SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 81



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Episode 81, Floor 81 (5)
2024.06.14.

A slow, apologetic response came back to Soo-ji’s urging.

– It’s not my job to interfere with the lives of individual people. Hey. Look at me.

Her breathing became ragged.

“Do you know my mother? Have you ever met my mother, Peneus? Uncle Seung-hwan, are you the one who played a prank on Knight?” As

Soo-ji stomped her feet and shouted, a long crack was carved into the floor within a radius of several dozen meters from where her feet had touched. Even in such a large space, the air rumbled loudly.

The voice in her head was silent for a moment as if it was in trouble.

Her energy leaked out due to anger. Her purple hair, which was always neat, fluttered in the air as if the wind was blowing, and the long cloth decoration attached to the bottom of her armor also fluttered.

“Tell me everything you know about my mother. When, where, and why did you meet her!”

– She can’t tell that story.

“Why?”

– There are hints mixed in. I really can’t tell you. It was my mistake to mention it.

I really couldn’t understand it.

Just because they are superior to humans, they don’t necessarily have to be perfect, but how can they make this many mistakes? I can’t understand how much of their actions were calculated. I

was annoyed

. How much do they know about human blood relations? If I, as a daughter, don’t know about my mother’s work, who should I know? If there was something they knew, shouldn’t they tell me?

Soo-ji ground her teeth and grabbed the ring and threw it on the floor.

– Wait… …

The voice in her head suddenly stopped.

The ring, which should have bounced off the floor, was stuck in the black floor that resembled acrylic because of her strength.

‘I already have a lot of emotions built up towards these guys. How far are you going to provoke me?’

It was sickening.

The Hunter system itself was a trick of these guys. Every time she learned about the abilities of the ‘great beings’, she got more and more excited.

The humans who were being played by them were pitiful, and when she thought of her mother who had died while trying her best to save people from the tower, she felt suffocated.

She felt like she could die from the pity of her childhood, having lost her mother because of these things and missing her so much.

However, she had to think rationally. The situation happening right now was the priority.

She kept putting it off, telling herself that she would let go of these feelings after she reached the top of the tower and properly prevented the extinction of humanity.

But now, she was slowly scratching at her insides.

‘That mother and that daughter?’

As she reflected on what the guy had said, Su-ji put her hand on her forehead and sat down on the floor.

She was so angry that she couldn’t stand it, but she had to keep her cool.

Today was the first time she had learned that her mother had met the ‘Great Beings’. Her name wasn’t on the list of hunters who had encountered them.

It was a story she had never heard from Uncle Seung-hwan or Aunt Yeon-ju.

If even the two people closest to her didn’t know, did she hide it from them? Or did they encounter it at a moment they couldn’t know?

If you say, “Like mother, like daughter,” then it means that your mother must have been demanding something from the “great beings.”

What could it have been?

“Let’s remember that. It’s not something I said on purpose, so it’ll be more meaningful.”

She took a deep breath and let it out, making that determination.

What the hell is that tower? Since it’s a facility built by those guys, why don’t you give me a hint?

Why don’t you tell my daughter, who misses her so much, a little story? I was the one who brought up the story about my mother first, so why am I keeping my mouth shut now?

However, controlling my anger was something that Soo-ji was used to. Controlling

my emotions was the most important virtue when climbing the tower.

Soo-ji wiped the tears that had formed in her eyes with the back of her hand and stood up with a calm face.

Someday, she would definitely return the favor.

“I said I’d give it to you, so I can just take it, right?” She

didn’t need an answer.

She didn’t even expect one.

The log went up in one eye, but she gripped the sword in her hand without reading it. As if in response to her anger, white light leaked out from the pattern engraved on the 〈(Incandescent) Shackles of the Dead〉.

Suji raised it high and slammed down on the glass box in front of her.

Boom!

It looked like ordinary glass, but it was much harder than she thought. She slammed it down quite hard, but it only cracked the box and didn’t break it.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom !

Crack!

The moment she slammed it down three times in succession with all her might, a loud noise was heard and shards of glass came crashing down all over the floor.

