluate)

Titles: Owner of the Safe House Inside the Gate (SSS), Shabby Homeowner (S), Mana Detector (F), Guardian of XXX (Evaluation unavailable)

Skills: Safe House Inside the Gate (SSS) (Passive), What’s Yours is Mine! What’s Mine is Yours! (A) (Passive), Survival Instinct (B) (Passive), Mana Bullet (D), Mana Detection (F), Swift Feet (F), Mental Defense (??)

?Please check skills based on titles in the title window.

Stats

Magic Power: 113 (+10)

Health: 120 (+10)

Strength: 100 (+10)

Agility: 105 (+10)

?Current title ‘Guardian of XXX’ increases basic stats by 10 each.

?Title ‘Owner of the Safe House Inside the Gate’ restores abnormal status and raises basic stats by 50%.

Others

?Currently on an unknown quest.]

No matter how some skills were missing due to titles, the status window, which had been familiar to me, felt somewhat different with the additional skills acquired recently.

Firstly, I’m in the middle of a quest (unknown). What is that?

It’s been a long time since I cleared the quests given to me. Well, even if it’s a related quest, nothing new has appeared since then.

Carefully, so as not to attract the attention of Jung Tae-il and Han Seung-hoo, I pressed the quest button. However, instead of a prompt to come out, only an information window indicating that it was in progress appeared.

‘…What on earth is this?’

For now, I left that aside. The most urgent matter at the moment was…

‘Hah, the problem is that I only have the <Mana Bullet (D)> as a decent attack skill.

Even if I could rely on <Swift Feet (F)> to escape once, the issue was with attacks.

‘Well… I can’t just leave it like this. I need to learn some attack techniques from other hunters.’

Considering the experience with the system giving me skills so far, a skill suitable for the moment of danger or necessity was created.

So, the assumption could be made that by learning attack techniques and engaging in battles, skills related to them would eventually be generated.

‘Luckily, the two people in front of me are the best hunters in this regard.’

It was Jung Tae-il and Han Seung-hoo.

For someone like me, who used both mana and close-quarters attacks, they were excellent mentors.

With them, I might even be able to handle battles alongside Arvani.

Of course, it assumed that they would willingly teach me, but…

‘…At least I can learn from one of them.’

It could even be set as a condition for entering the guild.

Having made up my mind in an instant, I looked at them alternately with a suitable smile. They responded differently to my smile.

Han Seung-hoo with a warm smile, and Jung Tae-il with an indifferent gaze.

“Well, if you’re so concerned about my safety… there is one way.”

“What is it?”

“…Tell me.”

“I haven’t had a chance to coordinate with Arvani in a combat situation yet. Could you help me out a bit?”

It was a straightforward request, akin to asking for a favor.