I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 39

Episode 039

〈We will arrive at Incheon Airport in a moment. Please take your seats and fasten your seat belt.〉

I nervously bit my nails while listening to the announcement.

Seo Ji-han, who was standing next to him, clicked his tongue and tried to dissuade him, but he could hardly calm down.

Fortunately, I was lucky that my family in other rooms couldn’t see me because I was in a first class seat with separate rooms.

– Is there anything wrong?

Seo Ji-han spoke calmly, but I am not him.

It means that they are not used to being famous.

“You don’t know what the situation in Korea is like right now. He clearly said that he would prepare reporters on the day of my return. “As soon as you get off, a flash will go off and you’ll be asking questions here and there, right?”

Just imagining the reporters crowding around the airport makes me think of the in-flight meal I ate earlier.

I had tried to forget about it in Guam, but it felt like I was facing vacation homework that I had put off.

– It must be a question.

“What question should I ask? What questions do you usually ask in times like this? “I can’t anticipate anything, so I can’t prepare for anything.”

– No need to prepare. Answer naturally.

I feel a little sad for Seo Ji-han, who answers like it’s someone else’s business.

But it seemed like he didn’t understand my nervousness.

“And what if I make a mistake? “What if I get into an accident?”

– Uhm, then don’t answer anything at all.

“How can you do that?”

– You have no obligation to answer.

“But people will criticize me and say I can’t do anything, and there may be negative comments. My family will be worried if they see that…”

I’ve seen a lot of how people swear at the Hunters’ careless behavior.

So, I may be able to imagine it better.

In that conversation where people gather in groups and swear, only the Hunter’s name is my name. I remembered the sight of him going up and down as he changed.

But Seo Ji-han responded calmly.

– I’m suing you. If you’re that worried, you can just cover your face and enter the country secretly. Or you can just go through the immigration process and tear up the space travel scroll. I could

n’t find anything to say. He calmed down.

Fortunately, Seo Ji-han kept telling him that it wasn’t a big deal, so he seemed to be feeling a little better.

Come to think of it, he had a space movement scroll.

Maybe it was because he maintained the top spot in the rankings and was in the gossip a lot.

He was a particularly experienced person in situations like this . It seemed like a good idea.

– Have you thought about which guild to join?

“Hmm.”

Since I decided to join a guild and start working in earnest, I first had to think about which guild to join. The more

powerful a guild I join, the easier my life as a hunter will be in the future. Because it will be sunset.

The largest guild in Korea is the Daehan Guild.

It is the first guild in Korea and is operated by Daehan Corporation, the largest corporation in Korea. It is said that the system is well-established and the conditions are quite good. The

guild leader is Han Oh-su. He is

in his 40s . He is a late-stage man and an awakened man who used to be a resourceful businessman.

The second is the Sky Guild.

The guild leader is Ban Seo-hoo, who ranks second in the rankings and whom Seo Ji-han dislikes.

It is characterized by a safe and conservative strategy, but he passed this place.

Seo Ji-han passed. Because they don’t like this.

The third is the Shadow Guild.

It is a government-sponsored guild. The guild leader is Yoo Eun-dam. It

mainly prefers magical hunters and is mainly active among young hunters.

There are other foreign guilds, but I don’t know much about them. There was no reason to go to a foreign guild, so I didn’t even look into it.

Anyway, the three guilds mentioned above are all good.

Each has its pros and cons, but it was a guild that all Awakened people envied.

And other than that, Baekgwang Guild.

The Deputy Director is there. In fact, I searched for it the whole time I was in Guam, but surprisingly it wasn’t mentioned in the media, so I think most people don’t even know that this guild exists.

After excluding Cheongong, the only places I could go were Amhyeon, Daehan, or Baekgwang, but none of them appealed to me.

In this state, it didn’t seem like it would be a problem to go anywhere.

It’s not like I’m trying to do anything grand by joining a guild.

“I’m just going to go somewhere. Except for the perforation. Come to think of it, Seo Ji-han was from the Skyrim Guild, right?”

– yes. He was active as a member of the Sky Guild when conquering the evil spirit king Silagis.

“Aren’t you an early member?”

– huh.

“Well, may I ask why you left?”

It was a quite cautious question, but Seo Ji-han shrugged his shoulders and answered indifferently.

– As I said before, the guild leader and I don’t match our personalities. As a result, I bumped into everything and became a bit uncomfortable. I don’t know if you’ve just entered hunter society, but there’s quite a bit of strife between guilds.

In the past, I probably would have answered, ‘I don’t really want to talk about that topic.’

I realized once again that we had become quite close.

“A conflict of interest?”

– How will we establish ourselves and how will we gain profits? Political things like that. That’s where the opinions between me and Ban Seo-hu diverged.

“But is it still okay? As far as I know, he hasn’t joined any guilds since then. If you don’t join the guild, you can’t participate in the dungeon raid. Since the government only grants permission to guilds…”

I was speechless as a thought flashed through my mind.

