SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 61



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Episode 61 Item Synthesis (1)
2024.06.07.

“Team Leader! Are we going now?”

“I want to go to the synthesis quickly!”

Peace and Saint’s impatient voices could be heard from under the roof.

Suzy smiled brightly.

The higher the level, the more difficult it was to change the main weapon or main armor.

When the level was really low, it was easy to change it, and it was possible to raise my abilities with it, but when it came to Team Daphne, the weapon I already had was the best weapon for me.

That’s why everyone seemed quite excited about the opportunity to upgrade their weapons after a long time.

I could completely understand their feelings.

Suzy also wanted to try to synthesize “The Shackles of the Dead” as soon as possible. Her heart was racing for the first time in a long time.

When she collected three pieces of equipment and synthesized them, a modifier was added in front, and her abilities completely changed.

“I’m going first. Elaine and I will follow soon. Or, do you want to go first?”

As soon as she finished speaking, Elaine shook her head.

“No. Since we’re going to the same destination anyway, and we’ll be taking the flying pet, I think it’ll be okay if we leave late.”

“Would you like that?”

“Yes.”

“Then Peace and Saint are going first. I’ll contact my aunt and go.”

Since they had already shared the rough plan with their teammates, everyone had an idea of ​​what kind of contact would be made.

Saint and Peace nodded coolly and left first, sometimes ahead and sometimes behind, as if something was urgent.

Suzy smiled happily as she watched their backs and whispered.

“Elaine.”

“Yes.”

“If it doesn’t work out, there’s nothing we can do. But still, I hope we can protect humanity.”

“… … Is that so?”

Suzy smiled at the answer that seemed to be worried and turned around.

Unlike her, who was sitting upright, Elaine was still lying on the sloping roof, basking in the sun.

Even though they weren’t that different in age, he really acted like a father. More than a father, he was like a grandfather?

There were many times when I could feel his concern.

Suzy raised her hand to block the light from shining into his eyes and said.

“What do you mean ‘yes’? It’s a role that was forced upon us, but we’re the team representatives right now.”

Elaine’s quiet gaze shifted to her.

She thought the concern in her voice was an illusion, but there really was some worry mixed in there.

“… … It’s better not to think about that.”

“Why?”

“Too much responsibility tires people out.”

“Don’t worry. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll go on strike.”

“Huh?”

“If it doesn’t work out, we’ll go on strike. I’ll try, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m not one of the Earth’s warriors.”

The log quickly went up as if it was listening to Suzy’s words.

[νόμος protests your actions.]

[νόμος objects to your actions.]

[νόμος complains about your actions.]

She laughed. She

knew that this wasn’t the case at all. But it was fun to be able to control humanity, to scratch the insides of the guests sitting in the audience with their tickets.

‘Let’s just leave it alone for the time being.’

While Suzy looked at the status window with a happy face, Elaine, who had been staring at her, muttered in a very small voice.

“… … You’ve changed a lot.”

Changed? Who?

“Me?”

Suzy asked, turning her gaze back to Elaine. For a split

second.

Was it because of the intense light pouring down? Or was it because of the shadow of my hand I had created on his face?

For a very brief moment, part of Elaine’s face seemed to blur.

Like snow melting in the sunlight.

The sight, which was an optical illusion created by the strong light, disappeared in an instant.

When she closed and opened her eyes, Elaine was sitting up with an unfazed expression.

‘… … If it’s an illusion twice, then it’s not an illusion, right?’

Suzy reached out and touched his cheek.

She could feel a moderate warmth from his soft, firm cheek, but there was nothing unusual.

“What’s wrong?”

“I know it sounds strange, but is there anything wrong with you?”

That was all I could ask.

Elaine lightly tapped my chest with her fist.

“I’m fully recovered.”

That wasn’t what I asked.

Suzy hesitated and touched his cheek a little more, then withdrew her hand because she felt uncomfortable with his gaze from so close.

‘It must be because of the light. I looked away from the dark chat window, so I had an illusion.’

