SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 84



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Episode 84 Recruiting Team Members (3)
2024.06.15.

When Suzy opened her eyes wide and looked up, the chef, who had her neatly tied up hair in a net, smiled gently.

“Do you usually explain things yourself, Chef?”

“I don’t usually step forward unless the customer asks for it… … . Of course, Daphne, I should do this much.”

“You don’t have to be so careful… … . Didn’t someone else have a reservation?”

“No, absolutely not.”

The chef seemed to have calmed down a little more than before, but he still looked nervous.

Suzy smiled slightly and scanned the recommended menu with her eyes.

Sturgeon roe, crab meat ravioli, mushroom espuma, ostrich roe, grilled lobster, arugula salad, steak or sorbet… … .

Each menu item had a detailed description, but since she thought it would be fine once it got into her mouth, she ended up reading it absentmindedly. Whatever she ate, it would be better than beef jerky.

“Is this okay, everyone?”

There were no complaints, as everyone nodded with sparkling eyes.

“Thank you for planning the menu in advance. I don’t know much about this kind of thing anyway. Please enjoy it.”

The chef nodded with a determined face and stepped aside, and only then did the surrounding scenery come into view.

A beautifully decorated garden could be seen beyond one of the windows.

“It’s a shame that I haven’t been able to go out much, but it’s also burdensome because you’ve been so kind to me.”

As Suzy said that and smiled slightly, Peace shook his head, sinking into his chair.

“Our team leader is secretly shy, you know. He’s incredibly cold in front of monsters.”

“Isn’t that the case, Peace?”

“Well, I didn’t climb the tower to be treated well. But it feels good when someone recognizes me and compliments me for being handsome.”

Before Suzy could answer, Saint, who had taken off his rabbit ears, pouted and countered.

“That’s what I heard earlier. You must have been quite impressed. Men just think you’re real if you’re handsome.”

“You’re objectively handsome!”

“What’s objectivity in appearance? It’s amazing that you have the courage to say something like that while sitting next to Elaine.”

Peace got angry and sat down next to Elaine.

Elaine pushed his chair away with her foot as if she was annoyed, but Peace insisted on sticking to her and asked.

“Let’s have the Ideal Type World Cup.”

“It’s frustrating, so step away.”

“If I lose, I’ll admit it cleanly. Let’s do it once, right?”

“Go away.”

Peace glared at Elaine, one side of his face distorted by his cheek being pressed against hers.

It seemed that Peace’s competitive spirit had been unleashed in a strange place.

“… … No, do you really have to go that far?”

“Don’t make a fuss in the restaurant.”

Saint and Suzy tried to stop him one by one, but Peace combed his hair with his fingers and said.

“I’ll ask only three people, and if they all say no, I’ll admit it.”

“Should I answer first?”

Saint asked with a pitiful look.

“Saint can’t!”

“No, why can’t I? I can vote for Peace!”

“You’re not going to take a picture! You’re going to tease me even if I die!”

While the two were bickering, a knock was heard and an employee came in pushing a cart.

“I brought out pork and potato gratin and carrot puree for the amuse bouche.”

The other employees who followed him quietly placed each food on the table with soft steps and were about to leave together when

Peace suddenly winked at the employee who was leaving the room last among them.

“Oh, what’s wrong with you?”

Saint jeered, and Elaine, embarrassed and unable to stay with him, pushed Peace away once again with force. Peace ignored them and opened his mouth.

“Hello, if it’s not too much trouble, can I ask you one question?”

The voice was so soft that it was hard to believe it was Peace’s usual voice.

The short-haired employee nodded with a surprised face.

“Yes, of course. Is there anything else you need?”

“No, I’m just curious which of us is your ideal type.”

“…” … Yes?”

“Who do you think is your ideal type between me and this bald guy here?”

The employee was quite flustered by the unexpected question, but without hesitation, he pointed to Elaine and smiled brightly before leaving the room.

As soon as the door closed with a bang, Saint burst into laughter.

Peace sat back down in her chair with a dejected expression and ran her short hair with the palm of her hand.

“Is it because of my hair? Should I grow it out too?”

“Phew, hair length shouldn’t be a problem, hahaha.”

“Stop laughing.”