It reminded me of how I went on a night out in Guam.

He must have sensed what I was thinking, so he smiled instead of answering.

– That’s right. I went around secretly.

“How? It’s hard to get in and out of that managed dungeon. There’s an invisibility detection spell. There are hunters guarding it…”

– That’s right. There is a hunter guarding it. He looked tired from standing guard. I let him sleep for a bit and he slept well.

Seo Ji-han smiled sinisterly and raised the blade of his hand and pretended to hit the back of the neck.

The real barracks are humans.

To Seo Ji-han, neither laws nor rules seem to have any meaning.

Only at this point can you be ranked number one.

“Huh.”

– Well, actually, I’ve only done it a few times. As the security became more and more severe, entry itself became difficult. Because I didn’t have enough time, I couldn’t even get to the boss and got caught repeatedly. The guys who found the fallen hunter immediately chased after him.

He shrugged his shoulders.

I didn’t bother to ask why he was trying to catch the boss monster.

A by-product I got from Kergis. Do you know how strong it made a gathering hunter with no fighting ability?

Since he was born with a career in martial arts and combat, he probably had a special obsession with strength.

So, there’s no way you’d turn down the method of becoming stronger by defeating boss monsters.

Anyway, after hearing that, I understand why he was in such a hurry even in the Chungwangryu dungeon.

And why the rescue team was formed so quickly.

The guilds must have been aware of the existence of Seo Ji-han, who always sneaked into the dungeon.

And it seems that he naturally assumed that he would come in targeting the Chungwangryu dungeon.

In the end, the rescue team that was put together so quickly was both a rescue team and a deterrent unit to stop Seo Ji-han.

And Seo Ji-han hurriedly headed towards the boss monster, trying to end the boss battle before they arrived.

I would never dare try something so reckless.

Seo Ji-han seems to want to raise me well and use me as a boss monster hunter, but it is a wish that will never come true.

By the way, it’s not like you’re getting stronger, so why did you ask me to kill all the boss monsters?

Is that really the case?

It’s the kind of thing a retired boxer nurtures when he sees a sprout of outstanding talent and wonders how strong it will become.

It is said that the lion’s scythe that Seo Ji-han obtained was not through gathering, but was taken directly from the body of the evil spirit king Silaghis, and that all he obtained through gathering skills was a piece of Silagis’ horn and a by-product.

The magic stone didn’t even come out.

So, this guy must be wondering how strong I will become if I can kill the boss monster and loot all the items.

You’re a person with a strong obsession with becoming stronger.

Well, it’s worth it.

While he only got a piece of Silaghis’ horn, I got Kergis’ complete horn.

Even Seo Ji-han, who ranked first, is the owner of a hidden skill that he tongue-in-cheek called ‘fraud’.

-Why are you laughing all of a sudden?

Seo Ji-han glanced at me with a strange face, probably because I had laughed without realizing it.

“No, just. it’s nothing.”

Meanwhile, an announcement was made that the plane had arrived at the airport and that it was okay to loosen one’s belt.

As I get up and leave the first class cabin, Seo Ji-han follows me with a puzzled look on his face.

– Where?

“I need to tell my family what to do.”

– What do you plan on doing?

“Follow Seo Ji-han’s advice.”

– Space movement scroll?

“yes.”

When I went to visit the family, as expected, everyone had dark expressions, probably because they were worried about the airport reporters.

He pretended not to, but it seemed like he was still worried.

After completing the immigration process, the family decided to use the space movement scroll to return to their homes, and we said our goodbyes a little early.

I didn’t ask what to do next. I think it will take care of itself.

“Son Moa Hunter?”

After finishing the formalities, I was thinking of going to the hotel I was staying at, but someone approached me pretending to know me.

A gray suit complete with a handsome, smooth face.

This is a man I don’t know.

Are you a reporter?

– It’s a sky guild.

After hearing Seo Ji-han’s words, I noticed the wappen attached to the collar of his suit.

It is an emblem depicting a soaring eagle on a blue pentagonal shield.

“What’s going on?”

“I came from the Sky Guild. “Come with me for a while.”

The man, who lightly pinched the wappen on his collar for emphasis, said that in a confident manner and started walking ahead without waiting for my answer.

what? what?

– Just ignore it and go on your way.

If I try to do as Seo Ji-han says, I am a bit afraid of what will happen later.

Because the opponent is from one of the top three guilds in Korea.

Even though I didn’t like it, I decided to follow him.

I’m also curious about what’s going on.

The place he led me to was a kind of secret space.

It’s a place that the general public probably doesn’t even know is there because it’s hidden between duty-free shops.

At first glance, it looked like a plain wall, but there was a hidden door.

Upon entering, a small conference room-like space appeared.

“Here’s the contract. “We’ll both be busy, so let’s not waste time.”

The man who went inside didn’t even offer a chair but held out several pieces of paper.

I suddenly picked it up and read it, and it turned out to be a contract for joining the Sky Guild.

So, I guess I came here to invite you to join.