I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 24

Episode 024

“I’ll make a quick phone call.”

suddenly?”

“It’s an urgent call, but I just remembered it.”

I thought about saying I was going to the bathroom, but if the assistant manager asked me to go with him, it would be a disaster.

Moreover, even if it was a private bathroom at home, it was a bit difficult to take Seo Ji-han into a public women’s bathroom.

I am reluctant to go in too.

In fact, whenever I talked to Seo Ji-han outside, I was very concerned about the people around me.

Occasionally, there were citizens who were scared and kept their distance.

I understand.

That’s probably the same reaction I have when I see someone talking seriously to themselves, laughing or worrying.

Anyway, I had to come up with a way before being reported to the police, and this was the result of my worries.

Pretend to be on the phone.

At first, whenever I had a conversation, I put the phone to my ear and pretended to talk, but later I just put Bluetooth earphones in my ears.

Then, even if you suddenly talk to yourself, everyone thinks you are talking on the phone and ignores it.

Still, everyone looked at me strangely until they noticed the earphones in my ears, so I tended to hold my phone to my ear as much as possible.

Anyway, I went out to the back of the cafe and tried to persuade Seo Ji-han.

“If you ask me to keep it a secret, it will be okay. I’m not the kind of person who goes anywhere and tells other people’s secrets. “I’ve been seeing you for two years.”

Seo Ji-han, who had been listening to my appeal with his arms crossed in a crooked posture, shook his head.

– It’s not a question of the two people’s personalities.

“sure?”

– When it comes to secrets, the fewer people who know about them, the better.

“That’s true, but my situation isn’t difficult, but I feel like I’m deceiving the two of you if I accept money like this…”

Hiding something from someone who cared about me was more painful to my conscience than I could imagine.

Seo Ji-han knew everything. He nodded, drew a line, and responded in a light tone:

– No matter what decision you make, I can’t do anything. Your discomfort is something you have to deal with on your own. I’m just giving you advice. You don’t have to listen.

By taking a step back like this without forcing it, it actually becomes harder to ignore his advice. His

conflicted feelings seemed to show on his face as he spoke soothingly in a slightly soft voice.

– One thing is certain: If you tell the truth, you will feel relieved. .In return, those two people will protect your secret and become criminals hiding the awakened person.

Hiding the fact of awakening is a crime. It

was a bit late to remember it, perhaps because I thought it was a crime that had little to do with me until now.

Because of my circumstances, the two people I couldn’t make them commit a crime. Seo

Ji-han quietly added as if to solidify my decision.

– It’s not always a good idea to reveal the whole truth.

I nodded.

And in the end, I said goodbye to the two of them without being able to return the envelope of money. And I returned home.

As I walked down the cold night, fiddling with the envelope of money in my pocket, I felt like I was alone in the world. The

envelope of money that I should have been grateful for pierced my heart like a thorn. I wanted to

thank the two people who cared for me like family. I felt like my throat was closing up with the uncomfortable feeling of hiding and the burden of having to hide the fact of my awakening in the future.

But this must be the right thing to do.

This must be the right thing to do.

Even after I got home, I was still depressed.

– Hey,

I didn’t even turn on the lights . I was crouching in my room when Seo Ji-han called me,

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn on the TV.”

– No, that’s not it. What do you think of me… I can’t see you sitting like that.

“Don’t turn on the TV?”

– …First, turn it on.

When I turned on the TV, Seo Ji-han, who seemed to be looking at it for a moment, spoke vaguely.

– This wasn’t the first time I’ve lied in my life, so why are you so calm?

“I don’t usually lie.”

Seo Ji-han gave me a disapproving look at my confident words.

– Hmm, is this an honest personality?

“No, ever since I was little, even if I hid something, it would always be found out right away. So I kept getting caught so quickly that I stopped doing it. And honestly, even now, I’m so anxious about getting caught. “I want to tell everything.”

It’s really strange, my mom always found out no matter what lie I told.

It wasn’t just her.

My friends, teachers, and people at work too.

My lies were always discovered within a short period of time.

Seo Ji-han must have remembered something when I said that, so he shook his head and said, I convinced myself.

– Well, considering his acting skills…

“Yes?”

– It’s nothing.

Well, if you have that personality, it must be difficult to hide something so carefully, he muttered something unpleasant, and then he casually threw out a word. – If you don’t have the confidence to

keep living a lie, it would be better to register as a hunter and live.

“Gathering skills. “There is only one. There is a hidden skill, but can I reveal it?”

– It’ll be okay.

“Oh really?”

I thought it was best to hide it because I felt like something really bad would happen, but if a veteran said something like this, it wouldn’t be okay to reveal it… – First of all,

your family’s life will be mortgaged, and you will receive all kinds of threats and spend your whole life rooting until you die. What can I do?

Hey, Seo Ji-han.

I was so upset that I glared at him. Seo Ji-han tilted his head with a smiling face, wondering what was so fun. –

Why?

