Transcendent One Punch - Chapter 154



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Episode 154. Establishing Discipline
Members of the suicide squad led by Geum Yu-gang.

I made contact with those who had gathered to eradicate the Gaia Cult at Anga.

Geum Yu-gang was the first to speak.

“Everyone is here.”

Listening to that deep voice, I looked around.

The number of suicide squad members, which had been around ten, had now increased to around twenty.

‘New staff has been hired in the meantime.’

Geum Yu-gang was running the suicide squad very well.

【But Eugene! If there are too many people, doesn’t security become dangerous?】

‘I should have only chosen reliable people.’

Their credibility was certain, as they had passed a rigorous entrance test that required them to utter the words ‘Gaia bastard’.

【but.】

‘And if there’s anyone suspicious, you can check on them, Frill.’

【That’s true too!】

Frill was convinced too.

anyway.

“There are only three days left to carry out the operation to steal the sacred relic.”

After confirming that everyone had gathered without any problems, Geum Yu-gang began to explain the operation.

“The operation area is Incheon. The exact location is not yet known, but Hunter Kim Yu-jin has decided to take care of it.”

Geum Yu-gang looks at me like that.

As everyone’s eyes turned to me, I stood up from my seat and opened my mouth.

“I’ve hired a friend to do a tailing mission. He’ll tail the Knights and Priests and tell us their exact locations.”

It was a story about Yoon Ji-ho.

If it was my guardian, Yoon Ji-ho, I could entrust him with a mission without worrying that he might betray me by being affected by “Judgment”.

but.

“I have a question.”

Not everyone agreed with assigning the tailing mission to Yoon Ji-ho.

“Why would you trust such an important mission to someone who isn’t even here?”

A man venting his grievances.

‘It’s that guy from last time.’

It was that snake-like member of the suicide squad who seemed strangely dissatisfied with me.

Honestly, I didn’t think the author would listen to me just because I explained it nicely.

【That guy is jealous of Eugene!】

‘know.’

Even though we were a unit with the same goal, there was no way we could proceed without any problems.

“To be frank, I have never met your face. Please give me evidence to prove that you are trustworthy.”

I asked the snake-like man.

“By any chance, what is your name?”

“… This is Kwon Sa-hyeok.”

“If the problem is that I have never seen your face, then can I just show you my face?”

“… … No, you’re saying this now? There are only three days left until the operation, so if you were going to come, shouldn’t you have come here today─”

He opened his mouth, cutting off Kwon Sa-hyeok’s words.

“Yoon Ji-ho. Come out.”

Okay then.

Slurp-

The empty space next to me distorted and Yoon Ji-ho appeared.

hereto.

“Wh, what!?”

“Who are you?!”

Car window-

The suicide squad members reacted instantly and each took out their weapons and aimed them at Yun Ji-ho.

The sudden appearance of an unexpected person made me instantly more alert.

“It’s okay. This guy is the one you’re going to be tailing.”

“My name is Yoon Ji-ho. I am a 5-star hunter with the “Stealth” skill.”

The suicide squad members let out a sigh of relief and lowered their weapons one by one.

“… … No, did it really have to be done this way?”

In the meantime, Kwon Sa-hyeok asked me with a puzzled expression.

“If you hadn’t done this, would you have believed in Jiho’s abilities?”

“Even if I introduce myself first and then demonstrate my abilities─”

“This is much more certain. If I don’t reveal myself first, Jiho’s “Stealth” skill won’t be able to penetrate even at this close range.”

“… … .”

At this, Kwon Sa-hyeok turned his gaze towards Geum Yu-gang as if asking for help.

but.

“It’s definitely an excellent hiding. Even I would have been skeptical if I hadn’t been told in advance.”

Anyway, Geum Yu-gang knew.

I told you so.

‘Even if I didn’t say anything, someone like Geum Yu-gang would have noticed.’

He, a 7-star hunter, would have recognized Yoon Ji-ho, a 5-star hunter, even if he used his “Stealth” skill at this close range.

I decided it would be better to talk about it in advance.

Of course, it would have been right to tell him in advance about this sudden action as he was the leader of our suicide squad.

