SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 66



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Episode 66: Continuation of Waves (1)
2024.06.09.

But that’s right.

If it were her before, she would have just ignored her or responded inevitably because she was a celebrity. But not now.

If the other person is going to use Soo-ji as much as she needs, then she also has the right to use her.

After all, it’s not like I’m opening a channel just for my own good. I can do this much promotion.

“… … Hmph.”

She heard Elaine sucking in her breath behind her.

Even without looking back, Soo-ji could imagine Elaine’s face as she tried to hold back laughter and failed.

Thinking about it, Elaine’s laughter had increased. Not just Soo-ji, but Elaine too. Peace too. Saint too.

‘We’re going back to the top… … I wish everyone could keep laughing.’

Soo-ji thought that and answered the next question.

“Someone asked about weapons earlier, but weapon information is a sensitive issue for Hunters. Like everyone else, I find it difficult to reveal equipment information, including tiers.”

The reporters nodded in unison, as if they fully understood her feelings.

“And the reason I came here was to investigate the data of the blacksmith shop. As you know, Team Daphne is currently working on the forge and production with the support of the Gate Stability Agency as we have done so far.”

“Daphne, you mean you didn’t get the results you wanted here?”

“Still, it was nice to meet and greet the people working on site. Please show a lot of interest in the tower strategy video that will be uploaded soon.”

Suzy deliberately changed the subject ambiguously.

If you just look at what she said, it sounded like she hadn’t done anything here.

And that was what Suzy was aiming for.

She couldn’t cause unnecessary trouble to Grandma Jun after breaking her long absence for the sake of herself and her team members. Suzy knew better than anyone how important that was to someone who wanted to live quietly.

With her last words, Suzy firmly left a greeting and cut through the crowd.

The reporters looked dissatisfied, as if they hadn’t gotten the answers they wanted, but they didn’t bother to follow her.

Suzy and Elaine rode the unicorn and headed to headquarters.

Watching the city passing by from the top of the unicorn, watching the shadow of the unicorn cast over the city, felt much more refreshing than I thought.

“We’re having fun, even though we’re about to die.”

“I decided not to think about it as my day to die.”

Elaine’s voice came from behind.

Suzy turned around, leaning against the unicorn’s neck. Sitting between the unicorn’s wings in the sunlight, Elaine looked like a saintly knight.

“I guess my mind feels a bit more secure because my weapon has been upgraded.”

“That’s not the only thing. I won’t deny it.”

“I’m glad you’re being honest.”

“It’s just that. It feels like a lot of things have changed, not just the weapon.”

Suzy stared at him and stroked the unicorn’s mane with her hand.

When she said that a lot of things had changed, she probably meant things like equipment or items. But somehow it didn’t sound like that. Maybe

because of the scene she had seen in “Laurel Tree,” everything sounded meaningful.

She shook off her thoughts. She

didn’t want to see such a strong person cry. And because of me.

It was something that could have been prevented.

There was no need to be caught up in the content of such a video.

“Elaine, if everything goes well and we survive, what do you want to do most?”

“I want to be by the side of the person you love.”

It was a question that was thrown out half-intentionally to change your mind, but what came back was an incredibly serious voice.

Suzy was slightly surprised by the answer that was not even a little hesitant, as if he had prepared an answer in advance. She opened her eyes wide and glanced at him.

Despite the three-year age difference, unlike Suzy who only chased after what was in front of her, he was often very easygoing and thoughtful.

Love.

‘He can talk about such an unfamiliar, tickling, and high-dimensional thing so calmly.’

Somehow it didn’t seem strange that he had such feelings.

And it wasn’t strange that he didn’t know that Elaine had someone she loved until now. She wasn’t the type to tell everyone everything.

‘That would be nice.’

Strangely, that thought came first. She

envied the confidence that he could say that he had someone he loved, and she envied the person who was loved by him.

He must be a mature man who would be perfect for Elaine. He must be a smart man who knows how to return those feelings.

“I must survive.”

At Soo-ji’s voice, he slightly averted his gaze and smiled as if he was embarrassed.