“I can’t do that, so I’m thinking about it now. For now, I only need the hidden skills. “I will never tell anyone. Uhm, all I have left is my gathering skills. Will they accept me if I go to the guild with just these?”

– No.

“I thought so.”

Hmm, it’s something that an awakened person with no combat skills can do by revealing that he or she has awakened.

Oh, I guess that’s the only thing he can do.

“Should I be a market manager? It pays a lot and the job is easy.”

– Are you serious?

“Aren’t you okay?”

– If you become a market manager, don’t you have to tell the company your market nickname?

“Isn’t that right? That way, the company can know my work situation…”

At my awkward answer, Seo Ji-han clicked his tongue and shook his head. It was.

He looks like he’s really worried about the future.

– I guess you didn’t see the news earlier, but there was a lot of noise about who the awakened person called Luther was who put the S-class Evitanis core on the market. After your identity is revealed, what will you say when people ask where you got the S-class Evitanis core?

“ah.”

When I was on the phone earlier, I thought Evitanis was briefly mentioned in the news discussion, so I guess that was what it was about.

It didn’t appear much in news articles.

Well, information about the hunter industry doesn’t often appear in private news.

So what should I do?

Wait, it’s my skills that are the problem, but there’s no problem in revealing my awakening, right?

You can say that you have awakened but only have gathering skills.

When I said this, Seo Ji-han snorted.

– Will you really believe that? I’m sure you’ll think I’m hiding my skills. Besides, you are the one who got caught up in a dungeon that disappeared some time ago. Some people will speculate that it is related to the death of King Kergis.

“Hmm.”

– If those guys stick around and start investigating in earnest, will you be able to get away with your poor acting?

To have a headache.

I felt like I was sitting in a dental chair with all sides closed.

Every time I listened to Seo Ji-han’s words, I felt stressed, as if the sound of a dental drill went up an octave.

“In the end, if you hide it again and again without any recourse, if it gets discovered, it’s the end.”

Seo Ji-han just shrugged his shoulders.

And I calmly replied that it was none of my business.

– Don’t feel too bad about it.

“How can you not feel bad?

Ha, what should I do when you only give me hidden skills that are perfect for being exploited? It would have been better if I had just enough strength to live as a normal hunter…

– I would dig a lot into the ground.

The person involved was in a serious situation and was dying, but Seo Ji-han, who kept making harsh remarks, was very annoying.

He was looking at me with a bright smile, wondering what was so fun.

Is it fun for me to worry?

– It’s not like there’s no way.

I held my head and groaned, then slowly lifted my head.

I can understand what you’re saying even if you don’t listen.

But the method is….

“You mean if you defeat the dungeon boss, it will make you stronger?”

Seo Ji-han nodded with a gentle expression.

They said it as if it wasn’t a big deal, so I was shocked for a moment, but it’s not like that.

That’s not it.

“The boss is so scary…”

Just thinking about the image of King Kergis fighting with Seo Ji-han that day made me cringe. When

I was so scared, Seo Ji-han tried to persuade me a few times and eventually made a suggestion as if there was nothing else to do

. Even if you don’t have to catch the boss, I can help you at least a little bit.

What? Really?

“Really?”

– When I was beating up that guy in the past, I didn’t think he would go around beating people up just because he had power, and I thought I could help him out a little.

“That guy from before? Oh, that pervert.”

Since it happened not too long ago, I understood right away.

He was talking about the man who snooped into my house and got beaten up by me at night.

“Um, how are you going to help me get stronger?”

The first thing that came to mind was Seo Ji-han’s equipment items:

the lion’s scythe and the items he was equipped with.

But he mentioned a completely different item.

– Hmm, you said you brought the horn of Kergis, right?

“Yes.”

Horn of Kergis?

This seems like just a material item.

Oh, does anyone know of an item maker?

But there’s no guarantee that he will hide my identity.

“But I don’t have any crafting skills.”

– There’s no need for that. Take it out first.

What are you trying to do?

I told him to take it out, so I opened my inventory and picked up Kergis’ Horn.

And the moment I took it out, I was scared and stepped back. It

was just taking up one space in the inventory. Kergis’s horn, which was just one, changed to an enormous size when it came out.

Quiang.

The huge Kergis’ horn revealed itself by breaking one wall of my small room and crushing part of the bookshelf and desk sink.

Stone dust was clapping . Falling, shattered cement walls, computer horns that fell under broken desks, various invisible household items, etc.

My room was instantly thrown into chaos due to Kergis’ horns filling up the room.

“Mr. Seo Ji-han.”

When I called his name in confusion in the messed up room, Seo Ji-han was also looking at the mess with an astonished face. – Oh no. I didn’t know. I didn’t know it would be this big… Then, when my eyes met,

he

rarely spoke. I stammered and claimed my innocence.

Despite its precious appearance, it was difficult for me to retrieve the lost soul.

What should I do?

I did as Seojihan said, but the house was destroyed.