Yoon Ji-ho opened his mouth as he looked around at the suicide squad members.

“Fortunately, my abilities seem to have been well proven. I’m glad I could be of help.”

The expression on his face was truly one of joy.

Well, it was worth it.

‘Honestly, I didn’t expect that I would be able to use the “Stealth” skill this well in such a short time.’

For this mission, I quickly got Yoon Ji-ho a skill in the “Stealth” category and had him learn it.

Because it was a stalking operation, I thought there was a big difference between having stealth skills and not having them.

If I add what I had saved up to what Yuseol-ah was able to lend me, I can get a pretty decent deal.

Anyway, considering that, Yoon Ji-ho’s “Stealth” skill proficiency was somewhat worrisome… .

‘At this point, I have no worries at all.’

The guy achieved a considerable level of proficiency in just one day.

Because he was able to fool all the other suicide squad members, except for Geum Yu-gang, at such a close range.

“Wow, that’s ridiculous… What kind of trick was that? How could I, a 6-star hunter, not notice the 5-star’s hiding?”

Among them was a six-star hunter, so the proof was clear.

Oh, by the way, the 6-star hunter was Kwon Sa-hyeok.

The guy who kept picking on me.

“If you really think it’s a trick, would you like to prove it yourself?”

I looked straight into his eyes and asked.

‘I just let it go last time, but I need to establish some discipline this time.’

Even though we are members of the same suicide squad, we should be moderate in our arguments.

It would have been difficult if I had kept tripping like this.

If it gets worse, it could hinder our goal of destroying the Gaia Cult.

but.

“… Now that I think about it, that’s not true. I guess I just didn’t realize it.”

Unfortunately, Kwon Sa-hyeok slipped through the trap.

Although it was a bit late, it was still an acknowledgement of Yoon Ji-ho’s abilities.

instead.

“I understand your abilities. But isn’t it unproven? Are you someone I can trust?”

He started to quarrel with the other side.

Yun Ji-ho said that his thoughts have not been verified yet.

“Guo, Hunter Kwon Sa-hyeok?”

“Why? That’s right.”

“But… this person was brought by Hunter Kim Yu-jin…”

Rather, it was the other suicide squad members who were surprised by this.

Of course, he is the person I brought along as the spiritual leader of this suicide squad.

Why isn’t that person verified?

─It was such a surprise.

“But verification must be done properly. We’re not Hunter Kim Yu-jin’s private organization. If we’re going to take care of the Gaia kids, we have to make sure of things like this, right?”

Kwon Sa-hyeok spoke confidently.

Well, that wasn’t wrong.

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Yeah, that’s true.

‘The problem is that it is being used as a deterrent.’

It was a question of attitude.

If that were really the only reason, there would be no reason to pick a fight so aggressively.

This is nothing more than an action that comes from a desire to keep me and Yoon Ji-ho in check and to elevate one’s own position within the suicide squad.

In fact, the solution was not difficult.

“가이아 개새끼.”

Yoon Ji-ho blurted out.

An expression that is almost like a prerequisite for joining our suicide squad.

“Okay, good. This confirms that you have the same goal as us. But since you didn’t tell us in advance, it’s hard to trust this guy named Yoon Ji-ho.”

Kwon Sa-hyeok spoke as if he had missed this important verification if it had not been for him.

There, he added an attitude that seemed to be secretly mocking me.

‘This kid would do well in politics.’

I was very impressed by their attitude of trying to gain some sort of advantage.

and.

“Did you say your name was Hunter Kwon Sa-hyeok?”

“? Yes, but.”

Yoon Ji-ho couldn’t stand Kwon Sa-hyeok’s attitude.

“I can tolerate being ignored.”

“No. I never ignored it─”

“But I can’t stand being ignored by Eugene hyung.”

“… … .”

“Hyung Eugene hates Gaia more than anyone else, and yet you are picking a fight with him over such a useless thing. Isn’t this enough to make us question his intentions?”

In that moment, the atmosphere in the room became heavy.

Yoon Ji-ho’s remarks were that serious.

“Wh, what… Are you thinking of me as a spy now!?”

“No. I was just referring to the intention.”

