S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 213



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213. Dodaki’s Hidden Fan

People were surprised when Kim Na-ri’s hunter ID appeared on the screen.

On the other hand, the leader of the AA team had a distorted expression.

This wasn’t the development he wanted. He couldn’t trust that hunter ID.

“That’s a counterfeit!”

He shouted. His teammates nodded in disbelief.

“How can someone so young be an A-rank hunter? It takes years to go up a rank. It’s absurd for someone of that age to be an A-rank hunter!”

Their words stirred the crowd.

Emboldened by the atmosphere, the AA team shouted again.

“Plus, that kid was underwater the whole game. He never came out to breathe. Is that realistic?”

“I would have carved a spell that would allow me to survive underwater for a long time. Along with a physical strengthening spell.”

As they continued talking, people made faces like, “What?”

“I see. The game lasted 30 minutes, right?”

“Even for an awakened person, is it possible to hold one’s breath for 30 minutes?”

“Then we’ll have to investigate all of those team members. If they used tricks, then all of them must have used them.”

The murmur grew louder. When the desired atmosphere finally appeared, the leader of the AA team smiled.

The judges, who were watching the situation, took out three crystal balls.

He nodded to the host and went to Cheon Do-woon with the crystal ball.

[Since there is suspicion of foul play, we will conduct some investigation. Please three of you, each hold this correction ball.]

They did as they were told and lifted the crystal ball.

Inside the tennis ball-sized crystal, a complex-looking formula swirled around.

[This crystal ball is engraved with a lie-detection formula created by an alchemist. If you tell the truth, the crystal will turn blue. If you lie, it will turn red. Please look at it carefully for a fair judgment.]

All eyes were on the host’s words. The large screen zoomed in on the three holding crystals.

[Then I have a question. Did the three of you have physical strength strengthening spells tattooed on your bodies?]

“no.”

“I didn’t carve it!”

“I didn’t carve it.”

Cheon Do-woon, Kim Na-ri, and number 49 answered in turn. As the crystals they were holding began to glow blue, cheers erupted from the audience.

The host, who had guessed Cheon Do-un’s true identity, nodded as he had expected this result.

[Then the next question is: Is there anyone who has a formula tattooed on their body that will help them survive underwater for a long time?]

“no.”

“no!”

“I didn’t carve it.”

The same answer as before came out. This time, too, the crystal glowed blue.

The audience’s cheers grew louder. The host also asked in an excited voice.

[Then, my last question. If Kim Na-ri’s Hunter ID is genuine, can you prove its power?]

As the announcer snapped his fingers, a small rock was carried to the middle of the playground.

A dark blue rock. It was a black bluish stone that could often be seen in the waterfall valley of Cheondoun’s house.

[That is a stone of incredible strength from beyond the gate. It is said that even monsters cannot break it.]

The Awakened Ones’ Unification Association used to use that stone to measure Class A power.

[That rock would have to have a level of power of A to even scratch it. Child Kim Na-ri. Can you try to break that rock?]

The host asked softly. Kim Na-ri nodded confidently.

“You can do it!”

The crystal Kim Na-ri was holding glowed blue. Lasers shot from its eyes and struck the black stone.

The black stone shattered with a loud noise. As the dust settled and its shape was revealed, the area became quiet.

“What, what is that…!”

The judges who saw that it was shattered stood up. The other contestants who saw it right in front of their eyes had their mouths open.

“Wow… Waaaaah!”

“Baby is the best”

“Kim Na-ri! Kim Na-ri! Kim Na-ri!”

The audience was as easily excited as the festival organizers.

Other teams that had doubts also applauded with amazed faces.

The only team that did not accept the result was the AA team that had raised suspicions of foul play.

“That’s ridiculous. How could a child like that…?”

“There must have been some trick. There must have been some kind of hidden trick. In the first place, it doesn’t make sense for a person to be underwater for 30 minutes!”

At their shouts, Cheon Do-woon looked at the AA team.

“It’s only been 30 minutes. Is it that strange that I was underwater for 30 minutes?”

“Just that? That doesn’t make sense.”

“That makes sense. I actually did it.”

Cheon Do-woon pointed at Kim Na-ri. When his gaze was focused on her, Kim Na-ri put her hand on her waist.