Suzy reached out and grabbed the 〈(Annihilation) Justice Boots〉 that were in the glass case.

Then she went to another glass case nearby with her sword in hand.

The log rose quickly again, and this time, before she could strike, the glass case itself disappeared into the air as if it were disintegrating.

She laughed in vain and picked up the tier 10 〈(Flaming) Prayer of the Abandoned〉.

It was a necklace that she had seen somewhere, and she liked the fact that it increased speed and had magic defense. It would be a useful item for any team member wearing it.

After gathering her things, she looked around and muttered softly.

“Send me back before I destroy this place any more.” As soon as

she finished speaking, her vision was dizzyingly reversed.

When she finally regained her balance with a dizzying sensation, the view of the 81st floor of the tower came into view again.

And the faces of her team members who had rushed over.

“Are you okay?”

“What’s going on here?”

“You won the bet, why is your expression like that, Team Leader?”

I thought I hid my emotions well, but looking at their faces filled with worry, it seemed like that wasn’t necessarily the case.

Or maybe the team members knew Soo-ji too well.

“It’s okay. I just got upset because I got into a fight over something I was going to give anyway.”

Aside from her voice being hoarse, nothing really happened. She was just angry on her own.

She held out the loot she had brought, saying, “Cheers .”

Regardless of the process, everyone’s eyes widened at the sight of the tier 10 items they had never seen before in the tower.

“What are these?”

Soo-ji pointed to the items and explained calmly.

Even though it was a bet that she had started on a whim, the team members had all worked together to clear the 81st floor. As the team leader, she had a duty to provide an objective explanation of the situation in which the items had been obtained.

“I had the opportunity to choose a tier 10 item.”

“Tier 10… … item?” Soo-

ji nodded as she looked at Saint, who had his mouth slightly open as if it was nonsense.

“I told you earlier. We made a bet. In return, I asked for items that would help me catch EX-level enemies.”

She said that and pointed to the items I had brought.

“Since it’s not an environment where we can discuss things, I just brought whatever looked good.”

“If the team leader said so, then fine.”

“I honestly don’t know the criteria for the items displayed there. It’s probably just random, right? Anyway, the only main weapons there are Elaine’s usual 〈Scream-Suppressing Silence〉 and my main weapon 〈Shackles of the Dead〉, so I chose accessories and armor.”

Peace and Saint nodded quickly, as if they were convinced by the explanation.

However, Elaine, who was always the first to agree with Suzy, was acting slowly today. She

stared at the 〈(Annihilation) Justice Boots〉 for a long time, as if thinking about something, and even picked them up and put them down.

Judging from her hazy eyes, as if she was longing for something, I could tell that she really liked them.

“Do you want the boots, Elaine? “Since it’s a set item with wings, if you’re going to wear it, take the wings too.”

Suzy really didn’t mind.

It was the best combination to increase the team’s power.

However, Elaine, as if she had never been so focused and lost in other thoughts, quickly raised her head and smiled when her name was called.

“But those wings suit you the best, Team Leader.”

Suzy felt his calm smile was somehow out of place. She

suspected that he was hiding something. Just like he acted nonchalant when he got hurt last time.

“Really?”

“Yes.”

However, if she stared intently at Elaine’s face, such suspicions would easily fade away every time. If she saw his gentle eyes and unconditional loyalty filled with goodwill.

She couldn’t help but smile back.

“I’ll take that as meaning that you’re good at making a big fuss.”

Suzy responded softly and shook her boots.

“If anyone wants them, take them.”

Everyone shook their heads.

“There’s a berserk end penalty for the wings, right? “It’s too scary to take that.”

“If you two were to talk so sweetly and ask us, who would take it?”

Saint and Peace groaned one after another.

Suzy looked at her teammates’ faces and eventually burst out laughing.

Even though she said it like that, it was definitely something they would want. But the fact that they would easily give it to her meant that Suzy was trusted by them.

If she took a good item, they would show her the same results.

It was a really nice feeling.

It was the moment when she smiled brightly.

The ring that had been left in the subspace fell before her eyes, rolled around, and then calmly landed at her feet.