Kwon Sa-hyeok is flustered, and Yoon Ji-ho looks at him coldly.

‘This guy has grown a lot too.’

When we first met, he was just so innocent.

【Have you lost your innocence!?】

‘So. You’ve grown up.’

【… … .】

Well, anyway.

As the atmosphere grew heavy, Geum Yu-gang stepped forward.

“I can’t just sit by and watch what you said earlier. Kwon Sa-hyuk.”

“Yes, yes!”

“Try that.”

“

Then, the atmosphere eased somewhat.

“Whew. I thought you were brainwashed again.”

“That’s right. It’s so… A trusted comrade can become an enemy in an instant.”

The suicide squad members sighed in relief and once again remembered the difficulty of the enemy they had to deal with.

However, the mood did not completely ease.

“Thank goodness. Nothing bad happened.”

“… Representative Geum Yu-gang. I was just worried about the suicide squad─”

“but.”

Geum Yu-gang continued speaking with a still stern expression.

“Certainly, it doesn’t seem like a good idea to keep in check with each other when we are already struggling to deal with external enemies.”

It is an undeniable fact that Kwon Sa-hyeok kept me and Yoon Ji-ho in check.

Geum Yu-gang wanted to solve that part.

“Well, why would it be complicated?”

The corners of his mouth slightly went up.

“Let’s have a cool game and get this over with.”

Next up is the proposed matchup between Kwon Sa-hyeok and Yoon Ji-ho.

【Oh my. Anyway, hunters…】

‘That’s a good idea, but what.’

Frill shook his head, but this was actually a good idea.

In short, we desperately needed every single human being who could oppose Gaia.

Although Kwon Sa-hyeok’s attitude is criticized, it is a shame to kick him out of the suicide squad.

In that case, it might be better to just step on it with force like we are doing now.

but.

“Uh… Did you say Hunter Yoon Ji-ho? Didn’t you say he was a 5-star?”

“you’re right.”

“Hunter Kwon Sa-hyeok must be a 6-star.”

There was a problem from the beginning that the two were in different weight classes.

If it had been properly attached, there was a low chance that Yoon Ji-ho would win.

If Kwon Sa-hyeok wins, it will be difficult to break his momentum.

However, this was also an expected issue.

“Considering the difference in rank, we will not use Aura against each other. Is this okay?”

Geum Yoo-gang proposed to limit the aura.

“Well, I’m fine.”

Kwon Sa-hyeok, who knew that his physical stats would be superior anyway, accepted.

“I’m fine with that too.”

Yoon Ji-ho, who had been ‘preliminarily informed’, also nodded obediently.

【……huh?】

‘why?’

【Jiho, did you know about this situation?】

‘uh.’

【……why?】

‘Why, why? I planned it all this way.’

【……when?】

‘When you were playing with Seol-ah?’

【Somehow Eugene was getting into trouble but he said he was calm!!!!】

He met Geum Yu-gang’s eyes while answering Frill’s question.

He winks without anyone noticing.

I was very proud that everything went according to plan.

‘I thought there would definitely be noise.’

From the moment I assigned the tailing mission to Yoon Ji-ho, I actually knew this would happen.

Because Yoon Ji-ho wasn’t part of the original suicide squad.

So I made a plan, and it worked out better than I expected.

‘Kwon Sa-hyeok.’

A man who resembles a snake.

I thought I could use this opportunity to get over that bastard who was picking on me for no reason.

【But Eugene! Can Jiho beat him!? Even though he decided not to use Aura…】

‘Would I have done this if I thought I was going to lose?’

【Of course that’s true!】

‘Just look at it.’

How does a 5 star hunter beat a 6 star hunter?

Usually not.

Unless there is a finishing move that can be considered an asymmetrical power, like my “One Punch” skill.

but.

‘I decided not to use Auror.’

The biggest gap in rank is that of auras, which we decided to limit.

There.

‘Jiho is possible.’

For Yun Ji-ho, who possessed the trait of “Hero of Justice,” there was a way to reduce the remaining gap… no, to turn it around.

【What is that method? What is it!?】

Frill’s boisterous question was answered with a laugh.

‘So, just take a look.’

【Aaah! I’m so frustrated!!!】

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