“I can do it!”

Kim Na-ri said. Cheon Do-woon pointed to number 49 next to him.

“He can do it too.”

Number 49 also nodded.

“Me too.”

He could even breathe underwater.

“They can do it too.”

Cheon Do-woon pointed to the siblings watching from the team’s tent. As people’s eyes turned to them, the siblings nodded.

“Look. It’s all done. Why isn’t this working?”

Cheon Do-woon asked. When he asked as if it was so obvious, the AA team’s eyes shook. The participants around him were also embarrassed.

‘Wow, is everything going to work out?’

That can’t be. I’m sure he’ll die. I thought that, but I was confused because I witnessed something.

The judges were also secretly surprised, even though they pretended not to notice.

‘Is something like that actually possible?’

If that’s really the case, we should discuss whether to include a ’30-minute underwater’ event in the Awakened Person’s promotion test.

The judges nodded at each other.

The Coconut Family unknowingly pushed all the Awakened to the brink of drowning.

“Now the suspicion of foul play has been cleared?”

[Oh, of course. I was very rude.]

“I understand. Since suspicions have arisen, we need to distinguish between black and white. That’s your job. But you still need to apologize, right?”

The Awakened ones nodded at Cheon Do-woon’s words. They got down to Kim Na-ri’s eye level and apologized separately.

In that atmosphere, the AA team also apologized with complicated expressions.

‘If we keep going in this atmosphere, we’ll just end up being the narrow-minded ones.’

‘Damn. What the heck. I haven’t even recovered my principal.’

The AA team tried to smile, hiding their bubbling emotions.

After their apologies were over, the host played music to signal a break.

[Now that we’ve wrapped up on a warm note, let’s start the second round after a 20-minute break!]

Since incidents of this magnitude happen every year, the situation was quickly resolved.

After the host’s remarks, each team returned to their tents.

* * *

As the contestants returned to their tents, the host turned off the microphone and went to Cheon Do-woon.

“Teacher, I have a question for you… Has anything happened in Gold City recently?”

The old S-class hunter who saved Gold City. Aren’t you the main character? The host asked back.

He lowered his voice so that no one could hear. He noticed that Cheon Do-woon was wearing a mask and that he did not want to reveal his identity.

“I understand why you covered your face. You probably participated to create good memories for your child. If you showed your face, everyone would have abstained.”

That’s not why I covered my face.

However, the host gave a strange interpretation of why the Coconut Family team was wearing masks.

“I will keep my mouth shut, too. I haven’t told the judges either. Instead, I have a favor to ask.”

Instead of keeping my mouth shut, I want you to listen to my demands. If you’re going to ask me to do something annoying, I guess I should just take off my mask and show my face.

As Cheon Do-woon thought that, the host took out a notebook and pen from his bosom.

“Please give me just one autograph!”

“sine…?”

Cheon Do-woon hesitated at the unexpected request.

He spoke urgently, as if he expected rejection, as he remained silent.

“My six-year-old son is a fan of yours. He liked it when the article first came out. After seeing you defeat the Chimera in Gold City, he became a fan. He said you were like the main character in a superhero movie.”

“okay?”

Cheon Do-woon laughed in vain. He didn’t know that he would be asked for an autograph as a request.

The host smiled brightly as he received a notebook and pen.

“Thank you, teacher! My son’s name is Kim Jin-oh. Please write “To Kim Jin-oh” above. Thank you.”

“okay.”

“Oh, if possible, please tell her to eat a lot of carrots. My child is picky about carrots.”

“okay.”

“Could you please write a line about going to bed early? I’ve been so into games lately that I’ve been staying up until dawn. I’m worried that I won’t grow taller if I keep doing this…”

“You have a lot of requirements.”

Cheon Do-woon snickered. The thought of Nam Ki-seok asking him for his autograph flashed through his mind.

The autograph given to Nam Gi-seok was framed and kept.

This sign that is being given now also had a future waiting to happen like that.

“Okay. Now I’m done writing.”

“Thank you! My son will love it.”

It just so happened that my son’s birthday was two days later.

Giving this autograph along with a birthday present would be the best surprise party ever.

He put the notebook in his bosom and looked at Cheon Do-woon with a look of disappointment on his face.

“By the way, Dodak goods will be released soon, right? I saw the advertisement.”