“I don’t have to ask three people. Hahaha, it’s really funny. Did you see that person’s expression earlier? He answered without even thinking. Haha. My stomach hurts.”

Saint laughed loudly. Soo-ji, who was watching them, quickly picked up her fork to hide the corners of her lips going up.

Anyway.

Those two are on good terms or bad terms. They often argue and tease each other earnestly.

The moment Soo-ji put her fork into the gratin, Peace asked again.

“What about the team leader?”

“Huh?”

“Is the team leader me, or is it Elaine, the parasitic brother?”

“Uh… … Um… … .”

Saint’s laughter suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, all eyes were on me, and Soo-ji looked back and forth between the two men with an embarrassed expression.

“What does that matter? Both of you are precious team members to me.”

“No, but just pick one. “Who is more ideal, me, like mature wine, or Elaine,

who smells like milk?” It was funny that she was only in her early thirties and was talking about maturity and wine.

Suzy put the gratin in her mouth and chewed it. The soft taste was exquisite.

“Of course, me.”

“Of course?”

The answer was obvious.

However, it was not easy to go along with this trivial joke for some reason.

Saying it out loud seemed to give Elaine some kind of plausible meaning. She

did not like the fact that Elaine, who would normally have stepped forward and stopped this situation, was silent.

Suzy slowly drank her water and suddenly spoke in a serious voice.

“Hmm, hmm! Now that you mention it, we decided to have a meeting while eating. Let’s decide whether or not to recruit a new team member. That’s the first thing we should decide.”

Peace leaned back against the chair with a steamy face.

“Oh, just choose. Are you going to let Saint laugh like that?”

“Why are you being so childish and nitpicky? “ I don’t have an ideal type.”

“Why not?”

“What’s the point of asking Saint and me? Ask other people.”

As she said that, Suzy unconsciously looked at Elaine.

When Peace was talking so passionately, he seemed to be completely indifferent, but now he wasn’t even holding a fork and was lost in thought.

What was he thinking?

He often did that these days. He

was looking at Suzy, but what was in his eyes wasn’t her.

It was like someone lost in a memory that only he knew.

Before he turned his gaze, he saw a smile spread across Elaine’s face. It was

just a simple smile, but it was so gentle and soft that he felt like he was loved by him.

Suzy looked away as if she had seen something she shouldn’t have seen .

He was unfamiliar to her, saying the word ‘my lover’ without hesitation. That was unpleasant. She didn’t need to know everything about her teammate. However, she suddenly felt like she was seeing a friend who had grown up so much.

“Since we came here to eat first, let’s eat first.”

When Suzy calmly urged everyone to eat, Peace weakly picked up her spoon.

“Wow, this

is delicious.” “It’s really delicious. It’s refreshing.”

When she glanced at Elaine again, she saw that her expression had returned to her usual one.

Suzy felt a bit sullen, but she decided to act like an adult and asked him.

“Does Elaine like it?”

“I thought Daphne had changed a lot, but there are still some things about her that are the same.”

“… … Yes?”

“It tastes like Daphne. Please eat quickly.”

Suzy let out a small sigh and picked up her spoon.

The sweet and sour taste of the puree really suited her taste. She was no longer happy that he knew her so well and was considerate of her.

She finally finished the amuse bouche in front of her and then folded her arms and opened her mouth to the group.

“We don’t have much time left. It’ll probably be even tighter if there’s a wave.”

Everyone already knew that fact.

Suzy continued speaking as she watched her teammates nod with serious expressions.

“First of all, the option called the 82nd floor will be visible to others, and everyone will know that it is something we opened up.”

“Right?”

Saint nodded and began searching for a response on his terminal.

Suzy turned to Elaine.

“Elaine said that it could be dangerous if outsiders came in, but I think it would be better to gather as many people as possible and break through at once. Is Elaine absolutely against outsiders?”

Elaine smiled bitterly as if she already knew the intention of the question.

“Not everyone is on our side.”

It was a meaningful statement that was not easy to understand.

“On our side? Do we have a side?”

Before hearing his answer, Suzy asked herself and understood what Elaine was trying to say.

〈Messiah〉.

Yes. They existed.

Those who only desired individual eternal life, regardless of the survival of humanity.

If they were to mix in with the party aiming for the top of the tower, there would be no greater trouble.