There was no other way to explain it.

“Then get ready. I’ll contact your aunt right now, and I’ll be there right away.”

Unable to shake off the lingering discomfort in her heart, she took a step back from him and took out the terminal to contact Yeonju as planned.

Yeonju must have been waiting for the call, because she answered as soon as the ringtone started.

– Oh, Suzy. Are you okay now? Only

after hearing the worried voice did Suzy remember when she had stopped contacting him.

The last time she had contacted him, she had been absent-minded because of the information about the second wave.

“Yes. I’m okay now.”

She answered calmly, trying to reassure him as much as possible, but Yeonju’s worried voice continued.

– Suzy. No matter what, it would be good to get checked by the medical checkup team. Of course I know you take care of yourself the best, but I’m just saying this out of concern. I don’t know why you’re feeling bad, but… … .

Suji smiled bitterly.

She felt like a lot of time had passed, but from Yeonju’s perspective, it hadn’t been that long since I had locked myself in my room and not come out. It was understandable that she was still worried.

“I’ll take it, the medical checkup. I’ll also take the award given by some politicians.”

When Suji answered coolly, Yeonju, who was taking a deep breath as if she was about to pour out her next complaint, stopped and asked back.

– Huh?

“You’re taking it all. I think I need to clean up my image to the outside world anyway. And the feeling of being bad is over.”

– Really? My teammates were really worried. Did something happen?

Yeonju asked cautiously.

Suji looked at her right ring finger where her ring was removed, and then at the log where the number of ‘great beings’ who had nothing to do was still increasing.

It’s true that something happened.

It’s also true that the situation hasn’t been properly resolved yet.

But now, even if I had to become a puppet in a puppet show, I decided to try my best.

That short break gave me that kind of peace of mind.

To be honest, I didn’t want Yeonju to worry about something as big as the existence of humanity, but in the end, no matter how much I thought about it, the conclusion was, ‘I’ll reveal what I saw to everyone

.’ I understood that there had been several “Laurel Trees” so far, and that each happened 23, 22, and 20 years ago, and that the conquerors didn’t leak any information, so there was some significance to it.

But humanity wouldn’t be that weak.

I wanted to believe that.

That was the decision I made in my heart.

I was going to talk to Yeonju’s Aunt and Seunghwan’s Uncle first.

“There’s something going on, but I’ll go and explain it right away. I need to tell you in person.”

– I heard there weren’t any major incidents at the tower. You met Ageha. Is that why?

“That’s not it. By the way, would you check all the reactions from Ageha and Messiah? Since both of them were after the 〈Laurel Tree〉, I thought they would take some action since they failed.”

– Okay. Then when should we meet? Should we go now with the medical check team?

“Isn’t this too rough for the medical check team to come here?”

– That’s true, though.

“I’ll go. I have some business nearby anyway. Five hours later? How about that?”

The blacksmith shop where Seung-hwan could forge his main weapon was not far from the crisis management department where he was. After calculating how long it would take, Yeon-ju gave a positive answer.

Soo-ji was about to end the call, but then she remembered something else and opened her mouth again.

“There’s something I want you to prepare in the meantime.”

– What?

“I need some video equipment.”

– Huh? Video equipment?

“Yes. It doesn’t have to be expensive equipment, but it needs to be sturdy since it’s going to go inside the tower. Two or three military filming robots, a handheld camera, or a body cam would probably be good. Oh, and someone to edit the video.”

It was a pretty serious request.

Even if the camera robot was for military use, modern shield technology was useless against the monster’s fist.

However, there was no way that a hunter would leisurely install a camera in a place where they would have to risk their life.

That’s why filming inside the tower was rarely done.

“What are you going to do with filming? No, no. … … Okay. I’ll prepare it. What else do you need?”

Yeonju seemed to have mixed thoughts and didn’t answer for a moment, but as always, she quickly realized her duty.

Suzy thought for a moment, then smiled broadly and said,

“And would you please write just one thing on the bulletin board?”