Cheon Do-woon showed interest in the news about goods he had long forgotten about.

“I forgot. When did that come out?”

“It’s a month later. It’s fate that we met like this… Could you possibly sell me just one limited edition set as a chance to make connections?”

“Limited edition?”

“Yes. I heard that the large-sized ‘Dodak Tripod 7-piece Set’ is a limited edition. I wonder if the goods company will send you a few sets as samples… Could you sell me just one of them? Of course, at a high price! I’ll pay the premium price!”

“Does your son like that too?”

When Cheon Do-woon asked, the host paused. He hesitated for a moment and then smiled.

You shouldn’t lie about things like this. You have to tell the truth to get through to someone.

“I like it.”

The host said. The man, who was over 190 cm tall, scratched his head shyly.

“I like it.”

I said it twice. It meant that I really liked it.

He, who loved small and cute things like cats and puppies, was heartbroken when he saw the video of Dodak swinging a cane.

“I will never forget your kindness if you can sell me just one set of samples! Unfortunately, I missed the pre-sale on the day I had to go on a business trip….”

This popular item sold out in less than a minute after pre-orders opened.

At this point, no one will sell it used.

I couldn’t miss the opportunity that presented itself when I was halfway to giving up.

“Can’t we do something about it?”

The host looked at Cheon Do-woon with an earnest expression.

Cheon Do-woon laughed at that. If the goods company sent several, there was no reason he couldn’t give them to them.

“Give me your business card. I’ll contact you later when I get the goods.”

“Go, thank you!”

The host bowed and handed over his business card. His eyes were filled with happiness, as if he had the world in his hands.

As Cheon Do-woon returned to the team’s tent, his face turned regretful.

‘I wanted to see Dodak in person. Didn’t you bring Dodak with you?’

Dodaki was napping in the waist bag with Sasa.

The host who didn’t know that had a pitiful look on his face.

‘I hope I can see it even once when I receive the goods later.’

If possible, I would like to take a picture together.

The host prayed inwardly for his wish.

* * *

Cheon Do-woon, who was walking to the team’s tent, stopped walking.

The leader of the AA team was waiting for him near the tent.

He looked at Cheon Do-woon with a friendly smile.

“We lost by a wide margin in the first round.”

“You weren’t waiting to say that, were you? What’s going on?”

“I just wanted to talk to you. You and your teammates are all great. Where did you recruit them?”

“Here and there.”

Cheon Do-woon answered. It wasn’t a wrong answer.

The siblings met in the northern sea of ​​the Demon World, and Kim Na-ri met them in the yard of Cheon Do-woon’s house.

Nam Ki-seok met in the forest area, Seok Woo-hyeok met in the swamp area, and No. 49 met on the beach of the East Sea.

I just said that because I met them here and there.

But the leader took it differently.

‘They’re wary that I might scout out their team members.’

In fact, it was common for participants to change teams midway through.

The leader thought that Cheon Do-woon was wary of that and was hiding information from his team members.

“We lost the first round because we let our guard down. That won’t happen in the second round. We plan to give it our all now, just like your team.”

The only reason we lost was because we let our guard down, the AA team leader said with that meaning in mind.

He didn’t know that if the Coconut Family had gone into the game at full power, there would have been mass slaughter.

“It’ll be fun to give it your all. What’s the second round event?”

When Cheon Do-woon asked, he smiled faintly. The second round was an event they could never lose in.

It was an event that the festival’s organizer, Rep. Park Woo-jung, deliberately included to help them win.

“The second game is… guessing the picture of a sign in the distance.”

At first glance, it seemed ordinary. It was such a normal game that you wondered how it could be a game.

“Haha, let’s play fair to each other. If I may give you a little advice… it would be better to send out a teammate with good eyesight. We’re going to win anyway.”

“You have great confidence.”

“That can’t be helped. We have someone on our team who can increase a specific physical ability by more than five times.”

If you cast this ability on a teammate with good eyesight, they could have the vision to tell the Mongols to go away.

It’s a bit of a strain on the body so I can’t use it for long, but it’s enough to dominate one game.

“Don’t be too disappointed if we win. I’m letting you know in advance so you don’t get disappointed.”

The leader of the AA team smiled, confident of victory.