How could a smile on a grown man’s face be so refreshing?

She stared at his smile that sparkled in the sunlight as if she could memorize it, and barely managed to tear her gaze away.

Her stomach started to churn again.

However, she knew that she was grateful that he spent all his time by her side, even though she had a lover.

Soo-ji asked for no reason.

“We’ve never talked about that before, so why did you suddenly feel like talking?”

“I wanted to talk about it at least once.”

Soo-ji nodded and straightened her body again, looking straight ahead.

“Okay. I’ll try to arrange a vacation as much as possible.”

“That’s not necessary. That was a story for after everything was over.”

She opened her mouth again, but then realized that she was being chased by something, which was unusual for her, and closed her lips.

They were comfortable and good together even without saying anything.

I don’t know why she felt the need to add something to this silence.

The moment Soo-ji looked back at her own judgment, there was a brief silence, when her terminal rang.

‘The only alarms left are the watchtower, and the contacts from my teammates.’

Soo-ji checked her terminal with urgent movements.

[This is an announcement from the Seogwipo watchtower in Jeju Island.

An S-class wave is scheduled to be activated.]

[This is an announcement from the Ulleungdo and Dokdo watchtowers.

An S-class wave is scheduled to be activated.]

[This is an announcement from the Sinuiju watchtower.

An S-class wave is scheduled to be activated.]

The three alarms went off without a minute’s delay.

Soo-ji was shocked by the content that was completely out of sync with the peace unfolding before her eyes, so she read the alarms again.

One was the southernmost part of South Korea. One was the easternmost part. One was far to the north.

And where she was standing right now was near Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, where the blacksmith section was located.

She checked the locations that were so different from each other as if they had been planned, and muttered as if she was sighing.

“… … Are you kidding me?”

However, she was not flustered, just a little annoyed.

If it was the original Suji, she would have been quite surprised.

Many analyses said that the fact that an S-class wave came out once was a coincidence. It was not yet the time for such a strong wave to come. She

did not agree with such an easy analysis, but the difficulty of three S-class waves hitting at once was too absurd.

However, instead of being surprised, she was simply astonished. Since she

already knew what kind of monster awaited her at the end of all this, she was able to calm herself down because everything seemed fortunate compared to that.

If her 〈Watchtower〉 trait could detect it, the government officials would have already noticed.

She quickly made a decision as she watched the terminals ringing with disaster warnings related to the S-class wave.

“Elaine.”

“Yes.”

“They say there is no one living on Ulleungdo right now, but it is still better to block it at the first base. Elaine, go and block it. I will go straight to Jeju Island. I think I will have to leave the divine guidance to the other hunters. I will contact them.”

Ulleungdo was actually far away, but if you took the shortcut Elaine and Suzy knew, you could get there quickly. Coincidentally, not far from here was the entrance to the dungeon that would be the connecting bridge.

Elaine hesitated for a moment, perhaps reluctant to be separated from Suzy, before

forcing herself to nod. She threw Elaine down near the gate and fixed the terminal. Then, she contacted Yeonju on the back of the unicorn that changed direction and ran away like a bullet.

“Aunt Yeonju.”

– Suzy, are you okay?

It seemed that the headquarters was also busy with the news that three S-class waves would explode at once. Yeonju’s voice sounded quite urgent.

“The wave hasn’t even started yet, so why would I be okay? I’m going to Jeju Island right now. I asked Elaine to go to Ulleungdo.” Suzy

calmly answered, reassuring Yeonju.

– Okay. I’ll tell headquarters about it. But does this make sense?

“I think it’s been a long time since I’ve had a situation that makes sense.”

And there will be more absurd situations in the future.

“Does the North have anyone who can respond?”

– Nature has set out.

“Nature?”

Suji thought back to the state of his body when she met him in the ward. He must have recovered by now, but it seemed that he was already being deployed.

In any case, it was reassuring if he was in charge. Nature’s combat sense was trustworthy.

– And I have news for you from Priya.

In this situation.

It’s really nice to meet you.

Suzy laughed in embarrassment.